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Thousands of foreign fighters have joined Ukrainian armed forces since Russia invaded the country in February.
BBC correspondent Olga Malchevska gained access to a secret training camp, the International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine, for those arriving in the country to fight.
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One of the world's most recognisable clocks has had a facelift.
Restoration on Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower, next to the Houses of Parliament in London, England, is due to be completed this summer to a budget of £79.7m.
The BBC has been given special access inside the tower to take a closer look.
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Australia is planning to ban children from using social media due to the "mental health consequences".
The legislation will impose and enforce a minimum age to use social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram by the end of the year.
Although the exact age has yet to be revealed by the government, it is likely to be between 14 and 16 with the Australian prime minister favouring the upper level in that age range.
Describing social media usage amongst children as a "scourge", Prime Minister Antony Alabanese said he wanted them to have "real experiences with real people".
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George Galloway told a former member of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's cabinets she killed one million people in Iraq. The former Labour MP, now a Respect MP, turned on Jacqui Smith as they looked ahead to Friday's vote in Parliament on possible UK military action in the Middle East.
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Ukraine has called for a ship carrying grain from a Russian-occupied part of the country to be seized.
The ship is currently lying off the Turkish coast.
It is not clear where its cargo came from or how it was obtained, but Russia has been accused of stealing grain from areas of Ukraine it controls - allegations Russia denies.
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Russia's foreign minister and his US counterpart have held what they called "frank" talks to try to reduce the chance of a wider conflict in Ukraine.
Sergei Lavrov repeated denials that a huge Russian force assembled near Ukraine's borders would be used to invade Ukraine.
Antony Blinken said America would respond severely to any invasion.
But just how likely is an invasion? Our correspondents have the latest.
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The world's first fully working "sand battery", which can store green power for months at a time, has been installed by Finnish researchers.
The developers said this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy.
Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with heat made from cheap electricity from solar or wind.
The sand stores the heat at around 500C, which can then warm homes in winter when energy is more expensive.
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In a record 70 years on the throne Britain's Queen Elizabeth has dealt with no fewer than 14 prime ministers, from Winston Churchill right through to Boris Johnson.
Just one aspect of that is a weekly audience between monarch and prime minister
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Who is the Russian President, and what does he want with Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia, and has been the country's leader for more than 22 years.
He grew up in an area which is now St Petersburg. His political career began when he and his family moved to Moscow in 1996, and he quickly became an important political figure.
The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at Putin's life and his world view - and how they influence the decision he took this week.
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The British and Irish prime ministers have issued a joint statement calling for calm after days of rioting in Northern Ireland.
Police in Belfast say the violence is the worst they have seen in recent years, scenes that many had believed were a thing of the past.
During an emergency session of the Northern Ireland Assembly politicians on all sides lined up to condemn the violence.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Ireland Correspondent Emma Vardy.
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Billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman becomes the first non-professional astronaut to walk in space.
"Back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here Earth sure looks like a perfect world," the businessman said as he stepped out into space.
Mission specialist Sarah Gillis followed Isaacman's spacewalk.
Isaacman is bankrolling the Polaris Dawn mission which blasted off in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship on Tuesday.
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Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world. But a small town in Italy called Prato has built its fortune on transforming old scraps into new clothes, particularly knitwear and wool.
Could Prato represent a model for sustainable fashion?
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As cycling’s world governing body continues to mull eligibility of British rider Emily Bridges in women’s events, we explore the transgender issue confronting sport. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Transgender women should compete in an "open category" in order to "protect women's sport", two current elite female runners tell the BBC.
The British athletes, one of whom is an Olympian, believe athletes should only be allowed to compete in the category of their biological sex.
As governing bodies struggle to find a way forward, trans athletes have faced criticism for competing at high levels in sport - even though they’ve met competition standards set by the discipline.
Is there an unfair advantage? Should transgender women be banned from competing in female categories? Should there be a separate category established? Or should sport be more inclusive?
BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan has been investigating the issue following several high profile recent cases that led to controversy and division.
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Taliban fighters have swept across Afghanistan taking control of towns and cities.
Ros Atkins looks back at recent events in Afghanistan, and how the Taliban managed to takeover.
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Donald Trump was left looking angry and frustrated in his crucial TV debate with Kamala Harris in Philadelphia.
In a fiery 90 minutes that could help decide the presidential race, Harris frequently rattled the former president with personal attacks that threw him off message and raised the temperature of this highly-anticipated contest.
Her jibes on the size of his rally crowds, his conduct during the Capitol riot, and on the officials who served in his administration who have since become outspoken critics of his campaign repeatedly left Trump on the back foot.
The pattern for much of this debate was Harris goading her Republican rival into making extended defences of his past conduct and comments. He gladly obliged, raising his voice at times and shaking his head.
Both candidates made untrue statements but most came from Trump. He faced mockery for claiming that immigrants in Ohio were eating the cats and dogs of their neighbours.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith and Ros Atkins.
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Stranded Nasa astronauts Barry 'Butch' Wilmore and Sunita Williams say they feel "grateful" to spend more time in space, despite difficulties.
The two gave a news conference about their experience of being stuck on the International Space Station for months.
The two Americans, who arrived on the ISS in June, have been unable to get home because of a problem with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. The Starliner returned to Earth earlier this month 'uncrewed' - or with no humans on board - after the journey was deemed too risky for astronauts.
Nasa says Wilmore and Williams will be brought back to Earth on a SpaceX Dragon craft next year.
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Computer chip designer Nvidia has come to dominate the market for chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) systems, which process large amounts of data for AI workloads.
Nvidia is the third-most valuable company in the US, behind only Microsoft and Apple.
Startup Groq is challenging Nvidia’s market dominance and has raised nearly a billion dollars for its alternative AI chip development.
Groq CEO Jonathan Ross joins this week’s AI Decoded to highlight the differences between standard AI chips and Groq's alternate technology.
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US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will "move in" on Ukraine but does not want "full-blown war".
He told a news conference Mr Putin would pay a "serious and dear price" for invading, but indicated a minor incursion might be treated differently.
The White House later stressed any Russian military move would be met with a swift, severe response from the West.
The Kremlin warned the comments could further destabilise the situation.
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Areas of Australia that have seen their worst flooding in decades are bracing for more heavy rainfall, with the peak expected on Tuesday.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told MPs there was "serious risk still ahead" and weather officials said "it's far from over".
The entire coast of New South Wales has been put on alert, with troops and hundreds of volunteers deployed. Roads and bridges have been cut off, cars and signs submerged, livestock marooned and schools closed.
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Russia's military could be unable to operate the high-tech weapons and communications systems it has been using in Ukraine if the West were to tighten export controls, says a report.
Almost all Moscow's modern military systems depend on western-made microelectronics, according to UK think tank The Royal United Services Institute (Rusi).
Researchers for Rusi spent months in Ukraine, examining 27 of Russia's most modern military systems, either captured, brought down or abandoned by Russian troops.
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The FBI it “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump” after a series of shots were fired at Mr Trump’s golf course in Florida.
Mr Trump’s campaign team said that the former president is “safe following gunshots in his vicinity.”
A person has been detained in connection with an incident at Trump International Golf Club.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman.
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As support to join Nato increases in Finland, do Finns want to cut ties with Russia? Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Finland has 130-mile border with Russia and a shared history.
The country is unofficially neutral, but a member of the European Union and co-operates closely with Nato.
Recent polls show since Ukraine's invasion, support for joining Nato has increased.
Newsnight’s Sima Kotecha reports from the Finnish border with Russia.
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Some people with long Covid may have hidden damage to their lungs, a small pilot study in the UK suggests.
Scientists used a novel xenon gas scan method to pick up lung abnormalities not identified by routine scans.
They focused on 11 people who had not required hospital care when they first caught Covid but experienced long-lasting breathlessness after their initial infection.
A larger, more detailed study is under way to confirm the results.
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An international team of scientists, working on a project in the United States, say they have discovered strong evidence for the existence of a new force of nature.
They say some sub-atomic particles - called muons - don't behave in a way predicted by current theories of physics.
The British funders of the research say that scientists are “on the precipice of a new era of physics”.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by science correspondent Pallab Ghosh.
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Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital ten days after confirming he has coronavirus. Downing Street said it was a “precautionary” move rather than an emergency measure. The Prime Minister is being treated at an NHS hospital in London. It came as the Queen delivered an historic message to the nation in which she said the UK “will succeed” in its fight against the virus. She thanked people for following rules to stay at home and said we “remain united and resolute” in the face of coronavirus and “we will overcome it. Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reports from Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell, Political Correspondent Chris Mason and Health Editor Hugh Pym
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Russia has for weeks been massing troops and tanks on the Ukrainian border. Ukraine has said it fears an invasion and along with Poland and Lithuania is calling for more western sanctions against Russia.
A joint statement by the countries accuses Russia of aggression and urges NATO to take action.
Russia denies that it is preparing an invasion and in turn accuses the West of threatening Russia’s security through NATO expansion.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg.
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The government's scientific advisors have warned that people will need to avoid unnecessary social contact for the best part of a year, alternating between strict and less strict measures to help intensive care units cope.
It’s affecting everywhere in society, including schools across the UK that have closed their doors this afternoon, with no clear idea of when they'll reopen. They'll be shut to all but vulnerable pupils, and the children of key workers.
The BBC News at Ten is presented by Reeta Chakrabarti with contributions from our Medical Correspondent Fergus Walsh and our North of England Correspondent Judith Moritz.
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Why are there so many attempts to get to Mars at the moment?
The United Arab Emirate's Hope satellite was despatched last week and now China has launched its first rover mission to the red planet.
Nasa's Perseverance Rover is scheduled to take off on 30th July.
