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'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors
Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump's tax and domesti…
Players will need sex test to play on WTA Tour
The Women's Tennis Association is to ask all players to undergo genetic sex testing in order to compete on the WTA Tour.…
LIVE: Andy Burnham to become UK PM, deliver first speech at 10 Downing
The new leader takes over from Keir Starmer just two years after outgoing PM led Labour to a landslide election victory.…
Prisons minister Lord Timpson quits government
The businessman said it was an "honour" to serve in the post, but the BBC understands he feels he has achieved all he can in the role.…
Top feel-good moments to remember now that the 2026 World Cup is over
From Lamine Yamal’s younger brother stealing the spotlight to Vozinha being reunited with his mother.…
Andy Burnham to become new prime minister and lay out ‘10-year plan’ for the UK in No 10 speech - UK politics live
Keir Starmer will give his final speech from Downing Street before Burnham arrives and is appointed as new PMGood morning. Today we are getting a new …
Ulster Unionists to establish independent process over child abuser Jeffrey Donaldson
Jeffrey Donaldson, who has been convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, was a member of the UUP from 1985 until 2003.…
How a TV show has drawn Australians and Americans to a seaside town
Hope Street has been popular with audiences not just in the UK but overseas since it started in 2021.…
Residents told to pay £7,000 each to fix water pipe outside their homes
The Pontycymer residents say they have been told it could cost more than £7,000 each.…
Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 43
Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?…
Tearful Scaloni uncertain of Argentina future after World Cup loss
Manager says it would be difficult to assemble another squad capable of reaching two consecutive World Cup finals.…
Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?
Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has foundFollow our…
Spanish and Argentinian fans react outside World Cup final
Ecstatic Spanish spectators and disappointed Argentine fans spoke to the BBC after the World Cup final on Sunday.…
Ban on protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools should be considered, Dreyfus tells royal commission
Former attorney general also describes receiving antisemitic abuse, saying he was labelled a ‘genocidal Zionist’Follow our Australia news live blog fo…
Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says
Chaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardshipRetired civil servants have been failed by …
Andy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. Why is that so hard?
Is the machinery of state jammed, or is the reason for the slow pace of change more personal than institutional?Eighteen months into the 24 it turned …
Andy Burnham to become UK’s PM on Monday: What happens next?
Andy Burnham will become UK prime minister. Here's how the transition of power will unfold.…
Africa Shield: Why securing development is becoming a new security priority
As Africa industrialises, governments are working to keep sensitive materials out of the wrong hands.…
Barnaby Joyce says One Nation doesn’t want return of White Australia policy but backs Pauline Hanson on mass deportations
Lee Hanson claims her mother’s comments on Tommy Robinson podcast were ‘misinterpreted’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our b…
When, where, and how Spain won the World Cup final against Argentina
Spain are world champions for the second time after Ferran Torres scored the winner against Argentina in extra time.…
Spain battle past 10-man Argentina 1-0 in extra-time to win 2026 World Cup
Ferran Torres scores the only goal of the game as Spain win their second World Cup.…
When is the next FIFA World Cup? 2030 hosts, dates and format
The 2030 tournament will span six countries and three continents as FIFA celebrates the World Cup's centenary.…
JD and Usha Vance welcome baby boy, first child born to sitting VP in 156 years
Vice-president and second lady announced birth of Alec Neel Vance, their fourth child, in social media statementVice-President JD Vance and his wife, …
Fans in Madrid go wild as Spain beat Argentina to win second World Cup
Fans in Madrid erupted in celebration after Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final.…
A bird’s-eye view as Donald Trump arrives for the World Cup final
Donald Trump arrived at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina aboard Marine One.…
Trump visit causes logistical delays at World Cup final
Al Jazeera reporters on the ground faced lengthy queues to enter the stadium due to tighter security checks.…
What happened to the Jewish left?
Marc Lamont Hill speaks to Molly Crabapple about the Jewish Labour Bund, anti-Zionism and the Jewish left today.…
Iraqi-born singer Emmanuel Kelly among World Cup half-time show headliners
Abandoned as a baby and brought up by nuns in Baghdad, Kelly will be preforming alongside global megastars.…
'A heroic innings comes to an end' - Bethell bowls Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma's incredible innings comes to an end after being bowled by Jacob Bethell for 138, with India needing 128 to win the third and final One D…
ICE officers to use body cameras during vehicle stops, Trump ‘border czar’ says
Tom Homan’s comments come amid scrutiny over federal immigration agents’ fatal shooting of two men in six daysUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (…