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posted on 21/1/20

Tony Hall is to step down as director general of the BBC in the summer, after seven years in the role.

posted on 21/1/20

When Captain Scott headed to Antarctica in 1910, he packed jam and marmalade. Many years later, lonely jars of jam were found buried in the ice. Also when Sir Edmund Hillary was on his way to conquer Everest in 1953, he took jam with him.

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Mount Everest is 29,029 feet high. It is named after a British general who surveyed India named Sir George Everest. The local name for the mountain is Chomolungma, which means 'Mother Goddess of the Sky'.

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K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China. K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang.

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K2 is the only eight-thousand metre peak that has never been climbed during winter or from its East Face.

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Fancy giving it a go lads? Reckon we could climb it in winter.

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Davos: Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' with Thunberg in audience

posted on 21/1/20

What time of year is K2 winter? We could do that

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April - July I think.

posted on 21/1/20

Dixons Carphone has had to reissue its Christmas trading figures to say sales went down, not up over the period.

The retailer - which owns Currys PC World - had earlier reported a rise in sales, but later said it had made a "clerical error".

It issued a fresh statement for the last 10 weeks of the year, saying sales had fallen by 2% rather than risen by 2% as the firm had earlier reported.

posted on 21/1/20

Emiliano Sala: A year on from plane crash, his family speak of 'pain that will never go away'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51133964

posted on 21/1/20

British number one Johanna Konta made her earliest exit from the Australian Open by losing to Ons Jabeur in the first round but Harriet Dart advanced with a thrilling three-set win.

Konta, seeded 12th, was beaten 6-4 6-2 by the tricky Tunisian world number 78.

Compatriots Kyle Edmund, Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter also lost.

posted on 21/1/20

Qualifier Dart, ranked 173rd, showed superb fight to win a final-set tie-break against Misaki Doi, triumphing 2-6 6-4 7-6 (10-6) at Melbourne Park.

The 23-year-old will face Wimbledon champion and 2018 Australian Open finalist Simona Halep in the second round.

Edmund fell 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) to Serbia's 24th seed Dusan Lajovic, while Boulter pushed Ukrainian fifth seed Elina Svitolina before losing 6-4 7-5.

Norrie lost 7-5 3-6 3-6 7-5 6-4 against France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert in a near four-hour match which the British men's number two rued being "in complete control of" before losing his grip.

posted on 21/1/20

Rock star Ozzy Osbourne has revealed he has Parkinson's disease.

The Black Sabbath singer, 71, told US TV show Good Morning America he has a "mild form" and found out about it after suffering a fall last February.

Wife Sharon said: "It's not a death sentence but it affects certain nerves in your body. You have a good day, a good day, then a really bad day."

Ozzy added it was hard to tell whether the numbness symptoms he had were from the Parkinson's or the fall.

posted on 21/1/20

Coca-Cola will not ditch single-use plastic bottles because consumers still want them, the firm's head of sustainability has told the BBC.

Customers like them because they reseal and are lightweight, said Bea Perez.

The firm, which is one of the world's biggest plastic waste polluters, has pledged to recycle as many plastic bottles as it uses by 2030.

But environmental campaigners argue many Coke bottles would still go uncollected and end up in landfill.

posted on 21/1/20

Sheffield United's ex-owner has been refused the chance to appeal against a decision forcing him to sell his 50% stake in the club.

Mr McCabe and Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have been locked in a two-year legal battle over their ownership of the Blades.

In September, the High Court ruled Mr McCabe must sell his share to the prince, but he appealed against it.

But now, he must sell his share and the club's Bramall Lane stadium.

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Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers says Ben Chilwell and Hamza Choudhury have "learned their lesson" after both missed a training session last week.

England left-back Chilwell, 23, and midfielder Choudhury, 22, were left out of the squad that lost 2-1 to Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday.

Rodgers said the matter had been dealt with and both are available to face West Ham on Wednesday.

posted on 22/1/20

Britain's Heather Watson showed tremendous fight in blustery conditions to win her Australian Open first-round match against Czech Kristyna Pliskova.

Watson, ranked 75th, won 4-6 6-3 6-1 at Melbourne Park.

The conditions made for a scrappy match which the 27-year-old battled back to win in one hour and 58 minutes.

Watson, who is one of three Britons to reach the second round in the singles, could face Belgian 16th seed Elise Mertens next.

posted on 22/1/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FywWztbig9k

posted on 22/1/20

Sainsbury's has announced its chief executive Mike Coupe will retire from the supermarket group.

Mr Coupe has led Sainsbury's for almost six years, during which time he oversaw a failed attempt to merge with rival supermarket Asda.

The head of Sainsbury's retail and operations, Simon Roberts, will take over from Mr Coupe.

posted on 22/1/20

Every WrestleMania Ranked From WORST To BEST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUktFQhI870

posted on 22/1/20

Ellly will be leaving Neighbours soon.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a30607130/neighbours-elly-conway-jodi-anasta-exit/

posted on 22/1/20

Bring Robert Robinson back full time.

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