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BBC to help students identify 'fake news' - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kamal Ahmed and Tina Daheley are among BBC journalists who will take part in events targeted at pupils. | Entertainment & Arts | Kamal Ahmed and Tina Daheley will help mentor students
The BBC is launching a new scheme to help young people identify real news and filter out fake or false information.
The project is targeted at secondary schools and sixth forms across the UK.
From March, up to 1,000 schools will be offered mentoring in class and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42242630 |
Criminal record check did not spot hammer attack carer threat - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A carer who attacked a 90-year-old with a knife and hammer had a previous assault conviction. | London | Pamela Batten suffered a fractured skull in the attack by her husband's former carer
The son of a 90-year-old woman who was stabbed in the neck by a carer with a previous assault conviction is calling for a change to criminal record checks.
Abosede Adeyinka hit Pamela Batten on the head with a hammer and stabbed her ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42225664 |
Manchester Arena attack 'could have been stopped' - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Manchester Arena bomber had been a "subject of interest" of the security services, a review says. | UK | The Manchester Arena bomber had been a "subject of interest" and opportunities to stop him were missed, a review says.
Its author, David Anderson QC, said it was conceivable Salman Abedi's attack, which killed 22 people, could have been avoided had "cards fallen differently".
But he said it was "unknowable" whether r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42241344 |
Chicken nugget post had the most retweets in the UK in 2017 - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Because seemingly we can all relate to man who "needs his nuggs". | Newsbeat | Carter told Newsbeat he couldn't believe the response to his tweet
A tweet from a 16-year-old who wanted a year's free supply of chicken nuggets was the UK's most retweeted of 2017.
After fast food chain Wendy's set Carter Wilkerson a target of 18m retweets to get the food, he tweeted: "Help me please. A man needs hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/42234082 |
Stepfather pleads guilty over boy's water park drowning - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charlie Dunn's stepfather Paul Smith had denied any wrongdoing when the five year old drowned in a pool. | Leicester | Charlie Dunn's stepfather Paul Smith had denied any wrong-doing in relation to his death
The stepfather of a five-year-old boy who drowned in a pool at a water park has pleaded guilty to manslaughter by gross negligence.
Charlie Dunn, who could not swim, was pulled from the water at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestersh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-42236617 |
Child exploitation: Live streaming an 'urgent' threat - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sex offenders learn how young people communicate online and use this to abuse them, police say. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'He switched his webcam on and started groaning'
Sex offenders are increasingly using live online streaming platforms to exploit children, police have warned.
Children need to be educated on the risks associated with stream... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42224148 |
Brexit: DUP won't accept deal that 'separates' NI from UK - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | null | Arlene Foster has said the DUP will not allow a Brexit deal that allows 'regulatory divergence' from the UK. | null | DUP leader Arlene Foster has said her party will not accept any Brexit deal that "separates" Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42227521 |
Leo Varadkar: 'We need firm guarantees on no hard border' - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leo Varadkar says UK had agreed a form of words on border, and Ireland is disappointed at lack of deal. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he was "surprised and disappointed" that an anticipated deal on Brexit was not reached on Monday.
He said Ireland could not go into a second phase of Brexit talks without "firm gua... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42225755 |
Facebook: Now for young children too - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The world's largest social network launches Messenger Kids, its first app aimed at children under 13. | Technology | Children can do video chats with friends and approved adults
How young is too young to be on social media?
Strictly speaking, only those aged 13 and over are allowed to use Facebook. But the prevention methods are trivial, meaning more than 20 million under-13-year-olds are thought to be using the network.
So on Mon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42232475 |
Nelson Mandela funeral: 'Millions misspent' - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Money earmarked for schools and hospitals was used for commemorative T-shirts, a report says. | Africa | Four years have passed since South African hero Nelson Mandela died
South Africa's corruption watchdog has found officials misused millions of dollars during Nelson Mandela's funeral four years ago.
According to the report, 300m rand ($22m; £16m) was redirected from a development fund to help with costs.
It had been... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42224937 |
Ex-police officer demands Damian Green retracts 'lie' claim - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A police officer who says he found pornography on a Westminster computer is threatening legal action. | UK | A former senior police officer has demanded cabinet minister Damian Green publicly retracts a claim that he lied about pornography being found on a computer in the MP's office in 2008.
Bob Quick said he would consider legal action against the first secretary of state if he did not do so.
In a tweet, Mr Green had desc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42241924 |
Bamboozled by Brexit? - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | null | Get back to basics with the issues behind the talks - and the people they affect. | null | As talks appear to have broken down, we get back to basics, and meet the people affected by the politics. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42228896 |
6,500 people buy crumbling castle - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | null | Internet users join forces to buy Mothe-Chandeniers chateau in France, hoping to restore it. | null | Thousands of internet users have joined forces to save Mothe-Chandeniers chateau in France.
By contributing at least €51 (£45; $61) each, they managed to raise €500,000 needed to buy the ruined 13th Century castle.
