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But things were pretty bad for the party in Blaenau Gwent.
The party lost 107 seats across Wales - some 20 of those were in this south Wales valleys Labour heartland, with control of the authority falling to independents amid an ongoing row over recycling.
A year earlier, Plaid Cymru almost pulled off a shock assembly ... | On the early morning of the 5th of May, the day after the 2017 council elections, Labour was telling the media that the result was not as bad as it could have been. | 40137092 |
Police said Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali was ambushed as he was driving from his Islamabad home to a court hearing in the Bhutto case in Rawalpindi.
Police have not speculated on a reason for the shooting.
Chaudhry Zulfiqar was also the top prosecutor in a case related to the attacks in Mumbai, India, in 2008.
Former Pakistan... | Gunmen have shot dead the prosecutor investigating the murder of Pakistan's ex-leader Benazir Bhutto who was assassinated in 2007. | 22392544 |
The Red Hands routed Derry 3-14 to 0-12 at the same stage last year.
As a player, Barton never took a backward step against Tyrone and he is demanding the same of his charges.
"Unless you are going to rise to the challenge, recognise it, react to it, there is no point in being there," said the Derry boss of the Celtic ... | Derry football manager Damian Barton has urged his players to face the tough challenge presented by champions Tyrone "head on" in Sunday's Ulster SFC game. | 40011904 |
The partially dismembered body of David Miller, 56, was found at his flat in Northampton last June.
Michael Hallett, 37, Joseph Catlin, 30, and Zena Kane, 35, all of no fixed address, have been jailed for life for murder.
Ian Cuthbertson, 49, of no fixed abode, has been sentenced to seven and a half years for manslaugh... | Four homeless street drinkers have been found guilty of killing a "vulnerable" man who was attacked in his own home. | 40584245 |
The former West Indies international, 48, would replace Russell Domingo, who has been asked to reapply for his job.
After South Africa fell to a 3-1 series defeat against England on Monday, captain Faf du Plessis confirmed the tourists' interest in Gibson.
"I have asked the England team for their thoughts and they have... | England bowling coach Ottis Gibson is set to leave his position to become head coach of South Africa. | 40857189 |
West Midlands Police has a fleet of 109 Vauxhall Corsa cars intended for neighbourhood policing.
The federation, which represents rank and file officers, said the vehicles had been used for more than 100 urgent calls in the past 12 months.
The West Midlands force said the Corsas were "not intended for response work".
T... | Police cars with no sirens are being used for emergency responses, delaying officers and potentially preventing arrests, the Police Federation says. | 34124935 |
Schafer led Cameroon to the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations title, while former Nigeria coach Siasia guided his country to Olympic football bronze last year.
Belgian Paul Put, who took Burkina Faso to the 2013 Nations Cup final, and Georges Leekens, who quit as Algeria coach last month, are also on the list.
The Rwandan Foo... | Samson Siasia and Winfried Schafer are top of an eight-man shortlist for the vacant Rwanda coach post. | 38973499 |
The Manhattan demonstration is part of a global protest, with over 2,000 marches taking place around the world.
Mr Ban will also tackle the issue with 125 heads of state and government on Tuesday at UN headquarters.
It will be the first such gathering since the unsuccessful Copenhagen conference in 2009.
The meeting wi... | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and actor Leonardo di Caprio will join thousands in a march for climate action in New York on Sunday. | 29253221 |
He will announce the bulk of the savings in his Budget on Wednesday, the BBC understands.
Those known so far include a reduction in the benefit cap and removing subsidies for social housing.
Mr Osborne is also expected to announce the BBC will have to meet the £650m cost of TV licences for over-75s.
Mr Osborne said the... | Chancellor George Osborne says he has identified how the government will make the £12bn of welfare cuts promised in the Conservative election manifesto. | 33399650 |
They say a man and his ex-wife placed dating advertisements to lure the women to their home.
The suspects - Wilfried W, 46, and Angelika B, 47 - were arrested last Wednesday and charged with manslaughter.
The man denies any wrongdoing but his partner is reported to have confessed.
Detectives believe there may be furthe... | Police in Germany investigating the deaths of two women say they were the victims of a couple who held them hostage and tortured them. | 36191503 |
Police said flammable liquid was poured through the letterbox of a house in Camelia Court in the Top of the Hill area on Monday evening and set alight.
The pensioner was able to extinguish the fire which caused scorch damage to a door.
Youths threw missiles at police who attended and the back windscreen of a police veh... | There has been an arson attack at the home of a 70-year-old woman in Londonderry. | 32390287 |
Only home-based players used to be considered, ruling out the likes of Toulon duo Giteau and Mitchell.
But Wallabies coach Michael Cheika can now pick anyone who has at least 60 caps and played for seven years in Super Rugby with an Australian team.
Australia are in the same World Cup group as Wales and hosts England.
