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  • Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray killing 52 civilians in Alamata, medic tells the BBC

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0c58/live/f0312b90-bcdb-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png”] Social media via Reuters Tanks and armoured vehicles were filmed passing through Alamata after days of clashes At least 52 civilians have been killed during three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, hospital sources have told the BBC. It appears government troops have taken control of the…

  • China Open: Novak Djokovic wins first match since Wimbledon

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/8353/live/cb281490-bcda-11f1-afec-ebbb2634c4cd.jpg”] Djokovic wins first match since Wimbledon at China Open To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Djokovic beats Borges at the China Open for first win since Wimbledon BySam Drury BBC Sport journalist Published 5 hours ago Novak Djokovic…

  • Ringo Starr’s granddaughter launches art exhibition

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d3ad/live/349fb950-bc04-11f1-90b9-913e4354ed35.jpg”] BBC Tatia Starkey is described by a gallery owner as “very talented” The granddaughter of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is putting on an art exhibition in Surrey. Tatia Starkey told BBC Radio Surrey she wanted to communicate whatever was inside herself to “expel it”. “I’m just trying to share with people…

  • Vehicles damaged after accidental battery blaze in Thatcham

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/bf0a/live/ee18b100-bcc9-11f1-9f83-d9975ff80416.png”] Firefighters spent at least 25 hours at the site following Monday’s incident A company said several of its vehicles and trailers, along with some belonging to its staff, were damaged during a fire that involved about 150 tonnes of batteries. It is thought the fire at WasteCare, in Colthrop Lane, Thatcham, which…

  • Shubman Gill hits double hundred as India beat West Indies in ODI run-fest

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/083a/live/f54f9a80-bcea-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] Gill hits 223 not out as India chase down Windies’ record total Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Shubman Gill now has two scores of 200-plus in just 69 ODIs ByMarc Higginson BBC Sport senior journalist Published 30 September 2026, 14:48 BST Updated 3 hours ago Second one-day international, Guwahati West Indies 405-7…

  • Manchester City guilty: What next, how could relegation work and more key questions

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/ff90/live/6abf4e50-bcb9-11f1-a52f-e7c9a7884cfa.jpg”] Criminal investigation? Relegation or expulsion? The key Man City questions Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano (left) and chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak have continued to insist that the club is innocent despite the guilty verdicts ByDaniel Austin BBC Sport senior journalist Published 3 hours ago The verdict that…

  • WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f4b8/live/e7f33150-bcc5-11f1-ae14-0b840f99ba59.jpg”] Getty Images WhatsApp is introducing new parental controls for teenagers, as tech companies continue to come under pressure to provide more age-appropriate experiences for children. The social messaging app’s new tools will give parents a range of options, such as being told when their child joins or leaves a group. It will…

  • Lady A singer Charles Kelley reveals blood cancer diagnosis

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c920/live/47d59710-bcc7-11f1-ae14-0b840f99ba59.jpg”] Getty Images Charles Kelley is the co-lead vocalist of Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum Lady A singer Charles Kelley has revealed he has been diagnosed with blood cancer. The US musician, 45, founded the Grammy-winning country music trio, previously known as Lady Antebellum, in Nashville in 2006. The group are known for…

  • Oasis unheard recordings pulled from auction after band ‘sue’

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/bd74/live/ee178740-bcc3-11f1-874a-09d072a27eab.jpg”] Reuters The 63 tapes feature sound checks and live performances recorded by sound engineer Huw Richards A set of unheard Oasis recordings valued at between £1.2m and £1.6m have been pulled from an auction after the band filed an injunction. Earlier this month, it was announced that Littleton Auctions, in Evesham, were…

  • Just over a quarter of nurdles cleared after River Tyne spillage

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6270/live/2ec69ae0-918d-11f1-b2ab-0dd01740f9f6.jpg”] BBC Millions of plastic nurdles washed up on beaches following the ship collision Only 28% of nurdles which spilled into a river have been recovered and are expected to continue washing up on beaches in the future, scientists have calculated. Almost 18 tonnes of plastic nurdles are estimated to have spilled into…