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US Open 2017: Roger Federer 'excited' by form after beating Feliciano Lopez

Crisis management

North Korea: Tremor detected in sign of possible nuclear test

North Korea: Tremor detected in sign of possible nuclear test

Rohingya crisis: Johnson warns Suu Kyi over Muslim treatment

Rohingya crisis: Johnson warns Suu Kyi over Muslim treatment

Rohingya crisis: Johnson warns Suu Kyi over Muslim treatment

Government names trial areas for 'full fibre' broadband

Government names trial areas for 'full fibre' broadband

Government names trial areas for 'full fibre' broadband

Government names trial areas for 'full fibre' broadband

US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal fights back to beat Leonardo Mayer in third round

Colombia's ELN rebel group 'killed Russian hostage'

Shane is an amateur DJ but doesn't feel safe going to regular clubs.

Germany's election: What you need to know

US teenage soccer stars - next stop, Mexico

10 things we didn't know last week

How the demand for sand is killing rivers

The great saucer invasion: The day six 'spaceships' landed in England

Buying and selling maids online

The female director who was issued a fatwa for her first film

'I was glad to count every step'

Brexit: PM appeals to backbench Tories over repeal bill

Brexit: PM appeals to backbench Tories over repeal bill

Brexit: PM appeals to backbench Tories over repeal bill

Tour of Britain stars race from Edinburgh to Kelso

Seeing differently

Wikipedia article of the day for September 3, 2017

Gold dust

Maids for sale

10 things

Rail strikes: Merseyrail staff stage 48-hour walkout

Rail strikes: Merseyrail staff stage 48-hour walkout

New Scots curriculum 'disastrous' for pupils

Tour of Britain stars race from Edinburgh to Kelso

Saucer invasion

Lifting the lid

The worst is yet to come for the NHS - hospital chiefs

The worst is yet to come for the NHS - hospital chiefs

Universities run cartel, says think tank

North Korea 'has missile-ready nuclear weapon'

Universities run cartel, says think tank

North Korea 'has missile-ready nuclear weapon'

Italian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton dedicates pole position record to Michael Schumacher

The Papers: Brexit bill, and pro-EU Tory rebels warned

Mexico's Peña Nieto vows to defend 'national dignity'

Newspaper headlines: 'Secret' Brexit bill, and Tory rebels warned

Lightning strikes hurt 15 people at French music festival

Lightning strikes hurt 15 people at French music festival

Teen's goal boosts Wales' World Cup bid

Missing charity walker Laurence Brophy, 85, found safe

Woodburn goal boosts Wales' World Cup bid

T20 Blast final: Notts Outlaws beat Birmingham Bears to claim maiden title

12 Britons arrested in Magaluf drugs raid

Second giant tuna hauled from Neyland waters in two days

12 Britons arrested in Magaluf drugs raid

How did Mourinho shape up in Grenfell charity match?

Jose Mourinho stars in Game4Grenfell charity match

Monster trucks to the rescue...

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton breaks pole record - how he did it in numbers

Monster trucks to the rescue...

Italian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton breaks all-time record with 69th career pole position

Hiddleston's Hamlet praised by theatregoers

Italian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton breaks all-time record with 69th career pole position

Hiddleston's Hamlet praised by theatregoers

Hiddleston's Hamlet praised by theatregoers

Frankfurt hospitals evacuated before WW2 bomb defusion

Russia condemns US 'plans' to search Washington trade mission

Frankfurt hospitals evacuated before WWII bomb defusion

'Narco-pigeon' shot by Argentina police

Sir Tom Jones cancels US tour on 'medical advice'

Weapons seized in slavery raids across three counties

Sir Tom Jones cancels US tour on 'medical advice'

T20 Blast: Fielding masterclass helps Birmingham Bears to victory over Glamorgan

Sir Tom Jones cancels US tour on 'medical advice'

Man held over Oval crossbow incident

Man held over Oval crossbow incident

Rivfest17: Viola Beach festival 'to inspire others'

Rivfest17: Viola Beach festival 'to inspire others'

Ryanair flight delayed by 'drunk jihadist jokers'

Corby teacher selected for Global Teacher Prize

Kenya election: Kenyatta vows to 'fix' court as win quashed

Rivfest17: Viola Beach festival 'to inspire others'

Storm Harvey: Trump to make second visit to Texas

Storm Harvey: Trump to make second visit to Texas

Stormont deadlock: Secretary of state to meet parties on Monday

Cop who arrested Utah nurse over blood sample put on leave

Myanmar conflict: Bangladesh police allow Rohingya to flee

Myanmar conflict: Bangladesh police allow Rohingya to flee

IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing

IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing

In pictures

What an hour of rain does to Indian streets

What an hour of rain does to Indian streets

Amazon customer sent lost engagement ring

Amazon customer sent lost engagement ring

Cop who arrested Utah nurse over blood sample put on leave

'I don't know where to start': Returning home after Harvey

Braintree warehouse units 'completely destroyed' in fire

Police payouts over child abuse accusations

Police payouts over child abuse accusations

Police payouts over child abuse accusations

Residents come back - but what's left?

Lithuania 0-3 Scotland: Energy levels delight Gordon Strachan

In case you missed it...

Storm Harvey: Trump seeks $7.8bn for flood recovery

Storm Harvey: Trump seeks $7.8bn for flood recovery

Maximum terror prison sentences 'may be too low'

Maximum terror prison sentences 'may be too low'

Canadian shopkeeper takes on two burglars

English Channel paddleboard crossing for RNLI Sheringham

Houston floods: Uninsured and anxious, victims return home

Flagging fake photos

Sentenced to death

Feeling special

'Extraordinary accuracy'

Week in pictures: 26 August - 1 September 2017

Canada hospital not charged after switching men at birth

Cuba 'sonic attack' injuries revealed

Santiago Maldonado: Thousands march for missing activist

Hurricane Harvey: Queen 'deeply saddened' by disaster

Hurricane Harvey: Queen 'deeply saddened' by disaster

US embassy staff in Cuba 'suffered brain injuries'

Pedestrians set for 'once in lifetime' walk over Queensferry Crossing

Thousands expected at annual Braemar Gathering

Pedestrians set for 'once in lifetime' walk over Queensferry Crossing

Thousands expected at annual Braemar Gathering

'Extraordinary accuracy'

Friend or foe

Seven great songs inspired by pop feuds

'What happened after I grilled my sister's date'

Size 10 beauty queen: 'Why I handed back my crown'

Seven great songs inspired by pop feuds

Exhibition captures Syrian exodus

Week in pictures: 26 August - 1 September 2017

Is this the UK's longest running Punch and Judy show?

Love and beauty in a refugee camp

The men who drew the Mason-Dixon Line

Catching the hackers in the act

The Iraqi courts sentencing IS suspects to death

Myanmar conflict: Fake photos inflame tension

Friend or foe: Borrowing money at the door

Painful homecoming

Wikipedia article of the day for September 2, 2017

The trainer who sings opera to race horses

The trainer who sings opera to race horses

Size 10 beauty queen: 'Why I handed back my crown'

English Channel paddleboard crossing for RNLI Sheringham

A-level places dispute pupils to return to their school

A-level places dispute pupils to return to their school

Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl, reports say

Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl, reports say

Joy for Syrian refugee family as daughter graduates

Is this the UK's longest running Punch and Judy show?

Is this the UK's longest running Punch and Judy show?

Canadian shopkeeper takes on two burglars

Exhibition captures Syrian exodus

Manslaughter charges dropped in fraternity hazing case

Solar power deal will lower social tenants' energy bills

MPs declare sports and bookies as most common donors

MPs declare sports and bookies as most common donors

Solar power deal will lower social tenants' energy bills

Solar power deal will lower social tenants' energy bills

MPs declare sports and bookies as most common donors

War hero set to be honoured with memorial stone

Bristol Parkway railway station shut for two weeks

Kenya election: Kenyatta blasts court after vote annulled

Kenya election: Kenyatta blasts court after vote annulled

Newspaper headlines: Hunt protests and sexual grooming

The Papers: Hunt protests and sexual grooming

Pope Francis 'consulted psychoanalyst' in 1970s

Councils to be allowed to charge for road closures

Birling Gap beach: Shipwreck 'could be to blame for mist'

Councils to be allowed to charge for road closures

Pyrotechnic planes light up Bournemouth

Councils to be allowed to charge for road closures

Pyrotechnic planes light up Bournemouth

Using your face to buy your lunch

Friend or foe

England beat Malta in World Cup qualifier

Lithuania win aids Scotland World Cup hopes

Donald Trump urged not to scrap Daca policy for young immigrants

Dangerous visions

Donald Trump urged not to scrap Daca policy for young immigrants

England beat Malta in World Cup qualifier

Man stabbed in Stratford Westfield shopping centre 'mass brawl'

Brexit: David Davis 'optimistic' over EU trade deal

Man stabbed in Stratford Westfield shopping centre 'mass brawl'

Birling Gap beach: Shipwreck 'could be to blame for mist'

Faulty tumble dryer 'likely cause' of Llanrwst fire deaths

Sussex Police apologises over Taser error

First mosque for the Western Isles

Utah nurse arrested for refusing to hand over blood

Utah nurse arrested for refusing to hand over blood

Brian Hopkins, smuggler of child sex doll, given suspended sentence

Couple strike Matchesfashion.com sale for around £800m

Steven Weare search: Barbados police find body

Teachers take action over 'up-skirting'

Boy, 5, died after 'air pellet injury' in Loughborough

Student loans: Why is the interest rate so high?

Plane parking cheaper than drop-off zone at Edinburgh Airport

HMS Penzance surprise proposal as ship returns from Gulf

Student loans: Why is the interest rate so high?

Paris-St Germain investigated by Uefa over financial fair play

Multiple waterspouts spotted in Sochi

FCC closes virus upload loophole on its website

Mother finds no body in her baby's coffin

Dear Prisoner... female inmates on the power of a letter

Trump travel ban: People denied entry to US can reapply

Mother finds no body in her baby's coffin

Joshua Clements jailed for Hyde Park water fight stabbings

Taylor Swift: Look What You Made Me Do hits number one

Taylor Swift: Look What You Made Me Do hits number one

Yellow Pages to stop printing directory after 51-year run

New IRA 'develops new under-car bomb'

Taylor Swift: Look What You Made Me Do hits number one

Yellow Pages to stop printing directory after 51-year run

Lavrov says Russia will 'respond harshly' to 'damaging' sanctions

Obituary: Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor

New IRA 'develops new under-car bomb'

Brexit: David Davis 'optimistic' over EU trade deal

Tech Tent: cars, drones and the voice-controlled fridge

Trump travel ban: People denied entry to US can reapply

Brexit: David Davis 'optimistic' over EU trade deal

Yellow Pages to stop printing directory after 51-year run

Joshua Clements jailed for Hyde Park water fight stabbings

Rosary, rugby and Reading

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor dies at 85

EHIC: Will your EU health card work after Brexit?

Former Archbishop of Westminster dies

Texas governor says Houston recovery a 'multi-year project'

Peru police clash with protesting teachers

Reality Check

Man jailed for murdering niece who was also partner

L'Oreal sacks first transgender model Munroe Bergdorf

How long could you sit covered in bees?

L'Oreal sacks first transgender model Munroe Bergdorf

Warrington man accused of possessing Sim cards for terrorism

Bridgend-based Buy As You View firm in administration

Jail term for US man who illegally shared nuclear tech

How long could you sit covered in bees?

L'Oreal sacks first transgender model Munroe Bergdorf

Jail term for US man who illegally shared nuclear tech

Cara Delevingne joins Orlando Bloom in the cast of Carnival Row

First across the Forth

Refusing to work

Court orders new Kenyan presidential election

Why today is a big day for Harry Potter's oldest son

Christopher Wall jailed for life for murdering niece

Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar near 40,000

Muggles turn up at Platform 9 3/4 to wish Albus Severus Potter well

'Monster' tuna landed by Neyland boat is 'catch of lifetime'

Andy Carroll robbery: Motorbike chase captured on video

US employment growth misses forecasts for August

One in three 'sick notes' for mental health, says NHS

'Monster' tuna landed off Neyland is catch of 'a lifetime'

