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Viewpoint: Does democracy lead to tyranny? - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | null | The second of two animated opinion pieces for BBC Newsnight looking ahead to Donald Trump's presidency. British-American author and blogger Andrew Sullivan argues there are lessons to be learnt from Plato. | null | The inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the US is on Friday.
What does he represent? What might his presidency bring? In the second of two very personal viewpoints for BBC Newsnight, British-American author and blogger Andrew Sullivan argues there are lessons to be learnt from Plato.
Watch the first opinion ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38664789 |
How May's Brexit speech played out on the front pages - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at how UK newspapers wrote up the PM's speech, in line with their own views on Brexit. | Entertainment & Arts | Britain's newspapers are for the most part deeply hostile to the EU, and committed to making a success of Brexit.
At the same time, they have created a narrative about the referendum result which casts it as a victory for the common man and woman against a liberal, metropolitan establishment that counts the mainstream... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38666066 |
Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2017 | BBC News | 2017-01-19 | null | All the BBC's coverage of the 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly Election including news, analysis and results. | null | MPs agree to a government proposal to extend the deadline to restore devolution until 29 June. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/ni2017 |
Squash Tournament of Champions: Laura Massaro beats Sarah-Jane Perry to reach final - BBC Sport | 2017-01-19 | null | Laura Massaro beats fellow Briton Sarah-Jane Perry to reach the women's final of the Tournament of Champions but James Willstrop loses. | null | Last updated on .From the section Squash
Massaro, a former world number one, is through to the final in New York England's Laura Massaro beat compatriot Sarah-Jane Perry to reach the women's final of the Tournament of Champions. Massaro, 33, took 40 minutes to beat Perry 3-0 in New York and will now face France's Cami... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/squash/38674176 |
President-elect Trump arrives in Washington - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | null | President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania have arrived in Washington ahead of his inauguration on Friday. | null | President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania have arrived in Washington ahead of his inauguration on Friday. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38684420 |
Newspaper headlines: Boris Johnson, NHS drugs, Gambia crisis and Dylan painting - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson's Brexit reference to World War Two comes under consideration in the newspapers. | The Papers | If you ever wanted to see what Boris Johnson would look like mocked up as Steve McQueen in The Great Escape, then look no further than the Sun.
It says the foreign secretary was "defiant" after being criticised for comparing French President Francois Hollande to a guard in a World War Two escape movie.
The paper mock... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38672427 |
Hong Kong: Twenty years later - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hong Kong has spent 20 years under Chinese sovereignty. What's changed? | China | This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from the UK to China. The BBC's Helier Cheung, who sang in the handover ceremony, shares her personal reflections on the last two decades.
As a child, you don't always appreciate when you're witnessing history.
On 1 July 1997, I was part of the choir singin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38489435 |
Footage shows rescuers inside Italy avalanche hotel - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | null | Rescuers battled overnight to reach the Rigopiano hotel, with the first of them arriving on skis. | null | An Italian rescue official has said that a number of people have been killed after a hotel was hit by an avalanche, apparently triggered by an earthquake on Wednesday.
Rescuers battled overnight to reach the hotel close to the Gran Sasso mountain in the Abruzzo region. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38674302 |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta wins but Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund lose - BBC Sport | 2017-01-19 | null | Johanna Konta reaches the third round of the Australian Open but fellow Britons Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund go out. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Konta reached the semi-finals in Melbourne last year Coverage: Daily live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website. Britain's Johanna Konta eased through to the Australian Open third round but Heather Watson and Kyle Ed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38673037 |
Brexit: The mind games - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why Britain's negotiations to leave the EU are psychological as well as practical. | UK Politics | Psychology is always part of tense negotiations. In her Lancaster House speech this week Theresa May sought to seize back the advantage before the real battles start at the end of March. She wanted Europe to know that Britain would not be coming to meetings on the defensive, cap in hand.
During the 40 minutes of her s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38676889 |
Studying at the Bahai secret university - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Iran's Bahai minority is forbidden from studying at university - but they have a way round it, at least until it comes to postgraduate degrees. | Magazine | Mona studied at the underground Bahai university 10 years after Shirin
The largest non-Muslim minority in Iran, the Bahais, are persecuted in many ways - one being that they are forbidden from attending university. Some study in secret, but for those who want to do a postgraduate degree the only solution is to leave t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38656871 |
Donald Trump's mother: From a Scottish island to New York's elite - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump's mother Mary Anne MacLeod grew up on the Hebridean island of Lewis. | Scotland | By 1934 Mary Anne MacLeod had become a glamorous New Yorker. This photo, was taken on the steps of a Long Island swimming pool
Donald Trump's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born and brought up on the Hebridean island of Lewis but emigrated to New York to live a very different life.
Mary Anne was one of tens of thousa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38648877 |
GCHQ seeks teenage girls to join cyber security fight - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Web-savvy teenage girls could become the UK's spies of the future, Britain's intelligence agency hopes. | UK | The CyberFirst competition aims to get more girls to consider a career fighting online crime
Teenage girls who spend a lot of time online and on social media could become the UK's spies of the future, Britain's intelligence agency hopes.
GCHQ is launching a competition with the aim of encouraging more girls to think ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38664703 |
Does living to 100 mean we'll work forever? - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With more and more people expected to live until 100, how does that affect our working lives? | Business | Living longer may also mean working longer
Will you live to be 100 years old? Even if you don't - it's pretty likely your children or your grandchildren will.
While Brexit, China and Trump may be dominating the news out of this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, living longer is a hot topic in the cold and snowy m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38652359 |
What Mrs Trump's hometown tells us about the next first lady - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Guy Delauney visits Melania Trump's hometown of Sevnica in Slovenia to meet those who knew her. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What was Melania Trump like in Slovenia?
The President Burger is presented with a flourish - on a wooden board, surrounded by circular "dollar fries" and topped with a yellow crust of cheese "hair" which looks as if it might... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38642889 |
Novak Djokovic: The waning of his winning obsession has led to a lost sense of direction - BBC Sport | 2017-01-19 | null | Novak Djokovic's ferocious focus took him to the top of the game but it is hard to see him rekindling the flames of that obsession, writes Russell Fuller. | null | When asked what he would take away from his stunning defeat by Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic said he would take his bags and go home.
The world number two exuded the utmost class in the aftermath of Istomin's five-set victory in the Rod Laver Arena. He signed autographs, offe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38681767 |
US frisbee team captures frozen lake crossing - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | null | Unusual mobile phone footage shows the frisbee skittering across the ice in the US. | null | A youth frisbee team has filmed a frisbee crossing a frozen Maine lake in the wind.
Falmouth Rogue coach Shea Gunther captured the action on his phone while skating behind the frisbee.
He told the BBC: "I noticed how the wind would catch an errant throw, so I turned my camera on and threw it into the wind so it would... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38684425 |
NHS staff shortages: Why so persistent? - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why is it that the NHS always seems to be short of staff, and is there anything that can be done to resolve the problem? | Health | The NHS has relied on nurses from home and abroad since its birth
NHS staff shortages seem an everyday fact of life - or at least a factor mentioned in several news stories each week. But why do these shortages persist and is there anything that can be done to get rid of them?
In this week's In Business on BBC Radio ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38640068 |
Kidnapped girl Lexis Manigo defends abductor 'mother' - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | null | A girl, who was kidnapped as a baby 18 years ago, has defended the woman who took her from a Florida hospital. | null | A girl, who was kidnapped as a baby 18 years ago, has defended the woman who took her from a Florida hospital.
Lexis Manigo, whose birth name is Kamiyah Mobley was abducted by Gloria Williams, a woman she considers her mother in 1998. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38674296 |
Trump prods reluctant Melania to speak - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | null | Donald Trump persuaded wife Melania to address a group of supporters at a lunch in Washington. | null | Donald Trump and his wife Melania visited a group of supporters at the Trump International Hotel in Washington.
"This is a gorgeous room. A total genius must have built this place," the 45th US president remarked.
Mr Trump thanked his wife, who suffered through "fake news" throughout the campaign, he said.
He also i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38681430 |
Rachael Heyhoe Flint dies aged 77 - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The women's cricket pioneer and Wolves vice-president dies aged 77 after a short illness. | Birmingham & Black Country | Rachael Heyhoe Flint, the former England women's cricket captain, has died aged 77.
Baroness Heyhoe Flint, vice-president of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday after a short illness.
She leaves behind husband Derrick, their son Ben, and her stepchildren Rowan, Hazel and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38664893 |
Brexit memo to Boris Johnson: Don't mention the War - BBC News | 2017-01-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The foreign secretary's evocation of the Great Escape didn't go down well in Europe. | UK Politics | Basil Fawlty discovered that some subjects were taboo
Like some latter-day Basil Fawlty, Boris Johnson mentioned the War and didn't get away with it.
The foreign secretary urged the French president not to "administer punishment beatings" on Britain for choosing to escape the EU "rather in the manner of some World Wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38670349 |
Newspaper headlines: George Michael 'wanted to die' & Istanbul attack manhunt - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some newspapers lead on tweets apparently suggesting George Michael "wanted to die", while others focus on the hunt for the Istanbul terror attack gunman. | The Papers | The death of George Michael continues to dominate several newspaper front pages.
The Daily Mirror leads with an exclusive interview with Michael's partner, Fadi Fawaz, who reveals he slept in a car on the night the star died.
It also says Mr Fawaz denied he was responsible for several posts that appeared on his Twitt... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38486528 |
Labour in 2017: Can Corbyn ride anti-elitism wave? - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can Labour make Jeremy Corbyn the Left's Trump and reach out to the wider electorate in 2017? | UK Politics | Can Jeremy Corbyn reach out beyond Labour Party members?
"Our job is to make Jeremy Corbyn the Left's Donald Trump", whispered a political adviser over cold sausage rolls at Labour's annual Christmas party,
"Trump shows if we take the anti-establishment message and run with it, anything is possible".
This most unlik... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38408198 |
Paul Clement: Bayern Munich assistant agrees deal to be Swansea City boss - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Bayern Munich assistant boss Paul Clement agrees a two-and-a-half year deal to be Swansea City's next manager. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Bayern Munich assistant Paul Clement has agreed a two-and-a-half year deal to become Swansea City's next manager.
The German side allowed the 44-year-old speak to the Swans, who are bottom of the Premier League.
Clement was interviewed by the club before Bob Bradley was app... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38490554 |
'Hollywood' sign changed to 'Hollyweed' in new year prank - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A prankster changes the world-famous Hollywood sign to read "Hollyweed" on New Year's Day. | US & Canada | The iconic sign was changed overnight on New Year's Eve
Residents of Los Angeles' most famous neighbourhood woke up on New Year's Day to find the world-famous Hollywood sign had been changed to read "Hollyweed".
Local media reported that police were treating the incident as minor trespass and were investigating.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38484733 |
Acton pub gutted in new year party fire - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | Footage shows the interior of a pub engulfed by flames during new year celebrations. | null | Footage of a blaze ripping through the interior of a pub during new year celebrations has been captured by a witness.
People had to flee from the Aeronaut in Acton, west London, before it was gutted by a fire that started just 30 minutes into 2017.
London Fire Brigade said it rescued six people from a first-floor fla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38486775 |
Man City 2-1 Burnley: Pep Guardiola's awkward post-match interview - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | A tetchy Pep Guardiola engages in an awkward post-match interview with BBC Sport's Damian Johnson after Man City's 2-1 win over Burnley. | null | A tetchy Pep Guardiola engages in an awkward post-match interview with BBC Sport's Damian Johnson after Manchester City's 2-1 victory over Burnley at the Etihad Stadium.
Watch highlights on Match of the Day, 22:30 GMT, on BBC One, the BBC Sport app and this website. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38490825 |
Johanna Konta: British number one wins opening match in China - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | British number one Johanna Konta beats Turkey's Cagla Buyukakcay 6-2 6-0 in the Shenzhen Open first round. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
British number one Johanna Konta powered through her first match of the new season, beating Turkey's Cagla Buyukakcay 6-2 6-0 in the first round of the Shenzhen Open.
Konta, the world number 10, conceded just nine points on her first serve in her 56-minute triumph.
She will p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38487368 |
Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe family 'treated like a bargaining chip' - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | Political prisoner Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe released from solitary confinement | null | An Iranian court will hear an appeal this week over the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian mother accused of a plot to topple the Iranian government. Her family insist she is innocent.
After spending 10 months in solitary confinement Nazanin has now been moved to a unit for political prisoner... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38487662 |
Belfast chip shop owner says tablets order reaction 'crazy' - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The owner of a Belfast takeaway shop that delivered medicine to an ailing customer along with their dinner has said reaction to it has been "absolutely crazy". | Northern Ireland | The unusual chip shop order has now attracted more than 11,000 likes on Facebook
The owner of a Belfast takeaway shop that delivered medicine to an ailing customer, along with their dinner, has said reaction to it has been "absolutely crazy".
Feeley's Fish and Chip Shop revealed the unusual request on its Facebook pa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38489696 |
Lib Dems: Bouncing back from the dead in 2017? - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Brexit vote has breathed new life into the UK's most pro-European major party, but can they capitalise on it? | UK Politics | A by-election win in Richmond Park was welcome news for the Liberal Democrats
In 2015, the Liberal Democrats had a near death experience. But 2016 was the year there were signs of life - will 2017 be their year of resurrection?
The vote to leave the EU has breathed fresh life into the UK's most pro-European major par... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38408199 |
TV and radio stars we lost in 2016 - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look back at some of the faces and voices from TV and radio we lost in 2016. | Entertainment & Arts | Magician Paul Daniels died in March aged 77, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. He was at his Berkshire home with wife Debbie McGee when he died. Daniels presented a variety of game shows in the 1980s and 1990s, including Wipeout, Every Second Counts and Odd One Out and took over the primetime Saturday night sl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37975077 |
Istanbul nightclub attack: Gunman 'caught on camera' - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | Footage from the Dogan News Agency shows a gunman shooting outside Istanbul's Reina nightclub. | null | Footage from the Dogan News Agency shows a gunman shooting outside Istanbul's Reina nightclub.
At least 39 people, including at least 15 foreigners, were killed in an attack inside the club, as revellers marked the new year. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38483230 |
Joel Sartore: The man who takes studio photos of endangered species - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | American wildlife photographer, Joel Sartore, is fighting to save endangered species by making us fall in love with them. | Magazine | American wildlife photographer Joel Sartore is fighting to save endangered species by making us fall in love with them.
Joel Sartore had been a National Geographic wildlife photographer for 15 years when his wife, Kathy, was diagnosed with breast cancer. With three young children at home, he took a year off work to nu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37991269 |
What next for Paul Nuttall's UKIP? - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After a tumultuous 2016 and a Brexit victory, what are UKIP's challenges for the year ahead? | UK Politics | Paul Nuttall, left, is hoping to push Labour hard in UKIP's post-Farage era
Is UKIP the most successful party in the history of British politics? Or an amateurish rabble which has lost its reason to exist? Or maybe a bit of both?
The UK Independence Party was founded in 1993 with one main goal: to take the UK out of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38408815 |
Garth Crooks' team of the week: Kane, Alli, Pogba, Cahill, Milner, Valencia - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Who descended like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? And who is 'in the mood' like Glenn Miller? It's Garth's team of the week. | null | The festive football action keeps coming, with no sign of the Chelsea juggernaut slowing down.
The Premier League leaders extended their winning run to 13 matches, but Liverpool and Arsenal remain in pursuit, with Manchester City out of the top four after Tottenham's thumping win at Watford.
At the other end of the t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38486043 |
India in 2016: Cash crisis, alcohol ban and cheapest phone - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's in-house cartoonist Kirtish Bhat picks five news events to give his humorous take on 2016. | India | In India, 2016 has been a year of political surprises, alcohol ban and heated debates about nationalism, and plenty of other news in between.
The BBC's in-house cartoonist Kirtish Bhat picks five news events to give his humorous take on 2016.
Two news events in February were all about freedom. One firm launched the w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38465632 |
How a dead gorilla became the meme of 2016 - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After Harambe was shot in a sad incident in Cincinnati, he lived on in a million memes online. Why? | BBC Trending | His was the face which launched a thousand memes - so why did Harambe the gorilla capture 2016's collective online psyche?
It was a sad story that could have been even sadder. In May, a three-year-old child fell into an enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo. One of the Western lowland gorillas inside started dragging the boy ar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38383126 |
Richard Cockerill: Leicester Tigers sack director of rugby - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Leicester Tigers sack director of rugby Richard Cockerill after nearly eight years in charge. | null | Leicester Tigers have sacked director of rugby Richard Cockerill after nearly eight years in charge.
The 46-year-old has been on the Premiership club's coaching staff since 2004, took over as head coach in 2009 and became director of rugby in 2010.
"It is with great sadness and regret that I leave my position. I stil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38489596 |
In pictures: Secrets of French diplomacy - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | War gets plenty of artistic representation - but what about the art of peace? An exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris explores the imagery of peace-making over the centuries. For history-lovers, it is a rare chance to see the originals of scores of treaties, concordats and other diplomatic treasures preserved in the... | Europe | Officially this document is a memorandum of understanding between France and the UK over fishing rights in Newfoundland, some islands off Guinea, and zones of influence in Madagascar and Egypt. In fact, it is the physical embodiment of the entente cordiale - the friendly compact agreed in 1904 between the two countries... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38320567 |
Mariah Carey: Row over New Year's Eve performance - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons. | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons.
Watch an excerpt from Mariah Carey's New Year's Eve performance, which went wrong with the singer complaining of sound difficulties.
Her representative has since told Billboard the producers "set her up to fail", which Dick Clark Productions has furiously denied. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38487939 |
Reflections on Africa - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Southern Africa correspondent looks back on nearly 12 years of reporting from the continent. | Africa | As she moves on from her posting, the BBC's Southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen looks back on nearly 12 years of reporting from the continent.
Africa is not a country. It is a continent that feels like it has come of age. Despite the very real problems of poverty, corruption and the sense you sometimes get in so... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38393661 |
Where are the black dolls in High Street stores? - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An internet search for black dolls will bring up millions of results in less than a second - but parents have discovered the toys to be increasingly hard to find on the shelves of High Street stores. Why is this? | Nottingham | While black dolls can be bought online, they are absent from the shelves of many British toy stores
An internet search for black dolls will bring up about 20 million results in less than a second - but parents have discovered the toys to be increasingly hard to find on the shelves of High Street stores. Why is this?
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-38065205 |
Turkey nightclub attack: 'I played dead' - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | Francois al-Asmar says he played dead to survive the attack on an Istanbul nightclub that left 39 people dead. | null | So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38488572 |
PDC World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen to meet Gary Anderson - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Michael van Gerwen posts the highest average in PDC World Darts Championship history to book a final meeting with defending champion Gary Anderson. | null | Last updated on .From the section Darts
Michael van Gerwen posted the highest average in PDC World Darts Championship history to defeat Raymond van Barneveld and book a meeting in Monday's final with defending champion Gary Anderson.
Van Gerwen, the world number one, averaged 114.05 to beat Phil Taylor's previous bes... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/38486633 |
Turkey nightclub attack: 'I thought I would die' - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | A woman who was in the bathroom during the Turkish nightclub attack says she feared she would die. | null | One of the survivors of the Istanbul nightclub attack says she feared she would "die in the bathroom".
Tuvana Tugsavul spoke to the BBC's Mark Lowen about the attack which killed 39 people. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38492668 |
Watford 1-4 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Tottenham outclass Watford at Vicarage Road as two goals apiece for Harry Kane and Dele Alli take them into the top four. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Harry Kane and Dele Alli scored two goals apiece as Tottenham thrashed lacklustre Watford to move into the Premier League's top four for the first time since October.
Spurs dominated from the off at Vicarage Road - having 13 shots in the first half alone - and seconds after ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38429666 |
What to look out for in Africa during 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu identifies key people, places and events to watch out for in Africa in 2017. | Africa | After the New Year festivities, what will 2017 hold for countries across Africa?
In our series of letters from African journalists, media and communications trainer Joseph Warungu gives a personal guide to some of the key people, places and events to watch out for in Africa in 2017.
