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The powerful story of Dave and his 25 London Marathons

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Dave Lock is running his 25th London Marathon for the Samaritans this year, a cause that has taken on further significance for him after the death of his brother, Steven, in 2023.

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Disasters, dancers and a Duke: Photos of the week

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A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.

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From WhatsApp to Greggs - why is tech going down more?

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Experts say tech outages do seem to be happening more often.

Verstappen beats Hamilton to Chinese GP sprint win

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Max Verstappen fights past Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to win the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.

Former MPs hoping for a comeback at the next election

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A Blair-era cabinet minister and a Lib Dem who was last an MP 20 years ago are among those standing again.

Watch: Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue lit up green

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Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue has been turned green in celebration of indigenous peoples' day.

Nigerian breaks chess marathon record with 58 hours on the board

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The 29-year-old chess master plays for 58 consecutive hours and counting on New York's Times Square.

'People love my London Marathon costume - but animals are confused'

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Runners taking part in the London Marathon have had to brave training in their fancy dress.

VW workers vote to unionise in major win for labour

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The United Autoworkers Union took a risk in a Republican - and often anti-union - part of the US.

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Baby Reindeer star on 'role of a lifetime' in disturbing stalker drama

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Actress Jessica Gunning plays an obsessive and delusional stalker in Netflix's word-of-mouth hit.

Video of US baseball coach in cockpit under FAA probe

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Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens posted a video of himself on a flight from Denver to Toronto.

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The man clothing London's brutalist icon

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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama gives a well-loved London landmark a bold pink makeover.

An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East

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The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now, Lyse Doucet writes.

UK's largest indoor arena opens with big plans

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A new £365m venue in Manchester is backed by Harry Styles and aims to tempt major events from London.

How Taylor Swift captured modern dating despair

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From partners who wasted our time, to comfort-eating after a breakup. We've all been there and so has Swift.

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After hunt for impartiality, who are the 12 Trump jurors?

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The five women and seven men make up a highly educated group who will deliberate on the case.

Gold heist spotlights illegal US-Canada gun trade

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The majority of handguns used in Canadian crimes come from the US, where gun laws are much more lax.

The Papers: 'World waits on Iran' and Sunak gets tough on benefits

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The newspapers join the world in watching and wondering how Israel and Iran will respond to each other's attacks.

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Protester sets himself on fire outside Trump trial

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Police said the man, who was in a critical condition after the incident, had pamphlets on a "conspiracy theory".

Zidane monitoring Ten Hag situation - Saturday's gossip

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Zinedine Zidane would prefer taking over at Manchester United rather than Bayern Munich, Bruno Guimaraes could be set to stay at Newcastle - plus more.

Cicadas on the menu in New Orleans

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A New Orleans insectarium is set to add a crunchy addition to its menu at its in-house snack bar.

App to cut EU border queues won't be ready in time

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An app to ease predicted queues under a new EU border system won't be ready in time, says Eurostar boss.

Friday, Apr 19

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Scottish Greens to vote on future of Bute House Agreement

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The Scottish Greens have called an EGM after the Scottish government ditched key climate change targets.

People avoid drinking over lack of public toilets

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Since Covid, some say a lack of toilets mean they're staying home or putting their health at risk.

Points uncertainty harming Forest squad, says Nuno

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Boss Nuno Espirito Santo says the uncertainty over Nottingham Forest's Premier League fate is having a detrimental impact on his players.

What's at stake in Trump's unprecedented trial?

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Whatever the eventual verdict in the hush-money case, this trial will have a big impact on the 2024 election.

Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?

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Japan is seeing if artificial intelligence can tackle its increasing shortfall of workers.

500 Newfoundlanders went on same cruise by coincidence

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The residents of the Atlantic Canadian province chased the same good deal online without prior planning.

Faletau suffers injury blow on Cardiff comeback

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Wales number eight Taulupe Faletau suffered another injury blow on his Cardiff comeback after a six-month injury lay-off.

Warning jailed bankers ruling could hit loan rate

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Euribor underpins trillions of euros in loans and tracks the rate banks pay to borrow cash from each other.