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Suffolk PC saves dog in the wake of Hurricane Irma - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | PC Jonathan Harvey says he knew he had to save Buddy when the dog "would not let him go". | Suffolk | Buddy was found wandering alone on the island of Tortola
A British policeman has rescued a dog he befriended in the Caribbean in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Suffolk PCs Peter French and Jonathan Harvey flew out to the British Virgin Islands to help maintain order in the wake of the devastating storm.
While on p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-41597834 |
The city where children go to school in a plywood box - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cambridge has the highest concentration of box bikes of any place of its size outside the Netherlands. | Cambridgeshire | Nobody knows exactly how many cargo bikes are out there but more than 500 of just one brand have been sold in Cambridge
There's a new kid on the school run block - the cargo bike. And in one particular university city, parents are eagerly embracing them.
"Initially the kids thought it was magic - now it's just part o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40600234 |
England cricketer Ben Stokes marries - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The all-rounder, currently under investigation over a late-night brawl, is joined by team-mates. | UK | The couple have been engaged since 2013
England cricketer Ben Stokes has married Clare Ratcliffe at a ceremony in East Brent, near Weston-super-Mare.
International team-mates Joe Root, Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook were among the guests at the church service.
Stokes, 26, was arrested last month on suspicion of caus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41622899 |
Fake holiday sickness couple from Wallasey jailed - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A judge warns other holidaymakers making bogus sickness compensation claims to expect jail terms. | Liverpool | The couple boasted about their holiday on social media
A "greedy" couple made "fake" holiday sickness compensation claims while boasting about holidays full of "sun, laughter and fun", a court heard.
Deborah Briton, 53, and partner Paul Roberts, 43, were jailed at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting fraud.
They tr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-41609527 |
Bethnal Green sex assaults: Girl attacked three times in hour - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say the teenager, who was on her way home from a night out, may have been drugged. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Police released CCTV of men they want to trace
A teenage girl was sexually assaulted by three different men within an hour as she walked home from a night out.
Police said the 17-year-old was attacked in Bethnal Green, east... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41605935 |
Baby loss: 'People sharing stories is the biggest comfort' - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stillbirths are rarely spoken about. But insights from those who have navigated the heartbreaking experience can help parents come to terms with their grief. | Magazine | Stillbirth is rarely spoken about. But insights from those who have navigated the heartbreaking experience can help parents come to terms with their grief.
A new website, Stillbirth Stories, which collects detailed interviews with mothers, fathers and clinicians, has been launched to coincide with Baby Loss Awareness ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41588548 |
Magic mushrooms can 'reset' depressed brain - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Psilocybin - the hallucinogenic ingredient in mushrooms - may help in depression, a study suggests. | Health | A hallucinogen found in magic mushrooms can "reset" the brains of people with untreatable depression, raising hopes of a future treatment, scans suggest.
The small study gave 19 patients a single dose of the psychedelic ingredient psilocybin.
Half of patients ceased to be depressed and experienced changes in their br... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41608984 |
British man falls to death in India on 'middle-aged gap year' - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Roger Stotesbury fell 30ft while taking photos at an Indian temple during a world trip with his wife. | Oxford | Roger Stotesbury was on a "middle-aged gap year" with his wife Hilary and they were due to return home this month
A British man has fallen to his death while taking photos at a temple in India during a year-long world trip.
Roger Stotesbury, 56, was visiting Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, with his wif... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41621452 |
Will fashion brand Marchesa be tainted by Weinstein scandal? - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The label run by Harvey Weinstein's wife is under pressure after sexual assault allegations against the Hollywood producer. | Newsbeat | As allegations of sexual assault mount up against Harvey Weinstein, his wife of 10 years has left him.
British fashion designer Georgina Chapman said her "heart breaks" for all the women who suffered pain because of him.
The Hollywood producer's been accused of inappropriate behaviour by a number of actresses, includ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/41600214 |
Newspaper headlines: GPs quiz sexuality, and 'divisive' Hammond - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NHS plans to ask patients about their sexual orientation make Sunday's headlines, as well as reports of a fresh Brexit row. | The Papers | The Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday both lead with the story that NHS doctors and nurses in England will be required to ask patients about their sexual orientation.
"Doctors to ask: are you gay?" is the headline in the Mail, which says the "astonishing diktat" has been condemned as "intrusive" and "insulting".
It say... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41625390 |
Newspaper headlines: EU 'enemy' apology and a weekend heatwave - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Saturday's papers are dominated by the chancellor's apology for calling the EU the "enemy", while temperatures in the UK are set to rise. | The Papers | After years of being characterised as dull, it seems Philip Hammond is now in the firing line for being too outspoken.
The chancellor's use of the word "enemy" to describe EU negotiators on Friday is roundly condemned by The Sun. "The Chancellor should be focused on his pivotal budget next month," it says. "Instead he... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41617895 |
Liam Gallagher gets to number one on his own - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Oasis singer's debut solo album sells 103,000 copies in a single week. | Entertainment & Arts | Oasis star Liam Gallagher has topped the charts with his first ever solo album, As You Were.
