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Boris Johnson: I've seen no evidence of plotters being blackmailed - BBC News
2022-01-20
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The PM rejects the claims of a Tory MP, who says rebels face intimidation from ministers.
UK Politics
Boris Johnson was asked about the claims on a visit to Somerset Boris Johnson says he has "seen no evidence" of blackmail in his party after claims by one of his own MPs. William Wragg - who has called on the PM to resign over parties at No 10 - said suspected plotters against the PM have been threatened with bad pub...
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Omicron: Is it too soon to lift the restrictions? - BBC News
2022-01-20
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Masks, Covid passes and working from home are being scrapped in England. Is this the right decision?
Health
The restrictions introduced to curb the Omicron wave are being scrapped in England. Mandatory face coverings, Covid passes and working-from-home guidance - the so-called Plan B - are all going. It leaves England - in the words of Health Secretary Sajid Javid - the most open country in Europe. But is it too soon to ta...
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Covid: Next few days crucial for the NHS, says health boss - BBC News
2022-01-02
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Covid admissions are rising but what could happen next is unclear, the head of NHS Providers says.
UK
The next few days are crucial in understanding the impact of Omicron on the NHS, a health boss has said. Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents health trusts, said hospital admissions are rising across the country but what could happen next is unclear. He warned ministers "must be ready to i...
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DUP MLA Christopher Stalford dies aged 39 - BBC News
2022-02-21
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Mr Stalford represented South Belfast and was the NI Assembly's principal deputy speaker.
Northern Ireland
Christopher Stalford was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2016 The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician Christopher Stalford has died suddenly at the age of 39. Mr Stalford was a well-known member of the party and had represented South Belfast in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2016. DUP leader ...
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Christopher Stalford: MLAs pay tribute to DUP politician - BBC News
2022-02-21
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The DUP says "words cannot adequately explain the sense of pain" following his sudden death at 39.
Northern Ireland
Tributes have been paid at Stormont to Christopher Stalford after the DUP assembly member's sudden death aged 39. Mr Stalford was principal deputy speaker and had represented South Belfast since 2016, having served previously as councillor, high sheriff of Belfast and deputy mayor. He is survived by his wife Laura an...
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'Bankrupt' Tommy Robinson faces High Court questioning over finances - BBC News
2022-02-03
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A judge orders the English Defence League founder to court to answer questions on his finances.
Leeds & West Yorkshire
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, owes an estimated £2m to people English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson will be quizzed about his finances after he failed to pay legal bills for a libel case he lost. The 39-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was sued by Jamal Hijazi after defami...
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Can Boris Johnson avoid a lockdown party fine? - BBC News
2022-02-17
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The PM is hoping his replies to police on Downing Street gatherings will get him off the hook.
UK Politics
Boris Johnson has until 22:00 GMT on Friday to answer the Metropolitan Police's questionnaire about whether he broke lockdown rules at Downing Street parties. The prime minister has been consulting lawyers about his response. It is these private lawyers who are overseeing communications with the Met Police. Sources ...
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Ukraine-Russia tensions: UK vows to step up support - BBC News
2022-02-17
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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the UK will spend more on democracy and energy projects in Ukraine.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the UK is increasing its financial support for Ukraine, amid tensions with Russia. Speaking in Kyiv, Ms Truss said the UK would be spending an additional £12m on democracy and energy indepen...
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Camilla: The making of the future Queen Consort - BBC News
2022-02-07
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The Duchess of Cornwall's endorsement by the Queen is well-deserved, say royal commentators.
UK
The couple laugh as they drink whisky given to them as a wedding gift in Caithness, Scotland The Queen has announced she would like Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, to have the title of Queen Consort when the Prince of Wales becomes King. It is an endorsement from the very top, say royal commentators - and one that ...
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Covid: Plan to tackle England's NHS backlog delayed - BBC News
2022-02-07
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The health secretary denies the full plan has been held back because of an intervention by the Treasury.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sajid Javid: Delay to NHS backlog plan not down to the Treasury A last minute intervention in Whitehall has delayed plans to tackle the backlog of patients on hospital waiting lists in England. Details of the NHS England sc...
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Court bid to prevent BBC airing MI5 agent probe - BBC News
2022-02-25
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The government wants to stop a programme which alleges the man is a dangerous extremist and misogynist.
UK
The government wants to stop a BBC programme that alleges an MI5 agent is a dangerous extremist and misogynist, who abused two former female partners. A High Court judgment published on Thursday revealed details of the previously-secret legal battle over whether the story can proceed. Mr Justice Chamberlain said part...
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Christopher Stalford: MLAs pay tribute to DUP politician - BBC News
2022-02-22
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The DUP says "words cannot adequately explain the sense of pain" following his sudden death at 39.
Northern Ireland
Tributes have been paid at Stormont to Christopher Stalford after the DUP assembly member's sudden death aged 39. Mr Stalford was principal deputy speaker and had represented South Belfast since 2016, having served previously as councillor, high sheriff of Belfast and deputy mayor. He is survived by his wife Laura an...
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: Stakes are very high, Boris Johnson says - BBC News
2022-02-10
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Boris Johnson says he hopes "strong deterrence" and "patient diplomacy" can find a way through.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. PM says we must oppose any return to the days where "great powers" decide the "fates of nations" Europe faces "the most dangerous moment" in its "biggest security crisis" for decades, Boris Johnson has said as tensions grow ...
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Vardy’s ‘nasty’ text not about Rooney, court told - BBC News
2022-02-10
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On the second day of the hearing, Mrs Vardy's barrister said the message was "about someone else".
Newsbeat
Rebekah Vardy was not referring to Coleen Rooney when she called someone an expletive in a message to her agent, a court has heard. On the second day of a two-day hearing, Mrs Vardy's barrister said the "nasty" message was "about someone else". Proceedings this week will decide what evidence can be used in a May tria...
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Ukraine tensions: Truss in frosty Moscow meeting as UK pushes diplomacy - BBC News
2022-02-10
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The foreign secretary has a frosty meeting in Russia as the PM visits Brussels and Warsaw.
UK
In case you missed it at 12:12 GMT, here's our diplomatic correspondent's analysis on the Lavrov-Truss talks earlier... On the basis of this morning’s news conference in Moscow, relations between Russia and Britain remain as cold as ever. The exchanges began slowly. Sergei Lavrov began with a gentle recitation of Rus...
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'Bankrupt' Tommy Robinson faces High Court questioning over finances - BBC News
2022-02-04
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A judge orders the English Defence League founder to court to answer questions on his finances.
Leeds & West Yorkshire
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, owes an estimated £2m to people English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson will be quizzed about his finances after he failed to pay legal bills for a libel case he lost. The 39-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was sued by Jamal Hijazi after defami...
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Rebekah Vardy declared 'war' after Coleen Rooney tweet, court told - BBC News
2022-02-08
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WhatsApp messages shared between Mrs Vardy and her friend and PR have been made public.
Newsbeat
Rebekah Vardy said it was "war" after Coleen Rooney publicly accused her of leaking stories, a court has heard. A trial is due to start in May, and the two-day hearing this week is to decide what evidence can be used when that comes around. The "Wagatha Christie" row broke out in 2019 when Mrs Rooney said fake storie...
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: Stakes are very high, Boris Johnson says - BBC News
2022-02-11
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Boris Johnson says he hopes "strong deterrence" and "patient diplomacy" can find a way through.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. PM says we must oppose any return to the days where "great powers" decide the "fates of nations" Europe faces "the most dangerous moment" in its "biggest security crisis" for decades, Boris Johnson has said as tensions grow ...
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Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva test 'due to contamination with grandad's medicine' - BBC Sport
2022-02-15
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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has argued her positive drugs test was due to contamination with her grandad's medicine, an Olympic official says.
Winter Olympics
Kamila is favourite for the gold medal in the women's figure skating Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has argued her positive drugs test was due to contamination with her grandad's medicine, an Olympic official says. The 15-year-old failed a test but is being allowed to compete at Beijing 2022 after a court ruled ...
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Victim awarded £1.4m damages over abuse by monks - BBC News
2022-02-15
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The man was sexually assaulted and beaten by three Christian Brothers at St Ninian's in Falkland, Fife.
Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Kelly, on the left, and Farrell, abused boys at St Ninian's while working there in the 70s and 80s A man who was abused by monks at a school in Fife run by Christian Brothers has secured £1.4m in damages. It is believed to be the highest sum ever to be awarded to a survivor. The victim was sexually assaulted and bea...
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Supreme Court halts James Craig's US fraud case extradition - BBC News
2022-02-23
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It finds James Craig's human rights were breached by a failure to introduce a legal measure in Scotland.
South Scotland
The Supreme Court ruled James Craig's human rights had been breached The UK Supreme Court has halted the extradition of a Scottish man wanted by the United States over a £1.2m fraud. Five judges found James Craig's human rights had been breached as a legal measure which could have helped him had not been introduced i...
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Sunak says he 'firmly believes in lower taxes' despite April increase - BBC News
2022-02-23
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The chancellor has pledged to deliver a lower tax economy amid pressure to scrap a rise in National Insurance.
Business
Chancellor Rishi Sunak told an audience today that not all tax cuts "pay for themselves" Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged to "deliver a low tax, higher growth economy" amid criticism from MPs over rises to National Insurance. Mr Sunak told an audience at the Bayes Business School on Thursday that he would cut taxes...
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Parliament restoration: Report warns of increasing costs - BBC News
2022-02-23
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A study says works could cost billions more if MPs stay put - but many of them oppose moving out.
UK Politics
Keeping the Commons and Lords in Parliament while the building is refurbished around them could drive up costs of the multi-billion restoration by at least 40%, according to the most extensive study yet. Many MPs, including new Commons leader Mark Spencer, argue repair works should continue with MPs, peers and staff s...
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Russia-Ukraine tensions: Powers clash at UN Security Council - BBC News
2022-02-01
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Moscow's mobilisation near Ukraine's border is the biggest in Europe in decades, the US says.
Europe
Linda Thomas-Greenfield (R) warned of more Russian troops arriving in Belarus There have been angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council, after the US called a meeting to discuss Moscow's troop build-up on its borders with Ukraine. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the mobilisatio...
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Boris Johnson visits Ukraine for talks as Russian invasion fears rise - BBC News
2022-02-01
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The UK PM will hold talks designed to avert war, while Russia masses tens of thousands of troops.
UK Politics
Boris Johnson has arrived in Ukraine for talks with the country's president amid rising concerns over a possible Russian invasion. The UK prime minister promised to work with Volodymyr Zelensky to find a diplomatic solution to arguments with Moscow and "avoid further bloodshed". Russia has massed an estimated 100,000...
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Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin's geopolitical jigsaw - BBC News
2022-02-01
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Invasion or fear strategy: the Russian leader keeps everyone guessing on his real plans for Ukraine.
