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Ant & Dec: The secret of their success - BBC News | 2017-01-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What's the secret behind the unstoppable rise of these side-splitting sidekicks? | Entertainment & Arts | The pair were honoured for services to broadcasting and entertainment
The nation's favourite TV duo Ant and Dec were given the royal seal of approval today when they were awarded OBEs for services to broadcasting and entertainment by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.
Earlier this week they scooped three prize... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38770335 |
Trump and May: What gifts have US and UK leaders given? - BBC News | 2017-01-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Graffiti art, barbeques and DVDs are among the gifts exchanged between UK and US leaders. | UK | The traditional exchange of gifts between the US and UK leaders has not always run smoothly - with leather jackets and trench coats among the notable rejections.
But some are the gifts that keep giving, with Queen Victoria's 1880 present - the Oval Office's Resolute desk - used by President Donald Trump on his first d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38767857 |
Mayors take stand against Trump - BBC News | 2017-01-27 | null | Mayors take stand against President Trump's executive order on immigration. | null | The mayors of New York City and Chicago say they will protect their citizens in the face of President Trump's latest executive order on immigration. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38753233 |
Reality Check: Did millions vote illegally in the US? - BBC News | 2017-01-27 | 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 |
Avocado anxiety over Trump's border tax - BBC News | 2017-01-27 | null | The White House proposed a 20% "border tax" on Mexico and it sparked some avocado anxiety. | null | The White House has proposed a 20% "border tax" on Mexico as one of the ways to recoup the costs of building a US-Mexico border wall.
The wall is a campaign promise that is wildly popular among President Trump's supporters, but news of the tax sparked anxiety among some for the price of avocados and tacos. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38766675 |
Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe family 'treated like a bargaining chip' - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Political prisoner Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe released from solitary confinement | null | An Iranian court will hear an appeal this week over the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian mother accused of a plot to topple the Iranian government. Her family insist she is innocent.
After spending 10 months in solitary confinement Nazanin has now been moved to a unit for political prisoner... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38487662 |
Reality Check: Can 200,000 starter homes be built by 2020? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can the government hit the target of building 200,000 starter homes in the next three years? | UK Politics | The claim: The government will not be able to achieve the manifesto commitment to build 200,000 starter homes by 2020.
Reality Check verdict: It currently seems unlikely because money has only been set aside for 60,000 starter homes. Also, the current plan is for 22% of new developments to be starter homes, which woul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38500137 |
Video shows Cairngorm mountain rescue of missing couple - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Video is released of the mountain rescue of a couple who went missing overnight in "Arctic" weather. | null | Video has been released of the mountain rescue of a couple who went missing overnight in "Arctic" conditions.
The GoPro footage was shot by the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team who located the couple, both in their 50s, in the Cairngorm Plateau.
The couple are thought to be from England. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38492670 |
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic accuses Man Utd defender Phil Jones after red card - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Manchester United's Phil Jones "made a meal" of the tackle for which Sofiane Feghouli was sent off, says West Ham boss Slaven Bilic. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United defender Phil Jones "made a meal" of the challenge for which West Ham midfielder Sofiane Feghouli was controversially sent off, says Hammers boss Slaven Bilic.
West Ham played for 75 minutes with 10 men after Feghouli was shown a straight red card by refere... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38492564 |
Joel Sartore: The man who takes studio photos of endangered species - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | American wildlife photographer, Joel Sartore, is fighting to save endangered species by making us fall in love with them. | Magazine | American wildlife photographer Joel Sartore is fighting to save endangered species by making us fall in love with them.
Joel Sartore had been a National Geographic wildlife photographer for 15 years when his wife, Kathy, was diagnosed with breast cancer. With three young children at home, he took a year off work to nu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37991269 |
Bacary Sagna: Man City defender must explain '10 against 12' Instagram post - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna is asked to explain his "10 against 12" Instagram post to the Football Association. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sagna was booked in the match for an altercation with George Boyd immediately after Burnley's goal Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has been asked by the Football Association to explain the "10 against 12" Instagram post he made after his side's 2-1 win over Burnley on M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38498059 |
Conservatives: Brexit trouble ahead for May in 2017? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Will Theresa May be able to keep her cabinet together and get her party behind her plans for Brexit in 2017? | UK Politics | Theresa May's year ahead is likely to be dominated by the process of the UK leaving the EU
It's not hard to identify the issue that is likely to dominate 2017 for Theresa May and her Conservative government: in the absence of a bolt from the blue it will be Brexit, Brexit and more Brexit.
The prime minister's announc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38408200 |
Where are the black dolls in High Street stores? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An internet search for black dolls will bring up millions of results in less than a second - but parents have discovered the toys to be increasingly hard to find on the shelves of High Street stores. Why is this? | Nottingham | While black dolls can be bought online, they are absent from the shelves of many British toy stores
An internet search for black dolls will bring up about 20 million results in less than a second - but parents have discovered the toys to be increasingly hard to find on the shelves of High Street stores. Why is this?
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-38065205 |
Turkey nightclub attack: 'I thought I would die' - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | A woman who was in the bathroom during the Turkish nightclub attack says she feared she would die. | null | One of the survivors of the Istanbul nightclub attack says she feared she would "die in the bathroom".
