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Text: The £12.5m midfielder played for the Saints in their 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Monday night.
But when he returned home in the early hours, he found his Range Rover Sport, electrical items and jewellery had been stolen from his home in the St Cross area of Winchester.
The Range Rover was later found in Iver, Buc... | The home of Southampton footballer Victor Wanyama has been burgled while he was away with his club. |
Text: The discovery at Toronto's Pearson International Airport sparked a major security investigation.
US Customs and Border Protection called their Canadian counterparts and the mock device was swabbed. No trace of explosives was found.
Travellers on the Illinois-bound flight were delayed for hours and re-screened.
Th... | A 58-year-old American has been charged with mischief after US officials found a "mock improvised explosive device" in his suitcase. |
Text: Wade Seago told the BBC it had taken three shots from his revolver to kill the boar, which weighed 372kg (820lb).
He said the animal had terrified his daughter and disturbed his dog.
Feral pigs cause millions of dollars in damage across a swathe of southern US states because they damage crops and are believed to ... | A US taxidermist has described how he dramatically shot a huge wild boar that had wandered into his garden in the southern state of Alabama. |
Text: 13 April 2017 Last updated at 12:40 BST
But did you know they are also helping us to invent new medicines?
Animals like the Komodo dragon and vampire bat are inspiring scientists to find new treatments and cures for diseases.
Watch Jenny's report to find out how.
Summary: | From clothes to transport, and even robots, animals are a huge inspiration for us humans. |
Text: Darren Jackson, 51, was serving a life sentence at HMP Sudbury, Derbyshire, but was reported missing on Tuesday.
He was arrested by Staffordshire Police on Thursday on suspicion of escaping from lawful custody.
Jackson killed Gill Ellis in Burnley in 1984, when he was a teenager, by stamping on her stomach and te... | A convicted murderer who absconded from an open prison has been arrested. |
Text: Harry Bishop, 19, from Birmingham made a "spur of the moment" decision to take the Audi R8 after a drunken night out, the city's crown court heard.
Unable to handle the car, he smashed it into an elderly couple's home, shifting part of the house off its foundations.
Bishop admitted aggravated vehicle taking and d... | A teenager who crashed his father's £100,000 car into a house has been given a suspended sentence and had his pocket money stopped. |
Text: The 26-year-old former world number 39, currently ranked 124, gave the positive sample in Luxembourg on 16 October.
She claimed the stimulant, sibutramine, had entered her system via weight-loss supplement ACAI Berry Thin and denied any intent to enhance her performance.
Zahlavova Strycova will be able to return ... | Czech tennis player Barbora Zahlavova Strycova has been given a back-dated six-month ban after testing positive for a banned stimulant. |
Text: The 19-year-old signed for Wolves from Newport County for an undisclosed fee in January but has played for the Under-21s rather than the first team.
The former Bristol City trainee made his senior debut for Newport, aged 17.
He is cup-tied for the Checkatrade Trophy after playing in Wolves' Under-23s loss at Ches... | League Two club Notts County have signed Wales Under-19 forward Aaron Collins on loan from Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers until January. |
Text: He was 69-year-old Victor Shaw from north Belfast.
Police are appealing for anyone who was travelling on the Westlink around this time and who witnessed the collision to contact them.
The crash happened on the country-bound lane close to Roden Street shortly before 15:00 GMT.
Summary: | Police have released the name of the victim of a fatal single-car crash on Belfast's Westlink on Wednesday. |
Text: The 26-year-old arrived at Villa Park from Crewe in 2012 and has made 161 appearances - 22 coming this season.
Westwood did not appear for Villa in their FA Cup third-round defeat at Tottenham so will be eligible to play for his new club in the competition.
"It's a fresh start and I want to show people what I can... | Midfielder Ashley Westwood has joined Burnley on a three-and-a-half-year deal from Championship side Aston Villa, with the option of a further 12 months. |
Text: Men's and women's fragrances were taken from Superdrug in the town's High Street following a break-in.
It triggered an alarm at the shop at about 01:30.
Det Con James Harrison said: "If members of public are approached by anyone trying to sell these stolen items, do not accept them and get in touch with the polic... | Police are appealing for witnesses after a quantity of perfume was stolen from a shop in Hawick. |
Text: Jonathan Philip Yeardley, 28, from the Nannerch area, died after the incident on the A541 Mold to Denbigh road.
Two others were injured in the crash on 1 May 2016.
The man will appear at Mold Magistrates' Court on 30 March.
Summary: | A 35-year-old man from Abergele has been charged with death by careless driving following a fatal car crash near Mold last May. |
Text: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was in the public interest to prosecute the Rt Rev Peter Ball, who served as bishop of Gloucester and bishop of Lewes in East Sussex.
It is alleged Bishop Ball, 82, indecently assaulted a boy aged 12 or 13 and a man aged 19 or 20.
He is due to appear before Brighton mag... | A retired Anglican bishop is to be prosecuted for alleged sex offences dating back to the 1970s. |
Text: He is the third minister to leave interim President Michel Temer's government.
All are implicated in a major corruption scandal at the state oil company Petrobras.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court released testimony by an ex-executive implicating 20 politicians including Mr Temer. He denies the allegations.
What's... | Brazilian Tourism Minister Henrique Alves has resigned, after being linked to a corruption scandal. |
Text: Pompey offered Cook a lucrative new contract to remain at Fratton Park but, after heading abroad for talks at the weekend, he is set to rejoin the club he had two spells with as a player.
The 50-year-old's move is likely to be completed on Tuesday.
The League Two champions are entitled to compensation although it... | Wigan Athletic are set to appoint Portsmouth boss Paul Cook as their new manager, reports BBC Radio Solent. |
Text: They owe their semi-final advantage to clinical finishing by Mark McGuigan, Willie Gibson and Andy Stirling.
McGuigan and Gibson both scored twice, with Stirling hitting the net in style with a 20-yard screamer.
Livingston had led through Jordan White and Liam Buchanan's header helped reduce the deficit in the se... | Stranraer put five goals past Livingston to give themselves a brilliant chance of reaching the Championship play-off final. |
Text: The official purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to 51.1 for the first time in seven months from 51.7 in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
Economists had forecast a reading of 51.2.
The PMI is a key gauge of the sector's health and any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
The data measures activity ... | China's manufacturing activity missed expectations in August, indicating that the country's economy may be losing momentum and require more stimulus. |
Text: A number of options are being considered to improve care in the north of the county, including removing consultant-led services from Whitehaven's West Cumberland Hospital.
The boss of North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust said it does not look like Whitehaven has the "infrastructure" to maintain services.
... | Further doubt has been cast over the future of specialist-led maternity care at a Cumbrian hospital. |
Text: Four crew members died when the Rescue 116 aircraft hit Blackrock Island on the County Mayo coast on 14 March.
Two bodies were recovered soon after the crash, but Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith have not been recovered.
A boat is expected to comb the seabed later and Garda (Irish police) divers will search the scene... | Searches are due to resume for the bodies of two Irish coastguard crew, four months after they went missing in a helicopter crash. |
Text: The Violence Research Group analysed data from 91 emergency units across Wales and England.
A total of 210,213 people needed hospital treatment after violent incidents last year, up 1,299 on the previous year.
One expert said the "long, steady decline" in violence may have ended.
There was significant change amon... | Serious violence has failed to fall over the past 12 months following a seven-year run of declining figures, a Cardiff University study has shown. |
Text: Cockerill, 46, was sacked on 2 January after nearly eight years leading the Premiership club, which he first joined as a coach in 2004.
Head coach Aaron Mauger has been placed in charge until the end of the season.
"There's not been a revolt or anything like that, it's just speculation," Youngs said.
"The board a... | Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs has denied reports that a "player coup" was the reason for director of rugby Richard Cockerill's dismissal. |
Text: The BBC understands that its equity research, underwriting and derivatives businesses will be closed.
Around 500 to 600 jobs in the US and Europe are expected to be lost in the downsizing, according to Reuters.
A separate report by the Nikkei newspaper said the potential cuts could be up to 1,000 jobs.
Nomura sai... | Shares of Nomura have jumped by as much as 9% following reports it plans to cut jobs and reduce the size of its European equity business. |
Text: Tickets for the league leaders' final home game were offered for £15,000 a pair via an online re-sale website.
The 7 May match against Everton, which could see the Foxes crowned champions, sold out in 90 minutes on Monday.
"The club has a duty of care to its supporters and is working diligently to prevent ticket ... | Leicester City have handed a number of season-ticket holders "multi-year" bans for re-selling tickets illegally. |
Text: Suriyan Sucharitpolwong, also known as Mor Yong, died of septicaemia late on Saturday, the justice ministry said.
He was among three men arrested last month on lese majeste charges, and the second in the group to have died.
The deaths have raised questions over the military government's high-profile crackdown on ... | A celebrity fortune-teller detained in Thailand for allegedly insulting the royal family has died in military custody, the authorities say. |
Text: The 53-year-old signed a deal until the end of the season when he replaced Claudio Ranieri in February.
He steered last season's Premier League champions away from relegation danger and also led the Foxes to the Champions League quarter-finals.
"I expect it in the following days after Sunday," he said. "Of course... | Craig Shakespeare says he expects to be told within days whether he will remain as Leicester manager. |
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Kennaugh, 25, led the event until the last 50km when he was finally reeled in by the chasing pack, and eventually finished eighth.
The Douglas-born rider was looking to add to the silver he won in the points race on 27 July.
"The support we had was incredible," Kenna... | Isle of Man cyclist Peter Kennaugh says the Commonwealth Games road race crowd will leave him a positive memory despite missing out on a podium place. |
Text: The body hopes to remove one of the two weeks when games are not played, to create space for the new global season.
If successful, the plans for a six week tournament will happen after the 2019 World Cup.
"We think it would improve it," said RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie. "It would narrow the 'off' periods and ... | The Six Nations will be played over six weeks, reduced from seven, under plans by the Rugby Football Union. |
Text: Conwy Valley train services north of Llanrwst were hit due to flooding on the line but services resumed on Monday evening.
A flood warning is also in place for the River Conwy between Llanrwst and Trefriw.
Earlier, the Met Office issued a "be aware" warning for rain across Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire and Powys.
... | Rail services have been disrupted and motorists are being warned of flooding after heavy rain in parts of Snowdonia. |
Text: The ninth instalment of the X Men film series took £2.54m on its second week of release.
Alice Through The Looking Glass, starring Johnny Depp and directed by James Bobin, took £2.23m debuted at number two.
Its predecessor, Alice in Wonderland, took £10.5m in its first week in 2010.
The UK chart mirrors the North... | X Men: Apocalypse has topped the UK box office chart for the second week in a row, holding off competition from Alice Through The Looking Glass. |
Text: Tim ran the distance of the London Marathon, 42km, on a treadmill on the International Space Station (ISS) in three hours and 35 minutes.
To counteract the effects of weightlessness, he used a harness to keep him on the running belt.
Before the event he said: "I'm quite glad that this is happening later on in the... | UK astronaut Tim Peake has broken the world record for fastest marathon run in space. |
Text: Christopher Goodman, who worked for Surrey Police at the time of his arrest in 2013, admitted eight counts of making a total of 92 indecent images of children, at a hearing last month.
Goodman, 43, from Guildford, was given a nine-month jail term, suspended for two years, at Lewes Crown Court.
He was sacked by Su... | A police inspector who was caught with indecent images of children on his home computer has been handed a suspended prison sentence. |
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O'Neill's team ended a 30-year absence from tournament football by qualifying for their first European Championship, which will be hosted by France in 2016.
The team won six and lost one of their 10 qualifying games to top their group.
O'Neill was appointed in Decemb... | Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill ended a successful 2015 by winning Coach of the Year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. |
Text: The Magpies, managed by ex-West Ham man Alan Devonshire, had to match or better second-placed Ebbsfleet result on the final day to win the title.
Ebbsfleet also won their final game, 1-0 at home to Oxford City
Harry Pritchard's free-kick gave them a first-half lead against already-relegated Margate before Dave Ta... | Maidenhead United secured promotion to the National League for the first time with a 3-0 win at Margate. |
Text: Work on the £11m project, which will increase the ground's overall capacity to more than 20,000, is scheduled to begin next month.
The redevelopment programme is due for completion in September 2017.
Hearts owner Ann Budge said last month that she expects the current 17,400 capacity to be unaffected while the wor... | Hearts' plans to redevelop the main stand at Tynecastle have been approved by Edinburgh City Council. |
Text: Damien McLaughlin appeared at the High Court in Dublin, and has been remanded in custody until 20 March.
He was arrested and charged following the shooting dead of David Black in November 2012.
Mr McLaughlin was granted bail in May 2014 but had not been seen by police since last November.
Wearing a grey jumper an... | A man charged in connection with the 2012 murder of a Northern Ireland prison officer has appeared in court after his arrest on Thursday. |
Text: The closure of Lyle Bailie International will result in the loss of six jobs.
It said a major factor has been the downturn in government advertising spending.
In an early guise as McCann-Erickson Belfast, the firm produced government advertising aimed at building support for the peace process.
One of the firm's a... | The advertising agency behind some of Northern Ireland's most memorable ad campaigns has ceased trading. |
Text: Zahid Mirza, 40, from Chelmsley Wood, crashed on the M6 between junctions 4A and 5 on the 15 January.
Det Supt Tom Chisholm said: "We have now learned that Mr Mirza's family have had no contact with him since then, so we are very concerned for his safety."
Police are concerned he may have come to harm and are sea... | Police are searching for a driver who has not been seen since smashing through a motorway barrier and abandoning his car three weeks ago. |
Text: The scale of her task and that of the chancellor is now becoming clear.
The Resolution Foundation analysis of the Office for Budget Responsibility's economic outlook says that average earnings will only return to levels seen in 2007 - before the financial crisis - by the end of 2022.
And that "balancing the books... | Theresa May has made supporting the "just about managing" the core of her political project - those who work hard but do not feel better off. |
Text: The 65-year-old's last appearance on the BBC Two show will during the next series, which begins on 20 July.
"I do not plan to make any further investments on the programme so thought it fair to offer my seat to someone else," said the health club mogul.
Bannatyne's departure will leave Peter Jones as the last rem... | Duncan Bannatyne has announced he is leaving Dragons' Den after 12 series due to "other business commitments". |
Text: Tadas Zaleskas, 26, and Nonita Karajevaite, 24, were both killed on the A47 near Terrington St John, Norfolk, on Sunday.
Ms Karajevaite's death is being treated as suspicious following allegations she was forcibly pushed into the traffic.
Norfolk Police said the footage, taken at Worzals Farm Shop in Walpole High... | CCTV footage of a couple captured an hour before they were killed on a busy dual carriageway has been released. |
Text: The 28-year-old joined the Tykes for a third spell in November and scored nine goals in 34 competitions.
The former Liverpool trainee scored at Wembley as the Oakwell side won both the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and the League One play-off final.
"I'm absolutely delighted. I've listened to my heart," Hammill told B... | Barnsley winger Adam Hammill has signed a two-year contract after helping the club to the Championship. |
Text: The suspension comes in a week that two managers of the taxi-ordering app Uber were arrested for "illicit activity".
In June France's interior minister ordered a ban on UberPOP after a day of nationwide protests by taxi drivers.
Bernard Cazeneuve has said Uber's service is '"illegal". It has been banned in France... | Uber has suspended its UberPOP taxi-ordering app in France, according to newspaper Le Monde. |
Text: Devon County Council reversed traffic flow through Totnes in 2013 to make the area safer.
But some traders began legal action claiming their businesses had suffered.
The council wanted to contest a decision that the scheme should be dropped but a judge at Exeter County Court said it could not appeal.
The authorit... | Traffic flow through a Devon town centre is set to change after a judge decided a council cannot appeal against a ruling to scrap the scheme. |
Text: Scotland smashed home Louis Longridge's through ball to ensure Livi still have not beaten Accies since 2012.
Kyle Jacobs had stabbed Livi ahead on 64 minutes after Accies' left-back Stephen Hendrie had been booked twice.
The hosts also squandered a first-half penalty when Marc McNulty thumped off the top of the p... | Jason Scotland's 86th-minute equaliser snatched a point for 10-man Hamilton Academical in a game where Livingston looked to be taking all three. |
Text: 28 July 2017 Last updated at 12:56 BST
Want to know why she loves bows so much or her advice for what to do when you feel nervous?
We asked and JoJo answered!
Summary: | YouTube sensation, singer and Dance Moms dancer, JoJo Siwa has been answering your questions. |
Text: Nolan took over on 12 January and, after a win and a draw from his four games, the Magpies are only above the danger zone by one place and one point.
But with 17 matches remaining, Nolan told BBC Radio Nottingham he is confident they will stay up.
"Are we in a relegation scrap already? I don't think so," said Nol... | Notts County's seemingly precarious position in the bottom three of League Two does not mean they face a battle for survival, says manager Kevin Nolan. |
Text: Stephen Downes, from Glebe Gardens in Moira, is a teacher at Parkview Special School, Lisburn, County Antrim.
He had denied hitting a child's face after she took another pupil's milk. He also denied assaulting a second girl who then fell against a radiator .
Parents of the two children said they were glad justice... | A special needs teacher has been found guilty of cruelty to children after he assaulted two 12-year-old girls who have severe learning difficulties. |
Text: But Mr Ahmed, who runs the Egyptian Kebab House in Christchurch, wasn't fazed by the gun-wielding masked man demanding money.
In fact, CCTV footage from inside the shop shows the cool kebab shop owner placing an order into a bag and handing it to a waiting customer, as the would-be robber continues to make his de... | When an armed robber stormed into Said Ahmed's takeaway in New Zealand, he probably did not expect to be ignored. |
Text: Quinton de Kock (109), Faf du Plessis (133) and skipper AB de Villiers (119) all hit centuries in their 438-4.
Only once before has a team made three centuries in an ODI, also South Africa against West Indies in January.
India were all out for 224 in the 36th over, their second heaviest ODI defeat in terms of run... | South Africa posted the joint-third highest total in one-day international history as they beat India by 214 runs in Mumbai to win the series 3-2. |
Text: The Australian, 27, made 38 appearances after joining the Exiles in 2015.
Quins are short of cover in the back row, with Luke Wallace injured and Jack Clifford and Chris Robshaw involved in England's Six Nations campaign.
"We are lucky to be able to bring in someone of Ryan's experience and leadership qualities a... | Harlequins have signed former London Welsh flanker Ryan Hodson on a short-term contract as injury cover. |
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17 June 2015 Last updated at 01:04 BST
The National Hurricane Center in Miami has said the storm is weakening now that it has moved inland.
Because the Texas soil remains saturated from last month's historic rainfall, flooding problems are still possible.
BBC Weather r... | Tropical Storm Bill has made landfall in Texas just weeks after deadly record floods washed out roads and caused towns to be evacuated. |
Text: The 57-year-old man was detained in Lurgan, County Armagh, on Tuesday morning.
The bomb was found at Glenrandel in Eglinton in the early hours of last Thursday.
Police said the attack was a "clear attempt to murder". The officer's wife is also a member of the PSNI.
Summary: | A man has been arrested by detectives investigating a bomb found under a police officer's car in Eglinton, near Londonderry, last week. |
Text: Sanogo, on loan from Arsenal, was sent off during injury-time of the 0-0 draw for appearing to elbow Dons defender Antony Kay off the ball.
"He's clearly off the ball, he's had one go and a second," said Robinson.
"Equally, Rob Hall's been clotheslined on the the far side. Some of the challenges were borderline a... | Charlton striker Yaya Sanogo should be "banned for the rest of the season" for his "disgusting" red card against MK Dons, says Dons boss Karl Robinson. |
Text: It found the problem was particularly bad in the countryside, where 90% of firms struggled, although 56% in cities also complained.
The BCC, which surveyed more than 1,400 mainly small businesses, said the issue was "hobbling" productivity.
Ofcom says almost all UK premises must receive a 4G signal by the end of ... | More than 70% of firms face 'not spots' of patchy or no mobile internet coverage in their local area, a British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey says. |
Text: Legg, 16, opened the scoring with his first goal for the Green Lions, but they suffered a sixth successive loss.
"I thought the team needed Robbie Legg and Robbie Legg needs to be in the team," Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"I'm delighted for him, his movement's outstanding, and the players are trusting him. The... | Boss Tony Vance praised the performance of teenager Robbie Legg in Guernsey FC's 4-3 Isthmian League Division One South defeat by Whyteleafe. |
Text: The unborn foal was identified among the remains of its mother - a 48-million-year-old horse-like animal found in Germany's Messel pit in 2000.
The mare probably fell into a lake shortly before birth - which led to outstanding preservation of the soft tissue from the foetus.
Details are published in the open acce... | A fossilised foetus belonging to an early relative of the horse has been described by scientists. |
Text: It happened at about 11:30 local time on Saturday at Coolanoran, Rathkeale, Limerick.
The woman, who was in her late 30s, was driving the car. No other vehicle was involved.
A male passenger and two children who were in the back were taken to University Hospital Limerick.
Their injuries are not thought to be life... | A woman has died in a car crash at a service station in the Republic of Ireland. |
Text: Fr Reynolds was based for more than 30 years at Clonard Monastery in west Belfast, where the funeral was held.
Along with his friend Fr Alex Reid, Fr Reynolds was deeply committed to brokering peace.
Among the mourners were Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Irish foreign minister Charlie Flanagan.
Ulste... | The funeral for the Redemptorist priest Father Gerry Reynolds, who worked for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, has taken place. |
Text: Cardiff North MP Craig Williams, a member of Parliament's Work and Pensions Committee, said it would give ministers "time to look at the system".
George Osborne is due to set out plans to lessen the impact of the cuts in his Autumn Statement on 25 November.
His original proposals were rejected by the House of Lor... | The chancellor should "pause" plans to cut tax credits if he cannot soften the impact of the changes immediately, a Welsh Conservative MP has said. |
Text: Snap shares surged on Thursday, rising 44% to $24.48 from the flotation price of $17 per share.
At the close the Dow Jones slipped back from Wednesday's record high, dropping 112.58 points to 21,002.97.
The S&P 500 index fell 14.04 points to 2,381.92, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 42.81 points to 5,861.22.
O... | Stocks on Wall Street slid at the close, with most of the focus on the firm behind Snapchat's trading debut. |
Text: The Netherlands international, 23, has signed a five-year deal with the Champions League semi-finalists.
Kongolo was a product of Feyenoord's youth academy and played 23 league games last season as the club won their first Dutch title in 18 years.
"I am very pleased to join AS Monaco," he told Monaco's official w... | French champions Monaco have signed defender Terence Kongolo from Eredivisie winners Feyenoord for a reported 13m euros (£11.4m). |
Text: Iyengar was credited with his own brand of yoga and taught author Aldous Huxley and violinist Yehudi Menuhin, among other celebrities.
He died in 2013 in the western city of Pune, aged 95.
Iyengar yoga is now taught in more than 70 countries and the guru's books have been translated into 13 languages.
The Google ... | Google has honoured Indian yoga guru BKS Iyengar with an animated doodle on his 97th birthday. |
Text: Allison Smith, 24, was "knocked out" by Dr Lee Salter in September 2015 but he continued teaching at the University of Sussex for another 10 months.
The university commissioned a review to examine its response.
Reporting on the findings, vice-chancellor Prof Adam Tickell said he was "very sorry for the failings".... | A university has apologised for the "inadequate" way it handled the case of a former student who was attacked by her lecturer partner. |
Text: 29 September 2016 Last updated at 06:43 BST
It's called "coral bleaching" - it happens when the water temperature gets a couple of degrees hotter than normal for two weeks or more - the coral changes colour to white and it's left damaged.
Check out the video and find out more.
Summary: | In the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, more than 60% of coral reefs have been left damaged by pollution and rising temperatures. |
Text: Dr Frank Atherton said he wants to make sure everyone in Wales has the same opportunities.
A Public Health Wales report said more needs to be done to tackle inequalities which lead to people living shorter lives in poorer parts of Wales.
Dr Atherton took up the post on 1 August, replacing the retiring Dr Ruth Hus... | Tackling health inequalities is a priority for Wales' new chief medical officer. |
Text: The 44-year-old was with a group of friends making his way to the railway station to return to Hemel Hempstead after a match at Molineux stadium.
They were attacked in Littles Lane at about 17:00 GMT, West Midlands Police said.
Det Sgt Adam Keen said the group was "completely outnumbered" and the man was left wit... | A Watford football fan is in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang in Wolverhampton on Saturday. |
Text: The money has been donated by a fund that distributes cash raised by the landfill tax credits scheme.
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) near Lincoln will feature an exhibition and memorials to the 55,000 RAF personnel who died in the war.
IBCC director Nicky Barr described the grant as a "fantastic b... | A centre dedicated to the memory of those who served in Bomber Command during World War Two has been given a £700,000 grant. |
Text: Unforgotten Forces, a collaboration of 14 different bodies, applied for funding from the UK Treasury's Aged Veterans Fund.
Grants come from money gathered from UK banks in Libor fines.
The three-year funding programme is also boosted by input from financial services company Standard Life.
The money will be used t... | A group of organisations, led by the charity Poppyscotland, has been awarded £4m to help support older veterans and their families. |
Text: The move comes after all local authorities in Wales agreed to participate in the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (SVPRS).
Families with children of primary school age will be given preference.
Suitable private rented accommodation will be provided in the Menai Bridge and Llanfairpwll areas.
This is du... | Anglesey council has approved resettlement plans to welcome 10 Syrian refugee families or 30 individuals to the island over the next three years. |
Text: Pimco, an investment firm, considered acquiring the 850-property portfolio before its eventual sale in April 2014.
In a statement Pimco said it was contacted on "an unsolicited basis by third parties with a proposal relating to the potential purchase".
It did not identify the third parties.
The statement went on:... | A potential US buyer of the Northern Ireland Nama property portfolio has said it was pitched a sale proposal by way of an "unsolicited approach from third parties". |
Text: Audi said the upgrade would "improve emissions behaviour in real driving conditions further beyond existing legal requirements".
The carmaker added it was convinced the programme would counteract possible bans on diesel cars.
In recent days, rival German carmakers Mercedes and Daimler issued recalls involving thr... | German carmaker Audi is offering a free software upgrade for 850,000 diesel cars in order to improve emissions. |
Text: They were scheduled to fly to the Balearic island on Tuesday on Monarch Airlines flight ZB504.
But after police were called to Manchester Airport at about 19:10 BST all were removed from the aircraft and no further action was taken.
The airline said they were "offloaded due to disruptive behaviour".
One witness, ... | Four women were thrown off their Manchester-to-Ibiza flight after allegedly threatening other passengers and using racist language. |
Text: Wiggins, 35, wants to ride on the track at the Olympics in Brazil in August ahead of a potential British finale.
Tour of Britain director Mick Bennett said: "The Wiggins team have verbally committed to me, and hopefully that can be a lap of honour for them with gold medals around their necks."
The tour runs from ... | Tour of Britain organisers hope 2013 winner Sir Bradley Wiggins will compete in the race for a possible final time as an Olympic champion. |
Text: Mr Elop got 24.2m euros ($33.5m; £20m) - 30% more than the initial figure.
A large part of that was awarded in Nokia shares, which have risen after the sale of the unit was agreed.
When first reported, the pay-off had sparked angry reactions in Finland, not least because Nokia's business declined under the leade... | Former Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop received a bigger-than-expected pay-off as the firm finalised the sale of it handset business to Microsoft. |
Text: 11 September 2015 Last updated at 07:12 BST
Disney's latest fantasy adventure series has just completed filming in Warrington.
The Evermoor Chronicles is about a girl from New York who has come to live in a mysterious English village.
The new series will air on the Disney Channel in the Autumn.
Summary: | Hollywood has touched down in a town in the North West of England. |
Text: The former England captain was player-coach at Gloucester last season but has not been offered a new contract.
The 35-year-old centre, who joined Gloucester from Bath in 2005, won 75 caps for his country.
"It wasn't a hard decision in the end. It was a case of staying another year at Gloucester or retiring," he t... | Mike Tindall has become the final member of England's 2003 World Cup-winning team to retire. |
Text: Civilians acting as unofficial guards have appeared outside some centres since five service personnel were shot dead last week in Tennessee.
Military personnel are generally barred from carrying firearms at recruitment centres and bases.
The Pentagon says it appreciates the support but armed civilians could pose ... | The Pentagon has urged US citizens not to carry out armed patrols outside military recruitment centres. |
Text: The 42-year-old replaces Paul Hurst, who left to take over League One club Shrewsbury Town last month.
Bignot guided the Moors to promotion to the National League in 2015-16 and led them for the final time in Saturday's FA Cup first-round draw at Yeovil.
His first game as Mariners boss will be at home to Sheffiel... | League Two side Grimsby Town have appointed Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot as their new manager. |
Text: Newly-elected World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said moving the Six Nations to April "could be a solution" along the way to forming a global rugby calendar.
"If you sit on something and expect it to be good the year after, it probably won't as things change," Phillips said.
"There's lots of opportunities to make... | Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chief executive Martyn Phillips says changing the Six Nations could improve the competition. |
Text: The attack happened while soldiers had gathered to receive their salaries at a barracks in the city of Aden, which is controlled by pro-government forces.
Some estimates put the death toll at 50, with as many as 70 injured.
It is not yet clear who carried out the attack but so-called Islamic State (IS) claimed re... | A suicide bomber has killed 45 soldiers and wounded 50 at an army base in southern Yemen, officials say. |
Text: Work is under way to demolish and replace the station building.
The build was due to be completed in spring this year but the discovery of gas and water services led to delays.
A spokesman for Network Rail said: "The site is safe and secure."
People with mobility issues can arrange access to the platform through ... | People with disabilities in Port Talbot have been travelling an extra six miles to Neath to catch a train as construction work is making Port Talbot Parkway inaccessible, a disability campaigner has said. |
Text: The Femfresh advert featured women, wearing briefs and swimwear, dancing.
Shown on ITV and Channel 4 on-demand services earlier this year, it included close-up shots of the women's crotches.
The ASA received 17 complaints that the advert objectified women and portrayed them in an overly sexualised way.
Church & D... | An advert for bikini line shaving products has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which found it was likely to cause "serious or widespread offence". |
Text: The Southern Health Trust is to take over the contract of Bannview Medical Practice in Portadown.
It faced closure after its last remaining doctor resigned. On Monday, a contractor in negotiations to take it over withdrew from the process.
The practice has 5,200 patients on its books. According to the Health Boar... | A County Armagh GP practice that faced closure is being taken over. |
Text: Cooke finished third in qualification, and a top-eight finish in the final will secure his place in Brazil.
Team-mates Tom Toolis (10th) and Joe Choong (22nd) will also bid for GB's maximum allocation of two Olympic places at the weekend.
However, London Olympian Nick Woodbridge (53rd) missed out.
Cooke - a World... | British pentathlete Jamie Cooke proved his Rio Olympic credentials by easing into Saturday's European Championship final at the University of Bath. |
Text: Lost Treasure was recently rediscovered by the Moving Image Archive at National Library of Scotland and was shown at Glasgow Short Film Festival in March.
The film was made in 1956 by Glasgow socialist collective, the Dawn Cine Group, in Caithness and Sutherland.
It was unable to complete the project after runnin... | An unfinished documentary about Highland communities in the 1950s is to be shown at venues in Thurso, Helmsdale and Inverness. |
Text: The Aberdeen-born artist was presented with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's latest Livingstone Medal at an event in Edinburgh.
When the honour was announced, the singer said: "I'm truly honoured to receive such a significant and historical award."
Ms Lennox was also recognised for her work for Oxfam and... | Singer Annie Lennox OBE has received an award for raising awareness of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. |
Text: The run on the bank started on Sunday, because of rumours that the bank was facing liquidity and legal problems in Estonia and Sweden.
The bank's chief executive in Latvia, Maris Mancinskis, has called the rumours "absurd".
He said Latvians had so far withdrawn 10m lats ($19.2m; £12m) from the bank.
The rumours,... | More than 10,000 Latvians have withdrawn deposits from Swedish-owned Swedbank after rumours the firm was in financial difficulty. |
Text: The three nominations were selected from 180 entries world-wide.
The winner will be announced at a ceremony on 24 August in Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre.
The prize was launched in 2012 when Britain's oldest literary awards, the James Tait Black Prizes, were extended to include a new category for drama.
