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bbc news platforms.hwords. on newswatch, we like to think we embody that. here are a couple of messages we've had from the viewers. noel waller says... thank you, noel. and he goes on... and jayne taylor writes... so, without being too self—serving, could you commit to senior bbc staff coming on the programme more often to respond to licence fee payers, and perhaps even looking at finding us a longer slot? well, first of all, on transparency, thank you for doing this programme. i truly believe that we must be transparent with our audiences. everybody pays the bbc, the bbc must be for everybody, and they have the right to ask questions and to demand the right answers. i have really enjoyed seeing nick robinson, marianna spring, jonathan munro, my deputy, you know, members of the news team, richard burgess, also head of content, coming on. and i hope that we'll all continue to come on the show and to answer your questions, because they're very important. in terms of... i won't dodge your final points about
bbc news platforms.hwords. on newswatch, we like to think we embody that. here are a couple of messages we've had from the viewers. noel waller says... thank you, noel. and he goes on... and jayne taylor writes... so, without being too self—serving, could you commit to senior bbc staff coming on the programme more often to respond to licence fee payers, and perhaps even looking at finding us a longer slot? well, first of all, on transparency, thank you for doing this programme. i truly...
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this is bbc news.op of the hour, which is straight after this programme. on this programme, we hear from the woman leading bbc news. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... i think it's trust that is the issue for us. ..deborah turness talks to us about trust, impartiality and transparency and about how bbc news maintains its influence in a time of falling television audiences and declining budgets. it's fair to say that big news follows deborah turness around. after a career in the commercial sector, where she ran itn, she arrived at the bbc in september 2022. before the week was out, a new prime minister, liz truss, had taken office and the queen had died. significant events since then have come thick and fast, including two more new prime ministers, the war in gaza and, this week, the attempted assassination of former president trump. one of her biggest challenges has been to ensure the impartiality of bbc news output — identified by the director—general, tim davie, as the corporati
this is bbc news.op of the hour, which is straight after this programme. on this programme, we hear from the woman leading bbc news. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... i think it's trust that is the issue for us. ..deborah turness talks to us about trust, impartiality and transparency and about how bbc news maintains its influence in a time of falling television audiences and declining budgets. it's fair to say that big news follows deborah turness around. after a career...
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david sillito, bbc news.al correspondent lucy manning has more on what happened inside westminster magistrates' court today. mr edwards arrived within a strong of reporters and cameras and he was jostled to get the courtroom, he did not say anything outside of court but 3 extremely significant words when he was inside court, he stood on the dock. he looked, he did not have much expression, he looked, i thought, relatively calm and the 3 charges that were put to him, category a, category b and category c images, after each1 he replied quietly but calmly, guilty, and the court heard further details of the accusations that he has now pleaded guilty to, that he was in a whatsapp chat with another man and they, the man was sending him as images, some were illegal, pornographic images but 41 of them were indecent images and the agents involved in those images, there were 2 videos as well, raged largely between 12 to 15 years of age 50 that's 2 of them included 7 to 9 years of age. in a couple of occasions, hugh edw
david sillito, bbc news.al correspondent lucy manning has more on what happened inside westminster magistrates' court today. mr edwards arrived within a strong of reporters and cameras and he was jostled to get the courtroom, he did not say anything outside of court but 3 extremely significant words when he was inside court, he stood on the dock. he looked, he did not have much expression, he looked, i thought, relatively calm and the 3 charges that were put to him, category a, category b and...
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it's just gone 7 o'clock — and we're live across bbc news's socials, bbc three and the bbc news channel just three days, your vote, along with millions of others, will decide which political party gets to govern. and that political party's leader will become prime minister, and they'll get to move into number 10 downing street. but rather than you directly voting for who you think should be pm, you'll be voting to choose your local mp. there are 650 across the uk. the party with the most mps gets to make their leader the pm. we're also going to take a close look at the top three things that you've told us are most important to young people when thinking about who you want to run the country. yes, we'll explain what happens when you vote, what exactly you can expect when you turn up at the polling station in your area that's listed on your polling card. and we really want to hear from you. it's your voice, your vote. jonelle from the bbc reliable source podcast is here with us and she's keeping across your questions. hi, yes, thanks, guys. we're live so get in touch with us with your que
it's just gone 7 o'clock — and we're live across bbc news's socials, bbc three and the bbc news channel just three days, your vote, along with millions of others, will decide which political party gets to govern. and that political party's leader will become prime minister, and they'll get to move into number 10 downing street. but rather than you directly voting for who you think should be pm, you'll be voting to choose your local mp. there are 650 across the uk. the party with the most mps...
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live here on bbc news and bbc news and bbc1 in the u.k. from 9:55 this evening, 20:55 gmt.idance means no selfies, drinking, dogs in the polling station. voters are showing off their first friends were making the journey to vote with them. right across the country, these well-behaved dogs have been posing outside polling stations. this is mavis high-fiving in greater manchester. here in bedfordshire -- aw. seeing the love from an owner in sunderland. and bella up to no good in salford. jjoey waiting patiently -- i love this 1 -- in a mobile throne in edinburgh. stay with us. you are with "the context" on bbc news. ♪ announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: "usa today" calls it, "arguably the best bargain in streaming." that's because the free pbs app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: funding for
live here on bbc news and bbc news and bbc1 in the u.k. from 9:55 this evening, 20:55 gmt.idance means no selfies, drinking, dogs in the polling station. voters are showing off their first friends were making the journey to vote with them. right across the country, these well-behaved dogs have been posing outside polling stations. this is mavis high-fiving in greater manchester. here in bedfordshire -- aw. seeing the love from an owner in sunderland. and bella up to no good in salford. jjoey...
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this is bbc news.scotland — at the start of a whistle—stop tour of the uk's nations. he's promising an "immediate reset" of relations with the devolved governments of scotland, wales and northern ireland. sir keir is in edinburgh tonight where he's meeting scotland's first minister and snp leader john swinney, just days after scotland's political map was transformed in the general election. here's our scotland editorjames cook. no—one said being prime minister was easy. this was not part of the plan for keir starmer�*s third day in office. there was no handshake outside the first minister's official residence — but a chat inside, with chants about gaza drifting in from the street. afterwards, both sounded positive, with sir keir focusing on scotland's only oil refinery, where hundreds ofjobs are under threat. we discussed the economy, we discussed energy, and as we'd expect, we discussed grangemouth, which is a cause for concern, and our governments will work together on that issue straightaway, and we
this is bbc news.scotland — at the start of a whistle—stop tour of the uk's nations. he's promising an "immediate reset" of relations with the devolved governments of scotland, wales and northern ireland. sir keir is in edinburgh tonight where he's meeting scotland's first minister and snp leader john swinney, just days after scotland's political map was transformed in the general election. here's our scotland editorjames cook. no—one said being prime minister was easy. this was...
