FIFA World Cup 2026: What happened to the beautiful game?
How the World Cup has changed over the past 50 years and why there are only flashes of the beautiful game in 2026.
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Videos show interception of Iranian missiles in skies over Jordan
Sirens blared in several cities in Jordan as Iranian missiles were intercepted.
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Mosque effigy on loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland condemned as ‘vile’
Amnesty calls pyre – due to be burned on Friday in Moygashel – ‘blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred’A…
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Viral squeaky frog now at risk of extinction
A squeaky frog that became an internet sensation is added to a global list of species at risk of extinction.
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First Thing: Second day of US strikes on Iran as Trump says Tehran ‘behaving very badly’
Explosions reported in southern Iran in most extensive exchange of fire since interim ceasefire. Plus the complicated…
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Prince Harry gets UK trip back on track with hospital visit
The Duke of Sussex visits a children's hospital in Birmingham in a trip to the UK that has had a bumpy start.
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Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals
Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by miningLife has…
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Slade back in England XV for must-win game with Fiji
Centre Henry Slade, who did not play a minute of England's Six Nations campaign earlier this year, has been recalled to…
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How Arthur Fery smashed his way to Wimbledon semi-finals
Highlights of the magnificent straight-set victory of the British wildcard
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Democrats search for new candidate after Platner announces he's suspending campaign
Democrats are searching for a new path forward in Maine after Graham Platner announced he was suspending his campaign…
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Deadly US strikes trigger Iranian attacks on Gulf states
The US military says it has struck 90 targets in Iran. Iran says it sent drone strikes on US-linked sites in the Gulf.
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Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks
Ofcom has fined a slew of sites it says are failing to prevent children accessing their adult content.
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India floods sweep away thousands of gas cylinders
India floods sweep away thousands of gas cylinders
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France's superstars are beatable - and these are their weaknesses
France are the overwhelming favourites to win the World Cup. BBC Sport's reporters in America look for chinks in their…
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UK Labour leadership nominations begin: Who’s running and how it works
Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is the frontrunner. If no rival emerges, he could become PM this month.
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US and Iran trade most intense strikes since ceasefire extended
At least 14 people killed in Iran in overnight attacks as Trump declares the agreement ‘over’Middle East crisis live –…
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Mediator Pakistan says renewed US-Iran conflict is ‘in no one’s interest’
Islamabad urges both sides to honour their MoU as renewed attacks raise fears of a wider regional conflict.
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Brian Potter, British songwriter behind hits for Glen Campbell, Take That and more, dies aged 87
Versatile Essex-born hitmaker known for Rhinestone Cowboy, It Only Takes a Minute and many more had been living with…
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Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention
Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has…
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New DNA samples to be taken from Lin and Megan Russell killer 30 years after murders
Evidence is being re-examined after serial killer Levi Bellfield reportedly admitted the murders.
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UN probe finds mass killings, gang rapes by Sudan’s RSF amount to genocide
UN Fact-Finding Mission found that the paramilitary's systematic campaign of violence in Darfur amounted to…
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Family's 'unimaginable loss' as mum and daughters found dead
Bedfordshire Police is seeking Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, also known as Mark.
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US strikes Iran for second night – is the peace process all over now?
Neither side has officially called off the interim peace agreement, despite the escalation.
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Iran prepares to bury slain leader Khamenei after mass funeral processions
The late supreme leader will be buried in his hometown, the eastern holy city of Mashhad.