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Far-right group Pround Boys rallies in Portland, Oregon

Didcot power station: Last cooling towers demolished

Didcot power station: Last cooling towers demolished

Jihadi Jack: IS recruit Jack Letts 'loses UK citizenship'

Same-sex marriage: Why we just can't wait to wed

Tractor football and snowy kangaroos... some of this week's strangest moments

Michael Brown regrets 'stupid' £2.4m Lib Dem donation

Brexit: PM to tell EU leaders to renegotiate deal

Brexit: PM to tell EU leaders to renegotiate deal

Sandwich River Stour search resumes for boy aged 6

Paris waiter 'shot dead over slow sandwich service'

Decoding Brunel's 'illegible' handwriting using AI

Dutch firm Abellio takes over East Midlands rail franchise

Wikipedia article of the day for August 18, 2019

Lime and soda? No thanks, say non-drinkers

Can big investors save the world?

MTV VMAs: How Missy Elliott's broke the music video mould

The New Yorker reviving Jewish life on a holiday island

Can big investors save the world?

MTV VMAs: How Missy Elliott's broke the music video mould

Brexit: Tory MP Oliver Letwin rejects Corbyn as caretaker PM

Brexit: Tory MP Oliver Letwin rejects Corbyn as caretaker PM

Labour promises to tackle 'retail apocalypse'

Andy Murray loses to brother Jamie in doubles

Sajid Javid will 'simplify' the tax system in first Budget

Sajid Javid will 'simplify' the tax system in first Budget

Sajid Javid will 'simplify' the tax system in first Budget

The Fortnite coach who helped create teenage millionaires

Grace 1: US issues warrant to seize Iranian oil supertanker

Andrew Harper death: Ten males aged 13 to 30 arrested

The Fortnite coach who helped create teenage millionaires

The Fortnite coach who helped create teenage millionaires

Trump and Greenland: Other times the US bought territory

Union quits Pride Glasgow event over 'commercialisation'

Elrow: Creating the 'most colourful party in the world'

Candida auris: The new superbug on the block

How Hong Kong got trapped in a cycle of violence

Elephant protection debate to dominate conservation meeting

Peter Fonda, star of Easy Rider, dies aged 79

Peter Fonda, star of Easy Rider, dies aged 79

Mossmorran's five-year plan for unplanned flaring "is unacceptable"

Wikipedia article of the day for August 17, 2019

Why Nigeria has restricted food imports

Zimbabwe protests: Opposition vows to defy police ban on rally

Martin Freeman drama: 'A moral conundrum for our age'

Eurofins Scientific: Cyber-attack leads to backlog of 20,000 forensic samples

French 'Spiderman' scales Hong Kong skyscraper with banner urging peace

Pacific forum turns into row with Australia over climate goals

Strength of British military falls for ninth year

Krosa: One dead, 49 injured as tropical storm hits Japan

Murray Hall: The New York politician who broke 19th Century gender rules

Kashmir: A priority for British Asians?

Didcot: The power station that inspired poetry

British Firework Championships winner crowned

Nascar driver Dale Earnhardt survives plane crash in US

Patients who cannot eat food 'fear for lives'

David Bowie's Beckenham bandstand gets Grade II listed status

'Hundreds' seek private clinics for medical cannabis

Wolves captain Conor Coady writes to 48 fans in Armenia trip

Peterloo Massacre: Tracing the relatives of the Failsworth Reformers

Cost of outside legal advice doubles at 42 councils

Family thank staff who saved premature twin boys

Truck driven into protesters at US immigrant detention centre

Twin festival in northwest France reaches 25th year

Wikipedia article of the day for August 16, 2019

North Korea snubs peace talks with South Korea over war drills

Corbyn: UK parliament should not block Indyref2

India PM Narendra Modi vows to 'restore' Kashmir's 'past glory'

Philadelphia police in stand-off with gunman who injured six officers

Sacked worker calls for bereavement leave when family pets die

Philadelphia shooting: Gunman in stand-off with police after injuring six

The three words that can save your life

Hong Kong crisis: Trump moots ‘personal meeting’ with China’s Xi

Plymouth's historic Drake's Island fortress sold

Aston Hall: Victims criticise government's compensation deal

From Queen to Springsteen: Why are there so many music films lately?

Ohio shooter’s parents apologise for ‘insensitive’ obituary

‘Why I don't want to own the land my business is built on’

Woodstock still sounds golden 50 years on

From Queen to Springsteen: Why are there so many music films lately?

Are the markets signalling a recession is due?

Vanessa George: Families 'tormented' by nursery abuser's silence

Being a referee: 'I get a front row seat on the pitch'

British Firework Championships 'an amazing spectacle'

Woodstock still sounds golden 50 years on

Dental surgeons urge England's schools to go sugar-free

From Queen to Springsteen: Why are there so many music films lately?

A-levels: Anxious wait over for thousands of pupils

Wikipedia article of the day for August 15, 2019

'My dad thought he was a criminal - he wasn't'

Last Christmas: Paul Feig on the film featuring George Michael's music

ICE office shootings in Texas blamed on ‘political rhetoric’

Racism in football: FA 'has to modernise', says head of inclusion advisory board

The Penny Post revolutionary who transformed how we send letters

What is the UK's inflation rate?

Nora Quoirin: Family 'heartbroken' after body found in Malaysia

Astronaut Luca Parmitano plays DJ set from International Space Station

Hong Kong protests: Flights resume as airport authority restricts protests

Hillsong: A church with rock concerts and 2m followers

Russia says rocket explosion caused 16-fold radiation spike

Australia drug bust: Four UK men arrested over huge MDMA haul

MP Chris Williamson sues Labour for suspension over anti-Semitism

MP Chris Williamson sues Labour for suspension over anti-Semitism

The Gurkhas: We felt like second-class citizens

Shukri Abdi: Drowned girl's mother accuses police of racism

Social-media use 'disrupting teen sleep and exercise'

Rail fares set to rise again in January

New 50% off 16-17 railcard on sale next week

Kensington crash: Woman hit by marked Met Police car

ASAP Rocky: A complete timeline of rapper's assault case

Greta on boat journey: I might feel a bit sea sick

Wikipedia article of the day for August 14, 2019

School uniform: Can it be bought more cheaply?

Mexicans march to vent anger at police over rape cases

Hands-free phone ban for drivers 'should be considered'

Londonderry: Petrol bombs thrown at police

Sydney incident: Man arrested over stabbing in city centre

Hong Kong leader warns protesters not to push city into 'abyss'

Hong Kong: Carrie Lam pressed on her power to withdraw extradition bill

Sri Lanka's Muslims 'demonised' after Easter bombings

Whaley Bridge: Fears new homes could increase flood risk

School uniform: Can it be bought more cheaply?

Lorraine Freeman: Hopes for missing sister 'flattened so many times'

How these bikers are helping women stay safe

FGM ‘no longer just an African problem’

Anti-natalists: The people who want you to stop having babies

Asda and Boots urge chancellor to reform 'broken' rates system

Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial

Camden stabbing: Man killed in north-west London

Hands-free phone ban for drivers 'should be considered'

Legal bid to stop Westminster Brexit shut-down

Article 370: Has India bitten off more than it can chew in Kashmir?

Libra: Could Facebook’s new currency be stopped in its tracks?

Anti-natalists: The people who want you to stop having babies

Wikipedia article of the day for August 13, 2019

Greta Thunberg's 1975 feature 'rejected by big artists'

Love Island's Yewande: People called me 'too dark'

From Rylan to Alison Hammond: The reality stars who became TV presenters

Tesla motors make classic Ferraris go faster

In fighting deep fakes, mice may be great listeners

In fighting deep fakes, mice may be great listeners

Drug crime mapped: Gangs operating away from home cities

Man stabbed to death in attack outside Widnes pub

Grouse shooting: Labour calls for review amid habitat concerns

Green MP Caroline Lucas calls for all-female emergency cabinet

K-pop group BTS to take 'extended' break from performing

K-pop group BTS to take 'extended' break from performing

Versace apologises after T-shirt draws China ire

Versace apologises after T-shirt draws China ire

Police fire tear gas into Hong Kong railway station

Grouse shooting: Labour calls for review amid habitat concerns

High Streets hit as shop vacancy rate worst since 2015

Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard 'done with zombies'

Gambling companies see huge rise in complaints

Single-use plastic cup orders from public bodies drop by 2.2m in a year

Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard 'done with zombies'

From Rylan to Alison Hammond: The reality stars who became TV presenters

Wikipedia article of the day for August 12, 2019

Why gaming is coming to this school's curriculum

RBS 'set to appoint Rose as next boss'

RBS 'set to appoint Rose as next boss'

Norwich make-up masterclass for visually impaired woman

Canada cable car cord severed in likely act of sabotage, police say

Typhoon Lekima: Toll rises as typhoon moves up China coast

Public ownership an option for Ferguson shipyard