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LeBron James quiet on future after Lakers ousted from NBA playoffs
LeBron James will not talk about his playing future after the Los Angeles Lakers were knocked out of the NBA playoffs.

‘Monumental’: Funding secured to fix and reopen Rotorua Museum
Construction to reopen Rotorua's iconic museum will begin next month as the council secures the final funding needed and brings down the total cost.

'Chaos': Hainault attack witnesses describe attack horror
Sickening images being shared among people in London reveal in unforgiving detail an attack in which a 14-year-old was killed.

Sawyers 'grieving' Olympics following injury
Britain's Jazmin Sawyers speaks about "grieving" her chance of competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics after rupturing her Achilles and cultivating an identity beyond sports.

Newey lawyers negotiating early exit from Red Bull
Leading designer Adrian Newey is negotiating an exit from Red Bull that would leave him free to join another team in early 2025, BBC Sport learns.

Iran commutes tycoon's death sentence
Businessman Babak Zanjani was convicted in 2016 of pocketing billions from Iran's oil ministry.

Can I take children or pets to a polling station?
The rules on everything from dogs, children, ID and selfies to voting while drunk.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon jury retires to consider verdicts
The jury in the manslaughter trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon was sent out on Tuesday.

Ex-England cricketer to stand for Galloway's party
Monty Panesar is among hundreds of MP candidates being lined up by the Workers Party of Britain.

More than 100 arrested in Spain over WhatsApp scam
A gang of scammers stole almost a million euros pretending to be relatives in distress, police say.

Two charged over Sycamore Gap tree felling
Two charged with causing criminal damage to the famous Sycamore Gap tree and Hadrian's Wall.

Three uncapped players in Black Ferns squad to contest Pacific Four Series
Two rising halves are among three uncapped players named in the Black Ferns squad to contest the Pacific Four Series.

King Charles shares 'shock' of cancer diagnosis with patients
The King told patients at a London cancer centre that he was doing all right.

One injured in chemical factory explosion
One person has been taken to hospital after an explosion and fire at a factory in north Wales.

O'Sullivan level with Bingham in quarter-finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan cuts a frustrated figure despite coming from 3-1 down to end the opening session of his World Championship quarter-final level at 4-4 with Stuart Bingham.

ICJ rules it will not halt German arms to Israel
Nicaragua accused Germany of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel.

Ireland to redesignate UK as 'safe' for asylum
It follows Irish government concerns that the UK's Rwanda policy is fuelling Irish asylum cases.

Listen: Is the Rwanda scheme driving migrants to Ireland?
And, US student protests escalate over Gaza

Kate Forbes considering SNP leadership bid
The former finance secretary told BBC Scotland News she had a "groundswell of support amongst the members".

Postmasters tried 'to get away with' blaming IT - expert
Post Office inquiry sees an internal email from 2010 sent by an expert on the ill-fated Horizon system

Scientists create plastic-eating bacteria to help waste self-destruct
Scientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like development.