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Aston Martin DB4 GT production to resume at Newport Pagnell - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | null | Production of the iconic model is to begin again after a decade-long gap. | null | Production of the Aston Martin DB4 GT is to resume at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, after a decade-long gap.
BBC reporter Mike Cartwright went along to see the plant. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-38618338 |
Is it OK to watch porn in public? - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How would you feel if the person sitting next to you on the bus was watching porn - and what would you do about it? | Magazine | It's no secret that lots of people watch pornography on the internet. It's usually something done behind closed doors - but how would you feel about someone watching porn in public? The BBC's Siobhann Tighe describes a troubling experience on a London bus.
It had been a long day at work. I got on the bus at 7.30 in th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38611265 |
Nottingham Forest sack manager Philippe Montanier - BBC Sport | 2017-01-15 | null | Championship side Nottingham Forest, who had a takeover fall though, sack manager Philippe Montanier. | null | Struggling Championship side Nottingham Forest have sacked manager Philippe Montanier after less than seven months in charge.
The 52-year-old leaves after the proposed sale of the club from Fawaz Al Hasawi to a United States-based consortium collapsed on Friday.
Forest are three points above the relegation zone in 20... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38585962 |
Stolen baby found 18 years on - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | null | A girl stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Florida has been found alive, 18 years on. | null | A girl stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Florida has been found alive, 18 years on.
The woman who raised Kamiyah Mobley has been charged with kidnapping. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38622076 |
Newspaper headlines: Trump to 'make Brexit great' with trade deal - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump's first UK interview is one of many stories featured on Monday's front pages. | The Papers | President-elect Donald Trump is making the headlines on several of Monday's front pages.
His pledge to offer Britain a "quick" trade deal dominates the front page of the Times.
The president-elect tells the paper that Brexit will be a "great thing" and predicts that other countries will follow Britain's lead in leavi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38632547 |
Sydney International: Dan Evans loses singles final and Jamie Murray beaten in doubles - BBC Sport | 2017-01-15 | null | Dan Evans loses his first ATP Tour final as fellow Briton Jamie Murray and partner Bruno Soares are beaten in the doubles in Sydney. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Dan Evans lost in his first ATP Tour final, while fellow Briton Jamie Murray and partner Bruno Soares were beaten in the doubles in Sydney.
Evans, 26, led 4-2 in the first-set tie-break but eventually lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller.
However, he is alrea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38621421 |
Programming in the early days of the computer age - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pioneering scientist and programmer Joyce Wheeler looks back on her time spent using Edsac - one of the first modern computers | Technology | Joyce Wheeler was one of a select group of scientists who used Edsac in their research
Everyone remembers the first computer they ever used. And Joyce Wheeler is no exception. But in her case the situation was a bit different. The first computer she used was one of the first computers anyone used.
The machine was Eds... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38103893 |
10 things we didn't know last week - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Holding your baby on your left side may help you bond, and more news nuggets. | Magazine | 1. Holding your baby on your left side might help you bond.
2. You can't block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook.
3. In 2022, you'll be able to look to the sky and watch two stars colliding 1,800 years ago.
4. For some years before he died, David Bowie had been working on a musical about aliens, mariachi bands and an imag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38594859 |
The NHS is making people sick, GP tells BBC - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | null | Doctors tell of their "guilt" and "distress" over the care they can provide amid pressures on the NHS. | null | Doctors have told BBC Newsnight that the NHS "is making people sick".
It comes after the prime minister said she wanted to help reduce pressures on hospitals by extending GP surgeries' hours. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38622003 |
City of London grapples with new EU shake-up - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Financial institutions across the UK are gearing up for one of the most far-reaching regulatory changes they have ever faced, writes Rob Young. | Business | The City of London is braced for the chill winds of regulation
Financial institutions across the UK are gearing up for one of the most far-reaching regulatory shake-ups they have ever faced.
There's a five-letter acronym regularly muttered in the City of London, which leads to some rubbing of chins, looks of bewilder... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38568310 |
James DeGale v Badou Jack unification title fight ends in a majority draw - BBC Sport | 2017-01-15 | null | Britain's James DeGale believes he showed "heart and grit" in his super-middleweight unification fight with Sweden's Badou Jack that ended in a controversial majority draw. | null | Britain's James DeGale believes he showed "heart and grit" in his super-middleweight unification fight with Sweden's Badou Jack that ended in a controversial majority draw. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/38628818 |
Entertainment Week in Pictures: 8-14 January - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at some of the events in the world of entertainment and arts over the past week, including the Golden Globes, London Fashion Week Men's and Amy Adams's Hollywood Star. | Entertainment & Arts | Moonlight triumphed in the closely-fought battle for best film drama at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles. It held off competition from the critically-lauded Manchester By The Sea. Both films were put in the shade, however, by La La Land - which won all seven of the awards it was nominated for. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38595531 |
Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says Manchester United 'play long balls' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-15 | null | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Manchester United resorted to long-ball football during Sunday's 1-1 draw. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Manchester United resorted to long-ball football during Sunday's 1-1 draw.
United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's header cancelled out James Milner's penalty at Old Trafford, leaving Liverpool without a win in four games.
Klopp said: "They p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38632099 |
Prince Charles co-authors Ladybird climate change book - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince Charles co-authors a book for adults in the style of the well-known children's series. | UK | The cover of the book was based on an image of flooding in Uckfield, East Sussex
Prince Charles has co-authored a Ladybird book on the challenges and possible solutions to climate change.
It is part of a series for adults written in the style of the well-known children's books that aims to clearly explain complicated... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38627650 |
SpaceX rocket successfully lifts off - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | null | SpaceX successfully launches a rocket, its first mission since an explosion in September. | null | The SpaceX company has successfully launched a rocket, its first mission since one of its vehicles exploded in September.
The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38624812 |
Sherlock series finale leaked online - BBC News | 2017-01-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The show's creators have urged fans not to share the episode ahead of it airing on TV on Sunday. | Entertainment & Arts | The current series of Sherlock has had an estimated 11m viewers per episode
The final episode of the current series of Sherlock has been leaked online.
A Russian version of the last instalment of series four - titled The Final Problem - has been illegally uploaded to the internet prior to it airing on television.
Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38627347 |
Masters 2017: Mark Allen beats John Higgins in deciding frame - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Watch the five best shots as Mark Allen knocks John Higgins out of the UK Masters in the deciding frame, claiming the match 6-5. | null | Watch the five best shots as Mark Allen knocks John Higgins out of the UK Masters by winning the deciding frame and claiming the match 6-5. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38644174 |
Winter freeze claiming lives across Europe - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Dozens of migrants die in the extreme cold weather sweeping across Europe. | null | Dozens of migrants have died in the extreme cold weather across Europe, with many said to be refusing shelter due to the risk of deportation. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38627667 |
Trump interview: Is Donald helping Theresa? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president-elect supports a UK trade deal, but it might turn out to be a bit more complex than that. | UK Politics | On the face of it, on some of the front pages at least, it seems a slam dunk.
Before Theresa May gives an important speech on Tuesday outlining her plan for the tortuous process of taking us out of the European Union, there has been a big thumbs-up for Brexit (literally- in the picture he had taken with Michael Gove) ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38639225 |
Reality Check: Can there be a quick UK-USA trade deal? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump has said he would like a quick trade deal with the UK. Is that possible? | Business | The claim: The UK and USA can quickly negotiate a trade deal
Reality Check verdict: The earliest we could possibly get a deal is 2019, when the UK leaves the EU under the government's current timetable. The complexities of the process mean a trade deal with the US could take considerably longer.
In an interview with ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38639638 |
Oxford University rejection letter turned into art - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A student who was rejected from Oxford University turns her letter into a piece of abstract art. | Oxford | Claudia Vulliamy had applied to Wadham College at Oxford University to study Classics; upon receiving her rejection letter she turned it into a piece of art
A piece of abstract art made from a student's rejection letter from Oxford University has gone viral on Twitter.
Claudia Vulliamy, from London, applied to study ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-38629172 |
Trump and Trudeau: Where leaders find common ground - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau share more than just a border. | US & Canada | The two world leaders may have more in common than meets the eye
At first glance, few people have less in common than Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President-elect Donald Trump.
Mr Trudeau is a favourite of global progressives, who see him as a bastion against rising tide of anti-immigrant and protect... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38603859 |
Rory McIlroy: Injured rib forces withdrawal from Abu Dhabi Championship - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | World number two Rory McIlroy pulls out of the Abu Dhabi Championship because of a stress fracture to his rib. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
World number two Rory McIlroy has pulled out of the Abu Dhabi Championship because of a rib injury.
The Northern Irishman had tests on Monday after complaining about back pain during the South Africa Open, in which he lost in a play-off.
McIlroy has sustained a stress fracture ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38645049 |
House destroyed by explosion in Blackley, Manchester - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Two people have been taken to hospital following an explosion at a house in north Manchester. | null | Two people have been taken to hospital following an explosion at a house in north Manchester.
The blast was in an end terrace in Cecil Road, Blackley, at about 12:40 GMT, and reduced much of the property to rubble.
A man with "major trauma" injuries was taken to Salford Royal Hospital and another person was taken to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38642089 |
Andy Murray column on Grand Slam nerves, being a Sir and Christmas as a father - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | World number one Andy Murray on the Australian Open, playing in 30 degree heat and his first Christmas as a father. | null | Coverage: Live radio and text commentary of every Andy Murray match on BBC Radio, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app. Watch highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
The first round of a Grand Slam is always tricky, but I am glad to get through it.
My first-round match against Illya Marchenko, the world numb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38556094 |
The trauma centres helping veteran amputees - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | A network of trauma centres has opened across the UK to allow the NHS to treat veterans. | null | A network of 10 trauma centres across the UK has been set up to provide care for veterans. They bring NHS doctors who have military experience together with veterans to try and offer care specific to ex-Army personnel.
