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North Korea crisis: Tillerson says diplomacy will continue - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | 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 |
AirAsia flight returns to Perth after mid-air scare - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Video shows passengers on the flight from Australia to Indonesia being told to "get down". | Australia | The plane (not pictured) experienced problems about 25 minutes after take-off
An AirAsia Indonesia flight has been forced to turn back to Australia after pilots were alerted to a possible loss of cabin pressure, airport officials say.
Flight QZ535, bound for the Indonesian island of Bali, changed course about 25 minu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41631384 |
Thomas Sankara - interviewing an African legend aged 11 - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | 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 |
Hurricane Ophelia: Latest updates - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | All the latest news as the British Isles prepares for the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia. | UK | HSE in Ireland back to normal in 'a few days'
Ireland's health service says to expect delays while its clinics catch up on a backlog of cancelled appointments. HSE cancelled all appointments on Monday due to the storm but hopes to "gradually return to normal services over the next few days". For more details and the l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-41633276 |
China congress: How authorities censor your thoughts - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Stephen McDonell examines China's clampdown on free speech ahead of the party congress. | China | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What can and can't you say in China?
If you control public communication you can control the way people think and how they behave. That's what Xi Jinping's government is counting on.
And it is never more true than at the ti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41523073 |
Exploring the casting couch culture of LA - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | 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 | 2017-10-16 | 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 |
Hurricane Ophelia: Three people die as storm hits Ireland - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | 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 |
Theresa May to dine with EU chiefs amid Brexit 'deadlock' - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM will be accompanied by the Brexit secretary as she aims to break the stalemate with the EU. | UK Politics | Theresa May is in Brussels for a dinner later with EU leaders in a bid to end a stalemate over Brexit.
The meeting, with chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, comes days after the pair said talks were in "deadlock".
Brexit Secretary David Davis is joining Mrs May for the meeting, a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41631711 |
Family dog 'may have killed young boy' in Glengormley - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | 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 |
Malta blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in car bomb attack - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Government critic Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in an attack the PM calls "barbaric". | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Debris was strewn over the road and a nearby field
A prominent blogger in Malta, who had accused the island's government of corruption, has died in a car bomb attack, according to police.
Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, was rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41637730 |
US Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl admits desertion - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 31-year-old US Army sergeant tells the court his conduct was "very inexcusable". | US & Canada | Bergdahl arrives at the courthouse on Monday
Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier held as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehaviour before the enemy.
The 31-year-old Army sergeant entered his plea on Monday before a military judge at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The Id... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41642168 |
Parsons Green Tube station stabbing: One dead, two hurt - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The incident is not being treated as terror-related, London Ambulance Service said. | London | One man died at the scene of the stabbing
A man has died and two others have been injured in a stabbing outside Parsons Green Tube station in London.
The attack happened just after 19:30 BST on Monday at the station where 30 people were injured in a terror attack last month.
A 20-year-old man died in the stabbing, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41644039 |
How the humble S-bend made modern toilets possible - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Designed in 1775, the S-bend was key to the flushing toilet, and public sanitation as we know it. | Business | "Gentility of speech is at an end," thundered an editorial in London's City Press, in 1858. "It stinks!"
The stink in question was partly metaphorical: politicians were failing to tackle an obvious problem.
As its population grew, London's system for disposing of human waste became woefully inadequate. To relieve pre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188465 |
Harvey Weinstein: Film company in talks over possible sale - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Talks with US investment firm Colony Capital come after sex allegations about Harvey Weinstein. | Business | The film production company co-founded by Harvey Weinstein, who is facing a number of sexual assault allegations, is in talks over a possible sale.
The Weinstein Company said it had entered a preliminary deal with US private equity firm Colony Capital.
Mr Weinstein, 65, was fired by the board of his company earlier t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41641419 |
Hospitals in England to ban 'super-size' chocolate bars - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sweets and chocolate should be under a 250-calorie limit, NHS England says. | Health | "Super-sized" chocolate bars are to be banished from hospital shops, canteens and vending machines, NHS England says.
Sweets and chocolate sold in hospitals should be 250 calories or under, the head of the body says.
Under the plans, most "grab bags" will be banned - with hospitals given a cash boost for facilitating... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41630681 |
Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner to marry Joe Jonas - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | 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 |
Andrew Lloyd Webber to retire from House of Lords - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The composer will be stepping down at midnight after 20 years as a Conservative peer. | UK Politics | Lord Lloyd Webber was made a Conservative peer by John Major in 1997
Andrew Lloyd Webber is to retire from the Lords as of midnight on Monday, the House has confirmed.
