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EU and UK: Galaxies apart over Brexit? - BBC News | 2017-05-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two completely different versions of a London dinner - when it comes to Brexit, spin is everywhere. | Europe | Two entirely different tales emerged from dinner at Downing Street
Welcome to the EU/UK dominated Brexit Galaxy of Spin and Counter-Spin. A crazy old place. The galactic atmosphere is such these days that the dimensions of truth are elastic; at times, distorted.
Take the arguments this weekend over whether the Downin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39775102 |
Six child actors who retired from showbiz - BBC News | 2017-05-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From Shirley Temple to Mara Wilson, six actors who took their careers in different directions in adulthood. | Entertainment & Arts | Stranger Things is one of Netflix's most successful shows
Child stars have been a crucial part of Hollywood for generations, but many of them choose totally different careers in adulthood.
The second season of Netflix's hugely popular drama Stranger Things will premiere on Halloween 2017, the streaming service confir... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39705259 |
World records proposal by European Athletics: Which star names would lose out? - BBC Sport | 2017-05-02 | null | BBC Sport looks at the athletes who could be at risk of losing their world records - and those who stand to be promoted - under a radical new proposal from European Athletics. | null | Scores of athletes could be stripped of their world records under new proposals from European Athletics.
The governing body only wants records to be recognised if they can stand up to strict new criteria, part of attempts to make a clean break with the sport's doping scandals.
As a result, any records set before 2005... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/39777772 |
Adam Jones: Boston Red Sox apologise for racial abuse of Baltimore Orioles outfielder - BBC Sport | 2017-05-02 | null | The Boston Red Sox apologise to Adam Jones after the Baltimore Orioles outfielder was racially abused by fans at Fenway Park. | null | Last updated on .From the section Baseball
The Boston Red Sox have apologised to Adam Jones after the Baltimore Orioles outfielder was racially abused by fans.
Jones, a five-time All Star, said he had a bag of peanuts thrown at him and was taunted with racist slurs during Baltimore's 5-2 win at Fenway Park.
The Red ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/39785407 |
'Why I went to court for my disability payments' - BBC News | 2017-05-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Debbie Neal has had a rare kidney disease for 10 years. One day, her disability benefits were stopped. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Debbie Wilson went to court to win back her disability payments.
The number of people going to court to try to win back a key disability benefit is expected to continue to rise this year, a leaked letter seen by the BBC sugg... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39745403 |
Premiership semi-final: Wasps 21-20 Leicester Tigers - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Josh Bassett's 78th-minute try sends Wasps to their first Premiership final in nine years thanks to a thrilling win over Leicester. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Josh Bassett scored a try two minutes from time as Wasps reached their first Premiership final in nine years with a thrilling victory over Leicester.
Kurtley Beale helped Wasps build a 10-point lead but Peter Betham's try saw Tigers three points down at half-time.
Leices... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39938621 |
Steak and ketchup: Homebody Trump ventures abroad - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A reluctant traveller who misses his own bed, the president faces a gruelling challenge on a nine-day, five country tour. | US & Canada | Donald Trump sets foot on foreign soil on Saturday for the first time since he was elected, marking the start of a nine-day trip fraught with pitfalls for a president known to depend on home comforts.
An ambitious itinerary will take him from Saudi Arabia to Israel and on to Belgium, Italy, and the Vatican, with Nato ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39943948 |
Maria Sharapova opts against Wimbledon wildcard request to enter qualifying - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Maria Sharapova opts to enter Wimbledon qualifying rather than request a wildcard entry into the main draw as she continues her comeback from a drugs ban. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Maria Sharapova will enter Wimbledon qualifying rather than request a main-draw wildcard as she continues her comeback from a 15-month drug ban.
The 30-year-old Russian was denied a wildcard for the French Open, with tournament officials saying her doping suspension counted ag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39978771 |
Reality Check: How many pensioners are living in poverty? - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour's John McDonnell criticises Conservative plans to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment. | Election 2017 | The claim: 1.7 million pensioners are living in poverty and a million in fuel poverty.
Reality Check verdict: The figure for pensioners who are defined as living in poverty in the UK is a bit higher than that at 1.9 million. There isn't a specific figure for the number of pensioners in fuel poverty in the UK but a mil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39975357 |
Inverness Caley Thistle: Richie Foran wants rid of 'bad apples' - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Boss Richie Foran says Inverness must rid themselves of "two or three bad apples" after their relegation to the Championship. | null | Manager Richie Foran says Inverness Caley Thistle must rid themselves of "two or three bad apples" after they were relegated from the Premiership.
A win over Motherwell was not enough and Foran, who wants to stay on as manager, felt let down by some players.
The manager made reference to "two or three bad apples in t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39988271 |
Pro12: Leinster 15-27 Scarlets - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Scarlets beat Leinster 27-15 in the Pro12 semi-final in Dublin despite having winger Steffan Evans sent off before half-time. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Scarlets produced a superb performance to beat Leinster in the Pro12 semi-final despite having winger Steffan Evans sent off before half-time.
Evans was red-carded for a tip tackle on Garry Ringrose in the 38th minute when Scarlets were leading 21-10.
Evans, back-row Aar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39914448 |
Fernando Alonso makes Indy 500 'fast nine' for pole position battle - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Fernando Alonso will compete for pole position at the Indy 500 on Sunday, but ex-F1 driver Sebastien Bourdais is injured in a high-speed crash. | null | Fernando Alonso will compete for pole position at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after making it through the first qualifying day seventh fastest.
