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Royal Mail: Czech billionaire offers to buy all staff shares - BBC News | 2024-06-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He needs the approval of shareholders of three quarters of the business. | Business | Thousands of former and current Royal Mail staff are being asked to sell their shares to a Czech billionaire. On Wednesday morning, Daniel Kretinsky’s investment group, which wants to buy Royal Mail's parent company, published its formal offer online, external and sent it by post. Mr Kretinsky can now formally start lo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce993qynp25o | news_articles_ce993qynp25 | |
Supreme Court briefly leaks opinion allowing Idaho abortions - BBC News | 2024-06-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Court says publication on its website was "inadvertent" and that a final ruling has not been made. | US & Canada | The US Supreme Court accidentally leaked a major opinion on abortion rights, appearing ready to overturn part of Idaho's near-total ban. According to a document published on the court's website then quickly removed, justices will rule that Idaho cannot deny emergency abortions to women whose health is in danger. The co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pp2yvnv94o | news_articles_c6pp2yvnv94 | |
Ed Davey defends support for legalising cannabis and smoking ban - BBC News | 2024-06-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Lib Dem leader says he wants a regulated market for cannabis so potent forms are not available. | Politics | Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has insisted his support for legalising cannabis is not "inconsistent" with backing a phased smoking ban. The government's Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which would have made selling tobacco to anyone born after 1 January 2009 illegal, was not passed before the general election after the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9e90p9vyp3o | news_articles_c9e90p9vyp3 | |
Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduras ex-president gets 45 years for drug crimes - BBC News | 2024-06-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of conspiring to import cocaine into the US and machine gun possession. | World | Juan Orlando Hernández, the ex-president of Honduras who was convicted of drug crimes in a US court, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Hernández was found guilty in March of conspiring to import cocaine into the US, and possessing "destructive devices" including machine guns.
Prosecutors in New York said he r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ee4j1e0g6o | news_articles_c2ee4j1e0g6 | |
Prince Harry told to explain missing messages in News Group Newspapers lawsuit - BBC News | 2024-06-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ruling is part of Prince Harry's lawsuit against the Sun publisher over claims of phone hacking. | UK | The Duke of Sussex has been ordered by a High Court judge to explain why messages which might be relevant to his legal case against the publisher of the Sun have been deleted. News Group Newspapers – which also published the now defunct News of the World – had brought a one-day hearing to help gain access to documents,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4vyr567q8o | news_articles_cn4vyr567q8 | |
Bashar al-Assad: French court confirms arrest warrant for Syrian leader - BBC News | 2024-06-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Paris appeals court says Syria's president can be prosecuted over a deadly 2013 chemical attack. | World | President Bashar al-Assad has denied Syrian government forces were involved in the 2013 chemical attack
France's top appeals court has ruled that an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued for alleged complicity in crimes and humanity and war crimes is valid, lawyers say. Last year, investigative ju... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0090vrxgwo | news_articles_cn0090vrxg | |
Democrats backed into a corner over Biden's performance - BBC News | 2024-06-28 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prominent voices in the Democratic Party are openly criticising the president's performance as the campaign focuses on Trump's "lies". | US & Canada | Joe Biden’s campaign was prepared to come out swinging after tonight’s debate against Donald Trump. Instead, they were backed into a corner. The campaign’s top surrogates wound up pinned at one end of the debate spin room by a mob of reporter s on Thursday night, fielding questions about ousting 81-year-old Mr Biden at... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wv8292g2yo | news_articles_c9wv8292g2y | |
Prince Harry told to explain missing messages in News Group Newspapers lawsuit - BBC News | 2024-06-28 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ruling is part of Prince Harry's lawsuit against the Sun publisher over claims of phone hacking. | UK | The Duke of Sussex has been ordered by a High Court judge to explain why messages which might be relevant to his legal case against the publisher of the Sun have been deleted. News Group Newspapers – which also published the now defunct News of the World – had brought a one-day hearing to help gain access to documents,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4vyr567q8o | news_articles_cn4vyr567q8 | |
FFXIV: Dawntrail a 'starting point for the next 10 years' - BBC News | 2024-06-29 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Director Naoki Yoshida says the new release is a significant moment for the Final Fantasy franchise. | Newsbeat | Final Fantasy 14 is the most profitable game in the popular franchise, according to its makers
It's a June Friday night in Tokyo, and Naoki Yoshida has weekend plans. Fairly standard, you might think. But Yoshida-san, the director of Final Fantasy 14 (FF14), knows that it'll probably be his last chance to relax for a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4nnnpm993xo | news_articles_c4nnnpm993x | |
Democrats backed into a corner over Biden's performance - BBC News | 2024-06-29 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prominent voices in the Democratic Party are openly criticising the president's performance as the campaign focuses on Trump's "lies". | US & Canada | Joe Biden’s campaign was prepared to come out swinging after tonight’s debate against Donald Trump. Instead, they were backed into a corner. The campaign’s top surrogates wound up pinned at one end of the debate spin room by a mob of reporter s on Thursday night, fielding questions about ousting 81-year-old Mr Biden at... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wv8292g2yo | news_articles_c9wv8292g2y | |
Coldplay say they have beaten eco-touring targets - BBC News | 2024-06-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The band reduce their carbon emissions by 59% compared with their last world tour in 2016-17. | null | Coldplay say they have beaten eco-touring targets
Coldplay have taken a lead in developing sustainable touring technology
In 2021, Coldplay announced a 12-point plan to cut the carbon footprint of touring by 50%. Now, they've given an update on their progress, saying the first two years of their Music of the Spheres ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggj56wzg1o | news_articles_c3ggj56wzg1 | |
A guide to Donald Trump's four criminal cases - BBC News | 2024-06-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former president is juggling potentially explosive legal battles with campaigning for the White House. | US & Canada | Republican Donald Trump is facing off against Democratic presidential candidate and current Vice-President Kamala Harris in November's election. How might his criminal prosecutions affect his campaign? The 78-year-old is the first former president in US history to be criminally convicted, having been found guilty of fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61084161 | news_world-us-canada-61084161 | |
Hunter Biden 'crossed a line' when he bought gun, trial hears - BBC News | 2024-06-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US first lady seemed to get emotional in court as she listened to opening statements in Hunter Biden's trial. | US & Canada | Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden walk into court on Tuesday
Hunter Biden was a habitual user of crack cocaine when he drove his father's Cadillac and illegally bought a gun, his criminal trial has heard as US First Lady Jill Biden looked on in court. The US president's son is accused of knowingly lying on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czvvwlpkprjo | news_articles_czvvwlpkprj | |
Scottish judges asked to overturn rape case rule 'barrier' - BBC News | 2024-06-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Lord Advocate will ask for some alleged victims' statements to be used as evidence in court. | Scotland | The case is being held before a panel of nine judges
Judges are being asked to overturn an 87-year-old rule in a move which could allow more rape allegations to reach court. Scotland's top law officer is seeking the change after two sexual offence trials last year ended in acquittals. The ruling which dates back to 19... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c977d35l7mjo | news_articles_c977d35l7mj | |
Coldplay say they have beaten eco-touring targets - BBC News | 2024-06-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The band reduce their carbon emissions by 59% compared with their last world tour in 2016-17. | null | Coldplay say they have beaten eco-touring targets
Coldplay have taken a lead in developing sustainable touring technology
In 2021, Coldplay announced a 12-point plan to cut the carbon footprint of touring by 50%. Now, they've given an update on their progress, saying the first two years of their Music of the Spheres ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggj56wzg1o | news_articles_c3ggj56wzg1 | |
‘I agree with Nick': How to win a TV debate - BBC News | 2024-06-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pitfalls of live televised election debates - and why some politicians might want to dodge them. | null | ‘I agree with Nick’: How to win a TV debate
With the first BBC election debate on Friday evening - and more to follow, people will be watching to see what difference it makes to the campaign. Experts consider how politicians are preparing and the pitfalls they should avoid on the night. Election debates feel like they... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvvegvw2vvo | news_articles_cpvvegvw2vv | |
General election 2024: Where the Salford scrap leaves Starmer and Sunak - BBC News | 2024-06-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Political editor Chris Mason reflects on a tetchy showdown between the party leaders. | Politics | Analysis: Where the Salford scrap leaves Starmer and Sunak
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Sunak and Starmer go head to head in TV debate
Languishing in the opinion polls and in need of a game changer, Rishi Sunak arrived in Salford with his politi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmjjzxg7k6no | news_articles_cmjjzxg7k6n | |
Hunter Biden 'crossed a line' when he bought gun, trial hears - BBC News | 2024-06-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US first lady seemed to get emotional in court as she listened to opening statements in Hunter Biden's trial. | US & Canada | Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden walk into court on Tuesday
Hunter Biden was a habitual user of crack cocaine when he drove his father's Cadillac and illegally bought a gun, his criminal trial has heard as US First Lady Jill Biden looked on in court. The US president's son is accused of knowingly lying on... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czvvwlpkprjo | news_articles_czvvwlpkprj | |
Scottish judges asked to overturn rape case rule 'barrier' - BBC News | 2024-06-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Lord Advocate will ask for some alleged victims' statements to be used as evidence in court. | Scotland | The case is being held before a panel of nine judges
Judges are being asked to overturn an 87-year-old rule in a move which could allow more rape allegations to reach court. Scotland's top law officer is seeking the change after two sexual offence trials last year ended in acquittals. The ruling which dates back to 19... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c977d35l7mjo | news_articles_c977d35l7mj | |
VAR: '100 more wrong decisions if VAR scrapped,' claims Premier League - BBC Sport | 2024-06-05 | https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ | There would be approximately 100 more incorrect refereeing decisions made if clubs vote to scrap video assistant referees, the Premier League claims. | Premier League | The Premier League claim VAR has "resulted in a significant improvement in the accuracy of key decision-making"
There would be 100 more incorrect refereeing decisions made per season if clubs vote to scrap video assistant referees (VAR), the Premier League has claimed. The league sent a briefing document to all 20 clu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3ggr2yee9zo | rt_football_articles_c3ggr2yee9z | |
Will Rishi Sunak’s tax claim stick in voters’ minds? - BBC News | 2024-06-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's important to unpick the claims on all sides so you can come to an understanding, the BBC's political editor says. | Politics | The day after the debate night before, there is a row about a dubious Conservative claim that a Labour government would hammer you for around £2,000 more in tax over the next four years.
In last night’s debate on ITV, Rishi Sunak made the claim over and over again.
It took Sir Keir Starmer quite a while to dismiss it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq55e9dz79lo | news_articles_cq55e9dz79l | |
VAR: '100 more wrong decisions if VAR scrapped,' claims Premier League - BBC Sport | 2024-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ | There would be approximately 100 more incorrect refereeing decisions made if clubs vote to scrap video assistant referees, the Premier League claims. | Premier League | The Premier League claim VAR has "resulted in a significant improvement in the accuracy of key decision-making"
There would be 100 more incorrect refereeing decisions made per season if clubs vote to scrap video assistant referees (VAR), the Premier League has claimed. The league sent a briefing document to all 20 clu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3ggr2yee9zo | rt_football_articles_c3ggr2yee9z | |
England Euro 2024 squad: Strong argument Gareth Southgate got decisions right - BBC Sport | 2024-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ | England manager Gareth Southgate has made bold calls in his Euro 2024 squad - but chief football writer Phil McNulty says he has got them right. | England Men | England manager Gareth Southgate will take a squad of 26 to Euro 2024
England manager Gareth Southgate has been accused of ignoring form when shaping squads of the past. It is a charge that cannot be levelled at him over his squad for Euro 2024 in Germany. There will be justified claims that Everton's Jarrad Branthwai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c72217p52z5o | rt_football_articles_c72217p52z5 | |
Steve Bannon: Ex-Trump aide ordered to prison - BBC News | 2024-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A US court has ordered ex-Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon to turn himself in by 1 July. | US & Canada | Steve Bannon was convicted in 2022 for contempt of Congress
A US federal judge has ordered Donald Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon to report to prison by 1 July to serve a four-month sentence. The order on Thursday comes after years of legal wrangling, with an appeals court last month upholding Bannon's 2022 cri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxee7gyrmnzo | news_articles_cxee7gyrmnz | |
Mike Lynch: Autonomy co-founder cleared of fraud in US trial - BBC News | 2024-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch was accused of fraud related to the $11bn sale of his firm to HP. | Business | British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been cleared of fraud charges he faced in the US over the $11bn (£8.6bn) sale of his software firm to Hewlett-Packard in 2011. A jury in San Francisco found him not guilty on all counts in a stunning victory for Mr Lynch, who had been accused of inflating the value of Autonomy, his co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cneel8ed2vvo | news_articles_cneel8ed2vv | |
Will Rishi Sunak’s tax claim stick in voters’ minds? - BBC News | 2024-06-06 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's important to unpick the claims on all sides so you can come to an understanding, the BBC's political editor says. | Politics | The day after the debate night before, there is a row about a dubious Conservative claim that a Labour government would hammer you for around £2,000 more in tax over the next four years.
