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From BBC News. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has begun, with celebrations and fireworks in the Lebanese capital Beirut. More than 2,000 people in Lebanon have been killed in the six-week conflict, with one in five people displaced; Israel said two of its civilians and 13 soldiers have been killed. In Lebanon, our…
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From BBC News. President Trump has announced that a 10 day ceasefire has begun in Lebanon. It was welcomed by Lebanon’s president, while Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it presented an "historic" opportunity for peace. Trump said that the militia group Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, is included in the deal. However Hezbollah…
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From BBC News. Today, the Prime Minister has denied knowing that Lord Mandelson failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador until earlier this week. Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls to resign over allegations he misled Parliament and MPs when he claimed "full due process" was followed during the appointment. It came after…
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From BBC News. Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon. He blasted those he said had manipulated "the very name of God" for their own gain, while touring a region ravaged…
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From BBC News. Today, we take a deep dive into the Scottish Parliament elections, with cost of living, immigration and energy top of the agenda. Adam is joined by Alex Forsyth, James Cook and pollster and director of More in Common, Luke Tryl to look at what the parties are promising as they go head…
From BBC News. As the war in Iran enters its 48th day, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the country’s capital, Tehran. It comes after talks in Islamabad between the US, Iran and mediators in Pakistan failed to bring about a deal over the weekend. The White House says discussions around a…
From BBC News. Fiona Bruce is live in Cardiff for the first of Question Time’s special election programmes in Wales, Scotland and England. On the panel: for Labour, Wales’s deputy first minister Huw Irranca-Davies; Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru; Dan Thomas, the leader of Reform UK Wales; Darren Millar, the leader of…
From BBC News. LIV Golf chief executive Scott O’Neil has told players that the 2026 season will continue "as planned and uninterrupted" amid rumours that the tour is on the verge of collapse. The Financial Times is among the publications to report that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is set to end its support for…
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From BBC News. US President Donald Trump said Israeli and Lebanese leaders have agreed a 10-day ceasefire beginning later on Thursday. In a post on Truth Social, he said it will begin at 17:00 EST (22:00 BST) – the BBC is yet to hear confirmation from either side. There is no mention in his statement…
From BBC News. Live Nation, the entertainment giant which owns Ticketmaster, has been illegally operating as a monopoly and overcharging fans, a federal jury has found. The verdict followed four days of deliberations in a seven-week trial in New York City that could have a major impact on the music industry. The concert venue and…
From BBC News. Migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse in order to stay in the UK, a BBC investigation has discovered. They are exploiting rules brought in by ministers to help genuine victims of abuse to secure permanent residence more quickly than through other routes, such as asylum. Lawyers have said…
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From BBC News. Influential analysis has concluded that "breakthrough" Alzheimer’s drugs are unlikely to benefit patients. Researchers said the impact was "well below" what was needed to make a difference to dementia patients’ lives. However, their report has also provoked a vicious backlash from equally esteemed scientists who label it as fundamentally flawed. Subscribe to…
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From BBC News. Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring about 100, Ukrainian officials said. Eight people were killed in the southern port city of Odesa, the head of the city’s military administration Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram, with attacks continuing…
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From BBC News. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak to the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today, an Israeli minister said. Lebanon earlier cast doubt on US President Donald Trump’s claim that the leaders were due to hold talks. “Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon. It has been a long…
From BBC News. Pope Leo XIV has said he has “no fear of the Trump administration”, after his criticism of the Iran war drew scorn from President Donald Trump. On Sunday, the US President called the Pope “weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy”, and posted a now-deleted AI image of himself depicted as…
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From BBC News. Talks between the US and Iran are “productive and ongoing”, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. On reports that a second round of in-person negotiations are being planned, she said "those discussions are being had but nothing is official until you hear it from us here at the White House".…
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