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  1. Government publishes key witness statements in collapsed China spy case

    Deputy national security adviser concluded China was "highly capable and conduct large-scale espionage operations against the UK".
  2. Hamas returns two more bodies but says it cannot retrieve remaining dead hostages

    The group's armed wing says it has returned all the bodies of hostages it can reach in the ruins of Gaza.
  3. Funeral director admits fraud charges after inquiry into human remains at his premises in Hull

    Robert Bush denied 30 counts of preventing lawful burials but admitted fraud charges.
  4. 'Worse than starting from scratch': How big is the task of rebuilding Gaza?

    BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.
  5. Giuffre accuses 'entitled' Andrew in posthumous book

    Virginia Giuffre, who took her life earlier this year, gives her account of meeting Prince Andrew.
  6. Reeves says she is looking at tax rises ahead of Budget

    The chancellor also said she was considering further measures on public spending, in a bid to put the UK's finances on a firmer footing.
  7. Celia Imrie's fart steals the show on Celebrity Traitors

    The veteran actress blamed nerves for her releasing wind at a tense moment during the game.
  8. Baroness Mone-linked PPE firm misses deadline to pay £122m

    PPE Medpro was ordered to repay damages by 16:00 BST on Wednesday after breaching a Covid-19 contract.
  9. Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary's plane to land in UK

    The Pentagon says Hegseth and other military leaders on board, who were travelling back from a Nato meeting, are safe.
  10. Dozens in court over alleged support of Palestine Action

    About 2,000 people are likely to be charged, meaning 400 trials could need to be held.
  11. Man who murdered girlfriend in hot tub is jailed for life

    Aren Pearson will spend at least 25 years in jail for stabbing Claire Leveque to death in Shetland in 2023.
  12. Ukraine imposes blackouts in most regions after Russian power grid attacks

    This will be the fourth consecutive winter of outages since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
  13. 'Time to begin healing together': Israeli hostage couple reunited after 738 days

    Avinatan Or and Noa Argamani were kidnapped from the Nova music festival on 7 October2023 but held in separate locations.
  14. Watch: Freed detainee finds family alive after thinking they had been killed

    Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer said his family had been killed.
  15. Gaza experts work to identify bodies of 90 Palestinians returned by Israel

    Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians in return for every dead Israeli hostage.
  16. Trump demands Hamas disarm as group moves to assert control with public execution

    BBC Verify analyses footage of Hamas fighters in Gaza, including one of an execution in the centre of Gaza City.
  17. Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

    South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot
  18. After the PM's appearance at PMQs, what more do we know about the collapsed China spy case?

    The detail of this story is enormously complicated, and it is possible the release of witness statements do not signal the end of the saga.
  19. D'Angelo: A musical pioneer who reshaped soul

    The singer, who has died aged 51, was credited with creating the album that became the genre's blueprint.
  20. 'It gave me my voice back': How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression

    New research suggests singing can be clinically effective at treating the symptoms and cost effective for the NHS.
  21. I said goodnight to my mum's ashes for five months, then I found out it wasn't her

    Brian Allison says an unexplained mix-up with his mother's ashes tormented his late sister as she battled cancer.
  22. AI couldn't picture a woman like me - until now

    Paralympic swimmer Jess Smith, says representation means being seen as part of the AI world that's being built.
  23. 'I never used the word retirement' - Daniel Day-Lewis is back on screen after a seven-year break

    The three-time Oscar winner appears in the family drama Anemone, his first film since 2017's Phantom Thread.
  24. Controversial UK oil field publishes full scale of climate impact

    The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.
  25. Watchdog urges Phillipson to speed up trans guidance

    The equalities watchdog says updated guidance on single-sex spaces needs to be approved quickly.
  26. Student arrested after chanting about putting Zionists 'in the ground'

    Video appears to show Samuel Williams allegedly leading the chant at a pro-Palestinian march in London.
  27. UK targets Russian oil market in fresh sanctions

    The government has also targeted a major Indian energy company and Chinese oil terminals in new sanctions.
  28. Bankers to get bonuses faster under rule change

    The change is a relaxation of rules that were brought in after the 2008 financial crash.
  29. Six by-election candidates take part in rowdy debate

    The takeaways from BBC Wales' head-to-head with six of next week's Senedd by-election candidates.
  30. Uni cricket club suspended over 'degrading' initiation event

    Cardiff Students' Union said it would not tolerate "intimidating or degrading behaviour".
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  32. Some of music history’s most shocking stories revealed

    The untold stories behind the most controversial music of the 1980s
  33. Supernatural horror based on Stephen King's novel

    A repressed and bullied teenager discovers that she has special powers. Horror.
  34. England's lucky escape - what are the problems to address?

    After a near-miss against Pakistan, England are unlikely to survive any more batting scares with their toughest opponents in India and Australia on the horizon.
  35. 'Mercedes deals end Verstappen speculation - for now'

    The spectre of Max Verstappen has hung heavily over both Mercedes drivers this season - and over Britain's George Russell more so than rookie Kimi Antonelli.
  36. Icon, trailblazer & Wales hero - Fishlock's seismic legacy

    On the eve of her international retirement, a look at how Wales midfielder Jess Fishlock's seismic impact has gone beyond her remarkable on-pitch exploits.
  37. GB men's basketball team barred from internationals

    Basketball's world governing body Fiba suspends the British Basketball Federation and bars the British men's team from international competition because of governance issues.
  38. England escape with a point as match against Pakistan is rained off

    England avoided a shock defeat by Pakistan at the Women's World Cup, being saved by heavy rain in Colombo.
  39. How are World Cup favourites shaping up - and who will win?

    Now England have booked their place at the 2026 World Cup attention turns to how they might fare in North America next summer - and how some of their rivals are looking.
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