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Text: A total of 186 extra staff have been found.
However, NHS Grampian's board has heard that 400 posts still need to be filled.
The search is continuing across the UK and abroad, but the high cost of housing is seen as a barrier to attracting staff to the area.
Dr Annie Ingram, director of workforce at NHS Grampian, ... | NHS Grampian has recruited more than 180 new nursing and midwifery staff in the last year but says it still has too many vacancies. |
Text: The 25-year-old hit the winning runs to send England through to Sunday's World Twenty20 final but was dropped for the final Test against Pakistan in October.
"He'll be a bonus but it would be a shame for him not to get in the England side," Croft told BBC Radio Manchester.
"He had a few cameos here last year and ... | Lancashire captain Steven Croft says having Jos Buttler back would benefit the side if he is not selected for England's summer Tests. |
Text: The violence broke out in the district on Monday night as officials tried to clear an unlicensed New Year market.
Scores of people, mostly police, were injured and 64 people were arrested as supporters of the food vendors tried to stop the operation.
The 37 were released on bail and the case adjourned until April... | Thirty-seven people have appeared in court in Hong Kong, charged with rioting over violent street protests in Mong Kok. |
Text: Fulton, 19, is a Scotland Under-21 international who has yet to play first-team football for Liverpool.
He was named as an unused substitute for the Reds in two League Cup ties against Carlisle and Bournemouth earlier this season.
Fulton is expected to provide competition for Portsmouth goalkeepers Brian Murphy a... | Portsmouth have signed teenage Liverpool goalkeeper Ryan Fulton on a youth loan until the end of the season. |
Text: Joel Ifergan bought two tickets for the weekly lottery draw in 2008, but the second ticket with the winning numbers printed just after the deadline.
Mr Ifergan argued he should share the winnings as he bought both tickets before the cut-off.
He reportedly spent $100,000 in legal costs on the case.
"I'm really dis... | Canada's Supreme Court has said it will not hear the appeal of a Quebec man who missed a C$27m (£18m) lottery jackpot by seven seconds. |
Text: The county council expects its secondary age population to rise by 9,369 by 2024.
As well as building new schools, the authority says it would consider using commercial premises when suitable.
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) said it was concerned whether such buildings would be "fit for purpose".
The council... | An "unprecedented" rise in school age children numbers in Northamptonshire has prompted education bosses to consider office buildings for teaching. |
Text: The Money Advice Trust, which runs the National Debtline service, said that less than a third of people it surveyed had a budget for the festive period.
It added that a third would be borrowing to pay for Christmas costs.
Various advice services say that building up a savings buffer is key to paying for expensive... | Debt concerns at Christmas can be alleviated by seeking advice well before the bills come in, a charity has suggested. |
Text: They resumed on 70-1 and skipper Steve Smith recorded his 16th Test fifty to guide his team to their target of 201 shortly after lunch on the final day.
Adam Voges made 10 not out and was the leading series run-scorer with 309.
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum bowed out of international cricket and said it wa... | Australia completed a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Christchurch to seal a 2-0 series victory and regain top spot in the Test rankings. |
Text: British number three Evans, 26, won for the first time on clay at ATP Tour level on Monday when he beat Thiago Monteiro in his tournament opener.
He will play world number nine Dominic Thiem next after the Austrian beat Britain's Kyle Edmund 6-1 6-4.
Meanwhile, British number four Aljaz Bedene beat Marius Copil i... | Dan Evans continued his unlikely run at the Barcelona Open as he made the third round with a 6-4 6-4 win over German world number 35 Mischa Zverev. |
Text: The 19-year-old man suffered a head injury in the assault at Ard Grange near Hazelbank.
It happened on Wednesday morning.
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and having an offensive weapon.
Summary: | A teenager in Londonderry has been attacked by a man with a hammer. |
Text: Rob Camm, 21, said he had wanted to do the Tough Mudder challenge since hearing about it before his accident.
Mr Camm, who was injured in a car crash, is believed to be the first tetraplegic to take part in event.
He could not tackle every obstacle in Cirencester Park, Gloucestershire, but powered across muddy te... | A man paralysed from the neck down has taken part in a 12-mile off-road race controlling a wheelchair with his chin. |
Text: The proposals come a month after 130 people died in attacks in Paris led by French and Belgian nationals.
Anyone born in France is currently eligible for French nationality.
The proposed constitutional amendment is likely to meet stiff opposition when it goes before parliament in February.
Divisions have emerged ... | Dual citizens born in France and found guilty of terror offences will be stripped of their French nationality under tough new proposals detailed by Prime Minister Manuel Valls. |
Text: The 21-year-old spent a season and a half with the Bannsiders, having previously played for Linfield.
"I have watched his progression now for several years and I think he is a superb left back," said Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter.
"He will bring another great attitude to the team and I hope that he will be her... | Rodney Brown has left Coleraine to join Irish Premiership champions Crusaders on a three and a half year contract. |
Text: However the news has disappointed some console owners who believe a subscription would enable them to access more content.
China's Xbox Gold service is very limited compared with other markets in order to comply with the country's strict censorship laws.
The free trial was supposed to have ended this week.
China ... | Microsoft has announced that it will continue to offer its Gold Xbox Live service for free in China. |
Text: The track is aimed at encourage walking and biking to the new Elgin High School for pupils and other members of the community.
The 1km long path has been funded by sustainable travel charity Sustrans.
Moray Council transportation technician Katherine Forrest said it offered safe space for cyclists and pedestrian... | A £310,000 project to provide a traffic-free route for cyclists and pedestrians through a busy part of Elgin has been completed. |
Text: A total of £500m is being spent on new homes, education facilities and upgrades to public housing over the next five years.
The authority said the work could create 250 jobs and 40 apprenticeships.
Firms bidding for the work would need to take new recruits from the council's academy if plans are agreed.
As part o... | A training academy could be set up by Flintshire council to train apprentices to work on three multimillion pound building projects in the county. |
Text: In an academic paper, he said central banks could "sacrifice some political independence" without undermining their ability to do their job.
"We need a more nuanced approach to central bank independence in this brave new world," he added.
A former top Bank official said Mr Balls had raised "an important issue".
A... | Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for the Bank of England's independence to be curbed in response to growing "popular discontent". |
Text: The 32-year-old former Ghana midfielder asked Daniele Minelli to stop Sunday's Serie A game at Cagliari.
But he was instead booked for dissent in the 89th minute, prompting the former Portsmouth and Sunderland player to leave the pitch in protest.
He angrily confronted Cagliari fans, shouting: "This is my colour.... | Pescara's Sulley Muntari walked off the pitch in protest when a referee booked him after he claimed he was being racially abused during a league match. |
Text: It follows allegations by Channel 4 News that 22 boys were beaten by former Christian charity head John Smyth QC in the 1970s.
Bishop Andrew Watson said he endured a "violent, excruciating and shocking" beating at the hands of Mr Smyth.
The Archbishop of Canterbury apologised "unreservedly" over previous claims.
... | The Bishop of Guildford has claimed he was abused by a former colleague of the Archbishop of Canterbury. |
Text: Clarke, 31, who has played two Test matches and 20 one-day internationals for England, started his career with his native Surrey.
Having left to join Derbyshire, he then moved on to Edgbaston in 2008.
Guildford-born Clarke is now contracted to remain with the Bears until at least the end of the 2017 season.
Clark... | All-rounder Rikki Clarke has committed his long-term future to county champions Warwickshire by signing a new four-year contract. |
Text: Hull went 2-0 up inside eight minutes but finished up losing 3-2 in extra time to Aaron Ramsey's winning goal.
"In terms of effort, endeavour and determination you couldn't fault them to a man," Bruce told ITV.
"Proud? Of course I am. They were magnificent. They've given everything, but in the end we just fell sh... | Hull City manager Steve Bruce said he was proud of his "magnificent" players for pushing Arsenal all the way in a pulsating FA Cup final. |
Text: The fire at the woman's home, in Rosapenna Parade, was reported to police at about midday on Thursday.
Neighbours tried to break into the house when they saw smoke, but were not able to help the pensioner.
The body of the victim, believed to be in her 80s, was found on the ground floor of the property after the f... | Neighbours tried "valiantly" to save an elderly woman from a house fire in Belfast, a chief fire officer has said. |
Text: Steven Whyte, 23, got out his car to have an argument with Katrina Michie, 46, at a roundabout.
Whyte then reversed into the woman, pinning her leg against the bonnet of her car in October of last year.
Whyte was found guilty of charges including dangerous driving and threatening and abusive behaviour at Aberdeen... | A man who reversed his car into a woman in Aberdeen has been jailed for six months. |
Text: The 18-year-old left-back is a first-team regular with the champions and made his Scotland debut in this week's 1-0 win over Denmark at Hampden.
Southampton have been linked with the defender and Deila is not surprised.
"I can tell you they won't be the last club coming up here to see him," said Deila.
"When you ... | Ronny Deila is sure Kieran Tierney will attract attention from clubs in England, but the Celtic manager insists the teenager is going nowhere. |
Text: Du Plessis was found guilty in November after footage appeared to show the 32-year-old licking his finger and shining the ball while eating a sweet in the second Test against Australia.
He was fined 100% of his match fee by the International Cricket Council.
But he will be able to play in South Africa's Boxing Da... | South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has lost his appeal against his ball-tampering conviction. |
Text: Margetts has played two league games for the Iron since arriving from Lincoln City in August.
