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Ukraine war: Russian air strikes cut power at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The electrical power supply at Europe's largest nuclear power plant is lost after Russia launches missiles. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Drone footage posted by Ukrainian official shows Lviv debris after Russian strike
At least nine people have been killed and power at Europe's largest nuclear plant has been lost after Russia launched missiles across U... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64897888 |
T-level delays: Colleges face disruption after courses are pushed back - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The rollout of four technical courses in England is being pushed back because of quality concerns. | Family & Education | The government has delayed four of its flagship T-levels, which had been due to roll out in England from September.
Technical qualifications in areas such as hair and beauty are among those that had been planned for the coming academic year.
But the Department for Education (DfE) said more work was needed to ensure t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-64904427 |
King Charles visits Surrey avian influenza scientists - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The King is given a tour of the Animal and Plant Health Agency's headquarters in Surrey. | Surrey | King Charles looks at mosquitos under a microscope at the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Weybridge, Surrey
King Charles has congratulated scientists for their work in combating the largest-ever avian influenza outbreak in the UK.
Since October 2021, there have been 330 confirmed cases of avian influenza across the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-64893806 |
Ukraine war: Why Bakhmut matters for Russia and Ukraine - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tens of thousands have died fighting for a city with little strategic value. Why? | Europe | Russia has virtually destroyed Bakhmut in its attempts to seize the city
For more than seven long months, this small industrial city in eastern Ukraine has been pounded by Russian forces.
According to its deputy mayor, Oleksandr Marchenko, there are just a few thousand civilians left living in underground shelters wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64877991 |
Wimbledon 2023: Clare Balding to lead BBC coverage of this year's Championships - BBC Sport | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | null | Clare Balding will be the lead presenter for coverage of this year's Wimbledon in July, the BBC announces. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Clare Balding will be the lead presenter for the BBC's coverage of this year's Wimbledon.
Balding takes over from Sue Barker, who decided to step down from her role at the end of the 2022 Championships after 30 years of broadcasting live sport for the BBC.
"It's a huge honour... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/64902037 |
Adidas Kanye West's Yeezy shoes 'collectors' items' - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A US shoe chain says sales are up 30% since the sportswear giant dropped Mr West over anti-Semitic comments. | Business | US retailer Impossible Kicks said people saw the Yeezy trainer as a "collector's item" and sales had spiked 30%
Shoppers in the US are buying Kanye West's Yeezy shoes as collectors' items since Adidas ended its partnership with the rapper, a US shoe chain has said.
Impossible Kicks said sales had risen by 30% since t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64892898 |
Hamburg shooting: Video appears to show person firing weapon - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | null | The moment a suspected gunman attacked a Jehovah's Witness hall was caught on camera. | null | Video shot by an eyewitness appears to show a person firing a weapon through a window at a Jehovah's Witness centre in Hamburg, Germany.
Seven people, including an unborn baby, were killed in the attack in the German city of Hamburg, police say.
They say the gunman acted alone on Thursday evening, and later took his ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64910862 |
Cardiff car crash: Tributes to three found dead after night out - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tributes are paid to three people who were found dead in a crashed car days after going missing. | Wales | Eve Smith, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Darcy Ross, 21, died in the collision
Tributes have been paid to three people who were found dead in a crashed car days after they went missing.
Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, were found in a car which had come off a major road in Cardiff.
Sophie Russon, 20, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64867187 |
HS2 line between Birmingham and Crewe delayed by two years - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Government blames soaring construction prices but says it is "committed" to the high speed rail link. | Business | The Birmingham to Crewe leg of high speed railway HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs.
The government suggested Euston station's opening could also be delayed as an "affordable" design is worked on.
Transport secretary Mark Harper blamed soaring prices and said he was "committed" to the line linking London,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64901985 |
Georgia drops 'foreign agents' law after protests - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ruling party says it will pull a controversial Russian-style bill amid widespread criticism. | Europe | Protesters have accused the Georgian government of trying to steer the country away from the EU
Georgia's ruling party has said it will withdraw a controversial draft law, in the face of mass protests and widespread international criticism.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Tbilisi this week in ang... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64899041 |
Increase in mental health callouts received by police over past five years - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some forces told the BBC they saw incidents multiply by four or five times between 2017 and 2022. | UK | Sgt Paul Shelley and mental health nurse Owen Winsland work within the Merseyside team
Police forces across Great Britain have seen a significant rise in the number of mental health incidents they have dealt with in the past five years.
Some 21 forces out of 48 in England, Scotland and Wales responded to a BBC freedo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64891572 |
Mystic Meg: Astrologer dies aged 80 - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The TV star, whose real name was Margaret Lake, was a well-known TV figure in the 1990s. | Entertainment & Arts | The Sun's editor Victoria Newton said Mystic Meg's death was "devastating news"
TV astrologer Margaret Lake, better known as Mystic Meg, has died aged 80.
She was a well-known TV figure in the 1990s, appearing on the National Lottery, and has written horoscopes for the Sun for more than two decades.
According to the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64900348 |
Manchester United 4-1 Real Betis: Bruno Fernandes 'brilliant' in Europa League last-16 first-leg win - BBC Sport | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | null | Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag praises the brilliance of Bruno Fernandes in his side's dominant Europa League last-16 first-leg victory against Real Betis. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag hailed goalscoring skipper Bruno Fernandes as the star man in his side's Europa League last-16 first-leg victory against Real Betis.
Fernandes had taken the brunt of huge criticism heaped on United following Sunday's record 7-0... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64893700 |
Chaim Topol: Fiddler on the Roof star dies aged 87 - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The acclaimed actor and singer also appeared in Flash Gordon and the Bond film For Your Eyes Only. | Entertainment & Arts | The actor Chaim Topol, best known for his portrayal of milkman Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof, has died at the age of 87, Israel's president has said.
His death was confirmed by President Isaac Herzog, who described Topol as "one of the giants of Israeli culture".
Topol was Oscar nominated for his all-singing performan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64898895 |
UN buys huge ship to avert catastrophic oil spill off Yemen - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The vessel will head to Yemen and remove 1.1 million barrels of oil from a stricken tanker. | Middle East | The FSO Safer has been abandoned since 2015 and is carrying 1.1m barrels of oil
The UN has purchased a huge ship that it hopes will prevent an environmental catastrophe off the coast of Yemen.
For years, more than a million barrels of crude oil have been sitting on a decaying supertanker in the Red Sea.
There are fe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64904985 |
Ukraine war: The renowned airman fighting from a low-flying helicopter - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC gets rare access to a renowned airman and his ageing helicopter during a low-flying mission. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
The best way to come back alive is to stay low, hugging the ground, and skimming the treetops. Too low and you can be shot down by machine gun fire - too high and you can be detected by enemy air defence systems.
For helico... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64779505 |
Eurovision 2023: Mae Muller announced as UK act for song contest - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 25-year-old will perform I Wrote A Song at May's competition as the UK hosts on Ukraine's behalf. | Entertainment & Arts | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Mae Muller will represent the United Kingdom at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
The 25-year-old will perform her track I Wrote A Song at the competition in May, hoping to follow the success of Sam Ryder last year.
"To... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64888312 |
Nicola Bulley: Man, 34, arrested over police scene footage - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Man is held on suspicion of malicious communications offences and perverting the course of justice. | Lancashire | Nicola Bulley was last seen during a riverside walk on 27 January
A man has been arrested over footage shot from inside a police cordon on the day the body of Nicola Bulley was found in a river in Lancashire.
Ms Bulley, 45, disappeared while walking her dog and her body was found 23 days later in the River Wyre.
Lan... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-64896952 |
Mental-health crisis from Covid pandemic was minimal - study - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most people remained resilient, BMJ research suggests, but some groups were still badly affected. | Health | People's general mental health and anxiety symptoms hardly deteriorated at all during the pandemic, research suggests.
Most people are resilient and made the best of a difficult situation, it says.
The BMJ review analysed 137 studies, most from high-income European and Asian countries.
Depression became a little wor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64890952 |
Lola James: Murder accused filmed limp body, court told - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jurors are shown footage of Kyle Bevan and Lola James hours after she was injured. | Wales | Lola James died at the Noah's Ark children's hospital on 21 July, 2020
A man accused of murdering a two-year-old girl while her mother slept recorded a video of her limp body, telling the camera "she's gone".
Lola James died in hospital on 21 July 2020 having suffered a "catastrophic" head injury and 101 external inj... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64906521 |
Small boats: Sensible to give France cash to stop crossings, says PM - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rishi Sunak says £63m a year is delivering benefits, as he meets French President Emmanuel Macron. | UK Politics | Spending more money with France to stop small boat crossings is a "sensible investment", Rishi Sunak has said during an Anglo-French summit in Paris.
The PM has met French President Emmanuel Macron and the two men are holding a news conference later.
Speaking ahead of their meeting, Mr Sunak said giving France £63m a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64909510 |
Heavy snow and high winds bring treacherous travelling conditions - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Motorists described being stuck for hours after heavy snow caused lane closures on the M62 motorway. | UK | Traffic on the M62 trans-Pennine motorway ground to a halt after snow swept in
Heavy snow overnight has brought treacherous conditions to parts of the UK, with motorists in affected areas warned to travel only if essential.
Yellow warnings of snow and ice are in force across much of the UK, with freezing conditions a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64904704 |
Hamburg shooting: Seven killed in attack on Jehovah's Witness hall - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An unborn baby was among those killed by the gunman, who was a former member of the religious group. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Seven people, including an unborn baby, have been killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness meeting hall in the German city of Hamburg, police say.
They say the gunman acted alone in Thursday's attack, and later took his ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64910415 |
Weather: Snow causes widespread disruption and school closures - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A new amber weather warning is in place after more than 300 schools are closed due to heavy snow. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A farmer from Conwy describes how he is trying to keep his sheep safe in snowy conditions
Nearly 300 schools were closed across Wales due to heavy snow which caused widespread disruption and cut off rural communities.
The M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64893497 |
A cartel's mistake may explain kidnappings in Mexico - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A theory that the kidnapping of four Americans was a case of mistaken identity gains strength. | Latin America & Caribbean | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Video shows the moment four Americans were kidnapped in Mexico
Four Americans were kidnapped by armed men last week soon after crossing into the Mexican border city of Matamoros. Two of them were killed and two survived the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64825204 |
Elle Edwards: Three arrests in connection with fatal shooting at pub - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Elle Edwards, 26, was shot in the head while celebrating with friends at a pub on Christmas Eve. | Liverpool | Three people have been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a woman outside a Merseyside pub on Christmas Eve.
