My Pick of the Week
London lit up by Lumiere festival
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-42740556
FRANCE & Europe
Macron on Trump, Brexit and Frexit
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42768466/president-macron-on-trump-brexit-and-frexit
UK, USA & Canada
Shutdown: Be careful what you wish for, President Trump
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42739550
White House voicemail changed to blame Democrats (this is incredible)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42766159
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Trump and the US economy in six charts
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42748243
Do Trump’s ‘business conflicts’ still matter?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42736704
HEALTH
The ‘backpack midwife’ bringing healthcare for all (Kenya)
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42188809
The president who made people take his bogus HIV cure (Gambia)
http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-42754150
Adolescence now lasts from 10 to 24
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42732442
EDUCATION & FAMILY
Could you pass Donald Trump’s cognitive test?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42717163
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Will we ever have satellites that can control the weather? (“For now…too costly and resource-hungry”)
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180122-will-we-ever-have-satellites-that-can-control-the-weather
TRAVEL
Route E69 – Norway’s icy marvel of engineering (if you like it remote – and icy!)
http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20180121-route-e69-norways-icy-marvel-of-engineering
MISCELLANEOUS
New Zealand PM reveals she is pregnant
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42741789
Why governments are broken and how to fix them
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180116-why-governments-are-broken-and-how-to-fix-them
The (almost) complete history of ‘fake news’
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-42724320