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uk-scotland-scotland-business-52307977 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-52307977 | Economic cost of coronavirus lockdown keeps on rising | Holes are being plugged in business and job support schemes, but it's taking several efforts to get them right, and a long time for them to start paying out. The scale of effort internationally is staggering - so far totalling $7.8 trillion - and as the lockdown continues and spreads the costs will rise further. | Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland The easy thing to do might be a basic income for everyone. Abolish the starting rate for income tax, ensure everyone has a minimum, and work from there. Easy in one sense, but in another sense, difficult to achieve without destroying work incentives. And very expensive. T... |
uk-england-birmingham-42379220 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-42379220 | Twelve charged over Birmingham and Solihull 'ride out' | Twelve men have been charged with causing public nuisance in connection with a "ride out" event in the West Midlands. | The men are accused of taking part in an illegal rally through Solihull and Birmingham on 26 June 2016. The men, aged between 18 and 39, are due to appear before magistrates in Birmingham on 18 January. Six other men and a teenager have already appeared in court on the same charge. |
newsbeat-55704182 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-55704182 | Covid in sport: Joe Jacobson's wife on living with a footballer in a pandemic | Headlines about footballers and Covid have been hard to miss lately - with questions about dressing room distancing, off-pitch partying and all those post-goal hugs. But what's football in lockdown actually like for players and their families? BBC Newsbeat investigates. | By Manish Pandey and Betty GloverNewsbeat reporters "Be safe, be careful." That's what Wycombe Wanderers footballer Joe Jacobson hears every time he leaves the house. His wife Louise says she had safety concerns about Joe interacting with people when football restarted. "I was nervous, probably over-cleaning in the hou... |
uk-wales-46290529 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46290529 | Organ donation: 'Thanks for your loved one's liver' | Ellie Lacey was just hours from death, desperately needing an urgent liver transplant. Two years on, the 32-year-old from Cardiff is a new mum and has written to her organ donor's family to express her joy at life while acknowledging their terrible loss. | It was seven long months after finding out I was pregnant, that I finally mustered the courage to sit down and write. I had been putting it off, not because I didn't want to write, but because I didn't know how. I was so happy about my news, I knew how blessed and fortunate I'd been, but as I began to scratch out the w... |
entertainment-arts-54871424 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54871424 | What A Carve Up!: How an all-star lockdown hit is redefining theatre | Before the pandemic, theatres in Huddersfield, Ipswich or Cirencester would not have dreamed of casting stars like Stephen Fry or Sir Derek Jacobi, or getting glowing reviews in the New York Times. | By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporter But streaming has levelled the playing field and changed what a theatre show can be. The day Huddersfield's Lawrence Batley Theatre (LBT) closed for the first lockdown in March, the venue's management held a crisis meeting. They had enough money to pay salaries for one more mo... |
world-us-canada-27982421 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27982421 | US football fans joyous then deflated | The heartbreak was etched on the faces of USA football fans as a last-gasp equaliser by Portugal denied them a place in the last 16 of the World Cup. | The game finished 2-2 as Portugal's Silvestre Varela scored in the final seconds of the game. "It was a thriller," said US coach Jurgen Klinsmann. "Everybody who had a chance to be today in Manaus will talk about this game for a long time." The US now need at least a draw against Germany in Recife on Thursday to be gua... |
uk-wales-mid-wales-33087047 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-33087047 | RSPB agrees long-term deal for 12,000-acre Ty-Llwyd Farm | RSPB Cymru has signed a deal for a 12,000-acre farm in Powys. | It signed the agreement with owner Severn Trent Water for Ty-Llwyd Farm, which includes land within the Lake Vyrnwy estate. The charity can now work with Natural Resources Wales to develop sustainable grazing and farming methods. RSPB Cymru director Katie-jo Luxton said the charity will "ensure this beautiful landscape... |
world-asia-31588821 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31588821 | 'Harassment' drives Afghan refugees from Pakistan | A campaign of arbitrary arrests and harassment is driving Afghan refugees out of Pakistan, according to testimony gathered by the BBC. Families who have lived in Pakistan for decades say the intimidation started soon after the deadly Taliban attack on an army school in Peshawar in December. | Abdul Samad recently got married, but for him and his wife there is no honeymoon. Together with five other relatives, they have crossed the border from Pakistan into Afghanistan with just a few household utensils, clothes and mattresses. They are among several thousand Afghan refugees who have been passing through the ... |
world-us-canada-38663825 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38663825 | Trump and Obama: Two characters in search of a legacy | So the pendulum swings again. They are polar opposites, inversions, thesis and antithesis, from the skinny kid with the funny name to the old guy with the funny hair, chalk to his cheese. It says a lot about the Disunited States of America that two such different brands are its best-selling political products. | Mark MardellPresenter, The World This Weekend@BBCMarkMardellon Twitter In his final week, President Barack Obama's many admirers are determined to behave with the brittle exaggerated optimism of mourners at a wake, determined to celebrate the achievements of a dear friend, rather than wail over his absence. They may ev... |
uk-scotland-32891762 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-32891762 | Herald owner Newsquest expands portfolio with acquisition | Herald and Evening Times owner Newsquest has gained about 30 new titles after buying local newspaper publisher Romanes Media Group for an undisclosed sum. | The portfolio includes about 20 newspapers in Scotland. They include the Greenock Telegraph, the Dunfermline Press, the East Lothian Courier, the Alloa Advertiser and the Border Telegraph. It also has some titles in south-east England and one in Northern Ireland. Romanes originated with the Dunfermline Press, which was... |
disability-52559778 | https://www.bbc.com/news/disability-52559778 | Transcript: 'Suddenly you get this text' | This is a full transcript of 'Suddenly you get this text' as first broadcast on 27 March 2020 as part of the Isolation Diaries strand presented by Kate Monaghan. | KATE -Hello, my Cabin Fever friends, it's me Kate Monaghan, and this is my sometimes brutally honest Isolation Diaries; my safe space to offload how I really am feeling in this challenging, to put it lightly, time of life with the coronavirus outbreak. I've got EDS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which is a chronic pain condi... |
magazine-20311170 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20311170 | Hillary Clinton: A long journey | Over the decades, Hillary Clinton has gone from student activist to globetrotting stateswoman. On her last day as US secretary of state, has her journey ended or is there more to come? | By Kim GhattasBBC state department correspondent She's been on the world stage since Bill Clinton became the "comeback kid" and she became first lady in 1992. Americans have named her the most admired woman in the world 17 times in a Gallup poll. After travelling almost a million miles around the globe, she leaves her ... |
