Venezuela crisis: The moment troops crash through border - BBC News
Three Venezuelan National Guard troops have driven through a security barrier on the Simon Bolivar bridge, while civilians fled the scene.
The troops deserted to Colombia, according to the country's migration authorities, amidst rising tensions over an opposition-led effort to bring humanitarian aid into the country.
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February 23, 2019
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Model railway took train enthusiasts five years to build - BBC News
A team of model train enthusiasts spent five years recreating Alloa Station in central Scotland, down to the finest detail.
The 34ft-long scale model was built from scratch by members of a Glasgow-based club.
More than 30 groups are part of the Association of Model Railway Societies in Scotland, which is set to hold its annual exhibition in Glasgow.
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February 23, 2019
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'I wrote a book with my nose' - BBC News
Writer Josh Barry has cerebral palsy and has spent the past nine years writing a book about his life with his nose.
Because of his limited mobility and speech he previously used an array of switches connected to a computer - or would dictate to a scribe - but says he started using his nose to type on the keyboard of an iPad so that he could be more creative.
Josh, who is from East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, works as a freelance journalist and runs an entertainment website where he has interviewed celebrities including Sir Ian Botham and Jeremy Kyle.
He says he wants to "raise awareness of other people in my situation who despite being different, can achieve their dreams and aspirations".
Video journalist: James Warwick
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February 22, 2019
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Queasy journalist takes last Tornado flight - BBC News
The BBC's Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale was lucky enough to get a ride in one of the Tornado's last official flights.
The RAF fighter jet will retire from active service at the end of March.
But some journalists aren't cut out for the skies.
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February 22, 2019
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Three ways Dior changed fashion forever - BBC News
Almost everything you'll need to know about fashion designer, Christian Dior.
The BBC's Arts Editor Will Gompertz reviews Christian Dior
Produced by Tobias Chapple
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February 21, 2019
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Bangladesh fire: Blaze kills dozens in Dhaka historic district - BBC News
A fast-moving fire swept through a historic district of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, killing at least 78 people, officials say.
The blaze broke out at night in a residential building that had flammable material stored on the ground floor.
Members of a bridal party are thought to be among the victims. It is not yet clear what started the fire.
The centuries-old Chawkbazar district has narrow streets and buildings very close to each other.
Large building fires are relatively common in densely populated Bangladesh, owing to lax safety regulations and poor conditions. Hundreds of people have been killed in recent years.
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February 21, 2019
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India planes crash during show rehearsal - BBC News
Two India Air Force planes collided in mid-air while rehearsing an aerobatic performance, killing one pilot and injuring two others.
The crash on Tuesday took place as the pilots practised a display ahead of the Aero India air show in Bengaluru.
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February 21, 2019
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Refugee boy stars in Oscar-nominated film - BBC News
Zain was born in Syria and spent his childhood in the slums of Beirut.
The film's director, Nadine Labaki only wanted to work with real-life people and her film has now been nominated for an Oscar.
Zain has since been granted refugee status in Norway and has his own bed for the first time in his life.
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February 23, 2019
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UK rehomes some 100 Syria White Helmets and family members - BBC News
The government has confirmed for the first time that around 100 refugees that were Syrian White Helmets rescuers and their family members have been re-settled in the UK.
They were evacuated from Syria with the help of the UK last year. In their first TV interview we spoke to one of these former White Helmets.
A man who has left a life of pulling bodies from collapsed buildings in Syria - and is starting to make a new life in the UK with his young family. Catrin Nye met him.
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February 21, 2019
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'Super snow moon' lights up the skies- BBC News
The biggest and brightest supermoon of 2019 has been observed around the world.
When it occurs in February, the phenomenon is sometimes dubbed a 'super snow moon', as the month is often associated with heavy snowfall in Europe and America.
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February 21, 2019
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Shamima Begum: IS teenager says losing UK citizenship 'unjust' - BBC News
Shamima Begum - the teenager who fled London to join Islamic State group in Syria - has said being stripped of her British citizenship is "unjust".
Ms Begum, 19, told ITV news that she found the Home Office's decision "heart-breaking" - but she may try for citizenship via her Dutch husband.
Her family have said they plan to challenge the government's decision.
Government sources said it was possible to revoke her UK nationality as she was eligible for citizenship elsewhere.
Her mother is believed to be a Bangladeshi national which means under Bangladesh law Ms Begum would be too, said Lord Carlile, a former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation.
However, when asked by the BBC, Ms Begum said she did not have a Bangladeshi passport and had never been to the country
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February 20, 2019
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Netanyahu and the allegations of corruption - BBC News
Final lists of candidates will be drawn up in Israel this week ahead of the country’s general election in April.
It’s an important moment in the run up to the ballot – giving a clearer picture about how the political parties are positioned.
Fighting to hold on to the premiership, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to delay any decision over whether he should faces charges over allegations of corruption - claims he categorically denies.
A decision by the country’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit could take place in the coming weeks.
Tom Bateman, our Middle East Correspondent in Jerusalem, explains the cases.
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February 20, 2019
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India : Catholic Church hit by allegations of sexual abuse - BBC News
The Catholic Church has been hit by allegations of sexual abuse in India, after a nun in the country accused a Bishop of raping her multiple times. He's been arrested and released on bail, and denies the claims.
There have been concerns raised about the Vatican's overall handling of numerous sex abuse allegations, and Pope Francis is due to host a conference this week, focusing on how the Church tackles the issue.
The BBC’s Yogita Limaye reports, from the southern Indian state of Kerala.
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February 20, 2019
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Maya Bay: The beach nobody can touch - BBC News
In the 1990s a film crew decided that Maya Bay, on the island of Phi Phi Leh in southern Thailand, was the kind of heaven-on-earth idyll where a group of people who wanted to rebuild society from scratch might settle.
The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, was released in the year 2000. Based on the book by Alex Garland, it tells the story of a backpacker's search for a legendary beach untouched by tourism. Obviously things turn sour in paradise.
Since then this tiny, but now iconic, strip of sand has topped bucket lists of people around the world consumed by wanderlust.
Already high, the volume of visitors to the area saw an astonishing spike in 2016 when Chinese tourists started coming in large numbers
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February 21, 2019
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Shamima Begum: IS teenager to lose UK citizenship - BBC News
The family of Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, say they plan to challenge the move to strip her of UK citizenship.
Her family's lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said they were considering "all legal avenues" to contest the decision.
Government sources said it was possible to strip the 19-year-old of British nationality as she was eligible for citizenship of another country.
Ms Begum, who left east London in 2015, had said she wanted to return home.
She was found in a Syrian refugee camp last week after reportedly leaving Baghuz - IS's last stronghold - and gave birth to a son at the weekend.
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February 20, 2019
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Hollywood hitmaker's fight for an Oscar - BBC News
Thirty one years ago Diane Warren scored her first Oscar nomination with Nothing's Gonna Stop Us, from the movie Mannequin.
This year she's nominated for a tenth time in the original song category, with I'll Fight, a song she wrote for Jennifer Hudson which features in the documentary RBG.
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February 22, 2019
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Pulwama attack: Pakistan warns India against attacking - BBC News
Pakistan has warned it will retaliate if India takes military action against it after a militant attack on Indian forces in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Prime Minister Imran Khan went on television to call on India to provide evidence to support its claims that Pakistan was involved.
More than 40 members of India's security forces died in Thursday's suicide bombing on their convoy.
Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad said it was behind it.
The attack has raised tensions between India and Pakistan, which have fought two wars and a limited conflict in the region and are both nuclear powers.
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February 19, 2019
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President Trump addressed Venezuelan Americans in southern Florida - BBC News
US President Donald Trump gave a speech on Monday at Miami's Florida International University to a crowd of mostly Venezuelan and Cuban immigrants.
The area is home to tens of thousands of Venezuelan expatriates - many of whom fled Mr Maduro and his predecessor, and support for Mr Guaidó there is strong.
During the speech, Mr Trump railed against the Venezuelan government which he described as a "failed dictatorship".
He described President Maduro himself as a "Cuban puppet" and accused a "small handful at the top of Maduro's regime" of stealing and hiding money.
"We know who they are and we know where they keep the billions of dollars they have stolen," he said.
He also implored the military to ensure the safety of Mr Guaidó and opposition protesters.
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February 19, 2019
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Shamima Begum: 'I didn't want to be IS poster girl' - BBC News
In an interview with the BBC's Middle East correspondent Quentin Sommerville, Shamima Begum - the schoolgirl who fled London to join the Islamic State group in Syria - has said she never wanted to be an IS "poster girl".
Ms Begum, who has just given birth, said she now wants the UK's forgiveness and supports "some British values".
She told the BBC while it was "wrong" innocent people died in the 2017 Manchester attack, it was "kind of retaliation" for attacks on IS.
The 19-year-old left Bethnal Green four years ago with two school friends
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February 19, 2019
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Huawei founder: 'America doesn't represent the world' - BBC News
The founder of Huawei has said there is "no way the US can crush" the company, in an exclusive interview with the BBC.
Ren Zhengfei described the arrest of his daughter Meng Wanzhou, the company's chief financial officer, as politically motivated.
The US is pursuing criminal charges against Huawei and Ms Meng, including money laundering, bank fraud and stealing trade secrets.
Huawei denies any wrongdoing.
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February 19, 2019
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Tensions have been rising in Venezuela over plans to deliver humanitarian aid.
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ICYMI - just some of this week's discoveries, events, happenings and... haircuts.
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Hehe! 😂 Before the ‘distracted boyfriend meme was there ‘distracted girlfriend’? This image, which was published in a magazine for US marines in 1950, is now being shared thousands of times online... and yes you guessed it - being turned into a meme! Click the link in our bio👆to read more about the history and meaning of the photo and to see some of the modern takes on it. 😆 #photooftheday #meme #USNavy #sailor #bbcnews
📸: Leatherneck
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It's that time of year again 🎞 - the film world will soon descend on Hollywood for the Oscars 2019🌟. So what is up for an award? This is your 30-second guide. Tap in our bio to find out more about the nominations. #oscars2019 #film #thefavourite #Roma #BlackPanther #Blackkklansman #film #bohemianrhapsody #greenbook #vice #bbcnews
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A story of someone getting on irrespective of challenges: Josh Barry has spent nine years writing his biography ‘Adapted’ with his nose, and he's just finished it!📚Josh has cerebral palsy and wrote the book to improve people's understanding of disability. #writing #authors #cerebralpalsy #disability #disabilityawareness #isleofwight #UK #instagood #bbcnews
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Tony Foulds is overcome with a range of emotions after witnessing a flypast honouring 10 airmen who died when their plane crashed in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, in the UK, 75 years ago. Foulds was a schoolboy when he saw the plane come down and he regularly tends to the memorial. Click on the link in our bio👆to read how the flypast was arranged after Tony's story was picked up by @bbcbreakfast.
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Beverly Bass was the first female pilot for American Airlines. On 9/11 she had to land her passengers at a remote Canadian airport. Now the tale has been captured in the new musical Come From Away. 🎶 #ComeFromAway #strongwomen #bbcnews
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This stunning waterfall in Yosemite National Park looks like it's on 🔥🔥🔥. The rare phenomenon happens when light hits a waterfall tumbling down El Capitan. Tap the link in our bio 👆 to find out how the intensity of the brief annual display in February depends on the volume of water and the cloud cover. #bbcnews #yosemitenationalpark🌲 #naturelovers
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A little gift from us...to you. These adorable pandas 🐼 are having a rip-roaring time rolling around in the snow at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC.😍 What could be better? Tap in our bio to find out more about what keeps them warm and dry @smithsonianzoo . #amazing #pandas #zoo #WashingtonDC #Smithsonian #instagood #bbcnews
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Chicago police have charged Empire actor Jussie Smollett with filing a false police report, after he was accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself to negotiate a better salary. Tap the link in our bio 👆to find out why police superintendent Eddie Johnson called the attack a hoax and accused Smollett of trying to drag Chicago's reputation through the mud. Smollett's lawyers say they will mount an aggressive defence. #bbcnews #jussiesmollett
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Seven-year-old Zain was born in Syria and raised in poverty. He was scouted to star in a film about a child suing his parents for giving birth to him. The role transformed his and his family's lives. 🌟
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Barack Obama on twerking... Thought that would get your attention.😯 The former US President talked about dancing and paid tribute to his wife Michelle at an event for his foundation. Obama was speaking to a group of young men about confidence. Tap the link in our bio for more on Obama and what he's up to since leaving the White House. #confidence #smile #BarackObama #MichelleObama #BBCNews @michelleobama @stephencurry30 @barackobama
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