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Lightning strikes hurt 15 people at French music festival - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Those injured include children who were in a tent during the event in the north-east. | Europe | Parts of France have been placed on alert for violent storms (archive picture)
At least 15 people have been injured, two of them seriously, by lightning at a music festival in the north-east of France, officials say.
The lightning struck in several areas of the Vieux Canal festival in the town of Azerailles, the regi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41136592 |
Second giant tuna hauled from Neyland waters in two days - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tuna weighing about 540lbs is hauled in by shark fishermen, making it the second big catch in two days. | South West Wales | Mark Evans and skipper Rob Rennie were fishing for sharks when they caught the giant fish
A giant yellowfin tuna weighing about 540lb has been caught in the waters off Pembrokeshire.
Mark Evans and skipper Rob Rennie, from Tiers Cross, spent two hours reeling in the 244kg fish after it was caught accidentally during ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-41138585 |
IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US-led coalition vows not to allow IS fighters and their families to reach Iraq, and bombs their path. | Middle East | The US-led coalition says the militants are "experienced fighters"
The US-led coalition says it will keep blocking a convoy of evacuated Islamic State militants in Syria from reaching IS-held territory on the Iraq border.
The hundreds of fighters recently surrendered an enclave on Syria's border with Lebanon.
They a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41134559 |
'I was glad to count every step' - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC Scotland arts correspondent Pauline McLean won a ballot ticket to walk across the Queensferry Crossing. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | BBC Scotland arts correspondent Pauline McLean was lucky enough to be one of the 50,000 people whose name was selected to be one of the first to walk across the Queensferry Crossing.
Security is tight at Edinburgh Park, one of several transport hubs around the crossing.
It's the first time I've been asked to show my ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-41137860 |
Government names trial areas for 'full-fibre' broadband - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Data download speeds could soon be hitting gigabit speeds in some areas of the UK. | Technology | At present, many UK properties offered fibre connections still rely on copper cables for the "last leg" of the journey
Six areas in the UK will soon be trying out broadband technology that provides data at speeds approaching one gigabit per second (gbps).
Businesses, schools and hospitals will be the first to try out... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41122106 |
Why don't many British tourists visit Victoria Falls? - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The statue of David Livingstone next to the falls he discovered in 1855, sees few British visitors. | Africa | The statue of David Livingstone next to the Victoria Falls has few British visitors
In August 1934, a memorial statue to one of Britain's greatest national heroes, David Livingstone, was unveiled alongside his beloved Victoria Falls.
A thousand people attended the grand ceremony, including British government dignitar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41083374 |
How the demand for sand is killing rivers - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Demand for sand in Kenya is driving the illegal sand harvesting industry, causing loss of ecosystems and even deaths. | Magazine | You cannot have concrete without sand. River beds are being dug up across Africa to fuel a building boom, with little thought for what this means for the health of the river, and those who depend on it, as Harriet Constable found in Kenya.
Sand. The word conjures happy holiday memories: building castles from it; watch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41123284 |
Rohingya crisis: Johnson warns Suu Kyi over Muslim treatment - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Almost 400 people have died in Muslim-Buddhist attacks in the most recent outbursts of violence. | UK Politics | Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has warned Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi that the treatment of the Muslim Rohingya is "besmirching" the country's reputation.
Mr Johnson called on Ms Suu Kyi, the country's de facto leader, to "use her remarkable qualities" to end prejudice against Muslims in Rakhine state.
Violence in th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41139319 |
Jailed YouTuber: 'Not proud' of prank - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Daniel Jarvis was jailed for 20 weeks for his part in a fake robbery on a major London gallery. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. YouTuber Daniel Jarvis is "not proud" of his part in a fake robbery at a major London gallery
A YouTuber jailed for his part in a prank on the public says he is "sorry if he frightened people".
Daniel Jarvis, 27, is a membe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40869278 |
Steely Dan's Walter Becker dies aged 67 - BBC News | 2017-09-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The band co-founder had been suffering from an unnamed condition, his band mate Donald Fagen says. | Entertainment & Arts | Becker also had a career as a solo artist
Walter Becker, co-founder and guitarist for the US band Steely Dan, has died aged 67, an announcement on his website said.
No cause of death or other details were given.
Becker missed the band's July concerts to recover from an unspecified condition, band mate Donald Fagen s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41140441 |
Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge expecting third child - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Catherine is again suffering from severe morning sickness, and has cancelled an engagement. | UK | The couple took their two children, George and Charlotte, on an official visit to Poland in July
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced.
The Queen and both families are said to be "delighted with the news".
As with her previous two pregnancies, the duchess,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41148027 |
BBC 100 Women: Nine things you didn't know were invented by women - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | To mark the launch of the 100 Women Challenge, meet the female inventors behind everyday innovations such as computer software to the dishwasher. | World | Asked to name important inventors and you might start with Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell or Leonardo da Vinci.
But what about Mary Anderson? Or Ann Tsukamoto?
You might not know their names, but they are just two of the female inventors behind everyday objects and scientific innovations.
