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Australia v England: New Perth stadium not ready for third Ashes Test - BBC Sport | 2017-05-10 | null | Perth's new stadium will not be finished in time for the third Ashes Test between England and Australia, with the Waca set to host instead. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Perth's new stadium will not be finished in time for the third Ashes Test between England and Australia, with the Waca set to host instead.
Cricket Australia confirmed delays to the new 60,000-capacity stadium will mean the match from 14-18 December will revert to the city's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39867799 |
Inter Milan: Antonio Conte linked with job after Stefano Pioli sacked - BBC Sport | 2017-05-10 | null | Inter Milan refuse to comment on reports they are planning to offer Chelsea boss Antonio Conte a deal to replace the sacked Stefano Pioli. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Inter Milan have refused to comment on reports they are planning to offer Chelsea boss Antonio Conte a deal to replace the sacked Stefano Pioli.
Reports in Italy say the Chinese-backed Serie A club are prepared to offer Conte £250,000 a week if he leaves Chelsea aft... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39865860 |
General election 2017: The maps that reveal where this election could be won - BBC News | 2017-05-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What exactly can we tell about where the party leaders have been out to win votes? | Election 2017 | Tim Farron, leader of the Liberal Democrats, campaigning in Kingston and Surbiton
The 2015 election result was a bit of a surprise. Pollsters got it wrong - and so did the media. Had we paid closer attention to where the Conservative Party was choosing to campaign, we might have spotted a gap between polling forecasts... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39874420 |
WSL: Barcelona signing Toni Duggan scores 18-minute hat-trick for Man City - BBC Sport | 2017-05-10 | null | New Barcelona signing Toni Duggan scores an 18-minute hat-trick as Manchester City beat Bristol City 3-0 in the Women's Super League One Spring Series in May. | null | New Barcelona signing Toni Duggan scores an 18-minute hat-trick as Manchester City beat Bristol City 3-0 in the Women's Super League One Spring Series in May.
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Election latest: Reaction to CPS decision on 2015 cases - BBC News | 2017-05-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The CPS says there will not be charges over the Conservatives' 2015 election spending. | Election 2017 | More than 12,000 people work at the university Image caption: More than 12,000 people work at the university
The University of Manchester's decision to cut 171 posts is due to "new government legislation and Brexit", a union has claimed.
The university says the move is necessary for it to be a world-leading instituti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-2017-39839907 |
Paul Pogba: Man Utd signing of Juventus midfielder subject of Fifa inquiry - BBC Sport | 2017-05-10 | null | Paul Pogba's world-record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United last summer is the subject of a Fifa inquiry. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Paul Pogba's world-record transfer from Juventus to Manchester United last year is the subject of a Fifa inquiry.
Football's world governing body has written to the Premier League club "to seek clarification on the deal".
It is believed to concern who was involved in the £8... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39865103 |
Giro d'Italia: Luka Pibernik celebrates stage win a lap early - BBC Sport | 2017-05-10 | null | Slovenian cyclist Luka Pibernik celebrates a lap early on stage five of the Giro d'Italia, failing to realise there were another six kilometres of the course to go. | null | Slovenian cyclist Luka Pibernik celebrates a lap early on stage five of the Giro d'Italia, failing to realise there were another six kilometres of the course to go.
READ MORE: Fernando Gaviria wins stage five after rival celebrates too early | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/39878886 |
World Cup 2019: Jeremy Guscott on England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland's draws - BBC Sport | 2017-05-10 | null | England have a tough group, Scotland & Ireland will fight for Pool A supremacy, and Wales face ambitious Georgia - Jeremy Guscott on World Cup draw. | null | I'm terribly excited for the 2019 World Cup in Japan - and having seen Wednesday's draw, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales should all be confident of reaching at least the quarter-finals.
England have the ability and mindset to emerge from what is a tough pool, Scotland's match with Ireland could decide top spot in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39870514 |
England drawn with France and Argentina in 2019 World Cup pool - BBC Sport | 2017-05-10 | null | England are drawn with France and Argentina in a tough pool for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan plus Scotland and Ireland are in Pool A. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
England have been drawn with France and Argentina in a tough Pool C for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Scotland and Ireland are in Pool A, along with the hosts.
Wales will face Australia in a repeat of the 2015 tournament, at which both beat hosts England to qualify ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39868565 |
'Mesearch' - when study really is all about me - BBC News | 2017-05-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can academics really base studies on their own experience? Or is this intellectual narcissism? | Business | Is the selfie culture coming into serious academic research? Or is it a valid way of using first-hand experience?
There are strong opinions about an increasingly popular international research method which has been dubbed "mesearch".
"Mesearch", which is properly known as autoethnography, is when a researcher uses th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39856894 |
Why Three Girls is one of TV's toughest watches - BBC News | 2017-05-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Maxine Peake says her drama about child sex abuse in Rochdale is a story that "needed to be told". | Entertainment & Arts | Maxine Peake as sexual health worker Sara Rowbotham in Three Girls
"It was a story that needed to be told," says Maxine Peake, emphatically.
"It's a story about a swathe of society that has been ignored and bullied."
The actress is referring to Three Girls, a new BBC One drama based on the true stories of victims of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39846999 |
One Show: Theresa and Philip May talk bins and love - BBC News | 2017-05-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister and her husband make a rare TV appearance to discuss "boy jobs", "girl jobs", love - and politics. | Election 2017 | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Philip May: "I take the bins out"
Politicians always want to "connect" with hard-to-reach voters.
So Theresa May took to the One Show sofa to catch the tea-time TV audience alongside her husband Philip.
She looked apprehen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39865991 |
Froome crash: How dangerous is cycling on the roads? - BBC News | 2017-05-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tour-de-France winner Chris Froome says he was "rammed" by a car driver. How dangerous is cycling? | England | Tour de France winner Chris Froome escaped injury when he was "rammed on purpose" by a motorist while training in southern France. Other professional riders have recently been hurt or even killed. How dangerous are the open roads for cyclists?
About 100 cyclists die as a result of collisions or coming off their bikes ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39856219 |
Short term negatives, long term positives - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Bank of England says 2017 may be the low point for wage growth and warns financial markets that they may be too dovish on likely interest rate rises. | Business | The Bank of England moved into caution mode today.
After two major upgrades to its growth forecasts since the referendum - in November and February - today saw a slight downward revision.
But it is not time to race for the lifeboats.
The Bank said business investment was stronger than expected and that growth next y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39884012 |
Offbeat moments on the campaign trail - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Images from around the UK as parties start to launch their election manifestos. | In Pictures | Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson had her hands full during a visit to the Shortbread House of Edinburgh's factory. Davidson told voters that the party's challenge is "to bring the SNP down to size, to show they can't take Scotland for granted". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39882735 |
How do you solve a problem like Somalia? - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can the latest international conference help the troubled state? | Africa | Recent al-Shabab suicide bombings in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, have targeted the UN, hotels and military leaders
This Thursday, the great and the good will descend on London to discuss Somalia, a country that has topped the Fragile States Index for eight of the past 10 years.
The London Somalia Conference, co-ch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39855735 |
Lord Bird wants prevention unit for poverty - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Big Issue founder is in talks with Theresa May about a new approach to tackling poverty. | Family & Education | Lord Bird says successive governments have failed to tackle the roots of poverty
"Poverty is stitched into the system," says Lord Bird, the outspoken and larger-than-life Big Issue founder and campaigner on homelessness.
But he has plans to unpick it - and says he has been in talks with Theresa May about a new approa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39860602 |
Accrington Stanley chairman Andy Holt stands by Premier League criticism - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | Accrington Stanley's Andy Holt refuses to back down despite what he considers a threat from the Premier League after his criticism of spending. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Accrington Stanley chairman Andy Holt has refused to back down despite what he considers a threat from the Premier League after his criticism of spending.
Holt had said Football League clubs were like "a starving peasant begging for scraps" from the top flight.
The Premier ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39874533 |
Comey sacking doesn't rise to Watergate levels - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Trump may have sacked Comey out of pique and spite, but he didn't act above the law. | US & Canada | The New York Times called for the president to leave office immediately, describing it as "the last great service" he could perform for the country.
The Washington Post demanded impeachment, followed by a Senate trial. Time magazine, deeming it necessary to publish its first-ever editorial, thundered: "The president s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39875134 |
General election: Conservatives pledge above-inflation defence rises - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Conservatives commit to growing defence spending - after military figures say more needs to be done. | Election 2017 | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sir Michael Fallon tells Today the 'defence budget will grow every year'
The Conservatives would increase defence spending by 0.5% more than inflation every year if they win the election, Theresa May has said.
Mrs May said ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39881494 |
Agent fees: FA and Fifa want issue debated following Pogba deal allegations - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | Manchester United are within their rights to pay agents multi-million pound sums, says FA chairman Greg Clarke - but the FA and Fifa want a debate on the issue. | null | Manchester United are within their rights to pay agents multi-million pound sums as part of transfers, FA chairman Greg Clarke has said - but the sport needs a debate about the issue.
Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has called for more transparency around transfers.
World football's governing body is looking into Paul Pog... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39882054 |
Why reducing sleep makes you hungry - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dr Michael Mosley investigates the impact of not getting enough sleep. | Health | I am something of an insomniac and I know that when I don't get at least seven hours' sleep I become tired and irritable.
I've also noticed that a bad night's sleep affects my memory. The link between sleep and memory has been around for a long time and one plausible theory is that during deep sleep your brain moves s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39798610 |
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid (agg 2-4) - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | Real Madrid hold off a spirited Atletico Madrid to set up a meeting with Juventus in next month's Champions League final in Cardiff. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Defending champions Real Madrid held off a spirited Atletico Madrid to set up a meeting with Juventus in next month's Champions League final in Cardiff.
Atletico, trailing 3-0 from the first leg, stormed into an early 2-0 lead on the night through Saul Niguez's head... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39851733 |
Reality Check: Why does Labour want to control National Grid? - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Transporting gas and electricity around the country accounts for 29% of energy bills. | Business | The leaked version of the Labour Party manifesto commits to "take energy back into public ownership to deliver renewable energy, affordability for consumers, and democratic control".
Part of that would involve "central government control of the natural monopolies of the transmission and distribution grids".
Natural m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39884416 |
Andy Murray out in Madrid Open third round, beaten by Borna Coric - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | World number one Andy Murray is knocked out of the Madrid Open at the last-16 stage, beaten in straight sets by Borna Coric. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
World number one Andy Murray was knocked out of the Madrid Open as he lost in straight sets to Croat Borna Coric in the last 16.
Coric, 59th in the world rankings having secured his first ATP Tour title in Morocco last month, won 6-3 6-3.
The 20-year-old broke his British opp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39889793 |
Southampton 0-2 Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | Arsenal stay in the hunt for a top-four finish as second-half goals from Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud earn victory at Southampton. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal kept alive their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish as second-half goals from Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud earned victory at Southampton.
After a dull first half, Sanchez produced a moment of magic to open the scoring when the Chilean wrong-footed two def... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39012178 |
Labour's draft manifesto through a business lens - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How radical is Labour's draft election manifesto really? | Business | Britain's railway track is already quasi-nationalised through Network Rail
So how radical is Labour's draft manifesto really?
On the face of it, it looks like the root and branch reversal of 40 years of government policy. But let's take a moment to see how radical, how do-able, these proposals really are from a busin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39881891 |
BBC cameraman's foot run over by Jeremy Corbyn car - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He suffered two broken toes when the car, being driven by a police officer, ran over his foot. | Election 2017 | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The moment a BBC cameraman was 'run over by Corbyn car'
BBC cameraman Giles Wooltorton has been released from hospital after his foot was run over by a car carrying Jeremy Corbyn.
The incident happened as the Labour leader ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39882969 |
The day my child was killed by an elephant - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conflict between humans and elephants is more intense in Sri Lanka than anywhere else in the world. When one man was attacked he came round to find his daughter dead beside him. | Magazine | Conflict between humans and elephants is more intense in Sri Lanka than anywhere else in the world - 70 people are killed every year and more than 250 elephants die. Clashes are particularly frequent in areas that were abandoned for long periods during the country's lengthy civil war.
Last June, six-year-old Sulojini ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39874289 |
World Triathlon Series: Jonny Brownlee aims to put 2016 'hurt' behind him - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | Britain's Jonny Brownlee says he is "hungry" to put the "hurt" of last year's World Series finale behind him. | null | Highlights: Watch on BBC Two on Sunday from 13:00-14:30 BST
Jonny Brownlee says he is "hungry" to put the "hurt" of last year's World Series finale behind him as he prepares for his first race of the 2017 event.
With 700m to go in the final race of 2016, the Briton was leading and on course to wrap up the world title... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/triathlon/39887253 |
How Leftfield's Leftism redefined dance music - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leftfield look back at the making of their seminal debut album, Leftism, which turns 22 this year. | Entertainment & Arts | When Leftfield released their debut album in 1995, it changed dance music forever.
Wilfully eclectic, Leftism never settled on a single genre, dabbling in tribal, trance, dub, house and ambient music.
The quality never dipped, proving that a long-form dance record - one that worked as a coherent suite of music rather... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39870759 |
Andy Murray: Madrid Open exit concerns world number one - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | World number one Andy Murray is "concerned" following his defeat by Borna Coric at the Madrid Open but denies being low on confidence. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
World number one Andy Murray said he is 'concerned' following defeat by Borna Coric in last 16 of the Madrid Open, but denied being low on confidence.
Murray was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Coric, ranked 59th in the world, on Thursday.
The Briton has endured a tough season on clay, suf... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39891424 |
Ligue des champions: le Real Madrid en finale - BBC News Afrique | 2017-05-11 | null | Le Real Madrid rejoint la Juventus en finale de la Ligue des champions. | null | Ligue des champions: le Real Madrid en finale
Le Real Madrid a validé son billet pour la finale de la Ligue des champions malgré sa courte défaite lors de la manche retour chez ses voisins de l'Atlético (2-1).
Avec leur succès à domicile (3-0), les (Merengue) ont tout de même tremblé en début de rencontre quand l'Atl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/afrique/sports-39880533 |
General election 2017: The maps that reveal where this election could be won - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What exactly can we tell about where the party leaders have been out to win votes? | Election 2017 | Tim Farron, leader of the Liberal Democrats, campaigning in Kingston and Surbiton
The 2015 election result was a bit of a surprise. Pollsters got it wrong - and so did the media. Had we paid closer attention to where the Conservative Party was choosing to campaign, we might have spotted a gap between polling forecasts... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39874420 |
Wayne Rooney: Man Utd forward 'most under-appreciated player in England' - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | Wayne Rooney is the most under-appreciated player in English football, says former Wales international Robbie Savage. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney is the most under-appreciated player in English football, says former Wales international Robbie Savage.
Rooney is the record goal-scorer for both United and England.
But the 31-year-old has started only 22 games this season and has hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39880891 |
Free drinking water - what are your rights? - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most people are unaware of where and when they can claim free drinking water, a survey suggests. | UK | Water, water everywhere - but when can you drink it for free?
Most people do not know their rights to free drinking water from businesses and public buildings, a survey says.
The Keep Britain Tidy poll says only 25% of the public know when they can ask for water for free - while 71% feel awkward asking for water from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39881236 |
General election 2017: Corbyn's plans emerge in leaked manifesto - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In a draft of Labour's manifesto is a long, long list of plans - some new, some predictable, some rather more surprising. | Election 2017 | Forty-five pages that reveal Jeremy Corbyn's plans to transform the country if he can persuade enough voters that he is the man to be PM, and his vision is the best way forward.
In a draft of Labour's manifesto, seen by the BBC, is a long, long list of plans, ideas - some new, some predictable, some rather more surpri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39879538 |
General election 2017: Labour's draft manifesto unpicked - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Railways, education, social care and defence - BBC correspondents unpick Labour's pledges. | Election 2017 | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn did not attend the planned unveiling of the party's 2017 general election poster
A draft of Labour's general election manifesto has been leaked, including plans to nationalise parts of the energy industry and scrap tuition fees.
The BBC has seen a copy of the document, which is due to be f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39883084 |
World Cup 2019: Jeremy Guscott on England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland's draws - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | England have a tough group, Scotland & Ireland will fight for Pool A supremacy, and Wales face ambitious Georgia - Jeremy Guscott on World Cup draw. | null | I'm terribly excited for the 2019 World Cup in Japan - and having seen Wednesday's draw, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales should all be confident of reaching at least the quarter-finals.
England have the ability and mindset to emerge from what is a tough pool, Scotland's match with Ireland could decide top spot in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39870514 |
Women's Euro 2017: England to face Denmark in final warm-up game - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | England Women will play Denmark in Copenhagen in their final match before this summer's European Championship. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
England Women will play Denmark in their final match before this summer's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.
Denmark, ranked 15th in the world, have also qualified for the tournament.
The two sides will meet at Copenhagen's Gladsaxe Stadium on Saturday, 1 July, at 18:00 ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39882496 |
Critics are 'Fifa-bashing' and spreading 'fake news' - Gianni Infantino - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | Critics of world football's governing body are spreading "fake news" and taking part in "Fifa bashing", says president Gianni Infantino. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Critics of world football's governing body are spreading "fake news" and taking part in "Fifa bashing", says president Gianni Infantino.
Fifa's decision this week not to reappoint ethics chiefs Hans-Joachim Eckert and Cornel Borbely means an end to the reform process, the pa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39881256 |
How does draft manifesto compare with Labour's 1983 one? - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How does Labour's draft general election manifesto compare with the plans it set out in 1983? | Election 2017 | Michael Foot and Jeremy Corbyn - Labour leaders from different eras
Labour's draft general election manifesto has been compared by some with the party's 1983 manifesto - how do the two documents measure up?
The 1983 manifesto was written at a time of economic turmoil, mass unemployment and Cold War tensions and is ar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39872189 |
Ross Barkley: Everton midfielder has until next weekend to sign new deal - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has until next weekend to sign a new contract or he will be sold, says manager Ronald Koeman. | null | Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has until the end of the Premier League season next weekend to sign a new contract or he will be sold, says manager Ronald Koeman.
Koeman last month warned the England international, 23, that with a year left on his deal he could be sold.
Everton face Watford on Friday before finishing... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39886112 |
Nine-month stretch: The rise of prenatal exercise classes - BBC News | 2017-05-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at the growing popularity around the world of exercise classes for pregnant women. | Business | In Singapore, it's very rare to see pregnant women taking part in rigorous activity outdoors
As a growing number of pregnant women are joining prenatal exercises classes, the BBC's Sarah Porter - 34 weeks into her pregnancy - attends a boot camp in Singapore.
It's 8.45am on a Saturday and Singapore's Botanic Gardens ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39715679 |
US Open qualifying: Golfer scores 127 at event in Alabama - BBC Sport | 2017-05-11 | null | An American golfer fails to score a single par and manages just two bogeys as he scores 127 in US Open local qualifying. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
Next time you're hacking your way around the golf course, summon the spirit of the player who not only failed to card a single par but only managed two bogeys on his way to an eye-watering 127 in US Open local qualifying - finishing 55 shots over par.
On the 10th hole at Silver ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39892101 |
Short term negatives, long term positives - BBC News | 2017-05-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Bank of England says 2017 may be the low point for wage growth and warns financial markets that they may be too dovish on likely interest rate rises. | Business | The Bank of England moved into caution mode today.
After two major upgrades to its growth forecasts since the referendum - in November and February - today saw a slight downward revision.
But it is not time to race for the lifeboats.
The Bank said business investment was stronger than expected and that growth next y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39884012 |
Chelsea are Premier League champions: How did Antonio Conte do it? - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Antonio Conte's rejuvenation of Chelsea is considered a miracle by some at Stamford Bridge - so what makes the Italian so impressive? | null | Antonio Conte's transformation of Chelsea from fallen champions to Premier League title winners inside 12 months was completed with victory at West Bromwich Albion - a remarkable success story in his first season at Stamford Bridge.
The 47-year-old inherited a squad that had declined from domestic superpower to mid-ta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39885837 |
Chelsea are Premier League champions: Antonio Conte targets Double - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Chelsea need to win the FA Cup to turn a "great season" into a "fantastic" one after clinching the title, says manager Antonio Conte. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea need to win the FA Cup to turn a "great season" into a "fantastic" one after clinching the Premier League title, says manager Antonio Conte.
The Blues became champions of England for a sixth time - with two games to spare - thanks to Michy Batshuayi's late goal in a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39905241 |
Harry Redknapp signs one-year deal to stay on as Birmingham City manager - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Harry Redknapp signs a one-year contract to stay as Birmingham City manager after they retain their Championship place. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Harry Redknapp has signed a one-year contract to continue as Birmingham City manager next season.
The 70-year-old former West Ham and Tottenham boss replaced Gianfranco Zola at St Andrew's for the final three Championship games of 2016-17.
Redknapp guided the side to surviv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39895517 |
Jose Mourinho: Man Utd season successful even without Europa League - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Manchester United's season will still be a success even if they lose the Europa League final, says manager Jose Mourinho. | null | Manchester United's season will be a success even if they lose the Europa League final, says boss Jose Mourinho.
But Mourinho accepts it would "make sense" for the season to be viewed as a failure if United, who edged out Celta Vigo to reach the final, lose to Ajax.
