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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Police have already run trials of facial recognition cameras in London The Metropolitan Police has announced it will use live facial recognition cameras operationally for the first time on London streets. The cameras will be in use for five to six hours at a......

Image copyright AFP Four companies that were developing age verification schemes for pornography websites are seeking damages after the government scrapped the idea. The plans would have forced adult websites to verify users’ ages or face being blocked in the UK. Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan scrapped the scheme in October......

Image copyright PA Media/Frank Augstein Image caption The Prince of Wales is on a two-day tour of the Middle East, visiting Israel and the occupied territories for the first time The Prince of Wales has said he will pray for “a just and lasting peace” in the Middle East, on......

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGraphic footage from PC Stuart Outten’s body worn camera showed Rodwan punching the officer before grabbing a sharpened machete A man has been jailed for repeatedly slashing a police officer with a machete in a “brutal and shocking” attack. Muhammad Rodwan, 56,......

Image copyright Family handout Image caption Harry, seen with his parents Sarah and Tom Richford, died aged just seven days The death of a baby seven days after his emergency delivery was “wholly avoidable”, a coroner has ruled. Harry Richford died a week after he was born at Margate’s Queen......

Image copyright Rolls-Royce Mini nuclear reactors could be generating power in the UK by the end of the decade. Manufacturer Rolls-Royce has told the BBC’s Today programme that it plans to install and operate factory-built power stations by 2029. Mini nuclear stations can be mass manufactured and delivered in chunks......

A crowd of 2,693 watched Coventry City’s FA Cup third-round replay win over Bristol Rovers at St Andrew’s FA Cup fourth round Dates: 24-27 January Coverage: Brentford v Leicester City live on BBC One on Saturday, 25 January (12:45 GMT) – as well as Manchester City v Fulham on Sunday,......

If you want to get this briefing by email, sign up here Image copyright EPA Image caption The UK is monitoring direct flights arriving from China as a precaution UK tests 14 as China battles to contain virus As China battles to contain a deadly coronavirus outbreak, with 26 deaths......

MOTDx’s Reece Parkinson links up with rapper Jay1 to get hyped for the FA Cup fourth round, and hears about Jay’s five-a-side encounter with fellow Coventry kid James Maddison before playing some fun FA Cup-themed games. WATCH MORE: The best goals from the FA Cup third round Watch Brentford v......

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Image copyright EPA Image caption A health team are available at Heathrow Airport for travellers from China More than a dozen people in the UK have been tested for the new strain of coronavirus, Public Health England has said. Five people have tested negative while nine others are waiting for......

Caroline Wozniacki proudly displayed the Danish career after her loss to Ons Jabeur 2020 Australian Open Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 20 January to 2 February Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and online; Live text on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app. Former world......

Image copyright Family handout Image caption The trust is likely to be criticised at an inquest into the death of baby Harry Richford on Friday England’s care watchdog has carried out a no-notice inspection of an NHS trust at the centre of concerns over the possible preventable deaths of babies.......

Anyone who donated sperm, eggs or embryos in the UK before April 2005 was promised life-long anonymity. But has the rise of home DNA testing changed the possibility of identifying Natasha’s donor and genetic siblings? By 2019, approximately 26 million people worldwide had taken a direct-to-consumer DNA test, and it......

Image copyright Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images Image caption Brazil fans were emotional following their country’s defeat to Germany in 2014 Devoted football fans experience such intense levels of physical stress while watching their team they could be putting themselves at risk of a heart attack, research suggests. The Oxford study......

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLIVE: Trump’s impeachment trial in Washington US senators have been accused of falling asleep, playing games and breaking other rules during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Jim Risch and Jim Inhofe are among members who have apparently nodded off during the lengthy......

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China was accused of covering-up the Sars epidemic In March 2003 it became clear a mysterious and previously unknown disease was starting to spread around the world. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) went on to infect more than 8,000 people and kill almost 800.......

Australian artist “Edward” creates huge works of art on the beaches of Victoria using his body and rakes. His latest work is a response to the bushfires: he channelled his “raw emotion” and drew a massive koala at Barwon Heads. He’s been compared to famous artist Banksy, because he also......

Do today’s school strikers think protests lead to change and what can they learn from the past? Xiye Bastida, a school climate strike campaigner, meets Mary Beth Tinker, a veteran Vietnam protester. This video was made by BBC My World, a brand new programme for teenagers who want to know......

Image copyright Getty Images The boss of Sonos apologised on Thursday for a decision to prevent older speakers from receiving software updates. In a statement, the company’s chief executive Patrick Spence said the company would deliver updates to all products “for as long as possible”. But the company did not......