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Travelling the world with cats and a dog - BBC News | 2017-03-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Andrew Harding on the ups and downs of looking after domestic animals when you're posted around the world. | Magazine | It's 26 years since I set off to try my luck as a journalist in Moscow. I had a rucksack, a Russian phrasebook, and the expectation of adventure. What I hadn't anticipated was… pets.
Within a year there was an insistent scratching sound on my apartment door. I opened it to find a scrawny stray ginger cat.
Grace strol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39156616 |
Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-03-05 | null | Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane goals help Manchester City to three points as Sunderland stay bottom of the table. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sergio Aguero scored his fifth goal in his last three games to help Manchester City back into third place in the Premier League and keep Sunderland rooted to the bottom of the table.
The Black Cats had defended doggedly before a swift City counter attack ended with Aguero pr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39093809 |
No bed of roses: The Kenyan flower pickers fighting sexual harassment - BBC News | 2017-03-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The initiatives aiming to help female flower pickers in Kenya fight sexual harassment and earn higher wages. | Business | Julia says her current job is a good opportunity, but on a previous flower farm she was sexually harassed
Female flower pickers in Kenya can face many hardships in their work - often finding themselves victims of sexual harassment or earning a wage so low they struggle to get by - but initiatives are in place to try t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39103419 |
Afghanistan: The only gynaecologist for hundreds of miles - BBC News | 2017-03-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dr Homa Amiri Kakar left her job in a remote Afghan province but is returning, wracked with guilt. | Asia | Fed up with what she felt was mismanagement at her hospital, gynaecologist Homa Amiri Kakar had walked out of her job in a remote part of Afghanistan and returned to the capital. But just a week later she agreed to go back, guilt-stricken about the women she had deserted, as the BBC's Sarah Buckley and Asif Maroof repo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38918509 |
Jack Barsky: The KGB spy who lived the American dream - BBC News | 2017-03-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The remarkable double life of undercover agent Jack Barsky who lived the American dream at the KGB's expense. | Magazine | It's no secret that the Russians have long tried to plant "sleeper agents" in the US - men and women indistinguishable from normal Americans, who live - on the surface - completely normal lives. But what happens when one of them doesn't want to go home?
Jack Barsky died in September 1955, at the age of 10, and was bur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38846022 |
Man Utd 'won't cry' over Zlatan Ibrahimovic incidents, says Jose Mourinho - BBC Sport | 2017-03-05 | null | Manchester United will not "cry to the media" about two controversies involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Bournemouth, says Jose Mourinho. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not go "crying to the media" about the two controversies involving the Swede in the 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.
Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings, 23, landed on the United forward's head with his studs, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39168130 |
West Indies v England: Joe Root and Chris Woakes steer England to victory - BBC Sport | 2017-03-05 | null | Joe Root and Chris Woakes guide England to a four-wicket win and a series-clinching victory over West Indies. | null | England survived a mid-innings wobble to beat West Indies by four wickets in the second one-day international and win the series with a match to spare.
Liam Plunkett took 3-32 as West Indies, despite 50 from Jason Mohammed, were bowled out for 225 in 47.5 overs.
Jason Roy (52) put England on top but home spinners Ash... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39173337 |
Para-cycling Track Worlds: Sophie Thornhill, Jon Gildea & James Ball win golds - BBC Sport | 2017-03-05 | null | Britain's tandem pair Sophie Thornhill and Corrine Hall win their second golds at the Para-cycling Track Worlds. | null | Last updated on .From the section Disability Sport
British tandem pair Sophie Thornhill and Corrine Hall won their second gold medal at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.
Thornhill and her sighted pilot Hall added the kilometre time trial title to the pursuit crown they won on Thursday.
They ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/39170417 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Man Utd striker banned for three games for violent conduct - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Zlatan Ibrahimovic accepts a three-match ban for violent conduct for elbowing Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has accepted a three-match ban for violent conduct for elbowing Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
The Manchester United striker will miss Monday's FA Cup quarter-final at Chelsea and Premier League games against Middles... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39182905 |
European Indoor Athletics: Muir wins second gold, Philip takes 60m title - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Britain's Laura Muir wins the 3,000m to gain her second gold as Asha Philip takes the 60m title at the European Indoor Championships. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Britain's Laura Muir and Asha Philip won gold at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade.
Muir, 23, gained her second gold of the championships with victory in the 3,000m on Sunday following her 1500m win the previous day.
The Scot eased away from the rest ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39173882 |
Is there a way to tackle air pollution? - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The search for solutions to the threat of polluted air is generating ideas that range from the modest to the radical to the bizarre. | Science & Environment | The search for solutions to the threat of polluted air is generating ideas that range from the modest to the radical to the bizarre.
A London primary school may issue face-masks to its pupils. The council in Cornwall may take the extreme step of moving people out of houses beside the busiest roads.
Four major cities ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39132679 |
Alexis Sanchez: Arsenal forward dropped after row in training - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez had an angry exchange with team-mates before Saturday's defeat at Liverpool, for which he was dropped. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Alexis Sanchez had an angry exchange with Arsenal team-mates after leaving training mid-session in the build-up to Saturday's defeat at Liverpool.
