From flip flops to fisherman's sandals: Are your summer sandals killing your feet?
The flip-flop is a perennial favourite 
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ByPhilippa Roxby
Health reporter
New guidance on single-sex spaces comes into force
Single-sex spaces open to the public, such as toilets and changing rooms, should be organised based on biological sex, according to official guidance that has come into force.
The code, published by Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), says trans people should use either gender-neutral facilities or the ones that match their biological sex, in places such as gym changing rooms or rape crisis centres.
US revokes visa of Brazilian ambassador amid deepening diplomatic spat
An official has indicated that the visa revocation does not mean Brazil’s ambassador will be expelled from the US.
The administration of President Donald Trump has cancelled the visa for Brazil’s ambassador in the United States, the latest sign of a deepening diplomatic rift between the two countries.
Campaign warns of perils UK waters can pose for dogs and owners
With its gentle rippling water, tall purple flowers and rustling trees, Earlswood Lakes near Solihull in the West Midlands seems the perfect spot for dogs to paddle. But their owners have been warned that the otherwise idyllic open water could prove perilous to pets.
MI6 is top European foreign intelligence service, peer review finds
MI6 has been ranked as the most powerful foreign intelligence service in Europe ahead of France and the Netherlands, according to a peer review.
The British intelligence agency scored 251 points in the research and was commended for its expertise in recruiting high-level informants and penetrating the ruling elites in Russia, China, Iran and Turkey, according to the review by 60 professionals from 25 countries.
How AI is changing jobs in the Philippines' outsourcing industry
'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX reports losses but less than expected
Revenue was up more than 90 percent from the same period a year ago, beating analyst expectations.
SpaceX reported a loss of more than half a billion dollars in its first quarterly statement as a public company, but the loss was less than Wall Street expected and revenue soared.
Undercover reporter offered fenbendazole and ivermectin as cancer treatment
Dewormer and scabies drugs being sold as cancer treatments, BBC investigation finds
Stairlift salesman Jason Sarver supplied the BBC with fenbendazole and ivermectin tablets for £100
ByPaul Heaney and Sian VivianBBC Wales Investigates
Couple woke to find shirtless intruder in Dundee Travelodge room
Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules
Ministers will scrap the requirement for companies to prove their green and progressive values before they are awarded government contracts, and instead ask firms to prove they will help young people back into work.