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Samantha Eastwood: Rural searches for missing midwife

'Unprecedented' level of staff sickness shuts M48 bridge

Eight arrests in speedboat human trafficking probe

Teenage girl hurt in Happisburgh cliff collapse

Bradford police chase crash: Joint funeral to be held

Early Roman 'horseshoes' dug up from Vindolanda fort ditch

Thai cave boys leave monastery after novice monkhood

Jet ski police chase on the Thames

TalkTalk's Neil McArthur spends millions on Irlam

Forced marriage: 'More needs to be done', says Sajid Javid

Forced marriage: 'More needs to be done', says Sajid Javid

US wildlife refuges end ban on neonics and GM crops

Anti-Semites don't speak for me, says Jeremy Corbyn

Brexit: Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron hold talks

Carney: No-deal Brexit risk 'uncomfortably high'

Carolyn Harris: Corbyn backs under fire MP in gay slur row

Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Hunt will do 'everything' for jailed mum

Voters able to sign Paisley petition in three locations

Reality Check

Savers 'missing out on better rates'

Five big things that have made Apple

China plans tariffs after latest US trade threat

US jobs growth slows by more than expected in July

Carney: No-deal Brexit highly undesirable

How a family live with their smartphones

The banker beast

Surgeons' 'toxic' rows added to mortality rate, says report

Mars pulls ads from YouTube drill videos

Plastic food pots and trays are often unrecyclable, say councils

James Whale suspended from Talk Radio over rape victim interview

Anti-Semites don't speak for me, says Jeremy Corbyn

Zaghari-Ratcliffe family see 'fresh start' with Hunt as foreign secretary

South Western Railway workers hold fourth guard strike

Drill rapper murder: Injured boy and man arrested

UK heatwave sees golf courses ban smoking while playing

Andy Murray withdraws from Citi Open & Rogers Cup in Toronto

Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird set for Scotland run

Mamma Mia: Special cinema screening for fan with dementia

Midwife Samantha Eastwood: Sister makes emotional plea

Asthma awareness: 'My son was gone just like that'

Are you applying sun cream properly?

Bees living on top of a London mosque

Brighton Pride veteran, 84, set for parade

How Belfast's Pride Parade has evolved

Stonehenge: First people came from west Wales

Geraint Thomas inspires girl's Ventoux climb

Joyriders' crashed bus was in hit TV show This Country

Newspaper headlines: Corbyn's message to Jews and Brexit fears

Depression, anxiety, OCD - running helped us beat them

I learned of aunt's 1921 murder in a book

Tim Booth on how Donald Trump 'sneaked in' to James' new album

Help for men 'struggling with life' and at risk of suicide

Will Harry Kane bank notes really sell for £50,000?

Europe heatwave: Side effects felt by zoo animals, sprout farmers and more

Trump-Queen visit: Was the US president late?

Fortnite to skip Google Play on Android

Amazon removes Nazi-themed goods from its store

Dating apps: Tinder, Chappy and Bumble 'least preferred' way to meet people

Easier streaming services put dent in illegal downloading

Tim Booth on how Donald Trump 'sneaked in' to James' new album

Steve Coogan swaps Alan Partridge for Stan Laurel

Friends: Teenage twins who played baby Emma get Hollywood roles

The Hate U Give: Illustrator Debra Cartwright 'wasn't thrilled' about casting

Harvey Weinstein seeks to dismiss case based on accuser's emails

Justin Timberlake has created a TV game show

Maureen Lipman joining Coronation Street

Nick Carter rape case being reviewed

Fortnite to skip Google Play on Android

Daniele Gatti: Conductor fired over sexual harassment allegations

Eisteddfod Cardiff: Sir Bryn Terfel's Paul Robeson tribute

Beatboxing vicar Gavin Teyte to judge world championships

WWE star Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane, elected mayor in Tennessee

The dark banker's heart lurking within us

Wikipedia article of the day for August 4, 2018

North Korea continuing nuclear programme - UN report

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort's 'income doctored'

Denmark veil ban: First woman charged for wearing niqab

Russian helicopter crashes, deaths feared

Harvey Weinstein seeks to dismiss case based on accuser's emails

Chile bans plastic bags for businesses

Zimbabwe election: President Mnangagwa calls for unity

Osama Bin Laden: Mother Alia Ghanem remembers 'good child'

