the bbc world service latin america regional editor leonardo rocha reports.llavicencio was shot dead as he finished a rally in the capital, quito. he was approached by a gunman who shot him in the head three times be or they escape. he was a former union leader, a former journalist who clashed with other politicians in the past for his role as an investigative journalist, and he was a current member of congress. he was running on an anti—corruption and pro— environmental campaign. he was one of several candidates running for president. the first round of the election will take place on august 20, he was opinion polls put in third orfourth place but he had a chance because there would be a second round of votes probably later this year. he is the latest victim of this crime wave in ecuador, he survived an attempt on his life before, and ecuador is going through a serious crisis, triggered mainly by the increasing involvement of mexican drug gangs in the country. there have been lots of murders, prison riots and other politicians have been targeted and killed d

there is an article you have written on the bbc website and a documentary on tuesday on the bbc world servicegood afternoon, it is still blustery for this time of year, but that south westerly wind is falling lighter and yesterday. shower clouds are building here it. a lot of sunshine recorded by our weather watchers. the general theme is just set to continue, but the showers will be less heavy and less frequent for most places than yesterday. still some sharp and thundery showers are still possible out towards the north of scotland. there is another system approaching from the southwest by the time we get to the end of the day. it will be clouded by the end of the afternoon. the showers will gradually fade away as we go into the afternoon. some brightness out towards eastern parts and it will lift the temperature to 23 or 24. it will be cloudy across western scotland. a rumble of thunder is always possible. 0vernight tonight, a large area of rain will push farther towards the north and east. it will cross into northern england as well. it would be very wet across wales tonight. it will be mi

for more on this we can speak to navin singh khadka from the bbc world service. found. sir. just tell us more about what this report has found.— just tell us more about what this report has found. sir, as we were talkin: report has found. sir, as we were talking just _ report has found. sir, as we were talking just now, _ report has found. sir, as we were talking just now, it _ report has found. sir, as we were talking just now, it is _ report has found. sir, as we were talking just now, it is basically i talking just now, it is basically about how bad it is. and they have listed all the different regions in the world, for example south asia tops the list, then africa and southeast asia. and they are talking about the intensity of this fine particle matter and how the emissions are the pollution is increasing. on average, the figure is up 13% compared to what it was ten years ago, and in some countries it is much more. and then what they are saying is these countries where you see all of these concentrations of the emission or pollutant don't have proper policies

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world and across the uk, - health service in england. around the world and across the uk, you| health service in england. around i the world and across the uk, you are watching bbcest africa, reports from niger say thousands of people supporting the readers of last month double 03 see you have gathered near a french military base, as moscow has warned military intervention in niger with lead to a protracted confrontation and a sharp destabilisation of the whole region. equis said on thursday it was putting its military on standby, the forces on alert —— ecoas. 0ur africa correspondence in this report. the fallout from niger's coup is already starting to hit ordinary people. sanctions have cut off imports, causing the prices of popular staples to go up. this woman owns a small business selling food in the capital, niamey. translation: the price of rice has increased, . but also that of cooking oil. an increase of $4 us injust one week. this causes us problems because if i prepare the rice, i can't sell it. no profit, only losses. niger's soldiers seized power two weeks ago. rallies like this one, at the national stadium, suggest they have widespread support. but

>> well, obviously, they've changed since the cold war, but i remember i was working at the bbc world servicet's i umbrella. right. and that's i mean, the bulgarians were very, very dangerous in those days. >> yeah. that are a horror story that one, doesn't it, david, i know this is actually at the bottom of your list, but i think it's fascinating story. can we talk about ryanair being accused of screwing passengers in the times? >> but you see what would the summer be without a ryanair story that purports to show i mean, i'm sure they're lovable people, as most irish people are . but ryanair obviously has a reputation of not giving a whatever about their passengers. but still doing very well, which presumably because they they get you where you want to be at a fairly cheap price. but this is an elderly couple, ruth and peter jaffe , 79 and 80, who peter jaffe, 79 and 80, who mistakenly downloaded their return boarding passes for their trip from london stansted to bergerac . and when they arrived bergerac. and when they arrived at the airport, two hours for the flight, they were told to go to

