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Jeremy Corbyn on pay disparity within organisations - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he is looking at pay disparity within companies, but stopped short of confirming that he would cap the pay of top earners. | null | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he is looking at pay disparity within companies, but stopped short of confirming that he would cap the pay of top earners. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38567081 |
Is your child a cyberbully and if so, what should you do? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | 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 |
Sydney International: Johanna Konta beats Daria Gavrilova to reach quarter-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | British number one Johanna Konta reaches the Sydney International last eight with a 6-1 6-3 win over Daria Gavrilova. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
British number one Johanna Konta reached the last eight of the Sydney International with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Australian Daria Gavrilova.
The 25-year-old broke the world number 25 in the opening game and dropped only four points on serve in the first set.
The world number 1... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38567217 |
Chris Robshaw: Harlequins flanker out of England's Six Nations campaign - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw will miss England's 2017 Six Nations campaign with a shoulder injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw will miss England's 2017 Six Nations campaign with a shoulder injury.
The 30-year-old will have an operation on Monday and is expected to be sidelined for three months.
Robshaw, who has won 55 caps, aggravated a problem with his left shou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38559130 |
Reality Check: Has inequality been getting worse? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Corbyn says inequality has been getting worse, on the day official figures say the opposite. | Business | The claim: Levels of inequality in the UK have been getting worse.
Reality Check verdict: Official figures suggest that income distribution has become less unequal over the past decade.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday morning that he would be interested in a cap on earnings, because "we can... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38570809 |
Best Fifa Football Awards: Who did winner Cristiano Ronaldo vote for? - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Cristiano Ronaldo won the title of best men's player in the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards, but who did he - and others - vote for? | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards, beating old rival Lionel Messi to the title.
It caps another amazing 12 months for the Real Madrid and Portugal player, a Champions League,European Championship and Ballo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38564756 |
Barack Obama legacy: Did he improve US race relations? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Barack Obama sealed his racial legacy the moment he sealed victory in the 2008 election. | US & Canada | Barack Obama sealed his racial legacy the moment he sealed victory in the 2008 election - a black man would occupy a White House built by slaves, a history-defying as well as history-making achievement.
In 1961, the year of Obama's birth, there existed in the American South a system of racial apartheid that separated ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38536668 |
World Cup: Fifa to expand competition to 48 teams after vote - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | The World Cup finals will feature 48 teams from 2026 after football's governing body Fifa votes to expand the tournament from 32. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
The World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32, Fifa has decided.
An initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage for the remaining 32 when the change is made for the 2026 tournament.
The sport's world governing body voted unanimously... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38565246 |
Why addicts take drugs in 'fix rooms' - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Britain could soon see its first "fix room" for drug users. But who uses such places and how do they work? | Magazine | Angelea Let works as a prostitute to fund her drug addiction
Britain could soon see its first "fix room" for drug users - a safe space where addicts can take illegal narcotics under medical supervision. But who uses such places and how do they work?
On a cold and wet Thursday morning, there are already users inside S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38531307 |
Mental health care: 'The system is broken' - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People share their experiences of mental health problems and services. | Health | Theresa May has unveiled plans to do more to help those, particularly young people, with mental health conditions.
In her speech at the Charity Commission, the prime minister announced a number of pledges including training at every secondary school, training for employers and organisations, and the appointment of a m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38561016 |
Jeff Sessions: 'Southern racist caricature painful' - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | US attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions says US can 'never go back' to discrimination of past. | null | Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, has faced tough questioning about past allegations of racism during a confirmation hearing.
He dismissed the claims and in response to a Republican colleague who asked him how it felt to be labelled a "racist or bigot" insisted he would defend... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38577627 |
Migrant crisis: Greece refugee camps hit by winter - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | An estimated 10,000 migrants in Greece are living in tents as temperatures plummet. | null | Video Journalist Howard Johnson has travelled to the Malakasa and Oinofyta refugee camps, around an hour outside Athens, to see how people were coping with the wintry weather. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38578837 |
Sir Dave Brailsford: Team Sky boss defends methods at British Cycling - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford defends his "uncompromising" methods as an investigation into British Cycling is set to be published. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford has defended his training methods as an investigation into British Cycling is set to be published.
Former technical director Shane Sutton resigned in April over claims of discrimination, which he denies.
The findings of a review into an alle... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38589587 |
'Star Wars gibbon' is new primate species - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | A gibbon living in the tropical forests of China is a new species of primate, scientists say. | null | A gibbon living in the tropical forests of south west China is a new species of primate, scientists have said.
It has been named the Skywalker hoolock gibbon - partly because the Chinese characters of its scientific name - but also because the scientists are fans of Star Wars. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38590447 |
Could a national maximum wage work? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Corbyn’s call on Radio 4’s Today programme for a high earnings cap is not a unique position. Franklin D Roosevelt called for something similar. | Business | In 1942, Franklin D Roosevelt - not known as a Socialist radical, though he had his moments - proposed that anyone earning over $25,000 should be taxed at 100%.