Each participant is now a co-owner of Mothe-Chandeniers, which the online community plans to restore. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42232308 |
How does government get out of Brexit linguistic hole? - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mark Devenport outlines negotiating alternatives to raiding a thesaurus for synonyms for "regulatory alignment". | Northern Ireland | DUP leader Arlene Foster last week declared that her party was "in constant contact" on Brexit issues with the government
"Rubbish" - the response from a senior DUP source when I put it to them that the party had been kept in the loop about Theresa May's Brexit deal, but got cold feet when the likes of Nicola Sturgeon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42236349 |
One in five patients regularly misses GP appointments - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Missed GP appointments cost the NHS time and money and a study reveals the extent of the problem. | Health | Up to one in five patients is regularly missing GP appointments in Scotland, new research reveals.
A study of more than 500,000 people in the country found poorer patients living in affluent areas were the most likely to miss an appointment.
"No-showers" tended to be aged 16 to 30, or older than 90, according to the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42227861 |
Profumo affair model Christine Keeler dies aged 75 - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The model, who made headlines after her affair with a cabinet minister in the 1960s, dies aged 75. | UK Politics | Christine Keeler worked as a model in the 1960s
Christine Keeler, the model embroiled in the 1963 Profumo affair, has died aged 75, her son has said.
Seymour Platt said Ms Keeler had been ill for several months with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
He told the BBC: "She was always a fighter, but sadly lost the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42245839 |
Peers debate education's role in society - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Archbishop of Canterbury leads a debate in the House of Lords on boosting education, with contributions from peers such as Lord Sacks and Lord Adonis. | Parliaments | The Archbishop of Canterbury rises at the end of the debate to thank members for taking part - "so thoughtfully and so widely".
"We need adaptability and imagination," he says, because needs vary, urging a reimagining of the education system.
And that's it for today in the Lords.
Join us again on Monday afternoon fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-parliaments-42226690 |
Shashi Kapoor, Bollywood legend, dies at 79 - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The veteran actor starred in major Bollywood hits as well as several British and US films. | India | Shashi Kapoor acted in more than 150 films
Kapoor, who acted in huge hits like Deewar and Kabhie Kabhie, had been ill for some time and was in hospital.
He was a member of the Kapoor dynasty, which has dominated the Hindi film industry for decades.
He won several national film awards and was awarded the Padma Bhusha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42225524 |
Mother of Briton killed in Syria speaks of 'hero' son - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The mother of a British man killed in Syria has spoken of her "hero" son, who she tried to persuade to come home. | UK | Jane Lyndon says she did not know her son was in Syria
The mother of a British man who was killed in Syria has spoken of her "hero" son, who she tried to persuade to come home.
Oliver Hall, 24 volunteered to fight with the YPG, the Kurdish-led armed group which has been battling against so-called Islamic State.
Mr H... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42239063 |
'I beat type 2 diabetes with 200-calorie drinks' - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Isobel was one of 300 people on a trial that reversed type 2 in nearly half of patients. | Health | Isobel Murray no longer thinks of herself as diabetic
Nearly half of patients have reversed type 2 diabetes in a "watershed" trial, say doctors in Newcastle and Glasgow.
People spent up to five months on a low-calorie diet of soups and shakes to trigger massive weight loss.
Isobel Murray, 65, who had weighed 15 ston... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42154666 |
Army dogs faced with being destroyed reprieved - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Ministry of Defence planned to destroy the dogs because it said they were too aggressive to rehome. | Leicester | One of the dogs, Dazz, was featured in MoD publicity shots at the Defence Animal Centre
Two retired army dogs which faced being destroyed because they were too aggressive to rehome have been saved, the BBC understands.
Kevin and Dazz, both Belgian shepherds, were deployed in Afghanistan and were retired from frontlin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-42228449 |
Police officer dies in motorbike crash with pensioner - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | PC James Dixon died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car near Hare Hatch. | Berkshire | Officers said the road will remain closed for the remainder of Tuesday
An on-duty police officer and a 91-year-old woman have died following a crash on the A4 in Berkshire.
PC James Dixon died after the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a car on Bath Road near Hare Hatch at 13:50 GMT.
The pensioner, who... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-42245149 |
Brigitte Macron names France's first baby panda - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | null | The French president's wife got a shock when she went to name the first panda born in her country. | null | Brigitte Macron got a shock when she went to name the first panda born in France.
The wife of the French president is also the panda's "godmother".
In a speech, she later said France had been "proud and happy" to host the pandas from China and that the cub was a symbol of the countries' historic ties. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42230077 |
North Korea crisis: UN political chief in rare visit to Pyongyang - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeffrey Feltman's visit to Pyongyang is the first by a United Nations senior official in six years. | Asia | Mr Feltman is not expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
The United Nations political affairs chief begins a rare four-day visit to Pyongyang on Tuesday.
The trip by Jeffrey Feltman is the first by a senior UN official in six years.
North Korea had extended an invitation to the UN in September to visit for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42232852 |
Sir Elton John 'in shock' after his mother dies aged 92 - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "I only saw her last Monday," says the star, who was estranged from his mother for several years. | Entertainment & Arts | Elton John poses with his mother in 2002
Sir Elton John says he is "in shock" after the death of his mother, Sheila Farebrother, just months after their reconciliation.
"So sad to say that my mother passed away this morning," he said on his Facebook page, alongside a photo of them together.
"I only saw her last Mond... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42220913 |
Labour attacks 'embarrassing' Brexit talks - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM has days to get Brexit talks back on track after the DUP objects to Irish border proposals. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Labour: May to blame for Brexit 'embarrassment'
Ministers say no part of the UK will be treated differently in the Brexit talks as Labour branded their approach an "embarrassment".
No agreement has been reached with the EU ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42231497 |
Northern Ireland and England schools in global top 10 for reading - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Both Northern Ireland and England have reached their highest point scores in reading tests taken in 50 countries. | Family & Education | Almost 320,000 pupils took the tests, with girls ahead in almost every country
Northern Ireland and England are in the top 10 of the world's best primary school readers in global rankings.
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study - known as PIRLS - shows Northern Ireland in joint sixth place, with England... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42222488 |
Castleford woman, 98, plays donkey in care home nativity play - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | null | A 98-year-old woman is playing the donkey in her first nativity play in Castleford. | null | A 98-year-old woman is playing the donkey in her first nativity play at a care home in Castleford.
Staff at Newfield Lodge Care Home have teamed up with the residents to put on their first production for the public.
The cast, which includes an 87-year-old shepherd, have a combined age of nearly 350 - not counting the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-42238613 |
IUCN Red List: Wild crops listed as threatened - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wild relatives of modern crops deemed crucial for food security are threatened with extinction. | Science & Environment | Wild wheat can be bred with modern crops to boost resilience
Wild relatives of modern crops deemed crucial for food security are being pushed to the brink of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
More than 20 rice, wheat and yam plants have been listed as threatened on the lates... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42204575 |
Catalan arrest warrants withdrawn by Spain's Supreme Court - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Supreme Court says Carles Puigdemont and others have shown a willingness to return to Spain. | Europe | Campaigning for the vote officially began at midnight
A Spanish judge has withdrawn European arrest warrants for ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and four other ex-ministers.
They fled to Belgium a month ago after declaring unilateral independence in a referendum ruled illegal by Spain.
Despite the move, t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42237377 |
Manslaughter charges over takeaway allergic reaction death - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Megan Lee, 15, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died after suffering an allergic reaction to takeaway food. | Lancashire | Megan Lee died two days after she was admitted to Royal Blackburn Hospital
Two men have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a 15-year-old girl who suffered an allergic reaction to takeaway food.
Megan Lee from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died on 1 January, two days after she was admitted to hospital.
She... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-42241658 |
Storm Caroline to hit Scotland followed by snow for wider UK - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | High winds have been forecast for Scotland and snow for other parts of the UK after the storm passes. | Highlands & Islands | An illustration of expected high winds on Thursday
The UK's next named storm has been forecast to hit Scotland on Thursday.
Storm Caroline is expected to see winds gusting to 80mph near north-facing coasts, and reaching speeds of 60 to 70mph more widely in northern and north east Scotland.
The Met Office warned that... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42236258 |
Germany train: Collision near Düsseldorf injures dozens - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A passenger train crashed into a goods train near the city of Düsseldorf, emergency services say. | Europe | More than 40 people have been injured in a train crash near the German city of Düsseldorf, emergency services say.
A passenger train collided with a freight train near the town of Meerbusch, in North Rhine-Westphalia, on Tuesday night.
Of 173 people on board, seven people were badly injured and one suffered serious i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42246087 |
Nazi-salute man drove at curry shop owner in Harrow - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The court heard Marek Zakrocki shouted "white power" during a drunken rampage in Harrow. | London | Marek Zakrocki shouted "white power" before using his van as a weapon
A supporter of the far-right group Britain First gave a Nazi salute and drove at a curry house owner during a drunken rampage in London.
The Old Bailey heard Marek Zakrocki shouted "white power" before using his van as a weapon outside Spicy Night ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42223156 |
Ashes: Joe Root gives England hope of winning second Test in Adelaide - BBC Sport | 2017-12-05 | null | Joe Root's 67 not out gives England hope of winning a compelling second Ashes Test but Australia remain favourites. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Second Ashes Test, Adelaide Oval (day four of five) England need 178 more runs to win
Captain Joe Root made an unbeaten 67 to keep England in with a slim chance of a remarkable win in the second Ashes Test against Australia in Adelaide.
Root, who overturned being given out l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42236482 |
How UK's birds are being affected by a changing climate - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Migratory birds are arriving in the UK earlier each spring and leaving later each autumn, a study shows. | Science & Environment | Migratory birds are arriving in the UK earlier each spring and leaving later each autumn, a report has confirmed.
Some visitors are now appearing more than 20 days earlier than they did in the 1960s, according to the state of the UK's birds 2017 report.
The swallow, for instance, is arriving 15 days earlier than 50 y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42225917 |
John Oliver tackles Dustin Hoffman over harassment allegations - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | John Oliver and Dustin Hoffman have a heated discussion about allegations made against the actor. | Entertainment & Arts | Dustin Hoffman has said he has "the utmost respect for women"
John Oliver has confronted Dustin Hoffman in a tense public discussion about allegations of sexual harassment that have been made against the actor.
Hoffman defended himself after Anna Graham Hunter alleged he groped her on a film set when she was 17, in 1... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42241602 |
'Shame and anger' at plastic ocean pollution - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists working on the BBC's Blue Planet II series talk of their dismay at the spread of discarded plastic. | Science & Environment | Wandering albatrosses scour the oceans for food to bring back to their chicks
Scientists who advised the Blue Planet II documentary team say they feel "shame and anger" at the “plague of plastic” impacting the natural world.
