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Paradise Papers: Tycoon made $41m from 'people's fund' - BBC News
2017-11-07
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A fund set up to help a struggling African state has paid tens of millions in fees to a businessman.
Africa
An entrepreneur charged with managing the oil wealth of the struggling African state of Angola was paid more than $41m in just 20 months, leaked documents reveal. The payments were made via a complex web of companies set up in the offshore jurisdiction of Mauritius. Jean-Claude Bastos also used his position to help s...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41906123
Brexit: Ministers publish post-EU trade legislation - BBC News
2017-11-07
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The Trade Bill is aimed at helping UK continue to access EU agreements and seek remedies in disputes.
UK Politics
Details of the government's post-Brexit trade policy have been published. Ministers say the Trade Bill includes provisions for the UK to implement existing EU trade agreements and help ensure firms can still access foreign government contracts worth £1.3tn. It will also create a new trade remedies body to defend UK b...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41895387
Sacked Labour minister Carl Sargeant found dead - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Carl Sargeant, who faced a party investigation into his conduct, is understood to have taken his own life.
Wales politics
An ex-Welsh Labour minister who faced a party investigation into allegations about his personal conduct has taken his own life, it is understood. Carl Sargeant, 49, lost his job as cabinet secretary for communities and children last Friday. He was suspended from Labour after the first minister learned of a number of ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-41904161
Sydney car hits classroom killing two boys - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Australian police say they do not believe the crash, which injured others, was intentional.
Australia
Police investigate the crash in the Sydney suburb of Greenacre Two eight-year-old boys have died after a car crashed into a primary school classroom in Sydney, police have said. The incident at Banksia Road Public School also left three girls in hospital with injuries. Most of the other 19 children in the classroom ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41896105
NHS staff 'working on edge of safety' - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Demand for services is outstripping the rise in the number of people employed by the health service in England.
Health
NHS staff in England are working on the "edge of safety" as rising demand is outstripping the increasing numbers being employed, health bosses say. There are now 6% more staff than there were three years ago, but demand for services has risen by three times as much in some areas. NHS Providers, which represents healt...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41892336
Delhi residents panic as 'deadly smog' returns - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Pollution levels in India's capital reach 30 times the recommended safe limit in some areas.
India
Twitter user 'MaanviNarcisa' took this picture in Noida - a suburb of Delhi Panic has gripped the Indian capital, Delhi, as residents woke up to a blanket of thick grey smog on Tuesday. Visibility is poor as pollution levels reached 30 times the World Health Organization's recommended limit in some areas. The Indian...
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Higher food and clothing prices drives retail sales growth - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Survey finds shoppers are spending more on essentials and avoiding more expensive items.
Business
Higher prices for food and clothing prices driven up by the weak pound fuelled retail sales growth last month. British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG figures showed that like-for-like retail sales rose 1.9% in September That was far higher than the 0.4% increase for the same month last year. Total sales climbed 2.3...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41559764
Woman seeks private rape prosecution - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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. ...
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Woman fired for showing Trump motorcade the middle finger - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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 ...
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Paradise Papers documents raise questions over African mining deal - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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
Endangered apes saved from pet trade - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Rescued pet apes in Indonesia are being returned to the wild, but traders are still "flouting the law".
Science & Environment
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The arrival of the new baby gibbon provides hope for the future of this endangered species Conservationists are celebrating the arrival of a baby Javan gibbon - the first of this species to be born in the wild to parents tha...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41767347
How fear puts girls off PE - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Girls are half as likely as boys to be physically active - and lack of confidence is to blame.
Family & Education
Gracie says learning to love PE has transformed her life Gracie Rowe used to be terrified of PE. "I was on the tubby side. "My personal self-consciousness was like a devil on my shoulder telling me I couldn't do it. "It was the fact that I had to move, be active and sweat. "I would just stand and watch and mope." ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41893475
Live: Paradise Papers: Tax haven secrets of the super-rich exposed - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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 ...
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Fears for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after Boris Johnson remark - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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...
