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36,164,623 | Four bodies have been found but dozens of people were pulled out of the rubbish alive. Many are still missing.
Eyewitnesses said they heard a rumble as part of the rubbish tip slid down a slope.
About 1,000 rubbish pickers work at the dump and the authorities say some ignored an evacuation alarm.
Jorge Perez, 23, told Guatemala's Prensa Libre newspaper he had tried to rescue his brother when the rubbish and earth around them started to move.
"I was with my brother. The earth opened and was going to swallow us up. I grabbed my brother by the foot. I held onto his shirt. The rubbish was pressing down on him more and more. Some people were running and fell into the rubbish. "
Mr Perez said after a few minutes his brother was having difficulty breathing so he started scrapping away the rubbish to expose his face.
"His eyes became red and he started foaming from the mouth. I didn't let go of him. I started to dig and dig."
His brother is now recovering in hospital after being rescued by emergency workers.
Eyewitnesses say there are at least four rubbish collection trucks with people inside buried under the slide.
A municipal spokesman said a transport policeman who was supervising the trucks has also disappeared.
The rubbish slide occurred in an area of Guatemala City well known for landslides because of deforestation, and steep slopes susceptible to instability, especially during and after heavy rains.
The rubbish tip is one of several around the Guatemalan capital that have grown since the 1950s.
An informal recycling industry has grown up with rubbish pickers hunting through the detritus to find material to sell. | Rescue workers in Guatemala City are searching for survivors after part of a huge rubbish dump collapsed on Wednesday following heavy rain. |
32,366,383 | Accusing the Conservatives of having a "secret plan", Labour's Andy Burnham said fewer nurses would push hospitals "over the edge".
The health document Labour is basing its claims on says fewer nurses would be employed because of "affordability".
The Tories said the real threat to nurses was a Labour-SNP government.
The Liberal Democrats said neither Labour nor the Tories had a credible response to NHS "funding challenges".
The figures Labour are using are included in a document entitled Health Education England's (HEE) Workforce Plan for England 2015-16, and it predicts the NHS will have 1,966 fewer full-time nurses by 2019.
The reductions include 748 full-time-equivalent adult nursing posts, 131 in disability learning nursing and 1,552 in mental health nursing. Only paediatric nursing is set to increase - by 465 posts according to the figures.
At the same time, Labour said an analysis by the independent House of Commons Library of the latest NHS Workforce Census showed the number of nurses per million of the population had fallen from 5,324 in September 2009 to 5,172 in September 2014.
Shadow health secretary Mr Burnham said: "Labour has set out a better plan to invest £2.5bn extra each year - on top of Tory spending plans - paid for by a mansion tax on homes worth £2m, to fund 20,000 more nurses and 8,000 more GPs."
He said the NHS could not "take five more years of David Cameron".
This issue includes NHS funding, GP access and social care, particularly of older people.
Policy guide: Where the parties stand
His party has said it wants to pay for extra nurses through its "Time to Care Fund", which will use money not only from a mansion tax, but also by cracking down on tax avoidance, and imposing levies on tobacco firms.
However, a Conservative spokesman said Labour's figures were based on out-of-date financial assumptions.
A spokesman said: "The only threat to nursing numbers is the threat of an Ed Miliband-SNP government that refuses to give the NHS the money it has said it needs.
"Under the Conservatives the number of nurses has increased by 6,900 and even this report shows that the number in training continues to rise."
The NHS has become a major battleground for the main political parties, with more announcements on the health service expected over the coming days.
The Conservatives have already pledged an extra £8bn a year for the NHS in England by 2020 if they win the election, which according to the Tories, "is the only way to ensure hospitals have the money they need to increase staff."
The £8m figure is one NHS England boss Simon Stevens cited as the funding gap between what the NHS currently receives and what it needs to implement his modernisation programme.
But Labour has accused the Tories of making an "unfunded" pledge.
The Lib Dems have also pledged £8bn for the NHS funded by scrapping some tax reliefs.
Liberal Democrat health minister Norman Lamb said only his party would ensure the NHS had the resources and staffing that it needed.
He said: "Labour are unwilling to commit the £8bn needed and the Tories refuse to say how they will find the money and will not be honest about the huge and ideological cuts that they will make to public services."
Subscribe to the BBC Election 2015 newsletter to get a round-up of the day's campaign news sent to your inbox every weekday afternoon. | The number of NHS nurses in England is set to fall by almost 2,000 over the next four years according to government projections, Labour has said. |
15,272,230 | The most recent and the most familiar is the extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs - between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods, about 65 million years ago.
But before that, 205 million years ago, was the "End-Triassic Event" - it set the stage for the Jurassic Period, which saw the rise to prominence of the dinosaurs.
Just what happened that killed off half the species on the planet, though, remains a mystery.
On the coast of Somerset in the UK this week, one researcher from the US is trying to peel away - actually, to hammer away - some of that mystery, and in so doing providing a picture of science at work.
Once upon a time, Paul Olsen of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory was one of the few people who believed that a giant impact of an object from space started the extinction, much like the impact that many people believe caused the demise of the dinosaurs.
"I argued quite passionately for that on the basis of the pattern of extinction, which looks very much like that at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, and because I discovered an 'iridium anomaly' at the level of the extinctions.
"Iridium is very rare in the earth's crust but relatively abundant in extraterrestrial material, so an abundance of that element suggests that there was an impact at that time," he explained.
"I thought it was pretty clear that that was a plausible cause."
But science has moved on. Other workers in the field have found in that same period, enormous lava flows from a flurry of volcanic activity in the then-developing Atlantic Ocean also occurred at exactly the same time.
And Prof Olsen himself found more iridium anomalies at different, nearby times.
"The way many scientists work is that while they're pushing one idea passionately, they always have in the back of their mind that they may be wrong, and they have alternative explanations for the same observations - and I did too.
"It wasn't so simple to explain the extinctions as a result of a giant impact, but simpler to explain as a result of the giant lava flows," he said.
So it is that Prof Olsen is at St Audrie's Bay in Somerset this week, where rocks of the right age are pristinely preserved.
What is at issue is the precise timings of the events. Prof Olsen and his colleagues believe that an impact did occur, probably at Rochechouart in south-western France, but that it occurred a few thousand years before the extinction.
While it may have had an effect on the life on Earth, the impact does not seem to line up in time with the volcanic activity and the extinction.
But, as is so often the case with the record of events laid out like the pages of a book on the Earth's surface, more data is needed, and Prof Olsen is hammering away chunks of it, carrying the samples back to the US for analysis in neatly labelled bags.
Gareth Collins, an impact expert at Imperial College London, says that anyone trying to unravel the details of extinction events, "if they're honest with themselves, would say that we're never going to know".
Just which species died off and disrupted ecosystems, and how stressed various species may have been before dying off, are simply too tricky to figure out from the fossil record.
In contrast to the guiding principle of science, any guesses do not lead to testable predictions.
"I think we're still some way off understanding exactly what was the cause of the mass extinction, and the more general question of whether mass extinctions have a common cause or whether each one is an event that needs to be considered in isolation," he told BBC News.
The extinction at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, for example, again shows a great deal of volcanic activity, and irrefutable evidence for a giant impact.
Might it be that all of the "big five" extinctions involved both a disrupted climate due to volcanic emissions, as well as something smashing into the Earth? These mysteries will endure for some time.
But Dr Collins argues that the efforts to unravel them must press on.
"I think it's incredibly imperative that we understand mass extinction events; they punctuate evolution and they are absolutely as important if not more important than the sort of incremental changes that occur between these extinctions.
"They sort of wipe the slate clean and then allow the next era to occur and the next dominant species to evolve."
So as Prof Olsen hammers layers of 200-million-year-old shale out of the Somerset foreshore, he is keeping an open mind about what he and others will find.
"When you find evidence that directly contradicts your favourite idea and you have to switch modes, switch paradigms to a different concept, that's real progress," he said. | Five times in the last half a billion years, tremendous, global-scale extinctions have wiped out a significant fraction of life on Earth - and each of them presents a grand puzzle. |
34,825,686 | The former Ireland midfielder says that 1-0 reverse in Tbilisi did more damage to the Scots than the four points his side took from world champions Germany.
"I was in Portugal when we were about to play Gibraltar and Scotland were over playing against Georgia," he said.
"They lost and everyone got a huge lift from Ireland's point of view."
While Scotland eventually finished fourth behind the Irish to miss out on a play-off place to reach next year's finals, Martin O'Neill's side stand on the brink of qualification after Friday's 1-1 first-leg draw away to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"They've had one bad performance and, for me, it was when they went to Georgia," said Glasgow-born Houghton.
"I just couldn't see them losing that game. Georgia haven't won too many.
"No-one anticipated it. Everyone thought Scotland were going to win, they didn't and I think that really affected them."
Scotland were held to a draw at home to eventual group runners-up Poland in their next match as the Irish beat leaders Germany in Dublin.
"That game against Poland - 2-1 up with a minute to go at Hampden, to throw away the goal like they did, I don't think the boys realised they still had a chance to qualify," said Houghton.
"If they had won that night and Ireland beat Poland then Scotland would have reached the play-offs and Ireland would have qualified automatically."
Houghton thinks there is not too much between the Irish and Scottish teams.
"In the two games we had against Scotland, both up in Glasgow and in Ireland, Scotland did well," he said.
"They maybe just about deserved to win the first game. Didn't particularly play well in the first half in Ireland but were much better in the second.
"I thought at that stage they were favourites to come in the top three, but I couldn't quite believe what happened."
Houghton thinks Ireland's knack of not conceding goals was what set them apart and is what could ensure their qualification after Tuesday's second leg.
"If you look at the form shown by Bosnia, in the previous six games since the new coach came in, they had won five and only lost the one to Belgium and there is no great shame in that," he said.
"Bosnia were favourites and to come away with a 1-1 draw was a great result.
"The emphasis is on Bosnia. They have got to score and have to come out at some stage and that's when you can maybe capitalise on their defensive frailties, because that's where they are weak.
"They are going to improve. They are not going to play as badly as they did on Friday night, but if we can defend well against them, Ireland have got some players who can cause problems as well.
"The boys have just got to hold their nerve." | Ray Houghton thinks Scotland would have been in the Euro 2016 play-offs instead of Republic of Ireland had Gordon Strachan's side not lost to Georgia. |
34,932,478 | Although figures for Reception children have fallen slightly, the figures for obesity in Year 6 are on the rise.
Children living in the most deprived areas were twice as likely to be obese as children in affluent areas.
Campaigners said the figures should act as a wake-up call.
The figures for 2014-15 come from the government's National Child Measurement Programme for England which covers all state primary schools.
By measuring children's weight and height and calculating their BMI (body mass index) centile, they can be put into one of four categories: underweight, healthy weight, overweight or obese.
Among children aged four and five in Reception year, 9.1% were classified as obese - compared with 9.5% in 2013-14 and 9.9% in 2006-07, when records began.
In Year 6, 19.1% of children were obese - an increase on figures from eight years ago.
While one in four or five children was overweight or obese in Reception, one in three was either overweight or obese in Year 6.
The London boroughs of Southwark, Newham, Lambeth and Tower Hamlets topped the table for obesity among children aged 10 to 11 (Year 6).
The figures showed 28% of Year 6 pupils in Southwark were classed as obese and 44% were either obese or overweight.
Councillor Barrie Hargrove, Southwark's cabinet member for public health, said: "Childhood obesity is an on-going and long term health issue in the borough with no single solution, and we are already implementing a range of initiatives to combat it, such as our free healthy school meals programme, and free fruit programme, to encourage healthy eating habits."
"We recognise that we need to do more to support children and their families."
Wolverhampton had the largest number of obese 10 and 11-year-olds outside London.
Ros Jervis, the City of Wolverhampton Council's director of public health, said: "Obesity is associated with a number of serious medical conditions - so doing nothing is simply not an option."
She said an action plan was being developed outlining what organisations and individuals can do to tackle the problem while programmes were being run aimed at encouraging families to eat more healthily and exercise.
Waverley in Surrey reported the smallest number of obese pupils - 5% in Reception and 9% in Year 6.
Eustace De Sousa, national lead for children, young people and families at Public Health England, said tackling obesity was a major priority.
"While it is encouraging to see that overweight and obesity in children are levelling off, these figures are still unacceptably high and much worse in the poorest areas.
"The doubling of obesity levels between ages 4 and 11 is deeply concerning and highlights that much more needs to be done to help children and families.
"We are committed to supporting local authorities by improving awareness locally, promoting the evidence behind 'what works' and providing advice to families through our Change4Life campaign."
Alison Cox, Cancer Research UK's director of cancer prevention, said the numbers were "alarming".
"Overweight children are more likely to become overweight adults, and being overweight could cause 10 types of cancer.
"There's an urgent need for the government to tackle obesity, starting with junk food marketing which we know influences what food children prefer."
Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the British Heart Foundation, said: "Falling rates of obesity in Reception age children is promising, but the fact remains that we now have more children leaving primary school overweight or obese and this is simply unacceptable."
He said he hoped the figures would act as a wake-up call to the government as they prepare to release their childhood obesity strategy in early 2016. | One in 10 children was obese at the start primary school in England last year but one in five was obese by the end, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre. |
34,486,697 | The airport was recognised for its efforts in growing passenger numbers, securing new routes and its commitment to customer service.
The award follows Glasgow's success in claiming the title of Scottish Airport of the Year in June.
This year alone, the airport has secured 26 new routes and services.
It has also recorded double-digit growth in passenger numbers every month since November 2014.
Last week, airport trade body ACI Europe named Glasgow Airport as one of Europe's fastest-growing airports in August.
Over the past 18 months, Glasgow has invested more than £25m in terminal redevelopment works.
This included a major refurbishment of international arrivals and the £3.5m extension of its east pier, allowing the airport to accommodate an extra 750,000 passengers per year.
Airport managing director Amanda McMillan said: "To have been named both Scottish and UK Airport of the Year is a tremendous honour and it is an achievement the 5,000 people who work at Glasgow Airport can be proud of.
"Together, we have continued to build on the success of 2014 by adding further new routes which has translated into consistent passenger growth.
"We have also made a significant investment in enhancing our facilities for passengers, but the most pleasing aspect has been our operational performance.
"Despite securing an additional one million passengers, 99.4% of passengers have passed through security in less than 10 minutes during 2015. This award really is testament to the efforts of the entire airport campus." | Glasgow Airport has won its second major award this year, after being crowned UK Airport of the Year at the National Transport Awards in London. |
38,389,053 | It happened just after 22.35 GMT on Tuesday night. A man aged in his 40s was in the house at the time but was not injured.
Police said two shots were fired at the living room window of the house on Bonds Street.
The gun attack has been condemned by the DUP MLA Gary Middleton, he said he was grateful no one was hurt.
"We got a phone call last night when it happened, thankfully no one was hurt or killed," he said.
"This has to be condemned in the strongest possible terms, there no place for such activity especially in such a residential area."
Police have appealed for witnesses. | Shots have been fired at a home in the Waterside area of Londonderry, police have said. |
35,490,273 | Riad Hijab, the opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) co-ordinator, arrived in Geneva on Wednesday to give an extra weight to the troubled talks.
But comments of Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, who said Russian strikes will not cease "until we really defeat terrorist organisations like al-Nusra Front" clearly made it difficult for both the UN and Syrian opposition to press ahead.
Over the past days, Russia and the Syrian government have intensified their aerial bombardment over different parts of Syria. The opposition say they counted over 100 airstrikes on Tuesday in northern Syria, which allowed the government to retake control of two towns in Aleppo.
The UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura told me in an interview this week: "Every time there is a chance for negotiations, there is just the opposite happening on the ground, they are increasing their attacks... to be in a better position."
"We should be aware of it and still push forward," he said.
But 48 hours later, the optimistic diplomat was forced to call for a "temporary pause" in the talks.
Mr de Mistura has made it clear that the aim of the conference is to encourage concrete changes that will improve the lives of Syrians on the ground.
"Since I am not seeing that, I have to be honest and say with myself, it is time now to have a pause."
Teams of diplomats representing countries supporting the opposition are pushing behind the scenes in Geneva for concessions from all parties involved in the war.
But almost everyone, whether diplomats or the opposition, says it is the US which is key to success - by using its leverage on Russia.
Russia is the only world power involved in the Syrian conflict with a military base in the country - therefore it could bring exert significant pressure on the regime of Bashar al-Assad to stop the violence.
But there is a limit to what the US is prepared to do.
A senior US Department of State official told me: "We are not ready to go to World War Three to solve this."
The US, however, is spending billions of dollars in the battle against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), which controls large parts of Syria.
Many Syrians feel the selective involvement of the US is hypocritical.
The US official was adamant that Secretary of State John Kerry wants to end the violence, and is determined to succeed.
But everyone here thinks the opposite. Almost at every corner, you hear the same thought: The US has handed over Syria to the Russians for free.
The Syrian government, however, puts the blame on the Saudis, the Qataris and the Turks for the failure of the talks.
Bashar al-Jaafari, the government's chief negotiator, said the opposition delegation was "instructed by its backers to make the talks fail". He described them as "irresponsible" and "uncommitted".
Riad Hijab pointed a finger in the other direction: "The one who is using chemical weapons, barrel bombs on people, who created Isis [IS] and terrorism, is known to everyone - it is the regime of Bashar al-Assad and the militias around him."
The reality is that the opposition are in the weaker position with powers behind them limiting their support, while the Syrian government is being empowered by fully-fledged support from Russia.
Although the UN Security Council has adopted resolution 2254, endorsing a road map for a peace process in Syria, there is neither an enforcement mechanism, or the power to implement it.
Mr de Mistura wants the talks to resume again end of this month and is counting on the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in Munich next week to push for further action.
Until a peace plan is reached, the world will probably continue to see dead children being pulled out of rubble and a continued flow of asylum seekers fleeing Syria.
It is the sort of despair that will lead to more anger and radicalisation, and may well increase the numbers who will join extremist groups like IS. | The third round of Geneva peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition has been suspended three days after a shaky start, underlining the mammoth challenge of putting an end to Syria's five-year war. |
34,917,143 | Police were called to Trem-Y-Cwm House flats in Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taff, at about 13:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The body, which has not been identified, was concealed above ground in an outside area.
Det Supt Paul Hurley of South Wales Police said: "A priority for us is to identify whose body it is and to find out how the person died." | A murder investigation has been launched after human remains were found in the grounds of a block of flats. |
30,329,667 | The 23-year-old woman was discovered at an address in Nechells Park Road at about 10:15 GMT.
A post-mortem examination would take place in due course, West Midlands Police said.
A 30-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning. The force said it was not looking for anyone else in connection with the woman's death. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found in a property in Birmingham. |
31,050,493 | Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales' (CSSIW) findings follow its inspection of how authorities fulfil their "corporate parent" role.
The report said urgent action was needed to give children the emotional and psychological support they need.
Council leaders said the findings would help improve "outcomes for children".
The report was commissioned after high-profile child exploitation cases in England.
While inspectors found many examples of good practice, they were concerned about a range of issues including high turnover of social work staff.
They also noted difficulties recruiting foster carers, variable quality of care planning for children in care, and inconsistent and insufficient preparation and support for care leavers as they move to independent living.
CSSIW's inspection took place between January and May 2014 and included the views and experiences of more than 300 looked-after children and care leavers who exhibited "vulnerable or risky behaviours".
The report concluded that agencies need to "work together more effectively as corporate parents to deliver improved and ambitious outcomes for children in care".
Nigel Brown, assistant chief inspector for CSSIW, said although it was seeing greater stability in the workforce than in the past, retaining experienced social workers was still a problem.
"For some reason we found social workers were not staying working in those frontline teams, dealing with the most complex cases… they were moving on after a short period of time and that meant young people receiving those services were continually seeing different social workers, they didn't have stability in that relationship with their social worker," he said.
The report suggested the Welsh government and councils should question why social work was not viewed as a "more positive career route".
Chris Dunn, development coordinator for Voices from Care, which was involved in the inspection, echoed Mr Brown's comments, saying "a lot of young people say they don't feel supported".
He added: "Some of that can come through consistency of services and of workers, and what's needed in general is this communication across the board, learning from what works and what helps young people."
A spokesman from the Welsh Local Government Association said the report recognised the need for cultural change and said its recommendations would be used to help deliver improved and sustainable outcomes for children and young people in Wales.
It is hoped the report will feed into the Welsh government's Social Services and Well-being Act. | Problems recruiting and retaining experienced social workers in Wales is affecting children in and leaving care, a report has said. |
36,883,117 | Founded in the 1980s, the Donna Karan label styles itself as "an icon of the New York Fashion scene".
It was bought by French luxury giant LVMH in 2001, but the loss-making business is now returning to the US in a $650m (£500m) takeover.
DKNY's new owners G-III make clothing for brands including Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Karl Lagerfeld.
"[Donna Karan International's] lifestyle aesthetic resonates well with consumers throughout the world," said Morris Goldfarb, chief executive of G-III.
The deal comes just over a year after a new design team was put in place at DKNY.
Donna Karan stepped back from the business last year and LVMH decided at the time to discontinue the high-end Donna Karan line.
She launched the clothing company in 1984 for American working women offering "seven easy pieces", designed as all anyone would need to build a professional wardrobe.
It is only the second time LVMH, which also owns Christian Dior and Luis Vuitton, has sold a fashion brand in its 30-year history. | The DKNY fashion brand is heading back to New York, where designer Donna Karan started the clothing business. |
40,444,376 | Klukowski played 29 times in his only season at York, helping them win the FA Trophy at Wembley, but could not help them avoid National League relegation.
The 30-year-old moved to York after his release by Newport, having scored eight times in 73 games for the Welsh side.
"He is a strong guy who can play anywhere down the spine of the team," Gulls boss Kevin Nicholson said. | Torquay United have signed York City midfielder Yan Klukowski on an undisclosed-length contract. |
31,920,229 | Last year, the BBC released an image of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in character as the detective and his assistant in Victorian clothing.
It led fans to speculate whether the special would be set in the past, or if the pair were merely dressing up.
But Moffat told Entertainment Weekly it would be an historical adventure that stood alone from the main series.
"The special is its own thing. We wouldn't have done the story we're doing, and the way we're doing it, if we didn't have this special," he said.
"It's not part of the run of three episodes. So we had this to do it - as we could hardly conceal - it's Victorian."
Moffat added filming had been completed on the special and he was "very pleased" with the result.
The BBC has yet to confirm when it will be broadcast.
Meanwhile, Sherlock co-creator and star Mark Gatiss has said he based his character, Mycroft, on the British Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson.
"It was explicit even before I was going to play him," he told the Radio Times.
"Steven... and I talked about how Mandelsonian Mycroft was. Conan Doyle says Mycroft is the British government. He's the power behind the throne."
Gattiss is playing Mandelson for real in the new Channel 4 drama, Coalition, which airs on Thursday. 26 March.
The one-off special charts the turmoil that followed 2010's General Election, as the three main parties scrambled to form a coalition government.
It also stars Bertie Carvel as Nick Clegg, Ian Grieve as Gordon Brown and Mark Dexter as David Cameron. | The upcoming Sherlock special will be set in Victorian London, the show's co-creator, Steven Moffat, has confirmed. |
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The former teacher from Newtown has been involved with the club for 24 years and organises, promotes and plans orienteering events for members and 42 local schools.
Last year 1,200 pupils took part in activities he arranged.
"I had no idea I'd won but it's awesome, it really is," said Marlow.
"It's just lovely for this lesser known sport and our club be recognised like this.
"I love orienteering and want others to enjoy it."
Now in its 11th year, the BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award aims to recognise and reward outstanding contributions by individuals at the grassroots level of local sport, who give up their time on a voluntary basis.
After appearing at the Wales Sport Awards on December 8, Bill will go on to represent Wales at the UK BBC Sports Personality of the Year event in Glasgow on Sunday 14 December.
Established in 1989, Mid Wales Orienteering Club provides access to orienteering to people of all ages and levels of ability.
Bill helps to provide events and activities throughout the year in areas of North Ceredigion and Powys.
Chair of the club, Gabriella Walsh, says Bill deserved to win the award.
"He's one of those people who work hard behind the scenes, giving hours and hours of his time voluntarily," she said.
"Bill has put in so much effort over the years and done so many different roles at the club.
"Orienteering wouldn't work without a team, but Bill has been at the forefront of developing the club and has successfully applied for a number of grants that have been essential to the provision of orienteering opportunities."
Geoff Williams, Head of Sport, BBC Wales said: "Bill is an inspirational example of how individuals can, through sport and physical activity, change and influence people's lives for the better."
There is a continuing need for more unsung heroes in sport in the UK. If you have been inspired by this and want to get involved in helping grassroots sport in your community, visit the Get Inspired guide to volunteering, there is also a dedicated page for coaching. | Bill Marlow has been named as the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Unsung Hero 2014 for his work with Mid Wales Orienteering Club. |
32,283,985 | Organisers believe 300 of the 1,200 competitors went an extra two miles during Sunday's Bournemouth Bay Run.
Bournemouth council, which runs the event, said it was investigating what happened to the marshal who should have directed runners at a turning point.
Runners were said to have "turned the air blue" while one described the event's organisation as "shambolic".
Hayley James, who is four months pregnant and from Poole, said: "To have a race of that scale with only one marshal on a point is inexcusable.
"We saw loads of people walking at the end, I felt so sorry for them - I felt like crying at the 10km mark when my husband told me I had to run a further 4k."
Andy Isaac, from Bournemouth, said the event was "mayhem" with one point where an elderly woman managed to drive on to the route and was flashing her lights at oncoming runners.
Runner Kirsty Weston, from Wimborne, added: "I was really quite shocked [by the route error], it's inexcusable... you just expect more. The whole thing was shambolic."
Spectator Steve Shuck said: "Whether the marshal got caught short, went home or got fed up, they weren't there so the runners went on past that point.
"Runners were angry, I knew a lot of people taking part; the air was pretty blue."
But Trevor Finnis said it was important to put the mistake into context.
He said: "I'm sure this won't happen again and I'm just remembering that at the end of the day it was for a good cause."
Competitors who think they were affected have been told to contact the council for a "goodwill gesture".
The overall event, which also included a 1km, 5km and half marathon race, attracted more than 3,000 runners.
Jon Weaver, head of resort marketing and events at the council, said: "Unfortunately there was some confusion with marshalling arrangements at one point, but it was a critical point. We apologise unreservedly to those front runners.
"In 33 years of running... this is the first time this has happened and as part of our debrief we will be analysing the arrangements carefully... to learn for 2016.
"We understand runners have trained for a long time for the event and it's hard for them and we do empathise with how they are feeling."
It is hoped this year's event will raise more than £70,000 for the British Heart Foundation. | Runners taking part in a 10km event were mistakenly sent on a 3km detour after a marshal left their post. |
36,643,777 | The self-portrait was drawn as he travelled on an "ice chiller" train on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Matthew Tanner, of the ss Great Britain Trust, said the picture - on show in Bristol - "is the first selfie really".
A number of Brunel's previously unseen notebooks are on show at the ss Great Britain to mark the 175th anniversary of his first London-to-Bristol train.
The previously unseen pencil drawing, was drawn years before Brunel was appointed as chief engineer for the Great Western Railway Company.
It shows a man shivering in a cold carriage, with his hands in his pockets trying to keep warm with the comment: "Travelling in an ice chiller - hands very cold, going 28 miles per hour on the Lion locomotive".
Mr Tanner said the young Victorian engineer would travel the nation's bumpy railway lines with a notebook in his back pocket trying to draw and write smoothly.
"He went on everybody else's railway to see how bad they were," he said.
"And he tried to draw perfect circles as he was travelling along, as his measure of the smoothness of the railway."
Two years later, he was appointed chief engineer for "God's Wonderful Railway", the length of which he personally surveyed in its entirety in a bid to find the smoothest, flattest route.
Matthew Golton, GWR commercial director, said: "The diary extract could well be documentary evidence of the moment of inspiration that gave birth to Brunel's vision of the Great Western Railway.
"The second - likely a self-portrait - bears an uncanny resemblance to one of the famous photographs by the landing chains of the ss Great Eastern, almost 30 years later."
Brunel's diary entries and notebooks are on display at Brunel's ss Great Britain until 2 July. | A "selfie" of Isambard Kingdom Brunel as he shivered on a rattling train in 1836, is to go on show. |
31,054,850 | Militants targeted military and police in North Sinai late on Thursday, which officials say killed at least 32 and wounded many more.
The group Sinai Province, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), said it carried out the attacks.
Egypt has conducted a major security crackdown in Sinai in recent months.
Thursday's attacks represent some of the worst anti-government violence in Egypt for months, and indicate a previously unseen level of co-ordination by militants, correspondents and analysts say.
Emergency services were still digging in the rubble for bodies on Friday morning, and two children died from wounds they had reportedly received on Thursday.
Sinai's most active and deadly militant group, the Sinai Province, is clearly on a learning curve. Last October, before it pledged allegiance to IS, it killed more than 30 troops in a co-ordinated attack in the peninsula.
But its latest assault was more ambitious and more sophisticated - targeting several locations simultaneously with a variety of weapons. The bloodshed is a serious challenge to President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
The former army chief is lauded as a military strongman, but his harsh military solutions have failed to quell the insurgency in Sinai. Some experts and many locals say the ongoing military offensive is backfiring and generating more support for Islamist militants.
With the emergence of the Sinai Province group, IS now has a foothold in another troubled corner of the Middle East - a strategic peninsula which borders the Suez Canal, the Gaza Strip and Israel. That is a concern for the region and for the US.
Most of the victims were soldiers in the provincial capital, El-Arish, where police offices, a military base and a military hotel were hit by rockets.
A car bomb exploded at the gate to the military base and several checkpoints in the city were also targeted.
Mr Sisi was returning to the Egyptian capital from an African Union summit in Ethiopia "to monitor the situation", his office said in a statement.
Sinai has become increasingly lawless since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011, and insurgents have intensified attacks since his Islamist successor Mohammed Morsi was ousted in 2013.
Recent Sinai attacks
North Sinai has been under a state of emergency and a curfew since October, when an attack on a checkpoint killed dozens of soldiers.
Major military operations in the region have so far failed to quell the violence, though a military spokesman said in a Facebook post that Thursday's attacks were the result of "successful strikes" against militants.
Sinai Province, which was originally inspired by al-Qaeda, changed its name from Ansar Beit al-Maqdis when it pledged allegiance to Islamic State in November.
The group has called on Egyptians to rebel against Mr Sisi.
As part of its security crackdown in Sinai, Egypt has been creating a 1km (0.6-mile) buffer zone along the border with Gaza in a bid to stop militants smuggling weapons through tunnels from the Palestinian territory.
The project has displaced more than 1,000 families in Rafah and severed an economic lifeline for many Palestinians.
One of the targets of Thursday's attacks was a checkpoint in Rafah, where medical and security sources said an army major had been shot dead.
In a separate incident, a police officer was killed in the canal city of Suez, and officials said a suspected militant killed himself whilst trying to plant a bomb in Port Said.
The US condemned the Sinai attacks, saying it remained "steadfast in its support of the Egyptian government's efforts to combat the threat of terrorism". | Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has cut short a visit to an African Union summit to deal with an upsurge of attacks in the Sinai peninsula. |
37,814,275 | Two goals in three second-half minutes livened up what had been a dull encounter at the King Power Stadium.
The Baggies scored first when midfielder James Morrison, making his first league start since January, headed in from Phillips' brilliant right-wing cross.
We have to stay together as we did last season when everything was right
Moments later Riyad Mahrez, on Leicester's right, provided a similarly accurate delivery for £29m club-record signing Islam Slimani to nod in his fourth goal since joining the Foxes in the summer.
But with 18 minutes remaining Phillips pounced on the ball after Drinkwater miscontrolled, and strode forward before dinking his shot past keeper Ron-Robert Zieler.
At this stage last season, Claudio Ranieri's side had come away from The Hawthorns with a 3-2 win that lifted them to third in the table. Over the subsequent 27 matches they only dropped points in 10 en route to a stunning Premier League title success.
After 11 games this season, the Foxes have three wins and sit in 14th spot, only two points above the relegation zone.
On Sunday, they mustered only two efforts on target, one of which produced their goal.
One of the three main protagonists in Leicester's success last season who remain at the club, Mahrez, impressed against the Baggies. The other two - Jamie Vardy and Drinkwater - looked lacklustre.
Vardy came off the bench for the third time this season, and with the one chance he had he sent his eight-yard header wide. Drinkwater, Ranieri's dependable midfielder last campaign, produced a careless mistake for the West Brom winner. In total, the central midfielder lost possession 26 times, more than any player apart from the attacking Mahrez.
The Foxes are closing in on a spot in the Champions League knockout stages, but will this extra competition have a detrimental effect on their domestic league campaign?
With current Baggies top scorer Nacer Chadli missing through injury, summer signing Phillips stepped up as a more than able replacement.
Against Leicester he was outstanding. The 25-year-old provided a pinpoint cross for Morrison's headed goal and was alert to Drinkwater's error in the 74th minute, before applying a well-judged finish.
The former QPR man was the standout player on the pitch - he managed a goal, an assist, three shots and three key passes.
Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri: "We tried to do our match - the first half wasn't so good, the second was better.
"Today it wasn't so easy. Maybe we played too much in Champions League.
"We have to speak to find a solution together. I am unhappy because we lost our home record.
"We have to stay together as we did last season when everything was right."
West Brom manager Tony Pulis: "Phillips should score a lot more goals. It is confidence that is the problem for him. He has the tools to be a very good player.
"He has got everything a top player needs - power and strength and quality on the ball. The big weakness is his belief; he should have no doubts at all.
"I have had a chat with the Chinese owners about bringing good players in over the next few windows. Chadli came in and has been first class - that is what the club have to do."
The Foxes are away at Watford on 19 November for a 15:00 GMT kick-off. Two days later West Brom are at home to Burnley for an 20:00 GMT start.
Match ends, Leicester City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2.
Foul by Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City).
Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces James Morrison.
Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Leicester City. Daniel Drinkwater tries a through ball, but Leonardo Ulloa is caught offside.
Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Andy King (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Gardner (West Bromwich Albion).
Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Robert Huth.
Foul by Wes Morgan (Leicester City).
Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Craig Gardner replaces Matt Phillips.
Foul by Andy King (Leicester City).
Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Claudio Yacob.
Attempt saved. Andy King (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
Attempt missed. Andy King (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross.
Goal! Leicester City 1, West Bromwich Albion 2. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Craig Dawson.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ron-Robert Zieler.
Attempt saved. Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Robert Huth.
Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Morrison.
Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Ahmed Musa.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
Attempt missed. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Robert Huth (Leicester City).
Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Gareth McAuley.
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion).
Goal! Leicester City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
Andy King (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion).
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Danny Simpson.
Goal! Leicester City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
Foul by Ahmed Musa (Leicester City). | Winger Matt Phillips punished a horrendous error by midfielder Danny Drinkwater to score the winner for West Brom at champions Leicester. |
35,150,584 | It is the third year in a row that the 30-year-old Scot, now based in West Sussex, has held the top spot.
Brash has been competing at Olympia in London, finishing fourth in the Longines FEI World Cup on Hello M'lady on Sunday.
"I was delighted with Hello M'Lady," said Brash. "She's only nine-years-old and she's getting some really good results at five star level."
With some of the biggest names in show-jumping at Olympia, the rider from Peebles admitted it was very competitive climax to a memorable season.
"All the riders chase the World Cup at this time of year, so you always have the best riders here," he said.
In September, Brash made show-jumping history, winning the Calgary Grand Prix, adding to triumphs in Geneva and Aachen, to complete an unprecedented Grand Slam on Hello Sanctos.
He is now looking forward to some down time.
"We have few weeks off now to celebrate Christmas before we get going again," he added.
Brash will soon begin preparing for the Olympic Games in Rio, having won team gold at the 2012 Games in London, where he narrowly missed out on an individual medal. | Scott Brash will finish 2015 as the world's top-ranked show-jumper. |
34,473,891 | The vehicles crashed south of the New Moor House Crossroads on the A697 at Longframlington with the junction for Rothbury at about 12:18 BST on Wednesday.
Darren Warnes, 46, of Church Street, Lady Bank, Cupar in Fife, Scotland, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the second car, a 45-year-old man, and a woman passenger were taken to hospital for treatment. | A driver has died in a two-car collision in Northumberland. |
38,507,945 | Michael Thomson, 51, from Dalry, North Ayrshire, is alleged to have been drunk, swore and struggled with police during the game on 31 December.
Gerard Donnelly, 24, from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, is accused of throwing a smoke bomb onto the pitch.
Both men denied the charges when they appeared from custody at Glasgow Sheriff Court and were granted bail.
They are due to go on trial in May.
Celtic won the game, which kicked off at 12:15, by two goals to one. | Two men have appeared in court following incidents of disorder at last week's Rangers v Celtic game at Ibrox. |
38,821,767 | The 31-year-old has made just nine appearances in all competitions this season for the Clarets, starting just once in the Premier League.
"I didn't get told I could leave until late last night so it was a bit of a rush," said Kightly.
"But it's nice to get a club like Burton and I'm looking forward to playing some football."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Burnley midfielder Michael Kightly has joined Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season. |
35,152,276 | Jorn Starck will succeed Andre Wilsenach, who has left the AGCC to take up an academic position at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).
Mr Starck said he was "confident" about the island's future as an "e-gambling jurisdiction".
