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Oxford Circus panic: Pair released after police questioning - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The two men were questioned over an altercation at London's Oxford Circus which caused panic on Friday. | UK | Armed police responded to the incident as if it was terror-related
Two men questioned over an altercation that sparked panic in London's Oxford Street on Friday have been released without charge, police have said.
The pair - aged 21 and 40 - were quizzed on Saturday after attending a police station voluntarily.
A nu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42130611 |
Arlene Foster 'sorry' for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding tweet - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Arlene Foster tweeted her congratulations to Prince William after news of his brother's engagement. | N. Ireland Politics | Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will marry next year and will live in London
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster has apologised for congratulating the wrong prince after Prince Harry announced his engagement.
The prince said on Monday that he would marry his US actress fiancee Meghan Markle next sprin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-42139148 |
The last time Mount Agung erupted - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | Survivors of the 1963 Bali volcano eruption find themselves waiting for it to erupt again. | null | Indonesia has warned that the active volcano on the tourist island of Bali is entering a "critical phase", amid fears of an imminent eruption.
More than 75,000 people have been evacuated from their homes.
Mount Agung last erupted in 1963, and people had just minutes to flee.
The BBC found survivors of that eruption ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41433507 |
Pharma deals are 'vote of confidence', says government - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Plans to build new biotech research centres come as the government announces its industrial strategy. | Business | A scientist at the Francis Crick Institute one of the UK's leading research centres
The government has said two deals to invest in the UK's biotech industry illustrate confidence in its industrial strategy, which it published on Monday.
MSD, known as Merck in North America, will support a new research centre in Londo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42131742 |
Jonny Bairstow 'headbutt' something he does with his rugby mates, says Andrew Strauss - BBC Sport | 2017-11-27 | null | England's Jonny Bairstow "bumped heads" with Cameron Bancroft because it is "something he does with his rugby mates", says Andrew Strauss. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England's Jonny Bairstow "bumped heads" with Australia's Cameron Bancroft in a bar because it is "something he does with his rugby mates", according to director of cricket Andrew Strauss.
The squad are effectively grounded after the incident in Perth in October - and Strauss ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42136826 |
US gun background checks hit new record on Black Friday - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In one day, more than 200,000 Americans requested a background check in order to legally buy a gun. | US & Canada | The FBI received over 200,000 requests for background checks to own a gun on Black Friday, overtaking last year's single-day record by nearly 10%.
Black Friday, the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday, had previously set records for the most instant FBI background checks in 2015 and 2016.
The database is meant to p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42144660 |
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: Engagement interview in full - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | The newly engaged couple spoke to the BBC's Mishal Husain on Monday afternoon. | 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/uk-42139382 |
Randox forensics inquiry: Police suspend drug-test contracts - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The firm is retesting forensic samples after a probe sparked a review of more than 10,000 cases. | Manchester | Most of the 10,000 cases that could be affected involved traffic offences
Police have suspended all contracts with a drug-testing company amid allegations of data manipulation.
Randox Testing Services (RTS) in Manchester was investigated after two scientists were arrested on suspicion of tampering with data.
Police ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42144231 |
House of Cards 'hopes to resume soon' - without Kevin Spacey - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Production on the Netflix show was halted following the recent allegations against star Kevin Spacey. | Entertainment & Arts | Spacey is having treatment following the allegations
House of Cards could be soon returning to production following the sexual harassment and assault allegations made against its star, Kevin Spacey.
The hit Netflix show was forced to take a break following the claims and Spacey has now been dropped from the show.
Pa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42135872 |
Brexit: Irish border won't be resolved until EU-UK trade deal struck - Fox - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Irish government says it won't accept a hard border and that it could veto UK trade talks with the EU. | UK Politics | There can be no final decisions on the future of the Irish border until the UK and the EU have reached a trade agreement, Liam Fox has said.
The UK's international trade secretary also blamed the EU for Brexit delays.
The comments came after the Irish Republic's EU commissioner said Dublin could veto Brexit trade tal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42129759 |
Council tax debts: Thousands threatened with prison - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 'More than 4,800 people' were threatened with jail last year for not paying a council tax debt. | UK | More than 4,800 people were taken to court and threatened with prison for not paying a council tax debt in 2016-17, data seen by the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme suggests.
The figure has risen 11% in four years, despite 2013 government guidance saying court action should be a "last resort", the Institute of Mon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42098645 |
Leeds fatal crash: Five victims 'all in car' - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five people were killed when a stolen Renault Clio crashed into a tree in Leeds on Saturday. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | Clockwise from top left: Ellis and Elliott Thornton, Darnell Harte, Anthoney Armour and Robbie Meerun
All five people killed in a fatal car crash in Leeds were in the vehicle, police have said.
Brothers Ellis, 12, and Elliott Thornton, 14, died along with Darnell Harte, 15, father-of-two Anthoney Armour and Robbie Me... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-42142644 |
Denis Law receives the Freedom of Aberdeen - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | Former Scotland international footballer Denis Law has received the Freedom of Aberdeen. | null | Former Scotland international footballer Denis Law has received the Freedom of Aberdeen.
The 77-year-old, who was born and raised in the Granite City, has described the honour as "one of the highlights of my life".
He was made a freeman during a special ceremony on Saturday evening. Then, on Sunday evening, he took p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42131023 |
Mount Agung: Bali volcano preparations and prayers - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Authorities warn there could be a major eruption within 24 hours at Bali's Mount Agung. | Asia | Dark gas has been seen rising up to 3,400m (11,150ft) above Mount Agung on the Indonesian island of Bali, with explosions being heard as far as 12km (7 miles) away. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42133412 |
Bali volcano: What is it like waiting for an eruption? - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 100,000 people have fled their homes as they wait for Bali's Mount Agung to erupt. | Asia | Experts think Bali's Mount Agung could erupt for the first time since 1963
The lifespan of a volcano can be measured in millennia, and so waiting a few days for it to erupt may not sound too stressful.
But for the tens of thousands of Balinese people forced from their homes, the "imminent" danger that they have been ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41452111 |
Philippines: Actress Maria Isabel Lopez fined for using VIP traffic lane - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The movie star has lost her licence after saying she needed to use the lane for a "bladder break". | Asia | Ms Lopez has been accused by the authorities of bragging out her act on social media
Actress Maria Isabel Lopez has had her driving licence revoked in the Philippines after she used a driving lane reserved for dignitaries attending a key summit in Manila, officials say.
The Filipina movie star has been fined and barr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42134434 |
Electronic tag misuse inquiry leads to 29 people charged - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police investigated claims electronic tags used to monitor offenders had been fitted too loosely. | London | Two former staff at the Electronic Monitoring Service (EMS) are among 29 people charged after an inquiry into the misuse of tags fitted on offenders.
It is alleged the employees took money to fit tags loosely so they could be removed. The tags help ensure curfews and court orders are obeyed.
The police investigation ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42135107 |
'Croydon cat killer' inquiry: Northampton death linked by police - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is the third time in the town in three months a cat has been killed and dumped near its owner's home. | Northampton | The animal was found on a car in Mendip Road, Northampton
A cat was "deliberately mutilated" and its body placed on top of a car near the pet owner's home, police have said.
The animal was found in Mendip Road, Northampton, on Sunday 19 November. The killing happened between 20:00 GMT on 18 November and 08:00 the nex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-42142139 |
Everton man in court after Merseyside Police officer hit by van - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Martin Stowell is accused of seriously injuring a Merseyside Police sergeant by dangerous driving. | Liverpool | Officers tried to stop a white van on Hasfield Road in Norris Green
A man has appeared in court charged with seriously injuring a police officer who was knocked down by a van.
Martin Stowell, 34, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to resist arrest.
Mr Stowe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-42133102 |
Give child 'super-spreaders' flu vaccine, say experts - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NHS bosses say children should be vaccinated, as they could put relatives at risk of getting the flu. | UK | Children should have the flu vaccine before Christmas to prevent them putting relatives at risk of infection, NHS bosses in England have warned.
Doctors say the virus can spread more easily in schools and nurseries, which puts grandparents and others at risk of getting ill over the festive season.
Those with heart or... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42132484 |
The Brexit 'impact assessment' row isn't going away - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour says Parliament is being kept "in the dark", because the impact assessments have been edited. | UK Politics | The government has handed over its analysis of the impact of Brexit on parts of the economy - but the reports are not complete.
There has been a long-running row over the studies of 58 sectors. MPs voted on 1 November for them to be released.
Labour and some Conservative MPs have demanded their publication, saying th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42142882 |
Archers 'fraud' storyline praised - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scriptwriters worked with Radio 4's consumer programme You and Yours on fraud plot. | Business | Anti-fraud campaigners have praised a partnership between two BBC Radio 4 programmes for drawing attention to one of the UK's fastest growing crimes.
For months a number of The Archers' characters have been caught up in an elaborate investment fraud.
Archers editor Huw Kennair-Jones has now revealed that the station'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42110539 |
Royal engagement gets EastEnders mention - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | News of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reached Albert Square. | null | News of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reached Albert Square in EastEnders.
Shaki Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) broke the news to Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) in the café.
You can watch the full episode here. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42146814 |
BBC Panorama: The fraud costing the UK £1bn a year - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | VAT fraud costs the UK more than £1bn a year and is making it hard for firms which pay the tax to compete. | Business | Panorama presenter Richard Bilton set up Bilton's Bargains to show how VAT fraud works
A BBC Panorama team has smuggled goods into Britain and then sold them on eBay and Amazon to highlight a fraud costing the country a billion pounds a year.
The undercover team imported goods from China and didn't pay VAT at the bor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42143849 |
Citizens Advice warns about subscription contracts - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Consumers still struggle to end unwanted subscriptions such as gym memberships, says Citizens Advice. | Business | Many consumers still struggle to get out of unwanted subscriptions such as gym memberships and online streaming services, according to Citizens Advice.
Analysis of almost 600 problems reported to the service found that in just three months consumers paid an average of £160 on unwanted services.
Sometimes, consumers m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42129427 |
Horse dies after Cefn Fforest arson attack on stable - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A horse dies and its mother is badly burned at the stables of Welsh Grand National-winning breeders. | South East Wales | Rodney (here as a foal) was almost three years old and his mother Juwireya is nine
Arsonists killed one horse and injured another in an attack on the stable of Welsh Grand National-winning breeders.
Janet and Brian Vokes were told about the fire in Cefn Fforest, Caerphilly county, at about 06:30 GMT on Sunday.
Two-y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-42130867 |
Mt Agung: Is large Bali volcano eruption inevitable? - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | A volcano expert answers questions about what is happening at Mount Agung on Indonesia's Bali island. | null | Dr Mark Tingay, a volcano expert with the University of Adelaide, answers key questions about what is happening at Mount Agung on the Indonesian island of Bali. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42133563 |
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017: Shortlist of 12 revealed for award - BBC Sport | 2017-11-27 | null | Twelve contenders are shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 award, to be presented on 17 December. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sports Personality
A shortlist of 12 contenders has been announced for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 award.
They will go forward to a public vote on the night of the live show in Liverpool on Sunday, 17 December. The nominees are:
How do you vote?
The public will vote... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/42078693 |
Harry and Meghan face the cameras - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | The newly engaged couple took part in a photo call at Kensington Palace on Monday afternoon. | null | The newly-engaged couple took part in a photo call at Kensington Palace on Monday afternoon. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42139381 |
Is the productivity puzzle the chancellor's biggest problem? - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why the indicator is so important in Philip Hammond's calculations. | Business | At this Wednesday's Budget, the man whose pronouncements will be most carefully watched may not, for once, be the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond.
Instead it will be the former journalist, economist and now director of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), Robert Chote.
Why? Because it's down to him... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42012388 |
Pope in Myanmar: Francis starts trip with army talks - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The army chief says there is no religious discrimination in the treatment of Rohingya Muslims. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Pope Francis has met Myanmar's military chief, as he begins the first papal visit to a country widely accused of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.
Gen Min Aung Hlaing denied any "religious discrimination" in a military ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42132594 |
Scientists warn Lake Victoria is dying - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | They blame over-fishing and pollution for severely damaged fish stocks in Africa's largest freshwater lake. | null | Scientists are warning that Lake Victoria, Africa's largest freshwater lake, is under threat of dying.
They blame overfishing and pollution for severely damaged fish stocks. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42128779 |
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: How North America reacted - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's a "hip hip hooray" from the US to the news that Prince Harry is to marry American Meghan Markle. | US & Canada | There had been intense speculation about the pair since they were pictured at the Invictus Games in September
The American love affair with the British Royal Family is an enduring, long-distance relationship, spiced up every now and then by a birth or a marriage.
The latest development has a distinctly American twist... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42143193 |
Bali volcano: Warning over dangerous mud flows - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | Volcanic mud flows called lahars - also known as cold lava - have been seen near Bali's Mount Agung. | null | Volcanic mud flows called lahars - also known as cold lava - have been seen near Bali's Mount Agung.
Fears of an imminent major eruption have increased and an evacuation zone around the volcano has been widened. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42133505 |
Horrendous meltdowns: Why I home-educate my daughter - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lorna Lynch is one of a growing number of parents educating a child with special needs at home. | Family & Education | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lorna Lynch has decided to home-educate her daughter Emily who has a form of autism
Lorna Lynch is one of a growing number of parents home-educating a child with special needs.
In the last five years, their numbers have gro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42103248 |
Budget 2017: UK growth forecast cut sharply - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Forecasts are slashed as the Office for Budget Responsibility downgrades its productivity outlook. | Business | Growth forecasts for the UK economy have been cut sharply following changes to estimates of productivity and business investment.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) now expects the economy to grow by 1.5% this year, down from the estimate of 2% it made in March.
Growth, it says, will drop to 1.3% by 2020 and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42082119 |
The rapper born without a jaw - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | How Isaiah Acosta found his voice and became a rapper. | null | Isaiah Acosta was born with situs inversus, which meant all his major organs were in the wrong place, and he hadn't developed a jaw bone. His mother Tarah Acosta was told his life expectancy would be limited and he'd be "bed-bound".
Despite doctors' predictions, Isaiah survived and is able to walk. He uses medical mac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-42143752 |
Computer science GCSE in disarray after tasks leaked online - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Exams regulator Ofqual plans to pull this chunk of the qualification from the overall marks. | Family & Education | The new computer science GCSE has been thrown into disarray after programming tasks worth a fifth of the total marks were leaked repeatedly online.
Exams regulator Ofqual plans to pull this chunk of the qualification from the overall marks as it has been seen by thousands of people.
