, this is the icture of woman simone white, this is the picture of the _ woman simone white, this the 28-year-old, - picture of the 28—year—old, they have just released a statement saying, we are devastated by the loss of our beautiful, kind and loving daughter simone. she was one—of—a—kind and had the most wonderful energy and spark for life. she was a soul that gave so much to so many and was loved by herfamily, friends and colleagues. simone has been taken from us too soon and she will be sorely missed by her brother, grandmotherand will be sorely missed by her brother, grandmother and entire family. the statement ends by saying our hearts go out to all the other families who have been affected by this terrible tragedy. that is a statement just released from simone white's parents in the last few minutes. let's stay with this. the bbc�*s rupert wingfield—hayes has the latest from bangkok. she was treated in a hospital in the capital of laos. this she was treated in a hospital in the capital of laos.- in the capital of laos. this is a growing — in the capital of laos. this is a

that is a statement released from simone white's parents.something milder, but a lot more stormy. now, today was a quiet day of weather. still very cold, icy, some snow underfoot, but some blue sky and some sunshine, too. but there will be some severe weather through the weekend from storm bert. widespread gales towards coastal areas, severe gales, heavy rain, and as the heavy rain bumps into the colder air, it's likely to turn to snow. there'll be drifting snow over the tops of the hills. here are some of the snowfall amounts perhaps, and there'll even be blizzard—like conditions. snow to lower levels, toom particularly across parts of the central belt and down through north—east england. here's the storm approaching tonight. now, for a while, temperatures are likely to dip below freezing again, and there will be some snow for a while across northern ireland, parts of wales and north—west england. perhaps temperatures in eastern scotland could dip as low as —12 celsius, the coldest it's been all week. but temperatures will be rising as the

in the last hour, the parents of simone white said thery of simone white said they were "devastated byul, kind and loving daughter." police have arrested the manager and owner of a hostel, in connection with the deaths. jessica lane has the latest. the death of holly bowles has been confirmed this morning, the day after that of her best friend bianca jones, who was also 19. holly had been rushed here to hospital in bangkok after drinking alcohol that's suspected to have contained methanol. she's the sixth person to have died in the suspected mass poisoning in vang vieng in neighbouring laos. in a statement, holly's family said... holly and bianca played on a football team together at home in australia. tonight at the season's launch, their friends say they will gather to remember them. families are taking a huge amount of comfort from the overwhelming support right across australia. back in vang vieng, people are worried. i won't drink from a glass, i won't drink from an open bottle and i won't drink home—made alcohol. it's scary, because not every day people are i dying just like this

but for simone white, a lawyerfrom orpington, it cost her her life.t she had unknowingly consumed a drink laced with methanol — a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol. other british tourists have been rushed to hospital in neighbouring bangkok. another to die is australian bianca jones. she was 19. her friend holly bowles was also taken ill. her father gave this emotional update. right now, our daughter remains in the intensive care unit, in critical condition. she's on life support. we'd just like to thank everyone from back home for all the support and love that we're receiving. tributes to bianca jones have been paid in the australian parliament. bianca's trip should have been a joyous time and a source of fond memories in years to come. memories that she should have carried with her into the long bright future that lay ahead of her. it is beyond sad that this was not to be. bianca had been staying at this backpacker hostel in vang vieng. it's now closed for a police investigation. guests say they were given a free shot of vodka on arriv

the family of a british victim, simone white, say she was one of a kind. one of the world's richest sportsmen, ireland's mixed marshal arts fighter conor mcgregor, must pay over than £200,000 to a woman who accused him of rape. no matter how afraid you might be, speak up, you have a voice, and keep on fighting forjustice. two men who ran a people—smuggling operation from a car wash in south wales plead guilty. i'm live in northern ireland as storm bert approaches. weather warnings will be in place across much of the uk this weekend. the boom in crypto currency — we find out why bitcoin is surging in value, now close to $100,000. and can max verstappen make it four formula one world titles in a row, this weekend, in las vegas? and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. a young australian woman died today, the sixth foreign tourist to lose their life in laos in south east asia, from suspected methanol poisoning. holly bowles was 19, on holiday with her b

the family of the british victim, simone white, say she was one of a kind. martial arts star conor mcgregor is ordered to pay more than £200,000 to a woman who accused him of raping her. this was her message outside court. no matter how afraid you might be, speak up, you have a voice, and keep on fighting forjustice. chaos at gatwick airport, after one terminal was evacuated for hours, on a day that tens of thousands were expecting to fly. and as storm bert approaches, we'll be telling you where and when the snow, wind and rain is likely to hit the uk. and on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, ruben amorim lays out his manchester united master plan as he prepares to take charge of his first match this weekend. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two men have pleased guilty to running a vast people—smuggling operation from a car wash in south wales. dilshad shamo and ali khdir, from caerphilly, moved hundreds of people from iraq, iran and syria into the uk using cars, lorries and boats. they were arrested last year by the national crime age

meanwhile, the family of british victim simone white today released a statement, describing her as "one has been taken from us too soon. the town of vang vieng has become a popular destination for young travellers thanks to its natural beauty, river rafting and its reputation as a party town. come with me to nana - backpackers hostel in laos. this is the nana hostel, where some of the victims are thought to have stayed. it's not known where any of them were poisoned, but the manager of the hostel has now been detained. one british man who stayed there two years ago says it was known as a party hostel. it was known that they had free shots from 7—9pm every evening, and it's just really scary to think that it could've been one of me or my friends, and it's so tragic. news of the deaths has spread fast, nowhere more so than here in bangkok. this is the famous khao san road in bangkok, and this is the place where for people from all over the world, their south east asia adventure begins. and while we have met some people here tonight who said they have decided not to go to laos because of w

and simone white, a lawyer from the uk, died on thursday.ng vieng in laos that is popular among backpackers. two other victims aged 19 and 20 were from denmark, and an american man in his 50s has also died. some of those who fell ill were taken to hospital in neighbouring thailand, from where rupert wingfield—hayes reports. music this is a video bianca jones and holly bowles posted on tiktok earlier this year. two best friends, full ofjoy, about to take off on the adventure of a lifetime. today news came that 19—year—old holly had died from methanol poisoning. bianca, also 19, died in hospital yesterday. holly was brought all the way from laos to this bangkok hospital, where doctors tried to save her life, but experts say methanol poisoning is extremely dangerous. as little as 25 ml can be fatal, and prompt treatment is key to survival. meanwhile, the family of british victim simone white today released a statement describing her as "one of a kind". "she had the most wonderful energy and spark for life," it said. "she has been taken from us

meanwhile, the family of british victim simone white today released a statement, describing her as "oneopular destination for young travellers, thanks to its natural beauty, river rafting and its reputation as a party town. come with me to nana backpackers hostel in laos. this is the nana hostel, where some of the victims are thought to have stayed. it's not known where any of them were poisoned, but the manager of the hostel has now been detained. and now tourists who were supposed to go to the hostel are staying clear — and many are leaving the town. i spoke to my mum and dad yesterday, just as the news was coming out, and they were both just absolutely distraught, crying, saying, please come home. and it'sjust awful, really. so i managed to book, i'm going to australia next, i managed to move the flight forward by two days and get one of the few trains with tickets left out of vang vieng today. news of the deaths has spread fast, nowhere more so than here in bangkok. this is the famous khao san road in bangkok, and this is the place where for people from all over the world, their sou

and of course we also had simone white, 28—year—old briton simone white.angkok. she was treated a hospital in vientiane, the capital of laos, where she also died yesterday. so this is a growing tragedy as we can see, a sixth person confirmed dead today. we do not really know how many other people may have been sickened in this incident, although it does appear this happened some time ago. we think that certainly the two australian, young australian women, they became sick about nine days ago. so it's quite a while now since that happened. it's hoped that means that more people are not falling sick now. there is a police investigation, we understand, going on in vang vieng. and i think one of the things that's come out of this is that laos has been described by people on social media as a bit of a wild west place where stuff is not very regulated. young people, young backpackers are going there to have fun. they're going there to enjoy themselves, but they may not really understand the risks of drinking locally—made liquor in this very unregulated environme

three of them, including briton simone white, died last week. the lao government has now confirmed that three others, an american man and two danish women, who died the previous week, were all staying at the same hostel. our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been to vang vieng to meet tourists, from where he sent this report. it's late afternoon in vang vieng, and the nam song river is bustling with tourists and watercraft of every description. for many young backpackers, the preferred form of transport is innertubes. out here, you can get a real sense of why so many young travellers are drawn to vang vieng. it's got this beautiful river. it's surrounded by stunning limestone mountains. you can go kayaking, you can go hot—air ballooning, paragliding. it's an incredibly relaxed place, with very few rules. each year, hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists come to enjoy this place, including briton simone white and australians holly bowles and bianca jones. their deaths — along with three others — from methanol poisoning, have sent a

three of them, including briton simone white, died last week.irmed that three others, an american man and two danish women, died the previous week. all were staying at the same hostel. 0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been to vang vieng to meet tourists, from where he sent this report. it's late afternoon in vang vieng, and the nam song river is bustling with tourists and watercraft of every description. for many young backpackers, the preferred form of transport is innertubes. 0ut here, you can get a real sense of why so many young travellers are drawn to vang vieng. it's got this beautiful river. it's surrounded by stunning limestone mountains. you can go kayaking, you can go hot—air ballooning, paragliding. it's an incredibly relaxed place, with very few rules. each year, hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists come to enjoy this place, including briton simone white and australians holly bowles and bianca jones. their deaths — along with three others — from methanol poisoning, have sent a shockwave through the backpacking s

the family of british victim simone white today released a statement describing her as one of a kind.ost wonderful energy and spark for life it said. . she has been taken from us too soon. she will be sorely missed by her brother, grandmother and entire family. the town has become a popular destination for young travelers thanks to its natural duty, river rafting and its reputation as a party town. this is the hostile where some of the vicms are thought to have stayed. it is not known where any of them were poisoned but the manager of the hostel has been detained. one british man who stayed there two years ago says it was known as a party hosetl. >> i had free shots from 7:00 until 9:00 every evening. it was really scary to think this could have been me or my friends. it is so tragic. >> news of the deaths has spread fast. aware more so than here in bangkok. this is the famous road in bangkok and this is the place where people who from all over the world, there southeast asia adventure begins. while we have met some people tonight who said they have decided not to go to laos because o

but for simone white, a lawyerfrom orpington, it cost her her life.ought she had unknowingly consumed a drink laced with methanol — a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol. other british tourists have been rushed to hospital in neighbouring bangkok. another to die is australian bianca jones. she was 19. her friend holly bowles was also taken ill. her father gave this emotional update. right now, our daughter remains in the intensive care unit, in critical condition. she's on life support. we'd just like to thank everyone from back home for all the support and love that we're receiving. tributes to bianca jones have been paid in the australian parliament. bianca's trip should have been a joyous time and a source of fond memories in years to come. memories that she should have carried with her into the long bright future that lay ahead of her. it is beyond sad that this was not to be. bianca had been staying at this backpacker hostel in vang vieng. it's now closed for a police investigation. guests say they were given a free shot of vodka on a

meanwhile, the family of british victim simone white today released a statement, describing her as "oneg vieng has become a popular destination for young travellers, thanks to its natural beauty, river rafting and its reputation as a party town. come with me to nana backpackers hostel in laos. this is the nana hostel, where some of the victims are thought to have stayed. it's not known where any of them were poisoned, but the manager of the hostel has now been detained. and now tourists who were supposed to go to the hostel are staying clear — and many are leaving the town. i spoke to my mum and dad yesterday, just as the news was coming out, and they were both just absolutely distraught, crying, saying, please come home. and it'sjust awful, really. so i managed to book, i'm going to australia next, i managed to move the flight forward by two days and get one of the few trains with tickets left out of vang vieng today. news of the deaths has spread fast, nowhere more so than here in bangkok. this is the famous khao san road in bangkok, and this is the place where for people from all ove

in total six tourists, including briton simone white, have died from the suspected poisonings.een to vang vieng to meet tourists, from where he sent this report. it's late afternoon in vang vieng, and the nam song river is bustling with tourists and watercraft of every description. for many young backpackers, the preferred form of transport is innertubes. out here, you can get a real sense of why so many young travellers are drawn to vang vieng. it's got this beautiful river. it's surrounded by stunning limestone mountains. you can go kayaking, you can go hot—air ballooning, paragliding. it's an incredibly relaxed place, with very few rules. each year, hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists come to enjoy this place, including briton simone white and australians holly bowles and bianca jones. their deaths — along with three others — from methanol poisoning, have sent a shockwave through the backpacking scene here. young women, in particular, like these from hertfordshire who've just arrived from neighbouring vietnam. in vietnam, you know, you get free drinks, particularly if

