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Lynn Bowles: 'I'm leaving Radio 2' says travel presenter

UK has 'massive problem' with confident women

Radio 1 DJ Greg James (finally) finishes Sport Relief Challenge

Banksy protest artwork unveiled in New York

Meet the Dutch comic poking gentle fun at the Brits

Ava DuVernay 'to direct superhero film'

John Boyega: Inclusion riders are fantastic

Jhalak Prize: The initiative championing BAME writers

Jools Holland in wedding venue noise row battle

Petition launched to change Aylesbury to 'Aylesbowie'

Pongy prawns distract War Horse theatregoers

Tesla boss in line for mega-pay deal

'Misleading' online shopping returns policies revealed

Goldman Sachs reveals gender pay gap

FBI's Andrew McCabe sacked by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions

UK police issues warning to Russia exiles

Oscars Academy chief John Bailey 'faces harassment allegations'

Slovakia protests: 65,000 join Bratislava anti-government protests

Syria war: Thousands flee offensives in Afrin and Ghouta

Jacob Zuma: Former South African president faces corruption trial

Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank car attack

Botswana says Trump encouraging poaching

Black man beaten at Charlottesville rally 'cleared of assault'

Two convicted 'honour' killers to be deported from Canada

The Indians who used kayaking to transform their lives

Skiers jump from speeding lift in Georgia

Brazil protests over slain politician Marielle Franco

Swiss pianist gives concert on ice in northern Baltic Sea

John F Kennedy's lost 'last' speech recreated

The women bringing animated adventures to life

Anger over 'Blackface' makeup segment on Pakistan TV

Have smaller weddings with less food, Uzbeks told

'We will stay until the end': A doctor's battle in Syria

'Am I OK with my son oinking in Swedish?'

The rappers getting 'terror' sentences for songs

Trumplomacy: Who's going to represent US at N Korea talks now?

Russian spy: Conspiracy theories and denial in Russia

Mugabe's bare-knuckled challenge to Mnangagwa's legitimacy

Wikipedia article of the day for March 17, 2018

Greg James (finally) finishes Sport Relief Challenge

Can kids hold pens in the digital age?

Goldman Sachs reveals gender pay gap

Why are High Street restaurants in trouble?

Camelot warns of 'low level' National Lottery hack

Wetherspoon profits up as restaurant trade hits tough times

Insurers warn of travel premium rise

Li Ka-Shing: Asia's second-richest person retires

Why are tourists flocking to Scotland?

Farm Bank: Founder accused of defrauding gamers

'Beach grabbing erodes our birth rights,' say Mauritians

Vanilla pod farmer: 'Timing is everything'

Blooming pensions

Singled out

Can kids hold pens in the digital age?

Can kids hold pens in the digital age?

Biohacker fined for travel card implant

Camelot warns of 'low level' National Lottery hack

London wheelchair travellers get Google Maps help

Virtual cash helps cyber-thieves launder money, research suggests

US punishes 19 Russians over vote meddling and cyber-attacks

Newspaper headlines: Russian exile killed and high-rise attack fear

'Nobody asked me any questions about abuse'

Parsons Green attack: The Iraqi fantasist who wanted attention

Will Danny Boyle direct the next Bond film? Here's what we know so far

UK has 'massive problem' with confident women

Four parents who take term-time holidays explain why

Who was UK-based Russian exile Nikolai Glushkov?

Tracy Beaker is back as a single mum - like these women who grew up in care

Spy poisoning: Putin most likely behind attack - Johnson

Russian spy: Labour row over Jeremy Corbyn's position

Northamptonshire Council: MPs back unitary authority call

Brexit: PM accused of plan to 'throw open' borders

Newham mayor Sir Robin Wales deselected after 23 years

Brexit: David Davis heads to Brussels for talks

Call to raid HS2 budget to fix potholes in roads

MPs back bill to reunite child refugees with relatives

'Little progress' on Brexit border, say MPs

Norfolk council leader could be ousted over MP tirade

Telford abuse: MP 'inundated' with child grooming reports

Britain First leader Paul Golding attacked at HMP Elmley

Councillor suspended over Islamaphobic slur about Humza Yousaf

Russian spy: Theresa May visits Salisbury after 'brazen' attack

Number of secondary schools in deficit has 'trebled'