Ofqual said the non-exam assessmen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42138037 |
Prince Harry and Meghan: No wedding bank holiday planned - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The nation had a day off for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but may not for Prince Harry. | UK | Street parties were held across the UK to mark the Cambridges' wedding in 2011
There are "no plans" for a bank holiday to mark the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Downing Street has said.
The possibility of an extra day off had dominated social media reaction to news of their engagement.
But the decision ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42138938 |
Tenerife nightclub dancefloor collapses, injuring 40 - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Those hurt at the club include nationals of the UK, France, Belgium and Romania as well as Spain. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Firefighters in Tenerife have released footage of the aftermath of the collapse
The dancefloor of a nightclub in Tenerife has collapsed, injuring 40 people.
Clubbers fell through the floor to the basement of the Butterfly D... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42128323 |
Durham students miners' strike-themed event 'disgraceful' - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The rugby club party invite asked for "flat caps, filth" and a few "working-class-beating-bobbies". | Tyne & Wear | The organisers said to expect "a confrontation bigger than the Battle of Orgreave"
A miners' strike-themed student rugby club event has been criticised as "disgraceful" and swiftly cancelled.
Guests had been asked to come dressed as miners or members of Margaret Thatcher's government.
The Facebook invitation said: "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-42128595 |
Ethical hackers to boost NHS cyber-defences - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The hackers will work in an operations centre that will look for threats before they hit hospitals. | Technology | About one-third of UK health trusts were caught out by the WannaCry ransomware worm
The NHS is spending £20m to set up a security operations centre that will oversee the health service's digital defences.
It will employ "ethical hackers" to look for weaknesses in health computer networks, not just react to breaches.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42137409 |
Harvey Weinstein: First UK civil claim made against film producer - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman who worked in the film industry is alleging a series of sexual assaults by the film producer. | Entertainment & Arts | The first UK civil claim against Harvey Weinstein has been issued in the High Court.
A woman, who worked in the film industry and wishes to remain anonymous, is alleging a series of sexual assaults by the film producer.
The claim, which was lodged by personal injury lawyer Jill Greenfield on the woman's behalf, is ex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42137046 |
Katie Hopkins leaves MailOnline 'by mutual consent' - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The controversial columnist parts company with the popular web publication "by mutual consent". | Entertainment & Arts | Katie Hopkins appeared on The Apprentice in 2007
Broadcaster Katie Hopkins has left MailOnline after two years as a columnist for the website.
The presenter, who first rose to prominence as a contestant on The Apprentice in 2007, joined MailOnline in November 2015.
Hopkins is known for her controversial opinions and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42141325 |
Ashes: Australia beat England by 10 wickets in first Test - BBC Sport | 2017-11-27 | null | Australia complete a 10-wicket victory over England in the first Ashes Test on the fifth morning in Brisbane. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
First Ashes Test, Gabba, Brisbane (day five of five)
Australia completed a 10-wicket victory over England in the first Ashes Test on the fifth morning in Brisbane.
Chasing a target of 170, the hosts got the 56 runs they required in little more than an hour, with David Warner... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42132855 |
Leeds car crash: Five victims named locally - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two young brothers are among the five who died after a stolen car crashed into a tree in Leeds. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The crash happened on Stonegate Road in the Meanwood area of Leeds
The five victims of a crash that saw a stolen car smash into a tree in a Leeds suburb have been named locally.
Brothers Ellis and Elliott Thornton, aged 12 ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-42133108 |
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: A royal shake-up - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actress can now help modernise the monarchy alongside Prince Harry. | UK | This is no ordinary royal engagement.
Meghan Markle brings something different to the British Royal Family.
She is American, divorced, an actress and mixed race.
She is also a campaigner with a variety of humanitarian interests and won't want her marriage to limit her ability to speak out and support various causes ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42112647 |
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle give first interview - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince Harry, fifth in line to the throne, is to marry American actress Meghan Markle. | UK | We're going to close our live coverage here, with a final recap for you.
Prince Harry, the fifth in line to the throne, is to marry to the American actress Meghan Markle.
The couple got engaged earlier this month, when Harry proposed during a night in at his Kensington Palace cottage.
They will tie the knot in Sprin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-42116319 |
Vaginal mesh operations should be banned, says NICE - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Implants can cut into the vagina - and some women have been left in permanent pain, unable to walk. | Health | The mesh is made of polypropylene - the same material used to make certain drinks bottles
The health watchdog NICE is to recommend that vaginal mesh operations should be banned from treating organ prolapse in England, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show has learned.
Draft guidelines from NICE say the implants should o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42110076 |
Manchester Arena attack: PM vows to cover costs - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May says the city will get the "financial support it needs" following the Arena bombing. | Manchester | Twenty-two people died in the attack at Manchester Arena on 22 May
The government will fully fund the costs of dealing with the Manchester Arena attack, Prime Minister Theresa May has said.
It comes after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said an initial offer was "not good enough".
