The identities of more than 100 British officials, including members of the special forces and MI6, were compromised in a data breach that also put thousands of Afghans at risk of reprisal, it can be reported.
The latest fallout from the breach was kept secret by an injunction until Thursday, when the order was lifted in part by a High Court judge.
That allowed media organisations to reveal that detailed case notes in the database contained secret personal data of special forces and spies.
The government had already admitted on Tuesday the data of nearly 19,000 Afghans who had worked with the British during the 20-year war in Afghanistan and had applied to resettle in the UK had been inadvertently leaked.
Many were judged to be at risk of serious harm or even death as the Taliban sought retribution against those who had worked with the British government during the conflict.
This was part of the reason the information was protected by a so-called "super-injunction" - a kind of gagging order that prevents the reporting of even the existence of the injunction.
The BBC understands that the man had previously been rejected for resettlement, but was brought to the UK after posting names from the data on Facebook and indicating that he could release the rest.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) declined to comment on the actions of the individual but said that "anyone who comes to the UK under any Afghan relocation schemes" must go through "robust security checks in order to gain entry".
The discovery of the breach in 2023 forced the government to covertly set up the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) - a resettlement scheme for those affected, who were not told about the breach despite the risk to their security.
The scheme has already allowed 4,500 Afghans and family members to move to the UK and a further 2,400 people are expected, at an estimated cost of £850m.
The accidental leak was the result of someone working at UK Special Forces headquarters in London inadvertently emailing more than 30,000 resettlement applications to an individual outside of government, thinking that he was sending data on just 150 people.
After the lifting of the super-injunction on Tuesday, a secondary injunction had prevented the revelations about special forces and security services personal being compromised.
But that was also lifted on Thursday that barristers representing both the MoD and a group of media organisations reached a compromise that meant journalists could report the additional facts.
Defence Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Tuesday that the breach was a "serious departmental error" and acknowledged that it was "just one of many data losses" relating to the Afghan relocation schemes.
The shadow defence secretary, James Cartlidge, apologised on behalf of the former Conservative government, which was in power when the leak was discovered.
The MoD has refused to say how many people in Afghanistan may have been harmed as a result of the data breach. The Taliban government said on Thursday that it had not arrested or monitored Afghans affected by the leak.
An MoD spokesperson said: "It's longstanding policy of successive governments to not comment on special forces.
"We take the security of our personnel very seriously, particularly of those in sensitive positions, and always have appropriate measures in place to protect their security."
MP Diane Abbott has been administratively suspended by the Labour Party pending an investigation into comments she made about racism, the BBC understands.
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Sixteen and 17-year-olds would be able to vote at the next general election, under government plans to lower the voting age.
Democracy Minister Rushanara Ali told the BBC the "seismic" change would ensure young people's voices were heard.
She confirmed the pledge would be part of a raft of measures introduced through a new Elections Bill.
Other changes include expanding forms of voter ID to include UK-issued bank cards, moving towards automatic voter registration and tightening rules on political donations to protect against foreign interference.
The minimum voting age is already 16 for local council elections in Scotland and Wales and elections to the Senedd and Scottish Parliament.
However for other elections, including to the UK Parliament, local elections in England and all elections in Northern Ireland, it is 18.
Lowering the voting age to 16 across the UK would be the biggest change to the electorate since it was reduced from 21 to 18 in 1969.
A pledge to lower the voting age to 16 was included in Labour's election manifesto but it did not feature in last summer's King's Speech, which sets out the government's priorities for the months ahead.
Ali confirmed the government was planning to introduce the change in time for 16 and 17-year-olds to vote at the next general election, which is due to take place by 2029 but could be called earlier than this.
She told the BBC: "At 16, a young person can work, they pay taxes, they can join the Army. So there's no reason why from that age, they shouldn't have a say in who governs our country."
Ali added that the move would ensure politicians took into account the concerns of young people on issues ranging from crime to education, work and housing.
Among the other plans set out by the government are expanding the list of accepted ID to vote in Great Britain to UK-issued bank cards, which display the voter's name.
Labour opposed the introduction of voter ID under the Conservatives in 2023 but in its election manifesto the party only promised to "address inconsistencies" in the rules "that prevent legitimate voters from voting", rather than scrapping the policy entirely.
Some 4% of people who did not vote at last year's general election said this was because of voter ID rules, according to the Electoral Commission.
Pressed over whether the security checks of digital banks were robust enough to allow bank cards to be used as a legitimate form of voter ID, Ali said: "We're going to make sure we take the time to introduce the appropriate changes, and that those changes are done gradually, to make sure that there aren't any risks of abuses or things going wrong."
The government said it would also work towards creating an automated voter registration scheme over the coming years, with safeguards so that people are aware of their registration status and can opt-out if they wish.
Currently people in the UK need to register in order to vote, which can be done online or using a paper form.
The Electoral Commission estimates that around seven million people are incorrectly registered or missing from the electoral register entirely, with the issue disproportionately affecting private renters and young people.
In a 2023 report it suggested an automated system could involve organisations like the Passport Office providing Electoral Registration Officers with the names and addresses of people eligible to vote so they can be registered.
The government said changes to the rules around political donations would help to tackle foreign interference.
Currently political parties can only accept donations from individuals registered on a UK electoral register or UK-registered companies which carry out business in the country.
However, there have been concerns that foreign nationals could get around the rules by donating through a foreign company that is registered in the UK.
Under the plans, political parties would have to assess companies they receive donations from to prove their connection to the UK or Ireland.
The Electoral Commission, which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK, would be able to hand out larger fines of up to £500,000 to those who breach the rules.
Watch: Footage of Manchester Airport brawl shown to jury
A man accused of assaulting police officers during a brawl at Manchester Airport has told a jury he thought one of them was going to kill him.
Mohammed Amaaz, 20, and his brother Muhammad Amaad, 26, are alleged to have struck out after police tried to make an arrest in the Terminal 2 car park's pay station area on 23 July 2024.
Mr Amaaz told Liverpool Crown Court he had felt someone grab him and was "frightened", saying he feared "he would just have battered me to the point where I've died".
The prosecution have alleged the brothers - who deny assault and insist they acted in lawful self defence - subjected officers to a "high level of violence".
Mr Amaaz told the court the person who grabbed him did not identify themselves or explain why they were doing so.
He said moments later he turned and recognised it was a police officer.
The defendant said PC Zachary Mardsen grabbed his head and neck and tried to force him to the ground.
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Mohammed Fahir Amaaz (left) and Muhammed Amaad (right) deny the charges
Mr Amaaz told the jury: "I was frightened. I just didn't want to go down to the ground.
"I believe if he forced me down to the ground he would just have battered me to the point where I've died.
"He would have killed me."
When asked by defence barrister, Imran Khan KC, why he thought this, Mr Amaaz replied: "It's not like it's not happened in the past.
"Some police officers have abused their powers and some people have died."
Mr Amaaz said he did not realise that PC Lydia Ward was a police officer or that she was a woman.
He said he was trying to protect his brother.
'Stun gun'
The court has previously heard PC Ward suffered a broken nose after being punched in the incident.
Mr Amaaz also told the court that, at one point, he saw PC Ellie Cook pointing what he thought was a gun at his brother without realising it was actually an electronic stun gun.
"Honestly I thought they were going to shoot and kill my brother," he told members of the jury.
The court heard Mr Amaaz ran towards PC Marsden and struck him from behind before PC Cook fired her Taser at him.
Mr Amaaz said: "I believed I had saved my brother's life then, all of a sudden, it feels like all the energy has just gone out of me.
"It felt like the soul being sucked out of my body and everything went stiff."
He said he thought he was "dying" as he held on to PC Marsden as they fell to the ground.
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The brothers claim they were acting in self-defence
Footage of what followed as Mr Amaaz lay on the floor later emerged on social media and went viral as PC Marsden kicked him to the head and was seen to stamp near him.
While on the ground Mr Amaaz said he heard "shouting and screaming".
He continued: "I remember a boot coming straight for my face. As soon as it hit me, it knocked me out for a few seconds and I think the stamp woke me up.
The defendant said that while he could not see the stamp at the time, he felt "a sort of shove downwards to the floor".
Jurors have been told that three police officers went to make an arrest after a confrontation involving a man who had been on a flight with the brothers' mother.
Mr Amaaz is accused of headbutting a customer at a Starbucks cafe in Manchester Airport's arrivals area.
He said the incident was "self-defence".
Mr Amaaz told the jury: "Throughout the whole incident, me and my brother was under attack. I was trying to protect myself and him.
"I just felt I was fighting for my life."
'Good and bad police'
Earlier, Mr Amaaz told the court one of his brothers, his uncle and five of his cousins were or had been Greater Manchester Police officers.
He said he had no hostility towards the police, and his relatives had shown him there were "good and bad police officers out there, just as there are good and bad people out there".
Mr Amaaz is alleged to have assaulted PC Marsden and PC Ward, causing them actual bodily harm.
He is also accused of the assault of emergency worker PC Cook, and the earlier assault of a member of the public.
Mr Amaad is alleged to have assaulted PC Marsden, causing actual bodily harm.
Both men, from Rochdale, deny the allegations and their trial continues.
Father Gabriele Romanelli was among those who needed medical treatment
Several people have been injured at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, with some unconfirmed reports that it was hit by Israeli artillery shells.