The 69-year-old composer became a life peer in the 1997 New Year's Honours list and sat as a Conservative member.
In a statement from his team, Lord ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41642046 |
Hurricane Ophelia: Three killed as storm lashes Ireland - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Irish PM warns people to stay indoors and schools across the island are to remain closed on Tuesday. | Northern Ireland | Battling the heavy winds in Donaghadee, County Down
Three people have been killed as Hurricane Ophelia lashes Ireland, with a national emergency declared in the Republic of Ireland.
One man in his 30s died in a chainsaw accident while trying to clear a fallen tree in County Tipperary.
A tree came down on this house ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41632835 |
Mesh surgeon investigated by NHS trust in Bristol - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tony Dixon works at Southmead Hospital and at the Spire private hospital in Bristol. | Bristol | The mesh implants are used to ease incontinence and to support organs
A surgeon who carried out mesh surgery that left women in severe pain is being investigated by his NHS trust.
Tony Dixon, who is based in Bristol, uses a technique known as mesh rectopexy to fix bowel problems, often caused by childbirth.
Several ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41596436 |
Jonny Bairstow on his dad, Cape Town, Geoffrey Boycott and Jonny Wilkinson - BBC Sport | 2017-10-16 | null | England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow opens up to Michael Vaughan in a special interview for BBC Radio 5 live. | null | Even for an international sportsman, Jonny Bairstow's story is extraordinary.
That the Yorkshireman has had his share of setbacks on the way to becoming one of the leading wicketkeeper-batsmen in the world, or that the young Bairstow was an extremely talented footballer and rugby player are noteworthy, but only a smal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41523011 |
The 'working class boy' who built a £1bn business - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paresh Davdra developed his successful money exchange firm from the ground up. | Business | Mr Davdra's wife recently treated him to a new Harley Davidson
Paresh Davdra is thrilled about the brand new Harley Davidson waiting for him in a friend's garage.
It's not a sign of a mid-life crisis, he insists, but a wedding present from his wife who he married in August.
He just has one more test to pass to get h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41412635 |
Can we teach robots ethics? - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | 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 |
Facebook buys weeks-old app for teens to be nice to each other - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An app encouraging teens to say nice things to each other has been bought by Facebook. | Technology | The tbh app had been downloaded five million times in nine weeks
An app that encourages teens to be nice to each other has been acquired by Facebook for an undisclosed fee.
The app - called tbh, meaning "to be honest" - is just nine weeks old, but had already been downloaded five million times.
The app's creators sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41646738 |
Ed Sheeran breaks arm in cycling accident - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pop star's tour dates could be in jeopardy after he has "a bit of a bicycle accident". | Entertainment & Arts | The pop star has the biggest-selling album of the year
Pop star Ed Sheeran has broken his right arm, putting his upcoming tour dates in jeopardy.
"I've had a bit of a bicycle accident," wrote the star on his Instagram page, posting a picture of his arm in a cast.
"I'm currently waiting on some medical advice, which ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41636692 |
Sex exploitation 'as bad in music industry as in Hollywood' - BBC News | 2017-10-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Music manager Sarah Bowden said she had once been sacked after refusing to sleep with a manager. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sarah Bowden says one major promoter exposed himself to her
The treatment and sexual exploitation of women in the music industry is "as bad, if not worse" than in Hollywood, an experienced artist manager has said.
Sarah Bow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41633726 |
Newspaper headlines: MI5 boss warns web giants and pension 'timebomb' - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The MI5 chief tells internet firms to stop aiding terrorists, and 15m workers not paying into a pension make the front pages. | The Papers | MI5 chief Andrew Parker features on several of Tuesday's front pages
The Guardian leads with a warning from the head of MI5 that Britain is facing its most severe terror threat ever.
The paper says that Andrew Parker believes more attacks are inevitable.
The Daily Mail, which also has the story on its front page, sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41660611 |
Bombardier to partner Airbus on C-Series jets - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The European aerospace firm is to take a majority stake in Bombardier's C-Series jet project. | Northern Ireland | Parts of Bombardier's C-Series planes are made in Belfast
European aerospace firm Airbus is to take a majority stake in Bombardier's C-Series jet project.
Bombardier has faced a series of problems over the plane, most recently a trade dispute in the US that imposed a 300% import tariff.
Bombardier's Northern Ireland... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41646795 |
Royal baby: William and Catherine's third child due in April - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pregnancy, which has seen the duchess suffer morning sickness, was announced in September. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Duchess of Cambridge and Paddington danced on Monday
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's third child is due in April, Kensington Palace says.
It said the couple were "delighted". They already have two children: Prince G... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41655914 |
Family 'hit hard' as ex-England captain Terry Butcher's son dies - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Terry Butcher has previously voiced his pride in son Christopher for his military service. | Suffolk | It is not yet known how Capt Christopher Butcher (right), who was 35 years old, died
The "hero" son of former England football captain Terry Butcher has died, his family has confirmed.
Ex-Army Capt Christopher Butcher, who had served in Afghanistan, died on Monday morning.
Announcing the death on Facebook, his young... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-41650856 |
Councils buying homeless one-way train tickets - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One rough sleeper said his local council offered him a ticket to a city he had never been to before. | UK | Charity Homeless Link said using one-way train tickets could leave rough sleepers "more isolated"
A number of councils in England are regularly buying one-way train tickets for homeless people out of their area, the Victoria Derbyshire show has found.
Some spent more than £1,000 a year on fares and charity Homeless L... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41501554 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Rage of Ophelia' and 15-year limit on peerages - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A storm turns the UK skies orange and a plan to limit new peerages to 15 years feature on Tuesday's front pages. | The Papers | Many of the front pages have pictures of the effects of Storm Ophelia. The Guardian and the i show crowds watching as huge waves crash into the harbour wall and lighthouse at Porthcawl in south Wales.
"Rage of Ophelia" is the headline in the i. For the Star, it's "Hell Storm".
The orange skies produced by the dust an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41646271 |
Weinstein scandal: Game of Thrones actress 'felt powerless' - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Weinstein was "holding tightly to the back of my arm" after she rebuffed him, Lena Headey said. | Entertainment & Arts | Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister on the popular HBO show, has accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment.
The Hollywood mogul was "furious" after she resisted his sexual advances, she details in a series of Twitter posts.
The British actress joins a list of over 40 women who... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41650350 |
UK inflation at highest since April 2012 - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Increases in transport and food prices push inflation to the highest rate for more than five years. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The UK's key inflation rate hit its highest for more than five years in September, driven up by increases in transport and food prices.
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) climbed to 3%, a level it last reached in April 2012, a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41649498 |
Amber alert as Ophelia storm reaches Scotland - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The warning is extended to south-west Scotland as the tail-end of Hurricane Ophelia hits with gusts of more than 70mph. | Scotland | The Scout hut in Castle Douglas lost its roof in the high winds
Winds gusting at more than 70mph and heavy rain have hit parts of Scotland as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia reached the UK and Ireland.
The Met Office has extended an amber "be prepared" warning to cover the south-west of the country. It is valid fro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41627846 |
Hurricane Ophelia: Weather warnings lifted as storm passes - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Power has been restored to most homes in the UK but thousands remain without electricity in Ireland. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Weather warnings have been lifted after the storm caused by the remnants of Ophelia moved away from the UK.
Some 50,000 UK homes lost power during the storm - mainly in Northern Ireland - but most have been reconnected.
Ho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41647852 |
Why I secretly taped my disability assessment - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | 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 |
Kurz and charisma: What propels young leaders to power? - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Austria's Sebastian Kurz is just 31 - but he is not the first "Wunderkind" in modern politics. | Europe | "Black is Cool": Sebastian Kurz (sitting, centre) in a campaign photo in 2011
In Austria they call him "Wunderwuzzi" - meaning "whizzkid" or "hotshot".
At just 31, the conservative Sebastian Kurz is poised to become Europe's youngest leader, after giving the Austrian People's Party a dramatic makeover.
No detail is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41640326 |
Sainsbury's to cut 2,000 jobs in cost-saving drive - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK supermarket plans to cut jobs in human resources as part of a £500m cost-saving plan. | Business | Sainsbury's has said it will cut up to 2,000 jobs from its human resources staff as part of plans to reduce costs.
The UK's second biggest supermarket chain says the "difficult decision" will affect roles in stores, as well as in the company's central offices.
It plans to make 1,400 payroll and HR clerks redundant an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41652424 |
Why is China investing heavily in south-east Europe? - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beijing's spending spree in Greece and the Balkans raises concerns that the EU will object to its involvement in the region. | Europe | China is pouring billions of pounds' worth of investment into Greece and other Balkan countries to create a "New Silk Road" from the Mediterranean into the heart of the European Union.
