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26 October 2022

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Aastha Arora just after her birth

Where is India's billionth baby now?

The BBC revisits Aastha Arora - "the special baby" whose birth in 2000 made global headlines.

The headline in the Daily Mirror says "Zelensky: Our pride", while the Daily Express asks the new prime minister "Do you really want to scrap pensions triple lock again?"

'Rishi's roar' and 'Truss legacy rejected'

Most of Thursday's papers look at the different issues facing Rishi Sunak as begins his new role.

John Lundstram

Rangers with one chance to avoid European ignominy

Five games, five defeats. Can Rangers rescue a "damaging" Champions League campaign and avoid an unwanted record?

Brightly coloured houses in Svalbard

The race to save the fastest-warming place on Earth

Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago, is thought to be heating at six times the global average.

Melia Kreiling and James Corden

James Corden on 'bombshell' show he couldn't refuse

The star is the lead in a romantic whodunnit with more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie novel.

Yvette and Rosey

'I may have to put my child in care due to bills'

A mum says she fears being separated from her disabled daughter due to energy costs.

The hands of a parent and child are seen in a sink

Many skip work over hygiene poverty shame - charity

Some 3.2m adults struggle to afford basic hygiene products leading to shame and exclusion, charity says.

Bruce Lehrmann

Australia parliament rape trial abandoned

A jury has been dismissed after "misconduct" during deliberations in a trial that has shocked Australia.

Antonio Conte

From dancing to despair - Conte fumes at VAR

Antonio Conte expressed his frustration as VAR denied his Tottenham side a dramatic late winner against Sporting Lisbon, before he was sent off for his reaction to the decision.

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