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Boris Johnson early Covid WhatsApps still not passed to inquiry - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government had until 16.00 BST on Monday to hand over the ex-PM's messages to the Covid inquiry. | UK Politics | WhatsApp messages sent to and by Boris Johnson before May 2021 have still not been handed over to the Covid inquiry, because they are stuck on his phone.
The government had until 16.00 BST on Monday to hand over relevant material to the inquiry after the Cabinet Office lost a legal challenge.
But the BBC understands ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165001 |
Ukraine: Russian general reported killed in attack on Berdyansk hotel - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lt Gen Oleg Tsokov's death is announced on TV and by Russian war channels on social media. | Europe | Lt-Gen Tsokov has reportedly died following a missile strike in Berdyansk
A senior Russian general has been killed in a missile strike in Ukraine, Russian sources have said.
Lt Gen Oleg Tsokov is said to have died in a strike on a hotel housing Russian military commanders in Berdyansk, on Ukraine's occupied southern ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66171638 |
SAG strike live updates: Actors join writers as Hollywood shuts down - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis is among the stars on the picket line for Hollywood's largest strike in decades. | US & Canada | We're finishing our live coverage of today's strikes, which have brought Hollywood to a grinding halt.
Famous actors have been picketing outside major studios in both Los Angeles and New York City alongside members of the Writers Guild of America.
We've heard from Screen Actors Guild president Fran Drescher, Oscar-wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-66180350 |
Kevin Spacey: Touch was romantic, says actor as he denies assault - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The two-time Oscar-winning actor denies sex offences between 2001 and 2013. | UK | Actor Kevin Spacey has told a jury touching his accuser was "in my mind romantic", as he gave his defence during his trial for sexual assault.
Appearing at London's Southwark Crown Court, the two-time Oscar winning actor said he had developed a "flirtatious" relationship with an accuser.
He told the jury he and the c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66188135 |
Tim Westwood interviewed under police caution again - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ex-BBC DJ Tim Westwood is questioned for a third time over alleged sex offences, BBC News understands. | Entertainment & Arts | Tim Westwood worked for BBC Radio 1 for nearly 20 years
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been questioned for a third time under police caution over alleged sex offences, BBC News understands.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they are investigating five accusations of non-recent sexual offences, all... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66190231 |
Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death revealed - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The only child of music icon Elvis Presley died after being rushed to a hospital on 12 January. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Lisa Marie Presley was the only child of Elvis
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis, died of a bowel obstruction, the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office has said.
The obstruction... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66195853 |
Taylor Swift tickets: Viagogo boss defends resale site - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | There's been anger at Eras tour tickets being resold on the secondary site for thousands of pounds. | Newsbeat | There's been a bit of Bad Blood from Swifties towards ticket resale sites like Viagogo this week
You might have seen lots of people this week trying - and failing - to get tickets for Taylor Swift's UK show.
The rush to bag a seat on the Eras tour has even hit the House of Commons, with one MP complaining his daughte... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-66191172 |
Bard: Google's ChatGPT rival launches in Europe and Brazil - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Google’s Bard artificial intelligence chatbot can now also talk and respond to visual prompts. | Technology | Google's parent company Alphabet is rolling out its artificial intelligence chatbot Bard in Europe and Brazil.
It is the product's biggest expansion since its March launch in the US and the UK and heats up the rivalry with Microsoft's ChatGPT.
Both are examples of generative AI that can respond to questions in a huma... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66187283 |
Using agency staff to cover strikes ruled unlawful - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Bosses can no longer use agency staff to cover striking workers during walkouts, the High Court rules. | Business | The change to the regulations was brought in by then-Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
Employers can no longer use agency staff to cover striking workers during walkouts, the High Court has ruled.
The judgement, which follows a judicial review brought by 13 unions, overturns controversial government legislation intro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66187748 |
Migration Bill: Lords reinsert child detention limits - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Peers overturn several government amendments as the Illegal Migration Bill enters "ping-pong". | UK Politics | The House of Lords has rejected an attempt by the government to extend the amount of time children can be detained in its migration bill.
The government's Illegal Migration Bill removes the existing legal cap on how long children can be held before being deported for arriving illegally.
But peers voted to reinsert pr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66180897 |
Public sector: Pay offer fails staff and won't end our strikes, says doctors' union - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Teachers' unions welcome public sector pay rises, but other sectors fear cuts will be made to fund them. | UK Politics | We're wrapping up our live page shortly. Here's what you need to know about the day's events.
More than a million public sector workers - including teachers, doctors and police - have been offered pay rises of between 5% and 7% after the government accepted the recommendations of the eight independent pay review bodie... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-66187330 |
Kevin Spacey trial live: I'm a big flirt, US actor tells jury - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The House Of Cards actor, who denies 12 charges, is giving evidence in his defence. | UK | In the last few minutes, the defence asked an emotional Spacey: "Were you once a rich man?"
Here's a look at the questioning that followed.
Spacey: "I have been very fortunate in the career I have had, yes."
Gibbs (his lawyer): "Are you a rich man now?"
