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France cruise into semi-finals - could this be the best Les Bleus ever?

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France cruise into semi-finals - could this be the best Les Bleus ever?

World Cup winners in 1998 and 2018, France have created another special team and in beating Morocco showed why they are favourites to win the 2026 competition.

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‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency

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‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency

Plans to build a NZ$3.5bn datacentre in Makarewa in the country’s south has drawn concern about electricity and water use, and potential noise pollutionPeople living near the site of New Zealand’s first planned AI datacentre are calling for more transparency about the project, especially about how t...

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Trump’s proposed 250ft Washington arch clears key planning hurdle

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Trump’s proposed 250ft Washington arch clears key planning hurdle

NCPC gives preliminary approval to plan for skyline-altering arch despite overwhelming public oppositionDonald Trump’s plans to build a skyline-altering arch in the nation’s capital won initial approval Thursday from a key federal commission, but its members put off a decision on whether a federal l...

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What's going on with penalties - is it time to end the 'stutter'?

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What's going on with penalties - is it time to end the 'stutter'?

Kylian Mbappe's penalty miss in France's win against Morocco is the latest example of a player missing a penalty after stuttering in the run-up.

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Pianist Jayson Gillham loses discrimination case against Melbourne symphony orchestra over Gaza comments

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Pianist Jayson Gillham loses discrimination case against Melbourne symphony orchestra over Gaza comments

Gillham claimed Melbourne concert in 2024 cancelled in attempt to silence him over stance on Israel attacks on GazaA classical pianist who sued the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has lost his case after he alleged he was unlawfully discriminated against because of his views on Israeli forces killing P...

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England v India: Fourth T20 highlights

England v India, Fourth T20. Another day-night clash at the County Ground

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Huge crowds in Mashhad as Iran's late supreme leader is buried

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Huge crowds in Mashhad as Iran's late supreme leader is buried

Ali Khamenei was buried at the Imam Reza shrine, Iran's holiest Shia Muslim site, ending six days of public mourning ceremonies.

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Huge crowds in Mashhad as Iran's late supreme leader is buried

Ali Khamenei was buried at the Imam Reza shrine, Iran's holiest Shia Muslim site, ending six days of public mourning ceremonies.

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UK bakes in 35C highs as heatwave to continue next week

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UK bakes in 35C highs as heatwave to continue next week

On Thursday, temperatures exceeded 34C for the eighth day this year, breaking the previous record of seven days in a calendar year.

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All the best looks from Paris Haute Couture Week 2026

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All the best looks from Paris Haute Couture Week 2026

Scorching temperatures in the French capital accompanied the hottest week in haute couture.

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All the best looks from Paris Haute Couture Week 2026

Scorching temperatures in the French capital accompanied the hottest week in haute couture.

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All the best looks from Paris Haute Couture Week 2026

Scorching temperatures in the French capital accompanied the hottest week in haute couture.

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DJ and broadcaster Paul Gambaccini reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis

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DJ and broadcaster Paul Gambaccini reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Presenter, 77, says ‘for now life goes on as normal and I continue to broadcast’ as he shares diagnosis received in 2025The longtime radio and TV broadcaster Paul Gambaccini has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.The 77-year-old presenter, who has been a regular on the BBC since the 1970s and h...

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent 1 month ago

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Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children

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Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children

Ministers consider bringing e-cigarette laws in line with tobacco as data shows 20% of teenagers have tried vapingVapes could be sold in plain packaging as part of a range of proposals to stop them being marketed to children.The UK-wide plans also include limiting device colours to white, black or g...

Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent 1 month ago

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‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single

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‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single

Hollywood actor signs recording deal with Decca after decades of composing pieces inspired by his Welsh childhoodAnthony Hopkins says he has achieved his “first desire” of signing a record deal, with his debut single being released on Friday.The 88-year-old Hollywood actor’s first album, Life Is a D...

Nadeem Badshah 1 month ago

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We saved £6,000 on holidays by swapping homes with strangers

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We saved £6,000 on holidays by swapping homes with strangers

The BBC looks at the growing trend of people swapping homes to cut holiday costs.

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France into semi-finals after comfortable win over Morocco

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France into semi-finals after comfortable win over Morocco

Kylian Mbappe scores his eighth goal of this World Cup to make up for an earlier penalty miss with Ousmane Dembele adding a second as France prove too good for Morocco and move into the semi-finals.

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France into semi-finals after comfortable win over Morocco

Kylian Mbappe scores his eighth goal of this World Cup to make up for an earlier penalty miss with Ousmane Dembele adding a second as France prove too good for Morocco and move into the semi-finals.

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France into semi-finals after comfortable win over Morocco

Kylian Mbappe scores his eighth goal of this World Cup to make up for an earlier penalty miss with Ousmane Dembele adding a second as France prove too good for Morocco and move into the semi-finals.

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Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87

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Wally Funk, aviation pioneer and oldest woman to go into space, dies at 87

Trailblazing pilot was denied opportunity to become Nasa astronaut but made history on Blue Origin flight in 2021Wally Funk, a trailblazing aviation pioneer who was denied the opportunity to become a Nasa astronaut and half a century later became the oldest woman to travel into space, has died aged...

Lucy Campbell 1 month ago

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