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go! can you believe that its exactly ten years since this site was just getting ready to host the 2012 olympic games? it feels like it was yesterday that this olympic stadium was alive with the roars of the crowds, cheering on the athletes. time flies. and when you plan a site like this, indeed, when you spend all of that money, its important to plan a legacy — how the place can be put to good use once the games have finished. and the park is still thriving with football, swimming, c...

weve got a nine—year—old girl who wont celebrate her 18th birthday. "do not protect the killers." an online video appeal from merseyside police after three fatal shootings within a week, including that of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. as the death toll from floods in pakistan exceeds 1,000 — a call for more international aid. and ready for lift—off — a return to the moon for america for the first time in 50 years. this is our generation, we get to say that we did i...

blasting off, ourfirst step in the return to the moon for the first time in 50 years. europes biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three—year break due to the pandemic. and curating covid — new zealands national museum preserves a collection of items reflecting the countrys response to the pandemic. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in pakistan where more than 1,000 people have now died in floods described by ...

this will be blasting off, our first step in the return to the moon for the first time in 50 years. legacy of covid — the new zealand museum collection recording the countrys response to the pandemic. and europes biggest carnival returns to the streets of london after a three—year break due to the pandemic. welcome to bbc news. we begin in pakistan, where more than 1,000 people have now died in floods described by the countrys foreign minister as a catastrophe. bilawal bhutto—zar...

scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. good afternoon. the chancellor nadhim zahawi has said the country is in a "national economic emergency" which could last for two years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with en...

middle income earners as well as low earners will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. earlier, i spoke to lisa rodgers whos a teacher — she told me about how ...

another encore for serena williams. she showed shes got no intention of ending her singles career without a fight as she advanced to the third round of the us open, this time beating one of the top seeds. and we look at glasgows chances of becoming the host city for the eurovision 2023. good morning. its not of country this morning started off on a cool note with some dense fog patches but for many of us today, it is going to be largely dry. there will be some sunshine but there will a...

not today, today quite fresh across the north with a breeze coming from the north with a breeze coming from the atlantic and a bit of rain. that is riding around this area of high pressure which is to the south of us so this is where this settled sunny weather is at the moment. with the jet stream to the north of us next week there is a large area of settled weather may be building across the uk and that is going to allow temperatures to rise. so the forecast for this afternoon, cool a...

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�...

have a windfall tax on the oil and gas companies. the taliban are celebrating the first anniversary of their return to power in afghanistan but not everybody is cheering, especially women and girls. here as flash floods hit cornwall, the text alerts that will give you a direct warning about severe weather — and other life—threatening events. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the uk has become the first country to approve what its manufacturers are calling a next—generation co...