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COP28 live: Food we eat matters for climate, leaders agree in first-ever pledge - BBC News | 2023-12-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | More than 130 countries at COP28 say they will consider farming in their plans to limit global warming. | Science & Environment | Haiti - pictured here after heavy rain in June 2023 - is one of the countries featured in the ODI study Image caption: Haiti - pictured here after heavy rain in June 2023 - is one of the countries featured in the ODI study
The scale of the impacts of climate change on some small islands and developing states can be se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-67440257 | news_live_science-environment-67440257 | |
Donald Trump gag order reinstated in New York civil fraud trial - BBC News | 2023-12-01 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A judge vows to enforce the order "rigorously and vigorously" - but how he will do so is not clear. | US & Canada | Donald Trump again attacked a New York judge's law clerk online on Wednesday
A US court has reinstated a gag order that prevents Donald Trump and his team from criticising court personnel in his ongoing civil fraud trial in New York.
Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the trial and claims his chambers have b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67580883 | news_world-us-canada-67580883 | |
Israel-Gaza: The status quo is smashed. The future is messy and dangerous - BBC News | 2023-12-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Even when the war between Israel and Hamas ends, there is no easy future, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen says. | Middle East | At the end of the war that started on 7 October lies a big, unknown place called the future. The old status quo was dangerous and painful, especially for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. But it was familiar. Then after 7 October it was smashed by the Hamas attacks, and Israel's response.
The shock of war ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67652494 | news_world-middle-east-67652494 | |
How double pay rise for senior doctors is backfiring on government - BBC News | 2023-12-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Offer seen as breakthrough, but it appears to have inflamed tensions with junior doctors and nurses. | Health | Victoria Atkins was appointed health secretary in last month's Cabinet reshuffle
Two weeks ago, the new Health Secretary, Victoria Atkins, spent the weekend signing off on a new pay offer for consultants, the most senior doctors in the NHS.
She hoped it would mark the beginning of the end of the strikes in England th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67655000 | news_health-67655000 | |
Elderly French couple lose rare African mask case worth millions - BBC News | 2023-12-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A dealer bought the African mask from the couple for €150, reselling it for €4.2m. | Europe | The Ngil mask, made by the Fang people of Gabon, is believed to be one of only about 10 in the world
A second-hand dealer has won a case to keep the €4.2m (£3.6m; $4.6m) proceeds from the sale of a rare African mask he found in an elderly French couple's attic.
He had been brought in to help clear the attic of the co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67759639 | news_world-europe-67759639 | |
Jonathan Majors: Marvel drops actor after domestic assault conviction - BBC News | 2023-12-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | It is unclear whether Marvel will replace the star or write his character out of the films. | Entertainment & Arts | Emmy-nominated actor Jonathan Majors has been dropped by Marvel Studios after he was convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend.
On Monday, a jury in New York found that Majors, 34, attacked and harassed British choreographer Grace Jabbari during an argument in March.
Following the verdict, a Marvel spokesperson sai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67757317 | news_entertainment-arts-67757317 | |
End culture of hatred, says mother of man shot dead in US - BBC News | 2023-12-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Glasgow-born Susan Swimm's 23-year-old son Rory was shot dead by a teenager in Utah in October. | Scotland | Rory died in Salt Lake City, Utah, a week after his 23rd birthday
A Scottish mother whose son was shot dead in the US has called for an end to the country's "culture of hatred".
Detectives in Utah believe Rory Swimm was killed by a 15-year-old schoolboy who had been given a handgun by his grandfather as a gift.
His ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67694134 | news_uk-scotland-67694134 | |
Esther Rantzen says she's joined assisted dying clinic - BBC News | 2023-12-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The broadcaster tells the BBC she will consider assisted dying if her lung cancer treatment fails. | UK | The broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen says she has joined the Dignitas assisted dying clinic in Switzerland.
The 83-year-old told the BBC she is currently undergoing a "miracle" treatment for stage four lung cancer.
If it does not work, "I might buzz off to Zurich", where assisted dying is legal, she told Radio 4's The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67756506 | news_uk-67756506 | |
Marvel actor Jonathan Majors guilty of assaulting ex-girlfriend - BBC News | 2023-12-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Jonathan Majors, known for starring in the Marvel universe, has been dropped by the Marvel studios. | Entertainment & Arts | Majors seen arriving at court on Monday
US actor Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of assaulting his then-girlfriend after a trial in New York.
The jury found Majors, known for playing Kang in the Marvel films, attacked British choreographer Grace Jabbari during an altercation in March.
She told the court she wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67727425 | news_entertainment-arts-67727425 | |
Healthcare to be improved for trans people - Shona Robison - BBC News | 2023-12-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Ministers are looking at new ways to improve trans lives instead of pursuing self-ID legislation. | Scotland | A protest outside Downing Street in January against the UK government's decision to block gender reform in Scotland
The Scottish government is looking at new ways to help transgender people after confirming it will scrap an appeal of the UK government's veto of gender reform.
The Court of Session ruled that the UK go... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67761819 | news_uk-scotland-67761819 | |
Contrite, shorn of theatrics - Johnson's first day at inquiry - BBC News | 2023-12-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Boris Johnson mixed contrition with an effort to take on former colleagues who questioned him. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Boris Johnson's evidence was, for the most part, shorn of his usual performative theatrics.
Sitting on the press bench in the hearing room, the contempt in which Mr Johnson was held by many of the families of the bereaved s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67643903 | news_uk-politics-67643903 | |
Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid inquiry but say he got big calls right - BBC News | 2023-12-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | But the former PM will argue robustly his government got many big pandemic calls right, sources say. | UK Politics | Boris Johnson has faced weeks of heavy criticism at the inquiry by some of those he worked with most closely
Boris Johnson is expected to apologise to the Covid Inquiry next week and acknowledge the government did not get everything right during the pandemic.