Matt Weston was a sapper with 33 Engineer Regiment. He was a bomb disposal expert clearing a road in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38613566 |
Police inquiry over fox 'killing' footage in Warwickshire - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | A hunt saboteurs group has released footage it claims shows them trying to save a fox from hounds, though it died soon after. | null | A hunt saboteurs group is claiming they saw hunt hounds on top of a fox, trying to kill it.
Members of the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs Group say they witnessed the incident in a driveway near Shuttington, in Warwickshire, on Saturday.
The fox was taken away from the dogs, they say, but died soon after.
Warwickshire... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-38644682 |
Donald Trump inauguration TV listing goes viral - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A TV critic on Scotland's Sunday Herald satirises Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. | Scotland | A Scottish newspaper's TV listing of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration has caught people's attention both in the UK and the US.
The Sunday Herald TV critic Damien Love reimagined the ceremony as a return of the classic science fiction series The Twilight Zone.
"After a long absence, The Twilight Zone return... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38635518 |
Theresa May to star in spread in US Vogue magazine - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz's shoot with the prime minister will feature in April's Vogue. | UK Politics | Theresa May is to appear in a spread in glossy fashion magazine US Vogue, Downing Street has confirmed.
The prime minister - who is known for her love of fashion, especially eye-catching shoes - posed for the renowned portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz.
"The long-planned shoot for US Vogue will come out in April,"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38631783 |
Is it OK to watch porn in public? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How would you feel if the person sitting next to you on the bus was watching porn - and what would you do about it? | Magazine | It's no secret that lots of people watch pornography on the internet. It's usually something done behind closed doors - but how would you feel about someone watching porn in public? The BBC's Siobhann Tighe describes a troubling experience on a London bus.
It had been a long day at work. I got on the bus at 7.30 in th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38611265 |
Sale Sharks: Players reported over 'team leaks' before Bristol match - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Sale complain to the RFU that one of their players passed team information to Bristol before their Premiership match on 1 January. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Sale have complained that one of their players passed team information to Bristol before their Premiership match on 1 January.
The Sharks have lodged a protest with the Rugby Football Union, claiming the player - understood to be former Bristol wing Tom Arscott - released... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38645622 |
Diego Costa: Chelsea have no intention of selling striker amid reported China interest - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Chelsea have no intention of selling top-scorer Diego Costa amid reports he is unsettled and a target for Chinese clubs. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea have no intention of selling Diego Costa amid reports the striker is a transfer target of Chinese clubs.
The Spain forward missed Chelsea's win at Leicester on Saturday with a back injury, says boss Antonio Conte.
The 28-year-old has reportedly fallen out with his b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38641798 |
Dimitri Payet: West Ham reject Marseille's improved bid - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | West Ham reject a second bid from Ligue 1 club Marseille for France forward Dimitri Payet. | null | West Ham have rejected a second bid from Marseille for France forward Dimitri Payet.
The improved offer from the Ligue 1 side - reported to be £1m higher than an initial £19m bid - was turned down by Hammers chairman David Sullivan.
He is said to be taking a tough stance and refusing to be bullied into a quick sale, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38643225 |
Prince Charles co-authors Ladybird climate change book - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince Charles co-authors a book for adults in the style of the well-known children's series. | UK | The cover of the book was based on an image of flooding in Uckfield, East Sussex
Prince Charles has co-authored a Ladybird book on the challenges and possible solutions to climate change.
It is part of a series for adults written in the style of the well-known children's books that aims to clearly explain complicated... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38627650 |
Reality Check: Will one-third of NHS beds in England be cut? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Is it true that the government plans to cut one-third of NHS beds in England? | Health | The claim: The government plans to cut one-third of hospital beds in England.
Reality Check verdict: We do not have enough data to put a figure on the proportion of beds that will close under current plans. Only one-third of local NHS plans give any information about bed closures.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said at ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38613657 |
Tunisia inquest shown police map of killer's spree - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | A court has watched a police recreation of the hour-long killing spree at a Tunisian beach resort in June 2015, which left 38 people - including 30 British tourists - dead. | null | A court has watched a police recreation of the hour-long killing spree at a Tunisian beach resort in June 2015, which left 38 people dead.
The inquest into the deaths of 30 Britons who died during the attack heard Tunisian security forces deliberately "slowed down" as Islamist gunman Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38643286 |
Why do Indians vote for 'criminal' politicians? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | They come with "deep pockets" and exploit the inability of the government to deliver services. | India | A third of MPs in the Indian parliament faced criminal charges
Why do India's political parties field candidates with criminal charges? Why do the voters favour them despite their tainted past?
Political scientist Milan Vaishnav has been studying links between crime and democracy in India for many years now. His upco... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38607255 |
Giant alligator caught on film in Florida - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | "Humpback" is caught on camera going for a stroll in Florida. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38642924 |
Louis van Gaal: Ex-Man Utd, Barcelona and Netherlands manager retires - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Ex-Manchester United and Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal says he has retired from coaching after a 26-year career. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Ex-Manchester United and Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal says he has retired from coaching after a 26-year career.
Van Gaal, 65, has been out of work since being sacked by United hours after winning the FA Cup in May 2016.
"I thought maybe I would stop, then I thou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38645667 |
Breast cancer patients' distress at withdrawal of Kadcyla - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Some women with terminal cancer, who were expecting to be able to take a life-extending drug to give them an extra six months of life, have been told they will no longer get it. | null | Some women with terminal cancer who were expecting to be able to take a life-extending drug to give them an extra 6 months of life - have been told they will no longer get it.
Bonnie Fox has told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme she's "completely devastated"- and she's considering trying to raise funds to pay f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38640371 |
Sports hall roof collapses during match in Czech Republic - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | A sports hall roof collapses during a floorball game in the Czech Republic city of Ceska Trebova. | null | A sports hall roof collapsed on Saturday evening during a floorball game in the Czech Republic city of Ceska Trebova.
No one was injured by the failure, though two people were hurt escaping the collapsing building. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38632441 |
Joel Matip: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp expecting Fifa decision on Friday - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Liverpool will find out on Friday whether a disciplinary case against Joel Matip will be opened over the defender's availability. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool will find out on Friday if a disciplinary case against Joel Matip will be opened, as confusion continues over the defender's availability.
The 25-year-old missed Sunday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United after the Reds failed to get clearance from Fifa about whether... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38638651 |
Pep Guardiola: Man City too far behind Chelsea after Everton loss - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Boss Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are too far behind to challenge Premier League leaders Chelsea after a 4-0 loss at Everton. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City are out of the Premier League title race after a 4-0 loss to Everton at Goodison Park, according to manager Pep Guardiola.
City are now 10 points behind leaders Chelsea after defeat on Merseyside - the heaviest league loss in Guardiola's managerial career.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38631162 |
The defeat of Davos: Are the global elite in retreat? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Brexit, Donald Trump, and the rise of populism have left the world's "liberal elites" reeling. Can Davos, their ideological habitat, survive? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the rise of populism have left the world's "liberal elites" reeling. Can Davos, their ideological habitat, survive?
It's all too easy to take a swipe at "Davos" - the annual Alpine ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38632145 |
Faraday Future's cash flow woe - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Faraday Future, the car company hoping to out-do Tesla, responds to reports its finances are dire. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Faraday Future, the company hoping to beat Tesla in the electric car game, had to halt building its factory in order to afford its glitzy CES press event, the firm told the BBC.
The company broke ground on its enormous plan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38621065 |
Corbyn: 'Chancellor's threats risk trade war with Europe' - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Jeremy Corbyn says that comments by the chancellor that corporation tax could be cut could be a "recipe for a trade war with Europe." | null | Jeremy Corbyn has said comments by the Chancellor Philip Hammond on Brexit were the wrong approach, and suggestions that corporation tax could be cut could be a "recipe for some kind of trade war with Europe". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38627671 |
How disaster inspired a multi-billion dollar business - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Canadian businessman Serge Godin saw his father's business burn down when he was a teenager. That inspired him to build a company that now turns over C$10bn a year. | Business | Serge Godin remembers the event that gave him the drive and determination to succeed in life - watching his father's sawmill burn down.
He was 17 in Canada at the time, the year was 1966, and as his dad's business was uninsured, the family lost everything.
One of nine children brought up in rural Quebec, Mr Godin, al... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38594679 |
Donald Trump and brands: An uneasy relationship - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump tweets support or disdain for certain companies: but what effect do his comments have? | US & Canada | L.L. Bean is known for its heavy boots (other boot makers are available)
In itself, it was nothing out of the ordinary: a morning tweet by Donald Trump thanking a supporter.
The subject of his thanks was one Linda Bean, who was praised for her "great support and courage" in the tweet on Thursday. But his post, like m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38607711 |
Programming in the early days of the computer age - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pioneering scientist and programmer Joyce Wheeler looks back on her time spent using Edsac - one of the first modern computers | Technology | Joyce Wheeler was one of a select group of scientists who used Edsac in their research
Everyone remembers the first computer they ever used. And Joyce Wheeler is no exception. But in her case the situation was a bit different. The first computer she used was one of the first computers anyone used.
The machine was Eds... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38103893 |
How working dads juggle their roles - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How do working fathers manage the work-life balance? You have been telling us how you cope. | Business | Working fathers are frequently reducing their hours or taking on a less stressful role in order to balance their work and family lives, a new study has found.
According to the charity Working Families, a third of fathers they surveyed said they would take a pay cut in order to be more involved in their children's live... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38637857 |
Sinn Féin refuses to nominate deputy first minister - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Stormont faces collapse after Sinn Féin refuses to nominate deputy first minister. | null | Stormont faces collapse after Sinn Féin refuses to nominate deputy first minister.
Nominating officer Michelle O'Neill said the DUP's actions had "diminished the credibility" of the political institutions and said it was now "over to the people to have their say". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38640366 |
City of London grapples with new EU shake-up - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Financial institutions across the UK are gearing up for one of the most far-reaching regulatory changes they have ever faced, writes Rob Young. | Business | The City of London is braced for the chill winds of regulation
Financial institutions across the UK are gearing up for one of the most far-reaching regulatory shake-ups they have ever faced.
There's a five-letter acronym regularly muttered in the City of London, which leads to some rubbing of chins, looks of bewilder... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38568310 |
Australian Open 2017: Andy Murray and Dan Evans reach second round - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Britain's Andy Murray wins his first Grand Slam match since becoming world number one but is given a stern test. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live commentary every day on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra plus TV highlights on BBC Two from 21 January; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website.
Britain's Andy Murray won his first Grand Slam match since becoming world number one but was given a ster... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38633162 |
Hepatitis C patient's agonising wait for drug treatment - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Ben Franklin from London was diagnosed with Hepatitis C nine months ago but is still waiting for a new drug which could cure his condition. | null | Thirty-three-year-old Ben Franklin from London was diagnosed with Hepatitis C nine months ago. The virus can cause life-threatening liver damage.
A new drug which could cure his condition was approved by NHS England last year, but funding is limited to 10,011 people.
Ben is now buying a cheaper copy of the drug from ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38562628 |
Iconic Piccadilly lights turned off for site renovations - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | The iconic billboard lights are switched off for renovations and will stay off until autumn. | null | The iconic billboard lights at Piccadilly Circus have been switched off for renovations and will stay off until autumn.
The billboard, which has displayed electrical advertisements for more than a century, went dark at 08:30 GMT for work to take place. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38640368 |
NFL play-offs: Green Bay beat Dallas, Pittsburgh see off Kansas City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | A 51-yard field goal with three seconds left gives the Green Bay Packers a play-off win, while the Pittsburgh Steelers beat Kansas City. | null | Last updated on .From the section American football
The Green Bay Packers scored a 51-yard field goal with three seconds left to beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-31 and move to within one game of the Super Bowl.
The Cowboys had rallied from 21-3 down at half-time in Dallas to level the scores before Mason Crosby drilled a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/38634027 |
How bad have Southern rail services got? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A long-running dispute over the role of conductors on the Southern rail network has resulted in a series of strikes. Just how bad have the operator's commuter services become? | UK | Commuters in south London and southern England have faced months of disruption on the Southern rail network amid a long-running strike over the role of conductors and the operation of driver-only trains.
The RMT union's members first walked out in April last year and were joined by members of Aslef, making the dispute... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38249521 |
Unilever boss lives by African proverb - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Paul Polman, the head of Unilever, shares the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out. | null | Paul Polman, the head of Unilever, shares the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.
He is attending the World Economic Forum summit of political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland this week. He will be launching the Business and Sustainable Development Commission's report on global g... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38572582 |
Fran Halsall: Three-time Olympian retires after 10-year international career - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | British swimmer Fran Halsall, a three-time Olympian, announces her retirement after a 10-year international career. | null | Britain's three-time Olympian Fran Halsall, who won more than 30 medals at world, European and Commonwealth level, has announced her retirement after a 10-year international career.
The sprint freestyle specialist made her Olympic debut at Beijing 2008 and narrowly missed out on medals at both London 2012 and Rio 2016... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/38636644 |
Donald Trump praises UK's Brexit decision - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | US President-elect Donald Trump says the UK is "doing great" following the decision to leave the EU. | null | US President-elect Donald Trump says the UK is "doing great" following the decision to leave the EU.
His comments came as the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, told a German newspaper that the UK wouldn't "lie down," if access to the single market was closed off during Brexit negotiations. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38632439 |
NHS patient caught selling his drugs in undercover film - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | We went undercover to confront him. | null | A patient has been caught in an undercover BBC film illegally selling prescription drugs which cost the NHS £10,000 a year.
You can see this story in full on BBC Inside Out West Midlands at 19:30 GMT on BBC One on Monday 16 January or via iPlayer afterwards.
This video has been optimised for mobile viewing on the BBC... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38608663 |
NHS England makes slight improvement - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC Newsnight's Chris Cook exclusively reveals signs of a recovery in English hospitals. | Health | The number of people treated within four hours at A&E departments recovered in the second week of January, BBC Newsnight has learned.
But while performance has improved since the first week in January, it remains way below its target of 95%.
Leaked data covering last week puts the national figure at 82.4% with only f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38641367 |
Beijing: The city where you can't escape smog - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | China's capital is notorious for its chronic pollution. Even indoors it's a struggle to find clean air, says John Sudworth. | Magazine | China's capital is notorious for its chronic pollution. Even indoors it's a struggle to find clean air, says John Sudworth.
Having already taped most of my windows shut, I have now started on the air conditioning vents. The aim is simple - to close off every access point through which the toxic outside air leaks into ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38587580 |
RSPCA warns of false alarms after call to catch cuddly toy - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The animal welfare charity is urging the public to double check before raising the alarm. | UK | The RSPCA discovered a snake trapped in a loft was a child's cuddly toy - not like the real one pictured here
The RSPCA was called out to catch a stray snake in a loft which turned out to be a child's cuddly toy.
