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'Hollywood' sign changed to 'Hollyweed' in new year prank - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A prankster changes the world-famous Hollywood sign to read "Hollyweed" on New Year's Day. | US & Canada | The iconic sign was changed overnight on New Year's Eve
Residents of Los Angeles' most famous neighbourhood woke up on New Year's Day to find the world-famous Hollywood sign had been changed to read "Hollyweed".
Local media reported that police were treating the incident as minor trespass and were investigating.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38484733 |
Premier League in 2016: Alternative league tables for the calendar year - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | What if the Premier League was played over a calendar year? We take a look at who performed best - and worst - in 2016. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
What if the Premier League was played over a calendar year?
Who would be champions of 2016, which uncapped Englishman would finish above Jamie Vardy in the scoring charts, and which players would be in the running for individual awards?
We take a look at who performed best ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38467274 |
100 things we didn't know last year - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Each week we publish a list of 10 things we didn't know the week before. Here are 100 of our favourites from 2016. | Magazine | Interesting and unexpected facts from daily news stories are collected in the BBC's regular feature, 10 things we didn't know last week. Here is a selection of the best from 2016.
1. You could probably outrun a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
2. Ronald Reagan suggested that Margaret Thatcher read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38315407 |
Billions of pounds that you fail to claim - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Huge payouts - from benefits and compensation to pensions and lottery wins - go unclaimed. Why do you not receive what you are entitled to? | Business | A bumper lottery draw was organised following Team GB's success in the Rio Olympics
A glorious summer of sunshine and sporting success should have been even better for more than a dozen lottery players.
Thirteen winning tickets in the National Lottery draw of 27 August remain unclaimed - five of them are £1m wins.
I... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38318435 |
TV and radio stars we lost in 2016 - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look back at some of the faces and voices from TV and radio we lost in 2016. | Entertainment & Arts | Magician Paul Daniels died in March aged 77, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. He was at his Berkshire home with wife Debbie McGee when he died. Daniels presented a variety of game shows in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wipeout, Every Second Counts and Odd One Out and took over the primetime Saturday night sl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37975077 |
Istanbul nightclub attack: Gunman 'caught on camera' - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | null | Footage from the Dogan News Agency shows a gunman shooting outside Istanbul's Reina nightclub. | null | Footage from the Dogan News Agency shows a gunman shooting outside Istanbul's Reina nightclub.
At least 39 people, including at least 15 foreigners, were killed in an attack inside the club, as revellers marked the new year. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38483230 |
Anthony Martial: Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho tells forward to listen to him - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Manchester United forward Anthony Martial should "listen to me and not his agent", says manager Jose Mourinho. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial should "listen to me and not his agent", says manager Jose Mourinho.
The Frenchman's agent was reported to have said he is "studying" an option for his client to move to Sevilla.
Martial, 21, was United's top scorer last season with... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38480502 |
Have more famous people died in 2016? - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The year 2016 been held up as a particularly gloomy year for celebrity deaths. But has the grim reaper really been working overtime? | Magazine | It's been held up as a particularly gloomy year for celebrity deaths. But has the grim reaper really claimed the souls of more notable people than usual in 2016?
For their admirers, 2016 has been a sad year.
Back in April, the BBC's Obituaries Editor Nick Serpell was tasked with checking if there was anything unusual... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38329740 |
How a dead gorilla became the meme of 2016 - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After Harambe was shot in a sad incident in Cincinnati, he lived on in a million memes online. Why? | BBC Trending | His was the face which launched a thousand memes - so why did Harambe the gorilla capture 2016's collective online psyche?
It was a sad story that could have been even sadder. In May, a three-year-old child fell into an enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo. One of the Western lowland gorillas inside started dragging the boy ar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38383126 |
In pictures: Secrets of French diplomacy - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | War gets plenty of artistic representation - but what about the art of peace? An exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris explores the imagery of peace-making over the centuries. For history-lovers, it is a rare chance to see the originals of scores of treaties, concordats and other diplomatic treasures preserved in the... | Europe | Officially this document is a memorandum of understanding between France and the UK over fishing rights in Newfoundland, some islands off Guinea, and zones of influence in Madagascar and Egypt. In fact, it is the physical embodiment of the entente cordiale - the friendly compact agreed in 1904 between the two countries... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38320567 |
Entertainer Ken Dodd reacts to receiving a New Year Honour - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | null | Comedian Ken Dodd has been made a knight in the Queen's New Year Honours. | null | Comedian Ken Dodd has been made a knight in the Queen's New Year Honours for services to entertainment and charity.
The Liverpool star, 89, was made an OBE in 1982 spoke of his pride after being named in the honours list and said he would "wear it in bed". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38472743 |
Wayde van Niekerk relives Rio Olympics 400m gold - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk relives his historic 400m gold at the Rio Olympics, when he smashed Michael Johnson's 17-year-old world record. | null | South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk relives his historic 400m gold at the Rio Olympics, when he smashed Michael Johnson's 17-year-old world record. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38418992 |
Reflections on Africa - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Southern Africa correspondent looks back on nearly 12 years of reporting from the continent. | Africa | As she moves on from her posting, the BBC's Southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen looks back on nearly 12 years of reporting from the continent.
