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Three Chinese students injured in car attack in Toulouse - BBC News
2017-11-11
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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
In pictures: Armistice Day around the world - BBC News
2017-11-11
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Countries around the world have been marking 99 years since World War One.
Europe
In France, one town was not only remembering the end of World War One, but the loss of one of its citizens, Chloe Boissinot, killed in the jihadist attacks on Paris two years ago. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France in 1919, imposing harsh terms on Germany.
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Lebanon in crosshairs as Saudi-Iran tensions soar - BBC News
2017-11-11
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As Saudi-Iranian tensions soar, Lebanon finds itself at the centre of a dangerous power struggle.
Middle East
There is heightened anxiety in Lebanon after the prime minister's resignation The Middle East is entering what many analysts see as a dangerous new phase. With the Islamic State group on the brink of defeat, the long-simmering rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran threatens to boil over, with Lebanon in the crosshairs...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41942867
Naomi Campbell: Abuse in fashion 'a big problem' - BBC News
2017-11-11
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British supermodel Naomi Campbell says she's saddened by stories of abuse within the fashion industry.
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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".
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Ed Westwick: BBC shelves drama after rape allegations against actor - BBC News
2017-11-11
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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
Riyadh's night of long knives and long-range missiles - BBC News
2017-11-11
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Three events in Saudi Arabia's capital that were not directly linked signal another seismic shift.
Middle East
Saad Hariri said he feared an assassination plot, accusing Iran and Hezbollah of breeding strife A night of long knives and long-range missiles in Riyadh has provoked another seismic shift across a volatile Middle East and nervous uncertainty over what salvos will follow next. Three events that happened suddenly on S...
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Trump and Putin 'agree to defeat IS in Syria' - BBC News
2017-11-11
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The two leaders agreed a statement after a brief meeting at the Asia-Pacific summit.
Middle East
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump had kept the world guessing about whether they would formally meet in Vietnam US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to fight so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria until its defeat. A statement was prepared by experts after the leaders met briefly on...
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Iran and Saudi Arabia: Friends and foes in the region - BBC News
2017-11-11
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Who the key players are and where they stand in the growing tension between the regional rivals
Middle East
Iran and Saudi Arabia have long been regional rivals, but tensions between the two have recently soared. Each has its own powerful allies, and enemies, in the region. Here is where the key players stand: The Sunni-dominated kingdom is home to the birthplace of Islam and contains the most important sites in the Islami...
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Lebanon Hariri crisis: President Aoun demands Saudi answers - BBC News
2017-11-11
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President Aoun speaks out amid claims that Lebanon's prime minister is being held in Riyadh.
Middle East
President Michel Aoun (L) has expressed concern over the well-being of Saad al-Hariri (R) The Lebanese president has asked Saudi Arabia to clarify the situation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in Riyadh. Michel Aoun has not accepted the shock resignation of a week ago, suggesting words at...
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Women's Ashes 2017: Ellyse Perry hits record double century as Australia dominate England - BBC Sport
2017-11-11
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Ellyse Perry becomes only the seventh woman to hit a Test double century as Australia take control of the Women's Ashes Test against England.
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Women's Ashes Test, North Sydney Oval (day three of four): Ellyse Perry became only the seventh woman to hit a Test double century as Australia took control of the day-night Women's Ashes Test against England on day three at the North Sydney Oval. The 27-year-old, also a football international, made an unbeaten 213 a...
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What will happen in Syria following IS defeats? - BBC News
2017-11-11
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A number of foreign countries are set to become key players in the country's future.
Middle East
Civil wars that spread devastation and suffering across a whole country have no real victors. But one war in Syria - that against the Islamic State (IS) group's so-called caliphate - is well on the way to being won. Earlier this week IS's last urban bastion in eastern Syria, Deir al-Zour, hard up against the Iraqi bor...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41849778
Sepp Blatter: Hope Solo accuses ex-Fifa president of sexual harassment - BBC Sport
2017-11-11
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US goalkeeper Hope Solo accuses former Fifa president Sepp Blatter of sexual harassment at the 2013 Ballon d'Or awards.
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Last updated on .From the section Football US goalkeeper Hope Solo has accused former Fifa president Sepp Blatter of sexual harassment. The World Cup winner, 36, says the incident happened at the 2013 Ballon d'Or awards, before she went on stage to present an award. In an interview with Portugal newspaper Expresso, ...
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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: Sky-watchers witness dawn display - BBC News
2017-11-11
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Enthusiasts across the UK share their photos of the two brightest planets appearing together.
UK
Jupiter and Venus were photographed here above Brighton Pier Jupiter and Venus - the two brightest planets - have appeared together in the morning sky. The planetary conjunction was visible to the naked eye across much of the UK, with the time before dawn being the best to catch the spectacle. Experts said the plane...
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Egypt drugs case: Briton to face criminal trial - BBC News
2017-11-11
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Laura Plummer is being held on drug smuggling charges over what she says is an innocent mistake.
UK
A British woman held in Egypt on drug smuggling charges has been referred to a criminal court for trial. Laura Plummer, 33, was arrested last month accused of entering the country with 300 Tramadol tablets, a painkiller legal in the UK but not in Egypt. She will remain in custody at a police station in the resort of ...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran's take on Johnson's remarks - BBC News
2017-11-11
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The British foreign secretary had commented on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is in jail in Iran.
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This is how Iran's media reported comments made by the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Mr Johnson said the British-Iranian charity worker had been training journalists in Iran, where she has been imprisoned. He has since said the government has "no doubt" she was on holiday "a...
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Spain Catalonia: Barcelona rally urges prisoners' release - BBC News
2017-11-11
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A protest against Spain's detention of leading separatists drew 750,000 people, police say.
Europe
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Three-quarters of a million people have rallied in Barcelona to protest against Spain's detention of Catalan independence leaders, police estimate. They shone phone torches in unison at sunset as calls were made to free eig...
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Louis CK admits sexual misconduct allegations are true - BBC News
2017-11-11
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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...
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Ellen Page: I was 'outed' by director Brett Ratner - BBC News
2017-11-11
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The actress claims Brett Ratner outed her in public before she had fully realised she was gay.
Newsbeat
Ellen Page says Brett Ratner was homophobic and abusive Ellen Page is the latest actress to speak out against director and producer Brett Ratner. She claims he outed her in public before she herself had fully realised she was gay. She says it happened on the set of X Men: The Last Stand when she was 18 years old. T...
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Davis stands firm on Irish border issue - BBC News
2017-11-11
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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...
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Shooting lynx has 'broken' Borth Wild Animal Kingdom owner - BBC News
2017-11-11
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The shooting of a lynx has "broken" the owner of the zoo it escaped from.
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The shooting of a lynx has "broken emotionally and physically" the owner of the zoo it escaped from. Lilleth, the Eurasian lynx, had escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom but Ceredigion council said on Friday that she had been "humanely destroyed". The council said despite "exhaustive efforts" to recapture her, it r...
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Iran building permanent military base in Syria - claim - BBC News
2017-11-11
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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...
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Mum wins legal review over police keeping son's naked photo details - BBC News
2017-11-11
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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...
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Police chief 'was told of Damian Green pornography claims' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Sir Paul Stephenson says he was told material was allegedly found on Damian Green's computer in 2008.
UK Politics
Former Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson said the allegations against Mr Green showed "no criminality" A former Scotland Yard chief was aware pornography had allegedly been found on Damian Green's office computer during a 2008-9 police probe, he has said. Sir Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner b...
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Trump trades 'short and fat' barb with N Korea's Kim - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The US president hits back at Kim Jong-un, then offers his services as mediator in an Asian dispute.
US & Canada
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump have previously called each other mad President Donald Trump has again traded barbs with North Korea, shortly before offering to mediate in a heated regional dispute. He took to Twitter to complain he would never call North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "short and fat", after its foreign mini...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe loses final Iran jail appeal - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The British-Iranian charity worker has been jailed under secret charges since last year.
UK
Iran's supreme court has upheld a five-year prison sentence given to a British-Iranian woman for security offences. Charity worker, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, was arrested at Tehran Airport in April 2016 while visiting family in Iran with her daughter. The 38-year-old, who maintains her innocence, has lost the final ...
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Catalan crisis: Spain's Rajoy vows to end 'separatist havoc' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Mariano Rajoy makes a first trip after imposing direct rule in response to a push for independence.
Europe
PM Mariano Rajoy (L) joined the leader of his PP party in Catalonia for campaigning on Sunday Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has said regional elections next month in Catalonia will help end "separatist havoc" in the north-eastern region. He addressed a campaign event on his first visit there since imposing dir...
