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From BBC News. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the US-Iran ceasefire "is not over", despite attacks in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. He also claimed there is a “red, white and blue dome” over the waterway, with the transit of two US commercial ships proving it is “clear”. US President Donald Trump’s…

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From BBC News. Today, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US-Iran ceasefire "is not over", despite attacks in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Donald Trump’s "Project Freedom" aims to use the US military to guide stranded cargo ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. But, Iran insists that it controls the strait –…

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From BBC News. We ask the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams about the strategy behind President Donald Trump’s Project Freedom – a plan for US forces to guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz. On Tuesday, the US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said the US had established "a powerful red, white and blue…

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From BBC News. Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak was reported aboard the cruise ship which was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. Hantavirus refers to a strain of viruses carried by rodents, primarily transmitted…

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From BBC News. The Met Gala has raised $42m for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute at this year’s event in New York. Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams were among the co-hosts, as celebrities including Rihanna, Jay-Z and Blake Lively attended under the theme “Fashion is Art”. But the event drew criticism over…

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From BBC News. Why is the Russian government cutting off internet access to its citizens? In Putin’s Russia, the government has been restricting access to messaging apps such as Instagram, Telegram and Snapchat, and at points, even shutting down internet access completely. Russian officials claim that internet curbs are necessary to keep the public safe.…

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From BBC News. Some self-described infant sleep experts are giving advice that could put babies at risk of serious harm and even death, medical professionals have told a BBC investigation. We secretly filmed one of them advising our reporter to put a newborn to sleep on its front, a practice proven to significantly increase the…

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From BBC News. The speaker of the Iranian parliament has warned the US that "we are just getting started" after attacks on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz. Mohammad Ghalibaf – who was the top negotiator in last month’s talks with the US – said “we know well that the continuation of the status quo…

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From BBC News. Two people are dead and several others injured after a car drove into a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Monday afternoon, local authorities said. Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung said the suspected perpetrator – who authorities have confirmed is a 33-year-old German citizen – was arrested. Jung added that…

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From BBC News. BBC correspondent David Wallace Lockhart travels to Greenock, the town centre with the highest density of shops registered to sell vapes per head of population in Scotland. New figures from the University of Edinburgh, shared exclusively with BBC News, highlight the growth of outlets selling vapes in Scotland. With no licensing regime,…

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From BBC News. The US "should be wary of being dragged back into a quagmire", the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned, as US President Donald Trump’s plan to free ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz threatens the US-Iran ceasefire. Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Monday that Iran would…

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From BBC News. Two cases of hantavirus have been confirmed after three people died and a UK national was left seriously ill following a suspected outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The operator of the MV Hondius ship, Oceanwide Expeditions, said a Dutch husband and wife, as well as a German national,…

From BBC News. Donald Trump has warned Iran it will be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks US vessels trying to reopen a route for shipping through the strait of Hormuz. It follows a day of escalating tension in which US and Iran have each launched attacks that threaten a return…

From BBC News. Donald Trump has warned Iran it will be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks US vessels trying to reopen a route for shipping through the strait of Hormuz. It follows a day of escalating tension in which US and Iran have each launched attacks that threaten a return…

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From BBC News. The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the coast of Kent in England. It has huge potential, and was granted millions of pounds in the UK’s ‘levelling up’ scheme. But for its 47,000 residents, financial problems are everywhere you look. The BBC’s Michael Buchanan looks at what life is like on…

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