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Tunisia sack head coach just one game into World Cup

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

Tunisia sack head coach Sabrei Lamouchi after their 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their World Cup opener.

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Thames Water closer to nationalisation after government objects to rescue deal

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

A government spokesman tells the BBC the current offer "does not do enough to protect consumers or the environment".

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Trump may release US-Iran deal before Friday, Vance says

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

The US vice-president says the agreement is "about a page and a half" and "very general", meaning many details will be worked out later.

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Japan raises interest rate to highest since 1995

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

The Bank of Japan has been raising rates from near-zero since 2024.

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Travelodge sorry for 'Free Palestine' greeting on room TV

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

A guest, who is reportedly an Orthodox Jew, found the message in his north London hotel room.

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NHS report told of Nottingham maternity problems before inquiry

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

A previously unpublished report details problems in Nottingham's maternity units before a major review.

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Woman left traumatised by swinging says website 'facilitated abuse'

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

She wants to warn others after her husband pressured her into sex she did not want, she says.

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I might have avoided ovarian cancer if I lived in England not Wales

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

Heather Morgan's postcode meant she was ineligible for a test that could have revealed her risk.

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Iran v Iran in the stands as politics and football intertwine

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

The Iranian team may want to unite people but what the game with New Zealand revealed is just how divided many Iranians remain, writes BBC North America correspondent Shaimaa Khalil.

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Iranian-Americans protest against Iran team at World Cup

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was outside the Iran v New Zealand opening round match as protesters called for an end to Tehran’s clerical regime.

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'Social media firms hit back' and 'Arson attack on Starmer linked to Russia'

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

Several of the papers are leading on Sir Keir's plan to ban social media for under-16s in the UK, which was announced on Monday.

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Trust in news hits a new low, research suggests

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

The Reuters Institute records its lowest trust figures since the annual research began in 2015.

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Williamson: Iran deal presents political nightmare for Netanyahu

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement with Iran leaves the Israeli PM trapped in a new political and security dilemma.

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Eight dead after US Air Force B-52 bomber crashes in California

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

The incident occurred on Monday morning while the aircraft had been on a routine test mission.

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No, there’s no plot to make you allergic to meat

BBC Front page Jun 16, 2026

Viral conspiracy posts claim there is a secret effort to spread ticks on US farms to trigger an allergy to red meat.

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What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rates

BBC Front page Jun 15, 2026

Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?

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