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'Santa's bone' proved to be correct age - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Christmas comes early for researchers as a fragment of bone is confirmed to date from the era of St Nicholas. | Family & Education | The bone claimed to be from St Nicholas has been radio carbon tested for the first time
A fragment of bone claimed to be from St Nicholas - the 4th-Century saintly inspiration for Father Christmas - has been radio carbon tested by the University of Oxford.
The test has found that the relic does date from the time of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42239197 |
Argentina stolen baby reunited with relatives 40 years on - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Born while her mother was in captivity, the 40-year-old woman only found out about her identity now. | Latin America & Caribbean | A woman taken from her mother as a newborn in Argentina has been reunited with her relatives by campaign group Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo.
Adriana, 40, who asked not to have her surname released, was identified after she took a DNA test.
Her DNA matched those of relatives of her parents, who disappeared under ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-42247318 |
Sean Rigg death: Police will not face charges, CPS rules - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of Sean Rigg, who died at Brixton police station, call the decision "shameful". | London | Sean Rigg died from a heart attack in police custody in 2008
Five police officers will not face prosecution after the death of a mentally ill man in custody, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has ruled.
Sean Rigg's family said it was "shameful" the CPS had upheld its decision from 2016.
The musician, 40, died from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42254576 |
Posing as a schoolgirl to expose online groomers - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | null | How going undercover as a 14-year-old revealed the dangers children using streaming apps can face. | null | A BBC investigation has found online streaming apps used by children to make live broadcasts are being infiltrated by men trying to groom them.
Internet safety campaigner Qudsiyah Shah posed as a 14-year-old girl to find out what kind of dangers children could be exposed to on such services.
It comes as the National ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42243733 |
McDonald's hijab row: Teenager says apology 'not enough' - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 19-year-old Muslim student was told by a security guard that her hijab was a "security threat". | London | A woman has criticised McDonald's after she was told to remove her hijab because it posed a "security threat".
The 19-year-old Muslim student, who wants to remain anonymous, was approached by a security guard at a London branch of the fast food chain.
McDonald's says it has suspended the security guard and is investi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42242272 |
Warning over eating raw dough due to E. coli risk in flour - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US food chiefs have updated guidelines after investigating an E. coli outbreak caused by flour. | Health | The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against eating raw dough, batter or cake mixture because of the risk of E. coli from flour.
The FDA updated its guidelines following an investigation into an E. coli outbreak in the US in 2016 where flour was found to be the cause.
Cooking the flour kills any bacte... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42236702 |
Jeremy Hunt hits out at Facebook kids' app - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The health secretary told the social network to "stay away from my kids" with its app for under-13s. | UK Politics | Jeremy Hunt has told Facebook to "stay away from my kids" after it launched a new messaging app aimed at children.
The social network announced on Tuesday it was testing Messenger Kids in the US for those under 13 who cannot sign up for its full service.
The health secretary took to Twitter to condemn the new tool, s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42242389 |
Ventura fire: Thousands evacuated in southern California - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The fast-moving fire is bearing down on the cities of Ventura and Santa Paula. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Some 27,000 residents were forced to flee their homes in the middle of the night as a fast-moving wildfire ripped through southern California.
Several thousand homes are under mandatory evacuation in the cities of Ventura a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42235052 |
Russian doping: IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics - BBC Sport | 2017-12-06 | null | The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. | null | Last updated on .From the section Winter Sports
Russia has been banned from competing at next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee.
But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag.
It follows an investigation in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/42242007 |
PC James Dixon: Tributes paid to 'hugely respected' officer killed in crash - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | PC James Dixon, whose wife is heavily pregnant, died in a collision on the A4 in Berkshire. | Berkshire | An on-duty police officer who died along with a 91-year-old woman in a crash on the A4 in Berkshire was due to become a father.
PC James Dixon, whose wife Samantha is heavily pregnant, died when his motorcycle was in collision with a car near Hare Hatch on Tuesday.
The 39-year-old had appeared in the Sky TV programme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-42249569 |
Jerusalem: Trump move prompts negative world reaction - BBC News | 2017-12-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital is met with a wave of disapproval. | Middle East | US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv has been met with a wave of disapproval.
Leaders from within the Arab and Muslim worlds, and from the wider international community, were swift to criticise the move. Some warned of the potential... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42250340 |
Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow - BBC Sport | 2017-12-06 | null | Philippe Coutinho scores a hat-trick as Liverpool thump Spartak Moscow to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time since 2009. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Philippe Coutinho scored a hat-trick as Liverpool became the fifth English club to qualify for the last 16 of this season's Champions League with a thumping victory over Spartak Moscow at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp's Group E leaders came into the game knowing they needed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42242178 |
Ed Sheeran picks up MBE at Buckingham Palace - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | The singer is honoured at Buckingham Palace for services to music and charity. | null | Ed Sheeran has picked up his MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
The singer was awarded his gong for services to music and charity. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-42270389 |
Deptford double murder: Strangled father was sex offender - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The murders of Noel Brown and his daughter Marie could be linked to a sex attack in 1999, police say. | London | Marie Brown and Noel Brown were found dead on 4 December
A father who was found strangled along with his adult daughter at his London home was a convicted sex offender, police have said.
