Ultimate underdog coach Kear's rugby league passion shone through
Former BBC rugby league correspondent Dave Woods pays tribute to John Kear, one of the sport's great characters, who has died aged 71.
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France seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker with UK help, Macron says
A British helicopter provided support during the operation on Sunday, the UK ministry of defence says.
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Millions of breast cancer patients could safely avoid chemotherapy, study suggests
A new DNA test could help screen whether patients require the treatment or not, according to a new international trial.
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UK banks blocked from cyber AI tool Mythos get offer from rival OpenAI
Nine banks have been offered access to GPT 5.5 Cyber, as fierce rival Anthropic has blocked previews of its tool.
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Paralympic shot putter died in 'accident waiting to happen'
A Paralympic athlete died "in an accident waiting to happen" when a metal bar fell on him, a sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey is told.
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Abolishing patient watchdog leaves NHS 'marking own homework', councils warn
The plans are part of a government bill to modernise the NHS in England, which is currently going through parliament.
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Keegan reveals stage four cancer diagnosis
Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan reveals he has stage four cancer.
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Britain's protected birds of prey still being shot, trapped and poisoned, says RSPB
The charity says more than half of attacks happened on or near land managed for game shooting.
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From Spielberg's epic alien drama to J-Lo in an office romcom
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Tickets for festivals are getting more expensive - we compared them
Reading and Leeds, Glastonbury, Parklife and Download have surged in price.
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Rosamund Pike calls out audience member for texting during show
'You know who you are,' declared the actress, at the end of her West End performance in Inter Alia.
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Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans
Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.
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Williams, 44, to return to action in Queen's doubles
Serena Williams will return to competitive tennis for the first time in nearly four years when she plays in the women's doubles at Queen's.
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California Attorney General sues 23andMe successor for 2023 data breach
Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges the company lied about the breach's severity.
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Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates
Benjamin Netanyahu says the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh will be targeted in response to attacks on Israeli civilians.
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KSI quits Sidemen collective after 13 years
The star, whose real name is Olajide Olatunji, has been part of the YouTube group since 2013.
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