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BBC reporter in Rakhine: 'A Muslim village was burning' - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jonathan Head saw a Muslim village burn in Myanmar's Rakhine state, as the Rohingya exodus continues. | Asia | Jonathan Head tweeted this image of the fires in Gawdu Zara village in Rakhine
About 164,000 Rohingya Muslims have poured into Bangladesh from Myanmar's Rakhine state since violence erupted two weeks ago. They say the military and Rakhine Buddhists are destroying their villages to drive them out after attacks by Rohin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41189564 |
US country music singers Don Williams and Troy Gentry die - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Country music has lost two major artists in Don Williams and Troy Gentry within hours of each other. | Entertainment & Arts | US country music singer Don Williams - who enjoyed great success with his easy-going singing style - has died aged 78 after a short illness.
Williams began his solo career in 1971, amassing 17 number one country hits. His songs such as Gypsy Woman and Tulsa Time, were covered by singers such as Eric Clapton and Pete T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41209608 |
No more public outings for Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "Health problems" are cited as 82-year-old Dave Prowse calls time on convention appearances. | Entertainment & Arts | Prowse played Darth Vader (right) in the original sci-fi trilogy
Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, is calling time on public appearances.
A statement on the 82-year-old's social media accounts said he would "no longer be doing any personal appearances or conventions due to health ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41199638 |
Amazon kicks off competition for new HQ - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The e-commerce giant is looking to build a second headquarters for 50,000 workers. | Business | Amazon's current headquarters in Seattle has fuelled an economic boom
Amazon says it wants to build a massive second headquarters in North America, sparking immediate competition from rival cities to attract what could be billions of dollars in investment.
Officials from Toronto, Texas, Maryland and Chicago were amon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41192159 |
Four jailed for raping girl, 16, in Ramsgate - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The group attacked the 16-year-old girl when she asked them for directions in Ramsgate, Kent. | Kent | (L-R) Shershah Muslimyar, Rafiullah Hamidy and Tamin Rahmani were jailed for 14 years each
Three men and a boy raped a girl who had asked them for directions when she got lost on a night out with friends.
The girl, 16, who cannot be named, was trying to get to a friend's house in Ramsgate, Kent, when she was attacked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-41201666 |
He made Netflix, now he's hacking movie night - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new all-you-can-view movie subscription service has angered big cinema chains - but will the numbers ever add up? | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Mitch Lowe does. And he remembers what they said to him as he set about putting them out of business with Redbox, the movie rental company.
“They said 'wait a minute, we rent movies for $5. You can’t make money renting them... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41197966 |
Should you let a 'robot' manage your retirement savings? - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Could low-cost automated financial advice help close the massive retirement savings gap? | Business | Would you be better off with an automated financial adviser?
Automated financial advice delivered by computer algorithm - often dubbed robo-advice - is a fast-growing business. But should you entrust your life savings to a computer?
For many of us, talking about money is embarrassing - revealing our income and spendi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41159944 |
Half of new-build retirement homes sell at a loss - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The charity, which conducted the research for the BBC, calls the findings for new-builds "startling". | Business | Ken says his children have lost out from his retirement property dropping in value
Around half of new build retirement homes sold during a 10-year period were later re-sold at a loss, according to exclusive research for the BBC.
The research by the Elderly Accommodation Counsel charity found falls in value could be m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41200686 |
Operation Sanctuary: Woman jailed for trafficking girls - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Carolann Gallon was part of a gang who gave girls alcohol and drugs then forced them to have sex. | Tyne & Wear | Carolann Gallon pleaded guilty to three counts of trafficking for sexual exploitation
A woman who trafficked underage girls to a drugs and grooming ring that forced young women to have sex has been jailed for six years and three months.
Carolann Gallon was one of 18 people convicted as part of Operation Sanctuary, an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-41201270 |
Star Wars actor McDiarmid takes on immigration row role - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ian McDiarmid's latest role tries to uncover the true character of the controversial politician Enoch Powell. | Entertainment & Arts | Ian McDiarmid portrays Enoch Powell at the time of his "rivers of blood" speech and later towards the end of his life
A single controversial speech probably made Enoch Powell the most admired and the most detested British politician of the 1960s. In 1968 his intervention in Britain's policies on migration ended his ca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41174659 |
French girl mutilated by rats in night attack at home - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A disabled French teenager is critically ill after rats attacked her at night in Roubaix. | Europe | Rats may have been attracted to rubbish piled up in a nearby car park
A disabled French girl covered in rat bites is critically ill in hospital after a pack swarmed into her bedroom in northern France.
The 14-year-old paraplegic was sleeping on the ground floor when the attack happened, in a rented house in Roubaix.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41198770 |
Powerful painkiller use 'doubled in 15 years' - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One in 20 people is being prescribed potentially addictive painkillers for too long with little benefit, says report. | Health | The use of potentially addictive painkillers across England has doubled in the last 15 years, according to a report by leading public health experts.
Researchers found one in 20 people was being prescribed opioid painkillers, such as codeine and tramadol.
