Who, What, Why: Are skinny jeans bad for your health?
23 June 2015 From the section Magazine Skinny jeans can cause serious damage to nerves and muscles, doctors have warned. Just how bad for your health is the definitive hipster garment, asks Jon Kelly....
View ArticlePoll finds Nato's Europeans wary of Russia confrontation
By Bridget Kendall Diplomatic correspondent 10 June 2015 From the section Europe The poll suggests shaky support for any intervention against Russia in Nato states Public opinion in some European...
View ArticleTango legend Carlos Gardel's posthumous journey home
24 June 2015 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Carlos Gardel is not only one of tango's most famous singers, he is also an Argentine icon On Wednesday, tango fans mark the 80th anniversary...
View ArticleBoko Haram crisis: Nigeria's female bombers strike
By Farouk Chothia BBC Africa 6 August 2014 From the section Africa The military alleges that Hafsat Usman Bako is a recruiting sergeant for Boko Haram Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram is...
View ArticleWhy China warned the US to stay away
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes BBC News, Tokyo 24 June 2015 From the section Magazine A group of islands in the South China Sea may not sound particularly significant, but these recently-formed pieces of...
View ArticleUS universities on symbolic visit to Iran
By Sean Coughlan Education correspondent 23 June 2015 From the section Business Universities are spearheading the re-opening of links between the US and Iran A group of senior United States university...
View ArticleAfghanistan's leaders face battle for peace
Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent 23 June 2015 From the section Middle East The timing of the attack on the parliament in Kablul was hugely significant Will there be more and more months of...
View ArticleSaudi Yemen bombing a message to Iran as damage mounts
By Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East editor, Sanaa 23 June 2015 From the section Middle East Three months of Saudi-led bombing has so far failed to defeat the Houthis Saudi Arabia and their allies need to...
View ArticleNigeria's Muhammadu Buhari in profile
31 March 2015 From the section Africa Nigeria's former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, 72, is not a quitter. Defeated in the last three elections, he achieved a historic victory in the 28 March...
View ArticleMore Scots struggling to pay loved ones' funeral costs, say CAS
24 June 2015 From the section Scotland A rising number of people in Scotland are struggling to pay for the funerals of their loved ones. A Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) report said the number of...
View ArticleGogarburned: Little guys put the heat under RBS bosses
Douglas Fraser Business/economy editor, Scotland 23 June 2015 From the section Scotland business Sir Philip Hampton's final RBS annual general meeting was one of the stormiest he has faced For around...
View ArticleConfederate flag 'belongs in a museum', Obama says
19 June 2015 From the section US & Canada The shooting in South Carolina has reignited debate over the state's use of the Confederate flag Barack Obama believes the Confederate flag "belongs in a...
View ArticleAmerican Civil War commemorated way down south of Dixie
Add comment Reprints + - Descendants of American Southerners Philip Logan and his wife Eloiza Logan, pose for pictures during a party to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil...
View ArticleKeith Vaz: 'Once migrants reach Calais it's too late'
23 June 2015 Last updated at 18:16 BST A strike has forced the suspension of services through the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France, as hundreds of migrants try to board UK-bound lorries amid...
View ArticleMan dies in cigarette fire at Glasgow house
23 June 2015 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland A man has died in a fire at a house in the west end of Glasgow. Emergency services were called to the semi-detached house in Anniesland's Fifth...
View ArticleFTSE 100 up ahead of Greece meeting
24 June 2015 From the section Business (Open): The FTSE 100 edged higher as investors awaited the latest developments in the Greek debt crisis. The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, is to hold...
View ArticleConfederate flag lowered in South Carolina
10 July 2015 Last updated at 15:40 BST The Confederate flag has been removed from South Carolina capitol grounds in a ceremony led by the state's governor. On Thursday, representatives voted to take...
View ArticleTwo hurt as bus crashes into Blackburn mosque
23 June 2015 From the section Lancashire The bus driver was left trapped after the crash but managed to free himself Two bus passengers have been taken to hospital after their vehicle crashed into a...
View ArticleOstrich-like bird escapes in Nottinghamshire
24 June 2015 From the section Nottingham Nottinghamshire Police said people should not approach the bird An "aggressive" ostrich-like bird has gone missing in north Nottinghamshire, posing a "threat"...
View ArticleConfederate flag: Republicans speak of their 'struggle'
9 July 2015 Last updated at 11:25 BST The House of Representatives in South Carolina has voted to take down the Confederate flag from capitol grounds after an "impassioned and sometimes tearful"...
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