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Photo of smiling Princess Charlotte shared as she turns 8 - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The young royal was photographed in Windsor by her mother, the Princess of Wales, at the weekend. | UK | A photograph of Princess Charlotte taken by her mother has been released on the eve of her eighth birthday.
The smiling young royal, who is third in line to the throne, is pictured in a white dress patterned with flowers and sitting in a white chair.
Her mother, the Princess of Wales, took the image in Windsor at the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65452394 |
Ukraine war: Bakhmut defenders worry about losing support - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lack of ammunition is hampering Ukrainian fighters as they prepare an expected major offensive. | Europe | The call from Ukraine for more weapons and ammunition to bolster its defences has grown louder as the war has gone on
A year ago Volodymyr and his men were firing all 40 barrels of their BM-21 Grad rocket launcher in one go. Now they can only afford to fire a few at a time at Russian targets.
"We haven't got enough a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65347835 |
Ukraine war: Leak shows Western special forces on the ground - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK has the largest contingent of military special forces in Ukraine, according to a leaked file. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The Pentagon leaks explained in under 60 seconds.
The UK is among a number of countries with military special forces operating inside Ukraine, according to one of dozens of documents leaked online.
It confirms what h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65245065 |
Coronation: Military rehearse parade on replica route - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An airbase was transformed into a life-size replica of the procession route for the troops to practise. | UK | The Welsh Guards remove their hats as they give three cheers for King Charles in a rehearsal on Sunday
Thousands of ceremonial troops have been rehearsing ahead of the King's Coronation, bringing together the largest parade of military personnel since Winston Churchill's funeral.
The troops practised at an airbase wh... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65442708 |
UK chip giant Arm files for blockbuster US share listing - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | In a blow to the London stock market, the firm said in March that it would not list shares in the UK. | Business | British microchip designing giant Arm has filed to sell its shares in the US, setting the stage for what could be the biggest stock market listing this year.
The Cambridge-based firm is reportedly aiming to raise up to $10bn (£8bn).
In a blow to the UK, the company said in March that it did not plan to list its share... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65445428 |
Caerphilly: Baby in hospital after dog attack - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The attack happened in Caerphilly county, where there have been two previous fatal dog attacks. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Greg Ead called the attack a "devastating blow for the community”
A five-month-old baby has been taken to hospital after a dog attack, police have said.
Emergency services were called to Penyrheol, Caerphilly county, on Sat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65441162 |
Jock Zonfrillo: MasterChef Australia host dies suddenly, aged 46 - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Scottish-born chef and presenter died suddenly, aged 46, on Sunday. | Australia | The Scotsman worked in renowned restaurants around the world before opening his own in Australia.
His death was confirmed by broadcaster Network 10 on the day the 2023 season premiere of MasterChef was set to air.
Zonfrillo is survived by his wife Lauren Fried and four children, who said in a statement their hearts w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65446351 |
Sudan crisis: Chaos at port as thousands rush to leave - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Port Sudan as thousands flee. | Africa | Evacuees rest aboard a Saudi naval vessel as it travels from Port Sudan to Jeddah
In the dead of night, as HMS Al Diriyah approached Sudan's coast, Saudi officers flicked on sweeping search lights to secure safe passage for their warship into a harbour rapidly transforming into a major evacuation and humanitarian hub ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65444282 |
Bulgari store in Paris robbed in broad daylight - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | null | Video shows suspects making a getaway on motorbikes from the city's flagship Bulgari store. | null | Police are investigating after a high-end jewellery store in Paris was robbed in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon.
Video shows the moment suspects made their getaway from the store at Place Vendôme.
The Bulgari shop has been targeted by armed robbers before - with jewellery worth €10 million (£8.77m) taken less t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65445245 |
Sudan fighting: Why it matters to countries worldwide - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fighting in the north-east African nation is ringing alarm bells around the world. Why does it matter so much? | Africa | The conflict unfolding in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, threatens to spread across the most fragile parts of Africa
If you want to know why Sudan matters to so many other countries, just take a look at a map.
There's a reason why the fighting that has erupted there over the past week is ringing so many international ala... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65338247 |
Maurizio Cattelan: Banana artwork eaten by Seoul museum visitor - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A university student told staff he ate the fruit on display because he was hungry. | Asia | "Comedian", pictured here in Beijing in 2021, is currently being displayed in Seoul
A South Korean art student ate a banana that was part of an installation by artist Maurizio Cattelan, saying he was "hungry" after skipping breakfast.
The artwork called "Comedian", part of Cattelan's exhibition "WE", consisted of a r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65446331 |
World Snooker Championship 2023 final: Luca Brecel beats Mark Selby for first world title - BBC Sport | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | null | Belgium's Luca Brecel becomes the first player from mainland Europe to win snooker's World Championship, beating Mark Selby 18-15 in Sheffield. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Best of Luca Brecel as he beats Mark Selby in world final Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app Belgium's Luca Brecel became the first player from mainland Europe to claim snooker's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/65450133 |
Tony Hawk: Famous skateboarder backs Portrush skatepark calls - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One of the world's most famous skateboarders says a north coast park would be in constant use. | Northern Ireland | Tony Hawk was speaking at a conference in San Diego
One of the world's most famous skateboarders, Tony Hawk, has backed calls for a skatepark in Portrush, County Antrim.
He was speaking at a conference in San Diego, California, when he gave his support to the decades-long campaign.
He said a facility would be used f... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65380085 |
Explosion in Russian border region derails freight train - governor - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The region - which borders Ukraine and Belarus - has seen various acts of sabotage. | Europe | An explosion in the Russian border region of Bryansk derailed a freight train on Monday, authorities said.
Local governor Alexander Bogomaz said an explosive device went off along the Bryansk-Unecha line, 60km from Ukraine.
The incident, which occurred at 10:17 Moscow time (07:17 GMT), saw the locomotive catch fire a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65448141 |
Sudan: Final UK evacuation flights depart - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The two "exceptional" evacuation flights had taken off from Port Sudan earlier on Monday evening. | UK | UK airlifts at an airstrip near Khartoum ended on Saturday
Two extra evacuation flights carrying British nationals have left Sudan, as UK efforts now turn to diplomacy and humanitarian aid.
The "exceptional" flights - billed as the last UK airlift from Sudan - took off from Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast on Monday e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65452057 |
Liz Truss contests £12,000 bill over use of Chevening country house - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former prime minister says most of the bill relates to using Chevening for government business. | UK Politics | Liz Truss used Chevening House in Kent as she prepared for power in August last year
Liz Truss is contesting a government bill relating to her use of the grace-and-favour country house she had access to as foreign secretary.
The former Conservative prime minister has been asked to foot a bill of about £12,000 for cos... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65441189 |
Aberystwyth uni told student was suicidal before his death - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Charlie McLeod's mum Emma Laney says she feels "a lot more should have been done" to help him. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Charlie McLeod's mum says she will miss "everything about him"
The mum of a student who killed himself days after sharing his suicidal thoughts with his university said it "could have been different" if his family were told ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65423997 |
Suspected Islamic State chief Qurayshi killed in Syria, Turkey says - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi was killed by Turkish forces on Saturday, Turkey's President Erdogan says. | Middle East | A soldier mans a machine gun mounted on an army vehicle during a Turkish and Russian military patrol in Syria
Turkish forces have killed the suspected leader of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.
Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi is said to have taken over the group af... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65445007 |
Ukraine war: Bakhmut defender remembered by comrades - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Pavel Kuzin single-handedly manned a machine gun in Bakhmut so his comrades could be evacuated. | Europe | Pavel Kuzin was killed in Bakhmut amid brutal fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city
Staff sergeant Pavel Kuzin took his position at the machine gun - the only soldier still able to fight. Everyone else in his troop lay dead or injured.
Suffering from shell-shock and with one arm bandaged, the 37-year-old fired a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65313367 |
Trevelyan descendant would consider Irish famine compensation - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An ex-BBC journalist says her ancestor, referenced in the Fields of Athenry, failed Irish people. | Northern Ireland | Laura Trevelyan, now a slavery reparations campaigner, worked for some time as a BBC correspondent in the United States
A descendant of 19th Century aristocrat Sir Charles Trevelyan has said if the Irish government asked her family to pay compensation over the Irish famine they would consider the request.
Laura Treve... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65440287 |
Man's viral worm dance at charity event wows Rita Ora - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | null | Ian Smith couldn't help the impromptu move as Rita Ora performed at the Prince's Trust event in New York. | null | A video of a man doing the "worm" during a Rita Ora performance at a charity event has gone viral.
Ms Ora was performing her song Praising You at a Prince's Trust event in New York when Australian lobbyist Ian Smith decided to show off his dance moves.
The 57-year-old's wife, and former Australian senator, Natasha St... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65448332 |
Missing teenager: Body found in the River Thames - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Rescuers find a body in the search for a boy of 17 who went missing in a river in Gloucestershire. | Gloucestershire | Crews from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service carried out searches
A body has been found in the search for a 17-year-old boy who went missing in a river, police have confirmed.
Gloucestershire Police was called at about 22:00 BST on Sunday after the boy was spotted in the River Tham... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-65447977 |
France protests: More than 100 police hurt in May Day demonstrations - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Almost 300 people are arrested across France in clashes with demonstrators angry at pension reforms. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
At least 108 police officers have been injured in clashes across France with protesters angry at pension reforms, the interior minister has said.
Gérald Darmanin said such a large number of police wounded was extremely rare... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65449777 |
Sudan crisis risks becoming a nightmare for the world - former PM Hamdok - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Former PM Abdalla Hamdok says the Sudan conflict could become worse than the wars in Syria and Libya. | Africa | Abdalla Hamdok served twice as Sudan PM between 2019 and 2022
Sudan's former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has warned that the conflict in his country could become worse than those in Syria and Libya.
The fighting between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) would be a "nightmare for the w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65436815 |
Aughnacloy crash: Hundreds attend Strabane vigil to remember victims - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dan McKane, Christine McKane and Julia McSorley are named locally as the those who died on the A5 road. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Hundreds of have people gathered for a vigil to remember the three members of a family who died in a minibus crash in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone.
The victims have been named locally as Dan McKane, his sister Christine McKane... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65422147 |
Donald Trump says it is 'great to be home' on visit to Scotland - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former US president has flown into Aberdeen on his first visit to the UK since 2019. | Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The former US president is visiting the UK for the first time since 2019.
Former US President Donald Trump has said "it is great to be home" as he arrived in Aberdeen on a visit to his Scottish golf properties.
It is Mr Tru... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65448007 |
Tributes paid to man stabbed near Bodmin nightclub - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Five other people have since been released from hospital, with two recovering from surgery. | Cornwall | Michael Allen has been named as the man who died at the scene
Tributes have been paid to a man stabbed to death near a nightclub on Sunday whom police have named as Michael Allen, 32.
Mr Allen was confirmed dead at the scene close to the Eclipse venue on Castle Canyke Road in Bodmin, Cornwall, following reports of a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-65449416 |
World Snooker Championship 147: Mark Selby makes first maximum in final but trails Luca Brecel - BBC Sport | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | null | Mark Selby creates history as he becomes the first player to make a maximum 147 break in a World Championship final, but trails Luca Brecel 9-8 overall. | null | Last updated on .From the section Snooker
Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV and Red Button with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app
Mark Selby created history as he became the first player to make a maximum 147 break in a World Championship final.
But the four-time world c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/65443883 |
Ding Liren becomes China's first male world chess champion - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ding Liren, 30, defeated his higher-ranked Russian opponent in a rapid tiebreaker game. | China | China's Ding Liren, 30 is the country's first winner of the World Chess Championship
Ding Liren has become China's first men's world chess champion, after defeating Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Ding, 30, won a rapid-play tiebreaker after 14 first-stage games at the World Chess Championship in Kazakhstan.
He succeeds... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-65445948 |
Texas shooting: Suspect had been deported four times - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police have announced a reward of $80,000 for information leading to the suspect's arrest. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Wilson Garcia describes the tragic events that allowed him to flee
The man on the run after killing five people in Texas was deported at least four times, US media report.
The suspect, 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65447378 |
Florida tornado flips car across highway - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | null | A driver captured video of a car being flipped upside down by a powerful storm in Florida. | null | The storm in Florida was so powerful that it flipped a car upside down within seconds. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65450458 |
Macron tries to escape French pension row with street song - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The French leader tries to relaunch his presidency as a video is shared by a group linked to the far right. | Europe | President Macron is seeking to relaunch his second period in office and the latest viral video is a potential distraction
Even a traditional sing-song with a group of young Parisians is fraught with risk for a president attempting to persuade France to accept an unpopular increase in the pension age.
Emmanuel Macron ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65321265 |
Gerry Adams wrongly denied prison compensation, court rules - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The ex-Sinn Féin leader meets the test for compensation after having convictions quashed, judge says. | Northern Ireland | The judge ruled that he was satisfied that Mr Adams meets the test for compensation
Gerry Adams was wrongly denied compensation after his convictions for trying to escape from prison in the 1970s were quashed, the High Court has ruled.
The former Sinn Féin president won an appeal to have two historical convictions ov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65423440 |
Khartoum branch of Sudan Central Bank in flames - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | null | Video shows burning chunks of the large building's facade falling to the ground. | null | Video has emerged showing a branch of the Central Bank of Sudan on fire as fighting continues throughout Khartoum.
The BBC has not been able to verify the date it was filmed.
On Sunday, air strikes intensified in the city despite a truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee. The army said it was attacking the city to ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65444503 |
Ukraine war: More than 20,000 Russian troops killed since December, US says - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Another 80,000 Russian soldiers have been wounded in fighting since December, the White House estimates. | Europe | A Ukrainian soldier fires towards Russian positions outside Bakhmut in November
More than 20,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in fighting in Ukraine since December, the US estimates.
A further 80,000 have been wounded, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, citing newly declassified intelligence.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65451487 |
Terrorists limited to two boxes of books in prison cells - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New rules on extremists in custody will also stop them from playing a "leading role" in religious services. | UK | Limits have been placed on the amount of books convicted terrorists in England and Wales can keep in their prison cells.
Extremists will also now be banned from taking a "leading role" in religious services under the new measures.
It follows a 2022 report which raised concerns about radicalisation and Islamist gangs ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65443483 |
Shaquil Barrett's daughter, aged two, drowns in pool at Florida home - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The youngest child of linebacker Shaquil Barrett fell into the family's Florida pool, said police. | US & Canada | The two-year-old daughter of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL player drowned in a swimming pool at the family's home on Sunday, authorities said.
Police officers responded to a call that Arrayah, the youngest daughter of Shaquil Barrett, fell into the pool around 09:30 local time (14:30 BST).
She was taken to a hospital in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65447377 |
Sudan crisis: Air strikes hit Khartoum despite truce - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Warring sides agree to extend the current truce even as the capital is hit with air strikes. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Air strikes have pounded Sudan's capital, Khartoum, despite a truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee.
The army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The fig... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65440528 |
Stella Creasy: MP left humiliated after online troll contacted police - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Labour MP Stella Creasy was investigated after a troll told authorities her children were at risk. | London | The Labour MP said she was left feeling humiliated
An MP has said she was left "humiliated" when she was subjected to a social services investigation after a complaint from an internet troll.
The probe was launched after a man complained to Leicestershire Police that Stella Creasy's children should be taken into care... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65436690 |
'Seriously?' - Swiss TV host's exasperation at protester - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | null | Host Jeremy Seydoux challenges a climate activist when he interrupts a local election debate. | null | A TV presenter in Switzerland had a surprise when a climate activist walked on stage and glued himself to a podium during a live show.
Jeremy Seydoux was hosting a debate on local elections when the man walked on stage. He was later removed. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65450834 |
Orkney ferry runs aground after smoke in engine room - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A lifeboat has been sent and everyone on board is safe, says the ferry company. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | The Pentalina only came back into service earlier this week after time in dry dock
A ferry has run aground in Orkney with 60 people on board, including a baby.
Smoke was detected in the engine room of the MV Pentalina before it became grounded near the village of St Margaret's Hope.
Emergency services are at the sce... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65439336 |
Sudan crisis: 'Fighter jets are roaring over my home in Omdurman' - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thousands of people have left Sudan's capital but the situation is getting worse for those left behind. | Africa | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
With temperatures soaring to more than 40C at this time of the year, I normally sleep outside in my garden, but I am too scared to do that now, as fighter jets roar over my home in Sudan's Omdurman city - despite the latest ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65448685 |
Belfast: Man charged after car crashes into police station - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The crash sparked a security alert with residents moved from homes around the east Belfast police station. | Northern Ireland | Ladas Drive was one of the streets closed during the alert
A man has been charged with a number of offences after a car crashed into the wall of a police station in east Belfast.
The crash happened at Alexander Road, outside Castlereagh Police Station, in the early hours of Monday morning.
It sparked a security aler... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65446571 |
Sudan: Extra rescue flight for British nationals - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It follows the evacuation of 2,122 people on 23 flights from an airfield near Khartoum. | UK | An extra RAF evacuation flight for British nationals still trapped in Sudan was due to depart on Monday.
Foreign NHS staff and their dependants with the right to live in Britain were also eligible for what is being billed as the last UK airlift from Sudan.
The UK has so far carried 2,122 people on 23 flights.
People... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65441191 |
A5 crash: Christine and Dan McKane's deaths leave 'hearts torn apart' - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mourners at the funeral of brother and sister Dan and Christine McKane hear how the community is 'broken'. | Northern Ireland | A joint funeral service has taken place for brother and sister Dan and Christine McKane who died in the collision
The hearts of a community have been "torn apart" by the deaths of two siblings in a crash in Strabane, County Tyrone, a priest has said.
Brother and sister Christine and and Dan McKane died along with the... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65444526 |
Adidas sued by investors over Kanye West deal - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shareholders claim the sportswear giant knew about the rapper's behaviour before it cut ties in 2022. | Business | Adidas is being sued by investors who claim the firm knew about Kanye West's problematic behaviour years before it ended their partnership.
Investors allege Adidas failed to limit financial losses and take precautionary measures to minimise their exposure.
The sportswear giant ended its collaboration with the designe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65441303 |
Cardiff: Disabled people's 20-year railway station access fight - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One of Wales' busiest railway stations has no lift and steep stairs between platforms. | Wales | Disabled people have been struggling to use one of Wales' busiest railway stations for more than 20 years.
Cardiff's Cathays station is the seventh-most used in Wales yet people with mobility issues and wheelchair users cannot easily cross platforms.
The footbridge between the two platforms has no lift and the Transp... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65348813 |
Aurélien Pradié: The rising star shaking up French politics - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Aged 37, Aurélien Pradié has exploded onto France's political stage after ruining Macron's plans. | Europe | The millennial politician scuppered plans for a government vote on retirement reforms - catapulting him onto the national stage
Aurélien Pradié has exploded onto the centre stage of French politics after single-handedly scuppering a government vote on pension reforms.
In the space of just a few weeks, the MP has emer... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65186539 |
Printworks: Final show for famous dance music venue - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The London club, which has hosted the Chemical Brothers and Aphex Twin, will become an office block. | Entertainment & Arts | Printworks is closing to make way for office space
One of the UK's biggest and most well-known nightclubs is closing its doors, after holding a final show on Monday.
Printworks originally opened in 2017 and has played host to the Chemical Brothers, Deadmau5 and Aphex Twin.
The unique south London venue, which once h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65427101 |
King Charles Coronation: What will he wear for the ceremony? - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The King will wear layers of glittering garments, some of which were created for George V. | UK | King Charles will wear layers of golden robes during the Coronation
We know the date, the time, most of the guest list - and now we know the outfit.
The heavy and priest-like golden robes King Charles III will wear for his Coronation have been revealed.
During the service, the King will put on layer upon layer of gl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65448709 |
Leicester City 2-2 Everton: Chaotic match leaves both in deep trouble - BBC Sport | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | null | Leicester City and Everton have to settle for a draw in a chaotic match which leaves both in deep trouble at the wrong end of the Premier League table. | null | Last updated on .From the section Premier League
Leicester City and Everton had to settle for a draw in a chaotic match which leaves both in deep trouble at the wrong end of the Premier League table.
