BBC News – Politics

• UK and Japan look to seal trade deal within month
  The two sides say the "major elements" of a post-Brexit agreement are in place after productive talks.
• Nicola Sturgeon: Internal disputes 'risk to SNP success'
  The first minister says her party should focus on "what matters to people" ahead of next year's Holyrood vote.
• Coronavirus: London's commuter towns see sharp rise in benefit claims
  The drop in office-based working has affected commuters in London's hospitality sector, experts say.
• Coronavirus: Chancellor rules out extending furlough
  Rishi Sunak says it's wrong to "keep people trapped" in the government's job support scheme.
• MPs launch inquiry into increase in Channel migrant crossings
  It comes amid a sharp increase in the number of people attempting to cross the Channel illegally.

BBC News – Business

• Eat out to help out: 'We've had 15,000 bookings'
  Restaurants are cautiously optimistic after the first week of the government's discount scheme.
• 'I won a holiday but it turned out to be a big scam'
  Sammie Richardson was nearly duped by a fake competition on Instagram but there are more scams out there.
• British Airways: 'I felt forced to take redundancy'
  The airline's cabin crew who are not made redundant on Friday will still face steep pay cuts.
• US jobs growth slows in July as pandemic takes toll
  American employers added 1.8 million jobs last month, down from 4.8 million in June.
• TikTok threatens legal action against Trump US ban
  The Chinese firm says it is "shocked" by an order for US companies to stop doing business with the app.

BBC News – Scotland

• Nicola Sturgeon: Internal disputes 'risk to SNP success'
  The first minister says her party should focus on "what matters to people" ahead of next year's Holyrood vote.
• Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon 'furious' at Aberdeen players as cluster grows
  Nicola Sturgeon said it was "unacceptable" that eight footballers had broken the rules to visit a bar in the city.
• Plea to visitors to Highlands to 'leave only footprints'
  The appeal from Highland communities has been prompted by the "trashing" of areas of natural beauty.
• Coronavirus in Scotland: Rink closures threat to ice hockey club's future
  Scotland's first university women's ice-hockey team fears a generation of players could be lost.
• Rest and Be Thankful: Old Military Road could reopen
  A safety assessment could give the A83's alternative route the green light to open again on Saturday.

BBC News – Northern Ireland

• Coronavirus: Minister advised of 'benefit' of face coverings on older children
  The chief scientific advisor says they could be worn in some settings in schools.
• Coronavirus: One death linked to virus in NI last week
  It comes as the Stormont executive says those not wearing a face mask in shops face a £60 fine.
• Coronavirus: New restrictions for Kildare, Offaly and Laois
  There have been 226 cases of Covid-19 in the last 14 days in counties Kildare, Offaly and Laois.
• Brexit: Government pledges £355m to ease GB-NI trade
  Ministers are setting up a new service to help businesses which want to import goods after 1 January.
• Brexit: Arlene Foster 'disappointed' by Micheál Martin's comments
  The DUP leader dismisses Micheál Martin's claim that GB may get "turned off" by NI after Brexit.

BBC News – England

• Coronavirus: Millions for small business 'sitting in council accounts'
  Government grants for small firms have to be claimed by the end of August.
• Coronavirus: Stricter measures introduced in Preston
  New cases of coronavirus have more than doubled in the city in the space of a week.
• Coronavirus: Bloodstock hosts online festival for heavy metal fans
  Derbyshire's Bloodstock joins with 12 other European festivals for a virtual event.
• Kara Jane Spencer: Musicians help severely ill singer finish album
  Kara Jane Spencer, who has a severe form of ME, had appealed for help with the recording.
• Frampton-on-Severn: Old photos show Gloucestershire village life
  The pictures from the 1950s to the 1980s have been shared online by the photographer's son.

BBC News – Latin America

• How the pandemic is sending some Brazilians ‘two steps back’
  Strides made to reduce poverty in Brazil are being reversed by the economic upheaval caused by Covid.
• Guatemalan ex-economy minister charged with laundering drugs money
  Prosecutors accuse ex-Economy Minister Acisclo Valladares of helping launder money for drug smugglers.
• Coronavirus: Belgium, Andorra, and Bahamas added to UK quarantine list
  The changes start from 04:00 BST on Saturday except in Wales, where they started midnight Thursday.
• Mexico obesity: Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children
  Children will no longer be able to buy sugary drinks and calorie-laden snacks in Oaxaca.
• Zoe Saldana apologises for playing Nina Simone: 'She deserved better'
  The actress says she "should never have played Nina" in the heavily criticised 2016 biopic.

BBC News – US & Canada

• Jerry Falwell Jr to take leave of absence after racy photo
  Jerry Falwell Jr will step down as president of Liberty University after posting the "weird" photo.
• US election 2020: China, Russia and Iran 'trying to influence' vote
  Russia wants a second term for President Trump while China does not, a US intelligence chief says.
• Congress' last-ditch talks on virus stimulus fail
  With benefits expired for millions of jobless and mass evictions looming, lawmakers go on holiday.
• Hong Kong: US imposes sanctions on chief executive Carrie Lam
  The sanctions on Carrie Lam and others are for "undermining" the Chinese territory's autonomy.
• China sentences another Canadian to death on drugs charges
  As relations between the countries remain fraught, the man has been accused of producing ecstasy.

BBC News – Asia

• Kerala plane crash: 17 dead after Air India plane breaks in two at Calicut
  The plane had 190 people on board and was repatriating Indians stranded by the coronavirus crisis.
• TikTok threatens legal action against Trump US ban
  The Chinese firm says it is "shocked" by an order for US companies to stop doing business with the app.
• Sushant Singh Rajput: Mystery and voyeurism around Bollywood star's death
  The investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput's death has taken several twists and turns.
• India landslide: Dozens feared dead after flooding in Kerala
  Up to 20 houses are buried under debris in the state of Kerala, with rescue efforts under way.
• Hong Kong: Joshua Wong among 24 charged over Tiananmen vigil
  The annual vigil had been banned for the first time in 30 years, with officials citing coronavirus rules.