Europe
Ever tried doing a jigsaw which has half the pieces missing? It's frustrating. It's confusing. You never see the full picture. Welcome to the world of Kremlin politics. Puzzling out what Vladimir Putin is thinking and planning is challenging, to say the least. That's how the Kremlin likes it: keeping everyone guessi...
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: Stakes are very high, Boris Johnson says - BBC News
2022-02-09
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Boris Johnson says he hopes "strong deterrence" and "patient diplomacy" can find a way through.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. PM says we must oppose any return to the days where "great powers" decide the "fates of nations" Europe faces "the most dangerous moment" in its "biggest security crisis" for decades, Boris Johnson has said as tensions grow ...
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Rebekah Vardy declared 'war' after Coleen Rooney tweet, court told - BBC News
2022-02-09
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WhatsApp messages shared between Mrs Vardy and her friend and PR have been made public.
Newsbeat
Rebekah Vardy said it was "war" after Coleen Rooney publicly accused her of leaking stories, a court has heard. A trial is due to start in May, and the two-day hearing this week is to decide what evidence can be used when that comes around. The "Wagatha Christie" row broke out in 2019 when Mrs Rooney said fake storie...
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Vardy’s ‘nasty’ text not about Rooney, court told - BBC News
2022-02-09
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On the second day of the hearing, Mrs Vardy's barrister said the message was "about someone else".
Newsbeat
Rebekah Vardy was not referring to Coleen Rooney when she called someone an expletive in a message to her agent, a court has heard. On the second day of a two-day hearing, Mrs Vardy's barrister said the "nasty" message was "about someone else". Proceedings this week will decide what evidence can be used in a May tria...
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Mum's search for kidney donor that could save son's life amid legal row - BBC News
2022-02-09
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A mum says her autistic son needs a transplant but medics argue it is not in his best interests.
Lancashire
William's mum says her son needs a kidney transplant to live The mother of an autistic teenager at the centre of a legal battle has launched an urgent appeal for a kidney donor in a bid to save his life. Ami McLennan, from Lancaster, said a transplant represented her son William's only chance and, without it, he woul...
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Ukraine-Russia tensions: UK vows to step up support - BBC News
2022-02-19
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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the UK will spend more on democracy and energy projects in Ukraine.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the UK is increasing its financial support for Ukraine, amid tensions with Russia. Speaking in Kyiv, Ms Truss said the UK would be spending an additional £12m on democracy and energy indepen...
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Camilla: The making of the future Queen Consort - BBC News
2022-02-06
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The Duchess of Cornwall's endorsement by the Queen is well-deserved, say royal commentators.
UK
The couple laugh as they drink whisky given to them as a wedding gift in Caithness, Scotland The Queen has announced she would like Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, to have the title of Queen Consort when the Prince of Wales becomes King. It is an endorsement from the very top, say royal commentators - and one that ...
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Sunak says he 'firmly believes in lower taxes' despite April increase - BBC News
2022-02-24
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The chancellor has pledged to deliver a lower tax economy amid pressure to scrap a rise in National Insurance.
Business
Chancellor Rishi Sunak told an audience today that not all tax cuts "pay for themselves" Chancellor Rishi Sunak has pledged to "deliver a low tax, higher growth economy" amid criticism from MPs over rises to National Insurance. Mr Sunak told an audience at the Bayes Business School on Thursday that he would cut taxes...
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Court bid to prevent BBC airing MI5 agent probe - BBC News
2022-02-24
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The government wants to stop a programme which alleges the man is a dangerous extremist and misogynist.
UK
The government wants to stop a BBC programme that alleges an MI5 agent is a dangerous extremist and misogynist, who abused two former female partners. A High Court judgment published on Thursday revealed details of the previously-secret legal battle over whether the story can proceed. Mr Justice Chamberlain said part...
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Parliament restoration: Report warns of increasing costs - BBC News
2022-02-24
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A study says works could cost billions more if MPs stay put - but many of them oppose moving out.
UK Politics
Keeping the Commons and Lords in Parliament while the building is refurbished around them could drive up costs of the multi-billion restoration by at least 40%, according to the most extensive study yet. Many MPs, including new Commons leader Mark Spencer, argue repair works should continue with MPs, peers and staff s...
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Government climate advisers say cut fossil fuels to lower energy bills - BBC News
2022-02-24
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The government's climate change advisers say new oil and gas in the North Sea would not lower bills.
Science & Environment
Climate advisers say that renewable power is a more reliable way to lower energy bills The best way to ease consumers' pain from high energy prices is to stop using fossil fuels rather than drill for more of them, the government's climate advisers say. Some Tory MPs want the government to expand production of shale a...
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DUP MLA Christopher Stalford dies aged 39 - BBC News
2022-02-20
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Mr Stalford represented South Belfast and was the NI Assembly's principal deputy speaker.
Northern Ireland
Christopher Stalford was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2016 The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician Christopher Stalford has died suddenly at the age of 39. Mr Stalford was a well-known member of the party and had represented South Belfast in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2016. DUP leader ...
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Adele announces she will perform at the Brit Awards - BBC News
2022-02-02
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The star will also give her first interview since postponing her Las Vegas residency.
Entertainment & Arts
Adele has four nominations for this year's Brit Awards Two weeks after postponing her Las Vegas residency, Adele has announced she will perform at the Brit Awards. "I'm really happy to say that I am performing at the Brits next week!!" the star wrote on Instagram. Tuesday's ceremony will mark the singer's return to ...
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Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin's geopolitical jigsaw - BBC News
2022-02-02
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Invasion or fear strategy: the Russian leader keeps everyone guessing on his real plans for Ukraine.
