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A little-known investment group has made a bid to buy the business.

Five of France's unions have joined a wave of strikes and protests in a national day of action.

Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts.

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has selected Max Llewellyn alongside Eddie James in midfield to face Japan in the Nations Championship on Saturday.

England captain Harry Kane signs a new deal with Bayern Munich that runs until 2029.

Alan Jones, the last Australian and first Williams driver to win the Formula 1 world title, dies at the age of 80.

He had told his employer, an Australian restaurant, that pineapple on pizza was offensive to Italian culture.

It was thought the Stonehenge artefact was from north east Scotland but a new study disputes that.

An Airbnb host says it was carnage inside her house after it was damaged during a stay.

Vickrum Digwa, who was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Henry Nowak, appeals his sentence.

Democrats will hold Congress but President Donald Trump still has the power to block their plans.

Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.

MPs told it's crunch time for a decision on refurbishment amid warnings of a Notre Dame-style fire.

The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.

Andy Burnham signed up to a broader process to address historical harms of the transatlantic slave trade, Chris Mason writes.

Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan's work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.

The Democrats sweep in the US midterm elections is the focus of Thursday's papers.

The trial was condemned as unethical and eocolonial because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.

Is it symptom a health service at breaking point - or a positive way of involving the public?

The brand's 38 physical stores and online sites will continue to operate while receivers review its operations.

Most analysts are predicting an increase from 3.75% to 4%, the first increase in more than three years.

Authorities in British Columbia say evidence suggests an animal may have been involved in the women's deaths.

A Hollywood giant and singing superstars caused a stir after arriving in a Welsh seaside town.

The final piece in a 2bn rail project is late, with less than half of the trains tested.

As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed in the biggest Police Scotland operation since last year's visit by President Trump.

LIV Golf is set to announce on Thursday it will wind down after a financing firm retracted its support.

Erling Haaland scores the winning goal as Manchester City overcome being pegged back twice to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on match day four of the UEFA Champions League group phase.

Arsenal earn their third win from four in the Champions League as goals from Noni Madueke and Victor Gyokeres are too much for Slavia Prague, despite a valiant late fight from the hosts to get back into the game.

Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago

The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at the state's long track record of voting Republican and what was different in this year's election.

The changes follow concerns over the number of mothers summoned to safeguarding hearings shortly after labour.

Tenerife football club and the wider football community mourn the loss of footballer Jesus de Miguel following an on-field collision.

Britain's Jodie Burrage is receiving support from WTA staff at an event in India after being sent death threats on social media.

The wider risk to the UK public from the deadly virus remains low, a government spokesperson says.

Co-founder of Palestine Action, Huda Ammori, is challenging the government's decision to proscribe the group.

Adam Hamilton, a pastor, has made history as the first Kansas Democrat to win the Senate in almost 100 years.

After a defeat at the Paris Masters, Alexander Zverev complains that he is the only player who has had o explain why it's OK for him to be top of the rankings.

Noname and Z-Pentest Alliance are claiming responsibility - but this is being met with scepticism.

Esteban Ocon's career as a Formula 1 race driver is over - at least for the foreseeable future - after falling out with Haas. Andrew Benson looks at what the future holds for the Frenchman.

Andy Burnham says prices won't come down until the US's conflict with Iran is resolved.

Nick Timoney, Craig Casey and Sean Jansen will start for Ireland against Argentina in the Nations Championship on Friday night with Jamison Gibson-Park and Josh van der Flier on the bench at the Aviva Stadium.

Tennis great Rafael Nadal is set to join the board of Spanish football giants Real Madrid.

As South Africans vote in local elections, residents tell the BBC they are tired of the poor quality of services they get.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed a business and energy agenda over diplomacy on his second trip to India this year.

It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement which have targeted airports and other sites in the kingdom.

India's second mega IPO in a month comes despite subdued equity markets and aims to raise $3.2bn.

Many more have been injured at an event in the Indian city of Kolkata to mark a Hindu festival.

The Bollywood actor had been detained and released while participating in a protest in Mumbai on 10 October.

The body was recovered from a large blue plastic storage container - locally called a drum.

The dispute raises questions about the Indian conglomerate's governance, succession plans and future.