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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 |
It was just another lazy, sunny Friday afternoon four years ago when Ahmed al-Naouq snapped this selfie with his family. But he remembers it well, especially now.
Under the shade of olive trees by his father's house, his sisters and brothers got together with their children to eat, play and chat.
Taking a break from ru... | Whole families have been wiped out in Israel's air strikes on the densely populated streets of Gaza, where many Palestinians live in multi-generational homes. Three Palestinians in the UK told the BBC that more than 20 of their relatives had been killed in one blow - and many were still stuck under the rubble. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67273969?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The rising cost of living has meant thousands of businesses have been laying off staff, with many people finding themselves out of work.
Unemployment is close to its lowest rate since the 1970s. But there are about8.65 million people out of work.
It may feel daunting to try and find a job at first so we spoke to some c... | If you're on the hunt for a job and not sure where to start, or how to pitch yourself you're not alone. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64939070?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
There have been historically high sea temperatures, worrying lows in Antarctic sea-ice, and extreme weather events hitting every continent - the latest beingan "unbearable" heatwave in Brazil.
It's now"virtually certain" that 2023 will be the hottest year on record. That's something that no major climate science body e... | Climate records have tumbled in 2023. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67360929?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The revelation came to light in evidence presented by Sir Simon Stevens, the former NHS England chief.
In his witness statement, he said Mr Hancock thought he, not doctors or the public, should decide who to prioritise if hospitals became overwhelmed.
Sir Simon said: "Fortunately this horrible dilemma never crystallise... | Former health secretary Matt Hancock wanted to decide "who should live and die" if the NHS was overwhelmed, the Covid inquiry has heard. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67297446?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Former cricketer Flintoff was injured at Top Gear's test track last December.
The BBC has apologised to him, suspended the series andpaid him compensationworth a reported £9m.
Harris told BBC Breakfast on Thursday: "I think he's healing. It was a serious incident. I'm not going to say any more than that."
The crash ha... | Top Gear co-host Chris Harris has said Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff is "healing" following his crash while filming for the show almost a year ago. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67366435?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
All but two of the 28 stores run by the company, which trades in northern England, will have staffed checkouts.
The exceptions are Keswick and Windermere, two of its Cumbria shops.
The firm, which has 16 stores in Lancashire as well as outlets in Yorkshire and Cheshire, said the policy was driven by customer feedback.
... | Supermarket chain Booths is axing almost all self-service tills in its stores in what it says is a response to customer demand. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-67373472?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Writing in the Telegraph, she said "tinkering with a failed plan" would not achieve the government's aims.
She said ministers should ignore human rights laws and obligations in their "entirety" to push it through.
But ex-cabinet minister Damian Green called this the "most unconservative proposal I've ever heard".
A for... | The PM's current Rwanda plan will mean no asylum seekers are flown there before the next election, sacked home secretary Suella Braverman has said. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67446101?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Several senior opposition leaders were arrested last Sunday, a day after a massive rally against the government turned violent,resulting in the deaths of at least two opposition supporters.
The rejuvenated main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has intensified protests calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin... | Weeks of mounting political tension have erupted into protests and bloodshed in Bangladesh, leaving the country on edge ahead of general elections due in January. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67282213?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
It said Ray Adams was cleared by a corruption probe which relied on false testimony from a man linked to the family of one of Stephen's killers.
The revelation contradicts years of police denial about the role of corrupt officers in the case.
Mr Adams says he has asked the Met to investigate the allegations.
The Metrop... | A senior officer involved in the Stephen Lawrence murder case was corrupt, according to a secret Met Police report uncovered by the BBC. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67372493?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Running a government or a political party is not a business where the aim is to hold hands and sing Kumbaya.
The task to is win power. To hold on to it. To get things done. And then win again.
Common beliefs, loyalty, and a desire to serve can bind politicians together.
But fear is one of the currencies prime ministers... | You won't find a politician saying it loud, but fear matters. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67390200?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Buildings were evacuated earlier and people warned to avoid parts of the city due to an "industrial incident", West Yorkshire Police said.