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Boris Johnson sorry if Zaghari-Ratcliffe remarks 'caused anxiety' - BBC News
2017-11-07
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The foreign secretary says remarks about a British-Iranian woman held in Iran "could have been clearer".
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband said "she was just a mum on holiday" Boris Johnson has said he is sorry if his remarks about a British-Iranian mother caused anxiety to her family. The foreign secretary had been criticis...
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In the shadow of Red October - BBC News
2017-11-07
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In a building next to the Church on the Blood, I attend a children’s choir rehearsal. Looking down from the wall is Nicholas II. His portrait provides inspiration to the young choristers. “The tsar and his family set us a moral example that we try to follow,” Alexandra explains. “They believed in God so much, they suff...
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Trump urges N Korea to 'come to table' over nuclear issue - BBC News
2017-11-07
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US President Trump strikes a less strident tone in urging N Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
Asia
Mr Trump said he "hoped to God" he would not have to use the US' full military capabilities against Pyongyang US President Donald Trump has urged North Korea to "come to the table" and discuss giving up its nuclear weapons. Striking a different tone from previous fiery rhetoric, he said he "hoped to God" he did not h...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41896635
SSE and Npower in energy merger talks - BBC News
2017-11-07
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A merger would bring together two of the UK's "big six" gas and electricity suppliers.
Business
Energy supplier SSE says it has been in talks with the owner of rival Npower with a view to forming a new UK energy company. SSE said had been in discussions with Germany's Innogy about merging their UK gas and electricity supply businesses into an independent company. Such a merger would bring together two of the UK...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41901335
Growth up: Now get set for the Budget - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Philip Hammond is in a more positive mood after better-than-expected economic data. He tells the BBC now is not the time to borrow more.
Business
They are not exactly hanging out the bunting at the Treasury, but today's better-than-expected economic growth figures have put a bit of a spring in the step of the chancellor. And that is not just for economic reasons. Philip Hammond is under increasing political pressure from cabinet colleagues to loosen the purse ...
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Paradise Papers: Blackstone avoided UK taxes on St Enoch Centre - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Documents show Blackstone avoided millions of pounds in taxes on property deals in Glasgow and London.
Scotland
The St Enoch Centre is a large mall in the centre of Glasgow Private equity firm Blackstone avoided tens of millions of pounds in UK taxes on property deals in Glasgow and London, the Paradise Papers show. The documents reveal it used offshore companies to purchase and operate the St Enoch Shopping Centre in Glasgow ...
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Man jailed for 'I've got acid' attack in Solihull - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Max Kelly squirted a bottle of cleaning solution at two men following a row near a pub.
Birmingham & Black Country
Max Kelly, 23, has been jailed for a total of six months A man has been jailed for a roadside "acid" attack when he squirted a bottle of cleaning solution at two others. Max Kelly was a passenger in a BMW being driven by his friend when a row broke out near a pub in Solihull. The 23-year-old, now of Evesham, Worcest...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41887065
Grenfell Tower: 131 families are in hotels, MPs hear - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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 ...
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Weinstein accuser says spy allegations are 'terrifying' - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Asia Argento reacts to allegations Harvey Weinstein used investigators to try to hide abuse claims.
Entertainment & Arts
Asia Argento alleges she was raped by Weinstein 20 years ago Actress Asia Argento has described a report that Harvey Weinstein used ex-Israeli agents to spy on his accusers as "terrifying". The New Yorker reporter Ronan Farrow has published a story claiming Weinstein used private investigators to try to cover up sexu...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41901684
Paradise Papers: F1 champion Lewis Hamilton 'dodged' VAT on £16.5m private jet - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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...
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Backlash over council's 'Get a Grip' attendance campaign - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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...
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Parachute trial: Accused claims wife was 'targeted by stranger' - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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
Elsie Scully-Hicks: Dad jailed for life for murder - BBC News
2017-11-07
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The birth family of 18-month-old Elsie say they are 'numb with pain' as her killer is locked up.
