'No hearse' for Navalny as family prepares funeral

Alexei Navalny's team say undertakers have been warned not to provide a vehicle to carry his body.

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How three police forces failed to stop Sarah Everard killer

The Angliolini report says failures in vetting, recruitment and investigation left Couzens free to offend.

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Apple unplugs electric car project, reports say

The firm never acknowledged the project publicly but had recruited about two thousands workers.

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One dead and two missing after Channel rescue

Around 50 migrants were said to be on the small boat when it got into trouble off the French coast.

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Prison inmates moved over radon gas levels

The Prison Service says "higher-than-normal" levels of the radioactive gas were found at the site.

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Buckingham Palace announces death of Thomas Kingston

The husband of Prince Michael of Kent's daughter has died at the age of 45, says a palace statement.

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MP tries to block cat abduction offence

Sir Christopher Chope wants pet abduction laws to be initially limited to dogs potentially delaying the bill.

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Top US court reviews social media free speech case

Supreme Court justices seem torn as they weigh laws which may limit tech giants' right to police posts.

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Compensation for Post Office victims to be sped up

Legislation aimed at clearing wrongly convicted sub-postmasters is also expected to be brought forward.

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Former NI and Saints defender Nicholl dies at 77

Former Northern Ireland, Southampton and Aston Villa defender Chris Nicholl passes away at the age of 77.

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Four women and a girl killed in Vienna in 24 hours

The victims were killed in separate, unrelated incidents in the Austrian capital on Friday.

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Former England and QPR forward Bowles dies aged 75

Former England and Queens Park Rangers forward Stan Bowles dies aged 75.

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Farmers' anger erupts at trade show in Paris

Clashes erupt between security forces and farmers protesting at the presence of President Macron.

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Two years into Russia's invasion, exhausted Ukrainians refuse to give up

Ukrainians may be fatigued by the war, but they still see it as a fight for survival.

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MP's racially aggravated offence conviction quashed

Beckenham MP Bob Stewart was originally convicted after telling an activist to "go back to Bahrain".

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Four people rescued from sinking fishing boat

When the lifeboat arrived, they discovered two members of the crew clinging onto a life-raft.

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BBC weather reporter reacts after viral slip-up

Millions saw Kawser Quamer inadvertently reveal a surprise party for her niece on TV.

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Cordon around unexploded WW2 bomb to be extended

Police say those who are going to be affected by the widening of the cordon will be notified.

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Cordon around unexploded WW2 bomb to be extended

The cordon around the device in Plymouth is set to be expanded on Thursday.

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Suspected WW2 explosive device found in garden

People have been evacuated from houses on a residential street after the discovery in Devon.

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Kookaburra spotted living in Suffolk countryside

The bird native to Australia appears to have "made itself quite at home" here, a wildlife trust says.

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Swansea: Mum gives birth in traffic jam on way to hospital

Freya delivered her 9lbs 8oz son with no pain relief while her mum drove her to hospital.

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Stonehenge tunnel: Campaigners lose High Court challenge

The second challenge to plans for a two-mile tunnel at the World Heritage site has been dismissed.

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Cape Town smell blamed on cattle ship docked in South African city

A "nauseating" stench engulfing the South African city comes from a ship carrying 19,000 cows, officials say.

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Online campaign seeks Easter Island statue's return from British Museum

A campaign by social media users in Chile seeks the repatriation of Hoa Hakananai'a moai to the island.

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Luton's Taylor Swift moment? Harry Styles pops up in Kenilworth Road crowd

Fans joke that the star's appearance is the UK version of Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.

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Conjoined twins given days to live are proving everyone wrong

Marieme and Ndeye, seven, were not expected to survive for more than a few days after they were born.

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The Masked Singer: Did Bigfoot, Cricket or Piranha win?

The final identities have been revealed as the ITV reality singing show comes to an end.

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UN: Asylum seekers report assault and self-harm on remote UK island

A group of 61 held in a camp on Diego Garcia tell UN inspectors of sexual assaults, rat bites and self-harm.

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Ukraine war: Is Russia about to win another victory?

With Russia on the verge of taking Avdiivka, the Ukrainians have tough choices to make.

