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i'm concerned by what has happened to bbc news channel. ms to have lots and lots of international news with lots of international presenters. really, we need a channel that reflects where it. ..originates from. so can we please go back tojust having the bbc news channel as it was with the news read as it was. paul, many licence fee payers who've long been watchers of the news channel are really unhappy that they no longer get a dedicated uk bbc news service. and it's not like you can use as boring right now. are you going to have to rethink this? well, again, there's a couple of things there. as you said at the beginning, the channel operates in a couple of ways. there's a combined feed when it's the same content, it's going out to the world and to the uk. but we also have periods when the feed is separate as well with a global feed and a uk feed. and so obviously then that is very uk—facing. we also have the ability to break stories out and spend more time on on a big uk story through the day. for example, when those terrible events in not

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this is bbc news.will have the headlines and main mysteries for you at the top of the our street after this programme. —— news stories. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. with an audience made up entirely of people who voted leave in the brexit referendum, did last week's question time show balance impartiality? and bbc weather accidentally predicts a dramatic fall in temperatures next week. what went wrong? big sports and entertainment events, which feature on bbc news, tend to divide the audience. and in the world of music, they don't come much bigger than the annual glastonbury festival. culture editor katie razzell was amongst the fans last friday night. the wonderful world of glastonbury, where dressing up is normal and can even be a right royal laugh. and if you love it, you really love it. what's the best thing about glastonbury for you? john holmes was already on to us last week about what he felt was simply a promotion for the extensive live coverage of the festival elsewher

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this is bbc news. let's turn to our main had. a man is charged with murder three people on the streets of nottingham on tuesday. a wave of missiles has struck the ukrainian capital kyiv as a group of african leaders begin a peace mission calling the dialogue to end the war. hundreds of people are still missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast of greece. officials have denied reports that a rope attached by coastguards caused it to capsize. and a report finds the minneapolis police department used excessive force and discriminated against black people well before the murder of george floyd three years ago. more on all of those stories coming up more on all of those stories coming up in a moment or two but let's headfirst to the bbc sport centre. thank you, matthew. we start this hour with the second round of the us open. rory mcilroy has just teed off, he is a three shots off the lead. world number one is five off the lead on three under. masters winnerjohn rama is a further two strokes behind. t

now on bbc news, newswatch. hello and welcome. coverage of phillip schofield, does it show the bbc getting carried away by celebrity status? and if the bbc puzzling editing of security camera footage distort what happened before two boys died in cardiff last week? mentioned last week the view of some of you that bbc news had been devoting too much airtime to the departure of phillip schofield from itv's departure of phillip schofield from itv�*s this morning. by the time we went on air last friday night, development in the story was at the top of that ten o'clock news. tonight at ten, when itv�*s biggest names, phillip schofield leaves itv with immediate effect. the former host of this morning admits lying about an host of this morning admits lying aboutan affair host of this morning admits lying about an affair with a younger male colleague, which he has called on wise but not illegal.— wise but not illegal. leslie smith had this reaction. _ wise but not illegal. leslie smith had this reaction. you _ wise but not illegal. leslie s

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.esident putin didn't comment on the claims when he made a public appearance. so what's the view from moscow? our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report. the claim by moscow is that ukraine's army launched a major attack in the donetsk region, which failed. these images from the russian defence ministry — and its claim to have inflicted heavy losses — have not been independently verified. but russia has been expecting a counteroffensive by kyiv for weeks now. in the russian capital, a stark contrast to the battlefield. in the cathedral of christ the saviour, a masterpiece returns. the holy trinity is one of russia's most precious icons, but its display here has sparked controversy. for a century, the fragile 600—year—old painting had been kept in stable conditions in moscow's tretyakov gallery. but the kremlin ordered its transfer to the church. lev lifshits was part of a group of experts who'd advised against that, fearing major damage to a unique work of art. translation: this

tim allman, bbc news.t the v&a museum showcases more than 250 items including fashion ensembles from the likes of lady gaga, rihanna and prince. it also traces the history of the diva from 19th century opera singers to some of the megastars of today. the diva in that image, the diva in their persona and the diva in identity is a very important part of the story. so from the early 19th century, singers where they commissioned their own couture gowns, to the kind of contemporary catwalk from the met gala to the stage, the importance of the diva look and the diva expressing themselves through fashion is incredibly important. before we go let's leave you with these pictures of the summer solstice from stonehenge in south west england. today isjune 21st and is the longest day of the year. traditionally thousands of people gather at the historic site to watch the sun rise over the giant stones. some people say it is the start of summer, others say it is midsummer, others say our evenings are getting shorter. you

"sorry bbc news".on earth are your headlines repeatedly emphasising that the former pm is appalled at being forced out"? "you should be highlighting very clearly that he misled parliament". techie bill, though, has found a bias in the other direction, "yet again, bbc news shows its blatant lack of impartiality in its reporting of the borisjohnson report". having hounded him for over two years, repeatedly emphasising and speculating on every negative they could find or invent, they are now gloating over the report stating he misled parliament". one of the mps out supporting boris johnson on the airwaves on thursday was brendan clarke—smith, who faced victoria derbyshire on newsnight. borisjohnson corrected the record, at least a couple of times. no, not according to the committee's report today. are you sure you've read? which which specific bits are we referring to? they said he purported to come to the commons and correct the statement, but they weren't satisfied he had. that was another contempt. bre

this is bbc news. technological advance to be labelled transformational — from healthcare to the law to journalism, many tasks carried out by people could soon be the domain of intelligent machines. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk.

different stories from _ this is bbc news. different stories from across - this is bbc news. this is bbc news. different| stories from across the uk. could this be the start of the electric car is a collaboration between designers and battery developers, with engineers claiming they have developed technology to create ultrafast batteries capable of charging electric cars in six minutes. you have convenience you don't think about the range can think about the time it takes to charge, it has brought in ultrafast charge that matches the convenience of filling fuel. ~ ., ~' , the convenience of filling fuel. ~ ., ~ , ., ., fuel. work is under way on a one tonne — fuel. work is under way on a one tonne prototype - fuel. work is under way on a one tonne prototype road i one tonne prototype road version, that could charge in six minutes, offering a range of hundred and 55 miles. that technology could go into production by 2024, potentially removing range anxiety for motorists. for more stories from across the uk had to the bbc news website. you are live with bbc news. i want to take

victoria gill, bbc news.search here on bbc news, and we have continuing live coverage on the bbc news website and app — where our team is tracking every development — with full background and analysis. let's get some of the day's other news now. 31 people have been killed in an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the north—western chinese city of yinchuan. seven others are receiving medical treatment. one is in a critical condition. state media said a gas leak at the restaurant caused the blast. the authorities in paris say at least 29 people have been injured by a gas explosion in the centre of the city. four of them are in a critical condition. one building in paris's latin quarter has partially collapsed. poorer countries could get access to hundreds of billions of pounds to tackle climate change. talks are taking place in paris today after a campaign by the prime minister of barbados, mia mottley. she's long called for help for developing nations, because she says they face the greatest risks from clima

this is bbc news. by a ukrainian artist of a very special place in this art gallery. proudly displayed by his daughter who finds a comforter showcase work by her dad as well as other ukrainians and local artists. i have two artists from ukraine, one artist is a professional artist my dad,and he fled the war in his 70s and she was here for several months and he was just talking about being absolutely devastated and i couldn't say that i have a free minute where i am not thinking about my country. my parents are there at the moment. the current exhibitions include work by her dad which will be on display all summer. you're live with bbc news. the bbc has uncovered evidence showing that hundreds of chronically sick and mentally ill people who came to the uk as part of the windrush generation were sent back to the caribbean 7 in what the government has admitted was a case of “historic injustice“. legal experts have told the bbc that the practice of sending patients back to their countries of birth during t

coming up on bbc news.imbledon champion is safely through to the third round of the french open after a straight sets win. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police investigating the death of a 12—year—old girl and a 17—year—old boy at bournemouth beach yesterday say there was no physical contact between the children and any vessel on the water. eight other people were treated in hospital after the incident yesterday afternoon. a man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in bournemouth this lunchtime. this was a distressing incident that played out across a packed beach. it involved and ended in the tragedy of two young lives being lost in the waters behind me. in the past few minutes, dorset police have been holding a press conference and they have gone into a few more details, saying nojet ski have gone into a few more details, saying no jet ski was involved have gone into a few more details, saying nojet ski was involved in the incident

