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The BBC has launched a probe into alleged cocaine use by two Strictly Come Dancing stars.

Strictly Come Dancing image with glitter ball

BBC launches investigation into Strictly 'drug use'

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Deportes Tolima vs Atlético Nacional in the Primera A

Deportes Tolima v Atlético Nacional

The test had been discontinued in 2012 and replaced with a fitness program during Barack Obama's term.

Split screen showing Bernd Debusmann in a white button up and black and white archival image of a man doing pull ups.

Watch: How many pull-ups can you do? Trump revives fitness test for school kids

The ex-Labour leader wants supporters to come up with a name for his new party.

Jeremy Corbyn in a blue shirt wearing half moon glasses

Jeremy Corbyn's new party needs a name and it's trickier than you might think

Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?

The village of Blatten after the disaster

Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?

The TV Burp host says his stepfather's young death made him re-evaluate his original career in medicine.

Harry Hill in the Desert Island Discs studio, wearing a suit with an open-collar shirt

Harry Hill says his stepfather's death made him pursue comedy career

Asbestos was used in building materials until it was discovered that inhalation of fibres could cause cancers.

A sign behind a wire fence. The sign has a white background - red text reads "KEEP OUT" and below it in black text "Asbestos"

Asbestos illegally dumped 281 times in five years

West Ham boss Graham Potter says midfielder Lucas Paqueta is 'committed' to the club but Michail Antonio will not be in his squad this season.

Michail Antonio (left) and Lucas Paqueta (right) celebrate together

Paqueta 'committed' to West Ham, Antonio to miss out

The Sunday papers are splashed with stories on digital IDs and the resident doctors' strikes.

A composite image of the front pages of The Observer and The Mail on Sunday. "Britain's real immigration crisis" headlines the former and "Carry on, doctor!" headlines the latter.

'Britain's real immigration crisis' and 'Carry on, doctor!'

Manchester United are prepared to sell Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund for £30m.

Man Utd striker Hojlund available for £30m 

Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world poured into Rome for the special Jubilee holy year event.

Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event

The platypus -  a top secret gift from Australia - was found dead in his enclosure as war raged in the seas around him.

A pair of hands hold a curled-up baby platypus

The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved - until now

Buyers and sellers of South Korean beauty products are stocking up as the 15% US tariff rolls out.

A model is seen during the prerecording of Miss Gee Collection runway show as a part of Seoul Fashion Week 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. 

How South Korea's K-beauty industry is being hit by Trump tariffs

Tunnels in a copper mine collapsed after an earthquake on Thursday, trapping five miners and killing a sixth person that day.

Relatives of the trapped and injured miners wait for information at Codelco HQ. They wear jeans and puffa jackets, one man has a camera.

Chile rescuers find body of last trapped miner - five confirmed dead

The offence of promoting illegal crossings online would carry a sentence of up to five years in prison.

A large group sitting on an inflatable small boat, many sitting astride the outer edges. Six people are seen wading in deep sea water towards the boat. Most, but not all, are wearing orange life-jackets.

Crackdown on Channel crossing social media adverts

Holders Kingussie into Camanachd Cup final as music festival curtails card

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Deportes Iquique vs Universidad Católica in the Primera División

Deportes Iquique v Universidad Católica

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Mirassol vs Vasco da Gama in the Serie A

Mirassol v Vasco da Gama

The artwork created by Julian Beever shows the medieval entrance to the Great Hall.

Artwork showing a water gate can be seen on the ground drawn in chalk. A man is drawing it as he kneels on the ground. He is wearing a green and blue shirt with a baseball cap on. There are people stood in groups in the background.

Giant optical illusion celebrates castle landmark

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Junior vs Boyacá Chicó in the Primera A

Junior v Boyacá Chicó

Artist Royston Jones has transformed his three-bedroom terrace house into a neo-classical wonder.

A composite image shows the exterior and interior of a home. On the left is a photo of the red-brick, two-storey end of terrace house, it has a white PVC door and is pebble-dashed on the second floor. There are blue skies with some cloud in the background of the image. On the right, the upstairs landing's ceiling is painted grey with intricate white neoclassical plasterwork patterns. A white bannister with a brown rail can be seen in the foreground of the image.

The unassuming terraced house decorated like a grand estate

Labubu doll fans say real ones are increasingly hard to get because of scalpers scooping them all up.

A boy in a yellow sports t-shirt holds up four Labubu dolls. The furry gremlin-like dolls have big glossy eyes and toothy grins. You can't see Harri's head but his chest and the focus is on the dolls. There is a a brown one on the far left, another brown one with black Prada dungarees on, a pink one next to that and then a white one holding a Coca Cola can on the far right.

Criminals cash in on TikTok Labubu trend with dangerous fakes

Anti-migrant groups and counter demonstrators gather in London, Newcastle and Manchester. 

A row of police lined up on a street outside of a tall building 

Arrests after asylum hotel protests in England 

Russell Martin has managed just 270 minutes of football as Rangers head coach, and already he has left his players without a name.

