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magazine-25371014 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-25371014 | Twin DNA test: Why identical criminals may no longer be safe | It's well known that identical twins are not totally identical - they can, usually, be told apart, after all. But up to now it has been almost impossible to distinguish their DNA. It's claimed that a new test can do it quickly and affordably, however - and this could help police solve a number of crimes. | By Alison GeeBBC World Service At the end of 2012, six women were raped in Marseille, in the south of France. Evidence, including DNA, led police to not one, but two suspects - identical twins Elwin and Yohan. Their surname was not revealed. When asked to identify the attacker, victims recognised the twins but couldn't... |
entertainment-arts-36269295 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36269295 | Q&A: White Paper on the BBC's future | The government has published its White Paper, outlining its proposals for the renewal of the BBC's Royal Charter . Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has set out a new regime for the broadcaster in his plans for the next 11 years. | What is the Royal Charter? The Royal Charter is an agreement with the government over what the BBC intends to do over the next 11 years. It is a general document outlining how the corporation is funded, how it is run, who holds it to account and what its broad objectives are. The process ends with a meeting of the Priv... |
world-asia-india-51500812 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51500812 | Will Vodafone hang up on its business in India? | India's Supreme Court has refused to grant telecoms companies further time to pay billions of dollars in additional revenues to the government. The BBC's business reporter Arunoday Mukharji explains why this is a body blow to the entire industry. | India is one of the world's largest telecoms markets, but its main players have been facing a torrid time in recent years. And now their woes have been added to, after the country's top court directed telecoms companies to pay $13bn (£9.9bn) by 17 March - further asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated ... |
uk-wales-south-west-wales-36349207 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-36349207 | Army unit blows up 'bomb' on Cefn Sidan Beach | An army unit has carried out a controlled explosion after a suspected explosive device washed up on a Carmarthenshire beach. | Police closed Pembrey Country Park on Friday following the discovery, with a bomb disposal team called to make it safe. Dyfed-Powys Police lifted restrictions to the park on Saturday morning. Cefn Sidan beach remained closed while the operation was carried out. |
newsbeat-11549701 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-11549701 | X Factor: Finalists cover David Bowie for charity | The 16 X Factor finalists are going to record a charity single in aid of Help for Heroes. | They will be covering David Bowie's track Heroes, to raise money for injured servicemen and women. Acts like Cher, Aiden, Mary Byrne and Diva Fever will record the track and video in the next week. In 2008, X Factor finalists including Alexandra Burke, JLS and Diana Vickers recorded a cover of the track Hero for the ch... |
uk-england-leicestershire-49700240 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-49700240 | Newbold Coleorton man in court over explosives charge | A man has appeared in court charged with making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances after part of a village was cordoned off. | Homes were evacuated and roads shut as bomb disposal experts were called on Thursday afternoon. Matthew Montanow, 29, from Vicarage Close, in Newbold Coleorton, Leicestershire, was remanded in custody at Leicester Magistrates' Court. Police said they were not treating it as a terrorist incident. Mr Montanow has also be... |
uk-england-47088784 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-47088784 | Where are England's pongiest places? | The sweet smell of home can mean many things to many people - but if, to you, it conjures the intoxicating aroma of warm dog food, rotten eggs or cannabis, you could be an inhabitant of one of the places mentioned below. We hold our noses and get set to explore England's pongiest places. | By Jennifer HarbyBBC News Does your neighbourhood - to put it bluntly - niff a bit? Does your hometown - particularly during the summer - have a certain hum? Then, you are not alone. When the wind changes direction, residents of several towns and cities get a waft of something very specific - be it biscuits or brewerie... |
uk-england-essex-54523292 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-54523292 | A13 crash: Driver seriously hurt as car crushed under lorry | A driver suffered serious injuries after his car was crushed between two lorries leaving his vehicle wedged beneath one. | The crash happened on the A13 westbound at Thurrock near the M25 junction at 06:25 BST on Monday. A spokesman for Essex Police said:" The driver of the car was taken to hospital but his injuries are not considered to be life-threatening or life-changing." The road was closed for more than six hours while police investi... |
business-18417589 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18417589 | The vicious euro circle keeps turning | It's no good bailing out the banks if you can't bail out the economy. That, in a nutshell, is the judgement that financial markets seem to have been making about Spain in the past few days. | Stephanie FlandersFormer economics editor For weeks, all we heard from financial analysts was that Spain's banks needed rescuing, and the Spanish government didn't have enough money to do it. Finally, this weekend, the prime minister swallowed his pride and asked for that support. But the market relief has been short-l... |
world-asia-india-51538731 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51538731 | Crossing Divides: What happens when pen pals reunite | Duaa Bhat is a 17-year-old girl in Indian-administered Kashmir, one of the most heavily militarised zones in the world. Two years ago, she became pen pals with Saumya Sagarika, 18, from the country's capital, Delhi, in a bid to understand the different worlds they were growing up in. | By Divya AryaBBC News The army has been deployed in Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority region, since the rise of an armed rebellion in 1989. As Saumya discovered through her letters, Duaa's studies were interrupted by strikes and school shutdowns. The problem was often compounded by the Indian government who would d... |
uk-england-gloucestershire-23079488 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-23079488 | Cinderford Asda planning permission reviewed by judge | Plans for an Asda store in Gloucestershire are being reviewed by a judge at the Royal Courts of Justice. | Co-op, which already has a store in Cinderford, applied for the judicial review into Forest of Dean District Council's decision to give the go-ahead for the new supermarket. The council gave permission for the new 4,645 sq m store on Steam Mills Road in Cinderford last January. The Co-op was not happy with the way it r... |
blogs-trending-39822475 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-39822475 | Cartoons by Islamic State: A new propaganda tool | The sophisticated propaganda efforts of self-styled Islamic State group include a radio station, magazines, videos and photos - often depicting violent imagery. But earlier this year, there appeared to be a shift in the tone of the messaging from some supporters. Among the new methods of communication: cartoons. | By BBC TrendingGoing in-depth on social media Earlier this year, a channel on the messaging app Telegram - and a now-deactivated channel on YouTube - began releasing narrative animated stories which veered away from the brutal and shocking images that so-called Islamic State (IS) had previously been pushing. One, speci... |
world-australia-38301488 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38301488 | Child abuse: Documenting Australia's shame | In Australia, a boy of 10 is raped by an Anglican clergyman, who cuts his victim with a small knife and smears blood over his back in a twisted ritual to symbolise the suffering of Christ. | By Phil MercerBBC News, Sydney This happened in the 1960s in Cessnock, a former mining town in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, but only now has this and other decades-old stories of sexual violence and degradation been heard, catalogued and, crucially for many victims, believed. The Royal Commission into Institution... |
world-africa-52532741 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52532741 | Mozambique: Is Cabo Delgado the latest Islamic State outpost? | A simmering Islamist rebellion in a remote corner of Mozambique has erupted into open warfare in recent weeks, with reports of massacres, beheadings and the brief seizure of two towns in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, writes BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding. | The armed men walked calmly through the long grass, skirting past a large white building, seemingly untroubled by the sound of gunfire. Most carried automatic rifles and wore variations of what appeared to be Mozambican army uniforms. A few more shots rang out in the distance and someone shouted "Allahu Akbar" - God is... |
uk-england-cambridgeshire-18144863 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18144863 | Fitzwilliam Museum Chinese art theft: Man remanded | A man has appeared in court in connection with the theft of Chinese art valued at up to £40m from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. | The 25-year-old man, from London, appeared before Cambridge magistrates accused of conspiracy to commit burglary and theft. He is the third person to be charged after the art from several dynasties was taken on 13 April. He was remanded in custody to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on 28 May. A 28-year-old man and a 15... |
world-europe-jersey-12752826 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-12752826 | Jersey could introduce 'MOT' checks for some vehicles | A system for checking and testing the condition of commercial vehicles could be introduced in Jersey according to the Transport Minister. | Constable Mike Jackson told States members his department was thinking about some kind of system similar to the UK's MOT. But he said they would not consider increasing taxes in any way. He said: "We are looking into how the offending vehicles can be better controlled." Constable Jackson said: "We may be looking toward... |
uk-scotland-highlands-islands-28262369 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-28262369 | Tendering for planes for Barra, Tiree and Campbeltown starts | Government plans to buy two new planes to serve the lifeline air service linking Barra, Tiree and Campbeltown with Glasgow have taken a step forward. | Transport Minister Keith Brown has confirmed the start of a six-week tendering process for supply of the aircraft. The route is officially designated as a public service obligation and would not be commercially viable without support. The new planes were expected to have been operating by April last year. However, the ... |
uk-england-hampshire-20005953 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-20005953 | P&O's Ventura cruise ship undergoes crack repair work | Repairs to a cruise ship are being made in Southampton after a crack appeared in its top deck while it was at sea. | Passengers described the crack on board P&O's Ventura cruise ship as three inches (60mm) wide, stretching the entire width of the aluminium deck. The company said an inspector from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is on board and the crack raised no structural strength or safety concerns. The ship is expected to resu... |
uk-england-berkshire-21365229 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-21365229 | Reading road names shortlist includes local celebrities | A shortlist of new road names for Reading has been approved. | Among those who could have new streets named after them are late Reading FC goalkeeper Steve Death and club chairman Sir John Madejski. BBC Radio Berkshire presenters Andrew Peach and Phil Kennedy are also included on a list approved by the borough council. Planning committee chairman Pete Ruhemann said the names will ... |
world-middle-east-15024958 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-15024958 | Bedouin oppose Israeli plans to relocate communities | Bedouin in the occupied West Bank and in Israel's Negev desert say they fear for their future as new reports circulate that the Israeli authorities plan to relocate them. International aid and Bedouin groups say tens of thousands of people could ultimately be affected. | By Yolande KnellBBC News, Jerusalem Bedouin to the east of Jerusalem expect attempts will soon be made to move them against their will. They live in an area that is controlled by Israel's Civil Administration, part of the Defence Ministry that governs the West Bank. "Nobody can stop them. This is their project and they... |
uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-13361551 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-13361551 | Windscreen smashed after brick thrown from A64 bridge | Police have said a driver and passenger could have been seriously hurt after a brick was thrown from a bridge, smashing the windscreen of a lorry. | The brick, thrown from a bridge on the A64 in Tadcaster, hit a passing Leyland HGV at about 0710 BST on Wednesday. The windscreen was shattered but the driver and passenger escaped unharmed. Sgt Neil Dunn said: "This was a dangerous incident which could have been much more serious for the driver and his passenger." Mr ... |
uk-scotland-highlands-islands-27679838 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-27679838 | Jelly tot: Young dolphin flips jellyfish in Moray Firth | Highlands-based photographer Peter Jolly has captured images of a juvenile bottlenose dolphin playing with a jellyfish in the Moray Firth. | The photographs show the youngster flicking the creature into the air with its nose. The Moray Firth and North Sea provides habitat for the world's most northerly resident population of bottlenose dolphins. Research published in 2012 suggested the population was "stable" with almost 200 animals. The species is protecte... |
blogs-the-papers-36636888 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-the-papers-36636888 | Newspaper headlines: Labour turmoil, post-Brexit politics and Wimbledon siblings | The Daily Mail describes it as a "chaotic day in which the Labour Party went into meltdown" . The resignations of a series of shadow cabinet members following the UK vote to leave the EU come under scrutiny in Monday's press. | By Alex KleidermanBBC News Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, says the Times, is facing a "leadership ultimatum". With Brexit raising the prospect of a snap general election this year, figures from across the party told him they were resigning because he was not capable of securing victory, it reports. According to the Daily ... |
stories-55567981 | https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-55567981 | Talia Dean: 'My back pain was misdiagnosed for 15 years - now I can't dance' | When singer-songwriter Talia Dean was 18 years old, she started experiencing the symptoms of a condition called axial spondyloarthritis - or axial SpA. But the condition has a tendency to be overlooked in women and it took more than 15 years for her to get a diagnosis. By this time, irreversible damage had been done to... | By Lucy WallisBBC News There is a moment of silence before the sound of drumsticks clicking together four times and the guitar begins its intro. Talia Dean stands smiling in front of an ivy-draped microphone in a purple dress and leather jacket and launches into Get Up - a pop-rock track produced by Queen guitarist Bri... |
world-asia-37025475 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37025475 | Quetta hospital bombing: 'There were heaps of men lying over each other' | The scene of the attack in a Quetta hospital that killed more than 70 people and injured more than 100 on Monday will haunt its witnesses for a long time, says Shah Mohammad, a local lawyer and office-bearer of the Balochistan Bar Association. | By M Ilyas KhanBBC News, Islamabad He was asked over the telephone by a colleague to reach the Civil Hospital because the president of the Bar, Bilal Kasi, had been shot. As he reached the hospital, Kasi had died, and there were "hundreds" of lawyers crowding the gates of the emergency ward. "The blast happened when th... |
