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Daytime wounds 'heal more quickly' - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An average 11-day difference in recovery rates for burns may be explained by the body clock, a study says. | Health | Wounds heal more quickly if they occur during the day rather than after dark, a study suggests.
It found burns sustained at night took an average of 28 days to heal, but just 17 for those that happened in daytime.
The team, at the UK's MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, said they were astounded by the difference th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41918368 |
Prevent scheme: Anti-terror referrals for 2,000 children - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 2,000 children under 15 were referred to the Prevent programme in 2015-16. | UK | Thousands of children and teenagers were referred to the government's anti-terror programme in England and Wales last year, Home Office figures show.
The Prevent programme aims to stop people being drawn into terrorism.
There were 7,631 referrals in 2015-16, a quarter of which were of under-15s, but only 381 required... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41927937 |
Toy sellers bet on Christmas as sales dip - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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 |
Colombia seizes largest stash of cocaine ever - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Juan Manuel Santos said the find was the largest uncovered in a single police operation. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The seizure was the largest in Colombia's history
Colombian police have discovered 12 tonnes of cocaine in the largest single drug seizure in the country's history.
The drugs were found buried in four banana plantations in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41923967 |
Penny Mordaunt - the UK's first female defence secretary - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A profile of the UK's first female defence secretary, who replaces Gavin Williamson after his sacking. | UK Politics | Penny Mordaunt has become the UK's first female defence secretary after Gavin Williamson was sacked.
She was previously international development secretary, in charge of a multi-billion pound annual budget.
With a background as a naval reservist, and having served as an armed forces minister under David Cameron, Ms M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41930719 |
Priti Patel leaves Downing Street back entrance - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | null | The former UK international development secretary is filmed after meeting Prime Minister Theresa May. | null | 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. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41922501 |
'Butterfly boy' gets life changing surgery - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | null | A child has been given a new genetically modified skin that covers 80% of his body, in a series of lifesaving operations. | null | A child has been given a new genetically modified skin that covers 80% of his body, in a series of lifesaving operations. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41922286 |
Saudi anti-corruption probe 'finds $100bn was embezzled' - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Attorney general says 201 people are being held for questioning, some of them reportedly at a luxury hotel. | Middle East | Those caught up in the anti-corruption drive are reportedly being held at Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton
Saudi Arabia's attorney general says at least $100bn (£76bn) has been misused through systemic corruption and embezzlement in recent decades.
Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb said 201 people were being held for questioning as part of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41932490 |
The moment GB surfer Andrew Cotton wiped-out riding monster wave - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | null | Andrew Cotton was surfing off the coast of Portugal when a huge wave crashed down on top of him. | null | A British surfer has broken his back after falling off while riding a huge wave.
Andrew Cotton, from Devon, suffered the wipeout in Nazare, Portugal and was rescued by a team including local lifeguards.
He posted on social media from his hospital bed: "Thanks to everyone who helped this morning
"Everyone was really ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-41929367 |
India nun rape case: Bangladeshi man jailed for life - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Bangladeshi man is also found guilty of attempted murder during the West Bengal assault in 2015. | India | The assault triggered protests by the students of the convent in Ranaghat
A court in eastern India has sentenced a Bangladeshi man to life in prison for raping an elderly nun in March 2015.
The court in Kolkata (Calcutta) found Nazrul Islam guilty of rape and attempted murder.
Five other men were jailed for 10 years... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-41923764 |
Holy smoke: Vatican bans duty-free cigarette sales - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pope Francis orders sales of duty-free cigarettes to stop from next year, on health grounds. | Europe | The duty-free sales to staff and retired workers raise revenue for the Vatican
Pope Francis has ordered a ban on the sale of cigarettes inside the Vatican, beginning next year.
Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said the Holy See could not co-operate with a practice that clearly harmed people's health.
About 5,000 employe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41933527 |
Mark van Dongen acid attack: Victim said he 'wanted to die' - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mark van Dongen died 15 months after prosecutors allege his ex-girlfriend threw acid over him. | Bristol | Mark van Dongen died 15 months after being attacked in Bristol
An acid attack victim shouted "I want to die" as he could not bear to live with his injuries, his father has told a court.
Mark van Dongen, 29, was left paralysed from the neck down and lost his left leg, ear and eye following the attack.
Bristol Crown C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41926701 |
Penny Mordaunt replaces Priti Patel in cabinet reshuffle - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Penny Mordaunt says she is "delighted" to be named as the new international development secretary. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Penny Mordaunt has been promoted to the cabinet as the new International Development Secretary, following the resignation of Priti Patel.
Like Ms Patel, Ms Mordaunt was among Conservatives who backed Leave during the EU Ref... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41931063 |
'Zombie' star survived going supernova - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41916738 |
Corey Feldman reports child abuse claims to police - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He has long alleged Hollywood figures molested child stars including himself and Corey Haim. | US & Canada | "I can name six names, one of them who is still very powerful today," Feldman said recently
Eighties child star Corey Feldman has filed a report with police after vowing to expose an alleged paedophile ring in Hollywood.
Los Angeles Police Department confirmed they are launching an investigation after receiving the a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41923271 |
Theresa May warns rebels as Brexit talks set to resume - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM outlines plans to set the UK's EU departure date and time in law, ahead of a new round of talks. | UK Politics | Theresa May has outlined plans to set the UK's departure date and time from the EU in law, warning she will not "tolerate" any attempt to block Brexit.
She said the EU Withdrawal Bill would be amended to formally commit to Brexit at 23:00 GMT on Friday 29 March 2019.
The bill will be scrutinised by MPs next week - bu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41936428 |
Kevin Spacey: New allegations emerge - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41918966 |
'Iron man' flight sets first world record - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | null | Richard Browning crossed a lake in Reading at more than 30mph. | 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/technology-41915072 |
Mark van Dongen murder trial: Acid attack 'calculated' - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41914798 |
Priti Patel resigns: What went wrong - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | null | The BBC's Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale explains the controversy that led to her resignation. | null | 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. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41923554 |
Child sex abuse inquiry breaches victim's anonymity - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse reveals a victim's name on its website. | UK | The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has admitted breaching its own procedures by publishing a victim's name despite his right to anonymity.
The man's name appeared on its website in the title of a document. The inquiry said it removed the name as soon as it was brought to its attention.
It was the seventh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41932064 |
Pope Francis: Mass is for prayers not mobile phones - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41918906 |
Portia de Rossi accuses Steven Seagal of sexual harassment - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Arrested Development star Portia de Rossi says the actor unzipped his trousers in an audition. | US & Canada | The actress alleges Steven Seagal propositioned her while she auditioned for a role
Actress Portia de Rossi has accused actor and producer Steven Seagal of sexual harassment.
The Arrested Development actress, who is married to US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, made the allegation in a tweet posted on Wednesday night... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41936741 |
How much of your area is built on? - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Discover at the click of button exactly how the land is used in your local authority area. | UK | For the first time, you can find out at the click of button exactly how the land is used in your local authority area.
Your browser does not support this Lookup Enter your postcode to find out how land is used in your area The percentages above are estimates. For a detailed methodology see note at bottom of article pa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41901294 |
China: President Trump v candidate Trump - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | null | Once Donald Trump spoke of China "raping" the US. Now he gives it "credit" for "taking advantage". | null | Once Donald Trump spoke of China "raping" the US – now he gives it "credit" for "taking advantage".
So how has the US president's attitude changed since he took office? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41934951 |
Kevin Spacey: Completed film to be reshot without accused actor - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ridley Scott is to reshoot scenes with actor Christopher Plummer in time for a December release. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A trailer for All the Money in the World, featuring Spacey as Jean Paul Getty, had already been released
US actor Kevin Spacey is to be erased from a completed Hollywood film following the allegations of predatory sexual beh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41925767 |
Theresa May faces fresh reshuffle after Priti Patel resignation - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May is urged to replace the international development secretary with another Brexiteer. | UK Politics | Theresa May is embarking on a second cabinet reshuffle in a week after Priti Patel resigned over her unauthorised meetings with Israeli officials.
The international development secretary - who was in charge of the UK's foreign aid budget - admitted her actions "lacked transparency".
Mrs May is facing calls to replace... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41923670 |
Germany serial killer: Niels Hoegel 'killed at least 100' - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fresh charges are expected to be brought against the nurse already convicted of two murders. | Europe | Niels H hid behind a folder as he awaited sentence at his 2015 trial
Toxicology tests suggest a German former nurse murdered at least 100 people at two hospitals where he worked, prosecutors say.
Detectives believe Niels Hoegel, who is already serving a life sentence for two murders, systematically administered fatal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41930177 |
Facebook founding president sounds alarm - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man responsible for helping Facebook get off the ground now says he's deeply concerned about its impact on society. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
“God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains.”
A view on social media shared not by some uninformed luddite, but by one of the people responsible for building Facebook into the social media titan it is today.
S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41936791 |
Priti Patel quits cabinet over Israel meetings row - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41923007 |
BBC to scrap £10m cuts to local radio, says Lord Hall - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Abandoning planned cuts to local stations will help combat "fake news", BBC director general says. | UK | The BBC is to scrap its plan to cut £10m from its local radio budget, in a bid to become "more local", director general Lord Hall has said.
Speaking at an event marking the 50th birthday of BBC local radio, he promised a "renaissance" for the broadcaster's 39 regional stations.
He said the savings target - previously... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41919796 |
Profile: Priti Patel - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41913203 |
Wimbledon house death girl identified as Sophia Peters - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41911978 |
Northern Ireland 0-1 Switzerland - BBC Sport | 2017-11-09 | null | Northern Ireland's hopes of reaching a first World Cup in 32 years suffer a blow as a controversial penalty earns Switzerland victory in their play-off first leg. | null | Northern Ireland face an uphill struggle to reach a first World Cup since 1986 after losing to Switzerland in controversial circumstances in the first leg of their play-off at Windsor Park.
Ricardo Rodriguez scored with a penalty just before the hour mark after Corry Evans was deemed to have handled inside the area.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41840566 |
V&A to display Brutalist flats at museum - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A three-storey section of an East London council estate, soon to be demolished, is to be preserved. | Entertainment & Arts | The Victoria & Albert Museum is to display a three-storey section of an east London council estate as an example of Brutalist architecture.
The section, which includes two flats, exterior facades and two interior staircases, has been acquired from Robin Hood Gardens in Poplar.
Designed by renowned British architects ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41931440 |
Ben Nevis gets automatic weather station - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | For the first time in 113 years, live data is streaming from the top of the UK's tallest mountain. | Science & Environment | The station is temporary and will be taken down in December
Live weather data is being recorded again at the top of Ben Nevis, the UK's highest peak, after a 113-year gap.
Researchers have installed an automatic meteorological station that digitally collects information on temperatures, wind speeds and rainfall level... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41918646 |
Port Talbot hospital caterers in £25m EuroMillions win - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The group of six receive more than £4m each after winning last Friday's EuroMillions jackpot. | South West Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Five catering staff at Neath Port Talbot Hospital have handed in their notice after winning more than £25m on the National Lottery's EuroMillions.
The women each scooped more than £4m with a sixth member of the syndicate al... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-41915927 |
MP Charlie Elphicke 'does not know what he is accused of' - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dover and Deal MP Charlie Elphicke was suspended by the Tories over "serious allegations". | Kent | A Conservative MP suspended by his party after "serious allegations" were made against him says he still does not know what he is accused of.
Charlie Elphicke, a former party whip who has been the MP for Dover and Deal since 2010, has denied any "criminal wrongdoing".
In a statement, the married 46-year-old said: "So... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-41931331 |
Twitter halts 'broken' verified-profile system - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The site had faced complaints that white-supremacist accounts were being verified. | Technology | Twitter has suspended its verified-profile scheme and described it as "broken", following complaints over the type of accounts being verified.
Typically, prominent people, including musicians, journalists and company executives, get a blue icon on their profile after proving their identity.
However, some far-right an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41934831 |
Sainsbury's boss says UK 'through the worst' of weak pound - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mike Coupe tells the BBC that food prices this Christmas will be "about the same as two years ago". | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe says Christmas food prices are no higher than 2015
The boss of Sainsbury's has said the UK is "probably through the worst" of a weaker pound fuelling food inflation.
After years of def... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41925517 |
Eniola Aluko disappointed and surprised by players not supporting her stance - BBC Sport | 2017-11-09 | null | Eniola Aluko is "disappointed" England players have not supported her stance after Mark Sampson was found to have used racially discriminatory remarks. | null | Eniola Aluko says she has had no support from most of her England team-mates since her racial abuse case and questioned whether the squad's 'togetherness' was "just a hashtag on Twitter".
After three inquiries, former England manager Mark Sampson was found to have used discriminatory language to two players - Aluko an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41915005 |
Antonio Carluccio: 'Godfather of Italian cooking' dies - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41920229 |
Avon and Somerset Police officers sacked for rape voicemail - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two officers are sacked for the "horrific" message they left for a woman whose child had been missing. | Bristol | The comments were inadvertently left on a family answerphone by officers who had been called out to deal with a "vulnerable child"
Two police officers have been sacked after they left a message on a woman's answer machine saying they hoped her child "would get raped".
The Avon and Somerset officers left the recording... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41932817 |
Sussex Health Care: Woman arrested in neglect probe - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police are investigating the treatment of 43 residents at nine homes across West Sussex. | Sussex | Orchard Lodge is one of nine homes being investigated by Sussex Police
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglect and fraud by police investigating the deaths of 12 care home residents.
Sussex Police are looking into the treatment of 43 residents at nine homes run by Sussex Health Care.
The force said the wom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-41931420 |
No alternative but to sack Carl Sargeant says Carwyn Jones - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wales' first minister defends the handling of allegations against Carl Sargeant who died this week. | Wales politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Carwyn Jones said he had "no alternative" but to sack Carl Sargeant
First Minister Carwyn Jones has said he had no alternative but to sack Carl Sargeant following allegations about his conduct.
Mr Sargeant's body was found ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-41921678 |
Some savers 'worse off' as banks fail to pass on rate rise - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In one case savers saw their rates cut on the very day base rates went up. | Business | Seven days after the rise in base rates, just 17 out of 150 providers have passed on improved returns to their savers.
The Bank of England raised rates by 0.25% to 0.5% last Thursday, the first rise in a decade.
Many banks are still considering whether to pass on the benefits.
But even if their provider does choose ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41917891 |
Harry Potter game is Pokemon Go creator's next trick - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An augmented reality smartphone game based on the young wizard's adventures is planned by Niantic. | Technology | A logo but no footage has been released for the new game
The maker of Pokemon Go has revealed it is working on a Harry Potter-themed follow-up that will also include augmented reality features.
Niantic said players would find and fight fantasy beasts in real-world neighbourhoods in the smartphone game, which has yet ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41929307 |
Self-driving shuttle bus in crash on first day - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The human driver of another vehicle is blamed for colliding with the self-driving bus. | Technology | The technology was first tested in Vegas at the start of this year
A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service.
The vehicle - carrying “several” passengers - was hit by a lorry driving at slow speed.
Nobody was injured in the incident which city officials say was the f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41923814 |
House price falls now widespread, say surveyors - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The RICS survey suggests prices are still rising in Scotland and Wales, but by no means everywhere. | Business | Houses in Norfolk are among those falling in value, according to the RICS survey
House prices are now falling in four areas of the country, according to the latest report from chartered surveyors.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said that prices are declining in London, the South East, East An... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41917884 |
Obama reports for jury duty in Chicago and is dismissed - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Crowds turned out to see him, only for the judge to decide his services were no longer required. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Barack Obama excited a few potential jurors when he reported for jury duty in Chicago
Former US President Barack Obama has turned up for jury duty at a Chicago courthouse, but was dismissed by the judge without being called ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41921910 |
Carl Sargeant not given natural justice, family says - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-41908424 |
Recap: How Priti Patel’s resignation unfolded - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-41920238 |
Penny Mordaunt appointed as Priti Patel's replacement. - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | null | Penny Mordaunt is appointed as Priti Patel's replacement as International Development Secretary. | 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-politics-41934017 |
Gordon Brown warns of Brexit 'crisis point' - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | null | Gordon Brown tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg Leave voters might think again on Brexit next summer. | null | Former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned that the UK may hit a "crisis point next summer" as the UK edges closer to Brexit and held out the possibility that the UK may not leave the EU.
He said that he was not now advocating a second referendum, but suggested that there "may be scope for a reassessment" as voters... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41935901 |
Penny Mordaunt: Reshuffle maintains cabinet's Brexit balance - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Kuenssberg says the PM is not looking for more drama after eight days of turmoil. | UK Politics | Choosing ministers is about more than just who is best for the job.
There are good reasons why Penny Mordaunt has been promoted to the Department for International Development.
She has worked in humanitarian aid, she has been a minister in two different departments, former colleagues rate her abilities and she was ti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41936423 |
Priti Patel's exit will pose problems for May - BBC News | 2017-11-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 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... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41922823 |
Sanremo tornado: Huge waterspout forms off Italian coast - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | It was spotted off the coast of Sanremo and moved inland as a tornado, causing damage in the city. | null | It was spotted off the coast of Sanremo and moved inland as a tornado, causing damage in the city. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42204016 |
Officer accidentally Tasers partner - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | Bodycam video has been released showing the moment it happened in Ohio. | null | Bodycam video has been released showing the moment a police officer Tasered his partner.
The incident happened in Riverside, Ohio when the officers were attempting an arrest. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42190886 |
Russia-Trump: Who's who in the drama to end all dramas? - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was just like House of Cards. Or maybe Game of Thrones. Trump-Russia was the only drama that mattered. | US & Canada | It was more gripping than any box set we could get our hands on.
Over two years, the investigations into Russian interference in the US election, and whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin, delivered daily developments and drama worthy of anything seen in House of Cards.
In the end, 35 people and three ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40709270 |
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wow Nottingham crowds on first joint visit - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Well-wishers in Nottingham come out in force to welcome Prince Harry and his new fiancee. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their 2017 visit to Nottingham
Meghan Markle has had a taste of royal life, as she joined her fiance Prince Harry on their first joint official public engagement in Nottingham.
Excited ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42181189 |
Kaspersky Labs: Warning over Russian anti-virus software - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government issues a new warning about the security risks of using Russian anti-virus software. | UK | The British government has issued a fresh warning about the security risks of using Russian anti-virus software.
The National Cyber Security Centre is to write to all government departments warning against using the products for systems related to national security.
The UK cyber-security agency will say the software ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42202191 |
World Cup 2018: England boss Gareth Southgate 'will not write off' tournament - BBC Sport | 2017-12-01 | null | Manager Gareth Southgate says England "cannot go to a World Cup and not try to win it", as they prepare for Friday's draw. | null | Last updated on .From the section England
Coverage: Watch live on BBC Two & the BBC Sport app from 15:00 GMT, live on BBC Radio 5 live Drive from 15:20 GMT and follow live text commentary from 13:00 GMT on the BBC Sport website.
England manager Gareth Southgate says his side "cannot go to a World Cup and not try to w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42189878 |
Jeremy Bowen: 'Why I testified against Praljak' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | How the BBC's Jeremy Bowen ended up in court with a war criminal who has died after taking poison. | null | In 2007, Jeremy Bowen testified against Slobodan Praljak – a war criminal who has died after taking poison at the International Criminal Tribunal at The Hague.
This is the story of the role the BBC's Middle East editor played in the trial of one of the key figures in the Bosnian civil war. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42186725 |
'Suicide pact' trial: Natasha Gordon found guilty - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Natasha Gordon entered a suicide pact but left Matthew Birkinshaw to die alone. | Cambridgeshire | Natasha Gordon denied assisting in the death of Matthew Birkinshaw
A woman has been found guilty of encouraging the suicide of a man she met online.
Natasha Gordon, 44, had denied encouraging or assisting in the death of Matthew Birkinshaw.
The 31-year-old postman, from Walsall, West Midlands, was found dead in his ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42197216 |
Welsh and Scottish health ministers call for folic acid in flour - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Welsh and Scottish health ministers want Jeremy Hunt to act to reduce neural tube defects in babies. | Health | The Welsh and Scottish health ministers want Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to make it compulsory for UK suppliers of flour to fortify it with folic acid.
In a joint letter, they argue this will help reduce neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in unborn babies.
Figures from Food Standards Scotland show roughly fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42199080 |
PM 'cheering on' Debbie McGee on Strictly Come Dancing - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May says her constituent is doing very well on BBC dance show. | UK Politics | The prime minister says she is "cheering on" Debbie McGee to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
Theresa May said Ms McGee, who is one of her constituents, was "doing very well" in the BBC show but her rival Alexandra Burke was also "very good".
Last year the PM backed her political rival, ex-shadow chancellor Ed ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42190162 |
Britain is braced for a cold snap overnight amid snow and sleet - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Forecasters predict further wintery showers over parts of eastern England and Scotland. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: Snow footage from around the UK
Parts of the UK could face disruption on Friday morning, amid warnings of wintry showers and plunging temperatures.
Parts of eastern England, Kent and Scotland have been blanketed in a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42183729 |
How Theresa May's handling the Trump tweet row - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM seeks to make her point about Donald Trump's retweets - without causing a diplomatic crisis. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Should Donald Trump's state visit be called off?
There are many - not all of them Opposition party MPs - who frankly detest Donald Trump and all his works, who wanted to see Theresa May and her ministers come down much harde... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42182410 |
'Escape' artist rescued after failing to escape - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | A Belgian performance artist is cut free after spending 19 days chained to a marble block. | null | A Belgian performance artist has been cut free after spending 19 days chained to a marble block.
But Mikes Poppe, who had been chipping away at the block, said he did not see his inability to escape as a failure. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42196955 |
Southampton University in new pay row - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Vice-chancellor Sir Christopher Snowden was awarded a pay package of £424,000 last year. | Family & Education | The vice-chancellor of Southampton University was awarded a pay package of £424,000 last year - £72,000 more than he earned the previous year.
Accounts show Sir Christopher Snowden was paid £352,000 in 2015-16, during which he was in post for 10 months.
The university said the extra reflected a full year's salary and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42196462 |
Parents 'face tension at UK borders over surnames' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MP says children's passports should include parents to avoid "suspicion" when their surnames differed. | UK Politics | Parents who have a different surname to their children have felt "humiliated" at British ports by "over-zealous" border officials, MPs have heard.
Labour's Tulip Siddiq said she faced an "air of suspicion" after a holiday, as her daughter has her father's name.
She said if Brexit was to bring new passports, it would ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42194140 |
Morrisons data leak: Supermarket liable for staff details breach - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands of current and former employees claim the supermarket failed to keep their data safe. | England | More than 5,000 current and former employees are seeking compensation from Morrisons
Morrisons has been found liable for the actions of a former member of its staff who stole the data of thousands of employees and posted it online.
Workers brought a claim against the company after employee Andrew Skelton stole the da... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42193502 |
Trump, Twitter and his 'filter bubble' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president follows just 45 other Twitter users - all of whom agree with him, most of the time. | US & Canada | Although his main Twitter account has nearly 44 million followers, President Donald Trump chooses to follow just 45 other Twitter users - all of whom agree with him, most of the time.
Now that seeming reluctance to expose himself to alternative viewpoints is being put forward as a possible factor in the president's de... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42187596 |
Police chief 'was told of Damian Green pornography claims' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sir Paul Stephenson says he was told material was allegedly found on Damian Green's computer in 2008. | UK Politics | Former Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson said the allegations against Mr Green showed "no criminality"
A former Scotland Yard chief was aware pornography had allegedly been found on Damian Green's office computer during a 2008-9 police probe, he has said.
Sir Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41958392 |
Net migration falls by more than 100,000 after Brexit vote - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Net migration was down by nearly a third to 230,000 in the year since the referendum, figures show. | UK | Net migration is estimated to have fallen by nearly a third to 230,000 in the year to June, new figures show.
It is the first time that a full year of data has been available since the UK voted to leave the EU last June.
The figure is still short of the Conservatives' target to reduce net migration to the "tens of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42178038 |
Portsmouth hospital missed lung cancer cases - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A national review is taking place after the failings were uncovered by the health watchdog. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Inspectors also found a backlog of 23,000 X-rays at the hospital
A hospital failed to spot cases of lung cancer because it did not check patients' chest X-rays properly, the Care Quality Commission has found.
The health watchdog found that three patients at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth suffered "significant... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-42178069 |
GQ editor Dylan Jones criticises cover star Jeremy Corbyn - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dylan Jones says it was 'as difficult as shooting any celebrity,' prompting a Twitter backlash. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. GQ editor tells Today it was like Corbyn was being "pushed around like Grandpa"
The editor of GQ has criticised Jeremy Corbyn - on the day the Labour leader appears on the magazine's cover.
Dylan Jones told the BBC Mr Corby... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42194131 |
Nasa footage shows lightning from ISS - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | Nasa releases footage captured over China, Korea and Japan of "lightning, city lights and fishing boats". | null | Nasa has released footage of lightning strikes, captured from the International Space Station.
The film was taken as the ISS passed over China, Korea and Japan.
Astronaut Randolph Bresnik said the view was from his favourite window, and showed "lightning, city lights and fishing boats in the Sea of Japan". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42188125 |
Oxford University raises £750m from biggest bond issue - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Oxford University has turned to private investors in a record-breaking bond issue. | Family & Education | Oxford University has raised a record amount of funding for a UK university bond issue
Oxford University has revealed that it will raise £750m from its first bond issue - the biggest amount raised this way by a UK university.
It is the most significant example so far of universities turning to the capital markets for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42201171 |
Sammy Wilson warns Brexit talks may jeopardise DUP-Tory deal - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The party says any attempt to "placate Dublin and the EU" will threaten its support for the UK government. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Any attempt to 'placate Dublin and the EU' could jeopardise DUP support for Tories
DUP MP Sammy Wilson has warned that his party's deal to support the Conservative government could be jeopardised by the Brexit negotiations.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42179387 |
Grenfell Tower fire: Inquiry 'needs a diverse panel' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bereaved relatives say they will not attend the inquiry unless a more diverse panel is appointed. | UK | The Grenfell Tower fire inquiry could become a whitewash unless there is a diverse panel to oversee proceedings, survivors and bereaved families say.
They say chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick should sit with people from a range of backgrounds who understand the issues facing those affected by the blaze, in which 71 peop... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42190388 |
Supermarkets 'raise the price of Christmas biscuits' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Supermarkets hike the price of Christmas biscuit selections as butter prices soar, according to a report. | Business | Cracking open some fancy biscuits is a welcome treat over Christmas, but this year the observant shopper might notice a hefty rise in prices.
Research by The Grocer based on data from Brandview has found price rises of up to a third on own-label Christmas biscuits sold by supermarkets.
It said five supermarkets had i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42199020 |
Pope uses the 'R' word - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | While meeting a group of Muslim Rohingya refugees, Pope Francis referred to them by name for the first time on his Asian visit. | null | While meeting a group of Muslim Rohingya refugees, Pope Francis referred to them by name for the first time on his Asian visit. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42203201 |
Irish border: Brexit committee says solution doubtful - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK government's plan for the border is "untested and speculative", the Brexit committee says. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Would you notice if you crossed the Irish border?
It is not possible to see how the Irish border issue can be resolved after Brexit, the influential group of MPs scrutinising the process has said.
The government wants no ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42188485 |
Damian Green computer porn claims: 'Thousands' of images viewed - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An ex-detective says he was "shocked" at the amount of porn found on a computer in Damian Green's office. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Damian Green speaking to reporters outside his home in his constituency of Ashford
A former Scotland Yard detective has told BBC News he was "shocked" by the amount of pornography viewed on a computer seized from the Commons... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42151148 |
London Olympic Stadium taken over by mayor Sadiq Khan - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sadiq Khan says a "catalogue of errors" by his predecessor Boris Johnson led to the conversion costs soaring. | London | An independent review says the cost of converting the Olympic Stadium was £323million
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has agreed to take over the former Olympic Stadium amid "financial challenges".
Mr Khan says a "catalogue of errors" by his predecessor Boris Johnson led to the costs of transforming it into West Ham United's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42194382 |
World Cup draw: England face Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G - BBC Sport | 2017-12-01 | null | England have been drawn with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G at next year's Fifa World Cup in Russia. | null | Last updated on .From the section World Cup
England have been drawn with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G at next year's Fifa World Cup in Russia.
Gareth Southgate's men will begin their tournament against Tunisia on Monday, 18 June (19:00 BST) in Volgograd.
They will then face World Cup debutants Panama in Ni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42199903 |
Scottish railway station is least used in Britain - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Only 24 passengers used Barry Links station, between Dundee and Carnoustie, in 2016/17. | Tayside and Central Scotland | Barry Links station is located between Dundee and Carnoustie
A railway station in Angus is the least used in Great Britain, new figures have revealed.
Just 24 passengers travelled to or from Barry Links station in 2016/17, according to data published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR)
Only two ScotRail trains stop... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-42194355 |
Pope Francis uses term Rohingya in Bangladesh meeting - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He had refrained from referring to the refugees as Rohingya on his earlier visit to Myanmar. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Pope Francis has met a group of Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and referred to them by name for the first time on his Asian visit.
The Pope told a group of 16 refugees at an interfaith meeting in the capital Dhaka: ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42193813 |
Commonwealth Games 2022: Birmingham made to wait as three cities offer 'updates' - BBC Sport | 2017-12-01 | null | Birmingham may need to wait until next year to find out if it will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. | null | Last updated on .From the section Commonwealth Games
Birmingham may need to wait until next year to find out if it will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Wednesday they are "confident" a city will be chosen in the next four weeks but they "will remain flexible".
Birmin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/42197941 |
Latest updates: East Midlands Live Friday 1 December 2017 - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands. | Nottingham | The parents of Matthew Birkinshaw said their son's death has left a "space no-one else can ever fill".
It follows the conviction of Natasha Gordon for encouraging his suicide in a car park at Rutland Water.
They said: "It is impossible to put into words the effect the loss of Matthew has had on our family.
"He was e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-nottinghamshire-42174246 |
RBS to close one in four branches and shed 680 jobs - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The state-backed bank says there has been a big drop in branch use as more people bank online. | Business | RBS is closing 259 branches - one in four of its outlets - and cutting 680 jobs as more customers bank online.
The closures involve 62 Royal Bank of Scotland and 197 NatWest branches.
RBS, which is 71%-owned by the taxpayer, said it would try to ensure compulsory redundancies were "kept to an absolute minimum".
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42192641 |
Gay prayer for Prince George remarks 'unkind and destructive' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An Anglican minister says people should pray George is blessed with "the love of a fine young gentleman". | UK | Prince George is third in line to the throne
A senior Anglican minister has been criticised for saying people should pray for Prince George to be gay to help the Church of England recognise same-sex marriage.
The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth wrote a blog post urging people to pray for him "to be blessed one day wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42192706 |
Bad Sex in Fiction: US writer Christopher Bollen wins - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He won for his third novel The Destroyers, for a love scene set on a Greek island. | Entertainment & Arts | US author Christopher Bollen has won the Bad Sex in Fiction Award for his novel The Destroyers.
The judges voted him the winner after reading a scene depicting the book's protagonist, Ian, with his ex-girlfriend on the island of Patmos.
He wrote: "She covers her breasts with her swimsuit... The skin along her arms an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42186736 |
'Homeless stranger was my long-lost brother' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | Siblings separated for 25 years have been reunited after one spotted the other in a Wigan churchyard. | null | Siblings separated for 25 years have been reunited after one spotted the other in a Wigan churchyard. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42190783 |
Thomas Cook plans to close 50 stores - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The travel company says the proposed closures will affect up to 400 staff. | Business | Thomas Cook has said it is planning to close 50 of its 690 stores as part of a review of its UK retail network.
The proposed closures will take place by March next year and will affect up to 400 staff at a mix of Thomas Cook and Co-operative Travel branded stores.
"We hope to redeploy a large proportion of those peop... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42194684 |
Crowds shout at ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn at court - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | Trump's former National Security Advisor has admitted lying to the FBI about dealings with Russia. | null | Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has admitted lying to the FBI about his dealings with Russia. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42161102 |
Damian Green says computer porn allegations are 'political smears' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | 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 |
Birmingham family releases CCTV of hit-and-run death - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Relatives of Krishna Devi Droch hope publishing the shocking images will lead to the capture of her killer. | Birmingham & Black Country | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The family of a grandmother who died in a hit-and-run crash has released CCTV of the moment she was killed in the hope of catching the driver.
Krishna Devi Droch, 62, was hit by a silver Vauxhall Zafira travelling on the wr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42185685 |
Caerphilly loan shark who targeted 116 victims jailed - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The court heard he sued some victims in the civil court, claiming loans to "friends" were not repaid. | South East Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. One victim said Sparey threatened to set fire to her house when she could not repay him
A loan shark nicknamed Del Boy who charged astronomical interest to more than 100 victims has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.
R... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-42194519 |
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