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Tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures such as liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) are needed immediately, a cross-party group of MPs in the UK have said.

The Women and Equalities Committee said only doctors should be allowed to carry out these treatments because of the risks involved.

That would act as a de facto ban as doctors would only perform them in the most essential cases, the MPs said.

The UK government has proposed a similar measure, but has yet to confirm when the restrictions will come into place. Currently there is no regulation over who can provide procedures that do not involve incisions.

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Tributes have poured in from around the world for Jesse Jackson, the US civil rights leader who has died aged 84.

Jackson’s family said his "unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity… A tireless change agent, he elevated the voices of the voiceless from his Presidential campaigns in the 1980s to mobilising millions to register to vote - leaving an indelible mark on history.”

Jackson rose to prominence as a civil rights leader alongside Martin Luther King in the 1960s. He ran for president in 1984 and 1988 and was the founder of a nonprofit organisation focused on social justice and civil rights, the Rainbow PUSH coalition.

Barack Obama described Jackson as a "true giant" and said in a statement that Jackson's "two historic runs for president" had "laid the foundation for my own campaign to the highest office of the land". Obama added that his wife Michelle "got her first glimpse of political organising at the Jacksons' kitchen table when she was a teenager".

"For more than 60 years, Reverend Jackson helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history," the Obamas said in the statement. "From organising boycotts and sit-ins, to registering millions of voters, to advocating for freedom and democracy around the world, he was relentless in his belief that we are all children of God, deserving of dignity and respect."

Born in 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson became involved in politics at an early age. He rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leader in Martin Luther King, Jr 's Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was with King when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968.

Over the course of his career, Jackson built a movement to bring America's increasingly diverse population together, with a message that centred on poor and working-class Americans.

After his presidential runs, Jackson later positioned himself as an elder statesman within the Democratic Party. His son Jesse Jackson, Jr is a former US congressman.

US President Donald Trump said “He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and 'street smarts. He was very gregarious - Someone who truly loved people!"

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, a former secretary of state, also shared tributes, saying they were friends with Jackson for almost 50 years. "Reverend Jackson championed human dignity and helped create opportunities for countless people to live better lives," they said in a statement.

House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Jackson "was a legendary voice for the voiceless," in a tribute to the late civil rights leader posted on X. "For decades, while labouring in the vineyards of the community, he inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all," the Democrat said.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the civil rights leader "never stopped demanding that America live up to its promise… He marched, he ran, he organised and he preached justice without apology.”

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith and Gary O’Donoghue.

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We look at why young people are bearing the brunt as unemployment hits its highest rate for nearly five years in the UK.

Adam and Alex are joined by BBC business editor Simon Jack to unpack some of the factors driving the trend.

Plus Alex updates us on Nigel Farage appointing Reform UK’s new top team, which he is calling his ‘shadow cabinet’. Alex explains what the appointments might tell us about how Reform is operating.

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Iran's foreign minister says his government has agreed a "set of guiding principles" with the United States that could pave the way for a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme.

Abbas Araghchi was speaking after the latest indirect talks in Geneva. He said they'd been more constructive than previous discussions, but warned that more work was needed.

Mr Araghchi also condemned threats of force against Iran by the US. Washington has not yet commented on the talks.

The indirect discussions followed repeated military threats by Washington against Iran, over the authorities use of unprecedented force to put down nationwide anti-government protests, as well as its nuclear activities.

The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is in the capital Tehran for the first time since the regime's crackdown last month and tells us about the mood there.

Lyse is reporting from Iran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

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A second round of talks between Iran and the United States, aimed at resolving their dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme, have ended in the Swiss city of Geneva.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the two countries had reached an understanding on the main "guiding principles", but work still needs to be done. The US has not yet commented.

The indirect discussions followed repeated military threats by Washington against Iran over the country's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests, as well as its nuclear activities.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One ahead of the latest talks, US President Donald Trump said he believed Iran wanted to make a deal.

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The UK government has abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England, following advice this could be unlawful.

Local Government Secretary Steve Reed had approved delays for the ballots until 2027, arguing some councils were worried about the cost of running elections for authorities which are due to be abolished in a major reorganisation of local government.

Reform UK had launched a legal challenge against the plans to delay May's elections, which was due to be heard in the High Court on Thursday.

The move was welcomed by opposition parties, who had branded the delays undemocratic.

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Hillary Clinton has accused US President Donald Trump's administration of a "cover-up" over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual World Forum.

The White House insisted that by releasing the files they had done "more for the victims than Democrats ever have".

Millions of new files relating to the late sex offender Epstein were released by the US Department of Justice earlier this month.

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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84.

He died peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family, they say in a statement.

Jackson fought for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s and was twice a candidate for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.

He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2017 and was hospitalised for observation last November after being diagnosed with a degenerative condition.

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Five European countries say the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America.

France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom say traces of epibatidine were found in samples from Navalny's body and "highly likely" resulted in his death in a Siberian penal colony two years ago. It says only the Russian government had the "means, motive and opportunity" to use this poison - which is apparently 200 times stronger than morphine.

The Kremlin dismissed the finding as "an information campaign" and has rejected accusations that it was responsible for the death of the fierce Putin critic.

The BBC's world news correspondent Joe Inwood takes us through what we know about the opposition leader's death, and what the toxin report reveals about Russia's access to and use of rare poisons.

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The UK government is considering accelerating planned increases to defence spending.

The news comes after the PM dropped some heavy hints that he was ready to spend more on defence during his speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

Katya Adler and James Landale drop by to explain how America is trying to rewrite the global order… and get Europe to sign on and Joe Pike explains why spending more on defence is never politically straightforward.

Plus, Joe and Adam discuss the government’s decision to scrap it’s plans to postpone elections for 30 councils after recieving “legal advice”. They also review the government’s latest proposals to crack down on online safety for children and Starmer’s response to claims that a Labour Think Tank paid a private investigator to look into journalists.

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