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Thousands vie for Naked Man title in Japan - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Thousands of men wearing just loincloths gathered at the Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple, Okayama, Japan for an annual festival. | null | Thousands of men wearing just loincloths gathered at the Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple, Okayama, Japan for an annual festival. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39019390 |
Wrong national anthem played for gold medallists - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Russian gold medallists at the biathlon world championship in Austria had to sing their national anthem after the wrong one was played. | null | Russian gold medal winners at the biathlon world championship in Austria had to sing their national anthem after an old, Yeltsin-era anthem was played by mistake.
Aleksei Volkov, Maksim Tsvetkov, Anton Babikov, and Anton Shipulin were handed the microphone when organisers played the old anthem. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39020854 |
Olympics & Paralympics 2020: Badminton among seven sports to lose funding appeals - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Badminton is one of seven sports to lose its appeal against UK Sport funding cuts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic cycle. | null | Badminton is one of seven sports to have lost appeals against UK Sport funding cuts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic cycle.
The decision comes despite Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge winning bronze for Great Britain in the men's doubles at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Archery, goalball, fencing, table tennis, wei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/39027138 |
Sister of Paris police 'rape victim' speaks out - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | The sister of the young man who was allegedly sexually assaulted by French police, calls for justice in a BBC interview. | null | The sister of the young man who was allegedly sexually assaulted by French police, has spoken to the BBC.
Eleanor has said that there will be further violence unless justice is seen to be done. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39020154 |
This 14-year-old made the best Facebook Messenger chatbot - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A simple-yet-clever chatbot gives Dave Lee hope that this immature technology will be worth while. | Technology | Alec Jones aspires to one day work for 'exciting' tech giants
It's been nearly a year since Microsoft's Satya Nadella proclaimed "bots are the new apps".
Yet despite the promise of a revolution in how we interact with services and companies online, progress has been utterly miserable - the vast majority of chatbots a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39013950 |
'Enemies of the people': Trump remark echoes history's worst tyrants - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president calls the media "enemies of the people" - a phrase favoured by Stalin and Mao. | US & Canada | At a different time, in another country, it was effectively a death sentence.
Being branded an "enemy of the people" by the likes of Stalin or Mao brought at best suspicion and stigma, at worst hard labour or death.
Now the chilling phrase - which is at least as old as Emperor Nero, who was called "hostis publicus", ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39015559 |
Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Newcastle United move one point clear at the top of the Championship, scoring in each half to defeat Aston Villa. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Newcastle United scored a goal in each half to beat Aston Villa and go a point clear at the top of the Championship.
Yoan Gouffran netted the opener from four yards and another goalmouth scramble resulted in Henri Lansbury turning the ball into his own net.
But Newcastle's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38952759 |
David Baddiel on impact of dad's dementia - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Comedian David Baddiel has made a documentary about the impact of his father's rare form of dementia. | null | Stand-up comedian David Baddiel has invited cameras to film his father over the past year – to show the reality of his life living with a rare form of dementia called Pick’s disease.
Symptoms include excessive swearing and inappropriate sexual behaviour, which means the comedian had to stop his children visiting their... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39029945 |
Migrant workers join labour boycott - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Migrant workers have signed up to a labour boycott to highlight the role they play in British society. | null | Migrant workers have signed up to a labour boycott to highlight the role they play in British society.
Peers are debating the bill to pave the way for the start of Brexit. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39031171 |
Iran 'will not instigate hostilities' - foreign minister - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | The Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, has called on the United States to stop threatening Iran. | null | The Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, has called on the United States to stop threatening Iran.
In an interview with the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet, he said moves in Washington to prepare new sanctions were an effort to provoke and agitate his country. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39024115 |
Trump: 'I'm only worried he's gonna give me a kiss' - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | The US president invited a supporter on to the stage at his rally in Florida. | null | US President Trump invited one of his supporters on stage during his "campaign rally for America" event in Florida.
While the Republican was giving a speech, he recognised the man in the crowd that he had seen "on television just now", and let him deliver a few words at the podium to the Trump supporters. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39018776 |
Facebook bereavement leave: How long is long enough? - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Facebook last week doubled its bereavement leave allowance for its staff. Employees can now take up to 20 days off on full pay. Is it enough? | Business | Facebook's new bereavement leave policy was announced by Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook last week doubled its bereavement leave allowance for its staff. Employees can now take up to 20 days off with pay to mourn the death of an immediate family member.
The new policy was announced by Facebook's chief operating officer, She... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38915693 |
Could Glasgow Prestwick airport host UK's first spaceport? - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | Could the UK be going where it has never been before? Detailed plans to create the country's first spaceports are set to be unveiled. | null | Could the UK be going where it has never been before? Detailed plans to create the country's first spaceports are set to be unveiled.
They could see commercial satellites being launched within three years, and even lead to the start of space tourism. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39025200 |
First scheduled steam train service used by 5,500 people - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tornado, the newest steam locomotive in Britain, pulled 12 Northern services over three days. | Cumbria | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
More than 5,000 people travelled on the first timetabled steam train service on the Settle to Carlisle railway line in 50 years, Northern Rail has said.
Tornado, the newest steam locomotive in Britain, pulled 12 Northern se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-39020181 |
FA Cup: Best fifth-round goals include Rudy Gestede's acrobatic volley - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Watch the FA Cup fifth round's best goals, including Rudy Gestede's acrobatic volley for Middlesbrough and a lovely finish from Blackburn's Danny Graham. | null | Watch the best of the goals from the FA Cup fifth round, including Rudy Gestede's acrobatic volley for Middlesbrough, a cheeky free-kick from Oxford's Chris Maguire and a lovely finish from Blackburn's Danny Graham.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup fifth round here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39018249 |
Newspaper headlines: Brexit 'blackmail' and 'plotting' peers - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stories on pre-negotiation warnings from European politicians and to "remainer" peers make the front pages. | The Papers | As peers begin debating the Brexit legislation, the Guardian says it has been told by European politicians that British attempts to "blackmail and divide" EU countries in the run-up to Brexit negotiations will lead to a disastrous "crash landing" out of the bloc.
They say the approach being pursued by Theresa May's go... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-39023937 |
Sutton United 0-2 Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Arsenal reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott beat non-league Sutton United. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal avoided an FA Cup giant-killing and spared manager Arsene Wenger further pressure with a hard-fought fifth-round victory over non-league Sutton United at Gander Green Lane.
Wenger made seven changes from the side thrashed 5-1 at Bayern Munich in the first leg of thei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38952752 |
How far into the red will the NHS sink? - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The financial picture for the NHS in England is worse than it looked last November. | Health | Call it overspending, underfunding or deficits, the latest news from NHS Improvement involves plenty of red ink on the books of hospitals and other trusts.
And the picture is worse than it looked last November, which will lead to speculation that NHS finances in England are close to being out of control.
As recently ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39032655 |
Gibraltar seizes Russian's superyacht over German debt claim - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Billionaire owner Andrey Melnichenko is alleged to owe 15.3m euros to the shipbuilder. | Europe | The seized Sailing Yacht A is among the creme de la creme of private yachts - seen here off Denmark
Gibraltar has impounded a Russian billionaire's superyacht - one of the world's biggest - because the German shipbuilder says he still owes 15.3m euros (£13.3m; $16.3m) in fees.
The claim has kept Andrey Melnichenko's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39026845 |
Sutton v Arsenal: Clem tours the Gunners' dressing room - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Mark Clemmit is shown around the away dressing room at Sutton United by manager Paul Doswell, which Premier League side Arsenal will be using during their FA Cup fifth-round match on Monday. | null | Mark Clemmit is shown around the away dressing room at Sutton United by manager Paul Doswell, which Premier League side Arsenal will be using during their FA Cup fifth-round match on Monday.
Watch live coverage of Sutton v Arsenal, Monday 20 February, 19:30 GMT on BBC One and the BBC Sport website. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39006470 |
Hitler's phone sold for $243,000 at US auction - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The red phone, which has the Nazi leader's name engraved on it, was sold to an anonymous bidder. | US & Canada | A telephone used by Adolf Hitler during World War Two has been sold for $243,000 (£195,744) at a US auction.
The identity of the buyer, who bid by phone, has not been revealed. The bidding in Chesapeake City, Maryland, started at $100,000.
The red phone, which has the Nazi leader's name engraved on it, was found in h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39024237 |
Munich Security Conference: Europe's concerns with Trump government far from over - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Vice-President Mike Pence represents the new Donald Trump administration at the Munich Security Conference. | Europe | Germany's Angela Merkel, seen here with US Vice-President Mike Pence, asked in a speech whether countries would return to "parochial policies"
The Munich Security Conference is at one and the same time an annual jamboree for senior officials and think-tankers and a place where former officials and corporate movers-and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39017879 |
FA Cup quarter-final draw: Lincoln City to play Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Lincoln City will play Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-finals as reward for their fifth-round victory over Burnley. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Lincoln City will play Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-finals as reward for their stunning fifth-round victory over Burnley.
The fifth-tier club became the first non-league team in 103 years to reach the last eight with the biggest shock of the competition so far on Saturday.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39018105 |
SpaceX successfully launches rocket after Saturday setback - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US rocket company sends a cargo ship to resupply the International Space Station. | Science & Environment | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The SpaceX rocket was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Private rocket firm SpaceX has successfully launched a rocket carrying a cargo ship for the International Space Station following the postponement of ta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39021729 |
Ben Stokes: IPL record as Rising Pune Supergiants buy England all-rounder - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | England all-rounder Ben Stokes becomes the most expensive foreign player in IPL history as he is bought for £1.7m by Rising Pune Supergiants. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the Indian Premier League's most expensive foreign player when Rising Pune Supergiant bought him for £1.7m.
Tymal Mills went for £1.4m to Royal Challengers Bangalore, while fellow England bowler Chris Woakes was bought by Kolkata Knight R... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39025307 |
US student grades his ex-girlfriend's apology letter and posts it on Twitter - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A US college student "regrets" grading an apology letter sent to him by his ex-girlfriend and posting it on Twitter with a mark. | Newsbeat | An American student who graded his ex-girlfriend's break-up letter says he now regrets that it went viral.
Nick Lutz decided to get a red marker out and critique the four-page note before sending it back to his former partner.
"I feel a little but guilty but at the same time, I don't believe the letter at all," he to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/39025091 |
World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 22-6 Cronulla Sharks - BBC Sport | 2017-02-20 | null | Joe Burgess scores a hat-trick of tries as Wigan beat Cronulla Sharks to win a record fourth World Club Challenge. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby League
Joe Burgess scored a hat-trick of tries as Wigan beat Cronulla Sharks to win a record fourth World Club Challenge.
Victory for the Warriors also completed a 2-0 World Club Series win for Super League over Australia's NRL.
Oliver Gildart also crossed as an English club b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38971535 |
Perfect storm: The agency for disabled talent - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tackling an industry that trades on perfection with a talent agency for disabled actors and models. | Disability | Model Jillian Mercado has broken the mould and is signed to a mainstream agency
Acting and modelling are notoriously fickle industries often trading on perfection, but in the 1990s one woman challenged the status quo by setting up a professional talent agency for disabled people.
It was 1993 when Louise Dyson's agenc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-39002345 |
Roadkill and lawnmower exhibitions: The weird ways museums are finding funding - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As our arts centres and museums suffer funding cuts, several are seeking innovative ways to increase their income and footfall. But can quirky fundraisers keep our tourist attractions afloat? | England | Museums are searching for unusual ways to raise money
Fancy learning how to practise taxidermy on roadkill? Or visiting the lawnmowers of the rich and famous? As our arts centres and museums suffer funding cuts, several are seeking innovative ways to increase income and footfall. But can quirky fundraisers keep our to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38920364 |
Leicester rugby players push ambulance stuck in mud - BBC News | 2017-02-20 | null | The ambulance got stuck after being called to help an an injured Aylestone St James player in Leicester. | null | There was a good team effort from players at a Leicester rugby club who had to push an ambulance off the pitch when it got stuck in the mud.
Players from Aylestone Athletic and Aylestone St James dug in to move the ambulance which had been called for an injured player.
The man suffered head and neck injuries on Satur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-39029385 |
FA Cup: Theo Walcott scores 100th Arsenal goal - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Wayne Rooney not guaranteed to stay at Manchester United, says Jose Mourinho - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has not ruled out captain Wayne Rooney leaving the club this month. | null | Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has not ruled out the prospect of Wayne Rooney leaving the club this month.
The 31-year-old England forward, who scored his 250th United goal last month to become the club's record scorer, has been linked with a move to China in recent weeks.
The Chinese Super League's transfer wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39044833 |
These are the London Fashion Week designers shaping the way we see gender - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Meet the plasterers, teachers and builders taking on Arsenal - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
FA Cup: Sutton players will go down in history for FA Cup run, says manager - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Sutton's players will "go down in history" despite missing out on a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, says manager Paul Doswell. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sutton United's players will "go down in history" despite missing out on a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, said manager Paul Doswell.
