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Bournemouth beach deaths: Children not related, police say - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy died after being pulled from the sea in Bournemouth on Wednesday. | UK | We're going to end our live coverage now after today's police press conference on yesterday's incident at Bournemouth beach.
A 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy died after being pulled from the sea, while eight others were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
You can read all the key details in our main st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-65778225 |
Joe Biden falls during graduation ceremony - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | null | The US president had been shaking hands with Air Force Academy graduates when he fell on stage. | null | US President Joe Biden fell on stage at a graduation ceremony for the US Air Force Academy. He was helped up and seated within a few seconds.
The White House said he was "fine", and had tripped over a sandbag. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65780853 |
Kew Gardens: Endangered orchid species flowers in UK first - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It was flown to the UK from Chicago two weeks ago, with the bud displayed at Chelsea Flower Show. | London | Dendrophylax lindenii has flowered for the first time in the UK
A species of endangered orchid has flowered in the UK for the first time.
Dendrophylax lindenii, known as the Florida Ghost Orchid in the US and Cuba, has blossomed at the Royal Botanic Gardens, in Kew, south-west London.
It was flown into the UK from C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65767550 |
Bosses at ferry fiasco shipyard to receive bonuses - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But its chief executive insists that the "gravy train" at the troubled Ferguson yard has come to an end. | Scotland politics | The project to build the two CalMac ferries is £200m over budget and six years behind schedule
Bosses at the troubled Clyde shipyard building two delayed and over-budget ferries will continue to receive bonus payments, MSPs have been told.
It emerged earlier this year that six executives at the nationalised Ferguson ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65776465 |
Cannich wildfire could be largest recorded in UK - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Firefighters say flames burned through a 30 sq mile area near Cannich but it is now under control. | Highlands & Islands | A plume of smoke, in the centre of the image, could be seen drifting 12 miles towards Loch Ness
Firefighters say they have brought under control a wildfire that could be the largest recorded in the UK.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said flames had burned through a 30 sq mile (80 sq km) area of scrub and... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65765053 |
Breast cancer: Woman's reconstruction delayed three times - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Women say they are facing "soul-destroying" waits for reconstructive surgery after breast cancer. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Karen Rogers has had to wear a prosthetic breast for six years after surgery delays
A breast cancer survivor has said she feels "cast aside" due to reconstructive surgery being postponed three times this year.
Karen Rogers,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65770228 |
Joe Biden 'fine' after fall on stage in Colorado - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Officials say the 80-year-old president stumbled on a sandbag while handing out diplomas at a graduation ceremony in Colorado. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
President Joe Biden is "fine" after tripping and falling over at an event in Colorado, White House officials say.
He stumbled on a sandbag while handing out diplomas at a graduation ceremony for the US Air Force Academy.
M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65783589 |
Low emission zone vehicle ban begins in Glasgow - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Owners of vehicles violating the new rules face fines mounting to hundreds of pounds per day. | Scotland business | Glasgow's low emission zone (LEZ) has come into force, banning many older vehicles from the centre of Scotland's biggest city.
Drivers of vehicles which do not meet emissions standards face fines mounting to hundreds of pounds per day.
A last-ditch legal challenge to the scheme was thrown out by a Court of Session ju... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-65764883 |
How worrying is debt ceiling for Americans on Social Security? - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most Americans think a default is impossible, and few have planned for the potential economic chaos. | Business | The idea of a default is nearly inconceivable
The US faces dire warnings that a political stand-off over the debt ceiling could unleash unprecedented economic chaos. But few in the country, where nearly half the population relies on money from the government to help make ends meet, are making any backup plans.
In the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65627854 |
Church abuse victims risk new trauma over payout scheme - report - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Church of England support scheme for abuse survivors risks re-traumatising victims, report finds. | UK | "It's hard to hear the criticisms… undoubtedly, we don't always hear well," says the Bishop of Birkenhead
A support scheme set up for Church of England abuse survivors risks re-traumatising victims, a report seen by the BBC has concluded.
One man's dealings with the scheme left him suicidal, says the report by the Ch... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65768746 |
Bournemouth beach death swimmers not hit by boat or jet ski - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police in Bournemouth release more details about the "devastating" deaths of a boy and girl. | Dorset | The beach was cleared, along with the nearby Pier Approach, and a cordon set up
A 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy who died after being pulled from the sea off Bournemouth beach were not hit by any vessels, police have said.
Officers released more information regarding what happened on Wednesday when 10 swimmer... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-65776291 |
Debt ceiling deal: US House overwhelmingly passes bill - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Senate must approve the deal and send it to the president's desk this weekend to avoid a default. | US & Canada | A deal allowing the US to borrow more money has moved closer to becoming law, days before the world's biggest economy is due to start defaulting on its debt.
The measure easily passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 314-117, despite defections on both sides.
The Senate is now meeting ahead of a vote, which ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65771669 |
Phillip Schofield: What next for Holly Willoughby, ITV and This Morning? - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Phillip Schofield left his role on the daytime show after admitting an affair with a colleague. | Entertainment & Arts | Holly Willoughby is set to return to This Morning on Monday 5 June, two weeks after Schofield's exit
Pressure on ITV is increasing after several stars raised questions about what it knew of Phillip Schofield's relationship with a younger male colleague.