uk-england-manchester-50068935 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-50068935 | Grenades and guns drugs gang targeted in Liverpool and Manchester raids | A gang of drug dealers believed to be using guns and grenades have been targeted in dawn raids by police. | Twelve people, aged between 22 and 54, were arrested as warrants were executed in Manchester, Oldham and Liverpool. A police spokesman said nine men and three women were held on suspicion of conspiracy to supply controlled drugs, money laundering and firearms offences. Greater Manchester Police Insp Anthony Norman said... |
uk-politics-13015409 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-13015409 | AV voting referendum: Sayeeda Warsi's viewpoint | A referendum will be held on 5 May on whether to keep the first-past-the-post system for electing MPs or to switch to the alternative vote. The BBC is asking a variety of people to give their personal view. | This referendum is much more than a choice between two counting systems. This is about a fundamental British principle - the principle of one person, one vote. Generations of British reformers have been inspired by that principle. They believed that because each person is equal, everyone should have an equal vote. It t... |
uk-35252650 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35252650 | New alcohol guidelines: What you need to know | Men and women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week - the equivalent of six pints of average strength beer or seven glasses of wine - in order to keep their health risks low, new guidelines have recommended. | The new Department of Health limits - which come into effect on Friday - replace the previous ones on drinking, which were set out 21 years ago. Here is a breakdown of what you need to know: Why now? The government previously said it had heard "sufficient concerns" from experts about what was known about alcohol and it... |
uk-scotland-49291971 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-49291971 | Murray Hall: The New York politician who broke 19th Century gender rules | He was a hard-drinking, twice-married businessman and politician in 19th Century New York - but Murray Hall had a secret which was only revealed after his death. Now his story is being retold in Glasgow as part of an attempt to "write LGBTQI+ people back into history". | By Gillian SharpeBBC Scotland Murray Hall had a reputation for hard living - drinking, smoking, playing poker and even brawling with a policeman. He also had an active political career and a business as a bail bondsman. So far, so ordinary for a man at the time. But one aspect of his life remained a secret until he die... |
uk-england-39844629 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39844629 | Talks to resolve Southern conductors row to continue | Southern rail and the RMT union are to continue negotiations next week in a bid to resolve a year-long dispute over driver-only operated trains. | The two sides adjourned talks after two days of discussions on 24 and 25 April. The row is over Southern's plans to give drivers responsibility for door operation and changing the role of guards to on-board supervisors. The RMT has taken 31 days of strike action over the proposed changes. A spokesman for Southern said:... |
world-australia-50979169 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50979169 | Australia fires: The public ire falling on Australia's 'absent' PM | "I don't really want to shake your hand." "You won't be getting any votes down here buddy... you're out." "What about the people who are dead now, Mr Prime Minister? What about the people who have nowhere to live?" | By Jay SavageBBC News, Sydney As Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison toured a bushfire-ravaged town on Thursday, he was loudly heckled by locals. The anger towards him in Cobargo, New South Wales, was palpable. But most awkward - and attention-grabbing - were two quieter encounters. In one, Mr Morrison approached ... |
world-europe-jersey-21119384 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-21119384 | Jersey to get 'better quality water' after pipe upgrade | Jersey residents will get better quality water following an upgrade to the St Helier's mains pipe, according to Jersey Water. | A spokesman for the company said the £110,000 scheme would allow the pipe to better cope with customer demand. A number of bursts have affected the 106-year-old Burrard Street water main in recent years, which have led to disruption to the water supply. Parts of the road will be closed for six weeks as work takes place... |
uk-scotland-scotland-business-51426402 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-51426402 | Unpicking the Scottish budget | Expert analysis of the Scottish budget has foundered on its lack of clarity and transparency It is hard, if not impossible, to tell how much is being spent on priority areas, such as tackling poverty or boosting economic growth 'Wellbeing' is a new dimension to budget planning, but it has yet to be defined or baked int... | Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, Scotland The draft budget now being road-tested at Holyrood was a "wellbeing" budget. It was progressive and inclusive. It was for growth, and a greener Scotland. Or so we were told. The stand-in finance minister, Kate Forbes, won plaudits and new admirers for the way in which she... |
uk-wales-politics-29939552 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-29939552 | Voting age of 16 for Welsh assembly plan unveiled | Sixteen-year-olds would be allowed to vote in the next Assembly election in 2016 under a plan from Labour peers. | Baroness Eluned Morgan and Baroness Gale will ask the House of Lords to lower the voting age from 18 by amending the Wales Bill next week. Supporters claim the lower voting age increased interest in politics among young people when it was used for the Scottish referendum on independence. The bid is likely to fail unles... |
uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-53528260 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-53528260 | Leah Heyes: Teens admit supplying drug that killed schoolgirl | Two teenagers have admitted supplying class A drug ecstasy that killed a North Yorkshire schoolgirl. | Leah Heyes, 15, died in hospital after collapsing in the Applegarth car park in Northallerton in May 2019. Mitchell Southern, 19 and Connor Kirkwood, 18, both pleaded guilty at Teesside Crown Court to supplying the class A drug. The pair are due to be sentenced on 25 August. On Tuesday Southern, of Dondeen Avenue in Th... |
uk-england-cambridgeshire-33276716 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-33276716 | Northstowe: second phase of new town plans approved | The second phase of plans to create Britain's biggest new town since the 1960s have been given the go-ahead. | About 3,500 homes will be added to Northstowe, near Cambridge, where work is already under way to build 1,500 new properties. Two primary schools, a secondary school and a sports hall will also be created as part of the development. Northstowe, the biggest new town since Milton Keynes, is being developed by the governm... |
world-asia-india-40749476 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40749476 | The friendship that survived the division of a nation | Seventy years ago, in August 1947, British colonial rule in India came to an end. The country was divided into two independent states - Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. Using letters and diaries sourced from the world's first Partition Museum which opens in Amritsar on 17 August, Soutik Biswas pieces ... | "Our country has been broken; the great, sound pulsating heart of India has been broken," a young man in Lahore, Pakistan, wrote to his best friend in Delhi, the capital of India, in the summer of 1949. Writing in elegant cursive and turquoise blue ink, Asaf Khwaja had poured his heart out to Amar Kapur. Barely two yea... |
