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Holyhead: Video shows suspected gun discharge - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | null | Three people have been arrested after a firearm is believed to have been discharged in north Wales. | null | Footage shows the moment a firearm is believed to have been discharged on a residential street in north Wales.
Three men were arrested following the incident in Holyhead, Anglesey, which occurred at about 08:30 BST on Monday, 10 April.
One man was arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of a firearm with inten... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-65249896 |
Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists say focus should be on cancer prevention, with "universal cures" unlikely at present. | Health | An unprecedented analysis of how cancers grow has revealed an "almost infinite" ability of tumours to evolve and survive, say scientists.
The results of tracking lung cancers for nine years left the research team "surprised" and "in awe" at the formidable force they were up against.
They have concluded we need more f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65252510 |
Kentucky bank shooting: Bodycam video shows police under fire - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One officer was hit in the head, while the other suffered a graze wound before killing the suspect. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Police in Louisville, Kentucky, have released bodycam footage of the fatal shootout between police and a banker who gunned down five colleagues.
The video shows two officers getting shot as they advanced towards the lurking... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65234314 |
UK to be one of worst performing economies this year, predicts IMF - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is predicted to be the worst performing out of the G20 nations in 2023, including Russia. | Business | The UK is set to be one of the worst performing major economies in the world this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
It says the UK economy's performance in 2023 will be the worst among the 20 biggest economies, known as the G20, which includes sanctions-hit Russia.
The IMF predicts the UK econ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65240749 |
Could you endure Nasa's 3D-printed Mars simulation? - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | null | For a full year, four people will live in a simulation of the planet to help Nasa prepare for human exploration there. | null | For a full year, four people will live in a simulation of the planet Mars to help Nasa prepare for human exploration there.
During the simulation, crew members will carry out different types of mission activities, like simulated spacewalks and robotic operations.
To be as Mars-realistic as feasible, they will also fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65247481 |
Dáithí's Law: Rishi Sunak honours Belfast boy over organ donation - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rishi Sunak has presented Dáithí Mac Gabhann with an award while in Belfast to see Joe Biden. | Northern Ireland | Points of Light award recognises people who are contributing to their community
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has presented six-year-old Dáithí Mac Gabhann with an award for his campaign to reform organ donation in NI.
Dáithí has been on the list to get a heart transplant for about five years.
The new law, known as Dái... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65247208 |
Cardiff: Police officer who punched arrested man dismissed - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The officer was described as punching the man a number of times and kneeing him in the ribs. | Wales | PC Rowan Knight has been dismissed without notice
A police officer has been dismissed after punching a man in the face, holding him in a headlock and kneeing him in the ribs during an arrest.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct found PC Rowan Knight used excessive force and gave a dishonest account of the arres... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65256453 |
Joe Biden hails Northern Ireland young people on Belfast visit - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president says they are at the "cutting edge" of the future, 25 years on from the 1998 peace deal. | Northern Ireland | US President Joe Biden has praised Northern Ireland's young people, saying they are at the "cutting edge" of its future during his visit to Belfast.
Earlier he met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before briefly speaking to some of Stormont's political party leaders.
He is on a four-day visit to Ireland to mark 25 years si... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65208880 |
Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich: Pep Guardiola's side take control in quarter-finals - BBC Sport | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | null | Man City take a big step towards Champions League semi-finals with 3-0 first-leg win against Bayern Munich | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Manchester City took a giant stride towards the Champions League semi-finals with an outstanding performance to overpower Bayern Munich at Etihad Stadium.
Erling Haaland, inevitably, was on target with his 45th goal of the season to make him the highest scorer in al... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65233785 |
Michael Jordan's trainers sell for record $2.2m - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The sale seals the basketball titan's position as the most valuable athlete at sports memorabilia auctions. | US & Canada | A pair of Air Jordan XIIIs worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $2.2m
A pair of trainers once worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan has sold for $2.2m (£1.7m) at auction, becoming the priciest shoes ever sold.
The signed sneakers - which Sotheby's had estimated would fetch $2m to $4m - ar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65246682 |
Man charged over English Channel boat deaths - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ibrahima Bah is charged after four people died and dozens were rescued off the Kent coast last year. | Kent | A search and rescue operation is launched in the English Channel
A man has been charged with manslaughter following the deaths of four people as they attempted to cross the English Channel in a small boat.
Ibrahima Bah has been charged in connection with the deaths on 14 December, which happened when 39 people were s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-65255148 |
Decision on gender reform legal battle 'imminent' - Yousaf - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The first minister will soon confirm if he will challenge a UK government decision to block draft gender laws. | Scotland politics | Humza Yousaf has been seeking legal advice on whether to challenge the UK government
The first minister has said he will "very imminently" confirm if he will launch a legal battle with the UK government over a bill which will make it easier to change gender.
MSPs backed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65245327 |
Cardiac arrest survivor meets paramedic who saved her - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Leah Lewis had a cardiac arrest in her sleep after it was triggered by a rare heart condition. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Jordan Lewis performed CPR on his wife as he waited for an ambulance
A mum whose heart condition triggered a cardiac arrest as she slept has been reunited with the paramedics who helped save her.
