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Sabalenka targets Serena Williams milestone after US Open semi win
Top seed pounces on American’s second serve to close in on Serena Williams' three-in-a-row mark.

Hipkins is just warming up, but the election race is already well and truly on
Labour had its feet up revelling in relatively high polling results for an opposition, now its time to sprint and Hipkins is still doing a warm up, writes Jenna Lynch

Man Utd put four past Sabah on Champions League return
Manchester United recorded their biggest Champions League victory since 2020 as they swept Sabah FK aside at Old Trafford.

Two goals in two games - Sesko gives Man Utd a different threat
Benjamin Sesko's return to Manchester United's starting line-up is well timed ahead of Sunday's Premier League encounter with Manchester City

Are interest rates on the way up again?
As countries grapple with energy costs pushing up inflation, this month will see how central banks respond.

'Day that changed the world forever' and 'Mayors plot hols tax'
A levy on overnight stays in England and Wales, 9/11 anniversary and Dame Esther Rantzen lead Friday's papers.

We want to move beyond elections, face of India's 'cockroach' movement tells BBC
It has been a rollercoaster ride for 'cockroach' party founder Abhijeet Dipke who gained celebrity status overnight.

People long for simpler times, say Practical Magic reboot stars
Actresses Maisie Williams and Joey King feature in the upcoming sequel of the 1998 fantasy romcom.

Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligence
The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.

Ukraine's fortress cities under fire as Russia bids to seize rest of Donbas
Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.

Cody Simpson ready for NFL blockbuster
Aussie singer Cody Simpson gets ready to perform the national anthem at the MCG for the NFL game.

Anger erupts in Japan over poi performance at sacred shrine
The AUT leader for Maori media was later told by furious locals the shrine is not a performance venue

Vaccine production site in Germany's Dresden to close after 115 years

Why is Uber pulling out of some African markets?

England captain Jones calls for fertility support
England captain Meg Jones wants the Red Roses to have access to fertility support and egg freezing.

Man jailed after threatening to kill son's teacher in French village
The father had threatened to behead a female primary school teacher near Toulouse.

Weekly quiz: Alan Carr collected a prize for which TV show at the NTAs?
How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

Does your partner's snoring keep you up? It could be impacting your health
Sleeping next to a snorer could be having a negative effect on your health, experts tell the BBC.

I asked my husband to pay into my pension when we had a child - here's why
Molly and Taylor Haylett explain the changes to how they managed their finances when they started a family.

More than 20 children killed in DR Congo school fire
Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.

Spies, strategies and missed opportunities: How the lessons of 9/11 are still being learnt
Twenty-five years on, the attacks have come to define a generation of foreign, security and intelligence policy, the BBC's security correspondent writes.

Viral NFL journo pumped for MCG game
Viral NFL journalist Grant Cohn is pumped to be at the MCG ahead of the 49ers taking on the Rams.