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35,300,113 | Coatbridge College head John Doyle was given the money after his institution merged with two other colleges.
Holyrood's public audit committee, which said the principal was paid "in excess of the guidelines", has passed its report to Police Scotland.
Mr Doyle told MSPs in October he had done nothing wrong and that his ... | A former college principal should hand back some of his £304,000 severance pay, a committee of MSPs has concluded. |
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If the former Nottingham Forest and Derby County defender had access to the sort of help and support he is now eager to offer young footballers, he may well have achieved a great deal more.
Now retraining as a counsellor, Charles - still best remembered for his innocent pa... | Gary Charles fought alcoholism throughout his career, but still managed to play for England and feature in Wembley cup finals. |
38,608,224 | William Mocsari of Rodden Street in Kircubbin is charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a dog.
Newtownards Magistrates' court heard he allegedly confessed to his social worker that he got a dog which was "free to a good home" from a website.
He then strangled it with its own lead, "skinned it and fed it to his o... | A 27-year-old man has been charged with killing, skinning and cooking a dog before feeding it to another animal. |
19,823,620 | The 35-year-old former international stand-off becomes the first French coach of the Perpignan-based club.
Frayssinous replaces Trent Robinson, who has left France for a post at Sydney Roosters in Australia.
Frayssinous is five months the junior of the previous youngest Super League coach, Bradford's Francis Cummins.
F... | Laurent Frayssinous has been appointed the head coach of Catalan Dragons on a two-year contract, and becomes the youngest team boss in Super League. |
39,921,921 | No firms in Northern Ireland have so far been affected by the ransomware attack, which wreaked havoc on organisations including the National Health Service in England and Scotland.
The virus could have spread even further had a cyber security researcher not accidently discovered a "kill switch" in the malicious program... | Cyber security has hit the headlines after an unprecedented cyber-attack brought down computer systems around the world on Friday. |
32,014,659 | Researchers said they found German coins minted during World War Two in the ruins in northern Argentina.
The researchers said that the buildings were probably never used by fugitive Nazis, because they found they could live freely in Argentine towns.
Nazis who fled to Argentina included Adolf Eichmann and Erich Priebke... | Archaeologists are trying to determine whether ruined buildings in a remote nature reserve in Argentina were built as a hide-out for German Nazi officers. |
32,919,408 | Anti-smoking groups say that is too long to wait, but there have been protests by some restaurant owners, who say their business will suffer.
Austrians like order, or "Ordnung" as they say in German. It is hugely frowned upon for a pedestrian to cross the road on a red light. And the streets and underground network of ... | After years of debate, Austria's government has announced plans to introduce a total smoking ban in cafes and restaurants by 2018. |
40,671,838 | Will that promising full-back relish being thrown deeper into the public spotlight?
What if the £200m superstar doesn't settle in Paris?
These are the types of questions being asked by clubs as they consider investing eye-watering sums on new players.
An emerging field of analysts and experts believe they have the answ... | Will a £300,000-a-week salary change a hot prospect's attitude to the game? |
38,779,146 | Carl McHugh was red-carded for a lunge on Don Cowie early in the second half.
Hearts went ahead when Alexandros Tziolis' shot took a deflection off Keith Lasley and looped over goalkeeper Craig Samson.
And Esmael Goncalves struck twice late on, the striker scoring his first goals for the Tynecastle club.
Goncalves had ... | Esmael Goncalves scored twice as Hearts overcame 10-man Motherwell in Saturday's early Scottish Premiership match. |
33,822,545 | LL Camps has operated at Merry Hill in Bushey, Hertfordshire, for the past four years, describing itself as the UK's only American-style summer camp.
A man aged 25, of Borehamwood, had been bailed until September, said police.
They said they would contact families directly should they discover that any children had bee... | A children's summer camp has been closed by Ofsted after a man was arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. |
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A winner must be declared on the night - as an ice hockey rink needs to be laid at midnight for a match at the same Hallenstadion venue the following day.
But what else do you need to know?
BBC Radio 5 live's sports news correspondent Richard Conway explains.
Media playbac... | Football's crisis-hit world governing body Fifa will meet in Zurich on Friday and elect a new leader to try to take the damaged organisation forward into a new era. |
39,153,339 | The 18-year-old scored 88.40 to make history in what was the fifth and the final stop of the World Cup season.
She came ahead of Sweden's Emma Dahlstrom and Swiss Mathilde Gremaud.
Boston-born Atkin, who initially competed for the US before switching to Great Britain aged 15, was making her 15th appearance at a World C... | Izzy Atkin became the first British woman to win a World Cup ski slopestyle event as she took gold in Silvaplana, Switzerland. |
33,824,754 | The boarding boat at St Davids RNLI Lifeboat Station takes crew to and from its lifeboat.
But the vessel has recently become a regular sunbathing spot for a 7ft (2.13m) long bull seal.
Dai John, St Davids RNLI coxswain, said: "His presence doesn't impact on our ability to save lives at sea at all so he is a welcome vis... | A volunteer RNLI crew have been given the seal of approval from an unlikely passenger. |
36,563,585 | David Miller, 56, died at his house on Patterdale Walk, Northampton, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Northamptonshire Police said the woman was 39 and of no fixed address.
Four others have been charged with murder: Zena Kane, 35; Ian Cuthbertson, 49; Michael Hallett, 37 and Joseph Catlin, 30, who were remanded in custod... | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man who was stabbed to death at his home. |
38,827,189 | Fees in England are rising again, and it is the first fall in UK applications since fees were last increased in 2012.
The Royal College of Nursing blamed the 23% drop in nursing applications on the removal of bursaries.
Universities Minister Jo Johnson said that despite the overall drop, more 18-year-olds were applying... | University applications have fallen by 5% - with the decline driven by a drop in European Union students and a sharp fall in nursing applications. |
21,972,187 | There are concerns about the number of deaths at the hospital, which is at the centre of a long dispute over the future of children's heart services.
The medical director of the NHS, Bruce Keogh, said it was "a highly responsible precautionary step".
But some people have questioned the decision and its timing, 24 hours... | Children's congenital heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary has been suspended as a review is carried out. |
32,260,914 | A metal detectorist found three jugs and a bronze dish in a field in Kelshall near Royston last year, North Hertfordshire District Council said.
A subsequent dig unearthed artefacts from a "cosmopolitan" burial including mosaic glass dishes and cremated bone.
Experts are "clamouring" to study the "unique find," the cou... | "Exceptional" Roman artefacts discovered in a field in Hertfordshire date back to 174 AD, an investigation has found. |
39,185,338 | Banks Renewables is behind the project close to Birneyknowe Cottage, south east of Hawick.
Planning officials had advised opposition due to its landscape, visual and cultural impact.
The size of the project means that the final decision on whether it goes ahead lies with the Scottish government.
The company has said th... | Councillors in the Borders have unanimously agreed to lodge an objection to a 15-turbine wind farm near Bonchester Bridge. |
37,329,266 | The conservationists have described it as a major milestone, there are thought to be about 70,000 coins in the hoard.
By the end of the day on Friday the team had removed 55,014 coins, 63 more than the previous largest Roman Cunetio hoard found in Wiltshire.
The team are clearing the coins in view of the public in a sp... | The team removing coins from the Jersey Celtic hoard have gathered more than in any other British hoard to date. |
35,295,404 | Conservative MPs cheered as English and Welsh members prepared to give their consent to parts of the Housing and Planning Bill that only apply to their constituencies.
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis said he was "very proud" to be implementing the reforms.
But the SNP said the changes were "driving Scotland out of the d... | New "English votes for English laws" rules have been implemented in the House of Commons for the first time. |
38,677,399 | Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron called Labour "careless" for spending European Union (EU) money on ineligible projects and the Conservatives "mean-spirited" to use flood relief money to repay the wrongly used funds.
The government blamed Labour's "mismanagement" of the money.
Labour has been approached for comment.
... | About £15m of funding intended for UK communities hit by floods last winter will instead be used to cover a "fine" for misspending a previous grant. |
34,417,806 | Stuart Clancy, a Conservative councillor on Broadland District Council in Norfolk, was arrested by police in September 2014.
The Crown Prosecution Service said there was "insufficient evidence for there to be a realistic prospect of a conviction for any offence".
The council, on which he represents Taverham South ward,... | No further action is to be taken against a deputy council leader arrested on suspicion of fraud. |
28,604,035 | The police force, which lost a High Court case in 2012, has already paid back £1.2m to the football club.
The figures emerged after the court examined the latest stage of the dispute, for charges over three seasons between 2009 and 2012.
The force said it would now work with the club to agree what money, "if anything",... | Leeds United claims West Yorkshire Police still owes the club £800,000 for overcharging policing at home games. |
38,484,274 | The 19-year-old striker is yet to make a senior appearance for Everton but twice featured in the Premier League club's Under-23 side that played in the EFL Trophy this season.
Southport-born Brewster, an Everton academy player since he was 12, had a previous loan spell at Stockport.
He is available to make his Southpor... | Everton teenager Delial Brewster has joined National League side Southport on loan until the end of the season. |
36,043,361 | The figures have been released by the States after a question from Reform Jersey chairman, Deputy Sam Mezec.
It came after it was revealed two civil servants spent £13,000 on flights to a mining conference in South Africa.
The latest figures show Mike King and Wayne Gallichan have been to the conference every year sinc... | Civil servants splashed out nearly £400,000 on 120 flights over the past five years. |
32,106,990 | Physicists hope it could lead to discoveries that could potentially represent the biggest revolution in physics since Einstein's theories of relativity.
