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I couldn’t resist. This week it was revealed a chicken sandwich is packing as much salt as five McDonald’s cheeseburgers – putting it top of a naughty list of more than 500 sandwiches analysed. The sarnie, sold by bakery chain Gail’s, contains 6.88g of salt.That’s more than the UK’s recommended daily limit of 6g, or the World Health Organization’s 5g cap. So, it’s clearly not the healthiest choice.I nipped out before the lunchtime rush and my first impression was “it’s massive” followed swiftly by “how much?” – £8.90 is one pricey sandwich.Peeling back the wrapping I’m holding a 1,000 calorie…
LIVEAndy Burnham vows to ‘save Labour’ as Wes Streeting says he will stand for Labour leaderThe former health secretary’s speech comes as Labour starts a candidate selection process for the Makerfield by-election, following Andy Burnham being cleared to stand.
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and residents have said.Most of those missing are aged between two and five years old.Eyewitnesses who saw the attacks on Friday morning in Mussa, Borno state, say the suspects used the children as human shields while fleeing on motorbikes, preventing security forces from opening fire.No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and government officials have yet to respond to the BBC’s requests for comment.Some reports suggest the attacks bore the hallmark of Boko Haram – the Islamist group vying for control…
On Wednesday, as Sir Keir Starmer stood in the House of Lords and watched the King read out the government’s plan for the coming year, the prime minister’s three biggest rivals within Labour were preparing their next moves.Andy Burnham spent much of the day attempting to persuade MP Josh Simons, once a staunch ally of Sir Keir, to sacrifice his parliamentary career to help save Labour.Wes Streeting was in Parliament with his closest advisers mulling whether he should quit the cabinet job as health secretary that he had coveted for years.And that afternoon Angela Rayner slipped into a London hotel…
A rescue diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italians who died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives. Staff Sergeant Mohamed Mahdhee was taken to hospital in critical condition after diving as part of the search and rescue operation, and later succumbed to his injuries, a government spokesman told the BBC on Saturday.The accident saw five Italians die while attempting to explore caves at a depth of around 50m (164ft). So far, just one of their bodies is thought to have been recovered, in a cave at a depth of around 60m (197ft). You can…
Tens of thousands of protesters have descended on London for two rival marches – the Unite the Kingdom rally, organised by far-right figure Tommy Robinson, and a pro-Palestinian demonstration.More than 4,000 police officers have been deployed to the capital, and they are managing a so-called “sterile zone” between the two marches. Officers are also using drones, police horses and dogs, and have armoured vehicles on standby.The Metropolitan Police has called it one of the most significant policing operations in years.In addition to the protests, tens of thousands of football fans are heading to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final…
The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final on Saturday night, with Finland, Greece and Australia among the favourites to win.The show is taking place in Vienna, which seems to have prompted half of the contestants to throw an operatic riff into their song, whether it needs it or not.Elsewhere, you can expect death-defying dance moves, sexually suggestive rock anthems and the longest sustained note in Eurovision history.Here’s a guide to (some of) the highlights. You can watch the show live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 20:00 BST on Saturday.Getty ImagesEight months ago, Greek singer Akylas was down…
US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China.”I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing.Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has previously stated that Taiwan does not need to declare formal independence because it already sees itself as a sovereign nation. The US has long supported Taiwan, including being bound by law to provide it with a means of self-defence, but has frequently had to square this alliance with maintaining a diplomatic relationship with…
US President Donald Trump says that American and Nigerian forces have killed the “second in command of ISIS globally” in a military operation in Africa.Writing on Truth Social, Trump said the joint mission was “flawlessly executed… to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world”, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.Al‑Minuki was declared a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by Washington in 2023. The Nigerian military has not yet commented on the raid. If confirmed, his killing could mark another significant setback for Islamic State group (IS) following the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al‑Baghdadi in 2019.Al-Minuki, also known as Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad…
A 38-year-old man has been killed by a 13ft (4m) great white shark in Western Australia. On Saturday, the man was bitten just before 10:00 (03:00 BST) at Horseshoe Reef – north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, local police said.Aerial footage showed the man being rushed to shore by boat where paramedics and police performed CPR at the Geordie Bay jetty, local media ABC reported.”Sadly the man was unable to be revived,” a police spokesperson said.The department urged the public to take “additional caution” in waters around the area.The attack is the first fatal incident…