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Police are asking the public to help find a 13-year-old boy who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Abdul, whose surname was not given because of his age, was last seen wearing a black tracksuit and white trainers when he left his family home in Islington, north London, on …

Bobby Rao Bobby Rao is Hindu but is happy to go to midnight Mass with his wife Josephine Former international cricketer Bobby Rao has a very important job on 25 December – he’s on turkey duty. Born in Hyderabad, Bobby played test cricket for India in the 1970s but has …

Over a million more documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case have been uncovered, the US Department of Justice has said. Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault In a post on X, it said it had received the documents from the US attorney for the Southern District …

The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte have performed a piano duet together for a Christmas carol service. The mother and daughter did not appear live at the Together at Christmas event at Westminster Abbey earlier this month. But their performance of a piece of music by Scottish composer Erland …

A man has been charged with murder after a 40-year-old man was fatally stabbed in a north-west London flat, the Metropolitan Police has said. Officers were called to the apartment at Tollgate House, Tollgate Gardens, Maida Vale at about 21:40 GMT on Friday. The victim was treated at the scene …

Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands Network Rail Homeless people from across the city were welcomed to the annual event An annual Christmas meal has hosted 300 homeless people from Birmingham. The event, by Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS) in partnership with Network Rail, was held at New Street station on Wednesday. A …

BBC Bird keepers have been encouraged to check their birds for signs of infection New restrictions have been put in place following an outbreak of bird flu at a farm in the Scottish Borders. Scotland’s chief veterinary officer said the H5N1 subtype of avian influenza had been detected around Kingside …

A Colorado mother who is accused of murdering two of her children has been extradited from the UK to the US, authorities say. Kimberlee Singler, 37, is alleged to have carried out the attack in Colorado before fleeing to London, where she was arrested in December 2023. She challenged her …

Algeria’s parliament has unanimously passed a law declaring France’s colonisation of the North African state a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations. The law also criminalises the glorification of colonialism, state-run TV reports. The vote is the latest sign of increasingly strained diplomatic relations between the two countries, with …

Getty Images A congregation in County Down will attend a Christmas Day service outside the community centre they usually use after the local council said it could not open the building on 25 December. About 40 people attend West Winds Community Church, which meets at the council-owned West Winds Community …

Barcelona cool their interest in Marc Guehi after meeting his agents, but Marcus Rashford wants to remain at the Spanish club, and Crystal Palace rival West Ham for Wolves‘ Jorgen Strand Larsen Barcelona have met with the agents of Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi, but have cooled their interest in …

Chloe HughesWest Midlands BBC The Pacemaker was left perilously close to tipping into the large hole A narrowboat that was left teetering on the edge of a giant hole after part of a canal in Shropshire collapsed has been pulled to safety. Paul Stowe’s boat, the Pacemaker, was perilously close …

Ollie SamuelsBBC News, North West, Burscough Jess Burnside The fire took place on Manor Avenue The daughter of a woman who lost everything in a house fire in Lancashire three days before Christmas says the reaction from the community has been “amazing”. Gill Burnside’s house in Burscough caught fire early …

Google The incident happened on Luck Lane, in Huddersfield, on Tuesday evening A man has suffered “life-changing” injuries after being shot in the leg in what police have described as a “targeted attack”. West Yorkshire Police said armed officers were called to Luck Lane, in the Paddock area of Huddersfield, …

Getty Images A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a gangland feud, bringing the total number of arrests to 63. The 31-year-old was charged over three fire-raising incidents in Edinburgh and he is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court later. The incidents took place on Niddrie …

An energy distribution firm is to take revised plans to close part of the North Coast 500 route to the community after concerns about its original proposals. SSEN Transmission had previously proposed a full road closure to allow for a major subsea electricty cable from the Western Isles to be …

Sudan’s participation in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is “bringing hope” to the nation’s people amid its civil war, forward Abobaker Eisa says. The country has been in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world’s largest humanitarian crisis since April 2023, when a power struggle between …

Torrential rain brings a flooding risk to California this week. Elizabeth Rizzini has the details. BBC News

Vitaly ShevchenkoBBC Monitoring Russia editor Francisco Richart/SOPA Images/LightRocket Ukraine’s police evacuation group White Angels evacuates civilians from the village of Krasnopillya in Sumy region Fifty-two residents of a Ukrainian village have been taken to Russia by invading forces in a cross-border raid on the village of Hrabovske, authorities in Kyiv …

Rangers boss Danny Rohl is keen on former Ibrox forward Josh Windass, who he managed at Sheffield Wednesday, but Wrexham have rejected an opening loan offer for the 31-year-old. (Daily Record), external Rangers are tracking 22-year-old left-back Tuur Rommens, who is a regular at Westerlo and has nine caps for …