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Sticky Vicky: Legendary Benidorm dancer dies aged 80

The X-rated performer had a legendary status among Brits travelling to the Spanish resort on holiday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3R5S1Jv

How the Elgin Marbles scream injustice for most Greeks

After talks between UK and Greek leaders are cancelled, our Europe correspondent gauges the response in Athens. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/geXGt3N

The Papers: 'Royal race row' and 'pressure' for PM on migrants

A new book on rifts within the Royal Family is continuing to make headlines on Wednesday's front pages. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/f4U9VzH

Dutch version of Scobie royal book withdrawn over 'translation error'

A translation error has meant the Dutch edition of Endgame has been suspended. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/q4mgl0V

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: How the 17-day India rescue unfolded

Forty-one construction workers were freed after over two weeks trapped in a tunnel. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/6iStuFn

Ninety-eight Christmas trees and a gingerbread White House

Jill Biden unveils this year's White House holiday decorations, designed to evoke wonder and joy. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/FxqzIl6

Britain's Got Talent: David Walliams reaches 'amicable resolution' in privacy case

The comic was suing the production company after private comments he made were leaked to the media. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Rivpf1g

Sunak welcomes foreign firms' £29.5bn 'vote of confidence'

The prime minister says foreign investors' plans to invest £29.5bn is a "huge vote of confidence". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Fm7eNQS

Booker Prize 2023: Ireland's Paul Lynch wins with Prophet Song

The dystopian novel depicting an Ireland slipping into totalitarianism bags the prestigious award. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/cqrXjDI

Israel-Gaza: Four-year-old girl among released hostages

Avigail Idan, who turned four while she was held hostage by Hamas, was among nine children released. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/lWV8y0a

Katie Taylor defeats Chantelle Cameron to become two-weight undisputed champion in Dublin

Ireland's Katie Taylor dethrones England's Chantelle Cameron to avenge her only career defeat in an extraordinary fight in Dublin. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/RrX9VHG

Aircraft pulled through streets of Southampton

The Solent Sky Museum saved part of the BAC 1-11 from the scrapheap. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/BKMyPcL

Brentford 0-1 Arsenal: Kai Havertz's late header sends Arsenal top

Substitute Kai Havertz scores a late winner at Brentford to send Arsenal top of the Premier League in Mikel Arteta's 200th game in charge. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/IZaRXEG

Israel-Gaza: Families' relief as hostages released

Hostages including young children and elderly women are freed from Gaza during a temporary ceasefire. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9eSJ4RH

Hemsby road partially collapses on erosion-hit coastline

A combination of high tide and strong winds contribute to the partial collapse of a Norfolk road. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MwjtxNs

France warns people off Black Friday clothes deals

The French government has launched a campaign encouraging people not to buy new clothes during festive sales. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/LDcT71N

Dublin riot 'saw most riot police deployed in Irish state history'

Ireland's PM says about 500 people rioted after a knife attack outside a school in the city. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/EQ4ANrk

Covid: Lack of trust in government adversely affected minorities - Badenoch

The business secretary tells the Covid inquiry some minority groups did not trust the government. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2JAN98k

Pakistan charging refugees $830 to leave

Pakistan is charging undocumented refugees an $830 exit fee to leave the country if they arrived without a visa. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/HRqa6P3

Wayne Rooney denied Freedom of Derby honour

Councillors vote against plans to honour the former Derby County manager. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/4WDB0Ef

Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats

Former medical adviser tells the UK Covid inquiry he considered stepping down over safety fears. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/aRVBJ6F

Nicki Minaj responds to Nigerian fan's complaint about tour venues

A fan of the rapper is overwhelmed at her responding after asking Minaj to add Nigeria to her tour. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/mqowkj1

North Macedonia 1-1 England: Three Lions secure top seeding at Euro 2024

Group C winners England get the point they needed to secure a top seeding at Euro 2024 with an unconvincing draw away to North Macedonia. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/a8NBZqM

Everton points deduction to be heard in Parliament with early day motion

Everton's 10-point deduction by the Premier League will be discussed in Parliament after a Liverpool MP calls the punishment "grossly unfair". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/KLgB1ko

