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Saturday, 8 September

Worlds pays tribute to ex-UN chief Annan

Leaders honour Kofi Annan, the first black African to become UN secretary-general, who died aged 80.

africa

No handshake, no Swiss citizenship

swiss

Genoa bridge collapse

europe

Africa Live this week: 13-17 August 2018 as it happened

africe

Chelsea v Arsenal - Hazard comes on for Blues

sport

news

putin attends Austrian minister's wedding

Russia's president takes his host for a twirl during a controversial stopover on his way to Germany.

europe

thousands stranded in south India floods

Troops step up rescue efforts to save people threatened by flooding that has killed hundreds.

India

hopra and Jonas confirm engagement

The Bollywood superstar and the US singer hold a private traditional engagement ceremony in Mumbai.

entertainment & arts

sport

England collapse against India - clips, radio & text

England fall to 128-9 in reply to India's 329 all out on the second day of the third Test at Trent Bridge.

football

Aguero treble as Man City thrash Terriers

Sergio Aguero scores a hat-trick as Manchester City put six past Huddersfield to go top of the Premier League.

football

NI beaten 2-1 by Bosnia-Herzegovina

Northern Ireland make a disappointing start to the new Uefa Nations League as Bosnia-Herzegovina win 2-1 in Belfast.

football

africa news

South African sacked after viral racist rant

He said in a video that it was "heaven on earth" as there were no black people on the beach.

africa

Taiwan's last ally in Africa stands by it

eSwatini says it will maintain relations with Taiwan after China seeks diplomatic ties.

africa

Zimbabwe poll result challenged in court

The opposition MDC Alliance starts its legal battle to overturn July's election result - and more stories

africa

Africa’s potential 'game changer' in the fight against malaria

Four Ugandan students have developed a revolutionary way to test for malaria without drawing blood.

africa

editor’s picks

The frozen bodies of Antarctica

Sad tales of deaths on the frozen continent

future

Should you start your day at 2:30am?

Mark Wahlberg is an extreme early bird – but does it make you more productive?

capital

The cities that make living easy

We look beyond the well-known winners like Melbourne and Vienna

travel

The writer who sent up the English

Her mysteries shaped the world’s view of the English

culture

The best news photos from the past week

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

in picturies

This woman drove her Tesla 20,396km around Australia

Got range anxiety on your commute? Try telling Sylvia Wilson and her Model S

top gear

The hostel accused of failing young homeless

A BBC investigation into the YMCA North London claims it's failing young residents.

stories

latest business news

  • 1

    Trump 'orders further China tariffs'

  • 2

    The day Lehman Brothers went under

  • 3

    Musk makes another space tourism promise

  • 4

    British Steel to cut 400 jobs worldwide

  • 5

    Fraud ringleader jailed for 13 years

future now

The plans to haul icebergs to Africa

future

technology of business

How China's GPS 'rival' Beidou is plotting to go global

technology

bbc world service

On Air: music extra

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from our correspondents

  • Embarrassing rebuff for PM in Salzburg By Laura Kuenssberg

  • Russians mock improbable spy duo By Sarah Rainsford

  • Imprisoned suffragette letter discovered By Sean Coughlan

  • Brexit: The sound of 'no, no, no' By Laura Kuenssberg

  • US trade and a tale of two Chinas By Karishma Vaswani

  • Venezuela's migration crisis: Is enough being done? By Katy Watson

  • Can a new Kangaroo transform British TV? By Amol Rajan

  • The leader caught between Trump and Kim By Laura Bicker

Chas from Chas and Dave dies

Chas Hodges was one half of the musical duo whose hits included Rabbit and Snooker Loopy.

entertainment & arts

Japan's rovers send pictures from asteroid

Pictures have emerged from the surface of an asteroid after Japan landed two robotic rovers on it.

science & enviroment

Twitter warns direct messages were exposed

A "bug" on the network existed for over a year, the company said as it warned a small number of...

technology

Pound falls after May's Brexit statement

Sterling's slide deepens after the Prime Minister's comments renew fears of a no-deal Brexit.

business

Don't go cold turkey' to quit smoking

The annual Stoptober campaign launches with a warning to seek help when trying to kick the habit.

heatlh

Facebook stops staff helping politicians

The social network will no longer send employees to work at the offices of political campaigns.

technology

Changing the lives of people with dementia

Confronting the stigma and isolation people with dementia face in some communities around the world.

in pictures

china

The other Great Wall no-one knows

travel

global education

The chef using 60,000-year-old recipes

business

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