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african national congress — the oldest liberation movement on the african continent — has lost its outright majority for the first time in 30 years, since the end of apartheid. many voters blame the anc for high levels of crime and corruption — and failures in the supply of basic necessities, such as water and electricity. the bbc�*s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. had been a slow steady day, and then this. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here, he has ma...

indicated it is willing to discuss a new plan to end the war in gaza unveiled by us presidentjoe biden. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has again insisted that the war will end only once hamas is destroyed. the opposition leader, yair lapid, has urged the prime minister to accept the proposal. speaking earlier, mr lapid suggested that if right—wing members of benjamin netanyahus coalition resigned in protest, his party would continue to support the government in its e...

rishi sunak has pledged to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each, if the conservatives are re—elected. my colleaguejess parker has been following the conservatives and gave me this update earlier. i am on the conservative battle bus. its on its inaugural campaignjourney. and theres a little bit of confusion because, of course, myself and other reporters have been reporting from buses since the campaign began. that was on a different bus. didnt have conservative branding. didn...

campaign here in the uk. all parties out again this weekend vying for support. rishi sunak has pledged to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each if the conservatives are re—elected. he says the money would go towards the long—term regeneration of the areas, under the governments levelling up scheme. a topic labour leader kier starmer hasnt been able to escape is dianne abbott. theres been a lot of controversy over the terms of the re—admittance of the veteran labour mp int...

And for a tree on an open air screen its only taken on a journey through time. And. When the sun goes down the steps of the high stuck building become cinema stalls. Items. Even. The big circular window in the Parliamentary Office building opposite the marquee elisabet ludos house becomes a film screen a window into the past from the german empire to the Weimar Republic the nazi era and the postwar period. Piece on. This of it blockade of west berlin and the allied airlift are represented on a f...

Carlo ancelotti has won the title, also a record. eminem has released the lead single from his new album the death of slim shady, coup de grace — which will be released in full this summer. the music video for the track, called houdini, has been viewed more than 20 million times on youtube. in it, the rapper confronts his provocative, bleach—blond alter ego slim shady and, as the album name suggests, alludes to his apparent demise. stay with us here on bbc news. it was a pretty decent saturd...

Fairly easy, or fairly quick rather, and they will start counting early in the morning and by early afternoon we should have an indication of which direction the country is going. just briefly, samira, the numbers of people who have we are talking about almost 970 million people that were eligible to vote in these elections and thats why they went on for so long. in order to organise and have enough manpower to get all of those people to be able to cast their ballots, thats why you have eminem h...

Thats true. 0h, not me. i dont think about that any more. there are wars everywhere today. next week, they will join family, friends and foreigners to pay tribute and to remember those who fought for their freedom. but most of all, to say merci — thank you. john maguire, bbc news, normandy. eminem has released the lead single from his new album the death of slim shady. which will be released in full this summer. the music video for the track, called houdini, has been viewed more than 15 millio...

They want to be dispensing these medicines. the uk is not the only country in the world experiencing problems with drug supplies — its a global issue. but the npa says it wants all the main parties in the election to commit to tackling the shortages. dominic hughes, bbc news. eminem has released the lead single from his new album "the death of slim shady", which will be released in full this summer. the music video for the track, called "houdini", has been viewed more than 15 million times on ...

El salvador�*s president nayib bukele has been sworn in for a second term in office amid security concerns after police said they had foiled a bomb threat. in a speech the former nightclub manager who calls himself a "cool dictator," promised to boost the economy and reducing poverty. mr bukele has adopted bitcoin as legal tender and overseen a reduction in the countrys murder rate. however, his approach to security has been criticised by human rights groups. the latest attempt by the american...