Tuvana Tugsavul spoke to the BBC's Mark Lowen about the attack which killed 39 people. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38492668 |
What to look out for in Africa during 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu identifies key people, places and events to watch out for in Africa in 2017. | Africa | After the New Year festivities, what will 2017 hold for countries across Africa?
In our series of letters from African journalists, media and communications trainer Joseph Warungu gives a personal guide to some of the key people, places and events to watch out for in Africa in 2017.
Africa will go through six human a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38458406 |
UK vinyl sales reach 25-year high - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sales of vinyl topped three million in 2016, the highest total since 1991, music industry figures reveal. | Entertainment & Arts | David Bowie was the biggest-selling artist on vinyl last year
Vinyl sales topped three million last year, the highest UK total in 25 years.
More than 3.2 million records were sold in 2016, a rise of 53% on the previous year, according to the BPI, which represents the music industry.
David Bowie's Blackstar was the m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38487837 |
World's oldest known killer whale Granny dies - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The world's oldest known killer whale, estimated to be 105 years old, is missing and presumed dead, researchers say. | Science & Environment | J2, or Granny, in the Salish Sea in 2010
The world's oldest known killer whale, affectionately known as Granny, is missing and presumed dead, researchers say.
Estimated to be over 100 years old, the matriarch's official name was J2.
She was the focal point of a recent BBC documentary that followed biologists' study ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38496164 |
Mike Phelan: Hull City sack head coach after less than three months in permanent role - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Premier League strugglers Hull City sack head coach Mike Phelan less than three months after his caretaker role was made permanent. | null | Phelan, 54, took over as caretaker manager following Steve Bruce's departure in the summer, becoming a permanent appointment in October.
But with City in the relegation zone, picking up three points from their last nine games, the club announced they had "parted company" with Phelan.
Hull said they were already searc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38503364 |
Umbrella sends distress alert when left behind - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | An app-connected umbrella is on show at CES that texts its owner when it has been left behind. | null | An app-connected umbrella for forgetful people is on display at the CES technology show in Las Vegas.
But the BBC’s Leo Kelion questioned whether the innovation justifies its price tag.
See all our CES 2017 coverage | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38473422 |
Newspaper headlines: Istanbul attack aftermath, GP surgeries in A&E and economists' Brexit concerns - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The aftermath of the Istanbul nightclub attack and a call for GP surgeries to be located in A&E departments make headlines. | The Papers | Turkish police stand guard at the scene of the Istanbul nightclub attack
The Daily Telegraph is one of a number of papers to report on the terrorist attack in Istanbul.
It says a blurry picture of the gunman, who killed 39 people, is emerging, with reports that he may be from Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan.
Writing in the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38492919 |
Sunderland 2-2 Liverpool - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Jermain Defoe scores two penalties as Sunderland twice come from behind to earn a point against second-placed Liverpool. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Jermain Defoe scored two penalties as Sunderland twice came from behind to earn a point against second-placed Liverpool.
The Reds took a deserved lead when Daniel Sturridge flicked in a header after Dejan Lovren's mishit shot.
Sunderland equalised six minutes later as Defoe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38433522 |
Why is it so hard to recycle or repair anything? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jonty Bloom looks at why so many products these days are so short-lived. | Business | The Christmas morning excitement about presents doesn't always last the week, let alone the year
It is not much more than a week since Christmas Day but how many of those toys that you bought and were received with so much joy are still being used?
Or did you get the latest piece of technology as your Christmas prese... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38472652 |
Man City 2-1 Burnley: Pep Guardiola's awkward post-match interview - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | A tetchy Pep Guardiola engages in an awkward post-match interview with BBC Sport's Damian Johnson after Man City's 2-1 win over Burnley. | null | A tetchy Pep Guardiola engages in an awkward post-match interview with BBC Sport's Damian Johnson after Manchester City's 2-1 victory over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
Watch highlights on Match of the Day, 22:30 GMT, on BBC One, the BBC Sport app and this website. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38490825 |
Rail fares: Who are the season ticket winners and losers? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail fare increases have been called a "kick in the teeth" by critics. Yet commuters using annual season tickets in some parts of England find themselves worse off than others. | England | The cost of annual season tickets has increased by 1.9%, analysis by the BBC England Data Unit found
Commuters in some parts of England will be worse off than others from rail fare rises, which were called a "kick in the teeth" by critics.
In some areas there was no increase in annual season ticket prices, despite wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38497987 |
Sofiane Feghouli: West Ham midfielder's red card rescinded - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | West Ham midfielder Sofiane Feghouli has the red card shown to him during Monday's defeat by Manchester United overturned. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
West Ham played for 75 minutes with 10 men after Sofiane Feghouli was dismissed for this challenge on Phil Jones West Ham's Sofiane Feghouli has had the red card shown to him during Monday's defeat by Manchester United rescinded by the Football Association. The midfielder was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38497190 |
Johanna Konta reaches last eight at Shenzhen Open in China - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | British number one Johanna Konta recovers from losing the first set to reach the quarter-finals of the Shenzhen Open. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
British number one Johanna Konta recovered from a slow start to reach the quarter-finals of the Shenzhen Open in China.
