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Manchester bombing: Youngest victim 'could have survived with better first

A report commissioned by the family of Saffie-Rose Roussos says she received inadequate first aid.

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(9) Richard Dawkins Responds to Ben Affleck - YouTube

Richard Dawkins addresses Ben Afflecks accusations of racism and bigotry towards Sam Harris and Bill Maher during the conversation on Real Time with Bill Ma...

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Statues to get protection from 'baying mobs' - BBC News

The government is planning new laws to stop England's monuments being removed "on a whim" by protesters.

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Wilmington 1898: When white supremacists overthrew a US government - BBC Ne

In 1898 a white mob stormed Wilmington, North Carolina and forced locally elected leaders to resign.

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Are women let down by period trackers? - BBC News

Millions of women use apps to track their menstrual cycle, but many say they do not work well enough.

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Online clothes sellers targeted by 'creepy' messages - BBC News

Women are sent sexually explicit messages and requests for "worn" garments.

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SLS: Nasa's 'megarocket' engine test ends early - BBC News

A critical engine test for Nasa's new "megarocket" - the Space Launch System (SLS) - ends early.

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Nepali climbers make history with winter summit of K2 mountain - BBC News

Until now, K2 was the only mountain higher than 8,000m not to be conquered in winter.

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Brexit: End to Gibraltar land border prompts joy and trepidation - BBC News

For residents on both sides of the border there are hopes of an end to queues, but not everyone is convinced.

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German sports doctor jailed over blood doping scandal - BBC News

Mark Schmidt masterminded an international doping ring exposed by police in "Operation Aderlass".

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NYC bendy bus left dangling from overpass in Bronx - BBC News

Several people are hurt as a bus plunges from an overpass in the Bronx on to an access road below.

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BBC - Travel - The world 'traveller' who never left home

Luis Martinez has written thousands of vivid poems about cities around the world, yet the Cuban bus porter has never left his homeland.

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Wikipedia at 20: The encyclopedia in five articles - BBC News

The site's co-creator Jimmy Wales helps pick a handful of defining pages on the site.

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Electric eels work together to zap prey - BBC News

The electric predators work in groups to herd and "zap" their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover.

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India's Kumbh Mela festival begins amid Covid concerns - BBC News

Thousands of Hindus arrive for the bathing festival despite warnings to stay away during the pandemic.

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North Korea unveils new submarine-launched missile - BBC News

The show of military strength comes days before the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president.

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The 'megascale' structures that humans could one day build - BBC Future

What are the biggest, boldest things that humanity could engineer? From planet lifters to space cannons, Anders Sandberg explores some of history's most ambitious visions.

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xkcd: 1/10,000th Scale World

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Twitter boss: Trump ban is 'right' but 'dangerous' - BBC News

Jack Dorsey acknowledges that banning the president undermines the ideals of an open internet.

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Past Covid-19 infection may provide 'months of immunity' - BBC News

But researchers warn there is still a risk of catching and passing the virus on to others again.

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Belgian king's car hit during riots over death in police custody - BBC News

Violence breaks out as hundreds gather at a police station over the death of a 23-year-old in custody.

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BBC - Travel - The erotic origins of Italy's most famous sweet

Italy has a number of age-old pastries that resemble genitalia, like cannoli. But while they may induce a few giggles nowadays, their origins are linked to serious traditions.

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Man has two guesses to unlock bitcoin worth $240m - BBC News

A programmer is trying to remember the password to unlock a digital wallet set up a decade ago.

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Gurlitt's last Nazi-looted work returned to owners - BBC News

The last of 14 works identified as looted from Jewish collectors is returned to the owner's heirs.

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Tower of London's 'queen' raven Merlina missing - BBC News

According to legend, at least six ravens must be kept at the Tower or it will fall.

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