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News imageRescuers stand at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Al-Mazraa in Beirut, Lebanon
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Israeli attacks on Lebanon 'grave violation' of US-Iran ceasefire, Iranian minister tells BBC

The US and Iran announced a ceasefire on Tuesday - but Israel continued hitting Lebanon, killing 203 people on Wednesday according to local officials.


News imageHandout composite image issued by the Ministry of Defence showing of surface and sub-surface GUGI-associated vessels based at Olenya Guba in Russia
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Defence secretary reveals month-long Russian submarine operation over cables and pipelines north of UK

John Healey says three Russian submarines left after being monitored "24/7" by UK forces, with no damage reported. He tells Vladimir Putin: "We see you."

News imageEmergency services at the car park of Saint-Etienne-au-Mont beach with a tent and ambulance

Four people die trying to board boat in Channel crossing attempt

Authorities say 37 people are being treated in hospital, but around 30 others continued their journeys to the UK.

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Trapped miner rescued from flooded Mexican tunnel after 14 days

The 42-year-old gold miner was standing in waist-high water when rescuers found him in a flooded tunnel.

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'Came back for what's mine': BTS brave pouring rain as they kick off $1bn world tour

The pop stars will perform 85 shows across the world in their first global tour since 2019.

Argentina passes bill loosening protection of its glaciers

The new bill will make it easier for provincial governments to allow mining projects in glacier regions.

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Iran Strait of Hormuz warning adds to shipping uncertainty

Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.

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Why this 16th-Century painting isn't what it seems

Overpainted images found hidden inside Raphael's mysterious Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn show how the image of the ideal woman has been carefully controlled by men.

News imageAn old book from the middle ages

The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy

Tales of love and adventure from 1,000 years ago reveal a dazzling range of now-extinct English pronouns. They capture something unique about how people once thought about "two-ness".


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He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case

Ben Roberts-Smith's case is not only unprecedented for Australia but "extraordinary" for the globe too, scholars say.

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News imageWomen voters stand in queues to cast their votes at a polling station during the Kerala state assembly election in Kochi, India, on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Sivaram Venkitasubramanian/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Key Indian state polls begin in test for Modi's party

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to expand into regions where it has struggled to gain a foothold.

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Asia

'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry overdose death

Jasveen Sangha was found guilty of selling drugs that killed Friends actor Matthew Perry who had struggled with addiction for years.

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US & Canada

US man arrested in case of Michigan woman's disappearance in Bahamas

Lynette Hooker fell overboard from a small boat and was swept out to sea by strong currents, her husband told authorities.

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Chinese researcher's death after questioning in US prompts anger in Beijing

The semiconductor researcher was found dead after “hostile questioning” by US law enforcement.

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Prosecutors seek Tiger Woods' prescription drug records after Florida arrest

A legal order seeking the golfer's medications - including dosage and warnings about driving on pill bottles - will be issued later this month, court record shows.

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The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with "so many more pictures, so many more stories".

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At the scene of Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut

At least 10 people were killed and 27 injured, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency.

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BBC asks Artemis II crew a question in space

The BBC’s Science Editor Rebecca Morelle has spoken to the Artemis II crew ahead of their likely splashdown on Saturday.

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BBC reports from court as 'Ketamine Queen' sentenced

Jasveen Sangha was sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs that led to the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.

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US exhibition squad, the Harlem Globetrotters, met the pontiff in the Vatican, helping him to spin a basketball on the tip of his finger.

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Everything you need to know about BTS's comeback tour

The megastars kick off their grandest tour, the largest in K-pop history, in Seoul on Thursday after a nearly four-year hiatus.

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When will fuel prices go down?

Asia business reporter Nick Marsh looks at whether fuel costs will get cheaper now the US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire.

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Rex Heuermann has pled guilty in the murder of eight women killed between 1993 and 2010 on Long Island.

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What has the US actually achieved in Iran?

US President Donald Trump said the US had won a 'total and complete victory' after announcing a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The BBC's Ione Wells on what's next for the US and the region.

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Football

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Liverpool still alive - but their season now hangs by a thread

Negative tactics and no shots on target - but somehow Liverpool's Champions League campaign is still just about alive after a 2-0 loss at PSG.
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US must choose 'between war and ceasefire', Iranian minister tells BBC

Iran's deputy foreign minister says Israeli strikes on Lebanon are a 'grave violation' of the deal.

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UK PM Starmer says a lot of work remains to make US-Iran ceasefire hold

Negotiators face huge task to close gaps in rival Iran peace proposals


Business

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Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan

Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war.

The construction boss who built a new life after three years in prison

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Croke Park could stage Fury v Joshua in September

Talks are under way for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's long-awaited heavyweight fight to be staged in Dublin in September.

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Culture

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Euphoria has 'lost its zeitgeisty edge' ★★☆☆☆

Four years on, the provocative HBO drama is back, with Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney all returning. Unfortunately, though, "it has become a series with very little to say".

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Arts

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The world's most misunderstood novel

F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is synonymous with glitz and glamour, but this is just one of many myths that have surrounded the book since its first publication in 1925.

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How an earthquake changed the course of history

An earthquake in 1755 had such a profound effect on the world that we are still feeling its impact today.
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News imageA bearded man in a green and gold military uniform with his arms outstretched behind a wire fence, with a billboard for the Republic of Slowjamastan behind him (Credit: Slowjamastan Ministry of Propaganda)

Slowjamastan: The new 'nation' hiding in the US

More than 25,000 self-proclaimed citizens have pledged their allegiance to this faux dictatorship, where Crocs and reply-all emails are forbidden.

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The road signs that teach travellers about France

Keegan-Michael Key on why road trips still matter


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For centuries, pistachios have defined Gaziantep. Today, they remain the most prized ingredient in Turkey's culinary capital – and the secret behind its legendary baklava.

The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction

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Earth

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As chlamydia threatens koalas, one island offers hope

An island colony whose koalas are free of chlamydia could help save the wider population from the deadly disease.

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The delicate question of where responsibility lies for safety on UK mountains


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