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Newspaper headlines: Vegetable 'rationing' and lawyer under attack - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The papers lead on lettuce rationing in supermarkets and a lawyer being struck off for dishonesty. | The Papers | There is universal condemnation in Friday's papers for the lawyer struck off after he was found to have acted dishonestly in bringing murder and torture claims against British Iraq War veterans.
The Daily Telegraph thinks Phil Shiner should now be investigated by the criminal authorities "with the same vigour they sho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38850445 |
Our changing attitudes to chimpanzees - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The illegal trade in chimps highlights the long, often shameful relationship between them and humans. | Science & Environment | The BBC's revelations about the illegal trade in baby chimpanzees triggered an outpouring of emotion on social media about the cruelty suffered by these adorable animals
And this raises questions about how our attitudes to our closest relations in the natural world have changed.
Some people who contacted me volunteer... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38830223 |
Chelsea Cameron wrote letter thanking drug addict parents - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Chelsea Cameron explains why she's grateful to her drug addict parents. | null | A woman raised by drug-addicted parents has written a letter to thank them.
Chelsea Cameron's parents missed many important moments as she grew up, like exam results and prize giving.
She told the Victoria Derbyshire programme why she's grateful. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38825332 |
James Ibori: Nigerian ex-governor challenges UK conviction - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A former Nigerian governor and convicted money-launderer claims UK investigators in his case were corrupt. | UK | James Ibori was released from a UK prison in December after serving four years of a 13-year sentence
A Nigerian politician is appealing against his British conviction for corruption, claiming the Metropolitan Police investigation was itself mired in corruption.
James Ibori was released in December after four years in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38834833 |
West Ham United 0-4 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Gabriel Jesus scores his first Manchester City goal as they tear West Ham apart for a comfortable victory at London Stadium. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Gabriel Jesus scored his first Manchester City goal as they tore West Ham apart at London Stadium.
City, who left striker Sergio Aguero and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo on the bench, led when Kevin de Bruyne played a one-two with Jesus before stroking home.
Four minutes later, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38740421 |
Weekend camping resets body clock - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Time outdoors helps sleep but scientists say you could benefit at home by using more natural light. | Health | The researchers dragged volunteers on to a camping trip in the midst of a Colorado winter
Spending a weekend out camping resets the clock inside our bodies that influences sleeping habits, scientists at a US university have discovered.
The team argue that time in the great outdoors could help those struggling to get ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38826127 |
British cancer patient trapped in Dubai: 'I'm bleeding profusely' - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | A British woman tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme that police in Dubai are refusing to hand over her passport so she can fly back to the UK for urgent cancer treatment. | null | A British woman has told the Victoria Derbyshire programme that the police in Dubai are refusing to hand over her passport so she can fly back to the UK for urgent cancer treatment.
Luisa Williams said she was diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer two weeks ago.
She said authorities in the United Arab Emirates want t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38842943 |
The new property trap affecting thousands - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Buying a home can be expensive enough but some owners are facing unexpected bills to buy the freehold of their property. | Business | Katie Kendrick says she was originally told her home's freehold would cost between £2,000 and £4,000
When putting pen to paper to buy a new home, most people expect to know how much they will need to pay to own it outright. But thousands of families in England and Wales are discovering the new-build houses they bought... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38827661 |
Brexit: When MPs voted to back Article 50 bill - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | MPs argued for and against, then voted, by a majority of 384, to allow Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. | null | MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.
They backed the government's European Union Bill, supported by the Labour leadership, by 498 votes to 114.
But the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrat leadership opposed the bill, while 47 Labour MPs and Tory e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38833593 |
Marking 20 years of European crash testing - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Footage is released celebrating 20 years of European crash testing. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38836651 |
Trevor Bayliss: India defeat shows England must learn to play spin - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Trevor Bayliss believes England need to work on how they play spin bowling after their tour of India ended in a crushing defeat. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England need to work on how they play spin bowling after their tour of India ended in a crushing Twenty20 defeat, says head coach Trevor Bayliss.
England lost eight wickets for eight runs in 19 balls to lose by 75 runs in Bangalore, with spinner Yuzvendra Chahal taking 6-25 i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38829551 |
Thailand displays biggest ever haul of pangolin scales - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Thai customs officials have seized their biggest ever haul of smuggled pangolin scales, after a crackdown on illegal wildlife trade. | null | Thai customs officials have seized their biggest ever haul of smuggled pangolin scales, after a crackdown on illegal wildlife trade.
The scaly mammals are illicitly transported from Africa to meet demand in Asia for their supposed medicinal value.
This has led to their numbers falling drastically and all eight specie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38840930 |
IPL 2017: Ben Stokes tipped to land 'big bucks' deal by Yuvraj Singh - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | England's Ben Stokes could fetch millions when he enters the Indian Premier League auction, says India's Yuvraj Singh. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England's Ben Stokes could earn "millions" when he enters the Indian Premier League auction, says India batsman Yuvraj Singh.
The auction for the 20-over franchise competition is scheduled to be held in Bangalore on Monday, 20 February.
