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Saudi Arabia backs call for UAE to leave Yemen after strike on separatist-held port
Saudi Arabia has backed a demand from Yemen's presidential council for the United Arab Emirates to withdraw within 24 hours, after a Saudi-led coalition bombed what it said was...
Amanda Nguyen: Blue Origin astronaut reveals depression after space flight backlash
A Vietnamese-American astronaut has opened up about her depression after she received a "tsunami of harassment" following the world's first all-female space trip earlier this year.Amanda Nguyen - a...
Brennan Johnson to decide Tottenham future after Crystal Palace deal agreed
Brennan Johnson is set decide whether he wants to join Crystal Palace after the south London club agreed a £35m deal to sign the Tottenham attacker.BBC Sport revealed on...
French right pushes for national tribute to film star Brigitte Bardot
Paul KirbyEurope digital editorCharly Hel/Prestige/Getty ImagesBrigitte Bardot died on Sunday aged 91 and had long shunned the limelight, preferring the company of animalsFrench right-wing figure Éric Ciotti has called...
South Africa cricket: How Proteas scaled heights but now face wait for a home Test
That has been realised most clearly in the balance of the side. South Africa have long relied on fast bowlers of rare quality, but this attack has evolved beyond...
NewJeans: K-pop band breaks up after bitter feud with record label
Kelly NgandJake Kwon,Seoul correspondentWatch: 'Trusting time' - NewJeans discusses court ruling in record label disputeChart-topping K-pop band NewJeans is losing one of its members in what is yet another...
New Year Honours 2026: Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean & Sarina Wiegman recognised
KnighthoodChristopher Dean (former ice skater), for services to ice skating and to voluntary serviceDamehoodJayne Torvill (former ice skater), for services to ice skating and to voluntary serviceSarina Wiegman (England...
Jofra Archer named in England T20 World Cup squad despite Ashes injury
Smith has been England's one-day opener in their past nine matches, though has not played a T20 since June. The 25-year-old struggled in the one-dayers in New Zealand that...
Cricket quiz: Name England players to score century in 2025
It's been a year of ups and downs for the senior England cricket teams.Both the men's and women's teams have suffered Ashes defeats in Australia in 2025, though there...
Newspaper headlines: Anthony Joshua in ‘horror crash’
The car crash involving British ex-world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Nigeria makes several front pages. The Sun says the boxer was "inches from death" and "cried in pain...
Swedish workers trial ‘friendship hour’ to combat loneliness
Maddy SavageBusiness reporter, Kalmar, SwedenBBCPharmacy worker Yasmine Lindberg admits that she had been struggling with lonelinessStaff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being given paid time off to...
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80
Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from prolonged illness.Zia became Bangladesh's first female head of government in 1991 after...