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Sisterlocks struggle: Stylists want fewer restrictions to braid hair - BBC News | 2017-03-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Professional hairbraiders are putting up a fight over what they say are unnecessary regulations. | US & Canada | In college, Tameka Stigers wore her hair in thin locks that looked so attractive, parents at her church wanted her to fashion their young daughters' hair.
"They said, 'Can you do it like yours?'" Stigers recalled. She wore her hair in Sisterlocks, hundreds of tiny locks that allow women with coarse, tightly-wound hair... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39261335 | news_world-us-canada-39261335 | |
England should beat Lithuania whoever plays up front - Shearer - BBC Sport | 2017-03-20 | [] | England should beat Lithuania whoever plays up front instead of Harry Kane, says former England captain Alan Shearer. | null | Tottenham showed in Sunday's win over Southampton that they can cope without the injured Harry Kane - and England should do the same this week.
England manager Gareth Southgate has named three strikers in his squad for Wednesday's friendly against Germany and Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania - Jamie Vard... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39273470 | rt_football_39273470 | |
Why an American went to Cuba for cancer care - BBC News | 2017-04-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Judy Ingels is defying the embargo by flying to Havana for treatment. | Magazine | Cuba has faced more than 50 years of US sanctions. Now, for the first time, a unique drug developed on the communist island is being tested in New York state. But some American cancer patients are already taking it - by defying the embargo and flying to Havana for treatment.
Judy Ingels and her family are in Cuba for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39640165 | news_magazine-39640165 | |
Six Nations: Condensed tournament would 'meddle with players' health' - BBC Sport | 2017-04-07 | [] | Welsh Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies says condensing the Six Nations would "meddle with players' health". | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
Condensing the Six Nations Championship by a week would "meddle with players' health", says Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chairman Gareth Davies.
Plans by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) would remove one of the two weeks when games are not played to create space for a new global... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39520704 | rt_rugby-union_39520704 | |
Romelu Lukaku: Chelsea would be a no-brainer for Everton striker - Danny Murphy - BBC Sport | 2017-04-07 | [] | Everton striker Romelu Lukaku faces a big decision about his future in the summer - one to which there is an obvious answer, says MOTD pundit Danny Murphy. | null | Everton striker Romelu Lukaku could have a big decision to make in the summer.
He is a fantastic athlete who scores lots of goals but he is still learning the game and, under the right coach and around better players, he is going to get better - the question is, where?
Everton are an ambitious club and a fantastic pl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39521532 | rt_football_39521532 | |
Labour's Brexit plan takes shape - BBC News | 2017-04-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Labour Party are backing Brexit but setting out a very different approach to the Conservatives. | UK Politics | Dividing lines. Now, where have we heard that before?
Gordon Brown loved them. George Osborne relished them. In an era that had been dominated by centre ground politics where everyone fought over the middle, those lines were important to answer voters' claims that "they're all the same".
Today, Labour is spelling out... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39703633 | news_uk-politics-39703633 | |
UK music industry braced for Brexit - BBC News | 2017-04-22 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Whether you consume music digitally or collect vinyl records, Brexit has the potential to affect you. | Business | Whether you consume music digitally or collect vinyl records, Brexit has the potential to affect you.
The UK music industry, like its counterparts in other countries, has had a tough time adapting to the technological shake-ups of recent years.
But now it also has to plan for the changes that will be ushered in by th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39418829 | news_business-39418829 | |
Man Utd v Chelsea: How Antonio Conte has taken Jose Mourinho's mantle - BBC Sport | 2017-04-14 | [] | Antonio Conte has made the kind of impact at Chelsea that MOTD pundit Chris Sutton expected Jose Mourinho to have at Manchester United. | null | You can see highlights of Manchester United v Chelsea on Match of the Day 2 at 22:30 GMT on Sunday on BBC One and the BBC Sport website.
There is pride, as well as points, at stake at Old Trafford on Sunday because Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will not take it well if Antonio Conte beats him in his own back... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39595589 | rt_football_39595589 | |
Six Supreme Court cases Justice Neil Gorsuch could rule on - BBC News | 2017-04-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | As Neil Gorsuch is confirmed to the Supreme Court, here are six hot-button issues he could have a say on. | US & Canada | Mr Gorsuch will be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice on Monday
Neil Gorsuch has been confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, following a bitter and partisan battle over his nomination by President Trump.
The conservative judge could be required early on to weigh in on several hot-button issues due before the court, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39556904 | news_world-us-canada-39556904 | |
Garth Crooks' team of the week: Coutinho, Alli, Ibrahimovic, Luiz, Hazard - BBC Sport | 2017-04-10 | [] | Dele Alli's form causes contention in the BBC studio and who do England need in midfield? It's Garth's team of the week. | null | Chelsea beat Bournemouth 3-1 to stay seven points clear at the top of the Premier League, while Tottenham remain second after a 4-0 win at home to Watford.
Liverpool stay third with a 2-1 win at Stoke City, Manchester City remain fourth following a 3-1 victory over Hull City, and Manchester United climb up to fifth as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39547967 | rt_football_39547967 | |
Is Trump now part of the establishment? - BBC News | 2017-04-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Donald Trump condemns Washington insiders, but some conservative critics say he's now the problem. | US & Canada | Donald Trump campaigned for president as the ultimate outsider, promising to unseat a corrupt and atrophied Washington establishment. Now, after two months in office, has he become the establishment? Are Trump and his team the insiders now?
One thing the recent collapse of healthcare reform efforts in the House of Rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39483715 | news_world-us-canada-39483715 | |
Profile: Theresa May - BBC News | 2017-04-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A profile of Conservative Party leader Theresa May, who has just called a general election. | UK Politics | A look at the life and times of the UK's Prime Minister, Theresa May, who has decided to call a general election for 8 June.
Theresa May is Britain's second female prime minister but, unlike her predecessor Margaret Thatcher, she came to power without an election.
