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False video claims celebrities were 'paid' by USAID to visit Ukraine
A video claiming that USAID, the US government's main overseas aid agency, has paid Hollywood celebrities millions of dollars to visit…
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England to play Afghanistan despite boycott calls
England's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan will go ahead, despite calls for a boycott. A cross-party letter, signed by nearly…
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NI Education: Teachers reject backdated pay rise of 5.5%
The majority of teachers in Northern Ireland have rejected a 5.5% pay offer for 2024/25 and are set to take action short of strike. BBC…
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Ammanford school stabbing: Knife exclusions 'too simple' - Estyn chief
Understanding why children bring knives into school is better than a blanket exclusion policy, the chief inspector of Welsh education…
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Cardiff: Ugandan rugby international jailed for rape
A Ugandan rugby player who claimed asylum in Wales has been jailed for four and a half years after raping a woman in Cardiff. Cardiff…
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Met Police launches crackdown on mobile phone thefts
The Met Police said it seized more than 1,000 handsets in the crackdown A clampdown on the "industrial-scale" crime of mobile…
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SAS: 1992 shooting of IRA men was 'unjustified' says inquest
Julian O'Neill BBC News NI crime and justice correspondent The use of lethal force by SAS soldiers was unjustified when they opened fire…
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Jonas v Price: Savannah Marshall says she is 'not fighting' on 7 March event
Savannah Marshall says she is no longer fighting on the undercard of Natasha Jonas v Lauren Price on 7 March in London. The…
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Strong earthquake near Santorini after days of tremors
A strong earthquakehas been recorded between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini, after days of consecutive tremors. More than…
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Davina McCall 'angry' over brain tumour taking 'control' of her life
Paul Glynn Culture reporter TV Presenter Davina McCall has spoken publicly for the first time about the "anger" she felt over the benign…
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Relocation of Gazans would be temporary, Rubio says
US President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle Gaza's population would only be temporary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. It…
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Make it harder to get British citizenship, urges Kemi Badenoch
Immigrants should only be able to apply for British citizenship after being in the UK for 15 years rather than the current six,…
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Ulster University: Residents fear Magee will create 'Derry Holylands'
Residents living near Ulster University's Magee campus have called on the council to cap the number of houses in multiple occupation (HMO)…
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DEI: Google joins US firms abandoning diversity recruitment goals
Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups, BBC News understands.…
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Civil servants could face sack if they do not save taxpayer cash
Top civil servants have been told they could face the sack if they do not save taxpayers money under rules announced by the government.…
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Palestinians and Arab states reject Trump's Gaza takeover plan
The Palestinian president has said he strongly rejects President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take over Gaza and resettle the 2.1…
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Hampshire teen 'encouraged' to take poison by suicide forum users
"I saw my son fighting for his last breath," says Anna Nikolin-Caisley. "He went in agony." Anna believes her youngest child, Vlad, 17,…
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Faisal Islam: The tariff wars have begun - buckle up
Don't mess with Canada - that's the private message to the US from the very top of Ottawa's political system. Just like nearly a century…
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Woman's divorce case was turned down by 116 legal aid lawyers
David Cowan Home Affairs Correspondent A woman who was assaulted by her husband was unable to find a legal aid lawyer to handle her…
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Grenfell Tower to be demolished, bereaved families told
The government has decided to demolish Grenfell Tower, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told a meeting with bereaved relatives and…
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Trump to sign order banning transgender women from female sports
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports,…
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New Aga Khan named as Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world. He will…
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Sweden shooting: What do we know about the suspect?
Phelan Chatterjee BBC News On Tuesday afternoon, the gunman behind Sweden's worst-ever mass shooting paced up and down through the…