Well, summer 2020 is a popular time for missions to the red planet because of the way the planets align - but how long does it take to get there?
Landing on Mars is known as the "seven minutes of terror", and there are lots of reasons why.
Here BBC Science Correspondent Laura Foster explains how long it takes to get there and why it's so difficult.
Video by Megan Fisher, Terry Saunders and Laura Foster
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Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of stealing about 600,000 tonnes of its grain and exporting some of it, turning the country's breadbasket into a stealth missile.
Russia denies stealing grain from Ukraine - a country that typically produces enough to feed 400 million people.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the war threatens to "unleash an unprecedented wave of hunger and destitution" across the world.
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Lawyers for Prince Andrew have written to a US judge to demand a jury trial in a civil lawsuit brought by a woman who has accused him of sexual assault.
Virginia Giuffre, 38, alleges that he sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager at the homes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The Duke of York has denied all the allegations against him.
In the court documents, his legal team submitted several reasons why they believe the case should be dismissed.
The 11-page document states that Prince Andrew "admits that he met Epstein in or around 1999" but denies that he participated in any abuse.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell and by Nada Tawfik in New York.
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In a meeting with the Russian security council, Vladimir Putin has asked for the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk "people's republics" to be recognised as independent states.
Russia-backed rebels in those areas - located in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region - have been fighting the Ukrainian military since 2014 but Moscow has not officially recognised their self-declared republics.
Ukraine and the West fear that if this happens, it could lead Moscow to openly send military forces into the area.
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Russia is continuing its assault on multiple fronts across Ukraine.
In one of the latest attacks a missile strike hit an army barracks in the southern city of Mykolaiv. Reports suggest at least 45 Ukrainian soldiers were killed.
Another attack targeted an aircraft repair plant near the western city of Lviv. There were no casualties.
Lviv has been receiving hundreds of refugees from Mariupol in the south. After weeks under siege, and battered by shelling, it's soon expected to fall. But amid the darkness, the authorities there say 130 people have been rescued, from the bomb shelter under the city's theatre, that was attacked two days ago.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting from Fergal Keane in Ukraine.
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The BBC's Ros Atkins explains how global supply chain problems have led to shortages of some goods in the West.
He looks at the questions this raises about the volume of things we make and consume – and about how and where we make them.
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US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping travel restrictions on 26 European countries in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
The ban applies to travellers from countries which are members of the Schengen border-free travel area.
The UK, Ireland and other non-Schengen countries are unaffected. US citizens are also exempt.
The EU condemned the measures, which it said were taken "unilaterally and without consultation".
The new rules go into effect on Friday at midnight EDT and mark a major escalation from the US president, who has been accused of inaction over coronavirus.
There are 1,135 confirmed cases of the virus across the US, with 38 deaths so far.
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Passengers have faced a raft of flight cancellations causing disruptions for many families leaving holiday plans ruined.
Last weekend, Ryanair cabin crew unions in Belgium, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy went on strike.
On Thursday, crews in Spain walked out yet again and EasyJet staff are also set to take industrial action.
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The Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators are reported to have suffered symptoms consistent with chemical poisoning during negotiations about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
It’s understood that Mr Abramovich was taking part in informal peace talks when he became ill, along with two Ukrainian negotiators. The symptoms are said to have included red eyes and peeling skin on the face and hands.
However a US official said intelligence suggested the cause was environmental and not deliberate poisoning. Presidential officials in Kyiv also sought to play down the claims.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by security correspondent Frank Gardner.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said there were eyewitness accounts of civilians being deliberately targeted during Monday's attack on the country's second largest city.
Rights groups also said war crimes may have occurred during Russia's invasion.
The International Criminal Court's is looking to launch its own investigation into the allegations.
Russia has previously denied targeting residential areas.
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Billions of cicadas have emerged this spring in the eastern US and entomologists are loving it.
We asked one bug expert all your burning cicada questions.
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The US government believes Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment.
The White House press secretary warned of an “extremely dangerous situation” on the country’s border, where Russia has massed more than 100,000 troops.
Talks between the United States and Russian have failed to resolve the stand-off between the two countries and the US has warned Russia of “dire economic consequences” if it invades its neighbour.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by diplomatic correspondent James Landale.
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says he is moving Russia's nuclear deterrent to "special alert”. He says it's a response to Nato "aggression”.
Speaking to top military officials, including Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Putin said Western nations had taken "unfriendly actions" towards Russia and imposed "illegitimate sanctions".
The move makes it easier to launch weapons - but the BBC’s security correspondent Gordon Corera said it was a way for Russia to send a warning to Nato, rather than signalling an intent to use them.
The US has condemned the move as "unacceptable”.
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Ukraine has called for a ship carrying grain from a Russian-occupied part of the country to be seized.
The ship is currently lying off the Turkish coast.
It is not clear where its cargo came from or how it was obtained, but Russia has been accused of stealing grain from areas of Ukraine it controls - allegations Russia denies.
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A drug that is normally given to people with arthritis could help save lives in the treatment of Covid 19.
A major trial shows that when Tocilizumab is combined with the steroid Dexamethasone it can cut by up to half the number of patients dying in hospital.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by medical editor Fergus Walsh.
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Russia's foreign minister and his US counterpart have held what they called "frank" talks to try to reduce the chance of a wider conflict in Ukraine.
Sergei Lavrov repeated denials that a huge Russian force assembled near Ukraine's borders would be used to invade Ukraine.
Antony Blinken said America would respond severely to any invasion.
But just how likely is an invasion? Our correspondents have the latest.
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When the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s Ukraine was one of the largest new nations to emerge. It held its first elections in 1991.
Bordered by Russia on the east and by Hungary, Poland and Slovakia on the west, politics in Ukraine have always been divided along those looking east towards Russia and those looking to the West.
Putin has said that Ukraine is “ancient Russian soil” but the majority of Ukrainians don’t feel this way, with 68% of Ukrainians in favour of joining the EU.
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The fossilised remains of a 10m-long sea predator called an ichthyosaur were found at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, England, during landscaping work.
It is the largest of its type ever discovered in the UK.
Ichthyosaurs lived between 250 million and 90 million years ago and could grow up to 25 metres long.
When water levels at the Rutland reservoir were lowered in the late summer of 2021, a team of palaeontologists came in to excavate the remains.
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President Zelensky says the battle for the Donbas region, regarded as the second phase of the war, has begun after Russia launched a major offensive in the east of Ukraine.
Ukraine says that a large proportion of the Russian forces is now focusing on the eastern region of Donbas. Russia has now taken control of the Ukrainian city of Kreminna as part of what appears to be a plan to surround the region.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said this is a turning point in Russia’s “special military operation”
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The Olympic medalist Nile Wilson has condemned what he called a “culture of abuse” in British gymnastics. He said athletes are being treated “like pieces of meat”.
The 24-year-old, who won bronze at Rio 2016, is the highest profile male gymnast to speak out after a series of recent allegations of mistreatment in the sport.
Fiona Bruce presents a BBC News at Ten exclusive report by sports editor Dan Roan.
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A container filled with millions of Lego pieces fell into the sea off Cornwall, UK, in 1997. They are still washing up on Cornish beaches today - offering an insight into the mysterious world of oceans and tides.
On 13 February 1997, the container ship Tokio Express was hit by a wave described by its captain as a "once in a 100-year phenomenon”.
As a result, 62 containers were lost overboard about 20 miles off Land's End - and one of them was filled with nearly 4.8m pieces of Lego, bound for New York. Shortly after that some of those Lego pieces began washing up in both the north and south coasts of Cornwall. They're still coming in today.
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The Ukrainian government says that it urgently needs more weapons to fight Russian forces invading their country.
Maksym Kozystsky, the governor of Lviv and close ally of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, says that in the West there is “a policy of double standards and cowardice.”
Nato says it is supplying heavy guns and missile systems as fast as possible but it’s not as fast as Ukraine wants or needs.
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Russia's army is advancing in the areas of eastern Ukraine and has taken some ground, according to Ukraine's military.
It said Russia has intensified its bombardment of the wider Donbas area, using heavy firepower to damage defences around the city of Donetsk.
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said Russian forces have "completely destroyed" Donbas, adding: "It is hell there."
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The much-awaited mpox vaccines are finally arriving in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
As mpox cases continue to increase in parts of Africa, questions are being asked about how countries, if they can even get vaccines, are able store and distribute them.
Few facilities are up to the task as the vaccines need to be stored at particular temperatures.
A tall order in the worst-hit country, DRC, where the country’s health authorities face many logistical challenges.
The BBC’s Ian Wafula reports from a cold storage facility in Kinshasa as mpox vaccines start arriving in the country.
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President Putin is "unable to match the people to the equipment he has" as Russians avoid being called up to fight in Ukraine, the UK’s Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said.
The Chief of the Defence Staff also said that Russia is committing “acts of terrorism” by targeting Ukrainian civilians.
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Russian forces have extended their reach into the heart of Ukraine, bombing a city far from the eastern frontline.
At least 23 people, including children, were killed in a cruise missile attack, according to the Ukrainian authorities. They said that more than 60 needed hospital treatment and dozens more people are missing.
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskym called it 'an open act of terrorism'.
The attack took place in the city of Vinnytsia, south-west of the capital Kyiv and a long way from the focus of the fighting in the eastern region of Donbas.
The Russian defence ministry has consistently denied targeting civilians, despite the evidence.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting from Vinnytsia by Sarah Rainsford.
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The large hadron collider, the world's most advanced particle accelerator, has undergone a major revamp which scientists say could spark a physics revolution.
The vast machine, deep underground in the Swiss Alps, smashes atoms together to break them apart and discover what is inside them.
Since the upgrade, its instruments are more sensitive, allowing researchers to study the collision of particles from the inside of atoms in higher definition.