BBC 100 Women, the se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40923649 |
Manchester attack: One family's story of surviving the bomb - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two sisters and their family describe their recovery after being caught up in the bombing. | Manchester | Eve Senior and her mother Natalie later returned to visit the Arena
The morning after the Manchester Arena bomb an image of one girl filled the front pages of almost every newspaper.
Her name is Eve Senior. She's 14 but looks older in the photo - she had dressed up and done her make-up to go to the Ariana Grande conc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41088956 |
Daca: Trump 'to scrap' amnesty for young immigrants - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president is set to end the Daca programme but he may still change his mind, sources say. | US & Canada | Many recipients of the Daca programme have taken to the streets to defend it
US President Donald Trump has decided to scrap a programme that protects young undocumented immigrants, according to reports.
He will give Congress six months to draw up legislation to replace the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41144231 |
North Korea: China's 'nightmare neighbour' does it again - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chinese people felt the ground tremble, but the government is more like to be shaking with anger. | Asia | Chinese President Xi is, again, dealing with the crisis while in the middle of hosting an international summit
In the small Chinese city of Yanji, the ground was moving.
This Korean-speaking region sits on the border with North Korea and soon local bloggers were posting images on social media of things shaking.
What... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41141099 |
Post workers recruited by gangs to steal bank cards - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A gang offers £1,000 a week to Royal Mail staff to steal bank cards, a BBC investigation finds. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Postal workers are being offered £1,000 per week to steal bank cards, a BBC investigation has found.
Online adverts offer huge sums to tempt Royal Mail staff to intercept letters containing cards and PINs.
More than 11,000... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41081396 |
Charlie Stillitano: The US football 'player' you've never heard of - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sports promoter Charlie Stillitano is possibly the football world's most influential American. | Business | US soccer promoter Charlie Stillitano has been called many things in the past 18 months or so - with "power broker" and "mogul" among the more flattering descriptions of the ebullient New Yorker.
On the downside, for his apparent suggestion that a European super league might be an idea worth talking about, he has been... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41092764 |
Stranded British rowers rescued from Norwegian island - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The group, including a British Olympian, say they achieved 11 world records before seeking help. | UK | The Polar Row crew were taken to mainland Norway by the Norwegian coastguard
A group of rowers has been rescued by the coastguard from a remote Norwegian island, where they had been stuck for more than two weeks.
The crew, including British Olympian Alex Gregory, had been stranded on Jan Mayen since 19 August, a mont... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41147038 |
Kirsty Gallacher admits drink-driving in Eton - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Sky Sports presenter was found to be at more than three times the legal limit, a court hears. | Berkshire | Kirsty Gallacher was more than three-times the drink-drive limit when she was pulled over in Eton, Berkshire
Television presenter Kirsty Gallacher has admitted drink-driving after being caught at more than three times the legal limit.
The Sky Sports presenter, 41, was arrested in Eton, Berkshire, the day after she ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-41146248 |
Oxford head attacks 'tawdry politicians' on university pay - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | University bosses' pay reflects a global marketplace and not higher fees, says Oxford head. | Education & Family | Louise Richardson says top universities have to compete for staff in a 'global marketplace'
Oxford University's vice-chancellor says it is dishonest of politicians to link high levels of pay for university leaders with increases in tuition fees.
She said that pay rates reflected a "global marketplace" and counterpart... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41149074 |
New camera can see through human body - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The device has been designed to help doctors track medical tools during internal examinations. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The device has been designed to help doctors track medical tools known as endoscopes within the body
Scientists have developed a camera that can see through the human body.
The device has been designed to help doctors track... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-41140654 |
McDonald's hit by first UK industrial action - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fast food chain has seen 14 workers walk out of two of its stores in a dispute over contracts. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lewis Baker is one of the workers on strike
McDonald's workers are staging their first UK strike after walking out at two stores in a dispute over zero-hours contracts and conditions.
Some workers at Cambridge and Crayford,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41143869 |
Lego job application from boy, 6, claiming 'lots of experience' - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stanley Bolland is given work experience at the theme park after writing: "I am the man for the job." | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Stanley Bolland, now aged seven, said he was "the best man for the job" of model maker at Legoland
A job advert for model builders at Legoland Windsor attracted one standout application - from a six-year-old boy.
In a handwritten letter, Stanley Bolland, from Waterlooville, Hampshire, said: "I am the man [for] the jo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-41141813 |
Alps murders: 'No progress' five years after al-Hilli shooting - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Zaid al-Hilli says he has no faith in the French investigators' search for his brother's killer. | Surrey | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Alps Murder: 'No progress' five years on
The brother of a British man shot dead while on a family holiday in the French Alps says he is frustrated with the lack of progress in the investigation.
The bodies of Saad al-Hilli,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-41150373 |
Barnier: EU's Brexit negotiator seeks to clarify remarks - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | EU official says it is not time to "teach lessons" but to "explain" benefits of EU to all its members. | UK Politics | Michel Barnier has clarified remarks he is reported to have made about Brexit.
The EU negotiator was quoted as saying he saw the process as an opportunity to "teach" the British people and others what leaving the single market means.
