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'I wear it on my middle finger': The rise of the defiant divorce ring -- Around the world women are marking their split with new - or repurposed engagement - rings.

12 hours ago

Erika Kirk comes face-to-face in court with husband's alleged killer -- Charlie Kirk's widow was joined by the late US activist's family - all of whom attended court for the first time in the case.

1 hour ago

Marine Le Pen found guilty, but court clears way for presidential run if she wears tag

5 minutes ago

Zelensky presses Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes

1 hour ago

LIVE -- Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, triggering by-election which he says he will stand in -- The Reform UK leader's statement follows reports he failed to declare financial support from an ally. He has also faced questions over an unregistered £5m gift from a donor.

1 hour ago

LIVE -- Prince Harry loses High Court case against Mail publisher -- The judge said the seven claimants had failed to prove that Associated Newspapers Limited gathered information about them unlawfully.

2 hours ago

Explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit

6 hours ago

Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett dies aged 36

1 hour ago

LIVE - Alvarez starts alongside Messi as Argentina face Egypt

43 minutes ago

Russia could compete at LA 2028 Olympics

13 minutes ago

MI5 knew agent was misogynist 'obsessed' with violence, watchdog finds

10 hours ago

A shambolic end for the American dream - did Balogun saga play a part? -- Mauricio Pochettino says he feels "disappointed with too many people" who brought "politics and manipulation" into the game as the US exit World Cup.

9 hours ago

What is the 'Trump dance'? And where have we seen it in sport? -- As the 'Trump dance' gains attention once again, we look at which sportspeople are doing it - and why.

5 hours ago

Belgium say 'sense of injustice' spurred them on to knock US out of World Cup -- Belgium's Nicolas Raskin says Fifa's decision to allow US striker Folarin Balogun to play against them fired them up for the last-16 tie in Seattle.

28 minutes ago

How superstar double act became England's Wonderwall -- With 10 of England's 11 goals at the World Cup scored by either Harry Kane or Jude Bellingham, BBC Sport looks at how dependent on them the team is.

3 hours ago

Women hit fertility tipping point at 49 - even with young donor eggs -- Age-related changes in the womb lining may be the cause and could be treatable in the future, say experts.

5 hours ago

UK e-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums -- It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.

3 hours ago

Jailers and officials at Russia's 'torture prisons' in Ukraine exposed by BBC -- Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.

2 hours ago

Robots available for rent: But what can they do? Robotics tech is changing fast, so for many it makes sense to rent a robot. 16 hrs ago

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Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei -- Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

6 hours ago

Fans react to US World Cup loss after red card drama

10 hours ago

'We don't need anybody's help': Trump renews Nato criticism

1 hour ago

Watch: Farage resigns to trigger by-election he will stand in

1 hour ago

Watch: Moment rare tornado lashes central Chinese cities

8 hours ago

Watch: Does Trump's Fifa intervention undermine football's integrity?

16 hours ago

Top Democrats press Graham Platner to drop out of Maine race over new allegation -- The Senate candidate denies sexual assault, calling the accusation "categorically false", but says he is taking time out to reflect.

4 hours ago

Nine police officers killed in Pakistan attack, officials say -- Gunmen opened fire on police guarding the construction of a dam in the Balochistan province, the deputy commissioner says.

4 hours ago

Canada orders 12 submarines from Germany in largest defence deal of its kind -- Canada announced the multi-billion dollar deal with company TKMS just as PM Mark Carney headed to a major Nato summit.

4 hours ago

Did USA team fall short in World Cup? Here's what pundits think

4 hours ago

Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack found dead in Ukraine

4 hours ago

China sentences official to death for taking $325m in bribes

12 hours ago

England fan who spent life savings gets money back

43 minutes ago

World War Two veteran celebrates 105th birthday

15 hours ago

Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money

12 hours ago

British hunger strike couple 'denied medical care'

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La Liga chief critical of 'complicit silence' surrounding Fifa -- La Liga president Javier Tebas has criticised the "complicit silence" which surrounds Fifa after the Folarin Balogun controversy. -- World Cup

1 hour ago

Messi v Salah: A World Cup meeting of two national icons -- Mohamed Salah and Lionel Messi will meet in the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday with their nations' hopes resting firmly on their shoulders. -- World Cup

5 hours ago

LIVE - Wimbledon 2026: Gauff & Sinner win - follow quarter-final updates - Watch BBC TV coverage, listen to radio commentary and follow text updates from day nine of Wimbledon 2026.

43 minutes ago

'Am I a veteran now?' - Gauff through to first Wimbledon semi-final -- Coco Gauff is through to her first Wimbledon semi-final after battling to a comeback victory over fellow American Jessica Pegula. -- Tennis

13 minutes ago