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• Donald Trump posts G20 slideshow set to Make America Great Again anthem

  09-07-2017 23:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Despite criticism of his first G20 summit, the US president tweeted video of pictures with family and world leaders set to choral version of his catchphraseDonald Trump’s trip to Hamburg for the G20 saw Trump frozen out by many of his international partners while he continued to baffle observers with his eagerness to give Russia the benefit of the doubt on election hacking. Related: Donald Trump: time to move forward and work constructively with RussiaContinue reading...
  
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• May's commitment 'undimmed' as she seeks to reboot leadership after election gamble

  09-07-2017 23:38
  Theresa May is to launch her fightback as Prime Minister, insisting her commitment is "undimmed".Marking a year since she entered Number 10 this Tuesday, the PM will acknowledge the loss of her Commons majority by saying she is prepared to "debate and discuss" ideas with her opponents.
  
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• As Brexit challenge looms, embattled PM May vows to fight on

  09-07-2017 23:38
  
  By William JamesLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Theresa May will promise to fight on as prime minister and pursue bold domestic reform despite her diminished authority in a speech this week relaunching her leadership after 12 tumultuous months in power.As her minority government prepares to start the difficult task of passing Brexit through parliament, May will remind Britons of her promise to build a fairer society, seeking to repair a reputation damaged by an ill-judged snap election.Almost one y
  
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• 'Still hear screaming'

  09-07-2017 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three weeks on from the Grenfell Tower fire, many local people are still suffering "acute stress".
  
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• Theresa May Asks For Jeremy Corbyn's Help To Deliver Brexit And More

  09-07-2017 23:35
  
  A wounded Theresa May will appeal for cross-party unity to help deliver Brexit in a speech to mark her first anniversary of becoming Prime Minister.
  
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• May to invite Labour to help create policies amid Tory plot to oust her

  09-07-2017 23:30
  
  Theresa May will argue that her ‘commitment to change Britain is undimmed’, echoing her speech outside No 10 a year ago.Theresa May will move to bolster her precarious position in Downing Street with an unprecedented invitation to Labour to help her create policies for a post-Brexit Britain as she attempts to quell a Tory plot to replace her.Speaking on the anniversary of her first week in Downing Street and amid talk of a Conservative bid to oust her before the end of the year, the
  
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• Johanna Konta preserves fiery focus and dares to dream as Caroline Garcia awaits | Kevin Mitchell

  09-07-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The British No1 has sailed into Wimbledon’s last 16 with three displays of steely purpose and goes into the tournament’s final week aiming to make historyJohanna Konta’s biggest challenge as Wimbledon enters its concluding week is not so much the pedigree of her 15 rivals left in the draw – there is no standout favourite – but marrying the intensity of her emotions to the quality of her performance. She has done that with encouraging consistency since breaking into
  
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• Ivan Lendl puts faith in Andy Murray’s mental strength to retain title | Kevin Mitchell

  09-07-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The odds are in the world No1’s favour to reach another Wimbledon final and his coach says he is hitting the ball cleaner with every practice sessionAndy Murray’s strengths extend some way beyond the wielding of a racket, as his coach, Ivan Lendl, points out on the eve of the Wimbledon champion’s fourth‑round match against the gifted Frenchman Benoît Paire.From this point on until Sunday, the quality of the tennis will be taken for granted as the candidates are whit
  
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• Improve the Brexit offer to EU citizens, or we’ll veto the deal | Guy Verhofstadt

  09-07-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The British proposal treats EU citizens in the UK less favourably than even the Vote Leave manifesto did. In the European parliament, we can’t accept this• Guy Verhofstadt is lead Brexit negotiator for the European parliamentIn the European parliament we accept that the Brexit decision was a democratic choice, but we were never convinced Brexit would be a positive development economically: certainly not for the standing of Europe and the UK in the world and, most importantly, not for
  
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• Brexit: May offering EU workers in UK 'second-class citizenship' – MEPs

  09-07-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  EU parliament’s Brexit coordinator among group of MEPs saying PM’s opening offer falls short of EU proposal and even Vote Leave’s campaign pledges Theresa May has been accused of offering EU workers in the UK “second-class citizenship” in a stark warning from the European parliament that it would reject her “damp squib” opening offer on the Brexit negotiations. The prime minister, who will on Monday attempt to relaunch her struggling tenure in Downing St
  
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• Brexit: May offering EU workers in UK 'second-class citizenship' – MEPs

  09-07-2017 23:30
  
  Writing in the Guardian, the MEPs warn Theresa May that the EU legislature would ‘reserve its right to reject any agreement that treats EU citizens less favourably than they are at present’.Theresa May has been accused of offering EU workers in the UK “second-class citizenship” in a stark warning from the European parliament that it would reject her “damp squib” opening offer on the Brexit negotiations.The prime minister, who will on Monday attempt to relaunch
  
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• Cardinal George Pell arrives in Australia to fight sexual abuse charges

  09-07-2017 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Pell flies in from the Vatican to face charges in Melbourne, having said he is looking forward to clearing his nameCardinal George Pell has returned to Australia to face historical sexual abuse charges in Melbourne at the end of the month.The 76-year-old was pictured early on Monday morning leaving Sydney airport after flying in from the Vatican via Singapore. Continue reading...
  
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• Warren Gatland says his Kiwi instinct was a crucial factor in Lions series draw

  09-07-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  • Gatland admits some New Zealand media coverage was hard to take
  • Wales coach leaves door open for potential role in 2021 tour to South AfricaWarren Gatland has claimed his Kiwi background was the British & Irish Lions’ secret weapon in their 1-1 series draw against New Zealand. The former All Blacks hooker, hailed as “the best head coach in the world” by his tour manager, John Spencer, has also made clear he would not be averse to doing the job again when the L
  
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• The Handmaid's Tale recap: episode seven – hope reigns

  09-07-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Another devastating episode that left me a blubbering mess. If you aren’t rooting for this little family, you’re either a lump of clay – or Donald TrumpSpoiler alert: this recap is for people watching The Handmaid’s Tale on Channel 4 in the UK. Please do not add spoilers from later episodes. This felt like exactly the right time for a full flashback episode. Obviously anyone who has read the book knows there are still interesting developments to come back at the Waterford
  
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• Poldark recap: series three, episode five – you're giving us all a heart attack, Ross

  09-07-2017 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  What horror, what gunfire! Surely our hero is getting too old for escapades like this? We sure are“Minin’s a risk. Lovin’s a risk. Livin’s a risk. Tonight, I’ll take my chance.” And take it Captain Henshall did. The suspense, the horror. After the humour of last week’s episode this was true drama and all the more excellent for it. It even went a bit Sherlock with ghostly flashbacks and flash-forwards reflecting Ross’s tortured mind. What a treat. H
  
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• Yvette Cooper Receives Online Abuse After Railling Against 'Vitriol And Misogyny'

  09-07-2017 22:21
  
  Yvette Cooper has received “predictable” attacks online after giving a speech where she condemned the “vitriolic abuse” dished out online and coming to the defence of the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg.
  
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• On Drones, Britain Must Heed The Warnings Of A US Federal Judge

  09-07-2017 21:45
  
  American democracy is broken and drone strikes are the symptom; so said a Bush appointed US Federal Judge last week.
  
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• Right To Home? Homelessness In England's Rural Areas

  09-07-2017 21:44
  
  Idyllic images of the countryside and nostalgic ideas about village communities can present rural life as 'the dream', offering people the chance to escape the stresses of urban living and find a new sense of calm.
  
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• Joe Root lauds England aggression and names unchanged side for second Test

  09-07-2017 21:43 via theguardian.com
  
  • Captain urged off-spinner Moeen Ali to go on the attack
  • ‘I wanted us to be proactive, to stay ahead of the game’Joe Root believes his approach to captaincy is already beginning to permeate among his England team after their 211‑run win at Lord’s against South Africa started his reign in style – an example of the players delivering his pre-match orders to be proactive.While Moeen Ali’s first 10-wicket Test match and his own 190 with the bat in the
  
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• Environmentalists in Brazil blame government for Amazon land violence

  09-07-2017 21:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Plans to reduce forest protections linked to attacks on inspectors and campaigners, environmental groups said after two land rights activists murderedEnvironmental campaigners have blamed the Brazilian government for intensifying violence in the lawless Amazon after two land activists were murdered and a transporter carrying vehicles for Brazil’s environment agency was torched last week.Related: Brazil's archaeologists join fight to preserve country's ancient landsContinue reading...
  
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• Wayne Rooney and Everton are well placed for a fruitful and warm reunion | Nick Ames

  09-07-2017 21:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Everton fans have been booing their prodigal son since his departure 13 years ago but the old warmth should not be hard to reigniteThe Goodison Park roof was not quite wrenched from its fittings when Wayne Rooney made his return to Everton colours but perhaps it loosened enough to sow the seeds for what passed two years later. Rooney had felt some apprehension before donning the kit for Duncan Ferguson’s testimonial in August 2015, aware that his presence had hardly been greeted with unive
  
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• Mo Farah sprints to victory before taking media to task over leak story

  09-07-2017 21:20 via theguardian.com
  
  • After Anniversary Games 3,000 metres he says, ‘I will never fail a drugs test’
  • Laura Muir surprisingly beaten by Kenya’s Hellen Obiri in one-mile raceSir Mo Farah eviscerated his rivals with a furious final-lap finish at the Anniversary Games in London – and then did much the same to the media for reporting leaks from the Russian hackers Fancy Bears. “I am sick of repeating myself,” he said. “You guys are just making something of nothi
  
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• 15 Awesome Pictures Of The Lake District As It's Awarded World Heritage Status

  09-07-2017 21:17
  
  The Lake District has been named as a World Heritage Site, Unesco has announced.
  
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• Ben Jennings on Ivanka Trump's role in the White House – cartoon

  09-07-2017 21:15 via theguardian.com
  
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• Messy, always late and swear like a sailor? It just means you’re super smart

  09-07-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Recent studies suggest traits often seen as negatives could actually signify high brain power. Truth or merely self-affirmation?I’m very intelligent. I’m also extremely creative and have a vocabulary that could be described as voluminous, venerable or very large. But don’t just take my word for it: science says so.You see, my desk is always messy, I swear like a sailor and I tend to sleep late in the morning – normally because I’ve stayed up into the early hours, wa
  
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• Luke Fletcher released from hospital after sickening T20 head injury

  09-07-2017 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  • Fletcher struck on the head by ball hit down the ground by batsman
  • Nottinghamshire bowler ‘will be assessed again later this week’Luke Fletcher is expected to be released from hospital on Sunday after the Nottinghamshire bowler sustained a head injury during the T20 Blast match with Birmingham on Saturday, his county have announced. Related: England v Australia: Women's Cricket World Cup – live!Continue reading...
  
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• Qatar seeks compensation over Arab blockade

  09-07-2017 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Qatari attorney general says country would pursue compensation claims against rivals Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab EmiratesQatar sought to apply pressure to the four states laying siege to its economy on Sunday by saying it had set up a special committee to pursue multi-billion compensation claims against them.The announcement by Qatar’s attorney general threatens to add a further costly legal dimension to the battle between Qatar and its rivals Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emi
  
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• Facebook addresses Silicon Valley's affordable housing crisis

  09-07-2017 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  The social networking business – which has been criticised for exacerbating the housing crisis in Menlo Park – is to build 1,500 apartmentsFacebook is to build its own “village” of 1,500 homes for workers struggling to pay soaring rents as the housing crisis in Silicon Valley deepens. Related: 'We will be torn apart': the battle to save Silicon Valley's oldest trailer parkContinue reading...
  
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• Community leaders should sit on panel into Grenfell inquiry, says minister

  09-07-2017 20:45
  
  Moore-Bick has been criticised since he was chosen to lead the inquiry, with some residents claiming the investigation would lead to social cleansing.Representatives of the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster could be included on a panel created to support the public inquiry under proposals to boost community confidence in the investigation.The shadow housing minister, John Healey, has recommended that an advisory panel be set up to include Grenfell representatives and allay residents’
  
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• Climber dead dies falling during ascent of Ben Nevis

  09-07-2017 20:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Man suffered fatal injuries in fall in ‘difficult location’ on Tower Ridge on Saturday A climber has died after a fall on Ben Nevis in Scotland.Lochaber mountain rescue team said the man suffered fatal injuries in the fall on Tower Ridge on Saturday morning. Continue reading...
  
