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Mahmood announces new refugee sponsorship route into UK
The home secretary says "capped safe and legal" routes would help to restore confidence in the asylum system.
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Why GTA 6 is launching without a disc - and what it says about gaming's future
Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?
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KWN: From delivering Amazon parcels to becoming one of the UK's hottest new stars
R&B singer KWN broke out with the single Worst Behaviour, which she sold on a custom-built website.
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Are festivals leaving neurodivergent fans behind? Some think so
Some festivals are rolling out calm spaces and noise-cancelling headphones, but there are calls to go further.
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US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship
Iran accuses the US of violating their deal and says it struck targets linked to American forces in response.
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The people leaving the West behind in search of the Russian dream
The BBC asks Westerners who moved to Russia if life there lives up to expectations.
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A non-stop London to Sydney flight is coming - could you handle it?
Some analysts say the first non-stop London to Sydney flight is a major milestone - but would you buy a ticket?
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Meloni and Trump: A very public Italy-US fallout that is proving very hard to fix
Italy's PM was not long ago being called the "Trump whisperer", but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.
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Newscast - The King (Sort Of) Reveals His Finances - BBC Sounds
King Charles has become the first monarch to reveal their tax bill, paying £12.9m.
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RAF Linton-on-Ouse 'wrong place' for asylum seekers - councillors
Leaders say they will 'campaign to the end' to stop new plans for the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
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Countryside visitors urged to take "extra caution" to avoid risk of fire
"A moment's carelessness can have consequences that last for generations", campaigners say.
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Golden eagle released in Borders conservation project shot with 17 pellets
Gamekeepers in the Lammermuir Hills spotted the bird with damaged wings around the beginning of June.
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Drunk Leeds Bradford plane passenger who assaulted officers jailed
Nathan Cooper is sentenced over a fight that broke out on a plane bound for Crete last summer.
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Women's T20 Blast: Warwickshire stun Surrey as Hampshire move top of table
Warwickshire provide arguably the shock of this season's Women's T20 Blast as they move off bottom spot by beating high-flying Surrey.
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T20 Blast round-up: Hampshire Hawks seal sixth straight victory
Hampshire Hawks seal a sixth straight victory in the T20 Blast with a thrilling two-wicket win over North Group table-toppers Yorkshire.
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Massive wins and the promise of change – but that’s where the Starmer-Albanese similarities end
While Anthony Albanese calls ousted British PM Keir Starmer his mate, the pair share very different political fortunes
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Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland
The LNP’s unapologetic moves on Indigenous issues, crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone
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‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks
Experts worked in ocean midwater off Brazil at near-record speeds thanks to cutting-edge tech
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Weather tracker: Heatwave expected to bring Germany and Poland to 40C
Austrian Grand Prix declares heat hazard as dramatic rise in temperatures forecast in central and northern Europe
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Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds
Fears hard-won gains in reducing child mortality over 20 years are at risk after end of USAID funding for nutrition programmes
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Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DR Congo
Fears over ‘huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of deaths in DRC by September
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Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online
Sentencing of 27-year-old Sadia Moalim Ali condemned by former president and prime ministers as well as rights groups
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‘Everyone is talking about Cape Verde’: World Cup run delights diaspora community in UK
Cape Verdeans in Britain feeling ‘incredibly proud’ after team’s hard-fought draws against Spain and Uruguay
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Venezuela quake death toll reaches 920 as interim president vows to save ‘as many as possible’
Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving as anger grows at official response and limited resources
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Survivors tell of ‘brutal and fast’ Venezuela quake as hunt for survivors goes on
Worst incident of its kind in country for more than 125 years leaves many searching for family members – and pleading for international help
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Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence
Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mould – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty
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South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’
All branches of the military will be taught how to use technology that has become a ‘game changer on the battlefield’, says defence minister
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Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US
China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US
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Venezuela earthquakes: 589 confirmed dead so far as international rescue teams arrive – as it happened
“We hope to rescue as many living people as possible’, says the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, but authorities fear the death toll will be in the thousands
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Customers' fears that Harrogate 'will need a banking hub' eased by Lloyds notification
The announcement of the forthcoming closure of Lloyds Bank’s only Harrogate branch may have triggered fears that the town would soon need its own ‘hub’ to maintain basic banking services but there’s relief today for customers.