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R Kelly: Singer charged with sexual abuse in Chicago

R Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, at least nine of which involve minors.The R&B star, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has faced decades of claims of sexual abuse against women and teenagers below the age of...

Trump announces Kelly Knight Craft as UN ambassador pick

President Donald Trump has announced that he plans to nominate Kelly Knight Craft for the country's vacant post of United Nations envoy. Ms Knight Craft is currently the US ambassador to Canada. She will replace Nikki Haley, who resigned last year.In two tweets...

US man writes his own obituary to warn others against smoking

A 66-year-old man in New York state took it upon himself to write his own obituary as a cautionary tale warning others against smoking.Geoffrey Turner died of lung cancer on 13 February after decades of smoking."I was an idiot who made the same stupid decision,...

Hoda Muthana: Father of IS bride sues US to allow her return

The father of an Alabama college student who left the US to join the Islamic State (IS) group is suing the government over her right to return.Ahmed Ali Muthana filed the lawsuit Thursday, accusing the Trump administration of an "unlawful attempt" to revoke Hoda...

Robert Kraft: New England Patriots owner charged in sex sting

Media playback is unsupported on your device The billionaire owner of the New England Patriots has been charged with soliciting prostitution in a Florida massage parlour, police say.Robert Kraft, 77, is accused of two misdemeanour charges in Jupiter. He has denied the...

Ministers spend £100m on Brexit consultant contracts

The government has agreed contracts worth £104m for outside help on Brexit, according to analysis for the BBC.Since the EU referendum, Whitehall has hired companies to do consultancy work to prepare for the UK's EU exit. Companies with the most valuable Brexit...

Nike app for self-tying shoe comes undone

Nike's new self-lacing trainer, the Adapt BB, has fallen at the first hurdle after the Android app that controls the shoe malfunctioned. Billed as the "future of footwear", the $350 (£268) a pair Adapt BB launched on Sunday.However, an update to the Google Android app...

Netflix: Is streaming killing the cinema industry?

Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. This year, the streaming service has also earned its first best picture Oscar nomination for Roma. But what impact is streaming films at home having on the cinema? Reality Check's Lora Jones takes a look.Motion graphics...

Car industry: What's behind recent closures?

Honda UK is closing its Swindon plant by 2021, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs. Jaguar Land Rover and Nissan are also cutting production and jobs. So what's going on?Honda is a big lossHonda's Swindon plant is the UK's fourth-largest car factory. Honda Civic...

Jussie Smollett: Judge calls alleged hate hoax ‘despicable’

Media playback is unsupported on your device A Chicago judge has said charges that US actor Jussie Smollett staged a hoax hate crime against himself are "utterly outrageous" and "despicable" if true.The 36-year-old African-American actor is accused of filing a fake...