Leah Lewis was shocked twic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65254315 |
Delicate diplomacy on show in Joe Biden's Belfast visit - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US leader was both challenging and sensitive, writes our Ireland correspondent Chris Page. | Northern Ireland | This was a presidential visit which required delicate diplomacy.
US President Joe Biden's task was to sum up the achievements of the 25 years since the Good Friday peace deal against a backdrop of all-too-frequent political instability in Belfast.
He said the return of the power-sharing devolved government at Stormon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65244335 |
Storm Noa: Power cuts and trees down in Devon and Cornwall - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hundreds of homes without power as gusts of more than 60mph (96.5km/h) are recorded. | Devon | Hundreds of properties were left without power and trees blocked roads as Storm Noa swept across Devon and Cornwall.
Gusts of more than 60mph (96.5km/h) were recorded on the Isles of Scilly and the Met Office predicted wind speeds of up to 70mph (113km/h).
A tree fell on to a house in Raleigh Avenue, Cockington, Torq... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65249185 |
Arnold Schwarzenegger terminates neighbourhood pothole - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | null | The actor and former California governor fixed the road himself after his complaints went unanswered. | null | The actor and former Californian governor tweeted that he'd had enough of the pothole in his Los Angeles neighbourhood, so he had decided to take action. At least one neighbour was thankful. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65210127 |
Help for Heroes: Royals pay tribute after death of charity's founder - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince William and Prince Harry are among those to praise the "inspirational" work of Bryn Parry. | Wiltshire | Bryn Parry founded Help for Heroes with his wife Emma
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to a co-founder of Wiltshire-based veterans' charity Help for Heroes following his death from pancreatic cancer.
Bryn Parry passed away on Wednesday at the age of 66, the charity said.
Mr Parry and his wife Emma founded Help f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-65258234 |
Kenya-UK defence deal: MPs amend rule over prosecuting UK troops - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | British troops can now be tried for murder committed against Kenyans in Kenya. | Africa | British soldiers prepare for operations around the world at the Kenya training unit
Kenyan MPs have voted to amend a defence agreement with Britain after allegations that troops training there committed serious crimes.
It means UK soldiers could be tried for murder, amongst other grave offences, committed against Ken... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65257083 |
Can President Biden put pressure on the DUP? - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joe Biden will briefly meet party leaders in Belfast before travelling to the Republic of Ireland. | Northern Ireland | President Biden with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Ambassador to the UK Jane Hartley and US Envoy to Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy
It was to be the moment of triumph with President Biden jetting in to celebrate the return of power sharing at Stormont.
A moment to remember an old agreement 25 years on and look forward... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65248449 |
Stakeknife: Alleged Army agent in IRA Freddie Scappaticci dies - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Freddie Scappaticci denied he was the Army's most high-ranking agent in the IRA during the Troubles. | Northern Ireland | Freddie Scappaticci always denied he was an Army agent within the IRA
Freddie Scappaticci, the man suspected of being Stakeknife, the Army's top agent within the IRA, has died.
Mr Scappaticci, who was in his 70s, always denied he was Stakeknife.
He left Northern Ireland in 2003 after media organisations alleged he h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65244928 |
Can President Biden put pressure on the DUP? - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joe Biden will briefly meet party leaders in Belfast before travelling to the Republic of Ireland. | Northern Ireland | President Biden with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Ambassador to the UK Jane Hartley and US Envoy to Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy
It was to be the moment of triumph with President Biden jetting in to celebrate the return of power sharing at Stormont.
A moment to remember an old agreement 25 years on and look forward... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65248449 |
Rylan Clark steps down from Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The co-host says he will leave It Takes Two after four years to "explore what else life has for me". | Entertainment & Arts | Rylan Clark will be part of the BBC Eurovision commentary team
Rylan Clark has announced he is stepping down as co-host of Strictly Come Dancing spin-off show It Takes Two after "four fantastic years".
The TV personality tweeted that the time had come for him to "pass on the baton to someone else and explore what els... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65248559 |
Joe Biden's blink-and-you'll-miss-it visit to Northern Ireland - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite months of diplomatic chatter, the US president's Northern Ireland trip does not amount to much. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
For the best part of a year at least, the prospect of this presidential visit has been discussed among diplomats.
Washington's deep pride, seeing itself as a midwife to the 1998 Belfast Good Friday Agreement, ensured this d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65246488 |
Warning millions would struggle if cash phased out - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Only 17% of payments are in cash but millions would struggle without notes and coins, a major report finds. | Business | Ten million people would struggle to cope in a cashless society even though only 17% of payments are now made with notes and coins, a report has found.
Going cashless would make budgeting difficult and would be a "major inconvenience" to another 15 million, the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) found.
Thousands of bank bra... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60879095 |
New Zealand cabinet reaches gender equality for the first time - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The country also has one of the most diverse parliaments in the world. | Asia | New Zealand's cabinet (seen in February) now has 10 women and 10 men
For the first time, New Zealand will see an equal number of men and women in its cabinet.
This comes after Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime, who is of Māori descent, was promoted as a cabinet minister.
"It is nice to have a cabinet that reflects the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65247904 |
Elon Musk: Twitter boss on hate speech, lay-offs and sleeping in the office - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Twitter boss gave an impromptu and meandering interview to the BBC and denied hate speech was flourishing on the platform. | US & Canada | US public broadcaster NPR has decided to leave Twitter , following a row with the social media firm over a new label associating it with government control.
The new tag - which describes NPR as "government funded media" - was initially "state-affiliated media", the same designation used for media organisations linked ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65247272 |
CBI boss Tony Danker 'shocked' at firing over misconduct claims - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tony Danker is dismissed by the business group following complaints about his conduct towards several employees. | Business | The boss of one of the UK's largest business groups has been fired over complaints about his behaviour at work.
Tony Danker, who will leave the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) following an investigation over his conduct towards several employees, said he was "shocked" by the sacking.
Three other CBI employees... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65238672 |
Matt Hancock investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-health secretary is among three MPs facing probes by Parliament's watchdog. | UK Politics | Matt Hancock is among three MPs facing probes by Parliament's standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg, it has been disclosed.
The ex-health secretary is being investigated for allegedly trying to influence the commissioner's enforcement of the rules.
A spokesman for Mr Hancock said he was "shocked and surprised" by t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65253933 |
Climate change: Fossil fuel emissions from electricity set to fall - report - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rise in wind and solar energy means that use of coal, oil and gas may have peaked for energy production. | Science & Environment | The world will likely use fewer fossil fuels to produce electricity this year in a "turning point" for planet-friendly energy, a new report says.
It would be the first ever annual drop in the use of coal, oil and gas to generate electricity, outside of a global recession or pandemic.
As a result, fewer warming gases ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65240094 |
Millions choose a cashless lifestyle - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A major report charts the drop in cash use, but 1.9 million people still deal primarily in notes and coins. | Business | Mobile payments are growing in popularity - but may not work everywhere
More than five million people led a close to cashless lifestyle last year, as debit cards secured their position as the most popular method of payment.
Two million more people used cash no more than once a month in 2018 compared with the previous... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48542233 |
Charley Bates: Man jailed for murder of Radstock teenager - BBC News | 2023-04-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joshua Delbono's mother called police when he got home after killing Charley Bates, 16, in a fight. | Somerset | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A 19-year-old man has been jailed for life for murder after his mum alerted police that he had stabbed another teenager to death.
Joshua Delbono killed 16-year-old Charley Bates during a fight between two groups in Radstock... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-65200239 |
Ministers propose stricter rules for holiday lets - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Turning homes into short-term lets would require planning permission under government plans. | UK Politics | Scarborough is one of many coastal towns that have seen a sharp increase in the number of holiday lets
Homeowners would need to get planning permission before converting properties into short-term holiday lets in tourist hotspots, under government plans aimed at easing housing problems.
There could be exemptions base... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65258629 |
Blue crayon scrawled over 230-year-old Sabrina statue at Croome - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A statue of Sabrina and a memorial to Capability Brown at Croome is covered in blue crayon. | Hereford & Worcester | The statue of the Roman Naiade, Sabrina, takes its name from the nymph spirit of the Severn.
Museum staff were left dismayed after a historic statue was scribbled on.
Bright blue crayon markings were scrawled across the face, arms and torso of the 230-year-old Sabrina statue at Croome, Worcester.
A memorial to lands... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-65262756 |
UK economy will avoid recession despite no growth in February, says Hunt - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Walkouts hit output but the chancellor says the economic outlook is "brighter than expected". | Business | The UK economy saw no growth in February after being hit by the effects of strikes by public sector workers.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that a rise in construction activity had been offset by walkouts by teachers and civil servants.
It follows a surprise 0.4% jump in economic growth in January.
De... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65250170 |
Juice: Space mission to Jupiter's moons blasts off - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The £1.4bn probe aims to explore whether the distant planet's moons could support simple life. | Science & Environment | Phew, what a couple of whirlwind hours those have been!
Thanks for joining us as we followed the launch of the Jupiter moons mission, one of the European Space Agency's most ambitious ever.
"Juice is coming, Jupiter! Get ready for it," announced Andrea Accomazzo, the operations director of ESA's mission control in Ge... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-65258309 |
Environment Agency workers strike over pay - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Workers responsible for protecting England's environment stage a three day walkout over low pay. | Science & Environment | Thousands of Environment Agency workers began a three day strike on Friday over claims of "endemic low pay".
The latest action from the Unison trade union will see staff working on flood defences, river pollution and fires walk out.
These emergency response teams say they are too thinly stretched, making it difficult... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65244157 |
London Waterloo: Rail disruption to last until end of day - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A significantly reduced service continues to operate and disruption is expected all day. | London | Fourteen out of 24 platforms were closed earlier, Network Rail said
Rail disruption at London Waterloo is expected until the end of the day, after passengers were urged to avoid the station due to signalling problems.
South Western Railway (SWR) issued the warning for customers attempting to travel to and from the st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65260212 |
Covid: Staff propped up care homes without extra pay, says report - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most care homes struggled but some paid more to shareholders, says the Warwick University-led study. | UK | At St Brelade's care home in Kent, life is getting back to normal after Covid
Many care home staff worked extra hours without extra pay to prop up the system during the pandemic, a study suggests.
