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Do you live in the world's least active country? - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists use smartphones to track and rank activity levels around the world. | Health | US scientists have amassed "planetary-scale" data from people's smartphones to see how active we really are.
The Stanford University analysis of 68 million days' worth of minute-by-minute data showed the average number of daily steps was 4,961.
Hong Kong was top averaging 6,880 a day, while Indonesia was bottom of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40570442 |
Lloyds Bank to abolish charges for unplanned overdrafts - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | 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 |
Grenfell Tower 'stay put' advice lasted nearly two hours - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fire service changed its advice an hour and 53 minutes after the first emergency call, BBC finds. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Fire service advice to "stay put" inside Grenfell Tower during the fire which destroyed the building lasted nearly two hours, the BBC has learned.
A change in policy recommending residents try to leave was made at 02:47 BST... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40575329 |
Madagascar: Where France's maritime history sails on - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The craftsmen can all trace their skills back to one family who arrived on the island more than 150 years ago. | Africa | Schooners typically have two or three masts with multiple sails
Madagascar's master shipbuilders can all trace their skills back to just one family who arrived on the African island more than 150 years ago, writes Tim Healy in the capital, Antananarivo.
In the 19th Century, schooners were a familiar sight along Franc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40555125 |
President Trump sued for blocking people on Twitter - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Seven Twitter users are suing the US president, saying their right to free speech has been violated. | US & Canada | President Donald Trump has been party to an eye-watering 4,000 lawsuits over the last 30 years, US media say.
And now the mogul turned commander-in-chief has attracted one more, after seven people sued him for blocking them on Twitter.
Mr Trump is an avid user of the social media forum, which he deploys to praise all... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40577858 |
Italian tourist treasure turned into ghost town by earthquake - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | 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 |
Florida family rescued by beachgoers' human chain - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | 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 |
Nottingham woman jailed for 1,800 'abusive' 999 calls - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stacey White "unleashed a tirade of abuse" on call handlers, costing the NHS £31,000 in one year. | Nottingham | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A woman who called the emergency services 1,868 times is jailed for six months.
An abusive caller who rang 999 more than 1,800 times has been jailed.
Stacey White, 31, from Nottinghamshire, had "unleashed a tirade of abuse"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-40581383 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Give us hope Johanna' and Brexit 'threat' - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Johanna Konta's upcoming Wimbledon semi-final and Labour's Brexit "threat" make the front pages. | The Papers | Theresa May is interviewed by the Sun to mark her first year as prime minister
The Times leads on a claim that Google has paid millions of dollars in secret funds to UK and US academics in the hope that their research would sway public opinion and influence government policy.
According to a US watchdog group, payment... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40590100 |
Trump: I get along 'very well' with Putin - BBC News | 2017-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | His assessment comes as alleged Russian meddling in the US election continues to cast a cloud. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
President Trump says he gets along "very well" with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
He was interviewed by the Christian Broadcasting Network days after his much anticipated meeting with Mr Putin at the G20 summit in Hamb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40590120 |
Jail for cocaine driver who killed Newport grandmother - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He hit seven vehicles before crashing into 70-year-old Christine Rowe's car head-on. | South East Wales | Christine Rowe was a full-time carer for her husband Brian
A father-of-two has been jailed for eight years and eight months for killing a grandmother while sniffing cocaine at the wheel of his van.
Ryan Reardon, 34, hit seven other vehicles in his van in Newport before crashing into 70-year-old Christine Rowe's car h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-40594704 |
Pakistan’s secret atheists - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How do non-believers get together in a nation where blasphemy carries a death sentence? | Magazine | Being an atheist in Pakistan can be life-threatening. But behind closed doors, non-believers are getting together to support one another. How do they survive in a nation where blasphemy carries a death sentence?
Omar, named after one of Islam's most revered caliphs, has rejected the faith of his forefathers. He is one... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40580196 |
Charlie Gard has 10% chance of improvement, US doctor claims - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A US doctor offering to treat Charlie Gard agrees to visit him, if the High Court adjourns. | London | Charlie has a rare genetic condition and is on life support
An American doctor offering to treat terminally ill Charlie Gard has told the High Court there is a 10% chance he could improve the baby's condition.
The 11-month-old has a rare genetic disorder and severe brain damage which doctors at Great Ormond Street Ho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40593286 |
Brexit: The UK's key repeal bill facing challenges - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ministers hail a historic moment - but Labour and the Scottish and Welsh governments are unhappy. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The Scottish and Welsh governments have threatened to block the key Brexit bill which will convert all existing EU laws into UK law.
