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In a post on Instagram, the interior design expert said the upcoming eighth season of the makeover show would be his last.
He explained it had "not been an easy decision" but a "necessary one". The 42-year-old has been on the show since its reboot on Netflix in 2018.
The Queer Eye cast said Bobby would "forever" be par... | Queer Eye co-host Bobby Berk has announced he is leaving the Netflix show with a "heavy heart". | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67413623?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Speaking after the UK's first AI safety summit, the prime minister said the technology would improve the economy in the long term.
He added that new tools should be seen as a "co-pilot" to help people at work, rather than replacing them.
The government's job should be to improve training, he told reporters.
Mr Sunak sa... | People should not be worried about the impact of AI on jobs because education reforms will boost skills, Rishi Sunak has said. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67296825?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The warning, from NHS Providers, which represents managers, came after the Treasury rejected pleas for an extra £1bn to cover the cost of strikes.
Recruitment to plug gaps in the workforce was also having to be put on hold, NHS Providers said.
But the government said winter planning was on track.
It pointed out the go... | Hospital bosses in England are warning a lack of funds means they are having to scale back on plans to open extra beds to cope with winter. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67408446?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
"Corrupt" Natalie Mottram admitted misconduct in public office, perverting the course of justice and unauthorised access to computer material.
The 25-year-old was caught when the National Crime Agency (NCA) suspected she was responsible for a leak and put her under surveillance.
Mottram was jailed for three years and n... | A police employee who tipped off a criminal friend about a covert investigation has been jailed. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-67310315?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
"Justice was was served here," Mr Bickle said soon after, outside the Toronto courthouse. "We are dealing with a systemic monster who used his business talents for evil, to prey on others."
The six-week trial had been the first time Mr Bickle had seen his father since a dinner party in 2019, where he says he saw Nygard... | In a downtown Toronto courtroom on Sunday, as a jury found disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard, 82, guilty on four counts of sexual assault, his son Kai Zen Bickle sat in the front row. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67408881?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The first is burned in the memory of any athletics fan who witnessed it in 2004. Wide-open eyes betraying her disbelief, wide-open mouth indicating her cautious hope and toned arms in the air ready to celebrate the moment when she finally became 800m Olympic champion in Athens.
It crowned a career blighted by injury ba... | Two dazzling images define truly golden moments in former athlete Kelly Holmes's life. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67419586?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
In the 12 months to October 2023the figure was 4.6%. That means things costing £1 in October 2022 cost almost £1.05 the same time the following year.
Our personal inflation calculator, built by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in collaboration with the BBC, shows you what the inflation rate is for your househ... | Every month there's a new figure for inflation - it estimates how much prices are rising across all the goods and services in the economy. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62558817?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The club have released details of the commemorations for the Red Devils legend, who died on 21 October.
It said his cortege would pass Old Trafford before arriving at Manchester Cathedral at 14:00 GMT on Monday.
A representative said fans were invited to "pay their respects" along the way.
Sir Bobby died after anaccide... | Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral will be a celebration of his "incredible life" as a family man and "one of the finest footballers this country has ever produced", Manchester United have said. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67370106?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Lord Cameron reiterated the UK's support for Ukraine, promising moral, diplomatic and "above all military support for... however long it takes".
Mr Zelensky congratulated Mr Cameron on his new post and thanked him for the UK's continued backing.
Lord Cameron became foreign secretary in a cabinet shuffle on Monday.
"Thi... | New Foreign Secretary David Cameron has made his first working visit to Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67436126?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Tom Kelsey, 26, from Lincoln, started a YouTube channel dedicated to the popular game while he was a student at Nottingham Trent University.
He now posts about three videos a week on average and runs his channel from his bedroom at his parents' house.
"It's the freedom that I get from it, that's what I love," he said.
... | A YouTuber who left his council job to play the hit computer game Football Manager full time says he has doubled his salary since ditching his post. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-67406590?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Lily, not her real name, said she was in her final year at Cardiff University when she was raped in March 2021.
She described having to relive her traumatic experiences to the finance team as they chased her for £9,000.
Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner said she wanted to discuss the concerns with students affected by sexu... | A student has said she received no support from her university after she was raped, and was instead hassled to pay tuition fees after taking time out. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67240860?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
It comes after X owner Elon Musk amplified an antisemitic trope on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The boycott has also been picking up steam in the wake of an investigation by a US group which flagged ads appearing next to pro-Nazi posts on X.
Mr Musk has denied his post was antisemitic and has threatened to s... | Firms including Apple, Disney and IBM have paused advertising on X amid an antisemitism storm on the site. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67460386?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The ethereal Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter is heavily influenced by the counterculture movements of the 1960s and 70s, of which her parents were a part.
