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'Black tax' - why some young Africans want to stop sending money back home

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 01:01
Kenyan influencer Elsa Majimbo's now-deleted rant against giving family members cash renews a debate.

Protest, a punch and the Paralympics: Photos of the week

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:49
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

The young Oasis fans rebooting the spirit of the 90s

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:47
A new generation who were too young to see their idols the first time around are excited about the reunion.

Tom Hanks stars in an intense thriller based on true events

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:47
When the MV Maersk Alabama is hijacked by Somali pirates, the crew's bravery is tested to the limit

Kamala Harris has thrived in debates - will her tactics work on Trump?

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:37
Debates have played a major role in her political career, but the showdown on 10 September will have the highest stakes yet.

Toe wrestling competition returns for 50th year

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:15
Organisers say the sport, founded in a pub in the 1970s, is "like arm wrestling, but with feet".

Use suncream you know, warns mum after son's surgery

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:11
A family say they want to warn others about the risks of buying unfamiliar suncream abroad.

Far right eyes political earthquake as Germans head to the polls

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:07
The far-right Alternative for Germany is set to do very well in state elections in the east.

Telegram: 'The dark web in your pocket'

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:01
The arrest of Telegram’s chief executive in France has ignited a debate about moderation on his app.

'We survived a brutal famine in British India'

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:00
Eighty years on, three survivors recall the catastrophe which killed at least three million people.

Search for woman swallowed by 8m sinkhole now 'too risky'

Sat, 31/08/2024 - 00:00
More than 100 rescuers have worked eight days non-stop in search of the missing tourist.

Boy who smashed ancient Bronze Age jar returns to museum

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 23:01
The 3,500-year-old jar was in Haifa's Hecht Museum in Israel.

GB win four golds on day two of Paralympics

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 22:55
Tully Kearney claims her second gold medal of the Paris Paralympics while Maisie Summers-Newton, Jaco van Gass and Lizzi Jordan also secure victories on an outstanding second day of action for Great Britain.

Will things get worse like Keir Starmer says?

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 22:25
The prime minister says the Autumn Budget will be "painful", so what might be in store?

'Ants are everywhere': Labour MP's tenants reveal condition of flats

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 21:35
Jas Athwal rents properties with black mould and ant infestations, the BBC discovers.

Charity campaigner dies after accident in Jordan

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 17:52
Claire Lomas's family say they are "absolutely devastated" following her death.

Harris in the Hot Seat

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 17:21
Kamala Harris sits down for her first big interview as presidential nominee.

Woman arrested for murder after child dies

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 11:53
A woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a child in Swansea.

Woman arrested for murder after child dies

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 11:53
A woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a child in Swansea.

Full-time workers could get right to four-day week

Fri, 30/08/2024 - 11:46
Employees could get greater powers to work their contracted hours over fewer days.

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