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Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in Belfast

Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in Belfast

Police and firefighters help families leave their homes amid disorder following a knife attack....

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My wife's 'unadoptable' baby was left to die at unmarried mothers' home

My wife's 'unadoptable' baby was left to die at unmarried mothers' home

A new report condemning an unmarried mothers' home is welcomed by survivors and relatives....

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Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with another 19 offences

Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with another 19 offences

Naveed Akram, 24, is already facing 59 charges over an attack on a Jewish festival in December....

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Hidden homeless women are being missed from official figures, charities warn

Hidden homeless women are being missed from official figures, charities warn

Two thirds of the women counted in a charity-led census would not have been recorded using the government method....

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Advanced radiotherapy for prostate cancer to cut sessions from 20 to five

Advanced radiotherapy for prostate cancer to cut sessions from 20 to five

Some men in England with the disease will now be offered an advanced form of treatment on the NHS....

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The Papers: 'Violence in Belfast' and Trump's 'war words'

The Papers: 'Violence in Belfast' and Trump's 'war words'

Reports of violence on the streets of Belfast following Monday's knife attack in the city dominate Wednesday's papers....

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Disorder breaks out in Belfast after man charged with knife attack

Disorder breaks out in Belfast after man charged with knife attack

Police and political leaders call for calm after disorder breaks out in parts of Northern Ireland....

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Why England missed out on automatic World Cup spot

Why England missed out on automatic World Cup spot

England beat Ukraine 3-0 on Tuesday night but it did not matter what they did as automatic qualification for the 2027 Wo...

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World's largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase

World's largest chipmaker does not rule out price rises as costs increase

In a rare interview, a senior executive at TSMC discusses the AI boom, the geopolitics of chips and what it means for th...

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Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army

Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army

The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding....

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England taking care of Saka before World Cup - Tuchel

England taking care of Saka before World Cup - Tuchel

England head coach Thomas Tuchel says Bukayo Saka's fitness is being managed with a "little bit of care" heading into th...

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Williams makes winning return at Queen's

Williams makes winning return at Queen's

Serena Williams and Victoria Mboko defeat third seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe to reach the second ro...

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Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis

Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis

The US and Israeli leaders have lost control of the consequences after miscalculating the Iran war....

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Williams rolls back the years on return at Queen's

Williams rolls back the years on return at Queen's

Serena Williams rolls back the years at Queen's with a winning performance on her comeback to tennis after 1,375 days aw...

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Identical twin given six months to live says leaving sister is 'unthinkable'

Identical twin given six months to live says leaving sister is 'unthinkable'

Caitlin Leggett is fundraising £500,000 to pursue overseas treatment for leukaemia after the cancer returned....

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David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023

David Sullivan banned from contact with West Ham women's and youth teams since 2023

The decision followed a safeguarding investigation opened by the the Football Association....

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World Cup tickets for Iran fans revoked, the country's football body says

World Cup tickets for Iran fans revoked, the country's football body says

Fifa has said it is working to "maximise opportunities for Iranian supporters to attend matches" after the country's Wor...

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Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter and vows to respond

Trump says Iran shot down US helicopter and vows to respond

Two crew members of the Apache helicopter that crashed following the attack were rescued by an American sea drone....

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Men jailed for violence at Henry Nowak police protest

Men jailed for violence at Henry Nowak police protest

Disorder broke out in Southampton close to where the 18-year-old student was murdered....

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Two reportedly killed as women take part in rare protest in Afghanistan

Two reportedly killed as women take part in rare protest in Afghanistan

The demonstration, in the western city of Herat, was broken up after police are alleged to have opened fire....

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EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots

EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots

Meta has accused the EU of "regulatory overreach" and says its decision will allow tech giants like OpenAI free access t...

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Construction on fire site by Glasgow Central Station might not start for several years

Construction on fire site by Glasgow Central Station might not start for several years

Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken says the planning and consultation process regarding the land is likely to last...

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Iranian group could be labelled national threat under proposed new law

Iranian group could be labelled national threat under proposed new law

The government is introducing the National Security (State Threats) Bill which could become law within weeks....

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Man reportedly shot at Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine centre

Man reportedly shot at Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine centre

Protesters are concerned about cross-border infection risks and the lack of transparency from the government about the t...

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Scrapping of Franco-German fighter jet leaves allies at odds on defence future

Scrapping of Franco-German fighter jet leaves allies at odds on defence future

The flagship partnership project became a glaring example of discord between the two nations....

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What now for West Ham after Sullivan allegations?

What now for West Ham after Sullivan allegations?

West Ham is a club in turmoil after co-chair David Sullivan stood down ahead of allegations about his private life, whic...

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Raducanu makes winning start to grass-court season

Raducanu makes winning start to grass-court season

Emma Raducanu begins her Wimbledon preparations with a promising straight-set victory over Anna Blinkova in a rain-disru...

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Stokes and alcohol give England another headache

Stokes and alcohol give England another headache

After an Ashes tour dogged by drinking controversies, is an incident in a London nightclub enough to cost Ben Stokes the...

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Man who murdered partner and blew up home jailed

Man who murdered partner and blew up home jailed

Clifton George stabbed Annabel Rook 31 times before starting a fire at their house in north London....

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Carer who 'couldn't go on' not guilty of mother's murder

Carer who 'couldn't go on' not guilty of mother's murder

Stefania Glowka denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter based on diminished responsibility....

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Man who asked woman for kiss sentenced in legal first

Man who asked woman for kiss sentenced in legal first

David Stroud was convicted in a first-of-its-kind sex-based harassment charge in May....

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RFU council member resigns over Alphonsi post

RFU council member resigns over Alphonsi post

Rugby Football Union council member Matthew Smith resigns after posting discriminatory criticism of television pundit Ma...

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Schoolgirl arrested after three hurt in knife attack

Schoolgirl arrested after three hurt in knife attack

Three people suffer knife wounds and a pupil is arrested at the school on Plant Hill Road in Blackley....

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Teen charged over Golders Green ambulance attack

Teen charged over Golders Green ambulance attack

Subhan Ahmed, 18, is charged with assisting an offender after four Jewish ambulances were set alight....

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Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise

Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise

Dozens of people are dead and hundreds more injured following an earthquake in the country's south....

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Man taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' after stabbing in Belfast

Man taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' after stabbing in Belfast

Police attended an incident Kinnaird Avenue following a report made shortly after 22:30 GMT on Monday 8 June....

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Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un vow stronger ties as North Korea visit wraps up

Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un vow stronger ties as North Korea visit wraps up

Xi has wrapped up a two-day visit to Pyongyang, his first official trip to North Korea since 2019....

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Why last woman to defeat Williams doesn't mind change in history books

Why last woman to defeat Williams doesn't mind change in history books

Serena Williams will make her comeback in women's doubles at Queen's Club this week....

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Legal equality duty for public services should be scrapped, says Badenoch

Legal equality duty for public services should be scrapped, says Badenoch

The Conservative leader will argue that the rules have become a "minefield that exposes almost every significant public ...

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Why super-sized and politicised World Cup comes at a cost

Why super-sized and politicised World Cup comes at a cost

Whatever one's perspective, it seems certain that away from the on-field spectacle, this super-sized World Cup could be ...

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