on the bbc sounds app. some other stories now. an unexploded world war ii bomb that was found in plymouth has been put in the sea to be detonated. thousands of people were evacuated as the bomb was taken through the city. the 500kg device was transported by the military after it was found buried in a garden on tuesday. germany has become the latest country in europe to legalise cannabis. the law will come into effect in april and it will apply to over 18s only, but it does come with strict rules which will make it harder to buy the drug. however, people will be allowed to grow up to three plants at home. the government says the new law will undermine the sale of the drug on the black market. and some potentially good news now if you are a swiftie because one of london s top museums is hiring a taylor swift super fan who can help advise them about swiftie culture and memorabilia. job applications are open now if you re interested. and the museum is searching for experts on cro
next year as the starting date for former president trump s trial over alleged mishandling of classified documents. mr. trump s lawyers wanted to wait until after the november election. and stocks were mixed today. the dow finished ahead 2.5. the s&p 500 was up 1.5. nasdaq fell 30 and a half. for the week the dow gained two percentage points. the s&p 500 was up two thirds. nasdaq lost about a half. president biden s team is dismissing revelations we brought you yesterday concerning bribery allegations against then vice president biden and his son hunter. republicans on the other hand are talking about impeachments. correspondent fillian turner is at the white house tonight. good evening, gillian. good evening to you, shannon. the white house is insisting that allegations made in that unclassified fbi form of bribery and corruption by the president and his son have been debunked. now they are trying to move on. today the president himself focused elsewhere. he welcomed tech
struggling to recover more than a week after hurricane ian devastated parts of the state. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin with multiple development in ukraine that are unfolding right now. first, a fuel tanker exploded on a strategic and symbolic bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula. the blast sparked a fire which emergency crews are trying to put out, according to pro russian officials. now they also say that two spans of the road to the bridge have collapsed. the 11-mile span is the longest in europe, and it was built after russia claimed its annexation of crimea in 2014. now on top of that, we re getting reports of a fire in ukraine s second largest city following a russian rocket strike. the mayor of kharkiv said the city was hit by several rockets causing flames to spread at a local medical facility. he says officials are still checking if there are any casualties. so stay with cnn for updates on both of those stories. meanwhile,
of insulting scotland, after the labour leader praised margaret thatcher in a newspaper article. sir keir said she, along with tony blair and clement attlee, had brought about meaningful change in britain. mr yousaf said many communities in scotland still bore the scars of what he called mrs thatcher s disastrous policies. the home office says more than 500 migrants crossed the channel in 11 small boats yesterday. the french authorities rescued a further 190 people after they got into difficulty at sea. the home office says the numbers making the crossing this year, though, are down by around a third compared with last year. the government of peru has announced it s increasing the number of tourists allowed at the isth century inca citadel machu picchu, its most famous historical site. the move is aimed at helping tourism rebound, after the decline suffered during the coronavirus pandemic. now on bbc news, tecthlore: japan. around the world, people are looking to tech for c
could all be a myth. researchers looked at the health record of more than 3 million people, casting doubt on the theory that some people can be healthy, despite being overweight. and she was famous for her trademark headscarf and pinny, now coronation street s hilda ogden s trademark items are going under the hammer, good morning. it s wednesday 17th may. i m annita mcveigh welcome to bbc newsroom live the white house has denied reports that donald trump asked former fbi directorjames comey to stop an investigation into the alleged links between one of his senior advisers and russia. mr comey, who was sacked last week, is said to have recorded the comments in notes taken after a meeting with the president in february. david willis reports. following a meeting of his security advisers back in february, president trump waited for other officials to leave the room before taking then fbi director james comey to one side. the previous day, his national security advisor, michael fl