... | Wales and England could face Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell at the 2015 World Cup after Australia made a key change to their selection policy. | 32409081 |
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has rejected an approach by the Premier League club to speak to Coleman.
Welsh international Ricketts, who spent three seasons with Hull, does not believe it is the right job for Wales' manager.
"I can't see Hull being a big enough pull for Chris Coleman," Ricketts said.
"I don't... | Ex-Hull City defender Sam Ricketts says the club is not big enough for Chris Coleman to leave Wales to take over as manager. | 36955007 |
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says there are concerns over the proposed £3.7bn tie-up.
The CMA said there are 350 areas where there is an overlap between Tesco shops and Booker-supplied independent stores.
It said the deal could be bad for shoppers in those areas because of reduced competition.
The CMA sa... | The proposed purchase by supermarket giant Tesco of wholesaler Booker is to be subjected to an in-depth probe, UK competition authorities have said. | 40579058 |
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One bookmaker has suspended betting on the Republic of Ireland assistant taking over from outgoing Celtic boss Ronny Deila, although it is understood the club are still interviewing candidates and no decision is imminent.
"He's hard but fair. What you see is really is what... | Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon says Roy Keane's "hard but fair" approach would be successful at the Glasgow club. | 36260378 |
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Needing to win by 26 points to deny Ireland, they attacked relentlessly in a chaotic, thrilling match and so nearly pulled off a remarkable win.
A brace of tries apiece from Ben Youngs and Jack Nowell plus scores from Anthony Watson, George Ford and Billy Vunipiola saw the... | England fell one try short of a first Six Nations title in four years as they out-ran France in a sensational 12-try contest. | 31974720 |
The Atlante fund will be made up by private money, reportedly worth €5bn ($5.7bn; £4bn), and will buy up shares and bad debt in struggling banks.
Italy's banking industry is saddled with some €360bn of bad debt, around a third of the eurozone's total.
Investor concern over the strength of the industry has hit banking s... | Italy's financial industry has approved a government-backed plan to set up a rescue fund to help weaker banks. | 36020628 |
The 22-year-old had to come from behind to claim a 15-14 win over Velikaya, 31, the silver medallist from London 2012.
Ukranian Olga Kharlan took bronze with a 15-10 win over France's Manon Brunet.
Fencing governing body the FIE cleared all 16 Russians to compete, after the International Olympic Committee rejected a bl... | Yana Egorian won Russia's second gold medal at Rio 2016 with victory over compatriot Sofiya Velikaya in the women's sabre final. | 36686055 |
Paul MacMillan, 38, is accused of causing serious injury to the 29-year-old officer in East Kilbride on Wednesday night.
MacMillan, from Larkhall, was arrested after the incident in Ness Drive near the John Wright Sports Centre.
He appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court charged with road and drugs offences.
He made no plea... | A man has appeared in court charged with injuring a police officer by dangerous driving and failing to stop after the incident. | 40387639 |
The sport has been beset by internal squabbles in recent years which included the departure of national coach Billy Walsh.
The latest dispute erupted following team selection for this month's European Championships in Ukraqine.
Sport Ireland met boxing officials on Tuesday but the row remains unresolved.
Bones of conte... | Sport Ireland says it will suspend funding to the Irish amateur boxing governing body from 1 July unless governance issues are addressed. | 40195472 |
It is very rare for relations between two Nato members to become so toxic. But similar restrictions in Austria and Germany have also soured their relations with Turkey.
Freedom of assembly is enshrined in Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which all EU member states have to respect.
But that freedom... | Turkey is furious with the Netherlands for having prevented Turkish ministers from rallying support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Dutch soil. | 39255864 |
Local Liberal Democrats asked police to check claims the Labour MP had wrongly claimed £9,700 in expenses for his children to live in London.
Mr Danczuk said he had done nothing wrong in claiming the allowance.
He said two of his children visit him in London and the other two could do so in the future.
Guidance from t... | Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk is to be investigated for fraud by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority over his expenses claims. | 35413760 |
The Porsche 928 was bought for £2,000 in 2003 by Leeds man Raj Sedha for spare parts.
Mr Sedha said he was unaware of the connection to the Beatles legend until his wife spotted the musician's name in the logbook.
The car was bought by Harrsion in 1980 and he used to drive it when he lived in Henley-on-Thames in Oxford... | A car that once belonged to George Harrison has sold at auction for £37,500. | 39308004 |
The 26-year-old batsman has scored more than 5,000 first-class career runs, with 449 runs at an average of 44.90 in 13 County Championship innings since joining before the start of the season.
"Colin is a fine player and has become an important part of our team," said head coach Pierre de Bruyn.
"Colin has a batting st... | Leicestershire's Colin Ackermann has signed a one-year contract extension until the end of the 2019 season. | 40505038 |
The 50-year-old
told the Las Vegas Review Journal
the growth had been discovered last November after she had an MRI scan.
She said: "I worried about my memory so much that I went and got an MRI. And I found out I have a brain tumour. And I was, like, 'See? I knew there was something wrong'.
