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Iran says it is 'fully prepared' to counter widened US economic sanctions
The US calls its latest sanctions on Iran an "economic D-Day", but Tehran says it has a plan to counter them.
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More than 70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England over 10 years
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Politics
Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
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South Scotland
Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
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Asia
The grieving family who say the coroner's courts aren't working
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UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says Kremlin adviser
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Europe
Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart
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US & Canada
Organised crime arrests as police investigate A66 crash that killed two officers
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Tees
HPV home-testing kits available for women in England who have missed cervical screening
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Sport headlines

Three reasons Chelsea could challenge for title - and one they may not
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Chelsea
Watkins' departure would cut deepest - and Villa did not see it coming
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Aston Villa
Punishment that sends shiver down whole England team needed - Vaughan
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England
Palmer impresses as Chelsea edge past Fulham to give Alonso first win. Video, 00:08:47
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Premier League
Watson among Britons through in US Open qualifying
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The top stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Boy died after leaping from window, inquest finds
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London
Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Asbestos killed my mum in her 40s – was her school to blame?
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Wales
Airport bidding for more passengers and later flights
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Northern Ireland
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Race Across the World star dies year after son
Former TV contestant, Jo Gardiner, 61, dies of cancer one year after her son's death in a crash.
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Manchester
Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like?
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Culture
Dutch broadcaster Avrotros pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest
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Europe
An Arctic murder hints at a global conspiracy as Vigil returns
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'What if Britain's greatest crime novelists had a chance to solve real murders?'
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'I was on a glamorous TV show, now I make sandwiches' Video, 00:01:34
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Technology
What was the best-selling UK single the year you were born?
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Soundtrack your summer

The original Sugababes line-up play their biggest ever Glastonbury set. Video
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Bjork, Blur, Beck and more! 6 Music's 90s Forever. Audio
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Disclosure bring their euphoric show to Reading 2021. Video
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The Proms pay tribute to soul icon Marvin Gaye. Video
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1989: The year Scottish bands took the world by storm. Audio
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Food and recipes

Meal ideas, cooking tips and more, updated daily to keep you inspired

Quick and easy-to-make meals for two
From a Thai beef salad to vegan tofu tikka skewers, these recipes are perfect for those busy evenings.
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Food
Feel fuller for longer with these high-protein lunch ideas
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Food
The £13 high street salad is everywhere - can you make it cheaper at home?
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Food
The unlikely vineyard inside a London railway station
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London
How did fast food conquer the world?
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Health and wellbeing

Learning to ask for help made me a better doctor
Dr Trevor Yellon struggled caring for his ill partner - a phone conversation with his stepmum changed everything.
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Life Changing
Why doing a mix of exercise could be the key to longer life
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Health
How to help a 'shy child' feel confident about starting school
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CBeebies Parenting
'I couldn't leave the house, I worried I'd cheat': The rise of relationship OCD
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Health
AI-assisted prostate surgery 'gave me a normal life again'
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England

Uplifting stories

Antonelli - the boy 'born in a garage' who started driving on dad's lap
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Formula 1
The turtle rescuer shortlisted for BBC Make A Difference award
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Sussex
'Foster mum's the reason I'm off to top university'
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Norfolk
How it felt to compete in the first Ultimate Frisbee World Championship. Audio, 10 minutes
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Insight and analysis

A closer look at the week's stories

How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar
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InDepth
The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer
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Australia
'I didn't speak the Queen's English': Why people worry about their accents
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Business
How Hull kept plan to stun Man Utd secret
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Premier League
Why don't women's clothes have pockets, and what's Henry VIII got to do with it?
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Money

Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests
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Business
When is it your responsibility to pay for a water leak?
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England
We split money equally even when one of us earned a lot more
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Business
Illegal 'drip pricing' could add thousands to the cost of your holiday. Video, 00:00:35
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Business
Martin Lewis on escaping joint accounts and tips for beginner investors. Audio, 42 minutes
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Seven teams go against the tide to make the best sand sculpture
Iain Stirling pits seven teams against each other (and nature itself) to see who can create the greatest work of art.
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Ricky Gervais marks 25 years of The Office with his favourite moments
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The curveball covers that went down in Live Lounge history
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How a song released in 1969 became a modern-day sporting anthem
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Meet the Tuckers, the lovable rogues of the Welsh valleys
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