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Catalonia election: Spain's King Felipe warns separatists - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Felipe VI of Spain says separatist leaders must act responsibly after their election success. | Europe | The king of Spain has issued a renewed call for unity amid the ongoing fallout from Catalonia's outlawed independence referendum.
In his Christmas message, Felipe VI urged the people of Catalonia to choose coexistence rather than confrontation.
He did not directly mention the leaders of the Catalan separatist movemen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42474835 |
The Royal Family attend church in Sandringham - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | null | Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle, join the Queen at church in Sandringham. | null | The Queen and members of the Royal Family have been to church on the Sandringham estate for the traditional Christmas carol service.
Prince Harry's fiancee, Meghan Markle, also attended, which is not usual as protocol stipulates that only partners who are married into the family are invited along. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42478299 |
The Queen's Christmas message - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | null | This video has been removed for right reasons. | null | Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message to the people of the Commonwealth. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42480186 |
Meghan Markle joins royals for Christmas service - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Crowds gather to watch the Royal Family arrive at the Christmas church service in Sandringham. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Meghan Markle joined the Royal Family for the Christmas service
Prince Harry's fiancee Meghan Markle has joined the Royal Family for the Christmas Day service at the Queen's Norfolk estate.
The couple arrived at a carol ser... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42477127 |
Cambridge burglary victim reunited with photo - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Susan Horrod, 70, always kept the photograph of her late husband in her handbag. | Cambridgeshire | The photo found floating in the River Cam by a rower on the water showed a smartly-dressed couple
A woman who had a precious photo of her late husband stolen in a distraction burglary has been reunited with it.
Susan Horrod, 70, had her handbag containing the photo stolen from her home in Milton, Cambridge.
Rower St... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42453809 |
Bob Givens: Bugs Bunny animator dies aged 99 - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bob Givens was behind the design of many of the 20th Century's most famous animated characters | US & Canada | Bob Givens redesigned the Bugs Bunny character for Warner Bros. in 1940
Bob Givens, the animator best known for his redesign of Bugs Bunny, has died aged 99.
Givens' career spanned over 60 years and he worked as an animator for companies such as Disney, Warner Bros, and Hanna-Barbera.
Givens also drew cartoon charac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42474282 |
Trump Turnberry will no longer get business rates relief - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president's golf resort in South Ayrshire had previously received business rates relief of more than £100,000. | Scotland politics | Donald Trump's Turnberry resort in South Ayrshire is now above the cut-off point for tax relief
A Scottish golf resort owned by US President Donald Trump will no longer qualify for a controversial tax break.
A change in the Scottish government's recent budget will remove Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire from a busin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-42472775 |
Kabul blast: Suicide attack near Afghan intelligence HQ - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ten people were killed in the bomb blast near the compound in the capital Kabul, officials say. | Asia | Security forces sealed off the area after the attack
Ten people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack near the compound of Afghanistan's intelligence agency in Kabul, officials say.
Another five people were injured when the attacker, who was on foot, blew himself up as agency employees were on their way to work.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42476030 |
Tunisia bans UAE Emirates airline from landing in Tunis - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The move comes after Tunisian women reported being stopped from boarding flights to the Gulf nation. | Africa | Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights.
The move comes amid widespread anger in Tunisia, with rights groups condemning "racist and discriminatory" measures.
The transport ministry said the measure would stay in pl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42474716 |
Catalan political landscape as divided as ever - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The regional election fails to quell calls for independence from Spain, Kevin Connolly reports. | Europe | Pro-independence parties can one again form a majority in parliament
The voters of Catalonia went to the polls for the fourth time in four years on Thursday and once again produced a result which demonstrates how deeply divided their society has become.
The result provoked an outpouring of joyous relief from supporte... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42433670 |
How the humble S-bend made modern toilets possible - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Designed in 1775, the S-bend was key to the flushing toilet, and public sanitation as we know it. | Business | "Gentility of speech is at an end," thundered an editorial in London's City Press, in 1858. "It stinks!"
The stink in question was partly metaphorical: politicians were failing to tackle an obvious problem.
As its population grew, London's system for disposing of human waste became woefully inadequate. To relieve pre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188465 |
Wagamama apology for 'don't be sick' staff notice - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Noodle chain manager took "highly unusual approach" over festive staff shortage fears in London branch. | UK | Restaurant chain Wagamama has apologised after a manager warned workers they face disciplinary action for calling in sick over Christmas.
A note on a rota at one of its London branches said it was the responsibility of ill staff to find colleagues to cover shifts.
Wagamama said the manager "feared team member shortag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42473679 |
Jodie Whittaker makes first Doctor Who appearance - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actress is the first female Doctor to appear in the BBC TV programme. | Entertainment & Arts | Jodie Whittaker as she appeared at the end of Twice Upon a Time
Jodie Whittaker has made her debut as the first female Doctor in the Christmas special of Doctor Who.
Given the role in July, the actress succeeds Peter Capaldi to become the 13th Doctor.
