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Venice bus crash: Victims still unidentified almost 24 hours on
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Davide Ghiglione & Phelan Chatterjee BBC News, Rome and London Not all victims of Tuesday’s deadly bus crash in Venice have been identified nearly 24 hours on, a prosecutor says. DNA samples might be used to…
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Baltimore shooter: Manhunt after five shot at Morgan State University
By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect accused of shooting five people at a university in Maryland on Tuesday, officials have said. Students at Morgan State University in Baltimore were gathered for homecoming festivities when gunfire erupted and scattered the crowd. Four men and one woman, aged 18…
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Watch: Taylor Swift/Kelce fling reaches White House
News of the most-talked about fling to reach the NFL has reached the White House. During a regular press conference the White House National Security Council spokesman, John Kirby, was asked about the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance. He jokingly said he could “neither confirm or deny” reports about the famous duo after Swift…
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Iran hijab police accused of beating girl into coma
By David Gritten BBC News Activists have accused Iran’s morality police of beating a girl for not wearing a hijab and posted a photo purportedly showing her in a coma. Armita Geravand, 16, collapsed after boarding a Tehran metro train at Shohada station on Sunday. Officials said she fainted and released CCTV footage in which…
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Lady Gaga wins case to keep $500,000 dognapping reward
By Paul Glynn Entertainment reporter Lady Gaga does not have to pay a $500,000 (£410,000) reward to a woman who returned her dogs after they were stolen in 2021, a US judge has ruled. Jennifer McBride previously sued the star for the “no questions asked” reward, plus $1.5m (£1.2m) in damages. But the judge said…
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Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The age at which people can buy cigarettes and tobacco in England should rise by one year every year so that eventually no-one can buy them, the prime minister says. Rishi Sunak said MPs were to be given a free vote in parliament on the issue. Under the plan, the…
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Interim House Speaker ordered me to give up Capitol office, Pelosi says
By Alex Therrien BBC News Nancy Pelosi has said she was ordered to leave her office in the US Capitol by the new interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry. The request came just hours after Mr McHenry was appointed acting Speaker. His Republican ally Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role on Tuesday. Mrs Pelosi criticised…
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MrBeast and BBC stars used in deepfake scam videos
By Tom Gerken Technology reporter The world’s biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, and two BBC presenters have been used in deepfake videos to scam unsuspecting people online. Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI) to make a video of someone by manipulating their face or body. One such video appeared on TikTok this week, claiming to be MrBeast offering…
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Kevin McCarthy has gone. What happens now?
By Tom Geoghegan BBC News A search is under way for a Speaker of the House of Representatives after Republican Kevin McCarthy was unexpectedly pushed out by right-wingers in his own party. The Republicans control the lower chamber of Congress but with a very narrow majority. So when eight rebels joined the Democrats on Tuesday…
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Chemistry Nobel Prize awarded for quantum dots
By Georgina Rannard Science reporter, BBC News The Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their work in developing what are called quantum dots. People may have come across these tiny crystals in their QLED TV sets where the nanoparticles create colour. They are also used in medical imaging to guide…