Crewe will be the 23-year-old's seventh club since January 2016, having had loan spells with Stockport, Southport and Altrincham while at Tranmere.
Cooke, 19, is yet to play first-team game for Middlesbrough.
Find all th... | Crewe have signed Scunthorpe striker Jonny Margetts and Middlesbrough midfielder Callum Cooke on loan until the end of the season. |
Text: Christi and Bobby Shepherd were poisoned by carbon monoxide at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel in 2006.
Peter Fankhauser spoke privately with the children's parents Neil Shepherd and Sharon Wood earlier and said he was "grateful" the family met him.
Mr Shepherd and Mrs Wood have previously criticised the firm for n... | The family of two children who died while on holiday in Corfu have met the chief executive of Thomas Cook. |
Text: Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said he anticipated the fund will be in place by December.
It will provide 12 months of funding for new drugs that have been determined to be cost effective by experts.
It will allow drugs to adopted more quickly before health boards take over paying for their delivery.
The new tr... | A new £80m fund to help patients in Wales with life-threatening illnesses get quicker access to innovative and new medicines has been confirmed. |
Text: The council said 1,460 notices had been handed out since waste collection changes started on 27 July.
They included a roll-out of garden waste bins and smaller black refuse bins to boost recycling rates.
The warnings will lead to fines if residents continue to put out the wrong waste.
Most notices - 361 - were ha... | Almost 1,500 households in Cardiff have been issued with warnings for putting the wrong waste out for collection since new rules came into force. |
Text: A blue Dacia Sandero mounted a kerb on the A4106 Tythegston road, just before the A48 roundabout, and struck the 19-year-olds at about 16:00 BST on Friday.
The critically injured man has been flown by air ambulance to University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
A 49-year-old driver of the Dacia is helping officers fro... | Two men have been injured, one critically, after being hit by a car in Bridgend county. |
Text: That is the verdict of Kosovo-born former Crystal Palace and Swansea City striker Shefki Kuqi.
The 39-year-old's homeland, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008, became the 55th member of Uefa earlier this week, and has applied to join world governing body Fifa.
"They are very passionate about their foo... | Kosovo have the potential to surprise teams after being granted membership of European football's governing body. |
Text: The Daniel Adamson has been used as a tug ship on the Mersey, a troop carrier in World War One and a gin palace on the Manchester Ship Canal.
It was restored to its former glory last year thanks to a lottery grant.
The charity that fought to save it from being scrapped in 2004 said it was the UK's last steam tug-... | A 114-year-old steam tug-tender ship has set sail for Salford for the first time since the 1980s following a £3.8m restoration. |
Text: McAuley's previous deal was due to expire at the end of the month.
The Northern Ireland international, 35, who joined the Baggies on a free transfer from Ipswich Town in 2011, lost his place at the start of last season under Alan Irvine.
But he became a regular in the starting line-up again in the second half of ... | West Bromwich Albion defender Gareth McAuley has signed a new one-year contract with the Premier League club. |
Text: Speaking in the Dail (Irish parliament), on Wednesday, Danny Healy-Rae said "God above" controlled the weather.
During a debate on the issue, he denied the burning of fossil fuel was the main cause of global warming.
Scientists believe gases released from industry and agriculture are adding to the climate change.... | An independent TD (member of the Irish parliament) has denied there is a human impact on climate change. |
Text: The RSPCA said the teeth on the female domestic rabbit, spotted by a member of the public in Peterborough, were "some of the worst" it had seen.
Inspector Justin Stubbs said: "Had she not been found when she was, she would have likely starved to death."
The rabbit, which has been renamed Holly after the vet who a... | A rabbit whose teeth were so overgrown that it was unable to eat, has been found abandoned. |
Text: Director Julian Temple's Keith Richards - The Origin Of The Species will look at the guitarist's pre-Stones life as part of BBC Two's My Generation season.
Richards said it looked at an era when it felt like "time to push limits".
The 72-year-old will also "hand-pick" two nights of films and live performances on ... | The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is to explore his formative years in a BBC documentary and curate "an incredible weekend" for the broadcaster. |
Text: This time the 19-year-old, who is yet to make a first-team appearance for Liverpool, has joined Belgian club Mouscron for the season.
The striker joined Liverpool on a long-term deal in August 2015 from Imperial Academy in Nigeria.
He joins DR Congo's Jonathan Bolingi and Cameroon's Fabrice Olinga on loan at the ... | Nigeria youth international Taiwo Awoniyi has been sent for a third loan spell by his English club Liverpool. |
Text: Azhar Hasyim, e-business director at Indonesia's Information Ministry, told the BBC the decision had been made without consultation with the New York-based company, which is owned by Yahoo.
