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Live pages including the latest in the various conflicts around the world, and major events, such as the late Pope’s death. Here are some of my works.

UK

• UK and allies discuss sanctions to stop Iran blocking Strait of Hormuz
• Detained Briton describes life in Iran jail to BBC hours before sentencing
• Vaping in cars with children could be banned under new plans
• More than 90 flood warnings in place across UK as forecasters warn ‘no sign’ of dry spell
• Brioche recall over concerns they contain hard plastic pieces
• More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s
• Molly Russell’s dad says under-16 social media ban would be wrong
• Eleven countries added to methanol poisoning warning list
• Victims’ commissioner Baroness Newlove dies aged 63
• Nineteen more removed to France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme
• Is waiting in a 12-hour queue the new cool thing to do? These people think so
• Synagogue attack victims ‘died saving others’
• Families pay tribute to British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash
• Mark Gordon sex offenders’ register charge dropped
• Girlguiding unveils 72 new badges including ‘fandoms’ and ‘laughter’
• UK sanctions Russian spies for malicious activity
• Marten and Gordon guilty of gross negligence manslaughter of their baby
• Thunderstorm warnings in place as drought declared for millions
• Some Jolly Rancher sweets unsafe to eat, FSA says
• ‘It missed us by inches’: Witnesses describe car driving into crowd at Liverpool FC parade
• M&S website back online, allowing users to browse
• Trade deal platform for going further – Mandelson
• Cyclists who kill could face life sentence
• Overhaul algorithms and age checks or face fines, tech firms told
• Millions get away for Easter bank holiday weekend
• PM pens heartfelt message to daughter on International Women’s Day
• Majority of teen homicide victims killed by blade, says ONS
• EuroMillions £83m jackpot finally claimed
• ‘Build baby build’, says PM as he sets out nuclear plan
• XL bully ban a ‘huge burden’ on policing, chiefs say
• Just Stop Oil disrupts Sigourney Weaver West End play
• UK bans cattle, pigs and sheep imports from Germany after foot-and-mouth case
• Unsung heroes: Parents of women killed by men among advocates honoured
• YouTube urged to promote ‘high-quality’ children’s TV
• Fog causes flight delays at Gatwick Airport for a third day
• Fog causes disruptions to UK flights for second day
• Private school tax breaks a ‘luxury’, says Phillipson
• Weather improves for final Christmas travel dash
• China spy efforts happening in plain view, says ex-Tory leader
• Allison Pearson says she felt ‘bullied’ in police probe
• Al Fayed’s son ‘horrified’ by sexual abuse allegations
• Sir Alan Bates says knighthood will be put to ‘good use’
• More heavy rain expected across England and Wales
• Flood warnings in parts of England as rain relents
• Magistrates could give longer sentences under new proposals
• Russia accuses six British diplomats of spying
• Starmer faces union pressure ahead of winter fuel payment vote
• Cladding works after Grenfell need to speed up – PM
• UK to send hundreds more missiles to Ukraine
• UK defends partial Israel arm sales ban
• Euro 2024: Excitement hitting fever pitch for fans
• I am sorry and ashamed after BBC sacking – Jenas
• Jailed rioters may trigger prison overcrowding plan
• Ucas to reform university personal statements
• What is a crossbow and is owning one legal?
• Man charged after objects thrown at Nigel Farage
• Constance Marten not the ‘monster’ she has been labelled, jury told

Health, Science, Climate & Technology

• How health workers in DR Congo are treating Ebola and staying safe
• Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious ‘civil war’, say researchers
• Scientists claim to have discovered ‘new colour’ no one has seen before
• Rare comet may be visible for first time in 160,000 years
• Morning coffee may lower risk of heart disease-related death, research suggests
• Why chaotic antiheroes like Deadpool are winning over superhero fans
• Mass IT outage affects airlines, hospitals, media and banks
• Scientists use karaoke to find cause of blushing
• At-home saliva test may catch deadly prostate cancers

Royals

• Andrew released under investigation after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
• Andrew should be interviewed by police, former PM Gordon Brown says
• Catherine and Charlotte perform piano duet for Christmas carol concert
• Catherine’s Christmas service to feature stars including Kate Winslet
• William announces Earthshot Prize 2025 winners in Rio
• William follows in mother Diana’s footsteps with Rio statue photo
• William criticises Amazon deforestation crime in Brazil visit
• Met Police looking into claims Andrew sought information on accuser
• William and Kate visit museum in first engagement since summer break
• King and Queen reveal this year’s Christmas card
• King accepts flowers for Queen who misses Royal Variety over illness
• King reflects on late Queen’s final days in Scotland
• King and Queen visit Chelsea Flower Show
• New Prince George photo released on 11th birthday
• Princess of Wales to attend Wimbledon men’s final
• King and Queen visit Chelsea Flower Show
• William given get well soon cards for Kate on his return to duty
• Prince of Wales to return to duties after Kate diagnosis

Entertainment, Sport & Culture

• US deports Kenyan former NFL player Daniel Adongo
• Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies from cancer aged 40
• Black beauty queen who represented South Africa at Miss World during apartheid dies aged 76
• Ghanaian footballer killed after armed attackers open fire at team bus
• Ratcliffe sorry language ‘offended some’ after immigration comments
• Timothée Chalamet teams up with EsDeeKid to quash alter-ego rumours
• Thomas Skinner claims BBC rigged Strictly vote removing him
• Sidemen match raises £4m for charities including Children in Need
• Liam Payne’s girlfriend says she ‘never thought’ he might die young
• Diaz’s 10-year retirement ‘best years’ of her life
• Wallace and Gromit in surprise appearance on Strictly
• Tributes paid to legendary singer and actor Kris Kristofferson
• Why chaotic antiheroes like Deadpool are winning over superhero fans
• Justin Timberlake’s lawyer to ‘vigorously’ defend star
• EastEnders star named as next Death in Paradise lead detective
• Taylor Swift: Artist’s music back on TikTok after dispute

World

Africa

• Moroccan king’s letter confirms naming of major highway in honour of Trump
• Oprah Winfrey to close her school for girls in South Africa
• Teen jailed for exam cheating in Guinea dies after sickle cell complications, father says
• Special police team to investigate killing of an anti-migrant leader in South Africa
• Flooding hits Ghana’s capital killing 13 people – with another storm forecast
• Thousands of anti-migrant protesters march in South Africa amid heavy police presence
• Niger pulls out of International Criminal Court after calling it neo-colonialist
• US cut to South Africa’s HIV response could cost lives, UNAids chief warns
• Guinea bans exports of raw gold to boost local refining
• Five patients recover from Ebola in DR Congo and leave hospital
• Ebola needs swift response to prevent catastrophe – DR Congo governor
• Police fire shots in air to disperse angry crowds at DR Congo Ebola treatment centre
• Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further, WHO warns
• What is Ebola and why is stopping the latest outbreak so difficult?
• New outbreak of Ebola kills 80 in eastern DR Congo
• France seeks to move beyond colonial ties by meeting African leaders in Kenya
• South Africa president faces call to resign after court ruling
• Rwandan singer dies as he was being released from prison
• Madagascar detains French national over alleged plot to stir unrest
• France urges citizens to leave Mali after rebel attacks
• African migrants warned to close shops during South Africa anti-migrant march
• Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks
• Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks
• The detained anti-colonial activist grabbing attention in West Africa: Who is Kemi Seba?
• Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them
• Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya
• Cameroon separatists to pause fighting ahead of Pope visit
• Cameroon ‘military contractors’ killed in Russia-Ukraine war – BBC confirms leaked message
• DR Congo agrees to take deportees from the US
• Rationing power and diluting petrol – how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war
• Army commander convicted of Guinea stadium massacre dies in prison
• Man freed five days after South Africa building collapse
• Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW report on alleged mass killings

Asia

• Pakistan defence minister says country in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after strikes
• Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash
• Japan suspends world’s largest nuclear plant hours after restart
• Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 146 as thousands pay respects
• Eight more arrested over fire in Hong Kong that killed at least 128 people
• ‘I walked out of rubble’: Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage
• Snake halts Japanese bullet trains after wrapping around power line
• Nearly 40,000 people died home alone in Japan this year, report says
• Himalayan village in Nepal hit by icy floods
• Mother of teen killed after refusing marriage arrested in Pakistan
• At least 16 dead as cyclone hits Bangladesh and India
• Sri Lanka: Seven killed as motorsports race car hits crowd
• Woman hospitalised after falling through travelator in China

Australia

• Sydney sends message of peace for New Year’s after Bondi attack
• Pictures of beef Wellington used in mushroom murders released by court
• Australian captured while fighting for Ukraine charged as mercenary
• More than 30 stranded whales rescued in New Zealand
• Man behind iconic Australian meme dies at 82

Europe

• Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations
• Moscow rail hub explosion was suicide bomb, Russian officials say
• Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds
• Flights returning to normal after Airbus warning grounded planes
• Russia launches biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine for weeks
• Notorious Swedish gang leader arrested in Turkey
• Austria to change two streets named after Nazi supporters
• Former Spanish football chief loses World Cup kiss appeal
• Diggers brought in to help latest Madeleine McCann search in Portugal
• Madeleine search police scour disused building on day one
• Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains
• Pope wishes worshippers Happy Easter after serious illness
• Pope puts architect Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood
• US says Putin will make decision on ceasefire in ‘weeks, not months’
• Denmark and Greenland show united front against US ‘annexation’ threats
• Protests erupt in Turkey after Erdogan rival arrested
• US had productive talks with Putin over Ukraine war, Trump says
• ‘Huawei lobbyists’ held in Belgium raids over EU corruption
• Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun
• Minister questions why Tate brothers were allowed to leave Romania
• Putin offers Russian and Ukrainian rare minerals to US
• Zelensky says Trump living in Russian ‘disinformation space’
• Pro-Russia bill triggers protests in Georgia breakaway region
• Russia jails soldiers who killed entire family in Ukraine
• French left protests over new PM Barnier
• Thousands protest in France over Macron’s choice of PM
• Russian missiles target Kyiv on first day of school year
• Ukraine incursion destroys key Russian bridge
• Uber fined €290m for personal data transfer
• Advance into Russia continues, says Ukraine
• Thousands evacuated as wildfires reach Athens
• Who are the prisoners in the Russia-West swap?
• WW2 veteran aged 102 dies on way to D-Day event
• French police arrest man over plot to attack Olympics
• Pope apologises over reported homophobic slur
• Alicudi: Italian island offers goats up for adoption

Middle East

• Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led forces
• Israel reopens Gaza’s key Rafah border crossing with Egypt
• Three killed and dozens injured in train derailment in Egypt
• Trump revokes US sanctions on Syria
• UN says worker killed in Gaza as Israeli air strikes resume
• Syrian security forces accused of killing dozens of Alawites
• Three buses explode in Israel in ‘suspected terror attack’, police say
• Sixteen missing after Red Sea tourist boat sinks
• At least 34 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza
• Saudi crown prince says Israel committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza
• Dubai airport: Full schedule resumes after flooding chaos
• ‘I don’t believe in peace now,’ released Gaza hostage tells BBC
• Who were the World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza?

Latin America

• Brazil’s Bolsonaro undergoes medical treatment for hiccups
• Argentina’s Milei rushed to safety after convoy pelted with rocks
• Painting looted by Nazis has vanished again, say Argentine police
• Brazil first lady uses expletive against Elon Musk at G20 event
• Cuba works to restore power after hurricane blackout
• Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns as transitional council is sworn in

US & Canada

• About 100 homes swept away after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii
• Teen suspect in Virginia campus shooting found hiding in closet
• US sanctions network it says recruits Colombian fighters for Sudan civil war
• Three children among four killed in shooting at children’s birthday party in California
• Trump defends Witkoff after leak appears to show envoy coaching Russia
• Kirk suspect ‘not co-operating’ with authorities, governor says
• Minneapolis mourns two children killed in shooting – here’s what we know
• Four dead, 14 injured in drive-by shooting outside Chicago nightclub
• US court allows Trump to keep control of National Guard in LA
• How countries responded to Trump’s travel ban
• What we know about Trump’s latest travel ban
• US fires Greenland military base chief for ‘undermining’ Vance
• Monty the giant schnauzer wins Best in Show
• First bird flu-related death reported in US
• Who were the victims of the New Orleans attack?
• US ex-congressman paralysed after polo accident
• Ex-CIA officer drugged and sexually abused women in multiple countries
• Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies
• WWE icon Sid ‘Vicious’ Eudy dies aged 63
• World leaders condemn attack on Trump
• WW2 veteran aged 102 dies on way to D-Day event
• New ‘Poozeum’ displays record fossilised poo haul
• Baltimore bridge: Alternative route to open for shipping