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U2 to tour The Joshua Tree this summer for 30th anniversary - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rock band U2 will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal Joshua Tree album by playing the album in full. | Entertainment & Arts | The band recreated Anton Corbijn's famous cover shoot to announce the tour
Rock band U2 will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal Joshua Tree album this summer by playing the album in full around the world.
The 25 shows include dates in London and at Dublin's Croke Park, where the band played a triumphant ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38554035 |
Golden Globes: Musical La La Land dominates with seven awards - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Hollywood musical La La Land has broken the record for the most Golden Globe Awards, winning seven prizes. | null | Hollywood musical La La Land has broken the record for the most Golden Globe Awards, winning seven prizes.
It won every award it was nominated for - including best musical or comedy film, best director, screenplay, score and song.
Its stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling also won in the acting categories.
British actor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38553331 |
The US Air Force's commuter drone warriors - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Once soldiers left their families and went off to war. But drone pilots commute to work - and war - each day. They speak to Vin Ray about their strange double life. | Magazine | Drone pilot Lt Col Matt Martin says his role is "surreal"
In the past, soldiers went off to war and left their families behind. But drone pilots commute to work - and to war - each day. Vin Ray was given rare access to the only US Air Force base devoted entirely to flying drones, where he discovered the pilots' strang... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38506932 |
India divorce: How 'triple talaq' destroys lives - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Opposition mounts to the practice of "triple talaq" - instant divorce - in India. | null | A practice in India that allows Muslim men to divorce their wives in an instant is facing fierce opposition.
"Triple talaq" - divorcing by saying the word talaq three times - is legal for Muslims in India but controversial. It is banned across much of the Islamic world.
India’s Supreme Court is deciding whether tripl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38528507 |
The Donald Trump tweets that say so much and reveal so little - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | 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 |
Reality Check: Was 27 December the busiest NHS day? - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says 27 December was the busiest day in NHS history. Is he right? | Health | The claim: Tuesday 27 December was the busiest day in the history of the National Health Service.
Reality Check verdict: In relation to attendance at type-one accident and emergency departments (the general A&E departments at big hospitals), Mr Hunt is correct. That's a reasonable measure of how busy the NHS is, but o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38561247 |
Golden Globes: Meryl Streep attacks Donald Trump in speech - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Meryl Streep strongly criticises Donald Trump as she receives a Golden Globes lifetime award. | null | Actress Meryl Streep strongly criticised US President-elect Donald Trump as she received a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes.
While Streep did not name Mr Trump, the three-time Oscar-winning actress used almost the entire speech to say his actions legitimised bullying.
The president-elect, who is due to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38551963 |
Starving to death on NHS wards? - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How big a problem is malnutrition on hospital wards? | Health | The Sun newspaper on Monday carries the headline "Kill by mouth: Two die in NHS each day of thirst or starvation".
A shocking claim, based on figures from the Office of National Statistics.
The data for England and Wales shows that in 2015, hunger and/or dehydration were a factor in 828 patient deaths in hospitals an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38554077 |
Pioneer Cabin Tree in California felled by storms - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Storms in California fell a popular tree with a hole cut in the trunk that cars could drive through. | US & Canada | The giant sequoia, which was carved into a living tunnel over a century ago, has fallen
Storms in California have toppled one of America's most famous trees - the Pioneer Cabin Tree.
The giant sequoia was known for having a hole cut through its trunk - big enough for a car to drive through.
The tree, estimated to be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38561877 |
Kirsty Gilmour: Funding cut threatens future of badminton - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | Badminton may struggle to attract young players after funding cut, worries Scottish Olympian Kirsty Gilmour. | null | Commonwealth Games and European silver medallist Kirsty Gilmour is worried badminton will no longer be able to attract future stars if proposed funding cuts go ahead.
An appeal against UK Sport's decision to end all backing ahead of the 2020 Olympics will be submitted this month.
"It's hard to motivate kids and tell ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/badminton/38547499 |
Your pictures: My own bed - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "My own bed". | In Pictures | Anna Grayson: "This is a scene I had been thinking of shooting anyway, in honour of Tracey Emin. The aftermath of the Christmas hols seems to have given my bed the right feel. I bumped into Tracey Emin a few years ago, and she kindly agreed to let me photograph her (it is in the frame on the right above the bed). She w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38510863 |
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Shooter on CCTV - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | CCTV has revealed the moment a man opened fire at Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday, as a suspect appears in court charged with killing five people and injuring six others. | null | CCTV has revealed the moment a man opened fire at Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday.
Suspect Esteban Santiago, 26, is appearing in court charged with killing five people and injuring six others. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38564017 |
CES 2017: Clothes-folding Laundroid robot readies for launch - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | A clothes-folding robot that has been in development for more than a decade is at the CES tech show to promote its imminent launch. | null | A clothes-folding robot that has been in development for more than a decade is about to go on sale.
