Monday, 1 August 2016

Today's Headlines: UBS rogue trader: 'It could happen again', MH370 'piloted into sea', Mother hits back at Trump over speech

UBS rogue trader: 'It could happen again'
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Today's Headlines August 1
Top News Stories
UBS rogue trader: 'It could happen again'
The London rogue trader who lost Swiss bank UBS £1.4bn ($1.9bn) apologises for his crime, but tells the BBC that banking's culture of profit "no matter what" has not changed.
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Taliban attack Kabul foreign compound
A powerful lorry bomb and gunmen target a compound housing foreign contractors in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
F1 chief's mother-in-law freed
The mother-in-law of billionaire F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, kidnapped last week in Brazil, is freed without any ransom paid, say police.
Mother hits back at Trump over speech
The mother of a dead US Muslim soldier hits back at presidential hopeful Donald Trump for questioning her silence during a speech by her husband.
 
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Uber 'to merge China business with Didi'
Ride-hailing firm Uber has agreed to merge its operation in China with much bigger rival Didi Chuxing in a $35bn deal, reports say.
Stories from India
Why some factory owners are celebrating India's child labour bill
Sanjoy Majumder investigates the impact of a controversial labour bill that allows children under 14 to work in some circumstances.
Rally to help starving Indians in Saudi
More than 10,000 Indians laid off in Saudi Arabia face a "food crisis", India's foreign minister says, as an airlift is prepared.
India Dalits protest over attacks
About 25,000 member of India's Dalit community rally in the western state of Gujarat in protest at the attacks on their members.
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Syria conflict: Aleppo residents create 'smoke curtain'
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Dead Muslim soldier's parents row with Donald Trump
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Jumping from 25,000ft with no parachute
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BBC presenter's postcard from Rio
Magazine
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Two men from Baghdad - the artist and the entrepreneur
This is a story of Karim and Sadiq, who met this week for the first time in nearly 20 years. It's also a story about Iraq, a country whose future no-one can guess.
Sport
US PGA Championship 2016: Jimmy Walker wins maiden major
American Jimmy Walker holes a three-foot putt on the last to beat world number one Jason Day by one shot at Baltusrol, New Jersey.
Quiz: Do you have the mentality of an Olympian?
Find out if you have the mindset needed to win gold or are you just an Olympic day dreamer?
Wayne Rooney predicts return of 'old Manchester United' under Jose Mourinho
Wayne Rooney expects the "old Manchester United" to be on show again this season under new manager Jose Mourinho.
Business
UBS rogue trader: 'It could happen again'
The London rogue trader who lost Swiss bank UBS £1.4bn ($1.9bn) apologises for his crime, but tells the BBC that banking's culture of profit "no matter what" has not changed.
Uber 'to merge China business with Didi'
Ride-hailing firm Uber has agreed to merge its operation in China with much bigger rival Didi Chuxing in a $35bn deal, reports say.
 
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Technology
Australia 'relocates' to fix sat-nav gap
Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
Last call for free Windows 10 upgrade
29th July is the last chance for upgrading to Windows 10 for free.
Autos
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Wacky pre-Tesla electric cars for sale
How the rising popularity of the EV is driving auction sales
 
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The weird tale behind ice cream jingles
How your childhood memories fuel summer's sweetest industry
Capital
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No job? Try this simple advice
There's a lot you can do to boost your chances of landing your dream post
 
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Why you can't relax on the weekend
Some people find it easy to disconnect. How do they do it?
Culture
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How a plane offers salvation
Is Solar Impulse 2 like Dalí's Christ?
 
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Hidden adult themes in Beatrix Potter
Why the children's book author was more subversive than you think
Earth
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How our planet will reshape itself
The continents will be completely rearranged
 
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The new whale nobody has seen alive
A new species of beaked whale is hidden in our ocean
Future
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The museum of Armageddon
The life of a nuclear missile crew
 
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How politicians get by on little sleep
But is the leader's lifestyle bad for our health?
Travel
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World's most bizarre natural phenomena
From Australia's bubblegum-pink lake to a blood-red waterfall in Antarctica
 
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The rollercoasters of the future
Can virtual reality ever accurately capture an adrenaline thrill?
 
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