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Texas floods death toll climbs to more than 100

Texas floods death toll climbs to more than 1002 hours agoAngélica CasasBBC NewsReporting fromKerrville, TexasThe death toll from flash floods that struck central Texas on Friday has now climbed to...

Millions of UK phones to receive doomsday emergency alert

Millions of mobile phones are to receive an emergency alert and play a loud siren sound, as the Government tests a system designed to warn the nation of disasters, terror attacks or war. The alert...

Why don't we trust technology in sport?

Getty ImagesZoe KleinmanTechnology editor1 hour agoFor a few minutes on Sunday afternoon, Wimbledon's Centre Court became the perfect encapsulation of the current tensions between humans and...

London remembers 7/7 bombings 20 years on as William lays flowers for victims

London remembers 7/7 bombings 20 years on as William lays flowers for victims5 hours agoMaia DaviesBBC NewsSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentThe names of the 52 people killed in London's 7/7 bombings...

What we know so far about the Texas flood victims

Girl, 8, 'having time of her life' at summer camp among Texas victims2 hours agoRachel HaganBBC NewsCamp MysticAn eight-year-old girl and the director of an all-girls' summer camp are among the...

Texas floods: Two missing girls found 'clinging to 30ft tree' as death toll rises

In a miraculous moment in the midst of widespread tragedy, two girls who were reported missing following the catastrophic floods in Texas have been found alive, clinging to a tree nearly 30ft...

Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?

Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?28 minutes agoDominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomCBBCThere are extraordinary secret surveillance images - now largely forgotten -...

Red Sea horror as vessel 'targeted by arms and grenades' in new attack

A shipping vessel has come under fire from multiple small boats off the coast of Yemen on Sunday July 6, according to the UK's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency.The attack hapened at 51...

'I've been to all 195 countries on Earth and my favourite is very close to home'

A globe-trotting man who's visited every country on Earth has revealed that his favourite nation of all is rather close to home. Nicolás Pasquali, who considers himself the "first Argentine to visit...

Four dead as German aircraft crashes in Austrian Alps

A small aircraft which took off from Germany has crashed in the Austrian Alps, killing all four people on board. The propeller-driven plane went down near Wald im Pinzgau in the Salzburg province at...

Brits heading to Spain given urgent weather alert on popular islands

Brits heading to the popular Spanish holiday archipelago of the Canary Islands this weekend on the hunt for sun and sea will be left sorely disappointed as the islands are battling adverse weather...

Hamas says it delivered 'positive response' on Gaza ceasefire plan

Hamas says it delivered 'positive response' on Gaza ceasefire plan2 hours agoWyre DaviesBBC News•@WyreDaviesReporting fromTel AvivDavid GrittenBBC NewsReporting fromJerusalemReutersHamas says it...

Ukraine fears increased Russian aggression after US halt of weapons supply

Ukraine fears increased Russian aggression after US halt of weapons supply1 day agoLaura Gozzi & James ChaterBBC NewsEPAKyiv has warned that an interruption of US weapons shipments will encourage...

Grooming gang probe slammed as a 'whitewash' by former detective

Fears over race relations played part in police action (Image: -)A grooming gang report has been branded “a whitewash” after Labour council leaders caused “significant delays” to police...

Danish women to face conscription by lottery

Danish women to face conscription by lottery2 days agoAlex KleidermanBBC NewsEPADanish women now face being called up for 11 months of military service when they turn 18, after a change in the law...