Catholic Church leaders referred only to it being "struck by a raid" in a statement, but Italy's prime minister blamed Israeli forces.
The Israeli military said it was aware of the reports of damage and casualties at the church, adding that "the circumstances of the incident are under review".
Many displaced Christian families from the small local community have been living in the Roman Catholic church since the war began after their own homes were destroyed. While he was alive, the late Pope Francis called them on a near-daily basis.
The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said the Argentine parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, was among those injured and denied initial reports of fatalities.
It added that the church had been damaged.
A video and photos shared with the BBC showed the roof was hit, close to the cross, and that windows were broken.
The Latin Patriarchate said it would provide additional details when they were confirmed.
A video aired on Arab TV showed Father Gabriel walking unsteadily and checking on a man on a stretcher at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, where those injured are being treated.
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Casualties from the church were brought to al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed Israel, saying: "The attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months are unacceptable."
"No military action can justify such an attitude," she added.
The Vatican has so far not responded to a request for comment.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem condemned the strike, which it called a "flagrant violation of human dignity and a blatant violation of the sanctity of life and the sanctity of religious sites, which are supposed to provide a safe haven in times of war".
It estimated that 600 displaced people were sheltering inside at the time, the majority of whom were children as well as 54 people with special needs.
The Holy Family Church falls within part of Gaza City that the Israeli military has previously told locals to leave.
Israel launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to 251 others being taken hostage.
Israeli attacks have since killed more than 58,500 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The ministry's figures are quoted by the UN and others as the most reliable source of statistics available on casualties.
A supercomputer that is the most powerful in the UK has been made fully operational in Bristol.
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle "flicked the switch" on the Isambard-AI machine as the government unveiled fresh artificial intelligence plans.
The computer will become part of the UK's public AI computing capacity along with a machine in Cambridge called Dawn.
The aim is to use the supercomputer for public projects such as bringing down NHS waiting lists and developing new tools to tackle climate change - although AI is notoriously energy-hungry.
In addition, the government announced that Scotland and Wales will be in line for billions of investment in so-called AI Growth Zones.
Part of the Isambard-AI computer was being used in January for a medical project to develop vaccines, but it has now been turned on entirely.
As the name suggests, a supercomputer has more processing power and can complete more tasks more quickly than a less powerful computer.
It processes data in the same binary format as regular computers but uses thousands more processing units to analyse more data at faster speeds.
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'Huge advances'
Along with Dawn, the supercomputers will form the UK's "AI Research Resource" and will be available for public projects, although they won't combine computing power.
This resource, which may in future include other supercomputers, will be expanded 20-fold over the next five years, the government said.
Speaking to BBC News, Kyle said AI would enable "huge, unimaginable advances in the cure of disease".
"But it's also going to change the workplace. In order to benefit from that, you have to be prepared."
The government is preparing and training a million students in AI, and 7.5 million people will be trained in the broad economy in the coming months and years.
Kyle said he understood that people may be "anxious about the future" in terms of how AI would affect their jobs, but the UK was "already seeing huge improvements in productivity" due to the technology.
"AI is going to happen to Britain," he said. "What we can do, and what we have a choice over, is how it happens in Britain."
Isambard-AI uses more than 5,400 Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, with Hewlett-Packard technology, while Dawn, at the University of Cambridge, uses more than 1,000 Intel chips, along with Dell technology.
The supercomputer was built by the University of Bristol, but paid for using public money.
David Hogan, Nvidia's European vice president, said Isambard-AI was a "truly transformational machine" but that it was "just a starting point".
To support the government's plans, researchers, academics and tech bosses have been brought together to develop an AI strategy to be published in the autumn.
The group includes Google DeepMind vice president Pushmeet Kohli, vice president of the Royal Society, Alison Noble, and chairwoman of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Charlotte Deane.
The UK government has claimed that more investment in and scaling up of British supercomputers will help it fulfil its plans for growth and "position the country as an AI maker rather than an AI taker".
Companies around the world are currently vying to acquire the best talent and hardware in the sector to try and cement their dominance in it.
The Bristol supercomputer recently ranked 11th in the latest list of the world's top 500 most powerful, commercially available computers.
Date: Thursday 17 July Kick-off: 20:00 BST Venue: Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich
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This is the game. This is the test. I feel that if England beat Sweden on Thursday they will reach the final of Euro 2025.
It will be such a close quarter-final, but I believe England will win.
There will be some fascinating battles across the pitch, but here are three areas that will be crucial.
Blackstenius v England centre-backs
England captain Leah Williamson will be acutely aware of Sweden striker Stina Blackstenius' speed and the fact she likes to stretch the backline because they play together at Arsenal.
Blackstenius is so good at running in behind. The way she took the first goal in Sweden's 4-1 win over Germany showed a real intelligence to keep onside. It was top-level forward play.
She has been accused of missing clear-cut chances, but she executed that perfectly. That will have given her a real boost.
Sweden had 48% possession against Germany, but they showed they could handle pressure because they had weapons on the counter-attack. Blackstenius is a focal point for the team and the one that probably allows Sweden to play more direct when they need to.
England centre-backs Williamson and Jess Carter need to have good awareness of where Blackstenius is. They need to get it right positionally.
They need to get tight to her in the box when the ball goes out wide because Blackstenius is really good in the air. Sweden recorded the most open-play crosses during the group stage (61) and they are dangerous in those situations.
Williamson showed her defensive strengths in the Champions League final. She came up against top-quality forwards and used her pace and reading of the game to intercept passes.
She is so composed on the ball that she can play her way out of pressure. That is so important for the way England build from the back.
Carter complements Williamson well because she can distribute off both feet and is very good at using her body to block runs.
Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has a role to play in helping England's centre-backs by reducing the space Blackstenius has to run in behind.
There was a lot of noise around Hampton becoming number one, but her distribution has been excellent so the Sweden defence need to be wary of that. If they push up too high she can play long balls over the top.
Teams have analysed England and looked at ways they can exploit them, which has often been through those direct passes or outpacing the defence. But there is no way England will not acknowledge Sweden's strengths. They will be prepared.
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Rytting Kaneryd v Greenwood
Sweden might try and press England high up the pitch. If they do that with Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, then England can keep their forwards isolated against the Sweden full-backs and Lauren Hemp can run at them one-v-one.
England defender Alex Greenwood can put dangerous balls into the right areas with her distribution. The quality of her left foot is so good that she can play it perfectly down the line for Hemp and send her off.
It is one of the benefits of having Greenwood in the left-back position. There is more balance to England's defence since she moved there.
Greenwood will be aware of Rytting Kaneryd's dribbling ability. That is one of the Chelsea forward's super-strengths. She likes to carry the ball past players and get in the box. She is also great at crossing the ball from wide areas - 65% of Sweden's chances created from open play came down her right-hand side in the group stages.
Rytting Kaneryd also has that trademark 'chop' that catches defenders out all the time in the box. Greenwood needs to stay on her feet, and it is better to keep Rytting Kaneryd out wide as she is more dangerous coming inside.
While England need to be wary of Sweden's wingers, it is the same the other way. Lauren James is just as dangerous to Sweden.
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Women's Euro 2025 - Best goals of the group stage
The midfield battle
It will be interesting to see how Sweden's midfield lines up.
Hanna Bennison started the win over Germany. She has great technical ability and is so creative. She is probably more attacking, though, so I wonder if Sweden will bring in Julia Zigiotti Olme against England's creative midfield to add more physical presence.
Zigiotti Olme can keep things ticking but will also put a foot in. She might be able to do both sides of the game better. There is a good blend in Sweden's midfield.
London City Lionesses midfielder Kosovare Asllani plays in that number 10 role behind Blackstenius and is the link between midfield and attack.
Asllani is clever with the timing of her movement and has been involved in four of Sweden's eight goals in the tournament. She has good footwork and is a really experienced player. It does not seem like the magnitude of games affects her.
Filippa Angeldal has really good vision and can recognise when to push up and when to hold back.
We saw glimpses of what she could do at Manchester City, but she did not get consistent minutes and now it looks like she has had a new lease of life at Real Madrid. She is reinvigorated and playing so well. She understands her role at Sweden and how effective she can be.
England manager Sarina Wiegman will pick the same midfield three. The balance was lacking against France and they did not recognise the threats. But they have certainly improved on that.
Georgia Stanway has been putting tackles in and adding more bite, which England needed. Ella Toone has come in and connected well with Alessia Russo and James.
Keira Walsh has been getting close to the box and putting in shots. Her team-mates even joked that she is chasing the Golden Boot. That is when England are at their best.
Anita Asante was speaking to BBC Sport's Emma Sanders.
Aggie Beever-Jones has had to bide her time to experience a major tournament with England - so she is not going to let it pass her by.
A fresh love for photography and daily journals are helping the 21-year-old enjoy Euro 2025 after the Covid-19 pandemic prevented her going to youth tournaments for her country.
Beever-Jones, who scored in England's 6-1 win over Wales that secured a quarter-final spot, has been keen to explore Switzerland, swimming in Lake Zurich and making "a little memory book" to soak up cherished moments during the tournament.
"Literally in my bag here, they gave us a journal. People are using it however they wish, but I'm quite big on writing stuff down," she revealed.
