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Data breach criminals' threat to publish nudes of woman - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman whose data was stolen says the scammers left her shaking and feeling "violated". | Wales | Louise - who the BBC is not identifying - had her data stolen
A woman whose data was stolen has described how criminals threatened to post naked photos of her online.
Louise, from south Wales, was one of the 500-plus current and former staff of cosmetics giant Shiseido whose data was stolen in a breach.
The fraudste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66102084 |
Rape reform programme extended across England and Wales - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Women rape complainants say the system is still weighted against them, even with programme pilots. | UK | Women who have made rape complaints have told BBC News that police and court systems are still "weighted in favour of the accused", despite a new programme piloted by 19 police forces.
Operation Soteria is being extended to all 43 police areas in England and Wales from Monday.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants po... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66132619 |
Sex offender Larry Nassar repeatedly stabbed in prison fight - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nassar, who is accused of abuse by hundreds, is believed to have been stabbed in the chest, neck and back. | US & Canada | Larry Nassar is believed to have been stabbed several times in a prison fight
Former US national gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been stabbed at least 10 times at a Florida prison.
Nassar, serving up to 175 years for molesting gymnasts, was attacked by another inmate on Sunday.
He is reportedly in hospital i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66154758 |
Second girl, 8, dies after Wimbledon school car crash - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nuria Sajjad "embodied joy, kindness and generosity", her family said. | London | Nuria Sajjad was said by family members to have "embodied joy, kindness and generosity"
A second girl has died from her injuries after a car crashed into a school in south-west London on Thursday.
The Metropolitan Police has named eight-year-old Nuria Sajjad as the second victim.
Selena Lau, eight, also died after t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66150234 |
Wimbledon 2023 results: Carlos Alcaraz beats Matteo Berrettini to set up Rune quarter-final - BBC Sport | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | null | Top seed Carlos Alcaraz shows why he is the man likeliest to stop Novak Djokovic winning another Wimbledon after reaching the last eight. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. More coverage details
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz underlined his status as the man likeliest to stop Novak Djokovic winning another Wimbledon after beat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66160117 |
Wimbledon 2023 results: Victoria Azarenka booed off against Elina Svitolina - BBC Sport | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | null | Belarusian Victoria Azarenka is booed off at the end of her fourth-round defeat by Ukrainian Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. More coverage details
Belarusian Victoria Azarenka says "it wasn't fair" she was booed off court by Wimbledon fans after losing a thriller to Ukrain... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66150367 |
Putin meets Prigozhin: Getting to grips with latest twist in Wagner saga - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The latest twist in Russia's mutiny saga surpasses Dostoyevsky for mystery, Steve Rosenberg says. | Europe | Face masks depicting Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian President Vladimir Putin on sale at a souvenir market in St Petersburg last month
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Yevgeny Prigozhin five days after the Wagner mercenary boss led a failed mutiny, the Kremlin has revealed. The BBC's Russia Editor gets ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66154912 |
Paul O'Grady granted posthumous freedom of Wirral - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Councillors vote in favour of honouring the Birkenhead-born entertainer who died earlier this year. | Liverpool | The entertainer died in March at the age of 67
Entertainer Paul O'Grady has been given the posthumous freedom of his home region.
Wirral councillors voted unanimously to award the honorary freedom of the borough to the Birkenhead-born TV presenter who died in March aged 67.
O'Grady grew up in Merseyside but later mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-66160108 |
Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Meta's rival to Twitter has surpassed a record set by Open AI's ChatGPT app since its launch. | Technology | Threads, the social media app aimed at rivalling Twitter, has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days.
The platform, launched by Instagram-owner Meta, has beaten a record set by Open AI's ChatGPT app.
Threads went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries, including the UK, last Wedne... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66153244 |
Johnny Depp visits Swansea birthplace of Dylan Thomas - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Hollywood star says he is "still floating a little" after seeing the room where Thomas wrote. | Wales | Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp visited the birthplace of Dylan Thomas in Uplands, Swansea
Hollywood star Johnny Depp said he was "dumbfounded" after visiting the birthplace of Dylan Thomas in Swansea.
He made the visit ahead of a Swansea Arena gig with his band Hollywood Vampires, which also features Alice... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66146538 |
'Europe or death' - the teenage migrants risking it all to cross the Med - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Alice Cuddy witnesses 86 migrants being pulled to safety from an overcrowded rubber boat. | Europe | The Ocean Viking received an alert about the boat in distress via a helpline for migrants
Migrants saved in one of the first rescue operations in the Mediterranean since hundreds of people died when a boat sank off the Greek coast, say nothing could deter them from trying to reach Europe. They spoke to the BBC's Alice... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66132875 |
Theatre investigate indecent image shown at Super Mario Bros screening - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A theatre apologises after indecent image appears during a screening of the children's film. | Northern Ireland | Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a report that an indecent image appeared briefly during a children's screening of the Super Mario Bros Movie.
The incident happened at Londonderry's Waterside Theatre on Friday.
It is understood the children, believed to be of primary-school age, were at the event as part ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66141339 |
Elton John farewell tour ends after years of 'pure joy' - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The music superstar delights a Stockholm audience after a mammoth global farewell tour. | Entertainment & Arts | Elton John told his millions of fans on Saturday night that they would remain in his "head, heart and soul", concluding his marathon farewell tour in Stockholm with one of his biggest hits - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
The 76-year-old singer has won five Grammy awards in a spectacular career spanning 50 years and nearl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66145901 |
Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of teacher - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The teacher, who was attacked at Tewkesbury Academy this morning, is in a stable condition. | UK | Year 7 pupil Katie Gardiner was collected from the school gates by her worried parents this afternoon.
"It was quite scary as we had never had anything like that before. My old primary school also got shut down," she tells PA news agency.
She says the teachers "did a really good job in keeping us calm and making sure... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66151983 |
Tewkesbury school stabbing: Boy arrested in attempted murder inquiry - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The teenager is being questioned as the teacher who was stabbed is discharged from hospital. | Gloucestershire | Pupils were allowed to leave the school after being locked down for the morning
A teenage boy is being questioned on suspicion of the attempted murder of a teacher who was stabbed at a school.
The male teacher was taken to hospital with a single wound after being attacked at Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucestershire just... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66157339 |
Nato summit: Ukraine's future membership to be discussed by leaders in Vilnius - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But the meeting in Lithuania will see disagreement over Ukraine's ambition to join the military bloc. | Europe | Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda (r) hosts Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and the leaders of member countries.
Nato leaders are gathering in Lithuania for a crucial summit that could shape the direction of the war in Ukraine and the future of the Western alliance.
The 31 allies hope to show Russia they h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66157625 |
Cardiff council considers diesel bin lorries over grid concerns - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cardiff council says there is insufficient capacity in the grid to use more electric lorries. | Wales | Cardiff council says it has insufficient grid capacity at the Lamby Way depot to charge all of its vehicles
A council could be set to spend millions of pounds on a new recycling fleet that runs on diesel.
Cardiff council is considering getting 41 vehicles for £9.7m to help it improve recycling in the city.
Some coun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66154831 |
Aretha Franklin sons fight over will found under sofa - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five years after the Queen of Soul died without a known will, her heirs are in court over her estate. | US & Canada | Aretha Franklin died without a known will in August 2018
When Aretha Franklin died from pancreatic cancer in August 2018, it was thought that she had left behind no will for an estate worth millions.
But months later, handwritten wills were found in a cabinet and under a sofa cushion at her home in suburban Detroit, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66158755 |
Nato aims for Ukraine unity as Putin watches on - BBC News | 2023-07-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nato faces a tricky summit focused on Ukraine as Kyiv presses to join the alliance, Katya Adler writes. | Europe | Ukraine's counter-offensive began weeks ago but the military is yet to deploy its full force
Nato is just hours away from its high-profile annual summit - a stress test for the alliance, with Russian President Vladimir Putin watching intently from the sidelines.
With Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Rishi Sunak, Olaf Scho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66135326 |
Foxconn: Apple supplier drops out of $20bn India factory plan - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Analysts say Foxconn's decision marks a setback to the country's technology industry ambitions. | Business | Apple supplier Foxconn has pulled out of a $19.5bn (£15.2bn) deal with Indian mining giant Vedanta to build a chip making plant in the country.
The move comes less than a year after the companies announced plans to set up the facility in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat.
Some analysts say it marks... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66160997 |
North East Ambulance Service apologises to families - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NEAS chief executive Helen Ray says sorry "for any distress" after it covered up paramedics' errors. | Tyne & Wear | Helen Ray said: "Each family has received an unreserved apology from me on behalf of the trust."
An ambulance service has apologised to families following a review into claims it covered up errors by paramedics and withheld evidence from coroners.
The families of a teenager and a 62-year-old man were not told paramed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66163415 |
Pink door woman faces new Edinburgh council colour complaint - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman re-painted her door in Edinburgh's New Town after a previous green makeover was rejected. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | The recent anonymous complaint to the council says the new door colour is still a shade of pink
An Edinburgh woman who was ordered to repaint her pink door is facing a new council investigation over its latest colour.
Miranda Dickson, 48, recently painted her door in the New Town "an off-white" after a previous green... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66157670 |
Migration bill climbdown on detention limits for children - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The bill is central to Rishi Sunak's pledge to stop small boats crossing the English Channel. | UK Politics | The illegal migration bill is currently passing through Parliament
The UK government has offered to limit detention periods for children and pregnant women to get its migration bill passed.
MPs will vote later on 20 changes backed by peers in the House of Lords.
While Conservative MPs are expected to reject most cha... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66157655 |
Boris and Carrie Johnson announce birth of son - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The couple announce the birth Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson, their third child together. | UK Politics | Boris and Carrie Johnson have announced the birth of a son, their third child together and first since he stood down as prime minister.
Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson was born on 5 July, according to a social media post by Mrs Johnson.
The new baby joins son Wilfred and daughter Romy, both born during Mr Johnson term ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165003 |
US think tank founder charged with acting as Chinese agent - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Gal Luft is accused of illegal lobbying, arms trafficking and evading sanctions on Iran. | US & Canada | Gal Luft at the US Energy Security Council conference in 2013
The head of a US think tank has been charged with acting as a Chinese agent and attempting to broker the sale of weapons and Iranian oil.
Gal Luft "agreed to covertly recruit and pay" an unnamed ex-US official to publicly support certain Chinese policies, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66160979 |
Timeline: How allegations against Huw Edwards unfolded - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Allegations and speculation about a BBC presenter's behaviour and identity had mounted for days. | Entertainment & Arts | Huw Edwards has been named as the BBC presenter at the centre of days of allegations and speculation.
The Sun newspaper first reported that the presenter, who was not named, was alleged to have paid a young person for sexually explicit photos. Other people have since alleged inappropriate contact.
Here is a timeline ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66081060 |
Bangkok elevated highway under construction collapses - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | null | At least one person dies after a huge metal construction girder falls onto a busy road in the Thai capital. | null | A huge metal construction girder has fallen onto a busy road in Bangkok, killing at least one person and critically injuring several more.
Rescue workers rushed to the scene to search for survivors from crushed cars and damaged buildings.
The girder was part of a project to build elevated highways in the city.
Bangk... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66159448 |
Rob Roberts: Disgraced former Tory MP feels abandoned by party - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An MP who sexually harassed a staff member says his party lied to him when he was most in need. | Wales politics | Rob Roberts now sits in Parliament as an independent MP
An MP suspended for sexually harassing a member of staff has claimed the Conservative party "abandoned me and lied to my face" when he needed help.
Delyn MP Rob Roberts was suspended from the party for 12 weeks following Parliamentary investigation and now sits ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-66138319 |
Nefyn beach: Fears of coastal path moving due to landslides - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The popular path could be moved because the land is "very unstable", says a town council. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The coastal cliff path has had several serious landslides in recent years
A popular coastal path could be moved due to fears of landslides in the area, according to local officials.
Town councillors said they were concerned... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66160254 |
Tewkesbury school: Boy charged over teacher stabbing - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 15-year-old is charged with attempted wounding with intent and possession of bladed article. | Gloucestershire | Tewkesbury Academy was locked down following the attack on Monday morning but reopened on Tuesday
A teenage boy has been charged after a teacher was stabbed in a corridor at a school.
The 15-year-old was charged with attempted wounding with intent and possession of bladed article following the attack at Tewkesbury Ac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66171565 |
Essex lorry deaths: Man jailed over manslaughter of 39 migrants - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Marius Draghici admitted the manslaughter of the 39 Vietnamese nationals found in a lorry trailer. | Essex | Victim impact statements from the relatives of some of the victims have been read out in court.
Nguyen Huy Hung was just 15, and his older brother said the family found out about his death through social media.
The victim had trained as a hairdresser and paid a fee of £12,000 to travel from France to the UK.
The fam... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-essex-66165266 |
Royal Mail workers end long-running row over pay - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The deal to end the dispute comes after 115,000 postal workers held 18 days of strikes last year. | Business | Postal workers have accepted a deal to end a long-running row over pay and conditions, a union has said.
It comes after some 115,000 workers held 18 days of strikes last year, causing postal delays across the UK.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said that workers "overwhelmingly" backed the deal but warned anger... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66170432 |
Burry Port manslaughter accused admitted push - court - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jurors hear a 999 call in which Hywel Williams admits pushing retired maths teacher Peter Ormerod. | Wales | A man accused of killing a retired teacher after a row about Welsh independence admitted to police that he pushed him, a court has heard.
Peter Ormerod, 75, died after getting into a row with Hywel Williams, 40, outside a pub in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, on 24 September 2022.
Swansea Crown Court heard the men were... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66166430 |
Essex lorry deaths: Marius Draghici jailed for more than 12 years - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A judge is told Marius Draghici was an "essential cog" in the operation that killed the 39 people. | Essex | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Marius Draghici is sentenced for his role in the killing of 39 people found in Essex
A people trafficker has been jailed for 12 years and seven months over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who died in a lorry container.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-52206257 |
Lil Nas X reportedly stopped by Norwegian police after e-scooter error - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pop star was reportedly among four Americans stopped for riding e-scooters through a tunnel. | Entertainment & Arts | The star is due to perform at a Norwegian festival on Wednesday
Pop star Lil Nas X was among four Americans reportedly stopped by Norwegian police for mistakenly riding e-scooters through a major Oslo tunnel.
Authorities briefly closed the six-lane Festning Tunnel after the incident, but none of the riders were detai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66167089 |
Covid inquiry: Former first minister says UK should have made NI decisions - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former first minister tells Covid inquiry UK government should have stepped in between 2017 and 2020. | Northern Ireland | Baroness Foster arrived at the inquiry on Tuesday morning
Former Stormont first minister Baroness Foster has said the UK government should have stepped in to make decisions in the absence of ministers at Stormont.
She was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 inquiry on Tuesday.
Northern Ireland's devolved government d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66162040 |
Caster Semenya wins appeal at European Court of Human Rights - BBC Sport | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | null | The European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya. | null | The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of double 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya in a case related to testosterone levels in female athletes.
The 32-year-old South African was born with differences of sexual development (DSD) and is not allowed to compete in any track events without taking testost... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/66162083 |
Stormont budget: Top civil servant says departments have reached cuts limit - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jayne Brady says civil servants have made £1bn of "challenging" budget decisions to date. | Northern Ireland | Civil servants have been running Northern Ireland departments since the executive collapsed 16 months ago
Stormont departments have "reached the limit" of what they can do to manage budget pressures this year, Northern Ireland's top civil servant has said.
Jayne Brady outlined her position in a letter to Northern Ire... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66159716 |
Madonna says 'my focus is health' after infection scare - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pop star issues her first statement since a serious bacterial infection left her in hospital. | Entertainment & Arts | Madonna has said she is "on the road to recovery" in her first statement since a bacterial infection left her in a hospital's intensive care unit.
On social media, the singer said "my focus now is my health" and thanked her fans for their "positive energy".
The star, 64, said: "I assure you, I'll be back with you as ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66159111 |
What's next in BBC presenter claims? - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | null | The BBC still has questions to answer after lawyers representing the young person at the centre of the allegations disputed the mother’s account. | null | The BBC still has many questions to answer after lawyers representing the young person at the centre of the allegations disputed the mother’s account.
In a letter to the BBC, the lawyer makes claims that throw doubt on the story that has dominated front pages through the weekend, but with the BBC facing the media as i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66158050 |
Far-right Finnish leader Riikka Purra sorry in racist posts uproar - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Riikka Purra admits making the comments in 2008, while the PM vows no tolerance of racism. | Europe | Riikka Purra led the Finns Party to second place in April elections and her party now controls key ministries
Finland's far-right finance minister, Riikka Purra, has apologised for a string of racist comments she posted 15 years ago that have just come to light.
Describing the posts as "stupid", she said she was sorr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66166795 |
Meta plans feed for Threads after users complain - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The firm says the current social media app is an initial version and changes are planned. | Technology | Threads will add an alternative home feed of posts as part of a series of updates to the new social media app after users complained.
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri said a feed for Threads showing posts in chronological order is currently being worked on.
Users want to see posts from accounts they follow rather than cho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66155433 |
BBC presenter: What questions still remain? - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | null | Ros Atkins takes a look at what we do and do not know about the BBC presenter row. | null | Claims relating to allegations about an unnamed BBC presenter have been dominating the headlines after the Sun newspaper reported that the presenter was alleged to have paid someone for sexually explicit photos, beginning when they were 17.
On Monday, that young person's lawyer said nothing inappropriate or unlawful h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66162767 |
Nato summit: Allies refuse to give Ukraine timeframe on joining - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The alliance says Kyiv can join "when conditions are met" as President Zelensky criticises "absurd" delay. | Europe | Mr Zelensky holding a Ukrainian flag from the destroyed city of Bakhmut
Nato states have said Ukraine can join the military alliance "when allies agree and conditions are met" after President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised the "absurd" delay to accession.
In a communique, Nato said it recognised the need to move faste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66167616 |
The Anthropocene: Canadian lake mud 'symbolic of human changes to Earth' - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scientists want to use sediments in Crawford Lake as a signifier for a new epoch in geological time. | Science & Environment | Crawford Lake is a limestone sinkhole that has filled with water
Crawford Lake, a small body of water in Ontario, Canada, is being put forward as the location that best records humanity's impacts on Earth.
Scientists are trying to define a new geological time period to recognise the changes we've made to the planet, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66132769 |
Trump seeks to delay classified documents trial until after 2024 election - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lawyers for the former US president argue a December trial would deny them reasonable time to prepare. | US & Canada | The former president was arraigned last month on charges including wilful retention of national defence information
Donald Trump has asked for his trial on charges of illegally stashing classified documents to be postponed until after the 2024 election.
In a filing on Monday, lawyers for the former US president said ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66162668 |
Appeal court overturns disability strategy ruling - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Court of Appeal rules the High Court was wrong to find the government had acted unlawfully. | Disability | Doug Paulley, one of four disability campaigners who had brought the case against the government, said they now planned to appeal against the latest ruling
A ruling which decided a survey used to inform the government's National Disability Strategy was "unlawful" has been overturned at the Court of Appeal.
The strate... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-66165703 |
Wimbledon 2023: Elina Svitolina says war has made her stronger after reaching semis - BBC Sport | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | null | Ukrainian Elina Svitolina says war in her homeland has made her mentally stronger after she reaches a surprise Wimbledon semi-final. | null | Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. More coverage details
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina says war in her homeland has made her mentally stronger after she reached a surprise Wimbledon semi-final.
Just three months after returning ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66169864 |
Nathan Law: Police raid family home of exiled Hong Kong activist - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nathan Law's parents and brother have been taken for questioning after police raided their home. | China | A bounty was recently offered by Hong Kong authorities for Nathan Law
Hong Kong police have raided the family home of Nathan Law, a leading pro-democracy activist in exile in the UK.
Local media reported that Mr Law's parents and one of his brothers were also taken away for questioning.
The raid comes a week after a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66161692 |
Lilia Valutyte stabbing: Man killed nine-year-old girl, jury finds - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lilia Valutyte was stabbed in the heart by Deividas Skebas near her mother's workplace, a jury finds. | Lincolnshire | Lilia Valutyte was stabbed as she played in the street in Boston in July 2022
A man stabbed to death a nine-year-old girl as she played in the street last summer, a jury has concluded.
Lilia Valutyte died from a single stab wound to the chest in Boston on 28 July, Lincoln Crown Court heard.
Deividas Skebas was found... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-66162995 |
Ex-Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charles Manson cult follower Leslie Van Houten was convicted in the 1969 murder of a California couple. | US & Canada | California's governor had blocked previous bids to release Leslie Van Houten (right)
Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of notorious cult leader Charles Manson, has been released on parole after serving more than five decades of a life sentence for two brutal murders.
Van Houten, 73, was a 19-year old member of the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66171806 |
BBC presenter row: Jeremy Vine says unnamed BBC presenter could be sacked - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Radio 2 host says fresh claims meant the presenter "needs to come forward now". | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. BBC presenter 'needs to come forward now', says Vine
The presenter at the centre of claims about his private life could be sacked now that fresh allegations have been made, Jeremy Vine has said.
But Vine - unconnected to th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66164548 |
Record pay rises fuel fresh inflation fears - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Wages continue to rise strongly, raising the prospect of more interest rate rises by the Bank of England. | Business | UK wages have risen at a record annual pace fuelling fears that inflation will stay high for longer.
Regular pay grew by 7.3% in the March to May period from a year earlier, official figures showed, equalling the highest growth rate last month.
However, despite the record increase, pay rises still lag behind inflatio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66156713 |
Wiltshire head teacher defends locking school toilets - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | She says having pupils going to the toilet during a lesson is "massively disruptive". | Wiltshire | One head teacher said having pupils asking to go to the toilet within minutes of a lesson starting was "massively disruptive"
Anita Ellis said letting pupils go to the toilet within minutes of a lesson starting can be "massively disruptive".
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is one of many schools across the UK following... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-66155737 |
Iceland volcano: Lava bursts through ground after intense earthquakes - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | null | An eruption has sent lava and smoke pouring on the Reykjanes peninsula following intense earthquake activity in the area. | null | A volcanic eruption has sent lava and smoke pouring out of the side of Mount Fagradalsfjall, near Iceland's capital Reykjavik.
It comes after intense earthquake activity in the area. Local authorities said on Monday there was no imminent hazard to people in the region.
The volcano is located in the country's southwes... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66161173 |
BBC presenter sent abusive and menacing messages to second young person - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | They say they were sent abusive messages by the presenter and put under pressure to meet up. | Entertainment & Arts | A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the BBC presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos.
The individual in their early 20s was first contacted anonymously by the male presenter on a dating app.
They say they were put under pressure to meet up but never did.
When th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66165766 |
'Nothing inappropriate' in BBC presenter row - young person's lawyer - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Claims being made by the mother at the heart of the BBC presenter row are "rubbish", a lawyer says. | Entertainment & Arts | BBC News does not know the identity of the young person and has not spoken directly to them
Claims made by the mother at the heart of the BBC presenter scandal are "rubbish", a lawyer representing the young person has said.
The lawyer told the BBC "nothing inappropriate or unlawful" took place and the young person se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66159357 |
Tewkesbury school stabbing: Teacher Jamie Sansom recovering well - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jamie Sansom was attacked at Tewkesbury Academy but says he is expected to make a full recovery. | Gloucestershire | Jamie Sansom said he hopes to be back at the school before pupils break for summer
A teacher who was stabbed at a school said he is recovering well and has been "boosted" by messages of support.
Jamie Sansom was attacked in a corridor at Tewkesbury Academy, Gloucestershire, just after 09:00 BST on Monday.
The maths ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66161807 |
Jenin: Palestinian boy killed during Israeli assault was unarmed - family - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It comes after videos emerge of the moment the 16-year-old was killed during an Israeli assault. | Middle East | One video shows a pick-up truck driving past Abdul Rahman Hardan - who is wearing a dark top and standing in the middle of the road - moments before he is shot dead in Jenin
Eyewitnesses and the family of a 16-year-old Palestinian shot dead during Israel's military assault in Jenin have told the BBC he was unarmed and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66153159 |
BBC presenter row: Huw Edwards' wife names him as BBC presenter at centre of allegations - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Met Police have ended their assessment and say there is no evidence of a criminal offence. | UK | BBC Newsnight has this evening been hosting a discussion on the latest developments in the story - with opposing views being presented.
Sun columnist Rod Liddle – who was formerly editor of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme – said the newspaper had “behaved impeccably” and had published the story because the accusations b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66159469 |
China top threat to UK economic security - Dowden - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government intervened in eight takeovers of UK firms by Chinese buyers last year, figures show | Business | China represents the "largest state-based threat" to Britain's economic security, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has told the BBC.
It comes as figures show the government intervened in eight attempted takeovers of UK firms by Chinese buyers last year over national security fears.
That was more than any other cou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66156847 |
BBC presenter row: Key questions remain for corporation and The Sun - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The row about the BBC presenter has developed into a series of claims and counter-claims. | Entertainment & Arts | After a day in which the BBC produced a fuller timeline of its actions through this story, where are we now?
For the BBC, key questions remain, primarily around what it did having received the complaint in May.
It's difficult to assess the actions of the Corporate Investigations Team without knowing exactly the detai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66170192 |
Bank of America fined for junk fees and fake accounts - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bank of America is ordered to pay $150m (£116m) in penalties after an investigation by US regulators. | Business | Bank of America has been ordered to pay out $150m (£116m) in penalties after it was found to have opened credit cards without customers' permission.
Regulators also discovered the bank "double-dipped" fees from customers and withheld promised reward bonuses.