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and coming up on bbc news. chaos at the copa america as argentina beat colombia, but organisers say ticketless fans tried to force their way into the stadium in miami. good evening. police in spain say that human remains have been found on the island of tenerife near to where the british teenager jay slater went missing. the 19—year—old, from lancashire, hasn't been seen since he disappeared last month. a formal indentification has yet to take place, but spanish police say that "all evidence suggests" the remains are those of jay slater. the teenager was on holiday on tenerife and had been at a music festival on the island. he then went to a house several miles away — the last time he was seen. the body has been found not far away near the village of masca. police say he may have suffered an accident or fall, as our correspondent danny savage reports. rescuers today in a deep, inaccessible gorge in tenerife, close to where jason peter was last seen alive. it is here where human remains have now been found, alon
and coming up on bbc news. chaos at the copa america as argentina beat colombia, but organisers say ticketless fans tried to force their way into the stadium in miami. good evening. police in spain say that human remains have been found on the island of tenerife near to where the british teenager jay slater went missing. the 19—year—old, from lancashire, hasn't been seen since he disappeared last month. a formal indentification has yet to take place, but spanish police say that "all...
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news content on bbc news platforms.too self—serving, could you commit to senior bbc staff coming on the programme more often to respond to licence fee payers, and perhaps even looking at finding us a longer slot? well, first of all, on transparency, thank you for doing this programme. i truly believe that we must be transparent with our audiences. everybody pays for the bbc, the bbc must be for everybody, and they have the right to ask questions and to demand the right answers. i have really enjoyed seeing nick robinson, marianna spring, jonathan munro, my deputy, you know, members of the of the news team, richard burgess, also head of content coming on. and i hope that we'll all continue to come on the show and to answer your questions, because they're very important. in terms of, i won't dodge your final points about the length of your programme. i believe in transparency, but i don't think you would expect me to make a programming scheduling decision with a camera in my face. thank you for coming on. thank you. thank
news content on bbc news platforms.too self—serving, could you commit to senior bbc staff coming on the programme more often to respond to licence fee payers, and perhaps even looking at finding us a longer slot? well, first of all, on transparency, thank you for doing this programme. i truly believe that we must be transparent with our audiences. everybody pays for the bbc, the bbc must be for everybody, and they have the right to ask questions and to demand the right answers. i have really...
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you can find it on the bbc news website and the bbc news app.having vowed to continue protests a day after the supreme court scrapped most of the governmentjob quotas they were demonstrating against. they want the government to implement the court order before they call off their demonstrations. more than 150 people have been killed there, in a week of violence. the quota scheme meant a third ofjobs are reserved for relatives of veterans from the country's war for independence from pakistan in 1971. a warning that this report from our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye, contains distressing images. troops on the streets, a strict curfew, a near—blackout of communication. bangladesh is using all its might to control public anger. over the past week, students marched on the streets against quotas in governmentjobs forfamilies of veterans of bangladesh's war for independence, which some say benefit those close to the ruling party. the police and paramilitary are accused of cracking down on the protests. in this video — verified by the bbc — a
you can find it on the bbc news website and the bbc news app.having vowed to continue protests a day after the supreme court scrapped most of the governmentjob quotas they were demonstrating against. they want the government to implement the court order before they call off their demonstrations. more than 150 people have been killed there, in a week of violence. the quota scheme meant a third ofjobs are reserved for relatives of veterans from the country's war for independence from pakistan in...
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voice—over: this is bbc news.s attack, there are still places that have been left untouched. this is about as good as it gets, the forest is in excellent condition. the water is crystal clear. mount mabu is an isolated patch of rainforest, almost like an island. this isolation has meant that the animals that live here have evolved uniquely. inaccessible for decades due to war, it's only now that scientists are discovering mount mabu's secrets. sh—sh—sh—sh—sh—sh. wow, that is amazing!
voice—over: this is bbc news.s attack, there are still places that have been left untouched. this is about as good as it gets, the forest is in excellent condition. the water is crystal clear. mount mabu is an isolated patch of rainforest, almost like an island. this isolation has meant that the animals that live here have evolved uniquely. inaccessible for decades due to war, it's only now that scientists are discovering mount mabu's secrets. sh—sh—sh—sh—sh—sh. wow, that is amazing!
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.— uk, this is bbc news.ries _ uk, this is bbc news. now do some other stories making i some other stories making headlines. —— now to some stories making headlines. an 11—year—old girl has been left without a family following a crash that killed the parents and two sisters as well as to motorcyclists. shane roller and partner died in a crash involving a car and a motorbike in yorkshire. the government has announced my mission policy saying that all asylum seekers who arrive in the uk will be processed to the analysis including those who've arrived through a regular means. it has already announced the scrapping of the previous government's plan to deport some migrants to rwanda and parliament on monday, the home secretary is cooper calling the skin the shocking waste of taxpayer money. prime minister sir keir starmer has announced a new body, skills england, to reduce reliance on what the government calls an overreliance on foreign workers. he says the aim of the organisation is to develop training plans for
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.— uk, this is bbc news.ries _ uk, this is bbc news. now do some other stories making i some other stories making headlines. —— now to some stories making headlines. an 11—year—old girl has been left without a family following a crash that killed the parents and two sisters as well as to motorcyclists. shane roller and partner died in a crash involving a car and a motorbike in yorkshire. the government has announced my mission policy...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news.n the plight of ukraine. finance ministers from across europe have called for the tightening of economic screws against the kremlin, they say to prevent the possibility of future attacks on the west. on the frontline, there appears to be stalemate, with russia making very limited gains in small pockets in the east. drones have changed the way war is fought. quentin sommerville and camera journalist darrin conway have been with one ukrainian drone unit on the front. russia's invasion has cast ukraine into darkness. a new deadly threat from above has thrown its people deep into war�*s bleak future. hidden in underground command centres in kharkiv, the national guard's drone teams battle day and night to keep the threat at bay. an fp drone can take ikg or 2kg bomb that hits it directly to the enemy shelter, enemy infantry and enemy armoured vehicle. they are cheap and devastatingly precise. here, aeneas's team hunts a russian soldier. there is no way to be alive, after fp drone hitting. a
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news.n the plight of ukraine. finance ministers from across europe have called for the tightening of economic screws against the kremlin, they say to prevent the possibility of future attacks on the west. on the frontline, there appears to be stalemate, with russia making very limited gains in small pockets in the east. drones have changed the way war is fought. quentin sommerville and camera journalist darrin conway...
