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Ballon d'Or 2026: Can Kane become first English winner for 25 years? bbc.in/4eWNaif

Ballon d'Or 2026 LIVE: Winners, times & updates from ceremony in London

Follow live text commentary of the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London as the best men's and women's footballers of the year for 2026 will be crowned.

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Pope's South American trip to go ahead as planned after lung cancer surgery bbc.in/4ikp4ir

Pope's South American trip to go ahead following lung cancer surgery

The Pope underwent surgery in to remove a tumour on the lower part of his right lung and is gradually resuming his duties.

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Keir Starmer's government discussed moving out of 10 Downing Street bbc.in/4sskjb9

Keir Starmer's government discussed moving out of 10 Downing Street

The building has been described as a "gloomy, mice-infested, bomb-curtained rabbit warren".

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Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov, dies aged 90 bbc.in/3Ul6D57

Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov, dies aged 90

He played the eager Russian crewman in the original Star Trek series and later appeared in Babylon 5.

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Anthropic's blockbuster share listing - 5 surprising things we now know bbc.in/3W8OaJH

Anthropic's blockbuster share listing - 5 surprising things we now know

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is 355 pages and full of never before disclosed company information.

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Stunning photos capture October's Hunter's Moon around the world bbc.in/4yK1ZvJ

October full Moon: Photos capture stunning Hunter's Moon around the world

October's full Moon, nicknamed the Hunter's Moon, lit up the night sky this weekend.

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Kane prematurely announced as Ballon d'Or winner - but he wasn't only one bbc.in/4yLLNdt

Ballon d'Or blunder causes confusion - Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe articles published

Harry Kane's dream of winning the Ballon d'Or seemed as if it had come true on Monday when the organisers released an article claiming he had won the award.

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Army officer killed by reversing Warrior with faulty alarm - inquest bbc.in/3TZslf7

Army officer killed by reversing Warrior with faulty alarm - inquest

Second Lt Max George, 26, died during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain, an inquest is told.

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Trump faces backlash after invoking 9/11 in verbal assault on El-Sayed bbc.in/3UjXdXK

Backlash after Trump invokes 9/11 in attack on El-Sayed

The Democrat himself has hit back, as has Senator Bernie Sanders and a key Trump supporter from 2024.

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Lula wins fourth term in dramatic Brazil election comeback bbc.in/4yEtR4x

Brazil election: Lula wins fourth term in dramatic comeback over Bolsonaro

The left-wing incumbent president had lost the first round to right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro.

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England-Republic of Ireland U15 World Cup game ends over alleged racism bbc.in/4zalwq3

England-Republic of Ireland Under-15 World Cup match abandoned over alleged racism

The Under-15 World Cup Group C match between England and Republic of Ireland is abandoned after England allege an opposition player made a racist comment.

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More than 60 Christians killed in Ethiopia 'massacre', church official says bbc.in/4e11nug

Ethiopia attacks: More than 60 Orthodox Christians killed in Oromia

One resident, whose 75-year-old father was killed, described it as an ambush, saying they were surrounded.

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Israel and the US are both going to the polls. The consequences will be global bbc.in/4zXLyx1

Israelis and Americans are both voting - with global consequences

The next fortnight sees two elections on different continents. The outcomes will shape geopolitics and the global economy, writes James Landale

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Tributes paid to man killed by falling tree in Storm Boelo bbc.in/4zS5RM5

Tributes paid to man killed by falling tree in Storm Boelo

Richard Baines was the long-serving curator of Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer.

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How 'Lula's Army' WhatsApp chat helped turn Brazil election around bbc.in/4zadWvB

Brazil election: How 'Lula's Army' WhatsApp channel helped turn race around

Millions joined a 'Lula's Army' channel that helped to transform online enthusiasm into real-world mobilisation.

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Will anyone end Spain's domination of women's Ballon d'Or? bbc.in/4zXo8I4

Women's Ballon d'Or 2026: Will anyone stop Alexia Putellas winning?

Spanish players have dominated the Women's Ballon d'Or for the past five years, so will they be celebrating again on Monday?

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Howe and Nagelsmann high on Man Utd's list if Carrick sacked bbc.in/4eWgIMX

Man Utd: Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann on list if Michael Carrick sacked

BBC Sport takes a look at who could replace Michael Carrick at Manchester United if the head coach was sacked.

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Independent review to be held into murder of student Henry Nowak, UK home secretary announces bbc.in/4eRGIJi

Independent review announced into murder of student Henry Nowak

The 18-year-old student was fatally stabbed in Southampton in December by Vickrum Digwa.

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Owners of Elvis music rights sue Anthropic for copyright violations bbc.in/47Bun8l

Owners of Elvis Presley music rights sue Anthropic for copyright violations

The company is accused of using hundreds of songs by the American rock-and-roll star to train its Claude AI model.

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Part of Antarctica named after former BBC science correspondent bbc.in/4zRWkon

Part of Antarctica named after former BBC reporter Jonathan Amos

A stretch of water in the west of the continent is now called the Amos Channel after the ex-BBC journalist.

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