My Pick of the Week
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: portrait of a complex marriage
WORLD NEWS
US recognition of Jerusalem ‘kiss of death’ for peace process
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42250399
FRANCE & Europe
Johnny Hallyday: French rock star dies at 74
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42247551
Brigitte Macron names France’s first baby panda
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-42230077/brigitte-macron-names-france-s-first-baby-panda
How French ‘Non‘ blocked UK in Europe (How far sighted De Gaulle was!)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42165383
UK, USA & Canada
Will Republican tax plan hurt Trump? (short answer is; No – he’s lying as usual)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42203781
Brexit: Theresa May under pressure to get DUP on side
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-42231497
Flynn, Trump, Russia, Jared… (the saga continues)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42174518
Embracing the far right, Trump stains a history of democratic ideals
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42197006
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
How credit cards changed the way we spend
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41916711
An A – Z of Business Beasts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/business_beasts
Can Nigeria’s yams power a nation?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42197762
HEALTH
The operation that took medicine into the media age
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42170023
Asthma sufferers urged to wear scarves in cold to stop attacks
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42199200
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Schoolgirl invents low-cost lead detecting device
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-42161379/schoolgirl-invents-low-cost-lead-detecting-device
Bears Ears: Inside the fight for Utah’s contested national monuments
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42222069
Ambitious plan to stop the ground from sinking
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171130-the-ambitious-plan-to-stop-the-ground-from-sinking
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
The Iranian Revolution: Chilling snapshots of a lynch mob
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171130-chilling-snapshots-of-a-lynch-mob
MISCELLANEOUS
Profumo affair model Christine Keeler dies aged 75
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-42245839