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Oscars 2017: Best actor nominees - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at the best actor nominees for the 89th Academy Awards on 26 February 2017. | Entertainment & Arts | Find out about the best actor nominees for the 89th Academy Awards, which will take place on 26 February 2017.
Nominated for: Manchester by the Sea
The character: Lee Chandler, an odd job man near Boston, who has a painful past and who suddenly finds himself with extra responsibilities.
Oscar record: A best supporti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38528729 |
Ryan Mason: Hull City midfielder making 'excellent progress' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason is making "excellent progress" after fracturing his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason is making "excellent progress" after fracturing his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea, his club says.
The England international, 25, clashed heads with Blues defender Gary Cahill 13 minutes into the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38734842 |
Australian Open: Johanna Konta beats Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Britain's Johanna Konta beats Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-1 6-4 to set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Serena Williams. | null | Britain's Johanna Konta produces a terrific performance to beat Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-1 6-4 and set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Serena Williams. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38725228 |
Ryan Mason: Hull City midfielder talking again after fracturing skull - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Hull midfielder Ryan Mason is conscious and has been speaking about the incident in which he fractured his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason is conscious and has been speaking about the incident in which he fractured his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea, the club said in a statement.
Mason, 25, clashed heads with Blues defender Gary Cahill 13 minutes into the Premier League ma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38718324 |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta showing mental strength in bid for major title - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | British number one Johanna Konta takes on Serena Williams against the background of upheaval and new pressures, writes Russell Fuller. | null | Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online.
As a hugely successful former coach to Grand Slam winners Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka, Wim Fissette was not short of job offers for the 2017 season.
But after Briti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38721582 |
Fire brigade help Yorkshire Wildlife Park give polar bear dental check-up - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | South Yorkshire Fire Brigade were called in to assist in giving a polar bear a dental check-up. | null | South Yorkshire Fire Brigade were called in to assist in giving a polar bear a dental check-up.
Staff at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park noticed Victor had a discoloured tooth.
After being put to sleep and moved by fire officers, the 18-year-old was ready for his "scrape and polish". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-38729348 |
'Allo 'Allo! star Gorden Kaye dies at 75 - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | Gorden Kaye, best known for playing Rene Artois in the long-running BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, has died aged 75. | null | Gorden Kaye, best known for playing Rene Artois in the long-running BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, has died aged 75.
The star's former agency confirmed to BBC News he died at a care home on Monday morning.
David Sillito looks back at his career. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38724051 |
Bernie Ecclestone removed as Liberty Media completes $8bn takeover - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Bernie Ecclestone is removed from his position running F1 as US giant Liberty Media completes its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport. | null | Bernie Ecclestone has been removed from his position running Formula 1 as US giant Liberty Media completed its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport.
Ecclestone, 86, who has been in charge for nearly 40 years, has been appointed chairman emeritus and will act as an adviser to the board.
Chase Carey has had Ecclestone's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38723001 |
John Humphrys' tribute to the 1990s film Trainspotting - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | John Humphrys pays tribute to Trainspotting with his own version of Ewan McGregor's famous 'Choose Life' monologue | null | The sequel to Trainspotting is in cinemas this week. "T2" updates Ewan McGregor's famous "Choose Life" monologue from the first film in which he rails against the trappings of modern life.
In honour of the 1990s film, the Today programme decided to run its own tribute to that iconic monologue. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38731511 |
Australian Open 2017: Roger Federer wins to set up Stan Wawrinka semi-final - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Four-time champion Roger Federer beats Mischa Zverev in straight sets to set up an Australian Open semi-final against Stan Wawrinka. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Four-time champion Roger Federer coasted into the Australian Open semi-finals with a straight-set defe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38728046 |
Sean Spicer: Who is President Trump's spin doctor? - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has warned that the media will be held "accountable". | US & Canada | In a 2014 lecture to students at his former high school, Sean Spicer outlined a set of 17 "rules for life" that they would be wise to follow.
Rule number 16, he told the students at Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island: "Follow your mom's advice: It's not what you say, but how you say it. The tone and tenor of your words ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38711850 |
Anti-Trump rant woman removed from Alaska Airlines plane - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | A passenger is removed from an Alaska Airlines flight for berating the President Trump supporter seated next to her. | null | A woman has been removed from an Alaska Airlines flight after berating the President Trump supporter seated next to her.
Scott Koteskey - the man she confronted - filmed the incident and uploaded it to Facebook.
The airline told the BBC the woman had insulted other passengers before boarding the plane, and that it st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38723929 |
The NHS mental health chief who had a nervous breakdown - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A social media post written by a former NHS director of mental health about her own depression has gone viral | BBC Trending | "Perhaps not the most flattering photo of me, but I'm sharing this awful picture and my story to help increase understanding of the impact of mental illness and to celebrate my recovery."
"As I have worked in mental health services for 29 years, one would think I would be immune to mental illness."
In a LinkedIn post... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38720826 |
Rare bat born by C-section in San Diego Zoo - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | A Rodrigues fruit bat has been born by C-section at San Diego Zoo. | null | A Rodrigues fruit bat has been born by C-section at San Diego Zoo.
The species is critically endangered and only found on Rodrigues Island, which is 300 miles east of Madagascar. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38727488 |
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal manager is charged with misconduct by FA - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is charged by the Football Association for verbally abusing and pushing a fourth official. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged by the Football Association with verbal abusing and pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor during Sunday's Premier League game against Burnley.
Wenger, 67, pushed Taylor after being sent off in the closing stages of the Gunners'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38722906 |
Oscars 2017: Bluff your way through this year's best picture nominees - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Not seen the films up for the best picture Oscar? Let this guide bring you up to speed. | Entertainment & Arts | The biggest prize at the Oscars on Sunday is saved for last - the Academy Award for best picture.
This year, nine films are nominated.
If you've not had a chance (or the desire) to see them all, here's a guide to what you need to know - which means that this contains spoilers.
Make sure you read this before going an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38586840 |
Premature babies benefit from compact MRI scanner - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact neonatal MRI scanner, one of only two in the world. | null | Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact neonatal MRI scanner to scan the brains of premature babies.
The machine at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, one of only two in the world, is being used instead of ultrasound. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38724048 |
Brexit: Supreme Court's Lord Neuberger announces decision - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | Lord Neuberger says Parliament must vote on whether the government can start Brexit. | null | Supreme Court President Lord Neuberger says Parliament must vote on whether the government can start Brexit.
"The government cannot trigger Article 50 without an Act of Parliament authorised by law," he said. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38729019 |
Australian Open 2017: Venus Williams & Coco Vandeweghe through to semi-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Venus Williams beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in 14 years. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Venus Williams reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in 14 years with a straight-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38727575 |
What would you do for your best friend? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From being "best woman" at his wedding to donating a kidney - what one woman is doing for her best friend. | Liverpool | "It takes a special kind of person" to donate their kidney, Andy said of his friend Helen
About 3,000 people have kidney transplants each year in the UK and about a third of these are from living donors. Helen Crowther has given one of her kidneys to her best friend Andy Clewes. He has suffered with chronic kidney dis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-38682073 |
Rafael Nadal beats Milos Raonic to reach Australian Open semi-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Rafael Nadal makes his first Grand Slam semi-final since 2014 with an accomplished victory over Milos Raonic. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online.
Rafael Nadal reached his first Grand Slam semi-final since 2014 with a superb 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 victory over Canada's third ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38740946 |
France's Benoit Hamon rouses Socialists with basic income plan - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What does the rise of left-wing presidential hopeful Benoit Hamon say about France's Socialists? | Europe | Benoit Hamon has been short on detail with his plan for basic income in France
He's been called the "French Bernie Sanders". After his decisive win in the first round of France's Socialist party primary, left-wing rebel, Benoit Hamon is suddenly the centre of attention.
But what do his rapid rise and eye-catching pol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38723219 |
Brexit white paper: Climbdown or goodwill gesture - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Giving MPs a white paper is a clear concession by Theresa May but one that is unlikely to affect her Brexit timetable or damage her authority. | UK Politics | It was only yesterday that the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, told MPs it just might all be a bit tricky to have a White Paper, a formal document outlining the government's plans for Brexit, and stick to the timetable they want to pursue.
Rebel Remainers though were "delighted", that, stealing Jeremy Corbyn's thunder,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38747976 |
Inflatable 'Trump' rooster orders overwhelm Chinese factory - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | A factory in China is cashing on the inauguration of the new US president as the Year of the Rooster approaches. | null | A factory in China is cashing on the inauguration of the new US president as the Year of the Rooster approaches. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38724044 |
Voter fraud claims: White House defends Trump's stance - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | White House press secretary Sean Spicer spars with reporters over unproven voter fraud claims. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38735858 |
Has La La Land been overhyped? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Not every moviegoer is a fan of La La Land - with many complaining it has been mis-sold. | Entertainment & Arts | "Incredible!" "Glorious!" "Magnificent!" - The hype surrounding La La Land has been difficult to miss.
In addition to all the critical praise, the film is dominating awards season - equalling the all-time record held by Titanic and All About Eve for the most Oscar nominations.
But now many moviegoers are coming forwa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38744603 |
Oscar nominations 2017: How diverse is this year's line-up? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After the #OscarsSoWhite controversies of the last two years, 2017 promises to be a more diverse affair. | Entertainment & Arts | Dev Patel is nominated for Lion and Viola Davis is nominated for Fences
After the #OscarsSoWhite controversies of the last two years, 2017 promises to be a more diverse affair.
In the acting categories there are a total of seven nominees from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Denzel Washington is nominated as best actor ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38730038 |
Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United making progress under Jose Mourinho - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Manchester United are making progress under Jose Mourinho and are "unlucky" not to be challenging league leaders Chelsea, says Sir Alex Ferguson. | null | Manchester United are making progress under Jose Mourinho and are "unlucky" not to be challenging Chelsea, says their former boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ferguson, 75, stepped down in 2013 but retains close ties to Old Trafford and attends most games.
"I think he has done a great job," said the Scot in an exclusive interv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38735437 |
In pictures: The Pole who works in a UK hospital - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Photographer Ed Gold spends a day in the life of a Pole working in a UK hospital. | In Pictures | Anna Maria Bak, 27, is Polish and works in A&E at Colchester General Hospital. Here, photographer Ed Gold takes a snapshot of her life in Britain.
"I came to the UK for the first time in 2010. I had studied English philology at university in the Polish town of Krosno. Philology is the study of language in historical l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38637627 |
Lego copycats fool China boss - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Lego now has a factory in China, but there are fears about copyright violation there. | null | Lego - the toy loved by children around the world - now has a factory in China.
And some of them are so convincing even the boss can't tell them apart. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38729557 |
What executive actions has Trump taken? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Trump signs a flurry of orders as he lays out his presidential agenda. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What exactly is an executive order, and how significant are they to a president's legacy?
One of the first ways a new president is able to exercise political power is through unilateral executive orders.
While legislative e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38695593 |
Chinese man cycles 500km in wrong direction to get home - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police paid for the man's ticket home when they realised he had been cycling off course for 30 days. | China | The man (not pictured) was stopped by police after cycling for 30 days
A man hoping to cycle home cross-country for Chinese New Year realised 30 days into his trip that he had been travelling in the wrong direction.
The young migrant worker from China was aiming for his home in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, after s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38748373 |
Trump and truth - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why the struggle over who defines the facts will be a central feature of the Trump administration | US & Canada | This is a critical moment for journalism, particularly in the United States.
More than 40 years ago, the unmasking of the Watergate break-in inspired journalists around the world.
Reporters appeared as tireless investigators holding the most powerful to account.
Now, a new president declares the fourth estate "disho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38731191 |
My idol turned out to be my sister - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jennifer Bricker was born without legs but still became a gymnast, after watching an Olympic champion on TV. The two had more in common than they could ever have guessed. | Magazine | Aerial performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs, but she never let it stop her. By the age of 11 she was a gymnastics champion - having fallen in love with the sport after watching Dominique Moceanu win a gold medal for the US at the 1996 Olympics. And it turned out the two had a lot more in common than athleti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38697627 |
Dylan Hartley: England captain feared for international career following ban - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | England captain Dylan Hartley says he feared that his latest ban would cost him his international career. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley says he feared that his latest ban would cost him his international career.
The 30-year-old has been confirmed as England's captain for the Six Nations by coach Eddie Jones - two days after his six-week suspension for hitting Leinster's Se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38751283 |
Trump's 'control-alt-delete' on climate change policy - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Are the Trump team's actions on climate and energy the opening shots in a war on knowledge? | Science & Environment | Amid concerns over his attitude to climate change, the new President has signed orders to push forward with two major oil pipelines
Are the recent actions taken by the Trump team on the issues of climate and energy the opening shots in a war on knowledge?
Or are they simply what you'd expect from a new administration... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38746608 |
RAF Typhoons escort Russian ships - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Three RAF Typhoons and a British warship escort a Russian aircraft carrier and other ships up the English Channel. | null | Three RAF Typhoons and a British warship escort a Russian aircraft carrier and other ships up the English Channel. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38750696 |
Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams beats Johanna Konta, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni wins - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Six-time champion Serena Williams outplays Britain's Johanna Konta to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
The American, 35, won 6-2 6-3 and will next play unseeded Croat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who beat fifth-s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38740755 |
Robert Snodgrass: Hull accept bid in the region of £10m from Burnley - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Hull City accept a bid in the region of £10m from Burnley for Scottish midfielder Robert Snodgrass. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Hull City have accepted a bid in the region of £10m from Burnley for top scorer Robert Snodgrass.
The Tigers, who are 19th in the Premier League, rejected a bid from West Ham earlier this month for the 29-year-old midfielder.
