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Why self-confessed 'superfans' were engrossed by Post Office inquiry

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 22:02
People with no connection to the Post Office avidly followed the inquiry, both online and in person.

How to avoid disruption during this year's Christmas getaway

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 22:01
Some 14 million drivers are expected to hit the road in the last weekend before Christmas, according to the RAC.

How much is the winter fuel payment and who can still get it?

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 22:01
Government plans to limit the payment have been criticised by some MPs, unions and charities.

Video shows moment Magdeburg suspect is arrested

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 21:34
Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car.

Is the US government going to shut down? What happens if it does

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 21:06
Here's how the US got to the brink of yet another funding lapse and what it means for Americans - and Trump.

Eight sentenced in France for actions that led to teacher beheading

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 21:05
The sentences range from three to sixteen years, in a case which started with an online hate campaign.

'He needs to be totally serious' - Lewis backs Fury

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 21:04
Lennox Lewis backs Tyson Fury to get revenge over Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight unification fight on Saturday.

Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid German plant closures

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 20:40
VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country by 2030.

Police seek people linked to triple shooting

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 20:32
An image shows people speaking to the occupants of the car from which the shots were fired.

Watch: Fury cuts face-off short after seven seconds

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 20:03
Watch as Tyson Fury cuts face-off with Oleksandr Usyk short after seven seconds at the weigh-in for their heavyweight fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. This comes the day after the pair engaged in an 11 minute 20 seconds face-off at the media conference on Thursday.

Beaumont to be interim RFU chair as Ilube steps down

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 19:57
Tom Ilube steps down as Rugby Football Union chairman amid an executive pay row, with Sir Bill Beaumont appointed as interim chair.

Trump campaign adviser calls new UK ambassador a 'moron'

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 19:49
Lord Peter Mandelson will be the UK's next ambassador to the US, an appointment he describes as "a great honour".

Ros Atkins explains why UK-China relations are strained

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 19:07
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how relations between the UK and China became so strained.

Ros Atkins On... Four reasons why the relationship between the UK and China is strained

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 19:07
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how relations between the UK and China became so strained.

Wham! are Christmas number one for a second time

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 17:46
Last Christmas tops the festive chart for a second year running, but Band Aid misses the top 10.

Six killed in strike on Russia's Kursk after deadly missile attack on Kyiv

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 17:45
A reported attack on a Russian town comes after Ukraine said Moscow had launched a new attack on Kyiv.

US diplomats cancel briefing in Damascus over security concerns

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 17:13
The first appearance of a formal US delegation in more than a decade is a sign of dramatic shifts since Assad's fall.

Sue Gray among 30 new Labour peers appointed to House of Lords

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 16:29
Sue Gray will join the Houe of Lords two months after she left her role as the PM's chief of staff.

Man abandons haircut to help officer under attack

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 16:21
Kyle Whiting ran to a police officer's aid with the barber's cape still draped over his shoulders.

What is a US government shutdown and who does it affect?

Fri, 20/12/2024 - 16:17
Here's how the US got to the brink of yet another funding lapse and what it means for Americans - and Trump.

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