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Now you can get an 'adult toy' with your burger meal - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Burger King in Israel unveils a new "adult meal", which comes which a free "adult toy". | Newsbeat | Burger King has unveiled a new "adult" meal, which comes with a free adult toy.
A promotion for the offer, which can only be redeemed on Valentine's Day, has appeared on YouTube.
The adult toys on offer include a pink frilly blindfold, a black feather tickler and a head massager.
Before you and your partner rush out... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38968280 |
Gabriel Jesus: Manchester City hopeful on forward's injury - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Manchester City are hopeful forward Gabriel Jesus did not suffer a serious foot injury in the Premier League win at Bournemouth. | null | Manchester City are hopeful forward Gabriel Jesus did not suffer a serious foot injury in the 2-0 Premier League victory against Bournemouth.
Jesus, 19, scored on his first two league starts for City but lasted just 14 minutes at Vitality Stadium after appearing to turn his ankle.
City will find out the extent of the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38963390 |
Champions League: Barcelona's trip to PSG headlines last-16 fixtures - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Barcelona's trip to Paris St-Germain is the stand-out tie as the Champions League returns on Tuesday with the knockout stage. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
The Champions League returns on Tuesday with the last-16 stage, with Barcelona's trip to Paris St-Germain the evening's stand-out match.
For PSG and manager Unai Emery, the tie is a daunting test of their place in Europe's elite, made more vital by the £600m spent on transfe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38968108 |
Can your smartphone make you a safer driver? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Drivers using mobile phones on the road are four times more likely to have an accident - but can apps also make us safer? | Business | Our phones can be distracting when driving, but can some apps make us safer?
Tudor Cobalas nearly crashed his car while driving and texting on his phone.
It was this near-death experience that inspired him to turn the smartphone from a weapon of mass distraction into a tool for safer driving.
Mr Cobalas, 30, from Ro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38954975 |
Reunited after 65 years, and more remarkable love letters - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tales of heartbreak, elation, rejection and redemption - to mark Valentine's Day, here are four love letters, each telling a unique story. | Magazine | Tales of heartbreak, elation, rejection and redemption - to mark Valentine's Day, here are four love letters, each telling a unique story.
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Here we are in each other's arms at long last, settling into our home, we can't stop... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38908121 |
Bournemouth 0-2 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | 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 |
George Ford: Leicester Tigers re-sign England fly-half, Freddie Burns joins Bath - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Leicester Tigers re-sign Bath's England fly-half George Ford for the start of next season, with Freddie Burns moving the other way. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Leicester Tigers have re-signed Bath's England fly-half George Ford for the start of next season, with Freddie Burns moving in the opposite direction.
Ford, 23, was contracted to Bath until the end of next season, but Tigers have paid a record fee between two English club... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38923684 |
'Conned trying to get my children back' - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | 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 |
French Vogue gets first transgender cover star - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Model Valentina Sampaio is going to be French Vogue's first transgender cover star. | Newsbeat | Vogue Paris is going to feature a transgender model on its cover for the first time next month.
Brazilian Valentina Sampaio has more than 32,000 followers on Instagram.
Editor Emmanuelle Alt says she has "beauty striking enough to stun on the cover of Vogue".
The French fashion magazine has been running since 1920, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38965846 |
Iranian Oscar contender to screen in Trafalgar Square before ceremony - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An Iranian Oscar hopeful impacted by President Trump's travel ban is to have an open-air premiere. | Entertainment & Arts | Shahab Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti play a couple at odds in The Salesman
An Iranian Oscar contender affected by President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban is to have an open-air London premiere just hours before the ceremony.
The Salesman, up for the best foreign language film award, will be screened in Tra... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38968873 |
The boy who watched IS beheading videos - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The nine-year-old put through the Prevent scheme after viewing violent websites . | UK | Haaruun says he would visit the violent websites at the weekend when everyone was outside playing
What leads a young child to stand up in front of his class and tell his school friends that he agrees with the aims and objectives of the so-called Islamic State?
Matthew Price met one of the youngsters identified throug... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38959615 |
Birmingham man makes videos to sign pop lyrics for deaf people - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | Online videos feature man signing pop music lyrics for those who have never heard them. | null | A man is using sign language to share pop music with deaf people.
Wayne Barrow, from Birmingham, whose parents are profoundly deaf, makes online videos in which he signs lyrics.
He said he learned to sign before he learned English and has called for signing to be taught in schools.
The videos, which are posted to Fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38971644 |
Welsh Open 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby make second round - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and world number one Mark Selby progress to the second round of the Welsh Open. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Coverage: Live television coverage on BBC Two Wales, BBC Red Button and online
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and world number one Mark Selby both progressed to the second round of the Welsh Open on Tuesday.
O'Sullivan, 41, chasing a fifth Welsh Open title, recovered f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38973253 |
Fed Cup: Great Britain to face Romania on clay in Constanta - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | Great Britain will take on Romania in April's Fed Cup World Group II play-offs, looking to reach the second tier for the first time since 1993. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Great Britain will travel to the Black Sea city of Constanta for their Fed Cup World Group II play-off against Romania.
The home city of Romanian number one Simona Halep will host the tie on outdoor clay on 22-23 April.
Britain are looking to return to the elite level of the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38966581 |
Lance Armstrong: Banned cyclist fails to block £79m US government lawsuit - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | 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 |
The Netherlands' populist moment? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | 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 | 2017-02-14 | 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 |
New York Fashion Week: Breast cancer survivors hit the catwalk - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An alternative lingerie show at New York Fashion Week raises funds for charity. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Women who survived breast cancer took over the catwalk at New York Fashion Week in an alternative lingerie show to raise funds for charity.
The AnaOno Intimates show was devised by US designer, and breast cancer survivor, D... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38966115 |
Ben Stokes: England need to make people 'fall in love' with Test cricket again - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | England need to make people "fall in love" with Test cricket again, says new vice-captain Ben Stokes. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England must make people "fall in love" with Test cricket again, says newly appointed vice-captain Ben Stokes.
Yorkshire batsman Joe Root has been named as new Test captain after Alastair Cook resigned after more than four years in charge.
"We need to win but we want to perf... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38975999 |
West Indies v England: Steven Finn replaces David Willey for one-day series - BBC Sport | 2017-02-14 | null | David Willey is ruled out of England's tour of the West Indies through injury and will be replaced by Steven Finn. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, Radio 4 LW, online, tablets, mobiles and BBC Sport app. Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.
David Willey has been ruled out of England's tour of the West Indies and will be repla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38966380 |
Trudeau 'won't lecture Trump on refugees' - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | 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 |
Meet Austria's Vegetable Orchestra - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | null | The musicians out to prove it's okay to play with your food. | null | Austria's Vegetable Orchestra travels the world making music with carrots, cabbages and red peppers.
Bethany Bell caught up with the musicians at their Vienna workshop to see how they make their musical vegetables. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38963633 |
Reality Check: Is the UK spending 2% of GDP on defence? - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A research body claims the UK spent less than 2% of national income on defence. | UK Politics | The claim: The UK's spending on defence fell below 2% of GDP in 2016.
Reality Check verdict: Nato has confirmed that its figures for 2016 show the UK is still meeting the 2% target, but won't release the full details until next month. The amount that the IISS claims that defence spending is below 2% of GDP is tiny by ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38971624 |
Co-op Bank running out of options - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | 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 |
Council apology over trees planted on football pitch - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | 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 |
Cybersecurity: Queen opens centre to protect against attacks - BBC News | 2017-02-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Queen is shown how hackers could target power supplies as she opens a centre to see off cyber attacks. | UK | The Queen was shown how hackers could target the UK's electricity supply as she opened a centre to protect the nation from cyber attacks.
The National Cyber Security Centre - part of intelligence agency GCHQ - started work in October as part of a £1.9bn five-year strategy.
Staff in Victoria, central London, will be j... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38964996 |
Love Actually cast to reunite for Comic Relief film - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The original cast of 2003 comedy is filming a short sequel for Comic Relief. | Entertainment & Arts | Keira Knightley and Hugh Grant will reprise their original roles
Romantics rejoice - the cast of Love Actually is reuniting for a short sequel to raise money for Comic Relief.
Red Nose Day Actually will be written by Richard Curtis and star Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley and Colin Firth.
Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy and Row... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38985435 |
The pull of Putin - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What attracts some Western politicians to the President of Russia? | Europe | Donald Trump's willingness to build better relations with Russia is threatening to turn US foreign policy on its head. His openness towards Vladimir Putin has dismayed most of the foreign policy establishment in Washington. But it's now shared by some European politicians, not all of them far-right extremists, in Franc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38969166 |
Donald Trump vs Justin Trudeau: The political handshake - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Crossing the border: US migrants seek refugee status in Canada - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
The most 'swiped-right' man on dating app Tinder - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Paris St-Germain 4-0 Barcelona - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Angel di Maria scores twice as PSG stun Barcelona to leave the Spanish side on the brink of Champions League elimination. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Angel di Maria scored twice as Paris St-Germain stunned Barcelona to leave the Spanish side in danger of failing to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in a decade.
PSG dominated this last-16 first-leg tie throughout and took the lead throug... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38962318 |
Carli Lloyd: Manchester City Women sign Fifa World Player on short-term deal - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | World Cup winner and Fifa World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd signs for Manchester City Women on a short-term deal. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
English league champions Manchester City Women have signed World Cup-winner and Fifa World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd on a short-term deal.
The United States midfielder, 34, has scored 96 goals in 232 international appearances, including a 13-minute hat-trick in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38885969 |
Which countries love and hate Valentine's Day? - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Why eating a lot of fat is worse for men than women - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A recent study found that men and woman respond differently to eating large amounts of unhealthy fats. Dr Zoe Williams goes on a high fat diet to test the research. | Health | It's generally agreed that eating too much fat is bad for you, but exactly how much damage it can do depends on whether you are a man or a woman, writes Dr Zoe Williams.
Eating too much fat can make you put on weight and lead to heart disease - especially if you eat too much of the wrong kind of fat, such as the omega... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38963874 |
Aberdeen 7-2 Motherwell - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Adam Rooney hits a hat-trick as Aberdeen cruise three points clear of third-placed Rangers by mauling a woeful Motherwell side. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Adam Rooney hit a hat-trick as Aberdeen cruised three points clear of third-placed Rangers following a mauling of a woeful Motherwell side.
The Dons cashed in on terrible defending as Jonny Hayes, Andy Considine and Rooney made it 3-0.
Ryan Christie curled in a sublime four... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38973451 |
Welsh Open 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Mark Davis in second round - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan blows a 3-0 lead to lose to Mark Davis in the Welsh Open second round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Wales
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan blew a 3-0 lead to lose to Mark Davis in the Welsh Open second round.
World number 31 Davis looked to be heading out as O'Sullivan established a commanding lead in the best-of-seven contest.
Davis took the next four frames to complete a rem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/38986026 |
Montreal ranked top city for students - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An international ranking puts Montreal as best world city for students, overtaking Paris. | Business | Students at Concordia University in Montreal, the top ranked world city for students
Montreal has been named as the best city in the world for students.
This international ranking of university cities has seen Paris slip from first place - a position the French capital has held for four years.
The Canadian city has ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38959018 |
Rangers: Mark Warburton seeks answers on resignation announcement - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Mark Warburton says Rangers have yet to answer "key questions" regarding his departure as manager. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Mark Warburton says Rangers have yet to supply him with an explanation for announcing his departure.
On Friday, the club said they had accepted the resignations of the manager, assistant David Weir and head of recruitment, Frank McParland.
However, Warburton insists this is... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38980321 |
Laura Kenny and husband Jason expecting first child - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Police job candidate arrested for drinking and driving - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
'Recognising the symptoms of toxic shock syndrome saved my life' - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Things not to say to a single person - BBC Three | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Donating my kidney saved two lives - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | null | Jen donated a kidney to a stranger to make sure her husband would receive a kidney transplant. | null | When Jen found out her husband needed a kidney transplant she wanted to give him one of hers but they weren't a match.
