The result - in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years - heaps further pressure on the PM's position.
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The party's historic win in Gorton and Denton by-election is clearest sign yet of changing political landscape.
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President Trump said he was not happy with Iran's stance, but had not yet decided whether to attack.
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To many, Iran now seems to be hovering in a tense limbo where everything could change suddenly.
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The parents of 14-year-old Ibrahima Seck say they were being harassed and bullied for years.
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A skilled pianist nominated for five Grammy awards, Sedaka wrote hits through the 1950's and 60's.
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Tony Hudgell, who lost both legs after his birth parents assaulted him, has fought to protect children.
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Can David and Victoria's youngest son escape the "nepo baby" label and find success with his band?
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Huntley, who is serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, has significant head trauma, the BBC understands.
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Kirk Jones says he initially thought a slur shouted during the ceremony was not broadcast.
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It is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before landing astronauts on the Moon.
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It comes after election observers raised concerns about "extremely high" levels of family voting.
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Spencer marked her victory by apologising to customers for potentially having to cancel work due to her Westminster move.
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Not only did Hannah Spencer become the first Green to win a by-election, she won it well.
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Labour, which took the Greater Manchester seat with more than 50% of the vote in 2024, was pushed into third place.
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Paramount beats Netflix to the major deal, pleasing figures in DC and LA alike, the BBC's culture and media editor writes.
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Six planets - Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune - will all be visible in the night sky.
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The two sides have different versions of how and why the deadly dispute began.
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Huntley, who killed two 10-year-old girls in Soham in 2002, is in hospital after an attack in prison.
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Will a worsening internal crisis create the conditions for the Cuban Revolution to unravel from within?
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The multi-million pound project in Aberdeen was meant to be the future of clean public transportation.
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How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
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The crowded tram was travelling in the centre of Milan at rush hour when it appeared to crash into the side of a building.
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A group of low-fee paying private schools have challenged the government's removal of the VAT exemption.
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Dozens of well-known groups faced shutdown under a new Israeli law, although the reprieve might be temporary.
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The letter was written when Princess Elizabeth would have been between 10 and 12 years old.
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The Westminster statue of the former prime minister is vandalised with slogans daubed in red paint.
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The US retailer's announcement follows commitments from several food companies to phase out artificial dyes.
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Staff are told Brewdog's German arm is not included in the sale and will now be liquidated but bars will trade as normal this weekend.
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A council in Gywnedd, north Wales, wants a housing estate to be reserved for Welsh speakers only.
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Hannah Spencer is the new Green MP for Gorton and Denton.
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Republican panic as voting starts in the Texas primaries
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Jamie, Ruth's son, threatens to kill his parents if they don't give him part of the farm.
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An undercover cop pursuing a gang of bank robbers is seduced by the LA surf scene.
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England's win over New Zealand felt a return to the good times under Brendon McCullum but there are only so many times you can go to the well, writes Matthew Henry.
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Chelsea will play holders Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last 16 while Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the knockout stages for a fifth straight season.
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Watch highlights as Wolves dent Aston Villa's Champions League qualification hopes with a 2-0 home win, ensuring they better the worst Premier League points tally set by Derby County.
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Oleksandr Usyk will return to the ring in May when he defends his WBC heavyweight title against former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
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Argentina captain Lionel Messi is hauled to the ground by a pitch invader during Inter Miami's friendly in Puerto Rico.
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