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  • Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/690e/live/fcec4c60-c33a-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg”] Federal Court of Australia Adidas tendered pictures of White Fox advertisements to support their claim Adidas is suing Australian label White Fox for selling and advertising clothes with a four-striped design, arguing it is “deceptively similar” to the German brand’s distinct logo. The sportswear giant said it had repeatedly asked White Fox…

  • ‘I don’t know what my partner earns’: How soon into dating should you reveal your salary?

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9bc3/live/94309dd0-b36c-11f1-b1d1-571ed4d7ff2c.png”] Watch: How soon into dating do you talk about your salary? We ask New Yorkers and Londoners You know their favourite restaurant, what happened with their ex and their most embarrassing childhood story. But do you know how much your partner earns? Money remains one of dating’s trickier conversations. Bring it up…

  • Man City charges: Enzo Maresca says ‘feeling is fantastic’ among Man City squad

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/3f74/live/19a47500-c334-11f1-9981-cf94ea240e40.jpg”] Maresca says ‘feeling is fantastic’ among Man City squad Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Enzo Maresca replaced Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager By Sami Mokbel Senior football correspondent Published 8 October 2026 Manchester City head coach Enzo Maresca says the “feeling is fantastic” among his players and they “don’t care too…

  • US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering – HRW

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/85e7/live/fdeabc50-c308-11f1-8f04-85217d686658.jpg”] Corbis via Getty Image The US has been sending migrants who cannot be deported to their home nations to other countries instead Campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the deportation of migrants from the US to third-party African countries is against the law and exploits suffering to deter migration. “Many, if…

  • Venezuela’s ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/bcd9/live/df938ae0-c329-11f1-9981-cf94ea240e40.jpg”] REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg Nicolás Maduro has been in US custody since January of this year Prosecutors in the United States have accused Venezuela’s former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, of conspiracy to commit torture. The fresh charges against the couple were made public on Thursday and are in addition to…

  • South Africa vs Australia: Pat Cummins speaks to Usman Khawaja about autobiography

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/5db5/live/2f51aeb0-c323-11f1-bd97-fbe5a3482cde.jpg”] Cummins not worried about potential Khawaja revelations Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Usman Khawaja (left) and Pat Cummins played 56 Tests together for Australia By Stephan Shemilt Cricket Correspondent Published 8 October 2026 Pat Cummins has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate’s upcoming autobiography, but the Australia captain said he…

  • Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped while repairing campaign sign

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1772/live/b1c65680-c30e-11f1-8f04-85217d686658.png”] Bernadette Greene-Placentia/Bernadette for Congress Warning: This article contains details which some readers may find distressing. A congressional candidate in Arizona has said she was raped in a car park as she repaired campaign signs late at night in her district. Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democrat, told the Phoenix New Times she was knocked…

  • Chrysler Building to get its crown restored after being sold

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9bdc/live/e92e06b0-c325-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] Getty Images The skyscraper was briefly the world’s tallest building The Chrysler Building, one of the most distinctive high-rises in Manhattan’s skyline, will undergo a major renovation as part of a multi-million-dollar sale deal. The skyscraper, opened in New York nearly 100 years ago, will see its Art Deco crown polished and…

  • Worcestershire strawberry farmer says supermarkets not selling his fruit

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/bf8d/live/1c2322b0-c30a-11f1-8f04-85217d686658.jpg”] BBC Bal Padda has called on supermarkets to make use of UK strawberry farms rather than importing their produce The owner of a strawberry farm in Worcestershire says the changing climate is extending their growing season, leaving many strawberries unpicked and unsold. Bal Padda runs the 150-acre Vicarage Nurseries, in Bretforton, and…

  • Bedbugs crawling out the wallpaper in ‘worst ever’ Cardiff infestation

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ec5d/live/1dc83fd0-c30d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] ‘Worst’ bedbug infestation pest controller has ever seen Millions of bedbugs were crawling out of mattresses in what a pest controller said was the worst outbreak he had seen in 38 years. They were even in the walls and under the wallpaper, with the mattresses and bed frames needing to be incinerated.…