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India’s former royals who draw a meagre pension

Aman/BBC Faiyaz Ali Khan is among the 1,200 recipients of the wasika given to descendants of the Awadh royal family In Hussainabad, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 90-year-old Faiyaz Ali Khan makes his way to the Picture Gallery, a 19th Century building that is a relic of the city’s royal past. His […]

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Prince William to travel to Brazil for awards ceremony

Daniela RelphSenior royal correspondent Kensington Palace/PA Wire The Prince of Wales has described those in the running for his environmental Earthshot prize as “heroes of our time”. Prince William will travel to Rio de Janeiro next month for the ceremony – the first time the awards have been hosted in Latin America. The prize, created […]

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Closures and disruption across Northern Ireland

Rebekah Wilson, Jessica Lawrence and Barry O’ConnorBBC News NI Pacemaker A lorry driver had a lucky escape after a tree fell on the road in Dunadry, County Antrim Flights and trains have been cancelled and a number of roads are closed as Storm Amy brings disruption to the island of Ireland and Scotland. About 50,000 […]

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Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury

Aleem Maqboolreligion editor and Paul Gribben Getty Images Dame Sarah Mullally has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury designate – the first woman to be chosen for the role. A former NHS chief nurse, the 63-year-old became a priest in 2006 and was appointed as the first female Bishop of London in 2018 […]

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Green leader Zack Polanski backs legalisation of all drugs

Charlotte WrightPolitical Editor, South East PA Media Green Party leader Zack Polanski spoke to Charlotte Wright ahead of the party’s annual conference in Bournemouth The leader of the Green Party says he wants to legalise all drugs, calling for an approach “led by public health experts, not politicians”. Speaking to BBC South East ahead of […]

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Russia targets UK military satellites on weekly basis

Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, London Space X The UK launched the Tyche military imaging satellite into orbit on a Space X rocket last year Russian satellites have been stalking British military satellites, according to the head of the UK Space Command. In an interview with the BBC, Maj Gen Paul Tedman has for the first time […]

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Could US government ban apps which track ICE agents?

Nick Beake & Joshua Cheetham, BBC Verify in Washington BBC The US government and law enforcement agencies have hit out at developers and users of apps which track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing they threaten the lives of agents. The FBI says the man who targeted an ICE facility in Dallas – killing two […]

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