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Four men arrested after violent disorder near Pontypool, police say
BBC News Four men have been arrested and two are in critical condition in hospital after violent disorder in south Wales. The arrests were made following a disturbance involving a group of men in Pontnewydd, near Pontypool, at about 19:15 on Thursday evening, Gwent Police said. Two of the men arrested are in police custody. […]
Two people convicted in relation to death of French streamer
BBC News Two people in France have been convicted of aggravated violence, following an investigation into the death of a French streamer known for extreme challenges. Raphaël Graven, 46, died in a village near Nice in August 2025. His death was live broadcast on the streaming platform Kick. The internet personality was routinely subjected to […]
Spokane wildfire arson suspect waited for dry, windy day to start blaze, police say
BBC News A man arrested on suspicion of starting a large wildfire in Spokane, Washington told investigators he waited for a hot, dry, and windy day to light the blaze, according to newly released court documents. Aaron Farinacci, 37, also allegedly claimed responsibility for 25 other fires set in the area over the last year. […]
Sudan’s invisible children – born in war with no legal identity
BBC News Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing A 17-year-old Sudanese girl holds a young child in her arms with a heavy calm that belies her age and the concerns she has for his future. “This son of mine has no father, no birth certificate and no national number,” Amira, whose name […]
TikTok star Sydney Towle, who shared her cancer journey online, dies aged 26
BBC News Sydney Towle, a popular social media influencer who shared her experience living with a rare, aggressive form of cancer, has died at the age of 26. Towle’s family announced her death, from complications related to bile duct cancer that had spread to other parts of her body, on her social media accounts on […]
Some of Doge’s $110bn saving reports are wrong or lack evidence, US watchdog finds
BBC News Some estimates made by Doge, the body charged with reducing US government spending, that it saved billions of dollars are “incorrect or lack supporting evidence”, a watchdog has found. A report released on Thursday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has given an extensive review of Doge’s claims about its so-called Wall of […]
Trump again limits US birthright citizenship with new executive orders
BBC News The Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group, has said that the most expansive census-based estimate accounts for about 22,000 to 26,000 babies born in the US from birth tourism every year. Government data, according to the institute, showed that there were 9,600 births to mothers with foreign addresses in 2024. “The idea […]