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

Sky News - UK6 days ago
Premier League football shirts made by workers on £1 an hour
Sports

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.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
Why hotter summers are making British potatoes smaller
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Why hotter summers are making British potatoes smaller

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

BBC News - UK6 days ago
'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'
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.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning
Sports

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.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
Watch: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning
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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?

BBC News - UK6 days ago
How boxing inspired a play about men's mental health
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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.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 days ago
Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
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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.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls
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'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.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
'I won Gladiators - now I'd love to become one'
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'I won Gladiators - now I'd love to become one'

Josh McDonald won the third season of the hit TV programme, which aired earlier this year.

BBC Entertainment & Arts6 days ago
US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds
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US and Lebanon protecting wanted Syrian general, BBC finds

Bassam al-Hassan is being sheltered in return for information - including about abducted US reporter Austin Tice.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
‘I feel perfectly safe’: white Lutonians on the town’s supposed no-go zones
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‘I feel perfectly safe’: white Lutonians on the town’s supposed no-go zones

Little if any sign Bury Park is a place where any group might fear to tread, despite Tory MP’s comments to the contraryFrom behind the counter of his chippie, Tanner Ahmed is wrestling with the notion...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
UK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Maps
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UK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Maps

Move expected to make pump pricing more transparent and encourage competition after diesel hits record £2 a litreDrivers will be able to see live petrol prices on Google Maps for the first time from T...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
Bluefin tuna return to British waters in huge numbers
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Bluefin tuna return to British waters in huge numbers

The tuna is one of several wildlife recoveries highlighted in a major new report from WWF.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
Country diary: The changing face of stubble fields, those shortcuts of my youth | Nicola Chester
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Country diary: The changing face of stubble fields, those shortcuts of my youth | Nicola Chester

Linkenholt, Hampshire and Wexcombe, Wiltshire: Even to the untrained eye, traditional ones and modern, regenerative ones look very differentStubble fields, those post-harvest acres of short straws, se...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK
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'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK

Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
The Papers: 'Kemi's family home pledge' and 'Badenoch invokes core Tory values'
Politics

The Papers: 'Kemi's family home pledge' and 'Badenoch invokes core Tory values'

Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch's speech at the Tory conference dominates Thursday's papers.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
Teenager becomes first person to have testicular tissue transplant in UK
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Teenager becomes first person to have testicular tissue transplant in UK

Operation on 19-year-old who had no sperm after chemotherapy offers hope of preserving children’s fertility after cancer treatment Surgeons have performed the first testicular tissue transplant on a t...

The Guardian - UK News6 days ago
France's school protests: What lies behind the anger
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France's school protests: What lies behind the anger

Students' blockades and marches spring from real grievances – and from France's habit of settling policy on the street.

BBC News - UK6 days ago
Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say
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Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say

The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mark an escalation in the conflict.

BBC News - UK6 days ago