Noel Brown, 69, and Marie Brown, 41, were found in Deptford on Monday.
Police said a link to the 1999 sex attack was an "obvious l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42264659 |
Daisy Ridley: Social media is bad for mental health - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Star Wars actress says becoming famous has made her reconsider how she lives her life. | Entertainment & Arts | Daisy Ridley deleted her social media after becoming famous
Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley says becoming famous made her delete her social media.
The 25-year-old, who stars as Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, quit Instagram earlier this year.
In an interview with Radio Times, she says she did it because of how bad i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42250542 |
Brexit 'affecting London's talent pool' - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank says the capital will "take hits" from Brexit. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'We're preparing for the worst', says Standard Chartered boss Bill Winters
The UK's ability to attract talent is already suffering, following the vote to leave the EU, according to the boss of the UK's fifth-largest bank.
S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42257277 |
Middle East media reacts to 'slap of the century' - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many regional newspapers condemn the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. | Middle East | Headlines in Arab and Turkish newspapers are crowded with strident criticism and expressions of dismay in response to President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Those in the Israeli press welcome the move, saying it should never have taken decades to happen.
"Thank you Mr Presi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42264307 |
Trump says US recognises Jerusalem: The speech in full - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The full text of the US president's speech in which he recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Trump says his Jerusalem decision is in the best interest of peace
US President Donald Trump announced in a speech on Wednesday that Washington was officially recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Here is the full trans... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42264868 |
Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow - BBC Sport | 2017-12-07 | null | Philippe Coutinho scores a hat-trick as Liverpool thump Spartak Moscow to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time since 2009. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Philippe Coutinho scored a hat-trick as Liverpool became the fifth English club to qualify for the last 16 of this season's Champions League with a thumping victory over Spartak Moscow at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp's Group E leaders came into the game knowing they needed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42242178 |
Stanley Johnson: 'Is Boris still foreign secretary?' - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | This video has been removed for rights reasons. | null | This video can not be played
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42260810 |
Anger at Chancellor's disability employment comments - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Disability groups call for apology after Philip Hammond's comments on disabled people and work. | UK | The Chancellor has been criticised by a disabled charity for saying high levels of disabled people in the workforce may have had an impact on productivity.
Speaking to the Treasury Committee, Philip Hammond said the UK should be "extremely proud of high levels of participation by disabled people".
But he said that ma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42265268 |
Storm Caroline disrupts travel and closes schools - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail and ferry services are cancelled and dozens of schools are closed as the storm passes. | Highlands & Islands | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Travel is disrupted due to high winds, and low-lying areas of coastline are hit by large waves
Rail and ferry travel has been disrupted and dozens of schools have been shut in Scotland due to Storm Caroline's strong winds.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42256808 |
Dexter Fletcher to direct Freddie Mercury biopic - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bafta-nominated Dexter Fletcher will take on Bohemian Rhapsody following the firing of Bryan Singer. | Entertainment & Arts | Fletcher's appointment followed the departure of Singer, who was accused of being "unreliable"
Directing duties for Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury film biopic, have been taken on by Eddie the Eagle's Dexter Fletcher, after the firing of Bryan Singer.
The actor turned Bafta-nominated director was previously se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42263697 |
Brexit: PM urged not to let Eurosceptics 'dictate' talks - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May is urged not to allow Eurosceptic MPs in her party to "dictate the terms" of the talks. | UK Politics | Downing Street has insisted it is still confident of a first-phase Brexit deal before next week's summit
Theresa May has been urged not to allow Eurosceptic MPs in her party to "impose their own conditions" on negotiations amid signs of fresh Tory infighting.
Nineteen Tory MPs who back a "soft Brexit" have written to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42260252 |
UK City of Culture 2021: Coventry wins - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It will hope to get a major boost from hosting the year-long celebration of arts and performance. | Entertainment & Arts | The winning city was announced in the current UK City of Culture, Hull
Coventry has been chosen to be the UK's City of Culture for 2021.
The bid team said their plans were "about changing the reputation of a city" as well as hosting a year of cultural celebration.
The title is awarded every four years and Coventry w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42272675 |
Why Jerusalem matters - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | The city's importance explained, as the controversial US embassy move to the city goes ahead. | null | The controversial US embassy move to Jerusalem is going ahead amid celebration and protest. The BBC's Yolande Knell explains why the city is so important. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42247428 |
Irish border: New draft Brexit plan could break deadlock - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are "serious ideas" on the table, a source says, as talks over the Irish border go into the night. | UK Politics | Disagreements remain over how the Irish border should be treated after Brexit
Brexit negotiations are continuing into the night in a fresh push to reach agreement over the Irish border.
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg has been told there are "serious ideas" on the table that the different parties are broadly content with.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42273941 |
Senator Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct claims - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Democrat admits no wrongdoing, calls himself a "champion of women" and attacks President Trump. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Franken attacked Donald Trump and Roy Moore in his resignation speech
Democratic Senator and ex-comedian Al Franken has said he plans to quit "in the coming weeks" after string of sexual harassment allegations.
"I am proud ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42271979 |
Coveney stands firm on Irish Brexit position - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Talks to end an impasse continue, with the European Council chief set to address the issue on Friday. | Northern Ireland | European Council president Donald Tusk is to make an announcement about Brexit at 06:50 GMT on Friday
The core Brexit issues on which Ireland reached agreement earlier this week are not changing, the country's foreign minister has told the Irish parliament.
Dublin would look at new proposals but its core position nee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42258681 |
Uber's licence suspended in Sheffield - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The taxi app firm failed to respond to official requests about its management, the city council says. | Business | Uber has had its licence suspended in Sheffield after it failed to respond to official requests about its management, the city council has said.
The firm, also fighting a ban in London, can still operate in Sheffield until 18 December and can appeal against the decision, the council said.
If it decides not to appeal,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42270020 |
Hamilton musical wows first London audience - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The first UK performance of the Broadway hit leaves audience members singing the musical's praises. | Entertainment & Arts | The first UK performance of Broadway hit Hamilton has left audience members singing the hip-hop musical's praises.
Self-proclaimed "theatre addict" Alex Packer called the performances from the London cast "faultless", and Jen Waller called the evening "truly special".
The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye said it had been "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42263705 |
$450m 'Leonardo painting' heads to Louvre Abu Dhabi - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Salvator Mundi, reputedly by Leonardo da Vinci, was sold for a record sum in New York this month. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The painting has been cleaned and restored from the image on the left to the one on the right
A 500-year-old painting of Christ believed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci is heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the museum has ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42260985 |
Labour's Lord Bassam to quit as chief whip over expenses - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lord Bassam is to stand down in New Year amid scrutiny of his travel claims. | UK Politics | Labour's chief whip in the House of Lords is to stand down in the New Year following criticism of his expenses.
Lord Bassam has referred himself to the standards watchdog and agreed to repay the cost of travel to and from his Brighton home since 2010.
The peer, who also had a £36,366 allowance for staying overnight i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42260258 |
Person of the Year: Time honours abuse 'silence breakers' - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Women and men who broke silence on sexual harassment and abuse are named Time's Person of the Year. | US & Canada | Clockwise from top: Actor Ashley Judd, pop singer Taylor Swift, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, corporate lobbyist Adama Iwu and Isabel Pascual, a strawberry-picker from Mexico (not her real name)
Time magazine has named "the Silence Breakers" - women and men who spoke out against sexual abuse and harassment - as i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42254219 |
Brexit border talks entering critical 24 hours - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | EU and UK sources suddenly sound more cheerful - but the DUP are not yet fully on board. | UK Politics | Not yet. But, but, but, after two days where it has felt that there has been very little movement indeed, tonight, the atmosphere has changed.
Well-placed sources on the EU and UK sides sound suddenly cheerful.
New language to add to the agreement that failed to persuade the DUP at the start of the week has been disc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42274667 |
Oxford student Lavinia Woodward fights suspended sentence - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "Extraordinarily able" Lavinia Woodward was given a suspended term for stabbing her boyfriend. | Oxford | Lavinia Woodward had ambitions to become a surgeon
An "extraordinary" University of Oxford student who avoided jail for stabbing her boyfriend is trying to appeal against her suspended sentence.
Lavinia Woodward, 24, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding at Christ Church college after drinking heavily.
Judge Ian Pring... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-42265869 |
'Stark' increase in overweight youngsters - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The highest rise in carrying excess weight occurs between the ages of seven and 11, data suggests. | Health | There is a "stark" increase between the ages of seven and 11 in the proportion of children in the UK who are overweight or obese, new data suggests.
The study of nearly 12,000 children found 25% were overweight or obese at age seven, rising to 35% at 11.
Between 11 and 14, there was little change, however, which rese... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42250152 |
Google's 'superhuman' DeepMind AI claims chess crown - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An algorithm developed by the DeepMind team claims victory against a world-beating AI chess program. | Technology | Google says its AlphaGo Zero artificial intelligence program has triumphed at chess against world-leading specialist software within hours of teaching itself the game from scratch.
The firm's DeepMind division says that it played 100 games against Stockfish 8, and won or drew all of them.
