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These Prime Day deals will reinvigorate your home office and your productivity
Amazon’s October Prime Day (hopefully) kicks off the holiday sales season, and it’s an ideal opportunity for you to update your home office. From new displays to an update to the humble mouse, these are some of the deals that we’re keeping an eye as the deal days progress. Keep in...

'Means more than just a trophy' - Djokovic claims 102nd title of career
Novak Djokovic claims the 102nd title of his astonishing career as Alex de Minaur retires injured from the China Open final.

Katie Price's ex told teenager to 'take it to the grave', rape trial hears
The alleged victim is not part of Kieran Hayler or Katie Price's extended families.

UK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate
Israel has threatened to close the consulate, which handles UK relations with Palestinians in the city, over British sanctions on Israeli settlements.

M4 junction closures and new Menai bridge in plans to tackle congestion on Welsh roads
Welsh government will also re-examine the case for a new motorway in proposals announced today.

'We are terrified but we want to get an education', say Yemeni schoolgirls
The BBC reports from a school in Taiz, Yemen, where children are determined to keep learning despite the vicious civil war.

What is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?
The death of a worker from a Russian lab that researches plague has prompted questions about the disease.

Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher death
The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.

PCs who used Taser and baton on amputee, 92, sacked
A disciplinary hearing finds both officers used unnecessary force on Donald Burgess at his care home.

British national arrested in connection with RAF Fairford incident
It is the seventh arrest in connection to the incident near RAF Fairford last month.

Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille
The BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.

De Minaur retires in Beijing final
Alex de Minaur hands victory to Novak Djokovic after retiring during their final.

India and Qatar among seven bidders who want to host 2036 Olympics
A decision is expected to be made by 2029.

Eleven further cases of alleged abuse occurred after police failed to investigate complaints
Operation Hark finds further alleged offending in 11 reopened cases at the centre of a major police review.

Rival clubs want retrospective and future punishments for Man City
A number of Premier League clubs want Manchester City to be hit with both retrospective punishments and sanctions in the future.

Student admits murdering woman in 'Dexter' kill room
Forensics student Benjamin William Day, 20, lured Maria Saceanu to an Airbnb to murder her.

Afghan men jailed for rape of teenager after being caught fleeing UK by French police
Three men tried to flee the UK in a lorry after their crimes, but were stopped by French police.

Why Tories are talking about winning the next election
Kemi Badenoch is more popular than her party right now - Tories are hoping it will rub off on them.

UK special forces could face prosecution as Afghanistan evidence referred to police
Evidence relating to a number of detention operations carried out by British personnel between 2010 and 2013 is being examined.

I'd rather have another election than do a deal with Reform UK, says Badenoch
The Conservative Party leader also pledged to cut the cost of hiring 21 to 24 year olds.

Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.

Demon was taking it up to Djokovic in the Beijing final. Then this happened
Alex de Minaur was going blow-for-blow with tennis legend Novak Djokovic before an abrupt ending to what had been an absorbing China Open final.