"It's benign, s... | Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumour. | 18341370 |
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Though raised in France, the 2016 BBC African Footballer of the Year nominee, 27, was on the books of Italian side AC Milan - for whom he never played - when loaned to French side Dijon.
To vote for the BBC African Footballer of the Year follow this link
And in his first g... | Since his career began, Borussia Dortmund's Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been impressing. | 37622350 |
There were conflicting reports about the cause of the overnight explosion in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah.
Witnesses said coalition aircraft hit warehouses belonging to the factory. Anti-aircraft guns then returned fire, before the factory itself caught fire.
The UN has expressed alarm at the rising number of civi... | At least 35 workers have been killed by a blast at a dairy factory in western Yemen, medics say, as Saudi-led air strikes continue against Houthi rebels. | 32142549 |
Education Secretary John Swinney has made public his "innovative plan" to "broaden" routes into teaching.
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said there was "much to welcome" in the raft of measures which include enticing former teachers to return.
However, it was unhappy at the idea of combining post-graduate ... | Scotland's biggest teaching union has voiced concern over a proposal to fast-track new teachers into classrooms. | 38156366 |
The 28-year-old West Ham United youth-team product left Dagenham at the end of last season and has agreed a two-year contract with their National League rivals.
Left-back Widdowson has played for Grimsby Town, Rochdale, Northampton Town and Bury.
He has also had loan spells with Rotherham and Morecambe.
Find all the la... | Leyton Orient have signed defender Joe Widdowson following the end of his deal with Dagenham & Redbridge. | 40467770 |
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A home win over Greece on 8 October will earn a finals spot but in-form striker Kyle Lafferty is among a trio set to miss the game because of bans.
Chris Baird is ruled out after his red card in Monday's 1-1 draw with Hungary while Conor McLaughlin is also suspended.
"You ... | Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill is confident that suspensions will not derail his team's Euro 2016 hopes. | 34188745 |
Curle's side played most of the second half of the 1-0 loss without goalkeeper Mark Gillespie who was sent off for a professional foul on Tom Elliott.
"What gets managers frustrated is when there's an incident and you ask the linesman what he saw," Curle said.
"The stock answer is 'I didn't see it'. You're thinking if ... | Carlisle United boss Keith Curle has criticised the match officials after Tuesday's defeat by AFC Wimbledon. | 35650186 |
The 26-year-old Dutch forward has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the west London side.
El Khayati is reunited with R's head coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who signed him last January when he was in charge of the Brewers.
The former PSV Eindhoven trainee scored 11 goals in 44 appearances during his spell at the ... | Championship club Queens Park Rangers have signed Nasser El Khayati from Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee. | 35464821 |
World number three Wawrinka battled from a set down to beat German qualifier Mischa Zverev 4-6 6-3 6-3 and retain the Geneva Open title.
French world number 13 Tsonga recorded a 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 win over Czech Thomas Berdych to win in Lyon.
"It's my first title on clay - even if it's a little late I'm happy," he said.
In ... | Stanislas Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga warmed up for the French Open with gutsy victories in their respective ATP finals on Saturday. | 40072433 |
The blast - claimed by Islamic State (IS) militants - destroyed a rebel post in Sousian, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group.
The village is 8km (five miles) north-west of al-Bab, from which Turkish-backed rebels drove out IS on Thursday.
Turkey says the rebels now have "control of all neig... | A car bomb has killed at least 51 people in a rebel-held village near the Syrian town of al-Bab, sources in the region and monitors say. | 39075851 |
The Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire, described as a "bit of a grey mare" is being restored in time for the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations.
Up to 20 volunteers have spent the weekend power cleaning the horse, which is carved into a very steep slope.
The English Heritage monument was steam cleaned in 2012.
The clea... | A 175ft (53m) hill figure of a white horse discoloured by algae and lichen is being scrubbed by a team of volunteer abseilers. | 36066414 |
Paul Maguire was one of 18 members who quit in North Antrim last month.
He alleged Mr McKay was forced to resign as an MLA over claims he "coached" a loyalist blogger who gave evidence to a Stormont inquiry.
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said the party wants to engage with former members in the hope they will return.... | A former Sinn Féin councillor who resigned from the party over the way Daithí McKay was treated claims others are considering their futures as well. | 37378635 |
Raja Ali's car was rammed and then blocked in at the side by two vehicles in Dagenham on 25 September.
The 33-year-old initially escaped but was chased and stabbed to death.
Abubakar Bana, from Hornchurch, Essex, was jailed for 15 years. Jordon Archambie, 20, of Stratford, east London, was sentenced to 12 years in a yo... | Two men have been jailed for the manslaughter of a drug dealer who was stabbed to death after being ambushed. | 40482430 |
Brendan Cox, whose wife was shot and stabbed in her Batley and Spen constituency on June 16, told BBC Radio Four's Today programme her murder failed in its aim to push people apart.
He urged people to take part in a nationwide event to mark the anniversary of the MP's death.
The Great Get Together will see scores of pi... | Jo Cox would have been "hugely excited" by the Labour Party's performance in the General Election, her widower said. | 40248425 |
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The 77-year-old Swiss, head of the world governing body since 1998, also wants to increase the term for a president from four years to eight.
"It's clear Sepp Blatter's attention has now turned from attempting to reform Fifa's governance to that of building a legacy from h... | Fifa president Sepp Blatter has given his strongest hint yet that he plans to stay on in the role past 2015 and finish "his mission". | 24634466 |
He was one of seven senior Fifa officials detained in Switzerland in May over corruption allegations.
Mr Rocha, who is a Nicaraguan national, last week agreed to be extradited to his home country.
He is still in detention in Switzerland and can only be extradited if the US, which has also charged him, agrees.
Swiss jus... | Prosecutors in Nicaragua say they have charged former Nicaraguan Football Federation chief Julio Rocha with money laundering and corruption. | 33976020 |
Dr Anthony Madu, 45, of London, received a two year sentence, suspended for two years, at Newport Crown Court.
The "dishonest and irresponsible" specialist registrar was convicted in October of six counts of fraud.
He was also given 150 hours' community service.
The trial heard Nigerian-born Madu cost four hospitals £2... | A gynaecologist who defrauded the NHS out of tens of thousands of pounds working as a locum while off work sick from a Cardiff hospital has avoided prison. | 30487204 |
In a column in Holyrood magazine, the prime minister said the Brexit talks were an "exciting chance to forge a new role in the world".
Mrs May said Scotland's financial expertise, shipbuilding prowess and food and drink could be global leaders.
The SNP said this was "jaw-dropping hypocrisy", accusing her government of ... | Brexit will "enhance" Scotland's standing in the world rather than diminish it, Theresa May has said. | 37471933 |
The 31-year-old helped the Hawks reach the National League South play-offs last season.
Martin previously had spells with Crystal Palace, Millwall, Derby, Southend, Luton and Stevenage.
"David will be a key member of the squad for us this season. He has plenty of league experience," Ravens manager Neil Smith told the c... | National League side Bromley have signed winger David Martin following his departure from Whitehawk. | 36656251 |
No play was possible before lunch but Durham's gritty lower order added 119 to their overnight 242-7 to finish on 361, trailing by 50 on first innings.
Hampshire's second innings started well but they quickly slumped to 108-6, with Pringle taking 5-64.
The hosts closed on 176-7, leading by 226, ahead of a crucial final... | Hampshire, needing to beat Durham to be sure of Division One survival, were frustrated by rain and off-spinner Ryan Pringle on day three at Southampton. | 37435143 |
The five-month-old boy has the usual DNA from his mum and dad, plus a tiny bit of genetic code from a donor.
US doctors took the unprecedented step to ensure the baby boy would be free of a genetic condition that his Jordanian mother carries in her genes.
Experts say the move heralds a new era in medicine and could hel... | The world's first baby has been born using a new "three person" fertility technique, New Scientist reveals. | 37485263 |
Asghar Bostan, 47, of East Bawtry Road, Rotherham, is accused of raping a female.
Mohammed Yasin, 36, of Lilycroft Road, Bradford, and Qaiser Iqbal, 35, of Bingley Road, Bradford, are charged with two other offences.
The crimes are alleged to have taken place in the town between 2003 and 2006, the National Crime Agency... | Three men have been charged as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation and abuse in Rotherham. | 40051104 |
World governing body Fifa said an investigation "uncovered breaches of fiduciary responsibilities".
The 45-year-old German took over as acting general secretary after Jerome Valcke was sacked for irregularities.
The dismissal is not connected to the payment made to Michel Platini by former president Sepp Blatter in 201... | Fifa acting secretary general Markus Kattner has been sacked after being accused of paying himself bonuses worth millions of pounds. | 36364768 |
UCAC, representing teachers in Wales, has issued a joint statement with five other unions to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB), which sets pay.
Elaine Edwards, UCAC's general secretary, said it was concerned teachers "at all stages of their career" were leaving the profession.
The UK government said it was workin... | Teachers' morale in Wales has hit "an all time low" due to issues over pay, a teaching union has warned. | 35281615 |
About 1.7 million cars rolled off production lines in 2016, a rise of 8.5% on the year before.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) added that exports rose 10.3% to 1.35 million vehicles, a record for the second consecutive year.
But SMMT head Mike Hawes repeated fears that investment would suffer with... | The number of cars made in the UK reached a 17-year high last year, according to the industry's trade body. | 38751852 |
She took 11,507 votes - 69% of those cast - and won a majority of 9,936.
Liberal Democrat Marc Ramsbottom was second with 1,571 votes, with Conservative Matthew Sephton third on 754 votes - five more votes than were achieved by UKIP's Chris Cassidy.
The turnout of just over 18% is believed to be the lowest in a by-elec... | Manchester has elected its first female Labour MP, with Lucy Powell holding Manchester Central in a by-election. | 20346068 |
Dobbies has been sold to a group of investors led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital.
The sale comes a week after Tesco announced the sale of UK restaurant chain Giraffe and its Turkish business.
Tesco bought Dobbies in 2007 for £150m and it is now the UK's second largest gardening retailer.
Dobbies ... | Tesco has sold its garden centre chain Dobbies for £217m as the retailer continues with its strategy of focusing on its supermarket business. | 36557115 |
The tubectomy operations were carried out on 83 women in just six hours. Officials have denied negligence, but questions are being asked whether India's population control policy has serious flaws.
India is the world's second most populated country with 1.27 billion people and it is predicted that the country will ove... | Eleven Indian women have died after undergoing sterilisation surgery at a health camp organised by the government in the central state of Chhattisgarh. | 29999883 |
The car company is being sued by a US dealer who says it encouraged dealerships to lie about monthly car sales.
FCA said it had not yet been served with the lawsuit, but that the "claim is without merit".
FCA's stock price fell 5% in New York and 7% in Milan on Thursday.
The dealer, Napleton Automotive Group, accused F... | Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is denying allegations that it encouraged dealers to inflate monthly sales. | 35317723 |
A study for the Ambition School Leadership charity found deprived youngsters in these six areas were 20.1 months behind at GCSE level.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said it showed the importance of targeting support at areas that were "the most challenged when it comes to social mobility".
There have been six opportunity ... | Poorer pupils in disadvantaged "opportunity areas", designated for extra help by the government, are lagging almost two years behind better off counterparts elsewhere in England. | 38052689 |
She has been invited to give a speech at Stanford University on Scotland's place in the world.
The Scottish Conservatives have questioned Ms Sturgeon's priorities, saying she should "get back to the day job".
The first minister will also meet Governor of California Jerry Brown to discuss climate change.
Mr Brown has cr... | Nicola Sturgeon is travelling to California, as part of a five-day visit to the United States. | 39471817 |
There were walk-outs and boos at its screening earlier but it has still earned some glowing reviews.
Gosling plays a drug smuggler in Bangkok who is compelled by his mother to avenge his brother's death.
Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian gave the film five stars but said it might "have people running for the exits."
The... | Ryan Gosling's new film Only God Forgives has divided critics at the Cannes Film Festival with its extreme violence. | 22630029 |
The victim died on Friday from wounds to his upper body, thought to have been sustained during a dispute in Peckham Rye.
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
He is due to appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court later. | A man has been charged with murdering a 26-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in south east London. | 39802236 |
Colin Pitchfork was given a life sentence in 1988 for the rape and murder of 15-year-old schoolgirls Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth.
Both victims' families oppose his release.
The Parole Board's decision will be issued within 10 working days.
Live updates and more from Leicestershire
Barbara Ashworth, Dawn's mother, said... | The Parole Board has met to consider the case of a notorious child killer who became the first person in the world to be convicted using DNA evidence. | 36109271 |
Three people injured in the incident were airlifted to a nearby hospital, the local sheriff's office said.
Officials said the body of the victim is yet to be recovered from beneath the debris at the Big Four Ice Caves.
The collapse comes after authorities warned the caves were in their "most dangerous state" due to war... | A person has died in Washington state after a partial collapse of an ice cave in an area north-east of Seattle that is popular with hikers. | 33432195 |
He won for his role as Scorpius Malfoy in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' at London's Palace theatre.
The show, a sequel to JK Rowling's Harry Potter novels, has been a critical and commercial success.
The Olivier awards are the most prestigious awards in British theatre. Boyle, 22, is from west Belfast and his fam... | The Belfast actor Anthony Boyle has been named best actor in a supporting role at the Olivier awards. | 39547980 |
The song topped the poll by BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company to find the greatest track to miss out on the number one spot.
Vienna was held off by novelty track Shaddup You Face by Joe Dolce.
Ultravox frontman Midge Ure said winning the poll had "restored our faith in the idea that the public will always rec... | Ultravox's 1981 hit Vienna has been voted the nation's favourite number two single. | 20881216 |
The 37-year-old Finn is at the front of the grid for the first time in nine years - his last pole was the 2008 French Grand Prix.
Raikkonen edged out team-mate Sebastian Vettel by 0.043 seconds, with Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas 0.002secs further back.
Jenson Button will start from the back after qualifying ninth on his r... | Kimi Raikkonen is on pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton took 14th at Formula 1's biggest race. | 40070199 |
Hartlepool funeral director Gerald Martin, 66, is accused of sexually abusing five teenage boys over a 20 year period from the 1970s.
Mr Martin, of Valley Close, denies all the charges.
Teesside Crown Court heard the alleged abuse came to light in 2013 when a man told a nurse he had been assaulted.
