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Jill Saward, sexual assault campaigner, dies aged 51 - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | June Kelly looks back at the life and legacy of sexual assault campaigner Jill Saward, who has died at the age of 51 after suffering a stroke. | null | Jill Saward, who became a sexual assault campaigner after she was raped during a burglary at her father's vicarage in 1986, has died after suffering a stroke.
June Kelly looks back at her life and legacy. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38525269 | |
Manor Racing enter administration and are on brink of collapse - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Manor Racing enter administration after talks with potential buyers falter and will collapse without new investment. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Manor Racing have gone into administration and will collapse without new investment.
Staff were informed of the development on Friday by chief executive officer Thomas Mayer, a source told BBC Sport.
Administrators FRP said there was "a very limited window of opportunity" ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38530855 | |
Washington Post Express 'embarrassment' over gender symbol mix-up - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Washington Post Express accidentally publishes a male symbol on its front cover promoting a story on women's rights. | US & Canada | The Washington Post Express "erroneously published" the front cover on the left, featuring the male symbol, instead of the front cover on the right with a female symbol.
The Washington Post Express has apologised for an "embarrassing" mix-up on its front cover.
Leading with an article about a 150,000 strong women's r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38518943 | |
Three Kings parade in Madrid - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Excited children lined the streets of Madrid to watch the annual parade on the eve of Epiphany. | null | Excited children lined the streets of Madrid to watch the annual parade on the eve of Epiphany.
The Day of the Kings is a more important celebration than Christmas for many families, and some wait until then to open their presents said to have been brought by the wise men. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38526831 | |
Mexico and Mr Trump: What will happen to trade ties? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Caroline Bayley reports on the impact the Nafta trade deal has had in Mexico, and what its potential demise under US President-elect Trump would mean for the country. | Business | Donald Trump is not popular in Mexico
Mexico is being blamed by President-elect Donald Trump for taking jobs from the US.
He's been putting pressure on US companies not to move jobs south, and this week Ford announced it was investing in its factory in Michigan rather than building a new plant in Mexico.
During his ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38507482 | |
US torture victim's family thanks police - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | The family of a man in Chicago whose torture was broadcast on Facebook thanks community and police. | null | The family of a man whose torture was broadcast on Facebook have thanked the community and local police for their response.
They have asked for privacy from the public as they "cope and heal".
Four people have been charged with hate crimes in relation to the Chicago assault, that police say lasted two days. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38535446 | |
CES 2017: Sony chief pledges to detangle confusing TV tech - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Sony's chief executive says his firm must do more to help customers understand 4K, HDR, OLED and other TV terms. | null | Sony's chief executive says his firm must do more to help consumers get to grips with a mass of TV tech acronyms.
Kazuo Hirai made the pledge the day after announcing the firm's first 4K OLED screen, which he said supported two kinds of HDR.
Rory Cellan-Jones has more from the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
Follow all ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526893 | |
The lost sounds of Stonehenge - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are many questions surrounding the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, might sound be part of the solution? | Entertainment & Arts | There are many questions surrounding the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge but might sound help in the search for answers?
Thomas Hardy said it had a strange "musical hum". Tess of the d'Urvbervilles ends at Stonehenge and features the "sound". Modern-day druids also say they experience something special when they ga... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38530755 | |
The mother, the medium and the murder that changed the law - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was a murder which enthralled a nation, saw police turn to the supernatural and helped change the very law itself. | Nottingham | Mona Tinsley's face smiled out of countless newspaper articles and police leaflets
It is 80 years since the murder of 10-year-old Mona Tinsley, a case which was by turns grisly, seedy and bizarre. It enthralled a nation and helped change the age-old principle that a murder could not be proved without a body.
"Oh it c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-37577247 | |
Bangalore sex attacks: CCTV captures horror on 1 January - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Police in Bangalore say there were no mass sex attacks on 1 January - but what does footage show? | null | Police in southern India say there is no evidence of mass sex attacks during new year celebrations in central Bangalore, despite a number of women telling the media they had been assaulted by groups of men.
CCTV footage of one violent attack in the early hours of 1 January elsewhere in the city has come to light, with... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38521725 | |
Om Puri: The actor who never got his due - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Film writer Aseem Chhabra on how Indian film actor Om Puri never got the recognition he deserved. | India | Om Puri was known for his gritty performances
One of India's finest actors, Om Puri, died in Mumbai on Friday, aged 66. Film writer Aseem Chhabra believes he never got the recognition he deserved.
In one scene he spoke in a delightful Punjabi accented English and cautiously suggested to Charlie Wilson, a Congressman ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38527144 | |
Jill Saward: How Ealing vicarage case changed treatment of rape victims - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The impact of the Ealing vicarage rape case can be felt by victims of sexual assaults 30 years later. | UK | In 1986 Jill Saward, who has died aged 51, was raped after a gang of burglars broke into the Ealing vicarage where she lived.
Her father, Michael - the vicar of St Mary's, Ealing - and her boyfriend were beaten with cricket bats by the men, who demanded money and jewellery.
