redfiona99 | Entries tagged with law and order

Law and order:

In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone - https://www.npr.org/2018/06/22/605007387/supreme-court-rules-police-need-warrant-to-get-location-information-from-cell-to From 2018

Miscellaneous:

Koko The Gorilla Dies; Redrew The Lines Of Animal-Human Communication - https://www.npr.org/2018/06/21/622160278/koko-the-gorilla-dies-redrew-the-lines-of-animal-human-communication

Sesame Place Is Now The First Theme Park To Become A Certified Autism Center - https://www.buzzfeed.com/delaneystrunk/sesame-place-certified-autism-center

Two Timelines of Slang for Genitalia, from 1250 Through Today - https://io9.gizmodo.com/two-timelines-of-slang-for-genitalia-from-1250-through-1157205966

Politics:

Supreme Court Avoids an Answer on Partisan Gerrymandering - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/us/politics/supreme-court-wisconsin-maryland-gerrymander-vote.html From 2018, but obviously still relevant today.

Television:

Meet the dog who plays Cheddar on Brooklyn Nine-Nine - https://ew.com/tv/2018/06/03/brooklyn-nine-nine-dog-meet-cheddar

Animals:

Eurasian lynx: Plan to return it to Kielder Forest to be submitted - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-40542306 Have a lynx link.

Architecture:

Eritrea capital Asmara makes World Heritage list - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40544406

Art:

Blue-sky thinking: How Yorkshire Sculpture Park broke the mould - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5dRb2phYh5zqddNYzQYhZyP/blue-sky-thinking-how-yorkshire-sculpture-park-broke-the-mould

Education:

10 charts that show the effect of tuition fees - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40511184

Food and drink:

The billionaire trying to make the world's best Pinot Noir - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40496904

Health:

Behind the Headlines - Your guide to the science that makes the news. - https://www.nhs.uk/news/ Because sometimes I get cranky while fact-checking other people’s medical science posts on tumblr, and occasionally in RL, may I humbly recommend the NHS’s website for when relatives declaim that baking soda cures cancer.

Law and order:

The prison monitor sacked after voicing her concerns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39113391

Prison officers 'assaulted on regular basis' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40519755

Miscellaneous:

The love that survived a Chinese labour camp - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40544415

Madagascar: Where France's maritime history sails on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40555125

Music:

The secrets of a hit summer song - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40497669

News:

Gay man wins Supreme Court case on equal pension rights - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40580596

Migrant crisis: 'Hipster right’ group trying to stop rescue ships - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40505337

Politics:

I don't normally post political cartoons, but this one is a cracker - https://rejectingrepublicans.tumblr.com/post/171644272454

Shoppers 'in the dark' about Brexit effect - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40530700

Most characteristic words in pro- and anti-feminist tweets - https://web.archive.org/web/20180928230709/http://www.prooffreader.com/2015/05/most-characteristic-words-in-pro-and.html

Science:

Subatomic science: 10 things we know (and don’t know) about the fabric of the universe - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3TgVv4h7Xd3y89N73XZ5z5p/subatomic-science-10-things-we-know-and-don-t-know-about-the-fabric-of-the-universe

Social media:

Taxonomy of Humans According to Twitter - By generating automated targeted ads, “The Infinite Campaign” exposes the bizarre rubrics Twitter uses to render its users legible. - https://thenewinquiry.com/taxonomy-of-humans-according-to-twitter/

Sport:

Football:

Fan's dying wish leads to Stranraer versus FC Twente game - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-40494622

Stop shouting: how Sweden tackled misbehaving parents at kids’ football - https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jul/10/shouting-parents-football-sweden-football-code?CMP=fb_a-football_b-gdnfootball

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1219052.html

Health:

Oral sex spreading unstoppable bacteria - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40520125 From the subheading - "a decline in condom use". Why have people stopped using condoms?!!!

How I saved the NHS £22 million, says mum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40454684

History:

How a former slave gave a quilt to Queen Victoria - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40500884

Law and order:

Islamist terror and the complex legal battle - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40355492

Miscellaneous:

The corner of England where the Stars and Stripes fly high - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40457736

Can Mexico save its journalists? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39436568

Ascension Islanders left stranded after RAF halts flights - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40442318

Counting the dead in Manipur's shoot-to-kill war - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40271353

Politics:

Trump and Putin: Comparing the men behind the meeting - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40522656 From 2017

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1217346.html

Fashion:

Is this finally the end for the tie? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40442880

Languages:

Cantonese v Mandarin: When Hong Kong languages get political - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-40406429

Law and order:

Sex offender treatment in prison led to more offending - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40460637

Media:

Are the Murdochs too powerful? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40447970

Miscellaneous:

Georgian man tends his own grave in identity mix-up - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-40445449

Glittering prize: The booming demand for opals - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40416656

The strange things people put in luggage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40429707

Terry Gobanga: 'I was gang-raped on my wedding day' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39795047

The German and British children who became post-war friends - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-40160310

Grenfell 'miracle baby': Why people invent fake victims of attacks and disasters - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40419479

Sheikh helps villagers buy chapel in Cornwall - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-40431594

Politics:

Who really goes to a food bank? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40431701

Sport:

Rugby League:

Tony Clubb makes Wigan Warriors return 58 days after having kidney removed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/40447492 This is the point where we all chorus, 'the boy's a fool.'

Technology:

The links may look familiar to the people in my flist who I have pinched them from.

Quick, Draw! - Can a neural network learn to recognize doodling? - https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

A Neural Network Turned A Book Of Flowers Into Shockingly Lovely Dinosaur Art - https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/06/a-neural-network-turned-a-book-of-flowers-into-shockingly-lovely-dinosaur-art/

Ancient wisdom from the neural network - https://aiweirdness.com/post/162097037117/ancient-wisdom-from-the-neural-network

The one law of robotics: Humans must flourish - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40423595

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1213492.html

History:

Canada to apologise for 'LGBT purge' in government - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40268010 From 2017

Law and Order:

Two brothers, same murder, but one goes free. Why? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40375420

Miscellaneous:

Transgender train workers: 'Don't pity us' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40370811

Italy acid attack model Gessica Notaro returns to work - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40393426

'I kept my daughter's body at home for three weeks' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40367076

The secret lives of young IS fighters - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/is_fighters

Film exposes London's sex industry underworld - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40363513

Singhsbury's renamed Morrisinghs after Sainsbury's 'legal row' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-40416049

Music:

Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl in Glastonbury tribute to dead fan - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-40407654

Beyonce songwriter shares her top seven tips for making it in music - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4SFJynhW1RR6sKsRrqBJnSj/beyonce-songwriter-shares-her-top-seven-tips-for-making-it-in-music

Politics:

How Midlanders narrowed it down to a hung parliament - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40272464 From 2017

Sport:

Cricket:

The rise of Rabada - http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1133303/the-rise-of-rabada

Rugby:

British rugby fan crashes on New Zealand All Blacks' couch - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40401731

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1211651.html

Food and drink:

Coffee under threat - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-fa38cb91-bdc0-4229-8cae-1d5c3b447337

Law and order:

Chicago goes high-tech in search of answers to gun crime surge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40293666

Miscellaneous:

The young Indians riding a surfing wave - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40129586

My last night in prison? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40306016 Mysteriously, providing support and therapy helps!

Fin - the secret Facebook group of Nigerian women - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40261913

Science:

Chinese scientists to grow potatoes on the moon - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-40272873

Sport:

If MLB Really Wants Shorter Games, It Needs to Figure Out Instant Replay - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yp8wa5/if-mlb-really-wants-shorter-games-it-needs-to-figure-out-instant-replay Possibly something that football needs to consider with VAR.

Cricket:

India cricket captain Mithali Raj calmly reads book before batting - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40398462 She is marvellous.

Football:

How Brighton v Crystal Palace grew into an unlikely rivalry - https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2011/sep/27/brighton-crystal-palace-rivalry

Are African footballers more likely to die on the pitch? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40260280

Rugby Union:

British and Irish Lions: The inside story of Living With Lions - 20 years on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40335537

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1208692.html

Health:

Why reducing sleep makes you hungry - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39798610

Law and order:

Mississippi’s richest county uses police checkpoints to enforce segregation, lawsuit claims - https://thinkprogress.org/rights-abridged-madison-county-9ac948aa63cc/

Miscellaneous:

The day my child was killed by an elephant - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39874289

Shed heaven: The workshops turning men's lives around - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39871206

Men-only island set for UNESCO World Heritage status - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-39835628

What does it take to destroy a company's brand name? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39810979

Finding the plot: England's tombstone tourists - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39480595

Politics:

A forecast of the 2017 UK general election - https://medium.com/@chrishanretty/a-forecast-of-the-2017-uk-general-election-8bb721a59eff From the 'it was a bad year to be a pollster' archives.

