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Kevin Spacey: Netflix halts House of Cards production - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The show, which already said it would end after its sixth season, is now suspending all production. | US & Canada | Spacey plays the US president for much of the series
Production of the sixth season of Netflix series House of Cards has been suspended following sexual assault allegations against actor Kevin Spacey.
Spacey, who stars in the political drama, has been accused of making sexual advances to a 14-year-old boy.
The show ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41824948 |
Manchester attack: Extradition bid for Salman Abedi's brother - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prosecutors want to bring the brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi from Libya to the UK. | Manchester | Libya's interior ministry issued this photo of Hashem Abedi in May
The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi faces arrest in the UK after prosecutors asked for him to be extradited from Libya.
Hashem Abedi was arrested in the country shortly after the suicide attack that killed 22 people.
The Libyan author... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41839277 |
Actor Shakib Khan sued by Bangladesh rickshaw driver over phone error - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The driver's phone number was read out in a Shakib Khan film, causing him to be bombarded by fans. | Asia | Shakib Khan is one of the best known actors of his generation in Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi auto-rickshaw driver is suing one of the country's best-known film stars, who used his phone number in a movie.
The blunder led to Ijajul Mia being deluged with calls from admiring female fans of film star Shakib Khan.
"The use... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41832986 |
Workers share sexual harassment stories - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People including a former RAF member, offered a flight to keep quiet, share their experiences. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
People have been sharing their stories of sexual harassment at work against a backdrop of claims against high profile figures.
Allegations including rape, sexual assault and unwanted touching of minors have come to light.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41830244 |
Freeview blames air pressure for TV disruption - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some viewers say they missed The Great British Bake Off as a consequence. | Technology | Freeview says viewers will have to wait until the high pressure passes
Freeview has said that high air pressure is the cause of disruption being experienced by some of its users in England and Wales.
The service provides access to digital TV channels through aerials, making it possible to watch programmes without a s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41836518 |
Simon's Cat game app showed adult bite advert - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ad showed a "red and bloody" fake tattoo on a woman's shoulder in a game popular with children. | Technology | The UK's advertising watchdog has intervened after an adult advert was shown within a video game app popular with children.
The pop-up ad featured a "temporary tattoo" that looked like a deep bite mark, placed on a woman's shoulder.
The imagery appeared in the match-puzzle title Simon's Cat Crunch Time in July.
Wish... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41822294 |
What makes a whisky cask worth £500,000? - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Casks of Scotch whisky have been sold for more than £500,000. Why is interest so high in the spirit? | Scotland business | Just how much would you pay for a cask of rare Scotch whisky?
For some, it seems, the sky is the limit when it comes to liquid gold.
Earlier this month, an anonymous buyer in Hong Kong paid an auction-record £285,000 for a sherry cask filled with a 30-year-old Macallan single malt.
Its contents, if emptied, would wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-41558737 |
Former MP assaulted me in 2012 says ex-Commons intern - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | James Greenhalgh says he felt violated in 2012 but was told he could not make an anonymous complaint. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A former parliamentary intern has told the BBC that he was sexually assaulted by a former MP in 2012.
James Greenhalgh, who didn't know the MP, said he felt violated.
He said when he tried to report the assault a couple of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41829721 |
The robot lawyers are here - and they’re winning - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A start-up's artificial intelligence software beats lawyers at predicting the outcome of cases. | Technology | Amid the dire - and somewhat overhyped - predictions of occupations that will be decimated by artificial intelligence and automation, there is one crumb of comfort. Yes, lorry drivers, translators and shop assistants are all under threat from the rise of the robots, but at least the lawyers are doomed too. (Some of my ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41829534 |
Free ATMs could be cut back in cash machine shake-up - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Plans to shake-up the UK's ATM network may lead to a "vast reduction" in our free access to cash. | Business | Plans to shake-up the UK's ATM network may lead to a "vast reduction" in the number of free-access cash machines.
Link, the UK's largest ATM network with 70,000 machines, is proposing to overhaul the operation.
Under the change, Link would reduce the amount it charges card issuers to allow customers to use the machin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-41832537 |
Escaped Borth lynx 'evades capture' after sightings - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The animal is seen hiding in bushes near Borth Wild Animal Kingdom where it escaped from. | Mid Wales | The lynx has been monitored over the past 24 hours
An escaped lynx has evaded capture overnight but the owners of the zoo it broke free from are hopeful the hunt will end soon.
Lilleth, the Eurasian lynx, about twice the size of a domestic cat, escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, near Aberystwyth, during the past... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-41829374 |
'Despicable' fraud costs NHS in England £1bn a year - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Crimes are being committed by patients, staff and contractors, a new anti-fraud body says as it promises a crackdown. | Health | More will be done to protect the NHS in England from "despicable" acts of fraud, the head of the health service's new anti-fraud body has said.
Sue Frith promised a crackdown as she released figures suggesting the yearly bill for fraud in the NHS topped £1bn.
Cases include patients falsely claiming for exemptions on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41824180 |
'I didn't realise it was going to be part of my entrapment' - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Perpetrators of domestic violence are increasingly using technology to monitor and harass victims. | Technology | Beth Ashley and Euleen Hope both experienced technological abuse by former partners
Women's charity Refuge is warning about the rise of "tech abuse" - the use of technology to spy on or harass a partner.
