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world-europe-17220320 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17220320 | Czech Republic profile - Leaders | President: Milos Zeman | Former Prime Minister Milos Zeman won the first direct Czech presidential election in January 2013 as the candidate of his own small centre-left grouping, the Party of Civic Rights. Like his predecessor, Vaclav Klaus, Mr Zeman thrives on confrontation and has not hesitated to exercise his presidential authority, even w... |
business-41348971 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-41348971 | Why Ryanair's 'mess up' may not lead to lasting damage | Airlines often have cock-ups. | Simon JackBusiness editor BA's computer failure or the chaotic opening of Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Lufthansa's seemingly endless industrial disputes or the United incident that saw a passenger assaulted on camera. Inglorious moments for sure. But the performance and profitability of these companies since, suggests these... |
uk-34478008 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34478008 | Cross-party UK EU exit group launches | "Vote leave - take control." | Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter The message of a new, cross-party campaign vying to get the UK to leave the EU could hardly be clearer. On Friday, the group, which contains politicians and, crucially, financial backers from across the political spectrum, launches officially. The date of the actual ... |
uk-scotland-highlands-islands-33831256 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-33831256 | Things are just that little bit different at Belladrum festival | It happens at every festival/stadium concert. | By Steven McKenzieBBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter There is the anthem that everyone knows word for word and loudly sings along to. And at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival just such a moment came early in the day on Friday. "Oooooh…You cannae shove yer granny aff the bus," sang the crowd. Belladrum prides... |
newsbeat-50599756 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-50599756 | The decade in memes | Picture this. | By Kirsty GrantNewsbeat reporter It's 2010. TikTok is simply a song by Ke$ha, you're playing Flappy Bird on an iPhone 3gs, and One Direction have only just formed. Oh, and there aren't hundreds of new memes circulating the internet everyday. Fast-forward a decade and it's impossible to count the number of internet insi... |
technology-35639549 | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35639549 | Is your smartphone listening to you? | It all began with a car crash. | By Zoe KleinmanTechnology reporter, BBC News I was doing some ironing when my mum came in to tell me that a family friend had been killed in a road accident in Thailand. My phone was on the worktop behind me. But the next time I used the search engine on it, up popped the name of our friend, and the words, "Motorbike a... |
world-asia-15971013 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15971013 | Singapore profile - Timeline | A chronology of key events: | 1819 - Sir Stamford Raffles of British East India Company establishes trading post on Singapore island. 1826 - Singapore, Malacca and Penang become British colony of the Straits Settlements. 1832 - Singapore becomes capital of Straits Settlements. The port attracts thousands of migrants from China, India and other part... |
world-africa-14095711 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14095711 | eSwatini profile | A chronology of key events: | 1894 - Britain and the Boer Republic of Transvaal jointly rule Swaziland. 1907 - Swaziland becomes a British High Commission territory. 1921 - King Sobhuza II succeeds to the throne. 1962 - The Ngwane National Liberatory Congress (NNLC) is formed. 1964 - Swaziland's first constitution enters into force. 1964 - King Sob... |
entertainment-arts-48049918 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48049918 | Cannes 2019: Nine films to look out for | Bonjour mes amis! | By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter at the Cannes Film Festival The 72nd Cannes Film Festival begins on Tuesday with a heady mix of star names, fresh faces and both high- and low-brow subject matters. From familiar-looking zombies to a late Hollywood arrival - via football icons, rock stars and zero-hour contracts - he... |
world-12482313 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-12482313 | Middle East protests: Country by country | Iran | Long-simmering unrest over the disputed 2009 presidential election boiled over again on 14 February 2011. Thousands of people heeded calls by the two main opposition leaders to rally in the capital Tehran in solidarity with pro-democracy protests across the Middle East. Security forces cracked down on the protest. Two ... |
newsbeat-36855350 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-36855350?obOrigUrl=true | Big Sam Allardyce: His career in pictures - or 'Sam's moustache though the ages' | Sam Allardyce is the new England manager. | By Will ChalkNewsbeat reporter Affectionately known as Big Sam, the 61-year-old has beaten off competition from Hull boss Steve Bruce. England fans won't need reminding of their team's abysmal showing under Roy Hodgson at the Euros. He resigned just minutes after the final whistle blew on a 2-1 defeat to Iceland, remem... |
uk-politics-46242217 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46242217 | Brexit: Danger has not passed for Theresa May | Westminster seems more peaceful tonight. | Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter Maybe I should just stop there. It is Friday night after all, and after the Big Dipper ride of the last few days, maybe for Number 10, and maybe for you, that's enough to be going on with for now. But Number 10 knows they'd be kidding themselves to imagine that the d... |
newsbeat-37404663 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-37404663 | Donald Trump gets a bashing at the Emmys | Donald Trump has never won an Emmy. | He's been nominated twice while hosting the The Apprentice in America, but lost out to a show called The Amazing Race on both occasions. Since then he's started his own amazing race, as he bids to make the transition from primetime to presidency. And as the election nears, he stands a decent chance of winning. Though b... |
newsbeat-44711564 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44711564 | World Cup 2018: How Three Lions is still the definitive England song after 22 years | "Football's coming home!" | By Imran Rahman-JonesNewsbeat reporter It's the chant that makes a resurgence every time England are in a major tournament. You would have heard it sung it in the streets, seen the memes, even Alan Shearer was chanting it on the BBC on Match of the Day after England's penalty delight on Tuesday. For the past few years,... |
entertainment-arts-38718754 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38718754 | Guess what? Not every music venue is under threat | What was your favourite gig? | By Mark SavageBBC Music reporter Chances are, it was somewhere small and sweaty - pressed up against the amps, watching beads of sweat roll off the singer's face - rather than straining to see Coldplay in the distant recesses of an anonymous enormodrome. But small venues have been struggling in recent years. We've lost... |
blogs-trending-55350794 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-55350794 | How should you talk to friends and relatives who believe conspiracy theories? | You're dreading the moment. | By Marianna SpringSpecialist disinformation reporter As your uncle passes the roast potatoes, he casually mentions that a coronavirus vaccine will be used to inject microchips into our bodies to track us. Or maybe it's that point when a friend, after a couple of pints, starts talking about how Covid-19 "doesn't exist".... |
uk-northern-ireland-44539486 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-44539486 | Pope's Ireland visit: John Pauls reflect on their name | Rewind to Ireland 1979. | By Nuala McCannBBC News NI When Pope John Paul II's plane touched down at Dublin airport, the crowds waved yellow and white papal flags; held up babies; pushed forward wheelchairs; cheered. The figure of John Paul II emerged from the plane, moved down the steps and, cloak whipping in the wind, knelt to kiss Irish soil.... |
blogs-trending-43470837 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-43470837 | WhatsApp co-founder says it is time to delete Facebook | "It is time. #deletefacebook." | By Tom GerkenBBC UGC & Social News After reports of Cambridge Analytica using Facebook's user information came to light, people across social media have begun to urge others to either #DeleteFacebook or #BoycottFacebook in response. One surprising voice has joined this movement - WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton. Mr Act... |
newsbeat-46304640 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46304640 | Bungle the chow-chow: Why police seized this fluffy dog | This is Bungle the chow-chow. | The four-month-old pup was seized by police on Saturday after biting a police officer and has yet to be reunited with his owner. Social media has rallied behind Bungle with 4,000 members of a Facebook group campaigning for his freedom. The hashtag #FreeBungle has been used on Twitter and an online petition calling for ... |
uk-politics-18008165 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-18008165 | Lords reformers facing many hurdles | What now for House of Lords reform? | By James LandaleDeputy Political Editor, BBC News The Queen has announced that the government will bring forward a bill to change the composition of Parliament's second chamber. In the introduction to the Queen's Speech, David Cameron and Nick Clegg say "we will keep our promise in our parties' manifestos and reform th... |
world-middle-east-48298517 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48298517 | Is the United States heading for war with Iran? | There are two competing narratives. | Jonathan MarcusDiplomatic correspondent@Diplo1on Twitter The first, which is favoured by US President Donald Trump's administration, is that Iran is up to no good. Preparations are said to have been seen for a potential attack on US targets, though few details have been revealed publicly. The US has moved reinforcement... |
uk-wales-politics-25007591 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-25007591 | Simple-minded sound and fury | Guest post from @TobyMasonBBC | Nick ServiniPolitical editor, Wales Most people who have either listened to or been interviewed by Felicity Evans on Radio Wales would not describe her as "simple minded" - in fact very much the reverse. But somehow this morning the Education Minister, Huw Lewis, in the course of trying to explain why he won't be putti... |
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