She took over as leader of the governing Conservative... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39630534 | news_uk-politics-39630534 | |
Britain's 'big bang' in Heligoland, 70 years on - BBC News | 2017-04-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Remembering one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, on the German island of Heligoland. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Heligoland: When Britain blew up an island
Brexit may have triggered a political earthquake in Europe, but 70 years ago the UK sent real shockwaves across the seas with the largest non-nuclear explosion of that era.
As one ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39590752 | news_world-europe-39590752 | |
Is Trump now part of the establishment? - BBC News | 2017-04-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Donald Trump condemns Washington insiders, but some conservative critics say he's now the problem. | US & Canada | Donald Trump campaigned for president as the ultimate outsider, promising to unseat a corrupt and atrophied Washington establishment. Now, after two months in office, has he become the establishment? Are Trump and his team the insiders now?
One thing the recent collapse of healthcare reform efforts in the House of Rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39483715 | news_world-us-canada-39483715 | |
General Election 2017: Would you support a burka ban? - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | UKIP's manifesto will include plans to ban the burka, sparking strong reactions on both sides of the debate. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
UKIP's manifesto will include proposals to ban full veils, the party's leader Paul Nuttall has told the BBC.
The announcement has sparked strong reaction on both sides of the debate.
Nazif, 37, is Muslim. Originally from A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39684530 | news_uk-39684530 | |
UK music industry braced for Brexit - BBC News | 2017-04-23 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Whether you consume music digitally or collect vinyl records, Brexit has the potential to affect you. | Business | Whether you consume music digitally or collect vinyl records, Brexit has the potential to affect you.
The UK music industry, like its counterparts in other countries, has had a tough time adapting to the technological shake-ups of recent years.
But now it also has to plan for the changes that will be ushered in by th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39418829 | news_business-39418829 | |
Profile: Theresa May - BBC News | 2017-04-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A profile of Conservative Party leader Theresa May, who has just called a general election. | UK Politics | A look at the life and times of the UK's Prime Minister, Theresa May, who has decided to call a general election for 8 June.
Theresa May is Britain's second female prime minister but, unlike her predecessor Margaret Thatcher, she came to power without an election.
She took over as leader of the governing Conservative... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39630534 | news_uk-politics-39630534 | |
Britain's 'big bang' in Heligoland, 70 years on - BBC News | 2017-04-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Remembering one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, on the German island of Heligoland. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Heligoland: When Britain blew up an island
Brexit may have triggered a political earthquake in Europe, but 70 years ago the UK sent real shockwaves across the seas with the largest non-nuclear explosion of that era.
As one ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39590752 | news_world-europe-39590752 | |
Two visions for the future of media - BBC News | 2017-04-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Paying customers are a more reliable source of income for journalists than rich donors | Entertainment & Arts | A multi-billionaire donates $100m to investigative journalism and hacks everywhere ask "where do I apply?".
Is this what the future of media looks like?
I hope not. As modern entrepreneurs go, Pierre Omidyar is among the most innovative and successful. With a net worth, according to Forbes, of just over $8bn (£6.3bn)... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39516779 | news_entertainment-arts-39516779 | |
General Election 2017: Would you support a burka ban? - BBC News | 2017-04-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | UKIP's manifesto will include plans to ban the burka, sparking strong reactions on both sides of the debate. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
UKIP's manifesto will include proposals to ban full veils, the party's leader Paul Nuttall has told the BBC.
The announcement has sparked strong reaction on both sides of the debate.
Nazif, 37, is Muslim. Originally from A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39684530 | news_uk-39684530 | |
Why is Harvard ditching the puritans? - BBC News | 2017-04-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Harvard wants to change the words of its university song to make it more inclusive. | Business | Harvard University has defended plans to remove a reference to "puritans" from its ceremonial song, as part of a project promoting "inclusion and belonging".
The proposal to change the fusty lyrics of a 19th Century song, "Fair Harvard", has started a very contemporary argument about identity and how universities repr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39559232 | news_business-39559232 | |
Salvador: The city where children fend for themselves on the streets - BBC News | 2017-04-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In 1937, Jorge Amado published Captains of the Sands, a novel about a gang of orphans living in Salvador, Brazil. Eighty years on, little has changed. | Magazine | Joao Vitor ended up on the streets aged 14
In 1937, Jorge Amado published Captains of the Sands, a novel about a gang of orphaned children living on the streets of Salvador, north-east Brazil. Eighty years on, little has changed - thousands of children and adolescents still roam the city and sleep rough. David Baker h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39528473 | news_magazine-39528473 | |
May sets out her stall - BBC News | 2017-04-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | If the PM's first campaign visit is anything to go by, "long-term economic plan" will be replaced by "strong and stable". | UK Politics | At the moment (although we know Theresa May is very capable of changing her mind) there won't be head to head TV clashes between the PM and Jeremy Corbyn - or the PM and Nicola Sturgeon, or the PM with anyone else for that matter.
One, the Tory leader is no fan of the glitz of the TV studio. That's one reason why Numb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39648464 | news_uk-politics-39648464 | |
UK's aid budget: Decision time for Theresa May - BBC News | 2017-04-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Will the prime minister choose to retain Britain's commitment to spend 0.7% of GDP on international aid? | UK Politics | A few weeks ago, Theresa May did something rather unusual. The prime minister went to Scotland and delivered a speech in praise of Britain's aid budget. As far as I can determine, this was a first. She praised the Department for International Development (DfID) that delivers that budget.
In an unexpected flurry of all... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39660866 | news_uk-politics-39660866 | |
Why an American went to Cuba for cancer care - BBC News | 2017-04-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Judy Ingels is defying the embargo by flying to Havana for treatment. | Magazine | Cuba has faced more than 50 years of US sanctions. Now, for the first time, a unique drug developed on the communist island is being tested in New York state. But some American cancer patients are already taking it - by defying the embargo and flying to Havana for treatment.
Judy Ingels and her family are in Cuba for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39640165 | news_magazine-39640165 | |
The struggles of war babies fathered by black GIs - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Many GIs had children with British women but under US laws black servicemen were usually refused permission to marry. So what happened to the children? | Magazine | About 100,000 black GIs were stationed in the UK during the war. Inevitably there were love affairs, but US laws usually prevented black servicemen from marrying. So what happened to the children they fathered? Fiona Clampin met two such children in Dorset, now in their seventies, who have not given up hope of tracing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39927255 | news_magazine-39927255 | |
Ian Brady: How the Moors Murderer came to symbolise pure evil - BBC News | 2017-05-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Brady and his crimes were held up as the consequences of moral decay in 1960s Britain. | UK | Ian Brady's notoriety and significance goes beyond the criminal to the political and the cultural
Ian Brady's mug shot has become visual shorthand for psychopathic evil. With his accomplice Myra Hindley, he occupies an especially ignominious place in our national folklore.
Margaret Thatcher described their crimes as ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39938520 | news_uk-39938520 | |
EU and UK: Galaxies apart over Brexit? - BBC News | 2017-05-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Two completely different versions of a London dinner - when it comes to Brexit, spin is everywhere. | Europe | Two entirely different tales emerged from dinner at Downing Street
Welcome to the EU/UK dominated Brexit Galaxy of Spin and Counter-Spin. A crazy old place. The galactic atmosphere is such these days that the dimensions of truth are elastic; at times, distorted.
Take the arguments this weekend over whether the Downin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39775102 | news_world-europe-39775102 | |
Ian Brady letters: Inside the mind of the Moors Murderer - BBC News | 2017-05-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | What was Ian Brady really like? Journalist Peter Gould gained a unique insight into the Moors Murder's mind through an extraordinary exchange of letters that lasted almost 30 years. | UK | My correspondence with Ian Brady began with a simple question: are you going to apply for parole?
Given that he and Myra Hindley had committed the most shocking crimes of modern times, it was hard to imagine either of them would ever be released.
The public would surely never accept that they were reformed characters... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39925965 | news_uk-39925965 | |
Maria Sharapova: French Open wildcard reasoning wrong, say WTA - BBC Sport | 2017-05-17 | [] | The basis for the decision not to give Maria Sharapova a French Open wildcard is wrong, says the chief executive of the WTA. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
French Open organisers had "no grounds to penalise" Maria Sharapova by denying her a wildcard entry to the tournament, says the Women's Tennis Association.
The Russian, 30, was ranked too low to gain direct entry as she continues her return from a 15-month drugs ban.
The Fren... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39946833 | rt_tennis_39946833 | |
Venezuela's irreconcilable visions for the future - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | With the opposition and the government at loggerheads, the crisis in Venezuela looks set to get worse. | Latin America & Caribbean | Signs reading "No more dictatorship" are a common sight at anti-government protests
"Venezuela is now a dictatorship," says Luis Ugalde, a Spanish-born Jesuit priest who during his 60 years living in Venezuela has become one of the South American nation's most well-known political scientists.
A former rector of the A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39980403 | news_world-latin-america-39980403 | |
The struggles of war babies fathered by black GIs - BBC News | 2017-05-22 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Many GIs had children with British women but under US laws black servicemen were usually refused permission to marry. So what happened to the children? | Magazine | About 100,000 black GIs were stationed in the UK during the war. Inevitably there were love affairs, but US laws usually prevented black servicemen from marrying. So what happened to the children they fathered? Fiona Clampin met two such children in Dorset, now in their seventies, who have not given up hope of tracing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39927255 | news_magazine-39927255 | |
French election: 'Unworthy' debate was still great viewing - BBC News | 2017-05-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Our Paris correspondent evaluates the heated final debate in France's presidential race. | Europe | Supporters of Mr Macron watch the debate in a Paris bar
After the debate was over, some of the French media commentariat was saying it had been a disgrace.
Nothing had been elucidated. It was all mud-slinging. It was unworthy of a presidential election.
Maybe. But it didn't half make for riveting viewing. And at the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39801104 | news_world-europe-39801104 | |
The man who helped prevent a nuclear crisis - BBC News | 2017-05-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In 1988 a military scientist from Taiwan sent his wife to Tokyo Disneyland and then defected to the US. | Asia | Mr Chang arrived in the US in January 1988 after a lifetime in Taiwan, to inform on his government's nuclear ambitions
In 1988 Taiwan was racing to build its first nuclear bomb, but one military scientist put a stop to that when he defected to the United States and exposed those plans. This is the story of a man who i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39252502 | news_world-asia-39252502 | |
Will Macron mean the blues or a boost for Brexit? - BBC News | 2017-05-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Emmanuel Macron's role as president of France may not necessarily mean bad news for Brexit. | UK Politics | The received wisdom is that the election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France is bad for Britain's Brexit negotiations.
Like much received wisdom, it may just be wrong. For the arrival of this young financier-turned politician in the Elysee could actually make a deal between Britain and the European Union easier.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39842424 | news_uk-politics-39842424 | |
Players Championship: Will Sawgrass event become a major? - BBC Sport | 2017-05-08 | [] | It is becoming harder to find reasons why this week's Players Championship will not eventually evolve to being a major, writes Iain Carter. | null | Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website on Saturday and Sunday.
What makes a major? The question arises because it is becoming harder to find reasons why this week's Players Championship will not eventually evolve to that elevated level.
The four men's majors are the benchmark of the game.
The Open C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39839666 | rt_golf_39839666 | |
UKIP will survive, says Nigel Farage - BBC News | 2017-05-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | UKIP figures rally around leader Paul Nuttall after the party lost 145 seats in local elections. | UK Politics | UKIP "will survive" as an electoral force despite a drubbing at last week's local elections, former leader Nigel Farage has said.
He told ITV's Peston on Sunday that his successor Paul Nuttall was "doing fine" and said UKIP was still needed, to prevent any "back sliding" on Brexit.
Neil Hamilton, UKIP leader in the W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39836196 | news_uk-politics-39836196 | |
Tax is only one part of the deal for those in work - BBC News | 2017-05-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Other issues, such as fair pay and quality of work, are moving up the agenda. | Business | Shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, wants to talk about "real" pay.
How much tax you pay, and what for, is one of the most fundamental relationships between the state and the citizen.
It was John Locke who said that "governments cannot be supported without great charge".
This weekend Labour pledged that people earnin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39839374 | news_business-39839374 | |
South Korea's 'life or death' presidential election - BBC News | 2017-05-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Stephen Evans on how South Korea's presidential election could change its policy towards Pyongyang. | Asia | Moon Jae-in is the front-runner in the South Korean presidential election
In a room in the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday, a group of defectors from North Korea made an impassioned plea to voters: Don't elect the man who has led the opinion polls.
The fugitives from the North said the front-runner, Moon Jae-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39801447 | news_world-asia-39801447 | |
Mauricio Pochettino: 'Victory over Arsenal gives Spurs chance to pressure Chelsea' - BBC Sport | 2017-05-01 | [] | Tottenham's victory over Arsenal means they can "put psychological pressure" on Chelsea, says manager Mauricio Pochettino. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Tottenham's victory over Arsenal means they can put "psychological pressure" on Chelsea at the top of the Premier League, says boss Mauricio Pochettino.
The Argentine said Sunday's 2-0 win was "fantastic for our fans", as Spurs confirmed they would end a 22-year wait to fini... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39762660 | rt_football_39762660 | |
Will Macron mean the blues or a boost for Brexit? - BBC News | 2017-05-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Emmanuel Macron's role as president of France may not necessarily mean bad news for Brexit. | UK Politics | The received wisdom is that the election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France is bad for Britain's Brexit negotiations.
Like much received wisdom, it may just be wrong. For the arrival of this young financier-turned politician in the Elysee could actually make a deal between Britain and the European Union easier.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39842424 | news_uk-politics-39842424 | |
Players Championship: Will Sawgrass event become a major? - BBC Sport | 2017-05-09 | [] | It is becoming harder to find reasons why this week's Players Championship will not eventually evolve to being a major, writes Iain Carter. | null | Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website on Saturday and Sunday.
What makes a major? The question arises because it is becoming harder to find reasons why this week's Players Championship will not eventually evolve to that elevated level.
The four men's majors are the benchmark of the game.
The Open C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39839666 | rt_golf_39839666 | |
How will history remember the 2015-17 Parliament? - BBC News | 2017-05-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Brexit, tragedy, a new PM, the rise of the SNP and a fall in Lib Dems helped shape an eventful two years. | Election 2017 | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prime Minister David Cameron says he will stand down
In the tradition of the Good Parliament, the Long Parliament, the Addled Parliament and the Cavalier Parliament, will history remember the short, but eventful parliament o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39848296 | news_election-2017-39848296 | |
Is work 'fair and decent'? That's not how the voters see it - BBC News | 2017-05-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The head of the government's review into how we work says some businesses' employment practices are damaging the UK economy. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Why bad work is bad for the economy
The head of the government's review into zero-hours contracts and the less secure world of work has said that too many businesses still allow "bad work" to flourish.
Ahead of a speech on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39849571 | news_business-39849571 | |
The man who helped prevent a nuclear crisis - BBC News | 2017-05-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In 1988 a military scientist from Taiwan sent his wife to Tokyo Disneyland and then defected to the US. | Asia | Mr Chang arrived in the US in January 1988 after a lifetime in Taiwan, to inform on his government's nuclear ambitions
In 1988 Taiwan was racing to build its first nuclear bomb, but one military scientist put a stop to that when he defected to the United States and exposed those plans. This is the story of a man who i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39252502 | news_world-asia-39252502 | |
Diving bans: Will retrospective action work? - BBC Sport | 2017-05-19 | [] | The Football Association approves retrospective action to punish players who dive from next season - but will it work? | null | The Football Association is calling it "successful deception of a match official".
Back in December, Burnley boss Sean Dyche said he thought retrospective bans would eradicate diving within six months. The players would stop doing it, if it meant risking suspension for the next two games.
From next season, under new ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39969813 | rt_football_39969813 | |
Ian Brady: How the Moors Murderer came to symbolise pure evil - BBC News | 2017-05-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Brady and his crimes were held up as the consequences of moral decay in 1960s Britain. | UK | Ian Brady's notoriety and significance goes beyond the criminal to the political and the cultural
Ian Brady's mug shot has become visual shorthand for psychopathic evil. With his accomplice Myra Hindley, he occupies an especially ignominious place in our national folklore.
Margaret Thatcher described their crimes as ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39938520 | news_uk-39938520 | |
EU and UK: Galaxies apart over Brexit? - BBC News | 2017-05-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Two completely different versions of a London dinner - when it comes to Brexit, spin is everywhere. | Europe | Two entirely different tales emerged from dinner at Downing Street
Welcome to the EU/UK dominated Brexit Galaxy of Spin and Counter-Spin. A crazy old place. The galactic atmosphere is such these days that the dimensions of truth are elastic; at times, distorted.
Take the arguments this weekend over whether the Downin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39775102 | news_world-europe-39775102 | |
The Queen's Speech: What can we expect? - BBC News | 2017-06-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC editors and correspondents examine the policies which may guide the new government. | UK Politics | The Queen's Speech on Wednesday will set out the government's proposed legislation and policies for the next session of parliament, as it continues negotiations on a post-election deal with the Democratic Unionist Party. BBC editors and correspondents have been looking at what might shape the government's programme.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40204389 | news_uk-politics-40204389 | |
Russia tries to shed hooligan image for Confederations Cup - BBC News | 2017-06-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Football fever rises in Russia ahead of the curtain-raiser tournament for 2018's World Cup. | Europe | Cristiano Ronaldo will be one of the big names at the Confederations Cup
The Confederations Cup kicks off this weekend in St Petersburg. For fans, the fortnight of international football is a taster for the 2018 World Cup.
But for Russia, plagued by image problems, the championship is also chance to prove that it is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40287171 | news_world-europe-40287171 | |
Angela Wrightson killers: A friendship that ended in murder - BBC News | 2017-06-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | For two young teenagers the night of 8 December 2014 began like many others. But by the next morning they were murderers. | England | The two girls are pictured returning to Angela Wrightson's home in the early hours of 9 December, where they would continue the attack
For two young teenagers the night of 8 December 2014 began like many others. But by the next morning the two girls would be murderers, having taken their time to batter a vulnerable wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35977027 | news_uk-england-35977027 | |
Has British democracy let its people down? - BBC News | 2017-06-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The general election raised questions about whether the British democratic system served its country well. | UK | Parliamentary democracy is one of the British values that English schools are now required, by statute, to promote during lessons - not debate, not discuss, promote.
If some teachers interpret their new role as propagandists for this kingdom's existing system of governance, that would be a shame, because right now the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40245805 | news_uk-40245805 | |
Will Theresa May now have to change Brexit plans? - BBC News | 2017-06-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The election result means Theresa May faces new pressures over her plans for Brexit - but Remainers shouldn't be getting carried away. | UK Politics | Enthusiastic Remainers have been quick to jump on the election result as their latest opportunity to mould the UK's departure from the EU.
The various lobby groups, including former ministers still close to some in government, have been whirring with chatter and tactical planning about how to get their voices heard. T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40261944 | news_uk-politics-40261944 | |
Did Michael Gove really try to stop teaching climate change? - BBC News | 2017-06-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The new environment secretary has been accused over his past record on the teaching of climate change. | Education & Family | The new environment secretary, Michael Gove, is having his green credentials challenged
Did Michael Gove really try to stop schools in England from teaching about climate change in geography?
His ministerial return, as secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs, has prompted a wave of claims that ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40250214 | news_education-40250214 | |
A legal 'dream team' looking at Trump - BBC News | 2017-06-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Special counsel Robert Mueller is filling out his staff - and it could be bad news for the president. | US & Canada | The Senate testimony of ex-FBI boss James Comey dominated the headlines last week, but the latest announcements from Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation could be a more ominous indication of trouble on the horizon for the Trump administration.
Mr Mueller, who was tasked by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosens... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40181708 | news_world-us-canada-40181708 | |
Reality Check: Does the weather affect election turnout? - BBC News | 2017-06-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Other factors are more important than the weather in determining whether or not people vote. | Election 2017 | The argument seems to make sense. If on election day the weather is bad, people might well decide to stay at home rather than vote.
And with the weather turning wet and windy in the UK this week, it's an argument that you might have heard or read about.
But experts say there is no evidence from the UK to suggest that... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40172917 | news_election-2017-40172917 | |
Welby: Cross-party approach would 'draw poison' from Brexit - BBC News | 2017-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Justin Welby calls for a cross-party commission to help negotiate Britain's exit from the EU. | UK | The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urged Mrs May to set up a cross-party commission
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the prime minister to set up a cross-party commission to "draw much of the poison" from Brexit negotiations.
Justin Welby told the Mail on Sunday the UK needed a united negotiating strateg... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40395743 | news_uk-40395743 | |
Trump accuses Obama of inaction over Russia meddling claim - BBC News | 2017-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president says his predecessor "did nothing" despite knowing of meddling claims before the poll. | US & Canada | Mr Trump said the Russian investigation should focus on the Obama administration
President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of inaction over alleged Russian interference in the US election in 2016.
Mr Trump said Mr Obama had learned well before the 8 November poll about the accusations and "did n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40395433 | news_world-us-canada-40395433 | |
Angela Wrightson killers: A friendship that ended in murder - BBC News | 2017-06-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | For two young teenagers the night of 8 December 2014 began like many others. But by the next morning they were murderers. | England | The two girls are pictured returning to Angela Wrightson's home in the early hours of 9 December, where they would continue the attack
For two young teenagers the night of 8 December 2014 began like many others. But by the next morning the two girls would be murderers, having taken their time to batter a vulnerable wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35977027 | news_uk-england-35977027 | |
Abortion: NI women not entitled to NHS terminations in England - BBC News | 2017-06-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Supreme Court rules women from Northern Ireland are not entitled to free NHS abortions in England. | Northern Ireland | The UK's highest court has rejected an appeal by a mother and daughter in their legal battle for women from Northern Ireland to receive free abortions on the NHS in England.
The Supreme Court challenge centred on the case of a Northern Ireland woman who became pregnant when she was 15.
She went to England with her mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40271763 | news_uk-northern-ireland-40271763 | |
So, farewell austerity? - BBC News | 2017-06-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of public sector cuts, yesterday’s general election result revealed that a sizeable portion of voters are tired of the “spend less” mantra. | Business | Talk of controlling the deficit is now likely to be dialled down
Before the 2010 election, David Cameron and George Osborne believed they would be tested on one issue.
Could they be trusted to get the public finances "back in order".
It was an age-old attack narrative used by the Conservatives over the decades - to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40224901 | news_business-40224901 | |
Kim Edwards: The girl who killed her mother and sister - BBC News | 2017-06-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kim Edwards hated her mother so much she plotted to murder her and her sister. Why? | Lincolnshire | Kim Edwards murdered her mother and sister with the help of boyfriend Lucas Markham
A judge has ruled that teenager Kim Edwards can be identified as having killed her mother and sister. But how did their relationship turn from love to loathing?
As the details of the cold and brutal killings of Elizabeth Edwards and h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-37648194 | news_uk-england-lincolnshire-37648194 | |
Two brothers, same murder, but one goes free. Why? - BBC News | 2017-06-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A decades-old murder and how a Supreme Court decision means freedom for one man, and life in prison for the other | US & Canada | The difference between life in prison and freedom: 15 months
Sammy Maldonado is 15 months older than his brother, David. The age difference is the reason that Sammy may spend the rest of his life in prison for a murder he did not commit, while his brother - the actual perpetrator - is going free.
On 13 August, 1980 -... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40375420 | news_world-us-canada-40375420 | |
Qatar row: What's caused the fall-out between Gulf neighbours? - BBC News | 2017-06-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Qatar's support for Islamist groups has soured relations with Gulf neighbours like Saudi Arabia. | Middle East | Qatar has been accused of supporting terror
On Monday 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the UAE, and the internationally recognised Yemeni government severed their diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism.
In addition, the states announced that they were suspending air, sea, and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40159080 | news_world-middle-east-40159080 | |
Bank surprises with interest rate vote - BBC News | 2017-06-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Bank of England's vote to keep interest rates unchanged was much closer than expected. | Business | UK interest rates have been kept on hold at 0.25%, but in a surprise move three of the Bank of England's rate-setting committee backed a rate rise.
The 5-3 vote by the Bank's policymakers was the closest for a rate rise since 2007, and comes with inflation close to a four-year high of 2.9%.
Inflation is now well abov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40288125 | news_business-40288125 | |
Newspaper headlines: 'Sorrow at tower fire turns to anger' - BBC News | 2017-06-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Friday's front pages continue to carry extensive coverage of the fire at the west London tower. | The Papers | The UK's national front pages are again dominated by the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Against the backdrop of the charred building, the Daily Mirror's headline reads simply: "Criminal".
"We need answers. We need change," the paper says.
"Now the anger," is the headline on the Sun's front page, which says "sadness has giv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40297669 | news_blogs-the-papers-40297669 | |
Ideas on the table for citizens' rights - BBC News | 2017-06-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May drops a big hint about how British negotiators hope to get round one of the big obstacles - who will police rules after Brexit. | UK Politics | There was relief that the UK is at last putting its ideas on the table but concerns over the British plans for EU citizens reflect Theresa May's fundamental bind. She faces a united opposing front here in Brussels, at least for now.
There are clashing expectations from the public at home - who want different things fr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40387897 | news_uk-politics-40387897 | |
Isle of Wight term-time holiday dad Jon Platt guilty - BBC News | 2017-06-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jon Platt's defence lawyers had argued that pursuing legal action against him was an "abuse of process". | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Jon Platt admitted he was relieved the case had come to an end
A father who fought a long-running legal battle after taking his daughter on a term-time holiday to Disney World Florida has been found guilty over the unauthorised trip.
Jon Platt was convicted of failing to secure his child's regular attendance.
He los... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-40381825 | news_uk-england-hampshire-40381825 | |
Reality Check: What has happened since the Brexit vote? - BBC News | 2017-06-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris looks back at a year since the referendum. | UK Politics | It's a year since the referendum in which the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and it's safe to say that no-one yet knows how this is going to turn out.
This month's general election has only served to heighten the sense that much of the Brexit process is still unknown - particularly the final destina... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40382479 | news_uk-politics-40382479 | |
Porter heatwave dispute: Union 'will tell staff to wear dresses' - BBC News | 2017-06-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The action could come after a hospital porter was suspended after rolling his trousers up in the hot weather. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | The porters' request to wear three-quarter-length trousers was declined
A union says it will instruct members to wear dresses if a dispute over a hospital porter suspended for rolling up his trousers in hot weather is not resolved.
Michael Wood, a porter at Watford General Hospital, said he was facing disciplinary ac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-40379293 | news_uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-40379293 | |
UK's red letter day awaited in Brussels - with Brexit talks looming - BBC News | 2017-06-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In almost a year, there's been zero progress on a deal, but Brussels thinks that's about to change. | Europe | Theresa May, pictured in July 2016 on her first trip as PM - to meet Germany's Angela Merkel
It's now almost a year since the UK blind-sided the EU by voting to leave the club.
And the sum total of face-to-face negotiations between the two sides to date? Zero.
Perfectly explicable in political circles, though baffli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40115291 | news_world-europe-40115291 | |
So, farewell austerity? - BBC News | 2017-06-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of public sector cuts, yesterday’s general election result revealed that a sizeable portion of voters are tired of the “spend less” mantra. | Business | Talk of controlling the deficit is now likely to be dialled down
Before the 2010 election, David Cameron and George Osborne believed they would be tested on one issue.
Could they be trusted to get the public finances "back in order".
It was an age-old attack narrative used by the Conservatives over the decades - to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40224901 | news_business-40224901 | |
Kim Edwards: The girl who killed her mother and sister - BBC News | 2017-06-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kim Edwards hated her mother so much she plotted to murder her and her sister. Why? | Lincolnshire | Kim Edwards murdered her mother and sister with the help of boyfriend Lucas Markham
A judge has ruled that teenager Kim Edwards can be identified as having killed her mother and sister. But how did their relationship turn from love to loathing?
As the details of the cold and brutal killings of Elizabeth Edwards and h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-37648194 | news_uk-england-lincolnshire-37648194 | |
Obituary: Peter Sallis - BBC News | 2017-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The veteran star of Last of the Summer wine, and the voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit, has died aged 96. | Entertainment & Arts | Peter Sallis became a household name in the UK in the comedy Last Of The Summer Wine
Peter Sallis was best known as the mild-mannered Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine.
By the time he first appeared in the role he had already carved out a distinguished career in the theatre and on television.
His role as the f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27129358 | news_entertainment-arts-27129358 | |
Reality Check: Does the weather affect election turnout? - BBC News | 2017-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Other factors are more important than the weather in determining whether or not people vote. | Election 2017 | The argument seems to make sense. If on election day the weather is bad, people might well decide to stay at home rather than vote.
And with the weather turning wet and windy in the UK this week, it's an argument that you might have heard or read about.
But experts say there is no evidence from the UK to suggest that... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40172917 | news_election-2017-40172917 | |
Qatar row: What's caused the fall-out between Gulf neighbours? - BBC News | 2017-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Qatar's support for Islamist groups has soured relations with Gulf neighbours like Saudi Arabia. | Middle East | Qatar has been accused of supporting terror
On Monday 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, the UAE, and the internationally recognised Yemeni government severed their diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism.
In addition, the states announced that they were suspending air, sea, and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40159080 | news_world-middle-east-40159080 | |
Ideas on the table for citizens' rights - BBC News | 2017-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May drops a big hint about how British negotiators hope to get round one of the big obstacles - who will police rules after Brexit. | UK Politics | There was relief that the UK is at last putting its ideas on the table but concerns over the British plans for EU citizens reflect Theresa May's fundamental bind. She faces a united opposing front here in Brussels, at least for now.
There are clashing expectations from the public at home - who want different things fr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40387897 | news_uk-politics-40387897 | |
Isle of Wight term-time holiday dad Jon Platt guilty - BBC News | 2017-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jon Platt's defence lawyers had argued that pursuing legal action against him was an "abuse of process". | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Jon Platt admitted he was relieved the case had come to an end
A father who fought a long-running legal battle after taking his daughter on a term-time holiday to Disney World Florida has been found guilty over the unauthorised trip.
Jon Platt was convicted of failing to secure his child's regular attendance.
He los... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-40381825 | news_uk-england-hampshire-40381825 | |
Reality Check: What has happened since the Brexit vote? - BBC News | 2017-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reality Check correspondent Chris Morris looks back at a year since the referendum. | UK Politics | It's a year since the referendum in which the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and it's safe to say that no-one yet knows how this is going to turn out.
This month's general election has only served to heighten the sense that much of the Brexit process is still unknown - particularly the final destina... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40382479 | news_uk-politics-40382479 | |
Trump accuses Obama of inaction over Russia meddling claim - BBC News | 2017-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president says his predecessor "did nothing" despite knowing of meddling claims before the poll. | US & Canada | Mr Trump said the Russian investigation should focus on the Obama administration
President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of inaction over alleged Russian interference in the US election in 2016.
Mr Trump said Mr Obama had learned well before the 8 November poll about the accusations and "did n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40395433 | news_world-us-canada-40395433 | |
Has British democracy let its people down? - BBC News | 2017-06-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The general election raised questions about whether the British democratic system served its country well. | UK | Parliamentary democracy is one of the British values that English schools are now required, by statute, to promote during lessons - not debate, not discuss, promote.
If some teachers interpret their new role as propagandists for this kingdom's existing system of governance, that would be a shame, because right now the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40245805 | news_uk-40245805 | |
'Facebook blasphemer' given death penalty - BBC News | 2017-06-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 30-year-old is accused of posting insulting comments about the Prophet Muhammad. | Technology | Facebook has yet to comment on the death sentence
A man accused of posting blasphemous content to Facebook has been sentenced to death by a court in Pakistan.
Taimoor Raza was convicted after allegedly posting remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, his wives and companions within the site's comments.
The public prosecu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40246754 | news_technology-40246754 | |
Russia tries to shed hooligan image for Confederations Cup - BBC News | 2017-06-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Football fever rises in Russia ahead of the curtain-raiser tournament for 2018's World Cup. | Europe | Cristiano Ronaldo will be one of the big names at the Confederations Cup
The Confederations Cup kicks off this weekend in St Petersburg. For fans, the fortnight of international football is a taster for the 2018 World Cup.
But for Russia, plagued by image problems, the championship is also chance to prove that it is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40287171 | news_world-europe-40287171 | |
Newspaper headlines: 'Sorrow at tower fire turns to anger' - BBC News | 2017-06-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Friday's front pages continue to carry extensive coverage of the fire at the west London tower. | The Papers | The UK's national front pages are again dominated by the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Against the backdrop of the charred building, the Daily Mirror's headline reads simply: "Criminal".
"We need answers. We need change," the paper says.
"Now the anger," is the headline on the Sun's front page, which says "sadness has giv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40297669 | news_blogs-the-papers-40297669 | |
Mark Carney says time not right for interest rate rise - BBC News | 2017-06-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wage growth is slowing and the impact of Brexit is unclear, the Bank of England governor says. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The time is not right for an interest rate rise, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said.
Wage growth is falling, and the impact of Brexit on the economy is unclear, Mr Carney said in a speech at Mansion House in Lond... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40338570 | news_business-40338570 | |
The Queen's Speech: What can we expect? - BBC News | 2017-06-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC editors and correspondents examine the policies which may guide the new government. | UK Politics | The Queen's Speech on Wednesday will set out the government's proposed legislation and policies for the next session of parliament, as it continues negotiations on a post-election deal with the Democratic Unionist Party. BBC editors and correspondents have been looking at what might shape the government's programme.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40204389 | news_uk-politics-40204389 | |
What sort of Brexit does Philip Hammond want? - BBC News | 2017-06-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What does Chancellor Philip Hammond's increasingly vocal stance on Brexit say about his intentions, his prime minister and his party | Brexit | What does Chancellor Philip Hammond's increasingly vocal stance on Brexit say about his intentions, his prime minister and his party?
Is the chancellor intent on using his soft power to take on the hard Brexiteers? He's certainly using it to isolate one very vulnerable prime minister.
Mr Hammond, while seemingly cont... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-uk-leaves-the-eu-40328846 | news_uk-politics-uk-leaves-the-eu-40328846 | |
Is India's ban on cattle slaughter 'food fascism'? - BBC News | 2017-06-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Critics say the beef ban is a brazen attack on India's secularism and federalism. | India | Beef kebabs are popular with millions of Indians
A lawmaker from India's southern state of Kerala has announced that he is returning to eating meat, fish and eggs after practising vegetarianism for nearly two decades.
There's nothing unusual about a lapsed vegetarian but VT Balram said his decision was prompted by th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40116811 | news_world-asia-india-40116811 | |
Do you have to rescue someone in danger? - BBC News | 2017-07-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Five Florida teenagers watched a man drowning - but did nothing to help. Can they be prosecuted? | US & Canada | A video of Jamel Dunn's last moments appeared on social media
It is a harrowing video to watch: a man, crying out for help as he struggles to swim in the middle of a Florida pond.
Off camera, the voices of five teens, mocking him.
"They drowning, what the heck," one laughs.
"Ain't nobody fixing to help you," anothe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40680895 | news_world-us-canada-40680895 | |
Newspaper headlines: UK 'ditches cake-and-eat-it Brexit stance' - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | British officials have accepted a "painful" trade-off in Brexit talks, and the EU is planning migrant "crisis" talks, according to the front pages. | The Papers | UK officials have "quietly abandoned" hopes of securing "the government's promised cake-and-eat-it Brexit deal", the Guardian reports.
According to the paper, government insiders have reported a "dramatic change of mood" in the Department for Exiting the European Union since the general election.
It says the idea of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40476851 | news_blogs-the-papers-40476851 | |
Newspaper headlines: 'Give us hope Johanna' and Brexit 'threat' - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Johanna Konta's upcoming Wimbledon semi-final and Labour's Brexit "threat" make the front pages. | The Papers | Theresa May is interviewed by the Sun to mark her first year as prime minister
The Times leads on a claim that Google has paid millions of dollars in secret funds to UK and US academics in the hope that their research would sway public opinion and influence government policy.
According to a US watchdog group, payment... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40590100 | news_blogs-the-papers-40590100 | |
Charlie Gard has 10% chance of improvement, US doctor claims - BBC News | 2017-07-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A US doctor offering to treat Charlie Gard agrees to visit him, if the High Court adjourns. | London | Charlie has a rare genetic condition and is on life support
An American doctor offering to treat terminally ill Charlie Gard has told the High Court there is a 10% chance he could improve the baby's condition.
The 11-month-old has a rare genetic disorder and severe brain damage which doctors at Great Ormond Street Ho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40593286 | news_uk-england-london-40593286 | |
Parliament takes pride in role in gay rights struggles - BBC News | 2017-07-07 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | How politicians and Parliament have been at the centre of battles over gay rights over the past 60 years. | Parliaments | Flying the flag for LGBT rights - Parliament shows it solidarity
Westminster's "palace of enchantments" will be given an LGBTI gleam this weekend - lit up in the colours of the rainbow flag to mark both Pride Week and also the 50th anniversary of the Act of Parliament which legalised gay sex.
The decision was taken b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-parliaments-40530264 | news_uk-politics-parliaments-40530264 | |
US considering arms to Ukraine, says envoy Volker - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Washington is reviewing whether to arm those fighting Russian-backed rebels, says a new envoy. | US & Canada | Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (second right) meets servicemen during a visit to Donetsk region in June
The new US special representative for Ukraine says Washington is actively reviewing whether to send weapons to help those fighting against Russian-backed rebels.
Kurt Volker told the BBC that arming Ukrainian... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40712385 | news_world-us-canada-40712385 | |
Germany's big businesses' Brexit worries - BBC News | 2017-07-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | How are Germany's economic giants viewing the UK's negotiations to leave the EU? | Europe | It must be serious. They've deployed the Royals.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been on tour in Germany with a very specific purpose: to reassure the country that Brexit doesn't mean the break-up of a beautiful relationship.
Prince William, after speaking a few words in German, told guests at a British embass... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40683091 | news_world-europe-40683091 | |
'Why my brain injury gets me arrested' - BBC News | 2017-07-22 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Dominic Hurley is regularly mistaken for being drunk, but his slurred speech and poor balance is the result of a brain injury following a moped crash in Ayia Napa. | Disability | Dominic Hurley is regularly mistaken for being drunk and it has led to him getting arrested. His slurred speech and poor balance is actually a result of a brain injury caused by a moped crash while he worked abroad.
In 1994, Hurley, then 21, went on a rare night out with his colleagues. He had been studying for a degr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-40653929 | news_disability-40653929 | |
Legal highs and chemsex drugs targeted in new strategy - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Home Office's new scheme aims to share intelligence on emerging drugs and help users recover. | UK | New legislation to tackle "legal highs" was introduced last year
So-called legal highs and chemsex drugs will be targeted in a government move aimed at cutting illicit drug use.
Fewer than one in ten adults in England and Wales now take drugs, according to the Home Office, but drug-related deaths have risen sharply.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40597941 | news_uk-40597941 | |
Charlie Gard has 10% chance of improvement, US doctor claims - BBC News | 2017-07-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A US doctor offering to treat Charlie Gard agrees to visit him, if the High Court adjourns. | London | Charlie has a rare genetic condition and is on life support
An American doctor offering to treat terminally ill Charlie Gard has told the High Court there is a 10% chance he could improve the baby's condition.
The 11-month-old has a rare genetic disorder and severe brain damage which doctors at Great Ormond Street Ho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40593286 | news_uk-england-london-40593286 | |
Newspaper headlines: Conservative MP's 'N-word shame' - BBC News | 2017-07-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Racist language used by a Conservative MP and the decision to cap teachers' pay feature on the front pages. | The Papers | The parents of Charlie Gard appear in many of the newspapers
Several papers report the warning from a pay review body that schools in England are struggling to recruit teachers, after the government decided to cap their pay rises at 1%.
The story makes the lead in the Daily Telegraph, which says the prime minister is... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40564307 | news_blogs-the-papers-40564307 | |
Cameron says fiscal discipline not 'selfish' amid austerity debate - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former PM says opponents of austerity are wrongly portraying the government as "uncaring". | UK Politics | The former PM says leaving debts to future generations is wrong
David Cameron has said opponents of fiscal discipline are "selfish" not "compassionate", as the debate within the Tories over austerity continues.
The ex-prime minister, who introduced the public sector pay cap, said those who believed in "sound finances... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40496775 | news_uk-politics-40496775 |
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