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gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. gs is at the convention hall in chicago and told us about the reaction the obamas received. people were ecstatic to hear the obamas speak last night. they stole the show, they both gave very compelling speeches to democrats here to try to elicit a sense of hope, both of them leaned into that. michelle obama said, quote, "america, hope is making a comeback." so they tried to inspire the audience and also draw that contrast between president trump and vice president harris, now at the top of the ticket with her running mate, governor tim walz, but a very well received speech here by democrats. these two are arguably some of the most beloved people in the party for democrats here, so very well received over here in chicago. thomas gift is the founding director of the centre on us politics at university college london. i think that the obamas' speech really did inspire the crowd. that was true of barack obama, also true of michelle obama. really, what they are trying to do is reclaim the w

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this is bbc news. evacuation order for palestinians in gaza, this time for people in beit hanoun in the north. it says it's in response to a series of rockets fired from the area into israel on tuesday. earlier, hamas announced yahya sinwar, israel's most wanted man, had been chosen as the new overall head of the group. he succeeds ismail haniyeh, who was assassinated in the iranian capital, tehran, last week. let's take a look at yahya sinwar�*s background. he was most recently the leader of hamas in gaza. israel holds him, along with others, responsible for the october 7 attack on israel, which killed around 1200 people and saw more than 200 kidnapped. the 61—year—old was born in the khan younis refugee camp, in southern gaza. his parents were refugees. after his education, he was arrested by israel at age 19. two years after the formation of hamas, when he was just 25, sinwar set up the feared internal security organisation — al—majd. in 1988, sinwar allegedly planned the abduction and killing of tw

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this is bbc news.d dance class in southport. prime minister keir starmer is to meet with police as protests spread in parts of england after the southport stabbings. the funeral of hamas leader ismail haniyeh is held in tehran. benjamin netanyahu says his country delivered crushing blows to its enemies. iran vows revenge. the us pentagon says the alleged mastermind of the september 11th terror attacks and two of his accomplices have agreed a plea deal. returning now to our main story — a 17—year—old has been charged with murder and attempted murder following a knife attack

newsnight is at 10:30pm on bbc two, on bbc news, and on iplayer. on bbc two, on bbc news, and on iplaawarded top a—level results has risen for the first time since 2021. and because universities want to bolster their finances, 82% of students have had their first choice confirmed, up from last year. 400,000 vocational or technical qualifications were also awarded — including btecs and t—levels. in a—levels, london and the south east saw the highest proportion of a and a* grades, with more than 30% of pupils achieving top marks. regional divides persists in england. that's despite the north of england and west midlands seeing the biggest increase in top grades. the east midlands only saw a slight improvement, meaning it replaces the north east as the worst performing region. and there was a drop of a and a* grades in both northern ireland and wales, due to the return to pre—pandemic grading — something that england did last year. from coventry, our education editor branwenjeffreys reports. she gasps. yay! better than expected for these two friends — one hoping to travel, the other to g

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will vernon, bbc news.injured eight. they said syrian national issa al h is suspected of being a member of the islamic state group. as is normal in the german legal system, they haven't specified his surname. the suspect turned himself in late on saturday and admitted to the crime. he appeared in front of german prosecutors earlier on sunday. tens of thousands of rohingya refugees have rallied in camps in bangladesh, calling for an end to violence and a safe return to myanmar. chanting it comes on the seventh anniversary of the brutal military crackdown in myanmar�*s rakhine state, which forced hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims to flee their homes. more than a million of them are still living in squalid camps in southern bangladesh, with little prospect of returning home. and in recent weeks, fighting has escalated in rakhine state, with thousands more rohingya believed to have fled. translation: life as a refugee feels like a life of slavery, and we don't want to continue living this way. our futur

faisal islam, bbc news.nd has become the first person to be charged with the offence of "riot" after the violence that swept parts of the uk this summer. rioting is an offence that carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison — that's double the time given for violent disorder. so far, more than 1,100 people have been arrested over the ongoing disorder. 648 have been charged. 0ur senior uk correspondent sima kotecha has been looking at the impact the riots are having on the criminaljustice system, amid concerns that prioritising the cases of those involved in the riots will cause yet more delays in the criminal courts. today, more people sent to prison for their role in the riots, including 21—year—old paul smith from manchester. he was given two years and ten months for violent disorder after throwing bricks and a glass bottle at police outside a hotel housing asylum—seekers. and 33—year—old plasterer daniel kingsley from north wales, sentenced to 21 months after posting two racist messages in support o

