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BBC Weather presenter Elizabeth Rizzini with the US forecast for the Thanksgiving weekend Parts of the US face a “significant Arctic outbreak” for the Thanksgiving holiday, which includes some of the country’s busiest travel days of the year. “Dangerously cold wind chills” are anticipated over the northern Plains on Thursday by the National Weather Service…

Joyce Liu / BBC More than five million children have fled their homes in Sudan Mahmoud is a cheeky teenager who beams the biggest of smiles even though he lost his front teeth in the rough and tumble of kids’ play. He is a Sudanese orphan abandoned twice, and displaced twice in his country’s grievous…

BBC For most of the people of Lebanon, a ceasefire could not come quickly enough. A leading Lebanese analyst at a conference on the Middle East that I’m attending in Rome said she couldn’t sleep as the appointed hour for the ceasefire came closer. “It was like the night before Christmas when you’re a kid.…

KDM PHOTOGRAPHY ST ALBANS Pia Honey estimates she’s provided flooring to about 1,400 properties When Pia Honey had her house extended in 2021, the builders planned to put her old flooring into a skip – much to her surprise. After all, it was in perfectly good condition. Instead, Pia listed the carpet on Facebook. Three…

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the third time by a judge in New York City. Two judges previously denied Mr Combs’s release from custody, primarily due to concerns about potential witness tampering, deeming it a significant risk if he was freed before trial, which is scheduled for May 2025. Mr Combs is…

“I knew that if I did come on, I’d have a job to do and thankfully, I controlled the run-rate which was handy,” said Bashir. Bashir’s success came despite a battle against a strong wind, which he bowled into for most of the day. In three Tests in Pakistan, on surfaces offering plenty for the…

Tens of thousands of students in sixth form colleges across England are having their studies disrupted by strike action. The National Education Union (NEU) says around 2,000 members are taking part in a walkout over pay. In September, most teachers in schools and academies received a 5.5% pay reward, but sixth form colleges were not…

The Dignity in Dying campaign group says more than 200 million people around the world have legal access to some form of assisted dying, external. Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide since 1942. Its Dignitas facility – which accepts foreign patients as well as Swiss nationals – began operating in 1998. Between 1998 and 2023 it…

After Chelsea, he had a season at Manchester City, under Manuel Pellegrini, and one campaign in America with MLS side New York City. Following his official retirement as a player in February 2017, Lampard began his managerial career in the Championship with Derby County in the summer of 2018. He almost guided the Rams to…

BBC Chief Veterinary Officer believes a “fundamental change” in approach is required A wildlife cull is not the first resort for tackling bovine TB in Northern Ireland, the chief veterinary officer has said. But Brian Dooher believes a specifically targeted cull could follow a trap, vaccinate and release programme in areas where the disease has…