this is bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines...ladimir putin says russia is facing a battle for its future — in the face of what he called an �*armed mutiny�* in the country. translation: any internal mutiny is a serious threat to our state, our nation, it is a blow to russia, a blow to our people, and our actions to defend the state against this threat will be harsh. a convoy of fighters and military vehicles from russia's wagner mercenary group have advanced more than halfway to moscow, after launching a rebellion against the russian army in the southern city of rostov—on—don. the wagner mercer group have seized key sites after launching that rebellion against the army in rostov—on—don and there have been reports of fighting in voronezh which is halfway between rostov and moscow after the wagner group claimed a russian helicopter opened fire on a convoy of their vehicles. welcome back. we return to the developing situation in russia — let's take a look at what we know so far — following the dramatic escalation of infighting. prig

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for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. modi, have hailed a new chapter in relations after talks at the white house. mr biden told mr modi it was his belief that the ties between their countries would be one of the most defining relationships of the 21st century. mr biden is keen to win india over to his side, as russia pursues its war in ukraine. speaking to a joint session of congress, mr modi pointed to the shared ties between the two nations. i can relate to the battles of passion, persuasion and policy. i can understand the debate of ideas and ideology. but i'm delighted to see you come together today to celebrate the bond between the world's two great democracies, india and the united states. applause i spoke with aparna pande, a research fellow at hudson institute in washington, and asked her whether she thinks the us has persuaded modi to side and support the ukrainians. india would not view its role as beign neutral. india would not view its role as being neutral. it has always been against war and has condemned ag

bbc news website and the bbc news app.. we have seen wagner fighters heading from this area, 500 kilometres, 500 more to moscow. much more honest still to come. stick with us on bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: vladimir putin says russia is facing a battle for its future — in the face of what he called an "armed mutiny" in the country. a convoy of wagner mercinary fighters appears to be heading for moscow — after launching a rebellion against the russian military. website and the bbc news bbc news website and the bbc news app. lots and folding. we have seen wagnerfighters heading app. lots and folding. we have seen wagner fighters heading from this area, 500 kilometres, 500 more to moscow. much more honest still to come. stick with us on bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: vladimir putin says russia is facing a battle for its future — in the face of what he called an "armed mutiny" in the country. a convoy of wagner mercinary fighters appears to be heading for moscow — after launching a rebellion against t

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. says he's concerned about the growth of the british conspiracy theory movement. mattjukes has told the bbc that his team is "seeing "evidence of conspiracy theories, being interwoven "with extremism". 0ur disinformation and social media correspondent marianna spring has more. those comments are about the conspiracy movement more generally, and i have been investigating the conspiracy media that's a part of. this is the light paper, set up during the pandemic, it's still ordered in and handed out by volunteers in dozens of places across the country. evidence suggests it prints around 100,000 copies a month, and the light also has a telegram channel, with over 18,000 members. the paper's editor says he isn't in charge of them, but acknowledges they are directly linked to the paper. 0n there, and in the paper itself, the paper has shared disinformation, as well as hateful and violent rhetoric, towards journalists, medics and mp5. 0n telegram, it has also shared content linked to far—righ

this is bbc news. it's newsday.elcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in miami, florida, where the former president donald trump has appeared in court, pleading not guilty to 37 federal criminal charges. they relate to the mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. during the hearing, several hundred of mr trump's supporters gathered outside the courthouse, along with a number of opposing demonstrators. mr trump is now on his way to newjersey to address his supporters. our reporter helena humphrey has more from outside the courthouse in miami. well, monica, if you take a look behind me outside the federal courthouse in miami, you'll see a quieter scene than those that you probably see all day where we had trump supporters outnumbering those who oppose him at times some kind of tense moments between them. but now a much quieter scene, just a few straggling protesters. one man who had a make america great again flag over his shoulder, shouting to tell me, a

is bbc news. this is bbc news.middle barton, couldn't visit her nephew dominic. it inspired her to organise the run five k every day in may for trivia challenge. hundreds of people have completed the fundraising runs, sometimes joining tamara and herfamily. it's a massive commitment and everyone has said to me that the team were like, "oh, it's your third year. "it's easy for you." i was like, "no, because i know what's coming. "it's worse for me." but what's really nice about it is someone gets an injury or they've been ill for two days. the rest of the team will pick up their kilometres. so as a team, it was really amazing. goglia wilson's son also has dravet syndrome. she's now chair of a national charity supporting families. £240,000 has already been raised. it will help families across the uk affected by the syndrome. for more stories from across the uk, you're live with bbc news. the uk government's controversial policy to send asylum seekers to rwanda has been ruled, unlawful. judges at the court of appeal s

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for the seco the bbc news today, goodbye from the bbc news today, goodbye from the bbc news today, goodbye, the bbc news team is where you are. have a good afternoon. hello, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: scotland take a giant leap towards qualification for next summers euros with their fourth victory in a row. australia won by a whisker, but england urge fans to keep the faith in bazball. at 43, the former champion is back. hello, and thanks forjoining us, here's your latest sports news. nextjune�*s european championship is still a long way off, but it's beginning to feel a lot closer today for scotland after they made it four wins out of four in the qualifying campaign. they beat georgia 2—0 last night after having to endure some terrible conditions because of heavy rain. the match was stopped for an hour and half at one point while the pitch was cleared. both the manager, steve clarke, and his players have praised fans for helping them through... the circumstances, hanging around waiting... crazy crowd. so easy for them to pack up and go home, they stayed, t

stay with and for more coverage on bbc news, and on bbc one the rest of the days news.estions mount over whether greek authorities could've done more to prevent a deadly migrant boat disaster. president putin says he's moved some of russia's nuclear weapons to neighbouring belarus.

this is bbc news. i 24 hours a day. this is bbc news.o business with. jessica parker in washington, thank you so much forjoining us. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. in the uk, a weekend heat—health alert has been raised from yellow to a more severe amber warning in eastern and southern england, and the midlands. the amber alert indicates that high temperatures could affect all ages and impact the health service. doctors warn that health services across the uk are struggling to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients. the royal college of radiologists, which represents many cancer doctors, describes the situation as a "ticking time—bomb" because of what it calls "chronic staff shortages". a former daily mirror royal editor said piers morgan, who used to be her boss, would "inject" information into her stories without explaining where it came from. in a hacking case against mirror group newspapers, prince harry alleged that the papers unlawfully obtained private information about him. mr mor

if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social and social media email newswatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc. you can call us on 03700106676 and do have a look at previous that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. and we begin with the news that's been breaking in the last hour — the destruction of a dam in southern ukraine. ., ., destruction of a dam in southern ukraine. . ., ., , ukraine. the immediate after maths. saw thousand — ukraine. the immediate after maths. saw thousand destroyed _ ukraine. the immediate after maths. saw thousand destroyed in _ ukraine. the immediate after maths. saw thousand destroyed in an - ukraine. the immediate after maths. saw thousand destroyed in an area i ukraine. the immediate after maths. saw thousand destroyed in an area of southern ukraine on the front line of the war with russia. reports of evacuations of some villages around the dam, so we're keeping our eye on that. what do we know about why the

rebecca henschke, bbc news. take a look if you wish to have more detail on that story. next, all the top business stories. we will look at china and germany, their relationship in particular as it is on the agenda today. i will see you in a moment. hello. once again, some of you, thundery downpours on the way for tuesday. not a wash—out of a day, there will be some brighter moments too, but especially for england and wales, that thundery rain comes from what was some of these clouds over the bay of biscay on monday edging their way northwards. and by the end of the night, into the start of the day, that rain will have set in across parts of wales and southern england. another humid start here, in particular. a tiny bit fresher further north, but temperatures in double figures. isolated shower for much of scotland, northern ireland, northern england. start the day dry, with some sunshine, but spells of heavy, thundery rain work their way northwards and eastwards across much of england and wales. the worst of the o

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. ren were found in the jungle a0 days after their plane crashed in may. the bbc�*s visualjournalism team has been mapping the massive search effort that found them. to talk us through it, here's mimi swaby from the bbc world service. the plane the children were flying in crashed over colombia's southeastern amazon on the 1st of may. now, the body of the mother, the pilot and an indigenous leader on board were all recovered at the site. however, the children, now 13, nine, five and one, were then missing for a0 days before they were found by a search party consisting of 160 soldiers and 70 indigenous people. now, all the children were found malnourished, exhausted and dehydrated, but they were found alive. the bbc�*s visualjournalism team has been mapping out a possible route the children took. they found multiple items during the a0 days, including a nappy and parts of a bottle thought to belong to the youngest sibling. so these were found in the middle area here, and later on, there we

you are watching bbc news and i am gareth barlow. l bbc news and i am gareth barlow. 000 chechen special forces aligned to be chechen special forces aligned to be chechen leader who is a close ally of vladimir putin have been deployed to moscow on saturday morning in case of a further advance by wagner forces who have retreated down the m4 highway and have let their positions. you are watching bbc news. key developments in the uk now. many emergency 999 calls are not connecting in the uk this morning due to a technical fault. the issue is impacting a number of police forces — according to the metropolitan police. the force are urging people to call 101 in an emergency until further notice. for more on this we can cross live now to the newsroom and speak to our correspondent aruna iyengar. tell us more, what exactly is happening?— tell us more, what exactly is haueninu? , , happening? the problems with the service had not _ happening? the problems with the service had notjust _ happening? the problems with the service had notjust about - happening? the problems with the

hugh pym, bbc news.ther died during the covid pandemic has left the public inquiry in tears after being approached by the former health secretary matt hancock. he had walked over to the public gallery to speak to bereaved families after giving evidence. matt hancock had told the judge leading the inquiry that the uk's pandemic planning was too focused on dealing with deaths rather than averting them. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports. matt hancock arrived early this morning but there were already people waiting for him including lorelei king, her husband vince died in a care home in march 2020. ijust wanted to hold up my photographs. he didn't look at them, i didn't expect he would. then protestors complaining about lockdown and vaccines arrived. one was arrested before the former health secretary was even sworn in. now, matt hancock is perhaps best well known for his stint in the jungle, after resigning for breaching his own social distancing guidance. but he was a key and sometimes contr

katie razzall, bbc news. that's it for us here in washington. . more news for you at the top of the hour. hello, there. you've probably noticed the weather not really changing very much over recent times, and that's because high pressure's been firmly dominating. and with high pressure around, it's not rained very much anywhere. but in warwickshire, in church lawford, you have to go back to may 11 — that was the last time it rained — so that's nearly four weeks of dry weather. some of the warmest weather has been across in northern ireland, county tyrone. it's been very warm in castlederg for the last nine days, but five of these recent days have seen temperatures reach 2a degrees — that's six above average. now, it's the west that had the highest temperatures again on tuesday, but england, stuck underneath this area of cloud, had much lower temperatures in many areas — for example, in leek, in staffordshire, 18 degrees on monday, 12 degrees on tuesday. we also had some cloud dropping the temperatures in parts of west scotland as well. now, over

voice-over: this is bbc news. this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. brazil is six months into the post—bolsonaro era. workers�* party leader luiz inacio lula da silva returned to power, promising to end what he called years of devastation of the environment, the economy and social justice.

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news.tions about failing to help people on board a migrant boat that sank on 14th ofjune. it's thought around 500 people lost their lives. the un can only confirm that there are 104 survivors. the bbc has now heard evidence from several of them who accuse the greek coast guard of sailing away from the boat when it was clearly in serious difficulty. the heavily overcrowded vessel, which had set off from libya, went down around 80km south—west of the coastal town of pilos. our correspondent khalid karamat from the bbc�*s urdu service has the story. this boat left libya with around 700 people on board. more than half were pakistanis. this is haseeb rahman before he made this perilous trip. just one of the 12 pakistani men who survived. in athens, i spoke to him via video call from a greek detention centre. he told me he was thrown into the water and clambered back onto the sinking vessel. translation: i was in the water for an hour. l i swam to the ship as it was far away. they had to put a sp

khalid karamat, bbc news, athens. have opened fire on his party's headquarters, as votes are counted in the country's presidential election. samura kamara described it as an assassination attempt. it's unclear why the troops were deployed. in sweden, one person has died and nine others have been injured, including children, after a rollercoaster accident in the capital, stockholm. the incident happened at the i40—year—old grona lund amusement park. eyewitnesses say the park's jetline rollercoaster partially derailed during a ride. the park was evacuated after the accident and will be closed for at least a week, while police invesitgate. —— closed for at least a week, while police investigate. sir eltonjohn has performed his final uk show with a headlining performance at glastonbury. he was joined by four surprise guests and his final song was rocket man. sir elton is nearing the end of his final tour after a 52—year career. people across england, scotland and wales were unable to call 999 for around two hours this mor

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june kelly, bbc news.e black holes which exist at the centre of every galaxy. they say they could hold information about "some of the best—kept secrets of the universe". pallab ghosh explains. up in space, at the heart of every galaxy is thought to be a gigantic black hole. here's a real picture of the one at the centre of our own milky way. it's four million times the mass of our sun. it became that big by colliding with other huge black holes inside other galaxies. astronomers atjodrell bank and across the world think they've detected some of these cataclysmic events. pulsars, which are like nature's clocks, really... 0n the dish of the giant lovell telescope, dr hannah middleton tells me that ideas on how galaxies merge and grow have all been theoretical — until maybe now. we believe that galaxies and the black holes at the centre of them grow over time by mergers. but we haven't got evidence for this as yet. so if this is the signature of these mergers, it teaches us about the formation of galaxies thr

gordon corera, bbc news. new anti—espionage law comes into effect in a few days' time, on the first ofjuly. under the revised law, all investigation activity and data gathering — printed, electronic, or verbal — can effectively be classified as "espionage". it'll allow law enforcers to inspect the baggage, electronic devices, and facilities of anyone — including foreigners — suspected of spying. earlier, i spoke to vincent brussee, an analyst at the mercaytor institute for china studies — a european think tank — whose research focuses on china's social credit system. it tracks and evaluates businesses for trustworthiness — and digital media regulation. i asked him about china's need to pass this legislation the main reason china's authorities appear to be passing these amendments, because they are amendments to an already existing law, is that the authorities appear concerned that some foreigners may be using information on the chinese internet, sensitive information, to "smear china's image". i can think of

pallab ghosh, bbc news. tinations have risen steeply over the last year. the average price of a week with full food and board in majorca in spain is up 21%. prices for tenerife have risen more than 22%, figures from travelsupermarket showed. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. when it comes to chat about holidays in here, they are professionals.— holidays in here, they are professionals. the first thing everybody — professionals. the first thing everybody says. _ professionals. the first thing everybody says, any - everybody says, any appointment.- everybody says, any appointment. everybody says, any anointment. , ., ,, ., appointment. do they talk about holida s? appointment. do they talk about holidays? sophie _ appointment. do they talk about holidays? sophie is _ appointment. do they talk about holidays? sophie isjust- appointment. do they talk about holidays? sophie isjust about i holidays? sophie isjust about to go but there is one left —— last thing on the to—do list. i like orange

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news.d on more than a thousand political groups and trade union activists over a0 years should have been disbanded as far back as the 1970s had the public known about its activities. that's the conclusion of a seniorjudge heading the undercover policing inquiry. in his first interim report sirjohn mitting says most of those spied on didn't threaten state security or pose a risk of serious crime as our home affairs correspondentjune kelly reports the vietnam war — one of the defining episodes of the 1960s. protests outside the american embassy in london led scotland yard to set up an undercover police unit, the special demonstration squad, to gather information on anti—war activists. soon the sds had infiltrated scores of campaign groups. none of it was justified and the sds should have been disbanded early on says the chair of the undercover policing inquiry. today, his words were quoted by those targeted. the question is whether or not the end justifies the means. i have come to the firm c

live from london, this is bbc news. istan raises interest rates to a record high of 22% as prices soar and an international bailout deadline looms. and up, up and away! we take a look at space tourism as virgin galactic is set for its first commercial flight. live from london, this is bbc news. car makers call for a bold new industrial strategy to unlock the future potential of uk—made electric vehicles. pakistan raises interest rates to a record high of 22% as prices soar and an international bailout deadline looms. and up, up and away! we take a look at space tourism as virgin galactic is set for its first commercial flight.

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. of sensitive data, including payroll information from organisations and companies including the bbc, british airways, and boots. the hackers, part of a group called clop, are demanding a ransom payment by 14june. our cyber correspondent joe tidy has the story. it has been described as a massive cyber heist. data stolen from underneath companies' noses. and now, on a hackers' website, a warning in broken english. the gang, called clop, boast, "chances that we download a lot of your data as part of exceptional exploit." as well as the boast, an ultimatum was issued to the dozens, maybe even hundreds of organisations affected. "get in touch with us to discuss a ransom payment, or we will publish your data online." the bbc, boots, aer lingus, and british airways are just some of the organisations we know about. the scale of this mass hack has really shocked the cyber world. it all started with a relatively obscure but popular piece of corporate software called moveit. the clop hackers mana

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to stay with us here on bbc news. ere do you stand on it? let me know your thoughts on twitter. i will see you very soon. hello there. a number of places saw the temperature reach 30 celsius on tuesday. we saw 31 celsius in porthmadog in northwest wales, making it the warmest day of the year so far for wales. next few days, high pressure will continue to bring a lot of dry, sunny, warm weather, but we're losing the humidity, so we'll be a little bit fresher, more comfortable, certainly cool and fresher during the overnight periods. now, high pressure sitting towards scandinavia will bring a fine day for wednesday. light onshore breezes affecting eastern england — that will bring temperatures down somewhat. could just see an isolated shower, western scotland, perhaps northern ireland, but most places will be dry and we'll see those temperatures reaching the mid to upper 20 celsius. but always cooler along north sea coasts, 20 to 22 or 23 degrees there. as we head through wednesday night, see a little bit of mist and fog

samira hussein, bbc news, new york.stin is a meteorologist and senior air quality specialist with the rhode island department of environmental management. he explained what's going on. so this is actually a quite unusual event here. i'm east of new york city, where they've actually gotten the brunt of this wildfire smoke, but yeah, when we have monitors in the ground and when we're detecting certain readings above the health standards exposure — you know, we call them sensitive groups, so people with breathing conditions as medics, babies, elderly folks, or even if healthy people are outside really exerting themselves, they can be impacted. and we saw a lot of new yorkers and other americans wearing masks yesterday and today — do they help? do those masks help? yeah, it's funny, here in the northeast, like i mentioned, we don't quite see this like the western states do, and even parts of canada. so i was looking to other states for guidance, in terms of what can you do about it? and n95 masks, i guess, are recommended j

ellie price, bbc news, outside the covid inquiry in london. ns that a political pledge to end deforestation made at cop26, by world leaders, is well off track. scientists warn the effects could be irreversible and some 11 football pitches of forest were lost every minute in 2022, with brazil dominating the destruction. it was just back in 2019, when an area the size of a football pitch was being cleared every minute, as our former science editor david shukman explains. it's hard to believe that an area the size of a football pitch is being cleared every single minute. what that means is that forest that can cover more than 2000 pitches is just vanishing every day. and all the signs are that this rate of devastation will accelerate. let's talk to our environment correspondent and let's start with that because david was right, it has accelerated in the years since he was in the amazon.— accelerated in the years since he was in the amazon. yes. he was a --rohet was in the amazon. yes. he was a prephet on — was in the amazon. yes. he was a prephet

this is bbc news. es from across the uk. nasa want to return to the moon in the near future. they've heard about the famous potholes of orpington and decided that some of the potholes have a remarkable resemblance to moon craters. orpington resident tim webb has found a creative way to highlight the issue of potholes. he's turning them into art using the help of some bath—time friends in an attempt to speed up repairs. i post it on various facebook groups, and i'm amazed at the number of likes i get, sometimes into the hundreds. and people seem to enjoy and understand my sense of humour. bromley council says harsh winter conditions has meant the number of repairjobs has gone up, but it is investing more money into solving the problem. i have used the official channels, and because i'd been doing this for a while and some of the potholes hadn't been resolved, i decided to try a slightly different approach, which is why i went down this route in particular. for more stories from across the uk, head to the

aruna iyengar, bbc news. reduce the supply of oil, a move designed to drive up prices. the saudi energy minister said his country would go further than its fellow members, announcing a 10% reduction: its biggest cut in years. the us is accusing the commander of a chinese warship of navigating in "an unsafe manner" after a near miss incident between the ship and an american destroyer in the taiwan strait. the chinese ship was seen approaching from the port side of the us ship passing less than 150 metres in front. the us says they were forced to slow their ship to prevent a collision. a capsule with saudi arabia's first female astronaut aboard returned safely to earth earlier this week. rayyanah bar—nawi, a breast cancer researcher, was accompanied by fellow saudi and fighter pilot, ali al-qarni — along with two americans, mission commander peggy whitson and businessmanjohn shoffner. the four travelled to the international space station to conduct pioneering research on microgravity, human health and rain—seed