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Text: Passengers at Holborn station will be asked not to walk up two escalators after a previous experiment found it improved passenger flow.
During the November trial, station congestion was reduced by about 30%, Transport for London (TfL) said.
The third "up" escalator will remain available for people to walk on, the... | A six-month "standing-only" escalator trial has begun at a busy London Underground station. |
Text: The 13-month-old was found with serious injuries at her home in Barrow, Cumbria, in December 2012.
A family judge later ruled she had been sexually assaulted by her father, Paul Worthington. He denies any wrongdoing.
In September the CPS said it would be carrying out a fresh review of the case, and it has now ann... | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has upheld a decision not to bring charges over the death of Poppi Worthington. |
Text: The measures include one that would bar employees convicted of corruption from ever returning to a state job.
A leaked tape appeared to show adviser Carlos Moreno plotting to "mine" the system for personal gain. He denies wrongdoing and says he was framed.
A recent poll showed an eight-point fall in approval for ... | Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has launched a crackdown on corruption in the government, in the wake of allegations against a health adviser. |
Text: A panel from the National Commission for Minorities visited the village of Bisada, near Delhi, where Mohammad Akhlaq, a Muslim, was beaten to death.
It said a Hindu temple had been used to plan the attack.
Government ministers from the Hindu nationalist BJP have said the incident was a spontaneous expression of a... | A commission of inquiry in India has concluded that the lynching of a man over rumours he kept and consumed beef was premeditated and not spontaneous. |
Text: Günther Oettinger said the bloc must either spend less or find new money to fill the gap, equivalent to an estimated 16% of the entire budget.
Among the options on the table could be less generous payments to farmers or a tax on financial transactions.
"A big country, a net contributor is leaving," Mr Oettinger ... | The UK's departure from the EU will leave a budget shortfall of at least €10bn (£8.8bn; $11.4bn), the budget commissioner has warned. |
Text: The Dutchman, 27, raced into a 3-0 lead and a whitewash looked likely but 45-year-old Scot Anderson fought back to take the fourth and sixth sets.
Van Gerwen, who won the title in 2012 and 2014, then closed out the match.
He wrapped up the win with a 160 check out on double 20 and the £100,000 prize money to seal... | Michael van Gerwen brushed aside Gary Anderson in the World Grand Prix final in Dublin to win the tournament for the third time in his career. |
Text: South Yorkshire Police were called to Spring Close View, in Gleadless, at about 16:20 GMT on Monday.
The 33-year-old victim is said to be in a critical condition.
The force said the dog's owner, 36, had been arrested for offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and released on ba... | A man is in hospital with serious neck injuries after being attacked by a "Pit Bull Terrier-type dog" in Sheffield, police have said. |
Text: The floor will house galleries, learning spaces and a restaurant when the £80.1m museum opens in summer 2018.
The upper level will also feature the Michelin Design Gallery, which will showcase the museum's learning and innovation programme.
V&A Dundee will be two separate buildings, connecting on the upper floor.... | Dundee's V&A Museum of Design has reached a construction milestone with the completion of its upper floor. |
Text: The cash offer values Exova at 26% more than the average market valuation over the past year.
The combined business would have about 6,200 employees and nearly 200 laboratories and operations in more than 30 countries.
The deal remains subject to approval from Exova shareholders and regulators.
Exova, which is 54... | Edinburgh-based testing services firm Exova has accepted a £620m takeover offer by rival Element Materials Technology Group. |
Text: Mr Mckeague vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
The reward was offered by an anonymous business couple in Suffolk.
His mother Nicola Urqhuart said on Facebook: "We consider it sensible that the offer of a reward should not remain in place indefinitely."
Live: For more on this ... | A £50,000 reward offered for information about missing RAF airman Corrie Mckeague is to be withdrawn if nobody comes forward in the next week. |
Text: Marathon runners Wilson Loyanae Erupe and Nixon Kiplagat Cherutich face two-year bans while Moses Kiptoo Kurgat has been suspended for a year.
As soon as we establish any athlete has doped, we shall expose them
Erupe tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test last year and Cherutich failed a test for a... | Three Kenyan athletes have tested positive for banned substances and have been suspended by Athletics Kenya. |
Text: The deadline had been set for 2 January but will now be on 20 January.
Mr Maduro said he did not want Venezuelans to worry about exchanging the currency near the New Year festivities.
Venezuelans had been initially given 72 hours in mid-December to swap their 100 bolivar notes, sparking chaos.
The borders with Co... | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has again extended the deadline to withdraw from circulation the country's most common currency note. |
Text: South Carolina schools were shut on Monday and several motorways were closed as rain continued to fall.
One weather station in Columbia - South Carolina's capital - recorded 17 inches (43cm) in as many hours on Sunday.
