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FC Cologne 1-0 Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-11-23 | null | Arsenal reach the knockout stage of the Europa League as Group H winners despite losing at Cologne. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Manager Arsene Wenger said Arsenal "had got the job done" by advancing to the Europa League knockout stage as Group H winners despite losing at Cologne.
A penalty by Sehrou Guirassy, after Mathieu Debuchy was harshly adjudged to have fouled the French striker, earne... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42085403 |
MP Ivan Lewis suspended by Labour - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour says it takes sexual harassment claims "extremely seriously" and has launched an investigation. | UK Politics | Labour MP Ivan Lewis has been suspended by the party over accusations of sexual harassment.
The Bury South MP was already under investigation by the party because of allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
On Thursday the party said it "takes all allegations of sexual harassment extremely seriously" and had suspended... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42098762 |
Apprenticeship numbers fall by 59% after levy imposed - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The number of new apprenticeships falls by 59% after the introduction of levy on big firms. | Business | There has been a big fall in the number of workers starting apprenticeships in England since the introduction of the government's levy scheme earlier this year.
The levy was supposed to increase the number of people training at work.
But according to Department for Education figures, at the end of this academic year,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42092171 |
Multiyork collapse puts 550 jobs under threat - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The furniture retailer will trade until Christmas at least as administrators seek a buyer. | Business | British furniture retailer Multiyork has gone into administration
Multiyork, the furniture retailer, has gone into administration, putting 550 jobs under threat.
The retailer will trade until Christmas at the earliest while administrators Duff & Phelps seek a buyer.
Multiyork will honour all existing orders placed u... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42088699 |
Grenfell Tower: Extra £28m to help fire recovery - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The funding will go towards mental health services and regeneration in the area, the Chancellor says. | UK | An extra £28m is to go towards helping victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said in his Budget speech.
The funding for Kensington and Chelsea Council in London will pay for mental health services and regeneration.
The fire in June left 71 people dead, as well as hundreds of people homeles... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42084695 |
Ashington driver 'crashed to save passengers' in French Alps - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Maurice Wrightson crashed into boulders to avoid the coach going off the road when the brakes failed. | Tyne & Wear | The coach quickly became a "complete inferno", the inquest heard
A bus driver died when he deliberately crashed to save his passengers from plummeting off a road in the French Alps, an inquest has heard.
Maurice Wrightson drove into boulders on the narrow mountain road when he realised his brakes had failed.
Mr Wrig... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-42083779 |
Brexit scuppers Dundee's 2023 European Capital of Culture bids - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five UK cities will no longer be able to compete for the European Capital of Culture 2023 title. | Tayside and Central Scotland | Dundee was one of five UK cities hoping to host the title in 2023
Dundee will not be able to compete in the European Capital of Culture 2023 competition due to Brexit, the European Commission has confirmed.
Five UK cities were bidding to host the title, with the winner expected to be announced next week.
A letter fr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-42095477 |
Emotional moment for Zimbabwe activist: 'I've no words' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | 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 |
The Sun cleared over 'Muslim Problem' Trevor Kavanagh article - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A regulator rules Trevor Kavanagh's column was capable of causing offence but did not breach the code. | UK | The former political editor of the Sun wrote the article in August
The UK's press regulator has dismissed a complaint against the Sun for a column that referred to "the Muslim Problem".
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) ruled Trevor Kavanagh's column was "capable of causing serious offence" but did ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42102361 |
Paralympian Anne Wafula-Strike wins train toilet payout - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anne Wafula-Strike ended up wetting herself on the train as the disabled toilet was not working. | Essex | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Anne Wafula-Strike said it was "vital" it did not happen to other people
A Paralympian has been compensated after wetting herself on a train when the disabled toilet was not working.
Anne Wafula-Strike, 48, was on a three-h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-42084435 |
Christmas fraud: Mobiles and clothes top presents targeted - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Watch out for fake Yeezy trainers, celebrity make-up and fitness watches, police warn. | UK | People are being urged to beware of fake products and websites in the run-up to Christmas.
Offers for mobile phones, clothes, shoes and jewellery are the most likely to be fraudulent, according to the Action Fraud group.
Along with City of London police, it is appealing to people to give more thought to where they so... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42085557 |
Budget: Heads say extra maths cash is 'drop in ocean' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | School leaders are "extremely disappointed" by the Budget, despite boost for maths A-level. | Family & Education | There will be extra funding to encourage more pupils to study maths A-level
Head teachers' leaders are "extremely disappointed" by what they say is the Budget's failure to address "urgent" school funding shortages in England.
Geoff Barton, leader of the ASCL heads' union, said extra cash for maths was a "drop in the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42081388 |
James Bulger killer Jon Venables recalled to prison - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jon Venables, who killed toddler James Bulger in 1993, is suspected of having child abuse images. | Liverpool | Jon Venables was 10 when he and Robert Thompson killed James Bulger
One of the killers of toddler James Bulger has been recalled to prison suspected of having child abuse images on his computer.
It is the second time Jon Venables has been sent back to jail for the same suspected offence.
In a statement, James's moth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-42095074 |
Google clamps down on ticket scammers - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The search engine introduces tough restrictions on ticket resellers, in an effort to combat fraud. | Entertainment & Arts | Google says it will apply the new policy globally
Google has announced tough new restrictions on ticket resellers, in an effort to combat fraud.
From January resellers will need to be certified by Google before they use its AdWords service, which allows people to pay for prominent listings in its search results.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42093334 |
Broadband firms must ditch 'misleading' speed ads - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A radical shake-up of broadband advertising will change the way ISPs promote the speed of net services. | Technology | ISPs will no longer be able to use the term 'up to' about speeds of service
Broadband firms will no longer be able to advertise their fast net services based on the speeds just a few customers get, from May next year.
Currently ISPs are allowed to use headline speeds that only 10% of customers will actually receive.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42079941 |
Myanmar Rohingya crisis: Deal to allow return of Muslim refugees - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Myanmar agrees to take back hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence for Bangladesh. | Asia | Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people are now living in refugee camps like this one in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has signed a deal with Myanmar to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled a recent army crackdown.
A statement from the Bangladesh foreign ministry said displaced people could begin to ret... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42094060 |
Budget 2017: What does the diesel change mean? - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New diesel cars face a tax rise, but "white van man" will not be affected, chancellor says | Business | The sale of new diesel cars that do not meet latest emissions standards will face a one-off tax increase in April.
It will be levied on all diesels that do not meet the Real Driving Emissions Step 2 standards on emissions for the first year of ownership.
According to experts, it means that most new diesels would be s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42079297 |
Zanu-PF purges itself to win back Zimbabweans' trust - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Zimbabwe's ruling party is intent on retaining power after the earthquake of Robert Mugabe's overthrow. | Africa | Zimbabweans want a "happy new Zimbabwe" - and the long-time ruling party Zanu-PF is anxious to assure them it can be the one to deliver it
It's been a dramatic, inspiring, earthquake of a week in Zimbabwe. But if you're looking for evidence to show that what really happened was a ruthless reshuffle within the governin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42088257 |
Parachute husband Emile Cilliers set to face retrial - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The jury in the case against Emile Cilliers, accused of trying to kill his wife, is discharged. | Wiltshire | An Army sergeant accused of trying to kill his wife is set to face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict.
Emile Cilliers denied tampering with Victoria Cilliers' parachute at Netheravon Airfield, Wiltshire, where she suffered near-fatal injuries in 2015.
Mr Cilliers, 37, faced two charges of attempted murd... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-42100936 |
Singapore to use driverless buses 'from 2022' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government plans to let commuters hail on-demand shuttles using their mobile phones. | Business | Nanyang Technological University in Singapore already uses driverless shuttles at its campus
Singapore plans to introduce driverless buses on its public roads by 2022.
The government says they will be piloted in three new neighbourhoods which will have less-crowded roads designed to accommodate the buses.
The buses ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42090987 |
Manus Island: PNG police move refugees from former Australia centre - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | About 40 people are moved from a Manus Island centre, but more than 300 others are refusing to leave. | Australia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'They are destroying everything'
Police in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have moved about 40 refugees and asylum seekers from a former Australian-run detention centre on Manus Island.
But more than 300 others remain. They have bee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42090135 |
Domestic abuse: 10% of young women affected - ONS - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | About 7% of teenage males in England and Wales are also affected, official figures suggest. | UK | More than 10% of women aged between 16 and 19 in England and Wales say they have experienced domestic abuse in the past year, research suggests.
The Office for National Statistics' annual report on domestic abuse says they are the group most likely to be victims of it.
Women in their 20s and early 40s are also vulner... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42093346 |
Iraq's bikers on the frontlines - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | null | These bikers travel across Iraq, flying the flag for tolerance and love of bikes. | null | These bikers travel across Iraq, flying the flag for tolerance and a love of motorbikes.
Filmed by Kermanj Hoshyar. Produced by Nafiseh Kohnavard and Joe Inwood | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42090359 |
Budget 2017: Reaction from Jack, Kuenssberg and Ahmed - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | null | The BBC's business, political and economics editors on the announcements in Philip Hammond's Budget speech. | null | The BBC's business, political and economics editors on the announcements in Philip Hammond's Budget speech.
Andrew Neil heard from Laura Kuenssberg, Kamal Ahmed and Simon Jack, straight after the chancellor and Labour leader spoke in the Commons. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42084988 |
Budget 2017: Hammond loosens his belt - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chancellor loosens the public finances envelope as the economy stutters. | Business | Much of the rest of the world is growing at a healthier clip.
For Britain it is a different story.
Today the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) downgraded growth forecasts for the next four years.
And it has been more aggressive with those downgrades than the Bank of England was in its Inflation Report earlier i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42087215 |
UK economy faces 'longest fall in living standards in 60 years' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A think tank says the squeeze on incomes will last longer than that which followed the post-2008 crash. | Business | The UK is on course for its longest fall in living standards since records began over 60 years ago, the Resolution Foundation think tank has said.
