Complete rubbish. The west just doesn't want to admit it was projecting its romantic image onto her and she willingly went along. She is the daughter of an autocrat who was raised to believe herself above everyone else. Much like South Korea's past

Ralph Baer, widely credited as the father of the video games industry, has died. Newshour's Julian Marshall speaks to Paul Drury, a writer for Retro Gamer magazine, who knew him. We also hear a classic clip from the man himself - Ralph Baer - and a 1973 advert for his invention - the Magnavox Odyssey - that changed gaming history.

The 'Father of Video Games'

Henry Clarke Price (@HenryCP) shows Ben James (@BenJourno) of BBC World Service radio around the BBC's UK general election campaign hub

Outside Source in the BBC Campaign Hub (BBC World Service)

James Last was wildly popular in some places, but met deep disdain in others.  Nick Higham ponders the ambiguous appeal of music that some people find really awful.

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The Burmese pro-democracy leader won world-wide respect for her courage and resilience during her long imprisonment by the military government in Myanmar. But she's disappointed some people who think she should be more vocal in defence of other victims of oppression.  A radio essay by Jill McGivering, who's been following her career for decades.   

Aung San Suu Kyi and the disappointments of practical politics

The Indian government is very keen on World Yoga Day on Sunday, and has been encouraging government employees and others to take part.  Some people aren't so keen -- especially Muslims who are worried that they are being asked to follow a Hindu religious tradition. Tinku Ray in Delhi talks Emily Buchanan of BBC World Service's The World This Week through some of the contortions the government has had to adopt.

World Yoga Day in India

Professor Sharon Lewin  tells The Newsroom about new hope for HIV sufferers after a French teenager is in remission twelve years after she stopped taking drugs. 

HIV Remission July20

Irish women are live-tweeting Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny their menstrual cycles to highlight the country's restrictive abortion laws.

Irish women tweet periods to Enda Kenny

Richard Upshall lives in Dubai and was inside the hotel when the fire took hold. He told the BBC Newsroom what happened.

BBC interview with eyewitness inside Dubai fire building

Notable deaths, Rule Britannia and creating your own Christmas speech Published on December 16, 2016.

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With more and more cyber-attacks in the headlines, including this year's NHS attack, BBC Information security specialist Andrea Walker and BBC News technology broadcast journalist Chris Foxx cut through the jargon to show you how to defend yourself against online threats.

"We have to keep our information safe so we're not letting other people know where our children are, or our bank details, or where we're going on holiday."– Andrea Walker

In this podcast you'll learn about:

- the significance of cyber-security
- the different types of online risks
- spotting hazards
- protecting your social media

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Cyber-security: How to protect yourself online

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