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EU preparing for possible collapse of Brexit talks - Barnier - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Chief negotiator Michel Barnier says "everyone needs to plan" in case Brexit talks fail.
Europe
Michel Barnier says "everyone needs to plan" for the possible collapse of Brexit negotiations The EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, says he is planning for the possible collapse of Brexit negotiations with the UK. Mr Barnier was talking to French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche days after giving the UK a two-we...
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Young people 'most interested in' Remembrance Day - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Canadian Millennials are the mostly likely generation to attend a Remembrance Day celebration.
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A new poll suggests millennials in Canada are the mostly likely generation to attend a Remembrance Day celebration.
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Rebel Wilson reveals sexual harassment experience - BBC News
2017-11-12
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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
2017-11-12
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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.
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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...
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'Bullying and toxicity' in Welsh Government, says ex-aide - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The behaviour of some was "pure poison", claims a former adviser to Wales' first minister.
Wales politics
Fresh claims about bullying in the Welsh Government have been made by a former adviser to Wales' first minister. Steve Jones said he agreed with former cabinet minister Leighton Andrews, who has described a "toxic" atmosphere at the top of the administration. They spoke out following the death of sacked former commun...
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'I'm dealing with life-threatening situations - but I'm not a clinician, I'm a mum' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Children with life-limiting illnesses are being denied out of hours care, according to a new report.
Health
"She can have up to 40 seizures a day - potentially each one could be dangerous." Her cerebral palsy, chronic lung disease and epilepsy mean she needs 24-hour care at their home in Liverpool. It is estimated there are 40,000 children like Holly living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in England alon...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41927703
Cannabis plants found in seven bin bags by side of road - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Police appealed to the owner tweeting, "if it's yours come and speak to us at Harrogate Police station".
York & North Yorkshire
Police tweeted about the haul, which was found on Saturday night Seven bin bags full of cannabis plants have been found at the side of a road in North Yorkshire. The plants were found by council officers on the A59 in Blubberhouses near Harrogate early on Sunday morning. PC Amanda Hanusch-Moore tweeted: "If it's you...
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Armistice Day: Two minutes' silence marks remembrance - BBC News
2017-11-12
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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...
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Warsaw nationalist march draws tens of thousands - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Marchers lit flares and carried Polish flags as they took part in an independence day rally in Warsaw.
Europe
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. These were the scenes in 2017 when a nationalist march and counter-protest took place in Warsaw Tens of thousands of people joined a nationalist march in Warsaw on Saturday, organised to coincide with Poland's independence d...
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Charges against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran are 'absurd' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The husband of a British mother detained in Iran since April says the idea she was plotting to overthrow the regime is "nonsense".
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The husband of a British mother detained in Iran has said the idea she could be involved in trying to overthrow the regime is "absurd". Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 37, is due on trial on as yet unspecified charges after bein...
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Sexual harassment claims are 'no witch hunt', says Harman - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Labour MP Harriet Harman says change is "overdue" following sexual abuse allegations in Westminster.
UK Politics
Labour MP Harriet Harman has told BBC News that the string of allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against MPs is not a witch hunt. She said: "There are a lot of men saying this has been blown out of all proportion, it's a witch hunt. No, it's not a witch hunt, it's long overdue." Her comments follow the suspen...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Husband fears for her health - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband says she has found lumps in her breasts and is close to breakdown.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband said "she was just a mum on holiday" Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman being held in Iran, has seen a specialist after finding lumps in her breasts, her husband has said...
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Women's Ashes 2017: England keep series alive with draw against Australia - BBC Sport
2017-11-12
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Captain Heather Knight leads a rearguard action as England force a draw against Australia to keep the Women's Ashes series alive.
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Women's Ashes Test, North Sydney Oval (day four of four): Captain Heather Knight led a stubborn rearguard action as England forced a draw against Australia to keep the multi-format Women's Ashes alive. Australia would have retained the trophy if they had won this inaugural day-night Test, but needed to bowl England o...
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Priti Patel 'overwhelmed' by support after quitting cabinet - BBC News
2017-11-12
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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...
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Omagh alert 'attempt to disrupt Remembrance Day' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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PSNI's Chief Constable says a strong line of enquiry is that dissident republicans are responsible.
Northern Ireland
An Army robot at the scene of the alert on Sunday A security alert that postponed a wreath-laying ceremony in Omagh earlier was caused by a viable pipe bomb type device, police have said. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable George Hamilton said police were following a "strong line of enquiry" th...