The world number 10 lost the first set to American Vania King, ranked 77th, and trailed 3-1 in the second.
But she regained her composure to beat her oppone... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38494401 |
Mein Kampf: Is Mein Kampf really a hit with Germans? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hitler's Mein Kampf has many readers but it is not among Germany's best-sellers. | Europe | Original editions of Mein Kampf: It urged Germans to avenge their defeat in World War One
"Mein Kampf becomes German best-seller" reads one international headline. "Hitler's Mein Kampf a hit in Germany" reads another.
The fact that the Nazi manifesto reached number one in Der Spiegel's non-fiction charts in April is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38500422 |
Time-lapse footage of Beijing smog - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Time-lapse footage of smog in Beijing filmed over 20 minutes shows how fast the pollution rolls in. | null | Time-lapse footage of smog in Beijing filmed over a 20 minutes shows how fast the pollution rolls in.
The video was filmed by Chas Pope. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38495644 |
Turkey nightclub attack: 'I played dead' - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Francois al-Asmar says he played dead to survive the attack on an Istanbul nightclub that left 39 people dead. | null | So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38488572 |
Your #BackToWork tweets of sorrow - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The hashtag #BackToWork is trending on Twitter as those returning to their jobs after the Christmas and new year break share their sorrow. | England | The hashtag #BackToWork is trending on Twitter as those returning to their jobs after the festive break share their sorrow that the fun is over and normal service is forced to resume.
The sudden withdrawal from lie ins, naps and all-day snacking has hit some people - and even their pets - quite hard.
And this morning... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38495874 |
Sir Bradley Wiggins to join Channel 4's The Jump - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Recently retired cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins signs up for Channel 4's winter sports show The Jump. | Entertainment & Arts | Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins is to swap two wheels for two skis after signing up to appear on Channel 4's winter sports show The Jump.
The news comes six days after the five-time Olympic champion announced his retirement from cycling.
The other contestants will include fellow Olympians Louis Smith and Jade Jones, and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38490980 |
Arts news in 2016: Knocking on death's door - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC arts editor reflects on a year spent reporting on the deaths of so many major arts figures. | Entertainment & Arts | Will Gompertz appeared with Huw Edwards on the BBC One Ten O'Clock News on the night of David Bowie's death
Each specialism within journalism has its area of breaking news.
For foreign correspondents, it tends to be a conflict or catastrophe. Politicos deal in shock resignations or revelations. For us in the arts uni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38394697 |
Pep Guardiola: Man City manager 'arriving at end of coaching career' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the "goodbye" to his coaching career "has already started". | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is "arriving at the end" of his career and will not be coaching at 65.
The Spaniard was in charge at Barcelona and Bayern Munich before replacing Manuel Pellegrini at City last summer.
"I will be at Manchester for the next three se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38492059 |
Chelsea: Record-chasers looking to strengthen in January, says Antonio Conte - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he could look to strengthen his side in the January transfer window to boost their title challenge. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he might try to strengthen his side in the January transfer window to boost the Blues' Premier League title challenge.
The leaders are bidding for a record 14 straight wins in one top-flight season when they visit Tottenham on Wednesday.
Vict... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38497188 |
Myanmar police officers detained over Rohingya beatings video - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | A video posted online showing Myanmar police officers beating boys from the Muslim Rohingya minority has led to several arrests, as David Campanale reports. | null | A video that appears to show Myanmar police officers beating members of the Muslim Rohingya minority during a security operation has emerged on Burmese social media.
The government said the incident, apparently filmed by a police officer, happened in restive Rakhine state in November and several officers had been deta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38490957 |
Michael van Gerwen beats Gary Anderson to win PDC World Darts Championship - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Michael van Gerwen outclasses defending champion Gary Anderson to win his second PDC World Darts Championship. | null | Last updated on .From the section Darts
Michael van Gerwen outclassed defending champion Gary Anderson to win his second PDC World Darts Championship.
The world number one won 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace in a match that contained 42 180s, a record for a single darts match.
Scotland's Anderson, winner in 2015 and 201... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/38492223 |
Sherlock beats the Queen in festive TV ratings - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eight million people saw the return of Sherlock on BBC One - more than watched the Queen's Christmas message. | Entertainment & Arts | Benedict Cumberbatch is back as Sherlock for the new three-part series
More than eight million people tuned in to see the return of Sherlock on BBC One on Sunday, overnight ratings show.
That means it was the UK's second-most watched programme of the festive period - behind the New Year's Eve fireworks, which were wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38488141 |
Forceps removed from stomach after 18 years - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | A Vietnamese man has had surgical forceps removed from his stomach after 18 years. | null | A Vietnamese man has had surgical forceps removed from his stomach after 18 years.
Ma Van Nhat believes the forceps were left there during surgery in 1998. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38497547 |
Trump v the car industry - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ford's decision to cancel its $1.6bn investment in Mexico will be seen as evidence that Trump's nationalism is having the desired effect. | Business | Ford's decision to cancel a $1.6bn investment in Mexico and invest an extra $700m in Michigan will be widely seen as concrete evidence that Donald Trump's economic nationalism is having the intended effect.