The chairman of the commission said "it was an easy decision to promote from within".
Lord Richard Faulkner said: "Jorn has already over many years been a key player in the AGCC's success as an eGambling regulator, and we are excited about this new chapter in the AGCC's story."
Mr Starck joined the AGCC in 2007 and is currently Director of Regulatory Operations. | The new executive director of Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has been appointed. |
36,507,006 | The British and Irish Lions wing, 24, suffered the injury tackling Waisake Naholo late on at Eden Park, where Wales led with 18 minutes remaining.
Wales have already called up 18-year-old Ospreys wing Keelen Giles as cover.
North joins Dan Lydiate, Paul James, Lloyd Williams, Leigh Halfpenny and Alex Cuthbert on Wales' injury list.
The Northampton wing received treatment on the pitch before being allowed to carry on, then broke down again as he attempted to stop Nathan Harris scoring the world champions' fifth try of the game.
Wales coach Warren Gatland described North's performance in Auckland on Saturday as "absolutely outstanding".
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen joked after Saturday's game: "We might not have to worry about trying to tackle him next week."
North, who has scored 27 international tries in 62 Wales appearances - he also has three caps for the Lions - has been released from the Wales squad and is expected to return to the UK for further treatment.
Utility back Gareth Anscombe suffered a knock to a hip in Saturday's bruising defeat but Gatland believes he may "take a day or two" to recover.
The Wales coach has added tight-head Aaron Jarvis, flanker Ellis Jenkins, scrum-half Aled Davies, fly-half Rhys Patchell and Wales Under-20 wing Giles to his original touring squad as injury cover.
Prop James and scrum-half Williams are returning to the UK because of injury, while flanker Lydiate was forced out of the tour after injuring his shoulder against England at the end of May.
Wales have now lost 27 consecutive games against the All Blacks, with their last win coming in 1953.
The Welsh, who play Super Rugby's Chiefs on Tuesday, face the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday and again in Dunedin on 25 June as they seek a first ever win in New Zealand. | George North has been ruled out of Wales' tour to New Zealand after suffering a hamstring injury in the 39-21 loss to the All Blacks on Saturday. |
39,522,339 | There were wins for Galal Yafai, Peter McGrail and Conor Loftus as the Lionhearts took the tie - labelled "Le Boxing Crunch" - 3-2.
After four matches, Britain and France both have 10 points but the former have won 15 bouts to the latter's 12.
The Lionhearts' next tie is in Morocco on 21 April. | British Lionhearts are top of World Series of Boxing Group B after they won their tie against France Fighting Roosters in London. |
35,490,303 | Firefighters found the man inside the farmhouse after being called to Pilsley Road in Morton, near Alfreton, at about 20:45 on Wednesday.
They attempted to resuscitate him and paramedics were called but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known, but the fire service and Derbyshire Police said they were investigating.
Group manager Bob Curry, from Derbyshire Fire Service said: "It was a relatively small fire in the lounge of the property which produced a large amount of toxic smoke, and we believe that is what affected the casualty." | A 69-year-old man has died after a house fire in a Derbyshire village. |
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Martyn Waghorn's early penalty was cancelled out by a fine Rory McKenzie strike in the pouring rain.
Rangers dominance finally paid off just as the game was heading to extra time when Clark fired in at the near post.
Victory over the Premiership side gives the Championship leaders a home tie against Dundee or Dumbarton.
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Given their impressive 2-0 league win over Motherwell and the appointment of new manager Lee Clark, the home side had good reason to go into the game with confidence.
The 13,179 who braved the weather huddled under the Rugby Park stands as the incessant wind and rain lashed the players, but the Rangers supporters were on their feet after only two minutes.
Stuart Findlay brought down the advancing Waghorn just inside the box and referee Bobby Madden immediately pointed to the spot.
The Englishman looked to be struggling after the challenge, but he stepped up to send Jamie MacDonald the wrong way before his game was over and Clark replaced him.
The question was how would the home side respond.
The answer came four minutes later, when McKenzie found some space just inside the Rangers box and fired the ball low past goalkeeper Wes Foderingham to level.
A stunning strike and a stunning start to this cup tie despite the rain's best efforts to dampen the occasion.
With tails well and truly up, Kilmarnock went looking for another and they probably should have taken the lead through Josh Magennis.
The Irishman caught Dominic Ball in possession and raced through on goal, but just as he prepared to shoot, Rob Kiernan slid in with a timely intervention to clear the danger.
After that, the game settled down and both sides traded blow after blow as the match swung from end to end.
Craig Slater forced a good save from Foderingham from distance and, at the other end, Kenny Miller pulled his shot just wide from eight yards.
The visitors started the second half with tremendous energy and intent, with Barrie McKay and James Tavernier both coming close.
McKay's fizzing volley flew just wide and Tavernier's long-range effort forced a good save from MacDonald.
As Rangers piled forward in numbers, they were leaving gaps at the back and Tope Obadeyi was finding space on the left, but despite some good runs, the Kilmarnock attacks were coming to nothing.
Rangers claims for a penalty on the hour also came to nothing. Lee Ashcroft looked to hold Kenny Miller back inside the box, but referee Bobby Madden was not interested despite the howls from the Rangers fans behind the goal.
What followed was a period of intense Rangers pressure as the Kilmarnock defence continued to bounce off the ropes.
Just as it looked like they would hold on for extra time, the killer blow came courtesy of Clark.
He bulleted the ball in at the near post after an inch-perfect corner from McKay to send Kilmarnock out of the cup.
Match ends, Kilmarnock 1, Rangers 2.
Second Half ends, Kilmarnock 1, Rangers 2.
Craig Slater (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Harry Forrester (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stuart Findlay (Kilmarnock).
Nicky Clark (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Kilmarnock 1, Rangers 2. Nicky Clark (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Gary Dicker.
Attempt blocked. Harry Forrester (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Jason Holt (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adam Frizzell (Kilmarnock).
Andy Halliday (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Josh Magennis (Kilmarnock).
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
Attempt blocked. Lee Wallace (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Harry Forrester (Rangers).
Rory McKenzie (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the right wing.
James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Frizzell (Kilmarnock).
Substitution, Kilmarnock. Adam Frizzell replaces Tope Obadeyi.
Andy Halliday (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock).
Attempt saved. Harry Forrester (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Lee Wallace (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Harry Forrester (Rangers).
Stuart Findlay (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Hand ball by Danny Wilson (Rangers).
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Lee Hodson.
Substitution, Rangers. Harry Forrester replaces Kenny Miller.
Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock).
Jason Holt (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Dean Shiels (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Jason Holt (Rangers).
Rory McKenzie (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Jamie MacDonald.
Attempt saved. Jason Holt (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Josh Magennis (Kilmarnock) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Barrie McKay (Rangers). | A stunning last-minute strike from substitute Nicky Clark took Rangers into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup at Kilmarnock's expense. |
38,576,207 | Two Met Office yellow "be aware" warnings for snow are in effect throughout Wales on Thursday.
About 2cm (0.8in) of snow is possible on low levels, with 5cm-10cm (1.9in-3.9in) possible above 200m (656ft).
A Met Office meteorologist said there was a 20-30% chance of thundersnow in isolated areas, but the weather warning applied only to snow.
Thundersnow is similar to a thunderstorm, except snow falls instead of rain.
"When it's really cold, like we're experiencing over the next few days, the rain that would usually fall will fall as snow as it's that cold," the meteorologist said.
One warning covers Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Wrexham will all be affected by the snow warning.
There is the potential for transport disruption, with icy stretches on roads and pavements possible.
Meanwhile, between 10:00 GMT and 21:00, rain moving across the south of the UK could turn into snow in places.
The Met Office said heavy rain and strong winds could also be a problem.
This warning affects Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan.
The Welsh Ambulance Service has made its 4x4 vehicles available to help top salt and grit bins when needed.
Director of operations Richard Lee said: "We are closely monitoring the weather forecast for Wales and have contingency plans in place to deal with the adverse conditions currently predicted across the region.
"We are well prepared to deliver the same high standard of care to the people of Wales, but inevitably when it is snowy or icy our responses may take longer."
People have been asked to use 999 "wisely" and call NHS Direct Wales if they feel unwell or go to their GP or closest minor injuries unit.
The service reminded people that ambulances were for serious and life-threatening emergencies only. | Parts of Wales could see thundersnow on Thursday after wintry showers were forecast across the country. |
37,226,030 | Previously, iPlayer users only needed a licence if they were using the service to watch live broadcasts.
That meant it was legal to watch programmes after broadcast on catch-up without paying the annual £145.50 fee.
But the TV licence requirements have now been extended to include catch-up, online premieres and online-only shows.
The changes to the rules are expected to particularly affect younger people, who are more likely to consume content on smartphones or tablets than via traditional television sets.
TV Licensing has already begun making students more aware of the changes, many of whom will be affected at the start of the new academic year.
It says that "in limited circumstances", students can be covered by the licence at their parents' address and advises them to check its website for more details.
Licences cover a household, rather than an individual.
Viewers are now prompted to declare if they have a TV licence when they try to watch any content on iPlayer.
A BBC spokesperson said: "At present, a pop-up window appears asking viewers to confirm they've got a TV licence when they click to play live BBC content on iPlayer, and from today, that will update to include on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer.
"The vast majority of households - around 94% - are already licensed so this change will not affect them. You still need a licence to watch or record live TV on any channel."
It is unclear exactly how the new rules will be enforced.
A TV Licensing spokesperson said: "We are not going to use mass surveillance techniques, we are not going to ask internet providers for IP addresses, and in fact, we will simply use existing enforcement processes and techniques which we believe to be adequate and appropriate.
"Our current procedures enable us to catch those watching on devices other than televisions."
It is understood that TV Licensing currently uses technology, letters and visits to unlicensed households to check whether households have a licence and enforce the law.
The government's White Paper asked the BBC to consider the cost and feasibility of a verification or sign-in system for iPlayer.
Damian Collins, acting chair of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, told the BBC he was not certain how the new rules would be enforced.
He told Radio 4's Today programme: "The BBC haven't set that out and this is undoubtedly something we'll ask the director general about the next time he's in front of the committee.
"A good way around this could be having a pin number to access iPlayer and online services.
"There's been talk about having a system so you could access iPlayer from abroad. I think this could open up not just a better service for BBC viewers and customers but also additional revenue for the BBC in the future as well."
The change comes after the government said it wanted to modernise the current system, so those watching catch-up TV do not get "a free ride".
The new rules apply to all devices used to access iPlayer - including laptops, smartphones, tablets, TV streaming devices and games consoles, as well as through third-party services such as Sky, Virgin or BT.
A licence is not needed to watch S4C on iPlayer or to listen to BBC radio programmes.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | All viewers who use the iPlayer to watch any BBC programmes must now be covered by a TV licence after new rules came into force on Thursday. |
30,767,212 | Commuters travelling to London Bridge on Southeastern's Charing Cross services must take different routes.
The disruption results from work on north side platforms starting later on Monday.
The rebuilding work is part of the government-sponsored £6.5bn Thameslink Programme.
Services to Charing Cross station calling at London Bridge are due to resume in August 2016.
Simon Blanchflower, Network Rail's Thameslink programme director, said: "We realise this will mean big changes to some people's journeys and we have worked with operators across the industry, including Transport for London, to make sure people can plan their new journeys and get to their destinations without extra cost."
Network Rail apologised to passengers for major disruption last week when a new timetable was introduced for Southern and Thameslink trains at London Bridge.
The company said it was reviewing services and had made changes to ease crowding on the station concourse, including new customer information screens and more staff.
Source: Network Rail
Network Rail said the new concourse at London Bridge will increasing passenger capacity by 65% when complete.
At 178 years old, London Bridge is the city's oldest surviving rail terminus.
Network Rail is set to publish an internal report later into Christmas engineering work which overran, leading to the closures of King's Cross and Finsbury Park stations on 27 December, and the partial closure of Paddington station on the same day. | Passengers using London Bridge station will face further disruption for more than a year because of rebuilding work, rail authorities have warned. |
33,223,365 | In a long-awaited report, the UN team said there was evidence of "serious violations" by both sides.
Israel dismissed the investigation as "politically motivated and morally flawed", while Hamas said it wrongly equated "the victim and executioner".
The conflict lasted for 50 days between July and August, and ended in a truce.
On the Palestinian side, 2,251 people, of whom 1,462 were civilians, were killed, the report said. On the Israeli side, 67 soldiers were killed along with six civilians, it noted.
Israel says it launched the offensive on Gaza to put an end to rocket fire and remove the threat of attacks by militants tunnelling under the border.
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation was mired in controversy from early on.
The head of the inquiry, William Schabas, quit part-way through amid Israeli allegations of bias, acknowledging he had previously done work for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO).
Israel had refused to co-operate with the investigation, which it said had drawn its conclusions in advance.
In their 183-page report the commissioners highlight the impact on civilians on both sides.
They criticise Israel for not revising its practice of air strikes as casualties mounted, question the type of weapons it used and the quality of warnings it gave to Palestinians to evacuate their neighbourhoods.
They say that militants' indiscriminate firing of rockets and mortars at Israel seemed intended to spread terror among civilians.
The UN report, which urges cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC), comes at a sensitive time.
This week the Palestinians will make their first submission to the ICC, which is conducting its own preliminary investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. This will include a chapter on the Gaza war.
The UNHRC report said that while both Israelis and Palestinians were "profoundly shaken" by the summer war, in Gaza "the scale of the devastation was unprecedented".
It said 551 Palestinian children were among the dead, with thousands more among the 11,231 Palestinians injured by Israeli action. Up to 1,600 people in Israel were also wounded by Palestinian strikes, it said.
The report said Israel carried out more than 6,000 air strikes on Gaza, many of which hit residential buildings, damaging or destroying some 18,000 dwellings and much of Gaza's infrastructure.
"There are strong indications that these attacks could be disproportionate, and therefore amount to a war crime," it said.
The report said that while the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it took extensive measures to avoid civilian casualties, it "may not have done everything feasible to avoid or limit" these.
The investigators also said Palestinian militants had fired more than 6,600 rockets or mortars at Israel, noting some armed groups had released statements indicating they intended to attack civilian targets.
The report said the use of rockets and mortars by Palestinian militants, as well as the killings of alleged collaborators, also "may amount to a war crime".
It called on Israel to "break with its recent lamentable track record in holding wrongdoers accountable", and said the Palestinian authorities had "consistently failed" to ensure that alleged perpetrators on its side were brought to justice.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the report as "biased".
"The committee that wrote this report was appointed by a committee that calls itself the Human Rights Council but in practice it does all but take care of human rights.
"It is a committee that condemns Israel more than it condemns Iran, Syria, and North Korea combined," he said.
Israel has carried out its own inquiry, which concluded its actions in Gaza were "legal" and "legitimate".
For its part, Hamas, the Islamist militant group which controls Gaza, cautiously welcomed aspects of the report.
"The report contains some positive paragraphs condemning the Israeli occupation, but it is equal between the victim and executioner," said senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad.
The commission said it had carried out more than 280 interviews and received more than 500 written pieces of evidence during its 11-month inquiry.
It said Israel had refused to allow its team into the West Bank or Gaza, which made it difficult to carry out the investigation. | Both Israel and Palestinian militants may have committed war crimes during the 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict, UN investigators have said. |
40,090,659 | The fire at M&R Commercials in Felinfach Industrial Estate, Fforestfach, involving 4,000 tyres, cylinders, waste and scrap vehicles, started at about 06:00 BST on Monday.
Nearby train services were affected.
About 70 firefighters were tackling the blaze at its height, but Mid and West Wales Fire Service said the it plans to let the fire burn itself out. | The site of a major blaze at a recycling unit in Swansea is still smouldering, the fire service has said. |
35,193,432 | President Ma Ying-jeou demanded Japan "return justice and dignity to them".
The call came a day after Japan and South Korea reached a landmark deal on the issue of "comfort women".
Estimates suggest up to 200,000 women were sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during WW2. Many were Korean - but others came from China, the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan.
Taiwan's government says it wants immediate negotiations with Japan on the issue.
"We hope the Japanese government can do better and take better care of the comfort women's welfare and dignity. Our stance has not changed," President Ma told reporters.
China's foreign ministry said Japan must "accurately face up to its history of aggression".
"As for whether Japan can do it, if its words and actions are consistent from start to finish, we will wait and see," spokesman Lu Kang said, Reuters reports.
A commentary in the state-run Global Times said families of Chinese "comfort women" wanted a similar apology from Japan after the deal with South Korean victims.
"I am very angry and upset, so are many other relatives. If Japan apologises to the victims in South Korea, why don't they apologise to Chinese victims?" asked Zhou Guiying, whose late mother, Guo Xicui, was used as a sex slave.
Just 23 "comfort women" remained alive in China as of August 2014, the paper reported. Only four are thought to remain in Taiwan.
The head of a group of Filipino victims of sexual abuse by Japanese soldiers during WW2 welcomed the deal with South Korea.
But Rechilda Extremadura told Kyodo News that former "comfort women" in her country should be compensated too.
"The Philippine government has completely neglected the issue of Japanese wartime sex slaves. That is why justice remains elusive for these aging victims," she said.
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Japan has repeatedly apologised or acknowledged its responsibility for wartime sex slaves, most notably in a 1993 statement by the then-chief cabinet secretary Yohei Kono.
It had also resisted giving greater compensation, arguing that the dispute was settled in 1965 when diplomatic ties were normalised between the two countries and more than $800m in economic aid and loans was given to South Korea.
A private fund was also set up in 1995 for the South Korean victims and lasted for a decade, but money came from donations and not from the Japanese government. | Japan must apologise and compensate Taiwanese women used as wartime sex slaves, the island's government says. |
35,303,912 | Vice-President Frans Timmermans announced a "preliminary assessment" under the EU's "rule of law mechanism".
Critics of Poland's right-wing government protested at changes to the Constitutional Court and media laws.
The EU mechanism allows the Commission to press a member state to change any measure considered a "systemic threat" to fundamental EU values.
The step comes after President Andrzej Duda approved controversial laws enabling the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government to appoint the heads of public TV and radio, and choose judges for Poland's constitutional court.
Addressing the Polish parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo denied that her government had violated democratic norms.
"Democracy is alive and well in Poland," she insisted, adding that the government was carrying out a programme backed by Poles in the October general election that the brought the PiS to power.
The Polish government has played down the significance of the European Commission's decision, saying it was "standard procedure".
Government spokesman Rafal Bochenek said the Commission had only discussed Poland because of "speculation" in Western Europe. He added the decision would have no negative impact on relations between Warsaw and Brussels.
Foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski told Reuters news agency the Commission had no right to evaluate changes to Poland's public media law and it had overlooked recent changes in the make-up of the Constitutional Court, which has decided to take in two judges nominated by the governing Law and Justice party.
