Cancer blood test ‘enormously exciting’
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Today's Headlines January 19
Top News Stories
Cancer blood test ‘enormously exciting’
Scientists move nearer to one of the biggest goals in medicine - a universal blood test for cancer.
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Turpin case: California couple deny torturing 'shackled siblings'
The couple appeared in court after prosecutors detailed the horrific abuse allegations against them.
Jacinda Ardern: New Zealand PM reveals she is pregnant
Jacinda Ardern, who took office in October, jokes that she "thought 2017 was a big year".
US government shutdown: House backs funding bill and sends it to Senate
A bill to temporarily fund the US government must now be backed by the Senate to avert a shutdown.
 
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Fishermen escape crash by split-second
Watch how fishermen in Oregon react as a boat speeds straight towards them.
Sport
Edmund defies extreme heat to beat Basilashvili in five sets
Kyle Edmund fights back in punishing heat to beat Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets and reach the Australian Open fourth round.
Alexis Sanchez: Arsenal forward likely to join Man Utd - Arsene Wenger
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says it is "likely" forward Alexis Sanchez will join Premier League rivals Manchester United.
Svitolina ends 15-year-old Kostyuk's dream run
Fourth seed Elina Svitolina beats 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk to reach the Australian Open fourth round.
Top Videos
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Shackled siblings: What we know about their lives
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Fishermen escape crash by split-second
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Australia's Channel 9 news promo looks like BBC's version
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North Korean skiers dream of Paralympics
Magazine
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Why I took my wife's last name
Kirstie Brewer speaks to three men who broke with convention and took their wife's name when they married.
Business
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick a billionaire after $8bn investment deal
Travis Kalanick is selling $1.4bn worth of shares as consortium invest $8bn in the ride-hailing firm.
HSBC to pay $101.5m to settle currency rigging probe
Financial giant HSBC agrees to pay $101.1m, confirming it misused client information for its own profit.
 
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Technology
Chrissy Chambers: Revenge porn almost killed me
Singer Chrissy Chambers describes how her life changed when her ex posted an explicit video online.
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick a billionaire after $8bn investment deal
Travis Kalanick is selling $1.4bn worth of shares as consortium invest $8bn in the ride-hailing firm.
Capital
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A better way for refugees to find work?
A new data algorithm could help displaced people flourish in a new land
 
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Secrets of getting to sleep on a plane
How people manage to get some shuteye at 30,000 feet
Culture
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Meet V&A Dundee designer Kengo Kuma
Kengo Kuma describes his creation for the V&A’s first museum outside London
 
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Donald Trump: the pop culture president
Is it time to make politics boring again?
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 boy who stayed awake for 11 days
A school science experiment which transfixed a nation
 
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Can we rebuild government?
Experts believe radical reform is not only desirable, but essential
Travel
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Where doing nothing is a way of life
‘The relaxed attitude encouraged me to take one day at a time’
 
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The planet’s most extreme cuisine?
For centuries, this foul-tasting food was the difference between life and death
 
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