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Saido Berahino: Stoke complete deal to sign West Brom's 23-year-old striker - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Stoke sign West Brom striker Saido Berahino for £12m on a five-and-a-half-year deal. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Stoke have signed West Brom striker Saido Berahino for a fee of £12m on a five-and-a-half-year deal.
The 23-year-old's contract had been due to expire at the end of the season, and the Baggies offered him a new deal for a third time in December.
He has not played since Sept... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38696547 | |
Lawro's Premier League predictions v Split star James McAvoy - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on actor James McAvoy in this weekend's Premier League fixtures. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of guests.
Lawro's opponent for this week's Premier League fixtures is actor James McAvoy, star of new film 'Split'.
McAvoy is a Celtic fan ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38632703 | |
Chapecoense plane: Footballer Neto dreamt of crash - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Chapecoense football club player Neto is one of six survivors of a plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last November. | null | Chapecoense footballer Neto is one of six survivors of a plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last November.
Almost two months after the accident, the BBC's Julia Carneiro met him at the Conda Arena in the city of Chapeco. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38698277 | |
Australian Open: Johanna Konta praises support from her family and friends - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Great Britain's Johanna Konta says her family and coaches were crucial to her progress after the Lawn Tennis Association cut her funding. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Great Britain's Johanna Konta says her family and coaches were crucial to her progress after the Lawn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38704836 | |
Friends' 30-year-search for Celtic treasure trove pays off - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Two metal detector enthusiasts found a huge hoard of Celtic treasure, reports Robert Hall. | null | A 30-year obsession finally paid off for two metal detector enthusiasts when they discovered one of the world's largest hoards of Celtic treasure.
The last coins of nearly 70,000 - worth millions of pounds - have now been removed from the site in Jersey. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38703914 | |
Irish jockey Jack Kennedy performs amazing acrobatics to stay on horse - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Irish jockey Jack Kennedy manages to stay on his horse Bilko despite almost being thrown off it at a meeting at Thurles. | null | Irish jockey Jack Kennedy manages to stay on his horse Bilko despite almost being thrown off it at a meeting at Thurles.
WATCH MORE: McCoy 'has breakfast every morning now'
Pictures courtesy of At The Races. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/38694316 | |
Man City 2-2 Tottenham: Pep Guardiola 'upset' not to win - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praises his side's "outstanding performance" but says he is "upset" they could not beat Tottenham, who came from behind to to draw 2-2 at the Etihad Stadium. | null | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praises his side's "outstanding performance" but says he is "upset" they could not beat Tottenham, who came from behind to to draw 2-2 at Etihad Stadium.
The Spaniard was unimpressed by the first question he was asked by Match of the Day commentator Guy Mowbray. Three weeks ago, h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38707859 | |
Meet the British family spanning six generations - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | A family from Yorkshire is thought to be the only one in Britain with six generations alive at the same time. Grandmother Sue Godward and her daughter Niki Mellor spoke to 5 Live. | null | A family from Yorkshire is thought to be the only one in Britain with six generations alive at the same time.
There are 47 family members; the eldest is great-great-great grandmother Hilda Hanson, who is 103 and known as “little gran”.
The youngest, baby Finley, was born on Christmas Day.
Grandmother Sue Godward and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38704598 | |
Martin McGuinness: The end of a long journey - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Peter Taylor looks back as Martin McGuinness retires from frontline politics. | Northern Ireland | The political retirement of Martin McGuinness on Thursday due to ill health marks the end of a remarkable journey. Perceived by some as a terrorist, others as a freedom fighter, he ended up a statesman, a journey similar to those previously made by other historical figures from Menachem Begin to Jomo Kenyatta and Nelso... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38690431 | |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta beats Caroline Wozniacki to reach last 16 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Britain's Johanna Konta beats Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Britain's Johanna Konta saw off former world number one Caroline Wozniacki with a stunning display to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38702928 | |
Greenwich mum makes Jamaican Patois-speaking doll - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | A mother from London has created a Jamaican Patois-speaking doll for her daughter to reflect her heritage. | null | A mother from London has created a Jamaican Patois-speaking doll because she could not find a toy for her daughter that reflected her Jamaican heritage.
Toya was developed by Saffron Jackson, from Greenwich, who wanted the doll to look and sound like her daughter.
It was launched six weeks ago and sales have been boo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38704697 | |
Mild panic greets Trump digital transition - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As Obama moves out the White House, he today also gives up key online real estate - a move already creating controversy. | Technology | President Trump's first tweet on the @POTUS account showed this image
Much is written about the Herculean effort to move one family out of the White House and a new family in within the space of just a few hours.
But in our modern age, the digital moving trucks must also roar into action, as prime presidential online... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38699809 | |
Dan Evans: Britain's latest tennis star snubbed by Kevin Pietersen - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Meet the new British tennis star who bought his own shirts and was snubbed by ex-England cricketer Kevin Pietersen. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Four days ago, Dan Evans was not exactly a household name.
The British tennis player had just reached his first ATP final and moved to number 51 in the world rankings.
But that was not enough to get a photograph with former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen, who turned ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38693517 | |
Barack Obama's last day as 44th president - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | From leaving a note for his successor on the Oval Office desk to giving a final speech. | null | Barack Obama spent his last day in the White House and as the 44th president of the United States.
He received his successor, Donald Trump, at the White House in the morning and boarded Air Force One one final time in the early afternoon to go spend some time in California. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38699742 | |
Women's March: A united message spanning generations - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands of men, women and children took part in the Women's March in London. | UK | "Stand united, we will never be divided," was the message chanted by the crowd as people marched through central London.
Cheers erupted every few minutes as the crowd held up placards to the beat of drum and bass music from a portable sound system.
"Girls just wanna have fundamental rights", "Women won't be trumped" ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38706746 | |
Sorry cats, doggos run the internet now - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of stability, we've recently we've seen signs of a dramatic shift in online governance. | Technology | This is Igor, a very good dog
Like many a BBC reporter before, I come to you with news of a coup, and perhaps the most significant transition of power you’ll read about this weekend.
Cats on the internet are over. Done. "Cheezburgers" are off the menu. Play yourself out, Keyboard Cat.
While in years past we’ve perha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38702996 | |
Cardiff Uni using jet sensors in osteoarthritis patch - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Scientists are hoping to create a smart patch which could detect the early onset of osteoarthritis in patients' knees. | null | Scientists are hoping to create a smart patch which could detect the early onset of osteoarthritis in patients' knees.
Cardiff University's team uses damage sensors from aircraft wings to catch subsonic cracking sounds in joints before the disease fully develops.
They believe a disposable patch using them could save ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38660739 | |
Wayne Rooney: Goals from the Man Utd record-breaker - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | BBC Sport picks out some great goals from Wayne Rooney's Manchester United career after the striker became the club's all-time leading goalscorer. | null | BBC Sport picks out some great goals from Wayne Rooney's Manchester United career after the striker became the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
WATCH MORE: It's a great feeling - Rooney on breaking record
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38705054 | |
Meet the mum with quadruplet toddlers - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Meet the mum to quadruplets who went viral after sharing a video that 'sums up motherhood'. | Education & Family | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ashley and Tyson Gardner had two sets of identical twins by IVF
What is it like being the mother of quadruplets?
Utah couple Ashley and Tyson Gardner had struggled to conceive for eight years, but they eventually had two se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38690621 | |
US President Donald Trump's first speech - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | It was 20 minutes long and touched on jobs, patriotism, rebuilding, radical Islam and winning. We have boiled it down to two and a half. | null | It was 20 minutes long and touched on jobs, patriotism, rebuilding, radical Islam and winning. We have boiled it down to two and a half. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38699839 | |
Chelmsford Morris group's 'fit, mildly eccentric men' plea - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A decades-old Morris dancing group says it desperately needs "fit, mildly eccentric men" to join in order to keep going. | Essex | Chelmsford Morris was founded in 1972 and currently has about 30 members - but most are now women
A decades-old Morris dancing group says it desperately needs "fit, mildly eccentric men" to join in order to keep going.
Chelmsford Morris was founded in 1972 and currently has about 30 members.
However, the vast majori... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-38663448 | |
Obama leaves Democratic party a skeleton of its former self - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With the end of their White House rule, Democrats are left hoping for a Tea Party-style insurgency | US & Canada | Following the inaugural ceremonies, Barack and Michelle Obama - private citizens once again - were whisked off by a military helicopter stationed behind the US Capitol.
They'll spend a few days on holiday at a California desert resort before, as Mr Obama tweeted from his personal account, getting "back to work".
And,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38696853 | |
Liverpool 2-3 Swansea City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Swansea lift themselves off the bottom of the Premier League table with a thrilling victory at title-challenging Liverpool. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Swansea lifted themselves off the bottom of the Premier League table and dealt a huge blow to Liverpool's title hopes with a thrilling win at Anfield.
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from close range with 16 minutes left to give Paul Clement his first win as Swans boss and the club ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38620045 | |
Week in pictures: 14-20 January 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week. | In Pictures | Ice skaters competed in the women's platoon during the first ice skating marathon on natural ice in Noordlaren, the Netherlands. Skating on natural ice in the Netherlands reportedly dates back into the 13th Century when it was a method to get fast and easily from one place to another on the frozen canals in the country... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38688378 | |
Empathy and education in the age of Trump - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Davos cocktail party may not, at first, seem like the ideal place to teach people to understand those with whom they disagree, but that's what some academics are doing. | Business | Donald Trump has been sworn in as president, after running a divisive campaign
The rarefied environs of a Davos cocktail party may not, at first, seem like the ideal place to teach people to understand those with whom they disagree.
But Peter Salovey thinks there is no better place to preach the gospel of empathy.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38695006 | |
Eight ways President Donald Trump will make history - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From his bank balance to his lack of pets - here's how Donald Trump is making presidential history. | US & Canada | Donald Trump has already pulled off a series of presidential "firsts"
Donald Trump is guaranteed to make history as the 45th president of the United States.
And whether you love or loathe him, it's a fact that the Republican will set a range of records as soon as he occupies the Oval Office.
From his age to his bank... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38637123 | |
#WomensMarch against Donald Trump around the world - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A day after his inauguration, women around the world march to protest at Donald Trump's election. | In Pictures | President Obama may have been out of office for only one day, but it was enough for this woman to express her loss in London | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38703840 | |
World landmarks recreated with Lego - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | An artist has recreated more than 70 global landmarks using Lego bricks. | null | More than 70 famous world landmarks have been recreated with Lego.
The models were put together by professional Lego builder Warren Elsmore and feature a new exhibition at The Harley Gallery in Nottinghamshire.
Mr Elsmore said each creation could take several months to build. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-38697427 | |
Bulls and bullying: the fight over animal rights and tradition - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Animal rights activists caught in social media cross-fire regarding banned bull-taming tradition. | BBC Trending | Tamil actress Trisha Krishnan deleted her Twitter account as a result of a row over bull-taming
A ban on the ancient practice of bull-taming has spurred thousands to protest in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. While the demonstrations have been mostly peaceful, the argument over the festival has turned ugly on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38656721 | |
Australian Open 2017: Rafael Nadal beats Alexander Zverev in five sets - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Rafael Nadal beats German teenager Alexander Zverev in five sets in the third round of the Australian Open. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Former champion Rafael Nadal overcame rising star Alexander Zverev in a gripping contest to reach the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38702869 | |
Global protests on Donald Trump inauguration day - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Protests were held around the world as Donald Trump became the new president of the United States. | null | Protests were held around the world as Donald Trump became the new president of the United States. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38699844 | |
T2 Trainspotting: Critics praise film sequel - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Critics broadly praise T2 Trainspotting, but many note it will not have the same impact as the original. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. T2 Trainspotting: What would you choose?
T2 Trainspotting has received broadly positive reviews from critics, although many noted it will not have the same impact as the original.
The sequel to 1996's Trainspotting sees mos... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38689704 | |
Donald Trump protests: 'Why I've decided to march' - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | As women globally take to the streets as part of a day of protests, Hannah tells us why she decided to march. | null | As women across the world take to the streets as part of a day of protests against Donald Trump, Hannah tells us why she decided to join them. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38707101 | |
Ronnie O'Sullivan in 12th Masters final to play Joe Perry - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan overcomes a split cue tip to beat Marco Fu 6-4 and reach the Masters final against Joe Perry. | null | Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Connected TV, Red Button, BBC Sport website and app from 13:00 GMT
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan overcame a split cue tip to reach his 12th Masters final with a 6-4 win over Marco Fu at Alexandra Palace in London.
Fu hit 110 to lead 2-1 before O'Sullivan needed to repair his cue... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38705567 | |
A message of hope at Washington march - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than half a million people demand to be heard a day after Donald Trump is elected. | US & Canada | For such a divisive figure, Donald Trump managed to unify hundreds of thousands of Americans at the Women's March on Washington.
Moments after Mr Trump was sworn in as the 45th president on Friday, he delivered a thundering speech in which he promised to improve the lives of millions of Americans.
A day later, throng... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38707986 | |
Trump inauguration speech: 'Angry', 'authentic', 'primal' - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conservative commentators react to Trump's speech online. | US & Canada | Donald Trump campaigned on becoming a president unlike any Washington has ever seen. With his inauguration speech, he's already set the tone.
Earlier this week, Trump posted a photo of himself sitting at a desk at Mar-a-Largo, a permanent marker hovering over a notepad.
"Writing my inaugural address at the Winter Whi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38697908 | |
Manchester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Tottenham recover from two goals down to snatch a point from Manchester City, as Gabriel Jesus is denied a goal on his debut. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Son Heung-Min earned Tottenham a point in controversial circumstances as they came from two goals down to earn a draw at Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side, looking to bounce back from a 4-0 loss at Everton, had swept into that commanding advantage courtesy of two unchara... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38620041 | |
France's Socialists open battle for party's future - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | France picks its Socialist presidential nominee in a fight for the party's direction, even its survival. | Europe | Seven candidates are vying for the Socialist nomination, including one woman, Sylvia Pinel
France is choosing its left-wing presidential candidate this weekend, in what is seen as a crucial test for the direction - even the survival - of the governing Socialist Party.
Six men and one woman are competing for the nomin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38676370 | |
Presidential inaugural ball: Trumps enjoy first dance - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have the first dance at the inaugural ball. | null | President Donald Trump and his wife First Lady Melania Trump have the first dance at the inaugural ball. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38702978 | |
Trump's @POTUS Twitter account used Obama crowd image - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump's account is rapidly evolving after using an image of Barack Obama's 2013 inauguration | US & Canada | Donald Trump changed the image at the top of his new @POTUS account after Twitter users spotted it was from Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration.
Mr Trump inherited the official presidential account as he was sworn in as America's 45th president.
The original image showed flag-waving crowds in front of the US Capitol.
B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38698837 | |
Melbourne car deaths: Mobile footage shows driver - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | A bystander films the driver of a car arrested in Melbourne in connection with the death of three pedestrians struck by a vehicle. | null | Three people, including a young child, have died after a car deliberately hit pedestrians in central Melbourne, police say.
At least 29 people were injured, among them a baby who is in a critical condition after the car hit a pram.
Police have arrested the driver but say the incident was not terror-related.
Footage ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38688521 | |
Chapecoense: Brazilian team prepare for first game since plane crash - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Those closely affected by the Chapecoense tragedy speak to the BBC on the eve of the club's first match since the fatal plane crash. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sirli Freitas took one, final phone call from her husband Cleberson Silva before he had to switch off his phone.
"There was so much background noise," she said. "So much laughter and fun.
"I said, 'are you really on a plane, or in a bar?'"
Journalist Silva was on a plane t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38695490 | |
Us/Them play revisits Beslan school siege - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Belgian creators of a play, Us/Them, which relives the Beslan killings through the eyes of two children, say recent attacks have brought the story closer to home. | Entertainment & Arts | The 2004 Beslan school siege is remembered for the deaths of more than 330 people including 186 children, after a Russian school was seized by Chechen rebels. But the Belgian creators of a play, Us/Them, which relives the atrocity through the eyes of two children, say recent attacks have brought the story closer to hom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38695475 | |
Bake Off: Angus Deayton to present Creme de la Creme - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Angus Deayton will take over from chef Tom Kerridge as host of the Bake Off spin-off. | Entertainment & Arts | Deayton previously hosted Have I Got News For You
Angus Deayton is to host Great British Bake Off spin-off Creme de la Creme.
The show, for professional pastry chefs, is staying on the BBC despite the main show moving from BBC One to Channel 4.
The first series, broadcast on BBC Two in 2016, was hosted by chef Tom K... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38688912 | |
One solution to two big social problems - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In France, some students are snapping up cheap rents in exchange for helping old people out in their homes | Magazine | Here's a solution that could tackle two of the West's most urgent problems: a young generation priced out of affordable housing, and the loneliness and isolation of a rapidly ageing population.
For so-called millennials, like Mikyoung Ahn, a large home is a seemingly unattainable dream. She could not imagine living in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38399246 | |
Newspaper headlines: President Trump's 'message to the world' - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US President Donald Trump's inaugural address comes under focus on Saturday's front pages. | The Papers | The papers are dominated by coverage of the US presidential inauguration - with every front page featuring a picture of Donald Trump.
Mr Trump, says the Times, unveiled a new era - but it notes that the imagery was unusually dark for an inaugural address, with the president describing crime-ridden inner cities, catast... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38700109 | |
Donald Trump inauguration speech was ‘angriest ever’ - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | An expert in US politics has claimed President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was the angriest he had ever heard. | null | An expert in US politics has claimed President Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was the angriest he had ever heard.
Dr Mike Cornfield, associate professor of Political Management at the George Washington University, told BBC Radio 5 live's Anna Foster he thought President Trump's address was “extraordinary for a man... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38699639 | |
Anti-Trump protesters fill Trafalgar Square - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Thousands of protesters in London fill Trafalgar Square as part of a Women's March on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency. | null | Thousands of protesters in London fill Trafalgar Square as part of a Women's March on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38704604 | |
Picasso prints at Barnsley's Cooper Gallery - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 17 Picasso prints will be on show at a free exhibition until April. | Sheffield & South Yorkshire | Pablo Picasso visited South Yorkshire in 1950 for an international peace conference
An exhibition of original prints by world-renowned artist Pablo Picasso are to go on show at a museum in Barnsley.
The 17 linocut prints are on display from Saturday at a free exhibition at the town's Cooper Gallery.
The valuable pri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-38687986 | |
World v Trump on global climate deal? - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the new president settles in, much of the world reaffirms its commitment to the Paris agreement. | Science & Environment | As a pro-coal president strides into the White House, the rest of the world is rallying in defence of the climate.
Donald Trump has called climate change "a hoax" and filled his cabinet with representatives of fossil fuel industries.
One of the world's leading climate scientists told me she was positively scared abou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38676898 | |
Theresa May congratulates Trump on taking office - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May says she looks forward to meeting the new US president and expects "very frank" talks. | UK Politics | Theresa May has congratulated Donald Trump on taking office as US president - and says she looks forward to meeting him in Washington.
The prime minister stressed her belief he was committed to advancing the "special relationship" with the UK.
But Mrs May told the Financial Times she expects "very frank" talks on are... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38702859 | |
Who will succeed Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness? - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As Martin McGuinness steps down, who will take over as Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland? | Northern Ireland | Sinn Féin's successor as Northern Ireland leader of the party will be announced next week
Former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness has confirmed he will not stand in the Northern Ireland Assembly election.
His successor as Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland will be announced next week.
So who will replace ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38684941 | |
Trump inauguration: Compare 2017 with 2009 - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's been eight years since a new president took the oath of office at the US Capitol. Here's some side by side comparisons of Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009 and Donald Trump's in 2017, | US & Canada | It's been eight years since a new president took the oath of office at the US Capitol.
Here are some side-by-side comparisons of Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009 and Donald Trump's in 2017.
App users should tap here to fully explore the interactive images. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38682574 | |
Did ye get healed? - How Van Morrison's music helped me recover my life - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former Beirut hostage John McCarthy explains how Van Morrison's music helped heal his life and inspire other writers | Entertainment & Arts | I have a special connection to an enigmatic Belfast man whose music crosses jazz, blues, folk and rock.
In the late 1980s, I was held hostage in Beirut. Of my five years in captivity, four were spent with the Irish writer Brian Keenan.
Stripped of virtually all external stimuli, we had to keep our minds and hearts go... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38601706 | |
The policemen who dressed as women to hide from IS - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When Islamic State seized control of his hometown and began killing his police colleagues, Iraqi officer Abu Alawi resorted to unconventional measures to stay alive. | Magazine | When the so-called Islamic State group seized control of a town near Mosul and began killing police officers, some of them resorted to unconventional measures to stay alive, reports John Beck.
For more than two-and-a-half years it helped keep the middle-aged former police officer hidden from IS and safe from the bulle... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38663595 | |
Could tuition fees really cost £54,000? - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The headline cost of increased fees might be £9,250. But repaid with interest over 30 years it could be much higher. | Education & Family | The last time tuition fees were increased there were waves of student protests
How much will it cost to get a degree in England when tuition fees increase to £9,250 in the autumn?
If that seems high for a three-year degree, that's how much a think tank has calculated a student could have to pay back with interest.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38651059 | |
Brexit: Berlin business leaders unimpressed with UK's message - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An appeal over a post-Brexit trade deal was met with sniggers in Berlin, Damien McGuinness writes. | Business | Two British officials failed to win favour from German business leaders in Berlin
The distinguished audience members were too polite to heckle. But the eye rolling, frowns and audible tutting made it quite clear how the Brexiteers' message was going down with German business leaders.
Owen Paterson, a former minister ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38707997 | |
Should all countries use the Shanghai maths method? - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When children in Shanghai took part in the Pisa tests of educational attainment, the world was shocked by their maths results. Should the rest of the world be teaching maths the same way? | Magazine | When the Chinese city of Shanghai took part in the three-yearly Pisa test of 15-year-olds' academic ability in 2009 and 2012 it topped the table in maths, leaving countries such as Germany the UK and the US - and even Singapore and Japan - trailing in its wake. What is its secret?
The life of a teacher in a Shanghai p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38568538 | |
Was there a Trump Twitter glitch? - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twitter says it's resolving "complications" with the @Potus switchover, as some users claim they're following Trump against their will. | Newsbeat | Twitter says it's trying to fix "complications" with the switchover of the @Potus account.
The account for the President of the United States was handed over to Donald Trump on Friday and was supposed to keep its existing followers.
Those users were also meant to automatically follow a new archive account with the Ob... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38703956 | |
Trump inauguration: Violent protests in Washington DC - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Violent protests broke out in Washington DC as President Donald Trump was sworn in as president. | null | Violent protests broke out and a limo was set on fire in Washington DC as President Donald Trump was sworn in as president. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38700648 | |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
If you missed last week's 7 days quiz, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38679701 | |
Utah couple's life transformed by quadruplets - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Ashley and Tyson Gardner had two sets of identical twins by IVF. | null | When Ashley and Tyson Gardner found out they were going to have quadruplets, a photo of Ashley holding the ultrasound scans went viral.
The couple, from Utah, had struggled to conceive for eight years, but they eventually had two sets of identical twin girls by IVF treatment.
"When we first found out we were having q... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38684920 | |
Women's March: Thousands join UK anti-Donald Trump marches - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Thousands of people attend anti-Trump protests in London and Edinburgh. | null | Thousands of protesters have joined rallies in London and Edinburgh as part of an international campaign on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency.
Organisers aim to highlight women's rights, which they perceive to be under threat from the new US administration.
The BBC's Sian Grzeszczyk was at the London pr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38704266 | |
Masters 2017: Barry Hawkins knocks out world number one Mark Selby to reach semis - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | England's Barry Hawkins denies world number one Mark Selby the Triple Crown by winning 6-3 to reach the Masters semi-final. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Barry Hawkins denied world number one Mark Selby the Triple Crown by winning 6-3 to reach the Masters semi-final.
World number 12 Hawkins, who was runner-up in 2016, took a lengthy opening frame before fellow Englishman Selby levelled with a 76 break.
Breaks of 63 and 60 gav... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38696872 | |
Rory Cellan-Jones becomes video game character - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | A video games developer digitises BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones to appear in its next blockbuster game. | null | One of the UK's leading independent video game companies has digitised BBC's technology correspondent for a forthcoming blockbuster.
Rebellion shared a first look at what it had done with Rory Cellan-Jones' features for Sniper Elite 4. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38403943 | |
Man City 2-1 Burnley: Pep Guardiola's awkward post-match interview - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | A tetchy Pep Guardiola engages in an awkward post-match interview with BBC Sport's Damian Johnson after Man City's 2-1 win over Burnley. | null | A tetchy Pep Guardiola engages in an awkward post-match interview with BBC Sport's Damian Johnson after Manchester City's 2-1 victory over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
Watch highlights on Match of the Day, 22:30 GMT, on BBC One, the BBC Sport app and this website. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38490825 | |
India's double first in climate battle - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | India opens two world-leading clean energy projects - the world's biggest solar farm and a chemicals plant using CO2 to make baking soda. | Business | Two world-leading clean energy projects have opened in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
A £3m industrial plant is capturing the CO2 emissions from a coal boiler and using the CO2 to make valuable chemicals. It is a world first.
And just 100km away is the world's biggest solar farm, making power for 150,000 homes... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38391034 | |
Cairngorm mountain rescue couple speak about ordeal - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | A couple rescued from the Cairngorm mountains after being forced to shelter down for the night have spoken about their ordeal. | null | A couple rescued from the Cairngorm mountains after being forced to shelter down for the night have spoken about their ordeal.
Bob and Cathy Elmer from Leicestershire, who were reported missing on Sunday, said at times the snow came up to their waists. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38501505 | |
Sofiane Feghouli: West Ham midfielder's red card rescinded - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | West Ham midfielder Sofiane Feghouli has the red card shown to him during Monday's defeat by Manchester United overturned. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
West Ham played for 75 minutes with 10 men after Sofiane Feghouli was dismissed for this challenge on Phil Jones West Ham's Sofiane Feghouli has had the red card shown to him during Monday's defeat by Manchester United rescinded by the Football Association. The midfielder was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38497190 | |
London Zoo counts its animals in annual stocktake - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Staff at London Zoo have been counting the animals for its annual stocktake. | null | They are counting the animals one-by-one at London Zoo.
The annual stocktake is required for the zoological gardens' licence.
Last year, 18,430 were counted out of a total of 712 species. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38495250 | |
Pep Guardiola: Man City manager 'arriving at end of coaching career' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the "goodbye" to his coaching career "has already started". | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is "arriving at the end" of his career and will not be coaching at 65.
The Spaniard was in charge at Barcelona and Bayern Munich before replacing Manuel Pellegrini at City last summer.
"I will be at Manchester for the next three se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38492059 | |
Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe family 'treated like a bargaining chip' - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Political prisoner Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe released from solitary confinement | null | An Iranian court will hear an appeal this week over the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian mother accused of a plot to topple the Iranian government. Her family insist she is innocent.
After spending 10 months in solitary confinement Nazanin has now been moved to a unit for political prisoner... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38487662 | |
Richard Cockerill: Leicester Tigers sack director of rugby - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Leicester Tigers sack director of rugby Richard Cockerill after nearly eight years in charge. | null | Leicester Tigers have sacked director of rugby Richard Cockerill after nearly eight years in charge.
The 46-year-old has been on the Premiership club's coaching staff since 2004, took over as head coach in 2009 and became director of rugby in 2010.
"It is with great sadness and regret that I leave my position. I stil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38489596 | |
Joel Sartore: The man who takes studio photos of endangered species - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | American wildlife photographer, Joel Sartore, is fighting to save endangered species by making us fall in love with them. | Magazine | American wildlife photographer Joel Sartore is fighting to save endangered species by making us fall in love with them.
Joel Sartore had been a National Geographic wildlife photographer for 15 years when his wife, Kathy, was diagnosed with breast cancer. With three young children at home, he took a year off work to nu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37991269 | |
Mein Kampf: Is Mein Kampf really a hit with Germans? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hitler's Mein Kampf has many readers but it is not among Germany's best-sellers. | Europe | Original editions of Mein Kampf: It urged Germans to avenge their defeat in World War One
"Mein Kampf becomes German best-seller" reads one international headline. "Hitler's Mein Kampf a hit in Germany" reads another.
The fact that the Nazi manifesto reached number one in Der Spiegel's non-fiction charts in April is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38500422 | |
World's oldest known killer whale Granny dies - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The world's oldest known killer whale, estimated to be 105 years old, is missing and presumed dead, researchers say. | Science & Environment | J2, or Granny, in the Salish Sea in 2010
The world's oldest known killer whale, affectionately known as Granny, is missing and presumed dead, researchers say.
Estimated to be over 100 years old, the matriarch's official name was J2.
She was the focal point of a recent BBC documentary that followed biologists' study ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38496164 | |
Rebecca Ferguson asked to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 2010 X Factor runner-up wrote she would "graciously accept" the invitation on the understanding she can sing "controversial" song Strange Fruit. | Newsbeat | Rebecca Ferguson says she's been asked to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.
The singer tweeted she would "graciously accept" the invitation from the American president-elect if she can perform Strange Fruit.
"[It's] a song that has huge historical importance, a song that was blacklisted in the United S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38491238 | |
Turkey nightclub attack: 'I played dead' - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Francois al-Asmar says he played dead to survive the attack on an Istanbul nightclub that left 39 people dead. | null | So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38488572 | |
West Ham United 0-2 Manchester United - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Manchester United move level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham by beating West Ham, who had Sofiane Feghouli controversially sent off. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United moved level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham after victory at West Ham, who played for 75 minutes with 10 men following the controversial dismissal of Sofiane Feghouli.
Referee Mike Dean showed Feghouli a straight red card after the midfielder's 15th-m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38433519 | |
Umbrella sends distress alert when left behind - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | An app-connected umbrella is on show at CES that texts its owner when it has been left behind. | null | An app-connected umbrella for forgetful people is on display at the CES technology show in Las Vegas.
But the BBC’s Leo Kelion questioned whether the innovation justifies its price tag.
See all our CES 2017 coverage | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38473422 | |
Crystal Palace 1-2 Swansea City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Newly appointed Swansea boss Paul Clement watches his new side gain a dramatic win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Newly appointed Swansea boss Paul Clement watched his side gain a dramatic win against Crystal Palace to move off the bottom of the Premier League table.
Clement was appointed earlier on Tuesday, although first-team coach Alan Curtis had picked the team for the game at Selhu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38441016 | |
Sir Bradley Wiggins to join Channel 4's The Jump - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Recently retired cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins signs up for Channel 4's winter sports show The Jump. | Entertainment & Arts | Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins is to swap two wheels for two skis after signing up to appear on Channel 4's winter sports show The Jump.
The news comes six days after the five-time Olympic champion announced his retirement from cycling.
The other contestants will include fellow Olympians Louis Smith and Jade Jones, and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38490980 | |
Where are the black dolls in High Street stores? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An internet search for black dolls will bring up millions of results in less than a second - but parents have discovered the toys to be increasingly hard to find on the shelves of High Street stores. Why is this? | Nottingham | While black dolls can be bought online, they are absent from the shelves of many British toy stores
An internet search for black dolls will bring up about 20 million results in less than a second - but parents have discovered the toys to be increasingly hard to find on the shelves of High Street stores. Why is this?
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-38065205 | |
Sherlock beats the Queen in festive TV ratings - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eight million people saw the return of Sherlock on BBC One - more than watched the Queen's Christmas message. | Entertainment & Arts | Benedict Cumberbatch is back as Sherlock for the new three-part series
More than eight million people tuned in to see the return of Sherlock on BBC One on Sunday, overnight ratings show.
That means it was the UK's second-most watched programme of the festive period - behind the New Year's Eve fireworks, which were wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38488141 | |
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic accuses Man Utd defender Phil Jones after red card - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Manchester United's Phil Jones "made a meal" of the tackle for which Sofiane Feghouli was sent off, says West Ham boss Slaven Bilic. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United defender Phil Jones "made a meal" of the challenge for which West Ham midfielder Sofiane Feghouli was controversially sent off, says Hammers boss Slaven Bilic.
West Ham played for 75 minutes with 10 men after Feghouli was shown a straight red card by refere... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38492564 | |
Tales from the bar - a tour of London's 'great pubs' - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Giant barrels, mosaic ceilings and ghostly visions - stories from some of London's oldest and most intriguing public houses. | In Pictures | Giant oak wine barrels sit above the bar of the Cittie of Yorke in Holborn - which is more reminiscent of a great hall in a Tudor mansion than than a traditional pub.
The jury is out as to whether or not the massive casks were ever used as genuine storage vessels - or simply part of the inn's Tudor makeover in the 192... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38384519 | |
Arts news in 2016: Knocking on death's door - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC arts editor reflects on a year spent reporting on the deaths of so many major arts figures. | Entertainment & Arts | Will Gompertz appeared with Huw Edwards on the BBC One Ten O'Clock News on the night of David Bowie's death
Each specialism within journalism has its area of breaking news.
For foreign correspondents, it tends to be a conflict or catastrophe. Politicos deal in shock resignations or revelations. For us in the arts uni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38394697 | |
Trump v the car industry - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ford's decision to cancel its $1.6bn investment in Mexico will be seen as evidence that Trump's nationalism is having the desired effect. | Business | Ford's decision to cancel a $1.6bn investment in Mexico and invest an extra $700m in Michigan will be widely seen as concrete evidence that Donald Trump's economic nationalism is having the intended effect.
Coincidentally, Ford's decision comes on the same day that the new President-elect launched an attack on General... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38502177 | |
In pictures: London Zoo animals counted for stocktake - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tigers, penguins and an aye-aye baby are some of the animals counted by zookeepers at London Zoo's annual stock count. | London | Tigers, penguins and a lesser-known aye-aye baby were some of the animals counted by zookeepers at London Zoo's annual stock count.