Europe
Ever tried doing a jigsaw which has half the pieces missing? It's frustrating. It's confusing. You never see the full picture. Welcome to the world of Kremlin politics. Puzzling out what Vladimir Putin is thinking and planning is challenging, to say the least. That's how the Kremlin likes it: keeping everyone guessi...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60152007
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Ukraine war: 'Tanks in streets' as fighting hits Mariupol centre - BBC News
2022-03-21
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Street fighting hampers efforts to rescue civilians trapped in a bombed theatre, the mayor says.
Europe
Russian attacks have damaged or destroyed 80% of Mariupol's residential buildings, the mayor says Efforts to rescue hundreds of people trapped in the basement of a bombed theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol are being hampered by intense battles in the area, the mayor says. Vadym Boychenko told the BBC teams were...
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Boris Johnson: Ukraine paying the price for West's failure over Putin - BBC News
2022-03-17
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Boris Johnson says governments failed to "understand the threat” Vladimir Putin posed after he annexed Crimea.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. President Putin "did not understand what he would encounter" in Ukraine, says Boris Johnson Ukraine is "paying the price" for the West's failure to understand the threat posed by Vladimir Putin, the PM says. Boris Johnson t...
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Ukraine war: Kyiv prepares for Russian attack - BBC News
2022-03-13
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As Russian forces continue their slow advance, Kyiv's residents fear the worst for their city.
Europe
When the Russian offensive started, as sirens sounded in Kyiv for the first time, some people here feared that the city might fall by the afternoon. Reports were coming in of a long convoy of armour and heavy weapons pushing down from the north-west. Military analysts had a high opinion of the Russian army. It had, th...
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Michael Conlan 'all good' after Leigh Wood retains WBA 'Regular' title with brutal knockout - BBC Sport
2022-03-13
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Leigh Wood produces a brutal last-round knockout of Michael Conlan to retain his WBA 'Regular' featherweight title amid worrying scenes.
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Last updated on .From the section Boxing Leigh Wood produced a brutal last-round knockout of Michael Conlan to retain his WBA 'Regular' featherweight title amid worrying scenes in Nottingham. The powerful punch sent Conlan through the ropes and on to the floor and he was later carried from the arena on a stretcher an...
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Dizzee Rascal: Grime artist guilty of assaulting former partner - BBC News
2022-03-07
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The grime artist was found guilty of assaulting his former partner in London last year.
London
The chart-topping rapper had denied assault by beating Grime artist Dizzee Rascal has been found guilty of assaulting his former partner. The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, attacked Cassandra Jones at a property in Streatham, south London, in June 2021. The 37-year-old, of Sevenoaks, Kent, "barged" ...
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Don't go to Ukraine, military boss tells Britons - BBC News
2022-03-07
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The head of the UK's armed forces also rejects Ukraine's call for a no-fly zone, saying it will not help.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: We have a direct line to Moscow, says UK chief of defence staff Adm Sir Tony Radakin Britons should not head to Ukraine to fight and should instead help however they can from the UK, the head of the armed forces has s...
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Manchester Arena bombing: Saffie Roussos's parents on hearing the truth - BBC News
2022-03-07
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The parents of the Manchester Arena bombing's youngest victim speak about their life since she died.
UK
Last month, the inquiry into the bombing of an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena heard its final scheduled evidence. The BBC's Judith Moritz has followed the family of Saffie-Rose Roussos - the youngest of the 22 victims - as they have uncovered details of their daughter's death while learning to live with thei...
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Top US court backs right to be touched at execution by pastor - BBC News
2022-03-25
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Inmate John Henry Ramirez wants a pastor to touch him and say a prayer during his execution in Texas.
US & Canada
The top US court has ruled in favour of a Texas inmate who had argued it is his right to have his pastor touch him and offer a prayer during his execution. John Henry Ramirez said the state's policy of not allowing spiritual advisers to touch inmates during executions violates their constitutional rights. In an 8-1 r...
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Texts reveal wife of Supreme Court judge urged 2020 election overturn - BBC News
2022-03-25
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Text messages reveal Virginia Thomas pushed ex-President Trump's staff not to concede the election.
US & Canada
The wife of a US Supreme Court judge repeatedly pressed Trump White House staff to overturn the 2020 presidential election, US media has reported. Virginia Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly sent 29 text messages to former adviser Mark Meadows, urging him not to concede. Ms Thomas called Joe Biden's ...
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Rishi Sunak denies link to Russia through firm part-owned by wife - BBC News
2022-03-25
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An Indian software giant part-owned by the chancellor's wife has kept its presence in Moscow.
UK Politics
Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murty in 2009 and they have two children Rishi Sunak has denied any connection with a multinational firm part-owned by his wife that has continued to operate in Russia during the war in Ukraine. The chancellor said he had "nothing to do" with Infosys, in which his wife Akshata Murty holds ...
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Rishi Sunak faces questions over link to firm operating in Russia - BBC News
2022-03-25
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The chancellor's wife has a stake in an Indian multinational that has kept its office in Moscow.
UK Politics
Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murty in 2009 and they have two children Rishi Sunak is coming under attack from political rivals over his wife's stake in an Indian multinational operating in Russia. Labour said the chancellor has "very serious questions to answer" over Akshata Murty's shares in Infosys, a firm co-founde...
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Ed Sheeran awaits verdict in 'traumatising' Shape of You copyright trial - BBC News
2022-03-22
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The star's lawyer says a copyright case over the song Shape of You should never have gone to court.