The repeal bill, published earlier, is also facing opposition from Labour and other partie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40589510 |
Trump hints at climate deal shift in Paris talks - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Speaking alongside his French counterpart, the US president told reporters "something could happen". | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Toned-down Trump: What happened to the tough talk on Paris?
French President Emmanuel Macron said he "respected" Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord but that France would remain committed.
"On cl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40597244 |
Game of Thrones premiere: Cast 'emotional' as they head for finale - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The seventh season premiered in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Find out what the cast had to say. | Entertainment & Arts | Sophie Turner and Kit Harington were among the stars attending the premiere
Stars including Sophie Turner and Kit Harington traded Westeros for LA, as the seventh season of Game of Thrones received a gala premiere on Wednesday.
Phones were banned as the first episode of the penultimate series was screened at the Walt... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40592766 |
Southern Rail work experience Eddie: 'I'm just being me' - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | 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 |
Bradley Lowery funeral: Thousands pay respects to youngster - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Footballer Jermain Defoe is among the funeral cortege as it brings Bradley's home town to a standstill. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Thousands of mourners have lined the streets of Bradley Lowery's home town for his funeral.
The six-year-old Sunderland fan, from Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, died on Friday following a cancer fight.
Footballer Jerma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40595727 |
Newspaper headlines: Brexit bill 'revolt' and Max's law vote - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Opposition to the government's proposed legislation to convert EU law to UK features across the papers. | The Papers | The Times considers attempts by French President Emmanuel Macron to shape what it calls a special but critical relationship with the US
The government's repeal bill, which will convert EU legislation into British law, is dismissed by the Guardian as a "bodge-job".
The paper expresses concern about the use of what are... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40603181 |
Janet Commins: How police caught her killer after 41 years - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 1976 killing of a 15-year-old girl had a "profound and devastating" effect on the town of Flint. | North East Wales | Stephen Hough was trapped by his DNA after 40 years
The killing of Flintshire schoolgirl Janet Commins made headlines across the UK in 1976. Now, ex-soldier Stephen Hough has been jailed for 12 years for her rape and manslaughter. He was caught by his DNA 40 years on, even though another man spent six years in prison ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40568522 |
The prison monitor sacked after voicing her concerns - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | 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 |
Reality Check: Does the repeal bill repeal EU laws? - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government has published the bill on how EU laws will be transferred to UK law. | UK Politics | The claim: Brexit Secretary David Davis said in March that the repeal bill would allow the UK Parliament and Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland administrations to scrap, amend and improve laws.
Reality Check verdict: The bill will repeal the European Communities Act, but it will not change EU laws - it will turn the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39445825 |
Electrical fire closes London Paddington station - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | 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 |
Are tuition fees really heading for scrap heap? - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tuition fees have become a political battleground. But what's been their impact? | Education & Family | Students do not realise how few hours they might get in lectures and seminars
"This is only going to end one way," says Lord Adonis, Labour peer and one of the architects of an earlier version of tuition fees.
"Almost no-one inside or outside government thinks they will survive."
Before last month's general election... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40569202 |
Italy wildfires: Tourists rescued by boat from Calampiso - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Around 700 tourists are evacuated by boat as wildfires surround the Calampiso seaside resort. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Fire crews battled the flames in the country's south
Around 700 tourists have been rescued by boat from wildfires in Sicily, as swathes of southern Italy battle blazes.
As flames neared the seaside resort of Calampiso, fish... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40590090 |
Theresa May 'shed a tear' at election exit poll - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May tells the BBC it was a "complete shock" to see she was set to lose her majority. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May was talking to BBC Radio 5 Live
Theresa May has revealed she shed a "little tear" when she learned the result of the election exit poll suggesting she would lose her majority.
The prime minister said her husband... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40592808 |
Is the threat of a copyright lawsuit stifling music? - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | 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 | 2017-07-13 | 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 |
UK university applications fall by 4%, Ucas figures show - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | 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 |
Trump Russia claims: Mood in the White House is 'fantastic' - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Before flying to France, the president goes on the offensive amid pressure over alleged Russia ties. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
President Donald Trump says the mood in the White House is "fantastic" despite intense scrutiny of his campaign's alleged dealings with Russia.
He told Reuters the administration was "functioning beautifully".
The presiden... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40590094 |
Canadian father struck by lightning at daughter's wedding - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Canadian man survives a lightning strike as he gives a speech at his daughter's wedding. | US & Canada | "I've had lots of brushes with death," said Mr Nadeau (left), "but death keeps ignoring me"
No one likes a dull wedding, but one father-of-the-bride's speech was a little too electrifying at his daughter's ceremony last weekend.