Asked where the money was, Spacey said: "I have had no money c... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66180356 |
Bus boss suggests bar staff drive night services - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Donald MacLeod, who owns some of Glasgow's most iconic venues, called the suggestion "idiotic". | Glasgow & West Scotland | The boss of a bus company has come under fire for suggesting late-night buses could be driven by bar staff after a late shift.
First Bus said passenger numbers were not enough to sustain the 11 night services in the city beyond July.
However managing director Duncan Cameron told the Herald that the main issue was a l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-66189281 |
Periscope firm wins £169m submarine defence contract - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thales Glasgow will continue a 100-year tradition of supplying periscopes to the Royal Navy | Scotland | Thales will manufacture optronic masts for the new Dreadnought submarine class
A £169m contract for the UK nuclear deterrent programme will support more than 150 jobs in Scotland.
The order will see Thales Glasgow continue a 100-year tradition of making periscopes for Royal Navy submarines.
The site in Govan will bu... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66001453 |
Teacher strikes likely to end in England - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Union leaders have come out in support of a new 6.5% pay offer and will recommend members accept it. | Family & Education | Teaching unions have recommended their members accept the government's 6.5% pay offer
Teacher strikes are likely to end in England, after union leaders came out in support of a new pay offer.
The government has proposed a 6.5% pay rise, which both sides in the dispute said was "properly funded" and would not come fro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-66192118 |
Italian uproar over judge's 10-second groping rule - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Young Italians object to the acquittal of a school caretaker who admitted groping a teenage student. | Europe | White Lotus actor Paolo Camilli was among those expressing their anger that "a brief grope, if it's under 10 seconds, isn't considered a crime"
Does it count as sexual harassment if an assault lasts less than 10 seconds?
Many young people in Italy are expressing outrage on social media, after a judge cleared a school... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66174352 |
Global Trade - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Global Trade | Global Trade | Video caption: For decades the US dollar has been king when it comes to global trade, is that changing?
For decades the US dollar has been king when it comes to global trade, is that changing? | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38507481 |
Nadine Dorries referred to authorities over messages to officials - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Conservative MP allegedly threatened to use her "platform" to find out why she was denied a peerage. | UK Politics | In June Nadine Dorries said she would resign her Mid Bedfordshire seat with "immediate effect"
Nadine Dorries has been referred to the Conservative chief whip by the UK's top civil servant over claims she sent "forceful" messages to officials.
The Mid Bedfordshire MP announced she would be standing down as an MP just... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66178892 |
Questions for the Sun over BBC presenter story - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As claims and counter-claims continue, one area under scrutiny is how the Sun has handled the story. | Entertainment & Arts | As claims and counter-claims surrounding a BBC presenter continue to dominate the headlines, there are still many questions about what happened and how the story has been handled.
On Friday, the Sun newspaper reported that the unnamed BBC personality had been accused of paying a young person tens of thousands of pound... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66174059 |
Nato: Warm words but a diplomatic reality check for Ukraine - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | President Zelensky wants assurances Ukraine will join Nato after the war, but members chose strategic caution. | Europe | UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said Ukraine belongs in Nato
Volodymyr Zelensky may or may not be a Rolling Stones fan - but after this Nato summit, he is probably familiar with their song entitled You Can't Always Get What You Want.
Ukraine's president came to Vilnius, Lithuania, with high expectations.
He was lo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66183066 |
Microsoft-Activision faces fresh blow to bid to buy Call of Duty maker - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Federal Trade Commission's request to block the Microsoft-Activision deal was rejected by a judge. | Business | US regulator the Federal Trade Commission has moved to appeal against a decision to allow Microsoft to proceed with its $69bn (£53bn) purchase of games publisher Activision Blizzard.
Earlier this week, the FTC's request to block the takeover was rejected by a district judge in San Francisco.
The technology giant's de... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66184993 |
NHS plans: Sunak says expansion means 'more doctors, nurses, and GPs' - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The plan to reform NHS training and recruitment comes at a time of record-high waiting lists. | UK Politics | Reducing waiting times in the NHS is one of the five pledges announced at the start of the year by the prime minister
The NHS is set to undergo the "largest expansion in training and workforce" in its history, Rishi Sunak has said.
Speaking to the BBC, the prime minister said the plans would reduce "reliance on forei... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66012333 |
Wimbledon 2023: 'Spoil-sport' security booed after making crowd member throw caught ball back - BBC Sport | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | null | Watch the moment a member of Wimbledon security is booed after asking a crowd member to return a caught ball during Christopher Eubanks' quarter-final against Daniil Medvedev. | null | Watch the moment a member of Wimbledon security is booed after asking a crowd member to return a caught ball during Christopher Eubanks' quarter-final against Daniil Medvedev.
Available to UK users only. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/tennis/66181613 |
Government weigh up 6.5% public sector pay increase - BBC News | 2023-07-13T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The announcement is expected on Thursday, following formal sign off from the prime minister and chancellor. | UK Politics | Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have been taking part in strikes over pay
The government is considering pay increases of 6-6.5% for public sector workers, the BBC understands.
Official pay review bodies for employees including teachers, junior doctors and police have recommended the pay rise. Inflation... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66165006 |
Your pictures of Scotland: 7 July to 14 July - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 7 July and 14 July.. | Scotland | A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 7 July and 14 July.
Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC's rules regarding photographs that can be found here.
Please also ensure you take your pictures safely and responsibly.
Conditions of use: If you submit an ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66133758 |
Winnipeg can remove blockade over indigenous murders, court rules - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Protesters blocked the dump after officials said they would not search for the remains of two murdered women. | US & Canada | Red dresses hung up in honour of missing and killed indigenous women at the Brady landfill
A Canada court has allowed police to remove a blockade of a landfill site by protesters demanding action over the murders of two indigenous women.
Demonstrators began blocking the entrance to the rubbish dump in Winnipeg, Manit... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66208470 |
Full extent of NHS dentistry shortage revealed by far-reaching BBC research - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nine in 10 UK dentists are not accepting new adult patients, while eight in 10 are refusing children. | Health | Nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK are not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the health service, a BBC investigation has found.
In a third of the UK's more than 200 council areas, we found no dentists taking on adult NHS patients.
And eight in 10 NHS practices are not taking on children.
Th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62253893 |
Cost of living: Parents feeling the pressure brace for summer holidays - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One woman says she has toast for dinner and is concerned there's a lack of help in the holidays. | Wales | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Cost of living: Parents unsure how to make ends meet this summer
A woman who has to eat toast for dinner so her children don't go hungry has said she's just one of many parents feeling the pinch ahead of the summer holidays.... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66184056 |
Victorian prison ill-suited to demands - inspector - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Inspectors praised HMP Greenock staff but called for a new prison to replace the 100-year-old facility. | Glasgow & West Scotland | Many of the buildings at HMP Greenock were constructed more than a century ago
Inspectors have called for a 100-year-old Victorian-style prison to be replaced due to concerns about the condition of the facility.
In a report, HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) called for a new prison estate to replace HMP... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-66191681 |
Causeway Hospital: Mum's anxiety over births moving from Coleraine - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A pregnant woman shares concerns ahead of meeting on the future of births at Causeway Hospital. | Northern Ireland | Devin McMullan lives in Ballycastle and is 22 weeks pregnant with her second child
A pregnant woman has said maternity services moving from Coleraine to Antrim will negatively impact expectant mothers in rural communities.
Devin McMullan, who is 22 weeks pregnant, lives outside Ballycastle, County Antrim.
She said p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66192412 |
Big Butterfly Count: NI public urged join tracking efforts - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Half of butterfly species in the UK are threatened with extinction due to extreme weather. | Northern Ireland | People in Northern Ireland are being urged to join the Big Butterfly Count to see how the insects are faring.
The count is regarded as the biggest natural history citizen science project in the world.
Participants count how many butterflies they see in a fifteen-minute period and upload their results online, especial... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66193880 |
BBC resumes Huw Edwards inquiry as no criminality found by police - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say no evidence of criminal behaviour over claims he paid a young person for explicit photos. | UK | The BBC is resuming its investigation into Huw Edwards, after police found no evidence of criminal behaviour over claims he paid a young person for explicit images.
His wife said he was in hospital with "serious mental health issues" as she named him as the presenter at the centre of the allegations.
The corporation ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66186092 |
Ming vase used as £8.50 doorstop in Essex sells for £3,400 - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The object, believed to be from the Chinese Ming Dynasty, sells after being found in a charity shop. | Suffolk | The green vase is believed to be from the Ming Dynasty
An £8.50 vase that "sat in the corner of a downstairs loo" has sold for £3,400 after auctioneers linked it to the Chinese Ming Dynasty.
The vase belonged to Amanda Lawler, whose daughter Mary bought it for her in a charity shop in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex in 2020.
Mr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-66096337 |
NHS: Woman's dentist appointment means 200-mile round trip - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Patients cannot get on waiting lists, despite having broken teeth. | Wales | Georgia Wellings said not being able to access an NHS dentist makes her "anxious"
A woman has said she has had to make a 200-mile round trip just to get an NHS dentist appointment.
Georgia Wellings, 22, has been unable to get an appointment in south Wales for five years.
Other patients say they have been forced to d... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66198808 |
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher speaks on Hollywood strike - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | null | The actors' strike is the largest shutdown Hollywood has seen for 40 years. | null | The announcement that actors would go on strike marked the start of the largest shutdown Hollywood has seen for 40 years. | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66194672 |
Heartstopper: Hungarian retailer selling graphic novel fined under anti-LGBT law - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Hungarian bookseller was penalised under legislation restricting LGBT literature for under-18s. | Europe | Heartstopper, a coming-of-age story about a high school romance, was adapted from a graphic novel into a hit Netflix series
Hungarian authorities have fined a bookseller for selling a British graphic novel without closed wrapping - saying it breached a controversial law on LGBT literature for under-18s.
The Lira Kisk... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66197171 |
Christopher Nolan: After Oppenheimer, no more films during strike action - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Oppenheimer director says fully supports the "jobbing actors and staff writers" on strike. | Entertainment & Arts | Christopher Nolan says the strike is about "jobbing actors, staff writers trying to raise a family, trying to keep food on the table"
Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan has said he "absolutely" will not work on another film until the Hollywood strikes are resolved.
Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors have joine... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66191705 |
Wimbledon 2023 results: Ons Jabeur fights back to beat Aryna Sabalenka and reach final - BBC Sport | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | null | Ons Jabeur produces a superb comeback to beat Aryna Sabalenka and set up a Wimbledon women's singles final against Marketa Vondrousova. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
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Ons Jabeur produced a superb comeback to beat Aryna Sabalenka and set up a Wimbledon women's singles final against unseeded Cz... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66191815 |
Nurses' strike: RCN warns of further action over pay row - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A number of trade unions warn NI's public sector pay could fall behind other UK regions. | Northern Ireland | Nurses in Northern Ireland may have no alternative but to take further strike action if there has been no pay offer by autumn, the NI director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said.
Rita Devlin said nurses had been treated "like second-class citizens".
Her comments come after the Department of Health said th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66195577 |
SAG strike: Avatar and Gladiator sequels look set to be hit as actors walk out - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Films and TV shows in production are affected as some 160,000 performers stop work in LA. | Entertainment & Arts | A new tribe, the Metkayina Clan, was introduced in last year's Avatar: The Way of Water
Major films in production including the Avatar and Gladiator sequels are looking likely to be affected by Hollywood actors taking strike action.
Promotional events such as red-carpet premieres will also be affected, such as Disney... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66196357 |
Boris Johnson's old phone could soon be accessed by Covid inquiry - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The former PM was not sure about the passcode, delaying access to his WhatsApps sent before May 2021. | UK Politics | The Covid public inquiry could finally gain access to Boris Johnson's WhatsApps from the first year of the pandemic, following a delay.
Technicians have been reluctant to turn on the old phone storing messages before May 2021, as the former PM was not sure about the passcode.
There were fears that getting it wrong co... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66199658 |
Ronan Kanda: Teens sentenced for boy's mistaken identity murder - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ronan Kanda, 16, had been buying a PlayStation controller when he was stabbed close to his home. | Birmingham & Black Country | Ronan Kanda was mistaken by his murderers for his friend
Two 17-year-olds have been sentenced for stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death in a case of mistaken identity.
Ronan Kanda was murdered close to his home in Wolverhampton after he visited a friend's house to buy a PlayStation controller in June 2022.
A trial hea... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66187503 |
Parents left feeling 'rejected' over lack of SEND holiday care for children - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Only 5% English councils say there is enough SEND childcare available during school holidays. | Family & Education | Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have told the BBC a lack of suitable childcare over school holidays has left them feeling "rejected".
Figures shared with the BBC from the charity Coram, show that only one in 20 councils in England say there is enough childcare available for S... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-66188156 |
Faisal Islam: The pay pain isn't over yet - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An agreement over public sector pay doesn't mean the pressure is off altogether. | Business | A few months ago the government was suggesting that any public sector pay settlements above 5% would add to inflationary pressures. That was despite the fact that this still equated to a significant real terms pay cut, and public sector settlements do not directly add to pricing pressures.
On Thursday the government a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66193590 |
Extra energy bill scheme was staggering failure, says MP - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The scheme to help people who missed out on last winter's energy subsidy should be reopened, a senior MP says. | Business | The Alternative Funding scheme was set up for households such as those in narrow boats or park homes
A scheme designed to help people who missed out on last winter's £400 energy bill subsidy was a "staggering failure", a senior MP has said.
The Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding was set up for households ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66203677 |
Chandrayaan-3: India's historic Moon mission lifts off successfully - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | With Chandrayaan-3, India aims to be the first to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole. | India | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
India has launched its third Moon mission, aiming to be the first to land near its little-explored south pole.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off at 14:35 on Friday (09:05 GMT) from ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66185565 |
Strike action could hit summer holiday flights in Europe - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A union for European air traffic controllers says it could strike in a row over staffing and pay. | Business | European flights during the summer holiday period could be affected by strike action by air traffic managers.
Eurocontrol, which manages flights over Europe, has said one of its unions could take industrial action, although no dates have been announced yet.
Negotiations are continuing with the union and other unions,... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66124424 |
Just Stop Oil protesters interrupt the Proms - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The action was met with boos and jeers from some members of the audience at the Royal Albert Hall. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Moment Just Stop Oil interrupt the First Night of the Proms
Two protesters from environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil have interrupted the First Night of the Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall.
The duo mounted ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66207576 |
Heathrow security staff call off strikes - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Security staff at Heathrow will no longer strike after accepting an improved pay offer. | Business | Heathrow airport security staff have called off strikes after voting to accept a pay offer.
Around 2,000 members of the Unite union were due to strike on 29 days throughout summer.
Unite staff at the airport had already said they would postpone industrial action on 24 and 25 June.
The union said that workers had vot... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66001392 |
Illegal Migration Bill: Jenrick sees no more compromises on migration bill - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The government hopes to pass the Illegal Migration Bill before the summer recess. | UK | The House of Lords voted to overturn several parts of the Illegal Migration Bill
The government does not expect to make compromises on plans to remove people arriving in the UK illegally, says immigration minister Robert Jenrick.
