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Tewkesbury homes without water after pipe burst - BBC News | 2017-12-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | About 10,000 homes and businesses are without water and schools are closed in Tewkesbury. | Gloucestershire | Bottled water is being distributed from a supermarket car park in Tewkesbury
Some 10,000 homes and businesses have been left without water due to a burst main.
Thirteen schools have also been closed in Tewkesbury, north Gloucestershire, as engineers work to repair the burst.
Severn Trent Water used a helicopter and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-42355283 |
Geminid meteor shower dazzles over northern hemisphere - BBC News | 2017-12-15 | null | If you missed the annual Geminid meteor shower, cameras captured the celestial display over China. | null | Each December, the Geminid meteor shower illuminates the night sky with a massive display of shooting stars. Cameras over China captured the peak of the show. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42361133 |
One Culture: two generations - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | null | A Ghanaian father and son rebuild their relationship after a stint in prison pulled them apart. | null | In this series BBC Stories will be talking to British families and exploring the differences between first and second generation immigrants. It will delve into the cultural nuances that shape their relationships.
In the first episode we meet a Ghanaian father who has only recently come to terms with his son's criminal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-42372174 |
Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-12-16 | null | Pep Guardiola says Kevin de Bruyne is helping Manchester City become "a better institution" after his display in the win over Spurs. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Pep Guardiola said Kevin de Bruyne is helping Manchester City become "a better institution" after the playmaker put in an inspired performance to help his side outclass Tottenham for a 16th successive Premier League victory that stretched their lead to 14 points.
Ilkay... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42290590 |
Salford fatal fire: Family 'won't be broken' - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The children's mother remains in hospital in a coma "bandaged from head to foot". | Manchester | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The children's aunt Claire Pearson shared her memories of them
The aunt of four children who died in a house fire in Salford says the family is trying to cope with their grief but "nothing will ever break us".
Demi Pearson,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42360628 |
Unilever sells margarine business to KKR for £6bn - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Anglo-Dutch firm is selling brands including Flora and ProActiv to the private equity giant. | Business | Unilever has agreed to sell its margarine and spreads business, which include Flora and ProActiv, to private equity giant KKR for €6.8bn ($8bn; £6bn).
The move follows a wide-ranging review of its business which was prompted by a takeover attempt by rival Kraft.
Unilever said it would look for a buyer of the spreads ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42365300 |
US tax bill: Republicans agree sweeping changes - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Senate and House lawmakers reveal final details of the biggest change to the US tax code in 30 years. | US & Canada | Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, revealed details of the final bill to reporters
US Republicans from both houses of Congress have revealed their joint bill for the biggest overhaul of the country's tax system in 30 years.
The plan brings the US corporate tax rate down to 21% from the curre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42375149 |
Aberdeen school bus crash driver named by police - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of Ian Fordyce have described him as "well known and popular with everyone he met". | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | Ian Fordyce died on Friday when his bus crashed into a lorry
Police have named the bus driver who died in a school bus crash on the outskirts of Aberdeen.
Ian Fordyce was killed when the bus he was driving collided with a lorry and a car on the B979 South Deeside Road, near Maryculter Bridge, on Friday morning.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-42379269 |
Deaths of Canada billionaire Barry Sherman and wife 'suspicious' - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Barry and Honey Sherman were discovered in the basement of their Toronto home by an estate agent. | US & Canada | Honey and Barry Sherman were renowned for their charity fundraising
A Canadian billionaire and his wife have been found dead at their home in Toronto in circumstances that police described as "suspicious".
The bodies of Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found in the basement by an estate agent, reports said.
Mr ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42375152 |
Former PM takes on UK-China investment role - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | David Cameron is to lead a £750m fund to improve links between Britain and China, the government says. | UK | As prime minister, David Cameron said the UK and China were in a "golden era" of trade relations
David Cameron is to take on a new role leading a UK government-backed investment initiative between Britain and China.
The former prime minister will take charge of a £750m ($1bn) fund to improve ports, roads and rail net... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42377177 |
December shopper footfall down 'significantly' - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The bad weather and rise in online shopping are both factors in the drop, retail researchers say. | UK | The number of people out shopping in the UK in the first two weeks of December fell "significantly" compared to last year, retail researchers say.
Analysis firm Springboard found a 4.9% decrease in footfall at shopping centres, retail parks and high streets.
Bad weather and rise in online shopping were both factors i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42380375 |
Holy cow! 'Stormy' the cow makes a break from live nativity - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | null | A live nativity scene led to a police chase when one participant managed to break out twice in a day. | null | Stormy the cow kept Philadelphia law enforcement busy one morning with her repeated escapes from a live nativity scene. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42361134 |
Tewkesbury homes without water after pipe burst - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | About 10,000 homes and businesses are without water and schools are closed in Tewkesbury. | Gloucestershire | Bottled water is being distributed from a supermarket car park in Tewkesbury
Some 10,000 homes and businesses have been left without water due to a burst main.
Thirteen schools have also been closed in Tewkesbury, north Gloucestershire, as engineers work to repair the burst.
Severn Trent Water used a helicopter and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-42355283 |
What is in Republican tax plan? - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After weeks of lobbying and vote-trading, one of the biggest tax changes in US history is about to happen. | Business | What is in the US tax plan?
US lawmakers have unveiled the final draft of a bill set to be the most significant overhaul of the US tax code in a generation.
After weeks of politicking, lobbying and vote-trading, the Republican-controlled Congress is set to vote on the plan.
If it passes it will give President Donald... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42375212 |
Brexit: Guidelines for the next stage of talks - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What are the key phrases in the Brexit guidelines and what do they mean? | UK Politics | The European Council has said that Brexit talks can enter the second phase following last week's agreement.
As a result it has published its guidelines for the next stage of talks.
Here are some of the key phrases from that document.
Don't forget that there are plenty of crucial details that still need to be resolve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42367532 |
Matthew Petersen: Trump's nominee for judge flubs law test - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | null | Matthew Petersen's hearing goes wrong quickly when a Republican senator poses basic legal questions. | null | Matthew Petersen may have trained as a lawyer, but judging by his confirmation hearing he's clearly out of practice.
President Trump's nominee for federal judge in the District of Columbia was asked a series of basic legal questions by a Republican senator. It did not go well. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42360539 |
Fall pensioner, 95, waits six hours for ambulance - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | null | A 95-year-old man spent six hours in agony waiting for an ambulance after breaking his hip. | null | A 95-year-old Middlesbrough man spent six hours in agony waiting for an ambulance after breaking his hip. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-42371584 |
The beautiful flower with an ugly past - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How the cornflower has become the centre of a political controversy in Austria. | Magazine | It looks simple - a pretty blue cornflower - but this plant is causing controversy in Austria. It's the chosen flower of the far-right Freedom Party, even though it was once associated with the Nazis.
Dieter Dorner takes a long sip of his Gemischtes, a mix of dark beer and lager, and smiles.
We are sitting in an inn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36342362 |
Santa Barbara evacuated as Thomas flares up again - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Strong winds drive the Thomas fire - now California's third-biggest on record - towards the coast. | US & Canada | Firefighters are dropping red flame retardant to try to quench the flames
Authorities in California have issued new evacuation orders as a huge wildfire flares up again in Santa Barbara County.
Meteorologists said fresh northerly winds were likely to drive the flames from the fire - named Thomas - towards the Pacific... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42381438 |
US Republican tax plan: What you may have missed - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Republican plan is filled with targeted perks despite promises to simplify the code. | Business | Republicans are hurrying to pass tax reform - leaving uncertainty about some provisions in the bill
Republicans are rushing to pass the biggest revamp of the US tax code in decades.
And despite promises to simplify the code and eliminate special interest loopholes, the bill is packed with targeted goodies.
What make... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42156530 |
Disabled man's cancer care criticised - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of disabled man Ian Shaw were told he was dying - now he is responding well to cancer treatment. | Health | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ian's family were told he was dying
The failure to offer a learning disabled young man cancer treatment has been described as a shocking example of health inequalities by charities.
Ian Shaw was sent home to die, but a doct... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42339856 |
Tewkesbury: Most homes reconnected with water after burst pipe - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Severn Trent Water says most of the 10,000 customers cut off in the Tewkesbury area have now been reconnected. | Gloucestershire | Water collection points have been set up around the town
Most of the 10,000 homes and businesses cut off from water for a second day following a burst main have been reconnected.
Severn Trent said it had been repairing a broken pipe in Tewkesbury but the process was "ongoing" and would "continue steadily".
Water was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-42377828 |
Brexit: UK must not be EU 'colony' after Brexit - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conservative backbenchers are split over the terms of a transition period once the UK leaves the EU. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Newsnight the EU's terms for a transition period are unacceptable.
A leading Brexiteer has said the UK cannot become a "colony" of the EU during the two year transition period after Brit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42375059 |
ARA San Juan: Argentina navy chief sacked after loss of submarine - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Adm Marcelo Srur is sent into retirement following criticism of the operation to rescue the submarine. | Latin America & Caribbean | Adm Srur (right) is seen here with President Macri last month
The head of the Argentine navy has been sacked following the loss of a submarine and its crew in the South Atlantic last month.
The defence minister placed Adm Marcelo Srur in retirement on Friday night, it has emerged.
The ARA San Juan disappeared with 4... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42379720 |
ANC: Zuma pleads for unity as party picks new leader - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | South Africa's governing party is picking a new head after a bitter leadership battle. | Africa | Mr Zuma said his ANC party was at a "crossroads"
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has called on the African National Congress (ANC) to stop infighting as it decides who will next lead the party.
Mr Zuma warned the future of the ANC was under threat, with South Africans "not happy" with it.
The main contenders to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42375154 |
Ashes: Steve Smith double century puts Australia in control - BBC Sport | 2017-12-16 | null | Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh put Australia in control of the third Ashes Test in Perth with huge centuries. | null | Third Ashes Test, Waca (day three of five)
Australia captain Steve Smith struck a magnificent double century and Mitchell Marsh a huge hundred of his own to demoralise England on the third day of the third Ashes Test in Perth.
The fifth-wicket pair shared a stand of 301 as Australia racked up 549-4 at the Waca, a lea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42377592 |
'Shocking apathy' to fraternity drinking at Pennsylvania university - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Penn State allowed "sadistic" rituals and failed to protect its students, a blistering report finds. | US & Canada | Several fraternity members are still facing charges related to the death of Tim Piazza (centre)
A committee probing the Pennsylvania State University's response to drinking in fraternities has issued a blistering report following a student's death.
A grand jury found on Friday that administrators displayed a "shockin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42370507 |
Salford fire deaths: Siblings 'will be buried side-by-side' - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The uncle of four siblings who died after a house fire says he hopes they get the "funeral they deserve". | Manchester | Four siblings died as a result of the fire and their mother is in a coma in hospital
The uncle of four children who died in a house fire wants them to be "buried together side-by-side" and hopes they get the "funeral they deserve".
Demi Pearson, 14, Brandon, eight, Lacie, seven, and three-year-old Lia died following ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42351881 |
Weinstein 'derailed my career' Sorvino says after Peter Jackson claim - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Peter Jackson says he 'blacklisted' Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd on Harvey Weinstein's advice. | Entertainment & Arts | Peter Jackson said he was "fed false information" about "talented women"
Actress Mira Sorvino said she is "heartsick" after learning she may have lost out on major roles because of Harvey Weinstein.
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson said both Sorvino and Ashley Judd were "blacklisted" following conversations w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42377607 |
Boy, four, left on school bus tried to walk home - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The four-year-old was left on school transport in a bus depot and then tried to find his way home. | Highlands & Islands | Schoolboy John Robertson relaxing at home following his ordeal last week
A four-year-old boy tried to walk home from a bus depot after being left on his school bus.
John Robertson was travelling home to North Kessock from Munlochy Primary School on the Black Isle last Friday.
But he did not get off at his stop and e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42365641 |
Brexit: EU leaders agree to move talks to next stage - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May welcomes "important step" and calls for "rapid progress" on transition discussions. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Brexit: Theresa May says agreement is "important step" on the road to Brexit
EU leaders have agreed to move Brexit talks on to the second phase but called for "further clarity" from the UK about the future relationship it wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42368096 |
Brexit: Relief for Theresa May but a hard road ahead - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's team will be happy phase one of Brexit talks are over but the way ahead could be fraught. | UK Politics | Phew. After the six months she has had, Theresa May might be entitled to breathe a sigh of relief, as the European Council officially declared that the first phase of our long goodbye from the European Union is over.
Stand back from the daily dramas and perhaps it was always bound to happen.
Both sides are committed ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42365262 |
Austrian far-right joins coalition led by PM Sebastian Kurz - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president approved a coalition involving the Freedom Party for the first time since 2005. | Europe | Sebastian Kurz has promised a pro-EU government with the Eurosceptic Heinz-Christian Strache
Austria's president has approved a coalition government between the conservative People's Party and the far-right Freedom Party.
The deal will make Austria the only Western European state with a governing far-right party, whi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42374693 |
South Africa's ANC leadership battle: Top candidates - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The strengths and weaknesses of the top two candidates battling to lead South Africa's ruling party. | Africa | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (c) and Cyril Ramaphosa (r) are the top candidates in the race to take over from Jacob Zuma (l)
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) is set to elect a new leader at a conference starting on Saturday following a fierce contest between seven candidates.
The scandal-hit Preside... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42328104 |
Corrie Mckeague: Reward to find missing airman doubles - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | RAF airman Corrie Mckeague was last seen in September 2016 during a night out in Suffolk. | Suffolk | Corrie Mckeague's mother said all they have is "theories" but "no evidence"
A reward offered to find missing airman Corrie Mckeague has been doubled to £100,000.
Mr Mckeague, who was 23 when he disappeared, vanished during a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in September 2016.
On Monday, police said they had st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-42369608 |
Australia's first same sex wedding takes place - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | null | Australia's first same sex wedding takes place, eight days after legislation is passed. | null | Earlier this month Australia's marriage equality law came into effect.
The first weddings were expected in the new year to allow for a 30 day notice period, but this couple was given an exemption allowing them to legally wed. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42379370 |
North Korea must earn right to talks, says US Secretary of State Tillerson - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Secretary of State Rex Tillerson toughens his stance after earlier offering talks with no preconditions. | Asia | North Korea's ambassador to the UN, Ja Song Nam, said Pyongyang posed no threat as long as its interests were not infringed upon
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said North Korea must "earn its way back to the table" for negotiations between the two countries to restart.
Mr Tillerson said Pyongyang had to carry ou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42372431 |
Austria country profile - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Provides an overview of Austria, including key dates and facts about this central European country. | Europe | Austria was a major imperial power in Central Europe for centuries in various state guises, until the fall of its Habsburg dynasty after World War One.
But its position at the geographical heart of Europe, and its neutral status during the Cold War between Nato and the Soviet bloc, maintained the much-reduced country'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17405422 |
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry on 19 May 2018 - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In a break with royal tradition, the wedding is being held on a Saturday rather than a weekday. | UK | The couple announced their engagement in November
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will be held on Saturday 19 May 2018, Kensington Palace has announced.
The pair confirmed their engagement in November and said the service would be at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The date breaks with tradition as roya... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42369780 |
Student Liam Allan 'betrayed' after rape trial collapse - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police are accused of failing to disclose vital phone records to the defence before the trial. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Liam Allan talks about what it is like being falsely accused of rape
A man whose rape trial collapsed after detectives failed to disclose vital evidence to the defence said he felt "betrayed" by police and the CPS.
Liam All... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42366629 |
Heinz Wolff, Great Egg Race presenter and scientist, dies - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The renowned scientist behind BBC Two's The Great Egg Race died on Friday, his family says. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The German-born inventor and professor, famed for hosting BBC Two's long-running science show The Great Egg Race, died of heart failure on 15 December, his family said.
A former advisor to the European Space Agency, he beca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42378765 |
Britvic confirms Norwich factory closure - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The manufacturer of Robinsons and Fruit Shoot is to move manufacturing to three other sites. | Norfolk | Britvic co-owns the site with Unilever, which owns Colman's Mustard
Britvic has confirmed it will leave its Norwich site, with the loss of hundreds of jobs in the city, in 2019.
The drinks manufacturer, which co-owns Carrow Works with Unilever, said it would transfer production of Robinsons and Fruit Shoot to its oth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-42373062 |
Brexit: Move to head off another Tory rebellion - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May looks set to avoid another defeat after proposed changes to Brexit bill, the BBC understands. | UK Politics | The government looks likely to avoid another potential Commons defeat on Brexit, the BBC understands.
Tory rebels have been concerned about plans to put the Brexit date and time - 11pm on 29 March 2019 - into law.
But backbenchers have tabled an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill allowing some flexibility.
Minister... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42373822 |
Rocket rumbles give volcanic insights - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists install sensors at the Kennedy Space Center that would normally be used to monitor volcanoes. | Science & Environment | An "upside down volcano" (L) and an "upside down rocket" (R)
What do volcanoes and rockets have in common?
"Volcanoes have a nozzle aimed at the sky, and rockets have a nozzle aimed at the ground," explains Steve McNutt, a geosciences professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
It explains why he and coll... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42362334 |
King Michael: Romania bids farewell to former monarch - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | null | Thousands of people and European royals gather for the state funeral in Bucharest. | null | A state funeral has being held for King Michael, who helped end fascist rule during World War II. More than 20,000 Romanians lined the streets of Bucharest to pay their respects | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42377932 |
Uber used undercover agents, court letter says - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A covert unit at Uber snooped on competitors and regulators, says a letter released by a US court. | Technology | The letter emerged during Uber's legal battle with Waymo
Uber set up a covert unit tasked with stealing competitors' secrets and engaging in undercover surveillance, a letter published by a US court on Friday has alleged.
It is critical evidence in Uber's legal battle with Waymo, the self-driving car company that acc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42376515 |
Royal Court U-turn over play axed amid harassment claims - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Royal Court will stage Rita, Sue and Bob Too following accusations of censorship. | Entertainment & Arts | Samantha Robinson and James Atherton are in the cast of Rita, Sue and Bob Too
London's Royal Court theatre has reversed its decision to cancel a production of Rita, Sue and Bob Too.
The theatre had said it was axing the play after allegations that its co-director Max Stafford-Clark made inappropriate sexual comments ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42377229 |
Five drivers traced over fatal Tulse Hill hit-and-run - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The drivers of two lorries and three cars have been spoken to after a woman was struck and killed. | London | The victim was hit on a pedestrian crossing on the South Circular Road
Five drivers who may have been involved in a hit-and-run which killed a woman in south London have all been traced.
The 29-year-old Polish national was hit by a lorry on a pedestrian crossing on Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, on Monday.
It is thought ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42378366 |
'Selfieccino' - Putting your face on a coffee - BBC News | 2017-12-16 | null | The selfie cappuccino cafe, where customers can sip on a portrait of their own face. | null | A London cafe offers customers the chance to have a picture of their face on their coffee. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42364462 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi takes $450m on opening weekend - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is the second biggest grossing opening weekend in North America. | Entertainment & Arts | The Last Jedi had the second biggest grossing opening weekend in North America
The latest Star Wars film generated more than $450m (£337m) in global ticket sales on its opening weekend.
The movie dwarfed its nearest rival - the computer-animated comedy Ferdinand, which took $13m (£10m).
The total for The Last Jedi i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42387021 |
Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-12-17 | null | Pep Guardiola says Kevin de Bruyne is helping Manchester City become "a better institution" after his display in the win over Spurs. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Pep Guardiola said Kevin de Bruyne is helping Manchester City become "a better institution" after the playmaker put in an inspired performance to help his side outclass Tottenham for a 16th successive Premier League victory that stretched their lead to 14 points.
