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News imageTodd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs
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Federal judge in Minnesota orders ICE director to appear in court

The judge says ICE's violations of court orders is 'extraordinary', and threatens to hold director Todd Lyons in contempt.


News imageICE agent in Minneapolis 24 Jan

US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger

The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.

4 hrs ago
World
News imageMark Carney is photographed speaking at a podium. Behind him is two blurred out Canadian flags and a black backdrop. He is gesturing with his right hand. He is wearing a black suit jacket, a white button up shirt and a dark grey tie. He has short black and grey hair.

Carney denies walking back Davos speech in phone call with Trump

The Canadian prime minister confirmed that he and the US president spoke by phone after Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Canada.

17 mins ago
US & Canada

Trump's shadow looms over India-EU trade deal

Despite strong relations between India and EU, trade talks were stuck for two decades. So what changed now?

56 mins ago
World

Huge landslide in Sicily after Storm Harry

More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes on the Italian island.

5 hrs ago
Europe

Coco Gauff calls for more player privacy after racquet smash

The 21-year-old calls for more privacy for players after she was filmed smashing a racquet after her defeat in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

5 hrs ago
Tennis

Menopause linked to Alzheimer's-like brain changes

Menopause is linked to a loss of grey matter in regions involved with memory and emotion, study suggests.

17 hrs ago
Health

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News imageZach Braff and Donald Faison in Scrubs (Credit: Disney/ Jeff Weddell)

10 of the best TV shows to watch this February

From the revival of the hit hospital sitcom to erotic thriller 56 Days, and Ryan Murphy's latest series about America's 1990s golden couple John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette.

News imageIllustration of Milagros Costabel's face framed in a circle with dots indicating image recognition (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC)

The 'AI mirrors' letting blind people see themselves

Artificial intelligence is helping blind people access visual feedback about their bodies, sometimes for the first time. The impact on their mental health is only just emerging.


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Firefighters battle 'emergency level' blazes in Australia heatwave

Firefighters in Victoria are battling at least six major fires amid a record-breaking heatwave.

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News imageChase Infiniti, Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor attend the London photocall for One Battle After Another in London in September. Infiniti is wearing a black shiny jacket, DiCaprio has a black jacket and T-shirt on and Taylor has on a racing-style cream, grey and black jacket.

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Spain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status

The process will be available to foreign nationals without a criminal record who can prove they lived in Spain for five months prior to 31 December 2025.

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Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure have left millions without power in freezing temperatures.

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Health and Wellness

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Science is overturning old beliefs around alcohol and young people.

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News imageTwo framed images show Alex Pretti sitting crouched over by the camera in a wood, and the other holding a bicycle while wearing a helmet and cycling gear, with LED candles placed in front of the frames on the doorstep to Alex Pretti's house in Minneapolis, taken on 26 January.

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On a visit to Ankara, Bola Tinubu was filmed stumbling and falling after walking past soldiers and dignitaries.

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Science

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A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

Morocco fossil finds re-write the origins of our species

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Culture

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Arts

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Why this Robert Burns poem is a 'masterpiece'

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A volcano devastated the shores of Canary Island's La Palma but divers find new life flourishing underwater.
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Earth

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