But the former PM will argue robustly that his government ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67597455 | news_uk-politics-67597455 | |
I should have twigged Covid threat earlier, admits Boris Johnson - BBC News | 2023-12-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former PM tells the pandemic inquiry he initially underestimated the challenge posed by the virus. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Boris Johnson has said he should have "twigged" the seriousness of Covid sooner, conceding earlier action could have been taken against the virus.
Giving evidence to the Covid inquiry, the former prime minister said he had ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67639813 | news_uk-politics-67639813 | |
Big ifs continue to surround UK's Rwanda migrant plan - BBC News | 2023-12-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Ministers want to make their plan to send asylum seekers to Africa work - but nothing is certain. | UK Politics | James Cleverly is the third UK home secretary to travel to Rwanda since the scheme's launch
I am writing this in a minibus making its way to Kigali Airport.
Diplomacy comes in many forms. Today it was a day trip to Rwanda.
"The plane is your hotel," said a cheery government official as we stumbled off in a sleepy st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67630252 | news_uk-politics-67630252 | |
Boris Johnson faces two-day grilling at Covid inquiry - BBC News | 2023-12-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former prime minister is expected to apologise for mistakes but defend his pandemic record. | UK Politics | Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have a chance to defend his handling of the pandemic in two days of questioning at the Covid inquiry.
Mr Johnson is expected to apologise to the inquiry and admit his government made mistakes during the pandemic.
But sources close to Mr Johnson have told the BBC he will argue ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67632449 | news_uk-politics-67632449 | |
Google loses monopoly case to Fortnite maker Epic Games - BBC News | 2023-12-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A jury found that the tech giant used illegal strategies to maintain its app store dominance. | Business | Hundreds of millions of people access gaming apps through Google's Play Store
The maker of popular video game Fortnite has won a US court battle against Google, with a jury deciding that the search giant had operated an illegal monopoly.
Epic Games sued Google in 2020, accusing it of unlawfully making its app store d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67688720 | news_business-67688720 | |
Supreme Court asked to decide if Trump can be prosecuted - BBC News | 2023-12-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The top court is asked to rule on whether Mr Trump is immune from federal prosecution over the Capitol riot. | US & Canada | The US Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for crimes he allegedly committed while he was president.
Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing two criminal investigations into Mr Trump, asked the court on Monday for a quick ruling on whether he is immune from federal prosecut... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67687791 | news_world-us-canada-67687791 | |
Covid inquiry: Eat Out To Help Out curbed devastating job losses - PM - BBC News | 2023-12-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Rishi Sunak defends the scheme and says advisers and ministers had "ample" chances to raise concerns. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Defending Eat Out to Help Out - Rishi Sunak's day at the Covid inquiry
Rishi Sunak has robustly defended his Eat Out To Help Out scheme, implemented in summer 2020, saying it prevented "devastating" job losses.
The s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67681600 | news_uk-politics-67681600 | |
Rudy Giuliani must pay more than $148m over false election claims - BBC News | 2023-12-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was sued by ex-poll workers he accused of vote tampering. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Rudy Giuliani says he plans to appeal 'absurd' penalty
Rudy Giuliani, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump, has been ordered to pay more than $148m (£116m) to two women over false claims they tampered... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67723332 | news_world-us-canada-67723332 | |
Esther Rantzen: Minister says he is 'not averse' to new assisted dying vote - BBC News | 2023-12-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Mel Stride says MPs may wish to revisit the topic after Esther Rantzen announces she is joining Dignitas. | UK | Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has signalled his support for another parliamentary vote on assisted dying.
He said there was no fresh legislation in the works, but he "would not be averse" to a new Commons debate.
A bill to legalise assisted dying in the UK was defeated in 2015. Another Tory MP, Alicia Kearns... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67770958 | news_uk-67770958 | |
Claire Holland: Darren Osment jailed for life for murder of missing ex-partner - BBC News | 2023-12-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | A chef has been jailed for murdering his ex-partner in 2012 and whose body has never been found. | Bristol | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A man has been jailed for murdering his ex-partner whose body has never been found.
Darren Osment was recorded on camera by an undercover police officer confessing to killing the mother-of-four Claire Holland, 32.
The chef... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67760586 | news_uk-england-bristol-67760586 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: Health Secretary Victoria Atkins could decide Tory party's fate - BBC News | 2023-12-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Victoria Atkins' performance, when pressure mounts on the NHS, is vital for her party's prospects. | UK Politics | If you're feeling charitable, you might say things are not going well for the government.
But if you're feeling grumpy - perhaps because every morning you're leaving the warmth of your duvet to shiver in the freezing morning cold - then you might suggest No 10 is bouncing from bungle to bungle.
The bizarre diplomatic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67600789 | news_uk-politics-67600789 | |
Paris Olympics 2024: Locals ask if they're worth the trouble - BBC News | 2023-12-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Metro tickets will cost more, rentals are soaring and Paris faces months of disruption. | Europe | It is not hard these days to find Parisians quite happy to curse next year's Games
Are Parisians falling out of love with their own Olympic Games?
That conclusion might seem inescapable after a series of bad news stories over the last couple of weeks.
First the city's own Mayor Anne Hidalgo said out of the blue that... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67564177 | news_world-europe-67564177 | |
Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid inquiry but say he got big calls right - BBC News | 2023-12-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | But the former PM will argue robustly his government got many big pandemic calls right, sources say. | UK Politics | Boris Johnson has faced weeks of heavy criticism at the inquiry by some of those he worked with most closely
Boris Johnson is expected to apologise to the Covid Inquiry next week and acknowledge the government did not get everything right during the pandemic.
But the former PM will argue robustly that his government ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67597455 | news_uk-politics-67597455 | |
Yousaf offers talks with 'next prime minister' Starmer - BBC News | 2024-01-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Scotland's first minister is "very willing" to work with Sir Keir Starmer if Labour win the general election. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Humza Yousaf said he is open to working with Labour should they win the general election - subject to certain conditions.
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has offered to hold talks with Sir Keir Starmer about working t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-68046866 | news_uk-scotland-scotland-politics-68046866 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: Why is Humza Yousaf predicting 'inevitable' Keir Starmer victory? - BBC News | 2024-01-21 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Polls suggest Humza Yousaf is yet to convince the Scottish public he's an effective leader - could that change? | UK Politics | Something strange is happening in part of the UK.
Normally, when we ask politicians who they think will win an election they are performatively shy. "Ooh, I couldn't possibly say," or, "You should know far better than to ask before a single vote has been cast, Laura!"
But there is one prominent politician who claims ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68041203 | news_uk-politics-68041203 | |
E Jean Carroll trial: Judge threatens to remove Trump from court - BBC News | 2024-01-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The threat came after the ex-president was overheard criticising his accuser's testimony in court. | US & Canada | Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to kick Donald Trump out of court after he was overheard loudly criticising E Jean Carroll's testimony
Donald Trump's lawyers accused E Jean Carroll of courting publicity on Wednesday, as she said her reputation was left "shattered" after accusing him of sexual assault in the 1990s.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68009461 | news_world-us-canada-68009461 | |
Chris Mason: Has Rishi Sunak really ruled out a spring election? - BBC News | 2024-01-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The PM's curious choice of words suggests he may still be keeping his options open. | UK Politics | Let's unpack what Rishi Sunak has said about the timing of an election - and what he hasn't.
"My working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year."
Sixteen words in which the prime minister is, outwardly, saying something.
And yet also saying potentially nothing.
Let's be clear - ... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67883767 | news_uk-politics-67883767 | |
Chris Mason: Has Rishi Sunak really ruled out a spring election? - BBC News | 2024-01-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The PM's curious choice of words suggests he may still be keeping his options open. | UK Politics | Let's unpack what Rishi Sunak has said about the timing of an election - and what he hasn't.
"My working assumption is we'll have a general election in the second half of this year."
Sixteen words in which the prime minister is, outwardly, saying something.
And yet also saying potentially nothing.
Let's be clear - ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67883767 | news_uk-politics-67883767 | |
Ghislaine Maxwell appeals against sex trafficking conviction - BBC News | 2024-01-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Ghislaine Maxwell formally filed her appeal nine days after her conviction for child sex trafficking. | US & Canada | Ghislaine Maxwell has appealed against her child sex trafficking conviction and the 20-year prison term she was handed by a US judge last month.
Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of recruiting and trafficking four teenage girls for abuse by her then-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein took his own life in a New Y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62088862 | news_world-us-canada-62088862 | |
Tory divisions on show as Rwanda crunch votes loom - BBC News | 2024-01-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | But the government appears relatively confident they can get their plans through the Commons, says BBC's Chris Mason. | UK Politics | Since the tail end of last week, those agitating for the government to beef up its Rwanda plan, as they see it, have been ratcheting up their public argument.
The former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has been out and about on the airwaves.
So too was the former Home Secretary Suella Braverman.
Mrs Braverman al... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67992258 | news_uk-politics-67992258 | |
Lee Anderson: Outspoken MP suspended over Khan comments - BBC News | 2024-01-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The MP for Ashfield is known for his controversial views but supporters believe he connects with voters. | UK Politics | Lee Anderson has rarely been out of the headlines since becoming the Conservative Party's deputy chairman just over a year ago.
This week it's his claims that London mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour leaders Sir Keir Starmer are "controlled by Islamists" that resulted in the prime minister slapping down the comments as wron... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64582994 | news_uk-politics-64582994 | |
Caroline Glachan murder: Two men jailed for killing schoolgirl in 1996 - BBC News | 2024-01-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The body of Caroline Glachan was discovered on a river bank in West Dunbartonshire 27 years ago. | Glasgow & West Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Caroline Glachan's friends have paid tribute to her memory
Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a schoolgirl in West Dunbartonshire more than 27 years ago.
The body of Caroline Glachan, 14, was discovered on the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-67959641 | news_uk-scotland-glasgow-west-67959641 | |
Kaylin Gillis: Householder guilty of killing woman in driveway wrong turn - BBC News | 2024-01-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Kaylin Gillis was shot in the neck in New York state when a car she was in pulled up at the wrong address. | US & Canada | Kaylin Gillis was in the car with three friends when she was killed
A householder has been convicted of murder for shooting a 20-year-old woman as the car she was in took a wrong turn up his driveway in rural New York.
Kaylin Gillis was shot in the neck by Kevin Monahan, 66, on 15 April 2023.
Monahan's lawyers had a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68077595 | news_world-us-canada-68077595 | |
Britain must train citizen army, military chief warns - BBC News | 2024-01-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | General Sir Patrick Sanders points to threat of Russia as he warns of UK's lack of readiness for war. | UK | Britain should train a "citizen army" ready to fight a war on land in the future, the head of the Army has said.
General Sir Patrick Sanders warned that an increase in reserve forces alone "would not be enough".
He highlighted the threat from Russia and pointed to steps being taken by other European nations to put th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68086188 | news_uk-68086188 | |
I'm acting alone, says Simon Clarke after calling for PM to go - BBC News | 2024-01-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | But Sir Simon Clarke tells the BBC some other Tory MPs privately agree Rishi Sunak should be removed. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ex-minister Sir Simon Clarke warns his party is heading for "a shattering defeat"
Ex-minister Sir Simon Clarke has said he was acting on his own when he called for Rishi Sunak to be ousted.
In an interview with the BBC, the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68083936 | news_uk-politics-68083936 | |
Simon Clarke's call for Rishi Sunak to go sparks backlash - BBC News | 2024-01-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Several ex-cabinet ministers criticise Sir Simon Clarke, after he says Rishi Sunak should be replaced as PM. | UK Politics | A senior Tory MP has called for his party to replace Rishi Sunak as prime minister or be "massacred" in the general election.
