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Syrians in Brazil: 'I am not a millionaire, but I will be'

Meet the student who has created African emojis

Qantas completes test of longest non-stop passenger flight

Paul Gascoigne describes 'year of hell' before trial

Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his Miami golf course after criticism

Money from honey - beekeeper whose mead is creating a buzz

Bangor Uni: When did Welsh identity in Wales begin?

Sir David Attenborough: 'People thought we were cranks'

What's it like working with someone you're married to?

Brexit sparks boom in applications for politics courses

Brexit sparks boom in applications for politics courses

Brazil environment: Clean-up on beaches affected by oil spill

The Japanese student who knocked on the wrong door

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei: School dropout, mother of twins and world record-holder

Are US billionaires really going to pay more tax?

Does Zimbabwe have force labour in its diamond mines?

Elton John: 'I still want my dad's approval'

The rainforest under a different light

Eritrea - where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust

What's it like working with someone you're married to?

Are US billionaires really going to pay more tax?

Wikipedia article of the day for October 20, 2019

Brexit: MPs set for knife-edge vote on Boris Johnson's deal

Foals on why they 'relish the potency of a knuckle-dragging riff'

Foals on why they 'relish the potency of a knuckle-dragging riff'

Brexit deal: Which MP votes are up for grabs?

The 'happy to chat' bench where strangers stop to say hello

Carney: Brexit deal 'positive' for UK economy

Thief stole from man suffering cardiac arrest at Bury tram stop

Whisky worth more than £100,000 stolen from Paisley yard

England ready for battle to reach World Cup semi

Rugby World Cup: Ireland face New Zealand as they chase first semi-final

Primary schools give free food to hungry families

Swiss election: Why melting Alps could create a green wave

'A stray baseball cracked my skull'

Bolivia election: An uncertain future for Evo Morales

Exarchia: How Airbnb angered Greek anarchists

Is the Trump campaign spending $1m a week on ads?

After years searching, I found my sister next door

Spikes - and other ways disabled people combat unwanted touching

Yikes! Fox and rodent battle is top wildlife photo

Yasuke: The mysterious African samurai

The real (and fake) sex lives of Bella Thorne

Nasa Mars 2020 Mission's MiMi Aung on women in space

Wikipedia article of the day for October 19, 2019

What impact will US tariffs have on Scotch whisky?

Trump on Turkish-Kurdish conflict: 'Sometimes you have to let them fight'

Gerry Adams: A past that hasn't gone away

Alicia Alonso: Legendary ballet dancer dies aged 98

Abominable: A DreamWorks movie, a map, and a huge regional row

Abominable: A DreamWorks movie, a map, and a huge regional row

China economy: Third quarter growth misses expectations

Australian racehorse slaughter allegations prompt investigation

Fierce Australian dust storm turns day to night in seconds

China economy: Third quarter growth misses expectations

Channel 4 move makes Leeds the new media city

Scottish Court to review bid to stop 'illegal' Brexit deal

Feeding ducks bread: Viral sign sparks anger and confusion

'County-lines gangs fuelling' child slavery rise

Police arrest 743 in blitz on 'county lines' drugs gangs

Channel 4 move makes Leeds the new media city

Brexit: Johnson to begin charm offensive over deal

Brexit: Johnson to begin charm offensive over deal

Catalan protests: Why is Barcelona burning?

Son of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' captured

Satellites to monitor whale strandings from space

Trump 'celebrating undoing a problem he created'

Wikipedia article of the day for October 18, 2019

India's on a digital sprint that is leaving millions behind

India's on a digital sprint that is leaving millions behind

Former Anglican dean jailed for raping boy in Australia

Chinese diplomats in US must notify state department before meetings and visits

Brexit: PM heads to EU summit as deal hangs in balance

Brexit: PM heads to EU summit as deal hangs in balance

Cairngorms loch dropped to lowest level in '750 years'

O2 launches 5G network in five UK cities and Slough

Defiant head vows to keep unregistered school open

O2 launches 5G network in five UK cities and Slough

Genetic tests: Experts urge caution over home testing

Microphone could be used to diagnose 'noisy' arthritic knees

BA passengers: cabin fumes gave us breathing problems

Catalan protests: Region's president urges immediate halt to violence

Rugby rehabilitation programme for Kenyan prisoners

Russia's Putin: From pariah to Middle East power broker

Why Poles want more of this man's populist message

Letter from Africa: How this teenager risked all for a life in limbo

Why this woman hates to hear about 'big bad wolf'

Can a new apple take over the world?