Coincidentally, Ford's decision comes on the same day that the new President-elect launched an attack on General... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38502177 |
Sweden's best-selling car not a Volvo - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Volvo was not Sweden's best-selling car last year, for the first time in more than half a century. | Business | Volvo still has the largest share of the country's car market overall
Sweden's best-selling car in 2016 was not a Volvo - the first year that has happened in more than half a century.
Instead the Volkswagen Golf topped sales, according to the country's carmakers' association, although Volvo still had the largest shar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38493295 |
Lib Dems: Bouncing back from the dead in 2017? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Brexit vote has breathed new life into the UK's most pro-European major party, but can they capitalise on it? | UK Politics | A by-election win in Richmond Park was welcome news for the Liberal Democrats
In 2015, the Liberal Democrats had a near death experience. But 2016 was the year there were signs of life - will 2017 be their year of resurrection?
The vote to leave the EU has breathed fresh life into the UK's most pro-European major par... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38408199 |
The Jump: GB Taekwondo has 'reservations' over Jade Jones' participation - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | GB Taekwondo chiefs admit "reservations" over Olympic champion Jade Jones taking part in a Channel 4 ski jump show before the World Championships. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sport
GB Taekwondo chiefs say they "had reservations" but "understand" double Olympic champion Jade Jones' decision to take part in Channel 4's The Jump.
The programme involves competitors learning to ski jump, and the last series saw several serious injuries.
Gymnast Louis Smith an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38494638 |
In pictures: London Zoo animals counted for stocktake - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tigers, penguins and an aye-aye baby are some of the animals counted by zookeepers at London Zoo's annual stock count. | London | Tigers, penguins and a lesser-known aye-aye baby were some of the animals counted by zookeepers at London Zoo's annual stock count.
Sumatran Tiger cubs were just one of the hundreds of species counted. These two pictured, Achilles and Karis, arrived at the zoo in 2016.
In previous years, the count has taken about a w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38498269 |
Losing hope in Mae La - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Depression is all too common in refugee camps for Burmese people on the Thai border - and so, unfortunately, is suicide. | Magazine | On Thailand's border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, more than 100,000 people live in a string of refugee camps. Many fled ethnic conflict in their homeland decades ago, and have brought up their children here. Gracia Fellmeth arrived in one of the camps a year ago to study depression in women before and after child... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38423451 |
London Zoo counts its animals in annual stocktake - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Staff at London Zoo have been counting the animals for its annual stocktake. | null | They are counting the animals one-by-one at London Zoo.
The annual stocktake is required for the zoological gardens' licence.
Last year, 18,430 were counted out of a total of 712 species. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38495250 |
Bradford Bulls: Former Super League champions liquidated - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Bradford Bulls are liquidated after the club's administrator rejects a bid to save the club. | null | Former Super League champions Bradford Bulls have been liquidated after the club's administrator rejected a bid to save the club.
The Bulls entered administration for a third time in four years in November.
The administrators hoped to have a deal agreed by Christmas but turned down a bid from a consortium on 29 Decem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38418199 |
Ademola Lookman: Everton close to completing £11m deal for Charlton forward - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Everton are close to completing an £11m deal for Charlton forward Ademola Lookman and will step up their pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Everton are close to completing an £11m deal for Charlton Athletic teenager Ademola Lookman - and will then intensify their interest in Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin.
Lookman, 19, is expected to have a medical at Everton shortly, after terms were agreed between the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38449936 |
Rebecca Ferguson asked to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 2010 X Factor runner-up wrote she would "graciously accept" the invitation on the understanding she can sing "controversial" song Strange Fruit. | Newsbeat | Rebecca Ferguson says she's been asked to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.
The singer tweeted she would "graciously accept" the invitation from the American president-elect if she can perform Strange Fruit.
"[It's] a song that has huge historical importance, a song that was blacklisted in the United S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38491238 |
Crystal Palace 1-2 Swansea City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Newly appointed Swansea boss Paul Clement watches his new side gain a dramatic win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Newly appointed Swansea boss Paul Clement watched his side gain a dramatic win against Crystal Palace to move off the bottom of the Premier League table.
Clement was appointed earlier on Tuesday, although first-team coach Alan Curtis had picked the team for the game at Selhu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38441016 |
Duchess of Cambridge honoured by Royal Photographic Society - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Duchess of Cambridge accepts a lifetime honorary membership of the Royal Photographic Society. | UK | The duchess took this photo of her two children at Anmer Hall in Norfolk
The Duchess of Cambridge has accepted a lifetime honorary membership of the Royal Photographic Society for her family portraits and tour photos.
Chief executive Michael Pritchard praised the duchess for her "talent and enthusiasm" behind the len... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38494382 |
Fireworks explode after lorry overturns in China - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Fireworks explode for nearly five hours after the lorry carrying them overturns in China. The driver, who is now out of danger, was pulled from beneath the lorry and taken to hospital. | null | Fireworks exploded for nearly five hours after a lorry carrying them overturned and caught fire in Hunan Province, China.
The driver, who is now out of danger, was pulled from beneath the lorry and taken to hospital. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38501503 |
Bournemouth 3-3 Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Arsenal complete a dramatic comeback at Bournemouth as they rescue a point in injury time having been 3-0 behind. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal completed a dramatic comeback at Bournemouth as they rescued a point in injury time having fallen 3-0 behind.
