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Farmer refuses to budge for 2,000 new houses

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LIVE - Trump and his officials 'likely' targets of suspected gunman, acting attorney general says - Todd Blanche says "preliminary" findings suggest the suspected gunman was specifically targeting members of the Trump administration.

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Sawe smashes two-hour mark to 'move goalposts for marathon running' -- Sabastian Sawe makes history at the London Marathon as the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.

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I was in the room with Trump and heard the low thudding sound of gunfire -- The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue.

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'We have no sleep': What it's like to run a round-the-clock celebrity fan page -- Fan accounts and celebrity update pages are taking over timelines on platforms such as X and TikTok.

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The crime that never happened - and sparked a rage bait frenzy -- Misinformation about an alleged rape in an outer London suburb became a real-world storm, but we've been here before.

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Noah Kahan was crowned a superstar. It messed with his head -- The US singer became a festival headliner after his third album, triggering a crisis of confidence.

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'I know what I saw' - Scotland's history of big cat sightings -- Sightings of a panther-like cat in the Cairngorms are the latest in a long line of reported feline encounters.

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Axolotls can be tricky to look after as pets - I know because I own 20 -- Emma Honeyfield bought her daughter an axolotl for her birthday then quickly fell in love with it.

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Voice notes are massive in some countries but not the UK - here's why -- Voice notes have they taken some countries by storm, while failing to truly take off in Britain.

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Watch: How gunfire sparked chaos at Trump press dinner

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Watch: JD Vance evacuated from ballroom stage after shots heard

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BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident

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Video shows correspondents' dinner suspect charge checkpoint

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Moment Trump rushed from White House Correspondents' Dinner after gunshots heard

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Colombia president says rebels behind highway bombing that killed 14 people -- Political violence has escalated in Colombia ahead of next month's presidential election. -- Latin America

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Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community -- The forest where the Sumatran orangutans live has been split by a road. -- Science & Environment

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'We don't come to play': Is Gawdland's RuPaul win Asia's big drag moment? -- Gawdland spoke to the BBC shortly after she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK versus the World. -- Asia

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Belfast car explosion at police station treated as attempted murder -- The police believe the attack may have been carried out by the dissident republican group known as the New IRA. -- Northern Ireland

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'Eat some Gelato' - Americans on what the Royals should do during US visit -- King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet with President Donald Trump during a four-day state visit. -- US & Canada

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Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war -- Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. -- World

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King's US visit will go ahead as planned, Buckingham Palace says

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Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identified as 31-year-old Californian

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I didn't tell my boyfriend my age when we started dating. I worried he might end things

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Washington hotel shooting raises questions about Trump security

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Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there

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What we know about gunfire at White House correspondents' dinner

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A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty heads for auction

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Mali defence minister killed in rebel attacks

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Dig find 'more significant' than first thought

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Hire, fire, final - Chelsea's player power may be ugly, but it wins -- Chelsea are in another FA Cup final - but only after their players showed up in a way they were no longer doing for Liam Rosenior, writes Phil McNulty.

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Jokic ejected after scuffle in Nuggets' defeat -- Nikola Jokic is ejected as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets to move to the brink of victory in the NBA play-offs.

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'The dream is possible' - Briton and Nigerian selected in NFL Draft -- British tight end Seydou Traore becomes a late-round pick in the NFL Draft along with Uar Bernard, a Nigerian yet to play a game of American football.

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Italian referee chief suspends himself over allegations - The man in charge of assigning referees in Italy's top flight suspends himself after it is alleged he is under investigation for sporting fraud. 4 hrs ago - Football

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LIVE - World Snooker Championship - Higgins v O'Sullivan; Selby v Wu - Watch live coverage and follow text updates as Zhao Xintong takes on Ding Junhui & Mark Selby takes on Wu Yize in the second round at the Crucible in Sheffield.

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Arsenal beat Lyon in Women's Champions League semi-final first leg - Follow live text updates of Arsenal against Lyon in first leg of Women's Champions League semi-final.

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