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Reuters By Sean Seddon BBC News Stars have spoken of their shock and admiration after Matthew Perry was found dead at his LA home aged 54. The US actor was best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit ’90s sitcom Friends. Maggie Wheeler, who played on-screen girlfriend Janice, said the joy he brought to

Getty Images By George Wright BBC News US actor Matthew Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit ’90s TV sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. The actor was found dead at his home in his Los Angeles, law enforcement sources told US media. Friends, which followed the fortunes of

EPA By David Gritten BBC News Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have experienced the heaviest night of Israeli bombardment since the war with Hamas began three weeks ago. Hamas-run authorities said hundreds of buildings were destroyed in air and artillery strikes, and that at least 377 people were killed in the past day. Israel’s military

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Holly Honderich in Maine and Max Matza BBC News A man suspected of killing 18 people in a shooting in Maine has been found dead after a three-day manhunt, police say. Robert Card, 40, was found

PA Media By Kate Whannel Political reporter Sir Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure to change his position on the Israel-Gaza war, after a trio of senior Labour figures called for a ceasefire. The move from mayors Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham, and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, puts them at odds with their party

By Danny Savage and Ruth Green BBC News There are almost 3,500 banned dogs living at home with their owners in England, Scotland and Wales, data released from the government to the BBC has revealed. With a ban on XL bullies expected by the end of the year, one police officer says tracking down additional

Reuters By David Gritten BBC News UN aid agencies say they have begun to significantly reduce their operations in the Gaza Strip because they have almost exhausted their fuel reserves. Small quantities of fuel retrieved from existing reserves are being used to maintain the water supply in the south, where hundreds of thousands of people

Lewiston Maine Police Department By Christy Cooney BBC News Police in the US city of Lewiston, Maine have warned a gunman is on the loose, with reports that at least 16 people have been killed. Residents of the city, the second-largest in the state, have been told to shelter in place. Police said they were

PA Media By Jess Warren & Adina Campbell BBC News Two Met Police officers have been sacked after carrying out a stop-and-search of two athletes which a tribunal found amounted to gross misconduct. British world championships medallist Bianca Williams, 29, and Portugal Olympic sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos, 28, say they were racially profiled. They were

By Hazel Shearing Education correspondent Colleges in England say they are having to expand class sizes and hire exam halls to cope with a rising number of pupils taking compulsory GCSE resits. Some are rehiring former teachers, according to the Association of Colleges (AoC), as an extra 60,000 students prepare to resit English and maths,

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sarah Fowler BBC News “I went through hell,” says Yocheved Lifschitz, an 85-year-old grandmother and peace activist released by Hamas on Monday after two weeks in captivity. Ms Lifschitz and her husband were kidnapped by Hamas

IDF handout By Joel Gunter Reporting from Tel Aviv This article contains descriptions of violence which some readers may find distressing. The Israeli military held a screening for journalists on Monday of raw footage recovered from Hamas body cameras, in an effort to remind the world of the brutality of the attack on Israel two

Family Handout Yosef Guedalia has been named as another British-Israeli killed by Hamas in the 7 October attack. The 22-year-old soldier was part of an anti-terror unit when he was killed confronting Hamas gunmen at Kibbutz Kfar Aza. His brother Asher said he “literally saved people minutes before he got shot”. He added that Yosef

By Lucy Manning Special correspondent The family of missing British teenager Noiya Sharabi have said she was murdered in the Hamas attack, along with her 13-year-old sister and mother. Noiya, 16, and Yahel disappeared after Hamas attacked Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel and killed her British-born mother Lianne. Her British family told the BBC she

PA Media By Harrison Jones BBC News Residents of some 500 homes in a Nottinghamshire town have been urged to evacuate due to flooding caused by Storm Babet. Nottinghamshire County Council declared a major incident as it told people in Retford they were at risk over high water levels along the River Idle. The river

Sir Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United legend who was a key figure in England’s 1966 World Cup victory, has died at the age of 86. Charlton won 106 caps for England and scored 49 international goals – records for his country at the time. During a 17-year first-team career with United he won three league