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Crowds gather near Buckingham Palace ahead of Trooping the Colour

Thousands of people are expected to line The Mall in central London to mark the monarch's official birthday.

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King Charles III during a ceremony to present the Grenadier Guards with their new Colours at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday June 9

World Cup 2026: USA win opening game - has World Cup fever hit?

All the latest reaction and highlights as USA start their Fifa World Cup 2026 with a big win over Paraguay,

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Folarin Balogun #20 of the United States celebrates scoring his team's third goal with Chris Richards #3 during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay

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World Cup: USA thrash Paraguay 4-1 in Group D opener

The US rose to the occasion and produced a composed and professional display that lived up to pre-match anticipation.

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American fans at world cup

Derry hammer Bohs to end winless run in style

Derry City end their seven-game winless run as they came from behind to beat Bohemians 4-1 in the Premier Division at Celtic Park.

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Kevin Dos Santos celebrates goal

Relive Prem Rugby semi-final: Seven-try Saints reach final with thrilling win over Leicester Tigers

Follow live text updates and listen BBC radio commentaries as Northampton host Leicester in the English Prem play-off semi-final.

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George Furbank

Listen: Hull KR v York and Wakefield v Wigan Warriors

Listen to local BBC radio commentaries of Friday's action from two games in the Super League.

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Hull KR's Mikey Lewis

World Cup co-hosts Canada begin campaign with draw against Bosnia

Canada earn their first ever point at the World Cup.

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Canada v Bosnia

Wyatt-Hodge & Kemp star as England seal convincing win - as it happened

Reaction to England's 87-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the T20 World Cup.

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England

'We don't want any regrets' - Robertson ready for Scotland's Haiti opener

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke and captain Andy Robertson face the media as Scotland prepare for their World Cup opener against Haiti.

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Andy Robertson

Jill Scott completes gruelling 388-mile challenge for Sport Relief

The football star is running and cycling 388 miles from London's Wembley Stadium to Sunderland's Stadium of Light.

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Former Lioness Jill Scott arrives at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, as she finishes a five day cycle and marathon challenge for Sport Relief. She is leaping in the air as she runs through a channel between barriers, behind which are a crowd of people cheering and taking photographs. She has purple and pink trainers, black shorts and a white t-shirt. She is beaming.

Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soar on stock market debut

The company's shares were trading at $160.95 each (£120) at the market's close on Friday, above the company's estimated listing price of $135.

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people cheer at the nasdaq open as spacex debuts.

Norris fastest in Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix second practice

Follow live text updates and listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary of second practice for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

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McLaren's Lando Norris in second practice for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix

GB's Boulter stuns world number two Rybakina to reach semi-finals

Britain's Katie Boulter plays top seed and world number two Elena Rybakina for a place in the Queen's semi-finals

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Katie Boulter celebrates

Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies aged 88

The painter's style was one of the most recognisable in the modern era.

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David Hockney stands in front of a colourful work that depicts plants and flowers.

County Championship day one as it happened - Cox hits 73-ball century, Hermann holds up Notts

Relive day one of the latest round of County Championship matches as it happened as England's Jordan Cox hits an unbeaten 184 for Essex.

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Jordan Cox batting for Essex

World Cup 2026: McTominay back in training as Scotland prepare for Haiti match

All the latest reaction, highlights and talking points as the 2026 Fifa World Cup gets under way.

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Scott McTominay

South Korea come from behind to beat Czech Republic

South Korea join Mexico on three points in Group A, after beating Czech Republic 2-1.

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A South Korea fan

Starmer defends 'hard-edged decisions' on defence spending after ministers quit in funding row

UK Armed Forces Minister Al Carns follows Defence Secretary John Healey in quitting the government over a dispute about military funding.

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former Defence Secretary John Healey

Listen: St Helens v Warrington Wolves

Listen to live BBC Radio commentaries of St Helens playing aganist Warrington Wolves in the Super League.

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Marc Sneyd of Warrington Wolves passes the ball during the Betfred Super League round 13 match between Warrington Wolves and Hull FC

Three sent off as Mexico beat South Africa in World Cup opener

Three players are sent off as co-hosts Mexico launch the 2026 World Cup by defeating South Africa at a packed Azteca Stadium.

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Mexico fan

Watch: BBC Radio WM's Football Phone-In Wolves Special

BBC Radio WM's Daz Hale takes your calls on the dismissal of Rob Edwards as Wolves head coach.

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Graphic for the BBC Radio WM Football Phone-In, showing the badges of Villa, Blues, Walsall, Baggies and Wolves

Scotland World Cup latest: McLean says side out to 'take care of business'

The latest news conference from the Scotland camp before their World Cup opener against Haiti.

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Kenny McLean speaks at a Scotland press conference in Charlotte

Queen's: Play cancelled because of rain

Play at Queen's on Thursday was cancelled without a point being played, because of rain.

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Emma Raducanu

Unrest following Belfast knife attack raised at First Minister's Questions

John Swinney faces questions from opposition party leaders during First Minister's Questions.

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First Minister John Swinney stands in Holyrood's chamber turning the page of a black folder, with ministers sitting in the background

Trump says he has 'cancelled' strikes against Iran and talks up possible agreement

Trump says discussions with Iran have been "brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved" but Tehran says nothing has been finalised.

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Donald Trump sits behind his desk in the Oval Office

World Cup 2026: McTominay misses Scotland training in Charlotte

All the latest before the 2026 Fifa World Cup gets underway as Mexico play South Africa later.

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Scotland manager Steve Clarke smiles with a cap on

Ipswich Town's 'list of replacements' after Kieran McKenna resigns

McKenna says he is stepping away from management following the club's promotion to the Premier League.

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Close-up shot of Kieran McKenna, manager of Ipswich Town, wearing a dark grey hooded puffer jacket and looking off-camera with a focused expression during a match.

After days of unrest, third night of protests pass without major incident

The Northern Ireland secretary has warned of a sense of fear among ethnic minorities after the unrest prompted by a serious knife attack.

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Riot police in the foreground behind police vehicles and a water cannon holding back a crowd in the distance.

Three men jailed for violent disorder during unrest in Southampton after Henry Nowak murder

Darren Medhurst has been jailed for three years and three months, with Callum Darch and Harley Haynes each receiving two-and-a-half-year sentences.

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From left to right: Darren Medhurst, Harley Haynes and Callum Darch