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Bryan Singer: Illness forces director to stop work on Freddie Mercury film - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Work on the new Freddie Mercury biopic is suspended while the director deals with a health issue. | Entertainment & Arts | Bryan Singer has been filming Bohemian Rhapsody in the UK
Production on the new Freddie Mercury biopic has been suspended so director Bryan Singer can deal with "a personal health matter".
The film, titled Bohemian Rhapsody, will tell the story of the late Queen frontman's life.
Twentieth Century Fox told the BBC wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42193912 |
Bob Spink found guilty of election fraud - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Tory and UKIP politician Bob Spink was found guilty of permitting false signatures on a nomination form. | Essex | Bob Spink told the court he had collected more than 1,000 signatures in his career
A former Tory MP and UKIP politician has been found guilty of election fraud.
Bob Spink, 69, former MP for Castle Point, Essex, committed the offences during the Castle Point borough council elections in May last year.
A jury at South... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-42201551 |
Trump-Russia: Six big takeaways from the Flynn deal - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Michael Flynn is facing prison, and the Trump White House is facing a political crisis. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. After Flynn's guilty plea, what next for the Russia investigation?
Special Counsel Robert Mueller just dropped the hammer. Again.
On Friday it was Michael Flynn's turn "in the barrel", to borrow a line from Trump confidant ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42174518 |
Daniel Corneille jailed for Sheerness traffic warden attack - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | null | The traffic warden suffered a fractured shoulder when he was assaulted by the defendant. | null | A man has been jailed for two years for an attack on a traffic warden, which sent his victim crashing into the window of a restaurant, fracturing his shoulder.
Daniel Corneille, 47, of Estuary Road, Sheerness, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm at Maidstone Crown Court and was sentenced on Thursday.
The traffic w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-42195865 |
David Dearlove jailed for 1968 Paul Booth murder - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | David Dearlove swung his 19-month-old stepson by his feet and smashed his head on a fireplace. | Tees | David Dearlove claimed Paul Booth was injured when he fell out of bed
A man who swung his toddler stepson by the ankles and smashed his head into a fireplace has been been jailed for a minimum of 13 years.
David Dearlove, 71, murdered 19-month-old Paul Booth at their home in Stockton-on-Tees in October 1968.
Paul's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-42155421 |
Labour leader calls bankers speculators and gamblers - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Corbyn retaliates after Morgan Stanley says a Labour government could be a bigger risk than Brexit. | Business | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has hit back at investment bank Morgan Stanley, telling the company it was right to regard him as a threat.
His comments came after the bank said in a report earlier this week that the risks of an incoming Labour government could be "as significant as Brexit".
On social media, he said bank... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42190251 |
Boy, 5, found drowned after being 'left to go off alone' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charlie Dunn was pulled from a lagoon by children after being left alone "for hours", a court hears. | Leicester | Before Charlie Dunn was pulled out of the lagoon his stepfather was heard swearing about not knowing where the youngster was
A five-year-old boy was found drowned more than two hours after his mother and stepfather let him "go off by himself", a court heard.
Charlie Dunn, who could not swim, was pulled from a lagoon ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-42182351 |
Potsdam Christmas market evacuated as device found - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The device filled with nails and wires was sent to a shop near a Potsdam Christmas market. | Europe | Police in the German city of Potsdam are investigating a device filled with nails found next to a Christmas market.
The device, that also held batteries and wires, was sent to a pharmacy in the city south-west of Berlin.
Police initially said there were explosives inside, but then clarified there was no detonator.
G... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42201778 |
Brexit offer 'must be acceptable to Ireland' - BBC News | 2017-12-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | European Council President Donald Tusk says "the key to the UK's future lies - in some ways - in Dublin". | Europe | Donald Tusk was speaking after talks with the Irish prime minister in Dublin
The UK's offer on Brexit must be acceptable to the Republic of Ireland before the negotiations can move on, the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has said.
Mr Tusk was speaking after talks with the Irish prime minister in Dubli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42202830 |
Who are the dual nationals jailed in Iran? - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An unknown number are in prison, with some serving long sentences and others sentenced to death. | Middle East | The plight of British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained for almost six years in Iran on spying charges, focused attention on Iranians with dual nationality or foreign permanent residency being held in the Islamic Republic's prisons.
Iran does not recognise dual nationality, and there are no exa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41974185 |
Man stripped in 50-hour kidnap ordeal in Thornton Heath - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police are trying to track down the gang of men responsible for the "vicious and prolonged attack". | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. CCTV of two men wanted in connection with the kidnap and burglary
A man was stripped naked, beaten and tied up in a kidnapping ordeal that lasted 50 hours.
The 24-year-old victim was lured to a house in Thornton Heath, Croy... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42293276 |
Snow in UK: Your photos of the wintry scenes - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Snow has fallen across the UK, causing disruption for some and fun for others. Here are some of your photos. | UK | Presha Taneja took this photo of driving conditions while stuck near junction 20 of the M25. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42299737 |
Portugal's Eurovision winner Salvador Sobral has heart transplant - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Salvador Sobral, who won this year's contest for Portugal, is doing well, surgeons in Lisbon say. | Europe | Salvador Sobral missed a week of Eurovision rehearsals due to his heart condition
Portugal's celebrated Eurovision Song Contest winner, Salvador Sobral, is recovering in hospital after undergoing a heart transplant.
Surgeons at the Santa Cruz Hospital in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, said the 27-year-old was "doing... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42296971 |
Beirut protests: 'Jerusalem remains a rallying cry' - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | Protests against US President Donald Trump's controversial decision turn ugly again in Beirut. | null | Protests in the Lebanese capital Beirut against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel have turned ugly again, with youths throwing stones at the US embassy.
The BBC's Martin Patience reports from the scene as police use tear gas to disperse the crowd. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42300219 |
Icy conditions forecast for Monday - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | BBC Weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the weather for Monday and Tuesday. | null | BBC Weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the forecast for Monday and Tuesday, and lists the parts of the UK which saw the most snow on Sunday. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42304368 |
Ashes: Ben Duckett suspended from playing on England Lions tour - BBC Sport | 2017-12-10 | null | England Lions batsman Ben Duckett is suspended from playing for the rest of their tour of Australia after pouring a drink over James Anderson in a Perth bar. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England Lions batsman Ben Duckett has been suspended from playing on their tour of Australia after pouring a drink over James Anderson in a Perth bar.
Duckett, 23, has also been fined and issued with a final written warning over his conduct as an England player.
The Lions wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42298950 |
Plymouth Pryzm nightclub deaths: Tributes paid to teenagers - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The teenagers, who are suspected to have taken ecstasy, were found collapsed in the early hours. | Devon | Aaron Reilly (left) and Joshua Brock and were found unconscious at the Pryzm nightclub in Plymouth
Tributes have been paid to two 19-year-old men who died after apparently taking drugs at a nightclub.
Aaron Reilly and Joshua Brock were found unconscious at Pryzm in Plymouth in the early hours of Saturday,
The teenag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-42301045 |
Teachers call for ban on energy drinks in schools - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A teaching union compares energy drinks to “legal highs” and says pupils are consuming them in “excessive quantities.” | Health | One of the UK's largest teaching unions is calling for schools to ban energy drinks from their premises.
The NASUWT is warning about caffeine levels in the drinks, describing them as "readily available legal highs" which can contribute to poor behaviour.
It follows a report by academics, seen by 5 live investigates, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42298192 |
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Prisoner caught in Iran power struggle - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is first and foremost a story of terrible personal suffering. | UK | The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is first and foremost a story of terrible personal suffering for a young woman, her husband and their baby girl.
Eighteen months into a five-year sentence, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces the prospect of up to 16 years in an Iranian jail.
It is also, however, a story of an internal p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41907892 |
Iraq declares war with Islamic State is over - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | PM Haider al-Abadi says Iraqi troops are now in complete control of the country. | Middle East | Recapturing Mosul was the bloodiest conflict - for both combatants and civilians
Iraq has announced that its war against so-called Islamic State (IS) is over.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told a conference in Baghdad that Iraqi troops were now in complete control of the Iraqi-Syrian border.
The border zone contain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42291985 |
Why Jerusalem matters - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | The city's importance explained, as the controversial US embassy move to the city goes ahead. | null | The controversial US embassy move to Jerusalem is going ahead amid celebration and protest. The BBC's Yolande Knell explains why the city is so important. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42247428 |
How hot is it where you are? - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Compare the temperature in your area to other locations in the UK and around the world. | UK | Compare the temperature where you are with more than 50 cities around the world, including some of the hottest and coldest inhabited places. Enter your location or postcode in the search box to see your result. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23252638 |
Johnson in 'frank talks' on jailed Briton Zaghari-Ratcliffe - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his Iranian counterpart discuss Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during meeting. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and his Iranian counterpart have spoken "frankly" in Tehran about jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
He met Mohammed Javad Zarif to urge her freeing on humanitarian grounds, along wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42295586 |
Jerusalem clashes: Sheltering in a sweet shop - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | People shelter in a sweet shop amid protests after Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital | null | After Donald Trump said the US will recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, here is what life is like for one business. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/42294872 |
Australian town driven batty by flying foxes - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | Residents of an Australian town are being overwhelmed by thousands of flying foxes. | null | Residents of one town in North Queensland are being overwhelmed by bats.
They're demanding action to deal with a situation they call "the stuff of nightmares". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42298288 |
Max Clifford dies in hospital aged 74 - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital, aged 74, after collapsing in prison. | England | Max Clifford had been serving an eight-year jail sentence for sex offences
Disgraced celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital, aged 74, after collapsing in prison.
Clifford collapsed in his cell at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire on Thursday and again on Friday, his daughter said. He was taken to hosp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42300593 |
Firefighters' surprise role in Perth Theatre panto - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Impromptu stage appearance after smoke alarm disrupts first performance at revamped Perth Theatre | Tayside and Central Scotland | They're behind you! Firefighters on stage during the Perth Theatre pantomime
The first performance at Perth Theatre in four years defied all expectations when two real-life firefighters appeared on stage.
A smoke alarm mid-way through Aladdin on Saturday forced the evacuation of the Edwardian theatre which has just h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-42292776 |
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ican warns nuclear war 'a tantrum away' - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, Ican's Beatrice Fihn appears to refer to the North Korean crisis. | Europe | Ican's executive director Beatrice Fihn (right) said nuclear disaster may be a "tantrum away"
The world faces a "nuclear crisis" from a "bruised ego", the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) has warned in an apparent reference to US-North Korea tensions.
Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42298453 |
Two young Devon men die after 'taking drugs at Plymouth Pryzm nightclub' - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An 18-year-old man was being questioned by police following the pair's deaths in hospital. | Devon | Two 19-year-old men have died in hospital in the early hours after apparently taking drugs at a nightclub.
They were found unconscious at the Pryzm club in Plymouth, where hundreds of young people were attending a gig by the Swedish dance artist Basshunter.
Police said the teenagers, from Okehampton and Newton Abbot,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-42293096 |
Qatar buys 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets in £6bn deal - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The move will help safeguard thousands of jobs at BAE Systems, mainly at Warton in Lancashire. | Business | BAE makes the Eurofighter Typhoon at its Warton plant
A £6bn deal to sell Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar will help safeguard thousands of UK jobs.
BAE Systems employs about 5,000 people in the UK to build the fighter jets, mainly at Warton in Lancashire.
Qatar's purchase of 24 jets includes a support and training pac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42302767 |
California's Thomas Fire scorches area larger than New York City - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Thomas fire is the fifth largest blaze in recorded state history and has grown significantly. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ben Rich updates the situation on the California wildfires
The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City.
The Thomas Fire in Ventura and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42303203 |
Village sold for 140,000 euros - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | A German village is sold for a bargain price at auction | null | The village of Alwine in Germany goes under the hammer and sells for a bargain price. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/42295963 |
Egypt uncovers ancient tombs at Luxor - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A mummy dating back about 3,500 years is among items discovered in the two tombs. | Middle East | The mummy is believed to be that of a senior official from the New Kingdom
Archaeologists in Egypt have displayed items, including a mummy, from one of two previously unexplored tombs in the ancient Nile city of Luxor.
The mummy is believed to be that of a senior official from Egypt's "New Kingdom", about 3,500 years... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42295162 |
Brexit: David Davis wants 'Canada plus plus plus' trade deal - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Brexit secretary says he wants a tariff-free trade deal, as Labour suggests paying for market access. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. David Davis: "No deal means we won't be paying the money"
Brexit Secretary David Davis says the UK wants to secure a free-trade deal with no tariffs when it leaves the EU.
He described it as "Canada plus plus plus" - a refe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42298971 |
James DeGale v Caleb Truax: American wins IBF super-middleweight title - BBC Sport | 2017-12-10 | null | James DeGale says he will "go back to the drawing board" after his shock defeat by American Caleb Truax at London's Copper Box Arena. | null | James DeGale says he will "go back to the drawing board" after his shock defeat by American Caleb Truax at London's Copper Box Arena.
DeGale lost his IBF world super-middleweight title as Truax won 114-114 115-112 116-112 on the cards.
The Briton was as short as 1-100 with some bookmakers as he fought for the first t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/42296143 |
German spy agency warns of Chinese LinkedIn espionage - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Germany's spy agency says China is using the site to gather information on politicians. | Europe | Germany's domestic intelligence agency says China used Linkedin to target at least 10,000 people
China is using fake LinkedIn profiles to gather information on German officials and politicians, the German intelligence agency (BfV) has said.
The agency alleges that Chinese intelligence used the networking site to targ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42304297 |
Jailed Max Clifford has cardiac arrest after prison collapse - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The disgraced former celebrity publicist collapsed in prison in Cambridgeshire. | UK | Clifford is serving an eight-year jail sentence for sex offences
Disgraced former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has suffered a cardiac arrest in hospital after collapsing in prison.
The 74-year-old had been serving eight years in a Cambridgeshire jail for historical sex offences.
It is understood he collapsed in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42299192 |
What Trump's Jerusalem decision means for peace - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | The BBC's Lyse Doucet explains what the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital means for peace. | null | Tearing up convention, US President Donald Trump has recognised Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel.
The BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet breaks down what the decision means for Middle East peace. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42260141 |
UK snow: Ice could add to travel disruption as temperatures drop - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Significant snowfall is forecast for the weekend, with warnings some communities could be cut off. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Weather warnings are still in place in large parts of the UK, amid concern that icy conditions could cause travel delays and "cut off" some rural areas.
The Met Office said snow showers would continue to affect parts of Sco... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42272554 |
Man Utd v Man City: Owen Hargreaves tips Romelu Lukaku for key derby role - BBC Sport | 2017-12-10 | null | Romelu Lukaku could be the most important player on the pitch in Sunday's Manchester derby, says Owen Hargreaves. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku could be the most important player on the pitch in Sunday's Manchester derby, says ex-England player Owen Hargreaves.
After joining United from Everton for £75m in the summer, Lukaku hit seven goals in his first eight league games but has sc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42288448 |
Memorial marks 80 years since Castlecary train disaster - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A snowstorm and a signal error left 35 people dead and 179 hurt in North Lanarkshire in 1937. | Glasgow & West Scotland | One of Britain's worst train crashes is to be remembered in a memorial service.
The Castlecary rail disaster cost 35 people their lives in a freezing snowstorm on a December Friday night in 1937.
Another 179 were hurt in the tragedy when an Edinburgh to Glasgow express ploughed into a stationary train just west of Ca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42286842 |
UK snow: Weather brings travel disruption - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Motorists are warned of "treacherous" road conditions in many parts of the UK., | UK | With nearly 500 schools closed across Wales, families had a chance to enjoy the winter landscape, like this snow-covered wood, near Mold Image caption: With nearly 500 schools closed across Wales, families had a chance to enjoy the winter landscape, like this snow-covered wood, near Mold
Residents in Ruthin, north Wal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-42298366 |
Amber snow warning issued for Sunday - BBC Weather | 2017-12-10 | null | A warning has been issued by the Met Office advising significant snowfall on Sunday | null | Parts of England and Wales fall under an amber 'be prepared' weather warning on Sunday. Significant snowfall is forecast with impacts for travel expected. Louise Lear explains the potential impacts. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/42283123 |
In Your Face: China’s all-seeing state - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | China has been building what it calls "the world's biggest camera surveillance network". | null | China has been building what it calls "the world's biggest camera surveillance network". Across the country, 170 million CCTV cameras are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed in the next three years.
Many of the cameras are fitted with artificial intelligence, including facial recog... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-42248056 |
I'm A Celebrity 2017 winner revealed - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The winner of the ITV show was crowned by Ant and Dec on Sunday evening. | Entertainment & Arts | Georgia Toffolo has been named the winner of this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
The shocked reality star, known as Toff, was crowned by Ant and Dec on Sunday evening after more than nine million votes were cast.
She was odds-on favourite to win the ITV show, but said: "I am so taken aback. Is this rea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42284022 |
Heavy snow and flooding hits homes, roads and rail - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Heavy snow and flooding hits roads and rail and leaves about 900 homes without power. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Bethan Hiscocks, a teacher from near Sennybridge, says "there's not much chance of getting out"
Heavy snow, flooding and high winds have caused widespread disruption across Wales.
Sennybridge, near Brecon, Powys, has seen t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-42296521 |
Singer Chris Rea collapses on stage - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 66-year-old singer-songwriter, whose hits include Driving Home for Christmas, is in hospital. | UK | Chris Rea is currently touring around Europe and the UK
Singer Chris Rea is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after collapsing during a performance.
Fans posted on Twitter that they saw the 66-year-old "fall backwards" mid-song at the New Theatre Oxford.
Rea, who is known for his hits "Driving Home for Ch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42297148 |
North Korea: Urgent need to open channels, UN says after visit - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After the visit, North Korea said it has agreed to better communication with the UN in future. | Asia | A top UN official told senior North Korean figures there was an "urgent need" to keep channels open to avoid the risk of war, the organisation says.
The statement follows a visit to Pyongyang by Jeffrey Feltman, the highest-level trip by a UN official to the isolated nation in six years.
North Korea says it has agree... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42295078 |
Ashes: England's Ben Duckett poured drink over James Anderson in Perth bar - BBC Sport | 2017-12-10 | null | Ben Duckett is dropped from an Ashes tour game and also suspended after pouring a drink over England bowler James Anderson in a Perth bar. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Ben Duckett was dropped from Saturday's Ashes tour game after pouring a drink over England bowler James Anderson in a Perth bar.
The 23-year-old batsman, part of the England Lions squad, was due to play against a Cricket Australia XI as a number of the senior party were reste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42291541 |
Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-12-10 | null | Jose Mourinho says Manchester United's title hopes are "probably over" after their 2-1 loss to "lucky" Manchester City. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his side's title hopes are "probably" over because referee Michael Oliver failed to award them a penalty in their 2-1 loss to "lucky" Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's team stretched their lead at the top of the table to 11 p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42212593 |
Two-year degrees to lower tuition fees - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jo Johnson wants to change a system where three-year degrees have "crowded out" anything else. | Family & Education | More students will be encouraged to take degrees in two years
Students in England are going to be offered degrees in two years with a £5,500 saving in tuition fees, says the universities minister Jo Johnson.
