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Porsche to recall 22,000 cars over emissions software - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Germany's transport minister orders move to remove what he says is illegal emissions-controlling software. | Business | The German government believes Porsche will quickly address the software problem
Germany's transport minister has announced a recall of 22,000 Porsche cars to remove what he says is illegal emissions-controlling software.
He said that luxury marque Porsche would bear the cost of the recalls of the affected 3-litre Ca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40740886 |
Prince William pilots last East Anglian Air Ambulance shift - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prince is stepping down from his helicopter pilot role to take up more royal duties and charity work. | Cambridgeshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The Duke of Cambridge has begun his final shift for the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA).
His last duty as a paid pilot for the EAAA is the night shift from its base at Cambridge Airport.
Writing in the Eastern Daily Pres... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40728530 |
Herne Bay rail death: Teenager found 'electrocuted' on tracks - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A teenage girl's parents are "desperate for answers" after she was found dead near a station. | Kent | Taiyah Peebles was with friends just before she died
A 16-year-old girl has been found dead on the tracks at a railway station.
Officers said Taiyah Peebles was with friends near Herne Bay station in Kent shortly before 23:00 BST on Tuesday.
The teenager was injured between then and 07:00 on Wednesday, when she was ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40731810 |
Missing Florida woman found after she bottled her scent - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The sniffer dog used her individual scent, preserved in advance for emergencies, to track her down. | US & Canada | A woman with dementia who went missing in Florida was found by a police dog in a matter of minutes, having bottled her scent in advance.
Citrus County Sheriff's Office said the anonymous woman had used a specialist scent preservation kit.
It can hold a person's scent for up to seven years.
In a Facebook post police ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40740503 |
Newspaper headlines: Riviera inferno and 'new antibiotics rule' - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Photos of the wildfires in France feature widely, alongside reports doctors are being urged to change their advice on antibiotics. | The Papers | There are dramatic images on several front pages of people fleeing the wildfires in south-eastern France by grabbing a few belongings and making for the beach at Bormes-Les-Mimosas.
One woman tells the Daily Telegraph "all we had time to bring was our passports". The paper says dozens of British holidaymakers were pre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40735826 |
Should you finish a course of antibiotics? - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Experts are divided over whether people should always finish a course of antibiotics. | Health | It is time to reconsider the widespread advice that people should always complete an entire course of antibiotics, experts in the BMJ say.
They argue there is not enough evidence to back the idea that stopping pills early encourages antibiotic resistance.
Instead, they suggest, more studies need to be done to see if ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40731465 |
Diesel and petrol car ban: Clean air strategy 'not enough' - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The clean air strategy should include a scrappage scheme and clean air zones, campaigners say. | UK | The government's £3bn clean air strategy does not go "far enough or fast enough", campaigners have said.
Moves including banning the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2040 and £255m for councils to tackle air pollution locally have been welcomed.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the government was determ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40731164 |
Grenfell-style cladding design fails official fire test - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Government tests reveal the design of cladding at Grenfell Tower was unsafe. | UK | An official test of the types of materials used at Grenfell Tower suggest that designs like that used in the tower's cladding are fundamentally flawed, Newsnight can reveal.
A so-called "fire test" is intended to establish whether a design would withstand fire if installed perfectly.
The Grenfell cladding has been bl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40735851 |
Tories 'wrong' on gay rights in past, Theresa May says - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May said there would be "justifiable scepticism" about her own position, given her voting record. | UK | The Conservative Party has been "wrong" on gay rights in the past - but can be proud of the role it has played in recent years, Theresa May has said.
Speaking to website Pinknews to mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, the PM said she and the party had both "come a l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40736738 |
Why does the US military buy so much Viagra? - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than a million prescriptions are paid for every year, and many go to retired personnel. | US & Canada | The Pentagon spends tens of billions of dollars on healthcare for active and retired service personnel
Amid the fall-out from US President Donald Trump's announcement on Twitter that transgender people will not be able to serve in the US military, one statistic has been frequently raised to draw attention to the compa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40741785 |
Charlie Gard parents 'denied final wish' for more time - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | His mother says the couple have had "no control" over their son's life or death. | England | Terminally-ill Charlie Gard will be moved to a hospice and have his life support withdrawn soon after, a High Court judge has decided.
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) said it was not in his best interests to spend a long time in a hospice.
His parents had wanted a private team to care for Charlie so they could ha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40745988 |
Birmingham's Legs 11 club 'drugged' and 'defrauded' customers - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A lap dancing club's licence is suspended after claims of fraud and links to organised crime are made. | Birmingham & Black Country | The council has temporarily suspended the club's licence
A lap dancing club allegedly drugged customers and charged thousands of pounds of unauthorised transactions to their credit cards, a report claims.
The report, which was compiled by Birmingham City Council's licensing team, contains police allegations that up t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40738394 |
Justin Bieber's car hits photographer - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The singer was said to be travelling at an "extremely slow speed" when the collision occurred. | Entertainment & Arts | Bieber remained at the scene and co-operated with officers, according to police
Justin Bieber has been involved in a car collision in Beverley Hills, police have confirmed to the BBC.
