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Edwin Poots: Arlene Foster's exit is 'rough and tumble' of politics - BBC News | 2021-05-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | DUP leader-designate Edwin Poots says he would "assume" it may happen to him at some stage. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
DUP leader-designate Edwin Poots has defended the ousting of Arlene Foster as the "rough and tumble" of politics.
In an interview with BBC News NI, Mr Poots said sometimes "people are on the wrong side of it".
Mrs Foster a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57160315 | news_uk-northern-ireland-57160315 | |
Election 2021: What do the results mean for Scottish independence? - BBC News | 2021-05-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In the fight between Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon, there can only be one winner. | UK Politics | There is one thing that Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson can agree on. That now isn't the time to have another vote on a Scottish referendum.
That is just about where agreement between arguably the two most dominant political figures in the country right now begins and ends.
Beyond that, the first minister is determ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57044089 | news_uk-politics-57044089 | |
Post Office scandal: Former staff contacted over prosecutions - BBC News | 2021-05-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | It is contacting former workers potentially caught up in the UK's most widespread miscarriage of justice. | Business | The Post Office says it will help clear the names of hundreds of former sub-postmasters it wrongly took to court.
They were prosecuted based on evidence from the flawed Horizon system the Post Office installed in branches.
It is now contacting 540 former workers with potentially relevant convictions, and seeking furt... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57035924 | news_business-57035924 | |
Elections 2021: Parties make last push for votes before polls open - BBC News | 2021-05-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Thursday's votes mark the first test for parties since the 2019 general election and the pandemic. | UK | Political parties have made their final push for votes ahead of elections in England, Scotland and Wales.
All 129 seats in Holyrood are being contested, Scottish independence set to be a key issue, while Wales will elect the 60 members of the Senedd.
English voters will decide on thousands of council seats, choose 13... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57003482 | news_uk-57003482 | |
Britain prepares for Super Thursday voting spree - BBC News | 2021-05-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Millions of votes on Thursday's elections will provide a jigsaw of results but creating a pattern will prove more complex. | UK Politics | Polling stations across the country are preparing - including the Isle of Gigha, as Presiding Officer Morven Beagan loads her car with equipment
Whatever you want to call the votes tomorrow, there will be millions and millions of them, in a sweeping set of elections.
There are national polls in Scotland and Wales for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56994017 | news_uk-politics-56994017 | |
Passengers refused boarding amid testing confusion - BBC News | 2021-05-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Travellers with Ryanair and EasyJet were told they could not fly because they had taken the wrong PCR test. | Business | "Even when you triple check the rules, you could be refused to board - it put me out of pocket, distressed me, and distressed my elderly parents who I was visiting."
Sally Shiels was due to fly from Birmingham airport to Dublin on Friday 21 May to visit her parents.
She says she, and about 30 other passengers, were n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57243205 | news_business-57243205 | |
Podcast host Joe Rogan clarifies vaccination comments: 'I'm not anti-vax' - BBC News | 2021-05-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | "I'm not a doctor," the US podcast host said, after suggesting young people could pass on vaccines. | US & Canada | Hugely popular US podcast host Joe Rogan has backpedalled on his comments that young, healthy people could forgo the coronavirus vaccine.
"I'm not an anti-vax person," Rogan said. "I believe they're safe and encourage many people to take them."
But Rogan did not walk back his suggestion that the young and healthy do ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56948665 | news_world-us-canada-56948665 | |
Joseph Parker beats Derek Chisora by split decision after recovering from early knockdown - BBC Sport | 2021-05-01 | [] | Joseph Parker recovers from being knocked down in the opening 10 seconds to beat Derek Chisora on points. | null | Joseph Parker recovered from being knocked down in the opening 10 seconds to beat Derek Chisora on a split decision and keep alive hopes of a shot at the world heavyweight title.
The Briton floored New Zealander Parker at Manchester Arena with an overhand right to the temple.
But the former world champion turned the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/56959385 | rt_boxing_56959385 | |
Election 2021: What do the results mean for Scottish independence? - BBC News | 2021-05-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In the fight between Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon, there can only be one winner. | UK Politics | There is one thing that Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson can agree on. That now isn't the time to have another vote on a Scottish referendum.
That is just about where agreement between arguably the two most dominant political figures in the country right now begins and ends.
Beyond that, the first minister is determ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57044089 | news_uk-politics-57044089 | |
Nicola Sturgeon tells PM referendum is case of 'when - not if' - BBC News | 2021-05-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Scotland's first minister has spoken to Boris Johnson for the first time since the SNP's election victory. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nicola Sturgeon says it would be "absurd" if things ever got close to the point of taking the SNP to court.
Scotland's first minister has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a second independence referendum is "a matter o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57046408 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57046408 | |
Scottish independence court battle played down - BBC News | 2021-05-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | UK minister Michael Gove tells the BBC's Andrew Marr that his government would not go to court to stop a second Scottish independence referendum. | Scotland | It is perhaps understandable that there is lots of talk of independence and referendums the morning after a Holyrood election, given the SNP have won big once again.
However, there is an argument to be made that the constitution is not necessarily the most interesting storyline in the wake of the polls.
There is stil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-57046385 | news_live_uk-scotland-57046385 | |
Analysis: Is the Green Party on the rise - and if so, why? - BBC News | 2021-05-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Are the party's gains in Thursday's polls a flash in the pan or the start of something bigger, asks Chris Mason. | UK Politics | Caroline Lucas and Sian Berry share a joke on the campaign trail
The joy of a buffet of elections is being able to graze on the details that emerge beyond the main headlines - the political afters while most people are gorging on the main course.
So, let's take a look at how the Green Party did in Thursday's polls.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57048811 | news_uk-politics-57048811 | |
Edwin Poots: Arlene Foster's exit is 'rough and tumble' of politics - BBC News | 2021-05-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | DUP leader-designate Edwin Poots says he would "assume" it may happen to him at some stage. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
DUP leader-designate Edwin Poots has defended the ousting of Arlene Foster as the "rough and tumble" of politics.
In an interview with BBC News NI, Mr Poots said sometimes "people are on the wrong side of it".
Mrs Foster a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57160315 | news_uk-northern-ireland-57160315 | |
Nicola Sturgeon appoints new health and education secretaries - BBC News | 2021-05-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The first minister unveils her revamped cabinet team, with several new faces being appointed to key roles. | Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled her new cabinet team, with several new faces being appointed to ministerial roles.
Shirley-Anne Somerville has been named as the country's new education secretary, with Humza Yousaf moving from ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57169123 | news_uk-scotland-57169123 | |
Trump's legal battles: How six cases may play out - BBC News | 2021-05-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Defeated in the election, Trump will soon become a private citizen again. A legal storm awaits him. | US & Canada | As president of the United States, Donald Trump enjoyed unique protection from legal action, be it criminal or civil.
Now, after losing the 2020 presidential election, Mr Trump will soon become a private citizen again.
That means he will lose his presidential privileges, putting him in the crosshairs of litigators an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54716550 | news_world-us-canada-54716550 | |
Laindon death: Boy, 16, charged with murder of James Gibbons - BBC News | 2021-05-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Police believe James Gibbons was stabbed to death when he went to the aid of another man. | Essex | James Gibbons had just celebrated his two-year-old twin daughters' birthday
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a father of four who was stabbed to death in the street where he lived.
James Gibbons, 34, was attacked at Iris Mews, Laindon, Basildon in Essex, at about 21:30 BST on Sunday.
Police beli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-57008946 | news_uk-england-essex-57008946 | |
Mayra Zulfiqar shooting: Police had been warned before killing - BBC News | 2021-05-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Mayra Zulfiqar asked for protection in Pakistan less than two weeks before she died, the BBC learns. | London | Mayra Zulfiqar, a Belgian national living in London, studied at Middlesex University and went to school in Twickenham
A London woman killed in Pakistan had warned police in Lahore her life was in danger less than two weeks before her murder, the BBC has learned.
Mayra Zulfiqar, 24, was found in a pool of blood in a f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-57007347 | news_uk-england-london-57007347 | |
Max Mosley: Privacy campaigner and ex-motorsport boss dies at 81 - BBC News | 2021-05-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The president of the FIA governing body from 1993 to 2009 was also a prominent privacy campaigner. | UK | Former motorsport boss Max Mosley, who later became a privacy campaigner, has died aged 81.
Ex-Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said it was "like losing a brother".
Mr Mosley, who had been suffering from cancer, led motorsport's governing body the FIA from 1993 to 2009.
He also campaigned for tighter press regulatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57232681 | news_uk-57232681 | |
Covid: Will UK vaccine success keep virus at bay? - BBC News | 2021-05-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | As the UK returns to normal, there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful, despite the variants. | Health | Next week will see the most significant lifting of restrictions yet in England, with indoor mixing to be allowed. The rest of the UK is making similar steps.
It means the onus is increasingly shifting on to the vaccines, rather than social distancing and restrictions, to keep the virus at bay. How well do they work? A... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57073312 | news_health-57073312 | |
Manchester United protests: Emotions have been simmering for 16 years - BBC Sport | 2021-05-02 | [] | Protests at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground came just weeks after European Super League plans were thwarted - but emotions have been simmering for 16 years. | null | It was at an entrance round the back of the Stretford End, away from the noise and the flares that accompanied the start of the Manchester United fans' protest at Old Trafford, that those who made it on to the pitch gained access.
Most were young lads in their 20s, coming down the hill in wave after wave. But not all.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56966096 | rt_football_56966096 | |
Joseph Parker beats Derek Chisora by split decision after recovering from early knockdown - BBC Sport | 2021-05-02 | [] | Joseph Parker recovers from being knocked down in the opening 10 seconds to beat Derek Chisora on points. | null | Joseph Parker recovered from being knocked down in the opening 10 seconds to beat Derek Chisora on a split decision and keep alive hopes of a shot at the world heavyweight title.
The Briton floored New Zealander Parker at Manchester Arena with an overhand right to the temple.
But the former world champion turned the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/56959385 | rt_boxing_56959385 | |
Apple faces Epic Games in court - BBC News | 2021-05-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Epic’s antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant could decide the future of Apple's App Store. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Epic Games v Apple: What is going on?
After months of hype and warring words, Epic Games is finally getting its day in court with Apple.
The trial began on Monday - and is one of the most important in Apple's history.
Appl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56959938 | news_technology-56959938 | |
Tesco staff win legal argument in equal pay fight - BBC News | 2021-06-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A court ruling brings Tesco shop workers a step closer to gaining equal pay with warehouse staff. | Business | Thousands of current and former Tesco workers have won a legal argument in their fight for equal pay.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that an EU law could be relied on in making equal pay claims against their employer.
Tesco workers, mostly women, have argued that they failed to receive equal pay for work of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57343892 | news_business-57343892 | |
G7 summit: Why does it matter? - BBC News | 2021-06-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Cornish meeting will offer glimpses of our leaders and snapshots of the relationships they forge. | UK Politics | Do summits like this matter? "Occasionally!" comes the answer from a former government insider who worked for years at the very top.
They warn that global get-togethers - however glamorous the location, however acute any particular political emergency, however good the freebies for the thousands of attendees - can des... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57406576 | news_uk-politics-57406576 | |
Britney Spears wants her conservatorship to end: What happens next? - BBC News | 2021-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As lawyers analyse the latest developments, the singer apologises for keeping fans in the dark. | Entertainment & Arts | The star says she wants her conservatorship to end - but how realistic are her prospects?
Britney Spears has apologised to fans for "pretending like I've been OK", while suffering under what she calls an "abusive" conservatorship.
