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Police investigate deaths at Royal Sussex County Hospital - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police are investigating deaths following surgery at the hospital over a five-year period. | Sussex | Sussex Police is investigating deaths over a five-year period at the hospital
Police are investigating the deaths of patients at a Brighton hospital.
Sussex Police has confirmed it was looking into allegations of medical negligence at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, East Sussex over a five-year period.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-65865956 |
Mirror admits using private investigators in Nikki Sanderson stories, court told - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former Coronation Street actor Nikki Sanderson is accusing the publisher of breaching her privacy. | UK | The publisher of the Mirror newspapers has made a court apology to the former Coronation Street actor Nikki Sanderson after admitting using private investigators to get stories about her.
A barrister for Mirror Group Newspapers said it "unequivocally apologises" to her, adding "it shouldn't have happened and won't aga... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65856719 |
Colombia plane crash: Four children found alive in Amazon after 40 days - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is a "magical day", says the president, as the four siblings are found after 40 days missing. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Four children have been found alive after surviving a plane crash and spending weeks fending for themselves in Colombia's Amazon jungle.
Colombia's president said the rescue of the siblings, aged 13, nine, four and one, was... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65864158 |
Boris Johnson: Laura Kuenssberg on the facts, farce and his future - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Quitting Parliament is entirely on brand and raises questions about his next move, writes Laura Kuenssberg. | UK Politics | Boris Johnson had to leave Downing Street last summer because a majority of his Conservative colleagues thought he was doing more harm than good.
Now a committee of MPs is set to judge he didn't tell the truth. That committee is made up mainly of Tory MPs. The former PM has faced the same procedure as other MPs that g... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65865946 |
Chloe Mitchell: Brother of missing Ballymena woman makes appeal - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 26-year-old man is being questioned after the disappearance of Chloe Mitchell, 21, in Ballymena. | Northern Ireland | Search and rescue teams have been assisting in the hunt for 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell
The brother of a missing 21-year-old woman has appealed for information about her disappearance.
Chloe Mitchell, who is described as a "high-risk missing person", was last seen in Ballymena last Friday night into the early hours of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65849788 |
Donald Trump calls indictment 'ridiculous and baseless' in campaign speeches - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Trump spoke at a Republican convention, his first outing since his indictment were announced. | US & Canada | Former US President Donald Trump made the comments at a speech in Georgia on Saturday
Former US President Donald Trump has called the federal indictment against him "ridiculous and baseless" in his first public appearance since the charges were announced.
A 37-count indictment made public on Friday accuses him of kee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65868294 |
Agutaya archipelago doctor who cared for 13,000 people on her own - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The pandemic was far from Dr Alena's only challenge on a far-flung archipelago in the Philippines. | Asia | Dr Alena Yap is the only doctor available to Eleuthera Abus on an archipelago of 13,000 people
When 99-year-old Eleuthera Abus lifts her right arm, she winces as the broken bones move. It's been six months since her fall.
"All I can do is manage her pain," says Alena Yap, the 28-year-old doctor who is examining her o... | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64948453 |
Newhaven: Man arrested after man and woman found dead - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A 64-year-old man has been arrested after the bodies of a man and woman were found on Friday. | Sussex | Part of the graveyard in Lewes Road has been cordoned off by police
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of a man and a woman were found at an address in East Sussex.
The 33-year-old man and 30-year-old woman were discovered in a property in Lewes Road, Newhaven, just after 19:00 BST on Fri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-65866092 |
Canadian province of Quebec sees progress in wildfire battle - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Quebec has seen improvements in the last 48 hours but country's west coast warns fire challenges ahead. | US & Canada | Quebec has put out more than a dozen fires since 1 June. The province is still battling 127 fires as of Friday
Quebec has made progress in its battle to fight wildfires that have contributed to the smoke that blanketed large parts of North America this week.
"We're really happy with the last 48 hours," said Philippe ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65864198 |
Carlton Queen capsize: Passengers plan to sue owners of boat - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The passengers narrowly escaped with their lives when the Carlton Queen capsized. | Nottingham | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Carlton Queen capsized in the Red Sea during a diving trip
Passengers who narrowly escaped with their lives from a yacht when it capsized are planning legal action in order to hold the owners to account.
They do not bel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65832699 |
More than 600 Glasgow City Council vehicles not LEZ compliant - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Glasgow City Council is having to hire vans as vehicles in its fleet are banned from the low emission zone. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Glasgow City Council is having to hire vehicles because some of its own fleet does not meet new rules on emissions.
More than 600 of its vehicles are not allowed inside the city's Low Emission Zone (LEZ) introduced last week.
The council said only a small number of the non-compliant vehicles were required to enter th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65861870 |
Key allies rewarded in Johnson resignation honours list - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former PM's close allies are given honours in a list published just before he resigned as an MP. | UK Politics | Some of Boris Johnson's closest allies - including Priti Patel and Jacob Rees-Mogg - have been rewarded with peerages and other awards in the former PM's honours list.
It was published hours before Mr Johnson stepped down as an MP.
Former secretaries of state Simon Clarke and Mr Rees-Mogg were knighted, while Ms Pate... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65861936 |
John Finucane: Celebrating terrorism a disgrace, MP told - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Relative of IRA bomb atrocity victim criticises MP's planned attendance at an IRA commemoration event. | Northern Ireland | John Finucane is the MP for North Belfast
A relative of one of the victims of an IRA bomb atrocity in Coleraine nearly 50 years ago has criticised a Sinn Féin MP's planned attendance at a "South Armagh Volunteers commemoration".
North Belfast MP John Finucane is billed as the main speaker at the event in Mullaghbawn ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65854549 |
Fake grass: Minister performs artificial turf ban U-turn - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Julie James says she will not try to ban artificial grass, despite suggesting she would like to. | Wales | Minister Julie James has said artificial grass "isn't the short-term solution it looks like"
Fake grass will not be banned in Wales, a minister has said, just days after she said she was exploring the idea.
On Wednesday, Climate Change Minister Julie James said she wanted to see whether a new law banning some single-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65861623 |
Tom Holland: Spider-Man star to take a year-long break from acting - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The English Spider-Man star says his "tough" latest project had left him feeling broken. | Entertainment & Arts | Holland said working on his latest TV series The Crowded Room left him feeling broken
Tom Holland has said he will take a year-long break from acting in order to look after his mental health.
The English Spider-Man star admitted he had a "tough time" while working on his latest project, The Crowded Room, and had been... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65854793 |
Swashbuckling poet Cranogwen is third woman in Wales to get statue - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cranogwen has become only the third real woman in Wales to have a statue built commemorating her. | Wales | A statue of Cranogwen was unveiled in Llangrannog on Saturday
A statue of the poet Cranogwen has become only the third sculpture in Wales of a real woman.
The image was unveiled in Llangrannog, Ceredigion, on Saturday as part of a campaign to recognise women's contribution in Wales.
It is part of Monumental Welsh Wo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65867326 |
Welsh language: Driver wins case over English-only parking fine - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A parking firm has lost a case against a driver after she requested the details of a fine in Welsh. | Wales | Ms Thomas initially received a £60 fine after parking at Lligwy beach, near Moelfre, Anglesey, in August 2021
A parking firm has lost a civil case against a motorist over an unpaid £160 fine after she requested the details in Welsh rather than just in English.
A judge ruled against Simple Intelligent Parking Ltd, whi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65865223 |
Puberty blockers to be given only in clinical research - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | NHS England says the drugs will only be prescribed for those signed up to a clinical research programme. | UK | The controversial Tavistock Centre was earmarked for closure in 2022
Puberty blockers will only be prescribed to children attending gender identity services as part of clinical research, NHS England has announced.
The move comes after an interim report into children's gender services said there were "gaps in evidence... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65860272 |
I've been forced out over Partygate report, says Boris Johnson - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Boris Johnson is to step down as an MP but insists that "I did not lie" over Covid lockdowns. | UK Politics | Boris Johnson was fined for attending a birthday gathering in the Cabinet Room in 2020
Boris Johnson has stepped down as a Tory MP after claiming he was "forced out of Parliament" over Partygate.
The ex-PM saw in advance a report by the Commons Privileges Committee investigating if he misled the Commons over Downing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65863267 |
Wildfire takes hold near caravan park at Daviot in Highlands - BBC News | 2023-06-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fire crews are tackling a blaze at Daviot, south of Inverness, on the hottest day of the year. | Highlands & Islands | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Crews were sent to tackle the flames on the hottest day of the year for Scotland
Firefighters are tackling a wildfire which broke out south of Inverness.
Crews and six fire engines were sent to the Daviot area, near the Auc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65867733 |
French Open 2023 results: Novak Djokovic beats Casper Ruud to win Paris title and claim 23rd major - BBC Sport | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | null | Novak Djokovic shows his greatness once again by beating Casper Ruud to win the French Open and claim a men's record 23rd Grand Slam title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Novak Djokovic showed his greatness once again by overcoming a sticky start to win a men's record 23rd Grand Slam title with victory over Norway's Casper Ruud in the French Open final.
Djokovic, 36, was far from his best in the initial stages but his quality in a first-set tie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65873164 |
Newhaven: Man charged with couple's murder after bodies found - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Derek Martin, 64, also known as Derek Glenn, of Brighton, is charged with two counts of murder. | Sussex | The bodies of Josh Bashford, 33, and Chloe Bashford, 30, were found by police at a house in Newhaven
A man has been charged with the murder of a married couple in East Sussex, police have confirmed.
The bodies of Josh Bashford, 33, and Chloe Bashford, 30, were found by police at a house in Lewes Road, Newhaven, on Fr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-65870186 |
I am certain I committed no offence - Sturgeon following police questions - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Live updates after the former FM's arrest, questioning and release as part of an investigation into the funding and finances of the SNP. | Scotland | Police searched the SNP headquarters in Edinburgh in April Image caption: Police searched the SNP headquarters in Edinburgh in April
Over the coming days and weeks, Police Scotland is likely to continue to investigate and gather more evidence. They can also ask for guidance from the body which prosecutes crimes in Sco... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-65872495 |
Boris Johnson: People don't miss the drama, says Shapps - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The energy secretary tells Laura Kuenssberg people – both inside the Tory party and out - don't miss the drama of Johnson's premiership. | UK Politics | We're ending our live coverage now. Thanks for following along as Laura Kuenssberg and her guests have dug into the detail of Boris Johnson's resignation and its aftermath - as well as her interview with Scotland's new First Minister Humza Yousaf.
We've loads more for you to read:
• Country wants to move on from Boris... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-65861772 |
Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 |
Country doesn't miss drama of Boris Johnson, says Shapps - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The energy secretary dismisses Boris Johnson's claim that he was the victim of a "witch hunt". | UK Politics | People want to move on from the "drama" of Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps has said, dismissing the ex-PM's claim that he was the victim of a witch hunt.
Mr Johnson resigned as an MP, saying he had been forced out by a "kangaroo court" of MPs investigating Partygate.
Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Mr Shapps sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65870635 |
Illegal Migration Bill breaches human rights obligations, MPs and peers warn - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most refugees coming to the UK would be denied access to the asylum system under the law, MPs and peers warn. | UK Politics | Migrants wait to be processed after arriving by small boat off the Kent coast.
The Illegal Migration Bill breaches a "number of the UK's human rights obligations", MPs and peers have said.
The bill, which aims to deport those arriving in the UK without permission, would deny the majority of refugees any access to the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65869514 |
SNP could make life difficult for Labour - Humza Yousaf - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scotland's first minister says SNP would not cooperate if Labour refuse indy powers in hung parliament. | Scotland politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Humza Yousaf has said the SNP could make life "very difficult" for Labour in a hung parliament.
Humza Yousaf has said the SNP could make life "very difficult" for Labour in a hung parliament if it refused to give Scotland th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65866154 |
Thunderstorm warnings to continue into Monday - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Music at the Parklife festival in Manchester was paused as a storm hit the area. | UK | People sheltering from the rain under umbrellas at Bournemouth beach
The Met Office has issued a new yellow warning for thunderstorms across parts of the UK after the hottest days of the year so far.
The new warning was put in place at noon on Sunday. It will run until 21:00 BST on Monday, the Met Office said.
Forec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65869518 |
Man City beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Champions League final to claim Treble - BBC Sport | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 |
Manchester City fans celebrate historic Treble win - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands gathered at live screenings where they watched the Blues secure the Treble. | Manchester | Blues fans across Manchester have been celebrating their club's first Champions League title.
Thousands gathered at live screenings, where they watched Manchester City secure the Treble after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul.
Others continued celebrations late into the night outside the Etihad Stadium.
Ecstatic f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65870690 |
Third by-election for Tories as Boris Johnson ally quits - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 |
Don't block Boris Johnson returning to Parliament, Jacob Rees-Mogg warns Tories - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The party risks "civil war" if the ex-PM is ever stopped from returning to Parliament, Mr Rees-Mogg says. | UK Politics | Former Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned the Conservatives against any attempt to block Boris Johnson if he seeks to stand in another parliamentary constituency.
Mr Rees-Mogg told the Mail on Sunday that to do so could plunge the party "into civil war".
Mr Johnson resigned as the MP for Uxbridge and South R... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65869516 |
Police release Nicola Sturgeon without charge - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ms Sturgeon says she is "innocent of any wrongdoing" after being released while more inquiries are carried out. | Scotland politics | Nicola Sturgeon had been taken into police custody on Sunday morning
Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigations after being arrested by police.
Scotland's former first minister was arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the SNP's funding and finances at 10:09 o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65873423 |
Daviot wildfire burns next to back garden amid power cuts - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One local man told the BBC his family had left their Highlands property as the flames were so close by. | Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. One Daviot resident filmed the wildfire as it reached his garden.
Firefighters are battling a wildfire that broke out in the Highlands for a second day.
The flames burned through the night after taking hold near the village... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65870378 |
John Finucane defends 'right to remember' at IRA commemoration - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sinn Féin MP John Finucane was speaking at an IRA commemoration in south Armagh on Sunday. | Northern Ireland | A Sinn Féin MP has told an IRA commemoration that everyone has "the right to remember, and the right to commemorate".
John Finucane was the main speaker at what has been billed a "South Armagh Volunteers commemoration".
He said there was "nothing to celebrate in conflict", but commemoration was "a right which everyon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65870490 |
Gladiator sequel crew members injured in stunt sequence on set - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The crew members are receiving medical treatment after the accident while filming in Morocco. | Entertainment & Arts | The original Gladiator was nominated for 12 Oscars and won five
Several crew members filming the Gladiator sequel in Morocco have been injured in a stunt accident on set.
The film's production company Paramount Pictures said the injuries were non life-threatening and happened while shooting a planned stunt sequence.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65869287 |
Bath stabbing: Eleven teens arrested after boy, 16, killed - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Six boys and two girls, aged between 15 and 17, are arrested on suspicion of murder in Bath. | Somerset | Eleven teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy at a party in Somerset.
Emergency services were called to an address on Eastfield Avenue, in Bath, just after 23:00 BST on Saturday.
Six boys and two girls, aged between 15 and 17, were initially arrested on board... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-65871840 |
Nicola Sturgeon arrested in SNP finances inquiry - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scotland's former first minister attended a police interview on Sunday before being arrested by detectives. | Scotland | Ms Sturgeon attended a police interview by arrangement before being arrested
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the SNP.
Police confirmed a 52-year-old woman was taken into custody as a suspect and is being questioned b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65871857 |
Champions League final 2023: Fans react to Manchester City's win against Inter Milan - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 |
Philadelphia Interstate 95 freeway partially collapses following underpass fire - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | null | Aerial images show the partial disintegration caused by an oil tanker fire underneath the I-95 highway. | null | Aerial images show damage caused by a fire underneath the I-95 highway in Philadelphia in the US.
The blaze was caused by an oil tanker on fire under the bridge according to local officials.
The partial collapse of the busy elevated freeway affected four lanes. Local media reported the fire started at 07:00 local tim... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65873232 |
Welsh government's Vaughan Gething urges Eisteddfod to rethink rules - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He spoke out after a rapper was told he could not play the festival if he performed in English. | Wales | Sage Todz posted on social media he would not be performing at the festival
A Welsh government minister has urged the National Eisteddfod to rethink its rules after a rapper was told he could not play using English.
Sage Todz said on social media he would not be performing at the festival because of its Welsh languag... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65868791 |
Blundell's School: Boy charged with two counts of attempted murder - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 |
Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell arrested in SNP finance probe - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Peter Murrell was taken into police custody as officers searched his home and the SNP's headquarters. | Scotland | Mr Murrell has been married to Nicola Sturgeon since 2010
The husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with an investigation into Scottish National Party finances.
Peter Murrell, 58, is being questioned after being taken into police custody on Wednesday morning.
Police Scotlan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65187823 |
Dragos Tigau: Romania recalls Kenya ambassador over racist monkey slur - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 |
Manchester City's Treble 'written in the stars' says Pep Guardiola after Champions League win - BBC Sport | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | null | Manchester City's Champions League success was "written in the stars", says manager Pep Guardiola after his side seal the Treble in Istanbul. | null | Last updated on .From the section Man City
Manchester City's Champions League success was "written in the stars", said manager Pep Guardiola after his side sealed the Treble in Istanbul.
City beat Inter Milan 1-0 to win a first Champions League title, adding to the Premier League and FA Cup trophies they had already ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65868994 |
Covid inquiry: The questions we really want answers to - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 |
Brittany: Girl from British family shot dead in France named - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Solaine Thornton was playing on a swing in her garden when a neighbour shot her through a hedge. | Europe | An 11-year-old girl from a British family who was shot dead while playing on a swing in her garden in France has been named as Solaine Thornton.
The family were having a barbecue on Saturday evening when the shooting happened in the village of Saint-Herbot, north of Quimper in Brittany.
Her parents, Adrian and Rachel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65874063 |
Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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 |
French Open 2023 final: Novak Djokovic says others must decide who is 'the greatest' - BBC Sport | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | null | Novak Djokovic says it is not down to him to decide if he is the greatest men's player of all time after winning a record 23rd Grand Slam title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Novak Djokovic says it is not down to him to decide if he is the greatest player of all time after he won a men's record 23rd Grand Slam title.
Serbia's Djokovic won the French Open on Sunday, moving him one clear of Rafael Nadal in terms of men's majors.
He is level with Ser... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65873721 |
Ukraine war: Russia moves to take direct control of Wagner Group - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It appears to be the latest in a public falling out between the Wagner boss and Russian officials. | Europe | Russia appears to have moved to take direct control of Wagner, after months of infighting between defence officials and the private military group.
Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Pankov said on Saturday "volunteer formations" will be asked to sign contracts directly with the ministry of defence.
The vaguely worded s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65871232 |
Johnson and Sturgeon headlines make PM and FM's job to govern tougher - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Headlines about Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon are a distraction for Rishi Sunak and Humza Yousaf. | UK Politics | Who would be a prime minister or a first minister with predecessors keeping as… busy… as this?
