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Promotional photo for Clean Bandit, showing the band lying on a red carpet in a clockwise arrangement

Clean Bandit: We were told to stop making pop music

After four billion streams, the band were pushed to change direction. Here's what happened next.

A 7-Eleven convenience store, operated by Seven & i Holdings, in Kawasaki, Japan.

Why retail giant 7-Eleven is on a rival's shopping list

The firm is deciding whether to remain in Japanese ownership or return to its Northern American roots.

Mike and Lisa Buller stand in their living room with shelves behind them and pictures and photos on the wall.

Red-hot rent rises cool but tenants still struggling

The cost of renting a newly-let home has risen at its slowest rate for nearly three years, data shows.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: 19 August 2024

US criticises Israeli PM's 'maximalist' ceasefire stance

A senior US official says Benjamin Netanyahu's reported comments are “not constructive to getting a ceasefire deal".

People walk down a dirt road amid rubble and destroyed buildings beside a partially collapsed hillside

Everest's Sherpas fear their homes could wash away

Climate change is melting glaciers at unprecedented rates - and putting thousands in Nepal at risk.

Fluminense v Grêmio

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Fluminense vs Grêmio in the CONMEBOL Libertadores

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Rugby match to honour 'everybody's best friend'

Kelso coach Eilidh Walker died suddenly aged 31 - just a few months before she was due to get married.

Jadon Sancho gossip graphic

Chelsea to make move for Sancho - Wednesday's gossip

Chelsea will make a late move for Jadon Sancho, Liverpool improve their bid for goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, plus more.

Swimmer in an indoor swimming pool

Pool tops council list of least energy-efficient sites

Highland Council is surveying hundreds of properties, mostly schools and leisure centres.

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