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School rebuilding programme missing targets, BBC finds

School rebuilding programme missing targets, BBC finds

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Just 62 of 513 schools selected for rebuilds in England have construction contracts, the BBC has found.


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Closure for family as body found 56 years after India plane crash

Closure for family as body found 56 years after India plane crash

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In 1968, an Indian Air Force plane with 102 people went missing. For many years, their fate was a mystery.


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Australia beat Scotland in thriller to win WXV2

Australia beat Scotland in thriller to win WXV2

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Scotland fall agonisingly short in their attempt to defend their WXV2 title, as Australia edge a gripping contest in Cape Town to win the competition


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Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond dies age 69

Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond dies age 69

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The former MP and MSP, who led the country between 2007 and 2014 during the independence referendum, took ill while in North Macedonia.


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Alex Salmond: A man and politician of contradictions

Alex Salmond: A man and politician of contradictions

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The 69-year old was first minister for seven years but resigned after losing the 2014 referendum.


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Israeli attack on northern Gaza hints at retired general's 'surrender or starve' plan for war

Israeli attack on northern Gaza hints at retired general's 'surrender or starve' plan for war

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Giora Eiland tells Jeremy Bowen that Israel should tell Palestinians to leave northern Gaza before sealing it off as a way of pressuring Hamas.


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Wagatha: A luxury hotel, a mini-bar and a row that keeps rumbling on

Wagatha: A luxury hotel, a mini-bar and a row that keeps rumbling on

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It's a saga worthy of a soap opera, as Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's dispute returned to court.


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How have social media algorithms changed the way we interact?

How have social media algorithms changed the way we interact?

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Algorithms can watch our behaviour and determine what millions of us see when we log on.


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Inside Israel's combat zone in southern Lebanon

Inside Israel's combat zone in southern Lebanon

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The BBC's Lucy Williamson travels with the Israeli military to a village destroyed during its fighting with Hezbollah.


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'Comet of the century' might be visible in UK skies - here's how to spot it

'Comet of the century' might be visible in UK skies - here's how to spot it

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Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could be spotted with the naked eye in the UK on Saturday night.


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Mysterious 'blobs' are washing up on Canadian shore

Mysterious 'blobs' are washing up on Canadian shore

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The Canadian government is looking into the dough-like substance that is appearing on beaches in the province.


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Scottish DJ Jackmaster dies aged 38 after head injury in Ibiza

Scottish DJ Jackmaster dies aged 38 after head injury in Ibiza

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Jack Revill, 38, died on Saturday morning following "complications arising from an accidental head injury".


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‘Not how I imagined winning would be’: Labour insiders on Starmer's uneven start

‘Not how I imagined winning would be’: Labour insiders on Starmer's uneven start

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Insiders hail new workers' rights, planning laws and "stability" at the top - but Starmer has been dogged by controversy too.


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Man's six-year hunt to expose Al Fayed abuse after fiancee said she was a victim

Man's six-year hunt to expose Al Fayed abuse after fiancee said she was a victim

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Keaton Stone spent years compiling evidence after his fiancee told him she was a victim of Mohamed Al Fayed.


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Ukrainian journalist, 27, who chronicled Russian occupation dies in prison

Ukrainian journalist, 27, who chronicled Russian occupation dies in prison

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Viktoriia Roshchyna had been detained last year while reporting in Russian-occupied Ukraine.


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