Video footage showed the singer striking a photographer with his car after he left a service at The City Church in Los Angeles on Wedn... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40739053 |
Facebook flush with advertising money - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The social media company's profits jumped 71%, amid strong advertising spending and user growth. | Business | Facebook revenues and profits soared in the most recent quarter, as advertising dollars poured into the social media company and users continued to flock to the site.
More than two billion people - more than a quarter of the world's population - log into the site every month, a powerful draw for advertisers.
The firm... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40732036 |
Grenfell Tower to be covered in protective wrapping - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Grenfell Tower is being covered in a protective wrap while forensic investigations continue. | UK | The deconstruction of the tower is expected to begin towards the end of 2018
Grenfell Tower will be covered in a protective wrap to help with forensic investigations, the site manager says.
Michael Lockwood told a public meeting on Wednesday that the charred building, in North Kensington in London, would be covered i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40739424 |
'Overwhelmed' hospital in Worcester missed DNP overdose - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An "overwhelmed" department led to delays in the overdose being recognised and treated, a report says. | Hereford & Worcester | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Bethany Shipsey's mother is critical of the hospital care the 21-year-old received
A young woman who had taken slimming drug DNP died after an "overwhelmed" hospital department failed to spot the "potentially fatal overdose"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-40731711 |
Five times food fights have had an impact on trade talks - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chlorine chicken isn't the only food that has got politicians in a flap | Business | Trade talks, tense affairs at the best of times, often get particularly sticky when it comes to food.
When the UK starts to negotiate new trade deals as it leaves the EU in 2019, food will be one of many areas that will need to be addressed.
The ongoing spat over chlorine chicken highlights how tastes and safety prac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40732185 |
Lloyds sets aside another £700m for PPI insurance claims - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The bank posts profits of £2.5bn, but sets aside a further £1bn for mis-selling and mortgage failings. | Business | Lloyds Banking Group has set aside another £1bn to cover the cost of insurance mis-selling and the treatment of mortgage customers.
Of that, £700m will cover payment protection insurance (PPI) claims and £283m will be used to repay about 590,000 mortgage holders.
The bank had already put away an extra £350m this year... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40738373 |
Trump takes credit for Foxconn's 'incredible investment' - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Taiwanese electronics firm says it will invest $10bn in a Wisconsin factory making LCD panels. | Business | Foxconn said it will invest $10bn over the next four years to build a new manufacturing facility in Wisconsin
Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn announced plans to invest $10bn (£7.6bn) in a new factory in the US.
The plant, to be located in Wisconsin, is expected to make LCD panels and employ 3,000 people initial... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40732035 |
Yemen conflict: A nation's agony as cholera and hunger spread - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Orla Guerin sees the suffering of cholera and malnutrition victims in Yemen's civil war. | Middle East | Ahmad weighs half what he should at 10 months old - acute malnutrition rates in Yemen have soared since the war
Amid UN warnings of the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen, the BBC's Orla Guerin has overcome attempts by Saudi Arabia to block her team from entering the country and has seen for herself the depth of the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40744608 |
Partition 70 years on: The turmoil, trauma - and legacy - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Seventy years after India and Pakistan won their independence, why are relations still tense? | Asia | As India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of independence, Andrew Whitehead looks at the lasting legacy of the Partition of British India, and the turmoil and trauma which marred the birth of the two nations.
It's about 700km (430 miles) from Delhi to Islamabad - less than the distance between London and Geneva. A shor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40643413 |
Does Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk ignore the role of the Indian army? - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many believe Nolan's blockbuster war film misses the role of Indian soldiers in the battle. | India | Dunkirk tells the story of British and Allied troops trapped on a beach surrounded by enemy forces in 1940
Christopher Nolan's epic World War Two film, Dunkirk, which tells the story of the mass evacuation of Allied troops from the northern coast of France in 1940, has been getting glowing reviews in India.
But many ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40724861 |
BBC women let gender pay gap happen, government adviser says - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A government adviser on equal pay says women are "less proactive" in asking for more money. | UK | Emily Maitlis, Victoria Derbyshire, Sue Barker, Clare Balding, Fiona Bruce and Alex Jones were among BBC stars to sign a letter demanding the BBC take action over the gender pay gap
Female staff at the BBC let the gender pay gap happen "because they weren't doing much about it", a government adviser on equal pay has s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40744426 |
'Opportunities missed' to stop brothers' Syria deaths - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two teenager brothers from Brighton who died fighting in Syria in 2014 were radicalised in the UK. | Sussex | Abdullah Deghayes (left) and his brother Jaffar Deghayes died in Syria
Opportunities were missed to spot the radicalisation of two teenage British Muslim brothers who died fighting in Syria in 2014, a report has found.
Agencies had insufficient knowledge and understanding of minority and faith groups, a serious case ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-40738392 |
Judge writes personal letter to teen after High Court battle - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Justice Jackson tells the 14-year-old boy why he rejected his plea to move abroad with his father. | UK | A judge has written a personal letter to a 14-year-old boy explaining why he has rejected his request to move with his father to Scandinavia.
Mr Justice Jackson said he felt the teenager had brought the case to the High Court "as a way of showing your dad how much you love him".
He told the boy he was "doing well in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40743341 |
'My stomach dropped': Transgender troops hit hard by Trump ban - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An active duty soldier was preparing for a promotion ceremony, but now his plans are in chaos. | US & Canada | President Trump addresses US military personnel in Italy in May
Drill sergeant Kennedy Ochoa was putting on his dress uniform when he heard the news.
President Trump had fired off a series of tweets saying the country would no longer "accept or allow" transgender Americans to serve in the military, citing "tremendous... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40735545 |
Signal may be from first 'exomoon' - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A team of astronomers has potentially discovered the first known moon located beyond the Solar System. | Science & Environment | Artist's impression: Where there are exoplanets, there are probably exomoons
A team of astronomers has potentially discovered the first known moon beyond the Solar System.
If confirmed, the "exomoon" is likely to be about the size and mass of Neptune, and circles a planet the size of Jupiter but with 10 times the mas... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40741545 |
Boy Scouts apologise for Trump's speech - BBC News | 2017-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president had encouraged the Scouts to boo Barack Obama as he touted his political agenda. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Donald Trump delivered a speech to remember to the Boy Scouts of America
The chief scout of the Boy Scouts of America has apologised for the remarks made by President Donald Trump at the group's national event this week.
Ov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40745875 |
Boston airport crash: Taxi mows down pedestrians injuring 10 - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The cab driver reportedly told police he stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. One witness said the crash sounded like a plane exploding
Ten people have been taken to hospital with injuries of "varying severity" after a taxi drove into people at Boston's Logan airport, police say.
The driver jumped th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40488500 |
Newspaper headlines: 'House of horrors' and calls for state pay rise - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The proposed demolition of a notorious children's home and calls for state pay rises make headlines. | The Papers | The public sector pay cap remains top of the agenda for several of Tuesday's newspapers.
According to the Guardian, a report for the government's pay advisers has revealed the scale of salary cuts during a decade of freezes - teachers have seen average pay fall by £3 an hour in real terms and police officers by £2 an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40489617 |
Katie Rough death: Girl pleads guilty to manslaughter - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Katie Rough was found with cuts to her neck and chest on a playing field in York. | York & North Yorkshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Katie Rough's parents described seeing their dying daughter after the attack
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
Katie was smothered and slashed with... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40478679 |
Hammond’s public sector pay challenge - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Treasury is becoming nervous – as it always does when Cabinet members start talking about spending commitments. | Business | The Treasury jealously guards its role as keeper of the public purse.
And far from the mood since the general election easing on the matter of "sound money", the word among senior figures in the department is that now is the time "to hold our nerve".
Sources close to the chancellor point out that plans to balance the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40478756 |
Mike Ashley 'vomited into fireplace at pub meeting' - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A court hears claims the billionaire Sports Direct boss often held management meetings in pubs. | England | Mike Ashley was at the High Court for the hearing
Sportswear tycoon Mike Ashley once hosted a management meeting in a pub where he drank 12 pints and vomited into a fireplace, a court has heard.
The Newcastle United owner is being sued by finance expert Jeffrey Blue at London's High Court.
He claims Mr Ashley often ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40484091 |
'I'm swapping nursing for botox' - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The nurse who loves her job but says the work conditions are driving people away. | Health | Constantina Antaniou became a nurse because she loves caring for people.
"I want to look after people, I'm that type of person - I wanted a profession where I can do this," Constantina told the BBC.
She left what she describes as the "NHS rat race" to join a GP surgery, where she has been since September 2016. But af... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40481308 |
Chris Christie, New Jersey governor, enjoys beach he closed to public - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Aerial photos show New Jersey's Chris Christie at a state beach he ordered closed over a budget row. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing heavy criticism after he was photographed relaxing on a state beach he had ordered closed to the public.
The Republican gave the go-ahead for non-essential services to be shut do... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40478247 |
Jeff Horn rejects 'naysayers' after beating Manny Pacquiao - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-teacher hits back at claims it was "crazy" to award him victory over Manny Pacquiao. | Australia | The former schoolteacher who stunned Manny Pacquiao to win the WBO world welterweight title has dismissed suggestions he did not deserve to win.
Jeff Horn beat Pacquiao, an eight-time world champion, following a unanimous points decision in Brisbane, Australia.
Pacquiao's coaches and celebrities including Lennox Lewi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-40477052 |
Andy Murray and Kim Sears 'happy' to be expecting second child - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The news comes as Murray prepares for his opening match at Wimbledon as defending champion. | Scotland | The world number one and his wife already have a one-year-old daughter
Tennis star Andy Murray says he and his wife, Kim Sears, are "very happy" to be expecting their second child.
The couple, who married in 2015, already have a one-year-old daughter, Sophia.
The news come as the 30-year-old prepares for his opening... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-40415275 |
Public sector pay: Will they or won't they? - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | While pressure grows to remove the limit on pay rises, the more complicated bit - who or what would pay for the increase - is a conversation that's yet to happen. | UK Politics | As we've been reporting in the last few days, there's been a frenzied guessing game, stoked by some cabinet ministers themselves, over the future for the pay of nurses, teachers, police officers, and the rest of the five million or so people who work in the public sector.