It was a sexual attack that shocked the nat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38516389 | |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
If you missed this week's quiz on famous resignations, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38522106 | |
China's Great Wall filmed by drone - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | How drone photography shed new light on the Great Wall of China for one British obsessive. | null | British geographer, conservationist and author William Lindesay has had a lifelong obsession with the Great Wall of China.
Three decades ago, he left his home on Merseyside to live near the wall so he might better be able to study it.
In 2016 he and his family travelled 15,000km (9,320 miles) around the wall network,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38325450 | |
What does the future hold for Guantanamo? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After President Obama failed to close the detention facility, what will President Trump do? | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What is it like inside Guantanamo Bay?
These are uncertain times at Guantanamo Bay. Not only for the detainees but also those who guard them. After eight years in which President Obama has tried - and failed - to close the d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38509031 | |
CCTV shows Turkey bomb blast - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | CCTV obtained from a police officer shows the deadly car bomb attack a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir. | null | Two attackers, a policeman and a court worker have been killed in a car bomb and gun assault on a courthouse in the Turkish city of Izmir, state media say.
Officials blamed Kurdish militants for the attack. A third attacker is reportedly still being sought.
CCTV obtained from a police officer shows the moment of the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38524050 | |
Tattingstone suitcase murder: Police appeal over Bernard Oliver death - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | A 17-year-old boy whose dismembered body parts were found in suitcases disappeared 50 years ago. | null | The murder of a 17-year-old boy whose dismembered body parts were found in suitcases in 1967 continues to be reviewed by cold case detectives, police said.
The body of Bernard Oliver, from Muswell Hill, north London, was found dumped on farmland in Tattingstone, near Ipswich.
He went missing on 6 January 1967 and was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38527821 | |
Dan Roan looks ahead to sports news in 2017 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Dan Roan looks at the key events and topics that will dominate sport in 2017, and asks if it will be as intriguing and controversial as ever. | null | After an unforgettable and relentless year for sports news, what does 2017 hold in store? Plenty, as sports editor Dan Roan explains:
There's no football World Cup, and it may not be an Olympic year, but expect 2017 to revive fond memories of the London Games, with a host of major sports events on the horizon.
Buoyed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38529033 | |
CES 2017: Solos smartglasses help cyclists get fitter - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Cyclists are being targeted with a new pair of smartglasses that display training data to help them get increase their performance. | null | A specialised type of smartglasses designed to help cyclists get fitter is on show at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
Smartglasses as a category have failed to make much impact to date, but Solos believes there is untapped demand for its product, as Chris Foxx reports.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526185 | |
CES 2017: Razer gaming laptop has not one but three screens - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gaming PC maker Razer unveils a concept laptop with three screens at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. | Technology | Razer claims its three-screened concept laptop is a world first
Gaming PC maker Razer has unveiled a concept laptop with three 4K screens at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
The firm claims Project Valerie is the world's first portable laptop of its kind.
Two additional screens slide out from the central display via ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526705 | |
Chicago attack condemned by Black Lives Matter campaigners - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Four black people have been charged over the live-streamed torture of a white man. It comes as supporters of campaign group Black Lives Matter say it has been unfairly linked to the attack. | null | Four black people face hate crime and kidnapping charges for the Facebook Live-aired torture of a mentally disabled white man.
In the video, the assailants can be heard making derogatory statements against white people and Donald Trump.
Student Shelby, a supporter of Black Lives Matter, told World Have Your Say the s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38524551 | |
Mother's quest to find missing daughter in Ghost Ship ashes - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A mother details her bid to trace her missing daughter after a California warehouse fire that killed 36. | US & Canada | When a fire at an underground music event in California killed 36, families whose adult children had been missing for months or years were among those who feared the worst. Daleen Berry explains why she went looking for her daughter at the Ghost Ship.
I had moved across the country to find my daughter, Trista, but the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37481071 | |
M62 police shooting: Funeral held for Yassar Yaqub - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | The funeral of Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, who was shot dead by police on a motorway slip road has been held. | null | The funeral of Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, who was shot dead by police on a motorway slip road has been held.
Mr Yaqub was shot in a car stopped near junction 24 of the M62 as part of an operation on Monday. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38528578 | |
CES 2017: Danny’s amazing earbud adventure - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A UK entrepreneur brings his earbuds that auto-translate languages to CES - but will he stand out from the crowd? | Technology | It sounds like a game-changing innovation: earbuds that auto-translate other languages. But what was supposed to be their big coming out week isn't going quite as planned.
If you're a tech company wanting to grab the world's attention this week, then Las Vegas could be the worst place to be.
Why? Well in the biggest ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38514399 | |
Man Utd: No acceptable bids for Morgan Schneiderlin or Memphis Depay - Mourinho - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho says Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay will not be selected while their futures remain unresolved. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United duo Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay will not be selected while their futures remain unresolved, manager Jose Mourinho says.
Everton hope to conclude a deal for Schneiderlin, 27, but United are yet to receive an acceptable bid for the midfielder, accor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38532747 | |
The Bank's 'Michael Fish' moment - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the Bank of England's chief economist admits economists were wrong ahead of the financial crisis and post the Brexit vote - he says it's time for a better understanding of what economic data are telling us. | Business | BBC weather presenter Michael Fish reading the signs available to him
"The only function of economic forecasting," JK Galbraith once said, "is to make astrology look respectable."
With disarming honesty, the Bank of England's chief economist, Andrew Haldane, has admitted that criticisms that economic forecasts had be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38528544 | |
West Ham v Man City: Sergio Aguero's cheeky flick gives Man City big lead - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Sergio Aguero turns home Yaya Toure's shot with a cheeky flick for Manchester City's fourth goal against West Ham in their FA Cup third-round tie at London Stadium. | null | Sergio Aguero turns home Yaya Toure's shot with a cheeky flick for Manchester City's fourth goal against West Ham in their FA Cup third-round tie at London Stadium.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38536416 | |
What marks does Obama's presidency deserve? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What is the Obama administration's legacy and will it survive Donald Trump? | US & Canada | It's almost time to close the book on Barack Obama's eight years as president. Before he relocates to Washington's posh Kalorama neighbourhood, however, here's a take on what he tried to do - and how well he did it.
Although there are letter grades attached to each section, these assessments are not a reflection of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38525529 | |
Rail fares: Who are the season ticket winners and losers? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail fare increases have been called a "kick in the teeth" by critics. Yet commuters using annual season tickets in some parts of England find themselves worse off than others. | England | The cost of annual season tickets has increased by 1.9%, analysis by the BBC England Data Unit found
Commuters in some parts of England will be worse off than others from rail fare rises, which were called a "kick in the teeth" by critics.
In some areas there was no increase in annual season ticket prices, despite wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38497987 | |
CES 2017: Minister hits back at tech show chief's attack - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | The UK digital and culture minister says the CES tech show's chief was wrong to claim the government is doing too little to support its start-ups at the event. | null | The UK's digital and culture minister says the CES tech show's chief was wrong to claim the government is doing too little to support its start-ups at the Las Vegas event.
Matt Hancock was responding to criticism that his team's efforts were a "source of embarrassment" when compared to France and other countries'.
He... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38528392 | |
Ant and Dec board game makers apologise over errors - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway board game is found to have multiple errors. | Entertainment & Arts | Ant & Dec have hosted Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV since 2002
The makers of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway board game have apologised after it was found to have several errors.
The game features cards with a series of quiz questions, but some of the answers given are incorrect.
One answer claims the moon is 2... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38529009 | |
Jermain Defoe: Sunderland striker not for sale, says David Moyes - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Sunderland boss David Moyes says Jermain Defoe is not for sale amid speculation about the veteran striker's future. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sunderland boss David Moyes says Jermain Defoe is not for sale amid speculation about the veteran striker's future.
The club rejected a £6m bid from West Ham for the 34-year-old on Wednesday and the Hammers were reportedly willing to double their bid .
"We have said Jermain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38529279 | |
Kyle Edmund beaten by Stan Wawrinka in Brisbane International quarter-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | British number two Kyle Edmund is out of the Brisbane International after losing to world number four Stan Wawrinka in the quarter-finals. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
British number two Kyle Edmund is out of the Brisbane International after losing to world number four Stan Wawrinka in the quarter-finals.
The world number 45 took the first set but lost 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 6-4 against the reigning US Open champion.
Edmund, 21, impressed but Wawrin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38527669 | |
Pep Guardiola: First FA Cup tie with Manchester City will be 'special' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Pep Guardiola is looking forward to a "special" first FA Cup game in charge of Manchester City in Friday's third-round tie at West Ham. | null | Last updated on .From the section FA Cup
Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app
Pep Guardiola says he is looking forward to a "special" first FA Cup game in charge of Manchester City in their third-round tie at West Ham.
City face the Hammers a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38525445 | |
West Ham v Man City: Yaya Toure penalty gives City the lead - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Yaya Toure's penalty gives Manchester City the lead after West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna fouls Pablo Zabaleta in their FA Cup third-round tie at London Stadium. | null | Yaya Toure's penalty gives Manchester City the lead after West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna fouls Pablo Zabaleta in their FA Cup third-round tie at London Stadium.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38536410 | |
British doctors travel to Syria with 'People's Convoy' - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | A team of British doctors has travelled to the Syria/Turkey border with a convoy filled with medical supplies in order to set up a children's hospital near Aleppo. | null | A team of British doctors led by Dr Rola Hallam and journalist Paul Conroy has travelled to the Syria/Turkey border with a convoy filled with medical supplies.
Aid workers plan to use the equipment to set up a children's hospital near Aleppo.
Rola Hallam made a video blog of the journey. She arrived at the border on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38528360 | |
CES 2017: Intel reveals credit card-sized modular computer - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Intel reveals a handheld computer that can operate as a PC or act as the brains of other equipment. | null | Intel has revealed a computer that is roughly the size of a credit card.
The Compute Card can operate as a PC or act as the brains of other electronics.
The US tech firm gave BBC Click's Spencer Kelly an exclusive first look before its official launch.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/ces2017 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38515472 | |
Om Puri: A clip from British film East is East - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons. | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons.
The Indian actor Om Puri has died at the age of 66.
He was known for his roles in films in India, Pakistan, Britain and Hollywood.
Reports suggest he suffered a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai.
Om Puri found international fame for his roles in films such as Ea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38528575 | |
Productivity gap yawns across the UK - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are mammoth variations in the rate of productivity across the UK - the Office for National Statistics is trying to understand why. | Business | Tower Hamlets - which includes Canary Wharf - is the most productive part of the UK
Productivity, or more precisely the lack of productivity, is one of the great puzzles of the British economy at the moment.
Productivity growth since the credit crunch has been dreadful and that matters, because unless we make more an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38528549 | |
Psychiatric patient Oliver Lang speaks about his delayed discharge - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Psychiatric patient Oliver Lang tells the BBC how he spent two months longer than necessary in a psychiatric unit. | null | Oliver Lang, from Norfolk, spent two months longer than necessary in a psychiatric unit. The 27-year-old, who has Asperger's syndrome, was initially detained under the Mental Health Act.
But weeks after he was told he could leave, he remained in the unit while two separate mental trusts argued over who should pay for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38528573 | |
Bob, aged 95: Loneliness ruined my New Year's Eve - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Bob Lowe, who is 95, says spending New Year's Eve alone was miserable. | null | We are all living longer. The number of people over 85 has increased by nearly a third over the past 10 years. A report from the Academy of Medical Science concluded that while our life expectancy is increasing, our healthy life is not increasing at the same rate.
Bob Lowe is 95. He lives in Barton on Sea in Hampshire... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38516764 | |
Handwritten Diana letters sell for £15,100 at auction - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Six handwritten letters from Princess Diana sell for £15,100 at auction. | UK | Six handwritten letters from Princess Diana have sold for £15,100 at auction.
One candid letter from Diana to ex-Buckingham Palace steward Cyril Dickman, revealed Prince Harry was "constantly in trouble at school".
Another note described how young Prince William "swamped" his baby brother with "an endless supply of h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38508089 | |
The straight A student who dropped out of university - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A promising student has gone viral with a Facebook post that dismisses higher education as "a scam". | BBC Trending | Billy Willson received a 4.0 grade point average, the equivalent to straight As, for his first semester at Kansas State University. He decided that it would also be his last.
In a strongly worded Facebook post, Willson uploaded a photograph of himself standing outside the university's sign, holding his middle finger u... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38512064 | |
CES 2017: Car-makers choose virtual assistants - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Car brands from around the world reveal deals with three tech giants to bring virtual assistants to new cars. | Technology | Hyundai has teamed up with Google to allow users of Google Home to lock their cars remotely, among other features
Four leading car brands have announced deals with three tech giants to add virtual assistants to new cars.
Microsoft's Cortana netted two of the deals, the others went to Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38526807 | |
One man's mission to walk the Great Wall of China with a drone - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How one man celebrated his 30-year Great Wall obsession by filming the entire network by drone. | China | William Lindesay has been obsessed with the Great Wall of China since seeing it in a school atlas as a child in England, and last year embarked on an epic journey to fulfil a lifelong ambition - to film the wall in its entirety from the air. He told the BBC's Anna Jones about this quest.
"The Great Wall is an amazing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38127250 | |
Golden Globes hopes for Manchester by the Sea - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How luck led Casey Affleck to his Golden Globe nominated role in Manchester by the Sea. | Entertainment & Arts | Manchester by the Sea has won 70 awards including being named best film of 2016 at the US National Board of Review's awards
Golden Globe nominated actor Casey Affleck says that he "got lucky" to get his part in drama Manchester by the Sea - after replacing his friend Matt Damon at the last minute.
Damon, the star of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38466808 | |
Om Puri 'relished being on set' - Director Gurinder Chadha - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Actor Om Puri, who has died aged 66, 'relished being on set' says British film director Gurinder Chadha. | null | Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, star of British hit East is East, has died aged 66, after suffering a heart attack.
Film Director Gurinder Chadha, who is behind films such as Bhaji on the Beach and Bend it Like it Beckham, has been working with Om Puri on her upcoming film Viceroy's House.
She told the BBC how Puri lov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38528162 | |
Newspaper headlines: 'Michael Fish' moment, Brexit ambassador, Jill Saward and penguin walk - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The economy is brought sharply into focus on the front pages, with the newspapers picking up on a reference to Michael Fish's infamous hurricane weather forecast. | The Papers | Nearly 30 years after that famous broadcast in which he dismissed reports that a hurricane was about to batter the south of England, former BBC weatherman Michael Fish is being compared with the failures of economic forecasters.
The admission by a top Bank of England official that economists failed to predict the 2008... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38526284 | |
CES 2017: Samsung and LG TVs battle to blend in - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Samsung and LG launch TVs that aim to better blend in to consumers' living rooms at the CES tech show. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. LG unveiled its "wallpaper TV' at the CES tech show in Las Vegas
South Korean tech giants LG and Samsung have launched TVs that aim to better blend in to consumers' living rooms.
LG showed off a set that can be fitted almos... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38514171 | |
BBC Sound Of 2017 winner: Ray BLK - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | Ray BLK, the Sound Of 2017 winner, explains how her south London neighbourhood shaped her music | null | It helped her deal with growing up in a tough south London neighbourhood.
And that "hood" has shaped the music she has created so far.
She says 2016 was a whirlwind of a year - and it looks like 2017 could follow suit with Ray BLK named the winner of BBC Sound of 2017. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38499321 | |
Football sex abuse: Junior clubs must get coaches cleared or face suspension - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Junior football clubs in England face immediate suspension from the Football Association if their coaches are not cleared to work with children. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Junior football clubs in England face suspension from the Football Association if their coaches have not been cleared to work with children.
The warning, in a letter to clubs from the FA, follows allegations of historical child abuse in the sport.
It is FA policy that all c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38537776 | |
Qatar Open: Sir Andy Murray reaches semi-final after Nicolas Almagro win - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Sir Andy Murray reaches the last four of the Qatar Open with a hard-fought victory over Spain's Nicolas Almagro. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Sir Andy Murray progressed to the Qatar Open semi-finals by beating Spain's Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (7-4) 7-5.
The top seed was broken in his opening service game by 31-year-old Almagro, ranked 44th in the world, but recovered to take the first set tie-break.
The pair exchanged b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38524526 | |
Johanna Konta knocked out in Shenzen Open semi-finals by Katerina Siniakova - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | British number one Johanna Konta is knocked out of the Shenzhen Open in the semi-finals by world number 52 Katerina Siniakova. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Johanna Konta suffered a shock defeat in the Shenzhen Open semi-finals, losing in three sets to world number 52 Katerina Siniakova.
The British number one lost 1-6 6-4 6-4 to her 20-year-old opponent in China.
Third seed Konta - the world number 10 - was the highest-ranked pl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38527660 | |
Is your child a cyberbully and if so, what should you do? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What should you do if you find out your child has been bullying others online? | Technology | One in five teens claims to have been cyberbullied but few admit to being the bully
Parents worry about their children being bullied online, but what if it is your child who is doing the bullying?
That was the question posed by a BBC reader, following a report on how children struggle to cope online.
There is plenty... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38529437 | |
Online career tips: How to get the job you want - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How do you go about making sure that your online professional profile is helping rather than hindering your career? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jess Ratty talks about how she built her LinkedIn profile
"I've gone from being a 16-year-old waitress to being a business owner and senior executive, and I couldn't have done that without my online network."
Jess Ratty is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37047456 | |
Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier: Hardliner or deal maker? - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Who is Michel Barnier? Nicholas Watt has an in-depth profile of the EU's chief Brexit negotiator. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Just over half a century ago Britain's place as an estranged member of the European family was cemented by a Frenchman when President Charles De Gaulle vetoed the UK's attempts to join the EEC.
Britain eventually joined the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38526355 | |
West Ham United 0-5 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup sees Manchester City thrash Premier League rivals West Ham 5-0 in the third round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Pep Guardiola's first taste of the FA Cup ended triumphantly as his Manchester City side thrashed Premier League rivals West Ham in the third round.
City led 3-0 at the break, Yaya Toure starting the rout by firing a debatable penalty into the bottom left corner.
Havard Nor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38465098 | |
CES 2017: The jacket that lets you stash 42 gadgets - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A gadget-friendly jacket shown off at CES has 42 secret pockets. | Technology | Scotte Vest doesn't advise using all 42 pockets at once
As I swim in the ocean of shiny new tech that surrounds me at CES, I find myself wondering where on earth I would put all this stuff if I had to take it with me.
One firm I met there thinks it has the answer - in the form of a jacket with 42 secret pockets, each... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38527350 | |
Cowboy lassoes runaway calf on highway - BBC News | 2017-01-06 | null | A Tennessee cowboy named David Bevill has lassoed a runaway calf on a highway from the bonnet of a sheriff's car. | null | A Tennessee cowboy named David Bevill has lassoed a runaway calf on a highway from the bonnet of a sheriff's car. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38524053 | |
British Grand Prix: Silverstone race 'under threat because of costs' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-06 | null | The future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is reportedly under threat because of the financial risk of staging it. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
The future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone could be under threat because of the "potentially ruinous risk" of staging the loss-making race.
Circuit owner the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) is considering giving notice to exercise a contract-break clause at the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38526002 | |
Premature babies benefit from compact MRI scanner - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact neonatal MRI scanner, one of only two in the world. | null | Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact neonatal MRI scanner to scan the brains of premature babies.
