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  1. Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in Belfast

    Police and firefighters help families leave their homes amid disorder following a knife attack.
  2. Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC

    Under current rules, shops breaking the law can only be closed for up to six months in England and Wales.
  3. US strikes Iran in response to downing of military helicopter

    President Donald Trump earlier accused Iran of shooting down the US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond.
  4. Who will win the World Cup? BBC pundits make their predictions

    Who will win, who might spring a surprise and how will England and Scotland do? BBC pundits predict what will happen at the 2026 World Cup.
  5. Model who alleges Kanye West choked her tells BBC she felt 'suffocated and scared'

    West claims the encounter on a music video set was part of a "provocative theatrical performance".
  6. Manhunt under way in South Africa after 12 killed in mass shooting in Johannesburg

    Another nine people were injured at an informal settlement in Cleveland late on Tuesday.
  7. World Cup referee denied US entry arrives home to hero's welcome in Somalia

    Omar Artan vows to officiate at the 2030 World Cup instead after arriving home in Somalia in the wake of being banned from entering the United States.
  8. The UK could hit 28C this weekend - is another heatwave on the way?

    Temperatures are expected to rise by the end of the week where we could see another heatwave developing, Simon King explains
  9. How to watch the key World Cup matches - and keep your job

    Football fans and bosses share their strategies to balance late night kick offs with work the next day.
  10. With no team in World Cup, China fans rally around a red card-happy referee

    Ma Ning, known for his stern style, has sparked viral memes and attracted major brand sponsorships.
  11. Cymru connections: Who can Wales fans back?

    It's the return of a conundrum that Welsh football fans had to deal with for 64 years before 2022: Who to support at the World Cup?
  12. Twenty new players to look out for

    BBC Sport TV and radio commentators pick the players they think could be the breakout stars.
  13. 'People didn't believe I was sleeping rough': The UK's hidden homeless women

    Two thirds of the women counted in a charity-led census would not have been recorded using the government method.
  14. 'My son and daughter play for England, I still pinch myself'

    Nigel James says "I still pinch myself" that two of his children represent England's football teams.
  15. Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis

    The US and Israeli leaders have lost control of the consequences after miscalculating the Iran war.
  16. My wife's 'unadoptable' baby was left to die at unmarried mothers' home

    A new report condemning an unmarried mothers' home is welcomed by survivors and relatives.
  17. Watch: BBC goes into jungle with Myanmar's civil war rebels

    The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville travels to Myanmar - without the permission of the authorities - to meet a group of rebel fighters.
  18. Hundreds of twitchers flock to see African bird in UK for first time

    It is the first time the African bird has been recorded in the UK.
  19. Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army

    The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding.
  20. Advanced radiotherapy for prostate cancer to cut sessions from 20 to five

    Some men in England with the disease will now be offered an advanced form of treatment on the NHS.
  21. Protests across Scotland follow Belfast knife attack

    Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at locations across the central belt with their faces covered and many holding Union flags and banners.
  22. Former Cameron adviser Steve Hilton advances in California governor's race

    If British-born Hilton wins in November, will be the first Republican governor in 15 years.
  23. Texas teen sentenced to 35 years for killing fellow student at athletics event

    The fatal incident during a high school athletics event in a Dallas suburb drew national attention.
  24. Dinosaur highway 'longest of its kind in the world'

    The tracks were first spotted by a worker at Dewars Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire four years ago.
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  26. What We Know About The Belfast Knife Attack So Far

    Police and political leaders in Northern Ireland have called for calm.
  27. Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why did Trump walk out of his TV interview with Meet The Press?

    And why is JD Vance posting about Henry Nowak?
  28. Who will win the World Cup? BBC pundits make their predictions

    Who will win, who might spring a surprise and how will England and Scotland do? BBC pundits predict what will happen at the 2026 World Cup.
  29. Keane and Fernandes clear air after row over 'lie'

    Roy Keane clears the air with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes after he misquoted the Portuguese - which led to Fernandes accusing him of lying.
  30. Real Madrid's £130m Alvarez bid laughed off by Atletico

    Real Madrid make an offer of 150m euros (£130m) for striker Julian Alvarez, but city rivals Atletico Madrid turn it down.
  31. The wild hip-hop parties that started Tuchel's journey to England boss

    Thomas Tuchel is bidding to become the first foreign manager to win the World Cup. BBC Sport charts the start of his journey to becoming England boss.