Swedish police officer Abu Kevin delights Arab world

Walking the Forth Road Bridge - without the road

Amazon faces lawsuit over 'faulty' eclipse glasses

Theresa May meets Japanese Emperor Akihito

Wayne Rooney arrested on suspicion of drink-driving

EU bans inefficient vacuums: The BBC gets cleaning

IS chief Baghdadi probably still alive - US commander

A Nasty Boy: The Nigerian magazine breaking gender taboos

Wayne Rooney arrested on suspicion of drink-driving

Samsung gets self-driving car permit in California

Tolkein's Santa letter to his children

UK petrol prices could jump after Hurricane Harvey, RAC says

'Out of control' pensioners fined for hotel rampage

Death of world's oldest manatee, Snooty, ruled 'preventable'

Birmingham bin strike: Workers return to picket lines

Andy Carroll robbery: Man guilty of targeting West Ham striker

Andy Carroll robbery: Man guilty of targeting West Ham striker

Stephanie Slater: Kidnap victim dies aged 50 of cancer

Stephanie Slater: Kidnap victim dies aged 50 of cancer

The Simpsons producers say 'fired' composer Alf Clausen still has a role on the show

Welsh cinemas start dementia-friendly screenings

Liam Fox warns EU not to 'blackmail' UK over exit bill

'Token woman' puts spoke in wheel for cycling magazine

UK petrol prices could jump after Hurricane Harvey, RAC says

UK petrol prices could jump after Hurricane Harvey, RAC says

Florence: Largest asteroid in century to safely fly by Earth

Cycling Weekly sorry for 'token attractive woman' caption

Florence: Largest asteroid in century to safely fly by Earth

Queensferry Crossing closes to prepare for walks

Boots staff 'harassed' by morning-after pill campaigners

Mickey singer Toni Basil sues Disney and South Park

Kenyan opposition celebrates wildly after court annuls vote

UK manufacturing growth 'accelerates'

UK manufacturing growth 'accelerates'

Life-saving heart surgery a success for 'smallest puppy'

Kisumu celebrates as Kenya election cancelled

Boots staff 'harassed' by morning-after pill campaigners

Boots staff 'harassed' by morning-after pill campaigners

Judges annul Kenya presidential election

Judges annul Kenya presidential election

North Korea tourism: US travel ban takes effect

Australians grapple with new ID rule for takeaway booze

Birmingham bin strike: Workers return to picket lines

What happens in the brain to make us 'catch' yawns

Nine G4S staff at immigration removal suspended

Inefficient vacuum cleaner sales banned

Nine G4S staff at immigration removal suspended

Transfer deadline day: Record broken by late flurry but big deals fall through

Cliff diver: 'Like getting a Mike Tyson upper cut'

Sir Philip Green sends legal warning to MP Frank Field over BHS pension deal

Canadian university loses $10m in phishing scam

Cliff diver: 'Like getting a Mike Tyson upper cut'

Wonder Woman Gal Gadot backs mocked Sri Lankan cosplayers

Nine immigration removal staff suspended

Wonder Woman Gal Gadot backs mocked Sri Lankan cosplayers

Wonder Woman Gal Gadot backs mocked Sri Lankan cosplayers

A Nasty Boy: The Nigerian magazine breaking gender taboos

Inefficient vacuum cleaner sales banned

What happens in the brain to make us 'catch' yawns

The man who makes prosthetic hands for free

Deer causes 'unbelievable' damage to Australia funeral home

Ruth Davidson says Scotland 'should build more new towns'

In pictures

Brexit: UK 'must not allow itself to be blackmailed'

Brexit: UK 'must not allow itself to be blackmailed'

Brexit: UK 'must not allow itself to be blackmailed'

Transfer deadline day: Record broken by late flurry as big deals fall through

Farc former rebels choose new political party name and logo

RAF's close combat unit opens to women for the first time

RAF's close combat unit opens to women for the first time

The 55-year-old ballerina

TUC says flexible working requests can end in worse outcomes

Inefficient vacuum cleaner sales banned

Young tagged hen harrier goes missing in 'suspicious' circumstances

VW launches new UK diesel scrappage scheme

Hull 2017: City of Culture to spoof itself with new James Graham play

Westminster whispers

Race against time

7 days quiz

Westminster whispers

Would you take a ride in a pilotless sky taxi?