Mr Barnier said he actually told a meeting it "was an occasion of great explanation ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41151962 |
Newspaper headlines: Prince William and Catherine's new baby - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most newspapers lead on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby announcement. | The Papers | Prince William and Catherine already have two children, George, who is four, and Charlotte, aged two
Bets are on for what the third royal baby could be called, with many papers leading on the announcement that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting.
The Guardian and the Telegraph are just two of the papers which say A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41155563 |
Newspaper review Trump, N Korea, and police custody deaths - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most newspapers highlight growing tensions with North Korea after its most recent nuclear test. | The Papers | The tensions between North Korea and US President Trump feature on many of Sunday's papers
The Financial Times says US President Donald Trump has opened the door to launching an attack on North Korea, while both the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail also highlight warnings by the US that it is ready to "annihilate" t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41143819 |
Coastal communities among worst off in UK, report finds - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The economic gap between coastal and non-coastal areas has grown, a think tank finds. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The decline of the busy port of Ardrossan in Ayrshire
The UK's coastal communities are among the country's worst off for earnings, employment, health and education, a report for the BBC has found.
The Social Market Foundati... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41141647 |
'Why I'm proud to be a paparazzi photographer' - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Photographer George Bamby has hidden in bushes and worn disguises to snap photos of the rich and famous. | UK | Paparazzi photographer George uses an array of disguises to photograph the rich and famous
George Bamby grabbed his first photograph of Coleen Rooney when she was 16-year-old Coleen McLoughlin, as the Liverpool schoolgirl was shopping.
"I got a tip-off. She was still in her school uniform, it was mental," says George... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41147422 |
Dame Vera Lynn in urgent Dover white cliffs preservation plea - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The National Trust wants to buy land at the top of Dover's white cliffs in order to preserve them. | England | Dame Vera said the white cliffs still represented important British ideals
An urgent plea to raise £1m in weeks to protect Dover's white cliffs has been backed by Dame Vera Lynn amid fears the land could be sold to developers.
The National Trust wants to buy 700,000 square metres of "iconic land" behind the cliffs wh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41142193 |
No interest rate rise for at least a year, economists say - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Uncertainty over Brexit is likely to stop the Monetary Policy Committee raising interest rates. | Business | Many economists do not expect UK interest rates to rise until 2019 despite inflation remaining above target, according to a BBC snapshot.
They believe that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be reluctant to raise rates during Brexit negotiations.
Inflation stood at 2.6% in July - well above th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41141453 |
North Korea nuclear test: 'Tunnel collapse' may provide clues - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's the biggest test yet for North Korea, but what can we hope to learn about its nuclear progress? | Asia | The USGS put the site of the quake near the Punggye-ri test site
North Korea has hailed its sixth "perfect success" of a nuclear test. The seismic readings indicate it is bigger than any other it has conducted, but the apparent collapse of a tunnel at the nuclear test site could provide valuable information, nuclear d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/41139740 |
'I was told I'd be fired because of migraines' - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Employers are not good enough at supporting staff with migraines, say three UK charities. | Health | Fiona McKenzie was made to feel she was "making a fuss over nothing" when she had migraines
Many employers do not understand the terrible effects of migraines and could do more to support staff with the condition, three UK charities say.
With one in seven people affected, their research suggests more help and awarene... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41147026 |
Inmates moved after trouble at Birmingham jail - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twenty eight inmates are moved out of HMP Birmingham after disorder led by 10 'key protagonists'. | Birmingham & Black Country | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. HMP Birmingham, operated by G4S, was the scene of 12 hours of disorder in December 2016
Twenty eight inmates have been moved out of HMP Birmingham after trouble flared when prisoners refused to return to their cells, securit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41143830 |
Brexit: A lakeside view of Barnier's tough talk - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The European elite have been meeting on the shores of Lake Como, as the EU firms up its negotiating position. | UK | It's a pretty place for some very hard talking by the EU's man in charge of Brexit talks.
The stately hotel the Villa d'Este, on the shores of magnificent Lake Como replete with baroque chandeliers, statues of nymphs and marble columns is not a hard sell.
No wonder former prime ministers, current ministers, US senato... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41141650 |
Northern lights linked to North Sea whale strandings - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists connect the solar storms behind the Aurora Borealis to the deaths of 29 whales in the North Sea. | Science & Environment | This sperm whale was one of a number stranded on this beach in the Netherlands
Large solar storms, responsible for the northern lights, may have played a role in the strandings of 29 sperm whales in the North Sea early in 2016.
A new study says these geomagnetic disruptions may have confused the whales' ability to na... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41110082 |
Germany election: Merkel holds ground in TV debate - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The German chancellor fends off her rival Martin Schulz in a televised election face-off. | Europe | Media polls after the broadcast put Angela Merkel ahead in the run up to the 24 September vote
This was supposed to be the highlight of a lacklustre election campaign. For months German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have enjoyed a significant lead over their nearest rival - and current coalition partner.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41143988 |
Bell Pottinger expelled from trade body for South African campaign - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The penalty follows a controversial media campaign in South Africa that "incited racial hatred". | Business | James Henderson has resigned as chief executive of Bell Pottinger
Bell Pottinger has been expelled from the UK public relations trade body for its work on a controversial contract in South Africa.
It is the first time that the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has ejected a PR firm as prominent a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41151361 |
'I lost my wife and unborn daughter to sepsis' - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Craig Stobo's pregnant wife Fiona died from sepsis and he almost lost his own life due to the condition. | Scotland | Craig says he and Fiona had a wonderful life ahead of them
Five years ago Craig Stobo suddenly lost his wife and unborn daughter to a condition he knew nothing about - and he almost died himself.
His wife Fiona was a GP in Bo'ness and it was her concern at Craig's symptoms that led him to seek medical help.
Fiona, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41097469 |
What if Trump cut ties with North Korea's trade partners? - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | China, Russia, India, Singapore, Germany, and France are among those that traded with the North in 2016. | Business | How realistic is cutting off trade ties with all of the countries that do business with North Korea?
This is what US President Donald Trump has threatened on Twitter following North Korea's sixth nuclear test, its biggest so far and one it claims is the successful test of a hydrogen bomb.
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Japan's Princess Mako announces engagement - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | She will lose her royal status, but Princess Mako says she loves Kei Komuro's "smile like the sun". | Asia | The couple smiled at each other through the announcement
Japan's Princess Mako has formally announced her engagement to a non-royal after receiving the emperor's approval.
This announcement kicks off a lengthy marriage process, and it also means the princess will lose her royal status.
Under a controversial Japanese... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41144306 |
Los Angeles wildfires: City battles 'largest fire in history' - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some residents are allowed to return home as the largest fires ever to hit LA appear to be easing. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Planes tried to tackle the flames
Hundreds of Los Angeles residents have been allowed to return home, as the largest wildfires in the city's history appear to be easing.
The fires, covering about 5,000 acres, started in La ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41143987 |
Burning fuel hits crowd at Australian motoring event - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twelve people are injured after a racing car performing burnouts sends flames into spectators. | Australia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Twelve people have been injured after a car sprayed burning fuel over fans during a burnouts competition in central Australia.
The incident at Red CentreNATS - a popular festival of drag racing and other motoring activities... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41144129 |
More than half in UK are non-religious, suggests survey - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The proportion is highest among those aged between 18 and 25, a survey suggests. | UK | The Sunday Assembly in London describes itself as a secular congregation that celebrates life
For the first time, more than half of people in the UK do not identify as religious, a survey suggests.
Last year 53% of people described themselves as having "no religion", in a survey of 2,942 adults by the National Centre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41150792 |
Drug gangs create 'perfect storm' in Ipswich - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Drug-related gang violence in a Suffolk town involves children as young as 12, says a report. | Suffolk | Suffolk Police said children were acting as "runners" to deliver drugs
Drug-related gang violence in a Suffolk town has created a "perfect storm" involving children as young as 12, says a report.
The University of Suffolk's study found Ipswich had been targeted by London drug gangs.
"Violence, threats and coercion w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-41154165 |
Belgian military pilot falls from helicopter during air show - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Troops find a body in woodland a day after the military pilot's unexplained fall during an air show. | Europe | An Agusta helicopter (file pic): The aircraft is used by air forces and police worldwide
A body has been found in the search for a pilot who fell out of a military helicopter during an air show in eastern Belgium, Belgian media report.
Police discovered the body close to a valley at Amay near Liège.
Three troops had... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41147046 |
The murky world of Facebook raffles - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The number of raffle groups has grown rapidly over the last few years, but so have the number of scams. | UK | Maggie Hughes was a member of between 25 and 30 online raffle groups
The number of raffle groups on Facebook has grown rapidly over the last few years, but so have the number of people being scammed.
"It just makes me so angry. [The scammers] keep changing their names and Facebook just let them do it," says Maggie Hu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41124992 |
North Korea's nuclear bomb: Can we work out its power? - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How do we work out the size and nature of North Korea's nuclear test? A physicist explains. | Asia | The nuclear test that North Korea conducted on Sunday is thought to be the biggest ever conducted by Pyongyang. But what does this really mean and how will we find out more about the bomb? Physicist Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress explains.
A nuclear explosion is an extremely large explosion, so large that it shakes the ground ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41144326 |
Python found lurking in bathroom toilet in Southend - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When he lifted the toilet seat lid, the five-year-old came face to face with the 3ft (91cm) snake. | Essex | The toilet had been "blocked for several days", but the family had no idea why
A five-year-old boy was shocked to discover a python inside his toilet when he lifted up the lid.
He was "frantic" when he found it in the bathroom at home in Southend, Essex, his mother Laura Cowell said.
Specialists from pet shop Scales... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-41122975 |
Hounslow stabbing: Man dies in fight between two groups - BBC News | 2017-09-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 29-year-old was stabbed after a fight between two groups on Hounslow, say police. | London | Officers said the groups had dispersed by the time they arrived at the scene on Rosebery Road, Hounslow
A man has been stabbed to death in a fight between two groups in west London, Scotland Yard had said.
The 29-year-old died just after 16:15 BST on Monday at the scene in Rosebery Road, Hounslow.
The Metropolitan P... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41156211 |
Paul Leighton jailed for rapes thousands of miles away - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Judge Robert Adam told Leighton he had "effectively destroyed the lives" of the young people he targeted. | Tyne & Wear | Leighton created dozens of fake Facebook accounts to trap his victim
A paedophile has been jailed for 16 years after admitting rape, despite being thousands of miles away when the offences happened.
Paul Leighton, 32, from Seaham, County Durham, created up to 40 fake Facebook profiles to befriend teenagers in the UK,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-41153941 |
Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge expecting third child - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Catherine is again suffering from severe morning sickness, and has cancelled an engagement. | UK | The couple took their two children, George and Charlotte, on an official visit to Poland in July
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace has announced.
The Queen and both families are said to be "delighted with the news".
As with her previous two pregnancies, the duchess,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41148027 |
Manchester attack: One family's story of surviving the bomb - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two sisters and their family describe their recovery after being caught up in the bombing. | Manchester | Eve Senior and her mother Natalie later returned to visit the Arena
The morning after the Manchester Arena bomb an image of one girl filled the front pages of almost every newspaper.
Her name is Eve Senior. She's 14 but looks older in the photo - she had dressed up and done her make-up to go to the Ariana Grande conc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41088956 |
How much leverage does China have over North Korea? - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beijing enjoys a close relationship to Pyongyang, formalised in a 1961 bilateral treaty. | Asia | The People's Republic of China, a country averse to binding, treaty-based commitments, has always enjoyed a particular relationship with its small, north-eastern neighbour.
North Korea is the only country with which China has a legally binding mutual aid and co-operation treaty, signed in July 1961. There are only sev... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41152824 |
Mexican beach photo wins smartphone contest - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Image of beach-seller beats more than 9,000 entries in Saatchi Gallery smartphone competition. | Entertainment & Arts | An image of a boy selling candyfloss on Tijuana beach in Mexico has won the Saatchi Gallery's smartphone photography competition.
Paola Ismene's photo was selected from more than 9,000 entries in the #selfexpression competition.
The competition was launched off the back of the London gallery's From Selfie to Self-Exp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41151085 |
Blackpool couple shot children as punishment for not doing chores - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pair attacked their five offspring for "fairly trivial behaviour", a court hears. | Lancashire | BB guns are designed to fire ball bearings or pellets
A couple shot their children with a BB gun as a "bizarre and frankly barbaric chastisement" for not doing chores properly, a court has heard.
The Blackpool pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, used the weapon on their five children for four months, Preston... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-41160213 |
North Korea: China's 'nightmare neighbour' does it again - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chinese people felt the ground tremble, but the government is more like to be shaking with anger. | Asia | Chinese President Xi is, again, dealing with the crisis while in the middle of hosting an international summit
In the small Chinese city of Yanji, the ground was moving.
This Korean-speaking region sits on the border with North Korea and soon local bloggers were posting images on social media of things shaking.
What... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41141099 |
Travel disruption as Hurricane Irma forces flight cancellations - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hurricane Irma forces airline flight cancellations, with customers told to check before travelling. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Caribbean travel plans have been thrown into chaos as flights are disrupted by Hurricane Irma sweeping across the region towards the US coast.
Irma, coming days after the US was hit by Hurricane Harvey, has been upgraded to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41167016 |
Questions raised about prominent FGM campaigner - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A BBC investigation has revealed concerns about some aspects of the work of an FGM campaigner. | UK | A BBC Newsnight investigation has revealed a series of concerns about some aspects of the work of a celebrated FGM campaigner.
Comfort Momoh established one of the UK's first FGM clinics and has recently retired as a midwife from Guy's and St Thomas' Trust in London.
She has also received an MBE for her work in women... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41159096 |
Charlie Stillitano: The US football 'player' you've never heard of - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sports promoter Charlie Stillitano is possibly the football world's most influential American. | Business | US soccer promoter Charlie Stillitano has been called many things in the past 18 months or so - with "power broker" and "mogul" among the more flattering descriptions of the ebullient New Yorker.
On the downside, for his apparent suggestion that a European super league might be an idea worth talking about, he has been... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41092764 |
Oxford and Cambridge top world university rankings - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two UK universities top the Times Higher Education Rankings for the first time in 13-year history. | Education & Family | Oxford is the world's best university, according to the ranking
Two UK universities occupy the top spots in a global ranking for the first time.
The University of Oxford is top of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, with Cambridge University second, up from fourth place last year.
A key factor in t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41160914 |
Sir Bruce Forsyth's private funeral held - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Family and friends say farewell to the veteran entertainer, who died last month. | Entertainment & Arts | Sir Bruce died in August at the age of 89
Family and friends have said farewell to Sir Bruce Forsyth at a private funeral.
The star's manager confirmed to BBC News that the service took place on Monday.
A public memorial service will be held in due course for fans to pay their respects to the entertainer, with detai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41160807 |
ECHR court reverses ruling on sacking over private messages - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Europe's human rights court reverses a ruling which allowed a firm to read an employee's messages. | Technology | The European Court of Human Rights is in Strasbourg
A Romanian man should not have been fired for sending private messages at work, Europe's top human rights court has ruled.
Bogdan Mihai Barbulescu was sacked for sending the messages via the Yahoo messaging system in 2007.
His employer had used surveillance softwar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41160853 |
Alps murders: 'No progress' five years after al-Hilli shooting - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Zaid al-Hilli says he has no faith in the French investigators' search for his brother's killer. | Surrey | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Alps Murder: 'No progress' five years on
The brother of a British man shot dead while on a family holiday in the French Alps says he is frustrated with the lack of progress in the investigation.
The bodies of Saad al-Hilli,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-41150373 |
Newspaper headlines: Prince William and Catherine's new baby - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most newspapers lead on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby announcement. | The Papers | Prince William and Catherine already have two children, George, who is four, and Charlotte, aged two
Bets are on for what the third royal baby could be called, with many papers leading on the announcement that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting.
The Guardian and the Telegraph are just two of the papers which say A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41155563 |
Kirsty Gallacher admits drink-driving in Eton - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Sky Sports presenter was found to be at more than three times the legal limit, a court hears. | Berkshire | Kirsty Gallacher was more than three-times the drink-drive limit when she was pulled over in Eton, Berkshire
Television presenter Kirsty Gallacher has admitted drink-driving after being caught at more than three times the legal limit.
The Sky Sports presenter, 41, was arrested in Eton, Berkshire, the day after she ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-41146248 |
Families left devastated by false claims of FGM in girls - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A BBC investigation raises serious questions about the handling of FGM in children in the UK. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Some children in the UK have spent months on child protection plans - or in foster care - on the false suspicion they are victims of female genital mutilation, a BBC report has found.
The BBC understands that it can take mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41150621 |
Is this the next financial scandal waiting to happen? - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Initial coin offerings - firms issuing their own digital currencies for investors to buy - are concerning regulators. | Business | Sean Boulanger says initial coin offerings give small investors a chance to invest in start-ups
A growing number of tech companies are raising funds through initial coin offerings - issuing their own digital currencies for investors to buy. But the practice is completely unregulated. Is another financial scandal just ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40704306 |
Southend toilet snake Reggie the royal python's owner found - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The owner of a juvenile royal python found in a family's toilet comes forward to claim "Reggie". | Essex | Royal pythons can grow to about 150cm (5ft) but Reggie was "a juvenile", his rescuer said
A snake that shocked a family when they discovered it in their toilet might have been on the loose in the area for about two months, it has emerged.
Reggie the royal python appeared when a five-year-old boy opened the lid in his... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-41159173 |
'Why I'm proud to be a paparazzi photographer' - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Photographer George Bamby has hidden in bushes and worn disguises to snap photos of the rich and famous. | UK | Paparazzi photographer George uses an array of disguises to photograph the rich and famous
George Bamby grabbed his first photograph of Coleen Rooney when she was 16-year-old Coleen McLoughlin, as the Liverpool schoolgirl was shopping.
"I got a tip-off. She was still in her school uniform, it was mental," says George... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41147422 |
Universities want rethink on costs for poorer students - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Universities UK wants ministers to look again at maintenance grants and interest rates in England. | Education & Family | More than a hundred universities are calling for a rethink on the costs for poorer students in England.
Universities UK says ministers should look again at grants for living costs and interest rates for some graduates.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable told the BBC the existing system was "politically difficult... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41166777 |
Does your job pay less than it did five years ago? - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Is it better to be in your job now, compared to five years ago? BBC analysis reveals. | Business | Wage stagnation and an ever increasing cost of living have left many people feeling poorer over the last few years.
But for some workers skills shortages mean pay has shot up. So is your job on the rise or is it time to explore the market? Try out our calculator, then scroll down to find out the jobs market's winners ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40756834 |
Northern lights linked to North Sea whale strandings - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists connect the solar storms behind the Aurora Borealis to the deaths of 29 whales in the North Sea. | Science & Environment | This sperm whale was one of a number stranded on this beach in the Netherlands
Large solar storms, responsible for the northern lights, may have played a role in the strandings of 29 sperm whales in the North Sea early in 2016.
A new study says these geomagnetic disruptions may have confused the whales' ability to na... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41110082 |
Brexit: A lakeside view of Barnier's tough talk - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The European elite have been meeting on the shores of Lake Como, as the EU firms up its negotiating position. | UK | It's a pretty place for some very hard talking by the EU's man in charge of Brexit talks.
The stately hotel the Villa d'Este, on the shores of magnificent Lake Como replete with baroque chandeliers, statues of nymphs and marble columns is not a hard sell.
No wonder former prime ministers, current ministers, US senato... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41141650 |
Brexit: 'Significant differences' over exit bill says Davis - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Brexit Secretary says the two sides have "very different legal stances" over what the UK owes. | UK Politics | Mr Davis said any financial settlement must accord with the law and a "spirit" of future partnership
The differences between the UK and EU over the Brexit "divorce bill" remain significant, David Davis has said.
The Brexit Secretary told MPs the UK was rigorously vetting the EU's demands and the two sides had "very d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41155578 |
Woman trapped in window trying to retrieve poo after Tinder date - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | She tried to dispose of the unflushable waste out of a window and got stuck trying to get it back. | Bristol | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ever had a date that ended like this?
A woman who threw her poo out of her date's toilet window because it "would not flush" had to be rescued after she got stuck trying to retrieve it.
The amateur gymnast was on a first da... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41167296 |
Rebecca Brock death: Drug bag 'exploded' in woman's stomach - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Margarita Brock said her daughter Rebecca may have been forced to swallow the bag of drugs. | Nottingham | Rebecca Brock (right) was found unresponsive in her room by hotel staff
A teenager died in an Ibiza hotel room after a bag of ecstasy "exploded" in her stomach, an inquest heard.
Rebecca Brock, 18, from Nottinghamshire was found unresponsive in her room by hotel staff in September 2015, the city's coroners' court was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-41160983 |
Germany election: Merkel holds ground in TV debate - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The German chancellor fends off her rival Martin Schulz in a televised election face-off. | Europe | Media polls after the broadcast put Angela Merkel ahead in the run up to the 24 September vote
This was supposed to be the highlight of a lacklustre election campaign. For months German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have enjoyed a significant lead over their nearest rival - and current coalition partner.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41143988 |
Fisherman dies and another missing at sea off Treyarnon, Cornwall - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The search has now been called off for the 21-year-old man's colleague. | Cornwall | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A 21-year-old fisherman has died and another is still missing after being swept off rocks into the sea in north Cornwall.
The alarm was raised at 14:35 BST on Monday when two people were reported in the water west of Treyar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-41158074 |
Bell Pottinger expelled from trade body for South African campaign - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The penalty follows a controversial media campaign in South Africa that "incited racial hatred". | Business | James Henderson has resigned as chief executive of Bell Pottinger
Bell Pottinger has been expelled from the UK public relations trade body for its work on a controversial contract in South Africa.
It is the first time that the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) has ejected a PR firm as prominent a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41151361 |
Neo-Nazi arrests: National Action suspects are in the Army - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Four servicemen are suspected of being members of the banned far-right group National Action. | UK | The British far-right group was banned last year
Four serving members of the Army have been arrested under anti-terror laws on suspicion of being members of banned neo-Nazi group National Action.
A fifth person - a civilian - has also been arrested on the same charge. One of the soldiers was detained by the Royal Mil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41161233 |
Duchess wins damages over topless photos - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A French magazine is ordered to pay 100,000 euros to the royals, who will donate the money to charity. | UK | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been awarded 100,000 euros (£92,000) in damages after a French magazine printed topless pictures of Catherine.
A French court ruled the images used by Closer - taken as the couple holidayed in Provence five years ago - had been an invasion of their privacy.
The royals will donat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41163712 |
'I lost my wife and unborn daughter to sepsis' - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Craig Stobo's pregnant wife Fiona died from sepsis and he almost lost his own life due to the condition. | Scotland | Craig says he and Fiona had a wonderful life ahead of them
Five years ago Craig Stobo suddenly lost his wife and unborn daughter to a condition he knew nothing about - and he almost died himself.
His wife Fiona was a GP in Bo'ness and it was her concern at Craig's symptoms that led him to seek medical help.
Fiona, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41097469 |
Brexit: Leaked document suggests UK plan to curb EU migration - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leaked document suggests post-Brexit migration will be based on "economic and social needs". | UK Politics | An estimated 250,000 nationals of other EU countries came to the UK last year
Proposals aimed at cutting the numbers of low-skilled migrants from Europe following Brexit have been disclosed in a leaked Home Office paper.
The document, obtained by The Guardian, suggests free movement will end upon exit in March 2019 a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41168091 |
Hurricane Irma: Residents prepare for 'potentially catastrophic' storm - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Those in the path of the "potentially catastrophic" storm secure homes and stockpile supplies. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Alison Strand told the BBC about the "dangerous conditions" in Anguilla
Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, has hit the Caribbean, with officials warning of its "potentially catastrophic" effects.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41168117 |
Kim Wall case: Sub hatch cover caused death - suspect - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An inventor charged with killing a journalist on board his submarine says she died in an accident. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Kim Wall's death: What we know so far
Swedish journalist Kim Wall died by accident after being hit by a hatch cover on board a submarine, the Danish owner of the vessel has told a court.
Peter Madsen said he had been holdin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41165806 |
Forest Gate shooting: Boys, 14 and 17, seriously injured - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 17-year-old also suffers "life-changing" injuries after the shooting in east London on Monday. | London | Police said there were "serious concerns" of retaliation and put extra officers on the streets
A 14-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital and a 17-year-old has suffered "life-changing" injuries in a double shooting in east London.
Police were called on Monday afternoon to Moore Walk, Forest Gate, and fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41156217 |
Hurricane Irma: Caribbean braces for 'extremely dangerous' storm - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Warnings have been issued for a string of islands as Irma becomes a highest category five hurricane. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Hurricane Irma has been upgraded to a category five - the highest category - making it "extremely dangerous" as it crosses the Caribbean.
Irma now has sustained winds of 290km/h (180mph), making it the most powerful the Atl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41156051 |
Grenfell Tower support fraud: Woman charged - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joyce Msokeri is charged with claiming for support being provided to survivors of the disaster. | London | A woman who falsely claimed her husband died in the Grenfell Tower fire, claiming £10,000 in funds allocated for survivors, has appeared in court.
