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Blood donation rules relaxed for gay men and sex workers - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Accurate blood tests mean more groups can give blood safely, experts say. | Health | More people will be able to donate blood more easily under the new rules
Blood donation rules for sex workers and gay men are being relaxed in England and Scotland after improvements in the accuracy of testing procedures.
Men who have sex with men can now give blood three months after their last sexual activity inste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40669950 |
International ref Nigel Owens' ongoing bulimia battle - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nigel Owens, who refereed the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, says his struggle is far from over. | Wales | Rugby union referee Nigel Owens reveals his struggle with eating disorder bulimia nervosa is not over and remains an ongoing battle.
There have been a number of 'firsts' in my life.
As a referee in world-class rugby, one of the most macho sports on the planet, I was the first in the sport to come out as being gay.
I... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40675344 |
Aylesbury YOI prison officers hurt in 'brawl' - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Seven prison officers and one inmate were treated in hospital after the incident on Friday. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | The young offender institution houses the longest sentenced young adult males in the English prison system
Seven prison officers and one prisoner were taken to hospital after "disorder" at a young offender institution, police have said.
It happened at HM YOI Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire on Friday morning, Thames Vall... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-40697158 |
Six 'unpresidented' months - 42 to go - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US citizens have now had six months to get used to their new president and still not all are finding it easy. Americans in the UK face a double dose of change with Brexit. | US & Canada | US citizens have now had six months to get used to their new president and still not all are finding it easy. For Americans in the UK there is a double dose of change, with Brexit now firmly under way. London-based writer and broadcaster Michael Goldfarb has been finding that the combination means all conversations tur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40648351 |
K-golf: South Korea's female golfing phenomenon - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | South Korean women have dominated international golf for years now. Why? | Asia | South Korea's Park Sung-hyun has won her first women's major
Newly-crowned golfing champion Park Sung-hyun has become the latest name in a stellar series of female winners from South Korea.
This week, Park, 23, won the US Women's Open by two shots to claim her first LPGA title. Eight other Korean women also made it t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40628058 |
Blade Runner 2049: Harrison Ford responds to Deckard replicant mystery - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Is Deckard human or a replicant? The star gives an answer. | Entertainment & Arts | It's one of the most debated theories in sci-fi - is Harrison Ford's character in Blade Runner human or an artificially created replicant?
The answer was left as a mystery in the theatrical release of Ridley Scott's 1982 film - with even Scott and Ford arguing about it - and with a sequel due to be released in October... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40690349 |
Reality Check: Are there more women in leading TV roles? - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC Reality Check investigates whether gender balance has changed in popular TV dramas in recent years. | Entertainment & Arts | Jodie Whittaker will take the title role in Doctor Who but Helen Mirren was star of Prime Suspect back in 2006
In the week the BBC announced it was casting a woman as Doctor Who for the first time, it also revealed that only a third of its highest-paid stars are women.
Headlines about women's equality, or otherwise, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40668409 |
Charlie Gard: Parents face 'backlash' over hospital threats - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charlie Gard's parents say they have faced a "backlash" after GOSH said staff had been threatened. | London | Connie Yates and Chris Gard want Charlie to receive an experimental therapy called nucleoside
The parents of Charlie Gard say they have been victims of a "backlash" after Great Ormond Street Hospital revealed staff had received death threats.
The hospital said police were called after families and staff were harassed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40700294 |
Skegness ad 'slur' woman won over by 'best of British' resort - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gina Parkin now describes the seaside resort as "the best of British". | Lincolnshire | Gina Parkin said she only made the off-the-cuff comment as a joke, but it was then featured in the Lotto advert
A woman featured in a TV advert saying she would holiday "anywhere but Skegness" has been won over by the resort after a VIP tour with the mayor.
In the Lotto ad, people were asked where they would go on a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-40697957 |
Injured walker rescued in Fisherfield Forest after crawling for hours - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The woman was climbing Munros in the Fisherfield Forest when she slipped and injured her ankle. | Highlands & Islands | Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team said the Fisherfield Forest was one of the most remote areas of the UK
A woman has been rescued from one of the UK's most remote areas after crawling for hours with an injured ankle.
The woman was attempting the "Fisherfield Five" Munros near Dundonnell with her partner when she slippe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-40696960 |
Generation Game to be brought back with Mel and Sue - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former Great British Bake Off presenters will host a four-episode run of the classic game show. | Entertainment & Arts | Former Great British Bake Off hosts Mel and Sue are to host the return of BBC classic show The Generation Game.
It has been commissioned for an initial four-episode run, although a launch date has yet to be set.
"It's a cuddly toy, it's a toaster, it's a circular power saw, no it's Mel and Sue doing the Generation Ga... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40695631 |
EasyJet ticket review call after son, 15, taken off plane - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boy, 15, was travelling alone to see grandparents in France when he was asked to leave the plane. | Sussex | Casper Read was travelling alone to grandparents in Toulouse, France
The mother of a boy taken off a plane at Gatwick due to a lack of seats is demanding EasyJet overhaul its ticketing process.
Casper Read, 15, was travelling alone to grandparents in France when he was asked to leave the plane after a man was allocat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-40691142 |
San Antonio: Truck found in Texas with dozens inside - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | They were among dozens of people found inside the back of the vehicle suffering from dehydration. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Migrant deaths: How one Texas county is struggling to cope
Police in the US state of Texas have arrested a truck driver whose vehicle was found in a Walmart car park with dozens of people in the back of it.
Nine men had die... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40696306 |
Brexit: Liam Fox sets election deadline for EU transition - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Liam Fox says he would not want any interim arrangement after Brexit to "drag on" beyond 2022. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Any transitional arrangement with the EU after Brexit must end by the time of the next election, Liam Fox has said.
The international trade secretary told the BBC he had no ideological objection to interim arrangements to m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40697322 |
Oxford station blunder sees passengers locked out - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 50 people missed the first train to London after staff arrived late to open up. | Oxford | Commuters and other passengers were locked out until 08:00 BST on Sunday
A blunder by Oxford station staff left dozens of passengers locked out and unable to catch their train.
People were left waiting until 08:00 BST - 15 minutes after the first train to London had departed.
Commuter Robert Atkins said on Twitter: ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-40697125 |
Scot shot in chest hours before Philippines wedding - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tarek Naggar was wounded in the chest after refusing to hand over his wallet to three men. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Tarek Naggar was outside a shop with his fiancee when he was shot in the chest
A Scottish man has been shot during a robbery hours before he was due to get married in the Philippines.
Tarek Naggar, 44, was outside a shop in Cebu City when three men demanded he hand over his wallet.
When he refused to give it up, one... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40697373 |
Irish immigrant’s arrest highlights race's role in deportation - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After a high-profile deportation, undocumented Irish immigrants are on edge. | US & Canada | John Cunningham had been living in the US without papers since 1999
After a high-profile deportation, undocumented Irish immigrants are on edge, and trying to help Latino immigrants who are more likely targets for immigration officials.
John Cunningham came to Boston in 1999. Like many Irish immigrants to the US, he ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40332646 |
Car stolen with mother and baby inside in Solihull - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man got into the woman's car as she attended to her baby, and drove off. | Birmingham & Black Country | As the woman stopped at traffic lights, four men demanded she get out the car
A man who stole a woman's car while she and her baby were still inside is being sought by police.
He was among group of four men who confronted the woman and demanded she get out of the car when she stopped at traffic lights in Solihull.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40698236 |
Marian Hill: 'An Apple advert kick-started our career' - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Marian Hill went from cult artists to mainstream success, after Apple chose their song for an ad. | Entertainment & Arts | Marian Hill wrote their breakout song, Down, in the space of one night
It's an ordinary day in Advert-ville, USA.
As the black-and-white sun rises over a black-and-white street, authentic-looking extras with a variety of contemporary hairstyles walk past a dilapidated warehouse.
A shoeshine boy flicks open his newsp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40683275 |
Kayla MacDonald named as girl killed by logs in Argyll forest - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The eight-year-old was described by her family as "precious and fun-loving" whose smile lit up a room. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Kayla MacDonald died after logs fell on her
A "precious and fun-loving" eight-year-old girl who died after logs fell on her in an Argyll forest has been named by police.
Kayla MacDonald, from Dunbeg, had become trapped by the logs near the village of Benderloch, north of Oban, at about 14:40 BST on Sunday.
Her famil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40699919 |
Luton Airport arrest as 'man tried to open aircraft door' - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The man tried to open an emergency door on board a flight from Poland but was "wrestled to the floor" by passengers. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | The incident happened on board a flight from Poland
A plane passenger was tackled by fellow travellers as he tried to open an emergency door on board a flight.
Police were called to London's Luton Airport shortly before 23:00 BST on Saturday to deal with a "disruptive passenger" on a flight from Poland.
He was preve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-40697160 |
Downton Abbey railway carriages ruined by vandals - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Windows were smashed overnight and fire extinguishers were used to soak furniture and fittings. | York & North Yorkshire | The windows of the carriages were smashed, with further damage inside
Vandals have caused thousands of pounds of damage to heritage railway carriages used in the filming of TV drama Downton Abbey.
Eight teak carriages on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in Pickering had windows smashed overnight, with furniture and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-40697952 |
Highs and lows as small town sponsors refugee family - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Meet the grandmother who led the charge to sponsor a family of refugees. | Wales | Retired nurse Christine Hughes preparing for the arrival of the refugee family
They have donated time, skills, money and even a house in a bid to be allowed to help a family of refugees resettle in the UK.
But, as the Home Office announces £1m to help more communities sponsor refugees, just how much work was it for o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40641352 |
Rashan Jermaine Charles dies after Hackney police pursuit - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rashan Jermaine Charles was taken ill after "trying to swallow an object" in a shop in east London, police say. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. CCTV shows Rashan Jermaine Charles being apprehended by police inside a shop, as the BBC's Andy Moore reports.
A 20-year-old man has died after being apprehended by a police officer in an east London shop.
The Met Police sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40696004 |
Israeli 'kills attacker' at Jordan embassy - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The guard opened fire after being stabbed with a screwdriver, killing two Jordanians, Israel says. | Middle East | Security forces have closed roads in the area
An Israeli guard has shot dead a Jordanian who attacked him with a screwdriver next to the Israeli embassy in Jordan, Israeli officials say.