JP Nadeau was reportedly struck by lightning mid-sentence in his apple orchard in New Bru... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40585510 |
Rhodri Colwyn Philipps jailed over Gina Miller post - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rhodri Colwyn Philipps wrote the message four days after Ms Miller won a Brexit legal challenge. | UK | An aristocrat who wrote an online post offering £5,000 to anyone who ran over businesswoman Gina Miller has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison.
Rhodri Colwyn Philipps - the 4th Viscount St Davids - posted on Facebook four days after Ms Miller won a Brexit legal challenge against the government.
Philipps, 50, of Kni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40599992 |
Qatar Airways CEO sorry for calling US air hostesses 'grandmothers' - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Akbar Al Baker called US flight attendants “grandmothers” and boasted his had an average age of 26. | Middle East | Akbar Al Baker boasted that the average age of his company's cabin crew was "only 26"
The chief executive of Qatar Airways has apologised for comments he made about flight attendants that were condemned as both sexist and ageist.
In a speech at a dinner in Ireland last week, Akbar Al Baker said US airlines were "crap... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40593396 |
Grenfell planner’s shock at burnt remains - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fifty years after helping to design the estate, Peter Deakins revisits the tower after the fire. | London | Architect Peter Deakins was horrified to see the burnt remains of Grenfell Tower.
Peter Deakins drew up the master plan for the Grenfell estate in the mid 1960s, a scheme that was hailed at the time as a "spectacular surprise" by the Architects' Journal because of its scale and ambition. He was horrified to see its ce... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40571856 |
Janet Commins: Stephen Hough guilty of 1976 rape and killing - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stephen Hough becomes the second man to be convicted over the killing of schoolgirl Janet Commins. | North East Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A man has been convicted of raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in 1976.
Janet Commins' body was found on a school field in Flint, north Wales, by three children playing hide and seek.
Stephen Hough, 58, from Flint, was ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40593656 |
Blue whale takes centre-stage at Natural History Museum - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Move over Dippy - Earth's biggest animal is now the star attraction at the Natural History Museum. | Science & Environment | The skeleton has been given a diving pose - as if it is feeding on a ball of krill
London's Natural History Museum (NHM) has undergone a major revamp with a blue whale skeleton now forming the main exhibit as visitors come through the front door.
The marine mammal replaces the much-loved Diplodocus dinosaur, "Dippy",... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40582046 |
Behold Jupiter's Great Red Spot - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Nasa probe returns the most detailed pictures ever of one of the Solar System's biggest storms. | Science & Environment | Jason Major, a JunoCam citizen scientist and a graphic designer from Warwick, Rhode Island, took the raw images from the probe to create this perspective
An American space agency probe has returned the most detailed pictures ever of Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
The Juno spacecraft passed over the giant storm on Monday a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40594126 |
Scots grandmother, 96, in Australian visa row - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Christina Grant's family believed they had done the right thing to meet the rules of her visitor visa. | Highlands & Islands | Christina Grant moved in with family in Australia after the death of a son in Scotland
A 96-year-old woman is preparing to return to Scotland from Australia after a visa wrangle.
Christina Grant's family, who live in New South Wales, flew her to Australia following the death of her son and carer, Robert, in February ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-40593470 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Give us hope Johanna' and Brexit 'threat' - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Johanna Konta's upcoming Wimbledon semi-final and Labour's Brexit "threat" make the front pages. | The Papers | Theresa May is interviewed by the Sun to mark her first year as prime minister
The Times leads on a claim that Google has paid millions of dollars in secret funds to UK and US academics in the hope that their research would sway public opinion and influence government policy.
According to a US watchdog group, payment... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40590100 |
Balearic Islands ask EU for alcohol limit on flights - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | 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 |
Havaianas flip-flop brand sold in $1bn deal - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Brazilian firm behind the famous flip-flop is being offloaded by the scandal-hit J&F group. | Business | The maker of Havaianas - perhaps the world's most famous brand of flip-flops - has been sold for $1.1bn ($850m).
The Brazilian label has been highly successful at home and internationally, with about 200 million pairs of the footwear sold every year.
Alpargatas, the firm behind the brand, was owned by the scandal-hit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40590845 |
Man trapped in Texas cash machine sends 'help me' notes - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Corpus Christi police took it for a joke, before kicking in a door to withdraw the stuck workman. | US & Canada | The man slipped handwritten notes pleading to bank customers to get help
A Texas man who found himself trapped inside a cash machine slipped "help me" notes through the receipt slot.
The man, who police say was working on a renovation of the bank, left his phone in his vehicle before getting stuck in the drive-thru A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40589631 |
Student death punch man's bail 'fundamentally flawed' - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An IPCC report also criticises the way the family's complaints about the issue were handled. | Derby | Jagdip Randhawa's family appealed the results of an internal investigation into how the case was handled
Bail breaches by a man who killed a student were handled in a "fundamentally flawed" manner, a report has found.
Jagdip Randhawa, 19, from London, was punched by boxer Clifton Ty Mitchell during a night out in Lee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40597974 |
Chuck Blazer, disgraced ex-Fifa official, dies aged 72 - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Blazer, who helped spur the Fifa corruption scandal, was found guilty of bribery and other charges. | US & Canada | Blazer was banned from all football activities for life in 2015
Disgraced US football official Chuck Blazer has died at the age of 72, his lawyers say.
Blazer, who was banned from all football activities for life in 2015, had been suffering from cancer.
In 2013 he pleaded guilty to bribery, money laundering and tax ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40590960 |
How a footballer became Africa's first Cognac maker - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Ivory Coast international Olivier Tebily has forged a new career away from football - as Africa's first maker of Cognac. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Footballers have long relied on the terraces for inspiration but when Olivier Tebily does so these days, he is looking at rows of vines - not fans.
While many footballers' post-playing plans involve staying in the game, the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40587894 |
Estate agents have lowest stock of homes for 40 years - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | 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 | 2017-07-13 | 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 |
Australian man's thumb surgically replaced by toe - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Doctors recommended the eight-hour surgery after his thumb was severed by a bull. | Australia | An Australian cattle worker whose thumb was severed by a bull has had his toe surgically transplanted in its position.
Zac Mitchell, 20, was injured in April while working on a remote farming property in Western Australia.
"A bull kicked my hand into the fence," Mr Mitchell said of the incident.
He underwent two uns... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40577567 |
Tube to change 'ladies and gentlemen' announcements - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Underground staff are to say "hello everyone" to passengers in an effort to become more gender-neutral. | London | London Underground said the change was to ensure all passengers felt "welcome"
The "ladies and gentlemen" greeting on Tube announcements is to be scrapped, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
London Underground staff have been told to say "hello everyone" in an effort to become more gender-neutral.
TfL said th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40591750 |
Liverpool's Phil Redmond bids for Channel 4 relocation - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brookside creator Phil Redmond says there is "no better home" for the channel if it leaves London. | Liverpool | Phil Redmond says "a lot of Channel 4's DNA" was created through Brookside and Hollyoaks, filmed in Liverpool
The creator of Brookside, Phil Redmond, is leading a bid to bring Channel 4 to Liverpool, saying "there could be no better home".
A government consultation is considering whether the broadcaster should move o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-40591447 |
Grenfell Tower 'stay put' advice lasted nearly two hours - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fire service changed its advice an hour and 53 minutes after the first emergency call, BBC finds. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Fire service advice to "stay put" inside Grenfell Tower during the fire which destroyed the building lasted nearly two hours, the BBC has learned.
A change in policy recommending residents try to leave was made at 02:47 BST... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40575329 |
Madagascar: Where France's maritime history sails on - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The craftsmen can all trace their skills back to one family who arrived on the island more than 150 years ago. | Africa | Schooners typically have two or three masts with multiple sails
Madagascar's master shipbuilders can all trace their skills back to just one family who arrived on the African island more than 150 years ago, writes Tim Healy in the capital, Antananarivo.
In the 19th Century, schooners were a familiar sight along Franc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40555125 |
Manchester United and City to wear bee emblem - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The bee is now a symbol of solidarity among those affected by the Arena bombing. | Manchester | City chief executive officer Ferran Soriano said players would wear bees with "immense pride"
Manchester United and City players are to honour victims of the Manchester Arena blast by wearing bee emblems on their football shirts in a derby match.
The shirts will be auctioned off after the game and proceeds will go to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40602465 |
Once suspicious, Trump now embraces France - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump was once a harsh critic of France, but this view appears to be changing. | US & Canada | The Trumps will watch the Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Élysées
Not long ago Donald Trump said that Paris was a terrible place. Now he's embraced the city and the nation, strengthening US-France relations.
On Thursday morning Mr Trump wore a crisp white shirt, cufflinks and a gold-coloured belt buckle that gleame... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40593515 |
Trump: I get along 'very well' with Putin - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | His assessment comes as alleged Russian meddling in the US election continues to cast a cloud. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
President Trump says he gets along "very well" with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
He was interviewed by the Christian Broadcasting Network days after his much anticipated meeting with Mr Putin at the G20 summit in Hamb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40590120 |
Dirty Dancing wedding practice knocks out couple - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Andy Price was given a CT scan after his wedding dance practice went badly wrong. | Bristol | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'We were both flat out on the floor'
A couple knocked themselves unconscious practising a lift from classic 1980s film Dirty Dancing for their wedding.
