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South Africa v Sri Lanka: Bees stop play in third ODI - BBC Sport | 2017-02-05 | null | A swarm of bees stop play midway through Sri Lanka's innings in the third one-day international against South Africa in Johannesburg. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
A groundsman uses a fire extinguisher to disperse the bees at the Wanderers A swarm of bees stopped play midway through Sri Lanka's innings in the third one-day international against South Africa in Johannesburg. The bees disrupted play twice - sending players diving to the gr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38868267 |
Teenager's Facebook search uncovers missing mother's death - BBC News | 2017-02-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Marco's viral Facebook search for a mother he barely knew prompted police to look at the case again. | Europe | Marco Hauenstein as a baby with his birth mother
A man who launched an online search for his missing birth mother discovered she died years ago in Germany - but bureaucratic errors led to the family never being informed.
Gina Hauenstein, who came from a small village in northern Switzerland, had been listed as offici... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38860398 |
Black Sabbath: 'We hated being a heavy metal band' - BBC News | 2017-02-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Black Sabbath reflect on their 50-year career as they play the final gig of their last world tour. | Birmingham & Black Country | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
After several world tours spanning five decades, heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath are bringing it to a close in the city where it all began. How did Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and former member Bill Ward's up... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38768573 |
What numbers make up Super Sunday? - BBC News | 2017-02-05 | null | It's the second largest food consumption day in America after Thanksgiving. | null | The New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday at the NRG Stadium in Houstan, Texas.
It's the second largest food consumption day in America after Thanksgiving.
But, how many chicken wings will Americans eat on the day? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38855151 |
Vegetable shortage: How to cope as supermarkets ration lettuces - BBC News | 2017-02-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With experts warning that salad shortages are the tip of the iceberg, what can leaf lovers do? | UK | Kale is used as an alternative to iceberg lettuce in Riverford's Caesar salad
Some supermarkets are rationing iceberg lettuces, with experts warning it could be the, er, tip of the iceberg.
Bad weather in Europe has already caused a #courgette crisis, alongside a shortage of broccoli, tomatoes, salad peppers and aube... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38852000 |
United Arab Emirates sees rare snowfall - BBC News | 2017-02-05 | null | The United Arab Emirates is dealing with some weird weather. | null | This video can not be played
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2017 Six Nations: Scotland 27-22 Ireland - BBC Sport | 2017-02-05 | null | Scotland withstand a superb Ireland fightback to record their first opening-round Six Nations victory since 2006, | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Scotland survived a thrilling Ireland comeback at Murrayfield to record only their second opening-round victory in Six Nations history.
The hosts enjoyed a stunning start despite Ireland's scrum dominance, full-back Stuart Hogg crossing twice.
Keith Earls scored in the c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38848621 |
Caught between Trump and a liberal place - BBC News | 2017-02-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Technology bosses seem open to talking with President Trump - but their staff seem to have other ideas. | Technology | Donald Trump (R) met technology leaders when he was president-elect
It also just so happens to be the sixth largest economy in the world and home to the most influential, profitable and powerful companies on earth.
If the bubble bursts, or even just contracts a little, the whole country suffers - including President ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38866023 |
Louvre attack: Friend defends 'respectful' suspect - BBC News | 2017-02-05 | null | Social media updates by the Egyptian suspected of launching a machete attack at a Paris museum suggested nothing untoward, says his friend. | null | Social media updates by the Egyptian suspected of launching a machete attack at the Louvre in Paris suggested nothing untoward, says his friend.
French authorities say a man, believed to be Abdullah Hamamy, was shot in the stomach as he lunged at soldiers with the knives at the museum on Friday.
But his neighbour in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38873908 |
Five cult films audiences hate to love - BBC News | 2017-02-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As Sharknado 5 begins production, here are five other critically-panned films audiences have grown to love. | Entertainment & Arts | Tara Reid and Ian Ziering have been ever present in the Sharknado series
Sharknado fans rejoiced this week at the news that the Syfy channel is pressing ahead with a fifth instalment in the trashy disaster franchise.
Directed as ever by Anthony C Ferrante, Sharknado 5 will see returning stars Ian Ziering and Tara Rei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38856191 |
Trump travel ban: Mike Pence defends president - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | US Vice-President Mike Pence defends Donald Trump, after he called the man who suspended his travel ban a "so-called judge". | null | US Vice-President Mike Pence has defended Donald Trump's right to ban people from travelling to the US from seven mainly-Muslim countries.
On Friday the ban was suspended by federal Judge James Robart, who the president has since described as a "so-called judge".
An attempt by the White House to reinstate the ban on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38872177 |
Local voting figures shed new light on EU referendum - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC gets localised voting figures for the EU referendum - giving more detail of voting patterns. | UK Politics | The BBC has obtained a more localised breakdown of votes from nearly half of the local authorities which counted EU referendum ballots last June.
This information provides much greater depth and detail in explaining the pattern of how the UK voted. The key findings are:
A statistical analysis of the data obtained for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38762034 |
Subway commuters scrub anti-Semitic graffiti - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | A group of commuters raided their bags and pockets to clean racist graffiti from a New York subway car. | null | A group of commuters raided their bags and pockets to clean racist graffiti from a New York subway car.
Gregory Locke was one of them, and spoke to BBC World Have Your Say. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38888769 |
Alastair Cook was 'drained' by England captaincy - Andrew Strauss - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Alastair Cook had become "drained" as England Test captain, says England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss. | null | Alastair Cook had become "drained" as England Test captain, says England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss.
Cook stepped down on Monday after a record 59 matches in charge.
"He was getting drained by the relentlessness of being England captain," Strauss told the BBC's sports editor Dan Roan.
Strauss added that vi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38886052 |
Six Nations 2017: Italy 7-33 Wales - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Wales score 30 unanswered points in the second half as their Six Nations begins with a win against Italy in Rome. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
Wales stuttered for an hour in the face of a colossal Italian defensive display before pulling clear to open their Six Nations campaign with a victory.
But they missed out on a bonus point as Liam Williams came agonisingly close to a fourth try from the final move of the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38850890 |
John Bercow defends plans to axe Commons clerks' wigs - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Speaker and a Tory MP clash over the ending of a traditional dress code for parliamentary staff. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Speaker Bercow said it would make things 'less stuffy'
John Bercow has defended the decision that Commons clerks will no longer have to wear wigs, after one MP likened the move to an "executive order".
The Speaker announced... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38879102 |
Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots recover from record deficit to beat Atlanta Falcons - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | The New England Patriots produced the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime and claim a fifth title. | null | The New England Patriots produced the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime and claim a fifth title in the most dramatic of circumstances.
The Patriots trailed by 25 points in the third quarter but recovered to level at 28-28 and force the extra period - the first in Sup... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/38876834 |
BIBA to introduce head scans following Mike Towell and Nick Blackwell incidents - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | The British & Irish Boxing Authority are to introduce head scanners to check for bleeding on the brains of boxers. | null | Handheld scanners which detect bleeding on the brain will be introduced to improve the ringside care of boxers.
The British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) hopes to use the device at an event in Bradford on 26 February.
Mike Towell died from head injuries sustained in a bout in September, six months after Nick Blackw... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/38878500 |
Putting the fun into funeral - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | A village in Cuba holds a burial, with a twist. | null | This video can not be played
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Fire engulfs recycling centre in Milton, Stoke-on-Trent - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | Amateur footage captures the blaze at a recycling centre in Milton, Stoke-on-Trent. | null | This video can not be played
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Queen's Sapphire Jubilee: 41-gun salute marks 65 years on the throne - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | The Queen has become the first British monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee. | null | A 41-gun salute has been fired in London's Green Park to mark the Queen's 65 years on the throne.
During the celebration, 89 horses pulled six World War One-era 13-pounder field guns into position in the park.
The Queen has become the first British monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee, after becoming the UK's longest-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38882900 |
Tractor used as 'taxi for drunk mates' in Ripley - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The vehicle was seen leaving a North Yorkshire town with no lights on. | York & North Yorkshire | The John Deere tractor was seen leaving Harrogate in the early hours of the morning
A tractor being driven by a 15-year-old boy "as a taxi for his drunk mates" has been stopped by police in North Yorkshire.
The John Deere tractor was pulled over by officers in the village of Ripley and had two other males on board.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-38872959 |
Phnom Penh's No 1 ladies taxi scooter agency - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In Cambodia, motorbike taxis are everywhere - but it's rare to see women drivers transporting tourists. One entrepreneur is trying to change that. | Magazine | In Cambodia's capital, motorbike taxis are everywhere - but it's extremely rare to see women drivers transporting tourists. Those who do are judged harshly. Katya Cengel meets the young entrepreneur trying to change that.
When they show up at a Phnom Penh hotel in their tight red T-shirts and skinny jeans, people tend... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38827372 |
Trump protests: LGBTQ rally in New York - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | An immigrant rights campaigner has five things to say at the LGBTQ Solidarity Rally in New York. | null | An immigrant rights campaigner took the podium at the LGBTQ Solidarity Rally in New York on Saturday.
Thanushka Yakupitiyage from the New York Immigration Coalition spoke at one of a number of worldwide protests over President Trump's agenda. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38872520 |
Guy Hamilton: The James Bond director who went undercover in WW2 - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The James Bond director who risked his life during a daring secret mission in Nazi-occupied France. | England | James Bond director Guy Hamilton, pictured here on the set of Goldfinger, was a secret agent during World War Two
That James Bond creator Ian Fleming drew literary inspiration from his wartime work in espionage is relatively well known. But the heroic World War Two exploits of the director of Bond films including Gold... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38733763 |
Super Bowl LI: Unforgettable moments including Rio Ferdinand & Lady Gaga - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | BBC Sport looks back at some of the best moments of Super Bowl LI, including some dazzling footwork from Atlanta Falcons Taylor Gabriel and Lady Gaga's dramatic half-time entrance. | null | BBC Sport looks back at some of the best moments of Super Bowl LI, including some dazzling footwork from Atlanta Falcons Taylor Gabriel and Lady Gaga's dramatic half-time entrance.