Public money helped stabilise UK care homes during the first wave of Covid-19 but it was withdrawn too soon and not focus... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65250546 |
Premier League clubs to ban gambling sponsorship on front of matchday shirts - BBC Sport | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | null | Premier League clubs collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of clubs' matchday shirts by the summer of 2026. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Premier League clubs have collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of their matchday shirts by the end of the 2025-26 season.
However, after the deadline, clubs will still be able to continue featuring gambling brands in areas such as shirt s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65260002 |
Cyclone Ilsa: Powerful storm hits Western Australia - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Alerts remain in place in the north of the state as the storm tracks inland. | Australia | A powerful cyclone has hit Western Australia as a category five storm, setting a wind speed record but sparing populated areas from major damage.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa struck the state close to Port Hedland, the world's largest iron ore export hub, just before midnight (17:00 BST).
The storm has been downgrade... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65259342 |
Joe Biden in Ireland: President says 'I'm at home' - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president praises the strength of the Irish-US relationship and speaks of pride in Irish roots. | Europe | President Biden was welcomed to Dublin Castle by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
US President Joe Biden has declared "I'm at home" as he made an historic address to the Irish Parliament.
Mr Biden said he has returned to his ancestral home and his only wish was that he could stay longer.
In his speech to a joint sitting of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65240668 |
Jack Teixeira: Suspect charged over Pentagon documents leak - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The suspect is a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. | US & Canada | This is the worst leak of US intelligence for 10 years.
Not since former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden and former US Army soldier Chelsea Manning published classified documents has so much supposedly secret intelligence leaked into the public domain.
The damage is on several levels. Russia now know... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65270164 |
Jamie Oliver: I recorded my books to avoid writing - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chef and author says writing a children's book helped him feel more positive about his dyslexia. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Jamie Oliver on having dyslexia: "The kitchen genuinely did save me"
Jamie Oliver said he recorded his first books on a Dictaphone instead of writing them down because of his struggles with dyslexia.
The chef and aut... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65260342 |
Biden begins Ireland trip after Belfast speech - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US leader has travelled south, after visiting Northern Ireland to commemorate the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. | US & Canada | Biden spoke of threats to democracy during speech
On the motorcade route outside Ulster University earlier, a lone Trump flag waved to greet the US president. A familiar sight in America - but an unexpected one for this president who so proudly touts his Irish-American ties to this place. Another protester nearby held... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65167022 |
Biden hails ‘enduring’ US-Irish bond in Dublin speech - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president has become the fourth American leader to address the Irish parliament. | Europe | It’s well documented that Joe Biden loves to talk about his Irish heritage.
He recites poems by Seamus Heaney, frequently tells stories about his mother, and boasts that 10 of his 16 great-great grandparents lived in Ireland.
It’s not surprising, then, that much of the US media coverage of Biden’s trip to the Emerald... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65258551 |
Prince Harry to attend coronation without Meghan - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince Harry will travel to the UK but Meghan will stay in California with their children. | UK | Harry will attend the coronation at Westminster Abbey, but Meghan will stay in the US with their children
The Duke of Sussex will be present at the King's coronation, but his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, will not be attending, Buckingham Palace has said.
There had been speculation about whether the couple would trave... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65255135 |
Drake Bell: Drake & Josh star found safe, police say - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say the actor, who starred in the hit Nickelodeon children's show has been found after considering him "missing and endangered". | Entertainment & Arts | Drake Bell, who starred in the hit show Drake & Josh on Nickelodeon, has been found after being considered "missing and endangered" by US police.
On social media local law enforcement confirmed it had been in contact with Mr Bell and that he was safe.
Authorities added that his last known location was "potentially" i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65268428 |
Camra award ban for Essex pub displaying golly dolls - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Campaign for Real Ale says the dolls on display at the pub "discriminate against customers". | Essex | CCTV images from inside the pub showed officers seizing several dolls
A pub where golly dolls were seized by police should not be considered for "future awards or inclusion in our Good Beer Guide", the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) said.
Camra said it found it "baffling" that the White Hart Inn, in Grays, Essex, chos... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-65260945 |
Suella Braverman rhetoric fuels racism, claims Tory peer - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conservative Baroness Warsi fears British Asians, including her own family, have been put at greater risk. | UK Politics | Tory peer Baroness Warsi has warned that what she describes as Suella Braverman's "racist rhetoric" is putting British Asian families at risk.
The peer, the UK's first South Asian cabinet minister, claimed the home secretary's comments on small boats and grooming gangs "emboldened racists".
She told the BBC she feare... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65249872 |
Johnny Kitagawa: Ex-pop star Kauan Okamoto details sexual abuse by famed producer - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kauan Okamoto said he was repeatedly abused by celebrated music producer Johnny Kitagawa. | Asia | Kauan Okamoto said he was sexually abused by Johnny Kitagawa from the age of 15
Another former J-pop star has said he was the victim of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa, a revered Japanese music producer who died in 2019.
Kauan Okamoto said he was abused up to 20 times from 2012-2016, beginning when he was 15 and in a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65259427 |
Conwy: Body found in search for missing walker - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | While formal identification is yet to take place, Ausra Plungiene's family have been informed. | Wales | A major multi-agency was launched for for Ausra Plungiene who went missing on Tuesday morning
A body has been found in the search for a missing dog walker.
Ausra Plungiene, 56, from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, went missing in the mountains above the Conwy Valley on Tuesday morning.
