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Ukraine war: UK Home Office is in crisis mode over visas - BBC News
2022-03-13
The department is trying to convince an increasingly sceptical nation it has control of the situation.
More than two million people have now fled Ukraine because of the Russian invasion Home secretaries must know how to deal with flak. It goes with the job. But when accusations of foot-dragging, complacency, heartlessness and lies come from your own backbenches, you know you have got a serious problem. One Tory MP ha...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60682454
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Battle for Mykolaiv: 'We are winning this fight, but not this war' - BBC News
2022-03-13
In the southern city of Mykolaiv, Ukrainian forces are battling to stop the Russian advance.
Russia has been shelling the city The boom of artillery, muffled by heavy snowfall, echoes across the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, triggering a series of air raid sirens. In the faded grandeur of a long-abandoned club for navy officers, 29-year-old Anastasia Aleksieieva is gathering food supplies, medicines a...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60711659
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Ukraine war: Protests after Russians 'abduct' Melitopol mayor - BBC News
2022-03-13
The president accuses the Russians of "moving to a new stage of terror" as Melitopol residents protest.
CCTV image from the video allegedly showing the mayor being marched away Residents in the Ukrainian city of Melitopol have come out to protest against the alleged abduction of the mayor by Russian forces. Ukrainian officials have posted video saying it shows Ivan Fedorov being led away blindfolded on Friday. In a me...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60719123
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Roman Abramovich: Premier League disqualifies Chelsea owner as director of club - BBC Sport
2022-03-13
The Premier League disqualifies Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as a director of the club and sleeve sponsor Hyundai suspend deal with the European champions.
Last updated on .From the section Chelsea The Premier League has disqualified Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as a director of the club after the oligarch was sanctioned by the UK government. Also on Saturday, sleeve sponsor Hyundai became the latest company to suspend its deal with the club. Abramovich had his Briti...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60720343
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Bournemouth stabbing: Boy, 16, arrested after Subway attack - BBC News
2022-03-13
The 16-year-old is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of the man's murder on Saturday.
A police cordon remained in place on Old Christchurch Road and Horseshoe Common on Sunday A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed outside a sandwich shop. The 21-year-old died in hospital after being seriously injured outside Subway in Old Christchurch Road in Bournemouth at...
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Brent Renaud: US journalist and filmmaker killed in Ukraine - BBC News
2022-03-13
It is the first reported death of a foreign journalist covering the war in Ukraine.
Brent Renaud won a Peabody Award for his journalism in 2015 A US journalist working in Ukraine has been shot dead in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, police say. Brent Renaud, 50, was a journalist and filmmaker who was working in the region for Time. Kyiv's police chief Andriy Nebytov said he had been targeted by Ru...
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Boss accused of defrauding blind workers' pensions - BBC News
2022-03-13
Blind staff at failed 168-year-old business say they are owed pay, redundancy and furlough money.
Olgun Ibrahim, known as 'Ozzie' - a former worker at Clarity The Pensions Regulator is investigating whether the owner of one of the UK's oldest social enterprises fraudulently failed to make disabled workers' pension contributions. The 168-year-old soap maker Clarity was bought from administration in 2020. Workers ...
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No-one raised security concerns over Lord Lebedev with me, says Michael Gove - BBC News
2022-03-13
Minister says process to become peer is "rigorous" after questions about businessman's appointment.
Russian-British businessman Lord Lebedev was made a peer by Boris Johnson in July 2020 Michael Gove has said no-one raised security issues with him about Lord Lebedev after reports security services had long-held concerns about him. The Sunday Times claimed the head of MI6 was worried about the Russian-born businessm...
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Scotland and Wales bid to be refugee super sponsors - BBC News
2022-03-13
The first ministers want Ukrainians to be housed quickly and given help with safeguarding and services.
The first ministers of Scotland and Wales want to get Ukrainians settled and cared for faster Scotland's first minister and her Welsh counterpart have proposed that both governments become "super sponsors" to Ukranian refugees fleeing the war. Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have written to the UK government to co...
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Ukraine: NI households offered £350 per month to host refugees - BBC News
2022-03-13
Under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, those fleeing war will be able to stay rent-free in the properties.
Ukrainian refugees wait for a train at the railway station in Lviv, western Ukraine Households in Northern Ireland will be offered £350 a month to open their homes to people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Earlier Housing Secretary Michael Gove said that tens of thousands of people could come to the UK under the scheme. ...
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Ukraine: Ireland's 'priority is humanitarian' as it takes 5,500 refugees - BBC News
2022-03-13
'Ireland has never experienced anything on this scale before', says Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
Five-and-a-half-thousand Ukrainian refugees have now arrived in the Republic of Ireland, the country's taoiseach (prime minister) has said. Ireland lifted restrictions on Ukrainians arriving in the country shortly after Russia invaded. This allows them to enter Ireland without checks or visas beforehand, as well as a...
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Watch: Sophie Raworth interviews Nadhim Zahawi and Dr Anthony Fauci - BBC News
2022-03-13
On Sunday Morning are Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi and Dr Anthony Fauci, Biden's chief medical adviser.
This livestream has now ended. On this week's Sunday Morning, Sophie Raworth is joined by Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi, shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Ashworth, and Dr Anthony Fauci - the chief medical adviser to the US president.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60637839
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Mournes: Six-year-old twins complete mountain challenge for friend - BBC News
2022-03-13
Rory and Finn McCullough climbed NI's highest peaks for their friend who was diagnosed with cancer.