ESA repayments: Terminally ill people are 'priority'

Alex Salmond: Russian TV station 'not propaganda'

Grenfell Tower doors 'resisted fire for half the time expected'

'Telling boys they throw like a girl puts girls off sport'

Northamptonshire County Council 'should be scrapped'

MSPs vote to repeal football bigotry law

Unilever goes Dutch for HQ as London loses out

Trump tells Varadkar he hopes to visit Ireland 'in future'

How this YouTuber fell in love with writing

Goldie appears in court via FaceTime from Thailand

The Silent Child producers go back to school

'Elsa' from Frozen rescues police van

African women 'inspire comic book heroes'

Wrinkle In Time director: 'No one in films looked like me'

Simpsons writer: Stephen Hawking was a beautiful man

BBC game challenges young people to spot "fake news"

'The moment I gave Reese Witherspoon my Legally Blonde dissertation'

Why is Khloe Kardashian's latest campaign 'problematic'?

Stephen Hawking's cameos: 'I have been quite popular in my time'

Russian spy: Corbyn warns against 'hasty judgements'

Mariam Moustafa: Egyptian teen's Nottingham death sparks anger

'Mini Beast from the East' brings fresh snow warnings

NHS accused of fuelling rise in opioid addiction

Topman urged to withdraw shirt after Hillsborough anger

Telford abuse: MP 'inundated' with child grooming reports

Number of secondary schools in deficit has 'trebled'

Currys PC World apologises for extra charges on laptops

Boris Johnson: Rohingya refugees could be radicalised

Northamptonshire County Council 'should be scrapped'

Sir Ken Dodd: Liverpool Anglican Cathedral funeral for comedian

Conwy driver jailed for head-on crash with cyclist

Russian spy: Veteran broadcaster fears for UK-Russia relations

Poisoned ex-spy: Why does UK think it was Russia?

University strikes split student opinion

Why I enter my child in beauty pageants

Fly-tipped road in Battlesbridge causes 'hour-long' delays

Newspaper headlines: 'Putin the pariah' and asteroid strike

Winter Paralympics: The explosion which got me to the Paras

How I saw Stephen Hawking's death as a disabled person

‘Integration? It’s about top exam grades’

Buddha tattoos and e-cigs: Things that get you arrested abroad

North Korea's Sweden visit prompts speculation on US summit

Zimbabwe's ousted Robert Mugabe: 'We must undo this disgrace'

At least four dead in Florida university bridge collapse

Brazil: Big rallies held after Rio politician is shot dead

Seattle's battle over safe injection sites

US helicopter crashes in western Iraq

US punishes 19 Russians over vote meddling and cyber-attacks

Thousands flee Syria's Eastern Ghouta

Saudi Arabia pledges to create a nuclear bomb if Iran does

Israel court suspends plan to deport African migrants

Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr - US media

'You never get used to living like this'

Poisoned ex-spy: Why does UK think it was Russia?

'Elsa' from Frozen rescues police van

Trump says it 'looks like' Russia behind nerve agent attack

Crown Prince warns Saudis will get nuclear bomb if Iran does

Besiktas charged by Uefa after cat wanders on to pitch during Bayern Munich game

Platypus milk: How it could combat superbugs

Uzbek transport police banned from hiding behind trees

Quiz: The Finns are happy, but who is not?

Keeping faith in Putin despite poverty

Nerve agent attacks: How Malaysia responded compared to the UK

Slovakia or Slovenia? A handy guide

Rome's rubbish: The people trying to solve the problem

How I saw Stephen Hawking's death as a disabled person

Africa's week in pictures: 9-15 March 2018

Currys PC World apologises for extra charges on laptops

Coutts star banker in sexual harassment claims

Householders may be 'in too deep' over debt, says FCA

Payment fraud: Millions lost in money transfer trick

Merlin Network strikes streaming deals for independent music in China

Rihanna: Snapchat guilty of 'shaming' domestic violence victims

HSBC reveals big gender pay gap

Bad blood: The rise and fall of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes

Unilever goes Dutch for HQ as London loses out

Airbus warns over GKN takeover bid

Cineworld boosted by Star Wars and Beauty and the Beast

MPs call for unpaid shifts to be illegal

Toys R Us to close all US stores

A better way to care for dementia patients

Energy storage: the power of cold air

French baker disputes fine for opening every day

Pierce Brosnan says India mouth freshener brand 'cheated' him

Adapt or die

'Ambulance to the future'

Currys PC World apologises for extra charges on laptops

Omega Labyrinth Z anime game banned in the UK

Rihanna: Snapchat guilty of 'shaming' domestic violence victims

Fortnite: Drake and Ninja's Twitch battle gets huge crowd

Wikipedia article of the day for March 16, 2018

The five-year-old girl changing perceptions of Down's syndrome

BBC game challenges young people to spot "fake news"

Remote shoppers

Rotten ideas

Russian spy: Theresa May in Salisbury fist bump

YouTube prankster jailed for shooting boyfriend dead

BBC game challenges young people to spot "fake news"

Amazon Japan offices raided in competition probe

School Report: Do we get too much homework?

All Toys R Us stores to close their doors

Morrisons profits jump despite cost rises

Trump pressure scuppers $140bn chipmaker takeover

Tax rises of £40bn 'needed by mid-2020s' to cut deficit

Online sales surge boosts Zara owner Inditex

Trial shifts 'took advantage of me'

What will the future of cars look like?

Amazon recalls fire-risk power packs in UK, Europe and US

George Harrison: Henley-on-Thames memorial garden planned

Russian spy: White House backs UK decision to expel diplomats

Libya migrants: Smuggling network arrest warrants issued

Lawsuit over Broadway play To Kill a Mockingbird

Florida shooting: US high school students stage mass walkout

YouTube prankster jailed for shooting boyfriend dead

Amazon Japan offices raided over anti-trust suspicions

Slovakia PM Robert Fico 'ready to quit' over Jan Kuciak murder

Blood testing firm in $700m fraud charge

Italy police break up macrobiotics slavery 'sect'

Pierce Brosnan says India mouth freshener brand 'cheated' him

Australia considers visas for white South African farmers

Financial crisis rules for banks eased by US Senate

Stephen Hawking: Tributes pour in for 'inspirational' physicist

Oklahoma to use nitrogen gas for executions

TV pundit Lawrence Kudlow tapped to be Trump economic adviser

Florida shooting: Students vow 'never again' in US walkout

Salisbury poisoning attack: 'US stands in solidarity with Britain'

Russian spy: Why the UK is expelling diplomats

The seven places where women earn more than men in US

From Syria to safety in Pakistan: 'We left children in Eastern Ghouta'

African women 'inspire comic book heroes'

How to stop birds smashing into windows

Nyepi celebrations: Mobile internet turned off for Bali's New Year

United Airlines responsible for dog death in overhead locker

Syria war: What brought it about?

The elderly backpacker who's inspiring young Chinese

The trouble telling aid workers and jihadists apart

Russian spy: White House backs UK decision to expel diplomats

UK to build new £48m chemical weapons defence centre

MPs warn of 'poisonous air' emergency costing £20bn a year

Brexit: David Davis 'can live' with shorter EU transition

MPs call for unpaid shifts to be illegal

Russian spy: Jeremy Corbyn aide queries proof of Russian guilt

Prime Minister's Questions: The key bits and the verdict

Downing Street drops penny-pinching plan

Amazon recalls fire-risk power packs in UK, Europe and US

Facebook-WhatsApp data-sharing plan blocked by UK watchdog

Time limit 'protects YouTube moderators' from disturbing content

Google bans crypto-currency adverts

Uber changes app following TfL concerns over licensing

UN: Facebook has turned into a beast in Myanmar

Google blames National Action failure on YouTube reviewers

Fortnite players warned over hack attacks

Self-flying air taxi lifts off in New Zealand

Apple-approved Mac Store app mined crypto-coins

Spring Statement: Chancellor threatens new tech tax

Brown and Rihanna ad pulled by Snapchat

Millennial railcards sold out despite technical problems

Etsy told to remove 'vile' cards

Fail harder

Smart speakers tested

Russian spy: White House backs UK decision to expel diplomats

UK to build new £48m chemical weapons defence centre

MPs warn of 'poisonous air' emergency costing £20bn a year

University place demand to grow by 300,000 by 2030

Brexit: David Davis 'can live' with shorter EU transition

Illegal schools: Ministers promise crackdown

Parents fined £24m for children's truancy and term time holidays

Crashed ship 'should have sought shelter' off Dover

Hull City of Culture 2017: Audience of five million for events

MPs call for unpaid shifts to be illegal

Hillsborough stadium named on Historic England list

Mark Hughes: Southampton appoint former Stoke manager until end of season

'I take 'smart drugs'... despite risks'

