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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0473/live/14048a40-c929-11f1-bcc7-a3638a736ce9.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images Criticising the government, whether on the street or on social media, can result in a prison sentence in Russia (file pic) Russian security services were waiting when the flight landed in Moscow in December. On board were Russians the US had deported, including activists denied political asylum. “It…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/b788/live/07752180-c966-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] Reuters The prime minister is in Alberta for the next two days to make the case for unity ahead of Monday’s separation referendum. Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged Albertans to vote to remain in Canada ahead of an independence referendum, warning that the “stakes are high”. Speaking at a pro-unity rally…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/5a7e/live/a2c1a3c0-c8f8-11f1-8ea2-676e2a4fc394.jpg”] Getty Images A rusted barrel on the shores of Lake Mead near where the body was found After a years-long investigation, police in Nevada have identified the remains of the person found stuffed in a corroded barrel near Las Vegas. Police identified the man as Edward “Buddy” Lelburian Jackson. He was found…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4dc0/live/70180250-c959-11f1-8879-9d9deeb686e1.jpg”] “It’s really hard to believe” – How Oregon primary school shooting unfolded A 16-year-old has shot dead three children and a teacher at a primary school in the US state of Oregon before he was killed by a bystander, police said. The suspect, who has not been named, forced his way into…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/a53c/live/281e7410-c315-11f1-8f04-85217d686658.jpg”] Irene Breen Irene Breen told the BBC her business suffered a significant financial hit from the restrictions When Irene Breen got a notification in January 2025 that Instagram was removing adverts for her company’s pregnancy pillows, she was confused. What was so offensive about a pillow? She was later told on a…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3f45/live/64f83d80-c946-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] Getty Images Being left off the party list is a sad time for little ones but there are ways to help It’s around this time of year when children start coming home with party invitations in their school bag. It’s exciting and a sign they’re making friends as they embark on school…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/dc0b/live/9877b0a0-c955-11f1-8879-9d9deeb686e1.jpg”] Getty Images Abhijeet Dipke’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has drawn thousands onto the streets in recent months The founder of India’s “cockroach” protest movement, Abhijeet Dipke, has been detained in Delhi ahead of a planned march in the heart of the capital. His detention follows a police warning against holding Friday’s…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ee76/live/db556ac0-c8b5-11f1-bdfb-e3788aeae9ec.jpg”] Photothek Online pornography depicting strangulation or incestuous relationships will be banned from early November, the government has announced. From 6 November, it will be illegal to possess or publish porn which shows strangulation or suffocation, depicts sexual activity between people who are related or shows adults role-playing as children under 16 in…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/80ac/live/fbba3b20-c652-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg”] The Mercury News via Getty Images The operators of Newby Island landfill have been ordered to take action over odours Milpitas, an affluent city in California’s Silicon Valley tech hub, has an odour problem. For decades, residents have had to endure rank smells wafting from industrial sites, among them a 342-acre landfill.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/42cb/live/1cc1fab0-c8b0-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] BBC Fraser Fleming says his glasses help him navigate public transport and read street signs Fraser Fleming approaches the corner of a busy Glasgow city centre street and asks his smart glasses to describe the road ahead. A voice coming from tiny speakers in the arms of the specs tells him there…