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A muddy reveal for mysterious West Point time capsule from 1820s
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Holly Honderich BBC News Staff and students at West Point, the famed US military academy, gathered on Monday for what was supposed to be a historic moment: the opening of a mysterious 1820s time capsule, discovered…
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Watch the first peek into a mysterious time capsule
In a special ceremony at the US Military Academy at West Point, all eyes were on the mysterious lead box. The object was buried in the 1820s, when future Confederate general Robert E. Lee was a graduate at the academy. What they found inside was unexpected.
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Trump Georgia election case faces first major test
Getty Images By Kayla Epstein BBC News One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election interference inquiry is attempting to transfer his case from state to federal court. If ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows succeeds, it could provide a blueprint for Mr Trump and other defendants to move their cases, too. Any…
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Welcome to Carnival! – Inside day one with our reporter
Europe’s biggest Carnival – Notting Hill Carnival – has returned this weekend with Idris Elba joining performers to party. The festival, which lasts until the end of Bank Holiday Monday, is paying tribute to the Windrush generation this year, which marks the 75th anniversary since the arrival of the ship in the UK. The first…
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Palestinian fears grow amid rising Israeli settler attacks
By Yolande Knell BBC News, Ramallah There’s been a dramatic rise in violence carried out by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank this year, with more than 100 incidents reported a month according to the UN. It warns that some 400 people have been driven from their land since the…
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Elton John: Singer, 76, hospitalised after fall at French villa
Getty Images By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Sir Elton John is back home after spending the night in hospital, after he fell over at his villa in Nice. The singer, 76, was taken to the orthopaedic department of the Princess Grace hospital centre in Monaco where he was treated for minor injuries. A spokesman confirmed…
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Niger coup: France defies ultimatum for ambassador to leave Niamey
AFP By Wedaeli Chibelushi BBC News France’s ambassador has remained in Niger despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave the country last Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed in a defiant speech. Ambassador Sylvain Itte had been ordered to go amid rapidly deteriorating bilateral ties. But hours after the coup leaders’ deadline had passed,…
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Jacksonville shooting: DeSantis booed at vigil for victims of racist attack
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Gareth Evans BBC News Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been loudly booed at a vigil for victims of a racially motivated shooting. The Republican candidate for president was heckled in Jacksonville, where hundreds gathered on Sunday…
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Technical issue hits UK air traffic control as airlines warn of delays
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images As we’ve been reporting, airlines are reporting long delays to flights due to this nationwide issue at the UK’s National Air Traffic Services – which is responsible for the safe passage of aircraft into, out of, and through the country’s airspace. Obviously there is never a good time for the air…
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Flight delay warning after air traffic control fault
Reuters By Oliver Slow BBC News A “technical issue” has hit UK air traffic control systems, with airlines warning of delays to flights. Britain’s National Air Traffic Services said it was experiencing “technical issues” and has “applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety”. “Engineers are working to find and the fix the fault. We apologise…