The House of Lords has voted to overturn several parts of the Illegal Migration Bill - w... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66197268 |
Chichester: Wife and carer jailed for enslaving disabled husband - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Tom Somerset-How was bedbound and malnourished for four years in his home in Chichester. | Sussex | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tom Somerset-How speaks out about abuse he received, after wife and carer jailed under modern slavery laws
The wife and carer of a disabled man who they enslaved and left in squalid conditions have been jailed.
Sarah Somers... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-66178290 |
ChatGPT owner in probe over risks around false answers - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US regulators are asking the maker of ChatGPT about protections for privacy and reputational risk. | Business | US regulators are probing artificial intelligence company OpenAI over the risks to consumers from ChatGPT generating false information.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a letter to the Microsoft-backed business requesting information on how it addresses risks to people's reputations.
The inquiry is a sign of t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66196223 |
Belfast Pride: Officers told not to wear police uniforms - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | ACC Bobby Singleton says he understands some staff will be disappointed by the move. | Northern Ireland | PSNI officers first attended the event in uniform in 2017
Police officers who wish to attend this year's Pride march in Belfast will not be allowed to do so in uniform.
Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said: "I know this decision will come as a disappointment to some."
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PS... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66201072 |
BP found guilty after worker died in offshore fall in 2014 - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The energy firm had denied breaching health and safety rules, after a 43-year-old man died in 2014. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | Sean Anderson fell to his death in 2014
Energy firm BP has been found guilty of breaching health and safety laws after a worker died when he fell from an offshore platform into the sea.
Sean Anderson, 43, fell through an open grating on the Unity installation, about 112 miles (180km) north-east of Aberdeen, on 4 Sept... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-66190373 |
Wennington wildfire probably started in back garden - report - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Seventeen houses were damaged in east London during a heatwave last year. | London | The fire broke out during last summer's heatwave
A London Fire Brigade investigation has concluded the Wennington wildfire was likely to have started in a garden.
A large grass fire in the village in Havering, east London, tore through 17 houses during scorching temperatures in July last year.
While investigators we... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66148110 |
Excessive heat: Why this summer has been so hot - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Experts are predicting that the developing El Niño is likely to make 2023 the world's hottest year. | Science & Environment | It is hot. Very hot. And temperatures show no signs of easing.
Nearly a third of Americans - over 113 million people - are under some form of heat advisory, the US National Weather Service said.
Across the US, temperatures are shattering decades-long record highs. In El Paso, Texas, temperatures have soared to above ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66143682 |
Europe heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across southern Europe - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The heatwave could potentially lead to record-breaking temperatures, forecasters say. | Europe | A red alert warning is in place in 10 Italian cities, including Florence and Rome
A heatwave continues to sweep across parts of Europe, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the next few days.
Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey.
They could r... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66197368 |
Wimbledon 2023 results: Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz win semi-finals - BBC Sport | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | null | Novak Djokovic reaches the Wimbledon men's final for the fifth straight year before Carlos Alcaraz books his place in his first SW19 showpiece. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
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Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached a fifth successive Wimbledon men's final where Carlos Alcaraz will try to end the Se... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66194375 |
Men and boys charged over clashes Knowsley asylum hotel - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three boys aged 13, 16 and 17, and two men, aged 38 and 60, have been charged with violent disorder. | Liverpool | A police van was set on fire after a protest turned violent on 10 February
Five people - including a 13-year-old boy - have been charged following disorder at a hotel housing asylum seekers.
A police van was set on fire and officers were pelted with missiles in violent clashes at the Suites Hotel in Knowsley, Merseys... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-66196144 |
NHS dentists: People having to drive hundreds of miles 'unacceptable' - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A damning report, by the Health and Social Care Committee, says more needs to be done, and quickly. | Health | The pain and distress of not being able to see an NHS dentist are "totally unacceptable", an inquiry has told the government.
A review was launched after a BBC investigation found nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK were not accepting new adult patients.
Some people drove hundreds of miles for treatment or ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66167563 |
Sudan conflict: 'I saw bodies dumped in Darfur mass grave' - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | An eyewitness tells the BBC he saw dozens of bodies being dumped from a truck by a paramilitary group. | Africa | Eyewitness says the RSF ordered dozens of bodies to be dumped in a pit
Maalim is traumatised by what he saw in Sudan's western region of Darfur, before he fled across the border to Chad.
"If the people who I worked with know I have shown you these photos and videos, or even that I filmed them, I am a dead man," he te... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66187190 |
Airbase asylum plans: High Court gives permission to councils' challenge - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Home Office wants to use former airbases in Essex and Lincolnshire to house migrants. | Essex | Protesters gathered outside Wethersfield ahead of the court hearing and arrival of the first 46 asylum seekers
A legal bid to challenge the Home Office's decision to use former airbases to house asylum seekers has been approved by the High Court.
Braintree District Council had brought a legal action to challenge the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66200404 |
West Mersea: 'Hero' dad saved his son but drowned - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A woman is collecting donations for the lifeboat crew who tried to save her partner's life. | Essex | Katie Macdonald planned to donate money to Colchester Hospital which supported the family
A dad died after saving his young son from drowning in the sea, his grieving partner has revealed.
David Cole and his three-year-old boy were caught by a rip tide while at a beach in West Mersea on 11 June.