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• Danny McGuire on fire for resurgent Leeds in thumping win at Salford

  09-07-2017 20:31 via theguardian.com
  
  • Salford 24-50 Leeds
  • Win propels Rhinos to second spot in Super League Leeds delivered the most impressive display of their title credentials yet with this emphatic victory against Salford. It was their fifth victory in six games and their only defeat in that period was a narrow one against the leaders, Castleford. After the annus horribilis of 2016, when the Rhinos went from champions to relegation contenders in the space of 12 months, there is little doubting that they are fully c
  
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• Theresa May's Deal With The DUP Faces Legal Challenge From CrowdJustice Campaign

  09-07-2017 20:30
  
  A crowdfunding campaign has been launched in a bid to legally challenge Theresa May’s pact with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
  
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• England beat Australia by three runs in Women’s Cricket World Cup

  09-07-2017 20:27 via theguardian.com
  
  • England 259-8, Australia 256-8• Win takes England above Australia and India to the top of the tableIn the match earmarked as the one the competition needed, England triumphed over Australia by three runs to go top of the group stages with two games to play, and in nail-biting fashion. There have been smatterings of brilliance and a few remarkable individual feats in this World Cup, but little by way of drama. Naturally, the responsibility fell to the two top-ranked ODI teams in the w
  
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• Three dead and nine injured in five-car crash in Cornwall

  09-07-2017 20:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Collision on A38 leaves woman, child and male pedestrian dead at the scene near Saltash, with nine others injured
  Three people have died and nine have been injured following a crash involving five cars in Cornwall.A woman and a child from one car sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene on the A38, close to Landrake, near Saltash. Continue reading...
  
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• Police investigate Bolton house fire that killed girl aged five and her family

  09-07-2017 20:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Zubair Umerji the only person to survive fire in terraced property on Saturday that led to deaths of his wife and three childrenPolice have launched an investigation into a house fire in Bolton that claimed the lives of a five-year-old girl, her two brothers and her mother.Investigators said the blaze, which reportedly started in the front room of the property just before 9am on Saturday morning, was not being treated as suspicious. Continue reading...
  
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• Anglican church set to offer special services for transgender people

  09-07-2017 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  General Synod voted in favour of motion saying the often marginalised community should be ‘welcomed and affirmed’The Church of England is set to offer special services to welcome transgender people to the Anglican faith after its ruling body backed a motion seen as a symbol of acceptance of an often marginalised community.The General Synod, meeting in York, voted in favour of the move by 284 votes to 78. It was the second time in two days that it gave overwhelming support to motions
  
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• Turks stage largest show of opposition against Erdoğan government in years

  09-07-2017 19:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Istanbul rally is final stop in 280-mile ‘justice march’ from Ankara protesting against arbitrary arrests and dismissals after coup attempt Hundreds of thousands of Turks took to the streets of Istanbul on Sunday in the largest opposition rally in years, in a serious rebuke to the government’s large-scale crackdown on opponents since last year’s attempted coup.The rally in the Maltepe parade ground was the final stop in a 280-mile (450km) march from the capital, Ankara, l
  
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• The Guardian view on abolishing student fees: easier to say than to do | Editorial

  09-07-2017 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Graduates are seeing few of the benefits they were promised for their £9,000. But free university would mean hard choicesStudent funding is in a mess. Graduates now owe £100bn. More than three-quarters of them may never repay all their loan. In a report published last week, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned not only that outstanding debt was growing, but the abolition of maintenance grants last year leaves poorer students owing £7,000 more than better-off ones. Higher int
  
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• KKK rally over Confederate statue stirs deep-rooted tensions in Charlottesville

  09-07-2017 19:33 via theguardian.com
  
  As the liberal Virginia city attempts to ‘tell the truth about race in our history’, the Ku Klux Klan, counter-protesters and Confederate loyalists clash over what that means to themWhen roughly 50 members of the Ku Klux Klan rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, they were met with roaring crowd of more than 1,000 counter-protesters who shouted “Shame! Shame!” and “Black lives matter!”The counter-protesters beat drums and waved posters with slogan
  
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• Charlie 'ready to fly' if court gives green light

  09-07-2017 19:30
  
  Charlie Gard's parents say they are ready to take him to the US for treatment as soon as they are allowed.
  
