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Film lookahead: Twenty highlights to watch out for in 2026
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T02:52:21.3426114Z Film lookahead: Twenty highlights to watch out for in 2026 We look ahead to 20 notable films to watch for in 2026, from Oscar hopefuls to potential blockbusters. The last time we had an epic Christopher Nolan release in 2023, Oppenheimer -together with Barbie - gave cinema a huge audience boost. Could Nolan's The Odyssey, along with one or two other 2026 rele… [+505 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8z60j7438o
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Starmer criticised for welcoming return of Egyptian activist
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T06:07:17.1239548Z Starmer criticised for welcoming return of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah flew to the UK on Friday after a travel ban imposed by Cairo was lifted. The shadow justice secretary added that the prime minister's message amounted to a "personal, public endorsement" of the activist. "Nobody should be imprisoned arbitrarily, nor for peaceful dissent.… [+2449 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5mr0gdnmeo
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Brigitte Bardot: The life and career of the 1950s screen icon in pictures
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T11:07:17.2789677Z Brigitte Bardot: The life and career of the 1950s screen icon in pictures The French actress redefined cinematic allure, captivating the world before championing animal rights. French actress Brigitte Bardot, who has died aged 91, arguably redefined cinematic allure, captivating the world as a 1950s screen icon. From her breakout appearance in And God Created Woman to her… [+241 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20p78kp8pgo
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Late shopper rush drives Boxing Day sale traffic
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T14:52:13.8896164Z Late shopper rush drives Boxing Day sale traffic Figures suggest the surge in post-Christmas shoppers was the strongest in a decade. By 3pm on 26 December, it appeared there had been a muted reaction to the sales, according to early MRI data with high street visits down 1.5% compared to 2024 and shopping centre visits down 0.6%. … [+1291 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c997e2vrzz7o
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Brigitte Bardot: French cinema icon dies aged 91
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T16:22:19.621936Z Brigitte Bardot: French cinema icon dies aged 91 The actress was a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s but became increasingly controversial after making homophobic and racist slurs. Through the late 1950s and 1960s, she became a global phenomenon with roles in The Truth, earning critical acclaim for her dramatic depth; Contempt, a Jean-Luc Godard masterpiece; and Viva Maria!, sh… [+1070 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly92pr8qryo
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Man who died after Leicestershire pub attack was 'devoted dad'
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T16:22:25.1228597Z Man who died after Leicestershire pub attack was 'devoted dad' Police launched a murder inquiry after David Darke, 66, died in hospital days after an assault. In a statement released by the force, Mr Darke's family said his life had been "tragically cut short" and he would be "sorely missed by all who knew and loved him". They added: "Dave was a deeply l… [+456 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2vjm07v17o
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Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro undergoes medical treatment for hiccups
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T17:52:31.6363903Z Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro undergoes medical treatment for hiccups The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery. Ahead of the surgery, Bolsonaro also endorsed his son Flávio to run against Lula in Brazil's 2026 presidential election. His statement - a handwritten letter - was read out by the younger Bolsonaro o… [+1436 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r7ge7937qo
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Cold weather to ring in New Year as amber health alerts issued
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T18:07:29.7928518Z Cold weather to ring in New Year as amber health alerts issued Temperatures will fall to lows of -4C in the North West of England, with snow expected in some areas. Other impacts include temperatures inside hospitals and care homes dropping below the levels recommended for assessing health risks, and challenges for people keeping indoor temperatures at the recom… [+1521 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25e9yr28go
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Child dies and another in hospital after Hamstreet house fire
