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legalise same—sex marriage. the new family code which is the culmination of efforts by a coalition of lgbtq activists, would help gay couples adopt children and also allow surrogate pregnancies. now on bbc news, it is time for dateline london. hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. im ben brown. were looking at two of the weeks big stories — whats happening in russia as men flee the country after president putins call—up of reservists to fight in ukraine and his threat to u...

island of luzon has been hit by flooding as a result of heavy rain from super tycoon noru. emergency services in low lying areas have rescued people in low—lying areas from the roofs of their houses. noru is the strongest storm to hit the philippines this year. and now on bbc news, time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. a few days ago, oleksandr shapoval, one of ukraines leading ballet dancers, was killed while serving in the ukrainian army fighting the russian in...

we start with the latest market action and as the trading day began in asia the pound started to slide — down nearly 5% at one point against the us dollar — thats on top of the 3.6% dive on friday. investors are running for the exits as fears mount the new governments "shock and awe" tax plans for the uk economy are too big a gamble. on friday the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, announced historic tax cuts, and the biggest increase in borrowing since 1972 to pay for them. there is now ...

Cheering. Russell cook has just run nearly every day for 352 days, covering more than 10,000 miles. Lets go day three. Day four. Day six. The heavens have opened. Hes run through deserts, rainforests, savannahs, mountains and 16 countries. And so far hes raised more than £700,000 for the Running Charity and sandblast. Bit windy. Soon enough, well all be in tunisia, sipping Strawberry Daiquiris on the beach. 0h ho ho hes had complications with his health, visas, the weather. He sneezes. Highs of...

Just one or two showers later here. ever—changing skies elsewhere, sunshine and showers, most frequent across scotland and down the western coast, one or two spots may avoid showers altogether, but quite breezy compared to of late. strongest winds in the west, gusting up to 50mph. and of course it all adds up to a cool afternoon, and out of the sunshine you will notice temperatures of 10—16, lower than of late, and distinctly chilly in the north—east of scotland, 8 degrees cooler than on s...

One or two spots may avoid showers altogether, but quite breezy compared to of late. strongest winds in the west, gusting up to 50mph. and of course it all adds up for a cool afternoon, and out of the sunshine you will notice temperatures of 10—16, lower than of late, and distinctly chilly in the north of scotland, 8 degrees cooler than on sunday. through monday night into tuesday, we continue with the strong wind, showers frequent across northern parts of scotland and a bit cooler particularl...