Sunday, September 15, 2024

Can Taylor Swift win the election for Harris (Or Trump)?

Our celeb endorsement episode!

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'Catastrophe' as deadly floods hit Central and Eastern Europe

Torrential rain from Storm Boris has swelled rivers across central and eastern Europe, with one person confirmed to have drowned in Poland.

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

No new pledge on Ukraine missiles after Starmer-Biden talks

Ukraine has repeatedly urged the UK and US to let it fire long-range missiles against targets inside Russia.

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'Honeymoon' over as Slot rues Liverpool 'setback'

"A setback" is how Arne Slot describes his first defeat as Liverpool manager, while pundit Chris Sutton declares "the honeymoon is over".

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Friday, September 13, 2024

US imposes new sanctions on Russian state media

Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the outlet RT of engaging in "global covert activities."

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'Biggest shock of the night' - GB's Dobson wins 400m

Watch Great Britain's Charlie Dobson pull off the "biggest shock of the night" as he wins the men's 400m final in 44.49 at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels.

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Russia started this says UK PM, as Putin warns West

Keir Starmer made the comments as he travelled to Washington for talks with US President Joe Biden.

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Morocco confirms first mpox case in current outbreak

Mpox has spread to at least 14 African countries and has been declared a public health emergency.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

NHS must reform or die, Starmer to say

People have "every right to be angry", Sir Keir Starmer to say, as review criticises state of the health service.

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Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 14 - health officials

The UN condemned the strike, which Israel's military said targeted Hamas fighters inside the school.

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Ros Atkins on... Were the Trump-Harris debate moderators unfair?

The BBC's analysis editor looks at how the ABC News debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was fact-checked.

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Harris and Trump both attend 9/11 memorial in New York

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shook hands again on Wednesday at the event, hours after their debate showdown.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Ros Atkins on…what the polls say, and if we can trust them

BBC analysis editor Ros Atkins takes a look at the latest polling in the US election battleground states.

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Missouri's top court allows vote on abortion rights

Decision will allow voters to decide whether to restore legal abortion for first time in more than two years.

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Beyoncé explains why she stopped making videos

The singer created some of pop's most memorable music videos, then suddenly stopped.

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Grohl admits fathering child outside of marriage

The Foo Fighters frontman posted an announcement on his Instagram page but has turned off comments.

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Monday, September 9, 2024

New abuse allegations emerge against once venerated French priest

A French priest is to be expunged from his worldwide charity following revelations of his sexual abuse of women.

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'Don't make Coldplay comparison - England should aim for winning mentality'

England's defeat against Sri Lanka was careless rather than a crisis, but it proves they need to find a ruthlessness, says Stephan Shemilt.

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Sunday, September 8, 2024

'I want accountability for my daughter's death'

Martha Gaskell's daughter Marion Turner killed herself in 2013, months after being discharged.

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Southern California's Line Fire forces thousands to evacuate

Thousands have been told to leave their homes as the Line Fire threatens over 35,000 buildings in San Bernadino County.

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Steel workers to vote over redundancy terms

Three unions representing Tata Steel workers had pledged to give members a vote on a redundancy deal.

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Saturday, September 7, 2024

DNA tests to identify children who died in Kenya school fire

One official told journalists some of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition.

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Vaughan Gething to stand down at next election

The ex-first minister has told members of Cardiff and Penarth Labour party he will not stand again.

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Friday, September 6, 2024

The Papers: Rich 'ready to quit UK' and England's Carsley 'won't sing anthem'

Saturday's stories include England interim manager Lee Carsley suggesting he may not sing the national anthem.

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Space station timelapse captures stunning 'orbital sunrise' over Earth

The footage - captured by a Nasa astronaut - shows the skies brighten as the International Space Station passes over Europe.

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Space station timelapse captures stunning 'orbital sunrise' over Earth

The footage - captured by a Nasa astronaut - shows the skies brighten as the International Space Station passes over Europe.

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Thursday, September 5, 2024

Four victims of superyacht sinking suffocated in air pocket - Italian media

Investigators believe their cabin filled with carbon dioxide as the oxygen supply diminished.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Medallist Lauren Steadman expecting to retire from Para-triathlon

Three time Paralympic medallist Lauren Steadman says she expects this year’s summer games in Paris to be her last.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Drone footage shows sunken Greek village re-emerge from lake

The ruins of the Greek village of Kallio have re-appeared after decades, after record temperatures caused a major reservoir to partially dry up.

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'Eavesdropping' workplace helpline has accreditation suspended

An industry body said it was investigating Health Assure following BBC revelations.

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Sanctioned oligarchs take stake in largest UK oil firm

Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman become minority shareholders after Harbour Energy buys German firm.

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Elton John left with 'limited vision' in one eye

The 77-year-old said he was healing from the infection, but that his recovery would take "some time".

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Monday, September 2, 2024

Extremist settlers rapidly seizing West Bank land

The number of illegal outposts has risen in the past five years to 196, BBC analysis has found.

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Netanyahu asks 'forgiveness' over hostage deaths as protests continue

It comes as Hamas said more hostages could be "returned to their families in shrouds" if a ceasefire isn't reached.

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GB's Challis & Fiddes win swimming golds

Great Britain win two swimming gold medals in 15 scintillating minutes in the pool at Paris 2024 on Monday.

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Sunday, September 1, 2024

Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.

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Children die in building collapse after Nigeria flooding

Intense floods are battering the West African country - so far at least 179 people have died.

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