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- 'She slipped out of my hand' - children missing after ferry sinks off northern Cyprus
[10 hours old]: Ayten and Hayri Bicer's two young children are among 20 missing in an incident that killed eight people.

. Is ADHD And Autism Care Heading For "Chaos"?
[82 hours old]: And, did CIA chief travel to Moscow to warn Putin against attacking Nato?

. Football in Greenland: The toughest championship in the world?
[8628 hours old]: BBC Sport travels to Nuuk for the Greenlandic Football Championship.

. Gatwick Airport faced water outage after main burst
[80 hours old]: SES Water says it has repaired a burst main which was affecting supply to the airport.

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and in other news ...

- Mel Stride and Priti Patel replaced in major Tory reshuffle
[5 hours old]: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is shaking up her top team ahead of the party's conference in October.

- Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously
[8 hours old]: Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers, as the flooding death toll reaches 939.

* US army secretary resigns after months of tension
[0 hours old]: Dan Driscoll, the youngest-ever army secretary, was about 18 months into his post.

- Hundreds remember Heaton Park synagogue attack victims at memorial event
[4 hours old]: The chief rabbi and Angela Rayner are among speakers at the event, nearly a year on from the attack.

- Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo
[3 hours old]: Wildfires in Indonesia have destroyed part of the natural habitat of hundreds of orangutans, risking the survival of the species.

- Notting Hill Carnival revels in 60th anniversary celebrations
[9 hours old]: Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street party, has celebrated its 60th year.

- Summer 2026 expected to be declared UK's hottest on record
[1 hours old]: Met Office figures due on Tuesday are likely to show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.

- New super flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer'
[1 hours old]: This year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat the Super-K strain.

- Victoria Beckham's company makes its first profit after 18 years
[8 hours old]: Beckham's fashion and beauty business makes a £7.3m operating profit after years of losses.

- More cells being built within prisons to help tackle overcrowding
[3 hours old]: The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.

- AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England chief warns
[8 hours old]: The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.

- Feeling nostalgic for summer? How to beat the back-to-work blues
[2 hours old]: Going back to work after a summer holiday can be tricky - here are a few tips to make it easier.

* How Shein lost its shine ahead of long-awaited stock market debut
[0 hours old]: The firm's Hong Kong listing on Tuesday comes after a years-long quest to sell shares in New York and London.

- The trial of Lindsay Clancy has gripped the US for weeks - here's what the jury must consider
[13 hours old]: Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with killing her three children.

* The Papers: 'Kemi gets Tories battle ready' and 'Posh makes some dosh'
[0 hours old]: A Tory frontbench reshuffle and Victoria Beckham making "some dosh" lead some of Tuesday's papers.

- John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash
[10 hours old]: The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.

- Festival honouring Dolly Parton set for Nashville and London
[6 hours old]: Dolly Parton's estate says DollyFest will take the place of a traditional public memorial for the artist, just as she wanted.

- Boy, 16, charged with murder and attempted murder
[4 hours old]: The charges follow an attack on Saturday in which a man died and his wife and daughter were injured.

- Holy Cross school dispute was 'hatred at its worst'
[2 hours old]: Fr Aidan Troy says the "hurt" of that ordeal in 2001 in north Belfast could happen again.

- Twenty-seven people rescued from rollercoaster
[5 hours old]: Crews spend more than three hours bringing people down from the ride in Lowestoft.

- Man dies near Notting Hill Carnival after entering canal
[4 hours old]: The man was taken to hospital by ambulance and was pronounced dead a short time later, police have said.

- Two dead and more than a dozen missing after 'terrifying' flash flood hits Grand Canyon
[4 hours old]: "It was a beautiful day - and then people were screaming," one hiker tells the BBC, as 14 people are missing.

- Arteta joins elite 250 club - but where does he rank?
[2 hours old]: At full-time in Arsenal's 1-0 win at Aston Villa, the travelling supporters sang about how their team will win the league again with Mikel Arteta in charge.

- Man City open talks with Chelsea over Fernandez move
[4 hours old]: Manchester City open talks with Chelsea in their bid to sign Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.

- Messi retires from Argentina duty with 'nothing left to give'
[10 hours old]: Argentina great Lionel Messi announces his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that "hurt" but he understands "the time has come".

- How Messi's decade of dominance almost never happened
[7 hours old]: Lionel Messi's decade of dominance with Argentina that almost never happened will go down as one of football's greatest ever stories.

- 'I felt the love' - how did Alcaraz look on winning singles return?
[3 hours old]: After a 139-day wait, Carlos Alcaraz makes a winning return to the singles court as he beats Roman Safuillin in the US Open first round.

- Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?
[2 hours old]: After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

- Pakistan drop seven players and release head coach
[4 hours old]: Pakistan respond to their series defeat by England by taking the extraordinary step of dropping seven players, calling up five uncapped players and releasing their head coach.

- AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20
[8 hours old]: The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.

- Amazon rigged billions in ad pricing, lawsuit from states and US watchdog alleges
[4 hours old]: Amazon responded to the lawsuit, arguing the US Federal Trade Commission "misunderstands" their ad market.

- Japan Inc is betting big on India as China risks deepen
[3 hours old]: Japanese companies are doubling down on India amid a shrinking domestic market and rising risks in China.

- Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan
[7 hours old]: Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner says he would not have got involved in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup if he had known how the football world reacted.

- Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan
[13 hours old]: More than 20 organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney urging him to scrap his plan for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.

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and in other older news ...

. The mystery of why so many black Britons still can't swim
[25 hours old]: For decades, swimming ability has been lower in the black community. Our writer asks why.

. The millennials swapping doom-scrolling for gardening
[19 hours old]: Young people say gardening offers joy, serenity and a sense of community.

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. Canada tests the limits of Trump’s power
[128 hours old]: And, America says goodbye to musical icon Dolly Parton.

. 'My parents won't lend me £10k but helped my brother': When families play financial favourites
[26 hours old]: So-called financial favouritism can cause jealousy and resentment long into adulthood. Here is how experts say you can avoid it

. How the US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border
[25 hours old]: The US-Canada trade war is being felt on both sides of the border.

. Trump hails 'historic' deal to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
[45 hours old]: Venezuelan interim president says the unusual agreement will help revive her country's economy.

. Wife of man who died after turbulence sues airline
[79 hours old]: Lawyers for Linda Kitchen say her husband was "fatally injured" after the flight dropped 6,000 ft.

. Fed has 'work to do' if price rises don't ease for Americans, Warsh says
[82 hours old]: Kevin Warsh remarks suggest interest rates could be increased if policymakers think inflation is running too high.

. I was spending £700 a month: How I beat my late-night shopping addiction
[98 hours old]: Younger generations are thought to be more susceptible to impulse spending. The BBC looks at ways to get it under control.

. Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims
[91 hours old]: Selena Gomez's lawyer says the fraud case is "absurd" - but it is far from unusual for celebrity family business relationships to go wrong.

. Military veterans told they owe thousands of pounds over clerical error
[98 hours old]: Hundreds of former UK service personnel have had their pensions cut after being overpaid.

. 'Not far enough' - US parents and teens on Meta's new limits for young users
[88 hours old]: As part of an bn settlement in a child-safety lawsuit, Meta announced new restrictions on its apps. We asked families what they thought.

. Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
[98 hours old]: A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.

. How Dolly Parton's business savvy helped her succeed far beyond the charts
[122 hours old]: While country music and films brought her fame, her entrepreneurial zeal brought her fortune.

. Firms scramble for battery power in Spain and Portugal
[146 hours old]: After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.

. 'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips
[170 hours old]: Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.

. Drought leaves 'barely any apples' to make cider
[164 hours old]: Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.

. How landscape gardening is being electrified
[266 hours old]: The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like.

. School uniform swap shop 'saves money and tackles second hand clothes stigma'
[32 hours old]: A free initiative which started with one school four years ago now has more than 200 involved.

. Fundraiser launched to secure crafting shop future
[55 hours old]: "We don't want to give up, we want to keep making this work," say the owners.

. Barber offers free back-to-school haircuts
[61 hours old]: Guildford barber Sid Gumbrell says he wants to give back and help parents with the cost of living.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[961 hours old]: Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?

. Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
[1490 hours old]: Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older

. The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
[1970 hours old]: The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

. How the High Street became a window on our political instability
[2042 hours old]: High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?

. The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
[2298 hours old]: Coffees at some city centre outlets now cost £5. It's a story of tariffs, the climate, Gen Z cultural tastes, and savvy coffee farmers playing the market, writes Faisal Islam

. What do you spend too much on?
[92 hours old]: Central London shoppers reveal what they love to splash out on - and share their tips for not overspending.

. The Interview
[98 hours old]: Kristina Wilfore on how a ‘Male Grievance Industry’ is defrauding men on social media

. Much-loved ice cream shop to close after 106 years
[110 hours old]: The family-run shop has been a fixture in Brislington, Bristol since the 1920s.

. The Global Story
[112 hours old]: The US’s economic pressure could kick-start a global trade conflict

. Business Daily
[125 hours old]: Evergrande was at the heart of China’s property boom, and its dramatic collapse