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Charlie Roberts: The man who made Man Utd 'outcasts' - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How a Manchester United captain started a football rebellion and scored a win for workers' rights. | Manchester | Charlie Roberts, pictured in 1912, founded the body that became the Professional Footballers' Association
A footballer labelled Manchester United's "first real star" has been inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame. But Charlie Roberts is now remembered more for his trade union activism off the pitch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41386949 |
Catalan referendum: In pictures - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Images from Catalonia where a massive police operation is under way to halt the disputed referendum. | Europe | Violence has broken out in Catalonia during a massive police operation to halt an independence referendum which Spain's constitutional court has suspended.
Emergency services have treated people who were injured when police smashed their way into polling stations to seize ballot boxes.
Warning: Some of the images bel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41460037 |
Poynton lake death: Detective was 'tireless worker' - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leanne McKie was a popular officer who worked in the sexual crimes unit, police say. | Manchester | The body of Leanne McKie was discovered in the early hours of Friday in Poynton, Cheshire
A detective found dead in a lake was a "tireless worker" and "popular figure" among colleagues, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has said.
The body of Leanne McKie, 39, was discovered in the early hours of Friday in Poynton, Ches... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41453512 |
Theresa May pledges help for young on student fees and housing - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM plans to freeze tuition fees and extend Help to Buy in a bid to win over younger voters. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May says the government "has to look again" at the issue of tuition fees
Theresa May has admitted a change in her party's approach on tuition fees in England, saying she has listened to voters and fees will freeze at... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41456555 |
OJ Simpson released on parole from Nevada jail - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former American football and movie star is freed after serving nine years for armed robbery. | US & Canada | The Nevada Department of Corrections shared this image of OJ Simpson being released
The former American football star and actor OJ Simpson has been released on parole after nine years in a Nevada jail.
He had been serving time for armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and 10 other charges over a 2007 confrontat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41458911 |
Virtual Zuck fails to connect - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mark Zuckerberg's virtual reality tour of Puerto Rico has raised eyebrows. | Technology | It must have seemed like a good idea. As a taster for a big announcement about Oculus VR on Wednesday, send Mark Zuckerberg on a little virtual reality trip, including a stop in Puerto Rico.
But the reviews are in - and they are not good.
The sight of Mr Zuckerberg using VR to survey the devastation of an island stil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41568549 |
Rochdale inquiry: Cyril Smith 'attended alleged victim's wedding' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man tells an inquiry Smith touched his genitals soon after he arrived at a children's hostel. | Manchester | The abuse inquiry is hearing allegations about abuse by Rochdale's former Liberal MP Cyril Smith
An alleged abuse victim of Cyril Smith told an inquiry how he came face-to-face with the politician at his own wedding.
The man said Smith touched his genitals during what he thought was "a medical" at Cambridge House hos... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41570389 |
Weinstein and the media's shame - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Harvey Weinstein sacked after sexual harassment claims. A cascade of allegations is swirling. | Entertainment & Arts | Harvey Weinstein, the Oscar-winning film producer accused of sexually harassing female employees, has been fired by the board of his company.
Harvey Weinstein has denied many of the allegations against him, but in such a convoluted and incoherent manner that it is not too soon to conclude his behaviour over the course... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41558556 |
Matthew Scully-Hicks 'murdered' adopted baby after two weeks - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 18-month-old Elsie suffered months of abuse before she died two weeks after being adopted, court hears. | South East Wales | A father murdered his baby daughter just two weeks after formally adopting her with his husband, a court heard.
Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, is accused of "violently shaking" 18-month-old Elsie, causing her "catastrophic head injuries" following months of abuse.
Cardiff Crown Court heard she died at University Hospital ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-41549969 |
The man with 7,000 licence plates - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | American licence plates have become aluminium works of art - and collecting them is hugely popular. | US & Canada | American car registration plates have become aluminium works of art and collecting them has never been more popular.
On a quiet street in Arlington, Virginia, one man has squeezed the whole world into his garage.
On one wall, all 50 states of America. Next to it, all 13 of Canada's provinces and territories.
Most of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41532658 |
Exotic animal parties 'to face new regulations' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Animals used range from snakes and tarantulas to - more controversially - skunks and monkeys. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mobile zoo owner Scott Gavin uses snakes and a raccoon dog at parties
Mobile zoos that provide exotic animals for children's parties will require licences to operate in England, the government has said.
It comes as the RSPC... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41551396 |
NHS future precarious, says regulator - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Staff shortages and rising demand means standards are likely to slip, says England's regulator. | Health | The Care Quality Commission (CQC) says the health system is "straining at the seams" and faces a "precarious" future.
The England's regulator's annual report raised concerns about staff shortages, rising demand and the number of patients with preventable illnesses.
It said so far the quality of NHS and council care h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41559669 |
Theresa May sets out Brexit options including 'no deal' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May also says the UK could face European Court of Justice rulings for two years after Brexit. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May: "The ball is in their court"
The UK has set out how it could operate as an "independent trading nation" after Brexit, even if no trade deal is reached with Brussels.
Prime Minister Theresa May told MPs "real an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41546701 |
Melania Trump hits back at Ivana 'first lady' jibe - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US first lady's spokeswoman says comments by Donald Trump's ex-wife are attention seeking. | US & Canada | Ivana Trump (L) said she was the first lady
A spokeswoman for US First Lady Melania Trump has described comments by her husband's ex-wife Ivana as "attention seeking and self-serving noise".
Ivana Trump told ABC's Good Morning America she was "basically first Trump wife, I'm first lady".
She said she had a direct li... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41560528 |
Harvey Weinstein 'sent email plea ahead of firing' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The producer reportedly emailed associates hours before he was sacked over sexual harassment claims. | US & Canada | Harvey Weinstein has said he is the victim of "false and defamatory statements"
Film producer Harvey Weinstein emailed Hollywood associates asking for help to avoid being fired by his own company, US media report
In the email, he said he was "desperate" for help and called for the film industry to support him, the Ne... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41563269 |
ParentPay website unavailable for school meal payments - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some parents say their children have been unable to buy school meals due to the glitch. | UK | The website of payment firm ParentPay has gone down, leaving some parents unable to transfer funds for school meals and trips.
The company normally serves more than 5,500 schools in 200 local authorities, helping about 1.5 million families.
The company said it was affected "by a national internet connectivity issue -... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41569694 |
Have you been nudged? - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five ways the theory behind this year's Nobel prize for economics may have influenced your behaviour. | Business | Richard Thaler has won a Nobel prize for his research into 'nudge' theory
Think the Nobel prize for economics has nothing to do with you? In some years that may well be true.
But this year's award has gone to Richard Thaler who, in his book Nudge, was one of the first to outline how tiny prompts can alter our behavio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41549533 |
Rochdale inquiry: Cyril Smith 'a puppet master abuser' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MI5 evidence raises a "spectre of collusion" that enabled abuse to go on for years, an inquiry hears. | Manchester | The abuse inquiry is hearing allegations about abuse by Rochdale's former Liberal MP Cyril Smith
Cyril Smith treated a children's home as his "personal fiefdom" and abused residents for "perverted amusement", an inquiry heard.
Laura Hoyano, representing eight alleged victims, said Smith was a "puppet master" who esca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41565696 |
Data is not the new oil - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are vital differences between the power of tech firms today and oil barons a century ago | Entertainment & Arts | Unlike oil, which is finite, data is a super-abundant resource in a post-industrial economy
How do you know when a pithy phrase or seductive idea has become fashionable in policy circles? When The Economist devotes a briefing to it.
In a briefing and accompanying editorial earlier this summer, that distinguished news... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41559076 |
Volunteers pick up 4kg of chewing gum discarded on Ben Nevis - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chewing gum was among 121kg of rubbish collected during a litter-pick on the mountain at the weekend. | Highlands & Islands | Fourteen volunteers took part in the clean-up of Ben Nevis at the weekend
A bag of chewing gum and an empty 1980s packet of peanuts were among 121kg (267lbs) of rubbish found on Ben Nevis.
Fourteen volunteers filled 21 bags during a litter pick on Scotland's highest mountain on Saturday.
The debris found on the hill... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-41564972 |
Game of Thrones: Traffic banned from Dark Hedges road - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Traffic is to be banned from road made famous by TV's Game of Thrones, to protect NI's Dark Hedges. | Northern Ireland | The famous tunnel of beech trees was used by the Game of Thrones crew to represent 'the Kingsroad'
Traffic is to be banned from part of a County Antrim road - made famous by the TV fantasy drama Game of Thrones - to protect trees known as the Dark Hedges.
The tunnel of beech trees on the Bregagh Road, near Armoy, has... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41561589 |
Dramatic Grenfell baby story probably never happened - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Was a baby thrown from Grenfell Tower and caught? The evidence suggests the event never took place. | UK | One of the most dramatic stories from the night of the Grenfell Tower blaze - that a baby was thrown from a window and caught - probably never happened, a BBC investigation has concluded.
The news was reported in the media right across the UK and the world.
But neither the police nor ambulance service have a record o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41550836 |
Google 'uncovers Russian ad campaign linked to US election' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The search giant has evidence that agents tried to influence the US election, media report. | US & Canada | Google has found evidence that Russian agents spent tens of thousands of dollars on adverts in a bid to sway the 2016 US election, media reports say.
Sources quoted by the Washington Post say the adverts aimed to spread disinformation across Google's products including YouTube and Gmail.
They say the adverts do not a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41561882 |
Too much cheese lands van man in pickle with police - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police said the excess dairy produce had to be "removed or eaten" as the van was 41% over weight. | Cambridgeshire | Police told the driver the cheese had to be "removed or eaten" before he could leave
A van driver was pulled over by police as he had too much cheese on board.
Officers found the vehicle was 41% over its weight limit, in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire on Monday.
The driver was left in a pickle as the van had 2,822lb (1,280k... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-41566545 |
World Cup 2018: Does height matter in football? - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-Scotland boss claimed his team failed because they were shorter but does it really make a difference? | Scotland | Gordon Strachan said genetics were to blame for Scotland's failure to beat Slovenia
The claim: Gordon Strachan, the former manager of Scotland, said after the country's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia that his team lacked the height and strength to compete, saying that Scotland were the second-shor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41549709 |
Newspaper headlines: PM's plan for 'no deal' Brexit - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister's plans for a no-deal scenario post Brexit feature on Tuesday's front pages. | The Papers | Tuesday's papers have plenty of advice for the prime minister ahead of the next round of Brexit talks.
The Guardian says Theresa May must not subordinate her judgement to the whim of "no deal Brexit hardliners".
The paper says "the reckless dogma that would drive us to a Brexit without a deal enjoys no majority in Pa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41561642 |
UK attracting record number of tourists - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Visitor numbers are expected to reach nearly 40 million in 2017, with "staycations" also on the rise. | Business | Tourism is booming in the UK with nearly 40 million overseas people expected to have visited the country during 2017 - a record figure.
Tourist promotion agency VisitBritain forecasts overseas trips to the UK will increase 6% to 39.7 million with spending up 14% to £25.7bn this year.
Britons are also holidaying at ho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41564655 |
Farm profits may halve after Brexit, says report - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The "worst-case scenario" would cut average farm profits from £38,000 per year to just £15,000, says the research. | Business | Dairy farmers might, in some circumstances, receive higher prices after Brexit says the report
The profitability of the average UK farm could fall by as much as half after Brexit, new research suggests.
The report, by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), says the "worst-case scenario" would cut av... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41570648 |
Theresa May won't say if she'd vote for Brexit now - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister dodges questions about how she would vote if there was another EU referendum. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mrs May said she would not answer "hypothetical questions"
Theresa May has refused to say how she would vote if there was another EU referendum.
The prime minister, who backed Remain in last year's vote, was repeatedly aske... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41576098 |
Harvey Weinstein: Paltrow and Jolie say they were victims - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Oscar-winning actresses join a growing number of women alleging harassment by Harvey Weinstein. | Entertainment & Arts | Harvey Weinstein, the Oscar-winning film producer, has been accused of sexually assaulting three women
Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow are the latest actresses to allege they were victims of sexual harassment by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Both said the incidents happened early in their careers.
They joi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41570216 |
Newspaper headlines: Paltrow and Jolie accuse Weinstein - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mounting allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein make many of Wednesday's front pages. | The Papers | Producer Harvey Weinstein and his wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman, who has since said she is leaving him
With allegations of rape and sexual harassment swirling around Harvey Weinstein, it is - the Daily Mail says - Hollywood's darkest day. How did the Monster of Tinseltown get away with it for so long, it ask... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41576489 |
The government nudges itself over race - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The information in the government's race audit is already known, so why has it not been acted on? | UK | Theresa May has pledged to tackle social and racial injustice in the UK
It is fitting, perhaps, that the launch of the government's so-called "race disparities audit" comes the day after American economist Richard Thaler was awarded a Nobel prize for his work on behavioural economics and nudging, because that is what ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41565954 |
Richard Thaler and the economics of how we live - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Behavioural economics is giving us a much better understanding of why things don’t happen in the way we expect. | Business | Changing the positioning of healthier foods can change shopping habits
How do you get people to eat more healthily?
You could construct some powerful arguments about how an obesity epidemic is leading to more diseases such as Type II diabetes and coronary heart conditions.
You could put large red traffic light signs... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41550434 |
Teenage motorbike passenger dies after Huyton shooting - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | James Meadows, 17, is killed after he is shot in the head while riding pillion on a motorbike. | Liverpool | Police said the bike's rider failed to stop and left the scene "at speed"
A boy has died after he was shot in the head while riding pillion on a motorbike, police have said.
James Meadows, 17, came off the motorcycle after being shot at Lyme Cross Road, Huyton, at about 21:40 BST on Sunday.
Merseyside Police said th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-41549642 |
BAE Systems to cut almost 2,000 jobs - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BAE is facing an order gap for the Typhoon so wants to slow production before an expected order from Qatar. | Business | BAE Systems is planning to cut almost 2,000 jobs in military, maritime and intelligence services, the firm says.
A total of 750 posts will go at the Warton and Samlesbury plants in Lancashire where parts for the Eurofighter Typhoon are manufactured.
BAE is facing an order gap for the Typhoon so wants to slow producti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41566841 |
Suzi Quatro: Rock's female role model - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | She shot Alice Cooper, kissed The Fonz and acted as a trailblazer for female musicians everywhere. | Entertainment & Arts | The singer scored 18 hit singles in the UK
It all began with the bongos.
As a seven year-old in 1950s Michigan, Susan Kay Quatro would sit with her father's jazz band, the Art Quatro Trio, playing percussion and getting an early education in stagecraft.
But her life changed when she saw Elvis and the Beatles on tele... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41552504 |
Harvey Weinstein: George Clooney says alleged behaviour is 'indefensible' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actor joins a list of stars condemning Harvey Weinstein after claims of sexual harassment. | Entertainment & Arts | George Clooney has called the alleged actions of Weinstein 'indefensible'.
George Clooney and Jennifer Lawrence have joined the list of Hollywood stars condemning Harvey Weinstein.
The co-founder of The Weinstein Company faces sexual harassment claims dating back nearly three decades, which came to light in the New Y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41567216 |
Brazilian Fabio Rochemback arrested in 'cockfighting' raid - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-Barcelona and Middlesbrough player Fabio Rochemback is among dozens arrested, Brazilian media say. | Latin America & Caribbean | Fabio Rochemback played for Middlesbrough from 2005 to 2008
Brazilian footballer Fabio Rochemback - formerly of Barcelona and Middlesbrough - has been arrested after an alleged cockfighting ring was busted in the country's south.
A police operation was conducted at a farm in Rio Grande do Sul state, reported news sit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41565814 |
Catalonia independence declaration signed and suspended - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Catalan leaders sign a declaration of independence from Spain - but suspend it to allow talks. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other regional leaders have signed a declaration of independence from Spain, following the disputed referendum.
However, they say the move will not be implemented for several weeks to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41574172 |
From fluffy pillows to concrete: The uses of captured CO2 - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Carbon emissions contribute to global warming, so could tech that removes them from the air slow the process? | Business | Your fluffy pillows and memory foam mattress could be helping to reduce CO2
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are contributing to global warming, so could technologies removing some of the gas from the atmosphere help slow the process?
When you tuck yourself into bed tonight - curling up on your memory foam mattress and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41550446 |
UK must act against race inequality, Theresa May says - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Public services are ordered to "explain or change" as wide disparities in life chances are set out. | UK | Students at Dunraven School in south London listened as Theresa May explained the audit
Theresa May has warned public services there will be "nowhere to hide" if they treat people differently on the basis of their race.
A new government website shows disparities in educational attainment, health, employment and treat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41560927 |
'Bulimia battle did not beat me' says athlete Jayne Nisbet - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jayne Nisbet says she missed out on one sporting dream because of bulimia, but fought her way back. | Scotland | Jayne Nisbet said getting to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was emotional
Jayne Nisbet's eating disorder almost robbed her of her sporting dream - but the Edinburgh athlete fought back to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The 29-year-old, who has now retired from competing in the high jump, spoke to th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41565598 |
North Korea 'hackers steal US-South Korea war plans' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | North Korea allegedly stole secret documents last year, including a plan to kill its leader. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How could war with North Korea unfold?
Hackers from North Korea are reported to have stolen a large cache of military documents from South Korea, including a plan to assassinate North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.
Rhee Cheol-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41565281 |
Australia dual citizenship saga: Court hearing begins - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A court will determine whether seven MPs, including the deputy PM, are eligible for office. | Australia | Barnaby Joyce inherited New Zealand citizenship from his father
An Australian court has begun a long-awaited hearing into whether seven MPs caught up in a dual citizenship saga should remain eligible for office.
Under constitutional rules, Australian politicians cannot be dual citizens.
The High Court of Australia w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41561892 |
Six robbers flee Regent Street jewellers raid on one moped - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The gang abandons a scooter and crashes a second in a smash-and-grab at a West End jewellers | London | The gang attacked Mappin & Webb in Regent Street armed with a machete and a hammer
Six robbers fled on a single moped after a smash-and-grab raid at a high-end jewellers in central London.
The gang raided Mappin & Webb in Regent Street at about 19.20 BST, armed with a machete and a hammer, police said.
They arrived ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41559472 |
EE apologises for voice call fault - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Customers around the UK reported problems making and receiving phone calls. | Technology | Mobile phone provider EE confirmed that some customers were experiencing problems making voice calls.
The firm has now tweeted that the issue is resolved. Data and messaging services were not affected.
The fault appeared to largely affect calls to non-EE phone numbers.
Nearly 3,000 people left comments on the websit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41568555 |
Arthur Collins trial: Acid 'thrown inside packed club' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann is accused of injuring 16 clubbers, a court hears. | London | Arthur Collins is accused of throwing acid at clubbers in Mangle
A man threw acid inside a packed London nightclub injuring 16 people after "trouble" broke out, a court has heard.
Arthur Collins, ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, is accused of throwing the substance in the Mangle nightclub in Dalston, on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41566491 |
'My daughter had to share a classroom with her rapist' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Campaigners say the government is taking too long to produce guidelines for schools on handling sexual assaults between pupils. | Family & Education | Rachel's daughter was raped by a boy at her school. He was arrested, bailed, and put back in his normal lessons, alongside his victim, the following day.
"Somebody who's been raped is already in a terrible place, but to be expected to be back in the same space as the rapist is just terrible," she told the Victoria Der... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41486776 |
Robo shops - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can a wave of disruptive ideas change our shopping habits? | Business | Virtual shop assistants and mobile shops that could drive to meet you are just some of the ways real world stores are fighting back against the internet.
So could a wave of disruptive ideas change all our shopping habits?
TAP HERE to find out more.
Read more from the BBC's series The Disruptors here. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41557369 |
'I quit Google and launched a business with my mum' - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Munaf Kapadia runs a successful "pop up" restaurant at his family home in Mumbai. | Business | Munaf Kapadia runs a successful "pop up" restaurant at his family's home in Mumbai. His mother also works as head chef.
While watching TV one Sunday afternoon back in 2014, Munaf Kapadia had an argument with his mother that would change his life.
The then 25-year-old Google employee wanted to watch US cartoon the Sim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41467962 |
James Harding: BBC's head of news to leave - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He says he will stand down as director of BBC News at the beginning of 2018. | Entertainment & Arts | James Harding is going to set up his own company
BBC director of news James Harding is to stand down at the beginning of 2018.
In a statement, he said: "I am proud to have worked for BBC News as we renewed our reputation for responsible journalism."
BBC director general Tony Hall praised Harding, saying: "James has ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41572378 |
Trump challenges Rex Tillerson to IQ test - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "I guess we'll have to compare IQ tests," Mr Trump said. "And I can tell you who is going to win." | US & Canada | US President Donald Trump has challenged his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to an IQ test, in the latest sign of discord between the two.
He made the remark in a magazine interview when asked about reports that Mr Tillerson had called him a moron.
"I think it's fake news," Mr Trump told Forbes, "but if he did tha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41570266 |
At it happened: Catalan crisis: Puigdemont backs negotiated independence - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Catalonia's president asks parliament to suspend the effect of the independence referendum to enable talks to achieve it. | Europe | The incredible game of cat and mouse between the Madrid government and the Catalan devolved government continues.
That's been the tactic all along from the Catalan government. It's been putting threats on the table, it's been speaking to the media and saying: "I will go ahead and declare independence from Spain come w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-41567394 |
PM's Brexit vote hesitation may haunt her - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM's refusal to say whether she'd now vote for Brexit was a telling moment. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mrs May said she would not answer "hypothetical questions"
Unscripted but uncontroversial - the prime minister had been safely navigating a radio phone-in.
Then a quiet, excellent booby trap question was laid by the intervi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41576100 |
Sir Bruce Forsyth honoured with NTA award - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The event's entertainment award will be renamed in honour of the late entertainer. | Entertainment & Arts | The National Television Awards have renamed their entertainment prize in honour of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth.
Sir Bruce, who died in August aged 89, was a frequent NTA nominee and received its special recognition award for services to entertainment in 2011.
Shows like Saturday Night Takeaway and The Graham Norton Sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41557664 |
Meryl Streep and Dame Judi Dench speak out about Harvey Weinstein - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leading actresses are appalled by sexual harassment claims against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. | Entertainment & Arts | Streep and Weinstein have worked together on such films as The Iron Lady
Meryl Streep and other Hollywood stars have spoken out against producer Harvey Weinstein in the wake of the sexual harassment claims that saw him being fired by his own company.
Streep told the Huffington Post she was "appalled" by the "disgrace... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41557010 |
UK eggs declared safe 30 years after salmonella scare - BBC News | 2017-10-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Young children, pregnant women and other vulnerable groups can safely eat raw eggs, say UK food experts. | Health | Runny eggs can now be enjoyed by everyone
"Lion mark" eggs have been declared safe for pregnant women and young children, nearly 30 years after a salmonella scare.
Vulnerable groups had been advised not to eat raw, soft boiled or runny eggs.
The Food Standards Agency says "Lion Mark" eggs, which include almost all o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41568998 |
Michelle Keegan: Is Our Girl too glamorous? - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Viewers were surprised by how flawless actress Michelle Keegan looked in a disaster zone. | Entertainment & Arts | Michelle Keegan has returned for the third series of Our Girl
The first episode of the new series of Our Girl has been criticised by viewers who thought Michelle Keegan looked too glamorous to play an army medic.
Ed Power in The Telegraph wrote that Keegan, as Georgie Lane, had a "straight-from-the-beauty salon compl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41583485 |
The man with 7,000 licence plates - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | American licence plates have become aluminium works of art - and collecting them is hugely popular. | US & Canada | American car registration plates have become aluminium works of art and collecting them has never been more popular.
On a quiet street in Arlington, Virginia, one man has squeezed the whole world into his garage.
On one wall, all 50 states of America. Next to it, all 13 of Canada's provinces and territories.
Most of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41532658 |
North Yorkshire's The Black Swan 'best restaurant in world' - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Black Swan beats Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck and Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir. | York & North Yorkshire | The family-owned pub is on the edge of the North York Moors
A village pub has been named the best restaurant in the world in an international poll based on customer reviews.
The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, beat Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck and Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir.
TripAdvisor said it was the f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-41582994 |
The horror of Weinstein's casting couch - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The hierarchical power dynamic of the casting couch. | Entertainment & Arts | Harvey Weinstein is believed to be in Europe to seek therapy
The scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein shows it is impossible to understand the history of film and television without recognising the central role, and potential horror, of the so-called casting couch.
This colloquialism refers to the capacity for auditi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41582184 |
Portsmouth owner Eisner's journey from Disney to Pompey - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Michael Eisner is using is expertise in the US entertainment industry to turn around Portsmouth FC. | Business | Michael Eisner watched a lot of football in Europe and the US before buying Portsmouth
Two decades at the helm of global entertainment giant Walt Disney might seem a strange apprenticeship for taking over a lower-level English football club, but Michael Eisner insists it is the latest logical move in his high-flying b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41509530 |
'Disorganised ring' hampered efforts to save Great Yarmouth boxer - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Medical technician Susan Mitchison described the ring as "disorganised" as she worked on Jakub Moczyk. | Norfolk | Kuba Moczyk's trainer described his fatal fight as like an "unlicensed" event
A medic at a boxing match where a young fighter was knocked out and later died has told an inquest there were too many people in the ring as she tried to save him.