Effectively, the President of the United States was calling for a high pay cap of, in today's money, just under $400,000 or £330,000.
Interviewed this mornin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38570434 |
Falling in love in wartime Iraq - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When two Iraqi men fell in love during intense fighting in the city of Ramadi in 2003, it was the beginning of a long, long struggle to live together as a couple. | Magazine | US Army interpreter Nayyef Hrebid and Iraqi soldier Btoo Allami fell in love at the height of the Iraq War. It was the start of a dangerous 12-year struggle to live together as a couple.
In 2003, Nayyef Hrebid found himself in the midst of the Iraq war. The fine art graduate had signed up to be a translator for the US... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38506269 |
Turmoil inflames tensions at top of NHS - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May dismisses talk of an NHS crisis - but the head of the service in England is worried about the future. | Health | The NHS is facing unprecedented pressures. The future of health and social care in England is a major talking point around Westminster. And at this highly sensitive moment, signs of tension between Downing Street and the leadership of NHS England are emerging.
A story in The Times newspaper suggested that aides to the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38583071 |
Jose Mourinho wants more from Man Utd fans against Liverpool - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Jose Mourinho urges Man Utd fans to create an atmosphere against Liverpool on Sunday, saying it will "not be a visit to the theatre". | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told fans Sunday's Premier League match against fierce rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford will "not be a visit to the theatre", and instead invited them to "come and play with us".
United beat Hull City 2-0 in the first leg of their ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38578534 |
#100IndianTinderTales: artist illustrates experiences - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | Art project #100IndianTinderTales illustrates experiences of Indians on the dating app Tinder. | null | Mumbai-based Indu Harikumar's online art project #100IndianTinderTales crowd-sourced experiences of Indians on the dating app Tinder and turned them into illustrations. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38510984 |
Obituary: Clare Hollingworth - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Celebrated war correspondent who broke the news of Germany's invasion of Poland. | UK | Clare Hollingworth was the war correspondent who broke the news that German troops were poised to invade Poland at the start of World War Two.
She went on to report on conflicts across the world but it was that moment that defined her career.
She was by no means the first female war reporter, but her depth of technic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13960347 |
Sydney International: Johanna Konta into semi-finals & Dan Evans reaches third round - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Britain's Johanna Konta reaches the Sydney International semi-finals and Dan Evans progresses to the third round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
British number one Johanna Konta reached the Sydney International semi-finals, while men's number three Dan Evans also progressed on Wednesday.
World number 10 Konta triumphed 6-3 7-5 against Russian 19-year-old Daria Kasatkina, who beat world number one Angelique Kerber in th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38580349 |
Star Wars' creator George Lucas to site new museum in Los Angeles - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | San Francisco loses out as George Lucas chooses Los Angeles for his Museum of Narrative Art. | Entertainment & Arts | The new museum will be built in LA's Exposition Park
Star Wars' creator George Lucas will build his Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.
The project's organisers announced that after "extensive due diligence and deliberation" the city had been chosen over San Francisco.
The museum will cost over $1bn (£0.8bn) and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38579311 |
Lord Coe set for select committee recall after Dave Bedford evidence - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Lord Coe, the head of world athletics, will be recalled to speak to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee. | null | Lord Coe, the head of world athletics, will be recalled by the Culture, Media and Sport select committee, after MPs heard evidence that "undermined" his comments to them in December 2015.
Coe told the committee he was unaware of specific cases of corruption before they became public in December 2014.
But former athle... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38573893 |
Pretend you're in The Italian Job or get the bus? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Renting a car from neighbours makes environmental and economic sense. Can tech take it mainstream? | Business | "Betty" the 1999 Paul Smith Mini Cooper adds some fun to private car hire
Handing over the keys is a tweed-wearing, bearded Tony Grant, who owns 10 such Minis with names like Poppy, Mildred and Lulu.
Self-styled "Head Gasket" at Small Car Big City, he is adding a new twist to the car hire and car-sharing business.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38554004 |
'Puppy talk' - why do we use it and do dogs respond? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists decode "dog-directed speech" - and they find puppies respond but older dogs ignore it. | Science & Environment | We often speak to dogs and babies in a similar way
Scientists have decoded "dog-directed speech" for the first time, and they say puppies respond to it.
Puppies reacted positively and wanted to play when researchers in France played them a tape of phrases like, "Who's a good boy?''
However, the international team of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38561566 |
Did old-timers target Kardashian West's jewels in Paris? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Seasoned criminals anxious for a last, lucrative haul may have robbed Kardashian West, police suspect. | Europe | One of the jewels stolen from Kim Kardashian West was a 20-carat diamond engagement ring worth an estimated €4m
Seasoned veterans of crime, some in their 60s and 70s, are among the suspects arrested for theft of €9m (£8m; $9.5m) of jewellery from Kim Kardashian West in Paris, according to French police. They were anxi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38568405 |
Desmond, Montgomery and the Express - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | National newspapers could soon have new owners, as the media sector continues to contract. | Entertainment & Arts | I wrote on this blog in December that titles such as the Telegraph or Express might be for sale in 2017.
Overnight, it has been revealed that Trinity Mirror PLC has been in discussion with Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell about taking a minority interest in a new company which would - probably but not certainly - in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38574233 |
Mourners turn out for war veteran Reginald Watson - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | More than 200 people attended the funeral of a World War Two veteran who died with no surviving family. | null | More than 200 people attended the funeral of a World War Two veteran who died with no surviving family.
Reginald Watson, who served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, died on 23 November aged 90.
The Reverend Mandy Bishop, of Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, made a social media plea for mourners after learning he faced a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-38576438 |
Polar bear cam to show bears' response to declining sea ice - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | A camera attached to the neck of a female polar bear shows two bears breaking through ice sheets to hunt for prey. | null | A camera attached to the neck of a female polar bear shows two bears breaking through ice sheets to hunt for prey.
The US Geological Survey hopes the camera will help researchers better understand how the animals are responding to declining sea ice levels. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38582653 |
'The NHS is at breaking point': Nurses share their experiences - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nurses share their experiences of being overworked, understaffed and under huge pressure. | Health | Leading nurses say conditions in the National Health Service are the worst they have ever experienced. Below are a selection of the experiences of nurses and former nurses who got in touch to share their experience and the problems they say they face working within the NHS.
I have been a nurse for 30 years, but I am a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38586415 |
Rescue bid as 20 trapped on Australia rollercoaster - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | Thrill-seekers were left hanging for two hours on the Arkham Asylum ride in Queensland. | null | Thrill-seekers were left hanging for two hours on the Arkham Asylum ride in Queensland. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38580646 |
Manchester United 2-0 Hull City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Second-half goals from Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini give Manchester United a 2-0 first-leg win over Hull in the semi-final of the EFL Cup. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Jose Mourinho moved a step closer to a major trophy in his first season as Manchester United manager as goals from Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini secured a first-leg victory over Hull City in the semi-final of the EFL Cup.
A near full-strength United struggled to break down... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38493198 |
Labour happier now over immigration? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How are Jeremy Corbyn's views on freedom of movement going down with activists and voters? | UK Politics | "Jeremy Corbyn hasn't changed his mind about anything in 40 years," goes the mocking refrain.
It sounds scornful, and it's meant to. It's also unfair. Just a little, anyway.
Today, it became abundantly clear that Labour's leader has not changed his mind on the value, as he sees it, of free movement of people between ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38577329 |
India serial killings: Could 'house of horrors' accused be innocent? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new documentary explores whether one of two men accused of serial murders is innocent. | India | The murders were discovered after children went missing from Nithari
Ten years ago, India was gripped by serial murders in Noida, a wealthy suburb of the capital Delhi, where at least 19 children and women were raped and killed.
Businessman Moninder Singh Pandher, in whose house the murders took place, and his manser... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38529255 |
Police officer released from handcuffs in Aberdeen - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A police officer had to be freed from handcuffs by firefighters when a training exercise in Aberdeen went wrong. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | A police officer had to be freed from handcuffs by firefighters when a training exercise in Aberdeen went wrong.
It happened during officer safety training on Saturday.
Police Scotland said there appeared to have been a "malfunction" with a set of handcuffs and fire service personnel were called in.
The Scottish Fir... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-38571600 |
San Escobar: Polish foreign minister's slip invents a country - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Witold Waszczykowski mocked online after telling reporters about meeting with a made-up country. | US & Canada | Witold Waszczykowski (left) met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. There are no known pictures of his meeting with officials from San Escobar.
Do you know the way to San Escobar?
Probably not, it doesn't exist, but that didn't stop Poland's foreign minister claiming to have had a productive meeting with its offic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38582447 |
World Cup: Gianni Infantino defends tournament expansion to 48 teams - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Fifa president Gianni Infantino defends the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, saying the change is based on "sporting merit" not money. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has defended the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, insisting the change was based on "sporting merit" and not to make money.
The sport's world governing body voted unanimously in favour of the change at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday.
C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38577001 |
BBC extends Queen's Club deal as Andy Murray commits to event for rest of career - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | The BBC will broadcast the Aegon Championships at Queen's until 2024 as Andy Murray commits to the event for the rest of his career. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
The BBC will continue to broadcast the Aegon Championships at The Queen's Club on TV, radio and online until 2024.
The news coincides with Andy Murray's decision to commit to playing at Queen's for the rest of his career.
"To know that Andy will play at The Queen's Club for t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38588408 |
Newspaper headlines: Corbyn v the 'fat cats' and 'mother's cry' as girl found dead - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's relaunch makes most of the front pages, with others reporting the death of Katie Rough. | The Papers | "Corbyn's fat-cat attack" is the headline in the "i" newspaper - which is one of several to lead on his proposals for limiting the executive pay.
The Guardian believes pay ratios could gain acceptance, given time, and that the labour leader, Mr Corbyn should run with the idea. But the paper asks why, in a momentous we... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38578436 |
Tomorrow's cities: What it feels like to fly a jetpack - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How will we get to work in the future, and what is being done now to ease congestion in our cities? | Technology | Cities are at their calmest as dawn breaks, but it won't last for long
Over the next four weeks, BBC News will be offering a snapshot of the day in the life of a city - looking at how technology is transforming our urban landscapes, now and in the future.
We will look at how technology is improving the morning commut... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37362808 |
How to nap successfully at work - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why we should take a nap to help us stay alert at work, and why managers need to rethink their attitude to staff sleeping in the office. | Business | Our melatonin levels determine whether we're likely to nod off or not
It takes real chutzpah to have a bed in your office, and to openly sleep in it during work hours.
Back in the 1990s, Bhim Suwastoyo was a busy reporter for Agence France Presse in its Jakarta bureau in Indonesia.
And he became notorious within the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38498488 |
Oxford academics warning of Brexit 'disaster' - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A "hard Brexit" would be the "biggest disaster" to have hit the UK's universities for many years, a university head told MPs. | Family & Education | MPs held the select committee hearing on Brexit at Oxford University
A "hard Brexit" would be the "biggest disaster" to have hit the UK's universities for many years, a university head told MPs.
Alistair Fitt, vice chancellor of Oxford Brookes, was giving evidence to the Education Select Committee, holding a special ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38587765 |
Manchester City charged by FA over anti-doping rules - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Manchester City are charged by the Football Association for failing to ensure anti-doping officials knew where players were for drugs testing. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City have been charged by the Football Association for failing to ensure anti-doping officials knew where players were for drugs testing.
Clubs are required to provide accurate details of training sessions and player whereabouts so that they are available for test... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38588913 |
Recruiting prawns to fight river parasite - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Making sure certain rivers are fully stocked with prawns could prove to be an important contribution to fighting schistosomiasis. | Science & Environment | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Making sure certain rivers are fully stocked with prawns could prove to be an important contribution to fighting schistosomiasis.
The parasitic worm disease is endemic in many parts of the tropics and sub-tropics. Africa is... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38571937 |
One million people watch 500ft snooker trick shot - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | More than one million people have watched a snooker trick shot set up across a bar in Bristol, after it was shared on social media. | null | More than one million people have watched a snooker trick shot set up across a bar in Bristol.
Allstar Sports Bar shot the video as their late Christmas trick shot and it's since gone viral online.
The 500ft (152m) putt took about 11 hours to set up and was filmed by general manager Shane O'Hara and bar assistant Tom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38573364 |
Maria Balshaw is NOT the new director of Tate… yet - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite media reports - we don't yet know who'll replace Nicholas Serota at the Tate. | Entertainment & Arts | Is Maria Balshaw the new director of the Tate? No.
It is possible, although extremely unlikely, that the prime minster will choose not to ratify what is reported to be the recommendation being put before her by the Tate's trustees.
We are in that hiatus period you get in football games when a manager is making a subs... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38583773 |
Drone captures drifting ice on Danube river in Budapest - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | A drone captures the beauty of broken ice being carried on the Danube river in Budapest, Hungary. | null | A drone captures the beauty of broken ice being carried on the Danube river in Budapest, Hungary. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38590449 |
Sleep tips: Avoid afternoon coffee, over-50s advised - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People over 50 are being advised to avoid caffeine after lunchtime to get a good night's sleep. | Health | People over 50 are being advised to avoid caffeine after lunchtime to get a good night's sleep.
A report for the charity Age UK says sleeping soundly gets harder as we age but getting enough rest is important to keep mentally sharp.
It recommends older people get seven to eight hours of sleep a night and gives tips o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38573835 |
Couple who faced racism celebrate 73rd wedding anniversary - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | A couple who met at a factory making Lancaster bombers in World War Two celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary. | null | A couple who met at a factory making Lancaster bombers in World War Two are celebrating their 73rd wedding anniversary.
Trudy, 97, and Barclay Patoir, 96, who was an apprentice engineer in British Guiana, met when he was put to work at a factory in Speke, Merseyside.
Trudy was his assistant on the production line.
D... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38578206 |
Sir Dave Brailsford: Team Sky can be trusted despite 'regrettable' doping questions - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Sir Dave Brailsford says Team Sky can be trusted "100%", despite "regrettable" questions over Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Sir Dave Brailsford says Team Sky can be trusted "100%", despite "regrettable" questions over Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records.
Wiggins and Team Sky boss Brailsford have come under scrutiny since information on the rider's authorised use of banned drugs to treat a medical... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38570591 |
Southern rail strike: 'My three-and-a-half hour commute' - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | Commuter Alison Braganza's journey from Three Bridges to central London normally takes 45 minutes but today's Southern Rail strike made it a lot, lot longer. | null | Commuter Alison Braganza's journey from Three Bridges to central London normally takes 45 minutes. Today's Southern Rail strike made it a lot, lot longer. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38567080 |
My nightmare on the pill - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Millions of women have no problem with the pill but some find it shatters their mental health. Here The Debrief's Vicky Spratt describes years of depression, anxiety and panic. | Magazine | Millions of women rely on the contraceptive pill and many are happy with it - but some find it has a devastating effect on their mental health. Here Vicky Spratt, deputy editor of The Debrief, describes years of depression, anxiety and panic as she tried one version of the pill after another.
I sat in the GP's office ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38575745 |
Trump refuses to answer reporter's question on Russia - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | Donald Trump refuses to answer a CNN reporter's question after the network reported on Trump dossier. | null | During Tuesday's press conference, President-Elect Donald Trump refused to answer a CNN reporter's question, declaring the organisation "terrible" and "fake news".
Yesterday, CNN reported that intelligence agencies briefed Mr Trump and President Obama on allegations that Russian operatives had gathered "compromising p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38575592 |
Austria teenager builds his own mini ski resort - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | A 17-year-old model maker from Austria demonstrates his very own miniature ski village. | 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-europe-38590450 |
Tearful Barack Obama pays tribute to Michelle - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | President Barack Obama has paid tribute to his wife and daughters in his farewell speech in Chicago. | null | President Barack Obama has paid tribute to his wife and daughters in his farewell speech in Chicago.
The country's first black president, now 55, was first elected in 2008 and will be replaced by Donald Trump, who will be sworn into office on 20 January. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38582651 |
Jim Furyk named as United States Ryder Cup captain for 2018 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Jim Furyk is named as the United States captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
Jim Furyk has been named as the United States captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris.
The 46-year-old's vice-captain will be Davis Love, a losing captain in 2012 but victorious in 2016 when the US beat Europe 17-11 to regain the trophy.
Furyk was on the win... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38589334 |
Chelsea Football Club stadium plans given approval by council - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chelsea Football Club have been given permission by the local council to build a new £500m 60,000-seat stadium. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Chelsea Football Club have been given permission by the local council to build a new £500m 60,000-seat stadium.
Hammersmith and Fulham council's planning committee have backed plans to demolish the current 41,600-capacity S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38572335 |
Wales Rugby: Alun Wyn Jones set to take over from Sam Warburton - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Alun Wyn Jones is set to take over from Sam Warburton as Wales captain, with the flanker having filled the role for the past six years. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
Sam Warburton's six-year spell as Wales captain is to come to an end.
Ospreys lock Alun Wyn Jones, 31, is set to be named as his successor on 17 January when interim coach Rob Howley announces his Six Nations squad.
The Cardiff Blues flanker, 28, first captained Wales in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38583200 |
Lionel Messi: Barcelona chiefs says 'common sense' needed in contract talks - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Barcelona will have to increase revenues before they can offer Lionel Messi an improved contract, their chief executive says. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Barcelona's ability to offer Lionel Messi an improved contract will rest on their capacity to raise revenue from sponsorship deals and player sales, chief executive Oscar Grau says.
Messi's contract expires in 2018 and he is expected to command a new deal on a par w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38588145 |
Grieving Plymouth fan thanks Liverpool staff as son dies during game - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Plymouth Argyle fan who was told his son had died during Sunday's FA Cup clash with Liverpool thanks police and staff who eased his distress. | Devon | Kevin May hopes fans will join in a tribute of applause on the 25th minute of the replay
A Plymouth Argyle fan who was told his son had died unexpectedly during Sunday's FA Cup match with Liverpool has thanked police and staff who eased his distress.
Kevin May, 53, from Plymouth, was texted by daughter Stacey during ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-38588927 |
Trump's 'soft sensuality' inauguration - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | The chairman of the Trump's inaugural committee gives a taste of what's in store for the big day. | null | The chairman of President-elect Trump's inaugural committee, Tom Barrack, gave reporters a taste of what's in store for the big day. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38578885 |
Carney warns EU on risks of Brexit - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The governor of the Bank of England has moved the debate away from the risk of Brexit to the UK – arguing the rest of the EU is facing a greater threat to financial stability. | Business | Mark Carney has put his finger on one of the biggest debates developing in the City at the moment.
Brexit may hold risks for Britain - the economy and the supremacy of London as Europe's financial capital being two of them.
But the rest of the European Union also faces risks.
And, according to the governor, those ri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38582690 |
Marouane Fellaini: Man Utd boss Mourinho triggers midfielder's contract extension - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Manchester United trigger a clause in Marouane Fellaini's contract that will keep him at the club until 2018. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United have triggered a clause in Marouane Fellaini's contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2018.
Fellaini signed a four-year deal with the option of a further year when he joined from Everton for £27.5m in 2013.