A welfare officer made the discovery at a property in Surrey after being contacted by a distressed homeow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38633548 |
Why are cars so expensive in Ethiopia? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Owning a car for many Ethiopians - even those with ready cash to spend in one of the world's fastest-growing economies - remains a pipe dream, writes Emmanuel Igunza. | Africa | Owning a car for many Ethiopians - even those with ready cash to spend in one of the world's fastest-growing economies - remains a pipe dream.
"I have been saving for nearly four years now, and I still can't afford to buy even the cheapest vehicle here," a frustrated Girma Desalegn tells me.
He has been shopping arou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38607986 |
Baby born in police car outside Stoke hospital - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A baby makes a surprise arrival when she is born in a police car outside a hospital. | Stoke & Staffordshire | Darcey Carson McBride weighed 6lb 9oz (2.98kg) when she was born on Friday morning
A baby girl was born in a police car after her parents' car broke down in snow on the way to hospital.
Emily McBride and her partner Thomas Carson were on their way to Royal Stoke University Hospital when their car ground to a halt.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-38615799 |
Who are the figures pushing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin together? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Advisers to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are promoting a stronger relationship between the two. | Europe | The question of whether Russia's leader Vladimir Putin has got material with which he could blackmail Donald Trump is for now unknowable and misses the point by a country mile: the two men think alike.
Mr Trump's belief in American traditionalism and dislike of scrutiny echo the Kremlin's tune: nation, power and avers... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38639327 |
Timothy Spall on playing Holocaust denier David Irving - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Denial is a film about the renegade British historian David Irving, accused of denying the Holocaust. | null | Denial is a film about the renegade British historian David Irving, accused of denying the Holocaust.
Timothy Spall spoke to Andrew Marr about the challenges of playing the role: "He is isolated in his views so that does have its effect on you". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38627875 |
Barack Obama's race legacy: Progressive or divisive? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | The BBC's Aleem Maqbool reports on the polarised perspectives over Obama's race legacy. | null | President Barack Obama was one of "the most divisive" presidents in a generation because he "played the race issue", the pastor and member of the Alabama Republican Party John Killian has said. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38632677 |
'I'm allergic to my husband' - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How one woman's rare disorder means a kiss from her husband could end up killing her. | Magazine | Johanna and Scott Watkins pictured together before she became severely allergic to her husband
Twenty-nine-year-old Johanna Watkins from Minnesota cannot kiss her husband Scott, or even spend time in the same room as him. She suffers from Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, a rare disorder of the immune system, which means... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38507160 |
Masters 2017: Joe Perry and Mark Allen progress to quarters - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Joe Perry thrashes former world champion Stuart Bingham 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Masters. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Joe Perry thrashed former world champion Stuart Bingham 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Masters.
Perry made two centuries against Bingham, who became a father for the third time on Saturday.
Scot Higgins missed a black off the spot when on course to win the deciding f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38643223 |
Australian Open 2017: Andy Murray & Johanna Konta lead British challenge - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Andy Murray and Johanna Konta could both win the Australian Open, but the British supporting cast is not here to make up the numbers. | null | Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra plus TV highlights on BBC Two from 21 Jan; live text on selected matches on BBC Sport website.
Andy Murray says it feels no different to enter the Australian Open as the world number one. A few players do now address him as 'Sir' - but that, he says, is with t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38615193 |
‘Afghan girl’ Sharbat Gula in quest for new life - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Afghan woman made famous by a 1985 magazine cover tells the BBC of her hope for a new beginning. | Asia | An Afghan woman made famous by a 1985 National Geographic cover has spoken exclusively to the BBC of her hope for a new beginning, after being deported from Pakistan.
Sharbat Gula now lives with her five-year-old son and three daughters in Kabul, where she says she wants to live a normal life after years of tragedy an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38640487 |
Trump interview quotes - and the reaction - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump has given his first UK interview since being elected - what do commentators think? | UK Politics | Donald Trump has given his first UK interview since being elected US president, speaking to Conservative MP and Times writer Michael Gove. Here are a selection key quotes, and some of the reaction to them.
"I'm a big fan of the UK, uh, we're gonna work very hard to get it done quickly and done properly - good for both... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38637058 |
Newspaper headlines: Trump to 'make Brexit great' with trade deal - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump's first UK interview is one of many stories featured on Monday's front pages. | The Papers | President-elect Donald Trump is making the headlines on several of Monday's front pages.
His pledge to offer Britain a "quick" trade deal dominates the front page of the Times.
The president-elect tells the paper that Brexit will be a "great thing" and predicts that other countries will follow Britain's lead in leavi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38632547 |
Eyewitness describes Kyrgyzstan plane crash - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Local eyewitness Uson describes the moment a plane crashed in a Kyrgyzstan village. | null | An eyewitness has described the moment a plane crashed in a Kyrgyzstan village, killing all four crew and at least 33 people on the ground.
Uson said part of the plane crashed on top of his friend's house. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38642921 |
Can Paris summit save fading two-state solution? - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A major Middle East summit in Paris aims to rescue the two-state solution, but risks setting it further back, says Yolande Knell. | Middle East | The fate of Jerusalem is one of the most contentious issues between the two sides
For many, the holy city of Jerusalem is meant to be a shared capital for Israel and the Palestinians - two peoples in two nations, living peacefully, side-by-side.
At least that is the dream of the so-called "two-state solution" to end ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38608995 |
Monty Panesar to help Australia before tour of India - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Former England spinner Monty Panesar is to work with the Australia team before their Test series in India. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Former England spinner Monty Panesar is to work with the Australia team before their Test series in India.
The 34-year-old has been playing grade cricket for Sydney side Campbelltown.
Panesar toured India on three occasions and took 17 wickets when England won 2-1 in 2012, t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38635241 |
Entertainment Week in Pictures: 8-14 January - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at some of the events in the world of entertainment and arts over the past week, including the Golden Globes, London Fashion Week Men's and Amy Adams's Hollywood Star. | Entertainment & Arts | Moonlight triumphed in the closely-fought battle for best film drama at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles. It held off competition from the critically-lauded Manchester By The Sea. Both films were put in the shade, however, by La La Land - which won all seven of the awards it was nominated for. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38595531 |
Piccadilly Circus lights turned off for site renovations - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The lights of Piccadilly Circus are switched off for the longest period since World War Two. | London | The iconic billboard lights at Piccadilly Circus have been switched off for renovations and will stay off until autumn.
The billboard, which has displayed electrical advertisements for more than a century, went dark at 08:30 GMT for work to take place.
It is the first time since World War Two the lights have gone off... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38610332 |
Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says Manchester United 'play long balls' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Manchester United resorted to long-ball football during Sunday's 1-1 draw. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Manchester United resorted to long-ball football during Sunday's 1-1 draw.
United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's header cancelled out James Milner's penalty at Old Trafford, leaving Liverpool without a win in four games.
Klopp said: "They p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38632099 |
Cilla Black statue unveiled as Cavern Club celebrates 60 years - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Liverpool celebrates 60 years of the Cavern Club as a life-size statue of Cilla Black is unveiled outside the venue. | Liverpool | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Cilla Black's son, Robert Willis, said the sculpture "captured the joy that she had"
A life-size bronze statue of Cilla Black has been unveiled outside Liverpool's Cavern Club as the venue celebrates its 60th anniversary.
T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38636662 |
Fake news: Too important to ignore - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It behoves all right-thinking journalists to combat fake news, says Amol Rajan. | Entertainment & Arts | "It is the customary fate of new truths," wrote TH Huxley, in one of my favourite quotes, "to begin as heresies, and end as superstitions."
Fake news is nothing new, depending on what you mean by it.
But during the past year - specifically during Donald Trump's election - it has become a cancer in the body politic, g... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38636042 |
Dashcam shows US truck near miss - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Dashcam footage captures a Kansas State Trooper's near miss with an oncoming truck. | null | Dashcam footage has captured a Kansas State Trooper's near miss with an oncoming truck.
It shows the moment the trooper swerved to avoid the vehicle, which had lost control in icy conditions. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38643280 |
The hidden strengths of unloved concrete - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Concrete has a pretty poor reputation, yet this ubiquitous material has largely overlooked benefits. | Business | Nearly 20 years ago, poor families in Coahuila state in Mexico were offered an unusual handout from a social programme called Piso Firme. It was not a place at school, a vaccination, food, or even money. It was $150 (£118) worth of ready-mixed concrete.
Workers would drive concrete mixers through poor neighbourhoods, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38317186 |
India v England: Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav lead stunning chase - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | A Virat Kohli masterclass helps India complete the highest successful chase in an ODI against England and seal a three-wicket win in Pune. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
A Virat Kohli masterclass helped India complete the highest successful chase in a one-day international against England and seal a three-wicket win.
Chasing 351, India were reduced to 63-4 in Pune before Kohli, who made 122, and Kedar Jadhav (120) shared 200.
India completed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38628237 |
John Stones: Phil Neville & Alan Shearer discuss Manchester City defender - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | MOTD2 pundits Phil Neville and Alan Shearer discuss Manchester City defender John Stones and question his development after Pep Guardiola's side lost 4-0 to Everton. | null | MOTD2 pundits Phil Neville and Alan Shearer discuss Manchester City defender John Stones and question his development after Pep Guardiola's side lost 4-0 to Everton.
READ MORE: Man City have problems in attack as well as defence - Phil Neville | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38632190 |
Bradley Lowery: Terminally ill Sunderland fan appears as Everton mascot - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Everton treat Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery to a day to remember after the five-year-old captured the imagination of football fans with his cancer fight. | null | Everton treat Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery to a day to remember after the five-year-old captured the imagination of football fans with his cancer fight.
