V = video report
My Pick of the Week
The world’s least likely Girl Guides (an oasis of normality & progress)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41306292
WORLD NEWS
V Drone shows Mexico school damage after earthquake
V Hurricane Maria knocks out power in Puerto Rico
FRANCE & Europe
German WW1 U-boat found off Belgian coast
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41318195
UK, USA & Canada
V Trump’s first UN speech met with criticism from some leaders (« the righteous many » vs « the wicked few »)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41327130
Brexit: Boris Johnson ‘back-seat driving’ over Brexit, says Rudd
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-41298473
Paris climate deal: US denies it will stay in accord (in or out – who to believe?)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41296988
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
How the gig economy creates job insecurity (for HR managers)
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170918-how-the-gig-economy-creates-job-insecurity
Toys ‘R’ Us files for bankruptcy protection in US
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41316205
HEALTH
Nadiya Hussain opens up about her panic disorder ‘monster’
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41318362
OTHER SITES
Brexit referendum 2 ?
Thousands back second vote on EU withdrawal
Second referendum now nearly impossible as UK risks ‘economic suicide’, warns former EU chief
EDUCATION & FAMILY
UK schools break law on religious education, research suggests
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-41282330
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
Paris climate aim ‘still achievable’
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41319885
What if the dinosaurs hadn’t died out? (Past Conditional)
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170918-what-if-the-dinosaurs-hadnt-died-out
The room that’s home to 10,000 spiders (it’s in an Oxford laboratory – and, yes, there have been escapes)
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170913-the-lab-thats-home-to-10000-spiders
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
V Photos that changed history (Sharpeville photo & commentary is shocking)
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170914-the-photos-that-changed-history
Berlin’s Urban Nation museum hails graffiti as art form
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41291813
TRAVEL
How flying seriously messes with your mind (physical & mental effects of flying)
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170919-how-flying-seriously-messes-with-your-mind
Ryanair to cancel 40-50 flights per day for six weeks (Caveat Emptor)
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41291483
MISCELLANEOUS
Dutch sexism outcry after woman fined for peeing in public
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41318198
Colorado police hunt ‘Mad Pooper’ jogger (« So I come outside, and I’m like, ‘Are you serious?’ Are you really taking a poop right here in front of my kids?’ She’s like, ‘Yeah, sorry!’)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41327420
V One theme park’s trick to cut rollercoaster queues
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-41285046/one-theme-park-s-trick-to-cut-rollercoaster-queues