Undergraduate courses will be condensed into "accelerated" degrees, with fees 20% less than a three-year cours... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42268310 |
UK snow: Power and travel disruption across country - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Weather affects travel and leads to power cuts, with hundreds of schools set to stay closed on Monday. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Scenes of fun and frustration over wintry showers
Heavy snow has led to power cuts and disrupted air, rail and road travel in many parts of the UK.
The deepest snow recorded was 30cm (12in) in Sennybridge, near Brecon, whil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42297150 |
Actress Zaira Wasim: I was molested on flight - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Indian star Zaira Wasim, 17, says she was touched inappropriately on a flight from Delhi. | India | Ms Wasim shared her experience on her Instagram account, which has almost 400,000 followers
An actress who starred in Bollywood's biggest film says she was molested on a flight between Delhi and Mumbai.
Zaira Wasim, 17, said a "middle-aged man" had repeatedly moved his foot up and down her neck and back while she was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42297612 |
Netanyahu: Palestinians must face reality over Jerusalem - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Israel's prime minister says Jerusalem has "never been the capital of any other people". | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Israel's prime minister has said Palestinians must "get to grips with" the reality that Jerusalem is Israel's capital in order to move towards peace.
Benjamin Netanyahu said Jerusalem had been the capital of Israel for 3,00... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42301004 |
Johnny Hallyday: Huge crowds gather to say farewell - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | null | Hundreds of leather-clad bikers follow the French singer's coffin down the Champs-Elysees. | null | Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered to bid farewell to the French rock star Johnny Hallyday, who died this week.
President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the singer in a eulogy at the Madeleine church. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42293127 |
Honduras election: Opposition requests annulment - BBC News | 2017-12-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The main opposition contender accuses electoral authorities of tampering with the results. | Latin America & Caribbean | Opposition parties in Honduras have formally demanded the annulment of last month's presidential election.
The main opposition contender, Salvador Nasralla, accused the electoral authorities of tampering with the results in favour of the incumbent, Juan Orlando Hernández.
Official results show that Mr Hernández won t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42297201 |
Major NHS trust put in special measures - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Health regulator NHS Improvement announces the step after trust chairman, Lord Kerslake, resigns. | Health | Lord Kerslake said "our problems lie in the way that the NHS is funded and organised"
A major London hospital trust has been placed in special measures because of funding problems.
NHS Improvement announced the sanction against King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust the day after chairman Lord Kerslake resigned... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42304490 |
The world's youngest island - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | null | Scientists think Hunga Tunga Hunga Ha'apai might hold clues on where to look for life on Mars. | null | Scientists think Hunga Tunga Hunga Ha'apai might hold clues on where to look for life on Mars. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42314269 |
Lactalis baby milk in global recall over salmonella fears - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Britain and China are among the countries affected by the recall of baby milk formula products. | Business | The global recall affects consumers in several countries including Britain, China and Sudan.
French baby milk formula maker Lactalis has ordered a global product recall over fears of salmonella contamination.
Health authorities in France said 26 infants in the country have become sick since early December.
The recal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42304757 |
Snow in UK: Your photos of the wintry scenes - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Snow has fallen across the UK, causing disruption for some and fun for others. Here are some of your photos. | UK | Presha Taneja took this photo of driving conditions while stuck near junction 20 of the M25. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42299737 |
Snow in Europe triggers transport chaos - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hundreds of flights are cancelled in the Netherlands and Belgium. | Europe | A traffic jam near Mülheim - one of many in snow-bound Germany
Heavy snow blanketing northern Europe has caused many flight cancellations and delays at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands and Brussels airport.
About 400 flights were cancelled at Schiphol - one of Europe's biggest airports - and about 200 in Brussels.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42310933 |
Huntington's disease trial test is 'major advance' - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It could be faster and cheaper than current methods, researchers say. | Health | Scientists say they may have found the world's first blood test that predicts when someone at risk is likely to get Huntington's disease and tracks how quickly damage to the brain occurs.
Experts describe the early research as a "major advance" in this field.
The study, in the Lancet Neurology, suggests the prototype... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40190598 |
Icy conditions forecast for Monday - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | null | BBC Weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the weather for Monday and Tuesday. | null | BBC Weather presenter Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the forecast for Monday and Tuesday, and lists the parts of the UK which saw the most snow on Sunday. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42304368 |
Grenfell Tower fire: Inquiry 'could bring measure of closure' - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hearing the voices of the bereaved and survivors is "of great importance", the lead counsel says. | UK | Survivors are calling for a more central role in the inquiry
It is hoped the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire will give "some measure of closure" to survivors and the bereaved, its lead counsel says.
Richard Millett said hearing their voices was of "great importance".
