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uk-england-wiltshire-15695943 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-15695943 | Deserted Imber village holds remembrance service | A Wiltshire village that was deserted after being taken over by troops for training during World War II is to hold a remembrance service. | People living in Imber, on Salisbury Plain, were evacuated in December 1943 and were never allowed to return. The service will take place at St Giles Church which is one of the only buildings left standing in its original form. The village will only be open to visitors for two hours on Saturday. It will be the ninth ti... |
uk-england-derbyshire-48892819 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-48892819 | A6 scooter and van crash: Boy, 15, named as victim | A 15-year-old boy who died after the scooter he was riding was involved in a crash with a van has been named. | Tomas Ball, from Ambergate, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened on the A6 between Ambergate and Whatstandwell at about 20:40 BST on 30 June. Derbyshire Police said its investigation was ongoing. A force spokesman appealed for any motorists with dashcams who were on the A6 that evening to conta... |
entertainment-arts-42411484 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42411484 | Frankenstein: Behind the monster smash | This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein - first printed on 1 January 1818. | By Lucy ToddEntertainment reporter Shelley came up with the idea at the age of 18 after being challenged by romantic poet Lord Byron, while in Switzerland, to construct a ghost story. The results were to have a monumental impact. This was the kernel from which the story of Frankenstein would emerge. The novel - origina... |
stories-49939124 | https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49939124 | Translating for Mum and Dad | When a family arrives in a new country, often the children are first to pick up the new language - and inevitably, they become the family translators. Researcher Dr Humera Iqbal describes what it's like to be a child responsible for dealing with doctors and landlords, bank staff or restaurant suppliers. | "Baba! Baba!" calls out the driving instructor. Thirteen-year-old Jiawei sits at the back of the car while her dad takes his driving lesson. Father and daughter exchange confused glances, then burst out laughing. The instructor, who has heard this Chinese word during one of Jiawei's father's previous lessons, looks puz... |
uk-england-53582393 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-53582393 | Coronavirus: What happens if I'm in an area on the watchlist? | More than six million people in England live in areas on a Covid-19 watchlist, which could end in a tightened lockdown like in Leicester and parts of the north if coronavirus is not brought back under control. What happens if your town goes on the list? | By Rob England & Daniel WainwrightBBC News Every week, Public Health England (PHE) publishes a list of areas it is concerned about based on new coronavirus infection rates and other local intelligence. These places are categorised as either "areas of concern", "areas of enhanced support" or "areas of intervention". Mea... |
blogs-trending-34479199 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34479199 | Great British Bake Off: Fans defend Nadiya Hussain against 'politically correct' jibes | Britain's ultimate TV baking contest. the Great British Bake Off, reached its zenith on Wednesday. The victor was a Luton-born 30-year-old mum-of-three, who baked a "big fat British wedding cake" adorned with jewels from her own wedding day as the showstopper in Wednesday's final. | BBC TrendingWhat's popular and why But Nadiya Hussain's Muslim background became the focus for some newspaper columnists. Before the final, the Daily Mail columnist Amanda Platell claimed white contestant Flora Shedden didn't have a hope with her chocolate carousel in the semi-finals whereas "if she'd made a chocolate ... |
world-asia-india-54719286 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-54719286 | Assam fire: India's longest burning gas blaze is destroying lives | Labanya Saikia, a single mother of three in India's north-eastern state of Assam, lost her house to a raging fire that started from a nearby gas well of the state-run Oil India Limited (OIL) in June. | By Sachin GogoiBBC Monitoring Also lost in the fire was her tiny shop in Tinsukia district that enabled her to raise the three children. She is confident that the house and the shop could be rebuilt. But Ms Saikia says she is heartbroken at the loss of her late husband's photographs that were gutted in the fire. "My ch... |
entertainment-arts-54799488 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54799488 | The Crown: Will Gompertz reviews season four of the Netflix show ★★★★☆ | It's the late 1970s. The Queen (Olivia Colman) wants Charles (Josh O'Connor) to find a wife rather than carrying on with someone else's, the IRA wants to intensify its campaign, and the steely new incumbent with the big hair at No 10 Downing Street wants to make Britain great again. | Will GompertzArts editor@WillGompertzBBCon Twitter And so begins the latest series of The Crown, Peter Morgan's (Frost/Nixon, The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) dramatized romp through the lives and loves of the House of Windsor over the course of the 20th Century. The historical focus of the fourth season (as notor... |
magazine-39082467 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39082467 | Why do people swear? | The English language contains an alphabet soup of swear words. Those of a sweary disposition can draw upon the A-word, the B-word, the C-word, the F-word, the S-word, the W-word and many more. So here's a puzzle - if you see the F-word spelled out with all four letters, are you more offended than when you read F with a... | By David EdmondsBBC News It seems many people are. But why? After all, you presumably know what F with asterisks stands for. It has the same meaning as the non-asterisked version. The BBC tries to avoid swear words whenever possible, but on the rare occasions that they are considered integral to the story, they are use... |
uk-england-bristol-26358104 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-26358104 | Bristol man shines laser at police helicopter | A man has admitted shining a laser at a police helicopter flying over Bristol. | Gavin Hoskins, 26, from Bristol, pointed the laser at the helicopter while it was overhead in the Fishponds area at about 19:30 GMT on 20 January. He pleaded guilty to recklessly or negligently acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft or a person in an aircraft. Hoskins will be sentenced at Bristol Crown Court... |
world-europe-49004737 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49004737 | Italy's League: Russian oil allegations grip Salvini's party | Corruption allegations are threatening to engulf the party of Matteo Salvini, the populist Italian interior minister whose Euroscepticism and hard line against illegal immigration have made him one of Europe's best-known politicians. | He is under pressure to address the Senate after prosecutors reportedly began investigating links between his nationalist League party and Russian businessmen. While he rejects the corruption claims as "fantasies", they raise new suspicions of Russian money being used to buy influence in the West, in an effort to rever... |
uk-scotland-glasgow-west-32738564 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-32738564 | Right to die campaigner Gordon Ross: 'If the time comes, I will need help' | Gordon Ross is quite clear: he does not want to die. | By Reevel AldersonHome affairs correspondent, BBC Scotland As a committed nationalist, he says he is looking forward to the Holyrood election in 2016 and possibly a further independence referendum. But he knows he may not see that happening. The 66-year-old grandfather lives in a care home on the south side of Glasgow,... |