The McLaren Formula 1 driver produced an impressive performance in his first competitive session on a US oval track.
Alonso, 35, is among the 'fast nine' who will dispute ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39988462 |
Premier League: Race for the Champions League and the Golden Boot - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | On Sunday the Premier League season finishes with all 20 clubs playing at 15:00 BST - catch up with the big issues on the final day. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal will compete for England's final two Champions League places as the Premier League season finishes on Sunday.
City can clinch third spot, and a place in the group stage, by winning at Watford, while Liverpool will secure at least fourth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39986445 |
The princess, the palace and the shrinking royal line - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why an engagement is reigniting debate about women and the Japanese monarchy. | Asia | Princess Mako is getting married, but the law says she must lose her royal title
When the Japanese emperor's granddaughter marries law firm employee Kei Komuro next year, her life will undergo a dramatic change.
Princess Mako, 25, will lose her title and leave the cloistered imperial household to live with her husban... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39961749 |
Advice for Trump on his first trip overseas - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Trump's first foreign trip comes after 120 days hunkered down at home - but is he up to the challenge? | US & Canada | Trump is set for his first foreign trip, after a honeymoon period hunkered down at home
Before Donald Trump became president he would often spend days holed up in Trump Tower in New York, shuttling in a private elevator between his penthouse apartment and office.
And it's been a similar story since he moved into the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39943951 |
More Pritt Stick than Pippa: Why millennials want a DIY wedding - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pippa Middleton's big day might have cost £250,000, but spending on the dress, the ring and the event is falling among most young brides. | Business | Pippa Middleton's engagement ring cost a reported £250,000, and the glass wedding marquee an estimated £65,000-£100,000
When Pippa Middleton marries James Matthews on Saturday every feature of the day will be realised in exquisite detail, with no expense spared. But is Pippa out of step with the times?
While a glass ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39966035 |
Arsenal: Stan Kroenke 'committed long term' despite Alisher Usmanov bid - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke is committed to Arsenal in the long term, sources tell the BBC. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke is committed to the club in the long term, sources have told the BBC.
Kroenke has shown no interest in a £1bn bid by Uzbek-born Russian Alisher Usmanov to take full control of the Gunners.
It is understood the American's ambition is... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39981954 |
Treating children with electroconvulsive therapy - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | ECT has recently been used in some countries as a treatment for children who severely self injure. | Magazine | Electroconvulsive therapy - in which a small electric current is passed through the brain causing a seizure - is now used much less often than it was in the middle of the last century. But controversially it is now being used in the US and some other countries as a treatment for children who exhibit severe, self-injuri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39961472 |
Fernando Alonso: Indianapolis 500 pressure is not a factor - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Fernando Alonso says he does not feel "much pressure" as qualifying approaches at the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Fernando Alonso says he does not feel "much pressure" before Indianapolis 500 qualifying on Saturday.
The McLaren driver, who is missing the Monaco Grand Prix for next Sunday's race, impressed with the fourth best time on 'Fast Friday', when drivers prepare for qualifying.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39984008 |
Celtic 2-0 Heart of Midlothian - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Leigh Griffiths and Stuart Armstrong score as champions Celtic beat Hearts to complete an unbeaten Scottish Premiership season. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Champions Celtic beat Hearts to become the first team to complete a Scottish top-flight season unbeaten for 118 years.
Leigh Griffiths and Stuart Armstrong secured a 34th win of the campaign for Brendan Rodgers' side, who were then presented with the Premiership trophy.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39911911 |
The celebrities dishing out random acts of kindness - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some of the stars doing their bit to give something back. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Grime star Stormzy hit headlines earlier this week after an unexpected act of generosity.
When Oxford University student Fiona Asiedu set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise £12,000 to go to Harvard, a friend tweeted the st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39952285 |
Bradford City 0-1 Millwall - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Steve Morison scores a late winner as Millwall win promotion with victory over Bradford in the League One play-off final. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Steve Morison volleyed a late winner as Millwall won promotion to the Championship with victory over Bradford in the League One play-off final.
Bradford controlled the first half, Jordan Archer saving well to stop Billy Clarke giving them the lead at Wembley.
Millwall impro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39905619 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-2 Motherwell - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Inverness Caledonian Thistle are relegated from the Scottish Premiership, despite beating Motherwell. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have been relegated from the Scottish Premiership despite beating Motherwell.
Hamilton's win over Dundee meant Caley Thistle could not leapfrog the Accies into second-bottom place, regardless of their result against the Steelmen.
After a drab fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39905635 |
Ian Brady: How the Moors Murderer came to symbolise pure evil - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brady and his crimes were held up as the consequences of moral decay in 1960s Britain. | UK | Ian Brady's notoriety and significance goes beyond the criminal to the political and the cultural
Ian Brady's mug shot has become visual shorthand for psychopathic evil. With his accomplice Myra Hindley, he occupies an especially ignominious place in our national folklore.
Margaret Thatcher described their crimes as ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39938520 |
Premier League team of the season: Harry Kane? Diego Costa? Choose your XI - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Harry Kane or Diego Costa up front? Jordan Pickford or Tom Heaton in goal? Create your own XI from this season's best players. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
The Premier League season ends on Sunday, with Chelsea already champions and Middlesbrough, Hull and Sunderland relegated.
Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal are fighting it out for the two remaining Champions League qualification spots, and there's one more thing to be ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39979590 |
Is Mike Pence distancing himself from Trump? - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Vice-President Mike Pence has been a team player for Donald Trump - but that may be changing | US & Canada | In the White House game of thrones, where senior administration officials fend off adversaries at every turn while vying for power and prominence, Mike Pence has been a relatively quiet player.
The vice-president is always in the background, often looking over Donald Trump's shoulder with an approving nod as the presi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39979279 |
Premiership semi-final: Exeter Chiefs 18-16 Saracens - BBC Sport | 2017-05-20 | null | Saracens' hopes of consecutive domestic and European titles are dashed as Exeter score a late try in the Premiership semi-final. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Saracens' hopes of consecutive domestic and European titles were dashed as Exeter scored a late try to reach their second Premiership final in a row.
Sam Simmonds was forced over as the clock wound down to deny Sarries, who beat Clermont to win the Champions Cup last Satu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39938414 |
The Canary Girls: The workers the war turned yellow - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The sacrifice of soldiers killed in the world wars is well-documented, but who were the munitions workers stained yellow by toxic chemicals? | England | Women in munitions factories were tasked with filling shells with explosives
The sacrifice of soldiers killed during World Wars One and Two is well-documented. But the efforts of munitions workers stained yellow by toxic chemicals is a story much less told. A campaign now hopes to honour the so-called Canary Girls, wh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39434504 |
Wanted: Top doctor to care for 7 billion people - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The World Health Organization is recruiting a boss. Hear from the three candidates for the top job in their own words. | Health | The WHO confirmed that Zika virus caused microcephaly or small brains in babies
There's another big election coming up which will have an impact on hundreds of millions of people all around world - but you probably haven't heard anything about it.
Health ministers and officials from 194 countries are due to vote for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39973940 |
Premiership semi-final: Wasps 21-20 Leicester Tigers - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Josh Bassett's 78th-minute try sends Wasps to their first Premiership final in nine years thanks to a thrilling win over Leicester. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Josh Bassett scored a try two minutes from time as Wasps reached their first Premiership final in nine years with a thrilling victory over Leicester.
Kurtley Beale helped Wasps build a 10-point lead but Peter Betham's try saw Tigers three points down at half-time.
Leices... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39938621 |
Arsenal miss out on Champions League spot; Liverpool & Man City qualify - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Arsenal miss out on Champions League qualification for the first time in 20 years on a dramatic final day of the Premier League season. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years despite a 3-1 win over Everton on the final day of the Premier League.
The Gunners began the day a point behind fourth-place Liverpool and were on course to displace the Reds when they took an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39992606 |
Novak Djokovic hires Andre Agassi; loses Italian Open final to Alexander Zverev - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | World number two Novak Djokovic says Andre Agassi will be his new coach after the Serb loses in the Italian Open final to Alexander Zverev. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
World number two Novak Djokovic said Andre Agassi will be his new coach after the Serb lost in the Italian Open final to Alexander Zverev.
The 12-time Grand Slam winner parted company with his entire coaching team earlier in May.
Former world number one Agassi will be with Dj... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39991312 |
Super League Magic Weekend: Castleford Tigers 29-18 Leeds Rhinos - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Greg Eden's second-half hat-trick sets Super League leaders Castleford Tigers up for a hard-fought win over Leeds Rhinos. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby League
Greg Eden scored a second-half hat-trick to set Super League leaders Castleford up for a hard-fought win over Leeds in the Magic Weekend finale.
Luke Gale opened the scoring for Tigers, collecting the ball after his high kick was spilled, and after Kallum Watkins hit bac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/39938150 |
Fernando Alonso fifth in Indy 500 qualifying as Scott Dixon takes pole - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Fernando Alonso will start his first Indianapolis 500 from the middle of the second row of the grid after qualifying fifth. | null | Fernando Alonso will start his first Indianapolis 500 from the middle of the second row of the grid after qualifying fifth for the race on 28 May.
The McLaren Formula 1 driver set an average of 231.300mph on his four-lap qualifying run, while New Zealander Scott Dixon took pole at 232.164mph.
It was an impressive per... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39994586 |
Hasan Minhaj: Comedy's golden opportunity in Trump era - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj says minority comedians are replying with energy to the US president. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Hasan Minhaj: 'There's something amazing in the chai'
Comedians have a new-found energy in the era of Donald Trump, says a rising US comedy star.
Hasan Minhaj hosted the the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April - an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39991889 |
Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Liverpool secure their Champions League return after a nervy first half as already relegated Middlesbrough crumble at Anfield. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool secured their Champions League return as their initial nerves turned to jubilation and relegated Middlesbrough crumbled at Anfield.
With top-four rivals Arsenal ahead at Everton, Liverpool were impotent in attack and twitchy at the back for most of the first half.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39912029 |
Fernando Alonso makes Indy 500 'fast nine' for pole position battle - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Fernando Alonso will compete for pole position at the Indy 500 on Sunday, but ex-F1 driver Sebastien Bourdais is injured in a high-speed crash. | null | Fernando Alonso will compete for pole position at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday after making it through the first qualifying day seventh fastest.
The McLaren Formula 1 driver produced an impressive performance in his first competitive session on a US oval track.
Alonso, 35, is among the 'fast nine' who will dispute ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39988462 |
Premier League: Race for the Champions League and the Golden Boot - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | On Sunday the Premier League season finishes with all 20 clubs playing at 15:00 BST - catch up with the big issues on the final day. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal will compete for England's final two Champions League places as the Premier League season finishes on Sunday.
City can clinch third spot, and a place in the group stage, by winning at Watford, while Liverpool will secure at least fourth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39986445 |
Celtic 2-0 Heart of Midlothian - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Leigh Griffiths and Stuart Armstrong score as champions Celtic beat Hearts to complete an unbeaten Scottish Premiership season. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Champions Celtic beat Hearts to become the first team to complete a Scottish top-flight season unbeaten for 118 years.
Leigh Griffiths and Stuart Armstrong secured a 34th win of the campaign for Brendan Rodgers' side, who were then presented with the Premiership trophy.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39911911 |
The struggles of war babies fathered by black GIs - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many GIs had children with British women but under US laws black servicemen were usually refused permission to marry. So what happened to the children? | Magazine | About 100,000 black GIs were stationed in the UK during the war. Inevitably there were love affairs, but US laws usually prevented black servicemen from marrying. So what happened to the children they fathered? Fiona Clampin met two such children in Dorset, now in their seventies, who have not given up hope of tracing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39927255 |
Ian Brady: How the Moors Murderer came to symbolise pure evil - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brady and his crimes were held up as the consequences of moral decay in 1960s Britain. | UK | Ian Brady's notoriety and significance goes beyond the criminal to the political and the cultural
Ian Brady's mug shot has become visual shorthand for psychopathic evil. With his accomplice Myra Hindley, he occupies an especially ignominious place in our national folklore.
Margaret Thatcher described their crimes as ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39938520 |
Celtic's unbeaten season: Treble is 'last piece of the puzzle' - Leigh Griffiths - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths sets his sights on the treble after the champions complete an unbeaten Premiership campaign. | null | Leigh Griffiths says a domestic treble will be "the last piece of the puzzle" for Celtic after they completed an unbeaten Scottish Premiership campaign.
Celtic's 2-0 win over Hearts ensured the champions finished with 34 wins and four draws from their 38 games.
Having already beaten Aberdeen to win the League Cup, th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39991691 |
Andre Dirrell's uncle Leon Lawson Jr punches opponent Jose Uzcategui after win - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Andre Dirrell apologises after his uncle and coach Leon Lawson Jr punched his opponent Jose Uzcategui after their fight. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
Andre Dirrell has apologised after his uncle and coach Leon Lawson Jr punched his opponent Jose Uzcategui after their fight in Oxon Hill, near Washington DC.
American Dirrell claimed the interim IBF super-middleweight title after Venezuela's Uzcategui was disqualified in the e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39990095 |
Premier League quiz: How well do you remember the 2016-17 season? - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Nine months, 380 games and more than 1,000 goals - how well do you remember the 2016-17 Premier League season? | null | Premier League quiz: How well do you remember the 2016-17 season? Last updated on .From the section Football
After nine months, 380 games and more than 1,000 goals, another Premier League season grinds to a halt on Sunday. Last August feels like a long time ago and a lot has happened since - how well do you remember t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39956306 |
Arsene Wenger says his future was a factor as Arsenal fail to make Champions League - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Arsene Wenger says his "professionalism" cannot be questioned but uncertainty over his future contributed to Arsenal's fifth-place finish. | null | Arsene Wenger says his "professionalism or commitment" cannot be questioned but that uncertainty over his future contributed to Arsenal failing to qualify for the Champions League.
It is the first time Arsenal, who finished fifth, have failed to qualify for the competition for 20 years.
Wenger, whose contract expires... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39994392 |
Why Swedish workplaces aren't as equal as you think - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Nordic country's reputation for gender equality is not all it's made out to be. | Business | Amanda Lundeteg wants to expose Sweden's lack of equality
Sweden may have a global reputation as one of world's most gender equal societies but when it comes to female representation in business, campaigners question whether the Nordic nation is right to keep basking in the spotlight, as progress slows down back home.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39900449 |
Iran election: Hassan Rouhani gets big mandate but will he deliver? - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Iranian president has been given a mandate to push through reforms, but how will hardliners react? | Middle East | Mr Rouhani has promised to push through reforms but hardliners may obstruct his plans
From the outset when the counting of the votes started after midnight in Iran, the early results indicated that President Hassan Rouhani was heading for a landslide.
Even in small rural towns many people preferred the vision that he... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39989028 |
Could you last a whole gig without using your phone? - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chris Rock is the latest celebrity to ban smartphones altogether at his upcoming UK shows. | Entertainment & Arts | Good luck to the person who tries to take a phone from a Harry Styles fan
Chris Rock fans will have their phones locked up during his forthcoming UK shows. Is this the start of no longer seeing a sea of screens at concerts?
Gigs in the pre-smartphone age used to be far less complicated.
You'd turn up. Maybe locate t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39874507 |
British and Irish Lions 2017: Billy Vunipola withdraws from squad with shoulder injury - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | England and Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola withdraws from the Lions tour to New Zealand with a shoulder injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section English Rugby
England and Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola has withdrawn from the Lions tour to New Zealand with a shoulder injury.
The 24-year-old, who has 34 England caps, had been managing the injury but it now requires further treatment.
He has been replaced by Wasps back ro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39994827 |
Chelsea celebrate after lifting Premier League trophy - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Chelsea players, including outgoing club legend John Terry, celebrate on the Stamford Bridge pitch after beating Sunderland 5-1 and lifting the Premier League trophy. | null | Chelsea players, including outgoing club legend John Terry, celebrate on the Stamford Bridge pitch after beating Sunderland 5-1 and lifting the Premier League trophy.