The National League side were beaten 2-0 by Premier League visitors Arsenal, who are 105 places above Sutton on English football's ladder... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39034850 |
Which pop stars deserve a blue plaque in their honour? - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Stormzy: 'Awards don't define you' - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | Grime star Stormzy talks to BBC News about his music and global recognition ahead of the Brit Awards. | null | Grime star Stormzy talks to BBC News about his music and global recognition ahead of the Brit Awards. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39046587 |
Unilever: Profile of a consumer goods giant - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
FA Cup: Wayne Shaw's pie resignation 'a nightmare' says Sutton boss Paul Doswell - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | The resignation of pie-eating goalkeeper Wayne Shaw following Sutton United's FA Cup heroics is devastating, says manager Paul Doswell. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sutton United's FA Cup fairytale turned into a "nightmare" with the resignation of goalkeeper Wayne Shaw on Tuesday, says manager Paul Doswell.
Shaw, 45, was seen to eat a pie on the bench during Monday's FA Cup loss to Arsenal, after a bookmaker offered odds of 8-1 that he ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39046962 |
Kim Jong-nam killing: Footage shows airport 'attack' - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Singapore 'fire rainbow' cloud phenomenon lights up sky - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The multi-coloured glow appeared in the late afternoon, to the delight of people in the city-state. | Asia | A rare cloud phenomenon over Singapore has delighted people in the city-state.
The multi-coloured glow appeared in the sky on Monday in the late afternoon, lasting for about 15 minutes, and was seen across the island.
Media reports said it was likely a fire rainbow, which occurs when sunlight refracts through ice-cry... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39036138 |
Battle for western Mosul will be toughest fight yet - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Syria crisis: Footage shows girl 'Aya' rescue - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Ireland target first Test appearance in 2018 - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Ireland aim to play their first Test in 2018 rather than this year, according to Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Ireland are aiming to play their first Test in 2018, according to Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) said earlier in February that the Irish would gain Test status this year, and that they could play their first match befor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39033729 |
Pie-eating Sutton keeper Wayne Shaw resigns - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | Sutton United have accepted the resignation of reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw, who is under investigation for potentially breaching betting rules. | null | Sutton United have accepted the resignation of reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw, who is under investigation for potentially breaching betting rules.
A bookmaker had offered odds of 8-1 that Shaw would eat a pie on camera. Shaw, who said he was aware of the betting promotion prior to the match, played the incident down as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39046583 |
Former US law chief leads Uber probe - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Uber has hired Barack Obama's attorney general Eric Holder to lead an investigation into claims of sexual harassment at the firm. | Technology | Uber said it would publish diversity figures in the 'coming months'
On Monday Uber boss Travis Kalanick sent an email to his employees with more information about the probe - and further plans the company has to address the issue.
“It’s been a tough 24 hours,” he began, adding that the company was “hurting”.
The inv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39035512 |
Migrant workers join labour boycott - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | Migrant workers have signed up to a labour boycott to highlight the role they play in British society. | null | Migrant workers have signed up to a labour boycott to highlight the role they play in British society.
Peers are debating the bill to pave the way for the start of Brexit. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39031171 |
Reality Check: Are business rates figures misleading? - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Aggregate figures exclude inflation and an adjustment for successful appeals. | UK Politics | The claim: The government's figures on business rates are misleading because they exclude inflation and an appeals adjustment.
Reality Check verdict: The figures do exclude both those things, but government publications specify that they do. The government's figures are for the situation after any appeals have been co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39041300 |
The riddle of Europe's election season - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Might voters in three key countries hold the future of the European project in their hands? | Europe | Many Europeans eye the months ahead with foreboding. They see anti-establishment parties on the ascendancy. Angela Merkel - for so long Frau Europe - may lose power. And the financial markets are skittish over the possibility of a Marine Le Pen victory in France. Every edge up in her poll ratings sends bond yields risi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39032192 |
Sutton United 0-2 Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Arsenal reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott beat non-league Sutton United. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal avoided an FA Cup giant-killing and spared manager Arsene Wenger further pressure with a hard-fought fifth-round victory over non-league Sutton United at Gander Green Lane.
Wenger made seven changes from the side thrashed 5-1 at Bayern Munich in the first leg of thei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38952752 |
European Indoor Championships 2017: Laura Muir heads GB line-up - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Laura Muir will attempt to win 1500m and 3,000m gold at the European Indoor Championships in Serbia in March as GB announces its team. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two, Connected TV, Red Button and the BBC Sport website.
Laura Muir will attempt to win 1500m and 3,000m gold at the European Indoor Championships in Serbia in March.
The 23-year-old Scot has already broken the European 3,000m, British 5,000m an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39040088 |
The house changing lives in memory of Amy Winehouse - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Shopper's lucky escape as car crashes through window - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | A man had an extraordinary escape when a car crashed through a shop window in New York. | null | A man had an extraordinary escape when a car crashed through a shop window in New York. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39038417 |
Thistlecrack: Gold Cup favourite out for season with tendon tear - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Thistlecrack is ruled out for the rest of the season with a slight tendon tear. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Thistlecrack has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a slight tendon tear.
