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Watch Nashville fans lay flowers in tribute to Dolly Parton

The BBC's Helena Humphrey visited the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday evening as fans gathered to mourn Dolly Parton. The country music star died at the age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, her team announced.

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The life of Rocky Horror star Tim Curry

English actor Tim Curry, best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in film musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at the age of 80.

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Buckingham Palace guards play '9 to 5' in honour of Dolly Parton

The Band of the Coldstream Guards played the track during the Changing of the Guard ceremony, drawing crowds of tourists who stopped to listen.

Woman wearing headscarf with stars outside Islamabad's PIMS hospital

Watch: 'We grabbed newborn and rushed out of Islamabad hospital'

The moment she saw smoke, Hivsa Walid fled the building with her sister-in-law's baby.

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Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border

This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content.

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Aerial footage shows flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border

Verified videos from Nepal show waters flooding towns as hundreds of travellers are missing, including foreign tourists.

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'Upskirter' caught on shopping centre CCTV

Alex Allegretto, 39, admitted to upskirting a girl in St David's 2 shopping centre, in Cardiff.

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Aerial video shows newly opened bridge over A47

It is the latest development in a £100m upgrade to make parts of the road a dual carriageway.

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Why was this US military plane in Moscow?

The BBC's Tom Bateman explains how a senior US official flew into the Russian capital, though the motive is still unclear.

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How do tornadoes form?

A tornado has torn through the village of Pomas in south-west France, injuring 39 people and damaging hundreds of homes.

A person stands on a roof inspecting a power cable.

Relief may be near for Indiana city after days without power

After nearly two-weeks without power, Gary, Indiana residents and officials call for accountability, infrastructure improvements, and customer relief measures.

Iranian Ryal notes with pictures of the Ayatollah on, over the top of a US dollar

Watch: What are the US sanctions on Iran and who else will be affected?

Washington announced what it described as an "economic D-Day" against Iran, widening current sanctions and targetting countries with business ties with the regime.

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Crow perches on BBC journalist's head during TV report

The friendly bird was nursed back to health by a woman who found him injured in a park.

A tornado is seen spinning above a house in the clouds, with two cars on top of each other on the right.

Moment tornado tears through southern France

The tornado has injured more than 40 people and destroyed homes in villages.

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'Absolutely ridiculous': Canadians react to new tariff tensions with the US

Many voiced frustration at the escalating trade war, warning it risks damaging the deep economic and cultural ties between the two neighbours.

Ontario's Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media.

Watch: Doug Ford's blunt warning to Trump over Canada tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford lists the ways Canada could hurt the US economy - and uses blunt language to taunt the US president.

Videos showing dangerous driving easily found on social media

At least one of the young people killed in the crash appears in videos posted on TikTok showing dangerous driving.

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How the deadly A66 crash unfolded leaving seven dead

At 03:30 BST on Saturday, two police officers were killed when a Volkswagen Passat collided with their marked car on the A66 motorway.

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Can great powers ever be 'the good guys'?

Is Great Britain really still great? Is it in decline, or has the UK underestimated its own status in the world?