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Paradise Papers: Queen should apologise, suggests Corbyn - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader says anyone avoiding tax, as revealed in leaked Paradise Papers, should apologise. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Jeremy Corbyn has suggested the Queen, among others, should apologise for using overseas tax havens if they were used to avoid taxation in the UK.
The Labour leader was asked at the CBI conference whether the Queen should s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41883472 |
Damian Green says computer porn allegations are 'political smears' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Damian Green, a key ally of Theresa May, says claims by an ex-police officer are "completely untrue". | UK Politics | Damian Green said the allegations were from a "tainted and untrustworthy source"
Theresa May's most senior minister has denied a claim that police found pornography on a computer in his office during a raid in 2008.
First Secretary of State Damian Green said ex-police chief Bob Quick's claims in the Sunday Times were... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41874026 |
Nigeria kidnapping: Ian Squire killed and three freed - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ian Squire died after being held hostage in Nigeria alongside three others, who have been freed. | UK | Ian Squire was kidnapped in southern Nigeria in October
A British aid worker kidnapped last month in southern Nigeria has been killed, while three other hostages have been freed, says the Foreign Office.
Ian Squire, an optician, was one of four Britons working for a medical charity in the Niger Delta when taken.
Sus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41890060 |
Sutherland Springs: Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A gunman opened fire at a church in Sutherland Springs in the worst mass shooting in state history. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
At least 26 people have been killed and 20 others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Texas church during a Sunday service.
The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41880511 |
Fireworks display in Amesbury injures 14 - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | Hotel in Amesbury apologises after display goes wrong and fireworks shoot into a crowd. | null | A display box at a fireworks event in Wiltshire malfunctioned sending projectiles towards the crowd.
Ambulance crews treated 14 people for minor injuries after the display at the Antrobus Arms in Amesbury. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41877333 |
Captain Scott's South Pole 'selfie' on sale at auction - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The explorers were pictured at the South Pole after realising they were not the first to reach it. | UK | All five men died on the way back from the South Pole
A photograph of the team which took part in the doomed 1910-13 Antarctic expedition is to be sold at auction.
Captain Robert Scott and his four-man team died in 1912 after being beaten to the South Pole by Norwegian explorers.
The photograph of all five was taken... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41879320 |
Texas shooting: The small town where everyone knows a victim - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The impact of the church shooting has been felt in every corner of Sutherland Springs, Texas. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'Our kids play together,' says a resident whose neighbours are feared dead
When a mass shooting happens in a small town like Sutherland Springs, Texas, everyone knows a victim.
Pauline Garza was lazy on Sunday morning, and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41890279 |
Pandora Papers: Your guide to nine years of finance leaks - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What have been the major financial disclosures and what action has been taken? | Business | The financial secrets of hundreds of world leaders, politicians and celebrities has been exposed in another huge leak of financial documents.
Dubbed the Pandora Papers it features almost 12 million files from companies providing offshore services in tax havens around the world.
The data was obtained by the Internatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41877932 |
Briton held in Egypt over drugs made 'honest mistake' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Plummer, accused of drug trafficking in Egypt, 'doesn't know Tramadol from a Panadol'. | UK | A British woman who has been detained in Egypt for bringing nearly 300 Tramadol tablets into the country made "an innocent, honest mistake", according to her brother.
Laura Plummer, from Hull, was transporting the pills for her Egyptian partner who suffers from back pain.
It is illegal to supply prescription drugs an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41875573 |
Paradise Papers: PGL holiday firm cut tax bill after rule change - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Documents show travel firm reduced its bill after rule change introduced by the government in 2013. | UK | The UK company which owns the PGL children's holidays brand exploited an anti-tax avoidance law to actually save itself tax, the Paradise Papers show.
An amendment to rules introduced by the government in 2013 allowed Holidaybreak to legally avoid corporation tax by artificially shifting German profits to the Isle of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41888614 |
Leadsom 'knew about rape allegation' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-activist says she asked the Commons clerk to pass on concerns about the "toxic" Westminster culture to senior Tories. | UK | Andrea Leadsom knew of a rape case that had been reported to the Commons, the Victoria Derbyshire show understands.
The Commons leader has been accused by the alleged victim, an ex-Tory activist, of ignoring concerns over the "toxic" culture of Westminster.
"Amanda" said she told the Commons clerk she had been raped ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41857807 |
Paradise Papers: Fiona Delany avoids questions on ‘tax dodge’ - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | Richard Bilton asks Mrs Brown’s Boys star Fiona Delany about the offshore scheme. | 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-41883047 |
Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, son of a former crown prince, died in the crash near the Yemeni border. | Middle East | Prince Mansour was the son of former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz
A senior Saudi prince and seven other officials have been killed in a helicopter crash near the country's border with Yemen, state media report.
Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, was returning from an inspection tour... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41881058 |
Paradise Papers: Queen's private estate invested £10m in offshore funds - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Duchy of Lancaster put cash in Cayman Islands and Bermuda funds in 2004-2005, leaked documents show. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
About £10m of the Queen's private money was invested offshore, leaked documents show.
The Duchy of Lancaster, which provides the Queen with an income, held funds in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.
A small amount ended up i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41878305 |
2017 'very likely' in top three warmest years on record - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists say that 2017 shows a continuing trend of high temperatures and extreme weather events. | Science & Environment | Globally, temperatures in 2017 look set to be the third highest on record
The year 2017 is "very likely" to be in the top three warmest years on record, according to provisional figures from the World Meteorological Organization.
The WMO says it will likely be the hottest year in the absence of the El Niño phenomenon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41859288 |
Paradise Papers: Queen's private estate invested £10m in offshore funds - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | About £10m of the Queen's private money was invested offshore, leaked documents show. | null | About £10m of the Queen's private money was invested offshore, leaked documents show.
The Duchy of Lancaster, which provides the Queen with an income, held funds in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.
Find out more about the Paradise Papers. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41880665 |
Facebook Messenger payments comes to UK - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Users will be able to use the popular messaging app to send and receive money. | Technology | Facebook has chosen the UK as the first country outside the US to get its Messenger payments service. Later on Monday, local users will be able to send each other money in a message.
The service was launched in the US in 2015. The social network says it has been widely used to split restaurant bills, pay babysitters a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41894014 |
Kate Bushell murder: Best friend went 'numb' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | Nicky Johns said she was "numb" when she heard that Kate Bushell, 14, had been murdered. | null | A friend of murdered schoolgirl Kate Bushell said she was "numb" when she heard her best friend had been murdered.
The 14-year-old's throat had been cut while she was walking her neighbour's dog near her home in Exwick, Devon, in 1997.
Police have released new information about orange fibres found at the scene in an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-41859332 |
Priti Patel apologises over undisclosed Israeli meetings - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Priti Patel was on holiday in Israel when she met the PM - but did not tell the Foreign Office. | UK Politics | Priti Patel has apologised for holding a series of undisclosed meetings with senior Israeli officials during a private holiday over the summer.
The international development secretary met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior figures without "following the usual procedures".
Ms Patel apologised for not i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41890436 |
South Western Railway train derails near Wimbledon - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A derailed train has caused knock-on delays on London's transport routes. | London | The ambulance service said it checked four people for injuries
A train which derailed with 300 passengers on board has caused knock-on delays on London's transport routes.
The South Western Railway (SWR) commuter service from Basingstoke derailed near Wimbledon station in south-west London at 05:54 GMT.
The rear axl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41883153 |
Westminster sex scandal: Theresa May calls for 'culture of respect' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM says that people should know their complaints of abuse will be investigated properly. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. May: Allegations must be properly investigated
Theresa May has called for a "new culture of respect" ahead of a meeting with other party leaders to discuss the Westminster sexual misconduct scandal.
The PM said in a speech ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41881125 |
2,000 people 'intimidated out of homes' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Housing Executive has spent more than £7m re-housing people who fled under threat since 2012. | Northern Ireland | Many homes have been targeted in racist, sectarian or paramilitary attacks
More than 2,000 housing intimidation cases - where people were forced out of home by threats - have been acted upon by the Housing Executive since 2012.
It spent £7m re-housing people forced out by paramilitary threats, sectarian, racist or ho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41883443 |
Fake WhatsApp app downloaded more than one million times - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A bogus version of the popular messaging app was available via the Google Play Store. | Technology | The real WhatsApp messenger has been downloaded more than a billion times from the Play Store
A fake version of the WhatsApp messenger app was downloaded more than a million times from the Google Play Store before it was removed.
The app, "Update WhatsApp Messenger", appeared to have been developed by the firm behind... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41886157 |
Mass shooting at Texas church - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A gunman opened fire at a church in Texas during Sunday services, killing many people. | US & Canada | Sutherland Springs: What we know so far
At least 26 people were killed and 20 injured when a gunman opened fire at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday morning. It is the worst mass shooting in the state's history. Children are reported among the victims. The suspect, described as a white m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-41880700 |
NHS offers smartphone GP appointments - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Trials will take place in London where 3.5 million patients will be able to have video consultations via smartphone. | Health | A 24-hour service has been launched for NHS patients, offering GP consultations via videolink on smartphones.
The pilot scheme will initially cover 3.5 million patients in greater London.
Patients will be able to check their symptoms through the mobile app and then have video consultations within two hours of booking... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41884142 |
Next Gen ATP Finals: 'Disgraceful' draw ceremony leads to accusations of sexism - BBC Sport | 2017-11-06 | null | A draw ceremony in which a tennis player is asked to pull off a female model's glove with his teeth leads to accusations of sexism. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
A tennis player was asked to pull off a female model's glove with his teeth in a "disgraceful" draw ceremony that has led to accusations of sexism.
At the Next Gen ATP Finals draw in Milan on Sunday, female models decided groupings by revealing letters hidden under their cloth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41883462 |
Paradise Papers: Who is in control of Everton? - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Paradise Papers leaks question whose money was used to buy into the Premier League club. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Paradise Papers: Who is in control of Everton?
Questions have been raised in the leaked Paradise Papers about who controls Everton FC and whether Premier League rules have been broken.
Farhad Moshiri sold his Arsenal stake ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41878954 |
Woman seeks private rape prosecution - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emily Hunt is seeking what is thought to be the UK's first crowdfunded private rape prosecution. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Emily Hunt said she "had a lightbulb moment" that she was drugged
A woman seeking what is thought to be the UK's first crowdfunded private rape prosecution says she hopes to lead the way for those "let down" by the courts.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41885897 |
Woman fired for showing Trump motorcade the middle finger - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Juli Briskman, 50, showed the president's motorcade the middle finger while cycling in Virginia. | US & Canada | Despite losing her job, the 50-year-old says she does not regret "flipping off" the motorcade
A woman pictured raising her middle finger toward US President Donald Trump's motorcade has reportedly been fired from her job over the photograph.
The image went viral after it was taken on 28 October in Virginia, close to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41892544 |
Paradise Papers documents raise questions over African mining deal - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man previously accused of corruption was asked to negotiate a mining deal in Africa, the Paradise Papers reveal. | US & Canada | One of the world's largest firms loaned a businessman previously accused of corruption $45m and asked him to negotiate mining rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Paradise Papers reveal.
Anglo-Swiss company Glencore made the loan available to Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, a notorious middle man with a cl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41892624 |
Texas church shooting: President Trump condemns 'act of evil' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | At least 26 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a Texas church during Sunday service. | null | While speaking in Japan, President Donald Trump condemns the shooting in Sutherland Springs as an "act of evil".
At least 26 people have been killed and 20 others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Texas church during Sunday service. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41883672 |
Driver describes scene of Texas church shooting - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | A driver describes the scene as emergency services attend a Texas church shooting. | null | Driver Jordan Steubing describes the scene as emergency services attend a mass shooting in Texas.
A gunman is believed to have opened fire at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.
Police told the outlet there were "multiple victims" and the gunman had been killed in the aftermath. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41879384 |
Author Libby Weaver apologises over 'mongolism' in book - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nutritionist Libby Weaver recalls her latest book, which used a derogatory term for Down's syndrome. | Australia | A best-selling author has recalled 20,000 copies of her new book, which used the term "mongolism" to describe Down's syndrome.
Celebrity nutritionist Libby Weaver apologised and said she was "mortified to have caused anyone any distress".
The Australian, who has written several bestselling books, said she had no idea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41882083 |
Hotel 'saddened' by fireworks injuries upset and injury - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Antrobus Hotel organised the event on Saturday where 14 people were injured. | Wiltshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. More than a dozen are hurt as a fireworks display goes wrong in Amesbury.
The organisers of a bonfire event where 14 people were hurt say they are "saddened" by the upset and injury caused.
The display at the Antrobus Hotel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41885652 |
Live: Paradise Papers: Tax haven secrets of the super-rich exposed - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A massive leak exposes how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of cash offshore. | World | We are going to finish our coverage at the end of day three of the Paradise Papers revelations.
The huge trove of leaked documents has made headlines around the world on the offshore financial affairs of hundreds of politicians, multinationals, celebrities and high-net-worth individuals.
Here are today's top stories ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-41879690 |
Fears for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after Boris Johnson remark - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Foreign secretary's comments could double Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Iran jail term, says charity. | UK | A charity fears a British-Iranian woman held in Iran could have her prison sentence doubled following remarks made by the foreign secretary.
Boris Johnson told a Commons committee that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was arrested at Tehran Airport in 2016, was "teaching people journalism".
The Thomson Reuters Foundati... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41890885 |
Paradise Papers: Tax revelations hit Canada PM Justin Trudeau's fundraiser - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A key aide of Canada's PM is linked to schemes that may have cost the nation millions, the Paradise Papers show. | US & Canada | A key aide of Canada's PM is linked to offshore schemes that may have cost the nation millions of dollars in taxes, the Paradise Papers show.
The revelations may embarrass Justin Trudeau, who has campaigned against tax havens.
The leaks pose questions about the actions of Stephen Bronfman, chief fundraiser for Mr Tru... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41877065 |
Woman's deliberate scratch snares Watford burglar - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A court hears Annie-Laure Promonet "made it her aim" to obtain Marvyn Mulvey's DNA. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | Annie-Laure Promonet managed to hang on to her laptop during the burglary
A woman said she deliberately scratched a burglar while he was trying to steal her laptop in order to get his DNA.
Annie-Laure Promonet, 42, found a man in her home in Watford, Hertfordshire, on 22 July and attempted to stop him.
