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Key moments from E Jean Carroll's civil rape trial against Donald Trump - BBC News | 2023-05-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Mr Trump defended himself via video while Ms Carroll shared in detail how the alleged rape harmed her. | US & Canada | A New York jury has found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed a former columnist in a civil trial.
E Jean Carroll sued the ex-US president, alleging he raped her in a Manhattan department store nearly 30 years ago. The jury ordered Mr Trump to pay Ms Carroll $5m (£4m) in damages.
But the jury found Mr Trump... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65502792 | news_world-us-canada-65502792 | |
Japan's pacifism hangs in balance as China and North Korea threats loom - BBC News | 2023-05-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Each move to militarise leaves the country more divided over its post-war pacifist ideals. | Asia | Japan has become increasingly divided over its commitment to post-war pacifist ideals
Toshiyuki Mimaki says he remembers crying as he looked up at a blackened sunset after the nuclear bomb hit Hiroshima.
He was only three years old at the time, but he remembers the dazed and burnt survivors fleeing past his home in t... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65643346 | news_world-asia-65643346 | |
Tina Turner: Music legend dies at 83 - BBC News | 2023-05-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Her unmistakable voice on hits like The Best and What's Love Got to Do With It made her a superstar. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video has been removed for rights reasons
Singer Tina Turner, whose soul classics and pop hits like The Best and What's Love Got to Do With It made her a superstar, has died at the age of 83.
Turner had suffered a numb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65669653 | news_65669653 | |
Tariq Ramadan: Islam scholar cleared of Swiss rape charges - BBC News | 2023-05-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The renowned scholar is cleared of rape and sexual coercion by a court in Switzerland. | Europe | Tariq Ramadan was voted one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in 2004
Renowned Islamic studies scholar Tariq Ramadan has been cleared of rape and sexual coercion by a Swiss court.
Mr Ramadan, who is a Swiss citizen, is the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhoo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65611696 | news_world-europe-65611696 | |
Court papers show how killer parents won back their baby - BBC News | 2023-05-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Documents which led to Finley Boden being returned to his parents, who then murdered him, obtained by BBC. | UK | Finley Boden was 10 months old when he was murdered on Christmas Day in 2020
Key documents which led to a court agreeing to return a 10-month-old boy to his parents, who then murdered him, have been obtained by the BBC.
Finley Boden was killed on Christmas Day 2020, 39 days after he was returned to their care. He had... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65634100 | news_uk-65634100 | |
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price quits after damning report - BBC News | 2023-05-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Adam Price quits after review found misogyny, harassment and bullying in his party. | Wales | Adam Price says he no longer had the support of his party
Adam Price has quit as Plaid Cymru leader after a report found misogyny, harassment and bullying in the party.
North Wales Senedd member Llyr Gruffydd will take over as interim leader, with a new leader in place in the summer, the party has said.
It follows m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65553413 | news_uk-wales-65553413 | |
Phone hacking authorised at highest levels of publisher, court hears - BBC News | 2023-05-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Prince Harry's lawyer claims investigators received huge sums to illicitly obtain private information. | UK | Prince Harry attended the High Court in March for a separate hearing against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper
Unlawful information gathering was widespread and authorised by those at the highest levels of Mirror Group Newspapers, a court has heard.
Prince Harry is among high-profile figures accusing the publ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65555637 | news_uk-65555637 | |
Eurovision: Ukraine's Zelensky should address contest, says Rishi Sunak - BBC News | 2023-05-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The organisers of the song contest turned down a request from Ukraine's president to speak. | UK Politics | Volodymyr Zelensky met Rishi Sunak during a trip to Downing Street in February
Rishi Sunak is "disappointed" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has not been allowed to address this year's Eurovision, his spokesman says.
The organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), say it would breach its political impar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65574033 | news_uk-politics-65574033 | |
E Jean Carroll: Donald Trump appeals against $5m verdict in sex abuse trial - BBC News | 2023-05-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A jury on Tuesday found Mr Trump liable for the sexual assault and defamation of writer E Jean Carroll | US & Canada | Former US President Donald Trump has filed a court notice of appeal two days after a civil trial found he sexually abused a woman, E Jean Carroll, in a New York department store.
A New York jury awarded Ms Carroll nearly $5m in damages over her allegation that Mr Trump attacked her in the 1990s.
Jurors found Mr Trump... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65566501 | news_world-us-canada-65566501 | |
Ghanaian ruler pushes British Museum to return gold - BBC News | 2023-05-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Asante king uses Coronation visit to press British Museum to return gold to Ghana. | Entertainment & Arts | Asante King's bracelet with gold ornaments and glass beads was taken by the British in the 19th Century, and is at the British Museum
The ruler of Ghana's Asante people is pressing the British Museum to return gold items in its collection.
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who attended the Coronation of King Charl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65614490 | news_entertainment-arts-65614490 | |
Japan's pacifism hangs in balance as China and North Korea threats loom - BBC News | 2023-05-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Each move to militarise leaves the country more divided over its post-war pacifist ideals. | Asia | Japan has become increasingly divided over its commitment to post-war pacifist ideals
Toshiyuki Mimaki says he remembers crying as he looked up at a blackened sunset after the nuclear bomb hit Hiroshima.
He was only three years old at the time, but he remembers the dazed and burnt survivors fleeing past his home in t... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65643346 | news_world-asia-65643346 | |
Soldier shoots dead politician he was guarding - BBC News | 2023-05-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The killer, who took his own life soon after, has since been identified as Wilson Sabiiti. | Africa | A Ugandan national army soldier has shot and killed a government minister he was guarding.
Wilson Sabiiti shot dead retired Colonel Charles Okello Engola, deputy minister for gender and labour, at his home in the capital Kampala on Tuesday.
The soldier then turned the gun on himself and took his own life.