A second Jordanian was inadvertently killed in the gunfire, Israel says. The guard was reportedly wounded.
The attacker was a carp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40700467 |
William and Harry regret last 'rushed' call with Diana - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | William and Harry speak candidly for a documentary marking the 20th anniversary of her death. | UK | The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry
Prince William and Prince Harry have spoken of their regret that their last conversation with their mother was a "desperately rushed" phone call.
Prince Harry, who was 12 when Princess Diana died, said: "All I do remember is probably regretting for the rest of my life how short ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40692457 |
Ben Affleck denies Batman exit rumours - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The star says he's not quitting because it's "the coolest part in any universe". | Entertainment & Arts | Ben Affleck has scotched rumours he is quitting as the caped crusader after his upcoming role in Justice League.
He'd been due to star in and direct another standalone film - The Batman - but pulled out of directing duties in January.
After Affleck's script was also ditched by incoming director Matt Reeves, it looked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40695727 |
Jeremy Corbyn: Student debt write-off not a commitment - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour leader says he was "unaware of the size" of student debts when promising help during election. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jeremy Corbyn: "I did not make a commitment that we would write it off"
Jeremy Corbyn has insisted he did not promise to write off all student debt while appealing to young voters during the general election.
During the cam... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40697326 |
Follow Blair's stance on Labour rebels, Corbyn urged - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A former Labour chief whip says ex-PM Blair was reluctant to discipline Corbyn when he was a backbencher. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Former chief whip Baroness Armstrong says Jeremy Corbyn was "the greatest rebel ever"
A former Labour chief whip has urged Jeremy Corbyn to "reflect" on Tony Blair's approach when party leader by ruling out the de-selection ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40694882 |
James 'Ginger' Lacey: Battle of Britain pilot remembered - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | James Lacey is thought to have downed at least 28 enemy planes during World War Two. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. James Lacey is thought to have downed 28 enemy planes during WW2
World War Two fighter pilot James Harry "Ginger" Lacey is being honoured with a blue plaque this weekend at his birthplace - now the site of a German-owned sup... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-40660077 |
Man charged with kidnap, rape and murder of teenager - BBC News | 2017-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 33-year-old man is charged after a 19-year-old woman was found dead at a house in London. | London | Police found the body of the 19-year-old at this property in Kingston Upon Thames
A man has been charged with the kidnap, rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman.
The Metropolitan Police said the 33-year-old had also been charged with the rape, attempted murder and kidnap of a woman in her 20s.
Another man, 28, has b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40700005 |
Crossrail 2: Support by government 'outrageous' after northern snub - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the go-ahead for London will cause "widespread anger". | UK | The Department for Transport says London will have to fund half the upfront costs of Crossrail 2 and the government had not yet committed to public funding
Government support for a new London rail line after scrapping projects in Wales and the north of England has been described as "frankly outrageous".
Greater Manch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40708531 |
Liam Fox downplays UK-US chlorinated chicken differences - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK minister says chlorine-washed poultry is an issue for "the very end stage of one sector" of trade talks. | UK Politics | Chlorinated chicken is a familiar feature on US shelves but is banned in the EU
Liam Fox has downplayed talk that a future US-UK trade deal after Brexit could be threatened by disagreements over chlorinated chicken imports.
The international trade secretary said the issue of whether the current UK ban on chlorine-was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40703368 |
Switzerland chainsaw attack: Police hunt Schaffhausen attacker - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five people were injured in the town of Schaffhausen after being attacked with a chainsaw. | Europe | Central parts of Schaffhausen have been sealed off by police
Police are hunting for a man who attacked five people with a chainsaw in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen.
Franz Wrousis is alleged to have launched his assault at a health insurance office shortly after 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT).
The attack sparked a man... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40705621 |
Flint iron ring sculpture plans met with criticism - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The sculpture, which could potentially stand 7m high and 30m wide, symbolises a giant rusted crown | North East Wales | The sculpture will be part of a £630,000 investment project at Flint Castle.
Plans to create an iron ring sculpture at Flint Castle have been described as "insulting to Wales".
The design, said to represent the relationship between the medieval monarchies of Europe and the castles they built, was unveiled on Friday.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40703954 |
Pick-up truck driven at people in Manchester city centre - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man was struck during the incident, but it was not terror-related, police said. | Manchester | The incident happened in Well Street on Sunday night
A pick-up truck was driven at pedestrians in Manchester city centre, police have said.
A man was hit when the Isuzu D-Max Fury vehicle was "deliberately" driven at people on Well Street at about 23:20 BST on Sunday.
Police say it was a "targeted attack" but "not t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40704536 |
Doctor Who Christmas special: First look at Peter Capaldi's final outing - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New trailer shows the Twelfth Doctor's final outing, as well as the return of Bill Potts. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Christmas episode is called Twice Upon A Time and features the return of Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts.
Details of Peter Capaldi's final outing in Doctor Who have been revealed as the first trailer for the Christmas special... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40700897 |
Man charged with kidnap, rape and murder of teenager - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 33-year-old man is charged after a 19-year-old woman was found dead at a house in London. | London | Police found the body of the 19-year-old at this property in Kingston Upon Thames
A man has been charged with the kidnap, rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman.
The Metropolitan Police said the 33-year-old had also been charged with the rape, attempted murder and kidnap of a woman in her 20s.