Among them is Prof Jordan Nash from Imperial College London, who is working on the CMS experiment at the LHC.
"We are opening a new window on the Universe and looking ... | The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been restarted after a two-year shutdown. |
34,711,352 | But the manager of the restaurant, called Halal KFC, said it had nothing to do with the US company.
Police justified the decision saying it was operating under a false licence.
The closure comes amid concerns amongst hardliners about growing Western influence in Iran as relations with a number of countries improve.
"Th... | Only a day after it opened, Iran has shut down what officials reportedly thought was a branch of the US fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken. |
32,113,141 | Bilel Ayadi, 34, who is in a medically-induced coma, has been unable to tell detectives how he sustained burns to his torso and neck.
He was found walking in Finsbury Park, north London, on 23 March.
Mr Ayadi had walked bare-chested for about two miles, police said.
He was found in Woodberry Grove at about 22:30 GMT by... | Images of a shirtless man found wandering the streets after he suffered serious burns have been released in a bid to solve the mystery of his injuries. |
34,187,501 | Local photographer Ron Strathdee captured the phenomenon on Monday at about 23:30 BST.
The glow is usually best seen from northern latitudes like Norway, Alaska, Iceland and northern Scotland.
Mr Strathdee said seeing the Northrn Lights from Manx latitudes was "fairly unusual."
They happen when incoming solar radiation... | The Aurora Borealis, better known as the Northern Lights, has been photographed from Peel Castle on the west coast of the Isle of Man. |
34,941,396 | This time last year rugby club Wasps was putting the final touches to its move from High Wycombe to Coventry, a 75 mile journey it hoped would transform it from a club losing more than £3m a year into a thriving leisure business.
As part of its relocation Wasps did not just move into, but acquired, the Ricoh Arena stad... | When pop superstar Rihanna last week unveiled her 2016 UK concert tour dates, her choice of opening venue was seen as a vindication for an English rugby union club that has financially come back from the brink. |
37,434,973 | In the programme, a man who said he too was a former IRA and Sinn Féin member turned British agent, alleged that the Sinn Féin leader approved the killing of Denis Donaldson in 2006.
The former spy cannot be identified because of fears about his safety.
Mr Donaldson was shot dead months after admitting that he had been... | Gerry Adams has denied claims in a BBC Spotlight programme that he sanctioned the murder of an IRA informer. |
36,112,447 | At the time Laachraoui was known as "Abou Idriss", a lawyer for two of the ex-hostages told French media.
The hostages were freed in April 2014.
Laachraoui and Ibrahim el-Bakraoui died when they attacked Brussels Zaventem airport a month ago. Their bombs and a third in the metro killed 32 people.
The confirmation about... | One of the Brussels airport bombers, Najim Laachraoui, guarded four French journalists who were held hostage by so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria in 2013-2014, the ex-hostages say. |
30,852,302 | The 24-year-old, whose Colchester contract was due to run out this summer, has agreed a deal until 2017.
He has scored 14 times in 29 games for the League One strugglers this season, having started the campaign with a career tally of 25 goals.
"I enjoyed my time at Colchester, but my ultimate goal was to move back up t... | Ipswich Town have signed Colchester United striker Freddie Sears for an undisclosed fee. |
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Cook, 32, resigned in February and in his first match under replacement Joe Root made 69 as England defeated South Africa by 211 runs at Lord's.
"I was having a laugh watching him in the field, running around in the covers," said Bayliss.
"He looked like he was enjoying it... | Opener Alastair Cook is "loving" life without the England Test captaincy, says head coach Trevor Bayliss. |
40,453,780 | The woman, who has not been identified, was working in the city with a non-governmental organisation.
Police said she was asleep when a security guard at the hotel where she was staying entered her room and attacked her.
The woman is receiving treatment for cuts and bruises, and legal assistance.
Doctors told reporters... | Indian police have arrested a man in connection with the rape of a 70-year-old French woman in the northern city of Varanasi. |
35,569,199 | Rose Polge, 25, from Torbay, has not been seen since Friday evening. Her car was found in a car park near Ansteys Cove in Devon.
Police said it was "totally out of character" for the young woman and are concerned for her welfare.
More than 100 people have been involved in the search operation, including her boyfriend a... | A major search operation is under way for a 25-year-old junior doctor who has gone missing. |
33,376,489 | It says Tariq al-Harzi was responsible for co-ordinating suicide bombings in Iraq and moving weapons from Libya to Syria.
The US had offered a $3m (£1.9m) reward for the man it called the "emir of suicide bombers".
IS has not commented on the reports of his death.
Harzi was allegedly killed in the northern-eastern Syr... | A senior member of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in an American drone strike in Syria last month, according to the US military. |
38,400,165 | Jon McLaughlin made several smart stops before Chris O'Grady tapped in against his old club to put the Brewers ahead.
The Millers had been on top but fell further behind when John Brayford crossed for Jackson Irvine to head in.
Tom Adeyemi reacted fastest to a save to pull one back, but Rotherham lacked the quality to ... | Two quick first-half goals helped Burton edge past bottom side Rotherham and move five points clear of the Championship relegation zone. |
36,527,630 | The 6ft 4ins midfielder was recommended to the club by former Walsall and Bermuda striker Kyle Lightbourne.
The 18-year-old has been training with the League One Saddlers since appearing in a development squad match in April.
"I've loved it here, the way the club has treated me," he said. "And how the players have welc... | Walsall have completed the signing of Bermudian teenager Kacy Milan Butterfield on a one-year deal, subject to receiving international clearance. |
32,165,464 | Gemma Flanagan rolled herself down the catwalk for the first time at a London fashion event on Wednesday.
"It was so amazing to do it and not fall off. My biggest worry was I'd roll off the end or the side," she said.
Before an illness left her unable to walk, she worked as an air hostess and part-time model.
"I surpri... | "Being in a wheelchair doesn't mean that I can't do it or anyone else can't do it - we're just as capable as any other models." |
37,750,798 | Chinese electronics firm Hangzhou Xiongmai issued the recall soon after its cameras were identified as aiding the massive web attacks.
They made access to popular websites, such as Reddit, Twitter, Spotify and many other sites, intermittent.
Security experts said easy-to-guess default passwords, used on Xiongmai webcam... | Home webcams that were hijacked to help knock popular websites offline last week are being recalled in the US. |
34,825,160 | An estimated 1,000 properties are at risk in Kendal and about 600 in Egremont after river levels rose.
Overnight rain was not as heavy as expected said the Environment Agency, but its 12 severe flood warnings for Cumbria and Lancashire remain in place on Sunday.
People in parts of Kendal and Egremont have been advised ... | Hundreds of homes are under threat of flooding in two Cumbrian towns. |
39,340,662 | Thomas Wainwright was on the wrong side of the road and travelling at speeds of up to 95mph in his Maserati hire car, just minutes before the crash.
The 27-year-old ploughed into the Berlingo van driven by Theresa Wade, 29, on Mull in October 2015.
The court heard Wainwright had been drinking cider and whisky for eight... | A drink-driver who killed an island vet in a head-on collision has been found guilty of death by dangerous driving. |
28,945,495 | The UK financial regulator will hand out the fine to the bank over the issue of inappropriate mortgage advice to customers.
The FCA is expected to release further details of its ruling on Wednesday.
RBS, which is 81% owned by the UK taxpayer, declined to comment.
This latest fine will be another setback for chief execu... | Royal Bank of Scotland is to be fined about £15m by the city watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the BBC has learned. |
40,358,908 | Spanish official David Fernandez Borbalan ruled out a late Shane Duffy winner and waved away penalty appeals.
West Brom's McClean described the referee as "Austria's 12th man" while O'Neill said the Spanish official was "very poor" in the Aviva Stadium game.
Fifa has begun disciplinary processes.
A Fifa spokesman told ... | Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill and winger James McClean face punishment from Fifa for criticising the referee after the 1-1 draw in their World Cup qualifier with Austria. |
35,618,389 | They have until 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) on Tuesday to leave the southern part of the sprawling camp.
Anyone remaining will be forcibly removed to allow for the makeshift structures there to be razed.
The area has become a cultural hub for many of the migrants. It has shops, a school and religious structures.
The ... | Hundreds of migrants living in part of a camp in the French port of Calais known as the Jungle have been ordered to leave or face eviction. |
31,454,124 | The 0.2% drop in new home construction compared with a 6.1% increase in the previous quarter.
Overall, total construction output fell by 2.1% in the quarter, the Office for National Statistics said, worse than an initial estimate of a 1.8% contraction.
The UK housing market has been slowing over the past few months.
On... | The number of houses being built in the UK fell during the final three months of 2014, the first such decline for nearly two years. |
38,295,309 | The targeted area is controlled by the so-called Islamic State group and has been under heavy bombardment from government-aligned forces.
Dozens of people are said to have been killed during the combined assaults.
IS members recaptured the city on Sunday, hours after Russian air strikes appeared to have driven them bac... | Dozens of people have been killed in air strikes and a suspected gas attack near the Syrian city of Palmyra, monitoring groups say. |
38,662,583 | It currently has an outstanding balance of £7.7m to pay between now and 2045 - 30 years after the first trains ran between Tweedbank and Edinburgh.
However, it has now agreed to borrow money to pay off the balance in a move estimated to save about £4.3m.
Council leader David Parker said it would reduce the burden on lo... | Scottish Borders Council has agreed a move to cut the overall cost of its contribution to the Borders Railway. |
38,388,142 | The Grammy award-winning artist said in a statement that he was choosing to "make a political stand".
He said reports of summary executions in the Philippines were "unacceptable to anyone who loves the rule of law".
President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to eradicate drugs and urged citizens to kill dealers who resist arr... | US singer James Taylor has cancelled an upcoming concert in the Philippines over reports of extrajudicial killings in the country's war on drugs. |
38,723,830 | The 22-year-old has made 13 appearances for Everton this season.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman last week said the player would be allowed to leave to "get game time".
The Spaniard joined Everton on loan from Barcelona for the 2013-14 season, making the transfer permanent in 2015 for £4.3m.
Milan originally announced th... | Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu has joined Italian side AC Milan on loan until the end of the season. |
35,889,281 | Premier, the maker of Mr Kipling cakes and Bisto gravy, this week revealed it had rejected two bids from McCormick.
McCormick said in a statement on Thursday that it was now "willing to consider increasing its latest offer".
Meanwhile Japanese noodle maker Nissin Foods has agreed to buy a 17.27% stake in Premier Foods.... | McCormick, the American food flavourings business, has said it may increase its $700m (£494m) bid for the UK's Premier Foods. |
34,924,097 | Nabila Nanfuka, 22, and Laurene-Danielle Jackson, 19, suffered fatal injuries while trying to leave the Lava and Ignite club in Northampton in 2011.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission looked into police actions.
An inquest found 14 DJ announcements in 30 minutes had been the most significant cause of overcrow... | The policing of a major incident at a nightclub in which two students were killed in a crush was "appropriate", the police watchdog has said. |
37,987,055 | The $100 (£80) Light Phone, a credit-card sized device which can only make and receive calls, received $415,000 (£334,000) from backers on Kickstarter.
Calls made to the owner's smartphone are forwarded to the phone, which has no internet functionality, via an app.
It was delayed by several months as the firm grapple... | A crowdfunded handset designed to help people disconnect from their smartphones is due to ship at the end of November after a series of setbacks. |
34,142,746 | The alleged attack happened at the Glenbourne unit, part of the Derriford Hospital site in Plymouth.
Bester Mashayamombe, 50, from Plymouth, who is also accused of sexual assault by touching, is due to appear before Plymouth magistrates on 7 October.
Plymouth Community Healthcare, which runs the unit, said it was "acti... | A care worker at an NHS psychiatric unit has been charged with raping a young female patient. |
35,500,780 | The UKIP leader tweeted he was "at a standstill for 90 minutes" while heading to Thursday's show in Bradford.
Highways England said the the A1 northbound was closed in Nottinghamshire after a fatal crash.
In 2014, Mr Farage missed a UKIP conference after getting stuck in traffic on the M4, which he blamed on high level... | Nigel Farage missed an appearance on BBC Question Time after getting caught in a traffic jam on the A1. |
39,997,766 | The star told a Cannes press conference she likes to make "bold" choices, as if she were at the start of her career.
Kidman said while she doesn't have to work, she does so because of her passion for cinema.
The star of The Killing of the Sacred Deer, in competition at Cannes, said her young children will be banned fro... | Oscar winner Nicole Kidman says she still acts like she's 21 when it comes to acting roles. |
36,850,926 | 20 July 2016 Last updated at 19:08 BST
The crash happened near Mila's Lake in Colin Glen Forest Park on Tuesday evening. Two youths, aged 15 and 17, have been arrested.
Community safety worker Michael George said there had been a number of initiatives in west Belfast to tackle the issue of scrambler motorcycles. | A community worker has said scrambler motorcycles are a problem in west Belfast, as a woman remains in a critical condition after a collision. |
35,429,669 | Michael Young delivered his letter to Ms Sturgeon in person at Holyrood.
His family is campaigning for the NHS to support the use of Translarna, a new drug available in other EU countries.
The drug is currently being assessed by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), a process Ms Sturgeon said she could not interfere... | A nine-year-old boy with muscular dystrophy has met with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after he wrote to her campaigning for a new treatment. |
32,796,569 | The home side were all out for 249, having been 195-6 overnight, when Jarvis had Charlie Shreck lbw with the first ball after a long hold-up.
Lancashire began their second innings 119 in front, but needing to press on to have a chance of a positive result.
They lost Paul Horton and Karl Brown in reaching stumps on 39-2... | Pace bowler Kyle Jarvis claimed 5-69 for Lancashire as they earned a sizeable first-innings lead on a rain-shortened day against Leicestershire. |
35,959,949 | Nigel Farage is wondering why, as Jonathan Portes has been pointing out, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures for migration to the UK from other EU countries is so much lower than the number of National Insurance numbers allocated to EU nationals.
According to the most recent comparable statistics, migratio... | Campaigners to leave the European Union have been badgering the government about the reliability of the official immigration statistics. |
39,291,466 | Halai has scored 14 tries in 41 games for Wasps since arriving from Auckland Blues in January 2015.
The 29-year-old has started only seven times this season for the Premiership leaders, scoring two tries.
"Frank still has a big part to play for the club as we enter the business end of the season," director of rugby Dai... | Wasps winger Frank Halai will join French Top 14 side Pau at the end of the Premiership season. |
35,412,689 | Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats opposed new thresholds on when strikes can take place.
The vote against Conservative ministers' Trade Union Bill is not legally binding.
The UK and Welsh governments disagree over whether the assembly's permission is needed before the new rules apply to public sector worker... | Assembly members have voted against UK government proposals to restrict strike ballots in the public sector. |
40,627,394 | The 23-year-old carded a final-round five-under-par 67 to finish on 11 under at the Trump National in New Jersey.
Compatriot Choi Hye-Jin was two strokes behind in second, while China's Shanshan Feng, who held a one-shot lead overnight, went round in 75 to finish tied for fourth, five strokes adrift.
A South Korean has... | South Korea's Park Sung-hyun won the US Women's Open by two shots to claim her first LPGA title in her debut season. |
35,937,341 | The measure is "an attack on democracy" according to an emergency motion carried unanimously at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference.
Earlier ATL general secretary Mary Bousted called the plan "madness".
On Monday, School Minister Nick Gibb said the plan made schools "profession-led" - though he faced s... | One of the most moderate teaching unions has voted for industrial action over government plans to force all schools in England to become academies. |
36,503,736 | The 33-year-old made 19 appearances for the Seagulls last term after joining on loan in January, helping them finish third, before a play-off semi-final defeat by Sheffield Wednesday.
Sidwell played only four games for Premier League club Stoke last season.
"He knows exactly what the Championship is all about and what ... | Championship side Brighton have signed midfielder Steve Sidwell on a one-year deal following his release by Stoke. |
39,072,830 | Bakir Izetbegovic, a member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency, said he was seeking "truth and justice".
Bosnian Serb officials warned the move would trigger a "serious crisis" in the country.
In 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) cleared Serbia of direct responsibility for genocide.
The ICJ found only one a... | Bosnia has formally asked the UN's top court to review its ruling which cleared Serbia of genocide in the 1990s, Bosnia's Muslim leader has said. |
36,559,086 | Whiffin joined the club in 2005 as analyst, progressing to the roles of head of analysis and assistant coach.
The Exiles are yet to confirm their coaching set-up for next season having been relegated to the Championship.
A rugby department review began last month, which included head coach Tom Coventry and assistant co... | London Irish have parted company with assistant coach Richard Whiffin following Premiership relegation. |
36,987,616 | German Shepherd Nero jumped over railings in Watford which, unknown to his handler, had a 12ft (3.5m) drop on the other side.
PC Clive Warncken said he was delighted to have Nero back and he was "doing well and was comfortable".
An X-ray released by the vet who treated the dog showed the extent of his injuries - two cl... | A police dog that broke its neck in two places while chasing suspected muggers is at home recovering from its ordeal. |
32,997,311 | The programme was started after a number of attacks and attempted rapes.
A police official said women and children were being taught basic judo and how to punch and kick.
Police say there are around 100,000 people in camps in Kathmandu following the devastating earthquake in April.
"When we visited these temporary shel... | The Nepalese police say they are giving self-defence classes to women and children earthquake survivors who are living in temporary shelters in the capital Kathmandu. |
38,511,124 | The Long Island Railroad train went off the tracks as it arrived on Wednesday at Brooklyn's busy Atlantic Terminal.
New York's fire department said 103 people had reportedly suffered "non-life-threatening" injuries.
Passengers on the train said there had been a loud bang followed by a jolt that made some people on the ... | More than 100 people were injured when a commuter train derailed during rush hour in New York City, officials say. |
39,801,988 | The Anglo-Dutch giant said profits on a current cost of supply measure (CCS) - which strips out price fluctuations - jumped to $3.4bn (£2.6bn) from $1bn last year.
A 55% rise in oil prices in the first quarter of 2017 compared with a year earlier was the main driver of profits.
Excluding one-off items, profits on the ... | Royal Dutch Shell's profits surged in the first three months of the year on the back of rising oil prices. |
28,399,377 | Mr Blackman is championing an e-petition demanding the change in Parliament, after it was signed by more than 120,000 people.
Muslims and Hindus should have "the most important days in their faiths recognised in law", the petition says.
The government has already rejected the e-petitioners' request.
In its response to ... | The UK should show that it "embraces" the Muslim and Hindu faiths by making Eid and Diwali public holidays, Conservative MP Bob Blackman has said. |
32,069,156 | The proposal from Buckinghamshire councils includes a 15-mile (24km) tunnel from the M25 to Wendover.
Current government plans include some tunnels but leaves about eight miles in exposed or partially-covered cuttings.
HS2 said it had "considered" further tunnelling but stood by its plans.
Plans for the HS2 between Lon... | Plans for an HS2 tunnel under the Chilterns to protect the area have been announced by campaigners opposing existing proposals for the high-speed rail link. |
34,886,632 | The two victims, both 15, are being treated in hospital. One remains in a critical condition.
The attack happened at Kingsdale Foundation School at about 15:30 GMT on Thursday.
The teenager accused of attacking the pair has also been charged with grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon.
He will appea... | A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after two pupils were stabbed at a school in Dulwich. |
39,628,723 | The report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development found an average satisfaction score of 7.3 on a scale from nought to 10.
UK teenagers had a below average satisfaction score of seven.
But anxiety about exams and bullying remains a problem for many young people. And heavy internet use leaves many... | Most 15-year-olds report being happy with their lives, an international study of students' well-being suggests. |
26,780,897 | The Australian and Malaysian governments say the search will now focus on an area 1,100km (684 miles) north-east of the previous zone.
The move was based on further analysis of radar data that showed the plane was going faster, thus using more fuel.
The Beijing-bound airliner disappeared on 8 March with 239 people on b... | The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has moved to a new part of the Indian Ocean due to a "credible lead". |
11,846,369 | But back in the Indian Ocean island nation, many Tamils are either too scared of official retribution, or too apathetic to mark the second 27 November commemoration since the rebels' defeat last year.
The Sri Lankan government has meanwhile been busy destroying the war graves and other memorials for the 20,000 insurgen... | Around the world, Sri Lanka's diaspora Tamils are meeting to mark Maveerar Naal (Heroes' Day) and remember those who died during the failed insurgency. |
36,581,319 | The excerpts, released on Monday, excluded the names of gunman Omar Mateen as well as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS).
Mateen, who killed 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub, described himself as an "Islamic soldier" and pledged allegiance to al-Baghdadi during his phone calls to a... | The Department of Justice has re-issued a fuller transcript of one of the Orlando gunman's 911 calls without redactions, after facing a wave of online backlash for omitting certain words. |
38,167,225 | There was also a record number of EU citizens coming to live in Britain with the figure standing at 284,000.
Net migration - immigration minus emigration - was the second-highest number on record.
Immigration minister Robert Goodwill said the government was "committed to getting net migration down".
Most of the period ... | Net migration has stayed near record levels, standing at 335,000 in the year to June, the Office for National Statistics has said. |
19,875,247 | These colourful lizards can scamper rapidly up walls, scuttle along ceilings and even hang upside down on polished glass.
Yet the secret of their amazing climbing ability remained a mystery until relatively recently.
The underside of a gecko's foot looks like a tyre tread and is covered in millions of microscopic hairs... | Geckos are among the superheroes of the animal world. |
40,328,607 | Parents Chris Gard and Connie Yates have launched a final legal challenge at the European Court of Human Rights after a Supreme Court challenge failed.
European judges said doctors were required to keep the 10-month-old alive until they had passed judgement.
Specialists at Great Ormond Street believe he has no chance o... | Terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard must continue to receive life support until judges make a ruling on whether he should undergo a trial treatment. |
20,077,735 | The patents include one that relates to the front face of the iPhone and one for touch-screen technology.
It is another win for Apple, after it was awarded $1.05bn (£652m) in damages by a jury in a separate case in August.
The ITC can block the import of products into the US.
The judge's ruling will go in front of a fu... | A US International Trade Commission judge, in a preliminary ruling, said Samsung infringed four of Apple's intellectual property patents. |
28,703,013 | After a year of music lessons, the reading scores of nine and 10-year-olds held steady compared to a dip seen in those who were not taught any music.
Another group of musically-trained children were found to be better at processing sounds and language.
The research is being presented to the American Psychological Assoc... | Learning to sing or play a musical instrument can help disadvantaged children improve their reading skills, US research suggests. |
36,940,837 | Three months of work will begin on 8 August on both carriageways of the M74 from J2A Fullarton to J6 Hamilton.
Four months of work will begin on both carriageways of the M8 in mid-August from J8 Baillieston to J10 Easterhouse.
The M73 will be similarly affected for six weeks from mid-September, between J1 Maryville and... | Drivers are being warned to expect months of "significant delays" on central Scotland's motorways as work begins to install new signage gantries. |
36,588,482 | Ian "Jacko" Roberts, 54, of Acrefair, near Wrexham, was in Toulouse for the historic 3-0 win against Russia.
But on Monday, he will return to hospital for treatment on a tumour in his nasal passage.
He said of the game: "The atmosphere was amazing...exceptional."
The win means Wales qualified for the second round, with... | A football fan who has taken a break from his cancer treatment to follow Wales in France in Euro 2016 said it has been "amazing". |
34,796,549 | Richard Westwood, 72, from Surrey, and Leonard Hawkes, 69, from Berkshire, have been summonsed to Chester Magistrates on 2 December, police said.
They will both face one count each of indecent assault relating to an incident in Chester in 1968.
The Tremeloes formed in 1958 and first charted in the UK in July 1963 with ... | Two former members of 1960s band The Tremeloes have been accused of historical indecent assault. |
32,195,135 | Making them vote may halt declining election turnouts and could "kick start the habit of a lifetime", the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said.
In 2010, 44% of 18 to 24-year-olds voted, with the "younger and poorer" least likely to vote, it suggested.
The UK risks "sleepwalking into a more divided democracy... | Young people should be forced to vote in the first election after they turn 18, a centre-left think tank has said. |
35,959,855 | Eleven million documents held by the Panama-based company Mossack Fonseca were leaked to German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, then shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
In Russia, the three main pro-Kremlin TV channels have not reported the story so far.
This is quite typical b... | Media from Moscow to Beijing are reporting the Panama Papers leak, with some outlets omitting names of local politicians and prominent figures who figure in them. |
39,442,090 | Pee Wee Pumps, which makes soft shoes for infants, describes its products as "cool" and "diva defining".
But pictures of the fashion range posted online have led to criticism on social media sites.
The shoes, which have collapsible heels and pointed toes, are available for infants up to six months old.
In the latest po... | A US footwear company has sparked outrage among consumers and campaign groups over a range of high heeled shoes for babies. |
17,701,212 | Passengers said it was "chaotic", with huge crowds snaking around corridors and a lack of senior staff.
Airport operator BAA said UK Border Agency's service was "completely unacceptable" but queues were easing.
The agency blamed the Easter holiday for the length of the queues.
BAA said queues began easing after 13:00 B... | Passengers have faced waits of more than an hour at passport control at London's Heathrow Airport two days after it was revealed MPs warned it may struggle to cope during the Olympics. |
36,427,572 | At first sight, with billions in subsidies, you might think that every farmer would automatically want to keep the cash flowing and therefore choose to stay in.
But it's not so simple.
In 2014, the most recent year with confirmed figures, UK farms received £3.19bn. The average payment was £17,735. The highest was alm... | Behind the quiet tapestry of farmland stretching across the UK is a turbulent debate over Britain's membership of the European Union. |
34,414,944 | Konta, who won 21 of her previous 22 matches and beat world number two Simona Halep on Wednesday, served for a place in the last four in the decider.
However American Williams, 35, won four games on the trot to set up a semi-final against Roberta Vinci.
Konta's form will see the 24-year-old take over as British number ... | Britain's Johanna Konta was beaten 6-4 3-6 7-5 by former world number one Venus Williams in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. |
39,228,177 | The blaze broke out at a building of five apartments on Beverley Road at about 06:00 GMT, the fire service said.
The 31-year-old victim was rescued from a ground floor property and taken to Hull Royal Infirmary where he later died.
Humberside Police said the fire was not being treated as arson and described the man's d... | A man has died following a fire and explosion at a flat in Hull. |
15,971,129 | Please click on this page for the latest listings.
Fixtures and start times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. | The BBC has extensive live athletics coverage across TV, desktop, mobile, tablet and app. |
40,959,387 | Sarah Champion faced a backlash after writing in the Sun that "Britain has a problem with British Pakistani men raping and exploiting white girls".
The Rotherham MP quit as shadow equalities minister and apologised for her "extremely poor choice of words".
The Labour leader denied claims he had sacked Ms Champion for s... | Jeremy Corbyn has said it is wrong to blame "an entire ethnic community" for child abuse after one of his frontbench team quit over a press article. |
17,777,517 | Spanish Trade Secretary Jaime Garcia Legaz said the EU would intervene over Argentina's seizure of the controlling stake in YPF from Spanish firm Repsol.
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also offered support.
But Argentine officials said they were not worried by po... | Spain says it is rallying international support against Argentina's nationalisation of the oil firm, YPF. |
38,012,247 | Staff have been told the posts will go by March and will mainly affect management and head office roles in Manchester and Stockport.
Deputy chief executive Liam Coleman said the cost reductions were "critical" as it continues its three-year plan to rebuild the business.
The bank almost collapsed in 2013 and it expects ... | Co-operative Bank is cutting 200 jobs as it looks to continue its recovery. |
37,187,854 | It said Mr Russell would lead the Scottish government's negotiations with Westminster over "our future relationship with the EU".
Mr Russell has been given the title of Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe.
He has previously held the environment, culture and education briefs.
But he has been out o... | Michael Russell has been appointed as the Scottish government's new minister with responsibility for Brexit negotiations with the UK government. |
23,154,173 | Mark Duffus, 41, from Forres in Moray, was among at least seven people who died in a suicide attack on the Kabul base of a logistics firm supplying Nato forces in Afghanistan.
He was employed by international security management group Blue Hackle.
Five guards, four of them Nepali, were among those killed in the gun and... | A Scottish security contractor has been killed in Afghanistan. |
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