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Homage to first shortwave trans-Atlantic radio broadcast By Huw Williams BBC Scotland reporter 11 December 2016 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland Image copyright American Radio Relay League Image caption The transmitter for the broadcast was set up at Greenwich in Connecticut Radio enthusiasts have recreated the first ever trans-Atlantic shortwave broadcast - 95 years after it connected Ard…

The mothers secretly working as sex workers By Rachael Thorn BBC News Online 11 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images/Christopher Furlong A significant number of sex workers in the UK are also mothers, research suggests. So what is it like to sell sex while bringing up a child? "I'm certainly not ashamed of what I've done," Sherri, 42, from Essex says. "And I'm quietly furious about the lack of recognition that myself and other women I know get…

Clarke warns May over future if she backs 'hard Brexit' 11 December 2016 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Former Chancellor Ken Clarke has suggested that Theresa May might not "survive" as prime minister if she sides with "hard Brexit" MPs. Mr Clarke, a leading supporter of the European Union, told BBC One's Sunday Politics that only a "minority" in the Commons shared such views. He added it would be "pretty catastrophic" to tell the EU "we're just pulling out". Mrs May has promised…

Clarke warns May over future if she backs 'hard Brexit' 11 December 2016 From the section UK Politics Image copyright PA Former Chancellor Ken Clarke has suggested that Theresa May might not "survive" as prime minister if she sides with "hard Brexit" MPs. Mr Clarke, a leading supporter of the European Union, told BBC One's Sunday Politics that only a "minority" in the Commons shared such views. He added it would be "pretty catastrophic" to tell the EU "we're just pulling out". Mrs May has promised…

Syria couple win legal fight for care of children 11 December 2016 From the section UK Image caption The judge said he was satisfied that the attitudes of the parents had "genuinely changed" A Muslim couple arrested over fears that they were heading to Syria for "extremist activities" have won a court fight for the care of their children. The three children were placed in foster care after the couple's arrest by counter-terrorism officers in 2015. Mr Justice Cobb said he was…

Syria couple win legal fight for care of children 11 December 2016 From the section UK Image caption The judge said he was satisfied that the attitudes of the parents had "genuinely changed" A Muslim couple arrested over fears that they were heading to Syria for "extremist activities" have won a court fight for the care of their children. The three children were placed in foster care after the couple's arrest by counter-terrorism officers in 2015. Mr Justice Cobb said he was…

Thousands take part in Glasgow santa dash 11 December 2016 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland Image copyright Getty Images Thousands of santas took to the streets of Glasgow on Sunday for the city's biggest ever Santa Dash. The event saw 7,500 runners make their way along the 5km route which started and finished in George Square, the venue for Glasgow's festive market. This year - the event's 10th anniversary - participants were raising money for the Beatson Cancer Charity. The Santa Das…

Diego Costa has scored with six of his past nine shots on target in the leagueChelsea moved back to the top of the Premier League and made it nine successive league wins as Diego Costa scored the winner against a stubborn West Brom at Stamford Bridge. The Spain striker took advantage of a mistake by a hesitant Gareth McAuley in the 76th minute to rob the defender of possession and curl a brilliant left-foot shot past Ben Foster. West Brom had looked like earning a point after restricting the Blues to just one other shot on target, a 30-yard David Luiz free-kick. Chelsea also came close through an N'Golo Kante shot that deflected off Pedro and rolled just wide of the po…

Diego Costa has scored with six of his past nine shots on target in the leagueChelsea moved back to the top of the Premier League and made it nine successive league wins as Diego Costa scored the winner against a stubborn West Brom at Stamford Bridge. The Spain striker took advantage of a mistake by a hesitant Gareth McAuley in the 76th minute to rob the defender of possession and curl a brilliant left-foot shot past Ben Foster. West Brom had looked like earning a point after restricting the Blues to just one other shot on target, a 30-yard David Luiz free-kick. Chelsea also came close through an N'Golo Kante shot that deflected off Pedro and rolled just wide of the po…

Dario Gradi was the manager of Crewe from 1983 to 2007Crewe Alexandra director Dario Gradi has been suspended by the Football Association pending an investigation into claims he "smoothed over" a complaint of sexual assault against a Chelsea scout in the 1970s. A former youth player at Chelsea - where Gradi was assistant manager - says he was assaulted by Eddie Heath, the club's chief scout, when he was 15. Gradi, 75, denies any wrongdoing and says he will help the FA's review. Heath, who has since died, has been accused by several people of abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. The BBC understands that the FA, as part of its widened review into child sex abuse allegations, e…

Dario Gradi was the manager of Crewe from 1983 to 2007Crewe Alexandra director Dario Gradi has been suspended pending a Football Association investigation into claims he "smoothed over" a complaint of sexual assault against a Chelsea scout in the 1970s. A former youth player at Chelsea - where Gradi was assistant manager - says he was assaulted by Eddie Heath, the club's chief scout, when he was 15. Gradi, 75, denies any wrongdoing and says he will help the FA's review. Heath, who has since died, has been accused by several people of abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. The BBC understands that the FA, as part of its widened review into child sex abuse allegations, expects t…

Dario Gradi was the manager of Crewe from 1983 to 2007Crewe Alexandra director Dario Gradi has been suspended by the Football Association pending an investigation into claims he "smoothed over" a complaint of sexual assault against a Chelsea scout in the 1970s. A former youth player at Chelsea - where Gradi was assistant manager - says he was assaulted by Eddie Heath, the club's chief scout, when he was 15. Gradi, 75, denies any wrongdoing and says he will help the FA's review. Heath, who has since died, has been accused by several people of abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. The BBC understands that the FA, as part of its widened review into child sex abuse allegations, e…

Oaks Colliery disaster: Victims remembered 150 years on 11 December 2016 From the section Sheffield & South Yorkshire Image caption The engine house and pithead structures of the colliery which replaced the Oaks still stands at the site A service has been held to remember 383 people killed in what is thought to be England's worst mining disaster. Explosions at the Oaks Colliery, near Stairfoot, Barnsley, in South Yorkshire on 12-13 December 1866, killed miners as young as…

Oaks Colliery disaster: Victims remembered 150 years on 11 December 2016 From the section Sheffield & South Yorkshire Image caption The engine house and pithead structures of the colliery which replaced the Oaks still stands at the site A service has been held to remember 383 people killed in what is thought to be England's worst mining disaster. Explosions at the Oaks Colliery, near Stairfoot, Barnsley, in South Yorkshire on 12-13 December 1866, killed miners as young as…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Louis Tomlinson pays tribute to mother on X Factor 11 December 2016 Last updated at 12:02 GMT Louis Tomlinson performed his new single on The X Factor days after losing his mother. Johannah Deakin died on Wednesday at the age of 43 after a battle with leukaemia. View the full article