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Grounded: The chequered history of UK airport expansion - BBC News | 2018-06-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Demand for air travel has grown consistently over the last 70 years, but the UK's airport capacity has not matched that growth. | Business | "It's like deja vu, all over again," baseball coach Yogi Berra once famously said.
And you'd be forgiven for thinking the same about UK airport expansion. We always seem to have been here before.
Ever since Gatwick and Heathrow airports opened for business in the Thirties and Forties, arguments have raged over how be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33285659 | news_business-33285659 | |
Newcastle United player Ciaran Clark attacked in Magaluf bar - BBC News | 2018-06-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Ciaran Clark was knocked unconscious in a row on a dance floor. | Tyne & Wear | Ciaran Clark was attacked at 02:00 on Sunday morning, police say
Newcastle United defender Ciaran Clark has been attacked in a Spanish bar, police have confirmed.
A British man in his 30s was arrested after punching the footballer at Crystal's Bar in Punta Ballena, Magaluf, at about 02:00 BST on Sunday.
Clark was le... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-44561630 | news_uk-england-tyne-44561630 | |
Brexit: One extraordinary day - BBC News | 2018-06-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | It's not been pretty but in the end, the government showed it can just get its way in Parliament, whether by winning the argument, backing down, or postponing confrontation for now. | UK Politics | Look away now if you are of a nervous disposition.
A wiser head than me - there's dispute over whether it was Mark Twain or Bismarck! - once remarked that laws are like sausages, if you respect them it's best not to watch them being made.
Well the last forty eight hours in Westminster may give weight to that. Farce? ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44477068 | news_uk-politics-44477068 | |
Judge clears AT&T takeover of Time Warner - BBC News | 2018-06-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A landmark case for US competition law hands AT&T with a victory, in a setback for US regulators. | Business | Daniel Petrocelli, lead attorney for AT&T and Time Warner, speaks with the media outside the U.S. District Court on June 12, 2018 in Washington, DC.
A US district court judge has cleared the merger of telecoms giant AT&T and media firm Time Warner, in a major defeat for government regulators.
The US had sued to block... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44458261 | news_business-44458261 | |
World Cup 2018: 'Sheer brilliance' that has 'excited the nation' - England pundit reaction - BBC Sport | 2018-06-25 | [] | 'Sparkling' and 'sheer brilliance' - BBC Sport's World Cup pundits react to Sunday's 6-1 win over Panama. | null | Live: Coverage across BBC TV, BBC Radio and BBC Sport website with further coverage on Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app.
England's performance in their 6-1 win over Panama has "excited a nation", according to former Three Lions defender Rio Ferdinand.
Sunday's thumping victory in Group G not only sent England... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44594401 | rt_football_44594401 | |
£1.3bn Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project thrown out - BBC News | 2018-06-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The UK government says the project off Swansea Bay is too expensive prompting a backlash in Wales. | South West Wales | The Hendry review said the lagoon would make a "strong contribution" to energy supplies
Plans to build the world's first tidal power lagoon have been thrown out by the UK government.
Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark said the £1.3bn project was not value for money, despite claims by developers Tidal Lagoon Pow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-44589083 | news_uk-wales-south-west-wales-44589083 | |
Heathrow Airport: Cabinet approves new runway plan - BBC News | 2018-06-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Ministers say "the time for action is now" with MPs set to vote on expansion in the coming weeks. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Grayling on Heathrow: It is time for action
Ministers have described their backing for a new runway at Heathrow Airport as a "historic moment" for the UK.
The cabinet signed off the plans after they were approved by the gov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44357580 | news_uk-politics-44357580 | |
Brexit: March planned as Fox says PM not bluffing on no deal - BBC News | 2018-06-22 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Warning comes as anti-Brexit campaigners prepare to march on the second anniversary of the EU vote. | UK Politics | Anti-Brexit campaigners are preparing to march to Parliament Square
Senior Cabinet ministers have insisted the UK is prepared to walk away from Brexit talks without a deal, on the second anniversary of the referendum.
Liam Fox said Theresa May was "not bluffing" over her threat to quit negotiations, while Boris Johns... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44575929 | news_uk-politics-44575929 | |
What is left to agree in the Brexit Treaty? - BBC News | 2018-06-22 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | From the Irish border to data protection to tax information, some key issues are still outstanding on the road to a deal. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
At a press conference in March the Brexit Secretary David Davis and the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier unveiled a slideshow of the Brexit Treaty, with the sections agreed by both sides highlighted green.
It amounted t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44125197 | news_world-europe-44125197 | |
Brexit: One extraordinary day - BBC News | 2018-06-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | It's not been pretty but in the end, the government showed it can just get its way in Parliament, whether by winning the argument, backing down, or postponing confrontation for now. | UK Politics | Look away now if you are of a nervous disposition.
A wiser head than me - there's dispute over whether it was Mark Twain or Bismarck! - once remarked that laws are like sausages, if you respect them it's best not to watch them being made.
Well the last forty eight hours in Westminster may give weight to that. Farce? ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44477068 | news_uk-politics-44477068 | |
What we learn from Mueller's 'Trump questions' - BBC News | 2018-06-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Questions that the special counsel reportedly wants to ask Donald Trump have leaked. What are the key ones? | US & Canada | A list that reports to be Robert Mueller's proposed questions for Donald Trump is like a walking tour of all the Russia-related controversies surrounding the Trump campaign and the early days of his presidency.
There's the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between top campaign aides and a woman with ties to the Russia gov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43902368 | news_world-us-canada-43902368 | |
Khalid Ali: Plumber turned bomb-maker who planned London attack - BBC News | 2018-06-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Khalid Ali was moments from being able to attack politicians when he was stopped by armed police. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Khalid Ali was arrested in Whitehall on 27 April 2017
Khalid Ali was carrying three knives when he was tackled by armed officers near Downing Street in April 2017 - and was just moments from being able to attack police, poli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44570128 | news_uk-44570128 | |
£1.3bn Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project thrown out - BBC News | 2018-06-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The UK government says the project off Swansea Bay is too expensive prompting a backlash in Wales. | South West Wales | The Hendry review said the lagoon would make a "strong contribution" to energy supplies
Plans to build the world's first tidal power lagoon have been thrown out by the UK government.
Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark said the £1.3bn project was not value for money, despite claims by developers Tidal Lagoon Pow... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-44589083 | news_uk-wales-south-west-wales-44589083 | |
'No magic money tree' - BBC News | 2018-06-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Tax rises are on the table - but the PM won't yet tell us who will pay for the NHS cash increase. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May was asked how the NHS cash boost would be funded
"There is no magic money tree." That's what the prime minister used to say.
She hasn't suddenly started believing that it exists in the depths of some forest some... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44524605 | news_uk-politics-44524605 | |
Upskirting row: MP's office targeted in 'pants protest' - BBC News | 2018-06-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Sir Christopher Chope's office is targeted - as No 10 says it will act to criminalise "upskirting". | UK Politics | Anger over a Conservative MP's decision to block a bill to make "upskirting" a criminal offence has manifested itself in an unusual way in Parliament.
The entrance to Sir Christopher Chope's Commons office was decorated with women's pants in an apparent protest by Commons staff against his actions.
No 10 has now said... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44518706 | news_uk-politics-44518706 | |
Khalid Ali: Plumber turned bomb-maker who planned London attack - BBC News | 2018-06-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Khalid Ali was moments from being able to attack politicians when he was stopped by armed police. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Khalid Ali was arrested in Whitehall on 27 April 2017
Khalid Ali was carrying three knives when he was tackled by armed officers near Downing Street in April 2017 - and was just moments from being able to attack police, poli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44570128 | news_uk-44570128 | |
Heterosexual couple win civil partnership case - BBC News | 2018-06-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Laws allowing only same-sex couples the right are discriminatory, the Supreme Court says. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan said they were elated at the court's ruling
A heterosexual couple have won their legal bid for the right to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage.
The Supreme Court unanimously ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44627990 | news_uk-44627990 | |
Joe Jackson: Patriarch of Jackson family dies aged 89 - BBC News | 2018-06-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | His death comes two days after the anniversary of Michael Jackson's death nine years ago. | US & Canada | Joe Jackson, seen here with his son Michael, had been in hospital for terminal cancer
Joe Jackson, the father of music legends Michael and Janet Jackson, has died at age 89, his family said.
Jackson passed away early on Wednesday morning. He had been in hospital for terminal pancreatic cancer, according to media repo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44633980 | news_world-us-canada-44633980 | |
Student loans 'heading for trillion pounds' - BBC News | 2018-06-11 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Students and taxpayers are being ripped off by tuition fees, says a parliamentary committee. | Family & Education | The tuition fee system for England's universities is ripping off students and giving taxpayers poor value for money, says a parliamentary committee.
The House of Lords economic affairs committee revealed evidence the student loan book would grow to over £1 trillion over the next 25 years.
The committee attacked a "de... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-44433569 | news_education-44433569 | |
Brexit: March planned as Fox says PM not bluffing on no deal - BBC News | 2018-06-23 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Warning comes as anti-Brexit campaigners prepare to march on the second anniversary of the EU vote. | UK Politics | Anti-Brexit campaigners are preparing to march to Parliament Square
Senior Cabinet ministers have insisted the UK is prepared to walk away from Brexit talks without a deal, on the second anniversary of the referendum.
Liam Fox said Theresa May was "not bluffing" over her threat to quit negotiations, while Boris Johns... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44575929 | news_uk-politics-44575929 | |
What is left to agree in the Brexit Treaty? - BBC News | 2018-06-23 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | From the Irish border to data protection to tax information, some key issues are still outstanding on the road to a deal. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
At a press conference in March the Brexit Secretary David Davis and the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier unveiled a slideshow of the Brexit Treaty, with the sections agreed by both sides highlighted green.
It amounted t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44125197 | news_world-europe-44125197 | |
World Cup 2018: 'Sheer brilliance' that has 'excited the nation' - England pundit reaction - BBC Sport | 2018-06-24 | [] | 'Sparkling' and 'sheer brilliance' - BBC Sport's World Cup pundits react to Sunday's 6-1 win over Panama. | null | Live: Coverage across BBC TV, BBC Radio and BBC Sport website with further coverage on Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app.
England's performance in their 6-1 win over Panama has "excited a nation", according to former Three Lions defender Rio Ferdinand.
Sunday's thumping victory in Group G not only sent England... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44594401 | rt_football_44594401 | |
Judge clears AT&T takeover of Time Warner - BBC News | 2018-06-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A landmark case for US competition law hands AT&T with a victory, in a setback for US regulators. | Business | Daniel Petrocelli, lead attorney for AT&T and Time Warner, speaks with the media outside the U.S. District Court on June 12, 2018 in Washington, DC.
A US district court judge has cleared the merger of telecoms giant AT&T and media firm Time Warner, in a major defeat for government regulators.
The US had sued to block... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44458261 | news_business-44458261 | |
Scientist debunks health hoaxes with viral parody video - BBC News | 2018-07-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jonathan Jarry's video about a fake cancer-curing moss has been viewed over nine million times. | US & Canada | The video has racked up millions of views
A Canadian scientist's Youtube video about an all natural cancer-curing moss is a social media hit.
But it comes with a twist: the health claims in the video are revealed as completely false.
Jonathan Jarry, its creator, is a science communicator whose career focuses on debu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44865019 | news_world-us-canada-44865019 | |
Ex-UKIP councillor Stephen Searle guilty of murdering wife - BBC News | 2018-07-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Royal Marine Stephen Searle strangled his wife Anne at their home in Suffolk. | Suffolk | Stephen Searle was elected to Suffolk County Council in 2013
A former UKIP councillor has been found guilty of murdering his wife, after he had an affair with their son's partner.
Stephen Searle, 64, strangled his wife Anne at their home in Stowmarket, Suffolk, on 30 December.
The ex-Royal Marine had denied killing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-44861508 | news_uk-england-suffolk-44861508 | |
Ex-UKIP councillor made 999 call after murdering wife - BBC News | 2018-07-17 | None | Former UKIP councillor Stephen Searle strangled his wife Anne at their home in Stowmarket, Suffolk. | null | Police have released a recording of the 999 call made by a former UKIP councillor found guilty of murder.
Stephen Searle, 64, strangled his wife Anne at their home in Stowmarket, Suffolk, on 30 December.
He denied murdering her, claiming she had attacked him with a knife following an argument and was killed in the st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-44859082 | news_uk-england-suffolk-44859082 | |
Brexit: May won't rule out special rights for EU citizens - BBC News | 2018-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May refuses to rule out preferential treatment for EU citizens coming to the UK after Brexit. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May: "We will bring an end to free movement"
Theresa May has refused to rule out making it easier for EU citizens to come to the UK after Brexit than it is for people from elsewhere in the world.
Under her plan for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44752273 | news_uk-politics-44752273 | |
David Davis 'felt he had no choice but resignation' - BBC News | 2018-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After months of rumours, David Davis has resigned feeling he had "no choice" amid Brexit disharmony. | UK Politics | David Davis' unhappiness has been not secret for some time
After many months of rumours that he would pull the plug, David Davis has actually quit as Brexit Secretary.
His unhappiness in government has been no secret for some time, but after the prime minister's Chequers agreement with cabinet ministers to pursue clo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44747445 | news_uk-politics-44747445 | |
World Cup 2018: How Gareth Southgate's team came to represent 'modern England' - BBC Sport | 2018-07-14 | None | Poet, author and journalist Musa Okwonga explores how Gareth Southgate's team represented "modern England" and captured the imagination of a nation. | null | London-born poet and writer Musa Okwonga, the son of Ugandan immigrants, looks at how England's multicultural team captured the imagination of a nation and became role models for young people.
England's football team, as it prepares to make its way home from the World Cup, has done something almost as impressive as cl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44818211 | rt_football_44818211 | |
Boris Johnson's resignation letter and May's reply in full - BBC News | 2018-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson says the prime minister's plans would mean Britain taking on "the status of a colony". | UK Politics | It is more than two years since the British people voted to leave the European Union on an unambiguous and categorical promise that if they did so they would be taking back control of their democracy.
They were told that they would be able to manage their own immigration policy, repatriate the sums of UK cash currentl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44772804 | news_uk-politics-44772804 | |
World Cup 2018: Croatia v England - all you need to know about the semi-final - BBC Sport | 2018-07-10 | None | Croatia had not gained independence the last time England reached a World Cup semi-final, but the two sides are now preparing to meet in Russia. | null | Coverage: Full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, text commentary, report and highlights on BBC Sport app and online
The last time England were in a World Cup semi-final, Croatia were yet to gain independence. That happened a year later.
Now the two sides are preparing to meet in the last four of the tournament on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44767198 | rt_football_44767198 | |
US woman, 92, kills son to avoid being sent into care home - BBC News | 2018-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anna Mae Blessing shot dead her 72-year-old son who wanted to take her into a care home, police say. | US & Canada | Anna Mae Blessing is charged with murder, aggravated assault and kidnapping
A 92-year-old US woman shot and killed her son, 72, in order to avoid being sent into a care home, police say.
Anna Mae Blessing, who is charged with murder, contemplated her son's intentions to put her into care for days, according to court ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44707643 | news_world-us-canada-44707643 | |
World Cup 2018: Gareth Southgate's England pass all the tests - BBC Sport | 2018-07-04 | None | How significant will England's triumph over Colombia prove to be for Gareth Southgate and his England squad? | null | England turned history on its head to win their first World Cup penalty shootout at the expense of Colombia, and in doing so recorded their first knockout victory at a major tournament since 2006.
So how significant will this England triumph prove to be for Gareth Southgate and his squad after showing strength and res... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44706526 | rt_football_44706526 | |
World Cup 2018: 'England's best chance to reach semi-finals since 1990' - BBC Sport | 2018-07-04 | None | A favourable draw, a shootout win and key players in form - England have elevated excitement to fever pitch before the Sweden quarter-final, says Phil McNulty. | null | Coverage: Live on BBC One and online; full radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and text commentary and in-play clips online and on BBC Sport app
England's players will only be allowed to bask briefly in the afterglow of the historic victory over Colombia that sent them into the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Garet... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44714494 | rt_football_44714494 | |
Sir Cliff Richard: BBC agrees to pay £850,000 towards legal costs - BBC News | 2018-07-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC was also seeking leave to appeal against the privacy case ruling but it has been refused. | UK | The BBC has agreed to pay Sir Cliff Richard £850,000 towards his legal costs within 14 days, following his privacy case against the corporation.
A judge ruled the BBC infringed the singer's privacy in its reporting of a police raid on his home in 2014, awarding him £210,000 in damages.
Sir Cliff was never arrested or... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44963548 | news_uk-44963548 | |
Scientist debunks health hoaxes with viral parody video - BBC News | 2018-07-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jonathan Jarry's video about a fake cancer-curing moss has been viewed over nine million times. | US & Canada | The video has racked up millions of views
A Canadian scientist's Youtube video about an all natural cancer-curing moss is a social media hit.
But it comes with a twist: the health claims in the video are revealed as completely false.
Jonathan Jarry, its creator, is a science communicator whose career focuses on debu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44865019 | news_world-us-canada-44865019 | |
Ex-UKIP councillor made 999 call after murdering wife - BBC News | 2018-07-18 | None | Former UKIP councillor Stephen Searle strangled his wife Anne at their home in Stowmarket, Suffolk. | null | Police have released a recording of the 999 call made by a former UKIP councillor found guilty of murder.
Stephen Searle, 64, strangled his wife Anne at their home in Stowmarket, Suffolk, on 30 December.
He denied murdering her, claiming she had attacked him with a knife following an argument and was killed in the st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-44859082 | news_uk-england-suffolk-44859082 | |
Brexit: May won't rule out special rights for EU citizens - BBC News | 2018-07-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May refuses to rule out preferential treatment for EU citizens coming to the UK after Brexit. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May: "We will bring an end to free movement"
Theresa May has refused to rule out making it easier for EU citizens to come to the UK after Brexit than it is for people from elsewhere in the world.
