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Niewiadoma-Phinney wins on Ventoux to take Tour lead

Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney produces a thrilling solo ride to the summit of Mont Ventoux to claim her first Tour de France Femmes stage win and the overall race lead....

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Streeting 'sickened' by sex abuse claims at Army college

The defence secretary promises to look into what went wrong at the college in North Yorkshire....

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Why there's a row about standing up while drinking in central London

Westminster Council has more licensed venues than anywhere else in the UK - and it thinks 'vertical drinking' should be curbed....

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Seven killed after teen shooter opens fire at home and school in Thailand

Authorities say the teen killed his grandparents at home before gunning down five teachers at his school....

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Serial sex offender guilty of double murder and rape

Simon Levy was a serial sex offender who was being monitored by the Metropolitan Police....

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Madonna and Blur producer William Orbit dies aged 69

The British producer helped to reinvigorate Madonna's career and also worked with All Saints and U2....

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact

Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East....

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Academics call for independent inquiry into Jason Arday's Cambridge appointment

Prof Priyamvada Gopal, who is part of the group, says Cambridge should not be "marking its own homework"....

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How a 90-second power outage sparked chaos for rail commuters

The incident raised questions about how a disrupted power supply can have such a widespread impact....

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Man City reject Barcelona's Rodri bid & in talks for Bouaddi

Manchester City are open to selling midfielder Rodri but would demand more than £60m for the Spain captain....

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Girl, 11, found dead after search at Midlothian beauty spot

Emergency crews were called to Gore Water in Midlothian after the alarm was raised on Thursday afternoon....

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Assistant referee Massey-Ellis retires to take FA role

Assistant referee Sian Massey‑Ellis announces her retirement from officiating to take up a position with the Football Association....

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I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says

The student says she had to climb over a school fence to flee the shooting which killed five teachers....

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Atletico Madrid in talks for Tottenham captain Romero

Atletico Madrid hold talks over a move for Tottenham captain Cristian Romero, who is expected to leave the club this summer....

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England footballer Ivan Toney charged with assault in Soho

England footballer Ivan Toney is charged with assault outside a nightclub in central London....

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Mexico break ranks to join Argentina in backing Infantino

Mexico goes against its regional governing body Concacaf to publicly support under-fire Fifa president Gianni Infantino....

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Conservatives pledge to ban foreign nationals from social housing

They claim around 230,000 homes would become available under their plan to limit social housing entitlements....

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Watch: Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan

Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital....

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Caldentey embraces 'cool' pressure as Arsenal target Treble

Midfielder Mariona Caldentey explains why Arsenal, strengthened by seven new players, are talking up their chances of winning the Treble this season....

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Who will leave Chelsea? How Blues could cut 41-man squad

With 25 days until the transfer window closes, Chelsea will be working hard to cut their 41-man senior squad. But who could be heading out?...

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Officer who led PC Harper investigation 'appalled' killers could be released early

Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time....

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Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?

President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan military exercises preparing for a potential Chinese invasion....

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UK papers: 'Tories to end social housing for foreigners' and 'Bottoms down'

The Conservatives' social housing plans and Westminster City Council's pub proposals lead Friday's papers....

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Four men arrested after violent disorder near Pontypool, police say

Police say three men have been taken to hospital following the incident, two of whom are in critical condition....

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Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue

Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C....

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Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support

Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday "changes nothing", says European governing body Uefa....

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Spokane wildfire arson suspect waited for dry, windy day to start blaze, police say

Aaron Farinacci is accused of setting the Old Trails Fire, the largest of three burning around the city that have destroyed hundreds of buildings....

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Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders

The executive orders ban birth tourism and expand the existing definition of people whose children are not eligible for US birthright citizenship....

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Some of Doge's $110bn saving reports are wrong or lack evidence, US watchdog finds

A review of the body formerly charged with reducing government spending has found several issues with its calculations....

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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant

A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children....

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Lauryn Hill and Wyclef ‘in an amazing place’ as fans hope for new Fugees album after 30 years

Hill says the band have gone through "an incredible healing process", raising the prospect of new music....

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Old habits haunt Rangers in early McInnes tenure

Derek McInnes says Rangers were "guilty of beating ourselves" as he bemoaned the loss of cheap goals in the Europa League qualifying first-leg defeat to Jagiellonia Bialystok in Poland....

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Is Gianni Infantino still backed by the African football federations?

The African confederation has yet to take an official stance, but where do the key African footballing nations stand on the Infantino saga?...

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Thousands of rail passengers hit by power failure disruption

Stranded passengers have described their "nightmare" journeys and being evacuated from trains....

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Wigan thrash Saints in opening Super Four game

Wigan Warriors kick off the new Super Four format of the Women's Super League with a thumping 44-6 win at St Helens....

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Trafford joins Leeds from Man City in potential £45m deal

Leeds United sign Manchester City and England goalkeeper James Trafford in a deal worth up to £45m....

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Vinicius Jr and Real Madrid agree new six-year deal

Brazil winger Vinicius Jr will stay at Real Madrid after agreeing improved terms with the Spanish side despite interest from Arsenal....

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South Korea space agency shares Moon images after SpaceX rocket debris crash

Seoul's lunar orbiter captured images of the Moon before and after part of SpaceX's rocket hit its surface on Wednesday....

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Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down'

While precise data is classified, publicly available information suggests the US has used up many difficult-to-manufacture weapons....

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Met Police boss admits mistake over Cambridge professor plagiarism row

Sir Mark Rowley says his force "dropped the ball" after it investigated a reporter looking into claims about Jason Arday....

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Calls for inquiry into Army training college for teenagers after reports of rape and abuse

Four women told the BBC they were sexually assaulted and harassed while attending the Army Foundation College (AFC) at Harrogate in North Yorkshire....

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Arrests and injuries amid anti-immigration disorder

Norfolk Police attend two nights of disorder in Thetford as MP condemns "ugly scenes"....

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Stephen Bear jailed for harassing ex-partner Harrison

The reality TV contestant is back in prison after admitting breaching a restraining order....

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EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firm

The no-frills carrier agrees to be bought by US firm Apollo after a rival suitor drops out....

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US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over Covid hearing

The committee will now refer him for potential prosecution following his refusal to answer questions during a hearing focused on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic....

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