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Weekly quiz: How did two champions fight over marathon dates for next year's London races?
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Weekly quiz: How did two champions fight over marathon dates for next year's London races?

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K-pop giants Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting the Grammys
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K-pop giants Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting the Grammys

Stray Kids become the second major act to withdraw from the Grammys over the new best Asian Pop award.

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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery

The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.

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Chaos, coffins and 'Claudiapatra' steal the show in Celebrity Traitors
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Chaos, coffins and 'Claudiapatra' steal the show in Celebrity Traitors

There is paranoia, confusion and a battle to survive among the celebrities as they fight for survival.

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Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says
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Christa Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says

Pike’s lawyers have asked for her death sentence to be commuted following the botched execution.

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Russell says Red Bull strongest after Bahrain practice
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Russell says Red Bull strongest after Bahrain practice

Red Bull are tipped by George Russell and Charles Leclerc as the team to beat after the first day at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

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What's really going on with the lymphatic drainage beauty trend videos?
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What's really going on with the lymphatic drainage beauty trend videos?

Fans of these massages claim they "depuff" and "define" their stomach - but what's actually happening to their bodies?

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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo

Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

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School protests send shivers down French government's spine
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School protests send shivers down French government's spine

A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.

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Wade closes in on record as tries dominate Prem
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Wade closes in on record as tries dominate Prem

Christian Wade sits four away from Chris Ashton's all-time record of 101 as tries dominate Prem Rugby.

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Son of ex-Chelsea player died in 40C desert hike
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Son of ex-Chelsea player died in 40C desert hike

Cassius Newton's wife urged him not to go on the hike, a coroner tells an inquest into his death.

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'Hitchy is always with us' - the keeper who died after one-punch attack
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'Hitchy is always with us' - the keeper who died after one-punch attack

The memory of James Hitchcock lives on at non-league Barton Town, almost two years after he died following being punched on a visit to York.

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First minister demands 'new deal' for Wales, before Plaid Cymru conference
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First minister demands 'new deal' for Wales, before Plaid Cymru conference

Rhun ap Iorwerth will address members at Plaid's first conference since winning the Senedd election.

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What does Man City guilty verdict mean for their squad?
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What does Man City guilty verdict mean for their squad?

BBC Sport looks at how Manchester City's guilty verdict will affect their existing players' futures and the club's dealings in the transfer market.

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How to see the Orionid meteor shower this weekend
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How to see the Orionid meteor shower this weekend

Friday sees the start of the Orionid meteor shower as Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet. It peaks later in October.

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'Dark cloud' hangs over Cornell campus as anger at frat rape investigation grows
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'Dark cloud' hangs over Cornell campus as anger at frat rape investigation grows

Students tell the BBC that the tension on campus has become palpable since allegations from 2024 resurfaced.

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Woman who killed abusive partner has murder conviction overturned
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Woman who killed abusive partner has murder conviction overturned

The Court of Appeal ruled that jurors were misdirected on Julie Ann McIlwaine's loss of control defence to the killing of James Joseph Crossley.

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The Unpromotables: Germany's league champions who can't go up
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The Unpromotables: Germany's league champions who can't go up

German football is grappling with a sum that doesn't add up - four promotion spots for five league champions.

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'It could cost me £10k but I need the money now': Why Gen Z are opting out of pensions
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'It could cost me £10k but I need the money now': Why Gen Z are opting out of pensions

A growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures.

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My missing Celtic jersey spent 25 years travelling the globe in a long-running prank
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My missing Celtic jersey spent 25 years travelling the globe in a long-running prank

Kevin Hill's much-loved Celtic top was lost years ago but that was just the start of an international mystery.

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Man City lodge appeal after being found guilty of breaching financial rules
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Man City lodge appeal after being found guilty of breaching financial rules

The club's statement says the ruling contains "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe".

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Man City confirm appeal against guilty verdict
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Man City confirm appeal against guilty verdict

The club's statement says the ruling contains "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe".

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'Potential crime' probe into death of Scots wingsuit flyer dropped
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'Potential crime' probe into death of Scots wingsuit flyer dropped

British champion Liam Byrne, 24, was fatally injured on the Gitschen mountain in June last year.

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'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot
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'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot

Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.

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Olivia Dean accused of copying Bill Withers' Just The Two of Us
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Olivia Dean accused of copying Bill Withers' Just The Two of Us

The star's record label is sued over similarities between her song I've Seen It and Withers' classic.

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No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotland's supermarkets
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No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotland's supermarkets

Restrictions are being put on products with high sugar, fat and salt content, but the meal deal lives on.

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British paratrooper killed by explosion in Ukraine, coroner rules
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British paratrooper killed by explosion in Ukraine, coroner rules

L/Cpl George Hooley is the first UK service member to die in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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