Chris Foxx caught up with the project's 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-38541533 |
Corrie Mckeague: Missing serviceman 'to become father' - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Missing RAF serviceman Corrie Mckeague is due to become a father, his girlfriend has said. | null | Missing RAF serviceman Corrie Mckeague is due to become a father, his girlfriend has said.
Mr Mckeague has been missing since 24 September after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk.
April Oliver, 21, said she had become pregnant after a relationship with the 23-year-old who is based at RAF Honington, Suffolk.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38555646 |
McGuinness - 'No return to status quo' - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Martin McGuinness says there will be "no return to the status quo" as he quits as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister over the handling of a botched heating scheme. | null | Martin McGuinness has resigned as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister in protest against the handling of a botched heating scheme that could cost taxpayers £490m.
He spoke to reporters at Stormont Castle on Monday afternoon. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38564067 |
My fear of dating as someone with dwarfism - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paralympic hopeful Pani has never had a girlfriend and faces his fear of dating by appearing on The Undateables. | Disability | Athlete and law student Pani Mamuneas has never had a girlfriend and says he suspects the only women who approach him want to tick "dwarf" off their bucket list. The 19-year-old decided to do something about it and applied for a TV dating show.
You always hear girls say 'ooh what's your type? Oh tall, you know tall an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-38528816 |
Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool manager defends team selection for Plymouth FA Cup tie - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defends playing the club's youngest ever starting line-up after a 0-0 draw with Plymouth in the FA Cup. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defended selecting the youngest starting XI in the club's history for the 0-0 FA Cup draw against Plymouth.
The Reds - with an average age of of 21 years and 296 days - went close through Sheyi Ojo and Daniel Sturridge but the League Two side h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38549885 |
Women Who Draw website reveals world's 'hidden' female illustrators - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New website Women Who Draw has been overwhelmed by support for its bid to promote female illustrators. | US & Canada | Applicants for the Women Who Draw website were asked to submit an illustrated portrait of a woman
A website designed to showcase the work of female illustrators and promote diversity has got off to a flying start, after receiving submissions from around the world.
The Women Who Draw website, which had its "soft launc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38524131 |
India v England: Eoin Morgan's family affected by criticism - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | England one-day captain Eoin Morgan says his family were affected by the criticism he received for missing the Bangladesh tour. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England one-day captain Eoin Morgan says his family were affected by the criticism he received for missing the tour of Bangladesh over security fears.
The 30-year-old has returned to lead England in three one-day internationals in India, starting in Pune on Sunday.
"My way o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38557963 |
CES 2017: Searching for the sounds of tech - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | CES is an overwhelming visual feast - but can this year's gadgets delight the ear as well as the eye? | Technology | Can CES delight the ear as well as the eye?
CES is a visual feast of lights, colour, people, costumes - and of course endless gadgets.
There are plenty of striking pictures from the show floor.
But are any of the exhibitors interested in delighting your ears?
Rather like the city of Las Vegas itself, it has its own... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38540739 |
Joint bank accounts: For better or worse? - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The convenience of a joint bank account is popular among couples with shared household bills - but there are pitfalls too. | Business | A barnacle removal bill is an unlikely inspiration to set up a joint bank account. Yet, for two keen sailors, opening an account together was the most efficient way to organise the costs of running their boat.
Fees for maintenance, mooring, and fuel all needed to be paid, so the yacht-owning duo stepped into their loc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38508810 |
Fighting for survival on the streets of North Korea - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As a young child, Sungju Lee dreamed of becoming an officer in the North Korean army. But by the time he was a teenager, he was fighting for survival in a street gang. | Magazine | As a young child in the capital of North Korea, Sungju Lee lived a pampered life. But by the time he was a teenager, he was starving and fighting for survival in a street gang. It was one of many twists of fate on a journey that has led him to postgraduate studies at a British university.
In the early 1990s, Sungju Le... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37914493 |
Swim team swaps pool for snow - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | The swim team at US university Georgia Tech couldn't make it to their event, so they did the relay in the snow outside their hotel. | null | The swim team at US university Georgia Tech couldn't make it to their event, so they did the relay in the snow outside their hotel. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38547477 |
The Black Dahlia: Los Angeles' most famous unsolved murder - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the 70th anniversary of the Black Dahlia murder approaches, the public fascination with Elizabeth Short and her grisly death hasn't dimmed. | US & Canada | As the 70th anniversary of the Black Dahlia murder approaches the public fascination with Elizabeth Short and her grisly unsolved death hasn't dimmed. James Bartlett takes a look at how Los Angeles remembers the famous murder.
Few people noticed the dark-haired woman when she was dropped off at the swanky Biltmore Hot... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38513320 |
Referee Mike Dean one of Premier League's best - Mark Halsey - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | Mike Dean remains one of the Premier League's best referees despite an "indifferent" festive period, says ex-colleague Mark Halsey. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Mike Dean remains one of the Premier League's best referees despite an "indifferent" festive period, says former official Mark Halsey.
