You re watching the context on bbc news. Coming up we discuss king charles visit to southport, the town in the northwest of england where three young girls were fatally stabbed at a dance class last month. Scotland holds a grim record in europe the highest number of drug deaths as a result of misuse. And despite measures to address the issue in recent years, the numbers are rising again. Data from the national records of scotland for 2023 revealed that 1,172 people died. That s up 121 on the previous 12 months, marking a 12% increase. But as you can see, the rise comes after a clear drop off in 2022. At the time, that drop was seen as an early sign that progress was finally being made in scotland. There has been a huge amount of investment in rehab and front line emergency services across scotland to deal with the crisis. This time last year, there was hope. Now there is more concern. In other parts of europe, maybe 70 80% of people who are experiencing problem drug use or engage
book. we will see you in court. congress has raised the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion. how high do you think the debt needs to get before you cut government spending. we have a debt problem because the very richest people just aren t paying. we start with a fox news alert. the this morning president biden is set to go and see all the devastation firsthand in our country s heartland. is he going to travel to the hardest hit areas of kentucky where 100 people are still missing. lawrence: tragic story. 12 children including a baby girl 88 people confirmed dead across a handful of states. steve: meanwhile, overnight, the community of mayfield, kentucky come together for as you can see right there a candlelight vigil. it s interesting. we are going to get to rick reichmuth who is on location there very, very shortly. one of the stories that is being told in the local papers out in kentucky this morning is about how a nursing home in mayfield, which was one of the most de
rangers match, head to bbc sport website. winners of the champions league last year, manchester city, will have to do without manager pep guardiola until after the international break following surgery on his back. the club confirmed their manager has had a routine operation and will complete his rehab in barcelona. assistant managerjuanma lillo will take control of the first team for city s games against sheffield united and fulham. before taking leave it seems pep was busy securing a new signing. manchester city have agreed to deal for belgium wingerjeremy doku from rennes for over £55 million. the 21 year old is set to become city s third major signing of the summer, after mateo kovacic and josko gvardiol. 0wen farrell and billy vunipola will discover sometime today if they can play at the rugby world cup. both face disciplinary panels over their recent red cards. for farrell, it s the second time in a week he s been through it, after world rugby appealed the decision to
for the central bank as top officials signal more support for its slumping economy. and it is the start of earning season for big tech. both alphabet and microsoft have reported strong welcome to asia business report. we will get to china moment but first some breaking news because boss news because natwest boss alison rose has stepped down as the chief executive, with immediate effect. this was after she admitted discussing closure of nigel farage s the closure of nigel farage s bank account with the bbc s is she this editor simon jack. she said this editor simonjack. she said she was wrong to respond and they have been some closure and they have been some government pressure on her to have just learned resign and we have just learned that she has decided to step down. to that she has decided to step down. to china. while the removal of its foreign minister has been making headlines, taking the helm of the time of the chinese economy is seeing slumping activity. the top d
in the uae, some of the worst flaring is hidden away from the public on rigs out at sea. across the gulf from iran and iraq to kuwait we will reveal how the health of millions is being put at risk by the toxic flares. coughing samira is one of the 20 million people walking as part of the annual shia pilgrimage of arba in, which starts in basra, southern iraq. this part of the 700km route is highly polluted, as it crosses through areas just metres from gas flares, including the town where samira lives. in 2022, our bbc arabic investigation exposed how oil giants toxic air pollution puts children living next to the flares at risk of cancer. now we re investigating how this almost entirely avoidable pollution spreads across the region, and how it impacts people s health hundreds of kilometres away. volunteer nurses on the arba in route say that many pilgrims are reporting health issues. the biggest source of flaring here is from a giant oil field called rumaila, managed b