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Probe into fatal dog attack continues
A police investigation is continuing after a young child was killed in a dog attack on Friday afternoon.

New copper tech is having a moment

Online forum Reddit will join the influential and closely tracked S&P 500 index

Rising golf prodigy, 18, dies after collapsing before tournament
Australian Jessica Bang, who won her first professional event in just her fifth start earlier this year, was preparing for a tournament in Thailand when she collapsed.

UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires
Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.

Two dead after light aircraft crash
A plane travelling from England on Friday did not arrive at Caernarfon Airport as scheduled.

'I shot Mr Thompson'- What it was like inside court as Mangione pleaded guilty
It marked the first time a court had heard Mangione describe how he committed a crime that garnered worldwide attention.

Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers
Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.

Britain's Finlay Tarling dies in Volta a Portugal accident
British cyclist Finlay Tarling dies at the age of 19 in a serious accident during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal.

Chris Mason: Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage?
As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result.

Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row found dead
Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, officials said.

Coverage of women’s cricket scandal has been so over the top. I can stay silent no longer
The whole thing feels so desperately unhappy – and private – that I just couldn’t quite bear to go into it. Until now.

‘A warrior until the very end’: Boxer dies 11 years after sustaining brain injury in fight
The boxing world is in mourning after Puerto Rican fighter Prichard Colón’s death aged 33.

iPhone users now won't have to wait as long for $250M settlement

What Next For Nigel Farage After The Clacton By-Election?
The parliamentary standards investigation into Farage's £5m gift has reopened.

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue
Forcing the US president to go "hat-in-hand to Congress" for permission would be "dangerous", the administration says.

France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s
The Constitutional Council says it infringes upon freedom of expression - but President Macron vows to prepare a new draft.

Stephen Bear jailed over sex offender breaches
The TV personality posted in Brazil "the police will not be able to catch" him, a court hears.

Bezos-backed consortium buys a third of Liverpool FC
Liverpool's owners agree to sell about a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - in a deal that values the Reds at more than £5bn.

Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule
Women across the country speak of public floggings, losing their jobs, and barriers to healthcare that endanger lives.

Derailed Essex to London train leads to travel chaos
More than 60 patients were checked over by ambulance crews but all were discharged at the scene.

Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges
"I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he died," the 28-year-old said after pleading guilty to charges of stalking resulting in death.

'Time will tell': Smith speaks on Maroons job
Cameron Smith doesn't offer any denial or guarantee around his interest in the Maroons job.