The Chilean forward, 28, was confronted by team-mates on their return to the changing room and one of them had to be held back a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39175453 |
UK terror attacks: What we know about disrupted plots - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What we know about the terror plots disrupted since 2013 and the reasons why we can't report them all. | UK | Tarik Hassane: One of the most recent and dangerous plotters
Assistant commissioner Mark Rowley, of the Metropolitan Police, the UK's most senior counter-terrorism police officer, has used a speech to make a renewed call for public help to counter threats.
He says there have been 13 disrupted terror plots since 2013.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39183003 |
The Casualty actor behind the Bob Marley musical - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rebecca Jones goes behind the scenes of One Love - the new Bob Marley musical. | Entertainment & Arts | Kwei-Armah appeared in Casualty from 1999 to 2004
You may know Kwame Kwei-Armah best as the paramedic Finlay Newton in the BBC's Casualty.
But it's 13 years since he left the television series and since then he's carved a hugely successful career in the theatre.
His new stage show is about the reggae legend Bob Marl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39132271 |
Laura Muir targets 1500m and 5,000m double at World Athletics Championships - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Double European Indoor champion Laura Muir plans to race in both the 1500m and the 5,000m at the World Championships in London. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Briton Laura Muir's double gold at the European Indoor Championships has convinced her to race in both the 1500m and 5,000m at the World Championships in London this summer.
The 23-year-old Scot won her first senior medals in the 1500m and 3,000m in Belgrade at the weekend.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39178573 |
Women's World Cup: BBC wins rights to show 2019 tournament - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | BBC Sport secures the rights to broadcast the 2019 Women's World Cup which will be held in France. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
BBC Sport has secured the rights to broadcast the 2019 Women's World Cup which will be held in France.
Extensive coverage of every game at the tournament will be provided across television, radio and online.
The 2015 competition was also shown on the BBC, when the E... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39177876 |
Budapest 2024: Why does snub to International Olympic Committee matter? - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | BBC sports editor Dan Roan examines why potential hosts are turning their backs on the Games and assesses how much jeopardy the Olympics are now in. | null | Back in September 2013 I interviewed an emotional Thomas Bach in Buenos Aires a few minutes after the German had become the most powerful man in sport.
The newly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president confidently told me that after a successful reign by his predecessor Jacques Rogge, the Olympic movem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/39183183 |
How the Instant Pot cooker developed a cult following - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How a small Canadian firm used social media to help drive sales of its Instant Pot multi-function cooker. | Business | Robert Wang and a friend came up with the idea for the product
Robert Wang was hoping to make it easier for people to make a decent meal, but didn't expect his new product to attract a cult following.
Last summer on Amazon Prime Day, the online retailer's global 24-hour annual sale event, one of the top-selling produ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39058736 |
Spring Budget will not be a 'show fest' - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wednesday's Budget will be Philip Hammond's first - but a source says it will not feature big changes. | UK Politics | This week's Budget will be Philip Hammond's first
Clear your diary, get the popcorn in, check you are sitting comfortably - it is almost time for one of the biggest political moments in any year.
Like every year, decisions the chancellor makes will have an immediate impact on people's lives and livelihoods.
Tweaks t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39176113 |
FA reform proposals 'wishy washy' - Kick It Out boss Lord Ouseley - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | "Wishy washy" FA proposals to boost diversity among its leadership "won't make a difference", a leading equality campaigner says. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Football Association plans to boost the diversity of its leadership are "wishy washy" and "won't make any difference", says a leading equality campaigner.
The FA announced the proposed reforms after criticism over the way it is run.
They include more women being added to it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39188003 |
Alexis Sanchez row reports 'completely false' - Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says reports of a training ground row between Alexis Sanchez and his team-mates are "completely false". | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says reports of a training ground row between Alexis Sanchez and his team-mates are "completely false".
Sanchez is understood to have had an angry exchange with fellow players after leaving training mid-session prior to Saturday's loss at Liverp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39181385 |
Tony Bellew says retirement 'is an option' after David Haye fight - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Tony Bellew says he is considering retirement following his thrilling victory over bitter rival David Haye in London on Saturday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Tony Bellew says he is considering retirement following his surprise victory over bitter rival David Haye at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
But the Liverpudlian, 34, admitted that an offer for one further fight could be too lucrative to turn down.
"I don't know how many times... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39177586 |
West Ham United 1-2 Chelsea - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Diego Costa and Eden Hazard both score as Chelsea beat West Ham to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 10 points. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Diego Costa and Eden Hazard scored as Chelsea beat West Ham to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 10 points.
It was the Blues' 21st victory of the league season and another big step towards winning the title in Antonio Conte's first season as manager.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39099634 |
Para-cycling Track Worlds: Sophie Thornhill, James Ball and Jon Gildea win golds - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Great Britain win three more golds on the final day of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles. | null | Last updated on .From the section Disability Sport
Great Britain won three more golds on the final day of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.
Mirroring Saturday's efforts, Sophie Thornhill led a GB one-two-three in the tandem sprint, in front of Alison Patrick and Aileen McGlynn.
James Ball ag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/39177045 |
Travelling the world with cats and a dog - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Andrew Harding on the ups and downs of looking after domestic animals when you're posted around the world. | Magazine | It's 26 years since I set off to try my luck as a journalist in Moscow. I had a rucksack, a Russian phrasebook, and the expectation of adventure. What I hadn't anticipated was… pets.
Within a year there was an insistent scratching sound on my apartment door. I opened it to find a scrawny stray ginger cat.
Grace strol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39156616 |
Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane goals help Manchester City to three points as Sunderland stay bottom of the table. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sergio Aguero scored his fifth goal in his last three games to help Manchester City back into third place in the Premier League and keep Sunderland rooted to the bottom of the table.
The Black Cats had defended doggedly before a swift City counter attack ended with Aguero pr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39093809 |
Afghanistan: The only gynaecologist for hundreds of miles - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dr Homa Amiri Kakar left her job in a remote Afghan province but is returning, wracked with guilt. | Asia | Fed up with what she felt was mismanagement at her hospital, gynaecologist Homa Amiri Kakar had walked out of her job in a remote part of Afghanistan and returned to the capital. But just a week later she agreed to go back, guilt-stricken about the women she had deserted, as the BBC's Sarah Buckley and Asif Maroof repo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38918509 |
Alexis Sanchez: Ian Wright says he would leave if he were Arsenal striker - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright says he would "probably want to leave" the club if he was in Alexis Sanchez's position. | null | Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright says he would "probably want to leave" the club if he was in current forward Alexis Sanchez's position.
The Chilean was left out of the starting line-up at Anfield but came on in the second half as Arsenal lost 3-1.
"It's not looking good for Arsenal and him. I believe his agent is p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39177358 |
Is Emma Watson anti-feminist for exposing her breasts? - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | We look at whether the actress can still be a beacon for feminism after her Vanity Fair shoot. | UK | Emma Watson's decision to expose part of her breasts in a Vanity Fair photoshoot has sparked a fierce debate on social media about what it means to be a feminist.
"She complains that women are sexualised and then sexualises herself in her own work. Hypocrisy," said radio presenter Julia Hartley-Brewer on Twitter.
Wat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39177510 |
The pupils stuck in a cycle of maths and English resits - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many say achieving a maths and English C grade has little relevance to their future careers. | Education & Family | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Georgina Tomassi: "I'm 18 and in a class with 15-year-olds"
Almost 80% of pupils in England who do not achieve a C grade in GCSE maths or English fail to attain this mark during their resits. It is leaving hundreds of thousa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39142646 |
FA reform: Proposals announced following criticism of its governance - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | The FA announces proposals to increase the number of women on its board, one of several reforms following criticism of its governance. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
More women will be appointed to the Football Association's board as part of proposed reforms revealed on Monday after criticism over the way it is run.
In December, five ex-FA bosses asked the government to intervene and change an organisation they described as being held ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39179396 |
Corbyn allies planning to mount 'tea offensive' - BBC News | 2017-03-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Allies of shadow chancellor John McDonnell urge party unity after tough few weeks for Jeremy Corbyn. | UK Politics | The shadow chancellor has issued an "open invitation" to MPs
"We have begun our tea offensive."
So say the team around the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, as they emphasise the need for "unity" in the Labour Party.
"The biggest fear the Tories have is a united Labour Party," a source close to Mr McDonnell said.
"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39188070 |
West Indies v England: Joe Root and Chris Woakes steer England to victory - BBC Sport | 2017-03-06 | null | Joe Root and Chris Woakes guide England to a four-wicket win and a series-clinching victory over West Indies. | null | England survived a mid-innings wobble to beat West Indies by four wickets in the second one-day international and win the series with a match to spare.
Liam Plunkett took 3-32 as West Indies, despite 50 from Jason Mohammed, were bowled out for 225 in 47.5 overs.
Jason Roy (52) put England on top but home spinners Ash... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39173337 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Man Utd striker banned for three games for violent conduct - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Zlatan Ibrahimovic accepts a three-match ban for violent conduct for elbowing Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has accepted a three-match ban for violent conduct for elbowing Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
The Manchester United striker will miss Monday's FA Cup quarter-final at Chelsea and Premier League games against Middles... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39182905 |
Ex-football coach faces sex abuse charges - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Barry Bennell, who worked at Crewe in the 1980s and 1990s, faces eight more charges relating to boys. | UK | Former football coach Barry Bennell has been charged with eight more counts of historical child sexual abuse.
The 63-year-old ex-youth coach at Crewe Alexandra faces allegations relating to two boys between 1980 and 1987.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the charges followed an investigation by Cheshire Police.
Mr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39197916 |
UK terror attacks: What we know about disrupted plots - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What we know about the terror plots disrupted since 2013 and the reasons why we can't report them all. | UK | Tarik Hassane: One of the most recent and dangerous plotters
Assistant commissioner Mark Rowley, of the Metropolitan Police, the UK's most senior counter-terrorism police officer, has used a speech to make a renewed call for public help to counter threats.
He says there have been 13 disrupted terror plots since 2013.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39183003 |
David Haye rules out retirement as he targets Tony Bellew rematch - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Former heavyweight world champion David Haye rules out retiring from the sport and says he is targeting a rematch with Tony Bellew. | null | Former heavyweight world champion David Haye has ruled out retiring from the sport and is targeting a rematch with Tony Bellew.
Haye, 36, had surgery on an Achilles injury sustained in Saturday's 11th-round defeat by Bellew in London.
He suffered the injury in the sixth round of the fight, but says a two-and-a-half-h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39198262 |
Reality Check: Are taxes going up to 1986 levels? - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some taxes are expected to rise in the coming years, but it could all change in Wednesday's Budget. | Business | The claim: Taxes could rise to their highest level as a proportion of national income since 1986-87 by 2019-20.