The record sold 103,000 copies in its opening week, more than the rest of the Top 10 combined.
According to the Official Charts Company, it is the third fastest-selling album of 2017 behind Ed Sheeran's ÷ and Rag'n'Bone Man's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41613066 |
Hurricane Ophelia strengthens before storm reaches UK - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK braces for the tail end of Hurricane Ophelia with high temperatures and winds forecast. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The UK is set to experience the tail end of a category three hurricane with high temperatures and wind forecast.
As a result of Hurricane Ophelia, parts of England could see temperatures reach 25C on Sunday beating the 15C ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41620071 |
Meet some of the UK's oldest university students - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In your 70s and 80s? Time to start university, say the second-chance students. | Family & Education | Freshers' fair? Maureen, a 79-year-old law student, says she had a great time socialising
What does a student look like?
Forget the stereotypes. Think of diversity in a different way. And meet some of the country's oldest undergraduates.
Maureen Matthews is starting a three-year law degree at the tender age of 79.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41573213 |
Where can you spend your old pound coins? - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The deadline for spending old pound coins is almost here, so what can you do with any coins you still have? | UK | The deadline for spending your old pound coins is looming large, but what happens if you find a stash of cash after they're no longer legal tender?
So you finally get around to lifting up the cushions on the sofa while vacuuming, and the good news is that you find some pound coins lurking in the nooks and crannies.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41592643 |
World Cup 2018: Does height matter in football? - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-Scotland boss claimed his team failed because they were shorter but does it really make a difference? | Scotland | Gordon Strachan said genetics were to blame for Scotland's failure to beat Slovenia
The claim: Gordon Strachan, the former manager of Scotland, said after the country's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia that his team lacked the height and strength to compete, saying that Scotland were the second-shor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41549709 |
Mallima speed! How to decode North Korea's rhetoric - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What does North Korea mean when it says someone is thrice-cursed? | Asia | Pyongyangites go about their daily business with the Tower of Juche in the background
North Korean media often dips into its own vocabulary to describe what's going on in the country, using words like "Songun" and "Juche" on a daily basis.
These expressions appear as part of the glorification of its leadership, while... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41566753 |
Ivory Coast crash: Four die when cargo plane plunges into sea - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Four Moldovans are killed and four French nationals are among the six injured. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mobile phone footage shows the wreckage of the cargo plane
A cargo plane has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast, close to Abidjan airport, killing four people and injuring six.
The wreckage of the turboprop plane, which w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41620589 |
Canadian hostage Joshua Boyle says Taliban killed daughter - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joshua Boyle says captors also raped his wife, during their five-year Afghan kidnap ordeal. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Joshua Boyle said he hoped his family could rebuild a normal life
A Canadian held hostage by the Taliban has spoken of the group's "stupidity and evil", revealing they murdered his daughter and raped his wife.
Joshua Boyle ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41620131 |
'First female nipple' broadcast in daytime TV advert for breast cancer - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The advertisement for breast cancer awareness was seen on TV on Friday and will be fully broadcast on Monday. | UK | The CoppaFeel! advert encourages people to check themselves for signs of breast cancer
The first advertisement to appear on UK daytime television with a female nipple fully visible has been broadcast, with the full advert being shown on Monday.
Created for the CoppaFeel! charity, it is being shown during Breast Cance... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41611952 |
Why Pinterest boss Tim Kendall takes a daily ice bath - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A daily ice bath is "like having morning coffee", the tech giant's president Tim Kendall tells the BBC. | Technology | When you think of the giants of Silicon Valley, Pinterest may not immediately spring to mind.
But with 200 million active users and a recent valuation of $12.3bn (£9bn), the platform that started out in 2012 as a quirky online scrapbook has quietly become a hot commodity for advertisers and investors alike.
Perhaps t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41611854 |
Original Asterix illustration sells for 1.4m euros in Paris auction - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was signed by both the creators of the iconic French comic book series. | Europe | The French-Belgian comic book series Asterix has been translated in to more than 100 languages
A signed original illustration for an early Asterix comic book cover has sold for more than 1.4m euros (£1.25m; $1.7m), auctioneers in Paris say.
The record sum was more than seven times the expected price.
The drawing for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41618156 |
Iraq conflict: Peshmerga 'deadline to leave Kirkuk' passes - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kurdish fighters say they are preparing to defend their positions against Iraqi forces. | Middle East | Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have been ordered to defend Kirkuk "at any cost"
A deadline allegedly set by Iraq's central government for Kurdish fighters to withdraw from key sites in the disputed city of Kirkuk has passed.
Kurdish security officials said the deadline had been set for early on Sunday but Iraqi authoriti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41621754 |
Hull Fair ride failure leaves dozens trapped 70ft in air - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 30 people are stuck for five hours on a fairground ride in Hull because of a fault. | Humberside | Riders were trapped 70ft up in the air after the Power Tower ride malfunctioned
More than 30 people were trapped in mid-air for five hours when a fairground ride broke down.
A fault with the Power Tower ride at Hull Fair on Friday left the riders, aged between nine and 60, stranded about 70ft (21m) in the air.
Firef... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-41620731 |
Carrying acid in public could lead to six months in jail - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The victim of an attack tells the BBC those carrying out such assaults should face a life sentence. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Adele Bellis says the consequences of the attack are "always going to be with me."
People caught twice carrying acid in public should receive a mandatory six-month prison sentence, the Home Office has proposed.
It is aimed ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41614990 |
Penguins die in 'catastrophic' Antarctic breeding season - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Only two chicks survived in a colony of 36,000 in a "catastrophic" breeding season in east Antarctica. | Science & Environment | It is the second catastrophic season for the southern penguins in five years
All but two Adelie penguin chicks have starved to death in their east Antarctic colony, in a breeding season described as "catastrophic" by experts.
It was caused by unusually high amounts of ice late in the season, meaning adults had to tra... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41608722 |
Harvey Weinstein: 'Business as usual' at Weinstein Co, brother insists - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Harvey Weinstein's brother Bob insists their production company is not facing closure or sale. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. On some red carpets, Harvey Weinstein is not a welcome subject
Harvey Weinstein's brother, Bob, has denied media reports that the film production company they co-founded could be closed or sold.
"Our banks, partners and sha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41617349 |
Leah Dixon and Jasmine Agnew traced in Falkirk - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leah Dixon and Jasmine Agnew were reported missing after failing to return to their homes in Renfrewshire. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Two schoolgirls who had been reported missing have been found "safe and well".
Leah Dixon, 14, and Jasmine Agnew, 12, were reported missing on Friday night after failing to return to their homes in Renfrewshire.
Police said they believed they may have travelled to the Falkirk area. Officers said they had been found t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41623309 |
Jeremy Corbyn: Let workers control robots - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader warns about the rise of robots and suggests firms like Uber could be run as co-ops. | UK Politics | Robots in the workplace should be owned and controlled by workers rather than bosses, Jeremy Corbyn will suggest.
The Labour leader, who has previously warned of the risk to jobs of automation, will say new technology has led to "a more rapacious and exploitative form of capitalism".
He will also suggest "gig economy... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41614820 |
Philip Hammond says his remarks were a poor choice of words - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chancellor later tweeted that his comments were a "poor choice of words". | Business | The chancellor has labelled the European Union's Brexit negotiators as "the enemy" - a remark he subsequently described as a "poor choice of words".
During a television interview, Philip Hammond also called the negotiators "the opponents" and said they should "behave like grown-ups".
But he tweeted later: "I was maki... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41608243 |
First commercial flight lands on remote St Helena - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Commercial jet lands for the first time on airstrip branded the "world's most useless airport". | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. First commercial flight touches down at "the world's most useless airport"
The first scheduled commercial airline service to the remote British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic has touched down safely.
The virgin f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41620003 |
The UK city where sex work is banned, but hasn't stopped - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hull is the UK's only city to have banned sex workers from its red light district. The council says the policy is working. An ex-sex worker disagrees. | Magazine | Hull is the UK's only city to have banned sex workers from its red light district, effectively making prostitution illegal. The council says the policy is working, but Millie, who once worked on the streets herself, says it increases the danger for the women involved.
Sex work "slithered" into Millie's life when she w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41533411 |
Hogwarts Express rescues family stranded in Highlands - BBC News | 2017-10-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The train featured in the Harry Potter films picked them up after their canoe was swept away. | Highlands & Islands | The Harry Potter train made an unscheduled stop close to the bothy
A family stranded in the Scottish Highlands have been rescued by the "Hogwarts Express" steam train.
Jon and Helen Cluett and their four young children were staying at a remote bothy in Lochaber when their canoe was swept away by a swollen river.
Fac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-41621266 |
MPs can stop no-deal Brexit, says Labour's McDonnell - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour will work with others to stop the UK leaving the EU without a deal, the shadow chancellor says. | UK Politics | Leaving the EU without a deal was "not a realistic option", Mr McDonnell claimed
Parliament can stop the UK leaving the EU without negotiating a deal, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said.
There was not a Commons majority for such an outcome, he told the BBC, and Labour would work with other parties to stop the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41627340 |
Hogwarts Express rescues family stranded in Highlands - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The train featured in the Harry Potter films picked them up after their canoe was swept away. | Highlands & Islands | The Harry Potter train made an unscheduled stop close to the bothy
A family stranded in the Scottish Highlands have been rescued by the "Hogwarts Express" steam train.
Jon and Helen Cluett and their four young children were staying at a remote bothy in Lochaber when their canoe was swept away by a swollen river.
Fac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-41621266 |
The city where children go to school in a plywood box - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cambridge has the highest concentration of box bikes of any place of its size outside the Netherlands. | Cambridgeshire | Nobody knows exactly how many cargo bikes are out there but more than 500 of just one brand have been sold in Cambridge
There's a new kid on the school run block - the cargo bike. And in one particular university city, parents are eagerly embracing them.
