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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d576/live/0d91b860-bdb5-11f1-b7d8-31573a2bd831.jpg”] Bloomberg via Getty Images David Hearn outside court in July 2026 A judge in Washington DC has dismissed the criminal case against an Olympian accused by the Trump administration of vandalising the Reflecting Pool. Judge Todd Edelman ordered the case against David Hearn dismissed “with prejudice”, meaning US prosecutors cannot refile the…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4257/live/b16f52c0-bdb1-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] Watch: Renée Good’s partner speaks publicly for first time since her death The family of a woman who was killed by an immigration agent in Minneapolis has announced two lawsuits against the US government and members of the Trump administration. Renee Good, a US citizen, was shot to death by an Immigration…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/bc55/live/287dd260-bd94-11f1-9a76-4118bb2c2e43.jpg”] Watch: Why are students staging protests at schools in France? Fires have broken out at several schools in France, as students protest by blockading education institutions nationwide over school funding and studying conditions. Blazes were reported at two high schools in Nantes, western France, while another was filmed engulfing the entrance ofa…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/a040/live/8a45db80-bdaa-11f1-8373-27235719cf2a.jpg”] England avoid Australia & India in World Cup draw Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Holders Australia beat India in the 2023 final ByMarc Higginson BBC Sport Senior Journalist Published 8 hours ago England have avoided defending champions Australia and world number one-ranked side India in the group-stage draw for the 2027 ICC…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/dac5/live/b7d598b0-a50e-11f1-89d5-dd5482a9fcc2.jpg”] Anadolu via Getty Images Algeria has adopted a law imposing the death penalty on people convicted of arson of forests or fields after a series of deadly wildfires swept parts of the country. Members of the national assembly voted through the bill, which also made child abduction a capital offence, on Thursday.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a0d7/live/baeb2400-bda2-11f1-8373-27235719cf2a.jpg”] Getty Images In an interview with Time, Trump said a renewed bombing campaign in Iran is ‘possible’ following the November midterms. US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that supplies of some munitions “are a little bit lower” as a result of the Iran war but vowed to replenish them to “levels we’ve…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f5bc/live/73d236d0-bdb6-11f1-babe-4199b0e7ccea.jpg”] What we know about Christa Pike’s condition after failed execution Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is in “critical condition, receiving life-saving care” at hospital, after surviving two lethal injection attempts, leading the state’s governor to halt all executions for the year. “We don’t have a sense of her prognosis or much…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/806d/live/8cf56f00-8950-11f1-aee1-9f17574ebbb3.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says investigations suggest the man who stabbed his fellow pilot and tried to take over a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination”. The Flydubai plane plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m) two hours into its journey on Wednesday, before…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/eda1/live/922cde20-bdaa-11f1-8373-27235719cf2a.jpg”] HMRC urged to scrutinise tax implications of Man City case Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Manchester City were found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges against them By Dan Roan Sports editor Published 1 October 2026, 16:38 BST Updated 3 hours ago Findings from the Premier League’s case against Manchester City…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0557/live/405b2e80-bdaf-11f1-8373-27235719cf2a.png”] PA Media The Prince of Wales meets local residents, Rob and Helen Wyatt, during a visit to the village of Skenfrith in Monmouthshire The Prince of Wales has said a “holistic” approach is needed to tackle severe flooding, as a small Welsh village prepares for the upcoming storm season. Residents in Skenfrith,…