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Spurs set to beat Villa to £35m Gallagher

Tottenham expect to complete a 40m euros (£35m) deal for former Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher after moving ahead of Aston Villa in the race for the England international's signature.

Four NHS trusts declare critical incidents over high demand

The NHS trusts in Surrey, Kent and Sussex cite increased flu and norovirus cases, and staff sickness.

Police to no longer have routine access to rape victims’ counselling notes

Requests to access victims' personal records can only be granted when necessary and proportionate, under new guidance.

Starmer threatens to ‘control’ Grok if Elon Musk’s X keeps creating sexual images

Sir Keir Starmer has threatened to "control" X's AI chatbot Grok if Elon Musk's social media platform continues to...

Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at the White House

Machado, the winner of 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, had offered to share the honour with Trump, an award the president has long coveted.

Tories say Zahawi peerage request turned down before defection to Reform UK

Zahawi is the latest former Conservative MP to join Nigel Farage's party, as a Tory source claims he had approached Kemi Badenoch seeking a nomination for the Lords.

Koepka to make PGA return in January under new scheme

Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka will make his comeback on the PGA Tour in January under a new returning member programme, following his departure from LIV Golf.

‘They just kept killing’: Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran

The BBC has received eyewitness accounts of security forces attacking anti-government protesters across the country.

Why Alonso’s reign is over at Real Madrid

After Xabi Alonso's departure as Real Madrid manager, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague looks into where it all went wrong.

Illegal migrant worker crackdown sees record numbers of raids and arrests

A record number of illegal worker arrests and raids have been carried out by the Home Office in the...

What a new law and an investigation could mean for Grok AI deepfakes

3 hours agoShareSaveZoe KleinmanTechnology editorShareSaveBBCHere's me, at the end of a pier in Dorset in the summer.Two of these...