Jakub Moczyk, 22, known as Kuba, was knocked out in the third round of his f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-41584128 |
HIV hairdresser Daryll Rowe 'boasted of ripped condom' - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Daryll Rowe is accused of deliberately infecting four unsuspecting men with the virus. | Sussex | Daryll Rowe met his partners on dating app Grindr, jurors at Lewes Crown Court were told
A hairdresser accused of deliberately infecting his lovers with HIV said "I got you" to one of them, a court heard.
Daryll Rowe, 26, denies infecting four men from the Brighton area with the virus and attempting to give it to a f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-41569925 |
Flooding closes Cumbria roads and schools - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sandbags were made available to those affected in the worst areas. | Cumbria | The village of Blennerhasset saw some of the worst flooding
Some parts of Cumbria saw more than 8ins (206mm) of rain fall in less than 24 hours, according to provisional figures from the Environment Agency.
Honister, Seathwaite and Ennerdale were the worst hit areas as torrential downpours closed schools and disrupte... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-41582974 |
Satellites spy Antarctic 'upside-down ice canyon' - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An Antarctic ice shelf is shown to have a deep gorge cut in its underside by warm ocean water. | Science & Environment | Graphic: Some fast-thinning glaciers drain into the Amundsen Sea
Scientists have identified a way in which the effects of Antarctic melting can be enhanced.
Their new satellite observations of the Dotson Ice Shelf show its losses, far from being even, are actually focused on a long, narrow sector.
In places, this ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41573917 |
10 toughest places for girls to go to school - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The countries where most girls don't even get to start primary school. | Business | South Sudan has been named as the worst place in the world for education for girls
Debates about schools in richer countries are often about the politics of priorities, what subjects should be given most importance, who needs extra help and what needs more public spending.
But for families in many developing countrie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41558486 |
The man diagnosed with pathological laughter - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Following a brutal assault Paul Pugh was left with pathological laughter - a condition which causes him to laugh at the most inappropriate moments. | Disability | Paul Pugh was in the most critical meeting of his life. He was being told what his future would be like after receiving a brain injury in a brutal assault. He laughed the whole way through the discussion but, to him, it felt like he was sobbing. He would later be diagnosed with pathological laughter.
Pugh, now 38, had... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-40629897 |
Hammond's comments highlight Brexit divisions - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chancellor's approach to spending over Brexit preparations has caused anger in some quarters. | UK Politics | It is traditionally the job of a chancellor to look after the nation's money, not to be flash with taxpayers' cash, to balance the books, and not to go around making promises that can't be paid for.
And in normal times under Conservative governments there is usually customary support from the backbenches for them to e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41585428 |
Ealing abortion clinic protest ban approved - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ealing councillors vote in favour of banning protesters from gathering outside an abortion clinic. | London | Protestors said women were not being offered alternatives to abortion
An "unprecedented" ban on protesters outside abortion clinics could be introduced in a London borough.
Councillors in Ealing overwhelmingly backed a proposal to stop anti-abortion groups protesting outside a Marie Stopes clinic in the borough.
Bin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41577129 |
Van crashes into Maulden thatched cottage front door - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The vehicle is thought to have crossed a grass verge and gone through a hedge before hitting the cottage. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | No-one is thought to have been injured in the crash
A white van has crashed through the front door of a listed 16th Century thatched cottage.
It is thought the vehicle came off at a bend on Ampthill Road, in Maulden, Bedfordshire, on Tuesday before it crossed a grass verge, went through a hedge and embedded itself in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-41580280 |
SNP conference: Is the childcare pledge 'unmatched'? - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How do plans to expand childcare provision in Scotland compare with schemes in the rest of the UK? | Scotland | The claim: Nicola Sturgeon told her party conference that the Scottish government's commitment to early years education and childcare was "unmatched anywhere else in the UK" as she fleshed out plans to expand childcare provision.
Reality Check verdict: Overall, Scotland's planned childcare provision would be the most ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41571583 |
Four solutions to the disposable coffee cup problem - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What solutions would work best to deal with our growing coffee cup waste mountain? | Business | Is the price of our growing addiction to takeaway hot drinks an ever higher mountain of landfill?
Since last year, when we were all made aware of the UK's unrecycled cup mountain, some of us have found it hard to buy a takeaway coffee without being wracked with guilt.
In the UK, we throw away an estimated 2.5 billion... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40951041 |
Saif Magid stabbing: Boys, 14, charged with murder - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Saif Abdul Magid suffered multiple knife wounds during an attack in Neasden, north-west London. | London | Two 14-year-olds have been charged with murdering a teenager who was stabbed to death, police have said,
Saif Abdul Magid, 18, suffered multiple knife wounds in an attack in Tanfield Avenue, Neasden, north-west London, on Friday afternoon.
Both boys, who cannot be named due to their age, will appear at Wimbledon Yout... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41577132 |
Moped robbery gang jailed after 100-victim crime spree - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The gang tried to rob the former chancellor and succeeded in robbing more than 100 people over five days. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. George Osborne was one of the gang's 103 victims
A moped gang that robbed more than 100 people, including an attempted robbery on former chancellor George Osborne, has been jailed.
