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Instagram/ReutersBillionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tied the knot with TV presenter Lauren Sanchez in a lavish wedding in Venice on Friday. Reality stars, actors, royals and a whole host of A-listers were trailed by paparazzi in water taxis as they made their way to the three-day event. Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Kylie Jenner and Ivanka Trump were just some of the celebrities seen in the city for the star-studded event. The festivities are expected to end on Saturday with a large party in a former medieval shipyard, where Lady Gaga and Elton John are expected to perform.Wearing a lace Dolce…

Days after the Trump Organization announced plans to launch a US-made smartphone, a reference to its American production has vanished from its website.A “Made in the USA” tagline featured in promotional material for the Trump T1 phone when it launched on 16 June, was no longer displayed on its site as of Wednesday, reporters found.But the Trump Mobile organisation says the phone will still be made in America.”Speculation to the contrary is simply inaccurate,” a spokesperson told the BBC.”We’re excited to launch the phones later this year, but in the meantime, anyone can switch to Trump Mobile now with their…

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Ian YoungsCulture reporterMark SavageMusic CorrespondentGetty ImagesCapaldi greeted the audience with a peace sign, before starting his setLewis Capaldi has made a surprise – albeit heavily rumoured – return at the Glastonbury festival, two years after taking a break to focus on his mental health.The star’s arrival was confirmed when his name flashed up on the video screens at the back of the Pyramid Stage, to a huge roar of support from thousands of fans who’d been tipped off about his performance.Capaldi strolled onto the stage, taking in the view and raising a peace sign to the sky. Then he hoisted…

Labour’s original plan to reform the welfare system was a hasty effort to try to make billions of pounds of cuts to a rapidly growing bill in order to help the chancellor meet her self-imposed rules on government borrowing.But this latest U-turn raises significant questions about just how stability and credibility-enhancing it really is to tweak financial plans every six months to hit budget targets that change frequently due to a variety of reasons, including things such as the cost of borrowing which the government cannot control.The latest deal appears to row back more than half of the annual £5bn…

MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterReporting fromVilnius, LithuaniaEnergesmanFly larvae are excellent at converting food waste into proteinMost people are inclined to shoo flies away from food, and the thought of maggots in your bins is enough to make anyone’s stomach turn.But a handful of city councils have embraced maggots – more formally known as fly larvae – and their taste for rotting food.In Vilnius, capital of the Baltic state of Lithuania, fly larvae have officially been given the job of processing the 2,700 tonnes of food waste the city’s 607,000 residents put out for collection each year, alongside that of the six neighbouring…

Daniel WainwrightData journalist, BBC VerifyGetty ImagesDoctors and patient groups warn that the NHS in England is facing an uphill struggle on the government’s number one NHS priority – improving hospital waiting times.They are concerned about the lack of progress towards hitting the 18-week waiting time target, one of Labour’s key election pledges. It has not been met since 2015.Since the election, the proportion of patients waiting less than 18 weeks has improved, but by less than a percentage point.And an analysis of hospital trusts by BBC Verify found over a third are seeing a smaller share of patients within 18…

One of the “grandpa robbers” found guilty of stealing jewellery worth millions from reality TV star Kim Kardashian has died one month after being convicted, French media have said.Didier Dubreucq, 69, was diagnosed with lung cancer while in detention prior to going on trial and had been undergoing chemotherapy.In May, he and seven accomplices were found guilty of the high-profile Paris heist, during which millions of dollars’ worth of jewellery were stolen from Kardashian nearly a decade ago.Dubreucq denied any involvement in the heist. “It’s a mistaken identity case… I had nothing to do with this,” he told the court…

The government has unveiled a plan for trade aimed at boosting exports and protecting UK firms at a time of growing uncertainty for businesses following the introduction of US tariffs.It aims to remove obstacles for UK businesses selling abroad while also bolstering the country’s trade defences to avoid the risk of cheap imports undercutting domestic companies.Some sectors are concerned that cars and steel originally destined for US markets will be diverted to UK shores, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs make it significantly more expensive to sell in America.But Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the UK’s plan would “ensure British businesses…

Pornhub and a number of other major adult websites have confirmed they will introduce enhanced age checks for users from next month.Parent company Aylo says it is bringing in “government approved age assurance methods” but has not yet revealed how it will require users to prove they are over 18.Regulator Ofcom has previously said simply clicking a button, which is all the adult site currently requires, is not enough.Ofcom said the changes would “bring pornography into line with how we treat adult services in the real world.”The Online Safety Act requires adult sites to introduce “robust” age checking techniques by…