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The Education Policy Institute says they take fewer qualifications at a lower level than more affluent peers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uJKuMb

Hollywood actor Ben Stiller didn't need much more than flour and eggs at Sunday' Golden Globes. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3r5VXDN

Foreign ambassadors say Boris Johnson's tacit support for the mine prompts accusations of hypocrisy. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bMuJvw

Weddings or civil partnerships in Wales can take place from Monday but receptions are still banned. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pXsPgw

ISLAMABAD — The United States wasted billions of dollars in war-torn Afghanistan on buildings and vehicles that were either abandoned or destroyed, according to a report released Monday by a U.S. government watchdog. The agency said it reviewed $7.8 billion spent since 2008 on buildings and vehicles. Only $343.2 million worth of buildings and vehicles “were maintained in good condition,” said the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, which oversees American taxpayer money spent on the protracted conflict. The report said that just $1.2 billion of the $7.8 billion went to pay for buildings and vehicles that were used as intended. “The fact that so many capital assets wound up not used, deteriorated or abandoned should have been a major cause of concern for the agencies financing these projects,” John F. Sopko, the special inspector general, said in his report. The U.S. public is weary of the nearly 20-year-old war and President Joe Biden is

Images from the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony split between Los Angeles and New York. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kvZrNg

There is an appeal for anyone without a result from a test on 12 or 13 February to come forward. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3b0Md8c

The duke talks about his mother's departure from the Royal Family in excerpts of an upcoming TV special. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3svYEi0

Perpetrators will face up to five years in jail under a new law planned by the government. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uIuhH6

The Treasury Committee says "now is not the time" for rises, but they may be needed in the future. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/30262pc

Only a third of children in Bradford had sufficient exercise during the first lockdown, a study shows. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bTtXNo

Figures for England and Wales suggest two-thirds of people who ask for self-isolation payments get rejected. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bHYQEg

With hospitality closed during lockdown, charities and apps are stepping in to help cut food waste. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3szICUv

Writers may be self-censoring because they don't want to be "cancelled", author Kazuo Ishiguro says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37Y55CL

Polish teenager Krystyna Paszko's idea won an EU prize - she tells the BBC the story behind it. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3rakXtG

A group of Afro-Colombian women use their skills to help women give birth in areas run by gangs. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37UPMLh

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the year's first major film and TV awards ceremony. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dUxPQF

Ahmed, blind since birth, stands in for teachers who don't make it in to their ruined school in Yemen. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37VwZQ2

Misleading claims about coronavirus vaccines have been spreading online. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3r4u7HY

Aboriginal man Nathan Lyons has found unexpected fame with videos inspired by "doing it tough". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kzrWKa

Radio 1 Newsbeat finds out what you should and shouldn't be doing as a first-time runner. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dUxI7D

Alex has been homeless on and off for 10 years, and lost his job as lorry driver when the pandemic hit. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bRlbPG

Many papers report the Brazil variant being found in the UK as officials "hunt" an unidentified case. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/301aSmA

The chancellor says he wants to "level with people" about the economic pressures of Covid. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aZ52sb

The actor, who played Mike Baldwin in the soap, died after a long illness, his family said. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3b3c9jE

Police warn people not to return home after the World War Two device is destroyed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZYJHsM

The pro-democracy figures are accused of "subversion" under the controversial security legislation. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dS3jab

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Sunday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3sy6UOH

Police fire live rounds, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse anti-coup rallies in several cities. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Pauvqa

A controlled detonation has been carried out on an unexploded World War Two bomb found in Exeter. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37PcunZ

Grants for 700,000 firms come as Rishi Sunak warns public finances face a challenge ahead of the Budget. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uFxE1p

The vaccine rollout is gaining "fresh momentum," the NHS says as the next batch of letters are sent out. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZX65Tf

Richard Harrington was "thankful to go on my bike every day" as work stopped during the pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bRnvXc

New York's governor denies wrongdoing and orders an external inquiry after claims by a second ex-aide. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZYokYA

The BBC looks at the state of the UK economy ahead of the spring Budget. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3q1XFom

Lucy's dream of working in the Middle East turned into a nightmare of abuse. She's not the only one. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Pk9vgX

Sam Ryder on TikTok, Britney, Justin Bieber and his new solo career. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37W6ny9

A selection of striking images from our readers on this week's theme. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kr20QE

"Pawstep Portraits" captures dogs with their owners, who then donate to the NHS or Lanta Animal Welfare. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uFit8r

Twenty years on, the Selby rail crash remains the UK's worst rail disaster of the 21st century. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3e0VXRw

Former intelligence officers describe a precarious existence in which your career could end at any moment. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dRM3Se