The machine at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, one of only two in the world, is being used instead of ultrasound. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38724048 | |
Supreme Court judgement on Brexit - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | The Supreme Court rules on whether Parliament or ministers have the power to begin the Brexit process. | null | The Supreme Court rules on whether Parliament or ministers have the power to begin the Brexit process. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38729017 | |
Driving standing up conviction for tall Newcastle man - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 6ft 7in (2m) Newcastle man admits driving standing up but later claims he was "just tall". | Tyne & Wear | Adam Elliott had photographs taken to show his height in relation to the size of his car
A tall man has been convicted of driving while standing up after admitting dangerous driving.
Adam Elliott was accused of showing off to other motorists with his head poking out of the roof of a convertible Ford Ka.
The 26-year-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-38730051 | |
Davis Cup: Andy Murray set to miss Britain's World Group tie in Canada - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Andy Murray is set to miss Britain's Davis Cup tie in Canada as he recuperates following his shock Australian Open loss. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
World number one Andy Murray has not been included in Britain's Davis Cup team for next month's tie in Canada as he recuperates following his shock exit from the Australian Open.
The team, captained by Leon Smith, includes Kyle Edmund, Dan Evans, Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38728268 | |
Lagos living: Solving Nigeria's megacity housing crisis - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nigeria's largest city Lagos is facing a housing crisis. The BBC's Nancy Kacungira looks at how entrepreneurs are trying to solve the crisis. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. New Nigerian homes are being built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean
Nigeria's largest city Lagos is facing a housing crisis. The BBC's Nancy Kacungira looks at how entrepreneurs are trying to solve the crisis.
Affo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38688796 | |
The dental nurse who became an alligator catcher - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Texan Christy Kroboth used to have a quiet job in a dentist's surgery. Now she spends her time jumping on animals many times her size - and taping their jaws tightly shut. | Magazine | Christy Kroboth gave up her career as a dental nurse to focus on animals with a lot more teeth - alligators. When she started training as an alligator catcher she was the only woman in her class, but - as she describes here - that made her even more determined to show she could jump on an animal many times her size, an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38641709 | |
Ryan Mason: Hull City midfielder talking again after fracturing skull - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Hull midfielder Ryan Mason is conscious and has been speaking about the incident in which he fractured his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason is conscious and has been speaking about the incident in which he fractured his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea, the club said in a statement.
Mason, 25, clashed heads with Blues defender Gary Cahill 13 minutes into the Premier League ma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38718324 | |
Newspaper headlines: MPs' 'new plot to thwart Brexit' - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Supreme Court's ruling that Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process dominates Wednesday's front pages. | The Papers | Most of the papers lead on the fall-out from the government's Brexit court defeat
The Brexit Supreme Court ruling makes the lead for nearly all the papers, but one of the most eye-catching headlines can be found in the inside pages of the Daily Mail.
"Champions of the People", it proclaims, praising the three justice... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38739900 | |
Why Brexit ruling is a relief for the government - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government lost its Supreme Court appeal, but ministers will still be relieved at the ruling. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg sets out three key points from the ruling
Certainly, the prime minister did not want to find herself in the position of having to ask MPs for permission to start our divorce from the European Union... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38730907 | |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta showing mental strength in bid for major title - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | British number one Johanna Konta takes on Serena Williams against the background of upheaval and new pressures, writes Russell Fuller. | null | Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online.
As a hugely successful former coach to Grand Slam winners Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka, Wim Fissette was not short of job offers for the 2017 season.
But after Briti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38721582 | |
2018 Paralympics: Russia could miss Games, says IPC president Sir Philip Craven - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ | Russian athletes could be banned from next year's Winter Paralympics, says the president of the International Paralympic Committee. | Disability Sport | Russian athletes may still be banned at next year's Winter Paralympics, says the president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Sir Philip Craven also said the achievements of athletes at the Sochi Games in 2014 have been "tarnished" by the Russian doping scandal.
Asked if Russia will have a team in Pyeon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/38728407 | |
Australian Open 2017: Venus Williams & Coco Vandeweghe through to semi-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Venus Williams beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in 14 years. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Venus Williams reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in 14 years with a straight-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38727575 | |
Oscars 2017: Bluff your way through this year's best picture nominees - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Not seen the films up for the best picture Oscar? Let this guide bring you up to speed. | Entertainment & Arts | The biggest prize at the Oscars on Sunday is saved for last - the Academy Award for best picture.
This year, nine films are nominated.
If you've not had a chance (or the desire) to see them all, here's a guide to what you need to know - which means that this contains spoilers.
Make sure you read this before going an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38586840 | |
Rare bat born by C-section in San Diego Zoo - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | A Rodrigues fruit bat has been born by C-section at San Diego Zoo. | null | A Rodrigues fruit bat has been born by C-section at San Diego Zoo.
The species is critically endangered and only found on Rodrigues Island, which is 300 miles east of Madagascar. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38727488 | |
Ross Brawn eyes Formula 1 changes to make sport 'purer & simpler' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | The new racing boss of F1, Ross Brawn, says he wants to make changes that will make the sport "purer & simpler". | null | Formula 1's new racing boss Ross Brawn says he wants to develop a purer, simpler sport in which more teams and drivers can win.