The research has yet to be p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42251535 |
Ian Paterson: Independent inquiry into breast surgeon - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson carried out hundreds of botched operations on his patients. | Birmingham & Black Country | An independent inquiry is to be held into the malpractice of breast surgeon Ian Paterson, who carried out hundreds of botched operations.
It will aim to learn lessons from the case and improve care, the Department of Health said.
Paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent in April after a trial at... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42265738 |
California wildfires: Nearly 200,000 flee as new blaze spreads - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some 200,000 residents have been evacuated and a state of emergency declared for a new blaze in San Diego | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Nearly 200,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes in California as firefighters battle several raging wildfires.
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Diego on Thursday after a new blaze spre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42263237 |
Man 'cements microwave to head' in Wolverhampton - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fire crews took an hour to free the man who "could have suffocated" in the prank. | Birmingham & Black Country | Crews took an hour to free the man
An internet "prankster" had to be freed by firefighters after cementing his head inside a microwave oven.
West Midlands Fire Service said it took an hour to free the man after they were called to a house in Fordhouses, Wolverhampton.
Friends had managed to feed an air tube into the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-42271150 |
Poppi Worthington inquest: Expert casts doubt on abuse theory - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There was no clear evidence of sexual abuse, a pathologist tells the toddler's inquest. | Cumbria | Some important items were lost or never recovered, including Poppi's last nappy and her pyjama bottoms, the inquest heard
An expert witness has cast doubt on suggestions toddler Poppi Worthington was sexually abused in the hours before her death.
Dr Nat Cary, a consultant forensic pathologist, told the inquest there ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-42252052 |
Impact assessments of Brexit on the UK 'don't exist' - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour calls it a "shambles" but David Davis says impact assessments would be of "near zero" use. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The government has not carried out any impact assessments of leaving the EU on the UK economy, Brexit Secretary David Davis has told MPs.
Mr Davis said the usefulness of such assessments would be "near zero" because of the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42249854 |
UK City of Culture: Broken train causes MP's rush to Hull - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dozens of passengers were aboard the 09:48 London to Hull service when the engine failed. | Humberside | The London to Hull service broke down between Peterborough and Grantham
The arts minister had a last-minute rush to announce the next UK City of Culture after the train he was on was stranded for hours.
John Glen MP revealed Coventry as Hull's successor live on The One Show, but his train from London to the city brok... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-42273167 |
Cheers and a sing-song: Australian MPs back gay marriage - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | Same-sex marriage will become legal in Australia after MPs passed a historic bill. | null | Same-sex marriage will become legal in Australia after MPs passed a historic bill.
The result follows a decade of often bitter debate on the issue and a controversial national poll. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42264928 |
Bitcoin breaks through the $16,000 mark - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The digital currency has seen its value more than double in the last month in a volatile journey. | Business | At the start of the year Bitcoin was valued below $1,000
Bitcoin has breached the $16,000 mark, extending the digital currency's record-breaking surge.
The cryptocurrency began the year below $1,000 but continues to rise despite warnings of a dangerous bubble.
According to Coindesk.com, Bitcoin reached $16,663.18 (£... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42260211 |
Primark removes 'dangerous' Christmas candle from sale - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The move comes after a mother raised concerns about the potential fire hazard on Facebook. | UK | The £5 Christmas candle began to burn an hour after it was first lit
A picture of a Primark candle bursting into flames has gone viral, after a mother-of-three took to Facebook to raise awareness of the potential hazard.
Jenny Ferneyhough purchased the £5 candle - which she said developed into "massive flames" after ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42269648 |
School attendance and absence: The facts - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Why do pupils not attend school? BBC Stories has been finding out. | Stories | The overall pupil absence rate is 4.5%, according to the latest figures from the Department for Education. One in 10 of those school children are classed as "persistently absent".
A persistently absent child is one who misses school for at least 10% of the time.
Secondary schools had a higher rate of persistent absen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-42254527 |
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Johnson to urge Iran to free prisoner - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The foreign secretary's trip to Tehran will see him urge the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. | UK | Boris Johnson will urge Iran to free British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from jail when he visits Tehran.
The foreign secretary is expected to travel to Iran in the next few days.
Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been in prison since April 2016 after being accused of spying. She denies the claim.
Supporters of t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42269649 |
David Davis questioned over Brexit impact assessments - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | Brexit Secretary David Davis had previously said the government had done 57 studies on 85% of the UK economy about the impact of Brexit. | null | The government has not carried out any impact assessments of leaving the EU on the UK economy, Brexit Secretary David Davis has told MPs.
Mr Davis had previously said the government had done 57 studies on 85% of the UK economy about the impact of Brexit.
BBC News had a look in its archives. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42260350 |
Man saves rabbit from California wildfires - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | Footage captures the moment a motorist stops to rescue a wild animal amid California wildfires. | null | Footage has captured the moment a man stopped his car to rescue a wild rabbit from wildfires in California.
The incident took place on 101 freeway in La Conchita.
More than 150 homes have been destroyed in the Ventura area, near Los Angeles, and 50,000 people evacuated. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42271223 |
HMS Queen Elizabeth: UK's biggest warship commissioned - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | The Queen described "HMS Queen Elizabeth" as the best of British technology and innovation | null | The biggest and most powerful warship ever built for the Royal Navy has been officially commissioned.
At a ceremony in Portsmouth, the Queen described "HMS Queen Elizabeth" as the best of British technology and innovation.
The ship is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-42267110 |
HMS Queen Elizabeth: Royals attend aircraft carrier ceremony - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Captain Jerry Kyd said the commissioning of the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth was "a proud day". | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The Queen has officially welcomed the UK's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at a ceremony to commission it into the Royal Navy fleet.
The monarch boarded her namesake ship in Portsmouth to see the Royal Navy White... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-42256046 |
Fashion models expose sexual harassment - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Models who have been sexually harassed while working tell the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme their stories. | Entertainment & Arts | The fashion industry is failing to deal with the problem of sexual harassment, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told.
In the UK, professional agencies represent about 12,000 models.
The Association of Model Agents (AMA) said member agencies "do everything within their power to protect them".
Here are... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42230705 |
California wildfires surround LA freeway - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | Drivers filmed the flames on the 405 near Bel Air, as firefighters continue to battle the blaze. | null | Homes are being consumed by large fires spreading across the southern California countryside.
Firefighters are tackling the blaze as residents flee the affected areas, but attempts at controlling the spread of the fire have been unsuccessful.
Drivers filmed the flames from their cars on the 405 near Bel Air. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42256916 |
What Trump's Jerusalem decision means for peace - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | null | The BBC's Lyse Doucet explains what the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital means for peace. | null | Tearing up convention, US President Donald Trump has recognised Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel.
The BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet breaks down what the decision means for Middle East peace. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42260141 |
UK snow: Ice could add to travel disruption as temperatures drop - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Significant snowfall is forecast for the weekend, with warnings some communities could be cut off. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Weather warnings are still in place in large parts of the UK, amid concern that icy conditions could cause travel delays and "cut off" some rural areas.
The Met Office said snow showers would continue to affect parts of Sco... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42272554 |
India newborn 'mistakenly' declared dead passes away - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The baby was handed over in a plastic bag but his parents saw him move on their way to his funeral. | India | The incident sparked outrage and a debate over the quality of private healthcare
A premature baby who was "mistakenly" declared dead by doctors in India's capital Delhi has died in another hospital where he was being treated.
The doctors at the privately run Max Hospital had pronounced the baby dead hours after his t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42261796 |
Sean Rigg death: Police will not face charges, CPS rules - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of Sean Rigg, who died at Brixton police station, call the decision "shameful". | London | Sean Rigg died from a heart attack in police custody in 2008
Five police officers will not face prosecution after the death of a mentally ill man in custody, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has ruled.
Sean Rigg's family said it was "shameful" the CPS had upheld its decision from 2016.
The musician, 40, died from... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42254576 |
Mohammed Abdallah guilty of joining Islamic State - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mohammed Abdallah received help to travel to Syria from his brother in Manchester. | Manchester | Mohammed Abdallah will be sentenced on Friday
A British man has been found guilty of travelling to join so-called Islamic State in Syria.
Mohammed Abdallah received help from his brother Abdalraouf, who set up a "hub" of communication for would-be fighters from his home in Manchester.
The Old Bailey heard the 26-yea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42269951 |
I should be home-schooled, but I spent 10 months on Xbox - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After Mohammed was excluded for bad behaviour, he was home-schooled - but it didn't work out. | Magazine | Mohammed spends his days playing computer games and looking after his granddad. He's only 14, but he hasn't been to school since December. The idea was to home school him - but things didn't quite work out like that, reports the BBC's Sue Mitchell.
He lives in a spotlessly clean Bradford semi-detached house, with pale... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41476718 |
Ballon d'Or 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win fifth award - BBC Sport | 2017-12-07 | null | Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo joins Lionel Messi on five Ballon d'Or awards by winning the 2017 title. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d'Or award for the fifth time - and the second year in a row.
Victory took the 32-year-old Portugal international level with 30-year-old Argentine Messi, who won the most recent of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42269979 |
Ladbrokes Coral in talks over takeover by GVC - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK's biggest High Street bookmaker is in "detailed" talks about being taken over by online rival GVC. | Business | Gambling giant Ladbrokes Coral is in "detailed" talks over a takeover by online rival GVC over a deal that could value the group at up to £3.9bn.
Under the proposals, GVC - which owns the Bwin and Sportingbet brands - would hold 53.5% of the combined group.
Ladbrokes Coral became the UK's biggest High Street bookmake... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42263157 |
Terrorists have nowhere to hide, says defence secretary - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | British armed forces will "bring destruction" to jihadists, says Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Gavin Williamson: "We want to drive them out of Iraq and Syria"
The UK will "bring destruction" to those who fight for so-called Islamic State, the defence secretary has said.
Gavin Williamson said British armed forces were... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42260814 |
Momentum under investigation by Electoral Commission - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Electoral Commission is investigating Labour-backing Momentum over spending at the 2017 election. | UK Politics | The Electoral Commission is investigating whether the Labour-supporting Momentum group broke finance rules during the 2017 general election.
The elections watchdog says its probe will consider if Momentum's returns included accurate donation information.
It said questions over compliance risked harming voter confiden... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42264630 |
Prince Charles bomb plot: Real IRA leader jailed - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dissident republican jailed for more than 11 years for plotting attack during prince's visit to Ireland. | Europe | Prince Charles visited County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland in May 2015
A dissident republican leader who plotted a bomb attack during Prince Charles' visit to Ireland has been jailed for more than 11 years.
Seamus McGrane 63, from Little Road, Dromiskin in County Louth was found guilty of directing terrorism and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41977719 |
South Live: Thursday 7 December - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | All the latest headlines from across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Video caption: CCTV footage of Simon Smith walking in Reading on Saturday when a bus hit him. CCTV footage of Simon Smith walking in Reading on Saturday when a bus hit him.
A man will appear in court after a double-decker bus hit a pedestrian on a pavement in Reading.
Cheikh Daouda Senghor, 40, from St Johns Road, Wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-hampshire-42228057 |
Jerusalem: Trump move prompts negative world reaction - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital is met with a wave of disapproval. | Middle East | US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv has been met with a wave of disapproval.
Leaders from within the Arab and Muslim worlds, and from the wider international community, were swift to criticise the move. Some warned of the potential... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42250340 |
Croydon tram crash: Report says driver 'probably dozed off' - BBC News | 2017-12-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A report into the crash which killed seven people claims "stronger windows" could have saved lives. | London | Seven people were killed when a tram derailed near to Sandilands in November 2016
The driver of a tram which derailed in Croydon had probably dozed off moments before the fatal crash, an official report has found.
Seven people died and more than 50 were injured in the derailment in south London in November last year.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42253785 |
Brexit deal: As it happened - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Updates as they came in after European Commission recommended "sufficient progress" had been made in Brexit talks. | UK Politics | Most Brexit-suppporting Tories seem to be happy about what's been agreed although some are picking the odd hole in the documents.
Former Welsh Secretary David Jones is worried about the implications if there is no agreement on how cross-border trade in Ireland is regulated.
In such a scenario, he tells Radio 4's Worl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-42276855 |
So, did 'soft Brexit' just win? - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government and the EU might be claiming success today – but as Donald Tusk said, the tough stuff starts now. | Business | The agreement commits both sides to an open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic
"The test of a first-rate intelligence," F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in The Crack-Up, "is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function."
Today the British governme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42281217 |
Middle East media reacts to 'slap of the century' - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many regional newspapers condemn the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. | Middle East | Headlines in Arab and Turkish newspapers are crowded with strident criticism and expressions of dismay in response to President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Those in the Israeli press welcome the move, saying it should never have taken decades to happen.
"Thank you Mr Presi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42264307 |
Primary school evacuated after fire breaks out - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than 30 firefighters are tackling the blaze at Cairneyhill Primary School near Dunfermline. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | More than 200 pupils have been evacuated from a primary school in Fife after a large fire broke out.
At least 30 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze at Cairneyhill Primary School near Dunfermline.
Pupils and staff were all "safe and well" and were moved to a nearby church hall, Fife Council said.
Local ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-42284463 |
Man held over House of Lords disturbance - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police arrest a man in the House of Lords after a debate is interrupted by shouting. | UK Politics | Peers were debating the role of education in society when shouts were heard
A man has been arrested in the House of Lords after a debate was interrupted by shouting.
The man was held on suspicion of common assault and criminal damage, following the incident in the public gallery.
Labour peer Lord Giddens was speakin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42287627 |
Man charged over rocket launcher snowman in Londonderry - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The window display appeared at a republican group's office in Londonderry in October. | Northern Ireland | The window display included the message "wishing you an explosive Christmas"
A 29-year-old man has been charged after a snowman holding a rocket launcher was painted on the window of a republican support group's office in Londonderry.
The image included the message: "Wishing you an Explosive Christmas."
It appeared ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42285433 |
Anorexic student Averil Hart 'failed by every NHS body' - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | University student Averil Hart's family say she starved herself to death in 10 weeks. | Suffolk | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nicholas Hart says his daughter Averil's "death was avoidable"
A teenager who "starved to death" in a matter of weeks was failed by "every NHS organisation that should have cared for her", a review has found.
