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Watch: Children in Need 2026... in 90 seconds

Watch: Children in Need 2026... in 90 seconds

Some of the key moments from Children In Need 2026, which raised nearly £40m by the end of Friday night's live programme...

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France hold nerve to edge past South Africa in thriller

France hold nerve to edge past South Africa in thriller

France hold on to end their five-match losing run against South Africa at Stade de France with an enthralling 21-19 vict...

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Owono gets 12-game ban for challenge on De Miguel

Owono gets 12-game ban for challenge on De Miguel

Jesus Owono is given a 12-match suspension by the Spanish football federation's disciplinary committee after his challen...

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New campaign against EU membership launches ahead of UK-EU summit

New campaign against EU membership launches ahead of UK-EU summit

The launch of Stay Out comes as Andy Burnham prepares for talks with European leaders next week....

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Dept Q crew member dies after being injured at Edinburgh film studio

Dept Q crew member dies after being injured at Edinburgh film studio

Emergency crews were called to reports of an incident at FirstStage in Leith....

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Driver who fled to Latvia after killing schoolboy jailed

Driver who fled to Latvia after killing schoolboy jailed

Aleksanders Dolars is brought to justice after fleeing the UK when he hit Keaton Slater at 70mph....

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US Air Force says it responded to 'suspected drones' over RAF Lakenheath

US Air Force says it responded to 'suspected drones' over RAF Lakenheath

The American military says there were no injuries or damage after "suspected unauthorised drone activity" this evening....

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Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague

Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague

Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for mon...

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Ronaldinho, 46, to play first game since 2015

Ronaldinho, 46, to play first game since 2015

Brazil great Ronaldinho is set to make his first competitive start in more than a decade when Ravenna face local rivals ...

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Eurovision is finally coming to Asia - meet the stars gearing up to take the stage

Eurovision is finally coming to Asia - meet the stars gearing up to take the stage

On Saturday, the biggest and longest-running international song contest will make a leap into unknown territory....

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Tories pay artist for Burnham images after legal threat

Tories pay artist for Burnham images after legal threat

Stanley Chow had threatened to sue the Conservative Party for using his illustrations of the PM....

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Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?

Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?

Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage....

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The Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own

The Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own

Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer....

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Microsoft outage 'stark reminder' of how much we rely on tech

Microsoft outage 'stark reminder' of how much we rely on tech

Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure....

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Courts, spies and MPs: How the Microsoft outage has been felt around the world

Courts, spies and MPs: How the Microsoft outage has been felt around the world

From city governments in the US to spy agencies in Australia, the Microsoft outage is being felt around the world....

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Man charged over multiple sex assaults at university

Man charged over multiple sex assaults at university

Sophan Akbash, 29, from Huddersfield, appears before Leeds Magistrates Court....

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Police investigating David Walliams over alleged serious sexual offences

Police investigating David Walliams over alleged serious sexual offences

The Met Police said the allegations are separate from those reported by ITN and The Guardian earlier this week....

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Sharks, ladders and a four-year plan - how England won World Cup

Sharks, ladders and a four-year plan - how England won World Cup

England's triumph at the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was built on an aggressive approach by head coach Tom Coyd - ...

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Tearful Pochettino on 'difficult' decision to leave USA for Man Utd

Tearful Pochettino on 'difficult' decision to leave USA for Man Utd

An emotional Mauricio Pochettino broke down as he explained why he was leaving the USA to take the Manchester United job...

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Watch: BBC undercover reporter is offered fake art and awards for talent visa

Watch: BBC undercover reporter is offered fake art and awards for talent visa

Companies are offering to help migrants pose as talented artists to make fraudulent UK visa applications, the BBC has fo...

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Piddington to bring legal challenge over asylum base plans

Piddington to bring legal challenge over asylum base plans

Up to 1,256 men could be housed at the site near Piddington in Oxfordshire under the plans....

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Former Hamas bodyguard guilty of UK knife attack

Former Hamas bodyguard guilty of UK knife attack

Mohammed Alfatih was granted asylum in the UK in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020....

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'It's been amazing' - Owain Wyn Evans completes four-nation Children in Need ride

'It's been amazing' - Owain Wyn Evans completes four-nation Children in Need ride

Owain Wyn Evans cycled almost 400 miles, setting off from Glasgow and finishing in Cardiff....

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What we know about Brooklyn building collapse that killed eight people

What we know about Brooklyn building collapse that killed eight people

Two construction workers and two children were killed when a residential building fell into an adjacent construction sit...

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Duran Duran drummer quits band due to tinnitus

Duran Duran drummer quits band due to tinnitus

The 66-year-old said his condition has been getting steadily worse, leading to him quit the band....

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Rolls-Royce incident prompts emergency response

Rolls-Royce incident prompts emergency response

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service says it was called to the site in Raynesway shortly after 16:00 GMT....

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Can Burnham avoid another Labour welfare rebellion?

Can Burnham avoid another Labour welfare rebellion?

Any revolt among MPs is likely to be smaller than the one that badly damaged Keir Starmer's government....

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Some childhood offenders may no longer have to reveal convictions to employers

Some childhood offenders may no longer have to reveal convictions to employers

The proposals would change how crimes committed by children are disclosed to bosses in England and Wales....

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Fourteen dead after truck loses control in 23-vehicle crash in UAE

Fourteen dead after truck loses control in 23-vehicle crash in UAE

Authorities say the driver lost control and collided with 23 vehicles including five trucks in the traffic....

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Owono undecided over future following De Miguel death

Owono undecided over future following De Miguel death

FC Andorra manager Carles Manso says goalkeeper Jesus Owono is yet to decide whether he will return to playing action fo...

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Ukraine says military Starlink disrupted again as US envoys meet Putin in Moscow

Ukraine says military Starlink disrupted again as US envoys meet Putin in Moscow

Later on Thursday, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Dublin to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky....

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Nvidia's CEO was the rock star of AI before his dramatic unravelling

Nvidia's CEO was the rock star of AI before his dramatic unravelling

Within days, Huang's status as a seemingly untouchable figure leading the global AI race has crumbled....

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Who could replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia's chief executive?

Who could replace Jensen Huang as Nvidia's chief executive?

As the chief executive steps down, some names have emerged as potential successors....

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Russell Brand's social media accounts disabled by Meta

Russell Brand's social media accounts disabled by Meta

It comes after the 51-year-old disgraced entertainer was sentenced to 10-and-a-half-years in prison....

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Faisal Islam: Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient

Faisal Islam: Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient

The UK is seeing impressive growth, but will it last?...

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'We've got to run': Inside ruined Ukraine power plant under constant drone threat

'We've got to run': Inside ruined Ukraine power plant under constant drone threat

Dan Johnson visits one of the country's largest power stations, barely left standing after a ballistic missile strike by...

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Teenage girl admits murder in row over boy

Teenage girl admits murder in row over boy

Kayla Smith, 18, pleads guilty to the murder of Chloe Watson Dransfield, who she stabbed to death....

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Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists

Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists

The men were convicted of engaging in conduct likely to assist an Iranian intelligence service....

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Oil spill closes 18 beaches across Kent

Oil spill closes 18 beaches across Kent

The source of the oil, which has closed beaches in Ramsgate and Margate, has not been identified....

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UK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years, boosted by AI investment

UK economy grows at fastest rate for more than two years, boosted by AI investment

The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the three months to September, according to official figures....

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