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Brain-eating microbe: US city told not to use water amid contamination concerns

French Open to start with fan numbers slashed

Brexit trade talks: Deal can and must be made, says CBI boss

My Money: 'Hollie thinks she spent less than me'

Idles: 'We'd love to do a zorb gig'

Amy Coney Barrett: Who is Trump's Supreme Court pick?

Photography award winners show the fragility and beauty of mangrove forests

Denmark confronts sexual harassment at work in #MeToo moment

Italian family fosters Gambian migrant: 'The son we never had'

Brexit trade talks: Deal can and must be made, says CBI boss

Wikipedia article of the day for September 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Cardiff and Swansea get ready for lockdown

Brexit trade talks: Deal can and must be made, says CBI boss

Nuclear power: Suffolk's Sizewell C is too expensive says Ed Davey

Brexit: Gardening trade faces import rule change costs

New Scottish police centre to tackle cyber crime

University entrance: The ‘taboo’ about who doesn’t go

Idles: 'We'd love to do a zorb gig'

My Money: 'Hollie thinks she spent less than me'

Civil service shake-up: Rewiring the government machine or blowing a fuse?

Cambridge's Dutch-style roundabout: Why all the fuss?

Photographer recreates ancestor's 1860s Leicestershire snaps

Coronavirus: ‘I used to film weddings but now I film funerals’

Ukraine military plane crash: Cadets among at least 22 people killed

EasyJet 'hanging by a thread', says union official

Croydon police shooting: Suspect's background probed over Sgt Matt Ratana death

Coronavirus: More than a quarter of UK under stricter rules

Coronavirus: Shoppers lost £100m in vouchers expiring in lockdown - Which?

Covid: Pregnant women 'opt for C-section' to ensure partners at birth

'Killer whales attacked my yacht for 45 minutes'

Covid-19: What do scientists think of the PM's plan?

Covid in Scotland: What's it like on a socially-distanced first date?

Covid in Scotland: Flu vaccinations urged ahead of challenging winter

Week in pictures: 19 - 25 September 2020

Philippines Troll Patrol: The woman taking on trolls on their own turf

Rimbaud and Verlaine: France agonises over digging up gay poets

Singapore in world first for facial verification

Coronavirus: Shoppers lost £100m in vouchers expiring in lockdown - Which?

The day Brexit hit boiling point

Lockdown learning 'gulf' sparks call to treble pupil premium

Wikipedia article of the day for September 26, 2020

Coronavirus: Children behind rising demand for tests in England

Lockdown learning 'gulf' sparks call to treble pupil premium

Covid-19: Fewer than 0.1% fined for no masks on trains

Coronavirus: Can London’s suburbs lead the capital’s economic recovery?

Coronavirus: The fight to get partners back into maternity wards

Government 'got into a tizzy' about civil servants home working

Lib Dems 'to focus on what people really need'

Coronavirus infection: Is there a North-South divide in England?

Covid-19 restrictions: 'Asian weddings have 400 guests - not 15'

Coronavirus: Working from home 'costs central London £2.3bn'

Shoppers could pay more after no-deal Brexit

'Shop early for Christmas or risk losing out'

Jobs Support Scheme: How is furlough changing?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Job Support Scheme and helping UK workers

How much gold is there left to mine in the world?

Why Little Mix insisted on aftercare for the contestants on their talent show

California wildfire trend 'driven by climate'

Magawa the mine-detecting rat wins PDSA Gold Medal

The German medical students who want to learn about abortion

Breonna Taylor: Why it's hard to charge US police over shootings

'One day everyone will use China's digital currency'

PMC Bank collapse: 'We lost our money and then our son'

How worried should we be about deadly cyber-attacks?

Covid-19: China's dilemma over wild meat trade

Polio campaigners battle misinformation and distrust

Wikipedia article of the day for September 25, 2020

County lines raids: 1,000 arrests and £1.2m drugs seized

Westpac bank to pay record Australian fine over laundering breaches

Low tax on heating is bad for climate, report says

US election: Trump won't commit to peaceful transfer of power

Westpac bank to pay record Australian fine over laundering breaches

Wells Fargo's Charles Scharf apologises over race comments

The pandemic is fuelling a surfing boom - in Ohio corn country

Trudeau promises 'ambitious' Canada recovery plan

Alexei Navalny: How his team found Novichok bottle evidence in Tomsk

Heroes in Harm's Way: Covid-19 show sparks sexism debate in China

How much gold is there left to mine in the world?

Rwandan genocide orphan's 'miracle' WhatsApp reunion

US 2020 election: The economy under Trump in six charts

Breonna Taylor: Protests in Louisville after grand jury decision

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg personally shaped our lives

Covid-19: Sunak set to unveil emergency jobs scheme

Coronavirus: UK lacking leadership, says ex-civil service head

Coronavirus: Climate action cannot be another Covid victim - PM

End 'Wild West' for political ads, campaigners say

Wikipedia article of the day for September 24, 2020

Covid-19: Sunak set to unveil emergency jobs scheme

Coronavirus: UK lacking leadership, says ex-civil service head

Flu jabs limited due to high demand

NHS Covid-19 app: England and Wales get smartphone contact tracing for over-16s

Covid: Boris Johnson warns of tougher measures if new rules are flouted

Covid: Boris Johnson warns of tougher measures if new rules are flouted

Coronavirus: Whitty and Vallance faced 'herd immunity' backlash, emails show

Women 'should be protected' under hate crime laws

West Ham: David Moyes, Issa Diop & Josh Cullen test positive for coronavirus

UK sends US evidence on Islamic State 'Beatles'

Gordi: The pop star doctor who answered the Covid call

Is the world entering a new Cold War?

The ‘Trump train’: 'I'm tired of people putting down our president'

Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change

How the UAE emerged as a regional powerhouse

Why the case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped Singapore

Coronavirus: Whitty and Vallance faced 'herd immunity' backlash, emails show

Women 'should be protected' under hate crime laws

UK sends US evidence on Islamic State 'Beatles'

Coronavirus: 'Government must publish contact-tracing app data'

Sean Lennon to host anniversary show for his father, John, on his 80th birthday

Documenting lockdown through drone photography

Covid rules: What are the new coronavirus restrictions?

Covid travel restrictions 'may put tortoises in danger'

Wikipedia article of the day for September 23, 2020

Video game loot boxes: another form of gambling?

Coronavirus: 'Government must publish contact-tracing app data'

Italy votes to slash size of parliament by a third

National Trust details colonialism and slavery links

Rathlin Island: The UK island with no coronavirus cases

Long Covid: 'My fatigue was like nothing I've experienced before'

In pictures: The beauty of the fens

Coronavirus: There's no law to 'harvest' DNA from Covid-19 tests

'Lack of investment' behind snarled-up legal system

Labour: Historic divisions over patriotism pose challenge for Starmer

Airbus looks to the future with hydrogen planes

NYPD officer charged with spying for China

Ruth Bader Ginsburg death: Voters on what happens next

Coronavirus economy: The 'banker ladies' saving friends from debt

How Mali's coup affects the fight against jihadists

Bollywood bets on the small screen as Covid shuts cinemas

Wikipedia article of the day for September 22, 2020

Flu jab 'more important than ever' this winter

Erlestoke Prison 'less safe' following Covid-19 restrictions

Amazon criticised over 'Black Lives Don't Matter' caps

Broadband: Old TV signal hit village internet speed for 18 months

Countryside improvements fund 'could be raided'

Small shops call for police enforcement over masks

The long-running debate over greening the land

'Lack of investment' behind snarled-up legal system

Tributes to a 'warrior for gender equality'

'Ginsburg was an amazing woman' - Trump

The tech putting the beef into Australian cattle farming

Satellite achieves sharp-eyed view of methane

Emmy Awards 2020: Seven highlights from the ceremony

India Covid-19: Taj Mahal reopens after longest shutdown

Super Mario at 35: 'The little plumber who defined a genre'

HSBC's shares dive to lowest level since 1995 in HK

Humpback whale finds escape from Australian crocodile river

US Supreme Court: Trump told Woodward judge appointments are 'golden nuggets'

Solomon Islands: Men working for WW2 bomb clearing agency die in explosion

Succession: What's the big deal about the Emmy-winning drama?

Solomon Islands: Men working for WW2 bomb clearing agency die in explosion

Covid: UK at 'critical point' in pandemic, top scientists to warn

Covid: UK at 'critical point' in pandemic, top scientists to warn

Renters: Eviction cases resume after six-month ban

Renters: Eviction cases resume after six-month ban

Emmy Awards 2020: Schitt's Creek wins big at virtual ceremony

Emmy Awards 2020: Jimmy Kimmel kicks off virtual ceremony

Climate Week: World split on urgency of tackling rising temperatures, global poll shows

Wikipedia article of the day for September 21, 2020

Coronavirus: UK firms voluntarily return £215m in furlough cash

Ending VAT-free shopping 'will hit UK tourism and retail'