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The UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has passed a resolution calling on Iran to urgently cooperate and reverse its decision to bar some of its inspectors.There are concerns Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon, an accusation Tehran denies. The resolution, drafted by Britain, France and Germany, passed by the 35-nation board of governors was voted for by 20 countries, with only China and Russia voting it down. Twelve nations abstained and one country did not take part. Iran called the decision “hasty and unwise”, Iranian state TV reported. The resolution, passed at a quarterly…

8 hours agoRiyah Collins,BBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesHalsey hinted she was receiving treatment for leukamia and lupus in an Instagram postGrammy-nominated singer Halsey says she’s “lucky to be alive” after struggling with her health.Although the 29-year-old did not identify her conditions, she hinted in an Instagram post she’d been diagnosed with lupus and leukaemia.In a series of photos and videos, she’s seen in hospital and saying she feels “like an old lady”.”Long story short, I’m lucky to be alive,” she wrote in the caption, where she also announced her new album.Halsey shared the health update while announcing her fifth studio album and…

Police in France have arrested a 26-year-old Russian-Ukrainian man on suspicion of trying to make explosives and planning a violent act.The man was badly burned after an explosion on Tuesday in a hotel room in Roissy-en-France, near Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport. Investigators found evidence of equipment and materials intended to be used for bomb-making in his room, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office said.Guns and false passports were also found, according to French media reports.Anti-terror prosecutors have opened an investigation. They are working with France’s domestic spy agency, a source told the Reuters news agency.The suspect is currently being interviewed…

Actress Christina Applegate has spoken about her feelings of “real depression”, following her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in 2021.The actress, known for Anchorman, Married With Children and Bad Moms, said she was “still mad about” having the disease.Speaking on the latest episode of her Messy podcast, Applegate said: “I don’t enjoy living. I don’t enjoy it. I don’t enjoy things anymore.”MS is a disease where the body’s own immune cells attack the brain and spinal cord, leading to symptoms including muscle stiffness and problems walking and talking.Applegate said she currently felt like she was experiencing “a real, [screw]-it-all depression”.”Like, a…

Narendra Modi is set to be India’s prime minister for a third time, a day after humbling election results which saw his majority slashed by a resurgent opposition.Mr Modi was backed to be prime minister again following a meeting with his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday.The 73-year-old had found himself unexpectedly reliant on the NDA’s smaller parties to reach a parliamentary majority after his own party fell short of the 272 needed to form the next government.However, the opposition – which won 232 seats to the NDA’s 293 – has yet to formally concede.It was holding its own meeting…

5 hours agoAnthony Reuben and Robert Cuffe,BBC VerifyITV/PARishi Sunak and Keir Starmer faced each other in their first televised debate of the election campaign and traded claims on tax, the NHS and small boat crossings.BBC Verify has been examining them. £2,000 extra tax per family?Like the Conservatives, Labour has promised not to increase income tax, National Insurance or VAT during the next Parliament, but Rishi Sunak said: “Independent Treasury officials have costed Labour’s policies and they amount to a £2,000 tax rise for every working family.”That quote risks misleading people, and the prime minister mentioned the £2,000 figure nine times…

Getty ImagesThe Conservative Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt will face Labour’s deputy leader Angela RaynerPenny Mordaunt and Angela Rayner will go head-to-head in the first BBC election debate on Friday night, featuring representatives from the seven biggest parties in Great Britain.The Leader of the House of Commons and deputy leader of the Labour Party will be joined by Daisy Cooper for the Liberal Democrats and Nigel Farage on behalf of Reform UK. Stephen Flynn will appear for the Scottish National Party, the Green Party will be represented by co-leader Carla Denyer and Plaid Cymru by leader Rhun ap Iorwerth.The line-upConservative Party:…

South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) has suggested forming a government of national unity after losing its parliamentary majority in last week’s elections.It says it has reached out to all parties but negotiations are still underway.”The results indicate that the South Africans want all parties to work together,” ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri told journalists.The ANC got about 40% of the vote, with the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) on 22%, the MK party of former President Jacob Zuma on 15% and the radical Economic Freedom Fighters on 9%.This was the first time the ANC has lost its majority since Nelson Mandela…

33 minutes agoTom Espiner,BBC business reporterPost Office Horizon IT InquiryMs Perkins was told Fujitsu had cut corners on the quality of its software Former Post Office chair Alice Perkins was warned about potential faults in the Horizon IT system as early as 2011, an inquiry has heard.At the time, the Post Office had prosecuted hundreds of sub-postmasters for fraud on the strength of faulty data from Horizon accounting software.It would carry on with these cases until 2015.Ms Perkins, who was giving evidence at an inquiry into the scandal, said at the time she did not make a link between the…

29 minutes agoJames Gallagher,Health and science correspondent, @JamesTGallagherLauren GolightlyLauren Golightly has Crohn’s Disease, a type of IBDA major cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been discovered by UK scientists.They found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease.It makes it much easier for some immune cells to go haywire and drive excessive inflammation in the bowels.The team have found drugs that already exist seem to reverse the disease in laboratory experiments and are now aiming for human trials.Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease.…