Mountain rescue team members made the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65249901 |
Pay rises above inflation would be a terrible mistake, says Hunt - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The chancellor says the impact of the junior doctors' strike on NHS patients is "regrettable". | Business | The chancellor has said it would be a "terrible mistake" to give pay rises above the rate of inflation, even though strikes are hitting the economy.
Jeremy Hunt said the impact of the junior doctors' strike on NHS patients was "regrettable".
But wage increases that fuelled inflation would have a "more damaging" impac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65267370 |
PC Sharon Beshenivsky: Man appears in court charged with murder - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Piran Ditta Khan appears before magistrates accused of murdering the officer in Bradford in 2005. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | A 74-year-old man has appeared in court accused of murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky 18 years ago.
Piran Ditta Khan was charged over the 2005 shooting of the 38-year-old after being extradited from Pakistan.
PC Beshenivsky had been a police officer for only nine months when she was killed in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65263001 |
Dame Mary Quant: Fashion designer dies aged 93 - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twiggy has led tributes to the designer who popularised the miniskirt that helped define the Swinging '60s. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: What Mary Quant's miniskirts looked like in the 1960s
Model Twiggy Lawson has led the tributes to designer Dame Mary Quant, who has died aged 93.
The fashion legend passed away "peacefully at home in Surrey", her fam... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65265531 |
The Big One: Passengers rescued from UK's highest rollercoaster - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Passengers had to walk down the tracks after The Big One in Blackpool was halted due to strong winds. | Lancashire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Passengers had to be helped down from The Big One in Blackpool
Passengers on the UK's highest rollercoaster had to walk down its tracks to safety after the ride was halted due to sudden strong winds.
The Big One at B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-65256286 |
PC Sharon Beshenivsky death: Man extradited and charged with murder - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Piran Ditta Khan will appear in court later over the 2005 shooting in Bradford. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | PC Sharon Beshenivsky was shot dead while responding to reports of a robbery in Bradford in 2005
A 74-year-old man is due to appear in court later charged with the 2005 murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky after being extradited from Pakistan.
Piran Ditta Khan was brought back to the UK and taken into custody at a West Yo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65258849 |
Met officers guilty over offensive Katie Price son messages - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eight serving and ex-officers sent discriminatory Whatsapp messages, with some mocking Harvey Price. | London | Some of the messages mocked Katie Price's son Harvey
Eight serving and former Metropolitan Police officers have been found guilty of gross misconduct over offensive messages shared in a WhatsApp group.
The "discriminatory and offensive" messages included some that made fun of Katie Price's disabled son.
The seven me... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65262532 |
Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The lawsuit accuses Mr Cohen of "improper, self-serving, and malicious statements" about Mr Trump. | US & Canada | Ex-US President Donald Trump is suing his former lawyer for $500m (£400m), alleging breach of contract.
He says Michael Cohen breached his duty as attorney to act in his client's best interests.
The lawsuit comes amid escalating attacks from Trump allies on Mr Cohen, who is a key witness in a New York investigation i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65256568 |
President Biden: Irish relatives eagerly awaiting 'cousin Joe' - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Excitement is building among President Biden's distant Irish relations in counties Louth and Mayo. | Northern Ireland | Distant relatives of US President Joe Biden are looking forward to seeing him back on home soil
"You'd know there's Irish roots in him because he's good craic like."
That's one Irishman's take on US President Joe Biden, and he would know, being related to him.
Back in 2016, the White House called the Irish Family Hi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65219409 |
M&S removes T-shirt after being accused of 'ripping off' pub name - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Craft Beer Co. pointed out the similarities on social media, prompting M&S to remove it from sale. | Business | Marks and Spencer has removed a T-shirt from sale after a London pub chain accused it of "ripping off" its trademark name.
The T-shirt had the "Craft Beer Co." name in a graphic on the front and back.
M&S said it took "intellectual property very seriously" and added that its design was "in good faith".
The pub chain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65265673 |
Suspect Nima Momeni held over Cash App founder's death - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bob Lee was reportedly stabbed during a row while driving in San Francisco. | US & Canada | Tributes were paid to Bob Lee, who founded the popular Cash App and worked for MobileCoin
Police have arrested a self-described tech entrepreneur over the fatal stabbing in San Francisco of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
The suspect is 38-year-old Nima Momeni from Emeryville, California. Mr Lee and Mr Momeni knew each oth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65257806 |
Humza Yousaf told of SNP motorhome after becoming leader - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The luxury vehicle was seized by police as part of an investigation into the party's finances. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Humza Yousaf said he became aware of the SNP's motorhome asset shortly after becoming first minister.
Scotland's first minister has said he only discovered the SNP had bought a luxury motorhome after he became party leader.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65264713 |
Conwy: Sightings in search for missing Ausra Plungiene - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say they are searching an area to try to locate Ausra Plungiene, 56. | Wales | A major multi-agency search is under way for Ausra Plungiene who was last seen on Tuesday morning
More than 60 rescue team volunteers have resumed the search across Eryri for a missing dog walker.
Ausra Plungiene, 56, from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, set off with her black Swedish lapphund in the mountains above the Con... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65256455 |
Conwy: Search for missing dog walker Ausra Plungiene - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A multi-agency search in bad weather conditions is under way for 56-year-old Ausra Plungiene. | Wales | A major multi-agency search is under way for Ausra Plungiene
A major search is under way for a missing woman who was last seen walking her dog.
Ausra Plungiene, 56, from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, is believed to have left home to walk her dog at about 10:30 BST on Tuesday.
The alarm was raised shortly before 22:00 whe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65253110 |
Ukraine war: Pentagon leaks reveal Russian infighting over death toll - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US documents suggest Russian officials disagreed over how casualties were being counted. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The Pentagon leaks explained in under 60 seconds.
Leaked US documents have revealed that disagreements in Russia's security apparatus led to the defence ministry being accused of undercounting casualties of the war in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65260672 |
Tories suspend Haverfordwest councillor for alleged slave remark - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Andrew Edwards is accused of saying white men should have black slaves. | Wales politics | Andrew Edwards is alleged to have said white men should have black slaves
A councillor accused of saying white men should have black slaves has been suspended by the Conservative Party.
Political opponents identified the voice of Andrew Edwards on a recording of someone making racist remarks.
Mr Edwards, who represe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-65266125 |
Eurovision 2023: Rita Ora and Rebecca Ferguson amongst semi-final interval acts - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC confirms the artists performing during the semi-finals for next month's song contest. | Entertainment & Arts | Rita Ora holds the record for the most top 10 singles in the UK's Official Charts by a British female artist
Rita Ora will perform a medley of some of her biggest hits as one of the interval acts at next month's Eurovision semi-finals.
Rebecca Ferguson will also be performing, in her home city of Liverpool.
Speaking... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65255258 |
What the leaked Pentagon documents reveal - 8 key takeaways - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ukraine's spring offensive and Chinese hypersonic weapons are among the issues highlighted in the leaks. | US & Canada | A cache of classified US documents leaked online sheds new light on American intelligence gathered about other countries.
Images of the covert files have appeared on messaging app Discord since early March.
Complete with timelines and dozens of military acronyms, the documents, some marked "top secret", paint a detai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65238951 |
Wiltshire rogue traders who mocked elderly victims jailed - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dean Smith and brothers Matty and James Rossiter filmed themselves boasting about "bodging" work. | Wiltshire | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. John Bray fell prey to rogue traders and said he wanted to warn others not to make his mistake
Three rogue traders who filmed themselves boasting about overcharging for poor roofing work have been jailed.
Dean Smith and bro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-65251456 |
North Korea missile launch sparks confusion in Japan - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hokkaido residents were asked to "evacuate immediately" but the order was later retracted. | Asia | A missile launch by North Korea sparked confusion in northern Japan, where an evacuation order was abruptly retracted
A missile launch by North Korea sparked confusion in northern Japan, where an evacuation order was issued and then retracted within 30 minutes.
Sirens blared across Hokkaido and residents were told to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65259718 |
Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea: Blues' Champions League ambitions dented by the holders - BBC Sport | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | null | Chelsea have it all to do if they are to advance to the Champions League semi-finals as they lose to holders Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Chelsea have it all to do if they are to advance to the Champions League semi-finals after losing to holders Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Karim Benzema's tap-in - his 90th goal in the competition - gave Real boss Carlo Ancelotti the perfect start against his former ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65243061 |
Tesco cuts milk prices after wholesale costs fall - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The supermarket says it is passing on savings to customers after seeing its own costs fall for milk. | Business | Tesco has cut the price of its milk for the first time since May 2020, in a possible sign that price rises for a weekly shop could be starting to ease.
Britain's largest supermarket said it would reduce its four pint bottle from £1.65 to £1.55 from Wednesday.
Two pints will be cut by 5p to £1.25 and a single pint wil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65255643 |
Ex-BBC and Capital DJ Tim Westwood interviewed under caution - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former BBC Radio 1 DJ has been questioned on two occasions by the Metropolitan Police. | UK | Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been questioned twice under police caution over five alleged sex offences.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they are now investigating five accusations of offences alleged to have happened between 1982 and 2016.
Detectives say they interviewed a 65-year-old man ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65254814 |
In pictures: Joe Biden visits Northern Ireland - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Large crowds gathered in Belfast on Wednesday to try to catch a glimpse of the US president. | Northern Ireland | Large crowds gathered in Belfast to try and catch a glimpse of US President Joe Biden as he made a landmark visit to Northern Ireland.
Mr Biden is on a four-day visit to the island of Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
The president arrived in Belfast city centre late on Tuesday night ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65250631 |
President Joe Biden tours his Irish family heritage - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | null | The US President has been welcomed to the Republic of Ireland, where he's been exploring his ancestral ties. | null | US President Joe Biden has been welcomed to the Republic of Ireland for a three-day visit, and he's been exploring his ancestral ties.
The BBC's Charlotte Gallagher looks back at President Biden's first day in the Irish Republic, where he was welcomed in Dublin by the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister). | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65259132 |
Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists say focus should be on cancer prevention, with "universal cures" unlikely at present. | Health | An unprecedented analysis of how cancers grow has revealed an "almost infinite" ability of tumours to evolve and survive, say scientists.
The results of tracking lung cancers for nine years left the research team "surprised" and "in awe" at the formidable force they were up against.