WATCH MORE: Watch the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/38876858 |
United Arab Emirates sees rare snowfall - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | The United Arab Emirates is dealing with some weird weather. | null | This video can not be played
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Louvre attack: Friend defends 'respectful' suspect - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | Social media updates by the Egyptian suspected of launching a machete attack at a Paris museum suggested nothing untoward, says his friend. | null | Social media updates by the Egyptian suspected of launching a machete attack at the Louvre in Paris suggested nothing untoward, says his friend.
French authorities say a man, believed to be Abdullah Hamamy, was shot in the stomach as he lunged at soldiers with the knives at the museum on Friday.
But his neighbour in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38873908 |
Lady Gaga dives into Super Bowl history - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pop star leaps 79 metres from the roof of Houston's NRG stadium during her Super Bowl show. | Entertainment & Arts | The star performed aerial stunts throughout the first half of her set
She jumped off the roof of Houston's NRG stadium and bathed in the light of hundreds of drones - but Lady Gaga's Super Bowl show was fairly restrained... by her standards.
The star only changed costume twice, letting her music do the talking in a 1... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38875699 |
Joost van der Westhuizen: Former South Africa captain dies, aged 45 - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen dies aged 45, six years after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died aged 45, six years after he was diagnosed with the debilitating motor neurone disease.
Van der Westhuizen won the World Cup with the Springboks in 1995.
Regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves in history, h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38882762 |
NHS care: Iris Sibley's six-month wait to leave hospital - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Justin Webb looks at an elderly Bristol woman's struggle to find a care home place. | Health | Iris Sibley spent six months in hospital waiting for a place in a care home
It is December in the Bristol Royal Infirmary and in a room tucked away on a top floor is 89-year-old Iris Sibley. She has been living here for more than six months.
Keeping her company are her devoted husband and son - Arthur, who is 90, and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38859217 |
Six Nations 2017: Biggar and North injuries worry Wales - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Wales have injury worries over Dan Biggar and George North as they look forward to hosting England in the Six Nations on Saturday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
Coverage: Live on BBC One Wales, S4C, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary
Wales have injury concerns over fly-half Dan Biggar and wing George North before their Six Nations game against England in Cardiff on Sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38875547 |
The mind of Donald Trump - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What does his first fortnight as president reveal about Donald Trump's beliefs? | US & Canada | No modern president has been so analysed. Other leaders don't know him and can't read him. He leaves a trail, but it is strewn with contradictions. He craves popularity but revels in being demonised. He trusts his gut instincts and embraces unpredictability as a virtue.
Diplomats, foreign leaders, business chiefs are ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38881469 |
France election: Hard-left candidate Melenchon appears by hologram - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | One of the candidates in the French presidential election doubles his audience with a hologram. | null | One of the candidates in France's presidential election, Jean-Luc Melenchon, has launched his campaign as a hologram.
The veteran hard-left politician took to the stage in the flesh in Lyon while his three-dimensional image spoke simultaneously to another delighted audience in Paris, 500km (310 miles) away.
Mr Melenc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38875197 |
Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons in greatest comeback - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | The New England Patriots complete the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28, having trailed 28-3. | null | The New England Patriots complete the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, courtesy of a Tom Brady performance "for the ages", beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28, having trailed 28-3.
WATCH MORE: Superb things from the Super Bowl
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Alastair Cook: England captain resigns after a record 59 Tests - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Alastair Cook resigns as England Test captain after leading the side in a record 59 matches. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Alastair Cook has resigned as England Test captain after a record 59 matches in charge.
The 32-year-old Essex batsman took the role in August 2012 and led his country to Ashes victories in 2013 and 2015.
However, during last year's 4-0 Test series defeat in India he admitted... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38376729 |
CV test pits Adam against Mohamed - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | A BBC test pitted Adam's CV against Mohamed's. Here's what happened. | null | This video can not be played
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Leicester City: Kasper Schmeichel says title defence has been 'embarrassing' - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel calls the Foxes' title defence "embarrassing" and says they could go down. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has said the Foxes could be relegated if their "embarrassing" Premier League title defence continues.
The Foxes are just one point above the relegation zone following Sunday's 3-0 defeat at home by Manchester United.
Leicester are... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38875721 |
Formula 1: Nico Rosberg wanted Fernando Alonso as his Mercedes replacement - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Retired world champion Nico Rosberg reveals he wanted Fernando Alonso to replace him as Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate | null | Nico Rosberg says he would have liked Fernando Alonso to replace him as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate.
The German retired last November, five days after winning the title, and Mercedes have chosen former Williams driver Valtteri Bottas to replace him.
Asked by Spain's Marca who he would have preferred, Rosberg said: "Ev... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38880327 |
Ciaran Maxwell: The Marine who turned to terror - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Royal Marine Ciaran Maxwell turned to terror and stored arms smuggled from the military. | Northern Ireland | Ciaran Maxwell was set upon and beaten unconscious as a teenager in Larne
A Royal Marine Commando from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty to preparing acts of terrorism linked to dissident republicanism. Ciaran Maxwell's case raises alarming questions of how he was able to penetrate the ranks of an elite British mili... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38856986 |
Migrants take public transport to Calais - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | Scores of migrants take buses to Calais each day, and use them to get home again if they fail to stow away on a lorry to the UK. | null | Every day scores are migrants are using public buses to travel to the port of Calais from the only official camp near Dunkirk, the BBC has discovered.
Many say they are hoping to stow away in lorries and enter the UK via Dover. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-38880918 |
Six Nations 2017: England's 'horrendous' record in Wales puzzles Eddie Jones - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Eddie Jones will seek to address England's "horrendous" record in Cardiff before the Six Nations meeting with Wales on Saturday. | null | Last updated on .From the section English Rugby
Coverage: Live on BBC One (watch with 5 live commentary on BBC Red Button and online from 16:30 GMT)
Eddie Jones will seek to address England's "horrendous" record in Cardiff before the Six Nations meeting with Wales on Saturday.
England have won just two of their past... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38875387 |
Tube ticket office row resolved but at what cost? - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After a long three years, there finally seems to be a resolution over Tube ticket office closures. | London | It has been three long years in the making, but today it seems as if we have a resolution to the closure of Tube ticket offices.
Both have moved on to greater things but the hangover of that announcement has lasted until today.
It was one of the most radical changes in Tube history and 953 jobs were earmarked for clo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38861415 |
Petition started for retiring officer to keep his police dog - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The officer is upset at the prospect of not being able to keep four-year-old Ivy when he retires. | Shropshire | Sgt David Evans has offered to buy Ivy and cover the cost of replacing her
More than 15,000 people have signed a petition to allow a police dog to retire with her handler.
Sgt David Evans, from Shropshire, is "heartbroken" at the prospect of not being able to keep four-year-old Ivy when he retires, his daughter said.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-38878259 |
Huge meteor blazes across US skies - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | Dashcam footage captures a fireball over US Midwestern states on Monday. | null | A bright meteor streaked across skies over US Midwestern states early on Monday morning.
Hundreds of witnesses reported seeing the glowing object, which was visible in seven US states and Ontario, Canada, according to the American Meteor Society.
The fireball was also reportedly accompanied by a sonic boom that rattl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38887748 |
Paris tries to seduce the City - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The French capital is aiming to win billions in business and thousands of jobs from London in the months ahead. | Business | "When was the last time you thought of taking your partner for a nice weekend in Frankfurt?".
That was one of the more memorable lines of a heavy sales pitch from politicians and business leaders from Paris. A raiding party touched down in London this morning determined to cart off billions in business and tens of tho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38885058 |
Why don't more African Americans become organ donors? - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When her daughter, Thalya, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, Chantal Onelien's initial reaction was shock. But, as Adam Harris reports, it was only the beginning of a long and difficult fight. | US & Canada | When her daughter, Thalya, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, Chantal Onelien's initial reaction was shock. But, as Adam Harris reports, it was only the beginning of a long and difficult fight.
Thalya, then only 13 years old, would need to begin dialysis immediately, and she would also need a new kidney.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37378048 |
Russia to remain suspended for World Athletics Championships - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Russia will not be eligible to compete at this summer's World Championships in London, says athletics' world governing body. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Russia will miss this summer's World Championships after athletics' governing body voted to extend their suspension from international competition for state-sponsored doping.
However, some Russians may be able to compete under a neutral banner, if they can satisfy testing c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38887556 |
Davis Cup: Denis Shapovalov 'ashamed' after default for hitting umpire with a ball - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Canada's Denis Shapovalov is "incredibly ashamed" after his default for hitting the umpire with a ball in the Davis Cup. | null | Canada's Denis Shapovalov said he was "incredibly ashamed and embarrassed" after he was defaulted for hitting the umpire with a ball - handing Great Britain Davis Cup victory in Ottawa.
The 17-year-old had just dropped serve to trail Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-4 2-1 when he angrily hit the ball out of court.
It struck French ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38876869 |
David Hockney on Tate Britain retrospective - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | David Hockney reflects on his career as the Tate Britain puts on the biggest ever retrospective of the artist's work. | null | David Hockney has told the BBC he's "not that good, but not that terrible either", as the Tate Britain puts on the biggest ever retrospective of the artist's work.
He spoke to the BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38888772 |
Is the Eagle Huntress really a documentary? - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Eagle Huntress, a film about a Kazakh girl in Mongolia learning to hunt with a golden eagle, divides opinion. It's described as a documentary, but is it staged? | Magazine | The Eagle Huntress, a documentary about a Kazakh nomad girl in Mongolia learning to hunt with a golden eagle, divides opinion. It is up for a Bafta award on Sunday night but missed out on an Oscar nomination, possibly because to some viewers it feels staged. Director Otto Bell, however, denies all accusations that the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38874266 |
Moussa Dembele hat-trick rounds off superb Celtic team move - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Twenty-four passes involving every member of the Celtic team lead to Moussa Dembele completing his hat-trick against St Johnstone. | null | In Perth, striker Moussa Dembele completes his hat-trick in a 5-2 win for Celtic over St Johnstone with a goal that came at the end of 24 passes involving every member of the Celtic team.
Please note, available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/38879055 |
Alastair Cook had toughest ride as skipper - Jonathan Agnew - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Alastair Cook had a rough ride as England captain with some up-and-down results, says BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew. | null | Alastair Cook never had it easy. He's had the toughest ride of all recent England captains.
As England's highest Test run-scorer he has always been admired for his batting, but there have always been questions, particularly over his tactics, during his 59-match reign as skipper, which he ended on Monday.
In a funny w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38554063 |
Southern rail: Could drivers reject deal? - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some members of the Aslef union say they are unhappy with a deal to avert strike action at Southern rail. | Business | Some of Southern's drivers say they are not happy with the deal
"It's two weeks of my life I'll never get back. But we finally got there."
Bizarrely, the bosses of both sides said exactly the same thing to me when I interviewed them last week, moments after they'd announced a deal to resolve the worst of the Southern... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38877149 |
Why the falling cost of light matters - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Once too precious to use, now too cheap to notice – the significance of the light bulb is profound. | Business | Back in the mid-1990s, an economist called William Nordhaus conducted a series of simple experiments with light.
First, he used a prehistoric technology: he lit a wood fire.
But Prof Nordhaus also had a piece of hi-tech equipment with him - a Minolta light meter.
He burned 20lb (9kg) of wood, kept track of how long ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38650976 |
CCTV of Russell Square knife attacker released - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | CCTV showing police chasing Zakaria Bulhan moments after stabbing six people in London is released. | null | CCTV showing police chasing Zakaria Bulhan moments after he stabbed six people in London has been released.
The 19-year-old has admitted killing a US tourist and wounding five others in Russell Square on 3 August last year, pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38888590 |
Romanian protesters light up huge rally with phone torches - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | Hundreds of thousands of protesters shone torches on their phones at an anti-corruption rally in the capital Bucharest, lighting up Victory Square. | null | Hundreds of thousands of protesters shone torches on their phones at an anti-corruption rally in the capital Bucharest, lighting up Victory Square.
It's thought between 250,000 and 300,000 people were at the demonstration, which came despite the government revoking a controversial decree which would have shielded many... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38882575 |
Leicester City 0-3 Manchester United - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Manchester United ease to victory at Leicester to leave the defending champions just one point above the relegation zone. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Premier League champions Leicester are just one point above the relegation zone after defeat at home by Manchester United left them still searching for a first league win in 2017.
A dour opening half came to life just before the break when the visitors scored twice in two mi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38786544 |
Ticket inspector attack man jailed after train assault filmed - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | The fare dodger ranted and lashed out at London Midland staff after refusing to buy a £2.20 ticket. | null | A fare dodger who attacked a rail ticket inspector has been jailed for 15 weeks.
British Transport Police has released video of Elliot Nash ranting at a female train worker before kicking and lashing out at her colleague on a London Midland service.
The 32-year-old, from Northfield, Birmingham, verbally abused three ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38878886 |
High security: The man who protects our bank accounts - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Francisco Fernandez and software firm Avaloq are key to the security of millions of bank accounts. | Business | Francisco Fernandez and his business are little known
Most people have never heard of a Swiss man called Francisco Fernandez, but tens of millions of us rely on him to look after our money.
An unassuming 53-year-old who likes playing the piano in his spare time, he is responsible for the security of $4 trillion (£3.2... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38800176 |
Newspaper headlines: Health tourists crackdown 'to save £500m' - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Moves to target 'health tourism' and claims David Beckham was blackmailed over hacked emails are among Monday's headlines. | The Papers | The Daily Express is one of many papers to seize on the news that the government is to tighten the rules to prevent "health tourism" in England.
The paper says the move to make foreign nationals pay in advance for non-urgent care is "long overdue", and will cut what it calls the "widespread abuse" of the system.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38876514 |
Super Bowl LI: Julian Edelman's miracle catch for New England Patriots - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Watch Julian Edelman make a miraculous catch which helps New England Patriots complete the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to beat the Atlanta Falcons. | null | Watch Julian Edelman make a miraculous catch which helps New England Patriots complete the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history to beat the Atlanta Falcons.
WATCH MORE: Watch the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/38876854 |
Man City: Why Gabriel Jesus is not ready to replace Sergio Aguero yet - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Gabriel Jesus has made an impressive start at Man City, but he is not better than Sergio Aguero says MOTD 2 pundit Jermaine Jenas. | null | Gabriel Jesus has made quite a start to his Manchester City career but I would be wary of going overboard about how good a player he is just yet.