Elle Edwards, 26, was shot in the head while celebrating with friends at The Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village.
A man and a woman, both 23, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64897319 |
Breakthrough as eggs made from male mice cells - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Researchers have created eggs from the cells of male mice, raising the prospect of male couples having their own children. | Science & Environment | A Japanese researcher has told a major genetics conference that he has created eggs from the cells of male mice.
The research, still in its early stages, involved turning male XY sex chromosomes into female XX ones.
Prof Katsuhiko Hayashi from Osaka University is working on developing fertility treatments.
The devel... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64893170 |
'Sushi terror' pranks outrage Japan as police make arrests - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Some sushi trains are no longer running conveyor belts amid fears of customers tampering with food. | Asia | It's feared a wave of unhygienic pranks will scare off sushi train customers
Japanese police have arrested three people over "sushi terror": viral, unhygienic pranks that are threatening the world-famous feature of sushi conveyor belt restaurants.
Last month, a video of a man licking a soy sauce bottle on a sushi con... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64898111 |
Ukraine war: Urgent UN warning after power interrupted to Ukraine nuclear plant - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "How can we allow this?" an official asks after the Zaporizhzhia facility again lost off-site power following Russian strikes. | Europe | That's all for our live coverage for now
We leave you with the headline that the power is back on at Ukraine's largest power plant - after an interruption following the biggest Russian missile barrage for weeks. The team had a hectic morning as reports of the fresh strikes came in. Kyiv said more than 80 missiles were... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-64899277 |
Boots cuts Advantage Card points earned per pound - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Customers will receive 3 pence worth of loyalty points for every £1 spent, down from 4 pence. | Business | Boots is changing the way its loyalty card works by offering discounts on more of its own-brand products but cutting the points earned per pound.
The health and beauty retailer said that from May, holders of the Advantage Card would collect 3p worth of points for every £1 spent, instead of 4p.
The move comes when man... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64899536 |
Ukraine war: Latvia sends cars seized from drunk drivers to help Kyiv - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The confiscated vehicles are being delivered under a Latvian scheme to help the Ukrainian military. | Europe | The impounded cars have been transferred to a charity delivering donated vehicles to Ukraine
Cars confiscated from drunk drivers in Latvia are being sent to Ukraine, under a new scheme designed to help the war effort there.
Eight seized vehicles left a car pound in the capital, Riga, on Wednesday and are due to cross... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64903201 |
Only drive if necessary, motorists told as heavy snow falls - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Met Office warns of "treacherous conditions", forecasting up to 40cm (16in) of snow overnight in parts of England and Wales. | UK | You've been capturing the snow around the UK today.
Here's some of our favourite shots.
While some have been experiencing travel woes, others have been making the most of the snowy weather Image caption: While some have been experiencing travel woes, others have been making the most of the snowy weather
A Weather Wa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-64883505 |
Indian Wells 2023: Emma Raducanu beats Danka Kovinic to reach second round - BBC Sport | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | null | Britain's Emma Raducanu overcomes a disrupted build-up to earn a gutsy first-round win at Indian Wells, despite deciding only 20 minutes before the start to play. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Britain's Emma Raducanu overcame a disrupted build-up to earn a gutsy first-round win at Indian Wells, despite deciding only 20 minutes before the start to play.
The 2021 US Open champion, ranked 77th, faces Poland's Magda Linette next at the prestigious tournament.
"I didn't... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/64909690 |
Ukraine hit by Russian missiles day after West's offer of tanks - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eleven people have been killed and 11 others injured after strikes hit buildings in several regions. | Europe | The aftermath of a Russian strike was seen on Thursday in the town of Hlevakha, outside Kyiv
Russia launched a wave of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday, a day after Germany and the US pledged tanks to aid Kyiv's fight against the invasion.
Eleven people died and 11 others were injured after 35 buildings were struck ac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64411259 |
UK microchip firms ask government for hundreds of millions - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The boss of a leading microchip maker warns without huge investment companies will go abroad. | Business | Semiconductors, or microchips, are used to control electronic devices
The boss of one of the UK's leading microchip firms is calling for the government to invest "hundreds of millions" in the sector.
Millions of products from cars to washing machines and mobiles rely on microchips also called semiconductors.
Scott W... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64872465 |
Moscow police officers who abused women sanctioned - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Identified as abusing protesters by a BBC investigation, the two officers are sanctioned by the EU. | Europe | Ivan Ryabov, who subjected female anti-war protestors to brutal interrogations, was among those sanctioned
Two Moscow police officers identified by the BBC as perpetrators of abuses against female anti-war protesters have been sanctioned by the EU.
The EU accused Ivan Ryabov and Alexander Fedorinov of arbitrary arres... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64838937 |
Snow and travel delays expected as Arctic blast hits UK - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | People across the Peak District and Pennines are being warned of potential disruption on Thursday. | UK | A row of snow-covered houses in Aberbeeg, Wales on Wednesday
Forecasters have warned of heavy snow and travel disruption as a wave of Arctic air brings icy conditions to central and northern England.
An amber warning affecting an area between Stoke-on-Trent and Durham is set to come into force at 15:00 GMT on Thursda... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64875441 |
Gary Lineker says he will 'keep speaking for those with no voice' after asylum row - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Match of the Day host was criticised for tweets he posted about the government's new asylum plan. | UK | Gary Lineker has said he will try to keep speaking up for people with "no voice", after criticism of his tweets on the government's asylum policy.
The Match of the Day host had said the language setting out the plan was "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s".
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64891734 |
Gary Lineker says he does not fear BBC suspension over asylum policy tweet - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Match of the Day host said he stands by his tweet that criticised the government's asylum policy. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Gary Lineker says he stands by tweets criticising government's asylum policy
Gary Lineker has said he does not fear BBC suspension in an impartiality row over a tweet criticising the government's asylum policy.
The M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64899472 |
Lidl lifts all restrictions on fresh produce - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The supermarket is ending restrictions that it had put on some fruit and vegetables as shortages ease. | Business | Lidl is lifting restrictions on the sale of fruit and vegetables as supply issues begin to ease.
Last week the supermarket had put limits of three per customer on sales of peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers, but it said that by Monday, all limits will be lifted.
It comes after Asda and Morrisons also lifted restrictions... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64908081 |
Army urged to stop giving out ceremonial daggers as gifts after murders - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A coroner writes to the defence secretary after a veteran used his retirement gift to kill a couple. | Somerset | Collin Reeves used a ceremonial dagger, given to him when he left the Army, to kill his neighbours
The Army has been urged to stop giving out weapons as retirement gifts after a veteran used a ceremonial dagger to murder his neighbours.
Collin Reeves killed Stephen Chapple, 36, and wife Jennifer, 33, in 2021 after a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-64896245 |
Rare 'snow tornado' spotted by Shetland crofter - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | null | Michael Peterson witnessed the phenomenon while feeding his sheep in snowy conditions. | null | Have you ever seen a "snow tornado"?
Michael Peterson was feeding his sheep on his croft in Shetland when he spotted the rare weather event following a hailstorm on Tuesday.
He told BBC Radio Shetland he was lucky to be in the "right place at the right time".
An Arctic blast continues to hit many parts of Scotland, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64900417 |
Channel migrants: Rishi Sunak to meet Emmanuel Macron - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | After years of tense UK-France relations, it's all smiles ahead of a key Paris summit on Friday. | World | The French president and UK prime minister have much to discuss at Friday's summit
Paris is world famous for romance. But what about bromance (or romance fraternelle, as the UK's French cousins might say)?
An explosion of mutual admiration is predicted in the French capital this Friday when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64891459 |
Food fraud probe into beef falsely labelled as British - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A supplier is under investigation after pre-packed meat was found to be from South America and Europe. | Business | The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is investigating potential food fraud involving pre-packed sliced beef which was labelled as British but came from South America and Europe.
A supermarket in the UK has been forced to remove products from its shelves.
The unit has declined to name the retailer or the supplier of th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64904334 |
Weather forecast for the UK - BBC Weather | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | null | Weather forecast for the UK | null | This is the weather forecast for the UK. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast-video/21416743 |
Doctors' strike threatens tackling backlog, warn NHS bosses - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Health leaders say it is inevitable next week's 72-hour walkout in England will have an impact. | Health | Data for England is shown by NHS trust, where the trust includes at least one hospital with a Type 1 A&E department. Type 1 means a consultant-led 24 hour A&E service with full resuscitation facilities. Data for Wales and Scotland is shown by Health Board and in Northern Ireland by Health and Social Care Trust.
When y... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64827249 |
Up to 30,000 Russian casualties claimed in Bakhmut - BBC News | 2023-03-09T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The number of killed and wounded is out of proportion to the city's worth, say Western officials. | Europe | Bakhmut has lost most of its pre-war population since the start of the Russian invasion
Between 20,000 and 30,000 Russian troops have been killed and wounded in the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut since it began last summer, Western officials say.
The epic nature of the battle is out of all proportion to Bak... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64880268 |
England 10-53 France: Hosts slump to record home defeat against Six Nations holders - BBC Sport | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | null | France produce a ruthless display to condemn England to their heaviest home defeat and keep their Six Nations title defence alive with a seven-try win. | null | France produced a ruthless display to condemn England to their heaviest home defeat and keep their Six Nations title defence alive with a seven-try win.
Thomas Ramos scored the first of France's tries before Thibaud Flament powered over from close range.
Charles Ollivon added a third to hand France a 24-point lead at... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64928055 |
Fears of a hidden rise in Roma children in care - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Court cases show families in acute need, but unable to access benefits due to lack of settled status. | UK | Roma community workers in Bradford say there has been a rise in the number of Roma children subject to care proceedings, but they may not be visible in official data, because parents fear discrimination if they identify themselves as Roma or Gypsy.
Care cases we observed during a family court reporting pilot at Leeds ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64919261 |
Gary Lineker: Impartiality row leads to fresh calls for BBC chairman to resign - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC chairman is under renewed pressure with the broadcaster in the grip of a major impartiality row. | UK | Pressure is growing on BBC chairman Richard Sharp to resign amid the Gary Lineker impartiality row.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said the presenter's suspension "has shown failure at the top".
Mr Sharp's appointment is being investigated over his relationship with Boris Johnson. He denies wrongdoing.