i hadn't realised for the bbc how important it was to the world service.but i mean, the population is 900 max. the idea that we're going to fly thousands of people to the ascension it's not ascension islands, it's not really practical, is it ? really practical, is it? >> i wouldn't have thought so. there's no infrastructure there for them. there's no water. we don't don't have a don't have they don't have a natural water supply. it's all desalinisation plants, gas and electric . it's all diesel electric. it's all diesel generators or wind power now a little bit. but there's just not the infrastructure there to support. no food is grown as such. a few tomatoes um it's very inhospitable place nothing grows naturally there. so it all has to be flown in. it all has to be imported. and the americans used to import a lot of it. i'm not even sure how many are there now because of the challenger. you know, the space shuttles, things finished . so unless they're going to spark that up and you spent time there as a serviceman, let me ask you, simon, would you go bac

i hadn't realised for the bbc how important it was to the world service.but i mean, the population is 900 max. the idea that we're going to fly thousands of people to the ascension it's not ascension islands, it's not really practical, is it ? really practical, is it? >> i wouldn't have thought so. there's no infrastructure there for them. there's no water. we don't don't have a don't have they don't have a natural water supply. it's all desalinisation plants, gas and electric . it's all diesel electric. it's all diesel generators or wind power now a little bit. but there's just not the infrastructure there to support. no food is grown as such. a few tomatoes um it's very inhospitable place nothing grows naturally there. so it all has to be flown in. it all has to be imported. and the americans used to import a lot of it. i'm not even sure how many are there now because of the challenger. you know, the space shuttles, things finished . so unless they're going to spark that up and you spent time there as a serviceman, let me ask you, simon, would you go bac

bbc website. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other main stories in the uk this hour. and cold calling to offer financial servicesice says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. the government will also outlaw so—called �*sim farms�* — which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at once. the prime minister insists he cares about reaching net zero, but he also said the 2050 target needs to be achieved in "a proportionate and pragmatic way". rishi sunak is facing pressure from some conservative mps to review the government's green policies, after the party's surprise win in the uxbridge by—election, when it capitalised on anger over london's ultra low emissions zone. the number of people missing payments on essential household bills like energy, phone and water is as high as it was over the winter, that's according to consumer group which?. they estimate that around 2.4 million households missed at least one bill payment in the month to mid—july. which also said 770,000 failed to make mortgage or rent payments. you're live with bbc news. the authorities in the canadian province o

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bbc news, maui. the world's longest rail tunnel, the gotthard base in switzerland, has been shut to passenger servicese will take months to repair. officials said there was "no indication" when the tunnel would reopen. 16 carriages are stuck inside a week after the incident on the 10th of august. the gotthard rail link was opened in 2016, took 20 years to build and cost more than £8.2 billion. according to us media reports, pop star britney spears and her husband sam asghari have split after 1a months of marriage. the couple first met on the set of a music video in 2016 and were married injune 2022. asghari supported spears through her mental health treatment and the end of her conservatorship, but rumours of their marital struggles have been splashed across us tabloids. representatives for spears and asghari have not yet commented. on sunday, england faces spain for the women's world cup final in sydney. this means that, due to the time difference, the game will kick off at 11am here in the uk, when most pubs aren't necessarily opened or can't sell alcohol just yet. but to celebrate the country's fir

bbc news. i to go. around the world, and across l the uk, you watching bbc news. let's take a look at some stories working across the uk. disney plus plan to launch a streaming serviceew tier will cost £5 per month in the uk, but existing customers face a £3 price rise to keep their current perks. holiday bookings in july for travel in august have more than quadrupled according to advantage travel partnership, which represents around 20% of travel agents. why? heavy rain in parts of the uk have led to a rise in last—minute bookings, as holiday makers hope to catch some sun during this month. i don't blame them. the home secretary, suella braverman, has said those responsible for unrest in oxford street should be hunted down and locked up. it came after social media videos encourage people to turn up and cause disruption and looting on london's busiest shopping street, 0xford busiest shopping street, oxford street. you are watching bbc news. the waiting list for a routine hospital treatment has hit a record high in england. 7.5 million people for the first time. this is 3 million more than before the covid pandemic. it means that nearly one in seven of the population

