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Nepal warns of new flood risk as hard-hit border region turns to 'swampland'
Officials say at least 626 people have been confirmed dead and 2,426 people are missing after flash floods devastated the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday.
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Christian festival 'devastated' as man dies after sign falls
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At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot
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Burnham's summer tour is over - now he has to prove himself in Parliament
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Football fans pay tribute to crash death officers at Middlesbrough match
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Sarah Ferguson expected back in the UK 'shortly', source says
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Premier League: Scott gives Bournemouth lead against Everton
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Woman detained in Egypt over 'sister's activism'
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Relief as Edinburgh's Princes Street reopens seven weeks after fire
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I couldn't reach Yr Wyddfa's summit because people jumped the queue
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Murder investigation after man found dead and child seriously injured
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Charli XCX electrifies Reading Festival with era-spanning set
The British singer and Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. both headlined the first night of Reading for 2026.
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Boy, 16, lands dream gig opening for The Libertines
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
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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Royal Blood's Figure It Out rocks Reading Festival. Video, 360 minutes
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Why did Courteeners frontman buy tickets to his own gig?
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Manchester

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Catch up on Fontaines D.C.'s only UK festival appearance in 2026. Video
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JADE covers Sam Fender and performs tracks from her album at the Proms. Video
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Get hyped for this year's festival with Reading's best-ever performances. Video
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Jack Saunders brings huge anthems in time for Reading and Leeds 2026. Audio
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The curveball covers that went down in Live Lounge history. Audio
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Weekly quiz: Who is taking over as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter series?
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Can you guess the book from its (badly described) plot?
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Penne for your thoughts: Try your hand at our pernickety pasta quiz
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Only 11% of people got full marks last week - how will you score this week?
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You have 60 seconds... try to complete the word search in time
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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
Get your sweet fix sorted with these make-ahead summer desserts
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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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What is teff and is it the new superfood? Video, 00:01:08
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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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The supplements athletes take and why
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Why we can't look away from hoarder home clean-ups
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England
Asbestos killed my mum in her 40s - was her school to blame?
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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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'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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Blackpool, Torquay or Yarmouth: Which offered the best bank holiday value in 1966? Video, 00:04:47
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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
Strong winds and thunderstorms kick off the bank holiday weekend
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Weather
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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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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