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Has Putin’s assault on Ukraine’s power grid failed? - BBC News
2023-03-11T00:00:00
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For 22 days Ukraine went without power cuts, and there are hopes Russia's strikes are losing momentum.
Europe
This week's barrage of strikes on Ukrainian cities was the worst in weeks Ukrainians are enjoying the onset of spring. The nights are still cold, but they are emerging from a winter of Russian missile strikes that have cut their power, heating and their water too. The winter was very hard but it was now over, declare...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64899045
Northern Ireland weather: Heavy snowfall in some counties - BBC News
2023-03-11T00:00:00
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The Met Office warns of "atrocious" conditions as a weather warning is in place until 04:00 on Friday.
Northern Ireland
Roads and fields near Enniskillen turned white as snow fell on Thursday afternoon Flights have been disrupted and some roads closed as heavy snow falls in parts of Northern Ireland. A number of homes are without power due to severe weather conditions causing damage to the network, Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) s...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64889662
Silicon Valley Bank: Regulators take over as failure raises fears - BBC News
2023-03-11T00:00:00
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Regulators take over Silicon Valley Bank as the collapse raises wider fears about the banking sector.
Business
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) offices were shut as customers sought their funds US regulators have shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and taken control of its customer deposits in the largest failure of a US bank since 2008. The moves came as the firm, a key tech lender, was scrambling to raise money to plug a loss from...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64915616
Canadian siblings certified as world's most premature twins - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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If the children had been born one hour earlier, life-saving measured would not have been attempted.
US & Canada
A Canadian brother and sister born at 22 weeks have been named by Guinness as the world's most premature twins. Adiah and Adrial Nadarajah were born at 126 days early, overtaking the previous record of 125 days early set in 2018 by twins in the US state of Iowa. If the children had been born even one hour earlier tha...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64870470
Rob Burrow receives ‘Points of Light’ award from Rishi Sunak - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The ex-Leeds Rhinos star was the 2,000th recipient of the award for outstanding individual volunteers.
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Rob Burrow has received an award from Prime Minister Sunak for his campaigning on motor neurone disease (MND). In a special ceremony at Downing Street, the former Leeds Rhinos star accepted the 2,000th ‘Points of Light’ award, which recognises outstanding individual volunteers. Burrow was diagnosed with MND in 2019 a...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64876195
Kidnapped Americans were in Mexico for tummy tuck - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Relatives of four people bundled into a truck by armed men in a border town say they urged them not to go.
US & Canada
Four Americans kidnapped by heavily armed men in Matamoros, Mexico, had travelled there for cosmetic surgery, relatives told US media. One of them was to have a tummy tuck - removing abdominal fat - in a border town, said the sister of one of them. "To see a member of your family thrown in the back of a truck and dra...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64875131
Japan forced to destroy flagship H3 rocket in failed launch - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The rocket's failure to launch is a significant blow to the country's space plans.
Asia
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Japan was forced to blow up its new rocket during a failed launch on Tuesday, setting back efforts to crack a market led by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Its space agency had to send a self-destruct command to the H3 rocket when its ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64871603
Eleven-year-old boy dies in east London flat fire - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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A number of families and nine properties have been affected by the fire in Barking in the early hours.
London
The scene in Stern Close, Barking, following the flat fire An 11-year-old boy has died following a fire in a flat in east London. Emergency services were called to the fire in a three-roomed flat in Stern Close, Barking, at 03:25 GMT. Two adults and two children, who left the second floor flat before firefighters ar...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64878858
Syria Earthquake: Why did the UN aid take so long to arrive? - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The delay in sending aid to Syrian victims of last month's quake was unjustified, experts say.
Middle East
A child sits in the rubble of a collapsed building in Jindires, Syria The UN's delay in delivering life-saving aid to Syrian victims of last month's devastating earthquake was unnecessary, legal experts have told the BBC. They said the UN did not need to wait for permission to enter from the Syrian government or the ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64866689
Suppressing China won't make America great - Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The US seeing China as a primary rival is "like putting the first button in the shirt wrong".
China
Qin Gang has held his first press conference as China's foreign minister China's foreign minister says China-US relations have "seriously deviated" while warning of potential conflict. "Containment and suppression will not make America great. It will not stop the rejuvenation of China," said Qin Gang. Mr Qin, China'...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64871808
Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired? - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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In a viral Twitter thread, Halli Thorleifsson is asked by Elon Musk what work he has done for the firm.
Technology
A Twitter employee has appealed to Elon Musk on the platform to ask whether he had been sacked. In a tweet to the firm's chief executive, Halli Thorleifsson said: "Your head of HR is not able to confirm if I am employed or not". Mr Musk responded by asking: "What work have you been doing?" Mr Thorleifsson told the B...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64871183
BBC cuts to classical singers and orchestras labelled 'utterly devastating' - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The BBC Singers will be closed, while there will also be cuts to three BBC English orchestras.
Entertainment & Arts
The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New performing in February The Musicians' Union (MU) has described proposed cuts to the BBC's classical music performing groups, announced on Tuesday, as "utterly devastating". The cuts will see the end of the BBC Singers, its in-house chamber choir, resulting in the loss...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64875989
Japan forces H3 rocket to self-destruct after failed launch - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The failure of the second-stage engine sets back efforts to crack a market led by Elon Musk's Space X.
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Japan was forced to blow up its new rocket during a failed launch on Tuesday, setting back efforts to crack a market led by Elon Musk's Space X. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency says the H3 rocket launched but the second engine failed to ignite so a decision was made to abort the mission. Officials are trying to...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64873439
Snow closes schools and causes travel problems in Scotland - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Schools in Shetland, Aberdeenshire and Skye are badly hit, and drivers face testing conditions.
Scotland
An accident on the A90, south of Stonehaven, caused delays Dozens of schools have been closed as heavy snow causes problems in parts of Scotland. All schools in Shetland have been shut due to the weather, as have more than 80 in Aberdeenshire. Almost all schools on Skye have either had to close or open later. Some s...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64867408
Greggs to open 150 shops and extend opening hours - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The move comes after the bakery chain posted bumper sales for last year, but also put up prices.
Business
Greggs plans to open around 150 new bakeries in 2023 as part of major plans to expand. The firm, which opened its first shop in Newcastle in 1951, also plans to extend the opening hours of some outlets and test 24-hour drive-thrus. It comes after the chain posted bumper profits for 2022, despite cost of living pressu...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64874761
Iran: Suspected school poisonings unforgivable crime, Khamenei says - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Iran's supreme leaders says anyone found to have targeted schoolgirls must be punished severely.
Middle East
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said there would be "no pardons" if anyone was identified as a perpetrator and convicted Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called the wave of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls in recent months an "unforgivable crime". "If there are any people involved in the matter, and there c...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64862714
Rishi Sunak backs Simon Case over Hancock WhatsApp row - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The PM says civil service chief is doing a "great job" amid claims he has become too political.
UK Politics
Simon Case was appointed cabinet secretary by Boris Johnson in 2020 Rishi Sunak has backed the UK's top civil servant Simon Case over comments he made about the government's Covid policies in WhatsApp messages. In exchanges with Matt Hancock, published by The Telegraph, Mr Case calls then PM Boris Johnson a "distrust...
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Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Current and former employees of the company say there are serious ramifications from mass lay-offs.
Technology
Elon Musk took control of Twitter in October 2022 Twitter insiders have told the BBC that the company is no longer able to protect users from trolling, state-co-ordinated disinformation and child sexual exploitation, following lay-offs and changes under owner Elon Musk. Exclusive academic data plus testimony from Twi...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64804007
Turkey opposition names Kilicdaroglu as joint challenger to Erdogan - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Quiet-spoken centre-leftist Kemal Kilicdaroglu is chosen by the opposition to run for president.
Europe
Mr Kilicdaroglu is known in Turkish media as "Gandhi Kemal" for his resemblance to the Indian civil rights leader Turkey's often divided opposition parties have come together to choose a single candidate to face President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May's election. Polls suggest a tight race in a country highly polarised...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64867467
Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas should not be banned, review says - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, is the second most-used drug in the UK among 16 to 24-year-olds.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A review for the government has stopped short of recommending a laughing gas ban. Nitrous oxide, sold in metal canisters, is the second most-used drug by 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK. Heavy use can lead to a vitamin defici...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64869760
BA-owner and EasyJet hold millions of unclaimed travel vouchers - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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BA owner IAG and EasyJet issued the vouchers instead of cash when flights were cancelled in the pandemic.
Business
Passengers of BA-owner IAG and rival EasyJet have yet to reclaim some €724m (£643m) in travel vouchers going back to the beginning of the pandemic. IAG, which owns five airlines including Aer Lingus, said it had about €600m (£533m) in unclaimed vouchers. EasyJet's most recent results suggested it had £110m in unclaim...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64810681
Small boats bill aimed at galvanising political support at home - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman hope the Illegal Migration Bill will reverse Tories' flagging poll ratings.
UK Politics
It was delivered by Suella Braverman, but this was unmistakeably Rishi Sunak's own policy. The prime minister has made "passing new laws to stop the small boats" one of his five priorities. He was conspicuously seated behind his home secretary, visible in the TV coverage, nodding, smiling and voicing his assent at ke...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64879314
Uefa to refund Liverpool fans who had tickets for 2022 Champions League final - BBC Sport
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Uefa is to refund Liverpool fans who had tickets for the 2022 Champions League final in Paris.
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Last updated on .From the section Liverpool Uefa is to refund Liverpool fans who had tickets for the 2022 Champions League final in Paris. It follows a recent independent report that found Uefa bears "primary responsibility" for the chaotic scenes before the game against Real Madrid. Fans were penned in and sprayed ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64875183
Climate change: Warming could raise UK flood damage bill by 20% - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Cutting greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of pounds in flood damage costs.
