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05

'I felt like a freak because I didn't want children'

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Caroline Mitchell said the "cultural expectation" to have children has often made her feel excluded.

Curtice: What could the local elections mean for the general election?

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The polls are the last big test of the Westminster government's popularity before the next election.

04

'I had no idea my son's body was buried in the garden'

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Yvonne Valentine sat having a Christmas drink with her son's partner, unaware she had killed him.

Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine

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The $6bn package will include air defence munitions but no new Patriot batteries.

03

BBC returns to beach where five migrants died

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Andrew Harding saw migrants board an overcrowded boat in Wimereux, northern France, on Tuesday.

Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian lagoon

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The orphaned calf swam from British Columbia after several rescue attempts by a First Nations community.

02

Oil tanker damaged in Houthi missile strike

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The Yemeni rebel group says its latest attack targeted the Andromeda Star.

Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’

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A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.

The papers: 'Return of the King' and 'teacher shortage crisis'

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The King's return to public duties, a report on the lack of teachers in schools, and chicken 'megafarms' lead the papers.

01

Trump insiders on the stand at the hush-money trial

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The BBC's Nada Tawfik on what the court heard from close Donald Trump allies, including his former assistant.

Friday, Apr 26

00

Cider giant chops down orchard to sell land

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The UK's largest cider blames a drop in demand on its decision to uproot thousands of trees.

The explosions of colour that painted a Glasgow estate

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Sony’s 2006 “Paint” advert is widely considered one of the most ambitious in history - but how was it made?

British man injured in Tobago shark attack

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The 64-year-old was 10 metres off the shore when he was attacked by a bull shark, a local official says.

Will winning a confidence vote be enough to save Yousaf?

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The future of Scotland's first minister is far from secure after a week of turmoil.

Leicester promoted to Premier League after Leeds lose

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Leicester City are promoted back to the Premier League after Leeds United are beaten at QPR.

Dead whistleblower accused Boeing of safety breaches

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John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.

23

Farrell clinches win over Bath as Saracens go second

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Saracens move into second in the Premiership with a 15-12 victory over Bath.

See how Gaza campus protests spread across the US

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What started a week ago at Columbia University has led to hundreds of arrests at multiple college campuses.

22

Gilbert beats struggling Milkins to reach quarters

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David Gilbert moves into the quarter-finals at the Crucible as he beats injury-hampered Robert Milkins, who also threw his cue at one point.

MP hits out at 'spoilt middle-class climate clowns'

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A Cumbrian MP's office is plastered in posters by Just Stop Oil protesters, leading to arrests.

Biden says he's ready for election debate with Trump

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US President says he is "happy" to face rival who claims he is ready "anytime, anywhere, anyplace".

See images of the Pink Moon spotted across the US

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While the moon doesn't look particularly pink, it's named after pink flowers called wild ground phlox.

'Different' England can 'dial up' for Grand Slam

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England face France in Bordeaux on Saturday in a third Women's Six Nations Grand Slam decider in a row.

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Deadly attacks in Reading park were avoidable, inquest finds

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David Wails, Joe Ritchie-Bennett and James Furlong were stabbed to death in Reading in 2020.

Bairstow century leads Punjab to record T20 run-chase

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Jonny Bairstow's astonishing 108 from 48 balls leads Punjab Kings to the highest-ever successful T20 run-chase.

20

What on earth is going on with Scottish politics?

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Humza Yousaf says he won’t resign ahead of a confidence vote

Taylor Swift hits number one and breaks records

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The star's latest album tops the UK charts after a week in which she clocked up a number of firsts.

Girl 'first child to be hit with stalking order'

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The teenager subjected a family to a "prolonged period of harassment and threats".

Most Army horses to return to duty 'in due course'

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Two military horses were seriously injured and "continue to be closely observed" the Army says.

Crucible 'will be retired' before me, says Higgins

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Four-time world champion John Higgins says he will not be retiring and expects to outlast the Crucible in snooker by playing into his 50s.