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to the foreign office. the foreign office has long condemned the exploitation of british civilians and prisoners of war being held by pro—russian forces in ukraine, but the kremlin sees them as diplomatic pawns who can be used to put pressure on the west, and officials here dont expect that strategy to change soon. james landale, bbc news, at the foreign office. everyone aged 50 and over will be offered a covid booster vaccine this autumn to top up their immunity. the announcement co...

temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next years eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uks second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasnt got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but itll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the ...

last night after legal action. and our shrinking coastline — a warning that rising sea levels mean almost 200,000 properties in england may have to be abandoned. also coming up before nine oclock... as new government research reveals that young people are particularly at risk of chronic loneliness, we take a closer look at something affecting up to half of adults in england and ask how we can better cope together. boris johnsons ethics adviser has resigned after saying there was a "l...

and you are looking in for every week and month that goes by, the dream of homeownership recedes further into the distance. the average age of first—time buyers has been rising continuously. the proportion of young people who can afford to buy their own home has been falling. between 2005—2016, the proportion of 2534 —year—olds that owned their own home fell by 20%, whereas in most other countries, it has been rising. it is true that we still have higher rates of overall homeow...

the police close their inquiry. in total 83 people have been penalised. millions of tonnes of grain stuck in ukraine, as the un warns of a globalfood crisis if exports dont resume. this crop is due to be harvested in just over a months time, but the farmers here still have no idea where theyre going to store it or how theyre going to get it out of the country. music: chariots of fire main theme and the film score that mesmerised millions — its composer vangelis has died at the age of...

his immigration minister robert jenrick. the bell they have published so far does allow ministers to override some parts of the human rights act, but not completely ignored all european human rights laws, which was something that some mps on the right of the conservative party had been calling for. that has led to backlash from that wing of his party, including the former home secretary suella braverman, who has told the bbc this morning that this would leave the rwanda bill open to fu...

its the panorama special, first of all the leaders. but vicky, lib dem manifesto launch today. i remember last time we had one of these for general election. it was in a nightclub. it was a nightclub. it was, yeah. yeah. where was it this time? i love nightclubs. no, this was central london—ish. it was quite it seemed quite modern. it was modern. it was a very good space. i think theyd splashed a bit of cash on it. yeah, it was all... it was all quite slick. what did notice and this ...

also on the programme tonight... pressure grows on the first minister nicola sturgeon. its understood the holyrood committee investigating the handling of harassment claims against alex salmond believes she misled their inquiry. the duke and duchess of sussex condemn the "predatory practices" of the british tabloids, after the sun paid a us private investigator to gather information about meghan markle. he says he then acted illegally. a decade after the war in syria began, the misery ...

are now being invited to book their appointment for a covid vaccine. a digital travel certificate — the eu suggests a way for holidaymakers to prove theyve had a covid vaccination. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. and to viewers on bbc one where we await a news conference with the health secretary matt hancock in the next half an hour. the row over covid vaccine supply between the eu and uk has been reignited, as the head of the european commission threatened to restrict coronavi...

family are racist. this thing about what colour will the baby be, or how dark will the baby be, im guessing and hoping it was just a dumb question. nomadland and rocks lead this years bafta nominations — with much more diversity in the shortlist for the awards and after a journey through space of 4.6 billion years — the meteorite that fell to earth near cheltenham. i thought we would not see another fall likely in the uk of any sort, and to realise that it was such a rare type it w...