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LIVE - Winter Olympics: Shiffrin wins slalom gold, GB men in must-win curling match - Follow action from Milan-Cortina, with Team GB's men in a must-win curling match against the USA later.

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LIVE - Russian fake news network targets Ukraine at Winter Olympics

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Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into force

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'He did it for us': US soldier recalls Jesse Jackson's efforts to free him and two other POWs -- In 1999, Jesse Jackson flew to Yugoslavia to help free three US soldiers captured during the Kosovo War.

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Iran says 'guiding principles' agreed with US at nuclear talks -- Tehran also says more work is needed to get a deal - the US is yet to comment on the issue.

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No DNA matches on glove found in Nancy Guthrie case, police say

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

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What do curlers do when they're not at the Olympics? -- Lifting weights like sprinters, strategising like chess players, and fuelling like Tour de France cyclists, the life of a Team GB curler.

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Nakai, 17, tops women's short program as Japan dominate -- Japan dominate the short program in the women's figure skating at Milan-Cortina 2026 with their athletes occupying three of the top four places following the short program.

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Nine medals up for grabs - Wednesday's guide -- What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

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'We're going to always be grateful' - Chicagoans mourn loss of Jesse Jackson -- The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue spoke with city residents about what the civil rights leader's passing means for the community shaped by his activism.

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'Meeting my dad was a D:Ream' - pop star's 50-year search for his birth father -- The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.

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Gold fever hits South Africa after lucky find in cattle pen -- "This is the only hustle we know," miners tell the BBC as they try their luck at the site in Springs.

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How photographer captures breathtaking solar eclipse in Chile - Liam Man travels across the world to Patagonia to capture the annular solar eclipse from a glacier that has seen dramatic recession.

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I used to hate my appearance. Here's how I learned to accept it -- Tilly and Charlotte share their experiences of body dysmorphic disorder and how they recovered from it.

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Food prices are surging in Russia. Is the war hitting Russians in the pocket? -- Russia's economy is hanging between stagnation and decline, and ordinary Russians are beginning to feel the pinch.

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Watch: Skier tells BBC of 'panic' as avalanche hit Italian slopes

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Teen who killed two in crash filmed herself speeding on Snapchat

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Moment officers rescue injured bald eagle from icy Hudson River

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Flying oranges: Italian town celebrates carnival with historic street battle

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Fast-moving wildfires rage across southwestern US

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Peru's Congress ousts president after four months in office -- José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be removed and the country's seventh since 2016. -- Latin America

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'It's overwhelming': Plastic from 1960s Canada washes up on Orkney beach

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Under pressure from Trump, Venezuela's new president has aces up her sleeve

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Stephen Colbert says CBS spiked interview with Democrat over FCC fears

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'Difficult' Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without breakthrough

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Rescuers search for nine missing skiers after California avalanche

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William says it has taken 'long time to understand my emotions'

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I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape

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US Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin to leave post

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Suspect in Rhode Island ice hockey shooting killed ex-wife and son

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LIVE - Vinicius racism claim: Uefa investigates; Mourinho & Benfica criticised over reaction to alleged abuse - Reaction to Real Madrid's victory against Benfica as game marred by Vinicius Jr racism claims

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'It smacks of England' - Australia fail again at T20 World Cup -- Muddled selection and the lack of a plan B - how Australia's T20 World Cup campaign was derailed in Sri Lanka.

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Staggering late win keeps alive GB semi-final hopes -- Rebecca Morrison executes a sensational double takeout with her final stone as Team GB steal two in the final end to beat the United States 8-7.

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'Cowards' - Vinicius speaks out as Benfica deny racism claims -- The Champions League match between Real Madrid and Benfica was halted for 10 minutes, with both sets of players leaving the pitch. -- European Football

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LIVE - F1 pre-season testing: Problems for Aston Martin as Stroll brings out red flag - Live text commentary of day one of the second F1 pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit.

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Farhan's century fires Pakistan into Super 8s -- Opener Sahibzada Farhan hits a sparkling 58-ball century as Pakistan cruise into the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup. -- Pakistan

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