The force said the crane had "been made safe without incident" and the cordon was no longer in place.
Evacuated residents have returned to their homes and roads closures have been l... | A cordon put in place due to concerns about an "unstable" crane in Leeds city centre has been removed. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67417127?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The bill was incurred during a family trip to Morocco last year.
The expense was initially picked up by the Scottish Parliament, which was told by Mr Matheson that the iPad was only used for work.
He has since paid the money back and said he had referred himself to the parliament for further investigation.
Mr Matheson ... | Health Secretary Michael Matheson has admitted an £11,000 data roaming charge on his iPad was caused by his sons watching football. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-67437534?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Sivan took home four awards, including song of the year for Rush and best solo artist, at the ceremony in Sydney.
"This has been the most insane week of my life, like ever," he said accepting the award for song of the year.
It comes days after the singer received two Grammy nominations for best pop dance recording and ... | Troye Sivan won big at the Aria Awards, while Kylie Minogue's Padam Padam won best pop release on Australia's biggest night in music. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67425230?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Called Now And Then, it's been 45 years in the making - with the first bars written by John Lennon in 1978 and the song finally completed last year.
All four Beatles feature on the track, which will be the last credited to Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr.
And in a full-circle moment, it's being issued as a double... | After a week of build-up, The Beatles have released what's been billed as their "final song". | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67285117?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The rate has risen rapidly over the past year or so, in response to the high cost of borrowing and high inflation.
The soaring rate will not mean graduates have to pay more each month but it could affect how long it will take for many to repay that debt.
Some fear they will reach retirement age without fully repaying c... | Scottish graduates are seeing their student loan debt rising at a rate of 6.25% a year. For many, that's a higher rate than they would pay for a mortgage. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67283686?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
As an executive at the Trump Organization, he was testifying in a multimillion-dollar civil trial that could see his family lose a sizable part of its business empire.
His comment set the tone for what was an hour-long charm offensive that saw Mr Trump Jr lightheartedly engaging with the judge while letting his lawyers... | "I should have worn make-up," Donald Trump Jr quipped on Wednesday as a group of photographers rushed into court to take his picture. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67293355?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The refugees are coming from Gaza's north, fleeing Israel's bombing campaign. They stream down the Salah al-Din road, which connects north to south, many thousands on foot, some with a few possessions but most bearing only their children and the clothes on their backs.
Tens of thousands have stopped in Deir al-Balah, a... | Washing in polluted seawater, sleeping in packed tents, eating what little bread they can find, or on some days none at all. In southern Gaza, hundreds of thousands of refugees are in the midst of a humanitarian crisis that is deepening by the hour and pushing every possible safety net to the brink. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67391335?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Their discussion was not focused on the curtains, but on a political move that left jaws in Westminster on the floor - the return of Mr Cameron to frontline politics after a seven-year hiatus.
It has prompted praise from some quarters of the Conservative party, anger from others.
Concern about the accountability of an ... | Last Tuesday in the flat above Downing Street that used to be his family home, David Cameron met Rishi Sunak. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67416149?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
It's why the portrayal of such events in the new series of Netflix's The Crown are under so much scrutiny.
The first part of series six, which was written by Peter Morgan and released on Thursday,has already divided criticsfor its portrayal of sensitive and private events.
Warning: This article contains spoilers.
Over ... | Princess Diana's death as a result of a car crash in Paris may have happened more than 25 years ago, but is still fresh in the memories of many. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67450243?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Here are five popular tips from drivers - and whether or not they really work.
Many motorists consider driving at exactly 56mph to be optimum for fuel efficiency.
However, there is no ideal fixed driving speed,according to the RAC motoring group.
The 56mph myth, it says, came out of old fuel consumption tests - compari... | Making fewer journeys is the most obvious way to save money, but how else can you use less fuel? | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61745697?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The four-day event - organised jointly by beauty company Lakmé, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Brands and the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) - is one of Indian fashion's biggest highlights.
