Whaley Bridge: Grants available for flood-hit communities

Up to £100,000 will be provided to businesses affected by the evacuation, the government says.

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Brexit: Email slip-up reveals no-deal fishing patrol 'uncertainty'

An email mistakenly sent to the BBC shows officials' uncertainty over policing fishing after a no-deal Brexit.

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Russia explosion: Five confirmed dead in rocket blast

Three staff members were also injured in the accident at the blast site in Russia's far north.

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Whaley Bridge dam: The people who saved a village

Those who helped stop the crisis reflect on the last seven days.

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Are women better ultra-endurance athletes than men?

Fiona Kolbinger won a 2,485-mile cycling race by 10 hours this week. Her case is far from isolated.

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Inside Kashmir's lockdown: 'Even I will pick up a gun'

A sense of deep betrayal by the Indian government is fuelling anger in the Muslim-majority valley.

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Can the man who found the Titanic find Amelia Earhart?

Oceanographer Robert Ballard is searching a tiny Pacific island for the iconic aviator and her plane.

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