It means there's now the best chance ever of the machine finding subatomic particles that are completely new to science.
The hope is that it will make discoveries that will spark the biggest revolution in physics in a hundred years.
The BBC's science correspondent Pallab Ghosh reports.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated his defence minister for capturing the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, but parts of the city are still holding out.
A steel works is at the centre of the defence of the city where fighters and civilians are dug in mostly underground.
President Putin has ordered his troops to block off the industrial area so that "a fly cannot not pass through".
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A remarkable scientific discovery has been made in China.
Researchers say they have found the skull of what they believe is a new species of human, which could be our closest evolutionary relative.
If confirmed, 'Dragon Man,' as he's been named, would replace the Neanderthals as our sister species.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by science correspondent Pallab Ghosh.
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Pluto lost its status as a planet in 2006 but its reclassification as a "dwarf" world actually puts it into an exciting new category.
Dr Marek Kukula, the Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, charts the history of the diminutive object that orbits some five billion kilometres from the Sun.
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Temperatures in some areas of Spain are expected to hit or remain around 43 degrees celsius this week, as a sweltering heatwave continues to hang over the country.
The soaring temperatures have caused the authorities to put many areas of the country on alert due to the risk of wildfires.
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Ukrainian forces are still holding out in the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk but are outnumbered by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
For people living in this region, their whole lives have been affected by the conflict.
One 81-year-old resident tells the BBC that she has been left homeless after her home was destroyed by a Russian strike.
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Apple has unveiled its latest smartphone, the iPhone 16, alongside an updated Apple watch.
In tech terms, it's the blue ribbon event, with Apple remaining one of the biggest companies in the world - and the latest generation of tech is the key to its fortune.
This model features AI and a new camera button, which autofocuses and has a shutter release.
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The United Nations and the International Red Cross are trying to rescue more civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol. But Ukrainian forces have accused Russia of breaching the latest ceasefire.
Around 200 civilians are still trapped in a huge steel factory complex, along with city's last Ukrainian defenders. Relatives of those soldiers are pleading for them to also be brought out alive. Our correspondent Laura Bicker, has sent this report from Dnipro.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Laura Bicker in Dnipro.
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After months of tension and thousands of troops massed on the border, is Russia now set to invade Ukraine?
The BBC's James Landale explains how we reached this point.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s advisers are not telling him the truth about the war in Ukraine, the head of the UK's intelligence agency GCHQ says.
In a rare speech, Sir Jeremy Fleming said Russia has "massively misjudged the situation" in Ukraine, adding that beleaguered Russian troops have been sabotaging their own equipment and accidentally shot down one of their own aircraft.
The spy chief says Mr Putin has "overestimated the abilities of his military to secure a rapid victory”.
Meanwhile the US says it has intelligence of tensions between the Russian president and his military leadership.
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Millions of Americans are leaving their jobs in what economists are calling "the great resignation".
2021 has seen a huge number of people in the US change their careers - last month four million quit their jobs.
BBC's US correspondent Michelle Fleury went to meet people in Kentucky, where people are quitting at a higher rate than in many other states.
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US President Joe Biden has agreed "in principle" to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis over Ukraine.
The talks proposed by France will only take place if Russia does not invade its neighbour, the White House said.
The meeting could offer a possible diplomatic solution to one of the worst security crises in Europe in decades.
US officials say intelligence suggests Russia is ready to launch a military operation, which Moscow denies.
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Scientists in South Africa say the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to spread more than twice as fast as Delta - which has so far been the most contagious.
The analysis has not been peer-reviewed and the researchers say there's a lot of uncertainty.
Cases are being reported all over the world, including among fully vaccinated people.
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Cafes, pubs and restaurants - as well as some local councils - have stepped in to offer free school meals for children in England during half term, after the government refused to fund them.
The footballer Marcus Rashford, who has campaigned on the issue, says he will continue to press the government to change its mind and offer free meals during school holidays.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by education correspondent Elaine Dunkley.
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Italy, the first country in the world to impose a national lockdown to try to control the pandemic, has lifted some of its toughest restrictions.
The country has registered its lowest daily death toll since the lockdown began two months ago. But the effects of closing down much of the country have been harsh for many people.
In the United States, President Trump has again accused China of a cover-up over the origins of the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this year Donald Trump was praising China’s handling of the crisis and congratulating President Xi.
But in recent weeks the American President has accused China’s government of failing to control the spread of the virus and of covering up the source of the infection.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reports from Mark Lowen in Italy and North America Editor Jon Sopel in Washington.
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At least 35 people have been killed and 134 injured in the Russian missile attack on a military training base in western Ukraine, the Lviv regional governor says.
Russia is stepping up its attacks across the country and many Ukrainian soldiers, some teenagers, are engaging in battle with as little as three days training.
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Ukraine has "likely won the battle of Kharkiv", according to think-tank the Institute for the Study of War.
Military analysts say Russia was prevented from encircling Ukraine's second city - and has now given up on attempts to do so.
Since the start of the invasion, capturing it has been a key strategic aim of Russian forces.
"There was no shelling in the city for the last five days," the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, told the BBC.
"Now it is calm in Kharkiv and people are gradually coming back to the city."
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There is turmoil at the heart of the UK government with the resignation of four of Boris Johnson’s most senior aides.
Director of communications Jack Doyle confirmed his exit shortly after the departure of policy head Munira Mirza. They were followed by the chief of staff Dan Rosenfield and senior civil servant Martin Reynolds.
The resignations come as Mr Johnson faces increasing questions over his leadership from within his party.
Ms Mirza quit over the Prime Minister’s false claim in Parliament that Sir Keir Starmer, when he was director of public prosecutions, had been responsible for failing to prosecute the paedophile Jimmy Savile .
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has also publicly distanced himself from Boris Johnson’s claim.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by political editor Laura Kuenssberg.
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The first medicine that’s been proven to reduce deaths among people infected with coronavirus is expected to save thousands of lives.
Dexamethasone is a cheap steroid drug that has been in use for 60 years. A team at Oxford University has demonstrated that it significantly reduces deaths among people with Covid-19 who are on oxygen or on a ventilator.
The researchers looked at around 6,000 patients across the UK who were seriously ill and on a ventilator or requiring oxygen. The drug was found to cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators and a fifth for those requiring oxygen.
The government's chief scientific adviser says it's a ground-breaking development and the drug is to be given immediately to all Covid-19 patients who could benefit from it.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Medical Correspondent Fergus Walsh.
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Doctors are warning that people are dying of heart attacks and strokes because they are so frightened about catching coronavirus that they are avoiding going to hospital when they should.
There's also concern about the rising numbers of victims of domestic violence and people who have attempted suicide.
Meanwhile the government has announced new guidelines on protective clothing for medical workers allowing some items to be washed and reused. It follows repeated warnings that staff don't have enough masks, gowns and other clothing to protect them from the virus..
The BBC Health Editor Hugh Pym and camerawoman Harriet Bradshaw have been inside Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge to see how they are coping with the virus.
Sophie Raworth presents their report on BBC News at Ten.
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Medical staff on the front line of the battle against mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have told the BBC they are desperate for vaccines to arrive so they can stem the rate of new infections.
At a treatment centre in South Kivu province that the BBC visited in the epicentre of the outbreak, they say more patients are arriving every day - especially babies - and there is a shortage of essential equipment.
Mpox - formerly known as monkeypox - is a highly contagious disease and has killed at least 635 people in DR Congo this year.
Even though 200,000 vaccines, donated by the European Commission, were flown into the capital, Kinshasa, last week, they are yet to be transported across this vast country - and it could be several weeks before they reach South Kivu.
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The UK has recorded the lowest number of deaths from coronavirus since the lockdown began. 77 people died in the most recently recorded 24 hour period. There were no deaths reported in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It takes the total recorded coronavirus death toll in the UK to 40,542.
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has denied that lives were lost because the lockdown was brought in too late. He was responding to criticism from a senior scientist who advises the government.
Meanwhile new quarantine rules for passengers entering the UK are coming into force. Three airlines have begun a legal challenge to the restrictions, which will require most people arriving in the UK to self-isolate for 14 days.
Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reports from Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes and Business Correspondent Katy Austin.
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The number of deaths in the UK from coronavirus has reached 1,019 after the biggest daily increase so far. The government has announced more measures to help businesses survive the crisis. In Italy, more than 10,000 people have now died. Some critically ill patients there have been flown to hospitals in Germany, to help relieve Italy’s desperately stretched health services. Kate Silverton presents BBC News at Ten reports from Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes, Business Correspondent Katie Prescott and Europe Correspondent Jean Mackenzie in Rome.
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"When that level of explosion and combination of shrapnel is detonated, there is only one result. And that is carnage."
The senior British commander on the ground in Kabul has been speaking for the first time about the UK's evacuation from Afghanistan.
The last British troops returned from the country at the weekend after helping to rescue more than 15,000 people.
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The government's senior medical advisers are warning that it could take six months before stringent coronavirus restrictions are lifted. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to every household urging people to obey strict rules to contain the pandemic. Some care providers have said their frontline staff still lack essential protective equipment. Meanwhile the crisis is deepening around the world. Italy is facing a severe shortage of medical staff in its worst-hit northern regions. And a leading US government expert has warned that as many as 200,000 Americans could lose their lives. Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reports from Science Editor David Shukman, Home Editor Mark Easton, Europe Correspondent Jean Mackenzie and North America Editor Jon Sopel.
