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

BBC Entertainment Apr 25, 2026

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

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Heated Rivalry, The Housemaid and Fourth Wing: TikTok launches BookTok bestseller list

BBC Entertainment Apr 25, 2026

The inaugural top 20 is entirely made up of female authors, with Chloe Walsh appearing most frequently.

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Touring is a costly struggle for bands like us. Now Harry Styles is helping

BBC Entertainment Apr 25, 2026

Ticket money from some stadium and arena gigs is helping support struggling grassroots artists and venues.

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Loud eaters and phones nearly spoiled my cinema trip - and it's not just me

BBC Entertainment Apr 25, 2026

Some people are being disruptive in cinemas - despite routine reminders to be considerate to others.

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I'm A Celebrity 'legend' crowned in heated live final

BBC Entertainment Apr 24, 2026

Adam Thomas, Craig Charles, Mo Farah and Harry Redknapp were in the final of I'm A Celebrity... South Africa.

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Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal

NPR Apr 24, 2026

A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this. The decision stems from Trump declaring the border situation an invasion and suspending asylum.

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From night life in Egypt to rice farming in Vietnam, the war in Iran is a drain

NPR Apr 24, 2026

Fuel costs more. Food is harder to get. Jobs are evaporating. And in Cairo, cafes and restaurants are ordered to close at 9 p.m.

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Camp Mystic license imperiled, but troubled camp could still reopen

Washington Post Apr 24, 2026

Texas health officials notified the owners of Camp Mystic that it had not met health and safety requirement necessary to reopen.

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A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous

NPR Apr 24, 2026

Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.

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Ex-Channel 5 newsreader withdraws claims against Dan Walker

BBC Entertainment Apr 24, 2026

Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije says she fully withdraws her allegations relating to former co-presenter Dan Walker.

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'My living nightmare' - Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead

BBC Entertainment Apr 24, 2026

The actor says the grief of his parents' brutal deaths and the arrest of his own brother left him in a "trance".

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The assisted dying bill has failed but the debate isn't over

BBC Front page Apr 24, 2026

In June 2025 MPs backed the legislation but now it has run out of time to become law.

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US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell

BBC Front page Apr 24, 2026

President Donald Trump had accused Powell of improper cost overruns in renovating the Fed's building.

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Watch: How the Kremlin's internet crackdown is frustrating Russians

BBC Front page Apr 24, 2026

Officials say the restrictions are for public safety, but businesses and the public are feeling the impact.

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Man given life sentence for rape and religiously aggravated assault of Sikh woman

BBC Front page Apr 24, 2026

A judge tells John Ashby, 32, that he will serve at least 14 years in prison for the attack.

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Former Nigeria striker Eneramo dies during match

BBC Front page Apr 24, 2026

Michael Eneramo, who won 10 caps for the Super Eagles, dies aged 40 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest during a friendly game.

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Justice Department drops probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

NPR Apr 24, 2026

The move paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank.

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Trump says he speaks 'for the UK more than Prince Harry'

BBC Front page Apr 24, 2026

The US president's comments come ahead of a state visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

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Decades-old, newly restored Smithsonian carousel reopens — to children's delight

NPR Apr 24, 2026

The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed.

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