They also found that drugs were being prescribed for longer pe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41201397 |
Trump hand holding was 'moment of assistance' - May - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | PM explains Trump photo and rejects claims she was robotic in election campaign, in a BBC interview. | UK Politics | UK Prime Minister Theresa May has described the time she and US president Donald Trump held hands as a "moment of assistance".
The leaders were captured on camera as they walked at the White House on Mrs May's visit in January 2017.
The picture made headlines around the world, with some suggesting it was a sign of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41204204 |
Dublin auction of Nazi items branded 'tasteless' - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Relative of holocaust survivor criticises auction that includes Nazi sash and German army daggers. | Europe | A number of Nazi items are in the auction on Saturday
The son of a Holocaust survivor has described as "tasteless" a decision by a Dublin auction house to sell Nazi "memorabilia".
Nine items from the Third Reich period are being offered as part of Whyte's The Eclectic Collector auction this weekend, that features mor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41192107 |
Anyika Onuora: From malaria to Olympic medallist in 10 months - BBC Sport | 2017-09-08 | null | From losing the ability to walk to standing on the Olympic podium just 10 months later, Britain's Anyika Onuora opens up about battling malaria. | null | When British sprinter Anyika Onuora took some time off to visit family in Nigeria in October 2015, she expected it to be like every other holiday.
But the 32-year-old contracted malaria and unable to walk, her Rio Olympic dream was left hanging in the balance.
Just 10 months later the Liverpudlian stood on the Olympi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/41171547 |
Boy, 16, faces trial over moped acid attacks - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The teenager is accused of attacking six riders and leaving one with "life-changing injuries". | London | Emergency crews and other moped drivers went to the help of victims on 13 July
A 16-year-old boy has denied carrying out a string of acid attacks on six moped riders.
The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, is accused of targeting the men to steal their bikes, spraying them in their faces with a noxious... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41200752 |
7 days quiz: What has this woman entered the record books for? - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 7 days quiz: What's this woman entered the record books for? | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41193107 |
Madeleine McCann: Police request funding for inquiry - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than £11m has already been spent but money is only in place until the end of September. | UK | Police have asked the government for more money to investigate the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, weeks before funding is due to end.
More than £11m has been spent on the Metropolitan Police hunt, but funding will run out at the end of the month.
In April, the force said it was still pursuing a critical line of i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41197076 |
PR firm Bell Pottinger 'nearing collapse' - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The embattled company, damaged by its work in South Africa, could go into administration next week. | Business | Bell Pottinger's Asian unit has said it will separate from its British parent, amid reports the public relations firm is nearing collapse.
Bell Pottinger's UK business is expected to go into administration as early as next week, the firm said.
The Asian business will begin trading under a new name "in the coming days... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41196427 |
Australians turn in 26,000 guns in national amnesty - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The nation is holding its first gun amnesty since its landmark response to a 1996 mass shooting. | Australia | More than 400 weapons have been surrendered each day since July
Australians have handed in nearly 26,000 firearms in the nation's first gun amnesty since its landmark response to a mass shooting in 1996.
The amnesty began on 1 July to help counter a growing terrorism threat and an influx of arms in the country.
It i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41196637 |
Mexico earthquake: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The earthquake is the most powerful to hit Mexico in a century, President Enrique Peña Nieto said. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This is what the southern region of Mexico woke up to after an 8.1 magnitude quake
The race to rescue those trapped in the rubble continues, nearly 48 hours after a powerful earthquake struck off Mexico's southern coast.
Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41209243 |
London no longer most expensive place to buy beer - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | For the first time, London is no longer the most expensive place to buy a beer. | England | The price difference for a pint of beer is now more than £1 across the country
London is no longer the most expensive place to buy a pint, a new study says.
For the first time, Surrey has overtaken the capital as the most expensive area to buy a drink, with the average pint costing £4.40.
According to the Good Pub G... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41183028 |
Newspaper headlines: May is 'hopeless and weak' - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Criticism of Theresa May and a cyber attack affecting millions of Britons make front-page headlines. | The Papers | The Times highlights an attack on Theresa May as "hopeless and weak" by Conservative party donor Lord Harris of Peckham.
In an interview with the paper, Lord Harris says the prime minister's administration is mishandling Brexit and he would prefer a "strong Labour government" led by a figure such as Tony Blair.
He al... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41209189 |
Ex-school governor who imported child sex doll is jailed - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 72-year-old ex-school governor is given a 16-month jail sentence for importing a child sex doll. | UK | David Turner owned a number of child sex dolls, and possessed images of child sexual abuse
A former school governor and church warden who imported a child sex doll has been jailed for 16 months.
David Turner, 72, admitted importing the child-size item and possessing 34,000 images of child sexual abuse.
An investigat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41203239 |
Why more women are getting into shooting - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The number of women taking up shooting for pleasure is on the rise - why? | England | The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club describes itself as the UK's largest ladies' shooting community
It has traditionally been seen as a man's game, enjoyed by country types wearing flat caps and tweed. But the number of women taking up shooting - particularly clay pigeon shooting - is on the rise. Why?
Growing up in Berks... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39480041 |
Is Germany's migrant crisis over? One city put to the test - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC returns to Oberhausen, which took in thousands of migrants and refugees. Now many may have to leave. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
"Oberhausen is my home now," says Khaled Kohestani. "A lot of things have happened since I arrived here two years ago."