Mourinho, 54, became the first manager in United hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39894331 |
Lewis Hamilton top in Spanish Grand Prix practice with upgraded Mercedes - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secure a Mercedes one-two in second practice at the Spanish GP, comfortably clear of the Ferraris. | null | Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secured a Mercedes one-two in second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix, comfortably clear of the Ferraris.
Hamilton was 0.09 seconds quicker than his team-mate but 0.310secs clear of the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen, who was 0.118secs ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Red Bull's Max Verstapp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39897407 |
British Basketball League's plays of the season - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Watch the top 10 BBL plays of this season before Sunday's play-off finals between Leicester and Newcastle's men, and Sevenoaks and Nottingham's women. | null | Watch the top 10 BBL plays of this season before Sunday's play-off finals between Leicester and Newcastle's men, and Sevenoaks and Nottingham's women.#
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Watch the play-offs: Sevenoaks Suns v Nottingham Wildcats (13:00 BST), Leicester Riders v Newcastle Eagles (16:00 BST) on BBC Red Button a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/39903138 |
Tottenham's White Hart Lane farewell: Saying goodbye to your old ground... - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | The logic of Tottenham's move is inescapable, but there will still be sadness as they leave White Hart Lane, writes Tom Fordyce. | null | You don't forget your first visit to your team's home stadium: how green the pitch looks, how big the stands seem, how tall everyone in front of you is. The noise, the suddenness of it. The speed of the football, the soft touch of the star names, the swearing.
And you don't forget your last, all those seasons of hope ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39891527 |
Lewis Hamilton fastest in Spain as Fernando Alonso breaks down - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Lewis Hamilton sets the pace in first practice at the Spanish Grand Prix, as Fernando Alonso leaves the circuit after breaking down. | null | Lewis Hamilton set the pace as Mercedes impressed in first practice at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton was 0.029 seconds quicker than team-mate Valtteri Bottas, and a second clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel in third and fourth.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth, just 0.250secs behind Raikkone... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39894892 |
US Open qualifying: Golfer scores 127 at event in Alabama - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | An American golfer fails to score a single par and manages just two bogeys as he scores 127 in US Open local qualifying. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
Next time you're hacking your way around the golf course, summon the spirit of the player who not only failed to card a single par but only managed two bogeys on his way to an eye-watering 127 in US Open local qualifying - finishing 55 shots over par.
On the 10th hole at Silver ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39892101 |
Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Three goals in the opening 11 minutes help Celtic to victory over Aberdeen as the champions close in on an unbeaten league season. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Champions Celtic scored three times in a blistering opening 11 minutes to overcome Aberdeen at Pittodrie and move to within two games of completing an unbeaten Scottish Premiership season.
Dedryck Boyata headed Celtic in front in three minutes, with Stuart Armstrong doubling... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39813773 |
Reality Check: Why does Labour want to control National Grid? - BBC News | 2017-05-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Transporting gas and electricity around the country accounts for 29% of energy bills. | Business | The leaked version of the Labour Party manifesto commits to "take energy back into public ownership to deliver renewable energy, affordability for consumers, and democratic control".
Part of that would involve "central government control of the natural monopolies of the transmission and distribution grids".
Natural m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39884416 |
The day my child was killed by an elephant - BBC News | 2017-05-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conflict between humans and elephants is more intense in Sri Lanka than anywhere else in the world. When one man was attacked he came round to find his daughter dead beside him. | Magazine | Conflict between humans and elephants is more intense in Sri Lanka than anywhere else in the world - 70 people are killed every year and more than 250 elephants die. Clashes are particularly frequent in areas that were abandoned for long periods during the country's lengthy civil war.
Last June, six-year-old Sulojini ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39874289 |
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Chelsea - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Chelsea are crowned Premier League champions as Michy Batshuayi's late goal gives them the win they needed to secure the title at West Brom. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea were crowned Premier League champions as Michy Batshuayi's late goal gave them the victory they required to secure the title at West Brom.
It looked as though Antonio Conte's side might be forced to delay their celebrations as they were frustrated for long periods by... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39813798 |
European Challenge Cup final: Gloucester 17-25 Stade Francais - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Stade Francais come from 10-0 down to deservedly beat Gloucester and win the European Challenge Cup final at Murrayfield. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Top 14 side Stade Francais came from 10-0 down to beat Gloucester and win the European Challenge Cup.
England wing Jonny May's try put Gloucester, who needed to win to keep their Champions Cup qualification hopes alive, ahead at a rainy Murrayfield.
Italy captain Sergio ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39857187 |
World Triathlon Series: Jonny Brownlee aims to put 2016 'hurt' behind him - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Britain's Jonny Brownlee says he is "hungry" to put the "hurt" of last year's World Series finale behind him. | null | Highlights: Watch on BBC Two on Sunday from 13:00-14:30 BST
Jonny Brownlee says he is "hungry" to put the "hurt" of last year's World Series finale behind him as he prepares for his first race of the 2017 event.
With 700m to go in the final race of 2016, the Briton was leading and on course to wrap up the world title... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/triathlon/39887253 |
Andy Murray: Madrid Open exit concerns world number one - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | World number one Andy Murray is "concerned" following his defeat by Borna Coric at the Madrid Open but denies being low on confidence. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
World number one Andy Murray said he is 'concerned' following defeat by Borna Coric in last 16 of the Madrid Open, but denied being low on confidence.
Murray was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Coric, ranked 59th in the world, on Thursday.
The Briton has endured a tough season on clay, suf... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39891424 |
Iran election: Could women decide the next president? - BBC News | 2017-05-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In Iran, women form nearly half the electorate, so presidential candidates are vying for their vote. | Middle East | Women form nearly half the electorate in Iran
When Iranians go to the polls to choose a new president next Friday, all the names on the ballot paper will be male. In the nearly four-decade history of the Islamic Republic, no woman has been allowed to stand for the top office.
But it's certainly not for want of trying... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39885095 |
Staying out of spotlight, Trump prepared an ousting - BBC News | 2017-05-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US President Donald Trump stayed out of the public eye before a startling announcement - the firing of the FBI director. | US & Canada | How US President Donald Trump spent his time before the firing of the FBI director - quietly and away from the public - sheds light on his decision-making.
In the days leading up to the president's momentous decision to fire FBI director James Comey, President Trump spent his time with members of his family and close ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39875139 |
China's big push for its global trade narrative - BBC News | 2017-05-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beijing says its global trade ambitions are good for everyone, but it'll have some convincing to do. | China | China's President Xi Jinping intends to tell you a story.
But first he's going to try it out on the world's political leaders. Not those of the United States, Japan, India or much of the European Union. They've declined the invitation.
But this weekend Mr Xi is gathering all the presidents and prime ministers he can ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-39880163 |
Free drinking water - what are your rights? - BBC News | 2017-05-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most people are unaware of where and when they can claim free drinking water, a survey suggests. | UK | Water, water everywhere - but when can you drink it for free?
Most people do not know their rights to free drinking water from businesses and public buildings, a survey says.
The Keep Britain Tidy poll says only 25% of the public know when they can ask for water for free - while 71% feel awkward asking for water from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39881236 |
Jose Mourinho: Man Utd boss targets 'perfect' end to season in Europa League - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Winning the Europa League would be the "perfect" end to Manchester United's season, says Jose Mourinho after his side see off Celta Vigo to reach the final. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Winning the Europa League to qualify for the Champions League would be the "perfect" end to Manchester United's season, says manager Jose Mourinho.
The Red Devils survived a late scare against Spanish side Celta Vigo to join Ajax in the 24 May final in Stockholm.
Mourinho f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39892410 |
Manchester United 1-1 Celta Vigo (2-1 agg) - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Manchester United survive a huge late scare to edge past Celta Vigo and set up a Europa League final against Dutch giants Ajax. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United survived a huge late scare to edge past Spanish visitors Celta Vigo and set up a Europa League final against Dutch giants Ajax.
Leading 1-0 from the first leg, United took control as Marouane Fellaini headed home Marcus Rashford's cross.
But Celta, needing... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39877812 |
Players Championship: Sergio Garcia hits hole-in-one as Adam Scott blows chance to lead - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Masters winner Sergio Garcia hit a hole-in-one as Adam Scott blew the chance to take a first-round lead at the Players Championship at Sawgrass. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
-5 -4 JB Holmes (US), A Noren (Swe), C Reavie (US), J Rahm (Spa)
Masters winner Sergio Garcia hit a hole-in-one on the iconic 17th hole as Adam Scott blew the chance to take a first-round lead at the Players Championship at Sawgrass in Florida.
Garcia, playing his first tournam... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39892487 |
Reality Check: Who loves the UK at Eurovision? - BBC News | 2017-05-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Everyone thinks Ireland are the UK's best friends at Eurovision. Are they right? | Entertainment & Arts | It's Eurovision time again, which means it's time to take the voting very personally indeed.
Who is rejecting the UK's tunes and who is telling us we're not alone?
Downloading the voting from fan site eschome.net you can find out how many points all other countries have given the UK at Eurovision since it started in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39899190 |
Ross Barkley: Everton midfielder has until next weekend to sign new deal - BBC Sport | 2017-05-12 | null | Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has until next weekend to sign a new contract or he will be sold, says manager Ronald Koeman. | null | Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has until the end of the Premier League season next weekend to sign a new contract or he will be sold, says manager Ronald Koeman.
Koeman last month warned the England international, 23, that with a year left on his deal he could be sold.
Everton face Watford on Friday before finishing... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39886112 |
How do you go about crowdfunding for someone you have never met? - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How and why would someone raise money for a person they have never met? | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Shane Yerrell: The crowdfunding superhero who raises money for strangers
The meteoric rise of crowdfunding has revolutionised how easy it is to help out those in need. Often fundraising is done by friends or family, but an i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39642967 |
Chelsea are Premier League champions: How did Antonio Conte do it? - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Antonio Conte's rejuvenation of Chelsea is considered a miracle by some at Stamford Bridge - so what makes the Italian so impressive? | null | Antonio Conte's transformation of Chelsea from fallen champions to Premier League title winners inside 12 months was completed with victory at West Bromwich Albion - a remarkable success story in his first season at Stamford Bridge.
The 47-year-old inherited a squad that had declined from domestic superpower to mid-ta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39885837 |
Chelsea are Premier League champions: Antonio Conte targets Double - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Chelsea need to win the FA Cup to turn a "great season" into a "fantastic" one after clinching the title, says manager Antonio Conte. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea need to win the FA Cup to turn a "great season" into a "fantastic" one after clinching the Premier League title, says manager Antonio Conte.
The Blues became champions of England for a sixth time - with two games to spare - thanks to Michy Batshuayi's late goal in a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39905241 |
Jonny Brownlee carries bike after crash at Yokohama World Series triathlon - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Jonny Brownlee crashes during the bike phase of his first triathlon since collapsing at last year's World Series finale. | null | Last updated on .From the section Triathlon
Britain's Jonny Brownlee crashed during the bike phase of his first triathlon since collapsing at last year's World Series finale.
Brownlee, who had to be carried over the line by brother Alistair in Mexico, was returning to action in Japan.
He carried his damaged bike a m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/triathlon/39906299 |
Kimi Raikkonen heads final Spanish Grand Prix practice - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Kimi Raikkonen heads a Ferrari one-two in final practice at the Spanish Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton third quickest for Mercedes. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Kimi Raikkonen headed a Ferrari one-two in final practice at the Spanish Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton third quickest for Mercedes.
Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel 0.242 seconds slower than Raikkonen, turned the tables on Mercedes after Hamilton set the pace in both Friday ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39907064 |
Eurovision Song Contest: Anything can happen, says UK's Lucie Jones - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The bookies say the UK can't possibly win - but the former X Factor singer still hopes for an upset. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. UK Eurovision artist Lucie Jones shares her predictions for this year
The bookies say the UK can't possibly win Eurovision this year. But singer Lucie Jones still believes there's a chance of an upset.
"Never tell me the od... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39883575 |
Women's FA Cup final: Birmingham City 1-4 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Carli Lloyd is among the scorers as Manchester City cruise past Birmingham to win the Women's FA Cup for the first time. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd was among the scorers as Manchester City cruised past Birmingham to win the Women's FA Cup for the first time.
Lucy Bronze headed the opener following a free-kick and crossed for Izzy Christiansen to crash home the second.
Lloyd'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39848931 |
The rise of the tweenage vlogger - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nikki Lilly is one of an army of children taking YouTube by storm, but she is not your average vlogger. | Technology | Nikki Lilly found a new hobby as a YouTuber when a medical condition caused her to give up swimming and dance
Nikki Christou, 12, known in the vlogging world as Nikki Lilly, makes YouTube videos about baking, make-up and a rare medical condition known as arterial venous malformation (AVM), something she was diagnosed ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39641264 |
Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Three goals in the opening 11 minutes help Celtic to victory over Aberdeen as the champions close in on an unbeaten league season. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Champions Celtic scored three times in a blistering opening 11 minutes to overcome Aberdeen at Pittodrie and move to within two games of completing an unbeaten Scottish Premiership season.
Dedryck Boyata headed Celtic in front in three minutes, with Stuart Armstrong doubling... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39813773 |
Manchester City 2-1 Leicester City - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Manchester City hold on to beat Leicester and move back into third as Riyad Mahrez's late penalty is disallowed for the Foxes. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City held on to beat Leicester City and move back into third place after referee Bobby Madley disallowed Riyad Mahrez's late penalty for the Foxes.
Mahrez, who had been brought down by Gael Clichy, had the chance to make it 2-2 but slipped as he took his spot-kick... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39827546 |
Chinese lawyer 'wore torture device for a month' - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | His wife claims Li Heping was force fed with drugs, shackled and beaten. | China blog | A picture of Mr Li from 2012 and one taken after his release
It's a form of restraint that would be more in keeping with the practices of a medieval dungeon than a modern, civilised state.
But the device - leg and hand shackles linked by a short chain - is a well-documented part of the toolkit that the Chinese police... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-39893359 |
European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Clermont 28-17 to retain European title - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Saracens become back-to-back champions of Europe as they beat Clermont Auvergne in a pulsating Champions Cup final at Murrayfield. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Saracens became back-to-back champions of Europe as they beat Clermont Auvergne in a pulsating Champions Cup final at Murrayfield.
Tries from Chris Ashton and George Kruis helped the English champions into a 12-0 lead, but Clermont hit back through Remi Lamerat's converte... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39857333 |
European Challenge Cup final: Gloucester 17-25 Stade Francais - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Stade Francais come from 10-0 down to deservedly beat Gloucester and win the European Challenge Cup final at Murrayfield. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Top 14 side Stade Francais came from 10-0 down to beat Gloucester and win the European Challenge Cup.
England wing Jonny May's try put Gloucester, who needed to win to keep their Champions Cup qualification hopes alive, ahead at a rainy Murrayfield.
Italy captain Sergio ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39857187 |
Iran election: Could women decide the next president? - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In Iran, women form nearly half the electorate, so presidential candidates are vying for their vote. | Middle East | Women form nearly half the electorate in Iran
When Iranians go to the polls to choose a new president next Friday, all the names on the ballot paper will be male. In the nearly four-decade history of the Islamic Republic, no woman has been allowed to stand for the top office.
But it's certainly not for want of trying... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39885095 |
Staying out of spotlight, Trump prepared an ousting - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US President Donald Trump stayed out of the public eye before a startling announcement - the firing of the FBI director. | US & Canada | How US President Donald Trump spent his time before the firing of the FBI director - quietly and away from the public - sheds light on his decision-making.
In the days leading up to the president's momentous decision to fire FBI director James Comey, President Trump spent his time with members of his family and close ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39875139 |
Is my baby too big, or just big? - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How big can a baby get and still be considered normal, asks Jordan Dunbar. | Magazine | When Tom and Elizabeth Flight were told their seven-month-old baby Arlo was in the 90th percentile for height, the 97th percentile for weight and the 99th for head circumference, they began to worry. How big can a baby get and still be considered normal, asks Jordan Dunbar.
