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Health staff told not to talk to each other for more than five minutes a day
Staff in a Southland Hospital department were were told about the requirement, complaints to a union show, but Health NZ Southern says it doesn't have a 'no talking' policy.

England to bring in minimum fitness standards
England will introduce minimum fitness standards for their women's players next year, says head coach Charlotte Edwards.

Everton condemn online abuse of Calvert-Lewin's wife
Everton condemn the "threatening, racist, and misogynistic" abuse aimed towards the wife of Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Teenagers admit torturing and killing kittens
A boy, 17, and girl, 16, plead guilty to killing the animals found in a field on 3 May.

Liberty Steel plants in Rotherham and Sheffield under threat
A court will decide whether the firm should be wound up on Wednesday

'We are dying at pace' - infected blood victims still waiting for compensation
Diana Johnson MP, who has campaigned with victims, tells BBC slow progress is "disappointing".

The football fans taking great lengths to reach Bilbao for Europa League final
Up to 80,000 Manchester United and Tottenham fans are expected to descend on Bilbao, a city with a population of around 350,000, for Wednesday's Europa League final.

What does the UK-EU deal mean for holidays and jobs? Your questions answered
We have been answering questions on the trade deal submitted via Your Voice, Your BBC News.

BBC Verify examines Israeli strikes as minimal aid enters Gaza
Israel says its reopened access for a limited number of aid trucks into Gaza, after blocking supplies from entering the territory for the last 11 weeks. BBC Verify has been looking into the latest strikes and aid situation in Gaza.

Ryanair tells flight attendants in Spain to repay salary rises after union wins court case
The Irish airline is pursuing members of a Spanish union to hand back up to €3,000 following a ruling.

Maintenance worker arrested for assisting New Orleans jail break
Sterling Williams is accused of helping 10 inmates escape the Orleans Parish Jail on Friday.

Millions of consumers could get £70 after Mastercard ruling
It is not necessary to have held a Mastercard to make a claim, after a court ruled historic fees the firm administered were unfair.

Boxing: Sonny Bill Williams-Paul Gallen build starts hot with no-show
The former Sharks captain skipped the fight announcement against Sonny Bill Williams.

Djokovic 'couldn't get more' out of Murray partnership
Novak Djokovic says he "couldn't get more" out of his partnership with Andy Murray but is in no rush to find a new coach as the French Open approaches.

'I'm not a clown' - Postecoglou defends record in gripping media conference
An emotional Ange Postecoglou angrily refuted suggestion he is a "clown" in a combative news conference on the eve of Tottenham's Europa League final against Manchester United.

Elon Musk plans to cut back political spending
Asked if he had any regrets about his political activities, Musk said: "I did what needed to be done."

Biden's cancer diagnosis raises fresh questions about his health in White House
The news that he has "aggressive" prostate cancer has some medics asking why it was not detected sooner.

Watch: 'You don't do that to someone you love' - doorbell camera captures domestic abuse
Hayley, a domestic abuse survivor, details years of violence and control.

UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israel's settler movement Daniella Weiss
The foreign secretary said the move "demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account".

Her bravery shone through, says family of firefighter who died in business park blaze
Firefighters Jennie Logan and Martyn Sadler, along with father Dave Chester, died in the fire.

Girl, 11, who drowned at water park unlawfully killed, inquest rules
Kyra Hill, 11, drowned during a birthday party at the park near Windsor in August 2022.