redfiona99 | Entries tagged with history

History:

Beveridge Report: How has the UK changed in the past 75 years? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42182013

Miscellaneous:

'My dad was controlling but I didn't think he could kill my mother and sister' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42270719

Central African Republic: The country where teachers have disappeared - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42279395

Auschwitz inmate's notes from hell finally revealed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42144186

Renting in retirement: How feasible is it? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42193251

Little House on the Prairie: Still a haven for young fans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42243149

From wigs to weave: Tales of a drag queen's hair -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/from_wigs_to_weave

Politics:

The six tribes that could shape Europe's future - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42108806

Lifespans of the Presidents of the United States (Chronological Order) - https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/7ioatb/lifespans_of_the_presidents_of_the_united_states/

Sport:

Inside the scandal-hit world of Japan's sumo wrestlers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42178483

Cricket:

Jonny Bairstow: England wicketkeeper receives father's gloves held by fan for 39 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42240907

Football:

Benevento: Bottom of Serie A but now the most talked about team in Italy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42256896

Rugby League:

How the Women's Rugby League World Cup final can inspire a generation and spur national game - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/30/womens-rugby-league-world-cup-final-provides-a-spur-to-form-national-league-and-interest From 2017, but it sort of worked

Valentine Holmes overcomes adversity to capitalise on natural ability - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/30/valentine-holmes-overcomes-adversity-to-capitalise-on-natural-ability

Snooker:

UK Snooker Championship 2017: Mark King embraces new Kojak nickname - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/42264187

Tennis:

New Statue At U.S. Open Honors African American Tennis Pioneer Althea Gibson - https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754562253/new-statue-at-u-s-open-honors-african-american-tennis-pioneer-althea-gibson

Dinosaurs (and related reptiles)

Fossilised eggs shed light on reign of pterosaurs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42177532 Before someone points out pterosaurs aren't dinosaurs ;)

Food and drink:

Nigeria's love affair with a Norwegian fish - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42137476

The avocado police protecting Mexico's green gold - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41635008

History:

Medieval people bathed - https://boingboing.net/2019/08/04/old-stank-overrated.html

Miscellaneous:

The Indian man who changed his name to Regret - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42091967 A much happier story than it sounds.

Politics:

What a complete cock-up the Tories have made of Brexit - https://reaction.life/complete-cock-tories-made-brexit From 2017

Social mobility: The worst places to grow up poor - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42112436 From 2017, still true. Not helped by local government funding being slashed.

Science:

What Bikini Atoll Looks Like Today - https://medium.com/stanford-magazine/stanford-research-on-effects-of-radioactivity-from-bikini-atoll-nuclear-tests-on-coral-and-crab-dna-48459144020c

Space:

RemoveDebris: Space junk mission prepares for launch - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41973646

Sport:

Football:

FA Cup: AFC Fylde looking to cause shock against Wigan - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41926607 From 2017. Sadly they did not, but they did take them to a replay. (Article is actually more about their 15 year plan)

Ethnic minority coaches still face 'barriers' in English football - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42178440 Article from 2017. Still true. I think the EFL are still at the "deciding to introduce a Rooney rule equivalent".

Chapecoense plane crash: How the club is still defying the odds one year on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42137506 From 2017

FIFA unveils Lev Yashin-themed poster for Russia's 2018 World Cup - https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/fifa-unveils-yashin-themed-poster-for-russia-s-2018-world-cup_sto6425512/story.shtml From 2017, let's be honest, the best thing about the 2018 World Cup was the rash of articles about Lev Yashin. Goalies need more love.

Brighton v Crystal Palace may be the weirdest rivalry in football - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-42151102

Football Manager at 25: From Tonton Zola Moukoko to Premier League club tool - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41966203

History:

What if Archduke Franz Ferdinand had lived in 1914? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-eu-29991018 Article is from 2014. I find myself disagreeing with chunks of the interviewed experts.

Artist Jeremy Deller helps Newcastle recreate Martin Luther King speech - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41973448

Miscellaneous:

Do we need to teach children joined-up handwriting? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41927258 While I have some sympathy with the "no" crowd, joined up has saved my bacon so often. It's not neat (but significantly neater than my block capitals), but it is speedy, and it doesn't need an electricity supply.

Can You Hear It? Sonic Devices Play High-Pitched Noises To Repel Teens - https://www.npr.org/2019/07/10/739908153/can-you-hear-it-sonic-devices-play-high-pitched-noises-to-repel-teens The points the opponents make are all sound, and I would like to add as someone who could hear them till over that limit, they are bloody annoying.

The 13-year-old boy who stole a bus to help his family - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-41764829

Why British Chinese mothers won't go out after giving birth - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41930497

The children trapped by Albania's blood feuds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41901300

The Russian Revolution and me - The Russian Revolution touched millions of lives from Moscow to Mali, and Vladivostok to Venezuela, BBC audiences share their stories. -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/russian_revolution_and_me

Science:

Skylark: The unsung hero of British space - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41945654

Sport:
Cricket:

Ashes: The perils of touring Australia as an England player - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41606920

Football:

Northern Ireland’s Journey To Their First World Cup (in 1958) - https://worldfootballindex.com/2017/11/northern-irelands-journey-first-world-cup

Ostersunds FK: Rise of Swedish club under English manager Graham Potter - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41902664 Article from 2019, since then Potter has managed Swansea, Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea

Archaeology:

'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41845445 From 2017

Economics:

The island that swapped donkey rides for offshore cash - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41891360

Paradise Papers: The professionals' responsibility - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41902798

Education:

Free courses from Harvard - https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx

Free courses from MIT - https://ocw.mit.edu/search/#cat=engineering&subcat=nuclearengineering&spec=nuclearsystemspolicyandeconomics

Free courses from Yale - https://oyc.yale.edu/courses

Food:

Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/02/728262024/stinking-rich-malaysia-aims-to-cash-in-on-chinas-durian-craze I have no doubt they are delicious, but the smell is literally the smell of a gas leak, which is off-putting if you've ever worked in a lab.

Healthcare:

NHS appeal for black blood donors 'drops straight knowledge' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41898726

History:

In the shadow of Red October - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Red_October

Housing:

The families living in modern day slums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41776369 From 2017, it has not improved

Law and order:

Stop-and-search: A BBC reporter's own experience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41849256

Media:

Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41886208 From 2017, about a new statue

Miscellaneous:

The hospital helping heal the Middle East - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41886227

Former 'Teen Vogue' Editor Shares Her Memoir — And Her Manifesto - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731380634/former-teen-vogue-editor-shares-her-memoir-and-her-manifesto

Politics:

Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41882084 - From 2017

Sport:

Cricket:

Ashes: Inside story of England's 5-0 defeat in Australia in 2013-14 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201

Football:

Andrea Pirlo: The football genius who defied the number crunchers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41903596 If you like the tiny snippet they give you of his autobiography, the whole thing is like that. He (and his ghostwriter, and the translator) writes like he played.

Rugby League:

Micky Higham: Ex-Great Britain hooker retires to take up Leigh off-field role - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41887188 From 2017. In St. Helens at least, he'll always be under-rated because he was only very, very good, and the two hookers either side of him chronologically are 'the player voted the best Saint ever' and 'the only player ever likely to be voted above him'.

Technology:

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/727711432/do-i-know-you-and-other-spam-phone-calls-we-can-t-get-rid-of

Why yes, for the first time in ages, there is a part 2

Health:

Beware potential signs of pancreatic cancer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41817061

History:

Who stole Burma’s royal ruby? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/who_stole_burmas_royal_ruby

Law and Order:

Hillsborough report urges change of attitude - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-41832657 From the subheading - "The "burning injustice" felt by those affected by public disasters must end, a report on the experiences of the Hillsborough families has found." So far, nothing.

Miscellaneous:

My life as a hostage of al-Qaeda - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/my_life_as_a_hostage_of_al_qaeda

Karen Darke hand-cycles 2,000 miles down N America coast - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41807972

Religion:

Pope Francis admits he sometimes falls asleep while praying - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41829338

Sport:

Football:

Finding Phil Foden: How Man City Captured England's U17 World Cup Star - https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2725220-finding-phil-foden-how-man-city-captured-englands-u17-world-cup-star

Rugby union:

The ticking time bomb the Wallabies face before the Rugby World Cup - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/31/the-ticking-time-bomb-the-wallabies-face-before-the-rugby-world-cup From 2017, but still true for Australia ... and every other country.

Actors:

Kathy Burke: ‘Lifelong member of the non-pretty working classes’ - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/29/kathy-burke-interview-lifelong-member-of-the-non-pretty-working-classes To an extent, her experience, and someone like Caitlin Moran, reflect my experience a lot more than the "proper" 'this is what it's like to be a modern woman'. The non-pretty-working-class experience (which I am going to steal if I ever need a description) is underrepresented.

Animals:

New great ape species identified in Indonesia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41848816

Economics:

Managing the managers: The rise of the business 'philosopher-kings' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582245

Health:

The nurse hired to combat cancer myths online - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41780776 It's terrible that she's needed but I am glad that she's there.

Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/30/728111494/teasing-kids-about-their-weight-may-make-them-gain-more There is data if you need some to beat people over the head with.

Just a few nights of bad sleep upsets your brain - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41816398 My anecdata agree with this.

10 things to know about sleep as the clocks change - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41666563

History:

Forgotten history: The black missionaries of Colwyn Bay - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-41777209

Savitri Devi: The mystical fascist being resurrected by the alt-right - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41757047

Media:

Tackling the 'boys' club' of political cartoons - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41724321

Miscellaneous:

Have Halloween costume bans in Canada gone too far? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41768859 In traditional Betteridge’s law style, the answer is no.

Free ATMs could be cut back in cash machine shake-up - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-41832537 And that was before COVID

The US state that bans sparklers but not guns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41811499

How Facebook saved a dying mill town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40050607

Religion:

The young man who shook the Catholic Church to its core - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41742857

Sport:

Horse racing:

Talking Horses: pros and cons of an upper age limit for jumps racehorses - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2017/oct/30/talking-horses-pros-and-cons-of-an-upper-age-limit-for-jumps-racehorses

Ice hockey:

Champions Hockey League: Nottingham Panthers hope to continue European fairytale - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/41788910 From 2017 - Unfortunately they then lost, but it’s the start of what has been good times for GB Ice Hockey

Winter Olympics:

The highlights of past Winter Olympics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41816520

Technology:

The robot lawyers are here - and they’re winning - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41829534 Although this could go under 'law and order' as well

Television:

Ghostwatch: The BBC spoof that duped a nation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41740176 Let me assure you, it was terrifying.

History:

A love story hidden in a hat - https://erikkwakkel.tumblr.com/post/55554381477/a-love-story-hidden-in-a-hat-you-are-looking-at-a

and two related posts

Hidden Treasure, or How Destruction Creates Beautiful Things - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/hidden-treasure-or-how-destruction-creates-beautiful-things/

A Hidden Medieval Archive Surfaces - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/a-hidden-medieval-archive-surfaces/

Miscellaneous:

It's four in the morning... Last thing at night, or early in the morning? We meet seven people for whom 04:00 is the best time of day. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/its_four_in_the_morning

Why opioids are such an American problem - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41701718 In grand tradition, please ignore the BBC’s headline.

Resignation syndrome: Sweden's mystery illness - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41748485

This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live - https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/712262943/this-teen-nearly-died-in-a-school-shooting-now-shes-just-trying-to-live

News:

PFI: five firms avoid tax despite £2bn profits, BBC learns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41778609 From 2017 - as though PFI wasn't already enough of a rip-off

Food banks for pets: The people helping hard-up animal lovers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41753856 From 2017

Science:

Why is it so difficult to discover new antibiotics? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41693229

Sport:

Parasport:

Hannah Cockroft: 'Para-classification tests are humiliating' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/41780947

Rugby League:

Clive Sullivan: The man who broke rugby's racial barrier - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41567041 It strikes me as interesting that BBC call Rugby League 'rugby' when it's anything good, and 'rugby league' when it's anything bad, because the racial barrier he broke was in Rugby League. In 1972. Wales Rugby Union had their first black captain in 2002 (the marvellous Colin Charvis), and England Rugby Union in 2004 (Jason Robinson who they stole from League - interesting article here - https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/first-and-last-jason-robinson). Sullivan was one of several black Welsh players who moved from Union to League because they'd never get a Union game no matter how good they were - if I may recommend a documentary The Codebreakers, and associated statue - https://www.rugbycodebreakers.co.uk/ They're not all black but it's noticeable how many of them were. Rugby League owes a massive debt.

History:

JFK assassination: Questions that won't go away - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41741216 From 2017

Law and order:

'My ex told everyone I had HIV' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41739416 Ignore the title, it's actually about stalking laws.

Politics:

Canvey Island: Residents on why they want independence - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41691003 Also from 2017

Sport:

Football:

Kevin De Bruyne: the stubborn boy who developed into a world beater - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/20/kevin-de-bruyne-stubborn--world-beater

Rugby League:

Rugby League World Cup 2017: How it works, who will win and trendy Tonga - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41405144 Posting this ... just in time for the delayed 2021 edition

Food:

World Tripe Day: Can we fall in love with tripe again? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41734108 From 2017, but the recession might do it.

History:

The man keeping the world's lighthouses shining - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40887830

Law and order:

County Lines: The children forced to sell drugs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41720980

Miscellaneous:

Paul Weitz: Skylab and shuttle astronaut dies aged 85 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41740076

Sport:

Gregor Townsend: We can learn from Pep Guardiola - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41714594

Football:

Watford: A rising force through careful planning not instability and chaos - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41710640 From 2017. Unfortunately, the BBC swallowed the Watford PR hacks' line, because, honestly, that club are the epitome of 'success despite chaos', and people who think coaches make a huge difference need to pretend you can't succeed despite that.

Food and drink:

The winemaker who battles temperatures as low as -25C - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41167977

History:

Christian Cole: Oxford University's first black student - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-40429917

Photos from 1970s show life in Manchester's Moss Side - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41361171

Law and order:

'How I got my children back' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41633731

The big cases Crimewatch helped solve - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41649334

Should children be heard in English family court cases? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41603236

Miscellaneous:

100 Women: The Pakistani women shamed for their lifestyle - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-41582898

China congress: How authorities censor your thoughts - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41523073 From 2017

Politics:

Kurz and charisma: What propels young leaders to power? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41640326 From 2017 - One day I will understand what it is about Kurz that drove the BBC wild. He has the charisma of a week-old halibut, and yes, he's young, but his policies aren't fresh.

Technology:

How toxic is your car exhaust? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/how_toxic_is_your_car_exhaust

Economics:

Where are all the women in economics? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41571333

History:

YIVO ANNOUNCES DISCOVERY OF 170,000 LOST JEWISH DOCUMENTS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED DURING THE HOLOCAUST - https://vilnacollections.yivo.org/Discovery-Press-Release

Why did Vikings have 'Allah' embroidered into funeral clothes? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41567391 I do think there may be a certain overstating of results in the traditional university press release sense

Benjamin Franklin's Son Died of Smallpox. His Notes on Vaccines Matter Now More Than Ever - https://www.mic.com/articles/109892/benjamin-franklin-s-son-died-of-smallpox-his-notes-on-vaccines-matter-now-more-than-ever?utm_source=policymicTBLR&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social Article from 2015. Truth, eternal

'Extraordinary' 500-year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/10/extraordinary-500-year-old-library-catalogue-reveals-books-lost-to-time-libro-de-los-epitomes

Miscellaneous:

The UK city where sex work is banned, but hasn't stopped - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41533411