Reality Check verdict: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts suggest taxes could actually reach that level as soon as 2017-18. That may not happen if changes are made in this week's Budget and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39153184 |
The Swedish Trump fans who secretly record journalists - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A far-right Swedish website is secretly recording phone calls with journalists and academics - and then posting the edited versions online. | BBC Trending | It's a website that describes itself as a citizens' initiative set up to ask the questions the mainstream media won't. Its critics say it's a "far-right trolling factory" whose sole purpose is to harass and intimidate.
"Granskning Sverige" roughly translates as "Examining Sweden". The site encourages volunteers to cal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39158975 |
Why young people are now less likely to smoke - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | All age groups in the UK are smoking less - but the largest decrease seems to be among young adults. | Health | All age groups in the UK are smoking less - but the largest decrease is among 18- to 24-year-olds, according to the Office of National Statistics. Why is that?
The latest figures, for 2015, suggest one in every five (20.7%) 18- to 24-year-olds is a smoker.
In 2010, this figure was one in every four (25.8%).
Today, a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39192635 |
MI6 head Maurice Oldfield: The spy boss 'dragged through the mud' - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of Maurice Oldfield, regarded as one of MI6's greatest chiefs, ask why his name was allowed to be dragged through the mud for so long? | Derby | From humble beginnings, Maurice Oldfield (left) was used as the basis for Alec Guinness' character in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Maurice Oldfield rose from humble beginnings to become one of the UK's greatest ever spy chiefs. He was credited with keeping his country out of the Vietnam War - and also inspired Alec Guinn... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-39114955 |
Vauxhall's uncertain road ahead begins - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Car bosses at the Geneva motor show say GM's two UK factories are at a disadvantage. | Business | Carlos Tavares, the man who will determine the future of Vauxhall workers, downplayed the threat to more than 4,000 Vauxhall workers - but he chose his words very carefully.
The head of PSA insisted that the new combined company would have an opportunity to set new internal benchmarks for performance.
They will allow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39188465 |
Antonio Conte: Chelsea must keep feet on the ground - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Chelsea's players are told to "go step by step" by boss Antonio Conte after victory over West Ham took them 10 points clear at the top. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte told his players to "keep their feet on the ground" after they beat West Ham 2-1 on Monday to take another big step towards the Premier League title.
The Blues lead second-placed Tottenham by 10 points with 11 games left.
Supporters were singin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39188178 |
Budapest 2024: Why does snub to International Olympic Committee matter? - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | BBC sports editor Dan Roan examines why potential hosts are turning their backs on the Games and assesses how much jeopardy the Olympics are now in. | null | Back in September 2013 I interviewed an emotional Thomas Bach in Buenos Aires a few minutes after the German had become the most powerful man in sport.
The newly elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president confidently told me that after a successful reign by his predecessor Jacques Rogge, the Olympic movem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/39183183 |
FA reform proposals 'wishy washy' - Kick It Out boss Lord Ouseley - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | "Wishy washy" FA proposals to boost diversity among its leadership "won't make a difference", a leading equality campaigner says. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Football Association plans to boost the diversity of its leadership are "wishy washy" and "won't make any difference", says a leading equality campaigner.
The FA announced the proposed reforms after criticism over the way it is run.
They include more women being added to it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39188003 |
SheBelieves Cup 2017: England lose 1-0 to Germany - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | England women lose their final game of the SheBelieves Cup 1-0 to Germany after Anja Mittag scores her 50th international goal in Washington D.C. | null | England women lose their final game of the SheBelieves Cup 1-0 to Germany after Anja Mittag scores her 50th international goal in Washington D.C.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39201740 |
Conceded? Brazilian striker scores straight from kick-off - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | With his side just having conceded an equaliser away at Catanduvense, striker Mirrai scores directly from the kick-off for Comercial FC who went on to win the game 4-1. | null | With his side just having conceded an equaliser away at Catanduvense, striker Mirrai scores directly from the kick-off for Comercial FC who went on to win the game in Brazil 4-1.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39191151 |
Arsenal v Bayern Munich: Arsenal advancing is as unlikely as... - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Arsenal are 33-1 to overturn a 5-1 first-leg thrashing by Bayern Munich and progress to the Champions League last eight on Tuesday night. How do some other unlikely events compare? | null | Arsenal v Bayern Munich: Arsenal advancing is as unlikely as... Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal are 33-1 to overturn a 5-1 first-leg thrashing by Bayern Munich and progress to the Champions League last eight on Tuesday night. How do some other unlikely events compare? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39184593 |
Kevin Pietersen: Surrey re-sign ex-England batsman for T20 Blast - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen rejoins Surrey to play in this summer's T20 Blast competition. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has re-signed for Surrey to play in this summer's T20 Blast competition.
The 36-year-old will play his first game against Essex at The Oval on 19 July and then will be available for the rest of the tournament.
Pietersen first joined Sur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39195035 |
Tony Bellew says retirement 'is an option' after David Haye fight - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Tony Bellew says he is considering retirement following his thrilling victory over bitter rival David Haye in London on Saturday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Tony Bellew says he is considering retirement following his surprise victory over bitter rival David Haye at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
But the Liverpudlian, 34, admitted that an offer for one further fight could be too lucrative to turn down.
"I don't know how many times... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39177586 |
Craig Shakespeare: Leicester City caretaker boss to be offered manager's job - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Leicester's caretaker boss Craig Shakespeare will be offered the Foxes manager's job until the end of the season. | null | Craig Shakespeare will be offered the Leicester City manager's job until the end of the season, BBC Radio Leicester understands.
Shakespeare was Claudio Ranieri's assistant, and has been caretaker boss since the Italian was sacked in February.
The Foxes have since won both of their games with Shakespeare in charge.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39193031 |
West Ham United 1-2 Chelsea - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Diego Costa and Eden Hazard both score as Chelsea beat West Ham to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 10 points. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Diego Costa and Eden Hazard scored as Chelsea beat West Ham to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 10 points.
It was the Blues' 21st victory of the league season and another big step towards winning the title in Antonio Conte's first season as manager.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39099634 |
Napoli 1-3 Real Madrid (2-6 agg) - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Real Madrid come from a goal down against Napoli in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie to progress to the quarter-finals. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Real Madrid came from a goal down against Napoli in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie to progress to the quarter-finals.
Napoli were utterly dominant in a one-sided first half and took the lead on 24 minutes when Marek Hamsik put Dries Mertens thr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39152659 |
Emma Watson isn't alone - I face a 'breast backlash' every day - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mother-of-two Karen Gormley says the size of her breasts means people make judgements about her personality. | UK | Karen Gormley describes herself as "smiley and quite shy", but says people see her differently simply because of the size of her breasts. The 45-year-old, from Preston, Lancashire, got in touch with BBC News after the furore over Emma Watson's Vanity Fair photoshoot.
Karen says women, in particular, are guilty of judg... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39195785 |
Six Nations 2017: Billy Vunipola to make England comeback against Scotland - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Billy Vunipola will feature against Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday, after being confirmed in England's matchday squad. | null | Last updated on .From the section English Rugby
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live & BBC Radio Scotland, plus live text commentary via the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app
Billy Vunipola will feature against Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday, after being confirmed in England's matchday squad.
The number eig... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39200918 |
Wheelchair man: Turning myself into a superhero - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mohammad Sayed was abandoned by his family in Afghanistan after he was paralysed by a bomb. Now he's designed a comic book superhero based on his own life story. | Magazine | Mohammad Sayed was abandoned by his family in Afghanistan after his house was bombed and he was left paralysed. Now he has become a US citizen, and designed a comic book superhero - Wheelchair Man - based on his own life story.
I used to play with my father's AK47, rocket launchers and used mortar shells. We didn't ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39044623 |
Team Sky admit 'mistakes' over medical package but deny wrongdoing - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Team Sky admit mistakes were made around the delivery of a medical package to Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2011 but deny breaking anti-doping rules. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Team Sky have admitted "mistakes were made" around the delivery of a medical package to Sir Bradley Wiggins but deny breaking anti-doping rules.
The team have been unable to provide records to back up the claim Wiggins was given a legal decongestant at the 2011 Criterium du D... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/39198422 |
Is Emma Watson anti-feminist for exposing her breasts? - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | We look at whether the actress can still be a beacon for feminism after her Vanity Fair shoot. | UK | Emma Watson's decision to expose part of her breasts in a Vanity Fair photoshoot has sparked a fierce debate on social media about what it means to be a feminist.
"She complains that women are sexualised and then sexualises herself in her own work. Hypocrisy," said radio presenter Julia Hartley-Brewer on Twitter.
Wat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39177510 |
The pupils stuck in a cycle of maths and English resits - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many say achieving a maths and English C grade has little relevance to their future careers. | Education & Family | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Georgina Tomassi: "I'm 18 and in a class with 15-year-olds"
Almost 80% of pupils in England who do not achieve a C grade in GCSE maths or English fail to attain this mark during their resits. It is leaving hundreds of thousa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39142646 |
Corbyn allies planning to mount 'tea offensive' - BBC News | 2017-03-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Allies of shadow chancellor John McDonnell urge party unity after tough few weeks for Jeremy Corbyn. | UK Politics | The shadow chancellor has issued an "open invitation" to MPs
"We have begun our tea offensive."
So say the team around the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, as they emphasise the need for "unity" in the Labour Party.
"The biggest fear the Tories have is a united Labour Party," a source close to Mr McDonnell said.
"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39188070 |
Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton fears Ferrari have fastest car in 2017 - BBC Sport | 2017-03-07 | null | Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari may have the quickest car with three days remaining of Formula 1's pre-season testing programme. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton said he believes Ferrari may have the quickest car with three days remaining of Formula 1's pre-season testing programme.
Williams driver Felipe Massa set the pace on the first day of the final test but Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was less than 0.2 seconds beh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39199829 |
Six Nations: Vunipola brothers 'aim higher' as Billy set for England return - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Prop Mako Vunipola says brother Billy is in better form than him after their injury lay-offs and tips him for success on his England return. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live & BBC Radio Scotland, plus live text commentary via the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app
England prop Mako Vunipola believes he and brother Billy can come back better than ever after their injury lay-offs.
The pair were outstanding f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39210782 |
CIA faces huge problem over malware claims - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The latest leaks about alleged CIA hacking tools pose a huge problem for the US spy agency. | Technology | The CIA has not said if the claims are true
Already embroiled in a row with President Donald Trump amid his claims that spies are leaking secrets against him, now the CIA is facing its own damaging leaks.