There are many, many differences between the story of Boris Johnson and the story of Nicola Sturgeon.
But, politically what unites them is what has happened makes the business of being prime minister - or First Minister of ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65873673 |
French Open final 2023: Novak Djokovic plays Casper Ruud in Roland Garros men's showpiece - BBC Sport | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | 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
Coverage: Live text from 13:00 BST and radio commentary from 13:30 on BBC Radio 5 Live & the BBC Sport website and app.
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 |
Three Britons missing after Egypt boat fire - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Twelve other Britons were rescued after a fire on a boat which was on a cruise in the Egyptian Red Sea. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: The boat, called Hurricane, caught fire off the coast of Marsa Alam
Three British tourists are missing after a fire on board a dive boat on the Egyptian Red Sea.
Twenty-six other people, including 12 Britons, were re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65871310 |
How children survived 40 days in Colombian jungle - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The youngsters defied the odds in a part of the Amazon rainforest home to jaguars and wild dogs. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
On Friday, in the dead of night at the heart of the Colombian jungle, army radios crackled to life with the message the nation had been praying for: "Miracle, miracle, miracle, miracle."
The military code revealed that four... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65871238 |
The Light: Inside the UK’s conspiracy theory newspaper that shares violence and hate - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Publishing 100,000 copies a month, the Light shares calls for war-crime style trials of MPs and doctors. | UK | Darren Nesbit, editor of the Light, defended calls in his paper to use force against "aggressors"
A UK conspiracy theory newspaper sharing calls for trials and executions of politicians and doctors has links with the British far-right and a German publication connected to a failed coup attempt, the BBC can reveal.
Th... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65821747 |
Energy bills: Hotels stuck in pricey contracts as costs fall - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hotel boss Glenn Evans says he is paying 90p per unit of electricity - triple the current price. | Wales | Elyse Waddy said energy bills were "quick to go up and very slow to come down"
Hotel bosses have accused energy firms of failing to pass on lower prices, warning businesses could be at risk.
Hotel boss Glenn Evans from Betws-y-Coed, Conwy county, pays 90p a unit on his 12-month contract although prices have fallen to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65856877 |
Hunter Valley: Ten people killed in wedding bus crash in Australia - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The bus was returning from a wedding in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, when it overturned. | Australia | The bus overturned while making a turn at a roundabout late on Sunday night
At least 10 people have died and 15 others are in hospital after a wedding bus crashed in an Australian wine region north of Sydney, officials say.
The passengers were returning from a wedding at a winery on Sunday night in the Hunter Valley ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65874374 |
Kherson flooding: Ukraine evacuation boat attacked by Russia, killing three - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hundreds of people have been trapped on the Russia-held eastern bank of the Dnipro River. | Europe | Rescuers react to Russian shelling during evacuation efforts of those trapped by flooding in Kherson region
Three people were killed after Russia attacked a boat carrying evacuees from a flooded area in Kherson, the regional governor said.
Ukraine has been trying to rescue people trapped on the Russia-held eastern ba... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65869999 |
Michael Travis Leake, US musician, detained in Russia - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Russian state television broadcast footage from Mr Leake's trial that showed him locked in a metal cage. | Europe | A Russian court has detained US citizen Michael Travis Leake, a musician and former paratrooper, on drug charges.
Moscow's Khamovnichesky court claimed that Mr Leake had "organised the sale of drugs to young people", AFP reported. He denies the charges.
Russian state television broadcast footage from Mr Leake's trial... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65873014 |
Donald Trump calls indictment 'ridiculous and baseless' in campaign speeches - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Trump spoke at a Republican convention, his first outing since his indictment were announced. | US & Canada | Former US President Donald Trump made the comments at a speech in Georgia on Saturday
Former US President Donald Trump has called the federal indictment against him "ridiculous and baseless" in his first public appearance since the charges were announced.
A 37-count indictment made public on Friday accuses him of kee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65868294 |
Why was Nicola Sturgeon arrested and what happens next? - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The arrest of the former first minister is the latest remarkable twist in the investigation into the SNP's finances. | Scotland | Police searched the Glasgow home on Ms Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell on on 5 and 6 April
Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigations after being arrested by police investigating the SNP's finances.
It was the latest remarkable twist in Police Scotland's ongoing Operation B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65323861 |
Colin Beattie resigns as SNP treasurer after arrest - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He said he would also be stepping back from his role on the public audit committee. | Scotland | Colin Beattie said he would co-operate fully with the police inquiry
Colin Beattie has resigned as SNP treasurer after his arrest as part of a police investigation into the party's finances.
He said he would also be stepping back from his role on the public audit committee until the police investigation had concluded... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65327953 |
Chloe Mitchell: Murder inquiry after suspected remains found - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say they have reason to believe 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell from Ballymena was murdered. | Northern Ireland | Chloe Mitchell had been missing since last weekend
A murder investigation has been launched following the discovery of suspected human remains during searches for a missing woman in Ballymena.
Chloe Mitchell was last seen in the County Antrim town between the night of 2 June and the early hours of 3 June.
A huge sea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65870085 |
Wildfire takes hold near caravan park at Daviot in Highlands - BBC News | 2023-06-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fire crews are tackling a blaze at Daviot, south of Inverness, on the hottest day of the year. | Highlands & Islands | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Crews were sent to tackle the flames on the hottest day of the year for Scotland
Firefighters are tackling a wildfire which broke out south of Inverness.
Crews and six fire engines were sent to the Daviot area, near the Auc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-65867733 |
Katie Boulter replaces Emma Raducanu as British number one women's player - BBC Sport | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | null | Katie Boulter replaces Emma Raducanu as the British number one women's player after reaching last week's Surbiton Trophy semi-finals. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Katie Boulter has replaced Emma Raducanu as the British number one women's player following her run to the Surbiton Trophy semi-finals.
Boulter, 26, will hold the top spot for the first time in her career when she plays at the Nottingham Open this week.
Raducanu, 20, became B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65845067 |
Colombia plane crash: Mum told children to leave her and get help - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The children's mother survived for four days after the plane crashed in the jungle. | Latin America & Caribbean | Colombian soldiers tend to the four children shortly after they were found
The mother of four children rescued after 40 days in the Amazon jungle was alive for four days after their plane crashed.
Magdalena Mucutuy told her children to leave and find help as she lay dying.
Speaking to reporters, the children's fathe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65874377 |
Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | 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 |
Scouts: Millions paid out over UK abuse in last 10 years, say lawyers - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More than £6m was paid out in compensation payments in the last 10 years, lawyers tell BBC News. | UK | Millions of pounds have been paid out in the last ten years to people who were abused in the Scouts, lawyers say.
BBC File on 4 contacted 13 law firms who specialise in child abuse claims, and data from the eight that responded revealed more than £6m had been paid out in compensation in the last decade.
Some 166 case... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65881603 |
Sex education: Some schools tell pupils homosexuality is wrong, says report - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A report says many schools use language in their sex education that stigmatises young people | Northern Ireland | The report was carried out by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Some schools in Northern Ireland are teaching pupils that homosexuality is wrong in relationships and sex education (RSE).
A Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) report said "many schools use language that shames and stigmatises yo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65871730 |
Country doesn't miss drama of Boris Johnson, says Shapps - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The energy secretary dismisses Boris Johnson's claim that he was the victim of a "witch hunt". | UK Politics | People want to move on from the "drama" of Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps has said, dismissing the ex-PM's claim that he was the victim of a witch hunt.
Mr Johnson resigned as an MP, saying he had been forced out by a "kangaroo court" of MPs investigating Partygate.
Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Mr Shapps sa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65870635 |
NI weather: Heatwave to hit Northern Ireland this week - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Temperatures will nudge close to 30C, which is 10C above average for this time of year. | Northern Ireland | Weather watchers enjoyed the Bangor coastal path at the weekend with better weather to follow
A heatwave is set to hit Northern Ireland as temperatures nudge close to 30C at times.
Thermometers could climb to the high 20s towards the east on Monday in parts of counties Down, Antrim, and Armagh.
Those are temperature... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65873712 |
'No reason' to suspend Sturgeon from SNP, says Yousaf - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scotland's first minister describes the arrest of his predecessor as "quite painful personally". | Scotland | Alex Salmond never returned to the SNP and now leads the Alba party Image caption: Alex Salmond never returned to the SNP and now leads the Alba party
There has been much talk this morning of past suspensions from the SNP, and whether they suggest Nicola Sturgeon should continue as a member.
The most immediate preced... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-scotland-65876126 |
Wales' glass refund plan proceeding without Westminster agreement - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Welsh government means to push on after the UK government barred glass from Scotland's scheme. | Wales | Wales' scheme is to start in two years, after Scotland's scheme was delayed
The Welsh government intends to press on with plans for a refundable bottles and cans fee after the UK government blocked similar ones in Scotland.
The scheme is set to start in Wales in two years, but Scotland's scheme was delayed last week ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65872759 |
Thunderstorm warnings to continue into Monday - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Music at the Parklife festival in Manchester was paused as a storm hit the area. | UK | People sheltering from the rain under umbrellas at Bournemouth beach
The Met Office has issued a new yellow warning for thunderstorms across parts of the UK after the hottest days of the year so far.
The new warning was put in place at noon on Sunday. It will run until 21:00 BST on Monday, the Met Office said.
Forec... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65869518 |
Silvio Berlusconi obituary: Italy's flamboyant bounce-back politician - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A media mogul who went into politics, he survived several corruption allegations. | Europe | Berlusconi was a major public figure in Italian business, broadcasting, and politics
In the labyrinthine world of Italian politics, Silvio Berlusconi was the supreme wheeler-dealer - a man who merged business and public life like no other.
His flamboyant personality struck a chord with the Italian electorate, which c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65121890 |
Silvio Berlusconi: Former Italian prime minister dies at 86 - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The billionaire tycoon was a divisive figure who dominated Italian politics for three decades. | Europe | Berlusconi tried to teach me to shake hands
At the end of our conversation, with the cameras still rolling, we shook hands. Quick as a flash, he said to me: “Don’t shake hands so strongly! Men will be frightened of you, and no-one is going to marry you!” When I replied, suggesting a firm handshake was a good thing, he... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65192917 |
Danone's UK boss calls for higher taxes on unhealthy food - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Danone's UK president wants the government to use tax incentives to promote healthier products. | Business | The boss of one of the UK's biggest food firms is calling for higher taxes on salty, fatty and sugary foods.
Food producers had not "shown enough appetite to change", said James Mayer, who runs Danone in the UK and Irish Republic.
The French firm is best known for its yoghurt brands, but also owns bottled water brand... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65872962 |
Coleraine bomb: Jean Jefferson talks of friendship with bomber - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jean Jefferson's aunt was killed 50 years ago but she forged a friendship with the man responsible. | Northern Ireland | Jean Jefferson says IRA bomber helped her come to terms with husband's death
A woman whose father was injured in an IRA bomb 50 years ago has said the friendship she forged with the bomber has helped her through the recent death of her husband.
Jean Jefferson's father was severely disfigured in the blast, which kille... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65879451 |
Storms bring flash flooding and travel disruption - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cars were seen ploughing through deep puddles as thunderstorms brought downpours to parts of the UK. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Thunderstorms have brought torrential downpours and flooding to parts of the UK on Monday.
Cars could be seen ploughing through deep puddles after flash flooding in north-west London.
Easyjet said some flights leaving Gatw... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65879069 |
Kylian Mbappe: PSG were told last year he would not extend contract, says France forward - BBC Sport | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | null | Kylian Mbappe told Paris St-Germain last July he would not extend his contract beyond 2024 as Real Madrid links persist. | null | Kylian Mbappe: PSG were told last year he would not extend contract, says France forward Last updated on .From the section European Football
Kylian Mbappe wants to stay at Paris St-Germain for now but says he will not extend his contract beyond 2024. The 24-year-old France forward's deal expires after next season, wit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65882905 |
Police release Nicola Sturgeon without charge - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ms Sturgeon says she is "innocent of any wrongdoing" after being released while more inquiries are carried out. | Scotland politics | Nicola Sturgeon had been taken into police custody on Sunday morning
Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charge pending further investigations after being arrested by police.
Scotland's former first minister was arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the SNP's funding and finances at 10:09 o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65873423 |
Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former president prepares to be formally charged with illegally retaining classified documents. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Donald Trump is spending the night in Miami, Florida, before he appears in court there on Tuesday charged with mishandling national security files.
The former US president flew from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65883615 |
John Finucane defends 'right to remember' at IRA commemoration - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sinn Féin MP John Finucane was speaking at an IRA commemoration in south Armagh on Sunday. | Northern Ireland | A Sinn Féin MP has told an IRA commemoration that everyone has "the right to remember, and the right to commemorate".
John Finucane was the main speaker at what has been billed a "South Armagh Volunteers commemoration".
He said there was "nothing to celebrate in conflict", but commemoration was "a right which everyon... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65870490 |
Humza Yousaf will not suspend Sturgeon from SNP - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Humza Yousaf says he sees "no reason" to suspend his predecessor following her arrest. | Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Humza Yousaf says he sees 'no reason' to suspend Sturgeon's SNP membership.
First Minister Humza Yousaf says he will not suspend Nicola Sturgeon from the SNP.
The former party leader was arrested and released without charge... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65879317 |
Nicola Sturgeon arrested in SNP finances inquiry - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scotland's former first minister attended a police interview on Sunday before being arrested by detectives. | Scotland | Ms Sturgeon attended a police interview by arrangement before being arrested
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the SNP.
Police confirmed a 52-year-old woman was taken into custody as a suspect and is being questioned b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65871857 |
UK immigration: Little evidence Albanians at risk and need asylum - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | But more needs to be done to support the Albanian victims of people smuggling, a report finds. | UK | There is "little evidence" Albanians are at risk in their country and need asylum in the UK, a committee of MPs says.
Albanian nationals should not routinely be granted asylum, the Home Affairs select committee said.
A total of 51% of asylum claims by Albanians were initially accepted over six months to June last yea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65872070 |
Three Britons dead after boat fire - tour operator - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In a statement, Scuba Travel said the tourists' families had been contacted by the Foreign Office. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. WATCH: The boat, called Hurricane, caught fire off the coast of Marsa Alam
Three British people have died after a fire on a dive boat in the Egyptian Red Sea, the tour operator for the trip has said.
In a statement, Scuba T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65876322 |
Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to be suspended from SNP following arrest - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Humza Yousaf is being urged to suspend his predecessor after she was arrested and later released. | Scotland politics | First Minister Humza Yousaf should consider suspending Nicola Sturgeon from the SNP if she refuses to resign, a former minister has said.
MSP Ash Regan called for "decisive action" after Ms Sturgeon was arrested by police and released without charge on Sunday as part of an investigation into SNP finances.
The former ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65874678 |
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86 - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The four-time prime minister bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian former PM who overcame various scandals to hold office four times, has died at 86.
He died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. In April, he was treated for a lung infection linked to leukae... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65877241 |
Sir Tom Jones says he still loves singing at 83 - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The veteran singer is performing 30 shows in 54 days across 11 European countries this summer. | Wales | Sir Tom Jones became the oldest man to top the UK album chart in 2021
Sir Tom Jones said he still loves singing now as much now as he ever did, less than a week after turning 83.
The veteran singer kicks off a summer tour on Wednesday that will take to him to 11 European countries.
Sir Tom is performing 30 shows in ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65875886 |
Ukraine offensive: What will it take for military push to succeed? - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | If Kyiv can split Russian troops in the south and hold ground, its push will have achieved its aims. | Europe | Ukrainian soldiers from 35th Brigade posted a photo, saying its soldiers retook the village of Storozheve in the eastern Donetsk region
"Don't call it a counter-offensive," say the Ukrainians. "This is our offensive, it's our chance to finally drive out the Russian army from our land."
All right, but what will it tak... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65881261 |
MPs' misconduct cases need professional HR, say former whips - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | MPs in charge of party discipline aren't equipped to handle misconduct allegations, one senior figure tells the BBC. | UK Politics | Former senior party whips have told the BBC a "professional" HR system is needed in Parliament to handle sexual misconduct allegations against MPs.
It comes ahead of a debate on Monday on whether to ban some MPs under investigation for violent or sexual offences from Parliament.
Currently, there is no single authorit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65856484 |
Ukraine war: Kyiv claims more villages retaken but picture mixed - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kyiv claims to have snatched back a number of settlements in recent days - though they are all small in size. | Europe | We're wrapping up our live coverage now, thanks for joining us.
Today's developments from Ukraine largely centred on reports from Kyiv that a number of settlements were reclaimed from Russian control.
As the BBC's Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse explains, this counter-offensive is still in its early phase and ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65872310 |
Brittany: Girl from British family shot dead in France named - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Solaine Thornton was playing on a swing in her garden when a neighbour shot her through a hedge. | Europe | An 11-year-old girl from a British family who was shot dead while playing on a swing in her garden in France has been named as Solaine Thornton.
The family were having a barbecue on Saturday evening when the shooting happened in the village of Saint-Herbot, north of Quimper in Brittany.
Her parents, Adrian and Rachel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65874063 |
HotSat-1: Spacecraft to map UK's heat inefficient buildings - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | HotSat-1 will sense heat loss through roofs and walls to help direct insulation improvements. | Science & Environment | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Take a tour of HotSat-1, filmed by the BBC's Kevin Church
A novel British satellite designed to map the heat signature of buildings has been launched.
The idea is to highlight those dwellings that are wasting energy ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65775901 |
French Open 2023 final: Novak Djokovic says others must decide who is 'the greatest' - BBC Sport | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | null | Novak Djokovic says it is not down to him to decide if he is the greatest men's player of all time after winning a record 23rd Grand Slam title. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Novak Djokovic says it is not down to him to decide if he is the greatest player of all time after he won a men's record 23rd Grand Slam title.
Serbia's Djokovic won the French Open on Sunday, moving him one clear of Rafael Nadal in terms of men's majors.
He is level with Ser... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/65873721 |
MOVEit hack: Media watchdog Ofcom latest victim of mass hack - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The regulator says information about firms and employees has been affected by a cyber-attack. | Technology | Media watchdog Ofcom has confirmed that it is a victim of a cyber-attack by hackers linked to a notorious Russian ransomware group.
Confidential data about some companies regulated by Ofcom, and personal information from 412 employees was downloaded during the mass hack.
A number of firms, including British Airways, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65877210 |
Ukraine war: Russia moves to take direct control of Wagner Group - BBC News | 2023-06-12T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It appears to be the latest in a public falling out between the Wagner boss and Russian officials. | Europe | Russia appears to have moved to take direct control of Wagner, after months of infighting between defence officials and the private military group.
Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Pankov said on Saturday "volunteer formations" will be asked to sign contracts directly with the ministry of defence.
The vaguely worded s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65871232 |
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