Entertainment & Arts
Shape of You won the Grammy Award for best pop solo performance in 2018 Ed Sheeran faces a wait of "days and weeks" to learn the outcome of a High Court trial over his hit Shape of You. The star has been accused of copying part of the song from another artist. In closing arguments, grime artist Sami Chokri's barrist...
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Cabinet split over changing planning law to allow more wind farms - BBC News
2022-03-22
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Ministers are preparing plans to produce more energy in England but are at odds over how to do it.
UK Politics
Boris Johnson's cabinet is split over proposals to ease planning rules in England to enable more onshore wind farms, sources have told the BBC. Ministers are next week due to set out plans to produce more energy in the UK to tackle spiralling household bills. Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is in favour of loosenin...
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Ukraine war: 'My city's being shelled, but mum won’t believe me' - BBC News
2022-03-04
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These Ukrainians say their Russian relatives only trust the narratives they see on TV at home.
Europe
Oleksandra says her mother repeats the narratives of what she hears on Russian state TV Oleksandra and her four rescue dogs have been sheltering in the bathroom of her flat in Kharkiv since the shelling began. "When I heard the first explosions, I ran out of the house to get my dogs from their enclosures outside. Peo...
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Dizzee Rascal: Grime artist guilty of assaulting former partner - BBC News
2022-03-08
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The grime artist was found guilty of assaulting his former partner in London last year.
London
The chart-topping rapper had denied assault by beating Grime artist Dizzee Rascal has been found guilty of assaulting his former partner. The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, attacked Cassandra Jones at a property in Streatham, south London, in June 2021. The 37-year-old, of Sevenoaks, Kent, "barged" ...
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Ukraine war: 'My city's being shelled, but mum won’t believe me' - BBC News
2022-03-05
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These Ukrainians say their Russian relatives only trust the narratives they see on TV at home.
Europe
Oleksandra says her mother repeats the narratives of what she hears on Russian state TV Oleksandra and her four rescue dogs have been sheltering in the bathroom of her flat in Kharkiv since the shelling began. "When I heard the first explosions, I ran out of the house to get my dogs from their enclosures outside. Peo...
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War in Ukraine: Zelensky slams Nato over rejection of no-fly zone - BBC News
2022-03-05
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Zelensky said Nato has given Russia "a green light" to continue bombing Ukrainian towns and cities.
Europe
Ukraine's president has attacked Nato leaders over their refusal to implement a no-fly zone around the country. In a fiery speech, Volodymyr Zelensky said the West's reluctance to intervene had given Russia "a green light" to continue bombarding towns and villages. Nato has argued that a no-fly zone will result in co...
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Sizewell C nuclear power station: Government to take 20% stake - BBC News
2022-03-27
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French developer EDF will also take a 20% stake in the £20bn power station at Sizewell, in Suffolk.
Business
The government plans to take a 20% stake in a £20bn large-scale nuclear plant at Sizewell, the BBC has learned. French developer EDF will also take a 20% stake in the Suffolk power station. Ministers hope the confirmation of two cornerstone investors will encourage infrastructure investors and pension funds to take u...
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Ukraine war: Kyiv prepares for Russian attack - BBC News
2022-03-11
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As Russian forces continue their slow advance, Kyiv's residents fear the worst for their city.
Europe
When the Russian offensive started, as sirens sounded in Kyiv for the first time, some people here feared that the city might fall by the afternoon. Reports were coming in of a long convoy of armour and heavy weapons pushing down from the north-west. Military analysts had a high opinion of the Russian army. It had, th...
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Sarah Everard: Met Police breached rights of vigil organisers - BBC News
2022-03-11
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Police forced the four vigil organisers to cancel their plans to mark the death of Sarah Everard.
London
The unofficial event that went on to be held at Clapham Common led to some women being physically restrained by police The Met Police breached the rights of the organisers of a planned vigil for Sarah Everard, two judges have ruled. The group had to cancel the event after the Met said it would be illegal to stage it ...
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Angel Lynn: Kidnapped woman's abusive ex has sentence increased - BBC News
2022-03-23
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Angel Lynn was left with life-changing injuries after being kidnapped by her then boyfriend.
Leicester
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Angel Lynn: Woman's kidnap by then boyfriend caught on camera The abusive former boyfriend of a woman left with life-changing injuries in a fall from a van has had his sentence for kidnapping her increased. Angel Lynn was b...
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Ed Sheeran awaits verdict in 'traumatising' Shape of You copyright trial - BBC News
2022-03-23
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The star's lawyer says a copyright case over the song Shape of You should never have gone to court.
Entertainment & Arts
Shape of You won the Grammy Award for best pop solo performance in 2018 Ed Sheeran faces a wait of "days and weeks" to learn the outcome of a High Court trial over his hit Shape of You. The star has been accused of copying part of the song from another artist. In closing arguments, grime artist Sami Chokri's barrist...
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Cabinet split over changing planning law to allow more wind farms - BBC News
2022-03-23
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Ministers are preparing plans to produce more energy in England but are at odds over how to do it.
UK Politics
Boris Johnson's cabinet is split over proposals to ease planning rules in England to enable more onshore wind farms, sources have told the BBC. Ministers are next week due to set out plans to produce more energy in the UK to tackle spiralling household bills. Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is in favour of loosenin...
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Ukraine war: 'Tanks in streets' as fighting hits Mariupol centre - BBC News
2022-03-19
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Street fighting hampers efforts to rescue civilians trapped in a bombed theatre, the mayor says.