The torrential rains have been made worse by a weather system connected to Hurricane Joaquin in... | Nine people have been killed after "unprecedented" floods swept through the US states of North and South Carolina. |
Text: Minh Quang Pham, 33, was sentenced in New York for supporting the terror group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in 2011.
In January, Pham admitted three counts of terrorist-related activity based on his support for the group.
He denied he intended to carry out his plot and no attack ever occurred.
Pham, a... | A British citizen who US prosecutors said plotted to carry out a suicide bomb attack at Heathrow Airport has been jailed for 40 years in the US. |
Text: Born on the island in 1813, Rae followed in the footsteps of many other Orkney men of his generation, and travelled to Canada to work for the Hudson's Bay Company - a major player in the Canadian fur trade.
Although employed initially as a doctor, his abilities as an outdoorsman who was able to travel huge distan... | A statue of Arctic explorer Dr John Rae has been unveiled in Orkney. |
Text: The boy from Haringey in north London was taken to hospital on 29 August 2014 but died days later on 1 September.
A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a head injury.
Viktoria Tautz, 33, from Haringey, has been bailed and will appear at Hendon Magistrates' Court on 8 January, police said.
Summary: | A woman has been charged with manslaughter after a 10-month-old boy died at a London hospital last year, the Metropolitan Police said. |
Text: The Gunners have triggered a release clause in the England international's contract, and are believed to have offered him a £120,000-a-week deal.
Premier League champions Leicester are thought to have made Vardy, 29, a counter offer as they try to keep him.
Arsenal, whose bid is reported to be about £20m, were ex... | Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy's representatives have told Arsenal the striker wants to focus on Euro 2016. |
Text: The Big Short, Brooklyn, Ex Machina, Bridge of Spies, The Revenant, Sicario and Spotlight also made the list.
The awards have a good record of predicting which film will go on to have Oscar success.
Films noticeably left out are Carol, Room, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.
... | Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian and Straight Outta Compton have been nominated for best film at the Producers Guild of America Awards. |
Text: Kaden Gowers sustained fatal injuries on Fowey Close, in Macclesfield, shortly before 21:00 BST on Tuesday, Cheshire Police said.
He was pronounced dead in the cul-de-sac. Detectives said no-one else is thought to have been involved in the death.
Prayers were held at his school, All Hallows Catholic College.
Prin... | A 13-year-old boy run over by what police called an "unattended" car has died. |
Text: The body of the woman, named in court as Maria Byrne was found at the property in Morgan Crescent, Theydon Bois, on Saturday afternoon.
The death was initially treated as unexplained but a murder inquiry started following post-mortem tests.
Darren Byrne, 39, also of Morgan Crescent, was remanded by magistrates in... | A man has been charged with murdering a woman at a house in Essex. |
Text: The converted Volkswagen Passat left Land's End on Thursday last week and has been touring the country on its way to the Scottish coast.
Owner Kevin Nicks, from Oxfordshire, transformed the car, dubbed the "world's fastest shed", in 2015.
He said the vehicle was "faultless" on the trip and he had made many friend... | A shed on wheels has reached John O'Groats after a six-day trip to raise money for a hospice. |
Text: Kevin Rose hit a Vauxhall Corsa before mounting a pavement in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, in November 2013.
He struck pedestrian Lucy Brown, 18, of Prestatyn, killing her instantly.
Mr Rose, 57, of Guildford, in Surrey, denies causing death by dangerous driving, and an alternative charge of causing death by carele... | A van driver who ran over and killed a student passed out after allegedly drinking coffee at the wheel, a court in Caernarfon has heard. |
Text: Perry, 29, helped Brighton to promotion to WSL 2 last season via the Premier League Championship play-off final.
The Republic of Ireland international was also an FA Cup finalist with Chelsea in 2012.
"Sophie is an experienced defender and has proven herself both in the WSL1 and at international level," Reading m... | Reading have signed defender Sophie Perry following the end of her contract at Brighton & Hove Albion Ladies. |
Text: That is down 12% compared to the same period in 2016, when the bank recorded profits of £64.5m.
The bank said the fall reflects lower incomes because of low interest rates and higher pension costs.
Danske Bank UK CEO Kevin Kingston said: "The underlying performance of the bank remains strong, with lending up 8% y... | Danske Bank in Northern Ireland has reported pre-tax profits of £56.5m for the first half of 2017. |
Text: Prince William and Catherine visited RAF Valley on Anglesey to mark the end of RAF Search and Rescue (SAR) Force operations after 75 years.
The duke, who was known as Flt Lt Wales, was based on the island from 2010 to 2013.
A disbandment parade was held to formally commemorate the end of 75 years of service on T... | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have returned to the RAF base where he worked as a search and rescue pilot. |
Text: Oracle alleges that Android uses thousands of lines of code from the Java programming language Oracle owns.
Oracle has filed court papers seeking to include the six most recent versions of Android in its complaint against Google.
Those six versions have been released while the long-running US court case has been ... | Software giant Oracle is seeking to expand a legal complaint against Google's Android operating system. |
Text: The deaths of Tom Lawrence, 21, and Courtney Smith, 16, were a "tragic and needless loss", according to Gwent assistant coroner Wendy James.
Mr Lawrence crashed in Caerleon, Newport, on the way home from a friend's 21st birthday party in February.
The coroner recorded that the deaths were due to a road traffic co... | A couple may have survived a car crash if they had been wearing seatbelts, an inquest has heard. |
Text: They are accused of insulting government officials online, or what the ministry called "terror-related activity" on the internet.
The ministry said the fight against terrorism was being carried out "with determination" on social media.
The authorities have held 3,710 people for questioning in the last six months.... | Turkey is investigating 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, its interior ministry has said. |
Text: Originally from Yorkshire, Isobel Varley, of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, had 93% of her body inked.
The 77-year-old made it into the Guinness World Records and was called a "legend" of the tattoo world.
The mother-of-one had her first tattoo in her late 40s and her favourite was one of a family of tigers on her s... | The world's "most tattooed" female pensioner has died after battling Alzheimer's disease. |
Text: 27 July 2016 Last updated at 10:49 BST
Researchers studying the "blue hole" in the South China Sea reckon that it is 300 metres deep.
The team says it looked at things like tidal water levels and temperature to work out the depth.
Until now, the deepest known blue hole was Dean's Blue Hole, which is 202 metres de... | This stunning aerial video shows the world's deepest underwater sinkhole, according to scientists in China. |
Text: The local authority has a deficit of about £7m.
However, leader Angus Campbell said raising council tax and previous rounds of savings should help the comhairle avoid making further cuts.
The full council will meet early next month to set the new budget.
Summary: | Western Isles Council - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - may be able to avoid fresh cuts to services when setting its latest budget, its leader has said. |
Text: Frenchman Platini, 61, was head of Uefa until his ban for breaching ethics rules over a £1.3m "disloyal payment".
Uefa is meeting to select the former France midfielder's successor.
It asked Fifa for permission for its ex-leader to attend the gathering.
"The Fifa ethics committee has informed Uefa that Michel Pla... | Michel Platini has been given permission to address European football's governing body Uefa when it meets this week - despite the former president being banned from all football activity. |
Text: The one mile (1.6km) race started in Dock 9 near the Lowry and traversed Mariners Canal before ending at Dock 8 by the Helly Hansen Watersports Centre.
Organisers recorded a water temperature of 18.5°C (65.3°F). Volunteers in safety kayaks monitored the swimmers.
Speaking before the swim, Kai Wright said: "Five... | Thousands of people have taken part in a "dock to dock" open water swim in Salford Quays. |
Text: Find out how you can submit your images and videos below.
To celebrate the festive season, we are welcoming photographs inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas song.
If you have a picture you'd like to share, email us at england@bbc.co.uk, post it on Facebook or tweet it to @BBCEngland. You can also find us on Insta... | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England. |
Text: About 200 monocled baby cobras escaped from the farm in Nanjing in August. So far about 150 of them have been caught or killed.
The snakelets are around 20cm (7in) in length according to Liuhe district authorities, state media Xinhua said.
Snake parts are used in a variety of traditional Chinese medicines.
Monocl... | Authorities in eastern China are searching for about 50 venomous snakes after a mass escape from an unlicensed breeding farm. |
Text: Greater Manchester Police said the couple and two young children were surrounded by six men with balaclavas and masks in south Manchester.
The gang threatened the family with a gun but could not steal the car because of the keyless ignition system.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
The ... | A family-of-four suffered a "terrifying" attempted robbery by a masked and armed gang as they returned home in their car on Wednesday evening. |
Text: The grenade, believed to be in the boot of a car in North Gyle Terrace, was reported to police at about 15:30.
There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "There were no explosive parts found in the grenade and the matter has now been safel... | Bomb disposal experts were called to examine a suspected World War Two hand grenade found in Edinburgh. |
Text: Jac Davies died following the blaze at his family's home in Alltwen, near Pontardawe, on 27 July.
His mother Jennifer Davies, 28, managed to escape with her 11-month-old baby and daughter Kelsey, six, while son Riley, three, was rescued.
An inquest into Jac's death was opened and adjourned earlier this month.
Sum... | The funeral of a four-year-old who died in a house fire in Neath Port Talbot has taken place. |
Text: 29 August 2017 Last updated at 08:24 BST
Catch up on all the results, the goal scorers and the stories making the headlines with Match of the Day Kickabout.
MOTD Kickabout is on every Saturday morning at 7.45am on the CBBC channel.
You can also watch the latest episode on CBBC iPlayer.
Summary: | It's been another busy weekend in the Premier League. |
Text: Under changes that came into effect on Monday, grants for students from low-income homes are replaced by loans.
Previously, students from families with annual incomes of £25,000 or less received a full grant of £3,387 a year.
The National Union of Students said the move was "disgraceful" and meant poorer studen... | Students starting university courses in England will no longer be able to apply for grants towards living costs. |
Text: Five people were taken to hospital just before 02:00 BST after the accident at the Johnston Bridge roundabout.
One of them, a 23-year-old man, is said to be in a critical condition.
A sixth person, an 18-year-old man, was arrested but has since been released on bail pending further inquiries.
A number of roads in... | Police have said a car which crashed in Enniskillen in the early hours of Saturday had failed to stop for police shortly before it hit a roundabout. |
Text: Staff at the business on Market Street in Strabane discovered the fire at about 21:00 BST on Tuesday.
The fire service said the "prompt action" of firefighters prevented a major incident.
The damage was contained to the top floor of the three story building. No-one was injured.
Summary: | A beauty salon has been extensively damaged in fire in County Tyrone. |
Text: Evans, 19, was suspended last year after admitting to his use of EPO and cannot compete again until April 2019.
UK Anti-Doping chief Nicole Sapstead said Evans had acted "intentionally" but because of his "immaturity" the ban was reduced by six months.
"Everybody's motivations are different. Some do it for money,... | Teenage British cyclist Gabriel Evans has been given a three-and-a-half year ban for doping. |
Text: The 27-year-old was banned for a suspect action in November during the West Indies' tour of Sri Lanka and has not played for more than four months.
He was selected by West Indies for the World Twenty20 but pulled out because he had not proved his action was legal.
He can now play in the Indian Premier League for ... | West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has been cleared to resume bowling after his action was found to be legal by the International Cricket Council. |
Text: A press release from the Discovery Channel promises that "the world's most decorated athlete takes on the ocean's most efficient predator".
Phelps, 31, has 23 Olympic swimming gold medals and retired after Rio 2016.
The American has a top speed of six miles per hour in the water, whereas a great white can reach 2... | Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, will race against a great white shark as part of a television show due to air in July. |
Text: Ice Hockey UK - in conjunction with Dumfries and Galloway Council - hopes to host the under 20 and under 18 events at Dumfries Ice Bowl.
Proposals have been put forward to the International Ice Hockey Federation to stage the tournaments in 2018.
Voting on the bids is expected to take place on Friday to decide the... | A double bid to bring some of the rising stars of ice hockey to Scotland is being made. |
Text: Seymour was first reserve for the Games, assisting coaches and players in their daily routines.
"Being so close to the London Olympics, I can't imagine how hard that must have been," Maguire told BBC Radio Kent.
"She was incredible. She was a part of our team, living with us and part of all the team talks."
Despi... | Great Britain defender Emily Maguire has paid tribute to Canterbury's Natalie Seymour for her selfless support during London 2012. |
Text: Murray Dewar, 45, attacked Jack Wemyss in the Tesco Express store in Dundee's Strathmartine Road.
An argument between them started after Dewar blocked the path of Mr Wemyss's mobility scooter.
Dewar, from Dundee, pled guilty to the attack on 20 November.
Fiscal depute Muhamad Sadiq told Dundee Sheriff Court that ... | A man who left an 83-year-old double amputee seriously injured after hitting him with a shopping basket during a row in a supermarket aisle is facing a jail term. |
Text: The thousands of negatives and prints are being taken from Bodleian's Talbot archive and other collections.
It is hoped academics and members of the public will help to identify unknown people and buildings in the photographs.
The website is due to go live later this year.
It will include some of the first photog... | The complete photographic works by Victorian pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot is to be made available online. |
Text: Plans for the creation of homes, business and leisure facilities powered by five forms of renewable energy at Eastgate halted after funds dried up.
Now Lafarge Tarmac plan to sell the 431ha site as the company itself is up for sale.
The firm said planning permission would remain with the site, which has a guide p... | A former cement works in Weardale which had been earmarked for an eco-village is being sold by owners Lafarge Tarmac. |
Text: Gardaí (Irish police) were called to the scene at Balbutcher Drive, Ballymun, shortly after 16:00 local time on Wednesday.
The man and woman were pronounced dead at the scene. A gun was found nearby and has been removed for a ballistic investigation.