But the PM told the Mancheste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42132684 |
Newspaper headlines: Royal wedding announcement hailed - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | News of the forthcoming wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dominates the newspapers. | The Papers | The front pages are dominated by pictures of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after their royal engagement, many taking up their full length. The Sun has a picture of the couple gazing at each other during their appearance outside Kensington Palace, and the headline: "She's the one."
A similar picture in the Express has... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-42146644 |
'Relay crime' theft caught on camera - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | This footage from West Midlands Police shows two men pulling up outside a victim's house and stealing a car without needing to see the owner's keys. | null | This footage from West Midlands Police shows two men pulling up outside a victim's house in the Elmdon area of Solihull.
The pair steal the car without needing to see the owner's keys.
Mark Silvester, from the West Midlands Police crime reduction team, said: "To protect against this type of theft, owners can use an a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42132804 |
Prince Harry: Stars were aligned when I met Meghan - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince Harry says “this beautiful woman” fell into his life and he proposed over roast chicken. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Meghan Markle has revealed that Prince Harry proposed on a Sunday night at home
Prince Harry says he and US actress girlfriend Meghan Markle fell in love "so incredibly quickly" and it seemed proof that the "stars were align... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42144300 |
Mugabe 'wasn't offered anything' to resign - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | null | A resignation mediator says he can't confirm reports that Zimbabwe's ex-leader was given $10m (£7.5m). | null | Father Fidelis Mukonori said he could not confirm reports that Zimbabwe's ex-leader was granted $10m (£7.5m) to ease him out of office. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42132027 |
Ben Stokes: England all-rounder 'not flying out to join Ashes squad' - BBC Sport | 2017-11-27 | null | The England and Wales Cricket Board says all-rounder Ben Stokes is not on his way to join up with Ashes squad. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England all-rounder Ben Stokes is not flying out to join up with the squad in Australia despite widespread speculation on social media, says the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Stokes, 26, was arrested in September on suspicion of actual bodily harm after an incident outside... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42146537 |
Chennai Six: Britons jailed in India win appeal - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The six former British soldiers were jailed on weapons charges in 2013. | England | Six British former soldiers who have been held on weapons charges in India since 2013 are to be released.
They were arrested while working as guards on a ship to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean.
The so-called Chennai Six always denied the charges, which were initially quashed but later reinstated. They were sentenc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42135559 |
Royal wedding 2018: Meghan Markle's film and TV career in pictures - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As Prince Harry and Ms Markle get married, look back at her career on screen. | Entertainment & Arts | Prince Harry and Ms Markle announced their engagement in November
Meghan Markle was no stranger to the spotlight before getting engaged to Prince Harry - she was a familiar face on screens and red carpets thanks to her acting roles, appearances at fashion shows and charity work.
Before joining the Royal Family, she w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42141187 |
Yemen war: First food aid arrives at port after blockade eased - BBC News | 2017-11-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is the first food aid shipment to get into Yemen since the Saudi-led coalition eased its blockade. | Middle East | Millions are on the brink of famine in Yemen, the UN says
A UN aid ship carrying food supplies has been allowed to dock at a rebel-held port in Yemen, after the Saudi-led coalition eased a blockade that has lasted for nearly three weeks.
The blockade worsened the plight of millions at risk of starvation.
Planes carr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42131361 |
Twitter employee 'deactivated' Trump account on last day - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The social media giant says a staffer on their last day took the account offline for 11 minutes. | US & Canada | For a short time visitors could only see a message that read: "Sorry, that page doesn't exist!"
US President Donald Trump's Twitter account briefly vanished on Thursday but has since been restored, the social media company said.
A customer service employee deactivated the @realdonaldtrump account, it said, clarifying... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41854482 |
'Victory declared' over 130 tonne Whitechapel fatberg - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thames Water says the 130-tonne "beast" beneath Whitechapel has "finally been defeated". | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Workers have taken nine weeks to remove the blockage
A 250-metre long fatberg weighing 130 tonnes which was blocking an east London sewer has been cleared after a nine-week "battle".
The solid mass of congealed fat, wet wip... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41860764 |
Kevin Spacey: UK police investigate sexual assault claim - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man made a complaint about an alleged incident that took place in 2008. | Entertainment & Arts | Kevin Spacey is being investigated by UK police over an alleged sexual assault.
The Sun newspaper said a man, aged 23 at the time, made a complaint on Tuesday about the alleged incident in the London borough of Lambeth.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that they are investigating an alleged assault on a man from 200... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41857327 |
'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scanning technology suggests there is a large, previously unknown cavity in the ancient monument. | Science & Environment | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mark Lehner: "A space that the builders left to protect the grand gallery?"
The mysteries of the pyramids have deepened with the discovery of what appears to be a giant void within the Khufu, or Cheops, monument in Egypt.
I... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41845445 |
Mum leaves daughter life advice in emotional farewell letter - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tens of thousands of people share a dying mum's last words of wisdom to her daughter. | US & Canada | A teenager has shared a heartbreaking letter her mum wrote to her before she died, and the words are resonating with thousands of people across social media.
