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Kherson: As Russia retreats, Ukrainians still fear a trap - BBC News
2022-11-10
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"I learnt not to believe a word the Russians say," one resident tells the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
Europe
Ukrainian soldiers near Kherson believe Moscow is trying to lure them into a trap Not long after the Russians announced they would be pulling out of Kherson, a text popped up on my phone. It was from a resident of the city, who wanted to remain anonymous, giving me her impressions of what was happening. "I've seen t...
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COP27: Sharp rise in fossil fuel industry delegates at climate summit - BBC News
2022-11-10
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Data shared exclusively with the BBC show large numbers of oil and gas lobbyists attending COP27.
Science & Environment
The number of delegates with links to fossil fuels at the UN climate summit has jumped 25% from the last meeting, analysis shared with the BBC shows. Campaign group Global Witness found more than 600 people at the talks in Egypt are linked to fossil fuels. That's more than the combined delegations from the 10 most cl...
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Independence referendum: Scottish government loses indyref2 court case - BBC News
2022-11-26
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The Supreme Court rules that an independence referendum cannot be held without UK government's consent.
Scotland politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Supreme Court president Lord Reed read the verdict of the justices The Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government's consent, the Supreme Court has ruled. First Minister Nicola Sturg...
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Suella Braverman failed to prove source of MI5 spy story leak - judge - BBC News
2022-11-18
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A judge says Suella Braverman was unable to say the source of a story was not from within government.
UK
Suella Braverman failed to show a government source had not leaked confidential details of a court case involving MI5 to a newspaper, a judge has said. Mr Justice Chamberlain made the comments as he ruled against the government's attempt to have its legal costs paid by the BBC. This followed a High Court battle over ...
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Autumn Statement: Cuts, Brexit and the political battles to come - BBC News
2022-11-18
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Jeremy Hunt draws economic dividing lines with Labour but there is plenty they agree on too.
UK Politics
The crucial judgement on the Autumn Statement will be does what we heard from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Thursday amount to making a bad situation a little less bad or does it make it worse? Here's the problem for the government: even if a set of ideas makes a grim situation a little less grim, it is still a grim situa...
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Should public sector workers get bigger pay rises? - BBC News
2022-11-05
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The government risks economic dynamite as some state workers lobby for double-digit wage rises.
Business
The reports of the public sector pay review bodies are arriving across Whitehall right now, with the potential to become both economic and political dynamite. They cover eight areas and just under half the public sector workforce but it may be the case that the evidence submitted, mainly at the turn of the year, is al...
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Kherson: As Russia retreats, Ukrainians still fear a trap - BBC News
2022-11-11
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"I learnt not to believe a word the Russians say," one resident tells the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
Europe
Ukrainian soldiers near Kherson believe Moscow is trying to lure them into a trap Not long after the Russians announced they would be pulling out of Kherson, a text popped up on my phone. It was from a resident of the city, who wanted to remain anonymous, giving me her impressions of what was happening. "I've seen t...
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COP27: Sharp rise in fossil fuel industry delegates at climate summit - BBC News
2022-11-11
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Data shared exclusively with the BBC show large numbers of oil and gas lobbyists attending COP27.
Science & Environment
The number of delegates with links to fossil fuels at the UN climate summit has jumped 25% from the last meeting, analysis shared with the BBC shows. Campaign group Global Witness found more than 600 people at the talks in Egypt are linked to fossil fuels. That's more than the combined delegations from the 10 most cl...
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Rishi Sunak grilled over tax rises, spending cuts and small boat crossings - BBC News
2022-11-15
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On his way to the G20 in Indonesia, the PM explains his thinking on the Autumn Statement and migrant crisis.
UK Politics
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took questions from the travelling press pack on the way to the G20 summit in Indonesia. I've been the BBC's political editor for six months, but this is the first overseas trip I've done where the prime minister travelling is the same as the one on my previous trip. In June, I travelled wi...
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Mark Brown: Murder-accused strung victim along, court hears - BBC News
2022-11-15
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Mark Brown told a court he and Leah Ware would argue over his refusal to leave his partner.
Sussex
Mark Brown denies murdering Leah Ware, 33, from Hastings, East Sussex, and Alexandra Morgan, 34, from Sissinghurst, Kent A man accused of murder told a court he strung along his alleged victim by changing his mind over whether he would leave his partner to be with her. Mark Brown, 41, from St Leonards, East Sussex, d...
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The Supreme Court judgement is clear but not what Nicola Sturgeon wanted - BBC News
2022-11-23
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The judges made clear Holyrood cannot legislate for an independence referendum without Westminster's agreement.
Scotland
Clarity was what Nicola Sturgeon asked for and clarity is what she now has from the UK Supreme Court. The judges have made clear that the law does not allow Holyrood to legislate for an independence referendum without Westminster's agreement. That means there will not be an indyref2 on 19 October 2023, as the Scottis...
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Shamima Begum: Stripping of UK citizenship was unlawful, lawyers say - BBC News
2022-11-23
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Decision to remove UK citizenship from woman who went to Syria when schoolgirl is being challenged.
UK
The removal of Shamima Begum's UK citizenship in 2019 was unlawful, her lawyers have argued. Ms Begum's citizenship was stripped after she travelled to Islamic State group-controlled Syria when she was 15. In a hearing challenging the decision, her legal team said it ignored the fact that she may have been trafficked...
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Independence referendum: Scottish government loses indyref2 court case - BBC News
2022-11-23
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The Supreme Court rules that an independence referendum cannot be held without UK government's consent.
Scotland politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Supreme Court president Lord Reed read the verdict of the justices The Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government's consent, the Supreme Court has ruled. First Minister Nicola Sturg...
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We'll find another way to Scottish independence - Nicola Sturgeon - BBC News
2022-11-23
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Scotland's first minister wants a second referendum despite judges saying she does not have the powers to hold one.
Scotland
The rally in Edinburgh is just one of many being held across Scotland. Time for Scotland, which organised the events, said 15 events were being held across Scotland - in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee, Greenock, Inverness, Inverurie, Portree, Kirkwall, Lochgilphead, Selkirk, Dumfries, Fort William and Sti...
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Chris Mason: Brexit has shifted Labour's instinct on immigration - BBC News
2022-11-23
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Labour is keen to be seen to be learning a lesson of the Brexit vote - a concern about immigration.
UK Politics
Yes, it's been in the offing for a while. But it is worth emphasising what an about-turn Sir Keir Starmer's call to wean the UK off its "immigration dependency" amounts to. This from a party that oversaw huge levels of immigration from central and eastern Europe almost two decades ago, which transformed many communit...
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Scottish independence: Supreme Court to rule on referendum case - BBC News
2022-11-23
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The court was asked to clarify whether the Scottish government can hold indyref2 without Westminster's consent.
Scotland politics
Independence supporters will hold rallies in towns and cities across Scotland on Wednesday Supreme Court judges are to rule on whether the Scottish government has the power to hold another independence referendum. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants a referendum to be held on 19 October next year. But the UK govern...
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Scottish government back in court over definition of 'woman' - BBC News
2022-11-09
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The Court of Session is hearing a fresh case about the Scottish government's definition of 'woman'.
Scotland politics
The case is being heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh A campaign group has taken the Scottish government back to court over its definition of "woman" in legislation promoting gender balance on boards. A judge ruled in February that ministers should not have "conflated" women and trans people in the bill, as th...
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Should public sector workers get bigger pay rises? - BBC News
2022-11-09
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The government risks economic dynamite as some state workers lobby for double-digit wage rises.
Business
The reports of the public sector pay review bodies are arriving across Whitehall right now, with the potential to become both economic and political dynamite. They cover eight areas and just under half the public sector workforce but it may be the case that the evidence submitted, mainly at the turn of the year, is al...
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Theranos exec Sunny Balwani convicted of fraud - BBC News
2022-11-19
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He and fraudster Elizabeth Holmes ran the Silicon Valley company as a couple before its implosion.
US & Canada
Balwani's company was once worth $9bn (£7.5bn), but was based on blood testing technology that did not work Silicon Valley executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani has been found guilty of deceiving investors as part of a plot with ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Holmes. He falsely and repeatedly claimed that their company, Theranos...
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Autumn Statement: Cuts, Brexit and the political battles to come - BBC News
2022-11-19
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Jeremy Hunt draws economic dividing lines with Labour but there is plenty they agree on too.
UK Politics
The crucial judgement on the Autumn Statement will be does what we heard from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Thursday amount to making a bad situation a little less bad or does it make it worse? Here's the problem for the government: even if a set of ideas makes a grim situation a little less grim, it is still a grim situa...
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Ukraine war: Russia's uncertain future a product of its past - BBC News
2022-11-06
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is making its future uncertain - but so too is its authoritarian past.
Europe
In his St Petersburg apartment, university lecturer Denis Skopin shows me the document which has changed his life. Until recently Denis was associate professor at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences of St Petersburg State University. But on 20 October the university sacked him for "an immoral act incompatible wit...
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Should public sector workers get bigger pay rises? - BBC News
2022-11-06
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The government risks economic dynamite as some state workers lobby for double-digit wage rises.
Business
The reports of the public sector pay review bodies are arriving across Whitehall right now, with the potential to become both economic and political dynamite. They cover eight areas and just under half the public sector workforce but it may be the case that the evidence submitted, mainly at the turn of the year, is al...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61874732
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The Supreme Court judgement is clear but not what Nicola Sturgeon wanted - BBC News
2022-11-24
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The judges made clear Holyrood cannot legislate for an independence referendum without Westminster's agreement.
Scotland
Clarity was what Nicola Sturgeon asked for and clarity is what she now has from the UK Supreme Court. The judges have made clear that the law does not allow Holyrood to legislate for an independence referendum without Westminster's agreement. That means there will not be an indyref2 on 19 October 2023, as the Scottis...
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Shamima Begum: Stripping of UK citizenship was unlawful, lawyers say - BBC News
2022-11-24
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Decision to remove UK citizenship from woman who went to Syria when schoolgirl is being challenged.
UK
The removal of Shamima Begum's UK citizenship in 2019 was unlawful, her lawyers have argued. Ms Begum's citizenship was stripped after she travelled to Islamic State group-controlled Syria when she was 15. In a hearing challenging the decision, her legal team said it ignored the fact that she may have been trafficked...
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Independence referendum: Scottish government loses indyref2 court case - BBC News
2022-11-24
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The Supreme Court rules that an independence referendum cannot be held without UK government's consent.
Scotland politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Supreme Court president Lord Reed read the verdict of the justices The Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government's consent, the Supreme Court has ruled. First Minister Nicola Sturg...
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We'll find another way to Scottish independence - Nicola Sturgeon - BBC News
2022-11-24
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Scotland's first minister wants a second referendum despite judges saying she does not have the powers to hold one.
Scotland
The rally in Edinburgh is just one of many being held across Scotland. Time for Scotland, which organised the events, said 15 events were being held across Scotland - in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee, Greenock, Inverness, Inverurie, Portree, Kirkwall, Lochgilphead, Selkirk, Dumfries, Fort William and Sti...
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Logan Mwangi: Inquiry calls to prevent other tragedies - BBC News
2022-11-24
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Liberal Democrats say lessons must be learned from the murder with a review of child protection.
Wales
Logan Mwangi was murdered by his mother, stepfather and a teenage boy in July 2021 An inquiry into Wales children's services has been called for to prevent tragedies like Logan Mwangi's murder. On Thursday his mother, stepfather and a teenager were given life sentences for five-year-old Logan's murder. Welsh Liberal...
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Scotland's future remains in the balance - BBC News
2022-11-24
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The ruling on the right to hold a referendum leaves questions hanging and a nation divided, says BBC's James Cook.
Scotland
For years politicians and the public have pronounced on Scotland's future, a topic where passions run high. Now the judges have had their say in the calm and careful language of the law. The issue at hand in the Supreme Court was relatively narrow. It was not whether Scotland should be independent or even whether the...
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Supreme Court to rule on indyref2 powers next week - BBC News
2022-11-16
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The judgement on powers to stage a second referendum will be handed down next Wednesday.
Scotland politics
The Supreme Court will deliver its judgement next Wednesday on whether the Scottish Parliament can hold a second independence referendum without Westminster's approval. The UK's highest court heard arguments in the case last month. The Scottish government said a referendum would fall within devolved powers, but the U...
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Autumn Statement: Who do spending cuts hit the most? - BBC News
2022-11-16
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Ahead of the Autumn Statement, what do the 2010 austerity cuts tell us about who was worst affected?
UK
The government is expected to announce plans to raise £20bn in tax alongside extensive spending cuts, as part of its Autumn Statement on Thursday. It's a bid to plug an estimated £55bn black hole in the nation's finances, and it echoes the original austerity plans unveiled back in 2010. Over the last 12 years, I've s...
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Killamarsh murders: Damien Bendall given whole-life order - BBC News
2022-12-21
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Damien Bendall carried out "brutal, vicious and cruel attacks" on his defenceless victims.
Derby
Terri Harris (bottom left) and her children John Bennett (top left) and Lacey Bennett (bottom right) were found dead along with Lacey's friend Connie Gent (top right) A man who murdered his pregnant partner, her two children, and another child has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term. Damien Bendall killed his ...
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Takeoff: Police arrest man in fatal shooting of rapper - BBC News
2022-12-03
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Takeoff, youngest of the rap group Migos, was killed last month outside a Houston bowling alley.
US & Canada
Takeoff, one-third of popular rap group Migos, was shot and killed on 1 November Police have arrested a man and charged him with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff. The 28-year-old, Grammy-nominated musician was shot and killed outside a bowling alley in Houston, Texas last month. Houston...
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Angel Lynn: Kidnap victim's home transformation begins - BBC News
2022-12-17
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Renovations will allow woman paralysed in a botched kidnapping to live in her parents' property.
Newsbeat
Angel Lynn was 19 years old when she fell out of a van travelling at 60mph A 22-year-old left brain-damaged by her ex-boyfriend's botched kidnap attempt could be back home for good by next Christmas, her family says. Angel Lynn was 19 when Chay Bowskill bundled her into a van after an argument. She fell out of the ve...
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Tory Lanez trial over Megan Thee Stallion shooting begins - BBC News
2022-12-13
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Tory Lanez denies shooting the rapper as they left a pool party at Kylie Jenner's house in Hollywood.
Newsbeat
Megan Thee Stallion was injured after a Hollywood party in July 2020 Tory Lanez told Megan Thee Stallion to "dance" as he shot at her feet during an argument, a jury has been told. Prosecutors said the rappers got into a row as they drove away from a pool party at Kylie Jenner's house. Jurors in Los Angeles heard Me...
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Cumbria coal mine proposal is indefensible, says UK climate chief - BBC News
2022-12-07
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Lord Deben says a new coal mine in Cumbria will "not contribute anything to domestic needs".
Cumbria
West Cumbria Mining says the scheme would bring about 500 jobs to the Whitehaven area A proposed new coal mine in Cumbria has been branded "absolutely indefensible" by the chairman of the government's official advisors on climate change. Lord Deben, chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), was speaking at the lau...
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Whitehaven coal mine: An almighty row only just beginning - BBC News
2022-12-07
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After months of ministerial prevarication a decision has been made, but the arguments will go on.
UK Politics
The former Marchon chemical works on the outskirts of Whitehaven is the site of the proposed mine Governing is about difficult choices; confronting seemingly irreconcilable demands - and making a decision. So here's the scenario: Coal that is used to make steel is under the Irish Sea off the west Cumbrian coast, one ...
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Far-right groups had racism rift before Capitol riot - BBC News
2022-12-22
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The Oath Keepers and Proud Boys had a shared love of Donald Trump, but not so much for each other.
US & Canada
Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio said his group didn't like the far-right Oath Keepers militia Infighting among some of America's most well-known far-right groups was revealed in a series of transcripts released by the congressional committee investigating the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot. They had a shared love of Donald Tru...
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Killamarsh murders: Damien Bendall given whole-life order - BBC News
2022-12-22
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Damien Bendall carried out "brutal, vicious and cruel attacks" on his defenceless victims.
Derby
Terri Harris (bottom left) and her children John Bennett (top left) and Lacey Bennett (bottom right) were found dead along with Lacey's friend Connie Gent (top right) A man who murdered his pregnant partner, her two children, and another child has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term. Damien Bendall killed his ...
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World Cup 2022: 'Lionel Messi on brink of making Qatar tournament his' - BBC Sport
2022-12-14
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Argentina winning the World Cup will see Qatar 2022 become known as Lionel Messi's World Cup, writes BBC Sport's Phil McNulty.
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Host nation:Dates: Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Lionel Messi's last dance will continue until the music stops in Qatar on Sunday as he now stands just 90 minutes away from the ultimate accolade of having a World Cup forever attached to his name....
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World Cup 2022: Why Senegal have nothing to lose against England - Jermaine Jenas - BBC Sport
2022-12-04
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BBC pundit Jermaine Jenas explains why Senegal have a winning mentality after enjoying two huge triumphs already this year.
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Host nation:Dates: Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Senegal have some very talented players but the biggest weapon the African champions will have against England on Sunday is their mindset. Aliou Cisse's side are ...
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World Cup final: Argentina beat France on penalties in dramatic Qatar showpiece - BBC Sport
2022-12-18
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Lionel Messi leads Argentina to World Cup glory, beating France on penalties in one of the most thrilling climaxes in final history.
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Last updated on .From the section World Cup Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament's history. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation betwe...
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World Cup final: Lionel Messi leads Argentina to glory - is he now football's greatest? - BBC Sport
2022-12-18
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After Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory, no-one can now deny he belongs in the same pantheon as Pele and Diego Maradona.
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Lionel Messi strode alone into a single spotlight amid the darkness at Lusail Stadium to finally take possession of the one prize that has remained painfully out of reach throughout his silver-lined career. The 35-year-old Argentina maestro rubbed his hands together in glorious anticipation of his crowning glory, donn...
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Stormont stalemate: MLAs' wages cut by £14,000 from January - BBC News
2022-12-08
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Stormont's political stalemate is delaying a £600 energy payment to homes, suggests the NI secretary.
Northern Ireland
The cut will reduce annual incomes of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) by 27.5% Stormont's 90 assembly members will have their salaries cut by more than £14,000 from 1 January, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Further cuts may come if the political stalemate continues, he added. Assembly me...
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NI state papers: Flying union flag shows 'patriotic exuberance' - BBC News
2022-12-08
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Almost 500 internal Northern Ireland Office memos from the 1990s are now online for the first time.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Office officials were debating flag policies in the 1990s, archived memos reveal An end to flying the union flag from government buildings on 12 July would "redress the effects of patriotic exuberance" by a unionist government in NI, a government memo from 1994 says. The note is among almost 500 docu...
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Whitehaven coal mine: An almighty row only just beginning - BBC News
2022-12-08
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After months of ministerial prevarication a decision has been made, but the arguments will go on.
UK Politics
The former Marchon chemical works on the outskirts of Whitehaven is the site of the proposed mine Governing is about difficult choices; confronting seemingly irreconcilable demands - and making a decision. So here's the scenario: Coal that is used to make steel is under the Irish Sea off the west Cumbrian coast, one ...
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Cumbria coal mine proposal is indefensible, says UK climate chief - BBC News
2022-12-08
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Lord Deben says a new coal mine in Cumbria will "not contribute anything to domestic needs".
Cumbria
West Cumbria Mining says the scheme would bring about 500 jobs to the Whitehaven area A proposed new coal mine in Cumbria has been branded "absolutely indefensible" by the chairman of the government's official advisors on climate change. Lord Deben, chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), was speaking at the lau...
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Labour promise biggest ever transfer of powers - BBC News
2022-12-05
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Sir Keir Starmer says sweeping constitutional change would free up £200m a year and restructure the economy.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The Labour leader says the first five years of a Labour government would see the House of Lords abolished Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised "the biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British...
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England: 'A brutal outcome as Three Lions exit feels even more painful' - BBC Sport
2022-12-11
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As England exit the World Cup at the quarter-final stage, BBC Sport's Phil McNulty says this loss feels even more painful than those of previous tournaments.
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Host nation:Dates: Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. England manager Gareth Southgate and his players nursed a familiar sense of missed opportunity as that elusive major tournament triumph escaped them once more. Watching the post-match scene at the...
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Timeline: Lockerbie bombing - BBC News
2022-12-11
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Key moments in the story of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1998.
Scotland
A Libyan man accused of making the bomb which destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie has been taken into United States custody. The explosion on board the Boeing 747 on 21 December 1988 left 270 people dead, making it the deadliest terrorist incident to have taken place on British soil. Another Libyan, Abdelbaset...
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Strikes: Will the clash between workers and firms ever end? - BBC News
2022-12-11
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Millions of workers across the public and private sector are demanding higher pay rises as prices soar.
Business
In all my years covering business, I've never witnessed a collision between workers and employers like this. This winter is seeing one of the highest levels of walkouts in recent memory as millions of workers across both the public and private sector are demanding higher pay rises to match the soaring cost of living. ...
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Ana de Armas fans told they can sue over Yesterday trailer - BBC News
2022-12-23
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Two fans complained after the actress was cut from a film despite featuring in the trailer.
Entertainment & Arts
Ana de Armas featured in the trailer for Yesterday, but was cut from the final film Film studio Universal can be sued for false advertising after fans complained a movie trailer was misleading, a US judge has ruled. Two fans of the actress Ana de Armas filed a lawsuit in January after renting the 2019 film Yesterday....
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Far-right groups had racism rift before Capitol riot - BBC News
2022-12-23
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The Oath Keepers and Proud Boys had a shared love of Donald Trump, but not so much for each other.
US & Canada
Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio said his group didn't like the far-right Oath Keepers militia Infighting among some of America's most well-known far-right groups was revealed in a series of transcripts released by the congressional committee investigating the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot. They had a shared love of Donald Tru...
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World Cup 2022: 'England's only problems right now are good ones' - BBC Sport
2022-12-01
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Teams will be wondering how they can stop England - the World Cup's top scorers - following their impressive passage to the knockout stages, says Alan Shearer.
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Host nation:Dates: Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. This World Cup is only just getting started, but England are where we want them to be - comfortably into the last 16, and the only problems Gareth Southgate has ri...
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Stormont stalemate: MLAs' wages cut by £14,000 from January - BBC News
2022-12-09
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Stormont's political stalemate is delaying a £600 energy payment to homes, suggests the NI secretary.
Northern Ireland
The cut will reduce annual incomes of Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) by 27.5% Stormont's 90 assembly members will have their salaries cut by more than £14,000 from 1 January, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Further cuts may come if the political stalemate continues, he added. Assembly me...
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NI state papers: Flying union flag shows 'patriotic exuberance' - BBC News
2022-12-09
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Almost 500 internal Northern Ireland Office memos from the 1990s are now online for the first time.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Office officials were debating flag policies in the 1990s, archived memos reveal An end to flying the union flag from government buildings on 12 July would "redress the effects of patriotic exuberance" by a unionist government in NI, a government memo from 1994 says. The note is among almost 500 docu...
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World Cup final: Lionel Messi leads Argentina to glory - is he now football's greatest? - BBC Sport
2022-12-19
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After Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory, no-one can now deny he belongs in the same pantheon as Pele and Diego Maradona.
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Lionel Messi strode alone into a single spotlight amid the darkness at Lusail Stadium to finally take possession of the one prize that has remained painfully out of reach throughout his silver-lined career. The 35-year-old Argentina maestro rubbed his hands together in glorious anticipation of his crowning glory, donn...
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World Cup final: Argentina beat France on penalties in dramatic Qatar showpiece - BBC Sport
2022-12-19
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Lionel Messi leads Argentina to World Cup glory, beating France on penalties in one of the most thrilling climaxes in final history.
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Last updated on .From the section World Cup Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament's history. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation betwe...
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Rwanda asylum seekers: 'Fighting to survive' - BBC News
2022-12-19
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The BBC goes to Rwanda as a court rules on the UK's plan to send asylum seekers there.
Africa
The BBC is not disclosing the identity of Mohammed, an asylum seeker in Rwanda "I'm fighting just to survive," a nervous looking man tells me in a slightly trembling voice. We're standing on a patch of wasteland in Rwanda's capital Kigali. It's surrounded by trees to hide us from prying eyes. Mohammed came to this c...
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Trump Organization found guilty of tax crimes after New York trial - BBC News
2022-12-06
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The business is synonymous with the former president, but neither he or his family were on trial.
US & Canada
Prosecutors accused the company of having a "culture of fraud and deception" during the trial in Manhattan Former US President Donald Trump's family real estate company has been found guilty of tax crimes. The Trump Organization was convicted on all counts on Tuesday after two days of jury deliberations in New York. ...
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Wes Streeting: I won't pretend NHS is envy of world - BBC News
2022-12-16
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The shadow health secretary says the NHS needs reform as he attacks left-wing critics of his ideas.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Wes Streeting says left-wing critics of his proposals for the NHS are "the true Conservatives". Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has said he would not "pretend the NHS is the envy of the world" as he promised reforms un...
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Takeoff: Police arrest man in fatal shooting of rapper - BBC News
2022-12-02
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Takeoff, youngest of the rap group Migos, was killed last month outside a Houston bowling alley.
US & Canada
Takeoff, one-third of popular rap group Migos, was shot and killed on 1 November Police have arrested a man and charged him with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff. The 28-year-old, Grammy-nominated musician was shot and killed outside a bowling alley in Houston, Texas last month. Houston...
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Climate change: Wind farms must benefit locals, campaigners say - BBC News
2023-01-03
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Residents say wind farms should be owned by the community if they are visible and affect wildlife.
Wales
Part of the Twyn Hywel energy farm would be on hills above Llanbradach in Caerphilly county A major wind farm plan touted as a key part of Wales' transition to green energy must deliver local benefits, campaigners have said. Bute Energy wants to build about 14 turbines on hills above Senghenydd and Llanbradach in Cae...
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Elon Musk trial: Prospective jurors call him narcissistic, smart - BBC News
2023-01-17
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He could be ordered to pay billions of dollars in damages if he loses the fraud lawsuit over a tweet.
US & Canada
If a jury rules in favour of Tesla's shareholders, Mr Musk may be ordered to pay billions of dollars in damages Prospective jurors in a civil lawsuit against Elon Musk have a range of opinions of him, from "smart, successful" to "off his rocker". Mr Musk, who is being sued by Tesla shareholders arguing he manipulated...
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UK government is not blocking Scotland gender reform bill lightly - minister - BBC News
2023-01-17
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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack tells MPs trans people deserve respect - but Scotland's bill could undermine UK equalities law.
Scotland
Downing Street insists that using Section 35 of the Scotland Act to veto this Holyrood bill is not a political choice but a legal necessity. That argument is complicated by the fact that when the mechanism was proposed in 1998, the Conservatives’ Constitutional Affairs Spokesman Michael Ancram was highly critical of i...
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Nicola Sturgeon and Rishi Sunak's smiles mask a deep political divide - BBC News
2023-01-13
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There were cordial talks on the PM's visit to Scotland, but battles could be looming on a number of issues.
Scotland
Rishi Sunak toasted marshmallows with Sea Scouts in the Highlands Legend has it that my brilliant, late colleague Kenny Macintyre once secured an interview with Margaret Thatcher by jumping out of a broom cupboard in her hotel. These days most journalists are lucky to get within a mile of a prime minister on a politi...
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Germany confirms it will provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks - BBC News
2023-01-25
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Russia has downplayed the impact of the move, saying Western tanks will "burn like all the rest".
Europe
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision after weeks of reluctance and international pressure After weeks of reluctance, Germany has agreed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer on the battlefield. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision to send 14 tanks - and...
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Aquind: Government loses bid to block cross-Channel electricity cable - BBC News
2023-01-25
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Kwasi Kwarteng's rejection of electricity link from Portsmouth to France is overturned in High Court.
UK Politics
The Stop Aquind campaign, pictured here in Portsmouth in 2021, is "disappointed" by the ruling The UK government's decision to refuse permission for a £1.2bn electricity link between England and France has been overturned in the High Court. Aquind Ltd wants to lay cables through Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Normandy. L...
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Wales weather: Warning of more flooding without investment - BBC News
2023-01-14
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The warning comes from a leading councillor as heavy rain causes flooding and disruption.
Wales
The Tywi Valley remained flooded on Saturday after weeks of rain More money is needed for flood prevention in order to prevent further devastation and cut clean-up costs, a council leader has said. Wales has been hit by disruption following days of continued heavy rain. Flood warnings are in place, with river levels...
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Uranium in cargo sparked alert at Heathrow Airport - BBC News
2023-01-10
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Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the shipment, which originated from Pakistan.
UK
Police are investigating after metal contaminated with uranium was found at London's Heathrow Airport last month. Officers of the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command responded to the security alert which was triggered on 29 December. The Sun, which first reported the news, said the uranium came from Pakis...
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Prince Harry says Diana would be 'heartbroken' over Royal Family rift - BBC News
2023-01-10
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Prince Harry tells a US interviewer his mother would have been upset at the fallout between her sons.
UK
Prince Harry has ruled out a return to the UK as a working royal Princess Diana would have been "heartbroken" about the conflict with his brother Prince William, Prince Harry has told a US television interview. He told Good Morning America their mother would have been saddened at the arguments, which he said were fue...
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What do the Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil want? - BBC News
2023-01-10
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While much has been said about Bolsonaro's loss, this is more about the man he lost to - Lula.
Latin America & Caribbean
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Brazilians have woken up today still processing what on earth went on in their country's capital on Sunday. The scenes of chaos shouldn't have come as a surprise, though. Throughout Jair Bolsonaro's term, he has repeatedly...
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Anti-strike law sets up battle over principles - BBC News
2023-01-10
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Ministers hope their plan will be seen as pragmatic - but Labour has already set itself against them.
UK Politics
Railway workers would be obliged to maintain a specified minimum service level under the new laws The government wants to lessen the impact of strikes in half a dozen public services. But what difference will its planned new law make, and by when? Ministers picked their moment to set out their plans: on a day when t...
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Rishi Sunak's speech will set out ambitions for year ahead - BBC News
2023-01-04
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The pressures faced by the NHS are uppermost in Rishi Sunak's mind, as he lays out his ambitions for 2023.
UK Politics
Politics, like so many of us, is spluttering back towards its regular rhythm this week, ahead of Parliament returning next. So political leaders are trying to tap into that early January window of reflection, renewal, and that all too often rather brief collective desire for some sort of self-improvement. Today it is...
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Senior Tories urge Rishi Sunak to prioritise childcare reform - BBC News
2023-01-04
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Former prime minister Liz Truss is among those concerned plans to overhaul the system could be scrapped.
UK Politics
Senior Conservative MPs are urging Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to prioritise childcare reforms, arguing it is too expensive for parents. Robin Walker, chairman of the Commons education committee, said his party needed "a serious set of policies" on the issue. A source close to former PM Liz Truss has urged her success...
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Ukraine hit by Russian missiles day after West's offer of tanks - BBC News
2023-01-26
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Eleven people have been killed and 11 others injured after strikes hit buildings in several regions.
Europe
The aftermath of a Russian strike was seen on Thursday in the town of Hlevakha, outside Kyiv Russia launched a wave of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday, a day after Germany and the US pledged tanks to aid Kyiv's fight against the invasion. Eleven people died and 11 others were injured after 35 buildings were struck ac...
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Gareth Southgate: England manager on decision to stay, World Cup & human rights - BBC Sport
2023-01-26
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Gareth Southgate talks to BBC sports editor Dan Roan about his decision to remain England manager, the team's performance in Qatar and why he has no regrets.
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Gareth Southgate considered stepping down as England boss because of criticism he faced before the World Cup, saying: "The last thing you want as a manager is that your presence is divisive and inhibits performance." England were knocked out of the tournament by France in the quarter-finals, 18 months after losing the...
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Jonathan Edwards: Wife assault caution MP may run as independent - BBC News
2023-01-18
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An MP who was cautioned for assaulting his wife could run against his former party, Plaid Cymru.
Wales politics
Jonathan Edwards says he has support in his constituency to run again. An MP who was cautioned by police for assaulting his wife said he could run against his former party at the next election. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP Jonathan Edwards quit Plaid Cymru last year amid a row about his status in the party. Mr Edw...
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Chris Mason: Section 35 - The wire in devolution never before tripped - BBC News
2023-01-18
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Section 35 of the Scotland Act has been triggered - a wire in devolution never before tripped.
UK Politics
Wandering up the green-carpeted spiral staircase of Bute House, the official residence of the first minister of Scotland, pictures of those who've been able to call this place home hang from the walls. There are five pictures: those of Donald Dewar, Henry McLeish, Jack McConnell, Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. Dev...
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Afghanistan: UN's top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban - BBC News
2023-01-18
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The UN sends in its most senior team since the Taliban retook power to try to avert a looming famine.
Asia
Getting enough food to eat and keeping the cold at bay is a daily challenge In a country where women are barred from university and secondary schools, and banned from many workplaces, the world's biggest aid operation is now at risk of failing those who desperately need it. And it's happening in the cruellest depths ...
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Elon Musk trial: Prospective jurors call him narcissistic, smart - BBC News
2023-01-18
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He could be ordered to pay billions of dollars in damages if he loses the fraud lawsuit over a tweet.
US & Canada
If a jury rules in favour of Tesla's shareholders, Mr Musk may be ordered to pay billions of dollars in damages Prospective jurors in a civil lawsuit against Elon Musk have a range of opinions of him, from "smart, successful" to "off his rocker". Mr Musk, who is being sued by Tesla shareholders arguing he manipulated...
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UK government is not blocking Scotland gender reform bill lightly - minister - BBC News
2023-01-18
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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack tells MPs trans people deserve respect - but Scotland's bill could undermine UK equalities law.
Scotland
Downing Street insists that using Section 35 of the Scotland Act to veto this Holyrood bill is not a political choice but a legal necessity. That argument is complicated by the fact that when the mechanism was proposed in 1998, the Conservatives’ Constitutional Affairs Spokesman Michael Ancram was highly critical of i...
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Brazil protests: Security forces detain 1,500 after Congress stormed - BBC News
2023-01-08
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Brazilian authorities have begun to dismantle protest camps after key government buildings were stormed.
Latin America & Caribbean
While Jair Bolsonaro may not have been the mastermind behind the invasion, he cannot be separated from it. Throughout his term, he has repeatedly questioned the efficacy of Brazil's institutions - accusing the Supreme Federal Court of being politically against him, and the voting system of being prone to fraud, despit...
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Brazil's far-right faithfuls are not giving up - BBC News
2023-01-08
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With only days to go until Lula is sworn in as president, some of his opponents refuse to accept defeat.
Latin America & Caribbean
Protesters opposed to Lula's election have been camped out outside the barracks Following the arrest in Brasilia of a supporter of outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly trying to set off a bomb to create chaos ahead of the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Brazil's new president, the BBC's South A...
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Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack in book - BBC News
2023-01-05
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In his book Spare, the Duke of Sussex claims his brother pushed him to the floor, the Guardian says.
UK
Prince Harry has claimed his brother Prince William physically attacked him, according to the Guardian, which says it has seen a copy of the Duke of Sussex's memoir, Spare. The newspaper reported that the book sets out an argument between the pair over Harry's wife Meghan. "He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my nec...
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Prince Harry will not say if he will attend coronation - BBC News
2023-01-05
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The Duke of Sussex says the “ball is in their court” in this family dispute, in an ITV trailer.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Prince Harry says the door's always open, the ball is in their court Prince Harry has not confirmed whether he would accept an invitation to his father's coronation in May, according to a trailer for an ITV interview....
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Keir Starmer embraces Brexit slogan with 'take back control' pledge - BBC News
2023-01-05
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The Labour leader promises to transfer powers from Westminster and turn the slogan into a "solution".
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: 'Take Back Control' bill will turn slogan into solution, says Sir Keir Starmer Sir Keir Starmer has promised a new "take back control" bill to transfer powers from Westminster to communities. In his first speech of 2...
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Sir Keir Starmer makes 'take back control' pledge to voters - BBC News
2023-01-05
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The Labour leader vows to devolve more powers to communities, using a Take Back Control Bill to do that.
UK Politics
Next, Starmer is asked by a journalist from the Sun whether - given he appears to be using his New Year message to champion Brexit voters - he regrets in the past having advocated for a second Brexit referendum. "Should vote leave voters now believe you?", he is asked. Starmer says that even in the turbulent years fr...
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Ukraine hit by Russian missiles day after West's offer of tanks - BBC News
2023-01-27
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Eleven people have been killed and 11 others injured after strikes hit buildings in several regions.
Europe
The aftermath of a Russian strike was seen on Thursday in the town of Hlevakha, outside Kyiv Russia launched a wave of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday, a day after Germany and the US pledged tanks to aid Kyiv's fight against the invasion. Eleven people died and 11 others were injured after 35 buildings were struck ac...
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Gareth Southgate: England manager on decision to stay, World Cup & human rights - BBC Sport
2023-01-27
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Gareth Southgate talks to BBC sports editor Dan Roan about his decision to remain England manager, the team's performance in Qatar and why he has no regrets.
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Gareth Southgate considered stepping down as England boss because of criticism he faced before the World Cup, saying: "The last thing you want as a manager is that your presence is divisive and inhibits performance." England were knocked out of the tournament by France in the quarter-finals, 18 months after losing the...
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Uranium in cargo sparked alert at Heathrow Airport - BBC News
2023-01-11
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Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the shipment, which originated from Pakistan.
UK
Police are investigating after metal contaminated with uranium was found at London's Heathrow Airport last month. Officers of the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command responded to the security alert which was triggered on 29 December. The Sun, which first reported the news, said the uranium came from Pakis...
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Prince Harry condemns 'dangerous spin' about his Taliban comments - BBC News
2023-01-11
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Responding for the first time to coverage of his book, the prince accuses some in the press of "lies".
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Prince Harry speaks on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Prince Harry has said claims that he was boasting when he wrote in his new book about killing 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are a "dangerous lie". The pr...
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Spiking: No need for specific offence, government says - BBC News
2023-01-11
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The government says a new law is unnecessary as there are already several offences which cover spiking.
UK Politics
The government has said it will not create a specific offence for spiking, arguing a new law is unnecessary. Ministers said they were looking into the issue last year. But on Wednesday, Home Office Minister Sarah Dines said there were already several offences which covered spiking incidents and the government had not...
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Jeff Beck: British guitar legend dies aged 78 - BBC News
2023-01-11
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One of rock's most influential guitarists, he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice.
Entertainment & Arts
Jeff Beck performing at Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 2022 Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78. The British musician rose to fame as part of the Yardbirds, where he replaced Eric Clapton, before forming the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart. His ton...
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Are elections the way to break the indyref2 deadlock? - BBC News
2023-01-15
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SNP members are being offered two new routes to independence - a vote at the next general election or at the next Holyrood one.
Scotland politics
The next UK general election was to be an independence showdown - a substitute for another referendum, if all routes to that were blocked. That, at least, was how it seemed when Nicola Sturgeon first alighted on the idea, in June last year. She might still try it. Then again, she might not. It depends what SNP member...
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Brazil protests: Security forces detain 1,500 after Congress stormed - BBC News
2023-01-09
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Brazilian authorities have begun to dismantle protest camps after key government buildings were stormed.
Latin America & Caribbean
While Jair Bolsonaro may not have been the mastermind behind the invasion, he cannot be separated from it. Throughout his term, he has repeatedly questioned the efficacy of Brazil's institutions - accusing the Supreme Federal Court of being politically against him, and the voting system of being prone to fraud, despit...
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Prince Harry says Diana would be 'heartbroken' over Royal Family rift - BBC News
2023-01-09
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Prince Harry tells a US interviewer his mother would have been upset at the fallout between her sons.
UK
Prince Harry has ruled out a return to the UK as a working royal Princess Diana would have been "heartbroken" about the conflict with his brother Prince William, Prince Harry has told a US television interview. He told Good Morning America their mother would have been saddened at the arguments, which he said were fue...
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Jonathan Edwards: Wife assault caution MP may run as independent - BBC News
2023-01-19
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An MP who was cautioned for assaulting his wife could run against his former party, Plaid Cymru.
Wales politics
Jonathan Edwards says he has support in his constituency to run again. An MP who was cautioned by police for assaulting his wife said he could run against his former party at the next election. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP Jonathan Edwards quit Plaid Cymru last year amid a row about his status in the party. Mr Edw...
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France strikes: One million protest against Macron's rise in retirement age - BBC News
2023-01-19
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Protesters take to the streets across France over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Europe
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Protesters held flares and played drums in strikes across France More than a million people have joined a day of protests and strikes, according to France's interior ministry, against plans to push back the age of ret...
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Afghanistan: UN's top women meet Taliban over female aid worker ban - BBC News
2023-01-19
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The UN sends in its most senior team since the Taliban retook power to try to avert a looming famine.
Asia
Getting enough food to eat and keeping the cold at bay is a daily challenge In a country where women are barred from university and secondary schools, and banned from many workplaces, the world's biggest aid operation is now at risk of failing those who desperately need it. And it's happening in the cruellest depths ...
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Keir Starmer embraces Brexit slogan with 'take back control' pledge - BBC News
2023-01-06
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The Labour leader promises to transfer powers from Westminster and turn the slogan into a "solution".
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: 'Take Back Control' bill will turn slogan into solution, says Sir Keir Starmer Sir Keir Starmer has promised a new "take back control" bill to transfer powers from Westminster to communities. In his first speech of 2...
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