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What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?

The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.

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Harry Styles named curator of 2026 Meltdown Festival

Harry Styles will join the list of artists that have overseen the annual London event.

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Businesses face extinction unless they protect nature, major report warns

Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.

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Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps

It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.

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The mystery of stolen champion racehorse Shergar

When armed men seized him in 1983, the BBC reported on a true crime saga

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What have families told the Lampard Inquiry into mental health deaths?

The latest stage of the public inquiry into 2,000 deaths in Essex hears more from bereaved families.

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FBI won't co-operate on Alex Pretti investigation, state officials say

Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the FBI will not hand over any evidence it has gathered.

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Treasures found on HS2 route stored in secret warehouse

Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.

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How Robert Duvall became a Hollywood great

A look at the life of the prolific actor whose many films included Apocalypse Now and The Godfather.

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Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over Jeffrey Epstein ties

Billionaire Thomas Pritzker said he had exercised "terrible judgement" in keeping contact with Epstein.

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Eight iconic Nordic homes throughout history

These masterworks of 'soft modernism' reveal the origins of today's Scandi style

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Lloyds boss accepts concern over use of staff data in pay talks

The bank was criticised for comparing employees' spending habits to the wider public as part of wage negotiations.

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Boy first in UK to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery

Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

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How America's Next Top Model became a horror show

A new Netflix docuseries looks back at the controversial modelling contest

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Billy Steinberg, Madonna's Like a Virgin songwriter, dies at 75

Hailed as among the "most successful" songwriters, Steinberg wrote for artists including Whitney Houston and Roy Orbison.

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Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks' as parcels prioritised, staff say

Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.

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