Birmingham explosion: Woman found dead and man seriously hurt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-61946915?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 7:41 AM
A woman is confirmed dead at the scene of the gas explosion in Birmingham.
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NHS patients to be offered chance to travel for surgery
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61930088?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 7:33 AM
Hundreds of patients who have waited two years or more have already said they are willing to travel.
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Kendrick Lamar in crown of thorns abortion protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61946649?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 11:41 PM
The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper closes his headline set at the festival with a powerful statement.
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Barristers walk out of courts in strike over legal aid funding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61946038?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 6:26 AM
The strike will take place over four weeks and also see barristers refuse to take on new cases.
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Raducanu and Murray ready for day one of Wimbledon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61938392?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 6:34 PM
Britain's Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray are set for Centre Court when Wimbledon gets under way on Monday.
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Youngest South Africa tavern victim 13 - minister
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-61941170?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 8:10 AM
Most of the 21 who died at the weekend were young teenagers, the police minister says.
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Russia in historic foreign debt default, reports suggest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61929926?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 7:25 AM
The country fails to make $100m interest payment due to sanctions and is reported to be in default.
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NI Protocol: MPs to vote on plans to ditch parts of Brexit deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-61946333?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 5:31 AM
The UK government wants to change the NI Protocol but the EU says this would break international law.
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Nasa launches first rocket from Australian commercial spaceport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-61947195?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 7:52 AM
It is Nasa's first launch from a commercial site outside the US - and a landmark moment for Australia.
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Colombia: Scores injured in deadly bullfight stand collapse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-61945917?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 4:19 AM
Hundreds of people are injured and four have died after a wooden stand fell, local officials say.
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Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61947315?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 5:34 AM
Officials have asked people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to turn off lights amid a heatwave.
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The Papers: G7 urged to back Ukraine as leaders mock Putin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-61946751?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 4:27 AM
Many of the papers lead on the summit of rich nations as leaders urge continued support for Ukraine.
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In pictures: Glastonbury 2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61939575?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 1:35 AM
Thousands of people are attending the event which has returned for the first time in three years.
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Forced to Beg: Tanzania’s Trafficked Kids
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-61932993?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 11:10 PM
A BBC undercover investigation has exposed a human trafficking network smuggling disabled children from Tanzania to Kenya.
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Sharing shopping hacks for those with dwarfism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-61923218?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 11:07 PM
Cait wants to help others who who have dwarfism and struggle to shop on the high street.
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Ukraine war: BBC journalist Olga Malchevska returns to bombed Kyiv home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61926642?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 11:32 PM
Olga Malchevska was live on air when she saw images of her childhood home in the aftermath of a Russian attack.
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Roe v Wade: Church that helped Jane Roe still aids abortion-seekers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61849137?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 11:11 PM
A Dallas church linked to Jane Roe will keep helping women get abortions despite Supreme Court ruling.
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Ukraine war: Helping families find missing loved ones
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61926983?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 11:01 AM
A Red Cross call centre is reuniting Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war with their loved ones.
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Will electric motorbike sales take off across Asia?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61907734?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 11:03 PM
Soaring petrol prices could speed up the transition to electric much faster than expected.
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Ukraine war: What Severodonetsk's fall means for the conflict
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61945914?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 9:18 PM
Russian troops must still cross the Siversky Donets river to capture all of the Luhansk region.
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Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon: There will be 'huge expectation' but 'let's give her time'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61829355?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 5:06 AM
How will Emma Raducanu handle her first Wimbledon as a Grand Slam champion - and might we all be expecting too much?
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China and Hong Kong: Five moments in fraught relationship since handover
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-61809659?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 12:06 AM
From the Olympics to mass protests, the 25 years since handover have seen highs and lows.
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Why do so many devastating earthquakes happen in Afghanistan?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-61915349?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 12:04 AM
At least 1,000 people have died in Afghanistan's worst earthquake in two decades
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England v New Zealand: Jack Leach says it is 'very special' to play under Ben Stokes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61946489?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 7:37 PM
Spinner Jack Leach says it is "very special" to be part of England's thrilling new Test era under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
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Manchester United: The pre-season challenges that face new boss Erik ten Hag
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61941600?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 5:25 AM
Pre-season looms for Manchester United and new boss Erik ten Hag will finally begin his journey as the club's fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
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England v New Zealand: Joe Root reverse-scoops Neil Wagner for six in third Test
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/61942918?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 5:00 PM
England batter Joe Root produces a moment of "extraordinary brilliance" as he reverse scoops Neil Wagner six on day four of the third Test at Headingley.
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England v New Zealand: Sam Billings removes Neil Wagner with bizarre catch in third Test
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/cricket/61942912?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 2:46 PM
Watch the moment Sam Billings takes a bizarre catch to remove New Zealand's Neil Wagner on day four of the third Test at Headingley.
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Transgender athletes: Tom Daley 'furious' about Fina ban
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/diving/61948675?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 27, 2022, 7:30 AM
Olympic diving champion Tom Daley says he is "furious" at his sport's world governing body for voting to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite events.
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Andy Murray 'grateful' to be reunited with Ivan Lendl for Wimbledon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61942763?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
June 26, 2022, 11:03 AM
Andy Murray says he was turned down by a "lot of coaches" before reuniting for a third spell with Ivan Lendl in March.
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