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  • Marry Mubaiwa: Ex-wife of Zimbabwe’s vice-president freed after collapse of attempted murder case

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/46a2/live/fff967e0-d239-11f1-904a-5b90e72e87ff.jpg”] Getty Images Marry Mubaiwa in an image from 2018 when she was still married to Constantino Chiwenga The former wife of Zimbabwe’s vice-president has been freed from remand after seven years while on trial for his attempted murder. Marry Mubaiwa was charged in 2019, after her then husband Gen Constantino Chiwenga accused…

  • Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to teenage girl’s murder after 52 years

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9c4e/live/e382eae0-d23a-11f1-93e1-3b657b665bcf.jpg”] Utah Department of Public Safety Authorities in Utah have used advanced DNA technology to link notorious serial killer Ted Bundy to the murder of a 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered by hunters 52 years ago. Melissa Ann Smith, the daughter of a local police chief, was found on 27 October 1974…

  • A Court of Splintered Harmony fans queue for new Sarah J. Maas book

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b788/live/cc42a630-d22c-11f1-b8e4-17c9744a7f8e.jpg”] BBC/Flora Grafton Abigail Wright said the series was her “gateway back to reading” As I arrive at Waterstones in York shortly before 08:00, there is already a queue forming outside the bookshop. Fans of Sarah J Maas’s bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series are waiting eagerly to get their…

  • Unnamed celebrity accused of ‘inappropriate sexual activities’, court hears

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2690/live/a1d46200-d216-11f1-8f84-ebd3099fed63.jpg”] Getty Images A two-day trial is being held at the High Court in London A celebrity has asked the High Court to prevent two news organisations from publishing his identity and allegations that he abused his status for many years to engage, or attempt to engage, in “inappropriate sexual activities with a…

  • Was the Ballon d’Or in London the most chaotic?

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/047c/live/b205ec60-d208-11f1-b3b6-c1e79e957e40.jpg”] Ballon d’Or in London – the most chaotic ever? Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Ballon d’Or ceremony began at 20:45 GMT instead of 20:00 because of traffic issues BySarah Dawkins BBC Sport senior journalist Published 27 October 2026, 14:10 GMT Updated 1 hour ago It was the first time the Ballon…

  • Message from Manchester City’s Erling Haaland gets two landscapers the day off

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/13c6/live/161d7ae0-d20b-11f1-b3b6-c1e79e957e40.jpg”] Supplied Shane Hassall (left) challenged Wade Taylor (right) to give him a day off if a social media post attracted 100,000 likes and a comment from Erling Haaland A go-karting trip is on the cards for staff at a landscaping business after footballer Erling Haaland responded to their online plea. Staffordshire landscaper…

  • Norway and Finland hold rare call with Putin to discuss ending war

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/62a7/live/0a738c90-d1fa-11f1-8c9f-8d21fef6ffad.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images Norway and Finland say they are not acting on behalf of other European leaders The leaders of Finland and Norway have held a joint call with Vladimir Putin – rare contact between the Russian president and European leaders. Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr…

  • Ex-Britain First leader arrested in HMO attacks investigation

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b939/live/54da6610-d203-11f1-b441-2b33b063138f.jpg”] Getty Images Ashlea Simon said she was arrested after her social media posts visiting HMOs in Salford The former co-leader of the far-right Britain First party has said she was arrested as part of an investigation into attacks on houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). In a post on X, Ashlea Simon said…

  • Scotland’s recycling rates fall to lowest level in five years

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8931/live/e4ac55b0-d1f8-11f1-8c9f-8d21fef6ffad.jpg”] BBC Waste experts have warned that landfill space in Scotland is rapidly running out Scotland’s recycling rate has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa). The Scottish government’s environmental regulator says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 – down from…

  • Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision again over Israel participation

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0cb2/live/07dc3780-d208-11f1-b3b6-c1e79e957e40.jpg”] Getty Images Claude Kiambe was the last Netherlands entrant in 2025 The Netherlands has pulled out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, with public broadcaster NPO citing “sensitivities” over Israel’s participation – reversing a previous decision to take part. The Netherlands and four other countries boycotted this year’s event, after Dutch network…