The former This Morning host left the show last week following r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65738931 |
Debt ceiling live updates: Congress approves deal, averting a US default - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Joe Biden will now sign the measure into law, staving off worldwide economic chaos. | US & Canada | It’s been a long evening. The repeated roll-calls of senators, to go through amendments, has given the impression of a slow pace.
But of course this legislation’s actually been expedited through the Senate due to Monday’s deadline.
That’s when the US Treasury says the country could run out of money to pay all its bil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65676379 |
Jerusalem Sbarro pizza bombing victim dies after 22 years in coma - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Chana Nachenberg, a US-Israeli citizen, was 31 at the time of the deadly attack on a pizzeria. | Middle East | Chana Nachenberg was one of 16 people killed in the bombing
A US-Israeli woman has died after 22 years in a coma from injuries suffered in a Palestinian suicide bombing at a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem.
Chana Nachenberg was 31 at the time of the attack at the Sbarro pizzeria, which killed 15 other people, including... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65754102 |
England Women's World Cup squad: Beth Mead left out, Beth England in - BBC Sport | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | null | Euro 2022 top scorer Beth Mead is not included in England's Women's World Cup squad, having not recovered from an anterior cruciate ligament injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
Euro 2022 top scorer Beth Mead is not included in England's Women's World Cup squad, having not fully recovered from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
The Arsenal forward, 27, has not played since November and was a major doubt.
Tottenham striker Beth England, w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65761103 |
AI: War crimes evidence erased by social media platforms - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Footage of potential human rights abuses may be lost after platforms delete it, the BBC has found. | Technology | Evidence of potential human rights abuses may be lost after being deleted by tech companies, the BBC has found.
Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence - but footage that may help prosecutions can be taken down without being archived.
Meta and YouTube say they aim to balance their duties ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65755517 |
Anthony Taylor: PGMOL condemns abuse directed at Europa League final referee - BBC Sport | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | null | Referees' body PGMOL says it is appalled by the abuse directed at Anthony Taylor by supporters at Budapest Airport after the Europa League final. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Referees' body PGMOL says it is appalled by the "unjustified and abhorrent" abuse directed at Anthony Taylor in Budapest Airport following Wednesday's Europa League final.
The Englishman had officiated the game, where Sevilla beat Roma on penalties after a 1-1 draw.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65776488 |
Argentina allows morning-after pill to be bought over counter - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The health ministry says making the pill more easily available "removes an important barrier". | Latin America & Caribbean | Women in Argentina will no longer require a prescription to get emergency contraception.
The government said making the morning-after pill more easily available removed an "important barrier" for those seeking to prevent pregnancy.
The move was welcomed by feminist groups, who see it as a sign of progress in the Cath... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65772878 |
Phillip Schofield: ITV announces external review of how it handled affair - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A barrister is leading a review into how ITV handled the affair between Schofield and his colleague. | Entertainment & Arts | Phillip Schofield left ITV last week, after he admitted lying about an affair with a young male colleague
ITV has asked a barrister to lead a review into its handling of a relationship between Phillip Schofield and his colleague.
The review was confirmed by chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall in a letter seen by the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65769939 |
Nova Scotia battles its largest wildfire on record - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Canadian fires have had a wide impact, with air quality warnings issued in the US northeast. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Firefighters in Nova Scotia are battling the largest wildfire in the Atlantic province's history.
Officials say the fire on the southern tip of the province has burned about 20,000 hectares, with flames reaching nearly 100m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65755795 |
US actor Danny Masterson found guilty on two rape counts - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three women said the actor sexually assaulted them at his Hollywood home between 2001-03. | US & Canada | Masterson arrives at the Los Angeles court to learn his fate with his wife, Bijou Phillips
A jury in Los Angeles has found US actor Danny Masterson guilty on two out of three counts of rape.
The star of That '70s Show, a TV series, faces up to 30 years in prison. He was led from court in handcuffs.
Three women, all ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65772615 |
Donald Trump recorded saying he kept classified file after leaving office - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prosecutors investigating the former president's handling of classified files obtain an audio tape. | US & Canada | The justice department is investigating Donald Trump's handling of classified documents after he left office
US prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of Donald Trump in which he acknowledges keeping a classified document after leaving the White House.
CNN first reported that investigators had the tape, and peo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65775163 |
Madeleine McCann: German police say objects analysed after Portugal search - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Officials say it is not clear if items found at a reservoir in Portugal are linked to the missing Briton. | UK | Madeleine McCann was three when she went missing in 2007
Several objects were found during a search of a Portuguese reservoir in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, German officials say.
It was too early to confirm whether the items, which are being analysed, are connected to the missing Briton, Br... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65774844 |
Phillip Schofield dropped as Prince's Trust ambassador - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The television presenter quit This Morning after admitting an affair with a younger colleague. | Entertainment & Arts | King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, with Phillip Schofield at the annual Prince's Trust Awards in 2019
The Prince's Trust has dropped Phillip Schofield as an ambassador after he admitted he had an affair with a young male colleague and lied to cover it up.
The charity, founded by the King, said it was "no longer ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65761305 |
French Open 2023: Novak Djokovic stands by Kosovo message after criticism - BBC Sport | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | null | Novak Djokovic has stood by the political message he wrote on a camera lens about Kosovo, saying it is an issue he "stands for". | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live text and radio commentaries of selected matches across BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, the BBC Sport website and app
Novak Djokovic says he is "aware people would disagree" with him writing a political message about Kosovo on a French Open camera lens but it is an iss... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65772962 |
Ely: Boys died from head injuries in Cardiff crash - inquest - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans were found by a member of the public, an inquest opening hears. | Wales | Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died in an electric bike crash
Two boys who died after an electric bike crash that sparked a riot suffered head injuries, a coroner has been told.
Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and his friend Harvey Evans, 15, died on Snowden Road, Ely, in Cardiff shortly after 18:00 BST on 22 May.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65776549 |
Glasgow garage owner to continue low emission zone fight - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | William Paton says the ban on high-polluting vehicles will have a huge impact on his business. | Glasgow & West Scotland | William Paton intends to ask for a judicial review of the council's LEZ policy.
A business owner whose legal bid to delay the introduction of Glasgow's low emission zone failed, has vowed to continue his fight.
William Paton claims the ban on high-polluting vehicles will have a detrimental impact on his garage, which... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65767852 |
Daniel Knott: Mum's heartbreak at online video of son's body - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Daniel Knott's mother says her grief has been amplified by a video of his body being shared online. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Daniel Knott was 39 when he took his own life
A mother who lost her son to suicide said her grief was amplified by a video of his body being shared on social media.
Daniel Knott, 39, died on 27 March and days later his moth... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65727178 |
Andrew Tate BBC interview: Influencer challenged on misogyny and rape allegations - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | This is the influencer's first TV interview with a major broadcaster while under house arrest. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Andrew Tate has denied fuelling a culture of misogyny and defended his reputation in a combative interview with the BBC.
When the BBC put a range of allegations to him - including specific accusations of rape, human traffic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65780107 |
FonaCab: Taxi firm sacks driver over 'gun' video - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A video circulated online shows the driver pointing what appears to be a gun at a passenger. | Northern Ireland | The video on social media shows the driver pointing what appears to be a gun at a man in the passenger seat
A Belfast taxi firm has terminated the employment of a driver over a video which shows him with a suspected firearm.
Police have said they are investigating the circumstances of the video.
In the video posted ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65780875 |
Ukraine war: Three killed in overnight missile attack on Kyiv - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Officials in Ukraine's capital say a child, her mother and another woman died in the missile strike. | Europe | Three people have died, including an 11-year-old girl, in a new night-time missile attack on Kyiv, regional police have said.
Russia has been subjecting the Ukrainian capital to regular aerial strikes with missiles and drones.
The latest attack, in which 11 other people were reported injured, occurred in the eastern ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65772840 |
Bournemouth: Girl, 12, and boy, 17, die after incident off beach - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A man is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and eight others are treated for injuries. | Dorset | The beach, packed with people enjoying half-term holidays, was cleared along with nearby Pier Approach
A 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy have died after being pulled from the sea off Bournemouth Pier.
Eight other people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after emergency services were called at 16:3... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-65771464 |
Mexican police find 45 bags of human remains - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Officials were searching a ravine near Guadalajara for seven young people reported missing last week. | Latin America & Caribbean | Mexican authorities have found 45 bags containing human remains in a ravine outside the western city of Guadalajara.
Officials were searching for seven young call centre workers, who had been reported missing last week, when they found the bodies.
The remains include men and women, and the number of bodies is not yet... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65784023 |
I am not a groomer, says Schofield - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former This Morning presenter speaks to the Sun about an affair he had with a young male colleague. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: "It was consensual, but it was my fault," says Phillip Schofield.
Phillip Schofield has said he is "not a groomer" after admitting to having an affair with a younger male colleague.
The former This Morning presenter ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65780307 |
Glasgow's low emission zone legal challenge fails - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A vehicle repair business took the council to court in a bid have the LEZ scheme suspended. | Scotland business | A last minute legal challenge against Glasgow's low emission zone (LEZ) has been thrown out by a judge.
The scheme to ban more polluting vehicles from the city centre will start at midnight.
Patons Accident Repair Centre took the case to the Court of Session in Edinburgh in a bid to have it suspended ahead of further... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-65764885 |
Alex Belfield: Stalker ex-BBC DJ banned from contacting couple - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Alex Belfield, jailed in 2022, is barred from contacting a man he had sent a tweet to and his wife. | Nottingham | Alex Belfield was jailed for five and a half years for stalking four people, including Jeremy Vine
A former BBC radio presenter in jail for stalking has been banned from contacting two more people.
Alex Belfield, 43, who is serving a five-and-a-half year sentence for harassing four people online, including broadcaste... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65777861 |
Every Canadian cigarette will soon carry a health warning - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Canada will be the first country to have warning labels on the tipping paper of individual cigarettes. | US & Canada | Health Canada made the decision to put labels directly on cigarettes after a 75-day public consultation period
Canada will soon print warning labels directly on cigarettes in a world-first, the country's health agency announced.
New packaging will feature a warning on each cigarette with phrases like: "Cigarettes cau... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65755793 |
Ukraine war: Teens used to report Russian propaganda - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Children as young as 16 are working at TV channels in occupied Ukraine, spouting Russian propaganda. | Europe | Alexander Malkevich (pictured) is a close associate of the head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin
While Russia's notorious Wagner mercenaries have been at the forefront of fighting in Ukraine's ravaged eastern town of Bakhmut, a close associate of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been involved in another battle ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65675102 |
Kim Cattrall to appear in And Just Like That series finale - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Samantha Jones was noticeably absent from the first series of the hit drama's spin-off show. | Entertainment & Arts | Kim Cattrall received five Emmy Award nominations for her role in the original Sex and the City
Kim Cattrall, who was noticeably absent from the first season of Sex and the City spin-off And Just Like That, will appear in the second series.
Variety reports she will reprise her role as Samantha Jones in one scene of t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65776623 |
Kosovo: Nato ready to send more troops after unrest - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pristina and Belgrade trade blame after ethnic Albanian mayors were elected in ethnic Serb areas. | Europe | Nato peacekeepers in the northern Kosovo town of Zvecan
Nato says it is ready to send more troops to Kosovo after unrest following the appointment of ethnic Albanian mayors to majority-Serb areas.
Pristina and Belgrade have blamed each other for the unrest, with Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic calling for the mayors'... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65774388 |
Glasgow's Barras market celebrated in photo exhibition - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A photography student learned of her own connection to the market after embarking on the project. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Fiona Kennedy is an alternative fashion and festival-wear designer and stall owner
When Rebecca Russell was 10-years-old, she used her first digital camera to photograph the stalls and traders at Glasgow's famous Barras market.
More than a decade later the photography student returned to the marketplace ahead of her ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65765811 |
Multi-cancer blood test shows real promise in NHS study - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Galleri test revealed the correct site of a tumour 85% of the time in a study with 5,000 patients. | Health | A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer has shown real promise in a major NHS trial, researchers say.
The test correctly revealed two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their GP with suspected symptoms, in England or Wales.
In 85% of those positive cases, it also pinpointed the origin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65775159 |
Government to launch legal bid to stop Covid inquiry seeing Johnson WhatsApps - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government’s refusal to share Boris Johnson’s messages sets up an unprecedented legal showdown. | UK Politics | The UK government is to launch an unprecedented legal challenge over the Covid inquiry's demand for WhatsApp messages and documents.
The government missed a 16:00 deadline to share Boris Johnson's messages and notebooks from during the pandemic.
It is thought to be the first time a government has taken legal action a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65782535 |
Sevilla 1-1 Roma (4-1 on pens): Gonzalo Montiel scores winning penalty as La Liga side lift seventh Europa League - BBC Sport | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | null | Sevilla claim a record-extending seventh Europa League title as they beat Roma on penalties at a raucous Puskas Arena in Budapest. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Sevilla claimed a record-extending seventh Europa League title as they beat Roma on penalties at a raucous Puskas Arena in Budapest.
Gonzalo Montiel, who also scored the winning penalty for Argentina in the World Cup final against France, repeated the trick for the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65752974 |
Lee Rigby: Charity's pride at fundraising by son of killed soldier - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jack Rigby has raised more than £50,000 for the charity Scotty's Little Soldiers. | Leeds & West Yorkshire | Jack Rigby was only two years old when his father was murdered outside Woolwich Barracks
A charity has praised the young son of murdered soldier Lee Rigby after he raised more than £50,000 for the group.
Jack Rigby, 12, was two years old when his father was murdered by Islamist extremists outside Woolwich Barracks.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65778807 |
University to sell 'white elephant' New York campus - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Glasgow Caledonian University says a £26m project launched in 2013 has "not reached its potential". | Glasgow & West Scotland | The New York Campus opened in September 2013
A Scottish university that became the first in the UK to open a campus in New York is to end the arrangement.
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) launched GCNYC in September 2013 but it struggled to attract students and was unable to award degrees until nearly four years a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65775935 |
British Airways fined $1.1m by US government - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US says the airline did not "provide timely refunds to passengers" during Covid. | Business | British Airways has been fined $1.1m (£878,000) by the US government over claims it failed to pay refunds for cancelled flights during the pandemic.
The US Department of Transportation said the airline had not provided "timely refunds to passengers" for abandoned or rescheduled flights to and from the country.
It sai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65781536 |
What Americans can learn from Denmark on handling debt ceiling crisis - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Only two industrialised nations have debt ceilings - how come only the US fights about it? | US & Canada | In Denmark, the debt ceiling is not a political issue
The high-wire drama of raising the US debt ceiling is making headlines again. Is there a better way? Perhaps Denmark has the answer.
The US Congress is once more arguing about the country's debt ceiling - the limit on how much the government can borrow.
If the tw... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64878254 |
Amazon to pay $25m over child privacy violations - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The online giant is also penalised for allowing Ring doorbell workers access to customer recordings. | Technology | Amazon is to pay $25m (£20m) to settle allegations that it violated children's privacy rights with its Alexa voice assistant.
The company agreed to pay the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after it was accused of failing to delete Alexa recordings at the request of parents.
It was found to have kept hold of sensitiv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65772154 |
Cannich wildfire causes extensive damage to Corrimony nature reserve - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | RSPB Scotland says ground-nesting birds have lost chicks and eggs to the blaze near Cannich. | Highlands & Islands | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. RSPB Scotland say the Cannich wildfire has damaged a nature reserve, with many birds losing chicks or eggs.
