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Marcus Fakana: Teen jailed in Dubai for sex with girl is released
A British teenager jailed in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has been released and is back in the UK. Marcus Fakana, 19, from…
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Texas floods: 81 dead and dozens missing as more rain looms
Gary O'Donoghue Chief North America correspondent Reporting from Kerr County, Texas Watch: BBC reports from Camp Mystic, where search for…
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Bereavement leave to be extended to miscarriages before 24 weeks
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled to bereavement leave under a planned law change. The…
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Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on nations that side with Brics
US President Donald Trump says countries that side with the polices of the Brics alliance that go against US interests will be hit with an…
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America Party: Trump calls Musk's new political party plan 'ridiculous'
US President Donald Trump has hit out at former close ally Elon Musk over the multi-billionaire's plan to launch a new political party. "I…
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Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Israel says it has launched strikes on Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports, including the western port of Hudaydah, Ras Isa and Saif. The…
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JNIM in Mali: How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa's deadliest militant groups
Priya Sippy & Jacob Boswall BBC News & BBC Monitoring Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group…
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Israel and Hamas begin ceasefire talks in Qatar as Netanyahu heads to Washington
Delegations from Israel and Hamas have begun an indirect round of ceasefire talks in Qatar, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Culture
Lena Dunham on fatphobia, dating advice and her new London rom-com Too Much
Lena Dunham is almost synonymous with New York City. The US actress, writer and director rose to fame with her award-winning…
Culture
Lando Norris' British Grand Prix win 'means huge amount' as Oscar Piastri stews over penalty
The contrast to the outcome of a very similar incident in Canada two races ago between Mercedes' George Russell and Verstappen was…
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England vs India: Familiar issues are halting the progress of Ben Stokes' side
That leads nicely to England's pace bowlers. Having opted to pick an unchanged side for Edgbaston, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse and Josh…
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Camp Mystic: A girls' summer camp cut short by deadly disaster
Gary O'Donoghue Chief North America correspondent Reporting from Kerr County, Texas Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp perched on the…
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Wimbledon 2025 results: Cameron Norrie beats Nicolas Jarry to keep British interest going at All England Club
Going into last month's French Open, Norrie said he had been playing some of his best tennis during the clay-court swing and believed his…
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Wimbledon 2025: Play stopped in Sonay Kartal's match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova after electronic line calling fails
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said a game was 'stolen' from her when Wimbledon's electronic line-calling system failed during her fourth-round…
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England vs India: Akash Deep bowls tourists to famous win
The day eventually began at 12:40 after rain. Within half an hour, Pope and Brook were back in the shed having been dismissed by Deep. He…
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British Grand Prix result: Lando Norris wins dramatic Silverstone race from Oscar Piastri
The all-time F1 record crowd - 168,000 on the day and 500,000 over the weekend - witnessed an extraordinary moment when Verstappen spun…
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Eurostar train evacuated in northern France after four-hour wait
People have been evacuated from a broken-down Eurostar train in northern France after waiting nearly four hours for help, passengers have…
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Archaeologists discover 3,500-year-old city in Peru
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of an ancient city in Peru's northern Barranca province. The 3,500-year-old city, named…
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Football clubs should pay towards £70m policing cost, Met chief says
Football clubs should pay towards the £70 million cost of policing their matches in the UK, the head of the Metropolitan Police has told…
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Should you try a no-meeting week?
Knowledge‑workers spend roughly one working day every week, or 23% of their time, in a meeting. The weight of the workday often prevents…
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Martin Zubimendi: Arsenal sign Sociedad midfielder in £60m deal
For Arsenal, the beginning of the end of Zubimendi's signing began in the scorching heat of Spain's south coast as long ago as last June.…
Lifestyle
Plane yoga is going viral on EasyJet and Spirit Airlines
The last place you’d think of doing a downward dog? An airplane. That might soon change, as plane yoga is apparently now a thing. TikTok…
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Israel to send team to Gaza talks despite Hamas demands, PM says
Sebastian Usher & David Gritten BBC News Israel has decided to send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for proximity talks with Hamas on the…