Another man, 28, has b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40700005 |
South West Trains warns of London Waterloo disruption - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The company said delays and cancellations could continue until the end of the day. | London | South West Trains is warning of severe disruption across the whole network for the rest of the day.
The train company said delays were still ongoing on journeys towards London Waterloo after a loss of all signalling in the Earlsfield area of south-west London.
It said trains could be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 mi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40702353 |
Orange Order calls on Protestants not to use the phrase 'RIP' - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It said the phrase is unbiblical, un-Protestant, and connected to Catholicism. | Northern Ireland | The Orange Order is the largest Protestant organisation in Northern Ireland
The Orange Order has asked its members to stop using the term 'RIP' to express grief or sympathy after a death.
It said the phrase is unbiblical, un-Protestant, and a form of superstition connected to Catholicism.
RIP is an abbreviation of '... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40705687 |
Quorn booms as 'flexitarians' increase - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The meat substitute maker says it has seen "unprecedented" global growth this year, with sales up 19%. | Business | Meat substitute company Quorn Foods says it has seen "unprecedented" global growth in the first half of this year, with sales up 19% worldwide.
The firm says it is benefiting from the rise of the "flexitarian" diet.
This means more people have been reducing meat consumption in favour of more sustainable protein sourc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40686484 |
IMF downgrades UK and US growth forecasts - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lower activity in the first quarter of 2017 suggests both will underperform the global economy. | Business | The IMF's forecast for UK growth in 2018 is unchanged
The UK and US economies will expand more slowly in 2017 than previously predicted, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
It said "weaker-than-expected activity" in the first three months of the year meant the UK would grow by 1.7%, compared with an e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40697473 |
Electricity shake-up could save consumers 'up to £40bn' - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New rules will encourage UK consumers to generate and store their own power, ministers say. | Business | Consumers in the UK could save billions of pounds thanks to major changes in the way electricity is made, used and stored, the government has said.
New rules will make it easier for people to generate their own power with solar panels, store it in batteries and sell it to the National Grid.
If they work, consumers wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40699986 |
Justin Bieber apologises after cancelling rest of Purpose World Tour - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pop star bows out of the remaining 14 dates because of "unforeseen circumstances". | Entertainment & Arts | Bieber had been expected to play another 14 dates in Asia and North America
Justin Bieber has apologised to his fans after cancelling the remaining dates of his Purpose World Tour because of "unforeseen circumstances".
The move affects 14 dates in Asia and North America which were coming up over the next three months... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40711774 |
How Bite Beauty is building an all-natural lipstick business - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beauty entrepreneur Susanne Langmuir decided to concentrate on one thing and do it well - lips. | US & Canada | When Susanne Langmuir faces a big problem at Bite Beauty she asks herself: "What would Louis do"?
Louis is Louis Vuitton, the French designer who in the late 19th Century turned a small box-making shop into a global luxury brand.
For Ms Langmuir, 48, "What would Louis do?" means: what's the correct course of action t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39970721 |
England's World Cup win: The transformation of women's cricket - BBC Sport | 2017-07-24 | null | The 2013 Women's World Cup barely registered with the public. England's glorious 2017 triumph could not be more different. | null | If you're going to win the Women's World Cup, it might as well be the biggest ever staged.
When Heather Knight got her hands on the ultimate prize in women's cricket on an emotional Sunday afternoon at Lord's, it marked a triumph not only for England, but the sport itself.
For Knight, kissing the silverware is a worl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40701196 |
Microsoft signals end of Paint program - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since its release in 1985. | Technology | Microsoft's graphics program Paint has been included in a list of Windows 10 features that will be either removed or no longer developed.
Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since its release in 1985 and is known for its simplicity and basic artistic results.
Paint's successor, Paint 3D, will still be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40705466 |
More than 2,500 products subject to shrinkflation, says ONS - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Consumers have been paying the same amount for thousands of products that have shrunk in size. | Business | Some Andrex toilet rolls have got shorter
As many as 2,529 products have shrunk in size over the past five years, but are being sold for the same price, official figures show.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said it was not just chocolate bars that have been subject to so-called "shrinkflation".
It said toi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40703866 |
Ben Needham: Blood found on sandal and inside toy car - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say the findings "corroborate" the theory Ben died in an accident involving heavy machinery. | Sheffield & South Yorkshire | Ben Needham vanished on the Greek island of Kos in July 1991
Signs of blood have been found on part of a sandal and on soil inside a toy car recovered by police searching for missing Sheffield toddler Ben Needham.
Ben was 21 months old when he disappeared on the Greek island of Kos in July 1991.
South Yorkshire Poli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-40684276 |
The communist soldier using charity sites to fund his war - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Several Americans and Brits are using charity donation websites to finance their war efforts in eastern Ukraine. | BBC Trending | Charity donation websites, often used to support victims of violence, are being employed by a number of Westerners to finance their personal war efforts.
Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, as pro-Russian separatists battle Ukrainian government forces. More than 10,000 people have died since the conflict erupted in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40647061 |
Tourists warned over exchange rate costs - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Holidaymakers face unnecessary charges when they use their credit and debit cards overseas. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Why you should make credit card payments in the local currency when abroad
British holidaymakers are paying hundreds of millions of pounds in unnecessary charges when they use their credit and debit cards overseas.
