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Female Afghan TV presenters cover their faces

A day after defying a Taliban order, women on TV fell in line with face-covering veils.
Asia
Man City win title after thrilling fightback

Manchester City win the Premier League for the sixth time after a stunning fightback from two goals down to beat Aston Villa.
Football
Verstappen wins in Spain to take title lead

Max Verstappen fights back from an early spin to win the Spanish Grand Prix after title rival Charles Leclerc retires from a dominant lead.
Formula 1

Sport

Tense Liverpool victory over Wolves in vain

Liverpool's hopes of winning a quadruple are ended on the final day of the Premier League season as a tense victory over Wolves proves too little to deny Manchester City the title.
Football
US PGA Championship final round - Fitzpatrick chasing first major title

Follow live text & listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary from round four of the PGA Championship in Oklahoma.
Golf
French Open day one: Alcaraz cruising towards second round

Follow live text updates from the opening day of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros.
Tennis

Features and Events

The end of 'mandatory office fun'

Why "the inane office 'fun' of yesteryear has wholly passed"
Worklife
Japan's simple, centuries-old snack

It's a straightforward street food with an iconic theme song
Travel
The batteries powered by gravity

Gravity batteries could solve one of renewable energy's biggest problems
Future Planet

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Why you should embrace stinging nettles

They may be hard to love, but have many surprising uses
Future
The job interviews that go too far

Some employers are making candidates work before they're hired
Worklife
The French macaron shrouded in secrecy

The recipe hasn't changed since its invention 230 years ago
Travel
Elba and Swinton fantasy: Three stars

The film is 'marvellously imaginative' but 'flawed'
Culture
How to turn your passion for food into a business

These entrepreneurs offer advice to those who want to make their food business dreams a reality
Food
What’s the difference between love and lust?

What's going on in your body and your brain when you fall in love?
Ideas
Bittersweet tales of heartache and healing

This week's recommended reads include an eccentric crime story and "one of the best grief books ever...
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Two men push tuk tuk through flooded streets in Bangladesh

Worst floods in decades hit Bangladesh and India

At least 50 people are dead after some areas are battered by widespread flooding and landslides.

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