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NewsRescuers comb through mud and debris as Nepal-China floods leave more than 1,000 dead
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris Tuesday in Nepal and China looking for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding tore through communities across the Himalayas, leaving more than 1,000 dead.
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NewsTropical Storm Edouard heads for Texas and Louisiana while a storm moves toward Hawaii
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Edouard was heading toward the Gulf Coast early Tuesday and expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana.
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CelebrityGeorge Clooney's long love affair with Venice enters a new chapter
VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney just makes sense in Venice.
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SportsWrexham's defensive issues a quick fix - Jones
Former Wales international Nia Jones feels Wrexham's defensive issues can be fixed easily. Phil Parkinson's charges are yet to win across their four games so far this season, and are awaiting their first clean sheet. Jones agreed with Parkinson's assessment, but believes the Red Dragons can quickly cut out their mistakes at the back.
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BusinessEvery done deal on transfer deadline day
Check out the significant signings and departures in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, EFL and Women's Super League.
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SportsCadden wants Aberdeen reaction to Rangers loss
Chris Cadden says Aberdeen have to regroup and come back stronger after Sunday's narrow Scottish Premiership defeat by Rangers. Lawrence Shankland's late penalty was the only goal of the game at Pittodrie, leaving Stephen Robinson's side with three points from their opening three league games. Aberdeen go to champions Celtic on Wednesday before hosting Kilmarnock on Saturday, and Cadden hopes they will go into those matches with a positive mindset.
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NewsRussian strike hits rail workers in new deadly attacks on Kyiv
Ukrainian officials say 20 people, including two children, were injured in the capital and the wider region.
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SportsReading sign NI striker Jamie Reid from Stevenage
Reading FC sign 32-year-old Northern Ireland striker Jamie Reid from Stevenage on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.
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LifestyleIn a scorching Spain, the traditional folding hand fan is having a moment
MADRID (AP) — In crowded subway cars and sun-drenched plazas, an old-fashioned accessory in Spain has been everywhere thanks to the blistering summer heat.
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NewsMajor sea search for missing teenager called off
The search for a 14-year-old boy at Marloes Sands beach, Pembrokeshire, is called off after two days.
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News'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Filmmaker and drone pilot Manish Maharjan crossed into Nepal from China’s Tibet through Rasuwagadhi, a border crossing closest to where last week's catastrophic flooding began, two days before the disaster. Returning home, little did he know he would be using his professional skills to help with rescue efforts along a route he has known intimately from years of travel for work.
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NewsHistoric villa to be brought back into use after 17 years
Gattonside House near Melrose - which is more than 200 years old - could be turned into flats.
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SportsJenks joins Carlisle from Worthing on two-year deal
Carlisle United sign Teddy Jenks from Worthing in a permanent transfer.
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SportsWrexham sign Burnley defender Worrall
Wrexham, who are yet to keep a clean sheet this season, sign centre-back Joe Worrall from Championship rivals Burnley.
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NewsHow is Chelsea's deadline day shaping up?
Chelsea's transfer deadline day is complicated, with the club working through multiple scenarios, many of which revolve around the potential departure of Enzo Fernandez. Several of those scenarios involve Fernandez joining Manchester City for a fee expected to exceed Chelsea's initial £120m valuation, which would help fund a replacement. One of Chelsea's internal aims is to emerge from the transfer window able to argue that Xabi Alonso's squad has improved, even if the Argentina international is sold to a direct rival.
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NewsMore cells being built within prisons to help tackle overcrowding
The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.
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SportsWho has your Premiership club brought in & let go this summer?
Your one-stop shop for all the ins and outs in the Scottish Premiership during the 2026 summer transfer window.
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HealthFlu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer'
This year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat last year's Super-K strain.
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NewsEx-gang boss guilty of orchestrating 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted over the drive-by shooting of the rap superstar 30 years ago.
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NewsNepal flood survivors fear loss of culture and community
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — In the days since Tsering Gelbu Lama’s wife was swept away by devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, he hasn't managed to tell his 4-year-old daughter that her mother is dead.
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NewsChildren's hospital entrance to shut overnight
The trust says people have been coming into the building to sleep.
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SportsMotherwell sign Leyton Orient midfielder Levitt
Motherwell have signed midfielder Dylan Levitt from Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old, capped 13 times by Wales, has penned a two-year deal at Fir Park with Motherwell holding the option for a further year. Levitt came through the Manchester United academy and is a familiar face in Scottish football, having previously played for Dundee United and Hibernian.
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SportsLeft-back Bard nears loan move but uncertainty over Leeds attack
Leeds United are closing on an an initial loan deal for Nice defender Melvin Bard. Meanwhile, there is uncertainty around the Elland Road side's attack, with Willy Gnonto in Italy completing a move to Fiorentina. The initial loan deal for the Italian to return to Serie A was contingent on Leeds finding a replacement, but a move for Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk was successfully hijacked by Tottenham.
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NewsFamily fear for missing hydropower worker after Nepal flood
Jit Bahadur Chaudhary was working at the hydropower site when the flood hit on Wednesday.
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NewsHoly Cross school dispute was 'hatred at its worst'
Fr Aidan Troy says the "hurt" of that ordeal in 2001 in north Belfast could happen again.
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NewsTeen e-bike rider seriously hurt in crash
A 19-year-old is seriously injured in a collision between an e-bike and a car in Ribbleton.
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SportsLeeds close in on Nice defender Bard
Leeds United are closing in on an initial loan move with option for Nice defender Melvin Bard.
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NewsMum 'let down and unsupported' by lack of SEN taxi
Laura McDonnell's eight-year-old daughter Evie has no transport to school due to a tendering process.
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NewsMan has earlobe bitten off in station car park attack
Police have released CCTV images of two men they believe may have information about the attack.
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SportsTransfer Deadline Day 2026 - Grealish set for Everton return, Juventus agree Woltemade loan
All the latest updates and done deals from transfer deadline day as Everton agree deal for Jack Grealish and Nick Woltemade closes on loan to Juventus.
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NewsBoy, 4, dies after car and off-road bike crash
A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving is in hospital.
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BusinessDelays and £20m cost rise for new Turkish-built CalMac ferries
The second of four ordered ships will be handed over in October, about 20 months later than originally planned.
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SportsKushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan
Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner says he would not have got involved in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup if he had known how the football world reacted.
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SportsBradford sign Pompey defender Matthews on loan
Bradford City sign defender Hayden Matthews from Portsmouth in a season-long loan deal.
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NewsHow people-power fought unauthorised development
Hundreds of locals turn out to protest after a field was developed without permission.
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NewsOrange Order 'won't make deals' to resolve Drumcree dispute
Members met in Portadown following last week's court ruling over a 28-year-old parading dispute.
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SportsLaverty busy across many motorcycle racing fronts
Former British Supersport champion Michael Laverty tells the BBC Bikes Podcast how he is busy across motorcycle racing across a whole range of fronts.
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NewsNew storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office
Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been released including Austen, Chloe and Evelyn.
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SportsHe was dragged 60ft under a bus - now he's fighting for a UFC contract
Liam McCracken will compete for a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday, three years after he was left fighting for his life when he was hit by a bus.
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NewsWorld's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34
King Oyo ascended to the throne of Uganda's Tooro kingdom when he was just three years old.
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SportsBurton sign Brighton winger Vickers
Burton Albion sign winger Caylan Vickers from Brighton for an undisclosed fee, on a two-year contract.
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SportsAll you need to know about Transfer Deadline Day
Our Ask Me Anything team tell you all you need to know as the summer transfer deadline approaches.
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NewsScience facilities protected from funding cuts
The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory says its world leading facilities are still operational.
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SportsWhy have Man City moved for Fernandez now and not in July?
BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club discussed Manchester City's late move for Chelsea's £120m-rated Enzo Fernandez, despite already signing midfielders Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi this summer. As reported by BBC Sport's senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel, Enzo Maresca is keen to reunite with his former player, who is also open to moving to Etihad Stadium.
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SportsJuventus agree to sign Woltemade on loan from Newcastle
Juventus agree a season-long loan deal for Newcastle United forward Nick Woltemade.
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SportsLuton sign Man Utd's Gore on loan
Luton Town sign Manchester United midfielder Dan Gore on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.
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