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Murder arrests as Bury man found dead after dog theft - BBC News | 2023-08-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Donald Patience was found dead at a house by police responding to reports of a dog being stolen. | Manchester | Donald Patience was found at a house in Radcliffe by police responding to reports of a dog being stolen
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead when police were called to reports of a dog being stolen in a burglary.
Donald Patience, 45, was found at a house on Ainsworth Road in Radcliffe, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66607053 | news_uk-england-manchester-66607053 | |
Ukraine war: Three-week-old baby and family among seven killed in Russian shelling - BBC News | 2023-08-14 | ['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 | |
Minister defends safety law on messaging apps - BBC News | 2023-08-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Tech Secretary insists technology is in development to access illegal content without breaking encryption. | Technology | Michelle Donelan MP, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
The technology secretary has defended a controversial section of the Online Safety Bill which would force messaging apps to access the content of private messages if requested by the regulator Ofcom.
She said it was a sensible approach in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66455616 | news_technology-66455616 | |
Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed pleads not guilty over on-set death of Halyna Hutchins - BBC News | 2023-08-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Ms Gutierrez-Reed pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges. | Entertainment & Arts | Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of the film
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armourer and weapons supervisor on the set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges.
Her plea comes ahead of a jury trial on 6 December looking into the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66458928 | news_entertainment-arts-66458928 | |
How big are Donald Trump's legal problems? - BBC News | 2023-08-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | He has been criminally indicted four times and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024. | US & Canada | Donald Trump has been criminally indicted four times, and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024 as he runs again for the White House.
His candidacy now also faces a challenge from the Colorado Supreme Court, which has ruled Mr Trump cannot run for president because he engaged in an insurrection with his actio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61084161 | news_world-us-canada-61084161 | |
Is Trump running for president mostly to avoid prison? - BBC News | 2023-08-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A Trump rival was booed for suggesting he is only campaigning to keep himself out of jail. But is he completely wrong? | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
It's impossible to know how genuinely worried Donald Trump may be about the prospect of going to jail for any of the criminal offences he has been charged with.
He claims he could be facing a combined 561 years in prison th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66402180 | news_world-us-canada-66402180 | |
As it happened: Tory Lanez jailed for 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion - live updates - BBC News | 2023-08-08 | ['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 | |
Megan Thee Stallion 'will never be the same' after being shot by Tory Lanez - BBC News | 2023-08-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Tory Lanez is set to be sentenced for shooting fellow hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet. | Entertainment & Arts | Megan Thee Stallion said she had been "tormented and terrorised"
Megan Thee Stallion has said she will "never be the same" after being shot in the feet by fellow rap star Tory Lanez, as a judge prepares to sentence him.
Megan, a triple Grammy Award winner, wrote a victim impact statement that was read in court on the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66428109 | news_entertainment-arts-66428109 | |
Brighton Pride: Train cancellations and wind and rain - BBC News | 2023-08-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | All rail services in and out of Brighton are cancelled, while Storm Antoni will bring wind and rain. | Sussex | Ali and Machaella braving the weather on the seafront in Brighton
Brighton's Pride event celebrates its 50th birthday this weekend, with revellers facing challenges from transport and the weather.
Govia Thameslink (GTR) has cancelled all trains to and from Brighton on Saturday.
The event, which attracts hundreds of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-66415209 | news_uk-england-sussex-66415209 | |
How big are Donald Trump's legal problems? - BBC News | 2023-08-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | He has been criminally indicted four times and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024. | US & Canada | Donald Trump has been criminally indicted four times, and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024 as he runs again for the White House.
His candidacy now also faces a challenge from the Colorado Supreme Court, which has ruled Mr Trump cannot run for president because he engaged in an insurrection with his actio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61084161 | news_world-us-canada-61084161 | |
Niger coup: Why some people want Russia in and France out - BBC News | 2023-08-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Supporters of the military which seized power in Niger have been showing their support for Russia. | Africa | In a sign of growing hostility towards the West since the coup in Niger, a businessman proudly shows off his outfit in the colours of the Russian flag in the traditional heartland of deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.
Since the coup, there has been a war of words between the military and the West.
Mr Bazoum was a stau... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66365376 | news_world-africa-66365376 | |
How big are Donald Trump's legal problems? - BBC News | 2023-08-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | He has been criminally indicted four times and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024. | US & Canada | Donald Trump has been criminally indicted four times, and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024 as he runs again for the White House.
His candidacy now also faces a challenge from the Colorado Supreme Court, which has ruled Mr Trump cannot run for president because he engaged in an insurrection with his actio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61084161 | news_world-us-canada-61084161 | |
As it happened: Tory Lanez jailed for 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion - live updates - BBC News | 2023-08-09 | ['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 | |
S4C 'won't apologise' for more English on Welsh channel - BBC News | 2023-08-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | S4C "wants to encourage Welsh learners and reflect reality", but a campaigner calls it dangerous. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. What do people make of S4C including more English content?
There will be no apology from S4C for introducing some English on the Welsh-language channel, its bosses have said.
S4C's Sara Peacock said it wanted to encourage l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66447811 | news_uk-wales-66447811 | |
Facts are up against fear ahead of Fukushima water release - BBC News | 2023-08-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Locals struggle to believe the plant's treated radioactive water is safe to pump into the Pacific Ocean. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Shaimaa Khalil visits the treatment plant to see how it works
In a white coat and gloves, Ai Kimura is cutting up a fish sample at the Tarachine lab, about an hour's drive from the now-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nucle... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66173431 | news_world-asia-66173431 | |
Fake meat: As Beyond Meat sales fall, have we had our fill? - BBC News | 2023-08-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Fast food supplier Beyond Meat has seen its sales fall - but is it cost, taste or nutrition that is putting people off? | Business | Beyond Meat is one of the UK's most well-known brands, supplying McDonald's (pictured) and KFC
When it comes to fake meat Tom Crawford-Clarke has "eaten everything available over the years". But he has fallen out of love with it now.
"We generally favoured Quorn products, Linda McCartney things, Beyond Burgers, Movin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66438807 | news_business-66438807 | |
Jordan Peterson: Critics complain over 'misleading' book cover quotes - BBC News | 2023-08-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Two journalists say quotes used on a Jordan Peterson book jacket misrepresented their reviews. | Entertainment & Arts | Jordan Peterson is a Canadian psychology professor who developed a following on YouTube
Two critics who reviewed a book by Jordan Peterson have said their articles were quoted on its cover in a misleading way.
Quotes from reviews published in the Times and the New Statesman were used on the cover of the paperback edi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66520089 | news_entertainment-arts-66520089 | |
What can Rishi Sunak do to tackle inflation? - BBC News | 2023-08-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | There are some short-term levers the government could pull but they all involve tough political choices. | UK Politics | "Halving inflation this year" is one of the prime minister's top five priorities.
It's currently stuck at 8.7%.
When Rishi Sunak is asked how he'll meet his goal, he points to raising interest rates.
Something the Bank of England, not the government, controls.
The truth is there are some short-term levers governmen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65990413 | news_uk-politics-65990413 | |
Rishi Sunak: I care about reaching net zero carbon emissions - BBC News | 2023-08-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The PM says he listens to his daughters' concerns about climate change but they are not "eco-zealots". | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak has insisted he cares about reaching net zero but that the 2050 target needs to be achieved in "a proportionate and pragmatic way".
The prime minister has faced criticism from environmental groups and some of his own MPs that he is not committed to tackling climate change.
Mr Sunak told LBC he wanted to l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66382265 | news_uk-politics-66382265 | |
How big are Donald Trump's legal problems? - BBC News | 2023-08-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | He has been criminally indicted four times and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024. | US & Canada | Donald Trump has been criminally indicted four times, and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024 as he runs again for the White House.
His candidacy now also faces a challenge from the Colorado Supreme Court, which has ruled Mr Trump cannot run for president because he engaged in an insurrection with his actio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61084161 | news_world-us-canada-61084161 | |
Beyoncé pays tribute to dancer fatally stabbed while dancing to her music - BBC News | 2023-08-02 | ['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 | |
Rishi Sunak gambles as he walks towards blizzard of criticism - BBC News | 2023-09-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Rishi Sunak had avoided stoking Tory infighting, but has now done just that, says our political editor. | UK Politics | Behind his mild-mannered demeanour, Rishi Sunak's announcement was an excoriating demolition of the Conservative governments that came before his, some of which he was a member of.
Boris Johnson didn't get a name check as the prime minister outlined a major shift in green policies, but boy his ideas and instincts were... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66873471 | news_uk-politics-66873471 | |
Rishi Sunak delays petrol car ban in major shift on green policies - BBC News | 2023-09-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The prime minister claims the changes will support "hard-pressed families" but opponents accuse him of "selling out". | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Rishi Sunak has delayed a ban on new petrol and diesel cars in a major change to the government's approach to achieving net zero by 2050.
The prime minister announced exemptions and delays to several key green policies, alo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66871457 | news_uk-politics-66871457 | |
Four sons set out on a perilous migration route. Only one came home - BBC News | 2023-09-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A survivor tells the story of a five-week ordeal on the North Atlantic passage to Europe. | Africa | Adama Sarr at home in Senegal. "In the beginning we all had hope," he said.
Adama and Moussa Sarr had lost track of the exact number of days they had been at sea.
The brothers were drifting somewhere off the coast of West Africa, in a traditional Senegalese fishing canoe known as a pirogue. They were two of 39 passen... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66665299 | news_world-africa-66665299 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: Labour - damned if they dare, damned if they don't? - BBC News | 2023-09-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | When Keir Starmer unveils a policy it is roundly attacked - is this the price of getting a hearing? | UK Politics | Too boring? Too serious? Too left wing? Too right wing? Too much of a mystery still?
For a long time, Keir Starmer's Labour has been miles ahead in the opinion polls. And even before that, for a very long time, he has faced calls to be more explicit about his priorities.
When he ran to become leader, promising "moral... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66831207 | news_uk-politics-66831207 | |
Brexit: Labour will seek re-write of deal, Starmer says - BBC News | 2023-09-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The agreement is due for review in 2025, which the Labour leader says is a key moment to reset relations. | UK Politics | Sir Keir Starmer is currently in Canada meeting with centre-left global leaders
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will seek a "much better" Brexit deal with the EU if Labour wins the next general election.
The opposition leader told the Financial Times that the current deal, which is due for review in 2025, is "too thin".... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66839501 | news_uk-66839501 | |
Google antitrust trial: Tech giant denies abusing power to gain monopoly - BBC News | 2023-09-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In a landmark trial brought by the US government, the tech giant denies using illegal practices to gain a monopoly. | Business | Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general for the antitrust division at the Department of Justice, arrives at court
Google has dismissed arguments that it is the world's biggest search engine because of illegal practices, saying to switch to another company takes "literally four taps".
A lawyer for the company made... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66790608 | news_business-66790608 | |
UK government will not block Scots drug room pilot - BBC News | 2023-09-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Scottish Secretary Alister Jack says Westminster will not intervene if a facility is set up in Glasgow. | Scotland politics | The Scottish government has backed plans for a drug consumption facility in Glasgow
The UK government will not block plans for a drug consumption room pilot in Scotland, the Scottish secretary has confirmed.
Alister Jack said Westminster would not intervene, but that there were no plans to devolve drugs laws to Holyr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66796575 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66796575 | |
Peter Navarro: Ex-Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress - BBC News | 2023-09-07 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Peter Navarro faces up to a year in prison for failing to co-operate with a congressional committee. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Former Trump aide Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to co-operate with an inquiry into alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election result.
Prosecutors said Navarro acted "above the law"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66744592 | news_world-us-canada-66744592 | |
Government denies U-turn on encrypted messaging row - BBC News | 2023-09-07 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The government states that the tech tools for accessing private messages don't yet exist. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The government has denied it is changing plans to force messaging apps to access users' private messages if requested by the regulator Ofcom.
There has been a stand-off between the UK government and tech firms over a clause... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66716502 | news_technology-66716502 | |
The inside story of the mini-budget disaster - BBC News | 2023-09-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | One year on Liz Truss's and Kwasi Kwarteng's economic policies cast a big shadow still. | Business | The term "mini budget" will be forever toxic in British politics.
So disastrous was then-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's September 2022 statement - which included £45bn of unfunded tax cuts - that its long shadow still stretches over our economics and politics.
Over the past year, I have spoken to all the key players, so... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66897881 | news_business-66897881 | |
The inside story of the mini-budget disaster - BBC News | 2023-09-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | One year on Liz Truss's and Kwasi Kwarteng's economic policies cast a big shadow still. | Business | The term "mini budget" will be forever toxic in British politics.
So disastrous was then-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's September 2022 statement - which included £45bn of unfunded tax cuts - that its long shadow still stretches over our economics and politics.
Over the past year, I have spoken to all the key players, so... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66897881 | news_business-66897881 | |
Liberal Democrats face housebuilding target row at conference - BBC News | 2023-09-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Leader Ed Davey says he wants to focus on building social housing, rather than pledging 380,000 new homes a year. | UK Politics | Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has told the BBC his party has not changed tack on housebuilding targets in order to win votes from Conservative supporters.
The party is considering dropping a pledge to build 380,000 new homes a year in England, in favour of a promise of 150,000 new council or social homes.
It will be de... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66888549 | news_uk-politics-66888549 | |
Russell Brand accuser sparks debate about staggered age of consent - BBC News | 2023-09-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Claims against the star have led to discussions about the power dynamic between adults and teens in relationships. | UK | At 16, you can't legally buy alcohol, place a bet or vote in a general election - but you can consent to sex.
It has been this way since 1885 in the UK, when the age of consent was raised from 13. For gay and bisexual men, the age of consent was reduced from 18 to 16 in a law change in 2000, after a long campaign for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66872467 | news_uk-66872467 | |
G20 laments war in Ukraine but avoids blaming Russia - BBC News | 2023-09-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Leaders meeting in Delhi issue an ambiguous statement on the conflict, drawing criticism from Kyiv. | India | The G20 summit in India has agreed on a joint declaration, including a statement on the war in Ukraine.
On the first of their two-day meeting, G20 leaders denounced the use of force for territorial gain but stopped short of directly criticising Russia.
The Ukrainian government said the statement was "nothing to be pr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66763836 | news_world-asia-india-66763836 | |
Donald Trump liable for business fraud, says judge in New York civil case - BBC News | 2023-09-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former president was accused of overvaluing his net worth by as much as $ 2.2bn. | US & Canada | The former president has denied any wrongdoing and on Tuesday said the case in New York was another political "witch hunt"
Donald Trump committed fraud by repeatedly misrepresenting his wealth by hundreds of millions of dollars, a New York judge has ruled.
The ruling, part of a civil case brought against the former p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66931855 | news_world-us-canada-66931855 | |
Russell Brand accuser sparks debate about staggered age of consent - BBC News | 2023-09-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Claims against the star have led to discussions about the power dynamic between adults and teens in relationships. | UK | At 16, you can't legally buy alcohol, place a bet or vote in a general election - but you can consent to sex.
It has been this way since 1885 in the UK, when the age of consent was raised from 13. For gay and bisexual men, the age of consent was reduced from 18 to 16 in a law change in 2000, after a long campaign for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66872467 | news_uk-66872467 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: Inside the high-stakes soap opera that led to political chaos - BBC News | 2023-09-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Key players tell Laura Kuenssberg how six years of political turbulence rocked the British state. | UK | "We lost our minds." That unforgiving assessment is how a former government official who had one of the most important jobs in Britain, sums up the huge political turbulence that engulfed the UK between 2016 and 2022. It was, as she sees it, a collective meltdown in a country previously known for stability.
That perio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66755345 | news_uk-66755345 | |
Brexit: Labour will seek re-write of deal, Starmer says - BBC News | 2023-09-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The agreement is due for review in 2025, which the Labour leader says is a key moment to reset relations. | UK Politics | Sir Keir Starmer is currently in Canada meeting with centre-left global leaders
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will seek a "much better" Brexit deal with the EU if Labour wins the next general election.
The opposition leader told the Financial Times that the current deal, which is due for review in 2025, is "too thin".... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66839501 | news_uk-66839501 | |
Humza Yousaf: Scotland can lead world in climate crisis - BBC News | 2023-09-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The first minister says the country will transition away from being Europe's oil and gas capital. | Scotland politics | Humza Yousaf has travelled to New York for a climate conference
Scotland will transition from Europe's oil and gas capital to its net-zero capital as it provides "moral leadership" on the climate crisis, Humza Yousaf has claimed.
The first minister said his government was "putting money where our mouth is" during a s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66842054 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66842054 | |
Peter Navarro: Ex-Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress - BBC News | 2023-09-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Peter Navarro faces up to a year in prison for failing to co-operate with a congressional committee. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Former Trump aide Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to co-operate with an inquiry into alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election result.
Prosecutors said Navarro acted "above the law"... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66744592 | news_world-us-canada-66744592 | |
Leaders grapple with the politics of Rosebank oil field - BBC News | 2023-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The PM is accused of recklessness after a new oil field is approved but he says he is being pragmatic. | UK Politics | Campaigner protest the new Rosebank oil field outside a government building in Edinburgh
For the second week in a row, the politics of climate swirl again.
In his big green speech last week, the prime minister said his government would be "brave" in its decision making and focus on what was in the long term interests... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66942988 | news_uk-politics-66942988 | |
Donald Trump liable for business fraud, says judge in New York civil case - BBC News | 2023-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former president was accused of overvaluing his net worth by as much as $ 2.2bn. | US & Canada | The former president has denied any wrongdoing and on Tuesday said the case in New York was another political "witch hunt"
Donald Trump committed fraud by repeatedly misrepresenting his wealth by hundreds of millions of dollars, a New York judge has ruled.
The ruling, part of a civil case brought against the former p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66931855 | news_world-us-canada-66931855 | |
Croydon: Tributes paid to girl, 15, killed on way to school - BBC News | 2023-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A teenage boy has been arrested after the girl was stabbed on her way to school in south London. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Residents say stabbings happen "far too often"
A 15-year-old girl who was killed on her way to school has been described as "very comedic" with a "bright future".
Flowers and cards have been placed near the scene whe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66935446 | news_uk-england-london-66935446 | |
Peter Nygard: Fashion mogul begins trial facing sexual assault charges - BBC News | 2023-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | He is also set to be extradited to the US to face charges there once his Canada cases end. | US & Canada | Peter Nygard, seen here leaving an Ontario courthouse, is facing extradition to the US
Canadian prosecutors began laying out arguments against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard as his sexual assault trial opened in an Ontario court.
In opening remarks, they alleged Mr Nygard, 82, used his "power and status" to assaul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66932067 | news_world-us-canada-66932067 | |
Meta announces AI chatbots with 'personality' - BBC News | 2023-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | At Meta's first in-person event since before the pandemic, Mark Zuckerberg announced his AI plans. | Technology | Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook parent Meta, has invested billions in virtual reality and AI
Meta has announced a series of new chatbots to be used in its Messenger service.
The chatbots will have "personality" and specialise in certain subjects, like holidays or cooking advice.
It is the latest salvo in a cha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66941337 | news_technology-66941337 | |
Drive-through worker draws gun on 'missing curly fries' customer - BBC News | 2023-09-27 | [] | CCTV of a fast food drive-through shows a worker pull a gun during a row with a customer. | null | CCTV footage of a fast food restaurant drive-through shows the moment a worker pulled a gun on a customer after an argument over missing fries.
The incident took place in March 2021 in Houston, Texas.
The driver’s family has since filed a lawsuit against Jack-in-the-Box and its employee, Alonniea Ford-Theriot. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66933961 | news_world-us-canada-66933961 | |
Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulators - BBC News | 2023-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The controversial development west of Shetland is estimated to contain 300 million barrels of oil. | Scotland business | Equinor hope to develop Rosebank close to BP's Clair Ridge development (pictured) which has been in operation since 2018
The controversial Rosebank offshore development off Shetland has been granted consent by regulators.
Located 80 miles west of Shetland, Rosebank is the UK's largest untapped oil field and is estima... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-66933346 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-business-66933346 | |
GB News suspends Laurence Fox over comments about journalist Ava Evans - BBC News | 2023-09-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In a segment on the channel, Fox made disparaging remarks about PoliticsJOE reporter Ava Evans. | UK | GB News has suspended host Laurence Fox after he denigrated a journalist and asked what "self-respecting man" would "climb into bed" with her.
His comments were made in a live discussion after PoliticsJOE reporter Ava Evans said on the BBC that calls for a minister for men "feed into the culture war".
GB News said it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66932538 | news_uk-66932538 | |
Angel Lynn: Paralysed woman speaks first word since kidnap injuries - BBC News | 2023-09-11 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Angel Lynn has been unable to talk since suffering severe injuries in a fall from a moving van in 2020. | Leicester | Angel Lynn was bundled into a van before she was found injured on the A6
A woman, paralysed after falling from a moving van when she was kidnapped by her coercive boyfriend, has spoken her first word in three years, her mother has said.
Angel Lynn was dragged into the van by Chay Bowskill after an argument and then f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-66774875 | news_uk-england-leicestershire-66774875 | |
Jolene Bunting loses appeal over drag queen video post - BBC News | 2023-09-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Jolene Bunting must now pay a £750 fine over failing to remove a video of drag queen Cherrie Ontop. | Northern Ireland | Jolene Bunting, pictured in 2019, is a former independent unionist councillor for Belfast City Council
A former Belfast councillor who compared a drag queen to a wolf in make-up has lost her appeal against being fined for breaking a court order.
Jolene Bunting had previously been barred from harassing actor Matthew C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66820321 | news_uk-northern-ireland-66820321 | |
Russell Brand accuser sparks debate about staggered age of consent - BBC News | 2023-09-23 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Claims against the star have led to discussions about the power dynamic between adults and teens in relationships. | UK | At 16, you can't legally buy alcohol, place a bet or vote in a general election - but you can consent to sex.
It has been this way since 1885 in the UK, when the age of consent was raised from 13. For gay and bisexual men, the age of consent was reduced from 18 to 16 in a law change in 2000, after a long campaign for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66872467 | news_uk-66872467 | |
Nikki Haley calls for 'mental competency tests' for ageing US leaders - BBC News | 2023-09-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The White House hopeful says "you have to know when to leave" when asked about a Senate leader's lapses. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is again calling for "mental competency tests" for ageing US leaders after Senator Mitch McConnell froze up in two separate news conferences.
"The Senate is the most privileged ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66678130 | news_world-us-canada-66678130 | |
Jurassic Coast cliff falls tempt fossil hunters - BBC News | 2023-09-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Cliff collapses reveal a plentiful supply of fossils but also make the coast a hazardous place. | Dorset | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Beachgoers had to run when a cliff collapsed at West Bay in August. Video: Daniel Knagg
Recent footage of people running from collapsing cliffs is a stark reminder of the dangers of our coast.
But on one stretch of Dorset's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-66619300 | news_uk-england-dorset-66619300 | |
G20 laments war in Ukraine but avoids blaming Russia - BBC News | 2023-09-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Leaders meeting in Delhi issue an ambiguous statement on the conflict, drawing criticism from Kyiv. | India | The G20 summit in India has agreed on a joint declaration, including a statement on the war in Ukraine.
On the first of their two-day meeting, G20 leaders denounced the use of force for territorial gain but stopped short of directly criticising Russia.
The Ukrainian government said the statement was "nothing to be pr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66763836 | news_world-asia-india-66763836 | |
G20 in India: Group laments suffering in Ukraine but no condemnation of Russia - BBC News | 2023-09-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Leaders agree on a joint declaration, but the language about Ukraine is softer on Russia than last year. | India | Ukraine is clearly disappointed at the G20’s wording on the war.
The foreign ministry spokesman, Oleg Nikolenko, said the G20 had “nothing to be proud of", while thanking “those who tried to include strong wording in the text".
And in a post on Facebook, he quoted the language of the declaration, complete with a teac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-66724117 | news_live_world-66724117 | |
Scottish government challenges gender reform block - BBC News | 2023-09-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Scottish and UK governments are in court over Holyrood plans to make it easier for people to change legal gender. | Scotland | What is the role of the lord advocate?
The court has now paused for lunch. Dorothy Bain KC will continue her argument at 14:00. Until then, let's take a look at her role as the lord advocate. The office of lord advocate dates back to the 1400s, and after 1707 was the chief legal advisor to the UK government on Scottis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66842504 | news_live_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-66842504 | |
UN General Assembly live: Zelensky tells UN 'evil cannot be trusted' - BBC News | 2023-09-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Ukrainian president seeks support to repel Russia at a gathering of nearly 200 world leaders in New York. | World | President Zelensky was clear and brutal in his analysis.
Russia, he said, was weaponizing food shortages, energy, even nuclear power. It was committing genocide by abducting children from occupied parts of Ukraine. And he warned against “shady deals” to try to end the war on unfair terms.
So far, so straightforward.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-66835995 | news_live_world-66835995 | |
Rishi Sunak: I care about reaching net zero carbon emissions - BBC News | 2023-09-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The PM says he listens to his daughters' concerns about climate change but they are not "eco-zealots". | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak has insisted he cares about reaching net zero but that the 2050 target needs to be achieved in "a proportionate and pragmatic way".
The prime minister has faced criticism from environmental groups and some of his own MPs that he is not committed to tackling climate change.
Mr Sunak told LBC he wanted to l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66382265 | news_uk-politics-66382265 | |
UK block on Scottish gender reforms unlawful, court hears - BBC News | 2023-09-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A court battle between the Scottish and UK governments over controversial legislation has begun. | Scotland | The Scottish Parliament has passed a law allowing people to self-identify their sex - but it has been blocked by Westminster
The UK government's block on Scottish gender recognition reforms is unlawful, Scotland's top law officer has said.
The Scottish government is seeking to overturn the veto at the Court of Sessio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66852911 | news_uk-scotland-66852911 | |
Watchdog criticises decision to pay Johnson's £265,000 Partygate bill - BBC News | 2023-09-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | An audit opinion says due process was not followed when the government approved the bill for the former PM's lawyers. | UK Politics | The government's justification for footing a £265,000 bill for Boris Johnson's Partygate inquiry legal fees has been criticised by the spending watchdog.
An inquiry by MPs found the former prime minister had deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown parties during the pandemic.
The top lawyers helping Mr Johnson w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66852723 | news_uk-politics-66852723 | |
British Museum: Chinese TikTok hit amplifies calls for return of artefacts - BBC News | 2023-09-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The show about a jade teapot that busts out of the museum fuels calls for treasures to be returned. | China | Escape from the British Museum tells the story of a jade teapot becoming human and wishing to return to China.
A short video series is racking up views in China, amplifying calls for the British Museum to return artefacts.
It tells the story of a jade teapot, played by a woman, looking for its way back to China.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66714549 | news_world-asia-china-66714549 | |
Government denies U-turn on encrypted messaging row - BBC News | 2023-09-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The government states that the tech tools for accessing private messages don't yet exist. | Technology | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The government has denied it is changing plans to force messaging apps to access users' private messages if requested by the regulator Ofcom.
There has been a stand-off between the UK government and tech firms over a clause... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66716502 | news_technology-66716502 | |
The inside story of the mini-budget disaster - BBC News | 2023-09-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | One year on Liz Truss's and Kwasi Kwarteng's economic policies cast a big shadow still. | Business | The term "mini budget" will be forever toxic in British politics.
So disastrous was then-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's September 2022 statement - which included £45bn of unfunded tax cuts - that its long shadow still stretches over our economics and politics.
Over the past year, I have spoken to all the key players, so... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66897881 | news_business-66897881 | |
Liberal Democrats face housebuilding target row at conference - BBC News | 2023-09-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Leader Ed Davey says he wants to focus on building social housing, rather than pledging 380,000 new homes a year. | UK Politics | Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey has told the BBC his party has not changed tack on housebuilding targets in order to win votes from Conservative supporters.
The party is considering dropping a pledge to build 380,000 new homes a year in England, in favour of a promise of 150,000 new council or social homes.
It will be de... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66888549 | news_uk-politics-66888549 | |
Russell Brand accuser sparks debate about staggered age of consent - BBC News | 2023-09-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Claims against the star have led to discussions about the power dynamic between adults and teens in relationships. | UK | At 16, you can't legally buy alcohol, place a bet or vote in a general election - but you can consent to sex.
It has been this way since 1885 in the UK, when the age of consent was raised from 13. For gay and bisexual men, the age of consent was reduced from 18 to 16 in a law change in 2000, after a long campaign for ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66872467 | news_uk-66872467 | |
Google anti-trust trial: Tech giant accused of 'hobbling rivals' to gain search monopoly - BBC News | 2023-09-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In a landmark trial, the US government says the tech giant uses illegal tactics to stifle competition from start-ups. | Business | Now that we've heard the opening arguments from both sides, we're going to wrap up this live page.
It's unclear how long this trial will take, but some guess it could last as long as 10 weeks.
So, who could we expect to be called upon in court?
Earlier this month, Cue, Giannandrea and Perica lost a challenge to stop... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-66782668 | news_live_business-66782668 | |
Google antitrust trial: Tech giant denies abusing power to gain monopoly - BBC News | 2023-09-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | In a landmark trial brought by the US government, the tech giant denies using illegal practices to gain a monopoly. | Business | Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general for the antitrust division at the Department of Justice, arrives at court
Google has dismissed arguments that it is the world's biggest search engine because of illegal practices, saying to switch to another company takes "literally four taps".
A lawyer for the company made... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66790608 | news_business-66790608 | |
Simona Halep: Two-time Grand Slam champion handed four-year ban for doping - BBC Sport | 2023-09-12 | [] | Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep is banned for four years following breaches of tennis doping rules. | null | Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been banned for four years following breaches of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme.
An independent tribunal determined the 31-year-old Romanian had committed "intentional" anti-doping violations.
Halep said in a statement she intends to appeal against the decision at the C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66789732 | rt_tennis_66789732 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: Labour - damned if they dare, damned if they don't? - BBC News | 2023-09-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | When Keir Starmer unveils a policy it is roundly attacked - is this the price of getting a hearing? | UK Politics | Too boring? Too serious? Too left wing? Too right wing? Too much of a mystery still?
For a long time, Keir Starmer's Labour has been miles ahead in the opinion polls. And even before that, for a very long time, he has faced calls to be more explicit about his priorities.
When he ran to become leader, promising "moral... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66831207 | news_uk-politics-66831207 | |
Rishi Sunak: I care about reaching net zero carbon emissions - BBC News | 2023-09-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The PM says he listens to his daughters' concerns about climate change but they are not "eco-zealots". | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak has insisted he cares about reaching net zero but that the 2050 target needs to be achieved in "a proportionate and pragmatic way".
The prime minister has faced criticism from environmental groups and some of his own MPs that he is not committed to tackling climate change.
Mr Sunak told LBC he wanted to l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66382265 | news_uk-politics-66382265 | |
Rishi Sunak seeks to grab the agenda with green gamble - BBC News | 2023-09-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Sunak's mooted changes to net zero targets are far from tinkering at the edges, our political editor writes. | UK Politics | Climate activists demonstrated outside Paliament over the use of fossil fuels on 16 September
Governments hate it when they lose control of what they plan to say and when.
And that is precisely what happened last night when we revealed that Rishi Sunak is considering weakening some of the government's key green commi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66862498 | news_uk-politics-66862498 | |
What can Rishi Sunak do to tackle inflation? - BBC News | 2023-09-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | There are some short-term levers the government could pull but they all involve tough political choices. | UK Politics | "Halving inflation this year" is one of the prime minister's top five priorities.
It's currently stuck at 8.7%.
When Rishi Sunak is asked how he'll meet his goal, he points to raising interest rates.
Something the Bank of England, not the government, controls.
The truth is there are some short-term levers governmen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65990413 | news_uk-politics-65990413 | |
Rishi Sunak delays petrol car ban in major shift on green policies - BBC News | 2023-09-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The prime minister claims the changes will support "hard-pressed families" but opponents accuse him of "selling out". | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Rishi Sunak has delayed a ban on new petrol and diesel cars in a major change to the government's approach to achieving net zero by 2050.
The prime minister announced exemptions and delays to several key green policies, alo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66871457 | news_uk-politics-66871457 | |
Four sons set out on a perilous migration route. Only one came home - BBC News | 2023-09-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A survivor tells the story of a five-week ordeal on the North Atlantic passage to Europe. | Africa | Adama Sarr at home in Senegal. "In the beginning we all had hope," he said.
Adama and Moussa Sarr had lost track of the exact number of days they had been at sea.
The brothers were drifting somewhere off the coast of West Africa, in a traditional Senegalese fishing canoe known as a pirogue. They were two of 39 passen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66665299 | news_world-africa-66665299 | |
Four sons set out on a perilous migration route. Only one came home - BBC News | 2023-09-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A survivor tells the story of a five-week ordeal on the North Atlantic passage to Europe. | Africa | Adama Sarr at home in Senegal. "In the beginning we all had hope," he said.
Adama and Moussa Sarr had lost track of the exact number of days they had been at sea.
The brothers were drifting somewhere off the coast of West Africa, in a traditional Senegalese fishing canoe known as a pirogue. They were two of 39 passen... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66665299 | news_world-africa-66665299 | |
Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he backs Suella Braverman multiculturalism remarks - BBC News | 2023-10-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Rishi Sunak declines to say whether he agrees with his home secretary that multiculturalism has failed. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sunak: UK has done incredible job on integration
Rishi Sunak has repeatedly declined to say if he agrees with his home secretary's view that multiculturalism has "failed" in the UK.
In a speech on Tuesday, Suella Braverman ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66948132 | news_uk-politics-66948132 | |
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges at Delaware courthouse - BBC News | 2023-10-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The president's son faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of three federal criminal charges. | US & Canada | Hunter Biden was flanked by Secret Service agents as he entered the Delaware courtroom
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has entered a not guilty plea to charges of illegally owning a handgun at a Delaware courthouse.
Prosecutors allege that Mr Biden, 53, lied about his drug use on application forms when ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66949608 | news_world-us-canada-66949608 | |
Defiant Trump turns up at $250m New York fraud trial to blast 'scam' - BBC News | 2023-10-03 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The ex-president lambasts a case that could see him lose control of Trump Tower and other properties. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Former President Donald Trump has attacked a judge and prosecutor in a day of courtroom drama as he attended the opening of a fraud trial that could threaten his business empire.
On entering the room on Monday dressed in a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66986808 | news_world-us-canada-66986808 | |
Voice referendum: Australia votes in nation-defining poll - BBC News | 2023-10-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The landmark Voice referendum could shape Australia's relationship with its Indigenous peoples for generations. | Australia | Yes or No. That is the choice Australia faces as polls have opened in what is seen as a nation-defining referendum.
A Yes vote will recognise Indigenous peoples in the country's constitution and establish a body - called the Voice - for them to advise governments on the issues affecting their communities.
A No outcom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67085710 | news_world-australia-67085710 | |
Keir Starmer grapples with how to keep Labour ahead - BBC News | 2023-10-07 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Labour leader won't be short of advice in Liverpool - but how does he convert a commanding poll lead into a general election victory? | UK Politics | As Labour arrives in Liverpool for what could be its final conference before a general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer is grappling with how to convert a commanding poll lead into power.
"One of the most ambitious politicians I have ever met."
That was the verdict on Keir Starmer, before he had even been elected as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67039284 | news_uk-politics-67039284 | |
Lin and Megan Russell: Michael Stone's murder convictions reviewed - BBC News | 2023-10-07 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Michael Stone's case is to be looked at again after Levi Bellfield reportedly confessed to the murders. | Kent | Michael Stone was convicted of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder
The convictions of Michael Stone for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan are to be reviewed.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) will look at evidence again, three months after a previous review ruled out the case be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-67038913 | news_uk-england-kent-67038913 | |
FTX: 'Crypto King' tells judge he acted on legal advice - BBC News | 2023-10-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried testifies to fraud trial judge after jury sent home. | Business | Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried has been testifying to a judge at his trial after the jury was sent home.
The former entrepreneur was asked to speak to Judge Lewis Kaplan to determine which parts of his testimony can be put to the jury.
The 31-year-old is accused of lying to investors and lenders and stealing mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67221161 | news_business-67221161 | |
Voice referendum: Australia votes in nation-defining poll - BBC News | 2023-10-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The landmark Voice referendum could shape Australia's relationship with its Indigenous peoples for generations. | Australia | Yes or No. That is the choice Australia faces as polls have opened in what is seen as a nation-defining referendum.
A Yes vote will recognise Indigenous peoples in the country's constitution and establish a body - called the Voice - for them to advise governments on the issues affecting their communities.
A No outcom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-67085710 | news_world-australia-67085710 | |
Voice referendum live news: Australians reject historic Indigenous vote - BBC News | 2023-10-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum. | Australia | A defaced 'Vote Yes' sign is seen in Bassendean in Perth in Western Australia where polls have not yet closed Image caption: A defaced 'Vote Yes' sign is seen in Bassendean in Perth in Western Australia where polls have not yet closed
If you're just joining us, the latest news is that Australians have voted No and rej... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-australia-67100354 | news_live_world-australia-67100354 | |
Keir Starmer grapples with how to keep Labour ahead - BBC News | 2023-10-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Labour leader won't be short of advice in Liverpool - but how does he convert a commanding poll lead into a general election victory? | UK Politics | As Labour arrives in Liverpool for what could be its final conference before a general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer is grappling with how to convert a commanding poll lead into power.
"One of the most ambitious politicians I have ever met."
That was the verdict on Keir Starmer, before he had even been elected as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67039284 | news_uk-politics-67039284 | |
Keir Starmer promises to build new towns and 1.5m homes - BBC News | 2023-10-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Labour leader says he will "bulldoze through" the planning system in England if his party wins power. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to build "the next generation" of new towns, along with 1.5 million homes, as part of a "decade of renewal under Labour".
The Labour leader said he would "bulldoze through" the planning system ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67058848 | news_uk-politics-67058848 | |
Keir Starmer speech latest: Labour leader promises new towns and 1.5m homes at Liverpool conference - BBC News | 2023-10-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | After being disrupted by a protester, the Labour leader tells his party's conference he would focus on NHS reform and home building as PM. | UK Politics | Things are going well for Starmer - and his confidence showed
In his three and a half years as Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has slowly established near-total authority over his party. Today’s conference speech exemplified that. Praising Tony Blair, vowing reform of the NHS and leading a standing ovation in support ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-67052729 | news_live_uk-politics-67052729 | |
Sam Bankman-Fried: Trial of 'Crypto King' begins - BBC News | 2023-10-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former crypto billionaire is accused of "one of the biggest financial frauds in US history". | Business | A sketch from the courtroom where Judge Lewis Kaplan is presiding
Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried is staring down decades in prison, as his trial over what has been called one of the biggest financial frauds in US history gets under way.
Opening arguments in the case are expected later in New York, after ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66990824 | news_business-66990824 | |
Jurgen Klopp wants Tottenham-Liverpool replay after VAR error - BBC Sport | 2023-10-04 | [] | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says a replay of the match against Tottenham "would be the right thing" after Luis Diaz's goal was wrongly disallowed. | null | Last updated on .From the section Liverpool
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp wants the Premier League game against Tottenham to be replayed after Luis Diaz's goal was wrongly disallowed by the video assistant referee.
VAR Darren England and assistant Dan Cook did not overrule when Diaz was flagged offside at 0-0 on Sat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67003386 | rt_football_67003386 | |
Sam Bankman-Fried: Fraud trial begins for FTX's 'crypto king' in New York - live updates - BBC News | 2023-10-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial has begun where he is accused massive financial fraud. | US & Canada | Was the crypto king acting in good faith or amassing billions in personal wealth built on a web of lies?
Those were the two opposing arguments that came out of the first proper day of Sam Bankman-Fried's trial in New York City.
The prosecution claimed the man known as SBF looted customer cash, billions of dollars tha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-67010117 | news_live_world-us-canada-67010117 | |
David Hunter: Appeal against Cyprus manslaughter verdict begins - BBC News | 2023-10-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | David Hunter was convicted of the manslaughter of his ill wife but could be tried again for murder. | Tyne & Wear | David Hunter was freed from prison after being found guilty of his wife's manslaughter
A prosecution appeal case against the verdict and sentence of a man who was freed from prison after killing his seriously ill wife has begun.
David Hunter, 76, was accused of murdering his wife Janice at their home in Cyprus in 202... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-67225129 | news_uk-england-tyne-67225129 | |
Keir Starmer grapples with how to keep Labour ahead - BBC News | 2023-10-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Labour leader won't be short of advice in Liverpool - but how does he convert a commanding poll lead into a general election victory? | UK Politics | As Labour arrives in Liverpool for what could be its final conference before a general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer is grappling with how to convert a commanding poll lead into power.
"One of the most ambitious politicians I have ever met."
That was the verdict on Keir Starmer, before he had even been elected as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67039284 | news_uk-politics-67039284 | |
Lin and Megan Russell: Michael Stone's murder convictions reviewed - BBC News | 2023-10-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Michael Stone's case is to be looked at again after Levi Bellfield reportedly confessed to the murders. | Kent | Michael Stone was convicted of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder
The convictions of Michael Stone for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan are to be reviewed.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) will look at evidence again, three months after a previous review ruled out the case be... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-67038913 | news_uk-england-kent-67038913 | |
Labour Party latest: Rayner rallies Labour conference as Starmer stresses growth plan - BBC News | 2023-10-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | "A council house changed my life," she tells the audience in Liverpool as she outlines housing policy. | UK Politics | There was plenty of policy in Angela Rayner’s speech to Labour conference. Not necessarily new policy, but the packed conference hall gave a rapturous welcome all the same to her promises to build new houses, ban no-fault evictions and abolish zero hours contracts.
But Rayner is not just shadow levelling up secretary,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-67008977 | news_live_uk-politics-67008977 | |
Biden attacked from both sides over new Texas border wall - BBC News | 2023-10-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | US officials say they are legally obliged to move ahead with a new section of the southern border wall. | US & Canada | The US-Mexico border has become a political challenge for the Biden administration
President Joe Biden is under fire from both Republicans and Democrats after his administration announced new border wall construction in Texas.
Mr Biden has said he "had no choice" because the funding was signed off while Donald Trump ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67024003 | news_world-us-canada-67024003 | |
Stage that once hosted William Shakespeare found, claims Norfolk theatre - BBC News | 2023-10-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Floorboards that are thought to have been acted on by William Shakespeare are uncovered in King's Lynn. | Entertainment & Arts | William Shakespeare acted as well as writing some of the greatest works of English drama
A theatre in Norfolk believes it has discovered the only surviving stage on which William Shakespeare performed.
St George's Guildhall in King's Lynn is the oldest working theatre in the UK, dating back to 1445.
During recent re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67007980 | news_entertainment-arts-67007980 | |
Chris Mason: Rishi Sunak's smoking move gets cross-party backing - BBC News | 2023-10-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Despite practical issues, ministers in Scotland and Wales are on the same page on phasing it out. | UK Politics | For all the arguments about HS2, perhaps Rishi Sunak's announcement on smoking could be the most profound and long-lasting.
Labour are not seeking to oppose it. The Welsh and Scottish governments are making positive noises too.
A Conservative prime minister makes a party conference announcement, and within hours SNP ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67016548 | news_uk-politics-67016548 | |
FTX: 'Crypto King' tells judge he acted on legal advice - BBC News | 2023-10-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried testifies to fraud trial judge after jury sent home. | Business | Former crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried has been testifying to a judge at his trial after the jury was sent home.
The former entrepreneur was asked to speak to Judge Lewis Kaplan to determine which parts of his testimony can be put to the jury.
The 31-year-old is accused of lying to investors and lenders and stealing mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67221161 | news_business-67221161 | |
Bibby Stockholm: Resident loses High Court fight over Portland migrant barge - BBC News | 2023-10-11 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Carralyn Parkes loses her argument that the Government requires planning permission. | Dorset | The migrants were removed from the barge after Legionella bacteria was found in the on-board water system
There will not be a judicial review into the Home Office's use of a barge to house asylum seekers.
Carralyn Parkes, from the Isle of Portland, brought the challenge against Home Secretary Suella Braverman's depar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-67064005 | news_uk-england-dorset-67064005 |
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