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2 hours agoBy Anne Soy, BBC deputy Africa editor & Peter Mwai, BBC Verify, NairobiAFPPolice opened fire at protesters outside parliamentIn the chaotic context of this week’s violence on the streets of the Kenyan capital and a government accused of responding brutally to protests, rumours began to take on a life of their own – feeding into public anger and further stoking a situation that was already tense.On Tuesday citizens watched in horror as a bloody day unfolded in Nairobi. The country’s police watchdog is now investigating allegations that officers shot dead protesters outside the national parliament during a day of demonstrations…

53 minutes agoBy Mark Savage, Music Correspondent • Annabel Rackham, Entertainment reporterGetty ImagesDua Lipa headlined the Pyramid Stage for the first timeDua Lipa did not come to mess around.The pop star stormed through her first ever headline slot at Glastonbury with an ambitious and dynamic performance that was stacked with smashes from beginning to end.She took to the Pyramid Stage shortly after 10pm, opening with a flawless run of five songs: Training Season, One Kiss, Illusion, Break My Heart and Levitating.Each one had the breathless choreography of an award show performance – and the pace didn’t let up all night.Dua had five costume changes on…

33 minutes agoBy James Waterhouse, Ukraine correspondentGetty ImagesUkraine’s troops are fighting hard against Russian advances in the Kharkiv regionFor months, Oleksiy has been fighting to hold a thin strip of land surrounded by Russian forces.Now he’s been rushed to defend Moscow’s onslaught in the Kharkiv region, like many other soldiers scrambled from other parts of Ukraine’s front line.It’s a redeployment symptomatic of this war’s new focus.We’ve been in touch with Oleksiy for the past nine months. Now from north-eastern Ukraine, he’s described the difference in fighting as “huge”.The ‘forgotten’ missionDespite limited supplies, minimal gains and mounting losses, Kyiv insists its southern foothold…

3 hours agoBy Liv McMahon, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMarks & Spencer is launching a new service for clothing repairs and alterations.From August, customers will be able to book through a dedicated online hub and have their fixed items posted back to them within seven to ten days.The work will be carried out by Deliveroo-style repairs start-up Sojo, and its in-house team of tailors, with prices starting at £5.The move comes as retailers try to encourage more sustainable habits among their shoppers.Sojo launched during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 with a mission to make repairing, not simply replacing, clothing more mainstream.M&S said its partnership…

1 hour agoBy Aoife Moore and Ashleigh Swan, BBC News NIGetty ImagesTaylor addressed the ecstatic crowd saying “Dublin we’ve arrived”Taylor Swift fans are experiencing the sold-out Eras tour in Dublin this weekend.The singer has brought her record-breaking tour to the Aviva Stadium in Ireland’s capital for three nights, beginning on Friday, with more than 150,000 Swifties in attendance. Before Friday, it had been six years since Swift’s last show in Dublin.The 152-date Eras tour has become the most lucrative set of concerts in history.And its arrival in Dublin is not the only big event in the Irish capital over the weekend -…

20 minutes agoBy Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC News, Washington What Biden and Trump said after high-stakes debateUS President Joe Biden has hit back at criticism over his age, telling supporters in a fiery speech that he will win re-election in November after a poor debate performance fuelled fresh concern about his candidacy.”I know I’m not a young man, to state the obvious,” he told a rally in the battleground state of North Carolina on Friday, one day after he struggled in the televised showdown with his Republican rival Donald Trump.”I don’t walk as easy as I used to… I don’t debate as well…

BBCThe computer expert who helped build the faulty Horizon software has finally spoken under oath about his involvement in the Post Office scandal.Gareth Jenkins is a key figure, having appeared as an expert witness to defend Horizon in court cases, and is now at the centre of an alleged cover-up. His appearance at the inquiry was long-awaited after being postponed twice.He gave evidence over four days – the longest run of questions any witness has faced – and gave his version of events.Here are five key moments from his evidence.1. He thought Horizon bugs were fixed quicklyGareth Jenkins referred to…

9 minutes agoBy Samantha Granville, BBC News, Los AngelesGetty ImagesA judge has denied a last-ditch effort by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge against him in the fatal shooting on the set of his film Rust. The move comes two weeks before the actor is set to stand trial in New Mexico for the 2021 shooting that left the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, dead. New Mexico District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer denied Baldwin’s bid to have the charge dismissed, saying it must be resolved at trial.The proceedings are due to begin on 9 July with jury selection. In…

7 hours agoBy Wycliffe Muia, BBC News, Nairobi Rose Museo Kenyan MPs may still be reeling after anti-tax protesters overpowered police and invaded parliament on Tuesday – but two legislators are actually thankful to some of the invaders who went to their rescue during the ordeal.”I was very scared and I prayed to God as about 22 young protesters surrounded me,” MP Rose Museo, who uses crutches, told the BBC.She and her colleague Jackson Kosgei, who uses a wheelchair, were left stranded during the two-hour assault from which their colleagues escaped by scampering for safety through an underground tunnel.The youthful protesters smashed…

You might be more used to seeing the BBC’s analysis editor in front of the camera but this weekend Ros Atkins is swapping his day job for a DJ set at Glastonbury. As part of his set he’ll be playing a drum and bass remix version of David Lowe’s BBC News theme. Ros explains why this came about and how music producer Crissy Criss helped turn the well-known theme into a Glastonbury-worthy tune. He will be joining the likes of Rudimental, Jamz Supernova and Idris Elba on the Stonebridge Bar stage this Saturday at 15:30 (BST). Source link