This time it's the American intelligence community's familiar foe - Wikileaks - with another cache of what look l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39197664 |
Arsenal v Bayern Munich: Arsene Wenger 'revolted' by referee but proud of side despite thrashing - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Arsene Wenger says he was "revolted" by the referee but calls Arsenal brave after Tuesday's Champions League last-16 thrashing by Bayern Munich. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsene Wenger said he was "revolted" by the referee after his "brave" Arsenal side suffered a last-16 Champions League thrashing by Bayern Munich.
Referee Anastasios Sidiropoulos denied the hosts a penalty when 1-0 up before later awarding one for a Laurent Koscielny foul on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39201464 |
Steve Smith unfair play criticism 'outrageous' - Australia CEO Sutherland - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Accusations Australia were guilty of unfair play against India are "outrageous" says Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Accusations of unfair play by Australia in their Test defeat by India are "outrageous", says Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland.
Australia skipper Steve Smith was seen looking up to his side's dressing room when pondering whether to ask for a review after he w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39203230 |
David Haye rules out retirement as he targets Tony Bellew rematch - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Former heavyweight world champion David Haye rules out retiring from the sport and says he is targeting a rematch with Tony Bellew. | null | Former heavyweight world champion David Haye has ruled out retiring from the sport and is targeting a rematch with Tony Bellew.
Haye, 36, had surgery on an Achilles injury sustained in Saturday's 11th-round defeat by Bellew in London.
He suffered the injury in the sixth round of the fight, but says a two-and-a-half-h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39198262 |
Rachel Yankey: Top female coach in men's football 'long way off' - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Ex-England winger Rachel Yankey explains why producing better female coaches is more of a priority than making a breakthrough in the men's game. | null | On International Women's Day, former Arsenal and England winger Rachel Yankey explains how views on women in football have changed over the past 15 years and why producing better female coaches is more of a priority than making a breakthrough in the men's game.
When I was a kid, I once shaved my head to pretend to be ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39184903 |
French election explained in five charts - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | French voters go to the polls to elect a new president in April - we take a closer look at some of the issues most likely to influence their choice of candidate. | Europe | French voters are choosing a new president - amid considerable political uncertainty in Europe and the world following the British vote for Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US leader.
There are five leading candidates - from across the political spectrum - who will contest the first round of voting on 23 Apr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39038685 |
Women In Sport: Number of women in top jobs at UK sporting bodies declining, says study - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | The number of women in top jobs at UK sporting bodies is declining, says a study which calls the findings "extremely concerning". | null | Last updated on .From the section Sport
The number of women getting top jobs at UK sporting bodies is down by 6% since 2014, says a new study which calls the findings "extremely concerning".
The Women in Sport survey found around half of the 68 Sport England and UK Sport-funded national governing bodies have fewer th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/39186461 |
Amir Khan-Manny Pacquiao's proposed UAE fight 'dead' - promoter Bob Arum - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Britain's Amir Khan will not fight Manny Pacquiao in the UAE next month, the Filipino's promoter, Bob Arum, reveals. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Britain's Amir Khan will not fight WBO world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next month, the Filipino's promoter, Bob Arum, has revealed.
The two fighters had announced the "super fight" for 23 April on Twitter at the end of February, with the United Arab Emirates expecte... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39203065 |
Why young people are now less likely to smoke - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | All age groups in the UK are smoking less - but the largest decrease seems to be among young adults. | Health | All age groups in the UK are smoking less - but the largest decrease is among 18- to 24-year-olds, according to the Office of National Statistics. Why is that?
The latest figures, for 2015, suggest one in every five (20.7%) 18- to 24-year-olds is a smoker.
In 2010, this figure was one in every four (25.8%).
Today, a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39192635 |
Reality Check: Are taxes going up to 1986 levels? - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some taxes are expected to rise in the coming years, but it could all change in Wednesday's Budget. | Business | The claim: Taxes could rise to their highest level as a proportion of national income since 1986-87 by 2019-20.
Reality Check verdict: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts suggest taxes could actually reach that level as soon as 2017-18. That may not happen if changes are made in this week's Budget and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39153184 |
Arsene Wenger: Is Arsenal's Bayern Munich defeat end of the road? - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | There was no mutiny at Arsenal, but there were ominous signs that Arsene Wenger has reached the end, writes Phil McNulty. | null | Arsene Wenger stood in isolation and desolation in his technical area as the pain he suffers this time every year nagged away at him once more - but now it was accompanied by an inescapable feeling of finality.
As his Arsenal side dissolved and were brutally dispatched by Bayern Munich - once they awoke from 45 minute... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39201620 |
MI6 head Maurice Oldfield: The spy boss 'dragged through the mud' - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of Maurice Oldfield, regarded as one of MI6's greatest chiefs, ask why his name was allowed to be dragged through the mud for so long? | Derby | From humble beginnings, Maurice Oldfield (left) was used as the basis for Alec Guinness' character in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Maurice Oldfield rose from humble beginnings to become one of the UK's greatest ever spy chiefs. He was credited with keeping his country out of the Vietnam War - and also inspired Alec Guinn... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-39114955 |
Indian Wells: Heather Watson wins to set up Johanna Konta tie - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Heather Watson sets up an all-British second round tie against Johanna Konta by beating American Nicole Gibbs at Indian Wells. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Heather Watson came from a set down to win her first round tie against Nicole Gibbs at Indian Wells Heather Watson set up an all-British second round tie against Johanna Konta by beating American Nicole Gibbs at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Gibbs took the first set 6-4... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39213739 |
Formula 1: Valtteri Bottas sets fastest lap in 2017 testing as Kimi Raikkonen crashes - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Kimi Raikkonen crashes his Ferrari as Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas sets the fastest lap of the winter on day two of the final F1 test. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Kimi Raikkonen crashed his Ferrari as Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the winter on the second day of the final pre-season test.
Raikkonen lost control and spun at the 160mph Turn Three during the afternoon, hitting the barrier and damaging the front wing a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39205336 |
How India's 'Real Marigold Hotel' changed my life - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sheila Ferguson joined a group of celebrities in Kerala to see what it would be like to retire there. | Magazine | Sheila Ferguson made her name singing in The Three Degrees in the 60s and 70s. She's one of eight famous people who went to Kerala to film the TV programme The Real Marigold Hotel, which is designed to make people think about growing old in India. She says the experience completely changed her life.
I went to India as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39184023 |
Judy Murray: Lack of women in LTA leadership roles 'completely wrong' - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Britain's former Fed Cup captain explains why she believes the Lawn Tennis Association needs more women in leadership roles. | null | Judy Murray says it is "completely wrong" there are so few women in senior leadership roles at the Lawn Tennis Association.
Britain's former Fed Cup captain believes there must be more women at the top of the national governing body if female involvement in tennis in the UK is to grow.
"There probably haven't been an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39191845 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: LA Galaxy want Manchester United forward in MLS - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | LA Galaxy tell Zlatan Ibrahimovic they are prepared to make him the highest paid player in MLS history if he joins them this summer. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
LA Galaxy have told Zlatan Ibrahimovic they are prepared to make him the highest paid player in Major League Soccer history if he joins them from Manchester United this summer.
Ibrahimovic only joined United on a one-year deal last summer.
There is an option for the Swede t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39213267 |
SheBelieves Cup 2017: England lose 1-0 to Germany - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | England women lose their final game of the SheBelieves Cup 1-0 to Germany after Anja Mittag scores her 50th international goal in Washington D.C. | null | England women lose their final game of the SheBelieves Cup 1-0 to Germany after Anja Mittag scores her 50th international goal in Washington D.C.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39201740 |
Manchester City 0-0 Stoke City - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Manchester City miss the chance to move to second in the Premier League as their game in hand ends goalless against Stoke City. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City's title hopes suffered a potentially-decisive blow after they were held by a resolute Stoke side and missed the chance to cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the table.
A win for City would have moved them above Tottenham and into second place but they could not... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39136972 |
Six Nations 2017: Wales unchanged to face Ireland - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Wales coach Rob Howley names an unchanged team and bench as they host Ireland in the Six Nations on Friday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
Coverage: Live on BBC One Wales & S4C, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary.
Wales have named an unchanged starting team and bench to face Ireland in the Six Nations on Friday.
Coach Rob Howley has resisted cal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39188244 |
The thorny question of what pupils should learn in school - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Lib Dem manifesto argues for creative subjects alongside academic subjects. | Education & Family | The Lib Dems want to stop primary school tests narrowing learning
Is there such a thing as a "curriculum for life" ?
That's what the Lib Dems want to offer for children in England.
If you have a child at school you'll know how much what they learn is already changing.
The end of primary school tests known as Sats h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39204674 |
Hughie Fury to face Joseph Parker for WBO heavyweight title in New Zealand in May - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Hughie Fury, Tyson's cousin, will fight unbeaten Joseph Parker for the WBO heavyweight title in Auckland on 6 May. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Hughie Fury, cousin of former world heavyweight champion Tyson, will fight New Zealand's Joseph Parker for the WBO heavyweight title in Auckland on 6 May.
Parker, 25, became the first New Zealand-born heavyweight champion when he beat Mexico's Andy Ruiz on points in December t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39202735 |
Emma Watson isn't alone - I face a 'breast backlash' every day - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mother-of-two Karen Gormley says the size of her breasts means people make judgements about her personality. | UK | Karen Gormley describes herself as "smiley and quite shy", but says people see her differently simply because of the size of her breasts. The 45-year-old, from Preston, Lancashire, got in touch with BBC News after the furore over Emma Watson's Vanity Fair photoshoot.
Karen says women, in particular, are guilty of judg... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39195785 |
Six Nations 2017: Billy Vunipola to make England comeback against Scotland - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Billy Vunipola will feature against Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday, after being confirmed in England's matchday squad. | null | Last updated on .From the section English Rugby
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live & BBC Radio Scotland, plus live text commentary via the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app
Billy Vunipola will feature against Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday, after being confirmed in England's matchday squad.
The number eig... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39200918 |
Team Sky admit 'mistakes' over medical package but deny wrongdoing - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Team Sky admit mistakes were made around the delivery of a medical package to Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2011 but deny breaking anti-doping rules. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Team Sky have admitted "mistakes were made" around the delivery of a medical package to Sir Bradley Wiggins but deny breaking anti-doping rules.