Science & Environment
Researchers have produced a detailed "future flood map" of Britain - simulating the impact of flooding as climate change takes its toll. It has revealed that annual damage caused by flooding could increase by more than a fifth in today's terms over the next century. That could be reduced if pledges to reduce global c...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64866058
Spain $1.7m wine theft: Couple jailed for four years - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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A former Mexican beauty queen and her partner stole 45 bottles of wine from a luxury Spanish hotel.
Europe
The pair were arrested in July following a nine-month international police hunt A former Mexican beauty queen and her partner have been jailed in Spain for four years for stealing 45 bottles of wine worth an estimated $1.7m (€1.6m; £1.4m). The incident happened in 2021 at a luxury hotel in the Spanish city of Cáceres...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64865977
Student finance: Remote learners left out of maintenance loan plans - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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New loans and living cost support for technical courses are part of an overhaul in England.
Family & Education
More students will be able to access loans in an overhaul to England's student finance system - but remote learners will not get maintenance help. The government has confirmed plans to allow people to access loans worth the equivalent of four years of post-18 education (£37,000 in today's tuition fees) throughout thei...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-64841402
Scottish Prison Service faces prosecution for corporate homicide - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Police are asked to examine whether Scotland's prison service has corporate responsibility over the death of Allan Marshall.
Scotland
Allan Marshall had been on remand at HMP Edinburgh Police have been told to investigate whether the Scottish Prison Service should be prosecuted over the death of a remand prisoner, the BBC can reveal. Allan Marshall died after being restrained face down by 13 prison officers at HMP Edinburgh in 2015. The officers w...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64841142
Ukraine denies involvement in Nord Stream pipeline blasts - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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A New York Times report says US officials believe a pro-Ukrainian group was behind last year's blasts.
Europe
Ukraine has denied any involvement in September's attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany. The denial follows a report from the New York Times, which cites anonymous US intelligence officials who suggest a pro-Ukrainian group was to blame. Mykhailo Podolyak, an ad...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64877979
Pupils missing school on Fridays as parents are at home, MPs told - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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"Huge" school absences when "mum and dad are at home", England's children's commissioner says.
Family & Education
More children are thought to be absent from school on Fridays Some pupils have missed school on Fridays since the pandemic because their parents are at home, England's children's commissioner has said. The number of pupils regularly missing school in England remains higher than pre-Covid levels. Dame Rachel de Souza...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-64875643
Olivia Pratt-Korbel cried 'Mum I'm scared' before shooting - court - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Thomas Cashman is accused of shooting dead nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in her Liverpool home.
Liverpool
Olivia was shot when a man burst into her house and opened fire Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel screamed "Mum, I'm scared" seconds before she was shot dead in her own home, a jury has heard. She was on the stairs behind her mother when she was hit in the chest by a bullet fired by alleged gunman Thomas Cashman, Man...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64873789
Ukraine launches investigation into unarmed soldier killing - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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A graphic video published on social media appears to show an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner being killed.
Europe
A screenshot from the video purportedly showing the Ukrainian prisoner of war before he was shot dead Ukraine has launched an investigation to find Russian soldiers who apparently killed an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war, after graphic footage emerged. "We will find the murderers," President Volodymyr Zelensky sai...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64872623
Cardiff car crash: Hundreds attend St Mellons vigil - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Three of the group died following the crash, while two remain in a critical condition.
Wales
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died after the crash Hundreds of people have attended a vigil for five people involved in a crash at the weekend. Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21 and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64880383
Covid booster jab to be offered this spring - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Everyone over 75 is being advised to take up the extra vaccine to protect them over the summer.
Health
A spring booster vaccine against Covid-19 is to be offered to people at most risk of serious illness from the disease to protect them this summer. UK vaccine experts say it should be available to everyone over 75, care-home residents and anyone extremely vulnerable aged five and over. Vaccinations in England and Wale...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64876657
Snow and travel delays expected as Arctic blast hits UK - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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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
Channel migrants: Sunak says we tried every other way, it hasn't worked - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The PM has held a news briefing on plans aimed at stopping people crossing the Channel in small boats.
UK Politics
More aid agency reaction now. This has come in from Medecins Sans Frontieres, which says the new legislation will cost lives In a statement, MSF said it "strongly condemns the dangerous new Illegal Migration Bill". “The idea that people will be rapidly returned or expelled to Rwanda is not realistic, and so we antici...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-64868158
Channel migrants: Chance for progress - but can Sunak deliver? - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Rishi Sunak has asked to be judged on tackling Channel crossings but there are no easy solutions.
UK Politics
As the government prepared to announce plans to tackle small boat crossings more than 100 migrants arrived along the Channel coast in three vessels It is dark, cold and wet. I'm on the seafront in Dymchurch in Kent, as we hear more than 100 migrants have arrived in three small boats along the Channel coast in the las...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64870504
Hancock backed pressuring MP into voting for lockdown, messages reveal - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The then-health secretary discussed blocking a disability unit in a MP's town ahead of a vote on Covid tiers.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Matt Hancock supported threatening to block a disability centre in a Tory MP's constituency in a bid to get him to vote for the Covid tier system in England, leaked messages suggest. WhatsApp messages show Mr Hancock agreed...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64870505
Dame Judi Dench backs call to overturn York blue badge ban - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The James Bond star says she believes York city centre "should be free for all to enjoy".
York & North Yorkshire
Dame Judi Dench told a group campaigning to lift the ban in York the city "should be free for all to enjoy" Dame Judi Dench has given her "wholehearted support" to campaigners calling for a ban on blue badge parking in York city centre to be lifted. A permanent ban on disabled parking in pedestrianised areas was intr...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-64872475
Amsterdam ‘erotic centre’: EMA unhappy at planned red-light district - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) moved its headquarters from London to Amsterdam after Brexit.
Europe
The European drugs regulator says it does not want a purpose-built red-light district near its post-Brexit headquarters in Amsterdam. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says it fears "nuisance, drug-dealing, drunkenness and disorderly behaviour". Amsterdam's mayor, Femke Halsema, wants to build a multi-storey "eroti...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64880267
Sunak says he is up for the fight on illegal Channel crossings - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The prime minister says he is confident the government would win any legal battles over its new law.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sunak: We've tried every other way and it hasn't worked Rishi Sunak has said he is "up for the fight" to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants crossing the Channel on small boats to reach the UK. The prime minister s...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64881908
Chelsea 2-0 Borussia Dortmund (agg 2-1): Blues fight back to reach last eight - BBC Sport
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Graham Potter enjoys his finest night as Chelsea manager as they overcome a first-leg deficit against Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
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Last updated on .From the section European Football Graham Potter enjoyed his finest night as Chelsea manager as they overcame a first-leg deficit against Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Potter was under huge pressure after a dismal run of results following Chelsea's huge outlay in the...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64866476
Cardiff car crash: Tributes to three found dead after night out - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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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
Cardiff car crash: Three of missing five found dead - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The car was found in the early hours two days after the group went missing after a night out.
Wales
Shane Loughlin, Eve Smith, Sophie Russon, Rafel Jeanne and Darcy Ross (clockwise from top left) had been reported missing Police searching for five people have found three dead and two injured two days after they went missing following a night out. Gwent Police said it believed the group had been involved in a car cr...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64859195
Two dead, two alive after Americans kidnapped in Mexico - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Two survivors are delivered back to the United States, after Mexico confirms the fatalities.
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 Two of the four Americans kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico last week are dead and two are alive and now back in the US, Mexican and US officials say. Four US cit...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64878721
SNP rivals set out indyref2 plans in fiery TV debate - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan clash in the first SNP leadership TV debate.
Scotland politics
SNP leadership candidates Kate Forbes, Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan took part in a SNP leadership debate at STV's studios in Glasgow on Tuesday The three candidates vying to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader have set out their plans for independence during the contest's first live TV debate. Humza Yousaf said he wa...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-64880055
Nobel scientist says 'UK research is in jeopardy' - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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A new assessment of Britain's research capability concludes it has "serious and longstanding problems".
Science & Environment
The report warns of ''serious underspending'' on UK research A new assessment of Britain's research capability has concluded that it has "serious and longstanding problems". The report's author, Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse, said that the government "seriously underspends" on research. He also added that associ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64879544
Emergency coal power plants used for first time as UK sees cold snap - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Two coal-fired power stations have begun making electricity again to keep up with demand during the cold weather.
Business
Two old coal-fired power plants have begun generating again as the UK expects to see its coldest night of the year so far. The plants had been put on standby in case of shortfalls, but started feeding power into the grid this afternoon. National Grid blamed high demand and a shortage of electricity from other sources...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64879044
Foxtons boss: Struggling renters have to move further out of London - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The boss of London's biggest estate agency says a lack of available properties is driving people further out.
Business
The boss of London's biggest estate agent has said the lack of rental options in the capital is so "dramatic" people will need to move further out. "We absolutely don't welcome this but people are going to have to move," Foxtons chief executive Guy Gittins told the BBC. People who are being priced out will "have to c...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64873369
Flooding: Doctor spends thousands of pounds protecting home - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Edwin Gale and his wife built 2.1m high defences around their home on the banks of the River Usk.
Wales
Edwin Gale and his wife built 2.1m banks around their home A retired doctor spent tens of thousands of pounds surrounding his home with flood defences after it was wrecked by Storm Dennis. Edwin Gale built banks higher than 2.1m (6.9ft) to ensure there is never a problem again. Dr Gale said it was worth stumping up ...
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Australia helicopter collision: Pilot did not recall hearing radio call - report - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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One pilot involved in a fatal Australian helicopter crash said he did not hear a vital radio call.
Australia
Two Australians and a British couple died in the mid-air crash A helicopter pilot said he did not hear a vital radio call shortly before a deadly mid-air collision in Australia, according to an interim report. The report also said the pilots may not have been able to see each other. The two helicopters collided off ...
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Charles Bronson would not cope with release, parole panel told - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Charles Bronson says he has had "more porridge than Goldilocks and the Three Bears" while in prison.
Beds, Herts & Bucks
Charles Bronson, who uses the name Charles Salvador, has had parole refused at previous hearings Charles Bronson, one of the UK's longest-serving prisoners, would not cope with being released, a Parole Board panel has heard. The 70-year-old, one of the UK's most violent offenders, has been in prison for much of the l...
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Natalie McGarry: Ex-MP cannot repay proceeds of crime, court told - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Prosecutors are seeking to recover £130,000 from Natalie McGarry, who was jailed for embezzlement.
Scotland
Natalie McGarry, who was the MP for Glasgow East between 2015 and 2017, was not in court for the hearing Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry will be able to pay back "essentially nil" of the £130,000 prosecutors are seeking from her, a court has heard. McGarry, 41, was sentenced to two years in jail for embezzling £25,000 ...
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Ukraine war: Bakhmut defenders double down - Zelensky - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The president says the embattled eastern city's defence goes on, and that senior generals back the move.
Europe
Operations to defend the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut will go on, and are backed by senior generals, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Western analysts suggested at the weekend that Ukraine was probably withdrawing some of its troops, as Russian forces close in on the city. Moscow has been trying to...
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France pension protests: Fuel deliveries blocked by strikers - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Unions claim a full blockade of refineries as protesters aim to bring France to a standstill.
Europe
Tuesday's strike was the sixth so far and unions are expected to all a seventh at the weekend Fuel deliveries were blocked from all French refineries, according to union officials, as protesters again took to the streets over government plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. "The strike has begun everywhere," ...
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Trains and flights to France cancelled due to strikes - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Services affected as a general strike brings much of France to a standstill.
Business
People travelling to France have been warned to expect flight cancellations due to strikes over pension reforms. Ferry crossings and rail services are set to be affected, with companies such as Eurostar and P&O Ferries warning of delays and disruption to journeys. Unions are staging a general strike in France over pr...
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UK Weather: Snow and ice warnings extended to more parts of UK - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Met Office yellow weather warnings are in force, with disruption to travel and other activities possible.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Warnings of snow and ice have been extended to many parts of the UK over the coming days. Yellow weather warnings remain in place for parts of north-east Scotland and England until Wednesday morning. The Met Office issued ...
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Dozens of bushfires spread as heat grips Australia's east - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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Fire services warn the situation may worsen, with high winds and temperatures forecast to continue.
Australia
A major blaze near Mudgee, New South Wales, has burned more than 2,000 hectares since Sunday Dozens of bushfires burning across Australia's east coast could get worse as a severe heatwave continues, fire services have warned. After two years of rains and floods, a return to warmer conditions has sparked New South Wal...
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Hopes of end to rail strike row as workers vote on pay offer - BBC News
2023-03-07T00:00:00
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The new offer equates to a pay rise of up to 14.4% for the lowest paid workers.
Business
The UK's biggest rail union RMT has suspended strikes at Network Rail and will hold a vote on a new pay offer. The surprise development will raise hopes of a breakthrough in the dispute between workers and the rail industry, which had appeared deadlocked. Union bosses said it was up to workers how to vote on the new ...
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Nashville school shooter hid guns in parents' house - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Police say the parents felt the suspect should not own weapons, but did not realise guns were in the house.
US & Canada
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The shooter who killed six people at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday bought seven guns legally and hid them at home, police say. Investigators say the suspect's parents felt the 28-year-old should not own weapon...
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Humza Yousaf to announce cabinet after being sworn in - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The new first minister starts to shape his team after Kate Forbes says she is leaving the government.
Scotland politics
Mr Yousaf has been sworn in as first minister at the Court of Session Humza Yousaf is beginning the job of shaping his new government after being officially sworn in as Scotland's first minister. Mr Yousaf took the oath of office during a short ceremony at the Court of Session on Tuesday morning. He will soon begin ...
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Radio station's shock at presenter O'Grady's sudden death - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Paul O'Grady, who has died at 67, had been due to present again on Warwickshire-based Boom Radio.
Coventry & Warwickshire
Paul O'Grady, pictured with his producer Malcolm Prince, at Boom Radio A radio station due to host Paul O'Grady over Easter said the news of his death was "absolutely shocking". The presenter had been due to host a show on Warwickshire-based Boom Radio on Easter Sunday after a successful programme on Christmas Day. ...
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Paul O'Grady: Camilla says she is 'deeply saddened' by TV star's death - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The Queen Consort says the late broadcaster's "infectious humour lit up the lives of so many".
Entertainment & Arts
Paul O'Grady was pictured with Camilla, the Queen Consort, in February 2022 Camilla, the Queen Consort, has said she is "deeply saddened" by the death of TV and radio host Paul O'Grady. The broadcaster died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening at the age of 67, his husband has announced. In a statement, ...
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NHS: Public satisfaction with health service drops to record low - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Just 29% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff as key concerns.
Health
Public satisfaction with the NHS has slumped to its lowest level ever recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 29% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2022, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns. That is seven percentage points down on last year and a drop from the...
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Thomas Cashman: Jury considers Olivia murder trial verdict - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Thomas Cashman, 34, accused of shooting Olivia Pratt-Korbel, denies being the gunman.
Liverpool
Olivia was shot when a gunman burst into her house and opened fire A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Thomas Cashman is accused of shooting the nine-year-old girl and injuring her mother Cheryl Korbel, 46, after chasing a man into their Liverpool...
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Bodycam footage shows police response in school shooting - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The video shows Nashville officers confronting and shooting the attacker in the Covenant School.
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Police release bodycam footage from a school shooting in Nashville that left six people dead, including three children. It shows officers confronting and shooting the attacker in the Covenant School, a private Christian school for students aged three to 11.
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Timeline of dissident republican activity - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Details of significant events involving dissident republican activity in Northern Ireland since March 2009.
Northern Ireland
BBC News NI takes a look at significant events involving dissident republicans since March 2009. The term "dissident republicans" describes a range of individuals who do not accept the Good Friday Agreement - the 1998 peace deal which ended the worst of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Provisional IRA - the main...
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Humza Yousaf confirmed as Scotland's new first minister - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The SNP leader wins a majority of votes from MSPs to become the country's sixth first minister.
Scotland politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Humza Yousaf has been confirmed as Scotland's new first minister after a vote in the Scottish Parliament. The SNP leader was backed by his own MSPs and the Scottish Greens - guaranteeing him a majority. All three oppositio...
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King Charles praises Ukraine support on state visit to Germany - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The King promises to "strengthen" relations with the country and says they stand together on Ukraine.
UK
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. King Charles III has paid tribute to Germany's "extraordinary hospitality" towards Ukrainian refugees during his first state visit as monarch. The King said both the UK and Germany "stand together" with Ukraine in "defence ...
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Melissa Joan Hart: I helped kids flee shooting - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The Sabrina The Teenage Witch actress says she was near Monday's deadly Nashville school shooting.
US & Canada
Melissa Joan Hart said this is the second time a mass shooting had occurred in her community US actress Melissa Joan Hart has said she helped children flee after the Nashville school shooting. In an emotional video on Instagram, Hart said her children go to school near The Covenant School, where an attacker opened fi...
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Man guilty of murdering train passenger with horseshoe in Reading - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Kirkpatrick Virgo attacked Thomas Parker after an argument over music being played on their train.
Berkshire
Thomas Parker and his brother became involved in an argument about music being played on the train A man who killed a fellow passenger with a horseshoe after a row about music being played on their train has been found guilty of murder. Kirkpatrick Virgo attacked Thomas Parker, 24, on a platform at Reading station af...
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Next says prices to rise by less than expected this year - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Lower shipping costs and factory prices means price rises will be lower this year, retailer says.
Business
High Street retailer Next has said it will put up its prices by less than expected this year. It said it now expected prices to rise by 7% in the spring and summer of 2023, and 3% in the autumn and winter - slightly less than the increases it warned of in January. It said shipping costs were falling and suppliers wer...
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Paul O'Grady death: Camilla and Elton John pay tribute - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The Queen Consort, who knew the 67-year-old through their charity work, is "deeply saddened" by his death.
Entertainment & Arts
While Paul wasn’t born in Liverpool - though many think he was - he became an icon on the city. Here at the Royal Albert Dock his actual birthplace, Birkenhead, is visible over the River Mersey. And it’s here that people have come to pay their respects thanks to a very special, and quite funny, portrait of him. The ...
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Elon Musk among experts urging a halt to AI training - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Elon Musk among those calling for training in powerful artificial intelligence to be suspended.
Technology
Elon Musk is among those warning of the risks from advanced AI Key figures in artificial intelligence want training of powerful AI systems to be suspended amid fears of a threat to humanity. They have signed an open letter warning of potential risks, and say the race to develop AI systems is out of control. Twitter ...
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Prince Harry accuses Associated Newspapers of 'criminality' - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The Duke of Sussex is bringing a legal case alongside six other claimants, including Sir Elton John.
UK
Prince Harry has criticised attempts by Associated Newspapers to have the High Court case thrown out Prince Harry says he is determined to hold the publisher of the Mail newspapers to account as he says he is "deeply concerned" by their "unchecked power, influence and criminality". His witness statement was disclosed...
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Julian Knight: Met Police drop sexual assault investigation into Tory MP - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Julian Knight, who was suspended as a Tory MP over the case, had always denied the allegations.
UK Politics
The Metropolitan Police has said it is no longer investigating allegations of sexual assault against a Tory MP. Julian Knight, who was suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party over the case, had always denied the allegations. The Tory whips office said it would not restore Mr Knight as a Tory MP following ...
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Scotland 2-0 Spain: Steve Clarke's classy and clinical side give coming of age show - BBC Sport
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Scotland deliver a performance for the ages to vanquish a new-look Spain on an unforgettable night at Hampden, writes Tom English.
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On nights like this - tumultuous and turbulent and a triumph from beginning to end - you raise your eyes to the heavens and thank the man above for Scott McTominay and his giant-killing chums, for Steve Clarke and his heroic leadership, and for the Hampden crowd in all their ground-shaking-under-your-feet euphoria. Sc...
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Amsterdam launches stay away ad campaign targeting young British men - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The Dutch city targets UK men aged 18-35 in an ad campaign aimed at changing its reputation.
Europe
Amsterdam has warned rowdy British sex and drug tourists to "stay away". A digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35 in the UK is being pushed out by the Dutch city's council. The initiative forms part of efforts to clean up Amsterdam's raunchy reputation as Europe's most liberal party capital. Typ...
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Jason Smyth: Six-time Paralympic champion retires aged 35 - BBC Sport
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Ireland's Jason Smyth, who won 21 major titles in an illustrious sprinting career, announces his retirement at the age of 35.
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Last updated on .From the section Disability Sport Jason Smyth, Paralympic sport's fastest man until 2021, has announced his retirement at the age of 35. The Ireland sprinter earned six Paralympic titles, which included 100m and 200m doubles at the Beijing and London Games in 2008 and 2012. Visually-impaired Smyth s...
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Glan Clwyd Hospital: No major improvement at troubled A&E - report - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Patients at Glan Clwyd Hospital are at significant risk of harm, inspection report finds.
Wales
It is the third critical inspection report in a year for Glan Clwyd Hospital's A&E department A third inspection in a year failed to find any major improvements at a north Wales hospital's emergency department. Staff at Glan Clwyd Hospital's A&E were said to be working tirelessly to give the best care possible, but t...
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NI Water to increase bills for businesses - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Businesses will see an average increase of 13.4% in their water bills from next month.
Northern Ireland
Businesses will face the increase from 1 April Businesses in Northern Ireland are facing an above inflation increase in water charges. The average increase of 13.4% will also apply to other non-domestic customers like schools and churches. NI Water said it had "absorbed as much cost as possible" but was facing "sign...
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Lib Dems: Tories making cost-of-living crisis worse - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Sir Ed Davey accuses the Tories of "crashing the economy" as he launches the Lib Dem local elections campaign.
UK Politics
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Lib Dems have accused the Conservatives of making the cost-of-living crisis worse, as the party launched its local elections campaign. Leader Sir Ed Davey said the Tory government had "crashed the economy" and added hun...
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Paul O'Grady: TV presenter and comedian dies aged 67 - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The TV presenter and comedian died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening, his husband says.
Entertainment & Arts
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Presenter and comedian Paul O'Grady has died at the age of 67. He died "unexpectedly but peacefully" on Tuesday evening, his husband Andre Portasio said in a statement. O'Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen...
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Who is Kate Forbes, defeated SNP leadership candidate? - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Ms Forbes was at the centre of a political storm over her religious beliefs at the start of the contest.
Scotland politics
Kate Forbes, who finished second to Humza Yousaf in the SNP leadership race, has announced that she is leaving the Scottish government. Scotland's finance secretary was on maternity leave after the birth of her daughter when Nicola Sturgeon suddenly announced that she was quitting as SNP leader and Scotland's first mi...
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Pope Francis spends 'calm' night in hospital - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The pontiff, 86, will stay in hospital for a few days, but does not have Covid, the Vatican says.
Europe
Pope Francis was helped into the popemobile after his weekly general audience on Wednesday Pope Francis spent a calm night in hospital after being admitted for a respiratory infection and is expected to remain there for a few days for treatment, a Vatican source has said. Italian news agency Ansa reported nurses were...
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Video of deadly fire at Mexico migrant centre causes outrage - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Footage appears to show officers failing to open a cell door as the fire erupted.
Latin America & Caribbean
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Outrage is growing in Mexico following a fire at a migrant centre in Ciudad Juárez that killed 38 migrants. Footage has emerged which shows the moment the fire started at the centre run by Mexico's National Migration Instit...
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Diesel 17p more per litre than petrol despite oil price falls - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Difference between price per litre is "scandalous" given similar wholesale costs, RAC says.
Business
Diesel is being sold for about 17p per litre more on average than petrol, despite wholesale costs falling to similar levels, a motoring group said. Average diesel prices are £1.64 per litre compared with £1.47 per litre for petrol, while both are priced at about £1.15 wholesale, the RAC said. It said the difference w...
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Scotland 2-0 Spain: Steve Clarke's side earn consecutive Euro 2024 qualification wins - BBC Sport
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Sensational Scotland take a seismic leap in their bid for consecutive European Championships by stunning Spain in a heroic triumph.
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Last updated on .From the section Football Sensational Scotland took a seismic leap in their bid to reach consecutive European Championships by stunning Spain in a heroic triumph. Scott McTominay crashed in a deflected opener after just seven minutes, triggering an explosion of noise inside a charged Hampden Park. S...
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Yousaf appoints 'ambitious' cabinet - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Humza Yousaf says his team will deliver a "radical, ambitious and progressive policy agenda".