Sumatran Tiger cubs were just one of the hundreds of species counted. These two pictured, Achilles and Karis, arrived at the zoo in 2016.
In previous years, the count has taken about a w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38498269 | |
Sweden's best-selling car not a Volvo - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Volvo was not Sweden's best-selling car last year, for the first time in more than half a century. | Business | Volvo still has the largest share of the country's car market overall
Sweden's best-selling car in 2016 was not a Volvo - the first year that has happened in more than half a century.
Instead the Volkswagen Golf topped sales, according to the country's carmakers' association, although Volvo still had the largest shar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38493295 | |
Your #BackToWork tweets of sorrow - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The hashtag #BackToWork is trending on Twitter as those returning to their jobs after the Christmas and new year break share their sorrow. | England | The hashtag #BackToWork is trending on Twitter as those returning to their jobs after the festive break share their sorrow that the fun is over and normal service is forced to resume.
The sudden withdrawal from lie ins, naps and all-day snacking has hit some people - and even their pets - quite hard.
And this morning... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38495874 | |
Gary Barlow: Don't judge talent show Let It Shine on TV ratings - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gary Barlow says the TV ratings system "shouldn't really apply any more" as he launches a new talent show. | Entertainment & Arts | Gary Barlow has been a judge on The X Factor in the past
Gary Barlow has said the success of his new BBC One talent show should not be judged on TV ratings because they are less relevant than they used to be.
Barlow is using Let It Shine, which starts on Saturday, to find the five leads for a Take That stage musical.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38490975 | |
House price predictions for 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Experts give their predictions for the UK housing market in 2017 and look back at some of the key issues for property buyers and sellers over the last 12 months. | Business | Radstock Street is being marketed as "desirable lateral living"
Buyers of a four-bedroom family home in London need deep pockets - but perhaps not as cavernous as a year ago.
Asking prices in the capital for these top-of-the-ladder properties fell by 8.7% over the past year, according to search site Rightmove. House ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38389967 | |
Africa Cup of Nations: Joel Matip & Allan Nyom not selected by Cameroon - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Liverpool's Joel Matip and West Brom's Allan Nyom have not been named in Cameroon's 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool defender Joel Matip and West Brom's Allan Nyom have not been named in Cameroon's 23-man squad for this month's Africa Cup of Nations.
The duo were among seven Cameroon players who said they did not want to play in the tournament, which starts in Gabon on 14 January... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38499968 | |
Ademola Lookman: Everton close to completing £11m deal for Charlton forward - BBC Sport | 2017-01-03 | null | Everton are close to completing an £11m deal for Charlton forward Ademola Lookman and will step up their pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Everton are close to completing an £11m deal for Charlton Athletic teenager Ademola Lookman - and will then intensify their interest in Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin.
Lookman, 19, is expected to have a medical at Everton shortly, after terms were agreed between the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38449936 | |
Myanmar police officers detained over Rohingya beatings video - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | A video posted online showing Myanmar police officers beating boys from the Muslim Rohingya minority has led to several arrests, as David Campanale reports. | null | A video that appears to show Myanmar police officers beating members of the Muslim Rohingya minority during a security operation has emerged on Burmese social media.
The government said the incident, apparently filmed by a police officer, happened in restive Rakhine state in November and several officers had been deta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38490957 | |
The A-Z of Brexit - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An alphabetical guide to the biggest story of the next two and a half years. | UK Politics | "Brexit means Brexit" is something we've all heard many times. But it's still not entirely clear what it actually means. If you're feeling lost, help is at hand: here's our handy guide to the A-Z of Brexit.
Known as the "exit clause", Article 50 sets out the process the UK will go through to leave the European Union.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37761607 | |
Chile wildfires destroy scores of homes in Valparaiso - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | null | Hundreds of people are evacuated from Valparaiso, Chile, as forest fires set homes alight. | null | Hundreds of people were evacuated from the port-city of Valparaiso, Chile, after forest fires set homes alight.
The wildfires have been fanned by high temperatures and strong winds. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38493113 | |
Rail fares: Who are the season ticket winners and losers? - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail fare increases have been called a "kick in the teeth" by critics. Yet commuters using annual season tickets in some parts of England find themselves worse off than others. | England | The cost of annual season tickets has increased by 1.9%, analysis by the BBC England Data Unit found
Commuters in some parts of England will be worse off than others from rail fare rises, which were called a "kick in the teeth" by critics.
In some areas there was no increase in annual season ticket prices, despite wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38497987 | |
Call the Midwife is top Christmas Day show but ratings fall - BBC News | 2017-01-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Call the Midwife was the most-watched programme on Christmas Day - but audiences fell to their lowest level on record. | Entertainment & Arts | The Christmas special saw the team of midwives relocate to South Africa
Call the Midwife was the most-watched programme on Christmas Day - but audiences on 25 December fell to their lowest level on record, figures show.
The historical drama attracted an audience of 9.2 million.
It is the smallest number of viewers f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38498985 |
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