Has voodoo been misjudged?

Could a new political party be on the way?

Sierra Leone mudslides: UK team races to stop disease

The wedding that broke centuries of tradition

7 days quiz: What record did Taylor Swift break?

Selfie app 'spots early signs of pancreatic cancer'

Pregnant North Dakota woman's boyfriend finally meets baby after her death

US hands out first contracts for border wall prototypes

Air Transat probed after flights delayed for hours on Ottawa runway

Houston floods: White House seeks disaster aid from Congress

Man arrested in Melbourne after 'abhorrent' kangaroo killing

Hull 2017: City of Culture to spoof itself with new James Graham play

Houston floods: White House seeks disaster aid from Congress

TUC says flexible working requests can end in worse outcomes

Inefficient vacuum cleaner sales banned

VW launches new UK diesel scrappage scheme

Race to stop disease

Newspaper headlines: 'Barbs fly at Brexit talks'

The Papers: 'Barbs fly at Brexit talks'

Blood, snakes and power

Wikipedia article of the day for September 1, 2017

TEDGlobal: Africa needs more engineers and makers

Selfie app 'spots early signs of pancreatic cancer'

TEDGlobal: Africa needs more engineers and makers

The man who makes prosthetic hands for free

A Nasty Boy: The Nigerian magazine breaking gender taboos

Nasa tests new Dream Chaser spacecraft and other news

Selfie app 'spots early signs of pancreatic cancer'

US police dashcam: 'We only kill black people'

The wedding that broke centuries of tradition

Venezuela investigates sacked prosecutor Luisa Ortega

Hurricane Harvey costs mount up

Sky taxis

Four fifths of Britons proud of work

How the Tupperware party became a million dollar idea

Inefficient vacuum cleaner sales banned

Sky taxis

TUC says flexible working requests can end in worse outcomes

VW launches new UK diesel scrappage scheme

US hands out first contracts for border wall prototypes

US police dashcam: 'We only kill black people'

Houston flood: What Storm Harvey left behind

Air Transat probed after flights delayed for hours on Ottawa runway

Hurricane Harvey: Man plays piano in flooded Texas home

Sir Philip Green sends legal warning to MP Frank Field over BHS pension deal

Case against Auschwitz Nazi, 96, to be thrown out

Body of Luke Rutter killed fighting IS repatriated

Sir Philip Green sends legal warning to MP Frank Field over BHS pension deal

Case against Auschwitz Nazi, 96, to be thrown out

Canadian university loses $10m in phishing scam

Hummer and plane in crime proceeds auction

Hummer and plane in Belfast crime auction

Houston floods: Storm Harvey 'affected 100,000 homes'

Houston floods: Storm Harvey 'affected 100,000 homes'

Stormont talks: Foster sets out proposal for NI Assembly return

Hurricane Harvey: Man plays piano in flooded Texas home

Stormont talks: Foster sets out proposal for NI Assembly return

Jimi Hendrix's note to 'awestruck' teen up for auction

'Who does your make up?'

Stormont talks: Foster sets out proposal for NI Assembly return

Delays on south Wales to Manchester line after train hits a bull

LG's V30 smartphone 'leaves gimmicks behind'

Transfer deadline day with the UK's youngest football agent

Frankfurt to evacuate 70,000 after British WW2 bomb found

'So who does your eye shadow?'

Birmingham bin strike: Redundancy notices for refuse workers

Frankfurt to evacuate 70,000 after British WW2 bomb found

Birmingham bin strike: Redundancy notices for refuse workers

Police officer Corey Alvey sacked for sex with teenager

Brexit talks: Why it's all about the money

Police officer Corey Alvey sacked for sex with teenager

Southmead disorder: Riot police called to 'nightmare' area

Burglars rip rings from Stoke-on-Trent woman's fingers

Fracking in North Yorkshire to begin 'before end of year'

North Korean ambassador summoned by the UK

Houston flood: Arkema chemical plant fire

Inside Brazil's school for magic

Houston flood: Arkema chemical plant fire

North Korean ambassador summoned by the UK

Inside Brazil's school for magic

North Korean ambassador summoned by the UK

Manchester Arena bomber's brother 'should be tried in UK'

Macron government reveals French labour reforms

One man's march for indigenous rights

Bye-bye Britain? The EU view from a UK factory

Wikipedia article of the day for August 31, 2017

Manchester bomber's brother faces trial in Libya

Instagram hack: Celebrity contact details revealed

Labour's Kezia Dugdale ‘was outed as gay against her will’

Labour's Kezia Dugdale ‘was outed as gay against her will’

From Chile to Montreal

Labour's Kezia Dugdale ‘outed as gay against her will’

The Papers: PM 'no quitter' and tributes to 'people's princess'

Two worlds collide

TEDGlobal: Three words that give people an address

Kim Dotcom demos micro-payment service to help stop piracy

TEDGlobal: Three words that give people an address

Newspaper headlines: PM 'no quitter' and memories of the 'people's princess'

One man's march for indigenous rights

Bye-bye Britain? The EU view from a UK factory

North Korea: Talking is not the answer, says Trump

Currency rates hit new low at airport bureaux de change

Kim Dotcom demos micro-payment service to help stop piracy

Pentagon raises Afghanistan troop estimate to 11,000

Expedia names new chief executive

Theresa May insists she is 'here for the long term'

Theresa May insists she is 'here for the long term'

Theresa May to lead Conservatives into next general election

Theresa May insists she is 'here for the long term'

Ex-MP Harvey Proctor seeks assurances over sex abuse inquiry

Former MP Harvey Proctor demands Midlands not given legal aid

North Korea

Seventy fireworks explode in Liverpool takeaway

Seventy fireworks explode in Liverpool takeaway

Houston floods: Human chain 'was people coming together'

Female Witchsy founders use fictional male to beat sexism

British-born man 'told to leave country' in Home Office blunder

Trump: 'It's time' for tax reform

Trump: 'It's time' for tax reform

Historic 'living drug' gets go-ahead

India rupee: Illegal cash crackdown failed - bank report

Briton accused of cyber attacks extradited from Germany

Nine staff suspended from Gowerton care home over 'safety'

Briton accused of cyber attacks extradited from Germany

Two million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca

Female Witchsy founders use fictional male to beat sexism

Met Police used 'necessary' force on man Tasered 11 times

Female Witchsy founders use fictional male to beat sexism

Historic 'living drug' gets go-ahead

Spanish tomato record in annual Tomatina food fight

William and Harry lay flowers for Diana at Kensington Palace

Coffee shop owner defends no children policy

Cyber-flaw affects 745,000 pacemakers

'No concerns' with mixed faith foster case

'No concerns' with mixed faith foster case

Trial raises Parkinson's therapy hope

Storm Harvey: People form human chain to rescue elderly man from floods

Storm Harvey: People form human chain to rescue elderly man from floods

RSPCA warns against pygmy hedgehog craze

Trial raises Parkinson's therapy hope

In maps: Houston and Texas flooding

Turkish Airlines pilot refuses to fly failed Kent asylum seeker

Man released after Buckingham Palace 'terror incident'

RSPCA warns against pygmy hedgehog craze

Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree

Princess Diana remembered: 'I left flowers in 1997'

Rafting up

Grenfell fire: Two inquests open as further victim named

Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree

Examiners should be 'banned from teaching exams they set'

North Korea: What are the military options?

Queen of hearts

Venice Film Festival - and the 2018 Oscars race - officially begin

Matt Damon kicks off 2018 Oscars race in Venice

Thai beach murders: National Crime Agency unlawfully shared data

US-led strikes in Syria block IS militants evacuated from Lebanon

Thai beach murders: National Crime Agency unlawfully shared data

Sean Spicer, former Trump spokesman, meets Pope Francis

US quarterly economic growth revised higher

Apple and Google show off rival augmented-reality tech

Radio 3 to explore living with dementia in six-hour broadcast

In pictures: The life of Diana, Princess of Wales

William and Harry visit Diana memorial garden to mark anniversary