Sharon Price and fiance Andy Price were trying to recreate its final da... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-40598537 |
Sint Maarten jet engine blast kills New Zealand woman - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A New Zealander has died after the force of a jet take-off knocked her down on Sint Maarten. | Latin America & Caribbean | The woman was knocked over by the blast of a plane taking off: this file photo shows a plane arriving at Sint Maarten
A New Zealand woman has died on the Caribbean territory of Sint Maarten after the blast from a powerful jet engine knocked her to the ground.
The incident happened at the famous Princess Juliana Inter... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-40591757 |
Woman sues Disneyland Paris over crème brûlée 'fireball' burns - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Victim claims a Disneyland manager told her the injuries were "no different to falling off a bike". | Bristol | Erica Osbourne suffered second degree burns and scars in the incident at Disneyland Paris
A woman who was burned when her clothes caught fire in a Disneyland Paris restaurant says she was told it was "no different to falling off a bike".
Erica Osbourne, 37, claims it happened when a chef used a blow torch on a desser... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-40585940 |
The Bill TV producer jailed over hitmen plot to kill partner - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former producer of The Bill wanted his partner killed so he could run off with a sex worker. | Sussex | Harris approached three different men to ask them to kill his partner
A retired TV producer who was convicted of trying to hire a hitman to kill his partner has been jailed for 17 years.
David Harris, 68, offered £200,000 for the murder of Hazel Allinson so he could inherit her fortune, sell her £800,000 Sussex home ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-40605305 |
Gay Muslim wedding: Groom receives acid attack threats - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jahed Choudhury says he has received death threats online since marrying Sean Rogan. | Birmingham & Black Country | Jahed Choudhury says he has received death threats online
A man thought to be one of the first UK Muslims to have a same-sex marriage said people have threatened to throw acid in his face since the ceremony.
Jahed Choudhury, 24, married Sean Rogan at Walsall Register Office and shared his story on YouTube.
However, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40609482 |
Reality Check: Can Scotland and Wales block the repeal bill? - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | First Ministers say it is a "naked power-grab" undermining devolution | UK Politics | The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, known as the repeal bill, will convert EU laws into UK laws. Some of these will be in areas such as the environment and agriculture, which are normally the responsibility of the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The First Ministers of Scotland and Wales... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40608598 |
Pakistan’s secret atheists - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How do non-believers get together in a nation where blasphemy carries a death sentence? | Magazine | Being an atheist in Pakistan can be life-threatening. But behind closed doors, non-believers are getting together to support one another. How do they survive in a nation where blasphemy carries a death sentence?
Omar, named after one of Islam's most revered caliphs, has rejected the faith of his forefathers. He is one... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40580196 |
Charlie Gard has 10% chance of improvement, US doctor claims - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A US doctor offering to treat Charlie Gard agrees to visit him, if the High Court adjourns. | London | Charlie has a rare genetic condition and is on life support
An American doctor offering to treat terminally ill Charlie Gard has told the High Court there is a 10% chance he could improve the baby's condition.
The 11-month-old has a rare genetic disorder and severe brain damage which doctors at Great Ormond Street Ho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40593286 |
Brexit: The UK's key repeal bill facing challenges - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ministers hail a historic moment - but Labour and the Scottish and Welsh governments are unhappy. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The Scottish and Welsh governments have threatened to block the key Brexit bill which will convert all existing EU laws into UK law.
The repeal bill, published earlier, is also facing opposition from Labour and other partie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40589510 |
Trump hints at climate deal shift in Paris talks - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Speaking alongside his French counterpart, the US president told reporters "something could happen". | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Toned-down Trump: What happened to the tough talk on Paris?
French President Emmanuel Macron said he "respected" Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord but that France would remain committed.
"On cl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40597244 |
Charlie Gard: US doctor offers to meet GOSH medical team - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US doctor offering to treat Charlie Gard will meet the baby's medical team to discuss his care. | London | New York physician Dr Michio Hirano has offered to treat Charlie in the US
The US neurologist Michio Hirano, who offered to treat terminally ill Charlie Gard, is due to meet the infant's medical team in London on Monday.
The High Court has resumed hearing a request to consider fresh evidence that experimental therapy... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40610501 |
From angel to monster: 'My son was groomed to sell drugs' - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Middle-class children are in danger of being groomed by criminal gangs to sell drugs, a report says. | UK | Children from middle-class backgrounds are in danger of being groomed by criminal gangs to sell drugs, a new report has found. One mother says her son turned from "an angel into a monster".
