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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. and you can read more on that story via the bbc news website. i will be back with you in a moment with all the top business news. you are listening — or rather watching - bbc listening — or rather watching — bbc news. hello there. we still had the same southwesterly breeze on thursday but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got some rain as well, temperatures here reached 18 celsius — the warmest it's been in northern ireland so far this year. now, this is the temperature anomaly map. the red colour�*s showing that it's warmer than average across the whole of the uk. we'll get similar temperatures again on friday but then, over the weekend, it gets cooler from the northwest. that cooler weather arrives in the southeast by sunday. now, heading into early friday, we've got some sunshine to begin with in scotland. we've got these showery bursts of rain coming back into northern
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this is bbc news. higherfor longer, the chair of the fed has dashed hopes that interest rates will be cut anytime soon as he says us inflation is still too high. we will need a greater confidence inflation is moving systemically towards 2% before the appropriate policy. in the uk, inflation is set to keep falling, with new figures out shortly. so has the economy finally turned a corner? also on the program, as indians prepare to head to the polls, we crunch the numbers of what's expected to be the world's most expensive election. and, going bananas, we consume billions every, but for how long? as adverse weather and soaring costs affect producers across the world, we peel back on an industry under threat. hello, if you just hello, if youjustjoining hello, if you justjoining us you own time of the top business stories. we start in the us where doubts are growing aboutjust how soon interest rates may be cut. the chair of the federal reservejerome powell said on tuesday that inflation was taking longer th
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and coming up on bbc news... they have the advantage in the premier league title race, but can manchester city overcome real madrid in the champions league tomorrow night? hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. mps will debate legislation shortly which would give the uk some of the strictest anti—tobacco laws in the world. the new laws would raise the minimum age for smoking by one year every year. that means it would be illegal for anyone currently 15 or younger born afterjanuary 1st 2009 to ever buy tobacco products. the department for health says smoking kills about 80,000 people a year and costs £17 billion a year in treating smoking—related illnesses and through lost productivity. the tobacco and vapes bill also aims to make vapes less appealing to children. but a number of conservative mps have told the bbc they won't back the bill. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. smoking is the single biggest cause of preventable death in the uk. it kills two thirds of long—term users. the aim
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live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak is to speak with benjamin netanyahu to urge restraint — after israeli officials again vow we start this hour with the latest developments in the middle east. prime minister rishi sunak is due to speak to his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu today to urge restraint after iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on israel on saturday night. let's go live tojerusalem for the very latest and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. two days after the skies of israel was killed by iranian cruise and ballistic missiles as well as suicide drones, israel is making it clear that it will hit back. the question still is, how and when will it retaliate? what seems clear now is it will, at least it hopes, take many forms. this morning, israel's foreign minister has said he is leading a political war against iran. he has written to dozens of countries urging them to sanction iran's irg sea to isolate iran. we have heard from the military officials as well. yesterd
live from london, this is bbc news. rishi sunak is to speak with benjamin netanyahu to urge restraint — after israeli officials again vow we start this hour with the latest developments in the middle east. prime minister rishi sunak is due to speak to his israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu today to urge restraint after iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack on israel on saturday night. let's go live tojerusalem for the very latest and our chief international correspondent lyse...
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. there's a story behind every egg freezing. egg number two. i didn't really think that i would necessarily be going through a fertility journey but, like, here i am at 37 now freezing my eggs. this is for your future babies in there. come on! egg freezing — one of the fastest—growing fertility treatments in the uk. think we should do it?
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this is bbc news. ukraine's president has warned that the country is fast running out of air defences and artillery to fend off russian attacks. volodmyr zelensky warned that if us congress continues to hold up a multi—billion dollar military aid package, then ukraine will lose its war against russia. on thursday power plants were attacked in a russian bombardment with hundreds of thousands of people being left without power. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this update. i think what we're seeing here now is clearly a sustained and a deliberate assault by russia on ukraine's energy system. and it started actually back in march — there were two massive attacks on this country with drones and missiles that, here in kharkiv, destroyed all the power stations, essentially. so it left this city without power for some time. they've worked to restore it, but there are rolling blackouts here, a real limit on the amount of electricity available, customers urged to avoid using too much.
this is bbc news. ukraine's president has warned that the country is fast running out of air defences and artillery to fend off russian attacks. volodmyr zelensky warned that if us congress continues to hold up a multi—billion dollar military aid package, then ukraine will lose its war against russia. on thursday power plants were attacked in a russian bombardment with hundreds of thousands of people being left without power. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this...
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you're live with bbc news. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by a fire on tuesday. the building's iconic spire collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correspondent adrienne murray was there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known landmarks was consumed by an inferno and scores of firefighters were dispatched to tackle the blaze. they fled as flames ripped through the building. there were horrified gasps as the 180 foot spire collapsed. those inside managed to escape and police say no—one was harmed. some even raced towards the fire, desperate to rescue its treasured artworks. every moment mattered and, luckily, many were saved. among them, this precious painting as seen inside the stock exchange itself by the danish artist piet kruger. this is the
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you alive with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drain attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday a day after the plan was damaged by three direct hit. zaporizhzhia is europe was like largest nuclear power plant occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2020 that it has been directly hit. kyiv and caple have both denied being behind sunday puzzle attack. rafael grossi director general of the international atomic energy agency told the bbc sunday's attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack _ attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack a _ attack was unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear - attack was unacceptable. you. cannot attack a nuclear power plant in whatever way, in whichever way, plant in whatever way, in whicheverway, because plant in whatever way, in whichever way, because the consequences are a discriminant, so no—one could conceivably derive any m
you alive with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drain attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday a day after the plan was damaged by three direct hit. zaporizhzhia is europe was like largest nuclear power plant occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2020 that it has been directly hit. kyiv and caple have both denied being behind sunday puzzle...
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this is bbc news. future will bring. this is bbc news- stay _ future will bring. this is bbc news. stay with _ future will bring. this is bbc news. stay with us. - hello. well, some of us are in for a fine day. thursday's expected to bring warm, sunny spells to many northern and eastern parts of the country. certainly won't be like it everywhere — in fact, farfrom it in the morning across many western and southern areas of the uk. right now, a lot of cloud shrouding the uk. a weatherfront is crossing us, bearing rain and dribs and drabs possible anywhere through the night and in some areas even quite heavy for a time. but this weather front is caught in a current of very mild air streaming in from the southern climes, quite a breezy end to the night is expected as well. but i think by the time we get to around 6:00 in the morning, you can see the skies are clearing across many eastern and some western areas of the uk as well. temperatures will be in double figures in most major towns and cities. so, here's the morning then, the forecast. you can see still a fair amount of cloud a
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the impact of the british empire, both on britain and the vast territories colonised and controlled from london. did the british empire really do so much to shape the world of today?
voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the...
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dan roan, bbc news. a former post office investigator has said that he did not believe a challenge to the horizon it system in one case to be relevant to others. jon longman investigated seema misra, a sub—postmaster who was eventually jailed while pregnant. he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the investigator in the case of seema misra who was convicted and jailed in 2010 when she was a mother and also pregnant with their second child. now he made an important adjustment to his witness statement, he originally said he was not aware of any other cases where problems with the horizon system were identified as potential issues in what was going wrong. but he mended that because there was a series of evidence that not only was he aware of reports of other problems with horizon software but he actually worked i
dan roan, bbc news. a former post office investigator has said that he did not believe a challenge to the horizon it system in one case to be relevant to others. jon longman investigated seema misra, a sub—postmaster who was eventually jailed while pregnant. he told the post office inquiry he had believed horizon was robust and at the time, had not been concerned about a growing number of challenges to the it system. our business editor simonjack is at the inquiry. the focus as you say on the...
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voice-over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. i wanted to expose the criminality that runs through the heart of this corporation. they very nearly ruined my life. i have certainly seen how they have ruined the lives of others. it's really difficult for me to sit here and talk about this because the whole point of fighting these newspapers is because i was so keen to have my privacy. i feel a sense of duty to expose them, as they've exposed us. prince harry and sir eltonjohn have launched legal action against the publishers of the daily mail. action is being taken- against the sun newspaper.
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, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there is a footnote saying hugh grant settled his case against news group. the actor later put a statement on x and prepare for irony. he said, as is common with entirely innocent people, they are offering me an enormous sum of money to keep this matter out of and as you were saying, that is estimated he thinks to be around £10 million. clearly an awful lot of money, but he is also clearly regretting not having his day in court. i mean, he had claimed the sun had commissioned someone to burgle his car, to burgle his home
, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there...
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imogen foulkes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the man who led the campaign against the post office in the wake of the horizon it scandal, alan bates, said the company was run by "thugs in suits" in 2010. he's been giving evidence to the public inquiry into the scandal in london. hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted of fraud due to the faulty software. the post office has previously apologised. zoe conway has more. alan bates may have reached national treasure status following the itv drama, yet, he is still fighting for compensation. he says he has been offered a sixth of what he asked for. i'm trying to fight for everyone that needs financial redress on this. but i've also got to fight for my own as well and i have no doubt that there is a bit of vindictiveness coming in from the department. and the post office. the inquiry is now in its final stages. at the end of may, it will hear from former chief executive paula vennells for the first time. you're live with bbc news.
imogen foulkes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the man who led the campaign against the post office in the wake of the horizon it scandal, alan bates, said the company was run by "thugs in suits" in 2010. he's been giving evidence to the public inquiry into the scandal in london. hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted of fraud due to the faulty software. the post office has previously apologised....
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nada tawfik, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. monday marks one—year since the eruption of the civil war in sudan. fighting between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than 8 million, and triggered the world s largest hunger crisis, according to the un. and a year in, there's seeemingly no end in sight. 0ur africa correspondent barbara plett usher joins me from nairobi. give us an idea of the scale of the impact of the fighting that's been going on for more than a year. saddam was already fragile before the world with people needing humanitarian assistance in parts because a previous conflict but things have worsened exponentially over the past few years, collapse of state services including health care and water and sanitation especially in conflict zones, the economy taking a hard hit, the fighting affected production and supply lines and farming which means sudan cannot produce its own food anymore and all those people displaced, around 2 million outside the co
nada tawfik, bbc news, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. monday marks one—year since the eruption of the civil war in sudan. fighting between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than 8 million, and triggered the world s largest hunger crisis, according to the un. and a year in, there's seeemingly no end in sight. 0ur africa correspondent barbara plett usher joins me from nairobi. give us an idea...
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you're live with bbc news. some pictures to bring you now of a devastating fire that engulfed denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of copenhagen. the building dates back to the year 1625, and is one of the city's oldest buildings, currently housing the danish chamber of commerce. copenhagen residents and staff from a nearby museum rushed to rescue a number of historic paintings. it took hours to get the fire under control due to the amount of scaffolding on the building, which made it harder for responders to get through to the flames. the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. let's turn to some important news around the world. heavy rain has battered gulf states causing flash flooding — with some places recording a year's worth of rain in a single day. the dubai airport was forced to divert incoming flights for around two hours but operations have since restarted. cars washed away in the streets, as a fierce storm causes destruction across the gulf region. venezuelan presiden
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john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay the money back. a former uk sub—postmistress who was wrongly jailed while she was pregnant has rejected an apology by a former post office boss who congratulated the team behind her conviction. david smith apologised to seema misra at the inquiry into the post office scandal. she was eight weeks pregnant and sentenced to 15 months in prison. baldur�*s gate iii has won big at this year's bafta games awards in london. the game, by larian studios, picked up five awards, including best game, best narrative, and players' choice. alan wake 2 and viewfinder won two awards each. 40 games were nomi
john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she falsely accused an academic of extremism. the government defended using public money to pay the bill, claiming her comments had been made "in the course of her ministerial duties" but labour has called for her to pay...
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sophie long, bbc news. now, potholes are the bane of every driver's life, but are they getting better or worse? well, the bbc has learned that nearly 21,000 potholes or other surface defects were repaired on motorways or major a—roads in england alone last year. that's slightly up from the year before. national highways says 96% of the major routes it manages are in a good condition. but the rac say there's no excuse for motoroists ever facing a pothole on a motorway. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. they're the nemesis of drivers up and down the country. on the mao motorway in buckinghamshire, we saw quite a few. so we actuallyjust have gone over a pothole, which i couldn't really avoid because there's traffic on both sides. and i'm not even going that fast — i'm going about 50, because of the conditions. the driver of this car was in the middle lane of the m6 in late february, when he says a pothole burst two of his tyres. it was quite scary. i think if we were in a vehicle that didn't
sophie long, bbc news. now, potholes are the bane of every driver's life, but are they getting better or worse? well, the bbc has learned that nearly 21,000 potholes or other surface defects were repaired on motorways or major a—roads in england alone last year. that's slightly up from the year before. national highways says 96% of the major routes it manages are in a good condition. but the rac say there's no excuse for motoroists ever facing a pothole on a motorway. here's our transport...
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this is bbc news, the headlines. a potential world first smoking ban for future generations is to be debated by mps in the uk. the inquiry into the post office scandal continues today with evidence expected from two former executives. and unemployment rises to its highest level in six months as the uk jobs market stalls. first, let's return to olympia, where the olympic flame has just been lit, you can see it being carried, this is all of course of the head of the 2024 paris olympics, which start injuly. that flame is going to be handed over as part of the ceremony, and as part of the torch relay, which will officially begin today. it will start in greece itself. so, the torch will go around 3000 miles around greece to a number of different locations
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you're live with bbc news. some pictures to bring you now of a devastating fire that engulfed denmark's historic old stock exchange building in the centre of copenhagen. the building dates back to the year 1625, and is one of the city's oldest buildings, currently housing the danish chamber of commerce. copenhagen residents and staff from a nearby museum rushed to rescue a number of historic paintings. it took hours to get the fire under control due to the amount of scaffolding on the building, which made it harder for responders to get through to the flames. the cause of the fire has not yet been determined. we're just days away before the largest election the world has ever seen as people in india head to the polls for its general election. just under one billion people are eligible to vote — that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'll need to return to india in person to do so. voting takes place ov
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you are live with bbc news. russia says it has shot down a ukrainian drone attempting to attack a power plant on monday, a day after the plant was damaged by three direct hits. zaporizhzhia is the largest power plant and has been occupied by russian troops since the invasion in 2023. it was the subject of attacks early in the war but sunday was the first time since november 2022 it has been directly hit. kyiv and the kremlin have denied being behind the attack. the director—general of the international atomic energy agency told the bbc that the attack on sunday was unacceptable.- attack on sunday was unacceptable. attack on sunday was unaccetable. ., ., ., unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power— unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power plant _ unacceptable. you cannot attack a nuclear power plant in - a nuclear power plant in whatever way, a nuclear power plant in whateverway, in a nuclear power plant in whatever way, in whichever way because the consequences are indiscriminate. no—one can
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this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles. almost all them were intercepted before they landed. the us, britain and jordan were among the countries involved in israel's defence. a member of israel's war cabinet, benny gantz, warns israel will retaliate. translation: faced with the threat of iran, we translation: faced with the threat of iran. we will— translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build _ translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build a _ translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build a regional- of iran, we will build a regional coalition and collect the prize from iran in a way and at a time that suits us. the us warns it doesn't want the crisis to escalate into a wider war, but says it's up to israel, how to respond. it says it won't take part in any attack on iran. in tehran, supporters of the iranian government celebrate the attack. iran warns israel not to retaliate and says it ha
this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack involving more than 300 drones and missiles. almost all them were intercepted before they landed. the us, britain and jordan were among the countries involved in israel's defence. a member of israel's war cabinet, benny gantz, warns israel will retaliate. translation: faced with the threat of iran, we translation: faced with the threat of iran. we will— translation: faced with the threat of iran, we will build _...
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james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony blinken, says the us does not have a date for a potential israeli military operation in rafah but added the state department is working closely with qatar and egypt to establish a ceasefire. no, we do not have a date for any rafah operational at least not one indicated to us by the israelis. on the contrary, what we do have is an ongoing conversation with israel about any rafah operation. the president has been very clear about our concerns, our deep concerns, about israel's ability to move civilians out of harm's way, to care for t
james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony...
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you're live with bbc news. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone attempting to attack the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on monday — a day after the plant was damaged by three direct hits. zaporizhzhia is europe's largest nuclear power plant. it's been occupied by russian troops since moscow's invasion in 2022. it was the subject of attacks earlier in the war, but sunday was the first time since november 2022 that it has been hit. kyiv and the kremlin have both denied being behind sunday's attack. let's get more from edwin lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the union of concerned scientists. given we're talking about one of the reactors we understand was attacked, how much damage could an attack by a drone like this have caused?— this have caused? well, unfortunately, - this have caused? well, unfortunately, the - this have caused? well, - unfortunately, the capabilities of the drones that have been employed in the war is increasing and the payloads the sides of the expose it —— explosive
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this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party, over whether she paid the correct amount of tax on the sale of her council house, in 2015. ms rayner strongly denies she's done anything wrong. greater manchester police had originally said there would be no inquiry. our political correspondent peter saull has more. where the allegation potentially is concerning for her is whether or not she provided inaccurate information on where exactly she was living at that time to do with the register of her children's birth, for example. the conservatives when banging on that with this, nothing has changed as concerned with greater manchester, and new concerns put to them by a mp, manchester, and new concerns put to them bya mp, sing manchester, and new concerns put to them by a mp, sing to the police why you not looking at some of th
this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. police are investigating claims labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, may have broken electoral law. it follows a complaint by a deputy chairman of the conservative party, over whether she paid the correct amount of tax on the sale of her council house, in 2015. ms rayner strongly denies she's done anything wrong. greater manchester police had originally said there would be no inquiry. our political correspondent peter saull has more....
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leila nathoo, bbc news. to the us — where the vice president has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. kamala harris' comments followed the arizona supreme court's decision to impose a total ban on the procedure, upholding a law enacted a hundred and 60 years ago. ms harris says the former president wants to take america back to the 19th century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe was just the opening act, just the opening act of a larger strategy to take women's rights and freedoms. part of a full on attack, state by state, on reproductive freedom. and we all must understand to blame. and we all must understand who is to blame. former president donald trump did this. two former executives have told the post office inquiry that they did not realise the organisation had been bringing prosecutions against sub—postmasters. alan cook, who was managing director from 2006 to 2010, admitted he should ha
leila nathoo, bbc news. to the us — where the vice president has blamed donald trump for the loss of abortion rights in arizona. kamala harris' comments followed the arizona supreme court's decision to impose a total ban on the procedure, upholding a law enacted a hundred and 60 years ago. ms harris says the former president wants to take america back to the 19th century. what has happened here in arizona is a new inflection point. it has demonstrated once and for all that overturning roe was...
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this is bbc news. the uk a man has appeared in court. he is charged with possession of a bladed article. wearing a grey searcher he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he will appear before bradford crown court tomorrow. alison freeman is in brad bird for us. his appearance at bradford magistrates' court this morning was extremely brief. he was cleanly shaven and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and his address. he is charged with murdering the 27—year—old who was pushing her baby in a pram in bradford on saturday afternoon. she suffered multiple stab wounds, she was taken to hospital but sadly died later that day. her baby was however unharmed. the defendant who was arrested after a three—day manhunt is also charged with possession of a bladed article. he was remanded in custody and will next appear at bradford crown court tomorrow. the prime minister says the latest nhs waiting list figures are down for their fifth nhs waiting list figures are down for theirfifth month
this is bbc news. the uk a man has appeared in court. he is charged with possession of a bladed article. wearing a grey searcher he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he will appear before bradford crown court tomorrow. alison freeman is in brad bird for us. his appearance at bradford magistrates' court this morning was extremely brief. he was cleanly shaven and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and his address. he is charged with murdering the 27—year—old who was...
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yolande knell, bbc news. earlier international correspondent spoke to a former adviser to benjamin netanyahu. i spoke to a former adviser to benjamin netanyahu. spoke to a former adviser to ben'amin netan ahu. ~ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american _ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american pressure _ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american pressure on - increase american pressure on british pressure on french pressure but particularly american pressure to exercise restraint and not to react, not to retaliate, to take the win as president biden reportedly said to him. and just go back to the days of the covert war that existed between israel and iran until the last two weeks. the second is his own i think motivation to escalate. i've been thinking since november that mr netanyahu was trying to turn garzo into a regional conflict, it is consistent with his narrative that october the 7th was part of a larger pattern and the third thing is the balance in this calcul
yolande knell, bbc news. earlier international correspondent spoke to a former adviser to benjamin netanyahu. i spoke to a former adviser to benjamin netanyahu. spoke to a former adviser to ben'amin netan ahu. ~ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american _ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american pressure _ benjamin netanyahu. i think he might increase american pressure on - increase american pressure on british pressure on french pressure but particularly american...
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this is bbc news. former us president donald trump says abortion rights should be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for a nationwide abortion ban — an issue that could swing votes in november's election. our north america correspondent, tom bateman, has more. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the most hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a nationwide ban on abortion. that is significant because donald trump has sold himself as the architect of the supreme court decision a couple of years ago to overturn roe v wade. that was the landmark ruling from 1973 that enshrined protections, constitutional protections for women across america, to abortion. what donald trump is doing here is being strategic when it comes to the presidential election. he has seen that some of the harder positions on the issue of abortion haven't played well for many republicans, most
this is bbc news. former us president donald trump says abortion rights should be decided by individual us states. he's been under pressure from conservative republicans, who have been calling for a nationwide abortion ban — an issue that could swing votes in november's election. our north america correspondent, tom bateman, has more. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the most hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a...
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aruna iyengar, bbc news. since the pandemic, inactivity among uk people of working age due to long—term sickness has soared, pushing up the benefits bill and holding back the wider economy. new official figures this week showed another rise. that has all prompted a major "back to work" push from the government. but new research from the health foundation seen by bbc newsnight suggests the inactivity crisis is set to get considerably worse over the coming years, not better. newsnight�*s ben chu reports. my health caught up with me. it was that and it was nothing else. and it was the worst thing in the world for me to stop working. i hated it. i still hate it. it's mainly my autism and my anxiety that comes around with the autism as well. they're the main reason that i qualify for the benefits that i do. two faces of economic inactivity in 2024, but will there be many more in the decades to come? since the covid pandemic began in early 2020, inactivity among working age people — that's those aged between
aruna iyengar, bbc news. since the pandemic, inactivity among uk people of working age due to long—term sickness has soared, pushing up the benefits bill and holding back the wider economy. new official figures this week showed another rise. that has all prompted a major "back to work" push from the government. but new research from the health foundation seen by bbc newsnight suggests the inactivity crisis is set to get considerably worse over the coming years, not better....
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you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the country's general election to retain control of the parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of the parliament, not the president. but the vote was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president yoon suk yeol, who has been in office for two years. south korea media is reporting that the prime minister and most of the senior staff of the presidential office offered to resign after the results came out. for more, let's bring in our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie who's been following the elections from south korea. sam —— sounds like a landslide victory for the opposition party? what does this mean that the ballot box?— the ballot box? although these were parliamentary _ the ballot box? although these were parliamentary elections . were parliamentary elections they were then seen as a referendum on the current president, president yoon suk yeol who has been in office for t
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this is bbc news. now to what's been described the one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office horizon inquiry will today hear from lord arbuthnot. the former mp is a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft orfraud. it's after former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates on tuesday accused the post office of lying about their faulty accounting systems, on the first day of the latest stage of the horizon it scandal. the inquiry heard how mr bates wrote that the organisation was being run by �*thugs in suits' in a letter in 2010. let's cross to our correspondent at the hearings — azadeh moshiri — now. what can we expect today? in a few moments lord _ what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james _ what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot - what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot will walk through these doors, a former con
this is bbc news. now to what's been described the one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office horizon inquiry will today hear from lord arbuthnot. the former mp is a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of sub—postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft orfraud. it's after former sub—postmaster and campaigner alan bates on tuesday accused the post office of lying about their faulty accounting systems, on the first day of...
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this is bbc news. hopes of cheaper borrowing costs in the us have been dashed by a bigger than expected rise in inflation. america's consumer price index for march showed price rises are actually accelerating instead of coming down. the price of goods and services was up 3.5% year—on—year in march — faster than the 3.2% rise seen in february. erin delmore has more from new york. when we saw hotter than expected inflation reports in the past they were explained away as being seasonal or a one off. but now we have seen three straight consumer price index reports that have come in hotter than expected. and after steep falls from its record high in mid-2022 steep falls from its record high in mid—2022 the rate of inflation has remained stuck for the past three months. energy was a main driver of the increase, and housing costs, which make up a big weighting of the cpi. the fed is trying to bring inflation back down to its 2% target and to do so without spurring an economic downturn. wednesday's inf
this is bbc news. hopes of cheaper borrowing costs in the us have been dashed by a bigger than expected rise in inflation. america's consumer price index for march showed price rises are actually accelerating instead of coming down. the price of goods and services was up 3.5% year—on—year in march — faster than the 3.2% rise seen in february. erin delmore has more from new york. when we saw hotter than expected inflation reports in the past they were explained away as being seasonal or a...
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this is bbc news. the headlines: police in australia say they don't believe a stabbing attack that left six people dead at a shopping mall in sydney is terror—related. they have yet to formally identify the suspect, but they say the ao—year—old was known to officials. eight people are being treated in hospital, including a nine—month—old baby. police say the lone attacker moved around the westfield mall indiscriminately stabbing people. and our other main story: iran says it's seized an israeli—linked vessel in the strait of hormuz and is transferring it to its territorial waters. four foui’ passengers four passengers stranded on a cable car in turkey have been rescued. the cable car was immobilised when it crashed into a pole, killing —— and many were involved in the rescue. now on bbc news, sportsday.
this is bbc news. the headlines: police in australia say they don't believe a stabbing attack that left six people dead at a shopping mall in sydney is terror—related. they have yet to formally identify the suspect, but they say the ao—year—old was known to officials. eight people are being treated in hospital, including a nine—month—old baby. police say the lone attacker moved around the westfield mall indiscriminately stabbing people. and our other main story: iran says it's seized...
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this is bbc news. the headlines... a vietnamese property tycoon has been sentenced to death after one of the biggest fraud trials in history. two former post office managers will give evidence to an inquiry, on the decisions which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of people who run post offices in the uk. fake stamps circulating in the uk originate from china, a senior minister of parliament has told the bbc. and coming up, we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient city of pompeii. (pres) now to what's been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office scandal. today, we'll hear from two former senior managers of the post office about decisions
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around the world and acro here on bbc news. after one of the biggest corruption trials in history, a court in vietnam has sentenced a property developer to death, for defrauding the saigon commercial bank of more than $40 billion over a ten—year period. 67—year—old truong my lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating bank lending regulations. 85 other people were also prosecuted, as part of a widespread clampdown on corruption by vietnam's communist authorities. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, is in bangkok. it is extraordinary. the amounts of money are absolutely staggering. we're talking about a significant chunk of vietnam's gdp that this woman was able to siphon off over 11 years through these secretly channeled loans that went through a whole bunch of front companies and proxies to her own companies. the prosecutors believe that of that 44 billion, perhaps $27 billion may never be recovered. that is a staggering loss and will be very, very tough for the state bank to
around the world and acro here on bbc news. after one of the biggest corruption trials in history, a court in vietnam has sentenced a property developer to death, for defrauding the saigon commercial bank of more than $40 billion over a ten—year period. 67—year—old truong my lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribing state officials and violating bank lending regulations. 85 other people were also prosecuted, as part of a widespread clampdown on corruption by vietnam's communist...
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this is bbc news. the biggest names in theatre gathered for the olivier awards at the royal albert hall in london. the oliviers celebrate the best of british theatre and is the industry's most prestigious awards ceremony. mark gatiss won the best actor award for his role in �*the motive and the cue' and sarah snook won the best actress prize for her one—woman show, �*the picture of dorian gray'. she spoke about what it's like to act 26 different roles in the play. it's been a huge challenge and i've loved every moment of it. i think it's a very fulfilling challenge at the time to switch off on in no time to think about anything and if i do, i have to drag myself onto the centre line because the show will slip and it's all over. and the prerecord keeps on rocking and i cannot step out of line. for a second year in a row, actress hannah waddingham hosted the awards. she is best known for her role in apple tv�*s comedy ted lasso. you're live with bbc news. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling
this is bbc news. the biggest names in theatre gathered for the olivier awards at the royal albert hall in london. the oliviers celebrate the best of british theatre and is the industry's most prestigious awards ceremony. mark gatiss won the best actor award for his role in �*the motive and the cue' and sarah snook won the best actress prize for her one—woman show, �*the picture of dorian gray'. she spoke about what it's like to act 26 different roles in the play. it's been a huge...
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welcome to bbc news. israel is warning that it will retaliate after iran fired a huge barrage of drones and missiles at israel. the israelis say that 99% of the projectiles were shot down, with military support from the united states, the uk and other countries. it's believed nobody was killed, but a seven—year—old girl is said to have been critically wounded in one attack. in total, more than 300 missiles and drones were launched. it's the first time that iran has directly targeted israel from its own soil. iran says its actions were in response to a missile strike earlier this month in syria that killed several of its military commanders. iran's foreign minister has said it has no intention of prolonging what it described as "defensive" operations, but that it wouldn't hesitate to safeguard its own interests. it has warned against an israeli retaliation. but benny gantz, a member of the israeli war cabinet, promised to build a regional coalition, and exact a price from iran at a time "right for isra
welcome to bbc news. israel is warning that it will retaliate after iran fired a huge barrage of drones and missiles at israel. the israelis say that 99% of the projectiles were shot down, with military support from the united states, the uk and other countries. it's believed nobody was killed, but a seven—year—old girl is said to have been critically wounded in one attack. in total, more than 300 missiles and drones were launched. it's the first time that iran has directly targeted israel...
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good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a fall in the price of some meats, crumpets and chocolate biscuits has helped push down inflation to its lowest level for 2.5 years. the rate at which consumer prices rose was 3.2% last month. that�*s down from 3.4% in february. food prices were the main reason for the fall —
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a fall in the price of some meats, crumpets and chocolate biscuits has helped push down inflation to its lowest level for 2.5 years. the rate at which consumer prices rose was 3.2% last month. that�*s down from 3.4% in february. food prices were the main reason for the fall —
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ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who asked him if he was satisfied that israel wasnt going to do any thing that might exacerbate the situation. we have repeated our view that any response should be smart, despite our solidarity with israel, and in a way that is designed to de—escalate and limit this conflict because nobody wants to see it grow and spread so those other things we should be discussing but at the same time, i think it is really important for the eyes the world to switch to looking at the situation in gaza where hamas have now hold these hostages fo
ben chu, bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has met with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu during a visit to jerusalem. these are the pictures of that meeting just in. mr cameron says it's clear that israel has decided to retaliate against last weekend's missile and drone attack by iran. he says he's trying to convince israeli leaders that, in his words, "calm heads must prevail". after his meeting with benjamin netanyahu, lord cameron spoke to reporters who...
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you're live with bbc news. israel says iran "will be met with a response", as retribution for the islamic republic's attack over the weekend. israeli officials had said that they reserved the right to respond, but today's remark, by israel's army chief, is the strongest indication yet that they will go ahead. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet met on monday, for the second time in as many days, to discuss specifics. an attack would fly in the face of warnings from many of israel's allies, including the united states, which have urged restraint. tehran, meanwhile, asked western leaders to "appreciate "iran's restraint" towards israel, given what it calls "war crimes" being committed by israel in gaza. but he added the overwhelming success of israel's air 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more from jerusalem. it is clear now that israel is going to retaliate against iran for the missile and drone attack that it launched over the weekend. the question only is how and when. the prime minis
you're live with bbc news. israel says iran "will be met with a response", as retribution for the islamic republic's attack over the weekend. israeli officials had said that they reserved the right to respond, but today's remark, by israel's army chief, is the strongest indication yet that they will go ahead. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet met on monday, for the second time in as many days, to discuss specifics. an attack would fly in the face of warnings from many of...
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you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the general election in the country to retain control of parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of parliament, not the president, but it was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president was been in powerfor two years. current president was been in power for two years. south korean media reports the prime minister and most senior staff at the presidential office offered to resign after those results came out. here now is our correspondent. this is a landslide, as we said, for the liberal opposition party. yes, they did when this many seats in the last general election back in 2020 but the circumstances were very different than. there was a very popular liberal president in office. so this defeat for the ruling party is being seen as a vote of no confidence in the current president and it weakens his authority, even though it may look as if not much has changed on paper, when you l
you're live with bbc news. south korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the general election in the country to retain control of parliament. south koreans were voting to elect all 300 members of parliament, not the president, but it was seen as a mid—term referendum on the current president was been in powerfor two years. current president was been in power for two years. south korean media reports the prime minister and most senior staff at the presidential office...
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voice—over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome. open ai and matter are reported to made a giant leap with the ai tools. there are reported to made a giant leap with the ai tools. they're about to unveil bots that reason, we've got the journalist who broke the story to help us understand what it all means. we will focus on donald trump social media platform truth social, who will speak to an academic was assessing its impact on news coverage in the us and we will speak to the programmer who was there right at the start. but our first guest today is the executive chairman of sky news, david rhodes has thejob executive chairman of sky news, david rhodes has the job of keeping the rolling news channel relevant in the age of social media, a tough gig but is well—qualified, his sell jobs at cbs and blomberg and his career began back in the 90s at rupert murdoch's fox news.
voice—over: this is bbc news. we will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome. open ai and matter are reported to made a giant leap with the ai tools. there are reported to made a giant leap with the ai tools. they're about to unveil bots that reason, we've got the journalist who broke the story to help us understand what it all means. we will focus on donald trump social media platform truth social, who will speak to an...