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some food such as chicken and beef is off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers who blame rising costs. a new species of giant water lily has been discovered despite hiding in plain sight at kew gardens for 177 years. good afternoon. the bbc has received six complaints about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by the former radio 1 dj tim westwood. at least one of the complaints, which was referred to the police, was made before an investigation by bbc news and the g...

high pressure will work in gradually, influencing our weather a bit more, mild air pushing around the top side of that. probably quite cloudy for northern ireland and scotland. a few showers still around. furthersouth scotland. a few showers still around. further south it should turn south, dryer, and sunnier.. forsome the temperatures should reach the mid 20s. thats the latest. and thats bbc news at ten. theres more analysis of the days main stories. newsnight, which isjust getting un...

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"challenges" for customers to earn bonus points could be pushing people to spend more than they can afford. thats the warning from consumer groups. ill be taking a look. in sport its the start of a new adventure for emma hayes. we hear how shes settling in to her new manager role in the united states as she prepares to lead them into the olympics this summer. to lead them into the quite to lead them into the a cloudy start this morning. some quite a cloudy start this morning. some outb...

12 hours later the labour leadership have lifted her suspension. but is she banned from standing as a labour candidate in this election? plus the conservatives say if they win the election they will now protect pensioners from their own future tax rises. are they neglecting young voters? welcome to election newsnight. we are live each weekday night at half past ten on bbc 2 and bbc news with interviews and insight. with me throughout the programme tonight — labour mp dawn butler and ...

the country has experienced an unusually steady supply of electricity. as south africans prepare to vote in a general election, some critics believe this could be simple electioneering, but others believe that south africas energy problem is being fixed for good. the bbc�*s nomsa maseko reports. this power station is one of south africas many power plants that are coming back online to help minimise the countrys electricity crisis. this is a move the government hopes will lessen roll...

cant see _ we came here just to see her now we cant see her! — two derbies in two finals. celtic celebrate winning the scottish cup. but manchester united stun manchester city, denying them the double, as they lift the fa cup at wembley. a soggy start to the day for many, cloudy for the north, brighter further south but watch out as heavy under the downpours hit. its sunday the 26th of may. our main story: the prime minister rishi sunak has said hell bring back national service for a...

Heatwave in june for 20 years. But as the temperature soars, a Health Warning is issued to those struggling to stay cool. And Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is accused of tax fraud by spanish prosecutors, during his time at real madrid. Its five oclock. Our main story is that the chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has set out his own defined goals for a brexit deal, calling for an outcome which puts jobs and prosperity first. He also said that migration needed to be managed not shut down. In a s...

Welcome to bbc news. Safety inspectors are carrying out urgent checks on hundreds of high rise buildings after the fire at Grenfell Tower in west london. The government estimates that around 600 buildings in england are covered in some sort of cladding. So far its been disclosed that 11 residential blocks have been fitted with the kind of cladding that can catch fire. 79 people are presumed to have died in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Our home editor mark easton reports. The consequences of the ...

Welcome to bbc news. Safety inspectors are carrying out urgent checks on hundreds of high rise buildings after the fire at Grenfell Tower in west london. The government estimates that around 600 buildings in england are covered in some sort of cladding. So far its been disclosed that 11 residential blocks have been fitted with the kind of cladding that can catch fire. 79 people are presumed to have died in the Grenfell Tower disaster. Our home editor mark easton reports. The consequences of the ...