Under her plan for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44752273 | news_uk-politics-44752273 | |
Brexit: Boris Johnson 'criticised' Theresa May's plan for deal with EU - BBC News | 2018-07-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The foreign secretary spoke out at Friday's cabinet meeting - before agreeing to Theresa May's proposed deal. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May: "We will bring an end to free movement"
Boris Johnson strongly criticised Theresa May's plan for the UK's future relationship with the EU before agreeing to back it at Friday's cabinet meeting, the BBC understan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44755049 | news_uk-politics-44755049 | |
BP says card payment problem resolved - BBC News | 2018-07-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fuel giant said all its petrol stations can now accept card payments after a three-hour outage. | Business | BP fuel stations across the UK are now able to accept card payments after a glitch which lasted over three hours.
BP had said earlier its stations were only able to accept cash and that it was directing customers to its ATMs.
The oil giant said all its sites had now returned to normal service, and it was launching "a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44759913 | news_business-44759913 | |
David Davis 'felt he had no choice but resignation' - BBC News | 2018-07-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After months of rumours, David Davis has resigned feeling he had "no choice" amid Brexit disharmony. | UK Politics | David Davis' unhappiness has been not secret for some time
After many months of rumours that he would pull the plug, David Davis has actually quit as Brexit Secretary.
His unhappiness in government has been no secret for some time, but after the prime minister's Chequers agreement with cabinet ministers to pursue clo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44747445 | news_uk-politics-44747445 | |
World Cup 2018: 'England's best chance to reach semi-finals since 1990' - BBC Sport | 2018-07-05 | None | A favourable draw, a shootout win and key players in form - England have elevated excitement to fever pitch before the Sweden quarter-final, says Phil McNulty. | null | Coverage: Live on BBC One and online; full radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and text commentary and in-play clips online and on BBC Sport app
England's players will only be allowed to bask briefly in the afterglow of the historic victory over Colombia that sent them into the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Garet... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44714494 | rt_football_44714494 | |
Jacob Abraham: Five boys jailed for teen's torture murder - BBC News | 2018-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The gang members, all aged 15, are handed life sentences for killing Jacob Abraham in December. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | Kai Fisher-Dixon, Shuayb Mahomud, Tremayne Gray, Omarion Stephens and Abdulqaliq Mohamed were jailed for murder
Five teenagers who "tortured" a 15-year-old boy to death have been sentenced to life in prison.
Kai Fisher-Dixon, Shuayb Mahomud, Tremayne Gray, Omarion Stephens and Abdulqaliq Mohamed attacked Jacob Abraha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-44987281 | news_uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-44987281 | |
World Cup 2018: How Gareth Southgate's team came to represent 'modern England' - BBC Sport | 2018-07-15 | None | Poet, author and journalist Musa Okwonga explores how Gareth Southgate's team represented "modern England" and captured the imagination of a nation. | null | London-born poet and writer Musa Okwonga, the son of Ugandan immigrants, looks at how England's multicultural team captured the imagination of a nation and became role models for young people.
England's football team, as it prepares to make its way home from the World Cup, has done something almost as impressive as cl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44818211 | rt_football_44818211 | |
Boris Johnson's resignation letter and May's reply in full - BBC News | 2018-07-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson says the prime minister's plans would mean Britain taking on "the status of a colony". | UK Politics | It is more than two years since the British people voted to leave the European Union on an unambiguous and categorical promise that if they did so they would be taking back control of their democracy.
They were told that they would be able to manage their own immigration policy, repatriate the sums of UK cash currentl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44772804 | news_uk-politics-44772804 | |
David Davis 'felt he had no choice but resignation' - BBC News | 2018-07-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After months of rumours, David Davis has resigned feeling he had "no choice" amid Brexit disharmony. | UK Politics | David Davis' unhappiness has been not secret for some time
After many months of rumours that he would pull the plug, David Davis has actually quit as Brexit Secretary.
His unhappiness in government has been no secret for some time, but after the prime minister's Chequers agreement with cabinet ministers to pursue clo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44747445 | news_uk-politics-44747445 | |
BP says card payment problem resolved - BBC News | 2018-07-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fuel giant said all its petrol stations can now accept card payments after a three-hour outage. | Business | BP fuel stations across the UK are now able to accept card payments after a glitch which lasted over three hours.
BP had said earlier its stations were only able to accept cash and that it was directing customers to its ATMs.
The oil giant said all its sites had now returned to normal service, and it was launching "a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44759913 | news_business-44759913 | |
David Davis 'felt he had no choice but resignation' - BBC News | 2018-07-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After months of rumours, David Davis has resigned feeling he had "no choice" amid Brexit disharmony. | UK Politics | David Davis' unhappiness has been not secret for some time
After many months of rumours that he would pull the plug, David Davis has actually quit as Brexit Secretary.
His unhappiness in government has been no secret for some time, but after the prime minister's Chequers agreement with cabinet ministers to pursue clo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44747445 | news_uk-politics-44747445 | |
Supreme Court judges urged to strike down Holyrood Brexit bill - BBC News | 2018-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Holyrood's Brexit bill is "fundamentally inconsistent" with UK law and should be struck down, judges are told. | Scotland politics | Advocate General for Scotland Lord Keen is leading for the UK government side in the case
Holyrood's Brexit bill is "fundamentally inconsistent" with UK law and should not be allowed to stand, judges at the Supreme Court have heard.
The court is hearing arguments about whether the Brexit legislation passed by MSPs sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-44923384 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-44923384 | |
Iranian man flogged 80 times for drinking alcohol as a child - BBC News | 2018-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The man was convicted of consuming alcohol more than 10 years ago, when he was only 14 or 15. | Middle East | More than 100 offences are punishable by flogging under Iran's Islamic penal code
Amnesty International has condemned the Iranian authorities for publicly flogging a man who was convicted of consuming alcohol when he was 14 or 15.
Local media published photographs of the man - identified only as "M R" - being given 8... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44806039 | news_world-middle-east-44806039 | |
Michael Gove: I wanted 'different feel' to Vote Leave campaign - BBC News | 2018-07-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Michael Gove distances himself from claims made about Turkish immigration during the EU referendum. | UK Politics | Michael Gove has distanced himself from some of the arguments he made during the Brexit referendum, including claims over levels of Turkish immigration.
