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Sainsbury's in Singhbury's Aylesbury shop name sign row - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A shopkeeper removes his shop sign after supermarket giant Sainsbury's said customers "raised concerns". | Beds, Herts & Bucks | The shop's owner said Sainsbury's thought his sign looked like their own supermarket signs
A shopkeeper removed the sign outside his store after supermarket giant Sainsbury's said it looked too much like theirs, he has claimed.
Singhbury's Local in Aylesbury put its orange sign up last year.
Co-owner Inderjit Singh ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-38529780 | |
BBC Sound Of 2017 winner: Ray BLK - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | 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 | |
CES 2017: New routers defend smart homes against hacks - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Security firms unveil new internet routers that can stop smart household gadgets being hijacked. | Technology | The futuristic looking Core is controlled via a smartphone app
Security firms have launched routers at CES that can stop smart household gadgets being hijacked by hackers.
Symantec, BitDefender and Intel unveiled devices that scrutinise data as it flows across home networks.
The companies say routers with built-in d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38415067 | |
Football sex abuse: Junior clubs must get coaches cleared or face suspension - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | 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 | |
Is your child a cyberbully and if so, what should you do? - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | 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 | |
NHS running blade fuels boy's Paralympic goal - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ben Moore is one of the first children in England to receive a false leg for sport, on the NHS. | Health | At the age of 10, Ben Moore took a brave decision.
He chose to have the lower part of his right leg amputated and was fitted with an artificial limb.
Ben was born with a condition known as fibular hemimelia - giving him a foot with only three toes and a leg that failed to develop.
It left him struggling to walk and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38517649 | |
West Ham United 0-5 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-07 | 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: Amazon's virtual aide Alexa shouts above rivals - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many products at CES the year feature voice-activated virtual assistants - but Amazon's Alexa is in far more than most. | Technology | A fridge with personality was launched at CES this year
Virtual assistants are everywhere at CES this year - but one speaks louder than the rest. Amazon's Alexa has popped up in a bewildering list of devices including fridges, cars and robots.
Manufacturers are clearly interested in making their appliances voice-oper... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38539326 | |
Donald Trump taunts Schwarzenegger over Celebrity Apprentice ratings - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US president-elect Donald Trump taunts new Celebrity Apprentice host Arnold Schwarzenegger over the show's ratings. | Entertainment & Arts | Mr Trump described himself as a "ratings machine"
Donald Trump has taunted Arnold Schwarzenegger, his replacement as host of The Celebrity Apprentice, saying the actor was "destroyed" in TV ratings.
"So much for being a movie star," wrote the US president-elect, who described himself as a "ratings machine".
In respo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38531417 | |
CES 2017: The jacket that lets you stash 42 gadgets - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | 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 | |
CES 2017: Strap turns your finger into a phone - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | BBC Click's Marc Cieslak reports on a device that allows one of your fingers to make phone calls. | null | A strap which effectively turns one of your fingers into a phone - which can send and receive calls -has been developed.
The strap sends vibrations down the wearer’s hand and can be fitted to any watch.
BBC Click's Marc Cieslak tried it out at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.
Follow all our CES coverage at bbc.co.uk/... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38532572 | |
Jeremy Corbyn: Red Cross NHS warning 'unprecedented' - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | null | The Red Cross is warning there is a "humanitarian crisis" in its hospitals in England, something the NHS denies. | null | The Red Cross is warning there is a "humanitarian crisis" in its hospitals in England, something the NHS denies.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the remarks from the charity were "unprecedented" and "the biggest wake-up call ever". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38543947 | |
Saving Sally: The little Filipino film that needed saving - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The cult Filipino romance, with its gadgets and animated monsters, and the fans who saved it from obscurity. | Asia | Set in an animated Manila, 'Saving Sally' has been billed as a teenage love story
It's a tale of unrequited teenage love terrorised by giant animated monsters in the chaotic streets of Metro Manila.
Saving Sally tells the story of Marty, a young aspiring Philippines comic book artist, played by Enzo Marcos.
He falls... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38486968 | |
The Donald Trump tweets that say so much and reveal so little - BBC News | 2017-01-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | James Naughtie reflects on the tweets of Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration as US president. | US & Canada | It is as if the campaign is still going on.
Two weeks away from his inauguration, Donald Trump seems to prefer the role of "candidate" - flaying his opponents and aiming arrows at the federal government from the enemy camp.
It is almost as if he does not want to accept fully that he is the new chief executive who wil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38534308 | |
Tomorrow's Cities: What can be done to improve air quality? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Daytime in the city: Will we still work in offices in future and how damaging is urban air to our health? | Technology | Cities are at their busiest during the day - and their most polluted
Part two of our series "A day in the life of a city" looks at the ways in which offices are changing and how cities are coping with the ever-growing problem of pollution.
The morning rush hour is over and, if you live in a city in the developed worl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37372119 | |
Australian baby Brian Junior weighs in at 6.06kg - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Brian Junior was born in Melbourne and weighed in at 6.06kg (13.5lb) and was 57cm long. | null | Brian Junior was born in Melbourne and weighed in at 6.06kg (13.5lb) and was 57cm long.
His mum, who always wanted "a little fat baby" says she was shocked to find out he was twice the size of an average baby. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38743296 | |
My idol turned out to be my sister - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jennifer Bricker was born without legs but still became a gymnast, after watching an Olympic champion on TV. The two had more in common than they could ever have guessed. | Magazine | Aerial performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs, but she never let it stop her. By the age of 11 she was a gymnastics champion - having fallen in love with the sport after watching Dominique Moceanu win a gold medal for the US at the 1996 Olympics. And it turned out the two had a lot more in common than athleti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38697627 | |
Will Donald Trump mean the end of global trade? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Global trade flows are already falling, but could Donald Trump prove to be their final death knell? | Business | Mr Trump insisted leaving the TPP was good for American workers
Free trade and globalisation had a bad 2016, but it looks like 2017 could be even worse.
For decades there has been a consensus that globalisation brought more jobs, higher wages and lower prices - not just for richer countries but also for developing an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38731812 | |
Reality Check: Did millions vote illegally in the US? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Trump claims that he would have won the popular vote had it not been for fraud. Is he right? | US & Canada | The claim: Donald Trump would have won the popular vote in last year's US presidential election had it not been for people voting illegally.
Reality Check verdict: There is no evidence to support the assertion that at least 2.86 million people voted illegally.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed on Tues... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38744612 | |
Driving standing up conviction for tall Newcastle man - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
Dylan Hartley: England captain feared for international career following ban - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | England captain Dylan Hartley says he feared that his latest ban would cost him his international career. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley says he feared that his latest ban would cost him his international career.
The 30-year-old has been confirmed as England's captain for the Six Nations by coach Eddie Jones - two days after his six-week suspension for hitting Leinster's Se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38751283 | |
Newspaper headlines: MPs' 'new plot to thwart Brexit' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
Ryan Mason: Jake Livermore 'feared the worst' after head injury - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Former Hull midfielder Jake Livermore says he feared the worst when Ryan Mason fractured his skull against Chelsea. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Ex-Hull midfielder Jake Livermore says he feared the worst when former team-mate Ryan Mason fractured his skull.
The England midfielder, 25, clashed heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill during Hull's defeat at Stamford Bridge but is making 'excellent progress'.
Livermore... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38736602 | |
Why Brexit ruling is a relief for the government - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
One protester's story: Paying the price for seeking freedom in Egypt - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Six years since the outbreak of the revolution in Egypt, human rights campaigners says the situation in the country is far worse, Orla Guerin reports. | Middle East | Mahmoud Hussein says he needs a crutch because of abuse and medical neglect in prison
It is six years since the outbreak of the 18-day revolution in Egypt which swept the autocrat, Hosni Mubarak, from power. But human rights campaigners say the situation in the country is now far worse than before the uprising, as Orl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38730565 | |
What would you do for your best friend? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From being "best woman" at his wedding to donating a kidney - what one woman is doing for her best friend. | Liverpool | "It takes a special kind of person" to donate their kidney, Andy said of his friend Helen
About 3,000 people have kidney transplants each year in the UK and about a third of these are from living donors. Helen Crowther has given one of her kidneys to her best friend Andy Clewes. He has suffered with chronic kidney dis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-38682073 | |
Is hotel art a waste of time? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
Ross Brawn eyes Formula 1 changes to make sport 'purer & simpler' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
In Pictures: National Television Awards 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at the stars on the red carpet at this year's National Television Awards in London. | Entertainment & Arts | Cheeky chaps Ant & Dec went into the ceremony with three nominations - best entertainment programme, best TV presenter and best challenge show for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - and collected all three awards. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38749226 | |
In pictures: The Pole who works in a UK hospital - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
Lego copycats fool China boss - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Lego now has a factory in China, but there are fears about copyright violation there. | null | Lego - the toy loved by children around the world - now has a factory in China.
And some of them are so convincing even the boss can't tell them apart. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38729557 | |
Celtic 1-0 St Johnstone - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Celtic equal the Lisbon Lions' run of 26 games without defeat after a slender win over St Johnstone. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Celtic equalled the Lisbon Lions' run of 26 domestic games unbeaten with a slender win over St Johnstone to move 22 points clear in the Premiership.
Saints threatened with Danny Swanson hitting a post and Craig Gordon having to deny Steven Anderson's looping shot.
Celtic to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38659687 | |
Lantern festivals light up China - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Lanterns shows are being held to celebrate Chinese New Year. | 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-asia-38741118 | |
Donald Trump: 'Waterboarding absolutely works' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | US President Donald Trump backs waterboarding and says "we must fight fire with fire". | null | In Donald Trump's first broadcast interview as US president, he defended his call to resume using waterboarding - a torture technique - to interrogate terror suspects.
"When Isis [so-called Islamic State] is doing things that nobody has ever heard of since medieval times, would I feel strongly about waterboarding? As ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38751516 | |
Egypt activist 'tortured for his T-shirt' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Mahmoud Hussein, 21, describes how he came to be arrested in Egypt, and what happened to him in detention. | null | It is six years since the outbreak of the 18-day revolution in Egypt which swept its leader, Hosni Mubarak, from power.
Human rights campaigners say the situation in the country is now far worse than before the uprising, and Mahmoud Hussein, 21, is one of thousands who have been detained in recent years under Egypt's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38742237 | |
Inflatable 'Trump' rooster orders overwhelm Chinese factory - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | A factory in China is cashing on the inauguration of the new US president as the Year of the Rooster approaches. | null | A factory in China is cashing on the inauguration of the new US president as the Year of the Rooster approaches. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38724044 | |
Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams beats Johanna Konta, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni wins - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Six-time champion Serena Williams outplays Britain's Johanna Konta to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. | 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.
The American, 35, won 6-2 6-3 and will next play unseeded Croat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who beat fifth-s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38740755 | |
Chinese man cycles 500km in wrong direction to get home - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police paid for the man's ticket home when they realised he had been cycling off course for 30 days. | China | The man (not pictured) was stopped by police after cycling for 30 days
A man hoping to cycle home cross-country for Chinese New Year realised 30 days into his trip that he had been travelling in the wrong direction.
The young migrant worker from China was aiming for his home in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, after s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38748373 | |
Trump's 'control-alt-delete' on climate change policy - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Are the Trump team's actions on climate and energy the opening shots in a war on knowledge? | Science & Environment | Amid concerns over his attitude to climate change, the new President has signed orders to push forward with two major oil pipelines
Are the recent actions taken by the Trump team on the issues of climate and energy the opening shots in a war on knowledge?
Or are they simply what you'd expect from a new administration... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38746608 | |
Trump and truth - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | 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 | 2017-01-25 | 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 | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
Rafael Nadal beats Milos Raonic to reach Australian Open semi-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Rafael Nadal makes his first Grand Slam semi-final since 2014 with an accomplished victory over Milos Raonic. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: 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.
Rafael Nadal reached his first Grand Slam semi-final since 2014 with a superb 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 victory over Canada's third ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38740946 | |
Liverpool 0-1 Southampton (Agg: 0-2) - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Southampton reach a first major final since 2003 with a determined display to beat Liverpool in the EFL Cup at Anfield. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Southampton reached the EFL Cup final at Wembley with a fully deserved victory over two legs against Liverpool - crowned by Shane Long's late winner at Anfield.
Claude Puel's side, defending a 1-0 lead from the first leg, should have put the tie out of Liverpool's reach insi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38659708 | |
France's Benoit Hamon rouses Socialists with basic income plan - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
Has La La Land been overhyped? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Not every moviegoer is a fan of La La Land - with many complaining it has been mis-sold. | Entertainment & Arts | "Incredible!" "Glorious!" "Magnificent!" - The hype surrounding La La Land has been difficult to miss.
In addition to all the critical praise, the film is dominating awards season - equalling the all-time record held by Titanic and All About Eve for the most Oscar nominations.
But now many moviegoers are coming forwa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38744603 | |
Usain Bolt loses one Olympic gold medal as Nesta Carter tests positive - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Usain Bolt has to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tests positive for a banned substance. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Usain Bolt will have to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance.
Carter was part of the Jamaican quartet that won the 4x100m in Beijing in 2008.
His was one of 454 selected doping samples re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38744846 | |
James Ellington: British sprinter has surgery in UK after motorbike crash - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | British sprinter James Ellington has surgery in a London hospital, a week after suffering career-threatening injuries in a motorbike crash in Spain. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Sprinter James Ellington has had surgery at a London hospital, a week after suffering career-threatening injuries in a motorbike crash in Spain.
Ellington, 31, and fellow sprinter Nigel Levine, 27, both sustained a suspected broken pelvis with Ellington also suffering a fac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38729992 | |
What executive actions has Trump taken? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | 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 | |
Robert Snodgrass: Hull accept bid in the region of £10m from Burnley - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Hull City accept a bid in the region of £10m from Burnley for Scottish midfielder Robert Snodgrass. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Hull City have accepted a bid in the region of £10m from Burnley for top scorer Robert Snodgrass.
The Tigers, who are 19th in the Premier League, rejected a bid from West Ham earlier this month for the 29-year-old midfielder.
The Scotland international, who joined Hull from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38744778 | |
Oscars 2017: Best actress nominees - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at the best actress nominees for the 89th Academy Awards on 26 February 2017. | Entertainment & Arts | Find out more about the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards, which will take place on 26 February 2017.
The character: Michele Leblanc, the head of a video game company, who is raped in her home.
The critics said: "Huppert gives a performance of imperious fury, holding the audience at bay, almost goading us to disow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38536718 | |
What will Trump do about Afghanistan? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Will the US cut its losses and bring America's longest war to an end? | Asia | There are still 13,000 Nato military personnel in Afghanistan, mostly American
As Donald Trump settles into his new home in the White House, one of the most pressing issues in his in-tray is Afghanistan.
America's longest war isn't something that he has said much about, and - as with so many issues - what he has said... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38730061 | |
Six Nations: Dylan Hartley confirmed as England captain for 2017 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Dylan Hartley is confirmed as England's captain for the Six Nations - two days after his six-week suspension for striking ends. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley has been confirmed as England's captain for the Six Nations - two days after his six-week suspension for striking ended.
Coach Eddie Jones announced at the launch of the championship that the 30-year-old will continue in the role.
"I have... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38742427 | |
'Help me find my birth family' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How a 19-year-old Swiss man's appeal for information on his birth family led to a huge response. | Europe | Marco has this image of his mother, who has been missing since 2000
For one young Swiss man looking for his birth family, official channels had turned up nothing. So Marco Hauenstein, 19, turned to Facebook to try to find out more - not anticipating how widely his post would be shared.
Marco did not have an easy star... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38717880 | |
Philippe Coutinho: Liverpool forward signs new five-year contract - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho signs a new five-year contract worth about £150,000 a week, making him the club's highest-paid player. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho has signed a new five-year contract worth about £150,000 a week, making him the highest-paid player at the club.
The 24-year-old Brazil international joined the Reds from Inter Milan for £8.5m in January 2013, and his new deal will take hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38741844 | |
Japan gets first sumo champion in 19 years - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The deeply traditional Japanese sport has been dominated by foreign wrestlers in recent years. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Kisenosato posed for photos with a red sea bream, a traditional way to mark victory
Japan has formally named its first home-grown sumo grand champion in almost two decades, in a boost to the traditional wrestling sport.
Kis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38721106 | |
London pollution: 'Very high' air pollution warning alert - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | A "very high" air pollution warning has been issued for London for the first time under a new alert system. | null | Pollution alert warnings are being issued to the public at bus stops, tube stations and on roadside signs, under the new system set up by London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Many Londoners, however, are going about their daily business undeterred. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38737820 | |
Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United making progress under Jose Mourinho - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Manchester United are making progress under Jose Mourinho and are "unlucky" not to be challenging league leaders Chelsea, says Sir Alex Ferguson. | null | Manchester United are making progress under Jose Mourinho and are "unlucky" not to be challenging Chelsea, says their former boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ferguson, 75, stepped down in 2013 but retains close ties to Old Trafford and attends most games.
"I think he has done a great job," said the Scot in an exclusive interv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38735437 | |
Nicole Cooke 'sceptical' of Team Sky and Sir Bradley Wiggins - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Ex-Olympic champion Nicole Cooke says she is "sceptical" of Team Sky's drug-free credentials and Sir Bradley Wiggins' therapeutic use exemptions. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Ex-Olympic champion Nicole Cooke says she is "sceptical" of Team Sky's drug-free credentials and Sir Bradley Wiggins' therapeutic use exemptions.
Wiggins was granted three TUEs to take anti-inflammatory drug triamcinolone before the 2011 and 2012 Tour de France and the 2013 G... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38728410 | |
North Korean defector's family heartbreak - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Thae Yong-ho is one of the highest ranking North Korean officials ever to defect. He's been talking to the BBC's Steve Evans about the regime. | null | Thae Yong-ho is one of the highest ranking North Koreans officials ever to defect. He's been talking to the BBC's Steve Evans about the regime and how he feels about his family back at home. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38742230 | |
Sean Spicer: Who is President Trump's spin doctor? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has warned that the media will be held "accountable". | US & Canada | In a 2014 lecture to students at his former high school, Sean Spicer outlined a set of 17 "rules for life" that they would be wise to follow.
Rule number 16, he told the students at Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island: "Follow your mom's advice: It's not what you say, but how you say it. The tone and tenor of your words ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38711850 | |
Bernie Ecclestone: Why F1's titanic leader was loved and loathed - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Bye, bye, Bernie. F1's revolutionary, roguish leader has finally vacated the throne he created - so how will he be remembered? | null | Bernie Ecclestone stands a little under 5ft 3in tall but for 40 years has wielded a giant influence in Formula 1 with canniness, wit and not a little menace.
At times, Ecclestone has had close to absolute power. So the end of his reign following the takeover of the sport by US giant Liberty Media represents a seismic ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38721123 | |
Australian Open 2017: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni reaches semi-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | BBC Sport charts the return to form of 34-year-old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who is into the last four of the Australian Open 18 years after her last Grand Slam semi-final appearance. | null | BBC Sport charts the return to form of 34-year-old Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who will face Serena Williams in the last four of the Australian Open, 18 years after her last Grand Slam semi-final appearance.
READ MORE: Lucic-Baroni 'in shock' at return to semis | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38751600 | |
Living rough: 'People walk past you like you're scum' - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | As the latest statistics on rough sleeping in England are due to be released, BBC News investigates the problem of homelessness in Birmingham. | null | As the latest statistics on rough sleeping in England are released, BBC News investigates the problem of homelessness in Birmingham.
The city is among the top 10 English areas with the most rough sleepers, according to data from the Department for Communities and Local Government.
A film crew spent a night on the str... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38734054 | |
Reality Check: Is North of England getting a big boost? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Is the government announcing a fresh cash boost for the North of England? | Business | The claim: The government is announcing a cash boost for the North of England.
Reality Check verdict: The money has already been announced twice.
Prime Minister Theresa May is to continue former chancellor George Osborne's plans to create a Northern Powerhouse.
On Monday, she held a cabinet meeting in Daresbury in C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38723772 | |
Oscar nominations 2017: How diverse is this year's line-up? - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After the #OscarsSoWhite controversies of the last two years, 2017 promises to be a more diverse affair. | Entertainment & Arts | Dev Patel is nominated for Lion and Viola Davis is nominated for Fences
After the #OscarsSoWhite controversies of the last two years, 2017 promises to be a more diverse affair.
In the acting categories there are a total of seven nominees from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Denzel Washington is nominated as best actor ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38730038 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Cardiff City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | Brighton went back to the top of the Championship thanks to Tomer Hemed's winner against a determined Cardiff. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Brighton went back to the top of the Championship thanks to Tomer Hemed's winner against a determined Cardiff.
Chris Hughton's side were dominant in the second half but had to wait until the 73rd minute when Oliver Norwood found Hemed who fired home.
The visiting Bluebirds ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38642752 | |
Brexit ruling: Gina Miller attacks 'despicable' politicians - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brexit victor says no government is above the law and some politicians are still "twisting the truth". | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Gina Miller was the lead claimant against the government in the Supreme Court
The woman who brought the successful legal challenge against the government over Brexit has accused prominent politicians of behaving "despicably"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38737964 | |
RAF Typhoons escort Russian ships - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Three RAF Typhoons and a British warship escort a Russian aircraft carrier and other ships up the English Channel. | null | Three RAF Typhoons and a British warship escort a Russian aircraft carrier and other ships up the English Channel. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38750696 | |
Euro 'could fail', says man tipped as US ambassador to EU - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The man tipped to be Donald Trump's ambassador to the EU has told the BBC the single currency "could collapse" in the next 18 months. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Professor Ted Malloch is gloomy about the euro's future
The man tipped to be Donald Trump's ambassador to the European Union has told the BBC the single currency "could collapse" in the next 18 months.
Professor Ted Malloch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38749884 | |
Brexit white paper: Climbdown or goodwill gesture - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Giving MPs a white paper is a clear concession by Theresa May but one that is unlikely to affect her Brexit timetable or damage her authority. | UK Politics | It was only yesterday that the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, told MPs it just might all be a bit tricky to have a White Paper, a formal document outlining the government's plans for Brexit, and stick to the timetable they want to pursue.
Rebel Remainers though were "delighted", that, stealing Jeremy Corbyn's thunder,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38747976 | |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta 'prepared' for Serena Williams quarter-final - BBC Sport | 2017-01-25 | null | British number one Johanna Konta believes she has done everything she can to be ready for her first meeting with Serena Williams. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Williams v Konta coverage: Wednesday, 02:00 GMT: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website. Wednesday, 16:45 GMT: TV highlights on BBC Two.
British number one Johanna Konta believes she has done everything she can to be ready for her fi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38716313 | |
A trip through an underwater museum - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Exhibits about climate change and migration are just two of 12 installations in Museo Atlantico, an underwater museum off the coast of Lanzarote. | null | Exhibits about climate change and migration are just two of 12 installations in Museo Atlantico, an underwater museum off the coast of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
Jason deCaires Taylor describes the museum and how the installations have changed just one year after being placed underwater. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38733683 | |
Oscar nominations 2017: Seven non-white actors recognised - BBC News | 2017-01-25 | null | Diversity in the 2017 Oscar nominations and how it compares to last year's crop. | null | The last two Oscars suffered a backlash due to the lack of non-white nominations.
This year's nominations in the acting categories are more diverse. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38737641 | |
Weather forecast for the UK - BBC Weather | 2017-01-22 | null | Weather forecast for the UK | null | This is the weather forecast for the UK. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast-video/21416743 | |
Trump inauguration: Two Americas in 24 hours - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In the space of 24 hours, events in Washington showed two Americas, poles apart. | US & Canada | In the space of 24 hours, Washington was the scene of two Americas.
President Trump's supporters came feeling they've just taken their country back.
The protesters on the women's march feel they have just lost theirs. It is that stark.
The mood at the march was determinedly cheerful, there were men, children and lot... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38707721 | |
Andy Murray: How much should be read into Australian Open exit? - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | After early Australian Open exits for the world's top two players, Russell Fuller assesses whether more should be read into the upsets. | null | 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.
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have so much shared history.
And now, in the space of just four days in Melbourne, the world's top two players h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38711323 | |
Women's March: A united message spanning generations - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands of men, women and children took part in the Women's March in London. | UK | "Stand united, we will never be divided," was the message chanted by the crowd as people marched through central London.
Cheers erupted every few minutes as the crowd held up placards to the beat of drum and bass music from a portable sound system.
"Girls just wanna have fundamental rights", "Women won't be trumped" ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38706746 | |
Sorry cats, doggos run the internet now - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of stability, we've recently we've seen signs of a dramatic shift in online governance. | Technology | This is Igor, a very good dog
Like many a BBC reporter before, I come to you with news of a coup, and perhaps the most significant transition of power you’ll read about this weekend.
Cats on the internet are over. Done. "Cheezburgers" are off the menu. Play yourself out, Keyboard Cat.
While in years past we’ve perha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38702996 | |
Australian Open 2017: Dan Evans' challenge ended by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Britain's Dan Evans is beaten in four sets by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last 16 of the Australian Open. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Britain's Dan Evans had his best run at a Grand Slam ended by a 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-4 loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last 16 of the Australian Open.
Evans, ranked 51 in the world, started off promisingly as he traded blows with the Frenchman before winning the opening set o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38709892 | |
Bulls and bullying: the fight over animal rights and tradition - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Animal rights activists caught in social media cross-fire regarding banned bull-taming tradition. | BBC Trending | Tamil actress Trisha Krishnan deleted her Twitter account as a result of a row over bull-taming
A ban on the ancient practice of bull-taming has spurred thousands to protest in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. While the demonstrations have been mostly peaceful, the argument over the festival has turned ugly on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38656721 | |
Chile declares state of emergency over forest fires - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Chile has requested international help to deal with forest fires. | null | Chile has requested international help to deal with forest fires.
They broke out over a week ago and spread quickly in the dry and hot summer weather. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38710219 | |
The English vet saving Sri Lanka’s street dogs - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | The vet who left behind her home in England to care for Sri Lanka’s street dogs. | null | A vet has left behind her home in England to care for Sri Lanka’s street dogs.
Janey Lowes from Barnard Castle, County Durham, has spent the past two years caring for the neglected animals.
There are about three million street dogs on the island – about 60% of puppies born on the street do not survive to adulthood.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38691375 | |
10 things we didn't know last week - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cambridge University has a professor of play, and more news nuggets. | Magazine | 3. Some drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease have had the side-effect of turning patients into gambling addicts.
4. Vladimir Putin thinks Russian prostitutes are "undoubtedly the best in the world".
5. The expression to "shed crocodile tears" exists in 45 European languages as well as Arabic, Swahili, Persian, Ind... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38662601 | |
Australian Open: Johanna Konta praises support from her family and friends - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Great Britain's Johanna Konta says her family and coaches were crucial to her progress after the Lawn Tennis Association cut her funding. | 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.
Great Britain's Johanna Konta says her family and coaches were crucial to her progress after the Lawn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38704836 | |
Donald Trump protests: 'Why I've decided to march' - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | As women globally take to the streets as part of a day of protests, Hannah tells us why she decided to march. | null | As women across the world take to the streets as part of a day of protests against Donald Trump, Hannah tells us why she decided to join them. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38707101 | |
Friends' 30-year-search for Celtic treasure trove pays off - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Two metal detector enthusiasts found a huge hoard of Celtic treasure, reports Robert Hall. | null | A 30-year obsession finally paid off for two metal detector enthusiasts when they discovered one of the world's largest hoards of Celtic treasure.
The last coins of nearly 70,000 - worth millions of pounds - have now been removed from the site in Jersey. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38703914 | |
Wayne Rooney: Goals from the Man Utd record-breaker - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | BBC Sport picks out some great goals from Wayne Rooney's Manchester United career after the striker became the club's all-time leading goalscorer. | null | BBC Sport picks out some great goals from Wayne Rooney's Manchester United career after the striker became the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
WATCH MORE: It's a great feeling - Rooney on breaking record
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38705054 | |
Sean Spicer: Who is President Trump's spin doctor? - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has warned that the media will be held "accountable". | US & Canada | In a 2014 lecture to students at his former high school, Sean Spicer outlined a set of 17 "rules for life" that they would be wise to follow.
