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Dancing With The Stars: Hughie Maughan in fake tan storm - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hughie Maughan sends viewers into a spin with the intensity of his fake tan on a TV dance show. | Europe | Hughie Maughan has laughed off the comments about his appearance on Dancing With The Stars
An Irish dance show contestant has sent viewers into a spin with the intensity of his fake tan.
Hughie Maughan's teak tone under the spotlight had viewers doing their own keyboard tap dance.
The Dublin man was appearing on Iri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38649706 |
Royal Mail stamp set marks UK's prehistoric treasures - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some of the archaeological treasures of prehistoric Britain feature in a new set of eight stamps. | England | Some of the archaeological treasures of prehistoric Britain have been featured in a new set of eight stamps.
Issued by the Royal Mail, the stamps include illustrations of a headdress dug up in North Yorkshire and a bronze shield cover found in the River Thames.
The Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Orkney and the Av... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38639297 |
Reality Check: Can there be a quick UK-USA trade deal? - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Rory McIlroy: Injured rib forces withdrawal from Abu Dhabi Championship - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
'Unity' call on Reformation anniversary - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Archbishops of Canterbury and York urge Protestants to "repent" for their part in historical Church divisions. | UK | A statue of Martin Luther in Wittenberg, where the Protestant Reformation began
The Church of England has said Protestants should "repent of their part in perpetuating divisions" - 500 years after the Reformation began the split from the Roman Catholic Church in Europe.
A statement from the Archbishops of Canterbury ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38654259 |
Andy Murray column on Grand Slam nerves, being a Sir and Christmas as a father - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Six Nations 2017: Alun Wyn Jones succeeds Sam Warburton as Wales captain - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Lock Alun Wyn Jones takes over from Sam Warburton as Wales captain for the 2017 Six Nations. | null | Last updated on .From the section Welsh Rugby
Coverage: Live on S4C, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary
Lock Alun Wyn Jones has taken over from Sam Warburton as Wales captain for the 2017 Six Nations.
Flanker Warburton's six-year tenure ended as coach Ro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38649131 |
Theresa May sets out Brexit plan - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | Theresa May is setting out her plans for the UK to leave the European Union | null | Theresa May is setting out her plans for the UK to leave the European Union. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38648467 |
Police inquiry over fox 'killing' footage in Warwickshire - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Sutton United - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Non-league Sutton set up a glamorous FA Cup fourth-round home tie against Leeds with a thrilling win at 10-man AFC Wimbledon. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Non-league Sutton set up a glamorous FA Cup fourth-round home tie against Leeds with a thrilling replay win at 10-man League One side AFC Wimbledon.
The Dons made a perfect start when Tom Elliott rose above the away defence to nod in Dean Parrett's free-kick.
But they were ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38565631 |
Sale Sharks: Players reported over 'team leaks' before Bristol match - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Kitty the cat has operation after swallowing Kitty toy - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A cat called Kitty undergoes life-saving surgery after swallowing a toy cat - also named Kitty. | Manchester | Kitty the ginger tabby swallowed a plastic figure from the Kitty in My Pocket children's toy range
The ginger tabby's worried owners took her to the vets after she gulped down the plastic figure from the Kitty in My Pocket children's toy range.
An X-ray revealed the toy had become lodged in the pet's abdomen and thre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38655137 |
Eight sports begin appeal process over UK Sport funding for Tokyo 2020 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Seven sports will appeal against the decision by UK Sport to cut their funding for the Tokyo Games in 2020 with another unhappy at how its money is managed. | null | Last updated on .From the section Olympics
Eight sports will challenge UK Sport's funding decisions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Seven - including badminton - were due to receive no investment for the four-year cycle leading into the Tokyo Games.
Powerlifting is also challenging UK Sport - but ov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/38646077 |
Puppy recovering after swallowing kitchen knife - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A puppy who swallowed an 8in kitchen knife is recovering after undergoing life-saving emergency surgery. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Macie, who is now almost 15 weeks old, is recovering at home
A puppy who swallowed an 8in (20cm) kitchen knife is recovering after undergoing life-saving surgery.
Twelve-week-old Staffordshire bull terrier Macie was rushed to the emergency vet after she began choking.
Her owner thought she had eaten a toy but X-rays... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38649586 |
Canadian couple shocked as ‘micro-pig’ grows into 670lb giant - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | A Canadian couple are shocked to find Esther the ‘micro-pig’ has grown into a 670lb giant | null | A couple in Canada were more than a little surprised when their ‘micro-pig’ grew into a 670 pound giant.
They were duped into thinking Esther would remain pint-sized, but she has now grown 10 times her original size, and is heavier than a fully grown female polar bear.
Steve Jenkins is the man who brought Esther home... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38658829 |
China goes big in Davos - and here's why - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Like two silverbacks in a cage, China and America are eyeing each other warily. At the World Economic Forum, China is ready to go "supersize". | Business | Today will see a through the looking glass moment at Davos.
The leader of the world's largest Communist Party will take to the stage at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss ski resort arguing for globalisation and the wonders of free trade.
At the same time as the US - the home of capitalism - has a new presid... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38644971 |
Giant alligator caught on film in Florida - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 | 2017-01-17 | 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 | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Snow blankets Italy's quake zone - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | Snow has swept Italy, with regions affected by last year's earthquakes hit particularly badly. | null | Snow and very low temperatures have been affecting Italy from the south to the north.
The central regions of Marche and Abruzzo, which suffered in recent earthquakes, have been hit particularly badly. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38658575 |
Donald Trump: The view from Detroit - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How might the new presidency affect the US automobile industry? | US & Canada | Can Donald Trump make America not just great again, but make it gleam and bring the shine of steel back to the rustbelt?
In the past I have driven through some of the areas so described and its no idle metaphor. There are mile upon mile of oxidised, red metal skeletons, dead factories entombing dead jobs, dead hopes.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38639347 |
Can your voice reveal whether you have an illness? - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Our voices can activate gadgets and authenticate ourselves to banks. But can they tell if we're ill? | Business | Our voices can tell us more than we think
We can use them to sing, shout and whisper sweet nothings. We can use them to activate gadgets and prove who we are to banks.
And now researchers believe they can also reveal whether we're getting ill.
A US start-up called Canary Speech is developing a way of analysing conve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38637257 |
FA Cup: Dan Fitchett goal sparks wild scenes for Sutton - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Dan Fitchett scores in the last few seconds of the match to give non-league Sutton United a 3-1 victory against 10-man AFC Wimbledon in their FA Cup third-round replay. | null | Dan Fitchett scores in the last few seconds of the match to give non-league Sutton United a 3-1 victory against 10-man AFC Wimbledon in their FA Cup third-round replay.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup third-round replays here.
FA People's Cup: Free five-a-side competition returns for 2017 - sign up now!
Av... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38659079 |
Christian Dior boss: Fashion success through reinvention - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Maria Grazia Chiuri is the first female creative head at Christian Dior. Sidney Toledano, the boss of the fashion house, tells the BBC why it's time for a change. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Sidney Toledano is "very pleased". The spectacular fashion show he has just been watching has gone well.
The event, staged last September in a vast hall in the grounds of the Musee Rodin in Paris, featured designs by Maria ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38611409 |
Drone footage shows huge Antarctic ice crack - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | Aerial video shows a huge ice crack which is forcing British Antarctic Survey staff to leave their base. | null | Drone footage shows an Antarctic ice crack which opened late last year.
The British Antarctic Survey is to pull all staff out of its space-age Halley base in March because of the crack. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38658836 |
Lincoln City 1-0 Ipswich Town - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Non-league Lincoln City reach the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 41 years with a victory over Ipswich at Sincil Bank. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Non-league Lincoln City reached the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in 41 years as Nathan Arnold's injury-time strike secured a deserved victory over Ipswich at Sincil Bank.
Arnold fired home in the first of four added minutes to secure a famous triumph against the Ch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38565597 |
Is it time for embryo research rules to be changed? - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Should scientists be allowed to experiment on embryos beyond 14 days of development? | Health | Experts are renewing calls to allow experiments on embryos beyond 14 days of development, saying it would drive medical breakthroughs.
Research on human embryos can only happen under a licence in the UK and it is currently illegal to keep them alive in laboratories for more than two weeks after fertilisation.
Until r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38635083 |
How working dads juggle their roles - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Newspaper headlines: May's Brexit speech previewed in press - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's speech on Brexit, in which she is expected to say the UK will make a "clean break" from the EU, is anticipated on the front pages of the newspapers. | The Papers | Theresa May will outline plans for Brexit in a speech on Tuesday
"The omens are all good," says the Sun. "The PM and the country are in a far stronger position at this point than many dreamed, especially the Remainers."
"Britain must walk away from the EU," says the Daily Telegraph. "The economic backdrop to the prim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38645857 |
Inflation means inflation, but who wins? - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sooner or later, the downward pressure on the pound since the UK's Brexit vote is expected to lead to upward pressure on the prices of most things we buy. | Business | Tesco's recent spat with Unilever has highlighted fears of a new inflationary surge
The downward pressure on the pound since the UK's vote to leave the European Union is starting to lead to upward pressure on the prices of most things we buy.
Brexit, as we have been told by the prime minister, means Brexit. But infla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37676869 |
The most important words May will ever deliver? - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was a simple, clear message from Theresa May amid the grandeur of Lancaster House. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The prime minister declined four times to answer questions about when she had been aware of the "misfire'"
Under the gilt and candelabra of Lancaster House where Margaret Thatcher extolled the virtues of joining the single m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38653236 |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund win - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Johanna Konta, Kyle Edmund and Heather Watson all win to make it five British players in the Australian Open second round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund all won to make it five British players in the Australia... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38646307 |
Route 45: Inside one of Obama's favourite diners - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | Jon Kay finds out people's hopes and fears about the Donald Trump presidency, over breakfast at one of Barack Obama's favourite eateries in Chicago. | null | Jon Kay finds out people's hopes and fears about the Donald Trump presidency, over breakfast at one of Barack Obama's favourite restaurants in Chicago.
This is the second in a series of features from a journey along Route 45 in the US, to mark the inauguration week of the 45th president. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38648465 |
NHS patient caught selling his drugs in undercover film - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Who are the figures pushing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin together? - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Masters 2017: Neil Robertson to play Ronnie O'Sullivan in quarter-finals - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Former world champion Neil Robertson will play Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Masters quarter-finals - Marco Fu is also through. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Former Crucible winner Neil Robertson set up a Masters quarter-final with defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan by beating Ali Carter 6-3.
A low-scoring match saw the pair share the first two frames before the Australian opened up a 4-1 lead.
England's world number 14 Carter ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38656701 |
'I'm allergic to my husband' - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Australian Open 2017: Second seed Serena Williams beats Belinda Bencic - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Six-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams beats Belinda Bencic to reach the second round in Melbourne. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website; TV highlights on BBC Two and online from 21 January.
Six-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams progressed to the second round with a straight-set w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38646584 |
Valtteri Bottas: Big opportunity but challenge of his life at Mercedes - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Valtteri Bottas faces the opportunity of his life following his switch to Mercedes for 2017, replacing current world champion Nico Rosberg. | null | Valtteri Bottas faces the opportunity and challenge of his life following his switch to Mercedes for 2017.
After four seasons of solid performances with Williams, the 27-year-old Finn has been rewarded with every driver's dream - a seat with the best team in Formula 1.
Barring a remarkable slip in form for Mercedes, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38640410 |
‘Afghan girl’ Sharbat Gula in quest for new life - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
When fast food gets an Indian twist - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's in-house cartoonist, Kirtish Bhatt, on McDonald's bid to become "more Indian". | India | McDonald's created quite a stir when it announced plans to start serving classic Indian dishes in the form of burgers.
One dish to get the treatment is the hugely popular masala dosa, which is a type of rice pancake with a potato filling.
Many Indians took to Twitter last week to share their views on McDonald's "dosa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38633567 |
FA Cup: Roarie Deacon scores 'fabulous' goal for Sutton - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Roarie Deacon scores a "fabulous" goal to draw Sutton United level against 10-man AFC Wimbledon in their FA Cup third-round replay. | null | Roarie Deacon scores a "fabulous" goal to draw Sutton United level against 10-man AFC Wimbledon in their FA Cup third-round replay.
Watch all the best action from the FA Cup third-round replays here.