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Saad Hariri: Lebanon return from Saudi Arabia 'within days' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Lebanon's Saad Hariri says he is free in Saudi Arabia, and that he resigned to protect himself.
Middle East
Hariri's resignation has sent shockwaves through Lebanon and the region Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he will return home "in days" to formally submit his resignation. Mr Hariri spoke to Future TV from Riyadh, his first public remarks since he announced he was stepping down last week. His cabinet allies ...
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Rugby League World Cup: England 36-6 France - BBC Sport
2017-11-12
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England set up a World Cup quarter-final against Papua New Guinea next weekend by easing past France despite a mixed performance in Perth.
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Last updated on .From the section Rugby League England set up a World Cup quarter-final against Papua New Guinea by easing past France in Perth. Although Wayne Bennett's side won by a comfortable 30-point margin, the Australian head coach will be concerned by another disjointed showing. England effectively ended the...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: 'Boris should resign' says Sadiq Khan - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The London mayor calls for the foreign secretary to resign over comments about a woman held in Iran.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for Boris Johnson to resign over comments he made about a British-Iranian woman being held in Iran. The foreign secretary caused consternation when he told a group of MPs that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been "training journalists" in Iran. Her family say Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was ...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Jailed woman's husband 'to speak to Boris Johnson' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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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...
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Russia-Trump: Who's who in the drama to end all dramas? - BBC News
2017-11-12
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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 ...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Prisoner caught in Iran power struggle - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is first and foremost a story of terrible personal suffering.
UK
The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is first and foremost a story of terrible personal suffering for a young woman, her husband and their baby girl. Eighteen months into a five-year sentence, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces the prospect of up to 16 years in an Iranian jail. It is also, however, a story of an internal p...
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Armistice Day: WW2 veteran 'emotional' over fallen pals - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Les Cherrington, 99, describes his tank coming under fire in north Africa - and his emotions over his friends who were killed.
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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 ...
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Bell ringers to mark 100 years since the end of First World War - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Some 1,400 people will be recruited to ring church bells on Armistice Day next year.
UK
Some 1,400 bell ringers are to be recruited in 2018 to mark 100 years since World War One ended. They will represent the 1,400 bell ringers who died in the conflict. Bells in churches and cathedrals will ring out on 11 November next year and Big Ben will also strike to mark the centenary of Armistice Day. Church bel...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41957521
In pictures: Armistice Day around the world - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Countries around the world have been marking 99 years since World War One.
Europe
In France, one town was not only remembering the end of World War One, but the loss of one of its citizens, Chloe Boissinot, killed in the jihadist attacks on Paris two years ago. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France in 1919, imposing harsh terms on Germany.
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Damian Green and Bob Quick quizzed by Cabinet Office inquiry - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Damian Green denies allegations about his conduct and that pornography was found on his office computer.
UK Politics
Damian Green's conduct is being investigated by the Cabinet Office First Secretary of State Damian Green gave evidence to a Cabinet Office inquiry into his conduct earlier on Tuesday, the BBC understands. The inquiry, which is being held behind closed doors, quizzed former senior police officer Bob Quick on Monday. ...
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Education agent recruits bogus students at private college - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Undercover investigation reveals how a recruitment agent is helping bogus students cheat the student loan system.
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A BBC Panorama investigation has uncovered evidence of abuse of the government's student loan system in one of the biggest private colleges in England. The Greenwich School of Management (GSM) and its students receive around £66m a year in maintenance and tuition fee loans. Panorama sent undercover reporters into GSM...
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Two more teenagers charged over London park stabbing - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The teenagers, aged 14 and 17, take the total number charged with the murder of Michael Jonas to four.
London
Michael Jonas died of stab wounds to the chest after he was attacked in Penge, south east London Two more teenagers have been charged with murdering a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in a park. Michael Jonas was fatally attacked in Betts Park, Penge, south-east London on 2 November. The Met Police said a 14...
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Nature reclaims US battleship graveyard - BBC News
2017-11-12
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How what is potentially the largest group of WW1 shipwrecks in the world could become a nature sanctuary.
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Mallows Bay, on the Maryland side of America's Potomac River, hosts potentially the largest group of World War One shipwrecks anywhere in the world. A century since the United States entered the conflict, the BBC Travel Show has been to see how the vessels are being reclaimed by nature. The Travel Show can be seen on...
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Borth zoo lynx killing defended by Ceredigion council - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Using a tranquiliser was "not an option", insists Ceredigion council.
Mid Wales
Lilleth went missing some time in the last three weeks A council which ordered an escaped Eurasian lynx to be shot dead by a marksman has defended its decision. Ceredigion council said it sought expert advice before ordering Lilleth be 'humanely destroyed' on Friday. She escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, near ...
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ATP Finals: Roger Federer beats Jack Sock, Alexander Zverev defeats Marin Cilic - BBC Sport
2017-11-12
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Six-time champion Roger Federer and third seed Alexander Zverev win the opening matches at the season-ending ATP Finals in London.
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Last updated on .From the section Tennis Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two, Red Button, BBC Sport website and mobile app, listen on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and follow text updates online. Six-time champion Roger Federer opened with a straight-set win over Jack Sock at the ATP Finals in London. The 36-year-old Sw...
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Remembrance Sunday: UK events mark the nation's war dead - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The Queen has not laid a wreath at the annual Cenotaph ceremony in London but watched from a balcony.
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Charles lays Remembrance Sunday wreath as the Queen watches from a balcony Politicians, members of the Royal Family and veterans are commemorating those who lost their lives in conflict as the UK marks Remembrance Sun...
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Brussels riot after Morocco World Cup qualifier win - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Football fans smash glass and loot shops after their team qualifies for the World Cup.
Europe
More than 20 police officers were injured in Brussels when celebrations over Morocco's qualification for football's World Cup turned violent. The Moroccan national side qualified for the 2018 tournament in Russia with a 2-0 victory away to Ivory Coast on Saturday, topping their group. Belgium has a large Moroccan com...
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Brexit: Environment watchdog planned says Gove - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Minister Michael Gove insists environmental standards won't be sacrificed.
UK Politics
Some MPs are concerned Brexit poses a risk to UK wildlife and habitats A new environment watchdog to protect UK wildlife, land, water and air once Britain leaves the European Union is being planned by the government. Environment Secretary Michael Gove said the body would hold the powerful to account and deliver a gre...
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Lebanon Hariri crisis: President Aoun demands Saudi answers - BBC News
2017-11-12
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President Aoun speaks out amid claims that Lebanon's prime minister is being held in Riyadh.
Middle East
President Michel Aoun (L) has expressed concern over the well-being of Saad al-Hariri (R) The Lebanese president has asked Saudi Arabia to clarify the situation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in Riyadh. Michel Aoun has not accepted the shock resignation of a week ago, suggesting words at...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Gove under fire for comments - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Michael Gove is criticised for saying he did not know what Iranian-British woman was doing in Iran.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Michael Gove says he does not know why Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in Iran Michael Gove has come under fire for saying he didn't know what Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was doing in Iran when she was arrested in 2016. Mr Gove...
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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: Sky-watchers witness dawn display - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Enthusiasts across the UK share their photos of the two brightest planets appearing together.
UK
Jupiter and Venus were photographed here above Brighton Pier Jupiter and Venus - the two brightest planets - have appeared together in the morning sky. The planetary conjunction was visible to the naked eye across much of the UK, with the time before dawn being the best to catch the spectacle. Experts said the plane...
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Celtic sued by family of fall death fan Nathan McSeveney - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Nathan McSeveney, 20, from Ayrshire, died after falling in a stairwell at Celtic Park in November 2014.
Glasgow & West Scotland
Nathan McSeveney died after falling in a stairwell at Celtic Park in November 2014 The family of a football fan who died after falling in a stairwell at an international match at Celtic Park are suing the club. Nathan McSeveney, 20, from Cumnock in Ayrshire, died after Scotland's Euro 2016 qualifier against the Repub...
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Hull's giant puppet parade attracts thousands - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The procession marked the end of year-long City of Culture community arts projects in the city.
Humberside
The parade featured larger-than-life puppets of giants and mythical beasts A parade of street performers dressed as giant creatures weaved its way through Hull on Saturday as part of the City of Culture 2017 arts festival. Thousands of people lined the Old Town streets to watch The Land of Green Ginger Unleashed proc...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: More charges for mum in Iran - BBC News
2017-11-12
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British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is serving five years for alleged security offences.