The Scotland international, who joined Hull from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38744778 |
Why Brexit ruling is a relief for the government - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government lost its Supreme Court appeal, but ministers will still be relieved at the ruling. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg sets out three key points from the ruling
Certainly, the prime minister did not want to find herself in the position of having to ask MPs for permission to start our divorce from the European Union... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38730907 |
James Ellington: British sprinter has surgery in UK after motorbike crash - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | British sprinter James Ellington has surgery in a London hospital, a week after suffering career-threatening injuries in a motorbike crash in Spain. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Sprinter James Ellington has had surgery at a London hospital, a week after suffering career-threatening injuries in a motorbike crash in Spain.
Ellington, 31, and fellow sprinter Nigel Levine, 27, both sustained a suspected broken pelvis with Ellington also suffering a fac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38729992 |
'Help me find my birth family' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How a 19-year-old Swiss man's appeal for information on his birth family led to a huge response. | Europe | Marco has this image of his mother, who has been missing since 2000
For one young Swiss man looking for his birth family, official channels had turned up nothing. So Marco Hauenstein, 19, turned to Facebook to try to find out more - not anticipating how widely his post would be shared.
Marco did not have an easy star... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38717880 |
A trip through an underwater museum - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Exhibits about climate change and migration are just two of 12 installations in Museo Atlantico, an underwater museum off the coast of Lanzarote. | null | Exhibits about climate change and migration are just two of 12 installations in Museo Atlantico, an underwater museum off the coast of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
Jason deCaires Taylor describes the museum and how the installations have changed just one year after being placed underwater. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38733683 |
Celtic 1-0 St Johnstone - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Celtic equal the Lisbon Lions' run of 26 games without defeat after a slender win over St Johnstone. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Celtic equalled the Lisbon Lions' run of 26 domestic games unbeaten with a slender win over St Johnstone to move 22 points clear in the Premiership.
Saints threatened with Danny Swanson hitting a post and Craig Gordon having to deny Steven Anderson's looping shot.
Celtic to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38659687 |
Ross Brawn eyes Formula 1 changes to make sport 'purer & simpler' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | The new racing boss of F1, Ross Brawn, says he wants to make changes that will make the sport "purer & simpler". | null | Formula 1's new racing boss Ross Brawn says he wants to develop a purer, simpler sport in which more teams and drivers can win.
The ex-Mercedes team boss, who has been appointed managing director of racing by F1's new owner, was critical of some rule changes of recent years.
Brawn said he wanted to "narrow the gap be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38734708 |
Brexit ruling: Gina Miller attacks 'despicable' politicians - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brexit victor says no government is above the law and some politicians are still "twisting the truth". | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Gina Miller was the lead claimant against the government in the Supreme Court
The woman who brought the successful legal challenge against the government over Brexit has accused prominent politicians of behaving "despicably"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38737964 |
Usain Bolt loses one Olympic gold medal as Nesta Carter tests positive - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Usain Bolt has to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tests positive for a banned substance. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Usain Bolt will have to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance.
Carter was part of the Jamaican quartet that won the 4x100m in Beijing in 2008.
His was one of 454 selected doping samples re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38744846 |
Rubbish including a bathtub and toilet strewn in Houghton Conquest road - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Fly-tippers have left a Bedfordshire road littered with rubbish, including a toilet, a bathtub and a fridge. | null | A road was left blocked with fly-tipped rubbish including a toilet, bathtub and pool table.
Police say the person responsible for the fly-tip along London Lane in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, may have struck locally before.
Cyclist Martin Galpin, who came across the debris, described it as "obscene". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38735164 |
London pollution: 'Very high' air pollution warning alert - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | A "very high" air pollution warning has been issued for London for the first time under a new alert system. | null | Pollution alert warnings are being issued to the public at bus stops, tube stations and on roadside signs, under the new system set up by London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Many Londoners, however, are going about their daily business undeterred. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38737820 |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta 'prepared' for Serena Williams quarter-final - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | British number one Johanna Konta believes she has done everything she can to be ready for her first meeting with Serena Williams. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Williams v Konta coverage: Wednesday, 02:00 GMT: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website. Wednesday, 16:45 GMT: TV highlights on BBC Two.
British number one Johanna Konta believes she has done everything she can to be ready for her fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38716313 |
Australian baby Brian Junior weighs in at 6.06kg - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Brian Junior was born in Melbourne and weighed in at 6.06kg (13.5lb) and was 57cm long. | null | Brian Junior was born in Melbourne and weighed in at 6.06kg (13.5lb) and was 57cm long.
His mum, who always wanted "a little fat baby" says she was shocked to find out he was twice the size of an average baby. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38743296 |
Bernie Ecclestone: Why F1's titanic leader was loved and loathed - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Bye, bye, Bernie. F1's revolutionary, roguish leader has finally vacated the throne he created - so how will he be remembered? | null | Bernie Ecclestone stands a little under 5ft 3in tall but for 40 years has wielded a giant influence in Formula 1 with canniness, wit and not a little menace.
