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CES 2017: LG's super-thin TV lies flat against the wall - BBC News | 2017-01-05 | null | The BBC takes a first look at LG's "wallpaper TV", which protrudes just a few millimetres beyond the surface it is hung upon. | null | LG has unveiled a TV that hugs the wall, protruding just a few millimetres beyond the surface it is hung on.
The firm says the design prevents the screen "casting a single shadow" - but owners will have to pay a high premium for the privilege.
Dave Lee reports from the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
See all our CES 201... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38514090 |
Harry Arter: Non-league player 'ashamed' over tweets to Bournemouth midfielder - BBC Sport | 2017-01-05 | null | The non-league player sacked after abusing Harry Arter over the death of his baby daughter says he feels ashamed of his actions. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
The non-league player sacked after abusing Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter on Twitter has said he is ashamed of his actions.
Bournemouth lost a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Arsenal in the Premier League on Tuesday.
Hitchin Town player Alfie Barker, 18, later posted: ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38507682 |
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Chelsea - BBC Sport | 2017-01-05 | null | A Dele Alli double halts leaders Chelsea's Premier League winning streak and takes Tottenham up to third. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Tottenham ended Chelsea's attempt to make Premier League history with a 14th successive victory as the title pacesetters were well beaten at White Hart Lane.
Spurs moved up to third place as headers from Dele Alli either side of half-time made the difference to leave Chelsea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38447903 |
Chilean family rescue humpback whale caught in fishing net - BBC News | 2017-01-05 | null | A family in Chile has saved a humpback whale which became entangled in an industrial fishing net. | null | A family in Chile has saved a humpback whale which became entangled in an industrial fishing net.
Juan Menares Henriquez and his family were boating near Antofagasta when they spotted the whale in distress. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38514255 |
Reality Check: Can 200,000 starter homes be built by 2020? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | 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 |
Online career tips: How to get the job you want - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How do you go about making sure that your online professional profile is helping rather than hindering your career? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jess Ratty talks about how she built her LinkedIn profile
"I've gone from being a 16-year-old waitress to being a business owner and senior executive, and I couldn't have done that without my online network."
Jess Ratty is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37047456 |
British Grand Prix: Silverstone race 'under threat because of costs' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | The future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is reportedly under threat because of the financial risk of staging it. | null | 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 |
Tattingstone suitcase murder: Police appeal over Bernard Oliver death - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | A 17-year-old boy whose dismembered body parts were found in suitcases disappeared 50 years ago. | null | The murder of a 17-year-old boy whose dismembered body parts were found in suitcases in 1967 continues to be reviewed by cold case detectives, police said.
The body of Bernard Oliver, from Muswell Hill, north London, was found dumped on farmland in Tattingstone, near Ipswich.
He went missing on 6 January 1967 and was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38527821 |
CES 2017: AmpMe app offers free alternative to wireless speakers - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | A free app synchs smartphones so they play music in unison, creating a free alternative to expensive wireless sound systems. | null | A start-up is promoting a free app that syncs smartphones so they play music in unison, at the CES tech show.
AmpMe is being pitched as a free alternative to Sonos and other brands of wireless speakers.
Chris Foxx tied out the tech in Las Vegas.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526187 |
One man's search for diamonds - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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 |
Kyle Edmund beaten by Stan Wawrinka in Brisbane International quarter-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | British number two Kyle Edmund is out of the Brisbane International after losing to world number four Stan Wawrinka in the quarter-finals. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
British number two Kyle Edmund is out of the Brisbane International after losing to world number four Stan Wawrinka in the quarter-finals.
The world number 45 took the first set but lost 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 6-4 against the reigning US Open champion.
Edmund, 21, impressed but Wawrin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38527669 |
CCTV shows Turkey bomb blast - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | CCTV obtained from a police officer shows the deadly car bomb attack a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir. | null | 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 |
Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 24-22 Bath - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Newcastle produce a superb late comeback to stun Bath and condemn the visitors to their third straight Premiership loss. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Newcastle produced a superb late comeback at Kingston Park to stun Bath and condemn the visitors to their third straight Premiership defeat.
The Falcons trailed 22-10 in the final 10 minutes, but forwards Mark Wilson and Ben Harris both bundled over after relentless press... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38500627 |
One man's mission to walk the Great Wall of China with a drone - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How one man celebrated his 30-year Great Wall obsession by filming the entire network by drone. | China | William Lindesay has been obsessed with the Great Wall of China since seeing it in a school atlas as a child in England, and last year embarked on an epic journey to fulfil a lifelong ambition - to film the wall in its entirety from the air. He told the BBC's Anna Jones about this quest.
"The Great Wall is an amazing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38127250 |
Bangalore sex attacks: CCTV captures horror on 1 January - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Police in Bangalore say there were no mass sex attacks on 1 January - but what does footage show? | null | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38521725 |
CES 2017: Danny’s amazing earbud adventure - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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 |
M62 police shooting: Funeral held for Yassar Yaqub - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | The funeral of Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, who was shot dead by police on a motorway slip road has been held. | null | The funeral of Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, who was shot dead by police on a motorway slip road has been held.
Mr Yaqub was shot in a car stopped near junction 24 of the M62 as part of an operation on Monday. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38528578 |
West Ham v Man City: Sergio Aguero's cheeky flick gives Man City big lead - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Sergio Aguero turns home Yaya Toure's shot with a cheeky flick for Manchester City's fourth goal against West Ham in their FA Cup third-round tie at London Stadium. | null | Sergio Aguero turns home Yaya Toure's shot with a cheeky flick for Manchester City's fourth goal against West Ham in their FA Cup third-round tie at London Stadium.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38536416 |
CES 2017: Intel reveals credit card-sized modular computer - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Intel reveals a handheld computer that can operate as a PC or act as the brains of other equipment. | null | 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 |
Search on to find friend for Scotland's only elephant - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The home of Scotland's only elephant launches a search for a friend after the death of her companion. | Tayside and Central Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Scotland's only elephant is in search of a new companion
The home of Scotland's only elephant has launched a search to find her a friend after the death of her long-term companion.
Mondula, known as Mondy, has been on her o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-38530025 |
West Ham United 0-5 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup sees Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the third round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup ended triumphantly as his Manchester City side thrashed Premier League rivals West Ham in the third round.
City led 3-0 at the break, Yaya Toure starting the rout by firing a debatable penalty into the bottom left corner.
Havard Nor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38465098 |
2017 tech trends: 'A major bank will fail' - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cybersecurity promises to be major tech theme for 2017, but what are the others? | Business | Could a bank go under following a major hacking theft in 2017?
If 2016 seemed politically tumultuous, 2017 promises to be equally tumultuous on the technology front.
The pace of change is accelerating at a dizzying rate, with profound implications for the way we work, play and communicate.
So what are the big techno... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38517517 |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
If you missed this week's quiz on famous resignations, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38522106 |
CES 2017: The jacket that lets you stash 42 gadgets - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A gadget-friendly jacket shown off at CES has 42 secret pockets. | Technology | Scotte Vest doesn't advise using all 42 pockets at once
As I swim in the ocean of shiny new tech that surrounds me at CES, I find myself wondering where on earth I would put all this stuff if I had to take it with me.
One firm I met there thinks it has the answer - in the form of a jacket with 42 secret pockets, each... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38527350 |
Rail fares: Who are the season ticket winners and losers? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | 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 |
The Last Shadow Puppets beat David Bowie to win album art prize - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A record cover featuring a 1969 image of Tina Turner beats David Bowie's final release to a prize for the year's best album artwork. | Entertainment & Arts | Everything You've Come to Expect came top of the poll while Blackstar (right) came second
A record cover featuring a 1969 image of Tina Turner has beaten David Bowie's final release Blackstar to a prize for the year's best album artwork.
The Last Shadow Puppets' Everything You've Come to Expect was selected from 50 e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38519733 |
Denny Solomona: Castleford Tigers to seek £500,000 compensation - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Castleford Tigers will claim they should receive £500,000 in compensation after winger Denny Solomona walked out on the club to join Sale Sharks. | null | 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 ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38525994 |
Football sex abuse: Junior clubs must get coaches cleared or face suspension - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Junior football clubs in England face immediate suspension from the Football Association if their coaches are not cleared to work with children. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Junior football clubs in England face suspension from the Football Association if their coaches have not been cleared to work with children.
The warning, in a letter to clubs from the FA, follows allegations of historical child abuse in the sport.
It is FA policy that all c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38537776 |
Golden Globes hopes for Manchester by the Sea - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How luck led Casey Affleck to his Golden Globe nominated role in Manchester by the Sea. | Entertainment & Arts | Manchester by the Sea has won 70 awards including being named best film of 2016 at the US National Board of Review's awards
Golden Globe nominated actor Casey Affleck says that he "got lucky" to get his part in drama Manchester by the Sea - after replacing his friend Matt Damon at the last minute.
Damon, the star of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38466808 |
What does the future hold for Guantanamo? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38509031 |
Three Kings parade in Madrid - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Excited children lined the streets of Madrid to watch the annual parade on the eve of Epiphany. | null | Excited children lined the streets of Madrid to watch the annual parade on the eve of Epiphany.
The Day of the Kings is a more important celebration than Christmas for many families, and some wait until then to open their presents said to have been brought by the wise men. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38526831 |
Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier: Hardliner or deal maker? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Who is Michel Barnier? Nicholas Watt has an in-depth profile of the EU's chief Brexit negotiator. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Just over half a century ago Britain's place as an estranged member of the European family was cemented by a Frenchman when President Charles De Gaulle vetoed the UK's attempts to join the EEC.
Britain eventually joined the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38526355 |
Om Puri 'relished being on set' - Director Gurinder Chadha - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Actor Om Puri, who has died aged 66, 'relished being on set' says British film director Gurinder Chadha. | null | Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, star of British hit East is East, has died aged 66, after suffering a heart attack.
Film Director Gurinder Chadha, who is behind films such as Bhaji on the Beach and Bend it Like it Beckham, has been working with Om Puri on her upcoming film Viceroy's House.
She told the BBC how Puri lov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38528162 |
CES 2017: Car-makers choose virtual assistants - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Car brands from around the world reveal deals with three tech giants to bring virtual assistants to new cars. | Technology | Hyundai has teamed up with Google to allow users of Google Home to lock their cars remotely, among other features
Four leading car brands have announced deals with three tech giants to add virtual assistants to new cars.
Microsoft's Cortana netted two of the deals, the others went to Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526807 |
The lost sounds of Stonehenge - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are many questions surrounding the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, might sound be part of the solution? | Entertainment & Arts | There are many questions surrounding the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge but might sound help in the search for answers?
Thomas Hardy said it had a strange "musical hum". Tess of the d'Urvbervilles ends at Stonehenge and features the "sound". Modern-day druids also say they experience something special when they ga... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38530755 |
Johanna Konta knocked out in Shenzen Open semi-finals by Katerina Siniakova - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | British number one Johanna Konta is knocked out of the Shenzhen Open in the semi-finals by world number 52 Katerina Siniakova. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Johanna Konta suffered a shock defeat in the Shenzhen Open semi-finals, losing in three sets to world number 52 Katerina Siniakova.
The British number one lost 1-6 6-4 6-4 to her 20-year-old opponent in China.
Third seed Konta - the world number 10 - was the highest-ranked pl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38527660 |
Bradford Bulls: Rugby Football League wants three years' support for club - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Owners of a new Bradford rugby league club will be required to financially support the club for three years, according to the RFL. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby League
The owners of a new Bradford rugby league club will need to financially support the side for three years, says the Rugby Football League.
Bradford Bulls were liquidated on Tuesday after administrators were unable to find a suitable buyer.
The governing body has received... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38528436 |
After Brexit: What happens next for the UK's farmers? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38510423 |
Man Utd: No acceptable bids for Morgan Schneiderlin or Memphis Depay - Mourinho - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho says Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay will not be selected while their futures remain unresolved. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United duo Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay will not be selected while their futures remain unresolved, manager Jose Mourinho says.
Everton hope to conclude a deal for Schneiderlin, 27, but United are yet to receive an acceptable bid for the midfielder, accor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38532747 |
Mexico and Mr Trump: What will happen to trade ties? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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. | Business | 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 ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38507482 |
US torture victim's family thanks police - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | The family of a man in Chicago whose torture was broadcast on Facebook thanks community and police. | null | The family of a man whose torture was broadcast on Facebook have thanked the community and local police for their response.
