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Text: Mrs Maynard and her husband moved from California to Oregon, where assisted-suicide has been legal since 1997.
Oregon's Death with Dignity Act allows terminally ill residents to obtain lethal prescriptions from doctors.
Since 1997, 1,173 people were granted lethal prescriptions and 752 patients used it to end the... | Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill cancer patient whose viral YouTube video reignited the debate on assisted-suicide, ended her life on Saturday. |
Text: The double Olympic cycling champion was fourth on Supreme Danehill, trained by Alan Hill, at the Black Forest Lodge point-to-point meeting in Devon.
She then got as far as the second-last fence on According To Sarah in another race before pulling her mount up.
Pendleton, 35, is aiming to ride in the Foxhunter Cha... | Victoria Pendleton took another step towards her dream of riding at the Cheltenham Festival as she completed a race over jumps for the first time. |
Text: The Latics ensured an immediate return to English football's second tier with Saturday's 4-0 win at Blackpool.
Sharpe, 24, who is British football's youngest chairman, had previously said Wigan would "smash" League One.
"We have to do everything to be ready for the Championship but we've started that process as o... | Wigan Athletic have been planning for their Championship return for three months, says chairman David Sharpe. |
Text: The 24-year-old, who became Britain's first Olympic gymnastics champion at the 2016 Rio Games, will miss the iPro World Cup in London next month.
He will also miss April's European Championships in Romania.
"I know 100% that it's the right decision," said Whitlock, the pommel horse world champion.
"I want to cont... | Double Olympic gold medallist Max Whitlock will take a six-month break from competition to be ready for the World Championships in October. |
Text: Sally Shalloe, 52, of Barton Lane, Attenborough, died after her bicycle and a motorbike collided in Middleton Boulevard on Tuesday morning.
The 31-year-old male motorcyclist remains in a serious condition at the Queens Medical Centre.
Rush hour traffic had to be diverted and the southbound carriageway did not reo... | A cyclist who was killed in a crash on a busy Nottingham road has been named by police. |
Text: The firm did not say how long the repurchase scheme would last. Its previous buyback, also worth $40bn, was announced in September 2013 and is due to be completed by the end of the year.
Share buybacks tend to support a company's share price and are popular with investors.
Microsoft also announced that it was rai... | US software giant Microsoft plans to buy back $40bn worth of its shares. |
Text: Jack Proctor, 34, joined forces with cocker spaniel Fudge as he studied for his design and digital arts degree at Edinburgh Napier University.
The seven-year-old dog starred in Jack's introductory video and course work, and was in his dissertation.
Fudge was at the ceremony wearing robes made by Mr Proctor's wife... | A student and his dog have donned robes in Edinburgh at his graduation after the pet helped his owner complete his university degree. |
Text: The 40-year-old, who has fronted three series of the programme since 2014, said she was "absolutely delighted to be back".
However, she will host the show on her own, as BBC co-presenter Marvin Humes will not return.
Last November ITV confirmed it had signed a three-year deal to broadcast The Voice, after outbidd... | Emma Willis is to continue hosting singing talent show The Voice UK when it moves to ITV next year. |
Text: At close, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 34.60 points or 0.56% to 6139.97.
Anglo American was the biggest faller, down at close by 11%, or 59.05p, at 487.45 pence.
Antofagasta fell 4.47% after posting a 58% drop in annual profit and cancelling its final dividend.
Other miners suffered too: BHP Billiton an... | (Close): London's leading shares headed lower in Tuesday morning trading, with copper miner Antofagasta clearly the biggest loser. |
Text: The blaze engulfed some 3,000 sq metres (33,000 sq ft) of the building and took more than five hours to put out.
Russia's child rights commissioner Pavel Astakhov said the victims were migrant workers who had been living and working in the building.
Of the three children who died, one was a small baby, he said.
S... | Twelve people, including three children, have died in a huge fire at a textile factory in the east of the Russian capital Moscow, officials say. |
Text: The desk clock was given to George Rance, clerk and custodian of the rooms, at the end of the war in 1945.
It failed to reach its by guide price of £400 at auction in Chichester, West Sussex on 20 November.
Peter Parker, of Stride and Son, said a collector then contacted them after reading it on the BBC website.
... | A clock that was used by Winston Churchill in the Cabinet War Rooms has been sold to a collector after failing to sell at auction. |
Text: Goalkeeper Parkin 17, has been an unused Spireites substitute this term.
Midfielder Brownell and defender Smith are both yet to play a first-team game.
"We feel as though there is more development in these kids and I'm pleased to see them progress," Chesterfield academy manager Mark Smith told the club website.
S... | Chesterfield have given academy products Dylan Parkin, Jack Brownell and Jay Smith professional contracts with the League One club. |
Text: 23 February 2016 Last updated at 15:44 GMT
Well tiny transmitters have been put under the skin of the slippery slugs to see where they go.
It's part of an experiment in Shropshire to help farmers stop the slugs eating their plants.
Hundreds of slugs have been tagged and their movements tracked to give the famers ... | You may have heard of a snail trail but what about a slug tracker? |
Text: Kingsley Tolley, 36, of Albrighton, Shropshire, had been charged, along with colleague David Pearson, with conspiracy to damage or destroy property.
Shropshire Coroners Office said Mr Tolley's body was found in woodland in Albrighton on Friday 24 July.
Mr Pearson, 31, of Pontesbury, will appear in court on 28 Aug... | A part-time firefighter, due to appear in court on Friday over a series of vehicle and bin fires, has died. |
Text: Its pre-tax profit for the 26 weeks to 2 August was £16.45m, compared with £6.09m for the same period last year.
Executive chairman Peter Cowgill said the company was "well positioned to deliver results towards the upper end of current market expectations".
JD Sports has 850 stores, mainly in the UK, but also tra... | Retailer JD Sports says it achieved record trading in the first half of this year, with a big increase in profits. |
Text: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said the man who died at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre had already been giving cause for concern.
Visitors with colds and flu-like symptoms have been asked to stay away from the Beatson to prevent the spread of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).
Four of the pati... | A man has died and 14 others have tested positive for a respiratory virus at a cancer centre in Glasgow. |
Text: Lionsgate is remaking the 1987 film that starred Jennifer Grey opposite Patrick Swayze.
Kenny Ortega, who choreographed the original, directed Michael Jackson movie This Is It and High School Musical, will direct the remake.
"The opportunity to direct Dirty Dancing is like returning home for me," Ortega told film... | Hit 1980s film Dirty Dancing is to return to the big screen, a Hollywood film studio has said. |
Text: Admissions to three have been suspended while restrictions have been placed on another two wards to stop it spreading.
The move comes after 30 hospital patients showed symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting.
Chirk Hospital has also had four cases and one ward is not accepting new patients, while advice is being offer... | Five wards at Wrexham Maelor Hospital have been affected after patients suffering from norovirus were admitted. |
Text: Benny Collins, 40, a physiotherapist at Morriston Hospital's A&E department, was pulled from the sea at Three Cliffs Bay on Tuesday afternoon.
He was flown to hospital where colleagues tried in vain to save him.
His wife Mel said: "Benny was such a kind and lovely man and was loved by everyone who knew him."
The ... | The wife of a man who died after getting into difficulty while in the sea off Gower has described him as a "wonderful husband". |
Text: The £1.3bn package will cover the design, remaining building work and testing of HMS Anson at BAE Systems' Barrow site over the next five years.
It is the latest in a string of contractual announcements by successive governments since the 1990s.
The vessel is one of a fleet of seven Astute Class submarine.
Two ar... | A price and delivery schedule for the fifth nuclear-powered submarine to be built at a Cumbrian shipyard has been agreed by the government. |
Text: Justice Ginsburg said she regretted her remarks and they were "ill-advised".
"Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect," she said in a statement.
The liberal judge, 83, came under fire after she called Mr Trump a "faker" in an interview with CNN.
"H... | US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has apologised for her recent criticism of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. |
Text: Gwent Police said criminals have been targeting Sprinter models for their exhaust systems and catalytic converters.
Insp Carl Williams described the rise in incidents since September 30 as "rapid" - with most taking place during the night.
Thefts have occurred in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly county, Torfaen and Newp... | Owners of Mercedes-Benz vans are being warned to keep an eye on their vehicles after 24 thefts in just 23 days. |
Text: Elizabeth Iggulden had been in hospital since being discovered by police officers on 27 September.
The officers forced entry into the flat in Adelphi Place, Portobello, where they found the body of 88-year-old Douglas Iggulden.
An inquiry has been ordered into how police responded to the initial incident.
Supt Al... | An 89-year-old woman who was found collapsed at home with her husband's dead body has also died. |
Text: "I am guilty. There will be no trial. I am a warrior for the babies," he said during a court hearing where prosecutors announced his charges.
Robert Dear, 57, faces 179 charges for the attack that killed two civilians and a police officer, and wounded nine.
During the hearing, he was formally charged with first-d... | The man accused of killing three at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado has said in court that he is guilty and a "warrior for the babies". |
Text: Jean Galligan, 82, from Dumfries, died when her car caught fire after it was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Zafira on 14 May.
Police Scotland said Mrs Galligan was driving a red Daihatsu which was burnt out as a result of the accident on the A76 at Holywood.