The ex-Mercedes team boss, who has been appointed managing director of racing by F1's new owner, was critical of some rule changes of recent years.
Brawn said he wanted to "narrow the gap be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38734708 | |
Is hotel art a waste of time? - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chinese hotels are using art to try and stand out from their competitors, but does it make business sense? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Does using art to sell hotels make good business sense?
If you visit the Emperor Qianmen hotel, near the Forbidden City in Beijing, be sure to bring an umbrella - otherwise you may get drenched. That's because it sometimes r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38719405 | |
Bernie Ecclestone removed as Liberty Media completes $8bn takeover - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Bernie Ecclestone is removed from his position running F1 as US giant Liberty Media completes its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport. | null | Bernie Ecclestone has been removed from his position running Formula 1 as US giant Liberty Media completed its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport.
Ecclestone, 86, who has been in charge for nearly 40 years, has been appointed chairman emeritus and will act as an adviser to the board.
Chase Carey has had Ecclestone's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38723001 | |
Newspaper headlines: Trident 'cover-up' and food cancer risk - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fall-out from the reported malfunction of a Trident missile test continues to lead a number of papers, while the cancer risk of certain foods is among the other stories to appear. | The Papers | The papers look at whether Prime Minister Theresa May will have to give MPs a vote before triggering Article 50
The Trident missile row is the lead for the Times, the Guardian and the Mirror.
According to the Times, the Obama administration asked Britain to keep details of the botched test secret.
It quotes a Britis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38726376 | |
Freezing fog covers London landmarks - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | Freezing fog has covered most of southern England, cancelling flights at London airports and raising pollution levels. | null | Freezing fog has covered most of southern England, cancelling flights at London airports and raising pollution levels. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38723923 | |
Chase Carey says Bernie Ecclestone exit means Formula 1 can be run differently - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Bernie Ecclestone has been removed as boss of F1 because the sport "needs a fresh start", new chairman Chase Carey tells BBC Sport. | null | Bernie Ecclestone has been removed as Formula 1's boss because the sport "needs a fresh start", says new chairman Chase Carey.
Carey has been put in charge by Liberty Media, the US group which completed its $8bn (£6.4bn) takeover of the sport.
The American told BBC Sport he had "tremendous respect" for Ecclestone, bu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38731760 | |
'Allo 'Allo! star Gorden Kaye dies at 75 - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | Gorden Kaye, best known for playing Rene Artois in the long-running BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, has died aged 75. | null | Gorden Kaye, best known for playing Rene Artois in the long-running BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, has died aged 75.
The star's former agency confirmed to BBC News he died at a care home on Monday morning.
David Sillito looks back at his career. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38724051 | |
In pictures: The Pole who works in a UK hospital - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Photographer Ed Gold spends a day in the life of a Pole working in a UK hospital. | In Pictures | Anna Maria Bak, 27, is Polish and works in A&E at Colchester General Hospital. Here, photographer Ed Gold takes a snapshot of her life in Britain.
"I came to the UK for the first time in 2010. I had studied English philology at university in the Polish town of Krosno. Philology is the study of language in historical l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38637627 | |
Is Saatchi Gallery selfie exhibition just self-promotion? - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What happens when an art gallery gets together with a PR company and a smartphone manufacturer? | Entertainment & Arts | Taj Mahal Self-Portrait, a 1966 photograph by George Harrison that features in the exhibition
I have never taken a selfie. I'm far too ugly.
That said, I have ruined other people's, on those occasions when asked by a friend or arts fan to join them in a smartphone photo.
I'm happy to say yes - it's not as if I'm eve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38724303 | |
Fire brigade help Yorkshire Wildlife Park give polar bear dental check-up - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | South Yorkshire Fire Brigade were called in to assist in giving a polar bear a dental check-up. | null | South Yorkshire Fire Brigade were called in to assist in giving a polar bear a dental check-up.
Staff at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park noticed Victor had a discoloured tooth.
After being put to sleep and moved by fire officers, the 18-year-old was ready for his "scrape and polish". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-38729348 | |
Why Bill Clinton helped a 33-year-old build a $1bn firm - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Andy Kuper built investment firm Leapfrog, which aims to help pull people out of poverty in the developing world by investing in insurance and healthcare firms. | Business | It took Andy Kuper a year and a half before he secured any investment for his company
If you are going to get someone famous to launch your global business officially, it is hard to do better than President Bill Clinton.
Yet as Andy Kuper will attest, it can be a nerve-racking experience.
Back in September 2008, Pre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38650096 | |
How the barcode changed retailing and manufacturing - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How a design originally drawn in the sand led to the growth of giant supermarkets. | Business | In 1948, N Joseph Woodland - a graduate student at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia - was pondering a challenge from a local retailer: how to speed up the tedious process of checking out in his stores by automating transactions.
