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the channel migrant crisis. more on those stories in a moment, but first, breaking news, the brazilian footballer widely regarded as the greatest player of all—time, pele has died at the age of 82. had been suffering from cancer. during his career, when three world cups, on the player ever to do that and received countless awards and titles. in brazil, hailed as a national hero for his achievements in football, but also his repeated calls to improve the social conditions of the poor....

affairs told journalists that more than 1.3 million people had been displaced in the worst floods the country had seen in a decade. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. and boy, theres quite a lot of politics to think about, isnt there? all the drama about this government mess, though, a dramatic shift in our politics. it has become the conventional wisdom overnight that labour will win the next election. the polling suggests ...

it has become the conventional wisdom overnight that labour will win the next election. the polling suggests theres been a greater swing in recent days and weeks than there was during the last worst financial crisis to hit a conservative government — black wednesday back in 1992. and thatll mean there will pretty soon be much greater scrutiny of what labour will do. faced with the same economic fundamentals — high taxes, high borrowing, high inflation and low growth. if labour does...

good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this friday, august 19th. friday, folks. we made it. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the federal judge deciding whether to unseal the affidavit in the unprecedented search of mar-a-lago appeared to stake out the middle ground yesterday. saying he is inclined to unseal it, the magistrate judge gave the justice department until next thursday to submit redactions. in a written ruling, the judge stated, the governme...

trumps old cabinet. >> the west wing was broken. it was not functioning properly. >> the problem hesident has a l history with president xi. were adversaries, were competitors with china right now, no doubt about that . welcome, it is friday, july 29, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in eastern kentucky where flash flood warnings are up right now as more storms and heavy rains move through the region. that is after catastrophic flooding already claimed the lives of at least eight peopl...

invasion of ukraine. and i will just end by saying that according to officials, there was a discussion of a possible face-to-face meeting going forward. theres no timeline for that, but they are going to follow up and set up that meeting. >> mj lee, thank you. lets turn now to selena wang in beijing, gathering chinese reaction to joe biden and xi jinpings phone call. what did china have to say about mo pelosis possible trip to taiwan? >> reporter: while the readout did not specifically...

killed in the gaza strip — where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamic jihad. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia — killing twelve polish people and injuring more than thirty others. the effects from a cyber attack on the nhs 111 system could take until next week to resolve — after phone lines and electronic gp referrals were disrupted. thank you very much for your company does afternoon. ch...

hello this is bbc news — im chris rogers — the headlines. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee confirm he has died after his life support was withdrawn. conservative leadership contenders set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. the palestinian health ministry says 15 palestinians have been killed in the gaza strip — where the israeli military is targeting members of the palestinian group islamic jihad. a bus carry...

as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news its time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. im chethan partak live at the all england club. a big shock as the winning run of number one seed iga swiatek comes to an end. she knocked out by the world number 37. its not a super saturday for the brits as katie boulter�*s wimbledon comes to an end. that was liam brodie, the same thing has happened to it katie boulter, beaten in straight sets. we...

the conservative mp chris pincher, who is under investigation for allegedly groping two men, says hes seeking professional medical support and hopes to return to his duties as an mp as soon as possible. hundreds of people have gathered in east london at a vigil dedicated to zara aleena, who was killed as she walked home from a night out. two more britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. more than a mi...