UK
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe has served 19 months of her five-year sentence A British-Iranian mother being held in Iran faces two more charges in relation to her alleged involvement in trying to overthrow the government. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 38, has served 19 months of a five-year term for alleged security offences. ...
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Egypt drugs case: Briton to face criminal trial - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Laura Plummer is being held on drug smuggling charges over what she says is an innocent mistake.
UK
A British woman held in Egypt on drug smuggling charges has been referred to a criminal court for trial. Laura Plummer, 33, was arrested last month accused of entering the country with 300 Tramadol tablets, a painkiller legal in the UK but not in Egypt. She will remain in custody at a police station in the resort of ...
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In pictures: Britain marks Remembrance Sunday - BBC News
2017-11-12
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People across the UK, as well as soldiers deployed abroad, pay tribute to the nation's war dead.
UK
It was the first time Her Majesty marked Remembrance Day from the balcony of the Foreign Office. She was alongside her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Duchess of Cornwall.
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Spain Catalonia: Barcelona rally urges prisoners' release - BBC News
2017-11-12
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A protest against Spain's detention of leading separatists drew 750,000 people, police say.
Europe
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Three-quarters of a million people have rallied in Barcelona to protest against Spain's detention of Catalan independence leaders, police estimate. They shone phone torches in unison at sunset as calls were made to free eig...
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Ambulance parking notes 'pretty normal' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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A note left on an ambulance windscreen told paramedics not to block a driveway.
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A paramedic says an incident in which a note was left on an ambulance windscreen criticising alleged blocking of a driveway is not uncommon. A handwritten message tweeted by West Midlands Ambulance Service telling paramedics not to park their "van" in a "stupid place" while seeing to a critically ill patient on Friday...
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Remembrance Sunday: UK falls silent to remember war dead - BBC News
2017-11-12
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For the first time the Queen watched from a balcony during the Cenotaph service on Remembrance Sunday.
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A two-minute silence was held across the country and wreaths were laid at memorials to those who died in conflict. For the first time the Queen watched from the Foreign Office's balcony, as Prince Charles laid her wreath.
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Shooting lynx has 'broken' Borth Wild Animal Kingdom owner - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The shooting of a lynx has "broken" the owner of the zoo it escaped from.
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The shooting of a lynx has "broken emotionally and physically" the owner of the zoo it escaped from. Lilleth, the Eurasian lynx, had escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom but Ceredigion council said on Friday that she had been "humanely destroyed". The council said despite "exhaustive efforts" to recapture her, it r...
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Oil pipeline explodes in Bahrain - BBC News
2017-11-12
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An explosion ripped through the pipeline near the village of Buri in northern Bahrain.
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An explosion ripped through an oil pipeline near the village of Buri in northern Bahrain. Bahrain's interior minister, Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, said in a statement that the blast was "the latest example of a terrorist act" and blamed Iran.
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Ilford murder: Man 'beaten to death with baseball bats' - BBC News
2017-11-12
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The man was found injured in High Road, Ilford, east London, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
London
The man was found injured in High Road, Ilford, in east London A man was beaten to death by attackers thought to be wielding baseball bats. The Metropolitan Police said they had started a murder inquiry after the attack on the man in High Road, Ilford, east London, in the early hours of Sunday. The man, who was foun...
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TV coverage of Remembrance Sunday - BBC News
2017-11-12
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Politicians, members of the Royal Family and veterans attend the ceremony at the Cenotaph.
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Politicians, members of the Royal Family and veterans honour those who lost their lives in conflict.
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Traffic lights to be installed on M6-M62 link road - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Traffic lights could be rolled out on link roads across the country if the M6-M62 scheme is successful.
Manchester
The traffic lights will be on the link roads between the M6 and the eastbound M62 Traffic lights are to be placed on two busy link roads between the M6 and the eastbound M62 under plans to ease motorway congestion. Testing has begun on the system, near Warrington in Cheshire, and it will be turned on fully in Decembe...
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Theresa May accuses Vladimir Putin of election meddling - BBC News
2017-11-13
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The PM says Russia is trying to "undermine free societies" in the West and "sow discord".
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Russia 'tries to sow discord in the West' Theresa May has launched her strongest attack on Russia yet, accusing Moscow of meddling in elections and carrying out cyber espionage. Addressing leading business figures at a banq...
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Arthur Collins guilty over Dalston nightclub acid attack - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Arthur Collins threw acid over revellers in a packed east London nightclub in April.
London
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A man has been found guilty of carrying out an acid attack in a packed London club which left 22 people injured. Arthur Collins, the ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, threw the corrosive substance at revellers i...
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Hollywood holds #MeToo march against sexual harassment - BBC News
2017-11-13
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#MeToo hashtag creator Tarana Burke leads march down Hollywood Boulevard after Weinstein revelations.
US & Canada
The march was led by Tarana Burke, who started the #MeToo hashtag (centre) Hundreds of people have marched in Hollywood in support of victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by the #MeToo social media campaign. The march follows a torrent of assault and harassment allegations against public figures, set of...
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Tim Gudgin: Former voice of BBC football results dies aged 87 - BBC Sport
2017-11-13
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Tim Gudgin, formerly the voice of BBC television's Saturday tea-time football results, dies aged 87.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Tim Gudgin, formerly the voice of BBC television's Saturday tea-time football results, has died aged 87. Gudgin retired in 2011, a week before his 82nd birthday, to end a career lasting more than 60 years. He had joined Grandstand in 1976, reading out the horse racing and r...
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Geldof hands back Dublin honour in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi - BBC News
2017-11-13
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He returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi.
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He returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Second lynx at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom dies - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Another lynx, belonging to a zoo where one escaped and was shot, has died following a "handling error".
Mid Wales
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tracy Tweedy, of Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, said staff were horrified by the death of the two lynx. A second lynx, belonging to a zoo where one escaped and was later shot, has died following a "handling error". The news com...
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Iraq country profile - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Provides an overview of Iraq, including key dates and facts about this Middle Eastern country.
Middle East
Iraq, home to some of the earliest known civilisations, has been a battleground for competing forces since the US-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The mainly Shia-led governments that have held power since have struggled to maintain order, and the country has enjoyed only brief periods of respite from high lev...
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Brexit threat to car finance - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Ford highlights the Brexit threat to its car finance arm if a passporting deal is not hammered out.
Business
Four in ten Ford cars sold in the UK rely on financing supplied by Ford's financing arm. Ford Credit Europe is essentially a bank offering loans to car buyers, and like other banks relies on its ability to operate throughout Europe on the UK's membership of the EU and the so-called "passport" to operate throughout the...
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Why David Davis's Brexit vote announcement matters - BBC News
2017-11-13
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It matters because the Brexit deal that shapes the future of the country will now be the subject of a specific new Act of Parliament that MPs and Lords will have to approve in early 2019, before we leave the EU.
UK Politics
I know this doesn't sound that exciting unless you are as much of a nerd as I am. However, the Brexit secretary's announcement in the House of Commons in the last few minutes really matters. It matters because the Brexit deal that shapes the future of the country will now be the subject of a specific new Act of Parlia...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case: Diplomatic protection 'one option' - BBC News
2017-11-13
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It is an option being considered to secure Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release from an Iran jail, says No 10.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband tells Today he doesn't think Boris Johnson should resign Offering a British-Iranian mother in prison in Iran diplomatic protection is "one of the options" being considered in the case, Dow...
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EU preparing for possible collapse of Brexit talks - Barnier - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Chief negotiator Michel Barnier says "everyone needs to plan" in case Brexit talks fail.
Europe
Michel Barnier says "everyone needs to plan" for the possible collapse of Brexit negotiations The EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, says he is planning for the possible collapse of Brexit negotiations with the UK. Mr Barnier was talking to French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche days after giving the UK a two-we...
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Moment Iran-Iraq quake hits Darbandikhan Dam control room - BBC News
2017-11-13
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There a fears the Darbandikhan Dam could burst following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake which hit the northern border region between Iran and Iraq.
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CCTV captured the moment the earthquake in the Iran-Iraq border region shook the control room of the Darbandikhan Dam. A huge boulder could be seen crashing onto the road outside. Authorities initially feared the dam might burst, but now say it has withstood the 7.3-magnitude earthquake without major cracks, AFP repor...
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EU business leaders press Theresa May for Brexit deal - BBC News
2017-11-13
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UK and EU business groups tell Theresa May that a "no deal" Brexit must be avoided.
Business
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The CBI chief says business wants the UK and Europe to speed up Brexit negotiations European and UK business leaders have told Prime Minister Theresa May of their Brexit concerns. At a meeting in Downing Street on Monday, r...
