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Text: More than 40 of the figurines were smashed and strewn across the track at Echills Wood Railway in Warwickshire.
The "gnome village" is a centrepiece of the family attraction, which is part of Kingsbury Water Park.
Dozens of people who were moved by the story have offered to donate replacements after staff at the ... | Vandals broke into a miniature railway and "massacred" dozens of its trademark gnomes. |
Text: A man in a black Honda car was seen with an air weapon near the nature trail at St Vigeans, Arbroath, at about 18:45 on Monday.
Officers at Tayside Police said anyone who witnessed the incident should contact them as a "matter of urgency".
The force is particularly keen to speak to a female jogger who was in the ... | Police have made an "urgent" appeal for information following an airgun incident in Angus. |
Text: The vehicles crashed near the A4059 Penderyn Mountain Road and A465 Heads of the Valleys Road at Cefn Coed roundabout.
Motorists had experienced delays following the incident on Wednesday morning.
The road has now been cleared and traffic is returning to normal.
Check if this is affecting your journey
Summary: | A five-vehicle crash on the A470 near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff, has been cleared. |
Text: The West Ham United defender injured his hamstring in their 1-0 Premier League win over Tottenham on Wednesday.
"The first information is that we should be happy if he only misses three games," said Hammers manager Slaven Bilic.
Wales play Northern Ireland at the Cardiff City Stadium on 24 March, and Ukraine in K... | James Collins could miss Wales' friendly internationals with Northern Ireland and Ukraine later in March. |
Text: About 500 cattle have been released to graze on Minchinhampton, Selsley and Rodborough commons, near Stroud, in an annual event known as marking day.
Two types of collar are being trialled. If successful, all the animals will be fitted with them later in the year.
In the past two years, 17 cows have been hit by c... | A pilot project to fit cows released on to commons in Gloucestershire with reflective collars, to try to stop them being hit by cars, has begun. |
Text: The tournament, which features 48 men's and 16 women's teams, will run until 16 July.
A temporary arena has been constructed in the city's George Square, with seating for 3,500 spectators.
The opening fixtures of the tournament saw Scotland's men beat Hong Kong 8-4. The women's team beat Norway 11-1.
This is the ... | The Homeless World Cup has begun in Glasgow, with the opening ceremony and first matches watched by more than 5,000 people. |
Text: Researchers from Queen's University have created a liquid which they say releases more of its fragrance when it comes into contact with moisture.
The perfume is made up of a raw fragrance that scientists 'tagged' on to an odourless ionic liquid, which is salt in the form of liquid.
It has been designed by Queen's... | Belfast scientists claim to have developed a perfume that smells better the more the wearer sweats. |
Text: Piles of rotting refuse in the city's streets have prompted a mass anti-government movement.
Officials say the new move will solve the problem for the next four years while a permanent solution is found.
But protesters have gathered in Beirut, threatening to paralyse the country from Monday.
The crisis began with... | Lebanon is to temporarily reopen a landfill site and set up two new sites in a bid to end an eight-month crisis over uncollected rubbish in Beirut. |
Text: Harrad, 31, who joined the Gulls in January, is out of contract after making 15 appearances as they staved off relegation last season.
"A lot of it comes down to economics," Nicholson told BBC Sport.
"But to have somebody of Shaun's calibre, both on and off the pitch, would be fantastic and it would give us three... | Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson says he is hopeful that Shaun Harrad will sign a new deal at Plainmoor. |
Text: The blast took place in the Kurram tribal district on the border with Afghanistan. At least two children were reported to be among the dead.
Several others injured in the blast were taken to hospital in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram district.
The area has seen a series of attacks, including a car bomb blast i... | At least 10 people have been killed in a roadside bomb blast that hit a minibus in north-west Pakistan. |
Text: Palestinian flags were visible during the Champions League play-off first leg at Celtic Park on 17 August.
The Scottish champions progressed to the group stage 5-4 on aggregate.
Meanwhile, Legia Warsaw have been fined 80,000 euros (£69,085) and told to play their next home Uefa competition match behind closed doo... | Celtic have been fined 10,000 euros (£8,635) by Uefa for the displaying of an "illicit banner" during a match against Israeli side Hapoel Beer Sheva. |
Text: 28 November 2014 Last updated at 08:11 GMT
Samuel Joslin and Madeleine Harris play brother and sister Jonathan and Judy Brown in the film.
It's the first time that Paddington Bear has hit the big screen.
Watch Samuel and Madeleine talk about making the movie.
Summary: | Two stars from the new Paddington Bear movie give Newsround their top acting tips. |
Text: Skipper Laura Delany hit 81 with Shauna Kavanagh notching 67 as Ireland managed a competitive total of 254-5.
Zimbabwe's run chase looked on course as Chipo Mugeri (57) and Modester Mupachikwa (57) produced a second-wicket stand of 115.
But Beggs' introduction saw her producing figures of 5-52.
As Zimbabwe lost t... | Seamer Aoife Beggs' five wickets helped Ireland's women beat Zimbabwe by 19 runs in their last match in the quadrangular series in South Africa. |
Text: In a Freedom of Information request, police confirmed the letters were distributed to members of the public.
The estate houses the Queen's residence and Anmer Hall, home to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
One letter said the estate "would take intrusions into their privacy, and that of their guests, seriously"... | Nearly 50 letters have been issued by police on behalf of the Royal Family, warning against intrusions of privacy at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. |
Text: Other claims rejected by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) included a wasp causing an accident and a child scribbling on the forms.
Self-assessment returns are generally required from the self-employed and those with multiple sources of income.
The next deadline is for online returns, which falls on 31 January.
About... | Excuses from individuals who failed to submit their tax return this year included a claim that the paperwork was engulfed in a yacht fire. |
Text: The drivers touched at the start of Sunday's race in Austin, where Hamilton sealed a third World Championship.
Team boss Toto Wolff said the incident would be discussed, while Rosberg also threw a cap at Hamilton after the race.
"There is no need," Hamilton said. "Everyone has a right to an opinion but it doesn't... | Lewis Hamilton says there is no need for talks following his clash with fellow Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg at the United States Grand Prix. |
Text: Currently, both adult and children's colouring books are exempt from the VAT.
However, in future, colouring and dot-to-dot books for adults could be classed as "uncompleted" books, which attract the full 20% rate of VAT.
More than three million adult colouring books were sold in the UK in 2015, worth an estimated... | Adult colouring books could be subject to VAT under new plans being considered by the government. |
Text: World number 22 Gilbert said he played "probably the best I'll ever play and not win" in losing 10-7 to the five-time world champion at the Crucible.
He was happy with a season that saw him reach his first ranking event final.
"It's been my best financially and my ranking's never been so high," he said.
The 34-ye... | David Gilbert says he is already thinking about the new season after seeing his best ever campaign end with a battling first-round defeat by Ronnie O'Sullivan at the World Championship. |
Text: The growth figure was slightly lower than expected but the first quarter data was revised up.
The Dow Jones dipped by 6.7 points to 17,751.29 points.
The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged at 2,108.57, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 17 points to 5,128.79 points.
Consumer products company Procter & Gamble lost 4%... | (Close): US shares were little changed on Thursday's session despite figures showing the US economy grew at an annual pace of 2.3% in the second quarter of the year. |
Text: The jeans are described on Nordstrom's website as typifying "rugged, Americana workwear" and "hard-working action".
But critics on Facebook are scathing of what the company describes as its new design of "heavily distressed" jeans.
"You can achieve the same look for a lot less by rolling in your backyard or garde... | A US clothing company has been mocked on social media for selling a pair of $425 (£330; €390) jeans complete with "crackled, caked-on muddy coating". |
Text: The government said it had issued the ban because the nations concerned failed to sign agreements protecting foreign workers from abuse.
The Philippines is one of the world's largest labour exporters: nine million Filipinos are currently working abroad.
The economy is heavily reliant on the remittances they send ... | The Philippines has ordered a ban on the deployment of its workers to 41 countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq and India. |
Text: It has reported that the haul included AK47 assault rifles, mortars, explosive material, detonators, other bomb components and at least one revolver.
It follows police searches at a home and lands in Jenkinstown, close to the border with Northern Ireland.
On Monday, police said they had found ammunition and suspe... | A "significant cache" of arms has been found in a dissident republican investigation in County Louth, Irish state broadcaster RTÉ has said. |
Text: Parish Priest Fr McGuckien told mourners of the 22-year-old's "deep reservoir of goodness".
He said: "Eamonn in his short life had achieved so much.
"He had so much more to give from a deep reservoir of talent and goodness that he constantly tapped into during his 22 years."
He added: "Tomorrow would have marked ... | The funeral of Eamonn Magee Jr, the young boxer who was murdered last weekend, has taken place at St Joseph's Church, Hannahstown, County Antrim. |
Text: On Friday Hayes also exchanged contracts to hand over power of London Wasps, who share Wycombe's Adams Park ground, to former player Ken Moss.
The Trust have taken control of Adams Park as well as the training ground.
I'm extremely confident the club are in the best possible hands
"The Trust are delighted to take... | Supporters group the Wycombe Wanderers Trust have successfully completed the purchase of the club from Steve Hayes. |
Text: A front window of the house in Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar, was smashed before the firework was hurled through just before 22:00 GMT on 31 October.
It started a blaze which forced a man, woman and teenage boy to flee. No-one was injured, Cleveland Police said.
The arrested man has been bailed pending further inquiri... | A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a firework was thrown through a house window, forcing a family to flee the burning home. |
Text: Four cars and two lorries were involved in crashes near Leamington Spa just after midnight.
The collisions left the motorway closed in both directions between junctions 15 and 16.
Two lanes of the southbound carriageway - between the M42 turning and junction 15 for Warwick - remain closed for resurfacing work.
Dr... | A man has died following crashes involving several vehicles on the M40 in Warwickshire. |
Text: Emergency departments saw nearly 3,000 patients a day in May - the highest level for nearly two years.
The figures show 82.5% of patients spent less than four hours in urgent care - up from 80.3% in April.
But this is still less than the Welsh Government's target of 95%.
The improvement comes as A&E departments i... | Waiting times in hospital emergency departments in Wales have continued to improve in the last month despite "significant peaks" in patients attending. |
Text: Ensus stopped production at Wilton on Teesside in February 2015 blaming significantly reduced demand in Europe.
Commercial director Grant Pearson said, although the market had not picked up, government moves to increase the use of bioethanol in petrol could lead to increased demand.
Redcar MP Anna Turley said it ... | Production at a biofuel plant that has been repeatedly mothballed is to be restarted on a trial basis. |
Text: A suicide car bomber drove into the main gates of the base in Leego, along the main road connecting the capital, Mogadishu and the city of Baidoa.
The militant Islamist group al-Shabab says its fighters have taken control of the base but this is not confirmed.
Al-Shabab is battling Somalia's government for contro... | At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked an African Union military base in southern Somalia, witnesses say. |
Text: Police and zoo staff spent the night searching for Flaviu who had arrived at the zoo from Kent on Wednesday.
Park staff set 25 humane traps baited with meat after a sighting on farm land outside the boundary of the park in Sparkwell near Plymouth.
Dartmoor Zoo owner Ben Mee said the animal had "disturbed those tr... | A lynx that escaped from Dartmoor Zoo on Thursday is still on the loose, but the zoo has reopened. |
Text: Loop of Jade is described as an intimate exploration of Howe's Anglo-Chinese heritage through her journeys to Hong Kong to discover her roots.
Howe, 33, took away £20,000 in prize money, while the nine others on the shortlist won £1,500.
The prize started in 1993 for the 40th anniversary of the Poetry Book Soci... | Sarah Howe has won the prestigious TS Eliot prize for poetry for Loop of Jade, the first debut collection to scoop the award. |
Text: Professor William C Campbell, 85, was jointly awarded the accolade along with Japanese scientist Satoshi Omura.
They have found a new way of tackling infections caused by roundworm parasites by using the drug known as ivermectin.
It treats river blindness and lymphatic filariasis.
River blindness is an eye and sk... | A Londonderry-born scientist has been presented with this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine at a ceremony in Stockholm. |
Text: Delyn MP David Hanson asked what the UK government was doing to tackle the issue highlighted in official figures.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said Wales had "deep-rooted problems" with communities "physically distant" from developments elsewhere.
He said transport links would be improved to help... | A third of children in Wales live in poverty despite a fall in unemployment, a Labour MP has said. |
Text: The 36-year-old woman was trapped in her white Fiat Punto when it left the A75 Dumfries bypass at the Bloomfield roundabout at 17:05 on Tuesday.
Police said she was rescued by firefighters and was being treated in hospital for head and back injuries.
They have appealed for help from witnesses to the crash.
PC Stu... | A motorist was seriously hurt when her car crashed through the centre of a roundabout and landed on a footpath below the road. |
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Swansea defender Williams, 31, collided heavily with team-mate Jonny Williams late on in the Euro 2016 last-16 1-0 win over Northern Ireland.
Substitute James Collins was ready to enter the game, but the Wales captain insisted he stayed on the field.
"We think it was... | Wales expect captain Ashley Williams to be fit to face Belgium on Friday. |
Text: Analysis of the rogue code shows that it can decrypt scrambled data being sent through virtual private networks.
In a security advisory, the internet hardware maker said whoever wrote the code would be able to use it to spy on encrypted conversations.
Juniper has released patches to strip the code out of its fire... | Juniper Networks has issued a warning after discovering "unauthorised code" in its firewall software. |
Text: Researchers in Oxford and Birmingham say they can isolate different strains of the disease using a process called genome sequencing.
It means patients who may have waited months to get the right drugs can now be diagnosed in just a few days - so they have a greater chance of recovery.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt... | British scientists have made a world-first breakthrough in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. |
Text: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising people to avoid charging the toys, some of which are Bluetooth-enabled, overnight.
Children of all ages are also warned not to put fidget spinners of any kind in their mouths.
A recent BBC investigation discovered unsafe toys on sale in the UK.
Although... | A US government body has released safety guidance for battery-operated fidget spinners, following incidents of the toys catching fire. |
Text: In his first speech since Mr Trump took office, Mr Khamenei said the president had exposed "political, economic, moral and social corruption" in the US.
The response follows Mr Trump's imposition of new sanctions on Iran over a ballistic missile test.
Mr Trump has also been a fierce critic of the landmark nuclear... | Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says US President Donald Trump has shown "the real face of America". |
Text: A team of Austrian archaeologists used radar imaging to find the underground outlines of the city in the Nile Delta, a now densely populated area.
The Hyksos were foreign occupiers from Asia who ruled Egypt for a century.
Avaris was their summer capital, near what is now the town of Tal al-Dabaa.
The radar images... | An ancient Egyptian city believed to be Avaris, the capital of the Hyksos people who ruled 3,500 years ago, has been located by radar, Egypt's culture ministry says. |
Text: The 37-year-old striker from Esher has already pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine at Guildford Crown Court.
He faced charges after an incident in which he was reportedly Tasered by police responding to reports of a break-in at his home in Claremont Lane.
Judge Stephen Climie told him a custodial sentence would ... | Ex-Premier League footballer Marcus Bent has admitted a charge of affray after an incident at his home in Surrey last September. |
Text: Graham Short, from Birmingham, carried out the engraving to mark the Jubilee celebrations later this year.
He said it took 90 attempts over nine months to engrave the portrait on the 2mm wide pin.
To carry out the intricate work, he said he had courses of Botox around his eyes to keep them "rigid" as well as taki... | An artist who engraved a minute picture of the Queen on a pinhead said he used Botox and pills to help him keep still. |
Text: Roger Bird was suspended on full pay last Sunday over what UKIP called "allegations of impropriety".
He denies sexually harassing recently recruited UKIP candidate Natasha Bolter and abusing his position.
Party sources say there won't be a decision on his future until next week, to allow "deliberation over the we... | A disciplinary hearing has taken place into the conduct of UKIP's general secretary. |
Text: Ayshah went to South Africa, home to the largest population of rhino in the world, but where these animals are being poached for their horns.
She met the people risking their lives to defend the species, as well as two rhino that are lucky to be alive.
Guide: What is poaching?
How do you feel about poaching? What... | All this week Newsround's been reporting on the fight for survival that rhino are facing. |
Text: The extinct animal has been described through re-examination of a specimen that's been in a museum collection since 1951.
Researchers think it is a relative of the endangered South Asian river dolphin, offering clues to the evolutionary history of modern species.
The findings have been published in the journal op... | Scientists have identified a new species of dolphin that lived 25 million years ago. |
Text: Big oil producing nations meet this weekend in Qatar to discuss plans for a freeze in production levels.
But there is scepticism over whether such a deal would make much difference to the current oversupply of oil in the market.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 28.97 points to 17,897.46.
The S&P 500 was down... | (Close):Wall Street markets fell on Friday as oil prices slipped ahead of a weekend meeting that could result in a freezing of production. |
Text: Marshman, 27, was caught with a spinning heel kick by the Brazilian in the second round of their Ultimate Fighting Championship bout in Canada.
He fell to the floor and defended a number of ground shots, causing the referee to step in and end the fight.
"I'm disappointed with the stoppage," Marshman told BBC Wale... | Welshman Jack Marshman says he was disappointed with the decision to stop his fight with Thiago Santos following his defeat at UFC Halifax. |
Text: The Masters champion is in a nine-way tie for fifth after finishing with an eagle in Switzerland.
Fellow Englishman Daniel Brooks shares a four-way tie for the lead.
Willett will play in the Ryder Cup on 30 September and European team-mates Andy Sullivan and Matt Fitzpatrick struggled at Crans-sur-Sierre.
Sulliva... | Defending champion Danny Willett carded a five-under-par 65 to sit a shot behind the leaders after the opening round of the European Masters. |
Text: Folajimi Orebiyi, 17, was stabbed outside an estate in Notting Hill on Sunday night.
A 16-year-old and a 15-year-old were arrested on Monday and Tuesday. They were due to appear before Hammersmith Youth Court earlier.
They are accused of possession of an offensive weapon and murder. Two other boys, aged 15 and 16... | Two boys have been charged with killing a teenager in west London. |
Text: The Airlander 10 - a combination of a plane and an airship - took off at 17:30 BST near its base at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire and landed safely at about 20:15.
The £25m aircraft nosedived during a test flight on 24 August.
No-one was injured in the accident, but the airship's cockpit was effectively destr... | The world's largest aircraft has successfully flown for the first time since it crash-landed nine months ago. |
Text: The 24-year-old utility back player, who prefers to play at centre, has scored 14 tries in 15 games so far this campaign.
"We're really excited to have captured his signature," Red Devils head coach Ian Watson said.
"He's got a great try-scoring record and deserves the chance to have a crack in Super League."
Sum... | Derrell Olpherts will join Salford Red Devils from League One side Newcastle Thunder for the 2018 season. |
Text: Jessica Urbano has not been heard from since the 14 June blaze that claimed the lives of at least 80 people.
She had been sleeping in the family's flat on the 20th floor while her mother and and sister were at work and her father visited a neighbour.
A vigil was held in Avondale Park, west London, at about 16.30 ... | Family and friends of a girl who has been missing since the Grenfell Tower fire have released balloons to mark what would have been her 13th birthday. |
Text: At a hustings, the Respect candidate had produced what he said was a wedding certificate proving Naz Shah had not, as claimed, been forced to marry at 15.
Mr Galloway was challenging Mrs Shah's account of being forced to wed in Pakistan, published in an open letter.
Labour says her original certificate proves she... | Labour has accused George Galloway of breaching election law by making false statements about its candidate in the Bradford West seat he's defending. |
Text: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust was allowed to keep heart surgery after a second review of provision in 2016.
NHS England said the trust's congenital heart disease (CHD) services, based at the Freeman Hospital, must be on the same site as paediatrics, currently at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI).
Local managers ... | A health trust could be forced to spend millions of pounds consolidating heart services onto one site. |
Text: But Holland fast bowler Timm van der Gugten pegged the visitors back with a first four-wicket haul for the county.
Five wickets fell in the evening session, with Essex just short of a third batting point.
Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate is 43 not out as Essex aim to extend their lead on day three.
Glamorgan bowl... | Former England all-rounder Ravi Bopara and in-form Tom Westley shared the honours with 80 apiece as Essex patiently built a first-innings lead. |
Text: He appeared at a gala in Havana's Karl Marx Theatre with his brother, President Raul Castro, and Cuba's ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
In his first public appearance since April, he appeared frail and remained seated during the event.
Fidel Castro, who stood down in 2008, had earlier attacked US Presi... | The former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance at an event to mark his 90th birthday. |
Text: The men were arrested on Wednesday in Bradford as part of the National Crime Agency's investigation into historical child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The offences are said to have taken place against two girls aged 16 and 17.
Nine people have now been arrested as part of the NCA's Operation Stovewood.
It was l... | Two men arrested on suspicion of trafficking young girls for sexual exploitation by officers investigating child sex abuse in Rotherham have been released on bail. |
Text: Saturday's win over Australia saw head coach Jones' team match the record set by Sir Clive Woodward's side in the run-up to the 2003 World Cup.
But Jones, who has won each of his 13 games in charge, is yet to come up against world champions New Zealand.
"The 2003 side were a much better side than we are at the mo... | England are not nearly as good as the side that won the 2003 World Cup despite equalling their record of 14 straight Test wins, says Eddie Jones. |
Text: In the UK, it used to be a crime to be gay or bisexual, so many people have criminal records because of it.
However, it isn't a crime anymore.
Over the years, many people have campaigned for people with criminal records for being gay or bisexual to have their records cancelled.
They did not think it was fair that... | Thousands of gay and bisexual men have been pardoned for crimes they were convicted of because of their sexuality. |
Text: Coleman, 46, led Wales to their first major tournament in 58 years when they reached Euro 2016 in France.
During the competition, they made it to their first semi-final before losing to eventual winners Portugal.
Coleman played for Swansea City, Crystal Palace, Blackburn and Fulham but his career was cut short fo... | Wales manager Chris Coleman is to be offered the freedom of his home city, Swansea. |
Text: The Savoy Theatre tweeted on Tuesday that "due to the indisposition of Sheridan Smith, the role of Fanny Brice will be played by Natasha J Barnes at tonight's performance of Funny Girl".
It is the same tweet that was posted on Monday night, hours before the show was due to start.
Smith wrote on Twitter on Monday ... | Actress Sheridan Smith has pulled out of a second consecutive performance of Funny Girl in the West End. |
Text: A 35-year-old man was attacked in Springfield Avenue at about 21:50 GMT on Thursday.
Police said he remains in a "serious condition" in hospital.
The men, both aged 26, were arrested in north Belfast on Saturday. Police said they had been released from custody, pending further enquiries.
Det Insp Pete Mullan appe... | Two men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a serious assault on a man in west Belfast have been released on police bail. |
Text: James Pearson, 22, Tom Hopper, 21, and Adam Smith, 22, had their contracts terminated following an internal investigation by the club.
The offending video was obtained by the Sunday Mirror.
The three development squad players apologised for their behaviour.
A club statement said Leicester City "is acutely aware o... | Leicester City have sacked three players, including manager Nigel Pearson's son, after they took part in a racist sex tape filmed on the club's end-of-season tour of Thailand. |
Text: The owners of Big Sheep in north Devon said they erected a warning sign after people living nearby raised concerns over the new ride.
The 400m-long attraction, the Big One, opened at the park this Easter.
Owner Rick Turner said the message to customers was "unless they're absolutely petrified, please please don't... | A theme park has asked people not to scream on a new rollercoaster ride because it's too noisy. |
Text: Lewis Kerr, 25, from Snettisham in Norfolk, collided with another rider at the event on Sunday before crashing into a fence.
He was flown to hospital by helicopter and the meeting was abandoned.
Team manager George English said the rider's family was at his bedside at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Mr Engli... | A Newcastle Diamonds speedway rider is in an induced coma after a crash during a race meeting in Peterborough. |
Text: Of those who voted, 83.08% of shareholders were in favour of the deal, one of the largest in the energy sector in the past decade.
A total of 16.92% of shareholders opposed the merger. Shell only needed a simple majority of shareholder votes to seal the deal.
BG shareholders are also expected to approve the takeo... | Royal Dutch Shell shareholders have approved the company's $49bn takeover of BG Group. |
Text: Justices said Oklahoma could not execute Richard Glossip, John Grant and Benjamin Cole by lethal injection using midazolam while the case is pending.
The men's lawyers argue that midazolam presents an unconstitutional risk of pain and suffering.
The drug was used in three executions seen as botched in 2014.
Richa... | The US Supreme Court has postponed the executions of three death row inmates who say the use of the sedative midazolam in the procedures is cruel. |
Text: Nock-Ten hit the coast near Catanduanes island at 18:30 local time (10:30GMT) but there are no reports yet of damage or casualties.
However, some 100,000 people have been moved from areas at risk in the Bicol region amid fears of widespread flooding and possible landslides.
Dozens of ports have closed, with warni... | A typhoon packing gusts of wind up to 255km/h (158mph) has made landfall in the eastern Philippines. |
Text: The item was deemed safe at 12:30, nearly two hours after after the bomb disposal team was called in.
Police are appealing for anyone who saw a man acting suspiciously in Colinton Road at about 10:30 to contact them.
The section between Patie's Road and Redford Road has been closed for several hours.
The road wil... | An unattended package investigated by an army bomb disposal team outside Redford Barracks in Edinburgh posed no threat to the public, police confirmed. |
Text: The pairing of Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins led 3-0, before Mark Allen and Joe Swail levelled, but Trump's 93 in the decider put them through 4-3.
The English duo come up against holders China B, with teenagers Yan Bingtao and Zhou Yeulong, as they defeated Belgium.
Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo of China A eased pa... | England held off a Northern Ireland fight back to reach the semi-finals of the Snooker World Cup in China. |
Text: Rea, 21, made his senior Albion debut in August's League Cup tie against Southend, for whom he went on to play 16 games for on loan earlier this term.
The Republic of Ireland Under-21 player is available for Saturday's League Two game against Plymouth.
"Glen is somebody we've had on our radar," Luton boss Nathan ... | Luton Town have signed centre-back Glen Rea from Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: It caused the blackout on Sunday morning by climbing into the power station and pulling at the lines.
The baboon survived the "massive electric shock" that would have killed a human being, a power company spokesman said.
A person would also have been prosecuted, Henry Kapata added.
The baboon was rescued by a wil... | A baboon in Zambia has tampered with the cables at a power station in the south of the country leaving 50,000 people without electricity. |
Text: His mother, Alison, has been invited to unveil the newly-christened Bloomfield House on 25 April, the first anniversary of his death.
He spent ten years with the station, where he was breakfast show presenter at the time he was diagnosed with stage four melanoma.
Mr Bloomfield, 33, died at a hospice in his home c... | BBC Radio Derby is to rename its building in honour of presenter Colin Bloomfield, who died from skin cancer. |
Text: Christopher Cole told the Old Bailey he pushed Polish builder David Pietraskzek at Bond Street Station because he was angry at Russian fans' behaviour during Euro 2016.
The victim managed to leap out of the way seconds before the oncoming train.
Cole, 32, admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with int... | An England football fan has been jailed for 10 years for pushing a man on to live Tube tracks shortly before a train arrived. |
Text: It comes after a year which has seen a number of terror attacks, such as the killing of 39 people at a Tunisian resort and mass shootings in Paris.
The Queen will describe the festive period as "a time to remember all that we have to be thankful for".
This year's message, produced by ITN, will be broadcast on tel... | The Queen will speak of finding hope in "moments of darkness", during her annual Christmas Day address. |
Text: The 28-year-old was taken off on a stretcher during Wales' 27-13 victory over South Africa on 26 November.
It was initially said the British and Irish Lion, who has been capped 60 times by Wales, was set to miss at least the start of the Six Nations.
"It has been confirmed surgery is required. He will not play ag... | Ospreys and Wales flanker Dan Lydiate will miss the rest of the season with anterior cruciate ligament damage. |
Text: Stephen Lewis, 41, from south Wales, died after a crash involving his bicycle and a Skoda Citigo near Ilfracombe, north Devon, on Monday.
Devon and Cornwall Police has appealed for witnesses.
On Wednesday, the father-of-three's family said they were "in shock".
In a tribute, they added: "Steve was a wonderful hus... | The family of a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) killed in a traffic collision have described him as a "wonderful husband" and "much-loved daddy". |
Text: Ofsted again found widespread failings and inspectors discovered 16 out of 1,052 "in care" children did not even have their own allocated social worker.
Inspectors branded services "inadequate" and said care of children needing protection must also improve.
The council said it could take five years to move from i... | Norfolk County Council has failed to improve significantly services for children in care after being rated "inadequate" in 2013, a report says. |
Text: Deputy Mike Higgins said Deputy Andrew Lewis had "lied" at a secret States meeting in 2008 over his use of a police report to suspend Graham Power.
In later reviews Deputy Lewis said he had never seen the police report, the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry heard.
The inquiry is investigating historic child abuse i... | A former home affairs minister has been accused of a "stitch-up" over the suspension of a police chief who headed a historic child abuse investigation. |
Text: The £49m Pontio project was originally due to stage its first productions in September 2014, and the building schedule was blamed for the delays.
The October opening will be phased, with the full programme of events rolled out from December.
The new building will house the Bryn Terfel Theatre, research facilitie... | An arts and innovation centre will open at Bangor University in October, more than a year later than planned. |
Text: The 22-year old came on as a late substitute against Sporting Kansas City to score with his first touch of the ball in a 1-0 win on his MLS debut on Friday.
"Being out for six months and with all that has been going on, I feel really happy besides scoring the goal but playing in the game," Kamara said.
"I want to... | Sierra Leonean striker Alhaji Kamara scored a winner for MLS side DC United on his return to action, three months after being told he needed to quit football because of a heart defect. |
Text: The Fori first entered service in 1904 as a steam-powered boat. It was fitted with diesel engines in 1955.
When it returns to the Aura River in Turku on Saturday, it will be fitted with two electric motors and an electric drivetrain system.
Despite the upgrade, the ferry will still make the crossing at an average... | The oldest operating ferry in Finland is being relaunched as the country's first all-electric vessel. |
Text: David Penney, 50, pleaded not guilty at Southend Magistrates' Court. He also denies charges of assault and criminal damage in Eastern Esplanade on 24 May.
The alleged incident occurred at 03:00 BST in Southend after the team had returned to the town to celebrate.
They won their play-off final against Wycombe Wand... | Southend United's assistant manager has appeared in court charged with assaulting a police officer following the club's promotion to League One. |
Text: Jordan Bridge-Simmons and Tyrone Platt, both 20 and of no fixed address, were given six year sentences for false imprisonment and robbery.
They lured their victim to a house in Home Farm Close, Northampton, locked him up and punched him, before walking him to a cash machine to withdraw £300.
Northampton Crown Co... | Two men who imprisoned, beat and robbed a man they met through the dating app Grindr have been jailed. |
Text: The company reported its first rise in sales in nine months on Tuesday after strong Christmas sales of its iPhone 7.
The main US indexes were unmoved by the Federal Reserve's widely expected decision to hold interest rates.
The Dow Jones was little changed, up 27 points at 19,891. The S&P 500 moved less than 1 po... | (Close) Shares in Apple rose 6% following strong earnings, but overall Wall Street indexes finished flat. |
Text: Hometrack, which monitors property prices in 20 UK cities, suggested that the increase was driven by interest from buy-to-let investors.
It recorded house price growth of 4.1% in Liverpool and London in the first quarter of the year.
This was the fastest rise among cities across the country, it said.
Over the 20 ... | House prices in cities such as Liverpool, Cardiff and Southampton rose sharply in the first three months of the year, a survey has suggested. |
Text: Its research into the ONS Labour Force Survey suggested that the number had increased 200,000 since 2007 to just under 3.2 million people.
That is a rise of 6.9% over a period when the workforce grew by about 4.6%.
The report was released ahead of a strike by Tube workers who are unhappy about London Underground'... | The number of UK workers who routinely work nights is on the rise, according to the TUC. |
Text: The flaws were found in the radio-based communications used to update implants, including pacemakers, and read data from them.
By exploiting the flaws, the researchers were able to adjust settings and even switch off gadgets.
The attacks were also able to steal confidential data about patients and their health hi... | Security flaws found in 10 different types of medical implants could have "fatal" consequences, warn researchers. |
Text: Severn Trent had warned customers in Derbyshire and Leicestershire on Friday after finding high levels of the chemical at Castle Donington reservoir.
About 3,700 properties were affected.
"Before using your water, run your cold tap at full flow for five minutes, but after that it will be fine to use," the company... | Thousands of people who could not use their water because of an abnormally high level of chlorine have been told it is now safe to do so. |
Text: The Scots had stated that several players had suffered from "an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis".
But they have been deemed to have lost the European Championship qualifying tie, which was due to be played on 19 September in Albania, 3-0.
It follows a ruling by Uefa's control, ethics and disciplinary body.
Havi... | European football's governing body has ruled that Scotland's women's Under-19s team must forfeit their match against Serbia after their "refusal to play". |
Text: Pawel Chwalinski, 35, died on Park View Road on 22 November after suffering blunt force trauma to the head and neck, according to post-mortem tests.
Kamil Czarnomski, 23, also from Poland, but of no fixed address, has been charged with murder and is due before Barkingside Magistrates' Court later.
Three men arres... | A man has been charged with murder following the death of a Polish national in north London. |
Text: Officers had been investigating the possibility Shaun Cole, 22, had been a victim of crime when his body was found on a Florida pavement in March.
The Royal Scots Borderer had been on holiday at the Ultra Music festival in Miami with two friends when he died.
Pte Cole had recently returned from serving in Sierra ... | The death of a soldier from Edinburgh has been deemed ''accidental'' by police in North America. |
Text: Nathan Paton, 22, was discovered wandering the streets covered in blood in Borrowash, Derbyshire, on Friday.
The attack is being linked to the death of his mother Claire Nagle, 38, who died in hospital after being found seriously injured at a house nearby.
The death of a man on the M1 is connected to both attacks... | A man who was badly injured in one of several violent incidents on Friday said he had been attacked with a nail gun. |
Text: Goodfellas actor Frankie Sivero has filed a lawsuit against Fox claiming The Simpsons character of Louie, a member of Springfield's Mafia, was based on his portrayal of Frankie Carbone in Martin Scorsese's film.
That's according to legal documents made public on the Deadline website, a showbiz site in the US.
It'... | Someone get Lionel Hutz. |
Text: ICE announced back on 1 March that it was considering a bid for the LSE.
But it said that it has been unable to "confirm the potential market and shareholder benefits" of the deal.
LSE agreed a merger with Deutsche Boerse on 16 March, creating one of the world's biggest exchange operators.
Shares in LSE slumped a... | The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has said it will not make a takeover offer for the London Stock Exchange (LSE). |
Text: The officers from Chessington Safer Neighbourhood team were sprinting to the aid of colleagues who were pursuing a suspect.
They are now trying to trace the female learner to thank her for her help.
At around 20:00 BST on Thursday two officers were on foot patrol in Merrett Gardens when they spotted a man acting ... | A learner driver in south-west London stopped to give a lift to two police officers running to an arrest. |
Text: Air France's new boss, Jean-Marc Janaillac, unveiled the plan, saying the firm is "battling on all fronts".
The new brand does not have a name yet, but Air France plans for it to offer economy and business travel on new and reopened routes.
To compete with lower-cost rivals, its pilots and crew will be employed o... | Air France-KLM is creating a more "competitive" long-haul airline to win back customers from Gulf carriers. |
Text: Inter-party talks began in September to resolve the current political crisis.
They have been focused on the budget, welfare reform as well as past and present paramilitary activity.
The current crisis at Stormont was triggered when police said they believed IRA members had been involved in the murder of a former ... | Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said he is hopeful a deal can be agreed between the Northern Ireland parties within the next few days. |
Text: The installation at Morriston Hospital has been placed in a corridor connecting the new £60m outpatients' building with the rest of the hospital.
The tribute depicts the lifecycle of a dandelion and was designed by Katie Allen and created in glass by Simon Howard.
Around the glass are words in English and Welsh ... | A stained glass memorial dedicated to organ donors has been unveiled at a Swansea hospital. |
Text: Dr Alison Blackwell, who runs the Scottish Midge Forecast, said the consequences could be more of the insects next year.
The scientists said that overall this year there were fewer midges than previous years because the cold and wet summer affected the two main hatches.
A midge trap in Argyll had almost two milli... | Autumn's warm weather produced a rare third hatching of biting midges, a scientist has said. |
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