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• Reeves warned taxes must rise to cover £41bn spending gap - The chancellor will miss her self-imposed borrowing rules without action, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research says.
• What economic levers are left for Reeves to pull? - The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her Budget in the autumn.
• Trump's envoy Witkoff meets Putin as Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms - Despite President Trump's threat of sweeping sanctions, expectations for a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv are muted.
• Sacked hosts star in MasterChef's return, but with less banter - Gregg Wallace and John Torode were both sacked following a report into conduct on the BBC show.
• 'All sides' to blame in Prince Harry charity row, watchdog finds - The Charity Commission criticises “all parties” at Sentebale for allowing a “damaging” dispute to play out publicly.
• Zara ads banned for 'unhealthily thin' models - It comes after the advertising watchdog banned M&S and Next ads for showing models who appeared too thin.
• Union and government to restart talks on ending doctor dispute - BMA says there is window of opportunity in coming weeks to reach a settlement after 12 strikes.
• One dead and thousands evacuated as wildfire spreads in France - The wildfire is the largest in France this year and has burned some 12,000 hectares of land, an area larger than Paris.
• Hiroshima's warning to the world as it marks 80 years since atomic bomb - Japan's leader Shigeru Ishiba and officials from across the world attended the annual ceremony in Hiroshima.
• Carol Kirkwood: Why weather forecasters (like me) often appear to get it wrong - The accuracy of forecasting has improved enormously - and AI promises further advances. But there are certain challenges in finding ways to share that mass of data with viewers
• Violent Channel smuggling gang's French and UK network exposed by undercover BBC investigation - Exclusive: Secret filming reveals smugglers' forest hideout and cash deals at UK train station.
• Oceangate's Titan whistleblower tells BBC 'people were sold a lie' - A former Oceangate employee says he told US authorities about safety concerns with the sub before it imploded.
• Russian attacks on Ukraine double since Trump inauguration - Missile and drone attacks on Ukraine are now at their highest, despite Trump's promise to end the war.
• 'Facial recognition tech mistook me for wanted man' - Shaun Thompson is challenging the Met Police's use of live facial recognition technology.
• Debt, delays and desperation: How Sheffield Wednesday's financial crisis hits fans - The BBC talks to Sheffield Wednesday fans to understand how they are being affected by the Championship club's financial turmoil.
• Propaganda or fair warning? Taiwanese TV show imagines Chinese invasion - Zero Day Attack wants to raise awareness of China's threat, but has also been accused of fearmongering.
• Guests rejected by Airbnb host because they're from Wales - Jemma Louise Gough and Jamie Lee Watkins had their Airbnb stay rejected because of their nationality.
• RFK Jr cancels $500m in funding for mRNA vaccines for diseases like Covid - Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.
• Struggling families need grants for 'unaffordable' school uniforms, government told - Grants are offered as standard in Scotland, Wales and NI - but only by a quarter of councils in England.
• Gorillas seek out old female friends even after years apart - A study in Rwanda reveals the significance of a social connection between female mountain gorillas.
• Football clubs on brink of collapse can be saved, says culture secretary - Football clubs in crisis like Morecambe and Sheffield Wednesday can "absolutely" be saved from the brink of collapse, says Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.
• BrewDog ad banned for implying beer beats loneliness - The firm said the advert promised reliable quality rather than implying any sort of relief.
• Body of man missing for 28 years found in melting glacier - Decreased snowfall exposed the glaciers to direct sunlight, making them melt faster.
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• Trump’s ‘Truths’: From Nuclear War To Sydney Sweeney (Live at Edinburgh Fringe!) - And what’s it really like to travel with President Trump?
• Why has Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad sparked a race debate? - Trump says the advert is ‘fantastic’ after learning she’s a registered Republican
• Felix Baumgartner's historic skydive from the edge of space - The story of Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking freefall from the edge of space to Earth.
• How are Manchester United able to afford Sesko? - Recent news surrounding Manchester United's finances has not been positive - which will have left fans wondering how they are able to finance a move for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko.
• Why is it so hard to break into the NFL? - As Louis Rees-Zammit becomes the latest 'crossover athlete' unable to make the NFL transition, BBC Sport looks at why it's so hard to break through.
• Debt, delays & desperation - how Sheff Wed crisis impacts fans - The BBC talks to Sheffield Wednesday fans to understand how they are being affected by the Championship club's financial turmoil.
• Meet post-grad medic who stunned Muir at UK Champs - Scottish athlete Sarah Calvert speaks to BBC Scotland about her rise to prominence.
• Norris and Piastri 'will not properly fall out' - McLaren boss Zak Brown says team-mates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will "not properly fall out" as their title fight comes to a head.
• From Premier League title to yo-yo club - Leicester's unforgettable decade - With Leicester spending the 10-year anniversary of their Premier League title win in England's second tier, BBC Sport looks at how the highs turned so low.