A smart young man, Woodland - known as Joseph - had worked on the Manhattan Project du... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38498700 | |
Milton Keynes: The middle-aged new town - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Milton Keynes is perhaps the best known of the 20th Century's "new towns", but how has it changed over the past 50 years? | Beds, Herts & Bucks | The rhythm of the tree planting and its relationship to the columns of the buildings they stand near are "not accidental", says Mr Shostak
Most towns grow and evolve over hundreds if not thousands of years. Not so Milton Keynes, which is 50 years old. Perhaps the best known of the 20th Century "new towns", it has its ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-38594140 | |
'How we built India's biggest robot company' - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | GreyOrange is India's biggest robotics company, making machines which support the country's booming online retail industry. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How GreyOrange is becoming India's home-grown robotics giant
In 2008, engineering student Samay Kohli wanted to build a humanoid robot, but his professor told him it would not be possible.
Along with his fellow student Akas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38664034 | |
Trump and truth - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why the struggle over who defines the facts will be a central feature of the Trump administration | US & Canada | This is a critical moment for journalism, particularly in the United States.
More than 40 years ago, the unmasking of the Watergate break-in inspired journalists around the world.
Reporters appeared as tireless investigators holding the most powerful to account.
Now, a new president declares the fourth estate "disho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38731191 | |
Rubbish including a bathtub and toilet strewn in Houghton Conquest road - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | Fly-tippers have left a Bedfordshire road littered with rubbish, including a toilet, a bathtub and a fridge. | null | A road was left blocked with fly-tipped rubbish including a toilet, bathtub and pool table.
Police say the person responsible for the fly-tip along London Lane in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, may have struck locally before.
Cyclist Martin Galpin, who came across the debris, described it as "obscene". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-38735164 | |
Voter fraud claims: White House defends Trump's stance - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | White House press secretary Sean Spicer spars with reporters over unproven voter fraud claims. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38735858 | |
What will happen in Donald Trump's first 100 days? - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new BBC News series will analyse the all-important first weeks of Donald Trump's presidency | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Can Trump accomplish what he wants?
Donald Trump has promised to take Washington by storm.
There is almost nothing the new American president does not want to change - policy, tone, foreign relations, the press pool. Mr Tru... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38720658 | |
France's Benoit Hamon rouses Socialists with basic income plan - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What does the rise of left-wing presidential hopeful Benoit Hamon say about France's Socialists? | Europe | Benoit Hamon has been short on detail with his plan for basic income in France
He's been called the "French Bernie Sanders". After his decisive win in the first round of France's Socialist party primary, left-wing rebel, Benoit Hamon is suddenly the centre of attention.
But what do his rapid rise and eye-catching pol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38723219 | |
Trainspotting: Using Born Slippy 'serendipitous' - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | null | Underworld talks about how life has changed since Trainspotting | null | Born Slippy by Underworld, from the original Trainspotting, was released in 1996. It was co-written by Rick Smith who went on to work with Trainspotting's director Danny Boyle on the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
Rick Smith tells the Today programme life for the band completely changed after Born Slippy was used i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38729414 | |
Australian Open 2017: Roger Federer wins to set up Stan Wawrinka semi-final - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Four-time champion Roger Federer beats Mischa Zverev in straight sets to set up an Australian Open semi-final against Stan Wawrinka. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Four-time champion Roger Federer coasted into the Australian Open semi-finals with a straight-set defe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38728046 | |
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal manager is charged with misconduct by FA - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is charged by the Football Association for verbally abusing and pushing a fourth official. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged by the Football Association with verbal abusing and pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor during Sunday's Premier League game against Burnley.
Wenger, 67, pushed Taylor after being sent off in the closing stages of the Gunners'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38722906 | |
British Grand Prix staying on the calendar, says new F1 boss Chase Carey - BBC Sport | 2017-01-24 | null | New Formula 1 boss Chase Carey says there will be a race in Britain despite speculation Silverstone could be dropped by 2019. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
New Formula 1 boss Chase Carey says there will be a British Grand Prix despite speculation Silverstone could be dropped by 2019.
The circuit's presence on the calendar had been under threat because of the "potentially ruinous risk" of staging the loss-making race.
However,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38730606 | |
Mel Giedroyc: Why I turned down Strictly Come Dancing - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc says she is too young to be Strictly Come Dancing's "comedy old bag". | Entertainment & Arts | Mel Giedroyc can currently be seen on a different Saturday night show - Let It Shine
Former Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc has revealed she was once offered the chance to appear as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing - but turned it down.
"I love watching it so much I almost didn't want to spoil the pleas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38718281 | |
Cable warns of 'appalling' record on skills - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Britain has done appallingly badly at vocational education for many years, says Sir Vince Cable. | Education & Family | Vince Cable says the low status of vocational qualifications has deep roots
"Britain has done appallingly badly at vocational education for many years," says Sir Vince Cable, former business secretary, as Theresa May's industrial strategy promises to regenerate technical training and tackle the skills shortage.
But w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38723070 | |
What executive actions has Trump taken? - BBC News | 2017-01-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Trump signs a flurry of orders as he lays out his presidential agenda. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What exactly is an executive order, and how significant are they to a president's legacy?
One of the first ways a new president is able to exercise political power is through unilateral executive orders.
While legislative e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38695593 |
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