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Number of deaths worldwide now more than 3,000
More than 90% are in Hubei, China, but there have been deaths in 10 other countries
European Union disease prevention agency raises risk level to "moderate to high"
South Korea reports 476 new cases, total 4,212, and four more deaths, total 26
The leader of a South Korean church linked to the outbreak gets on his knees to apologise
Indonesia, Iceland, Portugal, Armenia and Andorra confirm their first cases of the virus
Australia confirms first person-to-person transmission
China reports 42 more deaths - a total of 2,912
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Three more people have tested positive in the UK for coronavirus - with Northern Ireland confirming its first case tonight. All of them were infected after travelling to Italy or Tenerife. They're now being treated at specialist NHS infection centres.
To date more than seven and a half thousand people in the UK have been tested for the virus 16 were positive. Eight of them have now been discharged from hospital. But with more cases expected to emerge, the Government is set to launch a new public health campaign.
Fears about the impact the virus could have on the global economy has caused markets to plunge today. We hear about the reaction from Wall Street
Coronavirus has now spread to 50 countries and reached every continent except Antarctica. Worldwide, there have been more than 82 thousand cases and two thousand eight hundred deaths - almost all of them in Hubei in China, the province where the outbreak began. We have been speaking to one doctor on the frontline in Wuhan.
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Tensions have escalated sharply between Russia and the United Kingdom, on the seas off the coast of Crimea.
More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coastguard ships were shadowing a British warship, HMS Defender, when the Russians claim they've fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of the British ship, accusing it of violating Russian territorial waters. The British deny that account.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and claims the peninsula and its waters are Russian territory. However the UK says HMS Defender was passing through Ukrainian waters, in an internationally recognised route.
The only broadcast journalist on board HMS Defender was from the BBC.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jonathan Beale, who describes the hostile warnings from Russia and HMS Defender’s response the confrontation.
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Three months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US President Biden has insisted the war is a "global issue".
He said the war "is going to affect all parts of the world" during a summit with the Quad - composed of Japan, the US, Australia and India.
It comes as Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai has said Russian troops continue to bombard the cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in Ukraine's east, as part of a bid to control the wider Donbas area.
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Finland's president and prime minister have called for the country to apply for Nato membership "without delay".
The move comes amid a surge in public support for Nato membership following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Finland shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia. Until now, it has stayed out of Nato to avoid antagonising its eastern neighbour.
Finland will formally announce its decision on Sunday after it has been considered by parliament and other senior political figures.
Sweden has said it will announce a similar decision on the same day.
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The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kherson says that it is now under Russian control making it the first major Ukrainian city to be captured.
Overnight there has also been shelling in Kyiv and in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv.
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There are calls for clarity over how Prince Andrew will fund the financial settlement of a US civil sexual assault case brought by Virginia Giuffre. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
The Duke of York agreed to pay an undisclosed sum as part of the settlement, and accepted Ms Giuffre had suffered as a victim of abuse.
He made no admission of liability and has always denied the allegations.
How will the Duke of York afford the payout? And might there be any contribution from the taxpayer?
Newsnight's UK Editor Sima Kotecha reports.
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The Duke of York agreed to pay an undisclosed sum as part of the settlement, and accepted Ms Giuffre had suffered as a victim of abuse.
He made no admission of liability and has always denied the allegations.
How will the Duke of York afford the payout? And might there be any contribution from the taxpayer?
Newsnight's UK Editor Sima Kotecha reports.
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At least 35 people have been killed and 134 injured in the Russian missile attack on a military training base in western Ukraine, the Lviv regional governor says.
Russia is stepping up its attacks across the country and many Ukrainian soldiers, some teenagers, are engaging in battle with as little as three days training.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited troops in the Kharkiv region, on the country's battered eastern front line.
It was his first official trip outside the Kyiv region since the Russian invasion began on 24 February.
He was pictured in a bullet-proof vest surveying ruins in Kharkiv city.
Mr Zelensky told soldiers, "I want to thank each of you for your service."
Later, he sacked the local security chief for "not defending" the city.
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A Chinese attack on Taiwan is not imminent, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley has said, but the US is watching "very closely".
China is clearly developing the capability to attack at some point, but deciding to do so would be a political choice, Genral Milley told the BBC.
China says Taiwan is a breakaway province that must be re-unified with the mainland, by force if necessary.
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The government's scientific advisors have warned that people will need to avoid unnecessary social contact for the best part of a year, alternating between strict and less strict measures to help intensive care units cope.
It’s affecting everywhere in society, including schools across the UK that have closed their doors this afternoon, with no clear idea of when they'll reopen. They'll be shut to all but vulnerable pupils, and the children of key workers.
The BBC News at Ten is presented by Reeta Chakrabarti with contributions from our Medical Correspondent Fergus Walsh and our North of England Correspondent Judith Moritz.
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Britain is supplying Ukraine with short-range anti-tank missiles for self-defence after Russia amassed about 100,000 troops on its border, UK defence secretary said. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
Ben Wallace told MPs a small team of British troops would also be sent to Ukraine to provide training.
He said there was "legitimate and real cause for concern" the Russian troops could be used for an invasion.
Russia denies any invasion plans and accuses the West of aggression.
Newsnight’s diplomatic editor Mark Urban reports and Faisal Islam is joined by Ukraine's Ambasador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko.
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Spain has recorded another 864 deaths related to coronavirus, the highest in one day, as the total number of deaths across Europe has gone beyond 30,000.
More than 9,000 people have died in Spain, which is second only to Italy in fatalities caused by the virus.
Confirmed cases in the country have passed 100,000, but numbers show the infection rate continues to fall.
UN Secretary General António Guterres said the pandemic was the world's biggest challenge since World War Two.
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The Duke of York's military titles and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen, Buckingham Palace has said.
Prince Andrew, 61, will also stop using the style His Royal Highness in an official capacity, a royal source said.
It comes as he faces a US civil action over sexual assault allegations - claims he has consistently denied.
A source close to the duke said he would "continue to defend himself" against the case brought in New York by Virginia Giuffre.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "With the Queen's approval and agreement, the Duke of York's military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to the Queen. The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen."
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Impossible to return turbine vital for Europe gas supply says Russia energy giant Gazprom - BBC News
Russian energy giant Gazprom says it is impossible to take back a turbine that is vital for gas supplies to Europe due to Western sanctions.
The 12m (40ft) turbine is stranded in Germany after returning from Canada where it was repaired.
Berlin insists the equipment is not affected by sanctions and accuses Russia of not honouring its contracts for political reasons.
The key Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany is currently running at 20% capacity, raising concerns over winter fuel supply.
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A flight to bring about 200 British nationals back to the UK from coronavirus-hit Wuhan is unable to take off as planned on Thursday.
It is understood relevant permissions from Chinese officials have not yet come through.
The Foreign Office said it was "working urgently" to organise a flight to the UK "as soon as possible".
The virus has caused at least 170 deaths, spreading to every Chinese region and at least 16 other countries.
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Cafes, pubs and restaurants - as well as some local councils - have stepped in to offer free school meals for children in England during half term, after the government refused to fund them.
The footballer Marcus Rashford, who has campaigned on the issue, says he will continue to press the government to change its mind and offer free meals during school holidays.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by education correspondent Elaine Dunkley.
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Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia after losing a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country.
Judges rejected a challenge by the unvaccinated tennis star after the government cancelled his visa on "health and good order" grounds.
Djokovic said he was "extremely disappointed" but accepted the ruling. He has left on a flight to Dubai.
It marks the end of a 10-day saga, in which the Serb fought to stay to defend his title in the Australian Open.
Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Shaimaa Khalil in Melbourne.
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Billions of dollars of Chinese money are boosting some European economies - but some of the deals being struck have a catch. Critics say they are "debt traps", where China gets to choose what happens if loans aren't repaid.
China insists it is a reliable investment partner - but it is also facing allegations of worker exploitation and environmental damage.
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The international travel ban for England is to be gradually lifted from 17th May 2021.
It means travel from the UK for leisure purposes will no longer be illegal.
People will be able to travel to 12 countries on a ‘green list’ without having to quarantine on their return to the UK - including Portugal, Iceland, Israel, Singapore, Gibraltar, Australia and New Zealand
However strict rules on testing and quarantine will remain in place to protect public health.
Passengers are being warned to expect additional checks and longer queues at border points.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Caroline Davies.
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A drug that is normally given to people with arthritis could help save lives in the treatment of Covid 19.
A major trial shows that when Tocilizumab is combined with the steroid Dexamethasone it can cut by up to half the number of patients dying in hospital.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by medical editor Fergus Walsh.
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The political and economic crisis engulfing Lebanon is getting worse, with blackouts in parts of the country, as electricity, petrol, medicines and even drinking water run short.
Four governments in the region have agreed a new plan to ease the country’s energy shortages by piping gas to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria.
Life in Lebanon has been paralysed by the crisis that has deepened as supplies of imported fuel have dried up. It is part of a wider financial crisis that has seen the Lebanese currency plunge by 90% since 2019.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Quentin Sommerville in Beirut.
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Torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across central and eastern Europe.
Four people were killed and two others are missing in Romania. Several people remain unaccounted for in the Czech Republic where flood barriers have gone up in Prague.
Poland's prime minister Donald Tusk confirmed one death on Sunday as he urged stricken residents to cooperate with rescuers.
The Austrian province surrounding Vienna has been declared a disaster area, with its leaders speaking of "an unprecedented extreme situation".
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President Putin has given his first public comments on the situation in Ukraine since December.
He says the United States' response to Moscow's security concerns ignores three fundamental issues.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has warned Russia that an invasion will lead to a full-scale war in Europe.
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Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be returning as working members of the Royal Family.
Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down from royal duties last year and moved to the United States. The couple - who are expecting their second child - have been stripped of their patronages and honorary titles - which will be returned to the Queen - and distributed elsewhere in the Royal family.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex responded with a statement saying we can all live a life of service. Service is universal.
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Three more people have tested positive in the UK for coronavirus - with Northern Ireland confirming its first case tonight. All of them were infected after travelling to Italy or Tenerife. They're now being treated at specialist NHS infection centres.
To date more than seven and a half thousand people in the UK have been tested for the virus 16 were positive. Eight of them have now been discharged from hospital. But with more cases expected to emerge, the Government is set to launch a new public health campaign.
Fears about the impact the virus could have on the global economy has caused markets to plunge today. We hear about the reaction from Wall Street
Coronavirus has now spread to 50 countries and reached every continent except Antarctica. Worldwide, there have been more than 82 thousand cases and two thousand eight hundred deaths - almost all of them in Hubei in China, the province where the outbreak began. We have been speaking to one doctor on the frontline in Wuhan.
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As tensions grow in Eastern Europe, the role of Nato is crucial in our understanding of Russia’s troop build-up near the border with Ukraine, and the West’s reaction to it.
The BBC's Ros Atkins explains.
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Scotland is said to have some of the most concentrated land ownership in the developed world. It’s estimated that fewer than 500 people own half the country’s privately-owned rural land.
But how does land ownership affect our lives and is it important who the land belongs to?
Video by: Morgan Spence
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This feature was inspired by questions sent in by readers of the BBC website.
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The United Nations Human Rights Office has said that it is deeply concerned about the apparent rapid transmission of Covid in North Korea.
It believes around 700,000 people are ill with the virus, and that the country's health care system is not equipped to cope.
The country has done little to prepare, and has no vaccination programme.
BBC correspondent Jean Mackenzie is in Seoul.
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Prince Harry, aged 33, and Ms Markle, aged 36, are to marry in the spring
He said the "stars were aligned" when they fell in love and he proposed over roast chicken
Appearing for photos outside Kensington Palace earlier, Prince Harry said he was "thrilled"
The couple secretly got engaged earlier this month
The Queen and Prince Philip are "delighted for the couple"
Ms Markle is an actress and humanitarian campaigner
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According to one estimate, as many as 200,000 Russians have left their country since the start of the war.
Over 25,000 of those have arrived in Georgia. Some of those who have left Russia are activists who fear repercussions for protesting against the war in Ukraine. These activists continue to work from their new base in Georgia.
While many have welcomed the Russians leaving their homes some Georgians worry that Russia already has too much influence in their country and fear that a large influx of Russians could increase that influence.
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Vladimir Putin has said that “unfriendly” foreign countries must start paying for Russian gas in roubles, or it will cut supplies.
The Russian president signed a decree demanding buyers “must open rouble accounts in Russian banks” from Friday 1 April.
The move is an attempt to boost the country's currency, which has been hit by sanctions from the West following the invasion of Ukraine.
Germany - Russia's largest EU customer - said it would not be blackmailed, while France said it was planning to cut Russian gas deliveries.
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The coronavirus vaccination programme begins on Tuesday 8th December in the UK, with some of the most vulnerable people across the UK given their first dose of the vaccine.
Those over 80, care home staff and frontline NHS workers have been prioritised in the initial phase being run from hospitals.
It’s the start of the biggest vaccination programme ever in the UK. Military personnel and planners are on hand to help expand the operation as more doses of vaccine become available.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by health editor Hugh Pym.
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Boris Johnson is to meet the French President Emmanuel Macron to try to defuse growing tensions over post-Brexit fishing rights.
France claims the UK has denied fishing licences to dozens of its boats. Britain says some French vessels don’t meet the rules for fishing in UK waters.
France has already impounded one UK vessel and is threatening to block British boats entering its ports. Boris Johnson says he’s willing to do anything necessary to protect UK interests.
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The world’s largest factory to capture carbon dioxide from the air has begun operations in Iceland. Reducing the amount of CO₂ in the Earth’s atmosphere would help reduce the effects of climate change.
It showcases a developing technology considered by some to be an important tool in the fight against climate change but sceptics question how much impact it can really have.
Is it a futuristic vision of how to save the planet from runaway climate change, or a futile expense that distracts from the urgency of slashing co2 emissions?
According to the companies that constructed the plant, Climeworks and Carbfix, when operating at capacity the plant will draw 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the air every year.
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The Ukrainian city of Mariupol is under siege by Russian forces but Russian advances have ground to a halt in many areas, with Ukrainian forces holding out in several cities and also launching effective counterattacks.
BBC Security Correspondent Gordon Carrera gives his analysis of the Russian military strategy in Ukraine.
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US President Donald Trump has told his citizens they should brace for "painful" weeks ahead.
Worsening projections suggest the virus might claim up to 250,000 US lives in the coming weeks and months.
"This is going to be a very painful - a very, very painful two weeks," Mr Trump said at the White House, describing the pandemic as "a plague".
"I want every American to be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead."
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President Putin has been accused of blackmailing Europe over supplies of Russian gas.
The Russian President has threatened to cut off gas to “unfriendly countries” unless they pay in the Russian currency, the rouble.
Mr Putin signed a presidential decree ordering buyers to open rouble accounts in Russian banks.
Germany which is one of the main buyers of Russian gas said it would not tolerate any attempt at what it called “political blackmail”.
Mr Putin’s ultimatum is aimed at supporting the rouble which has been hit hard by international sanctions on Russia.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg.
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The England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has been speaking about his own experiences of poverty and being short of food as a child.
He was describing his childhood as he campaigned for the government to provide free school meal vouchers for vulnerable children throughout the school holidays.
He's written to every MP for support after helping to raise £20 million for food for low income families during the lockdown.
Fiona Bruce presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Elaine Dunkley.
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There have been scenes of panic at Kabul airport as desperate residents try to flee following the seizure of the Afghan capital by the Taliban.
Witnesses say at least three civilians died on Monday in the chaos at the airport, which is being secured by US troops. It is not clear whether they were shot or died in a stampede.
With scheduled flights suspended, many foreigners and Afghans are stranded.
The US and other countries are rushing to evacuate staff and allies.
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Russia's foreign minister and his US counterpart have held what they called "frank" talks to try to reduce the chance of a wider conflict in Ukraine.
Sergei Lavrov repeated denials that a huge Russian force assembled near Ukraine's borders would be used to invade Ukraine.
Antony Blinken said America would respond severely to any invasion.
Pro-Russian rebels control large parts of eastern Ukraine since a ferocious war erupted nearly eight years ago.
Some 14,000 people were killed and at least two million fled their homes before fragile peace agreements were brokered.
The US and its allies have threatened new sanctions if the Russian military takes action.
Newsnight’s David Grossman reports.
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The UK, France and Germany introduced stringent new measures. Britons are strongly advised to socially distance, avoiding offices, shops and bars. From Tuesday France will be in nationwide lockdown and infractions could be punished. And in Germany, most non-grocery shops and venues have been ordered to shut.
The Western Balkans closed shops and schools, while Switzerland declared a national emergency.
The death rate in Italy - Europe's worst-hit country - jumped by 349, bringing total fatalities there to more than 2,100.
In Iran, another hotspot, the death toll reached at least 853
President Donald Trump said the US outbreak could last all summer, and said gatherings should not be larger than 10 people
The global economy showed further signs that a recession could be coming, as US stock markets plunged.
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The UK government has moved from the "containment" to the "delay" phase of its response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Seven-day self-isolation periods for those with persistent coughs or fevers were just one measure announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
In the US, all major sport has been suspended and Broadway performances are off for a month.
And France is one of the latest countries to announce closure of all schools, universities and nurseries.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun 14-day self-isolation after his wife Sophie tested positive for coronavirus. He is not showing symptoms.
And Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has been admitted to hospital after testing positive.
Four towns in Spain's Catalonia region were put under lockdown on Thursday, in a first in the country. The measures, affecting some 70,000 people, came as Spain's death toll rose to 84 - up from 47 the day before.
In Italy the government imposed a blanket closure of restaurants, bars and almost all shops except food stores and pharmacies. The death toll there has passed 1,000 but Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio says the measures imposed in the first area of the outbreak have been proving effective.
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President Trump has launched an unprecedented attack on UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on the day he launched his bid to become the country's Prime Minister. The US President said Mr Corbyn would be bad for the country and heaped praise on his rival Boris Johnson. Mr Corbyn hit back, accusing the president of trying to interfere in the election.
BBC North America Editor Jon Sopel and Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg look at the extraordinary beginning to the UK's election campaign, with analysis from John Pienaar.
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet for the first time on a debate stage in Philadelphia, sparring over key issues and exchanging deep personal attacks.
The momentous meeting was marked by question dodging, finger pointing… and a claim about pet-eating.
The BBC's Justin Webb, Sarah Smith, Marianna Spring and Anthony Zurcher give their analysis on the debate.
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The death toll from the floods caused by Storm Boris that hit central Europe has risen, with more casualties recorded in Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic.
Eight deaths were recorded over the weekend in Poland, Romania and Austria, where a firefighter was killed during a flood rescue operation.
"If you were here, you would cry instantly, because people are desperate, their whole lives' work is gone”, said Emil Dragomir, mayor of Slobozia Conachi in Romania.
Although conditions have stabilised in some parts of central Europe, others are bracing themselves for more disruption and danger.
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A Metropolitan police officer has been found guilty of belonging to a banned neo-Nazi terror group and possessing extremist material.
The 22-year-old is the first serving British police officer to be convicted of a terror offence.
Benjamin Hannam was a member of the far right extremist group, National Action, which was banned in 2016.
He lied about his past, when applying to join the force.
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North Korea has conducted more missile tests to advance its weapons programme, which it says is necessary to defend itself against a possible US invasion.
Already in January, six tests have been carried out on hypersonic as well as short-range and long-range ballistic missiles.
The UN prohibits North Korea from ballistic and nuclear weapons tests, and has imposed strict sanctions.
But the East Asian state regularly defies the ban, and leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to bolster his country's defences.
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The British government has accepted there’s a shortage of protective clothing for frontline health workers. Unions and professional bodies have warned that NHS staff may refuse to work if there is not enough protective equipment to ensure their safety. A large consignment of protective equipment including 400,000 gowns is due to arrive from Turkey on Sunday.
Meanwhile there’s more evidence of the problems care homes are facing — with care organisations warning that far more residents may be dying than previously thought.
Kate Silverton presents BBC News reports from Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes and Social Affairs Correspondent Alison Holt.
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14 people have been arrested in connection with a series of shootings in the Austrian capital Vienna that left four people dead.
22 others were injured when a gunman, described as an "Islamist terrorist" by the authorities, fired into crowds of people at six different locations.
In the UK the security threat level has been raised from 'substantial' to 'severe' which means an attack is thought to be highly likely.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jenny Hill in Vienna and security correspondent Frank Gardner.
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The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that the public to strictly abide by the current lockdown rules. He warned that the pressure on the NHS was now “very very bad”.
The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has added his voice to government scientific advisers who who have warned that the current lockdown rules may not be tight enough to control the surge in the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Hancock pledged that by the autumn every adult in the UK would have been offered a coronavirus vaccination.
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US President Joe Biden has announced $2.3bn (£1.9bn) to help build infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather and natural disasters.
But he stopped short of formally declaring a climate emergency, which would grant him further powers.
Tens of millions of people in the US, across more than two dozen states, are living under heat warnings this week.
Meanwhile wildfires continue to rage in parts of Europe as a heatwave moves across the continent.
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The prime minister has been defending England's border controls after it emerged that officials have been unable to find one of six people infected with a variant of coronavirus first found in Brazil.
The six cases were identified last month prompting accusations that the government hadn't acted fast enough with the introduction of mandatory hotel quarantine.
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The Pandora Papers is a leak of almost 12 million documents that reveals hidden wealth, tax avoidance and, in some cases, money laundering by some of the world's rich and powerful.
More than 600 journalists in 117 countries have been trawling through the files from 14 sources for months, finding stories that are being published this week.
BBC Panorama and the Guardian have led the investigation in the UK.
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The British Antarctic Survey says it doesn't know when scientists can return to one of its research stations. This is due to the danger posed by a giant iceberg, that is almost the size of Greater London.
Experts are tracking the mass from space as it circles the Antarctic coastline.
British Antarctic Survey scientists don't believe that this particular event is connected to climate change.
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Public Health England has admitted that 15,841 positive cases between the 25th September and 2nd October were not included in reported daily cases at the time and not passed on to the contact tracing system.
The latest figures on 4th October show there were 22,961 new confirmed coronavirus cases, recorded in the latest 24-hour period. 33 deaths more deaths were recorded, of people who died within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test. It takes the total number, across the UK, to 42,350.
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that the UK faced “a very tough winter” with the virus . He said he hoped things would be radically different by the spring. Labour accused him of failing to set out a "serious strategy".
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Nigel Farage clashes with Gina Miller - the woman who brought the Brexit case before the High Court - on the Andrew Marr Show.
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The price of oil has plunged further as the coronavirus pandemic leads to falls in demand around the world. In the United States some oil prices turned negative - with oil producers in effect paying buyers to take supplies.
Meanwhile some countries are continuing to ease the lockdowns they put in place due to the pandemic. New Zealand is relaxing rules on local travel, following some easing of coronavirus restrictions in Germany and Denmark.
In the UK Boris Johnson is said to be very wary of relaxing restrictions too soon due to concerns it could lead to a second wave of coronavirus infections. The Prime Minister is continuing his recovery from the virus at Chequers, his country residence.
In the United States protesters have taken to the streets demanding an end to the lockdown. The US is feeling the economic effects of the pandemic, with unemployment soaring - more than 22 million Americans have put in new claims for benefits in the last month.
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The shock of any invasion of Ukraine by Russia would "echo around the world", Boris Johnson has told world leaders.
He said we must be "unflinchingly honest" about the situation in Ukraine and should not "underestimate the gravity of this moment".
Western nations have warned Russia could invade Ukraine imminently, with over 130,000 of its troops near the border.
Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw major drills of Russia's strategic nuclear missile forces from Moscow on Saturday.
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Ros Atkins examines why tensions between China and Taiwan have increased over recent weeks.
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At least 19 people have been killed in an overnight Israeli strike in the designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
Witnesses said the strike obliterated an area crowded with tents for displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, south-west of Khan Younis, leaving huge craters in the sand.
“The bombing was incredibly intense. People were thrown into the air,” one displaced man told the BBC. “You can’t imagine the devastation.”
The Israeli military said its aircraft attacked what it called “a number of senior Hamas terrorists” operating there - a claim Hamas denied.
The military also disputed the initial death toll put out by the Hamas-run Civil Defence authority, which reported that rescue teams had recovered more than 40 bodies.
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Two planes carrying hundreds of US citizens from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship have left Japan, officials say.
One plane has landed at a US Air Force air base in California, and its passengers will be isolated at military facilities for 14 days.
There were some 400 Americans on board the Diamond Princess. The ship with some 3,700 passengers and crew has been in quarantine since 3 February.
Meanwhile, China reported a total of 2,048 new cases on Monday.
Of those new cases, 1,933 were from Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
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Around 60 French fishing boats have taken part in a protest outside Jersey's largest port in a dispute over access to the island's waters.
Two Royal Navy vessels were sent to deal with a possible blockade of St Helier and France responded by dispatching two patrol vessels of its own.
Under the Brexit trade agreement only French crews with a history of fishing in the area qualify for a licence.
But the French say these licences include restrictions and conditions that have not been agreed.
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The new coronavirus variant Omicron has been detected in 13 people who arrived in the Dutch capital Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa.
They are among 61 passengers who tested positive for coronavirus.
It comes as tighter restrictions come into force in the Netherlands, amid record Covid cases and concerns over the new variant.
This includes early closing times for hospitality and cultural venues, and limits on home gatherings.
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In just two and a half months, the war in Ukraine has claimed tens of thousands of lives and flattened countless communities.
The intensity of this struggle has shocked many, even those military professionals across the world who now find themselves watching, trying to understand what lessons to draw about war and its future conduct.
How long could this conflict continue? Could we see a WWI stalemate? Are we witnessing the death of the tank?
Newsnight’s diplomatic and defence editor Mark Urban has been scouring Russian and Ukrainian accounts online and speaking to expert observers to discover more about what those early lessons might be.
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Six cases of the new Brazilian variant of coronavirus have been detected in the UK for the first time, three in England and three in Scotland. All but one of the cases are linked to travel from Brazil.
Public Health England said the risk to the wider community is considered low, but it has increased testing in the South Gloucestershire area, where two of the cases were found.
There are concerns that the Brazilian variant may be more contagious than the original virus and less likely to be contained by the existing vaccines.
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At least 24 people have died in Mexico City after a railway bridge collapsed sending train carriages plunging onto a busy road below. Dozens of other people were injured.
Rescue workers searched through the wreckage for survivors at the site, close to a metro station, on the newest line in the city.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Will Grant in Mexico City.
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The total number of coronavirus deaths in Spain has now exceeded 10,000.
The country, the second-worst hit in terms of deaths, has also lost nearly 900,000 jobs. The US on Thursday said it saw a record 6.6 million new unemployment benefit claims
The unemployment figures are another sign of the dire impact the pandemic is having on businesses in many countries.
Worldwide, confirmed coronavirus infections are nearing one million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The university's tracker has recorded more than 50,200 deaths globally; while more than 204,000 people have recovered.
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Thousands of supporters of President Trump have stormed the US Capitol building, venting their anger at the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election.
They forced the evacuation and lockdown of Congress, where lawmakers were preparing to approve the election result.
Shortly before the clashes President Trump had addressed his supporters near the White House telling them that he would never accept defeat.
President-elect Biden called on Mr Trump to tell his people to go home and eventually that was the message delivered from the White House.
Washington’s Mayor ordered a curfew as members of the US National Guard were deployed to protect the city.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by North America editor Jon Sopel in Washington and from Aleem Maqbool and Lebo Diseko at the Capitol.
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Ukraine is set to be approved as an EU candidate at a leaders' summit in Brussels, after the European Commission gave the green light.
Ukraine applied days after the Russian invasion and the process has since moved at a record speed.
Candidate status is the first official step towards EU membership but it can take many years to join and there's no guarantee of success.
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Joe Biden has said he is “honoured and humbled” after winning the US Presidential election. He crossed the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes needed by winning the states of Pennsylvania and Nevada.
In a statement the President-Elect said: “In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America. It’s time for America to unite. And to heal.”
The election has seen the highest turnout since 1900. Mr Biden has won more than 73 million votes, the most ever recorded for a US presidential candidate.
The result denies Donald Trump a second term after a divisive presidency defined by the coronavirus pandemic, bitter culture wars and social unrest.
Tina Daheley presents BBC news reporting from north America editor Jon Sopel in Washington and Nick Bryant with the Biden campaign in Wilmington, Delaware.
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One of President Biden’s closest aides has urged Russia not to exploit the gas crisis that’s leading to energy shortages across Europe.
Russia supplies 40% of Europe’s natural gas imports.
It insists much of the problem lies with Europe’s decision not to take out long-term contracts, for which it is now paying the price.
US National Security advisor Jake Sullivan told the BBC: “It would be a mistake for Russia to try and exploit this, I think that would ultimately backfire on them and I believe they should respond to the market demands for increased energy demands to Europe.”
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Sir David Attenborough urged COP26 climate summit delegates to "turn tragedy into triumph" and tackle climate change.
His speech, in which he said the fate of future generations was at risk, drew a standing ovation.