Africa will go through six human a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38458406 |
Manu Tuilagi out of England training camp after injury in Leicester defeat - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Manu Tuilagi is withdrawn from England's two-day training camp after suffering a knee injury playing for Leicester Tigers. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Manu Tuilagi has withdrawn from England's two-day training camp after suffering a knee injury playing for Leicester Tigers.
The 25-year-old centre was forced off inside the opening eight minutes of Sunday's 16-12 defeat by Saracens.
Tigers expect to find out the full ext... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38485970 |
Arsene Wenger: Olivier Giroud scorpion goal one of Arsenal manager's top five - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Olivier Giroud's 'scorpion' goal in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace is one of "the top five" strikes of Arsene Wenger's 21-year reign. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Olivier Giroud's 'scorpion' goal in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace is one of "the top five" strikes of manager Arsene Wenger's 21-year reign.
Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp goals are among Wenger's favourites but he said "this will be the Giroud goal".
He added: "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38486130 |
Istanbul attack: Footage shows lone 'gunman' in nightclub - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | Unverified video footage on Turkish media apparently shows a gunman in a nightclub in Istanbul. | null | Police in Istanbul are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a night club, killing at least 39 people.
The attack happened at Reina nightclub early on Sunday, as hundreds of revellers marked the new year.
Unverified video footage on Turkish media apparently shows the killer in the club. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38483233 |
Sheringham New Year's Day dip revived after a decade - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | Swimmers make a splash about the start of 2017 by reviving a seaside dip for the first time in a decade to raise money for the RNLI. | null | Swimmers made a splash about the start of 2017 by reviving a Norfolk seaside dip for the first time in a decade to raise money for the RNLI.
In biting cold winds, about 50 people took the New Year's Day North Sea plunge off the coast at Sheringham with many in fancy dress and some ticking the activity "off the bucket ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-38489364 |
Roger Federer beats Dan Evans on return from injury in Hopman Cup - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Roger Federer marks his return from injury with victory against Dan Evans as Switzerland beat Great Britain in the Hopman Cup. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Roger Federer marked his return from injury with a 6-3 6-4 victory against Dan Evans as Switzerland beat Great Britain 3-0 in the Hopman Cup.
Federer, 35, made short work of the British number three in his first match after a six-month knee injury setback.
World number 76 Hea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38488915 |
West Ham United 0-2 Manchester United - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Manchester United move level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham by beating West Ham, who had Sofiane Feghouli controversially sent off. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Manchester United moved level on points with fifth-placed Tottenham after victory at West Ham, who played for 75 minutes with 10 men following the controversial dismissal of Sofiane Feghouli.
Referee Mike Dean showed Feghouli a straight red card after the midfielder's 15th-m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38433519 |
Losing the most precious thing I own, 7,000km from home - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eloise Dicker lost her late mother's treasured gold bracelet. Then a Facebook message changed everything. | Magazine | While travelling through Kyrgyzstan, Eloise Dicker lost her late mother's treasured gold bracelet. Then a Facebook message changed everything.
It was on the second day of our five-day trek that I realised it was missing.
We had packed up the tents and loaded the horses. I reached up to the horse's mane to pull myself... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38385480 |
Diego Costa: Chelsea striker says he wanted to leave club in summer - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Chelsea striker Diego Costa says he wanted to leave the club in the summer but "continues to be happy" at Stamford Bridge. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has said he wanted to leave the club in the summer.
Costa joined the Blues for £32m in 2014, and was understood to be close to a return to former club Atletico Madrid after a difficult 2015-16 campaign.
The Spain international has since scored 14... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38487554 |
Paul Clement: Bayern Munich assistant given permission to speak to Swansea City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Bayern Munich give assistant boss Paul Clement permission to speak to Swansea City over their vacant manager's job and he is set to be appointed at the Welsh club. | null | Paul Clement: Bayern Munich assistant given permission to speak to Swansea City Last updated on .From the section Football
Paul Clement left Derby in February after eight months in charge Bayern Munich assistant manager Paul Clement has been given permission to speak to Swansea City. The Swans, bottom of the Premier L... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38489937 |
Arts news in 2016: Knocking on death's door - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC arts editor reflects on a year spent reporting on the deaths of so many major arts figures. | Entertainment & Arts | Will Gompertz appeared with Huw Edwards on the BBC One Ten O'Clock News on the night of David Bowie's death
Each specialism within journalism has its area of breaking news.
For foreign correspondents, it tends to be a conflict or catastrophe. Politicos deal in shock resignations or revelations. For us in the arts uni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38394697 |
Rebecca Ferguson asked to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 2010 X Factor runner-up wrote she would "graciously accept" the invitation on the understanding she can sing "controversial" song Strange Fruit. | Newsbeat | Rebecca Ferguson says she's been asked to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.
The singer tweeted she would "graciously accept" the invitation from the American president-elect if she can perform Strange Fruit.
"[It's] a song that has huge historical importance, a song that was blacklisted in the United S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38491238 |
The psychological secrets to successful resolutions - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are psychological tricks which can help people achieve and stick to their new year goals. | Health | It's important to have achievable goals
After the excesses of the festive season, the thoughts of many turn to making resolutions to stop bad habits and take up healthier ones.
Unfortunately, quite a few fail.
But there are some psychological tactics which can be employed to increase the chances of success.
