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Solomon Islands pledges free universal education by 2027
The Solomon Islands delegation supported 140 out of 181 recommendations from the country's most recent Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Lucius AI cuts tender search times with Google AlloyDB
Tender-bidding businesses could see faster results as Lucius AI says its move to AlloyDB cut semantic search latency from 1.14 seconds to 24 milliseconds.

Dunedin street cordoned off after man found dead overnight
Police are appealing for CCTV and dashcam footage after a man was found unresponsive at Leckhampton Court late on Wednesday night.

Respect and laughs as Fury and Joshua face off
After more than a decade of public feuding and false starts, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua exchange pleasantries, trade jokes and even discuss going for a pint at a news conference in London.

Punish Man City this season, say other club chiefs
Manchester City's punishment for breaching Premier League rules should be handed down before the end of this season, senior football figures tell BBC Sport.

NHS trust admits 'failing families' over stillbirths
An independent review ordered by the trust finds systemic issues lay at the heart of the failures.

Timeline of RAF Fairford incident and the investigation so far
From a late-night call about suspicious vehicles, to five men being arrested and then bailed - here is how the incident has unfolded.

Moment the plane starts to lose altitude
Passengers were heard screaming as a plane lost altitude after they say a pilot on a Dubai to Tel Aviv flight was stabbed.

Keeper & SailPoint link up to automate access control
The link should cut manual offboarding and audit work for security teams by tying SailPoint approvals directly to Keeper-managed privileges.

Two bodies removed from properties as Buller homicide probe continues
Both bodies will undergo postmortems in Christchurch as police finish examining two properties on Thursday.

How to cut public sector jobs? A much more aggressive approach to AI
RNZ looks through 16 documents that led up Nicola Willis's announcement in May of 8700 jobs to go and unleashing the machines.

Guy Body’s cartoons: October 1 - 31
Our cartoonist Guy Body shares his view on current events.

Saracens boss Venter skips more media duties
Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter misses a second pre-match media conference, as head coach Joe Shaw attends.

Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp after coach denies rift
Cristiano Ronaldo says he has left Portugal's international camp and will explain why "in time", hours after head coach Jorge Jesus denied any rift with the player.

Meet 'Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week
The brown bear, described by one supporter as having both the "chonk and the badonk", will shortly enter hibernation, which can last up to six months.

Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up after rule breaches
The prime minister compares the allegations against Man City to the plight of his own club Everton.

Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster
Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.

Dame Esther Rantzen: A presenter who campaigned for change
The veteran broadcaster's career spanned street interviews, national campaigns and emotional reunions.