Its post-Budget analysis says the squeeze on incomes is set to last longer than that which followed the post-2008 crash.
It says real disposable incomes are now set to fal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42087881 |
Brexit 'bombshell' for UK's European Capital of Culture 2023 plans - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK won't host the European Capital of Culture in 2023, disappointing five bidding cities. | Entertainment & Arts | The Leeds bid has cost £1m over the past four years
The European Commission has cancelled the UK's turn to host the European Capital of Culture after Brexit, disappointing the bidding cities.
Five places have already bid to hold the title in 2023 - Dundee, Nottingham, Leeds, Milton Keynes and Belfast/Derry.
But the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42097692 |
Tearful reunion after wronged man freed 23 years on - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | null | Nevest Coleman left his prison cell near Chicago and was greeted by family members. | null | Nevest Coleman left his prison cell near Chicago and was greeted by family members, two decades after being wrongfully imprisoned for murder. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42075467 |
Budget 2017: What does the stamp duty change mean? - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People buying a first home worth up to £300,000 will pay no stamp duty, the Chancellor announces. | Business | Stamp duty will be abolished immediately for first-time buyers buying a home of up to £300,000, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said.
For properties costing up to £500,000, no stamp duty will be paid on the first £300,000.
Mr Hammond said this meant 95% of first-time buyers would see stamp duty cut, while 80% would pay... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42079174 |
Ashes: England's James Vince makes 83 before Australia rally in first Test - BBC Sport | 2017-11-23 | null | England's James Vince makes 83 and Mark Stoneman 53 before Australia fight back on the opening day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England's Ashes debutant James Vince made 83 before Australia fought back on day one of the first Test in Brisbane.
Vince added 125 for the second wicket with Mark Stoneman either side of a 95-minute delay for rain at the Gabba.
But Vince was run out by Nathan Lyon's superb ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42091952 |
Robinho: Brazil striker given prison sentence for 2013 rape - BBC Sport | 2017-11-23 | null | Brazilian footballer Robinho is sentenced to nine years in prison for raping a woman with four other men in a Milan nightclub in 2013. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Brazilian footballer Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for taking part in the gang rape of a woman in Milan in 2013.
An Italian court ruled the 33-year-old and five other Brazilians assaulted the Albanian woman, who was 22, after plying her with alc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42103736 |
UK approach to Brexit 'chaotic' - leaked Irish report - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A leaked internal Irish government paper documents EU figures' concerns about the Brexit process. | Europe | The government has refused to comment on a leaked report branding its approach to Brexit as "chaotic".
The internal Irish government paper, obtained by RTÉ, documents EU figures' scathing assessments of cabinet members such as Brexit Secretary David Davis.
A Czech minister is quoted as describing Foreign Secretary Bo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42098158 |
Five ways to revive Zimbabwe’s economy - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The measures needed to get the country's finances off life-support and into recovery mode. | Africa | Serious work on restoring Zimbabwe's finances need to begin once the celebrations over Robert Mugabe's departure have ended
Current events in Zimbabwe show that while a week may be a long time in politics, it is really a very short blink of an eye in economics. Zimbabweans on the streets of Harare and Bulawayo may be ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42079584 |
Outrage after India minister terms cancer 'divine justice' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An Indian minister's remark about the disease "saddens" patients and their family members. | India | Indians have reacted angrily after the health minister from Assam state said cancer "is divine justice" caused by "past sins of a person".
Himanta Biswa Sarma said that people could also get diseases like cancer "because of the sins of their parents".
Cancer patients and their relatives said they were saddened by the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42091347 |
Salary calculator: Check if pay is rising for your job - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Try our calculator to see how wages for your job are performing, compared with inflation. | Business | If you feel a little poorer now than you did a few years ago, you may not be alone as full-time workers earn a little less in real terms than they did a year ago, despite low unemployment levels.
To find out what the average wage is for your job and to see if it has increased since 2011 use the calculator below.
You ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42094604 |
Celebrity Big Brother star Jeremy McConnell is jailed - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Celebrity Big Brother star Jeremy McConnell had been carrying out community service in south Wales. | South East Wales | Jeremy McConnell struck up a relationship with former Hollyoaks actor Stephanie Davis in the Celebrity Big Brother house
Reality TV personality Jeremy McConnell has been jailed for 18 weeks for missing community service to get a hair and beard transplant.
The Celebrity Big Brother star was given a suspended sentence ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-42101540 |
Budget 2017: How will stamp duty cut help first-time buyers? - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How much is the chancellor's stamp duty policy really going to help the people at whom it is aimed? | Business | The claim: Changes to stamp duty will save an average of £1,700 to first-time buyers.
Reality Check verdict: The average first-time buyer would indeed save about £1,700 in stamp duty, but for some people it's likely that would be more than offset by increased house prices, according to the Office for Budget Responsibi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42095146 |
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: 'Great relief' over cancer all-clear - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | null | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was told lumps in her breasts were non-cancerous, her husband says. | null | It was a "great relief" to find out that jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe did not have cancer, her husband has said.
Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife has been held in Iran since April 2016, told BBC London that doctors in Iran will see Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe again in three months.
The full details of the allegatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42104184 |
UK floods: 70 people and horses rescued in Lancashire - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lancaster and Galgate were the worst affected places as bad weather hit the UK. | Lancashire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. "It was bucket versus river - and the river won," says Maggie Wild.
More than 70 people and 20 horses had to be rescued from floods in Lancashire as bad weather hit the UK.
Emergency crews received more than 500 calls, with... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-42092038 |
Deep fat fryers may help form cooling clouds - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fatty acids released in cooking may help form clouds that cool the climate, say scientists. | Science & Environment | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The University of Reading say molecules from burning fat could counteract global warming.
Fatty acids released into the air from cooking may contribute to the formation of clouds that cool the climate, say scientists.
Fatty... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42081892 |
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa promises jobs in 'new democracy' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The incoming leader hails a new era and praises the army for removing Robert Mugabe peacefully. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Zimbabwe's incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed a "new and unfolding democracy" after returning from exile to replace Robert Mugabe.
He also vowed to create jobs in a country where some estimates say 90% of people ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42077233 |
Kezia Dugdale enters I'm a Celebrity jungle camp - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale is introduced as a late-entry campmate on the reality TV show. | Scotland | Kezia Dugdale is one of two late entries to the jungle camp
Kezia Dugdale has made her first jungle appearance on TV programme I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.
The former leader of Scottish Labour was introduced as one of two late-entry campmates on Wednesday's live edition of the reality show.
Presenters Ant... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42074547 |
Budget 2017: Corbyn says government not fit for office - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Corbyn predicts the Budget will "unravel", continuing the "misery" for people across the UK. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: "So much for tackling injustices"
Chancellor Philip Hammond's Budget will "unravel" within days, continuing the "misery" for people across the country, Jeremy Corbyn has predicted.
The Labour leader attacked ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42084800 |
Budget 2017: Charts that explain a stormy outlook - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The outlook for the UK economy is one of the worst in living memory - four charts help explain why. | Business | If the economy is a cruise liner then the chancellor made the cabins more affordable for some passengers on Wednesday.
Philip Hammond said first-time buyers buying a home of up to £300,000 would pay no stamp duty.
While that will make some passengers happy, the weather for their trip could turn stormy in the coming y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42094374 |
I'm A Celebrity's Jack Maynard sorry for 'horrible' tweets - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-I'm A Celebrity contestant apologised for tweeting some "disgusting things" in 2012. | Entertainment & Arts | YouTuber Jack Maynard - who left I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! when offensive tweets he posted in 2012 emerged - has apologised for saying some "pretty disgusting things".
The tweets, which prompted allegations of racism and homophobia, were published in the Sun newspaper while Maynard, 23, was in Australia.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42104388 |
Budget 2020: Richer or poorer? Ask the calculator - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Use our Budget calculator to find out how your pocket may be affected by the latest tax measures. | Business | The calculator on this page was part of the BBC's coverage of the 2020 Budget and is no longer available. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17442946 |
Question Time cut short as woman falls ill - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC TV show is curtailed after an audience member collapses. | UK Politics | The BBC's Question Time was cut short on Thursday when an audience member was taken ill during the recording.
The BBC One show, from Colchester Town Hall, in Essex, was suspended while the woman was given first aid.
Host David Dimbleby said later they had to end the recording as the woman "could not be safely moved".... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42104904 |
Budget 2017: Stagnant earnings forecast 'astonishing' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK is in danger of losing almost 20 years of earnings growth, warns an independent economic think tank. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The prediction that average UK earnings in 2022 could still be less than in 2008 is "astonishing", according to an independent economic think tank.
Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, added that the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42096806 |
Mugabe has gone, but will Zimbabwe change? - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Zimbabweans are celebrating change, but is the old regime just getting a new face? | Africa | Up to the moment itself the extraordinary session of parliament had proceeded along expected lines. Speaker after speaker rose to denounce the excesses of the president and his wife.
A female MP was speaking of how her constituents were suffering when we saw the messengers approach the speaker. They handed him a lette... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42079908 |
Manchester Arena attack: Siblings return six months on - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Max Trobe took his little sister Martha Lynch back to Manchester Arena for a Little Mix concert. | Manchester | Max Trobe and his sister Martha Lynch returned to Manchester Arena for the first time since the 22 May bombing
A photo of a brother and sister's return to Manchester Arena after they survived the attack there has gone viral.