FA People's Cup: Free five-a-side competition returns for 2017 - sign up now!
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38658274 |
Germany shivers in new wind blowing from US - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | German politicians are desperately trying to build and forge ties with US President-elect Donald Trump. | Europe | Is it possible to think of an odder couple than Angela Merkel and Donald Trump?
German politicians and civil servants are desperately trying to build and forge ties with Team Trump. It doesn't appear to be going terribly well.
The US president-elect has condemned Angela Merkel's decision to let in 890,000 migrants as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38642810 |
Dashcam shows US truck near miss - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
My Shop: Kristin Baybars' toy shop in London - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | Kristin Baybars has made and sold toys from her shop for 40 years - and modern toys don't impress her. | null | Kristin Baybars has been making and selling toys for the past four decades from her self-named shop in Gospel Oak, London.
Money has never been her motive but with more people shopping online, times are getting harder - and a housing development next door is adding to her woes.
Video journalist Dougal Shaw went to vi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38642319 |
David Weir says he will never wear a Great Britain vest again - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir says he will never wear a Great Britain vest again, adding he feels "let down". | null | Last updated on .From the section Disability Sport
Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir says he will never wear a Great Britain vest again, adding he feels "let down".
The 37-year-old wheelchair racer, who won four gold medals at the London Paralympics, announced his retirement from track racing after an unsuccess... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/38651444 |
CCTV shows stone fracturing woman's skull - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | A woman suffered a fractured skull while sitting in a cab. | null | A woman suffered a fractured skull when a teenager threw a stone at the cab she was travelling in.
The attack was captured on CCTV and shows the windows being smashed.
Four teenagers are to be sentenced next month for wounding. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38645466 |
Yaya Toure: Man City midfielder rejects £430,000-a-week move to China - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure turns down a £430,000-a-week offer from the Chinese Super League. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has turned down a £430,000-a-week offer from China.
Toure, 33, was the subject of interest from the Chinese Super League last summer.
He decided against moving then and gave the same response when he was contacted again to say the offer... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38656748 |
Australian Open 2017: Andy Murray prepares for Andrey Rublev in second round - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | World number one Andy Murray admits he does not know much about his Australian Open second round opponent Andrey Rublev. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and text updates on the BBC Sport website and app.
World number one Andy Murray has admitted he does not know much about his Australian Open second round opponent Andrey Rublev.
Murray will face the 19-year-old Russia... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38647714 |
Hull bin man kicking rubbish under car caught on CCTV - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | A bin man is filmed spilling rubbish on to a Hull street and kicking it beneath a parked car. | null | A bin man has been filmed spilling rubbish on to a Hull street and kicking it under a parked car.
The CCTV footage was taken from a house in the Bransholme area of the city and sent to the BBC. It shows the bin man kicking dirty nappies that have fallen out of the top of a wheelie bin, which he is pushing to a council... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-38653757 |
Notting Hill Carnival stab victim says 'minority cause trouble' - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | A musician stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival in 2016 told the BBC he did not think the event should change. | null | A musician who was stabbed at last year's Notting Hill Carnival has said he does not think the event should change.
Jo Jordan was attacked by a gang who stabbed him in the arm and stole his watch at the carnival in August. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38643774 |
Marrying the man who saved my life - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Melissa Dohme was viciously stabbed more than 30 times by her ex-boyfriend. She survived against all the odds and found love in an unexpected place. | Magazine | Melissa Dohme, from Florida, was 20 years old when she was stabbed more than 30 times and left for dead by her ex-boyfriend. Against all the odds she survived, though she thought she would never have another relationship. But then, as she describes here, she found love in an unexpected place.
Before the attack I was a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38302839 |
Why was the Zimmermann Telegram so important? - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Marking the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest of all feats of code-breaking | UK | Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of a remarkable success for British intelligence: but one that involved spying on the United States and then conspiring with its senior officials to manipulate public opinion in America.
On the morning of 17 January 1917, Nigel de Grey walked into his boss's office in Room 40 of the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38581861 |
Headlines from Theresa May's vision for future UK-EU relations - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | Some of the headlines from Theresa May's vision for future UK-EU relations. | null | Some of the headlines from Theresa May's vision for future UK-EU relations in her speech given at London's Lancaster House. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38653886 |
US President Obama surprises spokesman at White House briefing - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | null | The US president makes a surprise appearance at White House press secretary Josh Earnest's last briefing. | null | Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at White House press secretary Josh Earnest's last briefing with members of the press to lavish praise on his spokesman.
"He is a really, really good man," said the outgoing president of Mr Earnest, who first joined Mr Obama's campaign in Iowa back in 2007. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38658667 |
The successful women embracing ‘girl power’ - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Could a club for "girly girls" really help improve female equality in the workplace? | Business | Shelley Zalis says "trying to be a man is a waste of a woman"
"Embrace your inner girl" is not a phrase you'll hear very often, particularly in the macho world of business where "manning up" is more de rigueur.
Yet if you attend any major business conference this year, then you're likely to come across "The Girls' Lo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38638325 |
Katie Rough murder case: Balloon release marks birthday - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Diving bans: Football Association considers introducing retrospective bans - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | null | The Football Association is looking at introducing retrospective bans to English football for players who dive or feign injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
The Football Association is looking at introducing retrospective bans to English football for players who dive or feign injury.
Officials will go on a fact-finding trip to Scotland, where retrospective bans are already used.
In England, players are currently only given retr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38650163 |
The woman donating organs to strangers - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tracey Jolliffe has already donated a kidney, 16 eggs and 80 pints of blood. She is now considering donating part of her liver too. | Health | Tracey Jolliffe is calling on others to give a kidney
Tracey Jolliffe has already donated a kidney, 16 eggs and 80 pints of blood, and intends to leave her brain to science. She is now hoping to give away part of her liver to a person she may never meet.
"If I had another spare kidney, I'd do it again," Tracey tells ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38637348 |
Valtteri Bottas to partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2017 season - BBC Sport | 2017-01-17 | 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 |
Daz Black, Ben Phillips and Tish Simmonds pay tribute as Vine closes - BBC News | 2017-01-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The six-second clip-sharing service is shutting down but it's still not clear exactly why. | Newsbeat | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Viners are paying tribute to the video sharing app as it shuts down after four years.
Twitter announced it was closing the six-second clip-sharing service in October but it's still not clear why.
Around the same time it sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38634170 |
Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Liverpool - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | Lucas Leiva's first goal in seven years sends Liverpool into the FA Cup fourth round at the expense of League Two Plymouth. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Lucas Leiva scored his first goal in seven years to send Liverpool into the fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of League Two Plymouth.
Jurgen Klopp's side had to make the 293-mile trip to Home Park after they were held to a frustrating goalless draw in the initial mee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38579212 |
Dancing With The Stars: Hughie Maughan in fake tan storm - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hughie Maughan sends viewers into a spin with the intensity of his fake tan on a TV dance show. | Europe | Hughie Maughan has laughed off the comments about his appearance on Dancing With The Stars
An Irish dance show contestant has sent viewers into a spin with the intensity of his fake tan.
Hughie Maughan's teak tone under the spotlight had viewers doing their own keyboard tap dance.
The Dublin man was appearing on Iri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38649706 |
Theresa May's Brexit speech: What does it mean for free trade? - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC Economics Correspondent Andrew Walker answers your questions on Theresa May's Brexit speech. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May confirmed that the final deal would be put to the vote in Parliament
Following Theresa May's widely anticipated speech on Brexit on Tuesday, you sent us your questions.
The impact on free trade was the most aske... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38658697 |
Barack Obama gives final news briefing as president - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | US President Barack Obama is giving his final news briefing at the White House. | null | US President Barack Obama is giving his final news briefing at the White House. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38668374 |
'Unity' call on Reformation anniversary - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Archbishops of Canterbury and York urge Protestants to "repent" for their part in historical Church divisions. | UK | A statue of Martin Luther in Wittenberg, where the Protestant Reformation began
The Church of England has said Protestants should "repent of their part in perpetuating divisions" - 500 years after the Reformation began the split from the Roman Catholic Church in Europe.
A statement from the Archbishops of Canterbury ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38654259 |
Aleppo ‘haunted by violence and death’ - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | Jeremy Bowen reports from the ruins of eastern Aleppo where 40,000 people have returned home. | null | Jeremy Bowen reports from the ruins of eastern Aleppo where 40,000 people have returned home. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38668377 |
Trump's inauguration: An insider's tour - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | The day begins early for President-elect Trump at the exclusive White House guest residence. | null | The day begins early for President-elect Trump at the exclusive White House guest residence.
And from there it's a day of tradition and ceremony throughout Washington DC. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38658917 |
How often do planes fall on houses? - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Plane crashes in residential areas are extremely rare, largely because of the skill of pilots in a crisis. | World | On 16 January 2017 a cargo plane flying from Hong Kong to Istanbul crash-landed just outside the main airport for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
As well as all four crew members, at least 33 people on the ground were killed. Locals said entire families had been wiped out in the disaster.
This video can not be played To play th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38646664 |
Theresa May's Brexit 'deal or no deal' - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's long-awaited speech on her strategy for Brexit leads Wednesday's front pages. | The Papers | Theresa May set out her Brexit strategy in a speech in London
Theresa May's Brexit speech is pretty much the only story in town, at least as far as the front pages are concerned.
It is the tough rhetoric which captures the headlines.
The Times headline sums up her message to the EU as "Give us a fair deal or you'll ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38659108 |
Sir Tony McCoy 'put on two stone' since retirement - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Champion jockey Sir Tony McCoy blames his weight gain on eating "whole packets" of biscuits. | Northern Ireland | Jockey Sir Tony McCoy has put on two stone since he retired and has admitted eating "whole packets" of biscuits while watching TV at night.
The 42-year-old, who remains the most successful jump jockey of all time, bowed out of the sport in April 2015.
He spent decades dieting to keep trim for races and once said his ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38656831 |
Displaced Syrians return home to ruins of East Aleppo - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Large areas of East Aleppo are like ghost towns, but some families are returning to their old homes or moving into unoccupied buildings, says Jeremy Bowen. | Middle East | The Syrian army seized East Aleppo from the rebels in December
For the people who have returned to the ruins of East Aleppo the old phrase "there's no place like home" has a whole new meaning.
The eastern side of Aleppo has been pulverised.
Running water and mains power are a memory. It is hard to find a building th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38653060 |
Brexit: Key points from Theresa May's speech - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | Theresa May has set out her negotiation priorities for the UK to leave the European Union. | null | Theresa May has set out her negotiation priorities for the UK to leave the European Union. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38648470 |
AFC Wimbledon 1-3 Sutton United - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | Non-league Sutton set up a glamorous FA Cup fourth-round home tie against Leeds with a thrilling win at 10-man AFC Wimbledon. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Non-league Sutton set up a glamorous FA Cup fourth-round home tie against Leeds with a thrilling replay win at 10-man League One side AFC Wimbledon.
The Dons made a perfect start when Tom Elliott rose above the away defence to nod in Dean Parrett's free-kick.
But they were ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38565631 |
Australian Open 2017: Nick Kyrgios beaten by Andreas Seppi, Roger Federer through - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | Home hope Nick Kyrgios is beaten in five sets by Andreas Seppi at the Australian Open, while Roger Federer reaches the third round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Nick Kyrgios was given two code violations as he slumped to defeat Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website. Nick Kyrgios was knocked out of his home Grand Slam as he blew a two-set lead and a match... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38660097 |
Mexicans' Donald Trump fears - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | Mexicans are worried about what a cut to tax remittances sent to them by relatives in the United States could do to their lives and businesses. | null | Mexicans are worried about what a cut to tax remittances sent to them by relatives in the United States could do to their lives and businesses. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38661020 |
Who is Chelsea Manning? - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | President Obama is commuting the 29-year-old's sentence. | 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-38661018 |
Is free trade good or bad? - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Free trade has been a dominant part of the post-WW2 global economy, but it is now being challenged. | Business | Trade makes the world go round, but how free can it remain?
Free trade is something of a sacred cow in the economics profession.
Moving towards it, rather slowly, has also been one of the dominant features of the post-World War Two global economy.
Now there are new challenges to that development.
The UK is leaving ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38209407 |
Syrian conflict: What's left of Aleppo's Great Mosque? - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | The BBC's Jeremy Bowen has visited the site of Aleppo's Umayyad Mosque to see what's left after the war in Syria. | null | The BBC's Jeremy Bowen has visited the site of Aleppo's Umayyad Mosque to see what's left after the war in Syria. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38655603 |
Canadian couple shocked as ‘micro-pig’ grows into 670lb giant - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | A Canadian couple are shocked to find Esther the ‘micro-pig’ has grown into a 670lb giant | null | A couple in Canada were more than a little surprised when their ‘micro-pig’ grew into a 670 pound giant.
They were duped into thinking Esther would remain pint-sized, but she has now grown 10 times her original size, and is heavier than a fully grown female polar bear.
Steve Jenkins is the man who brought Esther home... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38658829 |
Cunning or clueless? Europe reacts in Brexit bout with May - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Kevin Connolly gauges reaction in the European Parliament to the UK PM's Brexit pledges. | Europe | If Brexit is going to end up feeling like a long toe-to-toe boxing match then at last we can say that the first round is over.
Theresa May has come out jabbing - offering crisp points about the UK's plans to leave the single market and its readiness to walk away from a bad deal if that's all that's on offer.
The Euro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38669476 |
Masters 2017: Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins progress to quarters - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | World and UK champion Mark Selby beats Mark Williams in a final-frame decider at the Masters, while Barry Hawkins thrashes Shaun Murphy. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
World and UK champion Mark Selby began his Masters campaign with a thrilling final-frame 6-5 win over Mark Williams.
Selby, the world number one, made breaks of 139, 109 and 62 to lead 3-1, but Williams hit back to level, before the pair shared the next two frames.
Three-tim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38667864 |
China goes big in Davos - and here's why - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Like two silverbacks in a cage, China and America are eyeing each other warily. At the World Economic Forum, China is ready to go "supersize". | Business | Today will see a through the looking glass moment at Davos.
The leader of the world's largest Communist Party will take to the stage at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss ski resort arguing for globalisation and the wonders of free trade.
At the same time as the US - the home of capitalism - has a new presid... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38644971 |
Donald Trump's waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Compare the Donald Trump waxwork unveiled in London with the real person. | London | A waxwork of Donald Trump has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds in central London ahead of the President-elect's inauguration.
Mr Trump's doppelganger replaces Barack Obama's waxwork in the set and joins various other world leaders at the attraction, including Vladimir Putin and Nelson Mandela.
Mr Trump will be sworn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38666249 |
Australian Open 2017: Andy Murray through after Dan Evans stuns Marin Cilic - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | Britain's Dan Evans stuns seventh seed Marin Cilic at the Australian Open, before Andy Murray also progresses to the third round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Britain's Dan Evans stunned seventh seed Marin Cilic at the Australian Open as compatriot Andy Murray also progressed to the third round.
World number one Murray, 29, was a convincing 6-3 6-0 6-2 winner against 19-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev.
Evans earlier fought back to w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38661271 |
Heather O'Reilly: Arsenal Ladies sign ex-USA midfielder from Kansas City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | Arsenal Ladies sign former USA midfielder Heather O'Reilly for the 2017 Women's Super League Spring Series. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
Former USA midfielder Heather O'Reilly is to join Arsenal Ladies for the 2017 Women's Super League Spring Series.
O'Reilly retired from international duty last year with 231 caps, three Olympic gold medals and victory in the 2015 World Cup.
The 32-year-old has joine... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38652693 |
Snow blankets Italy's quake zone - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | Snow has swept Italy, with regions affected by last year's earthquakes hit particularly badly. | null | Snow and very low temperatures have been affecting Italy from the south to the north.
The central regions of Marche and Abruzzo, which suffered in recent earthquakes, have been hit particularly badly. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38658575 |
Travelling from China to London - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | China has launched a direct rail freight service to London, as part of its drive to develop trade. | null | China has launched a direct rail freight service to London, as part of its drive to develop trade and investment ties with Europe.
London will become the 15th European city to join what the Chinese government calls the New Silk Route. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-38659170 |
Why the NHS is performing miracles - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The NHS is in the middle of its toughest winter for well over a decade, but it could be so much worse. | Health | It has been a remarkable few weeks for the health service hasn't it? The worst waiting times in A&E for over a decade. Patients left for hours on trolleys. Vital cancer operations being cancelled. Hospitals across the country declaring major alerts. A humanitarian crisis in the making, says the Red Cross.