Averil Hart, 1... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-42267778 |
Brexit deal: 'fair to the British taxpayer' - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | null | The Prime Minister said the deal has been struck after 'some tough conversations' | null | European Union officials say sufficient progress has been made in the Brexit negotiations, meaning they can move on to trade talks with the UK.
Theresa May travelled to Brussels early this morning to present proposals on the so-called divorce bill, citizens rights and the Northern Ireland border. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42276577 |
Fake pants seized in Christmas crackdown on counterfeits - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Authorities are using Calvin Kleins and humorous videos to warn consumers over Christmas counterfeits. | Business | Border officials have seized £1.5m worth of counterfeit Calvin Klein pants, along with fake Dyson fans, Superdry hoodies and Nike shoes.
The authorities are using the hauls to highlight the risk of buying cut-price, substandard counterfeits at Christmas.
The Intellectual Property Office is also using humour to fight ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42263742 |
Storm Caroline: 'Worst Isle of Man snow since 2013' - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Travel difficulties and safety issues as a result of the "worst snow storms since 2013". | Isle Of Man / Ellan Vannin | Roads have been closed across the island
The Isle of Man's worst snow storms for four years have caused "major travel disruption" across the island, said the government.
All schools were closed on Friday as was the National Sports Centre and University College Isle of Man.
The government said the decision had been t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-42277864 |
Brexit deal: Theresa May buys breathing space - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | No 10 has reached a critical short-term goal, and moved on from embarrassment to a temporary conclusion. | UK Politics | The prime minister made her decisions on Thursday night while the No 10 Downing Street Christmas party carried on.
It isn't celebration on Friday though for her government, but relief.
And her allies note that in those fraught hours she made the decision to go to Brussels even though the DUP had continued to make its... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42288942 |
Millions 'stolen' in NiceHash Bitcoin heist - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hackers targeted a Slovenian mining exchange in order to steal thousands of Bitcoin. | Technology | NiceHash was targeted by hackers in the early hours of Wednesday
"Highly professional" hackers made off with around 4,700 Bitcoin from a leading mining service, a Bitcoin exchange has said.
The value of Bitcoin is currently extremely volatile, but at the time of writing, the amount stolen was worth approximately $80m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42275523 |
Brexit: Business calls for more clarity over deal - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite news of a "breakthrough" deal, companies want certainty about EU citizens living in the UK. | Business | Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker announce progress in Brexit talks in Brussels on Friday
More clarity on the Brexit transition is needed to stop companies proceeding with contingency plans despite the progress announced on Friday, the CBI has warned.
Paul Drechsler, president of the business lobby group, said comp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42277295 |
UK City of Culture 2021: Coventry wins - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It will hope to get a major boost from hosting the year-long celebration of arts and performance. | Entertainment & Arts | The winning city was announced in the current UK City of Culture, Hull
Coventry has been chosen to be the UK's City of Culture for 2021.
The bid team said their plans were "about changing the reputation of a city" as well as hosting a year of cultural celebration.
The title is awarded every four years and Coventry w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42272675 |
Why Jerusalem matters - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | null | The city's importance explained, as the controversial US embassy move to the city goes ahead. | null | The controversial US embassy move to Jerusalem is going ahead amid celebration and protest. The BBC's Yolande Knell explains why the city is so important. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42247428 |
Mohammed Abdallah jailed for joining Islamic State - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mohammed Abdallah received help to travel to Syria from his brother Abdalraouf, who set up a Manchester "hub". | Manchester | Mohammed Abdallah was convicted following a trial at the Old Bailey
A British man who travelled to Syria to join so-called Islamic State has been jailed for 10 years.
Mohammed Abdallah was helped by his brother Abdalraouf, who set up a "hub" of communication for would-be fighters from his home in Manchester.
Abdalla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-42267455 |
Brexit deal: Theresa May's agreement with Brussels - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Reality Check examines some of the key lines in the agreement document. | UK Politics | The UK and European Commission have reached an agreement that should allow them to move Brexit talks on to the next stage.
Here are some of the key lines in the agreement document.
So here's the first linguistic somersault. This agreement is designed to lock in the progress made so far, and allow technical experts to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42280487 |
Senator Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct claims - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Democrat admits no wrongdoing, calls himself a "champion of women" and attacks President Trump. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Franken attacked Donald Trump and Roy Moore in his resignation speech
Democratic Senator and ex-comedian Al Franken has said he plans to quit "in the coming weeks" after string of sexual harassment allegations.
"I am proud ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42271979 |
Irish border: New draft Brexit plan could break deadlock - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are "serious ideas" on the table, a source says, as talks over the Irish border go into the night. | UK Politics | Disagreements remain over how the Irish border should be treated after Brexit
Brexit negotiations are continuing into the night in a fresh push to reach agreement over the Irish border.
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg has been told there are "serious ideas" on the table that the different parties are broadly content with.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42273941 |
Uber's licence suspended in Sheffield - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The taxi app firm failed to respond to official requests about its management, the city council says. | Business | Uber has had its licence suspended in Sheffield after it failed to respond to official requests about its management, the city council has said.
The firm, also fighting a ban in London, can still operate in Sheffield until 18 December and can appeal against the decision, the council said.
If it decides not to appeal,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42270020 |
Coveney stands firm on Irish Brexit position - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Talks to end an impasse continue, with the European Council chief set to address the issue on Friday. | Northern Ireland | European Council president Donald Tusk is to make an announcement about Brexit at 06:50 GMT on Friday
The core Brexit issues on which Ireland reached agreement earlier this week are not changing, the country's foreign minister has told the Irish parliament.
Dublin would look at new proposals but its core position nee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42258681 |
Call for lung health screening in top football clubs - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three in 10 elite footballers may be affected by exercise-induced asthma, a study has found. | Health | Asthma symptoms can be brought on by exercise in elite athletes
Professional footballers should be screened for exercise-induced asthma, researchers say, after a study found three in 10 could be affected.
University of Kent scientists used lung tests to identify players with symptoms and improved their fitness after ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42264758 |
Brexit border talks entering critical 24 hours - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | EU and UK sources suddenly sound more cheerful - but the DUP are not yet fully on board. | UK Politics | Not yet. But, but, but, after two days where it has felt that there has been very little movement indeed, tonight, the atmosphere has changed.
Well-placed sources on the EU and UK sides sound suddenly cheerful.
New language to add to the agreement that failed to persuade the DUP at the start of the week has been disc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42274667 |
Transplant baby Charlie Douthwaite 'rejecting heart' - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charlie Douthwaite was the youngest patient on the UK transplant waiting list. | Tyne & Wear | Charlie Douthwaite had his transplant at the Freeman Hospital
A nine-week-old baby who received a new heart may be rejecting the organ.
A Europe-wide appeal to help Charlie Douthwaite - who was born with heart defect - was launched last month and he underwent a transplant last week.
But his father Steven Douthwaite ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-42279055 |
M5 closure: Drivers stuck for hours in freezing temperatures - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The road was shut in both directions for more than four hours amid concerns for a man on a bridge. | Devon | Some motorists said they were stuck on the closed motorway for more than four hours
Drivers were left stuck in vehicles for several hours in freezing temperatures as the M5 was shut in both directions.
It followed "concerns for the welfare of a man" on a bridge at junction 28, near Cullompton, at about 16:00 GMT, pol... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-42288965 |
Northern: Bailiffs pursued rail firm over passenger compensation - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A passenger won a legal case against Northern, but was left waiting for about £300. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | Phil Davies complained about how Northern dealt with passengers on his journey and later took them to court after they failed to reply
A train passenger's lengthy fight for compensation from a rail company got to the stage where bailiffs were "pursuing them at their registered office".
Phil Davies was on a Leeds to B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-42283561 |
Adams family gang member pays back £730,000 - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Terry Adams had previously claimed paying back the money would breach his human rights. | London | Terry Adams had argued it would breach his human rights to pay
A former member of one of Britain's most notorious crime gangs has paid nearly £730,000 to settle a legal battle over his criminal assets.
Terry Adams, who was associated with the north London "Adams family", had claimed he was too poor to pay.
He agreed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42282388 |
California wildfires: Nearly 200,000 flee as new blaze spreads - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some 200,000 residents have been evacuated and a state of emergency declared for a new blaze in San Diego | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Nearly 200,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes in California as firefighters battle several raging wildfires.
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Diego on Thursday after a new blaze spre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42263237 |
Brexit: Issue that nearly scuppered border talks - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC Ireland Correspondent Chris Buckler analyses the government's handling of the Irish border. | Northern Ireland | The wording of the UK's Brexit deal with the EU has finally been agreed - but negotiations were nearly scuppered this week over the tinder-box issue of the Irish border.
When Theresa May appointed ministers to her specially formed Brexit Cabinet Committee it was an early sign that she had failed to realise the signifi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-42272292 |
Wormwood Scrubs prison sees 'surge in violence' - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Inspectors find areas of the west London jail are strewn with litter, which is attracting rats. | London | Wormwood Scrubs is one of the UK's most iconic prisons
Chronic staff shortages, food running out and a surge in violence were among the findings of a critical prison report into Wormwood Scrubs.
Inspectors also found areas of the west London jail were strewn with litter, attracting rats and cockroaches.
Chief inspec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42273477 |
Irish border: May in Brussels for crucial Brexit meeting - BBC News | 2017-12-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Details of a new proposal are expected to be set out within the hour following the meeting. | UK Politics | Theresa May has arrived in Brussels following overnight talks on the issue of the Irish border.
The PM and Brexit Secretary David Davis are meeting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU negotiator Michel Barnier.
Details of an agreement are expected to be set out at a joint news conference within t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42276189 |
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