Phil Taylor: 16-time world champion to retire at the end of 2024

Phil Taylor will retire from competitive darts for the second time after the 2024 World Senior Darts Tour. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/vbwDGTY

Man Utd 1-3 Man City: Visitors win Manchester derby to boost WSL title hopes

Manchester City bounce back from successive defeats to beat rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford and put their Women's Super League title challenge back on track. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/pdKgI6W

Twyford 'pleased' after long wait for apostrophe

A successful campaign to correct a road sign's punctuation has been reported around the world. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/X4zWUi0

ATP Finals: Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev to set up Turin title shot

Jannik Sinner becomes the first Italian to reach the final of the ATP Finals after his victory over Daniil Medvedev. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/bc5FV1t

Labour MP Jo Stevens's office vandalised after Gaza vote

Police are investigating after a Labour MP who abstained on the Gaza vote had her office vandalised. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/vtwb8qH

Charissa Thompson: NFL broadcaster apologises for saying she made up reports

Charissa Thompson faced criticism after saying she made up sideline reports early in her career. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/upoT2hk

50 Cent fan, 64, goes viral after Birmingham gig

Rapper 50 Cent takes to social media to praise Mary Jane Farquarson. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/BL2S9zF

Gaza faces communications blackout due to lack of fuel

Israel defends blocking fuel deliveries, as the UN warns this could lead to a breakdown of civil order. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/XH1AeB0

Rwanda asylum plan: Fact-checking claims about the government's policies

Looking at claims about small boats and returning failed asylum seekers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/XuNS6bh

Finland accuses Russia of aiding illegal migrant crossings

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says Russian officials helped some asylum seekers reach the Finnish border. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/tBUug64

Maryanne Trump Barry, retired judge and Trump's older sister, dead at 86

Mrs Barry, who served as a federal judge in New Jersey, was the former president's eldest sister. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/EfgVKk3

The Game Awards 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 top nominations

The fantasy RPG and the horror sequel square off at the "gaming Oscars" as nominations are revealed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/isoUQEP

Sir Bobby Charlton: Family man, football hero, statesman

Heartfelt eulogies to Sir Bobby Charlton at a service to commemorate his life paint a picture of much more than a footballing legend, writes Simon Stone. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/dOXLfmN

David Cameron vows to support Rishi Sunak after surprise cabinet comeback

The new foreign secretary says Rishi Sunak has a "difficult job" after his comeback in a reshuffle. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/TDmdnGS

Homeless tents destroyed during Met Police operation

The force issued a dispersal order and arrested one homeless man on Friday afternoon in Camden. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/4CgQAmS

Man grabs Greta Thunberg's microphone after pro-Palestinian chants at climate rally

The stage invader says he "came here for a climate demonstration, not a political view". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Ng0PshG

London protests: Seven charged and 145 arrested as police appeals continue

Nine officers were injured and 145 arrested, most of whom police said were right-wing counter-protesters. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/cKTnJpQ

Cricket World Cup 2023: 'England found a blueprint to avoid falling apart'

England's World Cup campaign was shrouded with confusion but they found a blueprint that helped them avoid falling apart like previous sides. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/l06F3BR

Sinn Féin ard fheis: Mary Lou McDonald calls for Citizens' Assembly on Irish unity

Mary Lou McDonald tells the party conference she wants to see "orange and green reconciled". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/RxQheK1

Welcome to Wrexham, Philadelphia and the Welsh language

From place names to police badges and even a St Asaph church, Pennsylvania has strong Welsh links. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/xMKetgI

Nottinghamshire industrial waste site engulfed in huge fire

Video shows huge flames and plumes of grey smoke rising into the sky in Newark. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/uXvBKEz

Woodhall Spa: Fraud allegation over 1940s-themed festival

Police say the investigation is at an "early stage". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/rXtBMbz

The Beatles top singles chart 60 years after their first hit

Sir Paul McCartney says their final song Now and Then reaching the top spot has "blown my socks off!" from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/B5CRYH1

Spain's Sánchez secures power deal with Catalan separatists prompting anger

Pedro Sánchez's agreement is attacked by conservatives in Spain as opening a back-door to tyranny. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/dA1Ozhc