"I've got quite into photography so I take pictures. I've got my own little wallchart of each game. It's a book full of all the memories and little details that sometimes you might forget.
"Every day we have a wellness [session], and one of the physios writes a quote on the wall. I just always write it down, and try to find the joy in the little things.
"It can get a bit repetitive doing the same thing every day so it's nice to take a step back from football, see and appreciate everything else that's going on.
"I have a film camera which I love, the prints are in my journal. I've got a few Polaroids stuck in there."
Beever-Jones burst on to the scene on her return to Chelsea after a loan spell at Everton in 2023 and her senior international debut followed a year later.
She has gone on to score six goals in 10 England appearances, including a 33-minute hat-trick at Wembley in a 6-0 thrashing of Portugal in May.
But with Arsenal's Alessia Russo firmly in place as number nine in Sarina Wiegman's side, Beever-Jones has to wait patiently for her opportunities in Switzerland.
She then headed in England's sixth against Wales after coming off the bench on Sunday.
"I know my strengths and I have done it for two years coming off the bench for Chelsea and hopefully making an impact," said Beever-Jones.
"Sarina is well aware of that and I respected the decision [not to play me against France]. She knows I'll be ready no matter what, whenever the time comes."
Beever-Jones has a knack for producing big moments.
She scored nine goals in 22 appearances for Chelsea this season, including a stoppage-time winner against Liverpool to send them to the Women's FA Cup final.
Against the same opponent in May, she scored in the 91st minute to ensure the Women's Super League champions finished their 22-game campaign unbeaten.
Four of her first five goals for Chelsea came off the bench, including her debut at Stamford Bridge against, you guessed it, Liverpool in 2023.
Her success brings more pressure but Beever-Jones has always remained calm, putting it down to "maturity" and independence since moving away from home.
"I learned about council tax and all that stuff that you never really think about. I just think I've grown up and I'm quite mature for my age," she said.
"That reflects on the pitch now. I'm able to feel comfortable, look around and see world-class players.
"I feel extremely privileged to learn off them every day and equally show my own uniqueness that I bring to the team."
Beever-Jones is clearly chomping at the bit to make her mark in Switzerland - and will be hoping for more minutes in Sunday's final group game against Wales (20:00 BST kick-off), where a victory would confirm defending champions England's place in the quarter-finals.
But it is still a learning curve to be involved in a major tournament.
"I was unfortunate in the sense that when I was growing up, we had Covid and we missed out on the Under-17s Euros and World Cups," she added.
"I've never really experienced tournament football and being away from family. It's just learning to deal with the ups and downs and setbacks.
"It was a crazy time in the world [during Covid]. That's why I think it makes it a bit more special this time round.
"It is my first proper tournament - and it's at the highest level. It's exactly where I want to be."
Sweden topped Group C after wins against Denmark, Poland and Germany.
England and Sweden are now on the other side of the draw to world champions Spain and would only meet in the final.
England's route to the final
England and Sweden have been here before. They met in Sheffield in the semi-finals at Euro 2022, with England triumphing 4-0 before going on to lift the trophy against Germany in London five days later.
But that was the only defeat Sweden have tasted against the Lionesses in their last six meetings. There have been three draws and two wins for Sweden.
They played in Euro qualification and both matches were draws.
If England beat Sweden on 17 July, they will face Italy, who are ranked 13th in the world rankings, in Geneva on 22 July.
By finishing as group runners-up, the Lionesses have a route that sees them avoid facing Germany or world champions Spain until the final in Basel (27 July), with France and hosts Switzerland the other possible opponents should they qualify for the trophy match.
Germany is set to tighten its laws to crack down on gangs smuggling migrants to the UK by the end of the year, Downing Street has said.
The announcement comes alongside a new agreement between the UK and Germany covering areas including migration, business and defence, which will be signed during Friedrich Merz's first official visit to the UK as German chancellor on Thursday.
The changes will make it illegal in Germany to facilitate illegal migration to the UK.
Facilitating people-smuggling is not technically illegal in Germany currently, if it is to a country outside the European Union - which, following Brexit, includes the UK.
Downing Street said the move will make it easier for German authorities to investigate and take action against warehouses and storage facilities used by smugglers to conceal small boats intended for illegal Channel crossings to the UK.
A BBC investigation last year exposed the significant German connection to small boat crossings, with the country becoming a central location for the storage of boats and engines.
Sir Keir said: "Chancellor Merz's commitment to make necessary changes to German law to disrupt the supply lines of the dangerous vessels which carry illegal migrants across the Channel is hugely welcome."
The German agreement comes a week after the UK announced a new pilot returns scheme with France, during President Emmanuel Macron's state visit.
Under the "one in, one out" deal, some small boat arrivals would be returned to France in exchange for the UK accepting an equivalent number of asylum seekers with connections to the UK.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to tackle the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats.
More than 21,000 people have made the dangerous journey so far this year - a 56% increase on the same period in 2024.
The Conservatives' shadow home secretary Chris Philp claimed the figures showed " the crisis in the Channel continues to spiral".
"This is just more of the same tired, headline-chasing from Keir Starmer," he said.
"He's scrambling to stay relevant with yet another gimmick, but this latest press release is not a plan but a distraction...
"This government has clearly lost control of our borders and left the country exposed when they cancelled our returns deterrent."
Defence and security is also on the agenda for the visit, with the leaders set to discuss support for Ukraine.
The pair will unveil a new agreement to boost UK defence exports such as Boxer armoured vehicles and Typhoon jets, through joint export campaigns for co-produced equipment.
Downing Street said the agreement was likely to lead to billions of pounds of additional defence exports in the coming years, boosting the economy and jobs.
A cooperation treaty will also establish a new UK-Germany Business Forum to facilitate investment in the two countries.
A series of commercial investments in the UK are being announced to coincide with the visit, worth more than £200m and creating more than 600 new jobs.
Among the companies involved are defence tech firm STARK, which will create 100 jobs through a new facility in Swindon - marking the the company's first expansion outside of Germany.
Father Gabriele Romanelli was among those who needed medical treatment
Several people have been injured at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, with some unconfirmed reports that it was hit by Israeli artillery shells.
Catholic Church leaders referred only to it being "struck by a raid" in a statement, but Italy's prime minister blamed Israeli forces.
The Israeli military said it was aware of the reports of damage and casualties at the church, adding that "the circumstances of the incident are under review".
Many displaced Christian families from the small local community have been living in the Roman Catholic church since the war began after their own homes were destroyed. While he was alive, the late Pope Francis called them on a near-daily basis.
The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said the Argentine parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, was among those injured and denied initial reports of fatalities.
It added that the church had been damaged.
A video and photos shared with the BBC showed the roof was hit, close to the cross, and that windows were broken.
The Latin Patriarchate said it would provide additional details when they were confirmed.
A video aired on Arab TV showed Father Gabriel walking unsteadily and checking on a man on a stretcher at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, where those injured are being treated.
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Casualties from the church were brought to al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed Israel, saying: "The attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months are unacceptable."
"No military action can justify such an attitude," she added.
The Vatican has so far not responded to a request for comment.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem condemned the strike, which it called a "flagrant violation of human dignity and a blatant violation of the sanctity of life and the sanctity of religious sites, which are supposed to provide a safe haven in times of war".
It estimated that 600 displaced people were sheltering inside at the time, the majority of whom were children as well as 54 people with special needs.
The Holy Family Church falls within part of Gaza City that the Israeli military has previously told locals to leave.
Israel launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to 251 others being taken hostage.
Israeli attacks have since killed more than 58,500 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The ministry's figures are quoted by the UN and others as the most reliable source of statistics available on casualties.
Sandie Peggie confronted Dr Beth Upton on Christmas Eve 2023
A nurse who confronted a transgender doctor in a changing room behaved in an "unacceptable" way, an employment tribunal has heard.
Gillian Malone - who is head of nursing at NHS Fife - said nurse Sandie Peggie should have raised concerns about sharing facilities with Dr Beth Upton - a trans woman - in a different way.
Ms Peggie and Dr Upton exchanged words on Christmas Eve 2023 after the nurse told the doctor they should not be in the same changing room at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
Ms Malone said Ms Peggie's comments that Dr Upton was a man constituted unacceptable conduct.
After the exchange, Dr Upton complained to NHS Fife about Ms Peggie's behaviour and the nurse was suspended on 3 January 2024.
Ms Peggie claims her treatment was unlawful under the 2010 Equality Act and brought a case against NHS Fife, which resumed on Wednesday after a five month break in proceedings.
Gillian Malone said Sandie Peggie should have raised her concerns about Dr Beth Upton in another way
Ms Malone told Ms Peggie's lawyer Naomi Cunningham that it was "unacceptable for any colleague to confront another in that manner", referring to the Christmas Eve incident.
Ms Malone added that the nurse "could have raised the matter but not as a confrontation".
She suggested Ms Peggie should have returned to her line manager and then escalated her concerns from there.
Ms Malone said she understood the incident in the changing room had involved Ms Peggie questioning Dr Upton about her chromosomes and referencing Isla Bryson, a rapist who is also transgender.
'Concerning allegations'
Ms Cunningham questioned whether there was any way Ms Peggie could have raised concerns to Dr Upton's face without being at risk of suspension.
Ms Malone said there was no way the matter could have been resolved in that conversation.
The lawyer added that the "essence" of the matter was Ms Peggie feeling intimidated by the presence of Dr Upton in the changing room.
Ms Malone earlier said she found out about the "concerning allegations" on 2 January, after she returned to work following the Christmas break.
She added the allegations around Ms Peggie's behaviour on Christmas Eve involved offensive and inappropriate questions and use of derogatory terms to Dr Upton.
She told the tribunal the decision to suspend Ms Peggie was made following a risk assessment carried out by Esther Davidson, the nurse's line manager.
However, Ms Malone said she could not recall seeing the risk assessment herself.
Ms Malone also said she disagreed with the decision by Dr Kate Searle to send out an email about the confrontation to more than 20 other consultants on 29 December.
Ms Cunningham said this meant "confidentiality was lost" in the case, given that some of those involved were potential witnesses. Ms Malone agreed it should not have been handled in that way.
On Wednesday, Ms Peggie was cleared of gross misconduct following disciplinary proceedings by the health board.
She was accused of misconduct, failures of patient care and misgendering Dr Upton.
NHS Fife said an internal hearing found there was "insufficient evidence to support a finding of misconduct".
Jeffrey Zients (second to the left), a former Meta director for two years, is one of the 11 defendants in the case.
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta have agreed to settle a multibillion dollar lawsuit with shareholders over how the top executives handled repeated privacy violations by Facebook, US media report.
The shareholders were seeking $8bn (£6bn) in damages. It is unclear how much they agreed to settle for.
The settlement was announced on Thursday by a lawyer for the shareholders, just before the trial was about to enter its second day in a Delaware court. Meta declined to comment on the settlement.
A group of Meta shareholders had alleged that Mr Zuckerberg's actions led to the Cambridge Analytica scandal in which the data of millions of Facebook users was leaked and used by a political consulting firm.
The shareholders had asked the judge to order the 11 defendants named in the case to reimburse Meta for more than $8bn in fines and legal costs, which they say Facebook has had to pay in order to resolve claims of users' privacy breaches.
The lawsuit was filed after it was revealed that data from millions of Facebook users was accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign.
Among the defendants is Jeffrey Zients, who served as Meta director for two years starting in May 2018, and was also former President Joe Biden's White House chief of staff.
Other defendants include Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir Technologies, and Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix.
Watch: Trump calls out "stupid Republicans" in Jeffrey Epstein files saga
West Pittston, just outside of the industrial centre of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has a classic smalltown-American look.
There are clapboard houses, a main drag with businesses bearing charming vintage patina and lampposts bearing flags of the town's military veterans.
And MAGA faithful.
On Wednesday, in 85F (30C) weather, they lined the streets outside Don's Machine Shop where JD Vance spoke, touting President Donald Trump's recent legislative victory, what he calls his Big Beautiful Bill.
But a lawn sign nearby as the US vice-president spoke pointed to an additional priority on their minds - a rare backlash against the Trump presidency from his own supporters.
"WHERE IS THE LIST???" the sign read - a reference to the release of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files, a purported tranche of government documents on the disgraced financier and sex offender.
There is a rumoured "client list" of Epstein's famous friends that has fixated conspiracy theorists.
But the Justice Department recently threw cold water on the theory, releasing a memo saying it found no evidence that a client list exists.
Among those attending the Vance event, some put their faith in Trump.
"When he's ready, he'll let them out," Ed DeLucca, 72, told the BBC, saying he hoped Trump would bring the documents to light.
For Mr DeLucca, the rumoured files would ultimately be delivered much like any other Trump promise, such as closing the border or mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
Epstein was charged by federal prosecutors for sex trafficking of minors and other crimes in 2019. He died by suicide in jail later that year, sparking continued rumors and conspiracies about his death and - most recently - about possible "clients" named in government files.
Yet, according to the president and his top law enforcement officials, the documents may not be forthcoming - and some may not exist at all.
That concession has thrown Trump's Make America Great Again movement into chaos, with even staunch supporters calling for the removal of Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino.
The resulting online storm also has threatened to overshadow the budget bill, a major legislative win Trump just clawed from Congress.
"We put you in office, you ran on this platform," Steven Taylor, a local truck driver and Trump supporter who was in West Pittson on Wednesday, told CBS News, BBC's US partner. "We didn't ask for it. And now we want it. We demand it."
"There needs to be accountability. There needs to be justice," he said.
But others like Mr DeLucca were more sanguine. "There's a reason for it. They'll come out," he said.
"They got to make peace," he said of the MAGA factions warring over Epstein.
"They can't exist without Pam, or Dan Bongino," he said of the administration. "It's like the Avengers assembled, the Justice League of America."
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People gather to watch US Vice-President JD Vance to speak about the "One Big Beautiful Bill" law in West Pittston, Pennsylvania.
But voters in the eastern Pennsylvania town, who have slowly and steadily united behind Republicans during the Trump era, may split over whether to accept the president's strategy on Epstein.
Trump has tried to quell the storm, posting on Truth Social that the alleged hidden Epstein files were actually a "hoax" concocted by Democrats.
"Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this [expletive] hook, line, and sinker," he wrote on Wednesday.
Chrissy Matticks echoed Trump's assessment, pinning the blame for the Epstein debacle on Democrats.
"I don't care. Democrats should have released it when Biden was president," she told BBC on Wednesday. "Democrats are just using it as a political football."
She was far more focused on Trump's performance in passing the budget bill and deporting undocumented immigrants in a sweeping crackdown.
"I'd say, to our MAGA base: Have faith in President Trump."
The Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of two men on Thursday
Two men wrongly convicted in separate trials in the 1970s following allegations made by a corrupt police officer have had their names cleared by the Court of Appeal.
Errol Campbell, who died in 2004, was jailed for 18 months for theft and conspiracy to steal while Ronald De Souza, who was part of the group known as the Stockwell Six, was detained for six months for attempted robbery.
Both were convicted based on evidence given by British Transport Police (BTP) officer Det Sgt Derek Ridgewell, who was responsible for racist miscarriages of justice. So far, all 13 referred cases have been overturned.
Lord Justice Holroyde said it was with "regret" the court could not undo Mr Campbell's suffering.
Det Sgt Derek Ridgewell was responsible for a series of racist miscarriages of justice
In April 1977 Mr Campbell was found guilty of theft and conspiracy to steal from the Bricklayers Arms Goods Depot, where he was a British Rail employee. He was sentenced to a total of 18 months' imprisonment.
Ridgewell led the case against Mr Campbell and several others, but along with colleagues DC Douglas Ellis and DC Alan Keeling, later pleaded guilty to stealing from the same goods depot.
In August 2023, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) referred the convictions of Mr Campbell's co-defendants, Saliah Mehmet and Basil Peterkin, after it tracked down their family members.
Their convictions were both quashed in January 2024.
'Bore the burden'
The CCRC reviewed Mr De Souza's conviction after the convictions of his co-defendants Paul Green, Courtney Harriot, Cleveland Davidson and Texo Johnson were quashed in 2021.
The sixth member of the so-called Stockwell Six, Everet Mullins, was acquitted because it was shown that his reading ability was not good enough for him to have read and fully understood his signed statement, which was written for him by Ridgewell.
In his ruling on Thursday, Lord Justice Holroyde said that Mr De Souza, who did not attend court, "bore the burden of his wrongful conviction throughout his adult life".
"We regret this court cannot put right all that he has suffered over half a century," he said.
Father Gabriele Romanelli was among those who needed medical treatment
Several people have been injured at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, with some unconfirmed reports that it was hit by Israeli artillery shells.
Catholic Church leaders referred only to it being "struck by a raid" in a statement, but Italy's prime minister blamed Israeli forces.
The Israeli military said it was aware of the reports of damage and casualties at the church, adding that "the circumstances of the incident are under review".
Many displaced Christian families from the small local community have been living in the Roman Catholic church since the war began after their own homes were destroyed. While he was alive, the late Pope Francis called them on a near-daily basis.
The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said the Argentine parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, was among those injured and denied initial reports of fatalities.
It added that the church had been damaged.
A video and photos shared with the BBC showed the roof was hit, close to the cross, and that windows were broken.
The Latin Patriarchate said it would provide additional details when they were confirmed.
A video aired on Arab TV showed Father Gabriel walking unsteadily and checking on a man on a stretcher at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, where those injured are being treated.
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Casualties from the church were brought to al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed Israel, saying: "The attacks against the civilian population that Israel has been carrying out for months are unacceptable."
"No military action can justify such an attitude," she added.
The Vatican has so far not responded to a request for comment.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem condemned the strike, which it called a "flagrant violation of human dignity and a blatant violation of the sanctity of life and the sanctity of religious sites, which are supposed to provide a safe haven in times of war".
It estimated that 600 displaced people were sheltering inside at the time, the majority of whom were children as well as 54 people with special needs.
The Holy Family Church falls within part of Gaza City that the Israeli military has previously told locals to leave.
Israel launched its war in Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and led to 251 others being taken hostage.
Israeli attacks have since killed more than 58,500 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The ministry's figures are quoted by the UN and others as the most reliable source of statistics available on casualties.
Ariana Grande bagged three Grammy nominations for her last studio album Eternal Sunshine
Ariana Grande says she has no plans to abandon her music career after announcing she was working on another film project.
