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BBC “We are treated like animals in a cage” says one protest sign put up by the Tamil migrants, who cannot be identified for legal reasons The UK has offered dozens of stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian Ocean, a temporary move to Romania. … Read more

Cardiff endometriosis patient wants condition treated more urgently Lara Stevens says endometriosis is like the cancer she had as a child, with the potential to spread and damage multiple organs – but feels it is not treated with the required urgency. “The endometriosis could be growing and I wouldn’t know where it is and what … Read more

Red hair. Pink fur coat. White helmet. Green tartan trousers. Huffing and puffing uphill on a rickety old bike towards the job centre. Not quite as graceful as ET on two wheels but that first scene introducing the titular character in Sophie Willan’s sitcom Alma’s Not Normal created an instant connection with a new audience. … Read more

Interpol Interpol has launched a campaign to identify a number of dead women A pair of red shoes, two beaded necklaces and a British 10p coin are among the few clues that could help to identify a teenage girl found murdered in western France more than 40 years ago. Her death is one of 46 … Read more

BBC A year ago, the images were searing. With Israel still reeling from the worst terrorist attack in its history and Gaza already under devastating bombardment, it felt like a turning point. The Israel-Palestine conflict, largely absent from our screens for years, had exploded back into view. It seemed to take almost everyone by surprise. … Read more

Isabella Morris Isabella Morris says it’s tough to make ends meet as a young family The US presidential election is just weeks away and one essential voting bloc is getting a lot of attention from both parties: young voters. But it’s economic woes – from inflation to housing – that could drive them to the … Read more

BBC Neil Foden’s offending may have started decades earlier than first thought A paedophile head teacher may have abused pupils for more than 40 years, with four times as many victims than previously thought. Neil Foden was jailed for 17 years for sexually abusing four children in north Wales between 2019 and 2023. But a … Read more

Getty Images Cambodian navy personnel patrol Ream naval base, which sits on the Gulf of Thailand Two grey shapes, visible from satellites for most of this year at Cambodia’s Ream naval base, seem to confirm growing fears in Washington: that China is expanding its military footprint, beyond the three disputed islands in the South China … Read more

BBC Malak’s father was killed in February, before baby Rahma was born Suddenly, Malak stops speaking, leans forward a fraction and kisses the baby sitting on her lap. Her sister Rahma is fair-haired and has blue eyes. There is a 13-year age difference between them. But to Malak – who lost her father in an … Read more