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to host the year's first major film and TV awards ceremony on Sunday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dRHuHA

Influencers can have a bad reputation but for some people they have proved to be a business lifeline. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2O8K01i

Neither Gus Kenworthy nor his then-boyfriend knew the cameras were rolling when they shared a seminal kiss at Pyeongchang 2018. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3sCM1Sj

A senior German immunologist tells the BBC that his country should reverse its decision on the jab. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uEkGBm

Lower commuting costs, cancelled holidays and fewer meals out boost some bank accounts, a report says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dPvmah

The north Wales commissioner says it could cut addiction and violence, but critics reject the call. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pWyTGc

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Saturday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2NNnY4m

A small, family service will be held for the 100-year-old who raised almost £33m for the NHS. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bNvnbW

Four young performers pay tribute to the 100-year-old veteran, who raised almost £33m for NHS charities. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3r1glWn

Princess Latifa Al Maktoum was previously described as "troubled" by the former Irish president. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3sA51Ro

The golfer received successful "follow-up procedures" following Tuesday's serious car crash in LA. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3q0VVeO

Boris Johnson says "generation rent" can become "generation buy" through new government-backed loans. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2O8gDw1

Royal Navy bomb disposal specialists are dealing with a 2.5m (8ft) device. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2O45MDC

James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Istanbul in 2019 with a sense that Syrian and Russian disinformation had destroyed his reputation. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37RG0cR

Stephen Dyer says he will "do anything" to become a parent - including a bill of up to £40,000. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pOoMDc

With outdoor sport hopefully set to resume in March, Newsbeat hears about the importance of playing football. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZOakAl

Giant garden murals made from rubbish and discarded PPE gain thousands of social media views. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2O0MGOr

Saturday's papers give their view of the Duke of Sussex's candid interview with James Corden. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pSlK0M

BBC editors Faisal Islam and Simon Jack tell us what Chancellor Rishi Sunak might have in store. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3e1r1kv

Hollywood make-up artists on their experiences of working in the time of Covid-19. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uzZyw0

Ros Atkins looks at the consequences of Facebook's power on events in Myanmar, Washington DC and Australia. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3su00Kg

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kzRKpl

Duncan Laurence won Eurovision with his song Arcade, which is now being powered by TikTok. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uE0jUT

Could the cryptocurrency's huge electricity consumption also sink it? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kAo8s4

What's it like and what can you eat inside the UK's quarantine hotels? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37MW939

There is growing speculation that a certificate scheme could be built into the main NHS app. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bGSvJa

Irish freight is being shipped directly to Europe to avoid Brexit bureaucracy. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3r09NYe

Several waves of Pokémania have swept the globe, keeping this lucrative franchise relevant for 25 years. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bHdRGh

(BAGHDAD) — A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one of their militiamen and wounding a number of others, an Iraqi militia official said Friday. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops. The Iraqi militia official told The Associated Press that the strikes against the Kataeb Hezbollah, or Hezbollah Brigades, hit an area along the border between the Syrian site of Boukamal facing Qaim on the Iraqi side. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak of the attack. Syria war monitoring groups said the strikes hit trucks moving weapons to a base for Iranian-backed militias in Boukamal. “I’m confident in the target that we went after, we know what we hit,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters flying with him from Calif

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Nigel Skea, 52, was jailed and fined for breaking hotel quarantine to meet his fiancée on another floor. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pRPOtf

A consultation begins into new anti-terror legislation in memory of Manchester bomb victim Martyn Hett. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2O58HeZ

A coroner says the roads - where hard shoulders become lanes at busy times - create a death "risk". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37Nt73n

The former first minister is to appear before the inquiry into the government's mishandling of harassment complaints. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aSJo8Y

The Pentagon said the strike on Syria was in response to an attack on US and coalition personnel in Iraq. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3usDe7v

Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace's action is dangerous and illegal. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uAhFli

A nurse who died with Covid-19 inspired nearly her entire family to join the NHS. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dOF4K6

Nearly 200,000 extremely clinically vulnerable young people have been offered their vaccine. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2MwVeMU

K-pop superstars Blackpink have emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2O2FgKQ

The high cost of fertility treatment leads some to find donors on social media, even though it's risky and could be illegal. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Nye5aY

Newsbeat hears from young women about their experiences working for multi-level marketing companies. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aV1LKv

A benefits top-up to help the poor survive lockdown is due to end - unless it is extended at the Budget. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bAT9YG

Why do people like to use ancient personal organisers and music players? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bDZEKq

While Western sanctions may not help, China and South East Asia's influence may have some sway. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bCQ6iN

The murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 still overshadows US-Saudi relations. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bJh5sO

Five justices will decide later whether the runaway schoolgirl should be allowed back into the UK. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZUGmuw

The National Trust is planning to plant dozens of blossoming trees at different sites around the UK. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aSLcif

The toy's maker, Hasbro, says it will drop the "Mr" to "promote gender equality and inclusion". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3sl5HKy

Protected land reserved for Brazil's indigenous communities is being traded on the social network. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3ssUPKK

The tomb of sainthood candidate Mother Cornelia Connelly will stay at the girls' school she founded. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37QthHb

The enviable political double act which ran Scotland for a decade is long gone. So, what went wrong? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kqhvsa

Kelsey Grammer, who played Frasier Crane, will return but it is not known if other cast members will too. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pNKcQZ

The UK will never hit its carbon reduction targets unless a grant scheme is rescued, a watchdog says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3qTQ2l9

UNITED NATIONS — Conflict-torn Yemen “is falling off a cliff” and will face the worst famine the world has seen for decades unless donors, and especially its Gulf neighbors, contribute generously to this year’s U.N. humanitarian appeal for $3.85 billion, the U.N. humanitarian chief warned Wednesday. Mark Lowcock said Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which contributed generously to U.N. appeals in 2018 and 2019, cut back drastically last year. This forced aid agencies to reduce the number of Yemenis receiving food and other humanitarian aid from 13-14 million every month in 2019 to just 9 million in 2020, he said. The 4 million people who didn’t receive food last year “are among those essentially in the long, slow, brutal, painful, agonizing process of starving to death,” Lowcock told a virtual briefing for a group of reporters. He spoke ahead of Monday’s pledging conference co-hosted by Sweden and Switzerland where Secretary-General

Watch the moment Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford is awarded the prestigious Gold Blue Peter badge for his work in making a difference to young people’s lives. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3klKRI4

CULIACAN, Mexico — Despite her status as the wife of the world’s most notorious drug boss, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Emma Coronel Aispuro lived mostly in obscurity — until her husband went to prison for life. Then, suddenly, she was a presence on social media. There was talk of launching a fashion line. Even an appearance on a reality show dedicated to the families of drug traffickers. Coronel’s actions did not go unnoticed. And in the wake of her arrest Monday on charges that she had conspired to distribute drugs, there were those who wondered: In embracing the limelight, had Coronel put a target on her own back? Her behavior was notable in part because she had lived a relatively sheltered life until her part in a grueling trial that drew international attention. But her actions violated unwritten rules about family members, especially wives, keeping a low profile. Until the trial, “Emma had remained anonymous like practically all of partners of Sinaloa cartel capos,

The world-first law is designed to make the tech giants pay news publishers for content. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZQQHYo

There has been an increase in private tuition during the pandemic but concerns remain about the checks in place. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZM0pvt

Local communities in the US have come up with a novel way to help feed those going hungry. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZLgP7h

Calls to a major domestic violence charity increased by more than 50 per cent during the pandemic in 2020. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uxojbU

Lizzi Gee and her eight-year-old son Rufus say tap routines are one positive to come out of lockdown. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kjopzt

An NGO is training and paying communities in Kenya to catch locusts, so they can be turned into animal feed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3kmefOj

Brands are starting to embrace social media influencers with disabilities to target the "purple pound". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3aTsMhD

After the death of the last male member of an indigenous group, his grandchildren take an unusual step. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3qSWRTY

Democrats are working on a massive package of measures to help the US through the pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3utHJP5

Struggling shops warn they may have to shut if business rates are brought back at the Budget. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dWlyeL

A rebel attack on the government's northern stronghold of Marib threatens mass displacement. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3qTZdlp

Figures show Australians are moving out of the large cities in search of a better quality of life. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3sk1xCs

A combination of mock exams, coursework and essays will be used to decide grades in England this year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3sqCYnu

Researchers are developing new technology to help reduce human-elephant conflicts. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZKkrGu

Symptoms left unchecked included lumps, changes to moles and coughing up blood, a survey finds. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/37LMrOl

UK consumers will soon be able to sell back used items with the aim of reducing waste. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3qYLeuU

Some 29 million people in the UK could be entitled to up to £30 back on Apple or Samsung smartphones. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3uwvXDu

Trading in GameStop shares halted minutes before markets closed but jumped again in late trading. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2P0yi9s

Covid "devastated" air travel in 2020, the UK's largest airport says, as it sinks to a £2bn loss. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3pOVd4j

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Wednesday morning. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3qO5240

Celtic manager Neil Lennon resigns with his side 18 points adrift of Rangers in the Scottish Premiership. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZK3YCb

The technology giant has bought around 100 companies in six years, chief executive Tim Cook has revealed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3sjXPJa