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Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany is facing a tectonic shift in party politics, following the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)'s victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Mr Merz said the result had shaken his conservative CDU to its core, signalling the need for a major reckoning. The anti-immigration AfD has proposed banning LGBTQ rainbow flags in schools and teaching the children of refugees in segregated classes.

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05:28 The funeral of convicted Serbian war criminal General Ratko Mladić is attended by thousands in Belgrade

07:31 President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine and the US must keep diplomacy going, as Russia strikes Kyiv around the clock

11:39 Lebanon says at least nine people were killed in fresh Israeli attacks

14:45 We meet 13-year-old composer Carey Tan, whose written a symphony about AI

16:55 An unsung hero of D-Day, meteorologist James Stagg, is portrayed by Andrew Scott in the new film “Pressure”

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A small number of officers were injured and some vehicles damaged during a protest against small boat crossings in Portsmouth, UK, last night, police said.

Hundreds blocked roads in the city after 140 migrants were brought to shore - shadow home secretary Chris Philp says people are "genuinely angry at the government's failure to stop the boats”.

The government has condemned "intimidating and thuggish behaviour" at the protest.

A total of 625 migrants were brought to shore in Dover and Portsmouth yesterday, according to Home Office figures - although overall, the number is down in 2026.

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Lindsay Clancy faces first-degree murder charges over the deaths of her three young children. But if her case had happened elsewhere, the charges might have looked very different.

Clancy’s trial in Massachusetts has captured international attention. It has divided public opinion and ignited debate over how the US prosecutes cases involving mothers who kill their children — and the charges brought against them.

Other countries, including the UK, Canada and Australia, have specific statutes that allow mothers to be charged with infanticide — a conviction that’s more lenient than murder and often results in mental health treatment rather than prison time. So, why is US law different?

The Global Story’s Asma Khalid speaks with Dr Karen Brennan, a senior lecturer in law at the University of Essex, to discuss what the Lindsay Clancy case reveals about how American law understands motherhood, mental illness and criminal responsibility.

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0:00 Disclaimer

1:13 Karen Brennan Introduction

2:20 Would the charges have been different if she was tried in another country?

5:43 Infanticide sentencing history

6:15 The Infanticide Act 1938

8:58 The arguments against the infanticide law

13:25 Motherhood and mental health

15:05 The perceptions of the US and parenthood

18:07 How are the public reacting to the case?

Nigeria has one of the highest number of out of school children in the world.

The UN said about 19 million children are missing out, one factor behind this is the threat of armed gangs and abductions.

The BBC's Yemisi Adegoke went to north west Nigeria to meet two young people who have overcome the odds after an armed bandit attack.

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The dramatic theft of a £5m gold toilet from an exhibition at Blenheim Palace in 2019 became instantly one of the country’s most high-profile art heists.

Now, this BBC investigation reveals how the crime was carried out and explores what’s likely to have happened to the conspicuous golden toilet once it entered the criminal supply chain. Will police recover the gold or any of the ill-gotten gains?

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An undercover investigation exposes Britain's 'Botox Wild West' - where cash comes first and safety comes last. BBC journalists, posing as beauticians, reveal a world where trusted medical professionals go rogue and rules are broken for financial gain.

A nurse sells prescriptions via direct messages, a pharmacist uses dangerous shortcuts, and a fake doctor is exposed selling illegal toxins from a car boot.

Patients, who have fallen victim to similar practices, reveal their ongoing suffering and life-threatening experiences. On the botox black market, trust is betrayed, and profit is placed above safety.

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When Kelly Faiers died suddenly in 2023, her family discovered the man she had been dating had a hidden criminal past.

Richard Scatchard's history of drugging and sexually assaulting women stretched back decades. In this film, Rachel Stonehouse investigates how a man given four life sentences was able to defy the law again and whether Kelly's death could have been avoided.

Plus, one of his victims speaks out for the first time about the horror she experienced at the hands of Scatchard.

Details of help and support with sexual abuse or violence is available at BBC Action Line. https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

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It's the latest example of an influencer's digital persona disintegrating before our eyes. For several years, Angel Victoria Murdock has been portraying a life of self-made success, from real estate deals to a watchalong student experience at Duke University.

She curated hundreds of thousands of followers and even appeared on reality show Temptation Island - only, the majority of her online life appears to have been fabricated.

After being outed by real graduates of the programme she claimed to attend, Murdock's profile has gone dark. On this episode, we examine her case, and the long line of predecessors who have leveraged a fake identity on social media.

Also this week, as long-time internet provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos cries foul over his deportation from the US, Matt and Marianna consider what his downfall tells us about the state of social media.

A man who forged a career from controversy, they discuss why the splintered conservative community may have united in abandoning him, and how cancel culture is evolving.

00:00 Introduction

00:45 Angel Victoria Murdock Exposed

17:58 Milo Yiannopoulos's downfall

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he expects the war with Russia to continue into the winter, following talks with Donald Trump's top envoys in Kyiv.

The discussions finished without an announcement of a major breakthrough, after Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travelled to Ukraine for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion. The previous day, the pair had held talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Witkoff said he was "encouraged" by what he called "substantive" and important talks in Kyiv. Zelensky stressed that he wanted a just peace with no opportunity for renewed aggression by Russia.

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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won a decisive victory in Germany's eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of mainstream rivals.

But preliminary results show it has fallen short of an outright majority needed to govern alone, with 43.8% of the vote to the conservative CDU's 17.2%, and tricky negotiations on who will run the state lie ahead.

AfD's charismatic leader in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, said it was "sensational" and the party had won a mandate to govern.

No far-right party has controlled a German state since World War Two, and governing at state level would mean powers over policing, local education and culture.

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