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The work will see the front of the library building become part of the entrance to the new £500m scheme.
A smaller temporary library is due to open in Castle Street in the city in late March.
The central library is expected to fully reopen along with the development of 100 shops by autumn 2017. | Oxford Central Library has closed temporarily to allow the next stage of the Westgate shopping centre redevelopment to begin. |
The annual event was scheduled to take place in George Square on Sunday evening.
It has been cancelled for the safety of staff and the 13,000 members of the public who had tickets.
The organisers said that due to the complexity of the event it would not be rescheduled this year.
A spokesman for Glasgow Life, which is b... | Glasgow's Christmas lights switch-on, which was due to take place over the weekend, has been cancelled due to bad weather. |
A museum team has now put 165 million-year-old plesiosaur "Eve" together, although a few bones are missing and the skull is still embedded in clay.
They hope to put her on show but admitted she is too long and heavy for any of their current display cases.
Plesiosaurs were sea creatures that died out 66 million years ag... | A Jurassic "sea monster" found in a quarry is taking shape as scientists carry out the painstaking task of putting together hundreds of bones. |
"They needed the assistance of someone", Governor Andrew Cuomo told US television networks on Monday morning.
Hundreds of employees and construction contractors are now being investigated to determine if they provided the power tools used to escape.
"I don't believe they could have acquired the equipment they needed to... | Police are questioning workers at a maximum security prison in New York following the escape of two murderers. |
It will determine whether irregularities were committed and the election should be held again.
Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer narrowly lost to the former leader of the Greens, Alexander Van der Bellen, by less than a percentage point.
The court heard from about 90 witnesses during two weeks of public hearings.
T... | Austria's Constitutional Court is due to rule on the far-right Freedom Party's challenge to the result of last month's presidential run-off vote. |
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Sinkholes are hidden cavities in the earth that open up without warning.
BBC Midlands Today's David Gregory-Kumar has been investigating. | Experts have said a dry September followed by above average rainfall this month have created the perfect conditions to trigger more sinkholes in the Midlands. |
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The storm caused powerful winds and major flooding which destroyed large parts of the city.
Thousands of people lost their homes, and more than 1,800 were killed.
US President Barack Obama will lead the events to remember those who lo... | Events are being held across America to mark ten years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans. |
Police said the body was found when emergency services were called to Rowhill Road in Dartford at 06:20 BST.
The police helicopter has been helping officers from the Kent force search the local area in Wilmington as part of the investigation.
A spokesman said no arrests have been made at this stage but inquiries were o... | A murder investigation is under way after a body was found at the scene of a vehicle fire in Kent. |
But he warned that the so-called P5+1 (US, UN, Russia, UK, France and Germany) would not wait indefinitely.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted: "We're working hard, but not rushed, to get the job done."
The pace at which sanctions are lifted is a major issue at talks in Vienna.
Pressure is... | US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that America and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran. |
Sushma Swaraj tweeted that the number of Indians who had died now stood at 101. Thirty two others are missing.
The Saudi authorities put the total death toll at 769 but foreign media reports and officials put the figure at well over 1,000.
It is the deadliest incident to occur during the pilgrimage in 25 years.
Ms Swar... | The number of Indians killed in the stampede near the Muslim holy city of Mecca last month has crossed 100, India's foreign minister has said. |
Last March, the government appointed former health minister Lord Norman Warner as external commissioner to oversee the running of children's services. Ministers have had his progress report since April, but will not say when it will be released.
One young woman's experience of being in the care of the authority saw her... | After the high profile deaths of several children in Birmingham, and subsequent damning reports into the way the city council cares for children, how is the authority changing how it works? |
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said voters had "48 hours to get the Tories out".
Former Labour leader Gordon Brown, who was campaigning with Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy, said the SNP stood for "divide and rule".
The Lib Dems said voters should stick with them and the Scottish Tories said a vote for them was a vote fo... | With just two days until the polling stations open, all the Scottish party leaders are warning of the risks of backing their opponents. |
When are the polls?
Voting will take place from 7am to 10pm on 2 May. As is traditional in UK elections, they are being held on a Thursday again this year.
What are people voting for?
There will be elections for 34 local authorities in England - mostly county councils rather than the big cities. There will also be two... | A guide to the elections taking place in England and Wales in May 2013. |
The France international is the Reds' fifth signing of the summer and will compete with Jose Enrique at left-back.
"I think we have a great team and great fans and together we can achieve big things," said Cissokho.
Cissokho made 25 league appearances and scored two goals for Valencia last season after signing from Lyo... | Liverpool have completed a deal to sign 25-year-old defender Aly Cissokho on a season-long loan from Valencia. |
The hotly contested campaign has been marred by internal squabbles within the governing party, which have turned violent.
The township of Atteridgeville, west of the capital, Pretoria, is one of several areas to have experienced some of this violence.
The working class community was outraged when the ANC foisted Thoko ... | South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), which took power at the end of white-minority rule in 1994, is facing its toughest challenge - and not just from opposition parties in Wednesday's local elections. |
But for her fellow fighters, Asia Ramazan Antar's portrayal in the press and social media came as both a surprise and disappointment.
The 19-year-old, from the Syrian Kurdish city of Qamishli, was killed by Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Syria last month.
Focusing their stories on her looks, some Western medi... | She was, according to Western media, a poster-girl for her people, admired as much for her striking good looks as her military prowess. |
The decision to ban the films came amid a rise in military tensions over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
The boycott was imposed after some Indian film-makers had banned Pakistani actors from working in Bollywood films.
Bollywood is popular in Pakistan, and the self-imposed ban is reported to have led to a dramatic ... | Major cinemas in Pakistan have agreed to end a ban on Indian films imposed when relations between the two countries deteriorated in September. |
The group, which earlier tried to sell the encrypted cache of hacking tools in an online auction, released a password for it via a blog on 8 April.
Some cyber-security experts have said some of the malware is real, but old.
The NSA has not commented on the hacker group or the material that was released over the weekend... | The "Shadow Brokers" hacker group has released malware allegedly created by the US National Security Agency (NSA). |
Ryan Valentine, 39, donned a long black wig and skirt when he threatened staff at the shop in Leatherhead, Surrey.
He and accomplice Raymond Price, 45, were bundled out of the premises by two staff members who had refused to hand over any cash or jewellery.
Both men were jailed at Guildford Crown Court after they admit... | A would-be robber who disguised himself as a woman in a botched attempt to raid a jewellers has been jailed. |
The former Arsenal centre-half joined Swansea in 2012 and has now committed his future with the Premier League side until 2021.
Bartley spent last season on loan with Leeds and played 45 Championship games.
The 26-year-old has agreed terms with manager Paul Clement and will battle for a starting spot with Alfie Mawson,... | Swansea City have given defender Kyle Bartley a new four-year deal. |
King started his career in the late 1950s with The Drifters, singing hits including There Goes My Baby and Save The Last Dance For Me.
After going solo, he hit the US top five with Stand By Me in 1961.
It returned to the charts in the 1980s, including a three-week spell at number one in the UK following its use in the ... | R&B and soul singer Ben E King, best known for the classic song Stand By Me, has died at the age of 76. |
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Two-thirds voted in favour of staying in the European Economic Community (EEC), as it was then known.
For BBC Newsnight, veteran journalist and documentary maker Michael Cockerell - who reported on the 1975 referendum - looks at what we can learn from the vote 40 years ago.
Yo... | The last referendum in the UK on the issue of Europe was on 5 June 1975. |
The gang swapped newborn babies with the bodies of dead infants in hospitals and maternity homes, and told their parents the child had died, police told the BBC.
The babies were then sold to childless couples for between 70,000-300,000 rupees (£500-2,200; $650-$2,850).
Pakistan has seen several high-profile cases of b... | Pakistani police have arrested several hospital workers over a scheme that sold newborn babies in Peshawar. |
It was supposed to be a moment that rocked the virtual world. Mr Modi, widely acknowledged as one of the world's most influential politicians on social media, enveloped a slightly stunned Mark Zuckerberg in a bear hug.
But what was it that really happened in Menlo Park? Why did some people think Mr Modi wasn't acting i... | A bear hug, a photo filter and a new debate on net neutrality - Ayeshea Perera examines the domestic fallout of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook townhall in US. |
The Frenchman raced onto a Hayden White flick and crashed in a dipping half-volley from 25 yards to send the home fans wild.
Mansfield, unbeaten in eight games, had not beaten Stanley in their previous 11 league meetings and twice the visitors earned two-goal leads.
In a rip-roaring first half, Stanley went ahead after... | Yoann Arquin snatched a point for Mansfield with a last-minute goal as an incredible game ended 4-4 at home to bogey side Accrington. |
Sussex Police believe they were attacked before their home in Chidham, near Chichester, was set alight.
Their bodies were discovered after fire crews put out the blaze on Saturday. A murder investigation is under way.
Detectives are waiting to speak to a man who was taken to hospital with severe burns later the same da... | A couple in their 70s whose bodies were found in a burnt-out bungalow died from head and neck injuries, police have said. |
The price companies pay for oil fell by about a quarter over the summer (from around £72 to £53 per barrel).
But the cost of petrol only dropped 6% in that time.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander says: "The public have a suspicion that when the price of oil rises, pump prices go up like a rocket.
"But w... | With average petrol prices around 124.2p per litre at the moment, the government's calling for fuel firms to bring down costs at the pump. |
Investors' confidence took another hit owing to growing concerns about the eurozone debt crisis and the weak economic recovery in the US and Europe.
European markets closed sharply lower for the second day but US shares recovered to close slightly higher.
Meanwhile, a report suggests credit rating agency Standard & Poo... | Instability on the stock markets has continued, despite better-than-expected US jobs figures. |
If Rombertik's evasion techniques are triggered, it deletes key files on a computer, making it constantly restart.
Analysts said Rombertik was "unique" among malware samples for resisting capture so aggressively.
On Windows machines where it goes unnoticed, the malware steals login data and other confidential informati... | A computer virus that tries to avoid detection by making the machine it infects unusable has been found. |
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) officers are investigating following reports the water running through Llantwit Major was a milky colour.
Chris Rees, NRW team leader, said officers were working to try to identify the source of the pollution and assess any further impact.
He said if the source was found enforcement action... | About 100 eels and some brown trout have been killed after a stream in the Vale of Glamorgan was polluted. |
No pope had resigned for 600 years.
A second surprise was that after spending a short period of rest at the papal summer villa at Castelgandolfo, near Rome, he decided to take up residence again inside the walls of Vatican City where a former convent had been converted for his personal use.
How would the ex-pontiff and... | When Pope Benedict XVI suddenly announced exactly one year ago that he was resigning for health reasons, he sent shock waves around the world. |
Ed Joyce and Chris Nash both hit half-centuries between interruptions in play, before Nash was bowled by Rob Keogh for 53 before lunch.
Joyce was trapped lbw by Ben Sanderson after the break to give the visitors a slight hope of grasping a win.
Bad light stopped play with the hosts 145-2 as they held on to share the po... | Heavy rain denied Northants the opportunity to push for victory as they drew against Sussex at Arundel. |
The finding is significant because it answers one of the major questions of the mission - namely, did magnetic fields play a major role in pulling together the material that makes up icy dirt-balls like 67P?
On this evidence, it would seem not.
Other formation processes must have been paramount in the nascent Solar Sys... | The comet being trailed through space by Europe's Rosetta probe has no magnetic field of its own. |
It means seven schools will continue to offer full-time nursery places in the 2017/18 school year.
In March 2016, the BBC revealed that the EA planned to cut the hours children received in special school nurseries from 4.5 to 2.5 hours a day.
That was criticised by the then education minister John O'Dowd, who ordered t... | The Education Authority (EA) has postponed a decision on cutting hours for special school nursery pupils. |
Alan Drennan, a mechanic and doorman from Newtownabbey in County Antrim, had left with friends for a holiday to the Spanish island on Saturday.
The 21-year-old is understood to have died less than 24 hours later. His body was found in his hotel room.
Spanish police told BBC News NI there were no signs of violence and t... | Hundreds of people have attended a vigil in memory of a man from Northern Ireland who died in Ibiza last weekend. |
Briton David Summers and his wife Maria left Canada for Hereford in 2013, but now Mrs Summer has left her husband in hospital to fly back to Canada.
The retired pair claim immigration officials said they failed to prove their love and lacked finances.
The Home Office said it did not comment on individual cases.
The cou... | A couple who have been married for 45 years say they have been separated after immigration officials refused her visa as he began cancer treatment. |
Alexander, who has fronted the daytime show alongside Martin Roberts since 2003, said it was "time for a change".
They were joined in 2015 by a third presenter, ex-footballer Dion Dublin.
BBC Daytime controller Dan McGolpin said Alexander's "infectious enthusiasm" for property meant "Britain's housing stock owes her a ... | Lucy Alexander is to step down as the co-presenter of BBC One property auction show Homes Under The Hammer. |
The news comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Pyongyang over the North's nuclear ambitions.
The Trump administration has made the issue one of its top priorities.
Despite international condemnation, North Korea has increased its missile tests, with the aim of developing an intercontinental nuclear-armed ro... | North Korea has tested a new rocket engine as part of its efforts to build a missile capable of reaching the American mainland, US officials said. |
Lord Hardie said his inquiry must not rule on, and has no power to determine, a person's civil or criminal liability.
But he said: "that does not mean nobody will be prosecuted as a consequence of their involvement in the project".
The former Lord Advocate is preparing to take evidence from councillors and the public a... | The inquiry into the Edinburgh trams fiasco could lead to criminal prosecutions, the judge chairing the investigation has said. |
Huw Jenkins, 54, of Tonmawr, died following the incident on the A7 near Galashiels, last May.
Alastair Brearley, 67, told the hearing at Selkirk Sheriff Court how an HGV went into the back of a tractor and trailer being driven by Mr Jenkins.
He said the front end of the trailer "rose like a horse on two feet".
Mr Brear... | An inquiry has heard evidence from a driver who witnessed a crash which claimed the life of a man from south Wales working on the Borders Railway. |
The review, led by new chairman Nick Basing, was set up after Goals reported its first annual loss in 12 years.
The company said it expected to complete the review within the week.
The news came as Paisley-based rival Powerleague announced it had opened the first of its "next generation" centres in London under a £40m ... | Five-a-side football company Goals Soccer Centres is set to reveal a new strategic plan, after completing a full review of its operations. |
The station is being rebuilt as part of the £6.5bn Thameslink Programme.
The Conservative MP for Sevenoaks said there had been "too much disruption" and some "serious overcrowding".
Network Rail admitted recent problems, as a result of work on the north side platforms, were "unacceptable" and "embarrassing".
"We all w... | Travel disruption and overcrowding at London Bridge because of rebuilding work has been criticised by government minister Michael Fallon. |
The corporation's biggest ever campaign event on 21 June will see representatives of both sides of the debate questioned by voters at the London concert venue.
There will also be a young voters' show from Glasgow on 19 May and a special edition of Question Time on 15 June.
Voters go to the polls on 23 June to decide wh... | A live event at Wembley Arena is one of three special EU referendum debates announced by the BBC. |
The Beggarwood practice "put patients at risk of harm", the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said.
CQC inspectors visited the Basingstoke surgery in February, and said two of GPs felt the practice was "clinically unsafe due to staff shortages".
The GPs are leaving this month, but operator Cedar Medical insists the surgery... | A GP surgery where four doctors have resigned at once has been placed in special measures. |
The Chairboys had to come from a goal down after the visitors went ahead through a Kevin Dawson penalty in the first half.
They quickly levelled with a spot-kick of their own from Jacobson but could not find a winner despite intense late pressure.
Wycombe had come close to an opener through midfielder Dominic Gape, wit... | Wycombe's march towards the League Two promotion places was slowed by a 1-1 draw at home to mid-table Yeovil, despite a leveller from skipper Joe Jacobson. |
A man had approached staff at the One-Stop Shop early on Sunday morning as they were opening up.
Police said he took a substantial amount of money from the safe and had appealed for witnesses to the incident.
A 36-year-old man from Blaina, Blaenau Gwent and a 42-year-old man from Little Mill, Monmouthshire, have been a... | Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a convenience store in Usk, Monmouthshire. |
Samantha Jenkins, 19, from Llanelli, fell into a coma and died in 2011.
Her inquest heard she had low mineral levels, which may have been the result of malabsorption caused by chewing gum.
Maria Morgan told BBC's Jason Mohammad programme: "It's something that happens over a period of time - eight or 10 months."
After h... | The mother of a Carmarthenshire teenager whose death may have been caused by chewing gum wants families to be aware of the potential dangers. |
MP Damian Collins has asked the body to investigate whether the payment breached bribery laws.
The £3.9m payment was made to the FIA for entering into an agreement with the teams and sport's commercial arm.
The FIA says the payment was remuneration "for its regulatory role" and denies wrongdoing.
Collins, chairman of t... | The Serious Fraud Office is "reviewing material" relating to a payment made by Formula 1's commercial rights holder to the sport's governing body the FIA. |
The boy was pulled over in Broken Hill in the New South Wales outback on Saturday after a patrol noticed the car's bumper dragging on the ground.
Police said the boy had been attempting to drive 4,000km from Kendall in NSW to Perth, Western Australia.
He was arrested and taken to Broken Hill police station.
His parents... | A 12-year-old boy who was apparently trying to drive across Australia has been stopped by police 1,300km (800 miles) into his journey. |
Sir Nicholas Winton was 29 when he smuggled 669 boys and girls, destined for concentration camps, out of Czechoslovakia in 1939.
The 101-year-old attended the service earlier at Maidenhead railway station in front of a crowd of onlookers.
The piece, forming part of a bench, is on the station's platform three.
It was un... | A statue has been unveiled to honour the man dubbed the "British Schindler" for his work saving Jewish children from Nazi invasion. |
World Orienteering Championships and orienteering's Scottish Six Days event were held in the summer.