The team have been unable to provide records to back up the claim Wiggins was given a legal decongestant at the 2011 Criterium du D... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/39198422 |
Tyrone Mings: Bournemouth defender to serve five-match ban - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings will serve a five-match ban after being charged with violent conduct in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings will serve a five-match ban for violent conduct after a Football Association panel ruled he deliberately stood on the head of Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The 23-year-old landed with his studs on the forward's head during Saturday... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39210644 |
Sir Bradley Wiggins: Geraint Thomas 'annoyed' over 'mystery package' case - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Geraint Thomas is "annoyed" that Sir Bradley Wiggins has not had to "take the flak" over a 'mystery package' he received in 2011. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Team Sky rider Geraint Thomas is "annoyed" Sir Bradley Wiggins has not had to "take the flak" over a 'mystery package' delivered for him in 2011.
UK Anti-Doping is investigating the package received by Dr Richard Freeman, an ex-Team Sky medic who pulled out of a hearing into ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/39204990 |
Germany women 1-0 England women - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | England round off their SheBelieves Cup campaign with a narrow defeat at the hands of European and Olympic champions Germany in Washington. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
England rounded off their SheBelieves Cup campaign with a narrow defeat at the hands of European and Olympic champions Germany in Washington.
Lina Magull hit the bar for Germany before Anja Mittag scored the winner just before half-time with a fine finish from 12 yar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39107806 |
Why high-flying Singapore wants more than grades - BBC News | 2017-03-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Singapore the top ranking country in education tests now wants to put more emphasis on well-being. | Business | Singapore is top of education rankings - but now wants to focus on well-being
Singapore is in top place in the international rankings for education. But it wants the next upgrade of its school system to focus on keeping students positive and resilient.
Dr Lim Lai Cheng, former head of the prestigious Raffles Institut... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39142030 |
Arsenal 1-5 Bayern Munich - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Ten-man Arsenal are knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage after a second-half capitulation against Bayern Munich. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Ten-man Arsenal were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage for the seventh successive season following a second-half capitulation against Bayern Munich.
A debated decision in the 53rd minute shattered any hopes of the Gunners becoming the first side in Cha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39152642 |
Arsenal fans sing anti-Wenger songs after Bayern Munich defeat - BBC Sport | 2017-03-08 | null | Arsenal fans gather outside the Emirates Stadium to sing songs demanding the sacking of Arsene Wenger after the Gunners' humiliating Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. | null | Arsenal fans gather outside the Emirates Stadium to sing songs demanding the sacking of Arsene Wenger after the Gunners' humiliating 5-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.
READ MORE: 'Ominous signs Wenger is in last chapter' | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39203664 |
Reality Check: Do 60% benefit from the changes in National Insurance? - BBC News | 2017-03-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Who are the winners and losers from the Budget announcement on National Insurance? | Business | The claim: 60% of self-employed people will pay less National Insurance as a result of these changes.
Reality Check verdict: 60% of people according to Treasury estimates will pay less, but only if you combine the abolition of Class 2 National Insurance contributions, which was announced in 2016, with the increase in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39219675 |
Six Nations: Vunipola brothers 'aim higher' as Billy set for England return - BBC Sport | 2017-03-09 | null | Prop Mako Vunipola says brother Billy is in better form than him after their injury lay-offs and tips him for success on his England return. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 live & BBC Radio Scotland, plus live text commentary via the BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app
England prop Mako Vunipola believes he and brother Billy can come back better than ever after their injury lay-offs.
The pair were outstanding f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39210782 |
What is the true meaning of 'Essex girl'? - BBC News | 2017-03-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Forget the white stilettos and fake tans - the stereotype means something else nowadays. | Essex | The hackneyed cliché of white stilettos is a thing of the past
"Essex girls" have long been mocked as thick, promiscuous and lacking in class. But a campaign to turn the hackneyed clichés on their heads is fast gathering pace. The BBC's Jodie Halford asks whether being from Essex is a disadvantage in modern life?
A f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-39125171 |
Stray bullets in Rio: The girl shot in the play area - BBC News | 2017-03-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The death of a two-year-old girl reignites debate about gun violence in Rio. | Latin America & Caribbean | Sofia was with her parents in a popular restaurant when a shootout between the police and a suspected criminal erupted
On a summer night in January, Sofia's family took her to a restaurant in Iraja, a suburb of Rio, where she could use the play area outdoors. It had a big, colourful slide, where children could climb u... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38730121 |
President Trump and the surreal world of Michael Forbes - BBC News | 2017-03-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In January, a painting showing Donald Trump and singer Madonna went viral. But who is the artist, Michael Forbes, and why did he paint it? | Highlands & Islands | In January, a painting showing Donald Trump and singer Madonna went viral. But who is artist Michael Forbes and why did he paint it?
The painting, called Not My President, was made in the days leading up to Mr Trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the USA.
It depicts the billionaire businessman as King Kong s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-39151922 |
Andy Murray: World number one 'has work to do' in 2017 - BBC Sport | 2017-03-09 | null | World number one Andy Murray says he has "work to do this year" after falling "behind" six other players over the course of 2017. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
World number one Andy Murray says he has "work to do this year" after falling "behind" six other players over the course of 2017.
The rankings are calculated over a 12-month period but six of Murray's rivals have accrued more points this year.
"When we start on 1 January, it'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39215475 |
French election explained in five charts - BBC News | 2017-03-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | French voters go to the polls to elect a new president in April - we take a closer look at some of the issues most likely to influence their choice of candidate. | Europe | French voters are choosing a new president - amid considerable political uncertainty in Europe and the world following the British vote for Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US leader.
There are five leading candidates - from across the political spectrum - who will contest the first round of voting on 23 Apr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39038685 |
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