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Are more interest rate rises ahead? - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The decision to raise interest rates was well signalled by the Governor - but more significant rises still appear a long way off. | Business | So, the Bank proved it could be a "reliable boyfriend" and did what it suggested it would.
Increasing interest rates became almost inevitable after the governor, Mark Carney, announced on BBC Radio 4's Today programme in September that, if economic growth kept on track, then "you could expect interest rates to increas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41846637 |
Sir Michael Fallon resigns, saying his conduct 'fell short' - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | 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 |
Votes at 16: Are Labour's claims about 16-year-olds right? - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | 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 | 2017-11-02 | 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 |
Kevin Spacey seeks treatment as more stars face harassment claims - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actor is "taking the time necessary" to look for treatment in the wake of recent allegations. | Entertainment & Arts | The actor won Oscars in 1996 and 2000
Kevin Spacey has said he is seeking treatment after facing allegations of sexual misconduct from a string of men.
A representative for the actor said he "is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment".
They did not give any information about what kind of treatmen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41843955 |
Kevin Spacey: More allegations of sexual harassment surface - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | 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 |
Some savers see early benefits from base rate rise - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | TSB, Nationwide and the Yorkshire Building Society are among the first to announce higher savings rates. | Business | Savers with the Nationwide, the TSB, the Skipton and the Yorkshire Building Society will be among the first to benefit from the rise in base rates.
The Yorkshire said all savers on variable rate accounts would receive the full increase of 0.25%.
The same will apply to the Yorkshire's two other building societies, the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41846450 |
Labour suspends Luton North MP Kelvin Hopkins - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Party activist says she was shocked Kelvin Hopkins got promoted after complaint made. | UK Politics | Labour has suspended an MP after it was alleged he sexually harassed a party activist three years ago.
Luton North MP Kelvin Hopkins, 76, has not commented on the claims, which were published in the Telegraph shortly after his suspension was announced.
The woman involved, Ava Etemadzadeh, 27, said he had sent her ina... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41853430 |
Grenfell Tower fraudster admits making up family deaths - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anh Nhu Nguyen pretended his wife and son died in the Grenfell Tower fire in order to scam cash. | London | A serial conman has admitted pretending his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire to obtain about £12,500 from funds meant for victims.
Anh Nhu Nguyen claimed his wife and son were killed in the blaze.
He posed as a victim of the disaster for almost two weeks and was given the money by charities and Kensington and C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41844044 |
Parachute trial: Husband 'would never ever' harm wife - BBC News | 2017-11-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emile Cilliers told police he did not try to kill his wife, who plunged 4,000ft after her parachute failed to open. | Wiltshire | The prosecution claims Emile Cilliers wanted to kill his wife and start a new life with his lover
An Army instructor accused of trying to murder his wife told police he would "never, ever" try to harm her, a court has heard.
Former Army officer Victoria Cilliers suffered multiple injuries in 2015 when her parachute f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41851552 |
French policeman kills three and himself north of Paris - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 31-year-old used his service gun against his girlfriend, her family and passers-by near Paris. | Europe | The unnamed police officer was reportedly stationed in Paris
A French policeman shot three people dead on a street near Paris in an apparent domestic dispute, before killing himself, media reports say.
His girlfriend, as well as her mother and her sister, were wounded in the incident, which occurred late on Saturday ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42044592 |
'No others involved' in Gaia Pope's death - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dorset Police say the teenager's death is being treated as "unexplained". | Dorset | Gaia Pope was last seen in Swanage on 7 November
There were no injuries to suggest "any other person was involved" in the death of missing teenager Gaia Pope, police have said.
The 19-year-old's body was found on Saturday in a field near Swanage, 11 days after she was last seen.
Dorset Police is treating her death a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42046500 |
Independent streams fake 'live' space video on Facebook - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The "live" footage was posted on the paper's Facebook page, but was actually recorded in 2015. | UK | The Independent online newspaper has streamed a video it described as "live from space" on its Facebook page - but the footage was recorded in 2015.
More than 180,000 people viewed the video during the "live" broadcast, with at least 2,000 sharing the post.
The stream was ended shortly after the BBC contacted the pap... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42046317 |
Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree to be made into film - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Magic Faraway Tree books are being adapted for the big screen for the first time. | Entertainment & Arts | The books are set in a fantasy world in the sky
Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree is being brought to life on the big screen for the first time.
StudioCanal, which was behind the Paddington films, is joining forces with Sam Mendes' Neal Street Productions, for a live action adaptation of the book series.
The tale... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42053334 |
South West Ambulance staff call for trust boss to resign - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An open letter from the GMB union claims staff are "struggling to maintain a crumbling service". | England | An open letter calls for chief executive of the South West Ambulance Service to resign
Ambulance staff have called for their boss to quit as they "struggle to maintain a crumbling service".
GMB union members from South West Ambulance Service (SWASFT) have written a letter "apologising" to the public for "potentially ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42055853 |
Loadsamoney? Norman Smith on the Brexit divorce bill - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | null | How much will we have to pay - and why? Norman Smith talks you through the Brexit divorce bill. | null | How much will we have to pay - and why? And will the British public wear it?
The BBC's Norman Smith tells you all you need to know about the Brexit divorce bill. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42059439 |
Young people 'experimenting more in bed' - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Study reveals increasing diversity in young people's heterosexual practices. | Health | Young people are taking part in a wider range of sexual practices, including anal sex, with opposite sex partners, research reveals.
Experts looked at responses to a national sex survey that has been carried out every 10 years since 1990 in the UK.
More than one in 10 millennial teenagers said they had tried anal sex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42051827 |
Waddesdon air crash: Bodies recovered from crash site - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Work continues to recover wreckage of the helicopter and plane from a wooded area in Aylesbury. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | Rescue teams are removing the wreckage from the site
The bodies of four men killed in a crash between a helicopter and plane have been recovered from the site.
The aircraft collided over Waddesdon Estate, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on Friday. One of the victims was Capt Mike Green.
Thames Valley Police said it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-42045632 |
Gen Constantino Chiwenga: The army chief who took power from Mugabe - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The army general who ruthlessly crushed the opposition in Zimbabwe is now being hailed as a political saviour. | Africa | Gen Constantino Chiwenga, 61, is being hailed as a political saviour after he led the military takeover in Zimbabwe, however he is under sanctions from the European Union and the US - for his role in a brutal crackdown on the opposition, and over the seizure of white-owned farms.
Zimbabweans took to the streets on Sat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42053753 |
British camera operator dies while filming BBC drama - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mark Milsome was working on upcoming drama The Forgiving Earth in Ghana when the incident occurred. | Entertainment & Arts | Mark Milsome was working on The Forgiving Earth when the incident occurred
A British camera operator has died while shooting a stunt sequence for a BBC drama in Ghana.
Mark Milsome, whose credits include Saving Private Ryan and Sherlock, was working on upcoming drama The Forgiving Earth when the incident occurred.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42055941 |
Human teeth traced to fish scales, Cambridge scientists say - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The link has been made to spiky scales of shark-like fish from millions of years ago, scientists say. | Cambridgeshire | Teeth grew from the scales of primitive shark-like fish millions of years ago, research by scientists suggests.
Old lineage cartilaginous fish like sharks, skates and rays that have skin which contained small spiky scales or "dermal denticles" may be the key, scientists say.
Cambridge University said their tooth-like... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42057629 |
Mugabe: Social media reaction to Zimbabwe president's speech - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president defies demands to resign, triggering an avalanche of comments on social media. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Robert Mugabe: "The congress is due... I will preside over its processes"
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has defied calls from the public, the army and his own party to resign, vowing to stay in power for several weeks.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42047528 |
Morocco food stampede kills 15 - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The incident occurred as a charity aid was distributing aid in the town of Sidi Boulaalam. | Africa | Most of the victims were women and elderly people
At least 15 people have been killed and five others wounded in a stampede in Morocco while food aid was distributed.
The incident occurred in the town of Sidi Boulaalam in Essaouira province. The aid was being handed out by a private local charity.
Some reports indic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42044887 |
Friend's 'premonition' before Daniel Hegarty's fatal race - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Roger Edwards said he felt something "disastrous" would happen and could not sleep before the race. | Nottingham | Daniel Hegarty was flung into barriers during lap six and suffered fatal injuries
A friend of a motorcyclist killed in a crash at the Macau Grand Prix said he had a strong feeling something "disastrous" was going to happen.
Daniel Hegarty, 31, from Nottingham, suffered fatal injuries when he came off his bike on a sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-42043883 |
Okinawa car crash sparks US troops alcohol ban in Japan - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Marine is under arrest for drink-driving after a deadly crash stokes resentment on Okinawa. | Asia | The US base in Okinawa houses tens of thousands of troops
The US military has banned all soldiers stationed in Japan from drinking alcohol after one of its servicemen was involved in a deadly crash on Okinawa island linked to drink driving.
US troops on Okinawa have also been told to stay on base or at home.
The Mar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42048473 |
The terrible charisma of Charles Manson - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Murderous 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has died, but the fascination with him continues. Why? | US & Canada | Charles Manson has died, aged 83. But what is it about the murderous cult leader, who committed his crimes almost 50 years ago, that continues to fascinate?
The brown eyes. The beard. The swastika tattooed between his eyes. It was impossible not to look at Charles Manson, however much you wanted to turn away.
During ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42051402 |
Victims 'told not to report' Jehovah's Witness child abuse - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Abuse victims told the BBC they were allegedly told by the church not to report the crimes. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Children who were sexually abused by Jehovah's Witnesses were allegedly told by the organisation not to report it.
Victims from across the UK told the BBC they were routinely abused and that the religion's own rules protect... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42025255 |
I'm A Celebrity: Dec jokes about Ant's return to TV - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ant McPartlin went to rehab in June after becoming addicted to painkillers following a knee operation. | Entertainment & Arts | Ant (left) and Dec returned to screens on Sunday night
The latest series of I'm A Celebrity has kicked off - with presenter Dec Donnelly joking Ant McPartlin had been replaced following his stint in rehab.
The presenting duo were reunited on screen for the first time since McPartlin's treatment for drug addiction ove... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42049812 |
Germany's Merkel 'prefers new vote' after coalition talks fail - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The German chancellor would opt for fresh elections over leading a minority government. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. German chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said it was a day of "deep reflection" for Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she would prefer new elections to leading a minority government, after a breakdown in coal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42057108 |
Footage shows hunt saboteur being hit with riding crop - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | null | A woman was filmed hitting a man during a hunt in Sussex. | null | A woman was filmed repeatedly hitting a man with a riding crop during a hunt in Sussex.
It happened after the man, who appears to be a hunt saboteur, took hold of the horse's reins. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-42056947 |
Three face no action over Gaia Pope death - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three people who were held over the death of teenager Gaia Pope will face no further action, police say. | Dorset | Gaia Pope's body was found 11 days after she went missing
Three people who were held over the death of teenager Gaia Pope will face no further action, police have said.
Paul Elsey, 49, his mother Rosemary Dinch, 71, and her 19-year-old grandson, Nathan Elsey, were all arrested on suspicion of murder.
They were quest... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42049230 |
What is the extent of China's influence in Zimbabwe? - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The news that the head of Zimbabwe's military visited China days before it took power has sparked questions. | Africa | General Chiwenga was welcomed to China by military leaders
A trip to Beijing by Zimbabwe's military chief was a "normal military exchange", China's foreign ministry said after the army seized power in Harare. How deep are relations between China and Zimbabwe really?
The news that General Constantino Chiwenga had visi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42012629 |
Mugabe snubs resignation deadline - as it happened - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fails to resign and faces impeachment. | Africa | Despite a show of public defiance against President Mugabe people are still afraid Image caption: Despite a show of public defiance against President Mugabe people are still afraid
The BBC's Andrew Harding has been speaking to Zimbabweans on the streets of the capital Harare.
He reports that there is a feeling of gro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-42046022 |
Jana Novotna: Former Wimbledon champion dies at age of 49 - BBC Sport | 2017-11-20 | null | The Women's Tennis Association says 1998 Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna, who had cancer, "died peacefully, surrounded by her family" aged 49. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49.
The Women's Tennis Association said Novotna, who had cancer, "died peacefully, surrounded by her family".
The Czech player had lost in the Wimbledon final in 1993 and 1997 before winning the Grand Slam tourname... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42049507 |
British Airways to board passengers in cheap seats last - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | British Airways starts a boarding policy that means those in the cheapest seats will be called last. | Business | British Airways is introducing a boarding policy that means those buying the cheapest seats will be called last.
From 12 December, passengers will be assigned a number between 1-5 printed on boarding passes, with the highest figure reserved for economy fares.
BA said the move is about simplifying the boarding process... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42052743 |
Egypt drugs case: Briton Laura Plummer's sister issues apology - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Plummer is being held on drug smuggling charges over what she says is an innocent mistake. | Humberside | Laura Plummer is in police custody in the resort of Hurghada
The sister of a British woman facing drug smuggling charges in Egypt has apologised to the country's officials.
Laura Plummer, 33, faces a trial accused of entering the country with 300 Tramadol tablets, a painkiller legal in the UK but not in Egypt.
She i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-42055306 |
Dec jokes about Ant's return to I'm A Celeb - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons. | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons.
Ant McPartlin returns to I'm A Celebrity after a stint in rehab.
McPartlin entered rehab in June, having become addicted to alcohol and prescription painkillers following a knee operation in 2015. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42054490 |
Brexit: Electoral Commission reopens probe into Vote Leave - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Electoral Commission investigates why group gave £625,000 to a student just before the EU referendum. | UK Politics | The Electoral Commission has reopened an investigation into Vote Leave's EU referendum spending.
The campaign paid £625,000 to clear bills allegedly run up by university student Darren Grimes with a digital agency days ahead of last June's vote.
The campaign denies attempting to get round spending limits - the Electo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42055523 |
Robert and Grace Mugabe: What next for Zimbabwe? - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | We look at some of the options for Zimbabwe, its president, and his wife after the military takeover | Africa | Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party is planning to support impeachment proceedings against Robert Mugabe, after he ignored a deadline to stand down as president.
Zimbabweans - and many watching around the world - were astounded on Sunday night when Mr Mugabe addressed the nation and said that far from stepping down, he wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42011059 |
Paperchase 'sorry' for Daily Mail offer - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The stationery company apologises after a social media backlash for its promotion in the newspaper. | UK | Stationery company Paperchase has apologised for a promotional giveaway in the Daily Mail after it was criticised for working with the paper.
