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Halloween costumes 2026: From Obsession to Odyssey, the top TV, film and pop culture party outfits
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Trial of German steakhouse heiress Christina Block that sparked a huge spy scandal
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3f50/live/e57d8d50-c8c1-11f1-bdfb-e3788aeae9ec.jpg”] POOL/AFP via Getty Images Christina Block, 53, denies knowing about the planned abduction of her children It is a trial that has gripped Germany, with a wealthy heiress in the dock for months and a case that triggered the country’s biggest espionage scandal in recent history. Christina Block, heir to a popular…
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Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad killed suspect
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/7c80/live/72894110-c9b4-11f1-9409-01a8c77950d7.jpg”] Two of the victims were five-year-old Rhoam Summer (left) and teacher Meghan Lambert, 25 (right) Some readers may find this article distressing. A female teacher in the US state of Oregon tackled a teenage shooter who entered her classroom and tried to wrestle the gun from his grasp, police have said. The…
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Julian Macdonald among fashion designers keen to put Wales on industry map
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1e73/live/37a187d0-c85e-11f1-9582-a9900f8c6306.jpg”] Victor Virgile/ Getty Julien Macdonald’s journey from Merthyr Tydfil to Chanel and Givenchy also saw him appear on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 Do you need to go to a big city to work in fashion? Former director at Givenchy, Julien Macdonald doesn’t think so, nor does Ioan Bowen-Pickett, a young Welsh…
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Katie Zacharia quits as White House press secretary five days into job
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/8455/live/c34abe60-c99d-11f1-8844-b58b162b44d4.jpg”] Trump: New White House press secretary should ‘reconsider’ job Katie Zacharia will be leaving her post as White House press secretary, just five days after her shaky public debut. US President Donald Trump told reporters moments before news of her exit was announced that he had told her “you don’t have to…
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‘Well-known’ man asks court to stop publication of sexual offence allegation
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Police feared Andrew might delay access by saying his home was King’s
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6fbb/live/79288160-c325-11f1-9981-cf94ea240e40.jpg”] Reuters Mountbatten-Windsor remains under police investigation despite a ruling that the way search warrants were issued was unlawful Thames Valley Police feared Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor might have tried to stop officers entering his home in Sandringham by saying it belonged to the King, according to legal documents. Senior officers were concerned the King’s…
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Jon Rahm sacrifices £75m to secure exit from LIV tour
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/b204/live/49952db0-c986-11f1-b646-2b044167639a.jpg”] Rahm sacrifices £75m to secure exit from LIV Golf Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jon Rahm joined LIV Golf after leaving the PGA Tour in December 2023 ByEmily Salley, BBC Sport journalist and Laura Scott, Sports News Correspondent Published 59 minutes ago Jon Rahm will give up a reported £75m owed to him by LIV Golf…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moves from New Jersey prison to facility in Pennsylvania
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Off Campus star collaboration ‘gave me chills’, says Babydoll singer
[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/cc20/live/6913b550-c308-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png”] Megan Chen Jamie Miller (right) says he’s found a “best friend” in Off Campus star Antonio Cipriano The singer behind the TikTok viral hit Babydoll says collaborating with an Off Campus star was “mind-boggling”. Jamie Miller, who is originally from Pontprennau in Cardiff, was close to calling it quits on his music…