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fbi director christopher wray says its most likely that covid—19 emerged from a chinese government—controlled laboratory in wuhan. in response, china has accused the fbi of politicising the investigation into the origins of coronavirus, and says there has been no new scientific evidence to support the theory. other us agencies believe the virus developed naturally. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. suspicions have long swirled around wuhan�*s laboratories. no...

investigated on allegations of rape and people trafficking. they all deny wrongdoing. now on bbc news, our world: inside the illegal puppy trade. chloe, would we like to be in a video about how much i love you? and you, bambi? dogs have never been more popular. in the uk, we bought 3.2 million pets during lockdown. in europe, puppies are now a multibillion euro industry. but where are all these puppies coming from? for the first time, our world unveils a criminal underworld of puppy tr...

across the united states. good morning. the premier league returns today with a huge game at lunchtime as manchester city host liverpool, knowing their title chase cant afford an april fools day slip—up. good morning. its been the wettest march in over a0 years for parts of the uk, but thankfully the weekend is bringing us something drier and eventually something brighter as well. ill have all the details here on bbc breakfast. its saturday 1 april. our top story: households already ...

of a baby were found in the search for their missing child. the pair are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. the government has published a plan to improve learning for children with special educational needs and disabilities in england. it includes ending postcode—lottery support. the duke and duchess of sussex have been asked to vacate their british home, frogmore cottage in windsor. the couples spokesperson has confirmed the request. the duke and duchess of s...

also on the programme: police whove been searching for a missing two—month—old baby say a body found yesterday suggests the child may have been dead for some time. we speak to the journalist who leaked matt hancocks whatsapp messages — more than 100,000 of them. isabel 0akeshott says the public interest was overwhelming. and as children are encouraged to read on world book day, the bbc is encouraging them to write. the 500 words story competition is back. 0n bbc london: coming up...

the uks prime minister, rishi sunak, is flying to san diego for talks on defence with the us and australian leaders. its understood theyll discuss ways of dealing with any security threats posed by china in the asia—pacific region at the meeting of the aukus group. coming up is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday here on bbc news. ireland are on for the grand slam in the six nations, overpowering scotland at murrayfield. another test passed with flying colours for arsenal, who ...

>> the week started with republicans literally trying to shout the president down for his passion in defense of social security and medicare at the state of the union. but by the end, it was prominent members of the gop who are feeling the heat. former vice president mike pence has been formerly subpoenaed by jack smith. the justice department appointed special counsel, investigating the efforts of the presidents, pences former boss, former president donald trump, to stay in power afte...

deadin manslaughter after a baby was found dead in woodland in sussex yesterday. yet more revelations emerge from the former health secretarys leaked whatsapp messages, as matt hancock accuses the journalist behind it of a massive betrayal and breach of trust. and as children are encouraged to read on world book day, the bbc is encouraging them to write as well. the 500 word story and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. well give you the latest on the hearing into crickets ...

and the writer and broadcaster chris morris. welcome to the programme. the united states has an outsized fascination with murder mysteries. the trial that is playing out in walterboro, south carolina has it all. in the dock is the 54—year—old high—powered attorney, alex murdaugh, who stands accused of murdering his wife maggie and their 22—year—old son paul. the pair were shot dead in 2021 in the grounds of the familys hunting lodge in hampton, 60 miles west of charleston. ph...

who is this guy? >> well, he is 40 years old. his name is matt muffley. he was flying, anderson, from the airport in northeastern pennsylvania on a flight to orlando, according to the f.b.i. he checked the bag, and in the routine screening that was happening by the tsa, they found explosives in this checked bag. according to the f.b.i., this is what they found. they found powder that was in a plastic wrap. they found fuses. the powder appears to be from commercial-grade fireworks, a...