Andrea Bocelli to perform for Pope at Dublin event

Arizona care worker accused of migrant shelter child abuse

Afghanistan mosque attack: At least 29 Shia worshippers killed in Gardez

China plans tariffs after latest US trade threat

North Korea warns of 'natural disaster' amid heatwave

American lone sailor held in far east Russia near Alaska

Three Moscow sisters accused of murdering abusive father

WWE star Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane, elected mayor in Tennessee

Thailand mural celebrates cave heroes

Meet Nasa's commercial flight astronauts

From solar car inventions to beds that power phones

ICYMI: Ready, steady, slow

Trump: 'I was waiting 15 minutes for the Queen'

Massive dust storm rolls through Phoenix, AZ

Japan airport to gift people who hand in old suitcases

In pictures: Europe swelters

Lynchburg floods: Evacuations in US city over feared dam breach

Carney: No-deal Brexit 'highly undesirable'

'Zombie Boy' Rick Genest found dead at home in Montreal

Amazon UK tax payment falls to £1.7m

RBS to pay first dividend in 10 years

Toyota surprises with 7.2% jump in quarterly profits

Firms being 'left in the dark' on Brexit

Apple is first public company worth $1 trillion

Could a basic income replace Universal Credit?

Bank of England raises UK interest rates

Barclays profits hit by £2bn of costs

Holidaymakers' NatWest debit cards declined

Rolls-Royce profits hit by engine faults

Google in China: Internet giant 'plans censored search engine'

NI has UK's highest public spending per person

Smaller firms should publish gender pay gap, say MPs

UK hires Obama adviser to probe tech giants

How plastic became a million dollar idea

'All my spare money goes on my mortgage now'

Sky farmers

Will savings rates go up?

Jeremy Corbyn hoping to deliver speech at Jewish venue

Bank of England raises UK interest rates

Did Parliament do anything that wasn’t Brexit-related this year?

Remain EU referendum campaign spending claims rejected

British National Party pinning hopes on money from wills

Margaret Hodge criticises 'ridiculous' disciplinary action over anti-Semitism row

No probe into BBC Spotlight's DUP 'dark money' claims

MPs call for £100bn northern transport investment

British Sign Language: GCSE plan after boy's campaign

Smaller firms should publish gender pay gap, say MPs

Surveillance camera drones and other news

Amazon UK tax payment falls to £1.7m

Apple is first public company worth $1 trillion

Fitbit faces anger for setting limits on women's periods

Deepmind co-founder Shane Legg gives London teen top AI tips

Google in China: Internet giant 'plans censored search engine'

Drake's In My Feelings: What we learned from the new video

Terminator teases sixth instalment with all-female photo

Why are people angry about this Vogue cover?

Dale Winton died of natural causes, agent says

Jennifer Aniston 'fantasises' about a Friends reboot

Constance Wu praises 'historic' Crazy Rich Asians

'Oldest library in Germany' unearthed by Cologne archaeologist

Andy Serkis adapting Animal Farm for Netflix

Easier streaming services put dent in illegal downloading

Camberwell stabbing: Drill rapper Incognito killed

Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon on 'awkward' spy caper

Wikipedia article of the day for August 3, 2018

Amazon UK tax payment falls to £1.7m

Low levels of air pollution linked to changes in the heart

Baby girl, 12 days old, has tooth removed

Hospital sepsis deaths 'jump by a third'

Armed forces chief vows to fight false Northern Ireland claims

RBS to pay first dividend in 10 years

Two men stabbed in Ibrox football violence

Man arrested in Antrim over Seychelles politician murder

Grenfell Tower fire: Man charged with fraud

Thousands of UK churches convert to renewable energy

Man survives 70ft fall from cliff

Why I got calf implants: 'There was no other option'

Harry Kane fiver: Merthyr shop owner and locals react

Beatboxing vicar Gavin Teyte to judge world championships

The baby hair that shocked a midwife

Grandfather prays to giant cucumber

Ripped-up lottery ticket wins £58m jackpot

Newspaper headlines: More rate rises and Amazon's tax bill

When a gay bishop caused controversy

What would 'no deal' Brexit mean for food and medicine?

Phone etiquette: How not to lose friends

Football transfer news: How announcements got extravagant

Alcohol and dementia - is moderate drinking safe?

My dad directed Return of the Jedi

Zimbabwe election: Emmerson Mnangagwa declared winner in disputed poll

Apple is first public company worth $1 trillion

Climber 'dug shelter' to survive mountain ordeal in New Zealand

Sun Wenguang: Chinese activist's live interview shut down by police

Europe's heat record could be broken in Spain and Portugal

Bangladesh teenagers demanding road safety paralyse Dhaka

UN experts condemn President Trump's media criticism

Worker at migrant children detention centre arrested for abuse

US accuses Russia of 'pervasive' election meddling

'Zombie Boy' Rick Genest found dead at home in Montreal

Down's syndrome man with toy gun shot dead by Swedish police

Israel 'thwarts IS attack' on Golan Heights

Bangladesh students continue road safety protests

Jacinda Ardern returns to work after maternity leave

Shark taken because it 'needed help'

A sunrise from space

10-year-old beats Michael Phelps' childhood swimming record

Somali model Zakarie Ali wants to change the world

'Oldest library in Germany' unearthed by Cologne archaeologist

Swiss police say dogs should wear shoes in heatwave

South Korea's spy cam porn epidemic

In pictures: Hiking the Sinai Trail

Peru's Amazon: Where roads change lives

The crop-spraying drones that go where tractors can't

Why people are angry at Vogue India's cover

Phone and internet use: Number of mobile calls drops for first time

Tesla makes more cars as revenue jumps

Trump threatens higher tariffs on Chinese imports

House of Fraser rescue deal falls through

WhatsApp starts charging business users

Facebook and Instagram introduce time limit tool

Sky bans console from using its trademark

Why the US-China trade dispute has experts worried

'I know the train's going to be late'

Essential skills or mindless tasks?

High walls

The rate-setters

Interest rates: Bank of England expected to increase base rate

National Citizen Service funding should be used elsewhere - LGA

Labour 'shaken to the core' by anti-Semitism row

Keith Vaz MP accused of bullying Commons clerks

NI has the highest public spending per person in UK

Brexit: This is project reality, not project fear, says Hunt

Apology after 300 new UKIP members get Senedd leadership vote

Universal Credit hands power to abusers, MPs say

Gove promises help for drought-hit farmers

Northamptonshire County Council: Crisis talks to be held

Child abuser David Boswell quits Pembrokeshire council role

Anti-Semitism claims

Phone and internet use: Number of mobile calls drops for first time

US names arrested Fin7 cyber-gang suspects

Vega+ to be stripped of Sinclair and ZX Spectrum brands

WhatsApp starts charging business users

Town dusts off typewriters after cyber-attack

Facebook and Instagram introduce time limit tool

Tesla boss Elon Musk facing two lawsuits

Rajar figures: Listeners swap news shows for music

Anna Todd: From 1D fan fiction to feature film writer

Star Wars: Life growing up in the Jedi's glow

Will Rihanna's eyebrows become the Vogue?

Royal family lead Tatler's 2018 best-dressed list

Paul Walker's mum on her last chat with the actor

Could Max Martin's musical be the best pop show of all time?

BBC West Side Story Prom recasts Maria after 'whitewashing' backlash

Anna Wintour is *not* leaving Vogue

Unseen Monty Python sketches to go on display

Punch & Judy: Harmless fun or trivialising violence?

Director's son talks about third Star Wars film

Pub choir: 'Singing is not traumatic - it's fun'

Phone and internet use: Number of mobile calls drops for first time

Is grime dead? Or has it 'just gone back underground'?

Wikipedia article of the day for August 2, 2018

Interest rates: Bank of England expected to increase base rate

Phone and internet use: Number of mobile calls drops for first time

'£50,000' fiver spent in Merthyr off licence

Rajar figures: Listeners swap news shows for music

National Citizen Service funding should be used elsewhere - LGA

Camberwell stabbing: 'Drill music leader' killed

'Unprovoked' Sutton Coldfield attack victim named

Couple from Aberdeenshire in £50m lottery win

Brownies launch aviation badge to encourage girls to become pilots

MPs call for £100bn northern transport investment

London temporary housing costs up by half in four years

Celtic progress in Champions League

Keith Vaz bullying allegations: Former clerk speaks to Newsnight

'My stalker had 13 other victims'

Punch & Judy: Harmless fun or trivialising violence?

Director's son talks about third Star Wars film

Pub choir: 'Singing is not traumatic - it's fun'

Fields medal: UK refugee's major maths award stolen

Royal Family lead Tatler's 2018 best-dressed Brits list

Newspaper headlines: Heatwave 'hell' and 'nursery crimes'

Heatwave: Why is Heathrow so hot?

'We're with my disabled brother round the clock'

Tommy Robinson: Who is he and why was he jailed?

Is grime dead? Or has it 'just gone back underground'?

A guide to Labour Party anti-Semitism claims

What TV show is inspiring new baby names?

Savers told 'don't expect too much'

Zimbabwe election: International calls for restraint

Andrew Brunson: US hits Turkey with sanctions over jailed pastor

Illinois lawmaker Nick Sauer quits after 'catfishing' claim

High-ranking Chinese monk accused of sexually harassing nuns

Trump demands Russia probe end 'right now'

Australian senator sues over 'sexist slurs'

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern returns from maternity leave

Swedish crown jewels: Speedboat thieves steal priceless treasures

McDonald's serves pregnant Canadian cleaning fluid latte

Officer wins suit over claim he was mocked for black ancestry

Trump threatens higher tariffs on Chinese imports

Trump claims Americans need ID to go shopping

Why the US-China trade dispute has experts worried

'The Indian government is tearing my family apart'

Residents of the Libyan city of Sirte say they feel 'abandoned'

Colombia's battle with cocaine traffickers

Why Gaddafi's home is still a ghost town

Mexico crash: Passenger films inside plane

New Zealand shop battles in court over Weetabix imports

Russia shocked by mysterious murder of three journalists in CAR

Jewellery thefts that shocked the world

The European populists monitoring 'sham' elections

'Disappearance' of top Chinese actress Fan Bingbing concerns fans

Operation Gomorrah: Firestorm created 'Germany's Nagasaki'

Two Feet in hospital after sending 'goodbye' tweet

Love Island's Jack and Dani to marry 'next year'

David Hasselhoff marries Welsh girlfriend in Italy

Abusers given power by outdated benefits system, MPs say

Next shares slump despite sales rise

Zimbabwe election: Zanu-PF 'has most seats', incomplete results show

UK house prices pick-up in July

Next shares slump despite sales rise

Lloyds Bank sets aside another £460m for PPI claims

London's Mayor says Brexit hit to City less than feared

French drug maker Sanofi 'stockpiling for Brexit'

Apple boosted by selling more expensive iPhones

Farmers send livestock to slaughter early due to drought

Jaguar hit by trade war as China sales slow

US mulls 25% tariff on $200bn of Chinese goods, say reports

Hundreds of Carillion apprentices lose their jobs

Facebook bans pages aimed at US election interference

Commitment to help 'mortgage prisoners'

Thomas Cook bookings hit by heatwave

Why is Samsung's Galaxy S9 flagship struggling?

RBS escapes action over controversial GRG unit

Games Workshop annual report sees profits nearly double

Why Apple's share value is nearing a trillion dollars

World-famous aerialist on the keys to her success

Jeremy Corbyn apologises for hosting 2010 Holocaust event

Theresa May and Emanuel Macron to hold talks in France

Treasury extends EU aid pledge to cover 'no deal' Brexit

High Court 'misled' by government over child refugees

Former Holyrood presiding officer Sir Alex Fergusson dies

Operation Brock 'lorry park' on M20 'could last years'

Labour MP Carolyn Harris's aide cleared of pay rise fraud

Reality Check

Slow broadband needs switch-off date, say business leaders

Facebook bans pages aimed at US election interference

Apple boosted by selling more expensive iPhones

US release of 3D-printed gun software blocked

Why is Samsung's Galaxy S9 flagship struggling?

Vue cinema denies website is crashing under high demand

The face behind a stock image: How I gave away my face for free

Star Wars jacket expected to fetch up to £1m at auction

Love Island: 10 best moments from 2018

Katy Perry visits sick fan who missed concert because of brain surgery

Kali Uchis: A truly self-made pop star

Alan Alda reveals he has Parkinson's disease

BBC Music Day: Jarvis Cocker and Bez join Bargain Hunt

Why is a theatre company opening a college to teach astronomy and cooking?