After starring alongside Cynthia Erivo in Wicked, the Positions singer confirmed on Wednesday she'd been cast in the film adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book, Oh, The Places You'll Go.
But posting on socials, Ariana reassured fans that more acting roles doesn't mean an end to her music career, insisting there's room for both.
Singing and music "is and has always been my lifeline", she says. "There will need to be room made for all of it."
The US singer released her latest album, Eternal Sunshine, in 2024 but fans haven't had the opportunity to see her perform it live yet.
She hasn't toured since her Sweetener World Tour in 2019, but also teased she may have plans to be back on the road soon.
"I'm working on a plan to sing for you all next year," she posted. "Even if it's just for a little."
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Ariana's last world tour was in 2019
Ariana also has a make-up business and says balancing her other projects means her music career "may not look exactly like it did before but I much prefer how it looks in my head".
"I feel grateful and excited and inspired. Finding a balance between many projects and endeavours I love and doing it my own way."
Super fan Michael Rodrigues De Jesus says he "internally screamed really loudly" when he saw the post and the hint of a tour.
But he thinks if Ariana does go on the road, it would be "a mini tour" and "a lot of fans might be upset".
"I've seen different discourses online where people are really upset that she's doing movies," the 23-year-old from Luton says.
Michael also thinks the fandom is split with some disappointed music isn't the star's sole focus.
"I did feel a bit of that same sentiment," he says.
"Like are we ever going to get another tour? Has she found a home in acting that she wants to stay in forever? What's my personality going to be if not an Ariana music lover?"
But overall, Michael says he "doesn't think anyone's missed out".
"As a fan it's exciting to see an artist you like doing a lot of things. You get to experience their talent in a lot more ways."
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to cut up to 500 management jobs, with experts blaming US trade tariffs for the move.
Last week, the carmaker revealed a drop in sales in the three months to June caused partly by it pausing exports to the US because of tariffs and also due to the planned wind-down of older Jaguar models.
JLR said it would launch a voluntary redundancy scheme, and that the reduction was not expected to exceed 1.5% of its British workforce. The firm described the move as "normal business practice".
The company warned last month that US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 10% tariff on British cars exported to the US would hit its profits.
Car industry expert Professor David Bailey of the Birmingham Business School said the tariffs "play a big role in this".
"It wasn't that long ago that JLR was reporting bumper profits - £2.5bn profit to the year ending in March - which was its best results in a decade," he told the BBC's Wake Up to Money programme.
The firm has also been taking on workers in preparation for producing more electric cars so the tariffs "have definitely had an impact", he said.
Although tariffs UK carmakers face have come down from 27.5% to 10%, that is still "a big increase" from the previous tariff of 2.5%, he said, adding that one of its best selling cars, the Defender, is made in Slovakia and that still faces a 27.5% tariff.
US President Donald Trump has brought in a number of the taxes, which are paid by importers.
JLR initially stopped shipments of its vehicles to the US earlier this year after Trump announced a raft of tariffs.
The import tax was later reduced after the UK reached a deal with the US and JLR restarted shipments.
JLR is a large employer in the UK automotive sector with more than 30,000 workers.
Speaking before JLR made its announcement about job cuts, Preet Kaur Gill, Labour MP for Edgbaston in Birmingham, highlighted the importance of the UK's recent trade deal with the US which cut tariffs on UK cars from 27.5% to 10%.
She told BBC Politics Live that it had helped preserve jobs at the company.
"In my region, Jaguar Land Rover is a really important employer. The fact that we've managed to save 12,000 jobs, bring tariffs down... this is an ongoing relationship and our commitment is to make sure we continue that," she said.
JLR has sites in Solihull, Wolverhampton and Halewood on Merseyside, and builds Range Rover SUV models in the UK.
The voting age will be lowered to 16 across the UK before the next general election, the government has said.
The move is part of wider changes to election rules, which also include expanding the range of voter ID and moving towards automatic voter registration.
What is the plan to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote?
The government says the change will give young people a chance to have a say in how the UK is run.
"At 16, a young person can work, they pay taxes, they can join the Army. So there's no reason why from that age, they shouldn't have a say in who governs our country," said Democracy Minister Rushanara Ali.
The commitment to lower the voting age was in Labour's 2024 election manifesto.
It represents the biggest change to the make-up of the electorate since voter age was reduced from 21 to 18 in 1969.
It means 16-year-olds will be able to vote in all elections across the UK. As is the case in Scotland, young people will also be able to register to vote from age 14.
The minimum voting age is already 16 for local council elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as for elections to the Welsh Parliament and Scottish Parliament.
However, you currently need to be 18 to vote in UK parliamentary elections, local elections in England and all elections in Northern Ireland.
You will still need to be 18 to stand as a candidate.
However, some 4% of people who did not vote in the 2024 general election said it was because of voter ID rules, according to the Electoral Commission, which monitors UK elections.
At the moment eligible adults in the UK need to register in order to vote, which can be done online or using a paper form.
The Electoral Commission estimates that around seven million people are incorrectly registered or missing from the electoral register entirely, which means they cannot vote.
It says this disproportionately affects private renters and young people.
The government says it will work towards creating an automated voter registration scheme over the coming years. It says there will be safeguards so that people are aware of their registration status and can opt-out if they wish.
Voters will have to opt-in to be included in the open electoral register, which is made publicly-available. Nobody under 16 will appear on the open register.
A 2023 Electoral Commision report suggested automated registration could involve organisations like the Passport Office providing Electoral Registration Officers with the names and addresses of people eligible to vote.
The government says it will look closely at a number of automatic registration systems being piloted by the Welsh government for local council elections and elections to Senedd Cymru.
When is the next general election?
The latest a Parliament can be dissolved for a general election is on the fifth anniversary of the day it first met.
However, 25 working days are then allowed to prepare for the election.
The current Parliament began on 9 July, which means the next general election must be held by August 2029.
However, the prime minister can call an election at a time of their choosing, within the five-year period.
How do general elections work?
The UK is divided into 650 areas, called constituencies.
In a general election, voters in each constituency choose a Member of Parliament - or MP - to represent them in the House of Commons.
Most candidates belong to a particular political party, but some are independent.
Each person has one vote. Under a system called "first past the post", the candidate with the most votes becomes the MP for that area.
The party with the most MPs typically forms the next government, and its leader usually becomes the prime minister.
The 2024 general election used new constituency boundaries, redrawn to reflect population changes and to even out voter numbers.
Kutina has defended her lifestyle saying she and her children were happy living in the cave
Police in India are trying to piece together the story of a Russian woman who was found living in a cave in the southern state of Karnataka with her two young daughters.
Nina Kutina was rescued on 9 July by policemen who were on a routine patrol near Ramteertha hills in the Gokarna forest, which borders the tourist paradise of Goa.
Authorities say the 40-year-old and her daughters - six and five years old - do not have valid documents to stay in India. They have been lodged in a detention centre for foreigners near Bengaluru, the state capital, and will be deported soon.
Kutina has defended her lifestyle in two video interviews to Indian news agency ANI, saying she and her children were happy living in the cave and that "nature gives good health".
But even a week after they were found, there is very little clarity on how the woman and her children came to be in a forest infested with snakes and wild animals; how long they had been living there and who they really are.
Police stumble on the cave dwelling
"The area is popular with tourists, especially foreigners. But it has a lot of snakes and it's prone to landslides, especially during the rainy season. To ensure the safety of tourists, we started patrolling the forests last year," M Narayana, superintendent of police for Uttara Kannada district, told the BBC.
A second policeman who cannot be named and was part of the patrol party that stumbled on the cave dwelling said they walked down a steep hill to investigate when they saw bright clothes that had been hung outdoors to dry.
When they got closer to the cave - the entrance to which had been curtained off with brightly coloured saris - "a little blonde girl came running out". When the shocked policemen followed her inside, they found Nina Kutina and the other child.
Their possessions were meagre - plastic mats, clothes, packets of instant noodles and some other grocery items - and the cave was leaking.
Videos shot by the police at the cave dwelling which the BBC has seen, show the children dressed in colourful Indian clothes, smiling into the camera.
"The woman and her children appeared quite comfortable in the place," Mr Narayana said. "It took us some time to convince her that it was dangerous to live there," he added.
Police said when they told her that the cave was unsafe because of the presence of snakes and wild animals in the forest, she told them: "Animals and snakes are our friends. Humans are dangerous."
Kutina and her daughters were taken to a hospital for a check-up after their rescue and were certified to be medically fit.
Who is Nina Kutina?
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Nina Kutina has said she was born in Russia but hasn't lived there for 15 years
An official in India's Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) has told the BBC that she's Russian and that she will be repatriated once the formalities are completed.
He says they have reached out to the Russian consulate in Chennai - the BBC has also written to the Russian embassy in Delhi but they are yet to respond.
In video interviews with India's ANI and PTI news agencies, Kutina said she was born in Russia but hadn't lived there for 15 years and travelled to "a lot of countries, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Bali, Thailand, Nepal, Ukraine".
In her interviews with both agencies, Kutina said she had four children between the ages of 20 and 5 years. She talked about the eldest - "my big son" - who died in a road accident in Goa last year.
Officials say her second son is 11-years-old and is in Russia - and that they have shared the information with the consulate.
On Tuesday night, the FRRO said they had tracked down the father of the girls - Dror Goldstein - and that he was an Israeli businessman. They said he was in India at the moment and that they met him and were trying to persuade him to pay for Kutina and her daughters' repatriation.
On Wednesday, Goldstein told India's NDTV channel that Kutina had left Goa without informing him and that he had lodged a missing complaint with the police there.
He said he wanted joint custody of his daughters and would do everything to prevent the government from sending them to Russia.
When did she come to Gokarna?
There is no clarity on how and when Kutina and her daughters reached the forest in Karnataka.
Police said she told them that they had been living in the cave for a week. They added that she had bought some vegetables and groceries, including a popular brand of instant noodles, from a local store, a week ago.
They said she told them that she arrived in Karnataka from Goa where she also claimed to have lived in a cave. She also said that one of her daughters was born in a Goa cave.
In her interview to PTI on Wednesday, she complained about the detention centre where she's been lodged with her daughters saying "it is like jail".
"We lived in a very good place. But now we cannot be alone. We cannot go outside. Here it's very dirty, and there's not enough food," she added.
It's not clear when and how Kutina came to India.
Police say she told them she had lost her passport, but they were able to find an older expired passport among her belongings which showed that she had come to India on a business visa which was valid from 18 October 2016 to 17 April 2017.
But she overstayed, was caught a year later, and the Goa office of the FRRO issued her "an exit permit" to leave India. According to immigration stamps in her passport, she entered Nepal on 19 April 2018 and exited three months later.
It's not clear where she went after that, but Kutina told ANI that overall she had "travelled to at least 20 countries" - at least "four of them since leaving India in 2018".
It's also not clear when she returned to India next, although some reports say she's been back since February 2020. She told PTI that she returned because "we really love India".
Kutina admitted that her visa expired a few months back. "We don't have our visa, valid visa, our visa finished," she said, adding that the lapse happened because she was grieving for her dead son and couldn't think of anything else.
Why was Kutina living in a cave?
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The entrance to the cave where Kutina was living with her daughters had been curtained off with brightly coloured saris
After an idol of Panduranga Vittala, a form of Hindu god Krishna, was found in her cave dwelling, it was reported that she had gone there to do meditation and for spiritual reasons.
But in her interview to ANI, she rejected the narrative. "It is not about spiritually. We just like nature because it gives us health... it's very big health, it's not like you live in a home."
She added she had "big experience to stay in natural, in jungle" and insisted that her daughters were happy and healthy there. The cave she had chosen was "very big and beautiful" and it was "very close to a village" so she could buy food and other necessities.
"We were not dying, and I did not bring my children, my daughters, to die in jungle. They were very happy, they swam in the waterfall, they had a very good place for sleeping, a lot of lessons in art making, we made from clay, we painted, we ate good, I was cooking very good and tasty food," she told ANI.
Kutina also rejected suggestions that living in the forest exposed her children to danger.
"For all the time we lived there, yes we saw a few snakes," she said, but added that it was similar to people reporting finding snakes in their homes, kitchens or toilets.
Diane Abbott says she stands by comments she made about racism that led to a year-long suspension from the Labour Party.
In a wide-ranging interview with James Naughtie for BBC Radio 4's Reflections, the veteran Labour MP was asked about a letter she sent to the Observer in April 2023 in which she suggested people of colour experienced racism in a different way to Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers.
Although she withdrew her comments at the time and apologised, saying "errors" arose in a draft that was sent, she was suspended from the party and only re-admitted just before last year's general election.
Asked by the BBC's James Naughtie if she looked back on the incident with regret, she said: "No, not at all."
She added: "Clearly, there must be a difference between racism which is about colour and other types of racism because you can see a Traveller or a Jewish person walking down the street, you don't know.
"You don't know unless you stop to speak to them or you're in a meeting with them.
"But if you see a black person walking down the street, you see straight away that they're black. They are different types of racism."
Asked if she believed she had done anything wrong or had said something in her Observer letter that she did not believe in, she said: "I just think that it's silly to try and claim that racism which is about skin colour is the same as other types of racism.
"I just... I don't know why people would say that."
Naughtie asked the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP if she would condemn antisemitic behaviour in the same way she would racist behaviour against someone because of the colour of the skin.
She replied: "Well of course, and I do get a bit weary of people trying to pin the antisemitic label on me because I've spent a lifetime fighting racism of all kinds and in particular fighting antisemitism, partly because of the nature of my constituency."
The exchanges came as Abbott discussed her life and career in politics, including her own experiences of racism, as Britain's first black woman MP and her years of campaigning with other radical left wingers including Jeremy Corbyn.
She entered Parliament in 1987 and is now the Mother of the House, the honorary title given to the longest-serving female MP.
In her 2023 letter to the Observer, Abbott wrote that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people "undoubtedly experience prejudice" that is "similar to racism".
She added: "It is true that many types of white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can experience this prejudice. But they are not all their lives subject to racism."
Abbott was quick to withdraw the remarks, which were heavily criticised by Jewish and Traveller groups, and apologised "for any anguish caused".
Abbott was readmitted to the Labour Party in May 2024, just in time for her stand as a Labour candidate in the general election, even though an internal inquiry into her conduct had concluded four months earlier.
The former shadow home secretary was given a "formal warning" for engaging in conduct that was in the opinion of Labour's National Executive Committee "prejudicial and grossly detrimental to the Labour Party". She also completed an online antismetism awareness course.
Asked by Naughtie if she had been "hung out to dry" by the Labour leadership, who had continued to say she was subject to a disciplinary process after it had finished, she said: "In the end, Keir Starmer had to restore the whip to me.
"I got tremendous support locally. We had a big rally on the steps of Hackney Town Hall. And in the end Keir Starmer and the people around him had to back off because of the support I had from the community."
She said she was sure that the Labour leadership had been "trying to get me out" and there were "hints" that she would be offered a seat in the House of Lords if she stepped down as an MP.
"I was never going to that. And I'm a Labour MP today, and I'm grateful," she said.
Reflections is on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday 17 July at 09:30 BST.
One of four rebel MPs suspended by Labour for defying party orders has said it will not silence her - but she will continue to support the government as an independent.
Rachel Maskell told the BBC she had been expelled from the party in Parliament for her role in a rebellion against disability benefit cuts, which forced Sir Keir Starmer into a U-turn on a key piece of legislation.
Maskell said the welfare bill fell apart ahead of a crucial Commons vote because the government did not listen to its backbenchers when the reforms were being drawn up.
Minister Jess Phillips said the suspended MPs should not be surprised after their "persistent" rebellions and "slagging off" of the government.
On Wednesday Labour withdrew the whip from four MPs - meaning they will now sit as independents in the House of Commons - and stripped three more of their role as trade envoys - unpaid jobs handed out to backbench MPs.
Maskell told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Thursday that the chief whip had made it "very clear" to her that her "work on the disabled people reforms were the reason" for her suspension.
The MP for York Central said she had not been a "ringleader" of a rebellion but that she had sought to "advocate" for her constituents, including disabled people who "are very invisible in our society".
Now sitting as an independent, she said she would do "all that I can to support the Labour government".
"But that doesn't mean that I'm silenced," she told BBC Breakfast, adding that she did not believe the prime minister had "got it right".
"If my constituents are telling me something, I want to be able to advocate," she said.
The welfare bill broke down because backbenchers weren't listened to in the early stages, she said, and this must change "because ultimately backbenchers bring vast experience with them".
But Labour minister Phillips said that, from what she could see, "this is nothing to do with someone voting against a particular bill".
Ministers were forced to water down their plans after 47 Labour MPs rebelled against the government's proposed cuts to welfare, but only four were suspended Philips pointed out.
The suspensions were instead for people "constantly going on the airwaves, slagging off your own government," she said.
She also dismissed the idea that MPs could not raise concerns with the government.
"There is absolutely no reason why people cannot speak up about the things that they care about, but we do have to work as a team," Philips told BBC Breakfast.
It further undermined the prime minister's authority after a series of policy reversals, including restoring the winter fuel allowance to millions of pensioners.
A senior Labour MP said the suspensions had left some backbenchers in a "state of shock".
Toby Perkins told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight late on Wednesday: "There's a number of colleagues who voted against that (welfare) legislation who are wondering if they're phone is going to ring."
While he said some MPs would now think "very, very carefully" before voting against the government, he said there would be others "who feel this is an overreaction."
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The other MPs suspended Wednesday - Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman and Chris Hinchliff - were all elected to the House of Commons for the first time in 2024.
Duncan-Jordan, the MP for Poole, had organised a letter warning the government's welfare changes were "impossible to support" without a "change of direction".
After his suspension, he said he remained committed to Labour's values and that it was "business as usual" for his constituents.
Leishman, the MP for Alloa and Grangemouth, said in a statement that he wished to remain a Labour MP and added:"I firmly believe that it is not my duty as an MP to make people poorer, especially those that have suffered because of austerity and its dire consequences."
North East Hertfordshire MP Hinchliff likewise said he hoped to return to the Labour benches and would continue to "fight every day for the needs of my constituents".
Three other Labour MPs - Rosena Allin Khan, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Mohammed Yasin - were stripped of their roles as trade envoys.
Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland music festival
Tens of thousands of campers have arrived at Tomorrowland in Belgium, a day after a fire destroyed the festival's main stage.
Festival organisers have insisted that the event in the town of Boom, south of Antwerp, will continue without the stage, adding that they are "focused on finding solutions".
Nobody was injured in Wednesday evening's blaze and experts are working to determine a cause.
The electronic dance music festival is due to start on Friday, with 400,000 people expected to attend over two weekends.
Hundreds of artists, including David Guetta, Lost Frequencies, Swedish House Mafia and Charlotte De Witte are expected to perform.
The local fire service has declared the site safe and a decision will now be made about whether to demolish the structure before the festival begins on Friday.
The campsite, known as DreamVille, has opened and so far organisers say this weekend's event will continue.
In its latest post on Instagram on Thursday, Tomorrowland said: "It is impossible to put into words what we're feeling."
It added that the Orbyz main stage "wasn't just a stage... it was was living breathing world."
Organisers said they had worked through the night to come up with solutions. A meeting was held with safety experts and members of local government on Thursday morning to discuss a contingency plan.
The mayor of Rumst, just north of Boom, told local media that another meeting discussing more ideas for an alternative to the main stage would be discussed in the afternoon.
"Cancelling the festival completely is the last thing we want to do," Jurgen Callaerts said.
There are 14 other stages at the festival, all much smaller than the main stage.
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The fire started around 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Wednesday. Videos posted on social media showed thick grey smoke engulfing the stage.
Some residents were evacuated as firefighters worked to stop the flames from reaching neighbouring homes and woodland.
One employee who had been working on the site described "an apocalyptic scene" as the fire broke out.
"We suddenly heard bangs and saw fire near the stage, a huge amount of fire," the unnamed individual told Het Nieuwsblad newspaper.
"We were just putting the finishing touches on it. One more day and it would be finished. Four weeks of work... gone in half an hour."
Tomorrowland began in 2005 and has become the biggest electronic dance festival in the world, attracting music fans from every continent.
Canada forward Olivia Smith has become the most expensive signing in women's football history by completing a £1m move to Arsenal from Liverpool.
The 20-year-old, who made her international debut at 15, has signed a four-year deal with the Champions League holders.
Smith's move breaks the record set by Chelsea in January when they signed USA defender Naomi Girma for £900,000 from San Diego Wave.
"It's a privilege and an honour to sign for Arsenal," said Smith.
"It's my dream to compete for the biggest titles here in England and in Europe and I'm excited to get started and contribute to doing that here with Arsenal."
Trevor Francis became the first £1m men's player when he joined Nottingham Forest 46 years ago.
Smith, who only turned professional in 2023, joined Liverpool from Portuguese side Sporting a year ago for a club record fee of just over £200,000.
Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers said Smith is an "exciting young player" who can make a "big contribution".
She scored seven goals in 20 Women's Super League games in her debut season as Liverpool finished seventh.
Liverpool are without a manager since sacking Matt Beard in February, with former Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor the leading candidate to take over.
'An eye-catching recruit' - analysis
Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter
Arsenal did not want to sit still after winning the Women's Champions League and vowed to strengthen their squad.
This is an eye-catching recruit that does just that with Smith widely considered one of the WSL's most exciting youngsters, with a high ceiling of potential.
She brings pace and directness to Arsenal's attacking line-up and has already proven herself in the WSL with a successful season at Liverpool.
There has been longstanding interest in Smith from Arsenal, who were beaten to her signature by Liverpool in 2024, and they have always been ready to spend should they need to.
The Reds have made a profit of almost £800,000 after breaking their club record last summer to sign Smith, and they will see this as good business despite losing one of the world's brightest young talents.
Liverpool managing director Andy O'Boyle rejected several bids until £1m was presented. The £1m payment will be made in instalments to allow Liverpool to invest gradually.
The club hope to use this money to strengthen the squad in several areas this season.
There is also a sell-on clause, so Liverpool will benefit from any future sale.
Smith had several suitors but it is believed she was impressed by Arsenal's recruitment presentation.
Having left home as a teenager to play professional football in Portugal, then leap up to the WSL, all by the age of 20, Arsenal think she has proven her character and ability to be part of an elite squad.
From Ontario to WSL via Penn State and Portugal
Elizabeth Botcherby
BBC Sport journalist
Smith's football journey began aged five when she joined Whitby Iroquois SC, and she made her debut in the Canada youth set-up at 12.
Fast forward three years to 2019 and she was catapulted on to the international stage, featuring against Brazil and New Zealand at an invitational tournament in Chongqing, China.
Smith went on to represent Canada at two Concacaf Women's U20 Championships (2022, 2023) and two Women's U20 World Cups (2022, 2024), and returned to the senior side in 2023, earning selection for that year's World Cup.
She scored her first international goal in a 6-0 victory over El Salvador at the 2024 Gold Cup and was named the tournament's best young player.
Smith is seen not only as the successor to talismanic record goalscorer Christine Sinclair but the key to Canada's hopes of winning international honours.
At club level, Smith began her career in 2022 with North Toronto Nitros in League 1 Ontario, winning the golden boot in her debut campaign with 18 goals in 11 games.
She then spent one season in the NCAA playing college football for Penn State Nittany Lions before forgoing the rest of her university eligibility to turn professional, signing a three-year contract with Sporting in July 2023.
They fought off competition from Chelsea and PSG, and, for then head coach Mariana Cabral, Smith's potential was clear.
"Thirty seconds into the video we were like, 'yep, let's sign her'. She was clearly a whole package, which is very rare," Cabral told BBC Sport.
"Not only did she have the technical ability, but she also had the physicality. She's explosive and strong, good on the ball and can nutmeg you to get past you like that.
"She wanted to get her professional career started and that's why she came to us. She liked us because of the way we played at the time - very possession-based, very attacking - and she needed minutes to grow.
"But we knew Portugal was a stepping stone for her; she would go on to bigger places."
In her first season in Europe, Smith amassed 22 goals involvements (13 goals, nine assists) in 18 league appearances as she collected another best young player gong and Sporting finished second in the table.
She also caught the attention of Liverpool, signing before the 2024-25 season.
Leading Liverpool's attack
Smith hit the ground running in a Liverpool shirt, scoring against West Ham only 76 minutes into her WSL career and quickly becoming their main attacking threat.
She topped their goalscoring charts, netting seven times in 20 league starts, with no other player contributing more than three goals.
Smith also led the way for touches in the opposition's box (92) and shots (50), including 16 efforts on target and a conversion rate of 14%.
Across all competitions, she registered nine goals and one assist in 25 appearances and established her as a player for the big occasion.
She scored Liverpool's first WSL goal at Anfield and also opened the scoring against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final.
Her team-mates voted her players' player of the season and players' young player of the season.
'The girl's got it all' - more than just a goalscorer
Smith's goalscoring exploits have put her in good company.
According to Opta, when comparing debut WSL seasons, she outscored Mayra Ramirez (four), Vivianne Miedema (four), and new Arsenal team-mate Alessia Russo (three), while across Europe's big five leagues last season only two players aged 20 or under scored more goals than Smith - Barcelona's Vicky Lopez (10) and Freiburg's Cora Zicai (nine).
However, Arsenal can expect far more than just goals from their seven-figure signing.
Smith is a versatile forward. Although she spent the majority of last season playing as a striker, she also clocked up significant time on the right wing, perhaps most notably in the FA Cup semi-final.
Commentating on that match, former England midfielder Fara Williams described her as "a weapon down the right-hand side".
Smith won the second highest number of fouls in the WSL last season, with 14 of the 46 coming in the final third.
"She's got the technical part, the physical part, the tactical part, and then the extra part - you can be very talented but if you don't have the mental part, being focused on your work and being ambitious and resilient," Cabral said.
"She's one of those players you want in your team. Give her the ball and she can change the game by herself. That's something special.
"Fans need to be patient and also journalists. In today's society, you want everything immediately or even yesterday.
"She's not at the peak of her performance yet. She has potential to unlock.
"If she likes Arsenal and Arsenal like her, she can be successful for a really long time and one of those players where you can build a team around. She has the potential to be the best player in the world."
Watch: Trump calls out "stupid Republicans" in Jeffrey Epstein files saga
West Pittston, just outside of the industrial centre of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has a classic smalltown-American look.
There are clapboard houses, a main drag with businesses bearing charming vintage patina and lampposts bearing flags of the town's military veterans.
And MAGA faithful.
On Wednesday, in 85F (30C) weather, they lined the streets outside Don's Machine Shop where JD Vance spoke, touting President Donald Trump's recent legislative victory, what he calls his Big Beautiful Bill.
But a lawn sign nearby as the US vice-president spoke pointed to an additional priority on their minds - a rare backlash against the Trump presidency from his own supporters.
"WHERE IS THE LIST???" the sign read - a reference to the release of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files, a purported tranche of government documents on the disgraced financier and sex offender.
There is a rumoured "client list" of Epstein's famous friends that has fixated conspiracy theorists.
But the Justice Department recently threw cold water on the theory, releasing a memo saying it found no evidence that a client list exists.
Among those attending the Vance event, some put their faith in Trump.
"When he's ready, he'll let them out," Ed DeLucca, 72, told the BBC, saying he hoped Trump would bring the documents to light.
For Mr DeLucca, the rumoured files would ultimately be delivered much like any other Trump promise, such as closing the border or mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
Epstein was charged by federal prosecutors for sex trafficking of minors and other crimes in 2019. He died by suicide in jail later that year, sparking continued rumors and conspiracies about his death and - most recently - about possible "clients" named in government files.
Yet, according to the president and his top law enforcement officials, the documents may not be forthcoming - and some may not exist at all.
That concession has thrown Trump's Make America Great Again movement into chaos, with even staunch supporters calling for the removal of Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI director Kash Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino.
The resulting online storm also has threatened to overshadow the budget bill, a major legislative win Trump just clawed from Congress.
"We put you in office, you ran on this platform," Steven Taylor, a local truck driver and Trump supporter who was in West Pittson on Wednesday, told CBS News, BBC's US partner. "We didn't ask for it. And now we want it. We demand it."
"There needs to be accountability. There needs to be justice," he said.
But others like Mr DeLucca were more sanguine. "There's a reason for it. They'll come out," he said.
"They got to make peace," he said of the MAGA factions warring over Epstein.
"They can't exist without Pam, or Dan Bongino," he said of the administration. "It's like the Avengers assembled, the Justice League of America."
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People gather to watch US Vice-President JD Vance to speak about the "One Big Beautiful Bill" law in West Pittston, Pennsylvania.
But voters in the eastern Pennsylvania town, who have slowly and steadily united behind Republicans during the Trump era, may split over whether to accept the president's strategy on Epstein.
Trump has tried to quell the storm, posting on Truth Social that the alleged hidden Epstein files were actually a "hoax" concocted by Democrats.
"Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this [expletive] hook, line, and sinker," he wrote on Wednesday.
Chrissy Matticks echoed Trump's assessment, pinning the blame for the Epstein debacle on Democrats.
"I don't care. Democrats should have released it when Biden was president," she told BBC on Wednesday. "Democrats are just using it as a political football."
She was far more focused on Trump's performance in passing the budget bill and deporting undocumented immigrants in a sweeping crackdown.
"I'd say, to our MAGA base: Have faith in President Trump."
Prince Harry is in Angola supporting the mine clearing charity the Halo Trust
The Duke of Sussex has followed in the footsteps of his mother, Princess Diana, as he visited a charity clearing landmines in Angola.
"Children should never have to live in fear of playing outside or walking to school," said Prince Harry, about the continuing threat of mines to the civilian population.
Prince Harry was in Angola supporting the work of the Halo Trust, the charity that had been backed by Princess Diana on her high-profile visit to the Central African country in 1997.
The image of the princess walking through a minefield, in a visor and body armour, had brought worldwide attention to the danger caused by mines left behind after wars had ended.
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There are still about a thousand minefields in Angola, left over from civil wars
Prince Harry visited a village near to a minefield and met children who are given lessons in how to avoid detonating the explosives.
The Halo Trust has cleared 120,000 landmines in Angola, left over from years of civil war.
An estimated 60,000 people have been killed or injured by mines in the country since 2008 and about a thousand minefields are still to be cleared.
"The remnants of war still threaten lives every day," said Prince Harry, patron of the Halo Trust.
He also spent time with the British charity during a visit to Angola in 2019 when he walked through a partially-cleared minefield and set off a controlled explosion.
Earlier this week, Prince Harry met Angola's President Joao Lourenco, where the prince welcomed the government's renewed support for the charity's work.
James Cowan, the Halo Trust's chief executive, said: "We will continue our work in solidarity with the Angolan people until every last mine is cleared."
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The pictures of Princess Diana in Angola in 1997 drew worldwide attention
In January 1997, Princess Diana had been photographed in Angola in what became a symbolic image of the efforts to stop the harm to civilians from landmines.
She had walked on a path cleared through a minefield and had given her support to calls for an international ban on the use of landmines.
That had sparked a row, with the princess being criticised by some politicians for her views.
But the minefield where she had walked in 1997 was cleared and the site is now a thriving community, with local children attending the Princess Diana School.
More than half of Britain's busiest airports have raised "kiss-and-fly" fees for cars dropping off passengers close to terminals, according to research from the RAC.
The motoring group found 11 out of 20 UK airports had put up prices since last July, with Gatwick, Bristol, Leeds Bradford and Southampton joining Stansted in charging the top rate of £7 to park for a matter of minutes.
In contrast, at nine of the 10 busiest airports in the European Union there are no drop-off fees.
Airports UK, which represents the industry, said all hubs offer free drop-off options further from the terminals, such as "park and ride" facilities where people can leave their car and take a bus to the airport.
London Heathrow, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Liverpool all raised their prices by £1 to £6 for between 10 and 20 minutes.
The RAC also found that Cardiff airport had introduced a fee for the first time, asking £3 for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, London Luton and Manchester airports are the most expensive on a cost-per-minute basis, the research showed, with drivers paying £5 to stop for five minutes.
Rod Dennis, senior policy officer at the RAC, said: "Drivers are a captive audience and that's why we think airports are so keen on these sorts of fees. But honestly, £7 for a stop that could be no more than 10 minutes does seem a little steep.
"And the fact that these costs keep going up year after year I think is going to be a huge source of frustration for anyone dropping off a friend or loved one this summer."
In the RAC's survey of European airports, hubs including Frankfurt and Paris Charles de Gaulle charged nothing. Only Schipol in the Netherlands asked for €2.50 (£2.17) to kiss-and-fly.
Karen Dee, chief executive of Airports UK, said: "Where fees are charged, this helps airports manage and reduce congestion, noise, carbon emissions and air pollution for local communities, something that they are mandated to do by the Government and local authorities.
"These charges are a part of the airport business model and help enable the provision of the widest variety of flights from the airport."
London City airport was the only one on the list which charges no fee.
A spokesperson for Gatwick, said: "The drop off charge helps to limit the number of cars and reduces congestion at the entrance to our terminals and funds a number of sustainable transport initiatives."
It added that holders of a Blue Badge, which is a parking permit for people with disabilities or health conditions affecting mobility, remain exempt from the charge.
Belfast and Southampton also said Blue Badge holders remain exempt from the fees.
On lifting its kiss-and-fly prices, a spokesperson for Southampton, said: "All of the funds generated through our parking facility are reinvested into the airport and play an important role in securing new routes for the region."
Diane Abbott says she stands by comments she made about racism that led to a year-long suspension from the Labour Party.
In a wide-ranging interview with James Naughtie for BBC Radio 4's Reflections, the veteran Labour MP was asked about a letter she sent to the Observer in April 2023 in which she suggested people of colour experienced racism in a different way to Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers.
Although she withdrew her comments at the time and apologised, saying "errors" arose in a draft that was sent, she was suspended from the party and only re-admitted just before last year's general election.
Asked by the BBC's James Naughtie if she looked back on the incident with regret, she said: "No, not at all."
She added: "Clearly, there must be a difference between racism which is about colour and other types of racism because you can see a Traveller or a Jewish person walking down the street, you don't know.
"You don't know unless you stop to speak to them or you're in a meeting with them.
"But if you see a black person walking down the street, you see straight away that they're black. They are different types of racism."
Asked if she believed she had done anything wrong or had said something in her Observer letter that she did not believe in, she said: "I just think that it's silly to try and claim that racism which is about skin colour is the same as other types of racism.
"I just... I don't know why people would say that."
Naughtie asked the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP if she would condemn antisemitic behaviour in the same way she would racist behaviour against someone because of the colour of the skin.
She replied: "Well of course, and I do get a bit weary of people trying to pin the antisemitic label on me because I've spent a lifetime fighting racism of all kinds and in particular fighting antisemitism, partly because of the nature of my constituency."
The exchanges came as Abbott discussed her life and career in politics, including her own experiences of racism, as Britain's first black woman MP and her years of campaigning with other radical left wingers including Jeremy Corbyn.
She entered Parliament in 1987 and is now the Mother of the House, the honorary title given to the longest-serving female MP.
In her 2023 letter to the Observer, Abbott wrote that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people "undoubtedly experience prejudice" that is "similar to racism".
She added: "It is true that many types of white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can experience this prejudice. But they are not all their lives subject to racism."
Abbott was quick to withdraw the remarks, which were heavily criticised by Jewish and Traveller groups, and apologised "for any anguish caused".
Abbott was readmitted to the Labour Party in May 2024, just in time for her stand as a Labour candidate in the general election, even though an internal inquiry into her conduct had concluded four months earlier.
The former shadow home secretary was given a "formal warning" for engaging in conduct that was in the opinion of Labour's National Executive Committee "prejudicial and grossly detrimental to the Labour Party". She also completed an online antismetism awareness course.
Asked by Naughtie if she had been "hung out to dry" by the Labour leadership, who had continued to say she was subject to a disciplinary process after it had finished, she said: "In the end, Keir Starmer had to restore the whip to me.
"I got tremendous support locally. We had a big rally on the steps of Hackney Town Hall. And in the end Keir Starmer and the people around him had to back off because of the support I had from the community."
She said she was sure that the Labour leadership had been "trying to get me out" and there were "hints" that she would be offered a seat in the House of Lords if she stepped down as an MP.
"I was never going to that. And I'm a Labour MP today, and I'm grateful," she said.
Reflections is on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday 17 July at 09:30 BST.