Ballet star Precious Adams on balancing roles with being a role model

Wikipedia article of the day for October 17, 2019

Ballet star Precious Adams on balancing roles with being a role model

Chaos as Hong Kong's Carrie Lam tries to give 'state of the union'

Brexit: Talks enter last day before crunch EU summit

Brexit: Talks enter last day before crunch EU summit

More children caught bringing knives into school

NHS screening 'needs to fit with busy lives'

'Send nudes' Boohoo ad banned after complaint

Turkey-Syria offensive: Erdogan rejects US ceasefire call

Kim Jong-un: North Korean leader rides horse up sacred mountain

Hong Kong protests: US lawmakers pass Human Rights and Democracy Act

My way to stop boardroom infighting

How Yorkshire Ripper's terror 'changed the world for women'

The UK cities where rent is rising the fastest

US soldiers 'must be held accountable' for Black Watch captain's death

London couple accused over adopted son's murder in India

Viewpoint: Syria could be beginning of end for Trump

Ayia Napa: British teenager accused of false rape claim 'scared for her life'

Democratic front-runners are tested in TV debate

Mexico: Army deployed after police killed in ambush

Harry Dunn's parents meet President Trump at White House

The world's first artificial womb for humans

Indian skyscrapers to be brought down in controlled implosions

The world's first artificial womb for humans

Wikipedia article of the day for October 16, 2019

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share Booker Prize

What's in the government's new environment bill?

Career ambitions 'already limited by age of seven'

Home education a 'huge undertaking for parents' - Ofsted

Children illegally sold vaping products

Bill Turnbull backs cannabis for medicinal use ahead of cancer doc

Head injuries: Cheap drug 'could save thousands of lives a year'

More than half of A&Es 'not good enough'

Bill Turnbull backs cannabis for medicinal use ahead of cancer doc

Elton John: 'I still want my dad's approval'

Who gets the tips in a restaurant?

Spikes - and other ways disabled people combat unwanted touching

His Dark Materials: Behind the scenes of the TV adaptation

Eritrea - where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust

North v South Korea: Welcome to the world's strangest football derby

'Islamic State' children: How do they get home?

Moratorium Day: The day that millions of Americans marched

Staff back at work in former Thomas Cook shops

British holidaymakers 'traumatised' after arrest at US border

British holidaymakers 'traumatised' after arrest at US border

Central heating boilers 'put climate change goals at risk'

Elton John: 'I still want my dad's approval'

Wikipedia article of the day for October 15, 2019

Budget date revealed by chancellor Sajid Javid

Budget date revealed by chancellor Sajid Javid

Budget date revealed by chancellor Sajid Javid

Fortnite: Map blown up and replaced with black hole

David Eastman: Australian wrongfully jailed for 19 years wins payout

Robotic inspectors developed to fix wind farms

Domestic violence: NI crime rates highest on record

Rail boss urges patience after Transport for Wales' first year

Cooking gas cylinder blast kills 10 in India

Ecuador repeals law ending fuel subsidies in deal to stop protests

Typhoon Hagibis: Japan deploys 110,000 rescuers after worst storm in decades

Canadian PM Trudeau shrugs off security threat

Scale of Edinburgh's 'urban creep' revealed in study

Spain braced for verdict in Catalan separatists' trial

Labour's nationalisation price tag would start at £196bn, CBI says

The British girl who went to meet her death row pen pal

'Oval Four': Men 'framed by corrupt detective' to go to court

Queen's Speech: What is it and why is it important?

Disease threat row over imported Romanian dogs

Booker Prize 2019: Margaret Atwood leads six authors in the frame to win

What Brexit means for half-term holiday plans

Poland election: Governing party claims victory after exit poll

Wikipedia article of the day for October 14, 2019

London children found in Syria IS camp

Typhoon Hagibis: Japan deploys military rescuers as deadly storm hits