Ilkay... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42290590 |
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017: World 10,000m champion Mo Farah wins - BBC Sport | 2017-12-17 | null | Sir Mo Farah is voted Sports Personality of the Year 2017 after winning his third successive world 10,000m title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sports Personality
World 10,000m champion Sir Mo Farah has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017.
The 34-year-old, a four-time Olympic champion, won his third successive world 10,000m gold medal in London in August - despite almost falling twice late in the race.
He bec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/42387099 |
Appeal over death of Commons deputy speaker's daughter - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Natalie Lewis-Hoyle's father, the Commons deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle, said her death was "devastating". | England | Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, 28, was found unconscious at an address in Beeches Road, Heybridge
The daughter of the Commons deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle has died, prompting an appeal for information about her final hours.
Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, 28, was found unconscious at an address in Heybridge, near Maldon, Essex, on Friday... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42384573 |
Birmingham crash: Victim Imtiaz Mohammed 'was on last job' - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Imtiaz Mohammed, who had six children, had called his wife to say he was on his way home. | Birmingham & Black Country | Father-of-six Imtiaz Mohammed, described as a hard-working family man, was killed in the crash
A taxi driver killed in a "horrific" six-car crash in Birmingham was on his last job of the night, his brother has said.
Imtiaz Mohammed, 33, who had six children aged under 15, was one of six people killed in the accident ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42387110 |
Deaths of Canada billionaire Barry Sherman and wife 'suspicious' - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Barry and Honey Sherman were discovered in the basement of their Toronto home by an estate agent. | US & Canada | Honey and Barry Sherman were renowned for their charity fundraising
A Canadian billionaire and his wife have been found dead at their home in Toronto in circumstances that police described as "suspicious".
The bodies of Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found in the basement by an estate agent, reports said.
Mr ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42375152 |
Sydney man charged with being 'economic agent' for North Korea - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chan Han Choi, 59, is arrested and charged with breaching sanctions and weapons laws. | Australia | It is the first time anyone has been charged under Australia's Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
A man has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea, Australian Federal Police (AFP) have said.
Chan Han Choi, 59, has been charged with brokering illegal exports from the country and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42382399 |
Bradley Lowery: Award for Sunderland mascot at BBC Sports Personality - BBC Sport | 2017-12-17 | null | Bradley Lowery, the six-year-old Sunderland mascot who died from cancer, will be recognised with the Helen Rollason Award at Sunday's BBC Sports Personality show. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sports Personality
Bradley Lowery, the boy whose bravery touched the hearts of many people, will be honoured at Sunday's BBC Sports Personality of the Year show.
The Sunderland fan and club mascot, who died aged six from a rare form of cancer, has been named the winner of the Helen R... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/42336969 |
December shopper footfall down 'significantly' - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The bad weather and rise in online shopping are both factors in the drop, retail researchers say. | UK | The number of people out shopping in the UK in the first two weeks of December fell "significantly" compared to last year, retail researchers say.
Analysis firm Springboard found a 4.9% decrease in footfall at shopping centres, retail parks and high streets.
Bad weather and rise in online shopping were both factors i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42380375 |
The Apprentice: Lord Sugar surprises viewers with final result - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The latest series of The Apprentice came to an end on Sunday night - with a surprise result. | Entertainment & Arts | Who could choose between Sarah Lynn and James White?
The latest series of The Apprentice has reached a surprise climax.
Lord Sugar has chosen both finalists to be his business partners, for the first time in the BBC show's history.
The business mogul said he "genuinely couldn't decide" between sweet firm owner Sarah... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42370165 |
Brexit: Guidelines for the next stage of talks - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What are the key phrases in the Brexit guidelines and what do they mean? | UK Politics | The European Council has said that Brexit talks can enter the second phase following last week's agreement.
As a result it has published its guidelines for the next stage of talks.
Here are some of the key phrases from that document.
Don't forget that there are plenty of crucial details that still need to be resolve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42367532 |
Brexit: Theresa May says she 'will not be derailed' - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister writes in two Sunday newspapers that she has "proven the doubters wrong". | UK Politics | The prime minister has said the government is "proving the doubters wrong" with its Brexit negotiations.
EU leaders agreed talks can move on to the next stage in the new year, shortly after Theresa May suffered her first Commons defeat on Brexit.
Writing in two Sunday papers, she vowed she would "not be derailed" fro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42382391 |
Ryanair pilots in Ireland suspend strike plans - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ryanair pilots in Ireland join other unions in Europe and suspend strike planned for Wednesday | Business | Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary had always refused to recognise pilots' unions
The Impact union, which represents Irish-based pilots, has agreed to meet Ryanair's management on Tuesday ahead of the planned action on Wednesday.
It follows Ryanair's decision on Friday to recognise unions, in a bid to avert strikes across ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42386891 |
Brent PCs critically hurt after being hit by Maserati - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The two officers were returning to their police car when they were struck. | London | The two PCs were struck on the A406 North Circular Road near Dog Lane in Brent Park
Two police officers were critically injured after they were hit by a Maserati while walking back to their vehicle in north-west London.