WATCH MORE: Five-year-old Bradley wins goal of the month | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38628824 |
Chinese Super League reduces number of foreign players allowed to play - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Chinese Super League clubs will only be allowed to play three non-Chinese players per game in their next season - which begins in March. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chinese Super League clubs will only be allowed to play three non-Chinese players per game in their next season - which begins in March.
A rule change has reduced the number of foreigners allowed in a move which could slow down the wave of big-money signings from Europe.
Ch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38636082 |
Ex-football coach Barry Bennell denies sex assault charges - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Barry Bennell pleads not guilty to eight charges of historical sex abuse of a boy aged under 16. | UK | Former football coach Barry Bennell has pleaded not guilty to eight charges of sexual assault against a boy under 16.
The former youth coach at Crewe Alexandra denied the eight counts when he appeared at Chester Crown Court.
The charges all relate to allegations of abuse between 1981 and 1986.
Mr Bennell, 63, wearin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38634794 |
Australian Open 2017: Roger Federer makes winning return in Melbourne - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Four-time champion Roger Federer advances to the second round of the Australian Open by beating Jurgen Melzer in Melbourne. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Four-time champion Roger Federer reached the Australian Open second round with a four-set victory over Austria's Jurgen Melzer in Melbourne.
The 35-year-old, appearing in his first competitive match in six months after injuring his knee, won 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2.
World number four... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38634057 |
Blue Monday: Feel-good sport videos on saddest day of year - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Watch six feel-good sporting videos on Blue Monday, known as the saddest day of the year. | null | Watch six feel-good sporting videos on Blue Monday, known as the saddest day of the year. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38597197 |
Katie Rough murder case: Balloon release marks birthday - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | null | Hundreds of people release balloons to mark what would have been the eighth birthday of Katie Rough, killed in York on 9 January. | null | Hundreds of people gathered to release balloons to mark what would have been the eighth birthday of a child killed in York.
Katie Rough was found injured in the Woodthorpe area of the city on 9 January and died later in hospital.
A 15-year-old girl has been charged with her murder. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38643289 |
Premier League title race: How top six is shaping up - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Who looks like the "full package" and who may be facing a "catastrophe"? Phil McNulty assesses how the Premier League's top six looks now. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea's Premier League title rivals thought the door had been pushed ajar after a run on 13 straight wins ended at Tottenham and the new harmony under manager Antonio Conte was disturbed by Diego Costa.
The title pacesetters would always be able to recover from a bad resul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38632129 |
Britain's oldest living Olympian Bill Lucas enjoys 100th birthday - BBC News | 2017-01-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Centenarian who competed in 1948 London Olympic Games says a daily tipple keeps him going strong. | England | Bill Lucas will spend his birthday on Monday with his family
An evening whisky is the key to a long life, according to Britain's oldest living Olympian on his 100th birthday.
Bill Lucas said a glass of wine or sherry before lunch also kept him strong.
Mr Lucas, also the country's oldest living Bomber Command pilot, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38633035 |
Valtteri Bottas to partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2017 season - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | Valtteri Bottas succeeds Nico Rosberg as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate at Mercedes, with Felipe Massa returning to Williams. | null | Last updated on .From the section Formula 1
Valtteri Bottas has succeeded retired world champion Nico Rosberg as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate at Mercedes.
The move, expected since December, also sees Brazilian Felipe Massa come out of retirement to replace the 27-year-old Finn at Williams.
It's going to take a while t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38489054 |
India v England: Virat Kohli thought Eoin Morgan's side would 'panic' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-16 | null | India captain Virat Kohli says he thought England would "panic" during his side's chase of 351 to win the first ODI in Pune. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
India captain Virat Kohli says he thought England would "panic" during his side's chase of 351 to win the first one-day international in Pune.
India had slipped to 63-4 but were put on the way to the joint-fourth-highest chase in ODI history by centuries from Kohli and Kedar ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38631446 |
Australian conditions 'favourable' for mouse plague, scientists warn - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rain has created ideal conditions for mice in Australia's breadbasket, a science agency warns. | Australia | Australia's science agency has warned that spring rains have created ideal conditions for a mouse plague in the country's breadbasket.
Victoria and South Australia are experiencing higher than expected numbers of mice, the CSIRO said.
The agency characterises a mouse plague as more than 1,000 mice per hectare (405 pe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38645836 |
George Michael ‘liked crack cocaine’, says friend - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | Singer George Michael’s childhood friend says that “hard drugs were back in his life”. | null | George Michael's childhood friend Andros Georgiou has linked the singer's death to drugs.
"Hard drugs had been back in his life," he told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, adding the singer had been addicted to crack cocaine in the past.
Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38650607 |
Trump interview: Is Donald helping Theresa? - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president-elect supports a UK trade deal, but it might turn out to be a bit more complex than that. | UK Politics | On the face of it, on some of the front pages at least, it seems a slam dunk.
Before Theresa May gives an important speech on Tuesday outlining her plan for the tortuous process of taking us out of the European Union, there has been a big thumbs-up for Brexit (literally- in the picture he had taken with Michael Gove) ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38639225 |
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