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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • We'll end children living in B&Bs, government says in child poverty pledge - The strategy also includes making childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit.
  • How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families - The proportion of UK families with one child has grown since the turn of the century - with knock-on effects for society
  • Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete - There had been calls for Israel's exclusion over the war in Gaza, as well as unfair voting accusations.
  • My husband would still be alive if he'd got Post Office compensation - The widow and daughter of Jonathan Armstrong tell the BBC about the toll the Horizon scandal took on his health.
  • Turkey breeder supplying luxury stores investigated over welfare - Farm workers are suspended over animal welfare and biosecurity concerns at a turkey breeding site.
  • Top scientist says research visa restrictions mean UK 'shooting itself in foot' economically - Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.
  • Anthony Zurcher: Boat strike briefings help Hegseth - but shipwreck video release may hurt - Republicans and Democrats agreed he didn't order killing everyone on an alleged drug boat. That's where the consensus ended.
  • 60 delivery riders face deportation after illegal work crackdown - The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national "enforcement blitz".
  • 'All Israeli people are with us', parents of last dead hostage in Gaza tell BBC - The body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old Israeli police officer, is the last not yet returned by Hamas from Gaza.
  • Have British spies learned lessons from the Skripal poisonings? - Rusia's ability to target a defector with nerve agent is almost certainly diminished but it may pose other threats, the BBC's security correspondent writes.
  • Why I'm terrified of motorways even though I've been driving for 20 years - A woman shares her experience of driving anxiety and a driving coach gives tips to combat this fear.
  • Weekly quiz: Where did shopkeepers find a drunk raccoon? - How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
  • We would sell books by AI, says Waterstones boss - James Daunt says booksellers instinctively have "disdain" for AI but it could be sold if clearly labelled.
  • The Papers: Russian assets 'deal' plan and 'Joe the GOAT' - A mixed range of stories feature on Friday's front page - but many picture England cricketer Joe Root after his heroics in the Ashes.
  • The World Cup draw is here - this is how it will work - Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids ... the World Cup draw is not going to be straightforward.
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