Treasury secretary ‘confident’ Fed chair nominee will be confirmed as Trump threatens Powell again – live
President has nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Powell, whom he has repeatedly attacked over interest rate decisions Sign up for the Breaking News US ...
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Players told LIV Golf to run 'for many years' amid collapse rumours
Sergio Garcia says LIV Golf's players were told earlier this year the event would run for "many years" as rumours swirl the Saudi-backed venture is on...
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Peaty looks to future after winning 50m British title
Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty continues his fine form by winning the 50m breaststroke at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London....
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US jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster subsidiary operated monopoly
Verdict in states’ lawsuit says concert giant stifled competition, raising pressure for changes to ticketing market A jury has found that concert gian...
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Middle East crisis live: US says Iran talks ‘productive’; Israel continues Lebanon strikes as pressure mounts for ceasefire
White House denies US asked for ceasefire extension and says negotiations are ‘ongoing’; Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘too early to say how matter will end...
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Ketanji Brown Jackson condemns conservative justices’ pro-Trump orders
Liberal judge attacks emergency-docket rulings designed to benefit president as ‘scratch-paper musings’ The supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackso...
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Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days
Eight students and one teacher died in the attack, according to Interior Minister Mustafa Cifci....
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Wall Street scales fresh record high as investors bet on end of Iran war
The S&P breached 7,000 points for the first time in history, in a rally that erased stark losses incurred at start of war Wall Street scaled a fresh a...
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Arrests after attempted arson attack on synagogue
Police arrest a man, 46, and a woman, 47, on suspicion of arson at Finchley Reform Synagogue....
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MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s a second time
Commons rejects proposal by 256 to 150 to side with government on plan to tackle online harms affecting children MPs have voted against a proposal to...
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Man who felled Sycamore Gap tree released early
Adam Carruthers is released after 10 months under the Home Detention Curfew Scheme....
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US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves
The chancellor's criticism follows a report that the conflict will hit the UK harder than other big economies....
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Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war?
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the world's second-largest economy fits into the Gulf conflict....
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Attempted arson attack a bid to scare British Jews, says leader of London synagogue
Met seeking two suspects and says overnight incident in Finchley being treated as antisemitic hate crime A suspected attempted firebomb attack on a no...
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Boosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves
MPs and peers say pitting defence and welfare against each other risks losing public support for increased spending on the military Senior Labour figu...
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Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say
Lebanon's government condemns as a "flagrant crime" the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report....
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Ekitike to miss rest of season and World Cup - Deschamps
France manager Didier Deschamps confirms striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the rest of the season and World Cup after suffering a suspected Achilles inju...
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Suspect accused of planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6 faces new charges
Brian Cole Jr, accused of planting the devices near the RNC and DNC buildings in DC, faces two more felony counts The individual accused of placing pi...
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Reeves tells Americans Trump’s Iran war is a ‘mistake’
UK chancellor steps up criticism, telling Washington event she is unconvinced conflict has made world a safer place Middle East crisis – live updates...
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Sheff Wed to start next season with 15-point penalty, bidder told
The EFL has informed the preferred bidder for Sheffield Wednesday that the club will start next season in League One with a 15-point penalty....
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Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Powell if he doesn't leave in May
Donald Trump's threat marks the latest escalation in his ongoing spat with Jerome Powell....
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BBC to cut up to 2,000 jobs in biggest downsize in 15 years
Announcement comes before Matt Brittin replaces Tim Davie as director general next month The BBC is to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in the biggest downsi...
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Trump needs a better Iran deal than Obama’s – but faces major hurdles
US president will need to show heavy costs of war were worthwhile while Iran must choose between instant and delayed gratification Middle East crisi...
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British doubles legend Jamie Murray retires from tennis
Jamie Murray, who became the first British doubles player to rise to world number one, has announced his retirement from tennis....
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British doubles legend Murray retires from tennis
Jamie Murray, who became the first British doubles player to rise to world number one, has announced his retirement from tennis....
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SantaCon organiser charged with stealing $1m from charity pub crawl
Prosecutors say Stefan Pildes spent hundreds of thousands of $2.7m raised for charity on personal expenses....
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More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens
Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distant More than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged...
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Has Trump given up on the midterms?
The president is losing public support over the Iran war....
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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti facing ‘escalating abuse’ in Israeli jails
‘Palestine’s Mandela’ suffers three recent attacks including assault where prison guards set a dog on him, lawyer says The jailed Palestinian leader M...
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Is the US blockade of Iran working?
BBC Verify has been looking into whether the US blockade of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz is working....
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Biometric checks after 179 prisoners released in error in year to March
New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March....
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Mahmood promises action against 'sham lawyers' abusing asylum system after BBC investigation
An undercover investigation revealed how law firms and advisers are helping migrants pretend to be gay to stay in the UK...
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Madonna announces sequel to Confessions On A Dancefloor album
The pop star confirms the follow-up to her classic 2005 album will be released in July....
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Man arrested climbing into Israeli embassy had arrived on small boat twice, court hears
Abdullah Albadri denies charges preparing terrorist acts and being in possession of two knives....
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Peace activist, 91, walks across Ireland in protest against US military stopovers
Lelia Doolan, who finished 220km trek at parliament gates, says use of Shannon airport violates Irish neutrality A 91-year-old peace activist has cros...
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BBC to cut almost one in 10 staff to make £500m savings
The BBC's interim director general says the cuts will require "some big and some difficult choices"....
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‘Don’t lose sight of Ukraine,’ Nato chief tells European allies – as it happened
This blog is now closed Meanwhile, Nato chief Mark Rutte urged members of the military alliance not to “lose sight” of the Ukraine conflict, and to bo...
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Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says
The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless"....
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Leo Woodall and Kate Winslet join new Lord of the Rings cast
Jamie Dornan also joins the franchise for The Hunt for Gollum, alongside returning stars Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood....
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New EU entry-exit system causing up to three-hour delays, say airports
Airport body has asked for power to suspend EES checks requiring personal information and biometrics Travellers going through some European airports a...
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Maguire gets extra ban and will miss Chelsea trip
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire will miss Saturday's trip to Chelsea after receiving an additional one-match ban....
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Starmer says he is 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war
It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed"....
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Suspicion surrounds death of US influencer Ashly Robinson in Zanzibar
Lifestyle influencer died while on vacation with boyfriend, who local officials say has since had his passport ‘withheld’ Ashly Robinson, a US lifesty...
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South Africa names apartheid-era negotiator as ambassador to US
Appointment of Roelf Meyer seen as attempt to improve relations amid false US accusations of ‘white genocide’ South Africa has appointed a former apar...
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Amazon enters agreements for nine Australian renewable projects to power datacentres
Tech company has signed on to nine deals as it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news po...
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Sinlaku rips through Northern Mariana Islands as strongest tropical cyclone this year
More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved away Sign up for the Breaking News US email to ...
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Two officers charged after pregnant woman killed in crash with police car
The woman and her unborn child died in a crash with a police car in Kidbrooke, south-east London....
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Jessie Ware on the 'hyper-surreal' high of her first arena tour
The singer will play three UK arenas later this year, 14 years after her first album came out....
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Does Viktor Orbán’s defeat signal a wider backlash against ‘the forces of darkness’?
Péter Magyar’s stunning victory in Hungary is a boost for liberal democracy. But don’t bank on similar upsets in upcoming European elections • Don’t g...
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Ant smuggler sentenced to a year in jail by Kenyan court
More than 2,200 ants were found in Zhang Kequn’s luggage at Nairobi airport, with baggage destined for China A Chinese national has been sentenced to ...
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