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Clever puffins spotted using tools in world first for seabirds  New Year messages Scotland centre of international attention NASA satellite captures new image of Marree Man, an Australian carving of an ancient human Five arrested in London, Manchester and Peterborough over Islamist terror plot as Met Police say target was not New Years Eve The change has long been debated by cricket pundits and fans but traditionalists have so far been able to resist calls for modernisation. But there is an ever-increasing workload on players. Scottish independence Sturgeon requests powers for referendum How charity apps may be making us more generous The Link network should raise the fee it pays cash machine operators, say convenience store owners. Lawmakers to issue guidance that VAR should only overrule clear and obvious offside errors Wright out of order says beaten Price after stormy semi-final

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year. The Gag Vault - 31st December 2019 NHS to offer cancer patients prehab fitness plan to boost recovery Hydrogen-powered drones have several advantages to lithium ion-powered ones, says Dr Enass Abo-Hamed. An email to staff warns that the party will have to consider its structure amid a funding reduction. Cargo ship runs aground in Bosphorus strait, Istanbul MUST READS Cruise ship MSC Grandiosa pranged against a wall as it arrived in Palmero, Sicily, this morning. The accident left the bow of the £650million vessel damaged and a chunk knocked off the wall. Fashion YOU will love Aliesha James Dancer killed in Christmas Eve crash on M1 was an angel New Orleans is ranked the best city for a long-haul break, while Las Vegas is voted the worst Cancer patient set on fire during operation in Romania Their first book turned them into vegan hot shots. Now the Bosh! Boys are back with more meat-free classics Drone and jet-ski users warne

Grafton Thomas, 37, has been pictured and named for the first time after he was charged with stabbing five people at a Hanukkah celebration in a rabbis Monsey home Deaths of two men found in Kent lane not suspicious Sharon White is recognised on the honours list for her public service at the telecoms regulator Ofcom. The BBCs Aaron Heslehurst explains how the Christmas cracker became a million dollar idea. Annual Scottish New Year celebration has been observed for centuries The gunman was also killed after a member of the congregation returned fire in the packed church. Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he was rushed to A&E during the election with diabetes symptoms. Attacker then fled scene by car, police said Food These really are a piece of cake!  Lake District bids to encourage greater diversity among visitors 'We need to sell the national park to everybody in Britain' Chinese fake glue ring comes unstuck as 100 arrested after £5.5m forged Loctite seizure The nerves and excite

US saw highest number of mass killings on record in 2019, database reveals WICKED stepmother? I was worse. Three of Abu Hamzas sons arrested on suspicion of £1million scam with the help of a bank worker I survived D-Day - then had my first champagne There are no indications of survivors, says fire chief Simon Stevens has helped secure extra funding for the health service in England during his five-year tenure. Mark Haddons beguiling yet unsettling take on Shakespeares Pericles begins in the modern world — with a plane crash. Kevin Heimsoth, 56, is believed to have killed his elementary school principal wife, Lynn, her beloved Golden Retriever, Sukha, and a pet cat at their Washington state home on Thursday. Veteran motorist William Heagren pictured died at Wormwood Scrubs in Hammersmith, London, on December 14 after being jailed for 27 months for causing death by dangerous driving. TALK OF THE TOWN Socialite Amanda Cronin claims she was proposed to by one of the most powerful men in N

How square eyed were you in 2019? Engelbert Humperdinck reveals wife Patricia says his name for first time in three years New Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome is the Baby of the House at 23. Princess Anne blasts health and safety culture as she warns rules hinder childrens decisions Six charts on Britains most diverse Parliament Project 21 Colchester dancers with Downs syndrome take centre stage Eighteen MPs were detained in parliament after a religious freedom law was passed. Scotland Yard say they believe Flamur Beqiri may have been gunned down at his London home in a targeted attack, saying the 36-year-old may possibly have been involved in some criminality in Sweden Winning as a Tory in Birmingham Ladywood in 1983 was going to be tough, but Pramila Le Hunte gave it her best shot. A DNA test brought the Wheeler siblings back together after almost 50 years apart.