Claude Parkinson, 18, and two boys aged 16... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41582001 |
Too much cheese lands van man in pickle with police - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police said the excess dairy produce had to be "removed or eaten" as the van was 41% over weight. | Cambridgeshire | Police told the driver the cheese had to be "removed or eaten" before he could leave
A van driver was pulled over by police as he had too much cheese on board.
Officers found the vehicle was 41% over its weight limit, in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire on Monday.
The driver was left in a pickle as the van had 2,822lb (1,280k... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-41566545 |
UK will spend what is needed to prepare for Brexit - No 10 - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM spoke after her chancellor said it was too soon to start spending on plans for "no deal". | UK Politics | The prime minister said she wanted a deal and believed one was achievable
The government will spend whatever is necessary to make sure the UK is ready for Brexit, Downing Street has said.
A No 10 spokesman said £250m of new money had been allocated this year to prepare for leaving the EU, "including the possibility o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41583661 |
Harvey Weinstein: Prosecutors defend lack of action - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prosecutors say audio, reportedly of a sting operation against Mr Weinstein, was "insufficient" evidence. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. It was "an open secret" a producer tells the BBC
Prosecutors have defended their decision not to take action against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein after a woman complained about his behaviour in 2015.
The Manhattan di... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41587585 |
North Korea crisis: US bombers conduct military drills - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The military drill has been described as part of a programme of "deterrence" against North Korea. | Asia | The bombers took off from Guam and flew over the East Sea and Yellow Sea
The US has conducted a joint military exercise with South Korea, flying two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula.
The B-1B combat bombers were joined by two South Korean F-15K fighter jets, and carried out air-to-ground missile drills off... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41577769 |
Farm profits may halve after Brexit, says report - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The "worst-case scenario" would cut average farm profits from £38,000 per year to just £15,000, says the research. | Business | Dairy farmers might, in some circumstances, receive higher prices after Brexit says the report
The profitability of the average UK farm could fall by as much as half after Brexit, new research suggests.
The report, by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), says the "worst-case scenario" would cut av... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41570648 |
Theresa May won't say if she'd vote for Brexit now - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister dodges questions about how she would vote if there was another EU referendum. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mrs May said she would not answer "hypothetical questions"
Theresa May has refused to say how she would vote if there was another EU referendum.
The prime minister, who backed Remain in last year's vote, was repeatedly aske... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41576098 |
Newspaper headlines: Paltrow and Jolie accuse Weinstein - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mounting allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein make many of Wednesday's front pages. | The Papers | Producer Harvey Weinstein and his wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman, who has since said she is leaving him
With allegations of rape and sexual harassment swirling around Harvey Weinstein, it is - the Daily Mail says - Hollywood's darkest day. How did the Monster of Tinseltown get away with it for so long, it ask... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41576489 |
Harvey Weinstein: Paltrow and Jolie say they were victims - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Oscar-winning actresses join a growing number of women alleging harassment by Harvey Weinstein. | Entertainment & Arts | Harvey Weinstein, the Oscar-winning film producer, has been accused of sexually assaulting three women
Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow are the latest actresses to allege they were victims of sexual harassment by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Both said the incidents happened early in their careers.
They joi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41570216 |
The government nudges itself over race - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The information in the government's race audit is already known, so why has it not been acted on? | UK | Theresa May has pledged to tackle social and racial injustice in the UK
It is fitting, perhaps, that the launch of the government's so-called "race disparities audit" comes the day after American economist Richard Thaler was awarded a Nobel prize for his work on behavioural economics and nudging, because that is what ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41565954 |
Ebay paid UK corporation tax of £1.6m in 2016 - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The tax bill for the UK division of the auction website comes despite total revenues of £1bn. | Business | The UK arm of eBay paid only £1.6m in corporation tax last year, even though its US parent had total revenues from its UK operations of $1.32bn (£1bn).
Ebay's UK accounts record only £200m in revenues, which came entirely from a Swiss parent firm, seemingly for acting as its advertising agency.
The company declined t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582844 |
Brexit: UK to wait until 'last moment' to spend on 'no deal' plan - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Philip Hammond says the UK will be ready if there's no Brexit deal, but won't spend money on it yet. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Hammond: Not time yet for 'no deal' spending
Taxpayers' money will not be spent on preparing for a "no-deal" Brexit until the "very last moment", Chancellor Philip Hammond has suggested.
He said he was preparing for "no dea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41577065 |
Diary of Anne Frank transformed into graphic adaptation - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The words of young wartime diarist Anne Frank are reimagined in comic-strip format. | Europe | Seventy years after its first publication, Anne Frank's original diary is being transformed
"We do have similar personalities. I'm a bookworm, I love books."
India is 14 years old. She's wrapped up in a maroon Harry Potter hoodie.
Like so many readers around the world, Anne Frank has helped her to understand an othe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41517570 |
Bafta suspends Harvey Weinstein's membership - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The British film and TV academy says his alleged behaviour is "completely unacceptable". | Entertainment & Arts | Bafta, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has suspended Harvey Weinstein's membership from the organisation.
It is in light of allegations against the film producer which include sexual assault and harassment.
Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Heather Graham are some of the stars who have come forward... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41586442 |
Harvey Weinstein scandal: Who has accused him of what? - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A string of actresses have claimed he harassed or assaulted them in hotel rooms and offices. | Entertainment & Arts | Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cara Delevingne have all spoken out
Salma Hayek, Rose McGowan and Gwyneth Paltrow are among dozens of women who have come forward with allegations ranging from rape to sexual harassment by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
He is currently facing five charges relating to two women in Ne... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41580010 |
Grenfell fire: One year immigration amnesty can become permanent - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Home Office also said relatives who came to the UK to help survivors can stay for six months. | UK | Grenfell Tower fire survivors whose immigration status was uncertain will have the chance to be granted permanent UK residency, the Home Office has said.
This is a change to the one-year immigration amnesty announced after the June blaze in west London.
Immigration minister Brandon Lewis said the government "believed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41586892 |
Are men forgotten in miscarriage? - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Researchers think half of unexplained miscarriages could be linked to the man's health and have possibly found a treatment. | Health | James and his wife Joanna had seven miscarriages before they had their son Samuel.
One in four couples who discover they are pregnant have a miscarriage, but men are often forgotten both in terms of emotional support and as the potential cause. But researchers are working on a treatment which focuses on how their heal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41525610 |
Brazilian Fabio Rochemback arrested in 'cockfighting' raid - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-Barcelona and Middlesbrough player Fabio Rochemback is among dozens arrested, Brazilian media say. | Latin America & Caribbean | Fabio Rochemback played for Middlesbrough from 2005 to 2008
Brazilian footballer Fabio Rochemback - formerly of Barcelona and Middlesbrough - has been arrested after an alleged cockfighting ring was busted in the country's south.
A police operation was conducted at a farm in Rio Grande do Sul state, reported news sit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41565814 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Weinstein backlash' as more speak out - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thursday's papers continue to cover the allegations against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. | The Papers | British model and actress Cara Delevingne says Mr Weinstein tried to kiss her in a hotel room
Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is pictured on several of the front pages once again, as are some of the growing list of women who have alleged that he sexually harassed them.
The Daily Mirror leads on one such accoun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41590413 |
Catalonia independence declaration signed and suspended - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Catalan leaders sign a declaration of independence from Spain - but suspend it to allow talks. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other regional leaders have signed a declaration of independence from Spain, following the disputed referendum.
However, they say the move will not be implemented for several weeks to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41574172 |
Hampton school gives pupils alarm clocks to replace 'distracting phones' - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A west London school gives its students free clocks to stop mobile phones interrupting their sleep. | London | Heather Hanbury handed out school branded alarm clocks to students at an assembly marking world Mental Heath Day
A school has handed out free alarm clocks to students in an effort to stop mobile phones interrupting their sleep.
Heather Hanbury, head teacher at Lady Eleanor Holles in west London, advised parents to ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41581994 |
'Bulimia battle did not beat me' says athlete Jayne Nisbet - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jayne Nisbet says she missed out on one sporting dream because of bulimia, but fought her way back. | Scotland | Jayne Nisbet said getting to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow was emotional
Jayne Nisbet's eating disorder almost robbed her of her sporting dream - but the Edinburgh athlete fought back to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The 29-year-old, who has now retired from competing in the high jump, spoke to th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41565598 |
Long Lartin: Prison staff 'attacked with pool balls' - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Long Lartin disturbance should "ring alarm bells at the most senior level". | Hereford & Worcester | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Emergency crews were seen arriving at the prison
Staff were attacked with pool balls during a disturbance at a high-security prison, the BBC understands.
A total of 81 inmates at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire became vio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-41588544 |
Harvey Weinstein: Wife Georgina Chapman leaves accused producer - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Georgina Chapman says her "heart breaks" for victims of the US producer's "unforgivable actions". | Entertainment & Arts | Ms Chapman, pictured here with her husband, said his actions were "unforgivable"
The wife of producer Harvey Weinstein has said she is leaving him following allegations of sexual harassment from a string of actresses.
Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow are the latest women to come forward. Both said the incidents hap... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41578997 |
Ben Affleck apologises for 'groping' MTV host Hilarie Burton - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ben Affleck says sorry after criticism for touching MTV presenter Hilarie Burton on air in 2003. | Entertainment & Arts | The incident happened when Ben Affleck appeared on MTV's TRL
Actor Ben Affleck has apologised after being criticised for groping an MTV presenter on air in 2003.
The incident surfaced after he posted condemnation of Harvey Weinstein, who is facing sexual assault allegations.
One Twitter user remembered how Affleck "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41589352 |
'Why I want gender-neutral UK passports' - BBC News | 2017-10-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A transgender blogger says gender-neutral passports would be a sign of respect. | Newsbeat | Mia Violet says its important everybody is recognised
UK passports currently have "M" or a "F" for people to specify their gender - but what about "X"?
A campaigner has today been given the go-ahead to challenge the government over gender-neutral passports.
Christie Elan-Cane wants there to be an "X" - which stands ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/41567449 |
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