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Isle of Wight e-scooter complaints exceed 1,000 - BBC News
2022-03-21
Complaints include riding on the pavement, anti-social behaviour and underage use.
It remains illegal to use an e-scooter on the road, outside of government-approved trials More than 1,000 incidents of misuse of e-scooters have been reported during a trial on the Isle of Wight, it has emerged. A council pilot hire scheme has been operating on the island for 15 months. A Freedom of Information (FOI...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-60806459
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Murder arrest over Sabita Thanwani Clerkenwell death - BBC News
2022-03-21
Maher Maaroufe has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of Sabita Thanwani, 19.
Police have named the 19-year-old victim as British student Sabita Thanwani A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 19-year-old woman who died in student accommodation in central London. Student Sabita Thanwani was found with neck injuries in the halls of residence in Sebastian Street, Clerkenwell. Polic...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60815255
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Climate change: 'Madness' to turn to fossil fuels because of Ukraine war - BBC News
2022-03-21
UN Secretary General says climate goals are in danger if countries turn to coal because of Ukraine.
The UN Secretary General says the rush to use fossil fuels because of the war in Ukraine is "madness" and threatens global climate targets. The invasion of Ukraine has seen rapid rises in the prices of coal, oil and gas as countries scramble to replace Russian sources. But Antonio Guterres warns that these short-term...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60815547
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Prince Andrew plans to attend Prince Philip service - BBC News
2022-03-21
Duke of York to make first appearance at a public event since his court case settlement.
Prince Andrew will make his first appearance in public since settling the court case The Duke of York will attend next week's thanksgiving service for Prince Philip, says his spokesperson. It will be Prince Andrew's first public appearance since the settlement of the civil sex assault case brought against him in the ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60826073
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Child Q: Hackney march over strip-searched girl - BBC News
2022-03-21
The 15-year-old schoolgirl was taken out of an exam and strip-searched by two female Met officers.
Patrick Vernon, who helped organise the rally, addressing hundreds of people outside Hackney Town Hall Hundreds of protesters have marched through north London in support of a black pupil strip-searched at school after being wrongly suspected of carrying drugs. A report released this month found the search of the 15-...
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P&O: Stena Line to help retailers with extra ferries - BBC News
2022-03-21
Stena Line will put on additional ferry services from Scotland to Northern Ireland on Tuesday.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Stena Line will put on two extra ferry services from Scotland to Northern Ireland from tomorrow, the UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. He told the Commons it would be of help to some retailers including Asda and...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60819923
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Free-range eggs no longer available in UK due to bird flu - BBC News
2022-03-21
They will be relabelled "barn eggs" because hens have been kept inside for weeks to tackle bird flu.
People can no longer buy free-range eggs in the UK due to the length of time hens have been kept indoors following outbreaks of bird flu. The eggs in shops will be labelled as "barn eggs" due to birds being kept inside for more than 16 weeks. The country is experiencing its largest ever outbreak of avian influenza an...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60820595
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Six killed after car drives into crowd in Belgium - BBC News
2022-03-21
Dozens more are injured in the crash, which the mayor of the town says is a "national catastrophe".
The incident happened early on Sunday, as dozens of people were preparing for a traditional parade At least six people have been killed after a car drove into a crowd of carnival-goers in southern Belgium. The incident happened in the small town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, about 30 miles (50km) south of the capital Bruss...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60811591
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Logan Mwangi: Boy, five, could have survived for hours - BBC News
2022-03-21
Logan Mwangi suffered 56 injuries - including extensive bruising, grazes and scratches on his body.
Logan was found dead in the River Ogmore in Sarn, Bridgend county, last July A five-year-old boy may have survived for "up to several hours" after receiving severe injuries to his abdomen, a court has heard. The body of Logan Mwangi was found in the River Ogmore in Sarn, Bridgend county, last July with 56 injuries. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60821471
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As it happened: Ukraine war latest: Resilience making Russia assess reality, negotiator says - BBC News
2022-03-21
Mykhaylo Podolyak, an aide to President Zelensky, says the change has helped encourage a dialogue between the nations.
Pavel has been taking pictures in bomb shelters Image caption: Pavel has been taking pictures in bomb shelters Pavel Gomzyakov usually photographs the happiest days of people’s lives. He is an award-winning wedding photographer from Mariupol, southern Ukraine. But, recently, he has been documenting life in the city a...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60802572
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Woman accused of murder after body find appears in court - BBC News
2022-03-21
Fiona Beal is accused of killing Nicholas Billingham between 30 October and 10 November.
Forensic teams attended a house in Moore Street, Northampton at the weekend A primary school teacher has appeared in court accused of murdering a man whose body was found buried in a back garden. Nicholas Billingham, 42, was found at a house in Moore Street, in the Kingsley area of Northampton, on Saturday. Fiona Be...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-60822329
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Ukraine war: Russian soldiers fire on Kherson protesters - BBC News
2022-03-21
Protesters in Kherson scattered as explosions are heard and shots were fired by Russian soldiers.
Russian soldiers in the Ukrainian city of Kherson dispersed a protest against their occupation by firing shots at protesters. Footage shared on social media, verified by the BBC, also showed explosions which were reported to be stun grenades. People are reported to have been injured in the incident.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60827106
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UK blames Russia for hoax calls to cabinet ministers - BBC News
2022-03-21
Downing Street has also revealed that Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries was unsuccessfully targeted.
