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The 2025 Tech expo Mobile World Congress in Barcelona hosted some of the world’s biggest tech companies and gave us a sneak peak at some of the latest products in development.

BBC Clicks' Laura Goodwin has the highlights and top trends from MWC - including the latest on the fast-developing AI in our phones.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election in the country for 28 April.

The former Bank of England Governor says he needs a clear mandate to deal with US President Donald Trump.

Carney, leader of the Liberal Party, will face competition from Conservatives' leader Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh - leader of the New Democratic Party, and Yves-François Blanchet - leader of the Bloc Québécois.

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Since 2020, 419 nightclubs have closed in Britain - that's a third of all clubs.

We speak to DJs, club owners, industry experts and party-goers, to find out why Britain's club scene is changing and discover those who are making sure it will be part of the British culture for years to come.

To watch the full documentary, head to BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0029kny/nightclubs-is-the-party-over

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has told the BBC that the football club has “come off the rails”.

The 72-year-old spent £1.3 billion buying a 29% stake in the club in 2024, in a deal which saw Ineos take control of football operations. Ratcliffe, a lifelong Manchester United fan, is chairman of the petrochemicals company which has a big sport investment arm.

In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Sport earlier this month Ratcliffe addressed the side's recent struggles on the pitch, as they languish in the bottom third of the Premier League table.

He said some Manchester United players are "not good enough" and some are "overpaid”. Midfielder Casemiro, striker Rasmus Hojlund, goalkeeper Andre Onana, and wingers Antony and Jadon Sancho - who are on loan at other clubs - were name-checked by the billionaire as players his regime had "inherited".

Ratcliffe also spoke of the club's financial difficulties, saying it was set to run out of money by the end of 2025, unless it took action which he admitted was "unpopular".

Yet despite the financial and team issues he referred to, Ratcliffe repeated a pledge that Manchester United would win silverware by 2028.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by sports editor Dan Roan.

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More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel's military campaign in Gaza, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry has announced.

That number - 50,021 - equates to about 2.1% of the 2.3 million pre-war population of Gaza, or around 1 in 46 people.

A total of 113,274 others had been injured in the same period, the health ministry said.

Figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health (MoH) have been widely used throughout the war and are seen as reliable by the United Nations and international institutions. But Israel has consistently refuted data published by Gaza's authorities.

International journalists, including the BBC, are blocked by Israel from entering Gaza independently, so are unable to verify figures from either side.

The figures released by the MoH for the number of people killed do not differentiate between civilians and fighters.

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Pope Francis has appeared at the window of the hospital in Rome for the first time since being admitted on 14 February.

The 88-year-old will be discharged on Sunday and will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican, doctors treating him have said.

During the past five weeks, he presented "two very critical episodes" where his "life was in danger", Dr Sergio Alfieri, one of the doctors treating the Pope, said.

"Today we are happy to say that tomorrow he will be at home," he told reporters on Saturday.

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Israel has carried out the most intense air strikes on Lebanon in nearly four months, after several rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel for the first time since a ceasefire came into effect in November.

The Israeli military said it had hit dozens of rocket launchers and a command centre belonging to Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia and political group, in southern Lebanon.

Several armed groups operate in Lebanon, including Hezbollah and Palestinian factions, and no-one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Hezbollah, which is the most powerful of them, said it had no involvement, and that it remained committed to the ceasefire.

Lebanon's health ministry said two people, including a child, were killed and eight injured in the strikes.

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James Cook and Chris Mason are joined by Lucy Fisher from the FT and Stephanie Flanders from Bloomberg to discuss; whether Sir Keir Starmer, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, can convince the public that an increase in defence spending is needed, how the UK's welfare benefit cuts are being received and what to expect from the spring statement.

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This is the Sudan military’s most significant advance in nearly two years of civil war – recapturing a potent symbol of sovereignty from its rival armed group along with much of central Khartoum.

A power struggle between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) exploded into conflict in April 2023 and has created what the United Nations called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The military now believes it’s on course to retake the rest of the capital from the RSF. That could reset the direction of the war or harden the territorial division that divides the country between the two foes.

Our correspondent Barbara Plett Usher was at a military staging point when the latest offensive was launched, and looks at how civilians bear the brunt of the country’s brutal conflict.

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Heathrow Airport has said it's "fully operational" after it was closed for almost all of Friday following a fire at an electricity substation.

Although, there are still disruption and cancellations. At least nine flights scheduled to land this morning have already been cancelled.

The London Fire Brigade says the fire is believed to be non-suspicious, and that the investigation will focus on the "electrical distribution equipment".

Heathrow's chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, said he's proud how the airport responded to the incident, and said "no comment" when asked if he should keep his job.

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