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From BBC News. Hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic pollution are circulating in marine environments. It’s a problem in canals, rivers and oceans all around the world. Tech Now visits a startup in the Netherlands that thinks it’s come up with a potential solution – an autonomous floating Wasteshark. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For…

From BBC News. A former US veteran who was employed at a food distribution site in Gaza has accused members of the Israel Defence Forces and American colleagues of deliberately targeting and killing unarmed Palestinian civilians. Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Aguilar, a former special forces veteran, was recruited to work for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a joint…

From BBC News. Today, Adam and Chris takeover the Listening Post at Latitude Festival in Henham Park to discuss the day’s news in front of a live audience. The government is under pressure as resident doctors begin a five-day strike in England after failing to reach an agreement over pay. The Prime Minister Keir Starmer…

From BBC News. After the biggest demonstrations since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, is Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency under threat? Could his short-lived overhaul of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies undermine diplomatic progress? And are Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin really planning a blockbuster meeting in China? Lucy Hockings answers all that, and discusses the latest round…

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From BBC News. Nine more people in Gaza have died of malnutrition in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of deaths to 122, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières says its teams are "witnessing catastrophic levels of malnutrition”, with one in four young children and pregnant women…

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From BBC News. Lithium mined in Chile’s Atacama desert is an essential component of the batteries that power electric cars and solar energy stores. It’s key for the global green transition.   But extracting it is causing problems for the communities and environment around where the metal is found.  Tech Now talks to the people and…

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From BBC News. Tens of thousands of Israelis protested on Thursday in Tel Aviv to demand the end of the war in Gaza and the return of hostages held by Hamas. The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about…

From BBC News. Jay Slater’s death was accidental after falling from a height, a coroner has concluded. The 19-year-old from Lancashire, UK, went missing in Tenerife on 17 June 2024. A huge search was launched, and his body was found in a ravine near the village of Masca on 15 July. He had told his…

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From BBC News. France will become the first G7 nation to recognise a Palestinian state when it makes a statement before the UN in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said. Palestinian officials have welcomed Macron’s decision, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it “a launch pad to annihilate Israel”. The US also “strongly rejects”…

From BBC News. The US deputy attorney general has been questioning Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison six years ago. She’s serving a 20-year jail sentence for sex trafficking and helping Epstein abuse young girls. Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney said she had spent all day answering questions…

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From BBC News. Today, we discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where more than 100 international aid organisations say the population is facing mass starvation and call on Israel to allow access. A number of news agencies including the BBC have released a statement calling for Israel to allow journalists in and out of…

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From BBC News. We’ve now witnessed six months of Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. In that time he’s dominated the world’s media and international headlines, but how much has he actually achieved so far? And what could he improve on? Today, Sarah and Justin are conducting a mid-year appraisal of the president…

From BBC News. Gaza is suffering “man-made” mass starvation caused by an Israeli blockade on aid, according to World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The WHO said that a quarter of Gaza’s population is facing famine-like conditions, and that almost 100,000 women and children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and need treatment…

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From BBC News. Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has confirmed. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was the biggest professional wrestler of the 1980s and 90s and went on to achieve fame outside the ring. In 2018, he was reinstated into the WWE Hall…

From BBC News. Clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops at their disputed border have killed 11 civilians and one soldier, Thai officials say. Both sides exchanged gunfire early on Thursday, with each claiming the other had triggered the conflict. It escalated quickly, with Thailand accusing Cambodia of firing rockets and Bangkok carrying out air strikes…

From BBC News. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed a free trade deal with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a multi-billion pound export boost. UK cars and whisky will be cheaper to export to India and Indian textiles and jewellery cheaper to export to the UK under the agreement. The deal, which the…

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From BBC News. A plane, carrying 42 passengers and six crew, has crashed about 16km (10 miles) from its destination in the far-eastern Amur region of Russia. Russian rescue services found the wreckage of the plane after reports that it had vanished from radar screens as it approached Tynda airport. No-one is thought to have…

From BBC News. At least 12 Thai nationals, most of whom are civilians, have been killed in clashes with Cambodian troops in a disputed border area between the two countries. While there have been sporadic clashes over the years, the latest tensions ramped up in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a clash.…

From BBC News. Protests have taken place across Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new law which critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies. Demonstrations in cities across the country became the largest anti-government protests to take place in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022. Adam is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko,…

From BBC News. A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change. The judge at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Netherlands, said countries could also be sued over historic emissions of planet-warming gases. The ruling is non-binding but legal experts…

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From BBC News. Dame Barbara Woodward, the representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, has described Israel’s aid system in Gaza as “inhumane, ineffective, dangerous and fuelling instability” at a UN Security Council meeting in New York. More than 100 aid agencies, including Save the Children and Médecins Sans Frontières, have released a…

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From BBC News. Bryan Kohberger has been jailed for life without parole after stabbing four University of Idaho students to death at their home in 2022. Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed in their off-campus home in the city of Moscow, Idaho after a night out. Judge Steven Hippler called…

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From BBC News. Bryan Kohberger, who stabbed four University of Idaho students to death in 2022 during a home invasion, is being sentenced. Students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed in their off-campus home in the city of Moscow, Idaho. Two other students were present but survived. Dylan Mortensen survived…

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From BBC News. The UN has urged the Taliban to release a British couple who were detained five months ago. Peter Reynolds, 80, and Barbie, 76, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in central Bamiyan province, Afghanistan, where they have lived for 18 years. The couple hold Afghani citizenship and ran…

From BBC News. A student in Gaza has told the BBC that he “could not find food” and is “starving and suffering from memory loss due to the lack of food”. Rezeq Rok, in Khan Yunis, said Gazans are also struggling to access education after schools and education centres were destroyed. Essential supplies remain scarce…

From BBC News. Hundreds of people gathered in Kyiv for the biggest anti-government protest since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. It comes after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies. The new law grants the prosecutor general control of the National…

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From BBC News. Two people have died and two people have been injured in a shooting incident in Maguiresbridge, County Fermanagh. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said three vehicles attended the scene and the air ambulance was also tasked. Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen said her "thoughts are with the victims and their families at…

From BBC News. US President Donald Trump says the US has agreed to a "massive" trade deal with Japan, one of the country’s largest trading partners. Japan has agreed to invest $550bn (£407bn) in the US while its goods sold to America would be taxed at 15% when they reach the country – below the…

From BBC News. More than 100 aid agencies, including Save the Children and Médecins Sans Frontières, have warned that mass starvation is spreading across Gaza in a joint statement. "Palestinians are trapped in a cycle of hope and heartbreak, waiting for assistance and ceasefires, only to wake up to worsening conditions," the statement says. On…

From BBC News. Syrian government forces have been accused of killing dozens of people in a massacre at a hospital in the southern city of Suweida, following sectarian clashes which erupted in recent days. Staff at the National Hospital have told the BBC that troops killed patients in their beds and threw some to their…

From BBC News. Sir James Cleverley has returned to the front bench after UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch reshuffled her top team. Adam and Chris discuss the changes to the shadow cabinet and whether they will help the Conservatives in the fight for dominance of the right of British politics. Also today, their opponents…

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From BBC News. Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76. As tributes from the likes of Ronnie Wood and Metallica pour in for the heavy metal icon, in a clip from 2017, Ozzy revealed why Black Sabbath ended and the impact their music had on so many other bands.…

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From BBC News. Tortoises can feel human emotions like optimism and positivity, a study has found. Tests have shown red-footed tortoises experience long-term moods, similar to those of mammals and birds. A team of researchers at University of Lincoln, UK, studied 15 red-footed tortoises using a cognitive bias test, commonly used on mammals and birds.…

From BBC News. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says 33 people, including 12 children, have died from malnutrition in the past 48 hours. It comes as UN chief Antonio Guterres says Gaza’s "last lifelines" are collapsing, with humanitarian conditions breaking down at an "accelerating" pace during Israel’s offensive. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says Israel’s new…

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From BBC News. A crackdown against people keeping big cats as illegal pets has been launched in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. So far, 26 big cats have been rescued and eight people arrested. It comes after one lion escaped in the city of Lahore, attacking a woman and two children and triggering public…

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From BBC News. Gang leaders, corrupt officials and police officers, fake passport dealers and companies supplying small boats could be among those publicly named in UK sanctions targeting people-smuggling. The measures are central to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to clamp down on small boat crossings by going after the global criminal networks behind…

From BBC News. As Israel continues its first ground offensive in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah, the UN has warned that the "last lifelines keeping people alive" in the territory "are collapsing". Meanwhile, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he feels "appalled" and "sickened" by the scenes coming out of Gaza. It comes after the UK…

From BBC News. Bangladesh is observing a day of mourning after at least 27 people were killed when a military jet crashed into a school. Many of the victims were students who had just come out of class when an F-7 jet crashed into the Milestone School and College in the capital Dhaka. The armed…