world-europe-guernsey-12039666 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-12039666 | Family resigned over land for Guernsey runway extension | The family which owns the land needed to extend Guernsey Airport's runway has said it is resigned to losing it. | Nick Le Messurier, speaking on behalf of his two brothers, said he had played in the two fields as a child, which have been in the family for decades. He said there was little hope of the States deciding against the compulsory purchase of the land. Mr Le Messurier said: "The States might not go with this but... let's b... |
uk-england-kent-53623262 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-53623262 | Maidstone: Two arrested following man's death | A murder investigation is under way after a man in his 50s suffered fatal injuries. | Two men in their 30s have been arrested in connection with the incident on Friday at about 18:40 BST in Bower Place, Maidstone in Kent. The victim was flown to a London hospital where he died from his injuries. Police were called out to reports of an assault. The two men, arrested the same evening, remain in police cus... |
uk-wales-south-west-wales-31803520 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-31803520 | £5m A40 link road given the go ahead in Carmarthenshire | A £5m link road in Carmarthenshire has been given the go ahead and will be paid for by the council. | The route from the A40 will connect more than 1,000 new homes and the new headquarters for Welsh language channel S4C. Carmarthenshire council will have the money paid back by the developers. It is hoped the road will be completed by 2018 and will link the A40 at Travellers Rest with College Road. |
science-environment-37913750 | https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37913750 | Bloodhound Diary: Super-track for supercar | A British team is developing a car that will be capable of reaching 1,000mph (1,610km/h). Powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine, the vehicle will first mount an assault on the world land speed record (763mph; 1,228km/h). Bloodhound should start running on Hakskeen Pan in Northern Cape, South Af... | By Andy GreenWorld Land Speed Record Holder With just one year - 365 days - to go until we'll be running Bloodhound SSC on the desert in South Africa, work continues to get the Car ready. This seemed like a perfect time to inspect our desert track in South Africa, and to take a moment to celebrate the amazing achieveme... |
uk-wales-56052607 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56052607 | M4 crash: Road reopens after pedestrian dies near Bridgend | The M4 has reopened after being closed for several hours following the death of a pedestrian. | The motorway was shut in both directions between junctions 35 at Pencoed and 33 at Cardiff West, after several vehicles hit the man at about 05:45 GMT. South Wales Police said the 34-year-old's family was being supported by specialist officers. The road reopened shortly before 16:00, about 10 hours after it was closed.... |
sinhala.090125_nuwan_odi | https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2009/01/090125_nuwan_odi | Best ever ranking for Kulasekara | Sri Lanka’s young pace man Nuwan Kulasekara has claimed best ever rating of his cricketing career as he was ranked as the second best bowler in the shorten form of the game by the world governing body. | Kulasekara, 26, has achieved the rank after his impressive match figures of 3-17 off seven overs in the third one day international (ODI) against Pakistan in Lahore. Jumping four places from his last ODI rankings, he has also taken over Sri Lanka’s veteran bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, currently ranked at fourth place. ... |
world-europe-37894042 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37894042 | Why did some French women walk out of work early? | It seems an insignificant time: 16:34 on Monday 7 November. | And yet, for women across France, it has huge importance: it is the moment they effectively stop being paid for 2016, thanks to the gender pay gap. And this year, many were determined not to let it go unnoticed. On Monday, French women were urged to quietly pack their bags and walk out of their offices at the appointed... |
uk-england-london-54573751 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-54573751 | Tamara Ecclestone burglary: Man in court | A man has appeared in court accused of being involved in several burglaries, including a £50m jewellery and cash raid on heiress Tamara Ecclestone's west London home. | Italian Alessandro Maltese appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with conspiracy to commit burglary between 30 November and 1 February. He was held in Italy under a European Arrest Warrant earlier this month. Mr Maltese will next appear at Isleworth Crown Court on 13 November. Diamond earrings The 44-year-... |
uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17459234 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17459234 | War-time explosives at Nairn's East Beach made safe | Two mortar bombs found on a Highland beach used to train troops for the D-Day landings in World War II have been safely disposed of. | The devices found by a member of the public at about 09:45 were thought to have been exposed by shifting sand at Nairn's East Beach. Edinburgh-based bomb disposal experts made the weapons safe, police said. Nairn's beaches were used to prepare soldiers and sailors for the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944. Milit... |
health-21801411 | https://www.bbc.com/news/health-21801411 | From counting to characterising exoplanets | ` We've come a long way since 1995 when Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz claimed the first official detection of an exoplanet orbiting a distant star - the somewhat prosaically named 51 Pegasi b, orbiting a sun-like star some 51 light-years from earth in the constellation Pegasus. | Tom FeildenScience correspondent, Today According to Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that figure now stands at 932, with a further 2,717 planet candidates waiting to be confirmed. Much of the heavy lifting when it comes to spotting these new worlds has been done by the Kepler Space Telescope. Trailing in the earth's w... |
business-38317186 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-38317186 | The hidden strengths of unloved concrete | Nearly 20 years ago, poor families in Coahuila state in Mexico were offered an unusual handout from a social programme called Piso Firme. It was not a place at school, a vaccination, food, or even money. It was $150 (£118) worth of ready-mixed concrete. | By Tim Harford50 Things That Made the Modern Economy, BBC World Service Workers would drive concrete mixers through poor neighbourhoods, stop outside a home, and pour the porridge-like mixture through the door, right into the living room. They showed the occupants how to spread and smooth the gloop, and made sure they ... |
uk-wales-40060286 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-40060286 | Baby 'dragons' hatch at Caerphilly Castle | Two 6ft (1.83m) animatronic models of baby dragons have "hatched" from giant eggs outside Caerphilly Castle. | The twins are the latest addition to Cadw's family of dragons along with proud parents, Dewi and Dwynwen. They have been brought to life by Cardiff-based prop designers Wild Creations. The twins and Dewi and Dwynwen, which weigh two tonnes each, were sculpted and moulded before being cast and built out of fibreglass. T... |
uk-england-dorset-18742299 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-18742299 | RNLI lifeguards take to Dorset beaches | Lifeguard cover has begun on beaches across Dorset as the peak season for RNLI lifeguards gets under way. | The patrols on 21 beaches include Lyme Regis, West Bay, Poole Bay and Christchurch. Barry Heathfield, RNLI divisional lifeguard manager for Dorset, said thousands of people were expected whatever the weather. The charity has also launched a beach finder mobile app which can locate the nearest "safe" beach. Ross Macleod... |
world-asia-24140705 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-24140705 | Why is Spam a luxury food in South Korea? | Asia is celebrating the annual lunar thanksgiving holiday this week. In South Korea, where it's known as Chuseok, the holiday is celebrated by visiting family, paying respects to ancestors... and the giving and receiving of packaged cans of Spam. | By Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, Seoul The pre-cooked tins of pork meat are the stuff of jokes, lunch boxes, wartime memories and, here in South Korea, a low-key, national love affair. Spam has become a staple of South Korean life, and the country is now the biggest consumer of it outside the US. Since Spam was first launch... |
in-pictures-53826926 | https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-53826926 | Your pictures on the theme of 'garden creatures' | We asked our readers to send in their pictures on the theme of "garden creatures". Here are some of the pictures sent to us from around the world. | The next theme is "My summer" and the deadline for entries is 1 September 2020. Send pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or follow the link below to "Upload your pictures here". Further details and terms can be found by following the link to "We set the theme, you take the picture" at the bottom of the page. All photographs... |
uk-england-berkshire-48229467 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-48229467 | Slough Tesco car park murder: Man arrested in Birmingham | A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was stabbed to death in a Tesco underground car park. | Nadeem Uddin Hameed Mohammed, 24, from Southall in west London, was found injured near the store in Wellington Street, Slough, on Wednesday afternoon and died later in hospital. A post-mortem examination found he died from a stab wound to the chest. Police arrested a 26-year-old man from Slough in Birmingham on Thursda... |
uk-northern-ireland-45982237 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-45982237 | DUP adviser 'said fill our boots' over RHI, inquiry hears | A former DUP adviser allegedly said "we could fill our boots" with money from NI's flawed green energy scheme because he believed it was coming from the Treasury, an inquiry has heard. | By Jayne McCormackBBC News NI Political Reporter The claim was made by senior civil servant Andrew McCormick. He was appearing on the final day of evidence at the RHI inquiry. The scheme was set up in 2012 to boost uptake of eco-friendly heat systems, but huge subsidies led to a £490m bill for Northern Ireland taxpayer... |
blogs-trending-35687710 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-35687710 | Saudis seek virtual freedoms denied in real life | When it comes to freedoms, human rights organisations will tell you Saudi Arabia doesn't have the best track record. And perhaps because compared to elsewhere there is limited personal freedom, defiance across the region has gone digital. | BBC TrendingWhat's popular and why In this part of the BBC's special series "Saudis on social" we tell the stories of three anonymous accounts on Twitter which all tell of searching for virtual freedom in Saudi Arabia. But what impact does this secret life have on those who live this way? "Hussein" tells of what life i... |
business-20947162 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-20947162 | Totnes: The way forward for the UK's ailing High Streets? | Beneath a chorus of church bells and seagulls, the steep hill of Totnes High Street is coming to life. This small Devon town is famous for being passionate about its local economy; it even has its own currency. And Totnes hit the headlines this year when it said a resounding "No" to High Street giant Costa Coffee. | By Rebecca WearnBusiness reporter, BBC News, Totnes Could this be the secret to a thriving High Street? Totnes has a shop vacancy rate of just 6% - less than half the national average. Eight out of 10 businesses there are independent. Compare that to the national average, where around 68% of retailers are independent, ... |
uk-politics-44313567 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44313567 | Brexit: Theresa May being urged to 'take back control' | How tough is Theresa May? She has a death stare which makes Gordon Brown look, by comparison, like the kind of prime minister who'd be dead-legged by a nine-year-old in a school playground. | John PienaarDeputy political editor@JPonpoliticson Twitter But is she as tough as she looks? Or is Mrs May merely stubborn? And cautious? And rather indecisive? For a prime minister who has - or at least, once had - a reputation for strength, Theresa May's now spending a surprising amount of time being urged behind clo... |
uk-england-merseyside-35758176 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-35758176 | Sir Henry Segrave: The legacy of the 200 mph record breaker | With his racing goggles and determined expression, Sir Henry Segrave epitomised a derring-do British hero from another age. But although he was the first racing driver to break the 200 mph barrier, he is not a household name. Why? | By Helen CarterBBC News Online In the aftermath of World War One in the 1920s, when vehicles were becoming more reliable and crucially, faster, Sir Henry Segrave was at the top of his game. A star British driver. Motor racing was in its infancy and many British roads were little more than dirt tracks littered with debr... |
uk-england-dorset-35004035 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-35004035 | Bournemouth A338 roadworks night closures start | A stretch of Bournemouth's Spur Road will shut later for the first of five night closures as part of ongoing roadworks. | The A338 will close each night between the A31 Ashley Heath Roundabout and the A3060, Cooper Dean Roundabout from 20:00 to 06:00 GMT. A 5.5-mile (8km) stretch of the 40-year-old road is being rebuilt as its foundations are crumbling. The £22m project, which started in September, is due to finish in May. The works are d... |
uk-wales-south-east-wales-37104814 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-37104814 | Admiral reports 4% pre-tax profits rise but shares fall | Wales' only FTSE 100 company has announced a 4% rise in pre-tax profits - despite a drop in its shares. | Admiral Insurance - which has offices in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea - said profits rose to £193m for the six months to June 30 - its highest ever interim results. But its shares fell 7.4%, after it said the UK referendum vote had affected the business. It also warned of extra Brexit risks, including exchange-rate vol... |
uk-england-london-48053152 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48053152 | G4S driver admits stealing £970k in cash from van | A G4S driver has admitted stealing almost £1m in cash from one of the firm's vans. | Joel March, 36, fled with deposit boxes from the vehicle after parking it in Larkhall Rise in Clapham, south-west London on Tuesday. The charge states he stole £970,000 from G4S. March, of Rectory Grove, Clapham, admitted theft by employee at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court. He will be sentenced at a later date. Th... |
entertainment-arts-45811759 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45811759 | Sondheim's Company is a gender-swap hit | When Stephen Sondheim's musical Company opened on Broadway in 1970 it was a departure from tradition - there was no real plot and little sentiment. Forty-eight years on, director Marianne Elliott wanted to revive it in London - but knew parts of the show needed an update. | By Vincent DowdArts reporter, BBC News Elliott had the right credentials to steer a hit show. In quick succession she had created three stunning successes at the National Theatre in London: Angels in America, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and (directed jointly with Tom Morris) War Horse. She'd shown... |
