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Last minute offer may avert strike by resident ...

Curated from BBC News — Here’s what matters right now:Deal put forward by ministers includes rapid expansion of training posts, but no promises on pay.Next step: Stay ahead with trusted...

Author Sophie Kinsella remembered as a 'wonderf...

Curated from BBC News — Here’s what matters right now:The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.Next step: Stay ahead...

Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovi...

Curated from BBC News — Here’s what matters right now:Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.Next step: Stay ahead with trusted...

British paratrooper killed in Ukraine named

Curated from BBC News — Here’s what matters right now:Lance Corporal George Hooley remembered by colleagues as a "born soldier" after Ministry of Defence said the 28-year-old died in a...

Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovi...

Curated from BBC News — Here’s what matters right now:Iceland joins Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 contest.Next step: Stay ahead with trusted...

Ukraine at critical moment, European leaders sa...

Curated from BBC News — Here’s what matters right now:"Intensive work" is continuing, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.Next step: Stay...