british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been jailed for 20 years by a new york court for helping jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. also, with petrol and diesel prices near record highs, pressure is growing on retailers and the government to step in. i ll be finding out the impact on people who rely on their vehicle for work. good morning, defeat for serena williams on her wimbledon return. when the covers come off later, we will see emma raducanu and andy murray back in action. good morning, we have rain pushing eastwards that will clear the east in the next couple of hours. behind it, sunshine and showers, some of them heavy and thundery but less windy today than yesterday. i will have the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday, 29th ofjune. our main story. the cancer campaigner, blogger and broadcaster, dame deborahjames, also known as bowel babe, has died aged 40. she had been receiving end of life care for bowel cancer at home. the host of the bbc s you, me and
dame deborahjames, who has died aged a0 after receiving end of life care for bowel cancer. she challenged taboos and change the conversation around bowel cancer. a 29 year old man has been charged with murdering zara aleena in england s capital, london, as she walked home from a night out in the early hours of sunday morning. a former white house aide gives damning testimony about donald trump s actions during the storming of the us capitol building last year, saying he knew people in the crowd were armed but he didn t care. ghislaine maxwell is jailed for 20 years in a us prison for recruiting and trafficking teenage girls for her then boyfriend jeffrey epstein. and a bbc investigation finds the number of holiday lets in england has risen by 40% in the past three years, with concerns some residents are being pushed out of areas as a result. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start with the nato summit in madrid, where president biden has a
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Borisjohnson and Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a healthy baby boy. The Prime Minister is not expected at pmqs later. Millions more people in the uk will be able to get tested for coronavirus from today including all staff and residents of care homes. If they go to gov. Uk, they can find out how to get a test. There are a number of ways, including having a test sent to your home, where you can get a test. Spains Prime Minister predicts a recession on an extraordinary scale following the pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak in the United States has now killed more americans than the vietnam war over 58,000 have died. In the uk, patients with suspected cancer symptoms are being urged to contact their gp after a 70 drop in referrals since the pandemic was declared. And the bollywood actor irrfan khan, who starred in Slumdog Millionaire and life of pi, has died at the age of 53. The uk Prime Mi
In the midst of the pandemic, a bit ofjoy as borisjohnson and his fiancee announce the birth of a baby boy. The Prime Ministers partner Carrie Symonds and the baby are said to be in good health after the birth at a london nhs maternity unit. Both mother and baby are doing well and im sure the whole house will wa nt to and im sure the whole house will want tojoin and im sure the whole house will want to join with me in sending congratulations and our best wishes to them. We all recognise the anxiety the Prime Minister and Carrie Symonds must have gone through in these past few weeks, unimaginable anxiety sol through in these past few weeks, unimaginable anxiety so i really hope this brings them incredible relief and joy. Well have more on that announcement in a moment as the country continues to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Millions more people in england are eligible for covid i9 testing after the government loosens rules on who can apply. Dont ignore symptoms of cancer
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Bollywood actor irrfan khan, who starred in Slumdog Millionaire and life of pi, has died at the age of 53. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im victoria derbyshire. The Coronavirus Testing Programme is being expanded by the government. It will include all care home staff and residents, and anyone over 65. The government says the 100,000 target set by the Health Secretary is due to be met by tomorrow. Downing street is this morning still declining to say whether Boris Johnson will appear at Prime Ministers questions in the commons this lunchtime following his return to work. A recession on an extraordinary scale is predicted by spains Prime Minister following the outbreak. Over 58,000 us citizens have now died from covid 19. Thats more than the number of americans killed in the vietnam war. Almost 18,000 more people could die from cancer over the next year in england because of the impact of covid 19, according to researchers. Well have more on all those stories shortly. 0urfirst re