But at the same time, the 35-year-old - real name Natalie Mering - believes the obsession with "the good old days" has become "really toxic" for people her own ag... | Weyes Blood is - to quote US author Kurt Vonnegut - unstuck in time. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67062838?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Well, you can get a clue from this glorious new image acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Towards the centre of this object, called HH212, is a star coming into existence that is probably no more than 50,000 years old.
The scene would have looked much the same when our Sun was a similar age.
You can't ac... | Imagine you could go back in time 4.6 billion years and take a picture of our Sun just as it was being born. What would it look like? | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67243772?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Two of his fellow Tanzanians - Joshua Loitu Mollel and Clemence Felix Mtenga - were among more than 230 people taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip, which is under the control of Hamas, proscribed as a terrorist group in the UK and some other countries.
The three students had landed in Israel in September, excited to st... | "If I was not on the farm that morning, I would be one of the missing," Ezekiel Kitiku told the BBC from southern Israel. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67292927?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Singers Ian Brown and Rowetta were among those sharing tributes, with the latter calling her a "beautiful friend".
Ms Mounfield, who had twin sons, was diagnosed with bowel cancer three years ago.
Alongside her husband, she raised funds for charity by organising auctions of items from David Beckham and Oasis.
She told ... | Tributes have been paid to Imelda Mounfield, the wife of Stone Roses bassist Mani, who has died from cancer. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67468444?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
That is despitea vote among RMT union members to accept an offerfrom rail operating companies, including a backdated pay rise.
Both Aslef and the RMT, which represents other rail workers, have taken repeated industrial action over the past 18 months.
Aslef members will stage a "rolling programme" of walk outs between S... | There will be more disruption to rail services between 1 and 9 December, as train drivers in the Aslef union hold further industrial action. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61634959?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The renowned writer, whose full name was Antonia Susan Byatt, won the Booker Prize for her 1990 novel Possession.
In a statement,Penguin Random House saidthey were "deeply saddened" to announce her death.
They described her as "one of the most significant writers and critics of our time".
The author was appointed CBE 1... | Novelist, critic and poet Dame AS Byatt has died at the age of 87, her publisher has announced. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67448696?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Linda Dwan, from Mousehole in west Cornwall, said: "There was a rumbling, like thunder and the house shook for about two or three seconds."It felt like an explosion or an avalanche."My glass ornaments were shaking in the window."Dr David Hawthorn, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey, said: "We have 2-300 ... | An earthquake has shaken parts of Cornwall, with people saying it felt like an explosion or avalanche.Seismologists at the British Geological Survey recorded the 2.7 magnitude quake at 00:50 GMT.Its epicentre was in the Mounts Bay area, near Penzance in west Cornwall, with people woken up by a loud bang from St Just in... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c724le759lro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Jeremy Hunt has said tax cuts are "virtually impossible" and instead warned of "frankly very difficult decisions".
But are his hands really tied? Is he being forced to be Scrooge rather than Santa? Or is it a matter of choice?
Does it boil down to what the chancellor - any chancellor in the same circumstances - decides... | The nights are drawing in, money for many households is tight - but the chancellor has told people not to expect treats in his Autumn Statement. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67405495?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The fabric lies bright against the grey rubble. Khalil Khader picks up the dusty and tattered child's pyjamas and is instantly overtaken by memories.
The toddler in her pyjamas. Rosa, his daughter, 18 months old, the baby of the family.
Khalil shows a video on his phone. Rosa wears the same blue nightwear and is holdin... | There is no mistaking what he sees as he climbs across the rubble. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67277205?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
We've looked at some of the claims being made.
Speaking at prime minister's questions, Mr Sunak was referring toofficial migration figures released on 23 November.
They show net migration of 672,000 people for the year to the end of June 2023.
That figure was up from 607,000 for the year to the end of June 2022, but do... | The government has been defending its immigration policies after the release of high migration figures and the Supreme Court's ruling against its plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67431602?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Alexandra Gregory, 25, from Redditch, sent Daniel Smith fake pregnancy scans and photos of a baby in intensive care.
She pleaded guilty to sending malicious communications between August 2020 and February 2021.
Chairman of the bench Kevin Lloyd-Wright said Gregory had committed a "prolonged campaign against Mr Smith".
... | A children's cancer nurse who faked having her ex-partner's baby during lockdown has been given a suspended prison sentence. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-67264932?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Tian Tian and Yang Guang will go back in December under the terms of a 10-year loan, which was extended by two years due to the Covid pandemic.
The exact date of the pandas' return is not being disclosed.
But the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which runs the zoo, has said it will be restricting access to ... | Edinburgh Zoo is offering visitors a final chance to see its giant pandas before they return to China. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-67449436?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Shawn Seesahai was stabbed on playing fields near a school in East Park shortly before 20:30 GMT on Monday.
The boys, who appeared at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Friday and cannot be named due to their age, are also charged with possession of a machete.
They have been ordered to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court... | Two 12-year-old boys have been remanded into youth custody after being charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man in Wolverhampton. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-67450458?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Ahmed and Yuval. Palestinian and Israeli. Both 29 years old. Soft-spoken and intense, two writers who believed in describing things as they saw them. Ahmed lived behind a wall that confined two million people in the Gaza Strip. His friend Yuval lived on the other side in Jerusalem, the son of a middle-class Jewish fami... | They were the same age and shared a common language. Not Arabic. Not Hebrew. Not English. But something larger than words, a humanity that extended beyond the tongue of any tribe. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67335042?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
More than 240 hostages were snatched at gunpoint on 7 October from their homes or workplaces next to the Gaza Strip, from military bases and a big outdoor dance party.
They included some 30 children, the youngest just nine months old. But since Hamas gunmen spirited them away to Gaza, the fates of most remain unknown.
... | Their smiling faces look down from the sides of skyscrapers, walls between Tel Aviv's restaurants and bars and a giant video screen at a shopping mall entrance. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67418110?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
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The fire broke out on level three of Terminal Car Park 2 on 10 October and was thought to have started in a diesel car before spreading rapidly.
The airport said any cars parked on levels ground to three "are not recoverable".
However a process is still "ongoing" to remove around 100 vehicles from the top deck.
Neil Th... | The car park that caught fire at Luton Airport will have to be "fully demolished", the airport confirmed. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67313813?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The former Chelsea Football Club owner has been sanctioned by the UK and EU but has previously denied any financial relationship with the Russian leader.
Now, leaked documents from Cyprus reveal new evidence linking him to a secret $40m (£26m) deal in 2010.
Mr Abramovich has not responded to requests for comment from ... | Leaked documents reveal a money trail linking oligarch Roman Abramovich to two men dubbed "wallets" of President Vladimir Putin. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67300638?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Lisa Marie wrote to the film-maker to raise concerns four months before her death in January,Variety reported.
The film tells the story of her mother Priscilla, who met Elvis at the age of 14. Priscilla has supported the movie.
He is depicted with "sensitivity and complexity", Coppola told Lisa Marie.
The film, titled ... | Lisa Marie Presley complained to director Sofia Coppola that a new film's script made her father Elvis out to be "a predator and manipulative", according to Hollywood outlet Variety. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67307792?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Dame Priti Patel told the Covid inquiry the penalty - introduced ahead of the August bank holiday in 2020 - was not proportionate.
She added that, along with her officials at the Home Office, she had pushed back against it at the time.
Hundreds of such fines were issued by police during the pandemic.
At the time, the g... | On-the-spot fines of £10,000 for breaching Covid laws on large gatherings were too high, the home secretary during the pandemic has said. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67372615?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Time for one of the country's finest ceremonial occasions, when a good chunk of all the King's horses and all the King's men trot from the Palace to Parliament before the monarch makes a speech to MPs, members of the House of Lords and all of us.
Tuesday's speech will be one of those bizarrely British mashups of arcane... | Grab your trumpet! Polish the golden carriage! Dust down the throne! It's nearly time. Time for Charles III to make history, giving the first King's Speech in 70 years. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67320861?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The inflation figure gives us an idea of how fast the cost of living is rising in the UK but here are a few things you might not know.
According to the Office for National Statistics, UK inflation was4.6% in the year to October, which is much lower than the recent peak of 11.1% seen last year.
So does this mean prices ... | Every month we report the UK's inflation figures, but what does this percentage going up or down actually mean for your money? | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64290160?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Some of those struggling to pay have been forced on to more expensive prepayment meters, prompting energy regulator Ofgemto strengthen rules to protect consumers.
The government launched its Energy Price Guarantee in October 2022. It replaced the previousOfgem energy price cap, and limited a typical dual-fuel household... | Annual energy bills will rise in January when households look to keep warm during the coldest time of year. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62435432?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Actors' union Sag-Aftra announced some details of its agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers (AMPTP) on Friday.
It said its national board had voted to back the agreement with 86% approval.
It will be sent to the union's 160,000 members for final ratification next week.
But actors are able to re... | A tentative deal between actors and Hollywood studios includes AI safeguards and requirements for intimacy co-ordinators on set. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67387475?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The Department for Education (DfE) should say how many surveys are yet to be carried out and how many temporary classrooms have been ordered, it said.
