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Real-life secret Santa
Someone's been leaving presents in public places. Could this be a real-life secret Santa?
09:4828/12/2021
Omicron: Lockdown in the Netherlands
The Netherlands goes into Christmas lockdown due to the rise of the Omicron strain.
09:1421/12/2021
Tornadoes devastate US states
Tornadoes hit the Midwest of the US on Friday and caused destruction and loss of life.
09:4814/12/2021
Aung San Suu Kyi: 4 years in prison
Deposed Myanmar leader has been sentenced after widely criticised trial.
09:4607/12/2021
Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions
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10:2730/11/2021
Adele gets Spotify to stop album shuffle
Adele has persuaded Spotify to take the shuffle button off all album pages.
10:3523/11/2021
Austria: Lockdown for unvaccinated
Two million people who have not been vaccinated have been placed in lockdown in Austria.
11:4416/11/2021
COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation
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12:2409/11/2021
Countries try to change UN climate paper
Ahead of COP26, BBC News saw documents showing countries trying to change report.
10:2002/11/2021
Donald Trump to launch new social media platform
Donald Trump plans to launch a new social media network called TRUTH Social.
13:0026/10/2021
Earthshot Prize: Prince's new awards
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09:2619/10/2021
Afghan female footballers get UK visas
A team of female footballers who fled the Taliban have been told they can live in the UK.
10:1812/10/2021
Pandora Papers: Rich exposed
Thousands of documents have exposed the financial dealings of the world’s rich.
10:4005/10/2021
Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over Merkel's party
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have claimed victory in the federal election
12:0328/09/2021
La Palma: Volcano erupts
A volcano has erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
11:0821/09/2021
Emma Raducanu wins US Open
Raducanu becomes the first British woman for 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.
10:5614/09/2021
Abba: Pop superstars are back
ABBA, pop superstars of 70s, are back after 40 years with new album and planned tour.
10:5807/09/2021
Rolling Stones drummer dies
Charlie Watts, of legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80.
09:4431/08/2021
Afghanistan: Taliban retake Kabul
The Taliban have retaken the Afghan capital 20 years after being removed.
08:4717/08/2021
Climate crisis: Last warning for humanity?
IPCC report says it's unequivocal that human activity is responsible for global warming.
10:2610/08/2021
Olympics: Sprinter seeks asylum
Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is seeking asylum in Europe.
11:2103/08/2021
Tunisia's prime minister fired after protests
Tunisia's PM sacked after violent Covid protests in the country.
09:3227/07/2021
Pegasus: Activists 'spied on'
A smartphone spyware may have been used to monitor human rights activists and politicians
10:5420/07/2021
Italy win Euro 2020
Italy have won their first European championship since 1968. It beat England in the final.
08:5313/07/2021
The Queen gives medal to health service
Queen Elizabeth has awarded the George Cross to the National Health Service.
10:2206/07/2021
Wimbledon: Return of tennis tournament
The famous tennis tournament is back. It was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
09:0029/06/2021
Olympics: First transgender athlete
Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics.
09:5222/06/2021
Euro 2020: Player has heart attack
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen had a heart attack during a Euro 2020 game against Finland.
10:0615/06/2021
Lilibet: Harry and Meghan's new baby
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child.
11:1708/06/2021
Olympics: Tokyo too hot for athletes?
A report suggests that climate change could put the health of Olympic athletes at risk.
10:1201/06/2021
Belarus accused of 'hijacking'
Western countries have accused Belarus of hijacking a Ryanair plane.
10:2025/05/2021
Long working hours killing 745,000 people a year, study finds
People living in South East Asia and the Western Pacific region were the most affected.
11:1318/05/2021
China rocket lands in ocean
The remains of a Chinese rocket have crashed into the Indian Ocean.
10:4611/05/2021
India's Covid nightmare
India continues to struggle with an aggressive second wave of infections.
11:4604/05/2021
Nomadland wins at the Oscars
Chloe Zhao becomes the first woman of colour to win the best director award.
12:3327/04/2021
Football: 'Super League' for Europe?
In a seismic move for football, 12 clubs have agreed to join a new European Super League.
11:2520/04/2021
Natanz: Iran blames Israel
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11:1313/04/2021
Space wine: Does it taste better?
Scientists sent bottles of wine to the ISS to study the effect of gravity on the product.
11:0906/04/2021
Suez Canal: Delays continue
The Ever Given became stuck in the Suez Canal on 23rd March and caused long delays.
12:1130/03/2021
Australia hit by record floods
Around 18,000 people have been evacuated from severe floods in Australia.
12:5023/03/2021
Grammys: Beyonce sets new record
Beyonce has set a new record after becoming the first female artist to win 28 Grammys.
09:2916/03/2021
Harry and Meghan's Interview
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10:3909/03/2021
Golden Globes 2021
Learn the vocabulary you need to talk about this year's film and TV awards ceremony.
11:2102/03/2021
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to divorce
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10:5923/02/2021
Impeachment trial: Trump acquitted
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10:1516/02/2021
India: Flood in Himalayas
Dozens are feared dead after a piece of a Himalayan glacier triggered a flood in India.
11:2809/02/2021
Myanmar: Military takes control
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10:1402/02/2021
Russian Navalny Protests
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11:5026/01/2021
UK: Tough new travel restrictions
New controls have come into force to try to keep out variants of coronavirus.
11:1319/01/2021
Record-breaking snow storm hits Spain
Up to 50cm of snow fell on the capital Madrid between Friday and Saturday.
11:2012/01/2021