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BBC News - Top Stories

Europa League: Nottm Forest twice go close to taking lead at Dutch side Utrecht -- Follow live as Nottingham Forest visit Utrecht in the Europa League, with Aston Villa and Crystal Palace both in action later.

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White House to give briefing after US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela -- The Trump administration says the tanker was involved in "illicit oil shipping", but Venezuela accuses the US of "theft" and "piracy".

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'Monumental betrayal' - cheapest World Cup final ticket to cost $4,185 -- Fans' group Football Supporters Europe says it is "astonished" by Fifa's "extortionate" pricing strategy for World Cup tickets. -- World Cup

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US judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from ICE custody

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Ukraine hands US revised peace plan proposal, Germany says

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Watch: Moment hiker is rescued from quicksand in Utah

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Trump launches $1m 'gold card' immigration visas

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Venezuelan Nobel winner tells BBC she knows 'risks' of Oslo trip after months in hiding -- María Corina Machado, who has been threatened by her home country's government, speaks about her secret journey to Norway.

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Why is Trump threatening Maduro? -- We look at what is behind the deployment of a large US military force to within striking distance of Venezuela.

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The Swiss city that lets you pay for most things with bitcoin -- Shops, restaurants and even the local council in Lugano now accept the cryptocurrency.

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'I am to be executed like a criminal': Mary Queen of Scots' final letter to go on rare display -- The letter was written in the cell where Mary had been imprisoned for 19 years, just hours before she was executed.

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Tiger teeth, dried seahorses and shark fins sold illegally on Facebook, BBC finds -- Endangered species are being sold online with UK-based firms illegally supplying seahorses, a BBC investigation finds.

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Moment skydiver's parachute wraps around plane wing

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Three things to know after US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker

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Watch: Canadians and Americans on a social media ban for everyone under 16

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Cameras on killer whales record first evidence of joint hunt with dolphins

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OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora -- The agreement will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters.

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Watch: Evacuations in Washington state as record-setting floods hit -- Thousands of people have been evacuated in the Unites States' Pacific Northwest region after river levels reached record-breaking highs.

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Poland arrests Russian archaeologist wanted in Ukraine -- The allegations against the suspect includes the illegal excavation of an ancient city in Crimea.

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What must Allen and Bills do to end Patriots' 10-game win streak? -- The Buffalo Bills were Super Bowl favourites but must win at the in-form New England Patriots to have a chance of stopping their divisional rivals winning the AFC East.

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Austria bans headscarves in schools for under-14s -- A similar ban for girls under 10 was struck down by the Constitutional Court for specifically targeting Muslims.

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Severe disruption hits Portugal in first general strike for 12 years -- PM Luís Montenegro appears to have been taken aback by the strength of feeling against his government's labour reforms.

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From Iran to China to Venezuela - how tanker seized by US hid true location

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Panic in France as children fall victim to lethal violence of Marseille drug gangs

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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns 'act of piracy'

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Thousands ready to evacuate as flooding hits Pacific Northwest

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Hunger Games fans thrilled by return of Jennifer Lawrence

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'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year

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Hundreds of items taken in high-value museum raid

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What we know about US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela

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LIVE - Europa League: Rangers cut open early on but Ferencvaros spurn huge chance - Listen to Sportsound commentary and follow live text coverage of Ferencvaros v Rangers, Aberdeen v Strasbourg and Celtic v Roma in the Europa League and Conference League.

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Smith needs to be England's heartbeat - Prior -- Matt Prior says Jamie Smith needs to relish being the "heartbeat" of England's team and be up for "the fight" of trying to help the tourists recover from 2-0 down in the Ashes.

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Sutton's predictions v England Gaming star Daniel 'Stingray' Ray -- BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on England Gaming star Daniel 'Stingray' Ray - and AI - with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

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Is Salah right to feel 'thrown under the bus'? -- BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty takes a look at whether the Liverpool striker's claim is justified. -- Liverpool

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Sports Personality of the Year shortlist announced -- Find out who is on the shortlist for the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. -- Sports Personality

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