uk-northern-ireland-32113355 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-32113355 | Northern Ireland councils prepare for the biggest change in over 40 years | Some council functions don't ever change. | By Chris PageBBC News NI Political Correspondent In 1955, British Pathé cameras captured one particularly impressive ceremony at which the cities of Belfast and Londonderry jointly awarded freedoms to Winston Churchill. The proceedings were in some ways very similar to the way the honour would be awarded today - a gala... |
world-latin-america-16529531 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-16529531 | Raul Castro's Cuban reform 'without haste' | Cuba's President, Raul Castro, has said that a series of unprecedented economic reforms on the Communist-run island are being implemented "as they should be", and would be completed "without haste" in an effort to avoid mistakes. | By Sarah RainsfordBBC News, Havana He was speaking during a brief - and rare - encounter with journalists at the end of a visit by Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But Mr Castro also cautioned against expecting too much more from the first-ever Communist Party conference in Cuba, to be held at the end of this mon... |
world-middle-east-31986652 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31986652 | UAE strives to engage the young, gifted but bored | Young people in the United Arab Emirates are among the most privileged in the world. Pampered from cradle to grave, they have good schools, excellent healthcare and access to well-paid jobs. But, as Bill Law reports, not everyone feels they lead a meaningful life. | Souad al-Hosani, a restless 26-year-old businesswoman, is a bundle of hyperactive energy, one of a new breed who are coming into their own in the oil-rich Gulf state. "We do everything from A to Z for expat firms. I'm 24/7, I never stop," she says, adding that, with the exception of one brief holiday, she has not taken... |
stories-50986683 | https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-50986683 | Confessions of a slaughterhouse worker | About 100 million animals are killed for meat in the UK every month - but very little is heard about the people doing the killing. Here, one former abattoir worker describes her job, and the effect it had on her mental health. | Warning: Some readers may find this story disturbing When I was a child I dreamed of becoming a vet. I imagined myself playing with mischievous puppies, calming down frightened kittens, and - as I was a countryside kid - performing check-ups on the local farm animals if they felt under the weather. It was a pretty idyl... |
world-48521730 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-48521730 | In pictures: Muslims around the world celebrate Eid | People around the world have been celebrating Eid al-Fitr, one of Islam's two major holidays. | The "festival of the breaking of the fast" begins when the moon rises on the final day of Ramadan, a holy month of fasting. The timing varies from country to country, with some following the moonrise in Mecca and others using local sightings. After a sighting of the first crescent of the new moon, a three-day festival ... |
world-asia-56293923 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56293923 | Myanmar coup: The young rebels risking their lives for the future | Myanmar has been gripped by mass protests demanding an end to military rule, and at least 55 protesters - many of them young activists - have been killed. BBC Burmese's Nyein Chan Aye has been reporting from the frontlines in Yangon - and this is what he saw. | It's been more than a month since the military coup in Myanmar. People have endured internet blackouts, night-time raids, unlawful arrests, being chased down or beaten up in the streets, being shot at point-blank range, or being targeted by head or chest shots from long range. Several dozen protesters have been killed ... |
uk-england-hereford-worcester-11289285 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-11289285 | Prisoner found hanged in his cell at HMP Hewell | A remand prisoner has been found hanged in his cell at a jail in Worcestershire. | The Prison Service said David Boylan, 47, was found at HMP Hewell in Redditch, early on Sunday. Mr Boylan, who was on remand, had been accused of causing grievous bodily harm. A spokesman said he was taken to hospital but pronounced dead at 0935 BST. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will carry out an inquiry. |
magazine-18067401 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18067401 | Early-onset Alzheimer's strikes families fast and ferociously | Alzheimer's is thought of as a disease of the elderly. But the early-onset form of the disease can wreak havoc for young people and their families. | By Céleste Owen-JonesNew York City On a fall day in Westbury, New York state, Brandon Henley, 18, hastily opens the front door of his small house. The nurse his mother has been calling all day has finally arrived to deliver urgently needed anti-seizure medicine. Behind him, she notices on a recliner a frail man, eyes c... |
business-52449498 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52449498 | Coronavirus: Can live-streaming save China's economy? | "I'm a bit nervous," confessed Li Qiang, the deputy mayor of Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus was first reported late last year, as he awaited the start of his first-ever live-streaming event. | By Vincent Ni and Yitsing WangBBC World Service It is not the kind of tone one often hears from a senior Communist party official. But in an effort to revive China's economy after the devastating epidemic, Mr Li was determined. He spoke fondly of his long appreciation of Wuhan's local delicacy, hot and dry noodles, and... |
help-56851474 | https://www.bbc.com/news/help-56851474 | Elections 2021: Sign up for alerts on Scotland and Wales coverage | You can get extra news, analysis and in-depth reporting from the BBC's election teams direct to your smartphone by signing up below. | Tap here to receive alerts on the Scotland election. Tap here to receive alerts on the Wales election. This feature is only available to UK app users. You can download the latest versions of the BBC News app here on the Android Play Store or here on the iOS App Store. |
world-africa-53322740 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53322740 | Breast cancer: Zimbabwe woman's struggle to avoid mastectomy | A 44-year-old woman in Zimbabwe, Tendayi Gwata, is battling to avoid a mastectomy after her breast cancer treatment abruptly ended when the only radiotherapy machine in the capital, Harare, stopped working. | Ms Gwata, a marketing consultant, had already lost all her hair during chemotherapy. Then she was told that because the machine had broken down, she may need her breast removed. Zimbabwe's health sector has largely collapsed amidst an economic crisis that has seen inflation soaring to 785%, and a severe shortage of cas... |
uk-england-humber-44974071 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-44974071 | Scunthorpe toxic algae pond death 'not suspicious' | The death of a man whose body was found in a pond with a toxic algae outbreak is "not being treated as suspicious", police say. | Maciej Dymowski, 23, was found in the water at Ashby Ville in Scunthorpe on Monday. Last week, visitors were warned by North Lincolnshire Council of the dangers of swimming in the pond because of the blue green algae outbreak. Humberside Police said it had prepared a file for the coroner. |
blogs-trending-48593981 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-48593981 | Iranian hardliners threaten taxi app boycott in hijab row | Iranian social media users are threatening to boycott their country's popular taxi app Snapp after the company apologised to a woman who had been ordered out of one of their driver's cars for failing to wear the compulsory Islamic headscarf, or hijab. | By BBC Newsand BBC Monitoring The passenger posted a picture on Twitter of the driver who ordered her out of his cab. "This is the driver who dropped me off his car in the middle of a motorway [in the capital Tehran]," she wrote on 6 June. Snapp later apologised and promised to reprimand the driver, according to the wo... |
