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The war in Yemen between Houthi rebels and allies of the ousted government has had devastating consequences for a country which was already the poorest in the region. BBC Arabic’s Nawal al-Maghafi is one of the first journalists to report from the rebel stronghold of Saada, in the north – …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hundreds of thousands of foreign workers are in Qatar to build infrastructure for the 2022 football World Cup Qatar is ending its labour sponsorship system that forces foreign workers to seek their employer’s permission to change jobs or leave the country. It says a …

Image copyright AFP Image caption Multiple gun and bomb attacks in Paris on 13 November killed 130 people Two men involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks have been killed in Syria in a US air strike, officials say. The men, named in a Pentagon statement as Salah Gourmat and …

13 December 2016 Last updated at 02:15 GMT Performer Jess Thom’s view on why theatres should relax about noise.

Image copyright CDC If you’re suffering with projectile vomiting and watery diarrhoea, reach for your phone and post an update. No really – while it won’t ease your pain, a tweet or two could help researchers track the spread of the winter vomiting bug. The UK Food Standards Agency has …

Image copyright AFP/ Getty Images Dozens of people have contacted the BBC about abuse they suffered as children after four ex-footballers spoke out on the Victoria Derbyshire Programme. The emails detailed abuse – often by trusted authority figures – not only in football, but in other sports including tennis, diving …

Three years after a heart attack, Ken Hutchison raised money to renovate an unused phone box into an installation for a defibrillator. Now, 50 people have been trained to use it in his village of Torthorwald, near Dumfries.

Rail bosses have agreed to hold formal talks with unions in a bid to resolve the ongoing Southern rail dispute. But how have rail strikes in the past ended? Improved offer Even after months at loggerheads, one side may eventually give way. That was the case after a pay and …

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Media captionThe book was handwritten by JK Rowling A one-off copy of a Harry Potter spin-off book that was handwritten by JK Rowling has sold for almost £370,000. The bejewelled copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard had been owned by Barry Cunningham, the publisher who first signed Rowling. …