The 35-year-old Broadchurch star said she was "beyond excited" to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42480116 |
Ashes: Tom Curran to make England Test debut on Boxing Day at MCG - BBC Sport | 2017-12-25 | null | Surrey pace bowler Tom Curran will make his England Test debut against Australia on Boxing Day, replacing the injured Craig Overton. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, Radio 4 LW, online, tablets, mobiles and BBC Sport app. Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app
Surrey pace bowler Tom Curran will make his England Test debut against Australi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42478097 |
Homeless tuck into Christmas dinner at Euston Station - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Euston Station in London has become a banqueting hall for 200 homeless people on Christmas Day. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Guests were given goodie bags filled with essentials
It's no ordinary commuter Monday at Euston Station in London.
The last train left at 23:00 on Sunday and the passengers are home - but the concourse is busy with people s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42477120 |
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: A royal shake-up - BBC News | 2017-12-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actress can now help modernise the monarchy alongside Prince Harry. | UK | This is no ordinary royal engagement.
Meghan Markle brings something different to the British Royal Family.
She is American, divorced, an actress and mixed race.
She is also a campaigner with a variety of humanitarian interests and won't want her marriage to limit her ability to speak out and support various causes ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42112647 |
Queen's message pays tribute to London and Manchester - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In her Christmas broadcast, she hails emergency service workers and those caught up in 2017 tragedies. | UK | The Queen has paid tribute to London and Manchester in her Christmas Day message for their handling of this year's terror attacks.
She said it was a "privilege" to meet the concert attack survivors in May and stressed both cities' "powerful identities".
The monarch also remembered the victims of the Grenfell Tower fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42475052 |
Lewis Hamilton apologises for 'boys don't wear dresses' remark - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Formula 1 driver appeared to say the boy's outfit makes him "so sad" in an Instagram video. | UK | Lewis Hamilton has apologised for making "inappropriate" comments in a video in which he appeared to mock his nephew's princess dress.
In an Instagram video, which has since been deleted, the Formula 1 driver says "boys don't wear princess dresses".
He was criticised on social media for the clip, which was apparently... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42486085 |
Mum hopes royal photo can pay for university - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Karen Anvil's image, which she put on Twitter, was liked almost 4,000 times and stoked media interest. | UK | A mother who snapped a lucky photograph of four smiling royals is hoping its sale will help her fund her daughter's university education.
Karen Anvil, 39, from Watlington in Norfolk captured a beaming Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Sandringham.
The image, which was posted on Twitter,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42480224 |
North Korea missile developers hit by US sanctions - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The two men, both key missile developers, are said to be among Kim Jong-un's most trusted aides. | Asia | Ri Pyong-chol (L) and Kim Jong-sik (R) are reportedly among Kim Jong-un's most trusted aides
The US has placed sanctions on two North Korean officials it says have led the development of nuclear missiles.
The US treasury named the two men as Kim Jong-sik and Ri Pyong-chol, and said both were "key leaders" of North Ko... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42488696 |
Ashes: David Warner hits century on opening day of fourth Test - BBC Sport | 2017-12-26 | null | David Warner and Steve Smith help Australia close on 244-3 on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG. | null | Australia opener David Warner struck a century as England endured a tough time in the field on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Warner dazzled with some fine strokeplay in a one-sided morning session against an England side that looked flattened after surrendering the Ashes in Perth.
The tourists ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42482346 |
Moscow subway bus crash kills four people - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It ploughed into a subway entrance, leaving at least four people dead, Russian media say. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The bus hit the entrance of a pedestrian underpass in Moscow
A bus left a road in Moscow before ploughing into a subway entrance, leaving four people dead and 11 injured, Russian officials say.
Footage shows people scatteri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42479316 |
Tembin: Storm weakens as it nears southern Vietnam - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Storm Tembin killed at least 240 people when it battered the Philippines on its way to Vietnam. | Asia | People were earlier evacuated from the Vietnamese province of Ben Tre
A tropical storm that was threatening southern Vietnam has weakened and is expected to dissipate within 48 hours.
The Weather Prediction Center says Storm Tembin, with wind gusts up to 58mph (93km/h), is 170 miles south-southwest of Ho Chi Minh Cit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42477268 |
The time when America stopped being great - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A year ago Donald Trump produced the biggest political upset in modern day USA, but were there historical clues that pointed to his unexpected victory? | US & Canada | A year ago Donald Trump produced the biggest political upset in modern-day America, but were there historical clues that pointed to his unexpected victory?
Flying into Los Angeles, a descent that takes you from the desert, over the mountains, to the outer suburbs dotted with swimming pools shaped like kidneys, always ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41826022 |
Twitter #joinin campaign by comic Sarah Millican helps lonely - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Launched by comedian Sarah Millican, the hashtag hopes to bring people together on Christmas Day. | UK | People spending Christmas Day alone are finding company thanks to a Twitter campaign called #joinin.
Launched by comedian Sarah Millican several years ago, it encourages people to use the hashtag and link with one another so as not to feel lonely.
People from around the world have already begun to tweet with their ex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42477266 |
White Christmas for some areas of UK - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Light snowfall has been recorded by the Met Office in Cumbria and parts of south Scotland. | UK | A white Christmas in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders
It has officially been a white Christmas in the UK for some, with areas of Cumbria and the south of Scotland recording light snowfall.
The Met Office confirmed the snowfall in Spadeadam, Cumbria, at about 22:00 GMT.
In a tweet, the forecaster added that parts of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42479735 |
Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt for drug smuggling - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Plummer is jailed for three years after being accused of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt. | Humberside | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Karl Turner MP: "This is a... decent, honest, hard-working Hull woman, who was simply naive"
A British woman has been convicted of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt and jailed for three years.
Laura Plummer, 33, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42483135 |
Shoppers immune to Boxing Day sales fever - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Previous spending and the income squeeze will hit the traditional Christmas season, a survey suggests. | Business | Traditional UK Boxing Day sales will suffer owing to spending on Black Friday and the squeeze on incomes, a survey suggests.
The majority of shoppers (56%) who took part in the survey for BBC Radio 4 think Boxing Day sales have lost their appeal.
Only a handful said they planned to get up early for a sales bargain.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42428308 |
Vitaly Mutko: Russia football head steps aside amid doping ban - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Vitaly Mutko, who has stood down temporarily, was banned from the Olympics for life over doping. | Europe | Vitaly Mutko will remain the chief organiser of the 2018 football World Cup
Russia's most senior football official has temporarily stood down as he fights a ban given for state-backed doping.
Vitaly Mutko was banned from the Olympics for life in early December having been accused of running a huge Olympic doping prog... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42480603 |
Is university free speech under threat? - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | London School of Economics students set up a Free Speech Society in response to what they say is increasing censorship on university campuses. What's behind the row? | Education & Family | Students at the London School of Economics set up a Free Speech Society in January in response to what they say is increasing censorship on university campuses. Now students are voting on whether the society should be banned. What's behind the row?
Universities have long been considered places for debate and for ideas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35661362 |
Heather Menzies-Urich, The Sound of Music's Louisa von Trapp, dies - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Heather Menzies-Urich's son Ryan said she was diagnosed with brain cancer four weeks ago. | Entertainment & Arts | Heather Menzies, second right next to Julie Andrews, has died aged 68
Heather Menzies-Urich, who played Louisa Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, has died aged 68.
Her death was announced by the estate of the musical's creators, Rodgers & Hammerstein, on Monday.
She was diagnosed with brain cancer four weeks ago and d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42479649 |
Police break up Westfield Stratford fight - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | Footage shows officers separating teenagers at a London shopping centre during the Boxing Day sales. | null | Police have dealt with a disturbance at Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, east London.
An eyewitness told the BBC the incident happened during the Boxing Day sales, when two groups of teenagers began "pushing and shouting".
Nearby shops closed their shutters, while shoppers gathered above the scene to watch eve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42487538 |
Police officer and woman killed in Sheffield crash - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The officer was responding to a call out when his vehicle was in collision with a car on Christmas Day. | Sheffield & South Yorkshire | The collision happened on the A57 between Coisley Hill and Moss Way
A police officer and a 61-year-old woman died in a crash on Christmas Day.
The 46-year-old officer was responding to an incident when the marked BMW 3 Series he was driving was in collision with a Citroen C3 on the A57 in Sheffield.
South Yorkshire ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42486033 |
Oxford Street panic: Woman hurt after 'shots fired' false alarm - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Met Police officers cordon off an area around a smashed glass window at House of Fraser. | London | Police were called to Oxford Street on Boxing Day
A woman was injured when shoppers fled from London's Oxford Street after false reports of shots being fired.
The Metropolitan Police were called to the scene at 16:50 GMT and cordoned off an area around a smashed glass window at House of Fraser.
The police said that ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42486797 |
'Rocket Man' lands in Seoul - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | Meet the leading impersonator of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. | null | Meet Dragon Kim, the leading impersonator of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and find out how people react to him in different countries. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42428718 |
Growing up a prisoner in a cult - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | null | At exactly 11:15, the front door of a council flat in Brixton opened. Two women stepped out on to a quiet residential street.
The younger woman, Rosie, had an awkward gait. Her movement was stiff and clunky, as though she simply wasn't used to walking any distance. In fact, she had spent the past 30 years - her whole ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-b0af7ef5-1031-4e1f-a3ac-b3c21ef0f932 | |
White Christmas sweeps US states - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | Snow storms sweep states from Midwest to Northeast, breaking snowfall records in some parts. | null | Snow has swept US states from Midwest to Northeast, breaking snowfall records in some parts. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42486152 |
Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 Southampton - BBC Sport | 2017-12-26 | null | Harry Kane grabs another hat-trick and breaks the record for the most Premier League goals scored in a calendar year as Tottenham thrash Southampton. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Harry Kane grabbed another hat-trick and broke the record for the most Premier League goals scored in a calendar year as Tottenham thrashed Southampton at Wembley.