Shops, r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40702496 |
Charlie Gard: Parents face 'backlash' over hospital threats - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charlie Gard's parents say they have faced a "backlash" after GOSH said staff had been threatened. | London | Connie Yates and Chris Gard want Charlie to receive an experimental therapy called nucleoside
The parents of Charlie Gard say they have been victims of a "backlash" after Great Ormond Street Hospital revealed staff had received death threats.
The hospital said police were called after families and staff were harassed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40700294 |
Women's World Cup: England win over India can be 'springboard' for women's cricket - BBC Sport | 2017-07-24 | null | England's World Cup victory can be a "springboard" for women's cricket around the world, according to captain Heather Knight. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Cricket
England's World Cup triumph can be a "springboard" for women's cricket around the world, according to captain Heather Knight.
The hosts beat India by nine runs at Lord's in front of a sell-out 26,500 crowd, the second biggest in Women's World Cup history.
More than 5... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40700480 |
Skegness ad 'slur' woman won over by 'best of British' resort - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gina Parkin now describes the seaside resort as "the best of British". | Lincolnshire | Gina Parkin said she only made the off-the-cuff comment as a joke, but it was then featured in the Lotto advert
A woman featured in a TV advert saying she would holiday "anywhere but Skegness" has been won over by the resort after a VIP tour with the mayor.
In the Lotto ad, people were asked where they would go on a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-40697957 |
How formula milk shaped the modern workplace - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Since the first commercial substitute for breast milk was launched in 1865, formula has shaped the workforce. | Business | It sounded like cannon fire - pirates, probably. The British East India Company's ship Benares was docked at Makassar, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Its commander gave the order to set sail and hunt them down.
Three days later, the crew still hadn't found any pirates. What they had actually heard was the erupt... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40281403 |
San Antonio: Truck found in Texas with dozens inside - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | They were among dozens of people found inside the back of the vehicle suffering from dehydration. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Migrant deaths: How one Texas county is struggling to cope
Police in the US state of Texas have arrested a truck driver whose vehicle was found in a Walmart car park with dozens of people in the back of it.
Nine men had die... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40696306 |
Charlie Gard parents end legal fight for 'beautiful' baby - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Letting "gorgeous" Charlie go is "the hardest thing we'll ever have to do", his parents say. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chris Gard: "We are so sorry we could not save you"
The parents of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard have ended their legal challenge to take him to the US for experimental treatment.
A lawyer representing Chris Gard and Con... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40708343 |
US F-15s and RAF tanker in near-miss over north Norfolk coast - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A mid-air near-miss between an RAF tanker and US F-15s is blamed on military air traffic control. | Norfolk | Two F-15 fighter jets like these were not prevented by military air traffic control from entering same airspace as an RAF Voyager
Two US fighter jets and an RAF tanker aircraft came within seconds of a mid-air crash, a report has revealed.
The pilot of the RAF Voyager tanker claimed one of the US F-15s flew as close ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-40703042 |
The city that makes the most expensive boats in the world - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Italian seaside city Viareggio became a hub for the superyacht manufacturing industry. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. When it comes to superyachts, the bigger the better
Wandering along the beach in Italy's Viareggio you could be forgiven for thinking it's simply a holiday resort.
Yet the umbrella-lined, sandy beaches dotted with tourists ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40681345 |
Car stolen with mother and baby inside in Solihull - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man got into the woman's car as she attended to her baby, and drove off. | Birmingham & Black Country | As the woman stopped at traffic lights, four men demanded she get out the car
A man who stole a woman's car while she and her baby were still inside is being sought by police.
He was among group of four men who confronted the woman and demanded she get out of the car when she stopped at traffic lights in Solihull.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40698236 |
Canadian police end hunt for missing hiker, family confirms - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Australian woman had set out with her partner, who was later found dead near a waterfall. | Australia | Gregory Tiffin's body has been found, but Sophie Dowsley remains missing
Canadian police have called off a search for an Australian woman who went missing while hiking earlier this month, according to her family.
Sophie Dowsley 34, and her Canadian partner Gregory Tiffin, 44, had left for a day-long walk in British C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40701110 |
Germany's big businesses' Brexit worries - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How are Germany's economic giants viewing the UK's negotiations to leave the EU? | Europe | It must be serious. They've deployed the Royals.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been on tour in Germany with a very specific purpose: to reassure the country that Brexit doesn't mean the break-up of a beautiful relationship.
Prince William, after speaking a few words in German, told guests at a British embass... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40683091 |
Hunt for HIV cure turns to cancer drugs - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists say new immunotherapy drugs may help researchers "unlock" treatment for the virus. | Health | Antiretroviral drugs are currently used in HIV treatment to kill any active virus
The outstanding progress in boosting the immune system to treat cancer may help unlock a cure for HIV, according to scientists meeting in Paris.
The body's normal defences struggle to clear the body of HIV and cancer.
But the rapidly e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40700770 |
Asda Little Angels nappy withdrawn after baby 'left blistered' - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The supermarket has withdrawn the product for newborns for tests after a family complained. | UK | Asda has withdrawn an own-brand type of newborn nappy after a family complained their baby had suffered a "chemical reaction" to the product.