Police were a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-41872232 |
Joint Chiefs say invasion 'only way' to totally disarm N Korea - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A ground invasion is the only way to destroy Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal, the Joint Chiefs say. | US & Canada | US soldiers take part in "Warrior Strike" exercises in South Korea in September
A Pentagon assessment has declared the only way to completely destroy all parts of North Korea's nuclear weapons programme is through a ground invasion.
Rear Admiral Michael Dumont expressed the opinion on behalf of the Joint Chiefs of St... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41878123 |
'Speed up mental health support for children in care' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | England's children's commissioner says the system must help children recover from traumatic upbringings. | Family & Education | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. "I cried myself to sleep every night," says Callum
"It felt like no-one was there for me and no-one cared - I was crying myself to sleep every night."
This is what life was like for Callum after he was taken into care aged ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41849258 |
Sutherland Springs: Pastor's wife speaks after Texas massacre - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | The pastor and his wife were away when a gunman killed 26 of the congregation including their daughter. | null | Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife Sherri were away travelling when a gunman killed 26 of the congregation including their daughter Annabelle. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41893324 |
Grenfell Tower: 131 families are in hotels, MPs hear - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kensington and Chelsea Council admitted it had "huge" amounts of work to do to rehouse victims. | UK | More than 130 families left homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire are living in emergency housing, MPs have heard.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said Kensington and Chelsea Council's response in the aftermath of the fire had been "sluggish and chaotic".
It comes as the Grenfell taskforce produced a report into the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41894673 |
Paradise Papers: F1 champion Lewis Hamilton 'dodged' VAT on £16.5m private jet - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | F1 champion received a £3.3m refund after importing the red Challenger 605 into the Isle of Man. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton avoided tax on his £16.5m luxury jet, according to Paradise Papers documents.
They show a £3.3m VAT refund was given after the Bombardier Challenger 605 was imported into the Isle of Man in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41886607 |
Backlash over council's 'Get a Grip' attendance campaign - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Get a Grip campaign tells parents to "be more organised" by preparing for school the night before. | Sussex | The controversial campaign has been labelled "disgusting" and "offensive"
A campaign telling parents to send children to school if they have colds has prompted more than 6,500 signatures to a petition against its "aggressive, condescending and insulting" message.
Leaflets were sent in East Sussex County Council's Get... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-41883622 |
Parachute trial: Accused claims wife was 'targeted by stranger' - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Accused Emile Cilliers tells court "I didn't have anything to do with it but someone must have". | Wiltshire | Emile Cilliers told the jury "someone must have" tampered with the kit, but denied any involvement
An Army sergeant accused of trying to kill his wife by tampering with her parachute told a court she may have been targeted by a stranger.
Emile Cilliers, 37, said the idea a "random killer" had sabotaged the device was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-41886573 |
Corbyn defends promoting MP Kelvin Hopkins despite reprimand - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was "reasonable" to give Kelvin Hopkins a job despite concerns about him, Labour's leader says. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Jeremy Corbyn has defended his decision to appoint an MP to his shadow cabinet who had been reprimanded for allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
The Labour leader said he was aware Kelvin Hopkins had been rebuked by the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41878689 |
Manchester City 3-1 Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-11-06 | null | Manager Pep Guardiola praises Manchester City's "amazing" form after they outclass Arsenal to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised his side's "amazing" run of form after they outclassed Arsenal to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
City have won nine consecutive league matches, a club record for a single season, have progressed to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41792812 |
Texas church shooting victims: Children among the dead - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Those killed in the Texas church shooting include an unborn baby and a 77-year-old. | US & Canada | Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife Sherri who have lost a daughter
Half of the 26 victims of the worst mass shooting in Texas history are children, officials say, as a portrait of a small town Texas church emerges.
A pregnant woman's unborn baby was named as the shooting's youngest victim. Another child killed was jus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41891876 |
'Exocet' firework wrecks Derby couple's home - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Firefighters say Wendy and Ted Bagshaw were lucky to get out early as the damage was extensive. | Derby | The firework hit the roof of the house in Haven Baulk Avenue in Littleover
A woman has described how she "lost everything" when a stray firework set fire to her home and destroyed it.
Wendy Bagshaw said the firework sounded like "an Exocet missile" hitting the roof. The stress of the fire caused her husband to have a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-41876308 |
Mass shooting leaves 'multiple victims' at Texas church - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | Police in the US state of Texas say several people have been shot by a gunman at a church. | null | Police in the US state of Texas say several people have been shot by a gunman at a church.
The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in Wilson County.
Local ABC affiliate KSAT 12 reported the gunman entered the church at around 11:30 local time and began shooting.
Police told the outlet t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41879382 |
Party leaders agree new complaints procedure, says Theresa May - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Westminster's party leaders are to introduce a new grievance procedure, says Theresa May. | UK Politics | Westminster party leaders have agreed to introduce a new grievance procedure for staff to deal with misconduct allegations, Theresa May has said.
The prime minister said the measures, which will also include face-to-face human resources support, were an "important step forward".
They were backed by Labour's Jeremy Co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41892271 |
Paradise Papers: Isle of Man law 'sanctioned' tax dodge - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scheme for Swiss bank clients was being proposed in 2005 to get around EU tax evasion clampdown. | Europe | The law change was passed by the Isle of Man's Parliament in Douglas in May 2005
The Isle of Man passed a law that would help tax evaders, documents in the Paradise Papers show.
Lawyers promoting a scheme allowing Swiss bank clients to hide their cash offered to help the authorities amend rules in November 2004.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41888613 |
London's Oxford Street could be traffic-free by December 2018, says mayor - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The London shopping street may be transformed in time for the arrival of the Elizabeth Line. | London | The area from Oxford Circus to near Selfridges could become traffic-free
Large parts of London's Oxford Street could be pedestrianised by December 2018, under plans put forward by London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
About half a mile of the street from Oxford Circus to Orchard Street could become a "traffic-free pedestrian boul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41878406 |
Australia dual citizenship row: New rules to make MPs disclose status - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister wants new rules to make politicians disclose their place and date of birth. | Australia | Malcolm Turnbull says the new declarations will help achieve transparency in Canberra
Australia's Prime Minister has announced new rules to make all federal politicians declare their citizenship status.
It comes amid a dual citizenship saga, which has led to six politicians losing their office.
In Australia, dual ci... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41882144 |
Police investigate 17 child sexting cases a day - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police warn of a "worrying upward trend" and call for social networks to remove images faster. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Teenagers have been speaking about the 'dangers' of sexting
Police investigations into children sharing sexual images of themselves and others have more than doubled in two years, figures have shown.
Forces in England and W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41880500 |
Trump: Japan could shoot down North Korean missiles - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US leader Donald Trump says Japan could intercept North Korean missiles with US military equipment. | Asia | Mr Trump and Mr Abe also reaffirmed their countries' close ties
US President Donald Trump has said Japan could shoot North Korean missiles "out of the sky" with military equipment bought from the US.
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe followed up by saying his country could intercept missiles "if necessary", and added that he was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41882272 |
Catalonia ex-officials freed by Belgian judge - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Carles Puigdemont and four colleagues reported to police after Spain issued an EU arrest warrant. | Europe | Catalan independence supporters protested outside the prosecutor's office in Brussels
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four former ministers have been freed with conditions by an investigating judge in Belgium.
The judge said they could not leave the country without permission and had to give details of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41881961 |
Vietnam floods: Deadly Typhoon Damrey causes chaos - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | At least 27 people have died and more than 20 are missing. | null | A typhoon which battered southern and central Vietnam has left at least 27 people dead, and more than 20 missing.
Typhoon Damrey made landfall on Saturday, with winds of up to 90 km/h. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41881551 |
Six injured in London to Brighton Veteran Car Run crash - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 1902 Benz was in collision with three other cars while going from London to Brighton. | Surrey | The wreckage of the 1902 Benz can be seen on the bonnet of the Ford C-Max
Six people were injured in a crash during the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
The 1902 Benz was involved in a collision with three other cars at about 11:35 GMT at Reigate Hill, Surrey.
It had been taking part in the annual parade o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-41879353 |
Texas officials give details on church mass shooting - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | Freeman Martin from the Texas Department of Public Safety has given details about the mass shooting in a Texas church. | null | Freeman Martin from the Texas Department of Public Safety has given details about the mass shooting in a Texas church that has left at least 26 dead. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-41881911 |
Manchester attack: 'Treatment delayed' for bomb victims - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Witnesses say only three paramedics entered the Manchester Arena foyer where the bomb exploded. | Manchester | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Witnesses Phil and Kim Dick say they shouted for paramedics
Many of the most seriously injured victims of the Manchester Arena attack did not get expert medical help for more than an hour, witnesses have said.
Twenty-two pe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41838579 |
Elsie Scully-Hicks: Dad of adopted baby guilty of murder - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 18-month-old Elsie died two weeks after being formally adopted by Matthew Scully-Hicks and his husband. | South East Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Matthew Scully-Hicks made a 999 call two months before Elsie died claiming she fell down stairs
A man has been found guilty of murdering his 18-month-old baby just two weeks after formally adopting her.
Matthew Scully-Hicks... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-41889108 |
Paradise Papers: Lord Ashcroft stayed non-dom despite pledges - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conservative donor continued to retain status despite assurances by the party. | UK Politics | Lord Ashcroft remained a non-dom, and continued to avoid tax despite attempts by Parliament to make peers pay their full share, leaked documents reveal.
The peer was domiciled for tax purposes in Belize at a time when it was widely believed he had given up the status, the Paradise Papers show.
While ordinary Britons ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41879422 |
Texas shooting: The Holcombe family's neighbour speaks - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | Eight members of one family are feared dead in the Texas church shooting. The Holcombes' neighbour, Pauline Garza, tells the BBC she doesn't know what to tell her children. | null | Eight members of one family are feared dead in the Texas church shooting. The Holcombes' neighbour, Pauline Garza, tells the BBC she doesn't know what to tell her children. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41895351 |
Trump lashes out at 'unfair' Japan trade ties - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president says Japan has been "winning" on trade but he will push for fairer economic ties. | Business | US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Japan over trade and said he would push for a fairer economic relationship between the two countries.
Speaking to business leaders in Tokyo on Monday he said Japan "has been winning" on trade in recent decades.
He also called on Japan to build more cars in America.
Mr Trum... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41882482 |
Paradise Papers: Alisher Usmanov's due diligence role queried - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paradise Papers documents suggest Alisher Usmanov may influence checks on his own firms. | Europe | The Uzbek-born billionaire is a major client of Bridgewaters
An oligarch with close links to the Kremlin may have secretly taken ownership of a company responsible for anti-money laundering checks on Russian cash, the Paradise Papers show.
Isle of Man-based Bridgewaters should conduct independent due diligence tests ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41878961 |
Paradise Papers: Lord Ashcroft hides from trust question - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | null | Watch Lord Ashcroft try to avoid Richard Bilton’s questions about his offshore trust. | null | Watch Lord Ashcroft try to avoid Richard Bilton’s questions about his offshore trust.
Find out more about the Paradise Papers. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41880024 |
Paradise Papers: Lord Ashcroft 'does not control' offshore trust - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conservative Party donor faces accusations of ignoring trustees despite rules on independence. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch Lord Ashcroft try to avoid Richard Bilton’s questions about his offshore trust
Lord Ashcroft has denied allegations that he ignored rules around the management of his offshore investments.
According to leaked document... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41892757 |
BBC extends Met Office weather forecast contract - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The current deal is scheduled to end in March 2018 when MeteoGroup is due to take over. | UK | The BBC has extended its contract with the Met Office to supply weather information after its replacement provider failed to be ready in time.
Meteogroup was expected to take over providing meteorological data for TV, radio and online in spring 2017.
But delays mean the Met Office's contract will now end in March 201... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41878713 |
Paradise Papers: Commerce chief Wilbur Ross's links with sanctioned Russians - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US commerce secretary has business ties with key Putin allies, the Paradise Papers show. | US & Canada | Wilbur Ross has played a key part in Donald Trump's business and political careers
A top member of Donald Trump's administration has business links with Russian allies of President Vladimir Putin who are under US sanctions, the Paradise Papers have revealed.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has an interest in Navigator... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41876939 |
Voluntary living wage rate rise to boost 150,000 UK staff - BBC News | 2017-11-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The voluntary rate, promoted by the Living Wage Foundation campaign, will rise by 30p an hour to £8.75. | Business | More than 150,000 workers whose firms are signed up to the voluntary living wage rate are set to get a pay rise.
The voluntary rate, promoted by the Living Wage Foundation campaign group, is to rise by 30p an hour to £8.75. For those living in London, the rate will rise by 45p to £10.20 an hour.
About 3,600 firms are... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41879441 |
Labour: Priti Patel must face probe or quit over Israeli trip - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Priti Patel faces more questions about unofficial Israeli meetings - but No 10 says matter is closed. | UK Politics | Priti Patel must be investigated for holding unofficial meetings during a holiday in Israel or "do the decent thing and resign", Labour has said.
The international development secretary apologised on Tuesday for holding 12 meetings, including one with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, on a private trip.
In the Commons, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41896756 |
Twitter to expand 280-character tweets - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Longer tweets to be rolled out more widely as Twitter attempts to attract new users. | Technology | Twitter plans to increase the number of characters in tweets from 140 to 280 for the majority of users.
The new limit will not apply to tweets written in Japanese, Chinese and Korean which can convey more information in a single character.
The move follows a trial among a small group of users which started in Septemb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41900880 |
Paradise Papers: Are we taming offshore finance? - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's very private and it's very big. But who uses it and should we try to stop them? | Business | Like the Cheshire Cat, it's hard to tame something that keeps disappearing and reappearing
The offshore finance industry puts trillions of dollars worldwide beyond the taxman's reach. Bringing it to heel is like taming a cat; not just a normal moggy - a thankless task in itself - but a Cheshire Cat: nebulous, hard to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41877924 |
Silvio Berlusconi set for political comeback after Sicily vote - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A coalition backed by the former prime minister wins Sicily elections. | Europe | The 81-year-old's long political career has been plagued by scandals
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks set for another political comeback after a coalition he backed won Sicily's regional elections.
The result adds momentum to the newly formed centre-right alliance.
The vote on the Italian island... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41895056 |
Paradise Papers: Queen should apologise, suggests Corbyn - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader says anyone avoiding tax, as revealed in leaked Paradise Papers, should apologise. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Jeremy Corbyn has suggested the Queen, among others, should apologise for using overseas tax havens if they were used to avoid taxation in the UK.
