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Trump ban: 'Everyone matters to God,' religious groups say - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Christian and Jewish leaders are among those criticising President Trump's order restricting immigration. | US & Canada | Donald Trump's immigration order goes against the teachings of the bible, say church leaders
He may have secured the votes of four out of five white evangelical Christians and a majority of white Catholics, but President Donald Trump's decision to issue an executive order barring immigrants from seven Muslim-majority ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38819813 |
How virtual reality is shaking up the music industry - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Virtual reality is opening up new revenue streams for the music industry and reviving the pop video. | Business | Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody was turned into a VR fantasy mixing real footage with animation
Imagine finding yourself on a futuristic stage with rock legends Queen as they blast out their greatest hit, Bohemian Rhapsody. A neon-rendered Freddie Mercury struts around you.
Well, now that fantasy experience can be a realit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38795190 |
How Peru is making children grow taller - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | It looks a bit like bribery at first... | null | It looks a bit like bribery at first... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38815188 |
Transfer deadline day: Premier League clubs net January profit - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Premier League clubs make a transfer window profit for the first time despite spending reaching a six-year January high of £215m. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Premier League clubs have recorded a transfer window profit for the first time - despite spending reaching a six-year January high of £215m.
Southampton and Burnley made late deadline-day deals, while Odion Ighalo moved from Watford to China for £20m.
Saints paid about £14m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38817276 |
Shetland celebrates the Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | The annual Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival has been celebrated in Shetland, culminating in the traditional burning of a longboat. | null | The annual Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival has been celebrated in Shetland.
Some 60 "Vikings" paraded through Lerwick, trailed by more than 900 torchbearers known as "guizers".
The celebration culminated in the traditional burning of a galley. Mike Grundon reports from Lerwick. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-38821226 |
No, this isn't Trump's brother - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Who is the mystery VIP who's been memed as Trump's African half-brother? | BBC Trending | Okay, you've probably guessed it. This isn't Donald Trump's Kenyan half-brother.
But that hasn't stopped the internet having a good laugh at this man's uncannily Trump-esque locks. When the photo was shared on American comedian and radio host Ricky Smiley's Facebook page back in January, hundreds joined in on the comm... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38811605 |
Which foods can improve your gut bacteria? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can you change your gut bacteria for the better? Michael Mosley investigates for Trust Me I'm A Doctor. | Health | Can what you eat change the bacteria in your gut for the better? Dr Michael Mosley has been finding out which foods and drinks can make the most difference.
The gut microbiome - the diverse community of bacteria that inhabits our intestines - is a hot topic in science right now.
Almost every day we come across headli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38800977 |
'Down and anxious' - when loneliness hits - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As a new national commission for loneliness is launched, two women share their experiences. | UK | Molly Forbes is a sociable person - but became very lonely when she had a baby
A commission started by murdered MP Jo Cox is investigating loneliness in the UK, which it says is an epidemic affecting people of all ages and backgrounds. Here, two young women share their stories.
In 2010 Molly Forbes had her first chil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38760612 |
Quebec mosque attack: Who were the victims? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Profiles of the six worshippers who were killed by a gunman at a Quebec City mosque on 29 January. | US & Canada | From left to right: Khaled Belkacemi, Azzedine Soufiane, and Aboubaker Thabti
Canadian police have charged a 27-year-old man over the deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque on Sunday. The six worshippers who died were immigrants who had moved to Quebec to seek a better life.
Mr Belkacemi studied chemical engineering... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38807775 |
Reality Check: The US and refugees - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reality Check looks at some of the facts and figures behind refugee numbers in the US. | US & Canada | On 28 January, President Trump signed an executive order, which, among other things, indefinitely bans Syrian refugee arrivals as well as all other refugees for 120 days.
He also promised "to prioritise refugee claims made by individuals on the basis of religious-based persecution, provided that the religion of the in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38801829 |
Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch: Who is Trump's nominee? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Gorsuch has been likened to the late Justice Scalia based on his strict interpretation of law. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Judge Gorsuch spoke of his "most solemn assignment"
President Trump's Supreme Court pick, Judge Neil Gorsuch, is the youngest such nominee in a quarter of a century.
The 49-year-old Colorado native, whose legal pedigree inc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38818482 |
Antarctica's missing iron meteorites: Mystery solved? - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | A team from Manchester University is travelling to Antarctica to search for rare iron meteorites they believed may be buried in the ice. | null | A team from Manchester University is travelling to Antarctica to search for rare iron meteorites they believed may be buried in the ice. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38818542 |
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Chelsea stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points despite Diego Costa missing a penalty in a draw at Liverpool. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea had to settle for a draw against a much-improved Liverpool at Anfield after Diego Costa's late penalty was saved by Simon Mignolet - but still extended their lead at top of the Premier League to nine points.
Liverpool keeper Mignolet made amends for his first-half em... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38727326 |
Australia sharks: Campaigners call for end to nets - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | null | Conservationists say the nets are killing too many dolphins and turtles. | null | In Australia, campaigners are calling for an end to the use of shark nets at beaches, because they are killing dolphins and turtles.
More have been installed after a recent spate of shark attacks on the east coast - but some nets have been cut deliberately by those who oppose them. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38810462 |
Manchester United 0-0 Hull City: Jose Mourinho walks out of interview - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho walks out of his BBC interview after the draw with Hull, telling Martin Fisher: "If you don't know football, you shouldn't have a microphone." | null | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho walks out of his BBC interview after the 0-0 draw with Hull City, telling reporter Martin Fisher: "If you don't know football, you shouldn't have a microphone."
READ MORE: Hull hold Manchester United at Old Trafford | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38835923 |
NHS staff trigger Google cyber-defences - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NHS staff using Google's search engine triggers one of its cybersecurity defences. | Technology | NHS staff using Google's search engine has triggered one of its cybersecurity defences.
NHS Digital confirmed so many NHS staff use the search engine that it had started asking them to take a quiz to verify they were "not a robot".
News site the Register reported one NHS Trust had told staff to "use Bing" instead.
G... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38826821 |
Entrepreneurs Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham are leaving Dragons' Den - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The final Dragons' Den episode featuring Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham will air on 26 February. | Newsbeat | The entrepreneurs will step down at the end of the current series on BBC Two, with their last episode on 26 February.
Nick Jenkins, who founded greeting card website Moonpig.com, and Sarah Willingham, who made her money investing in restaurant chain The Bombay Bicycle Club, joined the show in 2015 with Touker Suleyman... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38824698 |
Germany's rising tide of populism - BBC News | 2017-02-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Just how big a threat are Germany's populist parties to the country's political establishment? | Europe | Germany's Baltic coastline can be a bleak place out of season. In the small fishing village of Freest, boats creak idly against their moorings. A lone fisherman, stark in his yellow overalls, stands on deck, scraping the scales from yesterday's catch.
It feels a long way from Berlin. And inside the quayside smokehouse... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38776251 |
FA Cup fifth round: Sutton v Arsenal & Fulham v Tottenham ties live on BBC TV - BBC Sport | 2017-02-01 | null | The FA Cup fifth-round ties between Sutton United and Arsenal, and Fulham and Tottenham will be broadcast live on BBC One. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Non-league Sutton United's FA Cup fifth-round tie at home to Arsenal will be broadcast live on BBC One.
Sutton, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition, beat Championship side Leeds United in round four.
The game with Arsenal will take place at Gander Green Lane on M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38832573 |
Six Nations heavy artillery: Picamoles, Hughes, Furlong, O'Brien, Te'o, Roberts - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Who are the most destructive ball carriers in the Six Nations? Jeremy Guscott picks his top six - but do you agree? | null | These are the players who punch holes in defences no matter how solid they are.
They are the big men who carry hard into the guts of the opposition, the powerhouses who make metres virtually every time they carry the ball, the forces of nature who burst through flailing limbs as though they were dried twigs.
Jerry ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38758410 |
How firms should best react to a crisis - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A number of companies and experts explore how businesses should best react to a disaster, be it a cyber-attack, financial scandal or other series issue. | Business | Ashley Madison was fined for not sufficiently protecting customers' data
When infidelity website Ashley Madison was the victim of a hacking attack in 2015, the affected 36 million global users were suddenly very worried indeed.
The business, a dating site for married people who wish to cheat on their spouse, had the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38894813 |
Trump presidency: Opponents boosted by 'rage donation' - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Civil rights campaigns, charities, parodies, and the media are all seeing a surge in support. | US & Canada | Since his first day in office, Mr Trump has faced angry opposition - and it's making his opponents money
Donald Trump's adversarial style during the election divided American voters like few campaigns in recent years.
The president himself has referred to "my many enemies" - but it seems they're getting a substantial... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38909322 |
Trump travel ban: What did we learn from the ruling? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anthony Zurcher explains three things we learned (and two we didn't) from the court ruling. | US & Canada | Demonstrators spell out "No Muslim Ban" at a protest in Boston
Federal circuit courts usually toil in anonymity. They are a legal rest stop for landmark cases on the way to the Supreme Court.
But this week it was different. All eyes were on three judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, who, for a brief moment, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38927778 |
Trump's America: Are things as bad as he says? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Trump decries urban violence, terrorism and police shootings. Is his image of 'American carnage' fair? | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'This American carnage stops right here,' Donald Trump said at his inauguration
During his presidential campaign, and since taking office, Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of the dangers facing the United States.
"I have ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38911708 |
Mariya Savinova: Russian London 2012 gold medallist stripped of title - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Russia's Mariya Savinova is stripped of her Olympic 800m gold and 2011 world title but has 45 days to appeal against the decision. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
London 2012 gold medallist Mariya Savinova has been stripped of her 800m title and banned until 2019 after being found guilty of doping.
She has had her results from July 2010 to August 2013 annulled but has 45 days to appeal against the decision.
