Welsh miners in Ukraine to repay 1984 strike help

A convoy drives 2,000 miles from south Wales to Ukraine to repay a 40-year-old favour.

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Man sets himself on fire outside US Israeli embassy

An investigation into the incident under way, which happened in Washington DC.

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Former England and QPR forward Bowles dies aged 75

Former England and Queens Park Rangers forward Stan Bowles dies aged 75.

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Two years into Russia's invasion, exhausted Ukrainians refuse to give up

Ukrainians may be fatigued by the war, but they still see it as a fight for survival.

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Special year ahead for R&B, says new 1Xtra host

The presenter is taking over from DJ Ace, who left the the station after 21 years.

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Four people rescued from sinking fishing boat

When the lifeboat arrived, they discovered two members of the crew clinging onto a life-raft.

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BBC weather reporter reacts after viral slip-up

Millions saw Kawser Quamer inadvertently reveal a surprise party for her niece on TV.

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Cordon around unexploded WW2 bomb to be extended

Police say those who are going to be affected by the widening of the cordon will be notified.

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Cordon around unexploded WW2 bomb to be extended

The cordon around the device in Plymouth is set to be expanded on Thursday.

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Suspected WW2 explosive device found in garden

People have been evacuated from houses on a residential street after the discovery in Devon.

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Kookaburra spotted living in Suffolk countryside

The bird native to Australia appears to have "made itself quite at home" here, a wildlife trust says.

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Swansea: Mum gives birth in traffic jam on way to hospital

Freya delivered her 9lbs 8oz son with no pain relief while her mum drove her to hospital.

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Cape Town smell blamed on cattle ship docked in South African city

A "nauseating" stench engulfing the South African city comes from a ship carrying 19,000 cows, officials say.

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Online campaign seeks Easter Island statue's return from British Museum

A campaign by social media users in Chile seeks the repatriation of Hoa Hakananai'a moai to the island.

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Luton's Taylor Swift moment? Harry Styles pops up in Kenilworth Road crowd

Fans joke that the star's appearance is the UK version of Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.

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Conjoined twins given days to live are proving everyone wrong

Marieme and Ndeye, seven, were not expected to survive for more than a few days after they were born.

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The Masked Singer: Did Bigfoot, Cricket or Piranha win?

The final identities have been revealed as the ITV reality singing show comes to an end.

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UN: Asylum seekers report assault and self-harm on remote UK island

A group of 61 held in a camp on Diego Garcia tell UN inspectors of sexual assaults, rat bites and self-harm.

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Ukraine war: Is Russia about to win another victory?

With Russia on the verge of taking Avdiivka, the Ukrainians have tough choices to make.

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Paul McCartney reunited with guitar stolen 51 years ago

The Beatle said he was "incredibly grateful" to be reunited with his bass guitar stolen in 1972.

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Video shows orca learning to hunt birds off Orkney

The calf was captured on film being taught by their pod to hunt seabirds off the coast of the Scottish Islands.

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Scrabble romance scam: Oldham woman, 83, loses £20k to fraudster

The Oldham widow was duped by a conman posing online as a 60-year-old American millionaire.

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Dramatic moment off-duty police team charge at knifeman in London

The officers were socialising in a bar nearby when they intervened.

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Israeli attack on Rafah could lead to slaughter, UN warns

The UN's aid chief says over a million people "crammed" in the city are "staring death in the face".

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NHS apologises after hospital doctor took own life

The head of medical training for NHS England says she is sorry over mistakes that were made.

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Hammersmith Bridge: West Ham fan boat crash caused £100k of damage

A boat carrying West Ham fans crashed into the bridge adding to the mounting costs of its restoration.

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Bristol stabbings: Four more charged over teenagers' deaths

Two boys, aged 15 and 16, are charged with murder, and two men are charged with assisting an offender.

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Stormont's coming back - what happens next?

The timeline on how an executive will be formed with a Sinn Féin first minister for the first time.

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