Even in the remote waters of Antarctica, they have found evidence of plastic killing and harm... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42221262 |
The 'peace diamond' of Sierra Leone - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | null | Half of the proceeds from the sale of the 709 carat gem will be invested in the local community. | null | The government of Sierra Leone has auctioned a 709 carat rough diamond, named the 'peace diamond', which will benefit its people.
Half of the proceeds from the sale of the diamond will go directly towards bringing clean water, electricity, schools, medical facilities, bridges and roads to the community where the stone... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42229105 |
IOC prepares to decide whether to ban Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics - BBC Sport | 2017-12-05 | null | The eyes of the sporting world will be on the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday for its decision on whether Russia will be at the 2018 Winter Games. | null | The eyes of the sporting world will be on the International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne later on Tuesday when President Thomas Bach announces whether he and his board have banned Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics.
For an Olympic powerhouse nation, the hosts of the next football World Cup no less, t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/42224731 |
Google pledges 10,000 staff to tackle extremist content - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | YouTube's CEO says some users are exploiting the Google-owned website to "mislead or even harm". | Technology | Google will dedicate more than 10,000 staff to rooting out violent extremist content on YouTube in 2018, the video sharing website's chief has said.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Susan Wojcicki said some users were exploiting YouTube to "mislead, manipulate, harass or even harm".
She said the website, owned by Goog... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42232482 |
McDonald's hijab row: Teenager says apology 'not enough' - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 19-year-old Muslim student was told by a security guard that her hijab was a "security threat". | London | A woman has criticised McDonald's after she was told to remove her hijab because it posed a "security threat".
The 19-year-old Muslim student, who wants to remain anonymous, was approached by a security guard at a London branch of the fast food chain.
McDonald's says it has suspended the security guard and is investi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42242272 |
Posing as a schoolgirl to expose online groomers - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | null | How going undercover as a 14-year-old revealed the dangers children using streaming apps can face. | null | A BBC investigation has found online streaming apps used by children to make live broadcasts are being infiltrated by men trying to groom them.
Internet safety campaigner Qudsiyah Shah posed as a 14-year-old girl to find out what kind of dangers children could be exposed to on such services.
It comes as the National ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42243733 |
Thailand speedboat deaths 'could have been prevented' - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The husband of a woman who died when a speedboat capsized hopes "appropriate lessons can be learned". | Manchester | Survivors were pulled from the sea after the boat capsized
The deaths of two Britons in a Thai boat crash could "have been prevented", the husband of one has said.
Monica O'Connor, 28, and Jason Parnell, 46, drowned after the speedboat capsized in monsoon conditions near the island of Koh Samui in May 2016.
Deliveri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42239448 |
Second attempt at Pontiac Silverdome demolition succeeds - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | null | At first the demolition of the Pontiac Silverdome didn't go as planned. | null | The demolition of the Pontiac Silverdome didn't go as planned after a partial implosion failed to bring down the stadium. The second attempt proved more successful. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42241780 |
Jeremy Hunt hits out at Facebook kids' app - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The health secretary told the social network to "stay away from my kids" with its app for under-13s. | UK Politics | Jeremy Hunt has told Facebook to "stay away from my kids" after it launched a new messaging app aimed at children.
The social network announced on Tuesday it was testing Messenger Kids in the US for those under 13 who cannot sign up for its full service.
The health secretary took to Twitter to condemn the new tool, s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42242389 |
Ocean plastic a 'planetary crisis' - UN - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Life in the seas risks irreparable damage from the ever-increasing tide of plastic waste, the UN's head of oceans has warned. | Science & Environment | Plastic waste has a variety of detrimental effects on the environment
Life in the seas risks irreparable damage from a rising tide of plastic waste, the UN oceans chief has warned.
Lisa Svensson said governments, firms and individual people must act far more quickly to halt plastic pollution.
"This is a planetary cr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42225915 |
Ventura fire: Thousands evacuated in southern California - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fast-moving fire is bearing down on the cities of Ventura and Santa Paula. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Some 27,000 residents were forced to flee their homes in the middle of the night as a fast-moving wildfire ripped through southern California.
Several thousand homes are under mandatory evacuation in the cities of Ventura a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42235052 |
Russian doping: IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics - BBC Sport | 2017-12-05 | null | The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. | null | Last updated on .From the section Winter Sports
Russia has been banned from competing at next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee.
But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag.
It follows an investigation in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/42242007 |
Jon Venables: Bulger killer anonymity breach complaint - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There is a worldwide ban on publishing anything revealing Jon Venables' current identity. | Liverpool | Jon Venables was 10 when he and Robert Thompson killed James Bulger
A potential breach of a court order which prevents the identification of one of James Bulger's killers is being investigated, the Attorney General's Office has confirmed.
Jon Venables, now 35, was convicted of killing two-year-old James in Merseyside... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-42229448 |
Reggie Yates leaves Top of the Pops after 'offensive' Jewish slur - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The presenter says he will not take part in this year's holiday specials after offensive remarks. | Entertainment & Arts | Reggie Yates was due to present the Christmas and New Year TOTP specials with Fearne Cotton
Reggie Yates will not host this year's Top of the Pops holiday specials after making "ill-considered remarks" in a podcast interview.
Yates apologised last month for using the phrase "fat Jewish guy" to refer to managers in th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42231416 |
Bryan Singer: Director fired from Freddie Mercury film - BBC News | 2017-12-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bryan Singer says the studio fired him after he fell ill while filming Bohemian Rhapsody. | Entertainment & Arts | The director of the new Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, has been fired due to "unreliable behaviour".
In a statement, Twentieth Century Fox said Bryan Singer was no longer the director of the film.
A source told the BBC the main reason for the firing was "a pattern of unreliable behaviour on the set".
But... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42231387 |
Jerusalem as capital is 'declaring war' - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | Palestinian general delegate to UK says Jerusalem as capital is 'declaring war'. | null | The Palestinian general delegate to the UK has said that President Trump would be "declaring war" on the Middle East should he acknowledge Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Manuel Hassassian told the Today programme the move would cast doubt over the peace process and he warned that Muslims and Christians would not ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42250100 |
Russia election: Putin to run again for president - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Victory in next year's election would mean that Mr Putin could lead the country until 2024. | Europe | Vladimir Putin had hinted that he might stand during a youth event earlier in the day
Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he will seek another term as president in next year's election.
He made the announcement in a speech to workers at a car factory in the Volga city of Nizhny Novgorod.
"I will put forward my candidac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42256140 |
Disability sport: Prosthetic feet help amputees snowboard - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | Reporter Kat Hawkins tried out prosthetic feet designed for skiing and snowboarding. | null | Technology advancements are allowing disabled athletes to compete in more and more sports previously inaccessible to them.
BBC Click reporter Kat Hawkins had her legs amputated 10 years ago. She went to try out some new feet that could help amputees carve up the slopes this winter.
See more at Click's website and @BB... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42161385 |
Malta blogger murder: Three charged with Caruana Galizia killing - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia died in an explosion in October. | Europe | Three men have been charged with the murder of Maltese investigative journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Brothers George and Alfred Degiorgio, aged 55 and 53, and Vincent Muscat, 55, all pleaded not guilty.
They were also accused of possession of bomb-making material and weapons.
Caruana Galizia died in a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42246695 |
Storm Caroline upgraded to amber warning - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Met Office forecasts winds gusting up to 90mph over parts of northern Scotland on Thursday. | Highlands & Islands | The forecast for Thursday includes winds reaching gusts of up 90mph over parts of north and north east Scotland
The Met Office has updated its weather warnings for Storm Caroline on Thursday.
An amber "be prepared" warning, which includes winds gusting up to 90mph in some areas, has been issued for north and north ea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42250511 |
Gang members trafficked 'vulnerable' teen to deal drugs - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Met Police says it is the first conviction of a so-called "county lines" crime. | London | Mahad Yusuf and Fesar Mahamud, of north London, have been convicted of trafficking a vulnerable teenager
Two north London gang members have been convicted of exploiting a vulnerable teenager in the first so-called "county lines" case of its kind.
Mahad Yusuf, 20, and Fesar Mahamud, 19 pleaded guilty to human traffick... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42253778 |
Tory MP Heidi Allen in tears during universal credit debate - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | Conservative MP Heidi Allen was in tears after Labour's Frank Field's speech. | null | Conservative MP Heidi Allen was left in tears after Labour's Frank Field described the "destitution" faced by his constituents during a Commons debate about universal credit. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42243073 |
Brexit: PM urged not to let Eurosceptics 'dictate' talks - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May is urged not to allow Eurosceptic MPs in her party to "dictate the terms" of the talks. | UK Politics | Downing Street has insisted it is still confident of a first-phase Brexit deal before next week's summit
Theresa May has been urged not to allow Eurosceptic MPs in her party to "impose their own conditions" on negotiations amid signs of fresh Tory infighting.
Nineteen Tory MPs who back a "soft Brexit" have written to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42260252 |
BBC to help students identify 'fake news' - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kamal Ahmed and Tina Daheley are among BBC journalists who will take part in events targeted at pupils. | Entertainment & Arts | Kamal Ahmed and Tina Daheley will help mentor students
The BBC is launching a new scheme to help young people identify real news and filter out fake or false information.
The project is targeted at secondary schools and sixth forms across the UK.
From March, up to 1,000 schools will be offered mentoring in class and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42242630 |
Jerusalem's Temple Mount/ Haram al-Sharif explained - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | Middle East correspondent Yolande Knell explains the significance of Jerusalem's flashpoint holy site | null | The Temple Mount or Haram al-Sharif is the most contentious religious site in Jerusalem.
It is revered by Jews at the location of two biblical temples and is the holiest site in Judaism.
The compound also houses the Dome of the Rock, pictured here, and the al-Aqsa mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34537296 |
Stepfather pleads guilty over boy's water park drowning - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charlie Dunn's stepfather Paul Smith had denied any wrongdoing when the five year old drowned in a pool. | Leicester | Charlie Dunn's stepfather Paul Smith had denied any wrong-doing in relation to his death
The stepfather of a five-year-old boy who drowned in a pool at a water park has pleaded guilty to manslaughter by gross negligence.
