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7 August 2017

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How Japan strives for work-life balance

With no direct English translation, it’s a term that embodies the idea of happiness in living. Yukari Mitsuhashi explains.

News imageAirdrie Academy pupils

Pass rates hold steady in Scottish exams

The performance in Highers dips slightly but the total number of passes remains above 150,000.

News imageElection observers looks on as voting officials learn how to count ballots on August 8, 2017 at the Victoria primary school polling station in Kisumu

Kenyatta takes lead in Kenya election

The incumbent president takes a strong lead but the opposition says it rejects the partial results.

News imagePutin fishing and Trump in golf cart

Would you holiday like Trump or Putin?

Both world leaders took a break, but their approaches to time off are quite different.

News imagePatrick Vieira (left), Arsene Wenger (centre) and Roy Keane (right)

Premier League at 25: 1997-2002

Wenger's revolution, Ketsbaia kicking off and Di Canio's shove - BBC Sport looks back at the second five years of the Premier League.

News imageReal Madrid celebrate winning the 2017 Champions League

Real Madrid's gameplan for digital domination

As well as playing for trophies, the Spanish football giants are competing off the pitch for fans.

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'Dodgy' climate data threatens Paris pact

There are huge uncertainties in greenhouse gas totals due to inaccurate data, the BBC finds.

News imageJustin gatlin

Coe's criticism of Gatlin is 'inhumane'

Criticism of Justin Gatlin's world 100m triumph by IAAF president Lord Coe was "inhumane", says the athlete's agent.

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The secret supplier to the world's top brands

How a small town in southern Spain has become the place where top brands source their leather goods.

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