Joyce Msokeri, 46, of Ambleside Gardens, Sutton, south London, is charged with seven counts of fraud.
It is alleged she also falsely claimed to have a child in intensive c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41161123 |
The numbers that matter - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The statistics that hold the key to the next few months in British politics, both for Brexit and Theresa May's leadership. | UK Politics | There are 66 pages in the European Withdrawal Bill, the passage of which will be arguably this fragile government's hardest job, in a fractious political universe with a weakened prime minister. The bill comes back to the Commons this Thursday, with the first votes next week.
Opposition MPs could field a forest of hos... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41151963 |
Hounslow stabbing: Man dies in fight between two groups - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 29-year-old was stabbed after a fight between two groups on Hounslow, say police. | London | Officers said the groups had dispersed by the time they arrived at the scene on Rosebery Road, Hounslow
A man has been stabbed to death in a fight between two groups in west London, Scotland Yard had said.
The 29-year-old died just after 16:15 BST on Monday at the scene in Rosebery Road, Hounslow.
The Metropolitan P... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41156211 |
The murky world of Facebook raffles - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The number of raffle groups has grown rapidly over the last few years, but so have the number of scams. | UK | Maggie Hughes was a member of between 25 and 30 online raffle groups
The number of raffle groups on Facebook has grown rapidly over the last few years, but so have the number of people being scammed.
"It just makes me so angry. [The scammers] keep changing their names and Facebook just let them do it," says Maggie Hu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41124992 |
North Korea's nuclear bomb: Can we work out its power? - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How do we work out the size and nature of North Korea's nuclear test? A physicist explains. | Asia | The nuclear test that North Korea conducted on Sunday is thought to be the biggest ever conducted by Pyongyang. But what does this really mean and how will we find out more about the bomb? Physicist Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress explains.
A nuclear explosion is an extremely large explosion, so large that it shakes the ground ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41144326 |
Fourteen people rescued from 174ft Skyline Tower in Weymouth - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thirteen visitors and a member of staff are winched to safety by helicopter. | Dorset | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Helicopters were used to lift people off the Jurassic Skyline Tower
Fourteen people have been winched to safety after becoming trapped up a 53m-high (174ft) viewing tower in Dorset.
Thirteen visitors, including an 11-week-o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-41166593 |
Pornographic images shown on visitor sign in Telford - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An investigation is looking into how the images came to be displayed on the sign in Shropshire. | Shropshire | This photograph captured by a member of the public has been pixellated
A council has been left red-faced after pornographic images appeared on an electronic information sign.
The screen, in Telford, Shropshire, which usually shows visitors local information, was photographed on Monday showing an adult website.
Telfo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-41161433 |
Royal baby: Duchess well after 'anxious' start to pregnancy - BBC News | 2017-09-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Duke of Cambridge thanks well-wishers in his first appearance since the royal baby announcement. | UK | The duke thanked well-wishers at a conference in Oxford
The Duchess of Cambridge has had an "anxious" start to her pregnancy but is well, the Duke of Cambridge has said.
In his first appearance since Monday's announcement, Prince William said "there was not much sleep going on" but the pregnancy was "very good news".... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41159771 |
Great British Bake Off debut one of Channel 4's most-watched shows - BBC News | 2017-09-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The show's debut on Channel 4 provided one of the biggest audiences in the station's history. | Entertainment & Arts | The new series of The Great British Bake Off has been popular with viewers
The first episode of this year's Great British Bake Off provided one of the biggest audiences in Channel 4's 35-year history, new figures show.
Full ratings, which includes those who watched the show up to seven days later, ended up at 9.5 mil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41180486 |
Argos removes catalogues from stores to 'test demand' - BBC News | 2017-09-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The glossy brochures have been removed from a number of stores as part of a trial "testing demand". | Highlands & Islands | Customers at some Argos stores are unable to take home a catalogue
Traditional glossy catalogues have been removed from a number of Argos stores as increasing numbers of consumers choose to shop online.
The retail giant said the move is part of a small scale trial "testing demand" for the take-home glossy catalogues.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-41171901 |
Free IVF no longer offered in county where it all began - BBC News | 2017-09-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The decision will save £700,000 per year, local health chiefs claim. | Cambridgeshire | IVF will no longer be available free on the NHS in Cambridgeshire
Free fertility treatment on the NHS is to be scrapped in the county where the procedure was pioneered 40 years ago.
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area has become the third place in the UK to withdraw free IVF treatment.
Government guidelines rec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-41173359 |
Director Colin Trevorrow exits Star Wars: Episode IX - BBC News | 2017-09-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There's speculation about who could take over from Colin Trevorrow at the helm of Episode IX. | Entertainment & Arts | Colin Trevorrow got the Star Wars job after directing 2015's Jurassic World
Director Colin Trevorrow has dropped out of Star Wars: Episode IX because he and Lucasfilm have differing "visions".
Episode IX is expected to star Daisy Ridley and John Boyega and is due out in May 2019. Lucasfilm will now seek a replacement... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41172165 |
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