South East Wales
A man who murdered his 18-month-old daughter just two weeks after formally adopting her has been handed a life sentence. Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, of Delabole, Cornwall, was told he must serve at least 18 years in jail before being considered for release. The killer inflicted a catalogue of injuries on Elsie at their...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-41892994
Texas church shooting victims: Children among the dead - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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
2017-11-07
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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
Party leaders agree new complaints procedure, says Theresa May - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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
Elton John makes surprise performance - BBC News
2017-11-07
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He sang the Circle of Life at the end of a performance of The Lion King in New York, to mark 20 years of the musical on Broadway.
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He sang the Circle of Life at the end of a performance of The Lion King in New York, to mark 20 years of the musical on Broadway.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41895148
Drop the puerile slogans, Sir John Major tells party leaders - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Voters want more honesty and fewer meaningless phrases, former PM Sir John Major says.
UK Politics
Sir John Major has hit out at the use of "puerile" political slogans as he called for more honesty in government about the challenges facing the UK. The ex-prime minister said political leaders should avoid "deceitful" sound bites and be more candid about the limitations of what government can do. In a speech in Lond...
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Paradise Papers: Isle of Man law 'sanctioned' tax dodge - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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...
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Firework fire in Birmingham home: Man dies five days after attack - BBC News
2017-11-07
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A commercial firework containing 200 tubes of explosives was let off in Anthony Nicholls' home.
Birmingham & Black Country
The house in Tile Cross was gutted in the fire A man has died five days after a 200-shot commercial firework was let off inside his Birmingham home. Anthony Nicholls, 56, had been in an induced coma since the attack at 23:00 GMT on Thursday, police said. His 50-year-old wife suffered lower leg fractures when she jum...
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'UK wellbeing rises after Brexit vote' - BBC News
2017-11-07
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There have been small but significant improvements in people's happiness in the last year, say UK officials.
Health
In the year after the UK narrowly voted to exit the European Union, there was a small but significant increase in the population's feeling of wellbeing, official statistics show. The improvements in areas such as life satisfaction and happiness were seen only in England, however. Elsewhere, the rates flatlined. Peopl...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41893598
British Vogue unveils 'diverse' December issue - BBC News
2017-11-07
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The British edition of the magazine launches its first issue under new editor Edward Enninful.
Entertainment & Arts
The December 2017 edition features Adwoa Aboah on the front cover British Vogue has unveiled its December 2017 edition - the first since Edward Enninful took the title's helm. Model Adwoa Aboah is pictured on the fashion magazine's cover - styled by the new editor-in-chief - with the headline "Great Britain". Speaki...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41909159
Retract Iran remark, husband tells Boris Johnson - BBC News
2017-11-07
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The foreign secretary says "he could have been clearer" with his remarks about a British-Iranian woman.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The husband of a British-Iranian woman, in prison in Iran, has urged Boris Johnson to retract his remark that she had been training journalists in Iran. Richard Ratcliffe said Iranian officials were using the foreign secret...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41896225
Texas shooting: The Holcombe family's neighbour speaks - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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.
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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.
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Fossil of 'our earliest ancestors' found in Dorset - BBC News
2017-11-07
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Teeth of the oldest mammals related to humans have been discovered on the Jurassic coast of Dorset.
Science & Environment
The mammals ventured out at night to hunt insects Fossils of the oldest-known ancestors of most living mammals, including human beings, have been unearthed in southern England. Teeth belonging to the extinct shrew-like creatures, which scampered at the feet of dinosaurs, were discovered in cliffs on the Dorset coast....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41889633
Paradise Papers: Lord Ashcroft 'does not control' offshore trust - BBC News
2017-11-07
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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...
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Labour: Priti Patel must face probe or quit over Israeli trip - BBC News
2017-11-08
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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
Hair-raising drive through Delhi smog - BBC News
2017-11-08
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A BBC reporter films his drive to work as pollution levels soar in India's capital.
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A BBC reporter films his drive to work as pollution levels soar in India's capital. All schools in Delhi have been closed for the rest of the week.