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service. thank you so much for joining us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.l. these kittens are currently being homed at with all animal century at worcestershire that it is not the best of times. they are struggling financially and if things don't improve, this could be their final year. it is probably a combination of the rising energy costs, rising vet bills and the general cost crisis everyone is faced with at the moment. roughly we're losing around 20,000 each month which is the more months ago on the harder it is hitting us. the century has been here for more than 50 years and teacake here is one of 70 animals being cared for. but staff say at the moment they are having to stop taking in new animals. it is cuite taking in new animals. it is quite heartbreaking, - taking in new animals. it 3 quite heartbreaking, really. reoffending of a lot of phone calls, on average we have about 23 phone calls a day of people asking to surrender animals. head to the bbc news website for more stories across the uk. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. v

world. you're live with bbc news. here in the uk, the man who was chief executive of the national health service trust where nurse lucyndon after her arrest. tony chambers has been accused of ignoring concerns raised by doctors who worked with letby. earlier this month, she was convicted with the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others. she will never be freed from prison. michaeljoins me live. tell us more about the development. the chief executor of the hospital while lucy letby was working there, was approached by geriatric doctors that work on the neonatal unit, they were excused on ignoring or downplaying a lot of concerns and in many cases, turning against the very doctors who could not understand why the babies were dying. letby was arrested in july the babies were dying. letby was arrested injuly of the babies were dying. letby was arrested in july of 2018, the babies were dying. letby was arrested injuly of 2018, in september of 2018, tony chambers resigned as chief executive of the countess of chester trust, in part because appears relationship with the paediatric doctors had broken dow

world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. cold calling to offer servicesnder new government plans. the home office says fake scans cost the economy sunak £750 million in the last year. the government will also outlaw so—called "sim farms" — which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at once. the prime minister insists he cares about reaching net zero, but he also said the 2050 target needs to be achieved in "a proportionate and pragmatic way". rishi sunak is facing pressure from some conservative mps to review the government's green policies, after the party's surprise win in the uxbridge by—election, when it capitalised on anger over london's ultra low emissions zone. the number of people missing payments on essential household bills like energy, phone and water is as high as it was over the winter, that's according to consumer group which?. they estimate that around 2.4 million households missed at least one bill payment in the month to mid—july. which also said 770,000 failed to make mortgage or rent payments. you're live with bbc news.

unverfied video sent to the bbc by a ukrainian security service source, they claim it shows the moment of attack. uk scouts are being moved to hotels in seoul after the worlded by more than 40,000 young people from around the world.

services and diagnostics. thank| you very much indeed for that, jim. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.tended to all of london, ahead of the expansion of the city's ultra low emission zone — or ulez. labour mayor of london sadiq khan has announced all londoners with a noncompliant car can access up to £2,000 to replace their vehicle. plans to replace ageing lights at the top of blackpool tower have been approved by blackpool council. the current lights will be replaced by led lights, as recent surveys of the tower found thin steel plates used for lighting strips are badly corroded. amazing images of the end stages of a distant star's life have been captured by the james webb space telescope. many of you will know about this if you are really into space and looking up into the night's sky in the evening. they show amazing detail of a glowing doughnut—shaped structure. the star is around 2,600 light—years from earth and it was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space. you're live with bbc news. next on bbc news now, some sport. the canadian province of alberta has

world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the head of the universities and colleges admissions serviceve to be "quick off the mark" if they want to secure a place at a top university through clearing this year. a—levels, t—levels, btecs and other level 3 results will be released on 17 august. the homeware retailer, wilko, has suspended home deliveries as it tries to find a rescue deal to avoid collapse. the company told online customers it is unable to deliver any orders, instead instructing shoppers to use its "click and collect" service. a special edition 50 pence coin has been created to mark the coronation of king charles. five million coins will be issued, with a design based on westminster abbey, where the coronation took place. there are currently 27 billion coins in circulation from the queen's reign. a crucial summit is under way in west africa as leaders from the economic community of west african states gather to tackle the political crisis ignited by the recent military coup in niger. after their initial ultimatum to the soldiers who seized power proved ineffective and was

bbc news. the world's oceans have reached their highest average surface temperature, breaking a record high set in 2016. scientists at the eu's climate change monitoring servicelly at their hottest in march, not august. the average temperature this week was nearly 21 celsius, that's far above what's typical for this time of year. the global average is around half a degree celsius lower, which might not sound much, but experts say they are worried. the oceans are vital to help regulate our climate and to drive weather patterns, and are also home to a vast range of species. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. marine scientists send down an array of instruments to assess the impact of warming sea water off the coast of plymouth. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19, which is... wow! ..four degrees higher than it should be. one of the most dramatic heat waves ever recorded in uk seas hasjust subsided, part of a global trend of warming waters. well, the ocean temperature, or the ocean itself, is what regulates the temperature of the globe, so when we see the very thing that regulates the temperature of

