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Patients and bereaved families say they are disappointed by delays to setting up a public inquiry into the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys mental health trust promised nearly six months ago.

The Trust in north east England has been at the centre of allegations that poor care, mismanagement and tragic failures have cost some patients their lives.

BBC health correspondent Dominic Hughes has been to meet some of those affected.

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Dozens of people have been killed in an intensive wave of Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to step up military action against Hezbollah.

At least 31 people were killed in the latest attacks, including several children, Lebanon's health ministry said.

The Israeli military said it hit more than 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in what was one of the heaviest nights of bombardment since a US-brokered ceasefire began in mid-April.

Netanyahu's order to intensify the Israeli strikes came after the military said a soldier had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon on Sunday, bringing the total Israeli military losses there from Hezbollah attacks since the conflict began on 2 March to 23, along with one civilian contractor.

The Lebanese health ministry says Israeli strikes over the same period have killed at least 3,185 people.

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Today, the family of a teenage rape victim whose attackers were spared jail have told the BBC they hope the "correct outcome will prevail" -- after it was announced the sentences would be referred to the Court of Appeal.

There was widespread criticism after three boys were handed youth rehabilitation orders in connection with the rape of two teenage girls in Hampshire. Sentencing guidelines state that rehabilitation should be prioritised for youth offenders. The Prime Minister confirmed on Tuesday the sentences would now be referred to the Court of Appeal. Adam is joined by home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani.

And, Iran says the US has committed a "gross violation" of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country in the past 48 hours. It is unclear what impact the strikes will have on talks aimed to end the conflict. Adam speaks to Parham Ghobadi, senior reporter for BBC Persian and Caitriona Perry, chief presenter BBC News

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00:45 Sentencing decision

07:00 Sentencing process breakdown

13:01 Court of Appeal referral and Prime Minister response

20:28 Iran–US military action

24:03 Iranian regime statements

28:00 Negotiations and Strait of Hormuz

31:08 Impact on the region

35:00 Final thoughts

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The state of ceasefire talks between the US and Iran has been thrown into question, after American forces launched fresh strikes on Iranian missile sites and minelaying boats on Monday.

Washington has said the strikes were carried out in self-defence. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had downed a US drone and fired at a fighter jet that entered Iranian airspace, adding that it had the right to retaliate against ceasefire violations.

The BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale tells us that he expects the negotiations to continue, as both the US and Iran want a deal. The sticking point, he says, is that each needs a way to claim victory.

Currently on the table is a one-page "memorandum of understanding" which reportedly involves a 60-day ceasefire extension, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a plan for further negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme.

President Trump has now said that any agreement with Iran should also require more countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to join the Abraham Accords - the US-brokered agreements intended to normalise relations between Israel and Muslim-majority states.

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00:00 Introduction

01:52 What's the deal on the table?

02:59 Will the strikes derail ceasefire talks?

03:59 Adding the Abraham Accords to an Iran deal

05:37 Trump under pressure from Republicans

07:16 How Israel and Lebanon could affect talks

08:32 What happens next?

Internet connectivity appears to have been partially restored in Iran, after an 88-day blackout since the start of the conflict with the US and Israel, with reporting from Tom Symonds in Washington and with BBC Persian's Siavash Ardalan.

In Jerusalem, correspondent Emir Nader has the latest on the strikes that Israel has been carrying out in Lebanon.

And the BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen assesses the current state of the war.

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The record for the hottest May temperature in the UK has been broken for the second day in a row, with 35C recorded at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London.

On Monday, 34.8C was recorded in Kew Gardens - beating the previous May record of 32.8C, which was set in 1922 and 1944.

Much of England and Wales are now in an official heatwave, with amber heat health alerts across large parts of England.

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There is an "overwhelming consensus" that time spent on screens and social media harms children, the UK's most senior doctors have said.

Responding to a government consultation about social media use for under-16s, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said doctors should routinely ask younger patients about their screen time and social media use.

There is no consensus among the wider scientific community that screen time overall is harmful to children, but Academy Chair Jeanette Dickson said that like smoking or seatbelts before, the issue had become a "unifying force" for the profession.

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said new measures for under-16s will be brought in by the end of 2026.

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The US said it launched new strikes on southern Iran on Monday, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines.

The strikes were in "self-defence" and designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces", US Central Command said in a statement.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Tuesday it had downed a US drone and fired at a fighter jet and another drone that entered Iranian airspace, state media reported - it did not specify when this happened.

It added that Iran had the "legitimate and definite" right to retaliate against any US ceasefire violations.

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In 2025, the Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles.

As conflict in the Middle East pushes up fuel prices and boosts demand for EVs, Chinese carmakers are seizing the opportunity. Driven by years of state-backed investment and industrial policy, China has quietly become the global powerhouse of EV production, leading the industry in technology, innovation and affordability, while the US struggles to keep up.

In today’s episode, we speak to Suranjana Tewari, Asia Business Correspondent for BBC News. She explains what BYD cars are really like, and how China won the EV race.

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Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:40 What is a BYD car like?

03:35 How are Chinese EVs different from Tesla?

08:45 Who are BYD and how did they come popular?

11:40 Why BYD say they don't need the US market

14:11 Why aren't BYD allowed to sell their cars in the US?

18:38 What does President Trump think about Chinese EVs?

21:57 Will Chinese EVs ever be sold in the US?

It's been almost five years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan. In that time, it has stopped girls over 12 going to school and significantly restricted women's rights in public.

The country is also facing record levels of hunger, and conflict with Pakistan has escalated.

The BBC's Yogita Limaye asked a spokesman for the ruling Taliban regime about these issues in a rare sit-down interview.

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0:00 Pakistan conflict

08:23 Hunger and poverty crisis

12:03 Women's education

14:20 Relationship with India