The Leave campaign was criticised at the time for suggesting Turkey may join the EU by 2020 and up to 5.2m more migrants could come to the UK by 2030.
In a new book,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44852447 | news_uk-politics-44852447 | |
London model Harry Uzoka 'murdered in row over girl' - BBC News | 2018-07-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Harry Uzoka was killed after branding his love rival a 'fake' on Instagram, a court hears. | London | Harry Uzoka died outside his home in Shepherd's Bush
A male model was knifed to death by another model who was "not as successful" as him in a row over a girl, a court has heard.
Harry Uzoka, 25, died on the pavement outside his home in Shepherd's Bush, west London, after he was stabbed.
The killing was the result o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44848628 | news_uk-england-london-44848628 | |
Jeremy Hunt wants 'malign' Russia to face tougher sanctions - BBC News | 2018-08-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The foreign secretary urges the EU to copy Washington's response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The foreign secretary tells Today that the EU should match US sanctions against Russia
Europe should impose further sanctions on Russia in response to its "malign" behaviour around the world, Jeremy Hunt has said on his firs... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45250069 | news_uk-politics-45250069 | |
'Trojan Horse' hearings against teachers and governor cost £1.27m - BBC News | 2018-08-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Banned governor Tahir Alam says the cases were a "total waste of public money". | Birmingham & Black Country | The alleged "Trojan Horse" plot was to oust some Birmingham head teachers and make their schools adhere to more conservative Islamic principles
Misconduct hearings - most of which collapsed - against teachers accused in the so-called "Trojan Horse" inquiry cost £884,055, the BBC can reveal.
The case to ban from educa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-45060721 | news_uk-england-birmingham-45060721 | |
Ministry of Justice cleaners strike over 'insufficient' pay - BBC News | 2018-08-07 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Cleaners have held a protest over pay outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Cleaner Willan Arias Bermeo: "My pay is too low to live in London"
Cleaners at the Ministry of Justice and a London council have gone on strike over pay, saying they cannot afford to live in the capital.
The workers, mostly... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45098250 | news_uk-45098250 | |
Scrapping 1p and 2p copper coins 'won't increase prices' - BBC News | 2018-08-22 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Fears that everything would become more expensive by rounding up prices are unfounded, economists say. | Business | One of the most vociferous arguments made against scrapping 1p and 2p coins in the UK is that shops would automatically round up prices.
But analysis by Bank of England economists says the fear of everything becoming more expensive would be unfounded if coppers were ditched.
It says card payments make the issue irrel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45269390 | news_business-45269390 | |
Jamie Oliver's 'jerk rice' accused of cultural appropriation - BBC News | 2018-08-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Labour MP Dawn Butler has criticised the chef, saying "this appropriation from Jamaica needs to stop". | Newsbeat | Jamie Oliver has been accused of cultural appropriation for calling a new product "punchy jerk rice".
The decision to label the microwavable rice "jerk" has been criticised, because the product doesn't contain many of the ingredients traditionally used in a Jamaican jerk marinade.
"I'm just wondering do you know what... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45246009 | news_newsbeat-45246009 | |
Jamie Oliver's 'jerk rice' accused of cultural appropriation - BBC News | 2018-08-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Labour MP Dawn Butler has criticised the chef, saying "this appropriation from Jamaica needs to stop". | Newsbeat | Jamie Oliver has been accused of cultural appropriation for calling a new product "punchy jerk rice".
The decision to label the microwavable rice "jerk" has been criticised, because the product doesn't contain many of the ingredients traditionally used in a Jamaican jerk marinade.
"I'm just wondering do you know what... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45246009 | news_newsbeat-45246009 | |
Judge throws out challenge to Scots abortion pill move - BBC News | 2018-08-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A legal challenge against letting women take abortion pills at home in Scotland is thrown out. | Scotland | Misoprostol is sold under the brand name Cytotec among others
Scottish women will still be allowed to take abortion pills at home after a legal challenge against the move was thrown out.
Scotland became the first part of the UK to let women take the drug misoprostol at home last year.
The Society for the Protection ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-45196213 | news_uk-scotland-45196213 | |
Jet2 plane divert row couple 'carried on Gran Canaria holiday' - BBC News | 2018-08-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The couple's argument led to the plane to Las Palmas being diverted to Faro in Portugal, a court hears. | Essex | The flight had been in the air for about an hour when the couple started arguing, the court heard
A couple whose "foul-mouthed" argument led an aircraft to be diverted, carried on a holiday after sleeping a night on airport benches, a court heard.
Ronald St Ville, 53, and Pauline Gordon, 66, were removed from Jet2's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-45199244 | news_uk-england-essex-45199244 | |
Stefflon Don music video forces Mill Hill School apology - BBC News | 2018-08-23 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Mill Hill School says it's seeking legal advice after a music video depicting drug use was filmed on its grounds. | Newsbeat | A private school says it's seeking legal advice after getting complaints about a "highly inappropriate" music video filmed on its grounds.
Stefflon Don used Mill Hill School to film the video for her new song Pretty Girl.
One scene depicts the rapper smoking cannabis in her dorm, and she can also be seen swearing at ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45283275 | news_newsbeat-45283275 | |
What's the anti-Semitism row doing to Labour? - BBC News | 2018-08-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Labour is beset by a row over claims of anti-Semitism - what's this doing to the party? | UK Politics | Labour's leadership is beset by claims of anti-Semitism among members and accusations it hasn't done enough to stop the problem. What is all this doing to the party and its standing?
For more than two years, the Labour Party has been mired in a row about the extent of anti-Semitism within its ranks.
There have been s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45019733 | news_uk-politics-45019733 | |
Jeremy Corbyn apologises over 2010 Holocaust event - BBC News | 2018-08-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Labour leader apologises for "appearing on platforms with people whose views I completely reject". | UK Politics | Labour's Jeremy Corbyn has apologised for appearing on platforms with people whose views he "completely rejects".