The two PCs were returning to their marked car on the A406 North Circular Road in Brent Park, Neas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42384394 |
The beautiful flower with an ugly past - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How the cornflower has become the centre of a political controversy in Austria. | Magazine | It looks simple - a pretty blue cornflower - but this plant is causing controversy in Austria. It's the chosen flower of the far-right Freedom Party, even though it was once associated with the Nazis.
Dieter Dorner takes a long sip of his Gemischtes, a mix of dark beer and lager, and smiles.
We are sitting in an inn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36342362 |
Santa Barbara evacuated as Thomas flares up again - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Strong winds drive the Thomas fire - now California's third-biggest on record - towards the coast. | US & Canada | Firefighters are dropping red flame retardant to try to quench the flames
Authorities in California have issued new evacuation orders as a huge wildfire flares up again in Santa Barbara County.
Meteorologists said fresh northerly winds were likely to drive the flames from the fire - named Thomas - towards the Pacific... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42381438 |
François Gabart: French sailor slashes around the world solo record - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | François Gabart cuts more than six days off the record for fastest solo sail around the globe. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. François Gabart was welcomed back to France by a flotilla of local boats escorting him home
A French sailor has set a new world record for the fastest solo round-the-world navigation, beating the previous time by more than s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42383438 |
Hundreds of sausage dogs don Christmas jumpers in Leeds - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | null | Hundreds of Dachshunds wearing Christmas jumpers gather for a walk in a Leeds Park. | null | Hundreds of Dachshunds wearing Christmas jumpers have taken part in a festive frolic around a park in Leeds.
The event saw 288 pets gather in Roundhay for the annual walk organised by the Yorkshire Dachshund Group. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-42385299 |
Chile election: Conservative Piñera elected president - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sebastián Piñera returns to serve as Chilean president for a second term, after a clear second-round win. | Latin America & Caribbean | Sebastián Piñera will serve as president for the second time
A conservative billionaire and former president, Sebastián Piñera, has won Chile's presidential election run-off.
Left-winger Alejandro Guillier conceded and congratulated his opponent on his win and his return to the presidency after a four-year gap.
With... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42388019 |
Birmingham crash: Very harrowing scene, say police - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | null | A crash in Birmingham in which six people have died is a tragic incident just before Christmas, police say. | null | Six people have been killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Birmingham.
Speaking at a news conference, Supt Sean Phillips from West Midlands Police said it was a "very harrowing scene". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42385791 |
Self-exclusion scheme in betting shops flawed - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | null | A self-exclusion scheme for addicted gamblers has been put to the test - and been found wanting. | null | The Gambling Commission is to investigate the findings of a BBC 5 live report which found flaws in a scheme designed to help problem gamblers.
Addicted gamblers can sign up to be self-excluded from betting shops near where they live, work and socialise, to help reduce or stop their gambling habit.
BBC reporter Rob Ca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42372860 |
Switzerland funicular: World's steepest railway opens - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The specially designed barrel-shaped carriages rotate as it ascends precipitous mountain slopes. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The floors adjust to the slope as the funicular climbs
The world's steepest funicular railway has opened to the public in Switzerland.
Specially constructed cylindrical carriages have been used to ensure that passengers can... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42384814 |
Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Celtic - BBC Sport | 2017-12-17 | null | Hearts end Celtic's 69-game, 585-day unbeaten domestic run with a stunning Scottish Premiership victory at Tynecastle. | null | Last updated on .From the section Scottish Premiership
Celtic's 69-game unbeaten domestic run was ended in emphatic style as they were stunned 4-0 by Hearts in the Scottish Premiership.
The defeat at Tynecastle is the champions' first domestic loss since a 2-1 reverse at St Johnstone on 11 May 2016 - 585 days ago - a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42297312 |
ARA San Juan: Argentina navy chief sacked after loss of submarine - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Adm Marcelo Srur is sent into retirement following criticism of the operation to rescue the submarine. | Latin America & Caribbean | Adm Srur (right) is seen here with President Macri last month
The head of the Argentine navy has been sacked following the loss of a submarine and its crew in the South Atlantic last month.
The defence minister placed Adm Marcelo Srur in retirement on Friday night, it has emerged.
The ARA San Juan disappeared with 4... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42379720 |
ANC: Zuma pleads for unity as party picks new leader - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | South Africa's governing party is picking a new head after a bitter leadership battle. | Africa | Mr Zuma said his ANC party was at a "crossroads"
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has called on the African National Congress (ANC) to stop infighting as it decides who will next lead the party.
Mr Zuma warned the future of the ANC was under threat, with South Africans "not happy" with it.
The main contenders to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42375154 |
Uber driver arrested after Briton murdered in Lebanon - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rebecca Dykes, a British embassy worker in Beirut, was strangled and sexually assaulted, police say. | UK | Police in Lebanon have arrested an Uber driver in connection with the murder of a British woman in Beirut.
The body of Rebecca Dykes, who worked at the British Embassy in the city, was found by a motorway on Saturday.
The arrested man was 35 and has served several prison sentences, a senior Lebanese security source t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42386721 |
Birmingham crash: Six dead in 'horrific' smash - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A seventh person was critically injured in the accident in Birmingham involving multiple vehicles. | Birmingham & Black Country | A taxi driver and two passengers were among those killed in the crash in Birmingham
Six people have been killed in a "horrific" crash in Birmingham.
Three vehicles were involved in the accident on Belgrave Middleway, near Edgbaston, at about 01:00 GMT.
Three men in one car died at the scene and a fourth is criticall... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42383464 |
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport power cut strands thousands - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A handful of flights depart from the world's busiest airport after an overnight shutdown. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Passengers reacted with delight when the lights came back on
Passengers at the world's busiest airport faced a second day of disruption on Monday after a power cut led to hundreds of cancellations.
Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jack... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42387392 |
Pensions: Automatic saving to start at 18 under new plans - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An extra 900,000 young people could automatically save into a workplace pension under the plans. | Business | Waiters are among the workers who have been enrolled in recent years
Every worker aged 18 or over will begin saving into a workplace pension unless they opt out, under government plans to extend its automatic enrolment scheme.
At present, the scheme means employers must enrol staff aged 22 and over and earning above ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42366471 |
Defence budget: New equipment at risk over MoD savings 'doubts' - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MPs warn plans for new military equipment - including warships and jets - could be at risk. | UK Politics | Nine Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft are among the vehicles the MoD is due to purchase
Plans to buy new military equipment - including warships and jets - could be under threat, as MPs expressed "serious doubts" over whether the Ministry of Defence can afford them.
The Commons Defence Select Committee says the d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42382002 |
Australia's first same sex wedding takes place - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | null | Australia's first same sex wedding takes place, eight days after legislation is passed. | null | Earlier this month Australia's marriage equality law came into effect.
The first weddings were expected in the new year to allow for a 30 day notice period, but this couple was given an exemption allowing them to legally wed. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42379370 |
Austria country profile - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Provides an overview of Austria, including key dates and facts about this central European country. | Europe | Austria was a major imperial power in Central Europe for centuries in various state guises, until the fall of its Habsburg dynasty after World War One.
But its position at the geographical heart of Europe, and its neutral status during the Cold War between Nato and the Soviet bloc, maintained the much-reduced country'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17405422 |
Ban sale of mini mobile phones, justice secretary says - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The tiny devices are designed to evade prison body scanners, the justice secretary says. | UK | This MoJ picture shows how small the phones - which are often smuggled internally - can be
Online retailers should ban the sale of miniature mobile phones designed to be smuggled into prisons, the justice secretary has said.
David Lidington said the devices were advertised as being able to go undetected by the body o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42383351 |
Heinz Wolff, Great Egg Race presenter and scientist, dies - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The renowned scientist behind BBC Two's The Great Egg Race died on Friday, his family says. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The German-born inventor and professor, famed for hosting BBC Two's long-running science show The Great Egg Race, died of heart failure on 15 December, his family said.
A former advisor to the European Space Agency, he beca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42378765 |
Ashes: England face defeat as Australia inch closer to winning back urn - BBC Sport | 2017-12-17 | null | England face defeat in the third Ashes Test after closing day four on 132-4 in their second innings, still 127 runs behind. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Third Ashes Test, Waca (day four of five) England trail by 127 runs with six wickets remaining
England's battle to save the Ashes will go into the final day of the third Test after rain brought an early end to day four in Perth.
The tourists had reached 132-4, still 127 shor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42383508 |
Funicular railway: Switzerland launches world's steepest service - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | null | Special barrel-shaped carriages allow the floors to tilt as it climbs. | null | The world's steepest funicular railway has opened in Switzerland.
Rotating carriages mean people stay upright while ascending the mountainside. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42384816 |
Chile: Landslide destroys village and kills at least five - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A search continues for 15 people missing, after five died in a village in the south of the country. | Latin America & Caribbean | The area in Chile's lake district is sparsely populated
A landslide caused by torrential rain has killed at least five people in southern Chile and has destroyed dozens of houses.
Fifteen people are missing in the remote village of Villa Santa Lucía in the country's lake region, popular with tourists.
President Mich... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42382413 |
Campaigners threaten legal action over 'abortion pill' - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An anti-abortion group opposes plans to allow women to take medication to end a pregnancy at home. | Scotland | Women could take a second pill at home away from medical supervision
Anti-abortion campaigners claim they have "no alternative" but to mount a legal challenge if the Scottish government approves plans for women to take abortion medication at home.
The Society of the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC), said it had ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42378048 |
Rocket rumbles give volcanic insights - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists install sensors at the Kennedy Space Center that would normally be used to monitor volcanoes. | Science & Environment | An "upside down volcano" (L) and an "upside down rocket" (R)
What do volcanoes and rockets have in common?
