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Protesters gather as migrants brought ashore on south coast
Protesters have gathered in a south coast town as more than 100 people believed to be migrants were brought ashore after crossing the Channel in a small boat. A number of people were seen arriving at a marina in Gosport, Hampshire, having been transported aboard two RNLI boats late on Sunday. Their dinghy appeared to have set off from near Utah Beach in Normandy during the morning, according to ship tracking data. French media reported there were about 120 migrants on board. Hampshire Police said it deployed officers to support our partners in the event of an emergency at sea.
Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations
Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith is to outline his plans for the UK economy, including hopes to cut taxes, red tape and house-building costs. Griffith and his colleagues will use day two of the party's conference in Birmingham to also explain how they would want to reduce food costs, support Heathrow Airport expansion and abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency. Another prospective policy is replacing agreements designed to compel developers to fund community projects and services in areas they want to build. Griffith will describe his approach as the most ambitious deregulation project in a generation. Reform UK suggested the Tories were copying our policies.
Polls close in Brazil as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro remain neck and neck
Image caption, About 160 million people are eligible to vote in Brazil's general election today Polls have closed in Brazil's general election, after voters queued in long lines for a tight first round of the presidential race. After casting his ballot, 80-year-old left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that the choice was between democracy and barbarism. His challenger, right-winger Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, said he wanted to free the Brazilian people. The result is forecast to be close. BBC Brazil's poll aggregator shows that the gap between Lula and Bolsonaro is only two points.
I only found out I had cancer after my four-year-old kicked me in the testicles
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Ben Lidgey was messing around with his son in the garden when he was accidentally kicked in the testicles - but it may well have saved his life. When he was still in pain after a week, he sought medical help and found out he had testicular cancer. A new report from men's charity Movember says a third of men in Wales die before their 75th birthday, and calls on the Welsh government to develop a dedicated plan for men's health. The government said its existing suicide prevention and self harm, mental health and cancer strategies are already working to tackle some of the challenges facing men.
France to close up to 500 schools on Monday over student protests
Up to 500 schools across France will be partially or totally closed on Monday after clashes between riot police and student protesters in recent days, the French education minister said on Sunday. Lessons will be totally or partly suspended in some 400 to 500 high schools as security conditions have not been fulfilled, Édouard Geffray said. He also said 24 schools had been burned or ransacked since the start of the protests. Thousands of students have been demonstrating over education standards and the protests, which started last week, have spread from Paris to other cities, including Montpellier, Nantes and Marseille. High school pupils and others have objected to a lack of teachers, overcrowded classrooms and run-down buildings.
Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space'
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A 12-year-old girl was killed in Baltimore over the weekend during an apparent disagreement over a parking space, police in the US city said. The girl was caught in the crossfire of bullets between two men who police said were allegedly fighting over a parking space in a park where children were playing American football. In addition to the young girl, a woman was also found with gunshot wounds when police arrived on the scene. Two men also visited area hospitals for injuries believed to be related to the shooting, police said.
Green Party members back 'Zionism is racism' motion
Green Party members back'Zionism is racism' motion Green Party members have adopted a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism, in a move that has divided senior figures at the top of the party. The party's joint deputy leaders have been at odds over the subject, with Mothin Ali backing the move, and Rachel Millward describing the wording as problematic. Activists endorsed the policy motion, which was put forward by a group of members at the party's conference in Brighton, by 1022 votes to 813. Discussion about the vote has dominated the conference, and exposed divisions between the party's newly enlarged membership base under leader Zack Polanski and its MPs elected at the last election. The motion adopted by Green members defines Zionism as an ideology in support of an ethnonationalist Jewish state and backs a single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine. The real, material, manifestation of Zionism has been the historic and ongoing dehumanisation, displacement, dispossession, disenfranchisement and destruction of Palestinians, it says.
Watch: What we know about Russian strikes on Kyiv bridges
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Major bridges in Ukraine have been the target of Russian strikes over the past four days, as Moscow ramps up attacks in Ukraine's capital city. The Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge, has been hit for the second day in a row, while the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge was hit multiple times earlier this week. The latest attack came as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a visit to Kyiv on Sunday. BBC Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson is near one of the bridges that was targeted and explains what we know so far.
British Museum announces changes to ease Bayeux Tapestry queues
The British Museum has announced changes to how visitors see the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition after concerns over long queues and overcrowding. The measures include plans for longer opening hours, as well as an audio guide, additional seating and clearer signage. A museum spokesperson said the public response to the 11th Century embroidery had been extraordinary, but acknowledged that some visitors had waited longer than they would have wanted. Some people reported waits of up to two hours, while hundreds of ticket holders were reportedly turned away due to backlogs when the museum closed early last week due to a private event. Some ticket holders took to social media to complain about the disruption. One disappointed visitor said the trip had been a big event they had looked forward to, while another wrote she had been waiting since she was seven to see the Bayeux Tapestry, and bought tickets only to be turned away after queuing.
I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch
I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch Kemi Badenoch has declared herself a classic old school Conservative as she begins her party's annual conference with a string of policy pledges and a 100 page statement on her guiding principles. I believe in common sense, people working hard and being rewarded for that effort, she told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg. She added that welfare should be a safety net, not a lifestyle. The Tory leader is trying to ensure her party stands out in a crowded political field. The Conservatives are trailing Labour and Reform UK in the opinion polls and have yet to recover from their historic defeat at the 2024 general election.