Rory and Finn, accompanied by their parents, completed what is known as the Seven Sevens all before their seventh birthday Reaching the summit of seven of Northern Ireland's highest peaks is a challenge for even the most experienced hikers - imagine completing that feat at just six years old. That is exactly what twi...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60658895
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Ben Nevis victim was father-to-be Samuel Crawford from Newtownards - BBC News
2022-03-13
Samuel Crawford, 28, was "one of the brightest lights in our congregation" says his family minister.
Samuel Crawford spoke about his Christian faith when he addressed his church in December 2020 A man who died on the UK's highest mountain last Tuesday was Samuel Crawford from Newtownards, County Down. The 28-year-old was climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland on 8 March when he suffered fatal injuries. Mr Crawford was marr...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60719333
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Six Nations 2022: Ireland see off brave 14-man England - BBC Sport
2022-03-13
Ireland keep their hopes of a Six Nations title alive as they finally see off a valiant, spirited England.
Last updated on .From the section Rugby Union Ireland kept their hopes of a Six Nations title alive as they finally saw off a valiant, spirited England who played 78 minutes with 14 men after Charlie Ewels' red card. Ewels was dismissed with just 82 seconds on the clock after clashing heads with James Ryan in an atte...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/60722384
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St Patrick's Day parade returns to London after Covid hiatus - BBC News
2022-03-13
An estimated 50,000 people watched the parade as it returned to central London after a two-year gap.
The St Patrick's Day parade has returned to the streets of London after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. An estimated 50,000 people attended the annual parade, showcasing Irish culture, in the city centre. Irish premier Micheal Martin joined in the event, wearing the colours of Ukraine and walking alongside its...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60728242
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Oxford Russian Orthodox church ransacked in burglary - BBC News
2022-03-13
St Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Oxford was broken into early on Saturday, its rector says.
The incident caused a "great deal of damage" at St Nicholas the Wonderworker A Russian Orthodox church was ransacked and several valuable items were stolen after it was broken into. St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Oxford was burgled in the early hours of Saturday, causing a "great deal of damage", Archpriest Stephen ...
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Liverpool schools: The parents tackling admission policies - BBC News
2022-03-13
Hundreds of Liverpool parents could appeal after their children failed to get into their chosen schools.
High-performing schools in south Liverpool are oversubscribed, the council says "It's like the children are fighting with the system, where the system's telling our children that they are second-class citizens." Ismail Saleh is among hundreds of parents in Liverpool who could appeal against their children's allocated...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-60712289
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Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle United: Kai Havertz's late goal gives hosts three points - BBC Sport
2022-03-13
Chelsea snatch a dramatic late winner to beat Newcastle in the first game at Stamford Bridge since Blues' Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government.
Last updated on .From the section Premier League Kai Havertz has scored in three consecutive Premier League appearances for the first time, and in all competitions he has had a hand in six goals in his last five games (five goals, one assist) Chelsea snatched a dramatic winner against Newcastle in the first game at St...
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Bafta Film Awards: Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog wins top prize - BBC News
2022-03-13
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a toxic cowboy, Power of the Dog won best film and best director.
Campion didn't attend the Baftas as she was at the Directors Guild Awards and the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles over the weekend Netflix's moody Western The Power of the Dog won the top prize at the Bafta Film Awards, picking up best film and best director for Jane Campion. Its star Benedict Cumberbatch wore a...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60675263
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Denis Donaldson: PSNI 'failed to properly evaluate' threat - BBC News
2022-03-13
Denis Donaldson was shot dead in 2006 after he was exposed as a Security Service spy.
Denis Donaldson was shot dead in April 2006 months after he was exposed as a Security Service spy Police failed to properly evaluate the threat informer Denis Donaldson was under before he was shot dead in County Donegal, a report has found. However, Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson said she could not conclude the for...
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William Hurt: Oscar-winning actor and Marvel star dies at 71 - BBC News
2022-03-13
His roles ranged from acclaimed 1980s dramas to playing General Thaddeus Ross in five Marvel films.
William Hurt at the premiere of Marvel's Captain America: Civil War in 2016 William Hurt, the Oscar-winning US actor whose roles ranged from acclaimed 1980s dramas to Marvel films, has died at the age of 71, US media say. Hurt won the best actor Oscar in 1986 for playing a prisoner in a Brazilian jail in Kiss of the ...
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Russia faces brain drain as thousands flee abroad - BBC News
2022-03-13
Many Russians who can afford it have fled to nearby countries since Russia invaded Ukraine.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Yevgeny says it is his responsibility as a Russian to help Ukrainians Outside Georgia's parliament, Yevgeny Lyamin heaves boxes of clothes and food parcels on to a waiting truck bound for Ukraine. He is one of more t...
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Sarah Everard: Protesters demand 'radical change' to Met Police - BBC News
2022-03-13
Protesters demand change a year since clashes with police at an unauthorised vigil for Sarah Everard.
Protesters blocked traffic outside of the Met Police headquarters New Scotland Yard Protesters demanding "radical change" to the Metropolitan Police have marched through central London. Activists held traffic outside New Scotland Yard before marching to Charing Cross Police Station. They carried banners reading "pol...
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Ukraine invasion: Javid says Russia will pay for war crimes as UK sends aid - BBC News
2022-03-13
The UK says it is sending more medical aid to Ukraine after 25 attacks on health centres.
A maternity and children's hospital in the southern city of Mariupol was one of the health facilities attacked by Russian forces The UK has sent six more plane-loads of medical aid and equipment to Ukraine, as Health Secretary Sajid Javid accused Russia of war crimes in attacking medical facilities. Mr Javid said the...
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Brexit: Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson discuss NI Protocol - BBC News
2022-03-13
Micheál Martin says EU-UK cooperation on Ukraine suggests it should be possible to resolve protocol.
Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson sat together at the Ireland-England Six Nations match The international co-operation shown in response to Ukraine suggests it should be possible to resolve a matter like the Northern Ireland Protocol, the taoiseach (Irish PM) has said. Micheál Martin was speaking a day after meeting U...
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England in West Indies: Spirited tourists have to settle for draw in first Test - BBC Sport
2022-03-13
England have to settle for a draw in the first Test against West Indies despite a spirited performance on the final day in Antigua.
Last updated on .From the section Cricket England had to settle for a draw in the first Test against West Indies despite a spirited performance on the final day in Antigua. A bold declaration from captain Joe Root, who reached his 24th Test hundred in the morning session, gave England the chance to push for an unlike...
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As it happened: Abuse survivors apology delivered at Stormont - BBC News
2022-03-13
Ministers delivered the long-awaited apology, which was a key recommendation of a 2017 report.
That's the end of our coverage after a day that's been long-awaited for the survivors of historical institutional abuse. You can continue to follow this story online on the BBC News NI website. BBC Radio Ulster will have the latest on Evening Extra from 4pm, as will BBC Newsline on BBC One NI at 6:30pm. Thanks for f...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-northern-ireland-60665887
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Naomi Osaka: Former world number one in tears after heckling during Indian Wells defeat - BBC Sport
2022-03-13
Former world number one Naomi Osaka is brought to tears by a heckler during her 6-0 6-4 defeat by Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells.
Last updated on .From the section Tennis Former world number one Naomi Osaka was brought to tears by a heckler during her 6-0 6-4 defeat by Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells. The four-time Grand Slam winner was taunted in the first set by someone in the crowd yelling "Naomi, you suck". Osaka was playing her third...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60726023
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Body of missing hillwalker found in Glen Coe - BBC News
2022-03-13
Neil Gillingham, from Kilmarnock, went missing on a walk with his dog last Sunday on Stob Coire Sgreamhach.
Mountain rescue teams and a helicopter had been searching for Neil Gillingham and his dog Police have confirmed that a body recovered on Stob Coire Sgreamhach in Glen Coe is that of missing hillwalker Neil Gillingham. The 43-year-old and his springer spaniel had been missing since Sunday 6 March. The pair were last ...
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War in Ukraine: What happened on day 18 of Russia's invasion - BBC News
2022-03-13
A military base near the Polish border is attacked, and the UK announces a scheme to house refugees.
On day 18 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a military training base in the western city of Yavoriv was struck by a barrage of cruise missiles. At least 35 people were killed and 134 injured in the deadly attack at the facility, near a major crossing point into Nato member Poland. Video of the aftermath of the attack ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60730367
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Ukraine war: Kyiv prepares for Russian attack - BBC News
2022-03-13
As Russian forces continue their slow advance, Kyiv's residents fear the worst for their city.
When the Russian offensive started, as sirens sounded in Kyiv for the first time, some people here feared that the city might fall by the afternoon. Reports were coming in of a long convoy of armour and heavy weapons pushing down from the north-west. Military analysts had a high opinion of the Russian army. It had, th...
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War in Ukraine: How Russia is recruiting mercenaries - BBC News
2022-03-13
Social media channels and private messaging groups are being used to recruit, the BBC has learned.
Wagner member in the Donbas region in 2014/15 Social media channels and private messaging groups are being used in Russia to recruit a new brigade of mercenaries to fight in Ukraine alongside the army, the BBC has learned. The BBC has spoken to a serving mercenary and a former fighter with close links to one of Russi...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60711211
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War in Ukraine: Uni to uniform - Ukraine's new teenage army recruits - BBC News
2022-03-13
Young volunteers swap their studies for assault rifles as they prepare to defend Kyiv from Russian forces.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Maksym Lutsyk,19 (left) and Dmytro Kisilenko, 18 are at war with three days training. Just over a week ago I met a group of young men who had volunteered at a centre in Kyiv to fight for Ukraine. Most of them were in...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60724560
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Abuse survivors hear Stormont public apology - BBC News
2022-03-13
Hundreds of children were abused at Church and state-run institutions over seven decades.
A campaigner for survivors, Margaret McGuckin, pictured with some others who went to Stormont to hear the apology Survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland have been told that the state believes them - and is sorry. Ministers from the five main Stormont parties made statements of apology in the ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60676276
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Ukraine war: Zelensky visits wounded Ukrainian soldiers - BBC News
2022-03-13
Ukraine's president gives medals to injured troops and the hospital workers caring for them.
Mr Zelensky chatted to the injured troops, posed for selfies with them and awarded them and hospital workers with medals.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60731908
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Rod Stewart fixes potholes near his Harlow home - BBC News
2022-03-13
The singer shovels gravel on the road and claims his Ferrari cannot get through the potholes.
Sir Rod Stewart said his Ferrari could not get through the potholes Sir Rod Stewart has filmed himself fixing potholes on a road near his home and complaining about the state of it. Videos on the 77-year-old singer's Instagram account showed him shovelling gravel in Harlow, Essex, claiming "no-one can be bothered to ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-60722727
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Rod Stewart: Video prompts pothole DIY repair warning - BBC News
2022-03-13
A council urges people not to attempt road repairs themselves after the singer was filmed doing it.
He wears it well: Sir Rod Stewart was pictured in a high-vis vest, shovelling gravel A council has urged people not to try to repair potholes themselves after Sir Rod Stewart was filmed doing it. Instagram videos showed the singer, 77, shovelling gravel near his home near Harlow, Essex, claiming drivers were "bashing...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-60727187
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Ukraine war: 'Sky turned red' as missiles hit Lviv military base - BBC News
2022-03-13
"It doesn't matter where you live" - fear after a deadly attack on military base close to Polish border.
Witnesses to a deadly Russian attack on a Ukrainian military base have told how "the sky turned red" as missiles struck the site near the Polish border. At least 35 people died in the strike on the Yavoriv training base, near a major crossing point into Poland used by refugees from the conflict. Russia fired around 3...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60728208
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Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day - BBC News
2022-03-13
The range of charges on which the men were convicted included terrorism and holding "deviant beliefs".
Previous executions have triggered protests like this one in New York three years ago Saudi Arabia says it executed 81 men on Saturday - more than during the whole of last year. The group - including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national - were convicted of "multiple heinous crimes", including terrorism, state news a...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60722057
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Ukraine war: Pictures of war intensifying in third week - BBC News
2022-03-13
Images from Russia's invasion of Ukraine show a conflict turning deadlier nearly three weeks on.
It's already week three of the Russian invasion - and the scenes below are becoming all too familiar across Ukraine. Cities across the country often wake up to the haunting call of air raid sirens and skies filled with traces of rockets, missiles and artillery strikes, like this one from Baryshivka, east of the capita...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60720169
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Ukraine war: Evacuations 'extremely difficult' amid shelling - BBC News
2022-03-13
New attempts are under way to get civilians out of bombed Ukrainian cities as Russia's attack intensifies.
Desperate new attempts to evacuate civilians from towns and villages around Kyiv are under way Fresh attempts to evacuate civilians from cities under siege in Ukraine are being complicated by constant Russian shelling, Ukrainian officials say. Humanitarian corridors are being set up from Mariupol, Sumy and towns and ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60721323
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Under threat of Russian bombs, Lviv hides away its priceless heritage - BBC News
2022-03-13
The picturesque western city of Lviv is racing to protect is cultural and religious artefacts.
Empty plinths and cabinets now line the large rooms of the National Museum of Lviv In one room of the National Museum of Lviv, an enormous scaffold is bare. In another, brackets hang loosely from the walls. Plinths sit empty along the corridors and wooden pallets and cardboard boxes are strewn on the floors. The staff...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60707531
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Roman Abramovich: Rabbi investigated over Portuguese citizenship - BBC News
2022-03-13
Daniel Litvak helped Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich obtain Portuguese citizenship.
A rabbi who helped Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich obtain his Portuguese citizenship has been told he cannot leave Portugal and must present himself to authorities when required. Daniel Litvak was detained on Thursday as part of an investigation into how citizenship had been granted. The naturalisation process o...
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Indian evacuee: The kindness of Ukrainians saved my life - BBC News
2022-03-13
From an airstrike bunker to his mum's relieved hugs, Vishnu tells how he and his dog fled Ukraine to India.
Vishnu, pictured with his dog Leo, was studying medicine at university in Ukraine before Russia invaded Smiling down the camera from his parents' home in southern India, with his dog Leo on his lap, it's hard to believe that only a few days have passed since Vishnu thought he was going to die as he sheltered from Russ...
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War in Ukraine: Russian forces accused of abducting second mayor - BBC News
2022-03-13
The news comes as Ukraine says Russia is trying to create "pseudo-republics" to break up the country.
Ukraine's foreign minister said Yevhen Matveyev was abducted by "Russian war criminals" Ukraine's government has accused the Russian military of abducting another mayor in an area that it has captured. Yevhen Matveyev was seized in the southern town of Dniprorudne, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted, ac...
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Ukraine: Ambassador to UK calls for more support and says his country will fight - BBC News
2022-03-13
Vadym Prystaiko tells a Downing Street rally his country will fight and will bring Putin down.
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko addressed the crowd The Ukrainian ambassador to the UK has called for Britain to do more to help his country. Vadym Prystaiko, addressing a Downing Street rally, called for more support, weapons and humanitarian assistance as Russia continues its invasion. Hundreds ...
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Michael Conlan 'all good' after Leigh Wood retains WBA 'Regular' title with brutal knockout - BBC Sport
2022-03-13
Leigh Wood produces a brutal last-round knockout of Michael Conlan to retain his WBA 'Regular' featherweight title amid worrying scenes.
Last updated on .From the section Boxing Leigh Wood produced a brutal last-round knockout of Michael Conlan to retain his WBA 'Regular' featherweight title amid worrying scenes in Nottingham. The powerful punch sent Conlan through the ropes and on to the floor and he was later carried from the arena on a stretcher an...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/60724637
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'We are not co-operating': Life in occupied Ukraine - BBC News
2022-03-13
Ukrainian cities are now occupied by Russian troops, and residents are not making them feel welcome.
The scene in Melitopol. "We have not stopped protesting," one resident said In the southern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Monday, the mayor Ivan Federov sat down at his desk to send out his daily Facebook update. He told his followers that the Russian forces occupying the city had now taken control of the city's com...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60670173
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Why I want to share my home with a Ukrainian refugee - BBC News
2022-03-13
John Rutherford has already hosted two refugees, and is open to offering a room to a Ukrainian.
