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Xi and Trump tout friendship between US and China in state dinner speeches
Big tech CEOs, including Tesla's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman, are dining alongside Xi and Trump at the White House.
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US & Canada
Watch: The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go? Video, 00:01:12
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World
Anti-migrant activist charged after dinghy slashed in Channel
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
From weeks to hours - the rapid new test transforming brain tumour diagnosis
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Health
Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
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Middle East
New policies, election speculation: What to expect from Burnham's first Labour conference as PM
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Politics
Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out
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Climate
Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope's visit
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Europe
Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge's order
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Sport headlines

Bellamy wants more from Wales after loss to Portugal
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Football
Israel player sent off for celebration mimicking gun
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Football
Buttler injury halts England as Sri Lanka level series
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Cricket
Man Utd borrow another £90m as debt tops £1.1bn
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Man Utd
The compromises and power struggles that shaped Fury-Joshua
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Entertainment and TV

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'I'm scarily good at lying': Getting the Celebrity Traitors inside scoop
This year's contestants are preparing for the ultimate game of trust and deception.
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Media Centre
Catherine Zeta-Jones bases new role on funny Welsh people she knows
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Wales
Clarkson's Farm sheep 'theft' actually a miscount
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Oxfordshire
Why is Taylor Swift's newest single artwork shaking up the internet?
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Sam Smith performs Stay With Me at the London Coliseum. Video, 4 minutes
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Hundreds attend Jacob Elordi lookalike competition
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Bristol
Humour, tensions and terror: The complexities of writing police procedurals
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Made of Manchester

Stories of the city's music, culture and communities from across the BBC

The Smiths: How did it all go so right? And how did it go so wrong? Audio
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Diane Morgan: Peter Kay helped me secure my first TV role. Audio
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Sounds
How Canal Street became one of the most famous streets in the country. Audio
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Gangster: From teenage tearaway to being labelled the Mr Big of Salford. Audio
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Discover the best new music coming out of Manchester. Audio
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Food and recipes

Comforting noodle bowls for easy and delicious dinners
Try a slurpy soup, a speedy stir-fry or a spicy salad and add a side of your favourite vegetables.
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Food
Save time and energy with these quick and healthy air fryer ideas
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Food
Can volume eating really help with weight loss?
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Food
Bakery 'too successful' to stay at Borough Market
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London
Dishes that don't come from where you think
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Health and wellbeing

Is kombucha really good for your health?
Researchers at Aberystwyth University have led a study to see if the drink has any measurable impact on the body.
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Wales
'People forget we exist': Why older LGBTQ+ people fear losing identity
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Health
Four cancers in 40 years: 'I'm lucky to be alive'
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London
Why getting eight hours of sleep isn't as important as you think
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What's Up Docs?
Stacey Dooley asks: Is leg-lengthening surgery safe? Video, 29 minutes
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Money

'I don't have a buoyancy aid': Living without the Bank of Mum and Dad
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UK warned over ballooning debt costs and slower growth ahead of Budget
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I'd rather go on a holiday: The pensioners spending the kids' inheritance
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Business
'Our flat has been for sale for four years': Why is the market so weak?
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London
Are you making the most of your savings? Audio, 00:06:44
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Uplifting stories

'I turned my entire house pink – now I'm selling it'
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Berkshire
Baby born during Harry Potter screening has Cineworld on birth certificate
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Wales
1977: A newfangled thing called Ceefax appears on TV screens. Video, 00:04:46
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Archive
Five global fashion trends and the stories behind them
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Insight and analysis

A closer look at the week's stories

Corrie Mckeague's mum: 'We did all we could to find him'
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Suffolk
Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without paying
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Asia
When and how to see the Harvest Moon in 2026
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Weather
The medieval monk's journey that became a global travel 'essential'
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South Scotland
Tech boss Steve Hare: Don't build data centres in the UK. Audio, 42 minutes
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A military investigator fights to uncover conspiracies of silence
Intense drama starring Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie.
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Two people, brought together by fate, a car accident and an injured dog
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Ros Atkins asks whether we're living through a crisis in what we value
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Jodie Comer and Benedict Cumberbatch star in this apocalyptic drama
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How did Sheryl Sandberg become a billionaire as an employee?
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The top stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Anti-migrant activist charged after dinghy slashed in Channel
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees
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Glasgow & West Scotland
What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicals
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Drumcree parade decision expected to be announced
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