The Gunners looked destined for a third away league defeat in a row before a late rally that began with a diving Alexis Sanchez header and gathered momentum ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38440999 |
India's double first in climate battle - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | India opens two world-leading clean energy projects - the world's biggest solar farm and a chemicals plant using CO2 to make baking soda. | Business | Two world-leading clean energy projects have opened in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
A £3m industrial plant is capturing the CO2 emissions from a coal boiler and using the CO2 to make valuable chemicals. It is a world first.
And just 100km away is the world's biggest solar farm, making power for 150,000 homes... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38391034 |
Chile wildfires destroy scores of homes in Valparaiso - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Hundreds of people are evacuated from Valparaiso, Chile, as forest fires set homes alight. | null | Hundreds of people were evacuated from the port-city of Valparaiso, Chile, after forest fires set homes alight.
The wildfires have been fanned by high temperatures and strong winds. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38493113 |
Istanbul attack: Inside Reina nightclub - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | The BBC's Mark Lowen is one of the first journalists to access the site of Istanbul's deadly New Year attack, which left 39 people dead. | null | The BBC's Mark Lowen is one of the first journalists to access the site of Istanbul's deadly New Year attack, which left 39 people dead. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38501613 |
The A-Z of Brexit - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An alphabetical guide to the biggest story of the next two and a half years. | UK Politics | "Brexit means Brexit" is something we've all heard many times. But it's still not entirely clear what it actually means. If you're feeling lost, help is at hand: here's our handy guide to the A-Z of Brexit.
Known as the "exit clause", Article 50 sets out the process the UK will go through to leave the European Union.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37761607 |
Labour in 2017: Can Corbyn ride anti-elitism wave? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can Labour make Jeremy Corbyn the Left's Trump and reach out to the wider electorate in 2017? | UK Politics | Can Jeremy Corbyn reach out beyond Labour Party members?
"Our job is to make Jeremy Corbyn the Left's Donald Trump", whispered a political adviser over cold sausage rolls at Labour's annual Christmas party,
"Trump shows if we take the anti-establishment message and run with it, anything is possible".
This most unlik... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38408198 |
Eddie Jones open to Richard Cockerill joining England set-up - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Eddie Jones says he is open to the possibility of sacked Leicester boss Richard Cockerill joining England's coaching set-up. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Eddie Jones says he sympathises with Richard Cockerill and is open to the possibility of the sacked Leicester boss joining England's coaching set-up.
Cockerill, 46, was dismissed as Tigers' director of rugby on 2 January, with the club fifth in the Premiership.
England h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38503190 |
Gary Barlow: Don't judge talent show Let It Shine on TV ratings - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gary Barlow says the TV ratings system "shouldn't really apply any more" as he launches a new talent show. | Entertainment & Arts | Gary Barlow has been a judge on The X Factor in the past
Gary Barlow has said the success of his new BBC One talent show should not be judged on TV ratings because they are less relevant than they used to be.
Barlow is using Let It Shine, which starts on Saturday, to find the five leads for a Take That stage musical.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38490975 |
Life on the world's steepest street - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Baldwin Street in New Zealand is the world's steepest residential road. | null | Baldwin Street in the city of Dunedin on New Zealand's South Island is officially the world's steepest residential road.
At its steepest, the slope has a gradient of 35%.
So what's it like to live on a road which must strike fear into the hearts of postmen and paper boys? We went along to find out. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38461418 |
Richard Cockerill: Leicester Tigers sack director of rugby - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Leicester Tigers sack director of rugby Richard Cockerill after nearly eight years in charge. | null | Leicester Tigers have sacked director of rugby Richard Cockerill after nearly eight years in charge.
The 46-year-old has been on the Premiership club's coaching staff since 2004, took over as head coach in 2009 and became director of rugby in 2010.
"It is with great sadness and regret that I leave my position. I stil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38489596 |
Arnold Schwarzenegger makes debut as Celebrity Apprentice star - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his debut on US TV as the new star of The Celebrity Apprentice. | Entertainment & Arts | Schwarzenegger halted his acting career in 2003 to serve two terms as governor of California
Arnold Schwarzenegger has made his debut as the new star of The Celebrity Apprentice, a role he inherited from US President-elect Donald Trump.
The veteran action star made his mark on the US TV show by replacing Trump's "You... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38495201 |
Africa Cup of Nations: Joel Matip & Allan Nyom not selected by Cameroon - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Liverpool's Joel Matip and West Brom's Allan Nyom have not been named in Cameroon's 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool defender Joel Matip and West Brom's Allan Nyom have not been named in Cameroon's 23-man squad for this month's Africa Cup of Nations.
The duo were among seven Cameroon players who said they did not want to play in the tournament, which starts in Gabon on 14 January... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38499968 |
Tales from the bar - a tour of London's 'great pubs' - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Giant barrels, mosaic ceilings and ghostly visions - stories from some of London's oldest and most intriguing public houses. | In Pictures | Giant oak wine barrels sit above the bar of the Cittie of Yorke in Holborn - which is more reminiscent of a great hall in a Tudor mansion than than a traditional pub.
The jury is out as to whether or not the massive casks were ever used as genuine storage vessels - or simply part of the inn's Tudor makeover in the 192... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38384519 |
Qatar Open: Sir Andy Murray into second round with 25th straight win - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Sir Andy Murray extends his career-best winning streak to 25 competitive matches with a straight-set win over Jeremy Chardy at the Qatar Open. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Sir Andy Murray extended his career-best winning streak in competitive matches to 25 with a straight-set win over Jeremy Chardy in the first round of the Qatar Open.
The British world number one, 29, beat the Frenchman 6-0 7-6 (7-2).
Chardy lost the first set in 20 minutes, b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38500073 |
Cairngorm mountain rescue couple speak about ordeal - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | A couple rescued from the Cairngorm mountains after being forced to shelter down for the night have spoken about their ordeal. | null | A couple rescued from the Cairngorm mountains after being forced to shelter down for the night have spoken about their ordeal.
Bob and Cathy Elmer from Leicestershire, who were reported missing on Sunday, said at times the snow came up to their waists. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38501505 |
West Ham United 0-2 Manchester United - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Manchester United move level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham by beating West Ham, who had Sofiane Feghouli controversially sent off. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United moved level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham after victory at West Ham, who played for 75 minutes with 10 men following the controversial dismissal of Sofiane Feghouli.
Referee Mike Dean showed Feghouli a straight red card after the midfielder's 15th-m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38433519 |
Stargazers spot glowing Venus and Moon - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Clear skies allow for the spotting of the planet, despite it being 25 million miles away | UK | Susan Snow took this snap from her garden in Bishop's Cleeve, just north of Cheltenham
Stargazers have had their heads turned by the sight of the bright Moon and the planet Venus on Monday night.
Clear skies gave people across the UK a great view of the planet sitting below a crescent Moon.
Keen snappers got their c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38492551 |
Swansea City: Paul Clement confirmed as third boss of the season - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Premier League bottom club Swansea City appoint ex-Derby County manager Paul Clement as their third boss of the season. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Paul Clement has been confirmed as head coach of Swansea City.
The 44-year-old becomes the Swans' third boss of the season after joining from Bayern Munich, where he was assistant to Carlo Ancelotti.
Clement agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal to replace Bob Bradley, who had ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38492260 |
Rory Cellan-Jones becomes video game character - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | A video games developer digitises BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones to appear in its next blockbuster game. | null | One of the UK's leading independent video game companies has digitised BBC's technology correspondent for a forthcoming blockbuster.
Rebellion shared a first look at what it had done with Rory Cellan-Jones' features for Sniper Elite 4. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38403943 |
Jack Laugher: Olympic diving champion furious after diving coach quits GB role - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Olympic diving champion Jack Laugher criticises British Diving after his coach quits for a new role with Australia. | null | Last updated on .From the section Diving
Olympic champion Jack Laugher has blamed British Diving after his coach quit his role to join Australia's team.
Adrian Hinchliffe guided Laugher and Chris Mears to Team GB's first ever Olympic diving gold in Rio.
He is employed by Leeds City Council and worked for British Div... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/38502681 |
Call the Midwife is top Christmas Day show but ratings fall - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Call the Midwife was the most-watched programme on Christmas Day - but audiences fell to their lowest level on record. | Entertainment & Arts | The Christmas special saw the team of midwives relocate to South Africa
Call the Midwife was the most-watched programme on Christmas Day - but audiences on 25 December fell to their lowest level on record, figures show.
The historical drama attracted an audience of 9.2 million.
It is the smallest number of viewers f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38498985 |
House price predictions for 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Experts give their predictions for the UK housing market in 2017 and look back at some of the key issues for property buyers and sellers over the last 12 months. | Business | Radstock Street is being marketed as "desirable lateral living"
Buyers of a four-bedroom family home in London need deep pockets - but perhaps not as cavernous as a year ago.
Asking prices in the capital for these top-of-the-ladder properties fell by 8.7% over the past year, according to search site Rightmove. House ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38389967 |
Yemen conflict: The front line battle for capital Sanaa - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | null | The BBC's Nawal Al-Maghafi visits the front line of the army's battle for the capital of Yemen. | null | The BBC's Nawal Al-Maghafi has been granted access to the front line of the Yemen army's battle for the capital Sanaa, which has been controlled by Houthi rebel fighters since 2015. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38504068 |
Reality Check: Can 200,000 starter homes be built by 2020? - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can the government hit the target of building 200,000 starter homes in the next three years? | UK Politics | The claim: The government will not be able to achieve the manifesto commitment to build 200,000 starter homes by 2020.
Reality Check verdict: It currently seems unlikely because money has only been set aside for 60,000 starter homes. Also, the current plan is for 22% of new developments to be starter homes, which woul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38500137 |
CES 2017: Smart hairbrush listens for breaking hair - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beauty giant L'Oreal unveils a smart hairbrush at the CES tech show, which is packed with a microphone and other sensors. | Technology | The L'Oreal brush uses acoustic sensors to listen for breaking hair
Beauty giant L'Oreal has unveiled a smart hairbrush packed with sensors to help consumers improve their brushing technique.
