Japan earthquake: Powerful tremors destroy buildings and trigger evacuations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67859702?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 7:03 PM
Dozens of buildings collapse in several towns, trapping an unknown number of people.
--------------------
Ruth Perry: Ofsted needs more empathy, says Sir Martyn Oliver as he starts new role
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-67840212?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 12:34 AM
Sir Martyn Oliver says Ofsted must listen to criticism after the suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry.
--------------------
Primrose Hill stabbing: Harry Pitman named as stabbing victim
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67856252?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 5:11 PM
Harry Pitman, 16, was attacked on London's Primrose Hill where crowds had gathered to watch fireworks.
--------------------
Colossal pliosaur sea monster skull on display in Dorset
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67782416?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 12:43 AM
Members of the public get a chance to see the 2m-long pliosaur fossil at a museum in Dorset.
--------------------
Luke Littler, 16, charges into World Darts Championship semi-finals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/67858060?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 10:29 PM
Teenager Luke Littler powers through to the PDC World Darts Championship semi-finals with a 5-1 victory over Brendan Dolan.
--------------------
Israel Supreme Court strikes down judicial reforms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67859177?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 7:47 PM
The controversial plans triggered nationwide protests last year against Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
--------------------
Mother arrested over children’s deaths in US appears in UK court
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67857888?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 4:06 PM
Kimberlee Singler faces extradition to the US after being charged with murder and attempted murder.
--------------------
Marvel star Jeremy Renner: I'm so blessed a year after accident
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67856733?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 3:54 PM
The Marvel star reflects on his recovery after being run over by his own snow plough last New Year's Day.
--------------------
Student's lost artwork found 4,000 miles away
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cljx6r70x6lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 8:07 AM
Grace Hart feared losing her university place, until a Pakistan-based photographer got in touch.
--------------------
Teenager killed in three-car collision on New Year's Day
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-67858032?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 7:35 PM
An 18-year-old passenger was killed and three other people injured in the crash on New Year's Day.
--------------------
Putin vows to 'intensify' attacks against Ukraine military targets
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67858038?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 9:25 PM
The Russian leader's comments come after days of aerial bombardment by both sides in the conflict.
--------------------
We're a scapegoat for PPE failures, says Michelle Mone's husband
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67857460?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 3:16 PM
Doug Barrowman says his family has been "treated as a punchbag" for "lamentable failures" by ministers.
--------------------
Newspaper headlines: Cost of Red Sea attacks and 'virtual rape' investigated
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-67859974?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 11:48 PM
The i reports on fears Red Sea attacks on ships will have a knock-on effect on key supplies to the UK.
--------------------
The Traitors: Claudia Winkleman says contestants are more brutal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67758541?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 1:01 AM
Claudia Winkleman says players are cannier in the second series of the popular reality TV show.
--------------------
BBC Sound of 2024: South Africa's Tyla says 'people are not ready' for debut album
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67747565?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 1:02 AM
After scoring a global hit with her summer anthem Water, Tyla comes fourth in the BBC Sound of 2024.
--------------------
The Scottish prisoners making hip-hop behind bars
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67694205?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 1:04 AM
Barlinnie Prison in Glasgow has been giving inmates the chance to make their own hip-hop tracks.
--------------------
When will the 15 free hours of childcare for two-year-olds begin?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-62036045?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 1:02 AM
All children of working parents in England will get 30 hours of funded childcare by September 2025.
--------------------
Cambridge University trademarks spark rows with firms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67628318?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 2, 2024, 1:11 AM
Firms are spending thousands registering trademarks after University of Cambridge opposition.
--------------------
'I was a gambling addict who stole £1.3m and went to prison'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-67503468?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 12:29 AM
Andy May, who has just got out of prison, wants to help other people with gambling addictions.
--------------------
Disney's earliest Mickey and Minnie Mouse enter public domain as US copyright expires
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67833411?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 5:00 AM
Disney's copyright on the earliest version of the cartoon characters expires in the US on 1 January.
--------------------
Red Sea: UK defence secretary says British forces will repel Houthi attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67855304?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 7:31 AM
The defence secretary says British forces are "willing to take direct action" to protect the key shipping lane.
--------------------
Alarm in Kanazawa as city rocked by earthquake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67855819?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 11:33 AM
Japan has been hit by a series of earthquakes, prompting evacuation orders and tsunami warnings.
--------------------
Muhammad Yunus: Nobel laureate sentenced to jail in Bangladesh
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67858016?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 2:39 PM
Supporters of the Bangladeshi economist say the case against him is politically motivated.
--------------------
Cerne Abbas Giant: Has the mystery of the chalk hill figure been solved?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-67717015?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 9:46 AM
The origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant hill figure are unravelled by Oxford academics.
--------------------
Migrant Channel crossings fell in 2023, official data says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-67856720?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 7:53 PM
Government figures show 29,437 people crossed the Channel in 2023, down 36% on 2022.
--------------------
Greater Manchester Police officer charged with child sex attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67856969?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 12:11 PM
PC Dean Dempster, 34, is charged with the sexual assault of a child under 13 and misconduct.
--------------------
Microsoft boss changes tune after criticism of UK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67839205?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 9:58 AM
Brad Smith had said the UK was bad for business after a takeover of Activision was initially blocked.
