Venice Carnival recovers former glory
Thousands lined the bridges and canal banks of Venice to watch the floating parade. One of the world’s oldest carnivals,
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Andrew Tate: Inside the Romanian town where brothers' empire began
“Arrogant”, “discreet” – Lucy Williamson visits the apartment block where the brothers first settled. Read more BBC News Now retrieving
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Ukraine war: US to provide long-range missiles in latest aid package
The fresh aid worth $2.2bn (£1.83bn) includes rockets capable of striking parts of occupied Crimea. Read more BBC News Now
Read moreAndrew Tate: Influencer threatened workers with violence, victim claims
The testimony, which appears in a leaked court document seen by the BBC, says “the alleged victim continued working to
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Designer Paco Rabanne dies aged 88
Paco Rabanne, best known for his perfumes and fashion designs, dies aged 88 Read more BBC News Now retrieving an
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What can Cambridge learn from Gothenburg’s congestion charge?
Gothenburg, Sweden’s second city, is ringed by 38 sets of cameras, silently raising around £70m a year in taxes. A
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Erling Haaland: Man City striker eyes Dixie Dean’s 95-year-old record – can he ‘walk on water’?
Erling Haaland has scored 25 goals in 19 Premier League games for Manchester City ‘Phenomenon’. ‘One-off’. ‘Freak of nature’. You
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Ukraine grid attacks: Engineers race to restore electricity supplies
The BBC watches engineers and technicians as they race to repair damage across the country. Read more BBC News Now
Read moreBobi breaks Guinness World Record for oldest dog ever
The almost 31-year-old Portuguese pooch narrowly escaped death as a puppy. Read more BBC News Now retrieving an image set.
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Jean-Pierre Jabouille: First Renault driver to win a Formula 1 grand prix dies, aged 80
Jean-Pierre Jabouille, right, with Renault team-mate Rene Arnoux at the 1979 French Grand Prix, where he earned Renault’s first victory
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Italian fugitive Edgardo Greco tracked down as pizza maker after 16 years
Edgardo Greco was wanted for the grisly murder of two brothers in Italy in 1991. Read more BBC News Now
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Bringing music to the masses… on a tram
French pianists, Hervé Billaut and Guillaume Coppola, brought a piano on to a tram in Nantes, as part of the
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Russian army officer admits: ‘Our troops tortured Ukrainians’
Deployed to Ukraine last year, the former senior lieutenant has agreed to tell me about the crimes he says he
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Ukraine EU membership: No short cuts on joining, officials warn ahead of summit
Top EU officials are heading to the Ukrainian capital as Kyiv aims to join the union in two years. Read
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Vienna murders: Four guilty of helping jihadist in terror attack
The killer went on the rampage in November 2020, killing four and wounding many others. Read more BBC News Now
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Andrew Tate: ‘You know I’m innocent’ – influencer yells to reporters
Andrew Tate has shouted to reporters proclaiming his innocence as he and his brother Tristan arrived in court. The brothers
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Andrew Tate: Influencer appears in court to appeal detention
The controversial influencer has been held alongside his brother since December. Read more BBC News Now retrieving an image set.
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Ukraine war: Russian threat growing, front line troops fear
While morale remains high, Ukrainian forces in the east fear the Russians are improving. Read more BBC News Now retrieving
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Fresh protests take place across France against pension age rise
France has seen further protests in response to the government’s planned rise in retirement age. Eight unions are supporting the
Read moreVistara: Italian woman ‘punched and spat’ on India flight
The woman’s lawyer, Prabhakar Tripathi, told the BBC that she was “uncomfortable” in her allotted seat and “requested to be
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