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Who will succeed Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness? - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As Martin McGuinness steps down, who will take over as Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland? | Northern Ireland | Sinn Féin's successor as Northern Ireland leader of the party will be announced next week
Former deputy first minister Martin McGuinness has confirmed he will not stand in the Northern Ireland Assembly election.
His successor as Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland will be announced next week.
So who will replace ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38684941 |
Cardiff Uni using jet sensors in osteoarthritis patch - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Scientists are hoping to create a smart patch which could detect the early onset of osteoarthritis in patients' knees. | null | Scientists are hoping to create a smart patch which could detect the early onset of osteoarthritis in patients' knees.
Cardiff University's team uses damage sensors from aircraft wings to catch subsonic cracking sounds in joints before the disease fully develops.
They believe a disposable patch using them could save ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38660739 |
Manchester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Tottenham recover from two goals down to snatch a point from Manchester City, as Gabriel Jesus is denied a goal on his debut. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Son Heung-Min earned Tottenham a point in controversial circumstances as they came from two goals down to earn a draw at Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side, looking to bounce back from a 4-0 loss at Everton, had swept into that commanding advantage courtesy of two unchara... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38620041 |
Man City 2-2 Tottenham: Pep Guardiola 'upset' not to win - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praises his side's "outstanding performance" but says he is "upset" they could not beat Tottenham, who came from behind to to draw 2-2 at the Etihad Stadium. | null | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praises his side's "outstanding performance" but says he is "upset" they could not beat Tottenham, who came from behind to to draw 2-2 at Etihad Stadium.
The Spaniard was unimpressed by the first question he was asked by Match of the Day commentator Guy Mowbray. Three weeks ago, h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38707859 |
T2 Trainspotting: Critics praise film sequel - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Critics broadly praise T2 Trainspotting, but many note it will not have the same impact as the original. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. T2 Trainspotting: What would you choose?
T2 Trainspotting has received broadly positive reviews from critics, although many noted it will not have the same impact as the original.
The sequel to 1996's Trainspotting sees mos... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38689704 |
Should all countries use the Shanghai maths method? - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When children in Shanghai took part in the Pisa tests of educational attainment, the world was shocked by their maths results. Should the rest of the world be teaching maths the same way? | Magazine | When the Chinese city of Shanghai took part in the three-yearly Pisa test of 15-year-olds' academic ability in 2009 and 2012 it topped the table in maths, leaving countries such as Germany the UK and the US - and even Singapore and Japan - trailing in its wake. What is its secret?
The life of a teacher in a Shanghai p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38568538 |
Greenwich mum makes Jamaican Patois-speaking doll - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | A mother from London has created a Jamaican Patois-speaking doll for her daughter to reflect her heritage. | null | A mother from London has created a Jamaican Patois-speaking doll because she could not find a toy for her daughter that reflected her Jamaican heritage.
Toya was developed by Saffron Jackson, from Greenwich, who wanted the doll to look and sound like her daughter.
It was launched six weeks ago and sales have been boo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38704697 |
Chapecoense: Brazilian team prepare for first game since plane crash - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Those closely affected by the Chapecoense tragedy speak to the BBC on the eve of the club's first match since the fatal plane crash. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Sirli Freitas took one, final phone call from her husband Cleberson Silva before he had to switch off his phone.
"There was so much background noise," she said. "So much laughter and fun.
"I said, 'are you really on a plane, or in a bar?'"
Journalist Silva was on a plane t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38695490 |
Was there a Trump Twitter glitch? - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twitter says it's resolving "complications" with the @Potus switchover, as some users claim they're following Trump against their will. | Newsbeat | Twitter says it's trying to fix "complications" with the switchover of the @Potus account.
The account for the President of the United States was handed over to Donald Trump on Friday and was supposed to keep its existing followers.
Those users were also meant to automatically follow a new archive account with the Ob... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articles/38703956 |
Friends' 30-year-search for Celtic treasure trove pays off - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Two metal detector enthusiasts found a huge hoard of Celtic treasure, reports Robert Hall. | null | A 30-year obsession finally paid off for two metal detector enthusiasts when they discovered one of the world's largest hoards of Celtic treasure.
The last coins of nearly 70,000 - worth millions of pounds - have now been removed from the site in Jersey. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38703914 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan in 12th Masters final to play Joe Perry - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan overcomes a split cue tip to beat Marco Fu 6-4 and reach the Masters final against Joe Perry. | null | Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Connected TV, Red Button, BBC Sport website and app from 13:00 GMT
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan overcame a split cue tip to reach his 12th Masters final with a 6-4 win over Marco Fu at Alexandra Palace in London.
Fu hit 110 to lead 2-1 before O'Sullivan needed to repair his cue... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38705567 |
Anti-Trump protesters fill Trafalgar Square - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Thousands of protesters in London fill Trafalgar Square as part of a Women's March on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency. | null | Thousands of protesters in London fill Trafalgar Square as part of a Women's March on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38704604 |
Australian Open 2017: Rafael Nadal beats Alexander Zverev in five sets - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Rafael Nadal beats German teenager Alexander Zverev in five sets in the third round of the Australian Open. | 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.
Former champion Rafael Nadal overcame rising star Alexander Zverev in a gripping contest to reach the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38702869 |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta beats Caroline Wozniacki to reach last 16 - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Britain's Johanna Konta beats Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. | 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.
Britain's Johanna Konta saw off former world number one Caroline Wozniacki with a stunning display to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38702928 |
Trump inauguration: Violent protests in Washington DC - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | Violent protests broke out in Washington DC as President Donald Trump was sworn in as president. | null | Violent protests broke out and a limo was set on fire in Washington DC as President Donald Trump was sworn in as president. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38700648 |
Weightlifter Sarah Davies - beauty queen to lifting machine - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Meet Sarah Davies, a former beauty queen turned weightlifter, who explains how the loss of funding in her sport will impact her career. | null | Meet Sarah Davies, a former beauty queen turned weightlifter, who explains how the loss of funding in her sport will impact her career.
READ MORE: Eight sports to appeal over UK Sport funding for Tokyo 2020 | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/weightlifting/38684584 |
Melbourne car deaths: Mobile footage shows driver - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | null | A bystander films the driver of a car arrested in Melbourne in connection with the death of three pedestrians struck by a vehicle. | null | Three people, including a young child, have died after a car deliberately hit pedestrians in central Melbourne, police say.
At least 29 people were injured, among them a baby who is in a critical condition after the car hit a pram.
Police have arrested the driver but say the incident was not terror-related.
Footage ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-38688521 |
Obama leaves Democratic party a skeleton of its former self - BBC News | 2017-01-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With the end of their White House rule, Democrats are left hoping for a Tea Party-style insurgency | US & Canada | Following the inaugural ceremonies, Barack and Michelle Obama - private citizens once again - were whisked off by a military helicopter stationed behind the US Capitol.
They'll spend a few days on holiday at a California desert resort before, as Mr Obama tweeted from his personal account, getting "back to work".
And,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38696853 |
Australian Open: Johanna Konta praises support from her family and friends - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Great Britain's Johanna Konta says her family and coaches were crucial to her progress after the Lawn Tennis Association cut her funding. | 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.
Great Britain's Johanna Konta says her family and coaches were crucial to her progress after the Lawn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38704836 |
Dan Evans: Britain's latest tennis star snubbed by Kevin Pietersen - BBC Sport | 2017-01-21 | null | Meet the new British tennis star who bought his own shirts and was snubbed by ex-England cricketer Kevin Pietersen. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Four days ago, Dan Evans was not exactly a household name.
The British tennis player had just reached his first ATP final and moved to number 51 in the world rankings.
But that was not enough to get a photograph with former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen, who turned ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38693517 |
The English vet saving Sri Lanka’s street dogs - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | The vet who left behind her home in England to care for Sri Lanka’s street dogs. | null | A vet has left behind her home in England to care for Sri Lanka’s street dogs.
Janey Lowes from Barnard Castle, County Durham, has spent the past two years caring for the neglected animals.
There are about three million street dogs on the island – about 60% of puppies born on the street do not survive to adulthood.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38691375 |
Our cat in Havana - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In Havana, stray cats and dogs prowl the streets. Responsibility for looking after them lies with the public - as Will Grant found when he befriended a ginger tomcat. | Magazine | In Cuba's capital, armies of stray cats and dogs prowl the streets. The state does little to look after them, so responsibility lies with the public - as Will Grant found when he befriended a ginger tomcat.
My younger sister sometimes reminds me of the apparent indifference I showed when our family cat, Pippit, died i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38609794 |
Weather forecast for the UK - BBC Weather | 2017-01-22 | null | Weather forecast for the UK | null | This is the weather forecast for the UK. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast-video/21416743 |
Wayne Rooney: Man Utd striker on 'great feeling' of breaking record - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Wayne Rooney says it is a "great feeling" to break Sir Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record at Manchester United after scoring his 250th goal for the club against Stoke. | null | Wayne Rooney says it is a "great feeling" to break Sir Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record at Manchester United after scoring his 250th goal for the club against Stoke.
WATCH MORE: Goals from the Man Utd record-breaker | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38706003 |
Australian Open 2017: Andy Murray suffers shock defeat by Mischa Zverev - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Andy Murray's hopes of winning a first Australian Open title end with a shock defeat by world number 50 Mischa Zverev. | null | 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.
Andy Murray's hopes of winning a first Australian Open title ended with a shock defeat by world number 50 Mischa Zverev of Germany in the fourth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38709479 |
Wayne Rooney: Record-breaking striker 'a true great' says Sir Bobby Charlton - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Sir Bobby Charlton says Wayne Rooney is "a true great" after the striker broke his Manchester United all-time goalscoring record. | null | Sir Bobby Charlton says Wayne Rooney is "a true great for club and country" after the striker broke his Manchester United all-time goalscoring record.
Rooney's injury-time equaliser at Stoke on Saturday was his 250th for United, breaking Charlton's 44-year-old record.
"I would be lying to say that I'm not disappointe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38706332 |
Weird and wacky hot air balloons at Swiss festival - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Chateau d'Oex in Switzerland is hosting its annual hot air balloon festival for the 39th time. | null | Chateau d'Oex in Switzerland is hosting its annual hot air balloon festival for the 39th time.
It has a longstanding connecting with ballooning - in 1999, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones took off from the Swiss city in the Breitling Orbiter to do the first tour of the world in a hot air balloon. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38711491 |
10 things we didn't know last week - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cambridge University has a professor of play, and more news nuggets. | Magazine | 3. Some drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease have had the side-effect of turning patients into gambling addicts.
4. Vladimir Putin thinks Russian prostitutes are "undoubtedly the best in the world".
5. The expression to "shed crocodile tears" exists in 45 European languages as well as Arabic, Swahili, Persian, Ind... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38662601 |
Women's March: A united message spanning generations - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands of men, women and children took part in the Women's March in London. | UK | "Stand united, we will never be divided," was the message chanted by the crowd as people marched through central London.
Cheers erupted every few minutes as the crowd held up placards to the beat of drum and bass music from a portable sound system.
"Girls just wanna have fundamental rights", "Women won't be trumped" ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38706746 |
Chelsea 2-0 Hull City - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Diego Costa scores on his return to the Chelsea team as they beat Hull to move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Diego Costa scored on his return to the Chelsea team as they beat Hull City to move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.
The Spain striker missed last weekend's 3-0 win over champions Leicester, citing a back injury after a disagreement with a fitness coach, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38626732 |
Ryan Mason: Hull midfielder fractures skull in clash of heads at Chelsea - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has surgery after fracturing his skull during Sunday's Premier League game at Chelsea. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has had surgery after fracturing his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea.
Mason, 25, clashed heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill 13 minutes into the Premier League match.
After eight minutes of treatment on the pitch, he wore an oxygen ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38713311 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan in 12th Masters final to play Joe Perry - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan overcomes a split cue tip to beat Marco Fu 6-4 and reach the Masters final against Joe Perry. | null | Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Connected TV, Red Button, BBC Sport website and app from 13:00 GMT
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan overcame a split cue tip to reach his 12th Masters final with a 6-4 win over Marco Fu at Alexandra Palace in London.
Fu hit 110 to lead 2-1 before O'Sullivan needed to repair his cue... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38705567 |
Friends' 30-year-search for Celtic treasure trove pays off - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Two metal detector enthusiasts found a huge hoard of Celtic treasure, reports Robert Hall. | null | A 30-year obsession finally paid off for two metal detector enthusiasts when they discovered one of the world's largest hoards of Celtic treasure.
The last coins of nearly 70,000 - worth millions of pounds - have now been removed from the site in Jersey. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38703914 |
The policemen who dressed as women to hide from IS - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When Islamic State seized control of his hometown and began killing his police colleagues, Iraqi officer Abu Alawi resorted to unconventional measures to stay alive. | Magazine | When the so-called Islamic State group seized control of a town near Mosul and began killing police officers, some of them resorted to unconventional measures to stay alive, reports John Beck.
For more than two-and-a-half years it helped keep the middle-aged former police officer hidden from IS and safe from the bulle... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38663595 |
Diego Costa: Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says speculation is over - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Chelsea boss Antonio Conte said he is happy to see the rumours about Diego Costa come to an end after the striker's goal against Hull. | null | Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said he was happy to see the rumours about Diego Costa come to an end after his goal in the 2-0 win over Hull City.
The Spain striker missed the 3-0 win at Leicester, citing a back injury after a disagreement with a coach, amid reports of Chinese Super League interest.
However, he scored... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38713413 |
Anti-Trump protesters fill Trafalgar Square - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Thousands of protesters in London fill Trafalgar Square as part of a Women's March on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency. | null | Thousands of protesters in London fill Trafalgar Square as part of a Women's March on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38704604 |
Wayne Rooney: Goals from the Man Utd record-breaker - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | BBC Sport picks out some great goals from Wayne Rooney's Manchester United career after the striker became the club's all-time leading goalscorer. | null | BBC Sport picks out some great goals from Wayne Rooney's Manchester United career after the striker became the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
WATCH MORE: It's a great feeling - Rooney on breaking record
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38705054 |
Us/Them play revisits Beslan school siege - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Belgian creators of a play, Us/Them, which relives the Beslan killings through the eyes of two children, say recent attacks have brought the story closer to home. | Entertainment & Arts | The 2004 Beslan school siege is remembered for the deaths of more than 330 people including 186 children, after a Russian school was seized by Chechen rebels. But the Belgian creators of a play, Us/Them, which relives the atrocity through the eyes of two children, say recent attacks have brought the story closer to hom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38695475 |
Irish jockey Jack Kennedy performs amazing acrobatics to stay on horse - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Irish jockey Jack Kennedy manages to stay on his horse Bilko despite almost being thrown off it at a meeting at Thurles. | null | Irish jockey Jack Kennedy manages to stay on his horse Bilko despite almost being thrown off it at a meeting at Thurles.
WATCH MORE: McCoy 'has breakfast every morning now'
Pictures courtesy of At The Races. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/38694316 |
Andy Murray: How much should be read into Australian Open exit? - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | After early Australian Open exits for the world's top two players, Russell Fuller assesses whether more should be read into the upsets. | null | 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.
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have so much shared history.
And now, in the space of just four days in Melbourne, the world's top two players h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38711323 |
Your pictures: My diet - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "My diet". | In Pictures | And finally Teddy Everett sent in an image titled Fruit ninja. The next theme is "Winter views" and the deadline for your entries is 24 January. If you would like to enter, send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. Further details and terms can be found by following the link to "We set the theme; you take the pictures,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38676099 |
Danny Boyle: 'These stories belong here' - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | The stars of T2 Trainspotting have gathered in Edinburgh for the film's world premiere. | null | The stars of T2 Trainspotting have gathered in Edinburgh for the film's world premiere.
Original cast members Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Kelly Macdonald and Ewen Bremner spoke to the BBC about working on the Trainspotting sequel. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38712425 |
Ten seconds to demolish 19 buildings - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Five tonnes of explosives are used to demolish a series of tower blocks in Wuhan, China. | null | In just ten seconds, 19 buildings were demolished in Wuhan, China, in an operation using five tonnes of explosives. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38714059 |
European Rugby Champions Cup: Leicester Tigers 0-43 Glasgow Warriors - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Glasgow score six tries to inflict a record European defeat on Leicester and reach their first Champions Cup quarter-final. | null | Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union
Glasgow roared into their first European Champions Cup quarter-final with a crushing six-try rout of a humiliated Leicester at Welford Road.
Warriors, just needing a win to secure a last-eight spot, had four tries and a bonus point in the bag by half-time.
Tommy Seymour ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38656956 |
World v Trump on global climate deal? - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the new president settles in, much of the world reaffirms its commitment to the Paris agreement. | Science & Environment | As a pro-coal president strides into the White House, the rest of the world is rallying in defence of the climate.
Donald Trump has called climate change "a hoax" and filled his cabinet with representatives of fossil fuel industries.
One of the world's leading climate scientists told me she was positively scared abou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38676898 |
Eight ways President Donald Trump will make history - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From his bank balance to his lack of pets - here's how Donald Trump is making presidential history. | US & Canada | Donald Trump has already pulled off a series of presidential "firsts"
Donald Trump is guaranteed to make history as the 45th president of the United States.
And whether you love or loathe him, it's a fact that the Republican will set a range of records as soon as he occupies the Oval Office.
From his age to his bank... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38637123 |
Dave Ryding records Britain's best alpine World Cup result for 35 years - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Skier Dave Ryding matches Britain's best ever alpine World Cup result, finishing second in the Kitzbuhel slalom. | null | Last updated on .From the section Winter Sports
Skier Dave Ryding matched Britain's best ever alpine World Cup result when he finished second in the Kitzbuhel slalom in Austria.
He was leading after the first run but was beaten by home favourite Marcel Hirscher to record the first podium of his career.
It was the be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/38710917 |
Andy Murray: Australian Open loss to Mischa Zverev is tough to take - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | World number one Andy Murray says his defeat by Mischa Zverev, ranked 50th, at the Australian Open is tough to take. | null | 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.
Andy Murray says his shock defeat by world number 50 Mischa Zverev at the Australian Open is tough to take.
The German played aggressively to s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38710107 |
Iraqi Kurdish fashionistas make a splash - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A group of young men hopes to put Iraqi Kurdistan on the fashion map - and effect social change. | Middle East | Conflict and militancy may be first things that occur to many about Iraq, but a group of young fashion-conscious Kurds are hoping to help project a brighter, more optimistic image - and perhaps effect social change along the way.
The group calls itself Mr Erbil, after the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in no... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38692382 |
Chapecoense: Brazilian team play first game since plane crash - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Chapecoense football team has played its first match since the plane crash that killed most of its athletes. | null | Chapecoense football team has played its first match since the plane crash that killed most of its players.