But ex-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64926923 |
Mikaela Shiffrin: American skier wins 87th World Cup to break long-standing record - BBC Sport | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | null | Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the greatest Alpine skier of all time with her 87th World Cup win - exactly 12 years after making her debut. | null | Last updated on .From the section Winter Sports
Mikaela Shiffrin became the greatest Alpine skier of all time with her 87th World Cup win - exactly 12 years after making her debut.
Slalom victory in Are, Sweden, saw the 27-year-old American surpass the record of 86 held by Swede Ingemar Stenmark since 1989.
She had ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/64925857 |
Li Qiang: China appoints Xi Jinping ally as premier - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Li Qiang received almost every vote from more than 2,900 delegates at the rubber-stamp parliament. | China | Li Qiang, left, is the former Communist Party leader of Shanghai
The man nominated as China's next premier by President Xi Jinping has been formally appointed by parliament.
Li Qiang, the former Communist Party leader of the country's biggest city of Shanghai, will now lead the government, replacing retiring Li Keqia... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64924440 |
Snow and ice disrupt schools, roads and trains in Wales - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Areas of north and west Wales can expect up to a foot of snow on Friday, the Met Office warns. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Heavy snow has caused widespread disruption to schools, roads and rail services in mid and north Wales for a second day.
A Met Office yellow warning for snow was in place until about midday as the Arctic blast continued to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64912164 |
Gary Lineker: BBC director general Tim Davie's interview in full - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | null | Watch Nomia Iqbal's full interview with the BBC director general on the Gary Lineker crisis. | null | Tim Davie, the BBC's director general, says he will not resign over the fallout related to Gary Lineker's removal from Match of the Day.
In this interview, he is pressed by correspondent Nomia Iqbal on trust in the BBC, accusations of double standards and whether he faced pressure from the government to remove Lineker... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64928580 |
Sharon Stone says Basic Instinct role cost her custody of her son - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Her famous flash in the 1992 erotic thriller made the judge rule for the father, she says. | US & Canada | Sharon Stone's famous flash in the 1992 hit movie Basic Instinct made the judge award custody of her son to the father, the actress says.
Actress Sharon Stone says one of her most famous roles caused her to lose custody of her son in 2004.
Her famous flash in the 1992 Basic Instinct warped perceptions of her, Stone s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64892225 |
Budget 2023: Universal credit claimants to get more childcare cost help - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The announcement in next week's Budget is part of government plans to encourage people back to work. | Business | Parents claiming universal credit are to get more help with childcare costs under government's plans to encourage people back into work.
The chancellor will announce in his Budget on Wednesday that the government will start paying childcare costs up front for those on the benefit.
Charities have warned the current sc... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64927833 |
Manchester Arena: Ex-bomb suspect regained citizenship in MI5 U-turn - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Security services no longer suspect Mohammed Soliman helped plan the Manchester Arena attack. | UK | Mohammed Soliman was detained for eight months after losing his British citizenship, his mother said
A former suspect in the Manchester Arena bombing had his British citizenship revoked and then returned after MI5 changed its view of his role in the attack, the BBC can reveal.
Mohammed Soliman, 26, was arrested in Li... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64890833 |
In pictures: Northern Ireland's snow day - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The heaviest falls were in the east but most areas saw at least some overnight snow. | Northern Ireland | A puppy enjoys its first experience of snow
While blizzard conditions and heavy snow led to school closures and travel disruption, it also provided a picturesque scene for many people to wake up to.
Some areas were more severely affected than others with the east of Northern Ireland bearing the brunt of the snowfall.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64916450 |
Mark Drakeford says grief will not stop his work in emotional speech - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Welsh first minister says his grief at losing his wife will not stop his work for Labour. | Wales politics | Mark Drakeford has been Welsh Labour leader since 2018
In an emotional speech to his party First Minister Mark Drakeford has said his grief losing his wife will not stop his work for Labour.
Close to tears, the Welsh party leader thanked those who showed him kindness after his wife Clare died in January.
He also cal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-64926567 |
Meta exploring plans for Twitter rival - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Meta is looking at plans to launch a new social media app in its bid to displace Twitter. | Technology | Meta, the parent firm of Facebook and Instagram, is working on a standalone, text-based social network app.
It could rival both Twitter and its decentralised competitor, Mastodon.
A spokesperson told the BBC: "We're exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates.
"We believe there's an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64917397 |
DR Congo's M23 ceasefire: Angola to deploy troops after failed truce - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Angola's soldiers are to help secure M23 rebel areas after a ceasefire it brokered failed. | Africa | M23 rebels say they are withdrawing from several captured villages
Angola says it will send a military unit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days after a truce it brokered failed to end fighting.
Both sides in the conflict - the M23 rebels and government troops - have accused each other of breaking the ceasef... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64927180 |
Gary Lineker: Why his comments present a problem for the BBC - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | How the presenter's remarks, comparing UK asylum policy to 1930s Germany, place the BBC in a pickle. | Entertainment & Arts | The BBC is speaking to Lineker over comparing UK asylum policy to 1930s Germany
As the UK's most scrutinised media organisation in increasingly polarised times, to say Gary Lineker's recent tweets cause difficulty for the BBC is an understatement.
The director general, Tim Davie, has made impartiality a key platform ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64889868 |
Police unwittingly released Idaho murders suspect - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | null | Two weeks before the Idaho murders suspect was arrested, police pulled him over in a traffic stop. | null | An Indiana state trooper unknowingly pulled over the Idaho murders suspect in a traffic stop, only to let him off with a verbal warning.
Bryan Kohberger, 28, was pulled over twice on 15 December for following other vehicles too closely in his white Hyundai Elantra.
He was arrested last Friday on suspicion of killing ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64034446 |
Belvedere deaths: Nadja De Jager and her sons found at house - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nadja De Jager and her sons Alexander, nine, and Maximus, seven, were found on Thursday morning. | London | Alexander, nine, and Maximus, seven, were found dead at the scene
A woman and her two sons have been found dead in a house in south-east London.
The Met says Nadja De Jager, 47, Alexander, nine, and Maximus, seven, were found in Mayfield Road, Belvedere, on Thursday morning.
The force says it is not seeking anyone i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64916557 |
Eating disorders: Patients in Wales could be sent to Scotland - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Georgia Taylor, who was treated for anorexia, says she was made to feel "like an object". | Wales | Georgia Taylor has called for specialist centre to be set up in Wales
People with eating disorders in Wales could be sent as far away as Scotland in order to get treatment.
Patients were sent to Cotswold House, a specialist NHS unit in Oxford, but this system ended in August.
Georgia Taylor, 19, from Bridgend, was t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64888723 |
Gary Lineker: Football star who became a Saturday TV fixture - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-England player is one of the most recognisable figures associated with the BBC. | UK | For many years, Gary Lineker has been one of sport's most famous faces - both on the football pitch and on television screens.
The last week has seen the Match of the Day host again move from the back pages to the front, after his criticism over the government's asylum plans sparked an impartiality row.
The 62-year-o... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64895590 |
The chef, the model and Rishi's missing millions - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The inside story of Britain’s biggest Bounce Back Loan fraud - £10m stolen by one criminal gang. | UK | Ten people have now been convicted for their roles in laundering millions of pounds
The final three members of a money laundering gang which also stole £10m of UK taxpayers' money after taking advantage of a covid loan scheme, have been sentenced.
It means the BBC can now tell the full story of a case that illustrate... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64879444 |
Hamburg shooting: Police spoke to gunman weeks before attack - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He co-operated with officers and there were not enough grounds to take away his gun, police say. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A man who shot dead seven people in Germany was visited by police last month after a tip-off raised concerns about his mental health.
He co-operated with officers and there were not enough grounds to take away his gun at th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64918160 |
Gary Lineker: BBC boss Tim Davie 'sorry' after sport disruption in Lineker row - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Football coverage was severely impacted by a staff walk-out in support of the Match of the Day host. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch Nomia Iqbal's interview in full: Tim Davie is asked whether he has lost control of the BBC
BBC director general Tim Davie has apologised to licence fee payers after a day of sports programme disruption.
Football shows... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64918162 |
Cyclone Freddy: Winds and rain lash Mozambique as storm arrives - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Freddy, which has caused at least 28 deaths over a month, has hit mainland Africa for a second time. | Africa | Streets are already flooded in some coastal areas
Mozambique is being lashed by rain, powerful winds and flooding as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall for the second time in a month.
The southern African nation has received more than a year's worth of rainfall in the past four weeks.
Freddy may become the longest-lastin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64928093 |
Asteroid headed toward Earth may arrive on Valentine's Day 2046 - Nasa - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The space rock has about a 1 in 560 chance of hitting this planet, the agency says. | US & Canada | Asteroid 2023 DW has a better chance of hitting a date of 14 February than our planet, NASA says.
A newly detected asteroid has a very small chance of impacting the Earth in 2046, Nasa tweeted on Tuesday.
If it does hit, the asteroid, roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool, may arrive on Valentine's Day 2046 ac... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64919125 |
Premature births: Baby born at 22 weeks survives against odds - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Imogen was born just days after her mother hosted a gender reveal party and was rushed to hospital. | Wales | Imogen's mother Rachel was 22 weeks and five days pregnant when she gave birth
A baby given less than a 10% chance of surviving when she was born at 22 weeks has beaten the odds and is thriving, her parents have said.
Imogen weighed 515g (1lb 1oz) when she was born at Swansea's Singleton Hospital on 6 September.
Now... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64875309 |
Can Sunak-Macron bromance help stop the boats? - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The PM is staking his reputation on resolving the issue of migrants crossing the Channel. | UK Politics | Wandering onto the crunch of the courtyard gravel of the Elysee Palace in Paris, the president and the prime minister shared smiles and a brolly.
It was the image that said more than many more words had sought to convey.
These leaders of similar age and similar background clearly get on; that word "bromance" is going... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64922634 |
Stephen Flynn backs Humza Yousaf in SNP leadership race - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn is the latest senior party figure to endorse the health secretary. | Scotland politics | Stephen Flynn was elected as the SNP's new leader at Westminster in December
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has backed Humza Yousaf in the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon.
Mr Flynn is the latest high-profile figure in the party to endorse the Scottish health secretary.
On Saturday Mr Yousaf will join fellow co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-64925333 |
Paris Olympics 2024: Government calls on sponsors to support Russia & Belarus athlete ban - BBC Sport | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | null | Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer writes to Olympic sponsors asking them to support a ban on Russian and Belarussian athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Games. | null | Last updated on .From the section Olympics
The UK government has asked Olympic sponsors to support a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes taking part in the 2024 Paris Games.
It follows a commitment by the International Olympic Committee to "explore a pathway" for the countries' athletes to compete as neutrals.
Cu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/64920417 |
Cheltenham stabbing: Man held under Terrorism Act - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The man was first held on suspicion of attempted murder after the attack outside a leisure centre. | Gloucestershire | A woman was stabbed outside the leisure centre in Tommy Taylors Lane, Cheltenham, on Thursday night
A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a woman was stabbed outside a leisure centre.
The woman was attacked outside the centre in Cheltenham on Thursday night and was taken to hospital where s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-64928963 |
Watch: Shed topples as Hemsby cliff collapses at high tide - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | null | There are fears for homes as a cliff continues to crumble in Hemsby. | null | The coastline at Hembsy has been hit by severe erosion in recent weeks, leaving homes at risk of collapse.
BBC reporter Jon Ironmonger and cameraman Richard Knights captured the moment a shed was lost to the sea on Friday night. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-64924665 |
Teacher strike dates called off after new Welsh government offer - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Teachers cancel two strike dates after a revised pay offer from Welsh government. | Wales | NEU members had been set to walk out on 15 and 16 March
Teachers in Wales have called off two strike dates after the Welsh government proposed a new pay offer.
National Education Union (NEU) members were due to walk out on 15 March and 16 March.
But the union has announced that the strikes will be cancelled followin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64918704 |
Gary Lineker told to step back from presenting Match of the Day - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC took the decision after an impartiality row over his criticism of the government's asylum plans. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Gary Lineker has been told to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use, the BBC has said.
It follows an impartiality row over comments he made criticising the governme... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64920557 |
Lineker row hits BBC Scotland sports output - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | BBC Scotland says it is only able to bring "limited sport programming this weekend". | Scotland | Gary Lineker left his home on Saturday to watch Leicester City's match against Chelsea
BBC Scotland has curtailed its sports coverage amid the ongoing row over Gary Lineker.
The Match of the Day presenter was taken off air after tweeting about the UK government's new migration law, prompting a row over BBC impartiali... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64926313 |
John Swinney backs Humza Yousaf in SNP leadership race - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Deputy First Minister John Swinney is the most senior party figure to endorse the health secretary. | Scotland politics | Humza Yousaf said he was honoured to have the backing of Mr Swinney, whom he described as "a true giant of the SNP and independence movement"
Deputy First Minister John Swinney has backed Humza Yousaf in the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader and first minister.
Mr Swinney is the most high-profile figure i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-64926319 |
Northern Ireland snow: Rare 'snow rollers' spotted in County Down - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It may look like the result of someone having fun in the snow but these rollers occur naturally. | Northern Ireland | The snow rollers were photographed by entomologist Adam Mantell in Annahilt
It might look like someone has been out having fun in the snow, but the rare snow rollers spotted in a field in County Down are a naturally occurring phenomenon.
They occur when strong winds blow across a flat, snow-covered field or hillside,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64926295 |
Watch: Murder suspect flees US courtroom - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | null | Edi Villalobos escaped from an Oregon courtroom during jury selection for his upcoming trial. | null | Edi Villalobos escaped from an Oregon courtroom during jury selection for his upcoming trial.
In accordance with Oregon law, all of the suspect’s restraints, such as handcuffs and leg shackles, were removed while in the courtroom for the trial. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64929190 |
Kuenssberg: The Budget cannot mask big changes to our economy - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Both main parties are under pressure to make the country and its people richer, writes Laura Kuenssberg. | UK Politics | In normal times (remember them?) there would be a frenzy this weekend about what's coming up in next week's Budget.
If it feels a bit muted so far, that isn't just because of a bit of a media frenzy over something else (what could that be?) but because Jeremy Hunt was employed as a "calm down" chancellor - called in l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64926786 |
Israel sees one of its biggest-ever protests - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | At one of Saturday's rallies, opposition leader Yair Lapid said this was Israel's "greatest crisis". | Middle East | About 200,000 are believed to have taken to the streets in Tel Aviv
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis rallied against the government's judicial plans on Saturday night, in what organisers said were the biggest street protests in Israel's history.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the changes - which would curb t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64929563 |
Tiger Woods denies he had a tenancy deal with ex-girlfriend - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lawyers for the golfer argue Erica Herman was a "guest" who had been "invited" to stay with him. | US & Canada | Lawyers for Tiger Woods have denied that he and his ex-girlfriend, who is suing him, had a deal that allowed her to share his Florida home with him.
Erica Herman is seeking $30m (£25m) from a trust held by Mr Woods, claiming she was tricked into packing her bags for a holiday, then locked out.
A non-disclosure agreem... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64922792 |
Wildfire warnings issued despite snow and ice in Scotland - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scotland's fire service says the drying effect of frost increases the risk of dead grass catching fire. | Scotland | Warnings of possible wildfires have been issued for parts of Scotland, despite the snow and freezing weather.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) warned of an "extreme" risk of grassland catching fire in parts of southwest and central Scotland.
