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UK millionaires ask Andy Burnham to tax them more -- Former footballer Gary Lineker and producer Brian Eno write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".

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Even camels can't cope: Africa's ships of the desert hit by rising temperatures -- Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat. -- World

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Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas -- The killing of a dog and her puppies in Guangdong has sparked outrage inside and outside the country.

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Watch: Louvre reopens gallery after jewellery heist

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Trump attends dignified transfer of four US service members killed in the Middle East

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Glasgow set to welcome the world for scaled back Commonwealth Games -- Athletes from 74 countries and territories will compete for 215 gold medals over 10 days of competition. -- Glasgow & West Scotland

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Teenager drops social media addiction lawsuit against Meta - Claims from a 15-year-old boy were set to go to trial next week in Los Angeles, but the case has now been dropped. 15 hrs ago

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Police formally investigate woman after Briton stabbed to death in French village -- Karen Carter was found with stab wounds in the Dordogne village she had lived in for over a decade.

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No men's Ashes Test in north of England - full 2027 schedule -- Neither Old Trafford nor Headingley will host a men's Ashes Test between England and Australia next summer. -- Cricket

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Seinfeld actor apologises to reality star for 'inappropriate' sketch when she was 17

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Houthis claim attack on oil tankers as US launches more strikes on Iran

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Thousands evacuated in France fires

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'I am still alive': Indian activist on hunger strike for 26 days loses 11kg

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Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs

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Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters -- Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?

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How online humour is sustaining India's cockroach protesters -- For 'cockroach' protesters, reels and memes became a way of documenting fear, making sense of violence and refusing to let it have the last word.

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Is 2026 the Commonwealth Games' last dance or a future-proofing revamp? -- It's been going for 96 years - but many doubted the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which open in Glasgow on Thursday, would happen. So what could the future hold for the event?

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A year after deadly jet crash at Bangladesh school, families demand answers -- This week marks one year since a military jet struck a school in Dhaka, killing 36, most of them children.

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How Sri Lanka is using drones to fight dengue fever -- Dengue has killed 56 people and infected more than 77,000 in the South Asian nation this year.

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Watch: What we know about the US-Saudi nuclear deal

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Watch: What it was like inside Maduro's court hearing

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Misleading posts about Trump at World Cup final viewed by millions

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Miami mistakenly post James 'introductory' video -- Miami Heat mistakenly post a link on YouTube to LeBron James' 'introductory press conference' despite the NBA great not yet deciding where he will play next season.

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Fire kills 10 members of same family in Peru, police say -- Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze in Lima as local media report it may have been arson.

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US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

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Canada's 'powerful' dairy sector is in Trump's trade crosshairs

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Wreckage of Pan Am plane that shaped aviation safety found 74 years on

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'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children

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Firm hacked by rogue OpenAI models says it is 'a wake-up call'

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OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack

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Farm's delight after six white owlets found nesting

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'Even the CEO doesn't know' - Kaymer on LIV's future -- Martin Kaymer says it is "highly unlikely" LIV Golf's 2026 team championship will take place as he expresses doubt over the circuit's future.

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Stormzy, two waste paper bins and a hotbed of rebellion -- Derived from basketball and developed by teenagers in late-Victorian England, netball is sport's great misunderstood "girly game". It could be heading to the Olympics in 2032.

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One month, two record transfers - why English midfielders are in demand -- Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers both sold for record transfer fees, so why are English midfielders so in demand?

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Inter Miami under investigation after signing Casemiro -- Major League Soccer says it is investigating allegations of tampering by Inter Miami after the club signed Brazil midfielder Casemiro.

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Ex-UFC champion Andrade working as delivery driver -- Jessica Andrade says she will do "whatever it takes" to earn a living as she recovers from injury.has been working as a delivery driver to earn extra money while she is recovering from injury.

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