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Getty ImagesRotherham was the scene of some of the riots in England this weekFor days, similar scenes have played out across England and parts of Northern Ireland – unrest, communities in fear, a huge police presence, with the flames being fanned by social media.For days, journalists at BBC News have been contacting big tech companies, trying to find out what they are doing about it.Whatever it is, they don’t want to talk about it – the messaging app Telegram has been the only firm to issue an on-the-record statement.It is hoped the tide has started to turn on the streets.…

About 1,000 senior doctors have written to the British Medical Association (BMA) saying they are “extremely disappointed” with the stance taken on gender services.The BMA has said it opposes a ban on puberty blocker treatments and wants the reforms following a recent official review to be put on hold, following a vote by members of its Council. But organisers of the letter say the doctors, including some former heads of Royal Colleges, have backed the open letter. It accuses the BMA of being “opaque and secretive”, with the policy not reflecting the views of the wider membership.The BMA has responded…

BBC Verify has examined footage of a heavily-damaged convoy in Russia’s Kursk region.It shows many damaged Russian military tracks left in the road, some filled with injured or dead soldiers, while a few others in uniform wait at the roadside.The convoy video was filmed around 06:00 local time, as seen from the direction and length of the shadows, and first appeared online this morning.The video was not sent to the BBC directly, but it has been shared widely on social media and the Telegram messaging app.The uploader of the video has been detained by Russian authorities.

Huw Edwards has been asked by the BBC to hand back the salary he earned from the corporation after being arrested on child abuse image charges.In a letter to staff the BBC Chair Samir Shah said that Edwards had “behaved in bad faith”, saying that the corporation believed he had taken his salary despite knowing he was to plead guilty to the offences.Edwards, formerly the BBC’s most high-profile newsreader, continued to earn his salary for five months after he was arrested on three counts of making indecent images of children, during which time he was paid more than £200,000.Edwards was…

Asda is going to put more staff on checkouts after admitting it has reached a limit with self-service tills.The supermarket said while self-checkouts work well for customers, it wants to invest additional hours into having manned checkouts.“We know that our customers like to have the choice of how they complete their shop which is why we have self-checkouts, manned checkouts and scan and go at most of our larger stores. “Customers can be assured that colleagues will always be on hand to help however they choose to complete their shop,” an Asda spokesperson said.Michael Gleeson, Asda’s chief financial officer, admitted…

Delta Airlines has expressed frustration with CrowdStrike in a new letter on Thursday, as the two companies continue to trade jabs after last month’s massive global network outage. The US-based carrier accused the cybersecurity company of “negligence”, saying it was forced to cancel thousands of flights because of the outage and had lost at least $500m (£392m) as a result.CrowdStrike had denied it was solely responsible for Delta’s flight disruptions, which it said continued after other carriers came back online.Delta has since been hit by a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of affected passengers. The global glitch originated from CrowdStrike…

Yasmin Sharman has donated eggs three timesThe compensation that egg donors receive will rise for the first time in over a decade, but people should not donate purely for the money, the UK fertility regulator has warned.It is illegal to pay someone for their eggs in the UK but compensation is paid to cover expenses. This will rise from £750 to £986 on 1 October, partly to reflect price rises.The UK currently has a shortage of egg donors, particularly from black and ethnic minority backgrounds, the regulator said.Yasmin Sharman, from London, was inspired to donate for the first time aged…

A fan with a ticket to one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna has said “it feels like a huge loss” after all the singer’s shows in the city were cancelled.Jess, from Bristol, said the news “felt like a break-up”, but that it was the best decision for everyone’s safety.They were cancelled due to a possible security threat, with two people arrested on suspicion of planning attacks inspired by the Islamic State group on large events in the Austrian capital.

Broadcaster Kirsty Young has revealed the loneliness of living with chronic pain, describing it as “very isolating”.The former Desert Island Discs presenter stepped back from the programme in 2018 after she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday, Young said she was “hollowed out by it”.She also said she felt a sense of “failure and shame”, as well as a reluctance to talk about it to other people.”It’s very isolating,” she told presenter Emma Barnett. “It came as a surprise to even people I worked very closely with. People who are friends.”They were like, ‘Oh,…

South Korean technology tycoon, Kim Beom-su, who is also known as Brian Kim, has been indicted on charges of stock price manipulation.Kakao executives led by Mr Kim have been accused of buying large amounts of shares in K-pop agency SM Entertainment to inflate its stock price and undermine a competing offer to take over the company.Mr Kim, who founded the internet giant Kakao, has been in detention since being arrested just over two weeks ago.In a statement around the time of his arrest, Kakao said Mr Kim did not order or tolerate any illegal activity.The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office…