The SFRS said cold, dry conditions can create the "ideal set of c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64919199 |
How a tummy-tuck kidnap ended in cartel confusion - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | null | Two US citizens have been returned and a Mexican drug cartel handed over its own men. Here is what we know. | null | Two US citizens have been returned to the US after being kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel, but questions still remain about the murky details. The BBC's Will Grant explains. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64753595 |
Hemsby: Work to demolish at-risk cliff-top homes starts - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The owner of the first home to be flattened says her hopes and dreams have been destroyed. | Norfolk | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The property is one of three to be demolished from the top of the dunes
Work to demolish three homes close to the cliff edge in Norfolk has started after high tides cut into sandy cliffs.
Residents have left their wooden pr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-64924782 |
Campaigners slam government river bathing decision - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Just one river included in government's proposal for new designated swimming sites | Science & Environment | The River Wharfe was the first UK river to have an officially designated bathing site.
The government's rejection of all but one application for bathing water status for English rivers is "very disappointing", environmentalists say.
Part of the River Deben in Suffolk is still in the running but campaigners for clean ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64919789 |
Italy migrants: Hundreds in trouble off Calabria coast - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rescue efforts are under way near the scene of a shipwreck in which dozens of migrants died last month. | Europe | Italy's coast guards are being supported by the country's navy
A large operation is under way off Italy's coast to rescue 1,300 migrants in overcrowded boats.
The country's navy and coastguard say they are racing to help three vessels near the southern region of Calabria.
Italy's coastguard described the operation a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64920955 |
Gary Lineker revolt becomes a test of BBC's values - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The broadcaster is facing a test of its fundamental values and mission following a day of tumult. | UK | When the BBC's director general, Tim Davie, took over in 2020, he declared his founding principle to be "impartiality".
Three years later, a row over that principle and how it applies across the corporation has created a crisis that has quite clearly caught managers by surprise.
Familiar, fixed points in the weekly T... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64929269 |
EIS teaching union backs pay deal to end school strikes - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Scotland's largest teaching union the EIS confirms 90% of members voted to accept the new pay deal. | Scotland | Members of the EIS union have been voting on the latest pay offer
Members of Scotland's largest teaching union the EIS have accepted a pay deal to end long-running school strikes.
Teachers will receive a 7% pay rise backdated to last April, a further 5% next month and 2% in January.
The union suspended strikes last ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64906111 |
BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One of the BBC's best loved presenters has been taken off air due to an impartiality row. | Entertainment & Arts | It can't have been what the BBC intended.
One of its most famous and best loved presenters has been taken off air - and it appears to be in the midst of a stand-off with no clear exit strategy for either side.
Sticking to its guns on impartiality has come at a high price for the corporation and opened up new faultlin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64922674 |
More snow and ice forecast for parts of the UK after travel chaos - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Temperatures are set to drop "like a stone" overnight, bringing the risk of freezing ice. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Travel chaos on the M62, but others enjoy a March snow day
More snow and ice is predicted in parts of the UK, after blizzard conditions caused chaos on Friday, with some drivers stranded for hours.
Yellow warnings fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64916816 |
Gary Lineker row: BBC director general apologises over sports disruption but will not resign - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tim Davie says disruption to programmes hit by presenter boycott is "a real blow" and apologises to audiences. | Entertainment & Arts | Amid all the noise in this affair Rishi Sunak hadn’t before now uttered the words "Gary Lineker" as far as I can tell. So why now?
Through the week a host of his top team had been all too happy to weigh in.
Sunak’s Press Secretary (speaking on his behalf), Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, immigration minister Robert Je... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-64895316 |
High-value Amazon orders 'switched for cat food', say customers - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dozens of Amazon customers get in touch to share their stories of ordering cameras and computer kit. | Wiltshire | Jonathan said he was surprised to find cat food in the box, instead of the camera and lens he had paid for
After the BBC published a story in January about how a man was sent dog food by Amazon instead of the iPhone he ordered, dozens of readers have been in touch with similar complaints.
Many of those we spoke to to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-64874963 |
Northern Ireland snow: Cancellations, disruptions and closures - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Drivers urged to take care on roads that may not have been gritted, as temperatures fall below zero. | Northern Ireland | A snowy road in Drumbo in Lisburn at 07:00 on Friday morning
A yellow warning for ice has been issued across Northern Ireland lasting until 10:00 GMT on Saturday.
Earlier on Friday police asked NI road users to take extra care following heavy snowfall overnight.
Amid treacherous conditions in some areas, a number of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64907787 |
Cardiff crash: Police say victims were not found for 46 hours - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Eve Smith, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Darcy Ross, 21, died after the car crash in Cardiff. | Wales | Eve Smith, 21, Rafel Jeanne, 24, and Darcy Ross, 21, died in the collision
Detectives have confirmed the victims of a crash that killed three were trapped for almost two days.
Police said CCTV was studied and number plate recognition cameras used to establish the crash happened at 02:03 GMT on Saturday, 4 March.
It ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64918697 |
NHS Wales: Falls project avoids 50 needless ambulance callouts - BBC News | 2023-03-11T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | This pilot project uses St John Ambulance Cymru in a bid to prevent people having to go to hospital. | Wales | Sandra Davies' husband Teifion was helped by the falls team, meaning he did not have to go to hospital
A new scheme to help people who have suffered falls has prevented 50 ambulances being unnecessarily sent this year.
St John Ambulance Cymru works with Hywel Dda health board, Pembrokeshire to send its people for 999... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64902736 |
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