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• Tory leadership: Rivals clash over support for no-deal Brexit
  Matt Hancock urges "brutal honesty" over Brexit as Rory Stewart says he would not serve under leadership favourite Boris Johnson.
• Everest: British man among latest mountain deaths
  Ten people have now died climbing the world's highest peak this season, amid reports of overcrowding.
• Sir Philip Green to close 25 more Evans and Miss Selfridge stores
  The latest closures by his struggling Arcadia empire will include mostly Evans and Miss Selfridge shops.
• Donald Trump: Details of first state visit to UK revealed
  The US president will join the Queen and a host of royals at a state banquet after a palace welcome.
• I entrusted my pension to German builders
  A property group that borrowed millions has not paid some people back, a BBC investigation finds.
• The mayor who wears a hijab
  Cllr Rakhia Ismail, from Islington, London, is thought to be the first UK mayor to wear a hijab.
• Birmingham LGBT row: The view from the school gates
  Parents and campaigners outside Anderton Park Primary give their views on the ongoing protests.
• Homeowners in England free to build bigger extensions
  Rules in England making it easier to build extensions of up to 8m are being made permanent.
• Trump approves $8bn Saudi weapons sale over Iran tensions
  The president uses a legal loophole to push through the arms deal without Congressional approval.
• Why is Norway the land of electric cars?
  We look at how the Scandinavian country is streets ahead of others when it comes to electric cars.