Jordan Bartliff, from South Yorkshire, put images showing his premature son's red and blistered skin on Facebook.
The father is warning other parents he fears there is a "bad b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40711191 |
Kayla MacDonald named as girl killed by logs in Argyll forest - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The eight-year-old was described by her family as "precious and fun-loving" whose smile lit up a room. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Kayla MacDonald died after logs fell on her
A "precious and fun-loving" eight-year-old girl who died after logs fell on her in an Argyll forest has been named by police.
Kayla MacDonald, from Dunbeg, had become trapped by the logs near the village of Benderloch, north of Oban, at about 14:40 BST on Sunday.
Her famil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40699919 |
Rashan Jermaine Charles dies after Hackney police pursuit - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rashan Jermaine Charles was taken ill after "trying to swallow an object" in a shop in east London, police say. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. CCTV shows Rashan Jermaine Charles being apprehended by police inside a shop, as the BBC's Andy Moore reports.
A 20-year-old man has died after being apprehended by a police officer in an east London shop.
The Met Police sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40696004 |
Sea level fears as Greenland darkens - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists worry that the melting of the Greenland ice sheet could accelerate and raise sea levels more than expected. | Science & Environment | The Greenland ice sheet covers an area about seven times the size of the UK
Scientists are "very worried" that the melting of the Greenland ice sheet could accelerate and raise sea levels more than expected.
They say warmer conditions are encouraging algae to grow and darken the surface.
Dark ice absorbs more solar ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40686984 |
Richard Dawkins' Berkeley event cancelled for 'Islamophobia' - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A California radio station accuses the celebrated biologist of "abusive speech against Islam". | US & Canada | Dawkins has previously written: "Islam is the greatest force for evil in the world today"
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has denied Islamophobia after a US radio station cancelled his forthcoming speech.
The best-selling author had been due to address an event hosted by KPFA Radio in Berkeley, California, in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40710165 |
High risk of 'unprecedented' winter downpours - Met Office - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new analysis suggests there's a greater chance of the heavy rain that led to extensive flooding in 2014. | Science & Environment | Rainfall in January 2014 was unprecedented in Met Office records
There is an increased risk of "unprecedented" winter downpours such as those that caused extensive flooding in 2014, the UK Met Office says.
Their study suggests there's now a one in three chance of monthly rainfall records being broken in England and W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40683302 |
Skull found during missing Corrie Mckeague search 'was not his' - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A skull found while police searched a landfill site was a woman's from before 1945, police say. | Suffolk | Corrie Mckeague was last seen in Bury St Edmunds on 24 September
A skull found amid the large-scale search for Corrie Mckeague was not that of the missing airman, police said.
It was found at a landfill site in Landbeach, Cambridgeshire at a time when police were trawling another landfill at nearby Milton for the mis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-40706307 |
Devon drugs death girl 'paid ultimate price' - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of 15-year-old Leah Kerry say she knew the dangers but "thought she was invincible". | Devon | Leah Kerry died in Torbay Hospital after apparently suffering from an adverse reaction to a psychoactive substance she had taken
A girl who is thought to have died because of an adverse reaction to what used be called a legal high "paid the ultimate price", her family has said.
Leah Kerry, 15, who attended school in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-40706683 |
Man jailed for stalking Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anthony Collins told Sara Cox he was disturbed with a criminal past but she was "kind and sexy". | England | Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox was sent letters handwritten in felt-tip pen
A convicted paedophile who stalked BBC Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox has been jailed.
Anthony Collins, 50, from Chatham, who admitted harassment, sent letters to Cox and told her he was psychologically disturbed and had a criminal past but wanted her to invite hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40702806 |
Ryanair warns of airline fares war this summer - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The airline says it might cut fares as much as 9% on some routes as competition intensifies. | Business | Ryanair says it could cut fares by as much as 9% on some routes as competition in the airline industry intensifies in the next few months.
The warning from Europe's largest carrier by passenger numbers follows similar comments about price pressures from Ryanair's rivals in recent weeks.
Competition was growing as air... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40702493 |
Glastonbury gap year to be filled by new BBC Music festival - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Biggest Weekend is taking place next May as Glastonbury has a year off. | Entertainment & Arts | The Biggest Weekend will run from 25-28 May
With Glastonbury taking a year off in 2018, there's already one new festival hoping to fill the mud-and-music gap.
The BBC has announced plans to host The Biggest Weekend while Glasto has its traditional fallow year.
The four-day festival will take place in May across four... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40703541 |
Everton to host Bradley Lowery charity match - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Although a Sunderland fan, six-year-old Bradley Lowery moved Everton before his death from cancer. | Tees | Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery was a mascot against Everton then for them
Everton will host a charity football match in celebration of Bradley Lowery, the club has announced.
Although a Sunderland fan, six-year-old Bradley made a real impact on Everton when he was a mascot first against them, then for them.
Bradley d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-40708268 |
South African child 'virtually cured' of HIV - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The nine-year-old has no active HIV in the body after catching the infection at birth. | Health | The child caught the infection from its mother around the time of birth
A nine-year-old infected with HIV at birth has spent most of their life without needing any treatment, say doctors in South Africa.
The child, whose identity is being protected, was given a burst of treatment shortly after birth.
They have since... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40703306 |
Newspaper headlines: Corbyn on student debt and Needham 'breakthrough' - BBC News | 2017-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour's leader discussing student debt, and a Ben Needham case development make the front pages. | The Papers | Jeremy Corbyn's claim on Sunday that he had never promised to write off student debt from loans for university tuition fees, during the election campaign, makes front page headlines.
For the Sun, it's a jaw-dropping U-turn.
The Daily Express says it's small wonder that thousands of students queued at the polling stat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40701131 |
Oxford City Council threatens homeless with £2.5k fine over bags - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Oxford City Council is threatening to fine or prosecute rough sleepers who leave bags in doorways. | Oxford | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Homeless people who keep possessions in doorways in Oxford can face fines of up to £2,500.
Homeless people who keep possessions in doorways in Oxford have been warned they face fines of up to £2,500.
Notices have been attac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-40713992 |
'It's quite freaky, like something's prodding my brain' - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dodie describes how she plucked up the courage to try a new treatment for depersonalisation. | Health | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Vlogger Dodie tells BBC Radio 5 live she is raising awareness of mental health issues by filming her treatment
Depersonalisation disorder, sometimes known as DPD, leaves sufferers feeling like they're not part of the world t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40705512 |
Crossrail 2: Support by government 'outrageous' after northern snub - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the go-ahead for London will cause "widespread anger". | UK | The Department for Transport says London will have to fund half the upfront costs of Crossrail 2 and the government had not yet committed to public funding
Government support for a new London rail line after scrapping projects in Wales and the north of England has been described as "frankly outrageous".
Greater Manch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40708531 |
Cotswold Wildlife Park shot wolf may have climbed fence - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The park's managing director says the charge on an electric fence was not high enough. | Oxford | The three-year-old Eurasian wolf was found outside the park fence
A wolf shot dead after escaping from Cotswold Wildlife Park may have climbed an electric fence.
Visitors to the park were told to stay indoors when the female animal, named Ember, was discovered outside the perimeter fence at 11:00 BST on Friday.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-40714001 |
Charlie Gard: Court hears hospice best option for baby - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The judge will rule by 14:00 BST on Wednesday whether his parents can take Charlie home to die. | London | Connie Yates and Chris Gard's lawyer said Great Ormond Street Hospital was obstructing attempts to take Charlie home
Moving Charlie Gard to a hospice to die would be the best option for the terminally-ill baby, a court has heard.
The 11-month-old's parents had returned to the High Court to seek permission to take him... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40716292 |
Student Emily Hughes denied loan due to namesake - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emily Hughes was told someone with the same name, born on the same day in the same area has already applied. | Birmingham & Black Country | Emily Hughes said she is "appalled" at the way Student Finance England functions
A student has been unable to get a loan for university because someone with the same name, birthday and born in the same area has already applied for one.
Emily Hughes, from Smethwick, West Midlands, was told by the Student Loans Company... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40707719 |
Refugee children on Lesbos helped to face fear of drowning - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The lifesavers tackling refugee children's trauma of the sea head on. | Europe | Drawings like this one prompted Lesbos volunteers to treat children's water trauma
"I call it reconciliation," says Manuel Elviro. He is part of a Spanish volunteer group that felt compelled to act after seeing some of the dramatic drawings by children who survived the perilous sea crossing from Turkey to Greece.
"Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40580529 |
Sperm count drop 'could make humans extinct' - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sperm counts in men from North America, Europe and Australia halve in less than 40 years, research warns. | Health | Humans could become extinct if sperm counts in men continue to fall at current rates, a doctor has warned.
Researchers assessing the results of nearly 200 studies say sperm counts among men from North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, seem to have halved in less than 40 years.
Some experts are sceptical of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40719743 |
Flint iron ring sculpture plans met with criticism - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The sculpture, which could potentially stand 7m high and 30m wide, symbolises a giant rusted crown | North East Wales | The sculpture will be part of a £630,000 investment project at Flint Castle.
Plans to create an iron ring sculpture at Flint Castle have been described as "insulting to Wales".
The design, said to represent the relationship between the medieval monarchies of Europe and the castles they built, was unveiled on Friday.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-40703954 |
How a winemaker is taking on Sicily's rural Mafia - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU anti-fraud office is cracking down on Mafia fraud involving farm development funds in Sicily. | Business | Rural Sicily can be a difficult place to run a business because of threats from the Mafia
From the terrace of his winery near the baroque town of Caltagirone in south-eastern Sicily, Cesare Nicodemo surveys his fields of ripening vines - a glass of his finest spumante in hand.
It's a warm July evening and the surroun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40645146 |
Netflix to air Simpsons' creator Matt Groening's new show - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | His new adult animated comedy fantasy series Disenchantment will premiere in 2018. | Entertainment & Arts | The first of more than 600 episodes of The Simpsons aired in December 1989
Simpsons' creator Matt Groening has a new adult animated comedy fantasy series heading to Netflix next year.
Disenchantment is set in the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland and according to Groening, is about "life and death, love and sex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40718091 |
Alice Cooper finds Warhol artwork after decades rolled up in storage - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Alice Cooper had forgotten about the $10m artwork, which was found tucked away with tour equipment. | US & Canada | Alice Cooper's manager said the singer's jaw dropped when told of the discovery
US rock musician Alice Cooper has found a classic Andy Warhol artwork rolled up in storage after more than 40 years tucked away alongside tour equipment.