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news ——.i strictly come dancing will disappear off bbc news ---— off bbc news --., just _ off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take - off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take me i off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take me to| with this report, just take me to the top lines on the top earners. figs the top lines on the top earners. is you said, gary lineker, for the seventh year in a row, the highest—paid bbc star, huw edwards, the former bbc news presenter, he had a increase of £40,000 on his pay even though he had not been on air sincejuly 2023. that even though he had not been on air since july 2023. that was even though he had not been on air sincejuly 2023. that was not since july 2023. that was not because he received a pay rise while on air, it is because tim davie said, increased responsibility and extra hours because of when he was presented. there are some huge names on their which people think, why are they not on there? i see them on tv all the time. that's because not by bbc directly but paid b
news ——.i strictly come dancing will disappear off bbc news ---— off bbc news --., just _ off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take - off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take me i off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take me to| with this report, just take me to the top lines on the top earners. figs the top lines on the top earners. is you said, gary lineker, for the seventh year in a row, the highest—paid bbc star, huw...
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sara girvin, bbc news.ross the country, taking seats they'd never held before, and winning back the so—called red wall of constituencies across the north and the midlands that turned blue in 2019, but have historically voted labour. ed thomas has spent the day in grimsby, finding out how people there feel, about labour's message of change. the red wall is being rebuilt. grimsby has gone red again. labour, get in! thank god. let's hope they can save the nhs, if nothing else. but still... it has been scandal- after scandal after scandal. who else could we vote for? and grimsby�*s challenges — deprivation, inequality — are now labour's to solve. but a win is a win. this is leanne's place. a baby bank, food bank, and subsidised bingo. she is seeing more and more families in need. this country isn't the country that it used to be. she voted labour, but onlyjust. just how committed are you to labour? i voted for them. i'm not particularly committed to them. a tactical vote, to get the others out. simple as that?
sara girvin, bbc news.ross the country, taking seats they'd never held before, and winning back the so—called red wall of constituencies across the north and the midlands that turned blue in 2019, but have historically voted labour. ed thomas has spent the day in grimsby, finding out how people there feel, about labour's message of change. the red wall is being rebuilt. grimsby has gone red again. labour, get in! thank god. let's hope they can save the nhs, if nothing else. but still... it...
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thank you for joining us on bbc news. {jut joining us on bbc news.ining us on bbc news. out panel are back with us, stephanie murphy from florida and rodney davis from illinois. we are just listening to representative donald, congressman for lado who you would know well. he was on the base presidential longest at one stage. what do you think the state of play is in florida? i the state of play is in florida?— the state of play is in florida? ~ ., ., florida? i think florida has had a couple _ florida? i think florida has had a couple of _ florida? i think florida has had a couple of cycles i florida? i think florida has had a couple of cycles thatj had a couple of cycles that were disappointing the democrats. it really needs an opportunity to rebuild. and it takes some time. we are now about 800,000 registered republicans down. and there was a time a couple of cycles ago where we had more registered democrats and republicans. democrats and republicans. democrats are a bit behind right now in the state. unfortunately the biden campaign manager said th
thank you for joining us on bbc news. {jut joining us on bbc news.ining us on bbc news. out panel are back with us, stephanie murphy from florida and rodney davis from illinois. we are just listening to representative donald, congressman for lado who you would know well. he was on the base presidential longest at one stage. what do you think the state of play is in florida? i the state of play is in florida?— the state of play is in florida? ~ ., ., florida? i think florida has had a couple _...
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and coming up on bbc news. andy murray pulls out of the singles competition at the olympics but will play doubles — in what'll be his final event before retiring. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. a lawyer for three people involved in an incident with police at manchester airport says one has been found to have a cyst on the brain. in a widely circulated video filmed on tuesday, a uniformed officer is seen kicking a man in the head while he's on the floor. greater manchester police has suspended one officer from all duties and referred itself to the independent police watchdog. there were protests last night outside rochdale police station — our uk editor ed thomas is there. yes, the impact of those moments of violence and confusion at manchester airport are being seen and felt here today. a police officer suspended, the prime minister responding. people want to know exactly what happened at that airport, especially here in rochdale. the solicitor who is representing the two brothers at the centre of th
and coming up on bbc news. andy murray pulls out of the singles competition at the olympics but will play doubles — in what'll be his final event before retiring. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. a lawyer for three people involved in an incident with police at manchester airport says one has been found to have a cyst on the brain. in a widely circulated video filmed on tuesday, a uniformed officer is seen kicking a man in the head while he's on the floor. greater manchester police...
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david sillito, bbc news.ture and media editor katie razzall is outside the bbc in london now. how significant is this latest development? i how significant is this latest development?— how significant is this latest develoment? ~ , ., , development? i think it is really difficult to underestimate - development? i think it is really difficult to underestimate the i difficult to underestimate the significance of this. as david sillito was saying, this was a man who threw a a0 year career held our hands through some of the most important, most momentous, most landmark times in our nation. not just as the presenter of the news of ten but also the person who narrated the coronation, who took us through, announced the death of the queen, and of course the man who was picked to lead those election programmes after david dimbleby retired. because of that responsibility, the trust that the bbc placed in him, he was also according to the bbc�*s annual report that came out only last year, the third highest paid person i
david sillito, bbc news.ture and media editor katie razzall is outside the bbc in london now. how significant is this latest development? i how significant is this latest development?— how significant is this latest develoment? ~ , ., , development? i think it is really difficult to underestimate - development? i think it is really difficult to underestimate the i difficult to underestimate the significance of this. as david sillito was saying, this was a man who threw a a0 year career held...
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this is bbc news.opening ceremony for the 2024 games in the french capital. an icon on an icon to conclude the ceremony: celine dion makes a triumphant return, singing on the eiffel tower in herfirst live performance since revealing a serious health condition. donald trump uses a speech to a religious political conference to attack his likely opponent in november's us presidential election, kamala harris. she was a bum three weeks ago. she was a bum three weeks ago. she was a bum. a failed vice president and a failed administration. and rain and cooler temperatures bring some relief for firefighters battling wildfires in the historic canadian town of jasper but fires are still burning and officials say it's still too dangerous for evacuated people to return. now on bbc news, the travel show. this year, all eyes are on the french region of normandy as it prepares to celebrate some major anniversaries. it might not be as well visited as paris or as sunny as the south of the country but if you come here a
this is bbc news.opening ceremony for the 2024 games in the french capital. an icon on an icon to conclude the ceremony: celine dion makes a triumphant return, singing on the eiffel tower in herfirst live performance since revealing a serious health condition. donald trump uses a speech to a religious political conference to attack his likely opponent in november's us presidential election, kamala harris. she was a bum three weeks ago. she was a bum three weeks ago. she was a bum. a failed vice...
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now on bbc news — americast. americast. americast from bbc news.'s anthony in the washington bureau of bbc news. and it is marianna, aka miss information. still not back in the worldwide headquarters, but still in greece. well, you're missing out on some excitement here, mariana. it has been an incredibly busy time in the us for political news.
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simon jack, bbc news.reeting says since he started in his new role a week ago — he had learned that some aspects of the running of the nhs were worse than expected. he told the bbc why the investigation was needed.> he told the bbc why the investigation was needed. i believe that sunlight is the best disinfectant, and in order to have the right long term plan for the nhs, to get the right diagnosis is going to be crucial if we're going to find the right prescription. when many patients, and staff, and health experts have been spelling out for a while what the situation is with the nhs, why do you need yet another expert? it's true to say that the country can see the nhs is broken, and many of the things that we were saying in opposition are absolutely right. one of the things that struck me in my first week as the health and social care secretary is there is worse to come. and i have been genuinely stunned by some of what i have been told that isn't even yet in the public domain, and i'm determined to put
simon jack, bbc news.reeting says since he started in his new role a week ago — he had learned that some aspects of the running of the nhs were worse than expected. he told the bbc why the investigation was needed.> he told the bbc why the investigation was needed. i believe that sunlight is the best disinfectant, and in order to have the right long term plan for the nhs, to get the right diagnosis is going to be crucial if we're going to find the right prescription. when many patients,...
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natalie pirks, bbc news.ucted and killed more than half a century ago, in what was the uk's first case of kidnapping for ransom. muriel mckay was seized by two men who'd mistaken herfor anna murdoch, the then—wife of the newspaper tycoon rupert murdoch. the kidnappers were demanding £1 million for her return, and her body has never been found. adina campbell has the story. two years on from the last search, police are back on this hertfordshire farmland, working again with forensic teams to try and close this case after 54 years. muriel mckay was kidnapped by two brothers and thrown into the back of a car outside her home in london, just after christmas in 1969. the 55—year—old was held hostage at their farm, but they'd taken the mother of three by mistake and thought she was anna murdoch, the wife of media tycoon rupert murdoch. muriel mckay was married to his deputy, alick mckay. he'd loaned the mckays his rolls—royce, which had led to this mistaken identity. 9462656 ? in this dramatic phone call, one of th
natalie pirks, bbc news.ucted and killed more than half a century ago, in what was the uk's first case of kidnapping for ransom. muriel mckay was seized by two men who'd mistaken herfor anna murdoch, the then—wife of the newspaper tycoon rupert murdoch. the kidnappers were demanding £1 million for her return, and her body has never been found. adina campbell has the story. two years on from the last search, police are back on this hertfordshire farmland, working again with forensic teams to...
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this is bbc news.onservatives publicly say that they expect to lose the election to labour, with one cabinet secretary predicting the largest labour majority in history. the inquiry into the post office scandal hears evidence from the former chair of the post office. and as part of his wimbledon farewell, andy murray will play with emma raducanu in a super—star mixed doubles partnership. on the eve of the general election, two senior conservatives have publicly said they expect to lose. the...
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this is bbc news.—plus countries that came together after russia�*s full scale invasion of ukraine in 2022. he also visited downing street and addressed a special meeting of the cabinet. and on your behalf, i had the opportunity to meet him, and here is our conversation. mr president, thank you for talking to bbc news. could you possibly have imagined when russia mounted its full scale invasion two and a half years ago that here we would be, with war still going on? translation: to be honest, no-one predicted as far back| as in 2014 that the occupation of the crimea and the occupation of a part of our donbas would happen. later, there was a frozen conflict — minsk agreements. after that, for sure, nobody expected a full scale invasion, a full scale invasion with people killed, mass tortures, mass burials, executions and a large number of hostages, such atrocities from a neighbour who had always talked about friendly relations. then there was another stage of the war. it was very hard. then we started t
this is bbc news.—plus countries that came together after russia�*s full scale invasion of ukraine in 2022. he also visited downing street and addressed a special meeting of the cabinet. and on your behalf, i had the opportunity to meet him, and here is our conversation. mr president, thank you for talking to bbc news. could you possibly have imagined when russia mounted its full scale invasion two and a half years ago that here we would be, with war still going on? translation: to be...
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around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. lewis: this is bbc news.reform u.k. candidate has defected to the conservatives, saying the vast majority of other candidates are racist, misogynist, and bigoted. he denies the partleadership is racist, but says she does not want to be associated with its candidates. here is a full list of candidates standing in western invective. you can find a full list in your own constituency on the bbc news website. the reform racism row has hurt nigel farage's party in the polls. according to the latest numbers in our poll tracker, it has reform u.k. down to 16%, down from its high of 19%. labour party is still set to win a ge majority. delete has lightly dropped, though -- the lead has a dropped, though, conservative party gaining some support back from reform u.k. hello, anna. hello, mark. another defection. what impact do you think that has? anna: i think one defection doesn't mean much at all, but it all creates very uncomfortable headlines for nigel farage on things in the press he does not want, things being talke
around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. lewis: this is bbc news.reform u.k. candidate has defected to the conservatives, saying the vast majority of other candidates are racist, misogynist, and bigoted. he denies the partleadership is racist, but says she does not want to be associated with its candidates. here is a full list of candidates standing in western invective. you can find a full list in your own constituency on the bbc news website. the reform racism row has hurt...
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you are watching bbc news. welcome back to bbc news.coverage of that it outage but other news making the headlines globally. donald trump has given his first speech since surviving an assassination attempt at the weekend. he was speaking at the republican national convention as he formally accepted the party's nomination to run for president once again. over more that 90 minutes, trump said he had god on his side that day, and that if he was elected in november, he would work for all americans. it's as presidentjoe biden faces new questions over his candidacy for re—election. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports. # from sea to shining sea...# the republican party is now officially the party of trump. i proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. thank you. cheering and applause. sporting his bandage, the former president talked about policies, grievances and god. i'm not supposed to be here tonight. not supposed to be here. man: yes, you are! yes, you are! i stand before you in this arena only by the grace of alm
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katy austin, bbc news.et all the latest on the travel turmoil online at bbc.co.uk/news. well, for the nhs, it's gp practices in england and northern ireland that have been the most affected, with doctors struggling to access their records and online bookings. pharmacy services have also been hit. here's our health editor, hugh pym. life is usually hectic at gp practices, but a lot more so today. most in england had no access to electronic patient records — frustrating for doctors and patients. this has significant impact because actually the bulk of our workload, we need access to people's blood results and people's notes. and so there's a lot that we can't do. all we can really do is minor injuries and minor illness. at some health centres, only the sickest patients were being seen, with other appointments cancelled. yeah, tried to get an appointment today at a doctor's for half past 8, i was told unfortunately due to the systems being down, there was no appointments available and to go to see a chemist. i
katy austin, bbc news.et all the latest on the travel turmoil online at bbc.co.uk/news. well, for the nhs, it's gp practices in england and northern ireland that have been the most affected, with doctors struggling to access their records and online bookings. pharmacy services have also been hit. here's our health editor, hugh pym. life is usually hectic at gp practices, but a lot more so today. most in england had no access to electronic patient records — frustrating for doctors and...