The Polish prime minister told MPs she would defend Poland in a European Parliament debate next week and represent the whole of parliament and society.
Four channel directors at broadcaster TVP resigned earlier this month in protest at the government's media laws, which place public radio and TV under a new national media council. That change gives the treasury minister the right to hire and fire management.
Most Poles watch or listen to the public TVP channels and one minister has accused news channel TVP Info of broadcasting propaganda for years.
Shortly before the measures came into effect, another law was signed off requiring most rulings by Poland's 15-member Constitutional Court to have a two-thirds majority with at least 13 members present. The ruling party put forward five names to the court, which then appointed two as judges.
Thousands of Poles have protested against the changes in recent weeks in Warsaw, Poznan, Wroclaw and Krakow.
The controversy prompted Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro to accuse Mr Timmermans of a "lack of knowledge" of the new laws, insisting his criticism was unfair and unjustified.
Mr Ziobro tweeted on Tuesday that the previous coalition government had nominated 14 of the 15 judges in the Constitutional Court whereas only five names had been put forward by the new administration.
Poland summoned Germany's ambassador to Warsaw on Monday after a series of what were seen as "anti-Polish statements" from German EU figures.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz spoke of a creeping coup in Poland and a "dangerous 'Putinisation' of European politics", in reference to the Russian president's leadership style.
And EU Commissioner Guenther Oettinger has accused Poland of threatening "common European values". | The European Commission has opened an unprecedented inquiry into whether new Polish laws break EU democracy rules. |
35,012,772 | A man and his wife dropped off their six-month-old daughter before arming themselves with assault rifles and opening fire at a social services centre.
Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, were later shot dead in a gunfight with police.
The motive for the attacks is not yet known, although President Obama later said terrorism could not be ruled out. | Police in California are continuing to investigate a mass shooting in which 14 were killed and 17 others injured. |
35,961,360 | A final order of elimination for the £1m race, which has a maximum of 40 runners, was announced on Tuesday.
Lower-rated horses are balloted out, with The Romford Pele currently occupying the number 40 slot.
As it stands Bishops Road (41), Knock House, Perfect Candidate and Maggio (44) will be the four reserves for the race, with Pineau De Re at 46.
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has indicated it is open to reviewing the entry system ahead of next year's National.
Pineau De Re was 43rd on the list before revised ratings were applied on Tuesday.
Others in danger of missing out are Becher Chase winner Highland Lodge (47), Alvarado (48) - who has twice finished fourth in the National - and Cheltenham Festival winner Cause Of Causes (49), who was rated about 16-1 joint fifth favourite for the race .
"It's life, I'm afraid. It's like complaining about the weather. It's one of those things, there's nothing we can do about it," said Alvarado's trainer Fergal O'Brien.
Pineau De Re won the National two years ago under jockey Leighton Aspell, who also triumphed last year with Many Clouds for trainer Oliver Sherwood.
Pineau De Re is now in the twilight of his career at 13 - no horse of that age has won the National since Sergeant Murphy in 1923.
A spokesman for the British Horseracing Authority said the quality of Grand National contenders was improving, but it remained open to new ideas regarding entries.
"We are always open to innovative race planning ideas and would never rule any suggestions out before we have had a chance to consider any proposals fully," he said.
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"The current entry and handicapping approach seems to be working well, with the race going from strength to strength and arguably in 2016 producing the strongest ever running of the race."
The National is a handicap chase, with the different weights each horse is required to carry announced by official handicapper Phil Smith in February, two months before the race itself.
"The idea was raised last year that trainers could incur an 'optional penalty' on any horse who won after the Grand National weights had been published in order to increase their chances of getting into the race," said a spokesman.
"It didn't meet with universal approval at this stage but it is something that we would like to revisit again for next year, in consultation with trainers and other stakeholders."
Many Clouds is 8-1 favourite to become the first horse since Red Rum in the 1970s to win consecutive runnings, and victory would make Aspell the first rider to triumph three years on the trot.
Other leading contenders include the two-time King George VI Chase winner Silviniaco Conti, for champion trainer Paul Nicholls.
Nine horses were withdrawn on Monday: Carlingford Lough, Third Intention, Roi Du Mee, Turban, Living Next Door, Spring Heeled, Katkeau, Golden Chieftain, Godsmejudge. | The 2014 winner Pineau De Re needs six late withdrawals to make the cut for Saturday's Grand National at Aintree. |
40,560,876 | He will now perform at the city's Principality Stadium from 21 to 24 June, more dates than any other music act has played at the venue.
The Galway Girl singer also announced extra dates in Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle.
The 26-year-old tweeted: "More UK stadiums announced, this is bonkers x".
The new tickets - including the 21 June Thursday night date in Cardiff - go on sale on Tuesday, when he is also due to announce extra dates for his 2018 Europe-wide tour.
The singer's big trip will kick off in Cork in Ireland, on 4 May and will travel through Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, Germany and Austria before finishing up in Poland next August.
Tickets for all the UK shows were initially snapped up within a day after they went on sale on Saturday. | Singer Ed Sheeran has added a fourth date in Cardiff to his 2018 UK tour after tickets sold out almost a year in advance. |
35,965,223 | The figures, released under the Freedom of Information Act, show cases rose from 4,544 in 2010-11 to 6,129 in 2014-15 despite police workforces shrinking.
There was also a steady increase in overall long-term sick leave.
The government said policing was "stressful" and forces must help staff.
The BBC's 5 live Daily programme contacted 46 police forces across the UK, and 40 provided information.
Data showed the number of police employees on long-term sick leave - defined by forces as either 28 or 29 days or more - rose from 19,825 in 2010-11 to 22,547 in 2014-15.
West Yorkshire Police recorded the largest rise in long-term sick leave over a year - up 44% between 2013-14 and 2014-15 - from 521 days to 748.
Warwickshire Police showed the biggest decrease of 17% over the same time period.
The total number of police officers in England and Wales fell by almost 17,000 from 2010 to 2015, while the number of other staff fell by more than 20,000.
Che Donald, of the Police Federation, which represents officers up to the rank of chief inspector, said there had been "unprecedented cuts to police officer numbers" while demand on forces had not decreased.
He said increased sickness - including for psychological reasons - was not surprising as officers often worked in "highly stressful fast-moving environments" and were exposed to "horrific situations".
"This, coupled with a reduction in resources and manpower, can lead to the perfect storm," he said.
Policing minister Mike Penning said: "Policing, by its very nature, is a stressful and demanding job and it is the responsibility of chief officers - with help from the College of Policing - to ensure that police officers and staff are supported in their work."
He said the government allocated £10m in 2014 to help emergency services staff through "mental health, physical recuperation and bereavement support".
Police Scotland could not provide information for the full five years requested by the BBC so the figures do not include Scotland - but last year data suggested more than 53,000 working days had been lost in the force over two years due to stress. | Cases of UK police officers and staff taking long-term sick leave for psychological reasons have risen by 35% over the last five years, statistics obtained by BBC Radio 5 live suggest. |
35,959,566 | 5 April 2016 Last updated at 06:40 BST
He just wanted to find out about how people in other countries lived.
Since then he's received more than six hundred replies from people all over the world telling him what life is like in their country.
Toby has been showing his letters to Newsround. | When eight-year-old Toby started writing letters to other countries three years ago, he didn't expect to get many replies. |
35,472,508 | Wigan, who have lost in each of the last two Grand Finals, start the new Super League season at home to Catalans Dragons on Friday.
Dual-code England international Tomkins, 28, has scored 59 tries in 193 games during two spells with Warriors.
He started his career at Wigan and returned in 2014 after a three-year spell in rugby union with Saracens.
Tomkins' younger brother Sam, who is back at Wigan after a spell playing for New Zealand Warriors in the NRL, will also miss the start of the season because of a knee problem. | Wigan Warriors second-row forward Joel Tomkins will be out for around six weeks after suffering a knee injury. |
34,796,863 | The 32-year-old played the last four County Championship matches for the county in 2015 as they avoided relegation from Division One.
McLaren, who has played two Tests for his country, will be available for the entire season across all three formats.
"I look forward to returning in April and helping the county challenge across the board for silverware," he said.
McLaren, who previously played three seasons for Kent as a Kolpak signing from 2007, has also played 54 one-day internationals and 12 T20 matches for South Africa.
He has also played T20 cricket for Middlesex and for Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
"It's nice to have him back as he had a tremendous impact on the team when he came in at the end of last season," Hampshire director of cricket Giles While told BBC Radio Solent.
"It's great to have him available for the whole season as it fits perfectly for us and I know he's also looking forward to coming back." | Hampshire have signed South African all-rounder Ryan McLaren as their overseas player for the 2016 season. |
35,436,823 | 29 January 2016 Last updated at 07:34 GMT
Mattel, the US company who make the toy, is adding "tall, curvy and petite" body shapes to its line-up.
Different skin tones, eye colours and hair styles will also be added, the company said.
Many people had complained that the traditional Barbie size was unhealthy, creating an unrealistic body image for girls.
With the new body shapes, the toy makers say they are "offering girls choices that are more reflective of the world they see today". | Barbie, the famous toy doll, is getting three new body types this year. |
37,627,313 | It follows what the association describes as an "unprecedented" rise in violence and suicides in prisons.
The association's members voted unanimously for a public inquiry at the body's annual conference in Derby.
Justice Secretary Elizabeth Truss last week promised an extra £14m to recruit more prison officers.
The association, which represents 1,021 governors across the UK, said that in the 12 months to June there were 105 self-inflicted deaths - almost double the number five years ago.
Serious assaults on staff have increased by 146% in the same period and self-harm incidents increased by more than 10,000, it added.
BBC Home Affairs Correspondent Danny Shaw said the call for a public inquiry was a symbolic gesture by an organisation that didn't usually bang the drum.
It was a sign of the alarm felt among governors about safety in prisons, he said.
The association said levels of safety in prisons had declined since the introduction of "benchmarking" - a programme to drive down costs by reducing staffing and simplifying the prison regime.
It said it had a number of questions, including "why resources continued to be depleted when evidence showed that it was not working".
The purpose of requesting a public inquiry was "not about apportioning blame but understanding what went wrong," it said.
The association added: "Unless we understand what has contributed to the creation of this brutal environment that staff and prisoners are working and living in it is likely to continue.
"The PGA believes an independent public inquiry is the only way we will get to the truth."
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said the justice secretary had been clear that safety in prisons was fundamental to the justice system working and to its reform.
"We are fully committed to addressing the significant increase in violence, self-harm and self-inflicted deaths in our prisons," they said.
The additional £14m in 10 of the most challenging prisons would increase staff levels by more than 400 prison officers and a white paper setting out plans for prison safety and reform was due to be published, they added. | The Prison Governors Association has called on the government to set up an independent public inquiry into the state of prisons in England and Wales. |
36,275,437 | Ian Sharpe has won 10 Paralympic medals at five Games in swimming, triathlon and tandem cycling with a pilot.
Mr Sharpe, who lost his sight aged six and has been using a cane for 20 years, said: "I can just about make out the white centre lines on the road."
Cyclefest's Storm the Tower race will get under way at 13:30 BST.
Former professional cyclist Rob Holden will ride in close proximity to the 44-year-old to shout instructions.
Mr Sharpe will be competing in a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) solo hill climb on the Isle of Man TT course which includes hairpin corners and 700 ft (213 m) of climbing.
He said: "I had to choose an uphill race to control my speed. In the Paralympics I had a pilot and my job was to propel us along.
"In this race I will have to operate the gears and breaks as well as steering and pedalling. Just to finish it would be a massive achievement but I know my competitive side will come out."
After achieving success at European and World Championship level, Mr Sharpe was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, where he won a silver and two bronze medals.
Further silver and bronze medals followed in the next three Paralympics in Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.
The married father-of-three added: "I can just about make out the white centre lines on the road so will have to focus 100% on not losing them or I will ride straight off the road."
"It's going to be exciting, liberating and scary as hell. My mum thinks I'm mad."
Mr Holden said: "I know he is quick so I hope I can keep up with him."
Around 80 people will contest the time trial including MotoGP star Cal Crutchlow and Commonwealth Games rider Elliot Baxter.
Riders will race against the clock on the climb out of Ramsey which includes several sharp bends. | A visually impaired Paralympian will attempt to complete a solo time trial cycle race in the Isle of Man having only ridden on his own three times. |
39,793,794 | A fire extinguisher was also allegedly let off in a hospitality suite.
This reportedly occurred in daylight, before a kicking clinic for youngsters.
"Bath Rugby is currently addressing the events at the Rec last week, which involved a small group of players from the club," a Bath statement said.
"The appropriate conduct of all players and staff is highly important to the club, and disciplinary hearings with those involved will take place in the coming days.
"The matter will be addressed appropriately as part of that process."
The Bath Chronicle reported on Tuesday that no children had arrived for the kicking clinic when the streaking was said to have taken place, but that players later heckled while the kicking class was being held.
Bath - who were narrowly beaten at Stade Francais in their European Challenge Cup semi-final on 23 April - eased past local rivals Gloucester in the Premiership on Sunday, 30 April.
Todd Blackadder's side are fifth in the Premiership with one match remaining, needing to win at Sale Sharks on the final day of the season to stand a chance of reaching the play-offs. | Premiership club Bath are planning disciplinary hearings after allegations that some of their players ran naked across the Recreation Ground pitch at a post-training social event last week. |
37,385,495 | Perfect Illusion is the lead single from the singer's forthcoming album Joanne, which is released next month.
The top four singles this week remained unchanged, with Closer by Chainsmokers holding the number one spot.
In contrast, the top four albums this week are all new entries - with Bastille's Wild World debuting at number one.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds were placed second with Skeleton Tree, while Live at the Hollywood Bowl by The Beatles debuted at number three.
The Fab Four's album was released to coincide with the new documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week.
Meat Loaf's Braver Than We Are entered the album chart at number four, while last week's number one - Cartwheels by Ward Thomas - dropped to number five.
New entries on this week's singles chart include Say You Won't Let Go by former X Factor winner James Arthur.
It marks Arthur's first appearance on the singles chart since 2013, when two singles from his debut self-titled debut album made the top 20.
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram at bbcnewsents, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Lady Gaga's first single in three years has missed the top 10 in the singles chart, debuting at number 12. |
24,771,493 | The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced the closure of Northallerton Prison, North Yorkshire, in September as part of a modernisation programme.
A member of the prison's Independent Monitoring Board told the BBC the final two inmates were released this morning having completed their sentences.
The MoJ said the prison was on track to close by the end of the year.
Northallerton prison was built in 1783 and housed up to 252 male inmates when its closure was announced.
The government said the modernisation programme would replace prisons that were either too expensive to run or needed substantial capital investment.
David Kerfoot, a member of the Independent Monitoring Board at the prison for 26 years, said: "It is a very emotional day for me.
"Much as I hate to say it I can understand some of the reasons why they want to close it. The majority of the cells are very small and for two people to be in a small cell is not as dignified as it should be perhaps."
One of the two former prisoners who left today told BBC Radio York it was the "best prison" he had ever been in.
The man, who did not give his name, said: "It is the only prison I've been in that has ever given me a chance.
"I've been in 14 jails now and that's the only one that has ever done anything for me. They have time for people."
About 135 people are employed at the jail and many officers have been temporarily deployed to other prisons in Yorkshire, the Prison Service said. | The final inmates at a prison due to close by the end of the year have left the jail, the BBC has learnt. |
37,693,235 | Without this season's star-man so far, Thorgan Hazard, and striker Raffael, the potency of The Foals has suffered a blow.
News broke on Monday that Danish international defender Andreas Christensen - on loan from Chelsea - has picked up a gluteal muscle injury and will also miss the trip to Celtic Park.
Then on Tuesday, USA international Fabian Johnson withdrew due to illness.
On the long-term injury list are Switzerland international Josip Drmic, who has been out since March and former Atletico Madrid defender Alvaro Dominguez.
It is hardly ideal preparation for head coach Andre Schubert as his team try to stem a tide that has seen them go without a win in three matches.
As a club, they also haven't won away from home in a Champions Cup tie since getting the better of Red Star Belgrade in 1977. The current team has continued that trend with just three wins from their last 18 matches away from Borussia-Park.
So who will likely be charged with the task of overcoming a boisterous Parkhead and an in-form Celtic? Here are four players to watch:
The goalkeeper and undisputed Gladbach number one arrived to fill the gloves of Marc-Andre ter Stegen who left for Barcelona in 2014. Sommer featured in all four of Switzerland's matches at Euro 2016, though he failed to keep out any of Poland's spot-kicks as the Swiss were eliminated in the last 16 on penalties.
Sommer broke his nose against Manchester City in last season's Champions League and was a reported target for Pep Guardiola in the summer before he plundered former club Barcelona for Claudio Bravo.
Mikael Lustig's international colleague brings experience to the table.
The 30-year-old from Gothenburg was on the Copenhagen bench in the white-hot European atmosphere of Celtic Park in 2006 when Gordon Strachan's Scottish champions defeated the Danes 1-0.
Wendt got his revenge in the return later in that group stage when they reversed the outcome 3-1 in Denmark.
He and his team-mates also defeated Manchester United in that campaign though they would finish bottom of the group with Celtic reaching the last 16 for the first time. Wendt was also in the Copenhagen side that lost 4-0 to Aberdeen at Pittodrie in the Uefa Cup a season later.
The German international is no stranger to facing Scottish sides having started against the national team in Dortmund at the beginning of the campaign to reach France 2016.
The 25-year-old is a mainstay in the side having initially been on loan from Bayer Leverkusen for two seasons.
Kramer started the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina in the Maracana after the late withdrawal of injured Sami Khedira, only to be substituted early himself because of a head injury sustained in a challenge with Ezequiel Garay after half an hour.
The Gladbach captain is likely to have an even more important role than normal given most of his first choice team-mates in the final third are among the walking wounded.
Never capped by the German national team, the striker took the skipper's armband this season after his predecessor Martin Stranzl retired and former vice-captain Granit Xhaka signed for Arsenal.
Stindl can play behind the strikers or as one of them himself - he may have to out of necessity with Andre Hahn his likely partner. | Borussia Monchengladbach arrive in Scotland out of form for their Champions League match against Celtic and with an injury list that has taken a sledgehammer to their squad. |
39,331,491 | The 21-year-old played more than 50 games for Barnet before following former manager Martin Allen to Eastleigh in January.
But along with Allen, he left the National League side in February after making just five appearances.
Gary Mills' York, who have reached the FA Trophy final, are 22nd in the National League table, six points from safety with 10 matches left to play. | York City have signed left-back Sam Muggleton until end of the season. |
32,417,064 | How do you decide which party to vote for? Is it just along traditional lines or do you examine each party's policies?
Bardic Players is a thriving drama group in Donaghmore in County Tyrone.