A wildfire that has been burning in the Highlands since Saturday has caused extensive damage to a nature reserve, ac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65777331 |
Belgorod: Russia blames Ukraine for shelling inside border - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The defence ministry claims it has also thwarted attempts by Kyiv to "invade" the Belgorod region. | Europe | Drone footage released by Freedom of Russia Legion shows what they claim is destruction of Russian military targets in Belgorod region
The Russian region of Belgorod has again come under attack from across the Ukrainian border, with at least eight people reportedly hurt in shelling.
Russia's defence ministry has also... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65779989 |
Geraint Davies: Suspended MP faces formal complaint over behaviour - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour suspended Geraint Davies earlier after allegations of sexual misconduct reported by Politico. | UK Politics | A formal complaint has been submitted to Labour about the behaviour of suspended MP Geraint Davies.
Earlier, the Labour Party said he had been suspended following "incredibly serious" allegations of "completely unacceptable behaviour".
According to news website Politico, he is accused of subjecting younger colleagues... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65774184 |
Diddy says Diageo neglected his tequila due to race - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The artist says the business relationship with the drinks giant was "tainted by racial prejudices". | Business | Sean "Diddy" Combs at the 2023 Met Gala in New York earlier in May
Rapper Sean Combs, known as Diddy, has accused drinks giant Diageo of breaking the terms of their business partnership and neglecting the tequila brand they bought together because he is black.
In a complaint filed in New York, he said the company inv... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65770119 |
Deadline passes in row over WhatsApp release to Covid inquiry - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government is in a stand-off with the Covid inquiry over Boris Johnson's texts to officials and ministers. | UK Politics | A deadline has passed for the government to hand over unredacted material to the Covid inquiry, amid a row over WhatsApp messages.
It was given until 4pm to disclose messages between Boris Johnson and his advisers during the pandemic, as well as his diaries and notebooks.
It has refused to disclose some of the materi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65775321 |
Jane McDonald replaces Phillip Schofield as British Soap Awards host - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Singer and presenter Jane McDonald replaces Phillip Schofield as host and is best known as a singer and presenter. | Entertainment & Arts | Jane McDonald said hosting the awards was a "dream come true"
Jane McDonald will replace Philip Schofield as the host of this weekend's British Soap Awards.
She is best known as a singer, Loose Women panellist and presenter of Bafta-winning Channel 5 series Cruising With Jane McDonald.
McDonald will host Saturday's ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65775239 |
Council orders removal of 'gaudy' Pittenweem witch mural - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The mural by street artist Rogue One appeared on the side of a pub in Pittenweem last Halloween. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | The witch mural in Pittenweem will be removed
A Scottish council has ordered the removal of a giant mural by a renowned street artist.
The gable-end painting of a witch was created by Rogue One who has painted many of Glasgow's giant street scenes.
However the mural which appeared on the side of the Larachmhor Taver... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-65776385 |
Moment climber found in rare Everest ‘death zone’ rescue - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | null | A Nepali sherpa guide carried the man on his back for six hours during the "very rare" high-altitude rescue. | null | Nepali guide Gelje Sherpa found a Malaysian climber shivering and clutching a rope in the area of Mount Everest called the "death zone", where temperatures can dip to -30C.
He carried the climber down from 8,500m above sea level over the course of six hours.
Nepali tourism official Bigyan Koirala said it was "almost ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65773723 |
Do train strikes still have any impact? - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rail workers have walked out on the 29th day of industrial action but are travellers adapting? | Business | Friday marks the 29th day of rail strikes since the current set of disputes began.
Members of the rail unions have been regularly bringing much of the network to a halt for nearly a year.
The leisure industry has been hard-hit as people cancel trips and holidays, or avoid city centre shops, pubs and restaurants.
The... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65779925 |
Ukraine war: Russia blames shelling inside border town on Kyiv - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shelling in the Russian region of Belgorod wounds eight people and strikes in Kyiv kill three people, officials say. | Europe | For Ukraine, the answer is obvious. Yes, because once it is inside the protective shelter of the Western alliance then any future attacks by Russia would oblige the whole of Nato to come to its defence - with troops, not just equipment.
The former US Army Commander in Europe, Lt.Gen Ben Hodges, told the BBC: "Europe w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65774993 |
BHP: Mining giant says it underpaid workers for 13 years - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Australia's BHP said the leave and allowance 'errors' will cost the company up to $280m. | Business | Australian mining giant BHP says it underpaid current and former workers across the country for 13 years.
Around 28,500 employees received less holiday than they were entitled to, a review conducted by the firm found.
Meanwhile, 400 workers did not get additional allowances "due to an error with the employment entity... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65773133 |
Debt advisor referral fees banned by regulator - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The FCA is banning fees that debt advisors receive for referring people to debt solution companies. | Business | Debt advisors will no longer be allowed to receive a fee for referring people to debt solution companies.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) banned the fees after finding some companies were putting them ahead of customers' best interests.
The average fee advisors received for an individual voluntary arrangement (... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65779455 |
Boris Johnson says he has handed over Covid WhatsApps - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The head of the pandemic inquiry is demanding that the government releases the unredacted messages. | UK Politics | Mr Johnson's spokesperson said the Cabinet Office has had access to the unredacted documents for "months"
Former prime minister Boris Johnson says he has given the UK government all the WhatsApp messages and notebooks demanded by the Covid-19 inquiry.