The Russian beat South Af... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38931007 |
The health service taking a holistic approach to patients - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "It's about 3% of our population that use about 50% of the resources." | Health | Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre where you can swim and also see a doctor
"My colleagues think I'm mad," says Dr Andrew Weatherburn.
As a consultant in geriatric medicine, he is an unlikely addition to the Moor Park Health and Leisure Centre, where schoolchildren queue for swimming lessons and people grab coffees ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38911008 |
Germany warns the City over Brexit risk - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Bundesbank executive says London is likely to stop being the “gateway to Europe” and warns the UK against a post-Brexit “regulatory race to the bottom”. | Business | One of Germany's most senior banking regulators has warned London that it is likely to lose its role as "the gateway to Europe" for vital financial services.
Dr Andreas Dombret, executive board member for the German central bank, the Bundesbank, said that even if banking rules were "equivalent" between the UK and the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38925440 |
Six Nations 2017: George North - I'll be fit to face Scotland - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Wales wing George North says he will be fit to face Scotland on 25 February in the Six Nations after being "gutted" to miss out on facing England. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
Coverage: Live on BBC One, Radio 5 live, S4C, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary
Wales wing George North says he will be fit to face Scotland in round three of the Six Nations after being "gutted" to miss out ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38919198 |
Prince's music is coming to streaming services this Sunday - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After months of rumour, it's been confirmed Prince's music will become available to stream this weekend. | Entertainment & Arts | The star's music is currently withheld from most major streaming services
After months of rumour, it has been confirmed Prince's music will become available to stream this weekend.
Songs like Purple Rain, Kiss and Little Red Corvette, currently only available on Tidal, will appear on Sunday, ahead of the Grammy Award... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38922167 |
UK child refugee effort challenge: The background - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | The UK government is being challenged over its handling of child refugees - here's the background to the row. | null | Campaigners are challenging the government's handling of the arrival of unaccompanied child refugees from Europe, at a High Court hearing.
We look at the background to the row, with the help of BBC correspondent Dominic Casciani. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38929118 |
NHS Health Check: How Germany's healthcare system works - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Branwen Jeffreys asks if more spending on healthcare in Germany improves the system. | Health | The day after his hip replacement, Georg Thoma was cheerfully sitting up in bed.
Like most Germans, the businessman pays into compulsory health insurance.
He contributes 7% of his salary before tax and his employers match that amount.
In return, patients get access to care which is so rapid that national waiting dat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38899811 |
Raymond Briggs: Lifetime award for The Snowman creator - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Author and illustrator Raymond Brigg is recognised with a lifetime achievement award by BookTrust. | Entertainment & Arts | Raymond Briggs also created When The Wind Blows and Fungus the Bogeyman
Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, the creator of The Snowman, has been recognised with a lifetime achievement award by the charity BookTrust.
A panel of six judges said the award recognised his "outstanding contribution" to children's litera... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38927247 |
Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins on losing legal case - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins says they're very likely to appeal after losing a significant court case. | null | Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins says his firm is "very likely" to appeal after losing a significant court case.
It comes after the Court of Appeal agreed with a tribunal that Garry Smith was entitled to basic workers' rights, following a heart attack, even though he'd been technically self-employed.
Charlie Mul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38929117 |
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal manager 'coming to the end', says Ian Wright - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Arsene Wenger has given Ian Wright "the impression" that he will leave as Arsenal boss, claims the Gunners legend. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsene Wenger has told Ian Wright his time as Arsenal boss is "coming to the end", claims the Gunners legend.
Wenger has managed Arsenal since October 1996 and won the last of his three Premier League titles in 2004.
The 67-year-old's contract expires at the end of the seas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38939129 |
Football Association of Wales to appeal against Fifa poppy fine - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | The Football Association of Wales will appeal against sanctions imposed by Fifa for displaying poppies during a World Cup qualifier. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
The Football Association of Wales will be appealing against sanctions imposed by Fifa for displaying poppies during a World Cup qualifier.
The FAW were fined 20,000 Sfr (£15,694) following commemorations prior to Wales' World Cup qualifier against Serbia in November.
Footba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38931469 |
What is the 'gig' economy? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What is the so-called "gig" economy, a phrase increasingly associated with employment disputes? | Business | A tribunal found courier Maggie Dewhurst should be classed as a worker
What is the so-called "gig" economy, a phrase increasingly in use, and seemingly so in connection with employment disputes?
According to one definition, it is "a labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38930048 |
Musicals come last in sexy music poll - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Want to get lucky this Valentine's? Then you'd better leave show tunes off your shuffle queue. | Entertainment & Arts | La La Land? More Na Na Land according to this survey
Want to get lucky this Valentine's Day? Then you had better leave show tunes off your shuffle queue.
According to a new poll, songs from musicals are the least likely to get played in the British bedroom.
Musicals came dead last in a list of the 19 genres of music... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38918963 |
The health workers that help patients stay at home - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wakefield is seen as a pioneer in helping more patients stay at home and saving the NHS money. | Health | June Lord, 82, is one of those helped home from hospital under the Wakefield project
Every Monday morning, in a meeting room within earshot of the bells of Wakefield cathedral, a group of healthcare workers help to stage a mini-revolution.
