question stringlengths 15 2.26k | answer stringlengths 1 373 |
|---|---|
Text: The stash of more than 4,000 bronze and silver coins is believed to have been buried some 1,700 years ago.
Weighing around 15kg (33lb), he discovered the coins after spotting something shimmering in a molehill.
The regional archaeological service said the coin trove was one of the biggest such finds in Swiss hist... | A Swiss farmer has discovered a huge trove of ancient Roman coins in his cherry orchard. |
Text: Reports said the women, believed to be European, were rescued after they managed to escape from their captor and run off in different directions.
One was recaptured, but the other ran screaming from sand dunes towards a group of fishermen, witnesses said.
The man was arrested at Coorong National Park on Tuesday e... | An Australian man has been charged over the alleged kidnapping and attempted murder of two female backpackers on a beach south of Adelaide. |
Text: The galvanised steel structure at St Tudwal's Island West, near Abersoch, is designed to hold two rib-type boats.
Gwynedd's area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) unit fear it will visually impact on the area.
But local councillors approved the plan at a meeting on Monday on the recommendation of planners.
TV ... | Adventurer Bear Grylls has gained council approval for a 129ft (39.3m) slipway at his Gwynedd retreat despite opposition. |
Text: Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Bono and Stephen Fry were among those attending the memorial service, held at Stanford University.
The charismatic co-founder of Apple died on 5 October as a result of pancreatic cancer.
Another event, for staff, will be held at the company's headquarters in Cupertino on Wednesday.
This ... | Politicians, celebrities and friends gathered on Sunday to celebrate the life of Steve Jobs. |
Text: The deal commits the 40-year-old to a 22nd summer of county cricket in 2017.
Championship skipper Collingwood will also lead the team in all formats for the rest of this season following news that Mark Stoneman is to join Surrey.
"I feel I can continue to contribute to the team and I really want to help develop t... | Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has agreed a one-year contract extension with Durham. |
Text: Lownes met Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in 1954 and became the magazine's promotion director.
He suggested that Playboy set up a club and said he came up with the idea for hostesses to be Playboy bunnies.
Moving to London, he came to embody the Playboy lifestyle and set up a string of highly successful clubs and c... | Victor Lownes, who helped establish Playboy and ran the magazine's clubs and casinos in the UK in the 1960s and '70s, has died at the age of 88. |
Text: Media playback is not supported on this device
England, who are top of Group F after three games, host fourth-placed Scotland at Wembley on Friday - the 113th meeting between the two nations.
"We've got to keep cool and keep focused," said Tottenham striker Kane.
"It isn't like another game where, if you lose, it... | England's players must remain calm if they are to beat Scotland in what is likely to be a "heated" 2018 World Cup qualifier, says striker Harry Kane. |
Text: At the same time, 2.3 million male workers will benefit, the Resolution Foundation report says.
The majority of employees would see their earnings rise in line with the minimum but some would gain from a "ripple effect" of wage rises, it said.
The National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour comes into force in April 20... | Some 3.7 million women - nearly three in 10 employees - will receive a pay rise by 2020 owing to the new National Living Wage, research suggests. |
Text: Coleman, 28, is currently out with a double fracture of his right leg, suffered in the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Wales.
He joined the Toffees from Sligo Rovers for £60,000 in January 2009 and has gone on to play 247 games for the club.
"It is a massive boost and gives me something to fight... | Everton full-back Seamus Coleman has signed a new five-year deal with the Merseyside club. |
Text: Vishal Chopra, an accountant from Glasgow, is believed to have been on the Indonesian island to attend a family wedding.
He reportedly died after getting into difficulty while swimming offshore.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British national who has died in Bali, and... | A 42-year-old man from Scotland has died after a swimming accident on Bali. |
Text: David Cameron said the UK will accept people who are living in refugee camps on the borders of Syria.
Four million people have fled Syria since the conflict started there more than four years ago.
Pressure on the government to allow more refugees to come to the UK has intensified in recent weeks as the migrant cr... | The Prime Minister has announced that 'thousands' more refugees from Syria will be allowed to come to the UK. |
Text: The Association of Electoral Administrators is investigating the vote in Newcastle-under-Lyme, which Labour's Paul Farrelly won by 30 votes.
Complainants said some postal votes had not been issued and there were problems joining the Electoral Register online.
Returning officer John Sellgren said the probe would h... | An investigation has been launched after constituents complained they were unable to vote in the general election. |
Text: 26 January 2016 Last updated at 07:12 GMT
Eating and drinking too much sugar can be bad for your health, but sometimes it's tricky to know exactly how much sugar is in the food we buy.
So now an app supported by the government in England, has been launched to help you work out what's in your food. You scan the it... | An app supported by the government is designed to make it easier to stay healthy, by letting you know exactly what is in your food. |
Text: "I thought it would last 10 years," he told Doctor Who magazine. "It's going to do a minimum of 15."
Last month the sci-fi drama celebrated the 10th anniversary of its relaunch, having been brought back by the BBC in March 2005.
"Ten years on, our ratings are pretty much the same," Moffat went on. "It's extraordi... | Doctor Who will remain on TV for at least another five years, according to its executive producer Steven Moffat. |
Text: The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), set up along the lines of the BBC, operates public radio and TV services and is funded mainly by licence fees on TV sets.
In March 2014, the government announced that the IBA would be shut down and replaced with a new structure for public broadcasting within a year. The b... | Israel's press and broadcasters are many and varied, and account for differences in language, political viewpoint and religious outlook. |
Text: The Reverend Irene Wilson was leaving Holy Trinity Church at about 13:30 BST on Sunday when the robbery took place.
Humberside Police said following a search involving the force's helicopter two teenagers aged 16 and 13 "were arrested a short time later".
The grandmother of four was "unhurt" but "very, very shake... | Two boys have been charged with robbery after a vicar was carjacked as she left a church service in Hull. |
Text: Bliss said there was a shortage of neonatal nurses and doctors, and safety standards were not being met.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) joined the charity in asking for more investment.
The Welsh Government said £85m was being spent on training staff.
In a report published on Wednesday... | Neonatal services across Wales are overstretched and under pressure with the safety of vulnerable babies at risk, according to a charity. |
Text: The 50-year-old, known as 'Tank', has an inoperable brain tumour and cancer of the kidneys and liver.
He has since fundraised for charities, staging an all-star benefit game at the Falcons' Kingston Park home in 2016.
"Doing charity work has been like therapy," van Zandvliet said.
"It has allowed me to put someth... | Former Newcastle Falcons Premiership-winning prop Paul van Zandvliet will receive the Blyth Spirit prize from the Rugby Players' Association to recognise his battle against illness. |
Text: The American, 65, who is leaving LA Galaxy to take up the post, led his country to the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals in his first spell in charge.
Arena also boasts the best win rate of any US manager, with 71 victories from his 130 games between 1998 and 2006.
He has also won five MLS Cups with LA Galaxy and DC ... | Bruce Arena has been appointed United States head coach for a second time, succeeding Jurgen Klinsmann, who was sacked on Monday. |
Text: The Alex were sent down by local rivals Port Vale as they suffered their sixth successive defeat.
"It's horrible, I certainly won't want this feeling again," Garratt, 21, told BBC Radio Stoke.
"It's sunk in now, we just have to try to move on and restore some pride."
Crewe's 3-0 defeat by Vale sealed their fate, ... | Goalkeeper Ben Garratt says the Crewe Alexandra players are determined to "put a smile back on some faces" over the final five games of the season following relegation to League Two. |
Text: Darren Moore suffered multiple fractures and cuts to his face when he was attacked by men with baseball bats and hammers in Doagh on Wednesday.
David John Gibson,44, and David Rush,34, spoke only to confirm they understood the charges against them.
Gibson, from Milewater Drive and Rush, from Ballyvesey Green, are... | Two men have been in court charged with attempted murder after a man was attacked at a County Antrim bar. |
Text: John O'Dowd aims to encourage up to 500 teachers over the age of 55 to retire with early access to their full pension.
The "Investing in the Teaching Workforce" scheme will offer the deal as long as schools replace the member of staff with a newly qualified teacher, or one who has graduated within the past three ... | The education minister is to spend more than £33m on a scheme to replace older teaching staff with newly qualified teachers. |
Text: The 64-year-old Italian has guided Leicester to the top of the Premier League in his first season in charge.
He has been linked with the Italy job after Antonio Conte announced that he will leave his post after Euro 2016.
"I want to stay here," said Ranieri. "There isn't another team, nothing will change my mind.... | Claudio Ranieri has said he wants to retire at Leicester City and would turn down any approach to manage Italy. |
Text: Former Fifa officials Chuck Blazer, Jack Warner and Jeffrey Webb are among those being sued by world football's governing body, which has submitted documents to US authorities.
Fifa has been in turmoil since allegations of corruption in May 2015.
In total, 41 individuals and entities have been charged by US autho... | Fifa is attempting to reclaim "tens of millions of dollars" taken illegally by both Fifa members and other football organisations. |
Text: The 22-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the Championship side.
Williams made his Wales debut against Tonga in 2013 and has won three caps, scoring his solitary try against Scotland in the 2014 Six Nations.
He has made 79 appearances for Scarlets but is behind Wales squad members Gareth Davies and Aled Dav... | Welsh international scrum-half Rhodri Williams will leave Scarlets to join Bristol at the end of the season. |
Text: Rashan Charles was followed by officers in Dalston on 22 July and became ill after putting an object in his mouth.
