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and the _ countries on the edge of bankruptcy and the most vulnerable people on the edge _ and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. gridlock at the english channel as the port of dover is overwhelmed with traffic, and warnings of worse to come. and the more you look at the stars, the more you see! well explain how a powerful new space telescope is widening our view of the universe. welcome if you just joined welcome if you justjoined us. im shaun ley. we start with some br...

river basin, close to the sea. the author and illustrator raymond briggs, best known for the 1978 classic, the snowman, has died, aged 88. debts owed by consumers to energy suppliers have tripled since last september, according to the comparison service u—switch. almost a quarter of households owe an average of more than 200—pounds to their provider. households are thought to owe £1.3 billion to their energy suppliers — an all time high. it comes as eon — the energy supplier f...

good afternoon and welcome to wembley. the final countdown is under way as england face germany at wembley in the euro 2022 final in just an hours time. crowds are gathering outside and inside the stadium for the lionesses first majorfinal since 2009. england have only won two of the teams�* 27 previous meetings, but they triumphed 3—1 in february. joe lynskey looks ahead. five wins down. goes for goal! oh, my word! one more match to go. through the month ofjuly theres been new mem...

get in touch with me @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. the family of olivia pratt—korbel, who was shot dead by a gunman, speak of their heartbreak, as merseyside police vow to find her killer. royal mail has warned that letters wont be delivered today and some parcels could be delayed, as around 115,000 of its workers go on strike. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky claims europe narrowly avoided a radiation disaster earlier this week. hundreds of remastered image...

children in england today should never be allowed to legally buy tobacco products once they are adults — the new recommendations to cut smoking rates. and im here on the isle of wight where they have made an extraordinary dinosaur discovery. they found the remains of what could be the largest ever carnival discovery in europe. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel — the premier league suspends its six—year tv deal with russian broadcaster match tv, because of the invasio...

shooting. ten people were killed when an 18-year-old white male opened fire at a super market in buffalo new york, largely african-american neighborhood. witnesses describing a scene thats horrifying and heartbreaking. police are calling the attack racially motivated. >> this was pure evil. it was straight up, racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community. comining into our community and trying to inflict evil upon us. i urge everyone to stay calm, and we are the...

Known as raac a type of concrete, thats known to be at risk of crumbling. Meanwhile, in the last couple of hours another twist with the Education Secretary caught on camera voicing her frustrations about the media coverage. This is Gillian Keegan, after an interview with itv news. Does anyone ever say, you know what, youve done a bleep good job, because Everyone Else has sat on their and done nothing . No signs of that, no . The footage was captured by itv news as the Camera Repositioned for ext...

And scotland will be fully or partially closed today, because of concerns about crumbling concrete. Investigations are also under way in schools in wales and Northern Ireland. Ministers have promised to speed up checks on schools where the material, known as raac, may have been used. 0ur reporter Louisa Pilbeam reports. From the midlands to suffolk. And london. More than 100 schools in england look like this today, with buildings roped off and closed on what for many should be the first day of t...

Hostages held by hamas, who are expressing concern about the intensifying attacks on gaza. And right now we are striking from the air every single day when we do not know where my cousin is, where we do not know where over 200 hostages are and we dont know if any of our bombs have killed them. Here in london, pro palestinian demonstrators turn out in force. These are live pictures. Protests are also planned in other capital cities. Fresh aid enters gaza and the un tells the bbc theyve managed to...

Shot dead tells us America Needs better gun control. And, nearly a0 years after the First Successful separation of conjoined twins at Great Ormond Street Hospital, some of the children its helped meet up and share their experiences like, we obviously do fight a lot. We do scream at each other a lot. We get mad at each other. But then we always have that bond that we know well be sisters forever, and well love each other forever, and well care for each other forever. On bbc london, the mayor sadi...