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Ukraine war: ‘Russians are even trying to ban our holidays’
Vitaliy Shevchenko Russia editor, BBC Monitoring Getty Images A file photo shows a woman and child walking past a poster proclaiming “For Russia! For the President! For Sevastopol!” “Russians are trying to ban everything Ukrainian here: language, and also traditions. Even Ukrainian holidays are forbidden.” This is the sorrow and fear of a rarely heard…
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Bella Ramsey talks growing up on-set
Andrew Rogers and Tom Richardson BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Bella Ramsey reprises her role of Ellie in season two of The Last of Us “I made a real decision when I was, like, 11 that I wasn’t gonna be like a typical teenager,” says Bella Ramsey. Talk about an understatement. By the time Bella was…
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Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike, Hamas says
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Getty Images Flames rise near the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital An Israeli strike has destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of the main medical facility in Gaza City, Hamas has said. Video posted online appeared to show huge flames and smoke rising from Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital after missiles hit a two-storey…
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Can the legendary US comedy show make Brits laugh?
Getty Images Minecraft Movie star Jack Black joined SNL cast member Michael Longfellow in a recent Saturday Night Live sketch US TV institution Saturday Night Live has entertained viewers and created comedy stars for 50 years. Can a British version reach the same heights? For five decades, the phrase “Live from New York, it’s Saturday…
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Thousands attend pro-Serbia government rally after months of unrest
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Guy De Launey Balkans correspondent Getty Images President Aleksandar Vucic rallied his supporters in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade Tens of thousands of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s supporters have held a rally in Belgrade following months of unrest across the country. A monitoring organisation said around 55,000 people had gathered in front of…
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Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador ‘alive and secure’, US says
A man who was mistakenly deported from the state of Maryland to a mega-jail in El Salvador is “alive and secure”, a US official has told a judge. The update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts came days after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration should facilitate his release and return to the US.…
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How ‘pot belly’ went from status symbol to silent killer
Getty Images The Indian pot belly – once a badge of prosperity, indulgence and aging respectability – has long been a target of satire and social commentary. In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman. Cartoons exaggerated it to…
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Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance
Dominic Hughes Global health correspondent Getty Images Escherichia coli bacteria – also known as E. coli, the bug that causes food poisoning – is one of the bacteria that is showing greater resistance to front-line antibiotics More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of…
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Mickey Rourke leaves over ‘unacceptable behaviour’
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Shutterstock for Big Brother Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has left Celebrity Big Brother after “further use of inappropriate language” and “instances of unacceptable behaviour”, ITV has said. On Saturday, Rourke, 72, used behaviour and language considered to be threatening and aggressive towards fellow housemate Chris Hughes, the BBC understands. No physical…
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What is Iran’s nuclear programme and what do the US and Israel want?
AP US and Iranian officials have held indirect talks in Oman’s capital, Muscat, to try to reach a new deal over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme. Donald Trump pulled the US out of a previous nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers in 2018, and reinstated economic sanctions, angering Iran. The US president has warned of…
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