Many victims of domestic violence report being either being harassed via online messages or having their activity ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41817989 |
Manchester tram push death: Woman jailed for five years - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charissa Brown-Wellington pushed Philip Carter between two carriages of a moving tram in Manchester. | Manchester | Charissa Brown-Wellington was sentenced to five years in prison
A woman who killed a stranger by pushing him into the path of a tram during a drunken row has been jailed.
Charissa Brown-Wellington, 31, shoved Philip Carter, 30, between two carriages at Manchester Victoria station on 11 June.
Mr Carter, from Blackley... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41813992 |
Sir Michael Fallon resigns, saying his conduct 'fell short' - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon resigns, saying past personal behaviour is "not acceptable now". | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has resigned, saying his behaviour may have "fallen short" of the standards expected by the UK military.
He told the BBC that what had been "acceptable 15, 10 years ago is clearly not ac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41838682 |
One million homes still at risk from deadly tumble dryers - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Whirlpool has been criticised by MPs for leaving millions of people at fire risk from faulty dryers. | Business | A million potentially deadly tumble dryers could still be being used in British homes, Whirlpool has admitted.
The manufacturer told a government committee that it had repaired only about half of the unsafe appliances since the scandal broke in 2015.
It also admitted to the committee that it actually continued making... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-41819779 |
Votes at 16: Are Labour's claims about 16-year-olds right? - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can you get married, join the Army or work full-time at the age of 16? | UK Politics | The claim: You're 16. Now you can get married, join the Army, work full-time.
Reality Check verdict: You can only join the Army aged 16 or 17 with your parents' permission. At that age you also need your parents' permission to get married unless you do so in Scotland. Since 2013, 16- and 17-year-olds cannot work full-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41831036 |
Dimitris Legakis' fears for safety after racist attack - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How a racially motivated attack left Dimitris Legakis fearing for the safety of his family. | South West Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dimitris Legakis recorded the moment he was attacked while calling 999
Greek-born Dimitris Legakis has lived and worked in Wales for 17 years and considers the UK his home. But since he was hurt in a racially motivated attac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-41821004 |
Two boys charged after probe by Northallerton terror police - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Both 14 year olds are charged with conspiracy to murder and one is also charged with aggravated burglary. | York & North Yorkshire | Police searched this disused garage in Northallerton after the arrests on Saturday
Two 14-year-old boys who were arrested by counter-terror police have been charged with conspiracy to murder.
The teenagers were initially arrested on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, on Satu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-41834434 |
Royal Navy ships 'cannibalised for parts', report finds - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The practice of swapping components is costing millions of pounds, the National Audit Office says. | UK | The building of third Astute submarine, HMS Artful, was delayed because parts were taken during its construction
A shortage of spares for Royal Navy warships and submarines has forced the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to strip parts from the rest of the fleet, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
An NAO investigati... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41822221 |
Great British Bake Off: Final watched by 7.3 million viewers - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Millions watched the final despite Prue Leith accidentally tweeting the winner's name hours earlier. | Entertainment & Arts | The Great British Bake Off finale was seen by a live audience of 7.3 million, overnight viewing figures show.
That rose to 7.7 million when including those watching on Channel 4 +1.
The viewing figures come in spite of Prue Leith accidentally tweeting the name of the winner 10 hours early.
It's Channel 4's highest o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41817031 |
Arron Banks faces EU referendum finance investigation - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Electoral Commission says it is looking at whether donation rules were broken. | UK Politics | The Electoral Commission says it is investigating whether ex-UKIP donor Arron Banks broke donation rules during the EU referendum.
The probe will look at whether the Leave.EU chairman broke the rules over donations or loans made to campaigners.
It will also look at Better for the Country Ltd, a company of which Mr Ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41829107 |
Kevin Spacey: More allegations of sexual harassment surface - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More people have come forward claiming they were sexually harassed by the actor. | Entertainment & Arts | New allegations have emerged from a number of men accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct.
US filmmaker Tony Montana claims he was groped by the actor in a Los Angeles bar in 2003.
Montana says he was left with PTSD for six months after he claims Spacey "forcefully" grabbed his crotch.
It follows an allegation ma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41829484 |
Arrest warrant issued for US actress Rose McGowan - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say traces of narcotics were found on belongings left on an airplane in January. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. US actress Rose McGowan: 'It's time to rise'
An arrest warrant has been issued in the US for the actress Rose McGowan for possession of a controlled substance.
It follows an investigation into belongings left on a United Ai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41823667 |
Just a few nights of bad sleep upsets your brain - BBC News | 2017-11-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Even a few nights of poor sleep can lead to "repetitive negative thinking", experts say. | Health | Thanks to the clocks going back, many of us managed to grab a little bit of extra shut-eye over the weekend.
And that's no bad thing because, as a country, we seem to be chronically sleep-deprived. According to the Sleep Council, the average Briton gets six-and-a-half hours sleep a night, which for most people is not ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41816398 |
Escaped lynx: Borth zoo's big cat 'humanely destroyed' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Action was taken after the risk to public safety "increased to severe", the council says. | Mid Wales | Lilleth went missing some time in the last three weeks
A wild cat which escaped from a Ceredigion zoo has been "humanely destroyed", the county council has confirmed.
