Love Actually director Richard Curtis uncomfortable with movie's lack of diversity

The director admits he feels "a bit stupid" about the festive rom-com movie's lack of diversity.

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Taking Brunt of Lockdown, Migrant Workers Fuel China’s Latest Protests

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Friskney attempted murder arrest after two boys, 10, stabbed

The boys, both 10, were found injured after a nine-hour stand-off with a woman at a property.

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Stormzy 'proud' of Marcus Rashford for standing up for his beliefs

The rapper says he thinks the footballer often hears people telling him to "just shut up and kick your football".

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Best Jazz Albums of 2022

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China Says It Will Do More to Vaccinate Older People Against Covid

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Trump’s Far-right Embrace

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Tilda Swinton: Cinema was a haven and a sanctuary

The actor talks about the importance of cinema and its history as she receives a film archive award.

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Republicans Hate Everything About Trump’s Dinner With Ye and Fuentes Except Trump

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Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows

The 2021 census for England and Wales also shows an increase in the number of people with no religion.

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El peor correo electrónico que se puede recibir de un jefe

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3 Weeks After Hack, This Island Nation’s Government Is Still Off-line

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Warning apprentices quitting over quality of schemes

Around 100,000 people are dropping out of schemes after firms fail to provide basic training, says a report.

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Grant Shapps denies Tory split over onshore wind farms

Around 30 Tory MPs are backing an attempt to overturn the ban on new onshore wind in England.

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How to watch today’s games.

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Soccer’s common language is gamesmanship.

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Chinese police: Delete photos or face arrest at Shanghai Covid protest site

Authorities are stopping anyone taking photos at the Shanghai Covid protest site.

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The Week in Business: Shoppers Open Their Wallets

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China Covid: Shocking protests are huge challenge for China's leaders

China's rulers appear to have drastically underestimated growing discontent at Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy.

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Les Knight, el hombre que quiere que nos extingamos de manera voluntaria

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Man found dead with 'hazardous substances' in Shevington named

The body of Liam Smith was found on a street covered in unidentified substances, police say.

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The blunt truth: Belgium is too old to win this World Cup.

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How to watch today’s games.

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Ukrainian Flags Are on Display All Over Maine. Why?

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Nottingham fire death family were planning new life in USA

The man whose wife and children died after a flat fire says they were set to join him in the US.

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Tech Turmoil Complicates Canada’s Policing of the Online World

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Midnight discharge at Colchester Hospital unacceptable - family

An 81-year-old woman is sent home at night due to a lack of hospital beds, her family says.

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Here’s what happened yesterday.

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Cruise passenger rescued after 15 hours in the sea

Rescuers say it was a miracle he was saved after disappearing from a ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Iran’s Anthem Was a Tense Moment for Players and Fans Alike

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Kanye West announces 2024 presidential bid

The rapper confirms he intends to run for office, while fighting several scandals over his behaviour.

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Los secretos de los árboles

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New York’s Best Wine Bars

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Ros Atkins on… Why eggs are being rationed

BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at what’s causing egg supply issues in some UK supermarkets.

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Nurses' strike: How much do you know about their pay? Try our quiz

The BBC's Laura Foster tests your knowledge in this video quiz, with five questions on nurses' pay.

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Happy Thanksgiving

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What is the energy price cap and what will happen to bills?

The energy bill support package will continue after April, but will be less generous.

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Jason Lee: Former footballer says David Baddiel apology 'meant a lot'

Comedian David Baddiel had worn blackface and mocked the striker's hairstyle on TV in the 1990s.

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Noah Baumbach’s Disaster Movie for Our Moment: The Week in Reporter Reads

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Bury: The town where football fans are shaping politics

The game's future is a political battleground in Bury, where a club’s demise has divided fans.

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¿Qué es Ozempic y por qué genera tantos comentarios en internet?

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The store was crowded with pre-Thanksgiving shoppers before the shooting.

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Russian citizens were found in raids on Orthodox churches, Ukraine’s security service says.

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England's Jack Grealish calls fan who inspired World Cup celebration

The England star tells Finlay he did a "little celebration just for you" after his goal.

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Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None.

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Troubles legacy: 'Families can not draw a line under it'

As a legacy bill is debated, Mary Kiely speaks publicly about her brother's shooting for the first time.

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Kherson’s museums now display shattered cases and missing treasures.

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Cuban musician Pablo Milanés dies aged 79

The guitarist and singer was a key member of Cuba's Nuevo Trova movement after the revolution.

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How Reading — Not Scanning, Not Scrolling — Opens Your Mind

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The Case for Supreme Court Term Limits Just Got a Lot Better

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Rugby star Scott Hastings speaks of guilt over friend's cancer death

Former Scotland player Scott Hastings pays tribute to a school friend who died from cancer.

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Club Q Colorado shooting: Police hail 'heroes' who tackled gunman

A US Army veteran describes flooring the suspect and beating him with his own pistol at the Colorado nightspot.