The Hair Coach, which will retail at just under $200 (£160), contains a microphone, gyroscope and accelerometer among other se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38503932 |
Zambia women's 'day off for periods' sparks debate - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A law that gives women in Zambia the right to take a day off work if they're on their period is finally being discussed openly. | Africa | Ndekela Mazimba, who works in PR, says Mother's Day helps her manage her period pain
Discussing female menstruation publicly is something of a taboo in Zambia.
This is no doubt why a provision in the country's labour law that allows female workers to take off one day a month is known as Mother's Day, even though it a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38490513 |
Mike Phelan: Hull City sack head coach after less than three months in permanent role - BBC Sport | 2017-01-04 | null | Premier League strugglers Hull City sack head coach Mike Phelan less than three months after his caretaker role was made permanent. | null | Phelan, 54, took over as caretaker manager following Steve Bruce's departure in the summer, becoming a permanent appointment in October.
But with City in the relegation zone, picking up three points from their last nine games, the club announced they had "parted company" with Phelan.
Hull said they were already searc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38503364 |
Exec pay under fire on 'Fatcat Wednesday' - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | null | Execs will have earned more by midday on January 4, than ordinary workers earn in the entire year, says the High Pay Centre think tank. | null | Execs will have earned more by midday on January 4, than ordinary workers earn in the entire year, says the High Pay Centre think tank. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38512258 |
Cuba says 'yes' to English as tourism flourishes - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cubans are increasingly learning English as tourism flourishes on the Communist-run island. | Latin America & Caribbean | As Cuba slowly opens up its economy to the rest of the world, more and more Cubans are learning English. The Cuban government has made proficiency in English a requirement for all high school and university students. As Will Grant reports from Havana, that approach differs from the Cold War, when Russian was the prefer... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38467299 |
Sir Ivan's resignation sign of greater Whitehall strain - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What does the resignation of the UK's ambassador to the EU say about the Brexit process? | UK Politics | For one minister - an enthusiast for Brexit - it was very simple: "You're either on board, or you're not. He wasn't. We move on." The minister sounded rather cheerful.
So, Sir Ivan Rogers had gone because his face didn't fit. Now the way was clear for a true believer in the opportunities opened up by the vote to leave... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38509459 |
Veganuary: Is following a vegan diet for a month worth it? - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A record number of people have signed up for Veganuary - swerving meat and dairy for January - but does it do any good? | UK | The Veganuary campaign, encouraging people to try a vegan diet for the month most commonly associated with resolution and change, is under way, with a record 50,000 people signed up.
But can forgoing meat, fish, dairy, eggs and honey for 31 days do any good?
The adverts are on display, supporters on board and partner... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38506418 |
The spy with no name - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In 1977 a woman thought she had finally tracked down the son she had abandoned as a baby. What followed was an extraordinary tale of deception and heartbreak. | Magazine | In 1977, Johanna van Haarlem finally tracked down the son, Erwin, she had abandoned as a baby 33 years earlier. She immediately travelled to London to meet him. What followed, writes Jeff Maysh, is an unbelievable story of deception and heartbreak.
It was a cold Saturday morning in April 1988 when a van full of detect... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38261956 |
Syncing feeling lifts music industry - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bands used to be accused of "selling out" if a TV programme or commercial used their music, but now "sync licensing" is a big earner for them. | Business | Sting's campaign for his Desert Rose single relied heavily on "sync licensing"
It seems quaint to recall that bands used to be accused of "selling out" if a TV programme or commercial used their music.
Nowadays, rock and pop artists of all kinds have become reconciled to that particular way of doing what the Clash us... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38341251 |
The ex-CIA agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-CIA agent John Nixon describes how he interrogated former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein after his capture. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. John Nixon says Saddam Hussein was the most secretive man he has ever met
When former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003, the CIA required a specialist who could identify and interrogate him for inf... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38497767 |
Sofiane Feghouli: West Ham midfielder's red card rescinded - BBC Sport | 2017-01-04 | null | West Ham midfielder Sofiane Feghouli has the red card shown to him during Monday's defeat by Manchester United overturned. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
West Ham played for 75 minutes with 10 men after Sofiane Feghouli was dismissed for this challenge on Phil Jones West Ham's Sofiane Feghouli has had the red card shown to him during Monday's defeat by Manchester United rescinded by the Football Association. The midfielder was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38497190 |
Rail fares: Who are the season ticket winners and losers? - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail fare increases have been called a "kick in the teeth" by critics. Yet commuters using annual season tickets in some parts of England find themselves worse off than others. | England | The cost of annual season tickets has increased by 1.9%, analysis by the BBC England Data Unit found
Commuters in some parts of England will be worse off than others from rail fare rises, which were called a "kick in the teeth" by critics.
In some areas there was no increase in annual season ticket prices, despite wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38497987 |
Mein Kampf: Is Mein Kampf really a hit with Germans? - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hitler's Mein Kampf has many readers but it is not among Germany's best-sellers. | Europe | Original editions of Mein Kampf: It urged Germans to avenge their defeat in World War One
"Mein Kampf becomes German best-seller" reads one international headline. "Hitler's Mein Kampf a hit in Germany" reads another.
