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Russia said its air defences have been responding to a Ukrainian drone attack on the area around St Petersburg.

At least 50 of the drones were downed over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow, according to the regional governor Alexander Drozdenko.

Black smoke could also be seen rising over St Petersburg on Wednesday, with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky confirming the city's oil terminal had been hit.

In a separate incident, Russian authorities in the occupied Donetsk region said a Ukrainian drone hit a bus on the way to Russian-occupied Crimea, killing seven people and inujuring 11 others.

The attack comes as St Petersburg hosts the annual International Economic Forum - an event designed to showcase Russia to the world - and a day after a massive Russian assault on cities across Ukraine killed at least 22 people, including several women and children.

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Israel continued its attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, but did not strike Beirut following a partial ceasefire agreement with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

Lebanon said that, under an agreement announced by US President Donald Trump late on Monday, Israeli forces would not bomb the capital in exchange for Hezbollah not attacking Israel.

It came after Iran said Israeli action in Lebanon jeopardised talks on a deal to end its war with the US.

Following the ceasefire announcement, the Israeli military said it had intercepted two projectiles fired into northern Israel. Hezbollah said it had attacked Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, where officials reported deadly Israeli strikes.

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Today, the Prime minister says he “felt sick” as he watched the body cam footage of a student who was handcuffed as he lay dying.

The 18-year-old Southampton student Henry Nowak was handcuffed after Vickrum Digwa, 23, lied to police at the scene of the 2025 stabbing, claiming he had been the victim of a racist attack. Shabana Mahmood described the murder as an "an act of pure evil” and described bodycam footage of officers handcuffing Nowak as "disturbing and tragic".

Adam and Joe are joined by BBC News’ special correspondent Lucy Manning to go through the details of this case.

And, Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, had the details of his embezzlement laid out in court. Murrell pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a 12-year period to buy a string of goods including soaps, a motorhome and… mug warmers? Adam and James discuss.

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00:00 – Introduction To Henry Nowak Story

01:41 – Why the Body‑Cam Footage Was Released

06:12 – Questions About Police Response

09:06 – Political Reactions Across Westminster

14:29 – The Wider Debate

25:56 – Peter Murrell Sentencing

29:33 – Details of the Embezzlement Case

34:33 – Political Fallout & What Happens Next

The BBC's South America correspondent Ione Wells tells us whether Venezuelans have seen the promised economic and political benefits of Nicolas Maduro's removal as president.

Wednesday marks five months since US forces raided Maduro's compound in Caracas. At the time, President Donald Trump said the US would run Venezuela until a "safe, proper and judicious transition" could be ensured, vowing that American oil companies would fix the local infrastructure and start making money for the country.

This week, trade unions and student groups have planned anti-government protests to call for better wages, the release of political prisoners and a democratic transition.

Delcy Rodríguez, who served as Maduro's vice-president, was sworn in as the country's leader last month, with the support of the US government.

But there are long-time opposition leaders waiting in the wings. Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado - who has been living in effective exile in Norway - has said she plans to run for president again, and will to return to Venezuela before the end of 2026.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to face questions about the American involvement in Venezuela this week, as he testifies before Congress on the State Department's budget.

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00:00 Introduction

00:23 New freedoms

01:58 Is Venezuela's economy stronger?

03:47 Will Venezuela have elections?

06:15 How strong is Venezuela's political opposition?

07:24 Will María Corina Machado run for president?

08:23 America's influence on Venezuelan politics

A 2025 Harvard poll of young people in the US found that a majority see AI as a threat to their career prospects.

And in recent months, numerous commencement speakers championing artificial intelligence on US college campuses have been booed by Gen Z graduates.

The controversy signals a growing unease among students about what the technology could mean for jobs, career stability, and the future of work.

We speak to Rachel Janfaza, founder of the Gen Z research firm The Up and Up, about why Gen Z’s relationship with AI is far more complicated than many think.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:51 Why were Gen Z graduates booing speakers?

04:27 What do Gen Z students think about AI?

08:00 What is the job market like for Gen Z?

09:32 AI as an opportunity for Gen Z

14:09 What is 'revealed preference'?

Two people have been shot dead in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki amid protests against US plans to establish an Ebola isolation centre at a military base nearby, the BBC has learnt.

The circumstances of their deaths are not clear, and officials have not commented on the matter. A police spokesperson told the Reuters news agency he was not aware of any deaths.

On Monday, hundreds of demonstrators marched through the town's streets, after the US plan to establish an Ebola treatment facility in Kenya sparked public concern about cross-border infection risks.

The isolation centre is to be staffed by US medics and is intended to treat US citizens affected by the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kenya has not recorded any Ebola cases so far.

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A court is due to hear the full story of how former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell spent the £400,000 he embezzled from the party over a 12-year period.

Court documents show Murrell - the estranged husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon - used the party's money to buy more than 1,000 items.

Murrell, 61, faces a lengthy prison term when he returns to court for sentencing on 23 June.

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A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern is "on our doorstep", according to UN scientists, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change.

The World Meteorological Organization said El Niño is “very likely” to officially begin within the next few months, driving more extreme weather around much of the globe.

Several forecasts from national weather agencies suggest this El Niño could end up as one of the strongest ever recorded, nicknamed by some as a possible “super” or even “Godzilla” event.

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Graphic production and editing by Gwyndaf Hughes and Kevin Church

Producing by Miho Tanaka

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Israel's prime minister has ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, as its conflict with the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah escalates.

Benjamin Netanyahu said "terror targets" in the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh would be struck in response to its rocket and drone attacks on Israeli civilians.

Israel’s pledge to step up its strikes in Lebanon came hours after the US president Donald Trump had declared that “all shooting will stop” between Israel and Hezbollah. Trump made the announcement after Iran said it had pulled other of peace talks with the US, in protest at Israel’s offensive in Lebanon

The conflict poses a major obstacle to the US president’s efforts to reach a deal to end its war with Iran. Tehran is insisting that any ceasefire must include Lebanon.

The Israeli military ordered residents of Dahieh to evacuate for their own safety, without giving further details.

Families, crammed into cars stuffed with suitcases, blankets and whatever belongings they could carry, streamed out of Beirut’s suburbs, joining thousands fleeing towards the mountains as fears of further violence mounted.

Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jon Sudworth, James Landale and Sarah Smith.

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Today, more than 1000 pages of documents about Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US have been published by the government.

Adam, Chris and Joe get together to discuss what the files tell us about Peter Mandelson’s vetting process, his relationship with some of the government’s most senior figures and his thoughts on the Prime Minister’s leadership.

Some of the files have been redacted or held back as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office by Peter Mandelson. He has repeatedly let it be known that he believes he has not acted criminally, did not act for personal gain and is co-operating with police.

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00:00 Inside the government’s massive document drop

02:10 What did the humble address call for?

04:20 What’s missing: police probes, lost phones and disappearing messages

06:30 Trump, redactions and the limits of transparency

08:40 Pat McFadden’s WhatsApps and the ‘welfare party’ row

11:00 Inside Labour’s No 10: ‘Beleaguered and bereft’

13:10 Disappearing messages and the WhatsApp era of government

15:00 Keir Starmer’s texts and the bigger political question