Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Be at your best in the heat: Olympians' five tips

Temperatures are soaring in Paris - so we've been asking athletes how they keep performing in the heat.

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Families of 2 Men Severely Wounded in Trump Assassination Attempt Break Silence, Offer 'Prayers'

Weeks after a 20-year-old gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the families of two men who were critically injured are speaking out.

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Lobster dinner for King Charles cost France €450,000

The country's audit office has warned that "significant efforts" are needed to restore financial balance after an increase in spending.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Rachel Reeves's spending audit at-a-glance

The chancellor has accused the Tories of hiding a £22bn overspend, as she lays out spending cuts.

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Monday, July 29, 2024

Obituary: Edna O'Brien, the writer whose novels created scandal and were banned

Edna O'Brien will always be known as the controversial Irish novelist who scandalised Catholic Ireland.

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Sunday, July 28, 2024

Priti Patel vows to unite Tories in leadership bid

The former home secretary is the fifth MP seeking to replace Rishi Sunak as party leader.

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Thousands join Tommy Robinson march in London

Police said a major operation was in place to "keep the peace" between protesters and counter-protesters.

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Saturday, July 27, 2024

John Lewis allowed to build homes for first time

The department store is pushing to build rental flats as it looks for new ways to bring in money.

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Friday, July 26, 2024

Missing Henry VIII portrait found after random X post

A historian spots the work from the 1590s in the background of a photo shared on the social media site.

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Oncologist Studies 5,000 Cases of Near Death Experiences, Says They Prove Life After Death

A Kentucky radiation oncologist who has spent the last 25 years studying near-death experiences says his research confirms that there is life after death. 

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Mercer helps inquiry but says he will not betray sources

The former minister has clashed with the Afghanistan Inquiry over information about alleged war crimes.

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North Korea hackers trying to steal nuclear secrets, UK warns

A hacking group known as Andariel has been seeking information in a range of areas - from uranium enrichment to tanks, submarines and torpedoes.

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

The Charlotte Dujardin case explained

BBC Sport recaps why Charlotte Dujardin is out of the Olympics, what happened and what it means for equestrian.

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Eluned Morgan hopes to 'turn new page' for Welsh Labour

The first female leader of Wales says she will "go out and listen to what the people want".

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Boy, 15, stabbed to death in London

Police said they are working to identify the suspect, who is believed to have run away from the scene.

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Failed asylum seekers to be sent back to Vietnam

A plane intended to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda will be used to send dozens of people to Vietnam, Labour sources said.

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Elon Musk 'Tricked' into Putting Son on Puberty Blockers: Xavier Was 'Killed by the Woke Mind Virus'

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is revealing a very personal reason behind his decision to abandon the state of California as he goes to battle against woke ideology. He says he was deceived into allowing one of his children to be converted to transgender after being told his son would commit suicide if he didn't approve the procedures.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Everything You Need to Know About Kamala Harris

The vice-president is the favourite to be Democratic nominee for president.

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Kamala Harris: From prosecutor to possible president

The vice-president is vying for the Democrats' presidential nomination after Joe Biden left the race.

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Woman with ME died after begging GP for feeding help - inquest

Maeve Boothby-O’Neill had asked her GP for "help with feeding" just four months before her death.

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Monday, July 22, 2024

President Joe Biden Ends Presidential Bid Just Months Before 2024 Election

President Joe Biden announced this afternoon on social media that he has decided to end his bid for re-election. 

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Who is Kamala Harris, the VP who now has Biden's endorsement?

Amid calls for Biden to end his run, some see a fresh start in the US's first female vice-president.

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Sunday, July 21, 2024

Man charged over torching of Leeds bus

A bus was set on fire and a police car flipped over during violent disorder on Thursday.

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WW2 veteran receives medals 80 years late

George Lewis is awarded his medals decades after they seemingly "got lost in the post".

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CrowdStrike IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft says

It’s the first time that a number has been put on the glitch that is still causing problems around the world.

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Saturday, July 20, 2024

Cooper calls Leeds disorder 'audacious criminality'

Yvette Cooper MP has said those who sparked the disturbances will face full force of the law.

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'He Loved Jesus': Hundreds Honor Life of Corey Comperatore, Heroic Ex-Fireman Slain at Trump Rally

Family, friends, and the general public continue to mourn the murder of Corey Comperatore, a former firefighter who died Saturday during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

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Doctor calls for kindness during IT outage

Dr Jess Harvey says NHS staff are having "a hell of a day" coping without access to digital records.

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Friday, July 19, 2024

Super bowl winner 'wrongly handcuffed' on United flight

The airline has apologised to Terrell Davis and says it has removed the flight attendant from duty.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

Common blood-thinning drug neutralises cobra venom

Heparin can neutralise the necrosis-causing toxins in some spitting cobras' venom, scientists discover.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Two Brits missing in Sweden as bodies found in car

Swedish police are investigating the deaths of two men in Malmo as a suspected double murder.

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Gov. Newsom Signs Law Ordering Schools to Deceive Parents About Their Kids' Gender Crisis

A new California law requires schools to deceive parents, telling teachers and administrators to hide the truth about children's requests to change their gender identity.

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'Vile' Jay Slater trolling 'devastating' for family

A charity boss close to the Slater family says "vile and hurtful" comments had put huge strain on the family.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Billie Eilish to read CBeebies bedtime story

The American singer, 22, said she "loved" bedtime stories herself when she was a child.

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'Inspirational' aid worker Simon Boas dies

Simon Boas had written about his terminal throat cancer diagnosis and preparing to die.

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Monday, July 15, 2024

Gareth Southgate - the man behind the manager

Those closest to Gareth Southgate talk about the man behind the England manager including his values, beliefs and the impact he's had on the squad's winning culture.

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IDF says senior Hamas commander killed in Israeli air strike

The Hamas-run health ministry said that Israel's strike killed at least 90 Palestinians and injured 289 others.

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Sunday, July 14, 2024

'We're behind you' PM tells England ahead of final

Sir Keir Starmer will be attending the Euro 2024 final when England take on Spain in Berlin on Sunday.

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Britain's Patten and Finn Heliovaara win doubles title

Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara save three match points and beat Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in the Wimbledon men's doubles final.

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Sizzling 'love trial' couples taking home the bacon

Ancient tradition tests lovers' marital bliss in a contest to win a lot of bacon... and no porky-pies.

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Saturday, July 13, 2024

Moving into Downing Street: life behind the iconic black door

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his family are expected to move into Downing Street over the coming days. Here’s how it all happens.

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Poland considers downing Russian missiles over Ukraine

Foreign Minister Sikorski says of the proposal, included in a defence agreement, "at this stage this is an idea".

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Friday, July 12, 2024

Teenager murdered baby boy by shaking him to death

Carl Alesbrook is found guilty of killing four-month-old Elijah Shemwell.

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Virginia Bans Smartphones in Classrooms: 'It's a Fantastic Idea'

When students in Virginia return to the classroom next year, they'll have to leave something behind – their smartphones. 

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How do you dispose of a whole pod of 77 whales?

BBC Scotland heard about various options after a minke whale washed up in East Lothian in April.

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Why has it been raining so much?

Some parts of the UK have seen a month's worth of rain in the first week of July. Is there any end in sight to this wet spell?

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Expectation has weighed heavily - Southgate

England boss Gareth Southgate says "the expectation weighed heavily" at the start of the Euros but his side are ready to "make history".

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Liberian president cuts his salary by 40%

President Boakai says the move is intended to show "solidarity" with Liberians who are struggling financially.

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UK weather: Why has it been raining so much?

Some parts of the UK have seen a month's worth of rain in the first week of July. Is there any end in sight to this wet spell?

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Monday, July 8, 2024

What is the New Popular Front and who will be PM of a divided assembly?

The left-wing alliance gained the biggest share of votes but was still short of an outright majority.

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Keir Starmer arriving in NI on first visit as prime minister

The overnight visit will see the Labour leader continue his tour of the UK after travelling to Scotland earlier on Sunday.

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Senior Hamas official killed as Israel orders fresh evacuation

A senior Hamas official is reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza City.

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Sunday, July 7, 2024

We have too many prisoners, says new PM Starmer

The Labour leader says he wants to cut reoffending to mean fewer people are sent to jail.

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Highlights: England beat Switzerland on penalties

England reach the Euro 2024 semi-finals after beating Switzerland on penalties following a 1-1 draw in Dusseldorf.

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Saturday, July 6, 2024

Victoria Starmer: Who is the new PM's wife?

Lady Starmer is an NHS worker, mother of teens and now the UK's first lady. What do we know about her?

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Friday, July 5, 2024

Teacher who had sex with two schoolboys jailed

Rebecca Joynes, 30, who groomed the boys from the age of 15, is given a six-and-a-half year sentence.

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

'With a Firm Reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence': Read the Full Declaration of Independence

The words of the Declaration of Independence reach across time to speak to the hearts of Americans even after 243 years.  

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Man jailed over 39 lorry deaths to be deported

A total of 11 people have been convicted in the UK over the lorry deaths discovered in Essex.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Hungary's Viktor Orban urges ceasefire on Kyiv visit

He is a critic of Western support for Ukraine and is seen as the European leader closest to Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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Man planning to buy first passport after £800k win

Neighbours in BS3 collectively won more than £3m in the draw.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Plane diverted to Brazil after turbulence injures 30

The Dreamliner plane was flying from Madrid to Montevideo when the mid-air incident happened.

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Trump has partial immunity from prosecution, Supreme Court rules

The top court's landmark decision is a major boost to Donald Trump as he bids to return to the White House.

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Monday, July 1, 2024

Bellingham rescues England with injury-time overhead kick

Watch as Jude Bellingham scores a stunning injury-time goal to send England in to extra time against Slovakia in the Euro 2024 last-16 match at Gelsenkirchen.

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More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them on to jeep

Two more Palestinian men tell the BBC they were shot and forced on to the bonnet of an Israeli jeep.

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Trump v The Central Bank

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