Writing in the Telegraph, former cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke said the Conservatives had lost "key voters" by failing to be bold on immigration.
But his article was criticised by several ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68077142 | news_uk-politics-68077142 | |
Donald Trump must pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m for defamation - BBC News | 2024-01-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Ms Carroll calls it a "huge defeat for every bully" but Mr Trump says the verdict is "absolutely ridiculous". | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Trump must pay $83m to E Jean Carroll
A New York jury has decided Donald Trump should pay $83.3m (£65m) for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll in 2019 while he was US president.
The penalty... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68109999 | news_world-us-canada-68109999 | |
Who is Trump's trial lawyer Alina Habba? - BBC News | 2024-01-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The 39-year-old former fashion executive is defending Trump's legal - and political - record. | US & Canada | One of the most striking elements to emerge from Donald Trump's defamation trial has been the frequent clashes between his lawyer, Alina Habba, and the seasoned judge who has at times questioned her understanding of the law.
At 39 years old, Ms Habba has risen from a little-known litigator to representing the former p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68014329 | news_world-us-canada-68014329 | |
E Jean Carroll faces off with Trump as $10m defamation trial begins - BBC News | 2024-01-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Fresh off his victory in Iowa, the former president sits in a New York courtroom with his rape accuser. | US & Canada | Both former President Donald Trump and E Jean Carroll were in court on Tuesday
The split screen of Donald Trump's re-election campaign and his parade of legal cases was on full display on Tuesday, as the Republican frontrunner, fresh off a victory in the Iowa caucuses, took his seat in yet another New York courtroom t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67964678 | news_world-us-canada-67964678 | |
Defamation defeat a double-edged sword for Trump - BBC News | 2024-01-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | An $83m bill is a message to Mr Trump to stop defaming his rape accuser, experts say. But will it work? | US & Canada | Donald Trump has framed his legal woes as part of a 'witch hunt' against him by his political opponents
A New York jury has said Donald Trump must pay $83.3m (£65.6m) to E Jean Carroll, a writer he was found to have defamed by denying her allegation of sexual assault. Legal experts say the award is a message to the fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68114676 | news_world-us-canada-68114676 | |
Prince Harry to pay legal costs to Mail on Sunday - BBC News | 2024-01-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Duke of Sussex faces £48,000 in legal costs after losing part of an ongoing libel battle. | UK | Prince Harry will have to pay more than £48,000 in legal costs to the publishers of the Mail on Sunday, after losing part of a libel battle.
It follows a failed attempt by his lawyers to strike out part of a defence against a libel claim he is bringing against the newspaper.
The libel claim itself can still go ahead ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67686059 | news_uk-67686059 | |
Donald Trump says Colorado ballot ban could unleash 'chaos' - BBC News | 2024-01-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Donald Trump urges the Supreme Court to put a "swift" end to his ban from some presidential primaries. | US & Canada | Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to put a "swift and decisive end" to his exclusion from Colorado's presidential primary ballot.
In a court filing on Thursday, Mr Trump said "chaos and bedlam" would be unleashed if other states followed Colorado and banned him from primaries.
Colorado's top court banned Mr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/68026910 | news_68026910 | |
Prince Harry drops libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher - BBC News | 2024-01-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Prince Harry withdraws his libel claim over a Mail on Sunday story about his security arrangements. | UK | Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against the Mail on Sunday publisher, Associated Newspapers says.
The Duke of Sussex, 39, had sued over an article about his publicly-funded security arrangements when visiting the UK after stepping back as a senior royal.
In an article on the Daily Mail website the paper sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68034322 | news_uk-68034322 | |
Nelson Mandela auction: South Africa seeks to block sale in row over heritage - BBC News | 2024-01-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The government aims to block the sale of personal items to preserve the anti-apartheid hero's legacy. | Africa | Items belonging to Nelson Mandela, including some of his trademark shirts, will be on auction in New York if the sale is not blocked
South Africa's government is trying to stop a controversial auction of 70 personal items belonging to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
They include a set of hearing aids, an ID card,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68031028 | news_world-africa-68031028 | |
Chris Mason: Rwanda bill a reminder of Brexit Tory divisions - BBC News | 2024-01-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | This weekend different groupings of MPs in the party are scrutinising the government's planned new law on Rwanda. | UK Politics | The prime minister will face the Covid enquiry ahead of the vote on Rwanda legislation
It had been a while since I'd heard mention of a "Star Chamber".
But it is back in the lingo of Westminster.
This weekend different groupings of Conservative MPs are scrutinising the government's planned new law on the Rwanda migr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67656496 | news_uk-politics-67656496 | |
Supreme Court to rule if Trump can run for president - BBC News | 2024-01-06 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Lawsuits nationwide are seeking to disqualify Mr Trump, arguing that he engaged in insurrection. | US & Canada | The US Supreme Court says it will hear a historic case to determine whether Donald Trump can run for president.
The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump's appeal against a decision by Colorado to remove him from the 2024 ballot in that state.
The case will be heard in February and the ruling will apply nationwide.
La... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67899435 | news_world-us-canada-67899435 | |
Rishi Sunak facing major Tory revolt over Rwanda bill - BBC News | 2024-01-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Over 30 backbenchers insist the PM's law will fail to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda unless it is changed. | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak is facing a significant rebellion from Tory MPs over legislation to revive his plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Over 30 backbenchers on the right of the party are backing plans to change the bill next week to make it harder for people to appeal deportation.
The amendments underline the scale of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67930783 | news_uk-politics-67930783 | |
Trump hearing: Judges sound sceptical of Trump's immunity defence - BBC News | 2024-01-09 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The justice department called the ex-president's claim of total immunity from prosecution "frightening". | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Trump: 'As a president, you have to have immunity'
Appeal court judges have sharply questioned Donald Trump's argument that former presidents should be entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution.
In a landmark case, Mr ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67920129 | news_world-us-canada-67920129 | |
Donald Trump must pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m for defamation - BBC News | 2024-01-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Ms Carroll calls it a "huge defeat for every bully" but Mr Trump says the verdict is "absolutely ridiculous". | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Trump must pay $83m to E Jean Carroll
A New York jury has decided Donald Trump should pay $83.3m (£65m) for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll in 2019 while he was US president.
The penalty... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68109999 | news_world-us-canada-68109999 | |
South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ hearing - BBC News | 2024-01-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | After two days of legal argument, judges must now rule on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. | Middle East | Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the ICJ in the Hague to watch the proceedings
The UN's top legal body has now heard two days of powerful legal argument on the "crime of all crimes": genocide.
It is now for the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to decide whether Israel, in its... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67962302 | news_world-middle-east-67962302 | |
Michigan school shooter's mum weeps as she goes on trial - BBC News | 2024-01-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Jennifer Crumbley is the first US parent to face a manslaughter trial for such an attack by their child. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A mother who is the first US parent ever to go on trial for failing to stop her son from carrying out a deadly school shooting has sobbed in court as she saw CCTV of the attack.
Jennifer Crumbley's lawyer said the prosecuti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68102109 | news_world-us-canada-68102109 | |
Defiant Trump takes legal risk on stand in New York defamation trial - BBC News | 2024-01-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The lawyers and the judge spent more time arguing about the scope of the former president's testimony. | US & Canada | Donald Trump testified on Thursday in the defamation trial brought by writer E Jean Carroll, but his much-anticipated time on the stand was kept brief.
The former president - who has already been found to have defamed Ms Carroll for comments he made about her in 2019 - was under strict rules on what he could say.
But... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68071744 | news_world-us-canada-68071744 | |
E Jean Carroll faces off with Trump as $10m defamation trial begins - BBC News | 2024-01-26 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Fresh off his victory in Iowa, the former president sits in a New York courtroom with his rape accuser. | US & Canada | Both former President Donald Trump and E Jean Carroll were in court on Tuesday
The split screen of Donald Trump's re-election campaign and his parade of legal cases was on full display on Tuesday, as the Republican frontrunner, fresh off a victory in the Iowa caucuses, took his seat in yet another New York courtroom t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67964678 | news_world-us-canada-67964678 | |
The many lives of Trump Tower - BBC News | 2024-01-07 | [] | Trump Tower has stood as a symbol of Donald Trump’s success and fame for 40 years, but he could soon lose control of it. | null | The many lives of Trump Tower
Trump Tower has stood as a symbol of Donald Trump’s success and fame for 40 years, clad in enough pink marble and brass to make Liberace (a former resident) blush.
The skyscraper rises over Manhattan’s Central Park in one of the most expensive shopping districts in the world, Fifth Avenu... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-3172e24b-aa18-401f-b245-d4cb9ffc0283 | news_resources_idt-3172e24b-aa18-401f-b245-d4cb9ffc0283 | |
South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ hearing - BBC News | 2024-01-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | After two days of legal argument, judges must now rule on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. | Middle East | Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the ICJ in the Hague to watch the proceedings
The UN's top legal body has now heard two days of powerful legal argument on the "crime of all crimes": genocide.
It is now for the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to decide whether Israel, in its... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67962302 | news_world-middle-east-67962302 | |
Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already spread - BBC News | 2024-01-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | War spreading in the Middle East is not just a risk - it has already happened, writes the BBC's international editor. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
It is time to stop talking about the risk that the war in Gaza will spread elsewhere in the Middle East. It has already happened.
Hopes for containing what is happening rest on the fact that it is still relatively low-level... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955729 | news_world-middle-east-67955729 | |
Patsy Palmer to return to EastEnders as Bianca - BBC News | 2024-01-13 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The actress will reprise her role on the BBC One soap for a short stint this spring. | Entertainment & Arts | She is perhaps most famous for yelling "Rickaaaaay!" to her on-off partner on EastEnders.
But more than 30 years after Patsy Palmer was cast as feisty Bianca Jackson in the BBC One soap, she is set to reprise her role for a short stint this spring.
The actress, 51, said she was "so excited" to be returning after an a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67967666 | news_entertainment-arts-67967666 | |
Starmer denies backtracking on military action vote - BBC News | 2024-01-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | While running to be Labour leader, Sir Keir promised a law requiring a Commons vote for military action. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Keir Starmer says he backs strikes to stop Houthi attacks
Sir Keir Starmer has denied changing his position on whether the government has to give MPs a vote on any plans by the UK to take military action.
The Labour leader ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67973868 | news_uk-politics-67973868 | |
David Cameron and Keir Starmer speak to BBC after US-UK strikes on Houthi targets - BBC News | 2024-01-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | After attacks on Houthi targets, UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speak to Laura Kuenssberg. | UK Politics | Starmer is now asked about the UK's attacks against the Houthis in Yemen.
He says Labour backs the military operation so far - but will need to consider the arguments if the UK plans further attacks there.
"If there is to be further action, I would expect [to be briefed], I would expect the prime minister to make a s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-67956363 | news_live_uk-politics-67956363 | |
Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already spread - BBC News | 2024-01-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | War spreading in the Middle East is not just a risk - it has already happened, writes the BBC's international editor. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
It is time to stop talking about the risk that the war in Gaza will spread elsewhere in the Middle East. It has already happened.
Hopes for containing what is happening rest on the fact that it is still relatively low-level... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955729 | news_world-middle-east-67955729 | |
Patsy Palmer to return to EastEnders as Bianca - BBC News | 2024-01-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The actress will reprise her role on the BBC One soap for a short stint this spring. | Entertainment & Arts | She is perhaps most famous for yelling "Rickaaaaay!" to her on-off partner on EastEnders.
But more than 30 years after Patsy Palmer was cast as feisty Bianca Jackson in the BBC One soap, she is set to reprise her role for a short stint this spring.
The actress, 51, said she was "so excited" to be returning after an a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67967666 | news_entertainment-arts-67967666 | |
UK will back words with actions against Houthis in Yemen - Cameron - BBC News | 2024-01-14 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The foreign secretary says the air strikes were necessary after Houthis attacks on ships in the Red Sea. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Lord Cameron says Houthis have escalated tensions in Middle East
Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the UK is "prepared to back our words with actions" against the Houthis, after taking military action in Yemen over... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67972796 | news_uk-67972796 | |
Supreme Court to rule if Trump can run for president - BBC News | 2024-01-05 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Lawsuits nationwide are seeking to disqualify Mr Trump, arguing that he engaged in insurrection. | US & Canada | The US Supreme Court says it will hear a historic case to determine whether Donald Trump can run for president.
The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump's appeal against a decision by Colorado to remove him from the 2024 ballot in that state.
The case will be heard in February and the ruling will apply nationwide.
La... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67899435 | news_world-us-canada-67899435 | |
Alice Wood who dragged partner under car guilty of murder - BBC News | 2024-01-02 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Alice Wood, 23, killed partner Ryan Watson by running him over with her car. | Stoke & Staffordshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. CCTV shows Wood driving at Mr Watson after the couple had a row
A woman who used her car "as a weapon" to kill her fiance after a row at a party has been convicted of murder.
Alice Wood, 23, had denied murdering Ryan Watson... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-67862292 | news_uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-67862292 | |
Edinburgh tenant records flat rent row on secret video - BBC News | 2024-01-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Jason Chen is confronted with a stool after withholding his rent as the property had no hot water for 28 days. | Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A tenant has told of the moment he was confronted by a man he believed to be his landlord during a rent row.
Jason Chen took a secret video recording of the incident where the man is seen waving a stool during the dispute o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67994986 | news_uk-scotland-67994986 | |
Britain must train citizen army, military chief warns - BBC News | 2024-01-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | General Sir Patrick Sanders points to threat of Russia as he warns of UK's lack of readiness for war. | UK | Britain should train a "citizen army" ready to fight a war on land in the future, the head of the Army has said.
General Sir Patrick Sanders warned that an increase in reserve forces alone "would not be enough".
He highlighted the threat from Russia and pointed to steps being taken by other European nations to put th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68086188 | news_uk-68086188 | |
Donald Trump testifies in E Jean Carroll defamation court case in New York - live updates - BBC News | 2024-01-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former president very briefly took the stand in the case, after being told off by the judge for interrupting. | US & Canada | So, that's it - Donald Trump has testified in his second civil defamation trial brought by writer E Jean Carroll. We're now wrapping up our live coverage.
His brief testimony lasted just four minutes, which took us all a bit by surprise here in the newsroom.
The short time on the stand was because Judge Lewis Kaplan ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-68088221 | news_live_world-us-canada-68088221 | |
Defiant Trump takes legal risk on stand in New York defamation trial - BBC News | 2024-01-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The lawyers and the judge spent more time arguing about the scope of the former president's testimony. | US & Canada | Donald Trump testified on Thursday in the defamation trial brought by writer E Jean Carroll, but his much-anticipated time on the stand was kept brief.
The former president - who has already been found to have defamed Ms Carroll for comments he made about her in 2019 - was under strict rules on what he could say.
But... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68071744 | news_world-us-canada-68071744 | |
Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah: High Court action over girl's pollution death - BBC News | 2024-01-25 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's daughter Ella died after she was exposed to "excessive" pollution. | London | A woman whose nine-year-old daughter became the first person in the UK to have air pollution recognised as a factor in her death is bringing a High Court claim against the government.
In 2020, Southwark Coroner's Court found that air pollution "made a material contribution" to Ella's death.
Ms Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68068828 | news_uk-england-london-68068828 | |
Simon Clarke's call for Rishi Sunak to go sparks backlash - BBC News | 2024-01-23 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Several ex-cabinet ministers criticise Sir Simon Clarke, after he says Rishi Sunak should be replaced as PM. | UK Politics | A senior Tory MP has called for his party to replace Rishi Sunak as prime minister or be "massacred" in the general election.
Writing in the Telegraph, former cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke said the Conservatives had lost "key voters" by failing to be bold on immigration.
But his article was criticised by several ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68077142 | news_uk-politics-68077142 | |
Starmer denies backtracking on military action vote - BBC News | 2024-01-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | While running to be Labour leader, Sir Keir promised a law requiring a Commons vote for military action. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Keir Starmer says he backs strikes to stop Houthi attacks
Sir Keir Starmer has denied changing his position on whether the government has to give MPs a vote on any plans by the UK to take military action.
The Labour leader ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67973868 | news_uk-politics-67973868 | |
Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already spread - BBC News | 2024-01-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | War spreading in the Middle East is not just a risk - it has already happened, writes the BBC's international editor. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
It is time to stop talking about the risk that the war in Gaza will spread elsewhere in the Middle East. It has already happened.
Hopes for containing what is happening rest on the fact that it is still relatively low-level... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955729 | news_world-middle-east-67955729 | |
UK will back words with actions against Houthis in Yemen - Cameron - BBC News | 2024-01-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The foreign secretary says the air strikes were necessary after Houthis attacks on ships in the Red Sea. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Lord Cameron says Houthis have escalated tensions in Middle East
Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the UK is "prepared to back our words with actions" against the Houthis, after taking military action in Yemen over... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67972796 | news_uk-67972796 | |
Sunak gears up for battle on Rwanda bill - BBC News | 2024-01-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Rwanda bill, which would declare it a safe country, will face fresh scrutiny from MPs this week. | UK Politics | The prime minister is facing another long week in the House of Commons.
First up on Monday his statement on British involvement in strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels, and why the decision was made without consulting MPs.
But attention will quickly turn - once again - to his flagship Rwanda immigration plan.
You m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67977590 | news_uk-politics-67977590 | |
Caroline Glachan murder: Two men jailed for killing schoolgirl in 1996 - BBC News | 2024-01-15 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The body of Caroline Glachan was discovered on a river bank in West Dunbartonshire 27 years ago. | Glasgow & West Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Caroline Glachan's friends have paid tribute to her memory
Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a schoolgirl in West Dunbartonshire more than 27 years ago.
The body of Caroline Glachan, 14, was discovered on the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-67959641 | news_uk-scotland-glasgow-west-67959641 | |
Rishi Sunak facing major Tory revolt over Rwanda bill - BBC News | 2024-01-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Over 30 backbenchers insist the PM's law will fail to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda unless it is changed. | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak is facing a significant rebellion from Tory MPs over legislation to revive his plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
Over 30 backbenchers on the right of the party are backing plans to change the bill next week to make it harder for people to appeal deportation.
The amendments underline the scale of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67930783 | news_uk-politics-67930783 | |
Trump hearing: Judges sound sceptical of Trump's immunity defence - BBC News | 2024-01-10 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The justice department called the ex-president's claim of total immunity from prosecution "frightening". | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Trump: 'As a president, you have to have immunity'
Appeal court judges have sharply questioned Donald Trump's argument that former presidents should be entitled to immunity from criminal prosecution.
In a landmark case, Mr ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67920129 | news_world-us-canada-67920129 | |
The many lives of Trump Tower - BBC News | 2024-01-08 | [] | Trump Tower has stood as a symbol of Donald Trump’s success and fame for 40 years, but he could soon lose control of it. | null | The many lives of Trump Tower
Trump Tower has stood as a symbol of Donald Trump’s success and fame for 40 years, clad in enough pink marble and brass to make Liberace (a former resident) blush.
The skyscraper rises over Manhattan’s Central Park in one of the most expensive shopping districts in the world, Fifth Avenu... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-3172e24b-aa18-401f-b245-d4cb9ffc0283 | news_resources_idt-3172e24b-aa18-401f-b245-d4cb9ffc0283 | |
Idris Elba urges stronger action on knife crime - BBC News | 2024-01-08 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The actor teams up with victims' families to demand action and releases a single called Knives Down. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Idris Elba calls on the government to ban 'zombie knives'
Idris Elba is calling on the government to immediately ban the sale of so-called "zombie" knives and machetes, to reduce the number of young people losing thei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67903124 | news_entertainment-arts-67903124 | |
South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ hearing - BBC News | 2024-01-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | After two days of legal argument, judges must now rule on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. | Middle East | Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protesters gathered near the ICJ in the Hague to watch the proceedings
The UN's top legal body has now heard two days of powerful legal argument on the "crime of all crimes": genocide.
It is now for the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to decide whether Israel, in its... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67962302 | news_world-middle-east-67962302 | |
Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already spread - BBC News | 2024-01-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | War spreading in the Middle East is not just a risk - it has already happened, writes the BBC's international editor. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
It is time to stop talking about the risk that the war in Gaza will spread elsewhere in the Middle East. It has already happened.
Hopes for containing what is happening rest on the fact that it is still relatively low-level... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955729 | news_world-middle-east-67955729 | |
Donald Trump's New York fraud trial wraps up, with millions of dollars on the line - BBC News | 2024-01-12 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former president faces a $370m penalty and the threat of being barred from doing business in New York. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The biggest takeaways from Trump’s fraud trial… in 82 seconds
Donald Trump returned to Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday for the last day of his fraud trial, lashing out at the judge and the attorney general who bro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67939251 | news_world-us-canada-67939251 | |
E Jean Carroll trial: Judge threatens to remove Trump from court - BBC News | 2024-01-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The threat came after the ex-president was overheard criticising his accuser's testimony in court. | US & Canada | Judge Lewis Kaplan threatened to kick Donald Trump out of court after he was overheard loudly criticising E Jean Carroll's testimony
Donald Trump's lawyers accused E Jean Carroll of courting publicity on Wednesday, as she said her reputation was left "shattered" after accusing him of sexual assault in the 1990s.
The ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68009461 | news_world-us-canada-68009461 | |
Lee Anderson: Outspoken MP suspended over Khan comments - BBC News | 2024-01-17 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The MP for Ashfield is known for his controversial views but supporters believe he connects with voters. | UK Politics | Lee Anderson has rarely been out of the headlines since becoming the Conservative Party's deputy chairman just over a year ago.
This week it's his claims that London mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour leaders Sir Keir Starmer are "controlled by Islamists" that resulted in the prime minister slapping down the comments as wron... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64582994 | news_uk-politics-64582994 | |
Prince Harry drops libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher - BBC News | 2024-01-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Prince Harry withdraws his libel claim over a Mail on Sunday story about his security arrangements. | UK | Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against the Mail on Sunday publisher, Associated Newspapers says.
The Duke of Sussex, 39, had sued over an article about his publicly-funded security arrangements when visiting the UK after stepping back as a senior royal.
In an article on the Daily Mail website the paper sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68034322 | news_uk-68034322 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: Why is Humza Yousaf predicting 'inevitable' Keir Starmer victory? - BBC News | 2024-01-20 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Polls suggest Humza Yousaf is yet to convince the Scottish public he's an effective leader - could that change? | UK Politics | Something strange is happening in part of the UK.
Normally, when we ask politicians who they think will win an election they are performatively shy. "Ooh, I couldn't possibly say," or, "You should know far better than to ask before a single vote has been cast, Laura!"
But there is one prominent politician who claims ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68041203 | news_uk-politics-68041203 | |
Donald Trump civil trial: Fraud was central to Trump Organization, lawyers tell New York trial - BBC News | 2024-01-11 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The state of New York wants to fine the former president $370m and bar him from doing business there. | US & Canada | We're closing our live coverage now. It's been a busy day - and a long day for our reporters in New York City who queued up before dawn to get a guaranteed spot inside the courtroom.