Jesus has scored three goals in two Premier League starts, and against Swansea he looked sharp and lively - a player who works hard and can finish, and has ability on the ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38876685 |
Growing waiting times threat to NHS - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With waiting lists growing longer, the subject could soon raise fierce debate. | Health | There are many indicators against which patients can judge the performance of the NHS.
But historically, the totemic benchmark of the quality of service provided by hospitals is the number of people waiting for surgery and how long they have to wait.
Waiting times for non-urgent surgery were the subject of fierce pol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38859225 |
Should you have two bins in your bathroom? - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How much difference could you make by having separate bathroom bins for recycling? | UK | Our bathrooms are filled with shampoo bottles, toilet rolls and cleaning products which could easily be put into our recycling bins when finished with.
Yet research shows our green intentions are washed away as soon as we step near a toilet.
Now a business group has come up with an idea for how to combat this problem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38856081 |
Africa Cup of Nations 2017: Cameroon 2-1 Egypt - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Cameroon come from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 and seal a fifth Africa Cup of Nations title in a thrilling, edgy final in Libreville. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Cameroon came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 and seal a fifth Africa Cup of Nations in a thrilling, edgy final.
Substitute Vincent Aboubakar swept in the winner two minutes from time, flicking the ball over defender Ali Gabr and thumping it home.
Nicolas Nkoulou had earlier ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38786537 |
The coolest president? - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | President Trump is just one of the sculptures carved out of snow and ice featured in the annual Sapporo snow festival. | null | President Trump is just one of the sculptures carved out of snow and ice featured in the annual Sapporo snow festival, which attracts thousands of visitors. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38880668 |
Donald Trump UK visit opposed by Commons speaker - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | MPs applaud the speaker of the House of Commons for declaring he would not choose to invite President Trump to Parliament. | null | MPs applauded the speaker of the House of Commons for declaring he would not choose to invite President Trump to Parliament.
John Bercow said he valued the relationship with the US, but would oppose inviting the president to address MPs and Lords in Westminster. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38885773 |
Sapphire Jubilee: The Queen makes history - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | The Queen makes history again, becoming the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. | null | The Queen has become the first British monarch to reach a sapphire jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne.
She will spend the day at her estate in Norfolk, with no official engagements planned. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38879349 |
Alastair Cook: England's record breaker - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | BBC Sport looks back at key milestones in Alastair Cook's England Test career after the 32-year-old Essex batsman resigned as skipper. | null | BBC Sport looks back at key milestones in Alastair Cook's England Test career after the 32-year-old Essex batsman resigned as skipper on Monday.
WATCH MORE: Cook was drained by captaincy before retiring - Strauss
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38882656 |
The people behind famous phrases - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From "Bob's your uncle" to "Gordon Bennett" - are there real people behind such English phrases? | England | Some of the most famous English phrases use people's names to convey a meaning, from the Bob of "Bob's your uncle" to the Gordon Bennett we call upon when we must not swear. But are these expressions, and others like them, based on real people? And if so, how did they become household names?
The phrase "all my eye and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38563240 |
Romania protesters demand more - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | null | Romania protesters demand more, as government scraps corruption bill, BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports. | null | About 500,000 demonstrators rallied across Romania on Sunday, despite the government revoking a controversial decree that had fuelled their discontent.
The left-wing government earlier scrapped the bill, which would have shielded many politicians from prosecution for corruption.
But protesters remain dissatisfied abo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38877370 |
Caught between Trump and a liberal place - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Technology bosses seem open to talking with President Trump - but their staff seem to have other ideas. | Technology | Donald Trump (R) met technology leaders when he was president-elect
It also just so happens to be the sixth largest economy in the world and home to the most influential, profitable and powerful companies on earth.
If the bubble bursts, or even just contracts a little, the whole country suffers - including President ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38866023 |
Davis Cup: Denis Shapovalov fined over Great Britain default - BBC Sport | 2017-02-06 | null | Canada's Denis Shapovalov is fined after being defaulted from his match against Great Britain's Kyle Edmund in the Davis Cup. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been fined $7,000 (£5,600) after hitting an umpire in the eye with a ball.
The 17-year-old was trailing Great Britain's Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-4 2-1 when he struck the ball in anger and hit Arnaud Gabas - and defaulted the match.
He must pay $2,000 fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38884448 |
Traditional retail markets and the battle to stay afloat - BBC News | 2017-02-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC News visits the winner of "Britain's Favourite Market" to see how these community cornerstones are coping in the competitive world of modern retail. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
British markets are seen as a microcosm of the city or town in which they are based, encapsulating the diversity of communities and skills a place has to offer. But with some being sold off due to their prime locations and o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-38768838 |
Local voting figures shed new light on EU referendum - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC gets localised voting figures for the EU referendum - giving more detail of voting patterns. | UK Politics | The BBC has obtained a more localised breakdown of votes from nearly half of the local authorities which counted EU referendum ballots last June.
This information provides much greater depth and detail in explaining the pattern of how the UK voted. The key findings are:
A statistical analysis of the data obtained for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38762034 |
Claudio Ranieri: Leicester City back Italian coach despite poor form - BBC Sport | 2017-02-07 | null | Leicester City stand by boss Claudio Ranieri despite the reigning Premier League champions being one point above the relegation zone. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Leicester City have given their "unwavering support" to manager Claudio Ranieri despite the reigning Premier League champions being just one point above the relegation zone.
The Italian had been under pressure after a run of just two wins in their last 15 Premier League game... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38896070 |
Shopping robots on the march in Ocado - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How online retailer Ocado is automating its processes and experimenting with robotics. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
There is growing concern about the impact of automation on employment - or in crude terms - the threat that robots will eat our jobs.
But if you want to see how important robotics and artificial intelligence can be to a bus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38892383 |
Subway commuters scrub anti-Semitic graffiti - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | null | A group of commuters raided their bags and pockets to clean racist graffiti from a New York subway car. | null | A group of commuters raided their bags and pockets to clean racist graffiti from a New York subway car.
Gregory Locke was one of them, and spoke to BBC World Have Your Say. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38888769 |
Alastair Cook was 'drained' by England captaincy - Andrew Strauss - BBC Sport | 2017-02-07 | null | Alastair Cook had become "drained" as England Test captain, says England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss. | null | Alastair Cook had become "drained" as England Test captain, says England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss.
Cook stepped down on Monday after a record 59 matches in charge.
"He was getting drained by the relentlessness of being England captain," Strauss told the BBC's sports editor Dan Roan.
Strauss added that vi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38886052 |
Public finances and the shadow of Osborne - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The IFS’s Green Budget reveals that the financial crisis and austerity still cast a long shadow over the UK economy. | Business | Philip Hammond knows all about the government's attempts to "get the public finances in order" following the financial crisis of 2008.
He was the man, as shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, credited by many for the tough detail of the austerity plan laid before voters in the run up to the 2010 election.
George Os... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38891441 |
Is a 'seven-day NHS' feasible? - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | null | The "seven-day NHS" has been a key pledge of the Conservative government. But is it feasible? | null | The "seven-day NHS" was a key pledge of former Prime Minister David Cameron, and has been taken on by Theresa May.
Her government envisages people having access to local GPs seven days a week. It also wants patients to receive the same level of urgent and emergency care in hospitals in England at weekends, as on Monda... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38882876 |
Joost van der Westhuizen: Matt Dawson on friend & former South Africa scrum-half - BBC Sport | 2017-02-07 | null | Former England scrum-half Matt Dawson tells BBC Sport about his battles - and friendship - with South Africa's Joost van der Westhuizen. | null | I am so proud to have known Joost van der Westhuizen well, having battled against him so many times on the field and then socialised off it.
He is one of those guys that whoever met him, at any stage of his life, they will remember it and recount to their children or grandchildren that they were in his presence.
His ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38884906 |
Housing White Paper: Radical or feeble? - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many "ground-breaking" housing initiatives prove to be business as usual - is this any different? | UK | Over the last three decades, governments of various stripes have promised radical change to solve England's housing crisis and today's White Paper is no exception.
The problem is that so many of the initiatives and ideas sold to the country as ground-breaking prove to be business as usual.
So the Communities Secretar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38901296 |
NBA: LeBron James' 'jaw-dropping' three-pointer - BBC Sport | 2017-02-07 | null | Watch Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James score a "jaw-dropping" three-pointer in the last second to force overtime against the Washington Wizards. | null | Watch Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James score a "jaw-dropping" three-pointer in the last second to force overtime against the Washington Wizards, with his side going on to win 140-135.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/38887735 |
Newspaper headlines: John Bercow 'silences' Donald Trump - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fall-out from Speaker John Bercow voicing his opposition to Donald Trump addressing Parliament makes most of Tuesday's front pages. | The Papers | "Speaker silences Trump", is the i's front page headline, while the Times says ministers are questioning whether John Bercow's decision to oppose President Trump addressing Parliament breached impartiality rules.
The Daily Telegraph says those close to the Commons speaker believe he's only required to be politically n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38888660 |
Use talk not tech to tame your children's online habits - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hi-tech controls will not do all the work for parents keen to ensure their children stay safe online. | Technology | Many children now spend more time online than watching TV
Like many parents, I am the unofficial IT manager in my house. And, like many IT managers, my users are never happy with the service they get.
The complaints have got louder over the past few months as I have tried to manage how much time two of them (my teena... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38842791 |
'Don't let parents have social media' - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | null | A group of 10 to 12-year-olds tells CBBC's Newsround what they think about social media. | null | Research commissioned by Newsround has found that 10-12 year-olds feel worried and pressured about looking good in the photos they share on social media.
The majority take at least four selfies before choosing one to share, and three quarters say they edit photos before posting them. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38890907 |
Steve Hewlett marries as cancer treatment halted - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | null | Steve Hewlett marries in hospital after being told his treatment for oesophageal cancer must end. | null | Radio 4's Steve Hewlett has married his partner in hospital after being told his cancer treatment could not continue.
The Media Show presenter has been documenting his progress on air since being diagnosed last year.
Speaking to PM's Eddie Mair on Monday, he said his consultant had helped arrange the quickie wedding ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38887862 |
Joe Root is 'obvious candidate' for England captaincy says James Anderson - BBC Sport | 2017-02-07 | null | Joe Root is the "obvious candidate" to be named as England Test captain - but the role must not affect his batting, says James Anderson. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Joe Root is the "obvious candidate" to be named as England Test captain - but the role must not affect his batting, says pace bowler James Anderson.
Batsman Root is the favourite to take over from Alastair Cook, who stepped down on Monday after a record 59 Tests.
The Yorkshi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38900248 |
Reality Check: How much could NHS recover from foreign patients? - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BMA's Dr Mark Porter says between £200m and £500m may be recouped. Is he right? | Health | The claim: The NHS could recover between £200m and £500m annually from foreign patients if a system of charging them in advance for non-emergency care worked perfectly.
Reality Check verdict: The NHS recovered £358m in 2016-17 and £500m is the government's target for 2017-18. The NHS may struggle to meet that target, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38065810 |
Lord Coe denies misleading select committee MPs over doping in Russia - BBC Sport | 2017-02-07 | null | IAAF president Lord Coe insists he did not mislead an MPs' inquiry over what he knew about the state-sponsored doping program in Russia. | null | IAAF president Lord Coe insists he did not mislead an MPs' inquiry over what he knew about the state-sponsored doping program in Russia.
READ MORE: Russia to remain suspended for World Athletics Championships
WATCH MORE: Coe knew more than he let on - MP Collins | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38892762 |
Joost van der Westhuizen: Former South Africa captain dies, aged 45 - BBC Sport | 2017-02-07 | null | Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen dies aged 45, six years after he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died aged 45, six years after he was diagnosed with the debilitating motor neurone disease.
Van der Westhuizen won the World Cup with the Springboks in 1995.
Regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves in history, h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38882762 |
Honours quiz - the people who refused, returned or lost medals and awards - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How well do you remember these other people who refused, returned or were stripped of honours and awards? | Magazine | Leaked emails claim to show David Beckham complaining that he never received a knighthood.
Giving and receiving gongs can be a fraught business - how well do you remember these other people who refused, returned or were stripped of honours and awards?
If you missed last week's 7 day quiz, try it here
Join the conver... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38893536 |
Reality Check: Will it be easier to build on green belt? - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government has said that the green belt remains safe in its hands. Is it right? | UK Politics | The claim: The green belt is safe from an increase in development.
Reality Check verdict: The rules for developing green belt previously said that it was allowed only in exceptional circumstances. The government has now specified what would count as exceptional circumstances. It is not clear whether the new rules will... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38899301 |
The woman trying to revive a century-old leather brand - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Isabel Ettedgui is single-handedly trying to revive century-old leather brand Connolly. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. "I just think it's got massive amounts of potential," says Isabel Ettedgui
"I know I've got to do this. It must be a sickness!" says Isabel Ettedgui, laughing.
It is June 2016, in Mayfair in central London, and she is stand... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38878808 |
The mind of Donald Trump - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What does his first fortnight as president reveal about Donald Trump's beliefs? | US & Canada | No modern president has been so analysed. Other leaders don't know him and can't read him. He leaves a trail, but it is strewn with contradictions. He craves popularity but revels in being demonised. He trusts his gut instincts and embraces unpredictability as a virtue.
Diplomats, foreign leaders, business chiefs are ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38881469 |
Sean Spicer: 'I don't think the President owns a bathrobe' - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | null | The New York Times has referred to President Trump wearing a bathrobe but his press secretary Sean Spicer has come out to refute that. | null | The New York Times has referred to President Trump wearing a bathrobe and his press secretary Sean Spicer has come out to refute that, calling it 'fake news'.
Social media, meanwhile, has been flooded with photos of a younger Mr Trump clad in a robe. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38899342 |
Thousands executed in prison, claims charity - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | null | Amnesty International says as many as 13,000 people, most of them civilian opposition supporters, have been executed in secret at a prison in Syria. | null | Amnesty International says as many as 13,000 people, most of them civilian opposition supporters, have been executed in secret at a prison in Syria. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38890900 |
Newspaper headlines: Barack Obama kitesurfing and Brexit hard talk - BBC News | 2017-02-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A photograph of Barack Obama learning to kitesurf is printed on a number of Wednesday's front pages. | The Papers | For the Times, MPs have been given a "concession" after they were promised the chance to vote on Theresa May's deal with EU negotiators six months before the UK leaves the EU.
The paper says Number 10 was "forced into the move to avoid defeat" at the hands of Labour and Tory rebels.
Before the government's move to he... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38902468 |
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