"We must ban the site first, and tell them later," Mr Hasyim said.
Earlier this month, Indonesia ordered social networking s... | Indonesia has banned the blogging platform Tumblr, saying that the site distributes pornographic content. |
Text: The collapse of the Berlin Wall saw thousands pour across the border from East Germany into the West, no doubt struck by the brash lights and shops full of just about everything you could dream of.
Yet one man, David Hlynsky, went the other way.
He had, in fact, been documenting Communist Europe for a number of y... | Towards the end of the 1980s, the political map of the world began to change with the collapse of the Iron Curtain that had divided Europe and the battle of East v West seemingly over. |
Text: Members of Braintree's Dolphin Women's Institute (WI) have stitched some of the town's best-known landmarks including the church and museum.
Each model is about 45cm (18in) tall and was created using a polystyrene or cardboard core with knitting sewn on.
It took nine knitters seven months to complete the seven mi... | Nimble-fingered knitters have created a woolly version of an Essex town. |
Text: The four men from Greater Manchester were caught taking pictures at Wilson Airport in the capital and have been in custody for more than a week.
They remain in detention at the police cells at the main international airport until the fine is paid.
The men said officials at the airport had given them permission to... | Four British plane spotters in Kenya have been ordered to pay £1,400 ($2,000) or face a year in jail for trespassing at an airport in Nairobi. |
Text: The claims come from the Reuters news agency, which has seen an anonymous email sent to top management setting out the charges.
It follows accusations of corruption in its non-prescription business in Syria, as well as bribery claims in China.
GSK said it would thoroughly investigate the claims.
The email, addres... | The international pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is facing new claims it bribed Syrian distributors to increase sales in the country. |
Text: The 22-year-old came through the Sharks academy and has established himself as the first-choice outside centre this season.
"Sam is maturing into a class player," said director of rugby Steve Diamond.
"He is a dedicated professional who absorbs all the information and guidance that the coaches and senior players ... | Sale Sharks centre Sam James has signed a new two-year deal with the Premiership side. |
Text: This would prevent the militants from rebuilding a presence in the area, Gen Tukur Buratai added.
The military overran the militants' last camp in Sambisa on Friday.
It had become their main base after they lost control of urban strongholds in north-eastern Borno state in 2015.
Many of the militants are thought t... | Nigeria's military will turn the Sambisa forest, a former bastion of militant Islamist group Boko Haram, into a training centre for its troops, the army chief has said. |
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The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has raised £10m ($16m) to help people affected by the devastating Ebola crisis in West Africa through web and phone donations, and UK government support.
The president of Guinea, where t... | The Confederation of African Football has reiterated it will not move the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations from January and has given Morocco until Saturday to decide if it will host as scheduled. |
Text: The body was found in "suspicious circumstances" in Scotland Street at about 05:30. Detectives revealed the man sustained "significant injuries".
Another man in the flat is being treated as a "significant witness" and is helping police with their inquiry.
Two cars parked outside the property have been taped off.
... | A man whose body was found in a flat in one of Edinburgh's most expensive streets had been murdered, police have said. |
Text: Health officials in Wales said just one in five of children eligible for the vaccine, which is given as a nasal spray, has had it.
According to figures, that means 78% are currently unprotected.
The vaccination call comes after Public Health Wales revealed just as many children were admitted to hospital as adults... | Urgent calls have been made for Welsh children aged two, three and four to be vaccinated against flu. |
Text: The quake measured 7.9 and struck an area between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological Survey said.
Tremors were felt across the region, as far afield as Pakistan, Bangladesh and neighbouring India.
A Nepali minister said there had been "massive damage" at the epicentre.
"We need suppo... | A powerful earthquake has rocked central Nepal, causing extensive damage to buildings and dozens of injuries, eyewitnesses say. |
Text: Magstim Company Limited, which manufactures devices used in brain therapy, has announced plans to expand its plant in Whitland.
The company said the move will take its total workforce there to 150 and will boost its market in the USA.
The three-year expansion project has been supported by £2.7m of Welsh governme... | Fifty jobs are set to be created at a medical technology company in Carmarthenshire. |
Text: The villagers formed a vigilante group on Sunday after local engineer Isauro de Paz Duque was taken by the gang.
Mr de Paz's wife appeared in a video proposing to swap the gang leader's mother for her husband.
"In return for my husband's life, I will deliver your mother," she said.
When the first video failed to ... | Villagers in the Mexican state of Guerrero have freed the mother of a gang leader they were holding captive in exchange for the release of a local man the gang had kidnapped. |
Text: The jab protects against viral infections that cause cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Babies are already vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Hib and polio.
Public Health England said the new vaccine had been "shown to be safe".
