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3 August 2020

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Katie and baby Jacob

How has giving birth changed during the pandemic?

The BBC's Stacey Dooley meets mothers, babies and midwives at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Front pages for 4 August 2020

'Rishi Two Snacks' and Russians 'hacked minister'

The papers cover the government meal deal launch and reports of spies in an ex-minister's email.

The Killers

'No corroboration' of assault on Killers tour

The band's legal team is unable to find evidence supporting claims of sexual assault on a 2009 tour.

Kellyse Brown, 9, works at her desk

How pods and zutors are changing home-schooling

US parents are resorting to "pandemic pods" and garden classrooms - but will it deepen inequalities?

Leroy Smith and James Seymour

Police officer forgives gangster who shot him

Leroy Smith and James Seymour returned to the place where the shooting happened 26 years ago.

The beginning of a supernova

'Knowing how the universe will end is freeing'

Astrophysicist Katie Mack has been researching The End of Everything.

American and Chinese flags painted on cracked wall background

‘Neither the US nor China wants us’

Amid a global pandemic and diplomatic tensions, Chinese students in the US are feeling anxious.

Neil Harris

Abusive dance teacher went unchecked for decades

Victims of dance teacher Neil Harris, convicted of sexually assaulting pupils, share their stories.

Woman in Tehran (file photo)

'It was normal to see a man beating his wife'

Women in Iran are often too scared to speak about domestic abuse - now a podcast gives them a voice.

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