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Youth worker loses damages fight after police Tasered him - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Judge finds officer had 'objectively reasonable' belief the Tasering of Edwin Afriyie was necessary. | London | The court heard that Mr Afriyie's arms had been folded when he was Tasered
A youth worker Tasered after being stopped by police while driving through central London in April 2018 has lost a High Court damages fight.
Edwin Afriyie, who is in his mid-30s, said he suffered head, back and leg injuries during the incident... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66071780 |
RNLI staff surveys raise concerns about sexist behaviour - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK lifeboat charity says it will take action and on the issues raised in surveys of its workers. | UK | A number of workers at the RNLI have raised some concerns about sexist and bigoted behaviour at the organisation.
Internal surveys from 2021 and 2022 on the attitudes of staff and volunteers working at the UK lifeboat charity cite sexism and bullying.
The documents, first reported by the Times, have been seen by the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66074488 |
Watch Live: Europe's 'dark explorer' telescope launch - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Euclid space telescope is launching from Florida on a mission to make a 3D map of the cosmos | Science & Environment | A mission to uncover the secrets of the Cosmos?
Sounds tantalising and whilst we won’t get any answers today, you can watch the beginning of Euclid’s adventure with its launch from Florida this afternoon.
Welcome to live coverage of the lift-off from Cape Canaveral, where you will be able to watch the countdown and l... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-66075202 |
France riots: Nanterre rocked by killing and unrest - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The town of Nanterre is shaken by nights of rioting after 17-year-old Nahel was shot by police. | Europe | The French interior minister has asked regions to ban the sale of fireworks, petrol cans and flammable products
Come to Nanterre to get an all-round view of the crisis boiling over in France. But if you are a journalist, be advised to keep your head down.
An approach to a group of young men - some bearded, one built ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66070033 |
Man and woman held after body of girl, 2, found in Ipswich - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two 22-year-olds who were "known to the victim" have been arrested on suspicion of murder, police say. | Suffolk | Police cars were parked outside the temporary housing unit in Sidegate Lane on Friday
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a two-year-old girl was found at a property, police have said.
Suffolk Police said the toddler's remains were found at a temporary housing unit on Sidegat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-66075779 |
Hacking trial: Prince Harry claims £440,000 in damages from Mirror Group Newspapers - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Duke of Sussex alleges articles published by Mirror Group Newspapers breached his privacy. | UK | Prince Harry is claiming up to £440,000 in damages for newspaper articles published by Mirror Group Newspapers which he alleges breached his privacy.
Amounts being claimed were released on the final day of the trial examining allegations of phone hacking.
The case has been brought by Prince Harry and three others.
P... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66070127 |
France shooting: Unrest spreads over police killing of teen - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | At least 150 people are arrested overnight over the shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic check. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: 'They've taken my baby' - Mother of teen shot by police
At least 150 people have been arrested across France on a second night of mass unrest over Tuesday's fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy by police near Paris dur... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66049705 |
Migraine: Ceredigion woman says condition controls her life - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Delyth Jones says she misses her children's events and feels "isolated" because of her migraines. | Wales | Delyth Jones said having migraines affects her life "massively"
A woman who has about nine migraines a month has said the condition controls her life.
Delyth Jones, 32, from Ceredigion, said she has missed her children's school concerts and sports days due to them.
A former GP who lost her job after a chronic migrai... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66065674 |
France shooting: How a teenager's death sparked riots - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | null | The death of 17-year-old Nahel M, during a traffic stop, has provoked anger across the country. | null | Intense and widespread rioting has been taking place across France, following the shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop.
Video on social media showed the moment the police shooting of Nahel M took place, in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on 27 June.
Riots erupted later that same day and have continued each da... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66068964 |
Three teens charged with murder of boy found stabbed in London canal - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three boys, aged 14, 15 and 17, are charged with murder and robbery after the stabbing of Victor Lee, 17. | London | Victor Lee died from stab wounds, the Met Police said
Three teenagers have been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Victor Lee, who was found dead in a canal in north-west London last Sunday.
Victor's body was pulled from the Grand Union Canal after police were called to reports of a stabbing. He was declared dead... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66078488 |
Golden Ears Park: Missing Canadian teen found after 54-hour search - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Esther Wang disappeared in Golden Ears Park, Canada, sparking 16 search teams into action. | US & Canada | Esther Wang disappeared on Tuesday at Golden Ears Park in the province of British Columbia
A Canadian teenager has been found two days after she went missing in the wilderness of a vast provincial park.
Esther Wang, 16, disappeared after she was separated from her hiking group in the 555sq km (214sq mile) Golden Ears... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66076558 |
Watch: 'Dark explorer' telescope launched into space - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | null | The launch is part of a mission that will map the cosmos to try and investigate so-called dark matter. | null | The Euclid telescope has successfully launched into space on a mission to understand some of the Universe's greatest mysteries.
The €1.4bn (£1.2bn) telescope was primed to go up on a Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Saturday.
Euclid's goal is to make an immense 3D map of the cosmos in a bid to better... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66077409 |
Violence in French cities is 'not for Nahel', says family member - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A relative of the boy whose killing by French police sparked riots calls for an end to looting and burning. | Europe | Several schools have been targeted by the rioters. One of them is Nursery School Albert Samain – its canteen was severely damaged by the flames.
Some of the pupils wrote a sign and hung it outside the main entrance. It reads:
“Please do not burn the schools. It’s super important. Thank you.”
Marie is a mother-of-fou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-66073728 |
John Caldwell shooting: Children 'witnessed horrors that no child should ever have to' - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Det Ch Insp John Caldwell was speaking publicly for the first time since he was shot in February. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Det Ch Insp John Caldwell was speaking at an awards event
A senior detective has said that children present when he was shot at a sports complex in Omagh in County Tyrone in February witnessed "horrors that no child should e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66075686 |
Dilano van 't Hoff dies aged 18 in crash at Spa-Francorchamps - BBC Sport | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | null | Dutch racing driver Dilano van 't Hoff dies after a crash at the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine. | null | Last updated on .From the section Motorsport
Dutch racing driver Dilano van 't Hoff has died after a crash at a race in the Formula Regional European Championship.
The 18-year-old MP Motorsport driver was competing in the second race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, organisers announced.
French driver An... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/66076074 |
Caldicot family hope to find missing son James Nutley 19 years on - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | James Nutley's parents live with unanswered questions over their 25-year-old son's disappearance. | Wales | For almost two decades James Nutley's parents have lived with unanswered questions over his disappearance
The parents of a man who has been missing for almost 19 years say they hope renewed interest in the case could finally bring them answers.
James Nutley, 25, disappeared while on a golfing trip in Tenby, Pembrokes... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66057032 |
Belfast baby murder case: Woman found guilty of killing son - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The woman accepted she stabbed him and his sister on 27 July 2021 but had denied the charges. | Northern Ireland | Toys and flowers were left at the scene of the incident in 2021
A woman has been found guilty of murdering her eight-week old son and attempting to murder his two-year-old sister.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, accepted she stabbed the children on 27 July 2021 but denied the charges.
But jurors re... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65029181 |
France shooting: Who was Nahel M, shot by French police in Nanterre? - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He was learning to be an electrician and played rugby league but died at a police check near Paris. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: 'They've taken my baby' - Mother of teen shot by police
The killing of Nahel M, 17, has sparked riots in cities across France as well as the town of Nanterre to the west of Paris where he grew up.
An only child broug... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66052104 |
Cambridge flat fire: Two children and a woman die in fire - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A boy and a girl were rescued from the Cambridge property but died later in hospital. | Cambridgeshire | Three people, two of them children, have died in a flat fire in Cambridge
Two children and a woman have died after a fire in a flat.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) said more than 30 firefighters were called to Sackville Close, King's Hedges ward, Cambridge, at about 01:10 BST on Friday.
It said a boy ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-66075750 |
Mum who stabbed baby twice in heart jailed for 20 years - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The woman was found guilty of murdering the eight-week old and trying to murder his two-year-old sister. | Northern Ireland | Toys and flowers were left outside the scene of the stabbings in 2021
A woman who murdered her eight-week old son and attempted to murder his two-year-old sister has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, accepted she stabbed the children in Northern Ireland on 27 Jul... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66054405 |
France shooting: Macron accuses rioters of exploiting teen killed by police - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | At a crisis meeting, France's president condemns three nights of riots as "unjustifiable". | Europe | Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range.
At a crisis meeting, France's president said more officers would be deployed to contain the violence, but stopped short of declaring a state of emergency.
He urged parents to keep rioting children at home... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66069080 |
Ukraine war corrosive for Vladimir Putin - CIA boss - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | William J Burns says dissatisfaction with the conflict in Russia is a valuable recruiting tool. | Europe | William J Burns said the failure of the Ukraine war risked undermining Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia
The Ukraine war is having a "corrosive" effect on Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia, according to the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Russian disaffection over the war is providing new oppor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66076564 |
Stephen Lawrence murder: How I found the new suspect 30 years on - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Racism killed Stephen and it was blocking the truth about the case - writes Daniel De Simone. | UK | Stephen Lawrence was killed in April 1993, at Eltham in south-east London
Earlier this week, the BBC publicly named a major suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder. In response, Stephen's mother Baroness Doreen Lawrence said, "It should not have taken a journalist to do the job that a huge, highly resourced institution... | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66034335 |
Jeremy Clarkson's Meghan article was sexist to duchess, press regulator rules - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A record 25,000 people complained about the piece, in which Clarkson said he "hated" the duchess. | Entertainment & Arts | Jeremy Clarkson had already admitted his language was "disgraceful" and said he was "profoundly sorry"
A column by Jeremy Clarkson in the Sun - in which he wrote about the Duchess of Sussex being paraded naked in the street - was sexist, the press regulator has ruled.
A record 25,000 people complained to Ipso, the In... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64489083 |
No free lunch for nationalisation of water firm says Lord Howard - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lord Howard, who led the privatisation of the water industry decades ago, denies move has failed. | UK | "There is no free lunch" when it comes to funding public companies such as Thames Water, Lord Howard has told the BBC.
The firm, which is billions of pounds in debt, faces a crisis, prompting fresh calls for it to be nationalised.
