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Venezuela has accused the US of "piracy" after an oil tanker was seized off the country's coast.

The pictures are striking - US forces sliding down ropes on to the deck of an oil tanker in the Caribbean.

Ramesh lives in fear every day. A police siren is enough to alarm him.

Iceland has announced it is boycotting next year's Eurovision over Israel's participation in the competition, saying taking part would "neither be a source of joy nor peace".

Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of novels, has been hailed as a "graceful" inspiration who left her readers feeling better about themselves, following her death at the age of 55.

Tax changes announced in the budget could have "devastating, unintended consequences" on live music venues, including widespread closures and job losses, trade bodies have warned.

A huge takeover that would rock the entertainment industry looks imminent, with Netflix and Paramount fighting over Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).

Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner Prize with two exhibitions, including a series of brightly coloured sculptures.

Ramesh lives in fear every day. A police siren is enough to alarm him.

The government can't say with accuracy how many visa overstayers there are in Britain - no data has been collated for five-and-a-half years.

Tributes have been paid to a British soldier killed in Ukraine, as the country's allies prepare for talks before a crucial potential meeting with Donald Trump.

A man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-partner's sister and her three children in a house fire.

Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of novels, has been hailed as a "graceful" inspiration who left her readers feeling better about themselves, following her death at the age of 55.

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, an "outstanding" secondary in east London, humiliated pupils with harsh and harmful discipline; a damning safeguarding review has found.

Venezuela has accused the US of "piracy" after an oil tanker was seized off the country's coast.

The pictures are striking - US forces sliding down ropes on to the deck of an oil tanker in the Caribbean.

The US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas.

Tributes have been paid to a British soldier killed in Ukraine, as the country's allies prepare for talks before a crucial potential meeting with Donald Trump.

Venezuela's in-hiding opposition leader has made her first public appearance in months after covertly journeying to Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Iran and Egypt have complained after FIFA scheduled a World Cup match between the two nations in Seattle to coincide with the city's LGBTQ+ Pride festival.

Tax changes announced in the budget could have "devastating, unintended consequences" on live music venues, including widespread closures and job losses, trade bodies have warned.

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has acknowledged there were "too many leaks" in the run-up to last month's budget.

Sir Keir Starmer has called for a tougher approach to policing Europe's borders ahead of a meeting between leaders to discuss a potential shake-up of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The boss of a supermarket chain, a former head of communications for No 10 and an Olympic swimmer turned women's rights activist are among those to have received a peerage.

Homelessness charities have warned that ministers are "falling short of what is desperately needed to end Britain's homelessness crisis".

A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.

An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.

A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.

The trouble with the scientific evidence behind the social media ban in Australia is that there is not more of it.

GCHQ has released its annual Christmas challenge, with seven puzzles aimed to put the nation's codebreaking skills to the test.

Australian has become the world's first country to implement a social media ban for under-16s.

COVID-19 fraud and error cost the taxpayer nearly £11bn, a government watchdog has found.

Patients with a previously untreatable form of blood cancer are now living disease-free after a world-first gene therapy.

Ramesh lives in fear every day. A police siren is enough to alarm him.

Sir Keir Starmer has called for a tougher approach to policing Europe's borders ahead of a meeting between leaders to discuss a potential shake-up of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The UK's biggest water supplier has been dealt another blow as the regulator decided to reduce its income.

A man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-partner's sister and her three children in a house fire.