Watch highlights on Match of the Day, 22:30 BST on BBC One, the BBC Sport app and this website. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39994117 |
Malaga 0-2 Real Madrid - BBC Sport | 2017-05-21 | null | Real Madrid win their first La Liga title since 2012 thanks to a final-day victory at Malaga. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Real Madrid won their first La Liga title since 2012 thanks to a final-day victory at Malaga.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored early on to settle the nerves, latching onto Isco's through ball to step around Carlos Kameni and tap into an empty net.
Karim Benzema added their... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39926301 |
Wanted: Top doctor to care for 7 billion people - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The World Health Organization is recruiting a boss. Hear from the three candidates for the top job in their own words. | Health | The WHO confirmed that Zika virus caused microcephaly or small brains in babies
There's another big election coming up which will have an impact on hundreds of millions of people all around world - but you probably haven't heard anything about it.
Health ministers and officials from 194 countries are due to vote for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39973940 |
Premier League 2016-17: Chelsea run clear, Spurs always chasing, Sunderland struggles - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Jose Mourinho's new low, were Tottenham ever top of the table? And how good are Chelsea? A Premier League season in stats. | null | It was the season in which Chelsea played by their own record book.
The Blues topped the table while, at the other end, Sunderland could not escape the drop after 110 straight days at the bottom.
Records tumbled through to the last day of the campaign, when we saw 33 goalscorers, more than ever before in a single day... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39993984 |
Wang Quanzhang: The lawyer who simply vanished - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wang Quanzhang's disappearance may be due to his "refusal to compromise" | China blog | Wang Quanzhang was detained in August 2015 - and hasn't been seen or heard from since
In August 2015 Wang Quanzhang was detained by the Chinese authorities.
In that he was not alone. The nationwide series of raids that summer saw more than 200 lawyers, legal assistants and human rights activists brought in for questi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-39974953 |
Phil McNulty: Premier League end-of-season report and manager ratings - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Who excelled in adversity? Who was a major flop? And how do Phil McNulty's pre-season predictions bear up? | null | Premier League thoroughbreds and deserved champions. Brilliantly managed by Antonio Conte in his first season at the club - addressed early failings with tactical acumen, repaired a broken squad and got Chelsea's best players playing again.
What he said: "This squad and team is so much better than it showed last seaso... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39991517 |
Fernando Alonso fifth in Indy 500 qualifying as Scott Dixon takes pole - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Fernando Alonso will start his first Indianapolis 500 from the middle of the second row of the grid after qualifying fifth. | null | Fernando Alonso will start his first Indianapolis 500 from the middle of the second row of the grid after qualifying fifth for the race on 28 May.
The McLaren Formula 1 driver set an average of 231.300mph on his four-lap qualifying run, while New Zealander Scott Dixon took pole at 232.164mph.
It was an impressive per... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39994586 |
Kumar Sangakkara: Ex-Sri Lanka captain to retire from first-class cricket - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara says he will retire from first-class cricket after this season. | null | Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara says he will retire from first-class cricket after this season.
The 39-year-old Surrey batsman, who quit Test cricket in 2015, is fifth in the list of all-time Test run scorers.
"You try to fight the inevitable but you need to get out while you're ahead," he told BBC Sport.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40006994 |
Arsenal: Stan Kroenke says Gunners shares 'are not, and have never been, for sale' - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke says his shares in the club "are not, and have never been, for sale". | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke says his shares "are not, and have never been, for sale".
The American's company released a statement on Monday following the recent £1bn bid by Alisher Usmanov to take full control of the Gunners.
Kroenke Sports and Entertainment a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40000479 |
David Moyes will struggle to get another Premier League job - Chris Sutton - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Ex-Sunderland boss David Moyes will struggle to get another job in the Premier League and might end up in China, says Chris Sutton. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
David Moyes will struggle to get another job in the Premier League and "might end up in China" after resigning as Sunderland boss, says former Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton.
Moyes, 54, stepped down on Monday after just one season in charge.
The Black Cats' relegatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40005325 |
John Terry: Thousands won on Chelsea captain's 26th-minute substitution - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Thousands of pounds are won in bets placed on John Terry being substituted in the 26th minute of his final appearance at Stamford Bridge. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Thousands of pounds have been won in bets on Chelsea captain John Terry being substituted in the 26th minute of his final appearance at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The 36-year-old had arranged to go off against Sunderland in the minute matching his shirt number.
BBC Sport pu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39999708 |
Sam Warburton: British & Irish Lions captain fit 'to crack on' - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton says he is ready to "crack on" with the tour of New Zealand after a knee injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has declared himself fully fit for the tour of New Zealand after recovering from a knee injury.
The 28-year-old Wales flanker has not played since getting injured against Ulster in the Pro12 on 7 April.
Warburton said he had ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40004668 |
Manchester United v Ajax: 'Naive' to expect no trouble in Europa final say police - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | A Manchester police chief says it would be "naive" to think the Europa League final between Manchester United and Ajax will be trouble free. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Coverage: Follow live radio and text commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, the BBC Sport website and mobile app
A senior Manchester police chief says it would be "naive" to think Wednesday's Europa League final in Stockholm will be trouble free.