"Initially the kids thought it was magic - now it's just part o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40600234 |
England cricketer Ben Stokes marries - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The all-rounder, currently under investigation over a late-night brawl, is joined by team-mates. | UK | The couple have been engaged since 2013
England cricketer Ben Stokes has married Clare Ratcliffe at a ceremony in East Brent, near Weston-super-Mare.
International team-mates Joe Root, Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook were among the guests at the church service.
Stokes, 26, was arrested last month on suspicion of caus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41622899 |
Boy crushed by wooden pole in Kelloholm identified - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Investigations are continuing into the accident which claimed the life of Keiran Esquierdo on Sunday. | South Scotland | Keiran Esquierdo died at the scene of the accident in Kelloholm
A 12-year-old boy who was crushed to death by a heavy wooden pole as he played with friends has been named by police.
Keiran Esquierdo died at the scene of the accident in his home village of Kelloholm, in Dumfries and Galloway.
Emergency services were ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-41631294 |
Family dog 'may have killed young boy' in Glengormley - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police investigate the death of a 10-year-old boy after an incident in County Antrim on Sunday. | Northern Ireland | Police investigating the death of a 10-year-old boy in County Antrim believe he may have been attacked by the family's German Shepherd dog.
Paramedics were called to a house on Queen's Avenue in Glengormley at 12:00 BST on Sunday.
The ambulance service said the boy had lacerations and was taken to the Royal Belfast H... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41629529 |
All Northern Ireland schools to close after storm warning - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | All schools in Northern Ireland will close on Monday due to the risk posed by gusts resulting from Hurricane Ophelia. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
All schools in Northern Ireland are to close on Monday due to risks posed by gusts resulting from Hurricane Ophelia.
The announcement was made by Stormont officials late on Sunday night after severe weather warnings were is... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41631481 |
Man dies after Walsall boxing match brawl - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 19-year-old is thought to have been stabbed in the neck in a fight outside Walsall Town Hall. | Birmingham & Black Country | A 19-year-old man has died after "large-scale disorder" broke out at a boxing event.
Police have launched a murder inquiry after the brawl at Walsall Town Hall on Saturday, where it is believed the man was stabbed in the neck.
The scene remained cordoned off on Sunday, as police searched for discarded weapons.
The v... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41627420 |
California wildfires: Death toll rises as blazes continue - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hundreds are still missing and thousands have had to leave their homes, as death toll mounts. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. It's the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in California's history
Forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in California after six days of wildfires that have devastated swathes of countryside and destroyed tho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41626201 |
Somalia: At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Saturday's truck bombing in the capital is the deadliest attack in Somalia's 10-year insurgency. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The death toll continues to rise after the deadly blast
A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday is now known to have killed at least 230 people, police say.
Hundreds more were wounde... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41621660 |
British man falls to death in India on 'middle-aged gap year' - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Roger Stotesbury fell 30ft while taking photos at an Indian temple during a world trip with his wife. | Oxford | Roger Stotesbury was on a "middle-aged gap year" with his wife Hilary and they were due to return home this month
A British man has fallen to his death while taking photos at a temple in India during a year-long world trip.
Roger Stotesbury, 56, was visiting Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, with his wif... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41621452 |
Why can't California control the wildfires? - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Northern California is experiencing the deadliest wildfires in its history. Why are so many dying? | US & Canada | California firefighters have struggled to contain the deadly blazes raging across the state
The wildfires raging across northern California are already the most fatal in the state's history; at least 40 people are dead and thousands of homes have been razed.
Wildfires are a common occurrence in California towards the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41627751 |
American cricket gets ready for take-off - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Could a new generation of immigrants help cricket finally crack America? | US & Canada | One of the world's most popular sports is barely known in the US. But, driven by a new generation of immigrants, could cricket finally take off?
It is a hot, sunny day in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Young men play basketball in the park. Barbecue smoke hangs in the hazy, late-summer air.
A cyclist rides past with the Sta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41590142 |
Conjoined twins survive gruelling journey to separation - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The one-week-old baby girls had to go on a 15-hour journey on the back of a motorbike. | Health | The family lives in a remote village in western Democratic Republic of Congo, in Africa
Conjoined twins born in a remote village in the Democratic Republic of Congo have survived a 15-hour journey on the back of a motorbike to be separated.
They were then flown to the capital, Kinshasa, where they were operated on by... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41607653 |
Five charts about the fortunes of the Chinese family - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | China has become richer and more powerful, but what does this mean for the ordinary Chinese family? | China | In the five years since President Xi Jinping moved to the helm, China has become richer and more powerful. But what has this growth meant for the fate and fortunes of the ordinary Chinese family?
As China's most powerful decision-makers meet to set the course of the nation for the next five years and a new generation ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41424041 |
Newspaper headlines: GPs quiz sexuality, and 'divisive' Hammond - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NHS plans to ask patients about their sexual orientation make Sunday's headlines, as well as reports of a fresh Brexit row. | The Papers | The Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday both lead with the story that NHS doctors and nurses in England will be required to ask patients about their sexual orientation.
"Doctors to ask: are you gay?" is the headline in the Mail, which says the "astonishing diktat" has been condemned as "intrusive" and "insulting".
