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An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president’s office has said.The Malawi Defence Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added.The plane was supposed to land at Mzuzu International Airport, in the country’s north, just after 10:00 local time (09:00 BST).In a speech late on Monday, President Lazarus Chakwera said a search and rescue operation was continuing.”Soldiers are still on the ground carrying out the search and I have given strict orders that the operation should continue until the plane is…

Oil giant BP has tightened rules on workplace relationships after its former boss was dismissed for failing to disclose details about his personal relationships with colleagues.Senior managers must now report any intimate relationships that have taken place with colleagues in the last three years.Any employees who fail to adhere to the new rules may face disciplinary action.BP said the update to its conflict of interest policy was scheduled for review this year.About 4,500 staff at managerial level have been asked to submit any reports in the next three months “whether or not they feel they represent a conflict of interest”,…

18 hours agoBy David Sillito, Media correspondentA look back at Michael Mosley’s careerIt is not an exaggeration to say Dr Michael Mosley transformed people’s lives.For those who feared the growing waistline bulge over a straining belt was just an inevitable and depressing part of life, his cheerful, experimental approach to better health offered a solution that seemed to work for many.Tributes are now pouring in for the TV, radio presenter and author, who over two decades produced programmes and books that were watched, listened to and read by millions of people.And among them are many who have spoken about how he inspired…

15 minutes agoBy Zoe Kleinman, Technology editor • Liv McMahon, Technology reporterReutersApple boss Tim Cook pictured on-stage at WWDC 2024Apple is to boost its Siri voice assistant and operating systems with ChatGPT as it seeks to catch up in the AI race.The iPhone maker announced the Siri makeover along with a number of other new features at its annual developers show on Monday.It is part of a new personalised AI system – called “Apple Intelligence” – that aims to offer users a way to navigate Apple devices more easily.Updates to its iPhone and Mac operating systems will allow access to ChatGPT through a partnership with…

4 hours agoBy Jonathan Morris & PA Media, BBC News, South WestHouse of CommonsSouth West Water boss Susan Davy has dropped her bonus for the second year runningThe chief executive of South West Water’s (SWW) parent company has forgone her annual performance bonus for the second year in a row.It comes amid anger over the company’s response to the parasite outbreak in Devon. Susan Davy, who heads SWW owner Pennon Group, would have been in line for a bonus of £237,000 in 2023-24.However, the company’s annual report revealed her total pay jumped to £860,000 in 2023-34 from £543,000 the previous year, after…

The data watchdogs of the UK and Canada will investigate genetic testing company 23andMe over a data breach in October 2023.Hackers gained access to personal information of 6.9 million people, which in some cases included family trees, birth years and geographic locations, by using customers’ old passwords.One of the things the joint taskforce will investigate is whether adequate safeguards had been put in place to protect such data.”We intend to cooperate with these regulators’ reasonable requests,” 23andMe said in a statement.The data stolen in October did not include DNA records.23andMe is a giant of the growing ancestor-tracing industry, offering genetic…

19 hours agoBy Aurelia Foster, Health reporter, BBC NewsCancer Research UKA special light is shone on to the prostate, which makes the cancer cells show up A special type of fluorescent dye might help surgeons better locate and remove prostate cancer cells, UK scientists from University of Oxford believe.Getting rid of all of the cancer is vital to cut the risk of it coming back. The glowing dye attaches to a protein found only on the cancer cells.In a small, early trial on 23 men, surgeons say it helped them find areas of cancerous tissue not picked up by the naked eye…

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Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr says he is a “tormentor of racists” after three Valencia fans were sentenced to eight months in prison for abusing him at a match.The racist chants were aimed at Vinicius during a La Liga game at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium on 21 May 2023.The fans were found guilty of a “crime against moral integrity” with “aggravating circumstance of discrimination based on racist motives”.”I’m not a victim of racism. I am a tormentor of racists. This first criminal conviction in the history of Spain is not for me. It’s for all black people,” Vinicius posted on X.”May…

37 minutes agoBy Navtej Johal, Midlands correspondent • Faisal Islam, Economics editorBBCPeter and Rebecca say it is “almost impossible” to buy a house while renting at the same timePeter Felix paints and decorates other people’s homes for a living, but he says it is frustrating that he cannot afford one of his own.He and his partner, Rebecca Wilson, are in their early 40s. They have been renting together for nearly three years, and are losing hope of ever owning a house.Peter is among the many people who got in touch with the BBC via Your Voice, Your Vote to tell us that housing is the…