Tag: bbc.com
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia injury: PSG forward to have surgery on ruptured ACL
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/6778/live/6bc68ff0-cd32-11f1-9be1-0ba032f367ac.jpg”] PSG’s Kvaratskhelia to have surgery on ruptured ACL Image source, ReutersImage caption, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was making his first start of the season in the Champions League Published 21 October 2026, 10:49 BST Updated 4 hours ago Paris St-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will undergo knee surgery after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
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US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a22e/live/83914ac0-8497-11ef-bf4c-1f355eb87d3c.jpg”] Reuters Stephen Hubbard pictured in a Moscow courtroom as he was sentenced in 2024 Russia has released a 74-year-old American citizen who was jailed for allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg for talks. Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo…
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The Gambia to pay Yahya Jammeh victims from the proceeds of the ex-president’s seized US mansion
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4f1a/live/3e1812e0-cd32-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images Jammeh, who is now living in exile in Equatorial Guinea, ruled The Gambia for more than 20 years The Gambia will use funds received from the US from the forfeiture of long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh’s property to pay victims of his rule, authorities have said. The Gambia’s Reparations…
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Helen Haines: Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack, husband says
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/16b5/live/2cbe53a0-cd29-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] Watch: ‘Her heart and her mind are in good shape’, husband of Helen Haines says Helen Haines, the Australian MP who was hit by a car in what authorities say was a deliberate attack, has lost both her legs, her husband has confirmed. Phil Haines said the “horrendous incident” caused his wife…
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Animal rights group Peta asks Crystal Palace to retire bald eagle mascot
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/ed7a/live/a6650520-cd1d-11f1-acea-8755f0f28c17.jpg”] Crystal Palace urged to retire bald eagle mascot Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Crystal Palace were rebranded as the Eagles in the mid-1970s, having previously been known as the Glaziers Published 5 hours ago An animal rights group is urging Crystal Palace to retire their live bald eagle mascot with immediate effect,…
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NBA: LeBron James’ Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks in the season opener
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/b476/live/2a511110-cd11-11f1-92f9-3b44ce9ad221.jpg”] LeBron James’ 76ers beat Knicks on NBA opening night Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, LeBron James is a four-time NBA champion and the league’s all-time leading scorer ByMike Peter BBC Sport journalist Published 6 hours ago LeBron James scored 14 points on his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers as they defeated champions…
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Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week’s Budget
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/295f/live/2e2e9560-cd3d-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg”] Getty Images UK inflation and government borrowing both hit their highest in a year on Wednesday, adding to the pressure on Chancellor John Healey ahead of his first Budget in a week. The pace of UK price rises accelerated to 3.5% in the year to September, pushed up by sharp increases in…
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Massive wasps’ nest in nature reserve office dismantled
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0343/live/1d8518f0-cca8-11f1-a5d0-db40ec16d9a9.jpg”] MARTIN GILES/BBC The wasps built a huge nest which took over Eilish Rothney’s office shelves A nature reserve manager has finally dismantled a large wasps’ nest in her office after the insects made it their home for four months. Eilish Rothney, a nature reserve manager for the Trinity Broads at the Norfolk…
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Wimpole Estate records ‘abundance’ of wildlife despite drought
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3233/live/450d3780-cc9a-11f1-94e6-edd4c60b2e1d.jpg”] Mike Pennington/Geograph Corn buntings were one of the species recorded at the Wimpole Estate A country house and farming estate in one of England’s driest and most nature-depleted areas has an “abundance” of wildlife with more than 5,000 species recorded, the National Trust has said. Rare species, including barbastelle bats, great crested…
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Brian Stack: Family of prison officer killed by IRA receives state apology
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/eddf/live/9ed26bb0-cc7b-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] Handout Brian Stack was shot in the back of the neck as he left a boxing match in 1983 The family of a senior Irish prison officer murdered by the IRA has received a state apology on Wednesday for failings in investigations into his killing. Brian Stack, a father of three, was…