on iplayer, bbc news and live on bbc two at 10:30pm. has promised a new way forward for america, as she accepted the democratic nomination to run for the white house. she told supporters in chicago that america had to move past division and bitterness. this evening the independent candidate robert f kennedyjunior suspended his campaign for the presidency and urged his supporters to back donald trump. our north america editor sarah smith reports from chicago. please welcome the democratic nominee for president, vice president of the united states of america, kamala harris. and welcome to the biggest test of her career. one single speech that could make or break her chances of becoming president. she used the obligatory story of her upbringing to stress that she's from working class roots, not a san francisco elite. and she said she wants to move america beyond bitterness and division and chart a new way forward. i know there are people of various political views watching tonight, and i want you to know i promise to be a president for all

frances read, bbc news.ave issued an urgent appeal after he went missing while hiking in the french pyrenees. tom doherty sent emergency messages to family members on tuesday, saying he'd fallen and couldn't move. a major search is underway. chris bockmanjoins me from south west france. what more do we know, chris? indeed it has been since _ what more do we know, chris? indeed it has been since tuesday _ what more do we know, chris? indeed it has been since tuesday and - what more do we know, chris? indeed it has been since tuesday and i have . it has been since tuesday and i have spoken to the prosecutor who is in charts of this investigation, 40 police officers including specialised police and a helicopter have no idea where he is frankly, i spoke to the prosecutor this evening, he says there has been no update, they don't know where he is, he could be up to 2,000 metres up a mountain, i know the area well, it can be treacherous and apparently his wife who is down here with her two daughters helping with t

thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the governor of brazil's sao paulo state has declared three days of mourning after a plane crash killed all 61 people on board. a warning — the following pictures leading up to the moment of the crash are distressing. footage on social media shows the aircraft spiralling out of control. the cause of the crash remains unclear. the airline, voepass, said the plane was en—route to the main airport in sao paulo city when it came down in a residential area of vinhedo. authorities report no—one on the ground was injured. relatives of the victims gathered at the airport from where the plane as they anxiously await more information of their loved ones. brazil's air force is investigating the crash and said at a news conference that, at this point, there was no indication from the aircraft that there was an emergency. sao paulo security officials say they recovered the plane's black box — a device that could give investigators vital information of the moments leading up to the disaster. meanwh

you're watching the context on bbc news. the pitch here when the drizzle came down again, they knew they were behind in the match. they knew they still had wickets to take. but the captain was smiling, and i think with good reason. they out bowled england. delivery to get rid of ollie pope will live in their memory.

this is bbc news.lloyd austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the middle east and has told an aircraft carrier strike group to sail to the area more quickly. that deployment of additional fighterjets and navy warships to the middle east was announced earlier this month, as washington seeks to bolster defenses following threats from iran and its allies hamas and hezbollah. meanwhile, leaders of the uk, france and germany have renewed calls for an immediate resumption of ceasefire negotiations, saying the fighting must end and all hostages must be released. the latest push for a truce follows the killing of hamas's political leader, ismail haniyeh. fresh talks for a ceasefire deal for gaza are slated for this week. hamas has urged mediators to implement an existing plan presented by president biden last month and has ruled out new rounds of negotiations over the terms of a deal. of negotiations. israel said it will send a team of negotiators to take part. earlier i spoke to our correspondent ba

mark easton, bbc news. a group who were staying at the hotel sapphire in kramatorsk. two journalists from the team are in hospital and one is being treated for serious injuries. the news agency said it was sending its deepest condolences and thoughts to mr evans' family and loved ones. health workers in the democratic republic of congo have told the bbc more than 70% of people being treated for mpox at their clinics have been children under the age of 10. 0ur africa correspondent, simijolaoso has been given exclusive access to two treatment centres in the eastern part of the country — the epicentre of the latest mpox outbreak. a warning, viewers may find some images in her report distressing. weary end in pain, two—year—old and see my caught mpox one of herfive siblings and see my caught mpox one of her five siblings who have all had the disease. translation: this is the first time i've seen it. when my child got sick, other parents told me it may be measles. we started treating measles and failed. this hosp