The two clubs started the game in the bottom three but a point was enough to drag Leicester out of the drop zone on go... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65370333 |
Met Gala live 2023: Celebrities, red carpet and fashion highlights - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | 'Fashion's night of nights' celebrates the life and work of iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld. | US & Canada | The Met Gala wouldn't be the Met Gala without a dress train so long that it puts a king-sized duvet to shame, and this year is no different.
While Emily in Paris star Lily Collins had a go with a train that had emblazoned on it the single word "KARL", Glenn Close also wore an incredible, and very large, blue cape by E... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65405017 |
Japan street piano confiscated after public 'break rules' - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Authorities in a Japanese city decided too many people were displaying poor manners while playing it. | Asia | The piano was placed outside the main railway station in the city of Kakogawa
A city in Japan has decided to remove a street piano after officials concluded too many people were displaying poor manners while playing.
The local council in Kakogawa placed a piano inside the area's main railway station in November.
Aut... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65451485 |
Ukraine war: Russia launches second pre-dawn missile attack in three days - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The city of Pavlohrad, a logistics hub, was hit ahead of a much-anticipated Ukrainian counter-offensive. | Europe | A photo shared online on Monday, verified by the BBC as being in Pavlohrad, showed a fiery skyline
Russia has launched a series of missiles at Ukrainian cities in the second pre-dawn attack in three days.
Pavlohrad, a logistics hub near the central city of Dnipro, was hit ahead of a much-anticipated counter-offensive... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65446525 |
Aerosmith: US rock band announce farewell tour - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Steven Tyler and co will say "peace out" to North America from later this year. | Entertainment & Arts | US rock 'n' roll band Aerosmith have announced a farewell tour to mark more than five decades together.
The band, who are now all in their 70s, are well known for hits such as Dream On, Walk This Way and I Don't Want To Miss A Thing.
They broke the "earth-shattering" news in a star-studded video on Monday, featuring ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65447052 |
The enduring call of Local Hero 40 years on - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The village of Pennan and its red phone box were made famous by the classic 1983 Bill Forsyth movie. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | Local Hero was released in 1983 and is recognised as a classic
It is the story of a US petro-chemical giant seeking to build a refinery in a coastal village whose staff are won over by the gentler rhythms of local life.
The 1983 Bill Forsyth movie Local Hero was set in Scotland, but had a universal story which won ov... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-65373183 |
Bodmin murder probe: One dead, seven injured in stabbing near nightclub - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The victim, aged in his 30s, died at the scene and a man aged 24 is arrested on suspicion of murder. | Cornwall | Police were called to Castle Canyke Road at about 03:15 BST on Sunday
A man has died and several people have been stabbed in a street brawl near a nightclub in Bodmin, police have confirmed.
Officers were called to the town at 03:15 BST on Sunday where the victim, aged in his 30s, died at the scene.
A man has been a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-65441538 |
What the leaked Pentagon documents reveal - 8 key takeaways - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ukraine's spring offensive and Chinese hypersonic weapons are among the issues highlighted in the leaks. | US & Canada | A cache of classified US documents leaked online sheds new light on American intelligence gathered about other countries.
Images of the covert files have appeared on messaging app Discord since early March.
Complete with timelines and dozens of military acronyms, the documents, some marked "top secret", paint a detai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65238951 |
Stranded in Sudan with passports locked in Western embassies - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sudanese citizens say they can't escape because their passports are inside closed European embassies. | Africa | Rami Badawi and his siblings are stuck in Khartoum
A number of Sudanese citizens are unable to escape fighting in their country because their passports are locked inside European embassies.
The BBC has spoken to several people whose passports were being processed for European visas when war broke out.
Western diplom... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65449341 |
King Charles Coronation: Ant and Dec to attend with the Prince's Trust - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The presenting duo are goodwill ambassadors for King Charles III's charity, the Prince's Trust. | UK | Ant and Dec have hosted the Prince's Trust Awards 10 times
TV presenters Ant and Dec are to attend the King's Coronation in their roles as goodwill ambassadors for his charity, the Prince's Trust.
They will be joined at the Westminster Abbey ceremony on 6 May by young people the charity has supported.
The duo - full... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65447193 |
Capita: Watchdog warns pension funds over data after hack - BBC News | 2023-05-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Pensions Regulator has told hundreds of funds to check details of customers after a data leak. | Business | Hundreds of pension funds have been asked to check whether data was stolen by cybercriminals during a major hack of the UK's largest outsourcer.
The Pensions Regulator has asked trustees responsible for funds that use Capita as an administrator to assess whether clients' data is at risk.
After the hack in March, info... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65443841 |
Finance worker found dead in Spanish holiday villa - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jaime Carsi, from Edinburgh, died after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a holiday home in Spain. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | Mr Carsi, 40, was an analyst for a Scottish investment management firm
A man from Edinburgh has died and his wife is seriously ill after a suspected carbon monoxide leak at their holiday home in Spain.
Jaime Carsi, 40, was found dead on Saturday at a house in Majorca by emergency crews and Mary Somerville, 39, was di... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-65538788 |
Updated DNA map better reflects human diversity - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Researchers produce a new version of the human genome that could improve medical treatments. | Science & Environment | Researchers say the new genetic map of humanity is more representatives of variety
Scientists have produced an updated map of all human DNA which could help to transform medical research.
The original human genome, published 20 years ago, is mostly from one person, and does not represent human diversity.
The latest ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65539594 |
Trump confuses his wife with E Jean Carroll - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | null | The former US president appears to mistake E Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples. | null | In newly released video from his deposition played for jurors in Ms Carroll's civil rape suit against him, former US President Donald Trump appears to mistake E Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65501760 |
Mum of shaken baby relieved after father jailed five years later - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nicholas Bateman has been jailed after violently shaking his seven-week-old son in 2018. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Natasha says there's no amount of time Nicholas Bateman can do in prison that will be enough
A mother whose baby was shaken by his father so violently he suffered brain damage has spoken of her relief that he has finally bee... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65537562 |
Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City: Kevin de Bruyne helps City draw Champions League first leg - BBC Sport | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | null | Kevin de Bruyne's screamer earns Manchester City a Champions League semi-final first-leg draw at Real Madrid to keep their dream of a Treble on track. | null | Last updated on .From the section European Football
Kevin de Bruyne's screamer earned Manchester City a Champions League semi-final first-leg draw at Real Madrid to keep their dream of the Treble on track.
City know any win next Wednesday at home against Madrid will send them to only their second Champions League fin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65527338 |
The grandfather they said would never walk again - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 86-year-old is able to climb stairs and do laps of the garden at an Edinburgh nursing home. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Martin has battled against illness and injury to walk again at the age of 86
Two years ago doctors told Martin Birkhans he would never walk again after contracting an infection in his spine.
The 86-year-old had survived a 5... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-65459248 |
George Santos: Congressman pleads not guilty to fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Republican congressman talks to reporters after pleading not guilty to charges including fraud and money laundering. | US & Canada | Why the Santos case is important
George Santos emerged on the Republican political scene out of nowhere and has been in the media spotlight ever since, for a number of strange reasons. He represents some 740,000 people in a district which covers northeastern Queens and northern Long Island in New York. After being ele... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65541012 |
Russia's future rests on Ukraine war, Putin tells Victory Day parade - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The defiant president praises his troops as Russia's military might is displayed in Moscow's Red Square. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Vladimir Putin has said Russia's future "rests on" the soldiers fighting in Ukraine, during his annual speech to mark Victory Day in Moscow.
"There is nothing more important now than your combat effort," he said.
The milit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65532088 |
Who is Plaid Cymru's Adam Price? - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Adam Price was long-regarded as a great hope for Plaid Cymru but departs amid a bullying scandal. | Wales politics | Adam Price took over as party leader in autumn 2018
Adam Price said Plaid Cymru's "time has come" when he took over as leader five years ago.
His victory was not unexpected - with his imposing presence and strong oratory skills, Mr Price had long been regarded as a future leader.
But he departs after a report heavil... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-63872715 |
Baby born from three people's DNA in UK first - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Most of the baby's DNA comes from their two parents, with a small percentage from a donor. | Science & Environment | A baby has been born using three people's DNA for the first time in the UK, the fertility regulator has confirmed.
Most of their DNA comes from their two parents and around 0.1% from a third, donor woman.
The pioneering technique is an attempt to prevent children being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases.
F... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65538866 |
Harry blames press intrusion for Chelsy break-up - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The prince said Ms Davy decided "a royal life was not for her", as his High Court case against Mirror Group Newspapers begins. | UK | The Duke of Sussex has blamed alleged illegal intrusion into his private life by journalists for the break-up of his relationship with Chelsy Davy.
In a witness statement, Prince Harry claimed Ms Davy decided that "a royal life was not for her" following repeated acts of harassment.
The claims emerged in a High Court... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65550021 |
Robert De Niro welcomes seventh child at 79 - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The veteran Hollywood star revealed the news while promoting his new film, About My Father. | Entertainment & Arts | The Hollywood veteran has won two Oscars, for his roles in The Godfather, Part II and Raging Bull
Robert De Niro, the 79-year-old Hollywood star, has confirmed he has become a father for a seventh time.
He broke the news in an interview with ET Canada about his forthcoming, suitably-titled film About My Father.
When... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65542079 |
Israel and Gaza militants in heaviest fighting for months - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Palestinian militants fire hundreds of rockets as Israel strikes dozens of Islamic Jihad targets. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The BBC's Yolande Knell: "A very frightening day for Israelis and Palestinians"
Israel says Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired more than 460 rockets at it, and that its military has hit over 130 militant targets in Gaz... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65544214 |
Boris Johnson's taxpayer-funded legal bill rises to £245,000 - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC has found the Treasury did not sign off the decision to use taxpayer funds to foot the bill. | UK Politics | Boris Johnson has denied he knowingly or deliberately misled Parliament over Partygate
Taxpayers are being billed up to £245,000 to cover the cost of Boris Johnson's Partygate inquiry lawyers.
The former PM is being investigated by MPs over whether he misled them over lockdown parties in Downing Street.
He is facing... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65401587 |
Balmoral Show 2023: Big crowds expected at 'highlight of the year' - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Organisers expect that more than 120,000 people will attend the show at the Eikon Centre near Lisburn. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'This is who I'm meant to be'
"They come every year, they meet their friends and family - maybe they haven't seen some people since this time last year."
