Month: December 2019

Image copyright Zola The chief executive of Hallmark Cards has apologised for its decision to withdraw television advertisements featuring same-sex...

Sports

Week 15 playoff picture: Eight teams in, four more spots up for grabs

11:30 PM ET Five teams clinched spots in the NFL playoffs on Sunday, bringing the total to eight and leaving...

Carr booed as Raiders lose in Oakland swan song

10:13 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. -- The jeers were noticeable as Derek Carr jogged to the Black Hole to thank...

Poorest countries facing both obesity and malnutrition

Image copyright Getty Images A third of the poorest countries in the world are dealing with high levels of obesity...

Young suicides in Wales due to ‘complex’ reasons, says study

Image copyright bodnarchuk/Getty Images Image caption Nineteen of the suicides reviewed between 2013 and 2017 were young people over the...

Imported for my body: The African women trafficked to India for sex

BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women to India from Africa, where they are then forced into...

Christmas lights from online sellers ‘can be fire risk’

Image copyright Getty Images Beware of buying Christmas tree lights from online marketplaces - you could be purchasing a fire...

How a university dropout built a toy empire

Image copyright Zuru Image caption Nick runs the business with his brother and sister The BBC's weekly The Boss series...

NFL office intervenes after coin toss error in Dallas

6:51 PM ET The NFL officiating department stepped in Sunday to reverse the team set for the second-half kickoff in...

Anak Krakatau: Giant blocks of rock litter ocean floor

Image copyright Copernicus Data 2019 Image caption There are about 40 volcanoes worldwide thought capable of doing what Anak Krakatau...

Patriots’ footage of Bengals’ sideline aired on TV

3:48 PM ET Footage of the Cincinnati Bengals sideline shot last week by a freelance videographer hired by the New...

Strictly Come Dancing: Final draws 11.3 million viewers

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch the moment the Strictly Come Dancing 2019 winner was announcedThe final...

BBC: TV licence fee decriminalisation being considered

Image copyright PA Media & BBC The government is to consider whether failure to pay the TV licence fee should...

‘Armed’ man shot in Hull street by police

Image caption The man was shot by armed officers on Hessle Road A man is in a critical condition after...

Greta Thunberg apologises for ‘put leaders against the wall’ comment

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Image copyright AFP Image caption In Swedish, the phrase means "to hold someone accountable" Greta Thunberg has apologised for saying...

Sources: Jenkins expected to join contender soon

10:07 PM ET Although he is not on an NFL roster Sunday, there is every reason to believe that former...

Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland ‘cannot be imprisoned’ in UK

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNicola Sturgeon told the BBC's Andrew Mar Show that Scotland 'cannot be...

‘Radio’ Kennedy, inspiration for 2003 film, dies