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Spain election mutes Vox and leaves political deadlock
Reuters By Guy Hedgecoe BBC News, Madrid Spanish politics is facing deadlock as a snap election ended with no single party easily able to form a government. Support for the far-right fell sharply and the conservative PP party is now the biggest in parliament, but would find it difficult to form a coalition. Pedro Sánchez’s…
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Heatwave in US Southwest region to expand east
Getty Images By Sam Cabral BBC News A heatwave baking the US Southwest for weeks is set to expand into central and eastern regions. Beginning in the Midwest, the hot weather will extend east as far as the southern tip of Florida by Wednesday, say meteorologists. Temperature records were shattered in several major cities over…
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BBC News presenter announces death of George Alagiah
Lucy Hockings announced the death of her colleague and fellow presenter George Alagiah on the BBC’s midday news bulletin on Wednesday. As well noting he won many awards in his hugely successful career, she said those who worked with him would remember him as “thoroughly decent”, “unfailingly kind-hearted and always so, so generous”. Alagiah was…
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Fifteen killed and thousands evacuated as fires sweep Algeria
Reuters By Emily McGarvey BBC News At least 15 people have been killed and thousands evacuated after wildfires broke out across Algeria, the country’s interior ministry says. Outbreaks of 97 wildfires were recorded across 16 provinces affecting forest, crops and farmland on Monday. Around 7,500 firefighters were working to bring the blazes under control, authorities…
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Douala building: Distress as collapse kills 33 in Cameroon
AFP By Natasha Booty BBC News Thirty-three people are now known to have died in Cameroon’s biggest city, Douala, after a four-storey building collapsed and fell onto another residential block. It happened early on Sunday morning in the city’s Ange Raphaël neighbourhood and the cause is still not clear. At least 21 people have been…
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The stunning drone footage teaching us about sharks
With her eye in the sky, Hampton’s native Joanna Steidle has seen an increase in sharks close to shore in the last five years. She hopes the beautiful images she captures with her drone will help educate others about the importance of underwater ecosystems. Especially the feared and misunderstood sharks.
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Empathy was George’s great strength, he radiated it
George Alagiah, who has died aged 67, was one of the BBC’s longest-serving and most respected journalists. Being a friend and colleague of the award-winning foreign correspondent was a privilege – writes Allan Little. George and I were thrown together when we shared an office in Johannesburg in the Mandela years. So when I think…
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Barbie Movie Wins Scottish Theatres While Oppenheimer Sits Out
This weekend, independent theaters in Scotland had to choose between two very popular movies. This led to a talk on the Internet called “Barbenheimer.” Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated Barbie movie went up against Christopher Nolan’s historical thriller Oppenheimer, a clash of two very different types of movies. Many people chose to see two dramatic movies back…
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Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ remake trailer introduces Dan Levy
Disney’s remake of “The Haunted Mansion” is making a lot of noise before it comes out. A new trailer gives a sneak peek at the story and star-studded cast. Dan Levy, who is a well-known actor and the author of “Schitt’s Creek,” is a great addition to the group. The trailer hints at Levy’s character,…
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Ed Sheeran Has an Unforgettable Night Out at a Karaoke Bar in Nashville
Ed Sheeran, a singer, had a fun-filled trip back to Nashville, where he used to live when he was younger. He went to a Karaoke bar in Nashville over the weekend and sang the Backstreet Boys’ 1999 hit “I Want It That Way” with the crowd, which made everyone happy. The singer took to Instagram…