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Coronavirus: Moral duty to get all children back into school - PM

Norfolk lockdown band links up with James Bond composer and other 'stars'

Crowdfunding gives St Albans music venue hope for future

Belarus election: President Lukashenko faces toughest test in years

12 months, 12 lives: Kashmiris in limbo and lockdown

Why the French are 'European champions' at abandoning pets

Coronavirus: Fact-checking fake stories in Africa

US election 2020: What is the electoral college?

Letter from Africa: 'How I helped put Gambians on Google Maps'

Coronavirus pandemic: Tracking the global outbreak

‘I feel guilty for surviving’: The deadly hunt for jade in Myanmar

Letter from Africa: How African generosity dried a teacher's tears

Iran women's podcast gives voice to victims of abuse

Being a Chinese student in the US: ‘Neither the US nor China wants us’

Wikipedia article of the day for August 9, 2020

Welsh government 'may question gatherings advice'

Gandhi's glasses left in Bristol auctioneer's letterbox

Coronavirus: Has Covid-19 made more people want to be their own boss?

'An afternoon tea turned into our surprise wedding'

Coronavirus: How fishing trade transformed to survive lockdown

Norfolk lockdown band links up with James Bond composer and other 'stars'

Black Lives Matter: Campaign for black businesses has been 'extraordinary'

Coronavirus: Winchester teenager films lockdown documentary

Jerry Falwell Jr to take leave of absence after racy photo

Coronavirus Vietnam: The mysterious resurgence of Covid-19

Coronavirus: Face covering use expanded in England and Scotland

Coronavirus: Face covering use expanded in England and Scotland

Coronavirus: Bloodstock hosts online festival for heavy metal fans

Coronavirus: Millions for small business 'sitting in council accounts'

Coronavirus: Millions for small business 'sitting in council accounts'

11 of the best music videos from lockdown

Coronavirus severely restricts Antarctic science

MV Wakashio: Ship aground off Mauritius begins leaking oil

Coronavirus in South Africa: Why the vuvuzelas fell silent

Coronavirus: Why US is expecting an 'avalanche' of evictions

Sushant Singh Rajput: Mystery and voyeurism around Bollywood star's death

Coronavirus: India is turning to faster tests to meet targets

Coronavirus: How pandemic pods and zutors are changing home-schooling

Americans in Africa: Why we left America to live in Africa

Nicola Sturgeon: Internal disputes 'risk to SNP success'

Gigabit broadband: Rural households urged to claim upgrade cash

Wikipedia article of the day for August 8, 2020

Nicola Sturgeon: Internal disputes 'risk to SNP success'

Gigabit broadband: Rural households urged to claim upgrade cash

Gigabit broadband: Rural households urged to claim upgrade cash

Screen-time messages designed to decrease phone use

Leicester pub-goers warned ahead of reopening weekend

UK's winter athletes aim for a record Olympic medal haul

Why Nadia Rose put her 'finger up' to music bosses

TikTok: Trump signs order to address 'threat' of Chinese app

Christopher Steele: Ex-spy says more must be done to stop Russian interference

School funding plan 'benefits wealthier pupils most'

Chemotherapy in cancer patients with Covid-19 'not a risk'

TikTok: Trump signs order to address 'threat' of Chinese app

TikTok: Trump signs order to address 'threat' of Chinese app

Beirut explosion: Anti-government protests break out in city

Beirut explosion: Before and after images

'It took 32 years, but I finally found my kidnapped son'

World's remotest Irish bar: 'We will survive Covid'

How the pandemic is sending some Brazilians ‘two steps back’

Anger rises as British Airways cuts start to bite

Police vow to act over Greater Manchester lockdown breaches

Climate change: UK peat emissions could cancel forest benefits

Cosplay and Covid: Video gamers defy the virus

Sri Lanka election: Rajapaksa brothers declare victory

Wikipedia article of the day for August 7, 2020

The Papers: France 'quarantine risk' and Flack mother's 'fury'

Is the US about the split the internet?

E-skin recreates sense of touch and other tech news

Rise in care children being 'deprived of liberty'

TikTok: Trump administration plans Chinese tech crackdown

TikTok: Trump administration plans Chinese tech crackdown

Dame Shirley Bassey to release first new album in five years

Coronavirus: Interest in country living surges

Coronavirus: Dancing on Ice coach warns of ice skating concern

Dame Shirley Bassey to release first new album in five years

Scottish brewer warns of challenges despite pubs reopening

Mulan: UK cinemas hit out at 'disappointing' Disney+ release

John Hume funeral in pictures

How long does it take to get planning permission?

