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MPs make fireworks plea in 'tinderbox' conditions
MPs say crews are under pressure due to wildfires, including the large one at a nature reserve.
Scottish Labour leader hopefuls warn against party divisions
Monica Lennon, Joe Fagan and Michael Marra are competing to fill the post vacated by Anas Sarwar.
Democratic strategist reflects on Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Amanda Litman, co-founder of the PAC Run For Something, about the results from the Aug. 11 Democratic primary elections.
Green councillor charged with assaults
Siobhan Harper-Nunes is accused of attacking five people including police officers, police say.
Ann Widdecombe's loved ones gather for her funeral
A requiem mass is held for the former MP at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, near her Dartmoor home.
Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites
The government says former MoD sites are the best option despite protests from people living nearby.
How the Clacton by-election count will take place
The count with the longest ballot paper in British history is due to start at 22:00 BST on Thursday.
Estonia rejects proposals to take prisoners from UK jails
Estonia's justice minister rules out a deal with the UK after Reform and the Conservatives suggested renting prison space abroad.
Burnham warned of Iran war impact on UK growth next year
The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil and fuel prices, and also disrupted supply chains.
Swinney calls for Burnham rethink on Chinese factory in Highlands
The first minister is dismissing claims he is putting political point scoring before national security concerns.
Burnham says disposable BBQ ban under consideration
The PM said the public should not be using single-use grills "at this moment in time" amid wildfire risks.
The Global Story
In Brazil and elsewhere, leaders raise concerns over alleged election meddling by the US.
The Global Story
In Brazil and elsewhere, leaders raise concerns over alleged election meddling by the US.
Report suggests a threat forced Trump to switch aircraft as he departed NATO summit
President Trump boarded Air Force One last month as usual. But the Washington Post reports he was smuggled off the plane in a catering truck and flew on an entirely different aircraft due to a threat.
Former Secret Service agent discusses Trump's Air Force One switch
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Secret Service agent Robert McDonald about reports that President Trump boarded a military aircraft instead of flying aboard Air Force One from Turkey.
Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again
The Government will meet to discuss this summer's record-breaking heat as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.
First homes near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills are revealed
Households living within 1,600ft of upgraded pylons will get £250 a year off their electricity bills.
Early release scheme risks more serious crimes, probation chief warns
The chief inspector of probation for England and Wales tells the BBC services are already under "unprecedented pressure".