It say... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41625390 |
UK farmers will 'grow more food' if no Brexit deal - minister - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Supermarkets would also buy more global produce to counter any rise in EU prices, a minister says. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chris Grayling said that British farmers would produce more if food prices increase post-Brexit
British farmers would produce more food themselves in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a trade deal, a cabinet ministe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41627341 |
Kempton Park racecourse: Man dies after stables injury - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is believed groom Ken Dooley, who was in his 50s, was kicked by a horse in the stables. | Surrey | Ken Dooley had worked all his life as a jockey, trainer and coach
A stables worker has died after being injured at Kempton Park racecourse.
It is thought the groom, who has been named by his employer as Ken Dooley, was kicked by a horse.
Surrey Police said it had been reported a man in his 50s sustained a serious in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-41625839 |
Hurricane Ophelia strengthens before storm reaches UK - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK braces for the tail end of Hurricane Ophelia with high temperatures and winds forecast. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The UK is set to experience the tail end of a category three hurricane with high temperatures and wind forecast.
As a result of Hurricane Ophelia, parts of England could see temperatures reach 25C on Sunday beating the 15C ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41620071 |
Harvey Weinstein a sad, sick man - Woody Allen - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The director's remarks come as he clarifies earlier comments that he was "sad" for Weinstein. | US & Canada | Woody Allen has worked with Harvey Weinstein, pictured together in 2008, on many films
Woody Allen has described Harvey Weinstein as a "sad, sick man", as the producer faces sexual assault claims.
His remarks came as he clarified comments to the BBC that the story was tragic for the women involved but also sad for We... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41626750 |
Mick Fleetwood on the early days of Fleetwood Mac and why he's a terrible drummer - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Fleetwood Mac star on the band's early days, and why he can't play the same rhythm twice. | Entertainment & Arts | Mick Fleetwood backstage at Top of the Pops in 1969
Mick Fleetwood is the backbone of the band that bears his name; the man who kept Fleetwood Mac rolling through the best and hardest of times.
In the early days he was their manager, hiring and firing musicians like a soft rock Alan Sugar.
By the late 70s, he was th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41597857 |
The fateful life of history's most famous female spy - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Remembering Mata Hari, 100 years after her execution by firing squad | Europe | On the morning of 15 October 1917 a grey military vehicle left the Saint-Lazare prison in central Paris. On board, accompanied by two nuns and her lawyer, was a 41-year-old Dutch woman in a long coat and a wide, felt hat.
A decade earlier this woman had the capitals of Europe at her feet. She was a legendary 'femme fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41595828 |
Vauxhall plans 400 job cuts at Ellesmere Port as sales fall - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The carmaker says the 400 job losses at its Ellesmere Port factory are needed to stay competitive. | Business | Vauxhall is cutting about 400 jobs at its Ellesmere Port car plant due to falling sales.
The carmaker, now owned by France's PSA Group - maker of Peugeot and Citroen - is "facing challenging European market conditions," a spokesman said.
Ellesmere Port, which makes the Astra models, will move staff from two productio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41627237 |
Inflation 'to cause £300 benefit squeeze'- think tank - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Inflation at 2.9% will worsen the effects of the chancellor's measures, the Resolution Foundation warns. | Business | Benefit freezes combined with the predicted rise in inflation could set some low-income households back £300 next year, a think tank has warned.
September's inflation data will be released on Tuesday, and some analysts predict the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will be 2.9%.
The Resolution Foundation says loss of income ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41617045 |
North Korea crisis: Tillerson says diplomacy will continue - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rex Tillerson insists the US wants to resolve the North Korean crisis through diplomacy. | Asia | South Korean forces have been holding exercises along the border with the North
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has insisted President Donald Trump wants to resolve the confrontation with North Korea through diplomacy.
It will continue until "the first bomb drops", he told CNN.
Sanctions and diplomacy, he said, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41629233 |
Ivory Coast crash: Four die when cargo plane plunges into sea - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Four Moldovans are killed and four French nationals are among the six injured. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mobile phone footage shows the wreckage of the cargo plane
A cargo plane has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast, close to Abidjan airport, killing four people and injuring six.
The wreckage of the turboprop plane, which w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41620589 |
Thomas Sankara - interviewing an African legend aged 11 - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thirty years after his death, Becky Branford recalls interviewing Burkina Faso's legendary leader just before he was assassinated. | Africa | Becky (aged 11) meeting Thomas Sankara in Ouagadougou in 1987, shortly before his assassination
One picture brings it all back home to me again: Me, an 11-year-old London school pupil, gazing up smiling into the eyes of Thomas Sankara, then president of Burkina Faso.
The picture is too dark; it isn't particularly wel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41580874 |
Exploring the casting couch culture of LA - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The casting couch may seem like a relic of the golden age of Hollywood - but women say sexual harassment is rife. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. On some red carpets, Harvey Weinstein is not a welcome subject
The casting couch may seem like a relic of the golden age of Hollywood - but women here say sexual harassment is rife and that exploitation is a price you pay fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41614221 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Tax raid' on older workers and Ophelia 'chaos' - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Plans to tax older workers in the upcoming Budget and an impending storm feature on Monday's front pages. | The Papers | The man expected to be Austria's new leader, Sebastian Kurz, features heavily this morning.