They have asked for privacy from the public as they "cope and heal".
Four people have been charged with hate crimes in relation to the Chicago assault, that police say lasted two days. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38535446 |
CES 2017: Sony chief pledges to detangle confusing TV tech - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Sony's chief executive says his firm must do more to help customers understand 4K, HDR, OLED and other TV terms. | null | Sony's chief executive says his firm must do more to help consumers get to grips with a mass of TV tech acronyms.
Kazuo Hirai made the pledge the day after announcing the firm's first 4K OLED screen, which he said supported two kinds of HDR.
Rory Cellan-Jones has more from the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
Follow all ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526893 |
The mother, the medium and the murder that changed the law - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was a murder which enthralled a nation, saw police turn to the supernatural and helped change the very law itself. | Nottingham | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-37577247 |
West Ham v Man City: Yaya Toure penalty gives City the lead - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Yaya Toure's penalty gives Manchester City the lead after West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna fouls Pablo Zabaleta in their FA Cup third-round tie at London Stadium. | null | Yaya Toure's penalty gives Manchester City the lead after West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna fouls Pablo Zabaleta in their FA Cup third-round tie at London Stadium.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38536410 |
Jermain Defoe: Sunderland striker not for sale, says David Moyes - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Sunderland boss David Moyes says Jermain Defoe is not for sale amid speculation about the veteran striker's future. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sunderland boss David Moyes says Jermain Defoe is not for sale amid speculation about the veteran striker's future.
The club rejected a £6m bid from West Ham for the 34-year-old on Wednesday and the Hammers were reportedly willing to double their bid .
"We have said Jermain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38529279 |
Dan Roan looks ahead to sports news in 2017 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Dan Roan looks at the key events and topics that will dominate sport in 2017, and asks if it will be as intriguing and controversial as ever. | null | After an unforgettable and relentless year for sports news, what does 2017 hold in store? Plenty, as sports editor Dan Roan explains:
There's no football World Cup, and it may not be an Olympic year, but expect 2017 to revive fond memories of the London Games, with a host of major sports events on the horizon.
Buoyed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38529033 |
Pep Guardiola: First FA Cup tie with Manchester City will be 'special' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | 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. | null | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38525445 |
The straight A student who dropped out of university - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A promising student has gone viral with a Facebook post that dismisses higher education as "a scam". | BBC Trending | Billy Willson received a 4.0 grade point average, the equivalent to straight As, for his first semester at Kansas State University. He decided that it would also be his last.
In a strongly worded Facebook post, Willson uploaded a photograph of himself standing outside the university's sign, holding his middle finger u... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38512064 |
CES 2017: Samsung and LG TVs battle to blend in - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Samsung and LG launch TVs that aim to better blend in to consumers' living rooms at the CES tech show. | Technology | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38514171 |
Jill Saward, sexual assault campaigner, dies aged 51 - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | 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. | null | 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. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38525269 |
The Bank's 'Michael Fish' moment - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the Bank of England's chief economist admits economists were wrong ahead of the financial crisis and post the Brexit vote - he says it's time for a better understanding of what economic data are telling us. | Business | BBC weather presenter Michael Fish reading the signs available to him
"The only function of economic forecasting," JK Galbraith once said, "is to make astrology look respectable."
With disarming honesty, the Bank of England's chief economist, Andrew Haldane, has admitted that criticisms that economic forecasts had be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38528544 |
Mother's quest to find missing daughter in Ghost Ship ashes - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A mother details her bid to trace her missing daughter after a California warehouse fire that killed 36. | US & Canada | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37481071 |
Om Puri: A clip from British film East is East - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons. | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons.
The Indian actor Om Puri has died at the age of 66.
He was known for his roles in films in India, Pakistan, Britain and Hollywood.
Reports suggest he suffered a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai.
Om Puri found international fame for his roles in films such as Ea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38528575 |
BBC Sound Of 2017 winner: Ray BLK - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Ray BLK, the Sound Of 2017 winner, explains how her south London neighbourhood shaped her music | null | It helped her deal with growing up in a tough south London neighbourhood.
