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Svitolina channels anger to keep WTA Finals hopes alive bbc.in/48gzKKj
WTA Finals: Elina Svitolina channels anger to beat Karolina Muchova

WTA Finals: Elina Svitolina channels anger to beat Karolina Muchova

Elina Svitolina says she "got a bit angry at myself" to inspire a comeback victory over Karolina Muchova at the WTA Finals and keep her semi-final hopes alive.

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Lego marketplace BrickLink offline after 'unusual activity' detected bbc.in/4zIHGAd
Lego marketplace BrickLink offline after 'unusual activity' detected

Lego marketplace BrickLink offline after 'unusual activity' detected

Known as the eBay of Lego, it has been down for three days and is yet to disclose what caused the shutdown.

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Famed ship SS United States to be sunk off coast of Florida bbc.in/4eYpQkg
Famed ship SS United States to be sunk off coast of Florida

Famed ship SS United States to be sunk off coast of Florida

Activists unsucessfully fought for the historic liner - which crossed the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of times - to be preserved and turned into a museum.

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'Not the answer': Labour MPs speak out against Rosebank as decision looms bbc.in/4t4dfSr
Some Labour MPs speak out against Rosebank as decision looms

Some Labour MPs speak out against Rosebank as decision looms

There is a growing expectation among senior Labour figures that drilling in the oil field will be given the green light.

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Littler expected 'pub players' on Netflix show bbc.in/3XjNkKy
Luke Littler: World number one expected 'pub player' opponents on Netflix show

Luke Littler: World number one expected 'pub player' opponents on Netflix show

Luke Littler says he thought he would be facing pub players on his recent Netflix show, which was billed as giving "amateurs a chance at life-changing money".

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Raducanu to return at January's United Cup after injury lay-off bbc.in/4zqsfvG
Emma Raducanu to return at United Cup in January after lengthy injury absence

Emma Raducanu to return at United Cup in January after lengthy injury absence

Emma Raducanu will make her return to tennis in the United Cup team competition in Australia in the first week of 2027.

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Police believed train attacker had schizophrenia, jury told bbc.in/4zIfTzV
Police believed Huntingdon train attacker had schizophrenia, jury told

Police believed Huntingdon train attacker had schizophrenia, jury told

Anthony Williams denies trying to kill 10 people on board a train which made an unscheduled stop.

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Missing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in a crate in South Carolina bbc.in/3VkIo7G
Missing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in a crate in South Carolina

Missing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in a crate in South Carolina

Officials say the child was found close to his father's home on Tuesday, a day after he was taken, and is being cared for in hospital.

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Robert Bush lodges bid to appeal against sentence bbc.in/3XjrQ0m
Ex-funeral boss Robert Bush lodges bid to appeal against sentence

Ex-funeral boss Robert Bush lodges bid to appeal against sentence

Robert Bush was jailed for 20 years after 35 bodies were found at Legacy Funeral Directors in Hull.

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What are the state of our grooming laws? bbc.in/4iBiN3g
What are the state of our grooming laws?

What are the state of our grooming laws?

Some campaigners have been calling for the law to clearly define what grooming means.

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Former minister calls for phone tech to block live-streamed child sex abuse bbc.in/4BRLCQJ
Jess Phillips calls for phone tech to block live-streamed child sex abuse

Jess Phillips calls for phone tech to block live-streamed child sex abuse

New technology would block the live-streaming of child sexual abuse on phones, tablets and laptops.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relocated after alleged Iranian threats bbc.in/4k521L4
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relocated after alleged Iranian threats

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relocated after alleged Iranian threats

Bessent is now one of several Trump administration officials to live on military bases due to safety concerns.

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Leader, role model, extraordinary - how Kane's 'fairytale' came true bbc.in/4iBPJbV
Harry Kane: How England captain's 'fairytale' came true as he closes in on appearance record

Harry Kane: How England captain's 'fairytale' came true as he closes in on appearance record

From 21-year-old who scored 79 seconds into his debut to being on the brink of breaking his nation's appearance record, BBC Sport looks at Harry Kane's England career.

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Russia-Ukraine talks turn to post-war security but end without breakthrough bbc.in/4AhgiZK
Russia-Ukraine talks turn to post-war security but end without breakthrough

Russia-Ukraine talks turn to post-war security but end without breakthrough

Talks in Abu Dhabi centred around Europe's security framework, with US envoys due to meet Putin and Zelensky on Thursday.

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Spain sees widespread disruption in first general strike for 14 years bbc.in/4sTdIGZ
Spain sees widespread disruption in first general strike for 14 years

Spain sees widespread disruption in first general strike for 14 years

Protests are also expected in the biggest cities less than three weeks before Spaniards vote in parliamentary elections.

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Four grizzly bears killed in Canada after fatal attack on mother and daughter bbc.in/4ArDNzz
Four bears killed in Canada after attack on mother and daughter

Four bears killed in Canada after attack on mother and daughter

The sow and her three cubs were responsible for killing Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, earlier this month.

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Scottish man confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting bbc.in/48R2cTa
Scottish man confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting

Scottish man confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting

The man, who is understood to be James Thomas Campbell from Prestwick, died when a lone gunman opened fire in central Krakow on Saturday.

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Hundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax bbc.in/3XiGXam
Hundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax

Hundreds of Italian schools hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax

Emails containing the false warnings were sent to schools in Rome, Naples, Vicenza, Florence, Pisa, Trieste and other Italian cities, officials say.

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Pochettino a decade in Man Utd's making - but Carrick deserves better bbc.in/4zGLMZq
Man Utd manager: Mauricio Pochettino appointment a decade in the making

Man Utd manager: Mauricio Pochettino appointment a decade in the making

Mauricio Pochettino looks set to turn a decade-long courtship with Manchester United into a full-blown relationship, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

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England news conference: Kane to face media before record-breaking appearance bbc.in/4iR5UB6
England news conference: Kane to face media before record-breaking appearance

England news conference: Kane to face media before record-breaking appearance

Harry Kane to face the media as he prepares to become England's all-time appearance maker with his 126th cap against Croatia at Wembley on Thursday

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