United boss Jose Mourinho has activate... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38590948 |
How schools promote pupils' mental wellbeing - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Schools have long been are at the front line when it comes to identifying and helping children with mental heath problems. | Education & Family | Teachers are often the first to notice changes in the wellbeing of their pupils, say heads
Schools have long been are at the front line when it comes to identifying and helping children with mental heath problems.
But some heads wonder how much longer they can continue to provide in-school counselling and mentoring a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38571628 |
Kelly Smith: Arsenal Ladies & England legend retires from professional football - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | England's record goalscorer Kelly Smith retires from football after a hugely successful career spanning three decades. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
England's record goalscorer and Arsenal forward Kelly Smith has retired from football at the age of 38.
Smith, who scored 46 goals for her country, became England's first female professional footballer when she joined American side New Jersey in 1999.
The striker ea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38542111 |
Joe Marler: England and Harlequins prop a doubt for early Six Nations games - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | England prop Joe Marler fractures his lower leg and is set to miss the start of the Six Nations in February. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
England prop Joe Marler is set to miss the start of the Six Nations in February after sustaining a fracture to his lower leg playing for Harlequins.
The loose-head, 26, is expected to be out for four to five weeks, and is set to miss England's opener against France on 4 F... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38583061 |
Politicians, the public and the media: 30 years of change - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | John Humphrys examines how the relationship between politicians and voters has changed over the last 30 years. | UK Politics | As he reaches 30 years of presenting BBC Radio 4's Today programme, John Humphrys examines how the relationship between politicians and voters has changed.
Margaret Thatcher was my first interview with a prime minister on Today: a truly scary prospect for the new boy, if only because you could never be quite sure what... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38570887 |
Kazuyoshi Miura: Yokohama striker signs contract to play into his 50s - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura will take his professional career into his 50s after signing a new contract with Yokohama FC. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura will take his professional football career into his 50s after signing a new contract with second-tier Yokohama FC.
Miura, who retired from international football 17 years ago, is the oldest scorer in the history of the domestic league after n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38586035 |
Why Brexit is still undefined - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why the UK government is still weighing up its negotiating strategy for leaving the EU. | UK Politics | It is a curious moment in British politics. The government is facing the most important negotiations in over 50 years. The outcome will shape the future of the UK economy - but you would not necessarily know it.
The consumers - the voters - appear to be shrugging off the uncertainties, the unknowns and the warnings of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38558056 |
Jeff Sessions: What he revealed about Trump's priorities - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Senator Jeff Sessions gave policy clues on law and order, immigration and civil rights under Trump. | US & Canada | During Jeff Session's first day of confirmation hearings, Democrats did not provoke any blockbuster revelations that would bring his attorney general hopes crashing down in flames.
Senators on both sides of the aisle, however, were able to draw Mr Trump's nominee out on a wide range of issues, revealing how he would g... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38577629 |
Southampton 1-0 Liverpool - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Nathan Redmond's first-half goal gives Southampton a narrow advantage in their EFL Cup semi-final with Liverpool. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Southampton hold a slender advantage in the EFL Cup semi-final after a fully deserved first-leg victory over Liverpool at St Mary's.
Nathan Redmond's cool finish from Jay Rodriguez's pass gave Saints a crucial lead to take to Anfield on 25 January - but Southampton can count... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38504049 |
Trump 'compromising' claims: How and why did we get here? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paul Wood examines the background and fallout concerning the allegations about the president-elect. | US & Canada | The allegations against Donald Trump in the documents read like something from a bad film
Donald Trump has described as "fake news" allegations published in some media that his election team colluded with Russia - and that Russia held compromising material about his private life. The BBC's Paul Wood saw the allegation... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38589427 |
Namesake 'bromance' in Australia delights the internet - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How two men made global news by meeting up in Australia because they share the same name. | Australia | The two men arranged to meet because they had the same name
Their whirlwind friendship began on Facebook, grew over beer, progressed to a New Year's Eve kiss - then went right around the world.
It started when Sam Mitchell, a 19-year-old plasterer in Australia, contacted a 22-year-old British backpacker on social med... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38566161 |
US President Barack Obama farewell speech in Chicago - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | Barack Obama outlined his achievements and paid tribute to his family as he neared the end of his second term. | null | President Barack Obama outlined his achievements in his farewell speech in Chicago.
The country's first black president, now 55, was first elected in 2008 on a message of hope and change.
His successor, Donald Trump, has vowed to undo some of Mr Obama's signature policies after he is sworn into office on 20 January. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38580546 |
'Star Wars gibbon' is new primate species - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists have found a new species of gibbon living in the tropical forests of south west China. | Science & Environment | The gibbons live high up in the canopies of the tropical rainforests of China
A gibbon living in the tropical forests of south west China is a new species of primate, scientists have concluded.
The animal has been studied for some time, but new research confirms it is different from all other gibbons.
It has been na... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38576819 |
Reality Check: Has inequality been getting worse? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Corbyn says inequality has been getting worse, on the day official figures say the opposite. | Business | The claim: Levels of inequality in the UK have been getting worse.
Reality Check verdict: Official figures suggest that income distribution has become less unequal over the past decade.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday morning that he would be interested in a cap on earnings, because "we can... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38570809 |
Amateur sailor Gavin Reid recognised for yacht rescue - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | An amateur sailor beats an Olympic medallist to the 'yachtsman of the year' award after rescuing five crew from a stricken vessel. | null | An amateur sailor has beaten an Olympic medallist to the 'yachtsman of the year' award after rescuing five crew from a stricken vessel.
Gavin Reid, who grew up in Scotland, swam to the aid of another yacht in the south Pacific Ocean.
The 28 year old had been taking part in the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Ra... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38577637 |
Barack Obama legacy: Did he improve US race relations? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Barack Obama sealed his racial legacy the moment he sealed victory in the 2008 election. | US & Canada | Barack Obama sealed his racial legacy the moment he sealed victory in the 2008 election - a black man would occupy a White House built by slaves, a history-defying as well as history-making achievement.
In 1961, the year of Obama's birth, there existed in the American South a system of racial apartheid that separated ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38536668 |
Sarah Storey says UCI was warned short Worlds notice would damage attendance - BBC Sport | 2017-01-11 | null | Cycling chiefs were warned that giving athletes seven weeks' notice before the Para-Cycling Track Worlds could affect attendance, says Sarah Storey. | null | Last updated on .From the section Disability Sport
Cycling chiefs were warned that giving seven weeks' notice for the Para-Cycling Track World Championships could affect attendance, British Paralympic champion Sarah Storey has revealed.
Governing body the UCI announced on Monday the event will take place in Los Angel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/38578751 |
Robbie Williams tickets sold at higher prices - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | Gig tickets are being put directly onto resale ticketing websites at higher prices by Robbie Williams's management team, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has found. | null | Concert tickets are being put directly onto resale ticketing websites at higher prices by Robbie Williams's management team, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has found.
Ie:music put tickets for Williams's 2017 tour on the Get Me In and Seatwave websites - in one case for £65 more, before fees, than a similar ticket o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38576749 |
What marks does Obama's presidency deserve? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What is the Obama administration's legacy and will it survive Donald Trump? | US & Canada | It's almost time to close the book on Barack Obama's eight years as president. Before he relocates to Washington's posh Kalorama neighbourhood, however, here's a take on what he tried to do - and how well he did it.
Although there are letter grades attached to each section, these assessments are not a reflection of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38525529 |
Nepotism quiz: Who had relatives in high places? - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How much do you know about famous cases of nepotism? | Magazine | US Democrats say that President-elect Trump's plans to employ his son-in-law as a special adviser may be in breach of anti-nepotism laws.
History is littered with examples of people giving out - and just being accused of giving out - jobs to their nearest and dearest. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of nepotism:
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38562679 |
Jeff Sessions: 'Southern racist caricature painful' - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | null | US attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions says US can 'never go back' to discrimination of past. | null | Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, has faced tough questioning about past allegations of racism during a confirmation hearing.
He dismissed the claims and in response to a Republican colleague who asked him how it felt to be labelled a "racist or bigot" insisted he would defend... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38577627 |
World media: 'We will miss Obama' - BBC News | 2017-01-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Barack Obama's speech prompts assessment of his hits and misses by international commentators. | World | Barack Obama's farewell speech evokes wistful regret about his imminent departure amongst some commentators in the world's media - but others offer an at times harsh assessment of his record.
"Barack Obama lifts America one last time," says the website of the UK's Guardian, and its reporter admits that she, and many i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38581599 |
India v England: Tourists lose warm-up match in Mumbai - BBC Sport | 2017-01-12 | null | England are heavily beaten by India A in their second and final warm-up match before the one-day international series begins on Sunday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England were heavily beaten by India A in their second and final warm-up match before the one-day international series begins on Sunday.
After Jonny Bairstow made 64 and Alex Hales 51, the tourists slipped from 116-1 to 211-9 - both Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler were out first ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38597815 |
Nepotism quiz: Who had relatives in high places? - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How much do you know about famous cases of nepotism? | Magazine | US Democrats say that President-elect Trump's plans to employ his son-in-law as a special adviser may be in breach of anti-nepotism laws.
History is littered with examples of people giving out - and just being accused of giving out - jobs to their nearest and dearest. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of nepotism:
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38562679 |
Turmoil inflames tensions at top of NHS - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May dismisses talk of an NHS crisis - but the head of the service in England is worried about the future. | Health | The NHS is facing unprecedented pressures. The future of health and social care in England is a major talking point around Westminster. And at this highly sensitive moment, signs of tension between Downing Street and the leadership of NHS England are emerging.