In the aftermath of the election, some in cabi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40484053 |
India woman attacked with acid for fifth time - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Indian woman was already under police guard after allegedly being raped and attacked. | India | Acid attacks are not uncommon against women in India
A woman in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh who survived an alleged gang-rape and four separate acid attacks has been targeted again by an acid-thrower.
She was attacked outside a women's hostel in Lucknow while getting water from a hand pump, police said.
The wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40474360 |
M3 'smart' motorway opens in Hampshire and Surrey - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The four-lane stretch is expected to benefit the 130,000 motorists who use the M3 each day. | Surrey | A 50mph speed limit will remain in place while traffic management systems are tested
A £174m upgrade to turn the M3 into a "smart" motorway in Surrey and Hampshire has opened.
The 13.4-mile stretch between Farnborough and the M25 is now a four-lane carriageway after the main construction work was completed.
Motorist... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-40473727 |
Newspaper headlines: UK 'ditches cake-and-eat-it Brexit stance' - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | British officials have accepted a "painful" trade-off in Brexit talks, and the EU is planning migrant "crisis" talks, according to the front pages. | The Papers | UK officials have "quietly abandoned" hopes of securing "the government's promised cake-and-eat-it Brexit deal", the Guardian reports.
According to the paper, government insiders have reported a "dramatic change of mood" in the Department for Exiting the European Union since the general election.
It says the idea of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40476851 |
Most US women won't dine alone with opposite sex, survey suggests - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than half would not dine alone with the opposite sex, according to a New York Times poll. | US & Canada | Mike Pence has said he would not dine alone with any woman who was not his wife, Karen (pictured)
Many eyebrows were raised when it emerged US Vice-President Mike Pence would not dine alone with a woman who was not his wife.
How old fashioned, the internet cried.
Only, now it seems he is not alone.
A surprise poll ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40473553 |
More UK nurses and midwives leaving than joining profession - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The downward trend has been most pronounced among British staff, figures show. | Health | More nurses and midwives are leaving the profession in the UK than joining it, for the first time since 2008, figures show.
The number registered in the UK fell by 1,783 to 690,773, in the year to March.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said the downward trend had been most pronounced among British workers. Ma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40476867 |
Baby Dove adverts criticised over breastfeeding stance - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dozens complain to the watchdog about the campaign which some say is against breastfeeding in public. | UK | Skincare brand Baby Dove has been criticised by mums who say the company's new adverts support those who oppose breastfeeding in public.
One advert says "75% say breastfeeding in public is fine, 25% say put them away. What's your way?"
The Advertising Standards Authority has received 151 complaints, including concern... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40478372 |
Tony Hadley cuts ties with Spandau Ballet - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The singer says he "is no longer a member of the band", who scored hits with True and Gold. | Entertainment & Arts | Spandau Ballet backstage at Top of the Pops in 1983, with Hadley front and centre
Singer Tony Hadley says he has left 1980s pop group Spandau Ballet, and "will not be performing" with them in the future.
In an oddly-worded statement, the star said: "I am required to state that I am no longer a member of the band".
H... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40479888 |
Charlie Gard: Pope and Trump offer parents support - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pope Francis calls for Charlie Gard's parents to be allowed to "treat their child until the end". | London | The Vatican said the Pope was following the case "with affection and sadness"
Pope Francis has called for the parents of terminally-ill Charlie Gard to be allowed to "accompany and treat their child until the end".
Chris Gard and Connie Yates had been expecting their 10-month-old's life support to be turned off on Fr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40479074 |
The firms trying to put the glamour back into flying - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Can the exclusive and expensive world of private jets be revolutionised by technology? | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. I wanted to be able to go online and book a private jet, says Sergey Petrossov
In its infancy, commercial air travel was expensive, and seemed like the ultimate in luxury.
Today, that era seems long gone. Delays, strikes, l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40443119 |
Two in court after 79 guns seized from car heading to UK - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joint operation sees two men arrested and 79 firearms seized from UK-bound car at the Channel Tunnel. | UK | A haul of firearms has been seized in France from a car heading to the UK.
Seventy-nine "viable" weapons were recovered from the car's trailer when it was stopped by UK Border Force officers at Coquelles near the Channel Tunnel terminal on Saturday.
Two men, a Polish and a Czech national, have been remanded in custod... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40479845 |
Hinkley Point: EDF adds £1.5bn to nuclear plant cost - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | French energy firm EDF says the new power station faces further delays and an extra £1.5bn of costs. | Business | Construction of the Hinkley Point plant is under way after government approval last year
French energy supplier EDF has estimated that the cost of completing the new Hinkley Point nuclear plant will be nearly 10% more than expected.
The company, which is the project's main backer, said the total cost of the power sta... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40479053 |
Jersey care abuse inquiry: Children 'still at risk' - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Live electrical wires were applied to children's legs, according to a report into decades of abuse. | Jersey | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Children may still be at risk in Jersey's care system, a report into seven decades of child abuse has found.
