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Evan Davis was told at his wedding that father had killed himself
Getty Images By Jasmine Andersson BBC News BBC presenter Evan Davis has revealed how he learned on the day of his wedding that his seriously ill father had taken his own life. Speaking to the Sunday Times, he said 92-year-old Quintin had left a note saying his “system is closing down” and he had “no…
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Charlie Mackesy: ‘I was hiding in the toilet before I won my Oscar’
Salon Charlie Ltd By Charlie Jones BBC News, Latitude Festival Fifteen minutes before Charlie Mackesy won an Oscar earlier this year, he found himself hiding in a toilet. Worried about the cameras and the crowd, he scrawled on a napkin and posted a photo of it to his 1.8 million Instagram followers. “I didn’t think…
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UK inflation and interest rates high – how do other economies compare?
Getty Images By Dharshini David Global trade correspondent, BBC News Inflation is still higher in the UK than in many other rich nations so interest rates may yet stay higher for longer. So how is the UK fairing in other parts of our economic wellbeing? Include growth, jobs and taxes and it’s a mixed picture.…
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Nova Scotia: Four missing after extreme rainfall hits Canada
Halifax Search and Rescue By George Wright BBC News Four people in Canada, including two children, have been reported missing in flooding caused by torrential rains in Nova Scotia, police have said. Officials say the heaviest rains to hit the Atlantic region in 50 years have triggered floods that have left thousands of homes without…
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Cambodia election: Polls open in vote with no credible opposition
Getty Images Cambodia’s long-term leader is almost certain to extend his party’s rule at an election on Sunday where there no serious challengers. Voters turning up to the polls in Phnom Penh told the BBC they expected the Cambodian People’s Party to sweep all 125 seats in parliament again. Hun Sen, who has been in…
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Africa unmasked at the Tate: The continent through its own lens
Aïda Muluneh By Ismail Einashe Letter from Africa series A remarkable new exhibition showcasing contemporary African photography – looking at Africa’s past, present and future through the lenses of artists from the continent – has opened in London. One of the largest exhibitions of its kind ever staged, this thrilling new collection at the Tate…
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Wagner mutiny: Junior commander reveals his role in the challenge to Putin
Getty Images By Anastasia Lotareva BBC Russian A mercenary who took part in the attempted mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and his fellow fighters “didn’t have a clue” what was going on. In the space of just 24 hours, the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged an insurrection, sending troops…
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Intel’s deepfake detector tested on real and fake videos
Intel By James Clayton North America technology reporter In March last year a video appeared to show President Volodymyr Zelensky telling the people of Ukraine to lay down their arms and surrender to Russia. It was a pretty obvious deepfake – a type of fake video that uses artificial intelligence to swap faces or create…
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What would happen if we stopped fishing?
Less than a century ago, the world’s oceans were swarming with giant fish. Could we ever get them back? As Stephen Palumbi looked around the deep blue water, he had the eerie impression that something wasn’t right. It was the summer of 2016 and Palumbi – a professor of marine sciences at Stanford University –…
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Mexico: Arson attack at bar on US border leaves 11 dead
AFP via Getty Images By George Wright BBC News A manhunt is underway in Mexico after a man set fire to a bar following being kicked out, killing 11 people, officials say. The attack happened on Friday night in San Luis Rio Colorado, which borders the United States. The bar sits just one street away…