Then they heard about a scheme that could save his life.
Jen and Elliot's story is featured in #Hospital at 21:00 on Wednesday 15 Feb on BBC Two.
Join the conversation - find BBC Stories on Facebook... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38968856 |
Winston Churchill's views on aliens revealed in lost essay - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A newly unearthed essay by Winston Churchill reveals he was open to the possibility of life on other planets. | Science & Environment | Churchill wrote the first draft in 1939, as Europe headed towards war
A newly unearthed essay by Winston Churchill reveals he was open to the possibility of life on other planets.
In 1939, the year World War Two broke out, Churchill penned a popular science article in which he mused about the likelihood of extra-terr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38985425 |
Hungary recruiting 'border-hunters' - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | null | Hungary are looking for 3,000 new recruits to defend the Hungary-Serbia border fence. | null | Hungary are looking for 3,000 new recruits to defend the Hungary-Serbia border fence.
Nick Thorpe has been to see some of them in training. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38977319 |
Norwich City 2-2 Newcastle United - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Carpool Karaoke: Eight things to expect from the new series - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Apple have delayed the series, but judging by the trailer, it will be worth waiting for. | Entertainment & Arts | Alicia Keys and John Legend appear in the new series
Apple Music has delayed the launch of the new Carpool Karaoke TV series.
It had originally been due to premiere this month but the company told Reuters it will now be "later this year".
The delay seems a little odd as we know most of the series has already been fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38979384 |
Guinea pigs: A popular Peruvian delicacy - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Guinea pigs may be seen as pets in the UK, but in Peru they are an increasingly popular delicacy. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Most people see them as fluffy adorable pets, but in Peru guinea pigs - or "cuy" as they are known locally - are a delicacy.
In the past few years their popularity has really taken off and a boom in guinea pig farming is he... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38857881 |
Is losing top job in 24 days a record? - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Facebook videos to autoplay with sound - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | App will still let users play video noiselessly and will not override phones that are set on silent. | Technology | Much of Facebook’s recent growth can be attributed to the spread of video on its network - and the company told investors recently it planned to aggressively monetise that success.
Today, it announced some ideas to get things moving - starting with a change many users may not appreciate.
Videos have autoplayed on Fac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38977427 |
Most swiped-right man on Tinder - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Tupperware: How the 1950s party model conquered the world - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How tapping into a growing middle class in emerging markets saw Tupperware Brands go from failing to a global phenomenon. | Business | Tupperware parties are no longer polite gatherings over tea and cake, but have been updated to "a girls' night out"
When I meet Tupperware Brands boss Rick Goings there's a funny moment. He's just finished his lunch, but wants to pack the remainder away for later.
He looks expectantly at his colleague, expecting her ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38880964 |
Fireworks and faith at general synod - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
His Dark Materials follow-ups announced by author Philip Pullman - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Author Philip Pullman's long-awaited follow-up to his best-selling series comes out in October. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Philip Pullman talks exclusively to Radio 4's Today about the release of the "equel" to His Dark Materials
Author Philip Pullman has announced the publication of the long-awaited follow-up to his best-selling His Dark Materi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38978023 |
Venus Williams: ESPN's Doug Adler to sue over sacking - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Sacked commentator Doug Adler is to sue broadcaster ESPN, claiming he compared Venus Williams' tactics to a "guerilla", not a "gorilla". | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Sacked tennis commentator Doug Adler is to sue broadcaster ESPN, claiming he compared Venus Williams' tactics to a "guerilla", rather than a "gorilla".
Accusations of racism were made by viewers, who alleged he used the word "gorilla" to describe Williams during her Australian... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38978740 |
PSG 4-0 Barcelona: Luis Enrique faces ramifications after Champions League thrashing - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Barcelona's 4-0 thrashing by PSG leaves manager Luis Enrique's future increasingly uncertain, says Spanish football writer Andy West. | null | Barcelona are on the verge of failing to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 after a humiliating 4-0 thrashing at Paris St-Germain, and the manner of the defeat has sent shockwaves through Spain.
As well as PSG played, the majority of the post-mortem is focussing on just how bad Bar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38972120 |
New £5 note: Bank to keep note despite animal fat content - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The new £5 note will not be withdrawn, despite protests over its animal fat content. | Business | The new £5 note will not be withdrawn, despite concerns that it contains traces of animal fat, the Bank of England says.
The Bank said it had concluded it would be "appropriate" to keep the £5 polymer note in circulation.
It will also issue the £10 polymer note as planned in September, it added.
Vegans and some reli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38980352 |
Breast cancer survivors model lingerie at New York Fashion Week - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Analysis: What does Nato want from Trump? - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What can be expected from the alliance's first formal meeting during the Trump presidency? | Europe | Nato members will want to be reassured by General Mattis
This meeting of Nato defence ministers is the first formal alliance get-together since the arrival of the Trump administration in Washington. Mr Trump's initial suggestion that Nato was in some sense "obsolete", along with his stated desire to do deals with Mosc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38972695 |
Retired army sniffer dog inspires readers - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
Trump and Netanyahu - in 90 seconds - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | null | President Trump prodded PM Netanyahu to compromise with Palestinians on a peace plan. | null | President Trump told Israeli PM Netanyahu there will be a need to compromise with Palestinians on a peace plan. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38986151 |
Carli Lloyd: Manchester City Women sign USA captain for WSL Spring Series - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | BBC Sport takes a look at the two-time reigning Fifa World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd's career following her arrival at Manchester City Women. | null | BBC Sport takes a look at the two-time reigning Fifa World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd's career following her arrival at Manchester City Women.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38982894 |
Newspaper headlines: Papers report on death of North Korean leader's sibling - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The death of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un makes headlines in the press. | The Papers | The death of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, dominates the front pages of the day's papers.
The Metro leads with the story of how the exile was apparently murdered by a woman pressing a cloth to his face at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Daily Telegraph carries a grim run... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38976819 |
EU split over pace of reform as crisis bites - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | 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 | 2017-02-15 | 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 |
London Dungeon apologises for 'upsetting' tweets - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The London Dungeon attraction apologises after complaints that a marketing campaign was distasteful. | Technology | The London Dungeon tourist attraction has apologised for a promotional Twitter campaign that backfired.
A graphic joking about a murdered sex worker, and another about infecting a partner with a sexually transmitted disease were posted on the attraction's Twitter feed.
Critics said the collection of images was sexist... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38982373 |
Women's Tour 2017: London to host to final stage, with race to open in Daventry - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | London will host the final stage of the 2017 Women's Tour, with the opening stage on 7 June to run from Daventry to Kettering. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
London will host the 2017 Women's Tour final stage, with the race to open on 7 June in Daventry.
The five-stage event, won by Britain's Lizzie Deignan last year, will conclude in the capital on Sunday, 11 June.
Its fourth edition will also include stages in Northamptonshire,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38979341 |
Jackson Page: 15-year old schoolboy progresses to third round of Welsh Open - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Fifteen-year-old Welsh schoolboy Jackson Page reaches the third round of the Welsh Open after knocking out a player ranked 78 in the world. | null | Last updated on .From the section Wales
Fifteen-year-old Jackson Page says it will be "great to miss more school" after reaching the Welsh Open last 32.
Page beat world number 78 John Astley on Wednesday, having already overcome world 123 Jason Weston in the first round of his debut professional event.
"No English, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/38984875 |
Undercover policing inquiry delayed amid new row - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The long-awaited inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing by undercover police could be delayed for years amid a growing legal row with Scotland Yard over its scope. | UK | The long-awaited public inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing by undercover police could be delayed for years amid a growing legal row with Scotland Yard.
Newly-published documents reveal the Metropolitan Police is questioning the unprecedented size of the probe.