The violations at the US's second-largest bank affect hundr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66167474 |
Nutmeg co-founder Nick Hungerford dies aged 43, months after setting up charity - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nick Hungerford was inspired by his young daughter to set up a charity to support bereaved children. | Business | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: 'She says that she's going to be a doctor and help people like Daddy'
Technology entrepreneur Nick Hungerford, whose daughter inspired him to set up a charity to support bereaved children, has died at the age of 43.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66169828 |
Sats results 2023: Reading standards fall in Year 6 tests - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some parents and teachers said this summer's reading paper was so tough it left children in tears. | Family & Education | Reading levels among Year 6 pupils in England have fallen, after a controversial Sats paper, which some teachers and parents said was too hard.
Scoring was moderated so that pupils needed fewer marks to reach the expected level. Despite that, fewer pupils achieved that level in 2023 than in 2022.
Standards either inc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-66041645 |
Ben Roberts-Smith: Australia's top soldier appeals over war crimes defamation trial - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An Australian judge had ruled articles reporting Ben Roberts-Smith murdered unarmed Afghans were true. | Australia | Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is appealing against a landmark defamation judgement which found he committed war crimes.
A judge last month ruled articles alleging the Victoria Cross recipient had murdered four Afghans were true.
It was the first time in history any court has assessed cla... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-66151103 |
Ukraine war: Russian ex-navy commander shot dead while jogging in Krasnodar - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A suspect has been arrested after Stanislav Rzhitsky was gunned down in the Russian city of Krasnodar. | Europe | Russian media has speculated that Rzhitsky could have been tracked on the Strava fitness app
A former Russian submarine captain who worked as a mobilisation officer has been shot dead while jogging in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar.
Several Russian media outlets speculated that Stanislav Rzhitsky, 42, may hav... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66162502 |
Mabli Hall: Baby who died after being hit by car was in pram - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eight-month-old Mabli Hall died from a brain injury after a car hit her pram, an inquest hears. | Wales | Mabli Cariad Hall was "beautiful, smiley and happy", a family friend said in a tribute
An eight-month-old was in her pram outside a hospital when she was hit and killed by a car, an inquest has heard.
Mabli Cariad Hall was struck by a white BMW outside Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in June, along... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66163363 |
Pro surfer Mikala Jones dies at 44 in surfing accident - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Hawaiian surfer, known for capturing footage from inside giant waves, died while surfing in Indonesia. | US & Canada | Mikala Jones captured the hearts of surfer fans with GoPro footage inside massive waves
American professional surfer Mikala Jones has been fatally killed in an accident off the coast of Indonesia's Mentawai Islands.
The loss of Jones, 44, who was from Hawaii, sent shockwaves through the surfing community. He was cher... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66166992 |
Tom Holland says he felt 'enslaved' to alcohol - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The film star says he is "healthier and fitter" since deciding to quit drinking at the start of 2023. | Entertainment & Arts | The Spider-Man star is currently taking a year-long break from acting
Film star Tom Holland says getting sober is "the best thing I've ever done", after realising he'd become "enslaved" to alcohol.
Speaking to the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, the star said his journey to sobriety began with "a very, very boozy... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66164321 |
Nato summit: Biden says 'we will not waver' in support for Ukraine - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president is speaking about the continued support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. | World | Wallace will be forgiven for his frankness
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s remarks about Ukraine needing to be more grateful should be seen in context. He was not voicing frustration or anger. He was instead suggesting Kyiv needed to be more politically savvy. He was saying Ukrainian officials should understand mor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-66140072 |
Forest Gate stabbing death: Four teenagers arrested - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 16-year-old victim died in hospital after being stabbed in an east London park. | London | The boy was stabbed in West Ham Park
Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with the "tragic and senseless" killing of a 16-year-old boy in east London.
The teenager was stabbed in West Ham Park in Forest Gate late on Sunday afternoon and taken to an east London hospital where he died the next day.
Two teen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66164465 |
White Island: New Zealand volcano tragedy trial begins - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thirteen parties were charged after an investigation following the 2019 eruption which killed 22 people. | Australia | Tour operators accused of safety failures in the lead up to the deadly White Island volcano disaster are facing a landmark trial in New Zealand.
Twenty-two people died when the country's most active volcano suddenly erupted on 9 December 2019.
It had been showing signs of unrest for weeks, with workplace regulators s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-66151100 |
'Europe or death' - the teenage migrants risking it all to cross the Med - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Alice Cuddy witnesses 86 migrants being pulled to safety from an overcrowded rubber boat. | Europe | The Ocean Viking received an alert about the boat in distress via a helpline for migrants
Migrants saved in one of the first rescue operations in the Mediterranean since hundreds of people died when a boat sank off the Greek coast, say nothing could deter them from trying to reach Europe. They spoke to the BBC's Alice... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66132875 |
Wimbledon 2023 results: Carlos Alcaraz beats Matteo Berrettini to set up Rune quarter-final - BBC Sport | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | null | Top seed Carlos Alcaraz shows why he is the man likeliest to stop Novak Djokovic winning another Wimbledon after reaching the last eight. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
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Top seed Carlos Alcaraz underlined his status as the man likeliest to stop Novak Djokovic winning another Wimbledon after beat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66160117 |
Concerns over focus on skin colour in newborn checks - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A report questions the language used for some checks, including assessing whether the baby is "pink all over". | Health | A review led by the NHS Race and Health Observatory has raised significant concerns about a focus on skin colour in routine health checks for newborns.
