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borisjohnson urges energy companies to act in the national interest — and do more to cut rising bills — as he meets energy bosses at downing street. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of burglaries, robberies and theft — with too few suspects being charged. the crisis of local swimming pools — the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past 3 years. hello and welcome to bbc news at 5:00pm. an amber heat warning for large pa...

18-year-old walk in, a 20-year-old and buy an ar-15. thats why back in 1994 i took on the nra and passed the assault weapons ban. for ten years mass shootings were down. ten years in a row. i was going to say i passed that legislation in 1994 as a senator. but in 2004 republicans let that ban expire. what happened? mass shootings in america tripled. its time to ban these. its time to ban these weapons. we did it before. we can do it again. [ applause ] its time to hold every elected of...

good morning. for many of us today it will be fairly cloudy with the odd shower. sunnier scars skies in the south—west, cooler in the north of the with an onshore breeze. its monday the 29th of august. our main story. pakistan is bracing for more of the devastating floods which have already killed more than a thousand people sincejune. officials say swollen rivers are running down from mountainous areas and threatening to deluge lower lying areas, particularly in the sindh province, ...

new hope for the thousands like elliot who have the rarer form of haemophilia. british doctors say they have a transformational therapy. the telescope that can see dead stars collide. why do we care? because thats the process that produced heavy metals like gold and platinum. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: it was a special night for the england lionesses. well look back at their win over spain and who they could face in the semifinals. good aftern...

here in the studio are... the french author and journalist, agnes poirier and adam raphael, who has been commentating on british politics since the 1970s. and jef mcallister, an american lawyer, who was london bureau chief for time magazine. thank you very much for being with us. adam, lets start with the british conservative leadership contest. in effect the beauty contest for britains next prime minister. its been 1 on 1, blue on blue in some of the attacks. how revealing or interest...

a unique unesco world heritage site has played host to an event in the cliff diving world series. the iconic 16th century mostar �*stari most�* bridge looms high over the river. elite divers fling themselves from 28 metres up, battling for the top score. romanias catalin preda twisted and turned his way into second place, with countryman constantin popo—vici setting a new scoring record, as he claimed the win. the series now heads to switzerland. now its time for a look at the we...

sri lankas deepening economic crisis — the us appeals to politicians to act swiftly — as the president says hell step down after huge demonstrations. in tennis — prince georgejoins the duke and duchess of cambridge at wimbledon — as defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the mens final. now on bbc news: africa fashion — on its own terms. african creatives are shifting the landscape of fashion by simply being themselves. there has evolved a single—mindedness...

quite how long it is going to take them to return to normal. weve had almost no rain injuly, and the outlook for august and possibly the next three months is also warmer and drier than average. so, we need to act now. it is the responsible thing to do. so, anyone who gets their water supply from southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight, that is where this ban applies to. householders in the areas affected wont be able to use hosepipes to water gardens or clean cars, and ponds ...

and there was nothing, just a gate, to go into the plane. people were running _ towards the aircraft, the airport. there were soldiers| keeping people out. the taliban, who were beating up people with sticks, - with wires, whatever they had, and they were shooting - on the ground and in the air. like the end of the world in hollywood movies. i cant describe what the scene was like. i i have been beaten many times for the way i am. the talibans interpretation of sharia law means homosex...

the... legal history is made as broadcasters airjudges�* sentencing remarks from crown courts in england and wales for the first time. and stars are paying tribute to actor bernard cribbins — famous for his many roles, including in doctor who, the wombles and the original railway children — who has died at the age of 93. just great, funny, giggly company to be with, but he took his work very seriously, and he was a fine actor on all levels, and i think he will be so, well, obviou...