"Volcanoes have a nozzle aimed at the sky, and rockets have a nozzle aimed at the ground," explains Steve McNutt, a geosciences professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
It explains why he and coll... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42362334 |
Police investigate four baby deaths at South Korea hospital - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Family members say they had concerns about the health of the infants before they died. | Asia | Police are investigating the deaths of four newborn babies who died within 90 minutes of each other in an intensive care ward in South Korea.
The babies all went into cardiac arrest while lying in incubators at Seoul's Ewha Womans University Medical Centre.
Staff performed CPR but efforts to revive the babies were un... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42385484 |
Trump Putin call: CIA helped stop Russia terror attack - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Vladimir Putin phoned Donald Trump to thank him for the information provided. | Europe | Information provided by the CIA helped Russian security services foil an attack on St Petersburg's Kazan cathedral, US and Russian leaders say.
President Vladimir Putin phoned Donald Trump to thank him for the information, the White House and Kremlin confirmed.
The attack was allegedly planned to take place on Saturd... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42386258 |
Five drivers traced over fatal Tulse Hill hit-and-run - BBC News | 2017-12-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The drivers of two lorries and three cars have been spoken to after a woman was struck and killed. | London | The victim was hit on a pedestrian crossing on the South Circular Road
Five drivers who may have been involved in a hit-and-run which killed a woman in south London have all been traced.
The 29-year-old Polish national was hit by a lorry on a pedestrian crossing on Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, on Monday.
It is thought ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42378366 |
Bijan Ebrahimi: Police 'failed' murdered man for years - BBC News | 2017-12-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bijan Ebrahimi was considered an "attention seeker" when he reported crimes against him, the police watchdog says. | Bristol | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Bijan Ebrahimi was considered an "attention seeker" - he was told to "shut up" by a police officer
A disabled Iranian refugee repeatedly reported death threats and racial abuse to police for seven years before being brutally... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-40494218 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi takes $450m on opening weekend - BBC News | 2017-12-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is the second biggest grossing opening weekend in North America. | Entertainment & Arts | The Last Jedi had the second biggest grossing opening weekend in North America
The latest Star Wars film generated more than $450m (£337m) in global ticket sales on its opening weekend.
The movie dwarfed its nearest rival - the computer-animated comedy Ferdinand, which took $13m (£10m).
The total for The Last Jedi i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42387021 |
Grenfell Tower fire: safety rules failing, says review - BBC News | 2017-12-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The leader of a review into building regulations after Grenfell is 'shocked' by safety practices. | UK | The Grenfell Tower fire claimed the lives of 71 people in June 2017
Building regulations are leaving room for shortcuts, the woman leading a review into fire safety after the Grenfell Tower blaze has said.
In her interim report, Dame Judith Hackitt said she was "shocked" by some of the practices she had seen, calling... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42392138 |
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017: World 10,000m champion Mo Farah wins - BBC Sport | 2017-12-18 | null | Sir Mo Farah is voted Sports Personality of the Year 2017 after winning his third successive world 10,000m title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sports Personality
World 10,000m champion Sir Mo Farah has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017.
The 34-year-old, a four-time Olympic champion, won his third successive world 10,000m gold medal in London in August - despite almost falling twice late in the race.
He bec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/42387099 |
Appeal over death of Commons deputy speaker's daughter - BBC News | 2017-12-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Natalie Lewis-Hoyle's father, the Commons deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle, said her death was "devastating". | England | Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, 28, was found unconscious at an address in Beeches Road, Heybridge
The daughter of the Commons deputy speaker Lindsay Hoyle has died, prompting an appeal for information about her final hours.
Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, 28, was found unconscious at an address in Heybridge, near Maldon, Essex, on Friday... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42384573 |
Cyril Ramaphosa is elected ANC leader - BBC News | 2017-12-18 | null | South Africa's deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa is the new leader of the ANC. | null | Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected as the new leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC).
But who is he and what does the result mean for South Africa? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42366484 |
Deeside fire: Gateway to Wales Hotel blaze probe begins - BBC News | 2017-12-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nearly 50 guests were evacuated as fire tore through the Gateway to Wales Hotel in Deeside. | North East Wales | Dozens of people were evacuated from the hotel and surrounding properties
An investigation has begun after a fire engulfed a Deeside hotel, prompting the evacuation of almost 50 people.
The blaze destroyed the first floor, roof and most of the ground floor of the Gateway to Wales Hotel on Welsh Road near Queensferry ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-42391118 |
Twitter suspends Britain First leaders - BBC News | 2017-12-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The leader and deputy of a far-right British political group's Twitter accounts are frozen. | Technology | The Britain First Twitter account and that of its two leaders have been blocked
Twitter has suspended the accounts of two leaders of a British far-right group shortly after revising its rules on hate speech.
Paul Golding, Britain First's leader, and Jayda Fransen, his deputy, can no longer tweet and their past posts ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42402570 |
Trump: Russia and China ‘rival powers’ in new security plan - BBC News | 2017-12-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He outlines "four pillars" of new plan, which no longer labels climate change a threat. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Analysis: Trump's plan to confront - and sometimes work with - US rivals
US President Donald Trump has outlined his new national security strategy, labelling China and Russia the primary threats to US economic dominance.
Hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42401170 |
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