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EPATristan (left) and Andrew Tate spoke to the media in March 2025Andrew and Tristan Tate are facing a bid by British prosecutors to have them extradited from the US to the UK after authorities issued 38 new charges against them.US Marshals arrested the brothers in Miami on Saturday after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) brought new charges, including rape and offences related to sex trafficking, against them.Andrew, 39, and Tristan, 37 – who came to global fame via social media – have previously denied any wrongdoing.The dual British-US citizens were taken into custody and are set to appear before a…
BBCRavika was celebrating her birthday on holiday with her husband when she got an unusual alert from her fitness tracker.Her Oura ring flagged that her health score was poor. Her heart rate had gone up, her body temperature was elevated and her heart rate variability (HRV) had dropped. Yet Ravika felt completely fine.When the stats hadn’t improved a week later, the 34-year-old solicitor from the West Midlands did some research online and found a community of women who all said their fitness trackers had been giving them signs they were pregnant, based on the data the trackers had collected.A week…
LIVEPolice begin clearing cockroach party protest site in DelhiTens of thousands of protesters had turned up for a march called by the Cockroach Janta Party in Delhi.
Watch: Sir Keir Starmer’s last speech as prime minister in fullStarmer spoke in front of an applauding crowd on Downing Street.11 mins agoPolitics
US Central CommandExplosions were heard across several Iranian cities after the US launched strikes overnight President Donald Trump says the latest strikes by the US hit Iran “very hard”, adding that the attacks were “in honour” of three US soldiers killed in recent days – two in Jordan, one in Iraq.In the early hours of Monday local time, US Central Command (Centcom) said it had launched a “new wave” of strikes for the ninth consecutive night as explosions were heard across Iran.The US said it had targeted military sites and communications networks to “further diminish” Tehran’s attacks on vessels in…
Victory for football? Spain beat Argentina to win World CupSpain triumphed with an extra-time goal in a battle of endurance.8 hrs agoWorld Cup
LIVESpain beat Argentina to win second World Cup – reactionAll the reaction from the 2026 Fifa World Cup as Spain win the tournament for the second time, beating Argentina 1-0.
LIVEAndy Burnham to become PM as Keir Starmer prepares to leave No 10After Starmer meets the King to resign formally, Burnham will give a speech in Downing Street promising to give people more “breathing room”.
XinhuaWang Jibing, a food delivery rider, posted his poems and essays on social media for years before going viralA collection of poems, some scribbled on slips of paper between food deliveries, has won Wang Jibing one of China’s top literary honours.Low Flight, inspired by the everyday challenges delivery riders face, has bagged the Lu Xun Literary Prize – named after a writer who has been referred to as the father of modern Chinese literature. Wang, 56, who became a delivery rider around 2019, gained traction on social media for his poems and essays.He is part of a growing group of…
BBCVasyl Krupych, a serving soldier, was assaulted while out searching for draft dodgersVasyl Krupych knows what it is to fight for Ukraine.He describes terrifying scenes from battles in the eastern Donbas region where, sometimes praying, sometimes crying, the machine gunner somehow survived the onslaught by Russian troops.But last December, by then serving in the rear, Krupych was attacked by his own countrymen whilst out searching for draft dodgers.He says two men ignored demands to show their documents and fled. When his patrol gave chase, Krupych was badly beaten with a crowbar. He spent six weeks in hospital.”What did we fight…