Africa is not a country. It is a continent that feels like it has come of age. Despite the very real problems of poverty, corruption and the sense you sometimes get in so... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38393661 |
Watford 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Tottenham outclass Watford at Vicarage Road as two goals apiece for Harry Kane and Dele Alli take them into the top four. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored two goals apiece as Tottenham thrashed lacklustre Watford to move into the Premier League's top four for the first time since October.
Spurs dominated from the off at Vicarage Road - having 13 shots in the first half alone - and seconds after ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38429666 |
Premiership: Sale Sharks 23-24 Bristol - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Tom Varndell becomes the Premiership's joint top try scorer of all time to help bottom side Bristol overcome Sale. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Tom Varndell became the Premiership's joint top try scorer of all time to help bottom side Bristol overcome Sale for a second straight league win.
Varndell equalled Mark Cueto's record of 90 tries to edge Bristol back into the contest at half-time, after a penalty try and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38445717 |
Manu Tuilagi out of England training camp after injury in Leicester defeat - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Manu Tuilagi is withdrawn from England's two-day training camp after suffering a knee injury playing for Leicester Tigers. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Manu Tuilagi has withdrawn from England's two-day training camp after suffering a knee injury playing for Leicester Tigers.
The 25-year-old centre was forced off inside the opening eight minutes of Sunday's 16-12 defeat by Saracens.
Tigers expect to find out the full ext... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38485970 |
Roger Federer can win another Grand Slam, says former coach Paul Annacone - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Roger Federer can return from a six-month injury absence and win another Grand Slam aged 35, says his former coach Paul Annacone. | null | Roger Federer can return from six months out and win another Grand Slam, says his former coach Paul Annacone.
The 35-year-old, who has won 17 majors, is due to make his comeback from a knee injury against Britain's Dan Evans in the Hopman Cup in Perth on Monday.
Annacone, who coached the Swiss from 2010 to 2013, told... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38390891 |
Darlington manager Martin Gray misses game to get married - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Darlington boss Martin Gray missed his side's National League North game at Halifax on Sunday - because he was getting married. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Darlington boss Martin Gray missed his side's game at Halifax on New Year's Day - because he was getting married.
His assistant Brian Atkinson wasn't there either because he was best man.
It may look like poor planning from the Quakers manager, but the date of the wedding w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38485008 |
New Year Honours 2017: Andy Murray 'honoured' by knighthood - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | null | Tennis star Sir Andy Murray says he still feels "like Andy" after being given a knighthood in the New Year Honours list. | null | Tennis star Sir Andy Murray said he still feels "like Andy" after being given a knighthood in the New Year Honours list.
He ended 2016 with a win over Milos Raonic at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38481089 |
Arsene Wenger: Olivier Giroud scorpion goal one of Arsenal manager's top five - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Olivier Giroud's 'scorpion' goal in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace is one of "the top five" strikes of Arsene Wenger's 21-year reign. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Olivier Giroud's 'scorpion' goal in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace is one of "the top five" strikes of manager Arsene Wenger's 21-year reign.
Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp goals are among Wenger's favourites but he said "this will be the Giroud goal".
He added: "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38486130 |
Acton pub gutted in New Year's Eve fire - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | null | Footage shows a fire blazing in the Aeronaut pub in Acton, west London. | null | New Year revellers had to flee from a pub before it was gutted by a fire that started just 30 minutes into 2017.
Partygoers had to be evacuated from the Aeronaut in Acton, west London, when the fire broke out.
London Fire Brigade said it rescued six people from a first-floor flat above the pub. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38483228 |
Love Island’s Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen get engaged - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The couple, who met on the reality show this summer, announced the big news on social media | Newsbeat | The couple, who're in New York to celebrate New Year, broke the news on Twitter and Instagram.
Olivia posted a picture of her new ring, saying she was "speechless". Alex summed things up by simply saying: "She said yes."
The two got together on the ITV2 reality dating show earlier this summer and came second to winni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38477751 |
Istanbul attack: Footage shows lone 'gunman' in nightclub - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | null | Unverified video footage on Turkish media apparently shows a gunman in a nightclub in Istanbul. | null | Police in Istanbul are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a night club, killing at least 39 people.
The attack happened at Reina nightclub early on Sunday, as hundreds of revellers marked the new year.
Unverified video footage on Turkish media apparently shows the killer in the club. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38483233 |
Drone photography: on top of the world - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Amazing drone photography captures extraordinary views around the globe. | In Pictures | Sighisoara, Transylvania, is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler - otherwise known as Dracula - and this shot imagines what he might have seen on his nocturnal flights. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38390897 |
Chris Coleman revealed as Nos Galan mystery runner - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | null | Wales football manager Chris Coleman is revealed as the mystery runner in the annual Nos Galan race. | null | Wales football manager Chris Coleman has been revealed as the mystery runner in the annual Nos Galan race.
Fresh from getting an OBE in the New Year Honours, Coleman joined more than 1,000 other runners in the race in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff.
The race is held every New Year's Eve.
Coleman, 46, told BBC Wale... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38478492 |
Losing the most precious thing I own, 7,000km from home - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eloise Dicker lost her late mother's treasured gold bracelet. Then a Facebook message changed everything. | Magazine | While travelling through Kyrgyzstan, Eloise Dicker lost her late mother's treasured gold bracelet. Then a Facebook message changed everything.
It was on the second day of our five-day trek that I realised it was missing.
We had packed up the tents and loaded the horses. I reached up to the horse's mane to pull myself... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38385480 |
Rangers 1-2 Celtic - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Celtic come from behind to beat Rangers and move 19 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Celtic came from behind to beat Old Firm rivals Rangers and move 19 points clear at the top of the Premiership.
Kenny Miller slid in to convert James Tavernier's cross and put the home side ahead early on.
Moussa Dembele's powerful shot from a Scott Sinclair corner flashed ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38424555 |
The women who invented the Brazilian wax - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Waxing pubic hair has become increasingly common, but how did the trend for the "Brazilian" wax begin? | Magazine | Waxing pubic hair has become increasingly common, but how did the trend for the "Brazilian" wax begin?
In an office toilet in London, young women discuss their grooming regimes. Jennifer, 19, waxes off all her pubic hair every month. "The pain is the worst thing I've ever been through, but I'm kind of used to it now,"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37896963 |
The psychological secrets to successful resolutions - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are psychological tricks which can help people achieve and stick to their new year goals. | Health | It's important to have achievable goals
After the excesses of the festive season, the thoughts of many turn to making resolutions to stop bad habits and take up healthier ones.
Unfortunately, quite a few fail.
But there are some psychological tactics which can be employed to increase the chances of success.
Psychol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38470263 |
National Archives: Thatcher's poll tax miscalculation - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Newly released cabinet papers shed light on Margaret Thatcher and the poll tax controversy | UK | It was Margaret Thatcher's biggest political misjudgement - and brought her career as prime minister to an ignominious end.
The poll tax (or community charge) was supposed to make local council finance fairer and more accountable. Instead it triggered civil disobedience and riots and a rebellion in the Conservative Pa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38382416 |
How are Australia's Syrian refugees coping? - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Australia has so far resettled about half of the 12,000 Syrian refugees it agreed to take last year. | Australia | Australia has resettled about half of the 12,000 refugees it agreed to take in over the past 13 months from the conflict in Syria, but how are they adapting to life in their new country?
It is a year since Iymen Baerli, a refugee from Syria, arrived in Sydney with his wife and three young children.
Within days, the s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38301489 |
Belfast chip shop goes viral after delivery order for cold and flu tablets - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Belfast chip shop goes viral after receiving an order for cold medicine from a customer. | Northern Ireland | The unusual chip shop order has attracted more than 8,000 likes on Facebook
Takeaway chip shops are used to getting orders for burgers, fish and sausages - but one in Belfast has gone viral after a flu-stricken customer asked them to deliver medicine.
Feeley's Fish and Chip Shop revealed the unusual request on its Fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38485402 |
Second calling: New lives for red telephone boxes - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The weird and wonderful street lives of decommissioned red telephone kiosks. | England | Most of the red phone boxes seen on the streets are the K6 model, known as the Jubilee Kiosk because it was designed in honour of the Silver Jubilee of King George V
The red telephone box was once a common sight across the land, a design so associated with Britishness that tourists would be as likely to pose beside on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36148287 |
Ambassador's wife accused of murder plot with lover - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | null | The wife of the Greek ambassador to Brazil is accused of colluding with her lover in his murder . | null | Police in Brazil have accused the Greek ambassador's wife of colluding with her lover in the murder of her husband, Kyriakos Amiridis.
An investigator said Francoise Amiridis had admitted having an affair with a policeman, whom she blamed for the killing. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38476907 |
Newspaper headlines: IS 'plotting UK chemical attack' and education reforms 'revolt' - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Sunday newspapers report on warnings that so-called IS is plotting a UK chemical attack, and cross-party attempts to delay higher education reforms. | The Papers | Events in Turkey came too late for the early editions of the morning papers.
The Sunday Times leads with a warning from Home Office minister Ben Wallace that the self-styled Islamic State group could be planning a chemical weapons attack on the UK.
In an interview, Mr Wallace - who is responsible for security - says ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38481409 |
Premiership: Leicester Tigers 12-16 Saracens - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Owen Farrell scores all of Saracens' points against Leicester, but victory is not enough to send the Londoners top. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Owen Farrell scored all of Saracens' points against Leicester, but victory was not enough to return the London club to the top of the Premiership.
In a tense first half, during which Leicester's injury-plagued England winger Manu Tuilagi limped off, the scores were locked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38445575 |
Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Olivier Giroud's incredible scorpion kick sets Arsenal on the way to a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace which moves them up to third. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Olivier Giroud's incredible scorpion kick set Arsenal on the way to a victory over Crystal Palace which moved them up to third in the Premier League.
