My Pick of the Week
Saudi Arabia: Is this the end of Mohammed Bin Salman’s honeymoon?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45870636
Europe
French teen charged for pointing fake gun at teacher
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45933852
America
US mid-term elections: The Republican who changed his mind over guns
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45922719
Canada becomes second country to legalise recreational marijuana
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45806255
Bail for Profit – another U.S. exception
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/us/29bail.html
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Welcome to Milan’s House of Trash
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45573141
Connecting US luxury brands to Chinese consumers through an online shopping platform
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20181016-making-a-six-figure-sum-in-a-single-weekend
HEALTH
Philip Morris accused of hypocrisy over anti-smoking ad
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45932048
History
World War One footage (films d’archive) brought to life
EDUCATION & FAMILY
Children clean classrooms to save a Devon school money
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-45905944
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
YouTube pours money into how-to videos
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45940777
ENVIRONMENT
The Ukrainian edible carrier bag
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-45912539
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
The Yellow Submarine animated cartoon; 1968-2018 and beyond!
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180724-why-the-beatles-yellow-submarine-is-a-trippy-cult-classic
TRAVEL
Finland: No small talk
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181016-how-the-finnish-survive-without-small-talk
MISCELLANEOUS
Chinese woman kills herself and children after husband ‘fakes death’ (this is a tragic one)
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45886386