Front Page: Most Popular Stories from the BBC

VIDEO: Royals try Bhutan’s national sport
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and try archery, the national sport.

VIDEO: Chimp rescued from power line
A chimp that escaped from the Yagiyama Zoological Park in Sendai, Japan, is recovering after falling from a power line.

Gutierrez ‘dropped because of cancer’
Winger Jonas Gutierrez was dropped by Newcastle United because of his cancer diagnosis, an employment tribunal has found.

We Shall Overcome ‘should be free’
A song that became an anthem of the US civil rights movement should be free for all to perform, say lawyers seeking to end its copyright protection.

Tenerife apartments destroyed in blast
A number of people are missing after a blast, possibly caused by gas, brings down an apartment block on the Spanish island of Tenerife.

Earthquake topples houses in Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 jolts southern Japan, toppling several houses, though no tsunami alert is issued.

Axe attack PC ‘lucky to be alive’
A police officer is “lucky to be alive” after she was attacked by an axe-wielding man as she tried to arrest him, police say.

Loach and Penn to compete at Cannes
New films from Ken Loach, Sean Penn and Pedro Almodovar are among the 20 titles in contention for the Cannes Film Festival’s top honour.

Moose on the loose as Alaska warms
Rising temperatures and longer summers have helped the iconic Alaskan moose conquer vast new stretches of the frozen tundra.

Oculus games made to work on HTC Vive
Owners of the HTC Vive virtual-reality headset can now play games made exclusively for the rival Oculus Rift.

PM, Ashdown and Kinnock campaign together
David Cameron, Paddy Ashdown and Neil Kinnock join forces to promote their case to remain in the EU.

Bank warns EU vote may hit growth
The Bank of England has warned the EU referendum could hurt growth in the first half of this year as it held interest rates at 0.5%.

Murray reaches Monte Carlo last eight
Andy Murray reaches the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters after beating Frenchman Benoit Paire.

West Ham Olympic Stadium rent is £2.5m
West Ham will pay £2.5m a year to rent the Olympic Stadium, it is revealed after the deal is made public.

Cinema chain set to allow texting
One of the largest cinema chains in the US considers letting customers use their mobile phones during films.

VIDEO: Living at Idomeni migrant camp
Frustrations grow at Idomeni migrant camp as the Greek Macedonian border remains closed. The BBC took a look at what daily life living there is like.

Paris suspect ‘studied nuclear site’
German media say papers about a nuclear research centre were found at a Paris attacks suspect’s flat, but intelligence officials deny the report.

Putin talks up Syrian army strength
Syrian forces are able to carry out “serious offensive operations” despite a withdrawal of most Russian forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin says.

Call for online abuse law shake-up
Former culture secretary Maria Miller is calling for a review of laws around the “significantly increasing” problem of online abuse.

A&E delays reach new record level
A&E performance in England sank to a new low in February for the second month in a row, official figures show.

Woman ‘streamed rape on Periscope’
A woman from the US is charged with streaming the rape of a teenage girl via Twitter’s live video app Periscope.

Who should pay for parks?
Who should pay to use public parks?

Bat-sound library tracks biodiversity
Scientists have put together the biggest known library of bat sounds in an effort to identify and conserve rare species in Mexico.

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