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Knife crime: 1,000 young victims hospitalised last year

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 20:16
The NHS also says there has been a 54% rise in the number of victims aged 10 to 19 over five years.

Prisoner falls through ceiling while trying to escape

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 20:14
A US inmate's escape plan falls through - literally - and it's all caught on camera.

Trial by ordeal: When fire and water determined guilt

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 17:56
It is 800 years since juries started to determine guilt in England - before then, court was quite literally an "ordeal".

747: How the jumbo jet shaped 50 years of flight

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 17:43
Fifty years since the Boeing 747's first flight, BBC Rewind looks back on how the jumbo jet changed aviation and global travel.

How Nina Nesbitt fought the pop machine and found herself

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 17:34
Five years after her debut album, the singer gives a frank account of life in pop limbo.

The battle over Britain's newest student movement

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 17:24
When conservative group Turning Point launched in Britain, things did not go entirely to plan.

The 'drag kid' who has Madonna and RuPaul as fans

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 17:02
11-year-old Desmond is a "drag kid" trying to help other children express themselves.

North Korea nuclear talks: US envoy Biegun prepares for Trump-Kim summit

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 15:48
Stephen Biegun returns from three days of talks in Pyongyang, "confident" of "real progress".

TikTok: When gummy bears singing Adele rule online

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:35
The Chinese-owned meme platform taking over the internet.

The US girl scouts hoping to soar like Eagles

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:32
BBC News talks to girls who have joined the Boy Scouts of America programme for the first time.

The Papers: Sir Philip's 'humiliation' and Bezos 'blackmailed'

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:29
The papers report on allegations against the Topshop tycoon and revelations from the world's richest man.

Emiliano Sala: Who owned the plane the Cardiff player died in?

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:24
The plane Cardiff City's £15m signing was on board was based in the UK but registered in the US.

Gruffalo artist Axel Scheffler's Zog transformed for the stage

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:23
Zog, the dragon who won a golden star, is flying around the country on a theatre tour. Here his co-creator, illustrator Axel Scheffler, explains how he has gone from page to stage.

'Saigon Sam' and his Teesside takeaway

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:19
Takeaway owner Sam is reunited with his rescuer 40 years after fleeing Vietnam in a boat

Sword blows make me strong, says Scotland's female knight

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:15
Leonie Leaver is the first woman in Scotland to compete in armoured medieval combat.

Cambridge University student Peter Biar Ajak 'detained in hellhole'

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:08
Peter Biar Ajak is an outspoken critic of South Sudan and has been detained there since July.

How to ski when you can't use your legs

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:06
Frank Gardner was paralysed when he was shot six times in 2004. Skiing was one of the joys he did not want to lose.

Sir Philip Green 'paid employee £1m over harassment claims'

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:05
The Daily Telegraph says Sir Philip paid the female employee £1m after groping and kissing her.

Venezuela's gold diplomacy gamble

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 13:01
Nicolas Maduro is trying to use the country's gold to raise cash and make friends.

Konta & Boulter win tense three-setters to seal Fed Cup group win

Sat, 09/02/2019 - 12:59
Great Britain move a step closer to Fed Cup promotion after Katie Boulter and Johanna Konta's wins seal victory over Hungary.

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