The initiative, called One Belt One Road (OBOR) involves the transformation and upgrading of harbours, airports, roads and rail across... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41654346 |
Kevin Nunes shooting: The police mistakes that sank a murder case - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A family's search for the truth over a young footballer's cold-blooded murder. | Birmingham & Black Country | The killing of Kevin Nunes in 2002 remains unsolved after a string of police mistakes
A promising young footballer shot dead. Five men jailed for his murder released after a catalogue of police mistakes.
Fifteen years on from his cold-blooded killing, the family of Kevin Nunes have no answers to their questions, no-o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41608511 |
'Go to the dentist and get fined £100' - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dentists warn that thousands of vulnerable people are wrongly being fined over dental treatment. | Family & Education | Charlotte Waite says it is distressing when so many wrong fines are being issued
Going to the dentist is something that many would want to avoid - but how about if you also faced a penalty fine?
More than 40,000 people a year in England are getting fines of £100 - from an automated system that dentists say is hitting... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41639456 |
Ghost of boy 'seen at Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire' - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ghost apparently held visitors' hands at the castle, dubbed the "spookiest" by English Heritage. | Derby | English Heritage staff said they saw a ghost of a little boy at Bolsover Castle
A castle where the ghost of a boy was apparently seen holding visitors' hands without them noticing has been voted England's spookiest.
English Heritage (EH) staff gave the verdict on Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, which is built on an an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-41651706 |
Crimewatch axed by BBC after 33 years - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But daytime sister programme Crimewatch Roadshow will continue, the corporation says. | Entertainment & Arts | Jeremy Vine and Tina Daheley have fronted the show since its relaunch last year
Crimewatch, one of the BBC's longest-running shows, is being axed after 33 years.
The programme, which asks viewers for help to track down criminals, is hosted by Jeremy Vine and Tina Daheley.
The BBC said in a statement: "We are incredi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41648972 |
Photos from 1970s show life in Manchester's Moss Side - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | 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 |
Wi-fi security flaw 'puts devices at risk of hacks' - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | 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 |
Red sun phenomenon 'caused by Hurricane Ophelia' - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | 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 |
Should children be heard in English family court cases? - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Campaigners say youngsters should be allowed to put their views to judges. | UK | Children, campaigners and some judges are calling for a change in the law so that children at the heart of family cases in England and Wales can talk in private to the judge if they so choose.
More than 100,000 children were involved in family court cases over the past year, according to the guardian service Cafcass.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41603236 |
Einstein's waves detected in star smash - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | 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 |
Reversing Brexit would boost economy, says OECD - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The global economic body says staying in the EU would have "significant" positive impact on growth. | Business | Reversing the Brexit process would boost the UK economy, the international economic body, the OECD has said.
A new referendum or a change of government leading to the UK staying within the EU would have a "significant" positive impact on growth, the OECD said.
It also warned "no deal" would see investment seize up, t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41652416 |
'Accelerate' - the word the Tories need - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | 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 |
Malta journalist Caruana Galizia: Anti-corruption warrior - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is seen as an attack on democracy. | Europe | The killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb has left Malta in shock.
On one hand, it caused alarm that organised crime and political vendettas may have spiralled out of control. Caruana Galizia, 53, had relentlessly accused various Maltese politicians and other officials of corruption ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41650312 |
Somali bomb victims: Searching for clues - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Facebook page is helping to identify those killed or missing in Somalia's deadliest terror attack in a decade. | Africa | A Facebook page has been set up to help identify the victims of Somalia's deadliest terror attack in a decade as well as those still missing.
A lorry full of explosives destroyed hotels, government offices and restaurants at a busy junction in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 281 people and injuring another 30... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41652817 |
UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | 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 |
What Sean Hughes wanted to happen after his death - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The comic, who died on Monday, wrote a poignant poem about his own death back in the 1990s. | Entertainment & Arts | A poem about death written by comedian Sean Hughes 23 years ago has resurfaced on social media as a poignant tribute.
The poem, published in Sean's Book in 1994, is titled Death and lays out a list of things he wanted to happen after he passed away.
He said he wanted people at his funeral to "have a laugh, a dance, m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41651280 |
Brexit: Does the UK owe the EU money? - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brexiters says there is no legal obligation for the UK to pay anything to leave the EU. | UK Politics | The Claim: The UK could, in theory, walk away from the EU without paying any money at all.
