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BBC News • Aug 1, 2026

How police in US are using the power of podcasts to crack unsolved murders

More police departments are trying to invigorate unsolved murder or missing cases through the power of podcasts.

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BBC News • Aug 1, 2026

Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs

President Donald Trump had blamed "sick" vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage.

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BBC News • Aug 1, 2026

Victims of disgraced funeral boss demand industry regulation

Campaigners say "full statutory regulation" must be brought in following Legacy funerals scandal.

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BBC News • Aug 1, 2026

Scientist's lifelong obsession with mystery of elusive 'pink zebra' seaweed

An ancient algae first spotted four decades ago will now join the collection of the Natural History Museum.

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BBC News • Jul 31, 2026

'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around

Could you live communally in a disused building in exchange for a heavily discounted rent? Property guardians show us around.

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BBC News • Jul 31, 2026

Google withdraws new Earth AI tool after warnings over misinformation risks

Experts told BBC Verify Google's new feature which let people generate fake satellite images could be misused.

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BBC News • Jul 31, 2026

Bowen: Plan for Hamas to disarm faces big obstacles, yet it offers rare hope for Gaza

The realities of politics, war, zero trust, the deaths of thousands and the destruction of Gaza will make any agreement very complicated.

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BBC News • Jul 31, 2026

No sentence long enough for jailed funeral director Robert Bush, say families

Families give their reaction to the 20-year sentence handed to Robert Bush.

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BBC News • Jul 31, 2026

Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco

Spain said most had returned to Morocco by Friday evening, as Italy suspended its Schengen agreement on free movement with Madrid.

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BBC News • Jul 30, 2026

Bank holds interest rates but says it is ready to raise them if Iran war escalates

The Bank also expects the economy to grow more than previously forecast this year, although uncertainties remain because of the Iran war.

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BBC News • Jul 30, 2026

Glen Hansard: A life in song and stories

Glen Hansard, who died in a motorbike crash on Wednesday, travelled an unusual journey to stardom.

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BBC News • Jul 30, 2026

British Airways flight called mayday on approach to Heathrow

The call was made on an Airbus A320 flying from Dusseldorf airport in Germany on 6 July following two stall warnings.

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BBC News • Jul 30, 2026

Why limited war with the US may suit Iran better than peace

Iran may believe it can control its conflict carefully enough to keep pressure on the US while avoiding an all-out war.

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BBC News • Jul 30, 2026

Thousands evacuated in Crete as wildfires threaten tourist resorts

Strong winds have fanned the flames in the Rethymno region as wildfires continue to ravage the Greek island.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Mancini reappointed Italy boss after Pirlo controversy

Roberto Mancini is appointed Italy manager for a second time - just a day after Andrea Pirlo rules himself out of the running for the job and technical director Paolo Maldini resigns.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Americanswers… on 5 Live! Is Donald Trump serious about running for a third term?

And, why is the US-Saudi nuclear deal splitting the Republican Party?

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia joins Strictly line-up

She plays Lady Baela Targaryen in HBO's Game of Thrones prequel, and is the ninth celebrity to be confirmed.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya prompts urgent inquiry

It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Booker Prize longlist: See the 13 'dynamite' novels up for this year's prestigious award

Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James are among the 13 authors recognised this year.

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Powell says student loan system at top of in-tray

She says she stands by past comments that the interest charged on Plan 2 loans is "egregious".

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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

The moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit Japan

Video shows locations across the region where a strong earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island on 28 July.

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CNN Top Stories • Jul 28, 2026

McCarthy slams Biden in handling of US debt

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveled to Wall Street on Monday to deliver a fresh warning that the House GOP majority will refuse to lift a cap on government borrowing unless Biden agrees to spending cuts that would effectively neutralize his domestic agenda.

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CNN Top Stories • Jul 28, 2026

Russia is 'going backwards' in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, according to Western officials

• Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich denied detention appeal in Moscow • Putin visits Russian troops at military headquarters in Kherson • Watch moment WSJ journalist appears in Russian court

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CNN Top Stories • Jul 28, 2026

Democrats bash Justice Clarence Thomas but their plan to investigate ethics allegations is unclear

Senate Democrats railed against Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday amid reports that the Supreme Court conservative failed to disclose luxury travel, gifts and a real estate transaction involving a GOP megadonor, but their plan to investigate the conservative jurist remains unclear.

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