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Fashion killers and pumpkin assassins: Africa's top shots

Kenya's new deputy president sworn in as his predecessor challenges his impeachment in court

WRU faces new sexism allegations over Wales deals
The WRU is facing fresh allegations of sexism and inequality, less than a year after a damning independent review into its culture.

Vulnerable tenants left 'forgotten' in unsafe homes
Southern Housing tenants tell the BBC they are living in dangerous, dirty conditions.

'Women's rugby league million miles better than it's ever been'
Captain Jodie Cunningham says that women’s rugby league is in the best shape it has ever been "by a million miles" as England prepare to take on Wales at Headingley on Saturday.

Chippy owner gets tough in response to 'hot delivery girl' review
Robinson's Traditional Fish & Chips says it has to set boundaries so its staff can feel safe.

Finding the young girl captured in a photograph of Gaza detainees
Julia, aged 3, looks on from a crowd of fearful and exhausted men. This is her story.

The horses that will win the Derby and Coolmore sprint
Chris Waller is shooting for his sixth victory in the Coolmore sprint at Flemington on Saturday, while our form analysts find you the winners and dissect the big races.

Demons announce key review findings, but questions remain
Melbourne’s much-anticipated football department review has accepted the club’s off-field drama had hurt the team on the field.

The hardest thing for Australians under 30 ... getting into the Test team
The young batsmen auditioning for the Australian opening spot have felt the hot breath of David Warner condensing on their necks.

Expert Tips And Previews For All Derby Day Group 1 Races
Expert tips and previews for all Group 1 races on Derby Day 2024.

Funding of A9 dualling project a real concern, say MSPs
They also say issues around funding had already delayed the £3bn Inverness to Perth project.

Body of ex-soldier who fought in Ukraine brought home
Liam Love's body has been repatriated to County Fermanagh ahead of a funeral service on Saturday.

The 'special feeling' created by beating All Blacks
Former England centre Brad Barritt recalls the "special feeling" of beating New Zealand at Twickenham in 2012.

'I'm really confident we can get a trophy this season'
Tottenham and Wales forward Brennan Johnson tells Kelly Somers about finding form, chasing trophies and playing alongside his idol Son Heung-min.

The bride who crowd-surfed to Biffy Clyro on her wedding night
Biffy Clyro fans Carla and James met as fans of the band and spent their wedding seeing them live.

Cyclists on phones face jail under Japan’s new laws
Riding under the influence is also now punishable with prison time.

Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds
Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the "infinite monkey theorem".

Met Police told about Al Fayed abuse decade earlier than it admits
Police said the first report was in 2005, but the family of a woman who has since died reveal she made a complaint a decade earlier.

‘He seems to get inside their minds’: The uncanny ability that sets racing’s ‘Dr Dolittle’ apart
Before Saturday’s Golden Eagle, watch how Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira whispers in his horse’s ear. It demonstrates why he is among the best in the world.

‘We all realised what we’d achieved’: Inside the Wallabies’ legendary Grand Slam tour
Forty years after the historic 1984 Wallabies’ tour of the UK and Ireland, Mark Ella and teammates recount how he scored a try in every Test win - and then shocked the world by retiring.

Inside the meeting that ended Josh Addo-Carr’s Bulldogs career
Desperate to save his Canterbury career, Addo-Carr said he would walk away from the entourage of hangers-on surrounding him.