Ben Wallace and Priti Patel have revealed they were targeted by hoax callers last week The UK government has publicly blamed Russia for hoax calls about the conflict in Ukraine made to British cabinet ministers. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel said they had been contacted by imposters las...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60824956
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Ukraine conflict: Russian shelling blamed for corrosive gas leak - BBC News
2022-03-21
The ammonia leak has been contained but prompted a warning residents should stay indoors.
A Ukrainian soldier walks near a destroyed bridge in the Sumy region, which has been under regular attack Russian shells hit a chemical plant near the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, causing an ammonia leak, officials say. Residents of Novoselytsya, near Sumy, were told to stay indoors but the region's governor...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60818488
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says freedom should have happened six years ago - BBC News
2022-03-21
The British-Iranian woman tells of the "very emotional moment" she was reunited with her husband and daughter.
Morad 'should've come home with us' Nazanin says there were many moments when her hopes were dashed while awaiting her release from prison. "I felt like I was left behind," she says, adding that she fully understands what Morad Tahbaz is going through at the moment. "You can easily lose faith in everything" she says, ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-60819859
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Ukraine war: Holocaust survivor killed by Russian shelling in Kharkiv - BBC News
2022-03-21
Boris Romantschenko was killed in Kharkiv 77 years after surviving the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Boris Romantschenko survived detention in four separate concentration camps between 1942 and 1945 A Ukrainian man who survived the Nazi Holocaust during World War Two has been killed during a Russian attack on the eastern city of Kharkiv. Boris Romantschenko, 96, died during Russian shelling of his apartment block on...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60826303
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she's missed holding her seven-year-old daughter - BBC News
2022-03-21
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she has missed holding her seven-year-old, and brushing her hair.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said she's been spending time catching up with her daughter, in her first media appearance after being held in Iran for six years. She said it has been "lovely" to catch up with seven-year-old Gabriella, and added she's missed holding her, and braiding her hair. Asked about a return to I...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60821935
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Multiple Apple services suffer outages - BBC News
2022-03-21
Several Apple services were down on Monday, including the App Store. The company says the outages have now been resolved.
A number of Apple services experienced outages on Monday, Apple's support page has confirmed. The areas affected included the App Store, iMessage, Maps, Apple Arcade, the iTunes store, podcasts and Apple TV+. Apple's system status page now shows that all of its services are back up and running. Some of Apple's netwo...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60787301
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Woman stranded on Newquay cliffs rescued - BBC News
2022-03-21
Emergency services renew warnings to stay safe in the water and check tide times.
Coastal safety warnings have been renewed after a woman who was stranded 10ft (3m) up a cliff face in Cornwall had to be rescued. The woman, who was on holiday at the time, was winched to safety by a coastguard helicopter at the weekend in Newquay. High tide was just two hours away and waves were crashing against the...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-60824505
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War in Ukraine: Backlash in Russia against anti-war musicians - BBC News
2022-03-21
Banned from radio stations and rumoured black lists, artists against the war face a difficult moment.
A few days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of Russia's largest media companies, Russian Media Group (RMG), released a statement explaining why it would no longer be playing certain artists on its popular radio stations or music TV channel. "The reason for this decision was the harsh statements these musicians ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60814306
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The lonely funeral of a young soldier in Ukraine - BBC News
2022-03-21
As Dmytro Kotenko was laid to rest, his parents were 600 miles away, trapped under Russian bombs.
Dmytro Kotenko died near the southern city of Kherson and was buried in Lviv, safe for now from falling bombs There was no family around Dmytro Kotenko when they put him in the ground. His parents did not hear the gunshots that rang out over his grave. They did not hear the sound of the ribbon tied to the wooden cross...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60801586
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A young soldier's funeral and a city facing starvation - Ukraine war daily round-up - BBC News
2022-03-21
Fears that Russia wants to starve Mariupol into surrender, and a young soldier isolated from his family is buried.
Shelling by Russian forces has prevented civilians from being able to evacuate the besieged port city There seems to be no let-up to the horrors facing the southern city of Mariupol. Ukrainian MP Dmytro Gurin has accused Russian forces of trying to starve the besieged port into submission. Around 300,000 people are ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60825630
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Sabita Thanwani killing: Family pay tribute to 'irreplaceable angel' - BBC News
2022-03-21
Relatives of Sabita Thanwani say she was "ripped away from those who loved her so very dearly".
Sabita Thanwani, 19, was studying psychology at university to "help everyone", her family say The family of a 19-year-old woman found dead in student accommodation have paid tribute to their "beautiful, irreplaceable angel". Student Sabita Thanwani was found with neck injuries in the halls of residence in Sebastian S...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60821179
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In Mariupol, children bear the brunt of Vladimir Putin's war - BBC News
2022-03-21
At a children's hospital near the besieged city, the true impact of Russia's tactics are on display.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Survivors from the bombardment of Mariupol are receiving treatment nearby in the city of Zaporizhzhia In his hospital bed, little Artem stares into space. He clutches a small yellow toy tractor but says nothing as spe...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60814913
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Ukraine war: Putin has redrawn the world - but not the way he wanted - BBC News
2022-03-21
Because of his miscalculations, there's a new iron curtain at the Russian leader’s door - writes Allan Little
"Russia does not start wars, it ends them" reads a poster of Vladimir Putin in Simferopol, Crimea, 10 March Vladimir's Putin's invasion of Ukraine has changed the world. We are living in new and more dangerous times - the post-Cold War era that began with the fall of the Berlin Wall is over. It is a rare thing to liv...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60767454
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New P&O crew on less than £2 an hour, union claims - BBC News
2022-03-21
The RMT union says Indian seafarers recruited to work in Dover are on rock bottom rates.