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Paul McCartney reunited with guitar stolen 51 years ago

The Beatle said he was "incredibly grateful" to be reunited with his bass guitar stolen in 1972.

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Christian Horner: Red Bull team boss says allegations are 'distraction'

Christian Horner says allegations against him are a "distraction" and it is "business as normal" as his Red Bull team prepare for the season ahead.

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Donald Trump's first criminal trial set to begin next month

A New York judge refused to dismiss the hush money case against the former president and set the trial for 25 March.

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Scrabble romance scam: Oldham woman, 83, loses £20k to fraudster

The Oldham widow was duped by a conman posing online as a 60-year-old American millionaire.

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Dramatic moment off-duty police team charge at knifeman in London

The officers were socialising in a bar nearby when they intervened.

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Soho Theatre bans comedian Paul Currie after Jewish audience members felt 'unsafe'

The theatre says Mr Currie "aggressively demanded" Jewish members leave his Saturday night show.

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NHS apologises after hospital doctor took own life

The head of medical training for NHS England says she is sorry over mistakes that were made.

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Pakistan election: Imran Khan's rivals PLM-N and PPP reach deal to form government

PLM-N leader Nawaz Sharif plans to nominate his brother Shehbaz Sharif to be prime minister.

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Hammersmith Bridge: West Ham fan boat crash caused £100k of damage

A boat carrying West Ham fans crashed into the bridge adding to the mounting costs of its restoration.

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Biden says Israel needs civilian safety plan in Rafah

The US President tells Israel's PM that the measure is needed before its planned offensive there.

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Farnham penguin finds 'guide bird' in one of her friends

Partially-sighted Squid the penguin, who developed cataracts as a chick, now has a guide to help.

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Rochdale: Four boys aged 12-14 arrested on suspicion of rape

The boys, aged 12, 13, 14, and 14, remain in police custody after being arrested in Rochdale.

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Lego super fan designs dream kit: A red phone box

John Cramp, 43, is living his childhood dream after beating thousands of entrants with his idea.

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King Charles thanks public for support after cancer diagnosis

In his first statement since being diagnosed, Charles says it has been been "the greatest comfort".

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In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year

A billion people in countries around the world - mostly in Asia - greet the Year of the Dragon.

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Boyzone 'excited' about Chorley FC talks

Members of the ex-boyband want to be the club's "new adopted sons", as talks continue to promote it.

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Christian Horner: Hearing into Red Bull team boss ends without resolution

The hearing into charges of inappropriate and controlling behaviour against Red Bull team boss Christian Horner finishes without resolution.

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Israel-Gaza war: Netanyahu orders military to plan evacuations from Rafah

The Israeli PM's order comes after the US warned against an unplanned invasion of the Gazan city.

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Bahrain activist gets Home Office apology for Gatwick detention

Sayed Ahmed Alwadei will receive compensation, after the Border Force detained him for over two hours.

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Where can people turn for help with 'digital addiction'?

The BBC speaks to three people in a 12-step programme for "digital addiction".

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Row erupts over cost of Labour's home insulation plan

The government claims the scheme could cost £15bn a year but Labour calls the figure "bogus".

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Gary Lineker on avoiding 'increasingly toxic' social media platform X

The presenter says changes to the design of X/Twitter means he now sees the "vitriolic side" more often.

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Watch BBC News read Palace statement as King's cancer diagnosis announced

Buckingham Palace has announced that the King is being treated for cancer.

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Measles: Urgent Wales call on MMR vaccine for children

Health boards in Wales are asked to target pupils in every school to boost immunisation levels.

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Bristol stabbings: Teenager charged with murder of two boys

A 17-year-old boy is due before magistrates over the deaths of Mason Rist and Max Dixon.

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Northern Ireland's funding is parties' number one priority, says O'Neill

First minister says the executive faces big challenges after two years without devolved government.

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Laura Kuenssberg: Ban children's access to social media apps, says Brianna Ghey's mother

Scarlett Jenkinson, who killed Brianna, had watched videos of violence and torture on the dark web.

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Adam Johnson: Plaque unveiled for ice hockey player after death

Nottingham Panthers say the plaque will be a "lasting memory" of their former player.

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