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Losing hope in Mae La - BBC News
2017-01-04
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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
Yannick Bolasie: Everton winger out for possibly a year, says Ronald Koeman - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Everton winger Yannick Bolasie will be out for 11-12 months with a knee injury, says manager Ronald Koeman.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Everton winger Yannick Bolasie could be out for a year with a knee injury, says manager Ronald Koeman. Bolasie, 27, injured his right knee during the Toffees' 1-1 draw with Manchester United on 4 December. Manager Koeman said on Wednesday: "It will be around 11-12 months be...
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Sweden's Queen Silvia says palace is haunted by ghosts - BBC News
2017-01-04
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Sweden's Queen Silvia says the royal palace is haunted but the spooks are 'very friendly'
Europe
Queen Silvia told documentary makers that she is not scared of the ghostly visitors Queen Silvia of Sweden believes her royal palace is haunted, according to a documentary to be aired on Swedish public television on Thursday. She said she shares 17th-century Drottningholm Palace, with "small friends ... ghosts". "It...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38507015
MS Dhoni resigns as India one-day captain ahead of England series - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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MS Dhoni steps down as India one-day captain ahead of the ODI series against England, which begins on 15 January.
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Last updated on .From the section Cricket MS Dhoni has stepped down as India's limited-overs captain ahead of the ODI series against England, which begins on 15 January. The wicketkeeper will, however, remain available for selection for the three-match series and the three subsequent Twenty20 internationals. Dhoni, ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38510978
Crystal Palace 1-2 Swansea City - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Newly appointed Swansea boss Paul Clement watches his new side gain a dramatic win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
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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
2017-01-04
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The Duchess of Cambridge accepts a lifetime honorary membership of the Royal Photographic Society.
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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...
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India's double first in climate battle - BBC News
2017-01-04
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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
Bournemouth 3-3 Arsenal - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Arsenal complete a dramatic comeback at Bournemouth as they rescue a point in injury time having been 3-0 behind.
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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 ...
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Laura Muir smashes a 25-year-old British indoor 5,000m record in Glasgow - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Laura Muir breaks Liz McColgan's 25-year-old British indoor record over 5,000m at the Glasgow Miler Meet at the Emirates Arena.
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Last updated on .From the section Athletics Laura Muir broke the British indoor record over 5,000m at the Glasgow Miler Meet at the Emirates Arena. "I am delighted to get it and it is nice to know now where I am at in terms of the 5,000m," said Muir, 23. "I've been in South Africa training, and the sessions there si...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38514094
Premier League festive fixtures 2017-18: Six games in 17 days next Christmas - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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If Premier League managers were annoyed at this season's festive fixture list, what about next season's?
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Last updated on .From the section Football Arsene Wenger calls it "unfair", Jose Mourinho says it "creates problems" and Sam Allardyce thinks the person responsible for it should be sacked. But with a shortened season next year to help England prepare for the 2018 World Cup, fixture congestion over the festive period...
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Istanbul attack: Inside Reina nightclub - BBC News
2017-01-04
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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.
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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
Dabbing son upstages new US congressman - BBC News
2017-01-04
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Rep. Roger Marshall was upstaged by his son during a swearing-in photo op with US House Speaker Paul Ryan.
US & Canada
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Finding your feet in a new job can be difficult at the best of times, so spare a thought for Republican US congressman Roger Marshall, whose son decided a photo op at his swearing in was the perfect time to do some dabbing. ...
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Bournemouth ABC cinema screens final movie - BBC News
2017-01-04
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The last remaining high street cinema with the ABC brand closes following a charity screening.
Dorset
The cinema kept its ABC name to distinguish it from another Odeon cinema on the same road. The final film has been shown in the last remaining high street cinema with the ABC brand. The Odeon-owned cinema on Westover Road in Bournemouth has been sold and is due to be redeveloped into flats. ABC - Associated British ...
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg takes up challenge to tour US - BBC News
2017-01-04
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg plans to spend 2017 touring the US - in his latest ambitious challenge.
Business
Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to spend 2017 touring the US - in the Facebook founder's latest ambitious New Year's resolution. He posted that this year's personal challenge is to "have visited and met people in every state in the US". The 32-year-old tech titan added that he needs to travel to about 30 states t...
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Guantanamo Bay: What's it like inside? - BBC News
2017-01-04
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As Donald Trump tweets that no-one should be released from Guantanamo Bay, the BBC's Gordon Corera takes a tour of the camp.
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As Donald Trump tweets that no-one should be released from Guantanamo Bay, the BBC's Gordon Corera takes a tour of the camp.
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Eddie Jones open to Richard Cockerill joining England set-up - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Eddie Jones says he is open to the possibility of sacked Leicester boss Richard Cockerill joining England's coaching set-up.
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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...
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Ivan Rogers resignation: Dear Sir, I quit! The resignation quiz - BBC News
2017-01-04
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How much do you know about famous resignations?
Magazine
Sir Ivan Rogers has quit his job as British ambassador to the EU, issuing a resignation statement that urged his team to "continue to challenge ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking". But he's not the first person to make headlines with a biting departure. Test your knowledge about some of history's more celebrat...
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Leeds United: Owner Massimo Cellino sells 50% stake to Italian businessman - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino sells 50% of his stake in the Championship club to Italian businessman Andrea Radrizzani.
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Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has sold 50% of his stake in the club to Italian businessman Andrea Radrizzani. Radrizzani has purchased his stake through his company Aser Group Holding. The 42-year-old has been in talks to invest in the Championship club since August 2016, when BBC Sport broke news of his interes...
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London visitors' last chance to see Dippy ahead of tour - BBC News
2017-01-04
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The UK's most famous dinosaur skeleton is on show for the last time ahead of nationwide tour.
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dippy is to be replaced by the skeleton of a whale A museum's famous 112-year-old dinosaur is set to leave London for a national tour. Dippy the diplodocus, a 70ft long (21.3m) plaster-cast sauropod replica made up of 292 b...
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Tales from the bar - a tour of London's 'great pubs' - BBC News
2017-01-04
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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...
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French cyclist Robert Marchand sets new record aged 105 - BBC News
2017-01-04
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Robert Marchand sets a new hour record at the national velodrome but regrets not going faster.
Europe
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Robert Marchand: "I'm wondering if it's really true" He may not be the fastest cyclist round a velodrome, but he is easily one of the oldest. Robert Marchand has clocked up 105 years and now a new record for the furthest di...
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Jermain Defoe: Sunderland reject West Ham's £6m bid for striker - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Sunderland reject West Ham's £6m bid for 34-year-old striker Jermain Defoe.
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Last updated on .From the section Football It is understood the Hammers will raise their offer for the player who began his career at the east London club. Defoe, 34, has scored 11 goals in 21 appearances for the Premier League strugglers this season. His latest goals came on Monday as Sunderland twice fought from a...
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Cairngorm mountain rescue couple speak about ordeal - BBC News
2017-01-04
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A couple rescued from the Cairngorm mountains after being forced to shelter down for the night have spoken about their ordeal.
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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.
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Qatar Open: Sir Andy Murray extends winning streak to 26 matches - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Sir Andy Murray extends his winning run to 26 matches with a 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 win over Austrian Gerald Melzer at the Qatar Open.
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis Sir Andy Murray reached the Qatar Open quarter-finals with a battling 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 win over Austrian Gerald Melzer. World number 68 Melzer produced a gutsy display, saving eight first-set points before eventually succumbing to the world number one in the tie-break. The Austr...
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Marijuana brands aim for high-end retail in Canada - BBC News
2017-01-04
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As brands fight for a share of the Canadian cannabis market before the drug is fully legalised, one store wants to make "seedy" so-called head shops a thing of a the past.
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With retailers jockeying for position before cannabis is fully legalised in Canada, "seedy" so-called head shops could soon be a thing of the past.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38500023
Bournemouth 3-3 Arsenal: Arsene Wenger says Gunners refused to lose - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his side "refused to lose the game" as they came back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Bournemouth.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his side "refused to lose the game" as they came back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Bournemouth. It was the first time the Gunners had recovered from a three-goal deficit to draw a Premier League match. "It was a physical and mental test - they started much faster but we showed we ar...
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Manu Tuilagi: Leicester Tigers and England centre out for rest of season - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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England and Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi will miss the rest of the season after suffering cruciate ligament damage.
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Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union England and Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi will miss the Six Nations and the rest of the Premiership season with anterior cruciate ligament damage. The 25-year-old is out for at least six months after he was injured in Sunday's Premiership defeat by Saracens. He has made ...
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Newspaper headlines: EU ambassador's resignation dominates press - BBC News
2017-01-04
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The resignation of the UK's ambassador to the European Union, Sir Ivan Rogers, dominates the front pages of Wednesday's newspapers.
The Papers
Sir Ivan Rogers has quit as the UK's ambassador to the EU The Daily Telegraph speculates about what the government will do now that the UK's ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, has stepped down. "May to pick Brexiteer as our man in Brussels" is its headline. The paper has been told by senior Conservatives that mi...
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Kim Kardashian's ex-boyfriend Ray J and Calum Best are in Celebrity Big Brother - BBC News
2017-01-04
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Kim Kardashian's ex-boyfriend, a Game of Thrones actor and a former Strictly dancer are among this year's Celebrity Big Brother housemates.
Newsbeat
Kim Kardashian's ex, a Game of Thrones actor and a former Strictly dancer are among this year's Celebrity Big Brother contestants. The line-up also includes stars who've previously appeared on the show. Billed as All Stars versus New Stars, the 14 celebs will spend the next month in the CBB house together. Big Broth...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38504767
The Jump: Kadeena Cox has UK Sport funding suspended - BBC Sport
2017-01-04
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Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox has her UK Sport funding suspended while she takes part in Channel 4 show The Jump.
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Last updated on .From the section Disability Sport Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox has had her UK Sport funding suspended while she takes part in Channel 4 winter sports programme The Jump. Cox, 25, will join Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones and Rio silver medal-winning gymnast Louis Smith on the show. She won ...
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Call the Midwife is top Christmas Day show but ratings fall - BBC News
2017-01-04
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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
2017-01-04
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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 ...
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Daily Politics coverage of PMQs - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Prime Minister's Questions on the BBC's Daily Politics.
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British Grand Prix: Silverstone race 'under threat because of costs' - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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The future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is reportedly under threat because of the financial risk of staging it.
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Last updated on .From the section Formula 1 The future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone could be under threat because of the "potentially ruinous risk" of staging the loss-making race. Circuit owner the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) is considering giving notice to exercise a contract-break clause at the...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38526002
Tiger Woods to open 2017 season at Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Tiger Woods' first event of 2017 will be the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which starts on 26 January.
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Last updated on .From the section Golf Tiger Woods' first event of 2017 will be the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, which starts on 26 January. The 14-time major winner last played at the Farmers in 2015, but withdrew injured during the first round. Woods, 40, will then compete in the...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38312523
Nigel Farage to present daily radio chat show on LBC - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage is to host a daily hour-long chat show on the LBC radio station.
UK Politics
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage is to present a daily chat show on the London radio station LBC. The Nigel Farage Show will air from 19:00 to 20:00, Mondays to Thursdays, with the host describing it as "full of opinions, callers and reaction". He tweeted: "I invite listeners to agree with me, challenge me & together ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38517624
One man's search for diamonds - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Photographing the men who sieve for diamonds in Sierra Leone
In Pictures
During its 11-year-long civil war, Sierra Leone became famous for blood diamonds. Rebel and government groups fought brutally over diamond-rich territory in the north of the country and funded themselves by selling the stones to international buyers. Fourteen years after the conflict ended, diamond mining operations ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38302289
Garth Crooks' team of the week: Alli, Barkley, Defoe, Rashford, Giroud - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Whose performance marked the 'birth of a special player'? Who is living up to the legacy of Shilton and Banks? It is Garth's XI.
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Chelsea's winning streak came to a halt on 13 games as London rivals Tottenham moved up to third with a 2-0 win over the leaders at White Hart Lane. The top of the table looks tighter after second-placed Liverpool dropped points at Sunderland, to allow Manchester City and Manchester United to make up ground. At the b...
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CCTV shows Turkey bomb blast - BBC News
2017-01-05
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CCTV obtained from a police officer shows the deadly car bomb attack a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir.
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Two attackers, a policeman and a court worker have been killed in a car bomb and gun assault on a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir, state media say. Officials blamed Kurdish militants for the attack. A third attacker is reportedly still being sought. CCTV obtained from a police officer shows the moment of the ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38524050
Bangalore sex attacks: CCTV captures horror on 1 January - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Police in Bangalore say there were no mass sex attacks on 1 January - but what does footage show?
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Police in southern India say there is no evidence of mass sex attacks during new year celebrations in central Bangalore, despite a number of women telling the media they had been assaulted by groups of men. CCTV footage of one violent attack in the early hours of 1 January elsewhere in the city has come to light, with...