The Spurs and England striker headed home his 37th league goal of 2017 on 22 minutes to surpass Alan Shea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42360004 |
NUS 'right to have no platform policy' - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nearly two-thirds (63%) of university students believe the National Union of Students is right to have a "no platforming" policy, a Victoria Derbyshire programme survey suggests. | Education & Family | Nearly two-thirds (63%) of university students believe the National Union of Students is right to have a "no platforming" policy, a survey suggests.
The policy means people or groups on a banned list for holding racist or fascist views are not given a platform to speak on student union premises.
And 54% of 1,001 stud... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36101423 |
Archbishop Welby condemns populist leaders in Christmas sermon - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Church of England's most senior cleric focuses on terrorist atrocities and deceitfulness of "populist leaders" in 2017. | UK | The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his Christmas Day sermon to focus on terrorist atrocities and deceitfulness of "populist leaders" in 2017.
Preaching to worshippers at Canterbury Cathedral, the Most Rev Justin Welby compared the Holy Family to modern-day refugees.
He also contrasted Jesus with "populist leaders ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42475285 |
The Queen's Christmas message - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | This video has been removed for right reasons. | null | Her Majesty the Queen's Christmas message to the people of the Commonwealth. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42480186 |
Meghan Markle joins royals for Christmas service - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Crowds gather to watch the Royal Family arrive at the Christmas church service in Sandringham. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Meghan Markle joined the Royal Family for the Christmas service
Prince Harry's fiancee Meghan Markle has joined the Royal Family for the Christmas Day service at the Queen's Norfolk estate.
The couple arrived at a carol ser... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42477127 |
The Royal Family attend church in Sandringham - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle, join the Queen at church in Sandringham. | null | The Queen and members of the Royal Family have been to church on the Sandringham estate for the traditional Christmas carol service.
Prince Harry's fiancee, Meghan Markle, also attended, which is not usual as protocol stipulates that only partners who are married into the family are invited along. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42478299 |
China power tower flattened in demolition - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | Footage from state TV shows a power grid tower brought down in Hubei Province. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42483227 |
Shoppers stay home for Boxing Day sales - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fewer people went bargain hunting, following Black Friday discounts and online shopping. | Business | Fewer people have hit the UK's Boxing Day sales this year as Black Friday discounts and savvy online shoppers lowered turnout.
Shop visits dropped by 4.5% up to 5pm compared with last year, according to research group Springboard.
Diane Wehrle, insights director at Springboard, said that although it had expected a do... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42486325 |
Royal Christmas photograph reaction 'overwhelming' - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mother who snapped hugely popular picture of royals hopes to use proceeds for daughter's education. | UK | Ms Murdoch's photograph has now been seen by millions of people
A mother has been "overwhelmed" by the response to her photograph of four smiling royals, which appeared on the front of numerous national newspapers.
Karen Murdoch, of Watlington, Norfolk, captured a beaming Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42483201 |
Leicestershire's Christmas pork pie tradition - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | Experts believe the pork pie was developed as a portable snack for hunters. | null | Turkey with all the trimmings was undoubtedly on the Christmas Day menu for millions of Brits.
But in Leicestershire, thousands will have also tucked into a pork pie - for breakfast.
The county's tradition is said to date back to when members of the aristocracy decamped to Melton for hunting season.
It is believed t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-42428449 |
Oxford historians object to empire project - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Up to 60 academics say they oppose "the agenda" of a project assessing the ethics of empire. | Oxford | The Ethics and Empire project is being hosted by the McDonald Centre based at Christ Church college
Up to 60 Oxford University academics have signed a letter in opposition to "the agenda" of a project assessing the ethics of empire.
The programme is led by Prof Nigel Biggar, who claimed in a recent article in The Tim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-42423269 |
Jodie Whittaker makes first Doctor Who appearance - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actress is the first female Doctor to appear in the BBC TV programme. | Entertainment & Arts | Jodie Whittaker as she appeared at the end of Twice Upon a Time
Jodie Whittaker has made her debut as the first female Doctor in the Christmas special of Doctor Who.
Given the role in July, the actress succeeds Peter Capaldi to become the 13th Doctor.
The 35-year-old Broadchurch star said she was "beyond excited" to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42480116 |
Boxing Day dippers brave chilly coastal waters for charity - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands of swimmers, many in fancy dress, brave the chilly waters around the English coast. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Hundreds of people raced into the North Sea off the Norfolk coast
Boxing Day dips have attracted thousands of swimmers and spectators around the English coast.
Dippers have dashed into the chilly waters off beaches in North... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42483981 |
Laura Plummer's sister: Drug crime 'was a kind gesture' - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | null | The sister of jailed Briton Laura Plummer tells the BBC her crime was born out of kindness. | null | A British woman convicted of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt is "on the verge of a mental breakdown", her sister has told the BBC.