Lord Howard, who led the privatisation of the water industry more than 30 years ago, de... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66074484 |
France shooting: Calmer night despite protests over Nahel M's killing, minister says - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A total of 719 people were arrested as disturbances gripped Marseille and other cities with Paris quieter. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
France has seen a quieter night of protests over the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range, the interior minister says.
There were fewer arrests compared to previous nights - 719 - with the worst clashes i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66078723 |
London Pride: Seven arrests as Just Stop Oil protest delays parade - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police removed protesters who briefly disrupted the parade which saw thousands gather to celebrate. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Seven Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested while trying to halt the annual Pride parade in central London.
Images on social media showed police removing demonstrators who managed to briefly stop the march.
The Metro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66074939 |
MDMA: Australia begins world-first psychedelic therapy - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The drug and a key ingredient in magic mushrooms will be used nationally to treat PTSD and depression. | Australia | Earlier this year, researchers raised eyebrows when Australia's traditionally conservative medicines regulator approved the use of psychedelics to assist therapy sessions.
The decision will see psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, used for treatment-resistant depression. It will also allow MDMA, known as ecstasy in t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-66049989 |
Rwanda asylum a risk to UK foreign policy, says ex-minister - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Justine Greening tells BBC Newsnight domestic policy should not affect efforts to tackle human rights abuses. | UK | The M23 rebel group remains active in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where civilians have fled fighting
The government's deal to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda risks "downgrading" UK foreign policy, a former cabinet minister has said.
A final report by a United Nations Group of Experts, published earl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66073718 |
Sex life of rare 'leopard-print' frog revealed - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Conservationists tracked it down amid deadly snakes and 50C heat in a forest known as 'hell on Earth'. | Science & Environment | Scientists have braved 50C heat and venomous snakes to track down a "leopard-print" frog virtually unknown to science and learn how it reproduces.
Argentinian conservation scientists are fighting to protect the tiny Santa Fe frog, which is under threat as its habitat in one of the world's driest forests, the Dry Chaco... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66001590 |
Ukraine counter-offensive will be long and bloody, says US Gen Mark Milley - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The counter-offensive against Russia is advancing steadily but will be difficult, US Gen Mark Milley says. | Europe | Ukrainian soldiers have liberated villages during the counter-offensive, but President Zelensky acknowledges progress has been slow
Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia will be difficult and "very bloody", the US' highest-ranking military officer has said.
Gen Mark Milley said he was unsurprised that progress h... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66075786 |
Energy bills in NI to rise as government discount ends - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Single mum says school holiday cut-off of government energy support scheme is "worst timing ever". | Northern Ireland | The withdrawal of support will add hundreds of pounds to some household bills
Energy bills for most households in Northern Ireland will increase by hundreds of pounds a year from Saturday as government support comes to an end.
The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) Scheme was introduced in November 2022, applying a discoun... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66022569 |
Equity in Cricket: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says ICEC report should be 'reset moment' for sport - BBC Sport | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | null | Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spoken to leaders at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) following a report highlighting discrimination in cricket. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spoken to leaders at the England and Wales Cricket Board after a report highlighted discrimination in cricket.
The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) said racism, sexism, classism and elitism are "widespread" in the game.
"For ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66076354 |
Belfast court: Mother accused of baby murder breaks down in court - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The woman is charged with murdering her eight-week-old son and the attempted murder of his sister. | Northern Ireland | Toys and flowers were left at the scene in 2021
A woman charged with murdering her baby and attempting to murder her toddler told a court that her life was "a nightmare".
Giving evidence at Belfast Crown Court, she said she was "beaten, assaulted, threatened, abused" by her partner.
Her trial, now in its fourth week... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64709613 |
French teen shooting: Piecing together what happened - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prosecutors are due to interview a witness after he posted a version of events online. | Europe | A video still from the fatal Paris traffic stop shooting
Prosecutors have begun piecing together what happened before the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M by a police officer.
The officer has been charged with homicide and remains in custody.
In their outline of events after questioning eyewitnesses and reviewi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66075798 |
Social housing: Ballymena mum fears for family in mouldy home - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A mother, whose son has asthma, has asked the Housing Executive to fix the problem several times. | Northern Ireland | The woman is especially concerned about the effect of the mould on her children's health
A woman from County Antrim has said she is concerned black mould in her home is putting her children's health at risk.
The mother of three lives in a property in Ballymena owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
She has... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66048092 |
Teen fatally stabbed and pulled from Grand Union Canal named - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three teenagers aged between 14 and 17 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. | London | Victor Lee died from stab wounds, the Met Police said
A teenager who was fatally stabbed and then found in the Grand Union Canal in north west London has been named by police.
Victor Lee, 17, from Ealing, was pulled from the water near Scrubs Lane after police were called to reports of a stabbing on Sunday.
He was p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66074791 |
Watch: Driver cornered in cul-de-sac rams police car - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | null | Mikey Lee Neesham has been jailed for dangerous driving following the incident in North Yorkshire. | null | A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for ramming a police car he was being pursued by, after failing to stop in North Yorkshire.
He then led a second police vehicle on a high-speed chase before crashing into a field.
Mikey Lee Neesham pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and to causing criminal ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66076804 |
Pride flag hate crime targeted Alliance Party councillor - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The homes targeted are those of a current and former Alliance Party councillor in Portrush. | Northern Ireland | Peter McCully was recently elected as a councillor for the Alliance Party
A suspicious item wrapped in a Pride flag was left at the home of a politician in Northern Ireland, with police treating it as a hate crime.
The Alliance Party said Peter McCully, who sits on Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, was target... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66059197 |
Maya Forstater: Woman gets payout for discrimination over trans tweets - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Maya Forstater is awarded £100,000 by a tribunal after she found herself losing out on a job in 2019. | UK | Maya Forstater found herself out of a job after tweeting "gender-critical" views
A woman who lost out on a job after tweeting gender-critical views is to get a £100,000 payout after a decision from an employment tribunal.
Tax expert Maya Forstater did not have her contract renewed in March 2019 after writing tweets s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66076021 |
France riots: Hundreds more arrested on fourth night - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Ministers hoped to stop further unrest, but reports of violence are coming from several cities. | Europe | Busy night for cab drivers after shutdown of public transport
Taxi drivers here in Paris and across France are having a busier night than usual, following the nationwide suspension of bus and tram services. People leaving Paris Gare du Nord are frantically trying to book Ubers, while others have been jumping in taxis ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-66049895 |
Minister asks South Cambridgeshire council to end four-day week trial - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Lee Rowley says a trial, which a council leader says cut the need for agency staff, should end now. | Cambridgeshire | The council's leader Bridget Smith said it had helped address a reliance on expensive agency staff
The local government minister has formally requested a council ends its trial of a four-day week "immediately" over concerns about "value for money".
South Cambridgeshire District Council's trial was due to run until 20... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-66075471 |
Laura Kuenssberg: Love it or hate it, the NHS is here to stay - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | That it's almost impossible to discuss alternatives to the NHS is a tribute to its longevity, says Laura Kuenssberg. | UK Politics | The British have a love-hate relationship with the NHS.
According to researchers at the King's Fund, the public gave the NHS its worst rating since records began 40 years ago. Just 29% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2022.
And yet we still love it. A whopping 90% of the public agrees the service should be fr... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66068224 |
England 0-0 Portugal: Lionesses draw with Portugal in World Cup send-off - BBC Sport | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | null | England's final match on home soil before heading to Australia for the Women's World Cup ends in a disappointing goalless draw. | null | Last updated on .From the section Women's Football
Sarina Wiegman says England are in a "good place" despite being held by Portugal in their final match on home soil before heading to Australia for the 2023 Women's World Cup.
The Lionesses were frustrated as they failed to find the net and twice hit the bar on their ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66065939 |
Cardiff City: Football club told to pay Sala transfer balance - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | It is believed Fifa has told the club to pay more than €11m (£9.45m) to cover the fee. | Wales | Cardiff announced the signing of Emiliano Sala on 19 January, 2019, two days before the plane he was on went missing
Cardiff City has been ordered to pay Nantes the transfer balance for Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash before he could play for the Welsh side.
The BBC has been told that Fifa has told the Champ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66071830 |
Kenya lorry crash: Dozens killed after truck loses control - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A local police commander says the vehicle rammed into cars, motorcycles and people by the roadside. | Africa | Londiani Junction, near the western town of Kericho in Kenya, is said to be a busy area
At least 48 people have been killed in a road accident at a busy junction in Kenya, police and witnesses say.
It happened after a lorry carrying a shipping container lost control at Londiani Junction, near the western town of Keri... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66070969 |
No plans to look at Nicola Bulley case, press regulator Ipso says - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A coroner found the mother-of-two drowned after accidentally falling into cold water. | Lancashire | Nicola Bulley went missing on a dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on 27 January
The press watchdog said it was not currently planning to launch an editorial standards investigation into the coverage of Nicola Bulley's disappearance.
Ms Bulley, 45, disappeared in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, while wal... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-66074973 |
Foreign Office warns Britons over travel to France during riots - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Updated Foreign Office advice warns of potential disruption and urges people to remain cautious. | UK | Britons travelling to France may face disruption and are advised to monitor the media, the Foreign Office has said, as the country grapples with widespread rioting.
In new travel advice, the government urged Britons to avoid the riots, saying their locations and timings were "unpredictable".
They also said it was "mo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66073996 |
US Supreme Court strikes down student loan forgiveness plan - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Mr Biden pledged to find another way to forgive student debt following the Supreme Court's decision. | US & Canada | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Biden spells out new path for student loan relief
The US Supreme Court has struck down US President Joe Biden's proposal to wipe out billions in student debt.
The 6-3 ruling effectively cancels the plan, which would ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65931653 |
Twitter temporarily restricts tweets users can see, Elon Musk announces - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Elon Musk says verified accounts can read up to 10,000 posts a day while unverified ones are limited to 1,000. | Technology | Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, owner Elon Musk has said.
In a tweet of his own, Mr Musk said unverified accounts are now limited to reading 1,000 posts a day.