Nothing that you read in the next few minutes may strike you as particularly s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38897257 |
River Wear's new bridge in Sunderland is lifted into place - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The new river crossing in Sunderland weighs more than 125 double decker buses and will open by 2018. | Tyne & Wear | It will take two days to lift the bridge into place
The 330ft (100m) centrepiece of Sunderland's new River Wear road bridge has begun its two-day journey being lifted in to place.
The structure, between Castletown and Pallion, weighs the equivalent of 125 double decker buses and will be supported by a 379ft (115m) py... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-38932231 |
Why did Turkey hold a referendum? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Mark Lowen explains why a draft new constitution for Turkey had such fierce opposition. | Europe | The changes give sweeping new to powers Mr Erdogan
A new draft constitution that significantly increases the powers of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been approved by voters in a referendum. Here, the BBC's Turkey correspondent, Mark Lowen, explains why this was such a bitterly-contested process.
In one b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38883556 |
FA reform: MPs pass 'no confidence' motion after House of Commons debate - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | A motion of "no confidence" in the Football Association is passed by MPs debating the organisation's ability to reform itself. | null | A motion of "no confidence" in the Football Association has been passed by MPs debating the organisation's ability to reform itself.
While the motion is largely symbolic, MPs have warned legislation will be brought in if changes are not made.
Sports Minister Tracey Crouch has said the FA could lose £30m-£40m of publi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38920489 |
Leicester City: What has changed at the Premier League champions? - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Eight months after leading Leicester to the title, Claudio Ranieri is battling to prevent his side being relegated. So what has changed? | null | Last updated on .From the section Leicester
Eight months after celebrating a Premier League title win that ranks among the greatest of all sporting achievements, Leicester find themselves firmly mired in a relegation battle.
Manager Claudio Ranieri this week received a vote of confidence, the club insisting he retain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38879315 |
Australian man stuck in a pond for hours recounts ordeal - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | An Australian farmer tells how he survived for hours trapped in a pond with only his nose above water. | null | An Australian man has survived spending hours struggling to keep his nose above water after his excavator rolled into a waterhole. Daniel Miller, 45, had been riding the machine at his remote property 300km (180 miles) north of Sydney. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38916464 |
Rangers: Mark Warburton replaced as manager ahead of Scottish Cup tie - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Rangers say they have replaced Mark Warburton as manager after his resignation, but the Englishman says he has not stood down at Ibrox. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Rangers have replaced Mark Warburton as manager with under-20 coach Graeme Murty before Sunday's Scottish Cup tie with Greenock Morton.
The Scottish Premiership club say they have accepted the resignations of Warburton, assistant David Weir and head of recruitment, Frank McP... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38939432 |
Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Birmingham City - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Sheffield Wednesday beat Birmingham City 3-0 in the Championship to strengthen their place in the top six. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Jordan Rhodes and Sam Winnall's first goals for Sheffield Wednesday saw them boost their play-off hopes with a 3-0 victory over mid-table Birmingham City.
Rhodes met Ross Wallace's early free-kick to give the hosts the lead.
Birmingham then hit the woodwork three times as t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38850950 |
Window fall killed Shergar jockey Walter Swinburn - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Walter Swinburn was found by his father in the courtyard of his house in Belgravia, London. | London | Walter Swinburn was found in the courtyard of his home by his father
Former jockey Walter Swinburn fell to his death from his bathroom window, an inquest heard.
The three-time Derby winner and Shergar rider was found by his father in the courtyard of his London home.
It was not possible to establish whether his epil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38919223 |
Kellyanne Conway criticised for Ivanka Trump product promotion - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | President Donald Trump's senior aide Kellyanne Conway is being criticised for promoting Ivanka Trump's products live on air from the White House press briefing room. | null | President Donald Trump's senior aide Kellyanne Conway is under fire for promoting Ivanka Trump's products live on air from the White House press briefing room.
Her comments followed a tweet by the president which criticised retailer Nordstrom for dropping the US first daughter's clothing line. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38927665 |
Domestic abuse victim's hands severed by ex-partner - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | Simonne Butler recounts her ex attacking her with a sword and having her hands reattached, in New Zealand in 2003. | null | On January 21st 2003, Antoine Dixon attacked his ex-partner Simonne Butler with a samurai sword, severing both of her hands.
After dozens of operations, Simonne's hands were reattached. Her friend Renee Gunbie, who was with her at the time, lost one of her hands.
Dixon then stole a vehicle and drove to Auckland, wher... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38925101 |
The archaeological legacy of the Crossrail excavations - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What will be the archaeological legacy of the Crossrail excavations? | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The skeletons of plague victims, a Tudor bowling ball and medieval ice skates fashioned from animal bones are among hundreds of artefacts on display at a new exhibition showcasing the most interesting finds made during the C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38919314 |
Mason Foulkes: Darts wonderkid, aged 4 - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | He's only four, but Mason Foulkes is probably better at darts than you. | null | He's only four but Mason Foulkes is probably better at darts than you.
If you'd like to find out about how to get into darts, read the special BBC Get Inspired guide. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38933245 |
Newspaper headlines: NHS 'returns to 1950s' and tax bills to rise - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Friday's papers feature stories about pressures on the NHS and claims council tax bills are to increase for many. | The Papers | The costs of school meals could rise in some areas, according to a report
The Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph both lead on a survey by the think tank, the Local Government Information Unit, suggesting millions of households are facing above-inflation rises in council tax.
Almost all of England's town halls are said to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38926938 |
NHS Health Check: 'Most staff have been attacked', doctor says - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The body which advises hospitals on keeping their staff safe is to stop its work in March. | Health | Dr Brittain-George said most staff had been attacked or felt unsafe
The body set up to advise hospitals on staff safety is to end that work at the end of March, the BBC has discovered.
This is despite figures showing almost 200 assaults on doctors, nurses and other NHS staff in England every day.
One A&E doctor said... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38917156 |
The Republican women learning to love Trump - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | Not everyone was won round by Donald Trump when he became the Republican presidential nominee last year - even members of his own party had their doubts. Not any more. | null | Not everyone was won round by Donald Trump when he became the Republican presidential nominee last year - even members of his own party had their doubts.
We spoke to a group of Republican women in New Hampshire who were among those initially sceptical of the current president, but who have since had a change of heart. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38926818 |
Orphaned dik-dik raised by keepers - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | He's only 19cm (7.4 in) tall and has been named Thanos. | null | He's only 19cm (7.4 in) tall and has been named Thanos. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38925011 |
The NHS v German healthcare - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | How does healthcare compare in these two European countries? | null | The NHS is under huge pressure. But how does being a patient in the UK compare with being a patient in Germany? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38925528 |
Tiger Woods withdraws from two tournaments with 'ongoing back spasms' - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Back spasms force 14-time major winner Tiger Woods to pull out of next week's Genesis Open and the Honda Classic. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
Fourteen-time major winner Tiger Woods has withdrawn from next week's Genesis Open and the Honda Classic on 23 February with "ongoing back spasms".
The American, 41, pulled out of this month's Dubai Desert Classic before the second round with the injury.
The former world number... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38935967 |
George and Amal Clooney 'expecting twins', Matt Damon confirms - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Matt Damon says he "almost started crying" when the actor told him the news. | Entertainment & Arts | George and Amal Clooney married in Venice in 2014
Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and her husband, award-winning actor George, are expecting twins, Matt Damon has confirmed.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight Canada, the actor explained Clooney had told him the news while they were working together last aut... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38926056 |
Hunt not in the mood to make excuses - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The health secretary appears to be crossing his fingers for more money in the Budget. | Health | The health secretary said he didn't want to make excuses about very long waiting times in A&E
My interview with the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt struck an interesting note after a day of bleak news from NHS England.
Official figures showed the worst performance in A&E units in December since records began in 2004.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38921013 |
Ghana presidential fleet 'missing 200 cars' - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ghana's new government counts its presidential fleet only to find more than 200 cars are unaccounted for. | Africa | More than 50 of the government's Toyota Prados could not be found
Ghana's new government is trying to track down more than 200 cars missing from the president's office, a government spokesman has said.
The ruling party counted the cars a month after taking power following victory in December's elections.
After previ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38920928 |
Reality Check: Did government go back on its word on child refugees? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government says it has met the "intention and spirit" of the Dubs Amendment, but Lord Dubs disagrees. | UK Politics | The claim: The government had committed to taking 3,000 unaccompanied refugee children from Europe, but it will now close the programme after taking in just 350.
Reality Check verdict: The government previously referred to a goal to bring 3,000 unaccompanied children to the UK but eventually passed an amendment that d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38919873 |
'Record numbers' of dolphins detected off west Scotland - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Record numbers of three dolphin species found off Scotland's west coast are detected during a conservation trust's survey. | Highlands & Islands | Record numbers of common dolphins were recorded last year
Record numbers of three dolphin species found off Scotland's west coast were found during a survey by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT).
HWDT said its scientists and volunteers last year recorded 2,303 individual common dolphins, 42 bottlenose dolph... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38920305 |
Kaziranga: The park that shoots people to protect rhinos - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | National park guards shoot suspected poachers dead. But has the war against poaching gone too far? | India | The authorities at a national park in India protect the wildlife by shooting suspected poachers dead. But has the war against poaching gone too far?
Kaziranga National Park is an incredible story of conservation success.