When asked how much Stokes was worth, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38830273 |
Reality Check: Was pollution worse in London than Beijing? - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Was pollution in the British capital worse than it was in the Chinese capital last week? | UK Politics | The claim: Air pollution in London last week was worse than it was in Beijing.
Reality Check verdict: Some one-off readings were higher in London last week, but this was an unrepresentative snapshot and Beijing is generally far worse.
On 22 January, recordings of particulate air pollution were higher in London than i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38829146 |
Six Nations 2017: Rhys Webb returns as Wales make five changes for Italy game - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Scrum-half Rhys Webb returns as Wales make five changes for their Six Nations Championship opener against Italy in Rome. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
Coverage: Live on S4C, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary
Wales have made five changes from the team that beat South Africa in November for Sunday's Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome.
Scrum-half Rhys W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38838243 |
Davis Cup: Dan Evans plays Denis Shapovalov in Great Britain v Canada opener - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Dan Evans will play 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov in the opening rubber of Great Britain's Davis Cup first-round tie against Canada in Ottawa. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Friday's coverage: Watch live on BBC Red Button, Connected TV and online from 20:00 and BBC Two from 23:05, plus follow text updates on the BBC Sport website.
Dan Evans will play 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov in the opening rubber of Great Britain's Davis Cup first-round tie ag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38848927 |
Find out how LA officers rescue exploited children - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Police in Los Angeles carry out their biggest-ever operation to rescue sexually exploited children. | null | Police in Los Angeles have carried out their biggest-ever operation to find girls and young women who were forced into commercial sexual exploitation.
Officers made almost 500 arrests and rescued more than 50 young people.
The BBC's Angus Crawford was given exclusive access. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38823816 |
Rare 'lava firehose' from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Dramatic footage shows the unusual phenomenon as lava flows through a crack in a sea cliff. | null | The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been active since 1983, but scientists have filmed an unusual phenomenon.
Dramatic footage shows lava as it flows through a crack in a sea cliff, and into the Pacific Ocean. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38825330 |
Preserving memories: Readers share their time capsule stories - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Readers share stories of their childhood time capsules and the items they buried. | UK | John buried a Matchbox car and a halfpenny in his time capsule
Many people around the world make time capsules with items included in them, hoping someone will find them many years later.
A Blue Peter Millennium time capsule has been accidentally dug up 33 years earlier than planned. It was buried under the Millenniu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38845752 |
Blue Peter time capsule dug up 33 years early - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Workers at the O2 arena accidentally unearth the trove which has a wealth of late 90s memorabilia. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Blue Peter presenters Katy Hill and Richard Bacon bury the trove in 1998
A Blue Peter time capsule has been accidentally dug up by construction workers 33 years earlier than planned.
The Millennium Time Capsule was buried u... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38838033 |
The art of a President Trump state visit - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What do we know about the new president's aesthetic tastes? | Entertainment & Arts | A current family fad is playing that word-association game in which you respond to the previous player's word with a relatable one of your own, eg me: "Annoying." Son: "Dad." Wife: "Bald eagle."
And so on. We've played a lot recently, such that I've started to react to the daily news in a similarly tangential way, whe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38830230 |
Non-Muslim Americans wear hijab in solidarity for World Hijab Day - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Women in America walked in the shoes of Muslim women by wearing a hijab for World Hijab Day. | null | Women in America walked in the shoes of Muslim women by wearing a hijab for World Hijab Day.
The BBC asked non-Muslim women why they decided to don the headscarf. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38836649 |
Workington police blow up 'suspicious' car parked by fellow officers - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The force says it was "an internal communications error" and has apologised to the owner. | Cumbria | The car was parked outside Workington police station after the owner had taken ill
A police force carried out a controlled explosion on a "suspicious" car outside a station, not realising its own officers had parked it there.
A bomb squad was called after concerns about an unattended Vauxhall Corsa at Workington poli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-38838653 |
Past the point of no-return - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After decades of debate on the EU, MPs have finally done it - we are off. | UK Politics | After decades of debate, years of acrimony over the issue in the Conservative Party, months of brutal brinksmanship in Westminster, and hours of debate this week, MPs have just approved the very first step in the process of Britain leaving the European Union.
There are many hurdles ahead, probably thousands of hours o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38830552 |
Transgender pupil treated 'like freak' by school - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | A 16-year old transgender pupil is suing his former school for discrimination. | null | The mother of a transgender pupil is taking legal action against a school which she claims treated her child like "a freak".
Jackie* said the treatment had been "appalling". Her child Aidan*, 16, who was born female, claims he was effectively excluded by Hereford Cathedral School, which refused to let him wear a boy's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-38832413 |
British Antarctic Survey's Halley base on the move - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | The British Antarctic Survey's Halley research station is towed 23km inland to avoid an icy fate. | null | The British Antarctic Survey's Halley research station has been towed 23km across the Brunt Ice Shelf. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38849078 |
Jose Mourinho: Man Utd manager says rules are different for him - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he is being judged by different rules to other Premier League bosses. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he is being judged by different rules to other Premier League bosses.
The Portuguese appeared to be frustrated by the performance of referee Mike Jones during Wednesday's 0-0 draw with Hull at Old Trafford.
And Mourinho highlight... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38836249 |
BBC iPlayer - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | null | null | JavaScript seems to be disabled. Please enable JavaScript to take full advantage of iPlayer. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10318089 |
Daniel Radcliffe 'yet to see' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe says he has yet to see the play inspired by JK Rowling's stories. | Entertainment & Arts | Radcliffe (right) appears with Joshua McGuire in the Old Vic production
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he's yet to see the stage play of JK Rowling's eighth Potter story.
"I just feel it would not be a relaxing evening at the theatre," he said of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
"I assume every ni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38831398 |
How long should you stay in one job? - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Is there a magic number to how many years you should stay in one job before moving on? | Business | Peter Capaldi is bowing out at Christmas after four years playing Dr Who
Three years is the maximum length of time anyone should stay in a job, declared actor Peter Capaldi when he explained why he was stepping down from the Dr Who role after four years.
"I've never done one job for three years. This is the first tim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38828581 |
Six Nations 2017: Josh Strauss in for Scotland to play Ireland - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Josh Strauss and Glasgow Warriors team-mate Ryan Wilson are in the Scotland back row for the Six Nations opener at Murrayfield. | null | Last updated on .From the section Scottish Rugby
Josh Strauss, Glasgow team-mate Fraser Brown and Stormers centre Huw Jones come in to Vern Cotter's Scotland starting XV for the Six Nations opener at home against Ireland on Saturday.
Strauss plays at number eight as Ryan Wilson moves to blind-side flanker.
Jones rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38841642 |
Newcastle fan's train journey sees 56-ticket split - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Newcastle fan saves on FA Cup train journey but needed 56 tickets. | Tyne & Wear | Mr Heywood posted a picture of his ticket bonanza on Twitter
Newcastle United's army of fans is used to long journeys, and one found a way to cut the cost of a trip to Oxford - but it needed 56 separate rail tickets.
Jonny Heywood booked split tickets from Tyneside for the Magpies' fourth round FA Cup clash last week... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-38827931 |
Six Nations 2017: The six key questions Eddie Jones is facing - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | England seem well set for the Six Nations, so what are the six questions facing coach Eddie Jones? Tom Fordyce reports. | null | Eddie Jones' England appear to have minimal problems: reigning Six Nations champions, 14 wins on the spin, a summer spent whitewashing Wallabies, an autumn of being tested and pulling through every time.
And yet. As they prepare to get their title defence under way against France this Saturday, Jones has been in typic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38748058 |
Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull on Trump call: 'Call ended courteously' - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull tells Ben Fordham on 2GB Radio he's "disappointed" that details of a call between himself and President Trump were made public. | null | Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull said he was disappointed that details of the call he had with President Trump - which he described as "very frank and forthright" - had been made public.
He told a Sydney radio station that "the report that the president hung up is not correct". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38842289 |
Pregnant Beyonce photo mesmerises America - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pop icon announces she is carrying twins with a striking post that becomes Instagram's most-liked ever. | US & Canada | Less than two weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, it seemed the only news from here on out would be political.
The new president and his flurry of executive orders and swift-moving, substantive changes to US policy and procedure seemed to leave little oxygen for any other headlines.
But even President Trump lacks t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38835831 |
Manchester United 0-0 Hull City - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Eldin Jakupovic makes a string of saves as Hull frustrate Manchester United by claiming a goalless draw at Old Trafford. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Eldin Jakupovic made a string of fine saves as Hull frustrated Manchester United by claiming a goalless draw in the Premier League at Old Trafford.
The hosts dominated the match but could not find a way past the Tigers goalkeeper, who brilliantly kept out Zlatan Ibrahimovic'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38740420 |
If I ever get pregnant, I won't be an 'expectant mother' - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Freddy McConnell, a trans man who intends to have children in future, says it makes sense for medical staff to talk about "pregnant people" instead of "expectant mothers". | Magazine | A booklet published by the British Medical Association suggests that its staff should use the phrase "pregnant people" instead of "expectant mothers" in order to show sensitivity towards intersex men and trans men who get pregnant. The BBC's Siobhann Tighe spoke to one trans man for his view on the BMA's guidance.
It'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38831313 |
'I signed £1.3bn rent contract by mistake' - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Luke Mosson bought a flat for £150,000 but later realised that a clause in his contract meant the ground rent over the whole lease would cost more than £1.3bn. | null | Luke Mosson bought a flat for £150,000, but later realised that a clause in his contract meant the ground rent over the whole lease would cost more than £1.3bn.
He is now negotiating with his landlord to be released from that clause.
Watch the full report on leasehold contracts here.
The Victoria Derbyshire programm... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38834621 |
Trump unapologetic on 'tough phone calls' - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | President Trump brushes off reports of his "tough phone calls" with Mexican and Australian leaders. | null | Speaking at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC, President Donald Trump has brushed off reports of "tough phone calls" he had recently with the Mexican and Australian leaders.