Max Trobe, 18, posted the picture of himself and his sister Martha Lynch, 10, at Tuesday's Li... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42099555 |
Inside Saudi Arabia's gilded prison at Riyadh Ritz-Carlton - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | null | The BBC's Lyse Doucet is the first journalist to visit the hotel where dozens of prominent Saudis are being held. | null | Dozens of prominent Saudi figures are being held in the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. Many names are still secret, but the list is said to comprise at least 11 princes. It is part of an anti-corruption drive by the young Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet was the first journalist to be allowed inside t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42098201 |
Prince Harry and robot to edit Radio 4's Today Programme - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC has announced this year's guest editors, who will take over between Christmas and New Year. | Entertainment & Arts | Prince Harry and a robot have been announced as two guest editors on Radio 4's Today Programme.
Their fellow editors will be Baroness Trumpington, Tamara Rojo and Ben Okri.
This is the 14th year control has been handed over to public figures between Christmas and New Year.
Kensington Palace said Prince Harry would u... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42094085 |
Dementia and football: Brain injury study to begin in January - BBC Sport | 2017-11-23 | null | A long-awaited study into the links between heading a football and brain damage will start in January, the Football Association says. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
A long-awaited study into the links between heading a football and brain damage will start in January, the Football Association has announced.
The doctor who claimed former striker Jeff Astle died because of repeated head trauma is to lead the study.
Dr Willie Stewart said ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42094034 |
MS-13 gang 'behead man' in park near Washington DC - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One man has been arrested and charged over the gruesome gang killing. | US & Canada | Miguel Angel Lopez-Abrego, 19, has been charged with murder
Members of an El Salvadorian street gang stabbed a man 100 times, beheaded him and cut out his heart in a park near Washington DC, police say.
Up to 10 members of MS-13 communicated on walkie talkies as they closed in on their victim at a recreational area i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42089052 |
Luton terror attack plotter Mubashir Jamil jailed for six years - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jamil was caught in a covert police operation offering to wear a suicide vest and "press the button" . | Beds, Herts & Bucks | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A terror plotter who offered to wear a suicide vest and "press the button on the same day" has been jailed.
Mubashir Jamil, 22, was convicted of preparing acts of terrorism after being caught in a covert police operation.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-42094557 |
Finland rolls out bread made from crushed crickets - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Insect-eating is common in many parts of the world. In the West, it is perceived as a niche diet. | Europe | Finland recently lifted a ban on the use of insects in food
A Finnish bakery is to offer bread made from crushed crickets in a move that is hoped will help tackle world hunger.
Fazer Bakery in Finland said the product, available in its stores from Friday, was the first of its kind.
Each loaf produced will contain ab... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42101700 |
Buncrana pier tragedy victims 'died by misadventure' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five members of a Derry family drowned after their car went off a slipway into Lough Swilly in March 2016. | Foyle & West | The victims were, from left, Mark McGrotty, 12, and Evan McGrotty, 8, Sean McGrotty, 49, Ruth Daniels, 57, and Jodie Lee Daniels, 14
Five members of a Londonderry family whose car went into Lough Swilly from a slipway drowned due to misadventure, a coroner inquest jury has found.
The Buncrana pier tragedy took the li... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-42093915 |
Irish deputy PM no confidence motion could force election - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Irish government could collapse over a no confidence motion tabled against the deputy PM. | Europe | Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin could fight a fresh election in the coming months
The Republic of Ireland could face a general election after the country's second largest party tabled a motion of no confidence in the deputy prime minister.
The Fianna Fáil motion against Frances... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42104914 |
Galapagos finches caught in act of becoming new species - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A population of finches on the Galapagos is discovered in the process of becoming a new species. | Science & Environment | This is an image of the Big Bird lineage, which arose through the breeding of two distinct parent species: G. fortis and G. conirostris
A population of finches on the Galapagos has been discovered in the process of becoming a new species.
This is the first example of speciation that scientists have been able to obser... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42103058 |
Liverpool street brawl: More than 20 Germans and two locals arrested - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 20 German nationals are among those held over a mass brawl in Liverpool city centre. | Liverpool | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. More than 20 people were arrested over the fight in Liverpool
More than 20 German men have been arrested over a mass street brawl.
Mobile phone footage showed a large group of men fighting outside the Soho bar in Liverpool'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-42095094 |
Business Live: Budget reaction - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Views on Wednesday's Budget after the sharp cut in the growth outlook, plus other news. | Business | Black Friday is almost upon us, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has compiled some interesting stats on how much we spend on this American-born promotional event.
The FCA found that over £5.3bn was spent over Black Friday weekend last year.
While not everyone is interested in taking part, 15% of UK consumers... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-42027175 |
Budget 2017: 'I've never been able to afford my own home' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC asked a selection of young people for their reaction to measures announced in the Budget. | UK Politics | Nikki Entwistle, 33, said stamp-duty changes would not help her afford a deposit
What do the measures introduced in the Budget mean to young people in the UK?
The Chancellor Philip Hammond, announced the immediate abolition of stamp duty for properties up to £300,000 in England, Northern Ireland and, for a time, Wale... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42088039 |
Foxconn stops interns' illegal overtime at iPhone X factory - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Apple's main iPhone supplier has stopped illegal overtime by school age interns in a factory in China | Business | Foxconn has faced several claims of poor treatment of workers at its Chinese factories
Foxconn, a main supplier for Apple's iPhone, says it has stopped interns from working illegal overtime at its factory in China.