The singer had forgotten about the work, entitled Little Electric Chair, presented a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40715105 |
HIV-prevention ring trial a success among US teens - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Teens in the study said the vaginal ring, which cuts HIV infections by 56%, was easy to use. | Health | A vaginal ring to prevent HIV infection is popular with teenage girls, US scientists say.
Women and girls aged 15-24 account for a fifth of all new HIV infections globally. Nearly 1,000 are infected every day in sub-Saharan Africa.
Infused with microbicides, the ring, which sits on the cervix, has been shown to cut i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40715295 |
Time, not material goods, 'raises happiness' - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Contentment comes from paying others to take on chores such as cleaning and cooking, a study says. | Science & Environment | Using money to free-up time is linked to increased happiness, a study says.
In an experiment, individuals reported greater happiness if they used £30 ($40) to save time - such as by paying for chores to be done - rather than spending the money on material goods.
Psychologists say stress over lack of time causes lower... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40703519 |
Orange Order calls on Protestants not to use the phrase 'RIP' - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It said the phrase is unbiblical, un-Protestant, and connected to Catholicism. | Northern Ireland | The Orange Order is the largest Protestant organisation in Northern Ireland
The Orange Order has asked its members to stop using the term 'RIP' to express grief or sympathy after a death.
It said the phrase is unbiblical, un-Protestant, and a form of superstition connected to Catholicism.
RIP is an abbreviation of '... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40705687 |
Love Island breaks ITV2 audience record - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An average of 2.4 million viewers tuned in to see Kem and Amber crowned the winning couple. | Entertainment & Arts | Kem and Amber were crowned the winners on Monday's final
The final episode of Love Island helped ITV2 reach its biggest ever audience on Monday night.
An average of 2.43 million viewers tuned in live to see Kem and Amber crowned the winning couple - a huge figure for the network.
A further 150,000 watched the show o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40714726 |
Rise in personal loans dangerous, Bank of England official says - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Household debt is rising much faster than incomes, the Bank of England's Alex Brazier says. | Business | A sharp rise in personal loans could pose a danger to the UK economy, a Bank of England official has warned.
Outstanding car loans, credit card balance transfers and personal loans have increased by 10% over the past year, the Bank's financial stability director Alex Brazier said.
In contrast household incomes have r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40712573 |
Justin Bieber apologises after cancelling rest of Purpose World Tour - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pop star bows out of the remaining 14 dates because of "unforeseen circumstances". | Entertainment & Arts | Bieber had been expected to play another 14 dates in Asia and North America
Justin Bieber has apologised to his fans after cancelling the remaining dates of his Purpose World Tour because of "unforeseen circumstances".
The move affects 14 dates in Asia and North America which were coming up over the next three months... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40711774 |
The ex-Jehovah's Witnesses shunned by their families - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | For many ex-believers, leaving the religion means they can no longer speak to their children or parents. | UK | For some former Jehovah's Witnesses, leaving the faith is not just the mark of losing your religion - it can also mean losing your loved ones. In many cases, friends and family are told to cut all ties with ex-believers, leaving them isolated and sometimes suicidal.
"I don't speak to any of my family," Sarah - not her... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40704990 |
Eight Humboldt penguins killed by 'urban fox' at Chessington - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chessington World of Adventures said the fox broke into the penguins' water enclosure. | Surrey | Five adult and three infant Humboldt penguins died
Eight penguins have been attacked and killed by an "urban fox" that broke into their water enclosure at Chessington World of Adventures.
Assistant zoo manager Lisa Britton said it "infiltrated" their home at Penguin Bay during the night.
Five adult and three infant ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-40718427 |
The extraordinary life of a 91-year-old beauty queen - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Krystyna Farley is a pageant star in the US state of Connecticut, but her life was not always this glamorous. | Magazine | Krystyna Farley is a 91-year-old beauty pageant queen in the US state of Connecticut, but her life was not always this glamorous. Although she grew up in a loving home in rural Poland, her childhood was cut short by the outbreak of war. This is her story.
"My skin is beautiful," Krystyna Farley says. "So I don't wear ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40709840 |
England's World Cup win: The transformation of women's cricket - BBC Sport | 2017-07-25 | null | The 2013 Women's World Cup barely registered with the public. England's glorious 2017 triumph could not be more different. | null | If you're going to win the Women's World Cup, it might as well be the biggest ever staged.
When Heather Knight got her hands on the ultimate prize in women's cricket on an emotional Sunday afternoon at Lord's, it marked a triumph not only for England, but the sport itself.
For Knight, kissing the silverware is a worl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40701196 |
Back from the Front: Tracking down WW1 grave markers - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The battlefields of WW1 were once marked by thousands of wooden crosses - but what happened to them? | Norfolk | Volunteers have located and photographed hundreds of WW1 grave markers brought back from the front, like this one at Garboldisham, Norfolk
Manicured lawns and gleaming white headstones now welcome visitors to the World War One cemeteries of France and Belgium. But a century ago, these soldiers' graves were marked with... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-40446229 |
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