peter harris, bbc news. on other news. admitted to making indecent images of children. he continued to be paid until his resignation in april, even after the bbc learnt of his arrest for serious offences. tom symonds reports(tx a household name trusted to tell the nation the queen had died. you edwards delivered the news until he became the story. charged with having 41 indecent images of children sent by another offender on a whatsapp group from yesterday he pleaded guilty. now the new culture secretary lisa nandy wants to know more about how the bbc handle this. its reputation again at risk. here is the timeline. may 2023 the corporation was told if you edwards had been in contact with a 17—year—old boy. after the sun newspaper published for the sun newspaper published for the details injuly edwards was suspended by the bbc. under its policy continue to be paid. in november a critical development, the bbc was told he had been arrested for separate and serious offences. the corporation did not sack him and continue to pay

sharon barbour, bbc news. ews this hourfrom germany where police have confirmed that a number of people have been killed in injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. this is where it is located to the south west of berlin. we understand it happened at a festival to market the city's 650th anniversary. these are pictures live from the scene where there is an understandable heavy police presence within ambulances and police on the scene, armed police, hunting, we understand the perpetrator behind this attack. which came as the city was celebrating its festival of diversity. the german newspaper billed as quitting the event organisers saying the event held until sunday was expected to draw in around 80,000 visitors. the area where the attack took place is here. it looks like this is the epicentre of it where the marketplace square is located in the city centre. music acts were being performed at the times. it is nearby to several restaurants along a wide straight this and located near a

daniel sandford, bbc news.l de simone. the riots have been characterised as being motivated by far—right narratives and misinformation. some of those involved, likejohn honey — seen here in a st george's cross t—shirt, attacking a car of romanian men in hull — have been linked to far—right groups. present at the southport riot was a convicted terrorist, matthew hankinson, who'd recently served a prison sentence for being in a banned neo—nazi terror group. but the vast majority of those involved — with hundreds already charged and convicted — have not been previously linked to far—right organisations. that tells us something about modern right—wing extremism — it's anarchic and no longer mainly about poltiical groups and parties, with people forming in looser networks, often online. in the years before the riots, there have been a series of attacks with similar targets, deemed to be terrorism byjudges and the authorities. the murder of muslim grandfather makram ali in a 2017 van attack in london, and this attack

sharon barbour, bbc news.— searching for greener ways to rock — the gig massive attack hope will change the music industry around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. the paralympic games start on wednesday, beginning a week and half of watching amazing sportsmen and women at the top of their game. but a reigning paralympic champion has told bbc news that prosthetics provided by the health service here in the uk need to improve to help produce great britain's "next generation" of gold medallists. he's a double gold medal—winning paralympian, a four—time world champion and marathon world record—holder. richard whitehead might not be heading to paris this year, but he's got another focus. i'm fit and healthy. i never say never. i've not retired officially. but can you take on the fox? they laugh away from the track, richard is passionate about removing the barriers that stop disabled people enjoying sport. we still have some real access issues in sport and recreation. for an able—bod

this is bbc news. the headlines — 26 people are free after one of the biggest prisoner swaps in recent history between russia and the west. among those released the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich. iran accuses israel of "crossing all redlines" after the assassination the hamas political leader ismail haniyeh. his funeral has taken place in iran, with tens of thousands of mourners attending. the opposition in venezuela calls for mobilisation against nicolas maduro after he was controversially declared the winner of sunday's presidential election. monitors say the vote was undemocratic. here in the uk, the 17—year—old boy charged with murdering three girls and attempting to murder ten others in southport has appeared in court in liverpool. he can now be named as axel muganwa rudakubana after the judge lifted reporting restrictions. it's understood that the teenager from lancashire has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and has, at times, refused to leave his house. our home affairs cor

this is bbc news.days of unrest. as nearly 6000 specially—trained officers are mobilised ahead of potential protests tonight the deputy prime minister says the public will be safe. the police will be there to keep the public safe. the police will be there to keep the ublic safe. , ., the police will be there to keep the public safe-— public safe. there is no excuse for thu: ae public safe. there is no excuse for thuggery and _ public safe. there is no excuse for thuggery and criminality _ public safe. there is no excuse for thuggery and criminality on - public safe. there is no excuse for thuggery and criminality on the i thuggery and criminality on the streets. us vice president kamala harris makes her first public appearance with new running mate tim walz — with a second rally planned for later today. israel's army issues a new evacuation order for palestinians in gaza — it says it's in response to rocket fire from the area on tuesday. i live from edinburgh ranger as you can see, i've been making a f

you are - watching bbc news. s from the courts and a 17—year—old boy has been convicted of murdering holly newton by stabbing her to death in northumberland last year. holly was aged 15. another boy was winded when her killer attacked them in an alley when the killer had left school. the killer was 16 at the time and cannot be identified for legal reasons. he was also convicted of wounding with intent. he told the court his mind was blank at the time of the attack as he is autistic and wild he had been carrying a knife it was only to cause harm to himself. sentencing will take place on the 30th of october. the rac has warned drivers to expect a rise in fuel duty in the government's upcoming autumn budget in october. the tax has been frozen since 2011. but when the prime minister was asked about it on a visit to berlin yesterday, he didn't rule out a change to the policy. ben boulos has more. this means that petrol and diesel prices at the pump could soon rise, pushing up the cost of motoring for both individual dr

angus crawford, bbc news. action line. after the recent violent disorder in parts of the uk, the crown prosecution service says more than 180 people have beenjailed, and nearly 500 have been charged. among them today, was a man, aged 81, accused of using threatening and insulting words and behaviour. here's daniel sandford. bristol city centre on saturday the 3rd of august and in the middle of the rioting by far right protesters, young men are throwing metal beer kegs at a police van. among them was 19—year—old cassius adamson, shown here on the video evidence seen in court by a yellow arrow. move back! later, he threw a traffic cone and a brick at police as the rioters tried to get to a hotel housing asylum seekers. today, adamson was jailed for two years. the judge said the disorder had brought shame on the city. come on, everybody out. the next day, riot officers were trying to protect another hotel housing asylum seekers, this time near rotherham. the officers were repeatedly challenged by 61—year—old grand

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aruna iyengar, bbc news.here is plenty more on the bbc news website, all the latest developments and reaction. also the apple of course. —— app. now onto other news. the army chief in bangladesh has urged calm in an address to the nation following the resignation of the country's long—serving prime minister. there were celebrations across bangladesh on sunday and among bengali communities around the world following a weekend of enormous political upheaval. it began in dhaka when the long—reigning prime minister, sheik hasina, resigned her office and fled the country to india. these pictures show her helicopter leaving. more than 300 people have been killed since a student protest over civil service job quotas began last month, escalating into demands for the prime minister to stand down after 15 years in power. not long after sheik hasina left, thousands of anti—government protesters stormed her official residence while crowds celebrated in the streets. widespread looting has been reported as well. in a telev

ben croucher, bbc news. plenty of action at the velodrome. e on the outskirts of paris. the news is that team gb have won a fifth medal of the week year in the final of the women's kieran. emma finucane claiming bronze. the 21—year—old welsh rider is world champion and had high hopes of adding a second gold after she won gold in the team sprint on monday. she was one of two british riders in the final along with katy marchant. in truth, it always looked like the new zealand rider would win the title, and so it proved. emma finucane having to settle for third place. katy marchantjust settle for third place. katy marchant just edged settle for third place. katy marchantjust edged out of the medals in fourth. emma finucane was trying to become the first to win three gold medals at a single olympics. she still has the individual sprint to come. she will have high hopes for that. but it is an encouraging unpromising campaign for british cycling on the track. later on this evening, in a short time, ethan hayter, who had that unfortunate slip yesterd

ben croucher, bbc news.e has just she hasjust won she has just won gold she hasjust won gold in she has just won gold in the final. she has been at the centre of a row over her gender eligibility here, after she was banned last year by the international boxing assocation. let's cross over to our sports editor, dan roan, who is at roland—garros for us now. course, natalie., well, as you just said, at the heart of the biggest controversy at these paris 202a games, despite being banned by the governing body forfiling games, despite being banned by the governing body for filing a games, despite being banned by the governing body forfiling a gender eligibility test, it has not prevented herfrom just eligibility test, it has not prevented her from just winning eligibility test, it has not prevented herfrom just winning gold here in the last few minutes, she produced, as you can say, a convincing performance, the latest one, actually, in her campaign against her chinese opponent, yang liu, a convincing victory in t

this is bbc news. way in bangladesh between student prote5t leaders and the military, which has taken charge after the prime minister resigned and fled. blindfolded and beaten — israel's leading human rights organisation has likened the country's prison system to a network of torture camps for pale5tinian5. hello, i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour here in the uk, where there's been renewed rioting in some cities in england and northern ireland. the worst outbreaks of violence came in belfast, plymouth and birmingham. nearly 400 people have been arrested after a week of violent disorder, which began last week in southport after the fatal stabbing5 of three girls, and e5calated following misinformation about the identity of the perpetrator. last night in plymouth, at least three police officers

hello and welcome to bbc news. israel says its forces have rescued a hostage from an underground tunnel in gaza after being held for more than 10 months. 52—year—old qaid farhan al—kadi is a bedouin arab and was found in the southern part of the strip. he was abducted in the hamas attacks on october 7. israel says he was rescued in what they are calling a complex operation. lucy williamson sent this report from the soroka medical centre in southern israel. surrounded again by sunlight, by the sound of hebrew. farhan alkadi, a 52—year—old bedouin israeli, snatching a second chance at life. crouched on the floor of a military helicopter, after 326 days in captivity, a smile. the start of his journey back home. at israel's soroka hospital, his last few moments in hiding. a wall of israeli soldiers shielding him from the world he left ten months ago. from a tunnel in gaza to an israeli ambulance in a couple of hours. his family racing the last few metres to greet him. thin and pale but staff said in a good and stable c

pallab ghosh, bbc news.t to offer support to survivors of last month's stabbing attack. he held private meetings with the families, and spent time with front line emergency staff and other members of the community affected both by the stabbing — and the disorder that followed. danny savage reports from southport. there was a warm welcome for the king in southport today. his first stop was to look at the messages and tributes left outside the town hall since the awful events here last month. he then signed a book of condolence after a meeting with some of those injured in the attack. among them wasjohn hayes, who was stabbed when he tried to intervene. what was it like to meet the king? fabulous. it was lovely to meet him. and ifound him quite engaging, quite easy to talk to. i think most people said the same. it was lovely. does it mean something when he comes here to hear first hand himself about what happened, rather than second or third hand? absolutely. i mean, i think he only arrived in balmoral yesterd

, i. , bbc news.d overcast and in the british south to sussex and kent avenue as well. some such commentary and a scattering of sash showers into northern ireland. possible thundering, but if i shuffle here, 16 to 18 degrees across england and wales and generally looking at 20 to 24 celsius about where they should be for this time of year. a ridge of high pressure, it can sing largely quiet but overcast overnight and this area of low pressure gradually pushing in full summer. we start off with double digits, a great start and we will be chasing clouds around i suspect on saturday. that will mean it won�*t be quite as warm once again. the rain arrives into northern ireland and into north west scotland. gradually push the bushes were steadily eastward. it has a 50 to 80 degrees, you might see 28 in the south east if we get —— 15 to 18 degrees. the run could tell quite heavily, a couple of inches not out of the question to higher ground across western scotland and northern ireland and at the same time, w

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. rst incursion into russia's territory from ukraine since the war started in 2022, but it is the deepest and most sustained seen so far. bbc verify�*s olga robinson has been looking at the latest footage emerging. here at bbc verify, we have been analysing satellite imagery and the latest footage as ukraine continues to push further into russian territory. here's the latest assessment from the institute for the study of war, a us—based think tank. and you can see here on this map just how far ukrainian troops have reportedly advanced into russia over the past week. the furthest we have observed ukrainian troops within the kursk region is here, more than 28km. that's 17 miles from the border. using satellite imagery, we have also been able to identify five locations where russia appears to be rapidly digging a network of trench lines. and we know these are new because the structures only began to appear in the days after ukraine crossed into the kursk region last tuesday. for instance, t

graham satchell, bbc news. ere negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal in gaza are set to continue into their third week. a senior hamas official has told the bbc that a delegation from the group is travelling to cairo where the talks are taking place, but will not participate in the negotiations. the official said there was no change in hamas's position. it wants a complete israeli troop withdrawal from two key areas in gaza. on friday, president biden spoke with his egyptian counterpart, abdel fattah el—sisi as both countries, along with qatar push israel and hamas to accept the terms of a deal—brokered last month. it comes in a week where america's top diplomat secretary of state, antony blinken meet with regional leaders in his ninth trip to the middle east since the conflict began over ten months ago. 0ur reporter in cairo, abdelbassir hassan told me more about what we can expect from these latest talks we just learned from media that hamas is expected to send a delegation, a high level delegation, to

this is bbc news, the headlines. the us secretary of state antony blinken travels to the middle east to push for a ceasefire in gaza. president biden said a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. the hamas—run health ministry says at least 21 people including six children have been killed in the latest israeli strikes. ukraine says it has destroyed a second key bridge inside the kursk region of russia. the attack will further isolate russian troops, as ukraine presses on with its kursk counteroffensive. meanwhile russia says it has captured another village in the donetsk region. the french actor alain delon, once described as the most beautiful man in cinema, has died at the age of 88. president macron has called him a french monument, who embodied legendary roles and made the world dream. more on the bbc news website and app. hello, i'm martine croxhall. the us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to middle east as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal

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and that's bbc news at ten — the news continues here on bbc one, as we now its time to join our colleagueshe ten team it's goodbye. this is bbc news. let's bring you more of the day that use top stories. the prime minister is expected to warn that his labour government has inherited notjust an economic black hole — but also a societal black hole from the conservatives. sir keir starmer will make a policy speech in the rose garden at downing street on tuesday — he'll promise, among other things, to do the hard work needed to, as he will put it, root out 1a years of rot under previous administrations. but — he'll also warn that things will get worse before they get better. with more on this — our political correspondent ben wright. good to see you. this has been heavily trailed, the speech, tell us more of what we can expect. we have a aood more of what we can expect. we have a good idea — more of what we can expect. we have a good idea of— more of what we can expect. we have a good idea of what _ more of what we can expect. we have a good idea of what the _ more of what we can expect. we ha

jonathan beale, bbc news. ewark — the former immigration minister said he believed the party could win the next election, and said he wanted to breathe new life into the party but acknowledged they had a mountain to climb. the world's biggest annual arts festival, the edinburgh festival fringe, has opened in the scottish capital. artists from 58 countries are bring represented with over 52,000 performances taking place throughout august. with me is our reporter courtney bembridge, who is heading up to edinburgh to cover the festival fringe for bbc news. what can we expect? everything from comed , what can we expect? everything from comedy. cabaret. _ what can we expect? everything from comedy, cabaret, dance, _ what can we expect? everything from comedy, cabaret, dance, music, - comedy, cabaret, dance, music, magic, if you can imagine it it is happening. there are more than 3000 shows and a cover a range of different categories but also come from 58 different countries around the world to stop by and african ci

duncan kennedy, bbc news. the southeast and lincolnshire. temperatures have reached 32 degrees in bedford and bury st edmunds but it was cambridge that set the highest temperature of the year so far. that heat is ebbing away. through the rest of the week it is going to be somewhat cooler and whilst there will be some sunshine, there will be rain at times as well. these are the temperatures at the end of the night, still pretty warm across south—eastern areas but a more comfortable 10—11 elsewhere. more cloud and rain coming into the far west by the end of the night. this cloud and rain will move very slowly eastwards, further into scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west. but three years after one warned he could end up killing someone, he went on the rampage in nottingham. what went wrong?

joe pike, bbc news.re editor katie razzall. lucy, you have talked to whistle—blowers who spoke out many months ago about huw edwards�* behaviour. what have they said? the bbc encourage staff to come forward to their internal inquiry and no one has said anything about the results, and i spoke to one former employee today who had given evidence to the inquiry, and as the sun first reported, they have received messages from the former newsreader when huw edwards was reporting on prince philip�*s funeral, suggestive messages. a picture of his hotel room with the bed, saying there was plenty of room. that former employee told the inquiry about this and other messages, and i have to say, they were in tears today when they were telling me how they felt let down by the bbc. they want the findings of the bbc. they want the findings of the inquiry to be published. they said it didn�*t seem transparent. it seems like things have been swept under the carpet. i have also spoken to a second bbc staff member. we report

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is bbc news.use fire in bradford. west yorkshire police were called by the fire service to reports of a blaze in the early hours. a 29?year—old woman was pronounced dead at the a 29—year—old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while two girls aged one and nine, and a five?year—old boy, died after they were taken to hospital. danny savage has more. a mother and her three children killed in a house fire that is triggered among murder investigation. they were named at a news conference close to the scene. 0n officers' arrival, it was confirmed that a 29—year—old woman named bryonie gawith had died at the scene. three children named as nine—year—old denisty birtle, five—year—old 0scar birtle, and 22—month—old aubree birtle were taken to hospital, where sadly, all three died from their injuries. the street is sealed off after the fire. the family home where it happened is now the scene of a major inquiry in this bradford neighbourhood. what took place here and why? it is, of course, shocking for fr