world-us-canada-53622214 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53622214 | Coronavirus: How pandemic pods and zutors are changing home-schooling | When the number of coronavirus cases began to rise in the San Francisco area in early July, mother of one Lian Chikako Chang started a Facebook group to support local families and teachers who were suddenly facing the prospect of schools not opening in person as planned in mid-August. | By Penny SpillerBBC News The "Pandemic Pods" group, which aims to help with childcare and schooling needs, grew to more than 30,000 members within three weeks, as areas across the US were hit by Covid-19 spikes and more schools decided to stay shut. "Families were left scrabbling for solutions," says Ms Chang. "Most pa... |
world-africa-15854793 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-15854793 | Is South Africa's Aids plan working? | South Africa has one of the world's highest HIV rates but for many years was accused of ignoring the problem. Two years ago, President Jacob Zuma introduced some radical changes to the country's Aids policy. To marks World Aids Day, the BBC's Pumza Fihlani in Johannesburg asks what has changed. | By Pumza FihlaniBBC News, Johannesburg Moses Sechedi lives in Soweto, one of South Africa's biggest townships. Outside the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital - the largest hospital in Africa - Mr Sechedi, 62, tells me that he has seen the benefits of the new policy. "A few months ago, my younger sister became gravely ill ... |
uk-politics-46831229 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46831229 | What could change the dynamics of Brexit vote? | "We're going to get smashed" - one government insider's apocalyptic prediction about one of the most important votes in recent political history, the big night next Tuesday when MPs give their verdict on the government and the EU's compromise. | Laura KuenssbergPolitical editor@bbclaurakon Twitter As things stand, MPs are on course to kybosh Theresa May's long-argued-over Brexit deal, with a very heavy defeat. Dozens of her own backbenchers have said publicly they will vote against it. The opposition parties are adamant they will say "no" too. The Tories' supp... |
uk-politics-12596268 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-12596268 | Alternative Vote (AV) coverage on the Daily Politics, This Week and Politics Show | The Daily Politics - and sister shows This Week and Politics Show - have been covering the debate about the Alternative Vote (AV) referendum and the arguments for and against the proposed change, set to be decided during a UK-wide referendum on Thursday 5 May. | Watch our coverage in video over the last 12 months as we have followed the struggle to get the AV bill through the House of Lords. We also heard from those for and against the plan, who gave their views to Andrew Neil, Anita Anand, Jo Coburn and Jo Sopel, and we had films from our own reporting team of Giles Dilnot, A... |
world-asia-32811867 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32811867 | Whatever happened to Psy and K-pop’s bid to conquer the world? | For a while, it was impossible to move without Gangnam Style pounding the eardrums — whether it was SuperBowl commercials, flash mobs, primetime TV performances or mobile ringtones chiming away, writes Omid Scobie, an expert on the entertainment industry and K-pop genre. | Every corner of the globe, it seemed, had become obsessed with Psy's viral hit in 2012. But despite two successful follow-up singles and promises of a US-produced album, there has been very little noise from the South Korean rapper since. K-pop was officially on the map, but did its unofficial ambassador give up? Hardl... |
world-asia-36223755 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36223755 | Philippines election: Populism, celebrity and ugly realities | As the Philippines prepares for its fifth election since the "People Power" revolution that overthrew dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head asks whether any candidate can address the country's true problems. | If you want to understand the dynamics of this election look away from the flutter of posters, from the noisy campaign trucks and their jaunty songs, and from a bewildering selection of smiling candidates contesting thousands of elected posts. Look instead at the creaking infrastructure of Manila, the visible slums, th... |
world-asia-india-32082182 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32082182 | Anushka Sharma: Indian media defend actress after cricket loss | Papers, former players and pundits have criticised Twitter users for blaming cricketer Virat Kohli's girlfriend Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma for India's defeat against Australia in the World Cup semi-final match. | Australia powered into the World Cup final with a 95-run victory over defending champions India in Sydney on Thursday. Kohli, who is the team's vice captain, went out after making just one run. Indians follow cricket passionately and millions of fans were disappointed by his poor show. As India's chase hit roadblocks a... |
sinhala.110309_listof | https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2011/03/110309_listof | Politicians to give evidence | A new list of defence witnesses including prominent opposition politicians was submitted to the courts on Wednesday when the white flag case was taken before Trial-at-bar in Colombo. | The ten-member list of witnesses include Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka, Deputy leader of the United National Party, Karu Jayasuriya, opposition MP Mangala Samaraweera, DNA MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake, prominent academic Professor Ashley Halpe and Sunday Leader Journalist Raisha Wickramatunge. The defence lawyers... |
uk-england-cumbria-11070801 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-11070801 | Cumbria University appeal for new student landlords | A university is urging property owners to consider renting to students. | Cumbria University said it had inquiries from more than 100 undergraduates who had gained a place through Clearing but were struggling to find accommodation. Lucy Roberts, commercial services manager for the Carlisle campuses, said landlords could make hundreds of pounds a month. She also said landlords should not be p... |
uk-england-cornwall-19757181 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-19757181 | Royal Cornwall Trust investigates swab incident | A hospital in Cornwall says it is investigating why a swab was left inside a woman while she was giving birth. | The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust said it happened earlier in September after an assisted birth in a delivery suite. The trust says the woman involved is understood to be well and it is now working to make sure what they called a "Never Event" does not happen again. The trust said it would "ensure appropriate actions a... |
entertainment-arts-33440245 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33440245 | Fans descend on San Diego Comic-Con | Dust off your Wonder Woman suit. Leave your selfie stick at home. And if you must carry a sword, make sure it's tied securely to your costume as dangerous weapons will be checked at the door. | By Regan MorrisBBC News, San Diego Yes it's time for Comic-Con, the annual pop culture convention where the entertainment industry markets directly to its most die-hard fans. And the fans turn out in droves. Tens of thousands are expected to descend on the San Diego Convention Center this week, many dressed as their fa... |
uk-10629358 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-10629358 | UK military deaths in Afghanistan: Full list | The UK's military role in Afghanistan since 2001 has brought with it a heavy human toll. Members of the Army, RAF, Royal Marines and special forces have lost their lives in the fight against the Taliban. Here, the BBC News website offers a look at who they were and how they died. | The number of deaths stands at 456 after two RAF personnel were among five people who died in a helicopter crash on 11 October 2015. Users of the app, click to view the full list of casualties. Select a photograph to find out more about each casualty. 2015 - total deaths 2014 - total deaths 2013 - total deaths 2012 - t... |
uk-england-merseyside-48046793 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-48046793 | Liverpool domestic abuser broke woman's bones | A man who beat a woman so much she had broken bones and a bleed on the brain has been jailed for nearly 10 years. | David Ellis, 50, from Liverpool, admitted the section 18 domestic assault of a 27-year-old woman he left with multiple injuries. Ellis, of Halewood Drive, Woolton, was given nine years and nine months, at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday. Det Insp Tracey Martin said the sentence sent a "strong message" of zero tolera... |
world-africa-54323473 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54323473 | Congo's sapeurs pass their style on to a new generation | Some residents of the twin Congolese capitals of Brazzaville and Kinshasa have long been known for their love of stylish dressing - in particular members of the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape). These photographs by Tariq Zaidi reveal a whole new generation of "sapeurs". | In the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, the son of famous sapeur Fiston Mahata, eight-year-old Natan, represents the new generation of style. Across the River Congo in Brazzaville, 10-year-old Okili Nkoressa, middle, uses the dirt roads as his catwalk. "My favourite item of clothing is my Yves Saint Lau... |
uk-scotland-south-scotland-26082628 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-26082628 | Johnstonebridge man reported over Neknomination video | A man is being reported to the procurator fiscal for dangerous driving after police viewed a piece of Neknomination video footage. | Police said a 42-year-old man from Johnstonebridge had been traced as a result. The incident is alleged to have happened in the area around Lockerbie. Police Scotland said it was aware of a number of other Neknomination acts which could result in further reports to the procurator fiscal. Neknomination involves filming ... |
uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26124384 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26124384 | Q&A: Is local government collective Cosla heading for a schism? | Is Scotland's local government umbrella body the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) heading for a schism? Two of Scotland's local councils - Dumfries and Galloway and Aberdeen - have said they are planning to leave and there's speculation a number in the west of Scotland will follow. So what are the issue... | By Jamie McIvorBBC Scotland local government correspondent 1. What is Cosla? Cosla represents the collective interests of all 32 councils in Scotland. Councils choose to join Cosla and pay a subscription because they think it is in their interests to do so. The organisation has its own staff and offices in Edinburgh. I... |
world-europe-14150513 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-14150513 | Russian anger at parcel thefts goes viral | It's a long way from Siberia to London. | By Steve RosenbergBBC News, Moscow But when Sergei Lyapko from Akademgorodok saw an iPad going cheap in an online auction, he snapped it up. The Royal Mail duly despatched the item. But Russian Post failed to deliver it. "The package arrived," Sergei told me by phone from Siberia. "But instead of a tablet computer it c... |
world-latin-america-44971445 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44971445 | Cuba's new constitution: What's in and what's out | A draft of an updated constitution for Cuba approved by the island's National Assembly on 22 July has made headlines as much for what was left out as what was put in. Here are highlights of what's in, what's out and what's staying in the proposed new Cuban constitution. | By Pascal FletcherBBC Monitoring, Miami Why the plans for a new constitution? The proposed 224-article new constitution will replace the 1976 national charter that enshrined one-party communism on the island following Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. Acknowledging that Cuba and the world had changed since 1976, newly-el... |
entertainment-arts-34285145 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34285145 | The Archers star reveals sacking secret after 60 years | Sixty years ago, ITV was born with a star-studded launch. But Britain's first commercial TV broadcast was overshadowed by a BBC radio soap - and the star at the centre of the plot has now revealed the truth about what happened. | By Ian YoungsArts reporter "Who killed Grace?" the Daily Express demanded on its front page on 23 September 1955. "AND WAS IT JUST COINCIDENCE IT HAPPENED ON ITV NIGHT?" Grace was Grace Archer, who had been heard perishing in a stable fire in BBC radio serial The Archers the previous night. The glamorous young wife of ... |
technology-31438226 | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31438226 | The card aiming to end Nigeria's fraud problem | Nigeria has a bad reputation when it comes to fraud. | By Tom JacksonBusiness reporter "Dear Friend" emails originating from the country - also known as 419 scams - are among the most notorious in the world, with statistics from Ultrascan AGI suggesting losses from such schemes totalled $12.7bn (£8.2bn) in 2013. And the number of scams is growing by 5% each year. "Nigeria ... |
entertainment-arts-19907373 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19907373 | Beginners' guide to Mo Yan | Chinese author Mo Yan has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature. Michel Hockx, Professor of Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, part of the University of London, hosted a lecture by the author during the recent London Book Fair. Here, he offers a brief guide to the prolific 57-year-old nov... | Who is Mo Yan? Mo Yan is a popular novelist living in China who has been producing a steady output of fiction since the 1980s. He is also one of the most translated Chinese novelists into English, certainly among living authors. What genre do his books fall into? He writes a mixture of realism and magical realism. Earl... |
uk-scotland-scotland-politics-47429786 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-47429786 | Scottish Greens appoint Alison Johnstone as new co-leader | Alison Johnstone has been appointed as co-leader of the Scottish Greens' parliamentary group alongside Patrick Harvie. | Mr Harvie had previously held the role, which includes speaking at First Minister's Questions, on his own. Ms Johnstone said the Greens had gender balanced roles throughout the party, which also now applied to Holyrood. Maggie Chapman will remain a co-convenor of the party's national council. Related Internet Links Sco... |
magazine-36082945 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36082945 | Should homeless people be given tents? | Cheap, easy-to-assemble tents are being used to shelter those on the streets, with some charities and campaign groups encouraging donations. But in some places, authorities are clamping down on homeless camps. | By Justin ParkinsonBBC News Magazine "Loads of people on the streets swear by tents," says Steve, 27, who has been a rough sleeper since the age of 14. "I mean, they give you a bit of extra warmth, so it's a lot easier to stay out in the open than it is if you're just using a sleeping bag." The average age of death for... |
uk-england-berkshire-28892838 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-28892838 | Heathrow Airport compensation views in Berkshire wanted | People in Berkshire who think they should be compensated if Heathrow Airport is expanded are being urged to attend a series of exhibition events. | A proposed new runway north-west of the airport would affect residents living in and around Slough and Windsor. Slough Borough Council said it was important residents were compensated for an increase in noise and the impact on property values. Three events across Slough and Windsor will be held next month. The airport ... |
world-europe-45906155 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45906155 | Barcelona's Sagrada Familia agrees deal over lack of licence | The Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, one of Spain's most famous tourist sites, has agreed to pay $41m (£31m) to the city authorities after going without a building permit for more than 130 years. | The spectacular church designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, is a Unesco world heritage site and still under construction. Work began on the building in 1882. Barcelona's mayor said the deal was a historic agreement. The basilica will pay the money over 10 years to improve public transport and access to the monument and ... |
