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the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. bells tolling this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome. you can hear the ...

samoa and kiribati were first to greet the new year, followed by new zealand — where thousands gathered to watch the fireworks in auckland. you are watching bbc news. now the dark side of direct sales. the world of door—to—door sales and selling on the street has been rebooted for the social media age. young people are being promised big money, glam work trips abroad and the chance to work with some of the biggest brands in the uk. but the reality can be very different. im lora j...

good morning. its thursday october 20th. our main story. the prime ministers position is looking increasingly vulnerable today after some of her own mps called for her to resign. it followed a chaotic day for the government with the resignation of the home secretary, accusations of bullying, and confusion over whether the chief whip had resigned. our political correspondent ione wells reports. reporter: is this a coalition of chaos, mr schapps? - another day, another new cabinet minist...

im across the city at the kayll road, one of sunderlands warm spaces as at survey conducted on the half of the bbc say many people are delaying putting the heating on this winter to try to save cash. the other main headlines this morning: a report on failings in maternity care at the east kent hospitals trust is to be published — families have been warned its likely to be harrowing. good morning. a terrific turnaround from crystal palace — they come from behind to beat wolves in th...

whole picture. it is windy out there today and feeling different and for some we have outbreaks of rain as well. looking at the satellite picture low—pressure the south—west of the uk, bands of rain popping up across the country but at the moment we have some heavy rain heading into northern ireland. i suspect it could be heavy enough to bring localised flooding. otherwise some patches rain across the west, some patches in eastern scotland. some bright spells coming through across ...

with less tha 48 hours until us midterm elections, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. and elon musk threatens a permanent ban for twitter users who create false orfake profiles. we will tell you all you need to know. a very warm welcome to the programme. at the cop 27 climate conference in egypt, world leaders will highlight the steps they are taking to tackle global warming, as developing countries hope for reforms of the...

not simply a democracy at. were but something that could actually destroy american democracy, another hour of velshi begins right now. hi begins right now. good morning, it is sunday january the 8th. i am ellen -- kevin mccarthys new election as the speaker of the house, it was a historic one if not exactly for the best reasons. the first time for a speakership was divot sided on a multiple, ballots are where occurrence in the scope of all american history. mccarthys bid this year was ...

temperatures, ten up to 12, below average for the time of year. this area of low pressure going nowhere fast, trapped by high pressure in europe, so thursday is an unsettled day with outbreaks of rain moving north and east across the country. sunshine follows, but there could be a few showers later in the day. still very mild for most of us with temperatures coming up in northern ireland at 16 degrees as we head through thursday and if youre looking for signs of change in the weather f...

maternity care at a hospital trust thatis maternity care at a hospital trust that is already under investigation. after competing without a hijab breaking irans strict rules this climber says it fell off accidentally. and it started as the british broadcasting company — with just four employees. today the bbc is 100 years old. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. jurgen klopp�*s charged for improper conduct after his sending off, but he denies that he i...

and coming up at 3:30, operation relocation, looks behind the scenes of one of the uks biggest hospitals transitions from old to new. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members, but it says those counted so far suggest support for strike action — possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase ...