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Gina Miller 'violated' after viscount's Facebook post - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rhodri Philipps denies threatening the leading Brexit campaigner in an online post. | UK | The 4th Viscount St Davids, Rhodri Philipps, is accused of online threats against the anti-Brexit campaigner, Gina Miller
Businesswoman Gina Miller has said she felt "violated" after an aristocrat wrote a Facebook post offering a bounty for her to be run over.
Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 50, the 4th Viscount St Davids, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40556872 |
Camden Lock Market fire: Seventy firefighters tackle blaze - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The huge blaze broke out overnight at the popular north London tourist attraction. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A huge blaze broke out overnight at Camden Lock Market in north London.
Seventy firefighters and 10 fire engines were sent to the site, which is a popular tourist attraction, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
A fire officer ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40552451 |
Wayne Rooney: When Everton first signed striker - the inside story - BBC Sport | 2017-07-10 | null | Ex-Everton scout Bob Pendleton on how a shy, nine-year-old Wayne Rooney would go on to become England's greatest goalscorer. | null | Wayne Rooney's return to Everton after 13 years lends a certain romance to a record-breaking career. Here, through the eyes of Bob Pendleton - the former Everton scout who discovered him, we learn about the buzz, the tears and die-hard Goodison roots which go hand in hand with Rooney's rise and return.
I first saw Way... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40544561 |
Tech boss attacks 'whiners' in angry email - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The co-founder of a Silicon Valley investment firm says it is "not my job to make you all feel good". | Technology | The co-founder of a Silicon Valley investment firm said it is "not my job to make you all feel good" in a long email to staff and investors.
Jonathan Teo from Binary Capital was responding to negative press coverage about the firm following allegations of sexual harassment by his co-founder Justin Caldbeck.
He added ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40564393 |
Teachers face another year of 1% pay cap - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 500,000 teachers in England and Wales face another year of real-term pay cuts. | Family & Education | Teachers have faced a pay cap for seven years - with pay falling behind inflation
Teachers' pay in England and Wales will have to stay within austerity pay limits - with another year of increases restricted to 1%.
It will mean another real-terms pay cut for more than 500,000 teachers in England and Wales.
The pay re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40557378 |
Cancer diagnosis 'more common than marriage' - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A cancer diagnosis is now one of the most common life-changing events in Scottish life, figures suggest. | Scotland | There were 31,467 cancers diagnosed in Scotland in 2015
A cancer diagnosis is one of the most common life-changing events in Scottish life, with more cases than marriages or first births, the latest figures show.
Macmillan Cancer Support said there were 31,467 cancers diagnosed in 2015 compared with 29,691 marriages ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-40548643 |
Paris flooding: Record rainfall hits French capital - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A storm unleashes the heaviest July rainfall on record in the French capital. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Water cascades down the steps of Porte de Pantin station (Video by Tiphanie Moreau)
A two-hour storm unleashed 54mm (2.1in) of rain on Sunday night in Paris, the equivalent of 27 days of rainfall.
Weather services say 49.2m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40554842 |
Unesco awards Lake District World Heritage site status - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It joins the likes of the Grand Canyon and Machu Picchu as it gets world heritage status. | Cumbria | About 18 million people visit the Lake District each year
The Lake District has joined the likes of the Grand Canyon, the Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu by being awarded Unesco World Heritage status.
The national park was one of 33 sites around the world to be discussed by the Unesco committee in Krakow, Poland.
The com... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-40547691 |
Holiday sickness fakers face government crackdown - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ministers are seeking to make it harder for UK holidaymakers to make bogus food poisoning claims. | Business | Ministers are seeking to make it harder for UK holidaymakers to make bogus food poisoning claims.
Travel industry bosses and Spanish hotels have complained of a huge rise in false insurance claims.
They warned that heavy payouts could lead to British tourists paying higher package holiday prices and being barred from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40550858 |
Taylor Review: All work in UK economy should be fair - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The author of a government review into work says a modern economy should be fair and decent. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May said it was important to have a "flexible" approach that didn't "exploit workers"
All work in the UK's economy should be "fair and decent", a government review of employment practices has said.
The report by for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40561807 |
Watchdog probes £4.50 premium rate texts - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pro Money Holdings denies its competition texts are designed to look like spam. | Technology | These text messages were sent on 3 June
A watchdog has revealed it is investigating a premium-rate texting campaign, following complaints from recipients that they have been charged fees even though many believe they never opted into the service.
One expert claimed the messages look like spam, which could cause phone... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40496744 |
Donald Trump backtracks on Russia joint cybersecurity unit - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump said a cybersecurity unit with Russia would not happen - hours after proposing the idea. | US & Canada | Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had their first face-to-face talks on Friday
Donald Trump has backtracked on a proposal to work with Russia to create an "impenetrable" cybersecurity unit to prevent election hacking.
Hours after promoting the idea on Sunday, the US president said that he did not think it could actuall... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40552571 |
Newspaper headlines: 'May's cry for help to Corbyn' - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's hold on power and the fate of sick baby Charlie Gard dominate the front pages. | The Papers | Theresa May's speech on Tuesday reaching out to opposition parties makes the lead for several of the papers - with headlines such as "May's cry for help to Corbyn" in the Daily Telegraph, "Weakened May pleads for support from rivals" in the Times and "May appeals to Labour for policy ideas" in the Guardian.
The i says... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40551928 |
Glasgow woman hands out 'life lecture' to bike thief - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Glaswegian mother describes how she confronted the teenager before urging him to turn his life around. | Glasgow & West Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A Glaswegian mother who handed out a hard-hitting "life lecture" to a teenager caught with her son's stolen bike has been hailed a "supermum".
Vonnie Sandlan used social media to trace the bike after it was stolen in Glasgo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40553876 |
Camden Lock Market blaze: Businesses destroyed - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some Camden Lock Market stall-holders say they have lost their entire stock in the fire. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Dozens of stall-holders have lost their entire stock after a blaze ripped through Camden Lock Market in north London overnight.
About 30 stalls were based in the Market Hall, where the fire began, while other local business... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40558356 |
Terror advice video for holidaymakers shows hotel attack - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The police film urges British holidaymakers to be aware of the "run, hide, tell" safety message. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The "run, hide, tell" film shows holidaymakers what to do in the event of a terror attack
A video advising UK holidaymakers what to do in the event of a terror attack abroad has been released by police.
The four-minute film... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40553565 |
East London double acid attack: John Tomlin appears in court - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cousins Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar suffered "life-changing" injuries in the attack in Beckton. | London | Resham Khan has been left with damage to her left eye
A man accused of throwing acid at a student and her cousin through their car window has appeared in court.
Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar, 37, had been celebrating Ms Khan's 21st birthday before the attack.
Acid was thrown on them through their car window on 21 J... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40564772 |
What tally sticks tell us about how money works - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Medieval tally sticks illustrate what money really is: a kind of debt that can be traded freely. | Business | Tally sticks, circa 1299, showing accounts of the bailiff of Ralph de Manton of Ufford Church, Northampton
Not far from where I live is Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, home to art and antiquities from around the world. I often find myself slipping down the stairs to the money gallery in its grand basement.
You can see coi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40189959 |
Rory Cowan: 'Unhappy' Mrs Brown's Boys actor quits - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cowan, who plays Mrs Brown's camp son Rory, says he's been "unhappy" for a couple of years. | Entertainment & Arts | Rory Cowan, who plays Mrs Brown's hairdresser son Rory in hit sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys, has left the programme.
Cowan said he had been "unhappy", and left his co-stars after a Mrs Brown show at London's O2 Arena on Sunday.
He has worked with the comedy's creator Brendan O'Carroll for 26 years.
"I hadn't been happy wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40557869 |
Holly Brown: School minibus crash girl was 'beautiful daughter' - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The parents and twin sister of 14-year-old Holly Brown say she lived with passion and enthusiasm. | England | Holly Brown was caring and lived with enthusiasm, her family said
A 14-year-old girl who died when a school minibus was in collision with a bin lorry was a "beautiful daughter", her family said.
Holly Brown was among 21 students on a field trip when the crash happened on the A38 in Birmingham on Friday.
In a stateme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40566286 |
Premier League kicks on to record revenues of £3.6bn - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Premier League earnings are boosted by broadcast earnings, with TV cash set to soar. | Business | Buoyant Uefa TV income helped Premier League clubs' revenues rise 9% to a record £3.6bn in the 2015-16 season, according to analysis from Deloitte.
It says broadcast earnings of £1.9bn accounted for more than half of the top flight clubs' total revenues.
A new domestic TV deal which kicked in last year means overall ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40555593 |
Kirstie Allsopp criticised for washing machine comment - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has provoked a debate on social media for saying washing machines should not be kept in the kitchen | UK | When it comes to the laundry, it's all about location, location, location, according to TV host Kirstie Allsopp. The presenter of property programmes has provoked a debate after posting on Twitter that it is disgusting to keep washing machines in the kitchen.
The remark, in response to a journalist's comments about Am... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40571843 |
East London double acid attack: John Tomlin appears in court - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cousins Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar suffered "life-changing" injuries in the attack in Beckton. | London | Resham Khan has been left with damage to her left eye
A man accused of throwing acid at a student and her cousin through their car window has appeared in court.
Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar, 37, had been celebrating Ms Khan's 21st birthday before the attack.
Acid was thrown on them through their car window on 21 J... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40564772 |
Trump spars with Chelsea Clinton over Ivanka's G20 seat - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US President Donald Trump invoked Hillary Clinton's daughter, triggering an online rebuke. | US & Canada | Ms Trump accompanied her father to earlier sessions before sitting in for him later
US President Donald Trump and former first daughter Chelsea Clinton have sparred over his decision to seat his daughter at a summit of world leaders.
Mr Trump tweeted that his decision to allow his daughter to take his seat at the mee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40561077 |
Thomas Cook wins fake holiday sickness case - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The travel company vows to fight other fraudulent damages claims after a court victory. | Business | There has been a spike in fake sickness claims by UK holidaymakers, industry bodies say
Travel company Thomas Cook says it has won a legal victory against a fake holiday sickness claim and plans to challenge other such claims in court.
It comes after a family tried to win up to £10,000 in damages for food poisoning o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40575874 |
Camden Lock Market fire: 'It's our heart and soul' - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stall holders fear for their futures after a blaze wipes out part of Camden Lock Market. | UK | The windows of the Market Hall were smashed as the fire took hold
The blaring music and bustling streets surrounding Camden Lock Market have been replaced with tearful stall holders worried about their futures.
In the early hours of the morning, 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines attended the scene as flames burst f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40556742 |
Aristocrat guilty over 'menacing' Gina Miller Facebook post - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 4th Viscount St Davids posted "menacing" Facebook comments about the Brexit campaigner. | UK | An aristocrat who wrote an online post offering £5,000 to anyone who ran over businesswoman Gina Miller has been found guilty of two charges of making menacing communications.
Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 50 - the 4th Viscount St Davids - wrote the message four days after Ms Miller won a Brexit legal challenge against the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40574754 |
Spanish airline Iberia to drop pregnancy test demand - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Iberia insists the tests were for the women's own safety but is ridiculed for the claim. | Europe | Iberia insists it did not refuse to hire anyone for being pregnant - and says requiring tests is commonplace in Spain
The Spanish airline Iberia has said it will stop requiring female job candidates to take a pregnancy test after it was fined for the practice.
Labour inspectors in the Balearic Islands discovered the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40567647 |
Labour's Rebecca Long-Bailey 'won't use morally wrong Uber' - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shadow business secretary says drivers are "exploited" but Uber says they like being their own boss. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Labour's shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has said she doesn't use taxi app Uber because it is not "morally acceptable".
"I don't like the way they treat their workers," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40567387 |
Newspaper headlines: Conservative MP's 'N-word shame' - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Racist language used by a Conservative MP and the decision to cap teachers' pay feature on the front pages. | The Papers | The parents of Charlie Gard appear in many of the newspapers
Several papers report the warning from a pay review body that schools in England are struggling to recruit teachers, after the government decided to cap their pay rises at 1%.
The story makes the lead in the Daily Telegraph, which says the prime minister is... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40564307 |
Elle Fanning on her 'scandalous' character in The Beguiled - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stars of The Beguiled tell the BBC about the award-winning film - and objectifying Colin Farrell. | Entertainment & Arts | The 19-year-old previously worked with Sofia Coppola on Somewhere
Elle Fanning can't stop smiling as she describes her racy character in gothic thriller The Beguiled, set in a girls' boarding school during the American Civil War.
"It's funny because my character got to wear her hair down and have a couple of buttons ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40519845 |
MP Anne Marie Morris suspended for racist remark - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anne Marie Morris has the whip withdrawn for using a racist phrase during a public event on Brexit. | UK Politics | Ms Morris has been MP for Newton Abbot since 2010
A Conservative MP has been suspended from the party after it emerged she used a racist expression during a public discussion about Brexit.
Anne Marie Morris, the MP for Newton Abbot, used the phrase at an event in London to describe the prospect of the UK leaving the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40555639 |
Boris Johnson: EU can 'go whistle' over Brexit divorce bill - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK foreign secretary also says there is "no plan" for Britain failing to get a Brexit deal. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson's message to the EU: "Go whistle seems to me to be an entirely appropriate expression"
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has told MPs the European Union can "go whistle" for any "extortionate" final payment from ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40571123 |
Gangnam Style is no longer the most-played video on YouTube - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Psy's megahit was the most-played video for five years, but it's been overtaken by another song. | Entertainment & Arts | Gangnam Style had been YouTube's most-watched video for five years
Psy's Gangnam Style is no longer the most-watched video on YouTube.
The South Korean megahit had been the site's most-played clip for the last five years.
The surreal video became so popular that it "broke" YouTube's play counter, exceeding the maxim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40566816 |
Horsemeat plot exposed by equine ID chips in beef, court told - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Andronicos Sideras, 54, is accused of deliberately mixing up the meats before they were sold. | London | Andronicos Sideras allegedly mixed up the meats before sale
A plot to pass horsemeat off as beef fell apart after horse identification chips were found in the meat by inspectors, a court has been told.
Andronicos Sideras, 54, has been accused of deliberately mixing up the meats before they were sold in 2012.
Mr Side... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40559740 |
Rotherham attack led to cancer patient's early death - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Robber jailed for murder because his victim was too badly injured to be treated for her illness. | Sheffield & South Yorkshire | Paul Storm Blueitt will serve at least 27 years in prison
A robber who carried out a "horrendous" attack on a cancer patient has been jailed for life for her murder.
Paul Storm Blueitt, 36, assaulted Judith Ducker during the raid at a newsagents in Rotherham on 1 September.
Police said the injuries stopped Mrs Ducke... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-40571174 |
Mother sent 'last photo' of child to ex before killing her - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cody-Anne Jackson changes her plea during her trial and admits killing her two-year-old daughter. | Stoke & Staffordshire | Cody-Anne Jackson killed Macey and then tried to take her own life, the court heard
A mother who sent a "last photo" of her two-year-old daughter to her ex-partner shortly before she killed her has admitted murder.
Cody-Anne Jackson, 20, changed her plea to guilty after Stafford Crown Court heard evidence about how h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-40571702 |
Gina Miller 'violated' after viscount's Facebook post - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rhodri Philipps denies threatening the leading Brexit campaigner in an online post. | UK | The 4th Viscount St Davids, Rhodri Philipps, is accused of online threats against the anti-Brexit campaigner, Gina Miller
Businesswoman Gina Miller has said she felt "violated" after an aristocrat wrote a Facebook post offering a bounty for her to be run over.
Rhodri Colwyn Philipps, 50, the 4th Viscount St Davids, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40556872 |
10 thoughts about the PM's position - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Whatever Theresa May had said this morning, she is in trouble. | UK Politics | It wasn't meant to be called a "relaunch" or a "fightback" or even a "reset".
The prime minister's speech this morning was, however, the first big speech she has made since the election.
You might, therefore, have expected it to be bold, determined, as she said it would be. You might have expected it to be, at least ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40575473 |
Three days in July that shook America - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two black men and five police officers died in three cities in three tumultuous days. | US & Canada | In a single week last summer, the deaths of two black men and then five police officers in a series of shootings across three US states left some wondering where the country was heading. One year on, what's changed?
Last week, on 5 July, Sandra Sterling lay awake in her bed nearly the entire night.
"At 1:30 this morn... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40307208 |
Briton Luke Rutter killed fighting IS in Syria - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Luke Rutter, 22, from Birkenhead, died fighting so-called Islamic State in Syria, say Kurdish fighters. | UK | A 22-year-old British man has been killed fighting against so-called Islamic State in northern Syria, Kurdish fighters have said.
Luke Rutter, of Birkenhead, Merseyside, was killed on 6 July in a neighbourhood south of Raqqa, they said.
In a statement, the Kurdish YPG fighters said he had been killed "during the big ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40572844 |
Air Canada flight nearly lands on crowded San Francisco taxiway - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US investigates how the flight from Toronto almost landed on a taxiway with four planes on it. | US & Canada | Air Canada says it is investigating the incident
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an apparent near-miss involving an Air Canada flight at San Francisco's airport.
It says Flight AC759 from Toronto was cleared to land on a runway last Friday, but the pilot "inadvertently" lined up for a ta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40571913 |
Man charged with murdering sleeping boy in Sydney - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The "execution-style" murder happened as the 15-year-old victim slept, police allege. | Australia | Brayden Dillon was shot dead in his Sydney home
An Australian man has been charged with the "execution-style" killing of a 15-year-old boy who was shot in his bed.
Brayden Dillon was sleeping on Good Friday in April when a masked gunman entered his family's Sydney home and shot him in the head, police said.
On Monda... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40553044 |
Workers 'exploited' at UK cosmetics chain Soap and Co. - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An undercover BBC investigation reveals "exploitative" working conditions at a UK cosmetics chain. | London | In the undercover investigation, a senior manager demanded staff work six days a week
Some workers at a cosmetics chain in major London shopping sites, including Westfield, are getting paid as little as £2.05 an hour, a BBC investigation has found.
The month-long undercover investigation found people were made to sig... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40512248 |
Kermit the Frog to get a new voice after 27 years - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Puppeteer Steve Whitmire is stepping down from the role and will be replaced by Matt Vogel. | Entertainment & Arts | Kermit the Frog is getting a new voice for the first time in nearly three decades as his puppeteer steps down.
Steve Whitmire has supplied Kermit's nasal tones since 1990, after the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson.
US reports confirmed his departure and said he was going to be replaced by Matt Vogel.
Whitmire ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40568011 |
Tech boss attacks 'whiners' in angry email - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The co-founder of a Silicon Valley investment firm says it is "not my job to make you all feel good". | Technology | The co-founder of a Silicon Valley investment firm said it is "not my job to make you all feel good" in a long email to staff and investors.
Jonathan Teo from Binary Capital was responding to negative press coverage about the firm following allegations of sexual harassment by his co-founder Justin Caldbeck.
He added ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40564393 |
Spanish royals' UK visit glosses over Brexit cracks - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Will the King of Spain's UK visit sweep Brexit tensions under the red carpet? | Europe | The UK is rolling out the red carpet for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, sprinkling pomp and glamour over some deep-rooted tensions.
Brexit and the centuries-old dispute over Gibraltar might suggest that UK-Spanish relations are between a Rock and a hard place.
But the 12-14 July state visit could send a s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40558218 |
Russia's Lavrov threatens US over seized diplomatic mansions - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Russia may expel 30 US diplomats and seize US property in a diplomatic tussle. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Kremlin is urging Donald Trump to lift the sanctions, as Steve Rosenberg reports
Russia says it is "outrageous" that the US has not yet handed back two Russian intelligence compounds seized in the US under the Obama admi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40567687 |
'Over-sexualised' Femfresh shaving advert banned - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Femfresh advert was likely to cause "serious offence", according to the advertising watchdog. | UK | The video-on-demand Femfresh advert was shown in March and April of this year
An advert for bikini line shaving products has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which found it was likely to cause "serious or widespread offence".
Shown on ITV and Channel 4 on-demand services earlier this year, it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40572948 |
Mississippi crash: Sixteen dead in Marines Corps plane incident - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The KC-130 plane crashed in a rural area in the US state of Mississippi, with no survivors. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Smoke was seen billowing from the plane crash site
At least 16 people have died after a US military plane crashed in the southern state of Mississippi at around 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Monday.
The crash happened in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40565556 |
Leeds Halloween 'Mad Max' biker event gang jailed - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 100 bikers congregated in Kirkstall Road before riding into the city, causing chaos. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Bikers who took part in a "ride-out" in Leeds which caused chaos are jailed
The gang behind a Halloween "ride-out" in Leeds which was likened to scenes from the film Mad Max has been jailed.
More than 100 bikers congregated... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-40570702 |
Taylor Review: All work in UK economy should be fair - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The author of a government review into work says a modern economy should be fair and decent. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May said it was important to have a "flexible" approach that didn't "exploit workers"
All work in the UK's economy should be "fair and decent", a government review of employment practices has said.
The report by for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40561807 |
Watchdog probes £4.50 premium rate texts - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pro Money Holdings denies its competition texts are designed to look like spam. | Technology | These text messages were sent on 3 June
A watchdog has revealed it is investigating a premium-rate texting campaign, following complaints from recipients that they have been charged fees even though many believe they never opted into the service.
One expert claimed the messages look like spam, which could cause phone... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40496744 |
Meet the Guides encouraging girls into science and tech - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can girlguiding encourage more girls to take up science, technology, economics and maths? | Business | Girl Guide Catherine Young wants to encourage more women into engineering
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts is updating its image with a number of new achievement badges aimed at encouraging young women into science and technology.
My memories of the Girl Guides involve marshmallow toasting, tying ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40506620 |
Nadiya Hussain feared she was Bake Off's 'token Muslim' - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The negative comments she received when she appeared on Bake Off "shocked" her, she says. | Entertainment & Arts | Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain feared she was seen as the "token Muslim" when she appeared on the BBC TV show, she has revealed.
The champion of the 2015 series told the Radio Times religion was "incidental" to her and she "struggled" with it being so tied to her identity.
The negative comments she rece... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40565226 |
Mosul: US commander says Iraq must stop Islamic State 2.0 - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leaders are urged to reach out to Sunnis to prevent jihadists returning after their Mosul defeat. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Soldiers and police officers cheered as PM Abadi joined the celebrations
The senior US commander in Iraq has warned that the war against so-called Islamic State (IS) is not over, despite a "historic" victory in Mosul.
Lt Ge... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40564159 |
US President Donald Trump 'to visit UK in 2018' - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Downing Street and the White House are believed to be looking at options for the visit. | UK | US President Donald Trump is likely to come to the UK next year, the BBC understands.
Downing Street and the White House are believed to be looking at options for the visit.
Mr Trump accepted the Queen's invitation for him to travel to Britain on a state visit when UK PM Theresa May visited Washington in January.
Bu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40566786 |
Lloyds Bank to abolish charges for unplanned overdrafts - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many of the bank's 20 million customers will also face lower charges for authorised overdrafts. | Business | Fees for unplanned overdrafts are to be scrapped for the 20 million customers of Lloyds Banking Group, which includes the Halifax and Bank of Scotland.
From November this year, any customer going over their overdraft limit will face no fees at all, Lloyds said.
However, the bank may continue to block payments from th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40555175 |
Beeston Marina river death: Owen Jenkins, 12, was 'hero' - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eyewitnesses say Owen Jenkins fell into the River Trent while trying to save a girl. | Nottingham | Owen's family thanked the emergency services who had tried to help him
The family of a 12-year-old boy, who died trying to rescue a girl from a weir, has described him as a "hero".
Owen Jenkins went missing in the River Trent near Beeston Marina, Nottinghamshire, on Monday afternoon.
Tributes have been paid to the b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40564099 |
Florida family rescued by beachgoers' human chain - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "I witnessed many brave citizens risking their safety and their lives," one witness said. | US & Canada | Eighty beachgoers linked hands at Panama City beach in Florida to rescue a family
In a testament to the true human spirit, 80 beachgoers formed a human chain in Panama City Beach in Florida to help save a family pulled in to the water by strong tides.
Roberta Ursey and her family were at the beach on Saturday when sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40572378 |
Italian tourist treasure turned into ghost town by earthquake - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As you approach Castelluccio, you can see the shattered buildings more reminiscent of a war zone. | Europe | From a distance Castelluccio looks the same as it has done for 1,000 years, a beautiful hilltop town in the midst of one of Italy's most celebrated plains, the Piano Grande.
But even from the road below the village you can see the buildings are shattered, roofs collapsed, more reminiscent of a war zone than the Umbria... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40554843 |
Did NHS stats become a political football? - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Correspondence seen by the BBC reveals how officials agonised over publication. | Health | NHS monthly performance stats are not everyone's idea of a gripping read. Spreadsheets and tables are buried in the NHS England website and hard to find for the uninitiated. But they amount to a vitally important barometer of the pressures in A&E units and the waits experienced by patients for both emergency care and r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40554470 |
Teachers raise concerns over Sats marking - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Misshapen semi-colons and straying outside of a box have cost pupils marks, teachers claim. | Education & Family | Primary head teacher Cathryn Throup highlighted the guidance given to markers
Primary school teachers in England have taken to social media to vent their anger about what they claim are inconsistencies in the marking of this year's national curriculum test (Sats).
Using the hashtag #SATsshambles on Twitter, teachers ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40567217 |
The anti-immigration party trying to recruit immigrants - BBC News | 2017-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Their manifesto calls for a near-total halt to immigration, but the far-right political party Britain First is now actively trying to appeal to Polish immigrants living in the UK. | BBC Trending | Although their manifesto calls for a near-total halt to immigration, the far-right political party Britain First is now actively trying to appeal to Polish immigrants.
They are a fringe group, with no elected officials at any level, but Britain First has about 1.9 million Facebook likes - more than any other UK politi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40509632 |
Gatwick Express train death man's injuries 'not survivable' - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Simon Brown, 24, hit his head on a gantry while travelling on a Gatwick Express train in August. | England | Simon Brown was killed when he was travelling on the Gatwick Express last August
A man who died on the Gatwick Express was found by another passenger with a "massive trauma" to his head, an inquest has heard.
Simon Brown, 24, from East Grinstead, West Sussex, hit his head on a signal gantry on 7 August.
The hearing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40581737 |
Premier League kicks on to record revenues of £3.6bn - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Premier League earnings are boosted by broadcast earnings, with TV cash set to soar. | Business | Buoyant Uefa TV income helped Premier League clubs' revenues rise 9% to a record £3.6bn in the 2015-16 season, according to analysis from Deloitte.
It says broadcast earnings of £1.9bn accounted for more than half of the top flight clubs' total revenues.
A new domestic TV deal which kicked in last year means overall ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40555593 |
Kirstie Allsopp criticised for washing machine comment - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has provoked a debate on social media for saying washing machines should not be kept in the kitchen | UK | When it comes to the laundry, it's all about location, location, location, according to TV host Kirstie Allsopp. The presenter of property programmes has provoked a debate after posting on Twitter that it is disgusting to keep washing machines in the kitchen.
The remark, in response to a journalist's comments about Am... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40571843 |
Grieving mum says Doppler device gave 'false reassurance' - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | She said the foetal listening device gave her "false reassurance" her unborn baby was alive. | Berkshire | Vicki McNelly said a hospital sonogram revealed her baby had died in the womb
A grieving mother has warned pregnant women not to use a home foetal listening device that gave her "false reassurance" her unborn baby was alive.
Vicki McNelly, 29, thought she heard the baby moving when she used the Doppler kit but her da... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-40580726 |
Thomas Cook wins fake holiday sickness case - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The travel company vows to fight other fraudulent damages claims after a court victory. | Business | There has been a spike in fake sickness claims by UK holidaymakers, industry bodies say
Travel company Thomas Cook says it has won a legal victory against a fake holiday sickness claim and plans to challenge other such claims in court.
It comes after a family tried to win up to £10,000 in damages for food poisoning o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40575874 |
Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A block of ice a quarter the size of Wales calves from the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula. | Science & Environment | This view of the iceberg was taken by Nasa's Suomi NPP satellite
One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded has just broken away from Antarctica.
The giant block is estimated to cover an area of roughly 6,000 sq km; that's about a quarter the size of Wales.
A US satellite observed the berg on Wednesday while passing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40321674 |
Recap: Prime Minister's Questions - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prime Minister's Questions as it happened - with Damian Green and Emily Thornberry. | UK Politics | Priti Patel says that victory in Mosul comes after three years of fear, executions, abductions, destruction, and forced marriages under so-called Islamic State.
It is a "great victory" for the people of Iraq and "a great stride forward" in global security, she says, and praises Iraqi and Kurdish forces for their "cour... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-40571126 |
Weybridge Community Hospital engulfed by fire - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People living near the scene of the blaze in Weybridge were told to leave their homes overnight. | Surrey | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Crews were called to the blaze late on Tuesday night
A large fire has ripped through Weybridge Community Hospital in Surrey.
Fire crews were called to the blaze at the building, which houses a walk-in centre that is only op... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-40578016 |
Southern Rail work experience Eddie: 'I'm just being me' - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Internet sensation Eddie is back on Southern Rail's Twitter account and appeared on BBC Radio 1. | England | "It's definitely been enjoyable, I can tell you that for a fact," said Eddie
Eddie, the work experience teen who took over Southern Rail's Twitter feed on Tuesday, says his new-found fame is an experience he will "carry with me for the rest of my life".
The company earlier posted a picture of the 15-year-old manning ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40580704 |
US African-American art exhibition Soul of a Nation opens at Tate Modern - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New exhibition Soul of a Nation looks at how artists have explored what it means to be black. | Entertainment & Arts | The art world's response to the birth of Black Power is being highlighted at a major new exhibition at the Tate Modern.
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power explores what it meant to be black - and to be a black artist - in the USA from 1963 to 1983 as cultural identity was shifting and reforming.