Riot police needed to intervene to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39997726 |
Fancy a four flowers or ginger fried pork pizza? - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How strict quality control and unusual Asian toppings helped a Japanese expat build a popular pizza chain in Vietnam. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The pizza chain that's a hit in Vietnam
While proud Italians might balk at some of the pizza toppings Yosuke Masuko offers, they'd have to appreciate his obsession with quality control.
The 38-year-old Japanese expat is the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39961772 |
The tiny pill which gave birth to an economic revolution - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Contraception wasn’t just socially groundbreaking - it also changed the professional landscape. | Business | The contraceptive pill had profound social consequences. Everyone agrees with that.
In fact, that was the point. Margaret Sanger, the birth control activist who urged scientists to develop it, wanted to liberate women sexually and socially, to put them on a more equal footing with men.
But the pill wasn't just social... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39641856 |
Reality Check: Have governments since 2010 borrowed more than Labour ones? - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Have the governments since 2010 borrowed more than all Labour governments and is that a fair comparison? | Election 2017 | The claim: The governments since 2010 have borrowed more than all the Labour governments in history.
Reality Check verdict: That's true in cash terms but not when you take into account the growing economy.
Among the more eye-catching claims of the campaign so far has been Jeremy Corbyn's repeated assertion that the C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39999460 |
The struggles of war babies fathered by black GIs - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many GIs had children with British women but under US laws black servicemen were usually refused permission to marry. So what happened to the children? | Magazine | About 100,000 black GIs were stationed in the UK during the war. Inevitably there were love affairs, but US laws usually prevented black servicemen from marrying. So what happened to the children they fathered? Fiona Clampin met two such children in Dorset, now in their seventies, who have not given up hope of tracing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39927255 |
Scotland call up Jamie Murphy, Kenny McLean and Mark Reynolds to face England - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Brighton's Jamie Murphy and Aberdeen duo Kenny McLean and Mark Reynolds are named in Scotland's squad to face England. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Brighton's Jamie Murphy and Aberdeen duo Kenny McLean and Mark Reynolds have been called up to the Scotland squad for their World Cup match with England.
Absent from the squad are Matt Ritchie and Grant Hanley, who have been promoted with Newcastle United.
Also dropping out... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39998863 |
Music festivals: Here's one way to stay dry - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Urban music festivals are on the rise, and some of them boast line-ups to rival the big hitters. | Entertainment & Arts | Last summer, on my fourth day of sploshing through Glastonbury's sodden fields, I thought: "Why do I keep doing this to myself?"
Sure, the music was great. Skepta, Adele and Grimes gave unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime performances; and Philip Glass's Heroes Symphony, an orchestral tribute to David Bowie in the dead ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39947171 |
Venezuela's irreconcilable visions for the future - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With the opposition and the government at loggerheads, the crisis in Venezuela looks set to get worse. | Latin America & Caribbean | Signs reading "No more dictatorship" are a common sight at anti-government protests
"Venezuela is now a dictatorship," says Luis Ugalde, a Spanish-born Jesuit priest who during his 60 years living in Venezuela has become one of the South American nation's most well-known political scientists.
A former rector of the A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39980403 |
Ben Stokes wants more England team-mates in IPL - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Ben Stokes says he would like to see more of his England team-mates join him in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League. | null | Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; in-play highlights and text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.
All-rounder Ben Stokes would like to see more of his England team-mates join him in the Indian Premier League.
Stokes became the IPL's most expensive foreigne... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40002255 |
Arsene Wenger says his future was a factor as Arsenal fail to make Champions League - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Arsene Wenger says his "professionalism" cannot be questioned but uncertainty over his future contributed to Arsenal's fifth-place finish. | null | Arsene Wenger says his "professionalism or commitment" cannot be questioned but that uncertainty over his future contributed to Arsenal failing to qualify for the Champions League.
It is the first time Arsenal, who finished fifth, have failed to qualify for the competition for 20 years.
Wenger, whose contract expires... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39994392 |
Why Swedish workplaces aren't as equal as you think - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Nordic country's reputation for gender equality is not all it's made out to be. | Business | Amanda Lundeteg wants to expose Sweden's lack of equality
Sweden may have a global reputation as one of world's most gender equal societies but when it comes to female representation in business, campaigners question whether the Nordic nation is right to keep basking in the spotlight, as progress slows down back home.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39900449 |
Nicky Hayden: Ex-MotoGP champion dies after collision - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden dies aged 35, five days after being involved in a crash while cycling in Italy. | null | Last updated on .From the section Motorsport
Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden has died aged 35, five days after being involved in a crash while cycling.
The American suffered "serious cerebral damage" after colliding with a car on the Rimini coastline in Italy on Wednesday, 17 May.
The 2006 MotoGP championship wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39972058 |
Iran election: Hassan Rouhani gets big mandate but will he deliver? - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Iranian president has been given a mandate to push through reforms, but how will hardliners react? | Middle East | Mr Rouhani has promised to push through reforms but hardliners may obstruct his plans
From the outset when the counting of the votes started after midnight in Iran, the early results indicated that President Hassan Rouhani was heading for a landslide.
Even in small rural towns many people preferred the vision that he... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39989028 |
Could you last a whole gig without using your phone? - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chris Rock is the latest celebrity to ban smartphones altogether at his upcoming UK shows. | Entertainment & Arts | Good luck to the person who tries to take a phone from a Harry Styles fan
Chris Rock fans will have their phones locked up during his forthcoming UK shows. Is this the start of no longer seeing a sea of screens at concerts?
Gigs in the pre-smartphone age used to be far less complicated.
You'd turn up. Maybe locate t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39874507 |
Antoine Griezmann: Atletico Madrid forward 'ready to go' to win titles - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Antoine Griezmann says he is ready to leave Atletico Madrid to win titles and will decide on his future this summer. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann says he is willing to leave the La Liga club to win titles and will decide on his future this summer.
On Monday, the France international said there was a "6/10" chance he could join Manchester United.
But Griezmann, 26, to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40006920 |
Your team of the season: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate selections - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | What formation did you go for? Who plays in goal? Who had the most selections? Check out your team of the season. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea and Tottenham were the two outstanding teams in the Premier League in 2016-17 - and it's no surprise players from the two London clubs dominate the team of the season picked by BBC Sport users.
Only Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, Arsenal forward Alexis Sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39999749 |
British and Irish Lions 2017: Billy Vunipola withdraws from squad with shoulder injury - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | England and Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola withdraws from the Lions tour to New Zealand with a shoulder injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section English Rugby
England and Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola has withdrawn from the Lions tour to New Zealand with a shoulder injury.
The 24-year-old, who has 34 England caps, had been managing the injury but it now requires further treatment.
He has been replaced by Wasps back ro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39994827 |
Women's World Cup 2017: Sarah Taylor in England squad, Heather Knight captain - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor is named in the England squad for the Women's World Cup this summer. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Cricket
Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on all England matches and selected others; in-play highlights on the BBC Sport website
Wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor has been named in the England squad for the Women's World Cup this summer.
Taylor, 28, took an indef... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39996606 |
Nicky Hayden: The backyard racer who conquered the world - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Motorcycling and family were the inseparable constants in the life of Nicky Hayden, who has died aged 35. | null | From racing his siblings round the backyard as a toddler to celebrating his sole World Championship crown with his tearful dad on the back of his bike, motorcycling and family were the inseparable constants in Nicky Hayden's life.
Raised in a biking family in the same Kentucky town that was home to seven Nascar driver... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39984647 |
Malaga 0-2 Real Madrid - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | Real Madrid win their first La Liga title since 2012 thanks to a final-day victory at Malaga. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Real Madrid won their first La Liga title since 2012 thanks to a final-day victory at Malaga.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored early on to settle the nerves, latching onto Isco's through ball to step around Carlos Kameni and tap into an empty net.
Karim Benzema added their... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39926301 |
David Moyes resigns as Sunderland boss after relegation from Premier League - BBC Sport | 2017-05-22 | null | David Moyes resigns as manager of relegated Sunderland after one season in the job. | null | Sunderland manager David Moyes has resigned following the club's relegation from the Premier League.
The end of the Black Cats' 10-year stay in the top flight was confirmed when they lost to Bournemouth last month.
Moyes, 54, informed chairman Ellis Short of his decision to step down at a meeting in London on Monday.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40003697 |
Europa League: Man Utd must be on front foot against Ajax - Phil Neville - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Manchester United cannot allow Ajax to grow in confidence in Wednesday's Europa League final, says former defender Phil Neville. | null | Phil Neville is co-commentating on the Europa League final for BBC Radio 5 live on Wednesday, 24 May. Build-up to Ajax v Manchester United starts at 18:30 BST, with kick-off at 19:45.
My fear for Manchester United in the Europa League final is they are weighed down by the pressure of having to win it to get into next ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40002164 |
Wang Quanzhang: The lawyer who simply vanished - BBC News | 2017-05-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wang Quanzhang's disappearance may be due to his "refusal to compromise" | China blog | Wang Quanzhang was detained in August 2015 - and hasn't been seen or heard from since
In August 2015 Wang Quanzhang was detained by the Chinese authorities.
In that he was not alone. The nationwide series of raids that summer saw more than 200 lawyers, legal assistants and human rights activists brought in for questi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-39974953 |
James Anderson: England and Lancashire bowler a doubt for South Africa first Test - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | England seamer James Anderson is a doubt for July's first Test of the summer against South Africa with a groin tear. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England seamer James Anderson is a doubt for July's first Test against South Africa after he sustained a groin tear playing for Lancashire.
England's all-time leading wicket taker suffered the problem in the Roses match against Yorkshire and is expected to be out for between ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40018570 |
Scott Dixon robbed at gunpoint hours after winning Indy 500 pole - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Scott Dixon is robbed at gunpoint at a fast-food restaurant hours after winning pole for the Indianapolis 500. | null | Last updated on .From the section Motorsport
Scott Dixon was robbed at gunpoint at a fast-food restaurant hours after taking pole for the Indianapolis 500.
The 36-year-old New Zealander was in a car with Briton Dario Franchitti - a three-time Indy 500 winner - when the incident happened in Speedway, Indiana.
Neither... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/40010056 |
David Moyes will struggle to get another Premier League job - Chris Sutton - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Ex-Sunderland boss David Moyes will struggle to get another job in the Premier League and might end up in China, says Chris Sutton. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
David Moyes will struggle to get another job in the Premier League and "might end up in China" after resigning as Sunderland boss, says former Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton.
Moyes, 54, stepped down on Monday after just one season in charge.
The Black Cats' relegatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40005325 |
The DNA detective helping to reunite families - BBC News | 2017-05-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man abandoned as a baby 61 years ago traced his family using a DNA detective. But what do they do? | UK | Julia Bell has no genetics background but has an extensive knowledge of how to analyse data
A man left abandoned as a baby in a cinema toilet 61 years ago has tracked down his siblings with the help of a so-called "DNA detective". But what do they do?
"There's an analogy I like to use: I can crack any safe, some will... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39963366 |
Sam Warburton: British & Irish Lions captain fit 'to crack on' - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton says he is ready to "crack on" with the tour of New Zealand after a knee injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton has declared himself fully fit for the tour of New Zealand after recovering from a knee injury.
The 28-year-old Wales flanker has not played since getting injured against Ulster in the Pro12 on 7 April.
Warburton said he had ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40004668 |
Fancy a four flowers or ginger fried pork pizza? - BBC News | 2017-05-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How strict quality control and unusual Asian toppings helped a Japanese expat build a popular pizza chain in Vietnam. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The pizza chain that's a hit in Vietnam
While proud Italians might balk at some of the pizza toppings Yosuke Masuko offers, they'd have to appreciate his obsession with quality control.
The 38-year-old Japanese expat is the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39961772 |
The tiny pill which gave birth to an economic revolution - BBC News | 2017-05-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Contraception wasn’t just socially groundbreaking - it also changed the professional landscape. | Business | The contraceptive pill had profound social consequences. Everyone agrees with that.
In fact, that was the point. Margaret Sanger, the birth control activist who urged scientists to develop it, wanted to liberate women sexually and socially, to put them on a more equal footing with men.
But the pill wasn't just social... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39641856 |
Nicky Hayden: The backyard racer who conquered the world - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Motorcycling and family were the inseparable constants in the life of Nicky Hayden, who has died aged 35. | null | From racing his siblings round the backyard as a toddler to celebrating his sole World Championship crown with his tearful dad on the back of his bike, motorcycling and family were the inseparable constants in Nicky Hayden's life.
Raised in a biking family in the same Kentucky town that was home to seven Nascar driver... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39984647 |
Sam Allardyce: Crystal Palace manager resigns after five months in charge - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Sam Allardyce steps down as Crystal Palace manager five months after joining the Premier League club. | null | Sam Allardyce has resigned as Crystal Palace manager five months after he joined the Premier League club.
Allardyce replaced Alan Pardew in December on a two-and-half-year deal with the Eagles one point above the relegation zone.
The 62-year-old, who had an ill-fated one-game spell as England boss, led the club to ei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40021059 |
Caroline Wozniacki: Top seed pulls out of Strasbourg event with back problem - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Top seed Caroline Wozniacki withdraws from the Internationaux de Strasbourg, less than a week before the French Open starts. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki has withdrawn from the Internationaux de Strasbourg, less than a week before the French Open starts.
The 26-year-old Dane, the number one seed, was a set down in her first-round match against American Shelby Rogers when she retired ci... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40010786 |
Reality Check: Have governments since 2010 borrowed more than Labour ones? - BBC News | 2017-05-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Have the governments since 2010 borrowed more than all Labour governments and is that a fair comparison? | Election 2017 | The claim: The governments since 2010 have borrowed more than all the Labour governments in history.
Reality Check verdict: That's true in cash terms but not when you take into account the growing economy.
Among the more eye-catching claims of the campaign so far has been Jeremy Corbyn's repeated assertion that the C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39999460 |
PGA Championship: 'Wentworth like its old self as European Tour set for huge week' - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Wentworth has had a £5m transformation for this week's PGA Championship as the European Tour aims to compete with the PGA Tour, writes Iain Carter | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
Coverage: Score updates on Radio 5 live plus highlights from 18:00 BST on BBC Two, Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 May
Defending champion Chris Wood predicts lower scoring at this week's PGA Championship at Wentworth.
But success will not only be measured on scorecards at Britain's big... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39977510 |
When mum or dad is an alcoholic - BBC News | 2017-05-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What's it like to grow up with a parent who drinks? Four women share their stories. | Magazine | One in five children in the UK are said to be negatively affected by their parents' drinking, and the effects can last well into adulthood. Four women - Karen, Liz, Hilary and Lynne - spoke to Jo Morris about growing up with a parent dependent on alcohol.
"Some people talk about what books they've read, or films they'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40000843 |
Petra Kvitova: Two-time champion 'on track' for Wimbledon after stabbing - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Petra Kvitova is "on track" to play at Wimbledon less than seven months after suffering a career-threatening hand injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Petra Kvitova is "on track" to play at Wimbledon less than seven months after suffering a career-threatening hand injury in a knife attack at her home.
The 26-year-old, a two-time Wimbledon champion, was stabbed on 20 December by an intruder in her apartment in Prostejov in th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40013277 |
Europa League final: More Cruyff than Van Gaal - the threat posed by youthful Ajax - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | From a coach restoring the Ajax tradition to a side brimming with youth - the threat posed by Manchester United's Europa League final opponents. | null | Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and online (from 18:30 BST), live text commentary on BBC Sport and app
No matter the outcome of the Europa League final on Wednesday against Manchester United, 24 May will always have a special sentiment for Ajax and its fans.
On 24 May, 1995, Ajax managed to achieve the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40003173 |
Sport to conduct security reviews after Manchester attack - BBC Sport | 2017-05-23 | null | Sporting events and venues in England are conducting major security reviews following the Manchester Arena attack. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sport
Sporting events and venues in England are conducting major security reviews after 22 people were killed in an attack at Manchester Arena.
The Great City Games, an open and free event for the public, is due to take place in Manchester on Friday.
Organisers said the event will g... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/40012848 |
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