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'Flexitarian' diets key to feeding people in a warming world

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:39
Eating more plant-based foods, ending waste and improving farming are vital for the future, say scientists

How light could help superfast mobile reach further

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:07
Internet connectivity over light waves could help 5G mobile extend into buildings and underground.

Newspaper headlines: Ethnic pay gap, and DUP's Brexit threat

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:06
Plans to lay bare the ethnic salary gap and the DUP's threat to the Budget lead the papers.

Ethnicity pay gap: Firms may be forced to reveal figures

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:01
Minorities often feel "like they are hitting a brick wall" at work, the prime minister says.

'Alarming' rise in under 21s falling victim to fraud

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:00
Young people are increasingly becoming the victims of card fraud, or are being used as money mules

The iconic Tyne Bridge turns 90

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 22:48
It's nine decades since the bridge linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead was opened.

London smell: Reports of 'acrid, noxious' odour across the city

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 22:03
The "lingering" odour appears to be affecting central, eastern and south-eastern areas of the city.

Bloomberg HQ in London wins Riba architecture prize

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 20:51
The Royal Institute of British Architects gives out the award every year to the UK's best new building.

Strictly couple apologise for kiss

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 20:37
The pair apologise on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, after being caught kissing in public.

Ex-wife of former Liberia leader Charles Taylor denies torture

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 19:31
The former Liberian president's ex-wife was charged after a Metropolitan Police investigation.

World Mental Health Day: What is mindfulness?

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 19:13
On World Mental Health Day, experts explain how mindfulness can help you make the most of each moment.

Strictly's Seann Walsh: 'I'm not the person I'm being portrayed as'

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 19:11
The comedian says he's "not the person I'm being portrayed as" after kissing his Strictly partner.

BBC News disrupted by software glitch

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 18:05
The BBC had to replace live broadcasts with recorded material on its TV news channels for about an hour.

Should women be spelt womxn?

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 16:57
A new spelling of the word women had sparked a Twitter backlash.

Eugenie wedding: George and Charlotte among pageboys and bridesmaids

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 16:39
They will be among the pageboys and bridesmaids at Princess Eugenie's wedding, Buckingham Palace says.

Greater Anglia rail staff take lost property fee from purse

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 16:13
Greater Anglia says it is reviewing its policy to take 10% of cash from purses as a "storage fee".

Westminster Bridge inquest: 'I tried to save terrorist'

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 14:59
A minister's bodyguard tells an inquest how he performed CPR on Westminster attacker Khalid Masood.

Is it a woman's responsibility to stay safe?

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 14:28
Does police safety advice that women should not wear headphones amount to "victim blaming"?

Nasty Gal ad banned over underweight model

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 14:20
The Advertising Standards Authority banned three Nasty Gal TV ads for using an unhealthily thin model.

Two Britons believed dead in Majorca flood

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 14:10
The Foreign Office is "urgently seeking updates" after flash flooding on the Spanish island.

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