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Jack Saunders brings huge anthems in time for Reading and Leeds 2026. Audio
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The 1975 celebrate 10 years of their debut album in this 2023 set. Video
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Get hyped for this year's festival with Reading's best-ever performances. Video
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The curveball covers that went down in Live Lounge history. Audio
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Fan of Florence + The Machine? This is the playlist for you. Audio
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Number of people missing after Nepal flash floods jumps significantly to nearly 2,000
Nepal's disaster management service says that the number of missing has jumped from 572 to 1,924, including hundreds of foreign nationals.
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Asia
Videos show people survive floodwaters on balcony in Nepal. Video, 00:00:41
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What we know about the 33 British nationals missing in Nepal
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Norway's 'grandfather': King Harald remembered as son Haakon takes the throne. Video, 00:01:32
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Europe
BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank. Video, 00:02:01
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Middle East
Wife of man who died after turbulence sues Singapore Airlines
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Bristol
Paul Heaton scores first number one album as Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 finally reaches top 40
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Culture
Six people injured after sign falls at Christian festival
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Sussex
Disorder at balloon release for man who died in A66 car crash 'put lives at risk', MP says
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Premier League: Cherki double puts Man City 3-1 up at Palace in chaotic second half
Follow live as Manchester City visit Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
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Premier League
How England are building an attack to trouble Australia
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England
More British athletes convicted in connection with Baptiste case
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Championship: Neumann heads Birmingham back in front at Wrexham
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What will Jackson bring to Villa with Watkins set for exit?
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Reading Festival 2026: Who is playing and when?
See out the summer in style with performances and highlights from Raye, Fontaines DC, Florence + the Machine and more
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Media Centre
Paul Heaton scores first number one album as Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 finally reaches top 40
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Culture
Linda and 'Sue Sue Sue' to return for a second six-part series
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Celebrity Hunted showed I can achieve anything after cancer, Amy Dowden says
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Wales
What we know after the big Grand Theft Auto 6 preview
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Artist defends 'unfinished' Ronnie O'Sullivan mural
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England
Reading and Leeds Festival unveils major overhaul, but will it draw in a new crowd?
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Food and recipes

Meal ideas, cooking tips and more, updated daily to keep you inspired

Take your tastebuds on holiday with these Mediterranean meals
The Mediterranean diet has been shown to give us multiple health benefits, and these recipes don't disappoint.
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Easy cake recipes to make with the little ones over the bank holiday
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'I live in a campervan with no oven - here's how I make my tiny kitchen work'
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Birmingham siblings bring English whisky to the world
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Birmingham & Black Country
Chippy's expansion plan battered by nearby rival
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Norfolk

Health and wellbeing

Asbestos killed my mum in her 40s - was her school to blame?
Caroline Bryan died three months after being diagnosed of an incurable cancer linked to asbestos.
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Wales
Why we can't look away from hoarder home clean-ups
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England
Hypermobility - the little-known 'bendy disease' that causes pain and fatigue
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The rugby player who lived a 'double life' in fear of rejection
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Welsh Rugby
Fatiha El-Ghorri: My feelings went on the backburner when I told people I had cancer. Video, 29 minutes
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Money

Military veterans told they owe thousands of pounds over clerical error
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Business
I was spending £700 a month: How I beat my late-night shopping addiction
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Business
How to spot a trainer scam like a pro
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Bitesize
Is 15% of my salary going in a pension enough? Audio, 36 minutes
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The Martin Lewis Podcast
Why high energy bills look like they are here to stay
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Uplifting stories

The stunning ocean images competing for a top photography prize
This year's Ocean Photographer of the Year finalists show just how amazing and unexpected life in the seas can be.
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Newsround
Toddler with sun allergy can play in daylight thanks to UV window film
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Tayside & Central Scotland
Why families travel across the UK for this boxing club
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Coventry & Warwickshire
How Goole AFC won over an investor from across the Atlantic. Audio, 00:04:33
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The British man who helped save Italy's famous Leaning Tower. Video, 00:01:59
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Insight and analysis

A closer look at the week's stories

I used to live in a quiet area - now a data centre overlooks my garden
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Wales
Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU - and it could be decided on fish
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Europe
Bank holiday weekend to see more thunderstorms and rain
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Weather
Why Brits go to Benidorm
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Here For The History
Why influencers are rejecting the tradwife label. Audio, 15 minutes
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Science and nature

The best pictures from London Zoo's annual weigh-in
Keepers have developed all sorts of clever tricks to measure thousands of animals, large and small.
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Newsround
Animal head bought at auction verified as extinct Tasmanian Tiger
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England
Conservationists hail survival of six of the world's rarest ducks
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Jersey
What is déjà vu and can science explain it?
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Bitesize
Robot smashes Usain Bolt's 100m world record. Video, 2 minutes
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The last thing Sue wants is an overly attentive, socially inept robot carer
See what everyone's talking about with the hit comedy, starring Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston.
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Bond and Beyond: The Proms pays homage to Ian Fleming's iconic spy
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The story of the the world's longest kiss and why it can't be beaten
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Will a mystery that stretches generations finally get an answer?
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Gemma appears to have it all – until a dark secret tears her life apart
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Around the UK

The top stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Wife of man who died after turbulence sues airline
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Bristol
'Terrorist connection' over Trump Turnberry vandalism charges
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Man accused of having IRA manual on phone appears in court
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'A lot of pressure' - SSE Airtricity to increase gas prices by 19%
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