Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-68830092
April 19, 2024, 2:28 AM
There are reports of explosions near Isfahan, as two US officials confirm to the BBC's US partner CBS News that Israel struck Iran.
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Bowen: The war between Israel and Iran has come out of the shadows
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68853403
April 19, 2024, 6:51 AM
Whatever happens next, the rules of the "the game" between the two countries have changed, writes Jeremy Bowen.
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Blasts heard near airport and army base, Iran media says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68852522
April 19, 2024, 7:02 AM
Blasts are heard in central Isfahan province, though it is not clear what might have been hit.
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Oil price rises as US says Israel has struck Iran
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2vwl91qe6do
April 19, 2024, 6:30 AM
Reports of a retaliatory strike by Israel raise commodity prices and fears over inflation.
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Children used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68831061
April 18, 2024, 9:00 PM
They were given infected blood products in trials without their knowledge, the BBC has found.
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Nicola Sturgeon's husband charged with embezzlement in SNP probe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68850088
April 18, 2024, 9:12 PM
The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances investigation.
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Taylor Swift is bereft but vicious on new album
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68846376
April 19, 2024, 6:22 AM
The star's 11th album is much more than a break-up record, and may even mark the end of an Era.
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World’s biggest election kicks off as India votes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-india-68823907
April 19, 2024, 1:18 AM
Millions of Indians are queuing up to cast their ballot in the first of the seven-phase election.
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Tory activist 'appalled' by party's actions over MP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68851004
April 18, 2024, 10:29 PM
Fylde MP Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party volunteer for £5,000 to pay "bad people".
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Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68838029
April 18, 2024, 11:11 PM
The regulator calls the data a "wake up call", and says parents and industry need to do more.
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Ketamine addict: 'I can't walk 50m without weeing'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-68826392
April 19, 2024, 5:30 AM
Specialist clinics are helping increasing numbers of young ketamine users with damaged bladders.
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Sunak to tackle 'sick note culture' in welfare speech
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68853166
April 19, 2024, 7:35 AM
The PM will say the focus should be on "what work you can do", but Labour says he has run out of ideas.
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Children among eight dead in Russia strike on Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68853490
April 19, 2024, 7:29 AM
Russia strikes two cities in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, hitting the station in Dnipro.
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Minister asked if incinerator plans could be blocked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68850787
April 18, 2024, 11:07 PM
Steve Barclay's office sought advice on blocking incinerators, including one in his own constituency.
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Full 12-person jury seated in Trump criminal case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68851832
April 18, 2024, 10:44 PM
The trial, the first ever in which an ex-US president is the defendant, may see opening arguments on Monday.
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EU proposes some free movement for UK young people
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68848046
April 18, 2024, 6:01 PM
The EU Commission says UK and EU citizens under 30 should be able to work or study for up to four years.
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Who's hired? Lord Sugar picks Apprentice winner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68839077
April 18, 2024, 9:00 PM
The 'pastry v pilates' final was between piemaker Phil Turner and gym owner Rachel Woolford.
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Powerful Greenland women project wins photo award
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-68825830
April 18, 2024, 10:52 PM
The winning images from this year's Sony World Photography Awards.
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Weekly quiz: Who did Liz Truss blame for fleas in Downing Street?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68847682
April 18, 2024, 4:46 PM
Test how closely you have been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.
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Chris Mason: how mayors became the fashionable thing in England
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68851794
April 19, 2024, 1:25 AM
Ahead of elections in May, political editor Chris Mason looks at England's mayoral model.
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'Apocalyptic' Dubai floods shake picture-perfect city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68844405
April 18, 2024, 8:13 PM
If Dubai is the ultimate Instagram city, then this was the week the filter came off.
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Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-68681786
April 18, 2024, 11:13 PM
Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.
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Extortion and kidnap - a deadly journey across Mexico
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68816029
April 19, 2024, 1:10 AM
Under the radar in the US border crisis debate is the role of drug cartels preying on migrants.
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The Papers: EU olive branch and PM targets 'sick note culture'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-68851786
April 19, 2024, 5:48 AM
EU plans to offer visas to UK students and measures to tackle the UK's benefits bill lead the papers.
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Painting stolen from Oxford recovered in Romania
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-68834481
April 19, 2024, 5:13 AM
Two other paintings stolen from Christ Church Picture Gallery in March 2020 are still missing.
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Arrest over alleged Russia plot to kill Zelensky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68848317
April 18, 2024, 8:29 PM
Prosecutors say the man was tasked with getting information on an airport used by Ukraine's leader.
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Behind the doors of an almshouse in Brixton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-68816223
April 19, 2024, 12:33 AM
Photographer Jim Grover's latest exhibition, Behind the Blue Doors, looks at the history of an almshouse in Brixton.
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DfE says 85,000 more free childcare places needed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-68848936
April 19, 2024, 12:24 AM
The Department for Education estimates about 40,000 staff are also needed in England by September 2025.
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US interest rate setter says 'no hurry' to cut
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68849498
April 19, 2024, 12:35 AM
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
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Women secretly filmed on nights out 'feel unsafe'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-68826423
April 19, 2024, 6:47 AM
The videos taken of women on nights out without their knowledge have gained millions of views.
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Team GB & ParalympicsGB release Paris 2024 kits
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/68849241
April 18, 2024, 4:46 PM
Team GB and ParalympicsGB release the kits their athletes will wear at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
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Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/formula1/67917664
April 18, 2024, 9:17 AM
Follow live text and audio commentary from practice and sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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'I see a team under stress' - Klopp departure 'weighing' on Liverpool
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68849004
April 18, 2024, 11:27 PM
Two weeks ago, Liverpool were top of the Premier League and had a favourable route to the Europa League final - things now look very different as Jurgen Klopp's departure looms.
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'Sorry, I didn't get that question' - Moyes frosty with reporter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68850302
April 18, 2024, 11:19 PM
West Ham boss David Moyes is involved in a frosty exchange with a reporter after being asked about his future after their Europa League exit.
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Villa thought Martinez had been sent off before penalty heroics in win
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68840324
April 18, 2024, 9:34 PM
Aston Villa reach their first major European semi-final since 1982 with a chaotic penalty shootout victory over Lille in the Europa Conference League.
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Ewart Shadoff, Hall and Korda in Chevron contention
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/68851669
April 19, 2024, 6:42 AM
English pair Jodie Ewart Shadoff and Georgia Hall enjoy strong starts a the Chevron Championship in Texas as American Lauren Coughlin leads.
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Will a smoke-free generation be Sunak’s legacy?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001y8jf
April 18, 2024, 5:00 AM
Amol and Nick on what the major intervention on smoking says about Sunak’s premiership.
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Sir Salman Rushdie: The Interview
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001yrhm
April 15, 2024, 1:00 AM
Sir Salman Rushdie discusses how he was attacked in 2022 in the US, with Alan Yentob.
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Who gets 15 hours of free childcare and how do I apply?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-62036045
April 2, 2024, 11:50 AM
Parents in England can now access 15 hours of free weekly childcare for their two-year-olds.
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Childcare shortage worsens as costs rise – report
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-68580918
March 19, 2024, 12:56 AM
Fewer than a third of councils in all areas have enough spaces for children under two, a charity finds.
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Can you afford to take your children on days out?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68372814
March 30, 2024, 7:24 AM
Parents and a play centre owner say they are feeling the squeeze when it comes to costs.
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Mum wishing son's life away in free childcare wait
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nklkxwp72o
April 4, 2024, 5:19 AM
Alex McGinn is waiting for her son to turn three so he qualifies for 30 hours of free childcare.
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Family 'appalled' officer shared dead body pictures
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-68229350
April 19, 2024, 5:17 AM
Photos of Paul Wells, who was stabbed to death by his neighbour, were shared by former PC Lewis Wood.
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Apology call after nightclub fire deaths verdict
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0rvgg7dlzo
April 18, 2024, 7:00 PM
Families in court cheer and applaud as the verdict is read out in the longest running inquest in Irish history.
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Peter Murrell charged with embezzlement in SNP probe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68850088
April 18, 2024, 9:12 PM
The husband of Nicola Sturgeon had been re-arrested in connection with the SNP finances investigation.
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We want 20mph speed limit, say worried villagers
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3g5w552dlxo
April 19, 2024, 4:57 AM
The 20mph limit is controversial, but a petition calls for it to be introduced in two villages.
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