The website Politico says a win for Mr Kurz and his People's Party heralds a "tectonic shift" in Austrian politics after more than a decade under a centrist coalition.
It believes his win illustrates the "continued potency of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41631277 |
Harvey Weinstein: More women accuse Hollywood producer of rape - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | British actress Lysette Anthony says he attacked her at her London home in the late 1980s. | US & Canada | Lysette Anthony said she had reported the alleged rape to police
Two more women have accused Harvey Weinstein of raping them as the top Hollywood producer finds himself increasingly shunned by his peers.
British actress Lysette Anthony says he attacked her at her London home in the late 1980s while another, unidentif... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41626563 |
Hurricane Ophelia: Three people die as storm hits Ireland - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands are without power as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia reaches the British Isles. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Two men and a woman have been killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit the British Isles.
As hurricane-force gusts battered the Republic of Ireland, one woman and a man died in separate incidents when trees fell on t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41627442 |
Gatwick flight drone near-miss 'put 130 lives at risk' - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A large drone went "right over the wing" of a passenger jet near Gatwick Airport, a report says. | Sussex | Many airports have logged near misses between aircraft and drones
A drone put 130 lives at risk when it passed directly over the wing of an aircraft approaching Gatwick Airport, a report has revealed.
A UK Airprox Board report said the drone was "flown into conflict" with the Airbus 319 on 9 July and said there was a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-41627552 |
Harvey Weinstein: Met police investigate new sex assault claims - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is accused of a number of sexual assaults in London, the BBC understands. | Entertainment & Arts | UK police are investigating a number of sexual assault allegations involving Harvey Weinstein, the BBC understands.
The Metropolitan Police says he is accused of assaulting three women in separate incidents in London in the late 1980s, 1992, 2010, 2011 and 2015.
Officers are looking into claims they were attacked in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41629689 |
Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner to marry Joe Jonas - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, and US singer Joe Jonas are engaged. | Entertainment & Arts | British actress Sophie Turner and US singer Joe Jonas are to marry.
The pair, who have been together since 2016, both shared the news on Instagram with the same picture of a diamond ring.
Turner, who plays Sansa Stark in fantasy TV drama Game of Thrones, posted the photo with the caption "I said yes".
Jonas's brothe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41630674 |
Storm weather warning issued for Northern Ireland - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Damaging gusts are likely across Northern Ireland on Monday, says the Met Office. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A weather warning has been issued for Northern Ireland as Hurricane Ophelia makes its way across the Atlantic.
The Met Office said winds of between 55mph (89km/h) and 65mph (105km/h) are likely across the region, particular... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41627645 |
NHS patients to be asked about sexuality - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NHS England says the question will deter discrimination against lesbian, gay and bisexual people. | Health | NHS England advises sexuality is recorded during "face to face contact" with patients
Health professionals in England are to be told to ask patients aged 16 or over about their sexual orientation, under new NHS guidelines.
NHS England said no-one would be forced to answer the question but recording the data would ens... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41625402 |
Can we teach robots ethics? - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | We are not used to the idea of machines making ethical decisions, but the day when they will routinely do this - by themselves - is fast approaching. | Magazine | We are not used to the idea of machines making ethical decisions, but the day when they will routinely do this - by themselves - is fast approaching. So how, asks the BBC's David Edmonds, will we teach them to do the right thing?
The car arrives at your home bang on schedule at 8am to take you to work. You climb into ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41504285 |
Leah Dixon and Jasmine Agnew traced in Falkirk - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leah Dixon and Jasmine Agnew were reported missing after failing to return to their homes in Renfrewshire. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Two schoolgirls who had been reported missing have been found "safe and well".
Leah Dixon, 14, and Jasmine Agnew, 12, were reported missing on Friday night after failing to return to their homes in Renfrewshire.
Police said they believed they may have travelled to the Falkirk area. Officers said they had been found t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41623309 |
First commercial flight lands on remote St Helena - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Commercial jet lands for the first time on airstrip branded the "world's most useless airport". | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. First commercial flight touches down at "the world's most useless airport"
The first scheduled commercial airline service to the remote British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic has touched down safely.
The virgin f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41620003 |
Austria holds watershed election marked by migrant crisis - BBC News | 2017-10-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The country is tipped to return Europe's youngest leader amid a shift to the right after the migrant crisis. | Europe | Sebastian Kurz has taken the conservatives further to the right
Austrians are voting in a general election in which the frontrunner, conservative People's Party (ÖVP) leader Sebastian Kurz, is just 31.
The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and Social Democrats are competing for second place, opinion polls suggest.
The S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41625544 |
Hampshire YMCA centre guilty after girl 'nearly hanged' - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 11-year-old slipped and was left hanging by a safety lanyard around her neck | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | This image of a rope bridge was shown in court, but does not feature the girl involved
A YMCA activity centre has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a girl who was left hanging by her neck from a rope bridge during a school trip.
The then 11-year-old slipped on the bridge at the YMCA Fairthorne Mano... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-41607953 |
Marilyn Manson was in 'excruciating pain' after stage accident - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The star speaks for the first time about the stage accident that left him with several broken bones. | Entertainment & Arts | Marilyn Manson has discussed for the first time the "excruciating" stage accident that resulted in a leg injury and nine postponed tour dates.
The singer was crushed when a giant prop gun collapsed on him during a concert in New York on 30 September.
"It was terrifying," said the rock star, who needed a plate and 10 ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41634576 |
Portugal and Spain wildfires: Dozens dead and injured - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | At least 31 people are dead in Portugal and three in Spain as dozens of wildfires spread. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A wave of wildfires in central and north Portugal which started at the weekend has killed at least 31 people, civil defence authorities say.
Dozens of the 145 fires still raging are considered serious, a spokeswoman said.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41634125 |
'Smoke smell' forces flights to land at UK airports - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Airlines British Airways, Flybe, Easyjet and Auringy say the smells are linked to weather conditions. | England | A flight to Hamburg was in the air for 20 minutes before it returned to Manchester Airport
A number of flights to UK airports have been forced to land or divert following reports of "smoke smells".
Precautionary landings were reported from flights travelling to and from Dublin, Manchester, Liverpool and Jersey.
Live... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41639386 |
Why I secretly taped my disability assessment - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some ill and disabled people are so worried about the process, they are using mobile phones to secretly record those interviews, critics say. | Health | Nev Cartwright has been left with complications including chronic infections and emphysema.
Every month 60,000 ill and disabled people have their needs assessed for benefits. Some are so worried about the process that they are using mobile phones to secretly record those interviews, critics say. But using that evidenc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41581060 |
Fault delays new high-speed train's first journey from Bristol to London - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Broken air conditioning and delays overshadow the launch of a new fleet of high-speed engines. | Bristol | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The first of the new GWR trains was more than 20 minutes late with leaking air-con
Broken air conditioning and a 41-minute delay have overshadowed the launch of the UK's new fleet of high-speed trains.
The Hitachi 800 engin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41633356 |
England's best and worst motorway service stations named - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | All 112 motorway service stations are ranked. Where is your favourite? | UK | Neither synonymous with glamour nor a byword for luxury, England's best motorway service stations have been unveiled after a comprehensive survey... but the services from hell are named and shamed too.
In compiling the list, the travel watchdog questioned 8,700 customers on key factors including staffing, food and the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41630827 |
Drone collides with commercial aeroplane in Canada - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The aircraft sustained only minor damage and landed safely, the Canadian transport minister said. | Technology | As drones become more popular, countries will need to consider regulations to restrict usage
A drone has collided with a commercial aircraft in Canada, the first such incident in the country, according to the Transport Ministry.
The drone struck one of the plane's wings, while six passengers and two crew members were... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41635518 |
Matthew Falder posed as female artist for online sex attacks - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Cambridge graduate admitted dozens of offences, including encouraging the rape of a four-year-old. | Birmingham & Black Country | A man said to be among the UK's worst paedophiles blackmailed people online into carrying out "degrading" sexual acts, a court heard.
Cambridge graduate Matthew Falder, 28, admitted more than 100 offences, including encouraging a teenager to rape a four-year-old boy.
Falder contacted 50 victims online over seven year... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41640079 |
Boy crushed by wooden pole in Kelloholm identified - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Investigations are continuing into the accident which claimed the life of Keiran Esquierdo on Sunday. | South Scotland | Keiran Esquierdo died at the scene of the accident in Kelloholm
A 12-year-old boy who was crushed to death by a heavy wooden pole as he played with friends has been named by police.
Keiran Esquierdo died at the scene of the accident in his home village of Kelloholm, in Dumfries and Galloway.
Emergency services were ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-41631294 |
All Northern Ireland schools to close after storm warning - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | All schools in Northern Ireland will close on Monday due to the risk posed by gusts resulting from Hurricane Ophelia. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
All schools in Northern Ireland are to close on Monday due to risks posed by gusts resulting from Hurricane Ophelia.
The announcement was made by Stormont officials late on Sunday night after severe weather warnings were is... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41631481 |
Man dies after Walsall boxing match brawl - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 19-year-old is thought to have been stabbed in the neck in a fight outside Walsall Town Hall. | Birmingham & Black Country | A 19-year-old man has died after "large-scale disorder" broke out at a boxing event.
Police have launched a murder inquiry after the brawl at Walsall Town Hall on Saturday, where it is believed the man was stabbed in the neck.
The scene remained cordoned off on Sunday, as police searched for discarded weapons.
The v... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41627420 |
Financial regulator warns of growing debt among young people - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There has been a "pronounced" rise in debt among young people, the Financial Conduct Authority head warns. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jessica Malolepszy tells the BBC how her debt problems began with a holiday loan
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority has warned of a "pronounced" build up of debt among young people.