All shades of political opinion, and none, are represented.
Declan McGrath has found the whole thing pretty frustrating.
"Everyone wants to know about cuts and things like that there. But, yet, we seem to be stuck in the same old rhetoric," he said.
Brian Mills agrees: "There's plenty to talk about here, but I'm seeing more about what's happening in England.
"I think there should be more communication here."
The people we spoke to included first time voters and voters under 50.
Kieran Devlin said he believes more should be discussed about issues that really matter.
"To be honest it puts me off. I didn't vote last year - for us it's about health and education and sport," he said.
"The politicians never listen. It's what they can gain for themselves. They gave themselves a pay rise and everybody else gets cuts."
Choosing who to vote for is something Declan believes has almost become predestined.
"It's not so much bred into you - it's nearly expected of you," he said.
"They throw a leaflet in and they presume, because of where you live or who you are, they have your vote and that's it. There's not much discussion about what you would like."
Another member of the group, Joshua Cuddy, said: "It's ridiculous that surnames and family ties should tie down exactly who we're voting for, and votes can be counted in people's heads before they've even gone to the polling stations.
"I think we need to move on from those issues that have been holding us back for years and years."
Most of the women in the group found the campaign a particular turn-off.
Emily McKenna said she found the debates "long, boring and pointless".
"You can't waste your vote, especially as a girl - but as a first-time voter nothing appeals to me to want to vote so I don't see the point in voting for someone just for the sake of it."
Only one person in the group had been personally canvassed at their door by a party.
And, for some, the TV debates have been a particular no-no.
Stuart Richardson said: "Politicians are politicians - my TV is for entertainment". | With two weeks left of campaigning, BBC News NI wanted to find out what the public think about how it's going so far. |
28,842,188 | She was found in a "distressed state" near the Queen's Head pub in Cullercoats at 00:40 BST on Saturday.
She had been in Trewitt Road, Whitley Bay, at 22:40 BST on Friday before being approached by two men, both described as bald.
Det Ch Insp John Douglas, of Northumbria Police, said she was raped "somewhere between the two locations". | A 14-year-old girl was raped by a man in a back lane in Tyneside, police have said. |
34,486,507 | He was speaking as Wales face Australia in the Rugby World Cup and the football team play Bosnia-Herzegovina for a place in the European Championship.
For a decade Wales had attracted "premier sporting events", while its sportsmen and women had achieved "incredible success", Mr Jones said.
He said it had helped Wales to achieve an "unprecedented global profile".
Sporting events hosted in Wales have included the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Ashes, World Cups, the Champions League final, Rally GB, the Heineken Cup final, Ironman, the Volvo Ocean race and the Ryder Cup.
"What's even more remarkable is that this period has coincided with the incredible success of our sportsmen and women across a number of sports, watched by an ever increasing global audience," the first minister said.
He added that the combination of being "increasingly recognised as a dynamic, positive place to do business" and sporting success had ensured that the "view of Wales from abroad has never been better". | World sporting success for Wales is "fast becoming the norm", First Minister Carwyn Jones has said. |
30,385,452 | Jonathan Smith, 38, died instantly when he was shot twice outside a bungalow in Melton on 20 May.
Peter Guy, 54, of Melton Old Road, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter last Friday after a week-long trial at Hull Crown Court.
He admitted five associated firearms offences at a previous hearing.
Guy has been sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court.
During the trial the court heard Mr Smith had driven from his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to Guy's property and repeatedly crashed his lorry into his van and garage door after a family row.
The jury was played the emergency call to the police in which Guy was heard claiming he had been stabbed twice in the neck.
He was then heard to say: "I've shot him."
Guy's claim of shooting Mr Smith in self defence was rejected by the jury. | A man who shot and killed his partner's son-in-law with a sawn-off shotgun after a family row in East Yorkshire has been jailed for 14 years. |
35,195,046 | The king adopted Tongdaeng in 1998 as a puppy and wrote a book praising her loyalty and obedience.
Last month, a man was charged with insulting Tongdaeng on social media and could face up to 37 years in jail under Thailand's lese-majeste laws.
The strict laws protect the king and his family against defamation.
As he has aged, King Bhumibol's public appearances have become more scarce - but until recently, when he did appear, it was often in the company of the reddish-brown dog Tongdaeng, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok.
The name means "red-gold", or "copper", in Thai.
The book he wrote about her became a huge bestseller in Thailand, where it was seen as a plea from the much loved monarch for his people to behave better, our correspondent says.
However, it was not enough to stop the country descending into a bitter and protracted political conflict from which it has yet to emerge, and which has drawn in the monarchy, with increasing numbers of people being given long prison sentences for defaming the royal family, he adds.
Tongdaeng's death will doubtless remind Thais of the increasing frailty of the 88-year-old king, and of the anxiety and uncertainty which still surrounds the succession to a new monarch, he says. | Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's favourite dog, Tongdaeng, who became a national celebrity, has died at the age of 17. |
30,314,903 | The ex-England boss, 70, who had two successful spells as Hornets manager, has also been Watford's chairman.
He was warmly greeted by supporters on Saturday as the Rous Stand was renamed the Graham Taylor Stand.
"In this day and age, when a stand is named after somebody it's for commercial reasons. I felt honoured," he told BBC Three Counties Radio.
In his first spell as Watford boss between 1977 and 1987, Taylor took the club from the fourth division to the top flight.
And in 1983 the Hornets reached their peak in the league, finishing second only to Bob Paisley's Liverpool.
Taylor returned to the club in 1996 and led the Hornets from the third tier to the Premier League, before leaving in 2001.
Both of these spells were overseen by pop star Sir Elton John, who was owner on both occasions, and will have the Community Stand named after him this weekend.
"I think the understanding and the relationship and the friendship that developed between Elton and myself was very important for the development of Watford," said Taylor.
Taylor himself was chairman at Vicarage Road for three years from 2009, but has not worked at a club since.
"One of the reasons I stepped out of the game is that I didn't like to see the way it was going with so many non-football people beginning to run our football clubs.
"As manager I had overall power. All the football matters were down to me.
"As far as Elton John was concerned, I ran the football side of the club. That has changed now." | Legendary Watford manager Graham Taylor has spoken of his pride at having a stand at Vicarage Road named after him. |
32,376,367 | A Stockholm zoo is sending 10 baby crocodiles back to Cuba to be released into the wild.
They are the offspring of crocodiles former Cuban President Fidel Castro gave a Russian cosmonaut in the 1970s as a token of communist solidarity.
There are thought to be just 4,000 Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) left in the wild.
Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov brought them back to Moscow and kept them in his apartment until they grew too big.
He then handed the crocodiles over to the city zoo, but officials did not have suitable accommodation so they were offered to the Stockholm zoo.
Later, the two crocodiles were named Hillary and Castro - in a nod to international politics - and they became a star attraction at the Skansen zoo in Stockholm, where they have been breeding since 1984.
The population of wild Cuban crocodiles is restricted to Cuba's Zapata Swamp the island's largest wetland.
The crocodiles are distinguished by a characteristic bony ridge behind the eyes. | Efforts to save the critically endangered Cuban crocodile are getting a boost from Sweden. |
34,186,040 | Patrice Gahungu, from the Union for Peace and Development (UPD), was targeted by unidentified gunmen as he drove home late on Monday, police say.
The leader of the same small opposition party, Zedi Feruzi, was killed in May.
President Nkurunziza was sworn in for a controversial third term last month following several months of unrest.
The government accuses the opposition, which says the third term is illegal, of causing the violence.
At least 100 people have died in protests since Mr Nkurunziza announced his decision in April to seek another term in office in elections that took place in July.
The BBC's Prime Ndikumagenge in Bujumbura says two other people were killed on Monday in the capital but the police are still gathering details on their identities.
The UPD was part of a coalition of opposition parties that was opposed to Mr Nkurunziza running for a third term.
It boycotted the parliamentary elections and did not put forward a candidate for the presidential poll which Mr Nkurunziza won with 70% of the vote.
Political tensions there have forced tens of thousands people to flee the country this year. | The spokesman for a party in Burundi opposed to President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term has been shot dead in the capital, Bujumbura. |
35,280,248 | The 36-year-old made his Essex debut in 1997, and has gone on to play 157 first-class, 213 List A and 97 Twenty20 matches for the county.
He was included in England's squad for the 2009 World Twenty20, but did not make an appearance in the tournament.
Napier will become director of the cricket academy named after him at the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk.
"The opportunity at RHS is one that I could not turn down," said Napier.
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"I feel the time is right to move on, and give back to the game that has given me so much. I have loved every second of playing for Essex, and will be doing my best to make sure I retire with a bang at the end of the season."
Napier hit 16 sixes in a first-class innings in 2011 against Surrey - a world record until it was broken in 2015 by Colin Munro's 23 for Auckland against Central Districts.
He also held the world record for most sixes in a domestic Twenty20 match with 16 against Sussex in 2008, before Chris Gayle broke it in 2013, and took four wickets in four balls against Surrey in 2013.
Essex cricket committee chairman, Ronnie Irani said: "Graham has had a fabulous career in all three formats of the game for us, and has been the very definition of loyalty over the past 19 years which is what Essex County Cricket Club and its supporters are all about.
"We naturally wish Graham all the best with his next career move and he will be sorely missed." | Essex all-rounder Graham Napier has announced he will retire from cricket at the end of the 2016 season. |
39,020,446 | The body of John Cameron, 46, was found by a friend at the house in the Castlemilk area of the city at about 14:15 on Friday.
Police Scotland said a post-mortem examination would take place but the death was being treated as murder.
Relatives have been informed. Detectives are understood to be following a "definite line of inquiry".
Officers have been speaking to local residents and examining CCTV footage near the house in Stonebank Grove.
On Saturday, detectives said there may have been a disturbance at the house on Thursday night.
Det Ch Insp Paul Livingstone, from the Major Investigation Teams, said: "A man has died following a brutal and violent attack within his own home and it is absolutely imperative that we trace whoever is responsible as soon as possible.
"From our inquiries so far, we understand that there may have been a disturbance within the property the previous night and I would appeal to anyone with information to come forward." | A murder victim subjected to a "brutal attack" in his home in Glasgow has been named by police. |
14,115,176 | The semi-autonomous territory maintains a political union with Tanzania, but has its own parliament and president.
A former centre of the spice and slave trades, present-day Zanzibar is infused with African, Arab, European and Indian influences.
In 1964 members of the African majority overthrew the established minority Arab ruling elite. The leftist revolution was swift but bloody; as many as 17,000 people were killed.
A republic was established and the presidents of Zanzibar and Tanganyika, on the mainland, signed an act of union, forming the United Republic of Tanzania while giving semi-autonomy to Zanzibar.
Separatist sentiments have been gaining ground on the islands.
Population 1.3 million
Area 2,461 sq km (950 sq miles)
Major language Kiswahili, English
Major religion Islam
Life expectancy 58 years (men), 62 years
Currency Tanzania shilling
President: Ali Mohamed Shein
Ali Mohamed Shein from the governing CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) party was voted in as president in elections in November 2010.
In March 2016 he and the CCM party were declared winners of controversial re-run elections. The polls were a re-run of elections the previous October that were cancelled by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) over fraud allegations.
Fifteen European and US diplomats issued a joint statement regretting the vote, which was boycotted by the opposition.
Zanzibar has its own cabinet, known as the Revolutionary Council, and a 50-seat house of representatives. Elections, by popular vote, are held every five years.
The media in Zanzibar come under a different set of regulations to their counterparts in mainland Tanzania. | The Indian Ocean islands of Zanzibar and Pemba lie off the east African coast. |
37,474,475 | MLAs are debating an Ulster Unionist motion regarding Project Eagle.
This is the controversial sale of the NI property portfolio by the Irish Republic's National Assets Management Agency (Nama).
The motion says the finance committee, which has already reported on the matter, should have a fresh inquiry.
However, Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd placed his emphasis on the Irish government's new Commission of Inquiry into the affair and questioned what purpose a new finance committee investigation would serve.
"Do we want to set up a finance committee inquiry for the sake of setting up a finance committee inquiry which will produce great efforts, I have no doubt, by the committee members and the committee staff, but will it result in those responsible for wrong-doings around Project Eagle being brought to account?," he said.
"I do not believe so."
The finance committee's chair, Emma Little-Pengelly, said the National Crime Agency, which is currently investigating Project Eagle, has strongly requested the committee does not conduct a fresh investigation and accused the Ulster Unionists of ignoring that call.
The Ulster Unionist MLA Phillip Smith said the public and international investors needed assurance Northern Ireland is a clean place to do business.
Earlier this month, the Irish government announced it intended to set up an investigation into Northern Ireland's biggest ever property deal.
Nama sold the property loan portfolio to a US investment fund for £1.2bn in 2014.
There have been a series of allegations about impropriety in the sales process.
The Dublin government will discuss options with opposition parties before deciding on the format for an inquiry.
The Nama deal is already the subject of an inquiry by the Northern Ireland Assembly's finance committee.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said he was "not opposed" to an inquiry after "extraordinary" allegations about the deal were made in a BBC Spotlight programme.
It showed Frank Cushnahan, a former Nama adviser, accept a £40,000 cash payment from a Nama client.
The payment was made by County Down property developer John Miskelly.
Mr Cushnahan was working as an advisor for Nama at the time. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Mr Miskelly has said that any payments he made were "lawful". | Sinn Féin has said it does not believe a fresh inquiry into the Nama property scandal by the Stormont Finance Committee will serve a useful purpose. |
15,333,564 | The Derby Telegraph and Nottingham Post are owned by Northcliffe Media, which said the move would allow the publications to be printed earlier.
The firm claimed the decision was good news for readers and advertisers.
But The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said the papers risked damaging their local reputations.
Northcliffe Media said the move was part of their strategy to reduce costs and increase sales.
The decision has been taken so the publications can have an earlier print slot and therefore arrive at newsagents earlier in the day, according to the firm.
Nottingham Trent University media lecturer Dr Matt Ashton said: "It reflects the fact that a lot of the print industries in this country are in decline and are having to make economies of scale.
"Problems they've got going forward include inflation, the rising cost of printing the paper, the rising cost of journalism and their audience is getting older."
Reporters and staff will remain in the three cities but the Nottingham Post could move from its base at Castle Wharf.
Northcliffe Media wants the newspaper to find cheaper premises, the BBC understands.
Northcliffe Media director Steve Auckland said: "The new print site and earlier print times allow us to get the papers to market and into the hands of readers earlier, so the change is good news for advertisers and readers alike.
"The new location does not affect the content or the credibility of the papers, as all staff and reporters will remain in their current offices.
"We believe this change will help the Derby Telegraph and the Nottingham Post grow and meet the current challenges of the regional newspaper market."
Last week, Northcliffe title the Lincolnshire Echo was relaunched as a weekly edition.
Daily production of the newspaper came to an end after 118 years, in response to a drop in circulation. | Printing of two of the East Midlands' biggest newspapers has been moved to Birmingham in a bid to "reduce costs and increase sales". |
37,539,359 | Vitalii Sediuk told the Victoria Derbyshire programme he disagreed with social media comments that he had sexually assaulted Kim Kardashian and model Gigi Hadid in recent incidents.
During Milan Fashion Week, the Ukrainian crept up behind model Hadid and lifted her off her feet as she left a fashion show.
The 27-year-old also tried to kiss Kim Kardashian's bottom last week during Paris Fashion Week, but was subdued by her security.
"You're giving a bad word to sexual assault," he told Victoria Derbyshire.
"Sexual assault is basically rape. Did I rape anyone? No. I disagree. It's not sexual assault."
After being challenged that there is a wide spectrum of sexual assault, he denied that his actions fell under that bracket.
After pictures emerged of Hadid elbowing him in the face, a debate began on social media about whether his actions were an assault or just a prank.
Hadid wrote in Lena Dunham's blog, Lenny Letter, that she felt "in danger" during her encounter with Vitalii.
"I had every right to react the way I did. If anything, I want girls to see the video and know that they have the right to fight back, too, if put in a similar situation.
"It sounds [a] cliche to say it, but in the moment, it wasn't heroic to me. It was just what I had to do. I know people are put in much worse situations every day and don't have the cameras around that provoke social media support."
The 21-year-old added: "I just want to use what happened to me to show that it's everyone's right, and it can be empowering, to be able to defend yourself."
Vitalii worked as a reporter for the Ukrainian TV Channel 1+1, but now appears to publish content to his own social media platforms.
At the time of his "prank" on Kim, he explained on Instagram: "I was protesting Kim for using fake butt implants.
"I encourage her and the rest of the Kardashian clan to popularise natural beauty among teenage girls who follow and defend them blindly."
Vitalii says he didn't plan the "prank" he pulled on Kim, saying he was sitting in a cafe with an ice cream and she turned up at a venue opposite.
"It was the perfect situation for me. And that's why I did that."
He added that he will not be "pranking" the reality TV star for a third time, "absolutely no".
"It's my kind of style of entertainment and my kind of style of exclusive.
"I would feel bad if I had bad intentions. My intentions is never to offend someone. So I would never cross the line by punching someone."
Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, America Ferrera, Ciara, Leonardo Di Caprio, and Will Smith are just a few of the celebrities who have encountered Vitalii.
His attack on Brad Pitt during the Maleficent premiere back in 2014 resulted in a community service order in the US and he was banned from all red carpets in Los Angeles.
Vitalii insisted that he is a "serious journalist", having interviewed people like "Bill Clinton and highlighted terror attacks in France and the United States".
According to the celebrity website, TMZ, Kim is seeking to press charges and get a restraining order against Vitalii.
He grabbed at her legs at the same venue during the 2014 Paris Fashion Week.
"Some pranks are funny, some pranks are less funny. It's up to you to decide. My intention is never to hurt anyone, never to offend anyone. I'm basically a normal guy."
Vitalii admitted that he does his "pranks" for "attention" and wants to be like Piers Morgan, the British journalist and television star.
"I'm doing this for attention, and the more attention I receive the bigger platform I can get to express my opinion on certain topics.
"I would be surprised if someone lifted me up from behind as well," he added. | The self-described "prankster" who has become known for physically accosting celebrities on red carpets says what he does is "not sexual assault". |
21,217,977 | Ms Varela said the female wing of the Uribana prison near the city of Barquisimeto had already been cleared.
She also called on male inmates to stop rioting.
Violence between rival gangs is common in Venezuela's overcrowded jails. More than 300 people were killed in 2012, according to a local rights group.
Gang warfare
Ms Varela did not say how many people had died in the riot, but a hospital director Ruy Medina said he had counted 61 bodies in the morgue.
Earlier, local media had reported that the security forces were still not in full control of the prison.
Mr Medina, the director of the Hospital Central Antonio Maria Pineda, said 120 people had been injured.
Ms Varela said officials had decided to clear the prison of all inmates to "close this chapter of violence".