The Labour leader was asked at the CBI conference whether the Queen should s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41883472 |
BBC sees 'spike' in sexual harassment complaints - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twenty-five complaints are being investigated - compared with five over the last three years. | Entertainment & Arts | Not all cases are thought to relate to current BBC staff
The BBC has said it is dealing with a "spike" in complaints of sexual harassment.
The deputy director general told MPs there had been a recent increase in the number of cases after the BBC encouraged staff to come forward.
Anne Bulford said the corporation is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41907512 |
Nigeria kidnapping: Ian Squire killed and three freed - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ian Squire died after being held hostage in Nigeria alongside three others, who have been freed. | UK | Ian Squire was kidnapped in southern Nigeria in October
A British aid worker kidnapped last month in southern Nigeria has been killed, while three other hostages have been freed, says the Foreign Office.
Ian Squire, an optician, was one of four Britons working for a medical charity in the Niger Delta when taken.
Sus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41890060 |
Welsh 'Tourette's jibe' Greggs worker suspended - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Greggs bakery employee is suspended for allegedly comparing Welsh speech to Tourette syndrome. | Mid Wales | The shop is on Lampeter's High St
A Greggs bakery worker has been suspended after he allegedly told a customer who ordered in Welsh the language sounded "like Tourette's".
Sioned Howells, 18, reported the incident in Lampeter, Ceredigion, on her Twitter account.
She tweeted the employee said: "That was Welsh?? Sound... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-41887421 |
Drone used to search for escaped Borth lynx - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lilleth the Eurasian lynx has been missing from a Ceredigion zoo for more than a week. | Mid Wales | The lynx usually lives at the zoo with her brother
A heat-seeking drone is being used to hunt a lynx which went missing from a zoo more than a week ago.
Lilleth the Eurasian lynx escaped from her enclosure at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom near Aberystwyth.
The drone has a specialist night scope and thermal cameras which... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-41884226 |
CCTV released of Ipswich pensioner street robbery - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | null | A woman in her late 70s was robbed and knocked to the ground in an Ipswich street attack. | null | A woman in her late 70s was robbed and knocked to the ground in an Ipswich street attack.
The incident took place on Sunday at about 19:35 GMT in Victoria Street, near the Westgate Ward Social Club.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and would like to speak with the three people seen on the CCTV walking across th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-41907405 |
Andy Murray "hopes" to return from injury in January but only if 100% fit - BBC Sport | 2017-11-07 | null | Britain's Andy Murray says he "hopes" to return from a hip injury in Australia in January but will only do so if fully fit. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Britain's Andy Murray hopes to make his competitive return in Brisbane in January following a hip injury - but only if he is 100% fit.
The Scot lost 6-3 3-6 10-6 to world number two Roger Federer as part of a charity event in Glasgow on Tuesday.
It was the first time Murray, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41907123 |
Texas shooting: The small town where everyone knows a victim - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The impact of the church shooting has been felt in every corner of Sutherland Springs, Texas. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'Our kids play together,' says a resident whose neighbours are feared dead
When a mass shooting happens in a small town like Sutherland Springs, Texas, everyone knows a victim.
Pauline Garza was lazy on Sunday morning, and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41890279 |
Afghan television channel Shamshad TV back on air after attack - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shamshad TV's news director says "they cannot silence us" after deadly attack claimed by IS. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Afghan security used explosives to reach the TV station attackers
An Afghan television station has returned to air just hours after an attack by militants left at least one staff member dead.
Gunmen disguised as police offi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41898011 |
The S Korean village furious with Trump - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | null | Residents are angry about the US Thaad missile system and have been holding protests. | null | North Korea’s continuing weapons tests will be high on the agenda when Donald Trump arrives in South Korea.
Residents of one village are angry about the US Thaad missile system and have been holding protests, some of which have turned violent. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41891766 |
Revolution: The events that sparked 100 angry years - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A century after the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace, Russia still feels the effects of the revolution. | Magazine | Exactly a century after the Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace, the effects of the Russian Revolution still reverberate.
Steve Rosenberg reports from four Russian cities where its legacy is still felt.
To find out more, tap HERE: | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41885442 |
Sky threatens to shut down Sky News to aid Fox takeover - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The news channel could be shut if it hampers 21st Century Fox's acquisition of the broadcaster. | Business | Sky has threatened to shut down Sky News if the news channel proves to be an obstacle in Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox bid.
Regulators are investigating the deal amid concerns that Mr Murdoch's media empire could become too powerful.
Sky told the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that the regulator should n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41909321 |
Paradise Papers: Prince Charles lobbied on climate policy after shares purchase - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Private estate had secret interest in offshore firm that would benefit from rule change, leaked documents show. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Prince Charles campaigned to alter climate-change agreements without disclosing his private estate had an offshore financial interest in what he was promoting, BBC Panorama has found.