It comes after a Financial Times report found at least six students worked 11-hour days at its iPhone X... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42090777 |
Emmerson Mnangagwa: The 'crocodile' who snapped back - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | 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 |
Budget 2017: No political drama from 'Box Office Phil' - BBC News | 2017-11-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It wasn't a show stopper - but what Philip Hammond tried to do was to act on concerns expressed at the general election and by rebels on the Tory backbenches as well as the Labour opposition. | UK Politics | It wasn't a drama - it wasn't a Budget that would inspire queues at the Box Office.
No surprise. When "Box Office Phil" was given that nickname, it wasn't because he has a reputation for delivering political thrillers.
What he tried to do was to act on concerns expressed at the general election and by rebels on the T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42084795 |
Leo Varadkar hopes talks can avert Irish general election - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leo Varadkar says he does not want an election but will continue to back his under pressure deputy PM. | Europe | Leo Varadkar said that if an election happened "it would be better to have it done before Christmas"
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said he hopes talks can resolve a crisis that threatens to collapse the Irish government.
The crisis was sparked when the main opposition party, Fianna Fáil, tabled a motion of no... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42117072 |
Sally Anne Bowman killer Mark Dixie jailed for more attacks - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mark Dixie was jailed in 2008 for raping and murdering teenage model Sally Anne Bowman. | London | Eighteen-year-old Sally Anne Bowman was murdered in south London in 2005
The murderer of model Sally Anne Bowman has been given two further life sentences for raping two other women.
Mark Dixie, now 47, was jailed for at least 34 years in 2008 for repeatedly stabbing 18-year-old Miss Bowman, before raping her as she ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42112913 |
Budget 2017: The endless living squeeze - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Budget downgrades for economic growth and productivity mean we could see stagnant wages until 2025. | Business | What is the point of capitalism?
That might seem like a pretty big question, but one answer could be "to provide people the opportunity through work to become richer".
What, though, if the economy fails in that endeavour?
If the system leaves you - despite all your efforts - worse off in December than you were the p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42097238 |
Oxford Circus Tube station: Pair sought over platform altercation - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sixteen people are hurt amid panicked scenes at Oxford Circus, as police probe a fight on a platform. | UK | Armed police have been stood down and two central London Underground stations have reopened following reports of gunshots being fired at Oxford Circus.
Police want to speak to two men after an altercation "erupted" on a platform at the station, but say there is no evidence any weapons had been fired.
Officers also wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42117311 |
Oscar Pistorius case by numbers - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | null | Numbers involved in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius, sentenced to six years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. | null | Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day, 2013.
BBC News looks at the case in numbers. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34574967 |
William and Kate arrive for Royal Variety - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | null | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had been delayed by a security alert at nearby Oxford Circus Tube. | null | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had been delayed for about an hour because of a security alert at nearby Oxford Circus Tube station.
The traditional pre-show line-up, in which the royals meet performers, had to be cancelled.
Catherine, who is four months pregnant, wore a Jenny Packham dress. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42115805 |
Avatar therapy 'reduces power of schizophrenia voices' - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Patients became less distressed and heard voices less often compared with those who had counselling. | Health | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How avatar therapy is helping people stand up to schizophrenic voices by giving them a face
Confronting an avatar on a computer screen helped patients hearing voices to cope better with hallucinations, a UK trial has found.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42097781 |
Brexit: May says positive vibe but EU warns of 'huge challenge' - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But the EU says it will still be a "huge challenge" to move onto the next phase of talks next month. | UK Politics | Theresa May met German's Angela Merkel and other EU leaders
Issues still need to be resolved but progress is being made in Brexit negotiations, Theresa May has insisted.
The prime minister said there had been a "very positive atmosphere" in talks with several EU leaders in Brussels.
The UK, she said, would honour it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42104024 |
Buncrana pier tragedy victims 'died by misadventure' - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five members of a Derry family drowned after their car went off a slipway into Lough Swilly in March 2016. | Foyle & West | The victims were, from left, Mark McGrotty, 12, and Evan McGrotty, 8, Sean McGrotty, 49, Ruth Daniels, 57, and Jodie Lee Daniels, 14
Five members of a Londonderry family whose car went into Lough Swilly from a slipway drowned due to misadventure, a coroner inquest jury has found.
The Buncrana pier tragedy took the li... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-42093915 |
Irish deputy PM no confidence motion could force election - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Irish government could collapse over a no confidence motion tabled against the deputy PM. | Europe | Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin could fight a fresh election in the coming months
The Republic of Ireland could face a general election after the country's second largest party tabled a motion of no confidence in the deputy prime minister.
The Fianna Fáil motion against Frances... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42104914 |
US to stop arming anti-IS Syrian Kurdish YPG militia - Turkey - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US confirms making "adjustments" to support for Syrian groups, but does not name the YPG militia. | Middle East | The YPG played a key role in removing IS from Raqqa and other strongholds
The US is to stop supplying arms to the Syrian Kurdish militia the YPG, Turkey has said.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said President Donald Trump had made the promise in a phone call to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42118567 |
Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa: Mugabe 'a father and mentor' - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | null | Zimbabwe's new president paid tribute to his predecessor and promised to rebuild the country. | null | Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has addressed a packed stadium, vowing to serve all citizens.
He paid tribute to his predecessor Robert Mugabe - to muted applause - calling him "a father, mentor, comrade-in-arms and my leader". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42115798 |
Bad Sex in Fiction: Sir Vince Cable 'too good' to be considered for award - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Liberal Democrat leader's novel Open Arms isn't shortlisted for the prize, despite "many" nominations. | Entertainment & Arts | Sir Vince's debut novel was published in September
Sir Vince Cable won't be considered for 2017's Bad Sex in Fiction Award - because his writing isn't bad enough.
The Literary Review, which organises the prize, said his thriller Open Arms had received "many" nominations but wasn't ultimately shortlisted.
That means ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42113877 |
Galapagos finches caught in act of becoming new species - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A population of finches on the Galapagos is discovered in the process of becoming a new species. | Science & Environment | This is an image of the Big Bird lineage, which arose through the breeding of two distinct parent species: G. fortis and G. conirostris
A population of finches on the Galapagos has been discovered in the process of becoming a new species.
This is the first example of speciation that scientists have been able to obser... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42103058 |
Budget 2017: How will stamp duty cut help first-time buyers? - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How much is the chancellor's stamp duty policy really going to help the people at whom it is aimed? | Business | The claim: Changes to stamp duty will save an average of £1,700 to first-time buyers.
Reality Check verdict: The average first-time buyer would indeed save about £1,700 in stamp duty, but for some people it's likely that would be more than offset by increased house prices, according to the Office for Budget Responsibi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42095146 |
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: 'Great relief' over cancer all-clear - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | null | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was told lumps in her breasts were non-cancerous, her husband says. | null | It was a "great relief" to find out that jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe did not have cancer, her husband has said.
Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife has been held in Iran since April 2016, told BBC London that doctors in Iran will see Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe again in three months.
The full details of the allegatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42104184 |
Sinai Province: Egypt's most dangerous group - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Profile of Sinai Province, a militant group that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State and has carried out a string of deadly attacks in Egypt's Sinai peninsula. | Middle East | Sinai, including here in El-Arish, has seen multiple Islamist attacks in recent years
The militant group Sinai Province is the most active insurgent group in Egypt. It has been linked to a number of deadly attacks, mostly in North Sinai, but also in the capital, Cairo, and other provinces.
The Islamist group, initial... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25882504 |
Doctor Who: Tom Baker returns for 'lost' Shada episode - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | null | A "lost" episode of Doctor Who has been released 38 years after the story was left abandoned. | null | Tom Baker has returned on camera as Doctor Who in a lost episode released 38 years after the story was left abandoned.
Shada, which was filmed around Cambridge, fell victim to BBC strike action - meaning the studio scenes that were needed to finish the episode were never recorded.
The parts not filmed in 1979 will be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42100466 |
'People were running, screaming' - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | null | BBC reporter Helen Bushby was walking towards Oxford Circus Tube when people started running towards her. | null | BBC reporter Helen Bushby was walking towards Oxford Circus Tube when people started running towards her. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42115801 |
Brexit: EU gives May two weeks to act on divorce bill and Ireland - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May is told to put more money on the table and address Irish border concerns within two weeks. | UK Politics | Mr Tusk said progress on citizens' rights had not been mirrored in other areas
Theresa May has been told she has two weeks to put more money on the table if the EU is to agree to begin Brexit trade talks before the end of the year.
EU Council President Donald Tusk said he was "ready" to move onto the next phase of Br... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42027859 |
Kezia Dugdale enters I'm A Celebrity jungle - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42101269 |
Brexit 'bombshell' for UK's European Capital of Culture 2023 plans - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK won't host the European Capital of Culture in 2023, disappointing five bidding cities. | Entertainment & Arts | The Leeds bid has cost £1m over the past four years
The European Commission has cancelled the UK's turn to host the European Capital of Culture after Brexit, disappointing the bidding cities.
Five places have already bid to hold the title in 2023 - Dundee, Nottingham, Leeds, Milton Keynes and Belfast/Derry.
But the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42097692 |
Tug vehicle collides with passenger plane at Glasgow Airport - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Glasgow Airport was closed temporarily as efforts were made to clear ice from stands and taxiways. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Glasgow Airport was closed temporarily after a towing vehicle hit a passenger plane getting ready for take-off.
The incident happened in "freezing conditions" at 20:45 and involved a British Airways plane.
It is thought the tug vehicle may have skidded on ice as the plane was being pushed back from the stand.
