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It's the first heat of this year's competition, and six talented cooks are braced for culinary battle. Their first goal is to secure one of four gleaming MasterChef aprons.

Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.

Coverage of day 12 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

The big political issues of the day.

Coverage of day 12 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Kelle Bryan, Antony Costa, Alexei Sayle and Emma Sidi test their general knowledge skills on this week's House of Games.

Michael heads north from Tokyo to Honshu's Tohoku region, known as the rice granary of Japan. In the city of Sendai, he learns about 2011's disastrous earthquake and tsunami.

Coverage of day 12 of the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Anna and Perri race to a violent offender. Tom consoles a woman whose loved one has been hit by a taxi. The Peelers control an angry crowd outside a sex offender's home.

Insights and global interviews on the news stories of the day. With Victoria Derbyshire. Followed by Weather.

Sarah's gone viral, and rumours about a famous footballer put everyone under pressure. Contains some strong language.

Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing with the BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson.