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'Very funny' statue of Monty Python's Terry Jones to be unveiled

BBC Business Apr 25, 2026

Sir Michael Palin says his fellow Python star Jones would have found the statue "very funny indeed".

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Rocky Balboa statue takes up a new home inside Philly art museum

NPR Apr 25, 2026

The bronze sculpture is on display inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a new exhibition on the impact and cultural importance of statues.

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Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students

NPR Apr 25, 2026

Authorities have filed murder charges against the roommate of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who disappeared with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida.

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Pope Leo reiterates opposition to death penalty on same day U.S. approves firing squads

NPR Apr 25, 2026

Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.

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Influencer dies days after being hit by car outside Soho nightclub

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

Klaudia Zakrzewska, 32, from Essex, dies in hospital after a collision on Argyll Street in Soho.

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Influencer dies days after being hit by car in Soho

BBC Entertainment Apr 25, 2026

Klaudia Zakrzewska, 32, from Essex, dies in hospital after a collision on Argyll Street in Soho.

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Key figure in Mandelson vetting row will not appear to give evidence to MPs

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

The Foreign Affairs Committee says Ian Collard will only be giving evidence in writing.

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Princess Catherine pays tribute to war dead of Australia and New Zealand

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

She attended a service commemorating Australian and New Zealand troops who died in conflict.

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Rochdale v York City: Their day, until it wasn't - the title decider that had it all

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

Two goals in stoppage time and pitch invasions by both sets of fans. The last day of the National League season lived up to its billing.

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England sweep aside Wales to continue dominant run

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

England run in 10 tries as they continue their Women's Six Nations title defence with a 62-24 victory over Wales.

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Woman arrested after two children die in Wolverhampton house fire

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

Police said two boys, aged one and three, died at the scene. They confirmed a woman was in custody.

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Explosions and gunfire as armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.

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Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups

NPR Apr 25, 2026

Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.

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Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.

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Relish and dread as Starmer 'shambles' hangs over Scotland and Wales elections

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

Laura Kuenssberg travels to Wales and Scotland to speak to candidates and voters ahead of May 7 polls.

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Opinion: A lesson in humanity at the Boston Marathon

NPR Apr 25, 2026

Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best."

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Lionel Rosenblatt is dead at 82. He defied his bosses to help hundreds flee Vietnam.

Washington Post Apr 25, 2026

The diplomat and NGO leader had an unorthodox, high-energy style, helping displaced people around the world while heading Refugees International.

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Gladiator Giant claims he was axed from BBC show over girlfriend's job

BBC Entertainment Apr 25, 2026

Jamie Bigg says he wanted to publicise his relationship and was told he "wouldn't be continuing" on the show.

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Extradited teen in court over woman's murder

BBC Front page Apr 25, 2026

The London property manager, 27, who was also known as Angela, was stabbed in Westminster in 2024.

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Bills to tackle a rat boom died in a state Capitol. The rats did not.

Washington Post Apr 25, 2026

Idaho lawmakers spent hours debating a surge in rats menacing Boise-area homes and threatening agriculture and public health. Some blamed people moving from blue states.

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Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status

NPR Apr 25, 2026

Three appellate immigration judges sided with Department of Homeland Security lawyers who appealed a decision from Immigration Judge Michael Pleters terminating removal proceedings for DACA recipient Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago.

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