And that "hood" has shaped the music she has created so far.
She says 2016 was a whirlwind of a year - and it looks like 2017 could follow suit with Ray BLK named the winner of BBC Sound of 2017. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38499321 |
CES 2017: The hi-tech exercise bike for three-year-olds - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Fisher-Price has unveiled a "smart" exercise bicycle for three-year-olds that tries to educate them as they work out. | null | Fisher-Price has created an exercise bicycle for three-year-olds, which it has put on show at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas.
The Smart Cycle plugs into a TV, so that the youngsters can be shown educational games as they build up a sweat.
But the BBC's Chris Foxx wondered if parents should be encouraging their childr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526192 |
Tesco shrugs off pyjama complaint - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tesco says shoppers wearing nightclothes in its stores is "not a big issue" after one customer objected. | Business | Tesco has said shoppers wearing nightclothes in its stores is "not a big issue", after one customer asked it to refuse to serve such people.
A customer at the Salford store posted his request on Tesco's Facebook page alongside a picture of two women wearing pyjamas and dressing gowns.
Chris Cooke said he had seen sho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38529285 |
Ant and Dec board game makers apologise over errors - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway board game is found to have multiple errors. | Entertainment & Arts | Ant & Dec have hosted Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV since 2002
The makers of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway board game have apologised after it was found to have several errors.
The game features cards with a series of quiz questions, but some of the answers given are incorrect.
One answer claims the moon is 2... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38529009 |
Psychiatric patient Oliver Lang speaks about his delayed discharge - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Psychiatric patient Oliver Lang tells the BBC how he spent two months longer than necessary in a psychiatric unit. | null | Oliver Lang, from Norfolk, spent two months longer than necessary in a psychiatric unit. The 27-year-old, who has Asperger's syndrome, was initially detained under the Mental Health Act.
But weeks after he was told he could leave, he remained in the unit while two separate mental trusts argued over who should pay for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38528573 |
Terminally-ill man seeks law change over assisted suicide - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Motor neurone disease patient Noel Conway wants a review of the law so he can end his life when his condition deteriorates. | null | Motor neurone disease patient Noel Conway is seeking a review of the law on assisted suicide. The terminally-ill man wants to have medical assistance to end his life when his condition deteriorates to a point that he feels is insufferable. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38532004 |
#Awkward Kingston Police burglary letter gets mixed response - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A police force's open letter to a suspected burglar - which included emojis and hashtags - has met with a mixed response online. | London | A police force's open letter to a suspected burglar - which included emojis and hashtags - has met with a mixed response online.
Kingston Police tweeted the note addressed to Tracey Dyke, who is suspected of multiple burglaries, accusing her of "blanking" them.
Some users applauded the "novel" social media appeal, wh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38522326 |
Manor Racing enter administration and are on brink of collapse - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Manor Racing enter administration after talks with potential buyers falter and will collapse without new investment. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Manor Racing have gone into administration and will collapse without new investment.
Staff were informed of the development on Friday by chief executive officer Thomas Mayer, a source told BBC Sport.
Administrators FRP said there was "a very limited window of opportunity" ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38530855 |
CES 2017: Solos smartglasses help cyclists get fitter - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Cyclists are being targeted with a new pair of smartglasses that display training data to help them get increase their performance. | null | 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 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526185 |
Bob, aged 95: Loneliness ruined my New Year's Eve - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Bob Lowe, who is 95, says spending New Year's Eve alone was miserable. | null | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38516764 |
CES 2017: Razer gaming laptop has not one but three screens - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gaming PC maker Razer unveils a concept laptop with three screens at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. | Technology | Razer claims its three-screened concept laptop is a world first
Gaming PC maker Razer has unveiled a concept laptop with three 4K screens at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
The firm claims Project Valerie is the world's first portable laptop of its kind.
Two additional screens slide out from the central display via ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526705 |
Qatar Open: Sir Andy Murray reaches semi-final after Nicolas Almagro win - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Sir Andy Murray reaches the last four of the Qatar Open with a hard-fought victory over Spain's Nicolas Almagro. | null | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38524526 |
John Mikel Obi: Chelsea midfielder makes Chinese Super League move - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Midfielder John Mikel Obi leaves Chelsea after a decade to join Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
The 29-year-old Nigerian has played 372 times for Chelsea since joining in 2006 but has not featured this season.
