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Marathon record holder Chepngetich given three-year ban
Women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich is banned for three years after the Kenyan admits to anti-doping rule violations.

CQC chief resigns over maternity failings
Families had been calling for Sir Julian's resignation over poor maternity care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Dealer waged 'sustained terror campaign' for Russia in UK
Dylan Earl is due to be sentenced for his role in a plot ordered by operatives from the Wagner Group.

Southport killer's dad warned he may attack teachers
Axel Rudakubana refused to attend his final school and had an attendance rate of 0.7%.

Resident doctors announce five-day strike in November
Walkout will be the 13th of long-running dispute between government and British Medical Association.

The 50-year-road to a British soldier standing trial for murder
After 53 years of controversy and campaigning, the criminal process has ended with no conviction.

Ukraine urges EU to back loan using frozen Russian cash
EU ministers meet hours after the EU and the US announced new sanctions against Russia's oil industry.

New images show Israeli control line deeper into Gaza than expected
Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

PM determined to keep Phillips in job as grooming inquiry row grows
Ministers are also expecting it to be months before they appoint a chair, amid disagreements among abuse survivors.

Met Police officers sacked for gross misconduct after BBC Panorama investigation
PC Philip Neilson and PC Martin Borg were dismissed following accelerated misconduct hearings after the BBC investigation.

Children's Minister accepts state care harm statistics didn't provide full picture
The government has this week celebrated the first recorded drop in harm in Youth Justice and Care and Protection facilities, but that's just one of four categories tracked by Oranga Tamariki.

The cost of US aid cuts to women in Afghanistan
Over 400 health clinics have shut. The impact on pregnant women has been devastating.

Three held on suspicion of helping Russian intelligence
The three men, aged 48, 45, and 44, were arrested at addresses in west and central London.

Government rejects calls for debate on Prince Andrew
Downing Street says Parliamentary time should be used for "other important issues".

Grooming inquiry survivors left divided over key obstacles
Four survivors have resigned from the consultation panel of a national inquiry into grooming gangs.

Autistic man ousted from Waitrose voluntary role gets job offer from Asda
Tom Boyd's mum says she is "overwhelmed" after he is offered a job by rival supermarket chain Asda.

Rosenberg: Trump abandons carrot and wields stick over Putin in Ukraine talks
The BBC's Russia editor says Trump's decision to call off his Putin talks and impose oil sanctions will not go down well in Moscow.

Former paratrooper found not guilty of all charges in Bloody Sunday murder trial
Thirteen people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured on Bloody Sunday in January 1972 at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry.

Will home loan rates drop below 4 percent?
Home loan interest rates continue to drop as the Reserve Bank pursues its path to a lower official cash rate, and wholesale markets fall.