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US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight while drunk
Getty Images By George Wright BBC News Two American tourists have been found sleeping inside the Eiffel Tower after getting stuck while drunk, according to prosecutors. The two men were found by security guards in the early hours of Monday. They paid to scale the Parisian landmark at around 22:40 (21:40 BST) on Sunday and…
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Raccoon with jar stuck on head helped by police
Two Ohio police officers were in the right place at the right time, when they came across a raccoon with a jar stuck on its head. Bodycam footage shows the Perkins County Township Police officers approaching the animal, before one of them manages to pull off the jar, freeing the animal, which ran off.
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Matildas mania sweeps Australia ahead of England semi-final
Getty Images By Tiffanie Turnbull & Hannah Ritchie BBC News, Sydney Lizzie Wilson was never a sports fan. A month ago, the 24-year-old hadn’t ever sat through a match – of any kind – or even heard of the Matildas. Now, she lives and breathes football. “I’m one of the Matildas many new followers on…
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How Suits became TV’s most popular show
Since the Meghan Markle-starring legal drama moved to Netflix and Peacock it has surged in popularity, but there could be more behind its success, writes Louis Staples. Twelve years after its first episode premiered on US cable TV, the legal drama Suits is experiencing a huge resurgence in popularity. According to Nielsen’s streaming charts, the…
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Tearful reunions as 20 dogs rescued from flash flood
Strong storms Monday evening, flooded parts of Washington DC with waters rising up to 6ft (1.8m). A dog daycare centre was flooded when a wall collapsed under pressure from flood waters. Firefighters were able to save 20 dogs and reunite them with their owners, but some dogs did not survive.
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What are the charges in Trump’s Georgia indictment?
Getty Images By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Former US President Donald Trump faces 13 charges in Georgia for his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The 98-page indictment, unsealed on Monday, claims that Mr Trump “unlawfully conspired” to change the election outcome while participating in a “criminal enterprise”. Other…
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Who are the 18 others charged alongside Donald Trump in Georgia?
Reuters By Robert Greenall BBC News As former US President Donald Trump is charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia, who are the other 18 people accused along with him? The lawyers Rudy Giuliani Perhaps the best known of the co-accused, the former mayor of New York City was a personal…
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Maui fire: ‘The other side of that wall are corpses’
Reuters By Sophie Long & Regan Morris BBC News, Lahaine, Maui Just half a mile away from the fire line that marks the edge of the devastation in Lahaina, an unofficial aid operation has sprung up to provide much-needed food to people in need. The death toll from the fire on the Hawaiian island of…
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Canadian donair sandwich costume sells for $16,000
Government of Alberta By Nadine Yousif & Jessica Murphy BBC News, Toronto A dusty costume of a tinfoil wrapped donair sandwich has sold in Canada for C$16,025 ($11,900; £9,400). The strangeness of the listing – and the fact it depicts a beloved Canadian street food – captured hearts when it was posted online on an…
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Hawaii wildfires: Your questions answered
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Rebuilding will take a long time. At the moment, efforts are still focused on recovery. But it will likely take many years to rebuild, and billions of dollars. Estimates say 80% of Lahaina is gone. Then there is the question of how to do it. Lahaina is the historic capital of…