Australia child abuse inquiry finds 'serious failings'
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Today's Headlines December 15
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Australia child abuse inquiry finds 'serious failings'
Society's major institutions "seriously failed" to protect children, a landmark inquiry finds.
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France Millas train crash: Children killed as bus cut in two
At least four children died and another 20 people were hurt in the collision in southern France.
Odebrecht scandal: Peru president Kuczynski resists pressure to quit
Pablo Kuczynski says he will publish his accounts, after links to Brazilian firm which paid bribes.
US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State, police say
She is accused of taking out fraudulent bank loans and buying bitcoin to funnel cash to IS.
 
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Russia a 'risk' to undersea cables, defence chief warns
Chief of the defence staff Sir Stuart Peach warns disruption to undersea cables could be "catastrophic".
Sport
Roger Federer wins 2017 BBC Overseas Sports Personality award for record fourth time
Tennis star Roger Federer wins the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for a record fourth time after a public vote.
'Froome case a scandal and double standards'
The handling of Chris Froome's adverse drugs test is a "scandal" and suggests double standards, says four-time world time trial champion Tony Martin.
Jose Mourinho: Man Utd boss asked to clarify comments about Man City
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is asked to clarify the comments he made before Sunday's derby defeat by Manchester City.
Top Videos
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Roy Moore refuses to concede after Alabama election defeat
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'Flat-chested' K-pop star responds to 'cruel' body comments
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Disney-Fox: Five things it could mean
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'They sold me three times'
Magazine
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The mystery of the baby in the box
Robin was abandoned as a baby 74 years ago. Now thanks to DNA and his daughter's detective work he finally knows where he came from.
Business
Walt Disney buys Murdoch's Fox for $52bn
The deal ends Rupert Murdoch's more than half century of media empire building.
HS2 redundancy pay 'shocking waste' of taxpayer cash
Overpayments totalling £1.76m were made to 94 people, a committee of MPs says.
 
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Technology
Schools warned over hackable heating systems
A researcher finds dozens of UK schools' smart heating systems are vulnerable to being attacked.
US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State, police say
She is accused of taking out fraudulent bank loans and buying bitcoin to funnel cash to IS.
Capital
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Has the office Christmas party changed?
Why companies may be taming the annual office blowout this year
 
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The WW2 guide to office sabotage
Are you working with an office saboteur?
Culture
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An untranslatable word for winging it
Let our claymation tutorial expand your vocabulary with the word jugaad
 
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Is this a new golden age of the train?
How futuristic design is making rail travel better and faster
Earth
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BBC Earth nominated for Lovie Awards
A finalist in three categories ‘honouring the best of the European internet'
 
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New BBC Earth film coming soon
Earth: One Amazing Day, the long awaited sequel to box-office hit Earth
Future
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The part of my dad dementia can't take
And how it even unlocked a hidden skill
 
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Alcohol and antibiotics: the truth
Does alcohol really stop antiobiotics from working?
Travel
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The country with 11 official languages
It’s a window into the hearts of a fiercely honest people
 
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A strange London life that few know
‘People either leave within a year, or leave in a wooden box’
 
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