4 hours ago France vs Wales as it happened: Les Bleus send Six Nations statement with opening night win

Six Nations kicks off tonight in Paris

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25 hours ago Investigators recover black boxes from doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as they hunt for answers: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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5 hours ago France v Wales LIVE rugby: Six Nations score and updates from opener as Les Bleus dominating

After a winless 2024, Wales face a tall task of the opening night of the tournament as they take on favourites France in Paris

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3 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Flight recorder 'black box' from army Black Hawk helicopter recovered from wreckage

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived

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10 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's JB Gill gets emotional message from Vito Coppola after he's forced to quit tour

JB shared an update from on the road with the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour after Vito confirmed his exit

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6 hours ago France vs Wales LIVE rugby: Six Nations score and updates from opening match of 2025 championship

After a winless 2024, Wales face a tall task of the opening night of the tournament as they take on favourites France in Paris

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4 hours ago Shock as Army takes 'extraordinary step' over female Black Hawk pilot in DC plane crash: Live updates

Both the instructor pilot in charge, identified as Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves, and the female co-pilot were being evaluated during the flight and were familiar with the route.

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11 hours ago Europe live: German parliament debates draft law aimed at controlling migration as Merz seeks to distance himself from AfD

Greens and SPD earlier refused to support the Influx Limitation Act amid fierce criticism from Merkel over Merz’s cooperation with far-right AfDin BerlinThe Bundestag debate has been delayed for half an hour on request of the CDU, thought to be to do with misgivings within the party over the debate, not least due to large numbers of protesters outside the CDU headquarters in Berlin. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago France vs Wales LIVE: Six Nations 2025 match stream, latest score and rugby updates today

Six Nations kicks off tonight in Paris

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5 hours ago Two police officers injured after ‘disturbance’ outside police station in Wales

A man has been arrested.

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13 hours ago Tory Chris Philp accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying UK needs better work ethic

Shadow home secretary says fact 9 million people are out of work shows Britain must ‘up our game’UK politics live – latest updatesOne of Kemi Badenoch’s senior team has been accused of “real brass neck” after saying Britain needed a better work ethic.Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said there were 9 million working-age people not in work and Britain needed to “lift our game and to up our game”. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal's Watkins update, Man Utd want Geovany Quenda, Tel fee agreed

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

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6 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Transgender pilot speaks out after she was falsely identified as Black Hawk captain

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on ‘black boxes’ found in the ruins of American Eagle flight 5342

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14 hours ago Hamas to release Israeli father amid ‘grave concerns’ for wife and children

Yarden Bibas scheduled for release with Keith Siegel and Ofer Calderon on Saturday in latest handover of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesHamas has announced it will release Yarden Bibas on Saturday, the Israeli father of a young family kidnapped to Gaza who have been one of the most enduring symbols of Israel’s hostages in the coastal strip.The Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida said on its Telegram channel that Bibas would be released with Keith Siegel, a joint US citizen, and Ofer Calderon, who also has French nationality. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Live updates as Talbot Green incident sees two police officers injured after 'disturbance'

There are a large number of emergency services in Talbot Green after reports of a man causing a disturbance outside the police station

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14 hours ago Europe live: deadlock in German parliament over draft law aimed at controlling migration

Greens and SPD refusing to support the Influx Limitation Act amid fierce criticism from Merkel over Merz’s cooperation with far-right AfDin BerlinThe Bundestag debate has been delayed for half an hour on request of the CDU, thought to be to do with misgivings within the party over the debate, not least due to large numbers of protesters outside the CDU headquarters in Berlin. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Europe live: Germany’s parliament discusses draft law aimed at controlling migration

Bundestag to review Influx Limitation Act, which looks to tighten rules in existing laws on residence as Friedrich Merz grapples with rise of far rightThe focus is back on Germany today, where the Bundestag will discuss the Influx Limitation Act, a draft law aimed at controlling migration better by tightening the rules in the existing laws on residence.This is not a drill: unlike the vote on Wednesday, which was on a non-binding motion, this is an actual draft law. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Talbot Green attack: Two officers hurt and huge police presence after 'disturbance'

There are a large number of emergency services in Talbot Green after reports of a man causing a disturbance outside the police station

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10 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: more than 40 bodies recovered; Trump claims army helicopter was flying too high – live updates

Official gives update on recovery efforts; president weighs in on cause of collision in highly unusual move as investigation still under wayAlarms raised about ‘congested’ airspace before fatal Washington crashStaffing levels ‘not normal’ in control tower at time of crash, report saysReagan national’s main runway is the busiest in the United States, with more than 800 daily takeoffs and landings.The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated nine accidents or incidents at the airport this century, including two that were fatal, records showed. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago ‘Illegal’ among words most often linked to migrants in UK politics, report finds

Exclusive: Language during debates reinforces view of migration as inherently unlawful, says Runnymede TrustUK politics live – latest updatesThe word “illegal” has been one of the terms most strongly associated with migrants in UK parliamentary debates over the past 25 years, research has found.Findings from the Runnymede Trust, published on Friday, examine how politicians and the media have portrayed migrants, refugees and Muslims in their discourse. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Huge update in Aberdeen missing twins' search as police find body in river

Just a few days after a river search was called off, Police Scotland has confirmed that a body has been found in the water near where the twins were last seen over three weeks ago

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20 hours ago DC crash investigators recover cockpit voice recorder and flight data from doomed American Airlines plane: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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