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This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Laura Kuenssberg & Oliver Slow BBC News The head of NHS England has warned that July’s planned strikes in the health service could be the worst yet for patients. Amanda Pritchard said industrial action across the

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Seven Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested while trying to halt the annual Pride parade in central London. Images on social media showed police removing demonstrators who managed to briefly stop the march. The Metropolitan Police

Getty Images By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent A change to the energy price cap has come into force, reducing domestic gas and electricity bills – with a further, smaller fall expected this winter. A household in England, Wales and Scotland using a typical amount of energy will now pay £2,074 a year, a

Getty Images By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor There has been an unusual rise in the number of children and teenagers around the world diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since Covid, say researchers. A new study in JAMA Network Open journal has collated available data from different countries, including the UK, on more than 38,000

By Christy Cooney BBC News A technical glitch means the BBC Weather app and website are showing users unusually low temperatures for their area. While most can expect warm temperatures around the seasonal average and scattered showers heading into next week, visitors to BBC platforms are being told to expect an autumnal 8C. A problem

PA Media By Sean Seddon BBC News The government will appeal against a court ruling which deemed plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful, Rishi Sunak has said. Court of Appeal judges ruled Rwanda had not provided enough safeguards to prove it is a “safe third country”. The prime minister said he “fundamentally

Getty Images By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Staff sickness in the NHS in England has reached record levels. Figures for 2022 show an absence rate – the proportion of days lost – of 5.6%, meaning the NHS lost the equivalent of nearly 75,000 staff to illness. This is higher than during the peak pandemic years

PA Media By Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News The government has said it is prepared for a “range of scenarios” following reports that Thames Water could be on the brink of collapse. Ministers declined to comment on the company’s situation, but said regulator Ofwat monitored “the financial position” of all water firms. Thames Water

Family handout By Emma Stanley BBC News Nicola Bulley’s death was accidental and she did not have “any desire” to take her own life, a coroner concluded. The 45-year-old drowned after falling into cold water, Dr James Adeley, senior coroner for Lancashire ruled. Experts told the hearing entering cold water can cause a person to

Racism, sexism, classism and elitism are “widespread” in English and Welsh cricket, according to a long-awaited independent report. The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) has delivered its findings from a two-year investigation. The ICEC has made 44 recommendations, including that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) make an unreserved public apology for

By Joseph Lee BBC News There have been calls to reopen police inquiries into the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence after a BBC investigation uncovered new evidence. Barrister Michael Mansfield, who has represented the family, said it was still possible to put remaining suspects on trial. Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Stephen’s mother, said it was “infuriating”

By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent The sun set on one of the greatest careers in British music history, as Elton John played the last UK show of his farewell tour at Glastonbury. The 76-year-old legend treated his fans to a masterclass in song and stage craft, with a setlist that never stopped delivering classic

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Dearbail Jordan & Sam Francis BBC News The UK Prime Minister has urged homeowners and borrowers to “hold their nerve” over rising interest rates aimed at bringing down stubborn inflation. Rishi Sunak told Sunday with Laura

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Rishi Sunak has urged all sides in Russia to “be responsible and to protect civilians”, as mercenaries from the Wagner group seize military sites from Russia and Vladimir Putin

PA Media By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Householders will not have to pay more on their energy bills to fund hydrogen production, Grant Shapps has indicated. An annual levy was expected to be introduced in 2025 to cover the cost gap between producing low-carbon hydrogen and polluting fossil fuels. But, signalling a U-turn Mr Shapps

Met Police A man has been found guilty of murdering a Met Police sergeant by shooting him in the chest with an antique gun he had smuggled into a south London custody centre. Sgt Matiu Ratana, 54, died of a chest wound after being hit by two bullets at Croydon’s Windmill Road custody block on