Laura Plummer, who was found with Tramadol tablets in her suitcase, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Jayne Sinclair says Laura was trying to help her Egyptian boyf... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42487536 |
Ian Paterson: Surgeon's victims 'may have been missed' - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ian Paterson was jailed for 20 years for wounding with intent after needless operations. | Birmingham & Black Country | Some victims of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson "may have been missed", say survivors' campaigners.
The Breast Friends group has called on Paterson's ex-employers Heart of England NHS Foundation (HEFT) and Spire Healthcare to contact all patients.
Paterson was found guilty in April of 17 counts of wounding with intent... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42483386 |
Homeless tuck into Christmas dinner at Euston Station - BBC News | 2017-12-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Euston Station in London has become a banqueting hall for 200 homeless people on Christmas Day. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Guests were given goodie bags filled with essentials
It's no ordinary commuter Monday at Euston Station in London.
The last train left at 23:00 on Sunday and the passengers are home - but the concourse is busy with people s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42477120 |
Syria war: Situation in Eastern Ghouta at 'critical point' - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ICRC says life for ordinary people trapped in a besieged rebel-held area is becoming impossible. | Middle East | Food shortages have led to the acute malnutrition rate among children rising to 11.9%
The situation in a besieged rebel-held area near Syria's capital has reached a "critical point", the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned.
Scores of civilians have been killed or injured in the Eastern Ghouta in the p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42394259 |
Star Wars actor Alfie Curtis dies aged 87 - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill pays tribute to man who provided "one of the most memorable scenes". | Entertainment & Arts | Alfie Curtis, who played Dr Evazan in Star Wars: A New Hope, has died at the age of 87.
The London-born actor had also appeared in the 1980 film The Elephant Man and the 80s UK TV series Cribb.
His Star Wars character famously threatened Luke Skywalker at Mos Eisley Cantina in the first of the original trilogy in 197... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42492807 |
LA-Tokyo flight turns back after passenger 'boards with wrong ticket' - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Model Chrissy Teigen live tweets as her flight is turned back to LA after four hours. | US & Canada | Chrissy Teigen live tweeted the ordeal to her 9.2 million followers
A Tokyo-bound flight carrying the model Chrissy Teigen and her musician husband John Legend turned back to LA after someone reportedly boarded in error.
According to Ms Teigen, the passenger boarded at LAX airport with a ticket for a different airlin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42492467 |
Lewis Hamilton apologises for 'boys don't wear dresses' remark - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Formula 1 driver appeared to say the boy's outfit makes him "so sad" in an Instagram video. | UK | Lewis Hamilton has apologised for making "inappropriate" comments in a video in which he appeared to mock his nephew's princess dress.
In an Instagram video, which has since been deleted, the Formula 1 driver says "boys don't wear princess dresses".
He was criticised on social media for the clip, which was apparently... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42486085 |
Ukraine crisis: Exchange of hundreds of prisoners takes place - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was one of the biggest swaps of prisoners since the conflict in eastern Ukraine began in 2014. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ukrainian soldiers have been reunited with their families
Ukraine and separatist rebels in the east of the country have exchanged hundreds of prisoners, in one of the biggest swaps since the conflict began in 2014.
Some 230... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42493270 |
Drug-smuggling Briton Laura Plummer in 'bad prison' - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Plummer is transferred to a notorious jail in Egypt, her family has said. | Humberside | A British woman convicted of smuggling painkiller tablets into Egypt has already been transferred to a notorious jail, her family has said.
Laura Plummer, 33, from Hull, was arrested after she was found with the Tramadol tablets in her suitcase on 9 October.
The shop worker was jailed for three years in Egypt on Boxi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-42495923 |
Rihanna's cousin shot dead in Barbados on Boxing Day - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The singer posts a tribute to her cousin and calls for an end to gun violence. | Newsbeat | Rihanna has called for an end to gun violence after her cousin was killed in Barbados on Boxing Day.
She's been paying tribute to her 21-year-old relative - they had just spent Christmas together.
Rihanna added the hashtag #endgunviolence to an emotional post on Instagram.
"RIP cousin... can't believe it was just la... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/42495091 |
North Korea missile developers hit by US sanctions - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The two men, both key missile developers, are said to be among Kim Jong-un's most trusted aides. | Asia | Ri Pyong-chol (L) and Kim Jong-sik (R) are reportedly among Kim Jong-un's most trusted aides
The US has placed sanctions on two North Korean officials it says have led the development of nuclear missiles.
The US treasury named the two men as Kim Jong-sik and Ri Pyong-chol, and said both were "key leaders" of North Ko... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42488696 |
George Michael's family urge fans to 'raise a glass' - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | George Michael's family pay tribute to the former Wham! frontman a year after his death. | Entertainment & Arts | George Michael's family have paid tribute to the former Wham! frontman a year after his death.
A note posted on his website urges fans to "appreciate your family and friends" and to "raise a glass, enjoy his music and think of him fondly".