"We don't as a matter of law owe anything at all" - David Jones MP, 15 October
"We're actually under no legal obligation to pay any money at all after we've left" - Bernard Jenkin MP, 22 September
"We don't owe them any money"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41635217 |
Domino's pizza shop sex couple spared jail - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Daniella Hirst and Craig Smith were captured on CCTV having sex in a Domino's takeaway in Scarborough. | York & North Yorkshire | Craig Smith and Daniella Hirst were sentenced at Scarborough Magistrates' Court
A couple who had sex against the counter of a pizza delivery shop have been given community orders.
Daniella Hirst, 29, and Craig Smith, 31, were captured on CCTV in a Domino's shop in Scarborough in February.
Hirst, of Bridlington, plea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-41649812 |
Jeffrey Barry guilty of 'savage' stab murder in Bristol - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeffrey Barry, 56, stabbed and dismembered Kurdish refugee Kamil Ahmad during a 40-minute attack. | Bristol | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A man has been found guilty of murdering his neighbour in a "savage and sustained" knife attack that lasted more than 40 minutes.
Jeffrey Barry, who has paranoid schizophrenia, falsely claimed victim Kamil Ahmad was a rapis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41653795 |
'Anne Frank' children's costume sparks controversy - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Retailers remove the outfit after a social media backlash over its portrayal of the Holocaust victim. | US & Canada | Anne Frank, who became a symbol of courage, died at the age of 15
Online retailers are removing a children's costume from websites after facing a backlash over its portrayal of teenage Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Several sites have ceased selling the outfit, though others continue to market it as a "World War Two ev... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41651066 |
China congress: How authorities censor your thoughts - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Stephen McDonell examines China's clampdown on free speech ahead of the party congress. | China | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What can and can't you say in China?
If you control public communication you can control the way people think and how they behave. That's what Xi Jinping's government is counting on.
And it is never more true than at the ti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41523073 |
Mike Samwell death: Widow 'held dying husband's hand' - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-Royal Navy officer Mike Samwell was found by his wife with tyre marks on his chest, a court hears. | Manchester | Former submarine officer Mr Samwell died in hospital from his injuries on 23 April
A widow sobbed as she told a court how she held her dying husband's hand and told him she loved him after he was run over by car thieves.
Mike Samwell, 35, had been woken in the early hours by a break-in at his home in Chorlton, Manche... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41650637 |
Hurricane Ophelia: Three people die as storm hits Ireland - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | 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 |
Reese Witherspoon says she was assaulted by a director at 16 - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Hollywood star says the incident was at the hands of an unnamed director. | Entertainment & Arts | Reese Witherspoon said it had been "a hard week for women in Hollywood"
Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon has said she was assaulted by an unnamed film director when she was 16.
In a speech at an Elle Women in Hollywood event on Monday, the Legally Blonde and Walk the Line star said she felt "true disgust at th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41656345 |
Thieves pretend to be police in Llay to target couple - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The two thieves pretended to be searching for damage caused by Storm Ophelia. | North East Wales | Thieves stole a "substantial quantity of cash" from an elderly couple's home by pretending to be police officers.
The two thieves said they needed to turn the water stop-cock off because of damage from Storm Ophelia around 19:45 BST on 16 October.
After they left, the couple, who live in Llay, Wrexham, noticed money ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-41653072 |
Red sun phenomenon 'caused by Saharan dust', analysis shows - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The dust was dragged in from the Sahara by the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia. | Nottingham | Dr Beth Steer collected dust samples from her car windscreen and put them under a scanning electron microscope
Analysis of tiny particles has confirmed that dust blown over from the Sahara caused the sun and sky to appear red in many parts of England.
Scientists at the University of Nottingham studied dust particles ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-41654436 |
MI5 boss Andrew Parker warns of 'intense’ terror threat - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Andrew Parker says there is "more terrorist activity coming at us" and it can be "harder to detect". | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. MI5 chief Andrew Parker: 'Over 3,000 extremists in the UK'
The UK's intelligence services are facing an "intense" challenge from terrorism, the head of MI5 has warned.
Andrew Parker said there was currently "more terrorist ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41655488 |
Amber Rudd calls Brexit without a deal 'unthinkable' - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The home secretary promises arrangements will be in place with the EU to maintain security. | UK Politics | The home secretary said security co-operation must be at the heart of the UK's future relations with the EU
The prospect of Brexit happening without any deal being reached between the UK and the EU is "unthinkable", Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said.
Ms Rudd was responding to a question about the impact on security ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41655195 |
No 'magical solutions' for Theresa May's Brexit talks - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU wants answers on the money question before discussions can progress, says the BBC's Katya Adler. | Europe | Prime Minister Theresa May, seen here travelling to Brussels, wants to speed up the pace of Brexit talks
"Magic solutions" were the words used by one EU diplomat to describe what British Prime Minister Theresa May was looking for during her dinner in Brussels on Monday night.