The chain offered two free rolls of wrapping paper in Saturday's newspaper.
It said it was "truly sorry" after hundreds of people - encouraged by campaign group Stop Funding Ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42057493 |
This Morning: ITV apologises as show falls off air - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | ITV has apologised after the live programme went off air for more than 12 minutes. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video has been removed for rights reasons
This Morning went off air unexpectedly during Monday's live show, with ITV blaming technical problems.
Viewers were left unable to watch the morning programme, hosted by Philli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42053024 |
What explains the continuing fascination with Charles Manson? - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Murderous 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has been granted a licence to marry, but what is it about him that continues to fascinate? | Magazine | What is it about the murderous cult leader Charles Manson, who committed his crimes more than 40 years ago, that continues to fascinate?
The stare is still the same. The hair may have greyed but the beard remains. With a swastika etched between his eyes, Charles Manson maintains an aura.
It is almost 45 years since h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30094019 |
Ofsted inspectors to quiz schoolgirls in hijabs - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ofsted's head says making very young Muslim girls wear headscarves could be seen as sexualisation. | Family & Education | Inspectors will question girls who wear hijab in primary school to find out why they do so, head of Ofsted Amanda Spielman has said.
She said creating an environment where Muslim children are expected to wear the headscarf "could be interpreted as sexualisation of young girls".
The hijab is traditionally worn as a si... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42046371 |
Campaigners condemn 'ludicrous' hijab questioning - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Campaigners condemn Ofsted decision to ask girls in primary schools why they wear the headcsarf. | Family & Education | Muslim campaigners have condemned "discriminatory" plans for school inspectors to question girls who wear hijab in primary school.
Head of Ofsted Amanda Spielman said pupils would be asked why they wear the headscarf, which "could be interpreted as sexualisation of young girls".
But some have asked why the pupils and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42049814 |
Robert Mugabe fails to resign during live televised speech - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | null | The embattled president vows to stay on, despite widespread speculation that he would announce his resignation. | null | Zimbabwe's embattled leader Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite intensifying pressure on him to stand down.
Mr Mugabe said he would preside over the ruling Zanu-PF party's congress in December. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42045101 |
Gaia Pope struggled with health before her death, father says - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The father of teenager Gaia Pope says she "clearly couldn't cope" with epilepsy and other issues. | Dorset | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Richard Sutherland said the family would 'treasure her always'
Teenager Gaia Pope had "struggled" with health issues before her death, her father has said.
Police are treating the 19-year-old's death as "unexplained" after ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-42059141 |
Muckamore Abbey Hospital: Four staff members suspended - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Four staff members are suspended from an Antrim hospital as police investigate claims of ill-treatment. | Northern Ireland | The hospital cares for adults with an intellectual disability, behavioural or mental health problems
Four staff members have been suspended from Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Antrim while police investigate allegations of the "ill-treatment" of patients.
The BBC understand it centres on the care of at least two patient... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42058205 |
New portraits released for Queen's platinum anniversary - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | On Monday the bells at Westminster Abbey will ring to mark 70 years since the Queen's wedding. | UK | Winston Churchill described the royal couple's wedding in 1947 as 'a flash of colour on the hard road we travel'
Three more portraits of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been released to commemorate their platinum wedding anniversary.
On Monday it will be 70 years since their marriage at Westminster Abbey. Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42044916 |
Newcastle man missing after Amsterdam canal party boat fall - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 30-year-old was part of a group from Newcastle who were on board the boat on Saturday night. | Tyne & Wear | Neil Stewart was on the boat with his friends and girlfriend travelling from Amsterdam
A British man is missing after falling from a party boat into a canal in the Netherlands.
Neil Stewart, 30, who was part of a group from Newcastle, fell into the Noordzeekanaal at Westzaan, near Amsterdam, at about midnight on Satu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-42054057 |
US moves to block AT&T's takeover of Time Warner - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to stop the media and telecoms tie-up. | Business | Time Warner owns HBO, the company behind Game of Thrones
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block telecoms giant AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner, the owner of CNN and HBO.
The department said the merger would reduce competition and lead to higher consumer prices.
AT&T vowed to fight the move, call... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42058846 |
Charles Manson dies aged 83 after four decades in prison - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The cult leader sent his followers to commit a series of brutal murders in the late 1960s. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Charles Manson's followers carried out murders on his orders
Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader who directed his followers to commit a string of brutal murders, and who became a symbol of the dark side of 1960s counte... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42016704 |
Florida plane highway crash caught on dashcams - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | null | The crash was caught on the dashcams of two police officers. | null | A pilot has crash landed on a Florida highway after experiencing engine trouble.
It happened near Clearwater Airpark in Pinellas County on Sunday morning.
The incident was caught on the dashcam of two police officers who were in the area on an unrelated call.
There were no reported injuries. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42050165 |
Anna Soubry blames death threats on 'mutineers' headline - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conservative Anna Soubry was labelled a "mutineer" for planning to rebel on a key Brexit vote. | UK Politics | Ex-Tory minister Anna Soubry says her office has received 13 death threats since a newspaper front page named her as one of 15 "Brexit mutineers".
The pro-EU Remain supporter said the police took the threats seriously and had passed two cases to prosecutors.
She said she had been "really quite frightened" and blamed ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42045175 |
Dame Katherine Grainger urges improvements in athlete welfare - BBC Sport | 2017-11-20 | null | The chair of UK Sport, Dame Katherine Grainger, urges British sports to improve athlete welfare amid widespread bullying allegations. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sport
UK Sport chair and Olympic gold medallist Dame Katherine Grainger has urged British sports to improve athlete welfare.
Several governing bodies are embroiled in bullying allegations and Grainger said they must "rise to the challenge" of improving high-performance culture.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/42043222 |
Charles Manson: Messianic leader of a death cult - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cult leader whose so-called Family embarked on a series of high-profile murders that tarnished the 60s hippy dream. | US & Canada | Manson, pictured here in 1989, sent his followers to commit murder on his behalf
Members of his so-called Family were responsible for a series of high-profile killings that shattered the peace and love of the Californian summer of 1969.
Over a period of five weeks, nine people, including the actress Sharon Tate, died... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36091052 |
Emmerson Mnangagwa: The 'crocodile' who snapped back - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The man who took over from Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe's president wants to legitimise his rule. | Africa | Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, the man known as "the crocodile" because of his political cunning, achieved a long-held ambition to succeed Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe's president in November last year.
He has now won a disputed presidential election to legitimise his rule, promising voters his efforts to woo foreign inves... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41995876 |
Brexit: The crunch is coming for Theresa May - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Kuenssberg looks ahead to talks on Monday, when the government may make key Brexit decisions. | UK Politics | Hard conversations are coming for Theresa May
Did you watch Theresa May try to make the best of her Swedish photo opportunities yesterday? Or listen to David Davis as he urged the EU side to blink first, rather than the UK side?
They both know that time is short to guarantee the UK gets what it wants and pushes the E... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42035721 |
Robert Mugabe: Is Zimbabwe's ex-president a hero or villain? - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A profile of Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe, accused of destroying a prosperous country for the sake of power, but still seen by some as a revolutionary hero. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Robert Mugabe, the man who became synonymous with Zimbabwe, has resigned as president after 37 years in power.
For some, he will always remain a hero who brought independence and an end to white-minority rule. Even those wh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23431534 |
David Haye v Tony Bellew: Rematch postponed after Haye's 'freak' accident - BBC Sport | 2017-11-20 | null | David Haye's heavyweight rematch with Tony Bellew is postponed after Haye slips on the stairs in a "freak" training accident. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
David Haye's heavyweight rematch with fellow Briton Tony Bellew has been postponed after Haye slipped on the stairs in a "freak" training accident.
Haye, who has had surgery for a torn biceps, said he was "devastated".
WBC cruiserweight world champion Bellew, 34, stopped form... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/42056678 |
Georgia Dome stadium crumbles in controlled demolition - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | null | Around 5,000lb of explosives were used to bring down one of the biggest dome structures in the US. | null | Around 5,000lb of explosives were used to bring down one of the biggest dome structures in the US. The newly erected Mercedes-Benz Stadium next door opened earlier this year. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42058177 |
Endris Mohammed jailed for children's smother-murders - BBC News | 2017-11-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Endris Mohammed killed the children with a petrol-soaked rag and tried to kill his wife in a gas blast. | Birmingham & Black Country | Endris Mohammed carried out the killings during a "sleepover" in the lounge
A man who murdered his two young children by smothering them with a petrol-soaked rag has been sentenced to at least 33 years in jail.
Endris Mohammed, 47, was convicted of killing his son Saros and daughter Leanor Endris, aged eight and six,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42051742 |
As it happened: Mugabe resigns - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The surprise announcement halted an impeachment hearing that had begun against him. | Africa | Most people assumed that the only way Robert Mugabe would give up being president was to die in his bed.
He probably thought so too.
In fact the last of the old-style 1970s and 80s liberation leaders most untypically resigned in writing. Perhaps that says something about the way the world has changed in the 21st cent... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-42063744 |
Women's Ashes: England draw series after Wyatt century beats Australia - BBC Sport | 2017-11-21 | null | Danni Wyatt scores England's first T20 international century as her side fight back to draw the Ashes, which Australia retain. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Cricket
England (2pts) won by four wickets; Australia retain the Women's Ashes with multi-format series drawn 8-8
Danni Wyatt scored England's first Twenty20 international century to help her side chase a record 179 and draw the multi-format Women's Ashes series.
Beth Mooney... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42065134 |
Albatrosses hit by fishing and climate - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The spectacular albatrosses featured in the BBC's Blue Planet series have seen a big slump in numbers. | Science & Environment | There are about 700 breeding pairs of wandering albatrosses on Bird Island
The spectacular wandering albatrosses in Sunday's Blue Planet programme on the BBC have suffered a major decline in numbers over the past three decades.
New research suggests breeding pairs of this species are now little more than half what th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32743627 |
Mugabe resignation sparks dancing in the street - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People dance in the streets as the resignation of Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe is announced. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. There were scenes of celebration on the streets of the capital, Harare
News that Robert Mugabe has resigned as the president of Zimbabwe has spread quickly across the streets of Zimbabwe. This is how people are celebrating.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42071935 |
Charlie Rose, US TV host, suspended amid sexual harassment allegations - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The move comes after eight women accused him of sexual harassment in a newspaper report. | US & Canada | The allegations made against Charlie Rose span from the 1990s to 2011
US talk show host Charlie Rose has been suspended by several television networks following allegations of sexual harassment.
Eight women accused the veteran TV interviewer of inappropriate behaviour in a report by the Washington Post.
"These alleg... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42060961 |
The moment Zimbabwean MPs hear Mugabe has resigned - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | null | Zimbabwean MPs erupt with cheers as the speaker reads out Robert Mugabe's resignation letter. | null | The Speaker of Parliament in Zimbabwe has read out a letter of resignation from President Robert Mugabe. Wild celebrations broke out among the members of parliament, at the news that his 37-year rule has come to an end. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42071865 |
Children in 'save Desborough Library' protest - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | null | About 60 primary school children gathered in Desborough to show their support for the town's library. | null | About 60 primary school children gathered to fight the possible closure of a library.
Desborough Library, in Northamptonshire, could be shut as part of council cuts of £10m. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-42074836 |
Ikea US relaunches furniture recall after child dies - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Swedish furniture giant says its chests and dressers are safe if secured to a wall. | Business | Ikea has re-launched a recall of millions of chests and dressers in the US and Canada following the death of an eighth child.
It said items in its Malm range and other chests and dressers pose a "serious tip-over and entrapment hazard" if not secured to a wall,
Ikea first recalled the furniture in 2016 after four chi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42070606 |
New York terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov defended by mother - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | null | Sayfullo Saipov's mother says she can't believe her son deliberately killed eight people in New York. | null | The mother of the man accused of killing eight people in a terror attack in New York has said she believes her son is innocent.
The BBC's Will Vernon tracked her down in Uzbekistan, the country that was home to terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov until 2010 when he moved to the US.
It's the first time the BBC has been all... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-42027317 |
Emotional moment for Zimbabwe activist: 'I've no words' - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | null | Activist and political candidate Vimbaishe Musvaburi cries as she describes her emotions following Robert Mugabe's resignation. | null | Activist and political candidate Vimbaishe Musvaburi cries as she describes her emotions in the wake of Robert Mugabe's resignation. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42071868 |
South West Ambulance staff call for trust boss to resign - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An open letter from the GMB union claims staff are "struggling to maintain a crumbling service". | England | An open letter calls for chief executive of the South West Ambulance Service to resign
Ambulance staff have called for their boss to quit as they "struggle to maintain a crumbling service".
GMB union members from South West Ambulance Service (SWASFT) have written a letter "apologising" to the public for "potentially ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42055853 |
Loadsamoney? Norman Smith on the Brexit divorce bill - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | null | How much will we have to pay - and why? Norman Smith talks you through the Brexit divorce bill. | null | How much will we have to pay - and why? And will the British public wear it?
The BBC's Norman Smith tells you all you need to know about the Brexit divorce bill. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42059439 |
Scientist finds UK water companies use 'magic' to find leaks - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Engineers from the majority of the UK's water firms still use divining rods to locate pipes, it emerges. | Oxford | The process of using divining rod has been in use for hundreds of years
Water companies are using divining rods to find underground pipes despite there being no scientific evidence they work, an Oxford University scientist found.
Sally Le Page said her parents were surprised when a technician used two "bent tent pegs... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-42070719 |
May welcomes Zimbabwe's 'brighter future' after Mugabe - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | UK politicians react to the resignation of President Robert Mugabe after his 37-year rule. | UK | The resignation of Robert Mugabe comes after Zimbabwe's military took over the country and put him under house arrest
Theresa May has welcomed the resignation of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, saying it offered an opportunity to "rebuild the country's economy".
The president stepped down after 37 years in power via a let... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42071100 |
Paul Hollywood: Former Bake Off presenters 'abandoned' the show - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paul Hollywood says he became "the most hated man" in the UK after deciding to stay on the show. | Entertainment & Arts | Hollywood: 'I became the most hated man in the country'
Paul Hollywood has accused former Bake Off presenters and fellow judge Mary Berry of "abandoning" the show.
Mary Berry, along with presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, left the programme when it was announced it was moving to Channel 4.