He had visited the U... | A boy was grabbed from a public toilet, bundled into a car and sexually abused at a funeral parlour, a court heard. | 36840799 |
But construction methods have moved on since the decades-old fairy tale and the use of straw bales as a housing material has become increasingly popular in the UK in recent years.
Straw bale homes are cheaper to build, have a reputation for providing good insulation, are sustainable and tend to be built using locally-s... | One huff and puff was all it took for a wolf to blow down a straw house in The Three Little Pigs. | 22625757 |
The Federal Police, which usually issue passports within six working days, said it would not accept any new applications made after Tuesday.
One of Brazil's prosecutors blamed President Michel Temer's budget cuts. Brazil is suffering its worst recession in decades.
The government said emergency funds for passports woul... | The Brazilian authorities have suspended the issuing of new passports because of a budget crisis. | 40438147 |
Inside Out won the Oscar for best animated film beating Anomalisa, Boy and the World, Shaun the Sheep Movie and When Marnie Was There.
British actor Mark Rylance won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Bridge of Spies, with fellow Briton Sam Smith winning best original song.
Spotlight took home the best pic... | The biggest film awards in the world, the Oscars, produced some big British winners and top prizes for kids films too in Los Angeles, USA, on Sunday night. | 35685286 |
Fournier made the accusation ahead of Sunday's Ligue 1 match between leaders Lyon and third-placed Paris St-Germain.
"All the referees in this league get insulted by this person," he said.
"The referees are not bilingual or trilingual, so they don't understand. In a way, it's better to speak Italian or English to insul... | Zlatan Ibrahimovic abuses French referees in either English or Italian so they cannot understand his insults, claims Lyon coach Hubert Fournier. | 31171730 |
He has for some time ruled out a formal coalition. So has she.
So speculation has moved on to whether they could reach an informal arrangement - "confidence and supply" - where the SNP would guarantee a Labour budget in return for concessions.
For a time, relatively measured language was used towards the SNP as Labour ... | With polls suggesting a hung parliament - and potentially heavy Labour losses to the SNP - it's inevitable that when Ed Miliband visits Scotland, he will face questions about any deal he might strike with Nicola Sturgeon's party to keep the Conservatives out of power at Westminster. | 32378853 |
Thomas came out as gay in 2009 after hiding his sexuality for years.
He admitted it almost drove him to suicide after his wife Jemma left him when he told her the truth.
Thomas said unless homophobia in football was "policed as stringently as racism is policed, then it will always be a problem".
Thursday marks 50 years... | Football risks "being left in the dark ages" unless more is done to tackle homophobia in the game, ex-Wales rugby star Gareth Thomas has said. | 40703037 |
Thousands of negatives, including pictures of Audrey Hepburn and Dirk Bogarde, were found at Douglas's home.
Roger Bamber, Douglas's neighbour and a fellow photographer, inherited the Brighton property and found the images in an old filing cabinet.
Just 30 pictures from the archive will go on display at the house in Ma... | Previously unseen photographs of Hollywood stars taken by the late photographer, George Douglas, are to go on display for the first time. | 27185006 |
George Ferguson won with a total of 37,353 votes, 6,094 more than Labour's Marvin Rees in second place.
The two candidates went through to a second round of counting after neither had over 50% of first preference votes.
The turnout was 28%, which was higher than in the May referendum when Bristol voted for the new post... | A man who set up his own political party to stand out on the ballot paper has become the first directly-elected mayor of Bristol. | 20340154 |
Capaldi shocked fans by making the announcement during a BBC Radio 2 show with presenter Jo Whiley.
He said he will leave Doctor Who at the end of the year. "I feel it’s time to move on," he said.
The 58-year-old Glasgow-born star became the 12th actor to play the Doctor in 2013.
While speaking about the upcoming 10t... | Actor Peter Capaldi is stepping down from the lead role in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who. | 38806889 |
Sir Andrew has been with GSK for 32 years, having started as a management trainee.
He said: "By next year, I will have been CEO for nearly 10 years and I believe this will be the right time for a new leader to take over."
The company said the board would now begin a formal search for a replacement.
Like other pharmaceu... | GlaxoSmithKline chief executive Sir Andrew Witty is to retire from the pharmaceutical giant next year. | 35829278 |
A bronze plaque was unveiled at Maesteg Hospital on Saturday following a march through the centre of the town in Bridgend county by former pitmen.
The hospital, built in 1914, was originally run by the Red Cross and cared for injured soldiers as they returned from World War One.
It still provides healthcare today.
Staf... | The history of a hospital which was built thanks to thousands of miners donating a penny a week has been celebrated. | 37767850 |
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One of the winning stars was female rapper Paradise.
Dressed in a revealing black gown and diamond necklace, she performed her latest song, an impassioned denunciation of violence against women.