Peggy Summers wrote letters for her 18-year-old daughter Hannah and each of her siblings before she passed away of stage 4 kidney cancer in Indiana.
Hannah's le... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41865716 |
Toyah Willcox: 'I'd rather have been a 70s punk than be young today' - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The singer and actress says young people today have a harder life than punks in the 1970s. | Entertainment & Arts | Toyah Willcox is known for her chart hits and acting roles
After playing a member of the anarchic and murderous girl gang in the 1978 punk film Jubilee, actress and singer Toyah Willcox is revisiting the story in its first stage version. Is she still punk, 40 years on?
"I can't live in a world of dullards," Toyah say... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41760932 |
Interest rates: What the rise means for you - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 3.5 million householders face increased payments, but 45 million savers could benefit. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What exactly is the Bank of England interest rate?
The Bank of England has raised interest rates from 0.5% to 0.75% after much speculation.
Expectations of a strengthening economy, solid employment levels, more consumer spe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41831777 |
Jose Mourinho denies Spain tax fraud allegation - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A judge is to decide on a possible trial but the Manchester United manager says he owes nothing. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Manchester United manager José Mourinho has denied owing money to the Spanish state in a tax fraud case relating to his time in charge of Real Madrid.
He had been accused of owing nearly €3.3m (£2.9m, $3.8m) in undeclared i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41856291 |
Safety first by May? Not so much - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Here's why Theresa May's decision to make Gavin Williamson defence secretary is not such a cautious move. | UK Politics | The new defence secretary is welcomed to the MoD
Gavin Williamson is a smart operator, a talented politician, who has proved himself loyal to Theresa May by running her leadership campaign and then getting through the nightmare of holding the Tories together with no majority, so far.
This very fragile government has ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41845781 |
Ferne McCann: Ex-Towie star gives birth to baby girl - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reality TV star, 27, reveals she is "so in love and bursting with pride", in social media post. | Entertainment & Arts | Ferne McCann with ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins, the father of her newborn child
Reality TV star Ferne McCann has announced the birth of her daughter.
The 27-year-old broke the news on her Instagram page, revealing the girl arrived a week early.
The newborn's father, ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins, 25, is currently stand... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41851875 |
Tesco fraud trial hears of boss's shock over misstated profits - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Tesco fraud trial hears of the chief executive's reaction on learning profits had been overstated. | Business | Former Tesco executives Carl Rogberg (left), Christopher Bush (centre) and John Scouler (right), are on trial at Southwark Crown Court
Tesco's chief executive has told a court of his "surprise and shock" on learning the company's profits had been misstated by £246m.
David Lewis was told about the issue just weeks aft... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41848389 |
Labour suspends Luton North MP Kelvin Hopkins - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | 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 |
Priti Patel held undisclosed meetings in Israel - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | International Development Secretary held meetings without telling the Foreign Office, the BBC has learned. | UK Politics | The International Development Secretary held undisclosed meetings in Israel without telling the Foreign Office while accompanied by an influential pro-Israeli Conservative campaigner, the BBC has learned.
Priti Patel met the leader of one of Israel's main political parties and made visits to several organisations wher... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41853561 |
Compassion over Chinese mother's 'mercy killing' - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Social media users react with compassion as a woman of 83 is sentenced for killing her disabled son. | China | "Although I didn't want to do this, I am guilty" - Ms. Huang confesses in court
The case of an elderly woman found guilty of killing her disabled son has provoked an outpouring of compassion from Chinese social media users.
The 83-year-old, identified only as Ms Huang, was found guilty of the manslaughter of her disa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41842986 |
Oscar Pistorius: Prosecutors appeal for longer sentence - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prosecutors tell South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal he should be jailed for 15 years, not six. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
South African prosecutors are appealing for a longer sentence for Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
They told the Supreme Court of Appeal the six-year sentence was "shockingly light" ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41858067 |
Sheepdog puppy led a flock of sheep into his owners' home - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Overzealous sheepdog puppy Rocky led a herd of sheep into his owners' home. | Devon | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The sheep left muck over the house before leaving through the front porch (from Fortitude Press)
Imagine coming home to find a flock of sheep in your kitchen? That is what happened to farmer Rosalyn Edwards.
Her overzealous... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-41865526 |
Parachute husband Emile Cilliers 'hid financial problems' - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emile Cilliers told a court he hid financial problems from his wife out of fear she would leave him. | Wiltshire | An Army sergeant accused of sabotaging his wife's parachute in a bid to kill her hid his financial woes from her, a court has heard.
At Winchester Crown Court, South African Mr Cilliers said he secretively took out "loans to cover other loans" out of fear his wife would leave him.
"I was hiding from Victoria the fina... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41858622 |
Tory MP Charlie Elphicke suspended after 'serious allegations' - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Dover MP denies any wrongdoing after "serious allegations" are referred to police. | UK Politics | MP Charlie Elphicke has been suspended by the Conservatives after "serious allegations" that have been referred to the police, the party has said.
Mr Elphicke, a former party whip who has been the MP for Dover since 2010, has denied any wrongdoing.
In a post on Twitter, the married 46-year-old wrote: "The party tippe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41866970 |
Reality Check: Britain's youngest terror suspects - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Are two 14 year-olds the youngest to be charged with terrorism offences? | UK | Two 14-year-old boys from Northallerton have appeared in court charged with conspiracy to murder following a counter-terrorism investigation in North Yorkshire.
Are they the youngest in the Britain to have been arrested and charged in such circumstances? Surprising though it may sound, they are not.
In 2015, a teenag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41846436 |
Newspaper headlines: May's 'Spider Man' and MP scandals - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anger at the new defence secretary and allegations of sexual harassment lead Friday's front pages. | The Papers | The controversial appointment of Gavin Williamson as the new defence secretary is the main story for most of Friday's newspapers.
"Tory anger at May reshuffle" is the headline for the i, whilst the Times has: "May under fire as key ally gets defence job".
The Independent website says much of the dismay is focused on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41854068 |
#WhoIsSue?: Oxfordshire field message sparks hunt for 'Sue' - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A police helicopter tweeted a photo of the name in an Oxfordshire field. | Oxford | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The puzzling message was spotted by a police helicopter near the M40
A mystery "Sue" has left Twitter perplexed after the name was discovered etched into an Oxfordshire field.
The puzzling message was spotted by the Nationa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41858266 |
7 days quiz: Whose record has 1D equalled? - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 7 days quiz: It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days? | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
If you missed last week's quiz, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41845585 |
Gut bacteria 'boost' cancer therapy - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Trials suggest the trillions of micro-organisms living in us alter immunotherapy's effectiveness. | Health | Bacteria living in the murky depths of the digestive system seem to influence whether tumours shrink during cancer therapy, say French and US researchers.
They tested the microbiome - the collection of microscopic species that live in us - in cancer patients.
Two studies, in the journal Science, linked specific speci... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41848461 |
Ever fancied joining a private members' club? - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Trendy private members' clubs are taking off globally, but are they too exclusive for their own good? | Business | The Hospital Club is one of a new breed of trendy private members' clubs
A new breed of fashionable private members clubs are growing in popularity around the world, promising to be more inclusive and diverse than their stuffy older counterparts.
Yet while the newer venues certainly have a far more youthful membershi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41497600 |
Moors Murders: Ian Brady's ashes disposed of at sea - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Moors Murderer was cremated without ceremony and the ashes disposed of in the middle of the night. | Manchester | The ashes of Moors Murderer Ian Brady have been disposed of at sea in the middle of the night after a cremation last week, it has been revealed.
The child killer, who died in May aged 79, was cremated without ceremony.
It comes after a court ruling to ensure the disposal of his body did not cause "offence and distres... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41855180 |
World's most expensive dram of Scotch was a fake - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Analysts in Scotland conclude that a £7,600 measure of whisky bought in a Swiss hotel was a fake. | Scotland business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The dram was bought for £7,600
A dram of vintage Scotch bought by a Chinese millionaire in a Swiss hotel bar for £7,600 was a fake, laboratory tests have concluded.
Analysts from Scotland were called in by the Waldhaus Am S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-41695774 |
UK interest rates rise for first time in 10 years - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Savers set to gain from the rise in rates to 0.5%, but mortgage costs will increase for some borrowers. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Bank of England may lift rates twice more over three years
For the first time in more than 10 years, the Bank of England has raised interest rates.
The official bank rate has been lifted from 0.25% to 0.5%, the first in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41846330 |
The non-medics in A&E fighting the effects of knife crime - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One charity puts youth workers alongside trauma doctors to take advantage of "the teachable moment". | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Tom Symonds met the charity Redthread, that works with gang violence victims
Can young people who've been injured in knife and gun crime be steered towards a safer future at the moment they're at their most vulnera... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41818289 |
Jeremy Corbyn 'warned over promoting harassment claim MP' - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Corbyn's decision to promote an MP accused of harassment was questioned by Labour's chief whip, the BBC understands. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ava Etemadzadeh: "It made me feel extremely uncomfortable and it was a revolting act."
Labour's former chief whip queried Jeremy Corbyn's decision to promote an MP, following allegations of sexual harassment, the BBC has lea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41857136 |
How a drag wrestler broke the mould for LGBT representation in wrestling - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rick Cataldo has found success as part of The Fella Twins and opened doors for more LGBT people in the business. | Newsbeat | The wrestling industry isn't known for LGBT representation, but drag wrestler Rick Cataldo is hoping to change that.
Rick has been a professional wrestler since 2004 but his career took off in 2014 when he formed The Fella Twins.
As part of the duo, he says he was able to pay tribute to the female wrestlers who inspi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/41832881 |
Why Call of Duty WW2 bosses won't 'shy away' from history - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bosses of the new Call of Duty say being truthful to the violence of WW2 honours those who fought. | Newsbeat | Bosses of the new Call of Duty game say they "touch on some really dark subject matter" in the new release.
The makers say creating a title based on a conflict that claimed about 60 million lives has been a challenge.
It's been 10 years since the Call of Duty franchise based a game during World War Two.
"In no way d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/41848521 |
'Why I had my Nazi tattoos removed' - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A former neo-Nazi has his swastika tattoos removed after forging an unlikely friendship with his black probation officer. | US & Canada | A former neo-Nazi had his swastika tattoos removed after forging an unlikely friendship with his black probation officer. Michael Kent tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme about the relationship that changed his life.
For 20 years, Michael was involved in a violent white supremacist movement in Arizona, committing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41816588 |
How I threw away a work of modern art - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | David Chazan regrets destroying a valuable work by the 'French Banksy' in favour of smooth, white walls. | Europe | A work by French street artist Invader on display at an exhibition in Los Angeles
To me, it looked like a child's crude attempt at a mosaic. About a dozen small square tiles of different colours. Glued to the wall in a geometric design vaguely resembling a face with two square eyes.
It stood out in the otherwise empt... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41850348 |
The US state that bans sparklers but not guns - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | American firework laws may seem strict - but have they got the right idea? | US & Canada | American firework laws may seem strict - but as the UK prepares for Bonfire Night, has the US got the right idea?
In Delaware, you don't need a licence to own a shotgun.
You don't need a permit to buy a shotgun or carry a shotgun.
If you're over 18, and you pass the background check, the state won't interfere with y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41811499 |
Great British Bake Off: Paul Hollywood 'horrified' by Prue Leith gaffe - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Bake Off judge says his fellow adjudicator "made a mistake" in revealing this year's winner too early. | Entertainment & Arts | Hollywood was quizzed about Leith's error by An Extra Slice host Jo Brand
Bake Off star Paul Hollywood has spoken of his horror after the winner of this year's series was accidentally revealed by fellow judge Prue Leith.
"What can you say? I was horrified," he said on Channel 4's spin-off show An Extra Slice. "She's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41857151 |
Andrea Leadsom did not call for Fallon's sacking says No 10 - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Andrea Leadsom didn't urge the PM to sack then defence secretary over disputed comments, No 10 says. | UK Politics | Reports claim Sir Michael Fallon made "lewd" remarks to Andrea Leadsom when they served on a Commons committee together.
No 10 has insisted Andrea Leadsom did not call for Sir Michael Fallon to be sacked from the cabinet amid reports she complained about his conduct.
The Sun and Daily Mail said the Commons leader com... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41854582 |
German police find 'WW2 bomb' was big courgette - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A pensioner was alarmed by a monster courgette in his garden in south-west Germany. | Europe | Police agreed with the elderly man that the vegetable looked like a bomb
A German man feared a monster courgette he found in his garden was an unexploded World War Two bomb and called the police.
The 5kg (11-pound) courgette had probably been thrown over a hedge into the 81 year old's garden, police said.
Luckily no... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41857694 |
Sounds Like Friday Night: Dizzee Rascal performs live - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Grime star replaces Gallagher, after the ex-Oasis frontman cancels on doctor's orders. | Entertainment & Arts | Dizzee Rascal has stepped in as a last-minute replacement for Liam Gallagher on the BBC's new live music show Sounds Like Friday Night.
The former Oasis frontman, 44, pulled out of the live show after being told to rest his voice by doctors.
Gallagher - who released his first solo album last month - performed on BBC ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41866056 |
Kevin Spacey seeks treatment as more stars face harassment claims - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | 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 |
Labour MP Kelvin Hopkins denies sexual harassment claim - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour's Kelvin Hopkins says he "absolutely and categorically" denies claims by a party activist. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Westminster has been rocked by a series of sexual harassment claims
Suspended Labour MP Kelvin Hopkins has said he "absolutely and categorically" denies claims of sexual harassment.
Labour activist Ava Etemadzadeh, 27, earl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41866351 |
Mabel: 'I wrote a hit song on my way to the gym' - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Neneh Cherry's daughter Mabel wrote Finders Keepers in 45 minutes. Now it's lodged in the Top 10. | Entertainment & Arts | A couple of months ago, R&B singer Mabel was trying to kill time while she waited to go to the gym.
"I'd booked some dumb exercise class at eight o'clock and it was six - so my brother was like, 'Just get on the piano and see what happens.'"
Forty-five minutes later, the 21-year-old had written Finders Keepers, a son... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41844858 |
Old scams, new tricks as fraudsters adapt - BBC News | 2017-11-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | National Trading Standards says time-honoured fraud methods will not disappear any time soon. | Business | Fraudsters are using junk mail in new and more sophisticated ways
The organisation at the frontline of UK consumer protection says it is seeing a pattern of "old scams, new tricks".
National Trading Standards (NTS) said that while online crime was a growing problem, time-honoured fraud methods would not disappear any... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41851510 |
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