Michael died aged 53 on Christmas Day 2016 at his home in Oxfordshire as a res... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42492809 |
Grenfell firm to pass responsibility for homes to council - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kensington & Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation manages almost 10,000 homes in west London. | UK | The firm that managed Grenfell Tower says it will hand over responsibility for thousands of properties to the local council by the end of January.
Kensington & Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) said it would "temporarily" give control to London's Kensington and Chelsea Council.
The council voted in Septemb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42489573 |
The time when America stopped being great - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A year ago Donald Trump produced the biggest political upset in modern day USA, but were there historical clues that pointed to his unexpected victory? | US & Canada | A year ago Donald Trump produced the biggest political upset in modern-day America, but were there historical clues that pointed to his unexpected victory?
Flying into Los Angeles, a descent that takes you from the desert, over the mountains, to the outer suburbs dotted with swimming pools shaped like kidneys, always ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41826022 |
Syria war: Children living under air strikes in Eastern Ghouta - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | null | Syrian government forces are trying to starve rebels into submission and those suffering include children. | null | Syrian government forces are trying to starve rebels in Eastern Ghouta into submission and those suffering include children who dream of a better life. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42245002 |
Elephant born on Christmas Day in Planckendael Zoo, Belgium - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | null | Within 25 minutes, it was making its first steps. | null | Within 25 minutes, it was making its first steps. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42497498 |
Why no-one heard the Grenfell blogger's warnings - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One man foresaw, very clearly, the risk of a devastating fire in Grenfell Tower. He wrote about it in a blog, but no journalists were there to follow it up. | Stories | When fire engulfed Grenfell Tower nearly six months ago, with the loss of 71 lives, many were astonished that a London tower block could burn so quickly and with such devastating results. But one of the building's residents foresaw it all too clearly - he just couldn't find anyone to listen to his warnings.
Last Novem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-42072477 |
Syria war: UN rebukes Russia and Iran over evacuations - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A key official says the failure to get seriously ill people out of a revel enclave shows "impotence". | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Children in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta are among those suffering
The UN's humanitarian co-ordinator for Syria has rebuked Russia and Iran for not doing more to give aid agencies access to a besieged rebel enclave.
Jan Egelan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42267289 |
Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt for drug smuggling - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Laura Plummer is jailed for three years after being accused of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt. | Humberside | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Karl Turner MP: "This is a... decent, honest, hard-working Hull woman, who was simply naive"
A British woman has been convicted of smuggling 300 painkiller tablets into Egypt and jailed for three years.
Laura Plummer, 33, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42483135 |
Newcastle United 0-1 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-12-27 | null | Manchester City move 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling scores the only goal in a dominant display away at Newcastle. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said it is "difficult to play" against ultra-defensive teams after his side moved 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a win at Newcastle.
Raheem Sterling scored the only goal in a dominant display by the visitors ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42410914 |
Tesla's Elon Musk promises pick-up truck and new features - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Elon Musk promises a pick-up truck and a range of new features for existing Tesla vehicles. | Technology | Elon Musk tweeted about Tesla's future plans over a six hour period
Tesla's chief has pledged to make a pick-up truck as part of future plans for the electric vehicle-maker.
Elon Musk made the promise on Twitter after asking his followers for suggestions about how the firm could improve.
He said the open-backed truc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42493008 |
Celtic's Jonny Hayes suffers broken leg in clash with Dundee's Josh Meekings - BBC Sport | 2017-12-27 | null | Celtic confirm Jonny Hayes sustained a broken leg in a challenge which also left Dundee's Josh Meekings on crutches. | null | Last updated on .From the section Celtic
Celtic have confirmed winger Jonny Hayes suffered a broken leg in a tackle with Josh Meekings against Dundee.
Republic of Ireland international Hayes, 30, and Dundee defender Meekings, 25, both went off after coming together in a challenge.
Meekings was able to hobble off but... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42486536 |
St Petersburg supermarket blast injures at least 10 shoppers - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Putin describes the explosion at a popular store in St Petersburg as a terrorist act. | Europe | The supermarket in St Petersburg was quickly evacuated by police and emergency services
At least 10 people have been injured in an explosion at a supermarket in the Russian city of St Petersburg.
One person was said to be in serious condition after the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED).
President Vl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42495428 |
Arthur Collins admits hiding mobile phone inside crutch in prison - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Arthur Collins wanted to make calls to his pregnant ex-girlfriend, reality TV star Ferne McCann. | London | Arthur Collins admitted one charge of possession of a prohibited item while in prison
A man jailed for throwing acid across a packed nightclub has pleaded guilty to hiding a mobile phone inside a crutch while in prison.