VisitScotland said consultants had calculated the economic boost from the events which brought 8,117 people to north and north east Scotland.
Guest houses, restaurants and shops were among businesses that benefited.
Sta... | Two major orienteering events which were held at the same time in the Highlands and Moray generated £9.4m for the Scottish economy, it has been said. |
The law requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and clinics to maintain hospital-like conditions.
Republicans contended the law protects women while advocates argued the measure restricts access to abortions.
The key decision is the first major abortion ruling since 2007.... | The US Supreme Court has struck down a 2013 Texas abortion law that imposed restrictive regulations on the procedure. |
Lowry leads on seven under at Oakmont, with American pair Dustin Johnson (71) and Andrew Landry (70) tied for second.
England's Lee Westwood is on two under after parring his final three holes.
Sergio Garcia returned with five holes remaining but had two bogeys to drop back to level par, while world number one Jason Da... | Ireland's Shane Lowry takes a four-shot lead into the final round of the US Open after completing his third round in a five-under-par 65 on Sunday. |
From allegations of keeping its currency artificially low to boost exports to the labelling of some of its firms as a security threat, China's growth has put the relationship between the world's two biggest economies to the test.
And with both President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney promising to put furth... | No other country's economic rise has been debated as ferociously or caused as much concern in the US, as that of China. |
Despite good four-day form, they are bottom of their One-Day Cup group and second bottom in their T20 Blast group.
Khan told BBC Radio Leicester: "I think we still need to strengthen - that is one of the things to come out of the white-ball competition.
"We will certainly look to strengthen, perhaps with two or three p... | Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan says the club need new signings to improve their limited-overs results. |
Sixteen research programmes have been announced to tackle the two conditions.
MND is a rare condition affecting the nervous system, while MS causes the immune system to attack the lining of nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
Training will be led by the University of Edinburgh, with involvement from Glasgow, Dundee an... | Scottish universities are to lead research into the debilitating neurological conditions multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease. |
The authority will hold public meetings between 16 November and 7 December to discuss services which could be cut.
It believes it has found two-thirds of the £21m savings needed in the next financial year, but it still needs to find a way of slashing £7m more.
Councillors and officers hope residents can help persuade t... | Flintshire residents have been invited to help save services threatened by £21m of council spending cuts. |
The incident happened on Windmill Street shortly before 11:00 BST on Thursday.
Police said they had now located a lorry believed to have been involved.
They said a man was arrested "on suspicion of a number of motoring offences". | A man has been arrested following the death of an elderly man who was hit by a lorry in Ballynahinch in County Down. |
Mr Bernardi confirmed his move in Australia's upper house on Tuesday, ending months of speculation.
The outspoken senator has repeatedly criticised PM Malcolm Turnbull's government for being too moderate.
Mr Bernardi's views on topics including same-sex marriage, climate change and abortion have polarised public opinio... | Australian right-wing Senator Cory Bernardi has defected from the nation's government to launch his own Australian Conservatives party. |
Viewers were promised two births, two weddings and a death in the special hour-long ITV show, to mark the soap's 40th birthday.
Viewing figures peaked at 9.7m in the final five minutes, at 19:55 BST.
"An impressive acting showcase which wouldn't look out of place on the big screen or the serious stage," wrote The Mirro... | An average of 9.2 million viewers watched Emmerdale's live episode, with one critic describing it as "flawless". |
The buyers include China's Apex Technology, which makes ink cartridge chips, and PAG Asia Capital, one of Asia's largest private equity firms.
The deal is yet to be cleared by the US Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Like its competitors, Lexmark has been struggling as more firms move to a d... | US printer manufacturer Lexmark is being bought by a Chinese-led group for $3.6bn (£2.5bn). |
They are responding to a call from the government's Business Champion for Older Workers, Andy Briggs.
In February, he asked firms to increase older worker numbers by 12% by 2022.
Mr Briggs warned that by then, there will be 14.5 million more jobs, but only seven million younger workers entering the workplace.
He said o... | Aviva, Barclays, Atos and five other firms have agreed to promote over-50s employment by publishing data about the age of their workforce. |
Retired Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected president in May 2014, almost a year after he removed his predecessor, President Mohammed Morsi, from office.
He had served as armed forced chief under Mr Morsi, and was a key figure in the interim government which took over after the ouster.
Some Egyptians celebra... | President: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi |
The 25-year-old shared the halfway lead on eight under with Scotland's Catriona Matthew but shot a six-over 78 to drop to two under.
Matthew struggled to a one-over 73 and is two off the pace.