Speaking to the Radi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42057367 |
Nigeria suicide bombing kills 50 in Adamawa state - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The bomber struck inside a mosque packed with worshippers in eastern Adamawa state. | Africa | At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern Nigerian state of Adamawa, police say.
A bomber struck inside a mosque packed with worshippers during morning prayers in the town of Mubi.
Witness Abubakar Sule told AFP news agency that it appeared the bomber was part of the congregation.
No-on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42065509 |
Gen Constantino Chiwenga: The army chief who took power from Mugabe - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The army general who ruthlessly crushed the opposition in Zimbabwe is now being hailed as a political saviour. | Africa | Gen Constantino Chiwenga, 61, is being hailed as a political saviour after he led the military takeover in Zimbabwe, however he is under sanctions from the European Union and the US - for his role in a brutal crackdown on the opposition, and over the seizure of white-owned farms.
Zimbabweans took to the streets on Sat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42053753 |
British camera operator dies while filming BBC drama - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mark Milsome was working on upcoming drama The Forgiving Earth in Ghana when the incident occurred. | Entertainment & Arts | Mark Milsome was working on The Forgiving Earth when the incident occurred
A British camera operator has died while shooting a stunt sequence for a BBC drama in Ghana.
Mark Milsome, whose credits include Saving Private Ryan and Sherlock, was working on upcoming drama The Forgiving Earth when the incident occurred.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42055941 |
Mugabe: Social media reaction to Zimbabwe president's speech - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president defies demands to resign, triggering an avalanche of comments on social media. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Robert Mugabe: "The congress is due... I will preside over its processes"
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has defied calls from the public, the army and his own party to resign, vowing to stay in power for several weeks.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42047528 |
Google to 'derank' Russia Today and Sputnik - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Alphabet's Eric Schmidt says the search engine's algorithms can help reduce spread of propaganda. | Technology | RT has run a series of ad campaigns on the London Underground
Google is to "derank" stories from Kremlin-owned publications Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik in response to allegations about election meddling by President Putin's government.
Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt said the search giant needed to deal with the spr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42065644 |
National Lottery players could win £10,000 a month for life - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lottery operator Camelot denies that the new prize is designed to stop "binge spending" | Business | Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery, is planning to introduce a new game which offers winners a monthly income for the rest of their lives.
Instead of winning a lump sum, those taking part could win as much as £10,000 a month, providing them with a lifetime annuity.
Camelot said it was one of the different ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42066404 |
Kendall Jenner is the world's highest paid model - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The second youngest Kardashian took Gisele Bundchen off the top spot for the first time in 15 years. | Entertainment & Arts | Kendall Jenner has been named the world's highest paid model by Forbes Magazine, earning $22m (£16.6m) in 2017.
Jenner, who is part of the Kardashian family, beat Chrissy Teigen, Adriana Lima and Gigi Hadid to the top spot.
It was also the first time in 15 years that Gisele Bundchen did not claim the accolade after e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42069786 |
Automated checkouts 'miserable' for elderly shoppers - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "Intimidating" checkouts and a lack of seating are "shutting out" the elderly from shops, a charity says. | Family & Education | When the only interaction is with a machine, shopping can be a "miserable experience"
Automated checkout machines put off about a quarter of older people from going shopping, a survey from a housing charity for the elderly suggests.
They can find the automated checkouts "intimidating" and "unfriendly," according to t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42052234 |
Germany's Merkel 'prefers new vote' after coalition talks fail - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The German chancellor would opt for fresh elections over leading a minority government. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. German chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said it was a day of "deep reflection" for Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she would prefer new elections to leading a minority government, after a breakdown in coal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42057108 |
Footage shows hunt saboteur being hit with riding crop - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | null | A woman was filmed hitting a man during a hunt in Sussex. | null | A woman was filmed repeatedly hitting a man with a riding crop during a hunt in Sussex.
It happened after the man, who appears to be a hunt saboteur, took hold of the horse's reins. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-42056947 |
Charlie Rose: CBS sacks talk show host over harassment claims - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eight women had accused the veteran US television interviewer of inappropriate behaviour. | US & Canada | Charlie Rose, 75, is one of America's most respected broadcasters
US TV host Charlie Rose has been fired by CBS News following sexual harassment allegations.
An email to staff said the presenter's employment had been "terminated... effective immediately".
It said the move followed the revelation of "extremely distur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42073417 |
Jungle explorer Benedict Allen tells of malaria and tribal wars - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Benedict Allen says he is weak but bouncing back after his ill-fated jungle trek in Papua New Guinea. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Benedict Allen said he made a video for his family in case he died whilst on expedition
Explorer Benedict Allen encountered a tribal war, was caught in electrical storms and fell ill with malaria and dengue fever on an ill-f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42062933 |
G4S orders independent inquiry into immigration centre staff - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It will review an immigration removal centre after a Panorama investigation uncovered alleged abuse. | UK | Brook House holds up to 508 adult male asylum seekers, illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders
Security firm G4S has commissioned an independent inquiry to review the "attitude and behaviour" of staff at an immigration removal centre it runs.
Staff at Brook House were allegedly caught "mocking, abusing and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42057495 |
What is the extent of China's influence in Zimbabwe? - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The news that the head of Zimbabwe's military visited China days before it took power has sparked questions. | Africa | General Chiwenga was welcomed to China by military leaders
A trip to Beijing by Zimbabwe's military chief was a "normal military exchange", China's foreign ministry said after the army seized power in Harare. How deep are relations between China and Zimbabwe really?
The news that General Constantino Chiwenga had visi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42012629 |
Arlene Foster warns Irish PM over Brexit - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | null | DUP leader Arlene Foster says Brexit talks are entering a "critical phase". | null | Speaking to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, DUP leader Arlene Foster accuses Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar of being "reckless" towards the future of Northern Ireland as Brexit talks enter a "critical phase". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42068179 |
Sinn Féin concerned by 'security force amnesty' plan - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gerry Adams concerned at move over Troubles' prosecutions, but government says it is just for consultation. | Northern Ireland | Conservative and unionist MPs want a "statute of limitations" to prevent security force members being prosecuted for offences early in the Troubles
Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams has expressed concern about a proposed "amnesty for British crown forces" allegedly involved in Troubles' offences.
Mr Adams said there had been a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42058901 |
How will 'box office Phil' play the Budget? - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The economic uncertainty around Brexit and the slender government majority may constrain his options. | UK Politics | The chancellor is known by some around Westminster as "box office Phil", an ironic nickname for a politician who favours caution and prudence over showmanship and headline-grabbing pyrotechnics. So this should be Philip Hammond's sort of Budget.
The government is sticking with its aim of plugging the deficit and balan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42059272 |
Egypt drugs case: Briton Laura Plummer's sister issues apology - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Plummer is being held on drug smuggling charges over what she says is an innocent mistake. | Humberside | Laura Plummer is in police custody in the resort of Hurghada
The sister of a British woman facing drug smuggling charges in Egypt has apologised to the country's officials.
Laura Plummer, 33, faces a trial accused of entering the country with 300 Tramadol tablets, a painkiller legal in the UK but not in Egypt.
She i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-42055306 |
The Likely Lads actor Rodney Bewes dies - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actor who played Bob Ferris in the popular BBC sitcom has died aged 79, his agent confirms. | Entertainment & Arts | Rodney Bewes has died aged 79, his agent has confirmed.
The actor had a career spanning six decades and is best known for playing Bob Ferris in sitcom The Likely Lads.
His agent issued a statement saying: "It is with great sadness that we confirm that our dear client, the much-loved actor Rodney Bewes, passed away th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42067506 |
Stolen John Lennon items recovered in Berlin - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 100 items stolen from Yoko Ono in 2006 in New York have been found by German police. | Europe | Pairs of John Lennon's signature round glasses were also found
German police have recovered more than 100 items stolen from John Lennon's estate, including three diaries.
The diaries were put on display at Berlin police headquarters with other items including a tape recording of a Beatles concert, two pairs of glasse... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42072125 |
Jail for man who faked £7m will to cheat charity - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paul Coppola tried to cheat the Medecins San Frontieres charity out of a "colossal" bequest. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | Paul Coppola was jailed for two years for faking the will of his relative Desiderio Coppola
A man who faked a relative's will to prevent a charity benefitting from a multi-million pound legacy has been jailed.
Paul Coppola, 65, admitted forging the signature of Desiderio Coppola just days before his death in October ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-42063743 |
Brexit: Electoral Commission reopens probe into Vote Leave - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Electoral Commission investigates why group gave £625,000 to a student just before the EU referendum. | UK Politics | The Electoral Commission has reopened an investigation into Vote Leave's EU referendum spending.
The campaign paid £625,000 to clear bills allegedly run up by university student Darren Grimes with a digital agency days ahead of last June's vote.
The campaign denies attempting to get round spending limits - the Electo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42055523 |
Gaia Pope death: Arrested family want police apology - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A teenager arrested over Gaia's disappearance has been "on the verge of a breakdown", his mum says. | Dorset | Gaia Pope's body was found 11 days after she went missing
A 19-year-old wrongly suspected of Gaia Pope's murder has been "on the verge of a mental breakdown", his mother has said.
Nathan Elsey was detained alongside his grandmother Rosemary Dinch, 71, six days after Miss Pope, 19, disappeared.
Deborah Elsey said she... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-42064624 |
Irish PM should know better over Brexit, says Arlene Foster - BBC News | 2017-11-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Arlene Foster warns Leo Varadkar not to "play around" with Northern Ireland over Brexit. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar "should know better" than to "play around" with Northern Ireland over Brexit, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party says.
Arlene Foster accused Mr Varadkar of being "reckless" as Brex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42064743 |
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