The Paradise Papers show the Duchy of C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41901175 |
Paradise Papers: PGL holiday firm cut tax bill after rule change - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Documents show travel firm reduced its bill after rule change introduced by the government in 2013. | UK | The UK company which owns the PGL children's holidays brand exploited an anti-tax avoidance law to actually save itself tax, the Paradise Papers show.
An amendment to rules introduced by the government in 2013 allowed Holidaybreak to legally avoid corporation tax by artificially shifting German profits to the Isle of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41888614 |
Census 'could use mobile phone data instead of questions' - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Office for National Statistics report says it analysed mobile data in three London boroughs. | UK | Mobile phone data could be used in place of census questions in the future, a report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests.
The information would allow the ONS to track where people live and work.
The ONS tested the idea as part of a government-backed project looking at other data sources for the cen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41898318 |
Anne Robinson: Older people need to be 'clever AND thin' to be on TV - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anne Robinson also says she is considering a permanent return to The Weakest Link. | Entertainment & Arts | The Weakest Link host Anne Robinson says that older people have to be "clever and thin" to be on television.
In an interview with the Radio Times, Robinson revealed she is "permanently on a diet" and never eats breakfast.
The 73-year-old, who's hosting a one-off celebrity version of the quiz for Children in Need, sai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41889943 |
Sia takes on paparazzi by posting her own naked photo - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Australian singer got back at attempts to sell naked pictures of her by posting one herself. | Entertainment & Arts | The singer often obscures her appearance in public
Sia Furler has responded to an apparent attempt by paparazzi to sell naked pictures of her by posting one of them herself on Twitter.
The Australian singer-songwriter is known for being secretive about her life, including what she looks like.
She regularly hides her... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41898933 |
David Moyes: West Ham name manager to succeed Slaven Bilic - BBC Sport | 2017-11-07 | null | David Moyes says he has a "big job" ahead to lift West Ham up the Premier League table after being appointed as the club's manager. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
David Moyes said he has a point to prove and is "hungry to get things right" after being appointed as West Ham's new manager.
The former Everton and Manchester United boss replaces Slaven Bilic, who was sacked on Monday with the Hammers in the relegation zone.
Moyes has bee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41889848 |
Retailers hit by worst non-food sales growth on record - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Families choose days out over shopping, raising fears of a hard Christmas for retailers. | Business | Sales of non-food items grew at the slowest pace since records began as families chose days out over shopping, the British Retail Consortium has said.
Non-food sales rose by just 0.2% in the year to October, the weakest growth since the BRC began measuring the category in January 2011.
The retail body said the figure... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41886330 |
I got separated from my siblings, care girl tells MPs - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Education Committee speaks to children in care as part of its inquiry into fostering. | Family & Education | Rachel is the eldest of four children
"I got separated from my siblings... I was told I was moved away from them because I was overprotective with them," 17-year-old Rachel told a committee of MPs on Tuesday.
She had come to Westminster to share her experiences of being in foster care, as part of the Education Commit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41904410 |
Saudis accuse Iran of 'direct aggression' over Yemen missile - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Iran supplied a missile fired at Riyadh by Yemeni rebels. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A Yemeni TV station released footage of what it claimed was a Riyadh-bound missile
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Iran of an act of "direct military aggression" by supplying missiles to rebels in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41899643 |
Paradise Papers: Prince Charles’s offshore investments revealed - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | null | Prince Charles’s private estate secretly invested in an offshore company which lobbied to change climate agreements. | null | Prince Charles’s private estate, the Duchy of Cornwall, secretly invested in an offshore company which lobbied to change climate agreements, documents from the Paradise Papers have revealed.
Sustainable Forestry Ltd lobbied politicians to amend global agreements to allow ‘carbon credits’ from rainforests to be traded.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41908774 |
Texas shooting: Gunman 'escaped mental hospital in 2012' - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Devin Kelley was "attempting to carry out death threats" against "his military chain of command". | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The gunman who killed 26 churchgoers in Texas fled from a mental health clinic in 2012, according to a police report.
El Paso officers who detained Devin Kelley five years ago were told he was "a danger to himself and other... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41907943 |
Facebook Messenger payments comes to UK - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Users will be able to use the popular messaging app to send and receive money. | Technology | Facebook has chosen the UK as the first country outside the US to get its Messenger payments service. Later on Monday, local users will be able to send each other money in a message.
The service was launched in the US in 2015. The social network says it has been widely used to split restaurant bills, pay babysitters a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41894014 |
Priti Patel apologises over undisclosed Israeli meetings - BBC News | 2017-11-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Priti Patel was on holiday in Israel when she met the PM - but did not tell the Foreign Office. | UK Politics | Priti Patel has apologised for holding a series of undisclosed meetings with senior Israeli officials during a private holiday over the summer.
The international development secretary met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior figures without "following the usual procedures".
Ms Patel apologised for not i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41890436 |
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