France 24

• Facebook dit avoir stoppé des campagnes de désinformation venues d'Iran et de Russie
  Le réseau social Facebook a annoncé mardi avoir mis fin à des opérations de désinformation iraniennes et russes. Ces opérations visaient l'Amérique latine, les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni et le Mo …
• Le Venezuela dévalue sa monnaie, le bolivar souverain, de 96 %
  Le Venezuela a dévalué mardi sa devise, le bolivar souverain, de 96 % par rapport au dollar. Cette monnaie est désormais indexée sur le petro, une cryptomonnaie locale. En réaction, l’opposition a app …
• Michael Cohen, ex-avocat de Donald Trump, plaide coupable et implique le président
  L'ex-avocat personnel de Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, a plaidé coupable, mardi, de huit chefs d'accusation, dont fraude bancaire et fiscale et violation des lois sur le financement des campa …
• États-Unis : l'ex-chef de campagne de Donald Trump reconnu coupable de fraude fiscale et bancaire
  L'ex-directeur de campagne de Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, a été déclaré coupable mardi de huit des 18 chefs d'accusation, dont fraude fiscale et bancaire, qui pesaient contre lui. Le présid …
• Danny Boyle renonce à réaliser le prochain James Bond pour des "différends artistiques"
  Les producteurs du prochain James Bond ont annoncé mardi que le Britannique Danny Boyle ne réalisera finalement pas le prochain film du célèbre espion en raison de "différends artistiques". …

BBC News – Africa

• Bobi Wine protests: Uganda army sorry over beating journalists
  Soldiers were caught on film hitting a photographer covering a protest over the arrest of an MP.
• Nigeria police arrest traditional priest after laying curse
  The traditional priest placed a curse on those accused of links to a Nigerian church attack.
• Arsène Wenger to get honour from Liberia's George Weah
  The former Arsenal manager is to be decorated by his ex-player, Liberia's President George Weah.
• Attacks on cash handling vehicles surge in South Africa
  Driving cash-handling vehicles is seen as one of the most dangerous jobs in South Africa.
• Children of Blood and Bone author Tomi Adeyemi on her inspiration
  Children of Blood and Bone author Tomi Adeyemi explains the inspiration behind her best-selling book.

BBC News – Front Page

• Trump directed hush money, says his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen
  The former Trump lawyer says he broke election funding law at the direction of "the candidate".
• Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort guilty of multiple fraud charges
  The former Trump campaign chief is found guilty on multiple tax and bank fraud charges.
• Ryanair compensation cheques with no signatures 'bounced'
  Passengers say they have been charged fees by their banks after cheques from airline were unsigned.
• The migrants jumping into UK-bound lorries
  In a small French fishing port, hundreds of migrants are risking their lives every day.
• Puppy and kitten sales at pet shops set to be banned
  The ban would prevent pet shops and dealers selling puppies and kittens less than six months old.

BBC News – Entertainment & Arts

• James Bond: Danny Boyle pulls out of directing next film
  "Creative differences" have been blamed for the decision, its producers and star Daniel Craig say.

 

• LazyTown's 'Robbie Rotten' actor Stefan Karl Stefansson dies
  Stefan Karl Stefansson, 43, played the children's programme villain for ten years.

 

• MTV VMAs: Madonna responds to 'self-indulgent' Aretha tribute
  Following a backlash the Queen of Pop accuses critics of having "short attention spans" and being "quick to judge".

 

• Asia Argento: #MeToo figurehead denies sexual assault of minor
  The actress and #MeToo leader denies sexually assaulting actor Jimmy Bennett when he was 17.

 

• Star Wars: Kelly Marie Tran 'won't be marginalised' by abuse
  Kelly Marie Tran – Rose Tico in The Last Jedi – condemns sexist and racist abuse she faced online.