It says it needs months to assess which former office... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38984140 |
The human scars of Philippines drug war - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | null | The effects of the violent war against drugs are still keenly felt in Manila's poor "promised land" district. | null | A violent government war against drugs in the Philippines has left thousands dead.
Though it has been suspended, many people living in Manila's impoverished "promised land" district are still suffering the effects. The BBC's Jonathan Head reports. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38977969 |
Low incomes in UK: 'I can't afford kids' meals' - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | null | Youth worker Solomon Smith tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme he lives "hand to mouth" on £9,000 a year. | null | Youth worker Solomon Smith says his salary of £9,000 means he can not afford to pay his rent, bills and children's school meals.
Nearly a third of the population of Britain is living on an "inadequate" income, according to research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38979699 |
Joe Root: New England captain to seek advice of former skippers - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | New England captain Joe Root says he will seek the advice of his predecessors before taking charge for the first time in July. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
New England captain Joe Root says he will seek the advice of his predecessors before taking charge for the first time in July.
The 26-year-old has replaced Alastair Cook despite only leading in four previous first-class matches.
"It would be silly not to talk to people who h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38983832 |
Is Russia's Arctic presence 'aggressive?' - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | null | The BBC's Jonathan Beale reports from the Arctic circle, where Russia is building up its forces. | null | The BBC's Jonathan Beale reports from the Arctic circle in Norway, where Russia is building up its forces - causing concern for the US, which has called its conduct there "aggressive".
Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary James Mattis is expected to call on European nations to spend more on defence, when he attends a meeti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38986210 |
Basil Kirchin: The forgotten genius of UK music - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Basil Kirchin was a maverick musician and pioneering composer who is credited as a founding father of ambient music. Yet despite being hailed by acts such as Brian Eno and St Etienne, he remains an obscure figure. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Basil Kirchin was a maverick musician and pioneering composer who is credited as a founding father of ambient music. Yet despite being hailed by acts such as Brian Eno and St Etienne, he remains an obscure figure. Now a fest... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38688135 |
'Unique featured' boxer dog Fester gets new home - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fester was born with a narrow jaw which causes his lower teeth to stick out. | Tees | Abandoned because of his bizarre looks, Fester the boxer dog, who is blind in one eye and has a protruding lower jaw, has finally been found a new home.
The one-year-old was handed in to the Dogs Trust near Darlington in December after being found wandering the streets as a stray.
Following an appeal on social media,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-38981286 |
Lloyd's of London angers staff with workday boozing ban - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The insurance market's no-alcohol rule sounds the death knell for the traditional City lunch. | Business | The days of the three-hour, five-bottle City lunch appear to be well and truly over after Lloyd's of London introduced a booze ban.
The insurance market has told its 800 employees that they are not allowed to drink alcohol between 09:00 and 17:00.
Lloyd's said it had been considering the move for some time to bring i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38978183 |
Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor: American reignites talk of potential bout - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Floyd Mayweather denies reports he is set to fight Conor McGregor but calls on the UFC champion to 'get the fight done'. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Floyd Mayweather has denied reports he has already agreed a bout with Conor McGregor, but called on the UFC champion to "get the fight done".
In a Twitter post, Mayweather wrote: "There haven't been any deals between myself and any other fighters.
"If any changes are to come,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/38978420 |
Iranian Oscar contender to screen in Trafalgar Square before ceremony - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An Iranian Oscar hopeful impacted by President Trump's travel ban is to have an open-air premiere. | Entertainment & Arts | Shahab Hosseini and Taraneh Alidoosti play a couple at odds in The Salesman
An Iranian Oscar contender affected by President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban is to have an open-air London premiere just hours before the ceremony.
The Salesman, up for the best foreign language film award, will be screened in Tra... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38968873 |
Carli Lloyd's Manchester City move marks new chapter for US captain - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | How new signing Carli Lloyd brings single-mindedness, determination and a quest for perfection to Manchester City. | null | When Carli Lloyd scored from the halfway line to complete a hat-trick in the first 16 minutes of the 2015 Women's World Cup final, her United States team-mate Hope Solo ran from her goal to scream: "Are you even human?"
