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James Bond composer David Arnold says music industry on 'precipice'

Can my child's school insist they take a Covid test?

Serial killer Peter Moore 'sent solicitor a Christmas card'

Should Greenock's 'Sugar Shed' become Scotland's museum of slavery?

US election 2020: Intelligence chief ends face-to-face security meetings

Coronavirus: PM's U-turns create a 'climate of uncertainty', says Conservative

Coronavirus: Life chances at risk if pupils don't return to school, Williamson says

Coronavirus: PM's U-turns create a 'climate of uncertainty', says Conservative

Jacob Blake: Donald Trump to visit Kenosha amid unrest

Wikipedia article of the day for August 30, 2020

Coronavirus: Life chances at risk if pupils don't return to school, Williamson says

One in four BHS stores remain vacant four years after collapse

The diary of my daughter's murder: 'We were in hell on earth'

Coronavirus doctor's diary: The fake news about schools that's misleading parents

Flooding in Hereford: Residents still in temporary homes

Alopecia: ‘I don’t need a relationship with my hair to be a woman’

La Course 2020: Britain's Lizzie Deignan claims victory in Nice

Neuralink: Elon Musk unveils pig with chip in its brain

Chadwick Boseman: How Black Panther inspired children and adults

Stechford shooting: Murder probe after man killed

Chadwick Boseman: Tributes pour in for Black Panther actor

March on Washington 2020: 'Change is slow in America'

Coronavirus: Rota system for secondary schools and leaked Sage report

Mr Gay England: The trans man competing 'against an idea of male beauty'

Record Store Day 2020: 'We've all been starved of music'

Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther star dies of cancer aged 43

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer

Coronavirus: Children's role in spread puzzles scientists

Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US

Coronavirus: Winter plans revealed in leaked Sage report

Medal for hero dog Kuno who saved soldiers' lives in Afghanistan

Georgia: 'I'm a child of the UK rave scene'

The last families who lived on St Kilda

Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?

Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020

Bihar: Destroyed lives and submerged homes in flood-hit India

Wikipedia article of the day for August 29, 2020

Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

People rescued from homes after severe flooding in Broxburn

Coronavirus: What powers do the police have?

Coronavirus loss of smell: 'Meat tastes like petrol'

The Rest and Be Thankful: An infamous road through 'a mountain in torment'

Tough times to continue for Chinese firms in the US

NZ takes action over stock market cyber attacks

RNC 2020: Trump warns Biden will 'demolish' American dream

UAE implicated in lethal drone strike in Libya

Melbourne storm: Three killed as winds cause widespread damage

Tough times to continue for Chinese firms in the US

Scrapping 213 local councils could save £3bn says report

Heads tell pupils and parents: 'We are ready for you'

Scrapping 213 local councils could save £3bn says report

Coronavirus: 'Reassuring' study of children's 'tiny' risk

Scientists target coronavirus immunity puzzle

Benefits claimants face landlord discrimination despite ruling

Mobile users still "ripped off" by operators says Which?

Mobile users still "ripped off" by operators says Which?

Elon Musk to show off working brain-hacking device

Kyle Rittenhouse charged over Wisconsin protest deaths

Delhi 2020 religious riots: Amnesty International accuses police of rights abuses

Wikipedia article of the day for August 28, 2020

The Papers: 'Secret' care deaths and UK ushered back to office

Warnings of 'ghost towns' if staff do not return to the office

RNC 2020: Pence warns Americans 'won't be safe' if Biden wins

India coronavirus: Covid strikes remote Greater Andamanese tribe

Coronavirus: Vaccine front-runner China already inoculating workers

Richard Osman: 'I wish I were cooler but I'm not'

Richard Osman: 'I wish I were cooler but I'm not'

Covid-19: Five ways to avoid catching the virus indoors

Christchurch shooting: Gunman is first in New Zealand to be given life term without parole

NBA, MLB and MLS postpone games after Milwaukee Bucks' walkout over Jacob Blake shooting

Coronavirus: Payment for people on low incomes who must self-isolate

Coronavirus: Payment for people on low incomes who must self-isolate

Llangennech diesel train fire: Nearby homes evacuated

Trump challenges Biden to drug test before debate

UK flu jab rates prompt complacency warning

Flu: Why we still need to worry about it this winter

Jacob Blake: Police officer in Kenosha shooting named

Caged Congolese man: Why a zoo took 114 years to apologise

India NEET, JEE exams: 'Conducting these exams will be a giant mistake'

