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Major sanitary pad makers in China are apologising after being accused of selling pads that are shorter than advertised. It comes amid a storm of anger after viral social media videos showed Chinese women measuring the lengths of sanitary pads from popular brands – showing that most of them fell short of what was stated…

At least 113 people are missing, and at least 15 people are known to have died after a landslide in eastern Uganda, the police say. The landslides triggered by heavy rainfall affected multiple villages in the Bulambuli district, about 280 km (178 miles) from the capital Kampala. A rescue operation is underway after at least 40…

Chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans have said they are leaving their agency after accusing it of “mistreatment” and “manipulation”. The five-member girl band announced their departure from Ador, a subsidiary of powerhouse label Hybe, in a late-night press conference held on Thursday. One of the group’s member’s Hanni alleged NewJeans had been shunned by the company.…

A stowaway flew from New York to Paris without a ticket earlier this week, but was discovered towards the end of the flight. The woman flew on a Delta Airlines flight from New York’s JFK International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport without a boarding pass on Tuesday, and was taken into custody upon…

Mark Ansell/BBC A patient at St Leonard’s Hospice in York who supports assisted dying has had a tattoo to reflect her views MPs will be asked to vote on Friday on the assisted dying bill, which would give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life. Patients and…

Fewer people came to the UK in the year to June 2024 compared to the previous year, figures show. Source: www.bbc.co.uk…

Like Rooney at Plymouth Argyle, Lampard has clearly not let bad experiences make him shy away from proving his doubters as a manager wrong. He will have weighed up his next, potentially defining, move very carefully. He will see the potential at Coventry while realising he may not be able to afford another wrong move.…

Two Bulgarian men have pleaded guilty to spying for Russia in the UK, a court has heard. Orlin Roussev, 46, from Great Yarmouth, and Biser Dzhambazov, 43, from London, have admitted conspiracy to spy. Their guilty pleas can be reported for the first time today. Jurors at the Old Bailey were told about the convictions…

Gregg Wallace is to step away from presenting MasterChef while allegations of historical misconduct by individuals are investigated, the show’s production company has said. It comes after BBC News sent a letter to Wallace’s representatives on Tuesday setting out allegations of inappropriate sexual comments by 13 people who worked with him across a range of…

World number two and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. The 23-year-old reigning French Open champion tested positive for a heart medication, trimetazidine (TMZ), in an out-of-competition sample in August 2024, when she was world number one. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA)…