Hunter Biden and other family members subpoenaed by House committee

Republicans want to talk to the president's son and brother as part of their impeachment inquiry from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/ugRr1x3

'A strange, crazy night' - managers reflect on marathon 44-penalty shootout in BetMcLean Cup

Ballymena United manager Jim Ervin and Coleraine counterpart Oran Kearney had contrasting fortunes of agony and ecstasy in a marathon penalty shootout at the Warden Street Showgrounds on Tuesday. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/mQDIuSy

Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid on TV - ex-adviser

Boris Johnson suggested being injected with Covid on TV would calm public fears, ex-adviser says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/1bOwTls

Watch: Man proposes to Aldi cashier, with help of bagpiper

Lynne Fuller was working on Aldi's checkout when her boyfriend surprised her with a proposal. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/1ZtpYQG

George Alagiah's moving words written for his own memorial

A London church thundered with applause as friends and colleagues remembered the BBC newsreader. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/JO73VkB

Delay to law on e-scooters criticised

No mention of legislation on e-scooters in the King's Speech but trials will be extended to 2026. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/QFHj654

Boris Johnson called Treasury 'pro-death squad', inquiry told

The ex-PM used the term while discussing easing lockdown rules in January 2021, the Covid Inquiry heard. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/R6MI1xk

Indi Gregory: Critically ill baby granted Italian citizenship

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni says she will defend Indi Gregory's life until the end. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/m1Z6bwY

Ukraine war: Military chiefs in Kyiv under pressure over deadly Russian strike

President Zelensky demands answers after Russia hits Ukrainian soldiers said to be at an award ceremony. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/hpX34tO

British Gaza evacuees have three days to leave Egypt

The deadline means people with non-British family who need to apply for UK visas risk overstaying. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/JSwmWtx

Met Police cuts ties with adviser Attiq Malik after chant video emerges

Attiq Malik was recorded in 2021 ending a speech with the chant "from the river to the sea". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/8V3mPWT

Adam Johnson: Crowds gather to pay tribute to ice hockey player

Ice hockey fans and mourners come together in memory of 29-year-old Adam Johnson. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/GhH2YRI

Lewes Bonfire Night: Rishi Sunak unveiled as effigy

Thousands attend 5 November celebrations in the historic East Sussex town. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/RZw26G3

'We had to give up our Halifax bedroom for the Beatles'

Gail Moss recalls the night the Fab Four stayed at her family home in Halifax. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/mIZyCWh

BBC visits scene of Bognor Regis flooding

One local man describes the damage to his home as 'catastrophic'. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/M4N0cZu

Scampton asylum plan could cost £260m over 3 years

A Home Office memo concluded housing asylum seekers on RAF Scampton represented "marginal" value for money. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/82kCfJn

Luton airport fire car park to be 'fully demolished'

The airport says cars parked inside the burnt-out multi-storey "are not recoverable". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Vd4m5g3

Israeli army says Gaza City completely encircled

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/1l97MY5

Storm Ciarán: Flooding and damage hits homes across UK

Thousands have been left without power as gusts of more than 100mph and heavy rains cause widespread destruction. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/fq9PyM8

Sainsbury's gains ground in battle with Aldi and Lidl

The supermarket says customers who used to shop only at the discounters are now coming to Sainsbury's too. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/pyrfNPQ

Footballer Díaz's father 'kidnapped by rebels'

Luis Manuel Díaz was seized by armed men at a petrol station on Saturday in his Colombian hometown. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/IqQWuw5

Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool: Darwin Nunez continues fine form to send Reds into last eight

Substitute Darwin Nunez scores a stunner to send Liverpool through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup at the expense of Bournemouth. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/kEOzg19

Birmingham McDonald's mice protest suspect arrested

A 32-year-old man is detained after live rodents were released into restaurants in Birmingham. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/GqIhYib

Rio Ferdinand racially abused: Staffordshire fan guilty

Jamie Arnold made racist gestures towards the ex-England defender during a Wolves game in May 2021. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/5lO4zsq

What is an American bully XL and why are they being banned?

The dog can weigh more than nine stone (60kg) and be strong enough to overpower an adult. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/keOJYBw

Antisemitic graffiti in Paris worries French leaders

Some 60 Stars of David were daubed on buildings in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/6YvBjog