Arthur Collins, 25, also hid two Sim cards and two USB sticks in the medical aid while on remand a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42491163 |
Syria war: Eastern Ghouta medical evacuations begin - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Four critically-ill patients are evacuated from rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, outside Syria's capital. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Critically ill children are evacuated from the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus
Medical evacuations are taking place from a rebel-held area on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Four critically-ill pa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42489529 |
Ashes: Alastair Cook makes century on day two at the MCG - BBC Sport | 2017-12-27 | null | Alastair Cook hits an unbeaten century as England close on 192-2 on the second day of the fourth Test, 135 runs behind Australia. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground (day two of five)
Alastair Cook made his first Ashes century for almost seven years to lead England's resurgence on day two of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
The 33-year-old, in his 151st Test, reached his hundred in the final o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42491002 |
Police officer and woman killed in Sheffield crash named - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | PC Dave Fields and Lorraine Stephenson died in the collision in Sheffield on Christmas Day. | Sheffield & South Yorkshire | PC Dave Fields had served with South Yorkshire Police for 12 years
A police officer and a 61-year-old woman who died in a crash on Christmas Day have been named.
PC Dave Fields was responding to an incident when the marked BMW 3 Series he was driving was in collision with a Citroen C3 on the A57 in Sheffield.
The wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-42492870 |
Police break up Westfield Stratford fight - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | null | Footage shows officers separating teenagers at a London shopping centre during the Boxing Day sales. | null | Police have dealt with a disturbance at Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, east London.
An eyewitness told the BBC the incident happened during the Boxing Day sales, when two groups of teenagers began "pushing and shouting".
Nearby shops closed their shutters, while shoppers gathered above the scene to watch eve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42487538 |
Oxford Street panic: Woman hurt after 'shots fired' false alarm - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Met Police officers cordon off an area around a smashed glass window at House of Fraser. | London | Police were called to Oxford Street on Boxing Day
A woman was injured when shoppers fled from London's Oxford Street after false reports of shots being fired.
The Metropolitan Police were called to the scene at 16:50 GMT and cordoned off an area around a smashed glass window at House of Fraser.
The police said that ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42486797 |
Hammond challenged to release Brexit studies - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MPs claim they will be "hamstrung" if they do not get to see the Treasury's Brexit analysis. | UK Politics | Philip Hammond said releasing his analysis now would "deeply unhelpful"
A group of Labour MPs are trying to keep pressure on the government to publish reports about how Brexit will affect the economy.
The 25 pro-Remain politicians have written to Chancellor Philip Hammond saying people "have a right to know what the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42493730 |
Growing up a prisoner in a cult - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | null | null | At exactly 11:15, the front door of a council flat in Brixton opened. Two women stepped out on to a quiet residential street.
The younger woman, Rosie, had an awkward gait. Her movement was stiff and clunky, as though she simply wasn't used to walking any distance. In fact, she had spent the past 30 years - her whole ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-b0af7ef5-1031-4e1f-a3ac-b3c21ef0f932 | |
Police officer and woman killed in Sheffield crash - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The officer was responding to a call out when his vehicle was in collision with a car on Christmas Day. | Sheffield & South Yorkshire | The collision happened on the A57 between Coisley Hill and Moss Way
A police officer and a 61-year-old woman died in a crash on Christmas Day.
The 46-year-old officer was responding to an incident when the marked BMW 3 Series he was driving was in collision with a Citroen C3 on the A57 in Sheffield.
South Yorkshire ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42486033 |
White Christmas sweeps US states - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | null | Snow storms sweep states from Midwest to Northeast, breaking snowfall records in some parts. | null | Snow has swept US states from Midwest to Northeast, breaking snowfall records in some parts. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42486152 |
UK weather: Snow causes travel delays and power cuts - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are ice warnings across the UK as flights are cancelled and motorists face hazardous conditions. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Homes in the Midlands, south-west England and Wales have been left without power
Heavy snow and ice have disrupted road and air travel in parts of the UK and left thousands of homes without power.
Drivers were at a standsti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42490947 |
Shoplifters taking under £200 worth of goods 'not pursued' - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Retailers warn a rise in shoplifting is partly fuelled by police not investigating smaller thefts. | UK | Retailers are warning that a sharp rise in shoplifting is being fuelled partly by police forces not investigating the theft of items worth less than £200.
The Daily Telegraph says persistent offenders are exploiting a change in the law that allows for more minor cases to be dealt with by post.
The government said it ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42492488 |
HMRC employs farmyard ducks to 'niggle' taxpayers - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two farmyard ducks have been reminding people to pay their tax - but have now retired to the country | Business | Risking the accusation that the taxman himself has gone quackers, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has employed some farmyard ducks to encourage people to file their tax returns on time.
The online and billboard adverts feature a man in the bath, being niggled by a duck.
Instead of quacking, the duck repeats the word "t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42493459 |
Pennsylvania woman gets $284bn electricity bill - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman gets a shock of her life after receiving an erroneous electricity bill for $284,460,000,000. | US & Canada | An electricity bill for more than $284bn (£212bn) left a woman in the US state of Pennsylvania stunned... until she found out the amount was wrong.
Mary Horomanski from Erie said the latest bill showed that she had to pay the entire amount by November 2018.