Babies are currently given vaccinations when they are eight, 12 and 16 ... | All babies born from Tuesday across the UK will have an anti-hepatitis B injection added to the other routine vaccinations they are given in their early life. |
Text: The bag was one of 13, holding a total of NZ$10m, being sent to the Bank of China in Hong Kong from New Zealand, Chinese media say.
Police are treating the case as theft, they add.
Surveillance footage reportedly shows three unsecured bags falling from a trailer as it turns a corner.
When staff realised the bags ... | A bag carrying NZ$1m ($665,000; £425,000) has disappeared while being moved from a Cathay Pacific plane at Hong Kong International Airport. |
Text: Knitted Knockers UK is a group of volunteers which makes cotton artificial breasts for women who have had mastectomies or lumpectomies.
The group, made up of about 650 knitters and support staff, provides prostheses free of charge.
Volunteer Tina O'Dwyer said she was inspired to get involved after her mother had ... | A charity which makes "knitted knockers" for breast cancer survivors is appealing for new members. |
Text: A statement from the bid team said financial reasons and a global fall in oil prices were behind the withdrawal.
The Games, which were held in Glasgow last year, were staged in Edmonton in 1978 and the city has said they will bid again to host the 2026 event.
"This hasn't been an easy decision," said bid chairman... | Canadian city Edmonton has withdrawn its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, leaving Durban in South Africa as the only remaining bidder. |
Text: The 31-year-old has played 42 games for Exeter since moving from Glasgow Warriors in 2014 on a two-year deal.
Low has won 32 caps for Scotland after making his debut against France in the 2009 Six Nations.
"I think Moray has done well for us in his first two seasons here and is looking to be an improving player a... | Scotland prop Moray Low has signed a two-year extension to his contract at Premiership club Exeter Chiefs. |
Text: Midfielder James McCarthy (hamstring) and keeper Maarten Stekelenburg (dead leg) are still out, while new signing Ademola Lookman is cup-tied.
Leicester's Islam Slimani, Riyad Mahrez and Daniel Amartey are also missing because of Africa Cup of Nations duty.
Wilfred Ndidi is available to make his debut after his £... | Everton are without Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye for Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie against Leicester as he has left for the Africa Cup of Nations. |
Text: The deputy prime minister told journalists that UKIP wanted to "turn the clock back to the 1950s".
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has predicted his party could hold the balance of power after May's general election.
Mr Clegg also called for an extra £1.5bn in NHS funding to be included in Chancellor George Osborne's A... | Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said he would never join a coalition including the UK Independence Party. |
Text: The men wore balaclavas and used a battering ram to enter David M Robinson Ltd in Railway Street, Altrincham, at about 12.20 BST on Wednesday.
A security guard was ordered to lie on the floor while the robbers smashed cabinets and placed the watches in a bag, police said.
They then escaped in a Land Rover.
The ve... | Four robbers armed with metal bars and baseball bats stole designer watches worth up to £750,000 in a raid on a Greater Manchester jewellery shop. |
Text: The Kent-born 27-year-old, who was a free agent after leaving Crewe earlier this summer, has signed a two-year contract with the Gills.
Bingham started his career at Crystal Palace and had a spell at Dagenham & Redbridge before joining Crewe in 2015.
"I'm buzzing to be here. I'm close to home and I'm delighted be... | Gillingham have signed midfielder Billy Bingham after he impressed while on trial with the League One club. |
Text: Ten birds died at Exmoor Zoo over the course of two weeks.
It is suspected the birds, some of which had lived at the zoo for more than 20 years, died of avian malaria. Post-mortems have been "inconclusive".
Curator Danny Reynolds said: "The migrant birds bring it over, and because the penguins have grown up in a ... | The deaths of every penguin at a zoo may have been caused by a disease spread by migratory birds. |
Text: But a judge still has to rule whether or not he is in contempt of court for breaching confidentiality undertakings.
Sports Direct allege Mr King did commit a breach during a media interview when he mentioned talks and a meeting about contracts between the firm and club.
Mr Justice Peter Smith is expected to give ... | Sports Direct have failed in a bid to have Rangers chairman Dave King jailed for breaching a gagging order. |
Text: Dan Walker will present the programme alongside former England winger Trevor Sinclair.
National League side Eastleigh beat North Leigh 6-0 to reach this stage.
There will be an FA Cup Football Focus special and Final Score on Sunday with eight games, a highlights programme and the second-round draw on BBC Two.
Ea... | The FA Cup first-round tie between non-league Eastleigh and League One side Swindon Town will be broadcast on BBC Two on Friday, 4 November at 19:55 GMT. |
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Cardiff Blues and Ospreys go-head-to-head in the 14:30 BST kick-off live on BBC Two Wales and online as the two rivals bid for a European Champions Cup place.
Newport Gwent Dragons play Scarlets in the 17:00 BST kick-off live on S4C as the Llanelli region hope to sec... | Cardiff's Principality Stadium hosts Welsh rugby's Judgement Day IV on Saturday as two Welsh Pro 12 derbies are played back-to-back. |
Text: The road has been badly affected by rock falls in recent years, with one slide closing it for four months.
Highland Council cannot afford the proposed solutions - a new bridge and bypass at an estimated cost of £100m, or diverting the existing road.
The government said it and the council were discussing the opti... | MSP Rhoda Grant has called on the Scottish government to help fund the cost of a permanent solution to the trouble-hit A890 Stromeferry bypass. |
Text: Crowds were attending a government campaign event in the city's central square ahead of parliamentary polls.
Health officials said some 144 people had been injured, with over 100 taken to hospital with burns, none of which are thought to be life-threatening.
Officials blamed the explosions on a cigarette being li... | Scores of people have been injured in the Armenian capital Yerevan after clusters of gas balloons exploded at a political rally. |
Text: Sandy Duncan, who represents Turriff and District, contacted Aberdeenshire colleagues who were due to consider a planning application for a wind turbine from a firm he was partner in.
He was found to have breached the code of conduct for councillors.
The Standards Commission for Scotland found he had acted inappr... | A councillor has been suspended from certain duties for six months. |
Text: The much-travelled former Blackburn Rovers, Barnsley, Port Vale and Chesterfield striker is in his second spell at Northampton, where he has hit 62 goals spread over 185 appearances.
"Marc is not just a very good player," said manager Justin Edinburgh.
"He's a captain, a leader and someone who helps set the dress... | Northampton Town skipper Marc Richards has committed himself to the Cobblers for another season by signing a new one-year contract at the age of 34. |
Text: More than 90,000 people have signed up as members of the £140m scheme since it began on 30 July.
It had been hit by some technical problems at the beginning and a charity has called for helmets to be part of the hire.
But mayor Boris Johnson, who has said only three bikes had been stolen, said its success had "g... | One million journeys have been made on cycles in London's bike hire scheme since its launch 10 weeks ago. |
Text: Mission controllers cheered as the Falcon 9 rocket remained upright on the platform off Florida.
It was returning from delivering an inflatable habitat into space for Nasa.
The inflatable room will attach to the International Space Station (ISS) for a two-year test and become the first such habitat for humans in ... | The US aerospace company SpaceX has successfully landed a resusable rocket on an ocean platform, after four previous attempts failed. |
Text: Audrey Lawson-Johnston from Melchbourne in Bedfordshire died in the early hours of Tuesday aged 95.
She was three months old when the liner bound for Liverpool from New York sank off the Irish coast on 7 May.
Mrs Lawson-Johnston's family had been emigrating to England when the boat was hit in an attack that kille... | The last known survivor from the Lusitania ocean liner that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 has died. |
Text: Westminster Bridge is one of London's busiest tourist spots, connecting the Houses of Parliament with the London Eye and the attractions on London's South Bank.
At a workshop led by Magnum photographer Bruce Gilden, Jim Grover was set a number of tasks, including "look for interesting faces". But Grover decided t... | All photographs courtesy Jim Grover. |
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Jolly Tumuhirwe, 22, was charged in court with the torture of a girl of 18 months. A video of the assault caused outrage when it was posted online.
Here is the story in 15 seconds.
Summary: | A maid in Uganda who was secretly filmed beating and kicking a toddler has pleaded guilty to torture. |
Text: Martin Barkley, 61, said the decision to leave the Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) after eight years had been a "difficult one".
He has worked for the NHS for more than 40 years.
The trust said a recruitment process to select a new chief executive would begin in February.
Mr Barkley said: "A... | The chief executive of a mental health trust which serves parts of the North East and Yorkshire, is to stand down in April. |
Text: Eifion Gwynne, 41, died last month and it is hoped he can be buried in Plascrug Cemetery, Aberystwyth.
Friend Wayne Thomas, 43, said Mr Gwynne expressed a wish to be buried there.
The only plots left are for people with an exclusive right of burial so relatives hope someone will give up theirs to fulfil Mr Gwynne... | Friends and family of a Ceredigion rugby player who died after being hit by a car in Spain have made a plea to secure a plot in a cemetery. |
Text: The high jumper showed perfect technique to bring India its first gold since 2004.
Thangavelu's win also means that India's paralympians have already outperformed India's Olympic contingent of more than 100 athletes.
The athlete has received cash rewards from the government and praise from celebrities like legend... | Mariyappan Thangavelu won India's first Paralympic gold medal in Rio with an impressive jump of 1.89m in the men's T42 event. |
Text: After resuming on 163-4, still only 73 runs in front, the hosts' initial job was simply to save the game.
Captain Ryan ten Doeschate's 109 helped to do that before Napier took over.
He hit 124, only his seventh first-class century, including three late sixes in one over, as Essex declared on 470-8 before hands we... | Colchester-born Graham Napier made an emotional century on his farewell appearance at Castle Park as Essex batted out the day to draw with Sussex. |
Text: Ralph Sutton, 56, from Combe Martin, thought the girls were aged 12 and 13, but they were fake profiles set up by a self-appointed paedophile hunter.
He admitted five charges, including attempting to incite a child to sexual activity, and was jailed for 30 months.
Judge Phillip Wassall said he was "trawling for y... | A former councillor who was caught by a vigilante group as he tried to groom two young girls online has been jailed. |
Text: Former schoolteacher Horn stunned the Filipino by winning the WBO world welterweight title following a unanimous points decision in July.
Criticism of the result led to a scoring review by the WBO which endorsed the Australian's win.
"Manny's on board, Horn's on board," said Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum.
"The par... | Manny Pacquiao's promoter is "optimistic" a rematch between the eight-time world champion and Jeff Horn will be confirmed in the coming days. |
Text: The Dutch side have three points from their four Group A matches, one more than Celtic, and De Boer believes a draw does not suit either side.
"We will be attacking because we need to win," the former Holland defender said.
"We have to play very compact, and play with confidence."
Ajax and Celtic were expected to... | Frank de Boer says his Ajax side will go on the attack in search of a crucial Europa League win against Celtic on Thursday. |
Text: Janet Garner, 62, claimed the General Teaching Council for Scotland acted illegally when it banned her from teaching, accusing it of bias.
The body acted after hearing how the former Alva Academy and Alloa Academy teacher once saw her entire top-set maths class fail their exams.
Judges at the Court of Session bac... | A teacher twice struck off for incompetence has lost her latest appeal to win back her place in the classroom. |
Text: Revised plans were submitted after Jersey's planning authority rejected an earlier proposal in August 2013.
Co-op management said the £12m scheme will be a major boost to tourism and a gateway to the centre of town.
After a campaign to save six listed buildings, the Co-op gave four to the Jersey National Trust.
... | The Channel Islands Co-op has won approval for a 91-bed budget hotel and new supermarket at Charing Cross. |
Text: Sessegnon, 32, was a free agent after leaving West Brom in May.
The Benin international joined Sunderland from Paris St-Germain in 2011 before moving to the Baggies in 2013, where he scored eight times in 92 games.
Montpellier are 16th in Ligue 1 after one win in seven games.
Summary: | Former West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland midfielder Stephane Sessegnon has signed for French side Montpellier on a two-year contract. |
Text: He was flown to the UK after being wounded when his vehicle was caught in a blast south of Kabul on Thursday.
He died of his wounds at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, on Friday and next of kin were informed.
The number of UK personnel killed in Afghanistan since military operations there began in 2001 s... | A Royal Air Force serviceman who was injured in an explosion in Afghanistan has died at a UK hospital, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. |
Text: The agency lifted its outlook to stable from negative, as it affirmed the country's AAA rating.
It said the US economy was growing at a "faster rate compared with several AAA" peers and has demonstrated a "degree of resilience" to major reductions in the growth of government spending.
It added it expected the def... | Ratings agency Moody's has upgraded its outlook for the US credit rating, citing a declining budget deficit. |
Text: The incident happened near St Abbs Head at about 13:30 on Sunday.
Eyemouth RNLI inshore lifeboat rescued the man from the rocks while St Abbs independent lifeboat was able to recover his kayak.
The fisherman and his kayak were then safely returned to dry land after which both lifeboats were stood down and no furt... | A kayak fisherman has been rescued after losing his paddle and getting stuck at the foot of a steep cliff. |
Text: The Southampton-based golfer finished joint second at the BMW International in Munich, having shared the lead with Sergio Garcia after three rounds.
Bland, 44, had his best European Tour performance of the year in Germany and feels his game is coming together.
"If I can keep improving my game in the month ahead, ... | Richard Bland hopes he has found some timely form ahead of July's Open at Royal Birkdale after recent struggles. |
Text: Speaking to the Radio Times, Nesbitt said the highly publicised transplants had benefited his career.
The 52-year-old underwent several procedures over a number of years.
"I was very happy to be open about it," he said. "I just thought, 'Come on, somebody is going to say it before I say it'."
"It was something I ... | Hair transplants gave actor James Nesbitt a new lease of confidence, the Cold Feet star has revealed. |
Text: The party said its planned £10m Access to GPs scheme would also fund extended opening hours, with the most innovative bids for cash being rewarded.
Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams said it would "guarantee the best treatment at the right time".
