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Brexit: May urged to quit to help deal pass
Senior Tories may back the PM's deal if they know she will not lead the next stage of EU negotiations.

Norway cruise ship evacuated after engine problems
Hundreds are being airlifted from the cruise ship, which suffered engine problems in choppy seas.

Cyclone Idai: Scores more deaths reported in Mozambique
At least 700 people have now been declared dead across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

Erdington crash: Children, aged 3 and 5, among injured
Five people are taken to hospital following a crash involving a people carrier and a car in Birmingham.

Michael Jackson: Barbra Streisand apologises for abuse remarks
The singer Barbra Streisand posts an apology after saying alleged child abuse "didn't kill" the victims.

Transplant service at 'breaking point'
A leading transplant surgeon says that services are struggling to keep up with demand.

Man found stabbed to death in Pinner
The man was found stabbed to death in a property in Pinner, north-west London, at about 06:00 GMT.

Thailand votes in first post-coup election
The military says the vote will restore democracy, but it is expected to remain influential.

The Great Escape remembered 75 years on
Only three Allied prisoners managed to escape the German PoW camp, 50 were executed.

Rafi Eitan: Mossad spy who captured Adolf Eichmann dies
Rafi Eitan was a Mossad spy who led the team that captured Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina in 1960.

Banksy-style artwork the talk of Portstewart
Local traders say mystery guerrilla street art is bringing more tourists to the north coast town.

Miami Open: Serena Williams withdraws, Naomi Osaka knocked out, Petra Kvitova wins
Eight-time winner Serena Williams withdraws from the Miami Open because of injury, as world number one Naomi Osaka suffers a shock exit.

Newspaper headlines: 'Cabinet coup' and speedboat killer 'to return to UK'
Sunday's newspapers focus on Theresa May's leadership and possible moves to replace her.

Aerial footage shows scale of Brexit protest
Nine minutes condensed into just 90 seconds - protesters walk from Park Lane to Parliament Square.

How Great Escape veteran Alan Bryett was foiled in 1944
Alan Bryett helped dispose of mud and sand as the tunnels were being dug at the German prison camp.

Kosovo war: The conflict that won't go away
It's been 20 years since Nato bombed Serbia, ending the Kosovo war. But for some, the war lives on.

Mary Berry: Quick-fire questions with cookery supremo
The cookery writer and broadcaster on everything from food she avoids to her motto.

Your pictures on the theme of 'in bloom'
Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "in bloom".

Caerphilly burns survivor enters beauty pageant
Laura Masters spent years hiding her scars but wants to help other burns survivors boost their confidence.

Tearful Des Lally ascends Pen y Fan for 365th time in a year
Des Lally has braved blizzards, 5ft snow drifts, 80mph winds and countless torrential downpours.