Khaled, 24, first spoke to the BBC 16 months ago. Everything in Germany was new to him. He was scared o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41147362 |
Mexico's strongest quake in a century strikes off southern coast - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are at least 36 deaths after the powerful 8.2 quake struck off the southern coast. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A bowling alley shakes in Tuxtla Gutierrez, 240km from the epicentre
An earthquake described by Mexico's president as the country's strongest in a century has struck off the southern coast, killing at least 36 people.
The q... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41197831 |
The Rohingya crisis: Why won't Aung San Suu Kyi act? - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Could the stubbornness which sustained her in opposition stop her from changing her position now? | Asia | She was the perfect symbol of democracy. Highly intelligent, well-read, articulate and photogenic.
Set against this, the thuggish Burmese generals could never hope to capture the good opinion of the international media. Not that they ever cared to try.
Those of us who worked undercover in Myanmar remember a constant ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41187517 |
Bias against ethnic minorities 'needs to be tackled' in justice system - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MP David Lammy says some offenders do not trust solicitors and face discrimination in prison. | UK | The criminal justice system has "deep-seated issues to address", says David Lammy
Young offenders from ethnic minorities will become "the next generation" of criminals unless the justice system is reformed, says MP David Lammy.
A review led by him found the system in England and Wales is biased and discriminates in t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41191311 |
Newspaper headlines: Hurricane Irma dominates front pages - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean dominates Friday's front-page headlines. | The Papers | The i illustrates the destruction in the Caribbean, with pictures of wrecked buildings and trees bent and torn from their roots.
It says the storm appears increasingly likely to rip into heavily populated southern Florida this weekend.
The Daily Mirror focuses on relief efforts - its headline talks of the "navy's das... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41196340 |
Ian Paisley denies £100K Sri Lankan holiday claim - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The DUP MP refers himself to a parliamentary watchdog over claims he did not declare trips. | Northern Ireland | Ian Paisley succeeded his late father as MP for North Antrim in 2010
MP Ian Paisley has referred himself to a parliamentary watchdog over claims he did not declare £100,000 in hospitality from the Sri Lankan government.
A newspaper report said the DUP MP and his family took two all-expenses-paid holidays to the islan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41198118 |
Rees-Mogg ignites fresh row over abortion - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has stirred up controversy over his view on abortion. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg is the first British politician in decades to publicly oppose abortion in all cases, even when a woman has been raped.
It was not, he stressed, government policy, but his own personal view ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41176953 |
Dad jailed over baby son Reggie Young's dog bite death - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three-week-old Reggie Young was attacked by a Lakeland terrier-cross at his home in Sunderland. | Tyne & Wear | Reggie Young, who was three weeks old, was attacked on 20 June 2015
A father who was drunk and asleep when his dog killed his three-week-old son has been jailed for 21 months.
Reggie Young was mauled for up to 20 minutes at the family home in Falkland Road, Sunderland, on 20 June 2015.
Ryan Young, 32, of Holborn Roa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-41201040 |
Fizz Friday: Why women are picking prosecco over champagne - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sales of the Italian wine are soaring, but what's the secret behind its sparkling success? | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Prosecco v champagne: Which one tastes better?
It's Friday and across the country, people will soon be clocking off with a glass of fizz. Sales of the Italian wine are soaring faster than you can say "I'll be there in a pros... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39216865 |
Nuneaton schoolboy who backed out of mass shooting detained - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boy, who was armed with a shotgun, had been "seconds away" from opening fire, a court hears. | Coventry & Warwickshire | The boy told police he had suicidal thoughts at the time
A boy who took a shotgun and 200 rounds of ammunition into school with the intention of harming others has been detained for six years.
The 15-year-old had a change of heart and instead called 999 from Higham Lane School, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Warwick Cro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-41203100 |
Bats 'tricked' into flying into buildings - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists warn of potential hazards from modern structures with large expanses of glass or mirrors. | Science & Environment | Modern buildings with large expanses of glass or mirrored surfaces are "potentially dangerous" for bats, research suggests.
Scientists are calling for monitoring of the risks, particularly in areas where bats congregate in large numbers.
Bats have a remarkable ability to fly at high speeds in the dark avoiding natura... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41164615 |
Why is Bulgaria's population falling off a cliff? - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What is life like in the country projected to have the world's fastest-shrinking population? | Europe | Bulgaria's current population of about seven million is predicted to be nearer five million by 2050
Bulgaria is projected to have the fastest-shrinking population in the world. It's already lost a fifth of its population since the 1990s. But what does this mean for those who remain?
Deep in the Bulgarian countryside,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41109572 |
Crime calculator: Find your personal risk of being a victim - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Try the BBC's crime calculator tool to find out more about your personal risk of being a victim. | UK | Are you scared of being a victim of crime?