It is not ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65454213 | news_world-africa-65454213 | |
NHS strikes: Midwives in England vote to accept NHS pay offer - BBC News | 2023-05-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The offer covers two years, including an additional one-off payment for 2022/23 and a 5% pay rise. | UK | Midwives in England have voted to accept the latest NHS pay offer, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says.
The offer covers two years and includes an additional one-off amount for 2022/23 and and 5% rise for 2023/24.
Nurses with the Royal College of Nursing have already turned down the offer and they plan more stri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65406736 | news_uk-65406736 | |
Privacy trial judge asks why Piers Morgan has not given evidence - BBC News | 2023-06-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A privacy trial judge says he may have to "make inferences" about journalists not appearing in court. | UK | Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan has denied knowledge of unlawful activity
The judge in a privacy trial brought by Prince Harry and others has questioned why nearly 30 journalists, including Piers Morgan, have not given evidence.
Mr Justice Fancourt said Mr Morgan had recently had "a good deal to say" about ph... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65962048 | news_uk-65962048 | |
Why won't Rishi Sunak give Partygate verdict on Boris Johnson? - BBC News | 2023-06-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister won't say whether he agrees that his predecessor deliberately misled Parliament. | UK Politics | MPs delivered their verdict on Boris Johnson on Monday night, endorsing a report that found he deliberately misled Parliament over Partygate.
But 225 of his former Conservative MP colleagues were absent, including Rishi Sunak.
The prime minister's spokesman has said he "respects" the result.
But Mr Sunak is yet to s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65961889 | news_uk-politics-65961889 | |
Alice Mahon: Ex-MP's death must prompt asbestos action, says son - BBC News | 2023-06-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Alice Mahon believed she was exposed to the deadly substance as a nurse - and potentially in Parliament. | UK Politics | Alice Mahon was MP for Halifax from 1987 until 2005
Former MP Alice Mahon died of a cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Now her son is calling for asbestos to be removed from all buildings to protect lives.
Asbestos is a material which if inhaled can cause cancer and is the biggest cause of work-related deaths in the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65540230 | news_uk-politics-65540230 | |
Robert Bowers found guilty of deadly Pittsburgh synagogue attack - BBC News | 2023-06-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Robert Bowers has been found guilty in the 2018 attack - the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. | US & Canada | A gunman accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 has been found guilty by a jury in the US state of Pennsylvania.
The federal trial of Robert Bowers, 50, now moves to the sentencing phase, with the court poised to decide whether he should be given the death penalty.
The 27 October assault ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65933373 | news_world-us-canada-65933373 | |
Is it OK to let your snakes sunbathe in the park? - BBC News | 2023-06-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man who takes his snakes to his local public park sparks a debate about what animals are acceptable in public spaces. | Scotland | The snakes appear to have enjoyed regular visits to Barshaw Park in Paisley during the recent heatwave
A man who takes his snakes to sunbathe in his local park has sparked an online debate about what animals are - and are not - acceptable in public spaces.
The Friends of Barshaw Park group said it had been contacted ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65931360 | news_uk-scotland-65931360 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: The super, never and only (while useful) fans of Boris Johnson - BBC News | 2023-06-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When it comes to Boris Johnson, Tory activists form three distinct groups, writes Laura Kuenssberg. | UK Politics | Judged a liar. Chucked out of the building. Condemned by colleagues.
You would think you'd want to crawl under the duvet and stay there for a good while after a massive public disgrace. Perhaps not Boris Johnson.
"He loves oxygen and he doesn't care about Parliament. Everyone is talking about him and he'll be delight... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65938334 | news_uk-politics-65938334 | |
Tenant urges others to follow after deposit win - BBC News | 2023-06-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A tribunal rules Adéla Koubová should get her deposit back because her Edinburgh flat was not a holiday let. | Scotland | Scotland's Housing and Property Chamber has ruled that Adéla Koubová should be paid her deposit back
A tenant who took her landlord to a tribunal to win her deposit back has urged other renters to follow her lead.
Edinburgh Holiday and Party Lets (EHPL) was ordered to refund Adéla Koubová after a housing tribunal rul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65855913 | news_uk-scotland-65855913 | |
Rishi Sunak to raise trade issues in US talks with Joe Biden - BBC News | 2023-06-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister says "subsidy races" are not a solution to hitting climate goals, as he visits Washington. | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak spoke to reporters on the plane trip to Washington DC
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he expects to discuss Joe Biden's flagship package of investment in green industries when he meets the president during his trip to the United States.
Travelling to Washington DC, Mr Sunak said "subsidy races" were n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65828817 | news_uk-politics-65828817 | |
Scottish deposit return delayed until October 2025 - BBC News | 2023-06-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It means the scheme is likely to launch at the same time as similar proposals for other parts of the UK. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lorna Slater says 'no option but to delay' Deposit Return Scheme
The deposit return scheme in Scotland is to be delayed until October 2025 at the earliest.
The flagship recycling scheme was supposed to launch in March next ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65836297 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65836297 | |
Prince Harry: How did he handle his day in court? - BBC News | 2023-06-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince Harry becomes the first royal in modern times to face cross-examination in court. | UK | Prince Harry arriving at the High Court where he spent the day being cross-examined
This was Prince Harry's highly-anticipated day in court - and by the end he sounded increasingly weary, but still doggedly sticking to his arguments.
There were no clear-cut knock-out arguments, no courtroom fireworks, no angry outbur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65827802 | news_uk-65827802 | |
UK's high rate of avoidable deaths linked to NHS woes - BBC News | 2023-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People in UK less likely to survive treatable conditions than in other rich nations, study suggests. | Health | Stroke damage can be limited or avoided with the right treatment
People in the UK are less likely to survive treatable conditions, such as breast cancer and stroke, than those in other rich nations, a study has found.
The review, by the King's Fund think tank, said the problem may be directly linked to the performanc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65992173 | news_health-65992173 | |
Route to Scottish independence must be lawful - SNP leader Humza Yousaf - BBC News | 2023-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The SNP leader says if his party wins a majority of general election seats he will call for the legal means to hold a democratic referendum. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. First Minister Humza Yousaf said the only route to independence was through "lawful and democratic process".
Humza Yousaf has told a special SNP conference that greater support for Scottish independence must be built ahead o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65998210 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65998210 | |
Titanic sub firm: A maverick, rule-breaking founder and a tragic end - BBC News | 2023-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stockton Rush wanted to be known as an innovator. It didn't seem to matter how he did it. | US & Canada | Stockton Rush III was born in California in 1962 into a family that made its fortune from oil and shipping.
Stockton Rush wanted to be known as an innovator. It didn't seem to matter how he did it.
Bright, driven, born into wealth, his dream was to be the first person to reach Mars.
When he realised that was unlikel... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66014565 | news_world-us-canada-66014565 | |
Titanic sub firm: A maverick, rule-breaking founder and a tragic end - BBC News | 2023-06-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stockton Rush wanted to be known as an innovator. It didn't seem to matter how he did it. | US & Canada | Stockton Rush III was born in California in 1962 into a family that made its fortune from oil and shipping.
Stockton Rush wanted to be known as an innovator. It didn't seem to matter how he did it.
Bright, driven, born into wealth, his dream was to be the first person to reach Mars.
When he realised that was unlikel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66014565 | news_world-us-canada-66014565 | |
Microsoft-Activision: US judge temporarily blocks $69bn deal - BBC News | 2023-06-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The takeover, which has split global regulators, would be the largest in the video games industry. | Business | A judge has granted a request by US regulators to temporarily block Microsoft's $69bn (£56bn) takeover of Activision Blizzard.
The court says the temporary restraining order "is necessary to maintain the status quo while the complaint is pending".
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says the deal could "substantial... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65899622 | news_business-65899622 | |
Prince Harry, hacking claims and the royal court case of the century - BBC News | 2023-06-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | For the first time in the modern era a senior royal is going to give evidence in open court. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's media editor Katie Razzall looks at why Prince Harry is suing the Mirror Group
Prince Harry has been on this collision course for years - and finally he is going to be in a courtroom in person, eyeball to eyeball, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65730884 | news_uk-65730884 | |
UK's high rate of avoidable deaths linked to NHS woes - BBC News | 2023-06-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People in UK less likely to survive treatable conditions than in other rich nations, study suggests. | Health | Stroke damage can be limited or avoided with the right treatment
People in the UK are less likely to survive treatable conditions, such as breast cancer and stroke, than those in other rich nations, a study has found.
The review, by the King's Fund think tank, said the problem may be directly linked to the performanc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65992173 | news_health-65992173 | |
Can Prince William navigate politics and privilege to cut homelessness? - BBC News | 2023-06-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There is some cynicism about Prince William - a wealthy landowner - pledging to tackle homelessness. | UK | Prince William's homelessness campaign comes as families face rising mortgage and rent costs
There are some big challenges facing Prince William's ambitious plans to help cut homelessness.
It is not just the practical questions of raising funds and building thousands of extra housing units and support services.
Let'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65997718 | news_uk-65997718 | |
Titanic sub firm: A maverick, rule-breaking founder and a tragic end - BBC News | 2023-06-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Stockton Rush wanted to be known as an innovator. It didn't seem to matter how he did it. | US & Canada | Stockton Rush III was born in California in 1962 into a family that made its fortune from oil and shipping.
Stockton Rush wanted to be known as an innovator. It didn't seem to matter how he did it.
Bright, driven, born into wealth, his dream was to be the first person to reach Mars.
When he realised that was unlikel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66014565 | news_world-us-canada-66014565 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: The super, never and only (while useful) fans of Boris Johnson - BBC News | 2023-06-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | When it comes to Boris Johnson, Tory activists form three distinct groups, writes Laura Kuenssberg. | UK Politics | Judged a liar. Chucked out of the building. Condemned by colleagues.
You would think you'd want to crawl under the duvet and stay there for a good while after a massive public disgrace. Perhaps not Boris Johnson.
"He loves oxygen and he doesn't care about Parliament. Everyone is talking about him and he'll be delight... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65938334 | news_uk-politics-65938334 | |
Plaid Cymru: Rhun ap Iorwerth set to be new leader - BBC News | 2023-06-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The last two Senedd members who could have run in the contest confirm they will not challenge him. | Wales | As things stand Rhun ap Iorwerth will become leader next Friday
Rhun ap Iorwerth is set to become the new Plaid Cymru leader.
The last two members of Plaid's Senedd group who had not ruled out standing against him have now confirmed they will not be entering the contest.
Deputy leader Sian Gwenllian and Sioned Willi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65850741 | news_uk-wales-65850741 | |
Rishi Sunak to raise trade issues in US talks with Joe Biden - BBC News | 2023-06-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prime minister says "subsidy races" are not a solution to hitting climate goals, as he visits Washington. | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak spoke to reporters on the plane trip to Washington DC
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he expects to discuss Joe Biden's flagship package of investment in green industries when he meets the president during his trip to the United States.
Travelling to Washington DC, Mr Sunak said "subsidy races" were n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65828817 | news_uk-politics-65828817 | |
Prince Harry, hacking claims and the royal court case of the century - BBC News | 2023-06-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | For the first time in the modern era a senior royal is going to give evidence in open court. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's media editor Katie Razzall looks at why Prince Harry is suing the Mirror Group
Prince Harry has been on this collision course for years - and finally he is going to be in a courtroom in person, eyeball to eyeball, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65730884 | news_uk-65730884 | |
Bayoh family's anger is misplaced, claims lawyer - BBC News | 2023-06-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A public inquiry hears an argument that Sheku Bayoh "created the situation that led to his death" in Kirkcaldy. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | Mr Bayoh had a partner, and was father to two boys
A public inquiry into the death of a black man in police custody has been told he was the author of his own misfortune.
Lawyers acting for officers involved in the incident said Sheku Bayoh's death in Kirkcaldy in 2015 was a tragedy.
But they added that criticism of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66034405 | news_uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66034405 | |
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief blames war on defence minister - BBC News | 2023-06-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Yevgeny Prigozhin claims Vladimir Putin and the country have been deceived by Sergei Shoigu. | World | Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has been blamed for starting war
We're used to hearing Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ranting and raving at Russia's military leadership - particularly at defence minister Sergei Shoigu - for problems on the battlefield.
Public infighting between the Wagner mercenary group and t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65996531 | news_world-65996531 | |
Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless cries', emails show - BBC News | 2023-06-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Warnings over the sub's safety were dismissed by OceanGate's CEO, emails seen by the BBC show. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: A definitive timeline of the Titan's last moments
Warnings over the safety of OceanGate's Titan submersible were repeatedly dismissed by the CEO of the company, email exchanges with a leading deep sea exploration spec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65998914 | news_world-us-canada-65998914 | |
US actor Danny Masterson found guilty on two rape counts - BBC News | 2023-06-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three women said the actor sexually assaulted them at his Hollywood home between 2001-03. | US & Canada | Masterson arrives at the Los Angeles court to learn his fate with his wife, Bijou Phillips
A jury in Los Angeles has found US actor Danny Masterson guilty on two out of three counts of rape.
The star of That '70s Show, a TV series, faces up to 30 years in prison. He was led from court in handcuffs.
Three women, all ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65772615 | news_world-us-canada-65772615 | |
Donald Trump recorded saying he kept classified file after leaving office - BBC News | 2023-06-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prosecutors investigating the former president's handling of classified files obtain an audio tape. | US & Canada | The justice department is investigating Donald Trump's handling of classified documents after he left office
US prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of Donald Trump in which he acknowledges keeping a classified document after leaving the White House.
CNN first reported that investigators had the tape, and peo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65775163 | news_world-us-canada-65775163 | |
Ukraine war: Russia blames shelling inside border town on Kyiv - BBC News | 2023-06-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shelling in the Russian region of Belgorod wounds eight people and strikes in Kyiv kill three people, officials say. | Europe | For Ukraine, the answer is obvious. Yes, because once it is inside the protective shelter of the Western alliance then any future attacks by Russia would oblige the whole of Nato to come to its defence - with troops, not just equipment.
The former US Army Commander in Europe, Lt.Gen Ben Hodges, told the BBC: "Europe w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65774993 | news_live_world-europe-65774993 | |
Why has Labour U-turned on its green investment pledge? - BBC News | 2023-06-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With the cost of borrowing up, the £28bn of investment is more expensive to deliver, says the BBC's Iain Watson. | UK Politics | The promise was clear. And it was prominent.
At Labour's 2021 conference, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her ambition to be the UK's first "green" chancellor.
To stress her bona fides, she pledged to invest £28bn a year, every year to 2030 to "green" the economy.
Labour's Green Prosperity Plan was one of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65857109 | news_uk-politics-65857109 | |
Plaid Cymru: Rhun ap Iorwerth set to be new leader - BBC News | 2023-06-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The last two Senedd members who could have run in the contest confirm they will not challenge him. | Wales | As things stand Rhun ap Iorwerth will become leader next Friday
Rhun ap Iorwerth is set to become the new Plaid Cymru leader.
The last two members of Plaid's Senedd group who had not ruled out standing against him have now confirmed they will not be entering the contest.
Deputy leader Sian Gwenllian and Sioned Willi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65850741 | news_uk-wales-65850741 | |
Starmer vows to stop oil and gas communities withering - BBC News | 2023-06-09 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader addressed the GMB after union leaders criticised his green energy plans. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Starmer says he will not let the oil and gas industries become a "repeat" of the coal mines.
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to protect communities from "decimation" after being warned Labour's policies would lead to job losses i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65822211 | news_uk-politics-65822211 | |
Switzerland referendum: Voters back carbon cuts as glaciers melt - BBC News | 2023-06-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new law will require less dependence on imported oil and gas and more use of renewable sources. | Europe | Voters in Switzerland have backed a new climate bill designed to cut fossil fuel use and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The government says the country needs to protect its energy security and the environment, as glaciers melt rapidly in the Swiss Alps.
The law will require a move away from dependence on im... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65946888 | news_world-europe-65946888 | |
Starmer vows to stop oil and gas communities withering - BBC News | 2023-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader addressed the GMB after union leaders criticised his green energy plans. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Starmer says he will not let the oil and gas industries become a "repeat" of the coal mines.
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to protect communities from "decimation" after being warned Labour's policies would lead to job losses i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65822211 | news_uk-politics-65822211 | |
Prince Harry: How did he handle his day in court? - BBC News | 2023-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince Harry becomes the first royal in modern times to face cross-examination in court. | UK | Prince Harry arriving at the High Court where he spent the day being cross-examined
This was Prince Harry's highly-anticipated day in court - and by the end he sounded increasingly weary, but still doggedly sticking to his arguments.
There were no clear-cut knock-out arguments, no courtroom fireworks, no angry outbur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65827802 | news_uk-65827802 | |
Route to Scottish independence must be lawful - SNP leader Humza Yousaf - BBC News | 2023-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The SNP leader says if his party wins a majority of general election seats he will call for the legal means to hold a democratic referendum. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. First Minister Humza Yousaf said the only route to independence was through "lawful and democratic process".
Humza Yousaf has told a special SNP conference that greater support for Scottish independence must be built ahead o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65998210 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65998210 | |
Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless cries', emails show - BBC News | 2023-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Warnings over the sub's safety were dismissed by OceanGate's CEO, emails seen by the BBC show. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: A definitive timeline of the Titan's last moments
Warnings over the safety of OceanGate's Titan submersible were repeatedly dismissed by the CEO of the company, email exchanges with a leading deep sea exploration spec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65998914 | news_world-us-canada-65998914 | |
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief blames war on defence minister - BBC News | 2023-06-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Yevgeny Prigozhin claims Vladimir Putin and the country have been deceived by Sergei Shoigu. | World | Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has been blamed for starting war
We're used to hearing Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ranting and raving at Russia's military leadership - particularly at defence minister Sergei Shoigu - for problems on the battlefield.
Public infighting between the Wagner mercenary group and t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65996531 | news_world-65996531 | |
MPs' misconduct cases need professional HR, say former whips - BBC News | 2023-06-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MPs in charge of party discipline aren't equipped to handle misconduct allegations, one senior figure tells the BBC. | UK Politics | Former senior party whips have told the BBC a "professional" HR system is needed in Parliament to handle sexual misconduct allegations against MPs.
It comes ahead of a debate on Monday on whether to ban some MPs under investigation for violent or sexual offences from Parliament.
Currently, there is no single authorit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65856484 | news_uk-politics-65856484 | |
Robert Bowers found guilty of deadly Pittsburgh synagogue attack - BBC News | 2023-06-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Robert Bowers has been found guilty in the 2018 attack - the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. | US & Canada | A gunman accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 has been found guilty by a jury in the US state of Pennsylvania.
The federal trial of Robert Bowers, 50, now moves to the sentencing phase, with the court poised to decide whether he should be given the death penalty.
The 27 October assault ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65933373 | news_world-us-canada-65933373 | |
National 5: Radical plan for Scottish school exams expected - BBC News | 2023-06-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An education review that could include scrapping some exams will be released by the end of June. | Scotland | The current exam system was described as "no longer fit for purpose"
A radical review of school qualifications in Scotland is to be published before the end of the month.
The review was commissioned by the Scottish government to look at how well the system is working after Standard Grades were abolished 10 years ago.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65926632 | news_uk-scotland-65926632 | |
Privacy trial judge asks why Piers Morgan has not given evidence - BBC News | 2023-06-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A privacy trial judge says he may have to "make inferences" about journalists not appearing in court. | UK | Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan has denied knowledge of unlawful activity
The judge in a privacy trial brought by Prince Harry and others has questioned why nearly 30 journalists, including Piers Morgan, have not given evidence.
Mr Justice Fancourt said Mr Morgan had recently had "a good deal to say" about ph... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65962048 | news_uk-65962048 | |
German row over jail term for woman who attacked neo-Nazis - BBC News | 2023-06-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lina E's conviction has angered Germany's far left, but the right is furious she is free pending appeal. | Europe | Lina E (R) was seen as the ringleader of the radical left group
A jail term for a far-left extremist who took part in violent attacks on neo-Nazis has caused uproar on both the left and right of German politics.
Lina E was given a sentence of five years and three months - but was also told she is now free pending an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65785592 | news_world-europe-65785592 | |
Government weigh up 6.5% public sector pay increase - BBC News | 2023-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The announcement is expected on Thursday, following formal sign off from the prime minister and chancellor. | UK Politics | Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have been taking part in strikes over pay
The government is considering pay increases of 6-6.5% for public sector workers, the BBC understands.
Official pay review bodies for employees including teachers, junior doctors and police have recommended the pay rise. Inflation... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165006 | news_uk-politics-66165006 | |
Boris Johnson early Covid WhatsApps still not passed to inquiry - BBC News | 2023-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government had until 16.00 BST on Monday to hand over the ex-PM's messages to the Covid inquiry. | UK Politics | WhatsApp messages sent to and by Boris Johnson before May 2021 have still not been handed over to the Covid inquiry, because they are stuck on his phone.
The government had until 16.00 BST on Monday to hand over relevant material to the inquiry after the Cabinet Office lost a legal challenge.
But the BBC understands ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165001 | news_uk-politics-66165001 | |
Scottish government wants drug possession to be decriminalised - BBC News | 2023-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Scottish government wants a change in UK laws to stop people found in possession of drugs for their own use being prosecuted. | Scotland | The Scottish government has called for the decriminalisation of all drugs for personal use.
It wants the UK government to change the laws to allow people to be "treated and supported rather than criminalised and excluded".
However, it would still be an offence to have possession of drugs with the intention of supplyi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66133549 | news_uk-scotland-66133549 | |
Stradey Park Hotel: Injunction bid against asylum plan fails - BBC News | 2023-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The council took legal action against a number of associated companies and business directors. | Wales | Stradey Park Hotel is set to house up to 241 asylum seekers
A legal bid for an injunction to stop a hotel being used to house asylum seekers has failed.
Up to 241 people are now set to be housed in Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, despite opposition.
The council took the action against a number of as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66130743 | news_uk-wales-66130743 | |
Iowa teen jailed for killing Spanish teacher over bad grade - BBC News | 2023-07-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The judge says the 2021 murder of the 66-year-old mother-of-three by two Iowa students was "evil". | US & Canada | Nohema Graber, 66, was prominent in the Spanish-speaking community
A teenager in the US state of Iowa who beat his teacher to death with a baseball bat over a bad grade has been sentenced to life in prison.
Willard Miller, 17, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in April for his role in the 2 November 2021 killing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66111470 | news_world-us-canada-66111470 | |
NHS 75: Happy birthday - but can it survive to 100? - BBC News | 2023-07-25 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the NHS celebrates its anniversary, a look at what needs to change to help it in coming decades. | Health | The NHS turns 75 on Wednesday, but the landmark anniversary has been greeted with dire warnings it is unlikely to survive until its 100th birthday without drastic change. So what is the solution? From sin taxes to cutting back on medical treatment for the dying, experts have their say.
When the NHS was created the mai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66087766 | news_health-66087766 | |
National Policy Forum: Labour seeks to iron out policy disagreements - BBC News | 2023-07-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The leadership will come under pressure to be more radical at a key meeting with unions and party members. | UK Politics | Labour's mixed fortunes in this week's by-elections have brought in to sharper focus underlying differences on policy.
The Labour leadership see their spectacular win in Selby and Ainsty, a former Tory stronghold, as a sign that trust is being rebuilt and an endorsement of its strategy of not promising more than it ca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66268541 | news_uk-politics-66268541 | |
Polarised Spain eyes the hard-right ahead of election - BBC News | 2023-07-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Spain goes to the polls to decide its next government on Sunday, and a hard-right coalition is looking likely. | Europe | Spain's hard-right Vox, led by Santiago Abascal, could likely form part of the next government
Spain's election on Sunday is provoking political tremors even before polls open.
The most likely government to emerge - most analysts predict - will be a coalition including a hard-right nationalist party for the first tim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66268330 | news_world-europe-66268330 | |
Faisal Islam: The pay pain isn't over yet - BBC News | 2023-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An agreement over public sector pay doesn't mean the pressure is off altogether. | Business | A few months ago the government was suggesting that any public sector pay settlements above 5% would add to inflationary pressures. That was despite the fact that this still equated to a significant real terms pay cut, and public sector settlements do not directly add to pricing pressures.
On Thursday the government a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66193590 | news_business-66193590 | |
ULEZ: London mayor lacks powers to expand zone, High Court told - BBC News | 2023-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A barrister for five councils says expanding the ultra-low emission zone is beyond Sadiq Khan's powers. | London | Protesters against the scheme's expansion staged a protest outside the High Court
London's mayor "lacks the legal powers" to extend the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), five Conservative-led councils have argued at the High Court.
Craig Howell Williams KC, for the councils, also said Sadiq Khan's plan to extend the zo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66094244 | news_uk-england-london-66094244 | |
Scottish Green leaders to snub King's cathedral ceremony - BBC News | 2023-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Patrick Harvie will attend an anti-monarchy rally and Lorna Slater says that monarchy is "nothing to celebrate". | Scotland | Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater pictured at the Scottish Greens' spring party conference earlier this year
The co-leaders of the Scottish Greens have confirmed they will not attend a service of thanksgiving for King Charles III in Edinburgh this week.
Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater are both outspoken republican MSPs... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66095611 | news_uk-scotland-66095611 | |
France riots: Within days we were in hell, says mayor - BBC News | 2023-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A mayor in one of France's poorest areas wants the state to take tougher measures against rioters. | Europe | Zartoshte Bakhtiari, the mayor of Neuilly-sur-Marne, says the rioters in France "don't fear justice"
Zartoshte Bakhtiari says he hasn't slept more than three hours a night since the riots in France began a week ago.
By day, he's the mayor of Neuilly-sur-Marne, in one of France's poorest areas, east of Paris.
By nigh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66092431 | news_world-europe-66092431 | |
Big moment on small boats problem - but solution is still far off - BBC News | 2023-07-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Opposition to the bill from peers and some Tory MPs, including former PM Theresa May, melted away. | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak has made tackling small boats in the Channel one of his five priorities
It was gone midnight when the moment came.
After so much wrangling and argument, the government's plans for dealing with people crossing the Channel in small boats was signed off by Parliament.
The Illegal Migration Bill will become ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66232322 | news_uk-politics-66232322 | |
First British passports issued with King's name - BBC News | 2023-07-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Passports are about to be released with an updated wording for the reign of King Charles. | UK | It will be "His Majesty" whose name appears on UK passports from this week
The first British passports issued in King Charles's name are being released this week, the Home Office has said.
Passports will now use the wording "His Majesty", with the era finally ending for passports using "Her Majesty", for the late Que... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66238608 | news_uk-66238608 | |
NHS 75: Happy birthday - but can it survive to 100? - BBC News | 2023-07-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the NHS celebrates its anniversary, a look at what needs to change to help it in coming decades. | Health | The NHS turns 75 on Wednesday, but the landmark anniversary has been greeted with dire warnings it is unlikely to survive until its 100th birthday without drastic change. So what is the solution? From sin taxes to cutting back on medical treatment for the dying, experts have their say.
When the NHS was created the mai... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66087766 | news_health-66087766 | |
NHS 75: Happy birthday - but can it survive to 100? - BBC News | 2023-07-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As the NHS celebrates its anniversary, a look at what needs to change to help it in coming decades. | Health | The NHS turns 75 on Wednesday, but the landmark anniversary has been greeted with dire warnings it is unlikely to survive until its 100th birthday without drastic change. So what is the solution? From sin taxes to cutting back on medical treatment for the dying, experts have their say.
When the NHS was created the mai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66087766 | news_health-66087766 | |
Scottish Green leaders to snub King's cathedral ceremony - BBC News | 2023-07-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Patrick Harvie will attend an anti-monarchy rally and Lorna Slater says that monarchy is "nothing to celebrate". | Scotland | Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater pictured at the Scottish Greens' spring party conference earlier this year
The co-leaders of the Scottish Greens have confirmed they will not attend a service of thanksgiving for King Charles III in Edinburgh this week.
Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater are both outspoken republican MSPs... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66095611 | news_uk-scotland-66095611 | |
Humza Yousaf reveals Scots citizenship and passport plan - BBC News | 2023-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Scottish government has published the latest prospectus in its series of independence papers. | Scotland | Mr Yousaf has launched the fifth prospectus in the Building a New Scotland series
First Minister Humza Yousaf has unveiled plans for citizenship and passports in an independent Scotland.
A new Scottish government paper sets out proposals on migrants' rights and freedom of movement in the event that the country leaves... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66312190 | news_uk-scotland-66312190 | |
Jury rules document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is valid will - BBC News | 2023-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A jury rules that a handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is a valid will to her estate. | US & Canada | A Michigan jury has ruled that a 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin's couch after her death is a valid will to her multi-million dollar estate.
A two-day trial pitted the late Queen of Soul's children against each other in a battle over two handwritten versions of the singer's final wishes.
Attorneys for two of F... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66170679 | news_world-us-canada-66170679 | |
Government weigh up 6.5% public sector pay increase - BBC News | 2023-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The announcement is expected on Thursday, following formal sign off from the prime minister and chancellor. | UK Politics | Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have been taking part in strikes over pay
The government is considering pay increases of 6-6.5% for public sector workers, the BBC understands.
Official pay review bodies for employees including teachers, junior doctors and police have recommended the pay rise. Inflation... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165006 | news_uk-politics-66165006 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: What could go wrong for Keir Starmer? - BBC News | 2023-07-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader is quietly preparing for power but he can't take anything for granted - here's why. | UK Politics | Preparation sessions for Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday are a crucial couple of hours in the Westminster timetable.
The prime minister and the leader of the opposition sit down with their key advisers to try out attack lines and taunts, master the facts and, crucially, come up with some jokes.
Yes, politics ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66211151 | news_uk-politics-66211151 | |
Polarised Spain eyes the hard-right ahead of election - BBC News | 2023-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Spain goes to the polls to decide its next government on Sunday, and a hard-right coalition is looking likely. | Europe | Spain's hard-right Vox, led by Santiago Abascal, could likely form part of the next government
Spain's election on Sunday is provoking political tremors even before polls open.
The most likely government to emerge - most analysts predict - will be a coalition including a hard-right nationalist party for the first tim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66268330 | news_world-europe-66268330 | |
Cambodia election: 'This was more of a coronation than an election' - BBC News | 2023-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prime Minister Hun Sen's son is expected to take over within weeks of the vote. | Asia | Hun Manet, son of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, is expected to succeed his father within weeks
Undeterred by the pouring rain, a long convoy of motorbikes carrying cheering, flag-waving supporters of Cambodia's ruling party revved their engines in preparation for their triumphant final rally in downtown Phnom Pen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66283745 | news_world-asia-66283745 | |
US Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness plan - BBC News | 2023-07-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Biden pledged to find another way to forgive student debt following the Supreme Court's decision. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Biden spells out new path for student loan relief
The US Supreme Court has struck down US President Joe Biden's proposal to wipe out billions in student debt.
The 6-3 ruling effectively cancels the plan, which would ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65931653 | news_world-us-canada-65931653 | |
Energy bills in NI to rise as government discount ends - BBC News | 2023-07-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Single mum says school holiday cut-off of government energy support scheme is "worst timing ever". | Northern Ireland | The withdrawal of support will add hundreds of pounds to some household bills
Energy bills for most households in Northern Ireland will increase by hundreds of pounds a year from Saturday as government support comes to an end.
The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) Scheme was introduced in November 2022, applying a discoun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66022569 | news_uk-northern-ireland-66022569 | |
Hacking trial: Prince Harry claims £440,000 in damages from Mirror Group Newspapers - BBC News | 2023-07-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Duke of Sussex alleges articles published by Mirror Group Newspapers breached his privacy. | UK | Prince Harry is claiming up to £440,000 in damages for newspaper articles published by Mirror Group Newspapers which he alleges breached his privacy.
Amounts being claimed were released on the final day of the trial examining allegations of phone hacking.
The case has been brought by Prince Harry and three others.
P... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66070127 | news_uk-66070127 | |
Belfast baby murder case: Woman found guilty of killing son - BBC News | 2023-07-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The woman accepted she stabbed him and his sister on 27 July 2021 but had denied the charges. | Northern Ireland | Toys and flowers were left at the scene of the incident in 2021
A woman has been found guilty of murdering her eight-week old son and attempting to murder his two-year-old sister.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, accepted she stabbed the children on 27 July 2021 but denied the charges.
But jurors re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65029181 | news_uk-northern-ireland-65029181 | |
First British passports issued with King's name - BBC News | 2023-07-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Passports are about to be released with an updated wording for the reign of King Charles. | UK | It will be "His Majesty" whose name appears on UK passports from this week
The first British passports issued in King Charles's name are being released this week, the Home Office has said.
Passports will now use the wording "His Majesty", with the era finally ending for passports using "Her Majesty", for the late Que... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66238608 | news_uk-66238608 | |
Uxbridge by-election: Keir Starmer won't say whether he backs ULEZ expansion - BBC News | 2023-07-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader is reluctant take sides in by-election dispute over expanding London's clean-air zone. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Differing ULEZ views "need to be accommodated," says Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to take a side in a by-election dispute over whether to expand London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
Under plans from Lab... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66124191 | news_uk-politics-66124191 | |
Trans charity Mermaids loses challenge against LGB Alliance - BBC News | 2023-07-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A tribunal has decided the Mermaids group was not legally entitled to challenge the other charity's status. | UK | Both charities claim this is the first case of its kind
A transgender charity's attempt to get an organisation it described as having an "anti-trans focus" removed from the charity register has been dismissed.
Mermaids launched the legal challenge after the Charity Commission registered the LGB Alliance in 2021.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65340857 | news_uk-65340857 | |
Iowa teen jailed for killing Spanish teacher over bad grade - BBC News | 2023-07-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The judge says the 2021 murder of the 66-year-old mother-of-three by two Iowa students was "evil". | US & Canada | Nohema Graber, 66, was prominent in the Spanish-speaking community
A teenager in the US state of Iowa who beat his teacher to death with a baseball bat over a bad grade has been sentenced to life in prison.
Willard Miller, 17, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in April for his role in the 2 November 2021 killing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66111470 | news_world-us-canada-66111470 | |
Covid inquiry should get Johnson's unredacted messages - High Court - BBC News | 2023-07-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Covid inquiry asked for unredacted WhatsApps, notebooks and diaries - the Cabinet Office initially declined. | UK Politics | Ever since this row kicked off, I've wondered whether the prime minister had heard about Baroness Hallett's reputation.
If there were a national prize for Least Likely To Be A Pushover, this tough no-nonsense former Court of Appeal judge would probably win it. Here's why.
Thirteen years ago, Lady Justice Hallett, as ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-66115262 | news_live_uk-politics-66115262 | |
Polarised Spain eyes the hard-right ahead of election - BBC News | 2023-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Spain goes to the polls to decide its next government on Sunday, and a hard-right coalition is looking likely. | Europe | Spain's hard-right Vox, led by Santiago Abascal, could likely form part of the next government
Spain's election on Sunday is provoking political tremors even before polls open.
The most likely government to emerge - most analysts predict - will be a coalition including a hard-right nationalist party for the first tim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66268330 | news_world-europe-66268330 | |
Cambodia election: 'This was more of a coronation than an election' - BBC News | 2023-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prime Minister Hun Sen's son is expected to take over within weeks of the vote. | Asia | Hun Manet, son of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, is expected to succeed his father within weeks
Undeterred by the pouring rain, a long convoy of motorbikes carrying cheering, flag-waving supporters of Cambodia's ruling party revved their engines in preparation for their triumphant final rally in downtown Phnom Pen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66283745 | news_world-asia-66283745 | |
Boris Johnson early Covid WhatsApps still not passed to inquiry - BBC News | 2023-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government had until 16.00 BST on Monday to hand over the ex-PM's messages to the Covid inquiry. | UK Politics | WhatsApp messages sent to and by Boris Johnson before May 2021 have still not been handed over to the Covid inquiry, because they are stuck on his phone.
The government had until 16.00 BST on Monday to hand over relevant material to the inquiry after the Cabinet Office lost a legal challenge.
But the BBC understands ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165001 | news_uk-politics-66165001 | |
Zayn opens up about One Direction split: 'We got sick of each other' - BBC News | 2023-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The star discusses his time in One Direction and fatherhood in his first interview for six years. | Entertainment & Arts | Zayn Malik has revealed the reasons behind his abrupt departure from One Direction in his first interview for six years.
The star quit the band in the middle of their 2015 world tour, initially saying he had taken a break due to "stress".
But speaking to the Call Her Daddy podcast, Zayn said he'd realised the band's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66173761 | news_entertainment-arts-66173761 | |
Government weigh up 6.5% public sector pay increase - BBC News | 2023-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The announcement is expected on Thursday, following formal sign off from the prime minister and chancellor. | UK Politics | Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have been taking part in strikes over pay
The government is considering pay increases of 6-6.5% for public sector workers, the BBC understands.
Official pay review bodies for employees including teachers, junior doctors and police have recommended the pay rise. Inflation... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165006 | news_uk-politics-66165006 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: What could go wrong for Keir Starmer? - BBC News | 2023-07-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Labour leader is quietly preparing for power but he can't take anything for granted - here's why. | UK Politics | Preparation sessions for Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday are a crucial couple of hours in the Westminster timetable.
The prime minister and the leader of the opposition sit down with their key advisers to try out attack lines and taunts, master the facts and, crucially, come up with some jokes.
Yes, politics ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66211151 | news_uk-politics-66211151 | |
AI: Digital artist's work copied more times than Picasso - BBC News | 2023-07-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Greg Rutkowski is among the artists calling for more protection from artificial intelligence tools. | Wales | Greg Rutkowski's name has been used as a prompt in AI tools that generate art more than 400,000 times - but without his consent
"My work has been used in AI more than Picasso."
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing life as we know it, but for digital artist Greg Rutkowski it is causing big problems.
He said his n... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66099850 | news_uk-wales-66099850 | |
Kelso Cochrane: Trying to unlock the secrets of a 64-year-old racist murder - BBC News | 2023-08-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Kelso Cochrane's daughter is at the centre of the family's efforts to get the police files opened. | UK | The family of a black man murdered in 1959 is demanding access to the police file on his unsolved killing.
Kelso Cochrane was stabbed to death on a west London street, in what's believed to have been a racist attack. Nobody was ever charged with the crime.
The Metropolitan Police says the file is not available to the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66498551 | news_uk-66498551 | |
Kelso Cochrane: Trying to unlock the secrets of a 64-year-old racist murder - BBC News | 2023-08-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Kelso Cochrane's daughter is at the centre of the family's efforts to get the police files opened. | UK | The family of a black man murdered in 1959 is demanding access to the police file on his unsolved killing.
Kelso Cochrane was stabbed to death on a west London street, in what's believed to have been a racist attack. Nobody was ever charged with the crime.
The Metropolitan Police says the file is not available to the... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66498551 | news_uk-66498551 | |
Beyoncé pays tribute to dancer fatally stabbed while dancing to her music - BBC News | 2023-08-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | New York Police are investigating the death of O'Shae Sibley, a gay man, as a possible hate crime. | US & Canada | This tribute to Mr Sibley was posted to Beyonce's website
Beyoncé has paid tribute to O'Shae Sibley, a professional dancer who was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn, New York while dancing to her music.
Mr Sibley, 28, was voguing while he and friends filled up at a petrol station when men approached and told them to stop, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66388976 | news_world-us-canada-66388976 | |
Ukraine war: Three-week-old baby and family among seven killed in Russian shelling - BBC News | 2023-08-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Russian shelling in Ukraine's southern Kherson region leaves seven civilians dead. | Europe | Photos of the aftermath showed a plume of smoke rising from the family's home
A baby aged just 22 days, her 12-year-old brother and their parents were among seven people killed by Russian shells in southern Ukraine on Sunday.
Bombs hit their family home in the village of Shyroka Balka in Kherson, Interior Minister Ig... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66492621 | news_world-europe-66492621 | |
As it happened: Tory Lanez jailed for 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion - live updates - BBC News | 2023-08-07 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Canadian rapper will spend 10 years in prison for shooting and injuring hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. | US & Canada | During the trial, the jury heard that during the drive home from Kylie Jenner’s pool party on the night of July 11, 2020, Megan Thee Stallion insulted Tory Lanez‘s musical talent.
As the argument escalated, she demanded to be let out of the car. Megan testified that she heard Lanez shout “dance" before he fired five r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-66431305 | news_live_world-us-canada-66431305 |
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