Today's Headlines: Huge China parade marks WW2 victory, Budapest opens station to migrants, Earth's trees number 'three trillion'

Budapest opens station to migrants
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Today's Headlines September 3
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Budapest opens station to migrants
The main railway station in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, opens its doors to hundreds of migrants after a two-day stand-off.
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Huge China parade marks WW2 victory
China has held a lavish parade in Beijing to mark the defeat of Japan in World War Two, showcasing its military might on an unprecedented scale.
Earth's trees number 'three trillion'
A new report says there are three trillion trees on Earth, eight times more than the previous best estimate.
Heavily laden boat sinks off Malaysia
Malaysian authorities say a boat carrying at least 70 people has capsized off the country's west coast.
Chinese navy ships seen off US coast
Five Chinese naval ships are spotted for the first time in the Bering Sea off the coast of the US state of Alaska, US defence officials say.
Sport
Serena through after tough battle
Serena Williams takes another step towards her first calendar Grand Slam, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic also progresses.
Froome 'unlikely' to continue Vuelta
Britain's Chris Froome says he is "unlikely" to start the 12th stage of the Vuelta a Espana following a crash on Wednesday.
Sportsday - rolling football news
Paper review, build-up to the Euro 2016 qualifiers, gossip, debate and the best of social media.
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VIDEO: Londongrad: TV show on expat Russians
Magazine
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Hodei: The man who vanished
Tens of thousands of people go missing in Europe every year. Some for days, some for months, some for years. Some vanish entirely. This is the story of one of them.
Business
Nissan invests £100m in UK plant
Japanese carmaker Nissan announces it will invest £100m in its UK plant at Sunderland to build the new Juke model.
Higher profits in the air for Easyjet
Easyjet raises its full-year profit forecast to between £675m and £700m after enjoying a better-than-expected August.
Technology
Sony phone is first to have 4K screen
Sony says its new smartphone is the first to have a 4K-resolution screen.
Motorola announces new smartwatches
Motorola is to release two second-generation models of its Moto 360 smartwatch, one of which will contain a GPS chip.
Autos
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This is the new Bugatti
Vision Gran Turismo is a glimpse of the Veyron's successor
 
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Are you hip enough for the Fractal?
Peugeot's wild cabrio concept aims to inspire music-savvy millennials
Capital
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The best beach city for expats?
Ancient ruins, finance and cutting edge tech, all by the sea, in the Middle East
 
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Why 'strategy beers' are important
After-work drinks could be your most important meeting all week
Culture
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Where Star Wars found new talent
Several of the young actors in The Force Awakens have something in common
 
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The mystery of punctuation's origin
How dots and dashes came to life
Earth
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The world's cutest animals
The internet is arguing over which are the cutest. Here's our picks
 
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The truth about polar bears
Cartoonists and children's authors often show polar bears hanging around with penguins. It is impossible to be more wrong
Future
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The lost tunnels of Liverpool
No one knows why the vast network exists
 
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Is alcohol actually bad for you?
Weighing up the benefits of boozing
Travel
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One of the US' greatest mysteries
The eerie Georgia Guidestones have a post-apocalyptic message for the world
 
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Show us the roads less travelled and the views that are rarely seen
 
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