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The second round of public hearings examining the UK's handling of the pandemic starts on 3 October. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/1WZ57rB

Politics leads several of the Sunday papers on the day the Conservative Party conference begins. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/5VJpuRG

There were fears that victory for populist Robert Fico would end military support for Ukraine. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/R2aFedm

A space enthusiast in Kathmandu, Nepal films the spectacle with his mobile phone through a telescope. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Zh2txi8

The House of Representatives approves a temporary funding solution - which excludes aid for Ukraine. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/CuwVhSZ

Scott Hall has agreed to a plea deal that requires him to testify in the election interference case. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/RP4KwpX

The Senate's longest-serving woman broke gender barriers, but her age was an issue late in her career. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Oi2eH57

Police make a second arrest over the cutting-down of the world-famous Hadrian's Wall tree. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/AnW4h51

Light aircraft that can fly and loiter at very high altitudes could provide back-up for spy satellites. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/P91VYob

Young people born using a sperm or egg donor will soon be able to find the identity of their parents from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/LxUOwCG

Taxi driver George Murdoch was brutally murdered in Aberdeen in 1983 and his killer has not been caught. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2cBAtNd

The "most successful podcast in British history" is the first into the British Podcast Awards' Hall of Fame. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/JWKfqek

BBC reporter Khue Luu helped track down the vehicle after receiving a distress call about the lorry. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/KRYX0O6

A look back at the work of the award-winning star of stage and screen from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/pO2IPAt

The prime minister says it was a mistake that "deeply embarrassed parliament and Canada". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/U7RTHIv

The chatbot's knowledge previously only included data up to September 2021, but not any more. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/rK8gmGX

Hugh shows the BBC where he goes to use drugs as the UK's first consumption room was approved. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/fHQo9v8

Private Tony Harrison, 21, was killed in 1991 in east Belfast while he was at home with his fiancée. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/byrpFgX

The first named storm of the season, which is set to bring 80mph winds, was first spotted in the Atlantic Ocean. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/gMk1SqK

Spanish prosecutors claim the singer has defrauded the state of more than €6m. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/iXK49gt

The home secretary says fearing discrimination for being gay or a woman is not enough to qualify for refugee protection. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/6AdF9n4

The race to get back to the moon is fuelling US investment in private sector space firms. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Y7D634Z

Thousands of pupils will stay at home on day one of Unison's three-day strike in a dispute over pay. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/APzT9hJ

Swift attended the game on invitation of Chiefs player Travis Kelce and watched it seated next to his mother. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/xZ8CLMq

Authorities responded to a hiker who had fallen from a cliff next the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/1tgkW6O

As many have now died from complications as died in the attacks, the Fire Department of New York says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/t3ClO2b

How British military bomb disposal teams are helping Ukrainian engineers clear Russian minefields. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/sqz6YA3

With bee populations struggling, mechanical pollination may be increasingly needed as a back-up. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/I8gdinB

Five days of strike action will fall in Freshers' Week for many students. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/cThKf6p

The Met's request for help from the Army after officers put down their guns is widely reported in Monday's papers. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ikMX5Y

Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford is unhurt after being involved in a car crash on Saturday night. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/lf9DXFh

She says after a "shambolic" experience a flight has been arranged to bring her son back to Wales. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/y9f5atQ

French president says ambassador will leave and all military cooperation will end in "the months to come". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9QtZFNB

A witness raised the alarm after seeing the large animal clutching human remains in a canal. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/917AnWM

The descendant of the 19th Century PM urges the UK government to apologise for its part in slavery. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/K0Sbef2

Sunday's papers continue to discuss the potential scrapping of a leg of HS2 - and a number of new policies the PM is said to be working on. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/UbvYml8

Supporters of Wales and Australia prepare for Rugby World Cup showdown in the French city of Lyon. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/Hvs7aQq

The once-mass market UK music bible NME returns as a premium product with scarcity as a selling point. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MscUuEF

Kylie Minogue says she was shocked to see her latest single, Padam Padam, go viral. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/BAoEwsd

He says the week since the claims were reported has been "extraordinary and distressing". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/YlP6SGU

Two schoolboys from Belfast describe how they are dealing with the pain of losing loved ones. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/dZCMYT7

Gareth Roper was killed after being dropped outside an Iceland store with no money or mobile phone. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/k6v3raf

The ex-Fox News anchor appears in a trailer on state-run Rossiya 24 but exact details are not clear. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/KSMxr5Y

It's 50 years since Wigan Casino hosted the first of its legendary Northern Soul all-nighters. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/HWJCY5q

The second season of the murder-mystery game sees the Love Island winner and ex-Commons Speaker compete. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/pIvJ61Q

A "large quantity" of narcotics are found at the New York nursery where a boy aged one died. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/eqbRM4c

The short list includes writers from the UK, Ireland, US and Canada. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/eU1ipqN

The BBC's Hugh Schofield finds the French public not as interested in the royal visit as parliamentarians. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/jQqAHCe

Two photographers from Tamil Nadu recall what it was like taking pictures of the dead for a living. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/uyhz9CM

Video footage shows the man removing full shopping bags and fleeing before police arrived. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9oUZ5Sz

The monarch raises a toast to his hosts in Versaille, President Macron and his wife Brigitte. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/GQdLEHc

The royal state visit is intended to reinvigorate the relationship between France and Britain. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/7oDy6rf

Interest rates were widely expected to rise to 5.5%, but half of investors now think they may not change. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/BjY1cJt

The couple are on a three-day visit, with a state dinner among the highlights of the first day. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/6GpvBxa

A lawyer says the US president's son wants to appear in court remotely, but prosecutors are opposed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/80Jwvys

European champions Manchester City come from behind to beat Red Star Belgrade in the opening game of their Champions League defence. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/RYcWGNs

The MP has been suspended from the party pending an inquiry into comments she made about racism. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/hiefZzp

When Shaun McBride suffered a cardiac arrest a 72-year-old patient raised the alarm and a nurse did CPR. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/LfQcW0r

Debris found in search for F-35 military jet that went missing after pilot ejected over South Carolina - US officials from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/gdMDo8T

The singer will perform 20 hours of community service and pay $1,400 in fines for the "egregious" act. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/VPNog27

Callum Hudson-Odoi scores a glorious equaliser on his Nottingham Forest debut to salvage a Premier League draw against Burnley. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/5u3pzJD

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead outside of a Sikh temple on 18 June in British Columbia. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/0KbCOLy

Jens Haaning was given €71,000 by a Danish museum to create art, but sent it blank frames. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/PbBsjSY

Estate agent Hamptons says the cost has risen more in the last year than it did in the four years to 2019. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/NH23nod

Monday's papers continue to focus on allegations made against comedian Russell Brand. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/VSXCG5a

The comedian and actor denies serious allegations about his behaviour over a period of seven years. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/PRK7CQa

Doctors are struggling to identify the remains which have been found as the death toll rises. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/n1pAjqB

Dan Evans and Neal Skupski save four match points before winning a nerve-wracking Davis Cup decider against France. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/b42Xvp3

England edge closer to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, but do little to impress in a scrappy 34-12 win over Japan in Nice. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/IKgHZJR

Former Rangers and Scotland defender Ronnie MacKinnon passes away at the age of 83. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/61Aa9se

Zeinab Mohamed Salih writes about how dangerous it was to bury her grandmother in war-hit Sudan. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/8k6PrHS

A selection of striking images from our readers around the world. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/AgDK4jL

With lives in Libya washed away, anger mounts as people ask why they were told to stay at home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/TV7KOpH

New Zealand storm to their 50th win at the Rugby World Cup as they thrash Namibia, but lose Ethan de Groot to a late red card for a dangerous collision. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/kdoB48z

Jaswant Singh Chail has admitted charges relating to the Christmas 2021 break-in at Windsor Castle. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/298gMeu

Spain's Women's World Cup success has been overshadowed by the actions of Luis Rubiales during celebrations. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MkKRLzP

Marks & Spencer said the move should cut plastics use. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/in2eXMx

Rishi Sunak has acknowledged that his promise to cut NHS waiting lists in England is in doubt. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/AJYH5bV

Dame Anna Wintour is joined by Sienna Miller, Kate Winslet and Stormzy at the London fashion event. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/YfMGFcI