uk-wales-north-east-wales-29059645 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-29059645 | Coleg Cambria in bid for Groves school site in Wrexham | A landmark school building in Wrexham could be transformed into a new college campus after standing empty for over a decade. | Coleg Cambria has revealed plans for the former Groves High School site near its main town centre campus. Wrexham council has been trying to find new uses for the site which closed in 2003 following a shake-up of secondary school education in the town centre. The college said the plans will allow it to develop its curr... |
uk-politics-54194158 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-54194158 | Coronavirus: The tide was not turned - now what? | Nearly 10 million people's lives are under limits again. | Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter The number of coronavirus cases is rising fast. Concerned members of the public are stuck in frustrated queues for coronavirus tests in some parts of the country. The tide was not turned. Life is not back to normal. And even some Conservative MPs are asking, what on ... |
world-europe-isle-of-man-19464778 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-19464778 | Windfarm developers 'welcome' Manx community to meeting | Developers are "looking forward" to hearing from the Manx community about proposals to extend an offshore windfarm near the Cumbrian coast. | A public event outlining the plans takes place in Douglas later. The 102-turbine farm, off Walney Island, was developed by Danish company Dong Energy and is thought to be one of the largest in the world. A company spokesman said: "The team are looking forward to welcoming the local community and hearing their views." I... |
newsbeat-10375948 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-10375948 | Lady Gaga: New album 'finished' | Lady Gaga has said that her forthcoming second album is "finished". | Speaking in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine she said the follow-up to her debut, 2009's The Fame, is already complete. The Poker Face singer said: "I've been working on it for months now, and I feel very strongly that it's finished right now. It came so quickly. "Some artists take years; I don't. I write music... |
uk-scotland-glasgow-west-56229618 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-56229618 | Teenagers arrested over attempted murder in Glasgow | Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a 15-year-old boy in Glasgow. | Police were called to an incident on Boydstone Road, near Thornliebank train station, at 23:10 on Friday. The 15-year-old boy was found injured at the scene. Two other boys, aged 15 and 16, have been charged and are due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday. |
uk-wales-south-west-wales-35433089 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-35433089 | St Clears' town police station set to close | A Carmarthenshire town's police station is to close, the Dyfed-Powys police and crime commissioner has confirmed. | Christopher Salmon said he hoped the St Clears building would be sold, as operations are moved six miles (10km) away to a re-opened station at Whitland. Mr Salmon insisted that policing levels in St Clears would remain the same. Some residents have criticised the move, saying it will open up the town to more crime. |
uk-england-derbyshire-46635141 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-46635141 | Derbyshire villagers keep 19th Century Christmas tradition alive | Performing in masks, careering around pubs and homes with a horse's head and demanding a drink from the hosts. This Christmas tradition, dating back to at least the 19th Century, is still going strong in at least one part of the UK. | A group from a Derbyshire village has been keeping alive the tradition of guising, known as mumming in other places, by dressing up as characters including knights, an old woman and a horse based on a photograph from 1870. "People say things like, 'Christmas does not start until we see the guisers'," said organiser and... |
world-latin-america-27751810 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27751810 | Rio base: Big mistake for England? | For what it's worth, I think the England football team may have made a pretty big mistake by choosing Rio de Janeiro as their World Cup base - more specifically the particular part of Rio where they're hoping to spend most of the next month. | Wyre DaviesRio de Janeiro correspondent Initially, you can see the sense behind the choice of what some locals here know as the "cidade maravilhosa" - the "marvellous city". Not wanting to be isolated in a plush resort, away from fans and "civilization", the England management listened to players' concerns about boredo... |
uk-england-london-54645325 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-54645325 | Southwark police car crash: Man charged after four officers injured | A man has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after four police officers were injured in a crash in south London. | They were hurt when a police vehicle and another car crashed in Draycott Close, Southwark, on Tuesday. The female driver of the police car remains in hospital, while three male officers have since been discharged. Haydon Martin, 25, of Fenwick Road, Southwark, is due to appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court later. |
world-europe-25126363 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25126363 | Dublin house prices rise 15% over the year | House prices in Dublin are now 15% higher than they were a year ago, according to the latest official figures. | The Residential Property Price Index showed prices in the city rose by 2.3% between September and October. Outside the city, the housing market is much flatter. House prices in the rest of the Republic of Ireland rose by 1.5% between September and October and are still 0.3% lower than a year ago. Earlier this week the ... |
world-asia-india-47238540 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47238540 | A holiday camp for India's captive elephants | Once a year, some of India's captive elephants are whisked off to a "rejuvenation camp", where they are pampered and cared for by their caretakers. Omkar Khandekar visited one such retreat in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. | After seven years of being a local celebrity, Akila the elephant knows how to pose for a selfie. She looks at the camera, raises her trunk and holds still when the flash goes off. It can get tiring, especially when there are hundreds of requests every day. Despite this, Akila, performs her daily duties diligently at th... |
business-25332243 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-25332243 | Latvia hopes euro will bring stability | On the road from St Petersburg to Valmiera in northern Latvia, an ornate tower is all that remains of the tsarist-era manor house Valmiermuiza. Traditional Latvian beer was once brewed here for thirsty Russian aristocrats on their way to Western Europe. | By Damien McGuinnessBBC News, Latvia Now, as the eurozone prepares to take in Latvia on 1 January, it looks like Western Europe is heading this way instead. Today the manor is a romantic ruin. But in the grounds beer is being made here once again. The owner of Valmiermuiza brewery, Aigars Rungis, says the euro will giv... |
world-asia-43582371 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43582371 | Spring in Tashkent: Is Uzbekistan really opening up? | Uzbekistan is a country that has long been in the shadows, but this week the once repressive and secretive Central Asian state invited the media in for an international summit on the peace process in Afghanistan. It was a chance for BBC Uzbek's Ibrat Safo to return home for the first time in more than 10 years. | Spring always comes suddenly in Tashkent. One day it's cold and grey; the next, the city's almond and apricot trees burst into blossom. This year the streets are also festooned with fairy lights to celebrate Navruz, the tradition spring festival. Even in the pouring rain there's a new sense of hope and anticipation in ... |
