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Chefs Karena and Kasey Bird bringing award-winning six-course dinner to Rotorua
'It’s nice to come home and bring this dinner which is really special to us.'

Peter Burling makes surprise appearance at young sailors’ Optimist National Championships
A group of young sailors from Tauranga asked Burling to attend. The star sailor answered.

Ukrainian tennis player sues WTA Tour for causing 'emotional distress'
Lesia Tsurenko claims the organisation failed to follow through on assurances Russian and Belarussian players would be banned.

Williams 'would be banned for 20 years' for doping case like Sinner's
Serena Williams says she would have been banned for 20 years had she committed a doping offence similar to that of men's player Jannik Sinner.

How the ‘world’s coolest dictator’ is helping Trump
El Salvador’s president has become a key White House ally

Murder arrest as golf course crash victim named
The woman died in hospital on Tuesday, after being struck by a van involved in a police chase on Friday.

Watch: BBC joins retirees aboard China's 'silver trains' that aim to boost economy
China is encouraging it's retirees to spend their savings on fun initiatives to help boost its economy, as the country's trade war with the US rages on.

Judge says Trump officials could be found in contempt. What happens next?
The Trump administration is headed on a collision course with the judicial branch, a rare and historic scenario.

Zelensky accuses US envoy Witkoff of spreading 'Russian narratives'
Witkoff appeared to suggest that a peace deal hinged on the status of five Ukrainian regions.

Travellers warned to expect Tenerife hotel protests
Travellers are warned of disruption as workers stage industrial action over pay and conditions.

Review into body armour for prison staff after Abedi attack
The announcement comes after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi attacked prison officers at HMP Frankland.

Head of British Jewish body criticises members' open letter attack on Israel
The president of the Board of Deputies says he disagrees with the letter criticising the war in Gaza.

What's the best chopping board to use and how do you clean it?
Plastic, wood, bamboo, glass or ceramic? Experts weigh in on what's safest.

Norris being forced to drive in 'uncomfortable ways'
Lando Norris is leading the drivers' championship but says he is being forced to drive in a different way in order to get the best out of his car.

'Slot's Liverpool will evolve, but he can build with Salah & Van Dijk'
Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock explains the importance of keeping Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk to the way they play under boss Arne Slot.

Two dead and six injured in shooting at Florida State University
One person was taken into custody after the shooting on Thursday, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

Chilli vs the chiller: Lord Sugar hires new Apprentice
He bills the battle between Indian-flavoured pizzas and air conditioning as "chilli vs the chiller".

Israeli strikes kill Palestinians in tented area for displaced in Gaza
Witnesses in al-Mawasi told the BBC that people were burned alive as tents were engulfed in flames.

Four dead in cable car crash south of Naples
The car had been traversing the 1,100m-high mountain when a cord to one of the cabins snapped say local media.