For new unverified accounts, the number is 500. Meanwhile, accounts with "verified" status are currentl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66077195 |
France shooting: Policeman charged over teen's traffic stop death - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | France sees a third night of mass unrest, triggered by Tuesday's police shooting of a teenager. | Europe | Violence has erupted across France since the killing of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop on Tuesday
A French policeman has been charged with homicide and is now in custody over the killing of a teenager during a traffic stop near Paris on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old, named as Nahel M, was shot at point-blank range as... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66061138 |
Deciphering Vladimir Putin's many appearances since mutiny - BBC News | 2023-07-01T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Russian president has popped up on TV screens multiple times since last weekend's dramatic events - but to what end? | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Where's Vladimir Putin? That's what we were wondering most of Monday - two days after a dramatic insurrection by the Wagner Group that saw a convoy of mercenary fighters headed to Moscow.
A spokesman for Mr Putin announced ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66065551 |
Joe Biden to meet King Charles and Rishi Sunak in UK visit - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | US President Joe Biden will meet King Charles at Windsor Castle on 10 July. | UK | The US president will meet King Charles III in London for the first time since he was crowned King. Here Mr Biden is seen with the then Prince of Wales at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow.
US President Joe Biden is to travel to the UK to meet King Charles and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later this month.
It is the first ti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66081123 |
NHS England head urges football clubs to consider gambling ad impact - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Clubs should think carefully before accepting sponsorship from gambling firms, says NHS England head. | Health | Football clubs should think about the impact on fans when accepting sponsorships from gambling firms, the head of NHS England has said.
Amanda Pritchard said the deals send a message to children that gambling was OK.
Her comments came after the news that the NHS is nearly doubling the number of gambling addiction cli... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66076015 |
Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini treated for suspected poisoning - aide - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The monarch's traditional prime minister says he is being treated in a hospital in Eswatini. | Africa | The monarch has been at the centre of bitter feuds within the royal family
South Africa's Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning, his traditional prime minister has said.
The king sought medical attention in Eswatini as he is uncomfortable with seeking treatment in South ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66079600 |
NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard says strike disruption will get worse - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Amanda Pritchard told the BBC that July's strikes could be the worst yet for patients. | UK | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. "Patients paying the price" for strikes, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard says
The head of NHS England has warned that July's planned strikes in the health service could be the worst yet for patients.
Amanda Pritchard s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66079976 |
English Greyhound Derby: Racing disruption attempt sees 13 arrests - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Thirteen people were arrested over an attempt to disrupt the English Greyhound Derby, police say. | Northampton | Police said a "peaceful protest" was held "without incident" before the event
Thirteen protesters have been arrested over an attempt to disrupt the English Greyhound Derby, police have said.
Northamptonshire Police said a "peaceful protest" before the Towcester Racecourse event "passed off without incident", but acti... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-66080029 |
RNLI staff surveys raise concerns about sexist behaviour - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The UK lifeboat charity says it will take action and on the issues raised in surveys of its workers. | UK | A number of workers at the RNLI have raised some concerns about sexist and bigoted behaviour at the organisation.
Internal surveys from 2021 and 2022 on the attitudes of staff and volunteers working at the UK lifeboat charity cite sexism and bullying.
The documents, first reported by the Times, have been seen by the ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66074488 |
Man and woman held after body of girl, 2, found in Ipswich - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Two 22-year-olds who were "known to the victim" have been arrested on suspicion of murder, police say. | Suffolk | Police cars were parked outside the temporary housing unit in Sidegate Lane on Friday
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a two-year-old girl was found at a property, police have said.
Suffolk Police said the toddler's remains were found at a temporary housing unit on Sidegat... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-66075779 |
Civil servants consider September strike over 'insulting' pay offer - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nipsa general secretary Carmel Gates says staff in Northern Ireland feel they need to make "noise". | Northern Ireland | Strike action, like this one in 2019, could take place in September, according to Nipsa
Civil servants in Northern Ireland feel so insulted and angry that they are considering a general strike over pay in September, the general secretary of the Nipsa trade union has said.
Carmel Gates told the BBC's Sunday Politics p... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66080452 |
Northern Ireland scientist's role in black hole shock-waves find - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | "Nasa-mad" Lisburn man Dr Stephen Taylor chairs a team studying how gravitational waves affect pulsars. | Northern Ireland | This week, scientists published evidence that supermassive black holes send shockwaves which distort space and time as they orbit each other.
One of the groups that made the discovery is the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOgrav) Collaboration, which is chaired by Northern Ireland nati... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66046717 |
Paris riots: Suburban mayor's wife hurt as rioters attack their home - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Attackers tried to set the house on fire before firing rockets at the mayor's fleeing wife and children. | Europe | Attackers in France tried to set fire to the home of a suburban Paris mayor's home overnight and fired rockets at the official's fleeing wife and children.
The incident has caused widespread shock and is being treated as attempted murder. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne described it as intolerable.
Mayor Vincent Jeanb... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66079408 |
Watch: Mexican mayor weds caiman in harvest ritual - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | null | The ceremony is part of an age-old ritual in which the reptile represents mother earth. | null | A mayor of a small Mexican town has wed a caiman bride in an age-old ritual for prosperity. He could be seen kissing the reptile, whose snout had been tied shut.