The Apgar score, determined by a series of quick assessments immediately after birth, traditionally includes checking whether the baby is "pink all over".
The report ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66122394 |
Senior Tories criticise Illegal Migration Bill but MPs reject Lords changes - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Theresa May leads criticism of the Illegal Migration Bill, but MPs overturn changes made by peers. | UK Politics | The former prime minister, Theresa May, argued the bill would "consign more people to slavery"
Some senior Tory MPs have criticised the government's asylum reforms as MPs overturned changes made by the House of Lords to the Illegal Migration Bill.
Former PM Theresa May was among more than a dozen Tories arguing for a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66168280 |
Government weigh up 6.5% public sector pay increase - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The announcement is expected on Thursday, following formal sign off from the prime minister and chancellor. | UK Politics | Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have been taking part in strikes over pay
The government is considering pay increases of 6-6.5% for public sector workers, the BBC understands.
Official pay review bodies for employees including teachers, junior doctors and police have recommended the pay rise. Inflation... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165006 |
Nato summit: Ukraine's future membership to be discussed by leaders in Vilnius - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But the meeting in Lithuania will see disagreement over Ukraine's ambition to join the military bloc. | Europe | Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda (r) hosts Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and the leaders of member countries.
Nato leaders are gathering in Lithuania for a crucial summit that could shape the direction of the war in Ukraine and the future of the Western alliance.
The 31 allies hope to show Russia they h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66157625 |
Tewkesbury school stabbing: Boy arrested in attempted murder inquiry - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The teenager is being questioned as the teacher who was stabbed is discharged from hospital. | Gloucestershire | Pupils were allowed to leave the school after being locked down for the morning
A teenage boy is being questioned on suspicion of the attempted murder of a teacher who was stabbed at a school.
The male teacher was taken to hospital with a single wound after being attacked at Tewkesbury Academy in Gloucestershire just... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66157339 |
Aretha Franklin sons fight over will found under sofa - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five years after the Queen of Soul died without a known will, her heirs are in court over her estate. | US & Canada | Aretha Franklin died without a known will in August 2018
When Aretha Franklin died from pancreatic cancer in August 2018, it was thought that she had left behind no will for an estate worth millions.
But months later, handwritten wills were found in a cabinet and under a sofa cushion at her home in suburban Detroit, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66158755 |
Student fears having to quit UK over uni marking boycott - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Emma MacKenzie, from Canada, says she cannot renew her visa if she does not get her degree. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | Emma MacKenzie is devastated she may have to leave despite signing a lease on a flat and accepting a job.
A Canadian exchange student who has no degree due to the exams marking boycott fears she may have to leave Scotland.
Edinburgh University student Emma MacKenzie, 22, has signed a lease on a flat and accepted a fu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66163344 |
Jury rules document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is valid will - BBC News | 2023-07-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A jury rules that a handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is a valid will to her estate. | US & Canada | A Michigan jury has ruled that a 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin's couch after her death is a valid will to her multi-million dollar estate.
A two-day trial pitted the late Queen of Soul's children against each other in a battle over two handwritten versions of the singer's final wishes.
Attorneys for two of F... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66170679 |
Covid inquiry: Tick-box meetings with government during pandemic, says O'Neill - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former deputy first minister Michelle O'Neill was giving evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry. | Northern Ireland | Ms O'Neill became deputy first minister in the months before the pandemic
Former deputy first minister Michelle O'Neill has said there were "ad-hoc and tick-box" meetings between Stormont ministers and the UK government during the pandemic.
Ms O'Neill gave evidence to the UK Covid-19 inquiry on Wednesday.
The inquir... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66174758 |
North East Ambulance Service apologises to families - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NEAS chief executive Helen Ray says sorry "for any distress" after it covered up paramedics' errors. | Tyne & Wear | Helen Ray said: "Each family has received an unreserved apology from me on behalf of the trust."
An ambulance service has apologised to families following a review into claims it covered up errors by paramedics and withheld evidence from coroners.
The families of a teenager and a 62-year-old man were not told paramed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66163415 |
Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being, dies aged 94 - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The exiled Czech-French writer used satire to explore totalitarianism and the human condition. | Europe | Milan Kundera was a fierce critic of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and his books were banned there for years
Milan Kundera, one of the biggest names in European literature in recent decades, has died in Paris aged 94.
His best-known work was his 1984 novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Anna Mrazova, a s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66173059 |
Negligence may have led to 36 migrant deaths in Canary Islands, lawsuit alleges - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An inflatable boat sank after those on board waited 10 hours for help last month in Gran Canaria. | Europe | Each year thousands of migrants make the journey from Western Africa to the Canary Islands
Negligence may have led to the deaths of migrants whose boat sank after waiting 10 hours for help off the Canary Islands, a lawsuit has alleged.
Prosecutors in Gran Canaria say crimes including failure to provide assistance may... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66181218 |
Huw Edwards in hospital as he is named in BBC presenter row - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | His wife said she issued a statement "primarily out of concern for his mental well-being". | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: The Huw Edwards story so far... in 87 seconds
Huw Edwards is in hospital with "serious mental health issues", his wife says, as she named him as the BBC presenter at the centre of allegations.
His wife Vicky Flind sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66180799 |
Timeline: How allegations against Huw Edwards unfolded - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Allegations and speculation about a BBC presenter's behaviour and identity had mounted for days. | Entertainment & Arts | Huw Edwards has been named as the BBC presenter at the centre of days of allegations and speculation.
The Sun newspaper first reported that the presenter, who was not named, was alleged to have paid a young person for sexually explicit photos. Other people have since alleged inappropriate contact.
Here is a timeline ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66081060 |
Emmy nominations 2023: The Last of Us and Succession up for top TV awards - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ted Lasso, The White Lotus, Wednesday and Abbott Elementary are among the other nominees. | Entertainment & Arts | Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are both nominated for their performances in The Last of Us
Succession, The Last of Us and The White Lotus lead the nominations for this year's Emmy TV awards.
Sarah Snook, Bella Ramsey, Jenna Ortega and Jennifer Coolidge are among the stars up for acting prizes.
Ted Lasso, The Bear, Ab... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66179844 |
Wonka: Hugh Grant revealed as Oompa Loompa in new movie trailer - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The film, also starring Timothée Chalamet, will tell the backstory of famous chocolatier Willy Wonka. | Entertainment & Arts | Dune star Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant of Notting Hill-fame pictured in the forthcoming Wonka
Hugh Grant has been pictured for the first time as an Oompa Loompa in the first official trailer for Wonka.
The movie tells the backstory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, played by US star Timothée Chalamet.
It is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66172861 |
Cerberus heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across southern Europe - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The heatwave could potentially lead to record-breaking temperatures, forecasters say. | Europe | A heatwave is sweeping across parts of southern Europe, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days.
Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey.
In Italy, temperatures could reach as high as 48.8C (119.8F). A red alert warning has been issu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66183069 |
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US comedian joins two other authors who claim their copyright was infringed to train AI systems. | Technology | US comedian Sarah Silverman is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and technology giant Meta, alleging that her copyright has been infringed in the training of the firms' AI systems.
Systems like ChatGPT learn to imitate human language by analysing large datasets of human text.
Meta declined to comment. OpenAI has not yet rep... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66164228 |
New Renault-Geely engine firm plans UK headquarters - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The deal between France's Renault and the Chinese maker of London taxis will support 19,000 jobs. | Business | The London Taxi Company was bought by Geely in 2013
A new global company being launched by French motor giant Renault and Chinese carmaker Geely says it plans to have its headquarters in the UK.
The firms will invest up to €7bn ($7.7bn; £6bn) to develop low-emission petrol, diesel and hybrid engines.
It will employ ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66172158 |
Tewkesbury school: Boy charged over teacher stabbing - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 15-year-old is charged with attempted wounding with intent and possession of bladed article. | Gloucestershire | Tewkesbury Academy was locked down following the attack on Monday morning but reopened on Tuesday
A teenage boy has been charged after a teacher was stabbed in a corridor at a school.
The 15-year-old was charged with attempted wounding with intent and possession of bladed article following the attack at Tewkesbury Ac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66171565 |
Burry Port manslaughter accused admitted push - court - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jurors hear a 999 call in which Hywel Williams admits pushing retired maths teacher Peter Ormerod. | Wales | A man accused of killing a retired teacher after a row about Welsh independence admitted to police that he pushed him, a court has heard.
Peter Ormerod, 75, died after getting into a row with Hywel Williams, 40, outside a pub in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, on 24 September 2022.
Swansea Crown Court heard the men were... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66166430 |
The Twelfth: Orange Order and bands parade at 18 venues - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | This year's Twelfth of July parades included Ballinamallard, Magherafelt and Kilkeel. | Northern Ireland | Spectators on Railway Road in Coleraine watch the bands
The Orange Order and approximately 600 bands have taken part in parades at 18 locations on Wednesday to mark the Twelfth of July.
As well as Belfast and Ballymena, parades were held in towns including Ballinamallard, Magherafelt and Kilkeel.
The processions mar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66157393 |
Queen's University Belfast expelled from employers' association - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The university lost its membership of the UCEA after it settled a staff pay dispute locally. | Northern Ireland | Hundreds of students have been impacted by a marking boycott
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) has been suspended from membership of the umbrella body for university employers.
The Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA) said it had taken the action because QUB had made a local agreement on pay.
In Ju... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66171170 |
Who is BBC presenter Huw Edwards? - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The presenter has been named as the BBC star at the centre of a string of damaging allegations in the Sun. | Entertainment & Arts | Edwards, who joined the BBC in 1984, is one of the UK's most high-profile broadcasters
BBC News presenter Huw Edwards, who has been named as the presenter at the centre of an explicit photo row, is one of the UK's most high-profile broadcasters.
He has been the BBC's choice to front coverage of major national events,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66182697 |
Sir Salman Rushdie says he has 'crazy dreams' about attack in New York - BBC News | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A near-fatal stabbing in New York last year left the acclaimed author blind in one eye. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Sir Salman Rushdie says he is physically "more or less OK" nearly a year after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in New York.
However the 76-year-old told the BBC he was still processing the incident, which le... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66170792 |
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