Psychol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38470263 |
How are Australia's Syrian refugees coping? - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Australia has so far resettled about half of the 12,000 Syrian refugees it agreed to take last year. | Australia | Australia has resettled about half of the 12,000 refugees it agreed to take in over the past 13 months from the conflict in Syria, but how are they adapting to life in their new country?
It is a year since Iymen Baerli, a refugee from Syria, arrived in Sydney with his wife and three young children.
Within days, the s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38301489 |
Belfast chip shop goes viral after delivery order for cold and flu tablets - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Belfast chip shop goes viral after receiving an order for cold medicine from a customer. | Northern Ireland | The unusual chip shop order has attracted more than 8,000 likes on Facebook
Takeaway chip shops are used to getting orders for burgers, fish and sausages - but one in Belfast has gone viral after a flu-stricken customer asked them to deliver medicine.
Feeley's Fish and Chip Shop revealed the unusual request on its Fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38485402 |
Myanmar police officers detained over Rohingya beatings video - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | A video posted online showing Myanmar police officers beating boys from the Muslim Rohingya minority has led to several arrests, as David Campanale reports. | null | A video that appears to show Myanmar police officers beating members of the Muslim Rohingya minority during a security operation has emerged on Burmese social media.
The government said the incident, apparently filmed by a police officer, happened in restive Rakhine state in November and several officers had been deta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38490957 |
North Dakota Pipeline protesters scale stadium - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | Two people are held after unfurling a giant banner protesting against the North Dakota Access Pipeline. | null | Two people have been arrested after scaling the US Bank Stadium in Minnesota to unfurl a giant banner protesting against the North Dakota Access Pipeline.
Karl Mayo, 32, and Sen Holiday, 26, lowered a sign with the word "Divest" calling for U.S. Bank to sever ties with the project.
Officers waited for The Vikings to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38487931 |
Premiership: Leicester Tigers 12-16 Saracens - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Owen Farrell scores all of Saracens' points against Leicester, but victory is not enough to send the Londoners top. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Owen Farrell scored all of Saracens' points against Leicester, but victory was not enough to return the London club to the top of the Premiership.
In a tense first half, during which Leicester's injury-plagued England winger Manu Tuilagi limped off, the scores were locked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38445575 |
Rory Cellan-Jones becomes video game character - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | A video games developer digitises BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones to appear in its next blockbuster game. | null | One of the UK's leading independent video game companies has digitised BBC's technology correspondent for a forthcoming blockbuster.
Rebellion shared a first look at what it had done with Rory Cellan-Jones' features for Sniper Elite 4. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38403943 |
Michael van Gerwen beats Gary Anderson to win PDC World Darts Championship - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Michael van Gerwen outclasses defending champion Gary Anderson to win his second PDC World Darts Championship. | null | Last updated on .From the section Darts
Michael van Gerwen outclassed defending champion Gary Anderson to win his second PDC World Darts Championship.
The world number one won 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace in a match that contained 42 180s, a record for a single darts match.
Scotland's Anderson, winner in 2015 and 201... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/38492223 |
Rail fares: Hike 'result of success' - rail boss - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | null | Chief Executive of the Rail Delivery Group says increase in rail fare is for investment | null | Rail passengers are facing up to higher fares across the UK as average prices increases of 2.3% are introduced on the first weekday of the new year.
Paul Plummer is the chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group which represents train operators and Network Rail. He told the Today programme ticket prices are rising bec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38487659 |
The Chinese burger designed by Asia's 'best female chef' - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | May Chow has just been voted Asia's best female chef. She shares her story with the BBC. | China | May Chow secretly interned at restaurants to pursue her dream of becoming a chef
The humble steamed bun is taking Hong Kong's culinary scene by storm - and scooping up awards along the way.
May Chow, the owner of restaurant Little Bao, has just been voted Asia's best female chef by a panel of over 300 experts.
The 3... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38391848 |
360 video: London New Year's Eve fireworks - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 360 video | UK | If you couldn't get to the New Year's Eve fireworks in London, you can still get a 360-degree experience of the celebrations.
Clicking on the image below will play the 360 video on the BBC News YouTube channel.
Tap here to see the 360 video
To watch 360 video you will need the latest version of Chrome, Opera, Firefo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38463678 |
Sunderland 2-2 Liverpool - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Jermain Defoe scores two penalties as Sunderland twice come from behind to earn a point against second-placed Liverpool. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Jermain Defoe scored two penalties as Sunderland twice came from behind to earn a point against second-placed Liverpool.
The Reds took a deserved lead when Daniel Sturridge flicked in a header after Dejan Lovren's mishit shot.
Sunderland equalised six minutes later as Defoe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38433522 |
Sherlock beats the Queen in festive TV ratings - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eight million people saw the return of Sherlock on BBC One - more than watched the Queen's Christmas message. | Entertainment & Arts | Benedict Cumberbatch is back as Sherlock for the new three-part series
More than eight million people tuned in to see the return of Sherlock on BBC One on Sunday, overnight ratings show.
