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Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura wins Honduras presidential election
Nasry Asfura has been declared the winner of Honduras's presidential election, after weeks of delays following technical problems and allegations of fraud. The conservative National Party candidate - backed...
Eleven arrested over mass shooting in South Africa tavern
Eleven suspects have been arrested in connection with a mass shooting that left nine people dead at a tavern in South Africa on Sunday.Police launched a manhunt for the...
Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks,...
Explosion hits packed mosque in Nigeria’s Maiduguri
A number of people are feared to have been killed and injured in Nigeria after an explosion in a mosque in Borno state. Eyewitnesses said the blast in the...
Jethro Tull founding member Mick Abrahams dies aged 82
Mick Abrahams, a founding member of rock band Jethro Tull, has died at the age of 82.Posting on the band's official website, lead singer Ian Anderson said he was...
James Bord: Ex-poker player chosen as Sheffield Wednesday preferred bidder
Former professional poker player James Bord has been chosen as the preferred bidder to take over Sheffield Wednesday, BBC Sport can confirm.The Owls have been in administration since October,...
Colorado woman accused of killing her children extradited from UK to US
A Colorado mother who is accused of murdering two of her children has been extradited from the UK to the US, authorities say.Kimberlee Singler, 37, is alleged to have...
UK campaigners among five denied US visas
Two British social media campaigners are among five people denied US visas after the State Department accused them of seeking to "coerce" American tech platforms into suppressing free speech.Imran...
The Ashes 2025-26: Ben Stokes says this is toughest time as England captain amid drinking reports
Writing in his column for the Telegraph, external, former England captain Michael Vaughan said "there is no way in a million years that we should be burying young people...
Boat stranded on edge of giant hole in Whitchurch canal pulled to safety
Chloe HughesWest MidlandsBBCThe Pacemaker was left perilously close to tipping into the large holeA narrowboat that was left teetering on the edge of a giant hole after part of...
Antoine Semenyo: Why Man City want to sign Bournemouth’s ‘extraordinary’ forward
Semenyo's profile is a unique one and at the reported price point, it feels like a no-brainer.Stylistically we have seen City lean into attacking in transition with more pace...
Starmer backs down in farm tax row – but why now?
The government's partial U-turn on what opponents dubbed the "farms tax" was a Christmas present for those who had campaigned against the imposition of 20% inheritance tax from next...