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this is bbc news.side after gaffes overshadow the end of the nato summit in washington. i know i want to handed over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage he has the termination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. a man suspected of killing three women in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire has been arrested on suspicion of murder. four migrants have died after the boat they were travelling in capsized during an attempt to cross the english channel. and i'm only foster here in berlin, where _ and i'm only foster here in berlin, where england supporters are starting — where england supporters are starting to arrive for a sunday pass euro or— starting to arrive for a sunday pass euro or euro— starting to arrive for a sunday pass euro or euro final. and in the next 15 minutes, — euro or euro final. and in the next 15 minutes, we will hear from one of england's— 15 minutes, we will hear from one of england's semifinal heroes, ollie watkins — hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to bbc n
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colin patterson, bbc news. now on bbc news...it�*s newswatch.rom the woman leading bbc news. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... i think it's trust that is the issue for us. ..deborah turness talks to us about trust, impartiality and transparency and about how bbc news maintains its influence in a time of falling television audiences and declining budgets. it's fair to say that big news follows deborah turness around. after a career in the commercial sector, where she ran itn, she arrived at the bbc in september 2022. before the week was out, a new prime minister, liz truss, had taken office and the queen had died. significant events since then have come thick and fast, including two more new prime ministers, the war in gaza and, this week, the attempted assassination of former president trump. one of her biggest challenges has been to ensure the impartiality of bbc news output — identified by the director—general, tim davie, as the corporation's number one priority. she gave this definition of impartiality recently to a par
colin patterson, bbc news. now on bbc news...it�*s newswatch.rom the woman leading bbc news. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... i think it's trust that is the issue for us. ..deborah turness talks to us about trust, impartiality and transparency and about how bbc news maintains its influence in a time of falling television audiences and declining budgets. it's fair to say that big news follows deborah turness around. after a career in the commercial sector, where she ran...
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fiona trott, bbc news, durham.eting with the new health secretary about their pay dispute. they want a 35% pay rise up for what they say is making up for years of below inflation pay increases. is a break through possible? it increases. is a break through possible?— increases. is a break through ossible? , , , , possible? it is possible, but these are early days- — possible? it is possible, but these are early days. i _ possible? it is possible, but these are early days. i have _ possible? it is possible, but these are early days. i have been - possible? it is possible, but these i are early days. i have been covering this dispute for 16 months or more, going back to march last year and there have been talks which have ended acrimoniously with one side oar the other blaming the other side. today we had thejunior doctor representatives at the british medical association coming out of the door here saying it had been positive. their key demand is that restoration they call of the value of their pay packets. they feel
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on bbc news internationally. and no dogs. so, voters have been taking the opportunity to show off their furry friends making the journey to vote with them. across the nations, these well—behaved dogs have posed outside the polling stations. mavis the cockapoo high—fiving in bury, greater manchester. spaniel sisters liz and meg in flitwick, berdforshire — isla receiving the love from its owner in sunderland, in tyne and "weer". bella was up to no good in salford. joey waiting patiently in its mobile—throne in edinburgh. -- na. —— na. stay with us. hello there. many of us have seen some decent spells ofjuly sunshine today. however, there have been lots of showers, particularly across the northern half of the uk and especially in western scotland where some of those downpours really quite heavy, gusty winds gusting into the 40s of miles an hour and those temperatures rubbish forjuly. glasgow saw temperatures around ia degrees through the afternoon. the average of this time of the year is 19 degrees. and this coolish
on bbc news internationally. and no dogs. so, voters have been taking the opportunity to show off their furry friends making the journey to vote with them. across the nations, these well—behaved dogs have posed outside the polling stations. mavis the cockapoo high—fiving in bury, greater manchester. spaniel sisters liz and meg in flitwick, berdforshire — isla receiving the love from its owner in sunderland, in tyne and "weer". bella was up to no good in salford. joey waiting...
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dan roan, bbc news, paris.eat britain in the event, as laura scott reports. team gold! jumping forjoy, securing team gb's first gold of these games and successfully defending their title from tokyo. to come back and defend a gold that we'd probably desperately both wanted to come back and do again after the last experience has been incredible, but especially so because of the crowds here. i mean, it has been the most amazing feeling to be able to ride these special horses in front of these people. this, the culmination of a three—day equestrian triathlon. in saturday's dressage, they danced their way to an olympic record, but an eventful cross—country day saw ros canter penalised for knocking this flag... ..so they started today's show jumping with the hosts france hot on their hooves — canter showing that just the slightest of touches can be costly. and he just ran a little close into that oxer. next up came tom mcewen — but under pressure, a perfect clear. that's a great result for great britain! with great b
dan roan, bbc news, paris.eat britain in the event, as laura scott reports. team gold! jumping forjoy, securing team gb's first gold of these games and successfully defending their title from tokyo. to come back and defend a gold that we'd probably desperately both wanted to come back and do again after the last experience has been incredible, but especially so because of the crowds here. i mean, it has been the most amazing feeling to be able to ride these special horses in front of these...
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laura scott, bbc news, paris.ter alex won. in rowing, team gb is usually a powerhouse, but results in tokyo three years ago were disappointing, with no gold medals. but all that was ancient history today, with the women's quadruple scullers delivering victory. a warning natalie pirks' report contains flashing images. the tag of favourites can be a blessing or a curse. in the women's quadruple sculls, it looked as if it might be the latter. in fact, britain were behind for the entire final until the very last stroke. it is neck and neck! this how close it was. and it's been given to great britain, the olympic champions! well, no wonder they're hugging. these women were favourites coming into this race. they executed it to perfection and justified the tag. they've come away with the medal they wanted more than any. lola anderson wrote in her teenage diary that winning olympic gold would be her biggest dream. today she achieved it with a little help from herfriends. i can't really sum up how 13 years' worth of dreams
laura scott, bbc news, paris.ter alex won. in rowing, team gb is usually a powerhouse, but results in tokyo three years ago were disappointing, with no gold medals. but all that was ancient history today, with the women's quadruple scullers delivering victory. a warning natalie pirks' report contains flashing images. the tag of favourites can be a blessing or a curse. in the women's quadruple sculls, it looked as if it might be the latter. in fact, britain were behind for the entire final until...
