Why are women targets for online abuse? - BBC News
Online abuse against women is on the rise, but why aren't the police, the government and social media companies doing more to stop it?
A BBC Panorama investigation into the matter has revealed how social media companies are using algorithms to promote misogynistic hate and failing to act when it's reported.
The BBC's disinformation reporter Marianna Spring has been to meet politicians, Love Island contestants and a front-line doctor to explore the impact of online hate on women who use social media as part of their jobs.
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October 18, 2021
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Waterspout spectacle off the coast of Cuba - BBC News
This is the moment a huge waterspout was captured on camera by people living in Cienfuegos, Cuba, on Saturday October 16.
The phenomenon lasted for about 10 minutes according to the country’s meteorological agency.
Although waterspouts can pose a danger in some circumstances, no damage was reported.
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October 18, 2021
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Hundreds strip naked by the Dead Sea in Israel - BBC News
More than 300 people have stripped naked by the Dead Sea in Israel to draw attention to its dramatically receding shoreline.
The event was part of a live installation by the artist Spencer Tunick, who’s used similar photo-shoots around the world to highlight environmental change.
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October 18, 2021
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Afghan women disappear from public life by order of Taliban's Vice and Virtue Ministry - BBC News
The Taliban have banned girls from secondary schools across most of Afghanistan.
Women, except those in the public health sector, have not been allowed to return to work.
The fear is that they are being treated once again as second-class citizens under a hardline Taliban regime.
The BBC has obtained access to the Taliban's Vice and Virtue Ministry in the capital Kabul - what was formerly the Women’s Affairs ministry before they seized power.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Yogita Limaye.
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October 17, 2021
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The mystery of how long Covid damages our memory - BBC News
“Overnight, my independence was taken away”
In the last 16 months since Chrissy Gibson was diagnosed with Covid-19, she has had to re-learn many aspects of her life. How to walk, how to talk, how to live.
She is one of millions of long Covid patients, who despite no longer testing positive for the virus, continue to have life-altering side effects like memory loss.
This is how long Covid has changed her life.
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October 17, 2021
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“Using my domestic abuse story as power to fight back against the law" – BBC News
Nearly 13,000 cases of domestic abuse have been dropped in the last five years because of a six-month time limit on prosecutions of common assault in England and Wales, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
Campaigners say women are being denied justice and the police and prosecutors should be given more time.
Erica made a report of domestic violence to the police but was told there was no time left to press charges.
Now she’s campaigning for change and says she is using her story as “power to fight back against the law."
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October 17, 2021
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Killing of MP Sir David Amess was terrorist incident, police say - BBC News
UK PM Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer have laid flowers at the scene of the stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Police are treating the attack as a terrorist incident, which may be linked to Islamist extremism. A 25-year-old British man is being held on suspicion of murder.
Sir David had been holding one of his regular Friday meetings with his constituents at Belfairs Methodist Church when he was stabbed multiple times.
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October 16, 2021
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Nasa mission to seek out Solar System 'fossils' - BBC News
A spacecraft has launched from Cape Canaveral on a mission to uncover "the fossils" of the Solar System.
The Lucy probe will head out to the orbit of Jupiter to study two groups of asteroids that run in swarms ahead of, and behind, the gas giant.
Nasa scientists say the objects are leftovers from the formation of the planets.
As such, these trojans, as they're known, hold important clues about the early evolution of the Solar System.
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October 16, 2021
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Ros Atkins on… China-Taiwan tensions - BBC News
Ros Atkins examines why tensions between China and Taiwan have increased over recent weeks.
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October 16, 2021
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Fleeing the shifting sands of the Sahara desert, due to climate change - BBC News
In northern Mauritania, people are seeing first-hand the impact of climate change.
Rising temperatures and desertification are wiping out communities and many are being forced to leave their ancestral homes in search of a better life.
BBC Life at 50C looks at the impact of extreme weather, on communities, across the globe.
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October 15, 2021
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MP Sir David Amess fatally stabbed - BBC Newsnight
Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in Essex, in what police are calling a terrorist incident. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea.
Boris Johnson has spoken of his shock and sadness at the loss of "one of the kindest" people in politics.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has asked all police forces to review security arrangements for MPs "with immediate effect", a Home Office spokesman said.
Sir David, 69, had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children. He is the second serving MP to be killed in the past five years, following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016.
She was killed outside a library in Birstall, West Yorkshire, where she was due to hold a constituency surgery.
The investigation into the attack will be led by the Metropolitan Police's specialist Counter Terrorism Command, who will determine whether it was a terrorist incident.
Mark Urban is joined by friends and colleagues of the late Conservative MP:
- Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons
- Paula Sherriff, Labour MP from 2015 to 2019.
- Sir Peter Bottomley MP, Father of the House of Commons.
- Shailesh Vara MP, Conservative.
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October 15, 2021
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UK anti-terror police investigate fatal stabbing of MP as suspect detained - BBC News
The British MP Sir David Amess has been stabbed to death while conducting a meeting with his constituents. A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Sir David, who was 69 died from multiple wounds and a knife was recovered at the scene of the attack, at a church at Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.
Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation. They say they are keeping an open mind as to the motive for the attack.
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the MP, saying Sir David was one of the kindest, nicest, most gentle people in politics.
The UK government has ordered an urgent review of security and protection for members of parliament.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Daniel Sandford.
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October 15, 2021
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Stranded 600lb turtle returned to Atlantic Ocean - BBC News
A stranded 600lb (227kg) turtle was returned to the Atlantic Ocean with a little help from some volunteers.
The leatherback turtle got stuck in a mudflat alongside a river in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Volunteers will track the turtle for 30 days to see if it survives.
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October 15, 2021
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UK PM Boris Johnson pays tribute to Sir David Amess MP, who was stabbed to death - BBC News
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid tribute to Sir David Amess, who was killed after being stabbed to death in his Essex constituency.
“Sir David "believed passionately in this country and in its future,” he said. "We've lost today a fine public servant and a much-loved friend and colleague."
He said everyone was "deeply shocked and heart-stricken" and that his thoughts were with Sir David's family.
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October 15, 2021
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Conservative MP Sir David Amess dies after stabbing at public meeting – BBC News
Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at his constituency meeting in Essex, UK.
Police said a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing in Leigh-on-Sea.
They said they recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.
Sir David, 69, had been an MP since 1983 and was married with five children.
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October 15, 2021
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Reaction after stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess - BBC News
Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been stabbed as he met constituents at a regular surgery.
Essex Police said they were called to reports of a stabbing in Leigh-on-Sea at 12:05 BST and arrested a man.
They said they also recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.
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October 15, 2021
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Stabbing as Conservative MP Sir David Amess meets constituents in Essex, UK - BBC News
A man has been arrested after reports of a stabbing at a constituency surgery being held by Tory MP Sir David Amess.
Essex Police said they recovered a knife and they are not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.
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October 15, 2021
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Explosion strikes Afghan mosque during prayers - BBC News
At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured after an explosion tore through a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Afghan city of Kandahar.
Pictures from inside Bibi Fatima mosque show shattered windows and bodies lying on the ground and other worshippers trying to help.
The explosion's cause is not yet clear but a suicide bombing is suspected.
One witness told AFP he heard three blasts - one at the main door, another where worshippers wash, and a third.
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October 15, 2021
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Norway probes Kongsberg bow and arrow attack suspect’s sanity - BBC News
The man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrows in Norway has been handed over to medical experts who will assess his mental health.
A court is to decide on Friday how long Espen Andersen Brathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen and Muslim convert, can be kept in custody.
Investigators say he has confessed to Wednesday's deadly attack in Kongsberg, a town 68km (43 miles) west of the capital Oslo.
The attack killed four women and a man.
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October 15, 2021
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Day of mourning in Lebanon after bloodshed at Beirut port protest - BBC News
Lebanon has announced a day of mourning for Friday after at least six people died and dozens were hurt in deadly fighting in Beirut.
Gunfire broke out during a protest by Shia Muslim groups against the judge investigating last year's huge blast at the city's port.
Hezbollah, which organised the protest, says demonstrators were fired on by gunmen on rooftops.
They blamed a Christian faction, although the group denies the charge.
Huge tension surrounds the inquiry into the port explosion that killed 219 in August 2020.
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October 15, 2021
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