The 30-year-old made... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66190251 |
Shops asked to halt mafia-themed Scotch whisky orders - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Regulators find that a Polish firm's "Cosa Nostra" Scotch whisky product "glamorises" firearms. | Scotland business | Regulators have asked UK retailers to stop placing orders for a Sicilian mafia-themed Scotch whisky.
The call by the Portman Group, which regulates the UK's alcohol sector, came after it found that Polish firm Bartex Bartol had breached rules over its "Cosa Nostra" product.
It said the packaging was likely to cause "... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-63861731 |
Jade's Law: Family's setback stopping killer parents' rights - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The parents of Jade Ward want parental rights to automatically end if one parent kills the other. | Wales | Jade Ward, 27, was killed by Russell Marsh in her home in August 2021
The family of a woman murdered by an ex-partner will continue their bid to curb perpetrators' parental rights after MPs rejected a law change.
Jade Ward was stabbed and strangled by Russell Marsh as their four sons slept at their Flintshire home in... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66200585 |
Bournemouth beach deaths: No police action to be taken - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Sunnah Khan, 12, and Joe Abbess, 17, drowned while in the water next to the pier in May. | Dorset | Sunnah Khan and Joe Abbess were pronounced dead in hospital on 31 May
No criminal offences were committed in relation to the deaths of two people off Bournemouth beach, police said.
Sunnah Khan, 12, and Joe Abbess, 17, both drowned when they were suspected to have been caught in a riptide next to the pier at the reso... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-66208500 |
US heatwave: 'Dangerous’ temperatures could set new records - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nearly a third of Americans - about 113 million people - are currently under heat advisories. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Parts of the US are expected to see record temperatures on Sunday, with warnings of "dangerous" heat levels into next week across the south-west.
Nearly a third of Americans - about 113 million people - are currently under ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66195722 |
Ex-Man City footballer Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of rape - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The footballer was accused of raping a woman and attempting to rape another at his Cheshire home. | Manchester | The French international was under contract to Manchester City until 1 July
Ex-Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of raping a woman and attempting to rape another.
The 28-year-old was accused of attacking a 24-year-old woman at his £4m mansion in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire in October 2020.
M... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66201526 |
The Deepest Breath: 'Nerve-shredding' documentary explores perils of freediving - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Deepest Breath documentary reveals the lure and dangers of the extreme sport of freediving. | Entertainment & Arts | Holding your breath is something most of us do to get rid of hiccups, so diving over 100 metres into the ocean's depths, without breathing, could be the stuff of nightmares.
The Deepest Breath is a documentary which explores this - the sport of freediving.
It gives the audience a close-up view of the swimmers who com... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65855143 |
Aspartame advice unchanged despite cancer question - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The sweetener is found in a variety of foods, from diet drinks to chewing gum and some yoghurts. | Health | Children are at most risk of exceeding the safe limits on aspartame, found in diet drinks
Advice on how much aspartame we can eat or drink is unchanged, despite the sweetener being classified as "possibly" causing cancer.
Two groups of experts at the World Health Organization have been reviewing thousands of scientif... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66180986 |
Proms to launch with Ukrainian premiere and Lesley Manville - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The actress will narrate Jean Sibelius’s Snöfrid, in a concert that also features a world premiere. | Entertainment & Arts | Lesley Manville will narrate a new translation of Snöfrid
Award-winning actress Lesley Manville will help to launch the 2023 Proms season on Friday night, narrating a new translation of Jean Sibelius's Snöfrid.
The star, who plays Princess Margaret in The Crown, will be making her Proms debut alongside the BBC Sympho... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66199474 |
Stare at smokers to stop them, Hong Kong health chief urges public - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A Hong Kong official suggests those who light up in restaurants should be met with disapproving looks. | China | People in Hong Kong should discourage smoking by staring at anyone who lights up in areas where it is banned, the city's health secretary has suggested.
Answering questions about how to create a tobacco-free city, Lo Chung-mau also said police could not be expected to catch smokers.
Hong Kong is currently debating to... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-66206511 |
Care funding needs overhaul to stop homes closing, its warned - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Care Forum Wales warns that care funding needs an overhaul to stop homes in Wales closing. | Wales | Care Forum Wales said the number of homes shutting because of costs had created a difficult situation
There are around 500 fewer places in care homes in Wales than there were in 2015, figures show.
It comes as the number of people aged over 65 in Wales increased by around 100,000 in the 10 years to 2021.
Care Forum ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66195044 |
RBA: Australia names first woman to lead its central bank - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Michele Bullock will succeed Philip Lowe, who has led the Reserve Bank of Australia for seven years. | Business | Michele Bullock has been named as the next governor of the RBA
Australia's central bank says it will be led by a woman for the first time since it was founded in 1960.
Michele Bullock will succeed Philip Lowe, who is coming to the end of a seven-year term as governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
Her appoi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66197443 |
Wimbledon 2023 women's final: Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova target title history - BBC Sport | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | null | Ons Jabeur faces Marketa Vondrousova in Saturday's women's singles final at Wimbledon, with both players aiming for a slice of history. | null | Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with extensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, Connected TVs and mobile app. More coverage details
A year ago, Ons Jabeur had a photo of the Wimbledon women's trophy on her phone screen as she chased history.
She swiftly erased it after missing out on the real thing... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66202523 |
Kevin Spacey: I had no power wand to get people into bed - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Hollywood actor denies 12 sex offences against four men between 2001 and 2013. | UK | Kevin Spacey has been giving evidence in court on Thursday and Friday
Actor Kevin Spacey has denied using his power to get people into bed, and rejected claims he is a sexual bully.
Speaking from the stand at London's Southwark Crown Court, the Oscar-winning actor was being cross-examined during his trial for sexual ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66198518 |
Arman Soldin: Journalist killed in Ukraine given top French honour - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Video journalist Arman Soldin was killed in a rocket attack close to Bakhmut in May. | Europe | Arman Soldin was killed in a rocket attack close to Bakhmut in May
France has posthumously awarded its highest honour to an AFP video journalist killed in Ukraine.
Arman Soldin, 32, who died in a rocket attack close to Bakhmut in May, was made a knight of the Legion of Honour.
French President Emmanuel Macron hailed... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66197773 |
El Salvador's secretive mega-jail - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | null | null | Angelica already had a hunch where her missing husband, Darwin, was. But official footage, shared by the government and uploaded on to social media, confirmed her suspicions. Painstakingly scrolling through it, frame by frame, she spotted him 25 minutes into the footage, shaking hands with his cellmate. She pressed pau... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-81749d7c-d0a0-48d0-bb11-eaab6f1e6556 | |
Bronze Age gold torc discovered in field near Mistley - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The 3,000-year-old gold torc is the first to be reported to as treasure in Essex, says an expert. | Essex | Precious objects like this damaged torc were often buried on their own
A section of a Bronze Age twisted gold torc has been found in a field by a metal detectorist.
The 3,000-year-old fragment was discovered near Mistley, on the River Stour in Essex, and has been declared treasure by a coroner.
Finds liaison officer... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66189465 |
Shekhar Kapur: Hollywood's diversity push is guilt driven - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Shekhar Kapur says diverse casting is "a good thing" but hides "a greater, more fundamental issue". | Entertainment & Arts | Shekhar Kapur says Hollywood's push to cast actors of colour comes from guilt
Director Shekhar Kapur has said Hollywood's push for more diverse casts has come from its guilt over "all the actors who are not getting work".
Kapur said the inclusion of ethnic minority actors in shows such as Netflix's Bridgerton is "a g... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66201462 |
Cardiff: No charges following death of drag queen Darren Moore - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Darren Haydn Meah-Moore's body was found in Cardiff in January. | Wales | A 50-year-old man arrested on suspicion of killing a well-known drag queen has been released without charge.
South Wales Police said it had ended its investigation and was not looking for anyone else in connection with the death of Darren Haydn Meah-Moore, 39.
Mr Meah-Moore's body was found in a lane close to Windsor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66204802 |
East Kent NHS criticised over new mother herpes deaths - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy died after giving birth in two East Kent NHS Trust hospitals. | Kent | Samantha Mulcahy (left) and Kimberley Sampson died weeks apart after being operated on by the same surgeon
A coroner has criticised an NHS trust after the deaths of two mothers from herpes and said antiviral drugs should have been given sooner in one case.
Kim Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy, 32, died six weeks apa... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-66203176 |
SAG strike live updates: Actors join writers as Hollywood shuts down - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis is among the stars on the picket line for Hollywood's largest strike in decades. | US & Canada | We're finishing our live coverage of today's strikes, which have brought Hollywood to a grinding halt.
Famous actors have been picketing outside major studios in both Los Angeles and New York City alongside members of the Writers Guild of America.
We've heard from Screen Actors Guild president Fran Drescher, Oscar-wi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-66180350 |
AI trend drives rise in students wanting to study computing - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A record number of 18-year-olds are picking computer-based courses, the university admissions body UCAS says. | Technology | School-leavers are choosing computing courses in record numbers, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
This year's application data showed 18-year-olds were increasingly inspired to study computing "thanks to the rise of digital and AI", UCAS chief executive Clare Marchant said.
Applic... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66178247 |
London measles warning: Outbreak could hit tens of thousands - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The rest of the UK is considered to be at low risk of the virus taking off. | Health | London could see tens of thousands of measles cases due to low levels of vaccination, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned.
Mathematical calculations suggest an outbreak could affect between 40,000 and 160,000 people.
Higher levels of immunisation in the rest of the UK means there is a "low risk" of a lar... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66200444 |
Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death revealed - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The only child of music icon Elvis Presley died after being rushed to a hospital on 12 January. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Lisa Marie Presley was the only child of Elvis
Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis, died of a bowel obstruction, the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office has said.
The obstruction... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66195853 |
Russian parliament bans gender reassignment surgery for trans people - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is the latest attack on LGBT rights in the country, after another anti-gay law was extended last year. | Europe | Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a new law banning gender reassignment surgery, in the latest attack on LGBT rights in the country.
The State Duma approved the bill, which will also ban people changing their genders on state documents, on Friday.
It now needs approval from the upper house and President V... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66200194 |
Oppenheimer: Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt at London movie premiere - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are among the cast of the eagerly-awaited film. | Entertainment & Arts | Stars including Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt have walked the red carpet in London for the eagerly-awaited UK premiere of Oppenheimer.
Christopher Nolan's much-hyped movie tells the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, known for developing the atomic bomb.
Rami Malek, Florence Pugh and Robe... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66196311 |
Wheelchair user trapped in Reading flat after lift breakdown - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Jamie Robertson was unable to leave his flat for almost a week before the lift was eventually fixed. | Berkshire | Jamie Robertson claims the lift has failed at least 16 times in the past 11 years
A wheelchair user has described being "trapped in my own home" for almost a week due to a lift being out of action.
Jamie Robertson said he had not been able to leave his second-floor flat in the Hermitage block in central Reading since... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-66192273 |
Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic meets Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz faces Daniil Medvedev - BBC Sport | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | null | Novak Djokovic believes his formidable Wimbledon record means he is the favourite to win the men's title going into Friday's semi-finals. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
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Novak Djokovic believes his formidable record at Wimbledon ensures he remains the favourite to win the men's singles title goi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66193828 |
Gilgo Beach murders: Architect charged in Long Island serial killer case - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police say the married suspect in the long-unsolved Gilgo Beach murders is "a demon that walks among us". | US & Canada | An architect has been charged over the deaths of three out of up to 11 victims in the Gilgo Beach murders in New York state over a decade ago.
Rex Heuermann, 59, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He is suspected in a fourth woman's death.
On Friday the married Long Island ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66190844 |
Wife dies after husband in suspected villa gas leak - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mary Somerville died almost two months after Jaime Carsi was found dead next to her in Majorca. | Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland | Mary Somerville died in an Edinburgh hospice on 2 July
A woman has died almost two months after she lost her husband following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a villa in Spain.
Mary Somerville, 39, was discovered next to Jaime Carsi, 40, at a holiday home in Majorca on 6 May.
She was taken to hospital in a serio... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66202050 |
Gatwick Airport to be hit by strikes over summer holidays - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The walkouts in July and August could cause some disruption but their impact is uncertain. | Business | Nearly a thousand workers are set to take eight days of strike action at Gatwick Airport over the summer holidays in a row over pay, the Unite union has said.
The strike could cause some disruption during what could be the busiest summer period since the pandemic.
The workers, at four firms, include baggage handlers ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66199180 |
The Black Mirror plot about AI that worries actors - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | As actors strike in Hollywood, unions say they want more protection from artificial intelligence. | Technology | Salma Hayek discovers she signed away the rights to her AI likeness in a recent episode of Black Mirror
Hollywood actors are striking for the first time in 43 years, bringing the American movie and television business to a halt, partly over fears about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI).
The Screen Actors Gui... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66200334 |
India's Chandrayaan-3 rocket blasts into space for Moon mission - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The rocket set off from India's space port in Andhra Pradesh, and is due to land a rover on the Moon in August. | India | To boldly go... Where no country has gone before
So India is on its way to the Moon, something only three other countries have done before. But if they're successful they will be the first country to land near the Moon's south pole, which has not been explored as much as other parts of its surface. The first part has ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-india-66199759 |
Watch: Man catches Florida's longest-ever Burmese python - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | null | A Florida hunter has wrestled and caught a 19ft Burmese python, the longest ever documented in the state. | null | A local hunter has wrestled and caught the longest Burmese python ever to be documented in Florida. The record was confirmed by a local environmental organisation, which said the animal measured 19ft (5.7m) and weighed 125lb (56kg).
The Burmese python is an invasive species in southern Florida, believed to be responsi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66197675 |
Kevin Spacey trial live: Actor denies using power to get people into bed - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Hollywood actor denies 12 sex offences against four complainants between 2001 and 2013. | UK | Kevin Spacey spent around three hours in the witness box today, his evidence tested by the prosecutor.
The actor projected his voice at times when denying the allegations and told the court he “definitely” misread the signs from one of the four male complainants - but had consensual agreements with two others.
Spacey... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66187664 |
Who is Fran Drescher, the sitcom star taking on Hollywood? - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A former star of US sitcoms, Fran Drescher is the union chief leading actors into battle with streamers. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
When we picture the fire-and-brimstone types that often lead unions into battle against corporate giants, they rarely have much in the way of Hollywood glamour.
But the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has always been unique in th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66200190 |
Italy bear attacks: Animals behind Alpine attacks spared slaughter - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A top Italian court rules a culling order for two bears should be suspended, backing activists. | Europe | Activists stood outside the court in Rome calling for the cull to be halted
A top court in Rome has ruled that a culling order for two bears in northern Italy should be suspended, backing an appeal by animal rights activists.
One of the bears, a 17-year-old female called JJ4, was captured after it killed jogger Andre... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66198582 |
Summer getaway: Will travel be hit by more chaos this year? - BBC News | 2023-07-14T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Last year's summer season was marked by widespread travel disruption. Will this year be better? | Business | For many people this is the start of the great summer getaway as schools across England and Wales begin their six-week holidays.
But last year's summer season was marked by widespread travel disruption.
So whether you're travelling by plane, train, road or ferry, will things be smoother this time round?
This summer ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66185864 |
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