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Australian PM demands answers after Pakistan police shoot girl on holiday dead -- Pakistani police said the nine-year-old was mistakenly shot as they pursued a group of armed robbers. -- Australia

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World Cup hydration breaks - who are the winners and losers? -- They have become a regular feature at World Cup games - but who are the winners and who are losers of the mandatory hydration breaks?

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'Thunderbolt!' - Brighton's Ayari scores stunner but refuses to celebrate -- Yasin Ayari scores a stunner for Sweden against Tunisia but refuses to celebrate. The Brighton midfielder could have represented the opposition as his father is Tunisian.

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What is 'Snicko' and how does it work? -- BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what football's version of the Snickometer is and how it works after Mattias Svanberg's goal for Sweden against Tunisia at the World Cup.

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When the UK's under-16 social media ban starts and the platforms included -- The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat blocked for UK teens early in 2027. -- Just now

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Linkin Park ignore the noise with triumphant set at Download Festival -- Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses were the other headliners at this year's metal and rock extravaganza - we went along.

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The costs and challenges facing the 2026 World Cup

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Real Madrid complete £51.8m deal for Chelsea's Cucurella - Real Madrid announce the £51.8m signing of Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella on a six-year deal. 49 mins ago - Football

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LIVE - Iran and US agree deal to end war as Trump says Strait of Hormuz will be reopened - Pakistan, a key mediator, says the agreement will end "military operations on all fronts" and be signed on Friday in Switzerland.

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OnlyFans 'agents' control and threaten creators while taking half their earnings, BBC finds

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Man apologises for making racist gesture at Korean in World Cup match

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Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap

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LIVE - Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces

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China detains two leaders of influential underground church

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Dublin-born Cape Verde star recruited on LinkedIn gets World Cup chance -- They are one of the smallest countries to play in a World Cup, but Cape Verde are aiming high, with a Dublin-born defender who used to work in a bank among their ranks.

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Political tension has undermined World Cup joy, says Iran striker -- Iran's striker Mehdi Taremi said the country's political predicament "undermines the joy of the World Cup".

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Unclear if US-Iran agreement will provide respite to Lebanon -- Pakistan says the deal includes Lebanon, but recent ceasefires there have failed to take hold. -- World

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Why I sold my business to my staff -- As more US company owners reach retirement age many are selling up to their employees.

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Delhi's temperature showed 43.5C. Why did it feel hotter? -- We spent a day out in the city with a thermal camera, recording surface temperatures indoors and outdoors.

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BBC's Global Affairs correspondent on the US and Iran deal

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Protesters clash with police ahead of G7 summit in France

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Royal Family joined by thousands at Trooping the Colour

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Watch: A veil, gowns and umbrellas at a rainy royal wedding

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UK and Japan agree £18bn investment deal -- Japanese firms will spend billions on UK infrastructure and offshore wind, Downing Street says.

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Award-winning investigative journalist Roger Cook dies aged 83 -- The New Zealand-born reporter was credited with having invented the doorstep interview technique.

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Royal Marines board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel -- Marines were joined by National Crime Agency officers in the six-hour long operation in the early hours of Sunday.

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Norwegian crown princess's son found guilty of two counts of rape

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US musician Oliver Tree dies in helicopter collision in Brazil

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Trump and thousands of others watch UFC fight on White House lawn

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Russian strikes kill nine and set historic cathedral in Kyiv ablaze

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Trump heralds Iran deal but questions - and risks - remain

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Canadian prime minister heads west to ancestral homeland

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'Boyfriend duties call,' Trudeau says after skipping Canada match to watch Perry

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Oil prices fall and shares jump after US-Iran deal announced

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LIVE - World Cup 2026: Premier League players star on day-four goal-fest - Watch highlights as Germany and Sweden dominate and Premier League players score in every game in the latest round of World Cup matches.

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Isak and Gyokeres star as Sweden thrash Tunisia - Alexander Isak marks his first World Cup appearance with a trademark goal as Sweden defeat Tunisia in their opening match of the tournament in Monterrey.

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US star Gaethje wins at Trump's UFC White House show -- Justin Gaethje provides a perfect ending for American spectators at the White House, including President Donald Trump, as he shocks Ilia Topuria to win the UFC undisputed lightweight title.

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Wirtz, Isak & Diomande shine at World Cup as Iraola plots Liverpool revival -- Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Yan Diomande all shine as the World Cup provides a perfect scouting opportunity for new Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola, says Phil McNulty.

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From last-chance saloon to World Cup redemption for Potter -- For a manager who was dismissed by West Ham in September after failing at Chelsea before that, few would have expected Graham Potter to be steering a nation to a winning start in the World Cup this summer.

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