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CES 2017: Danny’s amazing earbud adventure - BBC News
2017-01-05
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A UK entrepreneur brings his earbuds that auto-translate languages to CES - but will he stand out from the crowd?
Technology
It sounds like a game-changing innovation: earbuds that auto-translate other languages. But what was supposed to be their big coming out week isn't going quite as planned. If you're a tech company wanting to grab the world's attention this week, then Las Vegas could be the worst place to be. Why? Well in the biggest ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38514399
CES 2017: Hyundai's self-driving car deals with illegal moves - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Hyundai's self-driving car is faced with motorists making illegal manoeuvres during a test drive with the BBC.
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Self-driving car tech is one of the big themes of this year's CES expo in Las Vegas. South Korea's Hyundai is one of those showing off a prototype. But when the BBC's Dave Lee put it to the test, it had to deal with other drivers making illegal manoeuvres. See all our CES 2017 coverage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38514628
CES 2017: Intel VR headset turns living room into game - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Intel shows off a virtual reality headset that replaces pre-scanned objects in a living room with video game scenery.
Technology
Intel's Project Alloy headset was announced last year - but the CES demo was brand new Intel has shown off a headset that can replace a room's pre-scanned furniture with more appropriate video game scenery in virtual reality. The capabilities of the firm's Project Alloy headset, currently in development, were demoed ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38514888
Exec pay under fire on 'Fatcat Wednesday' - BBC News
2017-01-05
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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.
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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
2017-01-05
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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...
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Sir Ivan's resignation sign of greater Whitehall strain - BBC News
2017-01-05
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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...
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Veganuary: Is following a vegan diet for a month worth it? - BBC News
2017-01-05
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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
Johanna Konta reaches Shenzen Open semi-finals but Kerber loses in Brisbane - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Britain's Johanna Konta reaches the Shenzhen Open semi-finals but world number one Angelique Kerber loses in Brisbane.
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis British number one Johanna Konta continued her good start to 2017 by reaching the semi-finals of the Shenzhen Open in China. The world number 10 defeated Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic, ranked 60th, 6-4 6-7 (11-13) 6-3. Her next opponent will be another Czech, Kateri...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38515777
Canada lottery jackpot won with numbers from a dream - BBC News
2017-01-05
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A Canadian woman whose lottery numbers came to her in a dream 30 years ago wins the jackpot.
US & Canada
Olga Beno did not initially realise she was a winner A Canadian woman who has used the same lottery numbers for nearly 30 years has won the jackpot, winning a CA$5.3m ($3.9m; £3.2m) cash prize. Olga Beno from Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, says she "dreamt up" the winning set of numbers in May 1989 and has regularly u...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38514516
CES 2017: Intel reveals credit card-sized modular computer - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Intel reveals a handheld computer that can operate as a PC or act as the brains of other equipment.
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Intel has revealed a computer that is roughly the size of a credit card. The Compute Card can operate as a PC or act as the brains of other electronics. The US tech firm gave BBC Click's Spencer Kelly an exclusive first look before its official launch. Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38515472
The spy with no name - BBC News
2017-01-05
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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
Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss clarifies retirement comments - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insists he is not ready to quit management despite earlier saying he is "arriving at the end" of his career.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Venue: Date: Kick-off:Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted he is not ready to quit management, despite saying he is "arriving at the end" of his care...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38518373
Elephant makes a splash in Thailand swimming pool - BBC News
2017-01-05
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A five-month old elephant calf receives hydrotherapy after its leg was caught in a trap.
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A five-month-old elephant calf has been receiving hydrotherapy after its leg was caught in a trap.
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Newspaper headlines: Brexit fallout and roadside dementia - BBC News
2017-01-05
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The ramifications of the European Union ambassador's resignation and a link between roads and dementia are the standout stories on the front pages.
The Papers
Sir Tim Barrow is the UK's new ambassador to the European Union The papers offer their interpretations of Sir Tim Barrow's appointment as the UK's new EU envoy after his predecessor resigned, questioning the government's Brexit strategy. The Financial Times believes Theresa May has bowed to pressure by selecting a ca...
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Antonio Conte says Tottenham are among six Premier League title contenders - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says Tottenham can challenge for the Premier League title after ending his side's 13-game winning run.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says Tottenham can challenge for the Premier League title after they ended his side's 13-game winning run with a 2-0 win at White Hart Lane. Two Dele Alli headers inflicted a first defeat on Chelsea since September and left Spurs seven points ba...
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David Tennant's film about RD Laing to close Glasgow Film Festival - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Scots actor David Tennant will bring the curtain down on this year's Glasgow Film Festival with a film about psychiatrist RD Laing.
Glasgow & West Scotland
David Tennant plays RD Laing in Mad To Be Normal Scots actor David Tennant will bring the curtain down on this year's Glasgow Film Festival (GFF). The former Dr Who star will attend the closing gala on 26 February for the world premiere of his latest film, Mad To Be Normal. Also starring Michael Gambon and Gabriel B...
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Ademola Lookman: Everton sign Charlton forward for £11m - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Everton complete the £11m signing of Charlton Athletic's teenage forward Ademola Lookman on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Everton have completed the £11m signing of Charlton Athletic's teenage forward Ademola Lookman. The 19-year-old joins on a four-and-a-half-year deal until June 2021. The England Under-20 international, who has scored seven goals in 25 games this season, becomes the most exp...
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The ex-CIA agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein - BBC News
2017-01-05
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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...
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How a Medieval Welsh town was discovered - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Archaeologist Stuart Wilson spent his life savings on the land 12 years ago.
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Archaeologist Stuart Wilson, who spent his life savings on a plot of land in Wales 12 years ago, has been proven right after uncovering a 13th century settlement. The ancient town of Trellech was believed by academics to be situated under a modern village nearby, until Wilson and his team of volunteers began making pr...
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Denny Solomona: Castleford Tigers to seek £500,000 compensation - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Castleford Tigers will claim they should receive £500,000 in compensation after winger Denny Solomona walked out on the club to join Sale Sharks.
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Last updated on .From the section Rugby League Castleford Tigers will claim they should receive £500,000 in compensation after winger Denny Solomona left to join Sale Sharks in December. Solomona, 23, is alleged to have demanded his wages were doubled before his controversial rugby code switch. Court papers seen by ...
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What does the future hold for Guantanamo? - BBC News
2017-01-05
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After President Obama failed to close the detention facility, what will President Trump do?
US & Canada
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What is it like inside Guantanamo Bay? These are uncertain times at Guantanamo Bay. Not only for the detainees but also those who guard them. After eight years in which President Obama has tried - and failed - to close the d...
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The guide dog that spies on people who ignore its owner - BBC News
2017-01-05
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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...
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Celebrations mark opening of giant floating walkway in China - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Covering 54,000 sq m, it's hoped the path will attract more tourists to the Hongshui River in Guizhou Province.
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Visitors have been enjoying a new floating walkway on the Hongshui River in China's Guizhou Province. Covering an area of 54,000 sq m, it's hoped the path will attract more tourists to the region in the winter months.
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After Brexit: What happens next for the UK's farmers? - BBC News
2017-01-05
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From the environment to subsidies, trade tariffs to animal welfare, farming has the most to lose - and gain - from Brexit.
Business
Farming has the most to gain - and lose from Brexit Of all UK industries, farming could lose or gain the most from Brexit. At worst Brexit could devastate the farming sector; on average 60% of farm incomes come in the form of EU subsidies. The report by Informa Agribusiness Intelligence estimates that without subsid...
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Mexico and Mr Trump: What will happen to trade ties? - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Caroline Bayley reports on the impact the Nafta trade deal has had in Mexico, and what its potential demise under US President-elect Trump would mean for the country.
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Donald Trump is not popular in Mexico Mexico is being blamed by President-elect Donald Trump for taking jobs from the US. He's been putting pressure on US companies not to move jobs south, and this week Ford announced it was investing in its factory in Michigan rather than building a new plant in Mexico. During his ...
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Cohen Bramall: Arsenal to sign left-back from non-league Hednesford Town - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Arsenal's new signing Cohen Bramall could have the same impact as England striker Jamie Vardy, after moving from non-league Hednesford.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Hednesford Town defender Cohen Bramall is to move from non-league to Premier League, by signing for Arsenal. The 20-year-old left-back will join the Gunners on a deal worth £40,000. Liam McDonald signed Bramall for the Northern Premier League side and believes he could foll...
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The mother, the medium and the murder that changed the law - BBC News
2017-01-05
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It was a murder which enthralled a nation, saw police turn to the supernatural and helped change the very law itself.
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Mona Tinsley's face smiled out of countless newspaper articles and police leaflets It is 80 years since the murder of 10-year-old Mona Tinsley, a case which was by turns grisly, seedy and bizarre. It enthralled a nation and helped change the age-old principle that a murder could not be proved without a body. "Oh it c...
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Bernie's giant Trump tweet gets hijacked by your memes - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Bernie Sanders put a Trump tweet on a poster and took it into the Senate - now the internet has gone mad.
Newsbeat
People have been making fun of Bernie Sanders after he used a poster-sized tweet by Donald Trump during a debate. The Democrat politician was attempting to make a serious point. He wanted to show the difference between what the president-elect had said about healthcare in the past and what he's now saying. But the i...
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Pep Guardiola: First FA Cup tie with Manchester City will be 'special' - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Pep Guardiola is looking forward to a "special" first FA Cup game in charge of Manchester City in Friday's third-round tie at West Ham.
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Last updated on .From the section FA Cup Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app Pep Guardiola says he is looking forward to a "special" first FA Cup game in charge of Manchester City in their third-round tie at West Ham. City face the Hammers a...
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Jose Fonte: Southampton captain hands in transfer request - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Southampton club captain Jose Fonte asks to leave the club, after rejecting a new contract from the Premier League side.
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The 33-year-old Portugal defender has 18 months left to run on his current deal, which he signed in October 2015. Southampton's director of football Les Reed says the player has had the chance to sign an improved contract, but Fonte has now asked to leave the club. "He's had several opportunities to improve the situa...
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Who is Hugh Jackilometresan? - BBC News
2017-01-05
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In what could be a 'find and replace' error, Trivial Pursuit fans have found a curious renaming of Australian actor Hugh Jackman.
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Spot the mistake: Hugh Jackman has been renamed 'Hugh Jackilometresan' in a Trivial Pursuit question spotted by Twitter user John E Lewis. It's a Christmas staple with many families. When the turkey's gone cold and the evening's drawn in, it's the Trivial Pursuit board which often comes out. And it was a "newish" Chr...
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CES 2017: Samsung and LG TVs battle to blend in - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Samsung and LG launch TVs that aim to better blend in to consumers' living rooms at the CES tech show.
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. LG unveiled its "wallpaper TV' at the CES tech show in Las Vegas South Korean tech giants LG and Samsung have launched TVs that aim to better blend in to consumers' living rooms. LG showed off a set that can be fitted almos...
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Jill Saward, sexual assault campaigner, dies aged 51 - BBC News
2017-01-05
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June Kelly looks back at the life and legacy of sexual assault campaigner Jill Saward, who has died at the age of 51 after suffering a stroke.
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Jill Saward, who became a sexual assault campaigner after she was raped during a burglary at her father's vicarage in 1986, has died after suffering a stroke. June Kelly looks back at her life and legacy.
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Mother's quest to find missing daughter in Ghost Ship ashes - BBC News
2017-01-05
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A mother details her bid to trace her missing daughter after a California warehouse fire that killed 36.
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When a fire at an underground music event in California killed 36, families whose adult children had been missing for months or years were among those who feared the worst. Daleen Berry explains why she went looking for her daughter at the Ghost Ship. I had moved across the country to find my daughter, Trista, but the...
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Terrorism 'first-aid training needed' - BBC News
2017-01-05
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People are being urged to learn lifesaving skills in case they are caught up in a terror attack.
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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 ...
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Marco Silva: Hull City appoint ex-Sporting & Olympiakos boss - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Former Sporting and Olympiakos head coach Marco Silva is confirmed as Hull City's new manager.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Former Olympiakos manager Marco Silva has been confirmed as Hull City's new boss. The 39-year-old Portuguese has signed until the end of the season at the KCOM Stadium. He replaces Mike Phelan who was sacked on Tuesday with the Tigers bottom of the Premier League. Silva le...
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Yannick Bolasie: Everton winger out for possibly a year, says Ronald Koeman - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Everton winger Yannick Bolasie will be out for 11-12 months with a knee injury, says manager Ronald Koeman.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Everton winger Yannick Bolasie could be out for a year with a knee injury, says manager Ronald Koeman. Bolasie, 27, injured his right knee during the Toffees' 1-1 draw with Manchester United on 4 December. Manager Koeman said on Wednesday: "It will be around 11-12 months be...
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Top business tips for 2017 - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Some of the best business leaders profiled in 2016 for the BBC's The Boss slot give their advice on setting up and running companies over the next 12 months.
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Have you thought of your goals for the year ahead? With 2017 now five days old, any business leader worth his or her salt has got their plans in place for the next 12 months. Be it a strategy to boost sales, a schedule to expand into new territories, or a way to deal with problems, this is the time of year to look ah...
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Leicester City complete signing of Genk midfielder Wilfred Ndidi - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Leicester City sign Genk midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for a reported £15m after a work permit is approved.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Leicester City have signed defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for a reported £15m from Belgian side Genk. The 20-year-old Nigeria international completed his move on Thursday after a work permit was approved, signing a five-and-a-half-year deal. Ndidi has already trained wi...
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CES 2017: Solos smartglasses help cyclists get fitter - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Cyclists are being targeted with a new pair of smartglasses that display training data to help them get increase their performance.
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A specialised type of smartglasses designed to help cyclists get fitter is on show at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Smartglasses as a category have failed to make much impact to date, but Solos believes there is untapped demand for its product, as Chris Foxx reports. Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017
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Bob, aged 95: Loneliness ruined my New Year's Eve - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Bob Lowe, who is 95, says spending New Year's Eve alone was miserable.
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We are all living longer. The number of people over 85 has increased by nearly a third over the past 10 years. A report from the Academy of Medical Science concluded that while our life expectancy is increasing, our healthy life is not increasing at the same rate. Bob Lowe is 95. He lives in Barton on Sea in Hampshire...
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Pence: Ending Obamacare is a priority - BBC News
2017-01-05
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President Barack Obama has met fellow Democrats in Congress to discuss how to protect the healthcare reforms he instituted, often called Obamacare.
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President Barack Obama has met fellow Democrats in Congress to discuss how to protect the healthcare reforms he instituted, often called Obamacare. Republicans say that repealing the reforms is their "first order of business".
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Laura Muir smashes a 25-year-old British indoor 5,000m record in Glasgow - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Laura Muir breaks Liz McColgan's 25-year-old British indoor record over 5,000m at the Glasgow Miler Meet at the Emirates Arena.
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Last updated on .From the section Athletics Laura Muir broke the British indoor record over 5,000m at the Glasgow Miler Meet at the Emirates Arena. "I am delighted to get it and it is nice to know now where I am at in terms of the 5,000m," said Muir, 23. "I've been in South Africa training, and the sessions there si...
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Qatar Open: Sir Andy Murray reaches semi-final after Nicolas Almagro win - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Sir Andy Murray reaches the last four of the Qatar Open with a hard-fought victory over Spain's Nicolas Almagro.
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis Sir Andy Murray progressed to the Qatar Open semi-finals by beating Spain's Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7-4) 7-5. The top seed was broken in his opening service game by 31-year-old Almagro, ranked 44th in the world, but recovered to take the first set tie-break. The pair exchanged b...
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Premier League festive fixtures 2017-18: Six games in 17 days next Christmas - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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If Premier League managers were annoyed at this season's festive fixture list, what about next season's?
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Last updated on .From the section Football Arsene Wenger calls it "unfair", Jose Mourinho says it "creates problems" and Sam Allardyce thinks the person responsible for it should be sacked. But with a shortened season next year to help England prepare for the 2018 World Cup, fixture congestion over the festive period...
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Bournemouth ABC cinema screens final movie - BBC News
2017-01-05
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The last remaining high street cinema with the ABC brand closes following a charity screening.
Dorset
The cinema kept its ABC name to distinguish it from another Odeon cinema on the same road. The final film has been shown in the last remaining high street cinema with the ABC brand. The Odeon-owned cinema on Westover Road in Bournemouth has been sold and is due to be redeveloped into flats. ABC - Associated British ...
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Princess Diana letters sell for £15,100 at auction - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Candid letters written by Prince Diana to an ex-Buckingham Palace steward sell for £15,100
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Candid letters written by Prince Diana to an ex-Buckingham Palace steward have sold for thousands of pounds more than their estimated sale price. The notes describe how a young Prince William "swamped" his new baby brother with "an endless supply of hugs and kisses". The BBC's Sarah Campbell spoke to the auctioneer, ...
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Guantanamo Bay: What's it like inside? - BBC News
2017-01-05
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As Donald Trump tweets that no-one should be released from Guantanamo Bay, the BBC's Gordon Corera takes a tour of the camp.
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As Donald Trump tweets that no-one should be released from Guantanamo Bay, the BBC's Gordon Corera takes a tour of the camp.
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Washington Post Express 'embarrassment' over gender symbol mix-up - BBC News
2017-01-05
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The Washington Post Express accidentally publishes a male symbol on its front cover promoting a story on women's rights.
