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school shooter begins nicolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. its six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in western france which is facing a "heat apocalypse", experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced th...

prepare to watch the show�*s final episode. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the citys diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and terr...

energy companies post big increases in profits as uk customers face soaring household bills. right on time! tributes are paid to the star of the railway children and narrator of the wombles bernard cribbins, who has died aged 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel... the lionesses will take on germany in the euro 22 final at wembley after the eight—time champions saw off france in their semifinal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the commonwealth games 2022 opens...

president volodymyr zelensky has called for ukraines candidacy tojoin the european union to be speeded up. he said membership should be quick and not take decades. earlier, his chief of staff accused russia of waging a war on ukrainian civilians, in response to military defeats. there were missile strikes overnight on a resort near the black sea port of odesa. the emergency services say 19 people died and more than 30 others were injured in the attacks. a block of flats and a recreatio...

hello and welcome. the government of ukraine has accused russia of waging a war on civilians, after at least 21 people were killed — including children — by missile strikes near the black sea port of odesa. more than 30 others were injured in the attacks which severely damaged a block of flats and a recreation cente in the resort of sir—heev—ka. from kyiv, our correspondent joe inwood sent this report it has become a grimly familiar sight. they work through the night to find an...

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. russia has shown its determined to assert control over ukraines black sea coast, despite moscows decision to withdraw from the much fought over snake island. missiles have hit the port of odessa where at least 19 people have died. before they were effectively blockaded, the black sea ports were used to export russian grain. now kiev has accused moscow of stealing that grain and it says this russian—flagged cargo ship has ...

ambassador is arrested on the same day the uk announces new sanctions against the military regime. more calls for the government to step in as the cap on energy prices is set to triple, compared to a year ago. and well hear from a french politican who says britain is threatening frances coastal waters, by dumping raw sewage into the sea. we start in ukraine, where there are growing fears of a nuclear accident at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — which is held by russian forces. ...

his comments come ahead of tonights penultimate conservative hustings with rishi sunak and liz truss facing tory votes in norwich. gcse results are out today for pupils in england, wales and northern ireland the pass rate is down on last year but higher than it was before the pandemic. good afternoon. pressure is growing on the government to help households and businesses cope with soaring energy costs. a think tank has called for a universal 30% cut in bills and businesses want covid�...

sophisticated weaponry is helping ukraine challenge for key cities, in the south and the east. us presidentjoe biden and chinas president xijinping held a phone call today, and there were warnings and assurances about the us position on taiwan. taiwan is an island off chinas south east coast. it behaves like an independent state — but beijing considers it part of china, and says it will re—take it, by force if necessary. there have been tensions between the us and china over that p...

director brian deese with this. >> of course whats important is looking forward and the administration and all of us are focused on where else can we reduce costs for families even as we try to bring down the deficit and help to reduce inflation on the fiscal policy side? the united states is in a better position than any other country in the world right now. if we make these right policy choices it will matter and make a difference and bring prices down more quickly and give us a bett...