Business
The cost of being single – and how friends are teaming up to beat it
Many singles face extra costs for housing, bills, food and holidays but there are ways to ease the burden.
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World
FGM: 'My grandmother subjected my baby to female genital mutilation behind my back'
In Colombia, where FGM is still practised by some members of an indigenous group, a landmark bill banning the practice has been enacted.
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World
Kenya elephant deaths: Behind the poisoning and the pesticide mystery
A wave of Kenyan elephant deaths has been blamed on pesticides, but experts tell the BBC they are doubtful.
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Health
Charity Commission to investigate donations to illegal Israeli settlements
Official action by regulator for England and Wales comes after formal complaint made by Labour MP about the funds
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Business
How AI is changing jobs in the Philippines' outsourcing industry
AI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry.
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World
Chad le Clos: South Africa swimmer's home destroyed by fatal fire after he sets Commonwealth Games record
Chad le Clos reveals his apartment in South Africa was destroyed by a fatal fire in a "heartbreaking tragedy" - the night after he became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history.
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World
Projectile sinks Indian-flagged ship off Yemen coast
All 14 people on board the Indian-flagged vessel were safely rescued, India's ministry of external affairs says.
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Technology
SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans
Elon Musk told investors that people were "underestimating" his company.
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World
Arrests in Egypt after people allegedly impersonate judges
Egyptian authorities say the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court as part of a plot to defraud people.
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World
Evacuations as Guatemala volcano erupts
The Fuego volcano is located near Escuintla, Chimaltenango, and Sacatepéquez.
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Health
Social care is for us all, and we all must fund it
Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article on the new prime minister’s commitment to a fair system
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World
'Got to get back to Liverpool' - Robbers who pretended to be Scouse jailed
The men lived only about five minutes away from the shop they robbed, police say.
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World
Qatar says US-Iran mediation efforts continuing but no direct talks planned
There have been conflicting signals from the US and Iran, with Tehran denying President Trump's assertion that talks are under way.
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Health
HMP Erlestoke prisoners using art as part of rehabilitation
Inmates say it is "rewarding" to create artwork and sell it online with the help of a charity.
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Science
Rise in adulterated sexual enhancement supplements could mean users are getting stiffed
Often sold as ‘herbal’ solutions for sexual prowess, research has found many supplements are cut with prescription medications that could harm the people who take them
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World
Bubista: Cape Verde coach resigns as Herve Renard rejoins Ivory Coast
Head coach Bubista leaves Cape Verde after reaching the last 32 at the World Cup while Ivory Coast reappoint two-time Afcon winner Herve Renard.
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Health
What if older people refuse help outside the family? This is the taboo that could wreck care reform
Many fear losing their independence if they agree to care workers looking after them. Any social care review must take this on board, says Emily Kenway, a social policy doctoral researcher
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World
Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.
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World
The US government’s mislabelled map of Africa at a global Aids conference shows again a failure to understand the continent
This crude lack of thought is influencing crucial budget decisions on HIV programmes, which were cut by 25% worldwide in 2025, writes Kenneth Ngure
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Culture
Children of the Wild by Kevin Powers review – gripping tale of a friendship forged in war
Written by a US army veteran, this novel of courage and cruelty during the first world war is filled with unsettlingly authoritative depictions of violence – but its characters are less believable
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Culture
Geography of Heaven by Rory MacLean – soul-searching journeys into the afterlife
From an ashram in India to an ayahuasca ceremony in Peru, a travel writer searches for meaning after the death of his wife
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Technology
Artificial intelligence: Why firms are struggling to set prices
Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.
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World
South Africa anti-immigration protests: The stories of a Nigerian and Ghanaian who left
Nigerian Richard Itoro is one of tens of thousands who have abandoned their lives in South Africa.
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World
'Digital lifeline' - Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future
Thousands of young people in Gaza are pursuing roles in the digital economy as the territory's wider recovery stalls.
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