Another man and woman were treated for less serious injuries in... | A man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s were killed and two others injured in a gun attack in Dublin. |
Text: Carolyn Fairbairn spoke after meeting business representatives in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
She said: "Firms are making decisions now, they need to know now what sort of border solution is going to be found."
The operation of the Irish border is one of the most sensitive Brexit issues.
Politic... | The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said an urgent solution is needed to Irish border issues after Brexit. |
Text: Some 2,000 girls in the city are thought to be at risk of FGM, which can cause fatal blood infections, urinary incontinence and chronic pain.
It is illegal for British nationals or permanent residents to be taken to another country for the procedure.
However, girls are regularly taken abroad to undergo FGM during... | The latest campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Bristol has been launched by the city's safeguarding children's board. |
Text: In total, readers spent £1.514bn on physical books in 2012, down 4.6% from 2011.
The rate of decline slowed slightly, principally because of EL James' Fifty Shades trilogy, which accounted for one in every 20 books bought last year.
E-books continued to be popular, accounting for 13-14% of book sales.
That marked... | Sales of printed books fell by almost £74m in the UK last year, according to data from Nielsen BookScan. |
Text: Sally Adey, 57, of Caynton, Shropshire, was one of more than 20 people killed at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis on 18 March.
The mother-of-two was on an excursion from a cruise ship with her husband Robert, 52, who survived the attack.
The inquest was opened in Shrewsbury and adjourned until 2 July.
John Elle... | A British tourist killed in a terror attack at a museum in Tunisia died from gunshot wounds to her abdomen and pelvis, a coroner has heard. |
Text: On Saturday, 2012 Olympic champion Taylor, 30, stopped Italy's Monica Gentili at London's O2 to earn her third straight win since turning pro.
The Irishwoman beat Brazil's Vivienne Obenauf in her second pro bout at the Manchester Arena in December.
Taylor says Crolla's bout with Linares will be a "massive event".... | Katie Taylor will fight on the undercard of Anthony Crolla's world lightweight title rematch with Jorge Linares in Manchester on 25 March. |
Text: The accident happened at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort country club in Colorado Springs on Monday morning.
Reports said the car hit another vehicle and drove at up to 60mph (97km/h) up a hill, through a fence and into the pool.
The driver, who is in her 70s, was rescued from the car by passersby.
Reports said she ... | A Colorado woman sent her car plunging to the bottom of a swimming pool after reportedly putting her foot on the accelerator instead of the brake. |
Text: The 31-year-old centre-back ended last season at Ipswich, playing three games in the Championship before injury cut short his brief spell.
Taylor made 268 appearances for the Magpies during 12 years at St James' Park and was twice called up by England without making his debut.
"It is a massive coup to get him on ... | League One Peterborough United have signed former Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor on a two-year deal. |
Text: Bennett, 66, who replaced Steve McNamara in February, says it could help England's preparations ahead of the 2017 World Cup.
The move would need approval from Super League clubs and the Rugby Football League (RFL).
"The clubs were broadly supportive of his ideas subject to gaining more details," said an RFL spoke... | England's new rugby league head coach Wayne Bennett wants the return of a mid-season international. |
Text: More than 65 headstones were damaged between Saturday 28 May and Sunday 29 May at Leslie Cemetery in Glenrothes.
Insp Joanne McEwan, of Police Scotland, said: "The investigation is still ongoing and we are following other positive lines of enquiry.
"I'd like to add that I'm grateful for the support from the local... | A 15-year-old boy has been charged over the vandalism of headstones at a Fife graveyard. |
Text: The actor was granted a 14-day parole on 1 October by Pune's Yerwada prison to seek treatment for a leg ailment. It was extended by two more weeks later.
He was sentenced for firearms offences linked to 1993 Mumbai blasts which killed 257 people and injured 713.
The actor was convicted for illegally possessing a ... | Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has returned to prison a month after he was released for medical reasons. |
Text: Slade was removed as manager at the end of the season with the club now looking to appoint a head coach.
The 55-year-old has now taken up a new role as head of football at Cardiff and will oversee scouting among other duties.
Ex-Wales midfielder Trollope has been Cardiff head coach since February 2015 and is favo... | Paul Trollope has emerged as strong favourite to succeed Russell Slade as Cardiff City boss. |
Text: The 35-year-old, who made seven Test appearances for England between 2001 and 2002, has spent his entire 15-year professional career at Chelmsford.
Foster has scored 12,499 first-class career runs at an average of 37.08, alongside 785 dismissals.
"James, in my opinion, is still one of the best wicketkeepers in th... | Wicketkeeper James Foster has signed a new two-year contract at Essex, a month after leaving his role as club captain. |
Text: The strange discovery was made by members of The River Dee Trust at a place called the Lummels Pool, at Birse, in Aberdeenshire.
River Dee Team biologist Jamie Urquhart said it was thought foam floating about on the water started to freeze and bump together, forming the discs.
The phenomenon can be found in river... | "Ice pancakes" the size of dinner plates have been found floating on the River Dee in Scotland. |
Text: The boat, the Hokule'a, took three years to journey around the globe.
Its crew navigated without modern instruments, using only the stars, wind and ocean swells as guides.
They aimed to use the same techniques that brought the first Polynesian settlers to Hawaii hundreds of years ago.
Hawaii celebrated the Hokule... | A traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe has returned to Honolulu in Hawaii, completing the first-ever round-the-world trip by such a vessel. |
Text: 16 March 2016 Last updated at 15:26 GMT
BBC Newsnight presenter Evan Davis pulls out four key figures from Chancellor George Osborne's announcement.
Full analysis of the Budget Newsnight at 22:30 GMT on BBC Two.
Summary: | Trying to get your head round the Budget? |
Text: A single car was involved in the crash at Station Road, Llanrwst, on Thursday at about 21:40 BST.
Firefighters used hydraulic cutting gear to free a woman who was trapped in the wreckage.
She was taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital, Denbighshire, with multiple injuries. Two men were also hurt.
Summary: | Three people have been taken to hospital following a serious accident in Conwy county. |
Text: Michelle Kiss, from Whalley in Lancashire, was among 22 people who died when a suicide bomber attacked concertgoers on Monday.
In a statement, the family said she was a "loving" wife, mother and daughter to whom "family meant everything".
They said they hoped to draw from her strength to carry on.
Manchester atta... | The "devastated" family of a woman who died in the Manchester Arena attack said she was "taken away... in the most traumatic way imaginable". |
Text: She posted a poem on the social media site Reddit to say that her boyfriend, Alexis Ohanian, had asked her to marry him.
She said he proposed to her in Rome, where they first met - and she said yes.
Serena won her seventh Wimbledon title this year, taking her to 22 Grand Slam titles overall.
Alexis is the co-foun... | Tennis star Serena Williams has announced that she is getting married. |
Text: The deaths are reported to have happened in an off-piste area as skiers made their way through fresh snow.
Officials said the injured skiers were hit by falling rocks and had been taken to hospital by helicopter.
There have been several skiing deaths in the Alps this winter.
Rescuers on Thursday said that skiers ... | Three people have been killed, two are believed to be missing and three wounded in a major avalanche near the northern Italian ski resort of Courmayeur, reports say. |
Text: Nottinghamshire Police activated a UK-wide child rescue alert after Charlotte Bainbridge went missing from Chilwell, near Nottingham on Tuesday.
A reported sighting of her near the M1 turned out to be of a different girl.
A force spokesman tweeted: "Charlotte Bainbridge now safe and well at home. Thanks to all wh... | A 14-year-old girl who sparked a national alert after she went missing from home has been found safe and well. |
Text: 27 March 2016 Last updated at 12:54 BST
Irish president Michael D Higgins laid a wreath before the silence began.
Among those at the commemoration ceremony at the GPO are former Irish presidents Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson; Northern Ireland deputy first minister Martin McGuinness ; former Taoiseach Bertie Ahe... | A minutes silence has been held outside the GPO in Dublin as part of the 1916 Easter Rising commemoration events in Dublin. |
Text: The 20-year-old Scotland Under-21 international began his career at Reading but is yet to make his senior debut for the Royals.
Hyam had loan spells at Basingstoke and Dagenham & Redbridge last season, playing 16 times for the Daggers as they were relegated from League Two.
He has also previously played for non-l... | League Two club Portsmouth have signed defender Dominic Hyam on loan from Championship Reading until 8 January. |
Text: Shay Clipson has written to the Rugby Football Union and Six Nations to complain about the "racially aggravated offence", for which Marler apologised.
She told BBC Radio 5 live: "They really must suspend Marler and the suspension must be specific to this offence."
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En... | England's Joe Marler should be banned for calling Wales prop Samson Lee "Gypsy boy" during Saturday's match, a Traveller community campaigner says. |
Text: Some minor formalities of the deal have still to be completed, but the 25-year-old flew to Poland on Thursday.
Pogon Szczecin announced on their website that the former Dundee United forward will wear the number 17 jersey and he has already trained with the side.
"It's good for him to get some games," said Celtic... | Celtic striker Nadir Ciftci is close to signing for Polish side Pogon Szczecin on loan after having a medical. |
Text: The romantic tryst will be between new character, the piano Cadenza (Stanley Tucci), and Madame de Garderobe, the wardrobe (Audra McDonald).