Today, for the first time, BBC News, working with the Office for National Statistics, is providing you with a way of understanding your risk of being a victim of crime in England and Wales. If you are interested in Scotland, you can find out more about the Scottish Crime Surv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41178903 |
Malala calls for defence of Rohingya - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai says the 'global community' must protect Myanmar's Muslim minority. | Family & Education | Malala says she is nervous about starting as a student at Oxford
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says the "global community" needs to intervene to protect Myanmar's Muslim minority.
She urged Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to speak up for the Rohingya.
"We can't be silent right now. The number of people... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41193357 |
Wakefield City Academies Trust pulls out of 21 schools - BBC News | 2017-09-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Only four of the Wakefield City Academies Trust schools are rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | Wakefield City Academies Trust said the decision was in the "best interests" of pupils
A trust which runs 21 schools has announced it is pulling out in the first week of the new term.
Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) said it was unable to "facilitate the rapid improvement our academies need, and our students des... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-41198403 |
'Unfair staircase tax' for offices challenged - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Businesses with offices separated by communal stairs are being hit with backdated business rates. | Business | Carolyn Saddington says her bills have risen by thousands of pounds
Backdated tax demands being sent to businesses with offices in communal blocks are "particularly unfair", the head of a committee of MPs has said.
Dubbed the "staircase tax" by critics, business rates in England and Wales are being set depending on h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41202376 |
New mummies discovered in tomb near Luxor, Egypt - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The tomb, found by archaeologists near the city of Luxor, belonged to a goldsmith. | Middle East | Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a royal goldsmith containing the mummies of a woman and her two children, authorities said.
The tomb, dating back to the New Kingdom (16th to 11th Centuries BC), was found near the Nile city of Luxor, 400 miles (700km) south of Cairo.
Among the items discovered insi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41213024 |
Derby Aida Bliss factory roof-fall boy, 12, dies - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boy was found critically injured inside the factory after he went there with two friends. | Derby | The boy was found critically injured after falling through the roof of the Aida Bliss factory
A 12-year-old boy has died after falling through the roof of a derelict factory.
The boy was found critically injured inside the Aida Bliss building in Derby, just after 19:30 BST on Friday.
He was taken to hospital where h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-41212604 |
Reality Check: Does debt interest cost more than NHS pay? - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at the sums behind Theresa May's claim in Parliament. | Health | The claim: We pay more on debt interest than on NHS pay.
Reality Check verdict: If you use the Office for Budget Responsibility's headline figure for debt interest then we actually spend more on NHS pay.
With nurses demonstrating in Parliament Square against the pay cap this week, Prime Minister Theresa May was asked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41201141 |
RideLondon: Pedestrian dies from injuries after collision - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 67-year-old woman dies following a collision with a competitor in July. | London | A pedestrian has died after she was struck by a cyclist during this year's RideLondon event.
The 67-year-old suffered serious head injuries when she was struck on New King's Road at the junction of Guion Road in Parsons Green.
Following the collision on 30 July, she was taken to a west London hospital. She died on Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41212147 |
Libyan migrant detention centre: 'It's like hell' - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU wants Libya to do more on migrants but the unstable country is struggling to cope. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The 18-year-old from South Sudan knew he might perish on the treacherous crossing from Libya to Europe. So far this year, the Mediterranean has claimed an estimated 2,400 migrants and refugees.
But before he ever reached th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41189247 |
Anti-Brexit marchers rally in Parliament Square - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands of Remainers join a rally in central London to protest at the impact of the UK leaving the EU. | UK Politics | Thousands of protesters in favour of the UK staying in the European Union have marched in Westminster.
The People's March for Europe took a route through central London before a rally in Parliament Square.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable said there were a growing number of people worried about Brexit's impact... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41212505 |
Strictly Come Dancing: Susan Calman 'offended' by dance partner row - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Openly gay comedian Susan Calman defends her decision to dance with a male professional dancer. | Entertainment & Arts | Calman said her wife would be at the Strictly studio to see her dance
Susan Calman has strongly defended her decision as an openly gay woman to dance with a male professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.
The Scottish comedian and writer has faced criticism on social media for taking part in the show - because it ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41195509 |
Sir Bruce Forsyth: Strictly pays tribute to former host - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former co-host, who died in August, is remembered at the start of the new series of the show. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Stars of Strictly Come Dancing have paid an emotional tribute to former co-host Sir Bruce Forsyth at the start of this year's series.
Sir Bruce, who died in August aged 89, had a showbiz career that lasted 75 years - 10 of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41214694 |
US country music singers Don Williams and Troy Gentry die - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Country music has lost two major artists in Don Williams and Troy Gentry within hours of each other. | Entertainment & Arts | US country music singer Don Williams - who enjoyed great success with his easy-going singing style - has died aged 78 after a short illness.
Williams began his solo career in 1971, amassing 17 number one country hits. His songs such as Gypsy Woman and Tulsa Time, were covered by singers such as Eric Clapton and Pete T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41209608 |
No more public outings for Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "Health problems" are cited as 82-year-old Dave Prowse calls time on convention appearances. | Entertainment & Arts | Prowse played Darth Vader (right) in the original sci-fi trilogy
Dave Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, is calling time on public appearances.
