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Thirty-seven people accused of illegal mining in north-central Nigeria have died in custody, local officials said.

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps blamed on an apparent disease outbreak.

However, an intelligence report shared with the AFP news agency suggested the group died because of overcrowding and poor ventilation inside the detention facility in Niger state.

Police have set up an investigation into the deaths.

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Police in the West Midlands say drones are playing a “key role” in helping prevent trouble outside of stadiums as part of a £2m pilot.

The Premier League described the pilot as "really positive" in tackling potential incidents as they occur, by deploying officers where they are needed as footage is fed into a control room in real time.

The drones are only deployed before and after matches to ensure fans' safety, West Midlands Police says.

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Denise is one of at least 20 women told they underwent an unnecessary mastectomy at an NHS trust in north-east England.

More than 300 patients have been harmed in County Durham, while thousands more cases are expected to be reviewed, and police are investigating.

The unnecessary breast removals have been described as "utterly unacceptable" by Steve Russell, County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust’s chief executive, and he has apologised "unreservedly".

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Ed Sheeran's backing band and all of his support acts have pulled out of the artist's US tour.

It began when rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up after making pro-Palestinian comments on stage.

Sheeran said the decision to remove Macklemore was made by his tour promoter, not him.

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UN human rights experts say there are reasonable grounds to believe the US committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran that killed at least 177 civilians.

A new report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, said February's missile strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd constituted indiscriminate attacks causing civilian deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure.

There was no immediate comment from the US. It has previously denied striking Lamerd and said it is investigating what happened in Minab.

The experts also found Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during a crackdown on mass anti-government protests in January.

Iran has also not yet commented on the findings, but it has previously rejected allegations of systematic violations of human rights.

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Police in South Africa have confirmed the discovery of a ninth woman's body in just two months.

Concerns are growing over a string of unexplained deaths east of Johannesburg.

Several of the women were found partially clothed and with injuries, but police have stressed that they have not established whether all the deaths are connected or whether a serial killer is responsible.

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00:46 Ninth woman killed

02:25 Is there a serial killer?

03:44 Women living in fear

04:31 Reaction to the murders

05:51 How bad is gender-based violence in South Africa

07:07 How does South Africa compare globally

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One of the most successful songwriters of all time is facing the biggest controversy of his nearly two decades in the public eye. Where does pop star Ed Sheeran go from here?

On Tuesday, every support act for Sheeran withdrew from his US stadium tour, following a decision to drop rapper Macklemore from the tour for his on-stage pro-Palestinian comments.

In a statement, Sheeran declined to take a political stance on Macklemore’s comments, and stressed that he was not responsible for the decision to remove the rapper from the roster. Is it possible for pop stars to stay out of the political fray?

We speak to BBC music correspondent Mark Savage about the controversy, and what it reveals about the conversion of pop culture and politics.

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Timecodes:

0:00 Macklemore's speech on Ed Sheeran's tour

1:19 Introduction to Mark Savage

2:29 What did Macklemore say exactly during the show?

5:56 How is Robert Kraft involved in this?

7:58 Macklemore's prior career incidents

9:19 How did P!NK get involved?

11:24 Should Ed Sheeran have already been aware of Macklemore's stance?

12:58 How has Ed Sheeran justified dropping Macklemore?

16:13 Is Ed Sheeran apolitical?

19:00 What has this controversy meant for Ed Sheeran's reputation?

22:04 Asma and Tristan discuss freedom of speech

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The United Nations says climate change is having a serious effect on the global supply of fresh water. Rivers and lakes are drying up while glaciers are retreating according to a new report. “This is not a single bad year, but a persistent decade-long signal,” said World Meteorological Organization chief Celeste Saulo.

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04:19 A series of deaths in South Africa raise questions about violence against women

06:45 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outlines his vision of partnership with the EU

09:27 Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warns that we may lose control of artificial intelligence

12:49 Russia goes to the polls on Friday for three days of voting, in the country’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine - but Vladimir Putin maintains a secure grip on power

15:11 A Syrian court has issued the first sentences against members of armed groups involved in massacres targeting the Alawite community in early 2025, a year after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad

16: 25 A new book about Princess Diana by her brother, Earl Spencer, has prompted Buckingham Palace to issue a swift rebuttal over claims made after her death in 1997

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Russia is voting in its first parliamentary election this weekend since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The system of power in Russia is often referred to as "managed democracy" - where the Kremlin does the managing - which means huge powers for the president and few political surprises.

The election is set to deliver another parliament dominated by the party of power, United Russia, and a house of MPs fiercely loyal to Vladimir Putin.

For the Kremlin, the election of 450 deputies to the lower house of parliament, the Duma, is important.

Critics dismiss the vote as neither free nor fair.

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Today, Princess Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, has claimed in a new memoir that King Charles said “we’ll forget her soon enough” in the wake of her death nearly 30 years ago. The Palace has pushed back unusually strongly, saying “grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory”.

The book, Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, is due to be published next week and is expected to be highly critical of the Royal Family. Adam is joined by Daniela Relph to unpack what we already know about the claims being made in the book, and what might unfold next week.

It’s not the only royal news in recent days. After Meghan and Harry had to change their children’s schools two days after the start of term, we look at what lead to that decision.

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