Meanwhile the Welsh Conservatives said they would crack down on ... | GP practices should be given more money in return for prompt appointments, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have said. |
Text: The train is believed to have gone missing near what is now the Polish city of Wroclaw as Soviet forces approached in 1945.
A law firm in south-west Poland says it has been contacted by two men who have discovered the armoured train.
Polish media say the men want 10% of the value of the train's contents.
Local ne... | Two people in Poland say they may have found a Nazi train rumoured to be full of gold, gems and guns that disappeared in World War Two, Polish media say. |
Text: It will form part of a planning application the City of Edinburgh Council will submit next year.
It wants the public to give their views on the artist's impression showing a striking, gold-coloured building.
There is an online survey and two public information events at Meadowbank Sports Centre on 17 November and... | The design of a new sports complex to replace the existing Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh has been unveiled. |
Text: Mark Karpeles was chief executive of MtGox when it collapsed in 2014, following the loss of 850,000 bitcoins, then worth nearly $0.4bn (£0.3bn).
In its bankruptcy filing, MtGox blamed the loss on hackers.
It later said it had found 200,000 bitcoins in old digital wallets.
The prosecution claims that Mr Karpeles t... | The former head of MtGox, once the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange, has pleaded not guilty in a Tokyo court to charges of embezzlement and data manipulation. |
Text: The helium plasma - a cloud of loose, charged particles - lasted just a tenth of a second and was about one million degrees Celsius.
It was hailed as a breakthrough for the Max Planck Institute's stellarator - a chamber whose design differs from the tokamak fusion devices used elsewhere.
The Sun's energy is creat... | A German nuclear fusion experiment has produced a special super-hot gas which scientists hope will eventually lead to clean, cheap energy. |
Text: The 34-year-old skippered his side to their two Irish Premiership league title successes in 2013 and 2014.
He is the most decorated player in the club's history, with his medal haul also including five League Cup medals and four County Antrim Shield honours.
His career was recognised last month with a testimonial... | Cliftonville captain George McMullan has announced his retirement from the game after playing for the north Belfast club for 15 years. |
Text: Andrew Peryer was sent a photograph two days after the death of his wife Wendy, 53, showing them in the lane outside Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth.
Council figures show the enforcement camera amassed fines totalling £123,000 within 11 weeks of it being installed.
Portsmouth City Council said the signs c... | A man fined after failing to see a bus lane sign as he drove his terminally-ill wife to hospital has accused the council of "underhand" behaviour. |
Text: Sarah Ewart has met two Alliance MLAs.
They are proposing an amendment to a Justice Bill which would make abortions legal in such cases.
She says she has been promised a meeting with Mrs Foster and Health Minister Simon Hamilton.
However, Ms Ewart and her mother Jane Christie say they have yet to secure a time.
S... | The woman whose case sparked a debate about terminations in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities says she wants to meet First Minister Arlene Foster before the issue returns for debate in the assembly next week. |
Text: Welshman Page's side beat West Brom on penalties to set up the Sixfields tie.
"I've had a couple of pals texting me talking about when we used to collect the Panini stickers," said Page.
"There was a couple of Tottenham and Liverpool fans, and I was Man United. It's great to have those memories, I've always looke... | Northampton Town manager Rob Page says "half the Rhondda Valley" wants tickets for his side's EFL Cup third round match against Manchester United. |
Text: Tohti was sentenced to life imprisonment in September for separatism and fanning ethnic tensions.
The students are accused of contributing to a website run by Tohti on Uighurs.
Tohti's sentencing was condemned by human rights groups, the White House and US Secretary of State John Kerry.
The BBC's Celia Hatton in ... | Seven university students linked to jailed Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti have reportedly gone on trial in China's westernmost province of Xinjiang. |
Text: Police said keys to the marked car were taken during a burglary at Camelford Police Station in Cornwall in the early hours of on Friday.
The vehicle was later spotted heading east on the M4.
A 23-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman from Camelford have been charged in connection with the incident.
Officers said t... | A police car was allegedly stolen from a police station and driven 230 miles before being stopped on a motorway. |
Text: The Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios (HSMR) were calculated over the period between October - December 2007 and April - June 2014.
The Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) aims to reduce hospital mortality by 20% by December 2015.
Seven hospitals have already shown a reduction in excess of 20%.
The NHS ... | The number of people dying within a month of admission to hospital has fallen by 15.9% in the past seven years, according to NHS statistics. |
Text: A woman was held at knifepoint by a man wearing a balaclava between 19:45 and 20:10 GMT in Harcourt Hill, Oxford.
She was then taken to Raleigh Park and raped by the man who was about 30, muscular, white and under 6ft (180cm).
Thames Valley Police are still on the hunt for the rapist after they released a 38-year... | A man suspected of committing a knifepoint rape on Tuesday has been released without charge. |
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