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BBC News - Top Stories

How President Thomas Jefferson became one of America's early 'weather geeks' Jefferson founded a nation. He also helped found American meteorology, as BBC Weather explains. 50 mins ago

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LIVE - New York swelters and roads close ahead of Taylor Swift's star-studded wedding to Travis Kelce - On Thursday, black SUVs were seen pulling up to Madison Square Garden, with around 100 guests reportedly attending a rehearsal dinner.

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In pictures: Taylor Swift wedding fever heats up in New York

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Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope

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Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives

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France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather

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Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February

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Watch: What Trump's Mount Rushmore aspirations reveal

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Huge 'Snicko' VAR call prolongs Ronaldo's last dance but ends Modric's -- Veteran forward Cristiano Ronaldo gets another day on the World Cup stage after Croatia are denied a late equaliser by a huge VAR call.

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Argentina v Cape Verde: Breaking down biggest World Cup knockout mismatch -- Lionel Messi versus Vozinha. It is the World Cup battle no-one knew they wanted, but which fans now cannot wait to see.

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The one club man who is Spain's under-the-radar hero -- Mikel Oyarzabal is perhaps not the biggest name in Spain's World Cup squad, but the one who has so far shone brightest.

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Why Wonderwall has become England's World Cup anthem -- Post-victory singalongs between England fans and players have become a new tradition this summer.

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Weekly quiz: Why did the princess climb the UK's three highest peaks? -- How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

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No-gift policy for Taylor Swift, but how much should you give at a wedding? -- Wedding lists are being replaced by cash requests, but guests are divided over how much to give.

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William talks World Cup football fever on Travis Kelce's podcast -- The Prince of Wales shared his hopes for England's chances in the tournament - and that his father "hates football". -- UK

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Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds -- The ads use terms including "rape" and "child video" and link to content on the messaging app Telegram. -- Asia

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What do people in the US hope for the country's future?

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Watch: Couple scale Empire State Building, get engaged and are arrested

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'Beautiful and terrible' - the world's thoughts on the US at 250

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Moment huge waterspout twirls over lake in Germany

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Vatican excommunicates followers of global Catholic sect -- Around 600,000 followers of the Society of Saint Pius X, a Catholic sect, are affected. -- Europe

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Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70 -- Lam Wing-kee, who defied China by selling material critical of Beijing, passed away after suffering from lung cancer.

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At least 32 dead after overcrowded bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan -- The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range.

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Zuma showing South Africa 'middle finger' by meeting Gupta brother - minister -- Former President Zuma's trip to India reignites anger over a decade-old corruption scandal. -- World

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Syrian ex-colonel accused of crimes against humanity deemed 'unfit to plead' -- Salem Al-Salem, 58, is charged with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, three counts of torture and one charge of conduct ancillary to murder. -- Middle East

2 hours ago

Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man'

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Polish PM warns critical months ahead in face of Russian threat

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On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns

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Americans swelter under dangerous heatwave as Fourth of July holiday kicks off

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Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face

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US withdraws troops from Nigeria after Islamic State mission

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Iran nuclear and military damage revealed after restricted satellite images released

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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking

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LIVE - World Cup: Salah starts for Egypt against Australia in last 32 - follow live - Follow live text coverage and analysis as Australia face Egypt at the World Cup.

42 minutes ago

LIVE - Wimbledon day five - follow live - Follow text updates from day five of Wimbledon 2026, with Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner in action.

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England fan tickets for Mexico on resale for up to £26K -- Tickets originally bought by England fans for Monday's last 16 game against Mexico are relisted for thousands of pounds on Fifa's official resale portal.

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Slot, Nuno and Kelleher pay heartfelt tributes to 'wonderful' Jota -- On the first anniversary of Diogo Jota's death, Caoimhin Kelleher, Arne Slot, Nuno Espirito Santo, Conor Coady and Paulo Goncalves share their memories of the former Liverpool and Wolves forward.

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Hamilton takes pole for Silverstone sprint race -- Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix. -- Formula 1

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Djokovic fights off Rinderknech to claim more history -- Novak Djokovic claims his latest piece of history as he equals Roger Federer's record total of 105 men's singles match wins at Wimbledon by battling past Arthur Rinderknech. -- Tennis

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