The star told a US court on Wednesday that she wants the conservatorship - which contro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57608147 | news_entertainment-arts-57608147 | |
George Floyd death: Five key moments from the Derek Chauvin trial - BBC News | 2021-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Here are key elements of a trial that gripped the US. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The critical moments of the trial so far
The death of George Floyd, a 48-year-old black man, while he was being restrained by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, during an arrest in Minneapolis in May 2020, shocked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56802198 | news_world-us-canada-56802198 | |
Rudy Giuliani has New York law licence suspended - BBC News | 2021-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former New York mayor and lawyer to Donald Trump is reprimanded over US election allegations. | US & Canada | Rudy Giuliani was admitted to the New York state bar more than 50 years ago
Rudy Giuliani has had his law licence suspended in New York for making "demonstrably false and misleading" claims around the 2020 US election.
Mr Giuliani, 77, has been a mayor of New York City and a personal lawyer to former US President Don... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57597551 | news_world-us-canada-57597551 | |
Keira Bell: Puberty blockers give children options, Trust says - BBC News | 2021-06-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An appeal is examining whether under-16s can consent to using puberty blockers. | Health | Keira Bell said the gender identity clinic should have challenged her more
The Court of Appeal is considering whether under-16s can give informed consent to medical treatment that delays the onset of puberty.
The appeal is brought by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
It says puberty blockers give child... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57573428 | news_health-57573428 | |
Covid: Everyone can see hospitalisations going up, says PM - BBC News | 2021-06-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson says vaccine protection is key to unlocking, as number in hospital with Covid hits 1,000. | Health | Soldiers guide members of the public to a vaccination centre in Bolton
Boris Johnson says it is clear that Covid cases are rising and hospitalisations increasing, as a decision on 21 June unlocking looms.
Official figures show more than 1,000 people in the UK are currently in hospital with the disease.
The PM said h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57417802 | news_health-57417802 | |
G7 summit: Why does it matter? - BBC News | 2021-06-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Cornish meeting will offer glimpses of our leaders and snapshots of the relationships they forge. | UK Politics | Do summits like this matter? "Occasionally!" comes the answer from a former government insider who worked for years at the very top.
They warn that global get-togethers - however glamorous the location, however acute any particular political emergency, however good the freebies for the thousands of attendees - can des... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57406576 | news_uk-politics-57406576 | |
Christopher Kapessa: CPS river death decision review allowed - BBC News | 2021-06-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Christopher Kapessa, 14, died when he was reportedly pushed into a river. | Wales | The Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute over Christopher Kapessa's death
A High Court judge has ruled a family can challenge prosecutors for failing to charge a boy who allegedly caused another teenager's river death.
Christopher Kapessa was reportedly pushed into the River Cynon in Rhondda Cynon Taf i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57426488 | news_uk-wales-57426488 | |
George Floyd death: Five key moments from the Derek Chauvin trial - BBC News | 2021-06-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Here are key elements of a trial that gripped the US. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The critical moments of the trial so far
The death of George Floyd, a 48-year-old black man, while he was being restrained by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, during an arrest in Minneapolis in May 2020, shocked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56802198 | news_world-us-canada-56802198 | |
Covid in Wales: Vaccines for care home workers not compulsory - BBC News | 2021-06-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The first minister says the vaccine is voluntary, but some care homes make it a condition for a job. | Wales | Care workers in Wales will not be made to have the vaccine by law, but their employers might request it at interview
Vaccinations will not be made compulsory for care workers in Wales, the first minister has said.
Mark Drakeford said he preferred an approach of convincing care home workers by "argument and persuasion... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57524125 | news_uk-wales-57524125 | |
DUP Stormont team: Little sign of healing, say outgoing ministers - BBC News | 2021-06-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Peter Weir and Diane Dodds criticise leader's ministerial choices for not "bringing party together". | Northern Ireland | Outgoing ministers Peter Weir and Diane Dodds have criticised the lack of "healing" displayed in the new ministerial appointments
Two outgoing DUP ministers have criticised Edwin Poots' choice of Stormont appointments as showing a lack of "healing" within the party.
The successors to Economy Minister Diane Dodds and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57391692 | news_uk-northern-ireland-57391692 | |
G7 summit: Why does it matter? - BBC News | 2021-06-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Cornish meeting will offer glimpses of our leaders and snapshots of the relationships they forge. | UK Politics | Do summits like this matter? "Occasionally!" comes the answer from a former government insider who worked for years at the very top.
They warn that global get-togethers - however glamorous the location, however acute any particular political emergency, however good the freebies for the thousands of attendees - can des... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57406576 | news_uk-politics-57406576 | |
Daniel Morgan: Last chance for family in Britain's most-investigated, unsolved murder - BBC News | 2021-06-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The death of Daniel Morgan is Britain's most investigated unsolved murder. His family believe police corruption, and reluctance to confront it, could explain the murder and the failed investigations | UK | The final report into the death of Daniel Morgan - Britain's most-investigated, unsolved murder - has been published. In 1987, the private investigator was found dead in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in south London, with an axe in his head. Despite five separate police inquiries, spanning more than two decades, ... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57073302 | news_uk-57073302 | |
Covid vaccine to be compulsory for England care home staff - BBC News | 2021-06-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The health secretary says it is a "sensible and reasonable step” and could be extended to the NHS. | UK | Covid vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff at care homes in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
Mr Hancock said it was a "sensible and reasonable step" and he would consult on extending it to the NHS.
There are no plans to extend mandatory vaccinations beyond health and care workers, he said.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57492264 | news_uk-57492264 | |
Daniel Morgan: Last chance for family in Britain's most-investigated, unsolved murder - BBC News | 2021-06-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The death of Daniel Morgan is Britain's most investigated unsolved murder. His family believe police corruption, and reluctance to confront it, could explain the murder and the failed investigations | UK | The final report into the death of Daniel Morgan - Britain's most-investigated, unsolved murder - has been published. In 1987, the private investigator was found dead in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in south London, with an axe in his head. Despite five separate police inquiries, spanning more than two decades, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57073302 | news_uk-57073302 | |
Keira Bell: Puberty blockers give children options, Trust says - BBC News | 2021-06-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An appeal is examining whether under-16s can consent to using puberty blockers. | Health | Keira Bell said the gender identity clinic should have challenged her more
The Court of Appeal is considering whether under-16s can give informed consent to medical treatment that delays the onset of puberty.
The appeal is brought by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
It says puberty blockers give child... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57573428 | news_health-57573428 | |
Wales' bus service closures leaving people 'isolated' - BBC News | 2021-06-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There's pressure on the Welsh government to speed up improvements to services across Wales. | Wales | People in many areas are feeling the consequences of route closures
For many people in Wales, living without a bus service means being marooned in their homes, unable to carry out even essential tasks.
Marion Hobbs, who lives in Blaencaerau near Maesteg, has to spend £8 on taxis each time she goes food shopping, sees... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57572842 | news_uk-wales-57572842 | |
G7 summit: Why does it matter? - BBC News | 2021-06-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Cornish meeting will offer glimpses of our leaders and snapshots of the relationships they forge. | UK Politics | Do summits like this matter? "Occasionally!" comes the answer from a former government insider who worked for years at the very top.
They warn that global get-togethers - however glamorous the location, however acute any particular political emergency, however good the freebies for the thousands of attendees - can des... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57406576 | news_uk-politics-57406576 | |
Covid: Everyone can see hospitalisations going up, says PM - BBC News | 2021-06-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson says vaccine protection is key to unlocking, as number in hospital with Covid hits 1,000. | Health | Soldiers guide members of the public to a vaccination centre in Bolton
Boris Johnson says it is clear that Covid cases are rising and hospitalisations increasing, as a decision on 21 June unlocking looms.
Official figures show more than 1,000 people in the UK are currently in hospital with the disease.
The PM said h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57417802 | news_health-57417802 | |
Covid: Euros fans' celebrations 'upsetting' for rule-abiding pubs - BBC News | 2021-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fans have been photographed hugging and shouting at some venues. | Wales | Wales fans react as they watch the Euro 2020 match between Italy and Wales in Cardiff
A pub landlord says pictures of football fans hugging and shouting while watching Wales' Euros games are upsetting.
Newport pub manager Enzo Nigro said his pub is having weekly council spot-checks but "there's nobody spot checking a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57592874 | news_uk-wales-57592874 | |
Rudy Giuliani has New York law licence suspended - BBC News | 2021-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former New York mayor and lawyer to Donald Trump is reprimanded over US election allegations. | US & Canada | Rudy Giuliani was admitted to the New York state bar more than 50 years ago
Rudy Giuliani has had his law licence suspended in New York for making "demonstrably false and misleading" claims around the 2020 US election.
Mr Giuliani, 77, has been a mayor of New York City and a personal lawyer to former US President Don... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57597551 | news_world-us-canada-57597551 | |
Covid vaccine to be compulsory for England care home staff - BBC News | 2021-06-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The health secretary says it is a "sensible and reasonable step” and could be extended to the NHS. | UK | Covid vaccinations are to become compulsory for staff at care homes in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
Mr Hancock said it was a "sensible and reasonable step" and he would consult on extending it to the NHS.
There are no plans to extend mandatory vaccinations beyond health and care workers, he said.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57492264 | news_uk-57492264 | |
M&S to cut Christmas products in Northern Ireland - BBC News | 2021-07-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chairman Archie Norman says customs checks will mean higher prices and less choice for customers. | Business | Marks & Spencer has warned it is already cutting Christmas products in Northern Ireland due to concerns over forthcoming post-Brexit customs checks.
Chairman Archie Norman told Radio Four's Today Programme the changes could mean higher prices and less choice for Northern Ireland customers.
Mr Norman said current "poi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57899239 | news_business-57899239 | |
Liverpool stripped of Unesco World Heritage status - BBC News | 2021-07-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The city is deleted from the much-coveted Unesco list because of developments on the waterfront. | Liverpool | Liverpool's World Heritage status recognised the architectural landmarks on the waterfront
Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city's waterfront.
The decision was made following a secret ballot by the Unesco committee at a meetin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57879475 | news_uk-england-merseyside-57879475 | |
Dominic Cummings: I discussed ousting PM after 2019 election landslide - BBC News | 2021-07-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson's former aide says Downing Street rifts developed within days of a landslide victory. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Dominic Cummings has revealed he discussed ousting Boris Johnson within days of the Conservatives winning the December 2019 election by a landslide.
The PM's former chief adviser told the BBC it seemed that, by mid-January ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57880118 | news_uk-politics-57880118 | |
Covid: Call to let Novavax volunteers have second vaccine - BBC News | 2021-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Volunteers "frustrated and angry" at now not being able to travel abroad after vaccine trial. | Wales | Patricia and Brian Antlett signed up for the Novavax trial as they wanted to play their part in the fight against coronavirus
Calls have been made for "in limbo" Novavax trial volunteers to be allowed an approved vaccine.
Patricia and Brian Antlett, from Wrexham, are desperate to visit family in Spain while Mr Antlet... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57650316 | news_uk-wales-57650316 | |
England into Euro 2020 semi-final: 'England fans transported to unfamiliar world' - BBC Sport | 2021-07-03 | None | Watching England is not meant to be like this, but Gareth Southgate has got fans believing, writes Phil McNulty. | null | Last updated on .From the section England
Dates: Venues: Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC Radio, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. Click here for more details
England supporters of long standing - and long suffering - were transported into an unfamiliar world as they watched Gareth Southgate's side cruise i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57709659 | rt_football_57709659 | |
Government wins vote to lock in cuts to overseas aid - BBC News | 2021-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson sees off attempt by Tory MPs to restore development spending to 0.7% of national income. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The PM says there "must inevitably be consequences" for UK spending as it deals with the Covid pandemic.
The government has won a Commons vote to lock in cuts to spending on overseas aid, despite a rebellion by Tory MPs.
