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News imageUS passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship are instructed by authorities after disembarking the vessel in Tenerife, Spain. Photo: 10 May 2026

US and French nationals test positive for hantavirus after leaving ship

The American national has arrived in Nebraska, while a French woman is isolating in Paris.

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Tourist hotspot at 'end of the world' denies causing hantavirus outbreak

The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.

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Labour MP backs down from leadership challenge but calls on Starmer to go by September

Catherine West - who said at the weekend she was prepared to challenge the UK prime minister herself - says Starmer's speech this morning was "too little, too late", and calls for an "orderly transition".

Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants

The painting is believed to have been plundered by high-ranking Nazi Hermann Goering during World War Two.

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Why Eurovision's fallout over Israel may change the competition forever

With Eurovision facing its biggest boycott in 70 years, questions are growing over the competition's future.

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BBC tours England and Argentina's World Cup training grounds

Will Grant tested out one of the pitches where England captain Harry Kane and his team will train in Kansas City.

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The Strait of Hormuz waterway remains effectively shut, severely disrupting global energy shipments.

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How 'divine visions' predicted the fall of the USSR

In May 1917, three Portuguese children said the Virgin Mary had appeared before them to deliver three prophecies. In 1992, a witness told the BBC about the "miracles".


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