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Japanese women on their 'angry panda' moment - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | A heavy metal-loving panda full of rage is a new character Japanese working women can identify with. | null | Being kawaii - or cute - is a huge part of being a good Japanese girl.
For decades Hello Kitty was Japan's ambassador of cute, but now an angry red panda is channelling the frustrations of ordinary working women. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38915525 |
Oroville Dam: Aerials show damaged overspill - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | Water gushes down a damaged overspill at the country's highest dam, where 180,000 people have been evacuated. | null | More than 180,000 people in northern California have been told to evacuate after two overflow channels at the US's tallest dam were found to be damaged.
The 770ft (230m) high Oroville Dam is not itself at risk of collapsing, but its emergency spillway was close to caving in, officials said.
The excess water has now s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38961400 |
Romanian protesters use mobile phones to protest - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | Thousands of people protested in Bucharest on Sunday night. | null | Thousands of people protested in the Romanian capital of Bucharest on Sunday night.
Crowds gathered outside government offices in the latest of two weeks of protests. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38952193 |
Drugs testing in football: At least 39% of EFL players not tested in 2015-16 - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Almost 800 players who appeared in the English Football League last season were not drugs tested by UK Anti-Doping. | null | At least 39% of players who played in the English Football League last season were not drugs tested by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad), according to official figures.
Ukad, which carries out testing on behalf of the Football Association, took 1,204 samples from 1,989 players to appear in the EFL in 2015-16.
From 550 players to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38744912 |
The man with millions of jobs that need doing - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Australian entrepreneur Matt Barrie set up and grew website Freelancer, which links people who need tasks done with others who bid for the work. | Business | Matt Barrie was trying to help his mother set up a website
It was doing a favour for his mother that gave entrepreneur Matt Barrie the idea for setting up a business that is now worth more than A$400m ($300m; £243m).
His company and website Freelancer has a simple concept - it connects people who have work they need ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38881870 |
Is Saudi Arabia on the cusp of change? - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Observers say the country needs to adapt as its oil reserves start declining. | Middle East | Women are banned from driving in Saudi Arabia
Ask about change in Saudi Arabia.
The reply used to be: it will come, in its own way and in its own time, in the conservative kingdom.
It was another way of saying it would take a long time - and might never happen.
But, in Saudi Arabia now, talk of change is measured i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38951539 |
Grammys 2017: The rise of Chance the Rapper - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He's gone from releasing his first mixtape to Grammy winner in five years - without a major label. | Newsbeat | Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book has become the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy.
It made music history at the ceremony in Los Angeles, winning best rap album.
The unsigned 23-year-old, whose real name is Chancelor Bennett, also won best new artist and best rap performance for No Problem.
"This is for eve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38953734 |
Trump welcomes Trudeau to White House - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | The US president and Canadian prime minister exchange greetings ahead of their first face-to-face talks. | null | President Donald Trump has welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House.
The leaders are expected to discuss economic links and women in the workforce. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38961397 |
Baftas 2017: In pictures - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Images of this year's Bafta film awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. | Entertainment & Arts | Also up for best actress was Emily Blunt (left), for her role in The Girl on a Train, and Meryl Streep, nominated in the same category for Florence Foster Jenkins. Completing the trio is Andrew Garfield, who was nominated for best leading actor for his role in Hacksaw Ridge. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38951372 |
Your stories: Breastfeeding toddlers - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Should nursing a toddler be controversial? Mothers share their experiences of breastfeeding for longer. | UK | Women who breastfeed their toddlers say they are either branded "hippy earth mothers" or seen as "weird and disgusting".
Many have applauded model Tamara Ecclestone for braving the backlash to post a photograph of herself breastfeeding her daughter, who is nearly three.
The NHS says most women in the UK wish they cou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38943931 |
Reality Check: Are pensioners better off than workers? - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Resolution Foundation figures take household income after housing costs. | Business | The claim: Pensioners are on average £20 a week better off than working-age people.
Reality Check verdict: The calculation made by the Resolution Foundation is for household income after housing costs. Before housing costs are taken into account, working-age households still have higher incomes than pensioner househol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38957903 |
Swansea City 2-0 Leicester City - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Leicester City slip to a fifth straight Premier League defeat to drop to 17th in the table, one point above the relegation zone. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Premier League champions Leicester were plunged deeper into relegation trouble as they were beaten by Swansea, whose vital victory gave their own hopes of survival an enormous lift.
After a cagey start, Alfie Mawson's thumping volley and an incisive team goal finished by Mar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38871532 |
Thousands evacuate Californian homes amid dam collapse fears - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | Nearly 190,000 people in Northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after the tallest dam in America was weakened by heavy rainfall. | null | Nearly 190,000 people in Northern California have been told to evacuate their homes after the tallest dam in America was weakened by heavy rainfall.
Officials say part of the Oroville Dam could collapse at any moment.
It is the first time the lake has experienced such an emergency in its near fifty year history. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38954475 |
Joe Root: England name batsman Test captain, succeeding Alastair Cook - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Batsman Joe Root succeeds Alastair Cook as England Test captain, with all-rounder Ben Stokes promoted to vice-captain. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Joe Root has been named as England's new Test captain.
The Yorkshire batsman, 26, succeeds Alastair Cook, who resigned last week after more than four years in charge.
"It is a huge honour to be given the Test captaincy," said Root, who will be the 80th man to lead the countr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38954275 |
CEO Secrets: Airport boss 'lives in goldfish bowl' - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | Declan Collier, head of London City Airport, shares his business tips for the CEO Secrets series. | null | Declan Collier, head of London City Airport, shares the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.
Shhh! Get all the #CEOSecrets on our website here and watch this video explaining the series.
To keep up to date with the CEO Secrets series and go behind the scenes, follow series producer Dougal ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38840296 |
Isle of Man ferry crash forces cancellation of UK services - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | The incident happened on the Isle of Man as the captain tried to dock in strong winds. | null | A ferry crashed into a pier on the Isle of Man as the captain tried to dock in strong winds.
Services from Douglas to the UK have been disrupted after the Ben-my-Chree, which sailed from Heysham, Lancashire, struck the pier on Sunday.
The Isle of Man Steam-Packet Company confirmed no passengers or crew were injured. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-38954909 |
Tom Arscott: Sale Sharks winger leaked team information to Bristol - RFU - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Sacked Sale Sharks winger Tom Arscott is found guilty of passing on confidential team information to Bristol by the RFU. | null | Sacked Sale Sharks winger Tom Arscott has been found guilty of passing on confidential team information to Bristol by the Rugby Football Union.
The 29-year-old met with his brother, Bristol back Luke, at their team hotel the night before Bristol's 24-23 Premiership win at Sale on 1 January.
The RFU investigation foun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38958503 |
The children of Oxford Children's Hospital's craniofacial unit - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The children whose lives have been changed by Oxford Children's Hospital's highly-specialised craniofacial unit. | Oxford | Lucy had to have surgery at the craniofacial unit to have her skull shortened
Every year, more than a thousand children with facial abnormalities are treated at the Oxford Children's Hospital's pioneering craniofacial unit. The work carried out by the world-class team is quite simply life-changing.
"When you've got a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38679069 |
Corbyn guessing game rises to new pitch - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour's new election coordinator 's comments on his leader's future crank up the volume on speculation. | UK Politics | Could Jeremy Corbyn be replaced as Labour leader? And if so when?
Those whispered questions have been echoing between Labour MPs and party apparatchiks at Westminster for weeks, for months. But today the guessing game has risen to a new pitch.
In BBC interviews, we have been given answers of a sort by two of the most... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38950597 |
Cheltenham Festival brings in four alcoholic drinks rule - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Festival bosses want to avoid a repeat of anti-social behaviour witnessed at last year's event. | Gloucestershire | Organisers say they want people to come to the festival to enjoy the racing
Cheltenham Festival racegoers will be restricted to buying four alcoholic drinks at a time in a bid to crack down on anti-social antics.
Two footballers apologised after being photographed apparently urinating into a glass at last year's fest... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-38960898 |
Australia bushfires: 'Most buildings' in community affected - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | Aerial footage shows how bushfires have almost completely destroyed a small community in Australia. | null | Bushfires ravaging the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have largely destroyed a tiny hamlet.
More than 80 fires - including 20 uncontained - were still burning on Monday following record temperatures. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38954075 |
Waking up under the surgeon's knife - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donna Penner woke up in the operating room, just before the surgeon made his first incision. She describes how she survived the excruciating pain of being cut open while awake. | Magazine | Canadian Donna Penner was relaxed at the prospect of abdominal surgery - until she woke up just before the surgeon made his first incision. She describes how she survived the excruciating pain of being operated on while awake.
In 2008, I was booked in for an exploratory laparoscopy at a hospital in my home province of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38733131 |
The woman whose mum inspired her to track ethical food - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The woman who uses blockchain technology to prove where food comes from. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The woman using blockchain technology to prove where food comes from
Jessi Baker thanks her mother for the inspiration to start her company, Provenance.
Set up just a few years ago, Provenance says it is lighting a fire und... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38773878 |
The angry red panda that is Japan's new working woman - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new character to compete with Hello Kitty draws on the frustrations of Japan's working women. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A heavy metal-loving panda full of rage is a new character Japanese working women can identify with
Being kawaii - or cute - is a huge part of being a good Japanese girl, but what happens when you finally grow up? For decade... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38606355 |
Worcester Cathedral bell-ringer thrown in air - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | A bell-ringer is recovering after being dropped in a "freak accident" at Worcester Cathedral. | null | A bell-ringer is recovering after being dropped in what's been described as a "freak accident" at Worcester Cathedral.
The ringing master at the cathedral, Mark Regan, gave a vivid account to BBC Hereford and Worcester of the moment Ian Bowman was flipped upside down.
Mr Bowman was lowered 80ft (24m) through a trap d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-38957489 |
Beyonce 'epitome of talent', say famous fans - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | Beyonce's famous fans tell us why she is the Queen. | null | Beyonce's famous fans tell us why she is the Queen. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38956269 |
Alpine World Ski Championships: Luca Aerni wins combined gold by 0.01 secs - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Luca Aerni of Switzerland win's the men's combined downhill and slalom by 0.01 seconds at the Alpine World Ski Championships, despite being in last place after the downhill leg. | null | Luca Aerni of Switzerland win's the men's combined downhill and slalom by 0.01 seconds at the Alpine World Ski Championships, despite being in last place after the downhill leg.
Follow the Alpine World Ski Championships across the BBC from 7 February - 19 February.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/38959529 |
What makes this New Zealand beach a whale graveyard? - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shallow water and unusual geography are blamed for making a New Zealand beach a 'whale graveyard'. | Asia | The latest strandings are among the worst New Zealand has recorded
Each year locals from Golden Bay at the top of New Zealand's South Island know to expect a whale beaching at a narrow strip of sand curving into the Cook Strait, known as Farewell Spit. Ben Collins looks at what makes the area so deadly.
Each year, ac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38953557 |
Tesco multi-buy offers widely out of date, BBC investigation finds - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | A BBC undercover reporter found shoppers being overcharged on out-of-date multi-buy offers around the country. | null | An undercover BBC investigation has revealed Tesco customers are being overcharged on multi-buy promotions.
A reporter for BBC Inside Out West Midlands, who secretly filmed inside 50 Tesco stores around the country, found discounted prices were not applied at 33 of them.
Money-off promotions were marked on the shelf,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38920695 |
Grammys mix hip flasks with politics - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Adele was the night's big winner, but what else was going on at the Grammy awards? | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The big story at the 59th Grammy awards was Adele's victory over Beyonce in the best album category.
Most observers had expected Beyonce's Lemonade - a politically-charged opus that tackles themes of gender and black identi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38953862 |
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri threatens changes after Swansea defeat - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Claudio Ranieri admits he may have been too loyal to his Leicester players as their title defence descends into a relegation battle. | null | Claudio Ranieri says he may have been too loyal to his Leicester players as their Premier League title defence has descended into a relegation battle.
They are one point above the drop zone after Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Swansea.
Foxes boss Ranieri, who was given a vote of confidence by the club's board last week, is n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38951901 |
Bournemouth 0-2 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Manchester City move up to second in the Premier League with a hard-fought victory over Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City moved up to second in the Premier League with a hard-fought victory over Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium.
Having started on the bench again, City striker Sergio Aguero appeared after just 14 minutes following an injury to Gabriel Jesus.
But it was Raheem Ste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38876924 |
'Conned trying to get my children back' - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A mother paid thousands of pounds to a man who said he could win her child custody battle. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Two parents fighting legal battles for custody of their children paid thousands of pounds to a company providing "McKenzie friends" - people with no legal training who assist in court. But they were badly let down.
Rupinder... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38912378 |
The clock is ticking for Spotify - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Spotify may be "too big to fail", according to Billboard magazine, but the clock is ticking as the company hatches its plans to go public. | Business | It's amazing to think that just 10 years ago, flat-rate digital music streaming services were a mere gleam in the eye of industry executives.
It was as recently as September 2007 that Rick Rubin, then co-head of Columbia Records, put forward the idea as a way of combating online music piracy and file-sharing.
"You'd ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38930699 |
Lance Armstrong: Banned cyclist fails to block £79m US government lawsuit - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong loses his bid to block a $100m (£79m) lawsuit by the US government in relation to doping. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong has lost his bid to block a $100m (£79m) lawsuit by the US government.
The suit alleges that Armstrong defrauded the government by cheating while riding for the publicly funded US Postal Service team.
It was filed by Armstrong's former team-mat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38964396 |
Leaked sex tapes provoked woman's suicide - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | Tiziana Cantone killed herself after private sex videos of her were leaked online. | null | In April 2015, the 31-year-old from Mugnano, on the outskirts of Naples, sent a series of sex videos to five people via WhatsApp.
The recipients included her boyfriend Sergio Di Palo, with whom she had an unstable relationship.
The videos showed her performing sex acts with a number of unidentified men. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38934109 |
The Netherlands' populist moment? - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Assessing the national mood as the Netherlands prepares to go to the polls | Europe | I ask the Dutch ruling party's Europe spokesman what the election next month is about. "Identity," he replies without hesitation.
I try to ask his leader, the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, about their strategy.
Near the Dutch Parliament in The Hague, a small crowd gathers in the snow and begins a countdown for Mr ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38956740 |
Six Nations 2017: Jeremy Guscott on England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | England will lose at some point, but their win over Wales fed their player's belief in their own invincibility, says Jeremy Guscott. | null | Two Test matches of ferocious intensity and one well short of that.
After England and Wales served up a thriller that justified the build-up in Cardiff - capped off with a dramatic late match-winning score from the visitors' Elliot Daly - France out-muscled a spirited Scotland in Paris on Sunday.
Saturday's first fix... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38950156 |
Has Facebook slipped up with VR? - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's been a brutal few weeks for Facebook's virtual reality ambitions - Mark Zuckerberg may have made a rare miscalculation. | Technology | HTC Vive has been outselling the Oculus Rift
I first tried the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset in the corner of a drab conference room in Las Vegas. I was convinced within seconds - despite feeling a little dizzy - that the device, held together by duct tape and hope, was destined for big things.
A year or so lat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38941256 |
Wedding dresses passed onto the next generation - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After a bride is reunited with her 150-year-old wedding dress, BBC News hears more stories of family heirlooms. | UK | Kate and her Nanny Chat's wedding photos more than 60 years apart
Social media was captivated by a 150-year-old wedding dress that had been lost after a dry cleaners went bust.
Tess Newall, who had worn her great-great grandmother's dress at her wedding in June, posted a plea on Facebook to help find it, which was sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38944626 |
What is the 'gig' economy? - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | 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 |
Trudeau 'won't lecture Trump on refugees' - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are quizzed on their opposing views on immigration. | null | The Canadian prime minister has said he will not "lecture" the US president over his controversial immigration ban.
Journalists quizzed the two leaders over their opposing stances on refugees, after bilateral talks at the White House.
Asked if he believed President Trump's ban had merit on national security grounds, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38961633 |
Reporting undercover from the prison front line - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Undercover reporter Joe Fenton tells his story of working in the crisis-hit prison system. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
An undercover investigation by Panorama has revealed the reality of life behind bars in the crisis-hit prison system. From prisoner officers who say they've lost control to some inmates regularly taking drugs, undercover rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38931583 |
Antonio Conte: Chelsea boss unhappy with Jose Mourinho's 'joking' - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Antonio Conte does not like Jose Mourinho's "joking" after the Man Utd boss said Chelsea cannot be caught because they are a defensive team. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Antonio Conte says he does not like Jose Mourinho's "joking" after the Manchester United boss said Premier League leaders Chelsea cannot be caught because they are a "defensive team".
Conte's side are 10 points clear at the top after Sunday's 1-1 draw at Burnley.
Mourinho, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38951027 |
China drone 'performance' may be record-breaker - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | null | Up to 1,000 coloured drones flew through the sky in Guangzhou, southern China. | null | Up to 1,000 coloured drones flew through the sky in Guangzhou, southern China. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38951391 |
Lego fans build giant Cambridgeshire Great Fen wetland model - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lego dragonflies and spiders will feature on the 3D "map" of a conservation project. | Cambridgeshire | A number of Lego creatures including this dragonfly have already been created for the map
A Lego-mad couple renowned for creating giant Christmas decorations are using their love of the plastic bricks to raise funds for a wildlife project.
Mike Addis and Catherine Weightman will use 500,000 bricks to create a 10m (32... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38917415 |
Six Nations: Scotland 'chucked it away' against France - Stuart Hogg - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Full-back Stuart Hogg laments "costly errors" for a 10th consecutive Scotland defeat in Paris as they lose 22-16 to France. | null | Full-back Stuart Hogg believes Scotland "chucked away" a first victory in Paris for 18 years as their Six Nations hopes were jolted by a 22-16 loss to France.
The visitors twice led after tries by Hogg - his fifth in three Tests - and Tim Swinson, early in the second half.
But with several injuries to contend with, t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38951506 |
Money via mobile: The M-Pesa revolution - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How mobile technology is profoundly changing access to money in the developing world. | Business | M-Pesa now has about 20 million users in Kenya
When 53 police officers in Afghanistan checked their phones in 2009, they felt sure there had been some mistake.
They knew they were part of a pilot project to see if public sector salaries could be paid via a new mobile money service called M-Paisa.
But had they someho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38667475 |
BBC Sport - Scores, Fixtures, News - Live Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Sports news and live sports coverage including scores, results, video, audio and analysis on Football, F1, Cricket, Rugby Union and all other UK sports. | null | 'It was like every other game, just with 50,000 more people'
Dan Whelan became the first Irish-born player to play in the NFL in 38 years last weekend as he helped Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0 |
The town with the world's most romantic postmark - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Loveland, Colorado, is smitten with Valentine's Day. Ask nicely and they'll even send you a card. | Magazine | The town of Loveland, Colorado, in the lap of the white-tipped Rocky Mountains, is smitten with Valentine's Day, writes Andy Jones. Ask nicely and they'll even send you a card.
In the Loveland postal room, the thump-thump sound of ink stamp on pad serves as a drum beat to the crooning swoon of a barbershop quartet.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38898926 |
Co-op Bank running out of options - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Determining the right price for Co-op Bank will be hard, as the amount of capital any buyer needs to sink in is far from clear. | Business | After a near death experience in 2013 when Co-op Bank nearly went bust, it has been limping along ever since.
It was kept alive back then when lenders wrote off their debts in return for a stake in the bank, in a so-called debt for equity swap, but it has been unable to earn itself back to health.
It had been operati... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38954097 |
Nathan Dyer: Swansea City winger out for season with Achilles injury - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Swansea City winger Nathan Dyer is ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Swansea City winger Nathan Dyer has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon.
The 29-year-old limped off after just seven minutes of the 2-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday.
A Premier League winner while on loan at Leicester last season, D... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38959906 |
Council apology over trees planted on football pitch - BBC News | 2017-02-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A council apologises after trees are planted on a football pitch, sparking social media reaction. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The trees were planted on the pitch at Logie Durno
A council has apologised after trees were planted on a football pitch.
The trees appeared at the pitch at Logie Durno in Aberdeenshire, sparking social media reaction.
Abe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-38955586 |
How Burnley exposed a weak spot in Chelsea's defence - Ruud Gullit - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Burnley's fast transition from defence to attack helped them cause trouble down Chelsea's left, says Match of the Day pundit Ruud Gullit. | null | Not many teams have tested Chelsea's three-man defence this season, but Burnley showed there is a way to get at Antonio Conte's side.
The Clarets were extremely clever in Sunday's 1-1 draw, especially in the way they targeted Chelsea's left flank, which is far less disciplined defensively than their right side.
Eden ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38952000 |
Six Nations 2017: France 22-16 Scotland - BBC Sport | 2017-02-13 | null | Scotland suffer a 10th straight defeat in Paris as France emerge victorious from a tense tussle at the Stade de France. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Scotland's search for a first win in Paris since 1999 goes on after France emerged victorious from a tense Six Nations contest at the Stade de France.
Stuart Hogg's 16th Test try gave the Scots an early lead but Gael Fickou's try put France 13-5 clear before two Finn Russ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38934397 |
Fifty Shades of Grey blamed for fire brigade sex game callout rise - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | London Fire Brigade warns adventurous couples inspired by the erotic hit to be careful. | London | The movie Fifty Shades of Grey has been cited as a reason for the upsurge in incidents
Firefighters have blamed a rise in callouts involving sex games on kinky blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey.
The London Fire Brigade said the number of people who had to be released from handcuffs almost doubled in two years, from 15... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38959746 |
Adele fluffs cover of George Michael's Fastlove - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | Adele calls halt to cover of George Michael track at Grammys and starts again. | null | Adele called a halt to her performance as she paid tribute to George Michael at the Grammys.
The star was performing a sombre version of Fastlove in honour of the star, who died on Christmas Day, but went badly off-key as she went into the first chorus.
"I can't mess this up for him," she said, fighting back tears. "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38954080 |
Donald Trump vs Justin Trudeau: The political handshake - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | Watch how Canadian PM Justin Trudeau handles President Trump's dominant handshake. | null | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met President Donald Trump for the first time and discussed issues including trade and refugees.
President Trump has become known for his rather dominant handshake - but it seems Mr Trudeau found a way of dealing with it, as this video demonstrates. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38971859 |
Joe Root: Is England Test captain the right Alastair Cook replacement? - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Joe Root may have been the only realistic candidate to replace Alastair Cook as England captain, but does that make him the right man for the job? | null | In the least surprising move since England last needed a new Test captain, England have appointed Joe Root as the successor to Alastair Cook.
Like Cook before him, Root has been promoted from vice-captain, an elevation such a formality that the anointing of another leader would have come as a seismic shock.
But an ex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38557962 |
Tom Hardy on CBeebies is mums' Valentine's Day delight - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | News that Tom Hardy will read the Bedtime Story on CBeebies on Valentine's Day has been met with delight on social media. | null | News that Tom Hardy will read the Bedtime Story on CBeebies on Valentine's Day has been met with delight on social media.
The trailer had more than four million views after it was posted on Facebook.
The star, whose films include The Dark Knight Rises and Mad Max: Fury Road, will read The Cloudspotter by Tom McLaughl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38965921 |
Crossing the border: US migrants seek refugee status in Canada - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An increasing number of people are crossing into Canada seeking refugee status. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Asylum seekers are illegally crossing from the US into Canada in growing numbers hoping to receive refugee status. One small prairie town in southern Manitoba has become the nexus point for migrants who have lost hope in the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38960035 |
Russia looms large behind Flynn affair - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mike Flynn's resignation won't put to rest wider questions about the Trump administration's connection with Russia. | US & Canada | As with any resignation there are a thousand small, but nevertheless important questions. Most are of the who-knew-what-and-when variety. But with this astonishing fall from grace there is one big overarching question. I'll save that best bit for last.
The small questions concern whether Donald Trump knew about the ca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38974215 |
Joe Root: New England captain ready made for role - Michael Vaughan - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | New England Test captain Joe Root is ideally suited to the role, says former England skipper Michael Vaughan. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
New England Test captain Joe Root is ideally suited to the role, says former skipper Michael Vaughan.
Root, 26, takes over from Alastair Cook despite having led in only four first-class matches - three for Yorkshire and one for England Lions.
"People who say he's not quite r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38957606 |
Trudeau meets Trump: A diplomatic balancing act - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refuses to criticise his host on thorny issues such as immigration. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Justin Trudeau was asked to comment on Donald Trump's migrant ban.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a fine line to walk on Monday and came through with his best diplomatic balancing act.
Mr Trudeau headed to Washi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38960968 |
MoD owes soldiers duty of care - father - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | One father on why the Ministry of Defence owes soldiers a duty of care, and should be held accountable in court when it fails. | null | Soldiers and their families must be able to sue the Ministry of Defence for negligence in court, a father has told the BBC.
The MoD says proposals to assess compensation claims in-house would see better payouts for service personnel injured or killed in combat.
But Colin Redpath, whose son was killed in Iraq, says th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38963634 |
The most 'swiped-right' man on dating app Tinder - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stefan-Pierre Tomlin, the most "swiped-right" man in the UK on Tinder, shares his tips. | UK | Stefan spends up to half an hour a day on Tinder
It's Valentine's Day - and for many single people it may be difficult to find a date. But not for Stefan - the most coveted man on dating app Tinder. He receives more "swipe-rights" than any other man on the app, as he explains to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38967725 |
Joe Root: Natural cricketer has a huge job as captain - Jonathan Agnew - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Joe Root is a natural cricketer but he has a huge job ahead of him as captain, says BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew. | null | There is no other job in major sport like a cricket captain. It is a huge job.
Joe Root thinks a lot about cricket. He is a natural cricketer and that is where captaincy comes into it. The most important thing for him is to get a good start.
It's not going to be easy and I hope people give him time. You get judged ve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38960067 |
Which countries love and hate Valentine's Day? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From condom raids to emoji bans: Valentine's Day gets political | World | Valentine's Day is sweet for some, but not everyone sees it through rose-tinted spectacles
For the cynics among us, Valentine's Day is an annual nightmare: everything turns pink and heart-shaped, restaurants slap a premium price on a sub-par "special menu", and Hallmark shareholders are laughing all the way to the ban... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38966636 |
Oroville Dam: Aerials show damaged overspill - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | Water gushes down a damaged overspill at the country's highest dam, where 180,000 people have been evacuated. | null | More than 180,000 people in northern California have been told to evacuate after two overflow channels at the US's tallest dam were found to be damaged.
The 770ft (230m) high Oroville Dam is not itself at risk of collapsing, but its emergency spillway was close to caving in, officials said.
The excess water has now s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38961400 |
India tiger cubs 'adopt' stuffed toy after losing mother - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | Three tiger cubs "adopt" a life-sized toy after their mother is found dead in an Indian park. | null | Three rescued tiger cubs in India have taken to a life-sized soft toy after their mother was found dead in a wildlife park. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38970901 |
James Nesbitt: Hair transplants helped me get better roles - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "In terms of the range of leading roles I've had since then, it's probably helped," the actor says. | Entertainment & Arts | Nesbitt had notably thicker hair in 2016 (r) than 2005 (l)
Hair transplants gave actor James Nesbitt a new lease of confidence, the Cold Feet star has revealed.
Speaking to the Radio Times, Nesbitt said the highly publicised transplants had benefited his career.
The 52-year-old underwent several procedures over a nu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38956876 |
Council apology over trees planted on football pitch - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | A council has apologised after trees were planted on a football pitch. | null | A council has apologised after trees were planted on a football pitch.
The trees appeared at the pitch at Logie Durno in Aberdeenshire, sparking social media reaction.
Aberdeenshire Council was contacted, and the local authority said the intention was to turn over part of the area for "biodiversity" - but talks would... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38963887 |
The man with millions of jobs that need doing - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Australian entrepreneur Matt Barrie set up and grew website Freelancer, which links people who need tasks done with others who bid for the work. | Business | Matt Barrie was trying to help his mother set up a website
It was doing a favour for his mother that gave entrepreneur Matt Barrie the idea for setting up a business that is now worth more than A$400m ($300m; £243m).
His company and website Freelancer has a simple concept - it connects people who have work they need ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38881870 |
Is Saudi Arabia on the cusp of change? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Observers say the country needs to adapt as its oil reserves start declining. | Middle East | Women are banned from driving in Saudi Arabia
Ask about change in Saudi Arabia.
The reply used to be: it will come, in its own way and in its own time, in the conservative kingdom.
It was another way of saying it would take a long time - and might never happen.
But, in Saudi Arabia now, talk of change is measured i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38951539 |
Laura Kenny and husband Jason expecting first child - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Olympic cycling champions Laura and Jason Kenny announce they are expecting their first child. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Britain's Olympic champions Jason and Laura Kenny are expecting their first child, the couple's agent confirmed.
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Laura Kenny, 24, revealed the news with a post on Instagram of two adult bikes lined up alongside a child's bike.
Husband Jason a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38976367 |
Rolls Royce – The good, the bad and the ugly - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | On the face of it, the latest results couldn't be more ugly - but they're not as ugly as they look. | Business | On the face of it, today's results couldn't be more ugly. A reported loss of £4.6bn is the biggest in the company's 133 year history and one of the biggest UK corporate losses of all time. However, while these results are certainly not good, they are not as ugly as they look.