The RMT union has not offered proof of the hourly rate and P&O will not comment on agency workers' pay Indian agency workers hired to replace P&O Ferries crews in Dover are being paid £1.81 an hour, a union claims. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said the low pay was a "shocking exploitation" and "a betr...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60821266
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Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp's side set up semi-final date against Man City after edging past hosts - BBC Sport
2022-03-21
Liverpool will play Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley after they edge past Nottingham Forest in a pulsating quarter-final at the City Ground.
Last updated on .From the section FA Cup Liverpool will play Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley after edging past Nottingham Forest in a pulsating encounter at the City Ground. Diogo Jota scored the only goal of the game for the visitors, prodding in Konstantinos Tsimikas' cross from the left with 1...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60698123
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Unite union 'refused to exempt special schools from strike' - BBC News
2022-03-21
Members of Unite are taking action over a local government pay offer of 1.75%.
Unite workers are on strike in a dispute over pay The Unite union refused requests to exempt special school services from strike action, the Education Authority has claimed. The authority said the union declined requests it made on Wednesday 16 March and Monday 21 March. The Unite union has been contacted by BBC New...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60816376
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War in Ukraine: Kyiv shopping centre hit by Russian missile - BBC News
2022-03-21
A nearby camera captured the moment the shopping centre in Kyiv was struck by a missile.
Video released by Ukraine's State Emergency Service captured the moment when a shopping centre in Kyiv was hit by a Russian missile. Authorities say at least eight people were killed when the Podilskyi district of Kyiv was struck. Firefighters were seen trying to rescue people stranded beneath the rubble.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60819030
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Covid hospital numbers in Scotland reach new peak - BBC News
2022-03-21
A record 2,128 patients in Scotland have Covid-19, the highest number since the start of the pandemic.
The number of patients in hospital with Covid is higher than it has ever been The number of patients in Scottish hospitals with Covid has reached the highest level seen during the pandemic. Latest figures reveal 2,128 patients recently tested positive for the virus, higher than the previous peak in January 2021. The...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60806381
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's family 'relieved' by Iran release - BBC News
2022-03-21
After years of campaigning, a relative says Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's return is "mind-blowing".
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, husband Richard and daughter Gabriella shared a hug after she landed at RAF Brize Norton A relative of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says news of her return to the UK is "absolutely mind-blowing" after six years of being detained in Iran. The 43-year-old and another detainee, Anoosheh Ashoori, ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-60782380
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: I should have been freed six years ago - BBC News
2022-03-21
The British-Iranian was speaking publicly for the first time since her release from Iran last week.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said it should never have taken the government so long to secure her release from prison in Iran. She told a news conference she had been overwhelmed with emotion to be reunited with her husban...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60819018
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Sheffield boy steals Covid van then crashes it into car - BBC News
2022-03-21
The boy was arrested and the driver of the car was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital.
A child stole a Covid testing van and crashed it into a car before fleeing on foot, police have said. South Yorkshire Police said staff at a business on Weedon Street called officers at 04:15 GMT to report the van stolen. Police spotted the van on Bramall Lane at 06:30 and it stopped on Queens Road after colliding wi...
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Video clip of hoax call with UK minister Ben Wallace published - BBC News
2022-03-21
The UK blames Russia for the call targeted at Ben Wallace during a visit to Poland last week.
Ben Wallace, shown here at the Conservative spring conference, revealed he was targeted last week Two prominent Russian hoaxers have published footage from a call they made to the UK defence secretary. In a recording posted online, Ben Wallace can be heard speaking to a man in a video call, made while Mr Wallace was ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60829542
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Mariupol: Why Mariupol is so important to Russia's plan - BBC News
2022-03-21
The most bombarded city in Ukraine’s war with Russia is key to Moscow’s military campaign.
Mariupol has become the most heavily bombed and damaged city in Ukraine's war with Russia - having suffered the brunt of sustained Russian attacks. It is key to Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine. But why? There are four main reasons why taking the port city would be such a strategic win for Russia - and a major bl...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60825226
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Ukraine war: Western agents seek to get inside Putin's head - BBC News
2022-03-21
Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine shook the West. Now its leaders are trying to predict his next move.
Russia's leader Vladimir Putin is trapped in a closed world of his own making, Western spies believe. And that worries them. For years they have sought to get inside Mr Putin's mind, to better understand his intentions. With Russian troops seemingly bogged down in Ukraine, the need to do so has become all the more ne...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60807134
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China Eastern: Plane carrying 132 people crashes in Guangxi hills - BBC News
2022-03-21
The Boeing 737 crashed into a hillside in southern China and there are fears no-one survived.
A Chinese passenger plane with 132 people on board has crashed in a forested hillside in southern China. The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it plunged to earth in Guangxi province and caught fire. The number of casualties and reason for the crash are not yet known. Res...
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Ukraine war: Drone footage shows level of devastation in Mariupol - BBC News
2022-03-21
Video shows destroyed blocks of flats and a shopping mall in the besieged Ukrainian port city.
