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Modi vows punishments over deadly India rail crash

At least 288 people were killed in the collision of two passenger trains and a goods train in Odisha.
India
Parents clash in Pride protest at US primary school

Rival protesters trade insults and then blows as a quiet LA suburb becomes a culture war battleground.
US & Canada
Mystery of spy deaths in Italian boat accident

Intelligence officers from Italy and Israel are among the four people who drowned on 28 May.
Europe

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Adair falls for 88 as defiant Ireland hold up England

Follow live text, Test Match Special commentary and in-play clips from day three of the only Test between England and Ireland at Lord's.
Cricket
Spanish GP qualifying - Leclerc knocked out in Q1

Follow live text and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary from qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Formula 1
French Open: Swiatek beats Wang without dropping a game - radio & text

Iga Swiatek beats Wang Xinyu without dropping a game after Coco Gauff beats Mirra Andreeva in the French Open third round - live text and radio.
Tennis

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Incredible drag queens from history

The amazing stories of pioneering drag artists from centuries past
Culture
The students with retired housemates

Can a campus experiment connect different generations?
Future
Why 'back-up careers' are disappearing

Teaching, nursing, building – why plan B jobs aren't so secure anymore
Worklife

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The generation clocking the most hours

Why fear and uncertainty is pushing Gen Zers to put in overtime hours
Worklife
8 ways to make your clothes last longer

There's a lot to be learnt from history about making the most of our clothing
Culture
A most perilous fish stew

Spearfisherwoman Valentine Thomas dives deep for dinner
Travel
The first lab-grown burger: 10 years on

Lab-grown meat is still only available in one restaurant, and only on Thursdays
Future Planet
The birds ensnared by plastic

The 'environmental tragedy' captured by a viral photo
Future
Row over jail term for woman who attacked neo-Nazis

Lina E's conviction has angered the far left, but the right is furious she is free pending appeal
Europe
Blood test for 50 cancers excites scientists

The Galleri test revealed the correct site of a tumour 85% of the time in a study with 5,000...
Health

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