At times, Ecclestone has had close to absolute power. So the end of his reign following the takeover of the sport by US giant Liberty Media represents a seismic ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38721123 |
Will Donald Trump mean the end of global trade? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Global trade flows are already falling, but could Donald Trump prove to be their final death knell? | Business | Mr Trump insisted leaving the TPP was good for American workers
Free trade and globalisation had a bad 2016, but it looks like 2017 could be even worse.
For decades there has been a consensus that globalisation brought more jobs, higher wages and lower prices - not just for richer countries but also for developing an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38731812 |
Skiing World Cup: Robby Kelley hikes back up slope after slalom fall - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Robby Kelley of the USA climbs back up the slope to finish his run to the delight of the Schladming crowd after crashing during the men's Night Slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Cup. | null | Robby Kelley of the USA climbs back up the slope to finish his run to the delight of the Schladming crowd after crashing during the men's Night Slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Cup.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/38744632 |
Living rough: 'People walk past you like you're scum' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | As the latest statistics on rough sleeping in England are due to be released, BBC News investigates the problem of homelessness in Birmingham. | null | As the latest statistics on rough sleeping in England are released, BBC News investigates the problem of homelessness in Birmingham.
The city is among the top 10 English areas with the most rough sleepers, according to data from the Department for Communities and Local Government.
A film crew spent a night on the str... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38734054 |
Nicole Cooke 'sceptical' of Team Sky and Sir Bradley Wiggins - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Ex-Olympic champion Nicole Cooke says she is "sceptical" of Team Sky's drug-free credentials and Sir Bradley Wiggins' therapeutic use exemptions. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Ex-Olympic champion Nicole Cooke says she is "sceptical" of Team Sky's drug-free credentials and Sir Bradley Wiggins' therapeutic use exemptions.
Wiggins was granted three TUEs to take anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone before the 2011 and 2012 Tour de France and the 2013 G... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38728410 |
Is hotel art a waste of time? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chinese hotels are using art to try and stand out from their competitors, but does it make business sense? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Does using art to sell hotels make good business sense?
If you visit the Emperor Qianmen hotel, near the Forbidden City in Beijing, be sure to bring an umbrella - otherwise you may get drenched. That's because it sometimes r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38719405 |
Driving standing up conviction for tall Newcastle man - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 6ft 7in (2m) Newcastle man admits driving standing up but later claims he was "just tall". | Tyne & Wear | Adam Elliott had photographs taken to show his height in relation to the size of his car
A tall man has been convicted of driving while standing up after admitting dangerous driving.
Adam Elliott was accused of showing off to other motorists with his head poking out of the roof of a convertible Ford Ka.
The 26-year-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-38730051 |
Oscars 2017: Best actress nominees - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at the best actress nominees for the 89th Academy Awards on 26 February 2017. | Entertainment & Arts | Find out more about the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards, which will take place on 26 February 2017.
The character: Michele Leblanc, the head of a video game company, who is raped in her home.
The critics said: "Huppert gives a performance of imperious fury, holding the audience at bay, almost goading us to disow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38536718 |
What will Trump do about Afghanistan? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Will the US cut its losses and bring America's longest war to an end? | Asia | There are still 13,000 Nato military personnel in Afghanistan, mostly American
As Donald Trump settles into his new home in the White House, one of the most pressing issues in his in-tray is Afghanistan.
America's longest war isn't something that he has said much about, and - as with so many issues - what he has said... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38730061 |
Oscar nominations 2017: Seven non-white actors recognised - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Diversity in the 2017 Oscar nominations and how it compares to last year's crop. | null | The last two Oscars suffered a backlash due to the lack of non-white nominations.
This year's nominations in the acting categories are more diverse. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38737641 |
Tomorrow's Cities: What can be done to improve air quality? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Daytime in the city: Will we still work in offices in future and how damaging is urban air to our health? | Technology | Cities are at their busiest during the day - and their most polluted
Part two of our series "A day in the life of a city" looks at the ways in which offices are changing and how cities are coping with the ever-growing problem of pollution.
The morning rush hour is over and, if you live in a city in the developed worl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37372119 |
Lovelorn red panda escapes from Virginia Zoo - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The racoon-like creature may have become agitated because this is breeding season, officials say. | US & Canada | Sunny, a 19-month-old red panda, has been missing since Monday
Zoo officials say that a female red panda named Sunny has been missing from its enclosure since Monday afternoon.
Norfolk police are helping workers at the Virginia Zoo using a "geothermal camera" to search the grounds for her, officials said on Wednesday... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38749925 |
Lantern festivals light up China - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Lanterns shows are being held to celebrate Chinese New Year. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38741118 |
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Cardiff City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Brighton went back to the top of the Championship thanks to Tomer Hemed's winner against a determined Cardiff. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Brighton went back to the top of the Championship thanks to Tomer Hemed's winner against a determined Cardiff.
Chris Hughton's side were dominant in the second half but had to wait until the 73rd minute when Oliver Norwood found Hemed who fired home.
The visiting Bluebirds ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38642752 |
Reality Check: Is North of England getting a big boost? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Is the government announcing a fresh cash boost for the North of England? | Business | The claim: The government is announcing a cash boost for the North of England.
Reality Check verdict: The money has already been announced twice.
Prime Minister Theresa May is to continue former chancellor George Osborne's plans to create a Northern Powerhouse.
On Monday, she held a cabinet meeting in Daresbury in C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38723772 |
Newspaper headlines: MPs' 'new plot to thwart Brexit' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Supreme Court's ruling that Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process dominates Wednesday's front pages. | The Papers | Most of the papers lead on the fall-out from the government's Brexit court defeat
The Brexit Supreme Court ruling makes the lead for nearly all the papers, but one of the most eye-catching headlines can be found in the inside pages of the Daily Mail.
"Champions of the People", it proclaims, praising the three justice... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38739900 |
One protester's story: Paying the price for seeking freedom in Egypt - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Six years since the outbreak of the revolution in Egypt, human rights campaigners says the situation in the country is far worse, Orla Guerin reports. | Middle East | Mahmoud Hussein says he needs a crutch because of abuse and medical neglect in prison
It is six years since the outbreak of the 18-day revolution in Egypt which swept the autocrat, Hosni Mubarak, from power. But human rights campaigners say the situation in the country is now far worse than before the uprising, as Orl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38730565 |
Euro 'could fail', says man tipped as US ambassador to EU - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The man tipped to be Donald Trump's ambassador to the EU has told the BBC the single currency "could collapse" in the next 18 months. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Professor Ted Malloch is gloomy about the euro's future
The man tipped to be Donald Trump's ambassador to the European Union has told the BBC the single currency "could collapse" in the next 18 months.
Professor Ted Malloch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38749884 |
Australian Open 2017: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni reaches semi-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | BBC Sport charts the return to form of 34-year-old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who is into the last four of the Australian Open 18 years after her last Grand Slam semi-final appearance. | null | BBC Sport charts the return to form of 34-year-old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who will face Serena Williams in the last four of the Australian Open, 18 years after her last Grand Slam semi-final appearance.
READ MORE: Lucic-Baroni 'in shock' at return to semis | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38751600 |
In Pictures: National Television Awards 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at the stars on the red carpet at this year's National Television Awards in London. | Entertainment & Arts | Cheeky chaps Ant & Dec went into the ceremony with three nominations - best entertainment programme, best TV presenter and best challenge show for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - and collected all three awards. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38749226 |
Dundee boy's balloon flies 370 miles to Banbury - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A boy's balloon released in Dundee has been found 370 miles (595km) away. | Oxford | A boy's balloon released in Dundee as part of a telescope experiment has been found 370 miles (595km) away.
Lucas Muir, aged four, had signed the McDonald's-branded balloon with his name, age and hometown.
A week later it was found in Banbury, north Oxfordshire. It is now being sent back to Lucas.
Bryan Tomlin, who ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38722432 |
Philippe Coutinho: Liverpool forward signs new five-year contract - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho signs a new five-year contract worth about £150,000 a week, making him the club's highest-paid player. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho has signed a new five-year contract worth about £150,000 a week, making him the highest-paid player at the club.
The 24-year-old Brazil international joined the Reds from Inter Milan for £8.5m in January 2013, and his new deal will take hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38741844 |
Egypt activist 'tortured for his T-shirt' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Mahmoud Hussein, 21, describes how he came to be arrested in Egypt, and what happened to him in detention. | null | It is six years since the outbreak of the 18-day revolution in Egypt which swept its leader, Hosni Mubarak, from power.
Human rights campaigners say the situation in the country is now far worse than before the uprising, and Mahmoud Hussein, 21, is one of thousands who have been detained in recent years under Egypt's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38742237 |
Six Nations: Dylan Hartley confirmed as England captain for 2017 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Dylan Hartley is confirmed as England's captain for the Six Nations - two days after his six-week suspension for striking ends. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley has been confirmed as England's captain for the Six Nations - two days after his six-week suspension for striking ended.
Coach Eddie Jones announced at the launch of the championship that the 30-year-old will continue in the role.
"I have... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38742427 |
Japan gets first sumo champion in 19 years - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The deeply traditional Japanese sport has been dominated by foreign wrestlers in recent years. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Kisenosato posed for photos with a red sea bream, a traditional way to mark victory
Japan has formally named its first home-grown sumo grand champion in almost two decades, in a boost to the traditional wrestling sport.
Kis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38721106 |
Liverpool 0-1 Southampton (Agg: 0-2) - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Southampton reach a first major final since 2003 with a determined display to beat Liverpool in the EFL Cup at Anfield. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Southampton reached the EFL Cup final at Wembley with a fully deserved victory over two legs against Liverpool - crowned by Shane Long's late winner at Anfield.
Claude Puel's side, defending a 1-0 lead from the first leg, should have put the tie out of Liverpool's reach insi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38659708 |
North Korean defector's family heartbreak - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Thae Yong-ho is one of the highest ranking North Korean officials ever to defect. He's been talking to the BBC's Steve Evans about the regime. | null | Thae Yong-ho is one of the highest ranking North Koreans officials ever to defect. He's been talking to the BBC's Steve Evans about the regime and how he feels about his family back at home. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38742230 |
Ryan Mason: Jake Livermore 'feared the worst' after head injury - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Former Hull midfielder Jake Livermore says he feared the worst when Ryan Mason fractured his skull against Chelsea. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Ex-Hull midfielder Jake Livermore says he feared the worst when former team-mate Ryan Mason fractured his skull.
The England midfielder, 25, clashed heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill during Hull's defeat at Stamford Bridge but is making 'excellent progress'.
Livermore... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38736602 |
Reality Check: Did millions vote illegally in the US? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Trump claims that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for fraud. Is he right? | US & Canada | The claim: Donald Trump would have won the popular vote in last year's US presidential election had it not been for people voting illegally.
Reality Check verdict: There is no evidence to support the assertion that at least 2.86 million people voted illegally.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed on Tues... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38744612 |
Sean Spicer: Who is President Trump's spin doctor? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has warned that the media will be held "accountable". | US & Canada | In a 2014 lecture to students at his former high school, Sean Spicer outlined a set of 17 "rules for life" that they would be wise to follow.
Rule number 16, he told the students at Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island: "Follow your mom's advice: It's not what you say, but how you say it. The tone and tenor of your words ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38711850 |
Donald Trump: 'Waterboarding absolutely works' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | US President Donald Trump backs waterboarding and says "we must fight fire with fire". | null | In Donald Trump's first broadcast interview as US president, he defended his call to resume using waterboarding - a torture technique - to interrogate terror suspects.
"When Isis [so-called Islamic State] is doing things that nobody has ever heard of since medieval times, would I feel strongly about waterboarding? As ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38751516 |
What would you do for your best friend? - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From being "best woman" at his wedding to donating a kidney - what one woman is doing for her best friend. | Liverpool | "It takes a special kind of person" to donate their kidney, Andy said of his friend Helen
About 3,000 people have kidney transplants each year in the UK and about a third of these are from living donors. Helen Crowther has given one of her kidneys to her best friend Andy Clewes. He has suffered with chronic kidney dis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-38682073 |
Rock, paper scissors and the fierce world of Japanese pop - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Japanese pop dreams behind the world's most intense Rock Paper Scissors contest. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'Rock, paper, scissors' like you've never seen it before
What if it all depended on a rock, paper, scissors contest? Everything you had ever worked for your entire life, decided by a split-second choice. Rock. Paper. Scissor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38413206 |
Texas tornado lifts woman in bath outside - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | null | A woman describes her lucky escape after a tornado ripped through 12 homes in Madison County, Texas. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38765376 |
Menai the rare Olive Ridley turtle's scan is 'good news' - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | null | A rare sea turtle discovered washed up on an Anglesey beach is closer to full health after scans reveal why she found it difficult to dive. | null | A rare sea turtle discovered washed up on an Anglesey beach is closer to full health after scans revealed why she found it difficult to dive.
The turtle, nicknamed Menai, was taken to Hertfordshire's Royal Veterinary College amid concerns she might be unable to return to sea.
Scans discovered Menai has gas on her lun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38762154 |
What is going wrong with the prison system? - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Levels of violence are up, staff numbers are down, and complaints about overcrowding are widespread. Why are prisons under pressure? | UK | Levels of violence are up, staff numbers are down and complaints about overcrowding are widespread. Why are prisons in England and Wales under pressure?
"There's an incident at height - the prison's in lockdown."
I was in the gate-lodge at High Down Prison in Surrey when a message came through from the governor.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38596034 |
Brexit white paper: Climbdown or goodwill gesture - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Giving MPs a white paper is a clear concession by Theresa May but one that is unlikely to affect her Brexit timetable or damage her authority. | UK Politics | It was only yesterday that the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, told MPs it just might all be a bit tricky to have a White Paper, a formal document outlining the government's plans for Brexit, and stick to the timetable they want to pursue.