He said it had been "an honour" to play for the Stamford Bridge club but it was time to "seek a new challenge".
Mikel has won two Premier League titles, four FA... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38528144 |
Taiwan politician's funeral features 50 pole dancers - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Taiwanese politician is sent off in style with 50 pole dancers performing at his funeral. | Asia | The convoy of 50 jeeps with pole dancers brought traffic in Chiayi city to a standstill
A Taiwanese funeral featuring 50 pole dancers has become the talk of the Chinese internet this week.
Videos of the funeral procession, which took place on Tuesday, have been circulating online showing skimpily-clad women gyrating ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38528122 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Michael Fish' moment, Brexit ambassador, Jill Saward and penguin walk - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The economy is brought sharply into focus on the front pages, with the newspapers picking up on a reference to Michael Fish's infamous hurricane weather forecast. | The Papers | Nearly 30 years after that famous broadcast in which he dismissed reports that a hurricane was about to batter the south of England, former BBC weatherman Michael Fish is being compared with the failures of economic forecasters.
The admission by a top Bank of England official that economists failed to predict the 2008... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38526284 |
Washington Post Express 'embarrassment' over gender symbol mix-up - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38518943 |
Productivity gap yawns across the UK - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are mammoth variations in the rate of productivity across the UK - the Office for National Statistics is trying to understand why. | Business | Tower Hamlets - which includes Canary Wharf - is the most productive part of the UK
Productivity, or more precisely the lack of productivity, is one of the great puzzles of the British economy at the moment.
Productivity growth since the credit crunch has been dreadful and that matters, because unless we make more an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38528549 |
Chicago attack condemned by Black Lives Matter campaigners - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | 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. | null | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38524551 |
Qatar Open: Sir Andy Murray to face Novak Djokovic in final - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Sir Andy Murray is to meet Novak Djokovic in the Qatar Open final after the world number one beat Tomas Berdych in the semis. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Sir Andy Murray will face defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Qatar Open final on Saturday after beating third seed Tomas Berdych in the semis.
Murray won 6-3 6-4 against Czech Berdych, who needed treatment on an ankle injury after the first set.
It will be the 19th ATP ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38535586 |
Om Puri: The actor who never got his due - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Film writer Aseem Chhabra on how Indian film actor Om Puri never got the recognition he deserved. | India | Om Puri was known for his gritty performances
One of India's finest actors, Om Puri, died in Mumbai on Friday, aged 66. Film writer Aseem Chhabra believes he never got the recognition he deserved.
In one scene he spoke in a delightful Punjabi accented English and cautiously suggested to Charlie Wilson, a Congressman ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38527144 |
Is your child a cyberbully and if so, what should you do? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What should you do if you find out your child has been bullying others online? | Technology | One in five teens claims to have been cyberbullied but few admit to being the bully
Parents worry about their children being bullied online, but what if it is your child who is doing the bullying?
That was the question posed by a BBC reader, following a report on how children struggle to cope online.
There is plenty... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38529437 |
Handwritten Diana letters sell for £15,100 at auction - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38508089 |
CES 2017: Minister hits back at tech show chief's attack - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | The UK digital and culture minister says the CES tech show's chief was wrong to claim the government is doing too little to support its start-ups at the event. | null | The UK's digital and culture minister says the CES tech show's chief was wrong to claim the government is doing too little to support its start-ups at the Las Vegas event.
Matt Hancock was responding to criticism that his team's efforts were a "source of embarrassment" when compared to France and other countries'.
He... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38528392 |
How Japan has almost eradicated gun crime - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world, and the rules around ownership are very strict. | Magazine | Shotguns and air rifles are the only firearms you can legally buy in Japan
Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. In 2014 there were just six gun deaths, compared to 33,599 in the US.
If you want to buy a gun in Japan you need patience and determination. You have to attend an all-day class, take... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38365729 |
Ed Sheeran lyric 'driving at 90' prompts Suffolk Police plea - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new song by Ed Sheeran which features the lyrics "driving at 90" prompts police to say, "please slow down". | Suffolk | Ed Sheeran describes "driving at 90" in his new song Castle on the Hill
A new song by Ed Sheeran which features the lyrics "driving at 90" has prompted a safety warning by police.