While it had all the essential ingredients - glittering catwalks, clinking wine glasses and fashionistas in the fro... | At last month's Lakmé Fashion Week in India, conversations about making fashion more sustainable took centre-stage. But are the country's designers ready for this? | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67142530?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Sasha Skochilenko, 33, an artist from St Petersburg, has been in detention since April last year.
She was convicted of spreading "false information" about the Russian army.
Her lawyers pleaded for her acquittal, saying that chronic illnesses she suffers from mean she is at risk of dying in prison.
Weeks after Russia's ... | A Russian anti-war activist has been sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for replacing supermarket pricing labels with anti-war messages. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67437171?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Others reacted with disbelief.âToday isnât April Fools day Snoop,â said one.âSnoop without smoke is like earth without water," added another.Ro Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, commented: "No more BBQ at uncle's... the grill is off for the season."Snoop's cannabis intake has been well-documented in his... | Snoop Dogg, who has built a public persona around his copious marijuana intake, says he is giving up smoking.The hip-hop star, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, made the surprise announcement on social media."After much consideration & conversation with my family, Iâve decided to give up smoke. Please respect my pri... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g21x5yp81o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
BBC analysis of Care Quality Commission (CQC) records showed it deemed two-thirds (67%) of them not to be safe enough, up from 55% last autumn.
The "deterioration" followsefforts to improve NHS maternity care,and is blamed partly on a midwife shortage.
The government said maternity care was of the "utmost importance".
... | England's healthcare regulator has told BBC News that maternity units currently have the poorest safety ratings of any hospital service it inspects. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67238868?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Nick is a consultant surgeon, based in Oxford, who's been travelling to the Gaza Strip and West Bank for more than a decade.
Since 2010 he has been to Gaza almost every year, usually leading a group of medics who teach students and junior doctors.
In May, he witnessed the conflict first-hand whenat least 15 Palestinian... | With each passing day, groups of volunteer medics in different parts of the world remain on standby to go to Gaza to care for the thousands of injured and sick people who fill hospitals stretched to the extreme. Professor Nick Maynard is one of them. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-67334666?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
John Lewis has become the latest big name brand to beam its festive message into UK homes.
The advert, released on Thursday, tells the tale of a little boy and a giant Venus flytrap.
Opinion was split on social media, with some calling it "scary" but others saying it offered light relief.
One user on X said the advert ... | It's still only November, but the Christmas TV adverts are coming in thick and fast, bringing a sprinkling of festivity to our screens. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67289429?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The burglary took place on Monday at an office park in Cape Town's northern suburbs.
CCTV footage shows two men entering a room where various team trophies are stored and touching one of them.
They leave it behind and instead steal whisky, five signed Springbok jerseys and eight laptops, along with items from other off... | Burglars have broken into South Africa Rugby Union's headquarters, however the World Cup trophy was not taken. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67424612?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
London Stansted Airport is to host film screenings for charity in its JetParks car park for a week in December.
They include Christmas classics Elf and Home Alone, as well as Dirty Dancing, Grease and Top Gun: Maverick.
"The screen will be nowhere near the runway and certainly not on the flight path," a spokesman said.... | Airport bosses have stressed that pilots will not be distracted by a large LED screen at a temporary drive-in cinema at its site in Essex. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-67382059?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The BBC and one other television crew were the first journalists invited by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to view what Israel says it has found at the site.
Any extra light here is risky so we grope our way through the compound, following the heavily armed troops sent to escort us - stepping around makeshift tents, d... | We clamber into the Al-Shifa hospital complex in darkness over a caved-in wall in the perimeter - knocked through with an armoured bulldozer on Tuesday to allow safer access for Israeli forces. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67436154?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Fraudsters are thought to have covered a genuine code with one of their own in Thornaby Station's car park.
That sent her to a fake website allowing them to redirect payments and card information, resulting in the victim, 71, losing thousands of pounds.
Rail firm TransPennine Express removed all QR codes from its stati... | A woman fell victim to fraudsters in a £13,000 railway station QR code scam. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-67335952?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
His break into the notoriously exclusive world of fine art has been unconventional - kicking off in a 2010 YouTube video where he created Simon Cowell's portrait using Marmite on toast before starring on ITV's Britain's Got Talent the following year.