Europe
Russian attacks have damaged or destroyed 80% of Mariupol's residential buildings, the mayor says Efforts to rescue hundreds of people trapped in the basement of a bombed theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol are being hampered by intense battles in the area, the mayor says. Vadym Boychenko told the BBC teams were...
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Don't go to Ukraine, military boss tells Britons - BBC News
2022-03-06
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The head of the UK's armed forces also rejects Ukraine's call for a no-fly zone, saying it will not help.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: We have a direct line to Moscow, says UK chief of defence staff Adm Sir Tony Radakin Britons should not head to Ukraine to fight and should instead help however they can from the UK, the head of the armed forces has s...
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Top US court backs right to be touched at execution by pastor - BBC News
2022-03-24
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Inmate John Henry Ramirez wants a pastor to touch him and say a prayer during his execution in Texas.
US & Canada
The top US court has ruled in favour of a Texas inmate who had argued it is his right to have his pastor touch him and offer a prayer during his execution. John Henry Ramirez said the state's policy of not allowing spiritual advisers to touch inmates during executions violates their constitutional rights. In an 8-1 r...
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Rishi Sunak denies link to Russia through firm part-owned by wife - BBC News
2022-03-24
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An Indian software giant part-owned by the chancellor's wife has kept its presence in Moscow.
UK Politics
Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murty in 2009 and they have two children Rishi Sunak has denied any connection with a multinational firm part-owned by his wife that has continued to operate in Russia during the war in Ukraine. The chancellor said he had "nothing to do" with Infosys, in which his wife Akshata Murty holds ...
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Western leaders meet to discuss Ukraine support - BBC News
2022-03-24
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President Joe Biden joins leaders of Nato, the EU and G7 in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Europe
President Biden is expected to discuss natural gas supplies, as the EU moves to reduce exposure to Russia US President Joe Biden joins fellow Western leaders in Brussels on Thursday for three summits on Russia's war in Ukraine, a month after the invasion began. Nato, the G7 and the EU are all holding meetings, in a d...
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Ukraine war: Kyiv prepares for Russian attack - BBC News
2022-03-12
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As Russian forces continue their slow advance, Kyiv's residents fear the worst for their city.
Europe
When the Russian offensive started, as sirens sounded in Kyiv for the first time, some people here feared that the city might fall by the afternoon. Reports were coming in of a long convoy of armour and heavy weapons pushing down from the north-west. Military analysts had a high opinion of the Russian army. It had, th...
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Saudi Arabia: Johnson says he raised human rights in energy talks - BBC News
2022-03-16
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Boris Johnson's visit aims to build a coalition against President Putin, and secure energy supplies.
UK Politics
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is one of the few western leaders to visit Saudi Arabia since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he raised human rights when meeting Gulf leaders for talks about ending reliance on Russian oil and gas after the invasion of Ukraine. He discussed ...
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Boris Johnson: Ukraine paying the price for West's failure over Putin - BBC News
2022-03-16
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Boris Johnson says governments failed to "understand the threat” Vladimir Putin posed after he annexed Crimea.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. President Putin "did not understand what he would encounter" in Ukraine, says Boris Johnson Ukraine is "paying the price" for the West's failure to understand the threat posed by Vladimir Putin, the PM says. Boris Johnson t...
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Ukraine war: 'Tanks in streets' as fighting hits Mariupol centre - BBC News
2022-03-20
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Street fighting hampers efforts to rescue civilians trapped in a bombed theatre, the mayor says.
Europe
Russian attacks have damaged or destroyed 80% of Mariupol's residential buildings, the mayor says Efforts to rescue hundreds of people trapped in the basement of a bombed theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol are being hampered by intense battles in the area, the mayor says. Vadym Boychenko told the BBC teams were...
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A$AP Rocky arrested in connection with shooting - BBC News
2022-04-21
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The rapper was taken into custody at Los Angeles airport as he returned from a holiday with Rihanna.
Entertainment & Arts
The star's lawyer confirmed he had been arrested, but declined to make any further comments The rapper A$AP Rocky has been arrested in connection with a shooting last November, Los Angeles police have said. The star was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday as he returned from a holiday...
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Russia's war ignites Orban's tightest election challenge in Hungary - BBC News
2022-04-03
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For the first time since 2010, Hungary's prime minister faces a real fight for election victory.
Europe
Ukrainians have fled the war across Hungary's eastern border "Peace or War" is at stake screams the headline in the tabloid Metropol, handed out to morning commuters flocking through the Western Station in Budapest. And there's a neat blue cross in the box next to the "peace" option. That's the slogan of Viktor Orban...
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The heavy losses of an elite Russian regiment in Ukraine - BBC News
2022-04-03
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The 331st Guards Parachute Regiment based in Kostroma, Russia, has lost many soldiers in Ukraine.
Europe
Some of the 39 Russian soldiers from the 331st regiment who are known to have died In any war, there are units that distinguish themselves and others that become symbolic of failure. The 331st Guards Parachute Regiment had high hopes of being the first, but now represents the disintegration of Russia's plan for a quic...
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Rwanda asylum seekers: What does the UK's deal mean? - BBC News
2022-04-17
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Some asylum seekers arriving in the UK will be sent to Rwanda but what's in the deal for the two nations?
UK
Home Secretary Priti Patel travelled to Rwandan capital Kigali to sign the deal There was only muted applause from a handful of officials as the politicians shook hands in the Kigali Conference Centre, smiling awkwardly for the cameras. But Home Secretary Priti Patel hailed the Rwandan deal as a world first, a major ...
