France 24

• Explosions à Beyrouth : Michel Aoun rejette toute enquête internationale et évoque "un missile"
  Le président libanais, Michel Aoun, a rejeté, vendredi, toute enquête internationale sur la double explosion meurtrière et destructrice au port de Beyrouth, affirmant qu'elle pourrait avoir été c …
• Marwan Abboud, gouverneur de Beyrouth : "C’est un génocide contre les Libanais"
  Trois jours après la gigantesque explosion qui a frappé Beyrouth, Mirna Jammal, journaliste à la rédaction arabophone de France 24, s’est entretenue avec le gouverneur de la capitale libanaise, Marwan …
• Présidentielle en Côte d’Ivoire : un scrutin sous très haute tension
  L’annonce de la candidature d’Alassane Ouattara à la présidentielle d’octobre promet une campagne tendue. Les opposants jugent cette candidature illégale et exigent le retour de Laurent Gbagbo dans la …
• Burkina Faso : plusieurs morts dans l'attaque d'un marché dans l'est du pays
  Des hommes armés non identifiés ont tué une vingtaine de personnes, vendredi, lors de l'attaque d'un marché aux bestiaux du village de Fada N'Gourma, dans l'est du Burkina Faso. …
• Ligue des champions : face à la Juventus, Lyon défait mais qualifié
  L'Olympique lyonnais a perdu 2 à 1 face à la Juventus Turin lors du huitième de finale retour de Ligue des champions, mais remporte sa double confrontation et verra donc le "Final 8" à …

BBC News – Africa

• Coronavirus in South Africa: Why the vuvuzelas fell silent
  The country's fight against Covid-19 was initially celebrated, but the public mood has now soured.
• 'Aggressive action' needed as Africa coronavirus cases pass 1m
  South Africa has more than half of all Covid-19 cases, while Tanzania's lack of data is a "concern".
• MV Wakashio: Ship aground off Mauritius begins leaking oil
  Mauritius declares a state of emergency after Japanese-owned carrier MV Wakashio starts leaking oil.
• Afrobeats star Naira Marley fined after lockdown concert
  The airline he jetted to Abuja with said it mistook the music star for a judge with the same surname.
• Fulham's DR Congo star Kebano 'never gave up'
  DR Congo's Neeskens Kebano says he never gave up hope of making an impact at Fulham as he helped them to promotion.

BBC News – Front Page

• Coronavirus: Stricter measures introduced in Preston
  New cases of coronavirus have more than doubled in the city in the space of a week.
• 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.
• Congress' last-ditch talks on virus stimulus fail
  With benefits expired for millions of jobless and mass evictions looming, lawmakers go on holiday.
• 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 severely restricts Antarctic science
  Keeping Covid out of Antarctica means little research will be done on the continent in 2020-2021.

BBC News – Entertainment & Arts

• 11 of the best music videos from lockdown
  When lockdown thwarted musicians' plans to shoot music videos, they were forced to get creative.

 

• Dirty Dancing is the next stop on Hollywood's nostalgia trip
  Jennifer Grey is set to star in the sequel to the romantic drama classic… but is it a good idea?

 

• Can a Eurovision-style song contest work in the US?
  The American Song Contest is set to air in 2021, organisers have announced.

 

• I'm A Celebrity will swap jungle for ruined British castle, ITV says
  The reality show will swap the Australian jungle for a ruined British castle for this year's series.

 

• Wayne Fontana: 1960s pop star dies at 74
  He found stardom on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1960s with songs including Game Of Love.

 

BBC News – Technology

• Gigabit broadband: Rural households urged to claim upgrade cash
  The government's gigabit voucher scheme has £70m available to poorly served communities.
• What is Tencent?
  The Chinese firm's investments include Fortnite, Tesla and Universal Music – but it's under fire in the US.
• Is the US about to split the internet?
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he wants a "clean" internet free of "untrusted" Chinese apps.
• Facebook removes QAnon conspiracy group with 200,000 members
  Facebook has joined Twitter and TikTok in taking action against QAnon conspiracy-theory content.
• Apple defends Xbox streaming block on iPhones
  Apple is denying consumers cloud gaming, says Microsoft, as streaming service is blocked on iPhones.

BBC News – Science & Environment

• Coronavirus severely restricts Antarctic science
  Keeping Covid out of Antarctica means little research will be done on the continent in 2020-2021.
• MV Wakashio: Ship aground off Mauritius begins leaking oil
  Mauritius declares a state of emergency after Japanese-owned carrier MV Wakashio starts leaking oil.
• Climate change: Lockdown has 'negligible' effect on temperatures
  New research says that the lockdown, by itself, will make little difference to climate change.
• Climate change: UK peat emissions could cancel forest benefits
  UK peatland emissions could cancel out all carbon reductions from new and existing forests.
• 'Paradise island' hosts untold botanical treasures
  The first checklist of plants found on the tropical island of New Guinea reveals incredible plant diversity.

BBC News – Education & Family

• A-level and GCSE results: 'Improved' schools can challenge grades
  The exam regulator broadens rights of appeal amid concerns about unfair results in the pandemic.
• John Swinney could face no-confidence vote over exams controversy
  Some opposition parties are calling for John Swinney to resign over the handling of exam grades.
• School funding plan 'benefits wealthier pupils most'
  The government's latest funding plan could "disproportionately benefit schools in better-off areas".
• Coronavirus: University life may 'pose further risk' to young shielders
  A lack of information from universities will pose a "further risk to lives", the NUS warns.
• Schools 'must come before pubs and restaurants in future'
  The right to an education should take priority over pubs, England's children's commissioner says.

BBC News – Health

• Virus cases 'may be levelling off' in England, figures suggest
  After a low in cases at the end of June, the ONS estimated infections had been rising slightly in July.
• Coronavirus: NHS England scales back private sector deal
  A deal in which NHS England had access to 92% of private hospitals beds will come to an end.
• Nurses and NHS staff protest over pay rise 'snub'
  A thousand people are expected to march in Cardiff, Swansea, Bridgend and Merthyr over nurses' pay.
• Chemotherapy in cancer patients with Covid-19 'not a risk'
  Female breast cancer patients were much more likely to survive than other patients, a study says.
• Coronavirus: Asymptomatic cases 'carry same amount of virus'
  But the South Korean study couldn't say how much this group actually passed coronavirus on.

BBC News – Africa

• Coronavirus in South Africa: Why the vuvuzelas fell silent
  The country's fight against Covid-19 was initially celebrated, but the public mood has now soured.
• 'Aggressive action' needed as Africa coronavirus cases pass 1m
  South Africa has more than half of all Covid-19 cases, while Tanzania's lack of data is a "concern".
• MV Wakashio: Ship aground off Mauritius begins leaking oil
  Mauritius declares a state of emergency after Japanese-owned carrier MV Wakashio starts leaking oil.
• Afrobeats star Naira Marley fined after lockdown concert
  The airline he jetted to Abuja with said it mistook the music star for a judge with the same surname.
• Fulham's DR Congo star Kebano 'never gave up'
  DR Congo's Neeskens Kebano says he never gave up hope of making an impact at Fulham as he helped them to promotion.

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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.
• Gigabit broadband: Rural households urged to claim upgrade cash
  The government's gigabit voucher scheme has £70m available to poorly served communities.
• Coronavirus: Millions for small business 'sitting in council accounts'
  Government grants for small firms have to be claimed by the end of August.
• 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.

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