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Fragmented school places system 'harms education' By Judith Burns Education reporter 15 January 2016 From the section Education & Family Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption The government says it wants to ensure a good school place for every child The system for creating new school places in England is fragmented and con…
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Republican debate: Trump challenges Cruz over Canada birth 15 January 2016 From the section US Election 2016 Media captionDonald Trump clashes with Ted CruzRepublican frontrunner Donald Trump has attacked Ted Cruz over his birth in Canada, saying it raised questions about his presidential eligibility. In the latest Republican debate for White House hopefuls, Mr Trump told his rival: "There's a big question mark over your head." The constitution mandates the president be a "natural born citizen" of the US. …
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Atlantic hurricane in January linked to El Nino 14 January 2016 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Satellite images recorded the moment the storm became a hurricane A rare January hurricane has formed far out in the Atlantic, the first to form in the month since 1938. A warning has been issued for the Az…
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So last weekend i had my specials First Aid training, we also cover mental health issues and depression and how it can affect our colleagues. we were shown this video i think its a big eye opener....... I had a black dog, his name was depression www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc
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Oscars 2016: The Revenant tops nominations list 14 January 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Image copyright Twentieth Century Fox Image caption The Revenant could secure Leonardo DiCaprio the best actor award The Revenant is leading the race for the 2016 Oscars with 12 nominations, with Mad Max: Fury Road scoring 10. Both films are nominated fo…
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Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard actor, dies aged 69 14 January 2016 From the section Entertainment & Arts Media captionFilm critic Jason Solomons: "He had a gift for being sneeringly withering"Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69. The star was suffering from cancer, his family said. He became one of Britain's best-loved acting stars thanks to roles including Professor Snape in the Ha…
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Lord Coe was elected president of the International Association of Athletics Federations in August 2015IAAF president Lord Coe is under increasing pressure after a new report claimed "corruption was embedded" within his organisation. Coe, 59, became boss of the body that governs world athletics last August after eight years as a vice-president. Since then, the IAAF has come in for heavy criticism, accused of helping cover up systematic doping in Russia. Now an investigation has concluded the corruption "cannot be blamed on a small number of miscreants" within the IAAF. An 89-page report, written by former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound, was particularly…
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Alps avalanche kills two French children and Ukrainian 13 January 2016 From the section Europe Media caption"There must be 100 people with poles and dogs - they really are trying hard to find them", reports the BBC's Tim RhodesTwo French schoolchildren and a Ukrainian tourist have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps, officials say. Five more members out of a group of 10 pupils from Lyon are reportedly still missing. Several pupils were found in a state of cardiac arrest and their …
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Liberia declared Ebola-free, ending West African outbreak 14 January 2016 From the section Africa Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More than 28,000 people have been infected by Ebola in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone since December 2013 Liberia has been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), effectively putting an end to the w…
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Record $1.6bn US Powerball lottery has three winners 14 January 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright AFP Image caption The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292.2 million There are at least three winning tickets in the US for the record $1.6bn (£1.1bn) lottery jackpot, officials have said. The winning tickets in the Powerball jackpot …
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20 minutes ago Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. An undercover Panorama journalist secretly filmed abuse while working as a custody officerFour workers have been sacked after allegations staff at a Kent young offenders centre assaulted inmates. Security firm G4S has apologised for the behaviour of staff at the Medway Secure Training Centre in Rochester. The allegations relate to 10 boys, aged 14 to 17, and involve unnecessary force, foul language and a cover-up. It follows an undercover investigation by the BBC Panorama programme which was broadcast on Monday. A further three workers have bee…
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EU launches probe into new Polish laws 13 January 2016 From the section Europe Image copyright Reuters Image caption Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo denied that her government had violated democratic norms The European Commission has opened an unprecedented inquiry into whether new Polish laws break EU democracy rules. Vice-President Frans Timmermans anno…
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Private messages at work can be read by employers, says court By Kevin Rawlinson BBC News 13 January 2016 From the section Technology comments Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Employers must put policies in place to protect workers from widespread snooping Employers can read workers' private messages sent via chat …
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MH370 search team finds second shipwreck By Richard Westcott BBC Transport Correspondent 13 January 2016 From the section Business Image copyright ATSB Search teams looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 think they have stumbled across a 19th-Century shipwreck. Underwater sonar equipment turned up a strange object more than two miles beneath the waves just before Christmas. Earlier this…
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Iran detains 10 US sailors after vessels stopped in the Gulf 12 January 2016 From the section US & Canada Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The sailors were on two riverine patrol boats at the time of the incident Iran has detained 10 US sailors after their vessels were stopped in the Gulf, a US official told the BBC. "We lost contact with two s…