Dean has received criticism for some of his recent performances and the number of red cards he has shown - five in 15 matches this season.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38549470 |
Brazil prison riots: What's the cause? - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A spike in violence violence in Brazil's prisons has cast a spotlight on failures its penal system. | Latin America & Caribbean | A spate of violence in Brazil's prisons has cast a spotlight on a system which appears to be near a state of collapse.
Almost 100 inmates lost their lives in the first week of January alone - brutally murdered, the guards apparently unable to stop the bloodshed.
But how has it come to this?
A crackdown on violent an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38534769 |
iPhone - a moment in history - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rory Cellan-Jones recalls being criticised for reporting on the iPhone's unveiling a decade ago. | Technology | Not the greatest shot - but a landmark moment
Ten years ago I was running from San Francisco’s Moscone Centre to a nearby hotel to edit a piece for the Ten O’Clock News when my phone rang.
Those were the days, by the way, when phones were for making calls but all that was about to change.
“Have you got your hands on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38550016 |
Huge rotor blade artwork installed in Hull for City of Culture 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 250ft-long rotor blade forming a new art installation is lifted into position in Hull. | Humberside | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A 250ft-long rotor blade forming a major new art installation is lifted into position.
A 250ft-long (75m) rotor blade forming a new art installation has been lifted into position in Hull.
"The Blade" is the first in a serie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-38547052 |
Amazon Echos activated by TV comment - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A comment on a US TV news show activates Amazon Echo gadgets in viewers' homes. | Technology | An on-air comment by a US TV presenter activated Amazon Echo gadgets in viewers' homes across San Diego.
The comment was made by presenter Jim Patton after a news item on a child who accidentally ordered a doll's house via the voice-activated gadget.
Reacting to the report, Mr Patton said: "I love the little girl say... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38553643 |
James Haskell: Wasps boss jokes about 35-second return by England flanker - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | Wasps boss Dai Young jokes about James Haskell's "outstanding" contribution after he lasts less than a minute on his return. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young joked about James Haskell's "outstanding" contribution after he lasted just 35 seconds on his return from injury.
Haskell, 31, made his first appearance since playing for England against Australia last summer as a replacement in Wasps' 22... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38550179 |
Beyond 'Brogrammers': Can AI create a meritocracy? - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can a new system of artificial intelligence mean more women are recruited into IT? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. "There's a dominant face of a programmer - young, male, they've gone to a top school"
Silicon Valley is so male-dominated that there's a name for the young, brash men who populate the region's many start-ups and high-tech fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38393802 |
FA Cup: Cambridge Utd 1-2 Leeds Utd highlights - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | Championship side Leeds United avoid an FA Cup third-round upset as they fight back to win 2-1 at League Two opponents Cambridge United. | null | Championship side Leeds United avoid an FA Cup third-round upset as they fight back to win 2-1 at League Two opponents Cambridge United.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup third round here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38564153 |
Orphaned baby otter in roadside rescue - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An "almost lifeless" baby otter is rescued from the side of a busy main road after being initially mistaken for a discarded "old mail sack". | Cambridgeshire | The baby female otter was "lifeless and unresponsive" when she was found at the side of the road
An "almost lifeless" baby otter was rescued from the side of a busy main road after being initially mistaken for a discarded "old mail sack".
Cyclist Robert Spooner spotted her in the dim light near Peterborough.
"I coul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38467791 |
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win Fifa best player award - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | Cristiano Ronaldo is named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich.
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to the prize.
Ronaldo also won the Ballon d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38561266 |
CES 2017: Roam-E drone takes flying selfies - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | A new type of fold-up drone that follows its owner taking selfies is previewed at the CES tech show. | null | A new type of fold-up drone that follows its owner about taking selfies is being previewed at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
Roam-E uses facial recognition software to keep on course and stays airborne with just two rotors.
But could it pose a safety risk? Chris Foxx reports.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.u... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38541534 |
Why RBS's recovery is lagging Lloyds' - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lloyds Banking Group is returning to 'near normality' as the government's stake dips below 6%, but RBS's road to recovery looks set to take many, many years. | Business | Eight years ago the government rescued Lloyds by taking a 43% stake for just over £20bn.
The fact that the government is no longer even the biggest shareholder marks an important return to near normality.
Since 2013, the government stake has been sold off at first in a couple of big chunks and then in a gradual trick... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38552831 |
The Canadian businessman who sponsored 200 refugees - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One Canadian businessman decided he could do more for desperate Syrians fleeing their war-torn country, so he bankrolled an entire town's resettlement effort. | US & Canada | Danby CEO Jim Estill put up $1.5m of his own money to bring 58 Syrian families to Canada
One Canadian businessman decided he could do more for desperate Syrians fleeing their war-torn country. So he bankrolled an Ontario town's resettlement of over 200 refugees.
Over the summer of 2015, the business executive from th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38473532 |
Golden Globes 2017: In pictures - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for the biggest names in film and TV at the Golden Globe Awards. | Entertainment & Arts | Evan Rachel Wood broke with tradition and wore a suit on the red carpet. "I’ve been to the Globes six times, and I’ve worn a dress every time. And I love dresses, but I wanted to make sure that young girls and women knew they aren’t a requirement," she said. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38551439 |
The 'muesli queen' who built a $60m food business - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How not wanting to lose her job started an Australian teenager on the path to creating a breakfast cereal empire. | Business | Carolyn struggled in her first years of business
When an 18-year-old Carolyn Creswell was told she might lose her job, she decided to take a leap of faith.
While at university in Melbourne, Australia, she supported herself by working part-time for a little company that made muesli for a handful of cafes and shops.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38510041 |
Mrs Brown star set to front new Saturday night BBC show - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Comedy star Mrs Brown is to front a new Saturday night TV show on BBC One. | Entertainment & Arts | Brendan O'Carroll's alter-ego Mrs Brown will welcome celebrity guests as part of the show
Comedy star Mrs Brown is to front a new Saturday night TV show on BBC One.
All Round to Mrs Brown's will be hosted by Agnes Brown, the female alter-ego played by Brendan O'Carroll in the sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys.
O'Carroll said:... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38563190 |
The shared society - more than a slogan? - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May believes life isn't very fair for millions of people. But can the PM's words be translated into action given the other challenges she faces? | UK Politics | When she began her leadership campaign to move into No 10, in an uncharacteristically brash statement, the then home secretary stood up and said: "I'm Theresa May and I'm the best person to be prime minister."
But in the six months since she did take charge, far, far faster than she had anticipated, politics has been ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38555929 |
Up and away? Your Tube strike solutions - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Travellers in London have been hit by a Tube strike, with more than four million people affected. Some have seen the lighter side. | UK | Artist Claudine O'Sullivan offers an alternative to the Tube
Commuters and travellers in London have been hit by a Tube strike.
More than four million people could be affected, but some have taken to social media to see the lighter side.
From The Daily Grindstone, there was just a hint of sarcasm about alternative r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38554573 |
Tube strike: Aerial pictures of morning rush hour - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Aerial footage shows heavy traffic and large queues for buses during Monday morning rush hour in London as commuters try to get to work despite a 24-hour Tube strike. | null | Aerial footage shows heavy traffic and long queues for buses during Monday morning's rush hour in London, as commuters try to get to work despite a 24-hour Tube strike.
This video has no sound. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38552768 |
FA Cup: Man Utd face Wigan, Chelsea host Brentford, Derby meet Leicester - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | Holders Manchester United will host 2013 winners Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Holders Manchester United will host 2013 winners Wigan Athletic in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Premier League champions Leicester City will travel to Derby County in an East Midlands derby, while Chelsea meet Brentford in a west London derby.
League One Millwall's rewar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38564239 |
The simple steel box that transformed global trade - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | By slashing international transportation costs, the shipping container stimulated a global trade boom. | Business | Perhaps the defining feature of the global economy is precisely that it is global.
Toys from China, copper from Chile, T-shirts from Bangladesh, wine from New Zealand, coffee from Ethiopia, and tomatoes from Spain.
Like it or not, globalisation is a fundamental feature of the modern economy.
In the early 1960s, worl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38305512 |
Pakistan test launches submarine cruise missile - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Pakistan's military says it has test launched a submarine cruise missile from the Indian Ocean. | null | Pakistan's military says it has test launched a submarine cruise missile from the Indian Ocean.
The nuclear-capable missile is seen flying over the coast and hitting its flag target. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38561939 |
Snow covers Greek beach as Europe freezes - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Icy temperatures across southern and eastern Europe have left more than 20 people dead and blanketed the Greek islands and southern Italy in snow. | null | Icy temperatures across southern and eastern Europe have left more than 20 people dead and blanketed even the Greek islands and southern Italy in snow. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38550369 |
Is your child a cyberbully and if so, what should you do? - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | 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 |
Unexpected things named after Barack Obama - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US President Barack Obama adds a parasite to his presidential legacy after scientists name a newly discovered flatworm in his honour. | US & Canada | As Barack Obama closes out his final days as US president, local governments are naming the usual libraries, motorways and schools in his honour.
The Barack Obama Presidential Center library is being erected in Chicago and students across the country are already enrolled in schools named after the nation's first Afric... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37353977 |
Chris Robshaw: Harlequins flanker out of England's Six Nations campaign - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw will miss England's 2017 Six Nations campaign with a shoulder injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw will miss England's 2017 Six Nations campaign with a shoulder injury.
The 30-year-old will have an operation on Monday and is expected to be sidelined for three months.
Robshaw, who has won 55 caps, aggravated a problem with his left shou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38559130 |
Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stories you may have missed in the past seven days, including the women who invented the "Brazilian" wax and the spy who was an imposter son. | Magazine | "Are you crazy? I'm not touching you there." That was the response when Brazilian Janea Padilha asked a beautician to remove most of her pubic hair in the late 1970s. But that was then and Janea, who went home and did it herself, so inventing the Brazilian wax, is one of the J Sisters. Their salon in New York now turns... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38522061 |
George North: Northampton Saints' treatment of wing 'disappoints' World Rugby - BBC Sport | 2017-01-09 | null | World Rugby says it is "disappointed" by Northampton's treatment of George North's most recent head injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
World Rugby says it is "disappointed" by Northampton Saints' "failure to identify and manage" George North's recent head injury "appropriately".
The Wales wing, 24, appeared motionless after a mid-air tackle in the loss to Leicester on 3 December, but played on.
A concus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38560206 |
Why addicts take drugs in 'fix rooms' - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Britain could soon see its first "fix room" for drug users. But who uses such places and how do they work? | Magazine | Angelea Let works as a prostitute to fund her drug addiction
Britain could soon see its first "fix room" for drug users - a safe space where addicts can take illegal narcotics under medical supervision. But who uses such places and how do they work?
On a cold and wet Thursday morning, there are already users inside S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38531307 |
Iran former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies aged 82 - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | null | Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died at the age of 82. | null | Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has died at the age of 82.
Catriona Renton looks back at his life. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38552767 |
Mental health care: 'The system is broken' - BBC News | 2017-01-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People share their experiences of mental health problems and services. | Health | Theresa May has unveiled plans to do more to help those, particularly young people, with mental health conditions.
In her speech at the Charity Commission, the prime minister announced a number of pledges including training at every secondary school, training for employers and organisations, and the appointment of a m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38561016 |
Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee announcement: 'Was that a surprise? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | US President Donald Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. | null | US President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38823808 |
Halal snack pack: The kebab that defined Australia in 2016 - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After bursting onto the political scene in 2016, "halal snack pack" becomes Australians' Word of the Year. | Australia | "Halal snack pack" has been named People's Choice Word of the Year 2016 by Australia's Macquarie Dictionary.
A snack pack, also known as an HSP, is a hearty pile of kebab meat, chips and sauce which has become a staple of Australian takeaway shops.
It's perhaps an unlikely platform for political debate, but this year... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38824058 |
Dan Roan asks whether welfare should come before winning - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | In light of recent accusations made within cycling, Dan Roan asks whether it is more than just the sport's reputation that is on the line. | null | It may have started out as a dispute between a track cyclist and her former coach.
But 10 months after Jess Varnish first made allegations of sexism, discrimination and bullying against Shane Sutton - and British Cycling - it is not just the reputation of the country's most successful and best-funded Olympic sport tha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38833749 |
Train guard left at Burley-in-Wharfedale station causes delay - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Passengers were left at the next stop waiting for another train. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | A guard was accidentally stranded at a railway station when the train left without him.
Passengers had to get out through the driver's cab door at the next stop and were delayed for an hour waiting for another train.
The conductor on the 08:16 Ilkley to Leeds service was left behind at Burley-in-Wharfedale station. T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-38807979 |
Chelsea Cameron wrote letter thanking drug addict parents - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Chelsea Cameron explains why she's grateful to her drug addict parents. | null | A woman raised by drug-addicted parents has written a letter to thank them.
Chelsea Cameron's parents missed many important moments as she grew up, like exam results and prize giving.
She told the Victoria Derbyshire programme why she's grateful. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38825332 |
Huge planes help fight Chile forest fires - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Huge supertanker planes from the US, Russia and Brazil have been deployed to fight forest fires in Chile. | null | Huge supertanker planes from the US, Russia and Brazil have been deployed to fight forest fires in Chile.
The fires are the worst in modern history and have spread to affect 480,000 hectares (1,186,105 acres) so far. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38819951 |
James Ibori: Nigerian ex-governor challenges UK conviction - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A former Nigerian governor and convicted money-launderer claims UK investigators in his case were corrupt. | UK | James Ibori was released from a UK prison in December after serving four years of a 13-year sentence
A Nigerian politician is appealing against his British conviction for corruption, claiming the Metropolitan Police investigation was itself mired in corruption.
James Ibori was released in December after four years in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38834833 |
Six Nations 2017: The moments that defined England's rise and the ones to come - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Relive the key moments in England's rise under Eddie Jones - and the ones they are set to face in the 2017 Six Nations. | null | By the end of the Six Nations, England could have won a second Grand Slam in a row and set a new record for the most consecutive wins in the history of Test rugby.
The key date may well be 18 March, when Ireland host England in a potential Grand Slam decider.
But England know they face tough battles before that, nota... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38592833 |
West Ham United 0-4 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Gabriel Jesus scores his first Manchester City goal as they tear West Ham apart for a comfortable victory at London Stadium. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Gabriel Jesus scored his first Manchester City goal as they tore West Ham apart at London Stadium.
City, who left striker Sergio Aguero and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo on the bench, led when Kevin de Bruyne played a one-two with Jesus before stroking home.
Four minutes later, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38740421 |
Donald Trump picks Neil Gorsuch as US Supreme Court nominee - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court. | null | President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court.
If confirmed by the Senate, the 49-year-old would replace the vacancy left at the court by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38823814 |
Brexit: When MPs voted to back Article 50 bill - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | MPs argued for and against, then voted, by a majority of 384, to allow Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. | null | MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.
They backed the government's European Union Bill, supported by the Labour leadership, by 498 votes to 114.
But the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrat leadership opposed the bill, while 47 Labour MPs and Tory e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38833593 |
Zika virus: Babies face problems other than microcephaly - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Doctors treating children whose mothers were infected with Zika say microcephaly is not the only problem. | null | Some Brazilian mothers infected with the Zika virus during their pregnancy, who were relieved when their babies did not have abnormally small heads, are finding that their children still face developmental problems related to the virus. Camilla Costa reports from Recife, the worst affected area. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38814257 |
Transfer deadline day: Confirmed deals - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Track all the latest signings in the January transfer window as they happen in England, Scotland and across the world. | null | The January transfer window has closed in England and Scotland after a hectic final few hours of business.
The most expensive incoming transfer was Southampton's £14m signing of Italy striker Manolo Gabbiadini from Napoli, while Crystal Palace agreed a loan deal for Liverpool and France defender Mamadou Sakho very lat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38482984 |
Trevor Bayliss: India defeat shows England must learn to play spin - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Trevor Bayliss believes England need to work on how they play spin bowling after their tour of India ended in a crushing defeat. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England need to work on how they play spin bowling after their tour of India ended in a crushing Twenty20 defeat, says head coach Trevor Bayliss.
England lost eight wickets for eight runs in 19 balls to lose by 75 runs in Bangalore, with spinner Yuzvendra Chahal taking 6-25 i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38829551 |
Will globalisation take away your job? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Globalisation's already had a huge impact on workers' lives and is now set to hit middle-class jobs. | Business | Protests against globalisation have become increasingly common
Millions around the globe may have taken to the streets in recent years to protest against the impact of globalisation on their jobs and communities - but this backlash is only likely to grow as globalisation itself becomes more disruptive.
The stark warn... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38600270 |
Reality Check: Was pollution worse in London than Beijing? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Was pollution in the British capital worse than it was in the Chinese capital last week? | UK Politics | The claim: Air pollution in London last week was worse than it was in Beijing.
Reality Check verdict: Some one-off readings were higher in London last week, but this was an unrepresentative snapshot and Beijing is generally far worse.
On 22 January, recordings of particulate air pollution were higher in London than i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38829146 |
Driver screams obscenities at BBC presenter Jeremy Vine - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Jeremy Vine posted footage of a driver screaming obscenities at him as he cycled in Kensington. | null | A driver filmed screaming obscenities at BBC presenter Jeremy Vine as he cycled on a narrow road has been found guilty of road rage offences.
Shanique Syrena Pearson, 22, made a gun sign and threatened Mr Vine during the row in Kensington, west London.
Mr Vine filmed the argument using his helmet camera and posted it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38830432 |
RSPCA footage of caged puppies - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | A gang of puppy farmers which sold hundreds of dogs kept inside cages on a farm has been spared jail. | null | A gang of puppy farmers which sold hundreds of dogs kept inside cages on a farm has been spared jail.
Some of the animals were so sick they died shortly after arriving at their new homes.
Mia was one of the dogs rescued, and the BBC spoke to her new owners. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38827491 |
Rare 'lava firehose' from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Dramatic footage shows the unusual phenomenon as lava flows through a crack in a sea cliff. | null | The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been active since 1983, but scientists have filmed an unusual phenomenon.
Dramatic footage shows lava as it flows through a crack in a sea cliff, and into the Pacific Ocean. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38825330 |
Find out how LA officers rescue exploited children - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Police in Los Angeles carry out their biggest-ever operation to rescue sexually exploited children. | null | Police in Los Angeles have carried out their biggest-ever operation to find girls and young women who were forced into commercial sexual exploitation.
Officers made almost 500 arrests and rescued more than 50 young people.
The BBC's Angus Crawford was given exclusive access. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38823816 |
Past the point of no-return - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After decades of debate on the EU, MPs have finally done it - we are off. | UK Politics | After decades of debate, years of acrimony over the issue in the Conservative Party, months of brutal brinksmanship in Westminster, and hours of debate this week, MPs have just approved the very first step in the process of Britain leaving the European Union.
There are many hurdles ahead, probably thousands of hours o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38830552 |
Sin-bin plan to be looked at by football's lawmaking body Ifab - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Football's law-making body Ifab is to look at introducing sin-bins for yellow-card offences when it meets in London in March. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sin-bins for yellow-card offences in football could be given the go-ahead as early as next month.