bbc news. fifa provisionally suspends the president of spain's football association, who's accused of kissing a world cup winner on the lips without her consent. more disruption to uk rail servicesu all the action and taking you behind the scenes at this years edinburgh festival fringe. hello. welcome to the programme. fifa has provisionally suspended the president of spain's football association, luis rubiales, from all football—related activities. it follows his refusal to resign after being accused of forcibly kissing a winner of the women's world cup on the lips. earlier, the spanish football federation accused jenni hermoso of lying about the incident when she said she did not consent to being kissed on the lips by him following spain's

world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. let 5 get some of the day 5 other news now. cold calling to other financial services be banned under new government plans. the economy is cost about £750 million every year by the scams. the government will also outlaw so—called sim farms, used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at once. the prime minister has said nadine dorries' constituents are not been properly represented. the former culture secretary announced in june she represented. the former culture secretary announced injune she was standing down as an mp with immediate effect but she hasn't resigned yet, after a dispute after being denied a peerage. nadine dorries has not spoken in the house of commons sincejune 2022. a court has ruled an american fugitive who fled to scotland after attempting to fake his own death to avoid prosecution can be extradited to the united states. nicholas rossi is accused of rape in the state of utah. there is no legal barrier to his extradition and a decision will be taken by the scottish government. you are live with bbc news. the stepfather of a io—month—old little

unverfied video sent to the bbc by a ukrainian security service source, they claim it shows the moment of attack. uk scouts are being moved to hotels in seoul after the worldoung people from around the world. slovenia's prime minister says the flooding there is the worst natural disaster in the country's history.

this is bbc news a retreat for the world's central bankers that could affect interest rates. we're live with the latest. the eu's digital services bankers, finance ministers and financial experts are injackson hole, wyoming. the kansas city fed's annual economic symposium is better known just as jackson hole. it's here where majorfinancial players will discuss the biggest issues facing the economy. 2023 has been a bumpy year for the global economy, to say the least. the highlight of the day will be the address by the world's

services and team building events. humza yousaf has asked his officials to review the procedures. you're live with bbc news. yemen, the poorest country in the arab worlda decade of civil war. back in 201a, houthi forces — who are backed by iran — seized the capital. a saudi—led coalition, supported by britain and america, intervened. but the houthis have not been dislodged and still control sanaa and the north, where most of the population live. there's been less violence since a temporary truce last year between the saudis and the houthis. but there's no sign of a comprehensive peace deal. and people are still injured. few places have suffered more than taiz, a city which for more than 3000 days has been virtually besieged by houthi forces. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin spent several days in the city's main hospital. every second counts. and war has taught them to be quick. it has honed their skills. at al—zour hospital, doctors patch up some of the latest broken bodies. this time, it's government troops hit by a houthi drone. 0ne soldier, called 0mar, could not be saved. another is rushed away for treatment elsewhere. anyone can

unverfied video sent to the bbc by a ukrainian security service source, they claim it shows the moment of attack. uk scouts are being moved to hotels in seoul after the worldcout jamboree was hit by extreme heat. the event is attended by more than 40,000 young people from around the world. slovenia's prime minister says the flooding there is the worst natural disaster in the country's history. now on bbc news — sportsday with paul scott. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm paul scott at the bbc sport centre, here's what we've got for you. history beckons: england's netballers reach the world cup final for the very first time. the bhoys are back: celtic see off ross county, as they make a winning start to the defence of their scottish premiership title. and comfortable wins for spain and japan, who are the first teams through to the quarter—finals of the women's world cup. also coming up on sportsday: more success for great britain, as charlie hatton becomes mountain bike downhill world champion. and a remarkable comeback from scotland, as they beat france in their world cup warm—up. we begin with bit of history for england's netballers. they're through to

world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other main stories in the uk this hour. cold calling to offer financial servicesew government plans. the home office says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. the government will also outlaw so—called �*sim farms' — which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at once. the number of people missing payments on essential household bills like energy, phone and water is as high as it was over the winter, that's according to consumer group which. they estimate that around 2.4 million households missed at least one bill payment in the month to mid—july. which also said 770,000 failed to make mortgage or rent payments. a court has ruled an american fugitive who fled to scotland after attempting to fake his own death to avoid prosecution can be extradited to the united states. nicholas rossi is accused of rape in the state of utah. you're live with bbc news. thousands of women in africa will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the uk's overseas aid budget. that's the warning from an internal foreign office report, wh