Live electrical wires were applied to children's legs, one survivor told the The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40485015 |
'Extra strong, Ikea branded' ecstasy pills linked to Kyle Pringle's death - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A large quantity of "Ikea" branded ecstasy pills were seized after the death of an 18-year-old. | Jersey | Police believe the "Ikea" branded tablets are a "particularly strong" batch of ecstasy
An 18-year-old man has died from what is believed to be a "particularly strong" batch of ecstasy tablets.
Jersey Police said Kyle Pringle, from St Helier, died at the General Hospital early on Saturday morning.
His death follows a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-40328534 |
Employers 'having to pay more to recruit new staff' - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A worsening skills shortage is forcing UK firms to pay out £2bn a year in higher salaries, a study says. | Business | Many UK employers have had to pay "well above market rate" to attract employees over the past year as a skills shortage intensifies, a survey suggests.
Almost all firms in a survey of 400 by the Open University said it had been difficult to find workers with the skills they needed.
The distance learning university ca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40475702 |
Secret German peacemaker in Northern Ireland's Troubles - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A German Lutheran peacemaker spent decades hosting secret negotiations and ceasefires during the Troubles. | UK | Eberhard Spiecker's secret peace negotiations went back to the 1970s
He died in Germany in May and much of his far-reaching involvement in the labyrinthine politics of the Troubles is likely to go with him to the grave.
His work stretched over several decades, almost entirely unseen, holding meetings between people w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40001151 |
Reality Check: Is public sector pay higher than private sector? - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Public sector pay has been falling relative to the private sector and is expected to continue falling. | UK Politics | The claim: Average public sector pay is higher than private sector, even adjusted for qualifications
Reality Check verdict: It is a difficult comparison to make, but IFS calculations suggest that Lord Lamont is probably right. However, in recent years private sector pay has been growing faster than public sector pay a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40480766 |
Do passports restrict economic growth? - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Would getting rid of passport controls boost economic growth? | Business | "What would we English say if we could not go from London to the Crystal Palace or from Manchester to Stockport without a passport or police officer at our heels? Depend upon it, we are not half enough grateful to God for our national privileges."
So wrote an English publisher named John Gadsby, travelling through Eur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40188997 |
German bus inferno killed 18 in Bavaria motorway crash - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eighteen people, mostly pensioners, die after flames engulf a tour bus on a motorway in Bavaria. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Eighteen people died when their tour bus collided with a lorry and burst into flames on the A9 motorway in southern Germany, police say.
Another 30 on the bus were hurt and two of them were fighting for their lives.
The bu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40479021 |
Wimbledon 2017: Finding new fans for a famous tennis brand - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wimbledon looks to technology to reach new tennis fans. | Business | Andy Murray will attempt to retain his men's singles title
When you host what is arguably the most famous tennis tournament in the world - Wimbledon - it would be tempting to rest on your sporting laurels and let things tick along as they always have done.
Not only is it the longest-established of the four Grand Slam... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40427367 |
How one man built a global hospitality empire - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How Choe Peng Sum launched and grew serviced apartments business Frasers Hospitality. | Business | On the first day in his new job, Choe Peng Sum was given a fairly simple brief: "Just go make us a lot of money."
Fast forward about 20 years, and it's fair to say he has done just that.
The business he runs, Frasers Hospitality, is one of the world's biggest providers of high-end serviced apartments. Its 148 propert... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40453444 |
Donald Trump posts video clip of him 'beating' CNN in wrestling - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The video showing Mr Trump fighting a human CNN logo incites violence, the network says. | US & Canada | The clip was originally submitted to a pro-Trump forum on the social media site Reddit
The US President has tweeted a short video clip of him wrestling a person with the CNN logo for a head.
The clip is an altered version of Donald Trump's appearance at a WWE wrestling event in 2007, in which he "attacked" franchise ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40474118 |
Elton John bomb plotter Haroon Syed jailed for life - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Haroon Syed, 19, is thought to have been targeting a concert in Hyde Park or London's Oxford Street. | UK | Haroon Syed was caught after trying to buy a bomb from a British security agent
A 19-year-old man has been jailed for life for planning a bomb attack that may have targeted an Elton John concert or Oxford Street in central London.
Haroon Syed, of west London, admitted preparing acts of terrorism after trying to sourc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40481325 |
No sprinklers in 300 Scottish tower blocks - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands of high-rise homes in Scotland do not have potentially life-saving fire safety systems. | Scotland | Thousands of homes in tower blocks across Scotland do not have potentially life-saving sprinkler systems, a BBC Scotland investigation has found.
There are no sprinklers in flats in more than 300 high-rise buildings in towns and cities across the country, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Every high-rise built in Scot... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-40442398 |
Avignon shooting: Eight injured near French mosque - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two suspects opened fire on people in front of a mosque, but officials have ruled out terrorism. | Europe | A seven-year-old girl was reportedly among those injured in the attack in Avignon, France
Eight people have been injured in a shooting outside a mosque in southern France, officials have confirmed.
Worshippers leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon were approached by two hooded suspects at about 22:30 local time (21:3... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40476825 |
Counting the dead in Manipur's shoot-to-kill war - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Soutik Biswas on the wave of extra-judicial killing in India's insurgency-ridden north-eastern state. | India | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Police commando Herojit has admitted to more than 100 unlawful killings. Warning: This video contains distressing images
More than 1,500 people were allegedly killed in a wave of extra-judicial executions by security forces ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40271353 |
No 10 says no change on public sector pay policy - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Downing Street insists its policy is unchanged despite ministers' calls to scrap the 1% cap. | UK Politics | Downing Street insists its position on public sector pay has not changed despite several ministers calling for the 1% cap on increases to be scrapped.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is the latest senior cabinet minister to put pressure on the chancellor and the PM to change the policy.
No 10 said ministers would res... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40477136 |
Arkansas nightclub shooting rapper in 'unrelated' arrest - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rapper Ricky Hampton was held on unrelated charges a day after 25 people were shot in Arkansas. | US & Canada | The venue is being shut down by the city in the aftermath
A rapper who was performing at the Arkansas nightclub where 25 people were shot has been arrested on unrelated charges, US police say.
Gunfire was exchanged during a concert at the Power Ultra Lounge nightclub in Little Rock early on Saturday.
Ricky Hampton, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40474117 |
Grenfell Tower fire: No prosecutions for subletting of flats, government promises - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government hopes the promise will encourage more people to come forward to help identify victims. | UK | At least 80 people are thought to have been killed in the fire
No-one will be prosecuted for illegally subletting a Grenfell Tower flat, the government says, as work continues to identify all those killed in the fire.
It says its priority is supporting survivors and identifying loved ones and is urging people to help... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40471554 |
Jacob Rees-Mogg: The Conservative MP who's an unlikely social media star - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jacob Rees-Mogg is a surprising hit with 'royal' fans around the world. | BBC Trending | An eccentric Eton and Oxford-educated Conservative backbencher, well known in Westminster for his unique oratory and sardonic put downs, has become an unlikely cult figure on social media - sparking rumours of an outsider party leadership bid.
Social media cults of personality are common on the left of British politic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40432921 |
Vagina surgery 'sought by girls as young as nine' - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Many are distressed or embarrassed about the appearance of their genitals, a leading expert says. | Health | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'Girls say they hate their vaginas'
Girls as young as nine are seeking surgery on their genitals because they are distressed by its appearance, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been told.
Dr Naomi Crouch, a leading adolesce... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40410459 |
McLaren supercar destroyed in crash - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The driver and passenger walked away from the destroyed 570S, which is worth about £143,000. | Wiltshire | The car appeared to have hit the front of the building
A McLaren supercar was reduced to a twisted, burned-out wreck after it struck a building and burst into flames.
The driver and passenger of the 570S, which sell for around £143,000, escaped with minor injuries following the crash at Heywood, near Trowbridge, Wilt... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-40476901 |
Why CNN 'assault' tweet should surprise no-one - BBC News | 2017-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In Trump's politics, the drama is contrived; the action is fake; the outcome predetermined. | US & Canada | Trump's history with wrestling goes back at least a decade
On Saturday, Donald Trump tweeted that he's redefining the social media behaviour of a "modern-day" president. On Sunday he once again proved it.
Mr Trump's CNN-wrestling video, apparently cribbed from a user on the internet message board Reddit, may be unfam... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40475448 |
Philip Larkin: Examining a life in tea towels, poetry and pornography - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Unseen letters and a pair of pink knickers are in an exhibition of poet Philip Larkin's possessions. | Entertainment & Arts | Larkin's ties and lawnmower are among the objects in the exhibition
Unseen letters, an extensive collection of tea towels and a pair of knickers bearing the words "do not spank" are going on show in an exhibition of items belonging to poet Philip Larkin.
Books, LPs and ties are among the other possessions that are be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40496677 |
US says North Korea fired missile into Japanese waters - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US military officials say it was an intermediate range missile, which flew for about 37 minutes. | Asia | There have been 10 other detected missile launches by North Korea this year including this one in February
North Korea has fired an intermediate range missile in the direction of Japan, US military officials said.
The land-based missile was fired from near Panghyon airfield, and flew for 37 minutes before landing in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40489750 |
BBC making £34m investment in children's services - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The corporation is investing an extra £34m on children's services between now and 2019-20. | Entertainment & Arts | CBBC launched a new logo in 2016, with the help of popular character Hacker T Dog
The BBC is to spend an extra £34m on children's content over the next three years.
The investment comes as plans were announced to reinvent the corporation "for a new generation" and combat competition from media giants like Netflix and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40489812 |
Tories drop plan to end universal free lunches for infants - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The U-turn comes after ministers listen "very carefully" to the views of parents and schools. | UK Politics | Since September 2014 all infant pupils have been offered a free school meal
Plans to axe free lunches for infant school children from better off families in England have been scrapped.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said the government would "retain the existing provision", having listened "very carefully" to the views o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40496770 |
Newspaper headlines: 'House of horrors' and calls for state pay rise - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The proposed demolition of a notorious children's home and calls for state pay rises make headlines. | The Papers | The public sector pay cap remains top of the agenda for several of Tuesday's newspapers.
According to the Guardian, a report for the government's pay advisers has revealed the scale of salary cuts during a decade of freezes - teachers have seen average pay fall by £3 an hour in real terms and police officers by £2 an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40489617 |
Boston airport crash: Taxi mows down pedestrians injuring 10 - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The cab driver reportedly told police he stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. One witness said the crash sounded like a plane exploding
Ten people have been taken to hospital with injuries of "varying severity" after a taxi drove into people at Boston's Logan airport, police say.
The driver jumped th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40488500 |
Katie Rough death: Girl pleads guilty to manslaughter - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Katie Rough was found with cuts to her neck and chest on a playing field in York. | York & North Yorkshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Katie Rough's parents described seeing their dying daughter after the attack
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
Katie was smothered and slashed with... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40478679 |
Grenfell Tower fire: Three hospitals fail fire safety checks - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Round-the-clock fire warden patrols are also under way at 19 "highest risk" NHS trusts. | Health | Three hospitals in England have failed fire safety checks ordered in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Buildings at London's King's College Hospital, Sheffield's children's hospital and the North Middlesex Trust have been found to have combustible cladding.
Those three trusts along with another 16 have also i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40485726 |
Mike Ashley 'vomited into fireplace at pub meeting' - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A court hears claims the billionaire Sports Direct boss often held management meetings in pubs. | England | Mike Ashley was at the High Court for the hearing
Sportswear tycoon Mike Ashley once hosted a management meeting in a pub where he drank 12 pints and vomited into a fireplace, a court has heard.
The Newcastle United owner is being sued by finance expert Jeffrey Blue at London's High Court.
He claims Mr Ashley often ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40484091 |
Newspaper headlines: Cost of student debt and public sector pay - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Students accruing £57,000 in debt, and the continuing debate over state pay, are making headlines. | The Papers | The spiralling costs of student debt is the main thrust of several of the day's front pages.
The Guardian says students from the poorest 40% of families entering university in England for the first time this September will accrue an average debt of about £57,000, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
The econ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-40502046 |
Scientists explain ancient Rome's long-lasting concrete - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Researchers unlock the chemistry of Roman concrete which has resisted the elements for thousands of years. | Science & Environment | Scientists examined samples from this ancient Roman pier with very high-powered X-rays
Researchers have unlocked the chemistry of Roman concrete which has resisted the elements for thousands of years.
Ancient sea walls built by the Romans used a concrete made from lime and volcanic ash to bind with rocks.
Now scient... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-40494248 |
Public sector morale at 'critical levels' - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A police officer, council worker, nurse and prison officer voice their dismay at the proposed 1% pay cap. | UK | Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has said the 1% pay cap on public sector workers will not be lifted.
The announcement comes despite several cabinet ministers, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, having called on Downing Street to rethink its position on the 1% cap on public sector pay.
The limit on ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40489256 |
FGM: More than 5,000 newly-recorded cases in England - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Women and girls born in Somalia make up more than a third of those identified, but 112 were UK-born. | Health | The NHS in England recorded 5,391 new cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the past year, data reveals.
Almost half involved women and girls living in London, NHS Digital found.
A third were women and girls born in Somalia, while 112 cases were UK-born nationals.
The practice is illegal in the UK and it is co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40491311 |
'I'm a creep': Tech boss Dave McClure resigns after harassment claims - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dave McClure of 500 Startups apologised for his "inexcusable" behaviour towards several women. | Technology | The founder of Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist firm 500 Startups has resigned following sexual harassment claims by several women.
Dave McClure announced his resignation in a blog entitled: "I'm a creep. I'm sorry."
Entrepreneur Sarah Kunst had claimed in the New York Times that Mr McClure sent inappropriate ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40493518 |
Mike Ashley dismisses £14m claim as 'drink banter' - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A court hears chats with the billionaire Sports Direct boss were "banter and bravado". | England | Mike Ashley was at the High Court for the hearing
Billionaire Mike Ashley has dismissed claims he owes a finance expert £14m and said their conversations were "drink banter", a court has heard.
The Newcastle United owner is being sued by Jeffrey Blue at London's High Court.
Mr Blue said he was promised £15m if he ma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40497091 |
North Korean missiles: Can the US defend itself? - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Investments in missile defence have been made, but critics say the system is far from reliable. | US & Canada | Whatever the precise range and capability of North Korea's latest ballistic missile test, there is no doubt that it is making steady progress towards its goal of having a nuclear-capable missile, able to threaten the continental US.
That term "nuclear capable" is important. Pyongyang must both miniaturise a nuclear wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40492702 |
Battle for Mosul: Fierce clashes as IS uses suicide bombers - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | IS militants are using female suicide bombers in the fight for the old city, Iraqi troops say. | Middle East | The Iraqi military says it has made some progress recapturing the Old City
Fierce clashes and rising numbers of suicide attacks have been reported in Mosul as Iraqi troops try to recapture the city from Islamic State militants.
The last IS-held quarter, known as the Old City, was rocked by air strikes and artillery s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40489816 |
Feltham boy's solitary confinement breached human rights - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Denying a 16-year-old offender the chance to mix with other inmates is unlawful, a judge rules. | UK | A 16-year-old boy's human rights were breached by his being kept in solitary confinement for 23-and-a-half hours a day, a judge has ruled.
The High Court said the boy, who is referred to as AB, was unlawfully denied access to education and the ability to mix with other inmates.
