Facebook News will pay UK outlets for content in 2021

Starting in January, Facebook will pay UK publishers for some - but not all - of their content.

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Christmas tree sales boom as people decorate early

It's a bumper year for British tree growers as customers look for some early festive cheer.

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National Theatre launches paid streaming service for filmed plays

The closed venue's pay-per-view platform hosts filmed plays starring the likes of Dame Helen Mirren.

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Audrey Hepburn unheard interview in new documentary

An unheard interview with screen legend Audrey Hepburn forms the basis of a new documentary.

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Covid-19: ‘Our business model has been made illegal’

What happens to your business when Covid takes your customers away?

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Masked comic superheroes fight Covid disinformation

Fictional female superhero Priya joins hands with Burka Avenger to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

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Breastfeeding mums ‘lacked support’ during lockdown

Devenia Noel struggled to get help when her daughter Zora was born with a tongue-tie.

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Justice Dept. asks judge to ‘immediately’ dismiss Flynn case, citing Trump’s pardon.

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Thank You, Justice Gorsuch

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Biden’s Inauguration: Expect Smaller Crowds and More Social Distancing

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As Senate runoffs approach, Trump’s attacks on Georgia Republicans have worried some in his party.

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As Trump Attacks Georgia Republicans, Party Worries About Senate Races

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Citing Pardon, Justice Dept. Asks Judge to ‘Immediately’ Dismiss Flynn Case

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A Responsible Withdrawal From Afghanistan

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Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses

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The Papers: Tory revolt over tiers and Scotch eggs with beers

Tory MPs preparing to rebel over Covid rules and the PM's attempts to stop them lead several papers.

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Arizona and Wisconsin Certify Biden’s Wins: ‘The System Is Strong’

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How Will Biden Deal With Republican Sabotage?

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Black Teenager Is Fatally Shot in Argument Over Music, Police Say

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Restrictions push the San Francisco 49ers to Arizona for December.

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Let This Festive Brandied Fruit Lift Your Holidays

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Why School Districts Are Bringing Back Younger Children First

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Why 2020 has been good for England's beavers

Homes for these "ultimate environmental engineers" have been set up in enclosures across England.

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The tech allowing thousands of students to sit exams at home

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

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Viewpoint: Why Kenya's giant fig tree won over a president

The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

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Why India can't stop farmers burning stubble

The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.

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The King of Trump TV Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Buy It

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What We Learned From Week 12 of the N.F.L. Season

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For Trump, Past Is Prologue

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Ransomware Attack Closes Baltimore County Public Schools

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Biden’s doctor says president-elect has hairline fracture after twisting his ankle playing with dog.

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Biden team wants to tackle child care, elder care, preschool in one overarching plan.

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The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

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The Papers: Vaccine 'celebrity drive' and PM's call for resolve

Boris Johnson's attempts to quell a Tory revolt over England's new tiers continue to dominate the papers.

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Coronavirus: How do you vaccinate 7.7 billion people?

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

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Black Lives Matter founders: We fought to change history and we won

The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.

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A 70-year-old photographic mystery

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

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Nagorno-Karabakh: The boy who swapped his piano for a gun

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

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Italy's Calabria has two pandemics: Covid and the Mafia

Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now.

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Biden names all-female communications team with Jen Psaki as press secretary.

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Jennifer Psaki to Be Press Secretary as Biden Names All-Female Communications Team

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Republicans and Democrats Need to Work Together. Earmarks Can Help.

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The ‘R’ of R.B.G.

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What’s Going On in This Picture? | Nov. 30, 2020

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Serbia and Montenegro expel respective ambassadors

The two nations have expelled each other's envoys over a historical dispute dating back a century.

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Durham van traveller Esther Dingley missing in Pyrenees

Esther Dingley disappeared on a solo hike during a six-year journey through Europe in a campervan.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'monochrome'

A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "monochrome".

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Khachaturyan sisters: A murder trial that shocked Russia

The case of the three Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father sent shockwaves through Russia.

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Leroy Logan: Who is the Met Police officer in Steve McQueen's Red, White and Blue?

Star Wars' John Boyega is set to star in the true story of a black police officer in 1980s London.

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TikTok: 'I didn’t know other LGBT Muslims existed'

Until she found her social media "safe space", Shaz says she didn't know there were others like her.

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The 'guerrilla girls' who changed the art world

How an anonymous group of female artists challenged the status quo in New York's art world

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In pictures: Hurricanes leave Hondurans homeless and destitute

Hurricanes Eta and Iota left more than 150,000 people in Honduras homeless and many lost everything.

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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: 'Did air pollution kill my daughter?'

A new inquest into the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah could list air pollution as a cause of her death.

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London Bridge attack: 'I think about it every single day'

Former prisoner Marc Conway remembers the London Bridge attack one year on.

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Covid and schools: 'Children know things aren't right'

Students have lost hundreds of days of education to Covid and self-isolation. How are they coping?

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The 'Robin Hood' policemen who stole from the Nazis

How did 16 policemen come to be deported from the British Isles to Nazi-occupied Europe?

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Serbia coronavirus: The Church losing its leaders to the pandemic

Few organisations have taken a bigger hit from coronavirus than the Serbian Orthodox Church

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Liverpool: How one city took on the Covid-19 crisis

The inside story of how Liverpool got to grips with soaring infection rates and pioneered mass testing.

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Gary Barlow: 'I'm not as confident as I was at 21'

The star discusses writing Back For Good in 15 minutes, and how Morecambe and Wise inspired a new song.

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This could be quite popular. What’s that mean for boxing at large?

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Are these fights real?

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Who’s bankrolling this spectacle?

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Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond

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How Tony Hsieh Tried to Single-Handedly Transform Downtown Las Vegas

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Six-Pack

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Let’s Talk About Higher Wages

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The two nations have expelled each other's envoys over a historical dispute dating back a century.

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Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'

A rare wetland plant has reappeared after not being seen for more than a century.

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Polar scientists wary of impending satellite gap

The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won't last the decade.

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The Kraken: What is it and why has Trump's ex-lawyer released it?

How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.

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Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free

For decades, Kaavan performed from his lonely enclosure. Now, with a hand from Cher, he's retiring.

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Coronavirus lockdown sees share of women on India's stock market rise

With more time and flexibility, thousands of women are trading in the stock market for the first time.

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Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan

Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.

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The Argentine funeral worker took photos next to the open casket of football legend Diego Maradona.

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Many in government and business are wary, but campaigners say politicians are out of touch.

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For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

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Why the demolition of a 70-year old cinema hall in Kabul went viral in Afghanistan.

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As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

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Covid: Road and rail changes planned for Christmas travel spike

Around 500 miles of roadworks are being cleared to ease congestion on motorways over the festive period.

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Week in pictures: 21-27 November 2020

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

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Jane Fonda: 'It's much harder to be young than it is old'

As an 82-year-old Jane Fonda is still protesting - this time about climate change - and getting arrested.

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Climate change: The woman watching the ice melt from under her feet

For thousands of years Inupaiq people have relied on the land in Alaska but now climate change is threatening their entire way of life.

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The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.

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'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will'

Elin Williams writes a blog to help other people with sight loss, but it has become her own "survival tool".

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Coronation Street: Pandemic sees soap scrap 60th anniversary stunt

The soap has been forced to "go back to brass tacks" to mark its birthday, its producer says.

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Let's give politicians a chance to speak human

Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.

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Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success

By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.

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For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes

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Los Angeles County urges residents to stay home and bars gatherings of mixed households.

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Searching 80,000 miles for the American dream

Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams.

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Death of England: The former prisoner turned leading man

Michael Balogun stars in Death of England: Delroy at The National Theatre.

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Judge in Venezuela Convicts 6 U.S. Oil Executives of Corruption

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El adiós a Maradona nos revela a la Argentina

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Trump, Still Claiming Victory, Says He Will Leave if Electors Choose Biden

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Activist Jolovan Wham faces large fines for violating public order laws in Singapore.

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The government is hoping for a quick victory in Tigray but it may not be that simple.

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The Jeeves and Wooster creator was the most English of novelists so why does he have fans in India?

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October redundancies double last year's rate

With Covid cases rising and uncertainty over government support, employers planned 51,000 job cuts

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'This is War': Poland’s battle for abortion

People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

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Controversial 'virginity tests' sold by UK clinics

The "unscientific" examinations are condemned by international organisations such as the UN.

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Black Friday: Next, M&S and Wilko shun sales event

Although Black Friday spending in the UK is set to soar in 2020, some brands won't be taking part.

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A Poem of Gratitude from Oklahoma

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Argentina, and Latin America, Mourn Maradona as a Man of the People

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In Argentina, Thousands Wait in Line for Maradona’s Wake

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People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

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Genichi is the first student from a Japanese university with a master’s degree in ninja studies.

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Of the 19 places in the US that usually correctly pick the president, only one got it right this time.

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Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people's American dreams.

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Cancer: Blood test for 50 types to be trialled by NHS

More than 165,000 people in England will be offered the tests from next year.

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Kate warns of lockdown loneliness for parents

The Duchess of Cambridge highlights a "dramatic increase" in parents feeling cut off from support.

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The papers: 'Tiers of rage and disbelief' as 'north sees red'

Most papers lead on reaction to areas being placed within the government's tougher new tier system.

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U.S. Border Agency Settles With 2 Americans Detained for Speaking Spanish

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Women take on the burden of unpaid chores during Covid, UN data shows, threatening gender equality.

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Three months on from the Belarus election, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya reflects on how her life has changed.

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Three days of mourning begin in Argentina as tributes pour in for Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, who died on Wednesday.

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Yemen is labelled the "the world's worst humanitarian crisis" and 60% of its population is under 25.

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Black Friday and Christmas shopping are here - but it may be harder than ever to snag what you want.

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A French MP wants to push back against the traditional Parisian disdain for regional voices.

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The Mapuche make up 12% of Chile's population but are not recognised in the country's constitution.

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With communications largely cut to the Tigray region, both sides in the conflict are trying to control the narrative.

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This doctor made a video simulating what a dying Covid patient sees - to urge people to wear masks.

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Elks Lodges and other clubs face challenges surviving the pandemic.

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Confused by the College Football Playoff Rankings? We Can Help

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PM Virus tab fader update

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Dena Dietrich, Who Found TV Fame as Mother Nature, Dies at 91

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Thai Protesters Want to Rein in an Absentee King

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