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Man photographs Bristol Balloon Fiesta with 1890s camera
Simon Williams By Clara Bullock BBC News A photographer has used a 100-year-old camera to take pictures of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Simon Williams, who is from the city, used a Kodak Panoram to take photos of the Clifton Suspension Bridge as balloons flew over during Friday morning’s mass ascent. The panoramic camera was…
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UBS to pay $1.4bn to settle fraud claims from 2008 crisis
Getty Images Swiss bank UBS has agreed to pay $1.4bn (£1.1bn) to resolve fraud claims in the US stemming from the 2008 financial crisis. It brings to a close the last case brought by US prosecutors investigating banks’ conduct in the run-up to the crash, which sparked a global downturn. Prosecutors said the bank had…
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Canadian couple win damages from Italian ruling party
Photo supplied By George Wright BBC News Italy’s far-right ruling party has been ordered to pay damages to a same-sex couple for using a photo of them with their newborn son without their consent in an anti-surrogacy campaign. BJ Barone and Frankie Nelson welcomed their son Milo with the help of a surrogate mother in…
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Emotional advice for Hawaii from mayor of Paradise
Since the Camp Fire killed 85 people in 2018, Paradise, California has held the record for deadliest US wildfire. But that tragic record has recently been surpassed by the wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii. The former mayor of Paradise, California, Greg Bolin, speaks to BBC News about the challenges of recovery facing the community.
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Michigan air show: MiG-23 jet crashes moments after two occupants eject
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Two people aboard a Soviet-era warplane ejected to safety just before it crashed and “burst into a raging fireball” during a Michigan air show, officials said. The pilot and passenger sitting…
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Footage shows crashes and near misses on estate
Families on a Rotherham estate say they fear that someone will be badly injured or killed after a spate of crashes. A lack of markings at junctions has led to numerous crashes in recent months, according to residents on the Waverley estate. The developer said it had commissioned a traffic assessment and was now implementing…
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Soviet-era jet crashes during air show in Michigan
A Soviet-era MiG-23 fighter has crashed at an air show in Michigan, hitting unoccupied cars as it fell. The pilot noticed the plane was losing power, and he and the passenger were able to safely eject just moments before the plane crashed in a plume of smoke. The pilot had serious but non-life threatening injuries,…
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Hawaii wildfires: Crews may find 10 to 20 wildfire victims a day
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Nadine Yousif BBC News Recovery crews combing through homes and vehicles burned to a cinder in Hawaii are likely to find 10 to 20 more victims per day, the governor has warned. The death toll grew…
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Russia rouble: No panic but currency fall will hurt
Reuters By Will Vernon BBC News, Moscow If you switch on Russian state TV today, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Russian economy is booming. A presenter on the Rossiya-24 channel did admit that the dollar exchange rate had reached an eye-watering 101 roubles – but, he went on to insist, the Russian economy…
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Clarence Avant: Music industry legend known as the ‘Black Godfather’ dies aged 92
Getty Images By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Clarence Avant, whose talent as a manager, mentor and deal-maker earned him the nickname ‘The Godfather of Black Music’, has died aged 92. A former head of Motown, he worked with everyone from Bill Withers to Michael Jackson, and founded one of America’s first Black-owned radio stations.…