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Blue supermoon: Spectacular images as rare event lights up skies
Thanks for joining us as we admire beautiful pictures of the night sky lit up by a blue supermoon. You may have twigged by now that the Moon won’t actually be blue. Blue is the name given to this particular full Moon. But it will be super. It’ll look bigger and brighter – go on,…
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Meloni’s partner Andrea Giambruno criticised for Italy rape remarks
By Paul Kirby BBC News Italian TV host Andrea Giambruno has been accused of victim-blaming after he appeared to say young women could avoid rape by not getting drunk. Giambruno, whose partner is Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was addressing recent alleged gang rapes in Italy. In Sicily, seven men have been accused of gang-raping a…
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Mitch McConnell freezes for second time during press event
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Anthony Zurcher BBC News, Washington For the second time in just over a month, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze while speaking to reporters. Appearing at a press event in Kentucky, the 81-year-old senator…
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Hurricane Idalia’s destruction, in pictures
Hurricane Idalia is moving its way across Florida and into Georgia, leaving devastation and destruction in its wake. Nearly 280,000 people are without power and residents are warned to be careful of downed power lines. Some areas of Florida have been hit with flooding as knee-deep water inundates some coastal towns. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis…
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Hurricane Idalia: Watch the view from space
Eerie footage shows the view from space as Hurricane Idalia moved in and made landfall in Florida. Satellite imagery also captured Hurricane Franklin threatening nearby. Some 250,000 people have been left without power so far and evacuation orders are in force in more than 20 counties.
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Hurricane Idalia: ‘Life-threatening’ flooding as storm batters Florida
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By John Sudworth and Mike Wendling BBC News, in Florida A major hurricane that lashed Florida with fierce winds, torrential rains and “life-threatening” flooding has now crossed over into the state of Georgia. Hurricane Idalia weakened after…
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Lucy Letby: Inquiry given powers to compel witnesses to give evidence
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies will now have greater powers to compel witnesses to give evidence. In a significant move, ministers upgraded the independent inquiry after criticism from families of the victims that it did not go far enough. The inquiry, ordered…
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Ukraine gains on southern front could open way to Crimea, says Kyiv
By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Recent gains by Ukrainian troops on the southern front could open the way for pushing the Russians back to the annexed Crimean peninsula, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. He said this became possible after Kyiv liberated the “strategically important” village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region. Russia’s military says…
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Police release CCTV of Aston Villa coach bricking
Police investigating the bricking of the Aston Villa team coach have released CCTV footage. It shows the moment a brick was hurled at the Premier League team’s vehicle as it left Burnley following their victory at Turf Moor on Sunday. Damage was caused to the bus and, although no-one was injured, police said the incident…
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Iran: Weightlifter Mostafa Rajai banned for photo with Israeli
An Iranian weightlifter has been given a lifetime ban by Iran’s weightlifting federation after talking to and taking a photo with an Israeli participant at the World Masters Championship. Mostafa Rajai won silver at the event and was snapped on the podium standing next to the Israeli bronze medallist. Iran’s top weightlifting body later banned…