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President Trump's recent visit to the Middle East may have revived some hope - however fragile - of a renewed peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. It comes at a significant moment. The Â鶹Éç’s Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman reports.

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A couple who want to take their sick baby to the United States for treatment will mount a challenge at the Supreme Court today. Chris Gard and Connie Yates, whose ten-month-old son Charlie Gard suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, want to overturn a High Court ruling that life support treatment at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital should end. Jane Dreaper is the Â鶹Éç’s health correspondent.

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Polls have just opened and voters will see an increased police presence across parts of the country. Danny Shaw is the Â鶹Éç’s home affairs correspondent.

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The Labrador has been the most popular dog in the UK for almost three decades, but according to the Kennel Club by the end of next year its place could well be taken by a breed of flat-faced dog - the French Bulldog. They've become a sort of fad - but veterinary experts say that the craze for these 'designer' dogs is helping to create dogs with painful deformities. The Â鶹Éç’s Claire Marshall reports.

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The former FBI director James Comey will testify before Congress today. The Â鶹Éç’s Jon Sopel reports and David Frum is senior editor of the Atlantic.

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It is the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper album. A concert being held tomorrow will feature some of the Indian musicians who actually played on the album. Mike Jones is from the University of Liverpool's Department of Music and co-producer and director of the concert.

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President Trump has told Qatar's leader that he's ready to find a solution to the escalating crisis in the region. James Robbins reports and Omar Saif Ghobash is ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Russia.

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Nineteen-year-old Lillian Constantine was making her way home from an evening out, when Ashraf Miah attempted to rape her. Lillian recorded the incident on her phone, which led to the conviction of Miah. We spoke to Lillian in her first broadcast interview.

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In the old tradition of baking ‘Election Cake’ people would make huge cakes that voters could eat to sustain themselves after travelling long distances to polling stations. We have had somebody bake us their own interpretation of the cake. Liverpool Hope University’s Bryce Evans wrote a recent paper on Election Cake and Bea Vo is founder of Bea's of Bloomsbury and Butterscotch London.

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In recent years the Taliban has been gradually regaining ground in Afghanistan, including large swathes of Helmand Province. For nearly two years, little has been seen of life under their rule - until now. The Â鶹Éç’s Auliya Atrafi reports from Helmand Province and Christina Lamb is foreign correspondent and author of Farewell Kabul.

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Veterinary experts say that the craze for 'designer' dogs is helping to create dogs with painful deformities. Bill Lambert is health and breeder services manager at the Kennel Club.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.   He has achieved some fame in the US with his campaign to get people to be more scientifically literate, making the point that whether we are Donald Trump or Joe Bloggs, it's harder to make informed choices if you don't understand anything.

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The Battle of Medway - when the Dutch navy invaded Britain - is one of the most important unknown battles in the UK’s history and this summer marks its 350th anniversary. General Rob Verkerk is commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

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Last week we heard from two authors, Robert MacFarlane and Annalena McAfee, whose work focuses on the incredible richness of the languages and dialects of the British Isles in words describing nature, place and landscape. Many of these words - which Dr MacFarlane calls "place words" - are falling out of use, so we asked you to send your suggestions.

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