The fact that the Nazi manifesto reached number one in Der Spiegel's non-fiction charts in April is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38500422 |
Your #BackToWork tweets of sorrow - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The hashtag #BackToWork is trending on Twitter as those returning to their jobs after the Christmas and new year break share their sorrow. | England | The hashtag #BackToWork is trending on Twitter as those returning to their jobs after the festive break share their sorrow that the fun is over and normal service is forced to resume.
The sudden withdrawal from lie ins, naps and all-day snacking has hit some people - and even their pets - quite hard.
And this morning... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38495874 |
Chicago zoo welcomes baby orangutan - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | null | A two-week-old baby orangutan makes its public debut at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. | null | A two-week-old baby orangutan has made its public debut at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
The Bornean orangutan was born on 20 December and was described as "significant to the zoo population" by the Chicago Zoological Society. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38504396 |
Bournemouth to appeal against Simon Francis red card in Arsenal draw - BBC Sport | 2017-01-04 | null | Bournemouth are appealing against Simon Francis' red card in the 3-3 draw with Arsenal on Tuesday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Bournemouth are appealing against Simon Francis' red card in the 3-3 draw with Arsenal on Tuesday.
Defender Francis, 31, was dismissed for a challenge on midfielder Aaron Ramsey as the Gunners came from 3-0 down to rescue a point at the Vitality Stadium.
Cherries boss Eddie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38508038 |
The guide dog that spies on people who ignore its owner - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The guide dog filming evidence for its blind owner of the discrimination he may unknowingly face. | Disability | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Amit Patel's guide dog, Kika, carries a camera which records the discrimination he can't see
Unable to see the world around him, Amit Patel fitted his guide dog with a camera and set about recording evidence of the discrimin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-38027203 |
Pete Reed: Olympic champion announces plans to chase fourth Olympic gold - BBC Sport | 2017-01-04 | null | Three-time Olympic champion Pete Reed ends his brief break from the sport to compete for a fourth Olympic rowing gold. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rowing
Three-time Olympic champion Pete Reed has announced his rowing comeback as he aims for a fourth Olympic gold medal.
Reed, 35, returned to his job in the Navy following last summer's Rio Olympics, where he won gold in the men's eight.
But the Briton, who also won Olympic gold ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/38511984 |
Forceps removed from stomach after 18 years - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | null | A Vietnamese man has had surgical forceps removed from his stomach after 18 years. | null | A Vietnamese man has had surgical forceps removed from his stomach after 18 years.
Ma Van Nhat believes the forceps were left there during surgery in 1998. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38497547 |
Donald Campbell: 'Hero' remembered 50 years after death - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | null | Hundreds gather at Coniston Water to remember "hero" and record-breaker Donald Campbell 50 years after his death. | null | Hundreds have gathered at Coniston Water to remember "hero" and record-breaker Donald Campbell 50 years after his death.
Campbell died at 08:51 GMT on 4 January 1967 while trying to break his own water speed record in Bluebird.
His daughter Gina said she was "humbled" his achievements were still recognised half a cen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-38511908 |
The slow death of Myanmar's typewriter industry - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | null | Myanmar is one of the few places where many still rely on typewriters - but as change creeps in, numbers are dwindling. | null | With the dawn of the computer age the typewriter has disappeared into obscurity in most parts of the world, but in Myanmar many people still rely on typewriters to make a living.
In a country where electricity is still unstable and computers remain prohibitively expensive for many, typewriters are seen less as a produ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38452242 |
Trump v the car industry - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ford's decision to cancel its $1.6bn investment in Mexico will be seen as evidence that Trump's nationalism is having the desired effect. | Business | Ford's decision to cancel a $1.6bn investment in Mexico and invest an extra $700m in Michigan will be widely seen as concrete evidence that Donald Trump's economic nationalism is having the intended effect.
Coincidentally, Ford's decision comes on the same day that the new President-elect launched an attack on General... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38502177 |
Police hunt $6m jewellery heist suspects - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | null | CCTV footage shows two men alleged to have stolen $6m (£4.9m) of jewellery from a wholesalers in New York. | null | CCTV footage shows two men alleged to have stolen $6m (£4.9m) of jewellery from a wholesalers in New York.
Police said they were still searching for the pair and a third man in connection with the robbery at the Gregg Ruth jewellery company. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38501506 |
Terrorism 'first-aid training needed' - BBC News | 2017-01-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People are being urged to learn lifesaving skills in case they are caught up in a terror attack. | Health | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. CitizenAID aims to help the public save lives before the professionals arrive
People need to learn lifesaving skills in case they are caught up in a terror attack in the UK, a team of senior military and civilian medics has ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38495234 |
The Jump: GB Taekwondo has 'reservations' over Jade Jones' participation - BBC Sport | 2017-01-04 | null | GB Taekwondo chiefs admit "reservations" over Olympic champion Jade Jones taking part in a Channel 4 ski jump show before the World Championships. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sport
GB Taekwondo chiefs say they "had reservations" but "understand" double Olympic champion Jade Jones' decision to take part in Channel 4's The Jump.
The programme involves competitors learning to ski jump, and the last series saw several serious injuries.
Gymnast Louis Smith an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38494638 |
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