Research suggests Nathan, the son of a stay-at-home mum and factory w... | From pop royalty Mariah Carey and Sir Tom Jones to actual royalty the Prince and Princess of Wales, Nathan Wyburn has created artworks of them all. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67055651?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
For the past nine years, more than 700 plaques have been put up in Russia and elsewhere, commemorating the final residences of people who died in Stalin's purges in the 1930s.
Since May, however, dozens have disappeared in several Russian cities, according to Oksana Matievskaya, who is part of the plaque projectPosledn... | Memorials to victims of Stalinist repression in Russia are disappearing or being vandalised amid increasing attempts to rehabilitate the Soviet dictator. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67408650?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The star, who came out publicly in 2017, told CNN's Chris Wallace that "the public was not ready for anybody to come out" as gay in the 1970s.
"Now being gay is no big deal," he added. "Back in the 70s it would have killed a career."
The Brooklyn-born singer has been in a relationship with his manager Garry Kief for 39... | Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow says he did not discuss his sexuality for years because it could have ended his career. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67413565?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Executives from Takarazuka Revue apologised for "loss of life" but did not announce a compensation package for the 25-year-old's family.
Chairman Kenshi Koba also said he was stepping down.
There's fierce competition to join the company, one of Japan's most popular.
Formed in 1913, it has achieved cult status in Japan ... | A prestigious Japanese all-female theatre company has admitted it feels responsible for the death of a young actress whose suspected suicide was reportedly caused by overwork. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67413612?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
In an exclusive interview at the Ãlysée Palace, he said there was "no justification" for the bombing, saying a ceasefire would benefit Israel.
While recognising Israel's right to protect itself, "we do urge them to stop this bombing" in Gaza, he said.
But he also stressed that France "clearly condemns" the "terrorist... | Israel must stop killing babies and women in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67356581?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Cornwall Council said it was working with the police, coastguard and the RNLI to co-ordinate the removal of the whale.It said it was "an incredibly challenging and difficult operation requiring specialist machinery".The council said a cordon would remain in place around the whale while it remained on the beach and aske... | A female fin whale has been found dead on a beach in Cornwall.Surfers from the Newquay Activity Centre made the discovery at Fistral beach at dawn.Rob Barber, from the centre, said the 16m (52ft) whale had been seen swimming in an "uncomfortable state" off Towan Head on Tuesday.A post-mortem examination has begun on th... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg3p8mv08yko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
In 1943, an advert in the Daily Gleaner newspaper , "Britain needs you," caught the eye of a teenager growing up in Jamaica, Neil Flanigan.
"As loyal members of the Empire, we thought that it was good to go and help the mother country at a time when they were in distress," he says.
And he sailed across the Atlantic, in... | With every passing year, fewer of the men and women who helped defeat Nazi Germany and liberate Europe remain alive to share their stories. Before Remembrance Sunday - when the service and sacrifice of those who defended the country's freedom is commemorated - BBC News's Allan Little spoke to three veterans. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63504826?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
"We are still in shock as we speak," his management said in an Instagram post.
The cause of death is unclear but the post read he "kept his battles within himself" for two years.
Oladips was a talented musician who rapped about political issues likethe ENDSars protestsagainst police brutality.
He also touched on the su... | Tributes are pouring in for popular Nigerian rapper Oladips, following his death at the age of 28. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67425076?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Emad Abuaassi and his wife Stephanie moved to Gaza from Blackpool a year ago, to be closer to his family.
After the conflict began they left their flat in the middle of the night.
They crossed the border into Egypt on 3 November and flew back to the UK but do not have anywhere permanent to live.
Emad Abuassi said their... | A British family who fled Gaza with only a small suitcase between six of them have said they do not know what the future now holds and they fear for the lives of those left behind. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-67407151?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
"We're in a difficult position," she says. "My partner's very unwell. We are a family business, a small business. Literally everything we make in the shop, we haven't been paid for until someone buys it. So, it has a big impact when someone steals something."