General election 2017: The maps that reveal where this election could be won - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39874420

Centralisation and chaos – inside the rush to select Conservative candidates in time for the election - http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2017/05/centralisation-and-chaos-inside-the-rush-to-select-conservative-candidates-in-time-for-the-election.html From May 2017

Sport:

Football:

Accrington Stanley chairman Andy Holt stands by Premier League criticism - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39874533

Rugby Union:

World Rugby raises international eligibility period from three to five years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39868065

Technology:

Artificial Intelligence Owes You an Explanation - https://slate.com/technology/2017/05/why-artificial-intelligences-should-have-to-explain-their-actions.html

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1187494.html

Healthcare:

'I went to the web to find a new kidney' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39705234 Once again, BBC headline hides an interesting article.

This Test Can Determine Whether You've Outgrown A Food Allergy - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/25/552959006/a-test-confirms-if-you-ve-outgrown-allergies

For Many Women, The Nearest Abortion Provider Is Hundreds Of Miles Away - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/10/03/555166033/for-many-women-the-nearest-abortion-clinic-is-hundreds-of-miles-away

History:

Tony Blair's legacy 20 years on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39717751

How to Decode an Ancient Roman’s Handwriting - https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/how-to-decode-an-ancient-romans-handwriting

Law and order:

A Hashtag Can't Be Sued: Judge Dismisses Officer's Case Against Black Lives Matter - https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/29/554460412/a-hashtag-can-t-be-sued-judge-dismisses-officer-s-case-against-black-lives-matte

Media:

What is going on at Fox News, and could it affect Sky bid? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39781954 From May 2017

Politics:

'Why I went to court for my disability payments' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39745403

Science:

Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39420729

Cassini ran through the 'big empty' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39779718

Sport:

The Error in Baseball and the Moral Dimension to American Life - https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-error-in-baseball-and-the-moral-dimension-to-american-life I start to feel I need a 'sport used to highlight something else' heading.

Technology:

Are fitness trackers for pets a fad or the future? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39553682

Theatre:

Russia puts the Queen centre stage in Moscow's The Audience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39738954

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1184471.html

Healthcare:

Cancer Drugs Fund 'huge waste of money' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39711137

History:

When Adolf Hitler confidante Unity Mitford came to stay - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39304317

Law and order:

Fewer Youths Incarcerated, But Gap Between Blacks And Whites Worsens - https://www.npr.org/2017/09/27/551864016/fewer-youths-incarcerated-but-gap-between-blacks-and-whites-worsens

Miscellaneous:

Why most people’s favorite color is blue - https://medium.com/the-peruser/why-most-peoples-favorite-color-is-blue-bd84fc4e4dfb

What, Really, Is A Monument? - https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/09/24/550699469/what-really-is-a-monument

TED 2017: UK 'Iron Man' demonstrates flying suit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39441825

Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue rare child marriage fatwa - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39741891 The BBC headline editor once again fails massively. They should have gone with "Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue rare fatwa" or "Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia issue a child marriage fatwa".

The teenager telling pupils how his friends were shot dead - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39732466

Theatre:

Russell Tovey and his dream role in 'gay fantasia' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39717230

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1183381.html

Art:

Chris Ofili is weaving magic - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39710402

Language:

Seven old English words that deserve to make a comeback - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4clpqZdD04mMgsL52xh2lXZ/seven-old-english-words-that-deserve-to-make-a-comeback

Law and order:

Teenage offender held in inhuman conditions, court hears - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39712062

Miscellaneous:

Why Rome sends trains filled with rubbish to Austria - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39641761

Last male northern white rhino joins Tinder to raise money - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39713327

'Stealthing' - what you need to know - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39705734/stealthing---what-you-need-to-know

Music:

To Ray Davies, America is a 'beautiful but dangerous' place - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39665367

Sport:

'Gorilla man' still crawling London Marathon - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39710127 From April 2017

London Marathon 2017: Inspirational stories from runners who took part - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/39577841

Boxing:

Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko: Is Briton the perfect heavyweight? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39708572

Joshua v Klitschko: Why Mihai Nistor won't cash in on beating a champion - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39640173

Cycling:

Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Alejandro Valverde wins after tributes for Scarponi - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/39686593 From April 2017

Football:

Khalida Popal: Ex-Afghanistan women's captain on risks of playing football - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39671596

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1181211.html

Adverts:

Kendall Jenner Pepsi Commercial: How the "Worst Ad Ever" Came to Be - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pepsi-ad-how-why-was-made-991617

Business:

How a razor revolutionised the way we pay for stuff - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39132802

Food and Drink:

Quebec's maple syrup producers seeking global domination - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39375257

Law and Order:

The Uruguayan prison where inmates set up shop - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39145551

The Americans volunteering to watch executions - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39535957

Miscellaneous:

One family's life in the wilderness - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39418054

Belfast hotel warns Irish dancing guests against practising in elevator - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39544605

EDL Birmingham protest photo woman 'surprised' by viral reaction - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-39545256

His name was Henry Summers - but who was he? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39429128

African migrants sold in Libya 'slave markets', IOM says - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39567632

'Blood contamination tore my family apart' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39516344

New fiver is not so indestructible - if you know how - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39551613 According to Rob the tea-man, a simple washing machine will do the trick.

Politics:

Could private investors fund a new wave of hospitals? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39557279 Because it went so well last time!

Brexit: Economists Will Have The Last Word - https://medium.com/@vincentcable/brexit-economists-will-have-the-last-word-43a1c6f4d496

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s hashtag is hijacked by LGBT tweeters - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ce6853ab-453a-4ac2-8bef-c41c5b15dc04 Not in front of my salad goes mainstream

Will London fall? - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/04/11/world/europe/uk-london-brexit.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

'Disastrous response made things worse': UK PR experts lay into United Airlines and its precarious CEO - https://www.prweek.com/article/1430230/disastrous-response-made-things-worse-uk-pr-experts-lay-united-airlines-its-precarious-ceo

Sport:

Anne Dickins: Rio Paralympics canoeing champion hopes to have inspired others - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/39556564

Football:

Claudio Ranieri: Former Leicester City boss thinks he may have been pushed out - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39558439 In which Claudio Ranieri is once again love.

Golf:

Masters 2017: Is Sergio Garcia winning at Augusta the perfect sporting story? -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39553279 I don't even like golf but this made me so, so happy.

Horse racing:

Grand National 2017: Aintree boss pleased with course safety - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/39545411

One For Arthur wins the Grand National for Scotland, injured jockeys and 'golf widows' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/39541910 From 2017

Ice hockey:

Manon Rheaume, NHL's first female goalie, continues to inspire - https://www.si.com/nhl/2016/06/27/manon-rheaume-where-are-they-now?xid=si_social

Snooker:

Reanne Evans' World Championship bid over after defeat by Lee Walker -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39546825 From the 2017 World Championships

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1176853.html

Healthcare:

Rescue dog's journey from stray to saviour - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39383868

Law and Order:

Dying in prison: Two women's stories - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39422550

Miscellaneous:

Is this the most dangerous backwater in the world? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39252503

The 999 call-out that changed a paramedic's life - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39432297

Friends honor artist’s last wishes with water ballet in a Seattle kiddie pool - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/friends-honor-artists-last-wishes-with-water-ballet-in-a-seattle-kiddie-pool/

Justice evades Slovenia’s ‘erased’ citizens - https://www.politico.eu/article/justice-evades-slovenia-erased-citizens-yugoslavia/

Brian Cox plays Postman Pat scientist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39417815

'I was sterilised against my will' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39205566

The US beauty queen making her invisible illness visible - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39331416

News:

'You may as well kill us': Human cost of India's meat 'ban' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39427552

Bank of England considers palm oil for the new £20 note - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39441971 They should have been using this anyway rather than using animal fats

What the war on terror looks like - Iraq in the eye - http://www.synaps.network/what-the-war-on-terror-looks-like

Politics:

Trump Russia dossier key claim 'verified' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39435786 From March last year

Sport:

Football:

Republic of Ireland v Wales: James McClean shirt tribute to friend Ryan McBride - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39351392

Ronnie Moran: Former Liverpool captain and coach dies, aged 83 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39350805

How one family inspired a football revolution for girls in a village in Pakistan - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/22/womens-football-pakistan-girls-team

Chris Hughton feels there is an 'enthusiasm for change' over roles for black managers -https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39429602

Formula 1:

I thought Sauber call-up was a joke - Antonio Giovinazzi Q&A - https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.i-thought-sauber-call-up-was-a-joke-antonio-giovinazzi-q-and-a.58q90gzc8ECcasy820iOqy.html This is the first call up, not the new one. Let us do the dance of yay! Gio has a seat next year.

Rugby Union:

Merthyr rugby players 'burnt by Pontypridd 3G pitch' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-39423293 I don't know why they let them play rugby on 3G pitches

British & Irish Lions: New Zealand fans offer free accommodation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39418577

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1172777.html

Law and Order:

Metropolitan Police appeal against Worboys rape ruling - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39249469 I feel I should add that they're not appealing against his sentence, they're appealing against a Judge saying the Met screwed up they investigation.

Miscellaneous:

The woman who washes the dead - https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/01/woman-washes-dead-170112121934361.html

Why did people assume an Asian woman in BBC viral video was the nanny? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39244325

Rents fall for first time in six years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39253693

Politics:

If Scotland leaves, England will lose the Brexit game - https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/03/england-big-loser-brexit-170312092648577.html From March 2017

Science:

Boaty McBoatface submarine set for first voyage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39232973 As Boaty, and his twins, are all science vessels, it can go here.

'My dog Magic, the lifesaver' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39217858

Sport:

Ice hockey:

Storhamar Dragons beat Sparta Warriors in 'ice hockey's longest game' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/39253319

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1165577.html

Education:

Heads 'cut exam courses amid funding squeeze' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-39220527

Healthcare:

There's Great News — And Grim News — In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS - https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/07/28/540004887/theres-great-news-and-grim-news-in-the-fight-against-hiv-aids

The biggest killer you may not know - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39219765

Language:

The Meaning of Allahu Akbar - https://hazlitt.net/feature/meaning-allahu-akbar

Law and Order:

Judge who told complainant to 'keep your knees together' resigns - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39224844

Miscellaneous:

Rabbit hole in farmer's field leads to 'mystery caves' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39193347 For those who are wondering, yes, it was too good to be true - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/knights-templar-caves-shropshire/

Stolen 200-year-old bank note returned 33 years later - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-39194295

The teenager who loses consciousness when she runs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-38495513

Why I bought my daughter heroin - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39212295

Drug gang infiltrator: I had Samurai sword held to my throat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39207718

The window cleaner who fell from a skyscraper and lived - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39114931

Photography:

In pictures: Sacred geometries - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39218005

Behind the scenes at the ballet - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39179575

Sport:

Inspired by Olympic hockey gold, England's lacrosse stars eye world glory - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/field-hockey/inspired-by-olympic-hockey-gold-england-s-lacrosse-stars-eye-world-glory_sto6085156/story.shtml

Born with Down syndrome, shy Virginia Beach teen competes in bodybuilding - http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-down-syndrome-teen-competes-in-bodybuilding-20170301-story.html

'Brownlee moment' as pupil carries friend to finishing line - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-39215616

Boxing:

Barbara Buttrick: The woman who boxed to the top - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-39151832

Football:

‘Lived it. Loved it’ – Xabi Alonso to retire from football at the end of the season - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/lived-it.-loved-it-xabi-alonso-to-retire-from-football-at-the-end-of-the-season_sto6086186/story.shtml From last March. The reason football in 2018 has been so bad is a lack of Xabi.

Rugby:

Jamie Murphy: The Welsh-born Bridgend centre who plays rugby for Germany - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39217647

Skiing:

Winter Paralympics: Kelly Gallagher wants to regain the winning feeling - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/39172515

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1156593.html

Archaeology:

'Oldest' Iron Age gold work in Britain found in Staffordshire - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39113201

Food and Drink:

Why tomato is the world's favoured fruit - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39139660

Law and Order:

Super-prison: How does HMP Berwyn compare to others? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38912208

Miscellaneous:

MI6 takes to silver screen to recruit unlikely spies - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39157473

John Edwards, buried alive, speaks from beyond grave - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39135081

Bus lane cameras make £31m in a year for councils - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38957371 I may be in the minority, but I know a simple way of avoiding these cameras - stop driving in the goddamn bus lanes!

Mouse on a plane grounds British Airways Heathrow flight - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39130580

Official State Crap: Florida - http://loweringthebar.net/2017/02/official-state-crap-florida.html

'I gave birth two weeks after a heart attack' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39106357

Dishwasher becomes part-owner of top restaurant Noma - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39127043

Music:

A New Canon: In Pop Music, Women Belong At The Center Of The Story - https://www.npr.org/2017/07/24/538601651/a-new-canon-in-pop-music-women-belong-at-the-center-of-the-story?utm_source=tumblr.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170724

News:

Police 'rationing' puts public at risk, warns watchdog - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39135300

Shipping slump: Why a vessel worth $60m was sold as scrap - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38653546

Politics:

Donald Trump and the end of American exceptionalism? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39133677

Science:

Methionine is now your friend - http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2017/02/27/methionine-is-now-your-friend

Sport:

Football:

Manchester's cold war - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/longform_manchester_cold_war Actually about youth football

Olympics:

IOC warns Tokyo 2020 over men-only golf course - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/39140603

Brownlee brothers call for new triathlon format at Tokyo 2020 - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/triathlon/brownlee-brothers-call-for-new-triathlon-format-at-tokyo-2020_sto6075282/story.shtml

Technology:

Meet the new Arab emojis perking up Dubai's WhatsApp chats - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39079974

Typography:

Why Typography Matters — Especially At The Oscars - https://medium.freecodecamp.org/why-typography-matters-especially-at-the-oscars-f7b00e202f22

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1153559.html

Films:

A Data Driven Exploration of Kung Fu Films - http://vallandingham.me/shaw_bros_analysis.html

Law and Order:

Prison suicides rise to record level in England and Wales - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38756409

Miscellaneous:

Betty Tebbs: Women's rights activist dies aged 98 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-38745223

UK has 'stark inequalities in child health', report says - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38743765

Fine firms for sexist dress rules, say MPs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38737300

Tomorrow's Cities: What can be done to improve air quality? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37372119

My idol turned out to be my sister - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38697627

The High Street Abduction - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5667c315-a69c-4e5d-a683-e4e7771eb04d

The NHS mental health chief who had a nervous breakdown - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-38720826

Model Hanne Gaby Odiele reveals she is intersex to 'break taboo' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38730291

News:

Rough sleeping rises at appalling rate, charity says, as figures show 16% rise -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38719087

Politics:

Social mobility: Class pay gap found in UK professions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38744122

Trump and truth - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38731191 From January 2017

Sport:

Grassroots referees: Stories of assaults, threats and respect - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38752900

Japan gets first sumo champion in 19 years - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38721106

Football:

Senegal's impressive Aliou Cisse is paving the way for African coaches -
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/african-cup-of-nations/2017/senegal-s-impressive-aliou-cisse-is-paving-the-way-for-african-coaches_sto6024563/story.shtml

Formula 1:

Ross Brawn eyes Formula 1 changes to make sport 'purer & simpler' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38734708

Bernie Ecclestone: Why F1's titanic leader was loved and loathed -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38721123 People are now getting why I said you'll miss him when he's gone.

Rugby union:

Vern Cotter: Scotland coach talks France, fishing & his final Six Nations - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38735486

Tennis:

Australian Open 2017 -
Defiant Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 'not giving up' as comeback fairytale continues in Melbourne -https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open/2017/defiant-mirjana-lucic-baroni-not-giving-up-as-comeback-fairytale-continues-in-melbourne_sto6029946/story.shtml

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1139252.html

Archaeology:

Skeleton offers clues to medieval spread of leprosy - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38748911

Chichester Roman houses found under Priory Park - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-38746952

History:

CIA fears about 1980s Labour 'threat' revealed - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38677632

Law and Order:

What is going wrong with the prison system? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38596034

Don Hale: One man's fight for justice - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-38581779

Miscellaneous:

From bombs to bytes: How Beirut's tech scene is thriving - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38663134

Beware hate speech, says Auschwitz Holocaust survivor - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38745115

Health of children in Scotland 'among worst in Europe' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38748722

Poverty biggest 'threat' to children's health in Wales - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38754477

I had an abortion when money made the difference between life and death - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38722929

Real-life 'James Bond Q' is a woman, MI6 reveals - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38755032

Politics:

OSCE/ODIHR report on United States general elections recommends measures to ensure universality and equality of vote for all citizens - http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/usa/294566

Democrats in the Wilderness - Inside a decimated party’s not-so-certain revival strategy. -
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/democrats-trump-administration-wilderness-comeback-revival-214650 From January 2017

Science:

'Huge leap' in prostate cancer testing - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38665618

Sport:

Football:

Lauren: Upcoming African stars do not get the same respect as European peers -
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/african-cup-of-nations/2017/exclusive-lauren-upcoming-african-stars-do-not-get-the-same-respect-as-european-peers_sto6032643/story.shtml He's not wrong.

Willo Flood: Knifepoint burglaries, Celtic anguish and a deep love of Dundee United -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38739791

Tennis:

Australian Open 2017: Gordon Reid completes career Grand Slam in doubles -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38768633

Australian Open 2017: Lucic-Baroni overwhelmed by 'unforgettable' run to semis - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open-women/2017/lucic-baroni-overwhelmed-by-unforgettable-run-to-semis_sto6033005/story.shtml

Australian Open 2017: Australian Open semi-finalists prove that age is just a number -
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open-women/2017/women-s-semi-finalists-prove-that-age-is-just-a-number_sto6033364/story.shtml

Australian Open 2017: Venus v Serena: A look at tennis' greatest sibling rivalry ahead of a ninth Grand Slam final meeting
- https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open/2017/venus-v-serena-a-look-at-tennis-greatest-sibling-rivalry-ahead-of-a-ninth-grand-slam-final-meeting_sto6034971/story.shtml

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1139003.html

Actors:

A truly fantastic Roger Moore story - http://suitep.tumblr.com/post/160997799850/if-you-need-a-lovely-story-to-make-you-feel-better

History:

A Sportscaster's Secret Mission To Save Jewish Family At The 'Nazi' Olympics -
http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2016/12/23/ted-husing-1936-berlin-olympics

Journalism:

David Fahrenthold tells the behind-the-scenes story of his year covering Trump -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/david-fahrenthold-tells-the-behind-the-scenes-story-of-his-year-covering-trump/2016/12/27/299047c4-b510-11e6-b8df-600bd9d38a02_story.html?utm_term=.9972e0340163

Law and Order:

People Can Be Convinced They Committed a Non-Existant Crime in Just 3 Hours -
http://www.sciencealert.com/people-can-be-convinced-they-committed-a-non-existant-crime-in-just-three-hours

Miscellaneous:

Viewpoint: Carey Mulligan's campaign to change how we view dementia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38405698

Year in pictures 2016 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-38206839

News:

Are more African leaders ready to give up power? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-38403553

Sport:

In I <3 sports fans news - Euro 2016: Irish football fans awarded Medal of City of Paris -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36661166

Football:

Motherwell's Carl McHugh feels lucky to be back in football after head injury -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38472815 Very interesting description of post-concussion syndrome

Rugby League:

Sean Long: My best ever team-mates - http://www.totalrl.com/sean-long-best-ever-team-mates/ I’d just like to focus on one comment:

STAND OFF

Tommy Martyn (St Helens)

He is the most under-rated half back I’ve played with. He never played for Great Britain. We had a great halfback partnership at St Helens.

Because when Sean Long is right, he’s very right.

Inside the Toronto Wolfpack - A look behind the scenes of the world's first transatlantic rugby league team - http://www.lasttackle.tv/

Rugby Union:

The best women's rugby sevens player on the planet? - A Portia Woodman interview -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omNdsg0CLNQ Really interesting about the Maori language and how the Ferns haka differs from the All Blacks haka.

Technology:

The garden shed full of helping hands - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38290486 Awesomeness