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BBC News - Top Stories

Dangerous heatwave scorches US ahead of Fourth of July holiday -- Millions are enduring dangerous heat and humidity, with temperatures expected to stay at 38C (100F) for several days. -- US & Canada

6 hours ago

Huge VAR call prolongs Ronaldo's last dance but ends Modric's -- Veteran forward Cristiano Ronaldo gets another day on the World Cup stage after Croatia are denied a late equaliser by a huge VAR call. -- World Cup

3 minutes ago

Messi will score more goals - Mbappe -- Kylian Mbappe says that his rival for the Golden Boot award, Lionel Messi, will score more goals after he equalled his tally of six with two for France in a 3-0 win over Sweden. -- France

4 hours ago

Secret location & sleep devices: England bid to combat noisy Mexico fans -- England are taking precautions to ensure boisterous locals do not disrupt their preparations in Mexico. -- England Men

8 hours ago

LIVE - Switzerland play Algeria for place in World Cup last 16 - Follow live updates and match stats as Switzerland face Algeria in the Fifa World Cup last 16.

1 hour ago

How the American Dream has survived 250 years, but only just -- The American Dream has persisted since the days of the Founding Fathers, but faith in the ideal is fading -- BBC InDepth

4 hours ago

Arrest warrant issued for suspect in Monaco parcel bombing

4 hours ago

'Most massive' Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 30

21 minutes ago

Ebola treatments trial begins in the Democratic Republic of Congo

4 hours ago

Married at First Sight UK star arrested on suspicion of rape

13 hours ago

Moment huge waterspout twirls over lake in Germany

2 hours ago

Dominant Spain cruise past Austria to reach World Cup last 16 -- Get analysis, predictions, fan reaction, score updates and match stats from Spain v Austria in the Fifa World Cup.

4 hours ago

Why Wonderwall has become England's World Cup anthem -- Post-victory singalongs between England fans and players have become a new tradition this summer.

3 hours ago

What will guests wear to Taylor Swift's wedding of the century? -- Romantic, fairytale vibes could dominate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's reported wedding event in New York City on Friday.

3 hours ago

'We give up to £400': How much should you gift at a wedding? -- Wedding lists are being replaced by cash requests, but guests are divided over how much to give.

4 hours ago

From friendship bracelets to wedding rings: A Taylor and Travis timeline -- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are expected to celebrate their wedding with a party at New York's Madison Square Garden this weekend. -- Culture

18 hours ago

Watch: Cheers and applause as security guard rescued from rubble -- Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble. -- Latin America

14 hours ago

Weekly quiz: Why did Catherine climb the UK's three highest peaks? -- How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days? -- Health

2 hours ago

Trump presidency reignites its founding debate - how much power is too much? -- What would the revolutionaries who broke from the British monarchy 250 years ago make of the current head of state? -- US & Canada

19 hours ago

Watch: What Trump's Mount Rushmore aspirations reveal

7 hours ago

'Beautiful and terrible' - the world's thoughts on the US at 250

22 hours ago

Watch: Couple scale Empire State Building, get engaged and are arrested

1 day ago

Fans gather in New York to get a peek of rumoured Swift 'royal wedding'

3 hours ago

AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence? Leading AI researcher Yan LeCun has a start-up which is developing a more flexible AI system. 6 hrs ago

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Ryanair warns of 'queue chaos' from new EU border system -- The airline calls on European governments to postpone the EES system until after the summer holiday period. -- Business

1 hour ago

Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills six, Syrian state media say -- There was no immediate claim for the bombing at a cafe close to the Palace of Justice, a major government building.

9 hours ago

Killers of British couple in South Africa sentenced to life -- The pair had been collecting rare plants and seeds before their bodies were found days later in a river.

5 hours ago

Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding celebrations begin with star-studded New York event

3 hours ago

Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face

1 day ago

A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking

5 hours ago

On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns

5 hours ago

Instagram running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India, BBC finds

38 minutes ago

Venezuela quake survivor pulled out alive after eight days

15 hours ago

Papuan rebels say they shot dead US pilot and burned his plane

11 hours ago

Vatican excommunicates followers of global Catholic sect

11 hours ago

Former Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalising Washington Reflecting Pool

8 hours ago

South Korean football is dead, say furious fans, as they demand sweeping reform

4 hours ago

The one club man who is Spain's under-the-radar hero -- Mikel Oyarzabal is perhaps not the biggest name in Spain's World Cup squad, but the one who has so far shone brightest.

4 hours ago

Hard work and a disco jacket - how England turned fielding woes around -- It used to be their big weakness but England have turned around their fielding woes with hard work and the help of a sparkly jacket.

2 hours ago

Portugal beat Croatia in chaotic finish to reach last 16 - Goncalo Ramos grabs a 94th-minute winner after Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goal in a World Cup knockout stage as Portugal beat Croatia in an action-packed tie.

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