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Paddleboard firm owner jailed over river deaths of five people

Paddleboard firm owner jailed over river deaths28 minutes agoMaria CassidyBBC NewsA former paddleboard firm owner has been jailed for 10 years and six months after the deaths of four people on a...

Apple and Meta attack 'unfair' €700m EU fines

Apple and Meta attack 'unfair' €700m EU fines2 hours agoImran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThe European Union has ordered Apple and Meta to pay a combined €700m (£599m) in the...

10,000 extra driving tests promised in effort to clear backlog

10,000 extra driving tests a month to clear backlog56 minutes agoCharlotte EdwardsBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe transport secretary has pledged to reduce the number of learner drivers in...

Girl, 8, breaks neck on zipline at park after being flung into the air

Lois Crook, 8, in hospital. (Image: Emma Crook / SWNS)Lois Crook, eight, was flung into the air by a zipline at Victoria Park in Ashford, Kent, and was rushed to a London hospital after suffering a...

Leonardo DiCaprio issues two-word verdict on Titanic's most iconic scene

Despite being released over 27 years ago, Titanic remains a cinematic masterpiece. The film tells the tale of Jack and Rose, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, aboard the ill-fated...

Elon Musk shares why his work for Donald Trump will 'drop significantly' from May

Elon Musk has announced that he will be reducing his involvement with Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from next month, choosing instead to concentrate more on Tesla.The 53...

Police chiefs to be granted powers to remove unfit officers

Police chiefs to be granted powers to remove unfit officers6 minutes agoGuy LambertSociety reporterBBCPolice chiefs will be able to automatically sack officers who fail background checks, under new...

Gaza health ministry denies manipulating death toll figures

Gaza health ministry denies manipulating death toll figures1 hour agoYolande KnellBBC Middle East correspondent, JerusalemReutersAt al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Alam Hirzallah resigns himself to a...

Foreign Office alert to Brits as 'severe travel disruption' could hit European spot

The Foreign Office has issued a fresh travel alert for Brits planning to visit Belgium, as the country braces for a week of 'severe travel disruption' due to industrial action. Train services are...

American tourist visits world's narrowest city - 'everyone is super-friendly'

This city is widely considered to be the narrowest in the world with some parts being only 98 feet wide. The bustling city of Yanjin, China, with its narrow skyscrapers of all kinds of colours that...

Hairdressers could face the chop after Rachel Reeves's tax rise puts them on the brink

Traditional high street hair salons face “devastation” as a result of Treasury decisions. The hike in National Insurance contributions, bigger business rate bills and increases in the minimum...

Tories push to ban recording of non-crime hate incidents

Tories push to ban recording of non-crime hate incidents2 hours agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaThe recording of non-crime hate incidents by police forces in England and Wales should be...

JFK's grandson links JD Vance to Pope's death in controversial social media trend

JFK's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, jokingly implicated JD Vance in a bizarre social media conspiracy that claims the politician killed the Pope as part of an antichrist trend sweeping across platform...

Tories push to ban recording of non-crime hate incidents

Tories push to ban recording of non-crime hate incidents19 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaThe recording of non-crime hate incidents by police forces in England and Wales should be...

China executes man who stabbed Japanese school boy

China executes man who stabbed Japanese school boy 4 hours agoKoh EweBBC NewsReporting fromSingaporeChika NakayamaBBC NewsReporting fromTokyoGetty ImagesChina has executed a man for fatally stabbing...