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civil rights campaigners, whos died at the age of 93. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the european court of human rights has tonight refused an application by the parents of archie battersbee to postpone the removal of his life support, effectively ending the familys legal battle. doctors — who say archie is brain stem dead — were waiting for a decision from the court before beginning the withdrawal of his treatment. the 12—year—old has been in a coma since an accident at...

commitment to taiwanese democracy. our delegation, of which im very proud, came to taiwan to make unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan, and we are proud of our enduring friendship. but china sees taiwan as a renegade province. its armed forces are on high alert. this is a complete farce. the united states is violating chinas sovereignty under the guise of so—called democracy. .. those who offend china will be punished. well have the very latest live from w...

hello and welcome. hundreds of firefighters from at least seven other eu countries are joining efforts to combat a huge wildfire in the gironde region of south—western france. italy, greece and sweden have sent water—bombing planes. the fires have spread even more quickly than the ones that hit the area injuly. the un has warned that high temperatures are likely to become more common in northern europe, and a more coordinated effort is needed to slow down the rate of global warming...

leeds. liverpool. manchester. newcastle. and sheffield. and that is it! good morning and welcome to bbc news. a drought expected to cover many parts of england could be declared later today. it means we may see restrictions over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought — with england currently sitting in the second...

i will bring you all the weather coming shortly. good morning. are booming holiday bookings enough to boost the economy? we find out the financial state of the uk later this morning. i am in the lake district. which uk cities have made the shortlist to host next years eurovision? well be finding out after eight oclock this morning the summerjust keeps getting better and betterfor great britains alice kinsella. shes added silver at the european championships, to the gold she won at the ...

his foot stuck in the petal clipped and fell to the ground. he got right up but its not the first time biden has had a physical mishap. you may remember he stumbled at least twice while climbing the stairs to aboard air force one. that was just two weeks ago. still come the left-wing media took very little notice of my mike bidens bike fall. they were quick to dismiss thinks about his age. >> what is false is that he is not capable of doing the job right now or he is not mentally in tu...

everywhere but some into the start of next week. until then we have the weather warning for extreme heat. across much of england as far north as the pennines, eastern wales, and devon and cornwall. that is in place until the end of the day on sunday with the heat uncomfortable for many and dangerous for some. still weather fronts in north—west scotland. yesterday, aberdeenshire saw 31 but cloudy here today. the majority have blue sky and sunshine with temperatures rising steadily. al...

the uk is to host the 67th eurovision after it was decided the 2022 winners ukraine could not. the shortlist for which cities has been announced. birmingham. glasgow. leeds. liverpool. manchester. newcastle. and sheffield. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. much of europe has faced weeks of baking temperatures as a heatwave continues to sweep across the continent. in england, a drought could be declared — covering much of the country — by the end of ...

violence in the united states. washington, new york, chicago and atlanta, some of the cities seeing deadly shootings as the country braces for a possible summer unrest. all of this ahead of a midterm election where crime will likely be a top concern for voters. >> anita: thank you so much, im anita vogel in for sandra smith. a teenager is dead in the nations capital and three others are hurt including a d.c. police officer during a shooting during a concert. the teen was screaming for ...

as official figures show the economy shrank slightly between april and june, the chancellor says he recognises the difficulties people are facing. we are looking at all the options of what additional help we need to bring in later on in the winter months, in december and january, work those up so they are ready to go. and the shortlist of uk cities that could host next years eurovision song contest has been revealed, with seven left in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel...