Boris Johnson announces UK sanctions against Russia

Boris Johnson says five banks and three individuals will be targeted after a "renewed invasion" of Ukraine.

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Burkina Faso gold mine blast kills 60

Dozens more are injured after sticks of dynamite in a market near the mine blew up, officials say.

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Tonga volcano: Internet restored five weeks after eruption

The Pacific island nation was cut off from the world for weeks after an undersea volcano erupted.

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UK finances improve in January as tax revenues grow

Government finances recorded a surplus last month as the economy opened up from lockdowns.

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Ukraine crisis: War, sickness and love in rebel-held Ukraine

Orla Guerin talks to people who cross military checkpoints for medical treatment and to see family.

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Post Office scandal: 'I was sentenced as my grandchild was born'

Victims of one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice tell an inquiry of the impact on family life.

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Truth Social: Banned from Twitter, Trump returns with a new platform

The former president's platform, Truth Social, goes live on the US Apple App Store.

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British Airways blames luggage delays on high winds

The airline says continuous high winds are making it difficult to offload passengers' luggage.

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Home buyers facing soaring asking prices

A near £8,000 price rise between January and February is the highest for 20 years, says Rightmove.

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Covid rules: Workers face terrible choice, says TUC

An expected change in rules in England could hit low-paid workers, the trade union says.

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Graham Potter: One of Australia's most wanted men nabbed after 12-year hunt

Convicted killer Graham Potter, 64, was on the run after failing to appear for a 2010 court date.

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Queensland man dies after allegedly having leg sawn off

A 36-year-old is charged with murder after allegedly sawing off another man's leg in a park.

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Lufthansa to suspend flights to Ukraine capital

The German airline will also halt services to Odessa as fears grow over a Russian invasion of Kyiv.

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Ferry fire: Missing Euroferry Olympia passenger found alive off Corfu

"Tell me I'm alive" - the first words of a truck driver rescued from a ferry burning off Greece.

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Lufthansa to suspend flights to Ukraine capital

The German airline will also halt services to Odessa as fears grow over a Russian invasion of Kyiv.

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Finland beat Russia to win first ice hockey gold

Finland win their first Olympic men's ice hockey gold with victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on the final day in Beijing.

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Ukrainian officials run from apparent shelling

Watch the moment when a group including the interior minister take cover in eastern Ukraine.

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Ethiopia starts generating power from River Nile dam

A "monumental day" for Ethiopia but Egypt and Sudan fear it will reduce their share of Nile waters.

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Mali soldiers killed days after France announces exit

Eight soldiers died after in a rebel attack in the north-east of the country, the army says.

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Ukraine crisis: How are people coping with the threat of war?

Three Ukrainians tell the BBC how they have been dealing with life amid fears of a Russian invasion.

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Ukraine conflict: US warns Russia of consequences if it invades Ukraine

US Vice President Kamala Harris has warned Russia of 'severe' consequences if it invades Ukraine.

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Ferry fire: Search for 12 missing off Corfu continues

The 12 who are still missing are all thought to be truck drivers, according to authorities.

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Woollen mills: Plans to save 'iconic' Welsh blanket

One mill is becoming an employee ownership trust and another is hoping to be taken on by a museum.

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Ukraine conflict: Rebels declare general mobilisation as fighting grows

Men of fighting age are put on stand-by in Ukraine's breakaway territories amid high tensions.

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Mexican troops move in on drug lord's home town

Landmines planted by rival gangs in the area killed one and injured others in recent weeks.

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More than 17,000 chain store shop closed last year

Figures reflect the rise of online shopping and the pandemic, but the rate of closures is slowing.

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Climate change: Covid shutdown linked to record rainfall in China

An abrupt drop in emissions due to the pandemic played a key role in record rainfall in China in 2020.

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Storm Eunice: Travellers urged to stay at home

Bus, train, flights and ferry services have been disrupted across England and Wales due to the storm.

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Greek ferry: Hundreds evacuated from Olympia blaze off Corfu

Greek and Italian boats rush to rescue 290 people from a ferry but not everyone is accounted for.

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Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva treatment by entourage 'chilling' - IOC

It was "chilling" the way a distraught Kamila Valieva was treated by her coach and raises concerns for the future, says IOC president Thomas Bach.

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Ahmedabad 2008 blasts: India court sentences 38 to death

The deadly bombings in Gujarat state had killed 57 people and left hundreds injured.

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Afghanistan: Six-year-old boy rescued from well dies

The boy was reportedly unresponsive when he was pulled out days after he had fallen down the well.

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Retail sales rebound in January as Omicron eases

Sales of household goods rise strongly but food sales fall below pre-pandemic levels.

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Saudi Arabia: 28,000 women apply for 30 train driver jobs

It is the first time such jobs have been advertised for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom.

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KitKat and Durex makers Nestle and Reckitt warn of price rises

Consumer groups Nestle and Reckitt say product prices will rise to offset higher operating costs.

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Ukraine-Russia: President Zelensky asked about dropping Nato ambitions

The country's president tells the BBC it's about "the future of the people" and independence.

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Apple boss Tim Cook faces investor concern over £73m pay

A shareholder group says it has "significant concerns" over the size of Tim Cook's pay package.

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Amazon strikes global deal to accept Visa credit cards

The online retailer says the agreement will apply worldwide and will remove surcharges on some sites.

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Mali conflict: Macron announces troops to leave after nine years

France says growing hostility from Mali's new military junta forced the withdrawal

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Hungary and Poland lose EU funding fight over laws

The two states had challenged an EU rule that allows funds to be conditional on democratic standards.

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Moment sloth rescued from live electrical pole

A sloth in Colombia found itself in an unusual and dangerous place, prompting a broom-led rescue mission.

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Paislee Shultis: US girl missing since 2019 found alive in secret room

Police have charged three people over Paislee Shultis' disappearance in Saugerties, New York state.

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Ukraine: How prepared is Russia for attack?

About 150,000 troops are positioned near Ukraine's border.

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Boohoo ad banned for objectifying and sexualising women

The Advertising Standards Authority said the retailer's advert was irresponsible and likely to cause offence.

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Djokovic saga highlights Australia asylum seekers held for record 689 days

Human Rights Watch highlighted the record figure following Novak Djokovic's detention last month.

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Higher clothing and footwear prices push living costs up again in January

Inflation rose to 5.5% in the 12 months to January, remaining at a 30-year high.

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Putin critic Navalny put on trial again in Russia

The opposition leader, who has already spent a year behind bars, faces fresh fraud charges.

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Novak Djokovic willing to miss Wimbledon to avoid jab

Novak Djokovic reveals exclusively to the BBC why he hasn't had the Covid vaccination.

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Horses flee from flames in Texas grass fire

A local news station estimated the fire spread across 300 acres before it was brought under control.

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UK wage growth lags rising cost of living

Real pay fell by 0.8% between October and December as inflation soared, official figures show.

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