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business-48956183 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48956183 | Marks & Spencer ousts fashion boss Jill McDonald | Marks & Spencer has ousted its clothing and home boss, Jill McDonald, who spent two years attempting to turn around the struggling division. | Chief executive Steve Rowe will take over from Ms McDonald in the short term. He said the firm needed to "address long-standing issues in our clothing and home supply chain around availability and flow of product". Ms McDonald had previous senior roles at Halfords and McDonald's. "Her lack of skill in clothes buying an... |
uk-england-cambridgeshire-18061185 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-18061185 | Care team's failure to save Tyler Whelan | Social workers had been alerted about previous injuries suffered by five-year-old Tyler Whelan but no apparent action was taken to protect him. | By Sally ChidzoyHomes Affairs Correspondent, BBC East Tyler died in hospital on 7 March 2011 after collapsing at home in Paston, Peterborough. He had suffered "blunt force trauma" to the head and abdomen, Cambridge Crown Court heard. Elvis Lee, 34, was found guilty of murder. Stephanie Whelan, 27, the boy's mother, was... |
sinhala.071010_media_london | https://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2007/10/071010_media_london | "No censorship" in Sri Lanka | The Sri Lanka government has rejected accusations that government is imposing censorship on war related media coverage. | Former military spokesman, Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe, told a gathering in London that Sri Lankan government and military are maintaining good working relationship with media personnel. Samarasinghe, currently the Counsellor at the Sri Lankan High Commission in London, made the comments as journalists from internati... |
uk-wales-22695822 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-22695822 | Cancer waiting time target missed in Wales despite pledge | Waiting time targets for urgent cancer cases in Wales are still being missed, despite a pledge they would be met by March. | By James WilliamsBBC News The Welsh government target is for 95% of patients to see a specialist in 62 days, but the latest figure is 84%. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board had 69.9% of patients start treatment in time while Aneurin Bevan achieved 98%. The Welsh government said most patients are seen withi... |
newsbeat-45862288 | https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45862288 | Blue Peter: Secrets of the show's badge room | For Blue Peter fans, there's a piece of plastic that can be an absolute game changer: the Blue Peter badge. | One million have been given to bring and buyers, "here's one I made earlier" makers and competition winners (yes, they still "get in free"). But you won't get anywhere near one unless you impress the "badge team" - who see everything that's sent into the show. As Blue Peter turns 60, the badge HQ gatekeeper tells us al... |
uk-politics-22167725 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-22167725 | Circuses to face wild animal ban | Circuses in England will be prohibited from using wild animals in their shows from the beginning of December 2015, the government has announced. | Ministers were initially reluctant to bring in a blanket ban - demanded by many MPs and campaigners - in case of legal action by operators. Agriculture minister David Heath said the two-year "grace period" would allow circus owners to arrange suitable care. There are currently 20 licensed wild animals working in circus... |
uk-england-somerset-11597481 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-11597481 | Spending Review: 700 to leave Somerset council by April | More than 700 Somerset County Council staff could lose their jobs by April, it has been announced. | A further 800 posts could be cut over the next three years and staff that remain will face potential pay cuts and less generous terms and conditions. Council services including social care, education, bus subsidies and road repair could be cut, the council said. The Conservative-controlled authority said it faced a 25%... |
uk-england-52314558 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-52314558 | Coronavirus: Fly-tipping rise prompts plea to reopen tips | Rubbish tips should reopen to curb an increase in fly-tipping during the coronavirus lockdown, politicians have said. | Many waste facilities closed in March after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people should stay at home, except for “essential travel”. MPs and councillors are calling for tips to be accessible again, but with measures to allow social distancing. One council leader said fly-tipping during the crisis was "reprehensible... |
uk-england-suffolk-43533323 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-43533323 | Suffolk MP Daniel Poulter cleared in misconduct probe | The Suffolk MP Daniel Poulter has been cleared over allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards female colleagues. | Mr Poulter was referred to an internal disciplinary committee following claims made to the Sunday Times in November. In a statement, the Conservative Party said a panel found there was "insufficient evidence to support the complaint made against him". Mr Poulter said he was "pleased", but "entirely unsurprised" at the ... |
business-34099550 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34099550 | Carney: UK interest rate rise on agenda despite China woes | The decision on when to raise interest rates is still likely be at the top of the Bank of England's agenda at the turn of the year, the governor said this afternoon - even though he acknowledged that China's economic slowdown means the world's second biggest economy is likely to be a drag on growth in the whole world. | Robert PestonEconomics editor Mark Carney, speaking at the annual Jackson Hole convention in the US of central bankers and economists, said: "The prospect of sustained momentum in the UK economy and the gradual firming of underlying inflationary pressures will likely put the decision as to when to start the process of ... |
uk-44458957 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44458957 | Grenfell housing: Finding a new home | In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire a year ago, a series of promises were made to the survivors, especially concerning rehousing. Have they been delivered? | "In this property I might feel lonely, but that's life. We have to move on. There is no other way of doing this," says Alemishet Demissie, 70, who lived alone on the 12th floor of Grenfell Tower. Since her home was destroyed, she has lived between hotels and temporary flats, but the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme ... |
education-16396416 | https://www.bbc.com/news/education-16396416 | University says applications 'recovering' from decline | University application numbers could be making a sharp recovery - according to figures from a university. | By Sean CoughlanBBC News education correspondent Anglia Ruskin has released figures that suggest the overall application numbers across the UK are now only 2% below the point where they were last year. Official figures from the Ucas admission service in November showed a 12.5% fall, following the introduction of increa... |
world-middle-east-38402893 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38402893 | Syria conflict: Aleppo evacuation operation nears end | The evacuation of the last remaining civilians and fighters from rebel-held districts of the Syrian city of Aleppo should be completed by Thursday night or Friday, the Red Cross says. | The final phase is expected to take place over multiple stages and involve dozens of buses and hundreds of cars. Thousands of people are still waiting to be evacuated. The Red Cross says 34,000 have left the city since the evacuations began eight days ago as part of a ceasefire deal. The evacuees are being taken to reb... |
business-35136834 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35136834 | Martin Shkreli quits Turing Pharmaceuticals after arrest | Martin Shkreli has resigned as chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals following his arrest on Thursday. | Ron Tilles will become interim chief executive after Mr Shkreli was accused of securities fraud in relation to a drug company and a hedge fund he managed. Mr Shkreli, 32, was accused of running a Ponzi scheme at his former company. Turing and Mr Shkreli became infamous in the US for raising the price of an HIV drug by ... |
uk-england-hampshire-52472479 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-52472479 | Coronavirus: HMS Queen Elizabeth's 800 crew tested | Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has left Portsmouth after more than 800 sailors were tested for coronavirus. | A planned sailing on Tuesday for sea training was postponed and the carrier remained docked while the ship's company was tested. The decision to test the crew came after a number of outbreaks of the virus on board US and French warships. The Royal Navy has not said if any crew members tested positive for Covid-19, but ... |
world-latin-america-44759692 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44759692 | Lula: Judge overrules order for the Brazil ex-president's release | Brazil's ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, is to remain in prison after a day of legal wrangling. | On Sunday, an on-call judge ruled that Lula should be released, but Judge Joao Pedro Gerbran Neto rejected this. Eduardo Thompson Flores, the head of the federal court that convicted Lula, has now stepped in and said that there is no legal basis for his release. Lula says he is innocent and the case is politically moti... |
uk-scotland-scotland-business-24469447 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-24469447 | Glasgow Prestwick Airport 'may be given away for nothing' | The owners of Glasgow Prestwick have suggested they may give away the airport for nothing. | The Scottish government announced on Tuesday it was negotiating to buy the unprofitable airport from New Zealand owners Infratil. But in a statement on its website, the company said it did not expect any transaction "to give rise to material proceeds". Prestwick was put up for sale last March after heavy annual losses.... |
