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Former Home and Away actor pleads guilty to violent attack on woman
2 Jul 2024The court heard the Orpheus Pledger's life spiralled after he missed out on a major role in the US. The 31-year-old is expected to be sentenced on 3 July.
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McKellen won't return for play's tour after injury
2 Jul 2024Sir Ian McKellen will not appear on the UK tour of his latest theatre production, after he was injured while performing in London.
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Hurricane makes landfall as Caribbean braces for days ahead
2 Jul 2024The hurricane has sparked warnings of life-threatening winds and dangerous storm surges.
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At least nine killed in Seoul as car ploughs into crowd
2 Jul 2024Local media say a man in his 60s drove into pedestrians waiting at a traffic stop in South Korea's capital.
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Fires rage on Greek islands amid warning of 'dangerous summer'
2 Jul 2024Greek PM says the past month's weather has been "exceptionally difficult", with high levels of drought and unusually strong winds.
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South Africa's new coalition government unveiled
1 Jul 2024After weeks of wrangling, the ANC and long-time rival, the DA, agree on the make-up of their coalition.
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Military horses run loose again in central London
2 Jul 2024Household Cavalry horses have broken free and run through the streets for the second time since April. Video
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North Koreans now expected to wear Kim Jong Un pins
1 Jul 2024The pins are part of a state-sponsored mythology which treats the dictator's family as gods.
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Historic win for far right in French first-round vote
1 Jul 2024Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election.
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The Groove Armada star bringing new life to Jeremy Clarkson's farm
1 Jul 2024Andy Cato, the musician turned regenerative farmer, has won over a UK TV show and its audience.
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Glastonbury 2024 in pictures: Sunshine and secret sets
1 Jul 2024Over five days in blazing sunshine, thousands of fans flocked to hear some of music's biggest names play at the 2024 Glastonbury Fesival.
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Nine of the most stylish Olympics outfits
1 Jul 2024From voguish volleyball outfits to sleek skatewear, this year's event has been called "the most fashionable Olympics".
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France's far right now dominant political force
1 Jul 2024The National Rally is now well on the way to its goal of turning French politics on its head.
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Top Democrats reject calls for Biden to quit
1 Jul 2024After days of hand-wringing, the party's leaders have firmly rejected calls for their party to choose a younger candidate.
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Illustration becomes most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold
The illustration for the first book sold for over NZ$3.1m at auction, more than three times the expected price.
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French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead
1 Jul 2024French polling agencies indicated Emmanuel Macron's grouping of centrist parties could finish a distant third in the first-round ballot.
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The Bear season three: TV's greatest 'emotional villain' is born
1 Jul 2024In season three, Jeremy Allen White's Carmy has emergeg as a monsterous but sympatheric anti-hero we can't stop watching. Video
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'We were being gaslit' - Anger grows over Biden's debate performance
30 Jun 2024One Democratic National Committee member says party insiders are being "gaslit" over the 81-year-old's presidential chances.
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Hurricane Beryl the earliest Category 4 on record
It is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding to the Caribbean's Windward Islands as it rapidly strengthens into Monday.
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At least three dead after Greyhound bus collides with car in north Queensland
30 Jun 2024At least three people are dead and several seriously injured after a Greyhound bus carrying 33 people collided with a four-wheel drive towing a caravan in north Queensland.
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No one knows how many people live in Papua New Guinea
30 Jun 2024The Pacific nation has not held a successful census in 24 years, and is now trying to work out what its population is, but there are fears even a census won't be able to determine it.
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Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea
30 Jun 2024The Sri Lankan fishermen drank the contents of the bottles thinking it was alcohol, local media reports.
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Far right hopes to make history as France votes in snap poll
30 Jun 2024The far right is closer to power than it has ever been in modern times.
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'This is the best our country can do?' - What America thinks of Biden v Trump
30 Jun 2024The BBC asked voters across the political spectrum what they thought of 2024's first presidential debate.
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