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Plastic-eating fungi could be weapon in pollution fight

But scientists warn 'hungry' organism only a partial solution

Ex-PM to go to Bangladesh for the elections, son says

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina will return to the country after the interim government announces fresh elections, her son said. Ms Hasina, 76, fled to India, ending her 15-year-long rule, after millions of people poured onto the streets of Dhaka and marched toward her official residence, demanding her resignation.

Bangladeshi Hindus flee to India in fear of persecution

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar speaks to those crossing the border

Price handed further court date after Heathrow arrest

A judge has ordered former glamour model Katie Price to attend a further hearing later this month over her two bankruptcies with \"no ifs or buts or going abroad\".

BBC tells Edwards to return salary paid since his arrest

Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back the salary he earned from the corporation after being arrested on child abuse image charges.

Tory response to the riots is exposing party's irrelevancy

How would the Conservatives have handled the violent disorder if Rishi Sunak had not called the election, and they were still in charge?

Pour, pour me...did Sunak jump the gun with July poll?

Lower interest rates and now a drop in migration have left some Conservatives wondering what might have been if the PM had held on until the autumn, writes Sean O'Grady

Justice system 'collapsing', warns ex-minister Grieve

Attorney general during the 2011 riots says: 'If justice is not routinely delivered, people lose confidence in the rule of law'

PM pressed to order inquiry into social media's riots role

Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to order an inquiry into social media to prevent platforms from turbo-charging future riots in the wake of the appalling scenes in recent days.

Ukraine's advance may have opened a window for peace

Rather than a fight to the finish, the incursion into Russian territory could lead to compromise, writes Mark Almond

Zelensky delivers 'left hook' to 'lumbering Russian bear'

Putin's forces struggle to deal with assault on home soil

Leeds should go up but can someone 'do an Ipswich'?

Richard Jolly previews the Championship contenders

Tebogo stuns Lyles to land.200m gold for his late mum

So lightning does not strike twice. Noah Lyles stormed from behind to win gold in the 100m on Sunday night but was given no chance to do so in the 200m final, won by Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in a major upset at the Stade de France.

Aldridge flies to kitesurfing gold to save sailors' Games

Ellie Aldridge rolled the dice yesterday and came out with Olympic gold. It has been a deeply frustrating regatta for Team GB's sailors, who have been twiddling their thumbs for the most part due to a lack of wind.

Gen Z star steps out from behind the scuzzy guitar

Beabadoobee's third album 'This Is How Tomorrow Moves' plays with bossa nova and Swiftian country-plucked pop, with help from a production legend, writes Helen Brown

It's the worst of all worlds

Disastrous 'Borderlands' alienates fans of the franchise and is incomprehensible to the casual viewer. And 'It Ends with Us' struggles with its subject matter, writes Clarisse Loughrey

HE'S BACK AGAIN

James Cameron's sci-fi classic 'The Terminator' is returning to cinemas to mark its 40th anniversary and it has never felt more relevant. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the making and legacy of a film that hardwired itself into the public psyche

Why did the border officer not stamp my passport?

Q I have just flown back to the UK from Rome.

RAUNCHY READING

Erotic fiction is more popular than ever - could women's rather frustrated libidos be the reason, ponders Helen Coffey

A side of the Paris Olympics they don't want you to see

Over the past 18 months, authorities have cleared the streets of the French capital, busting squats full of refugees and breaking up homeless encampments in the shadow of Games venues. Lawrence Ostlere meets those picking up the pieces

Police hunt fugitive Catalan leader after return to Spain

Catalan police are hunting for fugitive Catalonia separatist Carles Puigdemont after he dramatically returned to Spain for the first time in seven years to address a crowd of thousands yesterday before vanishing again.

Ukraine's secret incursion into Russia may prove vital

Kyiv's audacious cross-border assault into Russia's Kursk region has certainly ruffled feathers in Moscow.

Zelensky praises army for attack in Russian territory

Putin calls surprise offensive in Kursk a 'major provocation'

The looming war that could define a Harris presidency

Kamala Harris has had a front-row seat as the Gaza conflict has played out - but with tension rising further in the Middle East, an all-out war could interfere with her presidential plans. Richard Hall, Bel Trew and Andrew Feinberg report

Nearly 190,000 babies may be affected by abuse in year

Nearly 130,000 babies were present at or were affected by an incident of domestic abuse in the past three years, new data from England's police forces shows.

BBC removes peace advert from its Proms programme

Ad was due to appear during a Benjamin Britten performance

Swift terror suspect planned to kill ‘as many as possible'

One of the teenagers arrested over a foiled terror plot at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna admitted he planned to kill \"as many people as possible\", officials said.

Is distrust in politics linked to falling vaccination rates?

At a time of intense pressure on the NHS, falling rates of vaccination for whooping cough and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) have alarmed the UK Health Security Agency.

Tenth baby in seven months is killed by whooping cough

A further baby in England has died from whooping cough, bringing the number of fatalities to 10 in just seven months.

New Labour MP apologises as derogatory tweets found

A new Labour MP has been accused of racism over a series of recently unearthed offensive tweets.