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You can pay $15,000 to touch this MacBook Pro’s screen. Hurray?
Imagine spending close to $15,000 on a night out and all anyone asks you was what the fork was made out of. That’s what Apple’s new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display means in 2026, an Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra clone that includes Apple’s first laptop touchscreen. But for the price—about...

Red Roses make six changes but Kildunne on bench again
Red Roses' star Ellie Kildunne is named on England's bench again as head coach John Mitchell makes six changes to his side to face the United States.

US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96
Huerta fought for farm workers' rights in the 1960s and 1970s and had continued to work addressing immigration and voting issues.

How could Israel break election deadlock? Here are four scenarios
With 85% of votes counted, all signs point to an impasse. The most likely outcome may be new elections.

Watch: How did Flávio Bolsonaro end up in Miami?
BBC Verify has pieced together defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's journey through Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador to reach Miami.

Healey tells departments to make 1% cuts to fund defence
The reduction in public spending will go towards paying for the Defence Investment Plan.

Tommy Robinson guilty of harassing two Daily Mail journalists
The 43-year-old is convicted after a week-long trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Netanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show
With 85% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are set to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.

Watch: At the scene of Spain's deadly train crash
People have been killed after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid, making this the country's worst disaster since 2013.

Hawke's Bay council records biggest capital programme
Only NZD $347,000 was left for unexpected costs after Hawke's Bay Regional Council spent a record NZD $75.1 million on capital projects.

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown's election plea: 'Sod off'
Wayne Brown says he's had a gutsful of central government intervention, and his main message for politicians at this election is to "keep out of it".

Labuschagne's form hits record low but Australia hint at future
Marnus Labuschagne's poor form hit a record low but Australia's new guard stood up to put the tourists in a strong position in the decisive Test against South Africa.

Train attacker asked man 'do you want to die?', trial hears
Anthony Williams denies 14 counts of attempted murder, including 10 on a train in Cambridgeshire.

Burnham rules out early general election in next 12 months
The prime minister has denied speculation from some opposition parties that he will go to the country in spring 2027.

Bloodied, dazed and angry - how passengers' rail journey turned to disaster in Spain
Survivors of the train crash in Spain have spoken of their shock, panic and anger at the accident in Toledo province on Wednesday.

Dharshini David: Healey buys himself some time, but big questions still unanswered
The chancellor talked of charting a new course for Britain, but the impact of Iran war has limited his options.

Tax thresholds remain unchanged - here's what it means for your pay
The point at which you start to pay tax, and the point where you tip into paying a higher rate of tax have been frozen for three more years.

Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after defeat in Brazil's presidential election
His arrival in the US ends speculation about his whereabouts after he failed to comply with an order to surrender his passports.