Charlie Dunn, who could not swim, was pulled from the water at Bosworth Water Park in Leicestersh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-42236617 |
Trump moves to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Latest updates and reaction as President Trump speaks about the status of Jerusalem. | Middle East | That brings to an end our live coverage of the announcement by President Donald Trump that the US now recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
To read our main news story and to watch Trump's briefing click here.
For more on the reaction to Trump's statement from around the world:
And for comprehensive reports... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-42255592 |
Why Jerusalem matters - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | The city's importance explained, as the controversial US embassy move to the city goes ahead. | null | The controversial US embassy move to Jerusalem is going ahead amid celebration and protest. The BBC's Yolande Knell explains why the city is so important. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42247428 |
Person of the Year: Time honours abuse 'silence breakers' - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Women and men who broke silence on sexual harassment and abuse are named Time's Person of the Year. | US & Canada | Clockwise from top: Actor Ashley Judd, pop singer Taylor Swift, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, corporate lobbyist Adama Iwu and Isabel Pascual, a strawberry-picker from Mexico (not her real name)
Time magazine has named "the Silence Breakers" - women and men who spoke out against sexual abuse and harassment - as i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42254219 |
Man accused of sharing Prince George photo 'in terror guide' - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Husnain Rashid, 31, is accused of creating Telegram "channels" to assist terrorists by providing tips. | Lancashire | A man has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences including sharing the address of Prince George's school with potential attackers.
Husnain Rashid, 31, is accused of creating Telegram "channels" to assist terrorists by providing guides, tips, and suggested targets for attacks.
It is alleged Mr Rashid from N... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-42249339 |
Labour's Lord Bassam to quit as chief whip over expenses - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lord Bassam is to stand down in New Year amid scrutiny of his travel claims. | UK Politics | Labour's chief whip in the House of Lords is to stand down in the New Year following criticism of his expenses.
Lord Bassam has referred himself to the standards watchdog and agreed to repay the cost of travel to and from his Brighton home since 2010.
The peer, who also had a £36,366 allowance for staying overnight i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42260258 |
Ex-priest Laurence Soper guilty of sexually abusing boys - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The attacks took place on boys at St Benedict's School in Ealing in the 1970s and 80s. | London | Laurence Soper was found guilty of 19 counts of sexual assault against boys at St Benedict's School in Ealing, where he taught
An ex-Roman Catholic priest has been found guilty of abusing boys at a London school during the 1970s and 80s.
Laurence Soper, 74, was extradited to face 19 charges of indecent and serious se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42257548 |
Google Amazon row leads to restricted YouTube access - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Google plans to stop Amazon's Fire TV devices being able to use YouTube from the start of 2018. | Technology | Amazon's Fire TV devices are advertised as providing access to YouTube
Google plans to stop Amazon's Fire TV streaming devices being able to use YouTube from the start of 2018.
The search giant has also blocked a workaround that Amazon introduced to restore YouTube access to a screen-based version of its smart speake... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42251531 |
Profumo affair model Christine Keeler dies aged 75 - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The model, who made headlines after her affair with a cabinet minister in the 1960s, dies aged 75. | UK Politics | Christine Keeler worked as a model in the 1960s
Christine Keeler, the model embroiled in the 1963 Profumo affair, has died aged 75, her son has said.
Seymour Platt said Ms Keeler had been ill for several months with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
He told the BBC: "She was always a fighter, but sadly lost the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42245839 |
Peers debate education's role in society - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Archbishop of Canterbury leads a debate in the House of Lords on boosting education, with contributions from peers such as Lord Sacks and Lord Adonis. | Parliaments | The Archbishop of Canterbury rises at the end of the debate to thank members for taking part - "so thoughtfully and so widely".
"We need adaptability and imagination," he says, because needs vary, urging a reimagining of the education system.
And that's it for today in the Lords.
Join us again on Monday afternoon fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-parliaments-42226690 |
Dorothea Bate: Carmarthen scientist gets blue plaque - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dorothea Bate is believed to be the first woman scientist employed by the Natural History Museum. | South West Wales | Dorothea Bate was born at Napier House in Carmarthen
The woman believed to be the first to be employed as a scientist at London's Natural History Museum has had a blue plaque dedicated in her home town.
Dorothea Bate, born in 1878, had little formal education but a fascination with wildlife and nature prompted her to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-42242084 |
Turner Prize 2017 winner announced - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | Lubaina Himid says her victory will make a difference to people who have supported her over the years. | null | The Turner Prize's oldest winner, Lubaina Himid, says her victory will make a difference to people who have supported her over the years.
The 63-year-old won the £25,000 award for work addressing racial politics and the legacy of slavery. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42246852 |
Google's 'superhuman' DeepMind AI claims chess crown - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An algorithm developed by the DeepMind team claims victory against a world-beating AI chess program. | Technology | Google says its AlphaGo Zero artificial intelligence program has triumphed at chess against world-leading specialist software within hours of teaching itself the game from scratch.
The firm's DeepMind division says that it played 100 games against Stockfish 8, and won or drew all of them.