She said soldiers had been sent to the prison to search prisoners for weapons after reports that rival gangs were preparing for a fight.
According to Ms Varela, the prisoners were alerted to the impending raid by news reports and lay in wait for the National Guard, attacking them as they entered the Uribana penitentiary.
She said most of the victims had been killed with home-made weapons and rudimentary knives.
However, Mr Medina had earlier said many of the bodies at his hospital's morgue had gunshot wounds.
Vice-President Nicolas Maduro said there would be a thorough investigation into the riot, led by Venezuela's Prosecutor General and the President of the National Assembly.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles blamed the violence on "incompetent and irresponsible government".
Venezuelan human rights activist Carlos Nieto Palma told BBC Mundo Uribana prison was among the most dangerous in the country and suffered from overcrowding.
There has been a series of deadly prison riots in Venezuela.
Last year, the security forces took almost three weeks to regain control of La Planta prison in the capital, Caracas, after inmates rioted in protest at a planned transfer to another jail.
The prisoners said they feared for their lives if they were moved to other already overcrowded jails.
According to the non-governmental Venezuelan Prisons Observatory (VPO), in 2012 more than 50,000 inmates were housed in prisons built to hold 14,000. | Venezuelan prison minister Iris Varela has announced the closure of the jail where more than 60 people died in a riot on Friday. |
39,488,848 | It is alleged Michael Ohaegbu grabbed her off a Hull street last September.
He denies attempted kidnap, assault, and committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence.
The 42-year-old also pleaded not guilty at Hull Crown Court to three counts of voyeurism, which relate to another complainant.
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Mr Ohaegbu, of Chestnut Avenue, who worked at Castle Hill Hospital, is accused of twice filming the second complainant naked, and once under a table at a restaurant, without her consent between July and August 2016.
The court was told, that on 26 September, the teenager was walking along Peel Street after midnight when Mr Ohaegbu tried to kidnap her.
On the opening day of the trial, prosecutor Charlotte Baines said: "These, say the prosecution were the tools, you may conclude, that the defendant had in his vehicle with his intention of committing a sexual offence that night.
"It is the prosecution's case that the defendant has committed a number of offences against both of these females.
"All of them were planned by the defendant, albeit concerning completely separate complainants, and are separated by time, but they have common features, and were offences carried out against their consent, and were motivated by the defendant's sexual gratification."
The jury heard, that when questioned by police officers following his arrest, Mr Ohaegbu said the condoms were from a health centre and the Vaseline was for dry skin because he showered a lot.
The trial continues. | A cancer nurse tried to drag a 16-year-old girl into his car containing 16 condoms, three tins of Vaseline and a roll of tape, a jury has heard. |
27,706,037 | The drugs are asthma medication Advair and anti-depressants Paxil and Wellbutrin.
GSK did not admit any wrongdoing, and said the charges came from past issues.
"We don't feel like this is who we are today," GSK spokesperson Mary Anne Rhyne told the BBC.
"These are historic matters - they relate back to the federal government settlement in 2012 so some of these events are as long ago as 14 years," she added, noting that the company had already set aside money to cover the cost of the agreement.
As part of the settlement, GSK must extend its Patient First Program until 2019, which prohibits financial incentives to its sales people, and it is prohibited from paying doctors to speak about GSK's products or attend conferences.
"This settlement requires GSK to pay a significant penalty and imposes strong new rules designed to prevent future misrepresentations of GSK products," said California attorney general Kamala Harris in a statement.
GSK insists that many of these practices are already in place.
The firm, which is one of the UK's largest companies, is also facing a criminal inquiry from the UK's Serious Fraud Office. | UK pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to a $105m (£63m) settlement with 44 US states and the District of Columbia over allegations it mis-promoted three drugs. |
36,843,845 | Hugh and Meg Ross, who live in a Ach an Eas care home in Inverness, have received a card from the Queen to mark their platinum wedding anniversary.
The pair met when Mr Ross visited the shop where Mrs Ross worked to ask about an edition of Wireless World magazine.
Mrs Ross, 88, said she and her husband were "perfect lovers".
Her 90-year-old husband said: "I picked this girl and I got her, and I've stood by her ever since. That's the secret.
"We have our arguments but we never allow them to get to a break-up situation."
Mrs Ross added: "We can have arguments but do not get into anything serious. We are perfect lovers."
The couple who met during World War Two were married in July 1946.
At that time Mr Ross was a fireman working on steam locomotives.
He had started his career on the railways as an engine cleaner and later became an engine driver on diesel locomotives, writing a handbook on how to operate them.
Called The Rules, it was sought after by other drivers to help them pass their exams.
Mrs Ross started work when she was 13-years-old at Corries the Chemist on Drummond Street in Inverness, before she got the job in the newsagents where she first met Mr Ross.
The couple have six children - four daughters and two sons - and 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Their family, friends and other residents of the NHS Highland-run care home joined the pair for a party held to celebrate their wedding anniversary. | One of Scotland's longest married couples say they have had their arguments but nothing serious enough to interrupt 70 years of marriage. |
37,749,673 | Boo! A Madea Halloween, which Perry directed, wrote, co-produced and stars in, took $27.6m (£22.6m) on its opening weekend.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the second film in the franchise, debuted at number two with $23m (£18.8m).
Last week's number one, The Accountant, dropped to number four after taking a further $14m (£11.4m).
The crime drama stars Anna Kendrick and Ben Affleck and tells the story of a man who uses his accountancy office as a front for his work for criminal organisations.
Supernatural horror film Ouija: Origin of Evil, a prequel to 2014 film Ouija, took $14.1m (£11.5m) to debut in third place.
The Girl on the Train, starring Emily Blunt, rounded off the top five, taking $7.3m (£6m) on its third weekend of release.
Further down the top 10, Keeping Up With the Joneses launched with a relatively disappointing $5.6m (£4.6m), landing at number seven.
The comedy, which stars Isla Fisher, Gal Gadot and Jon Hamm, received poor review from critics.
Coming-of-age drama Moonlight took $415,000 on its first weekend of release despite showing in only four cinemas - an strong result for a film with no big stars and a fairly unknown director, Barry Jenkins.
ComScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said the film, which will expand to further theatres in the coming weeks, "is going to be on everyone's Oscar radar now".
Perhaps the most significant US box office figure from the weekend was for a film which didn't even make the top 10.
Moonlight, the story of a gay African American man dealing with his sexuality, may have only taken $414,740, but that was in just four cinemas in New York and Los Angeles, meaning in each it took an average of $103,685 - the highest per-screen average of any release in 2016.
The independent film has already received a rapturous reception at festivals, as well as being highly praised by many reviewers. Its strong box office performance in the few cinemas it played in means it could also add commercial success to critical success.
For the past two years, no non-white performers have been nominated in the Academy's acting categories, leading to the #OscarsSoWhite diversity row. Moonlight, with its black cast, now looks like one of the films that will break that trend.
Nominations are probable for Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris for best supporting actor and actress. It's also more than possible that the film's director Barry Jenkins could be recognised in the best director and best original screenplay categories. The film could well also get a best picture nomination.
It will expand to other cities in the next few weeks, and if its momentum continues it looks set to be not only a breakout arthouse hit, but also a serious Oscar contender.
Perry's Halloween film, a parody of conventional horror films, is the follow-up to Madea Goes to Jail and Madea's Family Reunion.
Dergarabedian said: "The Madea character has provided box office dividends for years. It's a perfect combination, Madea and Halloween right before Halloween."
Cruise's latest Jack Reacher film may have missed the top spot, but it had a more successful opening weekend than the first film in the franchise, which opened in 2012 with $15.2m (£12.4m).
Follow us on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, on Instagram, or if you have a story suggestion email [email protected]. | Tyler Perry's new comedy has beaten Tom Cruise's latest Jack Reacher movie to the top of the US box office. |
36,370,860 | Mrs Clinton targeted Mr Trump's business record, noting firms run by the New York businessman have filed for bankruptcy protection four times.
"How could anybody lose money running a casino?" Mrs Clinton asked on Monday.
Mr Trump released an advert on Monday re-airing sexual assault allegations against Mrs Clinton's husband.
The advert featured two women - Kathleen Willey and Juanita Broaddrick - who have accused former President Bill Clinton of sexually assaulting them years ago.
The video includes footage of Mr Clinton with a cigar in a mouth and Mrs Clinton laughing.
It ends with the tagline: "Is Hillary really protecting women?"
Mr Clinton has repeatedly denied that he assaulted the women, and he was never criminally charged as a result of the accusations.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have given us a window into the future of the 2016 general election campaign, and it looks like it will be all about the past.
Mr Trump seems intent on rehashing the political battles of the 1990s and Bill Clinton's uneven legacy - perhaps to tarnish Mrs Clinton directly or just to emphasise exactly how long she's been on the political scene. Mrs Clinton is diving into Mr Trump's lengthy, and relatively unexploited, track record of questionable business dealings and inflammatory statements.
The two candidates already have record-setting negative ratings, and if this is the shape of things to come it seems highly unlikely either White House hopeful will be able to improve their image.
Get ready for five months of mud-slinging, alarm-sounding and umbrage-taking. The least reviled candidate left standing can claim the prize - but may be in no position to do much with it.
Mr Trump and his supporters have charged that Mrs Clinton tried to discredit her husbands' accusers.
The businessman has signalled his campaign will bring scandals from the Clinton administration into the 2016 race.
On Monday, Mr Trump said he thought the death of White House aide and Clinton friend Vince Foster was "very fishy".
Law enforcement officials and a subsequent federal investigation ruled that Foster killed himself in 1993, but conspiracy theorists have long tried to connect the Clintons to his death.
Mrs Clinton has declined to directly address Mr Trump's accusations, instead focusing on Mr Trump's business record and his past statements about women.
In 1991, the Trump-owned Taj Mahal filed for bankruptcy and the Trump Castle Associates followed suit in 1992.
The Trump Hotel & Casino Resorts filed bankruptcy for in 2004 while the Trump Entertainment Resorts sought Chapter 11 protections in 2009. Mr Trump has since left the casino business.
"Trump economics is a recipe for lower wages, fewer jobs and more debt. He could bankrupt America like he has bankrupted his companies," Mrs Clinton said. | US presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have sharpened their attacks as they both turn their attention to the general election. |
10,603,559 | He already faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which he denies.
The ICC first indicted him in March 2009, but he has not been arrested.
A member of Mr Bashir's political party labelled the new warrant "ridiculous", but rebels in Sudan's western Darfur region hailed it as "a victory".
President Bashir is accused over the conflict in Darfur, where some 300,000 people are said to have died in seven years of fighting.
The ICC had initially declined to add genocide to the indictment but this has been overturned on appeal, with the judges finding "there are reasonable grounds to believe him responsible for three counts of genocide".
Pro-government Arab militias are accused of ethnic cleansing against civilians from the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa communities after rebels took up arms in Darfur in 2003.
Mr Bashir has denied that his government armed the militias, known as the Janjaweed.
Some 2.5 million people have been driven from their homes.
Sudan's leader has been unable to visit several countries for fear of being arrested since the first warrant was issued.
Many African and Arab countries have lobbied for the UN Security Council to postpone the prosecution, but this request has been rejected by countries such as the US and the UK.
Mr Bashir is accused of "genocide by killing, genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm and genocide by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group's physical destruction", said a statement from the ICC.
"This second arrest warrant does not replace or revoke in any respect the first warrant of arrest," The Hague-based court said.
A senior member of the ruling National Congress Party, Rabie Abdelatie, called the move "ridiculous" and said the ICC was targeting not just Mr Bashir but the Sudanese people.
Sudanese Information Minister Kamal Obeid said in a statement: "The adding of the genocide accusation confirms that the ICC is a political court. The ICC decision is of no concern to us."
But Ahmad Hussein, a spokesman for Darfuri rebel group the Justice and Equality Movement, told AFP news agency the development was "a victory for the people of Darfur and the entire humanity".
Despite the charges against him, Mr Bashir was overwhelmingly re-elected as president in landmark elections in April.
The opposition, however, accused him and his supporters of rigging the poll and some major groups boycotted the elections.
Mr Bashir has always said the problems in Darfur were being exaggerated for political reasons.
According to the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Unamid, 221 people were killed in Darfur in June.
This is a sharp fall since May, when some 600 people were killed - the deadliest month since January 2008, when the UN took joint control of the peace force.
Fighting intensified in May after the Justice and Equality Movement pulled out of peace talks. | The International Criminal Court has issued a second arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir - this time for charges of genocide. |
33,728,704 | The drone - which has a wingspan of a Boeing 737 - will operate as high as 90,000 feet in the air, and can stay airborne for 90 days at a time.
Facebook said the drones would be able to offer internet speeds of 10 gigabits a second.
They will be tested in the US later this year.
It was designed in the UK by Facebook's aerospace team, said Jay Parikh, Facebook's vice president of global engineering and infrastructure.
"Our goal is to accelerate the development of a new set of technologies that can drastically change the economics of deploying internet infrastructure," Mr Parikh said.
"We are exploring a number of different approaches to this challenge, including aircraft, satellites and terrestrial solutions.
"Our intention is not to build networks and then operate them ourselves, but rather to quickly advance the state of these technologies to the point that they become viable solutions for operators and other partners to deploy."
It is the social network's latest initiative in its Internet.org scheme, a project designed to bring connectivity to the developing world.
The strategy will help the network continue to grow users, a key requirement of keeping investors happy.
Mr Parikh said the drone's technology should be regarded as a "significant breakthrough".
"They've designed and lab-tested a laser that can deliver data at 10s of Gb per second - approximately 10x faster than the previous state-of-the-art in the industry - to a target the size of a dime from more than 10 miles away.
"We are now starting to test these lasers in real-world conditions.
"When finished, our laser communications system can be used to connect our aircraft with each other and with the ground, making it possible to create a stratospheric network that can extend to even the remotest regions of the world."
However, Facebook's expansion beyond its current markets has raised eyebrows, and accusations of cynical intentions.
Internet.org angered many in India's technology community when it launched there, offering free mobile access to a small handful of sites, but not the internet as a whole.
Internet companies in the country said it was giving those free services an unfair advantage in the market, and noted that Facebook is able to track what users on the free service were doing.
Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC | Facebook has built its own drone that will bring internet connectivity to remote parts of the world, the social network has announced. |
37,054,682 | It said two children had been paralysed by the disease in the north-eastern Borno state, a part of Nigeria where Boko Haram militants are active.
The development is seen as a major setback for Nigeria, which was on track to be declared polio free in 2017.
Polio is an infectious viral disease that usually affects children. It can only be prevented through immunisation.
The disease is spread by poor sanitation and contaminated water.
A UN immunisation programme in Nigeria has had to contend with rumours that the vaccine was a plot to sterilise Muslims.
Polio vaccination centres in the country have also been attacked by Boko Haram Islamist militants. | The Nigerian government has reported two cases of polio - the country's first in two years. |
34,719,708 | Tarantino told the Los Angeles Times he had been "misrepresented", adding: "All cops are not murderers. I never said that. I never even implied that."
Unions want officers to boycott Tarantino's films and future projects.
"Their message is very clear," said Tarantino, "it's to shut me down."
It is the first time Tarantino has spoken since he attended a rally against police killings of unarmed black civilians in New York on 24 October, where he spoke to protesters from a podium.
He was quoted as saying: "When I see murder, I cannot stand by, and I have to call the murdered the murdered, and I have to call the murderers the murderers."
It sparked outrage from police groups including the National Association of Police Organisations (Napo) and local unions in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia who have called on officers to boycott the December release of Tarantino's new film The Hateful Eight.
The boycott includes asking officers to stop providing security, traffic control or technical advice for any of the filmmaker's future projects or events.
The Oscar-winning director told the LA Times that claims he was a "cop hater" were attempts to "discredit" and "intimidate" him, and called them "slanderous".
"It is to shut my mouth, and even more important than that, it is to send a message out to any other prominent person that might feel the need to join that side of the argument," he said.
However Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tarantino "doesn't understand the nature of the violence" police officers face in their work.
Tarantino's attendance of the New York rally came days after a police officer was shot dead while chasing a bicycle thief.
"Tarantino lives in a fantasy world. That's how he makes his living," said Beck.
"His movies are extremely violent but he doesn't understand violence... unfortunately he mistakes lawful use of force for murder, and it's not."
Public outrage over the deaths of black men at the hands of police in New York, Missouri, Baltimore and South Carolina has sparked protests across the US over the past year.
Tarantino accused police groups of trying to bully him, adding: "Instead of dealing with the incidents of police brutality in this country better, they single me out."
At the Hollywood Film Awards on Sunday, actor Jamie Foxx - the star of Tarantino's Django Unchained - backed the director on stage.
Introducing the cast of new film The Hateful Eight, about bounty hunters in post-civil war Wyoming, he said: "Keep telling the truth and don't worry about none of the haters."
Tarantino's regular film distributor the Weinstein Company has also said it supports the director's right to speak out on issues he feels strongly about.
"We don't speak for Quentin," it said in a statement. "He can and should be allowed to speak for himself." | Director Quentin Tarantino says he will not be intimidated by police unions calling for a boycott of his films, after he spoke at a rally against police brutality last month. |
34,549,141 | Isabella Qazi, 72, from Bishopbriggs, was in charge of the sex den, which fronted as a massage parlour, between 2003 and 2012.
Qazi, who hired mature women, denied managing the brothel on Birkenshaw Street, Dennistoun. She said she knew nothing about extra services on offer.
A jury at Glasgow Sheriff Court unanimously found her guilty.
Sheriff Kenneth Mitchell deferred sentencing on condition of good behaviour but ordered Qazi to pay £42,973.
Workers at the brothel gave evidence at the trial, including Agnes "Marie" Stephenson, 57 and Winifred "Alexis" Archibald, 63, who is hard of hearing.
They told the jury that Qazi was never involved in conversations about the extra services.
The court also heard from a number of her regular customers who explained that once they had been buzzed inside the flat, they would be met by a receptionist who would take a £10 entry fee, which paid for a massage.
They would then be led to a bedroom where they would be offered additional services by another female and a price would be agreed on.
The court heard that condoms were provided at no extra cost and customers paid between £50 and £60 for sex.
Intelligence led the police to raid the brothel on Birkenshaw Street where sex toys were found. A man who was leaving the property at the time of the raid gave a police statement to confirm he had just paid for sex.
Officers found spreadsheets from 2010 and 2011 at Qazi's home in Bishopbriggs, which she shares with a man. Client numbers and expenses were detailed on the paperwork, including information about supplies for the Birkenshaw flat.
Defence counsel Paul Nelson suggested that the £20 per month spent on supplies, according to the spreadsheets, might cover the cost of baby oil and other things a masseuse might use but condoms would cost a lot more.
However, Harry Findlay, prosecuting, highlighted that some months detailed expense payments of more than £100.
