Cyclist who dressed as man to avoid Taliban wins silver medal

Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi wins silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games, having fled oppression in her home country to pursue a sporting dream.

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Paramount settles lawsuit with US states, helping clear way for $110bn merger with Warner Bros

Paramount has reached a settlement with the US states in a lawsuit challenging its $110bn merger with Warner Bros

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F1 reduces maximum distance of races by 15km

F1 announces the maximum race distance for grands prix will be reduced by 15km from 305km to 290km for the 2027 season.

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Scotland call for Montgomery as Tierney & McLean drop out

Blackburn Rovers midfielder Kristi Montgomery gets a first call-up for Scotland as Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean drop out of the Nations League squad.

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Kelsey Parker welcomes baby after 'devastating' stillbirth last year

The widow of The Wanted singer Tom Parker has given birth after last year announcing the "devastating" loss of a stillborn baby.

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Golf: PGA Championship

Action from the final day of the flagship event on the DP World Tour.

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England's 39-match winning streak halted by thrilling draw with Canada

England's winning record - stretching back to a loss in the 2022 World Cup final to New Zealand - was halted by Canada, who held the hosts to a thrilling 26-26 draw in the WXV Global Series.

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Analysis: Trump escalates media fight after week of setbacks

An embattled Trump has injected his fight with the news media with new acrimony, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.

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Watch: Voting under way in Russian election tightly controlled by Kremlin

Russia's parliamentary elections are under way, the first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Men lose appeal for harrassing BBC journalist over A Very British Cult documentary

Kristofer Deichler, Jatinder Kamra and Sukhraj Singh were given community service and restraining orders for their harassment of Catrin Nye.

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Warren Buffett steps down after six decades at Berkshire - 'Father Time always wins'

Since taking control in 1965, Buffett grew a struggling textile mill into a global conglomerate.

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'Built differently' - Hodgkinson reveals hamstring abnormality

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson says she is "built differently" after an MRI scan uncovered an "abnormality" in her hamstring.

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Ukrainian guilty of vandalism at mosques linked to Russian network behind Starmer arson attack

Illia Bilyk, a 21-year-old Ukrainian man, has pleaded guilty to targeting five locations in east London.

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Warm words on Canada's EU 'associate membership' but no guarantees

There is no certainty that the idea will ever get off the ground, let alone become a blueprint for other countries, writes Katya Adler.

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UK needs 'credible path' on defence spending, says Nato chief

Mark Rutte tells the BBC that UK ministers accept the need to make yearly steps to up spending.

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Verstappen passes 100 amateur karters in 14 laps in exhibition race

Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen passes 100 amateur drivers in just 14 laps in an exhibition go-kart race at Silverstone.

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Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough', Earl Spencer claims in book

Buckingham Palace has pushed back against the claim, saying grief can "colour memory" of events.

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Watch: BBC crew catch thieves in act while filming shoplifting report

BBC crew catch thieves in act while filming shoplifting report.

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'It's a miracle' - fireball crash victim Millroy praises rescuer Hartog

British racing driver Ollie Millroy says it is a "miracle I'm alive" after fellow driver Loek Hartog "did everything right" when saving him from his blazing car.

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Repeatedly untruthful, callous and quiet: What we learned about Letby from inquiry report

The report has shed more details on Lucy Letby - the most prolific child killer in British legal history.

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