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this is bbc news.sists he's not bowing out of the race for the white house, as some democratic governors back the president. and how rising temperatures may impact those competing at this summer's paris 0lympics. police in australia investigating the disappearance of a 12—year—old girl following a crocodile attack have found human remains. the girl was reportedly attacked while swimming in a creek with herfamily near a remote town south of darwin in the northern territory. the area is home to an estimated 100,000 saltwater crocodiles — more than anywhere else in the world. let's get more from our sydney correspondent, katy watson. after nearly two days of searching, police have now found the remains of what's believed to have been the 12—year—old child who was attacked by a crocodile on tuesday. now more details have come out about the attack. the child was swimming with their family around dusk when the attack happened, and it's believed that there was a black crocodile in the area. now, the police ha
this is bbc news.sists he's not bowing out of the race for the white house, as some democratic governors back the president. and how rising temperatures may impact those competing at this summer's paris 0lympics. police in australia investigating the disappearance of a 12—year—old girl following a crocodile attack have found human remains. the girl was reportedly attacked while swimming in a creek with herfamily near a remote town south of darwin in the northern territory. the area is home...
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this is bbc news.(pause)(0pt 0ut)(run sot) this is bbc news. you alive with bbc news.pride, events which celebrate lgbtq+ communities. this was the parade in new york, which took the theme, �*reflect, empower, unite.�* the march commemorates the 55th anniversary of the stonewall uprising, when patrons of the gay bar in greenwich village fought back during a police raid. at an event in istanbul in turkey, several arrests were made on the grounds that the local authorities had banned the march. homosexuality is not illegal in turkey, but the annual pride march has been banned in istanbul every year since 2015. this march took place in guatemala city, despite the top court in the country ordering the government to ensure the protection of values and morals. 0ne participant said that the authorities wanted to intimidate them, but they did not succeed. in asia, pride marches in places like taiwan, thailand and japan have celebrated legislative breakthroughs and the introduction of same—sex marriage. but in mainland china it's a different story, with no major lgbt events tak
this is bbc news.(pause)(0pt 0ut)(run sot) this is bbc news. you alive with bbc news.pride, events which celebrate lgbtq+ communities. this was the parade in new york, which took the theme, �*reflect, empower, unite.�* the march commemorates the 55th anniversary of the stonewall uprising, when patrons of the gay bar in greenwich village fought back during a police raid. at an event in istanbul in turkey, several arrests were made on the grounds that the local authorities had banned the...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news.he former head of the us secret service, kimberley cheatle, after she resigned over the agency's failure to prevent the assassination attempt on donald trump. ms cheatle had been facing calls from republicans and democrats to stand down, as nomia iqbal reports from washington. take a look at what happened... former president donald trump was close to being killed. and the secret service has been under huge pressure to answer for it. its director, kimberly cheatle, attended a hearing on capitol hill yesterday, immediately accepting blame. the secret service's solemn mission is to protect our nation's leaders. on july 13th, we failed. as the director of the united states secret service, i take full responsibility for any security lapse of our agency. donald trump was on stage in pennsylvania. secret service snipers were on a roof behind him. outside the rally venue, more than 100 metres away, were these buildings. from the rooftop, the gunman had a direct line of sight to mr trump. the c
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news.he former head of the us secret service, kimberley cheatle, after she resigned over the agency's failure to prevent the assassination attempt on donald trump. ms cheatle had been facing calls from republicans and democrats to stand down, as nomia iqbal reports from washington. take a look at what happened... former president donald trump was close to being killed. and the secret service has been under huge pressure...
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dan roan, bbc news.cs i spoke to chris clough — an intelligence analyst at the global security consultancy — crisis21i. he told me about the level of risk from an opening ceremony next to the river seine. it is completely different to anything that has been seen before. instead of having the opening ceremony in a stadium at the exposure is extraordinary, and it goes right back to the founding principle of the paris olympics. they are designed to be open and accessible and inclusive. part of that was this drive to have as many people as possible to partake in the opening ceremony. as the planning has evolved over the past year, it has been really interesting to see the authorities taking into account the intelligence and applying different levels of security and adapting their measures to balance try to have as many spectators as possible while at the same time providing a high level of security. i the same time providing a high level of security.— level of security. i “ust want to level of security. i 'u
dan roan, bbc news.cs i spoke to chris clough — an intelligence analyst at the global security consultancy — crisis21i. he told me about the level of risk from an opening ceremony next to the river seine. it is completely different to anything that has been seen before. instead of having the opening ceremony in a stadium at the exposure is extraordinary, and it goes right back to the founding principle of the paris olympics. they are designed to be open and accessible and inclusive. part of...
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you are watching bbc news. israeli shelling and airstrikes in eastern khan younis on monday. the israeli military issued new evacuation orders for people in the area shortly before. thousands of palestinians have once again fled, looking for somewhere to take refuge. a spokesman said the region had become dangerous with hamas militants and the israeli militant would act forcefully. the spokesman advised residents were evacuated to unitarian zone in al—mawasi but it's a little over a week since they experience multiple israeli airstrikes are killed at least 90 displaced people who are sheltering in tents. meanwhil, israeli officials say two hostages taken to gaza by hamas during the attack on the seventh of october have died. the idf says the bodies of these two are still being held by hamas. paul adams said this from jerusalem. this is the fourth time benjamin netanyahu has gone to washington to address a joint session of congress. some of the previous visits have been controversial. i think this will be the mo
you are watching bbc news. israeli shelling and airstrikes in eastern khan younis on monday. the israeli military issued new evacuation orders for people in the area shortly before. thousands of palestinians have once again fled, looking for somewhere to take refuge. a spokesman said the region had become dangerous with hamas militants and the israeli militant would act forcefully. the spokesman advised residents were evacuated to unitarian zone in al—mawasi but it's a little over a week...
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leila nathoo, bbc news.d the party and endorsed the local conservative candidate instead. it comes just days after the party distanced itself from two activists who were filmed by channel 4 apparently making racist comments. prime minister sunak described the incident as racist and inappropriate. a short while ago, the reform candidate who dropped out, liam boothe—isherwood, issued a statement detailing how he came to this decision. bbc political correspondent harry farley has more. he is announcing my decision to leave the reform party and back the local conservative candidate and said, he went on to say, he has become increasingly disillusioned with the behaviour and conduct of reform. he points to reports of widespread racism and sexism in reform that have made clear to him, in his words, that there is a significant moral issue in certain elements of the party. he goes on to say that the party's leadership to not only take this matter seriously but also fundamentally address it has made clear to me it is
leila nathoo, bbc news.d the party and endorsed the local conservative candidate instead. it comes just days after the party distanced itself from two activists who were filmed by channel 4 apparently making racist comments. prime minister sunak described the incident as racist and inappropriate. a short while ago, the reform candidate who dropped out, liam boothe—isherwood, issued a statement detailing how he came to this decision. bbc political correspondent harry farley has more. he is...
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iain watson, bbc news.minder — you can watch the general election results programme live on bbc one in the uk and here on the bbc news channel around the world from 9:55pm uk time — all the way into friday. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. many of us have seen some decent spells ofjuly sunshine today. however, there have been lots of showers, particularly across the northern half of the uk and especially in western scotland where some of those downpours really quite heavy, gusty winds gusting into the 40s of miles an hour and those temperatures rubbish forjuly. glasgow saw temperatures around 1a degrees through the afternoon. the average of this time of the year is 19 degrees. and this coolish run of weather is going to continue through friday and into the weekend, beyond as well. suppose where thejuly sunshine comes out, it is still going to feel ok. it's just temperatures be a little bit lower than normal. now looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, the rain continues for western scot
iain watson, bbc news.minder — you can watch the general election results programme live on bbc one in the uk and here on the bbc news channel around the world from 9:55pm uk time — all the way into friday. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. many of us have seen some decent spells ofjuly sunshine today. however, there have been lots of showers, particularly across the northern half of the uk and especially in western scotland where some of those downpours really quite heavy, gusty...
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katie razzall, bbc news.tements for their university application forms will soon be a thing of the past, as ucas — the uk's university admission service — say they will scrap personal statements from september next year. you can hear the national collective sigh. they believe the change will help students from disadvantaged backgrounds apply to their chosen universities. so what will happen next? instead of writing a statement limited to 4,000 characters, those applying for undergraduate courses for 2026 will be asked to answer three questions which should make the process a lot easier. let's take take a look at what they are. let's speak to evie croll, an a—level student who recently finished her ucas personal statement. she's a very young woman. she has an offer to study english at the university of cambridge in september. thanks forjoining us here on bbc news. how daunted were you writing this statement? a lot of people dread it. it this statement? a lot of people dread it. ., , , dread it. it was definite
katie razzall, bbc news.tements for their university application forms will soon be a thing of the past, as ucas — the uk's university admission service — say they will scrap personal statements from september next year. you can hear the national collective sigh. they believe the change will help students from disadvantaged backgrounds apply to their chosen universities. so what will happen next? instead of writing a statement limited to 4,000 characters, those applying for undergraduate...
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welcome to bbc news. the israeli airforce says it's carried out strikes against the hezbollah group in lebanon after a rocket hit a football pitch in the israeli—occupied golan heights, killing 12 young people. the rocket struck a druze arab town close to the border with lebanon. the israeli defence minister blamed hezbollah, but the group has denied any involvement. today funerals have been taking place in the town of deal shams. ——of majdal shams. barbara plett usher sent this report. impossible to count the losses when they are measured in the lives of your children. villagers gathered in their thousands to mourn their unspeakable tragedy. this druze arab minority stayed in the occupied golan heights after israel captured it from syria — now part of the front line in israel's conflict with lebanon's hezbollah. so many children and teenagers killed, the youngest just ten years old. explosion. this is the moment the rocket struck — a football pitch in the middle of a game on saturday afternoon, with litt
welcome to bbc news. the israeli airforce says it's carried out strikes against the hezbollah group in lebanon after a rocket hit a football pitch in the israeli—occupied golan heights, killing 12 young people. the rocket struck a druze arab town close to the border with lebanon. the israeli defence minister blamed hezbollah, but the group has denied any involvement. today funerals have been taking place in the town of deal shams. ——of majdal shams. barbara plett usher sent this report....
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is bbc news.bai for the final phase of wedding celebrations for the son of asia's richest man and his bride, celebrations that have already lastest four months. a warning — there is some flash photography in the following pictures. this weekend, anant ambani — who's the youngest son of industry magnate mukesh ambani — is tieing the knot in a lavish ceremony with radhika merchant, the daughter of business tycoons. here are some pictures of her bridal outfit today posted by her designer. here's pictures of those attending. the wedding is thought to have cost between $132 million and $156 million. 60% of india's 1.3 billion people live on less than a few dollars a day. despite that, the wedding is being seen in india as a success story, as social anthropologist dr anastasia piliavsky explains. india's income and wealth and equality at the moment is worse than it has been in 100 years, and 1% of indians own 40% of the country's wealth, so you would have thought that the popularjudgment of this five—mo
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is bbc news.bai for the final phase of wedding celebrations for the son of asia's richest man and his bride, celebrations that have already lastest four months. a warning — there is some flash photography in the following pictures. this weekend, anant ambani — who's the youngest son of industry magnate mukesh ambani — is tieing the knot in a lavish ceremony with radhika merchant, the daughter of business tycoons. here are some...
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nick johnson, bbc news.ggest impacts so far has been on transport, and air travel in particular. more than 1,300 flights have been cancelled globally, and that number is rising. lorna gordon is at edinburgh airport, what advice has there been to passengers? fin airport, what advice has there been to passengers?— to passengers? on a normal day in the summer. _ to passengers? on a normal day in the summer, this _ to passengers? on a normal day in the summer, this airport _ to passengers? on a normal day in the summer, this airport would - to passengers? on a normal day in. the summer, this airport would deal with about 56,000 passengers both arriving and departing, and this has caused significant disruption to many people's travel this morning so far. it has affected every system in this airport from the wi—fi to the check—in, to security. the systems are now back up and running but you can see that the airport is absolutely round as the airlines work their way through the passengers trying to check—in. some fl
nick johnson, bbc news.ggest impacts so far has been on transport, and air travel in particular. more than 1,300 flights have been cancelled globally, and that number is rising. lorna gordon is at edinburgh airport, what advice has there been to passengers? fin airport, what advice has there been to passengers?— to passengers? on a normal day in the summer. _ to passengers? on a normal day in the summer, this _ to passengers? on a normal day in the summer, this airport _ to passengers? on a...
