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BBCRuth says she continues to suffer flashbacksWarning: This story contains details of sexual actsWhen Ruth O’Grady reluctantly joined a swinging website, having been persuaded by her husband, she says, she told him she would never have sex in a car with a stranger.However, within months she was doing exactly that, and filming it to send to him.She says she had sex with strangers more than 100 times through the website, over an 18-month period.She first approached us three years ago and now, after careful consideration, has decided to tell her story using her full name. She wants it to be…
AFP via Getty ImagesJapan’s central bank has increased its main interest rate to a new 31-year high after a surge in global energy prices. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its so-called policy rate to 1% from 0.75% – a level not seen since 1995.The decision comes as some other central banks have raised interest rates this year as the US-Israel war with Iran pushed up the cost of living.Japan’s interest rates were cut aggressively in the 1990s to combat the fallout from a collapse in prices of assets like property and shares. They had been near zero…
BBC”Grace has been shown to us,” sing health workers at the epicentre of DR Congo’s Ebola outbreakIt is strange to witness singing and dancing in a place which has seen so much death but the successful treatment of an Ebola patient is cause for celebration at a hospital in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Just after midday on Friday, about a dozen healthcare workers in green scrubs sang songs of praise – “grace has been shown to us; grace has been shown to patients” – as they escorted Daniel Kitambala out of the clinic.Two negative Ebola tests confirmed…
Iranian-Americans protest against Iran team at World CupThe BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was outside the Iran v New Zealand opening round match as protesters called for an end to Tehran’s clerical regime.34 mins agoMiddle East
What did Trump do differently to Obama on Iran?The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue looks at the contrasting approaches of the two presidents as Trump touts a new peace deal.5 hrs agoWorld
BBCSitting on a park bench in the eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen, Barbara Elek is nervously refreshing her emails. She and her husband Levi are waiting to find out if Barbara is pregnant, after their third round of IVF 10 days ago.”If it doesn’t succeed, then obviously I’ll be devastated, and then the last resort will be trying to make sure that, at least financially, we don’t lose everything,” she says.Like many other young Hungarian couples Barbara, 33, a social worker and Levi, 34, a chef, were eligible for tens of thousands of pounds in interest-free loans and subsidies when…
VAR official says hand gesture was ‘involuntary, subconscious twitch’Video assistant referee Shaun Evans has denied “intentionally” making a hand gesture “to communicate a message, affiliation, game or belief of any kind”.3 hrs agoWorld Cup
LIVEIran in Los Angeles for their World Cup opener against New Zealand Watch BBC One coverage, listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and follow live text updates as Iran take on New Zealand in Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
CBSPhotos from the scene showed charred earth and rising black smokeEight people have been killed after a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber plane crashed immediately after take off from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California, base officials say.The incident occurred at 11:20 local time (19:20 GMT) on Monday while the aircraft was on a routine test mission. The crash sent a huge plume of black smoke into the air that could be seen for miles. “Today, Edwards Air Force Base experienced a terrible tragedy, and we lost eight great Americans,” Col James Hayes told reporters, describing them as…
World Cup debutants Cape Verde earn stunning draw against SpainWorld Cup debutants Cape Verde hold on for stunning draw against Spain as 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha stars.