world domination of the americans when it comes to international trade. here, the lead consultant on the neonatal unit where the child killer lucy letby worked has told the bbc that health serviceher life in prison — after she was sentenced yesterday — for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more at the countess of chester hospital. dr stephen brearey said his initial concerns about the nurse were not immediately acted upon — and his experience is not unusual. you start to realise they are seeing you as a problem, doctors and nurses have the readily bodies we have to answer to. have the readily bodies we have to answerto. quite have the readily bodies we have to answer to. quite often we will see senior managers who have no apparent accountability for what they are doing in our trusts and then moved to other trusts. you know, you worry about their future actions, and there doesn't seem to be any system to make them accountable and for them to justify their actions. the them to 'ustify their actions. the bbc nut them to justify their actions. the bbc put the _ them to justify their actions. the bbc put the commons to nhs england and they pointed to the updated free

world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. detectives investigating the data leak at the police serviceto be useful to terrorists. the psni has apologised for mistakenly revealing details of all its 10,000 staff last week. documents in the case of andy malkinson show the dna of another man was identified three years after he was wronglyjailed for rape.mr malkinson was found guilty in 2004 of raping a woman in greater manchester and only had his conviction quashed last month at the court of appeal. questions have now been raised over why mr malkinson was not granted an appeal as long ago as 2009. the cost of renting a home in the uk has hit its highest level since records began in 2016 — rising by an average of five—point—three % in the year tojuly. prices have been pushed up as demand outstrips supply — with as many as 20 requests to view each available property, up from six in 2019. you're live with bbc news. now to the latest in former president donald trump's indictment in the state of georgia on 13 charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. mr trump will appear in

bbc news, i'm frankie mccamley. we start with new, dire warnings about global climate change. scientists say the average surface temperature of the world's oceans has hit a record high. the european union climate change service has warned that the upward trend in temperatures has been caused largely by global warming. researchers say there may be serious consequences for biodiversity. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has more details. they've been taking measurements of ocean temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century. and for the last 50 or so years, they've showed a slow but steady increase, up about a third of a degree a decade. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19, which is four degrees higher than it should be. it's been a similar pattern globally. rising sea temperatures and increasing numbers of marine heatwaves. and it has just reached a new peak, 20.96 degrees celsius, the highest global average sea temperature ever recorded. the world's warming waters are a dangerous trend, say experts. people's perspective is that the ocean is so big, so vast, that it can buffer anything that humanity can throw at it. and the reality is that's not

world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other main stories in the uk this hour. cold calling to offer financial servicess are gathering in downing street to discuss economic growth and energy security with the energy secretary grant shapps. this comes just days after the government announced it would grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences off the coast of scotland — a move critics claim would drive "a wrecking ball through the uk's climate commitments". an mp who was suspended for breaking covid lockdown rules has lost her seat after a vote by constituents. a by—election will now take place after nearly 12,000 people in rutherglen and hamilton west signed a petition to remove margaret ferrier from office. she had sat as an independent mp after being kicked out of the snp in 2020. you're live with bbc news. the first asylum—seekers are now unlikely to move to an acommodation barge — the bibby stockholm — in dorset until next week. the home office has blamed the latest delay on checks on working practices for port staff — and insisted there were no fire safety issues. but the fire brigades union has

services and they are charged with possessing identity documents with improper intention and they are alleged to have had these, knowing they were fake. around the world and across the uk, this is bbcome other stories making news. police investigating the deaths of two 18—year—olds who attended the same dj event in glasgow have confirmed they are being treated as drugs—related. the first man became unwell at croy train station on saturday night and was later pronounced dead in hospital. the second took ill at the swg3 venue in the early hours of sunday. he also died a short time later. officers say they do not believe the deaths are linked. a 10—year—old girl found dead at a house in surrey, has been named locally as sara sharif. her body was discovered at the property last thursday. the police say the three people they want to talk to were known to her and are now abroad. a post—mortem examination will take place this afternoon. a private service is being held to mark the 25th anniversary of the omagh bombing. 29 people died in the blast from a car bomb planted by the real ira. you're live with bbc news. wages grew in the uk at a record rate between april and june, according to th

bbc by a ukrainian security service source which they say shows the moment of attack. pope francis is in central portugal visiting the shrine of fatima as part of his tour of the country for world youth day. we start with breaking news: imran khan, pakistan's former prime minister, has been arrested, after being sentenced to three years in prison. his team say they will file an appeal against the ruling. thejudge found him guilty of failing to declare money he had earned from selling state gifts. as the decision was announced in islamabad a crowd, including some prosecuting lawyers, began chanting "imran khan is a thief" outside court. multiple cases have been filed against mr khan in the last 16 months. in may, he was detained for not appearing at court as requested but was subsequently released after the arrest was declared illegal. since then his party has been under intense pressure from the authorities with many senior officials leaving and thousands of supporters arrested, accused of being involved in the protests that followed imran khan's arrest. the pakistan parliament will dissolve on 9th august and a caretaker government will take over in the run up to the elections.

bbc news, i'm frankie mccamley. we start with new, dire warnings about global climate change. scientists say the average surface temperature of the world's oceans has hit a record high. the european union climate change servicer biodiversity. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has more details. they've been taking measurements of ocean temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century. and for the last 50 or so years, they've showed a slow but steady increase, up about a third of a degree a decade. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19, which is four degrees higher than it should be. it's been a similar pattern globally.

services. ireland is now billions in the black rather than the red. but as the cash pile rises, people's expectations are increasing too. chris page, bbc news, dublin. at the women 5 football world. she stamped on the defender, michelle alozie, in the second half. england eventually won on penalties. she's promising to learn from her mistake, which means she ll miss saturday 5 quarter—final. katie smith reports now on who the lionesses will face. two underdogs, two teams who have beaten top ten nations on their way to the knockout stages are now two teams playing for an historic first quarterfinal. who would come out on top? it was a cagey first half, plenty of crunching tackles, lots of stoppages but not too much goalmouth action. then a perfect pass in the sist action. then a perfect pass in the 51st minute soared over the jamaican heads and was brought down by the columbia captain.— heads and was brought down by the columbia captain. usme! jamaica had one 310 columbia captain. usme! jamaica had gone 310 minutes _ columbia captain. usme! jamaica had gone 310 minutes without _ columbia captain. usme! jamaica had gone 310 minutes without conceding l columbia captain. usme! jamai

service. it is a day. stay right there and we will come back in a moment and talk about the prime minister's lights. around the world and across the uk, this is bbcd into the site of shell cottage. an emotive scene for harry potter fans after he died trying to get his friends to safety. a few days ago, a picture was posted on social media showing the socks and trinkets had been removed, leaving just rocks here. but today, the socks and various other items are back. as socks played an important part in dobby�*s storyline, it's no surprise there are many here, but it's what affect those items are having on the local environment is what's causing concern. yeah, we've left the stone and written a little message. i love dobby, so... he's one of my favourite characters. national trust cymru said they love welcoming visitors to the area and are asking people not to leave any items, but to just take pictures. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. a bbc investigation has revealed that rishi sunak used has rafjets and helicopters for domestic flights more frequently than the uk's previous three prime

bbc. it's where all the today gets all of its ideas from. >> it doesn't debate the big issues. >> it's killed world service, which when michael and i were thereabove all, it imposes this regressive tax that means the poorest people pay a lot more than the better off people for . lot more than the better off people for. it's very lot more than the better off people for . it's very expensive people for. it's very expensive be paid . be paid. >> i mean, michael would dream to have the salary that presenters have today . presenters have today. >> yeah, well, let's begin. akhil akhil well , i don't think akhil akhil well, i don't think the bbc is anti—british at all. >> i think it's you know, you can you can you can disagree with the bbc or you can disagree with the bbc or you can disagree with certain programmes, you can disagree with, you know, the, the way it's been run, etcetera. but to say it's anti—british, i think i don't know. and it just seems a bit silly to me. i mean, on this particular story, the whole bouncing bomb thing, i think mistake and think it was just a mistake and it silly mistake. and it was a silly mistake. and actually som

unverfied video sent to the bbc by a ukrainian security service source, they claim it shows the moment of attack. uk scouts are being moved to hotels in seoul after the worldcout jamboree was hit by extreme heat. the event is attended by more than 40,000 young people from around the world. now on bbc news: delhi continues to reel under a heat wave as temperatures touched 45 degrees. he lives simply in the big cities so that we simply live. we are on a bullet . train to annihilation. we are at the end of the year. i will follow it up. please. it will be an honour. thank you. can you guys hear me? we will roll with it and you will be surprised what happens in five years' time. let's put this out. so we have to start. it's a big chunk of land of what is available. yeah. let's start a plantation over there. the land is there, the villages there, let's do it. fantastic, fantastic, let's do it, man. each year has been a record—breaking hot year since we remember. so that's when i started looking at the bigger problem. these are a technique of making these large cones that could be 10—12 stories tall, could hold some 10 million litres of water in the winter and t

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