Before the game’s start, the three players who survived the accident and families of the victims received medals and the Copa Sudamericana trophy.
The team was heading to Colombia to play in the first leg of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38710231 |
Week in pictures: 14-20 January 2017 - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week. | In Pictures | Ice skaters competed in the women's platoon during the first ice skating marathon on natural ice in Noordlaren, the Netherlands. Skating on natural ice in the Netherlands reportedly dates back into the 13th Century when it was a method to get fast and easily from one place to another on the frozen canals in the country... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38688378 |
Trump inauguration: Two Americas in 24 hours - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In the space of 24 hours, events in Washington showed two Americas, poles apart. | US & Canada | In the space of 24 hours, Washington was the scene of two Americas.
President Trump's supporters came feeling they've just taken their country back.
The protesters on the women's march feel they have just lost theirs. It is that stark.
The mood at the march was determinedly cheerful, there were men, children and lot... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38707721 |
2,000 guitars in mini scale - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | A musician from Opole in Poland has made 2,000 mini guitars. | 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/entertainment-arts-38712423 |
Arsenal 2-1 Burnley - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Alexis Sanchez's 98th-minute penalty sees Arsenal claim a thrilling victory over Burnley at Emirates Stadium, despite Granit Xhaka's red card. | null | Alexis Sanchez scored a 98th-minute penalty as 10-man Arsenal recovered from conceding in injury time to claim a thrilling win over Burnley at Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners' title chances appeared to have been derailed as substitute Francis Coquelin fouled Ashley Barnes in the 93rd minute and Andre Gray converted from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38626832 |
770 babies baptised in Georgian ceremony - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | The BBC's Rayhan Demytrie reports from a mass baptism ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia. | null | Hundreds of babies have been baptised at a mass ceremony in Georgia. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38708530 |
Mild panic greets Trump digital transition - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | 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 |
UK-EU trade deal: Another WTO issue - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | If the UK and the EU are going to have a trade agreement, it is best to get as many sectors covered as possible to reduce the chances of a WTO challenge. | Business | The UK is set for a hard Brexit from the EU
So the UK, it seems, is headed out of the European Union's single market, perhaps also out of the customs union.
Prime Minister Theresa May has said she wants to preserve barrier-free trade between the UK and the EU as far as possible.
One option that has been floated, if ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38658025 |
Bulls and bullying: the fight over animal rights and tradition - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Animal rights activists caught in social media cross-fire regarding banned bull-taming tradition. | BBC Trending | Tamil actress Trisha Krishnan deleted her Twitter account as a result of a row over bull-taming
A ban on the ancient practice of bull-taming has spurred thousands to protest in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. While the demonstrations have been mostly peaceful, the argument over the festival has turned ugly on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38656721 |
Could tuition fees really cost £54,000? - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The headline cost of increased fees might be £9,250. But repaid with interest over 30 years it could be much higher. | Education & Family | The last time tuition fees were increased there were waves of student protests
How much will it cost to get a degree in England when tuition fees increase to £9,250 in the autumn?
If that seems high for a three-year degree, that's how much a think tank has calculated a student could have to pay back with interest.
A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38651059 |
Entertainment week in pictures: 14-21 January - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look at some of the events in the world of entertainment and arts over the past week, including the launch of Britain's Got Talent and Shakira meeting Gordon Brown. | Entertainment & Arts | Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon launched the new series of Britain's Got Talent in Blackpool. Auditions will now get under way before the show airs on ITV in the spring. Ant (whose head you can see just above Amanda) and Dec will return to hosting duties. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38581136 |
Sean Spicer: Who is President Trump's spin doctor? - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has warned that the media will be held "accountable". | US & Canada | In a 2014 lecture to students at his former high school, Sean Spicer outlined a set of 17 "rules for life" that they would be wise to follow.
Rule number 16, he told the students at Portsmouth Abbey in Rhode Island: "Follow your mom's advice: It's not what you say, but how you say it. The tone and tenor of your words ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38711850 |
A message of hope at Washington march - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than half a million people demand to be heard a day after Donald Trump is elected. | US & Canada | For such a divisive figure, Donald Trump managed to unify hundreds of thousands of Americans at the Women's March on Washington.
Moments after Mr Trump was sworn in as the 45th president on Friday, he delivered a thundering speech in which he promised to improve the lives of millions of Americans.
A day later, throng... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38707986 |
Abu Dhabi Championship: Tommy Fleetwood claims title for second Tour win - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | England's Tommy Fleetwood wins his second European Tour title with victory at the Abu Dhabi Championship. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
England's Tommy Fleetwood won the Abu Dhabi Championship to claim his second European Tour title.
Fleetwood, 26, was one shot behind overnight leader and countryman Tyrrell Hatton going into the final round and secured his success with a five-under-par round of 67 to finish on 1... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38710973 |
Sorry cats, doggos run the internet now - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of stability, we've recently we've seen signs of a dramatic shift in online governance. | Technology | This is Igor, a very good dog
Like many a BBC reporter before, I come to you with news of a coup, and perhaps the most significant transition of power you’ll read about this weekend.