The Andy... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40570293 |
Tech firms unite for 'net neutrality' protest - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A host of US internet giants will protest against plans to roll back rules protecting 'net neutrality'. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Dave Lee explains what the protest is about
A host of internet giants - from social networks to dating apps to porn sites - will join a protest Wednesday against plans to roll back rules protecting "net neutrality"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40575882 |
The prison monitor sacked after voicing her concerns - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why was an independent prison monitor sacked after voicing her concerns? | Suffolk | When a letter arrived bearing official Ministry of Justice markings, Faith Spear knew her time monitoring prisons had come to an end
She was the watchdog who was accused of causing "embarrassment" by ministers and driven to the depths of despair after voicing concerns about prison monitoring. Then serious rioting erup... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39113391 |
Electrical fire closes London Paddington station - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The station was closed for about three hours, with many evening services cancelled or severely delayed. | London | The station remained closed for more than two hours
About 2,000 people were evacuated and trains cancelled or delayed due to an electrical fire at London Paddington.
The station was cleared at 19:30 BST due to the fire in an intake room, which London Fire Brigade (LFB) tweeted to say had been put out at 22:00.
Passe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40589754 |
Eleventh night bonfires take place across Northern Ireland - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The NI Fire Service say they are dealing with a "significant number" of ongoing bonfire incidents. | Northern Ireland | Eleventh night bonfires have been taking place across Northern Ireland.
Traditionally, bonfires are lit in many loyalist areas to mark the start of the annual commemoration of William of Orange's victory over King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said they had ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40577190 |
Is the threat of a copyright lawsuit stifling music? - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Artists and producers are being advised not to mention the inspirations for their music in case they get sued for copyright infringement. | Entertainment & Arts | Blurred Lines made more than $5m (£3m) for Pharrell Williams (left) and Robin Thicke
Artists are being advised not to state publicly who they're inspired by on their new music, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned. Could this stifle their creativity?
"There is no such thing as a completely original compositi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40560477 |
Why was Mother Teresa's uniform trademarked? - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The austere blue-trimmed white sari has long been identified with the nun and her order. | India | Mother Teresa wore a simple white sari with three blue stripes on the border
For nearly half a century, Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun who worked with the poor in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) wore a simple white sari with three blue stripes on the borders, one thicker than the rest. Senior nuns who wor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40566352 |
Government criticised over 'suppressed' extremist report - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Opposition parties claim ministers were trying to protect Saudi Arabia by only publishing summary. | UK | A government refusal to publish a report on the funding of UK Islamist extremist groups has been criticised.
The home secretary has issued a two-page summary which concluded most organisations were funded via small, anonymous British-based donations.
Amber Rudd said she had decided to do so for national security reas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40581819 |
UK university applications fall by 4%, Ucas figures show - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Figures show 25,190 fewer people have applied to UK universities this year. | Education & Family | The number of people applying for UK university places has fallen by more than 25,000 (4%) on last year, data from the admissions service Ucas shows.
The figures show a sharp decline in those applying to study nursing courses - down 19% - and a continued fall in the number of mature students, notably in England and No... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40581643 |
Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was the first item on a baggage carousel after a four-hour flight in Australia. | Australia | The can was checked in for a flight from Melbourne to Perth
A man has successfully checked in a can of beer as his only luggage on a domestic flight in Australia.
The man, identified in media as Dean Stinson, said he and a friend had come up with the idea as a joke.
The can arrived, tagged and unopened, as the first... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577923 |
Brexit: EU negotiator Barnier firm on citizens' rights - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU's top negotiator says European courts must be responsible for protecting citizens' rights. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mr Barnier said the UK's financial obligations were not a "ransom"
The EU's top Brexit negotiator has said there are still major differences between the EU and UK on the rights of EU citizens living in Britain.
"The British... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40579769 |
10 thoughts about the PM's position - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Whatever Theresa May had said this morning, she is in trouble. | UK Politics | It wasn't meant to be called a "relaunch" or a "fightback" or even a "reset".
The prime minister's speech this morning was, however, the first big speech she has made since the election.
You might, therefore, have expected it to be bold, determined, as she said it would be. You might have expected it to be, at least ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40575473 |
Air Canada flight nearly lands on crowded San Francisco taxiway - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US investigates how the flight from Toronto almost landed on a taxiway with four planes on it. | US & Canada | Air Canada says it is investigating the incident
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating an apparent near-miss involving an Air Canada flight at San Francisco's airport.
It says Flight AC759 from Toronto was cleared to land on a runway last Friday, but the pilot "inadvertently" lined up for a ta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40571913 |
Nicky Morgan to lead Treasury committee - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-education secretary sees off Eurosceptic Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg for the coveted position. | UK Politics | Former education secretary Nicky Morgan has been elected as chairwoman of the influential Treasury select committee.
Ms Morgan saw off five other Tory MPs to land the coveted role scrutinising the government's finances.
Other committee election results, which were announced by Speaker John Bercow, include Tom Tugendh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40589509 |
Balearic Islands ask EU for alcohol limit on flights - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The request comes after a series of alcohol-related incidents on the popular party islands. | Europe | The request follows a string of high-profile alcohol-related incidents
Local authorities in the Balearic Islands have asked for a limit to be put on drinking alcohol on planes and in airports as they try to crack down on anti-social behaviour.
Pilar Carbonell, head of tourism across the islands, including Mallorca an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40586293 |
Grenfell fire: 'I was too afraid because I'm undocumented' - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An illegal immigrant living in Grenfell Tower says she was worried she would not get any support. | UK | There are claims that the number of those killed in the fire is higher than the official figures
There have been persistent claims that the Grenfell Tower death toll is higher than official estimates because there were undocumented residents living there. One such woman explains why she is too afraid to come forward t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40585049 |
UK unemployment drops to 1.49m - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Unemployment fell by 64,000 to 1.49 million in the three months to May, official figures show. | Business | UK unemployment fell by 64,000 to 1.49 million in the three months to May, official figures show.
It meant the unemployment rate fell by 0.2% to its lowest since 1975, at 4.5%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) added.
But wage increases continued to fall further behind inflation.
Excluding bonuses, earnings r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40579523 |
Spanish royals' UK visit glosses over Brexit cracks - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Will the King of Spain's UK visit sweep Brexit tensions under the red carpet? | Europe | The UK is rolling out the red carpet for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, sprinkling pomp and glamour over some deep-rooted tensions.
Brexit and the centuries-old dispute over Gibraltar might suggest that UK-Spanish relations are between a Rock and a hard place.
But the 12-14 July state visit could send a s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40558218 |
'Over-sexualised' Femfresh shaving advert banned - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Femfresh advert was likely to cause "serious offence", according to the advertising watchdog. | UK | The video-on-demand Femfresh advert was shown in March and April of this year
An advert for bikini line shaving products has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which found it was likely to cause "serious or widespread offence".
Shown on ITV and Channel 4 on-demand services earlier this year, it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40572948 |
Where many of the clothes you throw away end up - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The city in northern India where most of the West's second-hand clothing ends up. | Business | Torn or damaged clothes from the UK, US and other countries often end up in Panipat in India
Ever wonder where your clothes go after you discard them?
In Western countries, when you donate clothing to charities via shops, collection bags, or clothing banks many are given to those in need or sold in charity shops to r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40352910 |
MPs speak out about 'sinister' election abuse - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tory and Labour MPs talk about intimidation they have faced - as ministers announce inquiry. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
MPs have spoken about the abuse and intimidation they were subjected to during the general election.
Conservative Simon Hart said colleagues were targeted for their sexuality, religious beliefs and social background by peop... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40577325 |
The anti-immigration party trying to recruit immigrants - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Their manifesto calls for a near-total halt to immigration, but the far-right political party Britain First is now actively trying to appeal to Polish immigrants living in the UK. | BBC Trending | Although their manifesto calls for a near-total halt to immigration, the far-right political party Britain First is now actively trying to appeal to Polish immigrants.
They are a fringe group, with no elected officials at any level, but Britain First has about 1.9 million Facebook likes - more than any other UK politi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40509632 |
Newspaper headlines: Trump Jr 'treason', and 'Jo the Konquerer' - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emails revealing Donald Trump Jr was offered information about Hillary Clinton by the Russians, and Jo Konta's Wimbledon win feature on the front pages. | The Papers | Donald Trump Jr appears in a number of the papers
The Daily Telegraph leads on claims that Donald Trump Jr is facing a possible "treason" investigation after emails showed he welcomed an offer of Russian state assistance to influence the outcome of the US election.
The Guardian believes the messages spell "big troubl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40577125 |
Households due £285 rebate on fuel bills, says Citizens Advice - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Citizens Advice says energy firms have made "excess" profits and households should be reimbursed. | Business | Every household in the UK should get a one-off rebate of £285 on its fuel bills as a result of excess industry profits, Citizens Advice has said.
Over eight years, it claimed firms that transport gas and electricity - so-called energy networks - have made £7.5bn in "unjustified" profits.
It blamed the regulator, Ofge... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40568869 |
Estate agents have lowest stock of homes for 40 years - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | On average, each estate agent in the UK has 42.5 properties on its books, the lowest since 1978. | Business | The UK housing market is in a state of lethargy, according to property surveyors, with estate agents reporting the lowest stock of properties for nearly 40 years.
Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said the market might continue "flatlining" for a while.
New instructions in June fell for t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40581912 |
King Felipe VI: Spain and UK 'profoundly intertwined' - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | King Felipe VI says they can overcome differences over Gibraltar and Brexit, in his state visit speech. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. King Felipe VI said he respected the UK's decision to leave the EU
Britain and Spain can overcome their differences and maintain strong ties after Brexit, the king of Spain has said in a speech at Westminster.
King Felipe V... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40577753 |
FBI nominee Christopher Wray says Russia probe not witch hunt - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Christopher Wray also told senators he would not be "pulling punches" if confirmed in the role. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI has rejected the president's depiction of a probe into alleged Russian meddling in the US election as a witch hunt.
"I do not consider Director Mueller to be on a witch hunt," Christopher... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40573675 |
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