But Michael Mansfield QC, representin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42304266 |
Skin betting: 'Children as young as 11 introduced to gambling' - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gamers as young as 11 bet using virtual weapons within video games which are then exchanged for cash. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. University student Ryan Archer's love of gaming spiralled into gambling when he was 15
Thousands of children and young people are losing money on websites which allow them to trade virtual items, gambling experts have warned... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42311533 |
Beirut protests: 'Jerusalem remains a rallying cry' - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | null | Protests against US President Donald Trump's controversial decision turn ugly again in Beirut. | null | Protests in the Lebanese capital Beirut against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel have turned ugly again, with youths throwing stones at the US embassy.
The BBC's Martin Patience reports from the scene as police use tear gas to disperse the crowd. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42300219 |
Plymouth Pryzm nightclub deaths: Tributes paid to teenagers - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The teenagers, who are suspected to have taken ecstasy, were found collapsed in the early hours. | Devon | Aaron Reilly (left) and Joshua Brock and were found unconscious at the Pryzm nightclub in Plymouth
Tributes have been paid to two 19-year-old men who died after apparently taking drugs at a nightclub.
Aaron Reilly and Joshua Brock were found unconscious at Pryzm in Plymouth in the early hours of Saturday,
The teenag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-42301045 |
Three children die in suspicious house fire in Salford - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three men and a woman are arrested on suspicion of murder after three children died in the blaze. | Manchester | Fire crews were called to the scene on Jackson Street at about 05:00 GMT
Three children have died in a house fire in Salford, while a three-year-old is said to be in a critical condition.
A 14-year-old girl, named locally as Demi Pearson, was declared dead at the scene, while an eight-year-old boy and a girl aged sev... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42313197 |
New York Port Authority attack: Man held after Manhattan blast - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Bangladeshi man is being held after a blast wounded several people at Port Authority bus terminal. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The blast hit during New York's rush-hour - this is how events unfolded
A man is being held after an attempted terror attack at New York City's main bus terminal.
"Terrorists won't win," Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a bl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42312293 |
Megan Bannister: Friend calls for 'duty to help' law - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A friend of Megan Bannister says the men who gave her drugs "treated her like trash". | Leicester | Megan Bannister was found lifeless on the back seat of a crashed car
The best friend of a teenager who died after taking drugs has called for a law to oblige people to seek help for someone they know is dangerously ill.
Sixteen-year-old Megan Bannister died while in a car driven by the men who had supplied the drugs.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-42294225 |
How hot is it where you are? - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Compare the temperature in your area to other locations in the UK and around the world. | UK | Compare the temperature where you are with more than 50 cities around the world, including some of the hottest and coldest inhabited places. Enter your location or postcode in the search box to see your result. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23252638 |
Manchester derby: Jose Mourinho has water & milk thrown at him in row, Mikel Arteta cut - BBC Sport | 2017-12-11 | null | Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has water and milk thrown at him and Manchester City coach Mikel Arteta suffers a cut head in a post-match row. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had water and milk thrown at him and Manchester City coach Mikel Arteta suffered a cut head during a post-match row.
United were upset at what they viewed as an excessive City reaction to Sunday's 2-1 win at Old Trafford, which s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42306141 |
Venezuela opposition banned from running in 2018 election - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Nicolás Maduro says the three main opposition parties cannot compete against him in 2018. | Latin America & Caribbean | Venezuelans look for their names on electoral rolls before voting in Sunday's mayoral polls
Venezuela's President, Nicolás Maduro, says the country's main opposition parties are banned from taking part in next year's presidential election.
He said only parties which took part in Sunday's mayoral polls would be able t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42304594 |
Akayed Ullah: What we know about New York Port Authority attacker - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 27-year-old reportedly came to the US from Bangladesh seven years ago. | US & Canada | The man suspected of trying to bomb New York City's main bus terminal is 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, according to New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill.
He was wearing an "improvised, low-tech, explosive device attached to his body", which he detonated intentionally, Mr O'Neill said.
The bomber suffered burns... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42316699 |
Zaira Wasim: Indian man held after star 'molested' on flight - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Indian man was identified with help from the airline, Air Vistara, after Zaira Wasim complained. | India | Ms Wasim shared her experience on her Instagram account, which has almost 400,000 followers
Police have arrested an Indian man accused of molesting a Bollywood actress on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai on Sunday.
Zaira Wasim, 17, said a "middle-aged man" sitting behind her had repeatedly moved his foot up and down her... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42305391 |
Max Clifford dies in hospital aged 74 - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital, aged 74, after collapsing in prison. | England | Max Clifford had been serving an eight-year jail sentence for sex offences
Disgraced celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died in hospital, aged 74, after collapsing in prison.
Clifford collapsed in his cell at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire on Thursday and again on Friday, his daughter said. He was taken to hosp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42300593 |
Mesh risks not passed on to doctors - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A major medical company failed to tell doctors the full extent of some of the risks posed by mesh implants. | Scotland | The mesh implants are used to ease incontinence and to support organs
One of the world's biggest medical companies failed to tell doctors and patients of the full extent of some of the risks posed by mesh implants.
A BBC Panorama investigation has seen documents that show one of Ethicon's own in-house doctors warned ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42307953 |
UK snow: Forecasters predicting coldest night of year - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Snow and ice warnings are extended, with temperatures expected to drop as low as -15C overnight. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. BBC forecaster Philip Avery says temperatures will plunge below zero overnight
Freezing conditions are continuing to affect parts of the UK, as forecasters warn it could be facing the coldest night of the year.
A fourth day... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42305301 |
Buckingham Palace arrest: Man held 'trying to climb wall' - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police said the man was arrested after he stepped over an outer fence and tried to climb a wall. | UK | A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespass at Buckingham Palace.
Police said the man had stepped over a low perimeter fence and was trying to climb an outer wall on Sunday evening.
He was not found to be carrying a weapon and the incident is not being treated as terrorist related. He has been releas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42316492 |
Saudi Arabia to allow cinemas to reopen from early 2018 - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The measure is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform programme. | Middle East | Fans dressed as famous film characters at a Comic Con Arabia event in Riyadh last month
Saudi Arabia has announced it will lift a ban on commercial cinemas that has lasted more than three decades.
The ministry of culture and information said it would begin issuing licences immediately and that the first cinemas were ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42308121 |
Putin announces Russian troop withdrawal from Syria during visit - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Russia begins withdrawing some of its troops from Syria, as President Putin visits the country. | Middle East | Mr Putin announced the move at the Russian Hmeimim airbase in Syria
Russia has begun withdrawing some of its troops from Syria, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.
President Vladimir Putin ordered the partial withdrawal during an unannounced visit to Syria on Monday.
Russian support has been crucial in tu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42307365 |
Oxford teacher investigated for 'misgendering' to sue school - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joshua Sutcliffe was investigated for referring to a pupil who identifies as a boy as a girl. | Oxford | Joshua Sutcliffe said he apologised after the student became angry
A teacher who faced disciplinary action after he referred to a transgender pupil as a girl is taking his school to an employment tribunal.
Joshua Sutcliffe, from Oxford, says he was investigated after he said "well done girls" to a group that included... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-42312342 |
Brighton shoplifter sues Sussex Police over Taser arrest - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paul McClelland, who was arrested four years ago in Brighton, is suing Sussex Police for damages. | Sussex | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Paul McClelland was Tasered in July 2013 in a Brighton car park as he was being arrested
A man suing Sussex Police after he was Tasered has told a court the incident left him anxious and suicidal.
A Taser was used on Paul M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-42315333 |
Landmark Huntington's trial starts - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The first trial of a drug correcting the underlying defect that leads to Huntington's disease has started at University College London. | Health | The first drug that can potentially correct the underlying defect that causes Huntington's disease has been taken by patients in a clinical trial.
Doctors at University College London, which is leading the study, said it was an important moment in tackling the incurable condition.
Current medication treats the sympto... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34552041 |
California's Thomas Fire scorches area larger than New York City - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Thomas fire is the fifth largest blaze in recorded state history and has grown significantly. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ben Rich updates the situation on the California wildfires
The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City.
The Thomas Fire in Ventura and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42303203 |
Huntington’s breakthrough may stop disease - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists say it could be the biggest breakthrough in neurodegenerative diseases for 50 years. | Health | Peter has Huntington's disease and his siblings Sandy and Frank also have the gene
The defect that causes the neurodegenerative disease Huntington's has been corrected in patients for the first time, the BBC has learned.
An experimental drug, injected into spinal fluid, safely lowered levels of toxic proteins in the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42308341 |
Qatar buys 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets in £6bn deal - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The move will help safeguard thousands of jobs at BAE Systems, mainly at Warton in Lancashire. | Business | BAE makes the Eurofighter Typhoon at its Warton plant
A £6bn deal to sell Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar will help safeguard thousands of UK jobs.
BAE Systems employs about 5,000 people in the UK to build the fighter jets, mainly at Warton in Lancashire.
Qatar's purchase of 24 jets includes a support and training pac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42302767 |
Nobel Peace Prize winner Ican warns nuclear war 'a tantrum away' - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, Ican's Beatrice Fihn appears to refer to the North Korean crisis. | Europe | Ican's executive director Beatrice Fihn (right) said nuclear disaster may be a "tantrum away"
The world faces a "nuclear crisis" from a "bruised ego", the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) has warned in an apparent reference to US-North Korea tensions.
Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42298453 |
Trump sex harassment accusers demand congressional inquiry - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three women repeat claims the president groped, fondled, forcibly kissed and humiliated them. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jessica Leeds is calling on Congress to open an inquiry into President Trump
Three women who accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct have demanded a congressional inquiry.
