Presidential debate: Rules to change after Trump-Biden spat
Tuesday’s ugly and ill-tempered first US presidential debate is being widely condemned. BBC News – US & Canada
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Activists on trial over attempt to steal African staff
The leader of the group said they had come to claim Africa’s stolen property from a Paris museum. BBC News – Africa
TSB to close a third of branches and cut 900 jobs
The bank will shut 164 branches, adding to the 82 earmarked for closure in November. BBC News – Business
Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies aged 91
Sheikh Sabah had ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006 and shaped its foreign policy for decades. BBC News – Middle East
Covid: Alok Sharma accuses BBC of ‘gotcha’ line of questioning
The business secretary defends the PM’s mistake over local restrictions in north-east England. BBC News – UK
Armenia says its fighter jet ‘shot down by Turkey’
Armenia says its SU-25 fighter jet was shot down in Armenian air space, a claim Turkey denies. BBC News – Europe