Salisbury poisoning attack: 'US stands in solidarity with Britain'

Russian spy: Why the UK is expelling diplomats

Can you spot fake news?

Can these schoolchildren spot fake news?

Stephen Hawking: Five things you may not know

Stephen Hawking: Scientist in the public eye

Newspaper headlines: 'Putin's Puppet' and Russian retaliation

Penny pitching: Your eight uses for 1p and 2p coins

How The Greatest Showman defied the critics to become an enduring smash

'Men can be nursery teachers too'

Cabbage: We're on a secret public enemy list

Wikipedia article of the day for March 15, 2018

Penny pitching

Fail harder

Tax rises of £40bn 'needed by mid-2020s' to cut deficit

Russian spy case: John McDonnell opposes World Cup boycott

Five English councils to adopt integration plans

Hawking on politics

Brexit paperwork

Rudimental play surprise gig on a truck

Noel Edmonds 'humbled' by suicide attempt response

Fortnite players warned over hack attacks

Millie Mackintosh closes fashion line

How The Greatest Showman defied the critics to become an enduring smash

Cabbage: We're on a secret public enemy list

Stars of the silver screen all at sea

The Crown's Queen Claire Foy paid less than co-star Matt Smith

UK should stay in a customs union, say German business groups

War on plastic may do more harm than good, warns think tank

Cathay Pacific in its first back-to-back loss in 71 years

Future of 1p and 2p coins questioned by Treasury

Millennial railcards sold out despite technical problems

Part-time DJ David Solomon tipped to be next Goldman Sachs boss

Leggings in and pork pies out of latest inflation basket

IMF says digital currency tech can be used against crypto criminals

UK growth to be slowest in G20 this year, says OECD

Serious Fraud Office in talks to increase annual budget

South Korea gaming: Death by overwork sparks calls for change

A co-working space only for women

The reusable nappy company with big ambitions

Philip Hammond says economic forecasts are 'there to be beaten'

Baby steps

Sending home

Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

El Salvador woman freed after 15 years in jail for abortion

Florida shooting: Prosecutors seek death penalty for Nikolas Cruz

Afghan sisters deported from Austria after landmark EU ruling

UN: Facebook has turned into a beast in Myanmar

Trump inspects border wall prototypes in California

Actor accused of spying for Israel freed

Gaza blast targets Palestinian PM Hamdallah's convoy

IMF says digital currency tech can be used against crypto criminals

Trump personal aide John McEntee forced out - US media

Trump v Tillerson: A short history of disagreements

Shoes laid outside the US Capitol in Washington represent young victims of gun violence.

The Eritrean runner fearing deportation

How Russia uses propaganda to discredit opponents

Wrinkle In Time director: 'No one in films looked like me'

Self-flying air taxi lifts off in New Zealand

Archaeopteryx flew like a pheasant, say scientists

Rex Tillerson fired: Social media on Trump's 'reality TV White House'

Russia election: What do young Russians think of Putin?

'I want to explain arranged marriage to white people'

Shinzo Abe: Diplomacy and scandals heap pressure on Japan's PM

Uganda's Makerere University: 'My lecturer tried to rape me'

Philip Hammond hints at 'headroom' for more NHS spending

Spring Statement: John McDonnell attacks 'astounding complacency'

Nicola Sturgeon to meet Theresa May over Brexit row

Childcare scheme gets six-month reprieve after DUP intervention

Brexit: Jean-Claude Juncker says UK will 'regret' decision

Russian spy: Embassy warns UK against 'punitive' measures

Rupa Huq becomes fourth MP to get Islamophobic letter

Future of 1p and 2p coins questioned by Treasury

Google blames National Action failure on YouTube reviewers

Spring Statement: What were the key points?