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• Grenfell Tower Is 'A Symbol For Tory Britain', Says Len McCluskey

  09-07-2017 19:27
  
  Len McCluskey has called Grenfell Tower a “symbol of Tory Britain” as he launched an excoriating attack on Kensington and Chelsea council.
  
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• Rooney admits wearing Everton pyjamas

  09-07-2017 19:20
  
  Wayne Rooney has admitted that he wears Everton pyjamas as he re-signed for the club he first joined as a boy.
  
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• 13 stunning pictures of the Lake District as it becomes a World Heritage Site

  09-07-2017 19:12
  
  The region has become the 31st World Heritage Site in the UK.
  
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• Shard apartments won’t sell? Then share the riches | Brief letters

  09-07-2017 19:08
  
  Homeless people a stone’s throw away from the Shard could do with some of the unwanted riches there, says John Howes.Andy Forbes’ experience of council housing (Letters, 6 July) was rather restricted.My own experience of council housing, the Beecroft Estate in Dunstable, was of well-built houses in open, grassed surroundings.
  
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• Haringey regeneration plan has best interests of communities at its heart | Letters

  09-07-2017 19:08
  
  • Successful regeneration can never be about just bricks and mortar – it has to have local communities at its heart (How power operates in modern Britain: with absolute contempt, 3 July).The figures here in Haringey are stark – we have more than 3,000 people in temporary accommodation and in just three months this spring, more than 100 children were referred to our social services as a result of either being homeless or living in unsuitable accommodation.Shackled by the impact o
  
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• Finally, an admission that the game is up on tuition fees | Letters

  09-07-2017 19:08
  
  ‘Universities must be properly funded, as they generate far greater economic and social value than they cost,’ writes Malcolm Ace.Andrew Adonis is right (I put up tuition fees.It’s now clear they have to be scrapped, 8 July) that the current fee regime cannot survive, but he understates the success of the £3k fee which he devised and which Charles Clarke introduced after the 2003 election.
  
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• Benefit cap ruling is fair. The government should not appeal | Letters

  09-07-2017 19:08
  
  Single parents with babies and toddlers should never have been covered by the policy in the first place – indeed, there is no free childcare before children reach the age of two.Instead of lifting people into work, far too often the benefit cap has pushed families into poverty.
  
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• Lake District is UK's first national park to win world heritage status

  09-07-2017 19:07 via theguardian.com
  
  UK now has 31 world heritage sites as Lakes is listed by Unesco, citing area’s beauty, farming and cultural inspirationThe Lake District national park has been listed as a world heritage site, joining the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China and the Grand Canyon in being given one of the highest accolades on the planet.With its rolling hills, spectacular mountains and stunning lakes, the site not only finds itself in illustrious company, but also becomes the UK’s first national park to
  
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• Lake District is UK's first national park to win world heritage status

  09-07-2017 19:07
  
  The Lake District was one of 33 sites around the world to be discussed by the Unesco committee.The Lake District national park has been listed as a world heritage site, joining the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China and the Grand Canyon in being given one of the highest accolades on the planet.With its rolling hills, spectacular mountains and stunning lakes, the site not only finds itself in illustrious company, but also becomes the UK’s first national park to be granted the status.
  
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• Trump abortion crackdown risks stoking Nigeria's population boom

  09-07-2017 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Cuts to US foreign aid enacted by the US administration mean that supplies of contraception are dwindling in Nigerian family planning clinicsA Nigerian nurse-midwife allows herself a small smile as she injects a tiny piece of plastic into a young woman’s arm.
  In a way, Zainab Malut is doing herself out of a job through this intervention at a family planning clinic in northern Nigeria. The contraceptive implant she persuaded her patient to get will mean she won’t need to deliver the w
  
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