Castle on the Hill, released on Friday, has been described as a "love song for Suffolk".
In addition to describing the Framlingham area w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38532571 |
Jill Saward: How Ealing vicarage case changed treatment of rape victims - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38516389 |
China's Great Wall filmed by drone - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | How drone photography shed new light on the Great Wall of China for one British obsessive. | null | British geographer, conservationist and author William Lindesay has had a lifelong obsession with the Great Wall of China.
Three decades ago, he left his home on Merseyside to live near the wall so he might better be able to study it.
In 2016 he and his family travelled 15,000km (9,320 miles) around the wall network,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38325450 |
Cowboy lassoes runaway calf on highway - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | A Tennessee cowboy named David Bevill has lassoed a runaway calf on a highway from the bonnet of a sheriff's car. | null | A Tennessee cowboy named David Bevill has lassoed a runaway calf on a highway from the bonnet of a sheriff's car. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38524053 |
British doctors travel to Syria with 'People's Convoy' - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | A team of British doctors has travelled to the Syria/Turkey border with a convoy filled with medical supplies in order to set up a children's hospital near Aleppo. | null | A team of British doctors led by Dr Rola Hallam and journalist Paul Conroy has travelled to the Syria/Turkey border with a convoy filled with medical supplies.
Aid workers plan to use the equipment to set up a children's hospital near Aleppo.
Rola Hallam made a video blog of the journey. She arrived at the border on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38528360 |
What marks does Obama's presidency deserve? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What is the Obama administration's legacy and will it survive Donald Trump? | US & Canada | It's almost time to close the book on Barack Obama's eight years as president. Before he relocates to Washington's posh Kalorama neighbourhood, however, here's a take on what he tried to do - and how well he did it.
Although there are letter grades attached to each section, these assessments are not a reflection of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38525529 |
FA Cup: West Ham 0-5 Manchester City highlights - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup ends triumphantly as Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the FA Cup third round at London Stadium. | null | Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup ends triumphantly as Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the FA Cup third round at London Stadium. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38536413 |
Pro12: Ospreys 29-7 Connacht - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Ospreys climb to the top of the Pro12 with a convincing bonus-point win over reigning champions Connacht. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Ospreys climbed to the top of the Pro12 with a convincing bonus-point win over reigning champions Connacht.
The hosts made a flying start, with Dan Baker and Olly Cracknell scoring excellent team tries to give them a commanding 14-0 half-time lead.
Prop Nicky Smith power... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38530789 |
Tattingstone suitcase murder: Police appeal over Bernard Oliver death - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | A 17-year-old boy whose dismembered body parts were found in suitcases disappeared 50 years ago. | null | The murder of a 17-year-old boy whose dismembered body parts were found in suitcases in 1967 continues to be reviewed by cold case detectives, police said.
The body of Bernard Oliver, from Muswell Hill, north London, was found dumped on farmland in Tattingstone, near Ipswich.
He went missing on 6 January 1967 and was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38527821 |
CES 2017: AmpMe app offers free alternative to wireless speakers - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | A free app synchs smartphones so they play music in unison, creating a free alternative to expensive wireless sound systems. | null | A start-up is promoting a free app that syncs smartphones so they play music in unison, at the CES tech show.
AmpMe is being pitched as a free alternative to Sonos and other brands of wireless speakers.
Chris Foxx tied out the tech in Las Vegas.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526187 |
NHS running blade fuels boy's Paralympic goal - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ben Moore is one of the first children in England to receive a false leg for sport, on the NHS. | Health | At the age of 10, Ben Moore took a brave decision.
He chose to have the lower part of his right leg amputated and was fitted with an artificial limb.
Ben was born with a condition known as fibular hemimelia - giving him a foot with only three toes and a leg that failed to develop.
It left him struggling to walk and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38517649 |
Premiership: Newcastle Falcons 24-22 Bath - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Newcastle produce a superb late comeback to stun Bath and condemn the visitors to their third straight Premiership loss. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Newcastle produced a superb late comeback at Kingston Park to stun Bath and condemn the visitors to their third straight Premiership defeat.
The Falcons trailed 22-10 in the final 10 minutes, but forwards Mark Wilson and Ben Harris both bundled over after relentless press... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38500627 |
FA Cup third-round: Reports and previews - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Reports and team news for all the weekend's FA Cup third-round matches. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38531996 |
Mystery over thank you letter's intended receivers - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman who received a mysterious thank you letter is trying to unite it with the intended receivers. | London | The erroneously-delivered envelope had a picture of kittens on it
A woman who has received a mysterious thank you letter for the third year in a row is trying to unite it with the intended receivers.
Jessica Wren, 46, from Camden, in London, found the hand-written letter on her doorstep earlier this week.
It is deco... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38535066 |
Newspaper headlines: Ethiopia's 'Spice Girls' cash and NHS 'winter crisis' - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some front pages focus on winter pressure on the NHS, while the Daily Mail leads on an Ethiopian pop group's UK funding being axed. | The Papers | International Development Secretary Priti Patel announced a review of the girl band's funding last month
A group described as Ethiopia's version of the Spice Girls receives front page billing in the Daily Mail - not for its latest chart-topping single, but for a decision to pull the plug on its funding from Britain's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38538630 |
CES 2017: VR flight kit turns slobs into Superman - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | A virtual reality contraption aims to give gamers a full-body workout while simulating the sensation of flying. | null | But a start-up has created a virtual reality contraption that simulates flight while giving players a tough workout.
Chris Foxx met the firm's co-founder at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38541530 |
Will snow rescue Swiss Alps after dry start to winter? - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After a difficult Christmas period and one of the driest Decembers, Swiss resorts are praying for snow. | Europe | Hoteliers have had a difficult Christmas period and hope for more wintry weather
Snow is finally falling across the Alps, after one of the driest Decembers on record.
In the Swiss Alps, the last time so little snow fell over the Christmas period was in 1864, according to measurements taken by the Swiss Federal Instit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38516688 |
The Donald Trump tweets that say so much and reveal so little - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | James Naughtie reflects on the tweets of Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration as US president. | US & Canada | It is as if the campaign is still going on.
Two weeks away from his inauguration, Donald Trump seems to prefer the role of "candidate" - flaying his opponents and aiming arrows at the federal government from the enemy camp.
It is almost as if he does not want to accept fully that he is the new chief executive who wil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38534308 |
CES 2017: Ford sticks to self-driving cars by 2021 pledge - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | Ford insists it will have a fully autonomous car, without a steering wheel, on the road by 2021, despite others' doubts. | null | Ford insists it will have fully autonomous cars, without steering wheels or brake pedals, on the roads by 2021.
The firm plans to use them within an Uber-like ride-sharing service at first before considering putting them on sale.
But rival car-makers have suggested that deadline is too ambitious, as Rory Cellan Jones... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38538281 |
West Ham United 0-5 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | null | Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup sees Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the third round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup ended triumphantly as his Manchester City side thrashed Premier League rivals West Ham in the third round.
City led 3-0 at the break, Yaya Toure starting the rout by firing a debatable penalty into the bottom left corner.
Havard Nor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38465098 |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
If you missed this week's quiz on famous resignations, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38522106 |
CES 2017: The jacket that lets you stash 42 gadgets - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A gadget-friendly jacket shown off at CES has 42 secret pockets. | Technology | Scotte Vest doesn't advise using all 42 pockets at once
As I swim in the ocean of shiny new tech that surrounds me at CES, I find myself wondering where on earth I would put all this stuff if I had to take it with me.
One firm I met there thinks it has the answer - in the form of a jacket with 42 secret pockets, each... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38527350 |
Saving Sally: The little Filipino film that needed saving - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The cult Filipino romance, with its gadgets and animated monsters, and the fans who saved it from obscurity. | Asia | Set in an animated Manila, 'Saving Sally' has been billed as a teenage love story
It's a tale of unrequited teenage love terrorised by giant animated monsters in the chaotic streets of Metro Manila.
Saving Sally tells the story of Marty, a young aspiring Philippines comic book artist, played by Enzo Marcos.
He falls... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38486968 |
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