These elusive solutions are meant to addr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41650246 |
Parsons Green Tube station stabbing: One dead, two hurt - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The incident is not being treated as terror-related, London Ambulance Service said. | London | One man died at the scene of the stabbing
A man has died and two others have been injured in a stabbing outside Parsons Green Tube station in London.
The attack happened just after 19:30 BST on Monday at the station where 30 people were injured in a terror attack last month.
A 20-year-old man died in the stabbing, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41644039 |
The big cases Crimewatch helped solve - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After 33 years on our screens, the BBC programme helped solve numerous police investigations. | UK | The team on Crimewatch have been working with the public to solve cases for 33 years
After 33 years of appeals and reconstructions, Crimewatch will be hanging up its phone lines for the last time as the BBC axes the ground-breaking programme.
The BBC One institution called on the public to help solve some of the UK's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41649334 |
From sweets to furniture: The secrets of selling online - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What's the best way to sell online? And how do you make sure your website really works? | Business | Lavinia Davolio says selling her luxury sweets on Amazon Marketplace has been good for business
What are the best ways to sell online? And how do you make sure you have a website that really works? Part one in our eight-part series exploring all things e-commerce.
Lavinia Davolio makes luxury handmade sweets inspired... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41636026 |
How the humble S-bend made modern toilets possible - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Designed in 1775, the S-bend was key to the flushing toilet, and public sanitation as we know it. | Business | "Gentility of speech is at an end," thundered an editorial in London's City Press, in 1858. "It stinks!"
The stink in question was partly metaphorical: politicians were failing to tackle an obvious problem.
As its population grew, London's system for disposing of human waste became woefully inadequate. To relieve pre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41188465 |
Malta blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in car bomb attack - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Government critic Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in an attack the PM calls "barbaric". | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Debris was strewn over the road and a nearby field
A prominent blogger in Malta, who had accused the island's government of corruption, has died in a car bomb attack, according to police.
Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, was rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41637730 |
Jonny Bairstow on his dad, Cape Town, Geoffrey Boycott and Jonny Wilkinson - BBC Sport | 2017-10-17 | null | England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow opens up to Michael Vaughan in a special interview for BBC Radio 5 live. | null | Even for an international sportsman, Jonny Bairstow's story is extraordinary.
That the Yorkshireman has had his share of setbacks on the way to becoming one of the leading wicketkeeper-batsmen in the world, or that the young Bairstow was an extremely talented footballer and rugby player are noteworthy, but only a smal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41523011 |
Humberside Police defends social media pictures of officers on dodgems - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Officers were talking to stallholders during a quiet period as "light-hearted public engagement". | Humberside | More than 25 officers were on patrol each day during the week-long Hull Fair
Police officers pictured riding the dodgems at Hull Fair were doing so as "light-hearted public engagement", force bosses say.
The Sun newspaper printed the pictures taken from an officer's Twitter page and said residents were "furious".
Bu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-41649296 |
Rise in hate crime in England and Wales - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There has been a 29% rise, with the biggest increase in disability and transgender hate crime. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A man with his face disguised who claims to have attacked EU immigrants
The number of hate crimes in England and Wales has increased by 29%, according to Home Office statistics.
There were 80,393 offences in 2016-17, compar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41648865 |
Facebook buys weeks-old app for teens to be nice to each other - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An app encouraging teens to say nice things to each other has been bought by Facebook. | Technology | The tbh app had been downloaded five million times in nine weeks
An app that encourages teens to be nice to each other has been acquired by Facebook for an undisclosed fee.
The app - called tbh, meaning "to be honest" - is just nine weeks old, but had already been downloaded five million times.
The app's creators sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41646738 |
Parsons Green Tube stabbing: Victim named as Omid Saidy - BBC News | 2017-10-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Omid Saidy was fatally wounded in the attack outside Parsons Green Tube station. | London | Omid Saidy was stabbed to death outside Parsons Green Tube
A man killed outside Parsons Green Tube station was stabbed after confronting a drug dealer, Scotland Yard has said.
Omid Saidy was fatally wounded and two others were injured in the attack on Monday night.
The 20-year-old from Fulham died after confronting ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41655350 |
Newspaper headlines: MI5 boss warns web giants and pension 'timebomb' - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The MI5 chief tells internet firms to stop aiding terrorists, and 15m workers not paying into a pension make the front pages. | The Papers | MI5 chief Andrew Parker features on several of Tuesday's front pages
The Guardian leads with a warning from the head of MI5 that Britain is facing its most severe terror threat ever.
