Sri Lanka's navy says around 140 people are feared missing after a military vessel went down off its southern coast.
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military has sunk "an Iranian warship" in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo.
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An official says more preparations are needed for the three-day ceremony in Tehran, where the supreme leader will lie in state.
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US-Israeli strikes have destroyed at least 11 Iranian naval vessels, images reviewed by BBC Verify show.
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HMS Dragon is being loaded with ammunition in Portsmouth having just recently come out of maintenance.
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The Met Police suspect three men of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
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The Arctic Metagaz went down between Libya and Malta after it was hit by explosions and a fire, Libyan officials say.
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It comes after Trump criticised the PM for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes.
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Yvonne Ford's daughter tells an inquest they do not want another family to endure the same loss.
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The singer revealed the impact of losing his former bandmate while discussing his upcoming album.
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Paul Quinn denies raping a woman in a case that led to one of the "very worst" miscarriages of justice.
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Claire Lynch's novel was inspired by the lesbian women who lost custody of their children in the 1980s.
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Sports Editor Dan Roan analyses Russia's controversial return to global sporting action at the Winter Paralympics and what it might mean for other sports.
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It is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.
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Leo came to Scotland for a better life but ended up living in squalor in a house surrounded by empty bottles and takeaway containers.
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Wages are forecast to go up over the next five years but you could pay more tax because of frozen thresholds.
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Contests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.
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The UK government says more than 130,000 British nationals have registered their interest in leaving the Middle East region.
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Iranians are coping with daily strikes, internet blackouts, and security crackdowns - all while trying to stay in touch with loved ones.
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BBC's Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the mixed messaging given by President Donald Trump's administration for its actions in Iran.
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Israel has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon as Donald Trump warns action could continue for weeks
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Iran continues retaliatory strikes against Israel and across the Gulf, as US and Israeli attacks on Iran enter a fifth day.
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Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.
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Experts have warned that if oil and gas prices remains elevated it could make goods and services more expensive.
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Civilians are being displaced, taking shelter in tents, parks and cars, as Israel retaliates to Hezbollah rocket attack.
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"I love you so much," Victoria says, two months after her son posted about the family breakdown.
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The case is the first wrongful death case against Google over alleged harms caused by Gemini.
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Mountain rescuers told the inquest the women somehow fell or slipped and were unable to get out of the water.
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A court heard that an art consultant working for the TV hosts took "secret and unauthorised profits".
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Investigation into claims of sex abuse by the late Harrods owner should include trafficking, says former head of Met's Anti-Trafficking Unit.
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has his suspended sentence reduced to 15 months at a retrial following an incident in Greece in 2020.
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The author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.
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Trump criticises Starmer saying “This is not Winston Churchill we’re dealing with”.
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Iran's retaliatory strikes have killed three US service members
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Sports Editor Dan Roan analyses Russia's controversial return to global sporting action at the Winter Paralympics and what it might mean for other sports.
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England, Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum need Jos Buttler now as much as ever as they face reigning champions India in the T20 World Cup semi-final.
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has his suspended sentence reduced to 15 months at a retrial following an incident in Greece in 2020.
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Luke Donald will attempt to become the first captain to win three Ryder Cups in a row after his third term as European skipper is confirmed for next year.
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