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- Eight killed and 18 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
[2 hours old]: A search and rescue operation is under way after a ferry carrying nearly 270 people turns over after leaving port.

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

. Football in Greenland: The toughest championship in the world?
[8609 hours old]: BBC Sport travels to Nuuk for the Greenlandic Football Championship.

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

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- Prisoners freed early are returning to jail at rapid rate, governors tell BBC
[11 hours old]: PM Andy Burnham on Sunday announced changes to the next early release scheme - scheduled to start in October - which mean PC Harper's killers will stay in jail.

* US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks
[0 hours old]: Iran says the attack on Larak Island, the first known US strikes since late July, killed two people and injured two others.

- Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
[4 hours old]: Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.

- Djokovic in tears during US Open first-round exit
[2 hours old]: An emotional Novak Djokovic suffers a US Open first-round defeat which provides further evidence that age is catching up with the 39-year-old great.

- This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
[4 hours old]: Peter Marinker is taking on one of Samuel Beckett's most famous plays alone on a London stage.

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

- Parents of seriously ill children should get paid leave, says commissioner
[2 hours old]: Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has backed called for more support for parents and carers.

- Jewish community in harder position than immediately after synagogue attack, says rabbi
[5 hours old]: Rabbi Daniel Walker says members of the Jewish community are feeling increasingly vulnerable.

* Russian strikes destroy 12 million books ahead of Ukraine's first week back at school
[1 hours old]: Ukraine says Russia is deliberately attacking its culture, after strikes on publishers and churches.

- UK raises case of British activist detained by settlers in West Bank with Israel
[7 hours old]: Finn Joughin, a 22-year-old student activist, was arrested in the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Kheir.

- Lola Young surprises Reading Festival with final day set
[10 hours old]: The singer has been slowly returning to performing after taking a break last year to "work on myself".

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

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

- What will Sonia Gandhi's memoir reveal about India's most powerful dynasty?
[6 hours old]: Sonia Gandhi’s memoir may finally answer questions about power, loss and the Gandhi family’s political legacy.

- Celebrating 60 years of Notting Hill Carnival
[13 hours old]: Crowds take to the streets of west London to enjoy family day in the bank holiday weekend sunshine.

- The Papers: 'Killers blocked from early release' and 'Harry should fund security'
[1 hours old]: Monday's papers are dominated by changes to the government's early release scheme for prisoners in England and Wales.

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

- 'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope
[11 hours old]: The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.

- Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
[13 hours old]: Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.

- Seven arrested after death of newborn baby girl
[11 hours old]: The baby was pronounced dead at a property in the Wincobank area of Sheffield.

- 'Like fighting a dinosaur': Sydney woman recalls how she punched shark during attack
[5 hours old]: Leah Stewart, 34, was mauled by a great white shark in June during a morning swim at Coogee Beach.

- Emergency measures needed to stop teachers quitting, say Lib Dems
[4 hours old]: A survey by the party suggested almost half of teachers reported considering quitting the classroom in the next five years.

- Sons of officer who died in A66 crash lead out Man Utd as mascots
[13 hours old]: The sons of PC Matthew Blades led Manchester United out at Old Trafford for Sunday's Premier League game with Ipswich.

- Manhunt after shooting at Swiss rave kills woman, 22, and injures five
[12 hours old]: Five others in their twenties were injured after shots were fired at a techno event near Zurich.

- GB's Samuel earns first win at a Grand Slam - but 'nervous' Norrie beaten
[6 hours old]: British qualifier Toby Samuel breaks more new ground with a dominant victory over Tomas Machac on his US Open debut.

* Robinson's rhythmical action reminiscent of McGrath - Agnew
[1 hours old]: Glenn McGrath-like Ollie Robinson has Australia to thank for bringing back into fashion an age-old tactic which is fuelling his success.

- '14,000 runs for a reason' - Root calm on form
[10 hours old]: England captain Joe Root is "not too concerned" about his recent modest returns with the bat, saying he has "14,000 runs for a reason".

- World number one Scheffler claims second Fedex Cup title
[7 hours old]: At times it felt like there was a certain inevitability about Scottie Scheffler collecting his second Fedex Cup title on Sunday.

- A new Man Utd era - but Fernandes still sets the standard
[10 hours old]: For all the new signings, it is still captain Bruno Fernandes who sets the standard at Manchester United, writes Simon Stone.

- How did Rashford do on return to Man Utd XI? Player ratings
[12 hours old]: How Manchester United and Ipswich Town's players rated following their Premier League match.

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

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

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

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

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

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

. Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules
[74 hours old]: The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.

. Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims
[72 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
[79 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
[68 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.

. 'Cowboy builders' targeted in new government clampdown
[67 hours old]: A database of trusted tradespeople and a system to protect customers' money is being launched by the government next month.

. Sports Direct founder attacks Burnham's 'populist' High Street plans
[70 hours old]: In a letter, the entrepreneur accuses the prime minister of "jumping on 'everyday fixes' or bandwagons" with his latest cost of living and retail policies.

. Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning
[73 hours old]: The performers are asking the government to give every person in the UK a legal right to own their voice.

. Colman's Mustard put up for sale ahead of merger
[67 hours old]: The sale comes before a proposed merger between parent company Unilever and McCormick.

. I used to live in a quiet area - now a data centre overlooks my garden
[73 hours old]: With the number of UK data centres set to rise, some communities are concerned about their impact.

. Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
[79 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
[103 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
[127 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
[151 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
[145 hours old]: Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.

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

. Fundraiser launched to secure crafting shop future
[36 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
[42 hours old]: Guildford barber Sid Gumbrell says he wants to give back and help parents with the cost of living.

. 'A lot of pressure' - SSE Airtricity to increase gas prices by 19%
[62 hours old]: The annual gas bill of a typical household in the greater Belfast and west gas network areas will increase by almost £172.

. Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
[942 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
[1471 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
[1951 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
[2023 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
[2279 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?
[73 hours old]: Central London shoppers reveal what they love to splash out on - and share their tips for not overspending.

. The Interview
[78 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
[91 hours old]: The family-run shop has been a fixture in Brislington, Bristol since the 1920s.

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

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