Why Navalny’s team sees Kremlin's hands in attack

Blueberry farmers warn of 'disaster' crop

Eusebio Leal: The man who saved Old Havana from decay

Wikipedia article of the day for August 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Pent-up demand 'leading to quicker home sales'

Ant IPO: China's mighty financial group heads for a mega market debut

Topless sunbathing defended by French interior minister

Coronavirus and schools: Ditch truancy fines, say doctors

Ant IPO: China's mighty financial group heads for a mega market debut

Primary pupils' learning gap widens for first time since 2007

No plan for a return to the office for millions of staff

Mother in legal fight to save dead transgender daughter's sperm

Financial firms 'must do more' amid coronavirus complaints

Spreadsheet error led to Edinburgh hospital opening delay

Rock star Jack White's auction to help John Peel Centre

Young foster carer 'youngest in Somerset' at 21

Penarth 'dinosaur footprints' investigated by museum

Celtic bid to be first British club to host return of fans

RNC 2020: Melania Trump to take centre stage on second night

Navalny and Russia’s arsenal of exotic poisons

Fears of a serial killer in South African farm community

Carnival and coronavouchers: Brazil’s economic struggles

Mike Pence at RNC 2020: The rare times he made headlines

Lockdown may have lasting effects on friendships

Eat Out to Help Out: The highs and lows of the coronavirus discount scheme

Coronavirus: Can I work from home overseas?

US Postal Service: Three states sue Trump government

Wikipedia article of the day for August 26, 2020

Coronavirus: Bali closed to foreign tourists until end of 2020

Australia fires: Similar or worse disasters 'will happen again'

RNC 2020: Black speakers praise Trump and reject Democrats

Facebook blocks Thai access to group critical of monarchy

Trump: US and China hold 'constructive' trade talks after delay

BTec students to start receiving revised grades

Western and Southern Open: Andy Murray beats Alexander Zverev in New York

Trump: US and China hold 'constructive' trade talks after delay

Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci warns against rushing out vaccine

Music ban 'kiss of death for restaurant ambience'

Italian monks in Wales on London to Ireland walk

Cambridge cyclist death: Stewart Milne going home to 'wrap presents'

Coronavirus: One in eight hospital cases were 'caught on-site'

Climate change: New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains

Having some caffeine in pregnancy 'is fine'

Republican National Convention: Trump warns of 'rigged election'

Wikipedia article of the day for August 25, 2020

Coronavirus: Norfolk chicken processing plant staff test positive

Brazil footballer Ronaldinho released in Paraguay

Hong Kong protest singers fear for their future

Coronavirus in Kenya: How it turned classrooms into chicken coops

Wikipedia article of the day for August 25, 2020

Why are clothes sizes so erratic and can they be fixed?

Coronavirus in Scotland: Three cases at South Lanarkshire school

Coronavirus: Covid-19 cuts short students' year abroad studying

Wisconsin: Protests erupt after police shoot black man

Travel firms 'desperately need' government help

Road planners accused of rigging carbon emissions rules

Man arrested on suspicion of theft of puppies

Coronavirus: PM's school plea, travel industry struggles and teen anxiety

Nóra Quoirin: Malaysia opens inquest into death of London teenager

Nóra Quoirin: Malaysia opens inquest into death of London teenager

Kellyanne Conway resigns as senior White House advisor

Coronavirus job losses may deepen regional inequality - Labour

Rio Tinto bosses lose bonuses over Aboriginal cave destruction

Rio Tinto bosses lose bonuses over Aboriginal cave destruction

Coronavirus job losses may deepen regional inequality - Labour

Coronavirus job losses may deepen regional inequality - Labour

Last D-Day craft makes final journey after Portsmouth revamp

US approves use of blood plasma treatment on coronavirus patients

Travel firms 'desperately need' government help

Thousands evacuated as two storms head for southern US

Wikipedia article of the day for August 24, 2020

Coronavirus: Teens' anxiety levels dropped during pandemic, study finds

Road planners accused of rigging carbon emissions rules

The Iranian immigrant who conquered online video tech

Arsenal Women 1-2 Paris St-Germain Feminines

Stowmarket explosion: Two hurt in train station burger van blast

Coronavirus: Mum's four-month cancer diagnosis delay

Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children - Whitty