A story in The Times newspaper suggested that aides to the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38583071 |
Weather forecast: Icy conditions hit the UK - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | null | Snow, ice and high winds have affected much of the UK, causing travel problems and schools closures in some areas. | null | Snow, ice and high winds have affected much of the UK, causing travel problems and schools closures in some areas.
Louise Lear forecasts the conditions for the next 72 hours. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38592912 |
Southampton 1-0 Liverpool - BBC Sport | 2017-01-12 | null | Nathan Redmond's first-half goal gives Southampton a narrow advantage in their EFL Cup semi-final with Liverpool. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Southampton hold a slender advantage in the EFL Cup semi-final after a fully deserved first-leg victory over Liverpool at St Mary's.
Nathan Redmond's cool finish from Jay Rodriguez's pass gave Saints a crucial lead to take to Anfield on 25 January - but Southampton can count... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38504049 |
Tearful Barack Obama pays tribute to Michelle - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | null | President Barack Obama has paid tribute to his wife and daughters in his farewell speech in Chicago. | null | President Barack Obama has paid tribute to his wife and daughters in his farewell speech in Chicago.
The country's first black president, now 55, was first elected in 2008 and will be replaced by Donald Trump, who will be sworn into office on 20 January. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38582651 |
Graham Taylor: Alan Shearer pays tribute to former England boss - BBC Sport | 2017-01-12 | null | Former England captain Alan Shearer pays tribute to Graham Taylor who gave the former Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle forward his Three Lions debut. | null | Former England captain Alan Shearer pays tribute to Graham Taylor who gave the former Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle forward his Three Lions debut. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38602853 |
Marks and Spencer: Good news finally? - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of decline, Marks and Spencer has reported rising clothing sales. Has M&S cracked it? | Business | Marks and Spencer has turned out to be this year's surprise Christmas package.
In a festive season where most of our big retailers did better than expected, M&S stood out, finally shrugging off its clothing sales hoodoo.
Clothing sales have been in decline - and often sharp decline - for the past five years, with the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38598206 |
The art of Obama: A painting a day - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | null | Rob Pruitt has painted a single image for every day of Obama’s time in office. That’s nearly three thousand paintings. | null | As the presidency of Barack Obama draws to a close, so too does the work of an artist who has followed the US leader's daily life for eight years.
Rob Pruitt has painted a single image for every day of Mr Obama’s time in office. That’s nearly 3,000 paintings.
Every one of those works is now on display at the Gavin Br... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38575586 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Snow chaos' and UK role in Trump scandal - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Snowy scenes feature on most of the front pages, some of which also focus on UK links to the controversial Trump dossier. | The Papers | Christopher Steele is believed to have left his home this week
Many of the papers lead on the former MI6 officer named as the man who compiled the damaging dossier on Donald Trump leaked earlier this week.
According to the Telegraph, Britain has been dragged into the row over the dossier after it was claimed that the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38605214 |
Michael Downey: Lawn Tennis Association chief executive resigns - BBC Sport | 2017-01-12 | null | Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Michael Downey resigns to return to his homeland and take up a similar position at Tennis Canada. | null | Britain's top tennis executive has resigned to take up a similar position in his homeland at Tennis Canada.
Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Michael Downey will serve a six-month notice period that will see him remain in place until after Wimbledon.
"I've been honoured to have led the LTA over the last three y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38601762 |
Driving to Greece's snowed-in migrant camps - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | null | The BBC's Howard Johnson made a video diary of his journey to migrant camps in northern Greece. | null | As a cold snap continues to affect Greece, thousands of homeless refugees and migrants remain at risk of exposure to the bad weather.
Despite treacherous conditions our reporter Howard Johnson attempted to drive to Thessaloniki in northern Greece where some refugee camps have been inundated with snow. Here’s a video d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38592039 |
BBC iPlayer - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | null | null | null | JavaScript seems to be disabled. Please enable JavaScript to take full advantage of iPlayer. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10318089 |
Chelsea Football Club stadium plans given approval by council - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chelsea Football Club have been given permission by the local council to build a new £500m 60,000-seat stadium. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Chelsea Football Club have been given permission by the local council to build a new £500m 60,000-seat stadium.
Hammersmith and Fulham council's planning committee have backed plans to demolish the current 41,600-capacity S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38572335 |
Obama surprises emotional Biden with Medal of Freedom - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | null | Barack Obama awards highest civilian honour to Vice-President Biden in emotional farewell surprise. | null | The medal was awarded with distinction, only the fourth time that's happened. The Vice-President was visibly moved and teared up during the citation. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38601100 |
San Escobar: Polish foreign minister's slip invents a country - BBC News | 2017-01-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Witold Waszczykowski mocked online after telling reporters about meeting with a made-up country. | US & Canada | Witold Waszczykowski (left) met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. There are no known pictures of his meeting with officials from San Escobar.
Do you know the way to San Escobar?
Probably not, it doesn't exist, but that didn't stop Poland's foreign minister claiming to have had a productive meeting with its offic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38582447 |
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