With a cross from Alexis Sanchez delivered behind him, Frenchman Giroud elastically reached the ball with his left foot, loop... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38429686 |
360 video: London New Year's Eve fireworks - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 360 video | UK | If you couldn't get to the New Year's Eve fireworks in London, you can still get a 360-degree experience of the celebrations.
Clicking on the image below will play the 360 video on the BBC News YouTube channel.
Tap here to see the 360 video
To watch 360 video you will need the latest version of Chrome, Opera, Firefo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38463678 |
One man's surprising defiance on Chinese legal rights - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC China editor Carrie Gracie witnesses one well-to-do man's surprising battle for legal rights. | China | In a one-party state, principles for citizens often seem like a dangerous and expensive luxury
The year 2016 has been another grim year for those campaigning for human rights in China.
On freedom of speech, religious expression, trades unions and a host of other issues, China's one-party state continues to punish tho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38395706 |
The lifeline for dads coping with the loss of a child - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How one parent's experience is helping dads cope with the loss of a child. | Northampton | When toddler TJ Scully-Sloan died suddenly, his mum and siblings were offered support and a shoulder to cry on. But his dad was asked how he was feeling just once, by an undertaker. The experience led to him setting up a group to help fathers address a question no-one wants to have to answer - how do you cope after the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-38061338 |
Five issues which shaped the Middle East in 2016 - BBC News | 2017-01-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Bowen highlights five issues which shaped the Middle East in 2016 | Middle East | The past 12 months have marked another restive year for the Middle East, with wars raging, populations suffering and militancy on the rampage. Here the BBC's Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen, highlights five issues which helped shaped the region in 2016.
Some hoped that 2016 would be the beginning of the end for the j... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38342793 |
Gareth Southgate: England manager fears for young, wealthy players - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | England boss Gareth Southgate is concerned by how much young players are paid, but excited about the national team's future. | null | England manager Gareth Southgate fears young players are not reaching their potential because they get "big money for achieving nothing".
Former England Under-21 boss Southgate, 46, says youngsters thinking they have "already made it" is a "concern".
However, he believes "top" players will still come through - becaus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38460221 |
Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Georginio Wijnaldum's header ensures Liverpool beat Manchester City and move clear in the pursuit of Premier League leaders Chelsea. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool maintained their pursuit of Premier League leaders Chelsea as they moved to within six points of the pacesetters with victory over Manchester City at Anfield.
Georginio Wijnaldum's soaring eighth-minute header from Adam Lallana's cross was enough to put Liverpool i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38424665 |
Usain Bolt calls Manchester United phone-in show - BBC Sport | 2017-01-01 | null | Usain Bolt calls a Manchester United TV phone-in show to say how Saturday's 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough was like watching the Red Devils "of old". | null | Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt calls a Manchester United TV phone-in show to say how Saturday's 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough was like watching the Red Devils "of old". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38480275 |
Is a personal tank the latest luxury must-have? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Could a tank developed by twin brothers Mike and Geoff Howe become the latest luxury must-have? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dealing with the luxury market is "a learning curve", says Geoff Howe
Some of the very rich like to go further than just displaying their wealth. They want things that few others can have, such as vehicles like an armour-pla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38561556 |
Could a national maximum wage work? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Corbyn’s call on Radio 4’s Today programme for a high earnings cap is not a unique position. Franklin D Roosevelt called for something similar. | Business | In 1942, Franklin D Roosevelt - not known as a Socialist radical, though he had his moments - proposed that anyone earning over $25,000 should be taxed at 100%.
Effectively, the President of the United States was calling for a high pay cap of, in today's money, just under $400,000 or £330,000.
Interviewed this mornin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38570434 |
Falling in love in wartime Iraq - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When two Iraqi men fell in love during intense fighting in the city of Ramadi in 2003, it was the beginning of a long, long struggle to live together as a couple. | Magazine | US Army interpreter Nayyef Hrebid and Iraqi soldier Btoo Allami fell in love at the height of the Iraq War. It was the start of a dangerous 12-year struggle to live together as a couple.
In 2003, Nayyef Hrebid found himself in the midst of the Iraq war. The fine art graduate had signed up to be a translator for the US... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38506269 |
Society and the Conservative Party - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at how Conservative leaders have attempted to define what society should, and should not, be. | UK Politics | Theresa May has set out her vision for a "shared society" in which the state has a role in helping people who are struggling to get by. It marks the latest attempt by a Conservative leader to spell out what society should, or should not, be.
Margaret Thatcher's remark about society was one of her most famous
In a 198... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38553797 |
Morgan Schneiderlin: Man Utd and Everton agree £22m fee for midfielder - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Manchester United agree to sell France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to Everton for £22m. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United have agreed to sell midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to Everton for £22m.
France international Schneiderlin, 27, was signed for United by Louis van Gaal for £25m from Southampton in July 2015.
He has played 47 times for the club but has only featured eight t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38577591 |
Brazil: Clash of cultures over Amazon dams - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Indigenous groups and river dwellers are battling the government and big corporations over the huge dams being built to meet Brazil's energy needs. | null | Indigenous groups and river dwellers are battling the government and big corporations over the huge dams being built to meet Brazil's energy needs.
