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Norway cruise ship evacuated after engine problems
bbc.co.uk
Rescuers are working to airlift 1,300 people stranded on a cruise ship off the west coast of Norway.
News
Brexit march: Million joined Brexit protest, organisers say
bbc.co.uk
Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in central London calling for another EU referendum, as MPs search for a way out of the Brexit impasse.
Michael Jackson
Barbra Streisand: Michael Jackson's alleged victims 'thrilled' to be at Neverland
sky.com
The Oscar-winning actress and singer says she blames the parents for letting the alleged victims stay with Jackson. Barbra Streisand has said Michael …
Entertainment (UK)
Guilty Feminist: 'I can't call Theresa May a feminist'
bbc.co.uk
Politics Live reporter Elizabeth Glinka speaks to Deborah Frances-White. Deborah is the co-creator and star of the hit podcast 'The Guilty Feminist' which has been downloaded 60 million times and is beloved
UK News
Birmingham pub bombings: 'Men responsible' named by IRA bomber
bbc.co.uk
A convicted IRA bomber has named four men he says were responsible for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.
Great Britain
Vote on PM's deal may not take place
bbc.co.uk
Theresa May has told MPs that a third vote on her Brexit deal may not take place next week "if it appears there is not sufficient support".
World News
YouTube face-off: Berlin police break up mass brawl
bbc.co.uk
More than 100 police officers were deployed to break up a mass brawl reportedly organised by two rival YouTube stars in Berlin.
World News
Trump-Russia: Special counsel Robert Mueller delivers report
bbc.co.uk
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his long-awaited report on alleged collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
North Korea
Trump Overrules Own Experts on Sanctions, in Favor to North Korea
The New York Times - By ALAN RAPPEPORT
WASHINGTON — President Trump undercut his own Treasury Department on Friday with a sudden announcement that he had rolled back newly imposed North Korea sanctions, appearing to overrule national security
World News
Celebrity parents and the bizarre 'cheating' scandal
bbc.co.uk - By Vicky Baker
A network of affluent parents were this week accused of using audacious practices to secure their children places at elite US universities. What exactly is alleged?
Entertainment (UK)
Heavy metal fans from around the world unite
bbc.co.uk
Bands from around the world are celebrating 50 years of heavy metal at the inaugural World Metal Congress in London.
Save the Children
Cyclone Idai: DEC appeal raises £8m in first day
bbc.co.uk
An appeal to help people in Mozambique and Zimbabwe affected by Cyclone Idai has raised £8m in 24 hours, the Disasters Emergency Committee has said.
World News
Pompeo says God may have sent Trump to save Israel from Iran
bbc.co.uk
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said it is "possible" that President Donald Trump was sent by God to save Israel from Iran.
Jordan Peterson
Dr Jordan Peterson: Cambridge University fellowship rescinded
BBC News - BBC World
Cambridge University has rescinded its invitation of a visiting fellowship to an academic whose views on gender have been condemned by critics. University of Toronto psychology professor Dr Jordan Peterson
Finland
Finland is investigating Nokia phones sending data to China
Engadget - Saqib Shah
The country's data watchdog thinks Nokia parent HMD may have violated GDPR rules. Finland's data protection watchdog is investigating Nokia owner HMD over claims its mobiles sent data to Chinese servers.
World News
Harvard sued by 'ancestor of slave for profiting off of photos'
bbc.co.uk
The descendent of a black American slave has sued Harvard University, claiming the college profits off images of her alleged ancestor.
British Humour
Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.
parliament.uk
The government repeatedly claims exiting the EU is 'the will of the people'. We need to put a stop to this claim by proving the strength of public …
Film (UK)
Brexit: Revoke Article 50 petition crashes Parliament website
bbc.co.uk
A petition calling for Theresa May to cancel Brexit by revoking Article 50 has passed two million signatures.
World News
'Why are the children being punished?'
bbc.co.uk
It’s thought up to 4,000 Russian men travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for so-called Islamic State. Now the caliphate has collapsed, and many of those militants have been killed, Russian officials facing
World News
By blaming lawmakers for 'blocking Brexit,' May risks violence and loses even more allies
CNN - By Jane Merrick, for CNN
London (CNN) — Theresa May's attendance at the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday was supposed to be the final appearance of a British Prime Minister in the European club before Brexit took place next But
Anne, 104, 'arrested' for being an upstanding citizen
bbc.co.uk
A 104-year-old woman has had her wish answered after police turned up at her care home to "arrest" her. Anne Brokenbrow, from Stoke Bishop, Bristol, said she had never done anything wrong in her life wanted
World News
Trump: I didn't get a thank you for McCain funeral
bbc.co.uk
US President Donald Trump has attacked the late Senator John McCain, complaining that he "didn't get a thank you" for his state funeral.
Entertainment (UK)
How do reality TV shows care for their stars?
bbc.co.uk - By Annabel Rackham
Today's reality TV gives its stars so much instant influence that you don't even have to wait until the next morning to be an overnight success.
Canadian News
Cambridge University rescinds Jordan Peterson invitation
The Guardian - Sarah Marsh
Cambridge University has rescinded its offer of a visiting fellowship to Jordan Peterson, the self-styled “professor against political correctness”, after a backlash from faculty and students. Peterson,
Health (UK)
Instagram eating disorder content 'out of control'
bbc.co.uk - By Angus Crawford
Content on Instagram that encourages eating disorders is "spiralling out of control", psychiatrists have warned.
News
Brexit: Theresa May will not ask EU for long extension
bbc.co.uk
The EU will only agree to a short delay to Brexit if MPs approve the current withdrawal agreement next week, Theresa May has been told.
Gender Equality
Women's Super League: Barclays agree multi-million sponsorship deal
bbc.co.uk - By Tom Garry
Barclays is to become the Women's Super League first ever title sponsor, in a deal the Football Association has called "the biggest ever investment in UK women's sport by a brand". The three-year partnership,
Tayla Harris on Twitter
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Tayla Harris
Tayla Harris: online comments amount to 'sexual abuse', says AFLW player
The Guardian - Australian Associated Press
AFLW star Tayla Harris says she has been “sexually abused” on social media and wants action taken against those who vilified her. As the federal government joined a chorus of condemnation on Wednesday,
Jacinda Ardern
Christchurch shootings: Jacinda Ardern calls for global anti-racism fight
bbc.co.uk
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for a global fight to root out racist right-wing ideology following last week's deadly attack on two mosques in Christchurch.