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Coronavirus: Victoria declares state of disaster after spike in cases

Coronavirus: Media to be barred from Trump election nomination

Coronavirus: Teachers' union urges clarity on school reopening

Coronavirus: Can the pandemic make us rethink our courts?

Amazon region: Brazil records big increase in fires

Music stars including Lewis Capaldi and Rita Ora call for end to racism

In pictures: Europe swelters under near-record temperatures

Music stars including Lewis Capaldi and Rita Ora call for end to racism

New homes to get 'automatic' permission in England planning shake-up

New homes to get 'automatic' permission in England planning shake-up

'Automatic' permission for new homes in England planning shake-up

Coronavirus doctor's diary: How gardening could help in the fight against obesity

Coronavirus: The shielders turning the word 'vulnerable' on its head

The rise, fall, and rise of the status pineapple

Can summer survive America's coronavirus spike?

My Money: 'My daughter's therapy costs £5,490 each month'

Nasa SpaceX crew return: Astronauts set for ocean splashdown

Greenback returns: How dollar stores came back to Cuba

Kashmir's open-air classes offer stunning solution to lockdown

Are US cities seeing a surge in violent crime as Trump claims?

Wikipedia article of the day for August 2, 2020

Re-learning how to walk 289 days after surviving a deadly virus

Coronavirus lockdown: Ditching conventional living for a van

Trump says he will ban TikTok in the US

Trump says he will ban TikTok in the US

Coronavirus: Lockdown easing on hold as shielding ends

Edinburgh Castle reopens its doors to visitors

Black Lives Matter: 'Backlash has been divisive like Brexit'

Coronavirus: More than half of furloughed staff 'back at work'

Dangerous heat wave forecast for south-western areas of US

Coronavirus: More than half of furloughed staff 'back at work'

Dr Fauci is asked if protests spread coronavirus

Bafta TV Awards 2020: Ten things we learned at the virtual ceremony

How basketball could revive African economies

Bafta TV Awards 2020: Ten things we learned at the virtual ceremony

Week in pictures: 25 July-31 July 2020

Phyllis Omido: The woman who won $12m fighting lead battery poisoners

Job-hunting: 'I apply everywhere - few firms reply'

Jet2 to refund customers returning early from Spain

BA staff and plane fanatics hunt for 747 souvenirs

Why a new generation of Thais are protesting against the government

US election 2020: The war hero who could be Biden's running mate

India coronavirus: Gold rush as pandemic roils country's economy

Belarus: The mother challenging an authoritarian president

Wikipedia article of the day for August 1, 2020

Leicester Muslims mark second Eid of extended lockdown

Burberry and Tencent team up for concept stores

Michael Brown: Officer won't be charged for 2014 killing of teenager

Priory Bristol children's mental health ward to close

Burberry and Tencent team up for concept stores

Lee Teng-hui: Taiwan's 'father of democracy' dies

Bird in the Sky: The radio play made under a duvet

Creeper guitarist: 'I worked on the album from a psychiatric ward'

Afghanistan: At least 17 killed in Eid car blast

Climate change 'driving UK's extreme weather'

Bafta TV Awards: Stars prepare for virtual ceremony

Bollywood's 'warts and all' biopic on 'human computer'

Covid-19: Why Hong Kong's 'third wave' is a warning

What exactly is a 'Karen' and where did the meme come from?

The 'real' threat to Russia’s former doping mastermind

Bollywood's 'warts and all' biopic on 'human computer'

The middle-css Pakistani students fighting for a homeland dream

Wikipedia article of the day for July 31, 2020

Coronavirus: 'Chancellor must protect' jobs of those shielding

Universal Credit 'failing millions of people', say peers

Bafta TV Awards: Stars prepare for virtual ceremony

Prison launches take-away meal deliveries

Kylie and Kendall Jenner endorsed 'knock-off' Apple products on Instagram

What you need to become an internet streaming star

Liberal Democrats: Is targeting the 'yellow halo' key to party's success?

Jordan and Perri: Kiss breakfast hosts on 'stepping into huge shoes'

The Umbrella Academy: Where do superheroes on screen go from here?

PM's child poverty claims 'inaccurate,' says statistics watchdog

Coronavirus: UK lockdown solidarity 'starting to fray'

UK car production slumps to lowest level since 1954

Offices could relocate to suburbs, survey suggests

Coastal erosion: The 'forgotten' community left to fall off a cliff

Coronavirus in Pakistan: Doctor's video diary of fight against pandemic

'Bay of Piglets': A 'bizarre' plot to capture a president

India and China race to build along a disputed frontier

Nile dam row: Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates

The sweet smell of success: How Bulgaria took the lead in lavender

PM hails public sector workers in drive for recruits

Coronavirus: UK lockdown solidarity 'starting to fray'

Wikipedia article of the day for July 30, 2020

Black pupils face trebled exclusion rate in some areas

PM hails public sector workers in drive for recruits

Met Police 'four times more likely' to use force on black people

'I recorded fraudsters stealing my money'

Boris Bikes: The facts behind 10 years of London cycle hire scheme

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power

Young people 'feel anxiety and terror' using fitness apps

'Fix your bike' website crashes as scheme launches in England

Princess Anne: Fly-tipping 'a major irritation'

PC Andrew Harper's widow asks PM for murder retrial

International students turn to food banks in lockdown

'Fix your bike' website crashes as scheme launches in England

Ecuador on alert over huge Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos Islands

Saudi Hajj coronavirus curbs mean 'no work, no salary, nothing'

Should police be first to respond in a mental-health crisis?

'My Tanzanian family is split over coronavirus'

'Fix your bike' website crashes as scheme launches in England

Coronavirus: Business rescue package has 'delayed the inevitable'

Coronavirus: Scaled back Hajj pilgrimage due to start in Saudi Arabia

Coronavirus: Hong Kong implements strict measures amid new cases

Spain quarantine rules: The businesses fearing for their futures

More free school meals 'would stop diet disaster'

Covid studies aim to save BAME lives 'within months'

'Once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity for more sustainable food

Wikipedia article of the day for July 29, 2020

More free school meals 'would stop diet disaster'

'Once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity for more sustainable food

Fraud: Banks reveal the 10 coronavirus scams to be wary of

Reprimand for Wish over nipple tassel ad on BBC recipe app

Tech giants Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon to face Congress

Coronavirus: Foreign Office repatriation help 'too slow'

New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty

Coronavirus: Safety fears over lack of translated virus advice

Coronavirus: Lockdown wipes £30bn from UK pubs and restaurants

Obesity: Have 20 years of policies had any effect?

Johnny Depp case: What are the libel laws and how do they work?

Russell Crowe: Unhinged role reflects on 'rage in Western society'

Kansai Yamamoto: Japanese fashion designer dies

Coachella orders MS Trust charity to change festival name

Indian Matchmaking: The 'cringe-worthy' Netflix show that is a huge hit

Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer jailed in Iran 'moved to remote prison'

Coronavirus: How it turned the tables on Ghana's diaspora

Indian Matchmaking: The 'cringe-worthy' Netflix show that is a huge hit

Coronavirus: Safety fears over lack of translated virus advice

Wikipedia article of the day for July 28, 2020

Amazon takes on supermarkets with free food delivery

Men and women's working hours 'nearly equal'

Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer jailed in Iran 'moved to remote prison'

Kelp found off Scotland dates back 16,000 years to last ice age

NHS Tayside claims it has 'effectively eliminated' hepatitis C

Coachella orders MS Trust charity to change festival name

Birmingham tornado 15 years on: 'A scene of total devastation'

Could a headset train your brain to relax?

Huawei holds summit as global pressure grows

Hong Kong launches share index of technology giants

Coronavirus: Vietnam alarm after first cases in months

Huawei holds summit as global pressure grows

Hong Kong launches share index of technology giants

Sudan to send more troops to Darfur after deadly attacks

Huawei holds summit as global pressure grows

Hong Kong launches share index of technology giants

Coronavirus: Labour urges support for quarantining workers

Coronavirus: Labour urges support for quarantining workers

Signs of optimism among Scottish small businesses

Coronavirus: Invergordon's record cruise ship season wiped out

Coronavirus doctor's diary: Will vaccine sceptics make trials a headache?

Coronavirus in Scotland: What is known about care home deaths?

Coronavirus: How bad will winter really be?

Firms with more female executives 'perform better'

US diplomats to leave consulate in Chengdu in tit-for-tat closures

The children of Korean War prisoners who never came home

India coronavirus: Bihar braces for 'corona storm'

Coronavirus in South Africa: Why the low fatality rate is misleading

Iraq War: 'I am here today because another man died'

Wikipedia article of the day for July 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Beauty salons and tattooists in Wales reopen