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Updated 3 min ago · 27 articles from BBC News

BBC News Aug 31, 6:58 PM

Two dead and more than a dozen missing after 'terrifying' flash flood hits Grand Canyon

"It was a beautiful day - and then people were screaming," one hiker tells the BBC, as 14 people are missing.

BBC News Aug 31, 6:15 PM

Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life

The prediction market operator Kalshi says Santos made barred trades and misleading comments that influenced prices.

BBC News Aug 31, 5:54 PM

US singer D4vd's celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case

The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty.

BBC News Aug 31, 5:30 PM

Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously

Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers, as the flooding death toll reaches 939.

BBC News Aug 31, 4:42 PM

'I haven't lost my hope' - the search for missing loved ones

Relatives of those still missing in the fatal floods in Nepal hold onto hope that their loved ones have survived.

BBC News Aug 31, 4:32 PM

Company offering reward for safe return of truckload of beer

Police say a thief presented false documentation at a California distribution centre before driving off with the shipment.

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BBC News Aug 31, 3:30 PM

John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash

The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.

BBC News Aug 31, 3:18 PM

Messi retires from international football with 'nothing left to give'

Argentina great Lionel Messi announces his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that "hurt" but he understands "the time has come".

BBC News Aug 31, 3:00 PM

Trump pushes Apple to change 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' on its maps

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

BBC News Aug 31, 2:50 PM

'She slipped out of my hand' - children missing after ferry sinks off northern Cyprus

Ayten and Hayri Bicer's two young children are among 20 missing in an incident that killed eight people.

BBC News Aug 31, 1:47 PM

US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks

The attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz - the first known US strike since late July - has killed two people and injured two others.

BBC News Aug 31, 1:11 PM

Man arrested after Swiss rave shooting that killed woman

A 22-year-old Italian woman was killed and several injured at a techno rave in Aarau.