White working class girls traded for sex, says Telford MP

Spring Statement: Chancellor threatens new tech tax

Plastics tax eyed in litter crackdown

Delay Russia World Cup over poisoning, says Labour MP

Millennial railcards sold out despite technical problems

Deal offered in university pensions row

Reality Check

Reality Check

EU appointment

Spy case options

Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

Professor Hawking 'transformed our view of the universe'

Russian spy: Poisoning response deadline passes

Five English councils told to adopt integration plans

Nicola Sturgeon to meet Theresa May over Brexit row

Telford abuse: Victim numbers 'sensationalised'

Philip Hammond hints at 'headroom' for more NHS spending

NHS figures show knife-related hospital admissions rise

Childcare scheme gets six-month reprieve after DUP intervention

Counter-terror police investigate 'unexplained' death

Women missing from breast implant register

Rupa Huq becomes fourth MP to get Islamophobic letter

Professor Stephen Hawking's greatest wish

Male nursery teacher: 'Men don't have to be macho'

Labour MP Rupa Huq: Suspicious package 'part of a pattern'

Russian spy: Putin challenged over Salisbury poisoning

Telford abuse: 'I was sold twice a night'

Sadiq Khan reads out online racist abuse and death threats

'Homer Simpson' car driver stopped in Milton Keynes

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid confirm break-up

Newspaper headlines: Sanctions and 'chilling warning'

Sir Ken Dodd and the end of a comedy era

How big is the university pensions black hole?

Future of 1p and 2p coins questioned by Treasury

So terrified of eating I stopped growing at 11

The DJ-ing banker tipped to lead Goldman Sachs

Wikipedia article of the day for March 14, 2018

'Nappies are like clothes, it's a fashion thing'

Trump blocks Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm on security grounds

John Worboys: Victims challenge rapist's release from prison

Afrin: Turkish forces 'encircle' Syrian Kurdish city

Russian spy: Deadline for Moscow over spy poison attack

Immigration detainees 'held for excessive period'

Nando's asks Reading restaurant Fernando's to rebrand

China's parliament unveils major ministry shake-up

Millie Mackintosh closes fashion line

Russian spy: Deadline for Moscow over spy poison attack

Trump blocks Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm on security grounds

Nepal plane crash survivors describe chaos

Syria war: Wounded 'to be evacuated from Eastern Ghouta' - rebels

Tooth of ancient megashark stolen in Australia

US House Republicans find no proof of Trump-Russia collusion

Oskar Gröning: 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz' dies at 96

Metropolitan Opera fires James Levine after sex abuse claims

Deadly Texas parcel bomb attacks 'linked'

Euro 2016: Russian in French custody over England fan attack

Colombia calls ELN rebels back to peace talks

Nepal airport crash: 'It tilted and hit its wings'

Vladimir Putin: What does the world think of Russian president?

Austin police say deadly package explosions 'linked'

The country where more than 70% of people are obese

Australia fights drug addiction with plane flying lessons

Sugar tax: The Norwegians travelling to Sweden for sweets

Dwayne Wade backs 'Parkland 17' art exhibit on school shooting

'Ocean Brothers' complete 3,000 mile row across Atlantic

Beyonce and Jay-Z joint On The Run II tour confirmed

Russian spy: What are Novichok agents and what do they do?

Hubert de Givenchy: A career in pictures

Tracing sickle cell back to one child, 7,300 years ago

Crossing the border for a sugar fix

Think you know Mary Magdalene? Think again

Winter Paralympics: Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe win super combined silver

Virgin Media expands fibre network to rural areas

Apple acquires digital magazine platform Texture

Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One dazzles critics at SXSW

Model citizens

Ken Dodd was 'life-enhancing and brilliant' - tributes paid to the comedian

Coronation Street unveils new on-set memorial to Manchester Arena victims

Ariana Grande tells fans: 'Be kind to yourself'

Apple HomePod, Amazon Echo, Google Home and more: We put 7 speakers to the test

Think you know Mary Magdalene? Think again

Metropolitan Opera fires James Levine after sex abuse claims

Beyonce and Jay-Z joint On The Run II tour confirmed

OJ Simpson: Fox airs 'hypothetical confession' interview

Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion icon, dies aged 91

Watch five of Ken Dodd's best gags

Givenchy: His most famous designs, from Hepburn to Kardashian

Visual effects behind Thor: Ragnarok

Sky Sports suspends Jamie Carragher

Trump blocks Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm on security grounds

Chancellor Philip Hammond to unveil spring statement

Renationalisation would damage economy, warns CBI

Low-deposit mortgages make a comeback

Millennial 26-30 railcard to launch nationwide

Apple acquires digital magazine platform Texture

How your car could be part of a 'virtual power plant'

Model citizens

Chancellor Philip Hammond to unveil spring statement

Russian spy: Highly likely Moscow behind attack, says Theresa May

Russian spy: Row over Jeremy Corbyn's response to May statement

Inquiry into Parliament bullying claims backed by ministers

Karl Turner denies inappropriate mastectomy comments

Alcohol price law 'important tool' in tackling drinking

MPs condemn 'Punish a Muslim' letter

Mark McDonald says he is 'morally justified' remaining an MSP

Crunching the numbers

The week ahead

Reality check

Deal offered in university pensions row

Chancellor Philip Hammond to unveil spring statement

Russian spy: Deadline for Moscow over spy poison attack

Greater Anglia sued by passenger over 'continuous' delays

Mother's despair at son's death in Winchester Prison

London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks out about racist online abuse

Mauricio Pellegrino: Southampton sack manager with eight games left of season

Raped woman married-off for money and visa, court told

Coronation Street unveils new on-set memorial to Manchester Arena victims

National Action: Accused soldier 'had Breivik manual'

'Boaty McBoatface' sub survives ice mission

Watch five of Ken Dodd's best gags

May: Former spy poisoned by 'military-grade nerve agent'

Hampshire 11-year-old wins international karate gold

Microplastics are 'littering' riverbeds

Jamie Carragher caught on camera 'spitting' from his car

Sir Vince: Brexit voters driven by nostalgia for a 'white' Britain

Newspaper headlines: May's Russia ultimatum and 'eggstortion'

Stopping the rot: Meet the waste warriors

Meet Wales' first profoundly deaf midwife

How do dishes differ across the UK?

Crufts 2018: Why did protesters storm the stage?

The tutor who witnessed the downfall of the tsar

Wikipedia article of the day for March 13, 2018

Cafe Rouge owner reports £60m loss as restaurants struggle

Cafe Rouge owner reports £60m loss as restaurants struggle

Sex education: Schools 'should promote celibacy', says Church of England

Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One dazzles critics at SXSW

EU 'will stand up to trade bullies'

'Drone crash' starts forest fire in Arizona

The girl who convinced the Maasai to stop FGM

Feed the birds, but be aware of risks, say wildlife experts

Elon Musk: Kanye West inspires me

OJ Simpson: Fox airs 'hypothetical confession' interview

Online porn age checks delayed in UK

'Drone crash' starts forest fire in Arizona

The Beatles: Hundreds of unseen photos show early US concerts

India's gay prince opens his palace for LGBT community

Online porn age checks delayed in UK

UK should set date for everyone to speak English, says Casey

Teenager jailed for London moped acid attacks

UK should set date for everyone to speak English, says Casey

EU 'will stand up to trade bullies'

England cricketer Ben Stokes denies affray charge

17 of Ken Dodd's best gags

Bosses group 'lost its way' in racism row

Slovakia journalist murder: Interior minister resigns

Indian Wells: Novak Djokovic beaten by world number 109 Taro Daniel

Muscle loss in old age linked to fewer nerve signals

Genes have a role in empathy, study says

Varadkar rules out post-Brexit border pre-registration

Ken Dodd: 17 of his funniest one-liners

AI meets robotics

Tim McGraw collapses on stage in Ireland

No Budget

Florida shooting: Trump backs off on assault rifle curbs

GKN faces new £8.1bn Melrose bid in takeover battle

Why two sisters are both having double mastectomies

'Plane crash' at Nepal's Kathmandu airport

Mark McDonald says he is 'morally justified' remaining an MSP

PAOK Salonika president invades pitch with gun