The Belo Monte hydroelectric dam is the world's fourth largest dam, capable of generating 11,000 MW of energy, and more are planned. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38565028 |
Newspaper headlines: 'Broken' A&E and Streep takes on Trump - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many of the UK front pages focus on the NHS's accident and emergency departments and the actress Meryl Streep takes centre stage on others, after her comments about Donald Trump. | The Papers | Many papers agree there is a "crisis" in accident and emergency departments in England, with some saying patient safety is at risk.
The Daily Mail is outraged by the government's suggestion that 30% of people turning up at casualty don't need to be there and says the reason so many people go to hospital is that they f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38565081 |
Obituary: Clare Hollingworth - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Celebrated war correspondent who broke the news of Germany's invasion of Poland. | UK | Clare Hollingworth was the war correspondent who broke the news that German troops were poised to invade Poland at the start of World War Two.
She went on to report on conflicts across the world but it was that moment that defined her career.
She was by no means the first female war reporter, but her depth of technic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13960347 |
Justin Thomas & Hideki Matsuyama: PGA Tour's in-form pair ready to win majors - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Justin Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama are the in-form pair on the PGA Tour - it would be no surprise if either landed a first major this year, says Iain Carter. | null | It is an event that promotes Hawaiian tourism more than it provides signals for the golfing year, but last week's Tournament of Champions could prove more significant than usual thanks to the outstanding performances of its top two finishers.
Champion Justin Thomas and runner-up Hideki Matsuyama both appear ready to m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38559519 |
Home Secretary Amber Rudd's heel gets stuck in Downing St - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Home Secretary Amber Rudd's high heel gets stuck between the paving slabs at Downing Street. | null | Home Secretary Amber Rudd's heel got stuck between the paving slabs as she walked along to 10 Downing Street for the first cabinet meeting of 2017.
An assistant had to come to help free her foot, as Ms Rudd held onto the railings. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38568577 |
Reality Check: Was 27 December the busiest NHS day? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says 27 December was the busiest day in NHS history. Is he right? | Health | The claim: Tuesday 27 December was the busiest day in the history of the National Health Service.
Reality Check verdict: In relation to attendance at type-one accident and emergency departments (the general A&E departments at big hospitals), Mr Hunt is correct. That's a reasonable measure of how busy the NHS is, but o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38561247 |
United Kingdom first to recognise parkour as official sport - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Parkour, also known as freerunning, is officially recognised as a sport in the United Kingdom. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sport
The United Kingdom has become the first country to officially recognise parkour as a sport.
The practice, also known as freerunning, has had its application to be recognised approved by the home country sports councils.
Governing body Parkour UK says participants can "take par... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38567616 |
Lord Coe set for select committee recall after Dave Bedford evidence - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Lord Coe, the head of world athletics, will be recalled to speak to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee. | null | Lord Coe, the head of world athletics, will be recalled by the Culture, Media and Sport select committee, after MPs heard evidence that "undermined" his comments to them in December 2015.
Coe told the committee he was unaware of specific cases of corruption before they became public in December 2014.
But former athle... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38573893 |
Pretend you're in The Italian Job or get the bus? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Renting a car from neighbours makes environmental and economic sense. Can tech take it mainstream? | Business | "Betty" the 1999 Paul Smith Mini Cooper adds some fun to private car hire
Handing over the keys is a tweed-wearing, bearded Tony Grant, who owns 10 such Minis with names like Poppy, Mildred and Lulu.
Self-styled "Head Gasket" at Small Car Big City, he is adding a new twist to the car hire and car-sharing business.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38554004 |
New candidate for 'missing element' in Earth's core - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists believe they have established the identity of a "missing element" in the Earth's core. | Science & Environment | This study suggests silicon exists in the Earth's inner core with iron and nickel
Japanese scientists believe they have established the identity of a "missing element" within the Earth's core.
They have been searching for the element for decades, believing it makes up a significant proportion of our planet's centre, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38561076 |
Starving to death on NHS wards? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How big a problem is malnutrition on hospital wards? | Health | The Sun newspaper on Monday carries the headline "Kill by mouth: Two die in NHS each day of thirst or starvation".
A shocking claim, based on figures from the Office of National Statistics.
The data for England and Wales shows that in 2015, hunger and/or dehydration were a factor in 828 patient deaths in hospitals an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38554077 |
Mourners turn out for war veteran Reginald Watson - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | More than 200 people attended the funeral of a World War Two veteran who died with no surviving family. | null | More than 200 people attended the funeral of a World War Two veteran who died with no surviving family.
Reginald Watson, who served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, died on 23 November aged 90.
The Reverend Mandy Bishop, of Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, made a social media plea for mourners after learning he faced a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-38576438 |
Desmond, Montgomery and the Express - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | National newspapers could soon have new owners, as the media sector continues to contract. | Entertainment & Arts | I wrote on this blog in December that titles such as the Telegraph or Express might be for sale in 2017.
Overnight, it has been revealed that Trinity Mirror PLC has been in discussion with Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell about taking a minority interest in a new company which would - probably but not certainly - in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38574233 |
Instant but slow: The artist knitting instant noodles - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Most of us look at instant noodles as a quick meal, but one artist is turning them into slow art. | null | Most of us look at instant noodles as a quick meal, but one artist in Singapore is turning them into slow art.
Cynthia Suwito says her work is a reflection on the modern world's obsession with instant gratification. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38465826 |
Pioneer Cabin Tree in California felled by storms - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Storms in California fell a popular tree with a hole cut in the trunk that cars could drive through. | US & Canada | The giant sequoia, which was carved into a living tunnel over a century ago, has fallen
Storms in California have toppled one of America's most famous trees - the Pioneer Cabin Tree.
The giant sequoia was known for having a hole cut through its trunk - big enough for a car to drive through.
The tree, estimated to be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38561877 |
Have baby boomers stolen the family silver? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Research shows that those in their 20s and 30s, the so-called millennials, could become the first generation to be worse off than their parents. | Business | We take it for granted that our children will be better off than us but the so-called millennials - anyone born in the 1980s or 1990s - could become the first generation to earn less than their parents.
And are those parents, mostly baby boomers who benefited from economic good times, tax cuts and free higher educatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38558116 |
Marissa Mayer not on new Yahoo holding group board - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Yahoo's Marissa Mayer will not be on the board of the new company that emerges from the Verizon deal. | Business | Yahoo says its chief executive Marissa Mayer will not be on the board of a company that emerges from the $4.83bn (£4bn) takeover deal by Verizon.
Yahoo is in the process of selling its email, websites, mobile apps and advertising tools to Verizon.
What is left after that sale will be owned by a holding company to be ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38565690 |
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Shooter on CCTV - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | CCTV has revealed the moment a man opened fire at Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday, as a suspect appears in court charged with killing five people and injuring six others. | null | CCTV has revealed the moment a man opened fire at Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday.
Suspect Esteban Santiago, 26, is appearing in court charged with killing five people and injuring six others. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38564017 |
Manchester United 2-0 Hull City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Second-half goals from Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini give Manchester United a 2-0 first-leg win over Hull in the semi-final of the EFL Cup. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Jose Mourinho moved a step closer to a major trophy in his first season as Manchester United manager as goals from Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini secured a first-leg victory over Hull City in the semi-final of the EFL Cup.
A near full-strength United struggled to break down... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38493198 |
Labour happier now over immigration? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How are Jeremy Corbyn's views on freedom of movement going down with activists and voters? | UK Politics | "Jeremy Corbyn hasn't changed his mind about anything in 40 years," goes the mocking refrain.
It sounds scornful, and it's meant to. It's also unfair. Just a little, anyway.
Today, it became abundantly clear that Labour's leader has not changed his mind on the value, as he sees it, of free movement of people between ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38577329 |
Southern rail strike: Commuter confronts rail bosses and RMT union - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Sara Beare, a commuter, confronts Southern Rail and RMT bosses. | null | Sara Beare is a commuter from Lingfield on Southern Rail. She teamed up with Today's Matthew Price to put questions to Southern and the RMT.
Alex Foulds, passenger services director at Southern, said that the unions have overreacted, while Mick Lynch from the RMT defended their reasons for striking. Did Sara get some ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38567600 |
Corrie Mckeague: Missing serviceman 'to become father' - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Missing RAF serviceman Corrie Mckeague is due to become a father, his girlfriend has said. | null | Missing RAF serviceman Corrie Mckeague is due to become a father, his girlfriend has said.
Mr Mckeague has been missing since 24 September after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk.
April Oliver, 21, said she had become pregnant after a relationship with the 23-year-old who is based at RAF Honington, Suffolk.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38555646 |
Police officer released from handcuffs in Aberdeen - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A police officer had to be freed from handcuffs by firefighters when a training exercise in Aberdeen went wrong. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | A police officer had to be freed from handcuffs by firefighters when a training exercise in Aberdeen went wrong.
It happened during officer safety training on Saturday.
Police Scotland said there appeared to have been a "malfunction" with a set of handcuffs and fire service personnel were called in.
The Scottish Fir... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-38571600 |
Gasman under pressure over Bowie tribute - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Customer support worker ignites controversy with David Bowie tweet. | BBC Trending | A Twitter mention of the Thin White Duke made some see red
As David Bowie fans around the world marked the anniversary of the star's death, one particular tribute sparked controversy like no other.
It came not from Bowie's widow Iman, nor from one of his many famous collaborators such as Iggy Pop or Brian Eno.
No, t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38573232 |
Jeremy Corbyn and the immigration question - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeremy Corbyn, it turns out, has not changed his mind on the most basic question about immigration. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Here's the thing. Despite the impression given by Labour HQ overnight that Jeremy Corbyn was on the point of ditching his long held backing of the freedom of movement of European citizens - that allows an unlimited number of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38570495 |
My fear of dating as someone with dwarfism - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Paralympic hopeful Pani has never had a girlfriend and faces his fear of dating by appearing on The Undateables. | Disability | Athlete and law student Pani Mamuneas has never had a girlfriend and says he suspects the only women who approach him want to tick "dwarf" off their bucket list. The 19-year-old decided to do something about it and applied for a TV dating show.
