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JD Vance and Tim Walz speak in the vice-presidential debate

Vance and Walz stick to policy in polite VP debate - but who won?

The restrained debate was a stark contrast to the fiery showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, writes Anthony Zurcher.

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US & Canada
Tim Walz and JD Vance shake hands during the VP debate on CBS News.

Immigration, Project 2025, taxes - VP debate claims fact-checked

BBC Verify examined the claims Walz and Vance made during the first and only vice-presidential debate.

5 hrs ago
US & Canada
JD Vance and Tim Walz speak in the vice-presidential debate

Vance and Walz stick to policy in polite VP debate - but who won?

The restrained debate was a stark contrast to the fiery showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, writes Anthony Zurcher.

6 hrs ago
US & Canada
Tim Walz and JD Vance shake hands during the VP debate on CBS News.

Immigration, Project 2025, taxes - VP debate claims fact-checked

BBC Verify examined the claims Walz and Vance made during the first and only vice-presidential debate.

5 hrs ago
US & Canada
A father shows his children a heavily-damaged school in Israel's southern city of Gedera on October 2, 2024, after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel
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Netanyahu says Iran will pay for missile attack, as Israel sends more troops into Lebanon

Hezbollah says it repelled an Israeli ground attack in southern Lebanon, close to the border, on Wednesday.


Helene's devastating impact in 100 seconds

Helene ravages six southeastern US states, leaving at least 135 dead and entire communities destroyed.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces more than 100 new assault allegations

New alleged victims are to sue to the hip-hop mogul, who denies all allegations of wrongdoing.

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US & Canada

Screams and chaos: Eyewitnesses describe Shanghai mall stabbing

This incident is the latest in a spate of knife attacks to hit China this year.

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Asia

'I'm not playing games' on US port strikes, union boss says

Harold Daggett vows union is "going to win", as Joe Biden backs "meaningful" dockworker pay rise.

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Bowen Yang as Moo Deng and Colin Jost on SNL (Credit: Getty Images)

How Saturday Night Live lost its way

New film Saturday Night celebrates the legendary comedy show's origins – but last weekend's poor new season premiere confirmed it's on rockier ground than ever. What went wrong?

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Culture
The entrance to MI5's London headquarters, Thames House

Autistic MI5 officer: ‘Keeping secrets is never an issue’

The BBC is given rare access to MI5 HQ in London, to meet a neurodivergent intelligence officer.

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Disability

US election

 
Graphic of voters

'It was respectable': Midwest voters praise tone of VP debate

Voters were happy to see a congenial tone from the candidates in the first and only vice-presidential debate.

6 hrs ago
US & Canada
Candidates shaking hands

Watch key moments from the US vice-presidential debate

Vance and Walz tackled questions on immigration, abortion and democracy in the mostly civil event.

7 hrs ago
US & Canada
A composite image of Harris and Trump

US election polls: Who is ahead - Harris or Trump?

An in-depth look at the polls and what they can and can’t tell us about who will win the White House.

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US & Canada

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 Ukrainian soldiers of 79th brigade are seen in the frontline city of Vuhledar as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 12, 2024

Russians claim key city of Vuhledar in Ukraine's east

For more than two years Russia has been trying to take this city as it advances in eastern Ukraine.

59 mins ago
Europe
Fawad Khan, one of the biggest Pakistani actor, is also popular in India

India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold

The Legend of Maula Jatt would have been the first Pakistani movie to hit Indian theatres in more than a decade.

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Asia
Maria Makgato

Outrage over farmer accused of feeding women to pigs

A bail hearing begins in the case of two black women allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer.

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Africa

Twenty children dead after Thailand school bus fire

The bus was returning from a field trip when it crashed and caught fire just outside Bangkok.

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Asia

Award-winning Cambodian journalist who exposed cyberscams is arrested

Mech Dara faces up to two years in jail after being charged with inciting unrest on social media.

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Fawad Khan, one of the biggest Pakistani actor, is also popular in India

India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold

The Legend of Maula Jatt would have been the first Pakistani movie to hit Indian theatres in more than a decade.

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Asia
North Korea South Korea border

Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus

South Korean police detained the man after he crashed the bus near a heavily guarded border.

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Asia
Tim Walz at the debate

Walz says he 'misspoke' in personal story about Tiananmen Square

"I’m a knucklehead at times," the Democratic running mate says, conceding he was in the US when Chinese forces crushed protests.

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US & Canada
 In this photo taken on September 8, 2024, passengers commute in a tram along a street in Kolkata. Introduced in the sprawling eastern city in 1873 during the early days of the imperial British Raj, trams in Kolkata were initially horse-drawn, then steam-driven. Electric-powered trams took to the streets in 1900.

India's iconic tramcars set to ride into Kolkata sunset

Kolkata's iconic trams are in danger of being shut down entirely. But activists are fighting back.

11 hrs ago
Asia
Maria Makgato

Outrage over farmer accused of feeding women to pigs

A bail hearing begins in the case of two black women allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer.

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Africa

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Israel carries out further airstrikes on Beirut

Video shows explosions and smoke in Lebanon’s capital overnight

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BBC journalist interviewing a male college student

Watch: Who do you think won the VP debate?

The BBC asks college students what they thought of JD Vance and Tim Walz’s debate performance.

5 hrs ago
US & Canada
Vance speaks during debate

Mics muted over Vance's Springfield migrant claim

It comes after Vance was fact-checked on a statement about "millions of illegal immigrants".

7 hrs ago
Walz

Walz on Tiananmen claim: I'm a knucklehead at times

When questioned about saying he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square massacre, Walz says he "misspoke".

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The Treasury of the enigmatic Nabatean civilisation

Explorer and adventurer Alice Morrison is on the trail of a forgotten ancient civilisation, the Nabateans.

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Bill and Aileen Turnbull on their wedding day

Couple reunited with wedding video 57 years later

Bill and Aileen Turnbull have been reunited with their wedding video after 57 years.

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Scotland
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Moment UK's last coal-fired power station shuts down

The UK's last coal power station, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, finished operations on Monday.

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Technology

 
Women tend to take on most of the domestic online tasks, according to recent research (Credit: BBC/Getty Images)

How tech creates hidden work for women

When it comes to using digital technology for both work and family, women are at greater risk than men of 'digital overload'.

Travel

 
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The only place where whales come to watch you

Once nearly hunted to extinction, Pacific gray whales in Mexico's Laguna San Ignacio now seem to be as curious about us as we are about them.

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Mexico's first female president vows 'it's time for women'

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Latin America

Muted mics and politeness - six takeaways from VP debate

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US & Canada
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A simple guide to the US 2024 presidential election

Trying to understand it for the first time or need a refresher? This guide can help.

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Sport

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'Rodgers' naive Celtic fall into familiar European trap'

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Why Bangladesh women's team could lose once-in-a-generation boost to the sport in their country after T20 World Cup was moved to UAE.

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Ex-Harrods director won't take top job at Fenwick

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Irish budget repeats 'boom-to-bust' mistakes, watchdog warns

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Europe

London restaurant helping to tackle homelessness

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England
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Microsoft: 'ever present' AI assistants are coming

The tech giant says we are moving to a "fundamentally new age" of "persistent" AI tools.

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US man jailed for cloning giant sheep for trophy hunting

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UK reveals father and son at heart of Evil Corp hackers

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'Human race needs to expand beyond Earth,' says Prof Brian Cox

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A person holds a Samsung smartphone that displays the loading screen of  Fortnite Battle Royale, which shows a mix of colourful playable characters from the game against a bright purple background.

Samsung accused of obstructing Fortnite downloads

The game maker says actions taken by Samsung's Auto Blocker feature go against competition laws.

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The perilous journey to kayak the Shipping Forecast seas

The perilous journey to kayak the Shipping Forecast seas

Avid kayaker Toby Carr made it his mission to explore every area of the UK's Shipping Forecast seas in a kayak.

Culture

Tributes to Roots and Good Times actor John Amos

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Culture

Behind the scenes of Heartstopper series three

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10 of the best films about US presidential elections

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A screenshot from Tekken 8 shows Devil Jin, a demonic character with giant black wings, shooting red lasers at an opponent who is falling to the ground as the blast strikes him. They're battling in the middle of an arid desert landscape.

Tekken director has no idea how the game got so big in Pakistan

Players from the country have "come out of nowhere" to dominate the fighting game's esports scene.

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A football legend's guide to Munich

Philipp Lahm is one of the greatest fullbacks of all time, and a proud Münchner to boot. Here are his picks for exploring Munich, during Oktoberfest and beyond.

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Earth

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Hundreds missing as Helene death toll rises to 135

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Helene's devastating impact in 100 seconds

Helene ravages six southeastern US states, leaving at least 135 dead and entire communities destroyed.

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With storms occurring between 140 to 160 nights a year, it's no wonder the area is a world record holder.

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