The nine-year-old won his first four starts over fences, including a three-length victory over Cue Card in the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.
"The ve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/39042339 |
Who spends $150,000 on a kid's birthday party? - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | Children's birthday parties are getting expensive in some countries - but how much would you spend keeping up with the Joneses? | null | Children's birthday parties can be an expensive affair.
In some parts of Asia, where disposable incomes are high, families are happy to fork out a fortune. As part of our Business of Kids series, we met some top-notch party planners cashing in on the opportunity . | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39001801 |
Newspaper review: The '£1m bomber' and 'storm chaos' - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A British suicide bomber makes many of the front pages, while others warn of the incoming Storm Doris. | The Papers | A picture of Ronald Fiddler was released by the so-called Islamic State group
The Brexit Secretary David Davis has said Britain will stay open to EU immigration many years after leaving the EU, according to The Times.
Speaking in the Estonian capital, Tallin, Mr Davis is quoted as saying: "Don't expect just because w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-39047697 |
Driver proves Southampton Central station parking bays 'too small' - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jago Lawless has had an £80 fine overturned and some parking spaces will now be repainted. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Jago Lawless said drivers have to adjust their parking to get in and out of their cars, which resulted in his front wheel being "an inch, two inches over the line"
A motorist has had a fine for parking over the line of a bay overturned after he proved the spaces were "too small".
Jago Lawless, 46, was fined £80 for n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-39037547 |
Cake or biscuit? Why Jaffa Cakes excite philosophers - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
How drug development is speeding up in the cloud - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How cloud computing is speeding up the development of potentially life-saving drugs. | Business | Developing new drugs to fight major diseases can take years and cost billions of dollars
Developing a drug from a promising molecule to a potential life-saver can take more than a decade and cost billions of dollars.
Speeding this process up - without compromising on safety or efficacy - would seem to be in everyone'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39026239 |
Ordsall Chord: Manchester rail link bridge lifted into place - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | The 600 tonne bridge across the River Irwell will link Manchester's Victoria and Piccadilly stations. | null | Two giant railway arches have been lifted into place linking Manchester's Victoria and Piccadilly stations as part of the Ordsall Chord scheme.
The 600-tonne structure was lifted into place across the River Irwell using one of the largest cranes in Europe on Tuesday.
The scheme is part of the multi-million pound Nort... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-39045147 |
Campaign for David Bowie Brixton memorial launched - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The proposed art installation takes its inspiration from the flash on Bowie's sixth album, Aladdin Sane. | London | The proposed memorial would stand 9m high opposite the entrance to Brixton Tube station
A crowdfunding campaign to erect a permanent memorial to David Bowie has been launched by a team of south London designers.
The campaign aims to raise just under £1m in the next 28 days to fund the art installation opposite Brixto... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39044933 |
Pie-eating Sutton keeper Wayne Shaw resigns as FA launches investigation - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Sutton accept the resignation of pie-eating keeper Wayne Shaw, who is under investigation for potentially breaching betting rules. | null | Sutton United have accepted the resignation of reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw, who is under investigation for potentially breaching betting rules.
The Gambling Commission and Football Association are investigating if there was a breach of betting regulations after the 45-year-old ate a pie during Monday's FA Cup loss t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39045017 |
Gibraltar seizes Russian's superyacht over German debt claim - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Billionaire owner Andrey Melnichenko is alleged to owe 15.3m euros to the shipbuilder. | Europe | The seized Sailing Yacht A is among the creme de la creme of private yachts - seen here off Denmark
Gibraltar has impounded a Russian billionaire's superyacht - one of the world's biggest - because the German shipbuilder says he still owes 15.3m euros (£13.3m; $16.3m) in fees.
The claim has kept Andrey Melnichenko's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39026845 |
The woman who's baking big news stories - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | The Nobel Prize, viral videos, Beyonce's pregnancy photo... Amber Spiegel has covered them all - on cookies. | null | You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending, and find us on Facebook. All our stories are at bbc.com/trending. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39004782 |
Facing the robotic revolution - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Met Police Commissioner: Who will be Britain's next top cop? - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK's next top police officer will be chosen on Wednesday - who are the contenders? | UK | The UK's next top police officer will be chosen on Wednesday.
The final four candidates for Metropolitan Police Commissioner will face interviews with Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Policing Minister Brandon Lewis.
The Commissioner is not only the head of policing in London. He or she also ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39034391 |
Scientists 'solve' the ketchup problem - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
The rising risk of showdown between Trump and Iran - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The new Trump presidency could have profound implications for US relations with Iran, says the BBC's Kambiz Fattahi. | Middle East | Iran-US hostility eased under President Obama but is threatening to intensify again
Are the US and Iran heading for a new confrontation? After a turbulent first three weeks in which President Donald Trump described Iran as "the world's number one terrorist state" and put it "on notice", it is a question many are askin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38961027 |
Owen Coyle: Blackburn boss leaves club by mutual consent - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Blackburn Rovers manager Owen Coyle leaves the Championship side by mutual consent with the club in relegation trouble. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Blackburn Rovers manager Owen Coyle has left the Championship side by mutual consent after eight months in charge.
The 50-year-old took over at Rovers in June 2016, but won just 11 of 37 games.
Blackburn are 23rd in the table, three points from safety, in a season which has... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39044853 |
Delray Beach Open: Kyle Edmund through as Adrian Mannarino defaults - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Adrian Mannarino becomes Kyle Edmund's second opponent in succession to default after an angry outburst at Delray Beach. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
British number three Kyle Edmund went through at the Delray Beach Open as Adrian Mannarino became the Briton's second opponent in succession to default following an angry outburst.
Edmund, 22, led 6-3 5-0 15-0 when the Frenchman was penalised a game for smashing a ball out of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39034201 |
Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Newcastle United move one point clear at the top of the Championship, scoring in each half to defeat Aston Villa. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Newcastle United scored a goal in each half to beat Aston Villa and go a point clear at the top of the Championship.
Yoan Gouffran netted the opener from four yards and another goalmouth scramble resulted in Henri Lansbury turning the ball into his own net.
But Newcastle's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38952759 |
Six Nations 2017: Sexton 'set to start for Ireland' against France - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Johnny Sexton and Rob Kearney look set to be fit for Ireland's Six Nations game with France on Saturday after training on Tuesday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Irish Rugby
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary
Johnny Sexton and Rob Kearney are set to play in Ireland's Six Nations game against France on Saturday after taking a full part in training o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39030183 |
Sutton v Arsenal: Wayne Shaw's pie-eating investigated by FA & Gambling Commission - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Sutton goalkeeper Wayne Shaw is being investigated by the Football Association for potentially breaching betting rules during Monday's FA Cup loss to Arsenal. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sutton reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw is under investigation by the Football Association for potentially breaching betting rules during Monday's FA Cup loss to Arsenal.
The Gambling Commission is also investigating if there was a breach of betting regulations after Shaw ate a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39037401 |
Trafficking victim: 'I was raped and blindfolded underground' - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | 'Anna' was trafficked from Albania into the UK last year by someone pretending to be her boyfriend. | null | 'Anna' was trafficked from Albania into the UK last year by someone pretending to be her boyfriend. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39046337 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Business rates battle' and the £6bn bill - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Accusations over the proposed changes to business rates make the front pages. | The Papers | The Prime Minister Theresa May makes several of the front pages after her surprise appearance at the Brexit debate in the House of Lords on Monday.
The Daily Express says she "dramatically confronted peers over a plot to delay Brexit" and the Sun says she "stunned" the upper house by "staring down rebellious Lords in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-39034653 |
'Stubborn' swan blocks M27 at Fareham - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A traffic camera captures the moment an officer chases a swan down the M27 in Hampshire. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | After a failed attempt to fly away the swan was captured
This is the moment a traffic officer chased a "stubborn" swan down a motorway.
The obstinate bird caused a bottleneck on the M27 in Hampshire when it swanned onto the eastbound carriageway, blocking two lanes.
After a failed attempt to fly away, the swan was r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-39038175 |
Slippery bottle solves ketchup problem - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | 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 |
Steve Hewlett: Eddie Mair announces broadcaster's death - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | Eddie Mair of BBC Radio 4's PM programme announces the death of fellow Radio 4 presenter Steve Hewlett. | null | Eddie Mair of BBC Radio 4's PM programme announces the death from cancer of fellow Radio 4 presenter Steve Hewlett at the age of 58.
He was diagnosed last March with cancer of the oesophagus.
He was frequently interviewed by Eddie Mair during his treatment, and after he was told it was no longer effective. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39032110 |
Manchester City 5-3 Monaco - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Man City twice come from behind to beat Monaco in a thrilling Champions League last 16 first-leg tie at the Etihad Stadium. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Manchester City came from behind twice to secure a crucial two-goal advantage after a classic Champions League last-16 tie against Monaco at Etihad Stadium.
