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Week 49 2016 (V = video report)

My Pick of the Week

What’s happening in Aleppo?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38132163

WORLD NEWS

Trump picks climate sceptic Pruitt for environment chief

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38247085

South Sudan: ethnic cleansing

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38174754

FRANCE & Europe

Paris closes parks in major anti-rat campaign

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38248828

Car scheme aims to cut Paris smog

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38248648

Marine Le Pen: No free school for illegal migrants in France

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38249570

Battle of Austerlitz re-enacted

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38199738

Hollande decides not to run again

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38173350

UK, USA & Canada

US election fallout:

Could recounts change result?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38137630

Breitbart at ‘war’ with Kellogg’s over advertising snub

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38167910

The saga of ‘Pizzagate’: The fake story that shows how conspiracy theories spread

(If they WANT to believe it – they WILL believe it)

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38156985

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

The invisible credit card of the future

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38174011

HEALTH

Understanding of Parkinson’s ‘transformed’

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38173287

QUIZ

Quiz of the week’s news (week 48 2016)

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38173631

Sport

Chapecoense air crash: Pilot ‘was warned over fuel’

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38178673

EDUCATION & FAMILY

Faith school push will not ‘help results’

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-38172113

School performance link to Brexit vote

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-38155858

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

Redesign speed bumps to cut pollution

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38156778

Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38170794

Trump’s environment plans could spark ‘fierce resistance’

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38163639

CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)

Ten TV shows to watch in December (including a French detective drama) (on British TV – sorry!)

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20161202-ten-tv-shows-to-watch-in-december

The new words that expose our smart-phone obsession

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161129-the-new-words-that-reveal-how-tech-has-changed-us

The hunt for Chile’s best ‘empanada’ (history, cuisine & travel!)

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161118-the-hunt-for-chiles-best-empanada

MISCELLANEOUS

Putin calls Donald Trump ‘a clever man’ who will learn

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38201559

Gulnara Karimova: ‘Show world my mum is alive,’ says son

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38146258

Roy Smith – This week’s crop of BBC website articles
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