on thursday officials confirmed that simone white, 28—year—old lawyer from southeast london died in louthely missed by her brother, grandmother and entire family. yesterday it was confirmed that australian holly bowles and her best friend bianca jones, both 19 from melbourne had also died from methanol poisoning. they were staying at this hostel in vang vieng. the owner admitted giving out up to 100 free vodka shots to guests, but insists the alcohol came from a reputable source. he has been taken in for questioning by local police. news spread quickly along the backpacker trail and visitors to vang vieng are already changing their plans. on the way i was asked where i was staying and she told me what had happened. i cancelled straightaway and managed to get to another hostel. in a statement today, the laos government said it was profoundly saddened over the loss of lives of foreign was tourists and promised to bring the perpetrator

but for simone white, a lawyerfrom 0rpington, it cost her her life.nsumed a drink laced with methanol — a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol. 0ther british tourists have been rushed to hospital in neighbouring bangkok. another to die is australian bianca jones. she was 19. her friend holly bowles was also taken ill. her father gave this emotional update. right now, our daughter remains in the intensive care unit, in critical condition. she's on life support. we'd just like to thank everyone from back home for all the support and love that we're receiving. bianca had been staying at this backpacker hostel in vang vieng. it's now closed for a police investigation. guests say they were given a free shot of vodka on arrival, but it's unclear where any poisoning may have taken place. translation: the cause of death is likely from the consumption - of methanol, from fake liquor. it's poison and cannot be consumed. it causes swelling of the brain and caused the death. two danish women, aged 19 and 20, and an american man are also known to have d

three of them, including briton simone white, died last week.merican man and two danish women, who died the previous week — were all staying at the same hostel. 0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been to vang vieng to meet tourists, from where he sent this report. it is late afternoon and the river is bustling with tourists and watercraft. for many young backpackers, the preferred form of transport is tubes. here you can get a sense of why so many young travellers are drawn here. beautiful river, surrounded by stunning mountains. you can go kayaking, hot—air ballooning, paragliding. it's an incredibly relaxed place with very few rules. each year hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists come here. their deaths — along with three others — from methanol poisoning, have sent a shockwave through the backpacking scene here. young women, in particular, like these from hertfordshire who've just arrived from neighbouring vietnam. in vietnam, you know, you get free drinks, particularly if you're playing games in the evening, and we've just

each year, hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists come to enjoy this place, including briton simone whiteol poisoning, have sent a shockwave through the backpacking scene here. young women, in particular, like these from hertfordshire who've just arrived from neighbouring vietnam. in vietnam, you know, you get free drinks, particularly if you're playing games in the evening, and we've just never thought about it. you just presume that what they're giving you is safe. so, like, we've had free shots. we've had buckets before. but moving on, i think we're just not going 1554 00:23:19,696 -

simone white, who was 28 and from south—east london, was also confirmed to have died on thursday. danes and an american are also among the dead. it's believed the tourists drank bootleg alcohol while on a night out in vang vieng. a number of people remain in hospital afterfalling ill in the popular backpacking town. let's speak to our correspondent katy watson who is in sydney. very sad news. what have holly's family had to say? they said that it _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is with _ holly's family had to say? they said that it is with broken - said that it is with broken hearts that they are sad to say: our beautiful girl is now at peace. they talked about the fact that she had been living her best life, travelling through southeast asia. her death comes just a day after the death of her best friend, bianca jones, both from melbourne. the foreign minister said that they are supportive of the families of the young women and also are working with local authorities on the tragedy. local authorities on the tragedy-—

of course, we as in that report was said, simone white, 28—year—old briton, she was not brought herehe was treated in a hospital in vang vieng, the capital of laos where she also died yesterday. this is a growing tragedy as we can see. a sixth person confirmed dead today. we do not really know how many other people may have been sickened in this incident, although it does appear this happened some time ago. we think that certainly the two australian women, they became sick about nine days ago. so it is quite a while now since that happened, it is hoped that means more people are not falling sick now. there is a police investigation we understand going on in vang vieng, and one of the things to come out of this is that laos has been described by some people on social media is a bit of a wild west place where stuff is not very regulated. young people, young backpackers are going there to have fun, going there to enjoy themselves, but they may not really understand the risks of drinking locally made liquor in this very unregulated environment, and as we heard in that report, a very, ver

but for simone white, a lawyerfrom 0rpington, it cost her her life.— a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol. 0ther british tourists have been rushed to hospital in neighbouring bangkok. another to die is australian bianca jones. she was 19. her friend holly bowles was also taken ill. her father gave this emotional update. right now, our daughter remains in the intensive care unit, in critical condition. she's on life support. we'd just like to thank everyone from back home for all the support and love that we're receiving. bianca had been staying at this backpacker hostel in vang vieng. it's now closed for a police investigation. guests say they were given a free shot of vodka on arrival, but it's unclear where any poisoning may have taken place. translation: the cause of death is likely from the consumption - of methanol, from fake liquor. it's poison and cannot be consumed. it causes swelling of the brain and caused the death. two danish women, aged 19 and 20, and an american man are also known to have died. it's left backpackers concerne

her death follows that of a 28—year—old british woman simone white. who died stayed in vang vieng, a popular party town in central laos. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes is covering the story from bangkok. sadly, we're getting very little information out of laos as to what exactly happened and what is the extent of the investigation. there are some reporters who have made it to vang vieng, including the associated press, and they are reporting that they have spoken to the police in that town in central laos, and that they say they have detained a number of people — we understand that they are mostly bar owners or hostel owners — have been detained for questioning in relation to this case. we've not heard that anybody has been charged yet, but there is some sort of investigation going on. but laos is a one—party state. it is very secretive. it is not friendly to journalists. and at the moment, it is not really giving very much information about that investigation at all. in addition, you know, as well as being a really tightly controlled one—pa

simone white, who was 28 and from kent, was among a number of people taken to hospital, afterfallingadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol. a report by the charity commission has said relatives of the covid fundraiser, captain sir tom moore, received almost one—and—a—half million pounds from a book deal, but refused to give any of it to the foundation set up in his name. the family said this report had treated them "unfairly" and that the process was "unjust and excessive". you're live with bbc news. donald trump has nominated the veteran prosecutor pam bondi as his new attorney—general after his previous nominee matt gaetz withdrew from consideration for the role. ms bondi was one of mr trump's defence lawyers during his first impeachment trial in 2020. a long—time ally of the president—elect, she previously served as attorney general of florida. mr trump said in that role she worked to stop trafficking of deadly drugs and reduced deaths from fentanyl overdose. the decision comes as mr gaetz was facing new allegations about a second sexual encounter, with a girl he had met at

these matters are not announced and that the missiles will speak for themselves, simon said, but scoffing. while the white house is also yeah, to officially consider the details. the weapons may be used quickly. davis phones to the deployment of thousands of north korean troops to russia's coast region. an area where you crate some of the tree continues to launch a wheel drive and attacks. as most go tries to retake territory. it last following ukraine, some of incursion. it is shown here by the board is that the us decision and making headlines in russia with the credit and warning that allowing ukraine to use us made weapons to strike far into the russian territory, would lead to a rise intentions. well, some of the should lawmakers have gone even further with one of them may be able to tell them the reuters news agency biden's administration is trying to escalate the situation to the maximum. they are seriously risking the stats of world war 3, which is notes in anybody's interest. but then ukraine as the country bypass demonica 1000 days of pool. this late issue, if you estimate that you support will

these matters are not announced and that the missiles will speak for themselves, simon said, but scoffing. while the white house is also yeah, to officially consider the details. the weapons may be used quickly. davis phones to the hours of north korean troops to russia's coast region. an area where you cranes military continues to launch abil trone attacks as most go tries to retake territory and last following ukraine. some of incursion is showing here by the board, is that the us decision making headlines in russia with the credit and warning that allowing ukraine to use us made weapons to strike far into the russian territory. would lead to a rise intentions or some brush a little make us have gone even further. with one of them may be able to tell him the voices, news agency, biden's administration, is trying to escalate the situation to the maximum. they are seriously risking the stats of world war 3, which is notes in anybody's interest. but then you train as the country that pass demonica 1000 days, the pool is late to show of us to me that you support will be welcome to providing a timely base th

john simon, on were town to the white house is not just that much of a major until about town moments of apocalyptic warnings from the democrats. of the walls is one move on to him as got people on the streets too, literally losing that cool. i'll tell you we're in a cost for a pixel store. they say there are 5 stages of grief and democrats seems to be stuck at the level of anger. the right guys, it's to we've already seen and less videos of people saw band or stare and that the camera and soc making sure we all see just how upset they are, that donald trump is back. what some have taken a step further, promising no sex, no dating no marriage and no kids, no problem for republicans. i'm sure. well this was inspired by south korea's for b movements, which is against gender based violence. and that was quickly picked up by americans on tech, solved as to the election results were announced. all right, for the movement starting, you know what we're gonna do? we're not gonna die or hair anymore. we're not gonna do make up for not gonna use filters. we're not gonna go get the skins the, we

guy: i will quote a line from my colleague simon white who wrote a piece this might talking about therd -- borrowed time, when everyone agrees, something else usually happens. there is broad consensus that trump will bring struggle dollar, give me the tail risks, everybody agrees we will get weaker euro. simon says usually something else happened. what could cause something else to happen here? jordan: it happens most years actually pre-december you have strong seasonality for weaker dollar, on average 1% down, the hit ratio is about 70%, for stocks it is even better, 80% hit ratio of stocks heading higher into year end from around thanksgiving. when stocks go up, the dollar weakens because it is risk on, you are fighting seasonality, the last time seasonality did not work 2016 when trump won, so there is potential for the dollar to strengthen in december like i think it will. then we get to january and everybody like myself on the sell-side at banks writes an outlook piece here is my top 10 trades and by january 15th, usually seven out of 10 stops out, and when people sit down januar

simon, who is legally blind, uses b.a.r.t. as her primary mode of transportation and used her position to secure $3 million from the white house. she told us she'd continue that fight for federal dollars during trump's second presidency to help make public transportation more affordable for the masses. >> we have to have a substantial resource allocation to make sure our public transportation network is solid, not just for folks who want to get out of their cars, but for transit dependent and disabled folks and for children, for our air, for our environment. i'm ready to do that work. >> reporter: in the months leading to the election, simon secured almost every big name endorsement, including governor gavin newsom. >> can you imagine this? >> reporter: her predecessor and mentor, congresswoman barbara lee, who is leaving office after 26 years, posted a message congratulating simon on her win. >> i'm going to pass the baton to you. >> reporter: simon said she won't lose sight of her initial goal, to make the east bay a better place. >> we have a lot of work to do. i'm ready for it. >> reporter: simon says she's getting meeting

simon's in washington. i asked him why biden has made this decision now? very good christians. why know? well, the, if there is still no official statement from the white house for the state department or anybody else in this administration right now, why this decision was made right now at this point. but of course media outlets here and everybody else is talking to sources and those government sources say that the decision was made by a president biden because of the north korean troops, which i've now joins russian ranks specifically in the cursed area. in the area of kirsten southern russia, which the ukrainians had taken in the summer months and still holding. but now rush i has a mess around $50000.00 troops. and with that also north korean troops, 10000. and that was taken as an escalation, as to the escalation by the white house and by the administration. and now this decision to counter this escalation. so it's a little bit of a tit for tat. at least that is what experts or analysts say. now again, i'm stressing this is somewhat speculative because we have not heard from the, by the ministration from the president or from the pentagon or the s

white, horse—drawn carriage with flowers on top that spelt out "daddy" and "son". his ex—partner cheryl was here, along with his girlfriend, kate cassidy. and there were othere celebrities too, including simony their respects. some other stories now. logan paul is facing questions over the way he has promoted certain cryptocurrencies. the influence of the social media star seems to have caused prices to spike, leading to suggestions he could have profited from selling the tokens he had. he denies any wrongdoing. social media for under—16s could be banned. that's according to the government's tech secretary, peter kyle, who told the radio 4 today programme he would do what it takes to keep children safe online. and pep guardiola is staying at manchester city for at least another year. he's signed a contract until 2026, which will come as a relief for city. they're struggling for form on the pitch and facing 115 charges for alleged breaches of financial rules. and time now for ten seconds of funky space lights! this stunning light show was seen in the sky at the most recent spacex falcon 9 launch. the rocket took off from california and as it left the earth's atmosphere, put on quite the show