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Led by Donkeys and Brexit Express: Why campaigners are using the humble billboard

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 02:15
Internet advertising is booming, but the old-fashioned billboard is being used by campaigners.

Gender pay: Majority of UK firms fail to narrow gap, figures show

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 02:09
Data shows that 52% of firms did not narrow the divide, with 78% having a gap that favoured male workers.

Brexit: What could no deal mean for the Irish border?

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 01:56
All sides want to avoid a hard border, so how could they stop this if there's a no-deal Brexit?

Boxing: Why hasn't Dillian Whyte fought for a world title yet?

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 01:40
Radio 1 Newsbeat follows the heavyweight boxer for eight months as he chases a shot at becoming world champion.

Life after vaginal mesh surgery

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 01:21
A look at how the lives of some women radically changed following the controversial procedure.

Video app TikTok fails to remove online predators

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 01:18
The app popular with teens fails to suspend accounts of users who send sexual messages, the BBC finds.

Big Garden Birdwatch: Smallest birds 'hit by Beast from East'

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 01:13
Fewer long-tailed tits and wrens are sighted by birdwatchers in an annual survey run by the RSPB.

'You're a Gypsy - are you going to leave school?'

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 01:04
An MPs' committee hears about inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller children.

Plastic Patrol: 'I've pulled engines out of the water'

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 01:03
Paddle boarder Lizzie Carr takes her plastic patrol to the waterways.

Parents being misled over kids' snacks, says child health expert

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 01:00
Snacks said to contain one portion of fruit may not live up to these claims, researchers say.

Six wives, one Olivier Award-nominated show

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:58
Six, the musical based on Henry VIII's wives, is nominated for five Olivier awards

Arthritis in young people going untreated

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:57
Wales is the only country in the UK without a full-time paediatric arthritis specialist.

Even one drink a day increases stroke risk, study finds

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:56
This goes against previous claims that moderate drinking might protect the heart, researchers say.

School LGBT teaching row: Gay, Muslim and Parkfield

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:37
They say books aimed at teaching kids about characteristics protected in the Equality Act – stories some parents have protested – would have helped them growing up.

Who lived in Harry and Meghan's house?

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:30
The new home of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has a rich royal history.

Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium loses £3m in five years

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:29
Visitor numbers are flat amid staff lay-offs at the UK's largest aquarium.

Drab London office block was GCHQ spy base

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:12
GCHQ confirms the office building in central London was used by intelligence officers for 66 years.

Efe Obada: The NFL star abandoned on London's streets at age of 10

Fri, 04/05/2019 - 00:05
BBC Sport meets Efe Obada, the British NFL star who was abandoned on London's streets with his sister at the age of 10.

Newspaper headlines: Rip-offs and pressure selling

Thu, 04/04/2019 - 23:27
Consumer-focused stories nudge Brexit off several of Friday's newspaper front pages.

Danny Rose on racism: Tottenham defender 'can't wait to see the back of football'

Thu, 04/04/2019 - 22:30
Tottenham's England full-back Danny Rose has "had enough" of football and says racism is not being punished strongly enough.

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