33,286 source-backed world facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 242 of 333.
“They are wanted for war crimes in connection with the deaths of 12 African Union peacekeepers in 2007.”
“According to the UN, an estimated 300,000 people have been killed in Darfur and more than 2.6 million displaced since ethnic rebels took up arms in 2003.”
“The estate has been the home of the Gage family for more than 500 years and is used as a film and TV location.”
“The plans will be on display at Devizes Road Arts Centre between 1430 and 1900 BST on Wednesday.”
“Up to 20 men from the city's Chinese community were involved in a series of fights”
“George Street at 0220 BST”
“new £44m ferry link to the Isles of Scilly”
“Research carried out by the EHRC last year revealed that disabled people are four times more likely than non-disabled people to be victims of crime.”
“Following the deaths of Brent Martin and Fiona Pilkington and her daughter Francecca, there needs to be a commitment to action to ensure all disabled people in Wales live a fulfilled, safe and secure life.”
“Derrick Bird killed 12 people and wounded 11 as he drove across a 45-mile area from Whitehaven to Boot on 2 June, before killing himself.”
“The 43-year-old died after Bird murdered his twin brother David and shot family solicitor Kevin Commons on his driveway.”
“Jane Robinson, 66, was delivering catalogues just yards from her home in Drigg Road, Seascale when she was shot.”
“Hundreds of people attended her funeral, which had a Christmas theme, and carols sung by the congregation were relayed on speakers to those mourners outside the church.”
“Hundreds of people have attended the funerals of two of the victims of Cumbrian gunman Derrick Bird. Taxi drivers packed the grounds of Distington Crematorium with their cabs, in honour of their colleague Darren Rewcastle, shot at a Whiteh…”
“James Shears, 35, died alongside colleague Alan Bannon, 38, in the 15-storey Shirley Towers on 6 April.”
“Comedian Jim Davidson hosted the show at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre”
“A memorial service is planned for the men at Winchester Cathedral in July.”
“He said he and Michelle became stuck in a block of flats at about 0100 GMT after a night out at a restaurant in Southampton around five years ago.”
“The occupants of flat 72, where the fire started, told the BBC it was caused by a curtain left draped over a lightbulb.”
“The firefighters were both found unconscious by paramedics in a flat on the ninth floor of the tower block and Mr Bannon was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr Shears was taken to Southampton General Hospital and died there two hours later, …”
“Manchester Field Hospital heads out to Afghanistan in October.”
“"Because the injuries are so specific to the current conflict I use photographs as a reference as well as very detailed accounts from those who have been injured and from medical professionals who treated them," says Linzi Foxcroft, the la…”
“She is checks on her team that are making-up four casualties for the next scenario - one has shoulder wound, another has a piece of shrapnel embedded in his arm.”
“"Teams have become more experienced in the management of severe hand and upper arm injuries," says senior orthopaedic surgeon Col Mike Stewart.”
“"No matter how well you are trained, there is still a degree of anxiety, but that anxiety has definitely been reduced by the practise this exercise provides. Surgical experience is advanced though war. It will be the pinnacle of my career,…”
“Thousands of homes and businesses in Lincolnshire were affected when heavy rain overwhelmed drains and watercourses in June 2007.”
“the coach returned 15 minutes later”
“23-year-old Londoner”
“three-piece band”
“double-Mobo award winners”
“Number One”
“His body was discovered at 0800 BST the next morning.”
“Former farm worker Mr Rubery returned to his home at 2245 BST on 28 April after spending the evening with friends.”
“They are appealing for information about a dark Land Rover Defender seen outside the property on 28 April, the day before Mr Rubery's body was found.”
“Det Ch Insp Garry Reeves said: "we received a number of calls following the reconstruction and new information that could provide us with the vital lead. This will now be followed up."”
“A ferry firm is still trying to release 62 passengers who are stuck on board a ferry in Portsmouth after a fire broke out en-route from Jersey.”
“All passengers and the 39 crew have been stuck on board since the ferry docked at about 1100 BST.”
“Fire spread from the lower vehicle deck of the freight and passenger Commodore Clipper from 0300 BST Wednesday.”
“The ferry firm said the fire drenchers were activated but the blaze flared up again before being contained.”
“The winged scavenger, estimated at around 3ft (91cm) tall, was spotted surveying the landscape from a rooftop in Bridgend.”
“The RSPB said the last sighting of a vulture in Wales was in Carmarthen in 2006, which again was presumed to be an escapee.”
“From the photograph this one looks like an American Black Vulture, which are commonly kept in falconry circles.”
“It's more than likely that it's a captive bird. ... The bird poses no threat to the public as they are purely scavengers. They are usually quite tame so if they do fly down to land on someone it is because they think it's their handler and…”
“Following the publication of the report, Prime Minister David Cameron said what happened on Bloody Sunday was wrong and that he was 'deeply sorry'.”
“Some of those killed or injured were clearly fleeing or going to help those injured or dying”
“The events of Bloody Sunday were not premeditated”
“It made recommendations about setting up a legacy commission which would deal with all outstanding issues from the Troubles over a five year period.”
“It made recommendations about setting up a legacy commission which would deal with all outstanding issues from the Troubles over a five year period. However, the proposal became bogged down in controversy over a proposal that the families …”
“He said there needed to be sufficient evidence to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction - not an easy test after 38 years.”