A statement on the 82-year-old's social media accounts said he would "no longer be doing any personal appearances or conventions due to health ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41199638 |
Newspaper headlines: Tories 'plan to cut student loan interest' - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May aims to win back young voters - and Tony Blair gets "tough on migrants". | The Papers | The Sunday Telegraph reports that Theresa May will attempt to win back young voters lost to Jeremy Corbyn in the general election, by looking at cutting interest rates on student loans and "strong-arming" universities into lowering tuition fees.
It predicts that announcements could follow within weeks - at next month'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41216271 |
Four jailed for raping girl, 16, in Ramsgate - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The group attacked the 16-year-old girl when she asked them for directions in Ramsgate, Kent. | Kent | (L-R) Shershah Muslimyar, Rafiullah Hamidy and Tamin Rahmani were jailed for 14 years each
Three men and a boy raped a girl who had asked them for directions when she got lost on a night out with friends.
The girl, 16, who cannot be named, was trying to get to a friend's house in Ramsgate, Kent, when she was attacked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-41201666 |
Half of new-build retirement homes sell at a loss - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The charity, which conducted the research for the BBC, calls the findings for new-builds "startling". | Business | Ken says his children have lost out from his retirement property dropping in value
Around half of new build retirement homes sold during a 10-year period were later re-sold at a loss, according to exclusive research for the BBC.
The research by the Elderly Accommodation Counsel charity found falls in value could be m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41200686 |
Star Wars actor McDiarmid takes on immigration row role - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ian McDiarmid's latest role tries to uncover the true character of the controversial politician Enoch Powell. | Entertainment & Arts | Ian McDiarmid portrays Enoch Powell at the time of his "rivers of blood" speech and later towards the end of his life
A single controversial speech probably made Enoch Powell the most admired and the most detested British politician of the 1960s. In 1968 his intervention in Britain's policies on migration ended his ca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41174659 |
French girl mutilated by rats in night attack at home - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A disabled French teenager is critically ill after rats attacked her at night in Roubaix. | Europe | Rats may have been attracted to rubbish piled up in a nearby car park
A disabled French girl covered in rat bites is critically ill in hospital after a pack swarmed into her bedroom in northern France.
The 14-year-old paraplegic was sleeping on the ground floor when the attack happened, in a rented house in Roubaix.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41198770 |
Fox News 'parts ways' with Eric Bolling after investigation - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eric Bolling was accused of sending unsolicited images of male genitalia to female co-workers. | US & Canada | US television network Fox News has announced it and a host accused of sending lewd messages to female co-workers have decided to "part ways amicably".
Eric Bolling was suspended in August as the network investigated accusations of inappropriate picture messages.
His lawyer described the claims at the time as "untrue ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41211614 |
Hurricane Irma: Stranded couple on 'honeymoon from hell' - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | UK tourists in Cuba speak to the BBC about Hurricane Irma, and efforts to get them to safety. | UK | Thomas Cook customers in Cuba have been evacuated to the north resort town of Varadero
British tourists in Cuba have been speaking of the impact of Hurricane Irma, with one saying the storm had led to the "honeymoon from hell".
Irma has made landfall on the island, having claimed at least 20 lives as it churned acros... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41213417 |
Seized van in Sandwell had string to operate wipers - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The windscreen wipers were being worked by a piece of string attached to the gearstick, say police. | Birmingham & Black Country | The van also had a taped up wing mirror
A van driver using a piece of string to operate his windscreen wipers has had his vehicle seized.
Police from Sandwell described the string attached to the gearstick as an "inventive" way to clean windscreens.
The van was spotted as officers took part in a road safety operatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41212203 |
Baby daughter for Sir Chris Hoy and wife Sarra - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Baby Chloe is the second child for the Olympic cycling champion and his wife Sarra. | Scotland | Baby Chloe weighed 4lb 14oz when she was born
Sir Chris Hoy has announced that his wife Sarra has given birth to a baby daughter.
Chloe Rose Carol was born at 36 weeks and weighed 4lb 14oz.
The six-time Olympic cycling gold medallist and his wife already have a two-year-old son, Callum.
Sir Chris revealed the news ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41212061 |
Call for clarity over Student Loans Company problems - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shadow Universities Minister Gordon Marsden says the company is nearing 'meltdown' | Education & Family | Students are paying more for their university education in England than ever before
There has been a call for an urgent inquiry into problems at the Student Loans Company which led to the suspension of its chief executive.
Shadow Universities Minister Gordon Marsden said the firm was near "meltdown" and urged the Uni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41201769 |
Mexico earthquake: Rescue efforts continue as death toll rises - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The earthquake is the most powerful to hit Mexico in a century, President Enrique Peña Nieto said. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This is what the southern region of Mexico woke up to after an 8.1 magnitude quake
The race to rescue those trapped in the rubble continues, nearly 48 hours after a powerful earthquake struck off Mexico's southern coast.
Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41209243 |
Newspaper headlines: May is 'hopeless and weak' - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Criticism of Theresa May and a cyber attack affecting millions of Britons make front-page headlines. | The Papers | The Times highlights an attack on Theresa May as "hopeless and weak" by Conservative party donor Lord Harris of Peckham.
In an interview with the paper, Lord Harris says the prime minister's administration is mishandling Brexit and he would prefer a "strong Labour government" led by a figure such as Tony Blair.
He al... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41209189 |
Manchester Arena: Peter Kay delivers defiant message at reopening concert - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The comedian captures the mood at the venue's reopening concert with a message of "love, not hate". | Entertainment & Arts | Kay said the last four months had been "horrendous" for Manchester
Comedian Peter Kay has delivered a message of defiance at Manchester Arena's reopening concert, declaring "we can't let terrorists win".
Kay appeared at the We Are Manchester show on Saturday alongside other local heroes including Noel Gallagher.
Mor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41216400 |
Why more women are getting into shooting - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The number of women taking up shooting for pleasure is on the rise - why? | England | The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club describes itself as the UK's largest ladies' shooting community
It has traditionally been seen as a man's game, enjoyed by country types wearing flat caps and tweed. But the number of women taking up shooting - particularly clay pigeon shooting - is on the rise. Why?
Growing up in Berks... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39480041 |
Is Germany's migrant crisis over? One city put to the test - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC returns to Oberhausen, which took in thousands of migrants and refugees. Now many may have to leave. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
"Oberhausen is my home now," says Khaled Kohestani. "A lot of things have happened since I arrived here two years ago."
Khaled, 24, first spoke to the BBC 16 months ago. Everything in Germany was new to him. He was scared o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41147362 |
The Rohingya crisis: Why won't Aung San Suu Kyi act? - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Could the stubbornness which sustained her in opposition stop her from changing her position now? | Asia | She was the perfect symbol of democracy. Highly intelligent, well-read, articulate and photogenic.
Set against this, the thuggish Burmese generals could never hope to capture the good opinion of the international media. Not that they ever cared to try.
Those of us who worked undercover in Myanmar remember a constant ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41187517 |
Staying behind on Florida islands is 'almost like suicide' - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hurricane Irma is on path to hit the shallow Florida Keys islands, home to 70,000 people. | US & Canada | Officials have warned that no areas of the low-lying Florida Keys will be safe
Concern is growing for residents in the most vulnerable areas of Florida who have not yet evacuated, as Hurricane Irma edges closer to making landfall.
Despite authorities begging residents of the Florida Keys to evacuate since Thursday, s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41211955 |
Manchester attack: Arena reopens for charity concert - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Extra security checks are in place as thousands attend the first event since the 22 May bombing. | Manchester | Fans are facing tight security as they queue for the show
Thousands of people are attending a special benefit concert at Manchester Arena for its first event since May's bomb attack that killed 22 people.
Noel Gallagher is headlining the We Are Manchester show, featuring the likes of the Courteeners and poet Tony Wal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41202131 |
Last Night of the Proms: Stars prepare for spectacular finale - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nina Stemme, Jason Manford and the BBC Concert Orchestra look forward to Saturday's Proms finale. | Entertainment & Arts | Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo will conduct the concert for the second year in a row
After two months and 74 concerts, the 2017 Proms season draws to a close on Saturday with the world-famous Last Night concert.
Led by Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo, the celebration will spill across the UK with events in Enniskillen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41201330 |
Nuneaton schoolboy who backed out of mass shooting detained - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boy, who was armed with a shotgun, had been "seconds away" from opening fire, a court hears. | Coventry & Warwickshire | The boy told police he had suicidal thoughts at the time
A boy who took a shotgun and 200 rounds of ammunition into school with the intention of harming others has been detained for six years.
The 15-year-old had a change of heart and instead called 999 from Higham Lane School, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
Warwick Cro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-41203100 |
Alcohol-free: Stealth drinking helping people give up alcohol - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Amie drank 30 pints a weekend to "keep up with the boys" - but now she has had no alcohol for 16 months. | Health | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jennifer, Kirsty, Kate and Amie (from left) drink mocktails and an alcohol-free beer
Amie used to drink 30 pints in a weekend to "keep up with the boys".
"I could neck three bottles of wine and not think about it," said the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41188917 |
North Korea crisis: What will Russia do? - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Putin has criticised North Korea's missile tests, but shares the country's anti-US sentiments. | Europe | Russian television has broadcast a series of glowing reports on everyday life in North Korea
"It smells of freshness, and of our deep respect for our leader," the woman declared, smiling to the Russian TV camera.
A North Korean, she'd just sniffed a big red flower named after the country's former leader Kim Jong-il.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41172488 |
Restaurants and takeaways must display hygiene scores, LGA says - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Restaurants and takeaways in England should be made to show their ratings by law, councils say. | UK | All restaurants and takeaways in England should be made to display their food hygiene scores by law, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.
The body that represents councils in England says the move should be made as part of the post Brexit legislation.
Outlets are scored zero to five based on factors such ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41203519 |
Wakefield City Academies Trust pulls out of 21 schools - BBC News | 2017-09-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Only four of the Wakefield City Academies Trust schools are rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | Wakefield City Academies Trust said the decision was in the "best interests" of pupils
A trust which runs 21 schools has announced it is pulling out in the first week of the new term.
Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) said it was unable to "facilitate the rapid improvement our academies need, and our students des... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-41198403 |
Euromillions lottery: Record £167m jackpot up for grabs - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One lucky Euromillions ticketholder could win Europe's biggest ever prize, say lottery bosses. | UK | The biggest UK jackpot on record is up for grabs on Tuesday after no-one took home Friday's Euromillions top prize.
If one lucky ticketholder takes the estimated £167m jackpot, they will be go down as the biggest lottery winners in British and European history.
The current UK record is £161m, won by Colin and Christi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41451873 |
Chicken supplier 2 Sisters suspends operations - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It comes after allegations that workers had changed slaughter dates at one if its sites. | UK | One of the UK's largest supermarket chicken suppliers has suspended operations after an investigation allegedly exposed food safety breaches.
The 2 Sisters Food Group said staff at its site in the West Midlands will need to be "appropriately retrained" before it starts resupplying customers.
It comes after allegation... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41462549 |
Newspaper headlines: Referendum riots and 'Tory infighting' - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Catalan poll descending into violence, and division in the Conservative Party make headlines in Monday's papers. | The Papers | Several of the front pages have a picture of a Spanish policeman clad in armour brandishing a baton as he confronts protesters in Barcelona.
"Spain torn apart," says the headline in the Times, "as 850 are hurt in referendum riots".
The Financial Times warns that the vote threatens to trigger one of the gravest politi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41463594 |
North Korea and US 'in direct contact', says Tillerson - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Washington is "probing" the possibility of talks. | US & Canada | Rex Tillerson is in China meeting President Xi Jinping and other top officials
The US is in "direct contact" with North Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said.
Mr Tillerson said Washington was "probing" the possibility of talks with Pyongyang, "so stay tuned".
"We have lines of communications to Pyongyang,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41454007 |
Prince Harry hopes to expand Invictus Games - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He is joined at the closing ceremony by his girlfriend Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Radlan. | UK | Prince Harry says he hopes to expand the Invictus Games in the future, saying the "sky's the limit".
He launched the Paralympic-style competition for injured servicemen and servicewomen and veterans in 2014.
The prince was joined at the closing ceremony by his girlfriend Meghan Markle, and her mother Doria Radlan.
H... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41457389 |
Ruth Davidson: UK is too 'London-centric' - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Scottish Conservative leader calls for more government jobs to be relocated north. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Ruth Davidson has demanded Scotland benefits more from being part of the Union with a plea for more government jobs to be relocated north.
The Scottish Conservative leader said the UK "continues to be far too London-centric... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-41454566 |
Who's that girl? GCSE student wows at conference - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lauren Stocks, 16, on public speaking, trolls and her political ambitions for the future. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Newly-reformed GCSEs are leaving teenagers 'spaced out and stressed out', Lauren Stocks tells Labour delegates
It was a moment that caught the Labour party conference off-guard.
Sixteen-year-old Lauren Stocks had just recei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41401263 |
Macklemore's Same Love takes centre stage at Sydney grand final - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There were calls to ban the song Same Love from the NRL final amid Australia's gay marriage vote. | Australia | Macklemore: "No freedom 'til we're equal, damn right I support it"
American artist Macklemore sang in support of gay rights at one of Australia's biggest annual sporting events during the country's vote on same-sex marriage.
The singer performed a set ahead of kick-off in the National Rugby League (NRL) grand final i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41461003 |
Billy Monger: Amputee teen racer walks Brands Hatch circuit - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Billy Monger managed to walk 200m of the Brands Hatch circuit to raise money for charity. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Formula 4 racing driver Billy Monger had to have both legs amputated after a crash
A teenage racing driver who lost the lower part of both his legs in a crash has walked part of the Brands Hatch circuit for charity.
Billy M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41452767 |
Strictly Come Dancing beats X Factor for Saturday viewers - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Saturday's episode of the BBC dancing competition was watched by an average of 9.3m people. | Entertainment & Arts | Debbie McGee and her dance partner Giovanni Pernice topped the Strictly leaderboard
Strictly Come Dancing continues to outpace ITV rival The X Factor in the competition for Saturday night views.
An average of 9.3 million people saw Saturday's episode, making it the day's most watched show with a 45% viewing share.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41461049 |
BBC Three's Overshadowed: The vlogging drama tackling anorexia - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "I don't think I've seen anything on television like this before," says lead actress Michelle Fox. | Entertainment & Arts | BBC Three drama Overshadowed is a little different to most TV shows - it's made up entirely of the vlogs of its lead character, Imogene. It's through these videos that her followers begin to notice all is not well in her life.
"I don't think I've seen anything on television like this, I think it's a new kind of concep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41404054 |
Air France plane engine fails over Atlantic - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The A380 with more than 500 people on board makes an emergency landing at a small Canadian airport. | Europe | Passengers could see the damaged engine from windows mid-flight
An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the Atlantic.
One of the four engines on the Airbus A380 flight AF66 failed west of Greenland on Saturday.
No-one was injured in the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41454712 |
Newspaper headlines: May targets young voters to see off 'coup' - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's pledge to overhaul tuition fees and her battle for survival dominate the papers. | The Papers | Theresa May features on many of the front pages ahead of the start of the Conservative Party conference. The Observer says knives are being sharpened as an increasingly desperate prime minister tries to shore up her flagging premiership with a raft of new policies.
The paper says there are growing signs that Cabinet d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41456944 |
Appeal over Poynton lake death detective Leanne McKie - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police are asking people who may have seen Leanne McKie's car before she died to come forward. | Manchester | Det Leanne McKie had worked at Greater Manchester Police since 2001
Detectives investigating the death of a police officer whose body was found in a lake are appealing for anyone who saw her car to come forward.
Mother-of-three Leanne McKie was discovered in the water at Poynton Park, Cheshire, on Friday.
Anyone who... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41461143 |
What happened in the city that banned Uber - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What an almighty row in Texas can tell us about what may happen if Uber leaves London. | Technology | Within 24 hours of losing a public vote, Uber had left Austin
Uber's new chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi will be in the UK on Tuesday for a meeting with Transport for London (TfL). He hopes the negotiations will stop the imminent revoking of his company’s license to run its ride-sharing business in the capital.
Whe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41450980 |
Boy, 17, charged over M3 closure - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The road was shut for 11 hours after a "potentially hazardous material" was dropped from a bridge. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | There were lengthy delays for motorists in the Winchester area
A 17-year-old boy has been charged after "potentially hazardous material" forced the closure of the M3 motorway.
Thousands of people were stuck in queues for 11 hours on 23 September between junctions nine and 11.
The teenager, from Winchester, faces two... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41460551 |
The Olympic cost of Theresa May's tuition fees proposal - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chris Cook, Newsnight's policy editor, assesses the implications of the government's planned changes to student tuition fees. | UK | There has been a fair amount of sniggering that the government has announced a freeze in tuition fees - something the Telegraph heralded as part of a "revolution".
That will matter within the sector.
But it is unlikely to change Britain's electoral dynamics.
There is, however, one enormous and expensive change that ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41459727 |
50 facts about Radio 1 & 2 as they turn 50 - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Starring Tony Blackburn, Chris Evans, Terry Wogan, Annie Nightingale, John Peel and Chris Moyles. | Entertainment & Arts | On 30 September, 1967, the BBC's Light Programme split in two. Younger listeners were given Radio 1, while the Light Programme itself morphed into Radio 2, continuing with its mix of big bands, record requests, sport and comedy.
But do you know which DJ inspired the lyrics to I Am The Walrus? Or why Radio 1's first we... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41414837 |
Marseille attack: Two young women stabbed to death - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The attacker was shot dead at the scene and the French anti-terror prosecutor is investigating. | Europe | The attack took place outside the train station in the southern French port city
Two young women have been stabbed to death at Marseille's main train station in a suspected terrorist attack.
Soldiers on guard at the station shot dead the attacker, who police described as of North African appearance and aged about 30.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41461107 |
Monarch airline awaits package holiday licence decision - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The aviation regulator is set to decide whether to renew the airline's licence to sell package holidays. | Business | Monarch is in last-ditch talks with the aviation regulator about renewing its licence to sell package holidays.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended Monarch's licence by 24 hours on Saturday amid uncertainty about the company's future.
However, with the deadline now passed, the regulator has yet to announce a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41459453 |
Catalonia referendum defies Spanish obstruction - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sunday's Catalan independence vote is a huge test for Spain, Tom Burridge reports. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A nation, a Spanish region, an aspiring independent state: however you define it, Catalonia has become a byword in Spain for controversy and political conflict.
Now, the deadlock between Catalonia's devolved government, whi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41426023 |
Marilyn Manson struck by stage scenery in New York - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The rock star was taken to hospital after the incident in New York on Saturday night. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Eyewitness Anthony Biscardi recalls the moment a prop collapsed on US rockstar Manson
Rock star Marilyn Manson was injured during a concert in New York when a large piece of stage scenery fell on him on stage.
The prop - ap... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41458046 |
What could Birmingham offer 2022 Commonwealth Games visitors? - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What can visitors expect of the city as it edges closer to hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games. | Birmingham & Black Country | The distinctive design of Birmingham Selfridges - worth an eight-page souvenir pullout?
The Qatar World Cup was due to be the context in which TV audiences existed in the summer of 2022 - wall charts and stickers, the lot. But then concerns over the searing heat kicked in and the tournament was shifted to winter.
Wha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41446917 |
Is Europe's ghostliest train station about to rise again? - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was one of the world's most opulent railway stations. Then it fell into disrepair. Now the building is showing new signs of life. | Magazine | It was one of the world's most opulent railway stations, sitting imposingly on the French-Spanish border - but then it fell into disrepair. Now, writes Chris Bockman, the building is showing new signs of life.
When they built the station at Canfranc, it was on a grand scale and with no expense spared. It had to be bol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41445860 |
Renoir painting stolen before auction near Paris - BBC News | 2017-10-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The piece was due to be auctioned on Sunday, with an estimated sale price of €30,000 (£26,500). | Europe | Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the leading Impressionist painters (stolen piece not pictured)
A small oil painting by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir has been stolen from a sale room near Paris, the day before it was due to go up for auction.
The piece was on display ahead of the auction in Saint-Germain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41456847 |
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