Having already scored winning goals in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic finals, Lloyd was already one of t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38971354 |
The boy who watched IS beheading videos - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The nine-year-old put through the Prevent scheme after viewing violent websites . | UK | Haaruun says he would visit the violent websites at the weekend when everyone was outside playing
What leads a young child to stand up in front of his class and tell his school friends that he agrees with the aims and objectives of the so-called Islamic State?
Matthew Price met one of the youngsters identified throug... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38959615 |
Birmingham man makes videos to sign pop lyrics for deaf people - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | null | Online videos feature man signing pop music lyrics for those who have never heard them. | null | A man is using sign language to share pop music with deaf people.
Wayne Barrow, from Birmingham, whose parents are profoundly deaf, makes online videos in which he signs lyrics.
He said he learned to sign before he learned English and has called for signing to be taught in schools.
The videos, which are posted to Fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38971644 |
Welsh Open 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby make second round - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and world number one Mark Selby progress to the second round of the Welsh Open. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Coverage: Live television coverage on BBC Two Wales, BBC Red Button and online
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and world number one Mark Selby both progressed to the second round of the Welsh Open on Tuesday.
O'Sullivan, 41, chasing a fifth Welsh Open title, recovered f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38973253 |
Benedict Cumberbatch 'honoured' to top favourite BBC characters poll - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "Who would have thought a high-functioning sociopath could be so popular?" says the Sherlock star. | Entertainment & Arts | Sherlock has been sold internationally to 240 territories
Sherlock has come out on top again - this time in a worldwide poll of most popular BBC television characters.
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch said he was "honoured" to see his portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's sleuth voted top by viewers in seven countries.
He... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38972437 |
Football headers 'linked to brain damage' - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Footballers suffer similar brain damage to boxers, a small scientific study suggests. | Health | Repeated headers during a footballer's professional career may be linked to long-term brain damage, according to tentative evidence from UK scientists.
The research follows anecdotal reports that players who head balls may be more prone to developing dementia later in life.
The Football Association says it will look ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38971750 |
Ben Stokes: England need to make people 'fall in love' with Test cricket again - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | England need to make people "fall in love" with Test cricket again, says new vice-captain Ben Stokes. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England must make people "fall in love" with Test cricket again, says newly appointed vice-captain Ben Stokes.
Yorkshire batsman Joe Root has been named as new Test captain after Alastair Cook resigned after more than four years in charge.
"We need to win but we want to perf... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38975999 |
You're never alone at the Museum of Broken Relationships - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Suffering a post-Valentine's crash? One museum turns the detritus of breakups into art. | US & Canada | Courtesy of the Museum of Broken Relationships One heartbroken person sent a collection of font examples they "mutually loved" with their partner
After a relationship ends, even the most mundane objects can become painful reminders. One museum in Los Angeles puts them on display.
When you're heartbroken, everything r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38960969 |
Asamoah Gyan deemed to have 'unethical hair' in United Arab Emirates - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is one of more than 40 players deemed to have "unethical hair" in the United Arab Emirates. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is among a group of more than 40 players deemed to have "unethical hair" under United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) guidelines.
The 31-year-old Ghanaian is on loan at Dubai-based Arabian Gulf League side Al Ahli from Shangh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38978373 |
Is Nokia bringing back the 3310 and who would want a retro phone? - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rumours suggest the iconic mobile from the year 2000 will return to shelves but the company has refused to comment. | Newsbeat | Rumours suggest that Nokia are planning to bring back their iconic 3310 phone.
Mobile users of a certain age have been getting very excited on social media about the return of this sturdy, reliable handset.
If you were in the market for a new phone in the year 2000, then the 3310 may have been on your wish-list.
But... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38980782 |
Reality Check: Is the UK spending 2% of GDP on defence? - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A research body claims the UK spent less than 2% of national income on defence. | UK Politics | The claim: The UK's spending on defence fell below 2% of GDP in 2016.
