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Violence against prison healthcare workers flying under the radar, Union says
Many prison nurses didn't report assaults and considered violence part of their job the Union said.

Christchurch boil water notice issued in public health alert
The Christchurch City Council has issued a public health alert, advising of the need to boil all drinking water, in a large portion of the city.

Wardley defends title in all-British bout with Dubois
Fabio Wardley will make the first defence of his world heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois in all-British affair on Saturday, 9 May in Manchester.

'It was silly from me' - 'brilliant' Delap recovers from error
Chelsea striker Liam Delap turns in "top" performance in the 4-0 win over Hull City with a hat-trick of assists after missing a sitter.

Don Lemon pleads not guilty in Minnesota church protest case
The former CNN host and eight others have been charged for interrupting a church service to protest immigration raids in the state.

Former hotel entertainer who plotted deadly gun attack
Walid Saadaoui, who used to arrange holiday dance shows and quizzes, plotted a mass killing spree.

Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy change
The announcement on Thursday removes the legal bedrock for much of US environmental legislation.

Shaidorov wins gold as 'Quad God' Malinin crumbles
Ilia Malinin, the red-hot favourite for men's figure skating gold, suffers a nightmare on the ice.

British couple held by Taliban describe 'culture shock' returning to UK
Peter and Barbie Reynolds were released by the Taliban in September after being detained for seven-and-a-half months.

US politicians urge Mandelson to give evidence over Epstein
Lord Mandelson has previously expressed his regret for his continued association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Hurricanes sweating on potentially serious injury to All Blacks star
The Wellington-based franchise is crossing their fingers Ruben Love’s ankle injury doesn’t sideline him for long.

'Matt Weston, take a bow!' - Team GB win first medal at 2026 Games
Matt Weston wins the first medal for Team GB at the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking home the men's skeleton gold at Milan-Cortina.

'Marvellous' Man City set WSL standard in rampant win
'Marvellous' Manchester City set WSL standard in rampant 6-0 win over bottom side Leicester.

Hiding pace? Too slow? What pre-season testing told us
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson assesses what we learnt - and what we didn't - from the first pre-season test in Bahrain.

Jesy Nelson in tears as SMA petition hits 100,000 signatures
The milestone means the petition, to include SMA in post-birth baby checks for serious health conditions, will be debated in Parliament.

Bad Bunny shoots up UK charts after Super Bowl show
The Puerto Rican superstar has achieved a new career best in the UK albums and singles charts.

Vonn needs more surgery but 'feels more like herself'
Lindsey Vonn says she is "finally feeling" more like herself but will require at least two more operations on the broken leg she sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday.

Andrew facing claim he shared Treasury document with banking contact
Reports suggest the former prince shared a Treasury document when he was serving as trade envoy.

Boxers, dancers and weightlifters - the war dead pictured on banned Ukrainian slider's helmet
Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.

The two Chinese-American Olympians competing for rival superpowers
Eileen Guo and Alysa Liu have been thrust into a debate that goes far beyond sports.