The hard-hitting lyrics cover taboo sub... | Afghans were treated to a dash of celebrity stardust recently as Kabul hosted the glitzy 'Rumi' music awards ceremony. | 29365619 |
The tank at Watery Lane Industrial Estate, Willenhall, contained an estimated 35,000 litres of the corrosive mixture, which was diluted.
About 40 people were evacuated from the premises involved and most sent home. It is not yet known how much of the tank's contents has leaked.
The Environment Agency is investigating a... | A tank containing hydrochloric acid has collapsed at a West Midlands factory. | 35313392 |
Wales has hardly got a mention in the Scottish independence referendum and then during the most critical debate so far, the final head to head between Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond, the state of spending in the Welsh NHS came up a number of times.
"We cannot be forced to privatise the NHS because we have operationa... | Well there you go. | 28946180 |
The 19-year-old, who has made 15 league appearances for Posh, will stay at Sincil Bank until 1 January.
Winger Anderson began his career with Crawley before being signed by Peterborough after leaving the Sussex club in 2014.
He has since played non-league football during loan spells at Braintree Town and St Albans City... | National League club Lincoln City have signed Harry Anderson on loan from Peterborough United. | 37098406 |
The Middlesex paceman, 24, was the only member of the 17-man Test squad not to get any playing time during the 5-0 Ashes whitewash.
Sometimes through your career you go through those ups and downs
England one-day coach Ashley Giles said Finn was leaving "for his own good".
He added: "In the short term, he needs a coupl... | Fast bowler Steven Finn is to return home early from England's tour of Australia to "work on technical aspects of his game". | 25740377 |
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8 April
I have a younger sister Rebekah and an older brother Dean.
Once a week I play football over in the park with my mates. I love shopping, dancing and singing (really badly).
Blue.
My "Where the Wild things Are" T-shirt.
The Pipettes.
A day by t... | Leah Boleto is one of Newsround's presenters. | 13840612 |
Blind from birth, he began his career in London before moving to the US in 1947 and becoming one of the best known jazz pianists of the post-war era.
Made an OBE in 1996 and knighted in 2007, he was renowned for his unusual "locked hands" style of playing.
Pianist Dave Brubeck said he had lost "a dear friend".
"I consi... | Anglo-American jazz pianist Sir George Shearing, best known for his song Lullaby of Birdland, has died in New York aged 91 of heart failure. | 12458355 |
The 468-acre Dungeness Estate, in Kent has been sold to EDF Energy for more than £1.5m.
The headland, which juts into the English Channel, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and has 29 homes built from railway carriages on it.
EDF said its intention was to be a "responsible owner of the land".
A spokeswoman for e... | A shingle beach, dubbed "Britain's only desert" by the Met Office, has been bought by the owners of a neighbouring nuclear power station. | 34711199 |
So who should be on the six-man shortlist when it is announced next week? And who will follow Leicester's Riyad Mahrez by taking the top prize?
Fifteen BBC football pundits - Alan Shearer, Danny Murphy, Phil Neville, Pat Nevin, Rachel Brown-Finnis, Mark Schwarzer, Jason Roberts, Dion Dublin, Chris Sutton, Ruud Gullit, ... | Voting closes on Friday for the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award. | 39429946 |
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Branislav Ivanovic gave the Blues a 1-0 win to put them two points behind leaders Arsenal and level with City, but Mourinho says both rivals have a better chance of finishing top.
Chelsea have kept four consecutive clean sheets away from home for the first time since Decem... | Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho still insists his side are not serious title contenders - despite inflicting a first Premier League home defeat of the season on Manchester City. | 26023637 |
Paul Pugh, 37, spent two months in a coma after being assaulted on a night out in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on 6 January 2007 and will never make a full recovery.
Four men were jailed for the attack.
In 2014, he launched Paul's Pledge with Dyfed-Powys Police, which campaigns against alcohol-fuelled violence.
The form... | A man who was left with severe brain injuries following an unprovoked vicious attack said he has gone through an "extremely tough 10 years". | 38521801 |
Reports claimed that the troops had joined thousands of citizens fleeing the fighting, but Nigeria said they were conducting a "tactical manoeuvre".
Clashes are said to be continuing in the border town of Gamboru Ngala.
Boko Haram on Sunday released a video claiming that it had established an Islamic state in the towns... | Some 480 Nigerian soldiers have crossed into Cameroon following fierce fighting with Boko Haram militants. | 28927898 |
Jac Davies died following the blaze at his family's home in Alltwen, near Pontardawe, on 27 July.
His mother Jennifer Davies, 28, managed to escape with her 11-month-old baby and daughter Kelsey, six, while son Riley, three, was rescued.
An inquest into Jac's death was opened and adjourned earlier this month. | The funeral of a four-year-old who died in a house fire in Neath Port Talbot has taken place. | 37086202 |
Toney recently returned to Newcastle after a loan spell with Shrewsbury, where he scored seven goals in 26 games in all competitions.
The 20-year-old had been linked with a return to former club Northampton.
Crooks, 22, has played three games for Scottish Premiership side Rangers since joining from Accrington in July.
... | League One side Scunthorpe have signed Newcastle striker Ivan Toney and Glasgow Rangers midfielder Matt Crooks on loan until the end of the season. | 38602804 |
The 17-year-old pleaded guilty to the manslaughter by diminished responsibility of James Attfield, 33, and Saudi student Nahid Almanea, 31.
He denied a more serious murder charge, which prosecutors have decided to pursue.
His trial will begin in April, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The boy, who was 15 at the time... | A teenager who admitted killing two people in separate attacks while they were out walking is to face trial for murder, prosecutors have said. | 35588168 |
Conor Ryan, who is now 69, was 12 when he was admitted to Rubane House, in 1957.
His brother, who was six years younger, was later admitted to the home, outside Kircubbin, County Down.
Conor Ryan said he had also been abused while in the home.
Mr Ryan told the inquiry that after leaving the home his younger brother lat... | An Irish emigrant has told the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry that his younger brother confided on his deathbed that he was abused at Rubane children's home. | 29522583 |
The Spanish defender, 27, could be followed out of the Premier League side by fellow countryman Jose Canas.
In an open letter to fans posted via social media, Flores said: "Two years ago I came to Swansea with many hopes.
"I knew I was joining a great, "small" club and to the best league in the world - the Premier Leag... | Chico Flores has left Swansea City to join Qatari club Lekhwiya SC, where ex-Liberty Stadium boss Michael Laudrup is in charge. | 28655286 |
Special Report: The Technology of Business
Business travel in hi-tech facelift
Can tech combat modern slavery?
Battery technology playing catch-up
Councils 'wasting millions' on IT
Tech promises sustainable healthcare
Online streaming services, from the likes of Spotify, Deezer and MixRadio, have flourished along with ... | Digital technology, once accused of nearly destroying the music industry, is now being hailed as its saviour. | 28023116 |
GB scored the first 12 points of the game and were 63-22 ahead at half-time against Group C's weakest team.
Johannah Leedham led the scoring with 22 points, while Rachael Vanderwal and Ella Clark added 15 each.
Despite the win, Britain remain third in their group with three games still to play.
GB have already lost by ... | Great Britain women secured a one-sided 122-36 victory over Albania in their third Eurobasket 2017 qualifying match in Manchester. | 35623319 |
City returned to the top of the Premier League ahead of Arsenal on goal difference - but there was little else to celebrate in a dire game devoid of attacking quality.
What few chances there were fell to United. Substitute Jesse Lingard hit the bar late on and City keeper Joe Hart saved well from Chris Smalling.
United... | Manchester United and Manchester City played out a dull deadlock in their derby at Old Trafford. | 34564967 |
Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez are also in the frame to be named world football's best player.
Ballon d'Or holder Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who have won the past seven awards between them, lead the nominees.
Wales and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is the only B... | Manchester City trio Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and Yaya Toure are among five Premier League players on the 23-man Ballon d'Or shortlist. | 34578624 |
Up to 18 other worshippers were wounded in the early morning incident at the church in Ozubulu near the city of Onitsha.
There were conflicting reports over whether the attack was carried out by a lone gunman or a group of attackers.
Police said the shooting was the result of a feud between Nigerians from Ozubulu who w... | At least 11 people have been killed in a gun attack on a church in southern Nigeria, police say. | 40843878 |
The station is orbiting the planet at an altitude of 250 miles (400km) and a speed of 17,000mph (27,400 km/h).
Note: This tracker uses the time set on the device you are using to predict where the space station is. If your pc, tablet or mobile has the wrong time set then the graphic will not show the correct position.
... | See the current position of the International Space Station above the Earth. | 35108404 |
North's defending was criticised by defence coach Shaun Edwards in the build-up to the game after a lacklustre display against Scotland.
But the Northampton Saints back touched down in each half against Ireland in an eye-catching performance.
"George is a world-class international player," said Howley.
"Look, we all ha... | Wales coach Rob Howley praised two-try wing George North and said he was proud of his team after their 22-9 Six Nations win over Ireland. | 39238107 |
19 May 2017 Last updated at 10:21 BST
In 2009, 10-year-old Alice interviewed him for Newsround. She'd had cancer treatment at The Royal Marsden, a hospital that Prince William supports.
But like every good journalist, things didn't quite go to plan for Alice - she got the prince's name wrong, calling him Prince Harry i... | Prince William does lots of interviews, but there's one that he definitely hasn't forgotten about. | 39972261 |
Ibrahimovic set the champions on the way to their biggest home win of the season with his 31st league goal.
Blaise Matuidi made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time before Edinson Cavani and Angel di Maria both struck.
Ibrahimovic then made it four goals in 11 minutes before Maxwell's late goal.
Sweden international Ibra... | Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Paris St-Germain recovered from their Champions League exit to Manchester City to hammer Caen 6-0 and go 30 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. | 36028480 |
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