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a nation paused today to remember the victims of an attack people here cant make sense of, that has brought pain and suffering. church bells rang out across the czech republic to mark the moment. to honour those killed when a student attacked his own university, shooting in the corridors and classrooms. so far, we know three of the dead, including lenka hlavkova, a teacher who was 49. here at the arts faculty that was attacked, some have personal connections to the victims. a friend of...

pea be the answer to deforestation in the rainforest? scientists say theyve found a way to eliminate the taste of peas — so they can be used instead of soya beans in plant based products. but will consumers be convinced? but first — lets focus on that looming vote in the us. it is a �*make or break�* vote on the deal hammered out in last ditch talks. without agreement, the us would hit its borrowing limit on monday. that would mean defaulting on its $31.4 trillion dollars worth...

hours time. new figures are expected to show net migration to the uk reached a record level last year. what a way to seal europa league football for the first time. ensisos cracker earns brighton a draw, and a place in the group stages of next seasons competition. # waterloo, i was defeated, you won the war. and well hear from abba on those eurovision reunion rumours. plus, the perfect day to take to the river, here in baiano on the banks of the thames, a bit more clout around the uk b...

half past three local time, that is half past three local time, that is half past three local time, that is half past one gmt, i believe it. we know little detail about the gunmen and the government has made motives. what we do know is that the gunmen opened fire on students and staff inside the university building. i heard earlierfrom a professor who was giving a lecture at that precise moment. he described to me the moment. he described to me the moment when police entered the lectur...

this is the tinpot jazz orchestra. it lasts less than a minute, but it is a charming, glitchy, cartoon—like production created using generative ai video tools. now, this means that the characters werent designed by illustrators and animators. instead, they were described in english to an ai, which then created them itself. the film was made by william bartlett, whos a creative director from visual effects house framestore, and who, like a lot of generative ai creators at the moment, ...

divisive presidential elections. hello, im lucy grey. british tv presenter holly willoughby has reacted to phillip schofields admission about a relationship with a younger employee, saying she is hurt. on friday, mr schofield resigned from itv, saying he had lied to cover up the relationship, which he described as �*unwise, but not illegal�*. itv has said it investigated rumours of the relationship but both men repeatedly denied it. our correspondent katherine da costa has the late...

cloudy in the west, brighter towards these, but ill have all the details for the day and the all—important christmas forecast on bbc breakfast. good morning. its saturday the 23rd of december. a day of national mourning is being held in the czech republic, following thursdays mass shooting at a university in prague. david kozak killed 1a people at charles university before shooting himself as police approached him on the roof of the faculty of arts building. our foreign correspondent...

we start here in the uk — with a very rare piece of good news about the cost of living — because for people in england, scotland and wales, average energy bills are set to fall by hundreds of pounds this summer. the uk energy regulator ofgem is about to release its latest price cap — the maximum amount suppliers can charge the average household. because the cost of energy has fallen sharply on global markets, that cap is expected to come down from july, saving the typical househo...

and 18,000 miles — in an electric car. stay with us here for and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. the fallout from baroness mone�*s interview with the bbc yesterday, in which she admitted lying about how she and her family stood to profit from a government contract to supply ppe during the pandemic, continues. claim and counter—claim have been flying around today. the prime...

party will keep its majority in parliament. and ukrainians gathered in londons trafalgar square this evening for their traditional carol singning service. hello im tanya beckett. in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation in gaza, crowds of people have looted aid trucks entering the besieged strip through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. its hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will ...