But it rejected claims his treatment at... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40491331 |
Manchester attack: Saffie Roussos' family pay tribute - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eight-year-old Saffie Roussos loved fame and thought of Ariana Grande as her idol, her father says. | Manchester | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The youngest victim of the Manchester attack was "everything you could wish for in a little girl", her father said on what would have been her ninth birthday.
Saffie Roussos was among 22 people killed in a bombing at an Ari... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40481950 |
Prepare yourself for a high-stakes Barclays battle - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The high-profile Barclays case is a big risk for the Serious Fraud Office. | Business | John Varley is the first former bank chief executive to face criminal charges over conduct during the 2008 financial crisis
The four defendants made their way through a thick press pack to take their seats - in the dock - at Westminster Magistrates court yesterday. It was a sight many thought they would never see. Sen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40495471 |
Billy Monger crash: Amputee teen racer back behind wheel - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Teen racer Billy Monger gets back behind the wheel after losing his lower legs in a crash. | England | Billy Monger has driven a racing car for the first time since his crash
A teenage racing driver who had to have both legs amputated after a high speed crash has got back behind the wheel.
Billy Monger, from Surrey, hit the back of a stationary car at Donington Park in April and lost both of his lower legs, days befor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40497230 |
Baby Dove adverts criticised over breastfeeding stance - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dozens complain to the watchdog about the campaign which some say is against breastfeeding in public. | UK | Skincare brand Baby Dove has been criticised by mums who say the company's new adverts support those who oppose breastfeeding in public.
One advert says "75% say breastfeeding in public is fine, 25% say put them away. What's your way?"
The Advertising Standards Authority has received 151 complaints, including concern... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40478372 |
How I saved the NHS £22 million, says mum - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A mother says a wasted operation on her son pushed her over the edge and spurred her into action. | Health | David, now 17, had to wait almost four months for an ankle foot orthosis
A wasted operation which left her son David unable to walk was what spurred on Rebecca Loo to make a difference to the NHS.
"I was livid. I was so consumed by anger. I thought either I have a nervous breakdown, or I do something," says Rebecca, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40454684 |
Sir Bradley Wiggins: Can five-time Olympic cycling champion make it as a rower? - BBC Sport | 2017-07-04 | null | Can five-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins make it to Tokyo 2020 as a rower? BBC Sport investigates. | null | Sir Bradley Wiggins is a five-time Olympic cycling champion, but will the 37-year-old's plans to swap his racing bike for a rowing boat see him reach a sixth Games?
The 2012 Tour de France winner retired from cycling in December 2016 and has taken up rowing in the gym to keep fit.
He first raised the idea of switchin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/40490883 |
Hammond says UK must 'hold nerve' over public pay - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chancellor insists a balance must be struck between what is fair for workers and taxpayers. | UK Politics | Five million public sector workers have seen their pay capped since 2012
Philip Hammond has insisted pay policy has not changed and the "right balance" must continue to be struck in terms of what is fair for workers and taxpayers.
The chancellor, who is under pressure from colleagues to lift the 1% public pay cap, sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40487982 |
SAS accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Royal Military Police are investigating an allegation of unlawful killing in Afghanistan involving British special forces. | UK | One man says members of his family were killed in an SAS night raid
The Royal Military Police is investigating an allegation that British special forces killed unarmed Afghan civilians, the BBC understands.
The BBC has spoken to one man who says four members of his family were killed in a night raid involving the SAS... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40501304 |
This is why Ed Sheeran quit Twitter - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pop star is deluged with insults - although the mean tweets are outweighed by more positive ones. | Entertainment & Arts | The star was accused of using a backing track at Glastonbury
Ed Sheeran says he's quit Twitter after receiving a stream of abuse.
"I've actually come off Twitter completely," he told The Sun. "I can't read it.
"I go on it and there's nothing but people saying mean things. One comment ruins your day. But that's why I... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40491956 |
The 'Babypod' carrier that comes with an F1 pedigree - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | F1 tech has influenced sectors from aeronautics to public transport - now healthcare is benefiting. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Formula 1 technology has had an impact in many other sectors, from aeronautics to cycling, public transport to data analytics, but now Williams has come up with a hi-tech carrier for critically ill new-born babies.
Every ye... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40481095 |
Tony Hadley cuts ties with Spandau Ballet - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The singer says he "is no longer a member of the band", who scored hits with True and Gold. | Entertainment & Arts | Spandau Ballet backstage at Top of the Pops in 1983, with Hadley front and centre
Singer Tony Hadley says he has left 1980s pop group Spandau Ballet, and "will not be performing" with them in the future.
In an oddly-worded statement, the star said: "I am required to state that I am no longer a member of the band".
H... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40479888 |
Ministers 'in the dark' over scale of child vulnerability - BBC News | 2017-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Children's Commissioner found some 670,000 children live in high risk family situations. | Education & Family | Ministers do not know how many hundreds of thousands of children in England are living risky or vulnerable lives, says children's commissioner Anne Longfield.
England's children's champion has tried to calculate the total in a report, in the absence of overall official data.
She found some 670,000 children live in hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40456793 |
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