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Pedro Sanchez gesturing with handsand short greying brown hair, wears a suit and tie as he speaks during a press conference

Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain

An internal Pentagon email reportedly outlines options to punish allies over a perceived lack of support for Iran war.

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World

The Falkland Islands

No 10 says Falklands sovereignty rests with UK after report of US 'review'

An internal Pentagon document reportedly raised the prospect of a change in position in retaliation for the UK not joining the Iran war.

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Tehran should make a 'wise deal', Hegseth says, as Pakistan expecting Iran at talks 'tonight'

Pakistani government sources tell the BBC Iran’s foreign minister is expected in Islamabad tonight for talks. The US and Iran have yet to confirm.

Epstein housed abuse victims in London flats, BBC reveals

The revelations intensify concerns about repeated police decisions not to investigate 2015 trafficking claims.

8 hrs ago
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Relatives of 10 scientists who died or vanished grapple with impact of wild speculation

Conspiracies are running rampant online after the deaths or disappearances of at least 10 people tied to sensitive US research.

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Watch: Powerful tornadoes barrel through northern Oklahoma

There was significant damage in Enid, a city of about 50,000 people, according to local reports.

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Ringo Starr tells BBC: 'I made all my mistakes on stage'

Beatles star reveals all about his new country album, being a Sir and coming up with the phrase A Hard Day's Night.

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Bees behaving strangely? It must be hurricane season

In Fiji in the South Pacific, farmers are reading nature's warning signs to predict hurricanes – from creeping Yam vines to hornets nesting.

A walkway in the library of Merton College Oxford, lined with rows of bookcases and a globe at the end (Credit: Courtesy of the Warden and Fellows of Merton College Oxford)

The enchanting history of Oxford University's 750-year-old medieval library

Predating the Aztec Empire, Merton College Library in Oxford has been used by everyone from celebrated 14th-Century mathematicians to JRR Tolkien.


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Key suspect in notorious Tadamon massacre during Syria civil war arrested

Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.

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Fernando Mendoza was the first pick in the NFL Draft. His mother, who lives with MS, inspired him to make a meteoric rise after being ranked 2,149th in the class of 2022, when he left high school.

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu treated for early-stage prostate cancer

The Israeli prime minister says he is "in excellent physical condition" after having a malignant tumour removed.

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Kenyan leader sparks uproar after mocking Nigerians' spoken English

William Ruto says Kenyans speak "some of the best English in the world" while it is hard to understand Nigerians.

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A person is silhouetted against a glowing orange sky as they look at their smartphone, with the silhouette of the Kremlin in the background during sunset in the Red Square in Moscow on 31 March.

Analysis: Kremlin's tightening grip on internet fuels Russian discontent

Officials say the restrictions are for public safety, but businesses and the public are feeling the impact.

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Headscarf with a beret: Muslim designers showcase floral dresses and boxy streetwear in Paris

Some young attendees say the event demonstrated a more inclusive French culture taking shape.

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'A dangerous standoff' as Strait of Hormuz blockade continues

The US and Iran's rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a "test of wills", says Lyse Doucet.

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Sarah Smith asks the US president about King Charles's upcoming visit, the state of the so-called special relationship, and the war with Iran.

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Ringo Starr talks Beatles, Barry Keoghan and country music

The Beatles drummer has released a new, solo album - and it's Americana and country music, more LA and Nashville than Liverpool and London.

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Hundreds of wildfires burn across Florida and Georgia

Officials in both states cite dry conditions, high winds and drought as key factors making the fires difficult to control.

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Masked Iranian forces appear to seize ships in staged video

Analysis indicates that parts of the video appear to have been filmed hours after the ships were reportedly seized.

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BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.

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Hundreds of thousands of firms could potentially win back some money after the tariffs were struck down.

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Gianluca Prestianni is given a six-game ban by Uefa for homophobic conduct during Benfica's Champions League knockout play-off matched with Real Madrid in February.

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Moving "from the slums to the exclusive salons", Brassaï captured the brothels, gay bars and backstreets of Paris's hazy night-time in its radical inter-war years.

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World's Table

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Earth

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