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Ex-West Brom midfielder Castro, 25, dies during friendlyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8dnd416pzyo

Former West Brom midfielder Quevin Castro dies at the age of 25 after collapsing during a match in Portugal.

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Tarling third in Vuelta opener after brother's deathhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cq6d6y0e500o

Britain's Josh Tarling finishes third in the opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana just eight days after his brother Fin lost his life in a crash.

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Mateta claims final year of Palace deal is invalidhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cdx7x90dxywo

Jean-Philippe Mateta is challenging the validity of the final 10 months on his Crystal Palace contract.

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Norris expects challenge after back-to-back poleshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cy4548x20y5o

World champion Lando Norris says he expects other teams to challenge for victory after securing pole position for Sunday's final Dutch Grand Prix.

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Video appears to show police chase minutes before fatal crashhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gxgpqzdz6o

Several police vehicles are seen chasing a car just three minutes before the crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough.

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Espanyol vs Real Madrid LIVE: La Ligahttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2026/8/22/espanyol-vs-real-madrid-live-la-liga

Follow updates as Jose Mourinho returns to lead Madrid - including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary.

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Did DOGE cuts make America’s food safety problem worse?https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/22/08-22-26-us-food-recalls-clip

The US has recorded more than 160 food recalls this year, as a Cyclospora outbreak has sickened nearly 11,000 people.

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Canadian PM calls Trump's fresh tariffs a 'miscalculation' after trade talks collapsehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx272np7vgyo

In a speech on Saturday morning, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada walked away from the negotiation table to protect its sovereignty.

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Man Utd 'didn't look ready' - but hurting Carrick remains calmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c87n78p070do

Manchester United boss Michael Carrick is refusing to panic despite shock loss at newly promoted Hull City.

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Norris beats Russell to pole position at Zandvoorthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cgr7rwqyn0xo

Lando Norris beats George Russell to pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix in a frantic scramble to complete laps before a late shower of rain.

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Carney faces crucial test after walking away from Trump's dealhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3040pn8lmmo

The Canadian prime minister will have the sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.

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Vigil held for family who died in sea off Shorehamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87n7xd2ye9o

Town pays its respects to a family who died after getting into difficulty in the water off West Sussex.

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Williams and Alcaraz to play US Open mixed doubleshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c4g3gp9k2njo

Serena Williams will pair up with Carlos Alcaraz for the mixed doubles at the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

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Infantino asked to stay away from youth tournamenthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq6d627y8g7o

Gianni Infantino has been asked to stay away from a youth football tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend by Concacaf president Victor Montagliani.

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Watch: Moment robot attempts to beat Usain Bolt's 100m recordhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cgljl9zp47xo

An android at China's World Humanoid Robot Games ran faster than Bolt's world record, smartphone maker Honor says.

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Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monasteryhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlxlvz01z1o

A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.

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Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conferencehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cy4k4d3lj21o

More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.

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Diamonds for sale: lab-grown gem auctions are all over TikTok right now, but some aren’t happy about ithttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/22/tiktok-auctions-lab-grown-diamonds

Streamed auctions offer a cheap way to buy the precious gems, but experts warn that quality is not guaranteed The first time Andrea Greenhill came across a livestream auction for lab-grown diamonds while scrolling on TikTok, she was stunned. While the diamond engagement ring her husband proposed with years ago had cost thousands of dollars, these loose lab-grown diamonds were selling in seconds at a fraction of the price. β€œI have two rings that are both natural diamonds and cost a fortune,” she said. I saw the prices they were going for in the auctions, and I was like, β€œThis is insanity…

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Opinion: Mr. Rogers keeps finding a new neighborhoodhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5932426/opinion-mr-rogers-keeps-finding-a-new-neighborhood

MLB catcher Jake Rogers probably didn't know if he was coming or going the last several weeks: he's been a Detroit Tiger, a Baltimore Oriole, a Boston Red Sox, and now he's a Chicago White Sox.

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Martinelli deserves better from Arsenal - Wrighthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj636ewwz46o

Ian Wright says Gabriel Martinelli deserves "more respect" from Arsenal and questions the way the club have handled the winger's potential exit.

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As Flock battles public scrutiny, other police surveillance companies see an openinghttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5931446/flock-fallout-competitors-see-opportunity

Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock.

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Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Gameshttps://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/22/usain-bolts-100m-record-broken-at-world-humanoid-robot-games

Chinese robot reaches peak ​speed of 14.5 metres per second to beat Bolt's 100m record in Beijing, says state media.

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'We're not Brendon and Ben' - Root's calmness praisedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cly9yzrgp21o

Joe Root is praised for his calmness on his return as captain by interim coach Marcus Trescothick, who says the pair "are not" Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.

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Russell wins Dutch GP sprint from pole positionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cn0n03rn711o

Mercedes' George Russell leads from start to finish to win the sprint race at the Dutch Grand Prix.

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Laptop catches fire on US flight, pilot reportshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce979zpjj85o

The pilot said passengers may have been burned, with one treated and released after American Airlines Flight 2398 landed safely.

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Two-time world boxing champion Tete shot dead outside homehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/c98v78n72v5o

Zolani Tete, a former WBO bantamweight and IBF super-flyweight world champion, has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa.

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Sick of Constant Pings, They’re Sending Texts at the Speed of Carrier Pigeon

Apps that let users send digital messages at ultraslow speeds have taken off, with users reveling in a slower pace of life. (Just don’t use the them to make dinner plans.)

How new-look Spurs are shaping up under De Zerbihttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx25xy7p9zpo

Roberto de Zerbi has had time and money over the summer to start creating a new-look Tottenham. So how are they shaping up?

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Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports sayhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93403wg288o

The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.

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Multiple deaths after collision between police vehicle and carhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx272ly3g00o

The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat on the A66 in South Bank, near Middlesbrough, police say.

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Messi fined for slapping opponent in MLS gamehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz05k0j72p5o

Lionel Messi is fined by Major League Soccer after slapping Philadelphia Union's Quinn during Inter Miami's draw on Wednesday.

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Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trialhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/22/meta-trial-children-privacy

In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy Meta’s business can be boiled down to four words that begin with the letter H: hook, hold, harvest, hide, according to a lawyer who is prosecuting the world’s largest social media company. The owner of Facebook and Instagram β€œhooks” in users, β€œholds” them on its platforms for as long as possible, β€œharvests” their data and then β€œhides” the truth from the public, she argued. Continue reading...

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Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadiumhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg92y1wzn8o

Online sleuths detected the error after Sydney Marathon unveiled the double-sided medal.

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The ex-Blackburn winger facing Mourinho and Real Madridhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4g3nr57kdlo

Tyrhys Dolan, who played for Blackburn Rovers for five years before joining Espanyol last summer, says he is ready to take on one of the biggest tests of his career against Real Madrid on Saturday.

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Serrano draws 3.4m views on TikTok for 50th winhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/ce97kk98ey4o

Amanda Serrano is made to work for her 50th career win against Lucrecia Manzur., which draws over three million views on TikTok.

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β€˜Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/22/the-hollywood-creatives-training-ai-to-do-their-jobs

Amid a jobs slump, award-winning writers, directors and producers taking on sometimes lucrative temp work teaching AI skills such as screenwriting and production Hollywood creatives are taking gig work to train AI models to replicate their skills in a bid to offset tightening earnings in a trend one compared to being β€œhanded a shovel and asked to dig the grave of my profession”. Experienced and award-winning writers, directors and producers are being paid from $12 to $200 an hour to teach AI models the intricacies of their jobs, from writing a screenplay to devising a shooting schedule. C…

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Fab Four and Fleming on the phone - England's first-Test takeawayshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c5yr18gp9j9o

Have England improved or were Pakistan really poor? BBC cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt analyses the first-Test talking points from Headingley.

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Second set of twins a good distraction from injury - Maddisonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c20j3vx6ne4o

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison says having five children aged four and under - including a second set of twins - helpfully distracted him from his ACL injury last season.

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β€˜They’re thinking about the likes’: deadly TikTok motorway trend horrifies Irelandhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/22/deadly-tiktok-motorway-driving-trend-horrifies-ireland

Social media platforms face public ire after fatal crash involving teenagers filming themselves driving on wrong side Videos often begin with the camera panning across a glowing dashboard as a gloved hand starts the ignition. The camera turns to show figures with masked faces in the rear seat, who are also filming, and swivels back to show the windscreen. Beyond it, a dark cityscape. The engine throbs, headlights puncture the night and the journey begins, first down a suburban road, then a motorway. The speedometer shows acceleration, the needle juddering as the car gathers velocity. Continue…

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Is this the end of Harry and Meghan’s American dream?https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/22/prince-harry-meghan-american-dream

The Sussexes are returning to the UK with significantly reduced media deals in an industry where fame alone can no longer guarantee success Having settled in California in the aftermath of their dramatic decoupling from the royal family in 2020, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced a partnership that appeared to set a clear destination for their new lives outside the House of Windsor. With every global media stable clamouring for their signature, the couple revealed a deal with Netflix reportedly worth $100m . The ambitions were lofty and broad, including scripted and unscripted projects,…

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Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ashhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/22/ai-disaster-hiroshima-humankind-silicon-valley-technology

It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic Here in Silicon Valley, the experts think that within the next couple of years we’ll see an extraordinary takeoff for artificial intelligence. β€œWelcome to the foothills of the singularity,” as a Stanford University friend greeted me. More prosaically, the imminent breakthrough is described as β€œrecursive self-improvement” – the point at which AI itself trains each successive model of AI, resulting in an exponential development to som…

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U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian productshttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5941584/us-canada-tariffs

The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed.

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Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break downhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgvyy4x2mvo

New 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after last minute breakdown in trade talks.

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Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hearshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62xpre63j2o

The defence brought their final witness - a forensic psychiatrist - to the stand to testify about the effects of postpartum psychosis.

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Burnham economic adviser O'Neill rules out government jobhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwym4m4j848o

Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.

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'Quiet, quiet, quiet!' - What triggers Trump to shut down reporters?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c235j22d85ro

As the US president insults a journalist again, the BBC looks at the questions he does not like to answer.

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