BBC News - Home (Wed, 26 Feb 2020 05:34:10 GMT)

• Coronavirus: Outbreak spreads in Europe from Italy
  
  Cases have emerged in several countries involving travellers from Italy, but borders remain open.
• Singer Duffy 'drugged, raped and held captive'
  
  The Grammy and Brit award-winning singer has written on Instagram that her "recovery took time".
• Weinstein's lawyer Donna Rotunno: 'The fight is not over'
  
  Harvey Weinstein will appeal a guilty verdict in the rape and sexual assault cases against him.
• Delhi clashes: 18 killed as Hindu and Muslim groups clash
  
  The clashes between Hindus and Muslims came as President Trump made his first official visit to India.
• Drug hope for people with chronic cough
  
  Up to 10% of people in the world suffer from a debilitating cough, sometimes lasting decades.
• Disney boss Bob Iger steps down as chief executive
  
  The businessman is considered the most powerful man in Hollywood.
• Who wants to follow in Merkel's footsteps?
  
  Three rivals are vying to take over as head of the centre right CDU in a race to lead Germany.
• Peter Nygard: FBI raids fashion mogul HQ in sex trafficking probe
  
  The FBI raid comes as Nygard faces lawsuit accusing him of sex abuse against ten women and girls.
• Sydney baboons go on the run before vasectomy
  
  Three baboons - one on his way to a vasectomy - fled an Australian hospital, stunning onlookers.
• Julian Assange 'phoned White House to warn of risk to lives'
  
  The Wikileaks co-founder was not to blame for unredacted files being published online, a court hears
• Nedim Yasar: Two jailed for life for killing reformed Denmark gangster
  
  Nedim Yasar was shot dead after attending the launch of a book about how he turned his back on crime.
• Syria war: Strikes on Idlib 'target schools and hospitals'
  
  Human rights groups say at least 20 civilians were killed in Idlib, including nine children.
• Saudi Arabia launches women's football league
  
  The latest social reform comes two years after women were first allowed into stadiums.
• Dealing with emotions: Borderline personality disorder
  
  Borderline personality disorder, also known as BPD, is characterised by strong emotional reactions, a distorted sense of self and difficult personal relationships.
• Outdoor heaters: Paris campaigners want them banned
  
  A campaign is underway in Paris to ban heaters due to concerns about their electricity use.
• Miriam Haley comments on Weinstein's guilty verdict
  
  One of two main accusers in Harvey Weinstein's trial says she feels "huge relief" at his conviction.
• Six-year-old girl arrested at Florida school
  
  Police bodycam footage captured the moment a visibly distressed child was arrested at her school in Orlando.
• Climate change: Why are tomato prices in Africa increasing?
  
  The price of tomatoes have skyrocketed in East Africa in recent weeks after floods ruined crops.
• Underwater Photographer of the Year
  
  The winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition 2020.
• Etika mural becomes Pokemon Go spot in tribute to YouTuber
  
  A New York City mural to deceased YouTuber Etika becomes a point of interest in video game Pokemon Go.
• Greta Thunberg meets Malala at university
  
  The campaigners posed for a photo together at Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford.
• In pictures: Haiti capital's streets blocked as protests spread
  
  Barricades are erected in Port-au-Prince amid unrest by police officers over working conditions.
• 'How do I convince the UK Home Office I'm a lesbian?'
  
  More than 1,500 people claim asylum in the UK each year, claiming that they are persecuted for being gay. But it's not an easy thing to prove.
• How fear set in overnight in Sri Lanka
  
  Many fear Gotabaya Rajapaksa's return to power will re-open old wounds, but most are too afraid to speak out.
• What did the Trump-Modi ‘bromance’ achieve?
  
  The two leaders tried their best to go beyond bear hugs, songs and dances. But did they succeed?
• Solari boards: The disappearing sound of airports
  
  Inside airports, old-school departure boards are falling silent. Outside, it's a different story.
• How did companies sell 'unmentionable' sanitary towels?
  
  How do you build a market for a product society considers unmentionable?
• Viewpoint: Why a Texas county had a radical rethink on crime
  
  A congressman's presidential run helped boost efforts in Texas to reform their criminal justice system.
• How a serious accident led to business success
  
  After a terrible skiing crash, Susanne Najafi embarked on her path as a serial entrepreneur.
• Mubarak: Egyptian statesman of war and peace
  
  Hosni Mubarak was a leader who upheld peace with Israel but was finally toppled by his own people.
• Bayern Munich: Serge Gnabry on tears, tough times & finally realising his childhood dream
  
  Twelve years passed before Serge Gnabry made the dream move he cried over aged 10. He has no regrets over the route that's taken him there.
• What happens when the internet vanishes?
  
  During a troublesome protest or tricky election, some countries just cut the online cord.
• Harvey Weinstein guilty: How the Hollywood giant faced his reckoning
  
  The judge said this was not a referendum on #MeToo. But at times, the trial felt like one.
• Africa grapples with clean energy conundrum
  
  The continent desperately needs more power but it also wants to avoid damaging the environment.
• Women's T20 World Cup: Thailand's remarkable rise to first global tournament
  
  Thailand face England in the Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday, just 13 years after playing their first international match.
• Hungary's new patriotic education meets resistance
  
  The right-wing government aims to instil national pride - but teachers criticise a new curriculum.
• Would you eat a 'steak' printed by robots?
  
  3D printing is meeting some of the ambitions touted when the technology emerged 20 years ago.
• Julian Assange: What is extradition and how does it work?
  
  Julian Assange's extradition trial begins in London on Monday. How does the process work?
• Gnabry scores twice as Bayern dominate Chelsea
  
  Serge Gnabry continues his dominance over London clubs in this season's Champions League as Bayern Munich take control of their last-16 tie with Chelsea.
• 'Ireland v Italy should be postponed' - coronavirus hits Italian sport
  
  Ireland's Six Nations game against Italy in Dublin on March 7 should be postponed due to the coronavirus situation, says Irish Health Minister Simon Harris.
• Griezmann earns Barcelona first-leg draw at Napoli
  
  Barcelona grab an away goal as they come from behind to draw against Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
• BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020: Sam Kerr profile
  
  BBC Sport profiles Chelsea striker Sam Kerr, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 award.
• Eden Hazard: Real Madrid forward may miss rest of season, says Zinedine Zidane
  
  Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard may miss the rest of this season because of ankle injury, says manager Zinedine Zidane.
• Could North Korea handle a Covid-19 outbreak?
  
  So far, the country claims to have no cases of Covid-19 - but that has been questioned.
• How close are we to a pandemic?
  
  Scientists are debating whether it is still possible to contain the new coronavirus.
• Coronavirus: Why did infections shoot up in South Korea?
  
  How the practices of a secretive religious sect may have played into the rapid spread of the virus.
• Coronavirus: Mission Impossible filming halted over health fears
  
  Concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in Italy is the latest difficulty to hit the film franchise.
• Coronavirus: Quarantine raises virus fears in northern Italy
  
  Italy is now the European country worst affected by coronavirus and 11 towns have been cordoned off.
• Coronavirus: A visual guide to the outbreak
  
  Key maps and graphics explaining how the Covid-19 virus has spread and how it is being dealt with.
• Coronavirus: The race to find the source in wildlife
  
  From animals to humans, how did the deadly coronavirus make the leap? We look at the scientific evidence.