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Johnny Depp lawyers say Amber Heard giving 'performance of her life' - BBC News
2022-04-13
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Amber Heard "concocted a role as a victim", the former spouses' defamation trial is told.
US & Canada
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard divorced in May 2016 Lawyers for Johnny Depp branded Amber Heard a liar, "obsessed" with her image, in opening arguments of the defamation trial between the former spouses. The case was brought after an article by Ms Heard in which she claimed to be a victim of domestic abuse. But Ms Hear...
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Kemarni Watson Darby: Man guilty of murdering partner's son, 3 - BBC News
2022-04-13
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Kemarni Watson Darby suffered weeks of beatings before the fatal attack at his West Bromwich home.
Birmingham & Black Country
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A man has been found guilty of murdering his partner's three-year-old son after inflicting more than 20 rib fractures over weeks of beatings. Nathaniel Pope left Kemarni Watson Darby with injuries comparable to a car crash ...
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Tanis: Fossil found of dinosaur killed in asteroid strike, scientists claim - BBC News
2022-04-07
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Remains are unearthed of a dinosaur that may have died on the very day a space rock hit Earth.
Science & Environment
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Sir David Attenborough seeks expert help to understand the significance of the fossil leg The limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State o...
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Will the UK's energy strategy work? - BBC News
2022-04-07
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The plan aims to increase UK electricity generation from nuclear, wind, hydrogen and solar sources.
Business
It's worth noting what this strategy is - and what it is not. It is not a plan to cushion the UK economy from the immediate cost of living crisis caused in large part by rocketing international energy prices. It is the government's attempt to increase the UK's resilience to future energy shocks. It does set out a pl...
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Depp and Heard marriage ended in 'mutual abuse', says therapist - BBC News
2022-04-14
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A psychotherapist tells the court of a volatile dynamic between the couple during therapy sessions.
US & Canada
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's former couples therapist said the pair engaged in "mutual abuse" during the final months of their stormy marriage. Video testimony by Dr Laurel Anderson was played for jurors on the third day of the $50m (£38m) defamation trial in Virginia. Mr Depp has sued his ex-wife over a story she w...
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Russia's war ignites Orban's tightest election challenge in Hungary - BBC News
2022-04-04
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For the first time since 2010, Hungary's prime minister faces a real fight for election victory.
Europe
Ukrainians have fled the war across Hungary's eastern border "Peace or War" is at stake screams the headline in the tabloid Metropol, handed out to morning commuters flocking through the Western Station in Budapest. And there's a neat blue cross in the box next to the "peace" option. That's the slogan of Viktor Orban...
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Logan Mwangi: Boy, 5, treated like prisoner, murder trial told - BBC News
2022-04-04
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Logan Mwangi's body was found with 56 external injuries and severe damage to his abdominal area.
Wales
Angharad Williamson and John Cole are both charged with Logan Mwangi's murder A five-year-old boy was treated like a prisoner in the days before his death, a murder trial has heard. Logan Mwangi was made to face the wall as his step-father John Cole put food in his room, jurors at Cardiff Crown Court were told. Cole...
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Partygate: No easy return for Boris Johnson after Easter break - BBC News
2022-04-18
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Boris Johnson is expected to face questions from MPs on Tuesday after being fined for breaching Covid rules.
UK Politics
Boris Johnson will face MPs for the first time since he was fined for Covid breaches There will be no easing back into work for the prime minister after this Easter break. On Tuesday he'll face MPs for the first time since he was fined for breaching Covid rules - and then address fellow Tory MPs in the evening. It'l...
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Sabina Nessa: Evil killer struck after marriage ended - BBC News
2022-04-08
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Koci Selamaj attacked Sabina Nessa after the abusive marriage he relied on to stay in the UK ended.
UK
A garden in Sabina Nessa's memory is planned for the primary school where she taught In the months before he beat and strangled Sabina Nessa, Koci Selamaj had unleashed his violent personality behind closed doors. Yet his Romanian wife, who was the victim of his violence, was also the key to his long-term life in the...
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Ukraine: Six weeks of devastation and defiance as world grapples with the crisis - BBC News
2022-04-08
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The BBC's Jeremy Bowen takes stock of the war and its significance for the world.
Europe
Predictions at the start of the invasion of a quick Russian victory have been upended by the Ukrainians' willingness to fight, but the war is settling into a long struggle that could still endanger the wider world too. Remember how it was in Kyiv after the Russians invaded: thousands cramming bitterly cold railway pla...
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Dizzee Rascal: Grime artist sentenced for assaulting former fiancee - BBC News
2022-04-08
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The grime artist was given a community order with a 24-week curfew and told to wear an electronic tag.
London
The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, had denied assault by beating Grime artist Dizzee Rascal has been handed a one-year restraining order and a 24-week curfew for assaulting his former fiancee. The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, had denied assault by beating. But the 37-year-old, of ...
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Logan Mwangi: Boy, 5, treated like prisoner, murder trial told - BBC News
2022-04-05
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Logan Mwangi's body was found with 56 external injuries and severe damage to his abdominal area.
Wales
Angharad Williamson and John Cole are both charged with Logan Mwangi's murder A five-year-old boy was treated like a prisoner in the days before his death, a murder trial has heard. Logan Mwangi was made to face the wall as his step-father John Cole put food in his room, jurors at Cardiff Crown Court were told. Cole...
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Channel 4 stars speak out on privatisation plan - BBC News
2022-04-05
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Kirstie Allsopp and Matt Lucas voice concerns about a government plan to privatise the broadcaster.
