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From BBC News. Donald Trump said he has ordered the justice department to produce additional documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It’s unclear if Trump is authorising the public release of these documents, but such action would typically require the approval of a court. It came shortly after Trump said he would sue The…
From BBC News. The voting age at the next general election will be lowered across the UK to 16 for the first time. Labour’s election manifesto last year pledged to lower the voting age to 16 – in line with Scottish and Welsh elections. The Prime Minister has said 16 and 17-year-olds are "old enough…
From BBC News. The personal details of serving and former members of UK special forces, and the security services, were included in the Afghan data breach, it can now be reported. In total, the details of more than 100 British officials were released in February 2022, alongside thousands of Afghans’ details. The breach happened when…
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From BBC News. Millions are evacuated in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded, hits Russia’s eastern coast. Tsunami alerts of varying levels have also been issued in parts of China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Guam, Peru and the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador.
From BBC News. Sixteen and 17-year-olds would be able to vote at the next UK general election, under government plans to lower the voting age. The pledge is part of a raft of measures being introduced through a new Elections Bill. Other changes include expanding forms of voter ID to include UK-issued bank cards, moving…
From BBC News. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a news conference after signing the first UK-Germany treaty since World War Two. The deal includes co-operation on security and defence, bilateral trade, and scientific research. Starmer has said the Kensington Treaty is the "first of its kind" and a "statement…
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From BBC News. A fire that tore through a five-storey shopping centre in the Iraqi city of Kut has killed at least 60 people, officials said. The fire at the mall, which opened seven days ago, broke out on Wednesday night and has since been brought under control. Firefighters were seen rescuing people from the…
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From BBC News. More than 350 people are reported to have been killed in sectarian clashes between Bedouin tribes – loyalist to the Islamist government – and the Druze religious minority in Syria. Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa has said it is his "priority" to protect the country’s Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy…
From BBC News. Europe’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas has sounded the alarm on Russia’s increasing use of chemical weapons in Ukraine – citing German and Dutch intelligence reports that Moscow has used them at least 9,000 times since the start of the invasion. Chemical and biological weapons are prohibited under international law, but intelligence indicates…
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From BBC News. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons the previous government had ‘serious questions’ to answer about a major data breach from the Ministry of Defence. On Tuesday, a major data breach which led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK became public knowledge for the first…
From BBC News. The BBC were given access to the nerve centre where America’s space force can track missiles fired from anywhere in the world. Located at Buckley Space Force base in Colorado, the team have been on high-alert in recent weeks, after Iran fired a salvo of missiles towards the US military base at…
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From BBC News. Israel has said it has struck a "military target" in "the area of the presidential palace in Damascus". It earlier said it hit the headquarters of the Syrian military in the city – one civilian has been killed in the attacks, the Syrian health ministry has said. Israel said it is trying…
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From BBC News. For years, British politicians avoided talking about immigration – but in the past two decades, it’s become unignorable. We take a look at the immigration pressures and promises that brought our recent governments to crisis. In the first part of this two-part documentary, Tony Blair, David Cameron, Nigel Farage, migrant activists and…
From BBC News. A bill that offers limited legal rights to same-sex couples in Hong Kong that were married abroad has gone through its first reading in Hong Kong’s legislative council. The city’s high court ruled in 2023 that the authority must introduce a legal framework that will allow same-sex civil unions. The government would…
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From BBC News. Since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran ended, the United States has added yet more financial sanctions to try and cut the amount money Iran can earn from oil exports. The US want to stop Tehran being able to fund its nuclear programme and support for its proxies in the Middle…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has confirmed additional Patriot air-defence systems are being sent to Ukraine. On Monday, he announced a new delivery of weapons to Ukraine, to be paid for by other Nato members. Trump told reporters he had not spoken to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin since warning him of more tariffs…
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From BBC News. Twenty people trying to get food have been killed "amid a chaotic and dangerous surge" at an aid distribution centre in southern Gaza, the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says. Nineteen people were trampled to death and one was stabbed in the "tragic incident" at the GHF’s site in the…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump gave an exclusive interview to the BBC. Adam Fleming speaks to BBC chief North America correspondent Gary O’Donoghue about his call with President Trump, a year on from the Trump shooting in Butler Pennsylvania that Gary witnessed. Gary was woken up by a call from President Trump on…
From BBC News. US inflation jumped last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs took hold, pushing up prices for items from clothing to coffee. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in the year to June, up from 2.4% the previous month, with prices rising at the fastest pace since February, the Labor Department said. But the data…
From BBC News. Coffee is one of Colombia’s best known exports and this year the Colombian Coffee Federation says production will reach its highest level in more than 30 years. Despite the uncertainty of looming tariffs from the US it’s a good time to be in the industry. Although many Colombians don’t actually drink the…
From BBC News. Two men have been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for illegally cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree. The famous tree, which stood next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, UK, was felled in September 2023. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, both from Cumbria, were each convicted of two counts…
From BBC News. The Kremlin has said that Ukraine has been given a signal to continue the war with Russia. It comes after US President Donald Trump announced plans to send weapons to the country. He also warned of severe tariffs on Russia if there was no ceasefire deal in 50 days. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitrij…
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From BBC News. Hospitals in Gaza say at least 20 people have been killed after Israel continued to bombard the territory on Monday. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says the number of people killed since the start of the war in October 2023 passed 58,000 over the weekend. That followed a string of attacks including one…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has said he’s "not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but is "disappointed in him", during an exclusive phone call with the BBC’s Chief North America Correspondent, Gary O’Donoghue. Pressed on how Trump would get Putin to "stop the bloodshed" the US president said: "We’re working it, Gary."…
From BBC News. Donald Trump has said he is "very, very unhappy" with Russia and has announced a plan to deliver what he called “top of the line” weapons to Ukraine, in an operation co-ordinated by NATO and paid for by its members. The US President also said he would introduce “very severe” secondary tariffs…
From BBC News. Today, we discuss the findings of a BBC report which found that the documentary Gaza: How To Survive a Warzone had breached editorial guidelines. The BBC previously pulled the documentary from iPlayer after it was uncovered that the 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official. The report says the production…
From BBC News. The former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, has warned that the planned ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza ordered by Defense Minister Israel Katz, would be a ‘concentration camp’. Last week, Katz told journalists he wanted to establish a "humanitarian city" on the ruins of the city of Rafah to initially house about 600,000…
From BBC News. Four people have died in a plane crash at London Southend Airport, UK police have confirmed. Essex Police said it believed the four people killed in a crash were foreign nationals. The aircraft was being operated by Dutch firm Zeusch Aviation and was due to fly to Lelystad Airport in the Netherlands.…
From BBC News. US President Donald Trump says he will introduce "very severe" secondary tariffs of 100% if no ceasefire deal is reached with Ukraine within 50 days. Trump said he wanted to see the war in Ukraine end, adding that he’s "disappointed" with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. He went on to praise the Nato…
From BBC News. Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter over their baby’s death. The couple went on the run in January 2023 and were brought to police attention after a placenta wrapped in a towel was found on the back seat of a burning car near Bolton in…
From BBC News. Ten people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, emergency service officials say. Eyewitnesses said a drone fired a missile at a crowd queuing with empty jerry cans next to a water tanker in al-Nuseirat refugee camp.…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump has signalled he will make a "major" statement on Ukraine on Monday, amid what appears to be his increasing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US president seemed irritated by Moscow’s lack of action towards a ceasefire in Ukraine, telling reporters on Sunday that "Putin … talks…
From BBC News. The EU’s retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been delayed again, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The countermeasures, which were due to start on Tuesday, came in response to US President Donald Trump’s initial import taxes on steel and aluminium. The EU’s retaliation, which would have hit €…
From BBC News. *First broadcast in the UK on October 24, 2022* Rivers in Wales are dying, with sewage, slurry and other pollutants spewing in – but what is the cause, what is the real impact, and where are those whose job it is to protect our rivers? As the clock is ticking and battle…
From BBC News. 10 people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli drone strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza, according to emergency service officials. Their bodies were sent to Nuseirat’s al-Awda Hospital, which also treated 16 injured people including seven children, a doctor there said. Eyewitnesses said a drone…
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From BBC News. The UK must “actively prepare for the possibility of the UK coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario.” That’s a quote from the UK government in its 2025 national security strategy. The document also said threats from other countries were on the rise, and that the UK had been “directly…
From BBC News. Today, the chief executive of Ofcom, Dame Melanie Henrietta Dawes sat down with Laura to discuss the Online Safety Act. In just under two weeks time, specific child safety measures, including changes to algorithms to filter out harmful content, will be enforced for a number of different tech platforms and companies. And…
From BBC News. Ten people, including six children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, emergency service officials say. Eyewitnesses said a drone fired a missile at a crowd queuing with empty jerry cans next to a water tanker in al-Nuseirat refugee camp.…
From BBC News. The European Union (EU) and Mexico have expressed disappointment at US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 30% tariffs on their imports from 1 August. Trump has warned he will impose even higher import taxes if either of the US trading partners decide to retaliate. In response, Mexico criticised Trump’s "unfair deal"…
From BBC News. Today, the leader of the Unite union says Labour is not defending working people and they are turning away from the party "in droves". Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was yesterday suspended by the union – and Unite’s General Secretary Sharon Graham says Labour should be ‘seriously concerned’ after the union voted…
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From BBC News. A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our own solar system, the team from Oxford University suggests. It is only the third time we have detected an object that has…
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From BBC News. Two Palestinians have been killed in an attack by Israeli settlers on a town in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old dual US citizen from Florida, was beaten to death during the incident on Friday evening in Sinjil, the ministry said.…
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From BBC News. At least 16 people, including 10 children, have died after an Israeli air strike hit a group of people queueing for aid in Gaza. A mother lost two of her five sons in Thursday’s Israeli strike, while a third was seriously wounded outside the Prjoect Hope-run Altayara health clinic in Deir al-Balah,…