Blocks of flats and a shopping mall have been completely destroyed in Mariupol, Ukraine. The besieged port city has faced constant shelling since the war started three weeks ago. The Mayor of Mariupol Vadym Boichenko told the BBC that fighting has reached the city centre. Read more on the attack on Mariupol here. T...
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William and Kate dance and taste chocolate during day two of Belize tour - BBC News
2022-03-21
"They were shaking their waists like nobody's business," said a local woman who danced with the duke.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge show off their dance moves in Belize The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been dancing with locals and sampling chocolate at a cocoa farm as they explored Belize. "They were shakin...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60814541
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Jonathan Van-Tam granted freedom of Boston in ceremony - BBC News
2022-03-21
England's deputy medical officer can now drive sheep across a bridge in his home town of Boston.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. England's deputy chief medical officer has been granted the freedom of Boston. In a ceremony held at the ground of Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam's beloved Boston United, he was made a freeman of the borough in recognition of hi...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-60826339
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Kaden Reddick: Topshop and Arcadia guilty of safety breaches - BBC News
2022-03-21
Kaden Reddick suffered a fatal head injury at the store in Reading during a family shopping trip.
Kaden Reddick was fatally injured at Topshop in Reading's Oracle shopping centre Topshop and its former owners have been found guilty of health and safety breaches after a 10-year-old boy died when a queue barrier toppled on him. Kaden Reddick suffered a fatal head injury at the Reading store during a family shopping...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-60826883
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Covid: Spring booster jab launches for over-75s and high risk in England - BBC News
2022-03-21
Experts say it will help keep the most vulnerable protected against severe illness amid rising infections.
People aged 75 and over, residents in care homes and those with weakened immune systems can now book an extra booster jab against Covid in England. It comes as official figures show infection rates are rising in all age groups - including the over-70s. The rollout follows recommendations from the UK's vaccine adviser...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60795121
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P&O Ferries' sackings were appalling, says Sunak - BBC News
2022-03-21
The government is examining the legality of the ferry firm's actions, the chancellor confirms.
P&O Ferries' sacking of 800 staff without warning last week was "awful" and "wrong", Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told the BBC. The government is examining the legality of the firm's actions, the chancellor confirmed. However, the Sunday Times reports that ministers knew of the plan to sack crew beforehand, but failed ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60812328
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Anonymous: How hackers are trying to undermine Putin - BBC News
2022-03-21
The BBC speaks to hacktivists about past and future attacks in their "cyber war" against Vladimir Putin.
The Anonymous hacktivist collective has been bombarding Russia with cyber-attacks since declaring "cyber war" on President Vladimir Putin in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. Several people operating under its banner spoke to the BBC about their motives, tactics and plans. Of all the cyber-attacks carried out s...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60784526
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Anger and grief as crowds rally to support Child Q - BBC News
2022-03-21
Hundreds of people marched through north London. Their message? Let black girls be black girls.
Let black girls be girls. That was the message that hundreds of people wanted to express when they gathered for a rally in north London on Sunday. Crowds marched in support of Child Q - a black 15-year-old girl who was strip-searched at school after being wrongly suspected of carrying drugs. The incident happened in ...
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Bahrain Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc wins as both Red Bulls retire - BBC Sport
2022-03-21
Charles Leclerc wins a close battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen before taking a classy victory in a dramatic season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
Last updated on .From the section Formula 1 Charles Leclerc won a close battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen before taking a classy victory as Ferrari took a one-two in a dramatic season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc and Verstappen staged a thrilling wheel-to-wheel dice after their first pit stops, swapping pl...
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Morad Tahbaz: British-US national detained in Iran on hunger strike - BBC News
2022-03-21
The family of Morad Tahbaz, who has cancer, says it is distraught that Iran has not yet freed him.
Morad Tahbaz and fellow conservationists were using cameras to track endangered species when they were arrested The family of a British-US national who they expected to be freed by Iran last week as part of a deal with the UK has gone on hunger strike, they say. Morad Tahbaz, 66, who also has Iranian citizenship, has...
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Covid: Spring booster rollout begins and most Scotland's legal curbs end - BBC News
2022-03-21
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning. People eligible for an additional Covid jab as part of the spring booster rollout can now book an appointment. Those aged 75 and over, residents in care homes and with weakened immune systems in England are being urged to do so a...
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Sir David Amess MP murder trial hears accused targeted Michael Gove - BBC News
2022-03-21
A trial hears the man accused of killing Sir David Amess also carried out research on Michael Gove.
Sir David Amess was fatally stabbed during a constituency surgery in October An "Islamist terrorist" accused of murdering Sir David Amess MP carried out reconnaissance on other potential targets including cabinet minister Michael Gove, his trial heard. Sir David, MP for Southend West, was stabbed during a constituenc...
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Ukraine: What have been Russia's military mistakes? - BBC News
2022-03-21
Senior Western defence and intelligence experts outline the battlefield errors made by Moscow.
Russia has one of the largest and most powerful armed forces in the world, but that has not been apparent in its initial invasion of Ukraine. Many military analysts in the West have been surprised by its performance on the battlefield so far, with one describing it as "dismal". Its military advances appear to have lar...
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Murder charge after body found buried in Northampton garden - BBC News
2022-03-21
Fiona Beal has been charged with murder after being arrested at a hotel in Cumbria.
