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Janet Yellen asks China to co-operate on climate change action - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls on Beijing to invest more in efforts to transition from fossil fuels. | Asia | Janet Yellen is the second senior Washington official to visit Beijing in as many months
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called on China to work with Washington to fight the "existential threat" of climate change.
Speaking on Saturday, she said the two countries - the largest greenhouse gas emitters - had a jo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66141559 |
Questions for the BBC after presenter suspended - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's statement felt inevitable after a weekend of front pages, says Katie Razzall, and many answers are needed. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The BBC has suspended the presenter at the centre of allegations of serious misconduct.
We understand the corporation has also now contacted the police.
For an organisation that says it aims for transparency, this statemen... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66149304 |
UK weather: Heavy rain and thunderstorms spark flood warnings - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Met Office yellow weather alert is in place across England, Scotland and Wales until midnight. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: After Saturday's storms, what can we expect for the next few days?
Thunderstorms have hit parts of the UK as a hot weather warning remains in place for regions across England.
Heavy showers followed a humid start for... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66132649 |
Just Stop Oil deny disrupting George Osborne wedding - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former chancellor's wedding in Somerset was disrupted by a woman throwing orange confetti. | UK Politics | Just Stop Oil have said they were not responsible for an incident at ex-chancellor George Osborne's wedding, which saw a protester throw orange confetti over the newly married couple.
The protest was similar to those carried out by the environmental group.
But, a spokesperson told the BBC they did not know the protes... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66146877 |
Steps star Ian 'H' Watkins realises long-held art ambitions - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Years after deferring a place at art school, Ian 'H' Watkins returns to his first love. | Wales | Decades after deferring a place at art school, Steps' Ian 'H' Watkins has rediscovered his love of painting
Almost 30 years ago Ian Watkins, better known to many as H from Steps, was all set to become a painter.
At the age of 18 he was accepted at Cardiff School of Art and Design but decided to defer his place to "di... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66099218 |
Ukraine war: Eight killed in Russian strike in Lyman, say authorities - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Another five people were wounded in the Russian shelling in the Donetsk town, authorities say. | Europe | The attack caused fires in several cars, authorities say
At least eight people have been killed in an attack on a residential area in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, the country's authorities have said.
Ukraine's interior ministry said another 13 people were wounded in the Russian shelling of the town of Lyman... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66142752 |
Minister refuses to commit to following pay board advice - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Review bodies are advising the government on pay rises for public sector workers such as doctors. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Treasury minister Victoria Atkins has refused to say if the government will follow its pay review bodies' advice on salary rises for public sector workers.
Speaking to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, she said other ministers we... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66146876 |
Lawyer for young person disputes claims against BBC presenter - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In a letter to the BBC, the lawyer says "the allegations reported in the Sun newspaper are rubbish". | UK | I think we've got quite an extraordinary situation here - we've got reputations, careers, and futures at stake.
None of the principals have spoken out openly about what has happened and if you analyse that from a newsroom point of view, this is a pretty unsatisfactory position to be in because this is a 72-hour news c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66147560 |
Ofwat complacent over Thames Water affair - MP - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MPs will quiz the watchdog on Wednesday over whether it has been "asleep at the wheel". | Business | Ofwat has been accused of being "complacent" over the Thames Water affair, which has seen it lose its chief executive and face collapse over its massive debts.
The company is fighting for survival and has until early next year to stave off temporary nationalisation.
MP Sir Robert Goodwill said the regulator had quest... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66146736 |
Families of Boeing 737 Max crash victims seek unlawful killing verdict - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An inquest will be held for three UK passengers who died when a Boeing 737 Max airliner crashed in Ethiopia. | Business | Sam Pegram's family say they have spent the past four years fighting legal battles
It is more than four years since a Boeing 737 Max airliner crashed into remote farmland outside the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
One hundred and fifty seven people were killed. On Monday, an inquest in Horsham, West Sussex will final... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66124849 |
'I was off my head', says man rescued from Rockall world record bid - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Army veteran hoped to set a world record on Rockall in the North Atlantic - but had to be rescued. | Scotland | A man who had to be rescued from the tiny North Atlantic isle of Rockall has said he was "off his head" to attempt a world record.
Cam Cameron had hoped to spend 60 days on the uninhabitable rock, 230 miles (370km) west of North Uist, to raise money for veterans charities.
He called for help after 30 days as his tent... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/66145229 |
Lawson Wood: The Scot who photographs life underwater - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lawson Wood went from the rock pools of the Borders to a career in underwater photography. | South Scotland | Lawson Wood made his first scuba dive nearly 60 years ago
When Lawson Wood was a boy growing up in the Borders he was constantly getting into trouble with his mother.
Born in Duns, he moved to a house "between the school and the sea" in Eyemouth - and that was where a lifelong fascination began.
His mother would tel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-66109289 |
Covid inquiry: Families say Senedd committee not enough - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scrutiny should be "out of the political arena", says the leader of Wales' Covid bereaved group. | Wales | Anna-Louise Marsh-Rees says a committee run by politicians cannot be a substitute for an independent inquiry
Bereaved families say a Senedd committee "muddies the waters" amid renewed calls for a Wales-specific Covid inquiry.
Anna-Louise Marsh-Rees, leader of Covid-19 Bereaved Families Cymru, said a committee run by ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66138627 |
Watch: Cars plough through floodwater in Delhi - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | null | Heavy rain in India's capital has caused the city to flood, leaving residents stranded and vehicles at a standstill. | null | Heavy rain in Delhi has caused parts of the city to flood, leaving residents stranded and vehicles at a standstill.
People have had to plough on through the floods - or sit in the water in traffic jams.
A local resident, Sarita Gupta, said: "I don't know what the government is doing about this. It's not just one year... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66146038 |
England U21 1-0 Spain U21: England win Under-21 Euros for first time in 39 years - BBC Sport | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | null | England win the European Under-21 Championship for the first time in almost 40 years as they beat Spain in a dramatic final in Georgia. | null | Last updated on .From the section Football
England won the European Under-21 Championship for the first time in nearly 40 years after a dramatic last-minute penalty save by James Trafford ensured the Young Lions held on to beat Spain.
Trafford, who is set to join Burnley from Manchester City in a deal that could be w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66127349 |
Joe Biden in UK to meet Sunak and King Charles amid Ukraine concerns - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US president is facing criticism over his decision to send the controversial weapons to Ukraine. | Europe | The American president touched down at Stansted Airport near London on Sunday
US President Joe Biden has landed in the UK ahead of a Nato summit in Lithuania later this week - which comes after several allies questioned his call to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.
The UK and Canada are among those who voiced concern ab... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66146457 |
The Ashes 2023: Headingley to stage another England-Australia nail-biter - BBC Sport | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | null | England and Australia are all set for another Ashes nail-biter at Headingley as a series that continues to thrill reaches its pivotal moment. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
As the gloom turned to late evening sunshine, a pocket of England's most vocal fans got to their feet.
"Don't take me home. Please don't take me home," they sang.
That song has become an anthem of English sport but some of those supporters would probably stay true to their w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66145363 |
Dublin hotel dig unearths 1,000-year-old burial site - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Skeletal remains dating back 1,000 years have been discovered during the Bullitt development. | Northern Ireland | A member of the archaeology team examines skeletal remains discovered during preparatory works for a new hotel in central Dublin
About 100 skeletal remains from the Middle Ages have been unearthed during excavations for a Northern Ireland firm's new hotel in Dublin.
Burial sites dating back more than 1,000 years were... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66137475 |
US-China talks a 'step forward' in relations, says Janet Yellen - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But the US Treasury Secretary says the countries still have "significant disagreements" at the end of her trip. | Asia | Janet Yellen says talks with China on various issues have been "substantive and productive"
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said her visit to Beijing has marked a "step forward" in efforts to stabilise relations between the two countries.
Ms Yellen spoke at the end of a four-day trip, during which talks were h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66146458 |
Second girl, 8, dies after Wimbledon school car crash - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | 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 |
Public sector pay rises should be affordable - PM - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rishi Sunak said it would be "short-sighted" to do something now that made inflation worse later. | UK Politics | Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have been taking part in strikes over pay
Rishi Sunak has said any pay offer to public sector workers had to be "fair, affordable and responsible" in order to control rising prices.
The PM said it would be "short-sighted" to do something now that made inflation worse in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66143660 |
Wimbledon 2023 results: Katie Boulter loses to Elena Rybakina - BBC Sport | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | null | Katie Boulter's bid to reach the Wimbledon last 16 for the first time ends quickly as she is outclassed by defending champion Elena Rybakina. | 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 Katie Boulter's bid to reach the Wimbledon last 16 for the first time ended quickly as she was outclassed by defending champion... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66143134 |
Johnny Depp visits Swansea birthplace of Dylan Thomas - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | 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 |
Tour de France: Sadness and tears as Mark Cavendish breaks collarbone in Tour-ending crash - BBC Sport | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | null | Race director Christian Prudhomme says "the Tour de France is sad" after Mark Cavendish crashes out on stage eight. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cycling
Race director Christian Prudhomme said "the Tour de France is sad" after Mark Cavendish crashed out of what is set to be his final appearance in the event.
Manxman Cavendish, 38, broke a collarbone in an innocuous-looking crash about 60km from the finish of stage eight from L... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/66145196 |
Elton John farewell tour ends after years of 'pure joy' - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | 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 |
Cluster bombs: Unease grows over US sending cluster bombs to Ukraine - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Washington is supplying the weapons to Kyiv, but they are outlawed in more than 100 countries. | US & Canada | The remnants of a cluster bomb found in a field in Ukraine in April 2023
Several allies of the US have expressed unease at Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with cluster bombs.
On Friday, the US confirmed it was sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine, with President Joe Biden calling it a "very difficult ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66144153 |
Theatre investigate indecent image shown at Super Mario Bros screening - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | 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 |
Rishi Sunak says the UK discourages use of cluster bombs in Ukraine - BBC News | 2023-07-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK is one the countries which bans the weapons but will continue to support Ukraine, PM says. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Rishi Sunak on US providing cluster bombs to Ukraine
Rishi Sunak has reiterated that the UK "discourages" the use of cluster bombs after the US agreed to supply them to Ukraine.
The UK is one the countries to have ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66142554 |
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