The results are massively distorted by a w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38971028 |
India to launch 104 satellites in single space mission - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | India is set to launch a record 104 satellites into space in a single mission. | null | India is set to launch a record 104 satellites into space in a single mission on 15 February.
Although there is no direct space rivalry between China and India some analysts have compared it to the US-Soviet "space race".
Video produced by Suniti Singh and Pratik Jakhar; images courtesy of AP/AFP
BBC Monitoring repo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38959676 |
Police job candidate arrested for drinking and driving - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Man arrested for drink-driving after he turned up for a police job interview smelling of alcohol. | Manchester | A police job candidate was arrested for drinking and driving after he turned up for a interview smelling of alcohol.
A Greater Manchester Police employee noticed an "overpowering smell" on the man's breath during an interview for an IT management role.
Andrew Jackson, 48, then disclosed he had had trouble parking, wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38969740 |
Newspaper headlines: Brexit consequences debated in the press - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A leaked document warns of a Brexit backlash for Brits living abroad - and a new Bake Off judge is heralded. | The Papers | The ups and downs of Brexit are covered in some of the day's papers, as fears arise about Brits abroad while the forecast for the nation's economy improves.
According to the Guardian, a document leaked from the European parliament is warning that British expats living in European countries could face "a backlash" beca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38964476 |
Where is Nigeria's president? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | Muhammadu Buhari has not been seen in public recently and the Nigerian rumour mill is in overdrive, as Martin Patience explains. | null | Muhammadu Buhari has not been seen in public recently and the Nigerian rumour mill is in overdrive, as Martin Patience explains. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38965315 |
'Recognising the symptoms of toxic shock syndrome saved my life' - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A student wants more to be done in schools to raise awareness about toxic shock syndrome. | Newsbeat | Phoebee Bambury survived toxic shock syndrome (TSS) by spotting the symptoms early - and she wants others to learn from her experience.
The rare condition, which can be fatal, is caused by bacteria getting into the body and releasing harmful toxins.
It's usually associated with using a tampon for too long.
The 19-ye... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38962250 |
Reality Check: Are pensioners better off than workers? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Resolution Foundation figures take household income after housing costs. | Business | The claim: Pensioners are on average £20 a week better off than working-age people.
Reality Check verdict: The calculation made by the Resolution Foundation is for household income after housing costs. Before housing costs are taken into account, working-age households still have higher incomes than pensioner househol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38957903 |
Things not to say to a single person - BBC Three | 2017-02-14 | null | With Valentine's Day upon us, we ask a group of singletons to reveal some of the most irritating questions they get asked about their relationship status. | null | Things not to say to a single person
With Valentine's Day upon us, we ask a group of singletons to reveal some of the most irritating questions they get asked about their relationship status. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/item/e6361bcd-7438-4404-96ae-dad6761d0b98?intc_type=promo&intc_location=news&intc_campaign=thingsnottosaytoasingleperson&intc_linkname=bbcthree_ent_vidclip1 |
Iceland police tell drivers to stop staring at sky - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tourists mesmerised by the Aurora Borealis are causing a hazard on Iceland's roads. | News from Elsewhere | Want to gape at the Northern Lights? Pull over first
The Northern Lights are a spectacle many people travel to Iceland to see, but police are having to warn tourists not to try to view them while driving.
Officers in southern Iceland say that twice last week they had to pull over cars driving erratically, initially o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38970477 |
Isle of Man ferry crash forces cancellation of UK services - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | The incident happened on the Isle of Man as the captain tried to dock in strong winds. | null | A ferry crashed into a pier on the Isle of Man as the captain tried to dock in strong winds.
Services from Douglas to the UK have been disrupted after the Ben-my-Chree, which sailed from Heysham, Lancashire, struck the pier on Sunday.
The Isle of Man Steam-Packet Company confirmed no passengers or crew were injured. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-38954909 |
The children of Oxford Children's Hospital's craniofacial unit - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The children whose lives have been changed by Oxford Children's Hospital's highly-specialised craniofacial unit. | Oxford | Lucy had to have surgery at the craniofacial unit to have her skull shortened
Every year, more than a thousand children with facial abnormalities are treated at the Oxford Children's Hospital's pioneering craniofacial unit. The work carried out by the world-class team is quite simply life-changing.
"When you've got a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38679069 |
Norwich City 2-2 Newcastle United - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Norwich City and Newcastle United play out a thrilling draw at Carrow Road after the Magpies had led after 23 seconds. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Norwich City and Newcastle United had to settle for a draw after a frantic Championship game at Carrow Road.
Newcastle had led after just 23 seconds thanks to Ayoze Perez's placed effort.
Jacob Murphy's far-post finish made it 1-1 before goalkeeper Karl Darlow gifted Norwic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38889065 |
Trump-Russia inquiry: How did we get here? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How the sacking of James Comey may be tied to the dismissal of Mr Trump's top aide Michael Flynn. | US & Canada | The news that the president's son, Donald Trump Jr, has admitted meeting a Russian lawyer who promised to reveal damaging material on Hillary Clinton is just the latest twist in a row over the president's potential ties to Russia.
Here's how it all unfolded:
11 July: Donald Trump Jr releases an email chain that revea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38966119 |
Is losing top job in 24 days a record? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | The former Trump adviser - fired after three weeks - set a record, but he's not alone when it comes to short political tenures. | null | Former Trump adviser Michael Flynn - fired after three weeks - set a record, but he's not alone when it comes to short political tenures. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38964108 |
Cheltenham Festival brings in four alcoholic drinks rule - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Festival bosses want to avoid a repeat of anti-social behaviour witnessed at last year's event. | Gloucestershire | Organisers say they want people to come to the festival to enjoy the racing
Cheltenham Festival racegoers will be restricted to buying four alcoholic drinks at a time in a bid to crack down on anti-social antics.
Two footballers apologised after being photographed apparently urinating into a glass at last year's fest... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-38960898 |
Most swiped-right man on Tinder - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | The top tips from the most swiped man on Tinder. | null | The top tips from the most swiped man on Tinder. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38974858 |
Fireworks and faith at general synod - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Church of England's legislative body faces a further rigorous debate on same-sex marriage. | UK | The Archbishop of Canterbury was certainly the highlight of the opening day at general synod.
Less an address, more a sermon, he appealed to Christians to turn away from self-indulgence and toward self-sacrifice in order to contribute positively at a time of uncertainty and fear… a climate that he said had been brough... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38970147 |
Gabriel Jesus: Manchester City forward has broken metatarsal - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus is diagnosed with a broken metatarsal after their 2-0 win at Bournemouth. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
The 19-year-old was taken off in the 15th minute at Vitality Stadium after appearing to pick up the foot injury.
City said in a statement: "He will undergo further examinations in the coming days to establish the extent of his layoff."
The Brazil international, who complete... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38971944 |
Waking up under the surgeon's knife - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donna Penner woke up in the operating room, just before the surgeon made his first incision. She describes how she survived the excruciating pain of being cut open while awake. | Magazine | Canadian Donna Penner was relaxed at the prospect of abdominal surgery - until she woke up just before the surgeon made his first incision. She describes how she survived the excruciating pain of being operated on while awake.
In 2008, I was booked in for an exploratory laparoscopy at a hospital in my home province of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38733131 |
Monte Carlo Hillman Imp rally car's £50k auction hope - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The car made in Scotland was bought by its current owner after he saw an advert while on holiday. | Wiltshire | The car took part in several races including a televised rally cross event in 1967
A car that took part in the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally could fetch up to £50,000 at auction next month.
The specially modified Hillman Imp was built in 1966 by the Rootes Group, which had bought the Hillman name.
Auctioneer Richard Edmond... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-38960897 |
Breast cancer survivors model lingerie at New York Fashion Week - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | Women who survived breast cancer proudly bare their scars in alternative lingerie. | null | Women who survived breast cancer hit the catwalk at New York Fashion Week in alternative lingerie, to raise money for the charity Cancerland.
The AnaOno Intimates show was the brainchild of US designer, and breast cancer survivor, Dana Donofree.
Model Paige Moore, 24, said: "I felt sexy, I felt beautiful, and I was p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38966641 |
Retired army sniffer dog inspires readers - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | The story of a sniffer dog who was retired from the front line in Afghanistan after becoming scared of loud noises is used to inspire those who struggle to read. | null | The story of a sniffer dog who was retired from the front line in Afghanistan after becoming scared of loud noises will be used to inspire those who struggle to read.
Vidar, a Belgian Malinois, hunted out roadside bombs and weapons with the Army in Helmand Province.
Medic Angie McDonnell, from the Vale of Glamorgan, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38973776 |
Worcester Cathedral bell-ringer thrown in air - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | A bell-ringer is recovering after being dropped in a "freak accident" at Worcester Cathedral. | null | A bell-ringer is recovering after being dropped in what's been described as a "freak accident" at Worcester Cathedral.
The ringing master at the cathedral, Mark Regan, gave a vivid account to BBC Hereford and Worcester of the moment Ian Bowman was flipped upside down.
Mr Bowman was lowered 80ft (24m) through a trap d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-38957489 |
EU split over pace of reform as crisis bites - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brexit fuels a sense of EU crisis - but reforms are likely to be slow, Kevin Connolly reports. | Europe | There is a theory in politics that times of upheaval and uncertainty present opportunities as well as problems.
It's best summed up in the saying that you should never let a good crisis go to waste - an aphorism so seductive that it has been attributed to all the usual historical suspects, from Machiavelli to Winston ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38970265 |
Laureus Awards 2017: Bolt, Biles, Rosberg, Atherton & Leicester among winners - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Sprinter Usain Bolt and gymnast Simone Biles claim the top accolades at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sport
Usain Bolt and Simone Biles claimed the top accolades at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco.
Eight-time Olympic sprint champion Bolt and four-time Olympic gold gymnast Biles were named sportsman and sportswoman of the year for their 2016 achievements.
Britain's Rachel A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38976144 |
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