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  • Give My Head Peace creators told via email show not recommissioned

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/e081/live/071d7490-c163-11f1-ae7b-cfc528a6c828.jpg”] BBC Give My Head Peace has not been commissioned by the BBC for a new series The creators of Give My Head Peace have said they were told by email that the long-running comedy show had not been commissioned for a new series. It comes as the corporation faces “significant financial pressures”…

  • Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d1cb/live/8dbea280-c163-11f1-ae7b-cfc528a6c828.jpg”] Getty Images Ofcom is investigating whether Meta breached its duties under the UK’s online safety laws with the launch of its “Instants” feature on Instagram. The tool – allowing users to take and share an instant image with close friends, that disappears once viewed – was launched on Meta’s photo-sharing app in…

  • Kenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/535c/live/9ad923b0-c167-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola but some have been trialled Kenya has confirmed its first ever case of Ebola – a Kenyan citizen who has been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years. Health…

  • Yemen: Children brave snipers and mortars to go to school near front line

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d89e/live/e5e1e7e0-c183-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] ‘We are terrified but we want to get an education’, say Yemeni schoolgirls Every morning at 6am, 10-year-old Rafeef and her younger brother get ready for school, putting on their cream and brown uniforms. She always looks forward to seeing her friends and learning about everything from maths to Arabic and Islamic…

  • Lego fraudster among last year’s most high-profile insurance scammers

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9e41/live/98c51960-c0ba-11f1-9475-67b7bb314be1.jpg”] Getty Images A scammer jailed for making false home insurance claims about supposedly stolen Lego has been listed as one of last year’s most high-profile insurance fraudsters. The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, insurance trade body the ABI said. Other…

  • LIV Golf: Competition secures potential $300m investment to emerge from restructuring

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/f267/live/89038610-c150-11f1-a043-4511bb61bfac.jpg”] LIV Golf secures potential $300m investment Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, LIV Golf was founded in 2021, with its first season taking place the following year ByMike Peter BBC Sport journalist Published 6 October 2026, 08:02 BST LIV Golf has secured a possible $300m in financing from BC Partners Credit in order…

  • NFL: Officials Jeff Seeman and Adrian Hill suspended for player incidents

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/d17c/live/30488b30-c149-11f1-ac8d-4d124192d842.jpg”] NFL suspends two officials for player incidents Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jeff Seeman was officiating in a fixture between the Arizona Cardinals and the New York Giants ByMike Peter BBC Sport journalist Published 6 October 2026, 07:13 BST The NFL has suspended two officials for instances of unprofessional conduct towards a…

  • Lionel Messi last match: Argentina legend has big plans for the future as golden era ends

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/736a/live/3de6acd0-c0b4-11f1-837f-5ba27a94daa8.jpg”] Owner, businessman & player: Messi has big plans as a golden era ends By Guillem Balague BBC Sport Columnist Published 6 October 2026, 06:39 BST Lionel Messi is about to play his last match for Argentina. On what will be his 208th appearance, the country’s most-capped player and record goalscorer will bid…

  • Logos Hope: World’s ‘largest floating book fair’ docks in Belfast

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6bc0/live/d9c06230-c0ba-11f1-9475-67b7bb314be1.jpg”] BBC The Logos Hope, which has a Christian ethos, last spent time in Belfast in 2009 An internationally-crewed ship described as the world’s “largest floating book fair” has berthed in Belfast. The Logos Hope is a volunteer-run vessel with a Christian ethos and a bookshop of more than 5,000 titles. It was…

  • York city walls ‘tap to donate’ scheme raises nearly £9,000

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/fae7/live/c5c2eca0-c0d1-11f1-a5b0-6f550c662e91.jpg”] BBC/Louise Fewster ‘Tap to donate’ points were installed on York’s city walls last September A trial scheme raising money towards the conservation of York’s city walls has raised nearly £9,000 in its first year, figures reveal. ‘Tap to donate’ points, installed at Bootham Bar last September at a cost of £10,000, allow…