In last night’s debate on ITV, Rishi Sunak made the claim over and over again.
It took Sir Keir Starmer quite a while to dismiss it... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq55e9dz79lo | news_articles_cq55e9dz79l | |
England Euro 2024 squad: Strong argument Gareth Southgate got decisions right - BBC Sport | 2024-06-07 | https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ | England manager Gareth Southgate has made bold calls in his Euro 2024 squad - but chief football writer Phil McNulty says he has got them right. | England Men | England manager Gareth Southgate will take a squad of 26 to Euro 2024
England manager Gareth Southgate has been accused of ignoring form when shaping squads of the past. It is a charge that cannot be levelled at him over his squad for Euro 2024 in Germany. There will be justified claims that Everton's Jarrad Branthwai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c72217p52z5o | rt_football_articles_c72217p52z5 | |
Steve Bannon: Ex-Trump aide ordered to prison - BBC News | 2024-06-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A US court has ordered ex-Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon to turn himself in by 1 July. | US & Canada | Steve Bannon was convicted in 2022 for contempt of Congress
A US federal judge has ordered Donald Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon to report to prison by 1 July to serve a four-month sentence. The order on Thursday comes after years of legal wrangling, with an appeals court last month upholding Bannon's 2022 cri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxee7gyrmnzo | news_articles_cxee7gyrmnz | |
Childminder admits killing baby boy in her care - BBC News | 2024-06-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Karen Foster, 62, admits shaking baby Harlow Collinge "out of frustration" after he had fallen over. | Lancashire | Harlow Collinge was a "funny, playful baby", his family said
A childminder has admitted shaking and killing a nine-month-old baby she was supposed to be looking after. Karen Foster, 62, claimed Harlow Collinge had fallen over and banged his head and that she shook him "out of frustration". The boy was taken to hospita... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cekkdmr0l14o | news_articles_cekkdmr0l14 | |
Mike Lynch: Autonomy co-founder cleared of fraud in US trial - BBC News | 2024-06-07 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch was accused of fraud related to the $11bn sale of his firm to HP. | Business | British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been cleared of fraud charges he faced in the US over the $11bn (£8.6bn) sale of his software firm to Hewlett-Packard in 2011. A jury in San Francisco found him not guilty on all counts in a stunning victory for Mr Lynch, who had been accused of inflating the value of Autonomy, his co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cneel8ed2vvo | news_articles_cneel8ed2vv | |
John Curtice: A debate between two, with others sniping from the sidelines - BBC News | 2024-06-08 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour's Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt for the Conservatives regularly traded blows, says Sir John Curtice. | Politics | A debate between two, with others sniping from the sidelines
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. D-Day, taxes and the NHS: Moments from the BBC debate
The debate on Friday night was meant to be one discussion between seven party representatives. In practice i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0vvxw4egnzo | news_articles_c0vvxw4egnz | |
Sunak and Starmer hammer home key messages as polling day nears - BBC News | 2024-07-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite the rhetoric the Conservative campaign is undeniably crouched in a defensive posture. | Politics | There’s just three days to go until this general election campaign draws to a close and the fate of Britain’s leading politicians passes to the voters. This is not a moment where the scope of the campaign suddenly widens. Instead it narrows as the parties - especially the two main parties - hone in on the core messages... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c880lmmvzppo | news_articles_c880lmmvz | |
South Africa's cabinet: The winners and losers in Cyril Ramaphosa's government - BBC News | 2024-07-01 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the most ideologically diverse government in South Africa's history. | Africa | The winners and losers in South Africa's historic new government
Living up to his reputation as a skilled negotiator, South Africa's President Cyril Rampahosa appears to have outmanoeuvred his main coalition partner - the Democratic Alliance (DA) - in talks over the formation of a new government, while also taking ste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxw28xxy14eo | news_articles_cxw28xxy14e | |
The far right came close to power in France. What about the rest of Europe? - BBC News | 2024-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Whatever the result of France's election, its impact will be seismic, says Europe editor Katya Adler. | BBC InDepth | In the 2002 Presidential election, some French voters clipped a clothes peg to their noses on their way to polling stations - a way of showing they’d vote for a candidate they didn’t really like, just to keep out the far right.
This was a far right that for years was led by Marine Le Pen’s father, with French former m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ng03lnv0vo | news_articles_c4ng03lnv0v | |
Suella Braverman in spat with Kemi Badenoch over 'breakdown' jibe - BBC News | 2024-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A public row flares up between two potential Conservative leadership contenders. | Politics | Braverman in spat with Badenoch over 'breakdown' jibe
A row has broken out between potential Tory leadership rivals Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch after Mrs Badenoch accused the former home secretary of having a "very public" nervous breakdown. As first reported by The Times,, external Mrs Badenoch used a shadow c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg3eqy1r5q0o | news_articles_cg3eqy1r5q0 | |
Trial begins for religious sect accused of killing child - BBC News | 2024-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fourteen people have been charged after allegedly denying the diabetic girl insulin due to their beliefs. | Australia | Members of an Australian religious group have gone on trial accused of killing an eight-year-old diabetic girl by denying her medical care and offering prayer instead.
Elizabeth Struhs was found dead at a home in Toowoomba - about 125km (78 mi) west of Brisbane - in January 2022, after she had allegedly gone without i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c97dq22nj0lo | news_articles_c97dq22nj0l | |
Tories must win back Reform UK voters, says Suella Braverman - BBC News | 2024-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-home secretary says Nigel Farage's party poses an "existential threat" to the Tory party. | Politics | Potential Tory leadership contender Suella Braverman has said her party must win back Reform UK voters if it is to recover from its crushing election defeat. The former home secretary, tipped to run in the contest to replace Rishi Sunak, said Nigel Farage's party posed an "existential threat" to the Tories. Warning tha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4y7ewedg1o | news_articles_cw4y7ewedg1 | |
Tories must aim to be broad church, urges James Cleverly - BBC News | 2024-07-10 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The shadow home secretary warns against "narrowing" the party's offer to voters after its defeat. | Politics | Tories must aim to be broad church, urges Cleverly
Potential Tory leadership contender James Cleverly has urged the party not to "narrow our offer" as it seeks to rebuild after its election thrashing. Writing in the Times, external, the shadow home secretary said the party should aim to be a "broad church" to win back... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czk0dzrmpdvo | news_articles_czk0dzrmpdv | |
Suella Braverman in spat with Kemi Badenoch over 'breakdown' jibe - BBC News | 2024-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A public row flares up between two potential Conservative leadership contenders. | Politics | Braverman in spat with Badenoch over 'breakdown' jibe
A row has broken out between potential Tory leadership rivals Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch after Mrs Badenoch accused the former home secretary of having a "very public" nervous breakdown. As first reported by The Times,, external Mrs Badenoch used a shadow c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg3eqy1r5q0o | news_articles_cg3eqy1r5q0 | |
Pressure growing to scrap two-child benefit limit - BBC News | 2024-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour MPs and opposition parties say the cap is increasing child poverty, ahead of next week's King's Speech. | Politics | The government is facing growing calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit, in next week's King's Speech - including from its own MPs. Many Labour MPs oppose the limit as they say it increases child poverty. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is “not immune” to those arguments but scrapping it is currently unaffo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80xv9qqn85o | news_articles_c80xv9qqn85 | |
Tories must aim to be broad church, urges James Cleverly - BBC News | 2024-07-11 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The shadow home secretary warns against "narrowing" the party's offer to voters after its defeat. | Politics | Tories must aim to be broad church, urges Cleverly
Potential Tory leadership contender James Cleverly has urged the party not to "narrow our offer" as it seeks to rebuild after its election thrashing. Writing in the Times, external, the shadow home secretary said the party should aim to be a "broad church" to win back... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czk0dzrmpdvo | news_articles_czk0dzrmpdv | |
Suella Braverman in spat with Kemi Badenoch over 'breakdown' jibe - BBC News | 2024-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A public row flares up between two potential Conservative leadership contenders. | Politics | Braverman in spat with Badenoch over 'breakdown' jibe
A row has broken out between potential Tory leadership rivals Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch after Mrs Badenoch accused the former home secretary of having a "very public" nervous breakdown. As first reported by The Times,, external Mrs Badenoch used a shadow c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg3eqy1r5q0o | news_articles_cg3eqy1r5q0 | |
Pressure growing to scrap two-child benefit limit - BBC News | 2024-07-12 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour MPs and opposition parties say the cap is increasing child poverty, ahead of next week's King's Speech. | Politics | The government is facing growing calls to scrap the two-child benefit limit, in next week's King's Speech - including from its own MPs. Many Labour MPs oppose the limit as they say it increases child poverty. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is “not immune” to those arguments but scrapping it is currently unaffo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80xv9qqn85o | news_articles_c80xv9qqn85 | |
Kelso Cochrane murder: Suspect told police he'd kill a black man - BBC News | 2024-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A newly released police file reveals that officers knew a key suspect was a violent racist. | London | The police file on one of the UK's most notorious unsolved murders shows a prime suspect had told officers he intended to kill a black man. Kelso Cochrane, a carpenter from Antigua, was stabbed to death in May 1959, during an attack by a white gang in Notting Hill, west London. No-one was ever charged. The murder came ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2q0x76e4ppo | news_articles_c2q0x76e4 | |
Hungary's Orban goes global as self-styled peacemaker without a plan - BBC News | 2024-07-13 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A one-man mission by Viktor Orban has infuriated leaders in the EU and US. | Europe | Orban goes global as self-styled peacemaker without a plan
Viktor Orban finished off his global tour with Donald Trump, dubbing his visit "Peace mission 5.0"
Hungary's Viktor Orban has no peace plan of his own, but he has spent the past two weeks on a whistle-stop tour of Kyiv, Moscow, Azerbaijan, Beijing, Washington... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxw2k9dnjmno | news_articles_cxw2k9dnjmn | |
Kelso Cochrane murder: Suspect told police he'd kill a black man - BBC News | 2024-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A newly released police file reveals that officers knew a key suspect was a violent racist. | London | The police file on one of the UK's most notorious unsolved murders shows a prime suspect had told officers he intended to kill a black man. Kelso Cochrane, a carpenter from Antigua, was stabbed to death in May 1959, during an attack by a white gang in Notting Hill, west London. No-one was ever charged. The murder came ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2q0x76e4ppo | news_articles_c2q0x76e4 | |
Gunshots, panic and then fury - BBC correspondent's account of Trump shooting - BBC News | 2024-07-14 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue was broadcasting live as a gunman fired at terrified rallygoers - here's his account. | US & Canada | First panic, then fury - what I witnessed at Trump rally
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Sometimes sounds can be deceptive. A car backfiring can make you jump; a firework can make you flinch; but as soon as we heard the gunfire at the Butler Farm showgrou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnl0xq0j9ewo | news_articles_cnl0xq0j9e | |
Gunshots, panic and then fury - BBC correspondent's account of Trump shooting - BBC News | 2024-07-15 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue was broadcasting live as a gunman fired at terrified rallygoers - here's his account. | US & Canada | First panic, then fury - what I witnessed at Trump rally
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Sometimes sounds can be deceptive. A car backfiring can make you jump; a firework can make you flinch; but as soon as we heard the gunfire at the Butler Farm showgrou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnl0xq0j9ewo | news_articles_cnl0xq0j9e | |
Vaughan Gething: First minister's downfall delivers Keir Starmer first headache - BBC News | 2024-07-16 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Welsh Labour government was for so long a case study in how the party could operate in power during its long years of opposition at Westminster. | Wales | Just when you’d have been forgiven for thinking politics might quieten down a bit... The Welsh Labour government was for so long a case study in how the party could operate in power during its long years of opposition at Westminster. And yet here we are less than a fortnight into a UK Labour government, and the Welsh L... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce78ggzdpkgo | news_articles_ce78ggzdpkg | |
