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Getty ImagesSix new regional centres created to support under 18s struggling with their gender identity will open over the next two years, NHS England has confirmed.They will join two existing clinics, as part of an overhaul of gender services for children and young people.The emphasis will be on providing a more holistic approach, with a particular focus on supporting mental health and those with conditions such as autism.It follows a ban earlier this year on the routine prescription of puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria. The changes come in response to a landmark review published in April, which was…

EPAThe plane crash in Brazil’s São Paulo state is the country’s worst since 2007At least 21 bodies have been recovered from the site of a plane crash in the Brazilian state of São Paulo which killed everyone on board. Teams have been working through the night to find victims of the disaster after a twin-engine turboprop operated by airline Voepass came down in the town of Vinhedo.The number of casualties was revised up on Saturday to 62.Voepass said earlier that the ATR 72-500 was carrying 57 passengers and four crew between Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to Guarulhos…

Araya Doheny / Getty Images for DisneyThe eighth D23 event is being held from 9 to 11 August at the Anaheim Convention Centre in California Details of new films including the title of the third instalment of Avatar, an addition to the Star Wars franchise and a sequel to Freaky Friday have been announced at a giant Disney fan event. Filmmaker James Cameron told a 12,000-strong audience that Avatar: Fire And Ash will “not be what you expect” while US actor Jon Favreau teased a new Star Wars film titled The Mandalorian And Grogu, starring Pedro Pascal.Actors Lindsay Lohan and…

BBCThe finance firm employs more than 2,000 people at its Bristol HQA final offer has been made to buy the UK’s largest investment platform.A group of private equity investors have tabled a £5.4bn offer, which the board of Hargreaves Lansdown has recommended to shareholders.The consortium is comprised of CVC, Nordic Capital and Platinum Ivy, which is owned by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.Hargreaves Lansdown employs about 2,400 people, most of whom work in its flagship offices at Bristol’s harbourside. In their offer document the consortium has committed to keeping the main HQ in the city.The company’s shareholders will have the…

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…