At a New York City news conference, the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42313637 |
St Davids Christmas Mud Run: 17 people with hypothermia - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman breaks her ankle and 17 runners collapse with hypothermia at a Christmas Mud Run. | South West Wales | Fun in the mud for most of the 200 competitors
Seventeen runners collapsed with hypothermia at a charity mud run in near-freezing temperatures.
Two ambulances were called to the annual Christmas Mud Run in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, as another runner had to be stretchered off with a broken ankle.
About 200 competitor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42309101 |
German spy agency warns of Chinese LinkedIn espionage - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Germany's spy agency says China is using the site to gather information on politicians. | Europe | Germany's domestic intelligence agency says China used Linkedin to target at least 10,000 people
China is using fake LinkedIn profiles to gather information on German officials and politicians, the German intelligence agency (BfV) has said.
The agency alleges that Chinese intelligence used the networking site to targ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42304297 |
Josh Homme: Queens of the Stone Age frontman kicks female photographer - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The rock star says he is sorry for kicking the female photographer, who says he did it on purpose. | US & Canada | Josh Homme performing in Los Angeles where the incident happened
Queens of the Stone Age musician Josh Homme has apologised after a female photographer said he kicked her in the head during a concert in Los Angeles.
Chelsea Lauren posted a video on social media showing Homme kicking her camera as she took pictures cl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42304607 |
UK snow: Weather brings travel disruption - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Motorists are warned of "treacherous" road conditions in many parts of the UK., | UK | With nearly 500 schools closed across Wales, families had a chance to enjoy the winter landscape, like this snow-covered wood, near Mold Image caption: With nearly 500 schools closed across Wales, families had a chance to enjoy the winter landscape, like this snow-covered wood, near Mold
Residents in Ruthin, north Wal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-42298366 |
Huntington's disease: Anger over access to specialist nurse - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Simon Clark was diagnosed with the condition in 2003 but cannot utilise services of specialist nurse. | Foyle & West | A person with Huntington's disease has a 50% chance of passing it on to their children
A Londonderry man with Huntington's disease has said it is outrageous that he cannot be seen by Northern Ireland's only specialist nurse because of where he lives.
Simon Clark was diagnosed with the genetic condition in 2003.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-41592854 |
Mt Hope installed as 'UK's highest peak' - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists re-measure the tallest mountains in the Antarctic territory claimed by Britain. | Science & Environment | Mount Hope is more than twice the height of Ben Nevis in Scotland
Mt Hope, which is sited in the part of the Antarctic claimed by the UK, was recently re-measured and found to tower above the previous title holder, Mt Jackson, by a good 50m (160ft).
Hope is now put at 3,239m (10,626ft); Jackson is 3,184m (10,446ft).
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42238262 |
In Your Face: China’s all-seeing state - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | null | China has been building what it calls "the world's biggest camera surveillance network". | null | China has been building what it calls "the world's biggest camera surveillance network". Across the country, 170 million CCTV cameras are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed in the next three years.
Many of the cameras are fitted with artificial intelligence, including facial recog... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-42248056 |
I'm A Celebrity 2017 winner revealed - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The winner of the ITV show was crowned by Ant and Dec on Sunday evening. | Entertainment & Arts | Georgia Toffolo has been named the winner of this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
The shocked reality star, known as Toff, was crowned by Ant and Dec on Sunday evening after more than nine million votes were cast.
She was odds-on favourite to win the ITV show, but said: "I am so taken aback. Is this rea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42284022 |
Major Forties oil pipeline to be closed for repairs - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Forties pipeline's owner Ineos says that, despite pressure being reduced, a crack has extended. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | The oil is transported to the Kinneil terminal at Grangemouth where it is processed and stabilised
One of the UK's most important oil pipelines is being closed after a crack was discovered in Aberdeenshire.
The Forties pipeline carries crude North Sea oil across land for processing at Grangemouth.
The crack was disc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-42308437 |
Corrie Mckeague: Landfill search for missing airman ends - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | RAF airman Corrie Mckeague was last seen in September 2016 during a night out in Suffolk. | Suffolk | The airman was seen on CCTV pictures walking through Bury St Edmunds after a night out
The search of a landfill site for missing RAF airman Corrie Mckeague, who vanished during a night out in September 2016, has ended.
Police believe Mr Mckeague climbed into a waste bin in Bury St Edmunds and was taken away by a bin ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-42315042 |
Keith Chegwin: 'True telly legend' dies aged 60 - BBC News | 2017-12-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The veteran TV presenter has died aged 60 after a long illness, his family says. | Entertainment & Arts | Veteran TV presenter Keith Chegwin has died aged 60 after a long illness, his family has said.
They said he had endured a "long-term battle with a progressive lung condition" which "rapidly worsened towards the end of this year".
He died at home on Monday with his family by his side, who said they were "heartbroken".... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42313706 |
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