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Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter, BBC News Getty Images Emma is doing something she swore she would never do. In an attempt to have some control over her children’s vaping habits, she’s resorted to buying them the vapes herself. She’s not proud of it, but says it feels like …

Keiron Tourish BBC News NI north west reporter BBC Donegal fans are confident of a win against Kerry in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on Sunday Donegal fans say excitement has reached fever pitch in the county as they predict a win over Kerry in the All-Ireland Senior Football …

BBC News Afghan & BBC Global Disinformation Unit BBC Some Afghans in Iran have been accused of espionage in the wake of the 12-day conflict with Israel. Ali Ahmad’s eyes fill with tears as he lifts his shirt to show deep bruises across his back. While he was detained, Iranian …

Rowers said they have been targeted by people firing fishing catapults and air rifles while they are on the water. The antisocial behaviour was reported to have taken place on a gravel towpath alongside the River Cam between Chesterton and Horningsea, near Cambridge. Rowing coach Ed Parkhouse, 32, said it …

Ned Davies, Shayan Sardarizadeh & Matt Murphy BBC Verify Getty Images Social media companies ​​are blocking wide-ranging content – including posts about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza – in an attempt to comply with the UK’s new Online Safety Act, BBC Verify has found. The new legislation, which came …

Getty Images Military planes have been used to fly migrants from the US, including to Honduras in January The US administration has turned to the African continent as another destination to deport migrants who it says are convicted criminals. While dozens have been flown to countries in Central and South …

Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Young couples in India often retreat to secluded public spots for moments of intimacy In late July, lawyer Indira Jaising mounted a challenge against the legal age for having sex in India – which is 18 years – in the Supreme Court, renewing …

Pauline McLean BBC Scotland Arts Correspondent PA Media Brian Cox stars as the ghost of Adam Smith in one of the festival’s most anticipated plays It was the banking disaster which brought a Scottish institution to its knees and sent shockwaves around the world. Now the story of the rise …

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images A growing number of US teenagers are using caffeine pouches to get an energy rush, say experts who worry the trend could soon take off in the UK. The small teabag-like pouches, placed between the lip and gum, deliver a quick …

Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore PUB A group of seven Indian workers used a rope to hoist a woman to safety after her car fell into a sinkhole When a 3m (10ft) deep sinkhole on a busy Singapore road swallowed a black Mazda on Saturday, a group of workers at …

BBC The National Eisteddfod was last held in Wrexham in 2011 The city of Wrexham is ready to welcome thousands of visitors to the Eisteddfod, an annual celebration of Welsh language and culture. More than 150,000 people are expected to attend with 6,000 competitors showcasing the best Welsh language art, …

Private providers of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) schooling should have their profits capped to stop “shameless profiteering,” the Liberal Democrats have said. Research commissioned by the party has found some firms make tens of millions of pounds annually, with profit margins exceeding 20%. The party’s education spokesperson Munira …

Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent BBC Listen to Theo read this article In China, they call it the Seagull, and it has looks to match. It is sleek and angular, with bright, downward-slanting headlights that have more than a hint of mischievous eyes about them. It is, of course, a …

A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight killed at least 14 people, including a six-year-old boy, Ukrainian officials said. At least 145 people were injured, including 14 children, the youngest being a five-month-old girl, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. It was the highest number of children injured in …

Ayshea Buksh & Olivia Demetriades BBC News, London Family handout Aalia Mahomed was studying physics and philosophy at King’s College London “My sister was amazing. Really smart, loving, funny – though I’d never say it to her.” These are the words of Aalia Mahomed’s brother, Zain. On 18 March, Ms …

BBC Listen to Jim read this article There’s a saying that Robert F Kennedy Jr is very fond of. He used it on the day he was confirmed as US health secretary. “A healthy person has a thousand dreams, a sick person only has one,” he said as he stood …

Jonty Colman BBC Sport journalist The French Open is often referred to as simply ‘Roland Garros’ – but who was he? Eugene Adrien Roland Georges Garros is regarded as a French war hero. Garros was a pioneering self-taught pilot, who made the world’s first flight across the Mediterranean Sea before …

Suzanne Bearne Business reporter Dr Bronner’s US soap firm Dr Bronner’s has walked away from the global B Corp accreditation scheme Earlier this year natural soap company Dr Bronner’s decided that enough was enough. It announced that it was quitting B Corp, the global certification scheme that honours companies for …

PA Media Sir Keir Starmer has set out his 10-year-plan to reform the NHS in England, based on a shift from hospitals to neighbourhood health hubs, a new focus on prevention and better use of technology. He said the government’s 162-page blueprint might be the last chance to put the …

Family handout Harvey Willgoose was stabbed to death on his lunch break at school A teenage boy accused of murdering a fellow pupil at their school had been interested in knives since the age of 13, a court heard. Harvey Willgoose, 15, was stabbed to death during his lunch break …