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Twenty two English councils ask for election delays
A third of eligible authorities say they want to postpone local polls scheduled for May.
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Rift at top of the Taliban: BBC reveals clash of wills behind internet shutdown
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Asia
Trump told 'killing has stopped' in Iran after violent protest crackdown
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Middle East
Concern for couple jailed in Tehran as British embassy closes
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Middle East
UK economy grew by 0.3% in November, beating forecasts
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Business
X to stop Grok AI from undressing images of real people after backlash
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Denmark warns of 'fundamental disagreement' after White House talks on Greenland
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Nasa astronauts begin 'bittersweet' medical evacuation from space station
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ICE agent shoots Minneapolis man in the leg
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Arsenal take step to ending semi-final nightmares - but regrets remain
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Raducanu given potential Sabalenka obstacle in Melbourne
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Sanchez mistakes 'on me' - Rosenior defends Chelsea keeper
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New Zealand sack 'gutted' head coach Robertson
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Mane destroys Salah's Afcon dream again - will he get another chance?
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Teaching unions set to reveal strike ballot results
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Labour outspent rivals on historic by-election loss
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Murder investigation launched after death of man
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'It was glorious': The latest banished contestant has their say
The latest Traitors contestant to leave the castle looks back on the highs and lows of their game.
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Corrie legend joins cast of Irish soap
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Europe
Sting pays Police bandmates £600,000 in royalties
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Culture
Dawn French lifts the lid on her new sitcom with a criminal twist
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DIY SOS thief caught out by tracking tag on cement mixer
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Wales
Controversial Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams dies aged 68
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Discovering Agatha Christie's lesser-known amateur detective. Audio, 00:07:47
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Dentist-approved hacks to stop food and drink staining teeth
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Chef 'not embarrassed' by one-star hygiene rating at Michelin-starred restaurant
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Quiz: Do you know when your veg is in season?
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Money

Practical tips to save on energy bills this winter
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England
New coin design celebrates supersonic Concorde
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Bristol
'Skyrocketing' cost of ruined and fly-tipped items hits charity shops
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UK set for a 'booming' mortgage market, say analysts
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Why potentially thousands of people were wrongly fined for speeding. Video, 00:08:47
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Health and wellbeing

White lies and deception: The hidden harms of acting like a Traitor in everyday life
We underestimate how often we bend the truth, but doing so can take its toll on our wellbeing.
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Culture
'I spent months discovering if boosting my gut health could help me age better'
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Practical ways to achieve better work-life balance
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'I hadn't heard of Celtic Curse, then I was diagnosed with it'
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Northern Ireland
A five minute mobility routine to help you feel calmer. Video, 00:04:41
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Uplifting stories

'Lovable giant' Brody the dog finds 'forever home'
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Cumbria
The uplifting sacred spaces hiding in plain sight
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'My daughter helped shape new autistic Barbie doll'
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Essex
1975: A luxury £25k 'stable' raises eyebrows at the planning office. Video, 00:06:48
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'We trusted a monster with our dogs – now they might all be dead'
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England
Greenlanders brace for summit that could shape the Arctic's future - and their own
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Europe
Weather warning issued ahead of more heavy rain
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Why has no English boss won the Premier League - and who could be first?
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How young foreigners are being enticed into joining Russia's ranks. Video, 55 minutes
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A detective like no other uncovers mysteries lurking in Scottish waters. Video
Sharp, witty, enigmatic. Nicola Walker stars as the iconic DI Annika Strandhed.
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Meet the strange inhabitants of Royston Vasey in The League of Gentlemen. Video
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They catapulted Putin to power, so who planted Russia's apartment bombs? Audio, 28 minutes
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What happens when an international model loses it all? Video
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From 1966 to 2016: Music and memories from past years ending in '6' Audio
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