MP... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57826111 | news_uk-politics-57826111 | |
Foreign aid: Covid costs mean we have to cut payments, says PM - BBC News | 2021-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MPs vote after Boris Johnson says an "economic hurricane" has forced the reduction. | UK | The UK gives much of its humanitarian aid to Yemen, with projects similar to this one run by a Kuwaiti charity
Boris Johnson has defended the government's decision to cut foreign aid, saying this is needed during the "economic hurricane" caused by Covid.
MPs are voting on whether to reverse the reduction on developme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57815034 | news_uk-57815034 | |
Wagatha Christie: Coleen Rooney wins latest round in legal fight with Rebekah Vardy - BBC News | 2021-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Vardy has been ordered to pay £10,500 toward her court rival's legal costs. | Newsbeat | Coleen Rooney (right) accused Rebekah Vardy of leaking stories to the press about her private life in 2019
Coleen Rooney has won the latest round of her court case against former friend Rebekah Vardy.
Vardy has been ordered to pay £10,500 towards Rooney's legal costs, the court decided.
The women will resume their H... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57728818 | news_newsbeat-57728818 | |
Euros 2020: What all of us can learn from Gareth Southgate - BBC News | 2021-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The England boss has turned to experts outside football to help prepare his team. Should we all take note? | World | Part of Gareth Southgate's success could be his willingness to turn to football outsiders to help prepare his England team. One of these advisers, former Olympian Matthew Syed, argues there's a lot the rest of the world can learn about this approach.
If there is one universal truth about human psychology, it is that w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-57698821 | news_world-57698821 | |
Trump sues Twitter, Google and Facebook alleging 'censorship' - BBC News | 2021-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former president's accounts were suspended over safety concerns after the Capitol riots. | US & Canada | Former US president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against tech giants Google, Twitter and Facebook, claiming that he is the victim of censorship.
The class action lawsuit also targets the three companies' CEOs.
Mr Trump was suspended from his social accounts in January over public safety concerns in the wake of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57754435 | news_world-us-canada-57754435 | |
Covid: Cases in UK rise above 30,000 for first time since January - BBC News | 2021-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 32,500 confirmed cases have been reported in the country, up 43% on the same day last week. | UK | Coronavirus cases in the UK have risen above 30,000 for first time since January, official figures show.
Wednesday's data showed there had been a further 32,548 confirmed Covid cases.
And there were another 33 deaths reported within 28 days of a positive Covid test.
It comes as Boris Johnson has defended the governm... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57755733 | news_uk-57755733 | |
Government pingdemic response chaotic, say food supply firms - BBC News | 2021-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Supply firms are having to fight to keep food on supermarket shelves, an industry body warns. | Business | Government efforts to deal with the self-isolation "pingdemic" are "chaotic" and "too late", food supply industry bodies have said.
Supply firms are having to fight to keep supermarkets stocked with food, one industry body warned.
The government has been trying to ease the effects of workers having to self-isolate if... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57936883 | news_business-57936883 | |
M&S to cut Christmas products in Northern Ireland - BBC News | 2021-07-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chairman Archie Norman says customs checks will mean higher prices and less choice for customers. | Business | Marks & Spencer has warned it is already cutting Christmas products in Northern Ireland due to concerns over forthcoming post-Brexit customs checks.
Chairman Archie Norman told Radio Four's Today Programme the changes could mean higher prices and less choice for Northern Ireland customers.
Mr Norman said current "poi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57899239 | news_business-57899239 | |
Liverpool stripped of Unesco World Heritage status - BBC News | 2021-07-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The city is deleted from the much-coveted Unesco list because of developments on the waterfront. | Liverpool | Liverpool's World Heritage status recognised the architectural landmarks on the waterfront
Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city's waterfront.
The decision was made following a secret ballot by the Unesco committee at a meetin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57879475 | news_uk-england-merseyside-57879475 | |
Brexit: Lord Frost says EU and UK must find 'new balance' - BBC News | 2021-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK and EU need to find a "new balance" to solve NI Protocol problems, Lord Frost tells MLAs. | Northern Ireland | Lord Frost is appearing in person before the committee
The UK's Brexit minister has described negotiations with the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol as "a little tense" at the moment.
Lord Frost appeared in person at Stormont's Executive Office committee on Friday.
He said the UK and EU needed to find a "new ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57770300 | news_uk-northern-ireland-57770300 | |
Covid-19: Masks will become personal choice, says Robert Jenrick - BBC News | 2021-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Robert Jenrick says mask laws in England could go but Scotland says there will be an "ongoing need". | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Robert Jenrick says it is time to take "personal responsibility" on taking precautions like wearing masks
England will move into a period without legal restrictions where the public will have to exercise "personal responsibi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57710527 | news_uk-57710527 | |
England into Euro 2020 semi-final: 'England fans transported to unfamiliar world' - BBC Sport | 2021-07-04 | None | Watching England is not meant to be like this, but Gareth Southgate has got fans believing, writes Phil McNulty. | null | Last updated on .From the section England
Dates: Venues: Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC Radio, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. Click here for more details
England supporters of long standing - and long suffering - were transported into an unfamiliar world as they watched Gareth Southgate's side cruise i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57709659 | rt_football_57709659 | |
Euros 2020: What all of us can learn from Gareth Southgate - BBC News | 2021-07-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The England boss has turned to experts outside football to help prepare his team. Should we all take note? | World | Part of Gareth Southgate's success could be his willingness to turn to football outsiders to help prepare his England team. One of these advisers, former Olympian Matthew Syed, argues there's a lot the rest of the world can learn about this approach.
If there is one universal truth about human psychology, it is that w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-57698821 | news_world-57698821 | |
Covid: Cases in UK rise above 30,000 for first time since January - BBC News | 2021-07-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 32,500 confirmed cases have been reported in the country, up 43% on the same day last week. | UK | Coronavirus cases in the UK have risen above 30,000 for first time since January, official figures show.
Wednesday's data showed there had been a further 32,548 confirmed Covid cases.
And there were another 33 deaths reported within 28 days of a positive Covid test.
It comes as Boris Johnson has defended the governm... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57755733 | news_uk-57755733 | |
Brexit: NI Protocol is lawful, High Court rules - BBC News | 2021-07-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Unionist politicians, including Arlene Foster and Lord Trimble, challenged the protocol in a judicial review. | Northern Ireland | Unionist leaders had argued the protocol was not compatible with EU law
The Northern Ireland Protocol is lawful, a High Court judge in Belfast has ruled.
A group of unionist politicians, including Arlene Foster and Lord Trimble, had challenged the protocol in judicial review proceedings.
They claimed it was unlawful... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57666255 | news_uk-northern-ireland-57666255 | |
Guto Harri quits GB News over taking the knee row - BBC News | 2021-07-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The journalist was suspended for a gesture made during a chat about the abuse of black footballers. | Entertainment & Arts | Broadcaster Guto Harri has quit GB News after he was suspended for taking the knee during a discussion about racism towards England's black footballers.
Harri confirmed his decision to leave the new channel to BBC Wales on Sunday.
Last week, GB News apologised after the TV journalist made the gesture, which it said b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57885955 | news_entertainment-arts-57885955 | |
Agree with him or not, Dominic Cummings's words matter - BBC News | 2021-07-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson's former adviser sits down for his first interview - so what have we learned? | UK Politics | Everyone knows Dominic Cummings's name, and usually not for flattering reasons.
Having covered politics for nearly 20 years, it is at the heart of my job to get to know senior figures in all the political parties, and advisers in government and in opposition.
But I have never known a backroom figure who has caused su... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57894745 | news_uk-politics-57894745 | |
GB News says presenter Guto Harri breached standards by taking the knee - BBC News | 2021-07-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Guto Harri is not expected to appear for the rest of the summer after making the gesture on air. | Entertainment & Arts | Harri said: "I think we should all take the knee. In fact, why not take the knee now."
GB News host Guto Harri is not expected to appear for the rest of the summer after the channel said he breached its standards by taking the knee on air in support of England footballers.
Harri was discussing the racist abuse agains... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57862332 | news_entertainment-arts-57862332 | |
Sex Pistols in legal dispute over Danny Boyle's new TV series - BBC News | 2021-07-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Steve Jones and Paul Cook sue John Lydon over the use of the band's songs in Danny Boyle's Pistol. | Entertainment & Arts | Johnny Rotten (left) and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols in 1978
A legal battle between three former members of the Sex Pistols has begun in the High Court in London.
Guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook are suing frontman John Lydon to allow the use of their songs in a new Danny Boyle-directed TV series, Pisto... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57860013 | news_entertainment-arts-57860013 | |
I will sweat blood to win voters' respect, says Sir Keir Starmer - BBC News | 2021-07-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader tells the BBC his party has a "trust issue", after talking to some of its ex-voters. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sir Keir Starmer: "Trust has to be earned"
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to "sweat blood over months and years to earn respect" from voters.
Speaking to the BBC after taking questions from ex-Labour voters in Bla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57848266 | news_uk-politics-57848266 | |
David Cameron lacked judgement over Greensill, MPs' report says - BBC News | 2021-07-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | David Cameron showed a lack of judgement when he informally lobbied on behalf of Greensill Capital, MPs say. | Business | David Cameron showed a "significant lack of judgement" in the way he lobbied the government on behalf of Greensill Capital, a report has found.
The Treasury committee also questioned the former prime minister's judgement on the financial health of the now-collapsed lending firm.
The report comes after Mr Cameron was ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57889549 | news_business-57889549 | |
Agree with him or not, Dominic Cummings's words matter - BBC News | 2021-07-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson's former adviser sits down for his first interview - so what have we learned? | UK Politics | Everyone knows Dominic Cummings's name, and usually not for flattering reasons.
Having covered politics for nearly 20 years, it is at the heart of my job to get to know senior figures in all the political parties, and advisers in government and in opposition.
But I have never known a backroom figure who has caused su... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57894745 | news_uk-politics-57894745 | |
Dominic Cummings: I discussed ousting PM after 2019 election landslide - BBC News | 2021-07-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson's former aide says Downing Street rifts developed within days of a landslide victory. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Dominic Cummings has revealed he discussed ousting Boris Johnson within days of the Conservatives winning the December 2019 election by a landslide.
The PM's former chief adviser told the BBC it seemed that, by mid-January ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57880118 | news_uk-politics-57880118 | |
Covid: CO2 monitors pledged to aid school ventilation - BBC News | 2021-08-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Schools in England are to be given CO2 monitors to as part of plans to limit the spread of Covid. | Family & Education | Around 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors are to be made available to schools in England next term to help improve ventilation and lessen Covid outbreaks.
The Department for Education said the portable monitors could be used to identify areas where more air-flow is needed.
Teaching unions have been calling for urgent ex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-58285359 | news_education-58285359 | |
Covid vaccine set to be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds - BBC News | 2021-08-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | More than one million teenagers would be included in a new rollout if ministers accept expert advice. | UK | UK experts are set to recommend all 16 and 17-year-olds should be offered a Covid vaccine, the BBC has been told.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation stopped short of making the move last month, saying it was still assessing the benefits and risks.
About 1.4 million teenagers will be included in the n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58080232 | news_uk-58080232 | |
Sturgeon: Strange the PM will not meet me - BBC News | 2021-08-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Nicola Sturgeon says she does not feel snubbed but it is odd not to meet PM on his Scotland visit. | UK Politics | Nicola Sturgeon said it was "strange" the PM would not meet her during his two-day visit to Scotland.
The first minister said "I don't feel snubbed" but "most people will think it's a bit odd" that Mr Johnson declined an invitation.
Instead, he has met police officers and visited a renewable energy project.
