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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Who is Natalie Harp, Trump's right-hand woman?

One of Trump's longest serving and most loyal aides, Harp was thrust again into the spotlight when Democrat Jon Ossoff noted her closeness to the president.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Lindsay Clancy's trial puts postpartum psychosis in the spotlight

Postpartum psychosis is a psychiatric emergency that can involve mania, depression, hallucinations and delusions.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Tenders open for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project, Israel announces

Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash

Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing'

The consumer watchdog said they were trying to find out if the three companies were not showing full prices upfront to customers.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Husband and wife died from impact trauma in plane crash, inquest hears

Sheetal Swali and Ketan Swali from Leicester were flying to Caernarfon Airport.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

The US inmate convicted in 1950 who was spared execution eight times

Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request

It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Trump pauses new tariffs on Canada and says countries close to a deal

US President Donald Trump said he will delay imposing new tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods for three days as the countries firm up a trade deal.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Witness gets combative in Tupac murder trial - 'I don't want to send him to prison'

The witness said he had little love for the man on trial for the rapper's murder, but refused to answer questions that he thought would send Duane "Keffe D" to prison.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

Families' agonising search for answers as thousands still missing in Gaza

Ten months after a ceasefire was declared, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are still reported missing.

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BBC News • Aug 19, 2026

French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers

More than 200 women accuse Christian Nègre of drugging them to make them urinate - two share their stories.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Musiala collapses during match for second time in four-day period

Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala says he is being treated for a "neurological dysfunction" after collapsing during a match for the second time in a four-day period.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

The Papers: 'Look at my husband' and 'Vlad plots revenge'

Queen Camilla's first remarks about the King's cancer journey are prominent across Wednesday's papers.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Join EU migration pact to tackle small boats, says Ed Davey

The Liberal Democrats say taking part in the scheme would "destroy the business model" of gangs arranging Channel crossings.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Tracking USS Lincoln's months-long mission as concerns about conditions grow

BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to monitor the warship on one of the longest ever US deployments.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

'Everyone in for Christmas' - Burnham unveils rough sleeping plan

Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Three dead after family get into difficulty in sea

A man, a woman and a teenage girl die and a younger girl is in a critical condition after swimming off the Sussex coast.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Buss trying to block her siblings' sale of family stake in Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is trying to stop her siblings' sale of the family's remaining stake in the NBA franchise.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Root's great challenge to finish captaincy story

Joe Root has an unexpected chance to address some unfinished business as England captain, but it is one of the biggest challenges of his stellar career.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Snooker player Graeme Dott goes on trial over child abuse allegations

The 2006 world champion is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and a boy in Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs

The pub chain says the decision follows complaints about "other people's videos and amplified phone conversations".

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

Man charged with sharing asylum seeker addresses

The 62-year-old man is remanded in custody and will appear at Norwich Crown Court on 14 September.

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BBC News • Aug 18, 2026

What to know about Tupac's murder trial and the gang leader accused of orchestrating his death

Opening statements in the trial transported a Las Vegas jury back in time to 1990s hip-hop, filled with rap feuds, gang street violence and a distrust in police.

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