Vaughan Gething: First minister's downfall delivers Keir Starmer first headache - BBC News | 2024-07-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Welsh Labour government was for so long a case study in how the party could operate in power during its long years of opposition at Westminster. | Wales | Just when you’d have been forgiven for thinking politics might quieten down a bit... The Welsh Labour government was for so long a case study in how the party could operate in power during its long years of opposition at Westminster. And yet here we are less than a fortnight into a UK Labour government, and the Welsh L... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce78ggzdpkgo | news_articles_ce78ggzdpkg | |
Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh - BBC News | 2024-07-17 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Protesters demand a merit-based system for high-paying government jobs to replace the current quota allocations. | Asia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Schools and universities across Bangladesh have been shut until further notice after six people were killed in protests over quotas in government jobs. University students have been holding rallies for days against the syste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1rzm4kjx0o | news_articles_cd1rzm4kjx0 | |
Post Office: Davey says he was 'lied to' about Horizon IT flaws - BBC News | 2024-07-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Post Office minister says he was lied to about "serious flaws" in the Horizon IT system. | Business | Davey says he was 'lied to' about Horizon IT flaws
Former Post Office minister Ed Davey has said that he was "lied to" about "serious flaws" in the Horizon IT system. The Liberal Democrat leader told an inquiry into the Horizon scandal that "someone senior must have known the truth at some stage" about those flaws. He... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4yvg3p0m8o | news_articles_cw4yvg3p0m8 | |
Andy Malkinson could have been freed after five years - report - BBC News | 2024-07-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Malkinson spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit. | Manchester | Minister seeks to sack chair of miscarriages of justice review body
A review found Andrew Malkinson, who waited 20 years to be exonerated of rape, was completely failed by the key agency reviewing his case
The justice secretary is to seek the sacking of the chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) followi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2q0gdd9v04o | news_articles_c2q0gdd9v04 | |
How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic - BBC News | 2024-07-18 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid. | Health | How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic
Even as Covid hit, the government and its health officials were bullish in their confidence about their ability to cope. Dr Jenny Harries, then the deputy chief medical officer for England, hailed the UK as an “international exemplar” in its preparedness at one of the early TV... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9472qxk1vo | news_articles_cy9472qxk1v | |
Post Office: Davey says he was 'lied to' about Horizon IT flaws - BBC News | 2024-07-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Post Office minister says he was lied to about "serious flaws" in the Horizon IT system. | Business | Davey says he was 'lied to' about Horizon IT flaws
Former Post Office minister Ed Davey has said that he was "lied to" about "serious flaws" in the Horizon IT system. The Liberal Democrat leader told an inquiry into the Horizon scandal that "someone senior must have known the truth at some stage" about those flaws. He... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4yvg3p0m8o | news_articles_cw4yvg3p0m8 | |
How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic - BBC News | 2024-07-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking into Covid. | Health | How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic
Even as Covid hit, the government and its health officials were bullish in their confidence about their ability to cope. Dr Jenny Harries, then the deputy chief medical officer for England, hailed the UK as an “international exemplar” in its preparedness at one of the early TV... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9472qxk1vo | news_articles_cy9472qxk1v | |
Andrew Malkinson: Other prisoners could be freed by case reviews - BBC News | 2024-07-19 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Andrew Malkinson says he knows at least six people in jail who could be exonerated in a case review. | Manchester | Other prisoners could be freed by case review - Malkinson
Andrew Malkinson says he agrees "wholeheartedly" with the findings of a review into how his case was handled
Andrew Malkinson says he says he knows "at least half a dozen people" currently in prison he believes could be exonerated if their cases were reviewed.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c250gnxd287o | news_articles_c250gnxd287 | |
Trump sentencing in hush-money case delayed until September - BBC News | 2024-07-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Supreme Court ruled that Trump had immunity from prosecution for "official acts" prompting the challenge to his New York conviction. | US & Canada | A New York judge has delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing until September as his lawyers seek to challenge his conviction after a Supreme Court ruling.
Trump was initially scheduled to be sentenced on 11 July.
His legal team asked for his conviction in a hush-money case to be overturned after the nation’s highest court ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0xj1q47l22o | news_articles_c0xj1q47l22 | |
Sunak and Starmer hammer home key messages as polling day nears - BBC News | 2024-07-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite the rhetoric the Conservative campaign is undeniably crouched in a defensive posture. | Politics | There’s just three days to go until this general election campaign draws to a close and the fate of Britain’s leading politicians passes to the voters. This is not a moment where the scope of the campaign suddenly widens. Instead it narrows as the parties - especially the two main parties - hone in on the core messages... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c880lmmvzppo | news_articles_c880lmmvz | |
Fatima Payman: How a Gaza 'stunt' divided Australia's parliament - BBC News | 2024-07-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A senator says she has been "exiled" for voting against her party to recognise Palestinian statehood. | World | Ms Payman is Australia's first and only hijab-wearing federal politician
When Fatima Payman crossed the Senate floor to vote against her government she knew it would come with consequences. The Australian Labor party has strict penalties for those who undermine its collective positions, and acts of defiance can lead t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c880l1ddpzgo | news_articles_c880l1ddpzg | |
Lucy Letby guilty of trying to kill baby - BBC News | 2024-07-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The baby's family say they have been forced to endure a "long, torturous and emotional journey - twice". | England | Lucy Letby guilty of trying to kill baby girl
Lucy Letby had already been convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others
Former nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of trying to kill a premature baby girl. The 34-year-old was convicted of attempting to murder the child, referred to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98q74dn91do | news_articles_c98q74dn91d | |
Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case may be delayed - BBC News | 2024-07-02 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-president's lawyers cite a new Supreme Court ruling that granted him partial immunity from prosecution. | US & Canada | Trump sentencing in hush money case could be delayed
Donald Trump called May's verdict in the New York case a "disgrace"
Donald Trump's 11 July sentencing in his hush money case may be delayed after his lawyers asked the judge to set aside his conviction in the wake of Supreme Court's immunity ruling. In a letter to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4yp9g7ynwo | news_articles_cw4yp9g7yn | |
Crowdstrike: How China swerved worst of global tech meltdown - BBC News | 2024-07-20 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Very few organisations will buy software from the US firm, partly thanks to its criticism of Beijing. | Business | Images like this were significantly less frequent in China than in the rest of the world
While most of the world was grappling with the blue screen of death on Friday, one country that managed to escape largely unscathed was China. The reason is actually quite simple: CrowdStrike is hardly used there. Very few organis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g01y047pdo | news_articles_c3g01y047pd | |
Spain tourism: Why Spanish people are fighting back - BBC News | 2024-07-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Activists say spiralling housing costs are due to properties being bought by foreigners - or rented over the summer. | Europe | If you can elbow your way onto one of Majorca’s sunspots this summer, you will witness two unstoppable forces. The first, as old as time, the waves of the Balearic Sea, methodically erasing the day’s lovingly crafted sandcastles. The second, a more modern phenomenon, the tsunami of tourism threatening to consume all in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99wxwgzn8qo | news_articles_c99wxwgzn8q | |
Lando Norris on Hungarian Grand Prix: I didn't give up the win - I lost it off the line - BBC Sport | 2024-07-21 | https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ | Lando Norris agonised over whether to hand victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix back to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri but said it was the "fair" and "honest" thing to do. | Formula 1 | 'I didn't give up the win - I lost it off the line'
Lando Norris agonised over whether to hand victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix back to team-mate Oscar Piastri but said it was the "fair" and "honest" thing to do. The Briton spent 20 laps debating the move with his team, as the drivers raced to McLaren's first one-t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cye03ylnnr0o | rt_formula1_articles_cye03ylnnr0 | |
Crowdstrike: How China swerved worst of global tech meltdown - BBC News | 2024-07-21 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Very few organisations will buy software from the US firm, partly thanks to its criticism of Beijing. | Business | Images like this were significantly less frequent in China than in the rest of the world
While most of the world was grappling with the blue screen of death on Friday, one country that managed to escape largely unscathed was China. The reason is actually quite simple: CrowdStrike is hardly used there. Very few organis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g01y047pdo | news_articles_c3g01y047pd | |
Spain tourism: Why Spanish people are fighting back - BBC News | 2024-07-22 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Activists say spiralling housing costs are due to properties being bought by foreigners - or rented over the summer. | Europe | If you can elbow your way onto one of Majorca’s sunspots this summer, you will witness two unstoppable forces. The first, as old as time, the waves of the Balearic Sea, methodically erasing the day’s lovingly crafted sandcastles. The second, a more modern phenomenon, the tsunami of tourism threatening to consume all in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99wxwgzn8qo | news_articles_c99wxwgzn8q | |
Lando Norris on Hungarian Grand Prix: I didn't give up the win - I lost it off the line - BBC Sport | 2024-07-22 | https://www.facebook.com/BBCSport/ | Lando Norris agonised over whether to hand victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix back to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri but said it was the "fair" and "honest" thing to do. | Formula 1 | 'I didn't give up the win - I lost it off the line'
Lando Norris agonised over whether to hand victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix back to team-mate Oscar Piastri but said it was the "fair" and "honest" thing to do. The Briton spent 20 laps debating the move with his team, as the drivers raced to McLaren's first one-t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cye03ylnnr0o | rt_formula1_articles_cye03ylnnr0 | |
Chris Mason: Sir Keir Starmer’s ruthless streak on show - again - BBC News | 2024-07-23 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM has put down a marker - but will it nip future rebellions in the bud or store up trouble for later? | Politics | You can demonstrate power with numbers in politics, but the real way to demonstrate it is in actions. Less than three weeks on from the general election, and the prime minister has booted seven of his MPs out of the Parliamentary Labour Party. That is quite the statement of authority and intent – and a brutal demonstra... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngxy39j2vo | news_articles_c4ngxy39j2v | |
Chris Mason: Sir Keir Starmer’s ruthless streak on show - again - BBC News | 2024-07-24 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM has put down a marker - but will it nip future rebellions in the bud or store up trouble for later? | Politics | You can demonstrate power with numbers in politics, but the real way to demonstrate it is in actions. Less than three weeks on from the general election, and the prime minister has booted seven of his MPs out of the Parliamentary Labour Party. That is quite the statement of authority and intent – and a brutal demonstra... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngxy39j2vo | news_articles_c4ngxy39j2v | |
UK drops last government's plan to challenge Netanyahu arrest warrant - BBC News | 2024-07-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Keir Starmer's spokesperson said the issue was a matter for the International Criminal Court. | Middle East | Benjamin Netanyahu address the US Congress earlier this week
The UK government has dropped plans to challenge the right of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In May, the chief prosecutor of the ICC said there were reasonable grounds to believ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckkg525l93lo | news_articles_ckkg525l93l | |
Has Labour really found a bigger financial mess than it expected? - BBC News | 2024-07-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a public finances shortfall of billions on pounds after a snap audit. | null | Are the UK's finances really worse than Labour expected?
The new Labour government has been in power for just over three weeks. In that time, it says ministers have found government departments in a much worse state than they thought. On Monday, the Chancellor will argue the public finances are in a bad place – and th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9r329y9pqxo | news_articles_c9r329y9pqx | |
JD Vance defends 'childless cat ladies' comment after backlash - BBC News | 2024-07-26 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate says his 2021 comments about Democrats were "sarcastic". | US & Canada | JD Vance questioned why some leading politicians did not have children in a 2021 interview
Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has defended resurfaced comments in which he called Democratic politicians a "bunch of childless cat ladies with miserable lives". His remarks, made in 2021, have been roundly ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c147yn4xxx4o | news_articles_c147yn4xxx4 | |
Newspaper headlines: 'Council house revolution' and '£20bn black hole' - BBC News | 2024-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Headlines include Labour pledging to kickstart home building and a reported shortfall in public finances. | The Papers | "Council house revolution" is the headline in the Sunday Mirror. It says Labour will reveal plans on Tuesday for the biggest building programme of council and affordable housing, external in decades. The paper's editorial says the party is "right to do whatever it takes to put a decent roof over the heads of all who ne... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ng3l4py67o | news_articles_c4ng3l4py67 | |
Slave Play: Kit Harington defends theatre's 'black out' nights - BBC News | 2024-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Slave Play, which has just opened in London, has nights with dedicated performances for black audiences. | Culture | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Actor Kit Harington has defended his new play having dedicated performances for black audiences, denying that the initiative discriminates against white people. Slave Play attracted controversy and criticism earlier this yea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmgp7m1ld0o | news_articles_ckmgp7m1ld0 | |
UK drops last government's plan to challenge Netanyahu arrest warrant - BBC News | 2024-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Keir Starmer's spokesperson said the issue was a matter for the International Criminal Court. | Middle East | Benjamin Netanyahu address the US Congress earlier this week
The UK government has dropped plans to challenge the right of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In May, the chief prosecutor of the ICC said there were reasonable grounds to believ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckkg525l93lo | news_articles_ckkg525l93l | |
Has Labour really found a bigger financial mess than it expected? - BBC News | 2024-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a public finances shortfall of billions on pounds after a snap audit. | null | Are the UK's finances really worse than Labour expected?