Lilleth, the Eurasian lynx, escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom at some point in the last three weeks.
The council said despite "exhaustive efforts... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-41944467 |
Parachute trial: Emile Cilliers 'lust-driven pantomime villain' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The court heard Emile Cilliers was an "easy target" to the prosecution because he had been unfaithful to his wife. | Wiltshire | An Army sergeant accused of trying to murder his wife may be a "pantomime villain driven by lust" but he had no motive to kill, a jury has been told.
Former Army officer Victoria Cilliers suffered multiple injuries in 2015 when her parachute failed to open and she fell 4,000ft (1,200m).
Emile Cilliers is accused of t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41940947 |
Rodrigo Duterte: Philippines president says he killed someone as teenager - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rodrigo Duterte says he stabbed someone to death at 16 but a spokesman says his remarks are "jest". | Asia | Mr Duterte made the claim in a speech to Filipino expatriates
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he stabbed a person to death when he was a teenager.
"At 16, I killed someone," he told Filipinos in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang, where he is attending a regional summit. He said he stabbed the person "just... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41939823 |
Lupita Nyong'o accuses Grazia of removing her hair - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The magazine apologises after the actress says her image was edited to "fit their notion of beautiful hair". | Newsbeat | Lupita Nyong'o has accused Grazia magazine of removing part of her hair for the front cover of its November edition.
She said she was "disappointed" it changed her hairstyle to "fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like".
The actress posted the original image on Instagram alongside the published version - wh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/41939545 |
John Hillerman, Magnum PI star, dies at 84 - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actor played a snooty English butler in Tom Selleck's '80s TV series. | Entertainment & Arts | John Hillerman, the US actor who shot to fame as snooty English caretaker Higgins in Tom Selleck's '80s TV series Magnum PI, has died at the age of 84.
Hillerman's publicist said he died of natural causes on Thursday at his home in Houston, Texas.
Born in 1932, Hillerman started out on stage before landing small role... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41940675 |
New Star Wars trilogy raises Disney hopes - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The media giant says it has signed a deal to make three more Star Wars movies. | Business | Walt Disney has announced a deal to make three new Star Wars movies.
The company said it had struck a deal with Rian Johnson, director of the upcoming "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", to create a new trilogy of the science fiction blockbuster.
Disney is also working on a live-action Star Wars series for a new online strea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41932861 |
Penny Mordaunt - the UK's first female defence secretary - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A profile of the UK's first female defence secretary, who replaces Gavin Williamson after his sacking. | UK Politics | Penny Mordaunt has become the UK's first female defence secretary after Gavin Williamson was sacked.
She was previously international development secretary, in charge of a multi-billion pound annual budget.
With a background as a naval reservist, and having served as an armed forces minister under David Cameron, Ms M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41930719 |
RNLI rescue fishermen in a storm - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | null | Six fishermen were brought to shore by a lifeboat crew in a nine-and-a-half hour rescue in stormy seas. | null | Six fishermen were brought to shore by a lifeboat crew in a nine-and-a-half hour rescue in stormy seas.
The men's creel boat, Sparkling Line, broke down off the north Sutherland coast on Thursday. Thurso lifeboat was launched to go to their aid.
The conditions included gale force eight winds and waves of up to 33ft (... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41944830 |
UK industrial output jumps in September - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Production rises by more than expected, while the UK's trade deficit narrows. | Business | The UK's industrial output grew at its fastest pace so far this year in September, according to official figures.
Production rose by 0.7% compared with the month before, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, boosted by machinery and equipment output.
Separate data showed the UK's trade deficit in goods and s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41939068 |
Poison charge over Oxford police chemical injuries - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Seven police officers were affected by a chemical during a "routine arrest" in Oxford. | Oxford | Seven police officers were affected by a substance while making an arrest
A man has been charged with administering a poison with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm after two police officers were injured during an arrest.
They were affected by a chemical at a flat in north Oxford on Thursday and kept in hospital ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41939085 |
Paradise Papers: UK millionaires 'using offshore tax avoidance schemes' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leaked documents identify more than 100 Britons as tax dodgers who hid wealth in Mauritius companies. | UK | More than 100 UK millionaires have been identified as tax dodgers after hiding their wealth using offshore schemes.
Documents in the Paradise Papers leak show the identities of taxpayers who moved assets worth tens of millions of pounds into companies in Mauritius.
The tax avoidance schemes involve them claiming to n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41893764 |
Seahorses found living in River Thames in London - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | null | Two species of seahorses are among the unexpected creatures found living in London. | null | Two species of seahorses have made their home in the River Thames, conservation charity ZSL has found.
The creatures have been spotted six times in the last two months in the river between Greenwich and the South Bank. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41936634 |
Sick baby's treatment 'should continue', High Court told - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Doctors say giving further intensive care treatment to Isaiah Haastrup is not in his best interests. | London | Isaiah, pictured with an aunt, has brain damage
A mother and father are fighting a High Court battle to stop their eight-month-old son's life support machine being switched off.
Isaiah Haastrup is brain damaged and dependent on a ventilator to keep him alive at King's College Hospital, London.