His death sparked a number of protests, including one which turned violent.
An item removed from his airways was not a controlled substance, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has fo... | A man apprehended by police in an east London shop did not swallow a controlled substance before he died, the police watchdog has said. |
Text: After resuming on 310-3 the hosts lost Darren Stevens for 63 but Kent captain Northeast and Alex Blake (61) put on a fifth-wicket partnership of 127 runs.
Northeast (190) eventually fell to Steve Magoffin but a cameo from Callum Jackson (38) saw Kent all out for 575.
Sussex lost Harry Finch early in their reply b... | Sam Northeast missed out on a maiden double century as Kent's batsmen dominated day two against Sussex. |
Text: Visit England looked at trips made to English towns and cities over a three-year period from 2013 to 2015.
The figures are based on the Borough of Scarborough, including Filey, Whitby and parts of the North York Moors National Park.
The area had on average 1.4m trips per year over the period.
This contrasted with... | More British holidaymakers visit the North Yorkshire coast than any other part of the country outside London, according to tourist figures. |
Text: The 42-year-old was found dead with stab wounds in a property on Hazel Avenue at about 16:15 on Thursday.
A woman, 42, is in a stable condition in Blackpool Victoria Hospital after also being stabbed, police said.
A 23-year-old man and two boys, aged 15 and 16, all from Liverpool, are being questioned in custody.... | Three people, including a 15-year-old boy, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed in Darwen. |
Text: Fifa president Sepp Blatter previously rejected calls to publish the complete findings of American lawyer Michael Garcia, who conducted the inquiry.
But Platini thinks there needs to be greater transparency.
"I have no issue with the findings and recommendations being made available to the public," he said.
Media... | Uefa president Michel Platini wants football's world governing body Fifa to publish the full report into alleged World Cup bidding corruption. |
Text: The 26-year-old has played for the Egyptian club's senior team since 2013, having previously been a member of Al Ahly's youth side.
He will join the Johannesburg-based South African Premier Division champions on a one-year loan deal.
Al Ahly confirmed the move, saying head coach Hossam El-Badry had approved it.
T... | Striker Amr Gamal is to become the first Egyptian to play in South Africa after his club Al Ahly agreed a loan deal with Bidvest Wits. |
Text: The fine was levied by the Bank's Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) after QIB fell short of reporting requirements in 2011 and 2012.
QIB had made no regular assessment of its capital, the PRA said.
"QIB's failures in this regard were serious," it added.
The PRA said that from 30 June 2011 to 31 December 2012,... | The Bank of England has imposed a fine of £1.385m on Qatar Islamic Bank's UK arm, QIB (UK), saying that it had "failed to meet some of the most basic regulatory standards". |
Text: "As they have an office in Thailand and Thai reporters work there they must be prosecuted when they violate Thai law," Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters.
The BBC Thai-language website published the article last week after King Maha Vajiralongkorn ascended the throne.
The BBC has yet to be told if formal charges ha... | The BBC could be prosecuted in Thailand if a profile it published of the new king is found in breach of lese majeste laws, the prime minister has said. |
Text: Premiership
Hearts 1-3 Celtic
Aberdeen 4-1 Motherwell
Hamilton 0-4 Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 1-4 Inverness CT
Ross County 0-1 St Johnstone
League One
Ayr United 0-3 Airdrieonians
Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 Peterhead
Forfar Athletic 1-2 Brechin City
Stenhousemuir 1-3 Albion Rovers
Stranraer 1-0 Cowdenbeath
League T... | Reports from Saturday's matches in the Scottish Premiership and Leagues One and Two. |
Text: Otto, 31, had been banned from driving in December, but was caught behind the wheel twice in 24 hours in August.
He was suspended by Championship side Jersey after his arrest in August.
"Fautua Otto's conduct has fallen well short of the standards that we expect from our players," said Jersey's Bill Dempsey in a ... | Samoa international Fautua Otto has been jailed for five months and sacked by his club Jersey after being found guilty of driving while disqualified. |
Text: Media playback is unsupported on your device
4 October 2013 Last updated at 08:40 BST
There will soon be 1.4 billion smartphones in the world. They keep us connected and informed and now thanks to a booming market in fitness apps, they help keep us healthy too.
Moves on the iPhone and Noom Walk on Android are sma... | Kate Russell's weekly review of the best apps and websites. |
Text: Dale captain Camps, 21 has scored nine goals in 92 matches.
Cannon, 20, has three goals in 73 games while Rathbone, also 20, has two goals in 24 outings since joining from Manchester United last summer.
"I wanted to make sure that we were planning for next season," boss Keith Hill told the club website.
"We want ... | Rochdale have extended the contracts of young midfielders Callum Camps, Andy Cannon and Oliver Rathbone until the summer of 2018. |
Text: North Wales Police said the alarm was raised at about 10:20 GMT on Tuesday on the trail between Penmaenpool, near Dolgellau, and Barmouth.
Officers said they are trying to establish the woman's identity but the death is not being treated as suspicious at the moment.
The coroner for north west Wales has been infor... | The body of a woman in her 30s has been discovered on a cycle path along the Mawddach estuary in Gwynedd. |
Text: Family friends told the BBC that a Shanghai court had reduced Mr Humphrey's sentence.
His case was connected to the GlaxoSmithKline corruption scandal.
He was released on health grounds and has been moved to a Shanghai hospital for tests relating to cancer.
He will be deported on release from hospital.
Friends of... | British company investigator Peter Humphrey, jailed in China last August for two-and-a-half years for trafficking personal data, has been released early from prison. |
Text: Well, now is your chance as the Manor House in Horton, Gower, is for sale with its own medieval manorial title and views across the Bristol Channel.
The house buyer will also be legally entitled to style themselves as the Lord or Lady of Horton.
Unlike new titles, which can be purchased online, the lordship of Ho... | Ever dreamed of looking out of your window and knowing you are lord or lady of all you survey? |
Text: The Liberal government says the jets will close the "capability gap" in Canada's air power as it seeks a permanent replacement to its CF-18 fleet.
It will also launch a five-year procurement process in 2017 to find a replacement, which could include F-35s.
Ottawa will continue to participate in the F-35 Joint Str... | Canada will explore buying 18 new Boeing Super Hornet fighter jets. |
Text: 7 January 2015 Last updated at 06:34 GMT
The rubber-like blocks from Indonesia were first found in 2012 by a beachcomber in Newquay, Cornwall.
It's been a mystery to many but Jenny has found someone who knows more.
Summary: | Over the past few years mystery rubber tablets engraved with 'Tjipetir' have been found washed up all around Europe. |
Text: Kirpal Singh had been in a Lahore jail for 20 years after being accused of involvement in a bomb attack on the Faisalabad railway station.
His family says he accidentally crossed the border into Pakistan under the influence of alcohol.
Pakistan officials said Singh had collapsed after complaining of chest pains a... | The family of an Indian man who died in a Pakistan jail on Monday has demanded that his body be sent back to India. |
Text: His publisher, Bonniers, said the writer died in Stockholm on Thursday after a short illness.
A trained psychologist, Transtroemer suffered a stroke in 1990 that affected his ability to talk.
His poems - described by Publishers Weekly as "mystical, versatile and sad" - have been translated into more than 50 langu... | Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer, who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature, has died at the age of 83. |
Text: Gareth O'Connor, 24, disappeared in May 2003. His body was recovered from Newry Canal two years later.
The father of two disappeared on his way to Dundalk Garda station where he was due to report as part of bail conditions set after he was charged with Real IRA membership.
At the time, detectives believed he had ... | A pre-inquest hearing into the murder of a County Armagh man 10 years ago has been adjourned again. |
Text: Media playback is unsupported on your device
4 February 2015 Last updated at 07:25 GMT
The programme follows three young people who tell their personal stories about living with grandparents who have dementia.
Dementia is a word that describes a number of symptoms which affect the way the brain thinks. People who... | CBBC's MyLife is back with a new documentary called Mr Alzheimers and Me. |
Text: The pitcher, 25, will not be able to play again until July and would be ineligible for the Major League play-offs if the Mets qualify.
"I know the rules are the rules and I will accept my punishment," Mejia said.
"But I can honestly say I have no idea how a banned substance ended up in my system."
Summary: | New York Mets player Jenrry Mejia has been suspended for 80 games without pay after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol. |
Text: The H5N8 strain was detected in a greylag goose at the nature reserve near Ormskirk, in Lancashire on Friday.
Peter Morris, who works for the site, said it is "not a strain... that has ever transmitted to humans" and the centre remains open to visitors.
He said it had spread from Europe, adding: "This isn't a cas... | A single case of bird flu has been confirmed at the popular tourist attraction, Martin Mere. |
Text: Belgium international striker Jelle Vossen, 25, arrives on a season-long loan from Genk, where he has scored 105 goals in 244 games.
Winger Yanic Wildschut, 22, is a former Netherlands Under-21 international and has signed for an undisclosed fee on an initial two-year contract.
Boro have also captured Chelsea goa... | Middlesbrough have completed deals for three players. |
Text: An official in the Golestan provincial government, Reza Morovati, said seven more bodies had been recovered from the Zemestan-Yurt mine, near Azadshahr.
Efforts to remove rubble and search for other bodies were continuing, he added.
The blast occurred when methane gas that had accumulated inside a tunnel was igni... | At least 42 people are now known to have been killed by an explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern Iran last Wednesday, state media report. |
Text: Its proposal involves creating a "learning hub" on the 14-acre site of the former Western Infirmary.
The development was backed at a pre-determination hearing of the Glasgow City Council planning committee.
The university's masterplan, which includes a research and innovation hub, will now go to a full council me... | The University of Glasgow has welcomed a decision by councillors to back a key part of its plans for a £1bn expansion. |
Text: A strike on Tuesday has also been suspended, but strike action is still planned for 3 October. The GMB union said a work-to-rule would remain.
Refuse and recycling truck drivers walked out earlier this month over pay, staff grading and responsibility.
The city council said it was pleased strike action had been su... | A strike by refuse workers in Brighton and Hove on Thursday has been called off to allow further talks between union leaders and the city council. |
Text: The central defender took a kick to the leg during the 2-1 win against Slovakia on Saturday - Wales' first victory at a major championship finals since 1958.
He finished the game, but suffered some swelling which needed treatment.
"We've started working on it already and we've got a few days before the next game ... | Wales captain Ashley Williams insists he will be fit to face England in Thursday's crucial Euro 2016 Group B match in Lens. |
Text: The 25-year-old Southend United footballer was sentenced to eight months for conspiracy to defraud by obtaining bank details and transferring money.
Wood Green Crown Court heard a woman lost more than £2,000 in the scam.
Aseany Duncan, 19, from Enfield, north London, was also jailed for eight months for the same... | Former Premier League striker Nile Ranger has been jailed after admitting online banking fraud. |
Text: At present, fire crews administer basic medical care as and when it is needed.
Under the new plan, launched on Tuesday, crews will get additional training and will be deployed to treat casualties in instances where they are closer than paramedics.
Ambulances will still be sent, but firefighters will help people u... | Firefighters will be sent to treat people at the scene of accidents before paramedics arrive, in a pilot scheme. |
Text: Charlie Holt, five, was caught between a wall and a table as the popular Sun Dial Restaurant in Atlanta revolved on Friday.
The rotating floor automatically shut off and restaurant employees were able to free the child.
But Charlie suffered a head injury and was taken to hospital, where he died.
The family, who w... | A boy who died after his head became lodged against a wall at a rotating restaurant in the US state of Georgia has been named. |
Text: Parliament voted 207 to eight for the no-confidence motion, short of the 275 votes needed to dismiss Victor Ponta from office.
MPs from Mr Ponta's Social Democratic Party and another party did not vote.
Mr Ponta, who prosecutors say will not be arrested, has repeatedly denied the allegations against him since he ... | Romania's prime minister has survived a vote of no confidence, a week after he went on trial on corruption charges. |
Text: Real and Atletico are banned from registering players in the next two transfer windows after losing an appeal against their own punishments.
Fifa has given the Spanish FA six months to improve its transfer system.
It has strict rules restricting Under-18 players moving to foreign clubs.
Fifa's investigation conce... | The Spanish football federation has been fined 220,000 Swiss francs (£180,940) for violating youth player transfer rules in the case involving Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. |
Text: John Arthur Jones, 65, of Parc Cefni, Bodffordd, denies offences of recklessly or negligently acting in a manner likely to endanger aircraft or persons in an aircraft.
Caernarfon Crown Court heard the offences took place between November 2013 and September 2014.
Mr Jones was released on bail until his trial start... | A former councillor who denies 13 charges of shining lights at RAF jets will stand trial in November. |
Text: 3 August 2017 Last updated at 16:57 BST
He's just got back from the Swimming World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where he won two gold medals.
He also broke his own world record, twice!
Find out how he keeps himself motivated, what sport he'd choose to do other than swimming and what it takes to get a six p... | British swimmer and world-record breaker Adam Peaty answer some of your questions! |
Text: "I didn't want them to see me being bullied and not stand up for myself," she tells Radio 1 Stories.
"It wasn't just for me. It was for people who listen to my music and feel how I was feeling at that time."
In September she received online abuse after she was pictured holding hands with Robert Pattinson.
The 27-... | FKA twigs says she responded to racist abuse on Twitter because she hoped it would encourage her fans to stand up for themselves. |
Text: Hussain Saeed Alnahdi, 24, was attacked on Sunday outside Topper's Pizza in downtown Menomonie, Wisconsin, near his university.
Local media reported police found Mr Alnahdi unconscious and bloodied. He died on Monday.
The motive of the crime is unclear and police have asked for any information about a possible as... | A Saudi student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout has died after being assaulted by an unidentified man. |
Text: It is 10 years since the fictional Edinburgh detective John Rebus last appeared on television.
But now independent producer Eleventh Hour Films has announced that it has acquired the television rights to Ian Rankin's best selling crime novels.
The deal coincides with the 30th anniversary of the publication of the... | One of Scotland's most famous detectives looks set to make a return to the small screen. |
Text: Eye-witnesses say an employee was cleaning the two-metre high chandelier when it came down on Wednesday.
The crash scattered tourists, but no-one was injured in the accident.
Tour guides have accused those responsible for maintaining the site of negligence.
The 60kg chandelier normally hangs under the Royal Gate,... | The Indian authorities have ordered an inquiry into why a chandelier hanging at the entrance of the country's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, crashed to the ground earlier this week. |
Text: The Sea-land freight service pulled into the port on 7 May 1966, as it transported goods such as Scotch whisky to the US.
Grangemouth was the first UK port to handle a transatlantic ship carrying only containers as part of the Europe and American shipping route.
Since then, it has become Scotland's largest contai... | The Port of Grangemouth is celebrating 50 years since the first container vessel called at the terminal. |
Text: Each of the four large pieces of equipment weighs about 170 tonnes.
They have been unloaded from a ship at Port of Scrabster, near Thurso, to be taken by road to SSE's Spittal substation at Achanarras.
The substation is part of the £1.1bn Caithness-Moray Project, which when completed will transmit electricity fro... | Four transformers for an electricity substation in Caithness have arrived in the area by sea from Sweden. |
Text: The Briton caused controversy in 2010 when he made barbs at some of Hollywood's leading stars and had vowed in 2012 to never host the awards again.
But in a blog post entitled "Ricky's back!" the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which organises the Golden Globes, confirmed the news.
The 73rd ceremony will tak... | Comedian Ricky Gervais is to return for the fourth time as the host of Hollywood's Annual Golden Globe Awards. |
Text: The move comes ahead of Thursday's board meeting where the firm is expected to finally approve the project in Somerset - Britain's first new nuclear power plant in decades.
The French state, which owns 85% of EDF, will buy 3bn euros-worth of new shares in the fundraising.
The project is expected to cost £18bn.
"W... | Shareholders at French energy giant EDF have approved plans to issue new shares to raise 4bn euros (£3.4bn) to help pay for the nuclear plant at Hinkley Point. |
Text: Media playback is not supported on this device
Gerrard said he could not guarantee Gunners target Suarez, 26, would still be at Anfield when the transfer window closed, but added he was sure he would not be going to another English club.
"I don't know what is going to happen over the next few weeks," said Gerrard... | Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he is confident that Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will not be sold to Arsenal this summer. |
Text: Gayle, 26, followed up September's Norwich treble with another against Birmingham as the Magpies climbed above Brighton, who went top by beating Leeds on Friday night.
It took his personal tally to 16 and also ended a three-game winless run.
"It's important to get back to winning ways," Gayle told BBC Newcastle.
... | Striker Dwight Gayle says his second Newcastle United hat-trick this season was made more significant by the team's return to the top of the Championship. |
Text: Mark Aizlewood, 57, from Aberdare, pleaded not guilty to fraud by false representation in connection with football-based apprenticeships.
He and five others face charges at London's Southwark Crown Court after a Serious Fraud Office investigation.
Former Middlesbrough, Cardiff and Newport player Paul Sugrue, 55, ... | An ex-Wales footballer has denied being part of an alleged multi-million pound fraud involving apprentice schemes. |
Text: Lucy Richards made the threats in January this year because she thought the attack was a hoax, officials say.
The 57-year-old, of Tampa, Florida, allegedly wrote in messages, "you gonna die, death is coming to you real soon".
She was arrested on Monday on four felony counts of transmitting threats, the US Justice... | A woman has been charged with making death threats against the parent of a child who died in the Sandy Hook school shooting massacre, authorities say. |
Text: The young girls from Orkney won the Loganair contest for each of the Britten Norman Islander aircraft used on the inter-isles service.
One leg is the 1.7 mile jump between Westray and Papa Westray.
Danni Muir, 11, and Erynn Stevenson, 14, were the winners.
Erynn, from Stronsay Junior High, was selected for her pa... | Two schoolchildren have won a competition to redesign the tail fins of aircraft used on a service which includes the shortest scheduled flight in the world. |
Text: It was discovered at Oakvale Terrace in Upperlands on Friday.
The area was cordoned off and a number of homes evacuated for a time while an Army bomb team examined the object.
Residents have been allowed to return to their homes and all roads reopened.
Summary: | A suspicious object that caused a security alert in County Londonderry was a hoax, police have said. |
Text: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews arrived at the scene of the three-car collision at about 12:15.
There have not been any reports of casualties from the other vehicles involved in the crash on the town's Glasgow Road.
The two men were treated by ambulance staff before being taken to Crosshouse Hospital.
Inci... | Two men trapped in an overturned car in Kilmarnock have been rescued by firefighters. |
Text: The home side were set to resume on 223-4, 300 runs ahead, with opener Keaton Jennings on 105 not out.
Rain during the morning meant that a prompt start was impossible.
And umpires Rob Bailey and Nigel Cowley took the decision to abandon play for the day shortly before 14:45 BST after inspecting conditions in the... | Durham were denied the chance to press home their advantage against Somerset as bad weather prevented any play on day three at the Riverside. |
Text: Archie the Jack Russell terrier was found abandoned earlier this year and spends most weekends with London nursery teacher Marie-Hélène Léoni.
The Dogs Trust centre at Harefield says when he returns to the shelter he only obeys commands delivered in her accent.
Staff have been forced to mimic her voice when inter... | An abandoned dog has become so used to one shelter's volunteer he only responds to commands in a French accent, according to the home's staff. |
Text: She told a party conference in Harrogate that arguments for staying in the EU were "powerful" and "sensible".
These included free movement of people, which "enriches all of our lives", workers' rights and environmental standards, she said.
Prime Minister David Cameron has called an in/out referendum on the UK's r... | The UK should remain in a "fairer, kinder, more sustainable Europe", Green party leader Natalie Bennett has said. |
Text: It is understood that they had been stuck on the rocks at Ballymacormick Point for a number of hours.
The alarm was raised at about 21:00 BST on Tuesday. Bangor coastguard rescue team, the coastguard helicopter and Bangor lifeboat were deployed.
The girls, who are both 15 years old, were treated by paramedics for... | Two teenage girls have been rescued by the coastguard after being trapped on rocks near Bangor, County Down. |
Text: It is the most celebrated event in the calendar for about 400,000 Sikhs in the UK.
The celebration, in the form of a religious procession known as a nagar kirtan, paraded through the town.
The colourful display includes hymn singing, martial-arts displays and handouts of free food and showcases the religion to th... | More than 500 Sikhs from across Yorkshire have gathered in Doncaster to celebrate the festival of Vaisakhi. |
Text: The "heinous murder" occurred on Saturday, said Eugene Owusu, the UN's humanitarian chief in South Sudan.
The UN did not say who the victims were or what aid agency they worked for.
They were traveling between Juba, the capital, and the town of Pibor.
At least 79 aid workers have been killed in South Sudan since ... | Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in South Sudan, the UN says, in the deadliest single incident for humanitarians since the country's civil war began. |
Text: Two cars collided shortly after 10:00 BST on Monday, said police.
The driver of one of the cars, a 63-year-old local man, died at the scene. His passenger, a woman aged 58, was airlifted to hospital where she remains in a serious condition.
The passenger of the other car, a 59-year-old local woman, died shortly a... | Two people died and two others were seriously injured in a crash on the A15 near Cranwell in Lincolnshire. |
Text: The 21-year-old midfielder was brought on by his father, the Madrid coach, at half-time in their Copa del Rey victory over Cultural Leonesa at the Bernabeu.
Madrid won the tie 6-1, beating their third-tier opponents 13-2 on aggregate to reach the competition's last 16.
Norwegian teenager Martin Odegaard, who sign... | Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo scored 18 minutes into his Real Madrid debut - with his first shot for the club. |
Text: The 26-year-old, who is capable of playing on the wing, at full-back or at centre, made his third international appearance for the Wallabies in 2016.
He has played for Super Rugby sides Western Force and Queensland Reds, as well as sevens rugby for Australia.
"Luke is an impressive player with excellent technical... | Bristol have signed versatile Australia back Luke Morahan for next season. |
Text: The title was secured as the men's four beat Italy in Lucerne.
Three regattas make up the World Cup, with an overall winner in each event decided by the combined results from each leg.
The men's quadruple scull also won silver and took the overall event title in the process.
Bronze from the women's eight took Gre... | Great Britain won the overall 2017 World Cup title as the men's four took gold at the final regatta of the series in Switzerland. |
Text: John Wainwright, of Arnold, Nottingham, admitted regularly calling the emergency line at Nottingham Magistrates' Court earlier.
On one day in August, he called the emergency number every 10 minutes, the East Midlands Ambulance Service said.
The 43-year-old will be sentenced on 19 December following psychiatric re... | A nuisance caller who rang 999 hundreds of times over a five-month period was using it as a "free sex-line", ambulance bosses have said. |
Text: Reports say the business, which began 92 years ago and was once a major focus for betting, may fetch up to £100m.
Sportech combined the pools brands by buying Littlewoods Gaming in 2000, Zetters in 2002 and Vernons in 2007.
The pools are now played by about 300,000 people, though at their height 10 million player... | The Football Pools could be about to change hands after Netplay TV said it was in talks to buy the business from current owner Sportech. |
Text: 14 September 2016 Last updated at 07:06 BST
Researchers all over the world, including in the French Alps, have been drilling into huge ice glaciers to learn more about them.
Glaciers are huge sheets of ice made from lots of layers of snow that has been pressed together.
They can be found in snowy mountain regions... | Scientists have been studying ice samples from glaciers around the world, but how do you stop it from melting? |
Text: Jamie Clark, 28, lost fingers on his left hand after being arrested for a "domestic incident" in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is looking into the matter, which happened in Llanelli on 20 June.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the man "suffered an injury while in custody".
Mr Cl... | An investigation is under way after a man had three fingers chopped off when a police cell door was allegedly closed on his hand. |
Text: Annette Gration, 58, was told she could not stay at Searles of Hunstanton, as the company had a policy against people staying by themselves.
Mrs Gration, of Skegness, Lincolnshire, was eventually allowed to stay after saying she would be joined by her son.
The company said the issue would be addressed at its next... | A widow says she felt like an "oddity" after she was told she could not stay in a motor home at a Norfolk holiday park because she was single. |
Text: The victim, 24, was found in an entry off Glencairn Way shortly after 05:00 GMT on New Year's Day.
He was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries, but they are not thought to be life-threatening.
Police believe he was attacked by another man and are appealing for anyone with information on the assault to ... | A man has suffered slash wounds to his face after an attack in north Belfast. |
Text: Hereford-born Morris, 22, only signed a two-year deal in May but his existing contract is now extended by a year.
"You could see his potential. Now he's started to believe it himself," Walsall boss Jon Whitney told BBC Sport.
"Some players get discarded too quickly and Kieron could easily have been one. But this ... | Walsall winger Kieron Morris has signed an extended Saddlers contract, tying him to the club until 2019. |
Text: The five-time world champions will compete together in the Skud 18 class for a third time.
The Sonar trio of Stephen Thomas, John Robertson and Hannah Stodel represent ParalympicsGB at their fourth Games.
The five experienced sailors join reigning Paralympic champion Helena Lucas, who was selected in April 2015.
... | London 2012 bronze medallists Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell have been named in Britain's Paralympic sailing squad for this summer's Rio Games. |
Text: Mr Gonzalez will meet lawyers and families of the prisoners.
He postponed a trip in May when the trial of one of the opposition leaders, Leopoldo Lopez, was cancelled.
The Venezuelan Congress has classified him as a "persona non grata".
Two other former leaders, ex-presidents Andres Pastrana of Colombia and Jorge... | Former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez has arrived in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, to help with the defence of jailed opposition politicians. |
Text: The suspects were detained close to the country's border and were being questioned, reports from Vienna say.
The interior ministry said they were all Chechens with Russian citizenship who had been granted asylum in Austria.
Hundreds of European Muslims are known to have travelled to Syria to fight in the country'... | Nine people have been arrested by police in Austria on suspicion of planning to join Islamist militant groups in Syria. |
Text: The proposed trail will follow the 129 miles (207km) of the Heart of Wales railway line between Shrewsbury and Swansea.
A feasibility study has been carried out and a new walking route between Craven Arms and Llanelli is being developed.
A crowd funding campaign has been set up to help fund the next stage.
Organi... | Plans for a new long-distance walking route from south Wales to Shropshire have been unveiled. |
Text: Mark Gilmore was suspended in June 2014 in connection with an investigation into the awarding of vehicle contracts.
The Public Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to proceed.
West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner said his suspension was under review.
The Public Prosecution Service fo... | West Yorkshire Police's chief constable will not face charges in connection with a bribery and misconduct investigation in Northern Ireland. |
Text: Changing term dates was meant to help staff, reduce stress levels and allow families to book cheaper holidays.
Sue Wilson, executive head of Tall Oaks Academy Trust in Gainsborough, said the schools in its group had not reported any significant improvement though.
The local authority said coordinating term dates ... | An academy group of schools that introduced shorter summer holidays has abandoned the idea after experiencing a rise in absences. |
Text: The Friesians, aged 16 months, were found dead in Dolwen, near Old Colwyn, on Friday after eating clippings from yew and leylandii trees.
Sgt Rob Taylor, of the rural crime team, said a post-mortem examination showed plant toxins were to blame.
He said the force was investigating the "atrocious" act of fly-tippin... | Three young cows died after eating poisonous tree cuttings dumped in a Conwy farmer's field, North Wales Police has said. |
Text: China-based company Mobike is bringing 1,000 bikes to Manchester and Salford as part of plans to expand into European cities.
The scheme features an accompanying app which uses GPS technology to show riders where the nearest available bike can be found.
It will be launched on 29 June and is backed by both council... | A bicycle-hire scheme - similar to London's "Boris Bikes" - is to be launched in Greater Manchester. |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.