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Father fights oil giant BP over son’s death in legal first | BBC News

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A father has started legal action against UK oil giant BP over the death of his 21-year-old son.

Hussein Julood alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq – a practice known as flaring – caused his son Ali’s leukaemia.

A BBC World Service investigation in 2022 found Ali’s village, which lies within the field, had high levels of cancer-causing pollutants known to come from flaring.

BP said “we understand the concerns” and are supporting change.

The case is believed to be the first time an individual has started legal action against a major oil firm over its flaring practices.

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Krakow shooting leaves six dead, including British citizen | BBC News

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An attack in Krakow’s Main Market Square on Saturday has left six people dead.

Police said a 25-year-old man drove into the square “before beginning to fire at random people from his car”.

Poland’s Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said the suspect is a Polish national.

He added that it looks like he held “very radical views” and that everything indicates he was inspired by “far-right ideologies”.

One of the six people killed in the attack has been identified as a British national.

The head of Poland’s police force, Marek Boroń, says 16 more people were injured, including two police officers, five foreign nationals and the suspect.

Krakow is also holding two days of mourning, with businesses in the city closed today after the attack.

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At the scene of the shooting in Krakow | BBC News

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At least five people have been killed and about a dozen injured in a shooting in Krakow’s Main Market Square, local police have said.

Details of the number of victims and injuries are still being established, the official account for the city of Krakow said.

The department said at around 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) a man drove into the square and began shooting “at random” from his car.

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Donald Trump names Stephen Miller as new White House chief of staff | BBC News

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US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Stephen Miller would replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff.

Trump said his deputy chief of staff did an “outstanding job” and would be moved to the “Trump Political Operation”.

The news comes after Republicans suffered a series of major defeats in the 2026 midterm elections, including losing control of both chambers of Congress.

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Iran is undertaking significant new construction near at least two of its major missile sites, satellite images suggest. We examine why this poses a challenge for the US.

Also on the programme, a senior Iranian official has sent the US a nuclear proposal via Qatar, according to the Reuters news agency.

And Iraq’s Foreign Minister warns that pro-Iran militias based in Iraq could get involved in the war, as disarmament talks between them and the Iraqi government stall.

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US President Donald Trump has asked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White to be White House press secretary, in a social media post.

“Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Dana, please take the job!”

It’s unclear whether the president’s public job offer is genuine. The BBC has asked the White House and UFC, along with its parent company TKO Group Holdings, for comment.

The vacancy for White House press secretary has been open since mid-October, when Katie Zacharia exited after just a few days on the job.

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