BBC News - Home (Tue, 19 Feb 2019 04:09:06 GMT)

• Mexico border wall: US states sue over emergency declaration
  
  A coalition of 16 US states sues the Trump administration over his decision to declare an emergency.
• The US cannot crush us, says Huawei founder
  
  Ren Zhengfei tells BBC that Huawei will survive despite security concerns and the criminal case against his daughter.
• The Syrians returning home after years of fleeing war
  
  Meet some of the Syrians returning home and trading, at the re-opened crossing between Jordan and Syria.
• Labour warned more MPs could quit UK party
  
  Leadership urged to act on concerns as two Tory MPs consider joining group formed by Labour rebels.
• George Mendonsa, US WWII 'kissing sailor', dies aged 95
  
  George Mendonsa was famously photographed during VJ Day celebrations in New York in 1945.
• Ex-Russia probe overseer Rod Rosenstein 'to step down by March'
  
  The deputy attorney general monitored the US investigation into alleged Russian election meddling.
• Trump urges Venezuelan military: 'Set your country free'
  
  The US president urges the military to back opposition leader Juan Guaido in a Florida speech.
• Haiti arrests: US confirms Americans among group detained
  
  The state department says US citizens are among a group held in a nation rocked by protests.
• Australia's drought leading to 'suffering' of children, UN warns
  
  Many spend long days witnessing the "trauma" of their parents and animals, the UN warns.
• Restoring faith to Japan's sad forest
  
  Kyochi Watanabe plays music in the hope of saving the lives of those drawn to a forest of Japan
• Clerical abuse: Film gets go-ahead after legal challenge
  
  François Ozon's film documents claims of a cover-up of priest Bernard Preynat's alleged child abuse.
• UK and French tourists missing in Australia beach search
  
  Items belonging to Hugo Palmer and Erwan Ferrieux were found on a popular beach, police say.
• Elin Ersson: Student fined for Afghan deportation protest
  
  Swede Elin Ersson caused disruption on a plane that stopped an Afghan migrant being sent home.
• Oldham teenager in coma wakes up with 'surprise' baby
  
  Ebony Stevenson from Oldham had no idea she was pregnant when she went to bed feeling unwell.
• Alysa Liu: 'I’m the youngest lady to land a triple axel'
  
  Thirteen-year-old Alysa Liu is the youngest ever US women's national figure skating champion.
• Meet the women helping fill Russia's rural healthcare gap
  
  After the closure of thousands of clinics in rural Russia, one region has taken matters into its own hands.
• Zara advert gets China asking: Are freckles beautiful?
  
  An advert for Zara has sparked a row over whether freckles "uglify" Chinese people.
• Dolly Parton: Women 'making great progress'
  
  The singer say she is encouraged by improvements in gender equality but there's "still work to be done".
• Indians open their homes to Kashmiris after violence
  
  Indians take to social media to offer shelter to Kashmiris after threats are made against them.
• Meet Sydney - the teenage taxidermist
  
  Sydney Langton wants to make it big in the animal art world.
• Are the super-rich ruining Burning Man?
  
  Burning Man has uninvited one "turnkey" camp to stem the flow of super rich "influencers" at the event.
• 'How we made Solo: A Star Wars Story'
  
  Visual effects supervisor Julian Foddy explains how they helped make the film.
• In pictures: Haiti anti-government protests
  
  The government's new economic and anti-corruption measures fail to stop new opposition protests.
• LGBT History Month: Test your knowledge
  
  We went to Brighton, "the gay capital of the UK", to test how much the public knows about LGBT history.
• The self-taught pianist drawing crowds
  
  Hundreds of thousands of people have seen this student play after he learned the piano using online videos.
• Could a defeated IS rebound?
  
  Although the IS caliphate may be over, tensions in Iraq and Syria mean the ideology is not.
• Viewpoint: Should Britain apologise for Amritsar massacre?
  
  Hundreds of Indians attending a public meeting were shot dead by British troops on 13 April 1919.
• 'Crossing the Channel by boat is risky - we came by lorry'
  
  Azis and his family were thinking of crossing the Channel in a small boat, but heard horror stories from fellow migrants.
• Gilets jaunes: How much anti-Semitism is beneath the yellow vests?
  
  There have been reports of anti-Semitic abuse from some French protesters, the BBC's Lucy Williamson reports.
• Could hackers 'brainjack' your memories in future?
  
  A decade from now, memory-boosting implants could be available commercially, but at what risk?
• Jailed for stealing grapes: The motives of Japan's elderly inmates
  
  A 68-year-old jailed for stealing fruit tells the BBC's 100 Women why she did it.
• Brexit: Will Britons living in the EU still get healthcare?
  
  A reader asks about state healthcare for UK nationals in EU countries.
• Athens property boom: Greeks left out as prices rise
  
  Greeks say they are being priced out of their homes by rich foreign investors and Airbnb rentals.
• How sending handwritten letters created a $1bn firm
  
  Technology company Celonis got its first business customers by writing them letters by hand to stand out from the crowd.
• Chelsea played 'confused football' as Man Utd reach quarter-finals - highlights & report
  
  Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri says his team played "confused football" as Manchester United win at Stamford Bridge to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
• Chelsea boss Sarri 'done' after FA Cup exit - Sutton
  
  Maurizio Sarri will be sacked by Chelsea before their next game, said ex-Blues striker Chris Sutton after their FA Cup exit to Man Utd.
• Williams in turmoil as Vettel fastest on first day of testing
  
  Williams are in turmoil in the build-up to the new F1 season as a result of delays building their new car, as Sebastian Vettel is fastest for Ferrari.
• Laureus World Sports Awards: Simone Biles and Novak Djokovic win top honours
  
  Gymnast Simone Biles and tennis player Novak Djokovic win the top prizes at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco.
• FA Cup quarter-final draw: Man Utd face Wolves in last eight
  
  Manchester United's reward for beating Chelsea is an FA Cup quarter-final tie at Wolves, while Manchester City are at Swansea.
• FA Cup: Chelsea 0-2 Manchester United highlights
  
  Watch highlights as Manchester United cruise past Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
• Paul Pogba drives Man Utd into FA Cup quarter-finals with 'magnificent' display
  
  A "magnificent" performance from Paul Pogba, who made one and scored one, drives Man Utd to a 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their FA Cup fifth round tie.
• Chernobyl: The end of a three-decade experiment
  
  The abandoned Chernobyl exclusion zone could be about to change for the first time since the world's worst nuclear disaster.
• The soldier with a secret talent - ballet
  
  When Alex Smith joined the Army he didn't reveal to anyone he had spent years training to be a dancer.
• El Chapo guilty: Will his jailing change anything?
  
  The trial and conviction of the notorious Joaquín Guzmán tells us much about the multi-billion drugs trade.