You always hear girls say 'ooh what's your type? Oh tall, you know tall an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-38528816 |
Women Who Draw website reveals world's 'hidden' female illustrators - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New website Women Who Draw has been overwhelmed by support for its bid to promote female illustrators. | US & Canada | Applicants for the Women Who Draw website were asked to submit an illustrated portrait of a woman
A website designed to showcase the work of female illustrators and promote diversity has got off to a flying start, after receiving submissions from around the world.
The Women Who Draw website, which had its "soft launc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38524131 |
World Cup: Gianni Infantino defends tournament expansion to 48 teams - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Fifa president Gianni Infantino defends the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, saying the change is based on "sporting merit" not money. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has defended the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, insisting the change was based on "sporting merit" and not to make money.
The sport's world governing body voted unanimously in favour of the change at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday.
C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38577001 |
Baftas 2017: La La Land leads film award nominations - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | La La Land has received the most nominations for the British Academy Film Awards with 11 nods. | null | The Bafta nominations have been revealed.
La La Land has received the most nods, with 11 nominations, including best film. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38568173 |
Can North Korea's nuclear expansion be stopped? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Examining the options available to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions. | Asia | When President Trump (as he will then be) enters the White House, he will have an item flashing as urgent in his email inbox: North Korea. In the election campaign, he offered to sit down with the country's leader Kim Jong-un over a burger, but that generosity seems less likely now.
Eight years ago, when President Oba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38559877 |
One million people watch 500ft snooker trick shot - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | More than one million people have watched a snooker trick shot set up across a bar in Bristol, after it was shared on social media. | null | More than one million people have watched a snooker trick shot set up across a bar in Bristol.
Allstar Sports Bar shot the video as their late Christmas trick shot and it's since gone viral online.
The 500ft (152m) putt took about 11 hours to set up and was filmed by general manager Shane O'Hara and bar assistant Tom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38573364 |
Fighting for survival on the streets of North Korea - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As a young child, Sungju Lee dreamed of becoming an officer in the North Korean army. But by the time he was a teenager, he was fighting for survival in a street gang. | Magazine | As a young child in the capital of North Korea, Sungju Lee lived a pampered life. But by the time he was a teenager, he was starving and fighting for survival in a street gang. It was one of many twists of fate on a journey that has led him to postgraduate studies at a British university.
In the early 1990s, Sungju Le... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37914493 |
Sir Dave Brailsford: Team Sky can be trusted despite 'regrettable' doping questions - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Sir Dave Brailsford says Team Sky can be trusted "100%", despite "regrettable" questions over Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Sir Dave Brailsford says Team Sky can be trusted "100%", despite "regrettable" questions over Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records.
Wiggins and Team Sky boss Brailsford have come under scrutiny since information on the rider's authorised use of banned drugs to treat a medical... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38570591 |
Southern rail strike: 'My three-and-a-half hour commute' - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Commuter Alison Braganza's journey from Three Bridges to central London normally takes 45 minutes but today's Southern Rail strike made it a lot, lot longer. | null | Commuter Alison Braganza's journey from Three Bridges to central London normally takes 45 minutes. Today's Southern Rail strike made it a lot, lot longer. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38567080 |
Brazil prison riots: What's the cause? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A spike in violence violence in Brazil's prisons has cast a spotlight on failures its penal system. | Latin America & Caribbean | A spate of violence in Brazil's prisons has cast a spotlight on a system which appears to be near a state of collapse.
Almost 100 inmates lost their lives in the first week of January alone - brutally murdered, the guards apparently unable to stop the bloodshed.
But how has it come to this?
A crackdown on violent an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38534769 |
Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit, immigration and a maximum wage - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | The full interview between Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg. | null | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg that he does not believe that immigration to the UK was too high.
But he said that he wanted to end exploitation of workers under freedom of movement laws, a move which he believed would "probably" see a fall in the numbers moving to the UK.
In th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38570490 |
FA Cup: Cambridge Utd 1-2 Leeds Utd highlights - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Championship side Leeds United avoid an FA Cup third-round upset as they fight back to win 2-1 at League Two opponents Cambridge United. | null | Championship side Leeds United avoid an FA Cup third-round upset as they fight back to win 2-1 at League Two opponents Cambridge United.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup third round here.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38564153 |
Team Sky & Bradley Wiggins TUE controversy regrettable - Sir Dave Brailsford - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford says the controversy surrounding Sir Bradley Wiggins and a medical package delivered to him in France is regrettable. | null | Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford says the controversy surrounding Sir Bradley Wiggins and a medical package delivered to him in France is regrettable, and refuses to say whether he believes he still has the backing of three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome.
READ MORE: Cycling chiefs criticised by anti-doping c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38573615 |
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win Fifa best player award - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Cristiano Ronaldo is named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich.
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann to the prize.
