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  1. Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections

    All English elections will now go ahead as originally planned after Reform UK brought a legal challenge over the decision to delay some polls.
  2. Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95

    The Oscar-winner died "peacefully" at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on Sunday, his family says.
  3. Students begin Covid compensation claim against 36 more universities

    It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic.
  4. US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked near Iran

    BBC Verify has seen US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln near Iran ahead of talks between the two countries
  5. Teenagers guilty of killing man they thought was a paedophile

    Alexander Cashford was chased and hit with rocks and a bottle before he died.
  6. Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day

    The popular tourist attraction was a proposal spot for couples and featured on postcards.
  7. Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down

    The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
  8. Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back after leaving for home

    The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.
  9. Intermittent fasting may make little difference to weight loss, review finds

    But researchers say it could still improve someone's overall health through helpful changes to some body functions.
  10. Disability and LGBT hate crimes set to become aggravated offences

    The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.
  11. Ice and snow warnings as another blast of Arctic air sweeps across the UK

    More than 70 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.
  12. How are points scored in ski and snowboard big air?

    Our Ask Me Anything team explain how points are scored in Big Air and the different moves part of an athlete's trick.
  13. GB slalom legend Ryding bids farewell to Olympics

    Slalom skier Dave Ryding bids farewell to the Winter Olympics with a 17th-place finish in mixed conditions in Bormio.
  14. Swearing, illicit filming & rule changes - what next in curling cheating row?

    It's been quite the few days in the Cortina Curling Stadium during a Winter Olympics that has delivered intrigue and excitement both on and off the field of play.
  15. Ski jumper disqualified for wearing oversized boots

    Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig is disqualified from the men's large hill individual event for wearing oversized boots.
  16. The £10 tricks I used to make my rented room into a home

    Talented tenants share decor hacks that won't cost you a fortune - or your deposit.
  17. How Robert Duvall became a Hollywood great

    A look at the life of the prolific actor whose many films included Apocalypse Now and The Godfather.
  18. A simple guide to the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales

    Millions will vote in parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, and local elections in England.
  19. Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast

    European nations are asking whether traditional alliances can suffice, or whether they should be diversifying
  20. Why this school will ditch a shirt, tie and blazer from its uniform

    The school says the move is practical - but it echoes a wider debate over the role of uniforms.
  21. America's Next Top Model shaped reality TV, but should it ever have been made?

    A new Netflix documentary will finally see Tyra Banks and her fellow judges address some of the most controversial scandals from the reality show.
  22. 'I've applied for over 200 jobs - and I'm still unemployed'

    The BBC speaks to job-seekers in a deprived Yorkshire city where it seems opportunity rarely knocks.
  23. Five injured as Swiss train derails in heavy snow

    One passenger was taken to hospital after the derailment, which police say could have been caused by an avalanche.
  24. Navalny's mother says she always knew he was murdered after poison finding

    On the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya says her son did not "simply die in prison".
  25. Austrian man faces terror charges over Taylor Swift concert attack plot

    The 21-year-old could be jailed for up to 20 years over a plot to attack the US singer's concert in 2024.
  26. Brewdog staff 'upset and concerned' by sale plans

    Unite said workers had been left in the dark over their futures after the craft beer firm announced plans to explore new investment.
  27. Police framed man for female student’s murder, evidence gathered by BBC suggests

    Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in Omar Benguit's conviction for murder of Korean woman.
  28. Jet2 hands passengers life ban after mid-air brawl

    Flight LS896 from Turkey to Manchester had to make an emergency landing in Brussels.
  29. Harry Styles named curator of 2026 Meltdown Festival

    Harry Styles will join the list of artists that have overseen the annual London event.
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  31. Is It The End Of The Global Order As We Know It?

    Starmer says Europe must be ready to fight, but can it afford to?
  32. Will the US Supreme Court stand up to Trump?

    Or will the court expand the US president’s power?
  33. Muir fourth in big air in another medal near-miss

    Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir once again comes heartbreakingly close to a Winter Olympic medal for Team GB with her second fourth-place finish of the Games.
  34. League One Mansfield to host Arsenal in fifth round - full FA Cup draw

    League One club Mansfield will host record 14-time winners Arsenal at Field Mill in the FA Cup fifth round, as Manchester City head to Newcastle in a repeat of the League Cup semi-final.
  35. 'I bring a circus' - ringmaster Fury in 'prime' for Makhmudov fight

    Showman Tyson Fury says he is "coming back to make boxing great again" as he prepares to fight Russia's Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
  36. Australia on brink as Nissanka sends Sri Lanka through

    Australia's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup are all but over after Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka hit a brilliant unbeaten 100 to condemn them to an eight-wicket defeat.