"Believe me, when you hear about the tough phone calls, don’t worry about, just don’t worry about it, they’re tough, we have to be tou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38835806 |
Six Nations: England's George Kruis out of France match with injury - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | England lock George Kruis is out of the Six Nations opener against France on Saturday with a knee ligament injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and text updates on the BBC Sport website. Highlights: Watch on BBC Two and online from 18:00 GMT on Sunday.
Lock George Kruis is out of England's Six Nations opener against France on Saturday with a knee ligament injury.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38834700 |
Trump cabinet: Rex Tillerson hails 'extraordinary opportunity' - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Rex Tillerson has been sworn in as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state. | null | Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has been sworn in as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state.
The 64-year-old was cleared for full Senate approval in a 56-43 vote. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38836644 |
The man who sold his back to an art dealer - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tim Steiner has an elaborate tattoo on his back which was designed by a famous artist and bought by an art collector. For 10 years now he has been showing it in art galleries. | Magazine | Tim Steiner has an elaborate tattoo on his back that was designed by a famous artist and sold to a German art collector. When Steiner dies his skin will be framed - until then he spends his life sitting in galleries with his shirt off.
"The work of art is on my back, I'm just the guy carrying it around," says the 40-y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38601603 |
Dubai Tour: Marcel Kittel punched by Andriy Grivko during stage three - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Race leader Marcel Kittel is punched by Astana rider Andriy Grivko during stage three of the Dubai Tour. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Dubai Tour leader Marcel Kittel says he will not accept an apology after Ukrainian rider Andriy Grivko punched him on the third stage of the race.
Grivko has been disqualified from the race and his Astana team apologised to Kittel and his Quick Step Floors team.
German sprin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38844632 |
Kris Marshall swaps Death In Paradise for family time - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kris Marshall quits BBC One's Death in Paradise because it means too much time away from his family. | Entertainment & Arts | Kris Marshall said his family were unable to join him to film the current series
Working for six months a year on a Caribbean island might sound like the dream job - but now Kris Marshall, the star of BBC One's Death in Paradise, has decided to leave the show.
Marshall has played DI Humphrey Goodman on the detective ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38839073 |
Daily Politics coverage of PMQs - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Prime Minister's Questions on the BBC's Daily Politics. | null | This video can not be played. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27901933 |
Romania clashes flare over corruption decree - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Anti-government protests take place in Bucharest, Romania. | null | The Romanian capital, Bucharest, has seen one of its largest ever anti-government protests after a decree was passed that could free dozens of officials jailed for corruption.
Some protesters in the capital threw firecrackers and smoke bombs at police who responded with tear gas. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38836646 |
Christian charity abuse claims: Daughter 'didn't see anything' - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | One of the daughters of former Christian charity head John Smyth QC says having boys around the house was a normal part of her childhood, after allegations of abuse against him emerged. | null | The Church of England has admitted it failed "terribly", after claims of physical abuse by a former colleague of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby were not reported to police for over 30 years.
Channel 4 News alleges 22 boys were beaten by former Christian charity head, John Smyth QC, in the 1970s.
One of his... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38847949 |
Drake offers free gig after Travis Scott fell into a hole - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Drake promises to refund 20,000 fans after Travis Scott fell into a hole on stage at the O2. | Newsbeat | Drake is promising to refund 20,000 fans after Travis Scott fell into a hole on stage at his gig at the O2 in London.
The 24-year-old was joining the Canadian as a special guest on his Boy Meets World tour.
He was performing Goosebumps when he tripped into the cavity in the middle of the stage, damaging part of the s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38837513 |
Will Spain's coal belt survive through online barter? - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In Spain's hard-up Asturias region people are resettling rural areas and using online barter trade. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The decline of coal has led to a revival of rural traditions in Asturias
The sons and daughters of miners in the deserted coalfields of northern Spain face two choices: leave to find work, or innovate to be able to stay.
No... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38731808 |
Cameroon 2-0 Ghana - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Cameroon will face Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final after two second-half strikes see off Ghana. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Cameroon will face Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final after two second-half strikes saw off Ghana.
Both sides had gone close to breaking the deadlock before Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui took advantage of atrocious defending from a free-kick to lash in the opener in the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38753437 |
JK Rowling hits back over threats to burn Harry Potter books - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | JK Rowling mocks Twitter users who threaten to burn her books because of her anti-Trump stance. | Entertainment & Arts | Rowling has never shied away from expressing her political views on social media
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has hit back at Twitter users who threatened to burn her books following her criticism of President Trump.
Rowling's recent Twitter feed has been filled with her retweets criticising the president's recent ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38842695 |
Australia sharks: Campaigners call for end to nets - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | Conservationists say the nets are killing too many dolphins and turtles. | null | In Australia, campaigners are calling for an end to the use of shark nets at beaches, because they are killing dolphins and turtles.
More have been installed after a recent spate of shark attacks on the east coast - but some nets have been cut deliberately by those who oppose them. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38810462 |
NHS staff trigger Google cyber-defences - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NHS staff using Google's search engine triggers one of its cybersecurity defences. | Technology | NHS staff using Google's search engine has triggered one of its cybersecurity defences.
NHS Digital confirmed so many NHS staff use the search engine that it had started asking them to take a quiz to verify they were "not a robot".
News site the Register reported one NHS Trust had told staff to "use Bing" instead.
G... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38826821 |
Manchester United 0-0 Hull City: Jose Mourinho walks out of interview - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho walks out of his BBC interview after the draw with Hull, telling Martin Fisher: "If you don't know football, you shouldn't have a microphone." | null | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho walks out of his BBC interview after the 0-0 draw with Hull City, telling reporter Martin Fisher: "If you don't know football, you shouldn't have a microphone."
READ MORE: Hull hold Manchester United at Old Trafford | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38835923 |
Entrepreneurs Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham are leaving Dragons' Den - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The final Dragons' Den episode featuring Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham will air on 26 February. | Newsbeat | The entrepreneurs will step down at the end of the current series on BBC Two, with their last episode on 26 February.
Nick Jenkins, who founded greeting card website Moonpig.com, and Sarah Willingham, who made her money investing in restaurant chain The Bombay Bicycle Club, joined the show in 2015 with Touker Suleyman... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38824698 |
Beyonce pregnant: Couple 'blessed' to be having twins - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beyonce and husband Jay Z say "our family will be growing by two", in an Instagram post. | US & Canada | Beyonce and her husband Jay Z say they "have been blessed two times over", using Instagram to announce that she is expecting twins.
"We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two," the pair wrote, and "we thank you for your well wishes".
The post, signed "The Carters", has a photo of Beyonce with ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38834656 |
Huddersfield Town 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Huddersfield show their promotion credentials by beating 10-man Brighton, who fail to extend their Championship lead. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Huddersfield showed their promotion credentials with an impressive home win over Brighton, who missed the chance to extend their Championship lead.
The Seagulls remain one point ahead of second-placed Newcastle.
Tommy Smith's angled shot put the hosts in front before Tomer ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38753430 |
Frank Lampard: Former Chelsea & England midfielder retires - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard retires, bringing to an end a 21-year career in the professional game. | null | Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has retired, bringing to an end a 21-year professional career.
The 38-year-old, who spent last year with New York City in Major League Soccer in the US, announced his decision on social media on Thursday.
"Whilst I have received a number of exciting offers to contin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37985587 |
Berkeley student anger at right-wing speaker invitation - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | A talk by Trump supporter Milo Yiannopoulos is called off amid protests at the Berkeley campus. | null | The University of California at Berkeley has cancelled a talk by the editor of the right-wing Breitbart News website, Milo Yiannopoulos, after hundreds of students protested against his visit.
Mr Yiannopoulos is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump.
At least one fire was started and police fired tear gas,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38837395 |
Freezing tips - BBC Food | 2017-02-02 | null | null | null | Is your freezer jam-packed full of mysterious foods from a time long-forgotten? Maybe your freezer is a stop on the way to the bin for all kinds of odds and ends you don't know what to do with. With a few simple tricks, you can eliminate waste and save money on food.
1. Save your leftovers by flat-packing them in bags... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/freezing_tips?intc_type=promo&intc_location=news&intc_campaign=freezingtips&intc_linkname=bbcfood_fac_vidclip1 |
Six Nations 2017: Johnny Sexton joins opener absentees - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton is the latest star to miss the Six Nations start, as we round up the views from around the camps. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
As the start of the Six Nations nears, the respective coaches spent as much time talking about who wouldn't feature in the opening weekend as would.
The duration of Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton's absence was a theme for coach Joe Schmidt, while England counterpart Eddie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38845499 |
Newspaper headlines: Rejoice and revolts as 'Brexit begins' - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The papers lead on the starting gun being fired on Brexit, as MPs vote for Article 50 to be triggered. | The Papers | "We have lift-off" is the Daily Mail's front page headline on Wednesday night's Brexit vote in the Commons.
It describes the vote - by 498 to 114 - as a "crushing majority" to start the formal process of leaving the European Union.
Its front page - complete with union flags, a picture of Sir Winston Churchill's statu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38836572 |
Gabriel Jesus: Man City boss Pep Guardiola compares Brazilian to watermelon - BBC Sport | 2017-02-02 | null | Manchester City's signing of Gabriel Jesus was like buying a watermelon, according to manager Pep Guardiola. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City's signing of Gabriel Jesus was like buying a watermelon, said manager Pep Guardiola after the Brazilian's first goal for the club.
The 19-year-old, who joined from Palmeiras, scored one and assisted another on his first Premier League start as City thrashed W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38836079 |
Football stadiums disabled access: Deadline approaches - BBC News | 2017-02-02 | null | At least three clubs may miss a self-imposed deadline to improve access for disabled fans, the Premier League says. | null | At least three clubs are at risk of missing a self-imposed deadline to improve access for disabled fans, the Premier League has said.