On a night of fluctuating fortunes and thrilling football, Pep Guardiola's side were on the precipice in this... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39030973 |
7 moments to watch for at the Brits 2017 - BBC Music | 2017-02-21 | null | Glitz, glamour, oddballs and glitterballs: The Brits are back. | null | Glitz, glamour, oddballs and glitterballs: The Brits are back. The annual music awards take place on Wednesday 22 February, live from the O2 Arena – and BBC Music will be there, bringing you all the gossip from the red carpet and backstage. You can follow the action on Music News LIVE from 15:00. In the meantime, here ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/15d753be-7502-4ebe-88d0-3281e4a841d2 |
Kevin Pietersen says IPL auction is a 'slap in Test cricket's face' - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen says the IPL auction on Monday delivered "another slap in Test cricket's face". | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen says Monday's auction for the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition was "another slap in Test cricket's face".
England duo Ben Stokes and Tymal Mills were bought for £1.7m and £1.4m by Rising Pune Supergiants and Royal Challengers B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39037925 |
Hospital saves dehydrated baby hippo at Cincinnati Zoo - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cincinnati Zoo's premature baby hippo Fiona needed urgent treatment for dehydration. | US & Canada | Doctors from a children's hospital have helped save the life of a premature baby hippo at Cincinnati Zoo.
The ailing baby, named Fiona, had become dehydrated after refusing milk and required an urgent intravenous drip.
Fiona was born six weeks early to 17-year-old hippo Bibi on 24 January.
At birth she weighed 13 kg... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39037249 |
Chancellor Hammond’s £10bn of green shoots - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ahead of the Budget, the chancellor may have more money to play with than he thought. He’s likely to save it up for what the Treasury still believes could be a Brexit rainy day. | Business | Philip Hammond is not a man known for political surprises.
Spreadsheet Phil, as he probably doesn't like to be called, prefers to keep any rabbits that might be hopping around Whitehall stuffed deep in the Treasury's public spending hat.
So, anyone thinking that today's better news on the state of government's financ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39041086 |
Olympics & Paralympics 2020: Badminton among seven sports to lose funding appeals - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | Badminton is one of seven sports to lose its appeal against UK Sport funding cuts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic cycle. | null | Badminton is one of seven sports to have lost appeals against UK Sport funding cuts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic cycle.
The decision comes despite Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge winning bronze for Great Britain in the men's doubles at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Archery, goalball, fencing, table tennis, wei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/39027138 |
Ohio policeman helps girl, 10, with maths homework - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brave Lt BJ Gruber, of Marion, Ohio, offered up his help without realising the subject was maths. | US & Canada | Lt BJ Gruber (right) went above and beyond the call of duty when he answered this appeal for help (left) from Lena Draper, 10
Every child knows when you are in trouble, you call the cops.
But it is fair to say, no police officer expects that trouble to be related to the complexities of a 10-year-old's maths homework.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39045906 |
'Enemies of the people': Trump remark echoes history's worst tyrants - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president calls the media "enemies of the people" - a phrase favoured by Stalin and Mao. | US & Canada | At a different time, in another country, it was effectively a death sentence.
Being branded an "enemy of the people" by the likes of Stalin or Mao brought at best suspicion and stigma, at worst hard labour or death.
Now the chilling phrase - which is at least as old as Emperor Nero, who was called "hostis publicus", ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39015559 |
David Baddiel on impact of dad's dementia - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | Comedian David Baddiel has made a documentary about the impact of his father's rare form of dementia. | null | Stand-up comedian David Baddiel has invited cameras to film his father over the past year – to show the reality of his life living with a rare form of dementia called Pick’s disease.
Symptoms include excessive swearing and inappropriate sexual behaviour, which means the comedian had to stop his children visiting their... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39029945 |
Snapchat of Muslim teacher escorted off US-bound plane - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | A Muslim teacher on a school trip posts a video to Snapchat of him being escorted off a US-bound plane. | null | A Muslim teacher denied entry to the United States while on a school trip said he has still not been told why.
Juhel Miah, 25, had flown to Reykjavik, Iceland, with the party from Llangatwg Community School in Aberdulais, Neath, before boarding an onward flight to New York on 16 February.
But before the plane took of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39042968 |
Light plane crashes into Melbourne shopping complex - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | A plane carrying five people has crashed into a Melbourne shopping complex, Australian authorities say. | null | A plane carrying five people has crashed into a Melbourne shopping complex, Australian authorities say.