John Rutherford and his wife have previously hosted refugees from Ethiopia and Iran People in the UK are being asked to offer a spare room to Ukrainian refugees. But what is it like sharing your home with someone who has fled war or persecution? For the third time in a year, John Rutherford and his wife Sue are consi...
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Unions warn of job losses if rail firms close ticket offices - BBC News
2022-03-13
Train operators are talking to unions about how to address job changes in a bid to modernise the railways
Fewer people are commuting to work even after work-from-home guidance was lifted Jobs on the railways "will need to change to become more passenger-centric", according to the group that represents train operators. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) was responding to reports that hundreds of rail ticket offices could poten...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60729901
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Scans reveal how Covid may change the brain - BBC News
2022-03-07
Even after a mild infection, the overall size of the brain had shrunk, researchers found.
Catching Covid may cause changes to the brain, a study suggests. Scientists found significant differences in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans before and after infection. Even after a mild infection, the overall size of the brain had shrunk slightly, with less grey matter in the parts related to smell and memory...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60591487
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Ukraine war: PM calls for 'step-by-step' move from Russian fuel - BBC News
2022-03-07
Meanwhile, the German chancellor says there is no alternative to Russian supplies at the moment.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Boris Johnson says no European country had done more than the UK to settle vulnerable people since 2015 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a "step-by-step" move away from dependence on Russian oil and gas as a resul...
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Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky to address UK MPs in Commons - BBC News
2022-03-07
The Ukrainian president will speak via video link to British politicians on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian president - pictured here with Boris Johnson in February - will make a statement to the Commons by video link Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address British politicians via video link later, as his country battles the Russian invasion. Mr Zelensky's speech will be broadcast to MPs in the Co...
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Aldgate fire: Large blaze at high-rise London tower block - BBC News
2022-03-07
Large flames and smoke were seen billowing out of the 17th floor of the high-rise building.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. About 60 people were evacuated from a tower block in east London after a large fire broke out. More than 125 firefighters tackled the blaze at the high-rise block of flats and offices on Whitechapel High Street, in Aldgate ...
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Ukraine: With placards and tears, Poles are greeting refugees like family - BBC News
2022-03-07
A Polish couple, messaged from Taiwan, have come to meet a Ukrainian refugee - welcome to Przemysl.
A soldier serves soup to a Ukrainian woman in the building of the main railway station of Przemysl which has been turned into a temporary reception centre for refugees Refugees from across Ukraine are being welcomed as they arrive in the Polish border town of Przemysl, but there are concerns about how the relief effor...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60641217
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War in Ukraine: 'It's hell, it's really hell' - Families flee bombs in Irpin - BBC News
2022-03-07
Silent and weeping, a stream of civilians with backpacks try to outpace the Russian shells.
Residents of Irpin are fleeing the Russian assault on their city, which is half an hour's drive from Kyiv They came on foot, in an endless stream - trying to outpace the Russian shells laying waste to their hometown. There were families with children in strollers clutching stuffed toys, young mothers with babes in arm...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60651801
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Protests across Russia see thousands detained - BBC News
2022-03-07
People have been held in 53 cities, from St Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok in the east.
Riot police at a demonstration in Moscow on Sunday More than 4,300 people were detained at anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday, rights groups and Russian authorities say. Some 1,700 people were detained in Moscow alone, Ria news agency reports, citing the interior ministry. The OVD-Info rights group says deten...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60640204
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Energy prices: NI oil prices up 35% since Russia invades Ukraine - BBC News
2022-03-07
In the week after the invasion, the average price for 900 litres of oil went up by more than £200.
Northern Ireland's oil prices have shot up more than 35% in the week after Russia invaded Ukraine - so what does it mean for the UK's most oil-dependent nation? More than two-thirds of homes in Northern Ireland rely on oil for heating - the highest percentage in Western Europe - compared to just 4% in England and Wale...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60571922
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Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak investigated for wearing pro-war symbol on podium next to Ukrainian - BBC Sport
2022-03-07
Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak is being investigated after wearing a national war symbol on his leotard as he stood next to a Ukrainian rival on the podium in Qatar on Saturday.
Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak is being investigated after wearing a national war symbol on his leotard as he stood next to a Ukrainian rival on the podium in Qatar on Saturday. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said it had opened disciplinary proceedings against Kuliak for his "shocking behaviour" at the Appa...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/60641891
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Covid: Fourth jab for Scotland's vulnerable, and testing wind down fears in Wales - BBC News
2022-03-07
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. Covid boosters are being offered to vulnerable people in Scotland. The fourth jab will be given to older care home residents, over 75s and people over the age of 12 with suppressed immune systems. The rollout follows the latest g...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60640975
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Zeebrugge disaster: Memorial service for 193 victims marks 35 years - BBC News
2022-03-07
People gather at a church in Kent to mark the 1987 ferry disaster which claimed 193 lives.
The Herald of Free Enterprise was bound for the Port of Dover on 6 March 1987 when it capsized Bereaved families and survivors of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster gathered to mark its 35th anniversary. The Herald of Free Enterprise was bound for the Port of Dover on 6 March 1987 when it capsized at Zeebrugge harbour in B...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-60640660
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Iowa tornadoes: Seven people killed, including two children - BBC News
2022-03-07
Seven people are dead after tornadoes packing winds of up to 138 mph (222kph) tore through Iowa.
At least seven people are dead after three tornadoes tore through central Iowa, including two children and a family of four. The most powerful tornado generated wind gusts of up to 138 mph (222kph) and left over 50 houses damaged and destroyed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60655723
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Dizzee Rascal: Grime artist guilty of assaulting former partner - BBC News
2022-03-07
The grime artist was found guilty of assaulting his former partner in London last year.
The chart-topping rapper had denied assault by beating Grime artist Dizzee Rascal has been found guilty of assaulting his former partner. The rapper, whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills, attacked Cassandra Jones at a property in Streatham, south London, in June 2021. The 37-year-old, of Sevenoaks, Kent, "barged" ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-60653545
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Don't go to Ukraine, military boss tells Britons - BBC News
2022-03-07
The head of the UK's armed forces also rejects Ukraine's call for a no-fly zone, saying it will not help.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: We have a direct line to Moscow, says UK chief of defence staff Adm Sir Tony Radakin Britons should not head to Ukraine to fight and should instead help however they can from the UK, the head of the armed forces has s...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60637185
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Blue and yellow flowers as Queen meets Trudeau - BBC News
2022-03-07
The Queen returns to in-person meetings with what appears to be a subtle show of support for Ukraine.
The Queen posed in front of blue and yellow flowers, the national colours of Ukraine, as she held her first in-person meeting at Windsor Castle since falling ill with Covid. On whether this was a symbolic show of support, a Royal source indicated it was unlikely to be accidental. The 95-year-old monarch was pictured ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60650285
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Ukraine: Angry Zelensky vows to punish Russian atrocities - BBC News
2022-03-07
The Ukrainian president says the country will not forgive or forget those who murder its civilians.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Video shows people running to escape Russian shelling in Irpin, just outside of the capital Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelensky has said everyone who commits atrocities against Ukraine's civilians will be punished. He said Uk...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60638042
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Ukraine: 'We try to tell them the truth' - parenting in wartime - BBC News
2022-03-07
In Ukraine, families are having to adapt to being at war. But what do you tell the children?
A little girl clutches a doll at a checkpoint on the Ukraine-Slovakia border In Ukraine, families are having to adapt to a terrifying new reality. How do you tell young children that you're at war? Ten days ago Anton Eine, a science fiction writer in Ukraine, had been due to launch his latest book - but then the Russ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60632147
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Ukraine war 'catastrophic for global food' - BBC News
2022-03-07
One of the world's biggest fertiliser firms says the conflict could deliver a shock to food supplies.
The war in Ukraine will deliver a shock to the global supply and cost of food, the boss of one of the world's biggest fertiliser companies has said. Yara International, which operates in more than 60 countries, buys considerable amounts of essential raw materials from Russia. Fertiliser prices were already high due t...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60623941
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Twitter is part of our war effort - Ukraine minister - BBC News
2022-03-07
Ukraine's youngest cabinet minister, 31-year-old Mykhailo Fedorov, is leading a cyber-battle against Russia.
Fedorov's mission to create a "state in a smartphone" has been put on hold As Ukraine's military and citizens battle Russia's advancing troops, the country has opened a new front in the fighting - using tech expertise to rally Silicon Valley's support and undermine the enemy. Digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov is leadi...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60608222
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Mariupol: Fires, no water, and bodies in the street - BBC News
2022-03-07
Maxim, a 27-year-old city resident, tells the BBC what happened after the first ceasefire collapsed.
A building on fire after a strike near the centre of Mariupol A ceasefire, and a chance for civilians to leave, was announced on Saturday morning in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, where an estimated 200,000 people are trapped under heavy bombardment by Russian forces. The city arranged 50 buses, and many people...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60637338
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Shane Warne: Family accept offer of state funeral for Australia legend - BBC Sport
2022-03-07
Shane Warne's family accept the offer of a state funeral for the Australia legend, says Victorian Premier Dan Andrews.
Last updated on .From the section Cricket Shane Warne's family have accepted the offer of a state funeral, says Victorian Premier Dan Andrews. Legendary Australia spinner Warne died of a suspected heart attack in Thailand on Friday, aged 52. Flowers, beer and photographs have been left at Warne's statue at the Melbo...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60637190
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Manchester Arena bombing: Saffie Roussos's parents on hearing the truth - BBC News
2022-03-07
The parents of the Manchester Arena bombing's youngest victim speak about their life since she died.
Last month, the inquiry into the bombing of an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena heard its final scheduled evidence. The BBC's Judith Moritz has followed the family of Saffie-Rose Roussos - the youngest of the 22 victims - as they have uncovered details of their daughter's death while learning to live with thei...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60579079
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Ukraine crisis: The West fights back against Putin the disruptor - BBC News
2022-03-07
Several US presidents have failed to get the measure of him but now Europe has joined the fray things may change.
Successive US presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin but now that Brussels and Berlin have joined the fray with such resolve, it's a different story, writes Nick Bryant. It is often tempting to look upon Vladimir Putin as the millennium bug in a human and deadly form. The Russian president ros...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60597186
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Ukraine war: Boris Johnson defends refugee response after visa criticism - BBC News
2022-03-07
Boris Johnson says the UK will be "very generous" - but is facing calls to help more people fleeing.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Boris Johnson says the UK "has always been very generous" to those fleeing war Boris Johnson has promised to be "very generous" towards Ukrainian refugees, amid criticism over the number who have been granted visas. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60645711
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Shane Warne: Australian cricket legend died from natural causes - police - BBC News
2022-03-07
Thai police say there's no sign of foul play in the cricketer's death while on holiday on Koh Samui.
Shane Warne's body is being transported from Thailand back to Australia Australian cricket legend Shane Warne's death in Thailand on Friday was from natural causes, police have confirmed. A senior Thai police official said the post mortem exam showed no signs of foul play in the 52-year-old's death. Warne, who is co...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60645939
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McDonald's and Coca-Cola boycott calls grow over Russia - BBC News
2022-03-07
Food and drink giants have been criticised on social media for failing to speak out on Ukraine's invasion.
Pressure is growing on Western food and drink giants to pull out of Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine. McDonald's and Coca-Cola have been criticised on social media for failing to speak out about the attacks and continuing to operate in the country. Well-known firms including Netflix and Levi's have already suspe...
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Chaos and tears as thousands try to catch a train out of Ukraine - BBC News
2022-03-07
At the central train station in Lviv, many thousands arrive after fleeing bombed out cities further east.
Women and children queue at Lviv station for a train to Poland. Hundred of thousands are passing through the station every day When Svitlana Maksymenko's train pulled into the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, about halfway through her 800-mile journey from home to safety, people pushed onto every part of the carriage, she said...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60645126
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Shell defends 'difficult' decision to buy Russian crude oil - BBC News
2022-03-07
The oil giant confirmed it made a purchase of Russian crude oil on Friday but said it had "no alternative".
Shell has defended its decision to purchase Russian crude oil despite the invasion and bombardment of Ukraine. The oil giant said in a statement that the decision to purchase the fuel at a discounted price was "difficult". It confirmed that it had bought a cargo of Russian crude oil on Friday but it had "no alternati...
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Ukraine war: UK grants 50 Ukrainian refugee visas so far - BBC News
2022-03-07
The home secretary says she is "surging capacity" as about 1% of 5,500 applications are granted.
Most refugees are crossing the border into Poland, like this girl who travelled from Lviv Fifty Ukrainians have been granted visas under a scheme for refugees with family links to the UK, the Home Office has announced. It is about 1% of the 5,535 people who have applied since the programme launched 48 hours earlier. ...
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Ukraine conflict: Petrol at fresh record as oil and gas prices soar - BBC News
2022-03-07
Investors fear a global economic shock, with rising fuel bills causing more pain for households.
Petrol prices have hit another record high as oil and gas costs soar amid fears of a global economic shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Oil jumped to $139 a barrel at one point, the highest level for almost 14 years, while wholesale gas prices for next-day delivery more than doubled. It came as the US hinted at...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60642786
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Ukraine war: Why has 'Z' become a Russian pro-war symbol? - BBC News
2022-03-07
In Russia, the 'Z' is fast becoming seen as a staunchly pro-war symbol - what does it mean?
Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak is facing disciplinary proceedings by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for displaying the letter "Z" on the podium next to a Ukrainian rival in Qatar. But what does the symbol mean? In Russia, the "Z" is fast becoming seen as a staunchly pro-war symbol of President Putin's inva...
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Bird flu restrictions put in place to prevent spread on Jersey - BBC News
2022-03-07
The rules are put in place after a dead goose at Jersey Zoo tested positive for Avian Influenza.
Keepers are being asked to prevent birds mixing with wild birds Restrictions and biosecurity measures have been introduced to stop the spread of bird flu on Jersey. Keepers are being asked to prevent their birds having contact with wild birds, the island's chief veterinary officer, Alistair Breed, said. A dead red-b...
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Ed Sheeran denies Shape of You copyright claim at High Court trial - BBC News
2022-03-07
The pop singer is accused by two songwriters of copying parts of his 2017 hit Shape Of You.
Ed Sheeran gave evidence at the High Court on Monday Ed Sheeran has told the High Court he does not "borrow" ideas from unknown songwriters without credit. The singer-songwriter has been accused by two other songwriters of copying parts of his 2017 hit Shape Of You. Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue's barrister sugges...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60648263
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The young Ukrainians battling pro-Russian trolls - BBC News
2022-03-07
Conspiracy theories and trolls are adding to the chaos of war.
Katrin on holiday in happier times. She found her social media awash with fake posts after the invasion began What's it like being a young Ukrainian experiencing war while wading through chaos and misinformation on social media? 24-year-old Katrin awoke in Kyiv last Thursday to the sound of an explosion - and soon en...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-60596133
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Ukraine: Irish student makes fresh escape attempt - BBC News
2022-03-07
A 19-year-old Irish woman living in Sumy is trying to leave the country amid Russian attacks.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Racheal Diyaolu has been taking cover in her university's bunker since the Russian invasion An Irish medical student is attempting to leave Ukraine after sheltering for days from airstrikes and shelling in the eastern town o...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60638895
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Corrie Mckeague would binge-drink after friend's death - inquest - BBC News
2022-03-07
An inquest is being held after Corrie Mckeague vanished after a night out in Suffolk.
Corrie Mckeague went missing after a night out in September 2016 An airman who vanished following a night out developed a "significant binge-drinking problem" after a friend died on a railway line when he was a teenager, an inquest heard. Corrie Mckeague, from Dunfermline, was 23 when he vanished in Bury St Edmunds, ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-60647946
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Ukraine invasion: Volunteers 'working on autopilot' - BBC News
2022-03-07
Within hours of Russia’s invasion, all over Ukraine, volunteers offered their services.
Within hours of Russia’s invasion, all over Ukraine, volunteers began to mobilise. In the west of the country, BBC Ukraine's Zhanna Bezpiatchuk visits one community centre where locals have been working around the clock, to move up to 100 tonnes of food and medicine out to the frontline, everyday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60641870
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One dead after trawler which sailed from Peterhead capsizes off Norway - BBC News
2022-03-07
Three crew were flown to hospital after being found on the keel of the boat which sailed from Peterhead.
The Njord had sailed from Peterhead A man has died and seven crew members have been rescued after a fishing trawler capsized off Norway. The Njord, which left Peterhead on Saturday afternoon, got into difficulty in the North Sea, about 100 nautical miles west of Stavanger. Rescuers found the crew on the keel of the ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-60645898
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Ukraine war: Investigate claim PM intervened to help Evgeny Lebedev get peerage, says Starmer - BBC News
2022-03-07
Sir Keir expresses concern over reports PM helped Evgeny Lebedev join the Lords amid security fears.
Sir Keir Starmer has called for a senior parliamentary committee to investigate claims Boris Johnson pushed for a Russian-born businessman to get a peerage, despite security concerns. The Sunday Times reports the security services withdrew an assessment that giving Evgeny Lebedev an honour posed a security risk after ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60638289
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Ukrainians on way to UK hit paperwork dead-end in Calais - BBC News
2022-03-07
"No visa for at least another week," said Misha, simply. "No-one can help us in Calais."
The Raminishvili family are stuck in Calais Misha Raminishvili was close to despair, his daughter in tears, as the news came through. His wife Maria had a vacant look in her eyes that spoke of a nightmare journey still without a final destination. "No visa for at least another week," he said, simply. "No-one can help...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60652914
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Baby killed in suspected dog attack at Ostler's Plantation - BBC News
2022-03-07
A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of a dangerous dogs offence after a three-month-old dies.
Ambulance crews summoned police to Ostler's Plantation, in Lincolnshire, on Sunday night A three-month-old girl has been killed in a suspected dog attack at a beauty spot. Paramedics were called to Ostler's Plantation, near Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, at 23:13 GMT on Sunday. They called police to the scene, who arre...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-60649825
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TikTok limits services as Netflix pulls out of Russia - BBC News
2022-03-07
TikTok suspends live streaming and new content from its platform, while Russians can no longer access Netflix.
Video-sharing site TikTok and streaming giant Netflix have limited and cut their services respectively in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. TikTok said it had suspended live streaming and new content from its platform as it assesses tough new laws to crack down on "fake news" about Russia's armed forces. Netf...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60641988
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BBC Ukrainian editor: 'My mother called to say she'd managed to buy bread' - BBC News
2022-03-07
In the second week of war, the BBC's Ukrainian editor says empty shelves are an increasing reality.
We are now well into the second week of this war, and I've noticed that I don't cry any more. I start the day reading the overnight news, counting new blasts all around Ukraine. A couple of days ago, I woke up to reports of major rocket strikes in Kyiv, near where my dad lives. It took me 10 minutes to pluck up the co...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60633888
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NHS dental practices 'may struggle to remain financially viable' - BBC News
2022-03-07
An "ambitious oral health strategy" is needed in Northern Ireland, the British Dental Association says.
Health service-committed practices are "overstretched and underfunded", the BDA says Northern Ireland dental practices that provide NHS services may "struggle to remain financially viable", the British Dental Association (BDA) has said. The body has warned they are becoming "increasingly reliant" on private work to m...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-60626035
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Calls for P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite to resign grow - BBC News
2022-03-25
Boris Johnson backs Grant Shapps' call for Peter Hebblethwaite to quit after not consulting on sackings.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps: "It's breathtakingly arrogant what they have done" The prime minister has backed calls for the boss of P&O Ferries to resign over the no-notice sackings of 800 staff. Boris Johnson supporte...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60872294
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Covid in Scotland: New record as one in 11 Scots had virus last week - BBC News
2022-03-25
Official estimates suggest 473,800 people in Scotland had the virus in the week ending 20 March.
A record number of people in Scotland had Covid last week, according to official estimates - with one in 11 returning a positive result. The latest weekly sampling by the Office for National Statistics suggest 473,800 people in Scotland had the virus in the week ending 20 March. It came in the same week Covid patient...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-60874053
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England in West Indies: Joshua da Silva nudges hosts into ascendency on day two - BBC Sport
2022-03-25
West Indies edge into the ascendency in the third Test against England by opening a slim first-innings lead in Grenada.
Last updated on .From the section Cricket West Indies edged into the ascendency in the third Test against England by opening a slim first-innings lead in Grenada. Lower-order resistance saw West Indies end on 232-8, leading by 28, despite being 128-7 at one stage. Similar to day one when a last-wicket stand of 90 re...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60877712
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UK Covid infections climb by a million in a week - BBC News
2022-03-25
About 4.3 million people - or one in every 16 - are thought to have the virus, compared to 3.3 million the week before.
Covid cases have climbed by a million in a week in the UK, data from the Office for National Statistics reveals. Swab tests suggest about one in every 16 people is infected, as the contagious Omicron variant BA.2 continues to spread. That's just under 4.3 million people, up from 3.3 million the week before. The figu...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60872687
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War in Ukraine: What Ukraine is getting right - BBC News
2022-03-25
The BBC's Frank Gardner looks at four themes that have defined Ukraine's reaction to Russia's invasion.
One month into this invasion and so far, Ukraine has defied the odds. Outnumbered on almost every metric - in tanks, in troops, in aircraft - Ukraine's forces, reinforced by citizen volunteers, have in many places fought the Russian army to a standstill. They have lost territory, especially in the south around Crimea,...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60867202
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