Scotland
Humza Yousaf has opted for a balance of youth and experience in his cabinet. This is underlined by the way he has split the finance portfolio between his deputy Shona Robison – an MSP since 1999 and a veteran of several government posts – and a fresher face in Neil Gray, who takes on the economy brief. Angela Constan...
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NHS Tracker: Find out about hospital waiting times in your area this winter - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Flu, staff shortages and Covid backlogs are putting the NHS under severe strain, find out what's happening in your area.
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...
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Visitors can walk on rare coronation floor in socks - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Westminster Abbey will allow access to the spot on a 750-year-old floor where the King will be crowned.
UK
The coronation will take place on this 750-year-old decorated floor Historic medieval flooring, at the exact spot where King Charles will be crowned inside Westminster Abbey, is going to be opened to visitors - as long as they take off their shoes. Abbey authorities say this will be the first time in living memory th...
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Gigantic dinosaur skeleton on show in London - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The Natural History Museum displays the bones of one of the biggest animals ever to walk the Earth.
Science & Environment
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: A timelapse movie of Patagotitan's assembly at the Natural History Museum A colossus has landed in London: A cast of what was one of the biggest animals ever to walk the Earth is now on show at the Natural History Mus...
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King Charles says Germany and UK have shared future in speech to Bundestag - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Speaking in German at the Bundestag, he covered the war in Ukraine, climate change, and the Lionesses' victory at the Euros.
UK
It's been a busy day in Germany for King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort. Not only did he make history by becoming the first British monarch to address the Bundestag, Germany's federal parliament, he also met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and paid a visit to a local market The red carpet was rolled out for the K...
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Shona Robison replaces Kate Forbes as finance secretary in new cabinet - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Shona Robison is given the finance brief as well as serving as Humza Yousaf's deputy first minister.
Scotland politics
Ms Robison will be responsible for drawing up the annual Scottish budget in her new role as finance secretary Shona Robison is to replace Kate Forbes as Scotland's finance secretary after new First Minister Humza Yousaf announced his first cabinet. Ms Robison has been given the finance brief as well as serving as dep...
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Kate Forbes: SNP leadership candidate leaves government - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Her departure came hours after SNP leader Humza Yousaf was confirmed as Scotland's new first minister.
Scotland politics
Ms Forbes and Mr Yousaf embraced after he was confirmed as Scotland's new first minister on Tuesday afternoon Kate Forbes, who finished second in the SNP leadership race, is to leave the Scottish government. The BBC understands the finance secretary was offered a move to rural affairs by the new first minister, Humza...
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Gwyneth Paltrow 'visibly upset' after ski crash, says daughter - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Testimony from Apple and Moses Martin was read to jurors about the 2016 collision on the slopes in Utah.
US & Canada
Ms Paltrow, seen in court on Tuesday, has been present throughout the trial Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter has testified that her mother was "visibly upset" after a 2016 collision with another skier, who says the incident left him with life-changing injuries. The Hollywood actress' trial has heard sworn testimony from Ap...
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Is this NHS crisis really worse than ones before? - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Winter is always the most difficult time of year. How alarming are the current problems?
Health
The headlines were terrifying. Hospitals facing intolerable pressures with patients left dying in corridors, the BBC reported. It got so bad that 68 leading A&E doctors wrote to the prime minister to spell out their concerns. This is not now though. It was the winter of 2017-18 - the last bad flu season when more tha...
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First cheetah cubs born in India since extinction 70 years ago - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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The four cubs are the first to be born in the country since the big cat was declared extinct there.
India
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Cheetah cubs snuggle up after rare birth in India India has welcomed the birth of four cheetah cubs - more than 70 years after the animals were declared officially extinct there. The country has been trying to reintr...
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'Boy in the Tent' Max Woosey sets Guinness World Record for charity camp-out - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Max Woosey, 13, has spent every night for three years under canvas, raising more than £750,000.
Devon
Max Woosey, pictured with Andrea Crisp (left) and Dee Thorne of North Devon Hospice, has raised more than £750,000 for the charity A teenager known as the "Boy in the Tent" has set a Guinness World Record for the most money raised by camping. Inspired by a family friend who died of cancer, Max Woosey, 13, has raised ...
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Baroness Casey urges Met Police chief to accept problems are institutional - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Baroness Casey challenges police chief to fully accept her report, in a BBC debate.
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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The author of a damning report which found evidence of racism, misogyny and homophobia in the Metropolitan Police has urged the force's chief to accept its problems are "institutional". The report by Baroness Louise Casey p...
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Betty Boothroyd: Funeral held for first woman Commons Speaker - BBC News
2023-03-29T00:00:00
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Baroness Boothroyd, who served as Commons Speaker from 1992 to 2000, died aged 93 in late February.
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Betty Boothroyd, who served as Commons Speaker from 1992 to 2000, died aged 93 The funeral of Betty Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the House of Commons, has taken place. West Yorkshire-born Baroness Boothroyd, who served as Speaker from 1992 to 2000, died in February aged 93. She was the Labour MP for West B...
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