US & Canada
The Washington Post Express "erroneously published" the front cover on the left, featuring the male symbol, instead of the front cover on the right with a female symbol. The Washington Post Express has apologised for an "embarrassing" mix-up on its front cover. Leading with an article about a 150,000 strong women's r...
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Ivan Rogers resignation: Dear Sir, I quit! The resignation quiz - BBC News
2017-01-05
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How much do you know about famous resignations?
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Sir Ivan Rogers has quit his job as British ambassador to the EU, issuing a resignation statement that urged his team to "continue to challenge ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking". But he's not the first person to make headlines with a biting departure. Test your knowledge about some of history's more celebrat...
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Chicago attack condemned by Black Lives Matter campaigners - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Four black people have been charged over the live-streamed torture of a white man. It comes as supporters of campaign group Black Lives Matter say it has been unfairly linked to the attack.
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Four black people face hate crime and kidnapping charges for the Facebook Live-aired torture of a mentally disabled white man. In the video, the assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and Donald Trump. Student Shelby, a supporter of Black Lives Matter, told World Have Your Say the s...
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Handwritten Diana letters sell for £15,100 at auction - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Six handwritten letters from Princess Diana sell for £15,100 at auction.
UK
Six handwritten letters from Princess Diana have sold for £15,100 at auction. One candid letter from Diana to ex-Buckingham Palace steward Cyril Dickman, revealed Prince Harry was "constantly in trouble at school". Another note described how young Prince William "swamped" his baby brother with "an endless supply of h...
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French cyclist Robert Marchand sets new record aged 105 - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Robert Marchand sets a new hour record at the national velodrome but regrets not going faster.
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Robert Marchand: "I'm wondering if it's really true" He may not be the fastest cyclist round a velodrome, but he is easily one of the oldest. Robert Marchand has clocked up 105 years and now a new record for the furthest di...
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Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss answers critic in verse - BBC News
2017-01-05
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Sherlock writer Mark Gatiss responds in verse to a critic who claimed the show has turned the character into "Sherlock Bond".
Entertainment & Arts
Gatiss is a co-writer on Sherlock and also appears as Holmes' brother Mycroft Sherlock writer and cast member Mark Gatiss has responded in verse to a critic who accused the show of turning the character into "Sherlock Bond". In his poem, Gatiss said the critic was wrong to infer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective was...
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Jill Saward: How Ealing vicarage case changed treatment of rape victims - BBC News
2017-01-05
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The impact of the Ealing vicarage rape case can be felt by victims of sexual assaults 30 years later.
UK
In 1986 Jill Saward, who has died aged 51, was raped after a gang of burglars broke into the Ealing vicarage where she lived. Her father, Michael - the vicar of St Mary's, Ealing - and her boyfriend were beaten with cricket bats by the men, who demanded money and jewellery. It was a sexual attack that shocked the nat...
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Qatar Open: Sir Andy Murray extends winning streak to 26 matches - BBC Sport
2017-01-05
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Sir Andy Murray extends his winning run to 26 matches with a 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 win over Austrian Gerald Melzer at the Qatar Open.
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis Sir Andy Murray reached the Qatar Open quarter-finals with a battling 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 win over Austrian Gerald Melzer. World number 68 Melzer produced a gutsy display, saving eight first-set points before eventually succumbing to the world number one in the tie-break. The Austr...
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Dangling skier rescued from Utah chair-lift - BBC News
2017-01-05
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A skier has been rescued from a chair-lift in Utah after becoming trapped by his backpack.
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A skier has been rescued from a chair-lift in Utah after becoming trapped by his backpack. Footage shot by another passenger, Clint Ashmead, shows the boy hanging by a single strap.
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Cowboy lassoes runaway calf on highway - BBC News
2017-01-05
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A Tennessee cowboy named David Bevill has lassoed a runaway calf on a highway from the bonnet of a sheriff's car.
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A Tennessee cowboy named David Bevill has lassoed a runaway calf on a highway from the bonnet of a sheriff's car.
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Marijuana brands aim for high-end retail in Canada - BBC News
2017-01-05
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As brands fight for a share of the Canadian cannabis market before the drug is fully legalised, one store wants to make "seedy" so-called head shops a thing of a the past.
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With retailers jockeying for position before cannabis is fully legalised in Canada, "seedy" so-called head shops could soon be a thing of the past.
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2017-01-05
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