As the Balmoral Show 2023 opens its gates, organiser Rhonda Geary is ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65534922 |
MP Joanna Cherry threatens legal action over cancelled show - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Joanna Cherry wants The Stand to admit that it acted unlawfully, issue an apology and reinstate the event. | Scotland | Joanna Cherry had been due to take part in an event in August
SNP MP Joanna Cherry is threatening to take legal action against an Edinburgh venue which cancelled a Fringe show in which she was due to appear.
She says she will take "whatever legal action is necessary" unless The Stand admits that it acted unlawfully, ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65527678 |
Ukraine war: Inside the fight for the last streets of Bakhmut - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The eastern city is a crumpled, skeletal wreck. But Ukraine knows losing it could be costly. | Europe | Ukrainian forces are preparing for a counteroffensive near the besieged city of Bakhmut
In a bunker just outside the city limits of Bakhmut, Ukraine's 77th Brigade direct artillery fire to support their infantry - their last line of defence on the western edge of the city.
Ukraine is still clinging to the last few st... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65533192 |
George Santos: Republican congressman facing charges in federal probe - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | New York Republican George Santos is facing multiple investigations related to a series of scandals. | US & Canada | George Santos, a beleaguered Republican member of the US Congress, is facing criminal charges in a federal investigation.
The New York congressman is under scrutiny in multiple jurisdictions over alleged financial misdeeds, lies about his biography and other complaints.
Federal prosecutors have not yet revealed the e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65540414 |
Migration bill risks damage to UK's reputation, says Archbishop of Canterbury - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Justin Welby speaks out against the controversial law as it begins its passage in the House of Lords. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The Archbishop of Canterbury argues against the Illegal Migration Bill, but Lord Howard backs it.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has attacked the government's migration plans, saying they risked "great damage" to the UK's repu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65535784 |
E Jean Carroll: Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The jury in the civil case also finds the former president liable for defaming writer E Jean Carroll. | US & Canada | Ms Carroll smiled to reporters as she left the courthouse
A jury in a civil case has found former President Donald Trump sexually abused a magazine columnist in a New York department store in the 1990s.
But Mr Trump was found not liable for raping E Jean Carroll in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman.
The jury als... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65531098 |
Jewish groups condemn $150m Nazi-linked jewel sale - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The collection belonged to Heidi Horten, whose German husband took over Jewish firms in the 1930s. | Europe | The Sunrise Ruby is one of the pieces going under the hammer
Jewish groups have condemned the multi-million dollar sale of jewels belonging to a billionaire whose husband made his fortune in Nazi Germany.
Heidi Horten was an Austrian heiress whose German husband, Helmut Horten, had been a Nazi party member.
He took ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65541822 |
Eurovision 2023: Catherine Tate to announce results of UK national jury - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actress and comedian will reveal the UK jury's favourite acts during Saturday's grand final. | Entertainment & Arts | The Doctor Who actress and comedian has been announced as the UK's official Eurovision spokesperson
Actress Catherine Tate will reveal the UK jury's favourite Eurovision acts during Saturday's grand final.
As the official UK Eurovision Song Contest spokesperson, she will announce the UK results once the televoting wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65542078 |
George Santos: Congressman pleads not guilty to fraud charges - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The US congressman is accused of laundering funds, lying to Congress and illegally receiving benefits. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Scandal-plagued Republican congressman George Santos has pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen federal charges, including fraud and money laundering.
The 34-year-old is accused of misusing funds, lying to Congress about h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65548728 |
Key moments from E Jean Carroll's civil rape trial against Donald Trump - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Trump defended himself via video while Ms Carroll shared in detail how the alleged rape harmed her. | US & Canada | A New York jury has found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed a former columnist in a civil trial.
E Jean Carroll sued the ex-US president, alleging he raped her in a Manhattan department store nearly 30 years ago. The jury ordered Mr Trump to pay Ms Carroll $5m (£4m) in damages.
But the jury found Mr Trump... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65502792 |
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price quits after damning report - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Adam Price quits after review found misogyny, harassment and bullying in his party. | Wales | Adam Price says he no longer had the support of his party
Adam Price has quit as Plaid Cymru leader after a report found misogyny, harassment and bullying in the party.
North Wales Senedd member Llyr Gruffydd will take over as interim leader, with a new leader in place in the summer, the party has said.
It follows m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65553413 |
The political fallout from Trump's sexual abuse verdict - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Top Republicans warn Trump's 2024 chances are damaged even if his supporters dismiss the ruling. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Trump agrees "stars can do anything to women" in video deposition
A New York jury has concluded that it is more likely than not that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E Jean Carroll. The verdict may be a harbin... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65526870 |
Imran Khan: Deadly violence in Pakistan as ex-PM charged with corruption - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | At least 1,400 people have been arrested and eight have died in violence since the former PM was held. | Asia | Mr Khan's arrest on corruption charges has sparked protests across Pakistan
Unrest has continued to grip Pakistan after former prime minister Imran Khan pleaded not guilty to corruption following his arrest on Tuesday.
At least eight people have died nationwide in the protests and 1,400 have been arrested, police say... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65541215 |
John Lewis will always be owned by staff, says boss - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Dame Sharon White says the firm will keep its employee-owned structure ahead of a vote of confidence. | Business | The boss of John Lewis has said the company will always be owned by its staff, "no ifs, no buts" as employees backed her in a vote of confidence.
Dame Sharon White ruled out selling a stake in the business, but said the board could consider external investment in future if it was needed.
She previously was understood... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65520696 |
Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain's roads - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | More goods can be carried in fewer trips, says government, but campaigners have safety concerns. | Business | The government has approved the use of longer lorries on British roads, saying it will make businesses more efficient and cut emissions.
The industry welcome the move, saying it would mean more goods could be transported by fewer vehicles.
One campaign group warned the larger tail swing, meaning their rear end covers... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65533993 |
Nina Cresswell: Case of woman sued over sex attack claim reopened - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nina Cresswell said tattoo artist William Hay attacked her after they met in a nightclub in 2010. | Tyne & Wear | Nina Cresswell said she hopes police will "learn lessons" from reinvestigating her case
Police will reinvestigate after a woman sued by the man she claimed sexually assaulted her won her case.
Nina Cresswell, 33, claimed tattoo artist William Hay attacked her in Sunderland in 2010.
Mr Hay, from Glasgow, launched a l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-65472220 |
BBC mix-up sees wrong Eurovision interview - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | null | Watch a man in a lime green outfit get mistaken for Finland's Eurovision entry. | null | A man in a lime green silky top was mistaken for Finland's Eurovision singer by a BBC reporter at the semi-final event on Monday.
A reporter referred to the "main man himself", meaning Finnish entrant Kaarija, as she spoke to visitors in Liverpool... but all was not quite as it seemed.
A BBC North West Tonight spokes... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65545646 |
BBC editor (and Eurovision superfan) plays 10 nostalgic hits - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | null | Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg takes a brief break from the day job to indulge his musical passion. | null | The BBC's Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg is best-known for keeping us up to date with events in Moscow, but he is also a huge Eurovision fan.
He knows how to play upwards of 300 hits on the piano... from memory.
At an event in Liverpool he put his skills on show before a live audience. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65552525 |
Brexit: Ministers to ditch deadline to scrap retained EU laws - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The end-of-year timetable had sparked concern that important legislation could fall away by accident. | UK Politics | The government has ditched its plan for thousands of EU-era laws to expire automatically at the end of the year.
The plan - dubbed a post-Brexit bonfire - would see laws that were copied over to the UK after Brexit vanish, unless specifically kept or replaced.
Critics of the bill had voiced concern that it could lead... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65546319 |
'Shocking' lack of evidence on antidepressants for chronic pain - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Hundreds of thousands are prescribed medication without enough scientific proof it helps, UK experts say. | Health | People with chronic pain are being given antidepressants with very little scientific proof the medication helps, a major review has found.
In studies, with nearly 30,000 patients, there was "moderate" evidence for only one drug, duloxetine, and just for short-term pain relief.
And there was a "shocking" lack of long-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65532464 |
Prince Harry: Mirror publisher apologises in phone hacking trial - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The publisher apologises to the prince for unlawful information gathering as the trial begins. | UK | Prince Harry attended the High Court in March for a separate hearing against a newspaper publisher
The publisher of the Mirror has apologised to Prince Harry for unlawful information gathering, at the start of a trial over alleged phone hacking.
Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) said it would never be repeated.
Lawyers ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65541046 |
Eurovision Piano Party: Watch Steve Rosenberg play the classics - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The BBC's Steve Rosenberg will be playing your favourite Eurovision songs live on the piano from 15:00 BST right here. | Entertainment & Arts | The BBC’s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg is in Liverpool for Eurovision, playing a piano party of the contest’s classics, live from Jimmy’s Bar.
And he’s taking requests – you can submit your favourite via email at PianoParty@bbc.co.uk
Watch live by clicking the play button at the top of this page. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-65431828 |
US border crisis: El Paso readies for rise in crossings as end of Title 42 looms - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cities on both sides are predicting a rise in attempted crossings when a pandemic-era policy expires. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: What is the Title 42 border policy?
A record number of migrants were recently apprehended at the US-Mexico border in a single day, fuelling fears over what will happen in a few hours when a controversial immigration p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65552877 |
Flash flooding: Major incident declared after heavy rain in south - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Other parts of England have also seen torrential rain, causing damage to homes and businesses. | Somerset | Camelicious Cafe in Queen Camel, Somerset, posted images on social media of its dining area covered in muddy water
Flash flooding in parts of southern England has led to a major incident being declared in Somerset.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) deployed resources in the Galhampton, North Cadbury ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-65542510 |
Google reveals AI updates as it vies with Microsoft - BBC News | 2023-05-10T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The internet search giant is rolling out generative artificial intelligence to its core engine. | Technology | Google has announced it is rolling out generative artificial intelligence (AI) to its core search engine.
The move comes after Microsoft incorporated GPT-4 into its Bing search engine earlier this year.
Search Generative Experience - which will be part of Google - will craft responses to open-ended queries, the compa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65545864 |
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