The shortl... | Plays featuring body-swapping, Albert Einstein's brain theft and Scottish kings have been shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Drama. |
Text: The 35-year-old victim was woken up by repeated knocking at her front door in Heald Green, Stockport on 20 December, and attacked after opening it.
Police said it was a "terrifying attack" and the woman's children could hear her screaming.
The suspect is described as about 20 years old, 6ft (1.8m) tall, of a slim... | Police have issued an e-fit of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in her own home. |
Text: But Roger Lewis said that buying the airport in 2013 was "absolutely" the right decision by Welsh ministers.
In January, the Conservatives accused them of wasting tens of millions of pounds by purchasing it for around double an initial valuation of £20-30m.
Mr Lewis said "one will never know" if the price was cor... | It is impossible to know whether the £52m the Welsh government paid for Cardiff Airport was the right price, the airport's chairman has told AMs. |
Text: Sainsbury's, Tesco and Asda all said they would reduce prices by 2p per litre.
Fuel prices have fallen a number of times since September.
Motoring organisation AA said the supermarkets were responding to competition and a fall in wholesale fuel prices.
Since the autumn, each of the supermarkets has lowered prices... | Three major UK supermarkets are ushering in the new year by cutting petrol and diesel prices. |
Text: The Gloucester back-row was retained at number eight for Saturday's match against Scotland after a fine display in the loss to England on 11 February.
British and Irish Lion Taulupe Faletau remain on the bench for the trip.
"If I play as well as I know I can, I will give coaches less reason to not let me be in th... | Wales forward Ross Moriarty says his performance in their 21-16 Six Nations defeat by England was the best game he has ever played. |
Text: The woman in her 20s, named locally as Kerri McAuley, was found at Southalls Way near Mousehold Heath at about 22:40 GMT on Sunday, Norfolk Police said.
The detained man, also in his 20s, is being held in police custody ahead of questioning.
The property is sealed off while officers carry out forensic examination... | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a house in Norwich. |
Text: The Citizens trailed from the 13th minute when Bror Blume shot across Connor Roberts into the top-right corner of the net.
The Bangor goalkeeper was kept busy all evening as Lyngby.
The Danes finished with 10 men after defender Hallgrimur Jonasson was shown a second yellow card late on, and he will miss the secon... | Bangor City's Europa League hopes remain alive after a narrow first-leg defeat away to Lyngby BK in Denmark. |
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Marcio Soares put the Ports ahead on 14 but goals from Conor McDonald and Stephen Murray put Warrenpoint ahead.
A further late Murray goal sealed Town's comprehensive victory.
Warrenpoint stay bottom but edge closer to Ballinamallard and Carrick, who lost 2-1 at home... | Warrenpoint Town boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation with a deserved 3-1 win at Shamrock Park as Portadown's slide towards the drop zone continued. |
Text: Thomas Baker was found badly injured at Stanley Meat Market in the Old Swan area of Liverpool at about 08:15 GMT.
The 44-year-old, from the Everton area, was given first aid at the scene and taken to hospital where he later died.
Mr Baker's family have been informed and a post-mortem is due to take place later, s... | A murder investigation has been launched after a man was shot in the head and chest at a meat market. |
Text: Forfar were held to a 1-1 draw at home to third-placed Elgin City.
Annan Athletic, who are fourth, won 1-0 against Edinburgh City, who slipped to second bottom.
And Stirling Albion and Berwick Rangers drew 2-2 while Cowdenbeath and Clyde were not in league action due to the latter's Scottish Cup tie with Ayr.
The... | Arbroath closed the gap on Scottish League Two leaders Forfar Athletic to nine points with a 3-1 victory over Montrose. |
Text: Inspectors found problems with the way Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham runs its heart unit after a high death rates compared with other hopsitals.
The trust ignored repeated warnings over high death rates, the report said.
The trust said patient safety remained its "number one priority".
University Hospita... | A culture of bullying prevented staff at an NHS trust from speaking out about the number of heart surgery patients who were dying, a report has found. |
Text: Smith, 29, succeeded Glen Chapple as captain of the Red Rose last year but only skippered the side once before suffering a back injury.
Croft, 31, stood in during his absence and takes over on a permanent basis.
"This has been an incredibly tough decision for Tom to make," said cricket director Ashley Giles.
He t... | Lancashire have appointed Steven Croft as their captain for next season after Tom Smith stepped down from the role to continue his recovery from injury. |
Text: The incident happened on "rough" and "difficult" terrain at Bike Park Wales just before 15:00 GMT on Saturday.
The rider was winched to safety by the coastguard helicopter from Gethin Woods at Abercanaid and taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
Details of the biker's condition are not known.
Summary: | A mountain biker has been airlifted to hospital following a serious crash in Merthyr Tydfil. |
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