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Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies

Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.

We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips

Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

Engine size limits and working with Iraola - the Liverpool academy approach

Liverpool academy director Alex Inglethorpe talks to BBC Sport about the value and future of Liverpool's academy.

How can home nations reach Women's World Cup?

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are among those hoping to qualify for next year's Women's World Cup. What awaits them in the play-offs?

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UK NewsBusiness

Tesco predicts a low-alcohol ‘healthier’ Christmas

First-half sales rise 2% to £33.8bn, helped by strong trade online, as retailer says it is making more delivery slots availableSupermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanishTesco has raised...

Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia appears in court

A junior Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia has appeared in court.

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Using ambulances and corridors as 'treatment rooms' unacceptable, says union

Long delays in handing over patients from ambulances to hospitals are causing their condition to worsen, with some dying as a result, according to a new report.

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Politics

Holborn and St Pancras by-election gets under way

Voters in north London are going to the polls to choose a new MP after Sir Keir Starmer resigned.

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University students say procrastination is biggest threat to their academic performance

More than half of US students surveyed said the problem damaged their ability to do academic work, study findsProcrastination is the biggest problem that can harm students’ academic performance at uni...

UK NewsPolitics

Voting opens in high-stakes Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Zack Polanski has led energetic campaign for the Greens, while Labour will hope to hold on to Starmer’s old seatVoting has opened in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, a contest seen as a key gaug...

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EntertainmentMusic News

Suffragette role 'a gift' says Beverley Knight

The Wolverhampton-born singer stars as suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst in Sylvia the musical.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 days ago

British consulate in Jerusalem to become 'UK Mission' as diplomats leave

The UK government said it will retain its presence in East Jerusalem as Israel insisted the British consulate in the city had "ceased to function".

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Premier League football shirts made by workers on £1 an hour

A BBC Sport investigation traces official football shirt production to factories in Cambodia where workers are paid less than £1 an hour.

Why hotter summers are making British potatoes smaller

Farmers say yields are down because they have had to harvest smaller potatoes earlier than normal.

Health

'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'

Neil and Katie Russell are working with the hospital where their daughter died on the scheme.

Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning

Top Fuel drag racing is the only elite motorsport class where women frequently beat men to major titles.

Watch: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning

Swedish driver Susanne Callin has won the European Top Fuel championship for the second year in a row. Is drag racing the first gender-equal sport?

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How boxing inspired a play about men's mental health

The play explores the difficulty some men have talking about their mental health and the support they can find in each other.

Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90

Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls

Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.