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Rescue efforts enter fifth day on Nepal-Tibet border with more than 2,400 missing after flash flood
At least 675 people have died in Nepal, local authorities say. The country's tourism board says 320 foreign nationals are among the missing.
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Asia
At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot
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Europe
Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor
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Politics
Norway's new king remembers 'my dear father' in first speech
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Europe
Rescue to continue overnight for 'in distress' vessel carrying five in the Channel
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Devon
I've been to Gamescom six times - here's what excited me this year
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Technology
British heavyweight Moses Itauma stretchered out after shock defeat in gruelling world title fight
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Boxing

Sport headlines

Man City open talks with Liverpool over Gakpo
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Premier League
£300m spent, bottom of the table... but Spurs boss De Zerbi 'not angry'
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Tottenham
Decision to curtail play at Lord's 'a joke' - Hussain
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Cricket
'Supporters aren't always wrong' - Moyes on Everton fans' anger
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Everton
GB's Fery beaten in his first ATP Tour final
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Tennis

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The top stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Organisers 'devastated' as man dies after sign falls at Christian festival
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Sussex
Relief as Edinburgh's Princes Street reopens seven weeks after fire
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Edinburgh, Fife & East
Girl faces six-month recovery after 'freak accident' bus crash on Turkey holiday
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Wales
Murder investigation after man found dead and child seriously injured
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Northern Ireland
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Dolly Parton's dad couldn't read - it inspired her to help kids learn
The late Queen of Country set up a programme giving one free book a month to families around the world.
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US & Canada
Dragons' Den investor offers street artist advice - and a painting job
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Peterborough
Artist defends 'unfinished' Ronnie O'Sullivan mural
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England
Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims
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Business
Will Young set to make garden show debut
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Surrey
Why did Courteeners frontman buy tickets to his own gig?
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Manchester
Nine of the most memorable dream sequences in film and TV
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Soundtrack your summer

Catch up on Fontaines D.C.'s only UK festival appearance in 2026. Video
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Royal Blood's Figure It Out rocks Reading Festival. Video
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JADE covers Sam Fender and performs tracks from her album at the Proms. Video
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The curveball covers that went down in Live Lounge history. Audio
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Quizzes and games

Weekly quiz: Who is taking over as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter series?
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Culture
Can you guess the book from its (badly described) plot?
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BBC Bitesize
Penne for your thoughts: Try your hand at our pernickety pasta quiz
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Food
Only 11% of people got full marks last week - how will you score this week?
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Sport
You have 60 seconds... try to complete the word search in time
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Bitesize

Food and recipes

Meal ideas, cooking tips and more, updated daily to keep you inspired

Treat yourself to a belting bank holiday brunch
Whatever your taste, we've got a brunch that's just right.
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Food
Easy cake recipes to make with the little ones over the bank holiday
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Food
Ultra-processed foods quiz: Can you spot which everyday products make the list?
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Food
Forget Starbucks coffee - Gen Z like their drinks ice cold
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Business
Five foods you definitely shouldn't put in an air fryer
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Morning Live

Bank holiday feasting

Health and wellbeing

Electrolyte drinks are booming, but do you actually need them?
Our experts take a deeper look at the pros and cons.
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Food
I was in so much pain I could barely feed my cats - now I'm back as a pro wrestler
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UK
The supplements athletes take and why
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Sport
Why we can't look away from hoarder home clean-ups
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England
John Robins: I didn't know I was an alcoholic until I quit drinking. Audio, 52 minutes
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Uplifting stories

Belgian festival celebrates the humble omelette... with a huge one
More than 7,000 eggs were used to make the four-metre-wide spectacle.
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Newsround
'I'm off to Las Vegas for a bricklaying contest'
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England
Inclusive paddleboarding 'gives me freedom I never thought I'd have'
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Northern Ireland
Golfer's one-in-six-million hole-in-one. Audio, 00:01:26
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Why this village hangs its underwear in the street
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Derbyshire

Insight and analysis

A closer look at the week's stories

I used to live in a quiet area - now a data centre overlooks my garden
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Wales
Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality'
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Asia
The tiny town aiming to defy odds in Bundesliga debut
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Football
Why Brits go to Benidorm
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Here For The History
Why influencers are rejecting the tradwife label. Audio, 15 minutes
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Sounds

Science and nature

Spectacular pictures from Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Polar bears, chameleons, swifts and orcas all feature in the best images from this year's competition.
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Science & Environment
Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
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Asia
Animal head bought at auction verified as extinct Tasmanian Tiger
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England
What is déjà vu and can science explain it?
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Bitesize
2006: Scientists rule Pluto isn't a planet after all. Video, 00:00:57
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A dying knight's request takes crusader Robin from France to Nottingham
Russell Crowe stars in Ridley Scott's take on the legend of Robin Hood.
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How a tweet from Harry Styles saved the first Inbetweeners film
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Clarke Peters explores the extraordinary impact Miles Davis had on music
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The story of the world's longest kiss and why it can't be beaten
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The last thing Sue wants is an overly attentive, socially inept robot carer
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