The Ocean Explorer with 206 people on board had been stuck since Monday, with some catching Covid. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/peaEUT1

The jumper caused a stir - and speculation about the black sheep's symbolism - before her 1981 wedding. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/nP7aKIi

Winning images of the amazing parts of our Universe go on display in London. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/x6r3XIN

France joins several other European countries that are trying to stop children using e-cigarettes. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/a9pAuKy

The Labour leader seeks a new security deal with Europe, as he accuses the government of failing. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/dpxUnR3

Isa Balado was broadcasting live on air when the man walked up and appeared to touch her. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/kOHNfyC

Rescuers find that few homes remain in the devastated village of Douzrou, where 100 have died. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/HIn59CW

The self-proclaimed shaman and the princess are known for their controversial alternative beliefs. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/a4i6EzZ

Labour leads a Lords rebellion on removing restrictions on water pollution to build new homes. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/AuzMZXk

BBC Political Editor Chris Mason looks at the politics and perils of rising state pensions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/fbCvRoV

Calls are growing for a ban on cheaper disposable vapes as it becomes more popular with youngsters. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/A6yxdCU

The oil giant said Bernard Looney had not been "fully transparent" in disclosures about past relationships with colleagues. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/w2pYnEo

The party is preparing to vote against the government plan aimed at boosting housebuilding. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/ZV31KIL

Some 24 of the chain's shops will shut after it failed to find a buyer, with hundreds more to close. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/v4WCOZ7

The streaming giant quashes a theory that listening to a song on repeat will rake in the royalties. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/QrJLlgw

A woman in her 40s is in custody for questioning after the toddler went missing from her home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/xW4cauF

Geoff Marshall, 41, faces multiple charges including dangerous driving and criminal damage. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/z4WZwBq

Rescuers hope he will reach the surface sometime on Monday evening or on Tuesday local time. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/aO6pCWD

The US and Vietnam are becoming better friends - and that's a troubling prospect for China. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/6UwNimo

The incident comes as the prison is facing scrutiny over the escape of terror suspect Daniel Khalife. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/xvX7UjA

Liam Livingstone's 95 sets up a series-levelling victory for England against New Zealand in Southampton. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/BIoVY8g

Novak Djokovic will seek revenge for his 2021 US Open final loss to Daniil Medvedev as he chases a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9o0gz6m

A resident describes her life inside one of South Africa's 'hijacked' buildings. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/P5Al6Nf

Fans in Bordeaux are wary of Fiji's threat, an opponent all too familiar to Wales. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/sA0le9D

Fraudsters are using fake job ads to try to get people to give them money or their personal data. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/D0hOvs2

The death toll from a huge quake nearly doubles as Morocco's king orders three days of national mourning. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/TeNSdJ7

One of the men is alleged to have spied for China while working as a parliamentary researcher, the Sunday Times reports. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/K7BpsHU

Scottish campaigner for Sikh rights Jagtar Singh Johal has been held by the Indian authorities since 2017. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/FEmoLhi

But prosecutors decided not to indict Lindsey Graham and others on election charges alongside Donald Trump. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/HO3wb86

The popular children's gaming platform has more than 60 million players a day, according to the firm. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/o9NWvml

Former England captain Andrew Flintoff is pictured for the first time since he was injured in an accident while filming Top Gear in last year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/gskvNet

Heathrow has means to keep it safe, while Gatwick has found no cause for concern. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/hPgBRFt

Evan Macaulay and his brother Lucas won prestigious UK golf titles on the same day. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/KB7A18y

Waste problem caused by single-use products quadruples in year, says Material Focus from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3CXZM6A

Almost all of Friday's papers continue to cover the story of missing terror suspect Daniel Khalife. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/MYVmhqy

He will be the first British prime minister of Indian heritage to visit the country. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/5LO6Bxn

Peter Navarro flouted a summons by a committee investigating efforts to reverse the 2020 election. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/EVt7f8w

The star of That '70s Show sat in court as the two women he raped described the impact of his crimes. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/JVft9sM

A trial by a UK university suggests patients prescribed free heating were hospitalised less often. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/bPAH2nm

The Canadian city is choosing sustainability over aesthetics as it deals with a severe drought. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/9j3ixf4