Doctors said giving hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41944958 |
Saudi anti-corruption probe 'finds $100bn was embezzled' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Attorney general says 201 people are being held for questioning, some of them reportedly at a luxury hotel. | Middle East | Those caught up in the anti-corruption drive are reportedly being held at Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton
Saudi Arabia's attorney general says at least $100bn (£76bn) has been misused through systemic corruption and embezzlement in recent decades.
Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb said 201 people were being held for questioning as part of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41932490 |
France's Macron makes surprise Saudi visit amid Lebanon crisis - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emmanuel Macron holds unscheduled talks in Riyadh, as tensions between the kingdom and Lebanon grow. | Middle East | Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) and Emmanuel Macron met in Riyadh on Thursday
French President Emmanuel Macron has paid an unscheduled visit to Saudi Arabia amid an escalating crisis between the kingdom and Lebanon.
His trip comes days after Lebanese PM Saad Hariri resigned while in Riyadh, saying he feared f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41937439 |
Broadband and landline users to get automatic compensation - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Householders will get £8 a day if broadband or landline faults are not fixed immediately. | Business | Householders who receive poor service from their telecoms provider are to get automatic compensation, the regulator Ofcom has announced.
From 2019 they will get £8 a day if a fault is not fixed, paid as a refund through their bill.
This is less than the £10 that was proposed when Ofcom began its consultation earlier ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41940505 |
Sturgeon 'substantially in dark' over Brexit talks - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The first minister calls on the UK government to make sure devolved administrations have a "genuine role" in talks. | Scotland politics | Nicola Sturgeon has accused the UK government of leaving devolved administrations "substantially in the dark" on key Brexit talks.
The first minister's comments come ahead of a meeting of the British Irish Council in Jersey.
She called on the UK government to make good on its promise to give the devolved administrati... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-41939416 |
Holy smoke: Vatican bans duty-free cigarette sales - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pope Francis orders sales of duty-free cigarettes to stop from next year, on health grounds. | Europe | The duty-free sales to staff and retired workers raise revenue for the Vatican
Pope Francis has ordered a ban on the sale of cigarettes inside the Vatican, beginning next year.
Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said the Holy See could not co-operate with a practice that clearly harmed people's health.
About 5,000 employe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41933527 |
Kamil Ahmad death: Jeffrey Barry jailed for murder - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The "savage and sustained" attack ended with Barry slicing off the Kurdish refugee's penis. | Bristol | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A mental health patient who was found guilty of murdering his neighbour in a "savage and sustained" attack has been jailed for life.
It ended with Barry, 56, slicing off the Kurdish refugee's penis.
Sentencing, Mrs Justice... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41943117 |
Penny Mordaunt replaces Priti Patel in cabinet reshuffle - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Penny Mordaunt says she is "delighted" to be named as the new international development secretary. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Penny Mordaunt has been promoted to the cabinet as the new International Development Secretary, following the resignation of Priti Patel.
Like Ms Patel, Ms Mordaunt was among Conservatives who backed Leave during the EU Ref... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41931063 |
Theresa May warns rebels as Brexit talks set to resume - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM outlines plans to set the UK's EU departure date and time in law, ahead of a new round of talks. | UK Politics | Theresa May has outlined plans to set the UK's departure date and time from the EU in law, warning she will not "tolerate" any attempt to block Brexit.
She said the EU Withdrawal Bill would be amended to formally commit to Brexit at 23:00 GMT on Friday 29 March 2019.
The bill will be scrutinised by MPs next week - bu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41936428 |
Brexit bill: Barnier gives UK two weeks to clarify key issues - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU says Britain has two weeks to say what it will pay when it leaves the bloc, among other issues. | UK Politics | The UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions if progress is to be made in Brexit talks, the bloc's chief negotiator has said.
Michel Barnier was speaking after meeting the Brexit secretary for talks on citizens' rights, the Irish border, and the UK's "divorce bill".
David Davis said it was time for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41941414 |
Manchester police face legal bid over teen's naked photo details - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A police force's refusal to delete information from its database is being challenged in the High Court. | Manchester | A police force is facing a legal challenge against its refusal to delete the details of a teenager who sent a naked photograph of himself on social media to a girl at his school.
The boy, 14 at the time, was not arrested or prosecuted by Greater Manchester Police.
But his mother said she was concerned police could re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41937955 |
Joe Fox: Homeless busker to A$AP Rocky's album - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | null | Joe Fox went from being homeless to collaborating with A$AP Rocky alongside Kanye West, MIA and Future. | null | Joe Fox went from being homeless, to meeting A$AP Rocky whilst busking in London. He then became Rocky's main collaborator, featuring five times on his latest number one album.
We caught up with him before a "Shelter from the Storm" gig for the homeless. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41920427 |
Louis CK: Five women accuse US comic of sexual misconduct - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Accusers level similar allegations against Emmy-winning Louis CK in a New York Times report. | US & Canada | Louis CK's planned appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has also been cancelled
US comedian Louis CK's movie premiere has been cancelled hours before the screening as five women levelled sexual misconduct allegations against him.
Four of the accusers told the New York Times he had masturbated during inter... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41936594 |
Three Chinese students injured in car attack in Toulouse - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There is no suggestion of terrorism and the driver had previous drugs offences, police say. | Europe | The three victims have been taken to hospital
A driver has ploughed into a group of pedestrians near the French city of Toulouse, injuring three Chinese exchange students.
A 23-year-old woman was seriously injured, and two men aged 22 and 23 were also hurt, police said.
The incident occurred outside a college in the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41948298 |
England 0-0 Germany - BBC Sport | 2017-11-10 | null | Five England players make their debuts as an inexperienced side hold world champions Germany to a draw in an entertaining contest at Wembley. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Debutants Jordan Pickford and Ruben Loftus-Cheek excelled as England's most inexperienced side since 1980 played out an entertaining goalless draw with world champions Germany at Wembley.
Everton goalkeeper Pickford, one of three debutants in the starting XI and five overall... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41854505 |
Portia de Rossi accuses Steven Seagal of sexual harassment - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Arrested Development star Portia de Rossi says the actor unzipped his trousers in an audition. | US & Canada | The actress alleges Steven Seagal propositioned her while she auditioned for a role
Actress Portia de Rossi has accused actor and producer Steven Seagal of sexual harassment.
The Arrested Development actress, who is married to US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, made the allegation in a tweet posted on Wednesday night... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41936741 |
Naomi Campbell: Abuse in fashion 'a big problem' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | null | British supermodel Naomi Campbell says she's saddened by stories of abuse within the fashion industry. | null | British supermodel Naomi Campbell has said she's saddened by stories of abuse within the fashion industry.
She told the BBC's Arts Editor Will Gompertz that it was "just the beginning" as "the lid's now been opened". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41950387 |
How much of your area is built on? - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Discover at the click of button exactly how the land is used in your local authority area. | UK | For the first time, you can find out at the click of button exactly how the land is used in your local authority area.
Your browser does not support this Lookup Enter your postcode to find out how land is used in your area The percentages above are estimates. For a detailed methodology see note at bottom of article pa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41901294 |
China: President Trump v candidate Trump - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | null | Once Donald Trump spoke of China "raping" the US. Now he gives it "credit" for "taking advantage". | null | Once Donald Trump spoke of China "raping" the US – now he gives it "credit" for "taking advantage".
So how has the US president's attitude changed since he took office? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41934951 |
Christmas ad spend 'to hit record high' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Industry body predicts record £6bn ad spend as John Lewis brings out its seasonal pitch | Business | The latest John Lewis campaign focuses on a little boy and his friendship with an imaginary monster
Brands will be spending a record £6bn on Christmas advertising in 2017, according to an industry body forecast.
The Advertising Association says it is being driven by intense market competition, especially within the r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41933877 |
YouTube to restrict 'disturbing' children's videos, if flagged - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The site will restrict videos aimed at children but contain adult themes, if they are reported. | Technology | One unofficial cartoon shows Peppa Pig having teeth pulled at the dentist
YouTube is to restrict the availability of videos showing children's characters in violent or sexual scenes if they are reported by viewers.
Last week, a blog post by writer James Bridle highlighted how YouTube was still being swamped by bizarr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41942306 |
Facebook founding president sounds alarm - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man responsible for helping Facebook get off the ground now says he's deeply concerned about its impact on society. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
“God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains.”
A view on social media shared not by some uninformed luddite, but by one of the people responsible for building Facebook into the social media titan it is today.
S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41936791 |
Ed Westwick: BBC shelves drama after rape allegations against actor - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A major drama is removed from the Christmas schedule after actor Ed Westwick was accused of rape. | Entertainment & Arts | A BBC drama has been taken out of the Christmas schedule after Ed Westwick, one of its stars, was accused of rape.
Agatha Christie's Ordeal by Innocence, which was due to be on BBC One, will not be broadcast "until these matters are resolved", the BBC said.
And the former Gossip Girl star has "paused" filming on the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41941904 |
Carl Sargeant: First minister orders independent inquiry - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wales' first minister orders an independent inquiry into his decisions before the sacked minister's death. | Wales politics | Carl Sargeant died on Tuesday after an investigation was launched into his conduct
An inquiry will be held into how Wales' first minister handled Carl Sargeant's sacking, days before he was found dead.
Carwyn Jones ordered the inquiry into his actions amid mounting pressure, and shortly after Mr Sargeant's family sai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-41936336 |
Egypt drugs case: Briton 'had no idea painkiller was illegal' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Plummer says she feels "stupid" after being told she faces drug smuggling charges. | UK | A British woman being held in Egypt on drug smuggling charges says she had "no idea" the prescription painkillers she was carrying were banned there.
Laura Plummer, 33, is due in court on Saturday accused of smuggling 300 tablets of Tramadol, a painkiller that is legal in the UK but not in Egypt.
The shop assistant f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41943837 |
Three Canadians charged in naked car crash in Alberta - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A relative says the man and two women may have unintentionally consumed hallucinogenic tea. | US & Canada | Three Canadians who were involved in a bizarre car crash while naked have been charged with kidnapping and resisting arrest.
They were among five nude people detained after a two-vehicle collision on a rural highway last Monday about 30km (20 miles) south of Edmonton.
