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Archaeologists working in Pompeii have unearthed a series of rare, almost life-size paintings known as frescoes.

The paintings depict Dionysus - the god of wine-making - and the dig has also uncovered 50 rooms in the ancient Roman city.

Pompeii was buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

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An Australian radio presenter has left the network after comments he made about the country's women's football team.

The remarks have been widely branded as misogynistic and disrespectful.

Marty Sheargold said on nationwide radio station Triple M that the Matildas players reminded him of "year 10 girls" and implied that their matches were boring.

He apologised earlier on Wednesday, but the station said they and Sheargold had agreed to "mutually part ways".

In a statement, Sheargold said that he fully understood the gravity of his remarks and would like to "sincerely apologise to the Matildas and the broader organisation".

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Israeli and Hamas officials have said the latest setback in the Gaza ceasefire deal has been resolved by mediators.

Israel had delayed the release of 600 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in protest at what it said was the cruel treatment of Israeli hostages being handed over by Hamas.

Hamas said this was a serious violation of the deal.

It is now expected that the prisoners will be freed as well as another group, possibly later on Wednesday or Thursday, in exchange for the return of the bodies of four hostages.

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Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has promised to form an inclusive government following talks at a landmark national dialogue conference.

The conference discussed the country's future following decades of rule from Bashar al-Assad's regime.

But, what does this mean for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces who were not present at the talks?

In the north-east of the country, Syrian Kurds have faced years of conflict with neighbouring Turkey - and it is a battle they are still fighting.

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BP has announced it will slash its renewable energy investments and instead focus on increasing oil and gas production.

The energy giant revealed its shift in strategy on Wednesday following pressure from some investors unhappy its profits and share price have been much lower than its rivals.

BP said it would increase its oil and gas investment to $10bn (£7.9bn) a year in a reset aimed at boosting its returns.

The move comes as rivals Shell and Norwegian company Equinor have also scaled back plans to invest in green energy and US President Donald Trump's "drill baby drill" comments have encouraged investment in fossil fuels.

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Warning: This video contains distressing content, including descriptions of rape, from the start.

Women have recalled being raped at a prison in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as chaos broke out after rebels advanced on Goma city.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels closed in on the city on 27 January after a rapid advance through the region.

By morning, about 4,000 male inmates had broken out of the prison - they had also apparently started a fire which tore through the compound as they tried to escape - but few of the women managed to get away.

A total of 132 female prisoners and at least 25 children burned to death according to two sources.

A UN official told the BBC that "at least 153 women had perished", quoting "reliable sources in the prison".

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Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal with the US, a senior official in Kyiv has told the BBC.

"We have indeed agreed it with a number of good amendments and see it as a positive outcome," the official said, without providing any further details.

Media reports said Washington had dropped initial demands for a right to $500bn (£395bn) in potential revenue from utilising the natural resources but has not given firm security guarantees to war-torn Ukraine - a key Ukrainian demand.

US President Donald Trump said he was expecting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Friday to sign the deal, after the two leaders exchanged strong words about each other.

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BREAKING: President Trump has confirmed that Ukraine and the United States have agreed the terms of “a major minerals deal”. Trump said that Ukraine’s President Zelensky will sign the agreement with him at the White House on Friday. He said: “It’s a very big deal, it could be a trillion dollar deal”. He said the American people would be very happy with the agreement.

So far there are few details of the agreement. It’s not clear whether the US will offer Ukraine any security guarantees in return, something that has been a key Ukrainian demand.

Ukraine is rich in oil and gas along with many rare minerals. President Trump had initially demanded a right to $500 billion in revenue from Ukraine’s minerals, in return for what he claimed were the costs to the US of supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia.

That demand was rejected by President Zelensky, contributing to a war of words with Mr Trump in recent days, with the US president describing the Ukrainian leader as a “dictator”. Zelensky said nowhere near that much American aid had been provided, and said: "I can't sell our state."

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting from Gary O’Donoghue in Washington and James Waterhouse in Kyiv.

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We look at the news that the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027.

The surprise announcement from Sir Keir Starmer comes ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump later this week. The increase will come at the expense of the UK’s foreign aid budget which will be cut by 0.2%. James and Alex explain how it will work.

Plus, James and Alex are joined by the former CEO of Music UK and political advisor Jamie Njoku-Goodwin and composer Max Richter to discuss the government’s proposals on AI in music.

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The BBC board has apologised over "missed opportunities" to tackle "bullying and misogynistic behaviour" by former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood.

An independent report into what the BBC knew about Mr Westwood's conduct was published on Tuesday, highlighting a series of incidents and allegations it said amount to a "considerable body of evidence" which it failed to investigate properly.

The BBC had previously acknowledged six complaints about bullying and sexual misconduct.

In a video that appeared on social media last year, the DJ said: "It's all false allegations."

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