uk-wales-42366491 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-42366491 | Ysbyty Gwynedd pioneers electronic early warning system | It looks like a large plasma TV in your living room, but this screen in a hospital in north Wales is already helping to save lives. | By Owain ClarkeBBC Wales health correspondent It is the face of an electronic early warning system which is alerting nurses and doctors to sudden changes in patients' conditions quicker. The "scoreboard" in two wards at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor records vital signs such as heart and respiratory rates. A 80% drop in card... |
business-39032167 | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39032167 | Volkswagen 'fixes 470,000 UK diesel cars' | VW's top UK executive, Paul Willis, has said that of the 1.2 million cars in the UK affected by the diesel emissions scandal, 470,000 have been fixed. | "At the current rate, we are applying these measures to 20,000 cars a week," he told MPs on the Transport Committee. But after he had left the hearing, Mr Willis was accused of lying to MPs over whether he had supplied the government with promised information. A VW spokesman said Mr Willis had indeed handed over what w... |
uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-52890858 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-52890858 | Speeding drink-driver killed man in Aberdeen bus stop crash | A speeding drink-driver has admitted causing the death of a man who was standing at a bus stop in Aberdeen. | Martin Henderson, 30, fled the scene after the crash which left father-of-three Allan Forbes, 70, dead last year. An 18-year-old woman who was also standing at the bus shelter in the Bucksburn area of the city was left seriously injured. Lord Mulholland told repeat offender Henderson, from Inverurie, it had been an "ap... |
science-environment-35806780 | https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35806780 | Dinosaur find resolves T. rex mystery | A newly discovered species of Tyrannosaur - the group of meat-eating dinosaurs to which the infamous T. rex belongs - could hold the key to how these creatures grew so huge. | By Victoria GillScience reporter, BBC News Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, along with US and Russian colleagues, discovered the fossilised remains of the animal in Uzbekistan. They have named it Timurlengia. A study of the 90-million-year-old beast suggested its ears and brain were crucial in Tyrannosaurs'... |
health-16347116 | https://www.bbc.com/news/health-16347116 | Analysis: Human genome hype or reality? | It seems a long time since Tony Blair and Bill Clinton announced the first draft of the human genome had been completed. | By Helen BriggsHealth editor, BBC News website Knowing the "genetic blueprint" of human beings promised to usher in a new era of molecular medicine, bringing new ways to diagnose and treat disease, they promised. Almost 12 years on, you could perhaps be forgiven for thinking it's been a long time coming. Here's one of ... |
uk-wales-54435044 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54435044 | Brexit: Farming 'vital as Welsh language stronghold' | Farming's importance to Welsh must be recognised in post-Brexit plans to support the industry, the man in charge of promoting the language has said. | By Steffan MessengerBBC Wales environment correspondent Welsh language commissioner Aled Roberts said funding had to be focused on helping family farms survive. Census figures suggest 43% of agricultural workers speak Welsh, compared with 19% of Wales' population. The Welsh Government said it wanted to help the sector ... |
technology-51870732 | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51870732 | Coronavirus: Broadband firms say no issue with extra demand | UK broadband companies say they can cope with increased demand as many more people stay at home during the coronavirus crisis. | Internet service providers (ISPs) say they have contingency plans in place and that the network can deal with extra daytime demand. Video calls and other work applications should have little impact. But some traffic-heavy services are seeing a surge in use around the world as people stay home. "Nobody should expect bro... |
uk-england-kent-55105645 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-55105645 | Channel crossings: Migrants wrapped in blankets reach Dover | Migrants, bundled in blankets and foil, have arrived in Dover after journeying across the Channel, | Temperatures at the Kent port hovered around 7C while a woman and a group of men were seen being helped ashore by Border Force officials,. The Home Office said 59 people on four boats crossed the Channel on Friday. On Thursday two boats with 24 people made the crossing, with the French authorities stopping 147 people l... |
uk-england-leeds-38962931 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-38962931 | Neo-Nazi pipe bomb teenager given rehabilitation order | A neo-Nazi teenager who made a home-made pipe bomb has been sentenced to a three-year youth rehabilitation order. | The 17-year-old from Bradford, who cannot be named, was also ordered to receive intensive counselling from a deradicalisation expert. The teenager had been convicted of making the pipe bomb at Leeds Crown Court in January. During his trial it emerged he was a member of the "secretive neo-Nazi" group National Action. Th... |
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