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France's last newspaper hawker gets Order of Merit after 50 years
Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent He is France's last newspaper hawker; maybe the last in Europe. Ali Akbar has been pounding the…
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The village in Peru that lives in the dark next to a massive solar plant
Alejandro Millán Valencia BBC News Mundo Each morning, Rosa Chamami wakes to flames licking at cardboard scraps in a makeshift stove in…
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'No quick fix' as Martin faces familiar Rangers problems
Saturday's draw was particularly galling to Rangers fans considering Dundee arrived with a poor start to their season heaping pressure on…
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Foreign criminals to face deportation after sentencing under new plans
Foreign criminals will face immediate deportation after receiving a custodial sentence, under new plans announced by the justice…
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The Hundred 2025 results: Jonny Bairstow hits 86 but Spirit edge past Fire, while Invincibles crush Originals
Elsewhere in Saturday's earlier game, Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye shared a blistering 114-run stand as defending champions Oval…
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Watch: BBC reporter learns new tricks with Edinburgh Fringe acts
The BBC's Courtney Bembridge gets a taste of juggling, circus skills and improvised singing with Festival Fringe performers. Source link
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Nicola Sturgeon denies 'conspiracy to destroy' Alex Salmond
Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has denied the existence of a conspiracy to destroy her mentor Alex Salmond. In a fresh…
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Vance and Lammy host Ukraine talks ahead of US-Russia summit
US Vice-President JD Vance and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy are hosting a meeting of senior security officials near London to discuss…
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Hundreds join anti-immigration protest in Nuneaton
Hundreds of people have joined an anti-immigration protest outside Nuneaton Town Hall. The demonstration, which included a march through…
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New research shows why remarkably productive people don’t work nearly as hard (or as fast) as you might think
I’m a big fan of productivity bursts. Like choosing a task that will take 10 or 12 hours—a task you’ve long been putting off specifically…
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Women's Hundred: Incredible fielding from Geogia Elwiss leads to direct hit run out
With only one stump to aim at, Welsh Fire's Georgia Elwiss produces a brilliant piece of fielding to dismiss Issy Wong for a duck as…
Culture
Benjamin Sesko: Manchester United sign striker in five-year deal worth £73.7m
Sesko has spent the past two seasons in Germany with Leipzig, having joined them from sister club Salzburg in 2023. He scored 39 goals in…
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Police make arrests at Palestine Action ban protests
Police are arresting protesters in London at a demonstration in support of proscribed group Palestine Action. More than 100 people…
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'People are angry': Behind the wave of asylum hotel protests
Tom Symonds Correspondent, BBC News "We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children," Orla Minihane tells…
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This week’s business news: Wells Fargo hires robots, Trump scares off students, and Duolingo cashes in
If this week had a mood, it would be “change is coming—ready or not.” Across industries, big players made moves they hope will…
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What’s your “change language”? Here are six ways you and your team can talk about change
Gary Chapman, long-time marriage counselor and author of The Five Love Languages, created the “love languages” model when he realized that…
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Police officer dies after shooting near US's CDC headquarters
A police officer has died from injuries sustained while responding to a shooting outside the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease…
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5 lessons about capitalism from ‘The Gilded Age’
Historical period dramas are not only highly entertaining but also can serve as bigger metaphors for modern audiences. Wrapped up in the…
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Hidden shock ahead for the housing market: Immigration boom-bust
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Between summer 2021…
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6 tips that make back-to-school shopping more affordable
While no one claimed having children was going to be cheap, the cost of back-to-school shopping gives me sticker shock every year. The…
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This free email scam detector gives you the protection Gmail and Outlook don’t
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but email scams are getting surprisingly sophisticated. We’ve had a handful of instances here at The…
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Bus crash kills 25 people returning from funeral in Kenya
A bus carrying mourners from a funeral has crashed in western Kenya, killing 25 people, local authorities say. The driver lost control,…
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You might want a VPN on your phone. Here’s how to get started
Interest in virtual private networks (VPNs) has surged in America and Europe this year. Countries on both sides of the Atlantic have…
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Funeral fundraiser for boy, 4, killed in Margate reaches £5,500
A family's fundraising appeal for the funeral of a four-year-old boy who was hit by a bus has raised more than £5,500 in just more than a…