Football's law-making body Ifab will look at the proposal at its annual meeting in London in March.
The measure has been tested in Uefa development competitions and some amateu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38824937 |
London 2012 Olympics: Russia stripped of relay silver - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Russia are stripped of their 4x400m relay silver at London 2012 as Antonina Krivoshapka tests positive for steroid turinabol. | null | Last updated on .From the section Olympics
Russia have been stripped of their 4x400m relay silver from London 2012 after sprinter Antonina Krivoshapka tested positive for steroid turinabol.
The ruling is likely to see Jamaica and Ukraine promoted to silver and bronze respectively behind the United States.
Krivoshapk... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/38825752 |
Gary Barlow's unwashed hair: Should you do the same? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gary Barlow says he did not wash his hair for 14 years, but are there benefits to ditching shampoo? | UK | Former Take That star Gary Barlow has revealed on Twitter that he has washed his hair for the first time in 14 years. Is this really a hair-raising fact or are there any benefits?
Way back in 2003 when Westlife and the Black Eyed Peas were in the charts and flip mobile phones were all the rage, Gary Barlow washed his ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38812935 |
Arsenal 1-2 Watford - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Arsenal's Premier League title hopes suffer a huge blow with a shock defeat against Watford at Emirates Stadium. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal's Premier League title hopes suffered a huge blow with a shock home defeat as Watford secured their first top-flight win over the Gunners since 1988.
Former Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul lashed in the opener within 10 minutes for Watford with a shot from outside t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38727389 |
Trump's weapon in trade war - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The taxation policies of President Trump will show, among other things, why the subject is not boring. | Business | There is a three letter word that ends in "x" which gets people hot under the collar and is a big part of most relationships.
That word is of course tax.
While the headlines from Donald Trump's first 12 days in office have focused on immigration and security, business leaders seem agreed that some of the most profoun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38809944 |
Grand National 2017: Native River to miss Aintree showpiece - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Native River, who was joint-favourite with some bookmakers, has been left off the list of Grand National entries by trainer Colin Tizzard. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Native River, who was joint-favourite with some bookmakers, has been left off the list of Grand National entries by trainer Colin Tizzard.
The seven-year-old, who won the Welsh Grand National in December, will miss the 8 April showpiece at Aintree.
The Last Samuri, who ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/38828424 |
Campaigners criticise Premier League clubs over access deadline problems - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | At least three clubs are at risk of missing a self-imposed deadline to improve access for disabled fans, the Premier League says. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
At least three clubs are at risk of missing a self-imposed deadline to improve access for disabled fans, the Premier League has said.
A report suggests Bournemouth, Chelsea and Watford may not fulfil a pledge to meet standards by August 2017.
It stressed clubs have been "wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38828349 |
Reality Check: Can we believe petition signature numbers? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can the number of people reported to have signed parliamentary petitions be believed? | UK Politics | The numbers of people who have signed a petition calling for President Trump not to be allowed to make a state visit to the UK has been widely reported.
The number reported by Parliament's petitions website is at about 1.8 million.
There is also a petition saying that President Trump should be welcomed with a state v... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38828663 |
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Medals to be made from mobile phones - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Olympic and Paralympic medals for the Tokyo 2020 Games will be made from recycled mobile phones. | null | Last updated on .From the section Olympics
Olympic and Paralympic medals for the Tokyo 2020 Games will be made from recycled mobile phones.
The Japanese public will be asked to donate old phones and small appliances to gather two tonnes of gold, silver and bronze for the 5,000 medals.
The project hopes to promote su... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/38827701 |
Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Dedryck Boyata's header is enough for Celtic to extend their Scottish Premiership lead to 25 points by beating Aberdeen. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Celtic continued their stranglehold over Aberdeen at Parkhead to stretch their Premiership lead to 25 points and unbeaten domestic run to 28 games.
The Dons hinted at ending a run of 23 straight league defeats in the east end of Glasgow during an even first half.
But their ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38740393 |
How long should you stay in one job? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Is there a magic number to how many years you should stay in one job before moving on? | Business | Peter Capaldi is bowing out at Christmas after four years playing Dr Who
Three years is the maximum length of time anyone should stay in a job, declared actor Peter Capaldi when he explained why he was stepping down from the Dr Who role after four years.
"I've never done one job for three years. This is the first tim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38828581 |
India v England: Yuzvendra Chahal and MS Dhoni seal T20 series - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | England lose their last eight wickets for eight runs as India power to a 75-run win in the third Twenty20 in Bangalore to take the series 2-1. | null | England lost their last eight wickets for eight runs as India powered to a 75-run win in the third Twenty20 in Bangalore to take the series 2-1.
Chasing 203, England were 117-2 with eight overs to go after three Eoin Morgan sixes in a Suresh Raina over.
But leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (6-25) got Morgan and Joe Root ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38832150 |
Manchester United 0-0 Hull City - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Eldin Jakupovic makes a string of saves as Hull frustrate Manchester United by claiming a goalless draw at Old Trafford. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Eldin Jakupovic made a string of fine saves as Hull frustrated Manchester United by claiming a goalless draw in the Premier League at Old Trafford.
The hosts dominated the match but could not find a way past the Tigers goalkeeper, who brilliantly kept out Zlatan Ibrahimovic'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38740420 |
Clarke: Brexit hopes 'like Alice in Wonderland' - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Veteran Conservative Ken Clarke likens post-Brexit trade hopes to Alice in Wonderland. | null | Mr Clarke, who was speaking as MPs began two days of debate on a bill to give the go-ahead to the official two year process of leaving the EU, said he had been told he was being too pessimistic about prospects for the UK after Brexit.
Watch more: Ken Clarke on why he's voting against Brexit | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38811312 |
The long-distance learners of Aleppo - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A young woman in Syria refuses to let a war and lack of electricity stop her ambition to be a student. | Business | Mariam has to study by candlelight and use a shop's generator to charge up her computer
Mariam Hammad, despite every adversity of war and hardship, is trying to be a student in Aleppo in the dark heart of Syria's civil war.
"My city has turned to ruins," she says.
Despite being in constant danger, forced out of her ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38798308 |
Newspaper headlines: Trump's new EU 'assault' and fairer fares - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail fare costs and criticism of the EU by the Trump administration make Wednesday's front pages. | The Papers | As the world learns more about the tactics of the Trump administration, the Financial Times has been talking to the president's top trade adviser, Peter Navarro.
Like his boss, he doesn't shrink from saying what he thinks.
He accuses Germany of exploiting a "grossly under-valued" euro - which makes its exports cheape... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38821255 |
Six Nations: England's George Kruis out of France match with injury - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | England lock George Kruis is out of the Six Nations opener against France on Saturday with a knee ligament injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and text updates on the BBC Sport website. Highlights: Watch on BBC Two and online from 18:00 GMT on Sunday.
Lock George Kruis is out of England's Six Nations opener against France on Saturday with a knee ligament injury.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38834700 |
The former sex worker who set up a retirement home - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of living and working on the streets of Mexico City, Carmen Munoz set up a retirement home for former - and homeless - sex workers. | Magazine | After years of working the streets of Mexico City, Carmen Munoz wondered what happened to sex workers like her when they got old - so she campaigned to set up a retirement home.
It was on the historic Plaza Loreto in Mexico City - surrounded by buildings that date back to the 16th Century - that Carmen Munoz set out o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38677679 |
Protests greet Donald Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Protesters condemn the nomination of Neil Gorsuch by Donald Trump outside the US Supreme Court. | null | Protests have been taking place outside the US Supreme Court at the nomination of Neil Gorsuch by Donald Trump.
Labor union leader Mary Kay Henry was among those to voice her opposition. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38823812 |
Ukraine: Avdiivka, the front line of Europe's 'forgotten war' - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Tom Burridge reports from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, on the front line between government troops and Russian-backed rebels. | null | Tom Burridge reports from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, on the front line between government troops and Russian-backed rebels. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38818543 |
Russian doping scandal: Emails confirm Lord Coe 'aware' of claims - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Emails appear to contradict IAAF president Lord Coe’s claim he was unaware of corruption allegations in athletics before they became public. | null | Claims that Lord Coe misled an MPs' inquiry have grown after new emails confirmed he was "made aware" of corruption allegations in his sport four months before they became public.
The president of the IAAF, athletics' governing body, told a select committee in December 2015 he was "not aware" of specific allegations o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38809210 |
The man who sold his back to an art dealer - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tim Steiner has an elaborate tattoo on his back which was designed by a famous artist and bought by an art collector. For 10 years now he has been showing it in art galleries. | Magazine | Tim Steiner has an elaborate tattoo on his back that was designed by a famous artist and sold to a German art collector. When Steiner dies his skin will be framed - until then he spends his life sitting in galleries with his shirt off.
"The work of art is on my back, I'm just the guy carrying it around," says the 40-y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38601603 |
Ben Barba: NRL player avoids drug ban with code switch to Toulon - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Australian rugby league player Ben Barba will be allowed to play rugby union in France after switching codes, despite a 12-match drug ban. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby League
Australian rugby league player Ben Barba will be allowed to play rugby union in France despite a drugs ban.
Full-back Barba, 27, was given a 12-match ban by Australia's NRL after testing positive for cocaine.
On Tuesday he swapped codes to join Top 14 side Toulon - but ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38824929 |
Democrats in dilemma over Supreme Court - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Liberals demand a scorched-earth opposition to Donald Trump's Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court pick. | US & Canada | In a season of Democratic Party frustration and anger, Donald Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court Tuesday night is a particularly bitter pill to swallow.
When the seat opened nearly a year ago following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Democrats imagined a durable liberal majority on the cou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38802176 |
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