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The furious debate over fur

As MPs debate banning fur imports to the UK, the BBC has taken a look inside a mink farm.

Reporter: Sima Kotecha

3 June 2018

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Watch: Australia arson suspect mistakenly sets own trousers alight

Michael Sheen

Sheen aims to make Welsh stories 'big and popular'

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Residents return to burned homes as LA fires rage on

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East of England weather forecast

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Students 'shocked' by Ed Sheeran school visit

BBC Weather presenter Christopher Blanchett in a cream coat walking in the snow in Braemar, there are green benches behind him covered in snow

Will Braemar see another record low temperature?

Helena Humphrey is at the site affected by fire.

BBC reporter assesses destruction on fire-ravaged street

US Presidents react as the casket of Jimmy Carter is carried away

Watch: Processions and presidents at Carter's state funeral

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf has been involved in a long-running online spat with Elon Musk

Yousaf accuses Musk of inflaming racial tensions

Scotland politics

Phone footage of a lynx at night in a snowy forest.

Watch the moment two lynx are captured in the Highlands

Former US President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump

Moment five US presidents gather at Carter's funeral

Eluned Morgan, who has brown hair and glasses and is wearing a white jumper and black blazer, stood at a podium with Welsh flags in the background

First Minister Eluned Morgan sings Japanese anthem

A man sprays water on a house destroyed from the Eaton Fire in the Altadena neighbourhood in PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

'Like a warzone': LA residents describe fleeing fire

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BBC Newsline signed summary

Japanese Ambassador eating Welsh cake with mug with Welsh dragon in other hand

Japanese UK ambassador samples Welsh cake

Several men in face masks sit behind computers on a desk. They wear different coloured NHS scrubs, from blue to green and behind them are posters and charts on the wall with writing on them

Life in A&E as pressures classed critical incident

Coventry & Warwickshire

Darren George speaking from Spain. He is wearing a black tank top and a gold cross and chain necklace.

Brother's 'nightmare' after body found in Spain

Northern Ireland

Only the steel and concrete frames of former homes can be made out among the ash in a devastated Malibu street

Watch: Burned-out homes line Malibu's devastated seafront

A clip from a video shows water from a fire crew's hose being aimed inside a huge Studio City house which is engulfed in flames at night

Watch: Moment house collapses as LA wildfires rage on

Glowing orange embers fly across the screen

Timelapse captures intensity of roaring fire in Palisades

BBC weather presenter Darren Bett

Flood warnings and more cold to come: UK forecast for Tuesday

BBC weather presenter Darren Bett has the latest UK forecast for Tuesday.

Professor Alexis Jay

'The time has passed for more inquiries'

Some people "in a very uninformed way", have politicised child sexual abuse, says the inquiry chair.

Darren Bett standing in front of an image of a snowy field with grey sky behind

Snow, ice and rain cause disruption in the UK

Darren Bett looks at the latest weather around the country.

Carol Kirkwood presenting in front of UK weather map

How long will the wintry weather last?

The BBC's Carol Kirkwood explains what the next few days will look like across the UK.

Elizabeth Rizzini stood with weather map of the UK

Watch: Icy start to week forecast after UK sees weekend of snow

Amber warnings for heavy snow and ice remain in place for parts of England, Scotland and Wales, with travel delays and power cuts likely.

People dressed in red coats walk in snowy conditions at Knaresborough Castle in Knaresborough, Yorkshire.

Watch: Snowy Sunday in parts of the UK

Many people in the north of England and Wales woke up to wintery scenes.

Luke Littler wearing a navy blue hoodie with the word "Nuke Luke" written on standing in front of his trophy.

Luke Littler: I'll never say I'm the best

Luke Littler reflects on becoming the youngest PDC World Championship winner in history.

Flooded canal in Cheshire

UK flooding: Aerial video shows collapsed Cheshire canal bank

The aqueduct collapsed and flooded surrounding field after heavy rainfall.

Weather forecaster standing in front of map of UK showing temperatures for 15:00 on Christmas Day

Weather forecast for a cloudy and mild Christmas Day

A period of unseasonably mild weather is forecast to hit the UK over the festive period.

Riley, a young boy wearing a cap and a black hoodie, and Ryan Reynolds, who wears a cord jacket. They are both giving thumbs up to the camera.

'Ryan making dream come true means everything'

A nine-year-old boy with cancer who dreamed of meeting his hero Deadpool has his wish granted.

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BBC presenter revisits 'mortifying' blunder that went viral

Ben Boulos sat down with Teresa Wickham to discuss the neurological condition dystonia after their on-air interaction was posted on TikTok.

British Airways plane landing at Heathrow

Planes wobble at Heathrow during Storm Darragh

Storm Darragh's high winds led to challenging conditions for pilots at Heathrow Airport on Saturday morning.

A food truck leaving Wandsworth prison

Watch: CCTV shows how Daniel Khalife escaped

CCTV footage shows the food truck that Daniel Khalife used to escape leaving prison.

An elderly lady being helped out of a dinghy by two firemen in rescue gear

Emergency crews tackle flood waters in rescue operations

More than 100 flood warnings are in places across the country, with homes, businesses and roads being impacted.

Country home blanketed in snow

Snowy Saturday as Storm Bert sweeps the UK

Parts of the UK are blanketed in snow, as the storm causes travel disruption and power cuts.

A snowy tree in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd

Watch: Snowy scenes as cold snap hits UK

Several weather warnings have been issued as the first snow of the season hit parts of the UK.

A group of schoolchildren in purple jumpers singing Happy Birthday to King Charles

Children sing Happy Birthday to the King

The monarch smiled as the group of youngsters sang to him with their teachers during a visit for a food poverty project.

A composite image of June Spencer as a young and older woman

Watch: June Spencer recounts her lifetime on The Archers

The radio star, who played Peggy Woolley in The Archers, has died aged 105.

Antonio Banderas looking at a Blue Peter badge next to Olivia Colman who is excitedly putting her badge on. A sign in the background reads Paddington in Peru

Watch: Colman's Blue Peter badge delight baffles co-star

The Oscar-winning actress appeared overwhelmed with joy when presenter Shini Muthukrishnan awarded her the badge.

Prince William playing rugby with school children in Cape Town

Prince William plays rugby with children in Cape Town

The Prince of Wales is on a trip in South Africa promoting his Earthshot environmental prize.