We heard from Trump's lawyers first, who repeated their main arguments - that the case was politically motivated and that Mr Trump's rea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-67928972 | news_live_world-us-canada-67928972 | |
Donald Trump's New York fraud trial wraps up, with millions of dollars on the line - BBC News | 2024-01-11 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The former president faces a $370m penalty and the threat of being barred from doing business in New York. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The biggest takeaways from Trump’s fraud trial… in 82 seconds
Donald Trump returned to Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday for the last day of his fraud trial, lashing out at the judge and the attorney general who bro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67939251 | news_world-us-canada-67939251 | |
Post Office scandal: Kemi Badenoch hits back at ex-chairman - BBC News | 2024-02-18 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Business secretary says claims made by Henry Staunton over his dismissal are a "misrepresentation". | Business | Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has hit back at claims made by former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton about the reasons for his departure.
Mr Staunton told the Sunday Times that when he was sacked Ms Badenoch had told him: "Someone's got to take the rap."
But Ms Badenoch said the comments were a "disgraceful mis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68330465 | news_business-68330465 | |
Brianna Ghey: I would speak to killer Scarlett Jenkinson's mum, her mother says - BBC News | 2024-02-04 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Esther Ghey tells the BBC she wants the mother of Scarlett Jenkinson to know she does not blame her. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said she is "open" to speaking to the mother of one of her daughter's killers.
Esther Ghey told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg she wanted the mother of Scarlett Jenkinson to kn... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68193103 | news_uk-68193103 | |
Two teenagers charged over shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl parade - BBC News | 2024-02-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | One woman died and more than 20 others were injured when gunfire erupted at the Kansas City parade. | US & Canada | Fans embrace shortly after gunshots rang out after a Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, Missouri
Two teenagers have been charged over a shooting at a Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City that left one person dead and 22 others injured.
The two suspects, both aged under 18, are being held on gun and resistin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68320303 | news_world-us-canada-68320303 | |
Kansas City shooting: A dispute led to gunfire after Super Bowl parade, police say - BBC News | 2024-02-16 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | One person died in Wednesday's shooting. Of the 22 injured, at least half were under the age of 16. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Police in Kansas City say an argument between several people that escalated led to a shooting that killed one and injured 22 others after a Super Bowl victory parade.
The deceased victim was identified as Lisa Lopez-Galvan,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68308372 | news_world-us-canada-68308372 | |
Cannabis clubs plan dilutes German drugs reforms - BBC News | 2024-02-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Germany's government had intended some of Europe's most liberal cannabis laws, but stepped back. | Europe | Germany's ruling coalition aims to decriminalise possession of 25g of cannabis, enough for dozens of joints
Marijuana farms popping up all over Germany and joints served with coffee in Amsterdam-style cafes was what some voters imagined.
The government's final bill on legalising cannabis is less dramatic.
Instead, t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65254141 | news_world-europe-65254141 | |
Laura Kuenssberg: Commons chaos was grisly reminder of threats MPs face - BBC News | 2024-02-24 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | It appears that the week of mayhem in the Commons was influenced not by information, but intimidation. | UK Politics | Big events can shake everything. Small moments come to matter too.
I remember day one of the EU referendum campaign - Vote Leave had just unveiled their infamous £350m slogan. At the campaign's first big rally in Manchester I asked Boris Johnson about that misleading headline claim. The audience booed. It wasn't a big... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68391742 | news_uk-politics-68391742 | |
Six Nations 2024: Sam Warburton says Ireland are wearing 'invincibility cloak' and won't be stopped - BBC Sport | 2024-02-27 | [] | Former Wales captain Sam Warburton says Ireland are wearing an "invincibility cloak" in the Six Nations and will not be stopped this year. | null | Last updated on .From the section Irish Rugby
Having shaken off their World Cup disappointment, Ireland have picked up exactly where they left off in the Six Nations arena.
Showing no signs of teething issues in the post-Johnny Sexton era, Andy Farrell's side have opened the 2024 championship with victories over Fran... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68393767 | rt_rugby-union_68393767 | |
Jesse Baird: Policeman charged with murder of missing Sydney couple - BBC News | 2024-02-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Australian TV personality Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies were last seen on Monday. | Australia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A 28-year-old police officer has been charged with murdering missing Australian TV personality Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies.
Detectives launched a frantic search on Wednesday after the couple's bloodied items w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68377379 | news_world-australia-68377379 | |
How the Gaza conflict is contorting UK politics - BBC News | 2024-02-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The Conservatives, Labour, and Parliament itself are finding themselves torn by the furious arguments provoked by the Israel-Gaza war. | UK Politics | The two biggest political parties at Westminster and Parliament itself are finding themselves buckled, bent and contorted by the furious arguments provoked by the Israel-Gaza war.
For the Conservatives, the Lee Anderson row about Islamophobia.
For Parliament, the Commons Speaker row about a ceasefire and parliamentar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68404313 | news_uk-politics-68404313 | |
Lee Anderson: Outspoken MP suspended over Khan comments - BBC News | 2024-02-27 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | The MP for Ashfield is known for his controversial views but supporters believe he connects with voters. | UK Politics | Lee Anderson has rarely been out of the headlines since becoming the Conservative Party's deputy chairman just over a year ago.
This week it's his claims that London mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour leaders Sir Keir Starmer are "controlled by Islamists" that resulted in the prime minister slapping down the comments as wron... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64582994 | news_uk-politics-64582994 | |
Post Office scandal: Kemi Badenoch hits back at ex-chairman - BBC News | 2024-02-19 | ['https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews'] | Business secretary says claims made by Henry Staunton over his dismissal are a "misrepresentation". | Business | Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has hit back at claims made by former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton about the reasons for his departure.
Mr Staunton told the Sunday Times that when he was sacked Ms Badenoch had told him: "Someone's got to take the rap."
But Ms Badenoch said the comments were a "disgraceful mis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68330465 | news_business-68330465 |
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