House prices: Have they actually gone up in your neighbourhood?

House prices in more than half of neighbourhoods in England and Wales are still lower in real terms than a decade ago, BBC analysis has revealed. In 58% of wards, residential properties are selling for less now, after accounting for inflation, than they were in 2007.

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'I felt so low, I couldn't see a way out'

Calleigh, now 18, was self-harming when she was 11 and first thought about taking her own life when she was 13. Calleigh's story comes as the charity Childline says it has received its highest number of counselling sessions with young people having suicidal thoughts and feelings.

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'Big, bad wolf' image flawed - scientists

New research casts doubt on the idea that dogs are naturally more tolerant and friendly than wolves. In tests of cooperation skills, wolves outperformed their domesticated relatives.

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Councils buying homeless one-way train tickets

A number of councils in England are regularly buying one-way train tickets for homeless people out of their area, the Victoria Derbyshire show has found.Some spent more than £1,000 a year on fares and charity Homeless Link called the scale "worrying".

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Bombardier to partner Airbus on C-Series jets

European aerospace firm Airbus is to take a majority stake in Bombardier's C-Series jet project. The C-Series has faced a series of problems, most recently a trade dispute in the US that imposed a 300% import tariff on the plane.

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Newspaper headlines: 'Rage of Ophelia' and 15-year limit on peerages

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Venezuela elections neither 'free nor fair', says US

The United States has condemned Sunday's elections for state governors in Venezuela, branding them neither "free nor fair". The State Department said ballot papers had been manipulated and polling stations moved "without public notice".

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Trump denigrates Obama then backtracks

The US president was asked why he had yet to contact the families of four US special forces killed 12 days ago in Niger. Mr Trump chose to attack his predecessor in the White House - then quickly backtracked.

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UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack

North Korean hackers targeted a British television company making a drama about the country, it has emerged. The series - due to be written by an Oscar-nominated screenwriter - has been shelved.

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Rochdale inquiry: Boy 'was raped by Cyril Smith' claim

The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said he first attended the "horrible" Knowl View, in Rochdale, in the 1980s when aged 12 or 13. The witness confirmed a statement of the allegations read to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.

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Two Catalan leaders in Spanish custody

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Brexit negotiations should accelerate, say May and Juncker

Brexit negotiations should "accelerate over the months to come," says a joint statement from the UK prime minister and the president of the EU Commission. Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker met in Brussels earlier for a dinner they called "constructive and friendly".

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Spain and Portugal tackle wildfires

The approach of Hurricane Ophelia whipped up strong winds that fanned the flames.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber to retire from House of Lords

Andrew Lloyd Webber is to retire from the Lords as of midnight on Monday, the House has confirmed. The 69-year-old composer became a life peer in the 1997 New Year's Honours list and sat as a Conservative member.

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Why is the sun red? BBC Weather's Charlie Slater explains

Video Why is the sun red? BBC Weather's Charlie Slater explains A red-looking sun has been reported across parts of England.The phenomenon has been seen in the South West, the Midlands, North West and North East.

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'I've paid for wedding, a house and a motorbike - and I'm in no debt'

This year, Luke and his wife have paid for a wedding, bought a house, a motorbike and been on three holidays. The couple from East Yorkshire say they have no debt at all - but their situation is apparently pretty unusual.

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'My #MeToo experience is sadly typical'

The social media conversation around hashtag #MeToo highlights how widespread sexual harassment is. The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan shares her personal story. We were in an Italian restaurant in New York, just after we'd finished working on a story.

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Malta blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia killed in car blast

Image copyright Linkedin A prominent blogger in Malta, who had accused the island's government of corruption, has died after the car she was in exploded.Daphne Caruana Galizia died in the blast in Bidnija, near Mosta, shortly after leaving her home nearby, reports say.

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Ministers back tougher sentences for attacks on emergency staff

Attacks on emergency workers will face tougher sentences under a new law which has been given government backing. Labour MP Chris Bryant's private members' bill would double the maximum sentence for common assault against an emergency worker to a year.

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Hampshire YMCA centre guilty after girl 'nearly hanged'

A YMCA activity centre has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a girl who was left hanging by her neck from a rope bridge during a school trip.The then 11-year-old slipped on the bridge at the YMCA Fairthorne Manor activity centre near Botley in 2012.

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