But amid all... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38603484 |
Chinese billionaire offers biggest education prize - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Internet entrepreneur Charles Chen Yidan is going to award $8m per year to education projects. | Business | Charles Chen Yidan is putting his technology fortune back into education
A Chinese technology billionaire is offering the world's most valuable education prize.
The Yidan Prize will award nearly $8m (£6.64m) every year to two research projects that have the potential to "transform" global education.
Charles Chen Yid... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38639891 |
Kim Kardashian will appear in the all-female Ocean's Eight - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The all-female Ocean's Eight film adds two new cast members - Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner. | Entertainment & Arts | Kardashian has reportedly already shot her scenes for Ocean's Eight
The upcoming all-female Ocean's Eight film has just added a new cast member - Kim Kardashian.
The reality TV star and her half-sister Kendall Jenner will make cameo appearances in the film.
It will be the fourth movie in the Ocean's franchise in 17 ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38662090 |
Can your voice reveal whether you have an illness? - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Our voices can activate gadgets and authenticate ourselves to banks. But can they tell if we're ill? | Business | Our voices can tell us more than we think
We can use them to sing, shout and whisper sweet nothings. We can use them to activate gadgets and prove who we are to banks.
And now researchers believe they can also reveal whether we're getting ill.
A US start-up called Canary Speech is developing a way of analysing conve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38637257 |
Andy Murray column on Dan Evans, injury worries and inspiring the next generation - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | World number one Andy Murray on fellow Briton Dan Evans, injuring his ankle and inspiring kids to take up tennis. | 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.
I'm really happy and excited for Dan Evans, who is getting closer and closer to the top of the game.
I've known him a long time. I first met hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38661264 |
Primates 'sliding towards extinction', say scientists - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | A report says that 60% of the world's primate species are under threat of extinction. | null | The world's primates face "crisis" with 60% of species now threatened with extinction, according to research.
A global study, involving more than 30 scientists, assessed the conservation status of more than 500 individual species, including apes, monkeys, lemurs and lorises.
The findings are published in the journal ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38670097 |
Australian Open 2017: Konta, Edmund & Watson aim for last 32 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | British trio Johanna Konta, Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund attempt to make the Australian Open third round on Thursday. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website.
British trio Johanna Konta, Kyle Edmund and Heather Watson will attempt to reach the Australian Open third round on Thursday.
Konta, who won the Sydney In... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38660203 |
James Ellington & Nigel Levine: British sprinters 'truly blessed' to be alive - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | British sprinter James Ellington says he does not know how he or team-mate Nigel Levine survived a motorbike accident in Spain. | null | Last updated on .From the section Athletics
British sprinter James Ellington says he does not know how he or team-mate Nigel Levine survived a motorbike accident in Spain.
The pair will miss the 2017 season - including the World Championships - and Ellington posted on Instagram that he is "truly blessed" to be alive.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/38663811 |
As it happened: Theresa May in Davos - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rolling updates as Theresa May delivered a Brexit speech to world leaders in Davos. | UK Politics | Quote Message: I'm writing to let you know that, following a period of unpaid leave from Guardian News & Media, Seumas Milne has decided to continue in his role as the Labour Party's strategy and communications director, and is leaving the staff of the Guardian. I would like to thank Seumas for his brilliant Guardian j... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-38635035 |
Drone footage shows huge Antarctic ice crack - BBC News | 2017-01-18 | null | Aerial video shows a huge ice crack which is forcing British Antarctic Survey staff to leave their base. | null | Drone footage shows an Antarctic ice crack which opened late last year.
The British Antarctic Survey is to pull all staff out of its space-age Halley base in March because of the crack. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38658836 |
Lincoln City 1-0 Ipswich Town - BBC Sport | 2017-01-18 | null | Non-league Lincoln City reach the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in 41 years with a victory over Ipswich at Sincil Bank. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Non-league Lincoln City reached the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in 41 years as Nathan Arnold's injury-time strike secured a deserved victory over Ipswich at Sincil Bank.
Arnold fired home in the first of four added minutes to secure a famous triumph against the Ch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38565597 |
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