"I was going out there looking for him myself," Claire - not her real name - explains to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40605413 |
Trump and Macron: An unlikely friendship is born - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US President Donald Trump forms a close alliance with President Emmanuel Macron during his Paris trip. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Toned-down Trump: What happened to the tough talk on Paris?
President Trump has made a new friend - Emmanuel Macron, the French president. The alliance, say analysts, is good for both Europe and the US.
Trump and Macron sat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40613719 |
Bradley Lowery funeral: Thousands pay respects to youngster - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Footballer Jermain Defoe is among the funeral cortege as it brings Bradley's home town to a standstill. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Thousands of mourners have lined the streets of Bradley Lowery's home town for his funeral.
The six-year-old Sunderland fan, from Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, died on Friday following a cancer fight.
Footballer Jerma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40595727 |
Newspaper headlines: Brexit bill 'revolt' and Max's law vote - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Opposition to the government's proposed legislation to convert EU law to UK features across the papers. | The Papers | The Times considers attempts by French President Emmanuel Macron to shape what it calls a special but critical relationship with the US
The government's repeal bill, which will convert EU legislation into British law, is dismissed by the Guardian as a "bodge-job".
The paper expresses concern about the use of what are... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40603181 |
Janet Commins: How police caught her killer after 41 years - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 1976 killing of a 15-year-old girl had a "profound and devastating" effect on the town of Flint. | North East Wales | Stephen Hough was trapped by his DNA after 40 years
The killing of Flintshire schoolgirl Janet Commins made headlines across the UK in 1976. Now, ex-soldier Stephen Hough has been jailed for 12 years for her rape and manslaughter. He was caught by his DNA 40 years on, even though another man spent six years in prison ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40568522 |
Reality Check: Does the repeal bill repeal EU laws? - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government has published the bill on how EU laws will be transferred to UK law. | UK Politics | The claim: Brexit Secretary David Davis said in March that the repeal bill would allow the UK Parliament and Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland administrations to scrap, amend and improve laws.
Reality Check verdict: The bill will repeal the European Communities Act, but it will not change EU laws - it will turn the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39445825 |
'Rooney to China'?: The real impact of fake football news - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dubiously sourced rumours about transfers spread wildly on social media, but do they actually influence the game? | BBC Trending | This spoof news story was widely circulated on Facebook
Dubiously sourced rumours about football transfers spread wildly on social media, and while experts say they don't usually affect where players end up, they can put pressure on clubs and move betting markets.
It's a type of story that long pre-dates the current ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40574049 |
Vogue sorry for Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik 'gender fluid' claim - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some weren't happy that the magazine said Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid were "gender fluid". | Entertainment & Arts | Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid in the US Vogue photoshoot
US Vogue has apologised for "missing the mark" by saying Zayn Malik and his girlfriend Gigi Hadid were "embracing gender fluidity".
In an interview, the former One Directioner and the US model talked about borrowing each other's clothes.
They were photographed in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40608053 |
Dirty Dancing wedding practice knocks out couple - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Andy Price was given a CT scan after his wedding dance practice went badly wrong. | Bristol | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'We were both flat out on the floor'
A couple knocked themselves unconscious practising a lift from classic 1980s film Dirty Dancing for their wedding.
Sharon Price and fiance Andy Price were trying to recreate its final da... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-40598537 |
Turkey dismisses thousands a year after coup attempt - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It comes on the eve of the first anniversary of a coup attempt that led to more than 250 deaths. | Europe | Turkey has seen mass arrests and dismissals in the public sector since the 2016 coup attempt
Turkey has dismissed more than 7,000 police, ministry staff and academics, ahead of the first anniversary of an attempted coup.
It comes as part of a major purge of state institutions, including the judiciary, police and educ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40612056 |
Home Office fined £366,900 for breaking pay cap for abuse inquiry chief - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Home Office fined £366,900 for failing to get approval for pay cap-busting salary for Alexis Jay. | UK Politics | Professor Jay was a panel member before being named chair
The Home Office has been fined £366,900 for breaching the government's senior salary pay cap when it appointed the head of a child sex abuse inquiry.