The seven-year-old caiman, nicknamed 'little princess', is thought to represent a deity linked with mother earth. Her marriage to the local leader symbolises... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66082749 |
France shooting: How a teenager's death sparked riots - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | null | The death of 17-year-old Nahel M, during a traffic stop, has provoked anger across the country. | null | Intense and widespread rioting has been taking place across France, following the shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop.
Video on social media showed the moment the police shooting of Nahel M took place, in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on 27 June.
Riots erupted later that same day and have continued each da... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66068964 |
Aslef overtime ban sparks reduction in train services - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Fifteen train companies based in England will be hit from Monday to Saturday this week. | Business | Rail passengers are being warned of disruption for the next six days, due to an overtime ban by train drivers in the Aslef union.
Fifteen train companies based in England will be hit from Monday until Saturday, in the latest move in the long-running pay dispute.
Many will reduce their service levels, and passengers a... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66059122 |
Three teens charged with murder of boy found stabbed in London canal - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Three boys, aged 14, 15 and 17, are charged with murder and robbery after the stabbing of Victor Lee, 17. | London | Victor Lee died from stab wounds, the Met Police said
Three teenagers have been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Victor Lee, who was found dead in a canal in north-west London last Sunday.
Victor's body was pulled from the Grand Union Canal after police were called to reports of a stabbing. He was declared dead... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66078488 |
France protests: Police throw tear gas in Marseille - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | null | Heavy clashes have been taking place between police and protesters all evening in the French city. | null | Footage widely shared online shows police using tear gas against people in the city of Marseille, in southern France.
The video is from Saturday evening and shows clashes taking place on La Canebière, which is the city's main avenue.
France has been rocked by five nights of unrest after police fatally shot a 17-year-... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66078692 |
Golden Ears Park: Missing Canadian teen found after 54-hour search - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Esther Wang disappeared in Golden Ears Park, Canada, sparking 16 search teams into action. | US & Canada | Esther Wang disappeared on Tuesday at Golden Ears Park in the province of British Columbia
A Canadian teenager has been found two days after she went missing in the wilderness of a vast provincial park.
Esther Wang, 16, disappeared after she was separated from her hiking group in the 555sq km (214sq mile) Golden Ears... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66076558 |
Watch: 'Dark explorer' telescope launched into space - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | null | The launch is part of a mission that will map the cosmos to try and investigate so-called dark matter. | null | The Euclid telescope has successfully launched into space on a mission to understand some of the Universe's greatest mysteries.
The €1.4bn (£1.2bn) telescope was primed to go up on a Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Saturday.
Euclid's goal is to make an immense 3D map of the cosmos in a bid to better... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66077409 |
Violence in French cities is 'not for Nahel', says family member - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A relative of the boy whose killing by French police sparked riots calls for an end to looting and burning. | Europe | Several schools have been targeted by the rioters. One of them is Nursery School Albert Samain – its canteen was severely damaged by the flames.
Some of the pupils wrote a sign and hung it outside the main entrance. It reads:
“Please do not burn the schools. It’s super important. Thank you.”
Marie is a mother-of-fou... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-66073728 |
Jess Phillips is not racist, Labour's Bridget Phillipson says after online row - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A senior headteacher accused Ms Phillips of racism and bullying following a Twitter row. | UK Politics | Labour MP Jess Phillips is not racist, shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said, following a social media row involving Ms Phillips and a prominent headteacher.
Katharine Birbalsingh - from the Michaela Community School - has accused Ms Phillips of racism and bullying.
On Sunday, Ms Phillipson said Ms B... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66081242 |
Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Wimbledon 2023 with wrist injury - BBC Sport | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | null | Last year's men's singles runner-up Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Wimbledon 2023 with a wrist injury. | null | Last updated on .From the section Tennis
Coverage: Live across BBC TV, radio and online with comprehensive coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website, BBC Sport mobile app and Red Button.
Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from Wimbledon 2023 with a wrist injury.
The Australian, 28, lost to Novak Djokovic in last year's... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66083104 |
John Caldwell shooting: Children 'witnessed horrors that no child should ever have to' - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Det Ch Insp John Caldwell was speaking publicly for the first time since he was shot in February. | Northern Ireland | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Det Ch Insp John Caldwell was speaking at an awards event
A senior detective has said that children present when he was shot at a sports complex in Omagh in County Tyrone in February witnessed "horrors that no child should e... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-66075686 |
Orkney council to look at proposals to become territory of Norway - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The islands' councillors will consider a motion to investigate alternative forms of governance. | NE Scotland, Orkney & Shetland | A previous vote in 2017 did not back full independence for Orkney
The Orkney Islands could change their status in the UK or even become a self-governing territory of Norway under new proposals.
A motion will go before the council next week to investigate "alternative forms of governance".
Council leader James Stocka... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-66066448 |
Wagner: Russians reflect on group's advance towards Moscow - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Russians have told the BBC they feared Wagner could unleash the violent tactics it uses in Ukraine on them. | Europe | The Wagner group entered the country via Rostov-on-Don in a bid to get closer to Moscow
A week on from the dramatic mutiny by Wagner forces, residents in Rostov-on-Don - the city the mercenary troops seized - have been reflecting on the events that rocked Russia.
In just 24 hours, leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66080682 |
The Ashes 2023: Ben Stokes unable to give England win over Australia at Lord's - BBC Sport | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | null | Yet another sublime century from Ben Stokes cannot prevent Australia beating England at Lord's in one of the most incredible and controversial finishes ever. | null | Second LV= Insurance Ashes Test, Lord's (day five of five)
Yet another staggering century from Ben Stokes was not enough to carry England to an astonishing second-Test victory over Australia at Lord's in one of the most incredible and controversial finishes in the history of the game.
In an effort up there with his m... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66080512 |
Twitter temporarily restricts tweets users can see, Elon Musk announces - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Elon Musk says verified accounts can read up to 10,000 posts a day while unverified ones are limited to 1,000. | Technology | Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, owner Elon Musk has said.
In a tweet of his own, Mr Musk said unverified accounts are now limited to reading 1,000 posts a day.
For new unverified accounts, the number is 500. Meanwhile, accounts with "verified" status are currentl... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66077195 |
Jenin: Israeli military launches major operation in West Bank city - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Nine Palestinians are killed as troops carry out an air and ground assault in the West Bank city. | Middle East | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Explosions and gunfire as BBC reports from Jenin
There have been intense exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and armed Palestinian militants in Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66083295 |
Hachiko: The world's most loyal dog turns 100 - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The Akita Inu has been lionised in Japan and beyond as a symbol of devotion and fidelity. | Asia | A statue of Hachiko has stood outside Shibuya station in Tokyo since 1948
The Chinese tagline on the movie poster says it all: "I will wait for you, no matter how long it takes."
It tells the true story of Hachiko, the faithful dog that continued to wait for its master at a train station in Japan long after his death... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65259426 |
France shooting: Who was Nahel M, shot by French police in Nanterre? - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He was learning to be an electrician and played rugby league but died at a police check near Paris. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: 'They've taken my baby' - Mother of teen shot by police
The killing of Nahel M, 17, has sparked riots in cities across France as well as the town of Nanterre to the west of Paris where he grew up.
An only child broug... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66052104 |
NHS staff sickness hits record high in England - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The equivalent of 75,000 staff are lost to illness, as the absence rate jumps 29% since before the pandemic. | Health | Staff sickness in the NHS in England has reached record levels.
Figures for 2022 show an absence rate - the proportion of days lost - of 5.6%, meaning the NHS lost the equivalent of nearly 75,000 staff to illness.
This is higher than during the peak pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 - and a 29% rise on the 2019 rate.
... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66047270 |
Lord Kerslake: Former Civil Service head dies aged 68 - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | He was Cabinet Secretary between 2012 and 2014 during David Cameron's coalition government. | UK Politics | Lord Kerslake, a former head of the Civil Service, has died at the age of 68.
Lord Kerslake, who had been diagnosed with cancer, died on Saturday, his sister and daughter announced on Twitter.
He led the Civil Service between January 2012 and September 2014, during David Cameron's coalition government.
He had recent... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66080174 |
Spilled milk closes the M6 motorway after tanker crash - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The M6 near Preston was closed for most of the day after milk spilled on to both carriageways. | Lancashire | The M6 was closed for most of the day after the tanker crash and spilled milk
The M6 was closed after a large quantity of milk spilled on to the carriageway when a tanker crashed.
It hit the central reservation while travelling north between junctions 31 and 32 near Preston at about 07:00 BST and then crashed through... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-66080113 |
Ukraine war corrosive for Vladimir Putin - CIA boss - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | William J Burns says dissatisfaction with the conflict in Russia is a valuable recruiting tool. | Europe | William J Burns said the failure of the Ukraine war risked undermining Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia
The Ukraine war is having a "corrosive" effect on Vladimir Putin's leadership of Russia, according to the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Russian disaffection over the war is providing new oppor... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66076564 |
France shooting: Macron accuses rioters of exploiting teen killed by police - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | At a crisis meeting, France's president condemns three nights of riots as "unjustifiable". | Europe | Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range.
At a crisis meeting, France's president said more officers would be deployed to contain the violence, but stopped short of declaring a state of emergency.
He urged parents to keep rioting children at home... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66069080 |
France shooting: Calmer night despite protests over Nahel M's killing, minister says - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | A total of 719 people were arrested as disturbances gripped Marseille and other cities with Paris quieter. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
France has seen a quieter night of protests over the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range, the interior minister says.
There were fewer arrests compared to previous nights - 719 - with the worst clashes i... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66078723 |
London Pride: Seven arrests as Just Stop Oil protest delays parade - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police removed protesters who briefly disrupted the parade which saw thousands gather to celebrate. | London | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Seven Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested while trying to halt the annual Pride parade in central London.
Images on social media showed police removing demonstrators who managed to briefly stop the march.
The Metro... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66074939 |
French teen shooting: Piecing together what happened - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Prosecutors are due to interview a witness after he posted a version of events online. | Europe | A video still from the fatal Paris traffic stop shooting
Prosecutors have begun piecing together what happened before the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M by a police officer.
The officer has been charged with homicide and remains in custody.
In their outline of events after questioning eyewitnesses and reviewi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66075798 |
The Ashes 2023: MCC suspends three members over Australia Long Room confrontations - BBC Sport | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | null | The Marylebone Cricket Club suspends three members over altercations with Australia players at Lord's on day five of the second Test. | null | Last updated on .From the section Cricket
The Marylebone Cricket Club has suspended three members over altercations with Australia players at Lord's on day five of the second Test.
Television footage appeared to show clashes between Usman Khawaja and David Warner and spectators in the Long Room as Australia walked of... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/66082409 |
Labour plan to give teachers £2,400 to stop them quitting - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The party would also make it compulsory for new joiners to have a formal teaching qualification. | UK Politics | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.
A Labour government would give £2,400 to teachers in the very early stages of their career in England to try to stop them leaving the profession.
The party says it would also make it compulsory for new teachers to have a fo... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66078820 |
Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The firm is still shipping gas from Siberia despite its promise to withdraw from the Russian energy market. | Business | The Nikolay Zubov LNG tanker, docking in the UK in 2021
Shell is still trading Russian gas more than a year after pledging to withdraw from the Russian energy market.
The company was involved in nearly an eighth of Russia's shipborne gas exports in 2022, according to analysis from campaign group Global Witness.
Oleg... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66021325 |
France teen's family tell BBC police use of lethal force must change - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One of Nahel's relatives says the riots do not honour Nahel's death, and the family want them to stop. | Europe | This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Watch: Nahel's family say violence won’t bring justice for the boy they lost
A relative of the French teenager shot by police has told the BBC the family did not want his death to spark riots, but insisted the law around let... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66080505 |
Big Thames Water investor backs turnaround plans - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | One of the UK's largest pension funds is the first investor to come out and support Thames Water. | Business | One of the UK's largest private pension funds has backed Thames Water to turnaround its finances and performance after fears the firm could collapse.
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), a major investor in the water firm, is the first to publicly support it as it looks to secure extra funding.
Thames Water is b... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66079676 |
Energy boss says prices might rise this winter - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Governments may need to give energy bill help this winter, says the head of the International Energy Agency. | Business | Energy prices could spike this winter forcing governments to step in and subsidise bills again, the head of the International Energy Agency has said.
If the Chinese economy strengthens quickly and there is a harsh winter, gas prices could rise, putting pressure on consumers, Fatih Birol said.
He added that government... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66061853 |
Laura Kuenssberg live: NHS England boss says strike disruption will get worse - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The health secretary says he is "ready" to talk to consultants about their contract in a bid to prevent strikes. | UK Politics | There is no hiding the fact that millions of people are having to wait for NHS care that they need.
Amanda Pritchard, the boss of NHS England, didn’t deny that lots of people are not getting treatment that they require right now.
And she acknowledged that it would be several years before the situation returned to any... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-66072121 |
Maya Forstater: Woman gets payout for discrimination over trans tweets - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Maya Forstater is awarded £100,000 by a tribunal after she found herself losing out on a job in 2019. | UK | Maya Forstater found herself out of a job after tweeting "gender-critical" views
A woman who lost out on a job after tweeting gender-critical views is to get a £100,000 payout after a decision from an employment tribunal.
Tax expert Maya Forstater did not have her contract renewed in March 2019 after writing tweets s... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66076021 |
London Pride: Five Just Stop Oil protesters charged - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | Police removed protesters who briefly disrupted the annual Pride parade. | London | Police moved to arrest a group of protesters in Piccadilly as the annual Pride parade got under way
Five Just Stop Oil protesters have been charged over demonstrations which briefly led to London's annual Pride parade being delayed.
Images on social media on Saturday showed police removing demonstrators who managed t... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66080222 |
Swansea fire: Boy, 3, dies in West Cross house blaze - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | To lose a child is "everybody's worst nightmare," a councillor in the area says. | Wales | Floral tributes could be seen outside the property as investigations continued on Sunday
The child who died in a house fire in Swansea was a three-year-old boy, police have said.
Emergency services were sent to an address on Gonhill in the West Cross area at about 13:30 BST on Saturday.
Three people were taken to th... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66077474 |
Emmerdale and Coronation Street actress Meg Johnson dies - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The soap stalwart, who appeared in Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Brookside, has died aged 86. | Manchester | Johnson was "kind and wonderful" and always had "a twinkle in her eye", her family and representatives said
Actress Meg Johnson, who appeared in three of the UK's most popular soap operas, has died at the age of 86.
A soap stalwart, Johnson was Coronation Street's Eunice Gee and Brookside's Brigid McKenna, before joi... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-66080549 |
Water cremation: Co-op Funeralcare to be first UK company to offer resomation - BBC News | 2023-07-02T00:00:00 | https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews | The process, used in the US and Canada, will be available later this year through Co-op Funeralcare. | UK | Water cremation is set to be made available for the first time in the UK.
The process, known as resomation, uses a mix of potassium hydroxide and water to break down human remains in what is billed as a more sustainable option.
It takes four hours - the bones remain, and are powdered then returned to loved ones in a ... | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66081058 |
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