Mr Corbyn's statement was in response to the Times reporting that he hosted an event in 2010 at which a Holocaust survivor compared Israel to Nazism.
Hajo Meyer's House of Commons talk was entitled 'The M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45027582 | news_uk-politics-45027582 | |
Labour 'shaken to the core' by anti-Semitism row - BBC News | 2018-08-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says Labour needs to "get out there" and fight anti-Semitism. | UK Politics | John McDonnell said Labour needed to "get out there" and fight anti-Semitism
Labour's anti-Semitism row needs to be resolved "as soon as possible", shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said, adding: "It's shaken us to the core."
Issues like the party's code of conduct urgently need to be settled, he added.
He was sp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45035341 | news_uk-politics-45035341 | |
A brief history of Alex Salmond - BBC News | 2018-08-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A profile of outgoing Scottish first minister and SNP leader Alex Salmond | Scotland politics | As Scottish first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, Alex Salmond has been the most high-profile figure in the independence movement.
He took the SNP closer to its central aim than it had ever been, but after the "No" vote in September's referendum Mr Salmond decided to stand down.
So, how did Mr Sal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-28835771 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-28835771 | |
Jet2 plane divert row couple 'carried on Gran Canaria holiday' - BBC News | 2018-08-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The couple's argument led to the plane to Las Palmas being diverted to Faro in Portugal, a court hears. | Essex | The flight had been in the air for about an hour when the couple started arguing, the court heard
A couple whose "foul-mouthed" argument led an aircraft to be diverted, carried on a holiday after sleeping a night on airport benches, a court heard.
Ronald St Ville, 53, and Pauline Gordon, 66, were removed from Jet2's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-45199244 | news_uk-england-essex-45199244 | |
Jamie Oliver's 'jerk rice' accused of cultural appropriation - BBC News | 2018-08-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Labour MP Dawn Butler has criticised the chef, saying "this appropriation from Jamaica needs to stop". | Newsbeat | Jamie Oliver has been accused of cultural appropriation for calling a new product "punchy jerk rice".
The decision to label the microwavable rice "jerk" has been criticised, because the product doesn't contain many of the ingredients traditionally used in a Jamaican jerk marinade.
"I'm just wondering do you know what... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45246009 | news_newsbeat-45246009 | |
'Snapchat queen' Fatima Khan jailed for killing boyfriend - BBC News | 2018-09-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Fatima Khan, 21, filmed Khalid Safi as he lay dying in a pool of blood in west London. | London | Fatima Khan said she was ashamed of the video she made of Khalid Safi's dying moments
A woman who filmed her boyfriend dying in a pool of blood and put the video on social media has been jailed for 14 years.
Fatima Khan, 21, dubbed a "Snapchat queen", plotted with a love rival to kill Khalid Safi, 18, who she had bee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-london-45603199 | news_election-2016-london-45603199 | |
Cuomo-Nixon debate: Can a room temperature really be sexist? - BBC News | 2018-09-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Actress and politician Cynthia Nixon has prompted a heated debate - about women freezing in offices. | US & Canada | A debate between the Governor of New York and his challenger Cynthia Nixon has ignited a discussion about "sexist" temperatures
The question may sound bizarre, but it's taken off on social media ahead of a debate between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking a third term, and Sex and the City actress Cynthia ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45345518 | news_world-us-canada-45345518 | |
Anti-Semitism row: Corbyn has been misinterpreted, says close ally - BBC News | 2018-09-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | An ally of Jeremy Corbyn says he has been "misinterpreted", as ex-PM Gordon Brown urges decisive action. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Corbyn a 'danger' to British Jews, says ex chief rabbi
Labour can resolve its anti-Semitism crisis quickly, John McDonnell has said, insisting Jeremy Corbyn's views on Israel have been "misinterpreted".
The shadow chancello... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45388447 | news_uk-politics-45388447 | |
Brexit: Common sense or just scare tactics? - BBC News | 2018-09-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The prime minster says it's her deal or no deal, as MPs are faced with a decision. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May told Panorama: 'I think that the alternative to that (the Chequers plan) will be not having a deal'
My deal or no deal! An agreement or Armageddon! Compromise or catastrophe!
This is not of course a subject to b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45555646 | news_uk-politics-45555646 | |
Brexit: Where has the process got to? - BBC News | 2018-09-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | It’s worth taking a breath and reflecting, in a way that’s not exhaustive, on where this process is. | UK Politics | It's felt like a long time to get this far.
Decades of debate about our place in the EU. Years of push me, pull you debates on the right, about whether there should be a referendum on our membership of the European Union. The crashing highs and lows, and lows and highs of the referendum campaign itself.
And since the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45543564 | news_uk-politics-45543564 | |
Coleen Nolan cancels all work after online trolling - BBC News | 2018-09-07 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Loose Women presenter says she's not "strong enough" to cope after Kim Woodburn row. | Entertainment & Arts | Coleen Nolan pulled out of Loose Women on Thursday saying she was still 'very upset' over the row
Coleen Nolan has said she is cancelling all her work commitments following her on-screen row with Kim Woodburn on Loose Women.
Ofcom received more than 7,000 complaints about the episode, with viewers accusing Nolan and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45439569 | news_entertainment-arts-45439569 | |
Brexit: Barnier says agreement possible by early November - BBC News | 2018-09-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The EU negotiator says a deal on the UK's withdrawal could be agreed if negotiators are "realistic". | UK Politics | Michel Barnier has said a Brexit deal is possible within six to eight weeks.
The EU's chief negotiator said if both sides are "realistic" there could be an agreement on the terms of the UK's exit by early November.
His comments come amid unconfirmed reports a one-off summit of EU leaders could be convened in the midd... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45470674 | news_uk-politics-45470674 | |
Is Labour a step closer to resolving its anti-Semitism mess? - BBC News | 2018-09-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | What makes an early resolution tricky is the caveat that the party has included alongside the internationally recognised definition. | UK Politics | When Parliament packed up for its summer break, the Labour Party was already knee deep in a fierce fight about whether to accept in full what so many other organisations agree is how to describe anti-Semitism.
