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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:50:32 GMT
Channel crossings migrants: 'We need a safe place'
A BBC team encounters some of the migrants trying to make the dangerous journey to England.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:46:04 GMT
European Beach Handball Championships: Norway hit with 1,500 euros bikini fine
Norway are fined 1,500 euros (£1,295) for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European Beach Handball Championships.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:58:33 GMT
UK PM 'resisted lockdown as only over-80s dying'
Boris Johnson also questioned whether the NHS would be overwhelmed, his former aide tells the BBC.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:01:53 GMT
Tokyo Olympics: Poland send six swimmers home after selecting too many by mistake
Poland send six swimmers home from the Tokyo Olympics after selecting too many by mistake.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:22:06 GMT
Germany floods: Government rejects criticism over flood warnings
As the flood risks ease, questions are raised whether the high death toll could have been avoided.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:11:00 GMT
Tony Blair's Irish Famine message not signed off by him, archive papers show
Files show the former PM's private secretary wrote the statement but could not reach him for approval.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:12:52 GMT
Covid: Asia follows global shares slide amid recovery fears
Stocks in Asia follow Monday's falls, but shares in Europe make a brighter start on Tuesday.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:14:19 GMT
Jonathan Taylor: Oil whistleblower arrives home from Croatia
Jonathan Taylor was stuck in Croatia for almost a year over bribery and corruption allegations.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:14:44 GMT
Pegasus: Spyware sold to governments 'targets activists'
Israeli tech firm NSO denies media reports that its software has been sold to authoritarian regimes.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:52:04 GMT
Euro 2020 final: FA announces independent review into Wembley security breaches
The Football Association says it is determined to ensure the "disgraceful scenes" that marred the Euro 2020 final at Wembley are "never able to be repeated".

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:37:11 GMT
Coronavirus: Ireland eases international travel restrictions
People who have "valid proof" of full vaccination no longer have to self-isolate on arrival.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:55:13 GMT
Heatwaves and the human body
What impact do high temperatures have on our bodies?

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:54:46 GMT
Pegasus: Who are the alleged victims of spyware targeting?
Jamal Khashoggi's wife and the editor of the Financial Times are among those said to be targeted.

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 05:57:00 GMT
Benjamin Jesty: The unsung hero of vaccination
Edward Jenner is credited with inventing the vaccine but his method was pioneered by a Dorset farmer.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:22:57 GMT
What are the travel rules for Spain, Portugal, Malta and other holiday hotspots?
What you need to know about going to Portugal, Spain, Greece, France, Malta, Italy and Turkey.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 23:00:20 GMT
The migrants hunger-striking for legal status in Belgium
More than 400 go without food demanding a clear path to residency in Belgium.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:36:23 GMT
Climate change: Science failed to predict flood and heat intensity
Scientists want a super-computer powerful enough to accurately project the most damaging extremes.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:37:39 GMT
Clean-up operations in flood-hit western Europe
Record rainfall in western Europe has caused rivers to burst their banks, leaving dozens dead.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:37:08 GMT
Germany floods: 'My city looks like a battlefield'
Witnesses voice their grief and horror at the deadly floods in western Germany.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:11:03 GMT
Flood disaster in maps and charts
Maps, images and graphics showing the heavy rainfall and flooding that has caused widespread damage.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 08:37:09 GMT
Europe floods: Neighbourhoods clear up after record rainfall
BBC Netherlands correspondent Anna Holligan is in Valkenburg, where some residents have been forced to leave their homes.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:56:31 GMT
In pictures: Floods kill dozens
Record rainfall caused rivers to burst their banks, leaving at least 122 dead in Germany and Belgium.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 23:02:28 GMT
First space tourist Dennis Tito: 'I was euphoric'
Dennis Tito paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station in 2001.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 20:55:37 GMT
Horse racing: Inside the abattoir slaughtering racehorses
Campaign group Animal Aid set up covert cameras in one of the few slaughterhouses licensed to kill horses.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 07:47:55 GMT
Europe floods: Residents return home to see damage inflicted
Resident in Kleivelderweg, deep inside the Dutch disaster zone, find homes and businesses destroyed.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:27:01 GMT
Drone footage shows flood damage in Germany and Belgium
At least 120 people have died and hundreds more are unaccounted for in western Europe.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:28:35 GMT
Germany floods: Helicopter rescues residents from rooftops
Dozens of people have died and many more are missing after severe floods in Germany.



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