"My eyes just about popped out of my head," she told the Eri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42489666 |
Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 Southampton - BBC Sport | 2017-12-27 | null | Harry Kane grabs another hat-trick and breaks the record for the most Premier League goals scored in a calendar year as Tottenham thrash Southampton. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Harry Kane grabbed another hat-trick and broke the record for the most Premier League goals scored in a calendar year as Tottenham thrashed Southampton at Wembley.
The Spurs and England striker headed home his 37th league goal of 2017 on 22 minutes to surpass Alan Shea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42360004 |
Fighter pilot 'debriefed' after near miss with RAF helicopter - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Navigation error is blamed for US fighter pilot's near miss with a helicopter in Snowdonia. | Suffolk | A helicopter had to take "immediate evasive action" to avoid the RAF Lakenheath-based F15
A US fighter pilot was involved in a near miss with a helicopter while travelling in a no-fly area.
An RAF Griffin training helicopter was flying over Snowdonia when it detected a fighter jet "closing rapidly".
The incident in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-42442594 |
Snow in the Lake District - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | null | This footage from a drone shows heavy snowfall in the Lake District. | null | This footage from a drone shows heavy snowfall in the Lake District.
Snow in other parts of the UK left 14,000 homes without power. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42493227 |
London commuter trains survey: 37% think service is worse - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A survey reveals 37% of Londoners think national rail services have worsened in the last 12 months. | London | Londoners think national suburban rail services have got worse
More than a third of Londoners think commuter trains have deteriorated over the last year, a new survey suggests.
The YouGov poll which surveyed 1,087 people found 37% said national rail services had worsened while eight per cent said they had improved.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42484339 |
Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool to sign Southampton defender for world record £75m - BBC Sport | 2017-12-27 | null | Southampton's Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool on 1 January for £75m - a world record for a defender. | null | Last updated on .From the section Liverpool
Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January in a world record £75m deal.
The Netherlands international had been expected to join the Reds last summer after he handed in a transfer request.
But a move fell throu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42496637 |
World Cup 2018: Vitaly Mutko leaves role as chief organiser - BBC Sport | 2017-12-27 | null | Russian deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko steps down from his role as chief organiser of next summer's World Cup in Russia. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Vitaly Mutko has stepped down from his role as chief organiser for next summer's World Cup in Russia, two days after he temporarily left his post as Russian Football Union (RFU) president.
Russia's deputy prime minister was banned from the Olympics for life having been accus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42495112 |
Damaged Scottish reef 'biggest of its kind' - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Divers estimate that about 250 million flame shells exist on the bed of a Highlands loch where dredging caused damage. | Highlands & Islands | Flame shell beds act as a nursery for other marine life such as scallops
A rare marine feature wrecked by a dredging boat has been identified as the biggest known reef of its kind.
Divers have estimated that about 250 million flame shells exist on the bed of Loch Carron in Wester Ross.
Ministers will now seek to mak... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42454290 |
Corey Lewandowski accused of sexual assault by Joy Villa - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Singer Joy Villa files charges against the president's former campaign manager. | US & Canada | Corey Lewandowski pictured on Donald Trump's campaign trail in 2016
A US singer has filed a sexual assault claim against President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski.
Joy Villa says Mr Lewandowski hit her twice on the backside during an event in Washington last month.
She told the US media she... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42496777 |
Shoppers stay home for Boxing Day sales - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fewer people went bargain hunting, following Black Friday discounts and online shopping. | Business | Fewer people have hit the UK's Boxing Day sales this year as Black Friday discounts and savvy online shoppers lowered turnout.
Shop visits dropped by 4.5% up to 5pm compared with last year, according to research group Springboard.
Diane Wehrle, insights director at Springboard, said that although it had expected a do... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42486325 |
Royal Christmas photograph reaction 'overwhelming' - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mother who snapped hugely popular picture of royals hopes to use proceeds for daughter's education. | UK | Ms Murdoch's photograph has now been seen by millions of people
A mother has been "overwhelmed" by the response to her photograph of four smiling royals, which appeared on the front of numerous national newspapers.
Karen Murdoch, of Watlington, Norfolk, captured a beaming Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42483201 |
Prince Harry on Meghan Markle's first royal Christmas - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | null | Prince Harry says his fiancee's first Christmas with the Royal Family was "fantastic". | null | Prince Harry discusses his fiancee Meghan Markle's first Christmas with the Royal Family.
The fifth in line to the throne was interviewed as part of his guest editorship of Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42491785 |
Crocodile found walking Melbourne street on Christmas Day - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police think a 1m (3.2ft) freshwater crocodile found wandering the streets is likely an escaped pet. | Australia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This Christmas croc was found in a Melbourne suburb
Australian police are looking for the owner of a small crocodile found wandering the streets of Melbourne on Christmas Day.
Locals taking an evening stroll stumbled across... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42489757 |
UK snow: Images of wintry scenes - BBC News | 2017-12-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Snow has fallen in parts of the UK, causing disruption but it's not all gloom as your pictures show. | UK | This image taken by Mark Toms shows that some people are still enjoying their Christmas holidays in Surrey. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42493619 |
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