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Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tourStevie Wonder has expanded the scope of what was already…
Base jumper dies in Utah after wingsuit fails in remote mountainous region
Identity of man, 27, being withheld pending family notification after 700ft plungeA Base jumper died on Sunday in Utah after his wingsuit failed while…
Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without waterSchools, businesses and h…
‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter
River charters part of wider movement establishing ‘moral’ framework to protect nature and hold institutions to accountOne Monday morning in spring la…
Felled Sycamore Gap stump has 'encouraging' growth
A thick layer of growth surrounds the stump three years after the landmark was illegally felled.…
The endangered wild ponies of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides – a photo essay
Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny …
Watch: Madonna and Taylor Swift win big at the MTV VMAs
Taylor Swift, Madonna, and LISA were among the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.…
Police block Orange Order from controversial parade route
They had been unable to make the permitted parade on Sunday morning because protesters had gathered on the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road.…
‘The same struggles as 100 years ago’: exhibition highlights lives of Sami people in Sweden
Show at Kin Museum in Kiruna marks handover of long-awaited report on abuses committed by the state against the Indigenous peopleFrom a detailed multi…
Drumcree standoff shows Northern Ireland’s troubled past still threatens its peace
Governments will be hoping row over the contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road can be defusedLike a ghost from its troubled past Drumcree h…
Tense standoff over loyalist march in Portadown as protesters block route
Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow Garvaghy Road parade for first time since 1998Portadown march: latest updatesHundre…
Britain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truth
Research draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for LondonThe “complex and unsettling” story of what Britai…
Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France
Catholic church must reckon with its ‘painful errors’, pontiff tells crowd in Lourdes during four-day tourThe pope has called on the Catholic church t…
Pope says 'scourge' of abuse must be rooted out as he visits Lourdes
Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.…
Horner a distraction for Ferrari says Vasseur
Christian Horner is proving a distraction for Ferrari by "looking for a job", team principal Frederic Vasseur says.…
Photos: These shepherds climb down a mountain to go to night school
Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a…
Playing 'La Bamba' for an hour? Must be a Mexican fandango!
A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a time.…
Major incident declared near RAF Fairford as men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences
People evacuated from village near airbase used by US air force in GloucestershireVillagers have been evacuated from their homes near RAF Fairford aft…
At least 27 dead in two mass shootings in South Africa, police say
Seventeen people killed at township bar near Johannesburg and 10 killed in separate incident at store near Cape Town, officers sayTwo separate mass sh…
‘It’s like the Scottish Upper East Side’: shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism
Online comments reflect class tensions at Scottish university between those from lower-income families and wealthier US undergraduatesWhen Sophie Rose…
‘I turbocharged my career then pressed eject’: why couples are getting divorced later
Financial pressures, legal changes and shifting attitudes may help explain why couples are staying married for longer“We don’t know anyone whose marri…
Watch: Thousands turn out to see Pope during Lourdes and Paris visit
The BBC's religion editor Aleem Maqbool explains what Pope Leo's visit means for France.…
Belfast court injuncts decision to allow Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road
Andy Burnham calls for calm as fears of unrest grow after request for countermarch in mainly nationalist area A controversial loyalist parade down a n…
Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged
Eric Clark, 45, charged with murder as autopsy concludes Fortune was dead days before body discovered in treeA third person has been arrested in the d…
Several hundred thousand people gather for Pope Leo’s mass in Paris
Vatican estimates 700,000 people in attendance as the Catholic religious leader continues four-day tour of France.…
England's Harrison scores last-gasp try to beat Black Ferns
Zoe Harrison scores last-gasp try as England defeat New Zealand at Allianz Stadium to avoid a second successive draw in the WXV Global Series.…
England secure win over New Zealand with last-gasp try
England extend their unbeaten run to 41 Tests after Zoe Harrison scores a try in overtime as the Red Roses beat New Zealand 26-19 at the Allianz Stadi…
Greek authorities seek answers after six killed in Athens apartment block explosion
Emergency teams discovered victims after two-storey building in historic Plaka district collapsed ‘in a matter of seconds’Greek authorities say they a…
Wisconsin police investigating fraternity for hazing after men found in basement
Pledges found covered in food in heated basement of fraternity house near University of Wisconsin-MadisonPolice are investigating suspected illegal ha…
Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers
Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after relations were soured by the tax changes introduced under Keir Stamer …