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Nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants to take further strike action over unsafe staffing
The Nurses Organisation says Health NZ is trying to cover up chronic short-staffing by moving healthworkers around to fill roster gaps.

23,000 homes, businesses lose power in Far North
At its peak more than 23,000 homes and businesses across the district were without power.

'Everything's gone' - BBC finally able to access one of Jamaica's worst-hit areas
Buildings, power lines, and a church once visited by King Charles are down in the tourism hub of Falmouth.

The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember
Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.

How teenager gave a street concert and was caught up in Russia's repressive past
Diana Loginova sang songs critical of the Kremlin. The 18-year-old and her bandmate are now in court.

Watch: Question Time audience reacts to Andrew news
A recording of the programme was interrupted on Thursday as the news broke.

Stop avoiding your bank balance and other ways to manage your money better
If you're struggling to get on top of your money, here are four ways to help you manage it better.

Hundreds of energy-intensive businesses to see bills cut by £420m from next year
UK Steel said while the increased support was welcomed, the government could have gone further.

Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in
The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.

Long A&E waits causing heartbreaking suffering, charity says
Patients are dying in corridors and others left for hours in soiled clothes, says Age UK.

Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge
The dramatic move follows weeks of intense scrutiny over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Tokelauan elder urges younger generation to 'take ownership' of their identity
A community champion of the protection of Tokelauan culture and language in New Zealand hopes to see the younger generation "take ownership and be proud" of their identity.

Could India's win for the ages redefine women's cricket?
Jemimah Rodrigues' epic 127 leads India to one of the greatest World Cup wins - and provides them with a chance to change the women's game as we know it.

Five charged in overdose death of Robert De Niro's grandson
The men are accused of running a drug ring in New York City that sold counterfeit prescription opioid pills through social media.

Bats are seeking sanctuary in churches - but they're making an unholy mess
A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.

Weekly quiz: How many years since Lily Allen last released an album?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

The Papers: 'The Andrew formerly known as Prince' and 'meet Mr Windsor'
The Royal announcement that Andrew will be stripped of the title of "prince" dominates Friday's papers.

Cat Burns' new album shows a softer side to the Traitors star
How To Be Human finds the star grappling with grief and heartbreak, instead of murdering celebrities.

'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC
Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.

Martha Kearney: I'm worried about Britain's wildflowers - so my husband and I planted a meadow
The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices

Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
Stripping Andrew of the title 'prince' is colossal, says the BBC's royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.