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has died at the age of 91. he was the longest—serving chancellor of the 20th century, before he resigned in 1989 over thatchers choice of economic advisor. political figures have been paying tribute to him. prime minister rishi sunak tweeted this: "one of the first things i did as chancellor was hang a picture of nigel lawson above my desk. he was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others. my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time." the cur...

years, farmers are asking dog walkers to be extra careful. in sport this morning... a crackerfrom keane — how crucial could this goal be in everton�*s bid to beat the drop as they draw with tottenham? and meanwhile behind the scenes at everton... hi, how are you? nice to meet you. imjordan. the moment eight—year—old cancer patient harry meets his hero, jordan pickford. we catch up with him after he led everton out onto the pitch at that nail—biting game last night. its a cold...

our other main news this lunchtime... intense security as the man convicted of murdering liverpool schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel arrives at court for sentencing. a 26—year—old woman is detained after the killing of a military blogger who supported russias war in ukraine. and remembering mobile phones the size of bricks — its 50 years today since the first call was made on one. coming up on the bbc news channel: sacking season in full flow. chesley and leicesters search for a new...

appearance tomorrow. he is clearly defiant and ready to protest his innocence. well have the latest from sarah smith in new york where the secret service has been conducting security assessments outside the court building. also tonight... the conservative politician nigel lawson — who served as margaret thatchers chancellor in the 19805 — has died at the age of 91. the drug dealer who shot dead nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool is sentenced to a minimum of 42 yea...

brown stuff in the water and its very sort of like foamy. if it starts getting foamy, you get out quick. game, set and match, williams! and no farewell yet for serena williams after winning herfirst round match at the us open. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. scott parker pays the price for bournemouths the 9—0 defeat at anfield, es the first maangerial sacking of the premier season. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. six of the uk...

she upset the "dynamic of the hierarchy" in the royal family "just by existing". good afternoon. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal for almost £140 million, to help pakistan deal with devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, says the country was facing "a monsoon on steroids" thats left millions homeless. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions in the n...

ukrainian forces in broken russian lines in a major offensive in the territory. that is only possible south of the country. because of the sophisticated weapons being supplied by the west. the two 16—year—old boys have died after getting into difficulty ukrainian military said operations in a loch in county londonderry. had been launched in multiple locations in the south today. today, the ukrainian military said that russian positions, and munitions depots, equipment had been atta...

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...

prime minister later. hello and welcome. a gunman has shot dead 19 students and one teacher at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of seven and ten. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde, west of san antonio, at robb elementary school, which is made up of a largely hispanic community. authorities say the suspected attacker was an 18—year—old named salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers. he is believed to have...

for gods sake? another huge hike in energy bills. the price cap looks set to go up another £800 within months. a government support plan could be announced tomorrow. will it be enough? railway workers have voted to go on national strike, threatening major summer travel disruption across the uk. and we speak to radio 1 dj adele roberts about living with a stoma after bowel cancer surgery. good morning. rain currently in the west. that will be moving south and east through the day, weak...