The man and two women appeared in court in Leduc,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41937279 |
Sydney classroom crash: Grieving father says he forgives driver - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Sydney man whose son died when a car hit a classroom on Tuesday says the crash was an accident. | Australia | The father's statement (left) was translated by undertaker Ahmad Hraichie
A man whose son died when a car crashed into a classroom in Sydney has said he forgives the driver of the vehicle.
The child was one of two eight-year-old boys who were killed in the tragedy at a primary school on Tuesday.
A 52-year-old woman,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41937096 |
Northern Ireland 0-1 Switzerland - BBC Sport | 2017-11-10 | null | Northern Ireland's hopes of reaching a first World Cup in 32 years suffer a blow as a controversial penalty earns Switzerland victory in their play-off first leg. | null | Northern Ireland face an uphill struggle to reach a first World Cup since 1986 after losing to Switzerland in controversial circumstances in the first leg of their play-off at Windsor Park.
Ricardo Rodriguez scored with a penalty just before the hour mark after Corry Evans was deemed to have handled inside the area.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41840566 |
Gordon Brown warns of Brexit 'crisis point' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | null | Gordon Brown tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg Leave voters might think again on Brexit next summer. | null | Former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned that the UK may hit a "crisis point next summer" as the UK edges closer to Brexit and held out the possibility that the UK may not leave the EU.
He said that he was not now advocating a second referendum, but suggested that there "may be scope for a reassessment" as voters... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41935901 |
MPs' sex harassment scandal 'not as big as expenses' - Bercow - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Learning from past scandals will improve how we deal with the current situation, the Commons Speaker says. | UK | Mr Bercow has previously called for "zero tolerance" of sexual harassment in Parliament
Fewer people will be caught up in the Westminster sex scandal than were exposed in the expenses row, Commons Speaker John Bercow has predicted.
Mr Bercow said he did not expect numbers "anything like" those found to be claiming fr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41933405 |
Avon and Somerset Police officers sacked for rape voicemail - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two officers are sacked for the "horrific" message they left for a woman whose child had been missing. | Bristol | The comments were inadvertently left on a family answerphone by officers who had been called out to deal with a "vulnerable child"
Two police officers have been sacked after they left a message on a woman's answer machine saying they hoped her child "would get raped".
The Avon and Somerset officers left the recording... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41932817 |
No alternative but to sack Carl Sargeant says Carwyn Jones - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wales' first minister defends the handling of allegations against Carl Sargeant who died this week. | Wales politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Carwyn Jones said he had "no alternative" but to sack Carl Sargeant
First Minister Carwyn Jones has said he had no alternative but to sack Carl Sargeant following allegations about his conduct.
Mr Sargeant's body was found ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-41921678 |
Patrice Evra leaves Marseille and is banned for seven months by Uefa - BBC Sport | 2017-11-10 | null | Patrice Evra leaves Marseille and is banned from Uefa competition for the rest of the season for kicking one of his own supporters. | null | Patrice Evra has left Marseille by mutual consent and been banned from Uefa competition for the rest of the season for kicking one of his own fans.
The former Monaco, Manchester United and Juventus full-back, 36, is banned by Uefa until June 2018, the same month his Marseille deal would have ended.
Having played in t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41948317 |
Gordon Brown predicts Brexit 'crisis point' - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gordon Brown tells BBC News the British public might be persuaded to stay in the EU next summer. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The UK could remain in the EU if Leave voters could be offered a "game-changing" deal next summer, Gordon Brown has told BBC News.
The former Labour prime minister told Laura Kuenssberg he was not arguing for a second EU re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41899727 |
Brexit: Michel Barnier says 'time pressing' as talks resume - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU steps up pressure on Brexit secretary David Davis over divorce issues including how much UK will pay. | UK Politics | EU negotiator Michel Barnier has told the UK "time is pressing" to get a deal on a divorce bill, as Brexit talks resumed in Brussels.
Mr Barnier said "the moment for real clarity" from the UK was approaching.
EU sources have told the BBC the UK has only two weeks left to make progress on so-called withdrawal issues.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41927860 |
Universities to be warned over misleading adverts - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The advertising watchdog is going to warn universities about using misleading claims in their marketing. | Family & Education | Universities are going to be given tougher guidance on their advertising claims
Universities are going to face a crackdown on how they advertise and market courses to attract students.
With hundreds of thousands of young people in the process of applying, universities are going to be warned by the advertising watchdo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41931610 |
Mum wins legal review over police keeping son's naked photo details - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boy's mother fears that police keeping her son's name on file could "hang over him" for life. | Manchester | Police logged details of the boy's action under the heading "Obscene Publications"
The mother of a schoolboy who sent a naked photo of himself to a girl has won the right to a judicial review over a police force's refusal to delete his name from its records.
The boy, aged 14 at the time, was not arrested or prosecute... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41945498 |
Louis CK admits sexual misconduct allegations are true - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US comedian say the "stories are true" in a frank statement addressing allegations against him. | Entertainment & Arts | Louis CK has won six Emmy Awards and had 39 nominations
US comedian Louis CK has admitted that sexual misconduct allegations made against him by five women are true.
He said he had "wielded power irresponsibly" and could hardly wrap his head around the "scope of hurt" he had caused them.
Four of the accusers told th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41950043 |
Iran building permanent military base in Syria - claim - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Satellite images of activity at a compound south of Damascus come amid worsening regional tensions. | Middle East | Iran is establishing a permanent military base inside Syria, a Western intelligence source has told the BBC.
The Iranian military is said to have established a compound at a site used by the Syrian army outside El-Kiswah, 14 km (8 miles) south of Damascus.
The report comes amid growing tensions over Iranian influence... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41945189 |
Davis stands firm on Irish border issue - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After "frank discussions" with EU negotiators, the Brexit secretary rejects idea of a new UK border. | Northern Ireland | The future operation of the Irish border is one of the most sensitive Brexit issues
There were "frank discussions" about the Irish border in the latest round of Brexit talks, David Davis has said.
The Brexit Secretary was speaking in Brussels after a meeting with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier.
Mr Davis said any... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41936931 |
John Lewis Christmas advert: Moz gets mixed response - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Social media responds with a mixture of joy and derision to this year's John Lewis Christmas advert. | UK | A giant snoring monster called Moz has split critics online, after it was revealed as the star of this year's John Lewis Christmas advert.
The eagerly anticipated ad from the high street store tells the story of a little boy and his friendship with an imaginary monster living under his bed.
It features a cover of The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41939115 |
Penny Mordaunt: Reshuffle maintains cabinet's Brexit balance - BBC News | 2017-11-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Kuenssberg says the PM is not looking for more drama after eight days of turmoil. | UK Politics | Choosing ministers is about more than just who is best for the job.
There are good reasons why Penny Mordaunt has been promoted to the Department for International Development.
She has worked in humanitarian aid, she has been a minister in two different departments, former colleagues rate her abilities and she was ti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41936423 |
Escaped lynx: Borth zoo's big cat 'humanely destroyed' - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Action was taken after the risk to public safety "increased to severe", the council says. | Mid Wales | Lilleth went missing some time in the last three weeks
A wild cat which escaped from a Ceredigion zoo has been "humanely destroyed", the county council has confirmed.
Lilleth, the Eurasian lynx, escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom at some point in the last three weeks.
The council said despite "exhaustive efforts... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-41944467 |
Woman killed in Horsham by stolen hit-and-run car - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two stolen Mercedes cars had been spotted by police minutes before the fatal crash. | Sussex | The driver of a Ford Fiesta died at the scene and her passenger suffered minor injuries
A 70-year-old woman has been killed in a hit-and-run crash with a stolen car which had failed to stop for police moments earlier.
The woman was driving a Ford Fiesta on the A24 in Horsham, West Sussex.
Another 70-year-old woman, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-41954020 |
TPP trade deal talks move forward despite Canada wobble - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leaders from 11 Asia-Pacific nations are working towards a deal after the US pulled out. | US & Canada | The meeting was held during the Apec summit in Da Nang, Vietnam
Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have agreed a new framework to revive the proposed trade deal, following the US withdrawal earlier this year.
Meeting on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Vietnam, the remaining eleven nations released a joint s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41937285 |
RNLI rescue fishermen in a storm - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | null | Six fishermen were brought to shore by a lifeboat crew in a nine-and-a-half hour rescue in stormy seas. | null | Six fishermen were brought to shore by a lifeboat crew in a nine-and-a-half hour rescue in stormy seas.
The men's creel boat, Sparkling Line, broke down off the north Sutherland coast on Thursday. Thurso lifeboat was launched to go to their aid.
The conditions included gale force eight winds and waves of up to 33ft (... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41944830 |
Borth Wild Animal Kingdom 'outraged' over lynx killing - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lilleth the lynx was "humanely destroyed" because of safety concerns, the council says. | Mid Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The zoo's co-owner Dean Tweedy has been "broken emotionally and physically" over the lynx killing
A Welsh zoo is "truly devastated and outraged" that an escaped wild cat has been killed.
Lilleth, the Eurasian lynx, had esca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-41953073 |
Rebel Wilson reveals sexual harassment experience - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actress complained to the film studio about the "disgusting" encounter with a male star. | Entertainment & Arts | Rebel Wilson says a male star repeatedly asked her to perform an obscene act
Australian actress Rebel Wilson is the latest Hollywood star to reveal her experience of sexual harassment in the entertainment industry.
In a series of tweets, she alleged that "a male star in a position of power" had repeatedly asked her t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41955113 |
Brazilian Grand Prix: F1 'needs to do more' to keep teams safe, says Lewis Hamilton - BBC Sport | 2017-11-11 | null | Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 'needs to do more' after members of his Mercedes team were robbed at gunpoint in Sao Paulo on Friday night. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton says he was "upset" by news that personnel from his Mercedes team were robbed at gunpoint in Sao Paulo on Friday night.
A van of Mercedes workers was held up on the road away from the Interlagos track. No-one was hurt in the incident.
Hamilton said: "Gun sho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/41954941 |
Sick baby's treatment 'should continue', High Court told - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Doctors say giving further intensive care treatment to Isaiah Haastrup is not in his best interests. | London | Isaiah, pictured with an aunt, has brain damage
A mother and father are fighting a High Court battle to stop their eight-month-old son's life support machine being switched off.
Isaiah Haastrup is brain damaged and dependent on a ventilator to keep him alive at King's College Hospital, London.
Doctors said giving hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41944958 |
Analysing Trump and Putin's body language at G20 meeting - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | null | Two alpha males meet - but who had the dominant handshake and who couldn't maintain eye contact? | null | It's the first time the two presidents have met - so what did their body language tell us about how it went? Expert Mary Civiello breaks down three key moves. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40534986 |
Armistice Day: Two minutes' silence marks remembrance - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Big Ben chimed at 11:00 GMT for the first time since August to remember the war dead. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Millions of people have fallen silent to remember the nation's war dead, as the UK marked Armistice Day.
Big Ben, which has been silent since August while repair work is carried out, chimed at 11:00 GMT.
Events have been h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41952990 |
Adolf Hitler waxwork removed from Indonesian museum - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pictures shared on social media showed people grinning as they posed with the life-size model. | Asia | Pictures like these have provoked outrage across the globe
A life-size model of Adolf Hitler used for "selfies" by visitors to an Indonesian museum has been removed.
Pictures shared on social media show people grinning as they pose with the Nazi leader in front of an image of the gates of Auschwitz concentration camp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41953468 |
Did you know you should give under-fives vitamin tablets? - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many parents are unaware of this vitamin supplement advice, a study finds. | Health | Children between the age of six months and five years should take vitamin A, C and D supplements, government advice says - do you find this surprising?
If you do, it seems you're not alone.
Researchers in Wales found only 30% of parents and carers said they had ever been given advice by a health professional about gi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41942105 |
MP to submit 'unwanted attention' letters - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kerry McCarthy claims she received "upsetting" correspondence from fellow Labour MP Kelvin Hopkins. | Bristol | Kerry McCarthy will hand over the letters to Labour officials on Monday
Labour's Kerry McCarthy is to submit letters to the party which she says show she received "unwanted attention" from a fellow MP, the BBC understands.
The member for Bristol East claims she was sent "upsetting" correspondence from Kelvin Hopkins,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41951618 |
Priti Patel 'overwhelmed' by support after quitting cabinet - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The MP's comments came at her first appearance since quitting the cabinet over the Israel meetings row. | Essex | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Priti Patel says she has been "inundated" with support since resigning over unofficial meetings in Israel
Priti Patel has made her first public appearance since resigning as UK international development secretary after a row... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-41954049 |
Christmas rail delays: Work to shut lines across UK - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Passengers are advised to plan ahead to avoid more than 200 sets of work from 23 December. | UK | Rail passengers are being advised to travel earlier to avoid disruption over the Christmas period, with more than 200 sets of engineering works planned.
Routes across London, Kent, East Sussex, Lancashire, Essex and Glasgow are among the lines to be shut.
Network Rail, which controls the UK's railways, says 95% of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41950724 |
Armistice Day: WW2 veteran 'emotional' over fallen pals - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | null | Les Cherrington, 99, describes his tank coming under fire in north Africa - and his emotions over his friends who were killed. | null | Millions of people have fallen silent to remember the nation's war dead, as the UK marks Armistice Day.
Among those paying tribute at the National Memorial Arboretum was 99-year-old World War Two veteran Les Cherrington.
Speaking to the BBC's Phil Mackie, he described his tank coming under fire in north Africa - and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41956181 |
Brexit bill: Barnier gives UK two weeks to clarify key issues - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU says Britain has two weeks to say what it will pay when it leaves the bloc, among other issues. | UK Politics | The UK has two weeks to clarify key issues or make concessions if progress is to be made in Brexit talks, the bloc's chief negotiator has said.
Michel Barnier was speaking after meeting the Brexit secretary for talks on citizens' rights, the Irish border, and the UK's "divorce bill".
David Davis said it was time for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41941414 |
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Jailed woman's husband 'to speak to Boris Johnson' - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is to speak to the foreign secretary on Sunday, he tells the BBC. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife is in jail in Iran, wants to go there with Boris Johnson
The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman being held in Iran, will speak to Boris Johnson tomorrow, he has told t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41956588 |
Russia-Trump: Who's who in the drama to end all dramas? - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was just like House of Cards. Or maybe Game of Thrones. Trump-Russia was the only drama that mattered. | US & Canada | It was more gripping than any box set we could get our hands on.
Over two years, the investigations into Russian interference in the US election, and whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin, delivered daily developments and drama worthy of anything seen in House of Cards.
In the end, 35 people and three ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40709270 |
School exclusion 'the ultimate rejection' for adopted kids - BBC News | 2017-11-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Adopted children are far more likely to be excluded from school than their peers, Adoption UK says. | Family & Education | "Being permanently excluded was the ultimate rejection for him," says Faye, mother of 15-year-old Joe.
Faye says since he was excluded from secondary school, Joe's behaviour has deteriorated, with a devastating knock-on effect for the rest of the family.
But this family's experience is not unusual, according to a rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41915775 |
England 0-0 Germany - BBC Sport | 2017-11-11 | null | Five England players make their debuts as an inexperienced side hold world champions Germany to a draw in an entertaining contest at Wembley. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Debutants Jordan Pickford and Ruben Loftus-Cheek excelled as England's most inexperienced side since 1980 played out an entertaining goalless draw with world champions Germany at Wembley.
Everton goalkeeper Pickford, one of three debutants in the starting XI and five overall... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41854505 |
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