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Biometric checks after 179 prisoners released in error in year to March

BBC Front page Apr 15, 2026

New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March.

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Theatre touring 'in crisis' as performances of plays drop 70%

BBC Entertainment Apr 15, 2026

The steep decline "is likely to reach a critical level without intervention", a report warns.

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Theatre touring 'in crisis' as performances of plays drop 70%

BBC Business Apr 15, 2026

The steep decline "is likely to reach a critical level without intervention", a report warns.

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Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose, who led network to new heights, has died

NPR Apr 15, 2026

Klose led NPR for a decade starting in 1998, a period of incredible growth for the public media network.

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Madonna announces sequel to Confessions On A Dancefloor album

BBC Entertainment Apr 15, 2026

The pop star confirms the follow-up to her classic 2005 album will be released in July.

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Man arrested climbing into Israeli embassy had arrived on small boat twice, court hears

BBC Front page Apr 15, 2026

Abdullah Albadri denies charges preparing terrorist acts and being in possession of two knives.

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BBC to cut almost one in 10 staff to make £500m savings

BBC Entertainment Apr 15, 2026

The BBC's interim director general says the cuts will require "some big and some difficult choices".

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BBC to cut almost one in 10 staff to make £500m savings

BBC Business Apr 15, 2026

The BBC's interim director general says the cuts will require "some big and some difficult choices".

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Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says

BBC Front page Apr 15, 2026

The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless".

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Leo Woodall and Kate Winslet join new Lord of the Rings cast

BBC Front page Apr 15, 2026

Jamie Dornan also joins the franchise for The Hunt for Gollum, alongside returning stars Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood.

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From One Day to One Ring: Leo Woodall joins new The Lord of the Rings cast

BBC Business Apr 15, 2026

Leo Woodall, Jamie Dornan and Kate Winslet will join returning actors Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood.

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Once again, Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

NPR Apr 15, 2026

President Trump once again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and doubled down on a discredited probe of the central bank.

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Starmer says he is 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war

BBC Front page Apr 15, 2026

It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed".

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Greetings from Nairobi, where taking a matatu is no ordinary bus ride

NPR Apr 15, 2026

The moment you board, the music grabs you. These privately owned, brightly painted minibuses are moving canvases, mobile sound systems — rolling declarations of what young Nairobi finds cool.

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Jessie Ware on the 'hyper-surreal' high of her first arena tour

BBC Entertainment Apr 15, 2026

The singer will play three UK arenas later this year, 14 years after her first album came out.

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From One Day to One Ring: Leo Woodall joins new The Lord of the Rings cast

BBC Entertainment Apr 15, 2026

Lee Woodall, Jamie Dornan and Kate Winslet will join LOTR returning actors Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood in Middle Earth

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Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

BBC Front page Apr 15, 2026

Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.

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Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry

BBC Front page Apr 15, 2026

In the second part of an undercover investigation, the BBC exposes elaborate deceptions being used to bolster fake asylum claims.

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Meghan to appear as guest judge on MasterChef Australia

BBC Entertainment Apr 15, 2026

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a four-day visit to Australia - their first since 2018.

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Meghan to appear as guest judge on MasterChef Australia

BBC Business Apr 15, 2026

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a four-day visit to Australia - their first since 2018.

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'I'm not being listened to' - new health plan launched as women say they are still ignored

BBC Front page Apr 15, 2026

New plans to improve healthcare for women and girls have been set out, but will they change anything?

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