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Lightning strikes and storms follow UK heatwave

Days of high summer temperatures give way to storms.
UK
Budapest Pride stands up for LGBT rights

Organisers accuse Hungary's right-wing government of seeking to discriminate against gay people.
Europe
Bezos and Branson not astronauts, US says

The US government has tightened rules on which space-goers can claim their astronaut wings.
US & Canada

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Man Utd boss Solskjaer signs new deal

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signs a new deal with the club until 2024, with an option for a further year.
Sport
Men's Hundred: Brook gives Superchargers hope in pursuit of 174 - clips, radio & text

Northern Superchargers host Welsh Fire in The Hundred at Emerald Headingley.
The Hundred
China's Yang wins first gold of Games

Chinese shooter Yang Qian wins the first gold of the Olympics but has to sing her anthem behind a mask and hang her own medal round her neck.
Olympics

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The Gen X films that changed cinema

From Ghost World to Donnie Darko, the teen films that were truly provocative
Culture
What did the ancient Romans eat?

A chef is unearthing long-lost recipes from one of the world's oldest cookbooks
Travel
The workers weaponising punctuality

Why Taiwan’s workers like to 'squeeze the second' at the office
Worklife

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Switzerland's gravity-defying solution

These ancient wooden waterways saved Switzerland from drought
Travel
The billionaires seeking salvation

The quasi-religious quest to build a 'galactic civilisation'
Future
The bosses in workers' personal DMs

Bosses and colleagues are sliding into workers' DMs on text and social media
Worklife
The greatest film about sport ever made

Why Tokyo Olympiad is a masterpiece of Japanese cinema
Culture
Quiz: What happened to the new Doctor Who sidekick?

How closely have you been paying attention to the headlines?
World
Inside Britain's puppy boom

A new documentary sheds light on the impact of Britain's fascination with puppies
BBC Three
Which pandemic food trends are here to stay?

Could these trends become part of the new "new normal"?
Food

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Goole WW2 bomb detonated in controlled explosion

A live Word War Two bomb, unearthed by builders on a housing development, has been destroyed in a controlled explosion.

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