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Rohingya crisis: UN sees 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The operation against Muslim Rohingyas "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing", the UN says. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Aid agencies say Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are in desperate need of aid
The security operation targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing", the UN human rights chief says.
Zeid ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41224108 |
Yorkshire breaking news: Latest updates - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Latest news, sport, weather and travel updates from across Yorkshire on Monday 11 September 2017. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | Two prisoners at Lindholme prison have had their jail time extended after attacking another inmate and leaving him with a broken jaw.
Adam Woodhouse, 23, formerly of Harehills, Leeds and Marlon James, 24, formerly of Chapeltown, Leeds, appeared before Sheffield Crown Court on Monday 4 September, where they entered gui... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-leeds-41200959 |
Great Yarmouth parents slam strict rules at failing academy - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A school bans mobile phones and tell parents children should be in bed by 21:30. | Norfolk | Pupils have been told to be in bed by 21:30 in a set of strict new rules at the failing school
The new head of a failing school has come in for severe criticism after introducing strict new rules to improve pupil performance.
Concerns over the "army-like schooling" at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy have been expresse... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-41228803 |
Government wins vote on Brexit bill - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU Withdrawal Bill is backed by MPs by 326 to 290 in a late-night vote, as it passes onto the next stage of legislation. | Parliaments | That wraps up debate on the EU Withdrawal Bill today.
The government won its votes on second reading and the programme motion - and comfortably defeated Labour's amendment.
But looking ahead in Westminster later today, the Commons could be facing another late night...
A major row has blown up over a move designed to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-parliaments-41228797 |
Dallas gunman kills eight watching Dallas Cowboys match - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A gunman kills eight people at a house in Dallas, Texas, before being shot dead by police. | US & Canada | Police vehicles arriving at the scene of the shooting, in the Dallas suburb of Plano
A gunman has killed eight people at a home in Dallas, Texas, before being shot dead by police.
Two further shooting victims are in hospital after they were injured at the property on Sunday night.
Police spokesman David Tilley said ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41224531 |
Neo-Nazi arrests: UK soldiers charged with terror offences - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three men, including two servicemen, are accused of being members of a banned neo-Nazi group. | UK | Three men, including two British soldiers, have been charged under terror laws with being members of a banned neo-Nazi group.
Alexander Deakin, 22, Mikko Vehvilainen, 32, and Mark Barrett, 24, have been charged with being members of National Action.
It was the first far-right group to be banned by the Home Office in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41234539 |
Catalan independence rally: Thousands gather in Barcelona - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hundreds of thousands of Catalans pack the streets with a vote on independence just weeks away. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Thousands march in Barcelona in support of an independence referendum
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans in Barcelona have marked their national day - the "Diada" - in support of an independence referendum.
The city's street... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41229486 |
Offshore wind power cheaper than new nuclear - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Figures from the government are seen as a milestone in the advance of renewable energy. | Business | Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time.
The cost of subsidies for new offshore wind farms has halved since the last 2015 auction for clean energy projects
Two firms said they were willing to build offshore wind farms for a guaranteed price of £57... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41220948 |
The app that inspires tens of millions to go cycling - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How cycling app Strava became a must-have for cyclists around the world. | Business | Mark Gainey did not let injury stop him from cycling for long
Thankfully for tens of millions of cyclists around the world, Mark Gainey didn't walk away from the sport when he had a nasty crash back in 2002.
Racing his bike down a steep road in California, he hit a pothole and went flying, shattering his left arm and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41186824 |
Newspaper headlines: Hurricane Irma 'tears up Florida' - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The huge devastation caused by Irma as it strikes the United States dominates the front pages. | The Papers | Being caught in Irma's "relentless churning" was like being a towel in a washing machine - so says a journalist for the Times, which, like a number of the papers, carries eyewitness accounts of the hurricane which swept Florida.
The Daily Express describes how Irma's last-minute change of course meant many residents, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41222020 |
Italy flooding kills six people in Livorno - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Four members of the same family died in the overnight flooding after heavy rainfalls. | Europe | Italian rescue services issued this photo of the flooded Livorno area
At least six people have been killed after heavy rainstorms and flooding in the Italian city of Livorno.
Four members of a family were killed when their basement apartment flooded. Italian newspaper Il Tirreno reports that two parents and their son... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41219772 |
Birmingham bin strike: John Clancy resigns as city council leader - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | John Clancy has faced criticism of his handling of a strike by refuse workers in Birmingham. | Birmingham & Black Country | John Clancy said he accepted he had made mistakes
The leader of Birmingham City Council, John Clancy, has resigned following criticism of his handling of industrial action by refuse workers.
In a statement, he said "frenzied media speculation" about the dispute was beginning to harm both the council and the Birmingha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41230192 |
100 Women: ‘I dye my hair brown to be taken more seriously at work’ - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Silicon Valley CEO reveals her secret to getting ahead in business - darkening her blonde hair, wearing glasses and dressing in loose-fitting clothes. | Magazine | A Silicon Valley CEO reveals her secret to getting ahead in business - dyeing her blonde hair brown, and ditching her heels and contact lenses.
Eileen Carey is a successful CEO, in her early 30s, with glasses and brown hair.
