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Covid: Plea to end remote teaching 'postcode lottery'

'We sprang Grandma from the care home'

Covid-19: Is the pandemic a showstopper for am-dram?

Covid: 'Upsurge' in giant veg growing during lockdown

R101 airship crash: 'Hope and sadness' on 90th anniversary

John Sinclair: The Dumfries lottery winner who died the next day

Glasvegas: It took seven years to make new album

Glasvegas: It took seven years to make new album

Trump says he is doing well, but next couple of days the 'real test'

US election 2020: 'Why I bought a voting machine on eBay'

Why some Nigerian families lock up children and the mentally ill

Covid: NME owner says pandemic impact wasn't all negative

Why Belgian struggle for identity could tear country apart

Coronavirus: 'Lockdown was madness but saved us financially'

Trump's video message from hospital

President's doctor 'extremely happy' with progress

Great Barrier Reef: Uncovering the secrets of Australia's deep waters

Covid: NME owner says pandemic impact wasn't all negative

Coronavirus: 'Lockdown was madness but saved us financially'

Covid: NME owner says pandemic impact wasn't all negative

Wikipedia article of the day for October 4, 2020

The Papers: Trump 'given oxygen' and 'radical new drugs'

US election 2020: 'Why I bought a voting machine on eBay'

Climate: The week Boris Johnson turned green, or did he?

Coronavirus testing: What is a false positive?

Coronavirus: Are you prepared for a second lockdown?

From Broadway to playing in a New York City park

Covid-19 left me jobless - but what happened next?

Airbnb blocks US Halloween bookings over party fears

From Broadway to playing in a New York City park

Airbnb blocks US Halloween bookings over party fears

Covid: What would happen if Trump became too ill to be president?

German reunification: Young Germans in search of their eastern roots

Did El Salvador's government make a deal with gangs?

Tony Vargas in Nebraska: One man's Covid crusade in rural America

August Browne: The Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance

What happens to old cruise ships?

Who Trump met - and who's tested positive

'It's OK to have a bad day': The challenge of motherhood during the pandemic

The cat who hitched a lift on a worldwide tour

From tea fields to university in Sri Lanka

Wikipedia article of the day for October 3, 2020

Liverpool striker Mane self-isolating after positive test

Covid lockdown: Rally drivers fined for breaking rules

Police investigate Dunstable funeral attended by hundreds

Cardigan family trapped in burning house after arson attack

Oasis: 'I thought I split the band in Morning Glory recording sessions'

Oasis: 'I thought I split the band in Morning Glory recording sessions'

Hope Hicks: Top aide to Trump tests positive for coronavirus

China: Vlogger 'set on fire during live stream'

What the data tells us about coronavirus in India

E-scooters should be legalised says Transport Committee

Parliament building work delays cost '£2m a week'

Parliament building work delays cost '£2m a week'

E-scooters should be legalised says Transport Committee

Will next summer's exams be cancelled?

He's stuck in a room with Covid miles from home, says student's dad

'Why I bought a voting machine on eBay' - the hackers protecting US election

Should you be buying a second-hand smartphone?

US airlines lay off thousands of staff as federal relief ends

Quiz of the week: Whose Instagram record did Attenborough beat?

Coronavirus: How pandemic sparked European cycling revolution

Africa's week in pictures: 25 September-1 October 2020

Joyce Echaquan: Trudeau decries 'systemic racism' after indigenous woman death

Wikipedia article of the day for October 2, 2020

Coronavirus: Loss of smell may be clearer sign than cough

Coronavirus: 'Our ray of hope turned into an oncoming train'

Driverless taxis now for hire in Shanghai

Should you be buying a second-hand smartphone?

Google Pixel phone 'designed for economic downturn'

Coronavirus: Extra £10bn needed to plug funding gap, say councils

Technical glitch halts trading on Japan's exchanges

Coronavirus: How to survive a pandemic as a young entrepreneur

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Russia offers to host Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks

Patients left 'in limbo' by NHS virus response

Job loss fears as furlough lifeline starts to wind down

Covid-19: Funding crisis threatens zoos' vital conservation work

Bank warned ministers Covid loans were fraud risk

Smart plugs sold on Amazon a 'fire risk', Which? warns

Plastic straw ban in England comes into force

Denise Johnson: Posthumous solo album finally puts singer centre stage

'I worked a five hour shift and got paid nothing'

Chuck D on why Fight The Power is 'still relevant'

Denise Johnson: Posthumous solo album finally puts singer centre stage

Coronavirus: How Italy has fought back from virus disaster

Nigeria turns 60: Can Africa's most populous nation remain united?

Rwanda's clothing spat with the US helps China

Bank warned ministers Covid loans were fraud risk

Wikipedia article of the day for October 1, 2020

Smart plugs sold on Amazon a 'fire risk', Which? warns

How controversial data firm Palantir hit $22bn

US Election: Whoever becomes the next president, social media is changing

Disney lays off 28,000 at US theme parks

Brazil judge stymies plan to revoke mangrove protection

Helen Reddy: Australian singer of feminist anthem I Am Woman dies

Helen Reddy: Australian singer of feminist anthem I Am Woman dies

Covid in Scotland: How amateur musicians have adapted

Covid-19 survivor: 'Doctors said my son saved my life'

Joyce Echaquan: Outcry in Canada over treatment of dying indigenous woman

Ascension Island considered as location for asylum centre

Covid; Further curbs 'unacceptable' without Parliamentary backing say MPs

Ascension Island considered as location for asylum centre

East and West Midlands travel card plans announced

Coronavirus doctor's diary: Trying out tech that may help make worship Covid-secure

'The new Covid support for business is nuts'

Wikipedia article of the day for September 30, 2020

Universal Credit: Plea not to axe £20 a week ‘lifeline’

Coronavirus: NHS well stocked for ventilators this winter

Egg freezing 10-year limit should be scrapped, says ethics body

Covid student chaos: Paying £30k a year and begging security for food

Black History Month: Postboxes painted to honour black Britons

Eminem fan sets world record for most musician tattoos

Hydrogen-powered train makes UK maiden journey

Coronavirus: What is the R number and why does it matter?

Hydrogen-powered train makes UK maiden journey

Covid: Public spending rise could last longer

Children 'must be the priority' in Covid-19 planning

'I monitor my staff with software that takes screenshots'

Life: Doctor Foster spin-off explores 'loneliness in big cities'

'If you steal music, you aren't a real music fan'

Young people ‘give up dream job hope’ in pandemic

BTS to become multi-millionaires after label goes public

Coronavirus: Public spending rise could be lasting

'I monitor my staff with software that takes screenshots'

The woman who quit smoking and built a global hypnotherapy firm

Life: Doctor Foster spin-off explores 'loneliness in big cities'

BTS to become multi-millionaires after label goes public

BTS to become multi-millionaires after label goes public

Ai Weiwei: 'Too late' to curb China's global influence

Kangana Ranaut: The star taking on Bollywood

Coronavirus: Early pub closing 'putting shop workers at risk'

Wikipedia article of the day for September 29, 2020

Coronavirus: Early pub closing 'putting shop workers at risk'

Coronavirus: NHS faces pandemic 'triple whammy' this winter

Covid ICU survivor: 'I have come out the other end'

The water-saving device wasting billions of litres every week

The cat who hitched a lift on a worldwide tour

Scientists create a microscopic robot that ‘walks’

Meng Wanzhou: The PowerPoint that sparked an international row

'You're an opera singer? But you're not white...'

Lib Dems: Ed Davey promises 'to be the voice of carers'

Lib Dems: Ed Davey promises 'to be the voice of carers'

Covid symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself?

Strictly Come Dancing: How do you film during a pandemic?

TV news last and firsts for BBC in Cardiff

The woman who quit smoking and built a global hypnotherapy firm

Why India needs to worry about post-Covid care

Covid-19: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England

Wikipedia article of the day for September 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England

Movers 'more likely to buy than first-time buyers'

Oliver Campbell case: New appeal over 1990 murder conviction

Orkney island of Westray claims to have UK's longest golf hole

Covid: Scottish courts backlog 'could last 10 years'

Covid: Seven ways the job market has changed for young people

Strictly Come Dancing: How do you film during a pandemic?

Covid lockdown: Two thirds of Wales' population affected

Test and Trace: 'I spoke to one person in four months'

Voicemail from prison: How a mum and daughter rebuilt their relationship

Coronavirus tales from Tom's Bench on Clapham Common

TV news last and firsts for BBC in Cardiff