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-28T20:07:22.3557388Z Child dies and another in hospital after Hamstreet house fire One child has died at the scene of the "intense" house fire in Hamstreet, Kent Fire & Rescue says. Ann Millington, KFRS chief executive, said: "Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with everyone affected by this tragic incident, especially the child's loved ones. "We understand this will be a… [+522 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9w7947gw72o
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Nick Kyrgios defeats Aryna Sabalenka in Battle of the Sexes-style match
Source: BBC News Author: BBC Sport 2025-12-28T20:37:21.5589976Z Nick Kyrgios defeats Aryna Sabalenka in Battle of the Sexes-style match Aryna Sabalenka loses to Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style match that lacked the intensity and entertainment promised in the build-up. Four-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka showed flashes of the emotion she demonstrates in competitive matches, bearing a mischievous grin when she won points. "I felt great. I think I put up a great… [+1312 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cqlkqxnvdweo
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Family 'heartbroken' as they name missing Devon swimmer
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T18:37:23.7176648Z Family 'heartbroken' as they name missing Devon swimmer The family of Matthew Upham have named him as one of the swimmers who went missing on Christmas Day. It continued: "Matthew is deeply loved and will be forever missed. "We would like to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to the emergency services who responded, particularly the RNLI and coast… [+531 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrn84d0k82o
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Newspaper headlines: 'Royal trips to woo Trump' and 'Gap year soldiers'
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T00:22:23.1867287Z Newspaper headlines: 'Royal trips to woo Trump' and 'Gap year soldiers' Apparent plans for a royal visit to the US in the new year and a new Army recruitment scheme lead Saturday's papers. Image caption, Moving its focus to the NHS, the Daily Telegraph says that the UK is "twice as reliant on foreign doctors" and failing to hire more home-grown medics compared with other Western nation… [+335 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7nxzpvgj1o
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Susanna Liew: The pastor's wife who took on Malaysia's government over her missing husband Raymond Koh
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T00:37:20.1699855Z Susanna Liew: The pastor's wife who took on Malaysia's government over her missing husband Raymond Koh Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries. Late one night in May 2018, a man showed up at the house of Norhayati, the wife of Amri Che Mat, theactivist who had been abducted in 2016. Identifying himself as a police sergeant, hedelivered sho… [+2227 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx276v1yvryo
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Beyoncé, Labubu and Sydney Sweeney's jeans: 15 viral moments that defined 2025
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T00:37:22.950543Z Beyoncé, Labubu and Sydney Sweeney's jeans: 15 viral moments that defined 2025 Dubai chocolate, Adolescence and the parodied Jet2 advert were some of the other most talked about moments. The biggest TV show of the year however, was a triumphant first series of The Celebrity Traitors, and the many viral moments that came with it. Tom Daley's side-eye, Celie Imrie's noisy digestive sy… [+606 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8d64njy44do
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BBC News Quiz of the Year 2025, Part 3: What Instagram caption did Taylor Swift use to announce her engagement?
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T01:37:20.5458293Z BBC News Quiz of the Year 2025, Part 3: What Instagram caption did Taylor Swift use to announce her engagement? Test your memory of 2025 in the third part of our quiz. What happened from July to September? With summer turning to autumn, Australian woman Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three relatives with a toxic mushroom lunch, Storm Floris battered the UK, and doctors discovered a treatm… [+383 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dz906x605o
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The two words to avoid when you make New Year's Resolutions
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T01:52:14.1237204Z The two words to avoid when you make New Year's Resolutions Habit stacking and the language to avoid - five ways to make realistic resolutions you stick to this year. Will 2026 be the year you'll "lose weight", "change career" or "move house"? Beware - these are not actionable plans, they're pressure statements, warns Dr Claire Kaye, a former GP and confidence co… [+744 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xd7vg7872o
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UK to offer military gap year in effort to boost recruitment
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T02:52:18.3730991Z UK to offer military gap year in effort to boost recruitment The paid 12-month course is aimed at under-25s, with plans for the scheme to grow to 1,000 young people a year. The MoD says those who join the "gap year" programme will learn skills of leadership, teamwork and problem solving to set them up "for life" whether they pursue a career in the armed forces or not. … [+2054 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62dyp9pgd2o
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Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire after weeks of deadly clashes
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T06:22:20.7006011Z Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire after weeks of deadly clashes Almost one million people have been displaced since hostilities resumed earlier this month. The joint statement outlines the terms of "de-escalation", which includes ceasing "attacks on civilians, civilian objects and infrastructures, and military objectives of either side". "Both sides m… [+1191 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q5je8048xo
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The Wisbech embroiderer racing to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T07:22:23.3884711Z The Wisbech embroiderer racing to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry Mia Hansson hopes to complete her replica by the time the original work returns to France. She is currently working on "the first English shield wall", in which nine soldiers are standing close together with overlapping shields. Mia admits that, for the first time, the enormity of the de… [+760 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmd3dw98p3o
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Queen Elizabeth II's most iconic outfits ahead of royal exhibit
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-27T08:07:27.41978Z Queen Elizabeth II's most iconic outfits ahead of royal exhibit From fashion diplomacy in the US to a transparent raincoat, the late Queen's style was a powerful formula. Distinct from many of the other items which will be displayed, is a clear plastic raincoat from the 1960s. It was designed by another of the Queen's couturiers, Hardy Amies, who later went on to crea… [+1820 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9ke9j445jo
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Swimmers rescued amid emergency response in Budleigh Salterton
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-25T13:22:24.6703358Z Swimmers rescued amid emergency response in Budleigh Salterton Emergency services are responding to reports of people in trouble in the water off the Devon coast. A significant emergency service response has begun after reports of a number of people getting into difficulty in the water off the Devon coast. Police were called at 10:25 GMT to the beach at Budle… [+449 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g41v0dekgo
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US launches 'powerful strikes' against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T00:37:18.2627156Z US launches 'powerful strikes' against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump The US president says IS targets were attacked in north-western Nigeria, accusing the group of killing Christians. In his post late on Thursday, Trump said that "under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper". In his warning back in November, the US leader did not say which… [+2161 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj69j8l918do
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Why Britain has a deer problem
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T00:37:20.6996075Z Why Britain has a deer problem Deer numbers have rocketed over the last 40 years and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. No-one knows exactly how many there are but the Forestry Commission and the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) suggest there may be two million in Britain - a huge increase fr… [+1468 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d93xzey70o
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Newspaper headlines: 'I'll Bea there for you' and 'Boxing Day sales slump'
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T01:52:22.9183644Z Newspaper headlines: 'I'll Bea there for you' and 'Boxing Day sales slump' The Royal Family dominates the front pages as they attend the Christmas service at Sandringham. Image caption, The Royal Family dominates the Boxing Day front pages, with pictures of them attending the Christmas Day church service at the Sandringham Estate along with reports of King Charles III… [+421 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceq13rn790no
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I have no regrets about regifting - What to do with unwanted presents
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T02:07:12.7937884Z I have no regrets about regifting - What to do with unwanted presents How to regift without getting caught and other options for dealing with unwanted presents. Kirsty Quinn, 36 from Oxfordshire says she makes about £500 a month reselling items sourced from car boot sales and charity shops on eBay and Vinted. "I think if you receive a gift that you're not g… [+1371 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgledvdje0o
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BBC News Quiz of the Year 2025, Part 2: What did Katy Perry sing on that all-female space flight?
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T04:07:25.2934847Z BBC News Quiz of the Year 2025, Part 2: What did Katy Perry sing on that all-female space flight? Test your memory of 2025 in the second part of our quiz. What happened from April to June? As spring turned to summer, Mark Carney led Canada's Liberal Party to an unlikely victory, Prince Harry told the BBC he wanted to reconcile with the Royal Family, and David Beckham got a knighthood. … [+285 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62lll607g4o
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US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T06:22:25.8703391Z US judge blocks detention of British social media campaigner Imran Ahmed was among five people accused of seeking to "coerce" US firms into censoring free speech. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said online that the individuals were blocked over concerns that they had organised efforts to pressure US platforms to censor and "punish American viewpoints they … [+1451 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33mx6j5jrvo
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I'm watching brain surgery to see if Alzheimer's can ever be cured
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T06:52:19.1358409Z I'm watching brain surgery to see if Alzheimer's can ever be cured BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher finds out if it is scientifically possible to ever cure Alzheimer's. "It's not on the surface of the brain so we need to make a hole in the cortex," Prof Paul Brennan, professor of neurosurgery tells me, "as small as possible, but large enough that we can get down tow… [+936 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4dnwky48wo
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Strictly Come Dancing: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman say farewell on Christmas special
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-26T06:52:21.9344501Z Strictly Come Dancing: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman say farewell on Christmas special Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman embrace on the dancefloor as they sign off as hosts after 11 years. The current Strictly series, which began in September, was seen in media circles as something of a reboot for the long-running hit BBC show. It follows last year's controversies relating to the beha… [+905 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4qzvy48g5o
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British boy, 13, fatally stabbed in central Portugal
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-24T11:52:30.2334384Z British boy, 13, fatally stabbed in central Portugal Tributes have been paid to the boy who has been named by a local basketball club as Alfie Hallett. Police said the mother was found by authorities showing signs of having been restrained and assaulted. She was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for her injuries, police added. "The alleged … [+440 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62ve5ek7reo
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Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-24T20:07:21.0126653Z Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay release by a "few more weeks". The agency said it would "continue to fully comply with federal law and President Trump's direction to release the files". The statement did not specify how the FBI and New York prosecutors came ac… [+1718 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdgz84dn35o
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Catherine and Charlotte perform Christmas carol service piano duet
Source: BBC News Author: BBC News 2025-12-24T21:22:12.9658024Z Catherine and Charlotte perform Christmas carol service piano duet The pre-recorded performance aired on ITV1 on Christmas Eve and saw the pair play a piece by Scottish composer Erland Cooper. In the clip, the pair can be seen sitting together at the piano to play Holm Sound, a piece it is understood, that they know well and have enjoyed playing together at home. The Princess of Wales use… [+1274 chars] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ep0pz8emjo
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US firm’s vaccine shows promise in first phase, tests to be expanded
A Covid-19 vaccine that has been developed by an American biotechnology company has been found to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response in the humans against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna, announced on Monday. This is the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people. The findings are based on results from the first eight people who each received two doses of the experimental vaccine. In the phase one clinical trial, eight patients who received the vaccine at the lowest and middle doses developed neutralising antibodies to the virus. When measured, the levels of their antibodies were found to be similar to those of people who had recovered from the disease. Although the results of the study, which was led by the National Institutes Health, are yet to be peer-reviewed or published, the findings have been hailed as encouraging. Results on eight of the healthy volunteers aged 18 to 55 revealed that they developed antibodies that when subjected to a test in infected cells in the laboratory were able to stop the virus from replicating. This means that the vaccine which has been shown to work in the small study will now be tested in larger, longer studies. Moderna’s technology, which involves genetic material from the virus called mRNA, is relatively new and has yet to produce any approved vaccine. Meanwhile, Kenyan researcher Dr F. George Njoroge and his team of scientists at Merck Pharmaceutical Company have said that a drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of hepatitis C has now demonstrated good potency in inhibiting Covid-19 proliferation in cells. Dr Njoroge said the drug, boceprevir, had a strong binding to the enzyme that Covid-19 uses to process its proteins. The paper on the study was recently published by Jun Wang and researchers at the University of Arizona. Dr Njoroge said he was excited to undertake further studies on the drug. He now wants the World Health Organization to review the available data and determine whether the drug could be added to the list of others that are undergoing clinical trials as a single agent or in combination with other antiviral inhibitors such as remdesivir. https://www.nation.co.ke/news/US-Covid-19-vaccine-shows-promise-/1056-5557980-b761xfz/index.html
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Covid-19 WHO Stats as at 19th April
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak situation.\r\n2,245,872 Confirmed cases
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The US is still leading by more than 400k