It was penalised by the Treasury for failing to get clearance in advance before agreeing to pay Professor Alex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40610167 |
Tim Farron: I decided to quit before general election - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The outgoing Lib Dem leader denies deceiving voters by continuing to campaign. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tim Farron told 5 live's Emma Barnett he "had a cry" when his 15-year-old texted him
Outgoing Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has revealed he decided to quit several weeks before the general election but did not announce his decis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40598913 |
Behold Jupiter's Great Red Spot - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Nasa probe returns the most detailed pictures ever of one of the Solar System's biggest storms. | Science & Environment | Jason Major, a JunoCam citizen scientist and a graphic designer from Warwick, Rhode Island, took the raw images from the probe to create this perspective
An American space agency probe has returned the most detailed pictures ever of Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
The Juno spacecraft passed over the giant storm on Monday a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40594126 |
Prince Harry's beach photos press complaint upheld - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The press watchdog rules in favour of Prince Harry after Mail Online published Jamaica beach pictures. | UK | A complaint by Prince Harry over photos of him on a beach in Jamaica published by Mail Online has been upheld by the independent press watchdog.
The prince said the images had been taken in circumstances in which he had a reasonable expectation of privacy, as it was on a private beach.
Prince Harry was on the beach w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40608667 |
Egypt Hurghada stabbing: Two Germans killed at Red Sea resort - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man is arrested after two Germans are killed at the Egyptian resort of Hurghada, officials say. | Middle East | Hurghada is a popular resort renowned for its scuba diving
Two German tourists have been killed in stabbings at a hotel beach in the popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada, Egyptian officials say.
At least four other people were injured and a man has been arrested.
The suspect is being questioned by police to determine ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40611921 |
Beyonce twins: Sir Carter and Rumi pictured for first time - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The star posted a picture with the babies a month after their birth - and revealed their names. | Entertainment & Arts | Beyonce has shared the first picture of herself with her twins to celebrate them turning one month old.
The US singer also confirmed they are called Sir Carter and Rumi - which had been rumoured after she and husband Jay-Z filed a trademark for the names.
The picture showed the 35-year-old mother-of-three and the twi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40604732 |
Doctor Who: New lead to be revealed after Wimbledon - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Widespread speculation suggests the 13th Doctor will - for the first time - be a woman. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. It’s almost time to meet the Thirteenth Doctor
The wait is nearly over for Doctor Who fans, as the identity of the 13th Doctor is due to be revealed later.
There is speculation the Time Lord could be a woman for the first t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40608669 |
Newspaper headlines: Acid attacks and Charlie Gard dominate - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Times reports that new laws to restrict the sale of corrosive substances will be proposed, while other front pages focus on the case of Charlie Gard. | The Papers | Five people were attacked with acid within 90-minutes on Thursday in London
The front page of the Times reports that new laws to restrict the sale and possession of corrosive substances will be proposed "within days", because of the rise in acid attacks.
The plans are predicted to feature tougher sentencing guideline... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40615880 |
London fire: Most services would have sent high ladder to Grenfell - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most fire services would have sent a high ladder to Grenfell Tower, BBC Newsnight has revealed. | UK | Most UK fire services would have automatically sent a high ladder to Grenfell Tower had the fire happened in their area, BBC Newsnight can reveal.
A Newsnight investigation last week revealed the London Fire Brigade failed to dispatch a high "aerial" ladder immediately to the west London blaze.
But 31 of the 44 UK fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40614220 |
How an agoraphobic travels the world - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jacqui Kenny can't get on a train or bus but has found a way to travel to remote corners of the world. | UK | Jacqui Kenny's agoraphobia means a trip to the supermarket can trigger an anxiety attack and fears of impending "catastrophe". But she says her Instagram account is helping her and sufferers like her to explore remote corners of the world.
Jacqui, 43, takes shots from Google Street View - among them a group of nuns in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39970205 |
Wimbledon 2017: Venus Williams' love of the game aids her remarkable revival - BBC Sport | 2017-07-14 | null | Venus Williams greets success with a sleepy, oblivious shrug - but her warrior spirit and love of the game still shine through, says Tom Fordyce. | null | More than a few people had money on a great former champion now in their sporting dotage fighting through the rounds and years for another tilt at the Wimbledon singles crown.
It just happened to be Roger Federer, rather than a woman two years older than him who had not won a Grand Slam singles title for nine years.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/40596481 |
Israeli police killed in attack near Jerusalem holy site - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The three gunmen, who were shot dead after fleeing to a sacred site, were Israeli Arabs, police say. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The attackers were shot dead after being pursued into the sacred compound
Two Israeli policemen have been killed and a third wounded in a shooting attack near a sacred site in Jerusalem.
They were shot by three Israeli Arab... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40604452 |
Man trapped in Texas cash machine sends 'help me' notes - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Corpus Christi police took it for a joke, before kicking in a door to withdraw the stuck workman. | US & Canada | The man slipped handwritten notes pleading to bank customers to get help
A Texas man who found himself trapped inside a cash machine slipped "help me" notes through the receipt slot.