world-europe-guernsey-16484927 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-16484927 | Guernsey education report release delayed | The release of a review of Guernsey's education standards has been delayed by the island's Policy Council. | The Mulkerrin Report was set to be released to the public on 11 January, but was put back to 13 January. It was commissioned in the wake of poor GCSE results at two of the island's secondary schools, and was discussed by the Policy Council on Monday. The group said the delay would give the Education Department a chance... |
world-us-canada-53228134 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53228134 | Coronavirus: What's behind alarming new US outbreaks? | As coronavirus outbreaks are slowly brought to heel in many places around the world, the US is among a handful of countries facing a surge of new infections. | More than two dozen states are now seeing increases in new cases over the last 14 days. Of these, Texas, Florida, Arizona and California have emerged as the country's latest virus epicentres. But while cases are clearly rising, state leaders and health experts are divided on the cause. Here's a look at these four US ho... |
blogs-trending-35444899 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-35444899 | Will 'Black Lives Matter' change America in an election year? | "They killed him for no reason, and they got every excuse in the world as to why they killed him." | By Mukul DevichandEditor, BBC Trending These are the words of a grieving mother, Panzy Edwards, who I met on the South Side of Chicago, one of America's most iconic black neighbourhoods. It's a violent place - almost 50 people have been shot dead in Chicago just this year, many of them in this area. Her 15-year-old son... |
world-europe-41677911 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41677911 | Catalonia: Did voters face worst police violence ever seen in the EU? | Spain has announced it is preparing to suspend Catalonia's regional autonomy, after the Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont threatened to declare independence. Even before this move, separatists had condemned the actions of the Spanish government and police during an outlawed independence referendum on 1 October. | Some called those actions repressive - a sentiment expressed most clearly in a video produced by the Catalan cultural organisation Omnium Cultural. It's been viewed more than a million times. One of the most striking claims in the video was that police subjected Catalan voters to "a degree of force never seen before in... |
uk-england-birmingham-57072529 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-57072529 | Moseley stabbing: Man denies Nathan Burton murder | A man has pleaded not guilty to murder, after a father-of-one was stabbed in a Birmingham suburb. | Nathan Burton, 27, was found seriously injured at a property on Woodhurst Road, Moseley, on 7 April and died in hospital the following day. A post-mortem examination found he died from a single stab wound to the chest. Chad Henderson, 43, from Woodhurst Road, appeared at a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court and a trial ... |
uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-40057645 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-40057645 | Moray Council by-election: Nominations open after resignation | Nominations for potential candidates in a Moray Council by-election have opened after a new councillor resigned just five days after being elected. | Sandy Cooper, 72, was one of three people chosen to represent Elgin City North ward. He stood as an independent. He tendered his resignation in a letter to the council's chief executive. Completed forms for new nominees must be lodged by 12 June. The by-election will be held on 13 July, with the count the following day... |
uk-england-tyne-25099940 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-25099940 | Edwardian Spanish City saved with £3.7m grant | A 103-year-old seaside tourist attraction is to be restored and reopened thanks to a £3.7m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant. | In its hey-day Spanish City, with its distinctive white dome, attracted thousands of visitors to Whitley Bay each year. But it fell into disrepair in the 1990s and shut to the public in 2000. Grade II-listed Spanish City and the Whitley Bay Pleasure Gardens opened in 1910. A 60-bed hotel, a care home, 20 apartments and... |
world-latin-america-30628215 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30628215 | Cuba hopes for Washington's full embrace | There are many significant dates in the Cuban Revolution. | By Will GrantBBC News, Havana On 1 January 1959 Fidel Castro's fighters rolled victoriously into Havana having overthrown the Batista regime. But 17 December 2014 was as momentous a day as any in the revolution's 56-year history, one that many Cubans thought they would never live to see: the announcement of a diplomati... |
world-latin-america-35281218 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35281218 | El Chapo: Who is Kate del Castillo? | While there has been much criticism heaped on US actor Sean Penn for meeting fugitive Mexican drugs lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, there is another well-known name behind the interview between the actor and the cartel leader. | By Katy WatsonBBC Mexico and Central America reporter Kate del Castillo is a Mexican actress who brokered the deal between the Hollywood star and the most wanted man in Mexico and also was present at the meeting. She is an actress who does not shy away from controversy. Back in 2012, del Castillo made an open appeal to... |
uk-wales-23246491 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23246491 | Circuit of Wales race track given go ahead at Ebbw Vale | Plans for a £280m race track near Ebbw Vale have been given the go ahead amid claims it will make Blaenau Gwent a "go to destination" for motorsport fans bringing in £50m a year to the economy. | Councillors gave the Circuit of Wales unanimous approval on Wednesday saying it would create "thousands of jobs" near Rassau Industrial estate. Developers want to make the track capable of hosting all motor racing championships - except Formula One. Government inspectors may yet step in. But today Blaenau Gwent council... |
business-29093258 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-29093258 | Alibaba - set to be the largest US IPO in history | Alibaba seeks to raise up to $24.3 billion (£15bn) in its share sale, which would be more than the previous record amount of money raised by the Agricultural Bank of China of $22.1 billion. In other words, Alibaba would be the biggest IPO in history. | Linda YuehChief business correspondent It's embarking on a roadshow that will finalise its share price, which is in the range of $60-66 per share, and expects to set the price on September 18 with trading on the New York Stock Exchange starting the next day. It means that Alibaba could be valued at about $163 billion. ... |
world-asia-india-34856162 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34856162 | How rains paralysed India's Chennai | Non-stop rain for nearly a week in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has killed at least 71 people, while the army and air force have been deployed to rescue those still stranded by floods. One of the worst affected places was Tamil Nadu's capital city, Chennai (formerly Madras), which is slowly limping back to n... | When the rains began on Saturday evening, residents welcomed the respite from Chennai's usual hot and humid weather. But on Sunday, with no signs of the rain letting up, life in the city slowly began turning nightmarish. The situation grew worse after excess water in reservoirs was released to prevent flooding. That is... |
technology-23235771 | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23235771 | Computational photography: the snap is only the start | Imagine a camera that allows you to see through a crowd to get a clear view of someone who would otherwise be obscured, a smartphone that matches big-budget lenses for image quality, or a photograph that lets you change your point of view after it's taken. | By Leo KelionTechnlogy reporter The ideas may sound outlandish but they could become commonplace if "computational photography" lives up to its promise. Unlike normal digital photography - which uses a sensor to capture a single two-dimensional image of a scene - the technique records a richer set of data to construct ... |
world-asia-india-42855962 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42855962 | 'Tardy' police attacked in India after bus crash which killed 36 | Angry residents attacked police vans and officials whom they accused of arriving late to the scene of an accident which killed 36 people in India's eastern state of West Bengal. | Bystanders rushed to the rescue when a bus crashed through a bridge and fell into a river in Murshidabad district. A huge crowd which had gathered around the scene started to throw stones at the police when they arrived. The police retaliated by using tear gas to disperse the mob. Two officials from the fire brigade an... |
uk-scotland-35296357 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-35296357 | An enhanced BBC Scotland in a renewed BBC? | In all, the latest Holyrood hearing about the future of the BBC lasted nearly three hours. Around half the full duration of the new serial, War and Peace, on BBC One. But with roughly the same degree of complexity. | Brian TaylorPolitical editor, Scotland However, intriguingly, there was rather more peace in the Holyrood committee room than one might have anticipated. The advance billing was primarily of conflict. The BBC, it was said, was failing to serve Scotland. Not enough output made it to the network. Licence fee payers north... |
uk-england-bristol-55159474 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-55159474 | Boy, 13, arrested on suspicion of sexual assault | A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, in connection with reports of harassment on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path. | Police arrested the boy on Tuesday after a number of reports of women being harassed along the route, regularly used by runners and cyclists. A police spokeswoman said: "The arrest came about as a result of increased proactive police activity in response to community concerns." The teenager has been released on bail. B... |
uk-england-essex-16230757 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-16230757 | Santa's grotto at Essex farm market wrecked by raiders | Vandals who broke into a Christmas market in Essex wrecked Santa's grotto and stole two of his helpers. | The raid at Marsh Farm in South Woodham Ferrers happened overnight, police said. "After the break-in an amount of damage was done and two gnome figures were stolen from the Santa display." Staff at the farm said they had gone into work on Saturday to find trees knocked over and some distinctive elf figures stolen. Poli... |
world-europe-guernsey-14167116 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-14167116 | Blue plaque raised to 18th Century writer Denys Corbet | A blue plaque has been unveiled in Guernsey in honour of 18th Century writer and artist Denys Corbet. | Corbet is best known for his contribution to Guernsey's culture through his English, French and patois writing as well as his paintings. The plaque, which was paid for by the Forest parish, was put at La Roberge Farm where he lived for about 50 years. Dave Gorvel, who now lives in the farmhouse, nominated Mr Corbet for... |
blogs-news-from-elsewhere-50040247 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-50040247 | Uzbek wedding restrictions prompt backlash | Uzbekistan has brought in curbs on what it sees as excessive spending on weddings, but suggestions for more draconian measures have prompted public anger and a campaign by the country's leading singing stars. | By News from Elsewhere......as found by BBC Monitoring The new law obliges wedding planners to notify the local authorities in advance, and cut back the length of the celebrations, as well as the number of guests, singers and rented cars, the Kun.uz news site reports. The new regulations, which also apply to birthdays ... |
uk-scotland-17867324 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-17867324 | Food banks: What they do | The Trussell Trust runs the UK's only network of food banks. They operate more than 200 food banks across the UK, including 10 in Scotland. Last year they fed almost 129,000 people, double the number of the previous year. In Scotland 6,000 people were fed by their food parcels. Chris Mould, executive chairman of the tr... | Trussell Trust food banks provide at least three days nutritionally-balanced food for local people in crisis. They are community projects led by churches and supported by schools, businesses and local individuals who donate all the food, give their time to volunteer and, where they can, donate money too. Food banks are... |
uk-england-northamptonshire-14322355 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-14322355 | Final stage of homes plan near Corby backed | The final stage of a 5,000-home development near Corby in Northamptonshire has been approved by councillors. | Corby Developments has been given the go-ahead for the final 735 homes at Priors Hall alongside the A43 Stamford Road by East Northamptonshire Council. Plans for more than 4,000 homes on greenfield land and a secondary school had been approved in 2007. The final stage was backed by the council development control commi... |
world-asia-india-42408844 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42408844 | The woman who collects clothes of sex assault victims | Sexual harassment across the world is often followed by victim-blaming and one question survivors are invariably asked is: "What were you wearing?" Indian artist-activist Jasmeen Patheja collects clothes donated by victims as testament to the fact they are not to blame, reports the BBC's Geeta Pandey. | In a small room in her Bangalore home that has been converted into a museum of sorts are dozens of garments. The kind of clothes we see women around us wearing all the time. But each item has a story. This is Jasmeen Patheja's collection of the clothes of sex assault survivors. One red-and-black jumpsuit was donated by... |
stories-47832426 | https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47832426 | Housemates from hell - me and my 23-year-old son | It's becoming normal for grown-up children to spend years at home even after starting work, because of the mismatch between salaries and rents. Sue Elliott-Nicholls and her son, Morgan Elliott, agree that it can be a nightmare. Here's Sue's story with interjections from Morgan. | An unusually warm spring day. I skip up to the door of the family home, it's been a good day at work and a pleasant cycle home. I'm enjoying the lighter evenings and I'm home early - it's only four o'clock! Maybe I can have a cuppa out in the back yard. And then it hits me. I open the front door and a Sahara-like jet o... |
uk-53597137 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53597137 | Did UK Special Forces execute unarmed civilians? | At the height of the war in Afghanistan in 2011, two senior officers from Special Forces met in a bar in Dorset to have a secret conversation. They feared some of the UK's most highly-trained troops had adopted a "deliberate policy" of illegally killing unarmed men. Evidence is now emerging that suggests they were righ... | By Matt Bardo & Hannah O'GradyBBC Panorama The two senior officers were thousands of miles from the dust and danger of Helmand province in Afghanistan. One had recently returned from the war where his troops reported their understanding that a policy of execution-style killings was being carried out by Special Forces. ... |
uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-21022987 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-21022987 | North Yorkshire drivers warned of icy roads | Motorists in North Yorkshire are being warned of icy driving conditions after heavy snow on Monday. | About five inches (13 cm) of snow fell on parts of North Yorkshire, causing traffic gridlock during the evening rush hour in Scarborough. A Met Office yellow warning of further snow and icy driving conditions remains in force for the east of the county. Major routes were gritted overnight, according to North Yorkshire ... |
uk-wales-52380643 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-52380643 | Covid-19 in Wales: What do the stats tell us? | What can different statistics tell us about coronavirus in Wales so far? | By Steve DuffyBBC News We seem to be bombarded with different measures, but what do they mean and how does Wales compare with other parts of the UK? Here, we try to answer some of the questions and explain what the different measures are and also give some of the most recent figures. Where in Wales are the most cases? ... |
science-environment-42238262 | https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42238262 | Mt Hope installed as 'UK's highest peak' | Britain has a new tallest mountain. | By Jonathan AmosBBC Science Correspondent, New Orleans Mt Hope, which is sited in the part of the Antarctic claimed by the UK, was recently re-measured and found to tower above the previous title holder, Mt Jackson, by a good 50m (160ft). Hope is now put at 3,239m (10,626ft); Jackson is 3,184m (10,446ft). The map-maker... |
uk-england-tees-15607570 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-15607570 | New cancer outpatient unit opens at James Cook Hospital | A new outpatient unit has opened at a Teesside hospital as part of a multi-million pound investment programme in cancer services. | The new Endeavour Unit at Middlesbrough's James Cook University Hospital boasts three treatment rooms. A spokesman for South Tees Foundation Trust said the unit would offer a full radiotherapy service by early next year. The new two-storey building is part of a new £35m cancer services programme. |
health-52543692 | https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52543692 | Coronavirus: Is it time to free the healthy from restrictions? | The constant stream of bad news on coronavirus, from the rising number of deaths, to doctors and nurses risking their lives because of a lack of protective equipment has, understandably, caused great anxiety. | Nick TriggleHealth correspondent@nicktriggleon Twitter That much is clear from the proportion of adults worried about the threat they believe the virus poses to themselves. Older people are the most concerned, but even among younger age groups the majority believe they are at risk. But have we got this out of perspecti... |
world-asia-india-47987657 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47987657 | India election 2019: The man who has lost 24 times but won't give up | Every Indian election throws up several independent candidates who, despite the odds stacked against them, take a chance on democracy. Omkar Khandekar reports on one man who has lost two dozen times but refuses to stop trying. | Vijayprakash Kondekar is now a familiar face in Shivaji Nagar in the western city of Pune. For the past two months the 73-year-old has been going around the neighbourhood trying to drum up support for his election campaign. "I just want to show people that party politics is not the only way in the largest democracy in ... |
uk-england-manchester-45765120 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-45765120 | Manchester Piccadilly signal fault leads to rush hour rail misery | Rail passengers have faced disruption after a signalling fault between Manchester Piccadilly and Wilmslow hit rush hour journeys. | Network Rail said the problem, which affected the line between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent from about 17:00 BST, has now been resolved. However, it will take some time for services to return to normal. Arriva Trains said passengers can travel between Manchester and Crewe/Warrington using any route. |
uk-scotland-39115151 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39115151 | Toasting Welsh whisky on St David's Day | If you are so minded this St David's Day, you might want to toast the patron saint of Wales with a dram of Welsh whisky. With two distilleries, the EU now formally recognises Wales as a whisky-producing country. BBC Scotland's David Allison reports that with several more distilleries planned, Welsh whisky is back...wit... | Our Celtic cousins have distilled whisky in Wales since the middle ages, but not continuously. The late 19th Century temperance movement opposed the demon alcohol, and whisky production ended in 1910 when the Welsh Whisky Distillery Company closed its doors for the last time. In 1915, in an attempt to reduce the impact... |
uk-england-somerset-55500361 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-55500361 | Somerset man accused of police and paramedic assaults | A man accused of assaulting a paramedic and police officers during an incident in Bridgwater has appeared in court. | Anthony McLellan, 35, of Stoke Road, Stoke St Mary, appeared at Taunton Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. He is accused of six charges of common assault on an emergency worker, three charges of common assault and one charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm after the incident on Monday. Mr McLellan has also been charge... |
uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-18161911 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-18161911 | Coventry Cathedral: Memories of its construction 50 years on | Coventry Cathedral, a celebrated example of 20th Century architecture, turns 50 this week and over the years has become, along with the adjoining ruins of St Michaels, a global symbol of peace and reconciliation. | The decision to build it came in the immediate aftermath of the devastation caused to the previous structure by incendiary bombs during World War II. Hundreds of people had a hand in its construction, not least Sir Basil Spence who won a competition to design the cathedral in the 1950s. But it could have looked very di... |
uk-england-manchester-56907072 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-56907072 | Covid: Why is Liverpool being used as a test site? | Events are taking place in Liverpool to test crowd safety and check what impact easing Covid-19 rules will have ahead of a full lifting of restrictions later in the year. But why is the city at the forefront of these trials and how do people feel about the city being used as a test site? | By Lauren HirstBBC News Online The events form part of the government's Events Research Programme (ERP), which will explore the risk of transmission and the effectiveness of measures such as ventilation and testing. Liverpool's involvement is not the first time the city has been used to help shape national policy durin... |
uk-wales-54247648 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54247648 | Ford Bridgend: 'It's over - and it's hard to take' | The Ford plant in Bridgend will shut down for the last time later, bringing to a close four decades of production at the site. The closure, announced in June 2019 , will have a major impact on the local community in Bridgend, with the loss of hundreds of skilled, well-paid jobs. When opened in May 1980, it was seen as ... | By Gareth LewisBBC Radio Wales It was impossible to grow up in Bridgend in the 1980s and 1990s without a connection to Ford. One of your family worked there, you knew someone who worked there, or you were lucky like us and knew Pete, who worked at the factory and did car services on the side. Even now, in 2020, there a... |
business-your-money-26365616 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-your-money-26365616 | RBS: Ross McEwan speech in full | The chief executive of RBS, Ross McEwan, has outlined his company's strategy to the public after it reported a loss of £8.2bn for 2013. RBS is 81% owned by the taxpayer. The following is his speech in full: | Thank you for joining me here today and many thanks to The Trampery for hosting us. I visited the Trampery's sister office in Farringdon in my second week in the job in October. I left excited by the energy and potential of the entrepreneurs I had met. And I am pleased to be able to come here today to speak about my ne... |
entertainment-arts-19923076 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-19923076 | Tim Burton: 'I've never made a scary movie' | Nearly 30 years after Disney fired Tim Burton because his short film Frankenweenie was "too scary" for children, the director - who has made a feature length, 3D stop-motion version of the story - insists he has "never made a scary movie". | By Sarah Jane GriffithsEntertainment reporter, BBC News The black-and-white animation pays homage to his favourite, classic horror movies, which Burton's parents say he was watching on TV "before I could walk or talk". It is also just in time for Halloween. But Burton says his intention has never been to make a frighte... |
magazine-22277462 | https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22277462 | From Belgian school to Syrian battleground | Hundreds of Europeans are fighting with rebel forces in Syria and intelligence agencies are concerned some could return home to launch terrorist attacks. One Belgian family says their son has joined rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime. | By Duncan CrawfordBBC News A camera shakily films a group of rebel fighters preparing to pray, lined up in rows, their weapons at their feet. A young man walks into shot and takes off his rifle before briefly turning towards the camera. "That's Brian," says Ingrid de Mulder, pointing at her nephew in the online video o... |
uk-scotland-south-scotland-25101968 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-25101968 | Man reported after Gretna sheep worrying | Police have said a man is being reported to the procurator fiscal after an incident which resulted in the death of a dozen sheep on a farm near Gretna. | Two animals died immediately and another 10 had to be put down later at West Scales farm in Rigg on 1 November. Police Scotland said a 50-year-old local man had been traced and reported in relation to the incident. They said he would be charged with offences under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953. |
uk-wales-43557126 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-43557126 | The Swansea couple who have fostered 1,000 children | Wendy Taylor and her husband Steve have fostered more than 1,000 children since they took in their first child 34 years ago. As charities call for all Welsh councils to exempt young people leaving care from paying council tax until they are 25, Wendy describes the challenges faced by her children as they leave home for... | My husband Steve and I decided to foster children after we had our daughter, Becky, in 1984. We were unable to have any more children but did not want her to be an only child - now she jokes she's been brought up with half of Swansea. At the last count, we'd fostered 1,000 children and on the whole it's a rewarding job... |
entertainment-arts-35418009 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35418009 | Daniel Radcliffe's stiff Swiss Army challenge | It's been the most talked about film at the Sundance Film Festival, and it stars Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe. But Swiss Army Man, a feature film debut by directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, is achieving headlines for two reasons - not only has its sensationalist plot divided critical reaction, but Radcl... | By Emma JonesEntertainment reporter Speaking as the film had its world premiere at the Sundance festival in Utah, 26-year-old Radcliffe called making Swiss Army Man "one of the most joyous experiences of my entire life". Yet the media had differing opinions with Rolling Stone calling it '"Sundance's craziest movie" and... |
uk-england-birmingham-35092981 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-35092981 | Birmingham Central Library: Demolition work begins | Demolition work has begun on Birmingham's old Central Library. | Once described by the Prince of Wales as looking like "a place where books are incinerated, not kept", the concrete building is being cleared as part of a major redevelopment project. Built more than 40 years ago, it has been stripped inside, although work is not expected to be finished until next autumn. Campaigners h... |
uk-wales-south-east-wales-37610811 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-37610811 | Wales football team marks Aberfan disaster anniversary | The Wales football team has visited Aberfan to mark the 50th anniversary of the mining disaster which killed 144 people. | The players visited the memorial garden to pay their respects before rejoining their clubs. The village was devastated in 1966 when a colliery waste tip collapsed, with slurry engulfing Pantglas Junior School on the last day before half term. Manager Chris Coleman described the visit as "humbling". "In a small way we w... |
world-europe-guernsey-11047684 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-11047684 | Guernsey clinics offer minimum wage advice | Workers and their employers can find out more about Guernsey's minimum wage advice at two seminars. | The new minimum wage of £6 for anyone over 19 and £4.26 for 16 to 18 year olds, starts on 1 October. All workers including part-timers will also have to be provided with written terms and conditions of service. Commerce and Employment will be holding seminars on the requirements of the new minimum wage at Les Cotils on... |
world-middle-east-28250471 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28250471 | Syrian conflict: Untold misery of child brides | There is an alarming rise in the number of Syrian refugee girls in Jordan being forced into early marriages, according to the new figures from the United Nations. As Orla Guerin reports from Zaatari refugee camp, poverty is forcing some families to effectively sell their daughters to much older men, and there is now an... | In a prefabricated cabin in the sprawling camp, a girl, 13, sat on the floor engulfed by a frilly white dress, and a hooded silk cape. She was surrounded by children, not much younger than her, clapping and singing a nursery rhyme. What looked like a game of dressing-up was in fact her wedding reception. Her Mother loo... |
world-europe-52784913 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52784913 | Coronavirus: Nightmare spreads through Russia's care homes | When Alexei Sidnev saw the horror caused by coronavirus in European care homes he knew he had to act fast. Way back in March, before any lockdown in Russia, he began sealing off the six homes he runs near Moscow and buying-up protective clothing for staff. | By Sarah RainsfordBBC News, Moscow "I don't sleep much. It's probably the hardest time of my life and I've been through perestroika and all the crises," Mr Sidnev confides, recalling the Soviet Union's reform and eventual collapse. But while the businessman shares his own trials on social media, the struggle in Russia'... |
stories-46529582 | https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-46529582 | How a country suddenly went ‘crazy rich’ | Indonesia, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population, is home to a rapidly growing middle class. As Rebecca Henschke reports from Jakarta, this has given rise to a striking phenomenon - the so-called "Crazy Rich" Indonesians. | The colourful invitation on our cluttered fridge had said it would be a dog-themed birthday party. "That's cute," I thought - and different. Traditionally in this country dogs are not well-liked or looked after. But that wasn't the only surprise. To celebrate their little girl turning six, her family had turned an empt... |
blogs-echochambers-29578265 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-29578265 | Satya Nadella's 'karma' advice: 'Deplorable and incorrect' | When you're a speaker at a "celebration of women in computing", it's probably not a good idea to make off-the-cuff remarks about how women should trust "the system" to give them the pay they deserve. | BBC NewsWashington, DC This is the lesson Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella learned the hard way on Thursday. "It's not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along," Nadella said during an on-stage interview. "Because that's good karm... |
uk-scotland-highlands-islands-13454070 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-13454070 | New £9m lab plan for Dounreay nuclear site in Caithness | A new laboratory to analyse radioactive and other hazardous material could be built at the Dounreay nuclear site at a cost of £9m. | The facility is needed to replace laboratories built at the Caithness plant in the 1950s which no longer comply with modern standards. York-based Yorkon, part of the Shepherd Group, has been named preferred bidder for the building contract. Work could start in March 2012 if planning permission is given. Dounreay Site R... |
stories-50377296 | https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-50377296 | Me, my camera, my brother... our cancer | When Carly Clarke was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, she set out to photograph how she changed during what could have been the last days of her life. Seven years on, by cruel coincidence, she is at her brother's side, photographing him going through the same ordeal. | By Oliver JarvisBBC Stories "I have my own hair on my hands, on my clothes and down in the bath below me. As I wash, then brush, more continues to fall out. "In the mirror I can see my appearance change, strand-by-strand." Carly Clarke is reliving her experience as a cancer patient, showing me one of the many self-port... |
uk-england-cumbria-54153056 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-54153056 | Baby among five rescued from sinking yacht in Allonby Bay | Five people including a six-month-old baby were rescued when a yacht began taking on water off the Cumbrian coast. | The alarm was raised shortly before 10:30 BST about the vessel in distress in Allonby Bay, off Crosscanonby. Workington RNLI, Maryport Inshore Rescue, a fishing boat and a windfarm service boat went to the scene. The two women and baby were taken off the yacht which RNLI crew members boarded and pumped out water before... |
uk-northern-ireland-47847804 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47847804 | Virtual reality helps demystify voting for disabled people | Going to cast your vote on polling day should be simple. | By Jayne McCormackBBC News NI Political Reporter But for Dave Morton, who has a learning disability, it has always seemed an intimidating experience. That's why he has never voted before. But thanks to virtual reality technology, he and others have been taken through the entire process in time for next month's council ... |
uk-scotland-south-scotland-42444034 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-42444034 | Hawick flood protection scheme given final approval | A council has given final approval to plans for a £44m flood scheme to protect more than 900 properties. | It should allow the project in Hawick to be completed by 2022. Stuart Marshall, who represents the area on Scottish Borders Council, described it as an "early Christmas present" for the town. The scheme was drawn up in an attempt to address repeated problems with flooding in the area. A report to the local authority re... |
world-europe-52480925 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52480925 | Canadian helicopter missing off Greece | A Canadian helicopter has gone missing over the Ionian Sea off Greece, officials say. | Contact was lost after the CH-148 Cyclone took off from the frigate HMCS Fredericton during a Nato exercise on Wednesday. Canadian officials gave no further details. Greek media say there were between three and six people on board. They say rescue teams are searching international waters off Greece's Kefalonia island. |
world-europe-isle-of-man-25808864 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-25808864 | Princess Anne to open Isle of Man equestrian centre | The Princess Royal will visit the Isle of Man on Tuesday. | During her visit Princess Anne will visit the island's prison in Jurby and spend time at the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. The princess will also open an equestrian centre in Santon and visit Peel cathedral for a briefing on its current development campaign. Her last visit to the Isle of Man was in J... |
uk-politics-21503533 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-21503533 | At-a-glance: Apologies for the past by UK prime ministers | David Cameron has described the Amritsar massacre as a "deeply shameful event". Although he stopped short of a formal apology, it joins a number of other events - which predate their arrival in No 10 - that UK prime ministers have tackled in recent years. | By Ed LowtherPolitical reporter, BBC News British 1919 Amritsar Massacre, February 2013 During a visit to India David Cameron described the Amritsar massacre as "a deeply shameful event in British history". Writing in the memorial book of condolence, he added: "We must never forget what happened here." Although he did ... |
technology-51149014 | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51149014 | Can Microsoft's 'moonshot' carbon goal succeed? | Tech giant Microsoft has announced two bold ambitions: firstly, to become carbon negative by the year 2030 - meaning it will be removing more carbon from the air than it emits - and secondly, to have removed more carbon by 2050 than it has emitted, in total, in its entire history. | By Zoe KleinmanTechnology reporter, BBC News In an interview with the BBC's Chris Fox, Microsoft president Brad Smith admitted that the plan was a "moonshot" - a very big idea with no guaranteed outcome or profitability - for the company. He stressed there was simultaneously a sense of urgency and a need to take the ti... |
uk-northern-ireland-12126135 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-12126135 | Derry peace bridge ready for May | The £13m peace bridge across the River Foyle is expected to be finished by May, according to the company behind the project. | Ilex said the bad weather caused difficulties for construction staff working on the bridge over the Christmas period. Programme manager Sean Currie said there had been a delay of approximately four weeks. "The snow and ice caused problems accessing the bridge." "Snow had to be cleared from the deck before they could be... |
world-europe-guernsey-28714395 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-28714395 | Revised plans for Guernsey Brewery development | Revised plans have been submitted by a developer for the site of the former Guernsey Brewery at Havelet Bay. | Thirty-three apartments had been planned at the site in St Peter Port, with work due to be completed by 2016. Developer Comprop said submissions being made to planners would include a redesign which would see more of the planned units moved to the seafront side of the site. The redesign would also increase the number o... |
uk-england-wear-11459383 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wear-11459383 | Highland cattle to preserve County Durham bog | Three Highland cattle are being used to conserve a wetland habitat in County Durham. | Hope, Betty and Kate will graze on Wanister Bog, near Chester-le-Street, which is part of the Waldridge Fell Site of Special Scientific Interest. It has been drying out and is in danger of losing some of its plants. The weight of the cattle and their grazing breaks up grass, allowing the area to become wetter. The cows... |
world-europe-23032023 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-23032023 | Kindertransport: Children who fled the Nazis to Britain | It is 75 years since Britain sanctioned a mission to bring Jewish children to the UK after the devastation of Kristallnacht, when the Nazis organised anti-Semitic attacks in Germany and Austria, including smashing windows of Jewish-owned businesses. | Ten thousand children were evacuated by parents desperate to get them to safety. Acts of commemoration are taking place this week, but as survivors grow old, how should their stories be remembered? BBC Newsnight hears the stories of four of them. FRANK MEISLER, TRANSPORTED FROM DANZIG, AGED 12 I slept through the actua... |
world-middle-east-54589235 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54589235 | Israel and Bahrain establish formal diplomatic relations | Israel and Bahrain have formally established diplomatic relations. | The deal - brokered by the US - was signed in the Bahrain capital, Manama, on Sunday. For decades, most Arab states have boycotted Israel, insisting they would only establish ties after the Palestinian dispute was settled. Bahrain is now the fourth Arab country in the MIddle East - after the UAE, Egypt and Jordan - to ... |
uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51331267 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51331267 | Man and woman found dead after crash in Argyll named | A man and a woman who were found dead following a car crash in Argyll have been named by police. | They were 37-year-old father-of-three Jonathan Graham and 19-year-old Jasmine Herron. Their bodies were discovered near a car on the B8024 south of Ormsary at about 09:00 on Sunday. A police spokesman said an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash continued and officers were speaking to witnesses. A... |
stories-53052917 | https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-53052917 | Atatiana Jefferson: 'Why I will no longer call the police' | James Smith has never wanted much to do with the police but he called them to check on his neighbour in the Texas city of Fort Worth, because it was late at night and her front door was wide open. Soon afterwards he heard a gunshot, and later saw the dead body of a 28-year-old woman, his neighbour's daughter, carried o... | By Stephanie HegartyPopulation correspondent James Smith is angry, hurt and tired. Every death of a black person at the hands of a police officer takes him back to the moment in October when Atatiana Jefferson was killed. "I have to live with this guilt, with this cloud hanging over me for the rest of my years," he say... |
uk-england-53502760 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-53502760 | Coronavirus: 'Soft play is heading for a cliff edge' | They are the salvation of a rainy day - where children can fearlessly fling themselves up and down brightly-coloured, spongy mats as parents seek solace with coffee and a chat, the latter usually drowned out by deafening, delirious-with-happiness screams. | By Rebecca WoodsBBC News But soft play centres face being wiped out amid the coronavirus pandemic as one of the last industries to have a proposed opening date. In the last three weeks, at least 15 have closed their doors permanently and many more are set to follow. More than 25,000 people have signed the #RescueIndoor... |
uk-politics-37567690 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-37567690 | UKIP leadership: The contenders to succeed Diane James | UKIP is holding a fresh leadership contest after the recently-elected Diane James unexpectedly quit after 18 days in the post. Her replacement will be announced on 28 November. With nominations closed, who's running? | Suzanne Evans The former UKIP deputy chairman launched her bid for the leadership saying she would make the party less "toxic" and aim to occupy the "common sense centre" ground. She told the BBC she would "pour oil on troubled water" after there had been "a bit too much testosterone" in UKIP". Ms Evans was unable to c... |
business-46895332 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46895332 | 10 things you didn't know about Davos | Every January for almost 50 years, world leaders, the bosses of the world's biggest companies and a sprinkling of celebrities have gathered in a small Swiss mountain town called Davos for the World Economic Forum. | By Katie HopeBBC News, Davos But what is it and why do they go? Here are 10 handy facts to make sure when someone next mentions Davos you can nod wisely and look like you know what you're talking about. 1. It isn't really called Davos Although everyone calls it Davos, the January get-together is actually the annual mee... |
entertainment-arts-44643667 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44643667 | Queer Eye host backs viewers on Netflix subtitle change | Karamo Brown, a host on the hugely successful makeover show Queer Eye, has added his voice to a social media debate urging Netflix to improve its subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing watchers. | By Kelly-Leigh CooperBBC News Fans of the show took to Twitter to complain about the service misrepresenting, censoring and simplifying dialogue from a variety of shows. Tweets by Rogan Shannon, a deaf Netflix fan, in which he demanded that the service explain why it was not captioning word for word, have been shared t... |
uk-wales-south-east-wales-32692220 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-32692220 | First look inside Rhondda tunnel wanted for cycle route | The first photos from inside a disused Rhondda railway tunnel, which campaigners want to convert into a cycle route, have been released. | The Blaencwm tunnel, closed for nearly 50 years, could reopen after a campaign by the Rhondda Tunnel Society. The society wants to reopen the route, which runs for 3km (1.8 miles) to Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot, for cyclists, walkers and tourists. The tunnel was closed during cutbacks of the UK railway network in th... |
uk-wales-politics-40682805 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-40682805 | First Welsh Supreme Court judge is appointed | The first Welsh member of the Supreme Court has been appointed. | Lord Justice Lloyd Jones - Sir David Lloyd Jones - has been a judge on the Wales circuit and was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2012. One of three new justices, he was born and brought up in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff. The concept of needing a Welsh member of the highest court in the UK had been rejected as "p... |
uk-england-birmingham-55818984 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-55818984 | Rayan Saab charged with disseminating terrorist publications | A man has been charged with multiple terrorism offences. | Rayan Saab, from Birmingham, has been charged with six counts of disseminating terrorist publications between 13 April 2019 and 31 December 2020, West Midlands Police said. The 21-year-old was arrested at a property in Bloomsbury Walk in the city on Wednesday. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on We... |
entertainment-arts-30898823 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30898823 | Manchester theatre stars nominated for awards | Actresses Maxine Peake and Suranne Jones will go head-to-head at this year's Manchester Theatre Awards, after both being nominated for gender-swapping performances. | Peake played a female Hamlet at the Royal Exchange, while Jones starred in the same theatre's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando. Other stars on the list include Robert Lindsay, for his role in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Manchester's Opera House. The winners are announced on 13 March. A panel of 11 of the reg... |
uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41502824 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-41502824 | EasyJet emergency landing after 'smoke smell' | An EasyJet flight from Glasgow to Berlin issued an emergency alert and landed early after reports of a smoke smell in the flight deck. | The firm said flight EZY6819, which left Glasgow Airport at 11:20, requested a priority landing at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport. Flight Info and Alerts' Twitter account noted it was descending at high speed. An EasyJet spokeswoman said the the aircraft was met by emergency services and passengers disembarked normally. Sh... |
uk-scotland-scotland-politics-52012145 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-52012145 | Alex Salmond trial: What is the political fallout? | Alex Salmond has walked free from the High Court after being acquitted of charges of sexual assault - but he has made clear that this is far from the end of the matter. With a series of inquiries in the pipeline, what is going to come next? | By Philip SimBBC Scotland political reporter In the first instance, very little is going to happen. Politics is essentially on hold while the country is in the grip of the coronavirus crisis - there are frankly far more important things to be dealing with right now. But there is already much activity beneath the surfac... |
uk-40355491 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40355491 | Has al-Muhajiroun been underestimated? | One of the London Bridge attackers was a follower of the banned al-Muhajiroun network. But has the UK been guilty of not taking the Islamist group seriously enough? | By Richard WatsonBBC Newsnight The man in a white robe with the microphone at the front of the hall addressed his audience of al-Muhajiroun supporters. Even with cameras there, he didn't hold back. "When Tony Blair came out, George Bush came out at the same time and he said: 'Are you with us or you're with the terroris... |
uk-wales-51891777 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-51891777 | Coronavirus: Swansea Bay health board restricts hospital visits | Patients in hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are to be allowed visitors for just one hour a day in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. | Swansea Bay University Health Board said it was also introducing a one visitor at a time policy immediately. Visiting at all sites, including Morriston, Singleton and Neath Port Talbot hospitals, will run from 15:00 GMT. It said those with suspected COVID-19 could not have visitors. The health board said its measures i... |
uk-england-cambridgeshire-51490661 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-51490661 | A16 Newborough: Pedestrian dies after he is hit by lorry | A man has died after being hit by a lorry. | The 21-year-old was hit by the truck on the A16 at Newborough, near Peterborough, at about 20:25 GMT on Thursday and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the lorry was not injured and has not been arrested, Cambridgeshire Police said. The road was initially closed, but has since reopened. |
technology-26734469 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26734469 | HTC's time to refocus | It was by common consent the standout smartphone of 2013. The HTC One, with its sleek steely looks and its zippy performance, won all kinds of awards. But what it didn't do was sell enough to pull HTC out of its downward spiral. So can the new version, the catchily named HTC One (M8), pull off the trick of delighting t... | Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent@BBCRoryCJon Twitter HTC certainly needs some good news. Last year it had just 2.2% of the smartphone market according to the analysts IDC - down from nearly 9% two years earlier. The company made its first ever quarterly loss last year, though it was in good company - apart fro... |
uk-england-cornwall-50434664 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-50434664 | Newquay reinvented: ‘You stopped finding knickers in your garden’ | In the summer of 2009 Newquay's image was in tatters. The town was known as a hardcore party resort where anything went. Thousands of teenagers made post-exam pilgrimages to the Cornish coast to drink until they passed out, while gangs of stags and hens marauded through the streets, making the town a no-go area after d... | By Johanna CarrBBC News Then two teenagers died falling from cliffs, while a third was seriously injured - all in the space of a few days. Suddenly time was up on Newquay's days of dangerous debauchery. "I can't describe what it was like when the under-18s were coming," says Tracy Earnshaw, who was involved in campaign... |
uk-england-sussex-20376778 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-20376778 | East Sussex wildlife charity appeal response praised | A wildlife charity in East Sussex which launched an emergency appeal for help after its funds "plummeted" has praised the public's response. | The East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service said it has received over £4,500 in donations. Founder Trevor Weeks said the charity has been at full capacity since Easter, which has had an impact on its funds. He said: "Thanks to everyone's donations our bank balance is up enough for us to start rescuing again." |
blogs-ouch-30803004 | https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-ouch-30803004 | 'The year I lost my limbs was the most brilliant of my life' | In a few weeks Alex Lewis went from being the owner of a pub, to becoming critically ill and a quadruple amputee. Yet he still describes the past year as the best he's ever had. | By Kathleen HawkinsBBC News, Ouch "There are days when I wake up and I think gosh my shoulder hurts, or wow my stumps are sore, but I just keep on pushing forward," Alex Lewis explains. He's on speakerphone as he is unable to hold a phone now he has no hands. As well as losing his limbs, Lewis also lost his lips and no... |
uk-england-29460621 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29460621 | What happened to England's lost football grounds? | West Ham United are due to move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford from Upton Park in 2016 while Tottenham Hotspur, who have plans for a new stadium next to their current White Hart Lane ground, will have to find a temporary home venue for the 2017-18 season. | By Andrew DawkinsBBC News They are just the latest clubs to leave their long-established homes - a trend which began in the 1990s and which shows no signs of abating. So what became of England's lost football grounds? Arsenal: Highbury. Closed in 2006 There are hundreds of flats around the old Highbury pitch and John J... |
entertainment-arts-22628484 | https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22628484 | Was Doctor Who rubbish in the 1980s? | Doctor Who is 50 this year and has plenty to celebrate. But just like chart-topping bands with albums they wish they had never released, the veteran sci-fi TV show has had its share of turkeys. Why is the 1980s the decade so many fans love to hate? | By Shaun LeyNewsnight It started well. John Nathan-Turner, the new producer, revamped the opening titles. He cast a new doctor, Peter Davison, and cut the jokey tone. Other changes were out of his hands. Doctor Who was evicted from its Saturday time slot, the itinerant Time Lord roaming the TV schedule in an increasing... |
world-europe-isle-of-man-39131434 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-39131434 | Isle of Man weapons amnesty: More than 90 firearms surrendered | More than 90 firearms have been handed in during a month-long weapons amnesty in the Isle of Man. | Police said 92 firearms, along with dozens of knives and other weapons including a cross bow, were surrendered at police stations across the island. Firearms Officer Carl Woods said scale of the response was "surprising". The scheme, authorised by the Attorney General, meant people handing in items are exempt from pros... |
health-52783865 | https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52783865 | Coronavirus doctor's diary: A patient given hours to live, who proved us wrong | Many Covid-19 patients continue to need care at home, once they leave hospital. The story of Mary Blessington illustrates how the path to recovery can involve U-turns, writes Dr John Wright of Bradford Royal Infirmary. | We've already had our second spike - in care homes - and we know the third is waiting impatiently in the wings. Epidemics often have long and bumpy tails. If you catch Covid-19, your risk of death if you're over 80 is 15%. If you are under 50, it is less than 1%. We were late in protecting our care home residents and f... |
business-31046887 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-31046887 | Shell targets the Arctic | Ben van Beurden has entered the polar bears' den. | Kamal AhmedBusiness editor@bbckamalon Twitter After predictions that Shell might well give up on its Arctic adventure following a collapse in the oil price, endless legal challenges and operational headaches that saw one of their rigs catch fire and a drilling barge run aground - today the oil giant has announced it is... |
world-africa-51619623 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51619623 | Nigeria: Video of manatee dragged along road sparks outrage | Nigeria's environment ministry has launched an investigation after a video emerged of an endangered manatee, also known as a sea cow, being dragged along a dusty road by a group of young men. | It is not clear when the footage was filmed. The animal has been tied in ropes and can be seen trying to get away. Deputy Environment Minister Sharon Ikeazor branded the video "very distressing", and said officials were trying to rescue the creature. Ms Ikeazor said the incident took place in the oil-rich Niger Delta r... |
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