Forensic teams have been at a house in Northampton A woman has been charged with murder after a body was found buried in a garden. The body was found in the garden of a house in Moore Street, Kingsley in Northampton, on Saturday. Fiona Beal, 48, was charged with murder just after midnight after being arrested at a h...
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Climate change: IPCC scientists to examine carbon removal in key report - BBC News
2022-03-21
There's likely to be a new emphasis on technology to suck CO2 from the air in IPCC report on mitigation.
UN scientists are likely to weigh up technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, as they gather to finalise a key report. This idea will be one of many solutions considered over the next two weeks by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Also in attendance will be government officials from all over ...
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UK government mulls move to take over Gazprom unit - BBC News
2022-03-21
The BBC understands the UK division of Russian gas giant Gazprom could be placed into administration.
Many English councils have already said they intend to end their deals with the Russian energy giant The UK arm of Russian gas giant Gazprom could be placed into administration in the coming days, the BBC understands. Bloomberg reported the government is preparing to step in and temporarily run Gazprom Marketing & Tr...
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Grenfell tragedy: Government is failing to act on inquiry report, says London mayor - BBC News
2022-03-21
Delay puts lives at risk, says Sadiq Khan as he says London Fire Brigade have made changes asked of them.
The mayor of London says the government has "failed to complete" any of the 12 recommendations directed at them during phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower inquiry. Labour's Sadiq Khan said it was "vital the government act now" and pointed out London Fire Brigade has made 26 of the 29 requested of it in 2019 report. A gover...
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Why has she been freed now? - BBC News
2022-03-21
London-Tehran relations are better, and Iran no longer feels it needs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as leverage.
It is almost six years since Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was first detained by the Iranian authorities in April 2016. Since then there were repeated attempts to secure her release - all failed. So why has she now come home? The basic answer is London-Tehran relations are better than they have been. The International R...
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Ukraine war: 'Tanks in streets' as fighting hits Mariupol centre - BBC News
2022-03-21
Street fighting hampers efforts to rescue civilians trapped in a bombed theatre, the mayor says.
Russian attacks have damaged or destroyed 80% of Mariupol's residential buildings, the mayor says Efforts to rescue hundreds of people trapped in the basement of a bombed theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol are being hampered by intense battles in the area, the mayor says. Vadym Boychenko told the BBC teams were...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60806973
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Ukraine war: Boris Johnson sparks fury after comparison to Brexit - BBC News
2022-03-21
But chancellor Rishi Sunak says it was "general observations about freedom", not a direct comparison.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson has been criticised for comparing the struggle of Ukrainians fighting Russia's invasion to people in Britain voting for Brexit. In a speech he said Britons, like Ukrainians, had the instinct "to choose freedom...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60809454
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Police send over 100 questionnaires on No 10 parties - BBC News
2022-03-21
The Met says officers have begun interviewing people about the lockdown gatherings in Downing Street.
The government has faced intense pressure over gatherings held in and around Downing Street during Covid lockdowns. A police investigation into several of the events has now concluded, with more than 100 fines having been issued to attendees. Here is what we know about the gatherings and the restrictions in place at th...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60827451
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Mariupol theatre: 'We knew something terrible would happen' - BBC News
2022-03-21
A woman who left Mariupol's theatre a day before the bombing says Russia had been targeting the area.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Civilians are said to be emerging alive from the ruins of a theatre that, according to Ukrainian authorities, was bombed by Russia in the city of Mariupol. Despite pictures of devastation at the scene, many who were shelteri...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60776929
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Pushchair passed over heads in desperate train station scenes - BBC News
2022-03-03
The BBC's Fergal Keane is in the city of Lviv where refugees are waiting for a train out of Ukraine.
The BBC's Fergal Keane is at Lviv train station, where refugees are waiting for a train to take them out of Ukraine into Poland. In the background, a pushchair can be seen being passed over the heads of people queuing to get onto the station platform.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60563045
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Car reverses into Birmingham jewellery shop during ram-raid - BBC News
2022-03-03
An onlooker films the moment the pick-up smashes into the store, before passers-by are threatened.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Masked men armed with axes have ram-raided a jewellery shop and threatened onlookers as they made their escape. The robbery happened in Ladypool Road, Birmingham, and West Midlands Police said three vehicles had since been ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-60610950
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Ukrainian city of Mariupol 'near to humanitarian catastrophe' after bombardment - BBC News
2022-03-03
The deputy mayor of Mariupol says he believes hundreds of people have died in the Russian onslaught.
Emergency services in the aftermath of a strike on a TV tower in Kyiv on Tuesday that killed five The key Ukrainian port city of Mariupol was "near to a humanitarian catastrophe" on Wednesday after more than 15 hours of continuous bombardment by Russian forces, the city's deputy mayor told the BBC. "The Russian army ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60585603
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Which companies are pulling out of Russia? - BBC News
2022-03-03
Reputational risk and practical difficulties means the exodus of firms is growing but some remain.
Thirty years ago when communism collapsed in the Soviet Union, Western firms stepped up their presence in Russia. The arrival of big Western companies symbolised the start of a new era with Russians becoming eager consumers of brands ranging from fast-food chain McDonalds to Levi jeans and luxury goods. Now, in the w...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60571133
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Ukraine invasion: Crowd surround car with Russian markings - BBC News
2022-03-03
Watch as a crowd in the north-eastern city of Kupiansk try to stop the vehicle from leaving.
This video has no sound. Watch the moment a crowd of people in the city of Kupiansk surround what's believed to be a Russian vehicle. Kupiansk is in north-eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. Video shows locals running towards the car and trying to stop it from leaving, with one person climbing on to the bonnet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60584602
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Ukraine: How a week of war has transformed lives - BBC News
2022-03-03
Our chief international correspondent on the seven days that sparked a burning patriotic resolve in Ukraine.
Living in the basement - Rustam, Liana, Vera, and Tyson the cat Seven days which sparked a burning patriotic resolve in Ukraine, which propelled people the world over, from presidents and prime ministers, bankers and business leaders, football stars to figure skaters, artists and activists, to stand up and be counted ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60604787
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Met officer Adnan Arib jailed for seeking relationship with teenage girls - BBC News
2022-03-03
Adnan Arib contacted two girls, aged 15 and 16, after meeting them while on duty.
The judge told Arib he was trying to gain the girls' trust to pursue some sort of sexual relationship A Met officer who used his position to try to start a sexual relationship with "vulnerable" teenagers has been jailed for two years. PC Adnan Arib, 45, contacted two girls, aged 15 and 16, after meeting them while on...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60605687
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Ukraine: Estonian cargo ship sinks after blast in Black Sea - BBC News
2022-03-03
All six-crew members of the Helt have been saved after an explosion near Ukraine's port of Odesa.
The ship was said to be without cargo when it sank An Estonian cargo ship has sunk off the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa after an explosion, the ship's owners say. All six crew members of the Helt were able to abandon ship and Ukrainian officials said they were later rescued. The vessel had been anchored off the...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60606515
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Ukraine: How might the war end? Five scenarios - BBC News
2022-03-03
What are some of the possible scenarios that politicians and military planners are examining?
Amid the fog of war, it can be hard to see the way forward. The news from the battlefield, the diplomatic noises off, the emotion of the grieving and displaced; all of this can be overwhelming. So let us step back for a moment and consider how the conflict in Ukraine might play out. What are some of the possible scenar...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60602936
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‘Every child deserves to live in a free country’ - BBC News
2022-03-03
Polish people in Northern Ireland are among those collecting supplies for people fleeing Ukraine.
Kinga Orkisz is part of a group of Polish people in Northern Ireland collecting supplies for refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. A lorry will takes these supplies to the Ukrainian border later this week. Collections like this are being replicated across Northern Ireland. The UN says more than half a million pe...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60580390
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Gender recognition reform bill tabled at Holyrood - BBC News
2022-03-03
The government says changes are needed to make it easier for trans people to change their legal gender.
The Scottish government has tabled legislation at Holyrood to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender. Ministers say the current process takes too long and is too invasive, causing distress to a vulnerable minority. However campaigners have raised concerns about the changes potentially hav...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-60589578
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Russian oligarch's super yacht seized - BBC News
2022-03-03
French authorities implement sanctions but the UK faces criticism over delays.
French authorities have seized a super yacht owned by an oligarch as part of the sanctions against Russia. A yacht owned by Igor Sechin, boss of Russian state energy company Rosneft, was grabbed by French customs officers near Marseille. However, German authorities denied a report that they had seized a $600m vessel ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60604206
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Northern Ireland's 'hidden homeless' living life in limbo - BBC News
2022-03-03
For thousands like Donald Dick, living in temporary accommodation is an ongoing struggle.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Donald Dick spent three years sleeping in cars and friends' sofas. A man who spent three years sleeping in cars and on settees says having his own place to live is the "best feeling in the world". Donald Dick was part of No...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60576166
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RT: Russian-backed TV news channel disappears from UK screens - BBC News
2022-03-03
The TV news network disappears as a result of sanctions imposed by the European Union.
RT has been removed from the airwaves in the UK and across the EU Russian-backed news channel RT has disappeared from all broadcast platforms in the UK. UK access to the TV network, formerly called Russia Today, has been affected by a ban imposed by the European Union. Although the UK is no longer in the EU, the blo...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60584092
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Ukraine conflict: Mum in Poland takes in fleeing families - BBC News
2022-03-03
Joanna is opening her home in Poland to Ukraine refugees seeking shelter after reaching the border.
The United Nations says more than a million people have left Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. Most of the tens of thousands crossing into Poland stay with relatives or move on to other countries, but others have nowhere to go. Some people living near the border are opening their homes to those who need shelt...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60593201
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Martin O'Hagan: Police 'did not act' on journalist murder tip-off - BBC News
2022-03-03
No one was arrested immediately after the killing of Martin O'Hagan, despite individuals being named, BBC finds.
Martin O'Hagan was killed as he walked home from a pub with his wife Police were given names of people said to have been involved in the killing of journalist Martin O'Hagan within 48 hours of his murder, but did not act on the information, security sources have told a BBC investigation. Mr O'Hagan was shot dead in L...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60564766
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‘Terror against Ukraine’: Residents flee as rockets rain down on Kharkiv - BBC News
2022-03-03
As Russia pounds Ukraine's second largest city with artillery, residents flee or hunker underground.
Alexandra Markevitch rests in a makeshift refugee shelter in Lviv, Ukraine. "I have never felt so much love for my homeland," she said. Alexandra Markevitch fled Kharkiv on Sunday, as Russian shells rained down on her neighbourhood and gunfire rattled her city. She ran with her son Pasha to the station, with only a f...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60579439
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Journalist wins 'kleptocrat' book High Court libel case - BBC News
2022-03-03
The High Court dismisses a post-Soviet mining firm's claim an author's book about dirty money was libellous.
Mr Burgis said he was delighted the court action had failed A libel claim brought by a post-Soviet mining giant against a journalist's book about dirty money and corruption has been dismissed by a High Court. But judge Mr Justice Nicklin stopped the case after finding the claim against the author to be wholly flawed....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60595266
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Polls close in Birmingham Erdington by-election - BBC News
2022-03-03
A total of 12 candidates are standing for the seat, with the result expected on Friday morning.
A total of 12 candidates are standing in the by-election Voters in Birmingham's Erdington constituency in England have been casting their ballots for a new MP in a parliamentary by-election. The vote follows the death of Labour's Jack Dromey in January, aged 73. He had held the seat since 2010 and entered politics t...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60597413
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Ukraine invasion: Videos show locals confronting Russian forces - BBC News
2022-03-03
Videos from social media show tanks retreating and locals telling soldiers to go back to Russia.
Videos from social media have emerged showing people in Ukraine standing up to Russian troops. People in different parts of the country have stopped tanks from entering towns and cities, while others have angrily confronted soldiers face to face.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60558621
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Kim Kardashian declared legally single in divorce with Ye - BBC News
2022-03-03
The famous couple were married nearly eight years ago and share four children.
The couple have four children together Kim Kardashian is a single woman once again after nearly eight years married to Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. In a virtual court hearing on Wednesday, the reality star also officially and legally dropped "West" from her last name. Kardashian, who filed for divorce from the ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60595993
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Essex lorry deaths: Smuggler to pay £6,000 to victims' families - BBC News
2022-03-03
A total of 39 Vietnamese people were found dead after a failed people-smuggling operation in 2019.
Haulier Christopher Kennedy captured by CCTV in the cab of his lorry A lorry driver who was part of a people smuggling ring has been ordered to pay £6,000 to the families of 39 Vietnamese people who died in a failed smuggling operation. The victims, aged between 15 and 44, were found dead in a trailer in Essex in Oct...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60594985
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Ukraine: Putin has already carried out war crimes - Boris Johnson - BBC News
2022-03-03
Russia's bombing of innocent civilians in Ukraine already amounts to war crimes, prime minister says.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Do Russia's attacks on Ukraine amount to war crimes? Ros Atkins investigates Boris Johnson has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine. At Prime Minister's Questions, he said bomb...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60588031
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Ukraine: Watching the war on Russian TV - a whole different story - BBC News
2022-03-03
The war in Ukraine has led to outrage in the West, but in Russia TV viewers see a very different story.
A woman in St Petersburg watching footage of President Putin on TV last week Never was there a better illustration of the alternative reality presented by Russian state media than at 17:00 GMT on Tuesday. As BBC World TV opened its bulletin with reports of a Russian attack on a TV tower in the capital Kyiv, Russian TV...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60571737
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Babyn Yar: Anger as Kyiv's Holocaust memorial is damaged - BBC News
2022-03-03
The attack near Babyn Yar, where thousands of Jews were murdered, is tragically symbolic, Jewish leaders say.
A building that was set to be an on-site museum was pictured on fire Jewish groups have condemned a missile attack near a Holocaust memorial park in Kyiv, which commemorates the murder of Jews by the Nazis in World War Two. Babyn Yar was the site of one of the largest mass killings, where Jewish people were lined up ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60588885
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Woman charged with murdering Jim Crossley in west Belfast - BBC News
2022-03-03
Jim Crossley died after he was stabbed at a house in Filbert Drive on Tuesday night.
Jim Crossley died after being stabbed in west Belfast A woman has been charged with murder after a man died after being stabbed in west Belfast. He has been named as 38-year-old Jim Crossley. Police said they received a report of a stabbing at a property in Filbert Drive, off the Stewartstown Road, at about 23:50 GM...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60583850
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Covid: Half of Nightingale Courts to close within weeks - BBC News
2022-03-03
Eleven of the temporary courts, set up in hotels and conference suites as Covid hit in 2020, will shut.
Almost half of the temporary Nightingale Courts set up at the start of the pandemic are to close, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Temporary courts were opened in hotels and conference suites to help manage the massive backlog in cases, which has worsened since Covid hit. Eleven of the centres will close within...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60596769
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Ukraine conflict: UK sanctions Belarus for role in Russian invasion - BBC News
2022-03-03
The foreign secretary says Belarus "actively aids and abets Russia’s illegal invasion" of Ukraine.
The UK has targeted Belarusian army chiefs as part of its first wave of sanctions against Belarus for its role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Four defence officials and two military enterprises are included in the package. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko had aided and abetted Ru...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60580294
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Rod Marsh: Legendary Australia wicketkeeper dies aged 74 after heart attack - BBC Sport
2022-03-03
Legendary Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh dies aged 74 after suffering a heart attack.
Last updated on .From the section Cricket Marsh was taken ill last Thursday while travelling to a charity cricket match in Queensland. He effected 355 dismissals - a world record at the time of his retirement - in 96 Test appearances for Australia from 1970 to 1984. He also played 92 one-day internationals and serve...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60508396
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Jim Crossley: Dunmurry woman, 31, admits killing boyfriend - BBC News
2022-03-03
Julie-Ann McIlwaine stabbed Jim Crossley at her Dunmurry home on Tuesday.
Jim Crossley died after being stabbed earlier this week A 31-year-old woman has admitted killing her boyfriend in west Belfast earlier this week. Julie-Ann McIlwaine, of Filbert Drive in Dunmurry, stabbed Jim Crossley, 38, at her Dunmurry home on Tuesday. He died less than an hour later at the Royal Victoria Hospita...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60604142
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OneWeb: UK satellite firm suspends use of Russian rockets - BBC News
2022-03-03
The board of London-based OneWeb, part-owned by the UK government, votes to stop using Soyuz rockets.
The OneWeb satellites were due to be launched from the Baikonur spaceport OneWeb, the satellite company part-owned by the UK government, says it is suspending all launches from the Russian-operated Baikonur spaceport. The firm had hoped to send up 36 spacecraft on a Soyuz rocket from the Kazakhstan cosmodrome, but th...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60602512
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Neighbours: TV soap will end this summer, producers confirm - BBC News
2022-03-03
The Australian TV soap's future has been uncertain since Channel 5 dropped it from its schedules.
The show launched the careers of pop stars Jason Donavan and Kylie Minogue Long-running Australian TV soap opera Neighbours will come to an end this summer after 37 years. The announcement follows the news that UK broadcaster Channel 5 was dropping the show from its schedules. That decision left producers with a fun...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60599579
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Ukraine crisis: EA removes Russian teams from Fifa 22 game - BBC News
2022-03-03
The games publisher says it "stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people".
The move follows bans from footballing governing bodies Games publisher Electronic Arts will remove the Russian national team and all other Russian teams from Fifa 22 and associated games, it has announced. It was doing so to "stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people", the company tweeted. It comes as football'...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60592658
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In pictures: Ukraine donations pile high across the UK - BBC News
2022-03-03
Volunteers are working everywhere from salons to car parks - but some have been overwhelmed.
Volunteers in Northampton sort donations before loading them into a lorry destined for Ukraine. Across the UK, people have been donating clothes, bedding and toiletries to around one million Ukrainians who have fled the country since Russia invaded, as well as those in need in the country. Collection points have been ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60602092
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Taiwan: Massive power outage affects five million households - BBC News
2022-03-03
The blackout reportedly happened after an accident at a power plant in southern Taiwan.
The capital Taipei is among the areas affected by the blackout Major cities across Taiwan including the capital Taipei have seen widespread power failures after a reported accident at a power plant. The nation's economic affairs minister, Wang Meihua, said an accident had occurred at a power plant in southern Taiwan,...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60598234
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Ukraine conflict: Half a million flee as fighting rages - BBC News
2022-03-03
Hundreds of casualties are reported as major cities remain under attack from Russian forces.
A temporary camp has been set up in Przemysl, Poland, for some of the hundreds of thousands fleeing Ukraine More than half a million people have fled their homes to escape the war in Ukraine, the UN says, as heavy fighting continues across the country. Major cities - including Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv - remain un...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60551688
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Chelsea: Roman Abramovich says he plans to sell club - BBC Sport
2022-03-03
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich says he plans to sell the Premier League club.
Last updated on .From the section Chelsea Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich says he is planning to sell the club. In a statement on the Premier League club's website, businessman Abramovich said he had made the "incredibly difficult decision" which "pains" him. The Russian will not ask "for any loans to be repaid" and ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60585081
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Ukraine: Dorries gives emotional tribute to UK journalists - BBC News
2022-03-03
The UK culture secretary gives her "heartfelt thanks and admiration" to members of the press in Ukraine.
The UK culture secretary has given her "heartfelt thanks and admiration" to all journalists risking their lives to bring "unbiased and accurate news" from Ukraine. Nadine Dorries appeared emotional as she spoke about their work. She also pledged to use her powers to make sure President Putin would be "fully ostracise...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60602985
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Mum reunited with daughter in Northern Ireland after fleeing Ukraine - BBC News
2022-03-03
Svetlana Murphy says it is "overwhelming" to be reunited with her mother Galina in Northern Ireland.
Svetlana said she was overwhelmed to have her mum with her in Northern Ireland A Ukrainian woman has been reunited with her daughter in Northern Ireland after making an emotional journey from the war-torn country. Svetlana Murphy, who is originally from Ukraine, has lived in Northern Ireland for years. She was reuni...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60602652
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Former education secretary Gavin Williamson to get knighthood - BBC News
2022-03-03
Boris Johnson sacked the Tory MP from the cabinet last year amid criticism of his performance.
Former defence secretary and education secretary Gavin Williamson is to receive a knighthood. The Conservative MP for South Staffordshire was sacked from the cabinet in last September's reshuffle. Mr Williamson faced opposition calls to quit over his handling of disruption to England's schools and exams during the pa...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60609646
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Ukraine conflict: Kharkiv family desperate to treat daughter's cancer - BBC News
2022-03-03
Polina and her family are trying to flee Kharkiv after spending days sheltering in their basement.
Her expensive treatment is running out. Her mother faces a dilemma - should the family stay in their basement for safety, or risk going outside to try and flee Kharkiv and get help for their daughter? Warning - this video contains distressing footage of an explosion in Freedom Square, Kharkiv. It has been verified by ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60596789
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