Martin criticises mentality, egos & effort in draw

Zharnel Hughes and Amy Hunt claim the 100m titles on the opening day of the UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Zharnel Hughes celebrates winning the British men's 100m title

Hughes and Hunt win British 100m titles

Police carried out a controlled explosion after a suspicious object was found in Magherafelt, County Londonderry.

A blue and yellow police car sits at the end of a lane that separates two terrace houses. At the other end of the lane, behind the car is another police car of the same colour and make sitting perpendicular to the lane. There is red and white tape in front of that car.  

Residents return to homes after security alert ends

The European adventure is over for Cliftonville as they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Lanchkhuti in their Women's Champions League First Qualifying Round final in Pristina.

Cliftonville fall to defeat against Lanchkhtui

Evyatar David's family says Hamas is starving him, as the group shows a video of him being kept in a tunnel.

Ilay David holds a poster of his brother Evyatar David. Photo: November 2023

Family condemns Hamas video showing emaciated Israeli hostage

Swansea City will make a late call on injured captain Ben Cabango for their Championship opener against Middlesbrough.

Ben Cabango looks on during a Swansea City game

Swansea to play it safe with Cabango

Planning rules will be debated for smaller houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Bassetlaw district.

Bassetlaw District Council main offices at Queen's Buildings, Potter Street, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Council backs call to limit small HMO conversions

Smith had led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump before resigning from his post earlier this year.

Jack Smith, US special counsel, speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. 

US officials open investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith

Rangers head coach Russell Martin was not impressed by his side in their opening day Scottish Premiership draw at Motherwell.

Rangers 'didn't run enough, didn't fight enough, weren't brave enough'

England should consider giving Harry Brook the Test captaincy when Ben Stokes is unavailable, rather than promoting vice-captain Ollie Pope, says Ashes-winning former skipper Michael Vaughan. 

'England should consider Brook when Stokes is out'

Watch as Zharnel Hughes wins the men's 100m final, showing off his confidence in the final stages at the UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham. 

Hughes provides cheeky finish as he wins 100m final at UK Championships

Transgender pool player Harriet Haynes loses a discrimination claim against one of the sport’s organisers.

Transgender pool player loses discrimination case

Wales men win a shootout in their EuroHockey Championship II final against Ireland in Portugal.

Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout

Amy Hunt wins the women's 100m final at the UK Championships after Daryll Neita is disqualified for a false start at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.

Neita disqualified as Hunt wins 100m final at UK Athletics Championships

Newcastle United have opened the bidding for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko but Manchester United remain in the race for the Slovenian, while Liverpool are prepared to make a second offer for Magpies forward Alexander Isak. 

Newcastle submit bid for Sesko - Sunday's gossip 

Alice Moody travelled from London to Hardington Mandeville, Somerset, to teach evacuated children.

Two women speak to each other - both have white hair and one is wearing a grey pattern shirt and grey trousers and sits on a brown armchair while the other is in a wheelchair and wears a floral skirt and purple cardigan

Women reunited for first time since WW2

England will be chasing history against India at The Oval on Sunday but they are only faced with that challenge after backing themselves into a corner, says chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt. 

'England chasing history after backing themselves into a corner'

Those protesting in Dorset said the trusts' plans made them feel like "second class citizens".

A group of people holding unison flags in a town square. A man in a high visibility vest and a woman in a blue dress stand at the front, holding a large banner with the Unison Dorset Health logo and reading "don't let them slice away our NHS, say no to the SubCo"

March against NHS subsidiary jobs transfer

Swindon Town vow to impose the "strictest" sanctions on supporters found guilty of "unacceptable" behaviour during the defeat at Walsall on Saturday. 

'No place at our club' - Swindon condemn fan behaviour

The Police Federation says the 4.2% pay rise is "worth the price of a Big Mac per shift". 

Rear view of two Metropolitan Police officers in custodian helmets and high-vis police jackets. The Houses of Parliament can be seen in the background against a blue sky.

Police pay rise of 4.2% 'barely treads water', staff body says

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Sport Recife vs Bahia in the Serie A

Sport Recife v Bahia

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Coquimbo Unido vs Deportes Limache in the Primera División

Coquimbo Unido v Deportes Limache

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Osijek vs Dinamo Zagreb in the HNL

Osijek v Dinamo Zagreb

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Deportivo Cali vs Llaneros in the Primera A

Deportivo Cali v Llaneros

Josh Tongue takes five wickets as India are bowled out for 396 in their second innings, setting England 374 to win, with the home side losing Zak Crawley with the final ball on day three as they closed on 50-1 at The Oval, needing 324 runs to win the fifth and final Test. 

Late Crawley wicket gives India the edge in enthralling fifth Test

Best shots of day three of the Women's Open features efforts from 2024 champion Lydia Ko and England's Charley Hull.

Ko & Hull feature in the best shots of the Women's Open day three

Mulcaster House is set to act as a site office while Jersey's Overdale Acute Hospital is built.

Drone shot overlooking the Overdale Acute Hospital development site in St Helier, Jersey. Large mounds of building material are at the site. The area is surrounded by trees, homes and other buildings.

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