Coronavirus: The childcare 'jigsaw' parents are facing this summer

Bad Boy Chiller Crew - today Bradford, tomorrow we take over the world

Facebook removes Trump's 'Covid misinformation' post

Why stock markets are defying a shrinking economy

Bad Boy Chiller Crew - today Bradford, tomorrow we take over the world

Coronavirus: France records two-month high in cases

Hiroshima: The day Michiko nearly missed her train

Zarka's husband sliced off her nose. A surgeon offered to restore it for free

Kashmir: 'I could land up in jail if I express myself freely'

Banned protesters send #ZimbabweanLivesMatter viral

Wikipedia article of the day for August 6, 2020

TikTok to open $500m data centre in Ireland

Cornonavirus: Crisis-hit Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy

Anthony Levandowski: Ex-Google engineer sentenced for theft

Beirut blast: Lebanon in mourning after massive explosion

Anthony Levandowski: Ex-Google engineer sentenced for theft

Early-years workers quit 'underpaid and undervalued' jobs

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Indian PM Modi to lead temple construction ceremony

Climate change: Satellites find new colonies of Emperor penguins

Education suffers in Kashmir's 'endless' lockdown

Don't demolish old buildings, urge architects

Redundancy advice calls triple as furlough scheme winds down

Don't demolish old buildings, urge architects

TikTok: The story of a social media giant

The Kashmiris waiting for their loved ones to come home

Coronavirus: Three Biden claims about Trump fact-checked

What is the 'sovereign citizen' movement?

Letter from Africa: How African generosity dried a crying teacher's tears

Coronavirus economy: 'I'm just looking for whatever I can get'

Wikipedia article of the day for August 5, 2020

Bosses' pandemic pay cuts 'superficial' says report

Coronavirus: Swindon businesses 'worried' by rise in cases

Microsoft's TikTok grab: Inspired or naive?

Disney focuses on streaming as it falls to a loss

TikTok: The story of a social media giant

Donald Trump: US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal

Coronavirus: How pandemic pods and zutors are changing home-schooling

Testing 'may not prevent new coronavirus wave' when schools reopen

Coronavirus: Drive-through test motorist given parking fine

Footballers can now get red cards for deliberate coughing

Lockdown: Tackling Cardiff Bay anti-social behaviour

Championship play-off final: Brentford and Fulham set for richest game

Edinburgh Festival late licence for pubs cancelled

Virtual house hunting gets a pandemic boost

Twitter: Athlete Jimmy Watkins' running music reviews a hit

Why does Rocket Ronnie think he is a bit like William?

What's going on with TikTok?

Israel strikes Syrian army bases after Golan Heights attack

NY attorney expands inquiry into Trump 'criminal conduct'

What's going on with TikTok?

Judge Salas: 'We are living every parent's worst nightmare'

The trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima

Coventry refuse workers 'warned daily' over fence urination

James Lovelock: Gaia theory creator on coronavirus and turning 101

Investigation finds 'no corroboration' of sexual assault on The Killers tour

Wikipedia article of the day for August 4, 2020

Pregnancy and coronavirus: How has giving birth changed during the pandemic?

Virtual house hunting gets a pandemic boost

Huddersfield MP apologises for alleged anti-Semitic tweet

Ban ads for polluting large cars, report says

HSBC's profits slump 65% amid coronavirus downturn

Whale shark 'crushes' tourist in Australia

Nasa SpaceX crew return: Dragon capsule splashes down

China sends first Covid-19 medical testing team to Hong Kong

Apple Fire: Massive California wildfire forces evacuations

Eat out to help out: Coronavirus scheme offering UK diners 50% off begins

Mexico crime: Mexican police seize alleged oil theft crime boss The Sledgehammer

Coronavirus: New 90-minute tests for Covid-19 and flu 'hugely beneficial'

US entering 'different' phase of coronavirus outbreak

Genoa bridge 'like a white vessel crossing the valley'

Scottish hospitals public inquiry gets under way

Wealth inequality rises even as wage gap narrows

Nigerians' double blow: Currency woes and Covid-19

Wikipedia article of the day for August 3, 2020

Coronavirus: 'Institutional racism left minorities exposed'

Coronavirus: Eight ways lockdown easing has changed the UK

The boss who bounced her way to £3m from just £200

‘I’ve got to know the man I killed’

Coronavirus: How henna can help your mental health

Teacher's tips for keeping kids entertained without a screen

Coronavirus: Lockdown 'reverse gear' warning after pub cluster