It is followed by a second kiss later on, director Bill Condon told BBC Radio 4's Front Row.
This week it was revealed the film features Disney's first gay character.
US act... | It's another groundbreaking moment for Beauty and the Beast - the film is to feature the first interracial kiss in a Disney live action film. |
Text: Froome will be supported by Welsh riders Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe, who will be the road captain in the nine-strong team, while fellow Briton Ian Stannard is also named.
Kenya-born Froome, 31, is the only Briton to win the Tour twice, claiming victory in 2013 and 2015.
The Grand Depart leaves Mont Saint-Michel... | Reigning Tour de France champion Chris Froome will lead Team Sky for the 103rd edition of the race. |
Text: Belfast's MAC is the 500th member of Breastfeeding Welcome Here, in which venues show their support for the scheme by displaying a pink sticker.
A list of scheme members - from cafés to libraries and church halls - can be found on the BreastFedBabies website.
The Department of Health says NI's breastfeeding rate... | Venues across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to sign up to a major breastfeeding support scheme. |
Text: The Silence of the Lambs star will direct an episode in the fourth season of the show, to premiere on Netflix on 2017.
Rosemarie DeWitt, currently to be seen in the Oscar-tipped La La Land, will appear in Foster's episode.
The third series of Black Mirror makes its debut on Netflix on Friday, following its move f... | Actress and director Jodie Foster is to direct an episode of Charlie Brooker's satirical drama series Black Mirror. |
Text: The 23-year-old, who has moved from Cardiff City, has 24 caps as a international footballer.
She was in the Wales netball team at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014, but recently admitted that trying to play both sports had caused issues.
"There has been some turbulence," she said in a statement on Twitter.
J... | Wales dual sport international Nia Jones has joined Women's Super League 2 side Reading after being overlooked for next month's Netball World Cup. |
Text: David West, 28, had a history of mental health problems. He died in 2013.
The Southampton man's father Richard West has accused the trust of producing false and misleading information, an offence under the 2014 Care Act.
Last month the BBC revealed the trust had failed to investigate hundreds of unexpected deaths... | Police are investigating a complaint alleging criminal behaviour by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust from a man whose son died in its care. |
Text: Relegated Hull City will start the season at former manager Steve Bruce's Aston Villa, while Middlesbrough go to Wolves for their first match and Sunderland open at home to Derby County.
Follow the links below for your team's fixtures in full.
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Bristo... | The Championship fixtures for 2017-18 have been released. |
Text: Hogan, 24, an apparent transfer target for West Ham, was left out of the Bees' 2-1 defeat by Wigan on Saturday.
Smith confirmed after the game Hogan had a tight hamstring, but confessed other factors may be involved.
"With what he's been told is on offer for him, it's very hard for him to go out and play," he tol... | Brentford manager Dean Smith says striker Scott Hogan has had his "head turned" by speculation surrounding his future with the Championship club. |
Text: The prank involves people dressing up as clowns to deliberately scare or intimidate members of the public.
Police Scotland said it had received a "few sporadic reports of individuals dressed as clowns" in some areas in Scotland.
The reports did not specifically involve threats or violence.
But police said anyone ... | Police in Scotland have warned that action may be taken against people who take part in the so-called "killer clown" craze. |
Text: He was charged after television pictures captured the incident after the win over Portsmouth on 26 December.
An independent regulatory commission decided on Friday the 49-year-old was guilty of a charge of violent conduct.
Becchetti, who requested a personal hearing, can appeal against the ruling.
The Italian, wh... | Leyton Orient president Francesco Becchetti has been given a six-match stadium ban and fined £40,000 by the Football Association for aiming a kick at assistant boss Andy Hessenthaler. |
Text: Nigel Sweeting, 50, of Bettws, Newport, crashed into David Evans, 49, on the M4 in the city on Christmas Day 2015.
Newport Crown Court heard Sweeting was "fully aware" of his vision problems.
He denied causing death by dangerous driving and attempting to pervert the course of justice but was convicted by a jury.
... | A hit-and-run driver who defied an optician's warning to stay off the road has been jailed for seven years for killing a motorcyclist. |
Text: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) aircraft had to make an emergency landing at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, in May.
Following the incident, the Lancaster was unable to take part in VE Day commemorations.
It will now miss a number of airshows, including RAF Cosford and the Weston Air Festival in Somerse... | The UK's only flying Lancaster bomber is to miss much of the 2015 display season after an engine fire. |
Text: Neilson won the Championship title in his first year in charge and the Edinburgh club currently sit third on their return to the top flight.
"This is a win-win for everyone - the club, the players and the supporters," said chairwoman Ann Budge.
"By continuing to pull together, I am confident we will achieve our g... | Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson and assistant Stevie Crawford have extended their contracts until the end of season 2017-18. |
Text: Under the resolution, European Union boats charged with seizing migrant-smuggling vessels in the Mediterranean Sea will also be asked to stop vessels suspected of smuggling arms.
The UN had become concerned that arms trafficked to the country were being used by so-called Islamic State (IS).
There are 20m weapons ... | The United Nations Security Council has approved a crackdown on arms smuggling in the waters off the Libyan coast. |
Text: The incident took place in Cables Wynd at about 23:00 on Friday 26 August.
A 25-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his leg and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Police said it was an "isolated incident".
A firearm, which officers believe was the same one used in the incident, was recovered close to Ca... | A 30-year-old man has been charged over the discharge of a firearm in Leith, Edinburgh, last week. |
Text: Police called fire crews at 10:31 GMT over concerns of a potentially "noxious substance" at a detached house in Gleneldon Road in Streatham.
A 57-year-old man was found dead on the third floor. No-one else was hurt and 15 people were evacuated for safety.
The substance was assessed and readings from within the ho... | A converted house in south London has been evacuated amid fears of a possible chemical hazard. |
Text: The Hong Kong dollar is fixed against its US counterpart and hit a high of HK$7.75 on Friday, the upper limit of its trading band.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority sold HK$4.67bn ($603m) of foreign bonds.
The Hong Kong dollar acts as a proxy between the US and Chinese markets.
Because of its status as a Chinese f... | Hong Kong has moved to weaken its currency for the first time in three years as demand from investors fleeing Western markets has caused a sharp increase in its value. |
Text: Enrique's contract expires at the end of this season, and some fans booed him during Sunday's 2-1 win over Leganes.
"The priority is still for Luis Enrique to continue," Josep Maria Bartomeu told Catalan broadcaster TV3.
"In the last few years, he has won almost all competitions. The Barca supporters are very hap... | Barcelona have "no plan B" to Luis Enrique, whose future as manager will be decided in April, the Spanish champions' president says. |
Text: Police are treating the attack on Canvey Island, Essex, as murder and have issued a photo of a man they "urgently need to speak to".
Anthony Ayres, 48, is described as 5ft tall, white, and of medium build. Officers warned the public not to approach him and instead to dial 999.
The attack in Fairlop Avenue was rep... | A 36-year-old woman has died after she was found with neck injuries following an assault on Thursday. |
Text: Saturday's 2-1 loss left Zola with a record of two wins in 22 games in all competitions since Rowett was sacked to bring in the Italian in December.
But, following media speculation that Zola might suffer the same fate, the Blues' board issued a statement.
"The club has not lined up any manager to replace Gianfra... | Birmingham City manager Gianfranco Zola has been given the full backing of the board following the home defeat by Gary Rowett's Derby County. |
Text: Fishlock fractured a tibia in Seattle Reign's 3-0 win over Boston Breakers on 24 April and was ruled out for between four and six weeks.
But the 29-year-old played half an hour for Seattle in a friendly against Arsenal.
She has been included in Wales' squad for the game against Norway on 7 June.
Jayne Ludlow's si... | Midfielder Jess Fishlock has given Wales women a boost ahead of their Euro 2017 qualifier against Norway next month. |
Text: The offer of 350 pence per share for Songbird, which owns 69% of Canary Wharf Group, undervalues the firm, it said.
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and US investor Brookfield Property Partners made the offer.
Shareholders have until 29 January to accept or reject it.
QIA owns 29% of Songbird. It will have to per... | The owner of London's Canary Wharf complex, Songbird Estates, has advised its investors to reject a new Qatari-led bid worth £2.59bn. |
Text: The Lyndhurst Park Hotel, once linked to smuggling, was visited by Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson.
Developer PegasusLife wants to replace it with 74 pensioner flats.
Opponents insist the unlisted building is historically significant and an influx of elderly residents would put pressure on services ... | Campaigners have criticised plans to demolish a New Forest landmark visited by top Victorian society figures to build homes for elderly people. |
Text: Andrew Hocking, from Copthorne, is alleged to have attacked the girl at his former home in Fareham, between 1982 and 1984.
Sussex Police said he was also charged last November with 11 offences of making indecent images of children between 1997 and 2011.
Mr Hocking appeared at Lewes Crown Court and was bailed unti... | A 57-year-old West Sussex man has been charged with raping and indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl. |
Text: 1 January 2016 Last updated at 01:24 GMT
The realistic simulations can bring people face-to-face with their phobias in a manageable and controllable way.
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones visited one woman who faced her horror of using the lift by wearing a VR headset.
Summary: | Psychologists in London are helping people overcome their fears using virtual reality. |
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