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Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety -- Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

7 hours ago

Champions League draw: Who will Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd & Villa face? -- Watch and follow live as the draw for the league phase of the 2026-27 Champions League draw is made.

11 minutes ago

LIVE - Cox holds England together as hosts take tea on 180-5 - Follow live text updates, radio commentary and in-play video highlights as England play Pakistan in the second Test at Lord's.

11 minutes ago

Carragher facing bankruptcy petition over unpaid tax claim -- Former Liverpool and England player turned pundit Jamie Carragher faces being declared bankrupt over an unpaid tax bill.

1 hour ago

Villa sign Goretzka - what went wrong at Bayern and what will he bring? -- Aston Villa complete the signing of former Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka on a free transfer.

11 minutes ago

LIVE - Conference League play-off deciders: Rangers visit Jablonec & Motherwell in Freiburg - Listen to Sportsound commentary of Jablonec v Rangers, then Hibs v Gent, and follow live text updates of the Conference League play-off tie second legs.

11 minutes ago

Arsenal only likely exit for Alvarez as striker skips training -- Julian Alvarez has not attended Atletico Madrid training since being told privately that the club would not sell him to Barcelona.

11 minutes ago

More than 350 killed in Nepal as rising lake raises fear of new flood -- The US Geological Survey says "glacial collapse" triggered the wall of water and mud that tore through Nepal and Tibet. Hundreds of people are still missing.

2 hours ago

Trial date set for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - His plea deal to avoid a death-penalty trial was rejected by a federal appeals court last summer. 13 hrs ago

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LIVE -- US woman who killed her children was 'damn good mother' suffering psychosis, defence says -- Lindsay Clancy does not dispute killing her three children, but her lawyers say she had postpartum psychosis at the time.

1 hour ago

Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84

2 hours ago

Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health

4 hours ago

Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Fifa president Infantino

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Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish

16 hours ago

World's first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed

15 hours ago

'The flood took everything': Survivors describe horror -- One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.

6 hours ago

King Charles 'heartbroken' by deadly floods -- Some 33 people from the UK are missing, including a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy.

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Dozens of US and Canadian citizens missing after flash flooding in Nepal -- They are among hundreds of people still unaccounted for, with authorities for both countries saying they are closely monitoring the situation.

19 hours ago

In pictures: The dotty world of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama -- Kusama was known for creating extraordinary immersive worlds that delighted millions of visitors.

6 hours ago

From lighting to vintage gems: Five ways to spruce up your rental -- Experts share tips on how to make a flat or house feel like your own without annoying the landlord.

2 hours ago

Want your job application to stand out? Employers say they look for these six skills -- Experts have identified six key skills that will count as much as qualifications in getting and keeping a job in the coming decade.

9 hours ago

A biopic, a coffee brand and dog treats among Dolly Parton's business projects still to come -- "Dolly worked up until the day she died," her manager says, as her upcoming projects are revealed.

1 hour ago

Watch: What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?

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Worker films moment he escapes deadly Nepal floods

6 hours ago

People pulled from mud in Nepal after deadly flash floods

9 hours ago

Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border

1 day ago

Buckingham Palace guards play '9 to 5' in honour of Dolly Parton

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Blake Lively awarded $400,000 of $8m she claimed for legal fees in Baldoni battle -- A judge awards less than Lively requested to cover her legal fees to fight a defamation case he filed. -- Culture

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Clash over Germany's Nazi past as far-right AfD poised for election breakthrough -- Remembering its role in the World Wars is a key aspect of modern Germany's identity but the AfD argues it is time to take a more positive view of the past. -- Europe

1 hour ago

Two dead and 10 hurt after car rams into crowd in northern France -- A suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.

3 hours ago

Hackers steal data from millions of UK airport customers -- About 8.7 million customers had their data accessed and a ransom was demanded.

1 hour ago

Tanzania's VP expelled from ruling party for indiscipline and his successor named -- Nchimbi announced his resignation earlier this week after reportedly falling out with President Samia.

3 hours ago

Norway's royal family gathers at King Harald's bedside as his condition worsens

6 hours ago

Japanese polka dot artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

9 hours ago

Video shows scale of flash flood

12 hours ago

A nosy polar bear and a lucky squirrel: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist

1 day ago

Canada's retaliation tests the limit of American power under Trump

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US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

17 hours ago

Key moments in trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother accused of murdering her three children

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Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say

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