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neda tawfik, bbc news, new york.n that, our main story here on bbc news. the weather looks like it will start to break down. will start to break down. like it will start to break down. we've the risk of heavy rain, thunder and lightning, mainly across england and wales. still difficult to pin the details down because those storms are yet to develop. we've had some threatening cloud here in the far southeast of england with showers closed by. these are the temperatures we have this afternoon. not really changing much for the northern half of the uk, it's much hotter further south, but because we've got an easterly breeze this time, the highest temperatures will get pushed that little further towards the west. even some showers into wales and northern ireland but things get going overnight. the wetter weather develops overnight in northern ireland and pushes across to scotland with thundery downpours across parts of england and wales. this more cloud around tonight, for scotland, warmer than last night, 5 degrees in gl
neda tawfik, bbc news, new york.n that, our main story here on bbc news. the weather looks like it will start to break down. will start to break down. like it will start to break down. we've the risk of heavy rain, thunder and lightning, mainly across england and wales. still difficult to pin the details down because those storms are yet to develop. we've had some threatening cloud here in the far southeast of england with showers closed by. these are the temperatures we have this afternoon....
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breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this is bbc news. you're watching bbc news.start with a developing story tonight. video has emerged of a police officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying on the ground at manchester airport. greater manchester police's assistant chief constable, wasim chaudhry, said the video showed an event that is "truly shocking." we are about to show you the footage, which you may find disturbing. here it is. the incident happened after reports of an altercation between members of the public. the force said that while trying to arrest a suspect in the original altercation, three officers were violently assaulted. a female officer was taken to hospital with a broken nose. the force confirmed tonight that one male officer has been removed from operational duties and it has referred itself to the independent office of police conduct. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, is at police headquarters in manchester and sent us this update. we're told that happened just before 8:30pm last night at terminal 2 of manchester
breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this is bbc news. you're watching bbc news.start with a developing story tonight. video has emerged of a police officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying on the ground at manchester airport. greater manchester police's assistant chief constable, wasim chaudhry, said the video showed an event that is "truly shocking." we are about to show you the footage, which you may find disturbing. here it is. the incident happened...
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alex forsyth, bbc news.f candidates standing in all constitutencies on our website, bbc.co.uk/news over the last six weeks, we've followed the campaigns in all nations of the uk. now on the eve polling day james cook, hywel griffith and sara girvin share their thoughts on which issues lie at the heart of the election in scotland, wales and northern ireland. the snp has dominated politics in scotland for years. now, under its new leader, john swinney, it's battling to hold onto seats here in the central belt, where labour are hopeful of making gains. the conservatives, they're defending seats along the border and in the north—east. their scottish leader announced his resignation during the campaign. and the lib dems are focusing on mostly rural areas. as i've crisscrossed the country, voters have been telling me they are concerned about the cost of living, the state of public services and the pace of the shift from oil and gas to renewable energy. there's been a row about rishi sunak�*s decision to call this
alex forsyth, bbc news.f candidates standing in all constitutencies on our website, bbc.co.uk/news over the last six weeks, we've followed the campaigns in all nations of the uk. now on the eve polling day james cook, hywel griffith and sara girvin share their thoughts on which issues lie at the heart of the election in scotland, wales and northern ireland. the snp has dominated politics in scotland for years. now, under its new leader, john swinney, it's battling to hold onto seats here in the...
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and coming up on bbc news...e'll bring up to speed with the first morning's play at edgbaston with west indies batting against england in the third test match. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. arsonists have attacked france's rail networkjust hours before the opening ceremony of the paris olympics. the country's sports minister described the acts of sabotage as an attack on the athletes�* games, but the mayor of paris said it will have no impact on the opening ceremony. our paris correspondent andrew harding joins us. what more do we know? good afternoon from the gare du nord. scenes of chaos, and a lot of crowding and tight security, police and soldiers all around me, they have been here for hours. real concern of course about the disruption that the overnight attacks or causing, both to thousands of provisions who are planning to head to country homes, the beaches, for summer holidays, and also of course for the tourists starting to flood in to the french capital for tonight's opening ceremony
and coming up on bbc news...e'll bring up to speed with the first morning's play at edgbaston with west indies batting against england in the third test match. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. arsonists have attacked france's rail networkjust hours before the opening ceremony of the paris olympics. the country's sports minister described the acts of sabotage as an attack on the athletes�* games, but the mayor of paris said it will have no impact on the opening ceremony. our...
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you're watching bbc news.the last hour, the us vice president kamala harris has addressed democratic campaign staff at an event in delaware. she made herfirst pitch to be the party's new presidential nominee afterjoe biden pulled out of the candidacy on sunday. she said that democrats had work to do but that they would win november's us election. have a listen. so, in the days and weeks ahead, together with you, i will do everything in my power to unite our democratic party, to unite our nation and to win this election. as many of you know, before i was elected as vice president, before i was elected as united states senator, i was the elected attorney general of california, and before that, i was a courtroom prosecutor. in those roles, i took on perpetrators of all kinds... laughter, applause ..predators who abused women, fraudsters ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. so hear me when i say, i know donald trump's type. cheering and in this campaign, i will proudly... with mor
you're watching bbc news.the last hour, the us vice president kamala harris has addressed democratic campaign staff at an event in delaware. she made herfirst pitch to be the party's new presidential nominee afterjoe biden pulled out of the candidacy on sunday. she said that democrats had work to do but that they would win november's us election. have a listen. so, in the days and weeks ahead, together with you, i will do everything in my power to unite our democratic party, to unite our nation...
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dan roan, bbc news.mpics, i spoke to chris clough, an intelligence analyst at the global security consultancy crisis2li. he told me about the level of risk from an opening ceremony next to the river seine. it's completely different to anything that's ever been seen before. instead of having the opening ceremony in a stadium, at the exclusion —— the exposure is at the ordinary. and it goes back to the founding principle of the paris olympics. ever designed to be open and accessible and inclusive, and part of that was this drive to have as many people as possible to partake in the opening ceremony. now, as the... alt—right, we will try and get that back for you, but let's it's a more news now. the world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents as part of a project to protect the semi—aquatic mammal found only in australia. four platypuses have been released into the custom—built research centre at the zoo. it features multi—tiered streams, waterfalls, pools and earth banks. t
dan roan, bbc news.mpics, i spoke to chris clough, an intelligence analyst at the global security consultancy crisis2li. he told me about the level of risk from an opening ceremony next to the river seine. it's completely different to anything that's ever been seen before. instead of having the opening ceremony in a stadium, at the exclusion —— the exposure is at the ordinary. and it goes back to the founding principle of the paris olympics. ever designed to be open and accessible and...