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OpenAI, Microsoft Lose Last Chance to Avoid Trial With Musk

Taiwan aims to be strategic AI partner with US under tariff deal

Death of Bay of Islands kiwis investigation continues with two dogs seized
DOC said two dogs had been seized by Far North District Council animal management officers from a property in Wharengaere Bay.

Shooting in Auckland suburb ‘a targeted incident’, police say
Police were now asking the public for information about the incident, that they believed was isolated.

Wales to become only UK nation to lose free baby book scheme
Parents say the scheme helps them bond with their babies and establish early literacy skills.

'Baby, don't move': Australian woman wakes to find massive python on her chest
Rachel Bloor had assumed the heavy weight on her chest was her dog.

Chinese woman's plea for help killing pigs draws thousands to her village
The woman appealed for help after realising her father could not slaughter the pigs for a village feast alone.

'We're in survival mode': The cost of milk price crisis to family dairy farms
Adam and Lucy Johnstone have seen the price their receive for their milk tumble by 25% over the last three months.

I didn't give up, I let go. How I came to terms with not having children
After a decade of trying for a baby, Caroline and her husband decided they needed to build a different future.

TV doctor says ADHD and OCD diagnoses have 'changed my life'
Love Island star Dr Alex George is calling for improved waiting times for neurodivergent assessments.

South Korea's ex-president Yoon guilty of abuse of power in martial law bid
This is the first of the verdicts in the four trials linked to Yoon's shock decree in 2024.

Hospitals with unsafe concrete expected to miss rebuild deadline
Seven hospitals with Raac that were prioritised last year are not expected to be completed on time - some not until 2032/33.

Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show
Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.

Government to give cash payouts to people in financial crisis
The replacement to the Household Support Fund aims to help people facing sudden difficulties.

Watch: Racing Bulls reveal Liam Lawson's livery for 2026 F1 season
Inside a train station in the ‘Motor City’, Racing Bulls showed off their new look in a make-shift studio at the Central Michigan train station.

Leon will focus on stations and airports to revive fortunes, boss says
The fast food chain is closing its stores outside London as part of a restructuring plan.

Thousands remain evacuated due to unexploded WW2 bomb
Residents face ongoing disruption after two separate unexploded WW2 bombs were uncovered in Devon.

The Papers: 'Sacked Jenrick defects' and 'Traitories'
Former Conservative shadow minister Robert Jenrick joining Reform UK hours after he was sacked by Kemi Badenoch, is the main focus of Friday's papers.

Weekly quiz: Where are BTS kicking off their comeback tour?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

Chris Mason: Is Farage's Reform really Conservatives 2.0?
Reform UK is showing 'momentum and magnetism', but faces a familiar critique of being dubbed the Conservatives 2.0, the BBC's political editor writes.

Actor Timothy Busfield charged with sexually abusing boys on set of TV series
The actor starred in the West Wing TV series and is also known for the baseball film Field of Dreams.

Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota
The rarely used law allows the president to use active-duty military personnel for law enforcement.