Georgia and Florida are battling numerous wildfires that have destroyed homes and forced evacuations. On Wednesday, firefighters in Georgia had responded to 34 new blazes that had burned 75 acres sta

Iran’s footballers will be welcome at this year’s World Cup, secretary of state Marco Rubio said Thursday, distancing the United States government from a proposal that Italy could take their place in

One told the BBC: "It felt wrong. Whether it was wrong, I don't know. It may be that it was the best bid for those funds but the optics were awful. It's not the way things are done."

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She added that a lot of members have lost their partners and a cafe like this helps: "You realise others are in the same situation and you can learn from how they cope with things on their own too. We

"When I was growing up, with my brother James, we were really lucky as we had all the comics for free and we'd get toys and [had] one of the first computer games.

Ellen Else, 95, said: "I am happy that I am still able to help with the knitted elephants we are doing, which will raise money to help these poor elephants."

It was one of four missing episodes from the series but a copy was preserved by a industry professional who has since died. The BBC said it hopes to broadcast it at some point in the coming months.

Claire, not her real name, was subjected to a campaign of abuse by her former partner who turned up unwanted at her home, stalked her social media, and punched the side of her head.

The family has reported the posts to police and were being supported by their local MP, Labour's Jonathan Brash, who has written to the Foreign Office to urge action be taken against the woman claimin

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Ringo Starr: 'I made all my mistakes on stage' Beatles star reveals all about his new country album, being a Sir and coming up with the phrase A Hard Day's Night.

Graeme added: "After the first session I was surprised, I thought it was going to be really difficult. It is challenging but actually it doesn't leave me physically exhausted in the same was as just w

You’re never too old for jelly, and I think we should all be eating more of it. Unmoulding a jelly and immediately giving it a good wobble is by far the best bit, and makes me giggle every time. Infus

Hat trick: what to wear with a baseball cap The sun is out, and the sensible ones among us are already wearing hats and SPF. Not a hat person? Try a slogan cap. They work with almost anything

The Neighbourhood 9pm, ITV1 It’s got a big-name host in Graham Norton, but in the early stages it’s hard to find the unique selling point of this new reality elimination contest. Six real households

At a time when running has never been more popular with generation Z, one man is proving that it is not just a young person’s game. The oldest athlete in this Sunday’s London Marathon is 88-year-old H

Best known for his role in the mod revival of the late 1970s, Weller says he has stopped drinking and gets more from his music as a result, adding he is "more conscious of what I'm doing" and "more ap

Claire said the reduction in Peterson's sentence made her feel "like I didn't want to be alive, like everything that I'd done the case for - for him to be held accountable - had been taken away".

They are not the only ones let down by Figg. Other people have told the BBC how he left not just their homes at risk of collapse, but their relationships, too.

Microsoft and Meta, the company behind Instagram and WhatsApp, are planning to cut big chucks from their respective workforces as spending on artificial intelligence (AI) finds a new high gear. Meta

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About one in 10 operations in England are cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice or postponed, according to research.. A study of elective surgery at 91 English NHS trusts found that 10% of operat

Amid the failure of an attempt to bring in new laws allowing assisted dying for terminally ill people with less than six months to live, campaigners on both sides of the debate vented their anger and

Days after the first wave of Russian tanks surged over the border into Ukraine in March 2022, dockers at a port in northern England took a stand. Appalled by Vladimir Putin’s brutality, workers at El

The UK government is keen to encourage people to invest. If you are thinking of dipping your toe into the stock market, an Isa is often the best way, as it lets you protect any gains from tax. Here’s

Anas Sarwar says he is certain he can pull off one of the greatest escape acts of modern British politics. It is 14 days until the Holyrood election, and the polls consistently show Scottish Labour is

If Keir Starmer is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the May elections and the scandal of the Mandelson saga, there is an unlikely figure in the north-west who might help him – temporar

A good leader never asks their people to do something they wouldn’t do themselves. Hold others to the highest standards, by all means, but only if you have equally high expectations of yourself: other

In one case, Epstein said he would pay a woman's rent as a "gift" if she worked for him for six months, but otherwise he would consider it a loan that needed to be repaid. In another message, Epstein

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Zack Polanski is on walkabout in Manchester with Hannah Spencer, the Green's newest MP. There's a bank of cameras, cars honking as they drive past and plenty of handshakes following the leader of the

Donald Trump has threatened to impose "a big tariff" on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US social media companies. The tax, which was introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on t

7m ago 00.42 EDT Opening summary Hello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Donald Trump has ordered the US military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy min