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  1. France suspends extra EU border checks at Dover after hours-long queues

    The port said extra checks would be suspended, after travellers faced queues as temperatures soared.
  2. 'Shameful' more spent on benefits than jobs for young people, says Milburn

    Reforms are needed of the welfare system to tackle the high numbers of young people not in work or education, says Alan Milburn.
  3. Hottest day of year so far as temperatures soar on bank holiday weekend

    Amber heat health alerts are in place for the Midlands, eastern and south-east England.
  4. French mum and partner held until trial after sons abandoned by road in Portugal

    The couple, who allegedly left the woman's sons on a roadside in southern Portugal, will remain in custody.
  5. At least 82 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion

    The blast in Shanxi province constitutes the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.
  6. 'Suddenly I could see myself': Why breast reductions are more popular now

    For the first time, more people in the UK are choosing reduction procedures than enlargements.
  7. How Panorama exposed rape allegations on Married at First Sight UK

    Two women said they were raped by their on-screen husbands during filming of the Channel 4 show, MAFS.
  8. Charmain 'was on a mission' to find out who her prophet husband was. Then she died

    After a whirlwind romance and quickfire wedding, she was mysteriously found dead in a bathtub in Ghana.
  9. The 'raucous' debut novel set entirely on one epic night out

    Sufiyaan Salam has won an award from Stormzy, been nominated for a Bafta and made a video for Elton John.
  10. Ebola experts and survivor from outbreak a decade ago warn lessons must be learnt

    Those caught up in West Africa's Ebola outbreak a decade ago on how best to tackle the current epidemic.
  11. Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory

    Ukraine says it struck Russia's elite Rubicon drone military unit in a Moscow-occupied region.
  12. Reform councillor assaulted woman while working pub doors

    Emma Beck was found guilty of assault by beating after shoving a woman in her 60s to the floor.
  13. Rubio meets Modi during India visit with energy high on agenda

    The secretary of state wants to sell US energy to Delhi to make up for shortfalls caused by the Iran war.
  14. Investors doubt Brewdog founder's shares pledge for new beer brand

    James Watt plans to launch a new brand and wants to give shares to those who lost money in the Equity for Punks scheme.
  15. E-scooter and officer collide near Buckingham Palace

    Two men were taken to a major trauma centre and the area around the palace gates was cordoned off.
  16. Race Across the World pairs unite for tribute run

    Pairs from every series will race in the Greater Manchester Run a year after Sam Gardiner's death.
  17. The twins who make people look twice at emergency callouts

    Identical twins Lee and Liam Myers both work with the emergency services in the Scottish Borders.
  18. Giant moon and UFO take over Chelsea streets

    London's largest free flower festival returns to Chelsea with a cosmic "Out of this World" theme.
  19. Pony rescued from inside tractor tyre

    The RSPCA slowly freed the pony with help from residents in Stoke-on-Trent.
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  21. By-Electioncast: Everything You Need To Know About Makerfield

    Is this the most consequential by-election ever?
  22. Will Trump invade Cuba?

    The US charges Cuba’s 94-year-old former president Raul Castro with murder.
  23. F1 great Prost 'injured as masked gang raid home'

    Four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured when a masked gang raided his home near Geneva, Swiss media reports.
  24. Magnificent Bordeaux thrash Leinster to retain Champions Cup

    Bordeaux-Begles score five first-half tries to retain the Champions Cup title with a comfortable victory over Leinster in the final in Bilbao and prolong the Irish team's agony in European rugby's showpiece game.