Ronaldo also won the Ballon d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38561266 |
Drenched Thailand still waiting for its green revolution - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mark Easton, on a visit to Thailand, reflects on its plans for a green revolution as the rains fall. | Asia | Tourists use inflatable rings to cross a road on the Thai island of Koh Samui
Mr Supit bows low, palms together, fingers pointing to the wrathful heavens above.
The north-east monsoon should have left the Thai island of Koh Samui more than a month ago, but the start of 2017 there has been greeted by a week of unremit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38559206 |
Nicole Kidman 'cries at adoptive mother's love' shown in Lion - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nicole Kidman has said she was brought to tears by the "beautiful" depiction of an adoptive mother's love in her latest film, Lion. | Entertainment & Arts | Kidman says she is 'so connected' to the issues portrayed in Lion
Nicole Kidman has said she was brought to tears by the "beautiful" depiction of an adoptive mother's love in her latest film, Lion.
The actress, who plays adoptive mother Sue Brierley, has two adopted children in real life.
Kidman told the Victoria De... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38560832 |
Mrs Brown star set to front new Saturday night BBC show - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Comedy star Mrs Brown is to front a new Saturday night TV show on BBC One. | Entertainment & Arts | Brendan O'Carroll's alter-ego Mrs Brown will welcome celebrity guests as part of the show
Comedy star Mrs Brown is to front a new Saturday night TV show on BBC One.
All Round to Mrs Brown's will be hosted by Agnes Brown, the female alter-ego played by Brendan O'Carroll in the sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys.
O'Carroll said:... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38563190 |
The shared society - more than a slogan? - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May believes life isn't very fair for millions of people. But can the PM's words be translated into action given the other challenges she faces? | UK Politics | When she began her leadership campaign to move into No 10, in an uncharacteristically brash statement, the then home secretary stood up and said: "I'm Theresa May and I'm the best person to be prime minister."
But in the six months since she did take charge, far, far faster than she had anticipated, politics has been ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38555929 |
Maria Sharapova to return from doping ban in April in Stuttgart - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Former world number one Maria Sharapova will make her professional comeback in April following her 15-month doping ban. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Maria Sharapova will make her professional comeback at the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart on 26 April after her 15-month doping suspension.
The 29-year-old former world number one was given a two-year ban in March after testing positive for meldonium.
Her suspension was then... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38570187 |
Mosul battle: Iraq gaining momentum against IS - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The battle for Mosul against so-called Islamic State is showing signs of gathering pace, writes Michael Knights. | Middle East | Iraqi forces have gained ground since launching a "second phase" in the operation
The announcement by the Iraqi military that its forces have reached the Tigris River for the first time in the battle for Mosul marks a significant moment in the 12-week campaign to recapture so-called Islamic State's (IS) last major str... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38552980 |
Iran Rafsanjani death: Thousands attend ex-president's funeral - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Tens of thousands of Iranians attended the funeral of the former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on Tuesday. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers at the ceremony. | null | Tens of thousands of Iranians attended the funeral of the former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on Tuesday. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers at the ceremony. Rafsanjani, president from 1989 to 1997, died of a heart attack on Sunday at the age of 82. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38570048 |
How schools promote pupils' mental wellbeing - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Schools have long been are at the front line when it comes to identifying and helping children with mental heath problems. | Education & Family | Teachers are often the first to notice changes in the wellbeing of their pupils, say heads
Schools have long been are at the front line when it comes to identifying and helping children with mental heath problems.
But some heads wonder how much longer they can continue to provide in-school counselling and mentoring a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38571628 |
Up and away? Your Tube strike solutions - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Travellers in London have been hit by a Tube strike, with more than four million people affected. Some have seen the lighter side. | UK | Artist Claudine O'Sullivan offers an alternative to the Tube
Commuters and travellers in London have been hit by a Tube strike.
More than four million people could be affected, but some have taken to social media to see the lighter side.
From The Daily Grindstone, there was just a hint of sarcasm about alternative r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38554573 |
FA Cup: Man Utd face Wigan, Chelsea host Brentford, Derby meet Leicester - BBC Sport | 2017-01-10 | null | Holders Manchester United will host 2013 winners Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Holders Manchester United will host 2013 winners Wigan Athletic in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Premier League champions Leicester City will travel to Derby County in an East Midlands derby, while Chelsea meet Brentford in a west London derby.
League One Millwall's rewar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38564239 |
Pakistan test launches submarine cruise missile - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | null | Pakistan's military says it has test launched a submarine cruise missile from the Indian Ocean. | null | Pakistan's military says it has test launched a submarine cruise missile from the Indian Ocean.
The nuclear-capable missile is seen flying over the coast and hitting its flag target. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38561939 |
Why Brexit is still undefined - BBC News | 2017-01-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why the UK government is still weighing up its negotiating strategy for leaving the EU. | UK Politics | It is a curious moment in British politics. The government is facing the most important negotiations in over 50 years. The outcome will shape the future of the UK economy - but you would not necessarily know it.
The consumers - the voters - appear to be shrugging off the uncertainties, the unknowns and the warnings of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38558056 |
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