Cats on the internet are over. Done. "Cheezburgers" are off the menu. Play yourself out, Keyboard Cat.
While in years past we’ve perha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38702996 |
Obama leaves Democratic party a skeleton of its former self - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With the end of their White House rule, Democrats are left hoping for a Tea Party-style insurgency | US & Canada | Following the inaugural ceremonies, Barack and Michelle Obama - private citizens once again - were whisked off by a military helicopter stationed behind the US Capitol.
They'll spend a few days on holiday at a California desert resort before, as Mr Obama tweeted from his personal account, getting "back to work".
And,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38696853 |
Newspaper headlines: May's 'missile crisis' over Trident failure - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reaction to the reported failure of a Trident missile test is widely reported, while the prime minister's upcoming meeting with Donald Trump stays in the headlines. | The Papers | The revelation of a reported malfunction during the test firing of a Trident missile in June is widely covered in Monday's press.
The Daily Mail says it is likely the unarmed missile was made to crash harmlessly into the sea but the "fiasco" caused major panic in Downing Street.
Prime Minister Theresa May, reports th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-38714029 |
Jetpack firefighting system showcased in Dubai - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | A firefighting system involving a jet ski and water-powered jetpack has been showcased in Dubai. | 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-middle-east-38711494 |
India v England: Ben Stokes stars at Eden Gardens - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | England hold on to win the third one-day international against India by five runs as Ben Stokes finds redemption at Eden Gardens. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England held on to win the third one-day international against India by five runs as Ben Stokes found redemption at Eden Gardens.
Stokes, hit for four successive sixes in Kolkata in the World T20 final loss, struck a 39-ball 57 in England's 321-8.
He removed key man Virat Ko... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38711556 |
Family of Brighton cancer vlogger Charlotte Eades finds unseen videos - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | The family of a teenager who died from a brain tumour has discovered dozens of previously unseen videos she made. | null | The family of a teenager who died from a brain tumour has discovered dozens of previously unseen videos she made.
Charlotte Eades, who died last February at the age of 19, was diagnosed with glioblastoma when she was 16.
On her YouTube channel the teenager from Brighton shared more than 100 inspirational videos about... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-38697237 |
Brazil prison riots: Can containers end gang violence? - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Brazilian security forces hope shipping containers will separate warring gangs at a prison. | null | Brazilian security forces are hoping to end a week-long prison riot - by using shipping containers to separate rival gangs.
At least 26 people have died in the clashes in the northeastern city of Natal. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38710222 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Joe Perry to win record seventh Masters title - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Ronnie O'Sullivan fights back to beat Joe Perry 10-7 and secure a record seventh Masters title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Ronnie O'Sullivan won a record seventh Masters title by coming from behind to beat Joe Perry 10-7 in the final at London's Alexandra Palace.
Perry, in his first Triple Crown final at the age of 42, led 4-1 but missed a straightforward red for a 5-1 lead.
O'Sullivan won seven... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/38710379 |
Chile declares state of emergency over forest fires - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | Chile has requested international help to deal with forest fires. | null | Chile has requested international help to deal with forest fires.
They broke out over a week ago and spread quickly in the dry and hot summer weather. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38710219 |
Australian Open 2017: Roger Federer sees off Kei Nishikori in five sets - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Roger Federer continues his remarkable return from injury by beating Kei Nishikori in the Australian Open fourth 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.
Roger Federer continued his remarkable return from injury by seeing off Kei Nishikori in five sets to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38710660 |
Bosnia's DNA quest to identify war dead - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A team of experts is using DNA technology to identify victims of the Bosnian war of the 1990s. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The people trying to identify Bosnia's war missing
A mid-afternoon congregation of mourners waits outside the mortuary in Visoko, about half an hour's drive from Bosnia's capital, Sarajevo. A funeral parade is due to begin, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38444808 |
Manchester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Tottenham recover from two goals down to snatch a point from Manchester City, as Gabriel Jesus is denied a goal on his debut. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Son Heung-Min earned Tottenham a point in controversial circumstances as they came from two goals down to earn a draw at Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side, looking to bounce back from a 4-0 loss at Everton, had swept into that commanding advantage courtesy of two unchara... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38620041 |
Australian Open 2017: Dan Evans' challenge ended by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Britain's Dan Evans is beaten in four sets by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last 16 of the Australian Open. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Britain's Dan Evans had his best run at a Grand Slam ended by a 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-4 loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last 16 of the Australian Open.
Evans, ranked 51 in the world, started off promisingly as he traded blows with the Frenchman before winning the opening set o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38709892 |
Donald Trump protests: 'Why I've decided to march' - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | null | As women globally take to the streets as part of a day of protests, Hannah tells us why she decided to march. | null | As women across the world take to the streets as part of a day of protests against Donald Trump, Hannah tells us why she decided to join them. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38707101 |
Australian Open: Johanna Konta praises support from her family and friends - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Great Britain's Johanna Konta says her family and coaches were crucial to her progress after the Lawn Tennis Association cut her funding. | 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.
Great Britain's Johanna Konta says her family and coaches were crucial to her progress after the Lawn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38704836 |
France's Socialists open battle for party's future - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | France picks its Socialist presidential nominee in a fight for the party's direction, even its survival. | Europe | Seven candidates are vying for the Socialist nomination, including one woman, Sylvia Pinel
France is choosing its left-wing presidential candidate this weekend, in what is seen as a crucial test for the direction - even the survival - of the governing Socialist Party.
Six men and one woman are competing for the nomin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38676370 |
Brexit: Berlin business leaders unimpressed with UK's message - BBC News | 2017-01-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An appeal over a post-Brexit trade deal was met with sniggers in Berlin, Damien McGuinness writes. | Business | Two British officials failed to win favour from German business leaders in Berlin
The distinguished audience members were too polite to heckle. But the eye rolling, frowns and audible tutting made it quite clear how the Brexiteers' message was going down with German business leaders.
Owen Paterson, a former minister ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38707997 |
Chapecoense: Emotional scenes at Brazilian team's first game since plane crash - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | There are emotional scenes as Chapecoense play their first match since most of the team were killed in a plane crash. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Brazilian club Chapecoense have played their first match since most of their team were killed in a plane crash. BBC Sport's Mani Djazmi was at the Arena Conda and describes Saturday's emotional scenes.
The lifting of trophies are among the metronomic ticks of any football se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38708226 |
Leicester defeat shows when a diamond does not work - Danny Murphy - BBC Sport | 2017-01-22 | null | Leicester's latest away defeat came because they got their tactics wrong, says Match of the Day 2 pundit Danny Murphy | null | Leicester's defeat at Southampton was a great example of how tactics, rather than players, are hugely important in deciding football matches.
You still need a talented, intelligent team with the ability to carry those tactics out for you, of course, but your system can win or lose a game for you - just the same as an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38713714 |
Samsung reveals cause of Galaxy Note 7 phone fires - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | null | Samsung reveals what caused the overheating and burning of some of its Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones. | null | Samsung reveals what caused the overheating and burning of some of its Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones.
The recall is thought to have cost $5.3bn (£4.3bn) and was hugely damaging for the South Korean firm's reputation. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38715836 |
Our cat in Havana - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In Havana, stray cats and dogs prowl the streets. Responsibility for looking after them lies with the public - as Will Grant found when he befriended a ginger tomcat. | Magazine | In Cuba's capital, armies of stray cats and dogs prowl the streets. The state does little to look after them, so responsibility lies with the public - as Will Grant found when he befriended a ginger tomcat.
My younger sister sometimes reminds me of the apparent indifference I showed when our family cat, Pippit, died i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38609794 |
Is Saatchi Gallery selfie exhibition just self-promotion? - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | What happens when an art gallery gets together with a PR company and a smartphone manufacturer? | Entertainment & Arts | Taj Mahal Self-Portrait, a 1966 photograph by George Harrison that features in the exhibition
I have never taken a selfie. I'm far too ugly.
That said, I have ruined other people's, on those occasions when asked by a friend or arts fan to join them in a smartphone photo.
I'm happy to say yes - it's not as if I'm eve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38724303 |
Australian Open 2017: Johanna Konta beats Ekaterina Makarova, Serena Williams next - BBC Sport | 2017-01-23 | null | Britain's Johanna Konta beats Ekaterina Makarova to set up an Australian Open quarter-final against Serena Williams. | 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.
Britain's Johanna Konta produced another terrific performance to beat Russian Ekaterina Makarova and s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38714633 |
Ryan Mason: Hull midfielder fractures skull in clash of heads at Chelsea - BBC Sport | 2017-01-23 | null | Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has surgery after fracturing his skull during Sunday's Premier League game at Chelsea. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has had surgery after fracturing his skull during Sunday's game at Chelsea.
Mason, 25, clashed heads with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill 13 minutes into the Premier League match.
After eight minutes of treatment on the pitch, he wore an oxygen ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38713311 |
Andy Murray: How much should be read into Australian Open exit? - BBC Sport | 2017-01-23 | null | After early Australian Open exits for the world's top two players, Russell Fuller assesses whether more should be read into the upsets. | null | 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.
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have so much shared history.
And now, in the space of just four days in Melbourne, the world's top two players h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38711323 |
Dairy farmers launch powdery protest - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | null | Dairy farmers launch a protest at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels on Monday. | null | Dairy farmers launched a protest at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels on Monday.
It follows a decision by the EU to put some powdered milk stocks back on sale, following "encouraging signals about a pickup in the milk market," | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38726055 |
Danny Boyle: 'These stories belong here' - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | null | The stars of T2 Trainspotting have gathered in Edinburgh for the film's world premiere. | null | The stars of T2 Trainspotting have gathered in Edinburgh for the film's world premiere.
Original cast members Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Kelly Macdonald and Ewen Bremner spoke to the BBC about working on the Trainspotting sequel. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38712425 |
Is burnt toast a health risk? - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | null | Experts say bread should be cooked to a golden yellow colour to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer. | null | Experts say bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer.
Acrylamide is produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried or grilled for too long at high temperatures. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38713959 |
Why a Bollywood memoir has kicked up a storm about being gay in India - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Karan Johar has been criticised for not setting an example for gays in India. | India | Karan Johar is one of Bollywood's most influential directors
Bollywood director and talk show host Karan Johar's autobiography has kicked off a loud debate on being gay in India, writes Sudha G Tilak.
"Everybody knows what my sexual orientation is. I don't need to scream it out. If I need to spell it out, I won't onl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-38687051 |
Irish police put massive cannabis find on display - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Irish Police and the revenue service put €37.5 million worth of cannabis seized at Dublin Port on Friday on display. | Europe | Armed Gardaí (Irish police) pose with an estimated 37.5m euros worth of cannabis
Police and the Republic of Ireland's revenue service have put cannabis worth 37.5m euros (£32m), seized at Dublin Port on Friday, on display.
The seizure was bigger than the total quantity of the drug seized in the Republic in the past t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38719871 |
Garth Crooks' team of the week: Sanchez, Rooney, Brunt, Cahill - BBC Sport | 2017-01-23 | null | Who is Southampton's "new Morgan Schneiderlin"? Who is the "best team player of his generation"? Find out in Garth Crooks' team of the week. | null | Chelsea beat struggling Hull 2-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points. Arsenal were the only other team in the top six to win, beating Burnley 2-1.
Manchester City and Tottenham drew 2-2 on Saturday, while Wayne Rooney scored a record 250th Manchester United goal as they rescued a poin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38711481 |
Nicola Adams: Two-time Olympic champion turns professional - BBC Sport | 2017-01-23 | null | Two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams turns professional and will make her debut in Manchester on 8 April. | null | Last updated on .From the section Boxing
The 34-year-old from Leeds will not be part of the Great Britain squad in the build-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but could still compete at the Games.
"I can still go back and do Tokyo as well - I wouldn't like to rule anything out. Never say never," she said.
Adams has sign... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/38717913 |
India v England: Ben Stokes stars at Eden Gardens - BBC Sport | 2017-01-23 | null | England hold on to win the third one-day international against India by five runs as Ben Stokes finds redemption at Eden Gardens. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
England held on to win the third one-day international against India by five runs as Ben Stokes found redemption at Eden Gardens.
Stokes, hit for four successive sixes in Kolkata in the World T20 final loss, struck a 39-ball 57 in England's 321-8.
He removed key man Virat Ko... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38711556 |
Freezing fog covers London landmarks - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | null | Freezing fog has covered most of southern England, cancelling flights at London airports and raising pollution levels. | null | Freezing fog has covered most of southern England, cancelling flights at London airports and raising pollution levels. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38723923 |
Why Bill Clinton helped a 33-year-old build a $1bn firm - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Andy Kuper built investment firm Leapfrog, which aims to help pull people out of poverty in the developing world by investing in insurance and healthcare firms. | Business | It took Andy Kuper a year and a half before he secured any investment for his company
If you are going to get someone famous to launch your global business officially, it is hard to do better than President Bill Clinton.
Yet as Andy Kuper will attest, it can be a nerve-racking experience.
Back in September 2008, Pre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38650096 |
Milton Keynes: The middle-aged new town - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Milton Keynes is perhaps the best known of the 20th Century's "new towns", but how has it changed over the past 50 years? | Beds, Herts & Bucks | The rhythm of the tree planting and its relationship to the columns of the buildings they stand near are "not accidental", says Mr Shostak
Most towns grow and evolve over hundreds if not thousands of years. Not so Milton Keynes, which is 50 years old. Perhaps the best known of the 20th Century "new towns", it has its ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-38594140 |
Brexit: Berlin business leaders unimpressed with UK's message - BBC News | 2017-01-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An appeal over a post-Brexit trade deal was met with sniggers in Berlin, Damien McGuinness writes. | Business | Two British officials failed to win favour from German business leaders in Berlin
The distinguished audience members were too polite to heckle. But the eye rolling, frowns and audible tutting made it quite clear how the Brexiteers' message was going down with German business leaders.
Owen Paterson, a former minister ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38707997 |
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