There were just a handful of Indian one-horned rhinoceros left when the park was set up a century... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-38909512 |
Russian choir celebrates Diplomats' Day in song - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | It was Diplomats' Day in Russia on Friday and the country's Diplomacy For Peace choir, made up of newly qualified diplomats, has been singing the praises of their diplomacy. | null | It was Diplomats' Day in Russia on Friday and the country's Diplomacy For Peace choir, made up of newly qualified diplomats, has been singing the praises of their diplomacy. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38939955 |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 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 last week's quiz, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38920176 |
Six Nations 2017: Wales-England is highlight of second weekend - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Wales host champions England in the highlight of the second weekend of the Six Nations as Ireland travel to Italy and France host Scotland. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Six Nations 2017 on the BBC Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online, with live text commentary and scores from every game on the BBC Sport website and app (
Wales welcome England to Cardiff in the Six Nations on Saturday with visiting coach Eddie Jones warning his ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38926153 |
Has Tom Hiddleston damaged his brand? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two media commentators discuss whether recent headlines about the British actor have dented his image. | Entertainment & Arts | Hiddleston was nominated for the Bafta Rising Star award in 2011
The last few months haven't been too easy for Tom Hiddleston.
In September, he and girlfriend Taylor Swift broke up after three months together amid accusations their relationship was a publicity stunt.
Then, in January, he apologised for an "inelegant... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38917456 |
Storm Desmond: Back home a year after floods - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | One year on from devastating flood damage, Mike Stubbs has finally been able to move back home. | null | Mike Stubbs had to leave his house in Keswick after Storm Desmond caused severe floods.
One year later he's finally been able to move back home. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38912879 |
NHS Health Check: What's causing hospital delays? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | The NHS is under unprecedented pressure. But how do patients flow round the system and what happens to hospitals when they cannot cope? | null | The NHS is under unprecedented pressure. Demand is rising and hospitals, in particular, are struggling to cope.
But how exactly do patients flow round the system and what happens to hospitals when they cannot cope?
The BBC has produced an animated video to help you understand more about the health service and the str... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38863681 |
Bradley Lowery: Sunderland players visit terminally ill boy in hospital - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Terminally ill Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery visited in hospital by the club's players on Thursday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Terminally ill Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery was visited in hospital by the club's players on Thursday.
Bradley was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2013 and his mother says he has only months to live.
Last year £700,000 was raised for him and treatment has now begun in hosp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38926406 |
Will Brexit bill face trouble in the Lords? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite the sabre-rattling it's more likely to be skirmishes than apocalyptic battling over this historic legislation. | UK Politics | Sharpen your pencils. Now Theresa May has her prize from the Commons, getting the Article 50 bill (she never wanted) through with no major changes, it makes its way to the red and gold end of the Palace of Westminster, to the Lords.
The first debate is set for 20 February. More than 140 Peers have already put their na... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38918526 |
Jeremy Hunt responds to BBC's NHS Health Check - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | The health secretary says there's no silver bullet to ease pressure on the NHS but that he has a plan. | null | The health secretary says there's no silver bullet to ease pressure on the NHS but that he has a plan.
Jeremy Hunt has been speaking exclusively to the BBC's Hugh Pym. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38926557 |
How do fake news sites make money? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | The issue of fake news on social media has been grabbing headlines, but how do these sites make money? | null | The issue of fake news on social media has grabbed headlines since the 2016 US presidential election. But how do fake news sites make money?
Find out more on Talking Business on Friday, 10 February at 15:30 GMT on BBC World, and on Saturday, 11 February at 20:30 GMT on the BBC News Channel in the UK. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38919403 |
Six Nations 2017: Scotland flanker John Barclay replaces Ryan Wilson for France match - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Scarlets flanker John Barclay is promoted from the bench to replace Ryan Wilson as Vern Cotter makes only one change for the match against France. | null | Last updated on .From the section Scottish Rugby
Coverage: Watch live on BBC television, BBC Sport website & app. Commentary on Radio Scotland, Radio 5 live Sports Extra; Live text commentary on BBC Sport website.
Flanker John Barclay comes in to the back-row for the injured Ryan Wilson as Scotland seek their first w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38931930 |
Shopkeeper fights off gunman in Walsall - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | CCTV shows gunman biting off more than he can chew at shop run by former special forces soldier. | null | A man armed with a handgun failed to intimidate the shopkeeper he threatened - a former Kurdish special forces soldier.
With the weapon pointing at him, and another man bundled into the premises at gunpoint, shopkeeper Shikha Mahsum grabbed animal repellent spray and squirted it in the gunman's eyes, forcing him to fl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38917150 |
Does by-election pain await Labour in its heartlands? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | UKIP and nuclear power should be making Labour nervous in Stoke and Copeland, says John Pienaar. | UK Politics | Two parliamentary by-elections, two weeks away.
Is Labour a sitting duck in its own heartland territory?
A quick road-trip to the West Midlands and the Lake District was enough to conclude that Labour can look forward to a sweaty, and quite possibly a painful night on 23 February.
Both seats would normally be consid... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38935789 |
Fed Cup: GB through to play-off after beating Turkey to top Group C - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | A third-straight win in Group C sees Great Britain qualify for the Fed Cup play-off. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Great Britain will face second seeds Croatia in the Fed Cup promotion play-off on Saturday.
Heather Watson and Johanna Konta won their singles matches against Turkey to take an unassailable lead in their final best-of-three group match.
Jocelyn Rae and Laura Robson completed ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38928360 |
England: Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad meet with Strauss - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad meet with Andrew Strauss to discuss the England Test captaincy. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad have met with Andrew Strauss to discuss the England Test captaincy.
Alastair Cook, England's highest Test run scorer, stepped down on Monday after a record 59 Tests in charge.
Root, vice-captain to Cook, is the favourite to take over but... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38929267 |
Should I worry about arsenic in my rice? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Does rice really contain harmful quantities of arsenic? Dr Michael Mosley of Trust Me, I'm A Doctor investigates. | Health | Does rice really contain harmful quantities of arsenic? Dr Michael Mosley of Trust Me, I'm A Doctor investigates.
Many of us are regular consumers of rice - UK consumption is on the rise, and in 2015 we ate 150m kg of the stuff. But there have been reports about rice containing inorganic arsenic - a known poison - so ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38910848 |
Press rewind: Trump, Tokyo and a welcome back to the 1980s - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Drawing comparisons between then and now, Karishma Vaswani takes a look at how a Trump-led America is akin to life and politics in the 1980s. | Business | It was the decade of The Empire Strikes Back and Michael Jackson's song Beat It.
A time when Madonna introduced legions of teenage girls to scrunchies and Jane Fonda made lycra and leg warmers cool.
And if you were listening to cassette tapes - there's a good chance it was on the revolutionary Walkman - made by Japan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38891210 |
A sarcastic response to Syria's militants - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It takes a special kind of person to run a radio station in an area controlled by Islamist militants in northern Syria. Raed Fares, who has never lost his sense of humour despite being gunned down by IS. | Magazine | It takes a special kind of person to run a radio station in an area controlled by Islamist militants in northern Syria. Music is forbidden, so are women presenters. But Raed Fares - manager of Radio Fresh FM - has come up with a creative response to the militants' demands.
It is mid-day and almost time for the latest ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38912958 |
The cannabis-growing colonel of Italy - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | null | Colonel Medica grows 100kg of cannabis a year for Italy's army to provide for medical use. | null | In most countries, the authorities arrest anyone growing large quantities of cannabis.
But in Italy, the army does something different: it grows the plant itself – for medical use. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38923890 |
Sound of crickets 'could become a thing of the past' - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A quarter of Europe's cricket and grasshopper species are being driven to extinction, say experts. | Science & Environment | The Crau plain grasshopper is confined to a small area of the South of France
The first comprehensive assessment of Europe's crickets and grasshoppers has found that more than a quarter of species are being driven to extinction.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the insect group ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38920199 |
Super League: St Helens 6-4 Leeds Rhinos - BBC Sport | 2017-02-10 | null | St Helens earn a narrow win in a low-scoring but enthralling Super League season opener against Leeds Rhinos. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby League
St Helens earned a narrow win in a low-scoring but enthralling Super League season opener against Leeds Rhinos.
Joel Moon scored the first try of the new season in the corner as Rhinos went into the break 4-0 ahead.
Theo Fages crashed over early in the second before Mar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38896656 |
The Body Shop: What went wrong? - BBC News | 2017-02-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With French owner L'Oreal wanting to put The Body Shop up for sale, BBC News asks what's gone wrong at the UK cosmetics chain? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
"A confused shop with a mish-mash of products with no emphasis on the fact that this is supposed to be a shop specialising in cruelty-free, fair trade toiletries and make-up," is Suzy Bourke's damning verdict on The Body Sho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38905530 |
'Well-behaved' pupils get to leave school earlier - BBC News | 2017-02-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pupils who behave well during the day can go home 10 minutes before those who do not. | Essex | Castle View on Canvey Island hit the headlines in 2013 for banning triangular flapjacks after a student was injured by one
A school is letting pupils who behave well during the day go home before those who do not, it has emerged.
Castle View School on Canvey Island, Essex, said some pupils could finish at 14:50 if th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-38898841 |
Government adviser walks away from child protection plans - BBC News | 2017-02-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A former government adviser attacks plans to allow councils to set aside child protection duties. | Education & Family | Plans to allow councils to opt out of key legal duties to vulnerable children have been labelled a "serious danger" by a former government adviser.
Prof Eileen Munro, whose social work review inspired the Children and Social Work Bill, said the opt-outs create "more dangers than benefits".
Under the bill, children's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38933234 |
Mariya Savinova: Russian London 2012 gold medallist stripped of title - BBC Sport | 2017-02-11 | null | Russia's Mariya Savinova is stripped of her Olympic 800m gold and 2011 world title but has 45 days to appeal against the decision. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
London 2012 gold medallist Mariya Savinova has been stripped of her 800m title and banned until 2019 after being found guilty of doping.
She has had her results from July 2010 to August 2013 annulled but has 45 days to appeal against the decision.
The Russian beat South Af... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38931007 |
Egypt's '500kg' woman arrives at India hospital for surgery - BBC News | 2017-02-11 | null | She is believed to be the world's heaviest woman and will undergo weight reduction surgery. | null | An Egyptian woman, believed to be the world's heaviest woman at 500kg (78.5 stone), has arrived in Mumbai, India, for weight reduction surgery.
