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Video shows moment Magdeburg suspect is arrested
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:34:55 GMT

Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car.

US House votes to avert government shutdown
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:56:31 GMT

The bill must now be passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, otherwise government services begin to shutter.

Five unanswered questions from the Pelicot trial
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:49:14 GMT

Although the Pelicot trial is over, some questions remain over the case that shook France.

From Beyonc� awards snub to Brat summer: This year's biggest cultural moments
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:48:48 GMT

Beyonce sang country and western while Charli XCX's turned the summer slime green with her album Brat.

One woman's 56-year fight to free her innocent brother from death sentence
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:03:53 GMT

Hideko Hakamata spent decades fighting to save her brother: the world's longest-serving death row inmate.

What are royal Christmas cards trying to tell us?
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:05:33 GMT

The hidden messages and memories in the annual round of cards sent out by the Royal Family.

Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:35:07 GMT

It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."

Ros Atkins On... Four reasons why the relationship between the UK and China is strained
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:07:42 GMT

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how relations between the UK and China became so strained.

Strong wind warning as Christmas getaway continues
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 02:30:07 GMT

Disruption is expected on the roads, with Met Office yellow warnings announced for parts of the UK.

Trump campaign adviser calls new UK ambassador a 'moron'
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:49:55 GMT

Lord Peter Mandelson will be the UK's next ambassador to the US, an appointment he describes as "a great honour".

Wham! are Christmas number one for a second time
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:46:39 GMT

Last Christmas tops the festive chart for a second year running, but Band Aid misses the top 10.

The drug-trafficking Rio gangsters who see themselves as God's 'soldiers of crime'
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:13:57 GMT

Brazilian narco gangs say they are taking territory for Jesus, and are barring other faiths from the favelas.

The Papers: Christmas market 'carnage' and 'Return of the family doctor'
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:08:36 GMT

Saturday's front pages carry a variety stories including an attack on a German Christmas market.

Trump's shutdown gamble exposes limits of his power
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:17:51 GMT

Trump showed he can kill legislation, but he failed to rally Republicans behind his alternative plan.

How to avoid disruption during this year's Christmas getaway
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:01:54 GMT

Some 14 million drivers are expected to hit the road in the last weekend before Christmas, according to the RAC.

'Barry Island is on the up but it'll never be posh'
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:54:41 GMT

Pam hit the roof over Gavin getting married in Stacey's hometown - but has its image changed?

Why self-confessed 'superfans' were engrossed by Post Office inquiry
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:02:26 GMT

People with no connection to the Post Office avidly followed the inquiry, both online and in person.

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Bee-harming pesticides' emergency approvals to end
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:19:04 GMT

Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.

'I fear losing the home I've been in for 32 years'
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:20:27 GMT

One Collyhurst resident says "they'll have to drag me out of here before I give this home up".

Waspi women refused payouts - but what other compensation bills are looming?
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:21:21 GMT

Billions have been earmarked for victims of the Post Office and infected blood scandals.

Watch: Relatives of inmates attempt to break into Mexican prison
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:12:35 GMT

The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.

Sue Gray among 30 new Labour peers appointed to House of Lords
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:29:18 GMT

Sue Gray will join the House of Lords two months after she left her role as the PM's chief of staff.

How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:01:31 GMT

Government plans to limit the payment have been criticised by some MPs, unions and charities.

Warriors, water and a white horse: Photos of the week
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:23:51 GMT

A selection of news photographs from around the world.

The rebel commander running Syria
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:30:00 GMT

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen brings us his interview with HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa

The Mistaken Identity Murders
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT

The shocking story of two innocent teenagers murdered in a case of mistaken identity.

Fully clothed Fury four stone heavier than Usyk
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:11:23 GMT

A fully clothed Tyson Fury weighs in four stone heavier than champion Oleksandr Usyk for Saturday's heavyweight world title fight in Saudi Arabia.

Van Gerwen enjoys comfortable opening victory
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:59:01 GMT

Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting both move into the third round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship with victories at Alexandra Palace on Friday.

Beaumont to be interim RFU chair as Ilube steps down
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:57:49 GMT

Tom Ilube steps down as Rugby Football Union chairman amid an executive pay row, with Sir Bill Beaumont appointed as interim chair.

Watch: Fury cuts face-off short after seven seconds
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:03:03 GMT

Watch as Tyson Fury cuts face-off with Oleksandr Usyk short after seven seconds at the weigh-in for their heavyweight fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. This comes the day after the pair engaged in an 11 minute 20 seconds face-off at the media conference on Thursday.

'He needs to be totally serious' - Lewis backs Fury
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:04:33 GMT

Lennox Lewis backs Tyson Fury to get revenge over Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight unification fight on Saturday.