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News imageComposite image: to the left, close up of US President Donald Trump in a tuxedo standing in the White House's press briefing room. To the right, Trump is escorted out of a ballroom by US Secret Service agents as two heavily armed officers stand guard in front of them
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Trump and his officials 'likely' targets of suspected gunman, acting attorney general says

Todd Blanche says "preliminary" findings suggest the suspected gunman was specifically targeting members of the Trump administration.


News imageA photo appearing to show the suspected gunman on the floor of the Washington Hilton hotel

Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identified as 31-year-old Californian

The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump has been named in US media as Cole Tomas Allen from California.

36 mins ago
US & Canada
News imageAn armed Secret Service agent stands on stage following the shooting. He is dressed in black body armour and is heavily armed

Washington hotel shooting raises questions about Trump security

The shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner is the third time in three years Trump has been at the centre of a major security incident.

2 hrs ago
US & Canada

Watch: How gunfire sparked chaos at Trump press dinner

President Trump and Vice-President Vance were rushed off the stage, after gunshots were heard at the event at the Washington Hilton hotel.

5 hrs ago
US & Canada

Palace holding talks over plans for King's US visit after DC shooting

The King is "being kept fully informed of developments" after the shooting, Buckingham Palace says.

42 mins ago
UK

BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world's worst nuclear accident

The BBC's Jessica Parker visits Pripyat, which was abandoned in 1986 after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

16 hrs ago
Europe

Is there any proof that scrolling ruins our attention span?

Katty Kay on whether phones, social media, and algorithms are actually making our attention span worse.

2 days ago
Katty Kay

Weekend reads

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What it's like to drive Route 66 in an EV

As Route 66 turns 100, a growing charger network is making the Mother Road drivable by EV. But does the classic American road trip still feel the same without petrol?

News imageTwo people standing close together in the foreground, wearing padded winter jackets, with one in a dark green coat and the other in a white coat and knitted headband. Snow is visible on the clothing. Behind them are snow-covered trees and branches.

'I didn't tell my boyfriend my age when we started dating. I worried he might end things'

Two couples tell BBC News about overcoming social stigma in their age-gap relationships.


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Armed groups launch coordinated attacks across Mali

Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.

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News imageTanks and an armoured vehicle drive in Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel

Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon

The Israeli PM's directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.

14 hrs ago
Middle East

'I'm still fighting demons from horror orphanage'

Alan Kelly revisits the place where he spent four years of his young life escaping the Blitz.

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England

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A woman reflects on how Kent families helped children affected by the nuclear disaster 40 years ago.

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News imageImage of the monumental brass astrolabe commissioned for Mughal nobleman Aqa Afzal in Lahore in the 17th Century.

A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty heads for auction

The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before.

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Asia
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Noah Kahan was crowned a superstar. It messed with his head

The US singer became a festival headliner after his third album, triggering a crisis of confidence.

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Culture
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Trump said RFK Jr could run 'wild' with health policy. Instead he's reined him in

Some MAHA voters are frustrated with Kennedy's concessions on key issues, as he pivots away from vaccines.

16 hrs ago

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The woman who checked in and never checked out

A mysterious 1892 death at a California hotel sparked ghost stories that still intrigue visitors today.

Culture & Experiences
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Tracing Marco Polo's footsteps along the Silk Road

700 years after his death, Marco Polo's travellogue is full of wonder but also 'hard to believe' in some parts.

History
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How sex with Neanderthals changed us forever

According to biologists, modern humans and Neanderthals shouldn't have been able to breed. But they did.

Science
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The birthplace of the alphabet in ancient Egypt

In 1905, archaeologists in Egypt found mysterious inscriptions carved into the walls of a 4,000-year-old mine.

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A view inside King Tutankhamun's tomb

One month after the famous discovery, photographer Harry Burton recreated the first view of Tutankhamun's tomb.

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In a remote forest near Chernobyl stands a relic of Soviet mismanagement.

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How the first 'sensational' picture of Lady Diana came about

It starts some 40 years ago, when a teenage girl is pulled out of obscurity and thrust into the spotlight.

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The mystery of a Singapore soldier's WW2 disappearance

Travel Show reporter Carmen Roberts returns to Singapore to trace her great-uncle, missing since WW2.

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Earth

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Humpback whales were nearly wiped out. Now their numbers are skyrocketing

On a misty morning in December, two photographers captured the images of 304 individual humpbacks – the highest number of large whales ever identified in a single day.
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Earth

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Chernobyl’s wildlife: Surviving in a poisoned land

It's 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. This is what it has meant for wildlife living around the devastated nuclear power plant.
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US & Canada news

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Watch: JD Vance evacuated from ballroom stage after shots heard

Moments after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' dinner, the US vice-president was quickly escorted off stage

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Colombia president says rebels behind highway bombing that killed 14 people

Political violence has escalated in Colombia ahead of next month's presidential election.

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Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there

Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'


Business

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Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $111bn takeover

The approval came as Donald Trump is to attend a dinner with billionaire Paramount backers the Ellisons.

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Asos demands £7m from US as firms rush to claim tariff refunds

AI is already leading to fewer jobs in UK for young people, says Rishi Sunak


Sport

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The inaugural top 20 is entirely made up of female authors, with Chloe Walsh appearing most frequently.

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Science

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Apollo v Artemis: How Earth changed in 58 years

After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet.

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'It felt like science fiction': The cancer therapy changing lives

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Culture

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The enchanting history of Oxford University's 750-year-old library

Predating the Aztec Empire, Merton College Library in Oxford has been used by everyone from celebrated 14th-Century mathematicians to JRR Tolkien.

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The kitsch '60s act that dominated the US charts

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Arts

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The truth about Tudor England's 'most hated woman'

Was 16th-Century aristocrat Jane Boleyn a treacherous, "sex-mad" spy – or was she a convenient scapegoat? A new book explores her story.

10 intimate images of a lost, decadent 1930s Paris

Japan's ancient philosophy that helps us accept our flaws

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Witnessing the world's largest mammal migration

The Travel Show goes to Zambia's Kasanka National Park during the world's largest mammal migration.
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Travel

News imageA young woman stands next to countertop with selection of perfumes at a vintage perfume shop (Credit: Hervé Lassïnce)

How to shop for perfume in Paris like a Parisian

French perfume expert Clémence Pelle lives and breathes fragrance. Here, she shares her favourite perfumeries in Paris, plus her tips on how to buy scent the French way.

No selfies, no phones: The new rules of the safari

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World's Table

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Which country can claim steak?

From Japan to Argentina to the US, nations around the world have put their own stamp on the mouthwatering meat – making beef a destination in itself.

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'

The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction

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Earth

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'I know what I saw': Scotland's history of big cat sightings

Sightings of a panther-like cat in the Cairngorms are the latest in a long line of reported feline encounters.

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Video

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