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Burnham cuts rates for pubs, clubs and music venues as businesses say policy does not go far enough
Chef and pub owner Tom Kerridge tells the BBC the reduction won't "really make a difference", while trade body UK Hospitality calls for "bigger solutions".
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Live.
Woman and teenage girl die at Essex beach, with four others taken to hospital
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Essex
Police officer was violent rapist who attacked women over 14 years, BBC reveals
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Glasgow & West Scotland
'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
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World
US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
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World
UK millionaires ask Andy Burnham to tax them more
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Business
Airport drop-off fees up by a third - here are the priciest
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Business
Houthis claim attack on oil tankers as US launches more strikes on Iran
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World
Glasgow set to welcome the world for scaled back Commonwealth Games
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Glasgow & West Scotland

Sport headlines

No men's Ashes Test in north of England - full 2027 schedule
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Cricket
Wolves training cancelled after Arokodare refuses to leave pitch
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Football
Inter Miami under investigation after signing Casemiro
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US MLS
'Even the CEO doesn't know' - Kaymer on LIV's future
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Golf
Stormzy, two waste paper bins and a hotbed of rebellion
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Sport

Around the UK

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

What's behind the teenage mass gatherings known as link-ups?
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London
Former River City actor Iain Robertson jailed for nine years for rape
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Scotland
Animal lover run over by own car while saving cat on hill
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Wales
Young people 'urged to attack police' in west Belfast disorder
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'Most emotional series yet': Hit BBC crime drama Granite Harbour returns
Romario Simpson and Hannah Donaldson reunite as crime duo Lindo and Bart in series three.
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KT Tunstall and Nathan Evans to headline Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Oasis overtake The Beatles in all-time UK album chart
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Culture
The Odyssey film fans inspired to go back to the source
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Culture
YouTube star MrBeast marries Thea Booysen
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Newsbeat
'Devastated' Millie Bobby Brown leads Kaylee Hottle tributes
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Newsbeat
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Download audiobooks and dramas on BBC Sounds

Can war hero Odysseus return home before his wife is forced to remarry?
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Sounds
The adventures of Sherlock Holmes, narrated by Hugh Bonneville
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Sounds
A happy couple's lives are upended in Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller
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Jane Austen's classic romance on Elizabeth Bennett's search for love
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Sounds
Cash Cow: An eye-opening investigation into the global fertility industry
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Sounds

Get into nature

Will you be joining this year's Big Butterfly Count?
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Newsround
How 20 minutes of nature can boost your health
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News
Four tips for making your garden a bee-friendly space
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Radio 2's Big Bee Challenge
The simple way to get toddlers interested in nature
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CBeebies Parenting
Explore Wales' most beautiful and spectacular sights by foot. Video, 28 minutes
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Food and recipes

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

Creamy pasta ideas for when you want some summertime comfort
Sprinkle in some Parmesan cheese and you'll have the perfect midweek meal.
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Food
Marcus Wareing's highly-rated pork and chorizo burgers
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Food
Struggling to sleep? The foods and drinks that could help - and what to avoid
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Food
Why does British food have such a bad reputation?
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Here For The History
Council warned of fast food 'over-concentration'
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Bradford

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Health and wellbeing

My fitness tracker knew I was pregnant before I did
Ravika is one of hundreds of women who are noticing early pregnancy signs through the data on their fitness trackers.
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Health
'Sharing my grief on TikTok gives my life purpose'
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England
Why you shouldn't ditch your morning porridge in the warmer months
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Food
'My son died of meningitis - young people must get new jab'
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England
What are positive affirmations and do they actually help?
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CBeebies Parenting

Money

Will your job be replaced by AI? Here are the roles most affected
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Business
Three things you can do to stop EU border checks at the airport costing you
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Business
The 20-somethings betting big on tech stocks
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Business
'We make all our money in the next six weeks'
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England
Martin Lewis: What money mistakes do married couples make? Audio, 52 minutes
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Sounds

Uplifting stories

How a town hall's ornate windows were turned into jewellery
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Manchester
97-year-old wing walker attempts to break own record
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Gloucestershire
'100% accurate': Doctor Who Fan builds replica Tardis in back garden
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Lincolnshire
Fossil dating back 320 million years discovered in UK. Audio, 00:01:38
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Insight and analysis

A closer look at the week's stories

Rain to return this weekend as parts of UK on brink of drought
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Weather
Tokyo urges men to wear shorts to work, but women say it's 'leg hair harassment'
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Asia
I've got a motorway in my garden - it's my shelter in hot weather
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Wales
'They want us gone' - Man Utd fans' fury over ticket ultimatum
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Football
Are Trump's plans to sell early access to Truth Social legal? Audio, 00:04:52
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The Doctor lands in London to find an old friend and aliens wreaking havoc
David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite for the first of three Doctor Who specials.
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The late Catherine O'Hara shines in multi-award-winning family comedy Schitt's Creek
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When cricket was the dominant sport in America
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A French soldier is picked to join a top-secret army research project
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'I exposed drug cheat Lance Armstrong'
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