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Rosenior feels '100%' support from Chelsea owners -- Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior says he feels "100%" support from the club's ownership despite a run of four league defeats without scoring. -- Chelsea

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Lukaku holds positive clear-the-air talks with Napoli -- Romelu Lukaku will continue his rehabilitation from injury in Belgium after holding clear-the-air talks with Napoli. -- European Football

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LIVE - Tehran says 'no plans' for new talks after US seizes Iranian cargo ship - Donald Trump says after the Iranian ship ignored warnings, the US navy "blew a hole" in its engine room. The US has released footage of the attack.

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'They told me he was dead': Children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads

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Mother and six children die in Pennsylvania house explosion

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Trump tariff refunds begin but consumers likely to miss out

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Iranian woman arrested in US for allegedly trafficking arms to Sudan

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Rebel Wilson's claims against actress are 'malicious concoctions', Australian court hears

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Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC -- Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran "will decide the right of passage" through the crucial shipping route.

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Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz? -- Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?

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Fuel rations and free buses: How countries have responded to rising oil prices -- Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.

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Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them -- Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi. -- Africa

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Why your recycled clothes could end up in this South American desert -- Old garments from around the world are being discarded in the South American country.

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Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China -- Gao Zhen is being retroactively punished for 15 year-old-works, in a case that has alarmed rights groups.

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Redesigned ball could reduce heading impact, scientists say -- Scientists believe footballs could be designed to reduce the impact of heading after new research discovered the action caused a previously unreported pressure wave energy transfer to the brain.

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India has splurged billions on metro trains. But where are the commuters? -- Without better last-mile connectivity and affordable fares, metro use is unlikely to improve quickly, say experts.

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Victory slips away as marathon runner celebrates too soon

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US releases video of forces seizing Iranian ship

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Canada: Ties to US are 'weaknesses we must correct'

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Watch: Skydiver crashes into jumbotron at US football game

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Are insider traders making millions from the Iran war?

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New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit -- Footage online shows vehicles submerged, trees uprooted and houses hit by landslides.

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Two arrested over synagogue attack in London -- A bottle containing a type of accelerant was thrown at the synagogue in Harrow, north-west London. -- London

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Elon Musk snubs interview summons by French prosecutors amid X probe -- The Paris prosecutor's office told the BBC it had "taken note of the absence of the people summoned". -- Technology

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Japan on high alert for 'huge' second quake after issuing tsunami warning

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The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency

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Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting

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Outrage over Israeli soldier's vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon

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Super-slim Welsh house sells for just £45,000

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford agrees to sell $21m private jet following outcry

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Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism

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Rose agrees to succeed Iraola at Bournemouth -- Marco Rose agrees to take over at Bournemouth when manager Andoni Iraola leaves at the end of the season. -- Bournemouth

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F1 bosses to use 'scalpel rather than baseball bat' for changes -- F1 bosses will use "a scalpel rather than a baseball bat" in making changes to the sport's rules at a meeting on Monday, says Toto Wolff.

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Should Gabriel have been sent off for Haaland clash? -- Gabriel pushed his head towards Erling Haaland's face yet escaped with only a booking. Why did the VAR not intervene for a red card?

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How money is talking as Fitzpatrick turns up volume -- With reports that the LIV money taps may soon be turned off and Matt Fitzpatrick silencing the locals on the PGA Tour, Iain Carter analyses another tumultuous week in golf.

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LIVE - World Championship live text - Higgins v Carter & Wu v Lei - Watch live coverage and follow text updates as John Higgins takes on Ali Carter & Wu Yize takes on Lei Peifan in first round at the Crucible in Sheffield.

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