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PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.
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Politics
Burnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted - but at what cost?
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Politics
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Girl, 5, reunited with parents after dramatic rescue from Nepal-Tibet flash floods
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Asia
British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station
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Europe
Church names pastor killed by falling sign at Christian festival
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Sussex
Iceland votes against restarting talks on joining EU
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Europe
Boat carrying some 270 people capsizes off northern Cyprus, local media report
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Europe

Sport headlines

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Pakistan's top order crumbles to 14-3 as England eye series win
Follow live text updates, radio commentary and in-play video highlights as England play Pakistan in the second Test at Lord's.
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Cricket
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Scottish Premiership: Will Rangers or Aberdeen strike first at Pittodrie?
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Scottish Prem
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Premier League: Martinez makes Chelsea debut as three games coming up
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Premier League
Everton call off Armstrong sale after fan backlash
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Premier League
Tottenham make Ndiaye move with Richarlison set for Everton
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Football

Entertainment and TV

Latest news and must-see moments

An Arctic murder hints at a global conspiracy as Vigil returns
DCI Amy Silva and DI Kirsten Longacre investigate the death of a member of a covert British special forces mission in a remote research station.
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Media Centre
Dragons' Den investor offers street artist advice - and a painting job
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Peterborough
Will Young set to make garden show debut
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Surrey
Artist defends 'unfinished' Ronnie O'Sullivan mural
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England
Nine of the most memorable dream sequences in film and TV
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Screenshot
An everyday UK hospital, or left-wing propaganda? The 1986 launch of Casualty. Audio, 57 minutes
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BBC Radio 4
In pictures: The dotty world of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who has died aged 97
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Culture

Soundtrack your summer

Jade gets the Reading crowd energised with a performance of Church. Video
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iPlayer
RAYE brings her powerhouse vocals to Reading. Video
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iPlayer
Catch up on Fontaines D.C.'s only UK festival appearance in 2026. Video
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Royal Blood's Figure It Out rocks Reading Festival. Video
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iPlayer
Fan of Florence + The Machine? This is the playlist for you. Audio
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Sounds

History: Notting Hill Carnival at 60

Looking back at one of the longest-standing street festivals in the world
This year's event takes place on Saturday 29 August through to Bank Holiday Monday 31 August in London.
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Newsround
How a celebration of identity was 'born out of the race riots'
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London
1983: Notting Hill gets ready for a weekend-long party. Video, 00:06:06
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Archive
Five colourful street celebrations you might not have heard of before
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Bitesize
Richie Brave meets the people who built Carnival and protected its legacy. Audio, 60 minutes
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Sounds

Quizzes and games

The gruelling grammar quiz
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Bitesize
Can you guess the horrible historical figure from these clues?
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Horrible Histories
Weekly quiz: Who is taking over as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter series?
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Culture
Only 11% of people got full marks last week - how will you score this week?
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Sport
Penne for your thoughts: Try your hand at our pernickety pasta quiz
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Food

Food and recipes

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

One-pot winners for a lazy weekend
Whether you're having people over or just want a meal without the washing up, these recipes are exactly what you're after.
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Food
Kid-friendly recipes for the school holidays
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Food
Ultra-processed foods quiz: Can you spot which everyday products make the list?
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Food
How will extreme weather affect our food?
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England
Forget Starbucks coffee - Gen Z like their drinks ice cold
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Business

Bank holiday feasting

Health and wellbeing

The public broadcast that could be Britain's best-kept sleep secret
This soothing listen pre-dates music streaming and meditation podcasts.
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The Shipping Forecast
I'd swell up once a week - now my life has changed
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England
Electrolyte drinks are booming, but do you actually need them?
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Food
I was in so much pain I could barely feed my cats - now I'm back as a pro wrestler
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UK
The supplements athletes take and why
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Sport

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
Homeless man becomes a superhero sign cleaner
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Surrey
Children to 'fill in' missing part of Bayeux Tapestry
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Newsround
'Snippet of history' note traced back to builder
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Derbyshire
Blackpool, Torquay or Yarmouth: Which offered the best Bank Holiday value in 1966? Video, 00:04:47
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Archive

Insight and analysis

A closer look at the week's stories

When whole towns closed and headed for the seaside
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Lancashire
They fell in love - then had to check they weren't brother and sister
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Europe
Is the UK trending towards becoming a cashless society? Audio
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Sounds
The tiny town aiming to defy odds in Bundesliga debut
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Football
Why influencers are rejecting the tradwife label. Audio, 15 minutes
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Sounds

Science and nature

UK's rarest bird of prey rears new chicks in secret location
Given exclusive access to a hidden nest, the BBC has filmed the raptor's majestic feeding behaviour.
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Climate
'It's been the best year for spotting sharks in decades'
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Isle of Man
Spectacular pictures from Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Science & Environment
What's the world's heaviest object?
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Bitesize
2006: Scientists rule Pluto isn't a planet after all. Video, 00:00:57
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Archive

The video playlist

Watch a selection of standout clips from across the BBC

Discover more to watch and listen to

A dark, psychological murder mystery with a shiver of modern gothic
Dublin detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox investigate a child's murder.
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iPlayer
The Swedish galleon that sank 18 minutes into its maiden voyage
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Vicky Pattison talks to Joe Marler about giving everything 100%
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Sounds
The story of the world's longest kiss and why it can't be beaten
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Sounds
How a tweet from Harry Styles saved the first Inbetweeners film
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Sounds

Around the UK

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

Man killed at Christian festival named as his church leads tributes
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Sussex
I was told I was unworthy to be a mother, then they stole my baby
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UK
Girl faces six-month recovery after 'freak accident' bus crash on holiday
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Wales
Murder investigation after man found dead and child seriously injured
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Northern Ireland
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