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A jury in Morwell, Australia, has found Erin Patterson guilty of cooking a deadly mushroom lunch that killed three of her relatives and left another seriously ill.

Patterson's in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, along with Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, all fell ill and died days after the lunch in July 2023.

The prosecution claimed Ms Patterson knowingly put toxic death cap mushrooms into the home-cooked meal, before lying to police and disposing of evidence.

The defence had argued that she accidentally included the poisonous fungi in the dish and only lied because she panicked.

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The chilling story of a teenage suicide and the threat posed by a fatal online forum.

Reeling from the death of 17-year-old Vladimir Nikolin-Caisley, his family reveal the terror he suffered as they tried and failed to save his life.

Police body-worn video captures the chaos of his last moments.

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As plans by the UK government saw thousands of prisoners being released early, the BBC explores what is happening inside prisons.

BBC Correspondent Sima Kotecha goes inside HMP Pentonville, one of the UK's most dangerous prisons where violence, overcrowding and self-harm are commonplace.

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At least 70 people are known to have died in the flash floods that have swept through parts of central Texas.

Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for people who are missing. The worst affected area is Kerr County where a Christian youth camp located along the River Guadalupe was swept away by theflooding.

"The work continues, and will continue, until everyone is found," promised Larry Leitha, the sheriff of Kerr County.

People have also been confirmed dead in other parts of the state, including Travis County and Tom Green County.

Multiple flash flood warnings remain in place. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an expanded disaster declaration to step up search efforts. He said officials would be relentless in ensuring they locate "every single person who's been a victim of this event", adding that "we will stop when the job is completed".

In a post on social media, President Trump said: “These families are enduring an unimaginable tragedy.”

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Gary O’Donoghue in Kerr County.

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We’ve looked back at Labour’s first 12 months in government. We’ve looked ahead at what Labour could do next. Today, Newscast finds out how the voters feel things are going.

Laura and Paddy chat with Luke Tryl, director of More in Common, to find out what new polling suggests the public really think of Keir Starmer.

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Israel has decided to send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for proximity talks with Hamas on the latest proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office described the changes that Hamas wanted to make to a plan, presented by mediators from Qatar, the US and Egypt, as “unacceptable”.

On Friday, Hamas said it had delivered a "positive response" to the proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and that it was ready for negotiations. However, a Palestinian official said the group had sought amendments including a guarantee that hostilities would not resume if talks on a permanent truce failed.

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Hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for people missing in central Texas, after flash floods killed 51 people, including 15 children.

The worst affected area is Kerr County where 43 people have died and where 27 children remain missing from a Christian youth camp located along the River Guadalupe.

Multiple flash flood warnings remain in place over the weekend in central Texas.

About 850 people have been rescued so far.

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Today, Laura and Paddy look ahead and discuss what is next for the government, after a tumultuous first year in power.

Can we expect Keir Starmer to make changes to policy, politics and personnel? Or will the Prime Minister dig in and defy the critics, some of whom are already predicting his resignation before the next election.

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At least 27 people, including nine children, have died in flash flooding that has swept through Kerr County in Texas.

Authorities have said 27 girls are still missing after the floods devastated a summer camp located on the banks of the Guadalupe River.

US President Donald Trump said his administration is working closely with local authorities to respond to the emergency, adding that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is on her way to Texas

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Hamas says it has delivered a "positive response" to mediators on the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US.

The Palestinian armed group said on Friday night that it was "seriously ready to enter immediately into a round of negotiations", but it did not confirm whether it accepted the terms.

A senior Palestinian official told the BBC that Hamas had requested several changes, including a halt to a US-backed aid system and a US guarantee that the war would not resume if talks on ending the war failed.

Israel's government has not commented. US President Donald Trump said he had not been briefed but that it was "good" Hamas had responded positively.

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