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Nato boss presses case for nations like NZ to boost defence spending
Mark Rutte wants Indo-Pacific countries to lift spending to three percent of their economies.

What’s up with Gen Z?
A study suggests that less than half of Generation Z are proud to be British.

What happens now after Slot's red card?
What happens now after Arne Slot's red card at Everton?

Injuries affected England's training time - McCullum
England "backed guys off a little" because of injuries during their tour of India, says coach Brendon McCullum amid criticism of the team's preparation.

MP shares in Commons he is living with HIV
The Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP is only the third parliamentarian to share his HIV status.

Two British nationals detained in Iran
The man and woman, who have not been named, are accused of unspecified security-related offenses.

'Homicide' probe after British woman shot in USA
Police in the town of Prosper, Texas, have conducted a manslaughter investigation.

Europe caught out by Trump's Russia move
After a frenetic 24 hours of US declarations, there is a tangible sense that Europe's leaders have been surprised.

Soldier 'manipulated by suicide threat', inquest told
An inquest is told Jaysley Beck did not complain about a colleague over fears for his mental health.

Trans doctor had the 'right' to use women's room, tribunal hears
Nurse manager Esther Davidson said she was advised that Dr Beth Upton was entitled to use the women's changing rooms.

Inside the Royal Free - what it tells us about the NHS
From frustrated staff and ageing equipment to life-saving care, what life on the frontline is like.

Watch live: Time for 'significant reset' on red tape, David Seymour says
Bad regulation is killing New Zealand's prosperity, the Regulation Minister has told the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.

Kerr apology 'enough', says Chelsea boss Bompastor
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor says Sam Kerr's apology "is enough" and that the club will not be taking any further action following the player's court case.

English football to use semi-automated offsides for first time
Semi-automated offside technology will be used in English domestic football for the first time during the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Colleagues line up for funeral of PC killed at crash scene
Hundreds of police officers line the route to York Minster for PC Rosie Prior's funeral.

NHS 'recovery plan' fails to deliver new dentists or more appointments
NHS leaders say the contract for dentists to carry out NHS work needs redrawing.

Buckingham Palace crash man told by judge he was 'lucky he wasn't shot'
Johnny Scott drove his VW Polo into the palace's South Centre Gate last March.

Leaders set for key security meeting as world order at risk of crumbling
The BBC's Frank Gardner says Nato's unity is badly dented with decisions over Ukraine set to be discussed in Munich.

Three guilty of plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher's family
They were convicted of a plot threatening to leak hundreds of personal photos, videos and medical records.

Starved, threatened and abused: Parents of freed Hamas hostages give details of ordeal
The BBC hears from the parents of four young women who were taken by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and held for 15 months.

Watch: Clive Myrie finds corridors filled with patients at London hospital
Clive Myrie spends a day inside the Royal Free Hospital to see how the NHS is coping after intense, annual winter pressures.