“Clarification 9 April 2019: This article was amended to remove a reference to the death of John Johnston. This reflects the Bloody Sunday Inquiry's finding about Mr Johnston's death several months after he was wounded in Derry on 30 Januar…”
“Sheikh Ali Hussein tells around 300 worshippers that homosexuality is a "sin" which should be "punishable by death."”
“He called a meeting after Friday prayers to talk more about homosexuality which was attended by local church leader Pastor Kenga Kahindi and around 100 locals. The pastor agreed with the sheikh that the act was a sin but he said: "I don't …”
“"In the Bible, it is not allowed at all and the Christians and Muslims around here, we are not going to allow such a thing," she says.”
“But Kemri's Mtwapa branch was targeted by an anti-gay mob on 13 February 2010 when a protest resulted in people being dragged out from the waiting room of the clinic and beaten.”
“At a rally for women she spoke about the problem of homosexuality: "This has become the worst thing, we ask our women to protect our kids, especially boys."”
“In Surrey the wait is set to continue for at least another eight months for those wanting to replace the arterial Walton Bridge.”
“The current structure was installed on a temporary basis 11 years ago - it was predicted to last just 10 years.”
“Refugee agencies have expressed concern over reported plans by the UK to deport about 50 Iraqi asylum seekers to Baghdad.”
“Ten Iraqis were sent back to Baghdad from the UK last week, along with others from Sweden and the Netherlands.”
“The deportation of the asylum seekers - thought to number between 50 and 60 - is known as an 'enforced return'.”
“One of the Iraqis sent back told the BBC in a text message that 13 of them had been held at Baghdad airport since their arrival.”
“Southern Ocean sperm whales release about 50 tonnes of iron every year.”
“the absorption of about 400,000 tonnes of carbon”
“estimated to number about 12,000”
“put six tonnes of iron into the Southern Ocean in 2008”
“There are 22 safer neighbourhood teams in Bromley.”
“Antena has blamed S4C's decision to end a children's programme, Uned 5, which it produced.”
“especially with falling advertising revenue and the move away from public service delivery of news by the commercial broadcasters”
“She said the business models developed for television in the analogue era may need to change, 'especially with falling advertising revenue and the move away from public service delivery of news by the commercial broadcasters'.”
“The announcement comes after officials ejected 36 women who were wearing orange mini-dresses during Holland's game against Denmark.”
“Mr Kaizer told the third day of the trial he was "80% certain" that Mr Porter had carried out the attack.”
“The Crown claims the alleged attack by George Stewart, Matthew Greig and Sean Laurenson was also racially-aggravated.”
“All were dressed identically in tightly hugging short orange dresses, sold as part of a gift pack by a Dutch brewery.”
“Earlier this year a local low-cost airline was forced to withdraw an advertising campaign which boasted that it was the 'Unofficial National Carrier of the You-Know-What'.”
“A park for 11,000 fans was set up in Queen's Square”
“People wanting to see the next match on 18 June can apply for tickets, which are free, in person at a special desk in Colston Hall on Colston Street.”
“They will be available on 16 and 17 June between 1000 and 2000 BST and from 1000 to 1400 BST on 18 June.”
“He said Israel had been pressuring states like France and South Korea not to sell Jordan nuclear technology.”
“He said Israel's "underhanded" actions have helped bring Jordan-Israeli relations to their lowest point since a 1994 peace agreement.”
“It hopes that nuclear energy will provide up to 30% of its power needs by 2030.”
“The desert kingdom recently short-listed a French-Japanese consortium, as well a Canadian and a Russian company, to build its first nuclear plant, due to be operational by 2019.”
“The Obama administration, while supportive of Jordan's nuclear ambitions, is worried that the spread of nuclear power could open the door to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the BBC's diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus reports. …”
“Following a visit to the site on Monday, no defects were found with the piece of play equipment or the safety surfacing, and the overall condition of the site was satisfactory.”
“Agricultural output in the Bric nations will grow three times as fast as in the major developed countries”
“While overall world net production of commodities is forecast to grow 22%, production among the 30 members of the OECD is estimated at 10%.”
“This OECD growth rate is almost three times slower than the growth rate of Bric countries, which is forecast to expand 27%.”
“Crop prices, in real terms, will rise between 16% to 40% 'above their average for the decade'”
“average dairy prices are expected to be 16% to 45% higher”
“Brazil is forecast to see by far the fastest growth in agriculture, with a expansion of more than 40% through to 2019.”
“China and India are expected to see growth of 26% and 21% respectively to 2019.”
“Projections for Russia and Ukraine were 26% and 29%.”
“Looking beyond the next decade, the report forecasts global food production to expand by 70% by 2050.”
“Royal Ascot attracts about 350,000 racegoers over five days”
“The course expects 70,000 racegoers for each of the five days of what is traditionally a big highlight in the British flat racing calendar.”
“where 82 of the chessmen are housed”
“Eleven of the chessmen are currently held by the National Museum of Scotland”
“Twenty four of the pieces from the London collection and six from Edinburgh are currently on a 16-month tour of Scotland”
“The chessmen were unearthed in the Western Isles in 1831”
“They are thought to have belonged to a 12th Century merchant”
“They died while on patrol in the Nad Ali district of Helmand province on Tuesday”