American Danielle Kang, Japan's Haru Nomura and Korea's Jenny Shin share the lead on nine under. | England's Holly Clyburn saw her Australian Open challenge come to an end with a disastrous third round in Adelaide. |
Mae disgwyl hyd at 170,000 o bobl yn y brif ddinas i wylio Juventus yn herio Real Madrid.
Gyda llawer wedi teithio o'r Eidal ac o Sbaen, mae rhai cefnogwyr wedi dod mor belled â Brasil, Iran ac Awstralia.
Mae'r Heddlu wedi rhybuddio pobl i beidio â phrynnu tocynnau gan dowtiaid.
Daw'r rhybudd yn dilyn arestio tri phers... | Mae miloedd o gefnogwyr pêl-droed ar strydoedd Caerdydd yn paratoi i wylio rownd derfynnol Cynghrair y Pencampwyr nos Sadwrn. |
The Tate Modern show was the first in its history to attract more than half a million people.
Matisse: The Cut-Outs drew attention to the final part of the French artist's career from 1937-54.
Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate, said he was "delighted" at the show's success.
"The fact that the works have not bee... | An exhibition of Henri Matisse's cut-out art has become the most successful exhibition held to date at the Tate with more than 560,000 visitors. |
It's been six months since Britain's first official astronaut blasted off to the International Space Station.
He's been a busy man. Here are some of the firsts and records he's achieved while he's been up there...
Tim set the world record for the fastest marathon in space - 3 hours, 35 minutes and 21 seconds.
He ran th... | Major Tim Peake is preparing for his return to planet Earth this weekend. |
She led the contest from the start and never faced much of a challenge from her bickering centre-right opponents.
The hard part will start in March when she takes office.
Ms Bachelet will inherit a country with an economy that grew by 5.6% last year. Unemployment is low and inflation is under control.
But things are li... | Winning Chile's presidential election was pretty easy for Michelle Bachelet. |
Versions of four genes increased the odds of all five disorders.
Researchers hope to move the psychiatry away from describing symptoms towards fundamentally understanding what is going wrong in the brain.
The findings were reported in the Lancet medical journal.
The international study compared the genetic codes of 33,... | Autism, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and schizophrenia all share several genetic risk factors, according to a major study. |
The new Smoke Free Policy replaces the City of Edinburgh Council's control of smoking at work policy.
Under the policy, smoking restrictions have been extended from the workplace and vehicles to surrounding areas for council properties.
The new rules - which include e-cigarettes - mean the ban now includes entrances, c... | Smoking will no longer be allowed in council play parks, car parks and courtyards in Edinburgh. |
The record follows a break during which singer Billie Joe Armstrong went to rehab for prescription pill addiction and touring guitarist Jason White received treatment for tonsil cancer.
"To have a chart-topping album at this stage of our career is especially gratifying," the band said.
As with 2004's American Idiot, th... | Punk-pop band Green Day have hit number one for the third time in their career with their new album Revolution Radio. |
Kodjia put the hosts ahead midway through the first half when Scott Hogan played him in and the Ivory Coast striker found the roof of the net.
The game was all but settled when Ivo Pinto was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Jordan Amavi.
Kodjia made sure of a home win in the 90th minute when he capitalised on a... | Two goals from Jonathan Kodjia saw Aston Villa beat 10-man Norwich City at Villa Park. |
The day ticket costing £10 for adults, £7 for children and £25 for a family is aimed at providing affordable public transport on the TrawsCymru network.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates hailed it as "an exciting opportunity" to boost use of the government-funded service.
TrawsCymru buses carried more than two million passe... | New tickets offering unlimited long distance bus travel across Wales are being launched with hopes of boosting tourism and the economy. |
The industry is worth about £80m a year to the economy, employs about 4,000 workers, with 105 million journeys taken in Wales each year.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said 2016 had been a "mixed year" with the "demise" of some service providers.
He told Wales' first bus summit some communities had been left "vulnerable... | More passengers are needed to ensure the long term future of Wales' bus industry, a meeting in Wrexham heard. |
Dzagoev, 25, broke a metatarsal during CSKA's 1-0 win over Rubin Kazan on Saturday, a result that clinched the Russian title for CSKA.
Russia are in Group B at the Euros with England, Wales and Slovakia and kick-off against England on 11 June.
"The medical examination confirmed the fracture of the second instep bone," ... | Russia midfielder Alan Dzagoev will miss out on Euro 2016 after suffering a broken foot playing for CSKA Moscow. |
She died in Milan after a long illness, Italy's Ansa news agency reports.
Jonathan Newhouse, chairman of publishers Conde Naste International, described her as "one of the greatest editors who ever made a magazine".
Celebrities including Madonna, Kanye West and Victoria Beckham paid tribute to her.
In a post on Instagr... | Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia for 28 years and a champion of Italian fashion, has died at the age of 66. |
The BBC news website looks at the debate in Finland, where the difference between opinions is clearly defined, even within the government.
Last week, Finland's government said it was willing to double the number of refugees it was willing to accept this year, up to 30,000 from 15,000.
Only 3,600 applications were made ... | As EU member states consider whether to accept an increase in the number of asylum seekers they take in, particularly from Syria, they each face a vibrant internal discussion on how to respond to the challenges of immigration. |
General secretary Russell Hobby says ministers should no longer be allowed to claim school funding is protected.
The Department for Education has said school funding is at record levels.
But the Institute of Fiscal Studies says this claim does not tell the whole story or take account of the impact of cost pressures on ... | The £3bn savings expected of England's schools threaten the stability of the whole education system, says the National Association of Head Teachers. |
The Rams have picked up just two points during a six-game winless run and are 11th in the table, 10 points adrift of the Championship play-off places.
Derby, who were fifth after beating QPR on 14 December, have not scored in their past three matches.
"We have two home games and we need a reaction," McClaren told BBC R... | Manager Steve McClaren says Derby County's standards have dropped and he has demanded an immediate response. |
The two-vehicle accident happened close the entrance to Brucklay Castle, near Maud.
The road has been closed in both directions.
So far there are no indications of any injuries or how many people are involved. | An air ambulance and emergency crews are at the scene of a serious crash on a stretch of the A891 in Aberdeenshire. |
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In a breathtaking tie of 54 chances, the League One side won 14-13 after 32 penalties had been taken.
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Miguel Llera missed his first spot-kick before firing in the winner when City's Wayne Thomas saw his penalty saved.
Paddy Ma... | Non-league Worcester City's FA Cup heroics ended after the longest penalty shootout in the competition's history saw Scunthorpe reach the third round. |
Leicester striker Vardy, 29, is deciding over a reported £120,000-a-week offer from Arsenal.
Vardy, who is part of England's Euro 2016 squad in France, only signed a new three-year deal worth a reported £60,000-a-week in February.
The Gunners triggered Vardy's release clause with a £20m bid on Friday.
Leicester are rep... | Jamie Vardy leaving Leicester to join Arsenal "could be catastrophic" for the Premier League champions, says former Foxes defender Gerry Taggart. |
The Islamic State group (IS) said it carried out the attack in the town of Ameriyat Falluja, and had targeted local Sunni Muslim officials.
Young men from the area have joined a Sunni tribal militia which has been fighting IS.
It was the second attack claimed by IS in the region in recent days.
On Monday, twin suicide ... | A suicide car bomb attack on a wedding west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 17 people and injured many more. |
For months she's resisted closing her country's borders and setting an upper limit on the number of asylum seekers allowed into Germany despite rising, and at times frantic, public and political pressure to do so, including from within her own CDU party.
Iron Angie - as she's sometimes known at home - demonstrated her ... | "Where there's a will, there's a way," Angela Merkel has insisted since the migration crisis exploded across Europe last year. |
Cardiff are four points off the Championship play-offs, having lost only twice since a transfer embargo was imposed in January.
Morrison, 25, says the Bluebirds have made big improvements during the campaign.
"The boys would do anything for each other and fight for every point," Morrison said.
"That's all credit to the... | Defender Sean Morrison says manager Russell Slade deserves credit for the revival of Cardiff City's season. |
Lilias Adie, a poor woman who confessed to being a witch and having sex with the devil, died in prison before she could be tried, sentenced and burned.
So they buried her deep in the sticky, sopping wet mud of the foreshore - between the high tide and low tide mark - and they put a heavy flat stone over her.
But why?
I... | Back in 1704, in Torryburn on the south west Fife coast, they had a problem disposing of toxic material - it was what you might call a toxic witch problem. |
Aidy Boothroyd's side beat the hosts 3-0 on Thursday to book their last-four spot.
But they had to wait until Saturday to find out their opponents, with Germany finishing as the best runners-up from the three groups.
England's semi-final starts at 17:00 BST before Spain face Italy, a rematch of the 2013 final, in Krako... | England Under-21s will face Germany in Tuesday's European Championship semi-final in Tychy, Poland. |
Over eight years, it claimed firms that transport gas and electricity - so-called energy networks - have made £7.5bn in "unjustified" profits.
It blamed the regulator, Ofgem, which sets industry price controls, for "errors in judgement".
Ofgem disputed the claim and said it had already helped to lower fuel bills.
