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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/dc74/live/877de1e0-bdaa-11f1-babe-4199b0e7ccea.png”] WATCH: Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten him and his pregnant wife Warning: This story contains distressing details A businessman was beaten with hammers by masked men who broke into his home and threatened to kill his heavily pregnant wife unless he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/166e/live/9297b320-bcd4-11f1-9f83-d9975ff80416.png”] Hassan Nassar Dr Hassan Nassar is determined to opt back in to his pension as soon as he can Until early September, Hassan Nassar, 26, was saving around £430 every month into his NHS workplace pension. But the trainee GP, who works in the West Midlands, says he was “really cash strapped”…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f157/live/3b2f3340-bca9-11f1-a3e9-bbda6f9b9e25.jpg”] BBC Juan Omar Sixto says he and his colleagues are ready to ‘go and do business in Cuba right away’ At the lavish home of one of Miami’s top plastic surgeons, overlooking the Biscayne Bay, some of the wealthiest Cuban-American families in Florida have gathered. They are there to thrash out their…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/ee14/live/a0756920-bddc-11f1-88d5-b903d805bdb1.jpg”] Bellamy speaks out over criticism after Norway win Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Craig Bellamy led Wales to a first Nations League A victory in their ninth game in the competition’s top tier ByGareth Vincent BBC Sport Wales, AtCardiff City Stadium Published 2 hours ago Head coach Craig Bellamy says he has been…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/be85/live/c4317650-bce3-11f1-afec-ebbb2634c4cd.jpg”] BBC David Knott, director of horticulture, said Edinburgh’s Palm Houses are iconic After six years and an unprecedented botanical operation, Edinburgh’s famous Palm Houses are back. The historic glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Garden have been closed to the public for vital restoration work. Hundreds of plants had to be temporarily moved…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1dab/live/98d9de50-bda3-11f1-8373-27235719cf2a.jpg”] Getty Images Bill Nighy also won podcast of the year at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in March Actor Bill Nighy’s reinvention as an agony uncle has earned him the award for best host at the British Podcast Awards, beating names such as Louis Theroux, Katherine Ryan and Lily Allen. Nighy, 76,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/eb88/live/f96c9360-bdc7-11f1-babe-4199b0e7ccea.jpg”] Getty Images It’s been a difficult few years for Nike. The largest sportswear brand on the planet, named after the ancient Greek goddess of victory, has been losing of late. Losing sales, losing customers and losing ground to its rivals. The one-time industry disruptor is now the establishment and in the middle…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/70fe/live/a4259220-bdd7-11f1-88d5-b903d805bdb1.jpg”] BBC/Studio Lambert Claudia Winkleman emerged from her coffin to greet the celebrities in church Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the first episode of The Celebrity Traitors, series two. One person in particular may have dominated much of this opening episode, but Claudia Winkleman’s gothic arrival still caused a stir. Carried…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b9c3/live/ecbf17f0-bd82-11f0-b748-7f02f8da8806.jpg”] WireImage via Getty Images Mike Smith plays the character Bubbles in the Canadian sitcom. A judge in Nova Scotia, Canada, has dismissed the sexual assault case against Trailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith. The trial was set to begin in provincial court in Dartmouth on Thursday, but after the Crown provided no…