But she didn't always look the way she does now.
"The first time I dyed my hair was actually... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41082939 |
Northern Rock's Bank of England bailout 'should have been secret' - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-Bank of England governor Mervyn King says keeping it secret would have averted ensuing panic. | Tyne & Wear | The revelation of an emergency loan to Northern Rock caused a run on the bank
An agreement to bail out Northern Rock which triggered a run on the bank should have been kept secret, the country's then top banker claims.
The BBC revealed the Bank of England's support of the struggling North East bank on 13 September 20... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-41172945 |
Apple suffers 'major iPhone X leak' - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The operating system of unreleased iPhones is leaked to two websites, revealing secret details. | Technology | Developers are still scouring the leaked code for fresh discoveries
Details of new iPhones and other forthcoming Apple devices have been revealed via an apparent leak.
Two news sites were given access to an as-yet-unreleased version of the iOS operating system.
The code refers to an iPhone X in addition to two new i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41220517 |
Learndirect 'should face investigation', says senior MP - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The training provider, one of the UK's biggest, was recently rated "inadequate" by Ofsted. | Education & Family | Training company Learndirect should face an investigation after it was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted, the chair of the Public Accounts Committee says.
The firm is estimated to have received more than £600m of public funding since 2011, but Meg Hillier said the government must demonstrate there were consequences for fai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41231483 |
How Chinese mulberry bark paved the way for paper money - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The value of modern currency comes not from what it's made of, but what we all agree it's worth. | Business | Almost 750 years ago, a young Venetian merchant named Marco Polo wrote a remarkable book chronicling his travels in China.
The Book of the Marvels of the World was full of strange foreign customs that Marco claimed to have seen.
But there was one that was so extraordinary, Marco Polo could barely contain himself: "Te... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40879028 |
Public sector pay cap to be lifted for police and prison officers - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ministers are set to accept a pay review recommendation, paving the way for other public workers. | UK Politics | The government is to lift the 1% public sector pay cap for the first time for both police and prison officers, the BBC understands.
Ministers are expected to accept recommendations for higher pay rises this week and also to pave the way for similar increases in other sectors.
Unions, the opposition, and some Tories a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41218283 |
YouTube star PewDiePie uses racial slur - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Swedish star was heard saying the word while playing a video game in a live broadcast. | Europe | PewDiePie has more than 57 million subscribers on YouTube
The world's highest-paid YouTube star, PewDiePie, has used the "n-word" during an online broadcast.
The 27-year-old Swede - real name Felix Kjellberg - could be heard using the racial slur while he was playing a video game during a live streaming.
After using... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41222593 |
More landmarks to show you're nearly home - BBC News | 2017-09-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | From twisty towers to tree-topped tors - the English landmarks that signify a journey's end. | England | Long journeys can seem even more tedious when they're accompanied by the kids in the back seat asking "are we nearly there yet?" every few miles. So it can be something of a relief when a familiar landmark comes into view, indicating the comforts of home are just around the corner.
From tree-topped tors to man-made mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41124879 |
Apple’s augmented reality ambitions - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Apple has big plans for augmented reality but faces strong competition from Google and Microsoft. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: What can AR do on iPhone?
Face recognition, an OLED screen and a £999 price tag will grab all the headlines. But software developers around the world were waiting on one thing from the Apple event - more news on augme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41248983 |
Brexit: EU repeal bill wins first Commons vote - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The EU Withdrawal Bill passes its first parliamentary test but will face more attempts to change it. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The moment the government's attempt to take the UK out of EU law passed its first parliamentary test
The government's bid to extract the UK from EU law in time for Brexit has passed its first parliamentary test.
MPs backed ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41235522 |
The collapse of Northern Rock: Ten years on - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The collapse of Northern Rock: Ten years on | Business | In the summer of 2007, Newcastle had much to look forward to. The Toon - Newcastle United - had a new owner, the billionaire retail tycoon Mike Ashley, and much was expected under the management of Sam Allardyce.
The performance of the team's shirt sponsor, Northern Rock, was a source of pride; after decades of hard t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41229513 |
North Korea threatens US with 'greatest pain' after UN sanctions - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pyongyang's envoy to the UN rejects "illegal resolution" that imposed new sanctions on the country. | Asia | North Korea says it has developed and tested a hydrogen bomb
North Korea has threatened the United States with the "greatest pain" it has ever suffered following new sanctions imposed by the United Nations.
Pyongyang's envoy to the UN accused Washington of opting for "political, economic and military confrontation".
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41242992 |
Holby City's John Michie in tribute to Bestival death daughter - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Actor John Michie says his daughter was "so bright, so out there", following her death at Bestival. | Dorset | John Michie said his daughter Louella was "so very positive"
Grieving Holby City actor John Michie has paid tribute to his daughter following her death at a music festival in Dorset.
Louella Michie was found in a wooded area of the Bestival site at Lulworth Castle in the early hours of Monday.
Her 60-year-old dad to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-41238633 |
May phones Trump as Boeing dispute threatens Bombardier - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are fears a major aircraft project that supports hundreds of Belfast jobs could be jeopardised. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The history of Bombardier in Northern Ireland
Prime Minister Theresa May has phoned US President Donald Trump over a threat to jobs at Bombardier in Belfast from a trade dispute.
In 2016, Canadian firm Bombardier won an ord... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41233257 |
Over a quarter of British people 'hold anti-Semitic attitudes', study finds - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Researchers say a major study of attitudes towards Jewish people has revealed more about anti-Semitism | UK | More than a quarter of British people hold at least one anti-Semitic view, according to a study of attitudes to Jewish people.
The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) said the finding came from the largest and most detailed survey of attitudes towards Jews and Israel ever conducted in Britain.
But it said the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41241353 |
Holby City star John Michie's daughter dies at Bestival - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man is arrested on suspicion of murdering the 25-year-old daughter of actor John Michie. | England | Louella Michie's body was discovered in a wooded area on the edge of the Bestival site
A woman who was found dead at Bestival was the daughter of Holby City, Taggart and Coronation Street actor John Michie, his agent has confirmed.
The body of Louella Michie, 25, from London, was discovered in a wooded area at the Do... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41233845 |
Rohingya crisis: Seeing through the official story in Myanmar - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | On a government-sponsored trip, journalists uncovered evidence they were not supposed to see. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Who is burning down Rohingya villages?
The 300,000 people who have fled Rakhine state to Bangladesh over the past two weeks all come from the northern districts of Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathedaung, the last areas of Myanm... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41222210 |
The Indian women eating with their families for the first time - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In many parts of India, men and children are fed first and only then can women eat. | India | The Damor family now eat all their meals together
Meals have a way of bringing families together. As food is laid out, everyone gathers round the table, conversation flows and families bond.
But traditionally, eating together has not been encouraged in India. Men and children are fed first and only then can women sit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-41148492 |
Photographer settles 'monkey selfie' legal fight - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A photographer settles a legal fight against an animal rights group over a "monkey selfie" photograph. | South East Wales | Mr Slater said that he had to earn the trust of the monkeys over several days before venturing close enough to get the selfie
A photographer has settled a two-year legal fight against an animal rights group over a "monkey selfie" picture.
Naruto the macaque monkey took the image in the Indonesian jungle in 2011 when ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-41235131 |
Patrick Bergin to play 'old-school villain' on EastEnders - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Sleeping with the Enemy star will play a former prison friend of Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap. | Entertainment & Arts | Sleeping with the Enemy star Patrick Bergin - the man who turned towel-straightening into a sign of malevolent intent - is joining EastEnders.
The Robin Hood actor will play Aidan Maguire, a prison friend of Phil Mitchell's who is described as a "charismatic old-school villain".
The 66-year-old will start filming thi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41232415 |
Trump welcomes ninth grandchild Eric 'Luke' Trump to world - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president's son Eric and his wife Lara, who wed in 2014, announce the birth of their first child. | US & Canada | US President Donald Trump's family just got a little more "bigly" with the addition of his ninth grandchild.
The president's son Eric and his 34-year-old wife Lara, who wed in 2014, have announced the birth of their first child, a boy named Eric "Luke" Trump.
Eric Trump, 33, posted a photo on Twitter of the newborn w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41247929 |
North Korea slapped with UN sanctions after nuclear test - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The measures, which include a cap on oil imports, are less severe than the original US proposal. | Asia | North Korea says it has developed and tested a hydrogen bomb
The United Nations has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test.
The measures restrict oil imports and ban textile exports - an attempt to starve the North of fuel and income for its weapons programmes.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41235157 |
The Beatles: What really inspired Eleanor Rigby? - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The deeds for Eleanor Rigby's grave are for sale, but what's the real story behind The Beatles' hit? | Liverpool | Eleanor Rigby is listed among the names on a headstone in the graveyard of St Peter's Church, Woolton
In a graveyard in Liverpool lies a headstone bearing the name Eleanor Rigby. Its deeds are being auctioned later as part of a sale of Beatles memorabilia, but what is the real story behind the Fab Four's famous hit?
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-41162284 |
Business Live: new Apple range - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Apple boss Tim Cook unveils the latest versions of the iPhone a decade after its launch. | Business | Disney has pushed back the release of Star Wars: Episode IX by seven months to December 2019 after changing directors for the film.
The Force Awakens filmmaker JJ Abrams (pictured) will return to a galaxy far, far away to replace Colin Trevorrow as the director of the next instalment.
Trevorrow, who made Jurassic Wor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-41204154 |
Newspaper headlines: May facing 'backlash' over public pay - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's decision to lift the 1% cap on public pay dominates the front pages. | The Papers | Under the headline "rebels' gamble", the Sun criticises the Conservative MPs who have tabled amendments to the European Union Withdrawal Bill.
The legislation, which would end the supremacy of EU law in Britain, cleared its first hurdle in the Commons early on Tuesday morning.
The Sun warns that by potentially hinder... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41249004 |
Sir Peter Hall: A giant of British theatre - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look back at the life of the man who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company. | Entertainment & Arts | Sir Peter Hall was one of the great champions of British theatre.
In a career spanning seven decades, he acted, directed theatre and opera, and, occasionally, made forays into film and TV.
He founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and was director of the National Theatre for 15 years.
And he fought tenaciously to per... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29467703 |
Sir Peter Hall: Theatre giant dies aged 86 - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former director of the National Theatre had a career that spanned half a century. | Entertainment & Arts | Sir Peter Hall staged premieres of Waiting for Godot and Homecoming
Sir Peter Hall, the founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company and former National Theatre director, has died at the age of 86.
He died on Monday at University College hospital in London, surrounded by his family, the National Theatre said.
During his... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41237988 |
Apple iPhone X adopts facial recognition and OLED screen - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The new handset has an edge-to-edge screen and uses facial recognition to check owners' IDs. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Apple has revealed a high-end smartphone with an "edge-to-edge" screen that has no physical home button.
The iPhone X - which is referred to as "ten" - uses a facial recognition system to recognise its owner rather than a f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41228126 |
Cassini: Saturn probe turns towards its death plunge - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The veteran space probe puts itself on a path to destruction in Saturn's atmosphere on Friday. | Science & Environment | The international Cassini spacecraft at Saturn has executed the course correction that will send it to destruction at the end of the week.
The probe flew within 120,000km of the giant moon Titan on Monday - an encounter that bent its trajectory just enough to put it on a collision path with the ringed planet.
Nothing... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41222282 |
Chesterfield's 'awful' Princess Diana tribute mocked - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The tribute to the Princess of Wales is part of Chesterfield's well dressing celebrations. | Derby | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chesterfield Borough Council said it hoped the design would bring more people to the town.
A floral tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, displayed as part of a town's well dressing celebrations, has been described as "horrif... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-41243025 |
EU Withdrawal Bill: A taste of things to come - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There are clear reasons for nerves on all sides of the House of Commons about the EU Withdrawal Bill. | UK Politics | The government wants to incorporate EU law into the UK statute book in time for Brexit
What is all the fuss about?
Listen to ministers and all they are trying to do is tidy up the paperwork, cross the t's and dot the i's. Listen to Labour and Theresa May is trying her luck as a despot, grabbing power in great chunks,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41224764 |
Newspaper headlines: Holby star has 'lost his angel' - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The death of Holby City star John Michie's daughter at Bestival makes front-page headlines. | The Papers | Shadow chancellor John McDonnell is on the front page of the Daily Mail
The Daily Mail quotes the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, telling a rally in 2013 that parliamentary democracy and elections no longer work - and urging industrial action and "insurrection".
The Mail has put a video of the speech on its websit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41234702 |
Toronto Film Festival: George Clooney 'felt sick' shooting Suburbicon - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The director of Suburbicon said some scenes involving racial abuse made the cast and crew feel sick. | Entertainment & Arts | George Clooney is the director of Suburbicon - currently showing at the Toronto Film Festival
George Clooney has said he "felt sick" while directing some scenes in his new movie Suburbicon.
The film's plot sees a black family move into a predominantly white suburban community in the 1950s.
"The trickiest part [of sh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41221390 |
Nadine Coyle: Girls Aloud split was 'silly' - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The singer on the end of Girls Aloud, her new music - and why she loves the smell of bleach. | Entertainment & Arts | Nadine has recorded a new album with Girls Aloud's "mad scientist" Brian Higgins
"My favourite smell is bleach," says Nadine Coyle.
"If I walk into the house and there's things being bleached, it just makes me feel at home, euphoric almost."
She pauses and laughs. "I can't believe we're having a whole discussion abo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41172842 |
Sofi Tukker: Who are the band on the iPhone X advert? - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Art-pop band Sofi Tukker feature on the advert for the new iPhone X - but who are they? | Entertainment & Arts | Art-pop band Sofi Tukker feature on the advert for the new iPhone X - but who are they?
Formed in 2014, the New York duo are Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern (hence the name).
Their song, Best Friends, recalls the anything-goes psychedelia of Deee-Lite, with an infectious bassline punctuated by horn stabs and co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41237846 |
Neo-Nazi arrests: UK soldiers charged with terror offences - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three men, including two servicemen, are accused of being members of a banned neo-Nazi group. | UK | Three men, including two British soldiers, have been charged under terror laws with being members of a banned neo-Nazi group.
Alexander Deakin, 22, Mikko Vehvilainen, 32, and Mark Barrett, 24, have been charged with being members of National Action.
It was the first far-right group to be banned by the Home Office in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41234539 |
Toronto Film Festival: The teen actresses gaining plaudits in I Kill Giants - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Madison Wolfe and Sydney Wade are the stars of I Kill Giants, which has premiered at the festival. | Entertainment & Arts | It's not often you ask an actor how they felt about working with their co-star and they reply: "We hated each other."
Fortunately Madison Wolfe is only kidding, and she and Sydney Wade collapse into giggles as they explain how close they grew on the set of their new movie I Kill Giants.
"At the beginning of productio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41214355 |
Rooney family slavery victim 'made to dig own grave' - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eighteen people were illegally trafficked and exploited to fund the Rooney family's lavish lifestyle. | Lincolnshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The sister of one of the victims says he was forced to dig his own grave
Members of a traveller family have been jailed for enslaving 18 men who were made to work for little or no wages while their captors lived a life of la... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-40903474 |
Bell Pottinger collapses after South African scandal - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The troubled PR firm has appointed administrators in the UK after failing to find a buyer. | Business | Bell Pottinger has collapsed into administration in the UK after running a racially charged PR campaign in South Africa.
The troubled public relations firm put itself up for sale last week, but could not find a buyer.
The administrators BDO said the firm had been "heavily financially impacted" by the scandal.
The le... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41245719 |
Why Sweden is close to becoming a cashless economy - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Card and phone payments may be replacing coins and notes, but are Swedes ready to get rid of cash altogether? | Business | Senobar Johnsen says it's "visibly noticeable" that Swedes prefer cards to cash these days
Sweden is the most cashless society on the planet, with barely 1% of the value of all payments made using coins or notes last year. So how did the Nordic nation get so far ahead of the rest of us?
Warm cinnamon buns are stacked... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41095004 |
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In the early hours the government won its vote on the EU withdrawal bill. But ministers can't relax, not for a moment. | UK Politics | In the early hours the government won its vote on the behemoth-like task of transferring laws incorporated from the EU on to a new statute book.
In the end Labour doubts and a strict hand from the Tory whips won the day and the numbers were more comfortable than the squeaky feeling at the start of the political week s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41237745 |
Chancellor Philip Hammond sets date for next Budget - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Philip Hammond says he will deliver his next Budget on Wednesday 22 November. | Business | The next Budget will be held on Wednesday 22 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has said.
It will be the first Budget since the Conservatives lost their majority in the House of Commons in the snap election in June.
Mr Hammond delivered another Budget earlier this year in the spring.
But he has pre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41245714 |
The app that inspires tens of millions to go cycling - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How cycling app Strava became a must-have for cyclists around the world. | Business | Mark Gainey did not let injury stop him from cycling for long
Thankfully for tens of millions of cyclists around the world, Mark Gainey didn't walk away from the sport when he had a nasty crash back in 2002.
Racing his bike down a steep road in California, he hit a pothole and went flying, shattering his left arm and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41186824 |
Storm Aileen: Winds bring travel disruption - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gusts of 70mph cause damage to parts of the UK, bringing down trees and cutting power. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The worst of Storm Aileen's winds have rattled off towards the Netherlands, says BBC Weather's Matt Taylor
Strong winds have caused travel disruption and power cuts across parts of the country.
Aileen, the first named storm... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41241014 |
Hope Hicks named White House Communications Director - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The long-time Trump aide will be the fourth person to fill the White House role. | US & Canada | Twenty-eight-year-old interim White House Communications Director Hope Hicks will serve in the role on a permanent basis.
The longtime Trump aide is the fourth person to fill the position, replacing Anthony Scaramucci, who was fired in July after just 10 days on the job.
Ms Hicks has served as President Donald Trump'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41245690 |
Michael O'Neill arrested on suspicion of drink-driving - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Northern Ireland football boss Michael O'Neill was stopped in Scotland in the early hours of Sunday. | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland's football team manager, Michael O'Neill, has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
He was detained by police on the outskirts of Edinburgh on Sunday.
Police Scotland said they arrested and charged a 48-year-old man in connection with drink-driving eastbound on the A720 at about 00.55 BST on S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41236833 |
Man-of-war spotted along coast in Cornwall and Wales - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The RNLI closed Perranporth beach to swimmers because of large numbers of jellyfish-like creatures. | Cornwall | A Portuguese man-of-war, which was one of a group of six, washed up at Gwithian
Large numbers of potentially fatal Portuguese man-of-war have washed up on a Cornish beach, prompting its closure.
RNLI lifeguards erected do not swim red flags at Perranporth beach earlier because of the "unusually large number" of the c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-41237286 |
'Monster' fatberg found blocking east London sewer - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 250-metre long solid mass of wet wipes, nappies, fat and oil and condoms weighs in at 130 tonnes. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The fatberg was filmed by Thames Water engineers who are trying to remove the blockage
The solid mass of congealed fat, wet wipes, nappies, oil and condoms formed in the Victorian-era tunnel in Whitechapel, London.
Thames W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41238272 |
Barcelona: Sagrada Familia evacuated in 'anti-terror' operation - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A bomb squad checks a van parked near to the church, but police later say it was a false alarm. | Europe | The Sagrada Familia basilica is a famous attraction in Barcelona
Spanish police have evacuated and cordoned off one of Barcelona's main tourist attractions, the Sagrada Familia basilica, as part of an anti-terrorist operation.
A bomb squad was sent to check a van parked next to the church, but police later said it wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41248703 |
Brexit: Next round of talks delayed a week 'for consultation' - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The latest negotiating round is postponed by a week to give both sides "flexibility to make progress". | UK Politics | David Davis and Michel Barnier are currently meeting once a month
The next round of Brexit talks has been postponed by a week to "allow more time for consultation".
The fourth round of UK-EU negotiations, due to begin on 18 September, will start on the 25th instead.
The government said a short delay "would give nego... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41246573 |
JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars: Episode IX - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The writer-director is returning to end the sequel trilogy, as the release is delayed by six months. | Entertainment & Arts | JJ Abrams, who launched the new era of Star Wars films with The Force Awakens in 2015, is returning to the series as director of Star Wars: Episode IX.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said "JJ delivered everything we could have possibly hoped for" in the earlier instalment, and she was excited he was returning to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41245547 |
Rooney traveller family jailed for modern slavery offences - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The gang, described as "chilling in their mercilessness", forced victims to live in squalor. | Lincolnshire | Nine members of a traveller family who kept workers in squalid conditions in caravans have been jailed for modern day slavery offences.
One victim, whose ordeal spanned more than 25 years, was made to dig his own grave.
The head of the family, Martin Rooney Senior, was jailed for 10 years, while two of his sons were ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-41241049 |
Italian couple and son die at Solfatara volcano crater - BBC News | 2017-09-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Italian family fell into a pit on a visit to the popular tourist site at Solfatara near Naples. | Europe | The three fell into a pit that opened up as the parents tried to save their son
A boy and his parents have died after falling into a pit in a volcanic crater at Solfatara near Naples.
The drama unfolded during a family trip at the end of the school holidays, when the 11-year-old walked past a barrier into a prohibite... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41243134 |
Apple’s augmented reality ambitions - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Apple has big plans for augmented reality but faces strong competition from Google and Microsoft. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: What can AR do on iPhone?
Face recognition, an OLED screen and a £999 price tag will grab all the headlines. But software developers around the world were waiting on one thing from the Apple event - more news on augme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41248983 |
'Pay outpaces house prices' in many areas - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Edinburgh and Birmingham are among the 54% of areas where pay has outpaced property prices since 2007. | Business | More than half of Britain has seen wages rise faster than house prices in the last 10 years, research by a mortgage lender has suggested.
Edinburgh and Birmingham are among the 54% of areas where pay has outpaced property prices since 2007, the Yorkshire Building Society found.
Yet the gap between wages and house pri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41244444 |
Facial recognition database 'risks targeting innocent people' - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The police use of facial imaging technology could result in wrongful allegations, a watchdog warns. | UK | Facial recognition technology was used at Notting Hill Carnival
The "rapid" growth of a police facial recognition database could lead to innocent people being unfairly targeted, a watchdog has warned.
Biometrics Commissioner Paul Wiles said the Police National Database (PND) now had at least 19 million custody photog... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41262064 |
Hurricane Irma: Emile Heskey fears for relatives missing in Barbuda - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-England star Emile Heskey said his family had not heard from relatives in Barbuda for almost a week. | Liverpool | The former Liverpool striker has relatives in Barbuda, which was devastated by the hurricane
Former England footballer Emile Heskey has revealed some of his family have been missing since Hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean.
The ex-Liverpool striker said his parents in Antigua were safe, but his mother has had no con... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-41251811 |
The collapse of Northern Rock: Ten years on - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The collapse of Northern Rock: Ten years on | Business | In the summer of 2007, Newcastle had much to look forward to. The Toon - Newcastle United - had a new owner, the billionaire retail tycoon Mike Ashley, and much was expected under the management of Sam Allardyce.
The performance of the team's shirt sponsor, Northern Rock, was a source of pride; after decades of hard t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41229513 |
Rebel Wilson awarded A$4.5m in magazine defamation case - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The "unprecedented" payout follows the actress's claim her career was stifled by untrue articles. | Australia | Rebel Wilson celebrating in June after a jury found in her favour
Actress Rebel Wilson has been awarded A$4.5m (£2.7m; $3.6m) in Australia's largest payout for a defamation case.
Wilson successfully argued that a series of magazine articles had wrongly portrayed her as a serial liar.
In June a jury unanimously sided... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41249861 |
Over a quarter of British people 'hold anti-Semitic attitudes', study finds - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Researchers say a major study of attitudes towards Jewish people has revealed more about anti-Semitism | UK | More than a quarter of British people hold at least one anti-Semitic view, according to a study of attitudes to Jewish people.
The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) said the finding came from the largest and most detailed survey of attitudes towards Jews and Israel ever conducted in Britain.
But it said the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41241353 |
Prince George's school security review after break-in - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman has been arrested over a daytime break-in at Prince George's prep school. | London | Security arrangements at Prince George's new school will be reviewed after a 40-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary.
Scotland Yard said the woman was held on Wednesday after someone gained access to Thomas' Battersea School in west London on Tuesday at 14:15 BST.
Police are "working with th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41253491 |
G4S executives 'ashamed' over centre - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Executives from the security firm G4S tell the Home Affairs Committee they were ashamed by revelations of abuse at an immigration detention centre, Brook House. | Parliaments | Executives from the security firm G4S have said they were ashamed by revelations of abuse at an immigration detention centre run by the company.
They were appearing before MPs on the Home Affairs Committee, who condemned the firm's management of Brook House Immigration Removal Centre, near Gatwick Airport.
The execut... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-parliaments-41239933 |
New Putney Bridge push jogger image released by police - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The CCTV still is from the bus which narrowly avoided the woman who fell in its path. | London | The CCTV still was captured on the Number 430 bus which narrowly avoided the woman
Police have released a new CCTV image of a jogger who appeared to push a woman into the path of a bus.
Footage of the incident showed a man running along Putney Bridge in west London and appearing to shove the 33-year-old into the road... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41253483 |
Trump welcomes ninth grandchild Eric 'Luke' Trump to world - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The president's son Eric and his wife Lara, who wed in 2014, announce the birth of their first child. | US & Canada | US President Donald Trump's family just got a little more "bigly" with the addition of his ninth grandchild.
The president's son Eric and his 34-year-old wife Lara, who wed in 2014, have announced the birth of their first child, a boy named Eric "Luke" Trump.
Eric Trump, 33, posted a photo on Twitter of the newborn w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41247929 |
Toronto Film Festival: Is there a snobbery about zombie movies? - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ellen Page thriller The Cured premieres in Toronto, but such films are often dismissed by critics. | Entertainment & Arts | Director David Freyne with Ellen Page and Sam Keeley, stars of The Cured
Movies which generally attract awards buzz at film festivals like Toronto are dramas - and ideally ones based on true stories.
This year is no different with The Current War, Kings, Darkest Hour and I, Tonya among the hotly-tipped films.
Few co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41214351 |
When is an island not an island? - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An MSP has questioned whether Skye is a "real" island, on account of its bridge. But what is a "real" island? | Scotland | The Skye bridge was opened in 1995
An MSP has questioned whether Skye is a "real island" on account of the bridge linking it to the mainland. But what is a "real" island? To put it another way, when is an island not an island?
John Mason provoked an audible intake of breath from the rural economy committee when he su... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41255024 |
Apple iPhone X: The internet reacts - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The decision to launch a high-end, high-priced phone with facial recognition sparks strong feelings. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: Dave Lee gets hands on with the new iPhone X
When Apple chief Tim Cook declared the iPhone X "the biggest leap forward since the first iPhone" at his latest launch extravaganza, you couldn't help but wonder if he was ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41249367 |
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: I won't sing in public again - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The opera star, who sang at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, announces her retirement. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, one of opera's most celebrated stars, has told the BBC she will never sing in public again.
Dame Kiri, 73, said she stopped performing a year ago, but had not announced her retirement until now.
"I don... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41243394 |
Newspaper headlines: May facing 'backlash' over public pay - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May's decision to lift the 1% cap on public pay dominates the front pages. | The Papers | Under the headline "rebels' gamble", the Sun criticises the Conservative MPs who have tabled amendments to the European Union Withdrawal Bill.
The legislation, which would end the supremacy of EU law in Britain, cleared its first hurdle in the Commons early on Tuesday morning.
The Sun warns that by potentially hinder... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-41249004 |
Sir Peter Hall: A giant of British theatre - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A look back at the life of the man who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company. | Entertainment & Arts | Sir Peter Hall was one of the great champions of British theatre.
In a career spanning seven decades, he acted, directed theatre and opera, and, occasionally, made forays into film and TV.
He founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and was director of the National Theatre for 15 years.
And he fought tenaciously to per... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29467703 |
Brexit: UK will 'soon regret' leaving EU argues Juncker - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jean-Claude Juncker says the EU will move on, but Nigel Farage says it has "learnt nothing". | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Brexit is "a very sad and tragic moment in our history"
The UK will "soon regret" leaving the EU, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
Mr Juncker told the European Parliament that Brexit would be a "s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41252653 |
Bestival murder probe: 'No malice' in model's death - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The family of Louella Michie say she "appeared to have taken an illegal substance". | Dorset | John Michie said his daughter Louella was "so very positive"
The death of a 25-year-old woman at a music festival, which sparked a police murder inquiry, involved "no malice", her father has said.
Louella Michie, 25, was found in a wooded area of the Bestival site at Lulworth, Dorset, early on Monday.
Her father, 60... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-41251437 |
Why are wages so weak? - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite record levels of employment, pay is lagging, and economists can't decide why, writes Simon Jack. | Business | Unions have threatened strikes if the public sector pay cap remains in place
In August 2013, the Bank of England Governor said he would consider raising interest rates when the unemployment rate came down to 7%.
At the time, it was 7.8% - today it is at a 42 year low of 4.3% and rather than raising rates, the only ad... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41259803 |
Grenfell fire chief calls for sprinklers in tower blocks - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The blaze, which killed at least 80, should be a "turning point", London's fire commissioner says. | UK | At least 80 people died at Grenfell Tower
London's fire commissioner says the Grenfell Tower blaze must be a "turning point", calling for sprinklers in all high-rise council flats.
At least 80 people died when fire engulfed the west London block in June.
A BBC Breakfast investigation which focused on half the UK's c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41148672 |
Apple iPhone X adopts facial recognition and OLED screen - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The new handset has an edge-to-edge screen and uses facial recognition to check owners' IDs. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Apple has revealed a high-end smartphone with an "edge-to-edge" screen that has no physical home button.
The iPhone X - which is referred to as "ten" - uses a facial recognition system to recognise its owner rather than a f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41228126 |
More pregnant women to get Group B Strep treatment - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Using antibiotics to protect against infection will save more babies' lives, say experts. | Health | Rebecca with her daughter, Hannah, and baby Alistair, who was treated for Strep B
All pregnant women who go into labour too soon should be given antibiotics to protect their baby from a potentially deadly infection called Group B Strep (GBS), say new guidelines.
