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Dec 24
Spacecraft attempts closest ever approach to Sun

It will plunge into our star’s outer atmosphere to uncover its secrets

Dec 24
On patrol with Kenyan forces inside Haiti’s gang warzone

The BBC goes on patrol with the Kenyan officers sent to quell violence in gang-ravaged…

Dec 24
‘I won £18k in online prize draw – but haven’t seen a penny’

The BBC hears from several people left out of pocket by a Yorkshire-based competitions…

Dec 24
Gavin & Stacey: An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Christmas finale

BBC News goes behind the scenes during the filming of final ever episode and speaks to…

Dec 23
Israel confirms it killed Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran in July

Ismail Haniyeh was Hamas’s most prominent leader until his death in July.

Dec 23
Rioter who featured in viral bricking video jailed

Brian Spencer, 40, featured in a viral video of him being hit in the crotch and head…

Dec 23
Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains

“Yana” is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region…

Dec 23
Greenland again tells Trump it is not for sale

It comes after the US president-elect repeated comments he made in 2019 that he would…

Dec 23
Watch: Cargo ship tips on its side in Turkey

A cargo ship rolls over as it is being loaded at a port in Istanbul in the early hours…

Dec 23
Mauritius says talks with UK over Chagos Islands are stuck over money

The deputy PM said the UK was “quibbling” over the sum to be handed over…

Dec 23
Japanese car makers Honda and Nissan join forces to take on China

The two want to strengthen their offerings in the face of Chinese competition in the…

Dec 23
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to New York murder charges

The 26-year-old suspect is facing separate federal charges that could lead to a death…

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