and coming up on bbc news...nd strike early as they take wickets at the start of their three—match test series against sri lanka at old trafford. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. some breaking news this lunchtime and four people, including three children, have died in a house fire in bradford and a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. let's get more on this now from martine croxall. martine, more can you tell us? west yorkshire police were called just after 2am on wednesday morning by west yorkshire fire and rescue service because of reports of how spy service because of reports of how spy on westbury road in bradford. there they discovered that there were three children and a woman who had been injured in this fire. the woman who is 29 died at the scene. the three children, two little girls aged one and nine and a little boy aged one and nine and a little boy aged five were taken to hospital but they died there from their injuries. the police also found a 39—year—old man, who they hav

alison freeman, bbc news, newcastle. ne of its new f—16fighterjets, supplied by nato allies, has crashed, killing its pilot. it was involved in an operation against a russian aerial assault. nick beake is in the sumy region of ukraine near the border with russia. nick, it is onejet but a big symbolic blow. it nick, it is one jet but a big symbolic blow.— nick, it is one jet but a big symbolic blow. it certainly is, clive, symbolic blow. it certainly is, clive. this — symbolic blow. it certainly is, clive, this happened - symbolic blow. it certainly is, clive, this happened on - symbolic blow. it certainly is, i clive, this happened on monday morning, when ukraine had come under huge aerial morning, when ukraine had come under hu-e aerial bombardment. morning, when ukraine had come under huge aerial morning, when ukraine had come under hu-e aerial bombardment. we morning, when ukraine had come under huge aerial morning, when ukraine had come under hu-e aerial bombardment. we knew huge aerial bombardment. we knew that the u

jonathan beale, bbc news.ran on wednesday. his coffin has now been buried in a cemetery near the capital, doha. hamas and iran have both vowed revenge on israel, which has not confirmed that it carried out the attack. a new report is warning that the government will struggle to meet its target of 6,500 extra teachers in england unless more effort is made to stop mothers leaving the profession. women in their 30s are the largest group leaving teaching — the workload, a lack of flexibility and low maternity pay are being blamed. our education editor branwenjeffreys reports. i can't take. at home with her boys, her baby daughter asleep, cara left teaching after raffi was born. she taught music, science and was head of sixth form. the workload and lack of flexible hours became too much. for me, it got to the point where i just didn't feel like i was a good mum or a good teacher, and that was really hard. to me itjust didn't seem possible. of course, teachers do get the school holidays, something many other parents

this is bbc news. you're watching bbc news.results has risen for the first time since 2021. just under a third of all grades were marked a or a star. but it's a mixed picture as results are down in northern ireland and wales, and there is a north—south divide in england. for those going on to university — 82% of students have got theirfirst choice. there's also been a rise in the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds being offered university places. the mother of a british man found dead in cambodia says she is traumatised after the wrong body was sent back to the uk. kevin nightingale from nottingham died at his home in the takeo province of cambodia, and was due to be flown 6,000 miles back to england. but when kevin's mother, maureen thompson, went to identify the body, she instead faced with a deceased 79—year—old man, rather than her 39—year—old son. the family had raised 7,500 pounds to fly him home, which has since been refunded. the metropolitan police are failing in almost all their areas of work, according

this is bbc news.ed in russia arrive on us soil as part of the biggest prisoner swap deal since the cold war. myjob is to make sure, number one, they don't get them, and if they do, we get them back. i don't buy this idea that you are going to let these people rot injail. the deal frees 2a prisoners and two minors held in seven countries, including convicted russian fsb hitman vadim krasikov. the body of the hamas political leader ismail haniyeh is now in qatar, where a special prayer service has been held before his burial north of doha. in the uk, seven men are charged with violent disorder after a riot breaks out in hartlepool, linked to monday's mass stabbing in southport.

lizo mzimba, bbc news. the democratic convention in chicago on thursday evening. let's go there live now, and join my colleague caitriona perry. a lot of excitement for this grand finale. ., , , finale. there really is, the democratic _ finale. there really is, the democratic party - finale. there really is, the democratic party is - finale. there really is, the. democratic party is seeking finale. there really is, the - democratic party is seeking to build on the energy, excitement and enthusiasm that has been here all week long. a lot of sporting metaphors going on, because of course, governor tim walz is a football coach, and is now being called coach walz, and he delivered the team talk last night, rallying the team talk last night, rallying the delegates in chicago but also millions of voters. we've seen a lot of celebrities and stars take to the stage behind us and that will continue tonight. i can tell you that the pop star pink and the chicks will be among those performing. obviously we heard from o