That means it was the UK's second-most watched programme of the festive period - behind the New Year's Eve fireworks, which were wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38488141 |
Usain Bolt calls Manchester United phone-in show - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Usain Bolt calls a Manchester United TV phone-in show to say how Saturday's 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough was like watching the Red Devils "of old". | null | Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt calls a Manchester United TV phone-in show to say how Saturday's 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough was like watching the Red Devils "of old". | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38480275 |
The A-Z of Brexit - BBC News | 2017-01-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An alphabetical guide to the biggest story of the next two and a half years. | UK Politics | "Brexit means Brexit" is something we've all heard many times. But it's still not entirely clear what it actually means. If you're feeling lost, help is at hand: here's our handy guide to the A-Z of Brexit.
Known as the "exit clause", Article 50 sets out the process the UK will go through to leave the European Union.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37761607 |
Manchester City 2-1 Burnley - BBC Sport | 2017-01-02 | null | Ten-man Manchester City move up to third as they withstand a spirited Burnley fightback in front of a relieved Etihad Stadium. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Ten-man Manchester City moved up to third as they withstood a spirited Burnley fightback in front of a relieved Etihad Stadium.
Fernandinho was dismissed towards the end of an even first half for a two-footed challenge on Johan Gudmundsson.
But the hosts improved after the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38433598 |
Russian TV chief labels US intelligence report 'a joke' - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | null | The editor-in-chief of Russia's state broadcaster RT has defended its coverage of the US election campaign. | null | Earlier this month, a US intelligence report concluded that the Kremlin had set out to influence the outcome of the US election, through cyber attacks, internet trolls and “Russia’s state-run propaganda machine”.
The report highlighted the role of state-funded broadcaster RT.
In an interview with the BBC’s Steve Rose... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38688519 |
Quiz of the week's news - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. | Magazine | It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?
If you missed last week's 7 days quiz, try it here
Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38679701 |
BBC reporter joins locals in icy river dip - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | null | The BBC’s Tom Burridge takes a dip in Kiev's Dnipro frozen river to celebrate Epiphany. | null | People in Kiev have been bathing in the frozen Dnipro river to celebrate Epiphany.
It is when Orthodox Christian countries, like Ukraine, mark the baptism of Christ.
The BBC’s Tom Burridge went into the water, which is blessed by local priests. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38685336 |
Italy avalanche aerials show stranded rescuers - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | null | Aerial footage reveals the wall of snow blocking rescuers from reaching a hotel engulfed by an avalanche in central Italy. | null | Rescuers have struggled to reach the hotel engulfed by an avalanche in central Italy because of heavy snow.
Aerial pictures show scores of rescue vehicles lined up as a snow-plough tries to break through. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38682034 |
Deepika Bhardwaj: The woman who fights for men's rights - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In India, where crimes against women are rampant, a female activist speaks up for harassed men. | India | In India, where crimes against women are rampant, a female activist and documentary filmmaker stands out for being a rare voice for abused men. The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi profiles Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj as part of a series on the Asian women likely to make the news in 2017.
India regularly gets hauled over the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38647822 |
Pies & defeats - sport quiz of the week - BBC Sport | 2017-01-20 | null | What hospitality did Plymouth provide to Klopp? Who ended Real Madrid's unbeaten run? Test yourself with BBC Sport and A Question of Sport's weekly quiz. | null | Last updated on .From the section Sport
After a winter break the BBC Sport and A Question of Sport's weekly quiz is back - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world of sport in the past week? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/38692152 |
Netflix's gamble pays off as subscriptions soar - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Netflix's choice to bin old films and shows in favour of ploughing money into original content is, for now at least, reaping rewards. | Technology | Netflix took a decision to invest in original content
Hundreds of movies disappeared from Netflix over 2016, the result of the streaming service’s decision to end several key content deals with top studios and distributors.
It was a brave move - particularly given that its main rivals, such as Hulu, jumped at the cha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38672837 |
Martin McGuinness: In pictures - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at the career of Martin McGuinness in pictures. | Northern Ireland | Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness are pictured after being sworn in as first and deputy first ministers of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007 - they were later to be dubbed the 'Chuckle Brothers' | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38681038 |
Trump and Obama: Two characters in search of a legacy - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Will Barack Obama's legacy rest on that of Donald Trump? | US & Canada | So the pendulum swings again. They are polar opposites, inversions, thesis and antithesis, from the skinny kid with the funny name to the old guy with the funny hair, chalk to his cheese. It says a lot about the Disunited States of America that two such different brands are its best-selling political products.
In his ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38663825 |
US President Donald Trump sworn in - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | null | Donald Trump is sworn in as US president in Washington DC. | null | Donald Trump is sworn in as US president in Washington DC. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38696960 |
Mild panic greets Trump digital transition - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As Obama moves out the White House, he today also gives up key online real estate - a move already creating controversy. | Technology | President Trump's first tweet on the @POTUS account showed this image
Much is written about the Herculean effort to move one family out of the White House and a new family in within the space of just a few hours.
But in our modern age, the digital moving trucks must also roar into action, as prime presidential online... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38699809 |
Tight security for El Chapo extradition - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | null | Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited to the US under tight security. | null | Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been extradited to the US, the Mexican government announced on Thursday.
He arrived in New York on a flight from Ciudad Juarez under tight security and is expected to appear in a US federal court in Brooklyn on Friday. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38688523 |
Eddie Jones: England lack leaders because modern players are too 'sheltered' - BBC Sport | 2017-01-20 | null | England head coach Eddie Jones believes modern players are too 'sheltered' - causing a potential leadership drought in the national team in future. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Eddie Jones believes England lack leadership figures because of the "sheltered" nature of modern sport.
Jones says his squad has a "small and good group", but need to develop more if they are to win the World Cup in 2019.
"We need to get eight or nine guys who are consis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38692947 |
CIA fears about 1980s Labour 'threat' revealed - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Newly accessible records reveal CIA concerns about the strength of Labour's left wing in the 1980s. | UK Politics | Denis Healey was accused in the papers of attacking US policies
The Labour Party is "in the hands of urban leftists given to ideological extremes with only fringe appeal".
That isn't an assertion about today's politics. It was the verdict of the US Central Intelligence Agency on Labour back in 1985, in a memo for the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38677632 |
Six Nations 2017: England include Mike Williams, Nathan Catt and Alex Lozowski - BBC Sport | 2017-01-20 | null | Defending champions England name three uncapped players in their Six Nations squad, and also recall Maro Itoje and James Haskell after injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
England have named three uncapped players in their Six Nations squad.
Back rower Mike Williams, prop Nathan Catt and versatile back Alex Lozowski are the uncapped trio, while prop Ellis Genge, 21, is also in the 34-man squad.
Flanker James Haskell, lock Maro Itoje, winge... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38689099 |
Fewer beds, higher patient demand - NHS pressure mounts - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Was the NHS right to reduce bed numbers at time of unprecedented demand for its services? | Health | With many hospitals close to full in these difficult winter weeks, there has been much debate about the resources available in the health service.
Patient demand is rising faster than the budget increases allocated to the NHS in England.
Yet the number of hospital bed numbers has fallen steadily in recent years. So w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38681383 |
Desert Island Discs at 75: David Beckham is anniversary show castaway - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | David Beckham chooses his favourite eight songs for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, as it celebrates turning 75. | Entertainment & Arts | Beckham told Kirsty Young music was a big part of his life
Former England captain David Beckham is being cast away for the 75th birthday celebrations of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs next weekend.
More than 3,000 guests have been on the show since it was first broadcast on 29 January 1942.
Presenter Kirsty Young... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38678970 |
Putin spokesman denies US election hack - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | null | President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman denies any Russian government involvement in hacking to influence the 2016 US election result. | null | President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has told the BBC that neither the Russian government nor the president himself were involved in hacking to influence the 2016 US election result.
Speaking exclusively to Hardtalk, Dmitry Peskov added that Russia suffered “hundreds and thousands of cyberattacks every day” emanating ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38684643 |
Meet the mum with quadruplet toddlers - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Meet the mum to quadruplets who went viral after sharing a video that 'sums up motherhood'. | Education & Family | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ashley and Tyson Gardner had two sets of identical twins by IVF
What is it like being the mother of quadruplets?
Utah couple Ashley and Tyson Gardner had struggled to conceive for eight years, but they eventually had two se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38690621 |
Bake Off: Angus Deayton to present Creme de la Creme - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Angus Deayton will take over from chef Tom Kerridge as host of the Bake Off spin-off. | Entertainment & Arts | Deayton previously hosted Have I Got News For You
Angus Deayton is to host Great British Bake Off spin-off Creme de la Creme.
The show, for professional pastry chefs, is staying on the BBC despite the main show moving from BBC One to Channel 4.
The first series, broadcast on BBC Two in 2016, was hosted by chef Tom K... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38688912 |
From bombs to bytes: How Beirut's tech scene is thriving - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lebanon's capital Beirut has had a troubled past, but it's now becoming the Middle East's tech hub. | Business | Hookah pipe smoking is an integral part of Lebanese culture
One of the most familiar sights in the Middle East is of local citizens gathering in cafes smoking hookah pipes as they drink coffee strong enough to knock out an Arabian horse.
But in Beirut, Lebanon's capital, such traditional pastimes are being given a hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38663134 |
Johnny Wright: The Instagram star who cuts Michelle Obama's hair - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | null | Throughout his time in the White House, Michelle Obama's personal hairdresser has become a flamboyant social media star. | null | Johnny Wright has several celebrity clients but perhaps none is as famous as the First Lady.
Throughout his time in the White House, Wright - Michelle Obama's personal hairdresser - has become a flamboyant social media star, with nearly 24,000 Instagram followers.
He admits he's sometimes had to tone down his pics be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38666098 |
Turnips pummell Jarramplas at annual Spanish festival - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | null | People at a festival in Piornal in Spain throw turnips at a character called Jarramplas, who represents a cattle thief in folklore. | null | People at a festival in Piornal in Spain throw turnips at a character called Jarramplas, who represents a cattle thief in folklore. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38688517 |
MH370: Should Malaysia fund new MH370 search? - BBC News | 2017-01-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Might the search for missing airliner MH370 resume, and if so who would pay for it? | Asia | Many distraught relatives have called for the search to continue
The announcement on 17 January that the search for MH370 was being suspended should have surprised no-one.
At the tripartite meeting last July of the three countries involved in the search, Malaysia, Australia and China, they agreed that it would not be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38676289 |
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