The report comes a month after the last official list confirmed 214 schools and colleges had reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac).
The DfE rejected the assessme... | A "lack of basic information" about work to address dangerous concrete in schools in England is "shocking and disappointing", a report by MPs says. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-67450470?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Victoria Atkins, who is the Louth and Horncastle MP, is married to British Sugar managing director Paul Kenward.
Ms Atkins said she would recuse herself from some government business if necessary.
The Department of Health and Social Care said Ms Atkins had declared all her outside interests.
"Anyone who knows me knows ... | The new health secretary has insisted there is no conflict of interest with her husband's senior role in the British sugar industry. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-67448520?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
About 1,200 people were killed, while the Israeli military says more than 200 soldiers and civilians, including women and children, were taken to Gaza as hostages.
More than 14,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in air and artillery strikes carried out by the Israeli military in response, according to the Hamas-... | The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel on 7 October, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44124396?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
In a surprising move, former Prime Minister David Cameron makes his return to frontline politics as foreign secretary - seven years after he left Downing Street.
Click hereif you cannot see the Cabinet Guide. | Rishi Sunak has made changes to his cabinet, replacing Suella Braverman as home secretary with James Cleverly. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63376560?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Eight million people on means-tested benefits, such as universal credit, were due to get £300directly by 19 November, without the need to make a claim. It is the second of three instalments that will eventually total £900.
But an influential committee of MPs has said these payments have been insufficient to tackle th... | Millions of low-income households across the UK should now have receivedthe latest instalment of cost-of-living payments. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61592496?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Tina Fey's "new twist" on her 2004 hit is a screen adaptation of theMean Girls musical(whose Broadway run was cut short due to the pandemic), and is released on 12 January.
Fans have been analysing the first trailer - released last week - in minute detail, with some questioning why it features no hint the new film is a... | Twenty years on from the release of Mean Girls, the much-quoted cult classic is coming back to cinemas in musical form. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67434696?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
While average wages have been increasing, they're still not keeping up with the pace of price rises, which means many people are finding it harder to get by.
Recent months have seen waves of strikes, with tens of thousands of workers walking out in disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.
Many of these strikes have take... | If you feel like you're not getting paid enough, you're probably not alone. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64288791?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
All photos subject to copyright | A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-67378797?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Armed officers stopped a car on the A52 Bingham bypass in Nottinghamshire on Thursday morning.
After the car stopped, police found the driver, 46, had a serious head injury and he died at the scene.
His death is being linked to an inquiryprompted by the discovery of a man's body in a field in Leicestershire.
The Indepe... | A man has died after the car he was travelling in was pulled over by officers involved in a murder investigation. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-67365533?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Prosecutors told a Toronto court that Nygard, 82, used his "status" to assault five women in a series of incidents from the late 1980s to 2005.
Nygard denied the charges, and his defence team accused the victims of "gold-digging" for financial gain.
He was found not guilty on a fifth count of sexual assault and one cou... | A Canadian jury has found the former fashion mogul Peter Nygard guilty of sexual assault after a six-week trial. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67360004?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The services, while not formal weddings, will be able to include the wearing of rings, prayers, confetti and a blessing from the priest.
The amendment to back the services on a trial basis passed the Church's parliament by one vote.
The Church of England's official teaching is that marriage is only between one man and ... | Gay couples will be able to have special services of blessing in Church of England parishes for the first time. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67432854?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Shawn Seesahai died when he was fatally stabbed in Wolverhampton on Monday evening. The boys were arrested a day later.
The pair, who cannot be named due to their age, are set to appear before Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Mr Seesahai's mother has described her son as a "courageous, compassionate and confide... | Two boys aged 12 have been charged with murdering a 19-year-old man. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-67445850?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
On Wednesday, Mr Musk replied to a post sharing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, calling it "actual truth".
Mr Musk has denied that the post was antisemitic.
But a White House spokesman said his endorsement of the post, which drew anger online, was "unacceptable".
"We condemn this abhorrent promotion of antisemitic an... | The White House has accused Elon Musk of repeating a "hideous lie" about Jewish people, after the X owner appeared to respond approvingly to an antisemitic post on the platform. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67446800?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
In a statement on Instagram, the US comedian and actor, 68, said the "terrible tragedy" had happened on Wednesday night, adding: "We will miss him forever."
He later posted a picture of himself and Dex working together, saying it had been "a joy".
The two had starred in several TV series together.
"Dex packed a lot int... | Wayne's World star Dana Carvey has announced his "beloved son" Dex, 32, died from an accidental drug overdose. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67449086?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
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