Image copyright Getty Images BMW and Daimler have unveiled a joint venture covering new-generation services such as driverless vehicles, ride-hailing, and pay-per-use cars. Normally fierce rivals, the firms are investing €1bn (£880m) in the project, which will also help drivers find parking and electric charge points. It comes as carmakers face competition from mobility services […]
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Image copyright Channel 4Image caption In Leaving Neverland, Wade Robson (pictured) says he was abused by Jackson in the 1990s Michael Jackson’s estate is suing HBO for $100m (£77m) over the controversial documentary Leaving Neverland. They claim the film, which details the singer’s alleged sexual abuse of two boys, breaches a non-disparagement clause in an […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has dropped its investigations into aerospace firm Rolls-Royce and drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline. The SFO said there was “either insufficient evidence” or it was “not in the public interest” to continue. Rolls was being investigated over concerns about bribery and corruption, which led the firm to enter […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe flypast was watched by Tony Foulds, who tends the memorial to the 10 men who died Thousands of people cheered a flypast honouring 10 airmen who died when their plane crashed in a park 75 years ago. The US bomber came down in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The flu vaccine is so far proving more effective in children than in adults in the UK, mid-season figures suggest. The nasal spray flu vaccine is 87% effective in children aged two to 17 against the main circulating flu strain, influenza A(H1N1)pmd09, Public Health England data indicates. Meanwhile, the flu vaccine […]
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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption The guidance also covers support for runaways A children’s charity is taking High Court action against the government over its claims that some protections of children in care are “myths”. The Article 39 charity is seeking a judicial review of Department for Education guidance to English councils responsible for vulnerable […]
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Image caption This is one of the overcrowded camps people had fled to Displaced people in north-east Nigeria have told the BBC they were transported through a dangerous conflict zone ahead of the country’s elections in an operation agreed by the main political parties. The BBC has been told that the unescorted convoys were organised […]
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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Churches such as St Mark’s in Englefield, Berkshire, will no longer have to stage a Sunday service A weekly Sunday service will no longer be compulsory for churches after a vote to change a 400-year-old law was passed by the Church of England’s ruling body. The General Synod voted to […]
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Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption A gang has allegedly taken control of a Russian graveyard (not pictured) The body of a man was left lying in an open coffin outside a regional parliament in southern Russia after his widow was allegedly confronted by a gang at the local cemetery. A video of her protest in […]
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Image copyright GoogleImage caption The babies has been born extremely prematurely at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital Two newborn babies who died in a Glasgow maternity hospital had been infected with a rare bacterium that has never been seen before in Scotland. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde announced on 31 January that the two premature […]
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Image copyright AFPImage caption A US-backed alliance is waiting to evacuate civilians before launching its final assault on IS militants in Syria The US military will keep 200 troops in Syria to serve as a peacekeeping force after it pulls out most of its soldiers, the White House says. President Donald Trump has come under […]
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Image copyright Dairy Crest Dairy Crest, whose brands include Cathedral City cheddar and Country Life butter, has agreed to be bought by a Canadian company in a near-£1bn deal. Saputo, one of the biggest dairy processors in the world, will pay 620p a share, valuing Dairy Crest at £975m. The deal is Saputo’s first in […]
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