In an interview with ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41627238 |
Photos from 1970s show life in Manchester's Moss Side - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The images paint a very different picture of one of Manchester's most notorious neighbourhoods. | Manchester | Children play on the street in Moss Side in 1972
Moss Side has long been associated with drugs, gangs and violence. But a collection of rarely seen images paint a very different picture of one of Manchester's most notorious neighbourhoods.
When Daniel Meadows moved to the city in 1970, he had a less than complimentar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41361171 |
Daimler recalls 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the UK - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than a million vehicles worldwide are being recalled over a potential airbag safety issue. | Business | About 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars are being recalled by Daimler in the UK over a potential airbag safety issue.
The firm's safety recall covers more than a million vehicles worldwide, including 495,000 in the US.
The recall is not related to the exploding Takata airbag scandal, and there have been no fatalities.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41633941 |
Hurricane Ophelia: As it happened - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ophelia battered Ireland with high winds, causing three deaths, power outages and school closures. | Northern Ireland | Keep up to date at bbc.co.uk/newsni
That's brings to an end our live coverage of Hurricane Ophelia - we'll keep you up to date with any further developments on our BBC News NI website. You can keep across the latest on road closures on the TrafficwatchNI website. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-41633566 |
Red sun phenomenon 'caused by Hurricane Ophelia' - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Saharan dust and forest fires are to blame for the phenomenon, says a weather expert. | England | Central London was one of many parts to witness the phenomenon
An "unusual" reddish sky and red-looking sun have been reported across many parts of England.
The phenomenon was initially seen in the west of England and Wales before spreading to other areas.
BBC weather presenter Simon King said it was due to the remn... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41635906 |
Einstein's waves detected in star smash - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists detect the warping of space generated by the collision of two neutron stars. | Science & Environment | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Hear the 'sound' of two dead stars colliding
Scientists have detected the warping of space generated by the collision of two dead stars, or neutron stars.
They have confirmed that such mergers lead to the production of the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41640256 |
Wi-fi security flaw 'puts devices at risk of hacks' - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Researchers have revealed details of a major problem with the way wi-fi data is protected. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The wi-fi connections of businesses and homes around the world are at risk, according to researchers who have revealed a major flaw dubbed Krack.
It concerns an authentication system which is widely used to secure wireless ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41635516 |
Somalia: At least 230 dead in Mogadishu blast - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Saturday's truck bombing in the capital is the deadliest attack in Somalia's 10-year insurgency. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The death toll continues to rise after the deadly blast
A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday is now known to have killed at least 230 people, police say.
Hundreds more were wounde... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41621660 |
Why can't California control the wildfires? - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Northern California is experiencing the deadliest wildfires in its history. Why are so many dying? | US & Canada | California firefighters have struggled to contain the deadly blazes raging across the state
The wildfires raging across northern California are already the most fatal in the state's history; at least 40 people are dead and thousands of homes have been razed.
Wildfires are a common occurrence in California towards the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41627751 |
American cricket gets ready for take-off - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Could a new generation of immigrants help cricket finally crack America? | US & Canada | One of the world's most popular sports is barely known in the US. But, driven by a new generation of immigrants, could cricket finally take off?
It is a hot, sunny day in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Young men play basketball in the park. Barbecue smoke hangs in the hazy, late-summer air.
A cyclist rides past with the Sta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41590142 |
'Accelerate' - the word the Tories need - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government now has one word they can use as evidence that they are getting somewhere. | UK Politics | OK, in theory, if I am driving a car at four miles per hour and I speed up to eight miles per hour, technically I am accelerating.
I may still be basically crawling along. I still may be late - very, very late - for my eventual destination. But, by the very action of pressing the pedal and going faster, I am actually ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41642052 |
London's role in the Russian Revolution - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How events in London in the early 20th Century played a vital role in the lead up to the Russian Revolution. | UK Politics | The Islington pub where Bolsheviks and Mensheviks argued fiercely during the 1903 party congress
In August 1903, a small band of dedicated but argumentative political activists held a fractious conference in London.
It consisted of Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and about 50 other committed agitators who wanted to over... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41629394 |
Five charts about the fortunes of the Chinese family - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | China has become richer and more powerful, but what does this mean for the ordinary Chinese family? | China | In the five years since President Xi Jinping moved to the helm, China has become richer and more powerful. But what has this growth meant for the fate and fortunes of the ordinary Chinese family?
As China's most powerful decision-makers meet to set the course of the nation for the next five years and a new generation ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41424041 |
The seaside towns hit by a rising tide of debt - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Seaside towns - and the young families living in them - are suffering the worst debt levels. | Business | Seaside towns in England and Wales - and the young families living in them - are suffering the worst levels of debt in the country, new figures reveal.
The Isle of Wight has the highest level of insolvencies amongst young adults, according to the Insolvency Service, followed by Torbay and Scarborough.
Overall the num... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41608881 |
UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The TV series Opposite Number was cancelled following a cyber-attack in 2014. | Technology | Kim Jong-un's officials described Opposite Number as being "slanderous"
North Korean hackers targeted a British television company making a drama about the country, it has emerged.
The series - due to be written by an Oscar-nominated screenwriter - has been shelved.
In August 2014, Channel 4 announced what it said w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41640976 |
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