A report suggests Bournemouth, Chelsea and Watford may not fulfil a pledge to meet standards by August 2017.
It stressed clubs have been "working hard on delivery" since a 2014 BBC rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38842288 |
FA Cup: Theo Walcott scores 100th Arsenal goal - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Theo Walcott scores his 100th goal for Arsenal as he doubles the Gunners' lead in their FA Cup fifth-round tie against non-league Sutton United at Gander Green Lane. | null | Theo Walcott scores his 100th goal for Arsenal as he doubles the Gunners' lead in their FA Cup fifth-round tie against non-league Sutton United at Gander Green Lane.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup fifth round here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39034268 |
Grace Hopper's compiler: Computing's hidden hero - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The story behind the compiler, a remarkable innovation that made modern computing possible. | Business | One, zero, zero, one, zero, one. Zero, one, one…
That is the language of computers. Every clever thing your computer does - make a call, search a database, play a game - comes down to ones and zeroes.
Actually, it comes down to the presence (one) or absence (zero) of a current in tiny transistors on a semiconductor c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38677721 |
The house changing lives in memory of Amy Winehouse - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Amy's Place is the UK's only recovery house dedicated to helping young women overcome their addictions. | UK | Grace, a recovering alcoholic, is one of 16 young women living in Amy's Place
Set up in memory of the late singer Amy Winehouse, Amy's Place is the UK's only recovery house dedicated to helping young women overcome their addictions. The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme is the first to go inside and meet the women a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38992373 |
Great Yarmouth church saved by 'exploded' bric-a-brac - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Chairs, records and toys are among the items dangling from the ceiling of St John's Church. | null | An eclectic collection of "exploded" bric-a-brac suspended from the ceiling of a former church in Norfolk aims to keep the building "alive" as part of a conservation project.
St John's Church, in Great Yarmouth, has not been used for worship in about a decade. Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust now plans to repair and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-39010515 |
These are the London Fashion Week designers shaping the way we see gender - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Meet the London Fashion Week designers using clothes to shape how we see gender. | Newsbeat | London Fashion Week has traditionally only been aimed at women, but seven of the major catwalk shows this season have mixed in menswear.
Added to that, we've seen men modelling women's wear, unisex clothing brands and androgynous designs that would work on anyone.
It seems like British fashion is going through a gend... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/39025086 |
Driverless Roborace car crashes at speed in Buenos Aires - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A landmark race involving two driverless cars sees one of them crash and the other avoid running over an animal. | Technology | The red Devbot 1 completed the race, but the yellow Devbot 2 crashed
A landmark race between two driverless electric cars has ended badly for one of the contestants.
The unfortunate Devbot vehicle crashed out of the Roborace competition after misjudging a corner while travelling at high speed.
The incident occurred ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39027477 |
Toto Wolff & Niki Lauda sign new Mercedes deals until 2020 - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff and non-executive chairman Niki Lauda sign to stay with the team until the end of 2020. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff and non-executive chairman Niki Lauda have signed new deals to stay with the team until the end of 2020.
Their new contracts coincide with the duration of Mercedes' own current commitment to F1.
In common with the rest of the teams, Merce... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39021867 |
Meet the plasterers, teachers and builders taking on Arsenal - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Meet Sutton United's team as they prepare to take on Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup. | Newsbeat | Sutton United are getting ready to take on Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
The teams will meet for the first time in their history at Gander Green Lane in front of 5,000 fans. Millions more will be tuning in to watch it on BBC One.
Arsenal players are paid millions but Sutton's players get £600 a week.
Tha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38997208 |
How female explorers face challenges of south pole trek - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | The team of British soldiers will be the first all-women group to walk across Antarctica. | null | A team of British soldiers are preparing to become the first large all-female group to walk across Antarctica.
They will have to endure temperatures of -40C and walk for up to nine hours a day carrying more than their own body weight in supplies.
Exercise Ice Maiden is currently training in Norway for the 80-day sout... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39007611 |
Facing the robotic revolution - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why machines and AI are set to transform the way we live and work. | Technology | Pepper awakes. "Hi, I am a humanoid robot, and I am 1.2m [4ft] tall. I was born at Aldebaran in Paris. You can keep on asking me questions if you want."
Michael Szollosy, who looks at the social impact and cultural influence of robots, has just switched on the new arrival at the Sheffield Robotics centre, at the Unive... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39028030 |
Which pop stars deserve a blue plaque in their honour? - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Forty blue plaques will be unveiled on BBC Music Day this year - and you can decide who gets one. | Entertainment & Arts | David Bowie already has a plaque but who else deserves one?
Rock and pop's most influential figures are to be honoured with blue plaques on BBC Music Day this year - and you can decide who gets one.
Over the next week, every BBC local radio station in England and the Channel Islands is accepting nominations for a loc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38991904 |
Baby food with a touch of the Mediterranean - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Catherine Gazzoli is producing a range of organic baby food influenced by her Italian roots. | Business | Few small entrepreneurs have a contacts book as bulging as Catherine Gazzoli's.
But then not everyone has enjoyed an illustrious career involving working as chief executive of Slow Food UK, a not-for-profit body that promotes and supports local food networks across the world, as well as running food and agricultural p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38894818 |
Islamic State battle: View from Iraq's front line - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | On the front line with government forces pushing towards Mosul, the last major stronghold of so-called Islamic State in Iraq. | null | The BBC's Quentin Sommerville joins government forces as they resume their push towards western Mosul, the last major stronghold of so-called Islamic State in Iraq. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39025204 |
Sweden Twitter account: 'Nothing happened here' - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Librarian Emma Johansen was running Sweden's official Twitter account when the president mentioned a security incident. | null | US President Donald Trump has sought to explain why he referred to a security incident in Sweden on Friday which did not actually happen.
School librarian Emma Johansen tells the Today programme she was in charge of the official @sweden Twitter account on Saturday night and found herself fielding hundreds of questions... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39025852 |
Slippery bottle solves ketchup problem - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists in Boston have found a way to get every last drop of ketchup out of the bottle. | Science & Environment | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Pallab Ghosh reports: The invention means the ketchup "just glides out"
Scientists in Boston have found a way to get every last drop of ketchup out of the bottle.
They have developed a coating that makes bottle in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39030055 |
CEO Secrets: Sex toy boss shares his tips - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Richard Longhurst, co-founder of Lovehoney, a sex toy business, shares his business advice. | null | Richard Longhurst, co-founder of online sex toy business Lovehoney, shares what he's learned from starting up the business.
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 Doug... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39007551 |
Unilever: Profile of a consumer goods giant - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Profile of Unilever, the business behind brands from Marmite to Pot Noodle and Persil. | Business | Unilever is behind some of Britain's best-known brands
UK-based household goods maker Unilever has rejected a takeover bid of about $143bn (£115bn), one of the biggest in corporate history, from US giant Kraft Heinz.
The deal - if it was to eventually succeed - would be the biggest acquisition of a British company on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39009072 |
Princess Diana's changing fashion style explored in exhibition - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Kensington Palace exhibition will bring together clothing from throughout Princess Diana's life. | London | An exhibition tracing the changing styles of Diana, Princess of Wales is due to open in Kensington Palace.
Diana: Her Fashion Story will display iconic outfits from throughout her life - from before she was married to after her divorce in the 1990s.
Curator Eleri Lynn said the exhibition showed how the princess was "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38994105 |
Welsh Open 2017: Stuart Bingham beats Judd Trump 9-8 in final - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Stuart Bingham holds his nerve in a tense final frame to beat Judd Trump 9-8 and win his first Welsh Open title. | null | Stuart Bingham held his nerve in a tense final frame to beat Judd Trump 9-8 and win his first Welsh Open title.
The Englishman, 40, took the last two frames, sealing victory with a break of 55 to claim his first ranking title since the 2015 World Championship.
Bingham had led 4-0 in the early stages and came through ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39022490 |
Angelina Jolie on Cambodia, film and family - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Angelina Jolie on her new film - based on the genocide in Cambodia - politics and her family. | null | Angelina Jolie on her new film First They Killed My Father - based on the genocide in Cambodia - politics and her family. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39022192 |
Kim Jong-nam killing: Footage shows airport 'attack' - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Footage from an airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is said to show the moments before Kim Jong-nam died. | null | CCTV footage from an airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, apparently shows the killing of Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.
He is believed to have been attacked in the airport departure hall last Monday by two women, using some form of chemical.
Police believe he was poisoned and are looki... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39034093 |
Angelina Jolie exclusive: Cooking bugs in Cambodia - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Angelina Jolie and her family try some of Cambodia's delicacies. | null | Angelina Jolie is in Cambodia to promote her new film First They Killed My Father, which is based on the country's genocide.
Yalda Hakim met up with the actress and her children to try some of Cambodia's unusual delicacies. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39030811 |
FA Cup: Lucas Perez puts Arsenal ahead against non-league Sutton - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Watch as Lucas Perez gives Arsenal the lead in their FA Cup fifth-round tie against non-league Sutton United at Gander Green Lane. | null | Lucas Perez gives Arsenal the lead in their FA Cup fifth-round tie against non-league Sutton United at Gander Green Lane.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup fifth round here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39034262 |
Scientists 'solve' the ketchup problem - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | A super-slippery coating for bottles could make getting liquids out much easier, US scientists say. | null | Scientists in the US may have found a solution to one of the classic dinner table problems - getting every drop of ketchup out of a bottle.
As the BBC's Pallab Ghosh reports, they say it is down to a non-toxic coating that makes the inside of bottles super-slippery. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39032105 |
Breast cancer diagnosed after breastfeeding problem - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | When her baby boy stopped breastfeeding, Sarah Boyle insisted on a hospital scan. | null | A mother has told BBC 5 live that her baby helped spot her breast cancer after he refused to be breastfed.
Sarah Boyle first noticed a lump in her right breast in January 2013, but was told it was a cyst by her GP.
She was later referred for a hospital scan and a biopsy by her GP. Two weeks later she was diagnosed wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39031252 |
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Manchester United - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Zlatan Ibrahimovic comes off the bench to score the winner as Manchester United are made to work hard to beat Blackburn in the FA Cup fifth round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to score the winner as holders Manchester United had to work hard to beat Championship strugglers Blackburn in the FA Cup fifth round.
Striker Ibrahimovic was allowed too much time in the box to latch on to fellow substitute Paul Pogba's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38947530 |
Sir David Attenborough to present Blue Planet sequel - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The sequel to 2001's ocean series is due to be shown later this year on BBC One. | UK | Bottlenose dolphins were filmed surfing in South Africa for Blue Planet II
Sir David Attenborough will present the sequel to 2001's The Blue Planet, the BBC has announced.
The seven-part series, to be shown later this year, will aim to highlight recent scientific discoveries.
Filming innovations include suction came... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39022239 |
Manchester City v Monaco: Pep Guardiola says critics will 'kill' City if they lose - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Pep Guardiola says Man City's critics will "kill them" if they exit the Champions League but wants his players to embrace the pressure. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants his players to embrace the pressure of their Champions League last-16 tie against Monaco - even though he knows the club's critics will "kill them" if they do not progress.
Ex-Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola has won the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39031785 |
Angelina Jolie on family, film and Cambodia - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Angelina Jolie on her new film First They Killed My Father, based on the genocide in Cambodia, and her family. | null | Angelina Jolie on her new film First They Killed My Father, based on the Cambodia genocide, and also talks about her family.
She was speaking in an exclusive interview with the BBC's Yalda Hakim. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39022193 |
Battle for western Mosul will be toughest fight yet - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Losing its most cherished prize will present IS with an existential challenge, says Renad Mansour. | Middle East | The battle for western Mosul is expected to be slow and difficult
Iraq's campaign to take back the western section of its second-largest city, Mosul, from so-called Islamic State (IS) will be Baghdad's last major showdown with the group, which, at its height, had controlled a third of the country's territory.
This wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39026040 |
America's extremist battle: antifa v alt-right - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In a divided America, two groups at the extreme ends of the political spectrum are doing battle online, and on the streets. | BBC Trending | A protester lobs a brick at police during protests in Washington during the inauguration of Donald Trump
In a divided America, two groups at the extreme ends of the political spectrum are doing battle online, and on the streets.
The alt-right - a disparate group of pro-Donald Trump provocateurs who critics say are bi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39004753 |
Spencer Oliver on boxer Michael Watson, after suspected car-jack - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Former boxing champion Spencer Oliver describes the attack on friend and former boxer Michael Watson. | null | Former boxing champion Spencer Oliver has described a suspected car-jacking attack on his friend and fellow former boxer Michael Watson.
Oliver told 5 live: “Michael has some burns when he was dragged down the road in the car. It was a crazy incident and thankfully no one was seriously hurt.”
A police spokesman confi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39020156 |
Syria crisis: Footage shows girl 'Aya' rescue - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Footage released by Syria Civil Defence shows a girl being pulled alive from rubble, apparently in Damascus amid reported air strikes. | null | Footage released by Syria Civil Defence - also known as the White Helmets - shows a girl being pulled alive from rubble, apparently in Damascus' Tishreen neighbourhood on Sunday.
Activists have reported air strikes in two other neighbourhoods, Qabun and Barzeh, over the weekend. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39031258 |
Cake or biscuit? Why Jaffa Cakes excite philosophers - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's a delicious structure consisting of sponge, chocolate and orange jelly. But is a Jaffa Cake actually a biscuit? And what can it teach us about philosophy? | Magazine | It's a delicious structure consisting of a small sponge with a chocolate cap covering a veneer of orange jelly. It is arguably Britain's greatest invention after the steam engine and the light bulb. But is a Jaffa Cake actually a biscuit, asks David Edmonds.
This question reheats a confectionery conundrum first raised... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38985820 |
Don Juan role shows David Tennant 'as you've never seen him before' - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actor's role in Don Juan in Soho will see him play 'an anti-hero', says writer and director Patrick Marber. | Entertainment & Arts | David Tennant's new West End role will show him in a new light, according to the play's writer and director.
The Broadchurch and Doctor Who star is going to be a "real anti-hero" in Don Juan in Soho, says Patrick Marber - the man behind Oscar-nominated film Closer.
It's been described as a "savagely funny and filthy"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38895605 |
Exploring Glasgow's secret 'ghost station' - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | A forgotten and abandoned platform hidden beneath Glasgow Central Station could be given new life. | null | A disused and forgotten platform beneath Glasgow Central station offers a glimpse of the past.
Guided tours of the tunnels have attracted thousands of people over the past couple of years.
But plans are afoot to try and restore part of the platform to how it looked in its heyday.
Paul Lyons of Glasgow Central Tours ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39008682 |
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