The family of 36-year-old Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty said it was the first time she had left home for 25 years. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38944711 |
Super League: Castleford Tigers 44-16 Leigh Centurions - BBC Sport | 2017-02-11 | null | Castleford highlight their Super League title ambitions with a seven-try victory over new-boys Leigh Centurions. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby League
Castleford highlighted their Super League title ambitions with a convincing seven-try victory over new-boys Leigh Centurions.
Leigh, in their first top-flight game since 2005, were blown away by four first-half scores and a Luke Gale penalty to trail 26-0 at the break.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38896799 |
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal manager 'coming to the end', says Ian Wright - BBC Sport | 2017-02-11 | null | Arsene Wenger has given Ian Wright "the impression" that he will leave as Arsenal boss, claims the Gunners legend. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsene Wenger has told Ian Wright his time as Arsenal boss is "coming to the end", claims the Gunners legend.
Wenger has managed Arsenal since October 1996 and won the last of his three Premier League titles in 2004.
The 67-year-old's contract expires at the end of the seas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38939129 |
The bounty hunter from Brechin - BBC News | 2017-02-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Christian Matlock, from Brechin, is a bounty hunter who spends his days and nights tracking down fugitives who have skipped bail in the US state of Virginia. | Tayside and Central Scotland | Christian Matlock grew up in Brechin in Angus but is now a bounty hunter in Virginia
Christian Matlock is a bounty hunter who spends his days and nights tracking down fugitives who have skipped bail in the US state of Virginia.
With his dark sunglasses, his gun and his tattoos, he looks every inch the movie stereotyp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-38905520 |
Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-02-11 | null | Sadio Mane lifts Liverpool's recent gloom by scoring twice in two first-half minutes to see off top-four rivals Tottenham. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sadio Mane lifted Liverpool's recent gloom by scoring twice in two first-half minutes to see off top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.
The forward put the Reds ahead when he ran onto Georginio Wijnaldum's pass, holding off Ben Davies to fire in.
He doubled the lead ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38865320 |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-02-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 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 last week's quiz, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38920176 |
Six Nations - Italy v Ireland: Garry Ringrose scores blistering try - BBC Sport | 2017-02-11 | null | Ireland's Garry Ringrose scores a blistering try in the 63-10 victory over Italy in the Six Nations. | null | Ireland's Garry Ringrose scores a blistering try in the 63-10 victory over Italy in the Six Nations.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38945293 |
BBC News - The NHS in Winter | 2017-02-11 | null | null | null | Winter pressures: A detailed look at how the NHS is coping Winter is the busiest time of year for the health service. The BBC looks at how hospitals are coping across the UK. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34905806 |
Six Nations: England boss Eddie Jones says 'no more get-out-of-jail-free cards' - BBC Sport | 2017-02-11 | null | Coach Eddie Jones says England "don't want to be in that position again" after a dramatic late Six Nations win over Wales. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Head coach Eddie Jones said England had used up all of their "get-out-of-jail-free cards", after Elliot Daly's 76th-minute try secured a 21-16 Six Nations victory over Wales in Cardiff.
That followed a 19-16 win over France in their opening match, when the winning try cam... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38946869 |
Boy, 16, dies after Harehills street stabbing - BBC News | 2017-02-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | The injured boy was taken to hospital for urgent treatment but later died
A 16-year-old boy has died after he was stabbed in a busy Leeds street, prompting a murder inquiry.
Police were alerted to the stabbing in Harehills Lane, Harehills, at about 15:40 GMT.
The wounded teenager was taken to hospital for treatment,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-38932692 |
Public parks in danger of falling into neglect, warn MPs - BBC News | 2017-02-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A funding squeeze is seeing amenities closed and an increase in litter and vandalism, MPs warn. | UK Politics | Parks are seeing playgrounds removed in a spending squeeze, MPs say
Public parks are at risk of falling into neglect as funding to maintain them comes under pressure, says a report by a committee of MPs.
The squeeze has resulted in reduced opening hours, the removal of play equipment, toilets closing and more litter,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38935787 |
Donald Trump considers issuing new travel ban - BBC News | 2017-02-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president tells reporters on Air Force One that a "brand new order" may be issued next week. | US & Canada | Mr Trump's travel ban caused chaos at US airports and sparked protests across the country
Donald Trump is considering a new executive order to ban citizens of certain countries from travelling to the US after his initial attempt was overturned in the courts.
Mr Trump told reporters on Air Force One that a "brand new ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38941016 |
Arsene Wenger: I gave no indication on Arsenal future - BBC Sport | 2017-02-11 | null | Arsene Wenger says he gave no indication on his future as Arsenal manager to club legend Ian Wright. | null | Arsene Wenger says he did not give any indication on his future as Arsenal manager to Ian Wright, after the Gunners legend claimed the Frenchman was "coming to the end".
Wenger, 67, was appointed as Arsenal manager in September 1996.
Wright told BBC Radio 5 live on Friday: "He looks tired. I feel he will go at the en... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38943962 |
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