 

BBC News – Technology

• Facebook gives users trustworthiness score
  The social network says it has developed the scale to help it tackle fake news reports.
• Gamescom: The seven biggest announcements at the show
  Next-generation graphics, new games and cult favourites take the stage at Gamescom in Cologne.
• Facebook and Twitter remove accounts linked to Russia and Iran campaigns
  The social media giants say they have shut down hundreds of accounts linked to Russia and Iran.
• Superdrug's online customers targeted by criminals
  The High Street chain warns its online customers to change their passwords.
• Drones hunt cocaine farms in Colombia
  President Iván Duque wants to use unmanned aircraft to keep damage to neighbouring crops to a minimum.

BBC News – Science & Environment

• Water ice 'detected on Moon's surface'
  Scientists say they have definitive evidence for water-ice on the surface of the Moon.
• New perspective on how lemurs got to Madagascar
  The history of the lemurs, the most endangered group of mammals, is more complex than we thought.
• Golden eagle chicks released to boost south of Scotland population
  A project, more than a decade in the making, sees young eagles released in a bid to boost declining numbers.
• My green idea: Recycling India's floral waste
  One woman's mission to turn the tide on India's polluted waterways by recycling leftover flowers.
• Ants show 'lazy' approach may be best for digging
  A new study on ants and robots has shown that having more workers is not necessarily better when working in confined spaces.

BBC News – Education & Family

• Asthma sufferers warned before returning to school
  Asthma hospital admissions have shot up in recent Septembers after a lapse in children's inhaler use.
• Fighting school holiday hunger in Birkenhead
  How one town is filling the gap when free school meals are off the menu.
• Aberfan teacher heroine gets emotional goodbye
  Hettie Williams told children to hide under their desks as the walls cracked around them in the Aberfan disaster.
• Children's colourful mural erases Ynysangharad racist graffiti
  An underpass in Pontypridd daubed with racist graffiti has been given a fresh look.
• Thousands of top university places still up for grabs
  Tens of thousands of degree places still available, even in medicine, which are usually at a premium.

BBC News – Health

• Children 'getting sight problems because of eye test delays'
  A quarter of school-age children have not had a test, putting them at risk of sight problems, a survey finds.
• Steam treatment for big prostates approved on NHS
  NHS hospitals can start offering it to men with benign prostate enlargement, says regulator.
• Gut bug enzyme turns blood into type-O
  Scientists hope their discovery could ease shortages of "universal" donor blood.
• Adrian Chiles 'horrified' at drinking 100 alcohol units a week
  The TV and radio broadcaster revealed he sometimes drank more than 100 units a week.
• Women 'being denied Caesarean choice'
  Only 26% of maternity units follow guidelines that allow women to choose to have a Caesarean.

BBC News – Africa

• Bobi Wine protests: Uganda army sorry over beating journalists
  Soldiers were caught on film hitting a photographer covering a protest over the arrest of an MP.
• Nigeria police arrest traditional priest after laying curse
  The traditional priest placed a curse on those accused of links to a Nigerian church attack.
• Arsène Wenger to get honour from Liberia's George Weah
  The former Arsenal manager is to be decorated by his ex-player, Liberia's President George Weah.
• Attacks on cash handling vehicles surge in South Africa
  Driving cash-handling vehicles is seen as one of the most dangerous jobs in South Africa.
• Children of Blood and Bone author Tomi Adeyemi on her inspiration
  Children of Blood and Bone author Tomi Adeyemi explains the inspiration behind her best-selling book.

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BBC News – Politics

• EU residents will be secure if no Brexit deal says Raab
  Dominic Raab says the UK has a "moral obligation" to people whether there is a Brexit deal or not.
• Jeremy Hunt wants 'malign' Russia to face tougher sanctions
  The foreign secretary urges the EU to copy Washington's response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack.
• Windrush generation: Formal apology for 18 people
  The home secretary is apologising to 18 people, but Amnesty says that number is "worrying".
• Labour's Barry Gardiner: New EU vote would 'undermine democracy'
  Labour's Barry Gardiner says another referendum could lead to "civil disobedience".
• Brexit: NHS managers warn about impact of no deal
  Leaving the EU without a deal would make it harder to stop the spread of diseases, NHS boss is told.

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