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Venice has become the first city in the world to charge tourists coming on day trips to enter the city. The €5 charge is part of a wider pilot in managing the city’s problem with overtourism. Last year, Unesco recommended adding Venice on its list of world heritage sites in danger. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Venice #Tourism #BBCNews source

The EU is planning to introduce a €7 (£6) EU visa waiver for some non-EU citizens by summer 2025. Under new rules, visitors from a list of non-EU countries, including the UK, will need to apply for a waiver, similar to a US Esta, before travelling to 30 countries in Europe. The EU has not yet announced a firm start date for the scheme. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #EuropeanUnion #Visa #BBCNews source

The Duke of Sussex has lost a High Court challenge against the government over his security when in the UK. Prince Harry was contesting a decision to downgrade his security status when he stopped being a working royal. He argued he had been treated unfairly in the changes to his police protection, when he still faced significant security threats. Prince Harry is to appeal against the court’s ruling that there was nothing unlawful in these security decisions. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #RoyalFamily #UK #BBCNews source

A convicted South African murderer who shot dead dozens of black men during apartheid has told the BBC the police sanctioned his violence. Louis van Schoor says others should share the blame for the killings he carried out as a security guard. Over a three-year period in the 1980s under the country’s racist apartheid system – which imposed a strict hierarchy that privileged white South Africans – Van Schoor shot and killed at least 39 people. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #SouthAfrica #BBCNews source

With just three months to go before the 2024 US election, thousands are set to gather in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention. The Democratic Party has already officially nominated Vice-President Kamala Harris in a virtual roll call after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Dozens of prominent Democrats and celebrities will be taking the stage in Chicago, including former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Rumours have swirled about whether Beyoncé and Taylor Swift will attend this year, but neither has actually…

For months BBC reporter Adnan El-Bursh reported on the war in Gaza while living in a tent, eating one meal a day and struggling to keep his wife and five children safe. Since the attacks on Israel on October 7th more than 100 journalists have been killed in Gaza according to the organisation Reporters Without Borders. Israel says it take all reasonable measures to mitigate harm and never deliberately targets journalists. Adnan has been keeping a video diary documenting the harrowing moments he has faced covering a war that pushed him to his limits. Fiona Bruce presents BBC News at…

Romanian police have searched the houses of controversial influencer Andrew Tate as part of an investigation into new allegations against him. The internet personality was already awaiting trial for rape and human trafficking, but could potentially now face additional charges of sex with, and trafficking in, underage persons, as well as money-laundering and attempting to influence witnesses, prosecutors say. Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have denied all previous charges against them. They were first detained in Romania in December 2022, then released from house arrest in August 2023. According to DIICOT, the special prosecution service of the Romanian Organised…

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Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders have been more successful in cracking down on opium than anyone ever has, a BBC investigation has found. The BBC has travelled to major poppy growing areas and had exclusive access to remote provinces where our journalists have seen that farmers have either not grown opium poppy complying with the Taliban’s ban, or they’ve had their poppy crops destroyed if they defied the order. This is backed by research from UK based experts who have analysed satellite images and said the drop in opium cultivation is likely to be as much as 80%. The crackdown has big…

Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni has welcomed leaders of the world’s seven richest nations at the G7 summit in Italy. The members – Canada, France Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States – meet throughout the year to discuss global events, with one set-piece summit a year. They are expected to discuss a number of issues, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. The group cannot pass laws – but some of their past decisions have had global effects, including backing a deal in 2021 to tax multinational companies. This year, the summit is expected to agree a plan…