Citiz... | Every household in the UK should get a one-off rebate of £285 on its fuel bills as a result of excess industry profits, Citizens Advice has said. |
The Welshman, 40, started the day two shots behind overnight leader Clement Sordet but nine birdies and two bogeys sealed his first win of 2015.
Frenchman Sordet (70) and England's Lee Westwood (67) finished joint second.
Donaldson and Westwood's efforts mean they have returned to the world's top 50 to qualify for the ... | Jamie Donaldson shot a final-round seven under 65 to win the Thailand Golf Championship by three strokes. |
The one-time crooner, who had a string of hit singles in the 1950s, went on to become one of radio's best loved presenters.
During his career, a veritable who's who of royalty, politicians and celebrities subjected themselves to his gentle yet probing style of interview.
His acrimonious departure from the BBC in 2002 l... | For more than six decades, Jimmy Young was a key figure in British broadcasting. |
Islwyn MP Chris Evans told BBC Wales' Sunday Politics Wales he feared strikes would create more refugees.
MPs backed UK military action by 397 votes to 223 on Wednesday.
All of Wales' 11 Conservative MPs supported the air strikes. Leader Andrew RT Davies said they were necessary for national security.
Stephen Doughty, ... | A Welsh Labour MP has warned air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria could radicalise more young Muslims in the UK and Europe. |
The part is a significant chunk of Edsac - a machine built at Cambridge in the late 1940s to serve scientists at the university.
It came to light because of publicity surrounding an effort to rebuild the computer.
The part has now been donated to the rebuild project and will be incorporated into the finished machine.
E... | An original part of one of the UK's pioneering computers has been found in the US. |
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Adnan Akmal scored 74 not out as the hosts made 192, losing 12 wickets on day one of a two-day match as both teams agreed to spend a day batting.
Finn took 4-16 but will battle with Mark Wood for the third seamer's place.
Meanwhile, leg-spinner Adil Rashid, pushing for a T... | England pace bowler Steven Finn pressed his claims for a place in next week's first Test against Pakistan after taking four wickets in their final warm-up against Pakistan A in Sharjah. |
Dumbuya remains out with an ankle injury but recent signings Antonio German and Aidan Nesbitt could make their debuts for the Jags.
Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes faces up to four weeks out with a hamstring tear.
However, Ryan Jack is available again after recovering from a similar injury and the Dons have no other injury... | Partick Thistle right-back Mustapha Dumbuya is out of Friday's Scottish Premiership game against Aberdeen. |
Harris joined the Merseyside club from Wrexham last summer and has scored three goals in his 39 appearances.
The former Everton trainee previously had spells at Chester and Accrington before his move to Prenton Park.
"Hopefully we can go up this season and then look to do the same again next year," the 28-year-old told... | Tranmere Rovers midfielder Jay Harris has signed a new two-year contract with the National League side. |
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McKibbin is playing in the European Challenge Tour event after an invite from the golf management company owned by One Direction star Niall Horan.
"The invite was a total surprise but I don't think I will be nervous," said World Under-12 champion McKibbin.
The County Antri... | Thirteen-year-old golfing prodigy Tom McKibbin insists he will not be nervous when he tees up with seasoned pros at the Northern Ireland Open on Thursday. |
Both said the talks would focus on relations across the Taiwan Straits.
China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and views the island as a breakaway province which will one day be reunited with the mainland.
But ties have improved since President Ma took office in 2008.
The Chinese government threatens to use military forc... | Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday - the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides. |
The university's congregation - which is made up of academics and administrative staff - voted down a call to axe the retirement age.
Paul Ewart, a 69-year-old professor of physics at Oxford, said it was "disappointing... but not the end".
Oxford University said its rule created "career progression" and "inter-generati... | Academics at Oxford University have failed in a new bid to challenge rules forcing them to retire at 67. |
Ray Houghton's tumbling goal celebration at the 1994 World Cup and Salvatore Schillaci's whoops of delight after scoring in the same fixture four years earlier are snapshots of the fervour on display.
Angelo Fusco, 81, has been a keen observer of Italy's games against the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for de... | When the Republic of Ireland and Italy clash at football, passion and pride are usually not far away. |
Tigers have paid a transfer fee to buy May out of the final year of his contract, while Slater, 29, leaves Welford Road after seven years.
"Jonny is an out-and-out finisher with an outstanding try-scoring record," said Tigers head coach Matt O'Connor.
Leicester have also signed Valentino Mapapalangi and Chris Baumann.
... | England wing Jonny May has completed his switch to Leicester Tigers from Gloucester in a deal which sees Ed Slater move to Kingsholm. |
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