"I'm worried he's one of the biggest babies ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39896751 |
Stoke City 1-4 Arsenal - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Champions League-chasing Arsenal move within a point of fourth-placed Liverpool with a comfortable Premier League victory over Stoke. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Champions League-chasing Arsenal moved within a point of fourth-placed Liverpool with a comfortable Premier League victory over Stoke.
Despite collecting the three points, manager Arsene Wenger faced further protests from his own supporters during the game, as they flew a pl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39827551 |
How a dying man and his son could forge a Lego legacy - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How a skin cancer sufferer and his son embarked on a poignant campaign from their Sydney home. | Australia | Damien MacRae and his son, Aiden, have made their toys sun-smart
As he endured radiotherapy, Damien MacRae found playing Lego with his seven-year-old son, Aiden, was one way to block out the pain.
The pair built spaceships, pirate galleons and fortresses in their Sydney home following the discovery of melanoma on Mr ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-39728707 |
Reality Check: Who loves the UK at Eurovision? - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Everyone thinks Ireland are the UK's best friends at Eurovision. Are they right? | Entertainment & Arts | It's Eurovision time again, which means it's time to take the voting very personally indeed.
Who is rejecting the UK's tunes and who is telling us we're not alone?
Downloading the voting from fan site eschome.net you can find out how many points all other countries have given the UK at Eurovision since it started in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39899190 |
Lewis Hamilton on pole position in Spain ahead of Sebastian Vettel - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton edges out Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to take pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix. | null | Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton edged out Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to take pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton failed to improve on his final run, but his first lap was good enough to beat Vettel by 0.051 seconds.
A mistake by the German in the final corner could have been crucial as Mercedes' Valtteri Bott... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39908130 |
Isdal Woman: The mystery death haunting Norway for 46 years - BBC News | 2017-05-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How a Nordic mystery death led to a trail of coded messages, disguises, and fake identities. | Europe | It's a mystery that has intrigued Norway for nearly 50 years.
In November 1970, the badly burnt body of a woman was found in a remote spot in Norway's Isdalen valley.
Someone had cut the labels off her clothes, and scraped distinctive marks off her belongings - as if to stop her from being identified.
And as police ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39369429 |
Nicola Adams stops Maryan Salazar in third round of Leeds homecoming - BBC Sport | 2017-05-13 | null | Britain's double Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams stops Mexico's Maryan Salazar in the third round in her home city of Leeds. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Britain's double Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams stopped Mexican teenager Maryan Salazar in the third round in her home city of Leeds.
The 34-year-old pinned her opponent in the corner and the referee stepped in to confirm her second professional victory in the flyweight c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39911010 |
Crystal Palace 4-0 Hull City - BBC Sport | 2017-05-14 | null | Hull City will play in the Championship next season after a thumping 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace sends them down. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Hull City were relegated from the Premier League with one game to go after a heavy defeat at Crystal Palace, a result which secures top-flight survival for Sam Allardyce's team.
Marco Silva's side went behind after a shocking error just two minutes and 11 seconds into a game... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39833968 |
Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League stars of White Hart Lane - BBC Sport | 2017-05-14 | null | BBC Sport looks back at some of the great goals scored at White Hart Lane by Tottenham legends during the Premier League era. | null | BBC Sport looks back at some of the great goals scored at White Hart Lane by Tottenham legends during the Premier League era.
Available to UK Users only | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39911232 |
How do you go about crowdfunding for someone you have never met? - BBC News | 2017-05-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How and why would someone raise money for a person they have never met? | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Shane Yerrell: The crowdfunding superhero who raises money for strangers
The meteoric rise of crowdfunding has revolutionised how easy it is to help out those in need. Often fundraising is done by friends or family, but an i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39642967 |
Matt Wallace: World number 242 wins Portugal Open for first European Tour title - BBC Sport | 2017-05-14 | null | England's Matt Wallace maintained his lead throughout to win the Portugal Open and his first European Tour title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
England's Matt Wallace led from start to finish to win the Portugal Open, his first European Tour title.
Wallace, 27, the world number 242, shot a final round 69 at the Morgado Golf Resort to finish three shots clear of American Julian Suri.
He finished on 21-under-par and beco... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39916515 |
Australian cricketers could strike over contract dispute - BBC Sport | 2017-05-14 | null | Australian cricketers are "prepared to strike" if a contract dispute is not resolved, which could have an impact on the Ashes. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Australian cricketers are "prepared to strike" if a contract dispute is not resolved, which could have an impact on the Ashes at the end of the year.
In March, Cricket Australia proposed salary increases for men and women, but this would mean players no longer receive a perce... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39912591 |
Women's FA Cup final: Birmingham City 1-4 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-05-14 | null | Carli Lloyd is among the scorers as Manchester City cruise past Birmingham to win the Women's FA Cup for the first time. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd was among the scorers as Manchester City cruised past Birmingham to win the Women's FA Cup for the first time.
Lucy Bronze headed the opener following a free-kick and crossed for Izzy Christiansen to crash home the second.
Lloyd'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39848931 |
Antonio Conte: Chelsea boss says team can improve and he can keep best players - BBC Sport | 2017-05-14 | null | Chelsea can keep improving after winning the Premier League and will try to retain their best players, says boss Antonio Conte. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea can keep improving after winning the Premier League title and will try to retain their best players, says manager Antonio Conte.
The Blues became champions of England for a sixth time with a 1-0 victory over West Brom on Friday.
Conte, 47, has been linked with the v... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39910488 |
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