"We make everything from scratch. We make all our own gold a... | Isabella Day founded her jewellery shop, The Remarkable Goldsmiths, in Dartmouth just two years ago. Since then they've had around £3,000 worth of goods stolen. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67306737?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
But with a quarter of tenants struggling to pay, what are your rights?
Most tenants have a rental agreement called an assured shorthold tenancy.
Some of these are "rolling" - which means tenants pay rent weekly or monthly, with no fixed end date.
In England, the landlord:
Any rent rise must be fair and realistic, in li... | Rents are rising at their fastest rate since records began in 2016. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65038459?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
"On 17 October we were awakened by the sound of bombing and found ourselves trapped under rubble. Fatima had been in my lap but she managed to get out of it. When I got up to help her, I saw that both her legs had been crushed," she says in an interview filmed for the BBC by freelance journalists in Gaza.
Fatima's legs... | Nehad Abu Jazar sings softly as she tries to comfort her two-year-old girl Fatima. But it is hard to imagine what will soothe her child when the reality of what has happened is so devastating. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67374801?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The decision came as thousands of people were already at the stadium as part of her record-breaking Eras tour.
Posting on Instagram, Swift said: "The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and always will come first."
Brazil is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, triggering health alert... | Taylor Swift has postponed a concert she was due to perform in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, after a fan died while attending her show on Friday. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67465742?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The dancer posted a snap on Instagram of herself pointing at the large plastic boot she now has to wear.
The 33-year-old from Caerphilly, who has been undergoing cancer treatment, last week celebrated her final round of chemotherapy.
Amy said she was heartbroken by the injury, adding: "2023 is certainly not my year. Ro... | Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden's hopes of returning to the show this year have been dashed by a broken foot. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67445354?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The doors then open and a small child steps into the platform light.
Hands stretch out to help her down as her mother follows, carefully passing her baby in a tiny pink carrycot to the helpers below.
These are Ukraine's newest war refugees.
Last week,the authorities ordered the forced evacuation of childrenfrom 31 town... | It is still dark when an early train pulls into the station in central Ukraine and aid workers crowd expectantly around one of the carriages. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67277203?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Ministers have argued placing asylum seekers on sites like RAF Scampton would be cheaper than using hotels.
But a Home Office memo written just days before plans were announced found the change only represented "marginal" value for money over three years.
The Home Office said the plan "cuts the burden on the taxpayer".... | The cost of housing asylum seekers in a former RAF base in Lincolnshire could reach £260m by 2026, a leaked government document shows. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67313584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
Organisers of the two-day Woodhall Spa 1940s Festival said last weekend the event would not take place next July due to "rising operating costs".
They said in a statement on social media they had alerted police to a "possible criminal offence".
Lincolnshire Police said the investigation was at an early stage.
A police ... | Police have confirmed an investigation into an allegation of fraud connected to a popular wartime-themed festival in Lincolnshire has begun. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-67384038?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has told people - via social media and leaflets - to use the Salah al-Din road between specific times of day.
So what is this journey like?
BBC Verify has been looking at video, listening to eyewitness testimony and analysing satellite images to try to get a clearer picture.
Before the f... | Civilians fleeing intense fighting in northern Gaza have described seeing decomposing bodies and Israeli tanks along a designated "safe road". | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67361128?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
It is simple, almost rudimentary, technology. But they help the farmers to process excess or lower quality crop - which would ordinarily go to waste - into valuable products that can increase their profit.
The dryers have been deployed around 400 villages and are made by India's S4S Technologies, one of five organisati... | In a village in Western India, women collect onions that have been stored in the orange metal dryers that are transforming their lives. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67353689?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
There were 7.77 million waits for non-emergency care at the end of September - up from 7.75 million in August.
But analysis by NHS England has found that includes many people who are waiting for more than one treatment.
Most are on two or three waiting lists, but some will be on up to five.
Many will be elderly people ... | About one million people in England are on more than one waiting list for treatment, it has been revealed for the first time, as the NHS backlog hits a new record high. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67367311?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA |
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