Keys for the Birkenshaw Street property were also found in Qazi's home, as well as more than £1,500 in cash, which her defence claimed was her funeral money.
The court heard that between 2000 and 2013, during the time that she ran the brothel, Qazi was also employed as a secretary of Continuum Scotland Ltd.
She resigned from the firm days after the police raid. | A pensioner who ran a brothel from a Glasgow flat for nearly a decade has been ordered to pay almost £43,000. |
37,961,408 | Most people visit beauty spots such as Capel Curig in Conwy, Gwynedd's Cwm Idwal, Cadair Idris and Llyn Padarn and Penmon, on Anglesey, for a few hours.
But Kingsley, 28 and Amy Summers, 27, have taken the back seats out of their Vauxhall Zafira so they can stay at these places overnight.
And the point of cuddling up with springer spaniels Mollie and Tink as their only "central heating" is not even instantly obvious to them.
Sometimes when darkness descends, the couple cannot even see Snowdonia and the lakes, trees and mountains in front of them properly.
It is only after they return home to Milton Keynes that the reason for a night spent shivering in their car becomes clear.
The couple's aim is to capture the changing scenes around Wales' best-known beauty spots at times when nobody else is around to witness them.
They do this through time-lapse videos, which involves placing their camera on a tripod and setting it to take photographs at regular intervals.
For example, if it took 12 hours for the sun to set and you took a photograph every minute, you would have 720 stills.
By compressing these into a video that shows them at the rate of 24 frames per second, you could show changes in weather and light from sun rise to sunset in 30 seconds.
"At night, you can really absorb the beauty. In places like north Snowdonia, it is so busy during the day, but you won't see another human being from dusk until dawn," Mr Summers said.
"You need to find the right spot, but (through the videos), you can see mist coming up the valley, water freezing and coming off the lake and ice moving along the water."
Some of their favourite locations include Llyn Padarn near Llanberis, Gwynedd, where they have captured the changing colours around "the lonely tree" on its banks.
Mr Summers' love affair with north Wales began when his parents took him on a family holiday to Anglesey when he was four.
Yet, for a man used to climbing down the side of office blocks and living life at a fast pace, sitting quietly overnight photographing its best-known beauty spots may not have been top of his list of priorities.
But it was a near-death experience some 20 years after his first visit to the area that changed all that.
Mr Summers worked as a rope technician, which involved abseiling off the side of big buildings every day, completing various repair and other jobs.
However, in 2012, after an operation to remove his gall bladder, he picked up a bad post-operation infection.
"I spent a lot of time in hospital and if things had been slightly different, I probably wouldn't be here now," Mr Summers said.
"I wasn't able to physically do anything and spent three or four months in bed, with movement very difficult."
As he recovered, Mrs Summers bought him a camera, which was not only the catalyst for a new hobby but a new career as a photographer.
"For quite a while, I was in quite a state when everything was up in the air," he said.
"But setting up a camera to take photographs and sleeping in a tent was something I could just about do."
The couple now take off in the car with the two dogs, and "depending on the weather we will either be under metal or fabric", Mr Summers added.
Other favourite locations include Scotland - in the Highlands and around Stirling, Lyme Regis in west Dorset and places like Grimsby and Kingston upon Hull on the east coast of England.
And just as fate seems to have conspired to turn him into a photographer, it also seems to have ensured he will continue taking pictures around Anglesey and Snowdonia.
"I fell in love with north Wales when I was young and visited for the first time," he said.
"My parents are in the process of moving to Old Colwyn, so it will give me even more excuse to keep going back in the future," he added. | It would surely take something special to inspire a couple to sleep in their car at isolated places during the coldest months of the year. |
24,847,278 | Police formed a cordon round the building in Athens, before going from room to room to evacuate protesters.
Former employees have occupied the building since the government closed ERT and sacked its 2,600 staff in June.
Greece's conservative-led coalition said the state broadcaster cost too much to run in an economic crisis.
The closure of ERT prompted a left-wing party to withdraw from the governing coalition of prime minister Antonis Samaras in protest - a move which almost brought down the government.
The BBC's Mark Lowen, in Athens, says the question is whether the ERT affair again fuels social unrest here - and how much stomach the Greeks still have for a fight.
Following the announcement of ERT's closure in June, hundreds of staff refused to leave the building and continued to broadcast their programming via the internet.
But early on Thursday, Greek police arrived to secure the building in Agia Paraskevi, a suburb in the north of Athens.
Riot police used tear gas to disperse about 200 protesters outside the building, and then cleared each room inside.
One ERT journalist, Nikos Kourovilos, told the BBC by phone he had managed to evade police and was still inside.
"They are in the building, they have control, they put everyone out. The good thing is they forgot about me, because I told them I had to take my stuff and I will go," he said.
He said he was hoping to be able to make a broadcast later "because it's for democracy".
"We feel like we are Robin Hood… We are the voice of the people," he said.
Another member of staff told the BBC that once officers entered, it was fairly peaceful. Twenty or so workers were led out but three refused to go and were arrested.
The state-run Athens News Agency reported that Panagiotis Kalfagiannis, a journalist and head of the ERT employees' union, Pospert, was one of those held for public order offences.
ERT was Greece's only TV broadcaster until the advent of private TV channels in 1989.
Despite several major overhauls to keep up with fierce private competition, a fall in ERT's ratings in the mid-1990s triggered a long-running debate about its cost and efficiency.
In June, as Greece attempted to satisfy international creditors that it was fulfilling its debt restructuring and bailout commitments, the prime minister, Antonis Samaras, announced the closure of ERT.
He said the Greek exchequer could no longer afford to pay for a public broadcaster that cost 300 million euros ($406m; £252m) annually, and has refused to reinstate ERT unless it accepts a complete restructuring.
An interim TV station, called Public TV or DT, has been broadcasting in Greece since July while a restructured public broadcaster, called Nerit, is not expected to begin operating before 2014.
On Wednesday authorities in Valencia, a heavily indebted region of Spain, announced that the regional public broadcaster RTVV was being closed down to save money for other services including health and education.
Spanish unions have vowed to fight the closure. | Greek riot police have cleared the headquarters of the former state broadcaster ERT, using tear gas to gain entry and arresting several people. |
39,843,196 | The service said Marwan Barghouti had been filmed consuming cookies in secret on 27 April and a snack bar on 5 May.
It did not say how he obtained the food, but sources told the Haaretz newspaper that he had been set up.
Barghouti's wife said the footage was "fake" and intended to break the morale of the hunger strike's participants.
More than 890 prisoners have been refusing food since 17 April in protest at conditions in Israeli jails.
They have issued a list of demands including better medical services, more frequent family visits and an end to detention without trial.
The nine-minute surveillance video released by the Israel Prison Service on Sunday shows a man identified as Barghouti, who was convicted on five counts of murder by an Israeli court in 2004, moving about inside a cell.
The first part, dated 27 April, shows the man opening a white envelope and inspecting its contents before sitting down in the cell's toilet and closing the door. The view is obstructed, but the prison service said the envelope contained cookies.
The second part, dated 5 May, shows the same man opening another envelope, walking to the toilet, and taking out what the prison service said was a snack bar. This time the door is left open and the man appears to unwrap the bar, break off a piece and bring it to his mouth.
The man is then apparently shown eating a packet of salt.
"This hunger strike was never about the conditions of the convicted terrorists, which meet international standards," said Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan. "Barghouti is a murderer and hypocrite who urged his fellow prisoners to strike and suffer while he ate behind their back."
The head of the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, Qadoura Fares, called the video a fabrication, stressing Barghouti was being held in solitary confinement at Kishon prison and had no access to food.
"This is psychological warfare that we expected Israel to wage against the strike," he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
Barghouti's wife, Fadwa, said Israel was "resorting to despicable acts" and warned that they would "increase the prisoners' insistence on continuing".
Barghouti is the former leader of the Fatah movement in the West Bank and chief of its armed wing, the Tanzim.
His trial during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, turned him into household name and he enjoys widespread support among many Palestinian factions.
The 57-year-old has been touted as a possible successor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. | Israel's prison service has released a video purportedly showing the leader of a three-week-old hunger strike by Palestinian inmates eating in his cell. |
39,887,863 | How to balance those differing pressures? Dani Bolser thought she'd finally cracked it when she started her new job as a receptionist for an events company.
"It started off quite well, but suddenly my bosses were asking me to come in a little bit earlier or can you work a little bit later," she says. "It just turned into something very high-pressured."
It wasn't her first attempt to get back into work.
"After the birth of my first child, I've tried part-time, full-time and working weekends. And no matter what I tried, it either broke into precious family time or it just wasn't financially viable for our family."
So at the age of 28, Dani started her own business, DeluxeBlooms, last year. She now designs and sells luxury faux flowers from her kitchen table in Ilkley, west Yorkshire.
"My husband encouraged me," she says. "I've always been creative. It kind of fits with my love of flowers. Now I can choose how much work I do.
"It's basically about that flexibility, to say, for instance, you know what, the kids are sick, work just gets put on hold and allows you to be a mum first and for me that's just priceless."
It turns out there are thousands of women just like Dani, who are shunning the traditional nine-to-five job in search of flexibility and more control over their working lives.
New research from Oxford Economics shows that one in 170 people in the UK now works for a small creative business, making and selling unique products or gifts.
£3.6bn
contribution to the UK economy
134,000 such businesses in the UK
1 in 40 of all businesses are in this sector
192,000 people employed
The report was commissioned by notonthehighstreet.com, the online marketplace. Since it was founded 10 years ago, it's seen a huge growth in partners, or creative entrepreneurs, using its services to sell their products, up from 287 in 2006 to more than 5,700 today.
"In the last 10 years, thousands of creative small businesses have emerged all over the UK, creating jobs, driving wealth creation and contributing significantly to the economy," says notonthehighstreet.com's chief executive Simon Belsham.
"Perhaps most importantly, however, these businesses are highlighting the huge change under way in the UK workforce - a transformation that is seeing more women in work and more people turning to self-employment and flexible working."
Some 89% of notonthehighstreet.com partners are owned by women like Dani Bolser.
But can they make a living out of it? "Absolutely," says Simon Belsham.
"Last year, we had more than 20 businesses which made more than £1m in sales. It's a genuine way to make a living. It doesn't matter with age or gender.
"We've seen opportunities for recent graduates to people who have retired - 'second-halfers' as we like to call them - who are starting a business once they've retired from their first career."
Technology is driving these new ways of working.
For 53-year-old Laura Hutton, going digital was her route back into work.
She took a career break from publishing once she became a mum. Laura then dabbled in estate agency work, as well as writing a host of cookbooks.
But last year, she decided to gain some new skills through Digital Mums, a company which trains mums to be "job-ready", to kick-start their careers in digital and social media, and crucially to keep a healthy work-life balance.
"I realised that the world was moving, that the kind of jobs I wanted to get, I wasn't going to get unless I kept up with the digital world," says Laura.
She now manages social media for Wyevale Garden Centres and says she can work from anywhere.
Digital Mums has so far helped nearly 1,000 mums and businesses.
"I'm not chained to a desk," says Laura. "I do work at home, but being freelance and mobile means I can go to a cafe if I have to meet someone.
"I can work as I go. Having that flexibility is important. It means I am there when my family is there. It's important to be around, especially as children grow up."
And she's not concerned about working remotely. "I've never actually met my boss," she says.
"I work within marketing and for the head of marketing, who I've never met. So I miss out on the office banter.
"It doesn't bother me because I feel I've done that bit, the office job. I'm not interested any more. I like the fact that it doesn't really matter what I wear or whether I've brushed my hair in the morning.
"I'm lucky because I have a nice working relationship with my company."
Laura and Dani are thriving on their newfound paths as they set their own work-life agenda.
"It's pushed me into assessing my life a bit more, what do I really want to do? I think the minute you strip that back and look at what makes you happy, you can achieve great things," says Dani.
She admits her turnover is tiny so far, but she hopes perhaps one day to have her own shop and employ a mum like her who has struggled to get back into work. | More and more women in the UK are setting up their own businesses as a way of reconciling the demands of work and family. |
31,982,816 | Developers want to build a heritage centre at Rubislaw Quarry.
The majority of stone used for buildings in the city was extracted from the quarry.
But a planning official said they were likely to recommend the application be refused because dozens of trees would have to be removed.
Those behind the proposals have been asked to consider a city centre site for the attraction because there has been no detailed justification for why it must be located at the quarry.
Rubislaw Quarry, one of Europe's largest man-made holes, closed in 1971.
It is often credited with giving Aberdeen its Granite City name. | Plans for a multi-million pound attraction to celebrate Aberdeen's connection with granite face being thrown out. |
32,100,830 | The change happened at 1am on Sunday 30 March.
It means you've lost an hour's sleep, but the good news is it'll stay lighter for longer in the evenings so there's more time to go outside.
So with longer days, warmer temperatures and sun on its way (hopefully!) we asked what are you looking forward to this summer?
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I am really looking forward to having lots of sleepovers and water fights with my friends and family!
Romilly, Richmond-upon-Thames
I'm going to India in the Summer Holidays to see my family, we are also going to a wildlife reserve. I cant wait!
Medha, Maidenhead
I will go and play out with my friends.
Madi
I'm looking forward to going to the sea this summer but I've broken my toe.
Joe, Pembrokeshire
I'm most looking forward to when the movie 'Minions' comes out in cinemas as I think the minions from Despicable Me are extremely funny!
Olivia, Belfast
I am going on holiday in a couple of weeks so I am glad - maybe I'll get to stay at the beach for longer!
Osha, Walsall
This chat page is closed thank you for all your comments. | The clocks have gone forward an hour marking the start of British Summer Time. |
38,280,067 | The 21-year-old from Sheffield, who was fourth at the Rio Olympics, clocked four minutes 00.66 seconds, beating Joe Roebuck's 4:01.63 from 2009.
"Honoured to be on the podium, what a great way to end an amazing 2016! A cheeky British record too," he tweeted.
Gold went to defending champion Daiya Seto of Japan, who won in 3:59.24.
Litchfield's success followed earlier medals for team-mates Andrew Willis and Georgia Davies.
Welsh swimmer Davies, 26, won bronze in the 100m backstroke and Englishman Willis, 26, took silver in the 200m breastroke. | Max Litchfield set a new British record to win silver in the 400m individual medley at the World Short Course Championships in Canada. |
34,276,624 | Dr Keith McNeil has led Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge since November 2012 and stood down on Monday saying it faced "serious challenges".
The hospital was running a deficit of £1.2m a week and chief finance officer Paul James also resigned.
About 200 doctors met on Tuesday to discuss the resignations believed to be linked to a report due out next week.
A Care Quality Commission report following an inspection is due to be published on 22 September.
In a statement, Dr McNeil said he was convinced the Cambridge hospital provided some of the best patient-care in Europe despite its financial challenges.
Many of the consultants now want to lobby for the reinstatement of Dr McNeil.
In an official statement, neither Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust nor Dr McNeil gave a reason for his resignation.
The trust's finances were being investigated by Monitor after the hospital introduced a £200m computerised patient record system last year and one of its doctors, Myles Bradbury, was convicted for sexually abusing child patients.
Jane Ramsey, chairwoman of the trust, thanked Dr McNeil "for his efforts",
David Wherrett is now acting chief executive officer at the hospital. | Doctors at a major NHS hospital are to lobby for the reinstatement of a chief executive who has resigned. |
36,605,901 | Indeed, central London's St James's Park recorded 44.4mm of rain in just a few hours through the early part of the morning.
The greatest official rainfall total during this spell of severe weather was recorded just to the south west of London, where South Farnborough in Hampshire recorded 45.6mm.
To put these amounts in context, in an average June, the county of Hampshire would expect to record around 53mm of rain and central London a similar value.
So on a local level, some areas received the best part of a month's rainfall in just a few hours.
This is by no means the first instance of heavy localised rain so far this month either - with weather stations across Surrey, Nottinghamshire and parts of the West Midlands receiving similar rainfall totals over a similar duration only last week.
But how do the rainfall statistics on a UK-wide scale shape up so far this June?
Well, in contrast to events seen locally across different parts of the UK in the last few days, on a national scale, June has only been slightly wetter than we would usually expect.
This might seem difficult to believe if you have been unfortunate enough to have been caught in a torrential downpour.
The reason the national rainfall picture is so skewed towards around about average is that the rainfall that has occurred so far this June has been very localised, in the form of heavy, thundery (and what meteorologists refer to as) convective activity.
The month actually started on a fairly dry note.
Western Scotland, Northern Ireland and west Wales saw temperatures climb well into the mid to high 20s, and those warm conditions were mimicked across the south of the UK at other times in the early part of the month.
From around the second week of June onwards, the weather turned far more unsettled.
For the past couple of weeks, low pressure systems have often lingered over parts of the UK.
These slow moving low pressure systems and troughs tend to distribute any rainfall in a haphazard fashion across the land, in contrast to the organised bands of rain that tend to sweep in from the Atlantic and deposit rain more evenly.
The random distribution of showers is best reflected in the way that some parts of the Midlands and south-east England have seen around twice as much as the June average rainfall already, with western Scotland and the northern Isles having a meagre 20 to 30% of their June average rainfall so far this month.
When we average these regional fluctuations out, we arrive at the conclusion that, so far this month, rainfall has been just that - pretty average. | Heavy rainfall affected many parts of south-east England overnight into Thursday morning, causing localised flooding and travel disruption across areas including central London. |
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The England and Wales Cricket Board knows the risk it is taking by omitting such a proven match-winner and the pressure it is piling on the young batsmen who are going to India, but it still decided it was not prepared to take Pietersen.
Test debut: v Australia (Lord's), 21 July 2005
Test record: 88 matches, 151 innings, 7,076 runs, highest score 227, average 49.48, 27 fifties, 21 centuries
One-day international debut: v Zimbabwe (Harare), 28 November 2004
ODI record: 127 matches, 116 innings, 4,184 runs, highest score 130, average 41.84, 23 fifties, nine centuries
T20 international debut: v Australia (Southampton), 15 June 2005
T20 international record: 36 matches, 36 innings, 1,176 runs, highest score 79, average 37.93, seven fifties
Kevin's mindset has been all over the place this summer, wanting to miss Test matches, retiring from one-day internationals, then announcing over YouTube that he wants to come back, and sending messages to the South African dressing-room.
I think England have told him to go away and think about things, that they need to see actions speaking louder than words.
If he wants to fully commit himself to England, he needs to show that through his actions this winter. He will have to cut short his Indian Premier League season, come back and score runs in county cricket at the start of the season and make himself available for the New Zealand Tests in May and the Ashes series that follows.
The board has taken the view that Pietersen has put his own interests ahead of those of the team this summer and is telling him to go away and show them how much he wants to play for England. There is hope that, in the long term, he can be rehabilitated into the England side, but that is not going to be for a while.
It will be interesting to see how Pietersen reacts to this news. He was on the same flight as me out to Sri Lanka, where he will be working as a television pundit, and told me he was feeling "as good as gold", but he has a big decision to make.
He insists there are problems in the dressing-room, that he's not happy with people making fun of him and thinks he's been let down by team-mates, but I think that is just a smokescreen for the bigger issue of where he wants to play his cricket and make his money.
Now 32, he is no longer a contracted England player so he may well decide to stick two fingers up at the board and say: "That's it. I'm going to become a freelance Twenty20 cricketer, going around the world and making lots of money. Frankly, I don't want to play for you lot any more."
It's all a far cry from this time 12 months ago, when a seemingly close-knit and polished England side were rising to the number one spot in the world rankings. But such is the nature of sport and often successful dressing-rooms can be harder to manage than unsuccessful ones.
In winning teams, a little bit of complacency can come in and cliques develop. In unsuccessful teams, you are trying to dig yourself out of holes together and there is a one-for-all, all-for-one mentality.
England know it will be very difficult to go to India without their best batsman. With Andrew Strauss now retired and Ian Bell potentially flying home during the second Test for the birth of his first child, the batting line-up is desperately short of Test experience.
But it also presents a great opportunity for players like Joe Root and Nick Compton to establish themselves as Test players for years to come.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Sam Sheringham | The decision by England to omit Kevin Pietersen from the squad to tour India in November underlines the scale of the rift between the two camps. |
40,156,819 | Matthew Cassidy, who was from Merseyside, died in Bethel Place, Connah's Quay, on 29 May.
A man, 19, from Liverpool appeared at Flintshire Magistrates' Court on Monday. He was remanded to appear at Mold Crown Court on Wednesday.
Two other men who were being held on suspicion of murder have been released pending further inquiries. | A man has appeared in court charged with murder after a 19-year-old was fatally stabbed in Flintshire. |
37,176,069 | Mckayla Bruynius died at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children on Tuesday night, police said.
Her father Rudy Bruynius died following the incident at South Fistral Beach in Newquay on Friday afternoon.
Lisinda Bruynius, Mckayla's mother and Rudy's wife, said: "I am in disbelief at what has happened."
More on the incident, and other stories in Devon and Cornwall
The family of five, from Morden in south-west London, were on holiday in Cornwall when the accident happened.
They were on rocks at South Fistral Beach when Mr and Mrs Bruynius and Mckayla were washed into the sea by a large wave. Mckayla's two brothers managed to stay on the rocks and were rescued by coastguards.
After being rescued by the RNLI, the toddler was flown to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and later transferred to Bristol.
In a statement, paying tribute to her husband and daughter, Mrs Bruynius said: "Rudy was a loving, caring and supportive husband, father and friend. He had a great sense of humour and was an active person. He always put other people first.
"Mckayla was a busy bee and always happy.
"I am in disbelief at what has happened. I am so shocked at how quickly the sea condition changed on that day whilst we were enjoying a family time together in Cornwall."
Mrs Bruynius thanked the RNLI, emergency services and hospital staff and added: "I would especially like to thank the people of Cornwall for their messages of love and offers of help. I will never forget the close community spirit displayed towards us."
The inquest into Mr Bruynius's death was opened and adjourned by the Cornwall Coroner earlier, while an appeal to help the Bruynius family has raised more than £32,000.
Seven people have now died as a direct result of stormy conditions around the coast of the UK and Channel islands at the weekend. | A two-year-old girl whose father was killed when a family were swept off rocks and into the sea by a large wave has also died. |
32,298,179 | Detectives searching for 12-year-old Evelin Mezei from east London, said she was found by officers at 11:00 BST in Newham.
Earlier, police released CCTV of her with an unknown man on Monday night.
The still showed her at around 22:30 BST in Romford Road in Stratford, an hour after she was last seen by her mother in nearby Grove Crescent Road.
Evelin is a Hungarian national who came to the UK six months ago. | A London schoolgirl, who was missing over night, has been found safe and well. |
25,560,734 | Wheeler died on 30 December in a care home in Prestbury, Cheshire, after a long illness.
He created the popular ITV game show Winner Takes All, which was hosted by Jimmy Tarbuck between 1975 and 1986.
Wheeler, who provided the voiceover during the Tarbuck era, hosted the show himself from 1987-88.
He also appeared on Call My Bluff and Jackanory.
"He was an absolute gentleman and that's the conclusion that everybody who dealt with him came to," the broadcaster's son, Robin, told the BBC on Tuesday.
Wheeler had originally conceived Winner Takes All as a horse-racing quiz but it became a multiple choice game show when it was first produced by Yorkshire Television in 1975.
Robin Wheeler recalled: "He didn't want there to be a quiz where people have to say 'I don't know the answer', which was very typical of him."
Geoffrey Wheeler, was born in Manchester and much of his childhood was spend moving around the country due to his father's job as a hotel manager.
He entered the world of broadcasting after auditioning for a radio drama and made some 200 radio programmes for the BBC while studying law at Manchester University.
In 1954, he got the the job of BBC radio producer for the north region making variety programmes with the likes of Benny Hill, Morecambe and Wise and Ken Dodd.
He went freelance in 1963 and presented school quiz Top of the Form for 12 years on BBC One from the early 1960s to the mid 1970s.
He also presented Songs of Praise many times over 21 years.
"My memories of him when I was at prep school was that he was constantly recognised in restaurants and on the street, and he would get quite a few letters," Mr Wheeler said.
Geoffrey Wheeler is survived by his son, a daughter and four grandchildren. | The broadcaster Geoffrey Wheeler, best known for presenting Songs of Praise and quiz show Top of the Form, has died aged 83, his son has confirmed. |
29,619,713 | Finding buried treasure might sound like a dream but it's one that came true for Derek McLennan.
He dug up more than a hundred objects, including gold jewellery and a silver Christian cross.
So how did he find them and does he get to keep it all? Watch Ricky's interview to find out.
Ricky also asked Derek how he started using a metal detector and got some tips for any of you who fancy becoming the treasure hunters of the future. | The amateur metal detector, who unearthed a massive hoard of Viking treasure in Scotland, has been telling Newsround how he did it. |
38,817,629 | Palace will pay a £2m loan fee plus wages for Sakho, who has played 56 league games since his move from Paris St-Germain in 2013.
The France international, 26, has not played for the Reds since April because of off-field issues.
Palace have signed Serbia midfielder Luka Milivojevic, 25, from Olympiakos on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Milivojevic started his career in Serbia before moving from Red Star Belgrade to Anderlecht in 2013. After a year in Belgium, he moved to Greece.
Sakho was sent home from Liverpool's pre-season tour of the United States by manager Jurgen Klopp as a disciplinary measure.
He was also handed a 30-day suspension by Uefa in April for testing positive for a prohibited substance following a Europa League tie against Manchester United the previous month.
Uefa failed to impose a further ban after Sakho's defence team questioned whether the substance, understood to be a fat-burner, should have been on its prohibited list.
Liverpool were demanding £20m for Sakho to leave permanently, with Southampton, Swansea, Galatasaray and Sevilla all thought to be interested in the centre-back.
Palace remain in the Premier League's bottom three despite new boss Sam Allardyce winning his first league game since taking charge with a 2-0 success at Bournemouth on Tuesday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page or visit our Premier League tracker here. | Crystal Palace have signed Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho on loan for the rest of the season. |
35,935,631 | Tim Oakley was the leader of a four-man, 22-dog team that reached the town of Eagle on Monday.
The group endured temperatures of -50C on the 29-day trip.
Mr Oakley told the BBC he lost about 25lb (11kg) and suffered mild frostbite, but felt he still had another big expedition in him.
The team - which was supported by the Royal Geographical Society - set off from Herschel Island on 28 February.
Unlike Amundsen, it had GPS systems, satellite phones and food drops from the air.
But the Norwegian explorer followed a trading route with trails and guesthouses - most of which are now gone.
As Mr Oakley's team set off in -30C temperatures, with an additional -15C windchill, they hit "pretty nasty" running water on a channel between Herschel Island and the mainland.
"This freezes onto the rails of the sled and onto the dogs' legs, so each time we run through it we have to stop, hack the ice off the sled with an axe [and] try to get the dogs as free from the ice as possible," explained Mr Oakley on his blog.
He said that by 1 March they were "cold, wet and very miserable", with no fire.
On 4 March the team reached a ranger's hut, where they were able to light portable stoves and dry out wet gear.
"The boots took a whole night to unfreeze," Mr Oakley said.
Three days later, after crossing a vast frozen lake that "creaked and groaned" as they went over it, they crossed the border into Alaska.
The going was easier as they headed southwards despite a snowstorm that left them huddled in tents for a day.
By last week the weather was warmer and the dogs had to stop periodically because the -7C temperatures left them overheated.
The team made it to Eagle (population 86) with "only mild frostbite on various fingers and toes" and the dogs in good condition.
"What amazing dogs these have been!" said Mr Oakley. "What a feat of endurance to have pulled a heavy sledge 700 miles in bitter temperatures over extreme terrain and still be wagging their tails every morning."
Born in Norway in 1872, Amundsen was the first explorer to reach the South Pole and to circumnavigate the Arctic. He was also the first person to sail through the Northwest Passage - sledging south from Herschel to Eagle where he sent a telegram announcing the feat.
In the 1920s he began making trips towards the North Pole with varying success. He flew across the Arctic in 1925 and again later in an airship.
Amundsen disappeared in 1928 after he flew to the rescue of a ship lost in the Arctic.
Mr Oakley said he was looking forward to enjoying a "glass of wine and a decent meal" with his family in Fulham.
He added: "I'm not going to give up yet. I'll be 67 this year and I reckon I've got a few more in me yet. Another big one." | A 66-year-old Londoner has completed a 700-mile sled journey along the border of Canada and Alaska last completed by polar explorer Roald Amundsen in 1905. |
36,131,505 | Thousands of passengers were affected across all eight lines due to a problem at the Network Management Centre in Old Trafford.
It is thought the communications system was unable to flag up where trams were on the network.
The problem began at about 11:15 BST and services have now resumed.
Metrolink said most services are back to normal apart from East Didsbury and the Rochdale via Oldham lines. | Tram journeys across Manchester's Metrolink have resumed after a technical fault at its control depot halted services for five hours. |
33,209,140 | The 27-year-old Australian, who suffers with the condition, needed treatment for a few minutes after his fall.
He regained his footing and missed a putt for par on the ninth hole - his 18th - before succeeding from four feet for a bogey to leave him on two under.
Medical staff had to help him walk over to sign his scorecard but Day said he plans to play on in the tournament.
Day's agent Bud Martin said: "Jason was diagnosed to have suffered from Benign Positional Vertigo. He is resting comfortably.
"His condition is being monitored closely and he is hopeful he will be able to compete this weekend in the final rounds of the US Open. He wants to thank all who treated him the fans and friends who have reached out to him and his family."
Playing partner Justin Rose, who shot a level-par 70 to stand at two over, said: "At first I thought he might've just rolled his ankle but then when I saw his caddie with a towel round him, I realised it was something else.
"I knew he'd been having some health issues recently and then that's when your mind starts racing a little bit."
Vertigo caused world number 10 Day to withdraw from the World Golf Championship in Ohio last year and last month's Byron Nelson Championship. | Jason Day collapsed with vertigo coming down a steep hill during round two of the US Open at Chambers Bay on Friday. |
40,232,238 | The police said they were investigating after the attack in the Hatfield Street area of the city at about 07:45 BST on Saturday.
The victim's condition is not yet known, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Det Serg Moffett said: "Three men in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder."
Police have appealed for information. | A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in south Belfast. |
35,391,044 | The new system will replace equipment installed in the 1960s and 70s.
A 20 mile stretch of the line has been closed, in preparation for control of the railway to move from the signal box at Swindon to the Thames Valley signalling centre in Didcot.
Services from south Wales, the west and south west will be diverted during the temporary weekend closure.
Paddy Gregg, Network Rail's signalling project director, said: "We are now entering the vital, more technical stages of testing the new signalling system."
He added: "Testing new signalling equipment is very complex and for safety reasons must be carried out when trains aren't running." | Network Rail has begun testing a major signalling upgrade on the Great Western main line in Wiltshire. |
39,829,377 | Warren Gatland's Lions will play three Tests against New Zealand as part of a 10-game series in June and July.
The previous tour to New Zealand in 2005 included eleven fixtures - seven against provincial second-tier sides
"Last time they played provincial sides now they are playing professional Super Rugby sides," Hoeata said.
He continued: "[They are also playing] the Maori All Blacks who have an amazing international record. It will be extremely difficult."
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Hoeata, 34, began playing professionally with provincial outfit Taranaki the season after the 2005 tour.
Since then he played three times for the All Blacks and later joined the Cardiff Blues.
"I can just remember it being awesome. A year after that was my first proper professional contract. I had just missed out on playing against the Lions as my club Taranaki played them too," he said.
"It was cool to watch but it would have been awesome to be involved with. I remember the huge buzz around New Zealand."
During the 2005 tour, the New Zealand Maori side beat the British and Irish Lions 19-13 and both sides will face each other once again on 17 June this year.
Second-rower Hoeata played for the representative side more than half a dozen times during his time in his native country.
Hoeata, alongside the likes of scrum-half Aaron Smith, back-rower Liam Messam and hooker Dane Coles, have worn for the Maori shirt as well as the national team's jersey.
"The Maoris are a very proud team and stacked with Super Rugby players as well," he continued.
"They beat the Lions last time. They beat England, I played in that game and they beat Ireland [both in 2010]" the loose forward added.
There are doubts over the fitness of All Blacks Coles, captain Kieran Read and back-rower Jerome Kaino for the Lions' tour.
If those two are missing it will be a big loss for them," Hoeata said.
"They [the All Blacks] have some good young guys coming through but with those guys you need their experience against a tough Lions outfit.
"I think if they get those two guys back it would be a huge bonus for them." | Former New Zealand lock Jarrad Hoeata says the British and Irish Lions face a tougher test 12-years on from the last time they faced the All Blacks. |
38,685,504 | Four matches will be held in London in 2017, two at Wembley and two at Twickenham.
But NFL UK says Cardiff would be an ideal host, if they decided to take it beyond the United Kingdom capital.
"There's not a lot of stadia in the UK that suit our sport. But the Principality Stadium works perfectly," NFL UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood told BBC Wales Sport.
"We've been playing games at Wembley, we've now moved into Twickenham and we've also got a long-term deal with Spurs.
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"We've shown we like to play in different stadia.
"I've been to the Principality Stadium as a fan and I've had a couple of conversations with them.
"I think we'd need two teams that would want to stay for a week because of the extra travel.
"But it's certainly in the mix."
Kirkwood was speaking at an NFL UK fans' forum in Cardiff to promote the forthcoming London matches.
"Tonight's event and the passion the Welsh fans have shown speaks volumes.
"It's a really good message for me to take back to New York."
NFL UK director of marketing Charlotte Offord has said Glasgow's Hampden Park and Murrayfield, in Edinburgh, "are well equipped" to host games. | Cardiff's Principality Stadium is being considered to host a future NFL match. |
39,441,825 | Richard Browning's short flight took place outside the Vancouver Convention Centre in front of a large crowd.
Since he posted the video of his maiden flight in the UK, Mr Browning has had huge interest in his flying suit.
But he insists the project remains "a bit of fun" and is unlikely to become a mainstream method of transportation.
He was inspired by his father, an aeronautical engineer and inventor, who killed himself when Mr Browning was a teenager.
He told the BBC that he always had a passion for making things and loved a challenge.
"I did this entirely for the same reason that you might look at a mountain and decide to climb it - for the journey and the challenge."
He said he was also fascinated by the idea of human flight.
"My approach to flight was why not augment the human mind and body, because they are amazing machines, so I just bolted on what was missing - thrust."
Mr Browning, a Royal Marine Reserve, created his flying machine using six miniature jet engines and a specially designed exoskeleton.
He has a helmet with a sophisticated heads-up display that keeps him informed about fuel use.
The Daedalus suit - named after the father of Icarus by Mr Browning's eight-year-old son - takes off vertically. Mr Browning uses his arms to control the direction and speed of the flight.
Mr Browning said it is easily capable of flying at 200mph (321km/h) and an altitude of a few thousand feet.
But, for safety reasons, he keeps the altitude and speed low.
He insisted it is "safer than a motorbike".
The suit can currently fly uninterrupted for around 10 minutes.
The start-up he founded, Gravity, is working on new technology for the device which Mr Browning said will make the current prototype look "like child's play".
Since video of his maiden flight went on YouTube, he has had thousands of views and interest from investors and the UK military.
But he does not think that the system is about to go mainstream anytime soon.
"I think of it as a bit like a jet ski, a bit of fun or a indulgent toy, but I do have a hunch that stuff will come along to make it more practical."
It remains a fascinating project for those who see it in action.
"There is something strange in seeing the human form rise up and drift around and that leaves a deep impression on people," he said.
The Civil Aviation Authority has yet to take any decisions on the level of regulation required for jetpacks.
And in Europe, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which has responsibility for approving all new aircraft designs, including experimental concepts, has not yet formed an opinion on human propulsion technology.
"Going forward it may be necessary to create a new category of regulation for this technology as it clearly does not fit in neatly with aircraft regulation," a CAA spokesman told the BBC.
"Ultimately, I think it unlikely that such technology would be completely deregulated.
"This is potentially powered flight after all, unlike activities such as hang-gliding and paragliding which are deregulated. High speed human propulsion could easily conflict with low flying aircraft and so the 'pilot' would almost certainly need some kind of training and a licence."
Get news from the BBC in your inbox, each weekday morning | A British inventor, who built an Iron Man-style flight suit, has flown it at the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Vancouver. |
38,483,125 | One of the earliest arrivals after midnight was Violet Gromett, who made her entrance to the world at 00:07 at the Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock.
Violet, who weighed 8lb 14oz, is the first child for Sheryl Bell and David Gromett who live in Ayr.
A few minutes later a boy, Carl, was born at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow at 00:19.
He is a fourth child for Glasgow mother Leigh Bridges.
Shortly afterwards, Daniel MacPherson was born at Wishaw General Hospital, a third child for Nicola Swann from Blantyre. His two siblings helped choose his name.
Other babies arriving in the early hours included a boy born at 01:56 to Dumbarton mother Zahra Sajjad at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
At Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Alison Roy gave birth to daughter Lisa at 02:26.
The first baby today at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary was Alvie, born at 04:41 to local parents Kirstie and Steven Frater.
At Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, a boy arrived at 05:33 for Cumbernauld couple Victoria and Stephen Timpson.
The first new year baby at St John's Hospital in Livingston was Imogen, who was born at 08:42 to Madison Finlay from West Lothian. | The first babies of 2017 have been welcomed across Scotland. |
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