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    Manhunt under way in Germany after a suspected 'Islamist terror attack' at Berlin Pride

    26/07/2026 | 16 mins.
    Officials in Germany say they are treating yesterday's fatal attack on the Berlin Pride festival as a likely act of Islamist terrorism. One person was killed and 29 others were injured when a man drove a van into crowds before stabbing several people. A huge manhunt is under way for a 21-year-old suspect described by the authorities as a known criminal with links to extreme Islamist groups. Also: More than 3 hundred thousand people have now been ordered to leave their homes in France and Spain -- where several fierce wildfires are raging near major cities. And: Andy Burnham has declined to commit to spending 3 percent of GDP on defence by 2030 - despite his Chancellor, John Healey, calling for that target to be met when he resigned as Sir Keir Starmer's defence secretary last month. He was speaking to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, in his first major broadcast interview as Prime Minister.
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    Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations In France And Spain

    25/07/2026 | 16 mins.
    More than a quarter of a million people have been forced to leave areas affected by wildfires in France and Spain. The French interior minister said the operation was probably the biggest peacetime evacuation in the country's history. Also: the organisation behind huge student protests in India has called off its demonstrations after the country's education minister resigned; and BBC News has learned that police are investigating donations made to Reform UK by a company controlled by the party's deputy leader, Richard Tice.
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    Wildfires spread rapidly in parts of France and Spain

    24/07/2026 | 30 mins.
    Tens of thousands of people in parts of France and Spain have been leaving their homes and holiday properties as concern grows about rapidly spreading wildfires. Also: Police in the Republic of Ireland have intercepted a car containing a bomb which they believe was being driven across the border for an attack in Northern Ireland. And the former Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, accepts a new job as the head coach of the German national team.
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    Andy Burnham pauses the prisoner early release scheme

    23/07/2026 | 30 mins.
    The Prime Minister has announced that he is pausing a plan for the early release of prisoners which was due to come into effect in September. Also: Iran accuses Britain of complicity in American attacks and warns bases here are a legitimate target. And Katarina Johnson-Thompson is one of a number of big names to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games hours before the opening ceremony.
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    The widow of PC Andrew Harper criticises early prisoner release

    22/07/2026 | 30 mins.
    The widow of a police officer has described it as "deplorable" that two men convicted in connection with his killing may be eligible for early release. Also: The United States and Saudi Arabia are understood to have reached a landmark deal that would help the Kingdom establish a civilian nuclear programme. And OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, reveals that one of its AI agents hacked another tech firm without direct human instruction.
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