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UK and France to step up Channel patrols
Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue.
UK
News
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Bangladesh PM declared election winner
Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging.
Asia -
Final commands given to distant probe
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is all set for its dramatic encounter with a far-off icy world.
Science & Environment -
Huge bald eagle lands on US football fans
A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game.
US & Canada
Sport
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Man City win cuts gap to Liverpool
Manchester City survive a scare to beat Southampton and close the gap on league leaders Liverpool to seven points.
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Kante scores Chelsea winner at Palace
Chelsea increase the gap between themselves and fifth-placed Arsenal to five points as N'Golo Kante's second-half strike earns them victory at Crystal Palace.
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Dinnage pulls out of Premier League role
The Premier League says its prospective new chief executive, Susanna Dinnage, has told the organisation she will not be taking up the position.
Football
BBC Reel: Look beyond your world
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Take a look around Buckingham Palace
Take a 360 walk through one of the world’s most famous buildings
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'You are truly free while freediving'
Egypt's record-breaking female freedivers explain their passion for the extreme sport
Reel
London Weather Edit
Editor’s Picks
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Ten films to watch in 2019
Including a superhero blockbuster and a sci-fi starring Brad Pitt
Culture -
How Sweden changed overnight
The biggest and most expensive traffic conversion project Europe had ever seen
Capital -
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The world’s most densely populated isle
Five hundred people live in 115 houses on an area the size of a soccer field
Travel -
The best new buildings of 2018
A perfect palace, a charming church – and a brutalist bus station
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Why is this Britain's favourite festive film?
Newsbeat finds out why It's A Wonderful Life is a must-watch
Newsbeat
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Violent scenes taint Bangladesh elections
Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths.
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Click: Highlights
From the games to watch out for in 2019 to the billionaire who has bought a ticket to the moon.
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US markets mixed after turbulent week
The Dow and S&P closed modestly lower on Friday after bouncing between gains and losses in choppy...
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Ab Fab's Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93
The comedy actress was also celebrated for her role in BBC sitcom Terry and June.
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2018: Chasing up tech's biggest stories
From fake porn to Facebook scandals, security alerts to Google protests - 2018 was a busy year.
Technology -
Dramatic collapse of Indonesian volcano
Satellite images indicate Anak Krakatau lost over two-thirds of its height and volume when it...
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The simple tips to improve your health
The list of things we should do to become healthier can seem endless, so we asked experts for their...
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World's rarest bird gets new home
A species of duck thought to have been wiped out a decade ago is re-released at a lake in...
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When a child experiment goes wrong
Camp DASH was no ordinary summer camp. Children were there to take part in a multi-million dollar...
Stories
From Our Correspondents
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Parental conflict: 'It was like a war'
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Why smartphones skew India’s ideas of sex
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'Virtual tumour' new way to see cancer
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Ten new plants discovered this year
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EU bewildered by Brexit confusion
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Facebook sued over Cambridge Analytica
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The battle to be king of YouTube
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Canada 'alone' in China and Huawei dispute
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