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One dead, six injured in Christchurch house fire
Police were called to the property in Whitehall Street at about 8.25pm on Thursday.

Hall, 18, becomes youngest to score MLS hat-trick
Forward Julian Hall makes MLS history by becoming the youngest player to score a hat-trick in Red Bull New York's win over Columbus Crew.

Will F1 go back to the future with its engines?
F1 is in the midst of two parallel sets of engine discussions. Andrew Benson looks at whether one of them will lead to the return of V8s.

Becoming a mum left me incontinent - we need to talk about birth injuries
Geeta Nayar, who has lived with bowel incontinence since her daughter was born, urges others not to suffer in silence.

Angela Rayner settles tax bill with HMRC
Rayner stood down as deputy prime minister in September 2025 after admitting underpaying stamp duty.

VAR penalty twist sets up Hearts & Celtic showdown for the ages
On a night of bewilderment, there was one unarguable truth. Hearts still have this in their own hands. Only Celtic can stop them, writes Tom English.

Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes
A girl, 12, is among the dead after Russia launched attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say.

Three women who died off Brighton beach identified
Sussex Police say it would not be appropriate to publicly name them at this stage.

Troops, cheering children and Temple of Heaven tour - day one of Trump's China visit
China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.

Weir says local hope on song for breakthrough Dark Jewel defence
Upper Hunter jockey Mikayla Weir is eyeing a first stakes race win, on her region’s biggest day, when Melody Again strives to go back-to-back in the Dark Jewel.

Blues ready to battle for series win
Ruan Sims fronts the media just hours out from the second match of the Women's State of Origin series.

Weekly sports quiz: Cricket, stickers and Ted Lasso
How much attention have you paid to what's happened in the world of sport over the past seven days?

Every reason to believe I'll stay with Liverpool - Slot
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he has "every reason to believe" he will remain in charge of the club next season.

Does Trump need China to end the war in Iran?
What you need to know about Donald Trump vs President Xi

'I was given a choice - keep my legs or keep my life' - the sepsis patient who lived
The life-threatening reaction to infection caused Marshall Wylie to lose his legs.

I nearly died after buying skinny jab from friend of friend
A woman is warning others of the dangers of unregulated jabs after one dose of a black market pen.

Watch: What now for Angela Rayner?
BBC chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman explains what this could mean for a potential Labour leadership contest.

Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones
Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.

'We're right on track,' says Streeting as key target for hospital waiting times hit
Government his its interim target of 65% of patients in England being treated within 18 weeks.

Chris Mason: Potential leadership challengers jostle for position
Sir Keir Starmer and his backers argue a leadership contest would paralyse the government for months.

Smith settles for shorter test at Scone for Golden opportunity
Warwick Farm trainer Matt Smith hopes Golden Straand can be sharp enough to make the step to stakes grade in the Ortensia Stakes at Scone on Saturday.