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jacob zumas newly—formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics — as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc�*s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unex...

on the conservative partys tiktok account. hi, tiktok, sorry to be breaking into your usual politics—free feed, but im making a big announcement today and ive been told that a lot of you already have some views on it. so, first thing — no, im not sending everyone off to join the army. what i am doing is proposing a bold new model of national service for 18—year—olds. well, i want to bring in shona ghosh, from bloomberg. everyone here listening to rishi sunak there. give us the ...

they are — orsola de castro, the co—founder of fashion revolution and the author of the book loved clothes last, and kriti tula, the founder of doodlage, who creates sustainable fashion from waste. also joining us is the founder and the big boss of thredup, one of the worlds biggest fashion resale platforms, who tells us second—hand clothing is now transcending generations. wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you...

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unicef has said that the heatwave could be putting the lives of children at risk. now on bbc news, click. this week, its time for a return to some of our finest stories from the world of health and wellbeing. if youve got a condition thats holding you back from being able to do the things that you love, thats something that you want to overcome. —— thats something that you want to overcome with technology. california investigating artificial arms which encourage the mind to power t...

emerged that the one of the prime ministers closest aides had placed a bet on the date of the election days before it was announced. as i said, i will not be expanding on that statement. today, the conservative party announced it will no longer support craig williams, there candidate in montgomeryshire nor laura saunders who is stsanding in bristol north west. in a statement, the party said... is it the right decision to withdraw support from these candidates? conservatives said the de...

palace. so, werejust looking at those pictures, the king and the queen waiting for the arrival of the japanese emperor and empress. they arrived in the uk over the weekend, they carried out some private engagements. as weve been talking about, the emperor has a keen interest in the river thames. that goes back to his time when he studied at oxford for two years. he studied at oxford for two years. he studied water transport on the river thames in the 18th century and then the emperor l...

will come along. we are 90 minutes away from kick—off in cologne. england preparing for theirfinal group game in the european championship, which is against slovenia. in many ways, its alreadyjob done after results elsewhere last night confirmed that england are through to the last 16 no matter what happens in tonights game. but they look a long way off that pre—tournament tag as favourites. that has dominated the post—match analysis in germany, especially after their draw agains...

conservative manifesto launch. last night saw four party leaders grilled by a challenging question time audience on bbc one. rishi sunak was asked about the investigation into alleged bets made by two tory candidates as well as the partys director of campaigning and one of his own close protection officers. the prime minister said he was "incredibly angry" and that anyone with connections to him or the conservative party found to have broken gambling rules "should face the full force o...

great percentage of players, and do you have any advice, coach? you i great percentage of players, and do you have any advice, coach? you got to the semifinal, _ you have any advice, coach? you got to the semifinal, didnt _ you have any advice, coach? you got to the semifinal, didnt you? - you have any advice, coach? you got to the semifinal, didnt you? we - to the semifinal, didnt you? we didnt, so how can i give advice! thank you. what have you learned about the team after they match...