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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/08bb/live/1da8dbb0-d92c-11f1-bd1d-4f4c8335e0ab.jpg”] Jonathan Miles A magpie found at Topsham is among the wildlife found by Exeter sweep Jonathan Miles A bundle of love letters tied with a red ribbon, a child’s party balloon and a nine-foot scaffold pole are just some of the strange items discovered inside British chimneys, according to sweeps. Throw in…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4095/live/09b20f70-da4c-11f1-ad69-611c5b2ed04a.jpg”] Getty Images John Whitmire is also calling on Congress to change immigration laws The mayor of Houston, Texas, has directed the city’s police to limit co-operation with federal immigration officials. The move by John Whitmire, a Democrat, comes on the heels of stunning victories by the party in Texas during this week’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/aaaa/live/ff712380-d928-11f1-af74-e735e628ea98.jpg”] Woolfie Woolf Skepta released The Fork and Knife on Friday, his first album since 2019’s Ignorance Is Bliss One of the biggest names in grime is back – and he’s picked his moment. “Finally,” Skepta promises BBC Newsbeat, “some good rap music, some good UK grime sounds.” The Fork and Knife has…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0273/live/640a38d0-da01-11f1-84c1-dbcae60402d7.jpg”] Getty Images Somalia has the longest coastline in mainland Africa As the sun rises over the Indian Ocean, waves lap onto the golden sands while palm fronds rustle in the cool sea breeze. Welcome to… Mogadishu. This is the image that one young Somali woman wants the world to have of her…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a65d/live/3fe15d20-da57-11f1-af22-a97b84c9ca63.jpg”] Late night political drama as Peña is impeached and arrested Prosecutors in Paraguay have charged former president Santiago Peña over his alleged role in a banking scandal that led to his impeachment. He has been accused of breach of trust and administration for personal gain. Peña, who denies any wrongdoing, was forced…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1489/live/c9303e00-d9eb-11f1-bbe5-797ee05bee69.jpg”] Vinod Kapri/Pyre Pyre’s protagonists are Bubu and Aama – local terms for grandfather and grandmother A film about the tender love and quiet loneliness of an elderly couple, which took two years to reach cinemas after it was completed, is wowing critics and audiences across India. The 111-minute Pyre, directed by television…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/af9a/live/de5f4990-d7c2-11f1-a719-bf3dc3a3d5b5.jpg”] BBC Graeme Wilson has been stripped of his membership of a wildlife rehabilitation organisation Three wildlife welfare charities have criticised a Scottish ecologist who is hoping to keep a badger he has nursed back to health. Graeme Wilson was called out to help the badger, named Harriet, after she was found in…