The man, who police say was working on a renovation of the bank, left his phone in his vehicle before getting stuck in the drive-thru A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40589631 |
Student death punch man's bail 'fundamentally flawed' - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An IPCC report also criticises the way the family's complaints about the issue were handled. | Derby | Jagdip Randhawa's family appealed the results of an internal investigation into how the case was handled
Bail breaches by a man who killed a student were handled in a "fundamentally flawed" manner, a report has found.
Jagdip Randhawa, 19, from London, was punched by boxer Clifton Ty Mitchell during a night out in Lee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40597974 |
How a footballer became Africa's first Cognac maker - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Ivory Coast international Olivier Tebily has forged a new career away from football - as Africa's first maker of Cognac. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Footballers have long relied on the terraces for inspiration but when Olivier Tebily does so these days, he is looking at rows of vines - not fans.
While many footballers' post-playing plans involve staying in the game, the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40587894 |
Legal highs and chemsex drugs targeted in new strategy - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Home Office's new scheme aims to share intelligence on emerging drugs and help users recover. | UK | New legislation to tackle "legal highs" was introduced last year
So-called legal highs and chemsex drugs will be targeted in a government move aimed at cutting illicit drug use.
Fewer than one in ten adults in England and Wales now take drugs, according to the Home Office, but drug-related deaths have risen sharply.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40597941 |
Reality Check: Why don't Charlie Gard's parents have the final say? - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charlie Gard's parents don't have the final decision on what happens to him so where do parental rights end? | UK | Parents, it is generally agreed, are allowed to choose what happens to their children.
Of course, parents may make good or bad choices, but they have the right to make those decisions, whether that is about their child's diet and physical activity, their name, what school they go to, what religion they are raised in o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40600932 |
Terror plots stopped 'within minutes' of success - police chief - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Met Commissioner Cressida Dick says police have thwarted five attacks in the past few months. | UK | Eight people died and dozens were injured in the London Bridge attack
Several terror plots that "were very close to an attack" were thwarted "within minutes" of being carried out, London's most senior police officer has said.
Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick told LBC that five terror attacks had been prevented i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40604543 |
'Truly unique' mother lioness nurses leopard cub in Tanzania - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | These beautiful pictures are the first ever taken of a wild lioness feeding a young leopard. | Africa | Lion expert Dr Luke Hunter told the BBC the images are a once-in-a-lifetime sight
A baby leopard can't change his spots, but this lioness doesn't seem to mind.
These beautiful pictures are the first ever taken of a wild lioness nursing a cub from a different species - an extremely rare event.
The pair were spotted b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40603065 |
Grenfell Tower: Government to review building regulations - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Civil servants have begun work for a forthcoming review of building safety rules, Newsnight learns. | UK | Officials have begun preparations for a major review of building regulations in England, Newsnight has learned.
The decision reflects official alarm at the state of building safety in the wake of last month's Grenfell Tower fire, in which at least 80 people died.
As results of checks on tall buildings have come in, c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40602991 |
AirBnB host fined after racist comment - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "One word says it all. Asian," said host who must now attend a course on Asian-American studies. | Technology | Dyne Suh spoke emotionally about the incident after her room was cancelled
An AirBnB host who made a racist comment to an Asian guest has been fined $5,000 - and told she must attend a course on Asian-American studies.
Tami Barker cancelled Dyne Suh’s booking, telling her in a message: "One word says it all. Asian.”
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40602926 |
BBC Local Live: Updates from North East England on Friday 14 July 2017 - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the North East on Friday 14 July 2017. | Tyne & Wear | That's all for the day and for this week - thank you for joining us.
To keep up with what's happening over the weekend, head to BBC Tees, BBC Newcastle, Look North, and online.
You can tweet your photos to @BBCNewsNE , email them, or contact us via our Facebook page .
We'll be back on Monday from 08:00.
Our coverag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-tyne-40536137 |
Rooney mania grips Tanzania as Everton play Gor Mahia - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wayne Rooney marks his second debut for Everton with a stunning goal after receiving a raucous welcome from the 35,000 crowd in Tanzania. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Wayne Rooney marked his second debut for Everton with a stunning goal after receiving a raucous welcome from the 35,000 crowd at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Rooney had the first touch of the game betwee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40592856 |
Cheeki Rafiki deaths: Yacht firm boss guilty of safety breach - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Douglas Innes was responsible for the Cheeki Rafiki, which lost its keel 700 miles off Nova Scotia. | England | Douglas Innes ran Stormforce Coaching, the company responsible for the Cheeki Rafiki
The boss of a yachting firm has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a boat which capsized in the Atlantic with the loss of four lives.
Douglas Innes had been responsible for the Cheeki Rafiki, which lost its keel 700... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40609661 |
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