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The BBC's Mohanad Hashim returns to Omdurman to find what has been left of his neighbourhood since he left in 2023.

A 14-year-old child has achieved global fame for her efforts to tackle climate change.

The letter, sent on Sunday, amounts to the strongest known written warning from the US to its ally.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - For Tereza Hussein, a 14-year-old refugee who lives in Darwin, Australia's planned social media ban would mean losing a direct line to the most important person to her: a grandmother she has never physically met. Read full story

Learners trying to beat backlog can pay up to 195 with brokers who buy up slots and sell them on, according to motoring organisation The RAC has issued fresh warnings to desperate learner drivers trying to beat the backlog by booking tests through unregulated websites after it found they could be paying up to four times the going rate. The average waiting time for a test across England, Scotland and Wales is about four and a half months and many learners have turned to brokers who book out ..

Campaign group warns of emergency on our streets after estimated 155 people died while rough sleeping last year Andrew Reece was 37 and sleeping rough in Stoke-on-Trent when on 10 May 2023 he took his own life in an abandoned and roofless childrens home. Reece, known locally as Pud, was one of an estimated 155 people who died in the UK last year while rough sleeping, an annual increase of 42%, according to a count by the Museum of Homelessness project. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be ..

Researchers show more energy needed to get going than later in walks when body is working more efficiently Researchers have hit on an unusual tip for walkers who want to burn more calories: rather than plodding along steadily from start to finish, consider taking rest stops. The advice emerged from a study of volunteers who were put through their paces in the laboratory to measure the oxygen and energy demands of short strolls versus longer walks. Continue reading...

St John Ambulance research cites public concern about touching female breasts when giving chest compressions Women who go into cardiac arrest in public are less likely than men to receive chest compressions from bystanders as people worry about touching their breasts, according to a study. The research by St John Ambulance said nearly a quarter of the 1,000 Britons surveyed admitted they were less likely to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a woman in public, with a third of men ..

Exclusive: overhaul of system that imposed draconian penalties for innocent errors in benefit claims is expected Draconian penalties that caused unpaid carers to rack up thousands of pounds of debt after unwittingly falling foul of benefit rules are to be overhauled, the government has announced. The move comes six months after a Guardian investigation revealed tens of thousands of vulnerable carers were being ordered to repay hefty overpayments and even threatened with criminal prosecution ..

(Reuters) - Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of a key city and three other localities in northeastern Kharkiv region on Tuesday as Russian forces press closer and officials face difficulties in providing services through the winter. Read full story

The soldier was also chief of the general staff and commander of British forces in the 2003 Gulf war General Sir Mike Jackson, the former head of the British army who commanded troops in the 2003 Iraq war, has died aged 80. The former chief of the general staff died on Tuesday surrounded by his family. Continue reading...

Passengers with food allergies should be allowed to board first to clean their seat area, but shouldnt worry about airborne allergens Its the airline PA request that will be familiar to millions: please refrain from eating peanut-based foods during the flight to protect a passenger with allergies. But now the largest review of its kind suggests aircraft nut ban announcements are unlikely to be effective, and may even give people with nut allergies a false sense of security. Continue reading...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or returned to the army this week. Read full story

Bao Li and Qing Bao travelled nearly 9,000 miles to the US as the 'panda diplomacy' between both countries resumes.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as traders sifted through the latest corporate earnings reports. Read full story

The North has warned the South of "horrible consequences" if another drone crosses the border.

Birmingham Rep A boy is bullied when hes cast as Nancy in the school play but bland songs and generic characters keep the story stuck in single gear This musical, about a boys coming out, has an important story to tell. Adapted from Terry Ronalds novel, it explores homophobic bullying, racism and same-sex love at a time when it was illegal for teens. Set in late 1970s London, it follows David Starr (Joseph Peacock) as he is bullied by classmates after being cast as Nancy in a school production ..

A group of friends with severe learning disabilities are planning a future in a shared home.

Filling the ??22bn financial "black hole" would only be enough ???to keep public services" still, she told a meeting.

Once among India???s most wanted, Bishnoi has been in prison since 2015. But his influence endures.

It says Monday's attack on Aitou raises "real concerns" with respect to international humanitarian law.

This documentary on the phenomenon of penicide paints a terrible picture but it could have been far bolder There is a much bolder programme struggling to get out of I Cut Off His Penis: The Truth Behind the Headlines. By and large, it sticks to the traditional format of the behind-the-headlines genre, which is to recap the famous examples of whatever phenomenon is under discussion then add the context, the information that came out later and/or at trial and the distortions and omissions made by ..

Is the FA right to risk criticism for snubbing English coaches to go foreign with proven winner Thomas Tuchel?

The sight of a ranting, raving, gesticulating Cristiano Ronaldo proved the most welcome of all for Scotlands supporters. The occasion of the Portuguese icons 200th start for his country could not deliver either a 134th goal or an away victory at Hampden Park. As the full-time whistle blew Ronaldo beat a hasty retreat, complaining vehemently as he did so. The apparent cause of his ire was the referees refusal to allow time for Portugal to take a corner. The bluntness displayed by Roberto ..

London film festival Bill Nighy, James Norton and Thomasin McKenzie form the unlikely trio who doggedly, quietly and courageously made the discovery that would change lives around the world There is sympathy, warmth and directness though perhaps not much in the way of explicit joy in this intensely English true story that made headlines and changed lives around the world. Screenwriters Jack Thorne, Emma Gordon and Rachel Mason, and director Ben Taylor, dramatise the heartache and strain and ..

England crumble in must-win territory again to suffer an early exit from the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai.

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel agrees to become the next England manager.

The group is alleged to have made fake labels from famous French vineyards, using them to sell cheap wine.

The 3,800-seat Bradford Live to be part of city of culture 2025 activities but NEC Group backed out of deal to run it Bradford councils leadership has seen off a vote of no confidence amid growing criticism over its handling of Bradford Live, a 50.5m publicly funded venue that has been completed with no operator in place to run it. The 3,800-seat Bradford Live building was due to open in November but performances were cancelled when NEC Group, which runs a number of large venues in and around ..

US policy in effect from 1994-2011 removed thousands of LGBTQ+ service members, many less than honorably Nearly all US service members who were forcibly separated from the military when the dont ask, dont tell policy was in place have now been honorably discharged, defense department officials announced on Tuesday. The dont ask, dont tell policy, which went into effect on 28 February 1994 during then president Bill Clintons administration, barred service members from being openly gay, lesbian ..

A list compiled by Global News includes arsons and extortions in Alberta, drive-by shootings in B.C. and Ontario and a Winnipeg murder.

A list compiled by Global News includes arsons and extortions in Alberta, drive-by shootings in B.C. and Ontario and a Winnipeg murder.

Donald Trump commuted the 20-year prison sentence of Philip Esformes, convicted of a massive Medicare fraud, during the then-president's final weeks in office.