Mr Johns... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58079390 | news_uk-politics-58079390 | |
Afghanistan: What's the impact of Taliban's return on international order? - BBC News | 2021-08-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | What is the diplomatic fallout and how allies and rivals are looking at the US following the Taliban takeover? | US & Canada | The Biden administration's rush for the exit in Afghanistan has been accompanied by a similar rush to judgement among pundits and commentators who, by and large, have castigated the US president for a decision that many see as unnecessary and a betrayal, both of those who served in Afghanistan and of the Afghan people ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58248864 | news_world-us-canada-58248864 | |
Afghanistan pullout: Biden's biggest call yet - will it be his most calamitous? - BBC News | 2021-08-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Joe Biden won't be seeing the "war is over" headlines he hoped for when he decided to withdraw. | US & Canada | If you like neat lines, tidiness and admire symmetry, what's not to like about the decision of Joe Biden to pull American combat troops out of Afghanistan by 11 September 2021 - exactly 20 years on from 9/11?
In modern day America it often feels that all roads lead back to 9/11; the single most defining - and scarring... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58195336 | news_world-us-canada-58195336 | |
Covid: CO2 monitors pledged to aid school ventilation - BBC News | 2021-08-22 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Schools in England are to be given CO2 monitors to as part of plans to limit the spread of Covid. | Family & Education | Around 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors are to be made available to schools in England next term to help improve ventilation and lessen Covid outbreaks.
The Department for Education said the portable monitors could be used to identify areas where more air-flow is needed.
Teaching unions have been calling for urgent ex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-58285359 | news_education-58285359 | |
Afghanistan pullout: Biden's biggest call yet - will it be his most calamitous? - BBC News | 2021-08-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Joe Biden won't be seeing the "war is over" headlines he hoped for when he decided to withdraw. | US & Canada | If you like neat lines, tidiness and admire symmetry, what's not to like about the decision of Joe Biden to pull American combat troops out of Afghanistan by 11 September 2021 - exactly 20 years on from 9/11?
In modern day America it often feels that all roads lead back to 9/11; the single most defining - and scarring... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58195336 | news_world-us-canada-58195336 | |
Wagatha Christie: Jamie Vardy's phone may be analysed in libel case - BBC News | 2021-08-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The device could now be inspected as part of Rebekah Vardy's and Coleen Rooney's libel battle. | Newsbeat | Footballer Jamie Vardy's phone can be inspected as part of a libel battle between his wife and Coleen Rooney, a judge has ruled.
Rebekah Vardy is suing Rooney for libel after Rooney claimed fake stories had been leaked to newspapers by Vardy's Instagram account.
The wife of ex-England player Wayne Rooney was dubbed "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-58093015 | news_newsbeat-58093015 | |
Meng Wanzhou: Final arguments in extradition battle - BBC News | 2021-08-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Huawei's chief financial officer is due in court as a Canadian judge weighs her extradition to the US. | Technology | A lengthy legal battle over the extradition of Huawei's chief financial officer reaches a crucial stage in Canada on Wednesday.
Meng Wanzhou, who is also the daughter of the founder of the Chinese telecoms company, was arrested at Vancouver airport in December 2018.
She will appear in court as a judge begins hearing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58071589 | news_technology-58071589 | |
Covid vaccine set to be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds - BBC News | 2021-08-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | More than one million teenagers would be included in a new rollout if ministers accept expert advice. | UK | UK experts are set to recommend all 16 and 17-year-olds should be offered a Covid vaccine, the BBC has been told.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation stopped short of making the move last month, saying it was still assessing the benefits and risks.
About 1.4 million teenagers will be included in the n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58080232 | news_uk-58080232 | |
Sturgeon: Strange the PM will not meet me - BBC News | 2021-08-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Nicola Sturgeon says she does not feel snubbed but it is odd not to meet PM on his Scotland visit. | UK Politics | Nicola Sturgeon said it was "strange" the PM would not meet her during his two-day visit to Scotland.
The first minister said "I don't feel snubbed" but "most people will think it's a bit odd" that Mr Johnson declined an invitation.
Instead, he has met police officers and visited a renewable energy project.
Mr Johns... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58079390 | news_uk-politics-58079390 | |
Covid-19: NHS England prepares jabs plan for 12-15-year-olds - BBC News | 2021-08-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | But any extension of the vaccination rollout next month will first depend on a recommendation from experts. | UK | The Netherlands is among the nations already rolling out Covid jabs to 12 to 15-year-olds
NHS organisations in England have been told to prepare for a possible extension of the Covid vaccination programme to all 12 to 15-year-olds.
Any change to the rollout next month will be dependant on a recommendation from expert... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58338481 | news_uk-58338481 | |
Afghanistan: What's the impact of Taliban's return on international order? - BBC News | 2021-08-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | What is the diplomatic fallout and how allies and rivals are looking at the US following the Taliban takeover? | US & Canada | The Biden administration's rush for the exit in Afghanistan has been accompanied by a similar rush to judgement among pundits and commentators who, by and large, have castigated the US president for a decision that many see as unnecessary and a betrayal, both of those who served in Afghanistan and of the Afghan people ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58248864 | news_world-us-canada-58248864 | |
Coronavirus: Travel changes are not enough, say industry bosses - BBC News | 2021-08-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | France is moving to the amber list as part of widespread changes to the traffic light system. | UK | UK travel rules must be simplified, says travel chief
Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Travel Association, says "a simpler [international travel] system is definitely what is required to avoid confusion in the case of consumers". Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World At One programme, he said it would... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-58097508 | news_live_uk-58097508 | |
Afghanistan pullout: Biden's biggest call yet - will it be his most calamitous? - BBC News | 2021-08-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Joe Biden won't be seeing the "war is over" headlines he hoped for when he decided to withdraw. | US & Canada | If you like neat lines, tidiness and admire symmetry, what's not to like about the decision of Joe Biden to pull American combat troops out of Afghanistan by 11 September 2021 - exactly 20 years on from 9/11?
In modern day America it often feels that all roads lead back to 9/11; the single most defining - and scarring... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58195336 | news_world-us-canada-58195336 | |
Floods: Research shows millions more at risk of flooding - BBC News | 2021-08-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Numbers of people exposed to flooding globally have risen by almost a quarter in two decades. | Science & Environment | A man is rescued from recent floods in central China
A new study shows that the percentage of the global population at risk from flooding has risen by almost a quarter since the year 2000.
Satellite images were used to document the rise, which is far greater than had been predicted by computer models.
The analysis s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58087479 | news_science-environment-58087479 | |
David Cameron lacked judgement over Greensill, MPs' report says - BBC News | 2021-08-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | David Cameron showed a lack of judgement when he informally lobbied on behalf of Greensill Capital, MPs say. | Business | David Cameron showed a "significant lack of judgement" in the way he lobbied the government on behalf of Greensill Capital, a report has found.
The Treasury committee also questioned the former prime minister's judgement on the financial health of the now-collapsed lending firm.
The report comes after Mr Cameron was ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57889549 | news_business-57889549 | |
Afghanistan: What's the impact of Taliban's return on international order? - BBC News | 2021-08-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | What is the diplomatic fallout and how allies and rivals are looking at the US following the Taliban takeover? | US & Canada | The Biden administration's rush for the exit in Afghanistan has been accompanied by a similar rush to judgement among pundits and commentators who, by and large, have castigated the US president for a decision that many see as unnecessary and a betrayal, both of those who served in Afghanistan and of the Afghan people ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58248864 | news_world-us-canada-58248864 | |
Covid: UK vaccine booster scheme likely to start in September - Sajid Javid - BBC News | 2021-08-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The proposed rollout of third doses is likely to start in September, the health secretary says. | UK | A UK Covid vaccine booster scheme will take place and is likely to start next month, the health secretary has said.
Sajid Javid said he was uncertain of the exact start date as the government was waiting for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's "final advice" before proceeding.
Mr Javid added the "mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58271911 | news_uk-58271911 | |
Plymouth shooting: Gunman argued with mum before attack - BBC News | 2021-08-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The five victims, including a father and daughter out walking their dog, were killed in Plymouth. | Devon | Tributes have been paid to victims of the Plymouth shooting
The Plymouth gunman killed five people with a shotgun after a row with his mother, a coroner has heard.
Maxine Davison, Stephen Washington and Kate Shepherd were killed in Keyham last Thursday, along with father and daughter Lee and Sophie Martyn who were wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-58260590 | news_uk-england-devon-58260590 | |
Facebook reveals most-seen posts are inane questions, not politics - BBC News | 2021-08-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | "Does sugar go in spaghetti?" is among the US's top posts, as Facebook battles right-wing content claims. | Technology | After being accused of spreading right-wing content, Facebook has revealed that its most-viewed posts include asking if sugar goes with spaghetti.
Its first-ever report on the contents of people's news feeds in the United States focuses on how many people see a post rather than any other measurement.
It shows a word ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58270497 | news_technology-58270497 | |
Afghanistan pullout: Biden's biggest call yet - will it be his most calamitous? - BBC News | 2021-08-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Joe Biden won't be seeing the "war is over" headlines he hoped for when he decided to withdraw. | US & Canada | If you like neat lines, tidiness and admire symmetry, what's not to like about the decision of Joe Biden to pull American combat troops out of Afghanistan by 11 September 2021 - exactly 20 years on from 9/11?
In modern day America it often feels that all roads lead back to 9/11; the single most defining - and scarring... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58195336 | news_world-us-canada-58195336 | |
Covid: CO2 monitors pledged to aid school ventilation - BBC News | 2021-08-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Schools in England are to be given CO2 monitors to as part of plans to limit the spread of Covid. | Family & Education | Around 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors are to be made available to schools in England next term to help improve ventilation and lessen Covid outbreaks.
The Department for Education said the portable monitors could be used to identify areas where more air-flow is needed.
Teaching unions have been calling for urgent ex... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-58285359 | news_education-58285359 | |
Covid: UK vaccine booster scheme likely to start in September - Sajid Javid - BBC News | 2021-08-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The proposed rollout of third doses is likely to start in September, the health secretary says. | UK | A UK Covid vaccine booster scheme will take place and is likely to start next month, the health secretary has said.
Sajid Javid said he was uncertain of the exact start date as the government was waiting for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's "final advice" before proceeding.
Mr Javid added the "mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58271911 | news_uk-58271911 | |
Grenfell Tower: Man accused of burning model to face retrial - BBC News | 2021-08-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Paul Bussetti will face a new trial after the High Court quashed his previous acquittal. | London | The model was burned at a bonfire party in south London on 3 November 2018
A father who filmed a cardboard model of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire will face a second trial, the High Court has ruled.
The clip was recorded at a party in south London a year after the fire, which killed 72 people.
Paul Bussett... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58054431 | news_uk-england-london-58054431 | |
Gabby Petito: Body found in Wyoming is missing 'van life' blogger - BBC News | 2021-09-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A coroner says the 22-year-old's death was a homicide but gives no details as to how she died. | US & Canada | The FBI has confirmed that a body found inside a Wyoming national park on Sunday belongs to the missing "van life" blogger Gabby Petito.
A coroner made an initial finding that her death was homicide but gave no indication as to how she died.
Ms Petito, 22, was visiting Grand Teton National Park with her fiancé, Brian... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58646087 | news_world-us-canada-58646087 | |
Ex-BBC employee reports alleged fashion sex assault - BBC News | 2021-09-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | She claims she was sexually assaulted while working to expose abuse in the fashion industry and has given a statement to French police. | Entertainment & Arts | Lisa Brinkworth worked undercover as a model in a documentary for the BBC's Donal McIntyre Investigates series in 1998
A former BBC reporter who claims she was sexually assaulted while working undercover to expose abuse in the fashion industry has given a statement to French police.
Lisa Brinkworth posed as a model i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58425154 | news_entertainment-arts-58425154 |
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