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¿Este es el fin de la criptoindustria?

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Quotation of the Day: Fans Torn in Two: Loving the Games but Not the Host

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Here are the latest developments in the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting.

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Stalking victims not protected by police, say campaigners

Only 6% of reported stalking cases end up in charges being brought.

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Manhattan Prosecutors Again Consider a Path Toward Charging Trump

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Indonesia: Java quake kills 14 and injures hundreds

The tremor could also be felt in the capital Jakarta where offices were evacuated.

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The L.G.B.T.Q. nightclub, Club Q, said it was ‘devastated by the senseless attack on our community.’

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Turkey Kurdish raids: Operation Claw-Sword targets militant bases

Operation Claw-Sword targeted sites in Syria and Iraq a week after a deadly bombing in Istanbul.

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Homes That Sold for Around $600,000

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Keep Baking That Sourdough, and Change the World

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Singer Maluma walks out of Qatar interview

The Colombian star, who features on the World Cup anthem, was asked about human rights issues.

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Cambridge: Three arrested after 'targeted' teenager stab death

Three teenagers are arrested after a 17-year-old dies in a "targeted attack" in Cambridge.

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Search resumes for woman 'swept away' by river

The woman is reported to have fallen into the water at Monymusk during an Amber weather warning on Friday.

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As tennis honors Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine, he reflects on shifting his focus from sports to the war.

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Adele kicks off rescheduled Las Vegas residency

The singer praised fans who had waited nearly a year for the postponed show to go ahead.

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Leave if you can to save energy - Ukraine power boss

Reducing electricity use is crucial, head of Ukraine's biggest private energy firm tells the BBC.

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With nearly half of Ukraine’s energy grid knocked out, Zelensky says 17 regions face a ‘difficult situation.’

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Fifa boss accuses West of hypocrisy in World Cup speech

Fifa president Gianni Infantino accuses the West of "hypocrisy" in its reporting about Qatar's human rights record on the eve of the World Cup.

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Viktor Bout: Russia hopeful for arms dealer prisoner swap with US

Notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout could be exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner.

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Georgia State Agency Investigating Jail Beating Caught on Camera

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What is the minimum wage and how much is it?

The minimum wage for over-23s is going up 9.7% in April of next year.

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What to Read During the World Cup

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'It keeps getting worse' - reaction to Hunt's plans

From a cake maker to a folk musician, here's what people in Gloucester think about the Autumn Statement.

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Why the Crypto Collapse Matters

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Celtic ruler's ring goes under hammer for £36,000 at auction

The "jaw-dropping" item could go on display in York after spending 28 years stashed in a cupboard.

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¿La pandemia te cambió la personalidad? Probablemente

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Last Call for the Monkeypox Vaccine Van

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Ukraine war: Bodies found amid reports of Russian atrocities in Kherson

The BBC speaks to people held by Russians in Kherson, amid reports of atrocities in the liberated city.

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Council tax: What is it and how much do you pay?

The government is considering increasing the amount by which council tax can go up in England.

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Mariah Carey is officially not the 'Queen of Christmas'

The US star's application to trademark the moniker has been denied for administration reasons.

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To Fight Climate Change, Canada Turns to Indigenous People to Save Its Forests

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Why did Russia invade Ukraine and has Putin's war failed?

Almost nine months after Putin unleashed war on Ukraine, Russian forces have suffered repeated setbacks.

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Elon Musk Heads to Court to Defend His Billions in Tesla Pay

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Cost of living: Musicians could be priced out of careers, charity says

Young artists face a choice between following their passion and paying the bills, a charity says.

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In Their First Loss, the Eagles Score Early and Then Slumber

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Man admits killing parents in Gloucestershire homes

William Warrington admits the manslaughter of Clive Warrington, 67, and Valerie Warrington, 73.

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El huidizo (y lucrativo) arte de la seducción

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China zero Covid: Violent protests in Guangzhou put curbs under strain

Anger boils over in the industrial city of Guangzhou, exposing cracks in Xi Jinping's signature policy.

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The Desert Changed My Life. It Can Change Yours, Too.

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A Life of Shirley Hazzard, Sublime Chronicler of Affairs of the Heart

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UK music festivals: 'Drug checking could have saved Georgia'

The mum of an 18-year-old backs new findings which suggests on-site drug testing makes events safer.

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Lewis Capaldi overtakes Ed Sheeran with the UK's most-streamed song of all time

Capaldi's Someone You Loved overtakes Shape Of You as the UK's most-streamed song of all time.

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The Nation’s ‘Report Card’ on Remote Learning

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Istiklal Street: Istanbul's beating heart reels from deadly blast

Locals are returning to Istiklal Street, the busy thoroughfare where six were killed on Sunday.

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How Have You Gotten Over Disappointment?

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