uk-25814303 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-25814303 | Police Federation: Pulling it out of the past | Every year, there are two places where you will find a rowdy audience willing to boo and heckle. The first is the pantomime. The second is the Police Federation annual conference - as soon as a Home Secretary walks on stage. | Dominic CascianiHome affairs correspondent@BBCDomCon Twitter Notwithstanding the fact that Theresa May didn't get jeered this year (it was such a surprise, some newspapers thought the lack of boos to be newsworthy), the expectation of such a performance only serves to confirm to the Police Federation's critics that it ... |
uk-northern-ireland-47559123 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47559123 | Bloody Sunday commander Derek Wilford stands by soldiers | As January 1972 dawned, the month forever associated with the tragedy of Bloody Sunday, Lt Col Derek Wilford commander of the 1st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, was one of the British Army's rising stars. | By Peter TaylorBBC News He was tough, outspoken and charismatic, adored by his men whom he adored in turn. But Wilford was no ordinary Para. He was an accomplished artist and used to read Virgil's Trojan War saga, The Aeneid, in the original Latin outside his tent. In Belfast, where Wilford's battalion was based, the P... |
world-middle-east-12794882 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12794882 | Middle East unrest: Silence broken in Syria | The silence has been broken in Syria. | By Lina SinjabBBC News A "day of rage" has now been held in several cities - Damascus, Homs, Banyas, and Deraa, south of Damascus. In Syria, it is not the Facebook generation that is taking to the streets. It is people who are tired of poverty and repression. The demonstrations in Deraa - where the police have reacted ... |
world-europe-guernsey-21981030 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-21981030 | States of Alderney to hold a census | The States of Alderney has agreed to hold a census in the island this year, with the questions "broadly similar to those asked in 2001." | The Policy Committee agreed to make arrangements to make sure the census is compulsory. The States said the census would be analysed off island to ensure confidentiality of information. Paul Arditti, chairman of the Policy Committee, said the final report was expected in the early part of June. He said: "It is quite cl... |
uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-50170107 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-50170107 | Simon Smith: Mum recalls baby's murder 25 years on | Twenty-five years ago, Simon Smith killed his three-month-old daughter - sparking an investigation into the deaths of his two other children. As he is moved to an open prison after serving decades behind bars, his ex-partner Rachel Playfair tells the story of how he murdered their baby. | By Lisa WrightBBC News On Thursday 17 November 1994, Smith was looking after three-month-old Lauren on his own for the first time. At lunchtime, Rachel called home to check in, having returned to work as a physiotherapist. When there was no answer, she knew something was wrong. "Then I got the call to say that Lauren h... |
world-europe-11451644 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11451644 | Ethnic rifts overshadow Bosnia election | It nestles in a lush valley in southeastern Bosnia, a few streets winding up the surrounding hills to the houses dotted above. But the serene landscape around Foca belies the town's devastating past. | By Mark LowenBBC News, Bosnia-Hercegovina This was where some of the worst ethnic cleansing of Muslims - or Bosniaks - took place by Bosnian Serbs during the war of the 1990s. The town was renamed "Srbinje", or "Place of the Serbs". The central sports hall was transformed into a rape camp. But today, Foca is gaining a ... |
uk-wales-south-east-wales-35846098 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-35846098 | Allied Bakeries strike to hit hot cross buns baking | Workers at a Cardiff bakery plan to strike, affecting the production of some of the 900,000 hot cross buns produced there in the run-up to Easter. | The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union said members voted for Wednesday's 24 hour walkout at Allied Bakeries after changes to holiday entitlements and shift patterns. Union representative John James said he hoped the issue could be resolved. The company said it was in discussions with unions. Mr James said 56 out of ... |
uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31138396 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31138396 | New MV Loch Seaforth makes first berth at Stornoway | A new ferry built to serve on the Ullapool to Stornoway route has berthed for the first time at Stornoway harbour. | The £42m MV Loch Seaforth has been doing berthing trials at pier number three ahead of its introduction to the route. The boat has already carried out trials at Ullpool. Last month, Transport Minister Derek Mackay said he was confident the ferry will be operating by the end of May. Related Internet Links Calmac Transpo... |
uk-wales-49965192 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-49965192 | A493 death crash: Family pay tribute to man hit by van | A family have paid tribute to a man who was killed when he was hit by a van, saying he would be "missed immensely". | Anthony Brown, 38, from Wolverhampton, died on the A493 between Bryncrug and Tywyn, just before 21:45 BST on Saturday. He was "loved by all" and would be "missed immensely", his family said in a statement. North Wales Police asked for any witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage or CCTV to contact them. The family sai... |
uk-wales-45798623 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45798623 | Spanish flu pandemic 1918 - could it happen again? | It is 100 years since the influenza pandemic killed millions around the world, a death toll far worse than the bubonic plague. But what is the chance of something similar happening again? New strains of flu continue to emerge and experts warn that another pandemic could happen despite a century of advances in technolog... | By Steve DuffyBBC News During the 1918-19 outbreak, it was thought that Spanish flu was caused by bacteria rather than a virus. Viruses are now better understood, but scientists have also learned a great deal from studying the pandemic which struck a century ago. They learned how very differently it could behave to our... |
uk-england-essex-44140174 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-44140174 | East Tilbury 'hit-and-run' arrest as woman and child struck by car | A man has been arrested after a woman was left in a critical condition and a child seriously hurt when they were struck by a car. | The woman, 65, and the girl, 11, were hit by a dark grey Mercedes A-Class on Coronation Avenue, East Tilbury, Essex, at about 08:20 BST. The car failed to stop and was later found abandoned on Mucking Wharf Road. A 25-year-old man from Basildon was arrested soon afterwards and remains in custody. The pair are being tre... |
uk-northern-ireland-20222954 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-20222954 | Software firm First Derivatives increases turnover | A software and consulting firm with its headquarters in Newry, County Down, has said it is continuing to grow. | First Derivatives has announced its half-yearly performance on the stockmarket. Company turnover has increased to £27.6m, up from £22.4m in 2011 and at £4.1m its operaing profit has increased by 14.2% over the year. The firm has recently acquired three other companies and issued an interim dividend of 3.1p per share. |
uk-england-hereford-worcester-19412857 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-19412857 | Kidderminster carpet traders dispute the decline of the industry | While historians say the decline of the carpet industry in Kidderminster was inevitable, those still in the business argue they are making a success of the trade in the face of "challenging" economic times. | By Julia LeonardBBC News Cloth weaving began in the Worcestershire town in the Middle Ages, according to Melvyn Thompson, a former factory worker and carpet historian. He is one of 20 volunteers preparing to open a museum commemorating the town's carpet industry, which at its height, boasted 25 factories and employed a... |