They have concluded we need more f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65252510 |
WTA tournaments will return to China after boycott over Peng Shuai allegations - BBC Sport | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | null | The Women's Tennis Association will resume tournaments in China having accepted an investigation into Peng Shuai's sexual assault allegations will not be carried out by the Chinese government. | null | The Women's Tennis Association will resume tournaments in China this year having accepted an investigation into the sexual assault allegations made by former player Peng Shuai will not be carried out by the Chinese government.
Former doubles world number one Peng said in November 2021 she was "forced" into a sexual re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65260468 |
Dáithí's Law: Rishi Sunak honours Belfast boy over organ donation - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rishi Sunak has presented Dáithí Mac Gabhann with an award while in Belfast to see Joe Biden. | Northern Ireland | Points of Light award recognises people who are contributing to their community
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has presented six-year-old Dáithí Mac Gabhann with an award for his campaign to reform organ donation in NI.
Dáithí has been on the list to get a heart transplant for about five years.
The new law, known as Dái... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65247208 |
Joe Biden hails Northern Ireland young people on Belfast visit - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president says they are at the "cutting edge" of the future, 25 years on from the 1998 peace deal. | Northern Ireland | US President Joe Biden has praised Northern Ireland's young people, saying they are at the "cutting edge" of its future during his visit to Belfast.
Earlier he met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before briefly speaking to some of Stormont's political party leaders.
He is on a four-day visit to Ireland to mark 25 years si... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65208880 |
Texas dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cows - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Animal welfare activists say the incident is "by far" the deadliest barn fire in recent memory. | US & Canada | Smoke rises from the scene of South Fork Dairy near Dimmit, Texas
Approximately 18,000 cows were killed in a blast at a Texas dairy farm earlier this week, according to local authorities.
The explosion, at South Fork Dairy near the town of Dimmitt, also left one person in critical condition.
Authorities believe that... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65258108 |
US thinks UN chief too accommodating to Moscow, leaked files suggest - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Classified files indicate that Washington believed Antonio Guterres was soft on Russia over Ukraine. | US & Canada | Antonio Guterres (C) visited war-ravaged Ukraine in April of last year
The US believes the UN secretary general is too willing to accommodate Russian interests, according to fresh revelations in classified documents leaked online.
The files suggest Washington has been closely monitoring Antonio Guterres.
Several doc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65257957 |
Mary Quant: The miniskirt and PVC pioneer - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The late fashion designer will be remembered for revolutionising clothing for women in the 1960s. | Entertainment & Arts | Miniskirts, shift dresses and PVC are three fashion staples you'll spot in any high street store - but they probably wouldn't exist without Dame Mary Quant.
She will be remembered as one of the most innovative designers in British history, after her death aged 93.
Quant changed women's fashion forever with her vision... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65269428 |
Joe Biden's Irish 'homecoming' could carry political weight - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With 30 million Americans claiming Irish roots, it never does any harm for a US president to embrace his Celtic connections. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: How is President Joe Biden connected to Ireland?
The shift in tone and mood is unmistakable as US President Joe Biden begins a three-day visit to the Republic of Ireland, having spent a short time in Northern Ireland.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65259211 |
PA shortage leaves disabled people 'stuck at home' - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A lack of personal assistants is leaving some disabled people housebound, a charity has warned. | Wales | Shahd Zorob has had problems recruiting PAs and said doing so was "demeaning"
Disabled people are being shut out of society because of a lack of personal assistants, it has been claimed.
Disability Wales said many people with disabilities were being left without the support needed to live as independently as possible... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65254308 |
Manchester United 2-2 Sevilla: Late own goals leave Europa League tie evenly poised - BBC Sport | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | null | Two late own goals mean Manchester United have work to do against Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-finals. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Harry Maguire's late own goal came after he replaced Raphael Varane at half-time Manchester United conceded two own goals and lost Lisandro Martinez to a serious-looking injury in the final six minutes against Sevilla to put their Europa League hopes in jeopardy. Uni... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65255442 |
Delicate diplomacy on show in Joe Biden's Belfast visit - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US leader was both challenging and sensitive, writes our Ireland correspondent Chris Page. | Northern Ireland | This was a presidential visit which required delicate diplomacy.
US President Joe Biden's task was to sum up the achievements of the 25 years since the Good Friday peace deal against a backdrop of all-too-frequent political instability in Belfast.
He said the return of the power-sharing devolved government at Stormon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65244335 |
Storm Noa: Power cuts and trees down in Devon and Cornwall - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hundreds of homes without power as gusts of more than 60mph (96.5km/h) are recorded. | Devon | Hundreds of properties were left without power and trees blocked roads as Storm Noa swept across Devon and Cornwall.
Gusts of more than 60mph (96.5km/h) were recorded on the Isles of Scilly and the Met Office predicted wind speeds of up to 70mph (113km/h).
A tree fell on to a house in Raleigh Avenue, Cockington, Torq... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65249185 |
Arnold Schwarzenegger terminates neighbourhood pothole - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | null | The actor and former California governor fixed the road himself after his complaints went unanswered. | null | The actor and former Californian governor tweeted that he'd had enough of the pothole in his Los Angeles neighbourhood, so he had decided to take action. At least one neighbour was thankful. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65210127 |
Psychiatrists warn gamblers ahead of Grand National - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The weekend will be "challenging" for those who struggle to control their gambling, experts warn. | Health | Problem gamblers are being encouraged to take preventative steps, such as putting blocks on betting websites, ahead of the annual Grand National horse race which runs on Saturday.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists says this weekend will be challenging for many gamblers who struggle to control their betting habit.
Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65261202 |
Juice: European Space Agency mission to Jupiter's icy moons postponed - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The £1.4bn probe aims to tell us if the major moons of Jupiter could support simple life. | Science & Environment | The six-tonne spacecraft has a long journey ahead of it
The European Space Agency (Esa) has postponed a planned launch of a satellite to the planet Jupiter.
Weather conditions showed there was a risk of lightning to the mission that aims to establish if the planet's moons could sustain life.
Esa says it will try to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65254502 |
Help for Heroes: Royals pay tribute after death of charity's founder - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prince William and Prince Harry are among those to praise the "inspirational" work of Bryn Parry. | Wiltshire | Bryn Parry founded Help for Heroes with his wife Emma
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to a co-founder of Wiltshire-based veterans' charity Help for Heroes following his death from pancreatic cancer.
Bryn Parry passed away on Wednesday at the age of 66, the charity said.
Mr Parry and his wife Emma founded Help f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-65258234 |
Can President Biden put pressure on the DUP? - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joe Biden will briefly meet party leaders in Belfast before travelling to the Republic of Ireland. | Northern Ireland | President Biden with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Ambassador to the UK Jane Hartley and US Envoy to Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy
It was to be the moment of triumph with President Biden jetting in to celebrate the return of power sharing at Stormont.
A moment to remember an old agreement 25 years on and look forward... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65248449 |
Can President Biden put pressure on the DUP? - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joe Biden will briefly meet party leaders in Belfast before travelling to the Republic of Ireland. | Northern Ireland | President Biden with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Ambassador to the UK Jane Hartley and US Envoy to Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy
It was to be the moment of triumph with President Biden jetting in to celebrate the return of power sharing at Stormont.
A moment to remember an old agreement 25 years on and look forward... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65248449 |
Anne Perry: Murderer turned crime writer dies aged 84 - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Anne Perry served five years in prison for bludgeoning her friend's mother to death as a teenager. | Entertainment & Arts | Perry died at a hospital in Los Angeles, four months after suffering a heart attack
Crime author Anne Perry, who, as a teenager helped murder her friend's mother, has died aged 84.
The writer served five years in prison from the age of 15 for bludgeoning Honorah Mary Parker to death.
Perry died in a Los Angeles hosp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65261971 |
Joe Biden's blink-and-you'll-miss-it visit to Northern Ireland - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Despite months of diplomatic chatter, the US president's Northern Ireland trip does not amount to much. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
For the best part of a year at least, the prospect of this presidential visit has been discussed among diplomats.
Washington's deep pride, seeing itself as a midwife to the 1998 Belfast Good Friday Agreement, ensured this d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65246488 |
Assaults, neglect and a Taser revealed in ‘deeply shocking’ BBC care home investigation - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Residents assaulted and a staff member ordered Taser for protection - more care firm failings found by BBC. | UK | Oliver is one of more than a 100 young people feared to have been harmed in Hesley's homes and residential special schools
A company which ran children's homes where residents were systemically abused also failed to prevent adults being harmed, BBC News has learned.
An investigation found 99 cases of abuse at a Donca... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65183594 |
Mary Quant: The miniskirt pioneer who defined 60s fashion - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | British fashion designer Mary Quant, who designed the miniskirt that defined the 60s, has died. | In Pictures | British fashion designer Mary Quant, credited with designing the miniskirt that helped to define the Swinging '60s, has died aged 93.
Let's take a look back at her life in pictures.
In 1955, Quant set up a shop called Bazaar just off the King's Road in London's Chelsea area, where she sold a range of clothes and acce... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-65265873 |
Ghana first to approve 'world-changer' malaria vaccine - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The vaccine - R21 - was up to 80% effective in early-stage clinical trials. | Health | Ghana is the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine that has been described as a "world-changer" by the scientists who developed it.
The vaccine - called R21 - appears to be hugely effective, in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field.
Ghana's drug regulators have assessed the final trial data o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65252511 |
Twitter staff cuts leave Russian trolls unchecked - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Troll farms are thriving after Elon Musk wiped out the team fighting them. | Technology | Hundreds of Russian and Chinese state propaganda accounts are thriving on Twitter after Elon Musk wiped out the team that fought these networks, the BBC has found.
The unit worked to combat "information operations", coordinated campaigns by countries such as Russia, China, and Iran, made to influence public opinion an... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65067707 |
Aldi, Lidl and Asda follow rivals in cutting milk prices - BBC News | 2023-04-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Several supermarkets are reducing the cost of milk in a sign that inflation could be easing. | Business | Aldi, Lidl and Asda have joined rival supermarkets Sainsbury's and Tesco in cutting the price of milk by at least 5p.
The retailers are reducing the price of a pint to 90p, in order to match other grocers.
While the drop will be welcomed by people struggling with higher living costs, milk still costs more than double... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65267367 |
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