The Sc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42118884 |
Robinho: Brazil striker given prison sentence for 2013 rape - BBC Sport | 2017-11-24 | null | Brazilian footballer Robinho is sentenced to nine years in prison for raping a woman with four other men in a Milan nightclub in 2013. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Brazilian footballer Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for taking part in the gang rape of a woman in Milan in 2013.
An Italian court ruled the 33-year-old and five other Brazilians assaulted the Albanian woman, who was 22, after plying her with alc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42103736 |
Oscar Pistorius jail term for killing Reeva Steenkamp more than doubled - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of murdered girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp say the ruling means she can now rest in peace. | Africa | A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius's jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months.
Prosecutors had argued that the six-year term for murdering Reeva Steenkamp was "shockingly light".
Ms Steenkamp's parents were "emotional" as they watched the ruling at home on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42107701 |
Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as president- as it happened - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's new leader before huge crowds. | Africa | Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe’s new president whose nickname is “the crocodile”, has pledged to crack down on corruption, hold elections on schedule and restore relations with the West.
Here are the key moments from his speech that were applauded by the 60,000-strong crowd.
Quote Message: I am required to serve our co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-42107256 |
Budget 2017: 'I've never been able to afford my own home' - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC asked a selection of young people for their reaction to measures announced in the Budget. | UK Politics | Nikki Entwistle, 33, said stamp-duty changes would not help her afford a deposit
What do the measures introduced in the Budget mean to young people in the UK?
The Chancellor Philip Hammond, announced the immediate abolition of stamp duty for properties up to £300,000 in England, Northern Ireland and, for a time, Wale... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42088039 |
I'm A Celebrity's Jack Maynard sorry for 'horrible' tweets - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-I'm A Celebrity contestant apologised for tweeting some "disgusting things" in 2012. | Entertainment & Arts | YouTuber Jack Maynard - who left I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! when offensive tweets he posted in 2012 emerged - has apologised for saying some "pretty disgusting things".
The tweets, which prompted allegations of racism and homophobia, were published in the Sun newspaper while Maynard, 23, was in Australia.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42104388 |
Budget 2017: Charts that explain a stormy outlook - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The outlook for the UK economy is one of the worst in living memory - four charts help explain why. | Business | If the economy is a cruise liner then the chancellor made the cabins more affordable for some passengers on Wednesday.
Philip Hammond said first-time buyers buying a home of up to £300,000 would pay no stamp duty.
While that will make some passengers happy, the weather for their trip could turn stormy in the coming y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42094374 |
Michael Owen finishes second on jockey debut at Ascot - BBC Sport | 2017-11-24 | null | Former England striker Michael Owen makes his debut as a jockey, finishing second in an amateur charity race at Ascot. | null | Last updated on .From the section Horse Racing
Former England striker Michael Owen finished second on his debut as a jockey in a charity race at Ascot.
Owen rode Calder Prince over the Prince's Countryside Trust seven-furlong Flat race, finishing behind Tom Chatfeild-Roberts on Golden Wedding.
"I'm home in one piece... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/42107724 |
Pupils asked: 'Would you live next to a black person?' - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A question posed in one school's diversity lesson prompts a parent to complain. | Bristol | Naomi Davis said her daughter Chayse felt "singled out" in the diversity lesson
A school asked pupils to rank potential neighbours based on who they would most like to live next to - from a list which included "a black person" and a "gay man".
Parent Naomi Davis complained to Bristol Free School when daughter Chayse ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-42108416 |
The making and unmaking of Oscar Pistorius - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How did one of the world's most successful sportsmen, an inspiration to millions, end up serving a prison sentence after killing his girlfriend? | Magazine | He was one of the world's most successful sportsmen, an inspiration to millions, but now Oscar Pistorius is serving a five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend.
Sixteen years ago, breathless after the 75m swim, he climbs out of the pool with his stumps trailing behind him, and into the arms of his friends.
He cla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26628573 |
Reeva Steenkamp, my friend, shot by Oscar Pistorius - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It has been more than a year since the tragic death of Reeva Steenkamp but her friends in the small town of Port Elizabeth are yet to accept that she is gone, writes the BBC's Pumza Fihlani. | Africa | Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius on Valentine's Day 2013. Much attention has been focused on Mr Pistorius, the South African Olympic athlete who denies the charges. The BBC's Pumza Fihlani has been finding out more about the victim, a model, reality TV star and law graduate.
While Reeva S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28349666 |
Budget 2017: Stagnant earnings forecast 'astonishing' - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK is in danger of losing almost 20 years of earnings growth, warns an independent economic think tank. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The prediction that average UK earnings in 2022 could still be less than in 2008 is "astonishing", according to an independent economic think tank.
Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, added that the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42096806 |
Question Time cut short as woman falls ill - BBC News | 2017-11-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC TV show is curtailed after an audience member collapses. | UK Politics | The BBC's Question Time was cut short on Thursday when an audience member was taken ill during the recording.
The BBC One show, from Colchester Town Hall, in Essex, was suspended while the woman was given first aid.
Host David Dimbleby said later they had to end the recording as the woman "could not be safely moved".... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42104904 |
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