Reality Check verdict: Nato has confirmed that its figures for 2016 show the UK is still meeting the 2% target, but won't release the full details until next month. The amount that the IISS claims that defence spending is below 2% of GDP is tiny by ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38971624 |
Inside Europol - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A rare look into the daily workings of the EU's law enforcement organisation. | Europe | "When I started 10 years ago it was pretty quiet."
In a light, airy office on the ground floor of Europol's brutalist headquarters in The Hague, David Ellero, one of its senior officials, is reflecting on how the organisation has changed since he joined in 2007. In those days, some people confused Europol with Interpo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38957246 |
Six Nations: Scotland's Greig Laidlaw ruled out for rest of campaign - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw is ruled out for the rest of the Six Nations after suffering an ankle injury in the defeat by France. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has been ruled out for the rest of the Six Nations through injury.
Laidlaw, 31, suffered an ankle injury in the first half of the 22-16 defeat by France last weekend.
The Gloucester scrum-half left the Stade de France on crutches on Sunday ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38984204 |
Bayern Munich 5-1 Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-02-15 | null | Arsenal's Champions League hopes lie in tatters at the last-16 stage yet again after they suffer a first-leg battering at Bayern Munich. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Arsenal's Champions League hopes lie in tatters at the last-16 stage yet again following a first-leg battering at Bayern Munich.
The Gunners, who have been eliminated in the first knockout round of the competition in each of the last six seasons, twice by Bayern, no... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38962425 |
Guns N' Roses yell 'Hello Sydney' - to Melbourne crowd - BBC News | 2017-02-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The veteran rockers yell "Sydney" to a Melbourne crowd, to a chorus of boos. | Australia | No-one likes being mistaken for someone else - especially if that someone else has been their sworn rival for more than a century.
So when Guns N' Roses' announcer yelled "Sydney" just before they walked on stage in Melbourne, the band were met with a chorus of boos.
And to make matters worse, the veteran rockers wer... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38973685 |
Germany leads fightback against fake news - BBC News | 2017-02-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How and why Germany is taking a stand against false reports by dubious media outlets. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Facebook could be fined in Germany, if it refuses to remove stories which are proved false
I have been in Dortmund and Berlin this week, investigating how Germany is leading the fightback against fake news.
There have been ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38991973 |
Aberdeen 7-2 Motherwell - BBC Sport | 2017-02-16 | null | Adam Rooney hits a hat-trick as Aberdeen cruise three points clear of third-placed Rangers by mauling a woeful Motherwell side. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Adam Rooney hit a hat-trick as Aberdeen cruised three points clear of third-placed Rangers following a mauling of a woeful Motherwell side.
The Dons cashed in on terrible defending as Jonny Hayes, Andy Considine and Rooney made it 3-0.
Ryan Christie curled in a sublime four... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38973451 |
Welsh Open 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out by Mark Davis in second round - BBC Sport | 2017-02-16 | null | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan blows a 3-0 lead to lose to Mark Davis in the Welsh Open second round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Wales
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan blew a 3-0 lead to lose to Mark Davis in the Welsh Open second round.
World number 31 Davis looked to be heading out as O'Sullivan established a commanding lead in the best-of-seven contest.
Davis took the next four frames to complete a rem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/38986026 |
Venus Williams: ESPN's Doug Adler to sue over sacking - BBC Sport | 2017-02-16 | null | Sacked commentator Doug Adler is to sue broadcaster ESPN, claiming he compared Venus Williams' tactics to a "guerilla", not a "gorilla". | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Sacked tennis commentator Doug Adler is to sue broadcaster ESPN, claiming he compared Venus Williams' tactics to a "guerilla", rather than a "gorilla".
Accusations of racism were made by viewers, who alleged he used the word "gorilla" to describe Williams during her Australian... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38978740 |
Arsene Wenger: Decision on Arsenal manager's future at end of season - BBC Sport | 2017-02-16 | null | Despite the Champions League thrashing by Bayern Munich, there is no current prospect of boss Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal before the summer. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
A decision on the future of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be made at the end of the season - but a new contract remains on the table.
Despite Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg thrashing at Bayern Munich, there is currently no prospect of Wenger leaving befo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38991573 |
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