Rule number 16, he told the students at Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island: "Follow your mom's advice: It's not what you say, but how you say it. The tone and tenor of your words ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38711850 | |
Iraqi Kurdish fashionistas make a splash - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A group of young men hopes to put Iraqi Kurdistan on the fashion map - and effect social change. | Middle East | Conflict and militancy may be first things that occur to many about Iraq, but a group of young fashion-conscious Kurds are hoping to help project a brighter, more optimistic image - and perhaps effect social change along the way.
The group calls itself Mr Erbil, after the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in no... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38692382 | |
Ronnie O'Sullivan in 12th Masters final to play Joe Perry - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan overcomes a split cue tip to beat Marco Fu 6-4 and reach the Masters final against Joe Perry. | null | Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Connected TV, Red Button, BBC Sport website and app from 13:00 GMT
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan overcame a split cue tip to reach his 12th Masters final with a 6-4 win over Marco Fu at Alexandra Palace in London.
Fu hit 110 to lead 2-1 before O'Sullivan needed to repair his cue... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38705567 | |
2,000 guitars in mini scale - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | A musician from Opole in Poland has made 2,000 mini guitars. | 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/entertainment-arts-38712423 | |
Our cat in Havana - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In Havana, stray cats and dogs prowl the streets. Responsibility for looking after them lies with the public - as Will Grant found when he befriended a ginger tomcat. | Magazine | In Cuba's capital, armies of stray cats and dogs prowl the streets. The state does little to look after them, so responsibility lies with the public - as Will Grant found when he befriended a ginger tomcat.
My younger sister sometimes reminds me of the apparent indifference I showed when our family cat, Pippit, died i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38609794 | |
Irish jockey Jack Kennedy performs amazing acrobatics to stay on horse - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Irish jockey Jack Kennedy manages to stay on his horse Bilko despite almost being thrown off it at a meeting at Thurles. | null | Irish jockey Jack Kennedy manages to stay on his horse Bilko despite almost being thrown off it at a meeting at Thurles.
WATCH MORE: McCoy 'has breakfast every morning now'
Pictures courtesy of At The Races. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/38694316 | |
Leicester defeat shows when a diamond does not work - Danny Murphy - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Leicester's latest away defeat came because they got their tactics wrong, says Match of the Day 2 pundit Danny Murphy | null | Leicester's defeat at Southampton was a great example of how tactics, rather than players, are hugely important in deciding football matches.
You still need a talented, intelligent team with the ability to carry those tactics out for you, of course, but your system can win or lose a game for you - just the same as an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38713714 | |
Anti-Trump protesters fill Trafalgar Square - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Thousands of protesters in London fill Trafalgar Square as part of a Women's March on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency. | null | Thousands of protesters in London fill Trafalgar Square as part of a Women's March on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38704604 | |
770 babies baptised in Georgian ceremony - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | The BBC's Rayhan Demytrie reports from a mass baptism ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia. | null | Hundreds of babies have been baptised at a mass ceremony in Georgia. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38708530 | |
World v Trump on global climate deal? - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the new president settles in, much of the world reaffirms its commitment to the Paris agreement. | Science & Environment | As a pro-coal president strides into the White House, the rest of the world is rallying in defence of the climate.
Donald Trump has called climate change "a hoax" and filled his cabinet with representatives of fossil fuel industries.
One of the world's leading climate scientists told me she was positively scared abou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38676898 | |
UK-EU trade deal: Another WTO issue - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | If the UK and the EU are going to have a trade agreement, it is best to get as many sectors covered as possible to reduce the chances of a WTO challenge. | Business | The UK is set for a hard Brexit from the EU
So the UK, it seems, is headed out of the European Union's single market, perhaps also out of the customs union.
Prime Minister Theresa May has said she wants to preserve barrier-free trade between the UK and the EU as far as possible.
One option that has been floated, if ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38658025 | |
Chapecoense: Emotional scenes at Brazilian team's first game since plane crash - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | There are emotional scenes as Chapecoense play their first match since most of the team were killed in a plane crash. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Brazilian club Chapecoense have played their first match since most of their team were killed in a plane crash. BBC Sport's Mani Djazmi was at the Arena Conda and describes Saturday's emotional scenes.
The lifting of trophies are among the metronomic ticks of any football se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38708226 |
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