Rebel Remainers though were "delighted", that, stealing Jeremy Corbyn's thunder,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38747976 |
Chichester Roman houses found under Priory Park - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ground-penetrating scans of a Chichester park reveal three near-complete Roman buildings. | Sussex | A small dig carried out after the scan confirmed the findings
Ground-penetrating scans of a park have revealed three near-complete Roman buildings in Chichester.
Archaeologists, who were left stunned by the degree of preservation, have said the only reason they survived was because Priory Park was never built on.
Tw... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-38746952 |
Donald Trump and Theresa May - Do opposites attract? - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister has joked that 'opposites attract', but how will she get on with Donald Trump? | UK Politics | As she made her way across the Atlantic, Theresa May joked with the press pack on her flight that "sometimes opposites attract".
A wisecracking way of trying to cover the question about how she and Donald Trump can work together - the reality TV star billionaire and the self-described hard working vicar's daughter.
V... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38760718 |
Newspaper headlines: UK and US 'can lead together again' - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to the US to meet President Donald Trump features on most of the front pages. | The Papers | Many of the papers lead on Theresa May's visit to meet Donald Trump
There is widespread coverage of Prime Minister Theresa May's trip to the US on the front pages of many of the newspapers.
The i predicts it will be a "tricky visit" amid transatlantic tension about Mr Trump's comments on using torture.
The Guardian ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38753170 |
BBC iPlayer - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | null | null | null | JavaScript seems to be disabled. Please enable JavaScript to take full advantage of iPlayer. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10318089 |
Trump 'will handle US-UK trade talks' - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | null | President Trump says he will handle UK trade talks himself, as he waits for Senate to approve his commerce secretary. | null | US President Donald Trump has said he will handle trade discussions with the UK himself, ahead of a meeting with the British prime minister.
The president said he would have to deal with the talks because his chosen commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, has yet to be officially confirmed by the Senate. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38763689 |
Mrs May goes to Washington - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five things on the UK prime minister's agenda as she meets Donald Trump | UK Politics | There are frequent and regular meetings between British prime ministers and American presidents, but few will have been as significant as the visit to Washington this week by Theresa May.
It is not just an occasion for old allies to renew vows of friendship. These two new, uncertain leaders need concrete achievements ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38757528 |
Drone shows Poland pile-up aftermath - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | null | Five people have been seriously injured on the A1 highway near Lodz in central Poland. | null | Five people have been seriously injured on the A1 highway near Lodz in central Poland. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38764352 |
First meetings: US presidents and UK prime ministers - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From Churchill to Barack Obama, a look back at some first encounters between new US presidents and UK prime ministers. | UK Politics | Theresa May is preparing to meet new US President Donald Trump. Here's a look back at some first encounters of UK prime ministers and new US presidents:
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Gordon Brown's first meeting with Barack Obama came amid a global econo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38720850 |
Mary Poppins remake: Will Dick Van Dyke reprise his Cockney accent? - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | null | Dick Van Dyke said he worked with an entire cast of "Brits" and not one told him to work on his Cockney accent | null | Dick Van Dyke, best known for his role in Mary Poppins as Bert, a Cockney jack-of-all-trades, says he "never got" the Cockney accent.
He told Radio 4's Today programme that despite being in a whole cast of "Brits", not one had ever told him the accent needed some work. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38754730 |
Chinese man cycles 500km in wrong direction to get home - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police paid for the man's ticket home when they realised he had been cycling off course for 30 days. | China | The man (not pictured) was stopped by police after cycling for 30 days
A man hoping to cycle home cross-country for Chinese New Year realised 30 days into his trip that he had been travelling in the wrong direction.
The young migrant worker from China was aiming for his home in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, after s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38748373 |
Obituary: Tam Dalyell - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Veteran Labour MP who first articulated the West Lothian Question. | UK Politics | Tam Dalyell was a political contradiction, an aristocratic Old Etonian who became a socialist politician.
It was he who articulated what became known as the West Lothian Question, which festered at the heart of Scotland's relationship with Westminster.
A former Conservative activist, he became a thorn in the side of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29367988 |
CCTV catches Asda delivery driver ramming car in Oldbury - BBC News | 2017-01-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An Asda delivery van driver is caught on camera ramming a parked car out of its way and driving off. | Birmingham & Black Country | Asda has apologised after a delivery driver was caught on a security camera ramming a parked car out of the way and driving off.
The van pulled alongside a parked Renault Megane in the footage before reversing and moving it out of the way.
The crash happened in Oldbury, West Midlands, the Express & Star reported.
Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38743945 |
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