A retailer in the complex said the plane crashed into its rear warehouse but all staff were safe. It is believed the shopping centre was closed at the time of the incident. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39035668 |
How far into the red will the NHS sink? - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The financial picture for the NHS in England is worse than it looked last November. | Health | Call it overspending, underfunding or deficits, the latest news from NHS Improvement involves plenty of red ink on the books of hospitals and other trusts.
And the picture is worse than it looked last November, which will lead to speculation that NHS finances in England are close to being out of control.
As recently ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39032655 |
British Cycling gave 'light-touch version of report' - UK Sport chief - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | British Cycling is accused by the chief executive of UK Sport of watering down the findings of an internal review in 2012. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
British Cycling has been accused of watering down the findings of an internal review in 2012 by the chief executive of UK Sport.
Liz Nicholl said the governing body "fed a very light-touch version" to the funding agency.
Former British Cycling chief executive Peter King took... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/39037374 |
Ben Stokes: IPL record as Rising Pune Supergiants buy England all-rounder - BBC Sport | 2017-02-21 | null | England all-rounder Ben Stokes becomes the most expensive foreign player in IPL history as he is bought for £1.7m by Rising Pune Supergiants. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the Indian Premier League's most expensive foreign player when Rising Pune Supergiant bought him for £1.7m.
Tymal Mills went for £1.4m to Royal Challengers Bangalore, while fellow England bowler Chris Woakes was bought by Kolkata Knight R... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39025307 |
Trump state visit: Protests outside as MPs debate petition - BBC News | 2017-02-21 | null | Protests take place in London as MPs debate whether Donald Trump should be given a state visit to the UK. | null | Protests took place in central London as MPs clashed over whether US President Donald Trump should be given a state visit to the UK.
The debate was triggered by two petitions - one against a state visit, which got 1.85 million signatures, and one in favour which got 311,000.
A group of anti-Trump protesters gathered ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39034097 |
Wayne Rooney not guaranteed to stay at Manchester United, says Jose Mourinho - BBC Sport | 2017-02-22 | null | Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has not ruled out captain Wayne Rooney leaving the club this month. | null | Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has not ruled out the prospect of Wayne Rooney leaving the club this month.
The 31-year-old England forward, who scored his 250th United goal last month to become the club's record scorer, has been linked with a move to China in recent weeks.
The Chinese Super League's transfer wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39044833 |
Tinder wants AI to set you up on a date - BBC News | 2017-02-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leaving matchmaking up to artificial intelligence could be the future of dating, suggests Tinder's co-founder. | Technology | When I first met Sean Rad, back in 2013, Tinder was a blossoming dating app. It was known primarily for, how shall I put it, casual relationships.
Back then he told me Tinder was “good for humanity”, a line I instantly latched onto as being faintly ridiculous, and wonderful for a headline.
But now when I think of how... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39048613 |
Helen Bailey: A life shaped by death - BBC News | 2017-02-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Author Helen Bailey tried to build a new life after her husband died, but it was ripped from her by the man she chose to build it with. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | Helen Bailey's husband John Sinfield died while the pair were on holiday in Barbados in 2011
Helen Bailey's life changed completely following the death of her husband in 2011. Overcome by loneliness, she sought solace through the internet, writing a successful blog and communicating with others dealing with grief. It ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-38505358 |
Stormzy: 'Awards don't define you' - BBC News | 2017-02-22 | null | Grime star Stormzy talks to BBC News about his music and global recognition ahead of the Brit Awards. | null | Grime star Stormzy talks to BBC News about his music and global recognition ahead of the Brit Awards. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39046587 |
The housemates who found a lost plane wreck - BBC News | 2017-02-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eastern Airlines Flight 980 crashed into a mountain in Bolivia in 1985. Dan Futrell and Isaac Stoner spent an unusual holiday trying to work out why. | Magazine | On 1 January 1985 a passenger jet crashed into a mountain in Bolivia killing all 29 people on board. No bodies were ever found. Nor were the black boxes that would have revealed the cause of the accident. But last year two young Americans decided to have a look themselves - and ended up achieving far more than official... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38932974 |
FA Cup: Wayne Shaw's pie resignation 'a nightmare' says Sutton boss Paul Doswell - BBC Sport | 2017-02-22 | null | The resignation of pie-eating goalkeeper Wayne Shaw following Sutton United's FA Cup heroics is devastating, says manager Paul Doswell. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sutton United's FA Cup fairytale turned into a "nightmare" with the resignation of goalkeeper Wayne Shaw on Tuesday, says manager Paul Doswell.
Shaw, 45, was seen to eat a pie on the bench during Monday's FA Cup loss to Arsenal, after a bookmaker offered odds of 8-1 that he ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39046962 |
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