Mr Johnson is urging the government to hand the material to the in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65770586 |
Armie Hammer: US actor will not be charged with sexual assault - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US actor faced an accusation of rape an allegations he sent a string of explicit messages online. | Entertainment & Arts | Hammer has appeared in Rebecca, Call Me By Your Name and Death on the Nile
US actor Armie Hammer will not be charged over allegations of sexual assault, prosecutors have confirmed.
The Social Network star was accused two years ago of raping a woman in Los Angeles in 2017.
It was also alleged the 36-year-old sent a s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65775249 |
Rishi Sunak prioritises illegal migration in European talks - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rishi Sunak was in Moldova for a summit of 47 nations that was dominated by the war in Ukraine. | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak has said he made cooperation on combating illegal migration a priority at a meeting of European leaders in Moldova.
The prime minister said he was "putting tackling illegal migration top of the international agenda", and the UK was "taking the lead".
The main focus of the European Political Community (EPC... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65775399 |
Phillip Schofield admits lying about relationship with younger ITV employee - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 61-year-old is leaving ITV with immediate effect as he apologises for misleading employers, his family and the public. | Entertainment & Arts | Phillip Schofield left his role on This Morning last week following reports of a rift with Holly Willoughby
Phillip Schofield has quit ITV after admitting he had an affair with a younger male ITV employee and lied to cover it up.
The ex-This Morning host said the relationship with his junior colleague was "unwise but... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65729361 |
Elon Musk: Twitter boss reclaims title of world's richest person - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shares in Musk's electric car company Tesla have almost doubled since the start of the year. | Business | Elon Musk has reclaimed his title as the world's richest person, knocking the boss of luxury goods giant LVMH, Bernard Arnault, off the top spot.
His net worth has soared by $55.3bn (£44.44bn) since January to $192bn, after a rise in the value of his electric car company Tesla.
Mr Arnault's fortune has fallen by $24.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65781534 |
Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ben Roberts-Smith had sued newspapers over allegations he killed unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan. | Australia | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ben Roberts-Smith: Why Australian soldier's case loss raises next question... in 83 seconds
Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has lost a historic defamation case against three newspapers that accuse... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65773942 |
Health alert system aims to cut heatwave deaths - BBC News | 2023-06-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The aim is to protect the most vulnerable as high temperatures become more common due to climate change. | Health | A fire destroys houses in a village in east London in July 2022, at the height of the summer heatwave
A new alert system will warn the public when high temperatures could damage their health this summer in England.
Run by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met Office, it is aimed at reducing illness and deaths amo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65769165 |
French Open 2023 results: Iga Swiatek beats Karolina Muchova for Paris title - BBC Sport | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | null | Poland's Iga Swiatek maintains her recent grip on the French Open by beating Karolina Muchova to win her third Roland Garros title in four years. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live text and radio commentaries of selected matches across BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, the BBC Sport website and app
Iga Swiatek maintained her recent grip on the French Open by fighting past Karolina Muchova to win her third Roland Garros title in four years.
The to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65863357 |
Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ukraine's president refused to say which stage the counter-offensive against Russian forces was in. | Europe | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country's long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started.
"Counter-offensive and defensive actions are taking place," he said.
But he added that he would not talk in detail about which stage or state the counter-offensive was in.
Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65866880 |
Colombia plane crash: Children reunited with family after 40 days in Amazon - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The children have begun playing again in hospital, officials say, as the eldest is praised for her care. | Latin America & Caribbean | The four children are at the central military hospital in the capital Bogota
Four children who survived weeks alone in Colombia's Amazon jungle have been reunited with relatives as they recover in hospital.
The siblings, aged 13, nine, five and one, are "very weak" but "happy to see their family", said their grandfat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65869284 |
France knife attack: 'Backpack hero' praised for facing attacker - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Catholic pilgrim Henri said he simply followed his instincts when confronting the Annecy attacker. | Europe | The man - known only as Henri - was saluted for his bravery by President Emmanuel Macron
French media have lauded a young "hero with a backpack" for his attempts to thwart a knife attack in Annecy which left four children seriously injured.
Henri, 24, was filmed chasing the suspect and swinging his bag at him.
The C... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65860077 |
Boris Johnson: Welsh Tory leader regrets former PM's departure - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies says he "regrets" that Boris Johnson has quit as an MP. | Wales | Boris Johnson claimed his "removal" was the "necessary first step" by some who oppose him, "to take revenge for Brexit and ultimately to reverse the 2016 referendum result"
Things have gone "tragically wrong" for Boris Johnson, according to the leader of the Welsh Conservatives.
But Andrew RT Davies said he did "regr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65862445 |
What's in the Trump indictment: US nuclear secrets and files kept in shower - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald Trump is accused of keeping classified documents in a ballroom and bathroom at his Florida home. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: 'Violations of those laws put our country at risk'
Former President Donald Trump has been charged with mishandling hundreds of classified documents, including about US nuclear secrets and military plans.
The 37-count... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65852286 |
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski found dead in US prison cell - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kaczynski evaded capture for 20 years after a mass US bombing campaign that killed three people. | US & Canada | Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, has been found dead in his prison cell, federal officials confirmed to the BBC.
Kaczynski, 81, killed three people and injured 23 more during a mass mail-bombing spree between 1978 and 1995. He later pleaded guilty to his crimes.
He was sentenced to life without parole in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65867291 |
Man City beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Champions League final to claim Treble - BBC Sport | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | null | Manchester City win their first Champions League title by beating Inter Milan in Istanbul to claim the Treble. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Manchester City's long quest to win the Champions League finally ended in triumph against Inter Milan in Istanbul as Pep Guardiola's side completed the Treble.
After winning the Premier League and FA Cup, City emulated Manchester United's triple trophy haul in 1999 ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65845807 |
Leeds United: Chairman Andrea Radrizzani agrees £170m deal to sell club to 49ers - BBC Sport | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | null | Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani agrees a deal to sell his stake in the club to co-owners 49ers Enterprises. | null | Last updated on .From the section Leeds United
Leeds United chairman Andrea Radrizzani has agreed a £170m deal to sell his stake in the relegated club to co-owners 49ers Enterprises.
The investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers purchased a 15% stake in Leeds in 2018 and increased that to 44% in 2021.
Italian Radriz... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65863200 |
Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia under way - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's been talked of for months, now it looks like Ukraine is finally launching its plan to recapture land. | Europe | Ukraine has been planning its counter-offensive for months - and it now may finally be under way
Was this the week that Ukraine's long-anticipated counter-offensive finally got under way?
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to think so. "We can definitely state that this Ukrainian offensive has begun," he said in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65860294 |
Third by-election for Tories as Boris Johnson ally quits - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson quit as an MP, saying he was the victim of a "witch hunt" over Partygate report. | UK Politics | An ally of Boris Johnson has resigned, triggering a third by-election for the Tories and creating deepening political problems for Rishi Sunak.
Nigel Adams did not say why he was leaving immediately but his decision follows that of Boris Johnson and, earlier on Friday, Nadine Dorries.
In a statement Mr Johnson lashed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65866187 |
Boris Johnson: Tories to face third by-election as ally of former PM resigns - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nigel Adams is the third Conservative MP in 24 hours to announce they are quitting the Commons. | UK Politics | So what happens next? Some MPs are actually cock-a-hoop despite the colossal mess. One tells me: "The man-baby has gone - so pleased!"
But allies talk up his chances of running for another seat some time. One former senior minister tells me "the question is does he plan to get another seat or even Mid-Beds?" - the con... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-65860705 |
Resignation statement in full as Boris Johnson steps down - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former UK prime minister has resigned as a MP, saying there is no evidence that he misled Parliament. | UK Politics | Former Prime Minster Boris Johnson has announced that he is standing down as an MP, with immediate effect.
It comes after he received a report from the MP-led Privileges Committee into whether he misled Parliament over lockdown parties at Downing Street.
Here is his statement in full:
I have received a letter from t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65863336 |
Champions League final 2023: Fans react to Manchester City's win against Inter Milan - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | null | City supporters in a Manchester fanzone voice their joy at their historic 1-0 win against Inter Milan. | null | Manchester City fans were jubilant when their team won 1-0 against Inter Milan, in Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
Watching from a fanzone in Manchester, supporters celebrated Man City completing a football treble following their Premier League and FA Cup victories.
"The blue moon has risen," said one ecstatic fa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65868100 |
Blundell's School: Boy charged with two counts of attempted murder - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boy, 16, is charged following a violent assault on two teenagers and an adult at a boarding school. | Devon | One boy is in a critical condition after the incident at Blundell's School
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after a violent assault at a boarding school left two students in hospital.
Police said the accused has also been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent at B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65867858 |
Crispin Odey to leave hedge fund after sexual misconduct claims, partners say - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Crispin Odey, a prominent hedge fund boss, strenuously denies the allegations. | Business | Crispin Odey, who founded Odey Asset Management in 1991, strenuously denies the claims
Partners at a prominent finance firm have said its founder, Crispin Odey, is leaving after sexual assault and harassment allegations.
His exit follows a Financial Times report that 13 women had accused Mr Odey of misconduct over 25... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65866895 |
DUP: Jonathan Buckley and Gavin Robinson run for deputy leadership - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says the party is in "healthy shape" as it prepares to vote for a new deputy leader. | Northern Ireland | Jonathan Buckley (left) and Gavin Robinson are going head to head in a vote for the deputy leadership
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is in "healthy shape" ahead of the election for its new deputy leader.
Paula Bradley has been the party's second in command since 2021 but is steppin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65850120 |
Boris Johnson resignation: Former PM's political career... in 72 seconds - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | null | A look back on the former prime minister's political career as he announces as a resignation as an MP. | null | Former prime minister Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP and announced he is stepping down with immediate effect.
In a lengthy statement the ex-PM accused a Commons investigation of attempting to "drive me out".
Mr Johnson first became and MP in 2001, representing the constituency of Henley in Oxfordshire, since the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65860805 |
Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist monkey slur - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined. | Africa | Diplomats say they were shocked by Dragos Tigau's racist remark
Romania has recalled its ambassador to Kenya and apologised after he compared Africans to monkeys.
Dragos Tigau made the comments during a meeting at a UN building in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on April 26.
According to the AFP news agency, Mr Tigau said... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65867104 |
Salford e-bike rider, 15, killed in ambulance crash was kindest boy, mum says - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Saul Cookson died when his e-bike collided with an ambulance after he was followed by police. | Manchester | Ms Frendo said Saul "always had the biggest infectious smile and was full of love"
A teenager who died when his e-bike collided with an ambulance after he was followed by police was "the most sweetest, kindest boy ever", his mother has said.
Saul Cookson, 15, was being followed by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) traf... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65854332 |
Nurse Lucy Letby deliberately misled jury, prosecutor says - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lucy Letby is a "calculating woman" who lied "to try and get sympathy", a prosecutor tells her trial. | Liverpool | Lucy Letby, 33, is accused of murdering babies on a neo-natal ward
Nurse Lucy Letby has "deliberately misled" the jury on a number of occasions throughout her murder trial, a prosecutor has told a court.
On the final day of cross-examination, prosecutor Nick Johnson KC said Ms Letby was a "very calculating woman" who... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-65854106 |
Covid inquiry: The questions we really want answers to - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As a massive public inquiry in the UK opens to the public, we asked key people what questions they have. | Health | A massive inquiry to understand the UK's response to, and the impact of, the Covid-19 pandemic, throws its doors open later. Following a statement from chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett, a film featuring bereaved families will be played. Not one of us was left untouched by the effects of the pandemic, and we all have... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65843811 |
Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | They set sail to flee persecution, they say - but ended up on an isolated island in the Indian Ocean. | UK | An image provided by one of the migrants shows people on the deck of their fishing boat
Dozens of migrants have been stranded for months on a tiny British territory in the Indian Ocean after being rescued from their struggling fishing boat.
They are desperate to leave for a safe place, describing conditions as hellis... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65777863 |
Annecy stabbings suspect held over attempted murders - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Four children and two adults were attacked in a park in France's Alpine region on Thursday. | Europe | A man suspected of stabbing four young children in a playground in the French resort of Annecy is held on attempted murder charges, French prosecutors say.
The children, aged between one and three, were attacked with a knife in a park in the Alpine region on Thursday.
Prosecutors said the actions of Syrian-born Abdel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65866514 |
Chris Mason: The ghost of Boris Johnson haunts Rishi Sunak - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-PM, with a life-long knack for throwing stones and grabbing attention, is doing just that. | UK Politics | In his seven months as prime minister, the most notable characteristic Rishi Sunak has brought to government is - relatively speaking at least - stability.
But 2022 - or much of it - was defined, politically, by a soap opera of Conservative squabbling.
It didn't disappear with the arrival of Mr Sunak in Number 10, bu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65864011 |
Thunderstorms and hail to sweep across Scotland - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Met Office has warned of hail and "torrential" rain in some parts as a result of warm weather. | Scotland | The yellow weather warning is in place from 12:00 to 21:00 BST on Sunday
Thunderstorms and hail are expected to sweep across Scotland as a result of high temperatures.
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning affecting much of the west coast and Highlands from 12:00 until 21:00 BST on Sunday.
Forecasters said cond... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65865593 |
Man v horse: Runner becomes only fourth to beat horse - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The winner outran the fastest horse by over 10 minutes in the 22-mile race held in mid Wales. | Wales | The race pits man against horse over a 22.5-mile course in Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys
A runner has become only the fourth man to outrun the horse in the annual man v horse race.
The 22-mile event in Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, began in 1980 after a pub chat discussing whether a man or horse was faster crossing mountainous te... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65867327 |
Yr Wyddfa: Can Wales' highest mountain really go plastic-free? - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It's an uphill challenge, but there are plans to cut out all single-use plastics on Yr Wyddfa. | Wales | Sun bathes the summit of Yr Wyddfa, but this environment is not as unpolluted as it should be
The peak of Yr Wyddfa rises 1,085m (3,560ft) above the Welsh landscape.
It is the highest point in Britain until Scotland's peaks overtake it, with the high point of Ben Nevis 260 miles (418km) away as the crow flies.
The r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65613260 |
PSNI assaults: One officer assaulted every day in north west - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ch Insp Yvonne McManus gave the latest figures after eight officers were assaulted in one evening. | Northern Ireland | At least one police officer was assaulted every day in the first four months of this year in the north west, a senior officer has said.
Eight officers were assaulted in four separate incidents in Londonderry on Wednesday evening.
Ch Insp Yvonne McManus said so many assaults in one evening was "exceptional for our dis... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65854261 |
Concerns over Loch Ness' falling water levels - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The famous loch along with the River Ness have hit record low water marks. | Highlands & Islands | Alpacas from Loch Ness Alpacas near Dores cooling off at the loch earlier this week
Concerns have been raised over water levels on Loch Ness and the River Ness.
The loch dropped to its lowest level in 32 years last month amid dry conditions, according to Scottish Environment Protection Agency figures.
Ness fishery b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65855228 |
French Open final 2023: Novak Djokovic plays Casper Ruud in Roland Garros men's showpiece - BBC Sport | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | null | Novak Djokovic says he is relishing the chance to make tennis history as he aims to become the first man to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
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Novak Djokovic says he is relishing the chance to make tennis history as he aims to become the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles.
Djokovic, 36, faces No... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65868708 |
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