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Rangers end manager search by appointing Rohl
Rangers end their search for a new head coach by appointing former Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl.
Pizza Hut to close 68 UK restaurants with the loss of 1,210 jobs
The move will lead to more than 1,200 redundancies, but 64 other restaurants will be saved.
King meets 'hero' survivors of synagogue attack
The King expressed his "sadness" after what he described as a "terrible thing to come out of the blue".
Palestinian woman in hospital after being clubbed by masked Israeli settler
The attacker is seen striking the 55-year-old woman with a large wooden stick during the assault in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayaa.
How five days of sumo 'charmed' Britain
How sumo fever took over Kensington as the Grand Sumo Tournament came to the UK for the first time in more than three decades.
Son of ex-England footballer Stuart Pearce dies in tractor crash
Harley Pearce died after his tractor crashed in Gloucestershire last week.
Prince Andrew scrutiny continues despite giving up titles
Prince Andrew faces more scrutiny as the posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre makes more claims.
Deadly Gaza flare-up tests Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The deadliest day of attacks since the truce took effect on 10 October raises questions as to whether it will last.
Son of ex-England footballer Stuart Pearce dies in tractor crash
Harley Pearce died after his tractor crashed in Gloucestershire last week.
France tightening security at cultural institutions after Louvre heist
A manhunt is under way to find the four thieves before the jewels - which once belonged to French royals - are broken up.
'We have failed' says minister as France reels from Louvre heist
A hunt is under way to find the four thieves before the jewels - which once belonged to French royals - vanish for good.
'It's out of this world': Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.
Reform suspends four councillors after video leak
The suspensions come after footage was leaked of a heated virtual meeting of Kent councillors.
Watch: BBC shows the steps jewel thieves took to break in through Louvre window
The BBC's Hugh Schofield is outside the museum in Paris where the "extraordinary, daring and brazen" robbery took place.
Sri Lanka's Dilhari is stumped in bizarre fashion
Sri Lanka's Kavisha Dilhari is stumped by Bangladesh's Nigar Sultana Joty in the most "unfortunate" way as the ball is deflected onto the wicketkeeper's legs before it ricochets onto the stumps.
Rohl closing in on being named Rangers manager
Rangers close in on appointing Danny Rohl as their new head coach - less than a week after the German ruled himself out of the running.
New V-level courses to be brought in for students after GCSEs
Ministers say new vocational courses will simplify the "confusing" options students have after GCSEs.
Zelensky ready to join Trump-Putin talks after 'frank' White House meeting
The US and Russian presidents announced on Thursday that they planned to meet in Budapest.
Salt & Brook set up impressive England win over NZ
England crush New Zealand by 65 runs in the second T20 in Christchurch to give the tourists a 1-0 series lead with one match to play.
What would Dyche bring to Forest?
Match of the Day's Mark Chapman, Troy Deeney and Shay Given discuss what former Burnley and Everton boss Sean Dyche might bring to struggling Nottingham Forest.