The paper says that Andrew Parker believes more attacks are inevitable.
The Daily Mail, which also has the story on its front page, sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41660611 |
Traffic jams: UK's worst motorway disruption revealed - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Spilt fuel, emergency repairs and a burning lorry cost millions in wasted time and money. | England | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. How do you avoid holiday traffic jams?
The worst traffic jams in the UK left drivers facing up to 15 hours of disruption and tailbacks.
A fuel spill, broken down vehicles and an emergency viaduct repair were behind the most... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41651246 |
Blac Chyna sues the Kardashian family - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reality star claims assault and that Kardashians want to destroy her | Entertainment & Arts | Blac Chyna says the Kardashians sabotaged her television series
Blac Chyna is suing the Kardashian family, alleging they are to blame for the axing of her reality TV show.
She claims the "vindictive" family wants to destroy her.
Blac Chyna's attorney confirmed to the BBC that Kris Jenner is named as a defendant in t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41664188 |
Theresa May to scrap universal credit helpline charges - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But PM rejects Labour's calls to pause the new benefit's roll-out as she loses symbolic Commons vote. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Speaking in September 2017, claimants told the BBC about the problems they faced
People will be able to call the government's universal credit helpline without being charged, within weeks.
Prime Minister Theresa May said sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41659504 |
Weinstein scandal: Game of Thrones actress 'felt powerless' - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Weinstein was "holding tightly to the back of my arm" after she rebuffed him, Lena Headey said. | Entertainment & Arts | Game of Thrones actress Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister on the popular HBO show, has accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment.
The Hollywood mogul was "furious" after she resisted his sexual advances, she details in a series of Twitter posts.
The British actress joins a list of over 40 women who... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41650350 |
Reality Check: Is it legal to tax old people more? - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chancellor is tipped to include measures to help young people in his budget, at the expense of older taxpayers. | UK | In November, the man who holds the UK's purse-strings will announce how the nation's money will be spent in the year ahead. And rumours have begun flying about potential cuts and giveaways in the pipeline.
Among these, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is rumoured to be planning a reduced rate of National Ins... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41656117 |
French magazine accused of glorifying rock-star murderer - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Les Inrockuptibles defends making Bertrand Cantat - who killed his girlfriend - its cover star. | Europe | Actress Marie Trintignant pictured on the set of French TV series Colette, less than a month before she was killed
A leading French music magazine has responded to criticism for making a rock star who killed his girlfriend its cover star.
Les Inrockuptibles placed Bertrand Cantat, who beat actress Marie Trintignant t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41657066 |
Newspaper headlines: PM pledge and FA chiefs 'urged to resign' - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's promise to let EU nationals stay and questions over the future of the FA's bosses feature on the front pages. | The Papers | A year on from the Brexit referendum, says the Financial Times, the government has still not spelled out what that will mean for the economy.
The paper sees division in the two main parties, the House of Lords, and across the UK.
If things turn nasty, it thinks the government should resist the "petulant and reckless"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41674515 |
Why is China investing heavily in south-east Europe? - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Beijing's spending spree in Greece and the Balkans raises concerns that the EU will object to its involvement in the region. | Europe | China is pouring billions of pounds' worth of investment into Greece and other Balkan countries to create a "New Silk Road" from the Mediterranean into the heart of the European Union.
The initiative, called One Belt One Road (OBOR) involves the transformation and upgrading of harbours, airports, roads and rail across... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41654346 |
Carrie Fisher gave a cow tongue to predatory producer - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Star Wars actress gave a cow tongue in a Tiffany box to teach the Hollywood producer a lesson. | Entertainment & Arts | Carrie Fisher hand delivered the "gift" to the producer
Carrie Fisher once gave a Hollywood producer a cow's tongue after learning he had assaulted her friend.
Heather Ross, who works in the film industry, told Fisher about how the unnamed producer sexually assaulted her in his car.
Fisher reacted by personally deli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41650345 |
'Go to the dentist and get fined £100' - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dentists warn that thousands of vulnerable people are wrongly being fined over dental treatment. | Family & Education | Charlotte Waite says it is distressing when so many wrong fines are being issued
Going to the dentist is something that many would want to avoid - but how about if you also faced a penalty fine?
More than 40,000 people a year in England are getting fines of £100 - from an automated system that dentists say is hitting... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41639456 |
Ex-England captain Terry Butcher 'devastated' by son's death - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Terry Butcher said his son Christopher's life had been "tragically cut short". | Suffolk | Terry Butcher, left, said the life of his son Christopher, right, was "tragically cut short"
Former England football captain Terry Butcher has said he is "devastated" by the death of his son, Christopher.
The ex-army captain, who had served in the Royal Artillery and in Afghanistan, died on Monday morning, aged 35.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-41673276 |
Millions miss bills as finances bite - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than four million people face difficulties over domestic or credit bills, says a major study. | Business | An estimated 4.1 million people are in financial difficulty owing to missed domestic or credit bills, a major study has found.
These consumers - most likely to be aged between 25 and 34 - have failed to pay bills in three or more of the last six months.
The findings come as part of a survey of 13,000 people by the re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41655915 |
Brexit: EU leaders seek Brexit talks progress - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leaders gather for a crunch summit as the UK faces EU calls to do more to break the deadlock. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May: I want 'urgency' on citizens' deal
EU leaders have urged Theresa May to do more to break the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations as they gather at a crunch Brussels summit.
Dutch PM Mark Rutte said "a lot more ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41672097 |
Charlotte Brown speedboat death: Jack Shepherd in court - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jack Shepherd faces a manslaughter charge after Charlotte Brown fell into the River Thames. | London | Charlotte Brown, known as Charli, was a business development consultant from London
A man whose date died after falling from a speedboat into the River Thames has appeared in court.
Charlotte Brown, 24, died in hospital after both she and Jack Shepherd ended up in the river on 8 December 2015.
Police were called to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41666295 |
Fake news: a teenage dilemma - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Smartphones and the internet create such an avalanche of facts, opinions, images and conflicting messages. Is teaching news literacy worthwhile? | Entertainment & Arts | The other day I went up to Birmingham to gauge how teenagers are getting their news and, more importantly, whether they can distinguish fact from fiction.
It is always dangerous to extrapolate from the specific experience or anecdote to a general view, and smart policy should be based on solid data. Nevertheless, I wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41665814 |
Pre-sex HIV drug 'no-brainer' for NHS - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prep treatment could prevent a quarter of new HIV cases and save the NHS millions, experts calculate. | Health | A drug to dramatically cut the risk of HIV infection during sex would save the UK around £1bn over the next 80 years, say scientists.
The team at University College London says Prep, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a "no-brainer" for the NHS.
The study predicts that giving Prep to men who have sex with men would prev... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41637901 |
Christian Cole: Oxford University's first black student - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The University of Oxford pays tribute to its first black student Christian Cole. | Oxford | Christian Cole was depicted in cartoons during his time at Oxford
In a salute to a "remarkable" man, the University of Oxford has paid tribute to its first black student. But who was Christian Cole and what was life like for him at a time when being black at the university wasn't merely unusual, but remarkable?
Cole ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-40429917 |
Children 'embarrassed by tipsy parents' - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Adults do not have to drink a lot for children to notice changes in their behaviour, a study says. | UK | Moderate drinking by parents can have a negative impact on children, causing anxiety and disrupting bedtime routines, a study says.
The Institute of Alcohol Studies said parents do not have to regularly drink large amounts around children for them to notice changes in adults' behaviour.
Three in 10 parents said they ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41665460 |
Whiff of foreboding about Brexit talks - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Whatever the spin and expectations management, the process is significantly behind schedule and Thursday's summit is unlikely to change that reality. | UK Politics | Let me be the first to make the bad joke, to use the predictable metaphor.
There will be a sour mood over the EU summit in the next couple of days, and that's not just because of the problem with the drains that sent toxic fumes into the atmosphere at the summit building forcing the talks back to the old premises next... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41674721 |
Dragons' Den-backed fake tan misled users, watchdog rules - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Skinny Tan broke advertising rules over claims it tones cellulite, the ASA finds. | Entertainment & Arts | Kate Cotton (right) and Louise Ferguson (left) pitching to the Dragons in 2013
A self-tanning product launched with the help of investment from the Dragons' Den panel has been found to mislead customers.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found claims by Skinny Tan that its product could "tone" or give "less v... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41664183 |
Malta journalist Caruana Galizia: Anti-corruption warrior - BBC News | 2017-10-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is seen as an attack on democracy. | Europe | The killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb has left Malta in shock.
On one hand, it caused alarm that organised crime and political vendettas may have spiralled out of control. Caruana Galizia, 53, had relentlessly accused various Maltese politicians and other officials of corruption ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41650312 |
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