The new Labour government has been in power for just over three weeks. In that time, it says ministers have found government departments in a much worse state than they thought. On Monday, the Chancellor will argue the public finances are in a bad place – and th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9r329y9pqxo | news_articles_c9r329y9pqx | |
JD Vance defends 'childless cat ladies' comment after backlash - BBC News | 2024-07-27 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate says his 2021 comments about Democrats were "sarcastic". | US & Canada | JD Vance questioned why some leading politicians did not have children in a 2021 interview
Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has defended resurfaced comments in which he called Democratic politicians a "bunch of childless cat ladies with miserable lives". His remarks, made in 2021, have been roundly ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c147yn4xxx4o | news_articles_c147yn4xxx4 | |
Newspaper headlines: 'Council house revolution' and '£20bn black hole' - BBC News | 2024-07-28 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Headlines include Labour pledging to kickstart home building and a reported shortfall in public finances. | The Papers | "Council house revolution" is the headline in the Sunday Mirror. It says Labour will reveal plans on Tuesday for the biggest building programme of council and affordable housing, external in decades. The paper's editorial says the party is "right to do whatever it takes to put a decent roof over the heads of all who ne... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ng3l4py67o | news_articles_c4ng3l4py67 | |
Slave Play: Kit Harington defends theatre's 'black out' nights - BBC News | 2024-07-28 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Slave Play, which has just opened in London, has nights with dedicated performances for black audiences. | Culture | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Actor Kit Harington has defended his new play having dedicated performances for black audiences, denying that the initiative discriminates against white people. Slave Play attracted controversy and criticism earlier this yea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmgp7m1ld0o | news_articles_ckmgp7m1ld0 | |
East Ham: Man stabbed to death and two teens hurt in park fight - BBC News | 2024-07-28 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police were called to Plashet Park in East Ham on Saturday evening over reports of an altercation. | London | Man stabbed to death and two hurt in park fight
Police investigate at Plashet Park, Newham, after a man was stabbed to death
A man has been stabbed to death and two teenagers injured following a fight in an east London park. Police had been called to Plashet Park, East Ham, at about 19:30 BST on Saturday over reports... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cleyv8v31vgo | news_articles_cleyv8v31vg | |
Primodos: Families seek answers over pregnancy test drug - BBC News | 2024-07-29 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Primodos contained synthetic hormones and was used between the 1950s and 70s as a pregnancy test. | Wales | Mums want answers over pregnancy drug they say harmed kids
Margo Clarke (left) says son Adrian (right) was a sickly child from the day he was born and needed heart surgery aged eight
Mothers say they still wants answers over a pregnancy test tablet which they believe led to birth defects. Margo Clarke, 73, was given ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3gd7vrx7ggo | news_articles_c3gd7vrx7gg | |
Slave Play: Kit Harington defends theatre's 'black out' nights - BBC News | 2024-07-29 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Slave Play, which has just opened in London, has nights with dedicated performances for black audiences. | Culture | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Actor Kit Harington has defended his new play having dedicated performances for black audiences, denying that the initiative discriminates against white people. Slave Play attracted controversy and criticism earlier this yea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmgp7m1ld0o | news_articles_ckmgp7m1ld0 | |
Chris Mason: Politics to roar back in blame game over funding - BBC News | 2024-07-29 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Expect a pretty noisy argument when the new chancellor addresses the House of Commons, the BBC's Chris Mason writes. | Politics | Politics to roar back at Westminster in blame game over funding
For the first time since the general election, party politics will come roaring back at Westminster on Monday. Yes, there was a bit of it at the State Opening of Parliament a few weeks back, but ceremony and civility took centre stage then really. I don’t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wv423lz8yo | news_articles_c9wv423lz8y | |
Allen Morgan jailed for hiring hitman to kill wife Carol - BBC News | 2024-07-29 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The judge says Allen Morgan, 74, is a "wicked person" as he issues a life sentence. | Beds, Herts & Bucks | Man jailed for life for hiring hitman to murder wife
Allen Morgan has been jailed for hiring a hitman to murder his former wife Carol
A husband who hired a hitman to murder his former wife while he was having an affair has been jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years. Carol Morgan, 36, was killed in a “frenzied at... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyj4kj1kdnvo | news_articles_cyj4kj1kdnv | |
The election issues young voters say are important to them - BBC News | 2024-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Politics reporter Jordan Kenny has been on a Race Across the UK to hear about the things people care most about. | Newsbeat | We're young voters - here's what we care about
Young people all over the UK have told BBC Newsbeat about the issues which matter to them
BBC Newsbeat politics reporter Jordan Kenny has spent three weeks on a Race Across the UK to hear about the issues teenagers and people in their 20s want us to talk about during the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c29dxjrrd47o | news_articles_c29dxjrrd47 | |
Trump sentencing in hush-money case delayed until September - BBC News | 2024-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Supreme Court ruled that Trump had immunity from prosecution for "official acts" prompting the challenge to his New York conviction. | US & Canada | A New York judge has delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing until September as his lawyers seek to challenge his conviction after a Supreme Court ruling.
Trump was initially scheduled to be sentenced on 11 July.
His legal team asked for his conviction in a hush-money case to be overturned after the nation’s highest court ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0xj1q47l22o | news_articles_c0xj1q47l22 | |
Water firms could be sued over sewage after ruling - BBC News | 2024-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Owners of adjacent waterways or even members of the public could now bring action over sewage pollution. | Business | Water firms could be sued over sewage after ruling
Water companies could face a "flood" of legal challenges over sewage discharges, lawyers have said, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling. On Tuesday, seven justices at the UK's highest court ruled that the Manchester Ship Canal Company is able to sue United Utilities... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gmx8d51xo | news_articles_cv2gmx8d51x | |
Fatima Payman: How a Gaza 'stunt' divided Australia's parliament - BBC News | 2024-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A senator says she has been "exiled" for voting against her party to recognise Palestinian statehood. | World | Ms Payman is Australia's first and only hijab-wearing federal politician
When Fatima Payman crossed the Senate floor to vote against her government she knew it would come with consequences. The Australian Labor party has strict penalties for those who undermine its collective positions, and acts of defiance can lead t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c880l1ddpzgo | news_articles_c880l1ddpzg | |
Lucy Letby guilty of trying to kill baby - BBC News | 2024-07-03 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The baby's family say they have been forced to endure a "long, torturous and emotional journey - twice". | England | Lucy Letby guilty of trying to kill baby girl
Lucy Letby had already been convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others
Former nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of trying to kill a premature baby girl. The 34-year-old was convicted of attempting to murder the child, referred to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98q74dn91do | news_articles_c98q74dn91d | |
Primodos: Families seek answers over pregnancy test drug - BBC News | 2024-07-30 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Primodos contained synthetic hormones and was used between the 1950s and 70s as a pregnancy test. | Wales | Mums want answers over pregnancy drug they say harmed kids
Margo Clarke (left) says son Adrian (right) was a sickly child from the day he was born and needed heart surgery aged eight
Mothers say they still wants answers over a pregnancy test tablet which they believe led to birth defects. Margo Clarke, 73, was given ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3gd7vrx7ggo | news_articles_c3gd7vrx7gg | |
Paris 2024 Olympics video: Coco Gauff argues with umpire during defeat by Donna Vekic - BBC Sport | 2024-07-30 | None | Watch Coco Gauff's heated argument with officials after the umpire called Donna Vekic's shot in, despite a line judge calling it out, resulting in the American losing a key point as she is knocked out of the women's singles at Paris 2024. | null | Watch Coco Gauff's heated argument with officials after the umpire called Donna Vekic's shot in, despite a line judge calling it out, resulting in the American losing a key point before being knocked out of the women's singles at Paris 2024.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/videos/c3g9m2wnmllo | rt_olympics_videos_c3g9m2wnmll | |
Katie Price: Warrant issued for arrest of former model - BBC News | 2024-07-30 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An arrest warrant is issued after she failed to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcies. | Sussex | The former glamour model had not responded to HM Revenue & Customs over her debts, a court heard
An arrest warrant has been issued for Katie Price, after she failed to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcies. Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Catherine Burton said Ms Price had received "very clear warni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cne4k0w1m1ko | news_articles_cne4k0w1m1 | |
Water firms could be sued over sewage after ruling - BBC News | 2024-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Owners of adjacent waterways or even members of the public could now bring action over sewage pollution. | Business | Water firms could be sued over sewage after ruling
Water companies could face a "flood" of legal challenges over sewage discharges, lawyers have said, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling. On Tuesday, seven justices at the UK's highest court ruled that the Manchester Ship Canal Company is able to sue United Utilities... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gmx8d51xo | news_articles_cv2gmx8d51x | |
Rishi Sunak accepts responsibility for historic Tory defeat - BBC News | 2024-07-04 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In a speech outside Number 10, Mr Sunak said he would step down as party leader once arrangements for a successor are in place. | Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Rishi Sunak has apologised to the nation following the Conservative Party's general election defeat - the worst in its parliamentary history. Sir Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide victory and will take ove... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1xnzlzz99o | news_articles_cd1xnzlzz99 | |
Glenn Campbell: Labour is back in Scotland - this is big - BBC News | 2024-07-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour has comeback in Scotland at the expense of the SNP but what has that done to the political landscape? | Scotland Politics | Labour is back in Scotland - this is big
Sir Keir Starmer's huge majority means he would have won the election without winning a single Scottish seat
For the first time since 2010 they have won a national election north of the border, crushing the SNP and bringing to a juddering halt the nationalists' long-running wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrjeyjgy7jo | news_articles_czrjeyjgy7j | |
SNP left shocked by Labour surge across Scotland - BBC News | 2024-07-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There was surprise at the party's victories in seats beyond its traditional heartlands in the central belt. | Scotland Politics | Why the SNP was left shocked by Labour's surge
SNP supporters at the election counts in Glasgow
In Scotland it has been a night of political contrasts - celebration for Labour and catastrophe for the SNP. Having turned itself into an election winning machine, the party dropped dozens of seats from the 48 it won in 20... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51yvl3j07mo | news_articles_c51yvl3j07m | |
Rishi Sunak accepts responsibility for historic Tory defeat - BBC News | 2024-07-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In a speech outside Number 10, Mr Sunak said he would step down as party leader once arrangements for a successor are in place. | Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Rishi Sunak has apologised to the nation following the Conservative Party's general election defeat - the worst in its parliamentary history. Sir Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide victory and will take ove... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1xnzlzz99o | news_articles_cd1xnzlzz99 | |
Aldershot: Thumb-bite Deliveroo rider given suspended sentence - BBC News | 2024-07-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jeniffer Rocha attacked a customer in an argument over a pizza delivery in 2022. | Hampshire & Isle of Wight | A food delivery rider who bit off a customer's thumb has been given a suspended jail sentence. Jeniffer Rocha, 35, attacked Stephen Jenkinson in an argument over a Deliveroo pizza order in Aldershot, Hampshire, in December 2022. She previously pleaded guilty at Winchester Crown Court to causing grievous bodily harm. Ro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce78580jp7lo | news_articles_ce78580jp7l | |
Newspaper headlines: 'Change begins' as Labour PM will 'fight until you believe again' - BBC News | 2024-07-05 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Saturday's front pages lead on Labour's historic election win, as Sir Keir Starmer becomes the UK's next prime minister. | The Papers | 'Change begins' as Labour PM will 'fight until you believe again'
The Daily Mail likens it more to a civil war, external, as one former cabinet minister tells the paper the Conservatives "were left vulnerable by a Boris-shaped hole in their defences, through which Reform was able to stroll unchallenged". In his column... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9dnnrg22vo | news_articles_cz9dnnrg22v |
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