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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is set to release her White Paper called "Restoring Control Over the Immigration System".
President Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire -- after four days of cross border attacks. He said the agreement had been reached after a long night of talks mediated by the United States. Mr Trump congratulated both sid…
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Natalya Filonova is a former kindergarten teacher, a mother, a grandmother. But she’s also an activist and in 2022 she was arrested during a demonstration against the war in Ukraine. Nina Nazarova from BBC Russian has been trying to find out what happened to …
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There was no "rancour" or "politcking" in the conclave to elect the new pope, England and Wales's most senior Roman Catholic tells the BBC.
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The Edinburgh-born businessman bult the firm into a £1bn business and also owned Hibernian FC.
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The idea for the hub at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park formed part of a major active travel scheme.
The White House is "actively looking at" suspending the legal right to challenge detention.
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The Lockerbie bombing's impact and lessons learned are explored in TV drama The Bombing of Pan Am 103.
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How consumers are reacting to shipping changes that mean low-value packages entering the US no longer avoid tariffs.
Earlier, a Kremlin spokesman called for Ukraine’s allies to stop sending weapons before a ceasefire can happen.
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Hollywood blockbusters such and World War Z and Spider-Man, were made closer to home than you think.
Young buyers are saving hard, moving cities, and using government schemes to get on the housing ladder.
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After 19 months of war, Israel says it is preparing to expand its military campaign in Gaza. The aim is to defeat and dismantle Hamas, regarded as a terrorist organisation by many countries and bring home the remaining 59 hostages. They have been held in capt…
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Pope Leo XIV has expressed support for immigrants and criticism of JD Vance. Donald Trump's supporters aren't happy.
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The new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, was born in Chicago but spent many years living and working in Peru where he was made a bishop. We speak to a Peruvian Catholic, who welcomes Leo's election, and hear from our correspondent, Ione Wells, in …
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President Sheinbaum argues Trump's executive order applies only to the US portion of the continental shelf.
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Andy Zaltzman is joined by Geoff Norcott, Lucy Porter, Ed Byrne and Marie Le Conte to unpack the week in news. Topics include the loss of power in the Iberian Peninsula, the gaining of power in the Canadian election, the US-Ukraine mineral deal, cyberattacks …
Reports say the first set of white South Africans could arrive in the US next week.
Defence secretary John Healey has told the BBC the UK will pay its "fair share" but wants a say in decisions.
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The US president says tariffs are "the most misunderstood thing" in business and threatens more action.
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Pope Leo has delivered his first homily as spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Also on the programme, Russia is holding a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War; and the first samples o…
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Farmers are raising questions over how checks will ensure US beef produced using hormones doesn't enter the UK market.
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The RHS said 'Catherine's Rose' will raise awareness of how nature and gardening can help to heal.
The pair announced their split last August, five years after they met on reality series Love Island.
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Andrew Powell was stung more than 250 times after the insects were disturbed and invaded his home.
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The park ranger who alerted world to Sycamore Gap tree's fatebbc.co.uk
Oghenochuko Ojiri: Bargain Hunt expert admits failing to report sales to 'Hezbollah financier'bbc.co.uk
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The aborted take-off involving a British Airways flight to Vancouver led to 23 cancelled departures.
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Reaction as Manchester United and Tottenham reach the Europa League final, and Chelsea make the Europa Conference League final
The original episode of the fictional train, voiced by Ringo Starr, arrives on YouTube on Friday.
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The library is set to be relocated while work is done on the Grade II-listed building it's based in.
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The US president's comments come as top trade officials from Washington and Beijing are due to meet.
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Jeanine Pirro replaces Trump's previous pick, who lost Republicans support over the US Capitol riot.
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Throughout his life as a theologian, Christian minister and cosmologist, Prof David Wilkinson has been asking - what does God do when I pray? The question became acutely personal after his wife, Alison, developed first ME and then crippling rheumatoid arthrit…
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Diabetes care, rehab centres, end-of-life services and talking therapies at risk in England.
Andrew Bailey told the BBC that as a public official he did not take a view on Brexit, but that reversing the post Brexit hit to UK-EU trade would be "beneficial".
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US-born Robert Prevost, who once lived as a bishop in Peru, has been chosen as the new pope. It marks the first time an American man will serve as the leader of the Catholic Church. We hear from the BBC’s Mark Lowen at the Vatican and get reaction from the US…
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Speaking from the Vatican balcony just after being unveiled as the new pontiff, he paid tribute to his predecessor and called for unity.
Robert Prevost becomes the first American to be elected pope, following a two-day conclave in Vatican City.
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It will leave a 10% import tax on most goods shipped from the UK to the US.
Economically this US deal is relatively small, although important to very specific sectors.
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After a conclave that lasted only three sessions and 24 hours, 133 cardinals have elected Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV.
American Robert Prevost was later announced as the new pope, and will be known as Pope Leo XIV.
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A three-day truce was called by Vladimir Putin ahead of Russia's World War Two Victory Day celebrations.
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Florin Ivascu, 40, worked alongside Andrei Matei, 35, to steal from ATMs across England.
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Britain has held a service at Westminster Abbey in London to mark the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. The King and Queen and Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer attended. Other European capitals are holding their own events. …
Critical medicines affected by the $50m cuts include Malaria, HIV and TB drugs, the US embassy says.
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Legislation to allow terminally ill people in Scotland to take their own life is being put forward by the Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur.
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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has relied on social media to stay in touch with supporters from jail.