It wasn't entirely surprising they ended up there, given that under Mr Corbyn's leadership fears about anti-S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45411674 | news_uk-politics-45411674 | |
Anti-Semitism row: Corbyn has been misinterpreted, says close ally - BBC News | 2018-09-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | An ally of Jeremy Corbyn says he has been "misinterpreted", as ex-PM Gordon Brown urges decisive action. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Corbyn a 'danger' to British Jews, says ex chief rabbi
Labour can resolve its anti-Semitism crisis quickly, John McDonnell has said, insisting Jeremy Corbyn's views on Israel have been "misinterpreted".
The shadow chancello... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45388447 | news_uk-politics-45388447 | |
Head teachers explain funding protest to parents - BBC News | 2018-09-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Around 1,000 head teachers are expected to take part in a rally over "unsustainable" budget cuts. | Family & Education | Head teachers are telling parents that budgets have been "cut to the bone"
Head teachers representing schools across England are writing to parents to explain why they are going on a protest over funding shortages.
An "unprecedented" 1,000 head teachers are expected to march in Westminster on Friday, protesting about... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-45641047 | news_education-45641047 | |
People's Vote says 'multiple opportunities' for Brexit referendum - BBC News | 2018-09-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The People's Vote group says there are no practical barriers to a further referendum if MPs want one. | UK Politics | MPs will have "multiple" opportunities to give the public the final say over whether the UK leaves the EU, the People's Vote campaign group has said.
Theresa May has ruled out a referendum on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations under any circumstances.
But People's Vote said there were six plausible scenarios in w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45566204 | news_uk-politics-45566204 | |
David Beckham will not face speeding prosecution - BBC News | 2018-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman successfully fights the speeding allegation on a technicality. | London | David Beckham was accused of driving a Bentley at 59mph in a 40mph zone in Paddington
David Beckham will not be prosecuted over a speeding charge, a district judge has ruled.
Celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, known as Mr Loophole, successfully fought the allegation for him on a technicality.
The former England football... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45668735 | news_uk-england-london-45668735 | |
Business rates scrapped for children's day nurseries in Wales - BBC News | 2018-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | One nursery owner says the tax cut will help tackle a shortage in childcare providers. | Wales politics | Some private nurseries are struggling to stay afloat, campaigners say
Business rates will be scrapped for day nurseries in Wales after claims the industry was struggling to survive.
Campaigners had called for the exemption to help nurseries deliver the Welsh Government pledge of 30 hours of free childcare a week.
On... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-45653409 | news_uk-wales-politics-45653409 | |
Brexit: Barnier says agreement possible by early November - BBC News | 2018-09-11 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The EU negotiator says a deal on the UK's withdrawal could be agreed if negotiators are "realistic". | UK Politics | Michel Barnier has said a Brexit deal is possible within six to eight weeks.
The EU's chief negotiator said if both sides are "realistic" there could be an agreement on the terms of the UK's exit by early November.
His comments come amid unconfirmed reports a one-off summit of EU leaders could be convened in the midd... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45470674 | news_uk-politics-45470674 | |
Spanish-speaking Taco Bell worker fired for refusing English-speaker - BBC News | 2018-09-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A Spanish-speaking Taco Bell employee was fired for refusing to serve an English speaker in Florida. | US & Canada | A Spanish-speaking Taco Bell employee in the US was fired after video emerged of her refusing to serve an English-speaking woman in Florida.
During the argument at a drive-thru window in Hialeah, north of Miami, the worker said no-one there spoke English.
Taco Bell told US media that the staff member "no longer works... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45535948 | news_world-us-canada-45535948 | |
Man 'murdered wife to end marital strife' - BBC News | 2018-09-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Lewis Bennett is due to stand trial for second-degree murder in December, authorities in the US say. | Dorset | Lewis Bennett was given a seven-month jail sentence for smuggling stolen coins
A British man murdered his wife and sank their catamaran off the coast of Cuba to end his "marital strife" and inherit her estate, US prosecutors say.
Lewis Bennett, from Poole in Dorset, was rescued in May last year after sending an SOS m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-45534784 | news_uk-england-dorset-45534784 | |
What's the Brexiteers' alternative plan? - BBC News | 2018-09-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Tory MPs trying to kill off the PM's Chequers plan are expected to lay out their ideas over the next week. | UK Politics | The future of Britain's farming industry after Brexit will be among the subjects addressed
As Westminster is settling down to the next phase of its collective mild nervous breakdown, the pushback to Brexiteers' criticism of Theresa May's Chequers plan is that the naysayers don't have their own.
It's not that far off ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45423791 | news_uk-politics-45423791 | |
People's Vote says 'multiple opportunities' for Brexit referendum - BBC News | 2018-09-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The People's Vote group says there are no practical barriers to a further referendum if MPs want one. | UK Politics | MPs will have "multiple" opportunities to give the public the final say over whether the UK leaves the EU, the People's Vote campaign group has said.
Theresa May has ruled out a referendum on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations under any circumstances.
But People's Vote said there were six plausible scenarios in w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45566204 | news_uk-politics-45566204 | |
Brexit: Common sense or just scare tactics? - BBC News | 2018-09-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The prime minster says it's her deal or no deal, as MPs are faced with a decision. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Theresa May told Panorama: 'I think that the alternative to that (the Chequers plan) will be not having a deal'
My deal or no deal! An agreement or Armageddon! Compromise or catastrophe!
This is not of course a subject to b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45555646 | news_uk-politics-45555646 | |
Brexit: The sound of "no, no, no" - BBC News | 2018-09-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | As another summit rolls by, it is increasingly clear there is going to have to be a big political move on one side, or moves on both sides to be able to get to a deal. | UK Politics | "No, no, no!" That is the response that you get when you ask EU players whether they can abandon the principles that are determining their stance on Brexit.
The response you get when you ask UK insiders whether they can move on their core beliefs about Ireland. "No, no, no!".
And guess what, for more than two years n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45582911 | news_uk-politics-45582911 | |
Post-Brexit migrant farm worker visa scheme announced - BBC News | 2018-09-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Farms say there has been a slowdown in workers coming from the EU since the UK voted to leave. | UK | UK fruit and vegetable growers will be able to recruit non-EU migrants as seasonal workers after Brexit under a new pilot scheme.
Ministers say the initiative between spring 2019 and December 2020 will help tackle labour shortages during peak production periods.
The visas for up to 2,500 workers a year will last for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45429397 | news_uk-45429397 | |
Coleen Nolan cancels all work after online trolling - BBC News | 2018-09-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Loose Women presenter says she's not "strong enough" to cope after Kim Woodburn row. | Entertainment & Arts | Coleen Nolan pulled out of Loose Women on Thursday saying she was still 'very upset' over the row
Coleen Nolan has said she is cancelling all her work commitments following her on-screen row with Kim Woodburn on Loose Women.
Ofcom received more than 7,000 complaints about the episode, with viewers accusing Nolan and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45439569 | news_entertainment-arts-45439569 | |
Spanish-speaking Taco Bell worker fired for refusing English-speaker - BBC News | 2018-09-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A Spanish-speaking Taco Bell employee was fired for refusing to serve an English speaker in Florida. | US & Canada | A Spanish-speaking Taco Bell employee in the US was fired after video emerged of her refusing to serve an English-speaking woman in Florida.
During the argument at a drive-thru window in Hialeah, north of Miami, the worker said no-one there spoke English.
Taco Bell told US media that the staff member "no longer works... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45535948 | news_world-us-canada-45535948 | |
Man 'murdered wife to end marital strife' - BBC News | 2018-09-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Lewis Bennett is due to stand trial for second-degree murder in December, authorities in the US say. | Dorset | Lewis Bennett was given a seven-month jail sentence for smuggling stolen coins
A British man murdered his wife and sank their catamaran off the coast of Cuba to end his "marital strife" and inherit her estate, US prosecutors say.
Lewis Bennett, from Poole in Dorset, was rescued in May last year after sending an SOS m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-45534784 | news_uk-england-dorset-45534784 | |
Brexit: The sound of "no, no, no" - BBC News | 2018-09-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | As another summit rolls by, it is increasingly clear there is going to have to be a big political move on one side, or moves on both sides to be able to get to a deal. | UK Politics | "No, no, no!" That is the response that you get when you ask EU players whether they can abandon the principles that are determining their stance on Brexit.
The response you get when you ask UK insiders whether they can move on their core beliefs about Ireland. "No, no, no!".
And guess what, for more than two years n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45582911 | news_uk-politics-45582911 | |
Cuomo-Nixon debate: Can a room temperature really be sexist? - BBC News | 2018-09-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Actress and politician Cynthia Nixon has prompted a heated debate - about women freezing in offices. | US & Canada | A debate between the Governor of New York and his challenger Cynthia Nixon has ignited a discussion about "sexist" temperatures
The question may sound bizarre, but it's taken off on social media ahead of a debate between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is seeking a third term, and Sex and the City actress Cynthia ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45345518 | news_world-us-canada-45345518 | |
Anti-Semitism row: Corbyn has been misinterpreted, says close ally - BBC News | 2018-09-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | An ally of Jeremy Corbyn says he has been "misinterpreted", as ex-PM Gordon Brown urges decisive action. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Corbyn a 'danger' to British Jews, says ex chief rabbi
Labour can resolve its anti-Semitism crisis quickly, John McDonnell has said, insisting Jeremy Corbyn's views on Israel have been "misinterpreted".
The shadow chancello... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45388447 | news_uk-politics-45388447 | |
Ryanair flight: 'Racial abuse passenger' referred to police - BBC News | 2018-10-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A man was filmed shouting abuse at a black woman in an incident that has been referred to police. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The incident was captured by passenger David Lawrence, who spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about what happened
Ryanair has been criticised for apparently failing to remove a passenger from a flight after racial abuse of a woman in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45932027 | news_uk-45932027 | |
Ryder Cup: Brooks Koepka 'heartbroken' over fan blinded in one eye - BBC Sport | 2018-10-03 | [] | Brooks Koepka says he is "heartbroken" one of his tee shots at the Ryder Cup on Friday resulted in a fan losing the sight in her right eye. | null | Last updated on .From the section Golf
Brooks Koepka says he is "heartbroken" that one of his tee shots at the Ryder Cup on Friday resulted in a spectator losing the sight in her right eye.
The American's drive on the par-four sixth hole veered off course and struck Corine Remande, 49, who had travelled from Egypt.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/45727299 | rt_golf_45727299 | |
Theresa May: Tories must be a party for everyone - BBC News | 2018-10-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Theresa May pledges to boost council house-building and says austerity is ending, in her big speech. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Theresa May has told the Conservatives they must be the "party for everyone" and said austerity was ending in her party conference speech in Birmingham.
The prime minister said that a decade on from the financial crash, "th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45725615 | news_uk-politics-45725615 | |
Should race count in university admissions? - BBC News | 2018-10-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Harvard University faces a legal challenge over its student selection policy but denies unfairness. | Business | Harvard is at the centre of competing visions of what is meant by "fair" admissions
Harvard University this year turned down more than 95% of those who applied.
But what is a "fair" system for deciding who should be rejected and who should be the lucky few to get a place?
What should the successful 5% look like?
Sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45867300 | news_business-45867300 | |
Cannabis in Canada: Who wins and who loses under new law - BBC News | 2018-10-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Uruguay did it first, now Canada. Who will benefit from the new law change? | US & Canada | Canada has become the second nation to fully legalise recreational cannabis. The end of prohibition means Canadian adults will be able to purchase and consume the drug from federally licensed producers.
The country has one of the highest rates of cannabis use in the world, particularly among young people.
Canadians s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45674260 | news_world-us-canada-45674260 | |
Brexit, the Irish border and the 'battle for the union' - BBC News | 2018-10-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Do growing Brexit tensions mean a fight for the union? | Northern Ireland | The 310-mile long border separating Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and how it should look after Brexit has become a crucial issue
With fewer than 200 days until the UK is due to leave the EU, the battle over Brexit is reaching dizzying heights of drama.
But perhaps an unintended consequence of the debat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-45864218 | news_uk-northern-ireland-45864218 |
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