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Seven takeaways from US-Ukraine resources deal11 minutes agoPaul Kirby, James FitzGerald and Tom GeogheganBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe US and Ukraine have signed a deal that will give Washington access to...
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Watch video shown to jurors in Sycamore Gap tree trialJurors were shown mobile phone footage in court on Wednesday, which prosecutors claim shows the moment the "iconic" Sycamore Gap tree was...
Millions of Percy Pig fans have been left reeling after a cyber attack on Marks & Spencer crippled the high street favourite’s IT systems – leaving shelves stripped bare of the iconic pink...
The last-known Nazi concentration camp guard who “helped kill thousands” has died aged 100. Gregor Formanek, a former SS guard at Sachsenhausen concentration camp, died just before he was due to...
Katy Perry has been left feeling "battered and bruised" after participating in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mission, which saw an all-female group head into space for approximately 11 minutes. The I...
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Amanda Holden has opened up about the challenges she faced in remaining impartial on her new dating show. The Britain's Got Talent star is at the helm of Netflix's latest series, Cheat: Unfinished...
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The income paid by annuities has soared by almost two thirds in the past five years, while rates on Cash ISAs and standard savings accounts are also riding high.It's also possible to get as much as...
Fraudsters need to be the most worried about this new law (Image: skynesher via Getty Images)The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is one step closer to being able to carry out "biggest ever...
It’s time to ask the hard question: Why is Ed Miliband still the UK’s Energy Secretary? After the catastrophic power blackout that plunged millions of people across Spain and Portugal into...
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Brits in Spain have been warned to take caution following a series of targeted robberies on the Costa Del Sol. Two Algerian men, aged 48 and 62, were arrested by the Guardia Civil in connection with...
Life inside Iraq's 'Forbidden Zone' controlled by Turkey8 hours agoSimona FoltynBBC World ServiceReporting fromIraqi KurdistanPhil CallerNestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the...
Xi's real test is not Trump's trade war2 hours agoLaura BickerChina correspondent•BBCLBickerBBCIf you say the name Donald Trump in the halls of wholesale markets and trade fairs in China, you'll...
Britain must not “sleepwalk” into a cashless society in which the poorest citizens are plunged deeper into poverty, Rachel Reeves has been warned. Campaigners say the elderly, domestic abuse...