Entertainment & Arts
Kirstie Allsopp said she was afraid that "profit will be king" Channel 4 stars Matt Lucas and Kirstie Allsopp are among the figures who have raised concerns about the government's plan to privatise the broadcaster. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries tweeted on Monday that "government ownership is holding Channel 4 back...
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Joe Root steps down as England Test captain following West Indies defeat - BBC Sport
2022-04-15
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Joe Root steps down as England Test captain, citing the "toll" and "impact" the role has had on him.
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Joe Root has stepped down as England Test captain, citing the "toll" and "impact" the role has had on him. The 31-year-old was appointed Sir Alastair Cook's successor in 2017, and holds the record for the highest number of matches and wins as captain. But his last series as skipper ended in defeat by West Indies, the...
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Depp and Heard marriage ended in 'mutual abuse', says therapist - BBC News
2022-04-15
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A psychotherapist tells the court of a volatile dynamic between the couple during therapy sessions.
US & Canada
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's former couples therapist said the pair engaged in "mutual abuse" during the final months of their stormy marriage. Video testimony by Dr Laurel Anderson was played for jurors on the third day of the $50m (£38m) defamation trial in Virginia. Mr Depp has sued his ex-wife over a story she w...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: I did not call for violent capitol insurrection - BBC News
2022-04-23
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Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene is on trial for allegedly violating a Civil War era law.
US & Canada
A US congresswoman has denied calling for an "insurrection" in Washington as part of a trial challenging her right to stand for re-election. Marjorie Taylor Greene is being tried under a Civil War era law that bars officials from holding office if they violate their oath to protect the US. The Georgia Republican, a c...
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Who allowed the energy price cap to rise so much? And other questions - BBC News
2022-04-01
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As a new price cap takes effect, causing energy bills to soar, we answer your questions.
Business
Millions of households are facing a £700 a year rise in energy costs, alongside hikes in the cost of council tax, water bills and other utilities. It has led to warnings that many people on lower incomes will be forced to choose between paying for heating, or food. A selection of your questions have been answered by:...
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Starmer wants Carrie Johnson named if fined for parties - BBC News
2022-04-01
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The Labour leader says people in Downing Street who broke the rules should not keep it secret.
UK Politics
Carrie Johnson is reported to have attended lockdown parties Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for Carrie Johnson to be named if she is fined over Partygate. He said he agreed with the "general argument" that families should not be dragged into politics. But he said the public was entitled to know if the PM'...
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Roy Reynolds: 'Barbaric murder' of man found in Carrickfergus reservoir - BBC News
2022-04-01
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The body of 54-year-old Roy Reynolds was found in North Woodburn Reservoir on Monday.
Northern Ireland
Two men appeared in court charged over the murder of Roy Reynolds A man whose body was found in a County Antrim reservoir earlier this week was subjected to a "barbaric and horrific" murder, a court has been told. The body of Roy Reynolds, 54, was found in North Woodburn Reservoir near Carrickfergus on Monday morning...
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Concerns over handling of fines for Covid breaches - BBC News
2022-04-01
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An ex-insider told the BBC it would be "disgraceful" if junior, but not senior, staff received fines.
UK Politics
Concerns have been expressed by current and former Whitehall staff about fines issued to those who broke Covid laws by going to parties in government offices. The government has not confirmed reports that attendees at a leaving party in June 2020 have been fined. But one former insider told the BBC they had heard jun...
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Ukraine: Six weeks of devastation and defiance as world grapples with the crisis - BBC News
2022-04-09
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The BBC's Jeremy Bowen takes stock of the war and its significance for the world.
Europe
Predictions at the start of the invasion of a quick Russian victory have been upended by the Ukrainians' willingness to fight, but the war is settling into a long struggle that could still endanger the wider world too. Remember how it was in Kyiv after the Russians invaded: thousands cramming bitterly cold railway pla...
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Partygate: No easy return for Boris Johnson after Easter break - BBC News
2022-04-19
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Boris Johnson is expected to face questions from MPs on Tuesday after being fined for breaching Covid rules.
UK Politics
Boris Johnson will face MPs for the first time since he was fined for Covid breaches There will be no easing back into work for the prime minister after this Easter break. On Tuesday he'll face MPs for the first time since he was fined for breaching Covid rules - and then address fellow Tory MPs in the evening. It'l...
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Tanis: Fossil found of dinosaur killed in asteroid strike, scientists claim - BBC News
2022-04-06
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Remains are unearthed of a dinosaur that may have died on the very day a space rock hit Earth.
Science & Environment
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Sir David Attenborough seeks expert help to understand the significance of the fossil leg The limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State o...
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Channel 4 stars speak out on privatisation plan - BBC News
2022-04-06
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Kirstie Allsopp and Matt Lucas voice concerns about a government plan to privatise the broadcaster.
Entertainment & Arts
Kirstie Allsopp said she was afraid that "profit will be king" Channel 4 stars Matt Lucas and Kirstie Allsopp are among the figures who have raised concerns about the government's plan to privatise the broadcaster. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries tweeted on Monday that "government ownership is holding Channel 4 back...
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Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case and hits out at 'baseless' claims - BBC News
2022-04-06
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After the High Court judgement, the singer says such "baseless" claims "are way too common now".
Entertainment & Arts
Ed Sheeran and his co-writers said the case had caused "immense" stress Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 hit Shape of You. A judge ruled on Wednesday that the singer-songwriter had not plagiarised the 2015 song Oh Why by Sami Chokri. Chokri, a grime artist who performs under the name Sa...
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