--------------------
Disney's Coco voice actor Ana Ofelia Murguía dies aged 90
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67856726?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 12:15 PM
Ana Ofelia Murguía voiced great-grandmother Mama Coco in the Oscar-winning animation.
--------------------
King and Queen at Sandringham church for New Year’s Eve service
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-67856075?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 10:28 AM
Charles and Camilla wave at onlookers as they visit St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham.
--------------------
Period pants could get cheaper after VAT is removed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67855869?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 9:15 AM
Shoppers will no longer pay VAT on period pants following a campaign by charities and retailers.
--------------------
Cheadle murder arrest after two women found dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-67856207?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 5:53 PM
The women, aged 91 and 63, were discovered at a house in Staffordshire on New Year's Eve.
--------------------
Justin Welby: Political leaders should treat opponents as human beings
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67844356?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 12:00 AM
The Archbishop of Canterbury urges politicians to "forswear wedge issues" and avoid divisive topics.
--------------------
Household energy price rise of 5% comes into force
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67785266?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 12:00 AM
A higher cap for the next three months adds £94 to the typical annual domestic energy bill.
--------------------
Ukraine war: Zelensky promises more Ukraine-made weapons in new year speech
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67855158?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 2:31 AM
The Ukrainian president's message comes as five people were killed in attacks early on New Year's Day.
--------------------
Cancer: Almost three million tested in England
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67841348?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 12:09 AM
Record numbers are being tested for cancer but treatment targets are still being missed in England.
--------------------
The Birmingham child who paved the way for the heel prick test
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-67627128?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 7:28 AM
Sheila Jones, who had Phenylketonuria (PKU), was treated by pioneering doctors 70 years ago.
--------------------
Australia veteran David Warner retires from ODI cricket
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67855359?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 9:39 PM
The veteran player, aged 37, made the announcement in the lead-up to his final Test match.
--------------------
Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch's 52-year reign in pictures
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-67853397?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 31, 2023, 8:44 PM
83-year-old Margrethe II is Europe's longest-serving living monarch, having taken the throne in 1972.
--------------------
Manchester City's Jack Grealish says burglary was devastating
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67855029?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
December 31, 2023, 10:41 PM
Manchester City winger Jack Grealish says thieves burgling his home was a "traumatic experience".
--------------------
Taiwan and China will 'surely be reunified' says Xi in New Year's Eve address
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67855477?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 5:09 AM
The Chinese leader's New Year's Eve message comes just weeks ahead of Taiwan's crucial general election.
--------------------
Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle: Mohamed Salah scores twice for Premier League leaders
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67818598?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 11:06 PM
Mohamed Salah scores twice as Liverpool beat Newcastle United 4-2 to open up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
--------------------
Luke Littler v Rob Cross: Teenager confident of winning PDC World Darts Championship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/67859195?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 10:31 PM
Teenager Luke Littler says he has what it takes to win the PDC World Championship as he prepares for a semi-final against Rob Cross.
--------------------
Melissa Hoskins: Tributes paid to former Olympic cyclist after car death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/67856425?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 10:15 AM
Tributes are paid to two-time Olympian Melissa Hoskins following her death in Adelaide, Australia after being hit by a car.
--------------------
Leicester City 4-1 Huddersfield Town: Tom Cannon scores twice as Foxes go 10 points clear at top of Championship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67818350?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 5:32 PM
Tom Cannon scores twice, his first goals for Leicester, as they thrash Huddersfield to go 10 points clear at the top of the Championship.
--------------------
January transfer window: Who could be on the move?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67722978?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 11:40 AM
The January transfer window is open and several players have been linked with a move to and from Premier League clubs.
--------------------
United Cup: Great Britain out as Australia beat United States
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/67858248?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 3:41 PM
Great Britain miss out on the United Cup quarter-finals as Australia qualify from Group C with a 2-1 victory over the United States.
--------------------
Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle: Eddie Howe 'confused' by penalty decisions in Anfield defeat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/67859160?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 1, 2024, 10:57 PM
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is "confused" by the two penalties awarded to Liverpool and one not awarded to his side in their 4-2 Premier League defeat at Anfield.
--------------------
Mortgage rates: Five ways to save money
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65984415?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
August 10, 2023, 10:46 AM
Experts give advice for those who might be worried about their monthly mortgage payments.
--------------------
Six tips for getting a job if you're over 50
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64625372?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
March 16, 2023, 11:05 AM
Recruiters and charities give their advice for anyone wanting to get back into work.
--------------------
Fuel cost: How to save petrol and diesel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61745697?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
July 3, 2023, 1:01 PM
With weak competition adding to fuel prices, are drivers doing the right things to save money?
--------------------
Energy bills: What can I do if I can't afford to pay?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62435432?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2023, 9:35 AM
If you're struggling to afford your gas and electricity bills, what options are available?
--------------------
Food prices: How can I save money on my grocery shop?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61798003?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 29, 2023, 3:53 PM
The cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. Here are some things that can reduce the impact.
--------------------
Energy saving tips: Five ways to cut costs this winter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62738249?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 23, 2023, 4:22 PM
Energy prices will be lower this winter than last - but you may be able to save even more on your bill.
--------------------