The research has yet to be p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42251535 |
Nissan to trial robo-taxis in Japan - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Self-drive taxis will be tested in Japan next spring and could be on the roads by early 2020s. | Technology | Nissan's Easy Ride could launch in Japan in early 2020s
Carmaker Nissan plans to test self-driving taxis on Japanese roads from March next year.
The company is partnering with Japanese software company DeNA, which operates online services for the gaming, healthcare and automotive industries.
It will adapt a Nissan L... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42238112 |
Clara Amfo replaces Reggie Yates on Christmas Top of the Pops - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Radio 1 DJ replaces Reggie Yates, who's stepped down from hosting the festive specials. | Entertainment & Arts | Clara Amfo said she was "honoured" to be hosting the iconic music show
BBC Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo is to replace Reggie Yates on BBC One's Top of the Pops Christmas and New Year specials.
Yates stepped down from the shows on Monday after making "ill-considered remarks" in a podcast.
He apologised last month for using ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42243189 |
UK electoral system faces 'perfect storm' of threats, says watchdog - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Russian meddling and local council cuts are just two factors undermining credibility, the watchdog says. | UK Politics | The UK faces a "perfect storm" of threats that could put its entire electoral system at risk, the head of the elections watchdog has warned.
Russian meddling on social media and local council cuts were just two of the factors threatening the credibility of the system, Sir John Holmes said.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42250010 |
Police officer dies in motorbike crash with pensioner - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | PC James Dixon died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car near Hare Hatch. | Berkshire | Officers said the road will remain closed for the remainder of Tuesday
An on-duty police officer and a 91-year-old woman have died following a crash on the A4 in Berkshire.
PC James Dixon died after the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a car on Bath Road near Hare Hatch at 13:50 GMT.
The pensioner, who... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-42245149 |
Poppi Worthington inquest: Expert casts doubt on abuse theory - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There was no clear evidence of sexual abuse, a pathologist tells the toddler's inquest. | Cumbria | Some important items were lost or never recovered, including Poppi's last nappy and her pyjama bottoms, the inquest heard
An expert witness has cast doubt on suggestions toddler Poppi Worthington was sexually abused in the hours before her death.
Dr Nat Cary, a consultant forensic pathologist, told the inquest there ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-42252052 |
What makes Jerusalem so holy? - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As tensions increase between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem, the BBC's Erica Chernofsky explores what makes the city so holy. | Middle East | There are increasing tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem, the fate of which is one of the most contentious issues in the Israel-Arab conflict.
The BBC's Erica Chernofsky takes a closer look at why this city is so important to Christianity, Islam and Judaism, the three religions which trace their sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26934435 |
Impact assessments of Brexit on the UK 'don't exist' - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour calls it a "shambles" but David Davis says impact assessments would be of "near zero" use. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The government has not carried out any impact assessments of leaving the EU on the UK economy, Brexit Secretary David Davis has told MPs.
Mr Davis said the usefulness of such assessments would be "near zero" because of the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42249854 |
Bitcoin breaks through the $16,000 mark - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The digital currency has seen its value more than double in the last month in a volatile journey. | Business | At the start of the year Bitcoin was valued below $1,000
Bitcoin has breached the $16,000 mark, extending the digital currency's record-breaking surge.
The cryptocurrency began the year below $1,000 but continues to rise despite warnings of a dangerous bubble.
According to Coindesk.com, Bitcoin reached $16,663.18 (£... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42260211 |
Man remanded in custody over alleged plot to kill PM - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Court hears of a plan to bomb Downing Street security gates before trying to kill Theresa May. | UK | Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman (left) and Mohammad Aqib Imran appeared at Westminster at Magistrates' Court
A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of a plot to bomb Downing Street's security gates and then kill Theresa May.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard that Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, 2... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42242557 |
Poundland owner Steinhoff sees its shares crash by 63% - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boss of Steinhoff, which owns Poundland and Harveys, quits amid probe into accounting irregularities. | Business | Hardware Warehouse is among the brands Steinhoff owns in South Africa
Poundland owner Steinhoff International has seen its shares fall by almost two thirds after it said it would launch a probe into accounting irregularities.
It came as chief executive Markus Jooste resigned and the South African group postponed its ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42249163 |
Labour attacks 'embarrassing' Brexit talks - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM has days to get Brexit talks back on track after the DUP objects to Irish border proposals. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Labour: May to blame for Brexit 'embarrassment'
Ministers say no part of the UK will be treated differently in the Brexit talks as Labour branded their approach an "embarrassment".
No agreement has been reached with the EU ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42231497 |
Ashes: Australia beat England by 120 runs to take 2-0 lead in series - BBC Sport | 2017-12-06 | null | England's fightback in the second Test comes to nothing as Australia power to a 120-run win in Adelaide and a 2-0 Ashes lead. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Second Ashes Test, Adelaide Oval (day five of five) Australia won by 120 runs; take lead 2-0 in series
England's fightback in the second Test ultimately came to nothing as Australia powered to a 120-run win in Adelaide and a 2-0 Ashes lead.
Beginning the final day on 176-4 i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42248120 |
Giant box to save 'rotting' Mackintosh house - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | A plan to rescue Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece - The Hill House in Helensburgh - is unveiled. | null | A plan to rescue Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece - The Hill House in Helensburgh - has been unveiled.
The building's survival is threatened by the effects of weather.
Now, the National Trust for Scotland is hoping to enclose it in a huge see-through structure while a longer term solution is found. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-42242372 |
Shopping centres sold in £3.4bn deal - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bullring shopping centre owner Hammerson is to acquire rival Intu, owner of Manchester's Trafford Centre. | Business | Shopping centre owner Hammerson, which owns Birmingham's famous Bullring, has agreed a £3.4bn takeover of rival Intu.
The deal will create the UK's biggest property company, worth £21bn.
Intu owns the Lakeside shopping centre, in Essex. and the Trafford Centre, in Manchester, while Hammerson owns Bicester Village des... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42249040 |
Man arrested after fight outside Parliamentary bar - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Commons employee was arrested on suspicion of GBH and another taken to hospital after the incident on Tuesday evening. | UK Politics | A member of House of Commons staff was arrested after a fight outside one of Parliament's busiest bars.
The Sports and Social Club has been closed and a 57-year-old man arrested on suspicion of GBH and affray.
Police later released the man, who remains under investigation.
A 64-year-old man, also a Commons employee,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42254889 |
California wildfire: News crew helps save trapped horses - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | A CBS News reporter and her crew were asked to help evacuate a ranch as flames spread in California. | null | A CBS News reporter and her cameraman were asked to help evacuate a ranch as flames spread quickly. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42256567 |
David Davis questioned over Brexit impact assessments - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | Brexit Secretary David Davis had previously said the government had done 57 studies on 85% of the UK economy about the impact of Brexit. | null | The government has not carried out any impact assessments of leaving the EU on the UK economy, Brexit Secretary David Davis has told MPs.
Mr Davis had previously said the government had done 57 studies on 85% of the UK economy about the impact of Brexit.
BBC News had a look in its archives. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42260350 |
Johnny Hallyday: France's 'Elvis Presley' dies at 74 - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nicknamed the French Elvis Presley, he sold 100 million records in a career that spanned six decades. | Europe | Hallyday broke from France's classic "chanson" tradition in the 1950s, starting singing rock and roll in French
France's biggest rock star Johnny Hallyday has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 74.
The singer sold about 100 million records and starred in a number of films in a career that began in 1960.
He... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42247551 |
Serena Williams has entered Australian Open, says tournament director - BBC Sport | 2017-12-06 | null | Serena Williams enters the 2018 Australian Open in January, according to the tournament's director. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Serena Williams has entered the Australian Open in January, tournament director Craig Tiley has said.
Tiley told the Herald Sun the 23-time Grand Slam winner is "very likely" to return to tennis in Melbourne.
"She's got her visa, she's entered, she's practising," he said. "Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42248708 |
California wildfires surround LA freeway - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | Drivers filmed the flames on the 405 near Bel Air, as firefighters continue to battle the blaze. | null | Homes are being consumed by large fires spreading across the southern California countryside.
Firefighters are tackling the blaze as residents flee the affected areas, but attempts at controlling the spread of the fire have been unsuccessful.
Drivers filmed the flames from their cars on the 405 near Bel Air. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42256916 |
Payout after woman was kept alive against her will - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brenda Grant tried to pull tubes out of her arm after being put in a nursing home, her family says. | Coventry & Warwickshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Woman was kept alive despite her advance directive wishes
The family of an 81-year-old woman has received a £45,000 payout after she was kept alive against her will.
Brenda Grant made a living will stating she feared degrad... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-42240148 |
Banks should end unplanned overdraft charges, charity says - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Banks should do more to identify customers who struggle to repay debts, a charity says. | Business | Banks should end all unauthorised overdraft charges because they are trapping people in persistent debt, the financial charity StepChange has said.
The organisation also wants banks and regulators to do more to identify people caught up in a "vicious cycle of borrowing".
Even where customers have admitted they are in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42242255 |
Cambridge News: Paper apologises over headline gaffe - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The paper accidentally put instructions to writers on the cover instead of a story about a "sex lair". | Cambridgeshire | The paper blamed the error on "a technical problem"
A local newspaper accidentally published instructions to writers on the front page instead of a headline.
The Cambridge News left "100pt splash heading here" as the text in place of a headline about a "sex lair" school.
The newspaper's editor-in-chief David Bartlet... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42250212 |
Dolby estate gives Cambridge University Cavendish lab £85m - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The donation comes from the estate of famed sound pioneer and Cambridge PhD student Ray Dolby. | Cambridgeshire | Ray Dolby died in 2013 at the age of 80
The family of sound pioneer Ray Dolby has donated £85m from his estate to Cambridge University.
The US-born engineer was best known for his work in developing noise reduction and surround-sound technology. He died in 2013 aged 80.
The donation will go to the Department of Phys... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42234034 |
'My double life going to work from a homeless hostel' - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the number of homeless children hits a 10-year-high, a mother and daughter tell of their double life. | Family & Education | Sarah sits at a windowsill to do her homework
Mary, and her nine-year-old daughter, Sarah, are homeless and have spent the past 13 months living in a single room in a hostel.
"Nobody knows how we are living," says Mary. "No-one knows we are in this situation."
"They know we are in temporary accommodation, but they d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42223567 |
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