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Twitter to expand 280-character tweets - BBC News
2017-11-08
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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
Boris Johnson: Priti Patel was 'first class' development secretary - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The foreign secretary reacts to Priti Patel's resignation after controversy over her meetings with Israeli officials.
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The foreign secretary reacts to Priti Patel's resignation as international development secretary, following controversy over her meetings with Israeli officials.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41922503
Toy sellers bet on Christmas as sales dip - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Families normally spend £121 on toys for each child, but the income squeeze is hitting spending.
Business
UK toy retailers are holding out for a busy Christmas after sales fell by 2% in the first nine months of the year. Analysts and retailers expect a flat full year at best for the industry following two consecutive years of rapid growth. Spending on toys totals £121 per child up to the age of 11, according to analysts ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41919610
Baby girl for Sir Andy Murray and wife Kim - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Sir Andy Murray's wife Kim has given birth to a baby girl. The couple already have a daughter, Sophia, who was born in 2016.
Scotland
Sir Andy Murray's wife Kim has given birth to a baby girl. The couple, who married in 2015, already have a daughter, Sophia, who was born in 2016. The news emerged less than 24 hours after Andy Murray attended a charity tennis event at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow. The match against Roger Federer was the first time Murr...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41912592
I got separated from my siblings, care girl tells MPs - BBC News
2017-11-08
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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
Teen guilty of bid to import explosives from dark web - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Gurtej Singh Randhawa tried to buy a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device "with the potential to kill".
Birmingham & Black Country
Randhawa was arrested after the NCA replaced his intended package with a dummy device A teenager has been convicted of trying to import explosives from the dark web with intent to endanger life. Gurtej Singh Randhawa, from Wolverhampton, attempted to buy a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, which would be sen...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41914945
Paradise Papers: Prince Charles’s offshore investments revealed - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Prince Charles’s private estate secretly invested in an offshore company which lobbied to change climate agreements.
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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
Facebook 'remembers' nude images to combat revenge porn - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Facebook will take digital fingerprints of intimate photos to prevent copies being uploaded.
Technology
Revenge porn has affected up to one in five Australian women, according to one study Facebook is testing a system that allows users to message themselves their nude photos in an effort to combat so-called revenge porn. It will store a "fingerprint" of images to prevent any copies of them being shared by disgruntled e...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41913740
Texas shooting: Gunman 'escaped mental hospital in 2012' - BBC News
2017-11-08
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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...
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Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb memorial unveiled - BBC News
2017-11-08
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A memorial is unveiled to mark the 30th anniversary of the bomb that killed 12 people and injured 60.
Northern Ireland
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in the 1987 bomb attack A memorial to 12 people killed in an IRA bomb in Enniskillen has been unveiled in an event marking 30 years since the attack. The bomb exploded at th...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41899718
Priti Patel leaves Downing Street back entrance - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The former UK international development secretary is filmed after meeting Prime Minister Theresa May.
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The former UK international development secretary is filmed leaving 10 Downing Street's back entrance after meeting Prime Minister Theresa May. Ms Patel has resigned following controversy over her meetings with Israeli officials.
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'Butterfly boy' gets life changing surgery - BBC News
2017-11-08
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A child has been given a new genetically modified skin that covers 80% of his body, in a series of lifesaving operations.
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A child has been given a new genetically modified skin that covers 80% of his body, in a series of lifesaving operations.
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England and Germany to wear black armbands bearing poppies at Wembley - BBC Sport
2017-11-08
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England and Germany players will wear black armbands bearing poppies for Friday's international match at Wembley.
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Last updated on .From the section England England and Germany players will wear black armbands bearing poppies for Friday's friendly at Wembley. The tribute is in remembrance of members of the armed forces, said the Football Association (FA) and German Football Association (DFB). FA chief executive Martin Glenn call...
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My family's deadly escape from Raqqa - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Ahmed's family got caught in the military offensive to drive out IS fighters from the Syrian city of Raqqa.
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Ahmed is just one of nearly 250,000 people who fled Raqqa during the military offensive to drive out the Islamic State group from the city. Produced by Nader Ibrahim, BBC Arabic and Coda Studio; Animation by Alessandra Cugno; Illustrations by Sofiya Voznaya
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Democrats score key poll victories in Virginia and New Jersey - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Governor races in Virginia and New Jersey are the first statewide polls since Trump came to power.
US & Canada
Democrats have scored two significant victories in the US - in the first statewide elections since President Donald Trump came to power in January. In Virginia, Ralph Northam defeated Republican Ed Gillespie in a governorship race marked by tussles on immigration and Confederate statues. Phil Murphy, who beat Kim Gua...
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M&S slows its food store expansion plan - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The retailer says "hard-pressed" consumers are being "careful about premium choices".
Business
Marks and Spencer will open fewer Simply Food shops than expected after same store food sales fell in the first six months of its financial year. Chief executive Steve Rowe said last year the retailer would open 200 Simply Food shops over the next five years. However, M&S said it would "reposition our food business i...
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Manchester attack: 'Communication breakdown' delayed fire crews - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Fire service did not deploy crews to Manchester Arena until nearly two hours after terror attack.
Manchester
Two women wrapped in thermal blankets stand near the Manchester Arena after the attack A breakdown in communication led to a near two-hour delay in sending fire crews to the scene of the Manchester Arena attack, the BBC understands. They were deployed to the Ariana Grande gig on 22 May one hour 47 minutes after Salma...
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Priti Patel held undisclosed meetings in Israel - BBC News
2017-11-08
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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...
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Louvre Abu Dhabi: UAE museum unveiled by Emmanuel Macron - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The new museum in Abu Dhabi will hold 600 permanent artworks and 300 loaned from France.
Europe
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The new Louvre, built over the past 10 years, holds 600 artworks permanently and 300 loaned from France. Praised by critics, the building boasts a latticed dome designed to allow the desert sun to filter through. It holds ...
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'Zombie' star survived going supernova - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Astronomers discover the astronomical equivalent of a horror film villain: a star that wouldn't stay dead.
Science & Environment
Artwork: The "zombie" star kept erupting for nearly two years It's the astronomical equivalent of a horror film adversary: a star that just wouldn't stay dead. When most stars go supernova, they die in a single blast, but astronomers have found a star that survived not one, but five separate explosions. The "zombie"...
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Kevin Spacey: New allegations emerge - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Men and women allege the Hollywood actor groped or made advances towards them.
Entertainment & Arts
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'To Kevin Spacey: Shame on you for what you did to my son' New allegations of sexual harassment and predatory behaviour towards men and women by Kevin Spacey have emerged. The claims, spanning from the mid-1980s to 2016, ra...
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One in 25 people homeless in England's worst hit areas - BBC News
2017-11-08
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More than 268,000 people are homeless in England, as many lose their private tenancies, Shelter says.
UK Politics
Around 4,500 people are rough sleeping in the UK, according to the new survey As many as one in 25 people are classed as homeless in the worst-affected areas of England, a new study has shown. Homeless charity Shelter said more than 268,000 people across England are homeless, although the number is a "conservative es...
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Mark van Dongen murder trial: Acid attack 'calculated' - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Jurors see video interviews with acid attack victim Mark van Dongen, whose ex is accused of his murder.
Bristol
Mark van Dongen died 15 months after being attacked in Bristol An acid attack victim has told jurors, in testimony recorded before his death, how the "jealous" ex accused of his murder laughed as she doused him in a corrosive liquid. In video evidence, Mark van Dongen, 29, said Berlinah Wallace, 48, shouted "if I can...
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Priti Patel's cabinet future in doubt over Israel trip row - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Priti Patel is summoned back from Africa by No 10 amid controversy over her Israeli meetings.
UK Politics
Priti Patel has left No 10 via the back door after talks with the PM to find out if she will be sacked amid controversy over meetings with Israeli ministers. The international development secretary was ordered by the PM to cut short an African trip to fly back to the UK. BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said a s...
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Priti Patel resigns: What went wrong - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale explains the controversy that led to her resignation.
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Priti Patel has resigned as international development secretary following controversy over her meetings with Israeli officials. The BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent, James Landale, explains how a family holiday went terribly wrong for her.
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Snapchat loses $40m on flop Spectacles - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Video-recording sunglasses by the company behind Snapchat failed to become a must-have gadget.
Technology
The company behind Snapchat has taken a $40m (£30m) hit to its finances after its video-recording sunglasses failed to sell as well as hoped. Snap launched Spectacles in September 2016, originally selling them only through pop-up vending machines. Pressing a button on the glasses records a short video that can be sha...
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Rolf Harris challenges indecent assault convictions - BBC News
2017-11-08
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His lawyers say there is overwhelming evidence against one of the alleged indecent assaults.
UK
Former entertainer Rolf Harris has renewed his application to have his convictions for indecent assault quashed at the Court of Appeal. His lawyers said there was overwhelming evidence to show he wasn't in an area where one of the alleged indecent assaults took place. The 87-year-old is hoping to overturn the 12 inde...
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Irish PM wears 'shamrock poppy' in parliament - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Leo Varadkar appears with an Irish-themed red poppy to remember Irish soldiers in World War One.
Europe
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar appeared with the "Shamrock Poppy" in parliament The prime minister of the Republic of Ireland has worn an Irish-themed red poppy badge to remember Irish soldiers who fought in World War One. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar appeared with the "shamrock poppy" in the Dáil - the parliament in the capital, ...
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SSE confirms merger with Npower - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Energy company also announces big fall in pre-tax profits up to September 2017.
Business
SSE has confirmed it is merging its British domestic business with Npower to form a new energy company. SSE, the UK's second-largest energy supplier, which also reported a big fall in its adjusted pre-tax profits of 13.9% in the six months to September, revealed the merger talks on Tuesday. The deal knocks the countr...
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Pope Francis: Mass is for prayers not mobile phones - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The pontiff chastises bishops, priests and pilgrims for taking pictures during services.
Europe
Many pilgrims try to get pictures of the Pope at his audiences Pope Francis has chided the Catholic faithful for using their mobile phones during Mass. He said it made him sad when many phones were held up, and even priests and bishops were taking photos. The pontiff is not known to have used a mobile phone in publi...
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Andy Murray "hopes" to return from injury in January but only if 100% fit - BBC Sport
2017-11-08
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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.
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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, ...
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Jeremy Corbyn aide David Prescott suspended from job - BBC News
2017-11-08
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John Prescott's son David is suspended as Jeremy Corbyn's aide and is being investigated.
England
David Prescott joined Jeremy Corbyn's office as an aide over a year ago A key aide to Jeremy Corbyn, and the son of former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, has been suspended from his job. David Prescott is being investigated by the Labour leader's office after he was suspended a few days ago, the BBC understands...
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British Vogue unveils 'diverse' December issue - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The British edition of the magazine launches its first issue under new editor Edward Enninful.
Entertainment & Arts
The December 2017 edition features Adwoa Aboah on the front cover British Vogue has unveiled its December 2017 edition - the first since Edward Enninful took the title's helm. Model Adwoa Aboah is pictured on the fashion magazine's cover - styled by the new editor-in-chief - with the headline "Great Britain". Speaki...
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Thousands living with advanced cancer, says Macmillan - BBC News
2017-11-08
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New research shows thousands of people with stage 4 cancer in England are living for two years or more.
Health
Emma Young lives in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and has three children Thousands of people in England who have the most advanced cancers are surviving for several years after diagnosis, according to new research. Macmillan Cancer Support said it was down to new treatments but warned that living longer with advance...
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Wimbledon house death girl identified as Sophia Peters - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Judges lifted an order preventing the identification of Sophia Peters who died on Saturday.
London
Police were called to Blenheim Road in Wimbledon on Friday morning A seven-year-old girl who died in hospital after an attack can now be identified as the daughter of the man charged over it. Sophia Peters was found with serious injuries in a property in Wimbledon on Friday morning, but died on Saturday. Her father,...
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Priti Patel quits cabinet over Israel meetings row - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Priti Patel resigns as UK international development secretary after the row about meeting Israeli politicians.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Priti Patel is filmed leaving the back entrance of 10 Downing Street Priti Patel has resigned as UK international development secretary amid controversy over her unauthorised meetings with Israeli officials. She was ordered...
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Profile: Priti Patel - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The prominent Brexiteer rose swiftly to the cabinet after being elected as an MP in 2010, and was appointed as home secretary in July last year.
UK Politics
A high-profile figure in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet, Priti Patel was appointed home secretary in July last year. A Eurosceptic, she was a leading figure in the Vote Leave campaign during the EU referendum. Shortly after taking up the post of home secretary, she said she wanted criminals to "literally feel...
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Paradise Papers: Blackstone avoided UK taxes on St Enoch Centre - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Documents show Blackstone avoided millions of pounds in taxes on property deals in Glasgow and London.
Scotland
The St Enoch Centre is a large mall in the centre of Glasgow Private equity firm Blackstone avoided tens of millions of pounds in UK taxes on property deals in Glasgow and London, the Paradise Papers show. The documents reveal it used offshore companies to purchase and operate the St Enoch Shopping Centre in Glasgow ...
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Paradise Papers: Tycoon made $41m from 'people's fund' - BBC News
2017-11-08
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A fund set up to help a struggling African state has paid tens of millions in fees to a businessman.
Africa
An entrepreneur charged with managing the oil wealth of the struggling African state of Angola was paid more than $41m in just 20 months, leaked documents reveal. The payments were made via a complex web of companies set up in the offshore jurisdiction of Mauritius. Jean-Claude Bastos also used his position to help s...
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Rail strikes: Five rail operators hit by RMT walkout - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Rail passengers deal with delays and reduced services across five firms due to a RMT strike.
England
Passengers queue to get on to a Greater Anglia service train Five rail operators have experienced disruption due to strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union. Workers on Southern, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway are striking for 48 hours, while staff on Merseyrail and Northern walked out for 24...
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Boris Johnson sorry if Zaghari-Ratcliffe remarks 'caused anxiety' - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The foreign secretary says remarks about a British-Iranian woman held in Iran "could have been clearer".
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband said "she was just a mum on holiday" Boris Johnson has said he is sorry if his remarks about a British-Iranian mother caused anxiety to her family. The foreign secretary had been criticis...
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Snapchat owner plunges as losses continue - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The firm says it is looking to redesign its app to make it easier to use.
Business
Snapchat owner Snap says it is working to overhaul its signature messaging app, as it struggles to attract users and turn a profit. Shares in the firm plunged after hours on Tuesday, after the firm reported losses of more than $400m (£337m) in the quarter. It also had lower-than-expected revenue and user growth. Sna...
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Roy Halladay: Former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher dies in plane crash - BBC Sport
2017-11-08
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Former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay dies after a plane he was flying crashes in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Last updated on .From the section Baseball Former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay has died after his plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. The 40-year-old, who retired in 2013, was the only person on board when the plane went down. The two-time Cy Young Award winner spent 12 seasons w...
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Paradise Papers: Why offshore business is turned down - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Dodgy shells and the politically exposed. The Paradise Papers show how clients are rejected.
World
Appleby decided against a shelf company to be owned by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's ex-president Appleby is the main source of the leaked Paradise Papers documents and, like all providers of offshore financial services, has to check certain things with its prospective clients in order to prevent money l...
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Antonio Carluccio: 'Godfather of Italian cooking' dies - BBC News
2017-11-08
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He was known for the Italian restaurant chain that carries his name and for his TV appearances.
UK
Celebrity chef and restaurateur Antonio Carluccio has died at the age of 80, his agent has said. He was known for the Italian restaurant chain that carries his surname and for appearing on TV programmes, including the BBC Two hit Two Greedy Italians, alongside chef Gennaro Contaldo. He wrote more than a dozen best-se...
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Sky threatens to shut down Sky News to aid Fox takeover - BBC News
2017-11-08
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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...
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Paradise Papers: Prince Charles lobbied on climate policy after shares purchase - BBC News
2017-11-08
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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...
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We want our Brexit cash boost - NHS boss - BBC News
2017-11-08
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NHS England's Simon Stevens says the service needs the money that was promised in the referendum.
Health
NHS England's boss said trust in politics would be damaged if the NHS did not get more The health service should get the cash boost it was promised during the EU referendum, NHS England's boss says. Simon Stevens used controversial claims used by Vote Leave - that the NHS could benefit by £350m a week - to put the ca...
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Sacked Labour minister Carl Sargeant found dead - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Carl Sargeant, who faced a party investigation into his conduct, is understood to have taken his own life.
Wales politics
An ex-Welsh Labour minister who faced a party investigation into allegations about his personal conduct has taken his own life, it is understood. Carl Sargeant, 49, lost his job as cabinet secretary for communities and children last Friday. He was suspended from Labour after the first minister learned of a number of ...
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Transport for London 'to cut 1,400 jobs' - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Unions say Transport for London plans job cuts in engineering and London Underground by 2021.
London
The cuts would affect engineering and parts of London Underground Transport for London (TfL) is cutting 1,400 jobs as part of plans to save £5.5bn by 2021, according to unions. The cuts will affect engineering and parts of London Underground (LU), said the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union. It said the figure...
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Carl Sargeant not given natural justice, family says - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Family of sacked minister says Labour did not give him enough detail of allegations against him.
Wales politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Carl Sargeant "wasn't dealt with fairly", says Labour AM Jenny Rathbone The family of sacked Welsh Labour minister Carl Sargeant has said he was deprived of "natural justice". He was found dead on Tuesday after being sacked...
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Recap: How Priti Patel’s resignation unfolded - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Rolling updates as International Development Secretary Priti Patel resigns from her job.
UK Politics
Kate Osamor MP, Labour's shadow international development secretary, said Priti Patel appeared to have breached the Ministerial Code and "gone behind the government's back and misled the British public." She continued: "After initially denying the allegations, then repeatedly changing her story and failing to disclose...
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Edward Enninful wants to protect young models - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Edward Enninful says the magazine will show women of different ethnicities and with different shapes.
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The new editor of Vogue, Edward Enninful, tells the BBC why the magazine will be more diverse.
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Apology for saying child sex abuse victim 'consented' - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The man, abused from the age of 13, originally had his compensation application rejected.
UK
A child sexual abuse victim has been given an apology from the government's victim compensation agency after it previously ruled he had consented. Twenty-one men were convicted of abusing the man from the age of 13. The man has now been told he is eligible for compensation after his application had originally been re...
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Disney backs down after US media boycott - BBC News
2017-11-08
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The company has faced a backlash for revoking a newspaper's screening access because of an article.
US & Canada
The company took offence to a piece the newspaper wrote about its park in Anaheim, California The Walt Disney company has ended its ban of the Los Angeles Times newspaper after a backlash from US media. Last week it emerged Disney had stopped inviting the newspaper to press screenings because it disagreed with an art...
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Priti Patel's exit will pose problems for May - BBC News
2017-11-08
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Theresa May needs to restore a sense of calm after a chaotic week.
UK Politics
It was precisely a week ago that I was summoned to the Ministry of Defence to ask Sir Michael Fallon why he was resigning. Seven days on, for an unconnected reason, Theresa May has just lost another one of her ministers. That time the resignation was rather differently handled - some private speculation through the d...
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Hair-raising drive through Delhi smog - BBC News
2017-11-09
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A BBC reporter films his drive to work as pollution levels soar in India's capital.
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A BBC reporter films his drive to work as pollution levels soar in India's capital. All schools in Delhi have been closed for the rest of the week.
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Boris Johnson: Priti Patel was 'first class' development secretary - BBC News
2017-11-09
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The foreign secretary reacts to Priti Patel's resignation after controversy over her meetings with Israeli officials.
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The foreign secretary reacts to Priti Patel's resignation as international development secretary, following controversy over her meetings with Israeli officials.
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