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  • Man offers to split winnings after thieves win jackpot with his credit card

    Man offers to split winnings after thieves win jackpot with his credit card

    A Frenchman has appealed to two thieves who used his stolen credit card to purchase a jackpot-winning scratch card to come forward, promising to split the €500,000 (£413,664) prize with them. Introducing himself as Jean-David E, the man told RTL radio that since the money would otherwise be seized by the authorities, he is looking…

  • Ros Atkins on… why this week matters for Europe and the US

    Ros Atkins on… why this week matters for Europe and the US

    This week, talks between Russia and the US began on the war in Ukraine. Donald Trump and his administration also made a series of comments about Ukraine and Europe that raised fundamental questions about how the war may be resolved – and how the US sees Europe. The BBC’s Analysis editor Ros Atkins takes a…

  • Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault

    Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault

    Watch: Hadi Matar found guilty in the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie A New Jersey man who stabbed renowned British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage has been convicted of attempted murder and assault. Hadi Matar, 27, now faces a sentence of more than 30 years in prison. The…

  • Man seriously injured in stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial

    Man seriously injured in stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial

    A man has been seriously injured in a knife attack near Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. The incident took place at around 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT), police said on X, adding that investigations into what happened “are ongoing”. According to Tagesspiegel newspaper, officers had cordoned off the site and were carrying out a search. Police are…

  • Security chief of El Chapo’s son arrested

    Security chief of El Chapo’s son arrested

    The Mexican army says it has arrested a key player in the Sinaloa drug cartel in the northern city of Culiacán. José Ángel Canobbio, also known as “El Güerito” (little blond one), is accused of being the right hand man of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, one of the sons of infamous jailed drug lord Joaquín “El…

  • Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered $30,000 each

    Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered $30,000 each

    Delta Air Lines is offering US$30,000 (£23,792) to each person on board a plane that crash-landed in Toronto on Monday – all of whom survived. As it landed in the Canadian city, the plane skidded along the runway in flames before flipping over and coming to a halt upside down. Passengers described their amazement as…

  • Planes diverted as China conducts rare military drill near Australia

    Planes diverted as China conducts rare military drill near Australia

    Planes flying between Australia and New Zealand have been diverted as China conducts a closely-scrutinised military exercise in nearby waters that may involve live fire. The rare presence of three Chinese naval ships in the Tasman Sea has put both antipodean countries on alert in recent days, with Australia calling it “unusual”. Australian airline Qantas…

  • Shock over body mix-up is latest hurdle in fragile ceasefire

    Shock over body mix-up is latest hurdle in fragile ceasefire

    Israel’s announcement that a body returned from Gaza on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas, as Hamas had said, throws up another stumbling block in this ceasefire deal. It was thought the remains of Shiri, a mother of two, had been handed over along with those of her children. But the Israeli military said…

  • St Patrick’s Day move over Trump policy a gamble by Sinn Féin

    St Patrick’s Day move over Trump policy a gamble by Sinn Féin

    Enda McClafferty BBC News NI political editor Reuters Donald Trump attacked Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this week and has threatened to remove Palestinians from Gaza Boycotting the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the White House is a big call by Sinn Féin. Such a snub risks damaging long-standing relationships with key political figures in…

  • Woman remanded over Madeleine McCann family stalking charges

    Woman remanded over Madeleine McCann family stalking charges

    Gavin Bevis BBC News, East Midlands Bea Swallow BBC News, Bristol BBC Ms Wandel was interviewed by the BBC in January 2024 A woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has appeared in court charged with four counts of stalking the missing girl’s family. Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt, was arrested at Bristol…

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