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President Trump says Iran appears to be standing down after it launched more than 20 missiles at Iraqi bases where US troops are stationed. He urged countries - including the UK - to send a "clear and united message" to Iran that its "campaign of terror" will no longer be tolerated.
The ballistic missiles were launched from the western Kermanshah Province in response to the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani by the US.
Al-Asad airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province was hit 17 times, including two missiles that failed to detonate. According to the Iraqi government, a further five missiles were targeted at a base in Irbil. Both the UK and American governments have said none of their citizens were killed or injured.
In his address this afternoon Donald Trump said the US would impose additional sanctions on Iran.
Meanwhile, just hours after the Iranian missile attacks a Ukrainian passenger plane, carrying 176 people - including 3 Britons, crashed shortly after take-off in Iran. There were no survivors.
The majority of passengers on the Boeing airliner were from Iran and Canada. Several airlines have now said they will avoid Iranian airspace.
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The Queen will meet senior royals in Sandringham later to discuss the future roles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Prince Harry, the Duke of Cambridge and the Prince of Wales will all attend, while Meghan is expected to join the discussion by phone from Canada.
The Sussexes say they plan to step back as senior members of the Royal Family.
BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond described the meeting as "royal history in the making".
It is hoped the talks will produce a "next step" on the way to defining the couple's new relationship with the Royal Family - in line with the Queen's wish to find a solution within days.
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More than 1,000 Afghan soldiers have fled to neighbouring Tajikistan after clashing with Taliban militants, officials have said.
The troops retreated over the border to "save their own lives", according to a statement by Tajikistan's border guard.
The surge coincides with the end of Nato's 20-year military mission in the country.
The vast majority of remaining foreign forces in Afghanistan have been withdrawn ahead of a September deadline, and there are concerns that the Afghan military will collapse.
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Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne.
It comes a day after he was granted an exemption from vaccination rules to play in the Australian Open.
The BBC's Ros Atkins looks back at how things got to this point.
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It's 10 years since an untested 27-year-old took power in North Korea and in that time few world leaders have generated as many headlines.
But what has it been like living under Kim Jong-un?
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Taylor Swift has endorsed Kamala Harris - but what difference is it likely to make, in terms of persuading the undecideds, and getting new voters registered?
BBC Americast also looks back at the history behind celebrity endorsements from Frank Sinatra’s backing of JFK to Bruce Springsteen and Ronald Reagan, what motivates a star to back a politician? When does an endorsement backfire?
Justin Webb, Sarah Smith and Marianna Spring speak to Tyler Foggatt, a senior editor at The New Yorker magazine.
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The Prime Minister has warned that coronavirus restrictions in England may need to be tightened over the next few weeks, to reduce the rising numbers of infections.
Boris Johnson also defended the government’s determination to keep schools open where possible.
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said it was clear the Government had lost control of the virus. He’s called for new national restrictions to be announced immediately.
With some schools reopening in England after the Christmas break, there are concerns that there won't be enough staff.
The biggest teaching union, the NEU, is advising members only to hold classes for children of key workers and those from vulnerable backgrounds.
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Vladimir Putin has said that "of course" Russia does not want war in Europe, but that his security concerns must be addressed and taken seriously.
The Russian president's comments came as the military said that some troops were withdrawing from the border near Ukraine - the first sign from Moscow of a possible de-escalation of tensions.
However Western leaders say there is no evidence of the withdrawal yet.
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Russia's military has been making gains in eastern Ukraine, having shifted most of the focus of its war there - putting the Ukrainian army under more pressure than at any time since the first weeks of the war.
The battle for Ukraine's old industrial heartland, known as Donbas, is likely to decide the fate of the Russian invasion.
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Boris Johnson has said it would be “morally indefensible” to keep schools in England closed because of coronavirus.
The Prime Minister pledged to make their reopening a national priority. In a newspaper article, the Prime Minister insisted it's safe to send children back to classrooms in September.
It's understood he wants schools to stay open if possible during any future local lockdowns. Scotland's pupils will return to schools this week.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by education editor Branwen Jeffreys, political correspondent Nick Eardley and health correspondent Catherine Burns.
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Around the world supply chain problems are affecting the supply of goods, as the easing of the Covid pandemic leads to a sudden surge in consumer demand.
Cargo ships at many ports are stuck, unable to offload their containers, because the docks are already full.
France’s Finance Minister, speaking at a meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, said there were shortages everywhere, with suppliers struggling to cope with the rise in demand.
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At least 100,000 troops are positioned within reach of Ukraine's borders and US President Joe Biden has deployed 3,000 extra military troops to eastern Europe.
Russia may deny any plans for invasion but it has carved out a series of demands from the West that cannot be met.
What happens next could jeopardise Europe's entire security structure.
The main tools in the West's armoury appear to be sanctions and military aid in the form of advisers and weapons.
President Biden has also warned that he would consider personal sanctions on Vladimir Putin, if Russia invades Ukraine. The UK has also warned that "those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide".
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The current lockdown restrictions in England will remain in place until at least March 8th, when schools in all parts of England might be allowed to reopen “if the conditions are right”.
The prime minister Boris Johnson said reopening schools any earlier could result in another surge in Covid cases. He said data on hospital admissions and the vaccine roll-out would need to be carefully studied before any relaxation was possible.
Once England's schools return, there will be a gradual unlocking of other restrictions, as long as the scientific evidence supports that.
Northern Ireland has already extended its lockdown into March with plans in Wales and Scotland under review.
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For years, one of South Africa’s great tourist attractions has been the opportunity to see great white sharks up close.
But barely any great white sharks have been spotted off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa for two years now – where there used to be hundreds.
What's going on?
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Civil Servant Sue Gray has handed her report into lockdown parties in Downing Street to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ahead of expected publication later today.
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There is evidence that thousands of disabled Ukrainian children have been forgotten and abandoned in institutions that can’t look after them.
The human rights organisation, Disability Rights International, has carried out an investigation and found children with severe disabilities tied to beds in overrun children’s homes unable to cope.
The BBC has been given exclusive access to an institution in western Ukraine, where disabled children from the east have been left by their carers who fled to neighbouring countries.
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More than 5,000 troops have been deployed to support people in southern Poland, as floods threaten parts of central Europe.
At least 18 people have died in the flooding in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria.
Water levels in Nysa, southern Poland, have started receding after the mayor of the town of more than 40,000 people ordered residents to evacuate on Monday due to damage to a nearby flood bank.
The flooding comes after Storm Boris brought vast amounts of rain and snow at the weekend.
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The UK is facing its biggest public health crisis in a generation and up to ten thousand people could already have the coronavirus. That's what the prime minister and the government's scientific experts announced as they set out how Britain should tackle the growing threat from the virus.
A number of countries across Europe introduced more severe measures to try to slow the spread of the virus - among them Ireland, France and Spain. And a state of emergency was declared in New York in the United States. Around the world there's been turmoil on stock markets, with huge sell-offs prompted by general fears of the impact the pandemic is having on the global economy and a decision by President Trump to announce restrictions on travel betwen continental Europe and the US.
Laura Kuenssberg, Hugh Pym, Fergus Walsh, Lucy Manning, Nick Bryant, Faisal Islam, Ed Thomas, Mark Lowen, Damian Grammaticas, Dan Roan and Sophie Hutchinson report for for News at Ten presented by Sophie Raworth.
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Russia's flagship Black Sea missile cruiser has sunk after being "seriously damaged", Russian state media says.
The defence ministry said ammunition on the Moskva exploded in an unexplained fire and that the ship tipped over while being towed back to port.
Ukraine claims it struck the vessel with its Neptune missiles.
The 510-crew warship had led Russia's naval assault on Ukraine, which made it an important symbolic and military target.
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Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for streaming her superhero film Black Widow at the same time as its cinema release.
The movie set a box office record for a pandemic release, grossing $218m (£157m) in its first weekend.
But box office receipts then fell sharply and Ms Johansson argues she was deprived of potential earnings.
Disney said it had "fully complied" with her contract and that her case had "no merit whatsoever".
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Russian forces have launched a major military assault in Ukraine, with reports of explosions near major cities across the country.
In a pre-dawn TV statement Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not plan to occupy Ukraine, but said Moscow's response would be "instant" if anyone tries to stop this.
Shortly afterwards, reports began of attacks on Ukraine's military targets. Ukraine said that "Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine".
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More blasts have been reported in Beirut, a day after exploding pagers killed 12 and injured thousands across Lebanon.
A BBC reporter says one blast happened at a funeral, other sources say "communication devices" seem to have exploded
Multiple sources say Mossad, the Israeli spy agency, was behind the attack on Tuesday - Israel has not commented.
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Russia has warned Lithuania of "serious" consequences after it banned the rail transfer of some goods to the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.
Kaliningrad - a strategic region where Russia's Baltic Fleet is headquartered - has no border with mainland Russia.
The western territory was annexed from Germany after World War Two in 1945 and is bordered by EU and Nato members Lithuania and Poland.
Lithuania says it is only following the EU sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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A red extreme heart warning has been issued for the first time by the UK Met Office for parts of England, meaning a risk to life is likely as temperatures could hit 40C (104F).
It points to there being a danger to life, with the risk of illness not limited to vulnerable people.
In Europe, the heatwave is fuelling wildfires in Portugal, France and Spain.
Experts say heatwaves are becoming more frequent and extreme because of climate change.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with US President Joe Biden at the White House, where they discussed Ukraine, the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific.
After the meeting, Starmer gave no indication if the UK and US would allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons inside Russia.
Biden said Putin will "not prevail" in the war in Ukraine, during the meeting with Starmer.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously warned against such a move, saying it would represent Nato's "direct participation" in the Ukraine war.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including a total ban on oil imports from Russia by the end of 2022.
"[Vladimir] Putin must pay a high price for his brutal aggression," von der Leyen told members of the European Parliament on Wednesday.
The plans, which need the approval of member states, also include sanctions on individuals, including those suspected of war crimes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, responded calling the sanctions a "double-edged" weapon, adding that “the cost of these sanctions to the citizens of Europe will grow by the day”.
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Ten months into the coronavirus pandemic, the UK has passed another grim milestone, with the number of people dying within 28 days of a positive Covid19 test now more than 80,000.
Scientists advising the government have warned of the need for even stricter lockdown measures, because the new variant of the virus is so infectious.
Buckingham Palace has said that the Queen and Prince Philip have been vaccinated as the programme continues to protect the elderly and vulnerable.
As the government considers even tighter lockdown measures, Derbyshire police have said they are reviewing a decision to issue to issue £200 fines for breach of lockdown rules to two women who drove five miles for a walk.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by health correspondent Katharine Da Costa, Jon Donnison and political correspondent Iain Watson.
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The entire Indian delegation in the UK for G7 talks must self-isolate after two Covid cases were detected.
India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar pulled out of face-to-face talks, saying he was "aware of exposure to possible Covid positive cases".
India is not in the G7 group - the world's largest so-called advanced economies - but delegates from the country were invited as guests.
The talks are expected to discuss new ways to ensure fairer access to vaccine stockpiles and increase support for the global vaccine distribution scheme known as Covax.
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine, thousands of civilians have been killed and millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes.
But back home, there are consequences too, for the families of Russian servicemen who have been sent into battle.
A Russian soldier’s mother has shared her story about what she thinks of the Kremlin's "special military operation".
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Ukraine and Russia have signed "mirror" deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea.
The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, currently trapped in Ukraine by the war, to be exported.
The world shortage of Ukrainian grain since Russia's 24 February invasion has left millions at risk of hunger.
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The peace agreement that holds together Bosnia-Herzegovina is under threat from a rise in Serb nationalism.
More than three years of war in the 1990s devastated Bosnia after the fall of Yugoslavia. Tens of thousands of people were killed and hundreds of thousands were driven from their homes by ethnic cleansing.
The war ended in 1995 with a peace treaty that split the country into two parts: a Bosniak Muslim and Croat federation - and the other a Serb entity called Republika Srpska.
Now an ongoing political crisis and the resurgence of Serb nationalism under Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodic, is stirring up fears of renewed conflict.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen.
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Israel has launched air strikes on southern Lebanon as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemned this week’s fatal exploding devices attacks.
Israel confirmed fresh strikes on Lebanon before Israeli fighter jets could be heard flying over Beirut during Nasrallah’s televised speech.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces says it's working to “degrade” Hezbollah’s "terrorist capabilities and infrastructure".
At least 37 people were killed and 2,600 injured after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded on Tuesday and Wednesday in Lebanon, said Nasrallah.
Multiple sources say Israel's Mossad spy agency was targeting Hezbollah; Israel hasn't commented.
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The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter central Europe.
Nysa mayor Kordian Kolbiarz asked people to head for higher ground, citing the risk of an embankment breaching and releasing a cascade of water into the town from a nearby lake.
The death toll from the floods that hit over the weekend rose to at least 16 on Monday, with seven confirmed fatalities in Romania. Casualties were also recorded in Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland.
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The United Nations Secretary General has warned that the latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict is heading for “an uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis”.
António Guterres appealed for an immediate end to the fighting, at a special meeting of the UN Security Council.
On the deadliest day since the start of the current hostilities, 42 Palestinians were reported to have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, including 10 children.
Israel says rockets fired by Hamas into Israel have killed 10 Israelis since the latest hostilities began.
Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reporting by middle east editor Jeremy Bowen, from Sderot in southern Israel, close to the Gaza Strip.
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America's longest-serving commander in Afghanistan says he expects Taliban violence to get worse, as US-led forces withdraw from the country over the coming months.
President Biden has said that all US troops will leave the country by September 2021, ending a deployment that's lasted 20 years.
Recent violence has included a bomb attack outside a school in Kabul in which dozens of schoolgirls were killed.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting from Kabul by chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis have met with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Kyiv.
The French, German and Italian leaders took an overnight train from Poland and were joined by the Romanian leader in Ukraine to meet with Zelensky, where they hope to counter criticisms of their support for the country and offer help to its people.
Their visit has been met with scorn by Russia, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov saying he hoped it would not focus solely on supplying Ukraine with weapons as that would cause further damage to the country.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says there is "zero use" in the leaders being there.
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US President Joe Biden is said to be considering whether to declare a climate emergency as wildfires tear across California.
Around 6,000 people have already been evacuated from their homes as firefighters admit high temperatures are hampering their efforts.
A state of emergency has already been declared around Yosemite National Park where ancient woodland and wildlife could fall victim to the fires.
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Coronavirus: more than 10,000 deaths as senior adviser says UK may be worst hit in Europe - BBC News
10,612 people have now died in hospital in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus. The figure does not include people who have died in care homes or in the community. The Health Secretary Matt Hancock called it a “sombre day”. One of the government’s senior scientific advisers said the UK is likely to become the worst-affected country in Europe. Sir James Farrar said the UK had lessons to learn from countries like Germany, which had tested and isolated infected people on a mass scale. There has also been more criticism of the government for failing to provide enough protective clothing to frontline workers. Meanwhile Boris Johnson has thanked NHS after being discharged from hospital. Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reports from Science Editor David Shukman and Political Correspondent Ben Wright.
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Lebanon has banned all pagers and walkie-talkies from all flights at Beirut airport.
According to Lebanon's National News Agency, which quoted the aviation agency, passengers have been told that they may not carry such devices in their carry-ons, and they will be confiscated immediately if found.
At least 20 people were killed and 450 injured after hundreds of walkie-talkies, some reportedly used by Hezbollah, exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday.
Just a day earlier, thousands of pagers used by members of the armed group exploded in the country.
Israel has not commented on the blasts, but on Wednesday, Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced "a new phase in the war".
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BBC's Natalia Antelava travels to eastern Ukraine and speaks to a mix of Ukrainians living on the Russian border about the ongoing crisis.
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Storms have hit the UK hard this winter, with forest managers warning that already "catastrophic" damage will be made worse by Storms Dudley and Eunice which are due to hit soon.
There are warnings that the heating climate is making our weather more severe and unpredictable, and that management and planting strategies must adapt more quickly.
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The last American and Nato forces have left Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the centre of the war against militants for some 20 years.
The pull-out could signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan is imminent.
President Joe Biden has said US forces will be gone by 11 September.
But the withdrawal comes as the main jihadist group, the Taliban, advances in many parts of Afghanistan.
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Hundreds of members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have reportedly been injured after handheld pagers they use to communicate exploded.
Lebanon’s state news agency said there were blasts in the southern suburbs of Beirut and several other areas. Hezbollah's al-Manar TV also said many pagers had exploded, without identifying those hurt.
Videos and photos on social media appeared to show wounded men sitting or lying on floors and others being rushed to hospitals. Unconfirmed CCTV footage showed blasts in shops.
A Hezbollah official told Reuters news agency it constituted the "biggest security breach yet" since hostilities with Israel escalated 11 months ago in parallel with the Gaza war.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, though the events come hours after Israel’s security cabinet made the safe return of 60,000 residents displaced in the north by Hezbollah attacks an official war goal.
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The United Nations is warning of the risk of "full-scale war" as the clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians continue.
Israel's Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned Palestinian militants that this was just the beginning, threatening to strike with “blows they haven't dreamed of”.
The United States is sending a senior diplomat to the Middle East to urge Israelis and Palestinians to end the violence.
At least 65 Palestinians including 15 children and six Israelis are reported to have been killed since the fighting began.
In the past few days Palestinian militants have fired barrages of rockets into Israel, many aimed at Tel Aviv. Israel has carried out a heavy bombardment of Gaza launching hundreds of air strikes.
Tensions have been growing in Jerusalem, partly due to a long-running threat to evict Palestinians from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem in an area claimed by Jewish settlers.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman in Jerusalem, Rushdi Abualouf in Gaza and Caroline Hawley.
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he is “interested” in learning about Italy’s scheme to send migrants rescued at sea to Albania to process asylum claims.
The British leader is meeting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as Italy receives the highest number of migrant arrivals, but has recently seen a dramatic fall.
"I've long believed that prevention and stopping people travelling in the first place is one of the best ways to deal with this particular issue”, said Keir Starmer.
The pair will discuss what is known as irregular migration, among other issues, as both countries aim to reduce arrivals by sea.
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Europe’s biggest states have joined the growing list of nations questioning the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
Germany, France, Spain and Italy are all taking the precautionary measure of suspending use of the vaccine because of fears about possible side-effects including blood clots.
Use of the AstraZeneca vaccine has already been suspended in the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland, Bulgaria, Denmark and Norway.
The World Health Organisation along with the EU's own medicines regulator says there is no justification for the ban and most British scientists insist the vaccine is safe.
Italy has suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as it faces a third wave of the pandemic, with a sharp rise in infections. It’s government has introduced new restrictions including the closure of schools, shops and restaurants.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by medical editor Fergus Walsh, Europe editor Katya Adler and Rome correspondent Mark Lowen.
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The leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has accused the West of trying to destabilise his country, as he held talks with his main ally, Russia's President Putin. The two men pledged to strengthen their alliance.
It follows international condemnation of Belarus for forcing a Ryanair flight to land, in order to arrest an opposition journalist.
The UK and EU have demanded the immediate release of Roman Protasevich and have banned flights from Belarus, while Brussels is threatening to impose economic sanctions.
President Lukashenko's Kremlin-backed regime is accused of widespread repression and human rights abuse.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Rainsford from the capital Minsk.
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