Northern Ireland science fair 'breathtaking'
By Robbie Meredith BBC News NI Education Correspondent 23 June 2015 From the section Northern Ireland One hundred and fifty exhibits were on display at the science fair It was a day to put a rather...
View ArticleJohn Spooner jailed for raping drunken woman in Girvan
23 June 2015 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland A man who raped a drunken woman in what a judge described as a "cowardly and extremely nasty attack" has been jailed for five years. John...
View ArticleIslamic State conflict: Kurds 'capture Syrian town north of Raqqa'
23 June 2015 From the section Middle East YPG fighters have pushed IS militants back to the outskirts of the town of Ain Issa Kurdish fighters in northern Syria say they have captured a key town from...
View ArticleBoys, 12, admit carrying knives at Rhyl school
23 June 2015 From the section North East Wales One of the schoolboys told Prestatyn Youth Court he felt "very ashamed" of the incident Two schoolboys have admitted carrying knives at school which they...
View ArticleThe world 'largely likes' the US, says global survey
23 June 2015 From the section US & Canada US soldiers left Iraq in 2011 A recently-released global survey of 40 countries by the Pew Research Center finds that large numbers of people have a...
View ArticleArrest over Brian Cogan's death in Hamilton
23 June 2015 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland Brian Cogan died following the incident which happened on Friday A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a...
View ArticleBeheading accused Nicholas Salvador denies Palmira Silva murder
24 April 2015 From the section England Police do not know whether Palmira Silva knew her attacker A man accused of beheading an 82-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity....
View ArticleEngland's wild beaver colony has kits
By Claire Marshall BBC environment correspondent 24 June 2015 From the section Science & Environment New footage shows the kits being helped through water by their mother A female from the first...
View ArticleSearch launched over North Sea emergency beacon
23 June 2015 From the section NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland A lifeboat has been launched to investigate an emergency beacon activation in the North Sea. Aberdeen Coastguard said the signal was...
View ArticleNicholas Salvador found not guilty of beheading murder
23 June 2015 From the section England A man who beheaded an elderly woman in rampage in north London has been found not guilty of murder on the grounds of insanity. Nicholas Salvador, 25, killed...
View ArticlePeer apologises for using term 'welching' in Lords debate
23 June 2015 From the section UK Politics The peer said she did not mean to use a "deratory" term A government minister has apologised after inadvertently insulting Welsh members of the House of Lords...
View ArticleLiverpool PC Neil Doyle died after "pile driver" attack
23 June 2015 From the section Liverpool PC Neil Doyle had worked for the police for 10 years An off-duty police constable was killed during a night out after he was attacked by a man who struck him...
View ArticleTwo British teenagers 'held over Auschwitz theft'
23 June 2015 From the section UK Two British teenagers have been held on suspicion of stealing artefacts from the former Auschwitz death camp, police in Krakow have said. The unnamed pair were held by...
View ArticlePresident Vladimir Putin tells West not to fear Russia
6 June 2015 From the section Europe Russia is accused of sending troops and armour to Ukraine - a charge it rejects Russia is not a threat to Nato, President Vladimir Putin says. "Only an insane person...
View ArticleNewport stranded ship's crew to return home after three months
23 June 2015 From the section South East Wales The crew of the Sunflower E have been in Newport since March 10 The crew of an Italian cargo ship stranded at Newport docks for more than three months can...
View ArticleDumfriesshire soldier's unopened World War One whisky for sale
23 June 2015 From the section South Scotland Bidding for the whisky will start at £2,000 later this week An unopened bottle of whisky taken to the World War One front line by a Dumfriesshire soldier is...
View ArticleFire engulfs clothing market in Kenya's capital Nairobi
23 June 2015 From the section Africa The fire may have been caused by an electrical fault A huge fire has destroyed large parts of East Africa's biggest second-hand clothing market in Kenya's capital,...
View ArticleBlackberry posts profit for fourth quarter
27 March 2015 From the section Business Canadian mobile phone firm Blackberry has posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, but its revenues showed a larger-than-expected drop. It reported...
View ArticleMotorists warned to avoid Scottish Open
23 June 2015 From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland This year's Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open runs between 8 - 12 July in Gullane Members of the public not going to the Scottish...
View ArticleFormula 1: US-Qatari investors 'to bid' for sport
23 June 2015 From the section Business Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton is one of F1's biggest draws and won the US Grand Prix in 2007, 2012 and 2014 The Miami Dolphins American football team owner Stephen...
View Article'Star Wars hoverbikes' may be coming to the US military
23 June 2015 From the section US & Canada Star Wars-style hoverbikes could be coming to the US military after engineers in the UK and US struck a deal with the US Department of Defense. The bikes...
View ArticleIslamic State conflict: Three million displaced in Iraq
23 June 2015 From the section US & Canada More than 150,000 people fled Ramadi after the Iraqi army withdrew from the city in mid-May More than three million people have been displaced by the...
View ArticleSouth Shields man fined after fatal Eaglesfield crash
23 June 2015 From the section South Scotland Saleem was fined £500 at Dumfries Sheriff Court A man has been fined for driving without insurance after a crash in which a Glasgow woman died. A court...
View ArticleNigeria violence: 'Girl' suicide bomber kills 10
24 June 2015 From the section Africa A young female suicide bomber is reported to have killed at least 10 people in north-eastern Nigeria. A witness said the girl, who detonated explosives in the town...
View ArticleEbola outbreak: New cases in Freetown, Sierra Leone
23 June 2015 From the section Africa The latest Ebola cases were recorded in a densely populated slum, adding to fears it will spread Two new cases of Ebola have been recorded in the Sierra Leone...
View ArticleDenroy: Bangor plastics company creating 32 jobs
23 June 2015 From the section Northern Ireland The company is best known for making Denman hairbrushes Bangor-based plastics manufacturer Denroy is creating 32 jobs as part of a £3m expansion. The...
View ArticleMissy Elliott announced for Isle of Wight's Bestival
24 June 2015 From the section Hampshire & Isle of Wight Organisers said this will be the first time Miss Elliott has appeared in the UK for nine years Missy Elliott has been named as the Sunday...
View ArticleSwindon Facebook bully, 13, admits assault
23 June 2015 From the section Wiltshire A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to assault after a video was posted on Facebook which appeared to show another boy being bullied. The 13-year-old, who can not...
View ArticleMan in court over woman's 'ordeal' in Kirkcaldy
23 June 2015 From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland A 38-year-old man has appeared in court charged with abduction and assault with intent to rape after an incident in Fife. Simon...
View ArticleSevere delays at Paddington station after two people killed by train
23 June 2015 From the section London Trains to and from Paddington station have been delayed after two people were hit by a train at Ealing Broadway. British Transport Police, who were called at 18:10...
View ArticleHope House: Mental health centre may be closed
23 June 2015 From the section Northern Ireland The centre helps people with mental health problems People with mental health problems are fighting to save a well-being centre from closure and the...
View ArticleEx-homeless worker Catherine Johnstone becomes Midlothian Council leader
23 June 2015 From the section Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland A former homeless worker has become the new leader of SNP-run Midlothian Council. Catherine Johnstone worked for the council before she...
View ArticleMan, 38, charged over Rotherham child sex offences
23 June 2015 From the section Sheffield & South Yorkshire A man has been charged with eleven offences relating to child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. Sajid Bostan, 38, has been charged with...
View ArticlePolice cordon off area on a Cardiff river embankment
23 June 2015 From the section South East Wales Officers cordoned off an area at Taffs Mead embankment Police have sealed off a section of an embankment at the River Taff in Cardiff. Investigations are...
View ArticleThe town in Brazil that embraces the Confederate flag
By Bradley Campbell PRI's The World 24 June 2015 From the section Magazine The debate over flying the Confederate flag has reignited in the US, but the American South isn't the only place in the world...
View ArticleUK property sales dipped in May, HMRC says
By Kevin Peachey Personal finance reporter 23 June 2015 From the section Business Sales are still well down on the pre-crisis boom Property sales data has provided more evidence that the UK housing...
View ArticleMotorway lane hogger Ian Stephens protests innocence
23 June 2015 From the section England Painter Ian Stephens insists he was travelling faster than the traffic in the inside lane A man believed to be the first person convicted of hogging the middle...
View ArticleChildren's commissioner wants more rights for footballers as young as 10
23 June 2015 From the section Scotland politics Children's Commissioner Tam Baillie wants more rights for young footballers MSPs have been told that footballers as young as 10 are being held hostage by...
View ArticleWho, What, Why: Are skinny jeans bad for your health?
23 June 2015 From the section Magazine Skinny jeans can cause serious damage to nerves and muscles, doctors have warned. Just how bad for your health is the definitive hipster garment, asks Jon Kelly....
View ArticlePoll finds Nato's Europeans wary of Russia confrontation
By Bridget Kendall Diplomatic correspondent 10 June 2015 From the section Europe The poll suggests shaky support for any intervention against Russia in Nato states Public opinion in some European...
View ArticleTango legend Carlos Gardel's posthumous journey home
24 June 2015 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Carlos Gardel is not only one of tango's most famous singers, he is also an Argentine icon On Wednesday, tango fans mark the 80th anniversary...
View ArticleWhy China warned the US to stay away
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Tokyo 24 June 2015 From the section Magazine A group of islands in the South China Sea may not sound particularly significant, but these recently-formed pieces of...
View ArticleUS universities on symbolic visit to Iran
By Sean Coughlan Education correspondent 23 June 2015 From the section Business Universities are spearheading the re-opening of links between the US and Iran A group of senior United States university...
View ArticleAfghanistan's leaders face battle for peace
Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent 23 June 2015 From the section Middle East The timing of the attack on the parliament in Kablul was hugely significant Will there be more and more months of...
View ArticleSaudi Yemen bombing a message to Iran as damage mounts
By Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East editor, Sanaa 23 June 2015 From the section Middle East Three months of Saudi-led bombing has so far failed to defeat the Houthis Saudi Arabia and their allies need to...
View ArticleNigeria's Muhammadu Buhari in profile
31 March 2015 From the section Africa Nigeria's former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, 72, is not a quitter. Defeated in the last three elections, he achieved a historic victory in the 28 March...
View ArticleMore Scots struggling to pay loved ones' funeral costs, say CAS
24 June 2015 From the section Scotland A rising number of people in Scotland are struggling to pay for the funerals of their loved ones. A Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) report said the number of...
View ArticleGogarburned: Little guys put the heat under RBS bosses
Douglas Fraser Business/economy editor, Scotland 23 June 2015 From the section Scotland business Sir Philip Hampton's final RBS annual general meeting was one of the stormiest he has faced For around...
View ArticleNigeria's Buhari says government is short of money
23 June 2015 From the section Africa Mr Buhari promised to improve the lives of Nigerians when he took power Nigeria's treasury is "virtually empty", President Muhammadu Buhari has said. His government...
View ArticlePound at four-week euro high
23 June 2015 From the section Business (Noon): The pound hit a four-week high against the euro as the single currency weakened on Tuesday. The pound jumped by 0.85%, or more than one euro cent, to...
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