Hundreds of newborn babies a year in the UK catch it. W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41238233 |
Chesterfield's 'awful' Princess Diana tribute mocked - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The tribute to the Princess of Wales is part of Chesterfield's well dressing celebrations. | Derby | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Chesterfield Borough Council said it hoped the design would bring more people to the town.
A floral tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, displayed as part of a town's well dressing celebrations, has been described as "horrif... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-41243025 |
Italian couple and son die at Solfatara volcano crater - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Italian family fell into a pit on a visit to the popular tourist site at Solfatara near Naples. | Europe | The three fell into a pit that opened up as the parents tried to save their son
A boy and his parents have died after falling into a pit in a volcanic crater at Solfatara near Naples.
The drama unfolded during a family trip at the end of the school holidays, when the 11-year-old walked past a barrier into a prohibite... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41243134 |
Why are there so many berries this year? - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Berries are appearing early this year - and promise to last much longer than usual, according to experts. | Science & Environment | Berries are appearing on plants and hedgerows early this year because of the unusual weather patterns.
The combination of a warm, dry spring, followed by July and August rains, has led to a plethora of berries, according to horticulturists.
"Berries are a vital part of gardens and wildlife, and things have come toget... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41229523 |
G4S: 'Serious questions' over immigration removal centre profits - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two immigration removal centres made significant profits, documents seen by BBC Panorama suggest. | UK | Brook House is operated privately by G4S on behalf of the Home Office
Documents seen by the BBC's Panorama suggest G4S has been making significant profits from running two immigration removal centres near Gatwick Airport.
One, Brook House, was the focus of a Panorama investigation, which exposed chaos, bullying and t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41260192 |
What Happened: The long list of who Hillary Clinton blames - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In her new book, Hillary Clinton tries to explain "what happened" to her presidential dreams. | US & Canada | In the firing line - Barack Obama, the New York Times, Jill Stein and Bernie Sanders
The beauty of Hillary Clinton's new book title, What Happened, is it can be interpreted in so many ways.
Perhaps it's a definitive account of the 2016 presidential election. "Here's what happened".
Maybe it's an exclamation, like so... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41244474 |
May to set out post-Brexit 'partnership' - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister will outline her vision for the UK outside the EU days before negotiations resume. | UK | Theresa May will travel to Florence to make a speech on Brexit in a move likely to be seen as a bid to break the deadlock in negotiations.
The prime minister will give the speech on 22 September, days before Brexit negotiations resume in Brussels.
Downing Street said the PM will underline the UK's wish for a "special... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41262418 |
Graham Taylor 'warned of abuse' at Aston Villa - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One victim told the FA's inquiry the ex-England manager advised him to "sweep it under the carpet". | UK | Aston Villa first team squad photo 1988-89, featuring manager Graham Taylor (bottom, centre) and Dave Richardson (next to him)
Ex-Aston Villa manager Graham Taylor was warned about the abuse of young players in the 1980s, the FA's inquiry into sexual abuse has been told.
One victim told the Victoria Derbyshire show h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41252273 |
British Museum sorry for labelling row - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The institution apologises after one of its curators is attacked for calling Asian names "confusing". | Entertainment & Arts | The London institution is the most popular visitor attraction in Britain
The British Museum has apologised after a tweet from one of its curators saw it accused of racism and dumbing down.
The row escalated after Jane Portal, from the London institution's Asia department, said "sometimes Asian names can be confusing"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41254560 |
Rooney family slavery victim 'made to dig own grave' - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eighteen people were illegally trafficked and exploited to fund the Rooney family's lavish lifestyle. | Lincolnshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The sister of one of the victims says he was forced to dig his own grave
Members of a traveller family have been jailed for enslaving 18 men who were made to work for little or no wages while their captors lived a life of la... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-40903474 |
Cafe Culture: Meet the regulars - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Photographer Jim Grover documents life at Cafe Delight, on Clapham High Street, in London. | In Pictures | On 19 August 1996, Cafe Delight opened its doors, on Clapham High Street, for the first time. To celebrate its 21st birthday, it is hosting an exhibition of photographs of many of its regular customers as well as everyday life in the cafe. The photographs were taken by local award-wining photographer Jim Grover.
When ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41244294 |
Brexit: Ex-minister Lord Bridges urges 'honesty' over EU exit - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lord Bridges emphasises the "complexity and scale" of the task and the "need to compromise". | UK Politics | A former Brexit minister has said the UK must be "honest" about the "complexity and scale" of leaving the EU.
Lord Bridges also urged honesty about the lack of time to reach agreement with the EU over the UK's withdrawal.
The Tory peer, who left government after June's general election, emphasised the need for a tran... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41249129 |
Homelessness rise 'likely to have been driven by welfare reforms' - BBC News | 2017-09-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government has a "light touch approach" to tackling the issue, the National Audit Office says. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The number of homeless families in the UK has risen by more than 60% and is "likely to have been driven" by the government's welfare reforms, the public spending watchdog has said.
Homelessness of all kinds has increased "s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41241021 |
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