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More children should be given free school meals to help tackle the "devastating reality" of the cost of living crisis in England, teachers say.

The head of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, Samuel Kanu, has been freed after being abducted on Sunday, a church official confirmed to the BBC.

Canada should introduce a total ban on the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said.

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Rescuers have found 21 bodies so far from the crash site of a plane that went down in northern Nepal.

The small plane had been carrying 22 people,… Read more

Australia's new Labor government has secured a majority in parliament, election analysts say.

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Taiwan says it deployed fighter jets to warn off 30 warplanes sent by China into its air defence zone.

The incident on Monday marked the biggest… Read more

European Union leaders have agreed on a plan to block more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports.

The ban will only affect oil that arrives… Read more

Liverpool is "buzzing with excitement" ahead of the Champions League final, traders in the city have said.

Bars and pubs are preparing to host… Read more