Neither the driver nor the front seat passenge... | A woman killed in a road accident near Dumfries has been named by police. |
Text: The night tsar will work with Mr Khan, the Night Time Commission, businesses, councils, Met Police and Transport For London to make London a "24-hour city".
The one-year post comes less than a week after the launch of the Night Tube, which is expected to add £77m to the city's economy each year by 2029.
The succ... | London Mayor Sadiq Khan is on the lookout for an aide who will focus on boosting the city's night-time culture. |
Text: Garner, 28, did not feature in Preston's squad for Tuesday's 1-0 home defeat by Derby County.
Earlier in the week, Grayson said the player was free to join the Ibrox club after a bid had been made.
"I expect him to have a medical in the next 24 hours or so," said Grayson after North End's Championship loss to Der... | Preston North End manager Simon Grayson expects striker Joe Garner to have a medical at Rangers this week. |
Text: The storm has not yet moved onto land in America, and has now been downgraded to a category two hurricane, as it continues on its journey northward.
Officials think around four people have been killed by the storm in America.
President Obama has warned people that even though the hurricane is starting to move on,... | Hurricane Matthew has battered the Florida coast, in the US, leaving more than a million people without power. |
Text: The home side were dismissed for 106 on day one at Lord's as the White Rose county wrapped up the title, and trailed by 193 on first innings.
But they declared on their overnight 573-8 to set Yorkshire 381 to win.
And Toby Roland-Jones followed up his second-innings century by taking 5-27 as Yorkshire were dismis... | Middlesex completed a stunning comeback to inflict a first defeat of the season on county champions Yorkshire. |
Text: A trial by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), found that including the previous year's premium on renewal notices prompted people to shop around.
The City watchdog said there were concerns that loyal customers were paying higher prices for insurance.
An insurers' trade body said it would welcome such a rule a... | Households receiving insurance renewal quotes will be told how much they paid the previous year to compare prices, under new proposals. |
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The Leicester City frontman enhanced his growing reputation with a 30-yard shot that flew past Reds keeper Simon Mignolet on Tuesday.
It was the first of two goals for the England international in a 2-0 win.
Speaking ahead of Saturday's match with Manchester City, Le... | Jamie Vardy has been likened to Dutch legend Marco van Basten following his stunning strike against Liverpool. |
Text: One woman said her 70-minute commute was three hours every night last week. Another woman, six months pregnant, said hers took four hours.
Croydon South MP Chris Philp said one of his constituents had lost their job.
Southern, which is in dispute with the RMT union, said it was operating under difficult circumsta... | Commuters using Southern's London to Brighton rail services have staged a protest over continuing disruption as another strike on the network looms. |
Text: Police were called to the flat in Fernhead Road, Kilburn, north London just before 01:00 BST on Monday, 29 May.
Officers gained entry and found the body of a 32-year-old woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 28-year-old man remains in custody at a west London police station, the Metropolitan Police said.... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death at her flat. |
Text: British Transport Police and the ambulance service attended Kidwelly Railway Station after receiving a call at about 11:35 GMT on Monday.
They said the man died at the scene and the death is not believed to be suspicious.
The train line has since reopened, but Arriva Trains Wales warned its services may be delaye... | A man has died after reportedly being struck by a train in Carmarthenshire. |
Text: Cooper's decision was widely expected after he helped Dr Crokes win the All-Ireland Club title last month.
The All-Ireland club medal completed all the list of major honours available to the eight-time Allstar.
Cooper, now 33, made his Kerry senior debut in 2002 and played in four All-Ireland winning teams and he... | Kerry football great Colm Cooper has announced his retirement from intercounty football. |
Text: Nottingham city councillor Dave Trimble said he had "major concerns about the risks it could pose to children and families in the city centre".
The march on Saturday would end at the city's Market Square where a temporary beach is located.
Police said the march could not be stopped but added officers were "consta... | A march by the English Defence League - planned to end at a temporary beach - should be banned, a council has said. |
Text: The 22-year-old was driven by police from Strand Road station to the court on Bishop Street on Wednesday morning.
The vehicle was parked in a secure area outside the building, but when the man got out he climbed over a six-foot high security fence.
A police officer tried to catch him, but the man then scaled a se... | A police search is underway in Londonderry after a man escaped from custody outside the city's court. |
Text: He and Northern Powerhouse Minister James Wharton met business leaders in Conwy, Flintshire and Cheshire to outline the prospects.
Mr Cairns said north east Wales was "perfectly positioned" to benefit.
The Welsh government claimed the plan was only offering "trickle-down benefits" from growth in England.
The mini... | North Wales is set to benefit from an economic boost to the "northern powerhouse" region of England, Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns has said. |
Text: The stowaways were part of a group seen leaving a lorry by the side of the A168, near Boroughbridge, on Thursday.
The driver, a Lithuanian national, 49, arrested on suspicion of an immigration offence has been released on bail.
Three other men, aged 20, 24 and 29, arrested on suspicion of entering the UK illegall... | Five men suspected of being illegal immigrants have still not been found, police have said. |
Text: The High Court in Glasgow heard that Andrew Steven, also known as Walton, set up a specialist workshop in his home in Ayr.
When it was searched by police in March 2015, they found a cache of guns, tools and ammunition.
Steven, 53, and three co-accused were remanded in custody before sentencing in November.
Dean K... | A former soldier has admitted buying deactivated guns over the internet and turned them back into lethal weapons. |
Text: The event at Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich, was held after Joel Richards, 19, died near Sousse alongside his uncle and grandfather.
Mr Richards, from Wednesbury, was a referee and student at the University of Worcester.
Money was raised for the Victim Support charity after more than 1,000 people too... | More than £27,000 has been raised after a charity run in memory of a man killed in a terror attack in Tunisia. |
Text: Richard Cushworth and his Salvadoran wife Mercedes Casanella said they had been victims of child traffickers.
A Salvadorean judge ordered the switch following a DNA test, four months after the baby was born. The other child has been returned to his family.
The doctor, who denies any wrongdoing, is being prosecute... | A British father and his wife have been reunited with their newborn son after accusing a doctor at a hospital in El Salvador of swapping him. |
Text: Last year, hackers stole the personal information of millions of the website's customers, which helps link up married people who wish to cheat.
The hack led to an internal shake-up.
Chief executive Rob Segal and president James Millership took the helm in April, Avid Life said on Monday.
The two told Reuters they... | Avid Life Media, the owner of infidelity dating website Ashley Madison, is being investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), company executives said. |
Text: The Manchester United player - an integral part of England's Euro 2016 team - gave a thumbs-up sign as he appeared to limp off the team bus.
Smalling is one of only three recognised central defenders in Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad.
England's first match in Group B is against Russia on Saturday [20:00 BST].
Meanwhi... | England defender Chris Smalling is expected to train as normal on Wednesday despite leaving Tuesday's session with his left knee strapped. |
Text: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it had brought the charges against Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
It said there were four allegations of health and safety breaches relating to patients who died between October 2005 and May last year.
The trust is due to appear before Stafford Magistrates on 4 ... | The trust which ran Stafford Hospital is to face criminal charges in connection with the deaths of four patients, the BBC has learned. |
Text: World number 11 Walden took the first frame, and although Hawkins won the second with a 119 break, Walden moved into a 4-2 lead.
A clearance of 87 put Walden within one frame of victory, but second seed Hawkins cut his lead to 5-3.
Walden clinched the win on the pink in the ninth frame, and will play either Shaun... | Ricky Walden moved into the final of the Players Championship with a 6-3 win over Barry Hawkins in Manchester. |
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The 26-year-old Scot has slipped from a career-high ranking of 186th last year to 333rd this year and lost in Wimbledon qualifying last week.
Baker's career has been dogged by injury and illness, including contracting an auto-immune disease in 2008 that left him in i... | British number seven Jamie Baker has announced his retirement from tennis. |
Text: Simon Savage, only realised he had hit the jackpot after seeing media reports of a huge unclaimed prize.
And despite becoming a millionaire he says he is keeping his shop open on Christmas Eve so customers can collect their turkeys.
He said they were "shocked but amused" to see him still working after his win.
"I... | A farm shop owner from Newry, County Down, is celebrating after claiming more than £1.7m with a winning ticket on the National Lottery. |
Text: The incident, involving a red Toyota Aygo, happened on the A89 Coatbridge Road at about 08:30.
The woman was taken by ambulance to Monklands Hospital where she died. The female driver of the car was uninjured.
The road was closed while crash scene investigators carried out inquiries. Police have appealed for anyo... | A woman has died after being struck by a car in Bargeddie, North Lanarkshire. |
Text: Peter Capaldi, who has replaced Matt Smith as the Time Lord, joined co-star Jenna Coleman in Cardiff.
The actor, and lifelong Doctor Who fan, said: "New job, first day, slightly nervous. Just like the Doctor, I'm emerging from the Tardis into a whole other world."
Capaldi appeared in the hit BBC show during the C... | The new Doctor Who has admitted to first-day nerves after stepping onto the show's set in south Wales. |
Text: Pedro Barrientos, who has US citizenship and lives in Florida, will answer charges of torture and extrajudicial killing.
Jara was one of thousands of people rounded up at a stadium in the capital Santiago after the coup that brought General Augusto Pinochet to power.
He was tortured and shot dead.
The law suit ag... | A US judge has ordered a former Chilean army officer to stand trial in Florida in connection with the killing of folk singer Victor Jara in 1973. |
Text: He said the "golden circle of the media establishment" was "obsessed" with leadership questions, whereas voters were more concerned with inequality.
Pollsters have suggested Labour could lose about 150 seats.
Mr Corbyn also said an anti-Semitism row in Labour was being "dealt with".
He pointed to an inquiry led b... | Jeremy Corbyn has predicted Labour will not lose any seats in Thursday's English council elections and dismissed reports of a possible challenge to his leadership if results go against him. |
Text: The Arboretum and Burton Road surgeries in Lincoln, Metheringham Surgery, and Pottergate Surgery in Gainsborough are to close.
Universal Health Ltd said it could no longer run them after getting into financial difficulties.
The practices will close on 7 January.
West Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG... | About 11,000 patients will have to register with a new GP practice after it was announced four Lincolnshire surgeries are to close in under six weeks. |
Text: The 21-year-old, who made 29 league appearances on loan at Blackpool this season, joins Posh on a two-year deal.
White, who was recently released by Bolton, was in the Seasiders team that lost their last game of the season 5-1 at Peterborough.
His arrival comes on the same day that McCann was appointed as full-ti... | Newly-appointed Peterborough boss Grant McCann has made Bolton Wanderers full-back Hayden White his first signing. |
Text: Keith Pollock, 50, admitted assaulting the 16-year-old girl, with intent to rape, in Milton of Campsie in the early hours of 26 January last year.
He ran off after her screams alerted a passing driver. She later identified him through his "deep voice".
As part of the order, Pollock will serve a minimum of two yea... | A convicted rapist who carried out a failed sex attack on a teenager in East Dunbartonshire has been given a lifelong restriction order. |
Text: Capt Eric "Winkle" Brown, 95, was the first person ever to land a jet on an aircraft carrier and holds the record for the most flight deck landings.
The former Royal Navy pilot, who has survived 11 crashes, said the honour was a "humbling experience".
The bust was unveiled by Desert Island Disc's presenter Kirsty... | A bronze bust of the most decorated test pilot of all time has been unveiled at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton, Somerset. |
Text: Aviva has called for a new process that would force victims to put their claims directly to the insurer of the driver who caused the crash.
It suggests that the system would cut out middlemen who inflate the cost of claims.
However, one legal group said such a change would leave victims vulnerable.
"Putting the i... | The UK's biggest insurer has said that motorists' premiums could be cut by an average of £60 a year by changing the system of whiplash claims. |
Text: The National Trust is on a sales mission to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou this week.
China's outbound travel is expected to increase by 15% to 114 million trips this year and estimated to reach 20 million trips by 2020.
The aim of the mission is to increase awareness of Ireland as a destination.
Then t... | The Giant's Causeway and Northern Ireland's north coast are being promoted in four major cities across China. |
Text: It happened as the lorry drove under a 19th Century stone bridge known as The Cut.
PSNI Banbridge posted a photo of the damage on Tuesday, with the caption: "Looks like we are going to need a bigger sign. The Cut 3, Lorries 0'.
"Usually people exaggerate their height, not think they are smaller."
The lorry in que... | A low bridge in Banbridge, County Down, has been hit by a vehicle for the third time in less than a year. |
Text: The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) confirmed the arrest after it was reported that raids took place in five European countries and the US.
DroidJack allows criminals to spy on smartphone data traffic, eavesdrop on conversations and hijack the camera.
No further arrests have yet been reported.
"I can confirm tha... | British police have arrested a 28-year-old man following an international series of raids over smartphone malware called DroidJack. |
Text: Police were called to Chapman Way in Eynesbury in Cambridgeshire after "serious concerns" were raised for the welfare of a man and a woman at 17:00 on Monday.
Officers are currently investigating what happened at Poppyfields care home.
The woman, in her 80s, was declared dead at the scene. The arrested man is bei... | An 87-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found at a care home. |
Text: The man, believed to be in his 50s, was discovered lying outside flats on Mount Pleasant Street at about 17:25 on Sunday.
He was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
Police said they were treating the incident as attempted murder and inquires were continuing. They have appe... | A man has been found seriously injured in a street in Greenock. |
Text: Queen's University issued an email saying officers would be wearing personal cameras to collect evidence.
It follows street disturbances and anti-social behaviour in the Holyland area of south Belfast in recent years.
Duncan Morrow from Ulster University said: "The message has to be 'Stay away from the Holyland'.... | Belfast students have been warned of an increased police presence on the streets ahead of the St Patrick's Day festivities. |
Text: Launching their housing plans, AM Peter Black said the Conservatives and Labour were fighting over "ideological dogma" on the Right to Buy council homes.
He pledged to build 20,000 affordable homes over five years, if the Lib Dems win power in May's assembly election.
Mr Black said the party would make at least 2... | The Liberal Democrats have claimed to be the only party with the ambition to tackle Wales' "housing crisis". |
Text: Chand, 19, had been banned since last summer after failing a hormone test.
But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has suspended the International Association of Athletics Federations' "hyperandrogenism" rules for two years.
The rules will be scrapped if the IAAF cannot provide new evidence.
In a statement, ... | Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has been cleared to race by a landmark ruling questioning the validity of so-called gender tests around naturally high testosterone levels in female athletes. |
Text: Georgina Tranter, 26, from Narberth, was staying with William Harman at the Premier Inn in Haverfordwest after the Pembrokeshire Hunt Ball in January.
Swansea Crown Court heard police took her home after she became abusive but she took her mother's car, returned to the hotel and started the fire.
Tranter admitted... | A refinery lab technician who set fire to a hotel after her boyfriend dumped her has been jailed for 32 months. |
Text: The blast took place on a busy road and hit a passenger bus, media reports say.
The bomber detonated the explosives after passing a police vehicle.
Such attacks have soared in Pakistan ahead of elections on 11 May, with dozens killed in attacks targeting politicians and political parties.
On Sunday, bomb attacks ... | At least eight people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. |
Text: The event saw dozens of artists, including Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk and Bob and Roberta Smith (below with his son) turn up to sell their artwork at prices more commonly found at a car boot sale rather than a gallery.
Sir Peter Blake also pitched up a stall to sell his bargain-priced art and meet his fans.
This yea... | It was a dog day afternoon at this year's Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair in London, with canines at the centre of attention. |
Text: She told BBC Radio 4 that Plaid would reject a Labour budget if it meant "more cuts on the backs of the poor".
Neither Labour nor the Tories had done enough to "win the trust and a mandate from people to govern", she added.
But Labour's Owen Smith said it would be "unimaginable" for Plaid to let the Tories in "by... | Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has accused Labour of being "arrogant" to assume her party would help put them in power after the election on Thursday. |
Text: The Kim Nirvana was carrying 173 people when it overturned in rough waters just outside the port of Ormoc.
Philippine coast guard officials told the BBC the rescue operation was ongoing but gave no further details.
The chair of the Philippine Red Cross, Richard Gordon, said that between 50 and 70 people had been ... | At least 36 people have died after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Leyte in the central Philippines. |
Text: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust was struggling to pay its bill for patients' sandwiches and had asked some external suppliers to accept later payments into the next financial year.
Its sandwich supplier refused, leaving the trust looking for a new one.
The trust has apologised for the inconvenience and ... | Sandwiches and salads are returning to the menus at a cash-strapped hospital trust after it found a new supplier. |
Text: Kim Garth (98) and Laura Delany (50) were Ireland's best performers as they scored 218-7 off their 50 overs.
Thailand managed 172-9 in reply, with seamer Lucy O'Reilly taking 3-28.
But Ireland must wait for the outcome of Zimbabwe's game against India on Monday to see if they progress.
Zimbabwe must beat Group A ... | Ireland's women are well placed to progress to the Super Six stage of the World Cup Qualifier after beating Thailand by 46 runs in their final Group A game in Colombo on Saturday. |
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Jordanian Football Association member Wael Al-Qadi has been named club president after the family bought a 92% stake in Rovers.
Former Swansea City chairman Steve Hamer replaces Nick Higgs as chairman.
In October, former director Colin Sexstone said a takeover may he... | League Two promotion-chasers Bristol Rovers have been taken over by the Jordanian Al-Qadi family. |
Text: A blue, grey and black-striped blanket the baby had been wrapped in, a red toy dinosaur and a blue baby mirror were in their black Ford Fiesta that was stolen in Dartford on Wednesday, police said.
All the possessions were alongside a blue Stokke iZi Go BeSafe car seat.
The baby's father - who wants to remain ano... | A couple whose baby had recently died have suffered the twin blow of having treasured mementoes stolen. |
Text: 7 June 2017 Last updated at 08:25 BST
The interchange has five suspended levels and cars going in all directions.
After eight years of construction, the Huangjuewan interchange was completed last week on the outskirts of Chongqing, a gigantic city in southwest China.
The structure balances five layers of traffic,... | A new motorway interchange in Chonqing in China is driving people crazy as they get lost in a maze of roads. |
Text: It follows inspections at Brighton's Royal Sussex County Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital, in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, in April.
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has until the end of August to improve its performance.
The trust said it was "working hard on delivering an improvement p... | An NHS trust has been told by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to make significant improvements at two of its hospitals. |
Text: After dropping by nearly 2% on Monday, the Dow Jones rose 0.3% to 16,049.13 points.
The S&P 500 closed up 0.12% at 1,884.09., while the Nasdaq index lost 0.59% to 4,517.32 points. Apple fell 3% despite reporting record first weekend sales of its latest iPhones.
Yahoo rose 2.4% after agreeing on Monday to spin of... | (Close): US stocks ended mixed on Tuesday after recording hefty losses in the previous session. |
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The broadcast from the Ballymena Showgrounds will be presented by Stephen Watson, who will be joined on the sideline by David Jeffrey.
Commentary team will be Thomas Kane and Chris Morgan.
The broadcast, which begins at 17:15 BST, will include highlights of the openi... | Saturday's Irish Cup semi-final between Coleraine and Glenavon will be live on Facebook and the BBC Sport NI website. |
Text: Joseph Smith suffered multiple injuries when the Ford Focus car he was travelling in smashed into oncoming traffic on Cardiff's Western Avenue.
Dean Collins, 24, from St Mellons, denies causing death by dangerous driving in September 2015.
Cardiff Crown Court heard he had taken cocaine at some point before the cr... | A driver who survived a head-on crash in which a five-year-old passenger was killed had taken cocaine before driving, a trial has been told. |
Text: A total of 94.9% of patients were seen within four hours - up five percentage points since December 2014.
Ministers have set a target of at least 95% of A&E patients being seen and then admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours.
The health secretary said NHS Scotland had shown "consistent improvement"... | Emergency departments at Scottish hospitals have recorded their best December performance since 2009, figures have shown. |
Text: A bomb was detonated on board a train pulling out of Maelbeek station, close to the European institutions, in the morning rush hour on 22 March. The attack followed suicide bombs at Brussels airport which also killed 16.
People can write their tributes to the victims on a commemorative wall inside Maelbeek statio... | The Brussels metro station where 16 people were killed by a suicide bomber last month has re-opened. |
Text: Kathryn Blair, 25, was targeted as she walked down a street in Marylebone with her boyfriend and a group of friends.
The Metropolitan Police said an incident involving two male suspects with a gun happened in Ivor Place at 20:30 BST on Monday.
A firearm was "seen" but "not used" and "none of the victims were inju... | Former prime minister Tony Blair's daughter was held up at gunpoint during an attempted robbery in central London. |
Text: The keeper had little to do until he kept out Christian Doidge's looping header and then tipped Matt Richards' goal-bound free-kick onto the woodwork.
Earlier, the Magpies started well but Jon Stead was denied by a combination of Daggers goalkeeper Liam O'Brien and Joe Worrall after Jason Banton's cross.
The host... | Two superb Scott Loach saves preserved a point for Notts County in a draw with League Two's bottom club Dagenham. |
Text: The Swans failed to win a match in September and crashed out of the Capital One Cup away at Hull City after an unbeaten first month of the season.
Ahead of Sunday's Premier League game against Tottenham at the Liberty Stadium Monk admits he has "difficult decisions" to make.
"There are players that are itching to... | Swansea City Manager Garry Monk says some players' places are "under threat" after four games without a win. |
Text: Jeanine Christelle Djomnang, 26, became ill before a Femina Stars Ebolowa match in southern Cameroon on Sunday, and died on her way to hospital.
The federation says initial reports suggest she died of a heart attack but it is now awaiting a medical report.
It comes days after Cameroon player Patrick Ekeng died in... | The goalkeeper of a Cameroonian women's side has died after collapsing during a warm-up session, the Cameroon Football Federation has said. |
Text: Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni blamed a decrease in vaccinations in part on a "spread of anti-scientific theories".
Italy has recorded nearly three times as many measles cases so far this year than for all of 2016.
If children are not vaccinated by the age of six, the school starting age, their parents will be fi... | The government in Italy has ruled that children must be vaccinated against 12 common illnesses before they can enrol for state-run schools. |
Text: PC Dave Phillips died after a pick-up vehicle mounted a central reservation in Wallasey, Merseyside, on Monday.
Clayton Williams is also charged with burglary, attempting to wound another police officer and aggravated theft of a motor vehicle.
He was remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Fri... | An 18-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a police officer who died after being struck by a car. |
Text: Gwent Police was called to an address in Clarence Place, on Tuesday at about 19:50 GMT.
A 36-year-old man later died from his injuries at the Royal Gwent Hospital and has been named as Rhys Jones from Newport.
Magistrates in the city remanded a 28-year-old man in custody to appear at Newport Crown Court on 30 Nov... | A man has been charged with murder after another man was stabbed to death in Newport. |
Text: The toddler was taken to hospital on Wednesday with serious head injuries. She remains in a critical condition.
Nisar Ali, 24, of Cheetham Hill, is charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and breaching a non-molestation order.
At Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court he was remanded in ... | A man from Manchester has been charged with assaulting a two-year-old girl. |
Text: In court was David James Carlton, 26, from Great Victoria Street.
He faces a number of charges including attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm and possessing a weapon - a crutch - with intent to cause GBH.
A judge said it was "one of the worst types" of domestic violence he had seen.
"I'm not even going to d... | A Belfast man accused of beating his partner with a crutch and his plastered foot has been refused bail. |
Text: It follows a complaint by journalist Peter Hitchens about the revelations.
The force said it was apologising to Barbara Whitley because police did not contact any living relatives of the bishop to let them know an inquiry was to be made public by the Church.
It said it was not apologising for the investigation or... | Sussex Police is to "apologise" for distress caused to the niece of Bishop George Bell by a media release about alleged abuse by the cleric. |
Text: The 37-year-old victim was shot on Thursday evening in Thoresby Close, Harworth, Nottinghamshire.
He is currently being treated in hospital for his injuries, which are not thought to be life-threatening.
The three men, aged 35 to 45, were arrested in South Yorkshire shortly after the shooting and remain in police... | Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was shot. |
Text: Bob Moore, from Portland, Oregon, won the coveted Golden Spurtle for his efforts at the 23rd World Porridge Making Championships in Carrbridge.
The title is awarded to the contestant who makes the best traditional porridge using just three ingredients - oatmeal, salt and water.
Mr Moore said the win made him "so ... | An 87-year-old American man has been crowned World Porridge Making Champion at an event in the Highlands. |
Text: The units in North Tyneside and Northumberland will be shut between midnight and 08:00 from 1 December.
Overnight emergencies will be diverted to the recently-opened Northumbria Hospital in Cramlington, until March.
Health bosses say the move - at North Tyneside, Hexham and Wansbeck hospitals - is needed to cope ... | Three emergency care units are closing their doors to overnight patients in an effort to focus care over the winter. |
Text: Mossely, the world champion, claimed her first Olympic title by beating Chinese fifth seed Yin Junhua, 25, on a split decision in Rio.
Yin's silver was China's first medal of the boxing competition.
Yoka fights for gold against Britain's Joe Joyce at 19:15 BST on Sunday.
Richie Woodhall, former British super-midd... | French boxer Estelle Mossely celebrated her 24th birthday by winning the women's Olympic lightweight gold medal - on the same day fiance Tony Yoka reached the super-heavyweight final. |
Text: On the face of it, this bundle of changes gives schools and head teachers greater independence.
It's head teachers who will get to decide if a trainee has the classroom skills that will justify signing them off as a fully fledged teacher.
There is a push to give teachers more freedom in the classroom too.
As long... | A number of changes to the way England's schools are going to be run have been announced this week - to school inspections, parent governors and teacher training. |
Text: Thursday's doodle depicts the Mangalyaan probe, which has been studying the planet's atmosphere.
Only the US, Russia and Europe have previously sent missions to Mars.
India has succeeded on its first attempt - an achievement that eluded even the Americans and the Soviets.
Mangalyaan - more formally referred to as... | Google has marked the success of India's Mars mission in its famous daily doodle, exactly one month after a robotic probe went into orbit around the red planet. |
Text: Hector Xavier Monsegur - known as "Sabu" - was arrested in 2011 on hacking charges.
He had faced a lengthy term, but instead agreed to work with US authorities to identify other hacking suspects.
The FBI said Monsegur had stopped more than 300 hacking attacks.
In a New York court, a judge sentenced him to seven m... | A convicted hacker-turned-informant, who was facing in excess of 20 years in prison, has been handed a sentence of a year's supervision. |
Text: London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to the warehouse in Lombard Wall, Charlton, at about 16:10 BST.
About 10% of the 100m-long (328ft) building was ablaze, and six lorries were damaged.
Four people were assessed for the effects of smoke of inhalation at the scene and the fire was under control by 18:30 BST, the ... | More than 70 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a warehouse in Greenwich, in south-east London. |
Text: Firefighters discovered the woman while they were extinguishing the car off Success Road in Shiney Row, Sunderland, at about 01:00 BST on Tuesday,
Northumbria Police said the arrested men, aged 39 and 50, are in custody.
Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses and information. The cause of death is yet to... | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman whose body was found in a burning car. |
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