About 10,000 people die each year because bystanders do not know how to do CPR if they see someone in cardiac arrest, the British Heart Foundation says. One woman says she owes her life to people who acted quickly when she collapsed. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41569398 Actually interesting article about how to learn CPR, if we ignore the melodramatic tendencies of the BBC headline subeditors

Cheating death and drawing identity: Twenty years of art at Bethlem Hospital - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-41109442

Why is it so difficult to count dead people? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-41038987

Why is Friday 13th considered bad luck? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41012571

Apprenticeships: 'It's the money that puts people off' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/41599034

Photography:

In pictures: Association of Photographers Awards 2017 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41567582

Politics:

The thoughts of Chairman Xi - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Thoughts_Chairman_Xi Article from 2017

Sport:
Football:

Two posts from the build up to the first round of the 2017 FA Cup

FA Cup: TV commentator Martin Tyler eyeing first round with Hampton & Richmond - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41530544

FA Cup: Truro City aim to become first Cornish team in round one since 1969 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41580484

Truro were successful, beating Hampton & Richmond

Also from 2017

Hertha Berlin players 'take a knee' before match against Schalke - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41623019 Hertha tend to be good eggs

Rugby League:

Chester Butler: 'No-one believed my grandad was Colin Dixon' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41592230

Rugby Union:

The story of rugby's injury crisis from the players, a coach and a doctor - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41544641

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1309383.html

Back to link singular, but it's a cracker

Antique bought online may be royal marriage bed - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/antique-bed-king-henry-elizabeth-york "After years of study and debate, some experts are convinced: This was the bridal bed of England's first Tudor king and queen."

As you can imagine, because the bed was going to be used in a hotel in the North West, the North West local news loved this story

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1285423.html

History:

The German schoolboy jailed for writing to the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41283012

Was a monkey really hanged in Hartlepool? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-40801937

Photography:

How Magnum Photos told the story of cinema - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2mlfXg3fmJWWd2fpPVjkCBg/how-magnum-photos-told-the-story-of-cinema

In pictures: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41231623

Science:

Why is it so hard to swat a fly? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41284065

The Week My Husband Left And My House Was Burgled I Secured A Grant To Begin The Project That Became BRCA1 - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-maryclaire-king/brca-marriage-testing_b_17908074.html (also featuring Joe DiMaggio)

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1281304.html

Archaeology:

New mummies discovered in tomb near Luxor, Egypt - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41213024 From 2017

Culture:

The Indian women eating with their families for the first time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-41148492

Film:

Penny Marshall, co-star of 'Laverne & Shirley' and director of 'A League of Their Own,' dead at 75 - https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/18/entertainment/penny-marshall-dead/index.html

History:

The Importance of Using Caution When Interpreting Personal Recollections of Historic Events - https://pastexplore.wordpress.com/2017/09/07/the-importance-of-using-caution-when-interpreting-personal-recollections-of-historic-events/

Language:

Even Racists Got the Blues - Most of the time, I feel a little bit sorry for people who make horrendous translation mistakes. This is not one of those times. - https://thegeekygaeilgeoir.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/even-racists-got-the-blues/ Or, all those 'gaelic' Blue Lives Matters phrases, they were really grud-awful Gaelic.

Law and order:

Locked up for life for crimes they didn't commit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41108765

Miscellaneous:

That’s a classic: Trinity publishes 50 favourite classical one-liners - https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/that-s-a-classic-trinity-publishes-50-favourite-classical-one-liners-1.3205032 Classical here meaning the degree, rather than the excellence of Ken Dodd.

The young paedophiles who say they don’t abuse children - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41213657

The man who’s rescued 1500 people from the River Clyde - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/yZnmvkqslWTFpW8LgLQqRK/the-man-who-s-rescued-1500-people-from-the-river-clyde

Identity Theft, Credit Reports, and You - https://www.kalzumeus.com/2017/09/09/identity-theft-credit-reports/ Most of it is good advice for dealing with all sorts of official commercial nastiness. The only time someone has tried anything was Virgin Media, which I knocked on the head with 'your colleague, Tony, on date x said I didn't have to return the box'. Write down everything.

Music:

Last Night of the Proms ends with rallying cry for classical music - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41216508 From 2017

19 remarkable moments from the 2017 BBC Proms - https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/9c6ff0b8-d0c3-487c-a72a-dc7f861877c9 In the UK at least, there are links to long videos/recordings of the moments they mention.

Politics:

Is the Electoral College Doomed? - https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/05/electoral-college-national-popular-vote-compact-215541/ From 2017

Sport:

Cycling:

Chris Froome wins Vuelta: 'A friendly accountant off the bike, a cold-eyed winner on it' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41215172 From 2017

Football:
Lorraine Watson becomes first female referee in Scottish men's football - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41214982 From 2017

Belgian Clubs and Foreign Money: A Modern Soccer Mix - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/sports/soccer/belgian-clubs-and-foreign-money-a-modern-soccer-mix.html

Tennis:

US Open 2017: Sloane Stephens - from world number 957 to Grand Slam winner - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41216430

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1276717.html

Archaeology:

Metal detectorist finds rare 6th Century pendant - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-40962865

History:

Massacre - An afternoon that changed a town forever - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/hungerford_massacre

Law and order:

‘We were guinea pigs’: Jailed inmates agreed to birth control - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40955288 From 2017

Miscellaneous:

Drought In Central Europe Reveals Cautionary 'Hunger Stones' In Czech River - https://www.npr.org/2018/08/24/641331544/drought-in-central-europe-reveals-cautionary-hunger-stones-in-czech-river - From 2018

How much will you give me for my false teeth? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40941381 - From 2017, about the rise of the pawnbroking industry

How Al Pacino came to my rescue - Life with a disability can sometimes give rise to unspoken questions and sensitivities, but amid the awkwardness there can be humour. The following is an edited version of a sketch performed by Frank Burton, who has non-epileptic attack disorder, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-40875336

Special Sir Bruce Forsythe section, because we will never see his like again:

Obituary: Sir Bruce Forsyth - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11084846

In pictures: Sir Bruce Forsyth - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36462828

Sir Bruce Forsyth: 8 little-known facts about his career - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40985302

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1257512.html

The 6 hour long Windows update this weekend has thrown everything out.

Architecture:

London's Garden Bridge project officially abandoned - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40921373 From 2017, but it still makes me sad. I know the plan was unworkable but I like the idea of the Garden Bridge.

Big Ben's bongs to fall silent until 2021 for repairs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40922169 From 2017.

History:

How department stores changed the way we shop - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40448607

Law and Order:

Taylor Swift's court sketch: A misunderstood art - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40909553 Not about T. Swift at all, it's about court sketches.

Miscellaneous:

Me and my scar: It took me 45 years to love my body - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40862546

Music:

Pineapples banned by Reading and Leeds Festivals - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-40923473 From 2017

Social Media:

Disruption is over - and Facebook won - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40922041 From 2017, an example of one of two perennial BBC articles about social media. 1 - shiny new product that will challenge Facebook, and win. 2 - shiny new product has not won, and therefore nothing will ever beat Facebook. I suspect both kinds of article are bunk.

Sport:

Boxer, 14: 'I'm not knocked by social media bullies' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40923919

Athletics:

World Championships 2017: Why athletics is still worth fighting for - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/40920004

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1250391.html

Crochet:

Stingray Purse or Pal – Free Crochet Pattern - https://blackstone-designs.com/stingray-purse-or-pal/

Food:

Invasion of the jellyfish: Is it time to get frying? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40899378

History:

The family who brought an Indian sweet to Pakistan - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40849101 In the grand tradition of BBC headlines, please ignore it. It's a history article.

Independence: Do Indians care about the British any more? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40887900 See previous note.

'I've come to rescue you': My grandfather at Dunkirk - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40852280

Media:

Magazines: How print is surviving the digital age - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40897967

Miscellaneous:

'Airlines keep breaking my wheelchair' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40876598

Politics:

North Korea crisis: What does Kim Jong-un really want? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40913650 From 2017

I’M A GOOGLE MANUFACTURING ROBOT AND I BELIEVE HUMANS ARE BIOLOGICALLY UNFIT TO HAVE JOBS IN TECH - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-a-google-manufacturing-robot-and-i-believe-humans-are-biologically-unfit-to-have-jobs-in-tech Although this could go under technology too.

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1249744.html

Animals:

New grass snake identified in the UK - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40853286

Architecture:

Listed buildings: New additions mark 70 years of preservation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40812611 From 2017

Art:

Walls of water: Hokusai and the Great Wave of Camberwell - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40830628

History:

Partition of India: The partition of India and the birth of Pakistan shaped the lives of generations of families.

In the era of the Raj, India was the jewel in Britain's imperial crown, but in 1947 everything changed. -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-d88680d1-26f2-4863-be95-83298fd01e02

Miscellaneous:

Now Hiring: A Company Offers Drug Treatment And A Job To Addicted Applicants - https://www.npr.org/2018/07/27/631557443/now-hiring-a-company-offers-drug-treatment-and-a-job-to-addicted-applicants

Politics:
Both from 2017

Why Is Donald Trump Still So Horribly Witless About the World? - https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/why-is-donald-trump-still-so-horribly-witless-about-the-world

There Is No Way to Survive the Trump White House: The tenures of Reince Priebus and Anthony Scaramucci represent two opposite, but equally ineffective, strategies for surviving the Trump White House - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/there-is-no-way-to-survive-the-trump-white-house-253401/

Science:

The Swedish physicist revolutionising birth control- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40629994 I have the gravest of grave doubts.

Sport:
Athletics:

Usain Bolt: Eight-time Olympic champion's career in 9.58 charts - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/40779741

Baseball:

Team named for legendary Mamie 'Peanut' Johnson wins DC Little League championship- https://wjla.com/news/local/mamie-peanut-johnson-dc-little-league-championship From 2018

Football:

Premier League is 25 years old: Facts and figures behind the first quarter-century - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40704646 From 2017

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1241863.html

Actors:

Obituary: Robert Hardy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13783739

Robert Hardy: Harry Potter and All Creatures Great and Small star dies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40818839

Economics:

Rise in Living Wage may have to wait, say small firms - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40824937 From 2017, so goodness knows how we're going to get one now. And it's like, it's not like inflation isn't going up and if the rise doesn't at least keep up with that, it's pretty useless.

Food:

Mormon Funeral Potatoes: The Carb-Heavy Meal For The End of The World - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/30/613017175/if-it-s-the-end-of-the-world-make-sure-funeral-potatoes-are-on-the-table

History:

The friendship that survived the division of a nation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40749476

Miscellaneous:

How one man built a $51m theme park for his daughter - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40742586

'We need to talk about male rape': DR Congo survivor speaks out - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40801782

'I beat my fear of water and plan to swim around Britain' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40519155

She rang me as bombs fell... Then she vanished - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40488225

50 years of gay rights - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/lgbtq_how_we_got_to_now

Photography:

In pictures: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40789348

National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest 2017 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40801658

Politics:

After Trump, "big data" firm Cambridge Analytica is now working in Kenya - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40792078 From the 2017 Kenyan election, but important to note, they get everywhere.

How Kenya election puts strain on ethnically mixed couples - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40815064

The man who has focused on one word for 23 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40781213 About the great Macedonian question.

Johnny Mercer: I'd never voted before becoming an MP - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40791838 According to a friend who is in his constituency, it shows and he's a useless MP.

Female politicians and babies: a lose-lose situation? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40800687

Sport:

Cricket:

How one man (and his kit bag) is giving cricket-loving refugees hope in Serbia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40814884

Football:

2017 FA Cup: AC London founded by a 16-year-old after London riots - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40685951

2017 FA Cup: Steve Hunt on life with Pele, Mick Jagger and managing Cowes Sports - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40605532

TOTTI'S FINAL SHIRT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED INTO SPACE - https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2017/8/totti-s-final-shirt-successfully-launched-into-space