Social media and reality TV is 'bad for body image', survey suggests

Seth Rogen records messages for Toronto's subway

Renowned director Wim Wenders hits out at phone 'photography'

Love Island: Winners Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham return to UK

Wikipedia article of the day for August 1, 2018

Jeremy Corbyn apologises for hosting 2010 Holocaust event

Lloyds Bank sets aside another £460m for PPI claims

Theresa May and Emanuel Macron to hold talks in France

Gatwick Express 30-minute claim 'misleading'

Bouncer suspended after woman's sexual harassment tweet

Managers to receive red and yellow cards

Murder arrest over car crash fight in Nottingham

Faulty Cardiff Old Library lift traps 19 people in two years

Cornwall surfer James McNaught arrested over cocaine seizure

Farmers send livestock to slaughter early due to drought

Police release CCTV of suspects in £1m burglary case

Salmon fed genetically modified plants in nutrition trial

Ellie Soutter: Snowboarder's father criticises pressure on athletes

Corrie Mckeague: The RAF gunner who disappeared

'My abortion pill took effect on the Tube home'

'We stole a bus, bruv'

Joanne Rand acid death: Man jailed for 17 years

Love Island: Winners Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham return to UK

Star Wars jacket expected to fetch up to £1m at auction

US embassy in London auctions off toilet rolls and old goods

Newspaper headlines: 'Palace crisis' and a government 'betrayal'

The scuba dive that crushed my spine

Would a 'no deal' Brexit prevent planes flying?

Love Island: 10 best moments from 2018

US release of 3D-printed gun software blocked

US mulls 25% tariff on $200bn of Chinese goods, say reports

Apple boosted by selling more expensive iPhones

Aeroplane crashes in Durango after take-off in Mexico

South Africa to amend constitution to allow land expropriation

Plastic bags: Australia anger over Coles 'caving in to tantrums'

Central African Republic: Russian journalists die in ambush

Window-smashing kangaroo escapes from shelter in Australia

Katy Perry visits sick fan who missed concert because of brain surgery

Canada says it is using DNA websites to identify some migrants

Star Wars jacket expected to fetch up to £1m at auction

Mamma Maria: The Greek mother who loves to share

Renowned director Wim Wenders hits out at phone 'photography'

Vietnam bridge: Walking through a god's hands

Seth Rogen records messages for Toronto's subway

Dahomey mothers: The all-female army that protected modern-day Benin

US embassy in London auctions off toilet rolls and old goods

'Bigfoot erotica' row turns Virginia congressional race ugly

The face behind a stock image: How I gave away my face for free

Disinvited - the bridesmaids no longer needed

Black Panther spin-off: How author Nnedi Okorafor found her identity

100 Women: Playing mother to El Salvador's gang children

The unlikely US box office stars

Is Samsung's flagship phone a flop?

Demi Lovato dancer Dani Vitale says to stop 'negativity'

Dad's Army's 50 years of popularity

Chrissy Teigen shows 'mom bod' and says she's 'super insecure'

Fast fashion

Zimbabwe election: Mnangagwa and Chamisa both upbeat

Paul Manafort, Trump ex-campaign chief, to begin trial

The flooded Cambodian villagers who refuse to move on

Miss Helen, shark stolen in a pram, recovering in US aquarium

British Gas's new tariffs 'successful'

Disabled surfer aims for World Championships

The Manchester orchestra giving ‘confidence’ to kids

The tech helping drive the Tour de France

New Zealand sexist road sign changed by seven-year-old girl

Social media and reality TV is 'bad for body image', survey suggests

Tameside care home 'did not tell family mother was dying'

Dixons Carphone says data breach affected 10 million

From books to behemoth

Aid sector 'almost complicit' in sex scandal, say MPs

Parkinson's diagnosis for ex-minister Sir Peter Luff

MPs urge a rethink of UK devolution

Pupils unable to read is 'a scandal', says minister

No evidence to back DUP man's BBC harassment claim

Carolyn Harris MP 'was a sloppy manager', jury told

Uber halts development of self-driving trucks

Somalia's deaf footballers create their own league

Dixons Carphone says data breach affected 10 million

British Gas owner Centrica loses more customers

UK car production hit by 'perfect storm'

Uber halts development of self-driving trucks

Out-of-office: Would you quote Rick Astley?

Mike Pompeo Indo-pacific strategy: US to spend $113m in Asia

House of Fraser offered cash injection by Mike Ashley

Ryanair threatened by fresh strikes in Germany

The impact of trade tariffs on two US firms

Trekking to Everest: 'Challenging but rewarding!'

Behind the seams at Max Mara

Light saver

North Korea 'working on new missiles', US officials say

US airport security's 'Quiet Skies' programme tracks passengers

IS claims fatal Tajik attack on foreign cyclists

Trump says ready to meet Iran's Rouhani

Italy earthquake 'hero dog' found dead

Lombok earthquake: More than 500 hikers evacuated from Mt Rinjani

Russia World Cup: Pussy Riot protesters detained on leaving jail

Backpackers attacked with shovel in Australian bush

Uber halts development of self-driving trucks

James Gunn: Guardians of the Galaxy cast back fired director

Largest king penguin colony shrinks 90% in 30 years

The battle to stop ex-IS fighters reaching Europe

Bruce Beach has built a 10,000 sq ft nuclear bunker

Brexit and your holiday: Five things that could change

World-famous aerialist on the keys to her success

British Gas owner Centrica loses more customers

Tom Watson accuses NEC member of being a 'loud-mouthed bully'

Removal vans spotted at Boris Johnson's official residence

Tories delete 'Love Island' bottles promotion

Who's who

How will the Love Island contestants cash in following the show?

James Gunn: Guardians of the Galaxy cast back fired director

Kiki, Harlem Shake, Fortnite and other dance moves that went viral

Ofcom halts local TV roll-out over finance worries

Body coach Joe Wicks has become a dad for the first time

Love Island: Moment winners of 2018 series were revealed

Love Island: ‘I’ve made my year’s earnings in a month’

World-famous aerialist on the keys to her success

Russian ministry spokeswoman turns songwriter

Intrepid French hunt for sunken warships Cordelière and Regent

The fight to end silence on fashion's waste problem

Will EU healthcare for tourists survive Brexit?

Would you quote Rick Astley in your out-of-office?

Letter from Africa: How bruised is President Buhari by defections?

Aid sector 'almost complicit' in sex scandal, say MPs

Women 'illegally buying abortion pill online'

Corrie Mckeague: Airman 'somewhere in Suffolk waste disposal system'

Dixons Carphone admits data breach now affects 10 million

Love Island: Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham win ITV2 series

Tom Watson accuses NEC member of being a 'loud-mouthed bully'

Girl killed in Smethwick was on way to mosque prayers

Durex recalls condoms over split worries

Pupils unable to read is 'a scandal', says minister

River sewage: Ilkley beauty spot 'blighted' by waste

Andy Murray beats Mackenzie McDonald in Washington Open

Parkinson's diagnosis for ex-minister Sir Peter Luff

Brexit and your holiday: Five things that could change

Melinda Messenger: 'How do breasts have so much power?'

Love Island: Moment winners of 2018 series were revealed

Yoga classed to help tiny tots relax

'There's only two Geraint Thomases'

Captive-bred beavers pair in the wild at Knapdale

Oxford University student graduates aged 95

Skomer puffin photographers told to be careful

Newspaper headlines: Manchester bomber was 'rescued by Royal Navy'

How will the Love Island contestants cash in following the show?

Intrepid French hunt for sunken warships Cordelière and Regent

Will EU healthcare for tourists survive Brexit?

Are UK trains the 'envy' of Europe?

Wikipedia article of the day for July 31, 2018

Archbishop Philip Wilson resigns after sex abuse cover-up

Reality Check

WWE: Wrestling world mourns death of three stars

Why Jeremy Hunt's 'Japanese' wife gaffe is a bad mistake

Overwatch League: London Spitfire triumph in first final

Chinese ex-online tsar Lu Wei charged with bribery

Grace Mugabe's immunity annulled by South African court

Kenya race row retailer Chandarana Foodplus defies governor

Rivals eye Love Island's treasure trove

Grenfell Tower fire: Man admits £81,000 fraud