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Trevor Sinclair in drink-drive and PC assault arrest - BBC News
2017-11-13
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The ex-England footballer was first arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a woman was hit by a car.
Lancashire
BBC pundit Trevor Sinclair, who was held on drink-driving charges, has been further arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. Police were called after a woman was hit by a car in Lytham, Lancashire, on Sunday, suffering minor injuries. The former England footballer, 44, was arrested on suspicion of drink-...
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Anzac soldier 'reunited' with brothers killed in WW1 - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Harold Beechey was one of five brothers killed in WW1 who have been remembered as part of a symbolic reunion.
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Harold Beechey was one of five brothers killed during World War One. He was blown up by a German shell on a French battlefield after surviving conflict in Gallipoli and Egypt. Crosses made of Lincoln limestone have been placed around the world to reunite Harold symbolically with his four brothers. His cross is at the ...
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Gun surrender: Parents' emotional plea over weapons - BBC News
2017-11-13
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The parents of a teenager shot dead in Liverpool make an emotional plea over gun violence.
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The parents of a teenager shot dead in Liverpool have urged people to hand over their guns to police. Yusuf Sonko was 18 when he died from a gunshot wound to the head in June last year.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Husband fears for her health - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband says she has found lumps in her breasts and is close to breakdown.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband said "she was just a mum on holiday" Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman being held in Iran, has seen a specialist after finding lumps in her breasts, her husband has said...
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Theresa May warns rebels as Brexit talks set to resume - BBC News
2017-11-13
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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...
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Saad Hariri: Lebanon return from Saudi Arabia 'within days' - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Lebanon's Saad Hariri says he is free in Saudi Arabia, and that he resigned to protect himself.
Middle East
Hariri's resignation has sent shockwaves through Lebanon and the region Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he will return home "in days" to formally submit his resignation. Mr Hariri spoke to Future TV from Riyadh, his first public remarks since he announced he was stepping down last week. His cabinet allies ...
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CCTV of acid attack in London club - BBC News
2017-11-13
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CCTV shows Arthur Collins throwing liquid at revellers in Mangle E8 in Dalston on 17 April.
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A man has been found guilty of carrying out an acid attack in a packed London club which left 22 people injured. Arthur Collins, the ex-boyfriend of reality TV star Ferne McCann, threw the corrosive substance at revellers in Mangle E8 in Dalston on 17 April. Footage released by police shows the moment Collins aimed t...
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Omagh alert 'attempt to disrupt Remembrance Day' - BBC News
2017-11-13
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PSNI's Chief Constable says a strong line of enquiry is that dissident republicans are responsible.
Northern Ireland
An Army robot at the scene of the alert on Sunday A security alert that postponed a wreath-laying ceremony in Omagh earlier was caused by a viable pipe bomb type device, police have said. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable George Hamilton said police were following a "strong line of enquiry" th...
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Church of England issues transphobic bullying guidance - BBC News
2017-11-13
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The Church of England issues new transphobic and biphobic bullying guidance to schoolteachers.
UK
Primary schoolchildren should be free to dress up in a tiara or superhero cloak without comment from teachers or pupils, the Church of England has said. In bullying guidance issued to its schools, the Church said pupils should be free to explore "who they might be". Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the guid...
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Sex unlikely to cause cardiac arrest, study finds - BBC News
2017-11-13
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Sudden cardiac arrest is linked to sexual activity far more often in men than women, a study finds.
Health
Sudden cardiac arrest is associated with sexual activity far more often in men than women, research suggests. But sex is a rare trigger for sudden cardiac arrest. Only 34 out of the 4,557 cardiac arrests examined occurred during or within one hour of sexual intercourse and 32 of those affected were men. Sumeet Chugh...
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TV channel live on air during Iraq-Iran earthquake - BBC News
2017-11-13
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A Kurdish channel was live on air when Sunday night's earthquake hit the northern border regions of Iraq and Iran.
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A Kurdish channel was live on air when Sunday night's earthquake hit the northern border regions of Iraq and Iran. At least 200 people were killed and hundreds more injured in the 7.3-magnitude quake.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Prisoner caught in Iran power struggle - BBC News
2017-11-13
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The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is first and foremost a story of terrible personal suffering.
UK
The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is first and foremost a story of terrible personal suffering for a young woman, her husband and their baby girl. Eighteen months into a five-year sentence, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces the prospect of up to 16 years in an Iranian jail. It is also, however, a story of an internal p...
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