Tory chairman quits after by-election losses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61920000?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 8:20 AM
Oliver Dowden resigns, but the PM vows to go on after the Lib Dems and Labour inflict defeats on the Conservatives.
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People cut back on food shopping as price rises bite
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61920559?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 7:59 AM
Retail sales dropped 0.5% in May as households spent less on food due to the rising cost of living.
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Capitol riot hearing: Lawyers threatened to quit over Trump election pressure
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61918350?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 3:03 AM
The Capitol riot panel hears of an explosive showdown between Trump and justice department lawyers.
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US Senate passes first gun control bill in decades
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61919752?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 6:22 AM
The landmark bill could be signed into law within days after Republicans and Democrats supported it.
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Bodies of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira returned to families
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-61919244?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 12:10 AM
The men were killed in Brazil's Amazon earlier this month while returning from an expedition.
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Train strikes: Why haven't they caused more disruption?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61857007?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 11:01 PM
The post-pandemic shift to working from home means disruption caused by the strikes has been more limited.
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Diversity is Commonwealth's strength, Prince Charles to say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61919514?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 8:16 AM
The Prince of Wales will hail the differences within the Commonwealth at a summit in Rwanda.
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Two killed as Nio electric car falls from third floor office in Shanghai
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61919581?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 3:28 AM
Pictures show a gaping hole in the side of car maker Nio's Shanghai HQ, and a smashed vehicle below.
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Aukus: Australia's new PM vows 'reset' with France after submarine row
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-61919761?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 4:22 AM
It follows the French president accusing Australia's ex-PM of lying to him over a submarine deal.
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Toyota recalls electric cars over concerns about loose wheels
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61919424?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 4:18 AM
The bZ4X is the Japanese motor industry giant's first mass-produced all-electric vehicle.
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Afghanistan earthquake: Survivors struggle for food and shelter amidst cholera fears
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61918430?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 9:34 PM
Secunder Kermani reports from Paktika, Afghanistan, where one survivor says he lost 20 relatives.
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Netflix cuts 300 more jobs after subscriptions fall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61914167?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 7:57 PM
In April the streaming giant reported its first subscriber loss in more than a decade.
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Rikki Neave: Mother of murdered schoolboy says 'I died when he did'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-61826511?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 5:03 AM
Rikki Neave's mother was cleared of murder, and now the man who did kill him is being sentenced.
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Wakefield's Labour MP pledges to restore trust
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61920862?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 5:35 AM
Labour's Simon Lightwood criticises Boris Johnson in his victory speech after regaining the Wakefield seat.
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'It's time for Boris to go,' says new Lib Dem MP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61920867?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 5:42 AM
Newly-elected Richard Foord says his win is a loud and clear message to the PM.
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Lib Dems wipe out Tory majority in by-election
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-61918899?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 8:09 AM
The Liberal Democrats win the by-election, overturning a Conservative majority of more than 24,000.
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Keir Starmer on Wakefield by-election: 'Tories out of touch, out of ideas'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61921557?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 7:38 AM
The Labour leader hails his party's "great result", as Simon Lightwood wins the Wakefield by-election.
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Labour regain Wakefield lost in last election
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-61896693?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 6:05 AM
Simon Lightwood says his win ties in with voters in the city needing a "fresh start".
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By-election: Wakefield's particularly interesting ballot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-61866333?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 21, 2022, 4:57 AM
BBC Yorkshire's political editor looks at the background to the district's upcoming ballot.
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Newspaper headlines: BA staff to strike and Boris's Rwanda 'rebuke'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-61918768?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 4:26 AM
The papers lead with airport staff voting to strike and the PM meeting Prince Charles in Rwanda.
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Quiz of the week: What's the biggest freshwater fish?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-61904742?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 1:32 PM
How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
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World's lowest parachute jump attempt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61909617?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 11:10 PM
Former paratrooper, John Bream, jumped from 85 ft (26m) in order to claim the title.
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Tower block safety: Disabled man carried to flat after lifts broke down
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61913607?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 11:11 PM
Adam Gabsi had to be carried up six floors to his flat after the lifts in his tower block broke down.
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Florida nabs largest python ever found in state
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61916694?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 6:12 PM
The female python was nearly 18ft long (5m) - and was pregnant with an astonishing 122 eggs.
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Five planets to line up in rare planetary conjunction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61910977?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 2:02 PM
The conjunction will last until Monday and won't be seen again until 2040.
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Anita Alvarez: Coach saves US swimmer who fainted during competition
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61918678?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 10:08 PM
Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued from the bottom of the pool at the world championships.
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Paul McCartney's Glastonbury warm-up gig instant sell-out
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-61918132?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 7:27 PM
Tickets to see the former Beatle at the Cheese and Grain in Frome on Friday sold out within minutes.
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first official portrait released
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61907696?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 3:21 PM
The artist says he wanted to portray the couple as elegant and relaxed in the painting, now on public display.
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Islanders save lost luggage couple's wedding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-61908520?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 9:50 AM
An American couple's luggage - including the bride's dress - disappeared en-route to Scotland.
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'Remarkable!' - watch Nicholls' bizarre Test dismissal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/61910478?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 3:10 PM
Watch the moment New Zealand's Henry Nicholls is bizarrely dismissed after his shot deflects off team-mate Daryl Mitchell's bat and into the hands of Alex Lees on the first day of the third Test at Headingley.
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'It's like Chernobyl now': Life in Kharkiv's ghost town
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61856229?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 5:03 AM
Saltivka has been relentlessly shelled by Russia. Among the ruins, a few residents are trying to survive.
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Katie Price: The rise and fall of a glamour model
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61813593?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 11:49 PM
The 44-year-old is due to be sentenced on Friday, after admitting breaching a restraining order.
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Glastonbury 2022: Billie Eilish to make history as youngest-ever headliner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61910835?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 12:03 AM
The pop star will be the festival's youngest-ever solo headliner when she tops the bill on Friday.
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Will my summer holiday flights be cancelled?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/61660238?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 2:01 PM
Aviation workers across Europe have voted to strike this summer, which could cause more disruption.
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Tangshan and Xuzhou: Fury and questions over China's treatment of women
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-61906803?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 11:51 PM
Two prominent cases of abuse have ignited a debate about misogyny among the country's young women.
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US immigration: 'They'd rather die than return to Nicaragua'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61735603?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 11:51 PM
A record number of Nicaraguans are heading to the US as conditions worsen at home.
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Polio: What is it and how does it spread?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61900915?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 12:32 PM
What is polio and how can you protect yourself from it?
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The small seaport crucial for Europe's energy future
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61798753?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 11:12 PM
As neighbour Germany takes a step closer to gas rationing a Polish seaside resort prepares to help.
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Afghanistan quake: Gyan clinic with five beds for 500 injured patients
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61912715?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 1:02 PM
A worker at the only health clinic in Gyan in Paktika province, tells the BBC how they were overwhelmed.
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Ukraine war round-up: A harrowing trial and EU breakthrough
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61915319?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 7:08 PM
A Russian soldier is tried in his absence for rape and Ukraine moves closer to EU membership.
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Refugees previously despatched to Rwanda now in Europe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-61882542?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 22, 2022, 11:17 PM
As the UK presses on with its asylum deal, refugees sent from Israel to Rwanda describe their experiences.
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El Sistema: How a Venezuelan music scheme changed Raploch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61900376?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 4:05 PM
Did music really change lives on one of Scotland's most deprived estates?
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As audiences return to Glastonbury and other festivals, will they cope?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61898397?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 22, 2022, 11:20 PM
After two years of cancellations, music fans could experience a mixture of relief and anxiety.
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Johnson hints that new coal mine for Cumbria will get go-ahead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61904622?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 22, 2022, 8:48 PM
The government faces a huge decision over what to do in Cumbria, amid employment and climate concerns.
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Afghanistan earthquake: 'Every street you go you hear mourning'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61900222?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 22, 2022, 4:31 PM
Witnesses describe desperate scenes after a powerful earthquake hits Afghanistan.
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Wimbledon: Emma Raducanu 'not being distracted by commercial interests', says agent
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61917582?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 5:06 AM
Emma Raducanu's agent Max Eisenbud insists the US Open champion is not being distracted by commercial interests.
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England v New Zealand: Has Jack Leach's luck finally turned?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61918053?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 23, 2022, 8:19 PM
After a tough couple of years, England spinner Jack Leach enjoyed some long overdue fortune on the opening day of the third Test.
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Leah Williamson: The England captain with impostor syndrome
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61664513?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 5:23 AM
Leah Williamson tells BBC Sport about how she is adjusting to becoming the figurehead for her country at Euro 2022.
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Sha'Carri Richardson fails to advance in 100m at US trials for World Championships
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/61921138?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 7:42 AM
Sha'Carri Richardson fails to advance past the first round in the women's 100m at the US track and field championships in Oregon.
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Karriss Artingstall & Lauren Price: Meet the boxing power couple aiming to 'reach the top together'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/61914105?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 8:05 AM
Olympic medallist Karriss Artingstall makes her pro debut this Saturday in Coventry just two weeks after her partner Lauren Price made her pro bow.
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Wimbledon: The winners and losers of a Championships stripped of ranking points
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61712490?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 24, 2022, 5:58 AM
Big changes at the top - and missed opportunities lower down? The winners and losers after Wimbledon is stripped of its ranking points.
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