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LIVE - Trump announces new 10% global tariff as he hits out at 'deeply disappointing' Supreme Court ruling - The US president says he will impose the temporary levies, after the top court struck down his sweeping tariffs.

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Svitolina beats Gauff in epic to reach Dubai final -- Ukraine's Elina Svitolina beats world number four Coco Gauff to set up a final against American Jessica Pegula at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

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'Wonderfully different' Pollock ready to fire up England -- "Wonderfully different" Henry Pollock will start his first England Test in Saturday's must-win Six Nations game against Ireland. -- Rugby Union

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LIVE - Winter Olympics: Follow US v Slovakia in men's ice hockey - Updates, commentary and reaction from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

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Welcome to Australia's hottest beach event - nowhere near the sea -- Tonnes of sand and flocks of tourists are ferried into Cootamundra for its annual volleyball tournament.

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Nasa targets early March to send humans back around the Moon -- Nasa sets the launch date following a successful "wet dress rehearsal" of the Artemis II mission. -- Science & Environment

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Asos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall

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French soldier dies after being shot in head during 'game' with other soldiers

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Austrian climber found guilty after girlfriend froze to death on mountain

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US economy slows in final months after turbulent year

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Woody and Buzz reunite in trailer for Toy Story 5

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'Hard to keep lights on' - Business owners cautiously welcome tariff ruling -- A toy importer says the Supreme Court decision was a rebuff to "insane fluctuations" in duties.

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Trump tariffs ripped up global trade order. What now? -- If you think the Supreme Court ruling heralds a return to pre-Trump business as usual - think again.

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What tariffs has Trump announced and why? -- Trump's volatile trade policy has thrown the world economy into chaos, and put some US prices up.

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US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran -- A second US aircraft carrier appears to be heading towards the Middle East as Washington increases its pressure on Iran.

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The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic -- Clips of Deadpool and other film characters have sparked alarm within Hollywood over copyright infringement.

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The Russian village that lost its men to war -- In the remote village of Sedanka in Russia's Far East, almost all of its fighting-age men have left to join the Ukraine war.

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How a Zoom call led to a semi-pro table tennis player featuring in Marty Supreme -- The semi-professional table tennis player rehearsed scenes with the US actor on the Marty Supreme set.

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Bare-knuckle boxing is fighting for mainstream appeal. How safe is it? -- A new BBC documentary looks at the rise of bare-knuckle boxing as fighter Liam 'Rocky' Rees tells BBC Sport why he loves the adrenaline.

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Four men, one aim: To end 102-year wait for curling gold -- All eyes will be on Team GB's Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie on Saturday (18:05 GMT) when they take on Canada with a gold medal at stake at the Winter Olympics.

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Neutral athletes allowed to attend closing ceremony -- Individual Neutral Athletes will be allowed to attend the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, having not been present at the opening event.

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USA superstar Liu wins women's skating Olympic gold -- American superstar Alysa Liu adds Olympic figure skating gold to her world title as she beats a standout field in the women's final.

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GB skier Kenworthy took death threats over ICE post 'with grain of salt' -- Team GB's Gus Kenworthy says he is "on the right side" after he received death threats for posting a graphic message about the United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement organisation.

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Your guide to all the action in Milan-Cortina on Friday -- What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

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Teen who killed two in crash filmed herself speeding on Snapchat

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Trump says he's 'ashamed' of Supreme Court judges over tariffs ruling

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Why haven't more Americans faced charges in the Epstein case?

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What happens next for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?

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British couple sentenced to 10 years in Iran prison

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Woman charged over abandoning dog at Las Vegas airport -- A charity says it has been inudated with applications to adopt the dog after it was tied to the baggage sizer at a ticket counter.

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Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history -- The agency released a critical report that puts the Starliner incident at same mistake level assigned to the fatal Columbia and Challenger shuttle disasters.

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Mother and infant burnt to death in India over witchcraft allegations -- Eyewitnesses say a mob stormed the woman's home after rumours spread that she was practising witchcraft.

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Venezuelan opposition politician released after amnesty law passed -- Juan Pablo Guanipa announces that he has been freed after "almost nine months" of imprisonment.

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Man charged with raping unconscious wife with other men for years -- The defendants cannot be named for legal reasons at this stage.

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Couple left with $200k bill after baby born in US -- Family face a nine month battle with insurance giant Zurich which has now apologised.

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Government considers removing Andrew from royal line of succession

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Andrew and King Charles, a personal battle of royal brothers

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Tariffs ruling is major blow to Trump's second-term agenda

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How Eric Dane gave his final months to 'moving the needle' on ALS

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Trump directs US government to prepare release of files on aliens and UFOs

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Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane dies at 53 after ALS diagnosis

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A tip-off and 'more luck than judgement': The story behind Andrew car snap

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Climber on trial for leaving girlfriend to die on Austria's highest mountain

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Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6m in gold bars to fix water system

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Mourinho made 'unacceptable, huge mistake' - Kompany -- Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany says Jose Mourinho made a "huge mistake" with his "unacceptable" post-match comments after the alleged racial abuse of Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.

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Who are the winners and losers from F1 pre-season testing? -- As pre-season testing reaches its conclusion, which teams look best - and worst - placed ahead of the Australian Grand Prix?

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Zampa rejects idea Australia do not value T20s -- Australia depart the T20 World Cup with a thumping, nine-wicket consolation victory over Oman in Pallekele.

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Table-punching injury left Menzies close to quitting darts -- Cameron Menzies says he has come close to "wrapping" up his darts career as the hand injury he suffered punching a drinks table at the PDC World Championship has left him with "no feeling" in the fingers of his right hand. -- Darts

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