education-19812961 | https://www.bbc.com/news/education-19812961 | Viewpoints: Teaching children to read | Finding the best way to inspire children to become fluent readers has long been debated. The "look and say" approach, where children learnt to memorise words, dominated in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. But now the pendulum has swung towards phonics-based teaching, where children decode words by sounds. | The Department for Education says international evidence demonstrates that phonics is the most effective way of teaching early reading, and this year introduced a phonics reading test for six-year-olds. So what is the best way to teach children how to read? David Reedy, UK Literacy Association The teaching of reading s... |
magazine-35813470 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35813470 | Anders Breivik: Just how cushy are Norwegian prisons? | Anders Breivik, the Norwegian mass murderer, is arguing that conditions in the prison where he is held violate his human rights. Many Norwegian prisons, on the other hand, are seen by foreigners as extremely cushy. Lars Bevanger describes a system referred to by one American visitor as "prison utopia". | Two Norwegian institutions vie for the title of the world's "nicest" or "most humane" prison. Inmates on the prison island of Bastoey, south of Oslo, are free to walk around in a village-style setting, tending to farm animals. They ski, cook, play tennis, play cards. They have their own beach, and even run the ferry ta... |
world-us-canada-40969589 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40969589 | 'I fear my neighbour' - the story behind US hate crimes | "Hey, dumbass - the election is over... you lost on all accounts," said the letter that arrived in John Gascot's mailbox. | Valeria PerassoBBC World Service It accused him and his husband of living in a "gay house", adorned with a rainbow flag to "troll for queers". And it was unsigned. "I was angry. It was a cowardly act. My first reaction was 'I'm painting the house rainbow'", says Gascot, an artist and active member of the LGBT community... |
entertainment-arts-25121347 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-25121347 | The Halle orchestra get creative to make music pay | The Halle orchestra is taking a leaf out of celebrity choirmaster Gareth Malone's book and holding its first corporate choir competition. The Halle has trained six office choirs in an attempt to use its musical expertise to make up for funding cuts. | In technology companies, finance firms and transport offices across the north-west of England, unusual sounds have been coming from meeting rooms during lunch breaks in recent months. The sound of singing is unusual, that is, compared with the normal office din of rattling keyboards and conversations about contracts. T... |
uk-england-south-yorkshire-57069437 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-57069437 | Intercity 125: Workers say farewell to British Rail icon | East Midlands Railway is the latest operator to retire its fleet of high speed trains - better known to millions as the InterCity 125. Some workers at the company's depot have spent most of their careers repairing, improving and tending to the engines, helping them to become a workhorse of the tracks since they came in... | High speed trains (HST) were the future of British Rail in the 1970s, with advertisements promising unheard of speeds and shorter journey times. Better known as the InterCity 125, the diesel locomotive was only intended as a stopgap before electrification, but has linked Britain's cities for more than four decades. In ... |
uk-14147376 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14147376 | Spies facing budget squeeze and more oversight | The committee that oversees the work of Britain's intelligence agencies, such as MI5 and MI6, says it is "out of date" and should be given broader powers to look into operational matters. The Intelligence and Security Committee wants a wider remit and says it must change in order to maintain public confidence in the ag... | By Gordon CoreraSecurity correspondent, BBC News Times are changing for British intelligence. For much of the last 10 years since the attacks on 11 September 2001, they have been growing at a rapid pace - MI5, for instance, doubling in size. The last decade has also seen greater controversy surrounding their work - whe... |
uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-42939294 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-42939294 | Man dies after assault outside Tamworth McDonald's | A teenager has died almost two weeks after he was attacked outside a McDonald's in Staffordshire. | Liam Roche, 18, suffered serious head injuries in the assault outside the restaurant at the Ventura Retail Park in Tamworth on 22 January. The victim, from Kingstanding, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. A 24-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in connection with the incident and the investigation continu... |
world-europe-isle-of-man-51561854 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-51561854 | 'Bullied' Manx teen chased fellow student at school with knife | A teenage boy who chased a pupil through a school corridor "brandishing" a knife has appeared in court on the Isle of Man. | Manx Police were called to the school shortly after 11:00 GMT on 12 February. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to affray and having a knife on school grounds which he had taken from home. Magistrates heard that the defendant had "reached breaking point" after being bullied for seve... |
uk-england-gloucestershire-17461556 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-17461556 | Renishaw to create 120 new jobs across Gloucestershire | Manufacturing firm Renishaw is to take on 120 new members of staff to be employed across its five sites in Gloucestershire. | The company based in Wotton-under-Edge wants to expand its team as part of its growth plans. Skilled workers with engineering and manufacturing experience are primarily being sought by the firm. Renishaw will be holding open evenings at its Stonehouse facility as part of a recruitment drive this month. Group human reso... |
uk-england-south-yorkshire-46213774 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-46213774 | HMP Doncaster inmate threw urine and excrement at guard | A serving prisoner has had his sentence extended by two years after he threw a mixture of urine and excrement at a prison officer. | Joshua Morris, 24, squirted the substance out of a bottle in Doncaster prison in December 2017. At Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, Morris pleaded guilty to administering a noxious substance. He will serve an additional two years at the end of his existing five-year sentence for burglary. Det Con Alex Dorlin from Sout... |
uk-scotland-south-scotland-23045064 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-23045064 | Police appeal over Cockburnspath sheep theft | Police are appealing for witnesses after 40 ewes and 80 lambs were stolen from a field in the Scottish Borders. | The incident happened between 09:00 on Friday and 08:00 on Saturday at a field beside Kinegar Quarry in Cockburnspath. A statement from Police Scotland said all the animals involved were cross-breeds. Anyone who can assist police trace those responsible for their theft has been asked to come forward with information im... |
magazine-29662561 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29662561 | Are Corsica's militants and mafia a thing of the past? | Located off the Italian coast, but politically part of France, Corsica has experienced a violent independence struggle since the 1970s. But in June armed militants announced they had laid down their weapons. So has peace really broken out? | By Martin BuckleyCorsica As I drove around Corsica on the first of two visits this year, I was struck once again by the island's violent beauty. Against a backdrop of jagged granite mountains, the maquis had erupted into brilliant yellows and purples. The beaches I glimpsed from the twisting roads showed white sand alo... |
uk-england-tees-23476602 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-23476602 | Cleveland Potash Boulby mine tower to be demolished | A 50m (164ft) tower at a potash mine in East Cleveland is to be demolished as part of a £300m redevelopment. | The old Rockshaft Tower built at the Boulby mine in 1969, is being replaced after the sea air and weather corroded the structure. The £15m project will see the new tower built alongside the current one. Work is expected to be completed by April. Project manager Neil Fickling said the project would "guarantee" the futur... |
world-europe-jersey-12369367 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-12369367 | Law firm representing abuse victims calls for inquiry | A Hampshire law firm representing 21 victims of abuse in Jersey has expressed concerns about the decision not to hold a public inquiry into the historic child abuse investigation. | Verisona is seeking substantial damages from the States on behalf of former residents of the Haut de la Garenne children's home. The law firm specialises in historic abuse cases. It said some victims would now never get the chance to tell their stories. The firm said many had been pinning their hopes on an inquiry whic... |
uk-england-birmingham-45504626 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-45504626 | Murder charge after man found in Bilston property | A man has been charged with the murder of a man who was found with multiple serious injuries. | Deniss Buzmakovs, 42, was discovered in Beckett Street in Bilston, West Midlands, at about 18:30 BST on Sunday. Aleksejs Lusnikovs, 42, from Beckett Street, is due to appear before Walsall Magistrates' Court on Thursday. A 34-year-old man who was arrested has been released with no further action. A post-mortem examinat... |
science-environment-56544239 | https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56544239 | The real reason humans are the dominant species | From early humans rubbing sticks together to make fire, to the fossil fuels that drove the industrial revolution, energy has played a central role in our development as a species. But the way we power our societies has also created humanity's biggest challenge. It's one that will take all our ingenuity to solve. | By Justin Rowlatt & Laurence KnightBBC News Energy is the key to humanity's world domination. Not just the jet fuel that allows us to traverse entire continents in a few hours, or the bombs we build that can blow up entire cities, but the vast amounts of energy we all use every day. Consider this: a resting human being... |
uk-politics-33652204 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-33652204 | Liz Kendall: I'm an 'all or nothing' person | In the first of a series of profiles of the four Labour leadership candidates, the BBC's Iain Watson spends the day with Liz Kendall on the campaign trail in Berkshire. | By Iain WatsonPolitical correspondent, BBC News She has never been on a CND demonstration. But in her youth, before joining Labour, Liz Kendall first took to the streets to campaign for a pedestrian crossing in Abbott's Langley, her Hertfordshire village... with her mum. Could there be a better image for a candidate wh... |
world-middle-east-32044059 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32044059 | Yemen crisis: An Iranian-Saudi battleground? | Yemen is fast descending into a violent cauldron where the competing interests of Shia Houthi rebels, Sunni tribes, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states, Iran, al-Qaeda and now Islamic State are forming a toxic mix. | By Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent The situation has got so bad that the US and UK have closed their embassies and evacuated their staff, while Gulf Arab countries have moved theirs to the southern city of Aden. The Houthis are closing in on Aden, which controls the entrance to the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab st... |
magazine-28448688 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28448688 | Illegal bottom injections on rise in US | A growing number of American women are getting plastic surgery to enhance their behinds. But with the costs running into the thousands of dollars, many are choosing cheap, illegal and life-threatening backstreet procedures. | By Rajini VaidyanathanBBC News, Miami She did it because she thought she'd look better, and be more desirable. But getting injections for a bigger behind was the biggest mistake Natalie Johnson ever made. At her home in a Miami suburb, she shows me pictures of her scarred body, bruised and blackened from decaying tissu... |
world-africa-46890336 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46890336 | Kenya attack: Who are the Nairobi victims? | At least 21 people died when Islamist al-Shabab militants stormed a luxury hotel compound in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. | A 19-hour siege of the DusitD2 hotel and business complex last Tuesday ended with five attackers "eliminated", President Uhuru Kenyatta said. Among the victims was someone who had survived the 9/11 terror attacks in the US, a football fan and well-known YouTuber and two inseparable friends. Here is what what we know so... |
blogs-echochambers-25992713 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-25992713 | Woody Allen allegations spur debate over legacy and celebrity culture | On Saturday, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof posted to his blog an open letter to the public from Dylan Farrow detailing allegations that her adoptive father, legendary actor and director Woody Allen, sexually assaulted her when she was seven years old. | By Anthony ZurcherEditor, Echo Chambers The allegations first surfaced during contentious divorce and child custody proceedings between Mr Allen and actress Mia Farrow in 1993 but returned to public debate when the Golden Globes honoured the director with a lifetime achievement award and he received an Academy Award no... |
world-europe-isle-of-man-39960586 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-39960586 | Solicitor Jane Poole-Wilson elected to Legislative Council | A solicitor has been elected to the upper house of Tynwald following a vote by the Members of the House of Keys. | It was the first poll since reforms to the election procedure came into effect in April and meant a majority of 13 was no longer required for election. Jane Poole-Wilson received 14 votes with her closest rival Alan Wright gaining six. The mother of two will fill the seat made vacant when Tony Wild retired due to "ill ... |
technology-22508670 | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-22508670 | Jennie Runk: My life as a 'plus-size' model | When H&M hired a "plus-size" model to show off the range of sizes for its beachwear, the ad campaign caused much discussion. Model Jennie Runk says it's time we stopped obsessing about size. | I had no idea that my H&M beachwear campaign would receive so much publicity. I'm the quiet type who reads books, plays video games, and might be a little too obsessed with her cat. So, suddenly having a large amount of publicity was an awkward surprise at first. I found it strange that people made such a fuss about ho... |
uk-england-hereford-worcester-16402176 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-16402176 | Avoncroft Museum windmill damaged in heavy gusts | A windmill that is part of a Worcestershire tourist attraction has been damaged during severe weather. | One of the sails of the Danzey Green windmill, at Avoncroft Museum, near Bromsgrove, was left hanging off after heavy gusts of wind. The tourist attraction is a collection of historic buildings. Simon Carter, director of Avoncroft Museum, said it was a "major setback" to their planned maintenance schedule for this year... |
uk-england-birmingham-41608511 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-41608511 | Kevin Nunes shooting: The police mistakes that sank a murder case | A promising young footballer shot dead. Five men jailed for his murder released after a catalogue of police mistakes. | By Phil MackieFile on 4 Fifteen years on from his cold-blooded killing, the family of Kevin Nunes have no answers to their questions, no-one has been held responsible for his death and no police officers have been disciplined. Here, those at the centre of the saga tell their stories to File on 4. Things could have work... |
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