health-52152375 | https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52152375 | Coronavirus: Coming 5,000 miles to die for the NHS | More than 4,300 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus. Among them are frontline medical staff. Sirin Kale tells the story of two of them. | The two men did not know each other, probably their paths never crossed, but in death they would find a strange symmetry. Dr Amged El-Hawrani and Dr Adil El Tayar - two British-Sudanese doctors - became the first working medics to die of coronavirus in the UK. Their families don't want them to be remembered in this way... |
uk-england-29110845 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29110845 | London Tubes: Unexpected locations of underground trains | London's underground Tube trains are one of the capital's best-known symbols. And yet, the flash-by streaks of red, white and blue can be found in unexpected places up and down England. BBC News Online finds why Tubes are in such high demand. | By Jenny ScottBBC News Online From its iconic map to its crisp passenger announcements such as "mind the gap", the Tube train is indelibly associated with London. So, to find one rushing past grazing sheep and wooded hillsides in the heart of rural Leicestershire comes as something of a surprise. Especially because the... |
uk-scotland-52850892 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-52850892 | Coronavirus rules: Scotland's sedate stroll out of lockdown | People across Scotland have been heading out into the sunshine to take advantage of the relaxation of some the lockdown restrictions . And it seems that those gathering in parks and beaches have been keeping their distance and adopting a cautious approach to their new freedoms. | Aberdeen Aberdeen certainly felt like it had a more relaxed atmosphere on Friday afternoon as the city basked in warm sunshine under blue skies on the first day of lockdown easing, writes Ken Banks At Aberdeen beach, it was relatively quiet compared to the scenes that have been witnessed elsewhere around the country re... |
world-europe-37258156 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37258156 | Mother Teresa: The humble sophisticate | Mother Teresa, who died in Kolkata, India, 19 years ago, will be formally declared a Saint of the Catholic Church by Pope Francis at a Vatican ceremony on Sunday. David Willey, who has reported from Rome for the BBC during five decades, tells how he once spent an hour sitting and talking informally with the new saint i... | By David WilleyBBC Vatican correspondent I immediately understood that the woman already known as the "Saint of the Slums" of Kolkata was at the same time a very humble and simple caring person and a sophisticated international traveller. She constantly jetted around the world, visiting her Missionaries of Charity, the... |
world-australia-45543804 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45543804 | Australia's elder abuse scandal 'beyond belief' | On Sunday, Australia announced that it would hold a royal commission - its supreme form of inquiry - into the nation's scandal-hit aged care sector. Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned Australians to brace for "bruising" evidence of abuse and negligence. | By Phil MercerBBC News, Sydney A hidden camera captures the chilling moment when an Australian care worker appears to try to suffocate an 89-year-old man with dementia. The image, first publicised in local news in 2016, highlighted the terror, domination and deceit of elder abuse in a country with an ageing population.... |
world-europe-guernsey-15751549 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-15751549 | Guernsey Airport to close for runway improvement work | Guernsey Airport will close for eight days in 2012 while runway improvement work is carried out, the States said. | All closures will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in March, May, November and December. The runway work is scheduled to take two years to complete and is part of an £80m refurbishment of Guernsey Airport. The dates were confirmed after a consultation with businesses and the public. Work will see the runway and other area... |
uk-scotland-23428899 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-23428899 | New Catholic archbishop to be named | A successor to the disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien as the archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh is due to be appointed. | Cardinal O'Brien resigned in February after he admitted that his sexual conduct had "fallen beneath the standards" expected of him. The Catholic Church will unveil the new archbishop elect in Edinburgh. It is the first of several new appointments expected this summer. Of the eight diocese in Scotland, four are currentl... |
uk-wales-47616416 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-47616416 | Miscarriages: Joy for Cardiff mum who lost 10 babies | Two years ago, the BBC told the story of how Jen Bickel and her husband Andrew had spent a decade trying for a baby, instead enduring 10 miscarriages. Then, just when it seemed all hope was lost, their fortunes changed, as Jen, from Cardiff, explains. | There have been so many low points in my journey to becoming a mother, it's tricky to pick out the lowest. Perhaps it was after I had both my fallopian tubes removed, scuppering my chances of ever conceiving naturally. I didn't want to get out of bed. I didn't want to go to work or see people. I felt like I had crashed... |
newsbeat-43398560 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43398560 | Stephen Hawking: Black holes, making science cool and being funny | Stephen Hawking has died peacefully at home aged 76. | The physicist made his name with theories on black holes and relativity, but he was many things to many people. Growing up some might have known him best from The Simpsons. Others might picture Eddie Redmayne when they think of Stephen Hawking, following the actor's Oscar-winning performance in The Theory of Everything... |
uk-wales-31591890 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-31591890 | Tax avoidance clampdown warning from Jane Hutt | There will be a clampdown on tax avoidance and tax evasion once powers are devolved in 2018, Finance Minister Jane Hutt has warned. | The warning came at the launch of a consultation on how the landfill disposal tax will be managed. It is one of three taxes - including stamp duty tax and the aggregates levy - to come under the Welsh government's control in 2018. It is predicted the three taxes will raise £307m by 2018/19. Ms Hutt told BBC Wales she w... |
newsbeat-54447441 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-54447441 | Drag Race UK star Crystal suing Laurence Fox | Drag Race UK star Crystal is suing the actor Laurence Fox. | In a statement on Twitter, Crystal said she "will not stand for homophobic defamation". The Drag Race UK star claims Mr Fox made comments towards her on Twitter that amount to defamation, a legal term for damaging someone's reputation. The comments were in relation to a tweet from the supermarket Sainsbury's, which sha... |
uk-politics-21461669 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-21461669 | 'We don't feel welcome' - why aspiring students are thinking twice about the UK | The numbers of Indians studying in the UK fell for the first time in the last year, many say due to changes in visa rules. As David Cameron prepares to visit India, how is the issue affecting Indians' perception of Britain? | By Rajini VaidyanathanBBC News, Mumbai At an entrance to a five star hotel in a plush area of Mumbai, it is hard to move for the crowds. This beachside hotel is a regular haunt for Bollywood stars and celebrities, but the hundreds of young Indians are not desperate to catch a glimpse of an action hero, or a supermodel.... |
uk-england-london-16243450 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-16243450 | Travel advice over Christmas and New Year in London | The London transport network will be running a reduced service over the nine-day Christmas and New Year period so here is a guide to what is running and when. | Transport for London (TfL) has produced a detailed leaflet outlining how its Tube, bus, tram and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) services will be running between 24 December and 2 January 2012. All times are GMT. Congestion Charge You do not have to pay the Congestion Charge from Saturday 24 December until Monday 2 Janua... |
newsbeat-12632495 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-12632495 | Mumford & Sons and Fleet Foxes join Glastonbury line-up | Mumford & Sons and Fleet Foxes have been added to the line-up for this year's Glastonbury Festival. | The two bands join headliners U2, Coldplay and Beyonce at Worthy Farm between 24-26 June. An extra 12 bands have been announced for the three-day festival including The Chemical Brothers, Crystal Castles, Primal Scream and Friendly Fires. Tickets for this year's event sold out in around four hours after going on sale i... |
uk-52499577 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52499577 | Coronavirus: 'I run lockdown marathons in the dead of night' | Lockdown guidance on exercising for people in England will loosen on Wednesday. But Colin Johnstone is among those runners who have not allowed their strict exercise regimes to slip, even if it means going out in the middle of the night. | By Alice EvansBBC News At 02:00, Colin's phone alarm clock rings out to mark the start of his day. The 46-year-old warehouse worker slips into a pair of shorts, a vest, and a bright orange beanie, and grabs his head torch from the dining room table. He wolfs down a slice of toast and a bowl of porridge, before sharing ... |
uk-wales-55293993 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-55293993 | One dead and three injured in Powys crash | One person has died and three other people have been taken to hospital after a two-car crash in Powys. | The crash happened on the A44 at Walton near Presteigne at about 17:30 GMT on Saturday. Emergency services said one person was pronounced dead at the scene and three others were taken to Hereford County Hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening. The road was closed for several hours for acciden... |
uk-34238479 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34238479 | Jeremy Corbyn: What the media say about Labour's new leader | The appointment of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour's new leader has generated plenty of headlines and column inches since he was elected to the job on Saturday. | By Mario CacciottoloBBC News Many journalists and commentators have been filling newspapers, magazines and web pages with their assessment of just what this means for the party. So here is a round-up of some of the media's reaction to the former backbencher's propulsion into the limelight. Two roads for Labour Janet Da... |
world-europe-34832512 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34832512 | Paris attacks: Who were the attackers? | French officials investigating the deadly Paris attacks on 13 November have identified most of the people they believe to have carried out the assaults, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. | The attacks are suspected to have been masterminded by Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian national killed in a police raid in Saint-Denis, northern Paris, a few days later. Another key figure - Salah Abdeslam - was arrested on 18 March after going on the run. Mohamed Abrini, another suspect believed to have links to the Par... |
world-europe-guernsey-20836780 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-20836780 | Guernsey Gabriel's shops developer aims to revitalise area | The redevelopment of the former Gabriel's shops in St Peter Port will hopefully revitalise the area, one of the developers says. | The six shops in Fountain Street closed in 2007 and were unused until 2010 when work started to turn them into a mix of housing and shops. Mack Gallienne said the buildings' character was being kept. He said he hoped the mix of retail and housing will encourage people back into the area off the main high street. |
uk-england-hereford-worcester-29674946 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-29674946 | Cat gets stuck in car engine after Evesham vet trip | A cat ended up stuck in the engine compartment of a car when it escaped its owners after a trip to the vet. | The family were leaving De Montfort Veterinary Hospital in Evesham when the mog decided to flee, Hereford and Worcester fire service said. Crews had to dismantle part of a Vauxhall Vectra in the Merstow Green car park to free the cat, called Mousey, at about 10:30 BST. Watch commander Russell Broadbent said the cat was... |
uk-scotland-39871206 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39871206 | Shed heaven: The workshops turning men's lives around | For some men, retirement is a long-awaited chance to travel the world, hit the golf course, or take up a new hobby. For others, after decades in work, it can be a time of loneliness and isolation. | But across Scotland, a new movement is helping growing numbers of men improve their health and their mood. Men's Sheds have been set up across the country to enable men to come together to pursue practical interests like wood-turning and metalwork. Age Scotland said it was in contact with 101 sheds, ranging from establ... |
uk-england-london-43686644 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-43686644 | Woman held after man stabbed in north London | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed outside a north London station. | The victim was found injured following reports of a stabbing outside Highbury and Islington station at about 22:25 BST on Saturday. The man was taken to hospital for treatment. Details of his condition are yet to be released. A women was arrested close the scene on suspicion of attempted murder, a Met Police spokesman ... |
world-europe-guernsey-22566271 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-22566271 | Sark to appoint senior administrator after vote passed | Sark Chief Pleas has agreed to appoint a full-time civil servant in a reversal of an earlier decision. | The position, with an annual salary of between £35,000 and £40,000, was agreed by a vote of 21-4 on Thursday. At its Easter meeting the move to create the senior administrator role was defeated by a vote of 14-13. The second vote was held at a special meeting after a number of conseillers said they needed more informat... |
uk-44576039 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44576039 | People mark 'Take Your Dog To Work Day' with pictures of busy pups | Frenchies in offices, staffies on building sites and labradors in campsites - these are just some of the sights you can expect to see on #TakeYourDogToWorkDay. | The hashtag has been used over 25,000 times at the time of writing, with people sharing pictures of their busy pooches on social media. The day was established in 1999 by Pet Sitters International to "promote dog adoptions and support local pet communities". Some might say these pups are getting a ruff deal, but you wo... |
uk-england-gloucestershire-26279969 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-26279969 | Man charged with Hollie Gazzard salon murder in Gloucester | A man from Cheltenham has been charged with the murder of Gloucester hairdresser Hollie Gazzard. | Asher Thomas Maslin, 22, of Gloucester Road in Cheltenham, will appear before magistrates in Cheltenham on Friday. Twenty-year-old Ms Gazzard was attacked at Fringe Benefits in Southgate Street - where she worked - at about 18:00 GMT on Tuesday. She later died at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Mr Maslin was arrested i... |
uk-33275936 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33275936 | Is welfare reform working? | The "experts" are scratching their heads. Today was the day, we were told, when we'd see a sharp rise in poverty as official figures included the full impact of welfare cuts for the first time. | Mark EastonHome editor@BBCMarkEastonon Twitter But, instead, the numbers have remained broadly flat and the government is able to claim that "the proportion of individuals with low income is now at the lowest level since the mid-1980s". Lobbyists and economic forecasters have been hurriedly rewriting their press releas... |
world-europe-guernsey-19317216 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-19317216 | Guernsey Grande Bouet housing 'ready next year' | The first families are due to move into the second phase of Guernsey's Grand Bouet redevelopment early next year. | Work to replace the housing estate began in 2009 with the first phase of 55 properties completed last year. Phil Roussel, from the Guernsey Housing Association, said the foundations for 60 houses and 20 flats had also been laid. The development is being built on land given to the association by the Housing Department. ... |
entertainment-arts-56120191 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56120191 | Hymn: Will Gompertz reviews live-streamed play with Adrian Lester & Danny Sapani ★★★★☆ | To be honest, the opening night of Hymn - Lolita Chakrabarti's new play at the Almeida Theatre - was the dullest I'd ever attended. There was no buzz, no booze, and no applause. | Will GompertzArts editor@WillGompertzBBCon Twitter What's more, my seat was uncomfortable and the noise from the nearby kitchen, palpable. Still, one should be thankful for small mercies, at least there wasn't an unfeasibly tall bloke with a large hat sitting in front of me obscuring the view, nor was there any coughin... |
world-europe-guernsey-11388034 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-11388034 | Costs of dementia 'will double' in Guernsey | Guernsey will see the cost of dealing with dementia double in the next 10 or 20 years, the island's director of public health has said. | The global cost of dementia this year was almost £400bn and in the UK the number of people diagnosed with dementia is expected to triple by 2050. Dr Stephen Bridgman said the increase in sufferers was partly linked to people living longer. He said plans were prepared for the increase across a range of services. Dr Brid... |
world-europe-40217621 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40217621 | European media see bleak future for May | The hung parliament result of the British general election has surprised commentators in major European Union countries as much as at home. Many question whether Theresa May can hold on to the premiership, and speculate on whether the negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union will be derailed. | Germany's N24 news, like most TV channels, leads its coverage with the "question mark over Theresa May's future" as she faces "new battles in her own party". The London correspondent of France's centre-right Le Figaro, Florentin Collomp, asks the key question "should she stay or should she go?", given her "disastrous e... |
world-44070469 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44070469 | How Sweden is preparing for Russia to hack its election | Russia has been repeatedly accused of interfering in recent elections. But Sweden is determined it won't fall victim to any such meddling - with millions of leaflets being distributed and propaganda-spotting lessons for students. | By Erik Brattberg & Tim MaurerCarnegie Endowment for International Peace As campaigning intensified in the French election, the team of now President Emmanuel Macron said it was a target for "fake news" by Russian media and the victim of "hundreds if not thousands" of cyber-attacks from inside Russia. In Washington, sa... |
uk-england-bristol-17923350 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-17923350 | Work on new Swindon brain injury hospital starts | Work has started on a hospital for people with brain injuries in Swindon that will cater for patients from the South and the South West of England. | The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, which is behind the 20-bed facility, hopes it will create up to 70 jobs. The trust said it will serve patients with complex care needs caused by brain injuries, some of whom may be detained under the Mental Health Act. The hospital is due to be completed early next year. |
uk-england-34269585 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34269585 | Are drones dangerous or harmless fun? | Footage posted online suggests people across the UK are frequently using drone cameras illegally - and incidents reported to police appear to be rising. So why have only three people been prosecuted? And are drones actually dangerous? | By Caroline LowbridgeBBC News YouTube vlogger Stefan Michalak bought a drone camera so he could take breathtaking shots for his videos - but he ended up being questioned by police and threatened with prosecution. "I was flying it in central London, I was getting crazy shots over the Thames, it was just incredible for a... |
world-latin-america-44398673 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44398673 | Downward spiral: Nicaragua's worsening crisis | Hundreds of people have been killed in Nicaragua since 18 April in what has become a popular uprising against the Central American country's president, Daniel Ortega, and his government. BBC News takes a closer look at how the crisis unfolded. | How did it all start? The crisis started rather unexpectedly when pro-government groups violently crushed a small demonstration against reforms to Nicaragua's pension system announced on 18 April. These pro-government groups, popularly known as "grupos de choque" (shock forces) had in the past been used to repress anti... |
entertainment-arts-43346810 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43346810 | Apple HomePod, Amazon Echo, Google Home and more: We put 7 speakers to the test | For the last four weeks, I've been living in an Orwellian nightmare. One in which I have to watch every word I say because "they" are always listening. And by "they", I mean Alexa, Siri and Google. | By Mark SavageBBC Music reporter It seemed like a good idea - get seven smart speakers and test them in a real house to see how they affected our listening habits and daily routine. At times, they've been pretty helpful. If we're running low on biscuits, one of us can bark, "Hey Siri, add Hob Nobs to the shopping list"... |
world-europe-34827497 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34827497 | What happened at the Bataclan? | A black Volkswagen Polo pulled up outside the Bataclan concert hall at 21:40 (20:40 GMT) on Friday 13 November, and three heavily armed gunmen got out. Less than three hours later they were dead, having killed 90 people at the venue and critically injured many others. What happened in between? | "It looked like an abattoir," Michael O'Connor, a 30-year-old from South Shields in north-east England who survived the attack, told BBC Radio 5Live. "I was wading through blood. It was a centimetre deep in places. I had to clamber over dead bodies to get out." 21:40 Gunmen enter building The gunmen entered the buildin... |
world-europe-12205904 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12205904 | Hungary puts Roma high up EU agenda | Hungary is getting an early lesson in Brussels politics as it seeks to calm a storm over its new media law and steady the EU ship for the next six months. But President Pal Schmitt is a veteran fighter - a former gold medallist fencer in Hungary's Olympic team in 1968 and 1978. The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest asked h... | Pal Schmitt was a loyal player in the centre-right Fidesz team which won last April's elections overwhelmingly and swiftly set about changing Hungary's political landscape. The Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, calls it a revolution. Critics liken the process to a steamroller, or a bulldozer. Pal Schmitt was elected presid... |
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