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• Louis Theroux: Dark States – Heroin Town review: bleak as hell

  08-10-2017 23:55 via theguardian.com
  The documentary-maker is back with a tale of America’s worst ever drug epidemic and its forgotten victims. Plus: it’s party time in John Singleton’s new LA drama SnowfallA man named Nate has been telling Louis Theroux about his heroin addiction in the tent he lives in by the river in Huntington, West Virginia. Nate feels comfortable with his addiction, he says, and has never felt the need to go to rehab. Related: Louis Theroux: ‘For all his awfulness, I admire Trump&rsquo
  
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• Cargo Ship Runs Aground Off Kent Coast, Narrowly Misses Antony Gormley Statue

  08-10-2017 23:39
  A 75-metre cargo ship narrowly missed a Sir Antony Gormley statue when it ran aground off the Kent Coast.
  
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• Conservative Brexiters turn fire on Philip Hammond's Treasury

  08-10-2017 23:00
  Buffeted: Philip Hammond is due to appear before the Treasury select committee this week.Philip Hammond’s Treasury has come under fire from a leading Conservative leave campaigner, who said that the gloomy outlook and “Brexit in name only” approach of the department risked scuppering the UK’s EU exit.Bernard Jenkin’s highly critical intervention came while other Tory MPs urged Theresa May to sack the chancellor, as those on the right of the party flexed their muscle
  
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• Dove Expresses 'Regret' For Racially Insensitive Ad - NPR

  08-10-2017 22:53 via npr.org
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  Dove was embroiled in a controversy Sunday after releasing an ad that some consumers accused of being racist. Dove apologized and pulled the ad following a consumer backlash. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption. toggle caption.
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• Gordon Strachan waits on his future after Scotland fail to make World Cup - The Guardian

  08-10-2017 22:46 via theguardian.com
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  Gordon Strachan waits on his future after Scotland fail to make World Cup
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  'I've been fortunate to have been successful in my own career but this group are as good as anything I've worked with,' said Gordon Strachan. Photograph: Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Image. World Cup 2018 qualifiers ...
  Scotland's World Cup hopes shattered in Slovenia as slack defending costs them their place in the play-offsThe Independent
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• Hemsby Rock'n'Roll Weekender – in pictures

  08-10-2017 22:36 via theguardian.com
  Fans of rock’n’roll, rockabilly, rockin’ blues and Americana gather at Seacroft Holiday Village in Hemsby, Norfolk, to dress up in period clothing and relive the 1950s Continue reading...
  
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• White supremacists say rally in Charlottesville is model for protests across nation - USA TODAY

  08-10-2017 22:27 via usatoday.com
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  White supremacists say rally in Charlottesville is model for protests across nation
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  A white nationalist rally dubbed "Charlottesville 3.0" could provide a blueprint for future controversial protests across the nation even as livid political leaders struggle to halt the demonstrations they consider racist. The rally on Saturday ...
  'Neo-Nazi cowards': white nationalists stage brief Charlottesville rallyThe Guardian
  Charlottesville white supremacist rally in August drew attend
  
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• Mike Pence walks out of football game after Donald Trump told him to - The Independent

  08-10-2017 22:10 via independent.co.uk
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  Mike Pence walks out of football game after Donald Trump told him to
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  US Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a football game in which players knelt during the national anthem, saying he “will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our Flag, or our National Anthem”. "While everyone is entitled to their ...
  Trump says he directed Pence to walk out of game if 49ers protested during national anthemWashington Post
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• Mike Pence Walks Out Of NFL Game Over Protests After Donald Trump Asked Him To

  08-10-2017 21:50
  The Trump administration has been accused of orchestrating a “cheap political stunt” after Vice President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game as players knelt in protest against racism and police brutality.
  
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• My Baby Makes Me Stronger Because He Must Have A Future

  08-10-2017 21:30
  Photographed in a hospital in south London, which has asked to remain anonymous Dream job: nurse I lived in Abidjan with my dad, my sister and my little brother.
  
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• Britain Is My Home, My Future But It Took A Marathon To Get Here

  08-10-2017 21:30
  Photographed at Parkbury House Surgery, St Albans, HertfordshireDream job: doctorI was born in the ancient city of Bojnord in Iran. My father owned a supermarket, my mother was a housewife. At 16, my parents decided that I should leave because I couldn't have a future there, as we are Turkmen, an ethnic minority. Also, as a conscious objector, I didn't want to go to the army. I flew to Dubai, where I applied for a student visa to the UK. ...
  
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• Being An Asylum Seeker Means Waiting - Always Waiting. We've Been Waiting For Four Years Now

  08-10-2017 21:30
  Photographed at Harding Evans, Newport, Wales Dream job: accountant I grew up in the Punjab region of Pakistan with my mum, dad and my two younger brothers.
  
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• Trump Goes After Senator Bob Corker, Who Bites Back - New York Times

  08-10-2017 21:17 via nytimes.com
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  Trump Goes After Senator Bob Corker, Who Bites Back
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  Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, last week in Washington. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times. WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday lashed out at Senator Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican whose support will be critical to ...
  Trump's tweetstorm against Corker may cost him a key policy allyWashington Post
  Trump tweets more criticism of former ally, Republican senator CorkerReuters UK
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• Buckingham Palace: Woman charged over incident

  08-10-2017 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman is charged with being drunk and disorderly over an incident at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Woman charged after trying to scale Buckingham Palace gates

  08-10-2017 20:29
  LONDON (Reuters) - A woman who tried to scale the gates of Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth's London residence, has been charged with being drunk and disorderly, police said on Sunday. Jessica Davey, aged 35 of west London, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday, police said. She was detained by police on Saturday before she gained access to the palace grounds in an incident that was not treated as terrorist related. [nL8N1MI0LD] British police are on high alert after five att
  
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• SNP members back raising military recruitment age to 18 - The Scotsman

  08-10-2017 20:23 via scotsman.com
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  SNP members back raising military recruitment age to 18
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  Army reservists take part in intensive training at Dreghorn barracks in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson/TSPL. Lynsey Bews. Published: 19:19 Sunday 08 October 2017. Share this article. 0. Have your say. SNP members have backed a call to raise the ...
  John Swinney announces £20000 bursaries for science and maths professionals to switch to a teaching careerHeraldScotland
  New £20000 bursary to attra
  
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• Michael Heseltine Thinks Theresa May Should Reshuffle Boris Johnson To Mongolia

  08-10-2017 20:19
  Former Tory deputy prime minister minister Michael Heseltine has delivered a brutal assessment of what Theresa May should do with trouble-making Boris Johnson.
  
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• Rodney Bickerstaffe mixed politics with humour | Letters

  08-10-2017 19:57
  Rodney Bickerstaffe (left), former general secretary of Unison, campaigning for a living wage in 2000 with former Labour cabinet minister Barbara Castle and Jack Jones, former leader of the transport workers’ union.Rodney was on the platform of speakers, as was the newly elected and fresh-faced prime minister, Tony Blair.Rodney gave an excellent and very witty speech.
  
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• Draw ends Scotland's World Cup hopes

  08-10-2017 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Scotland miss out on a World Cup play-off on goal difference following an agonising draw in Slovenia.
  
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• Dove apologises for 'racist' Facebook advertising campaign

  08-10-2017 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The cosmetic brand caused anger with a series of photos used in a Facebook advertising campaign.
  
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• Airbnb paid £188,000 in UK tax last year

  08-10-2017 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The home-sharing website collected more than £650m in rental payments for UK landlords last year.
  
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• Watch competitors battle it out in the World Conker Championships

  08-10-2017 19:07
  It’s a serious business.
  
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• Bob Corker Brands Donald Trump's White House An 'Adult Day Care Centre'

  08-10-2017 19:01
  Donald Trump’s stinging yet petulant criticism of an ally has been returned in kind in a Twitter exchange that is both amusing yet ultimately, depressingly embarrassing for the “Land of the Free” .
  
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• Nigel Farage's One-Man Show Is Being Outsold By An Elvis Tribute Act In Clacton

  08-10-2017 18:54
  Nigel Farage remains one of the UK’s most prominent politicians despite no longer being the leader of UKIP or winning in any of the seven occasions he has stood as an MP.
  
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• Nigel Farage Called 'Brexit Leader' In US, But His Show Is Struggling Against An Elvis Tribute Act In UK

  08-10-2017 18:54
  Nigel Farage remains one of the UK’s most prominent politicians despite no longer being the leader of UKIP or winning in any of the seven occasions he has stood as an MP.
  
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• Rare white tiger cubs maul animal keeper to death in India - Evening Standard

  08-10-2017 18:44 via standard.co.uk
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  Rare white tiger cubs maul animal keeper to death in India
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  Two white tiger cubs mauled an animal keeper to death at a national park in southern India, officials said. The two rare young white tigers attacked and killed the 40-year-old keeper as he attempted to direct the animals to an enclosure at the ...
  Keeper mauled to death by white tiger cubsStuff.co.nz
  2 White Tiger Cubs Kill Keeper At Bengaluru's Bannerghatta Biological ParkNDTV
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• SNP conference: Ruth Davidson jokingly compared to Katie Hopkins

  08-10-2017 18:18
  Scotland's deputy first minister has jokingly compared Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson to controversial commentator Katie Hopkins as he announced a new bursary scheme for teachers.Speaking on the first day of the SNP's annual conference in Glasgow, Scottish Government Education Secretary John Swinney urged party members to ignore the "deliberate misrepresentation" of the country's schools' standards by political opponents."And no, I don't mean Katie Hopkins.
  
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• Sturgeon: No referendum until Brexit clear

  08-10-2017 18:05
  Nicola Sturgeon says making a firm decision on when a second independence referendum should happen is premature. Pictures: The Andrew Marr Show/BBC One.
  
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• Brexit: 'No deal' planning is well under way, says minister

  08-10-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Justice minister says while UK wants best deal it must "prepare for all eventualities".
  
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• Scotland to pay for EU citizens to stay

  08-10-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Nicola Sturgeon says her government will cover the fee of EU citizens applying to stay in Scotland post Brexit.
  
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• Jamie Harron, Who Faces Three Years In Prison After Touching Man In Dubai Bar, Appears In Court

  08-10-2017 17:07
  A British man who is facing a three-year jail sentence in Dubai after putting his hand on a man in a bar so he did not “bump and spill drinks”, has appeared in court.
  
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• Donald Trump's Scottish golf resorts suffer heavy losses

  08-10-2017 17:04
  Donald Trump’s loans to his golf resorts in Scotland have increased to more than £150m after their losses last year accelerated, partly because of the oil price crash and currency costs.The latest accounts for his network of Scottish companies show he had to plough another £1.3m into his debt-ridden resort in Aberdeenshire to keep it afloat after the North Sea crisis saw its popularity slump among local golfers.Trump International Golf Links Scotland lost nearly £1.2m in
  
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• Margaret Fleming's carers claim she is still alive

  08-10-2017 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The couple who cared for Margaret Fleming, who has not been seen since 1999, claim they have spoken to her.
  
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• 'I can't even charge my wheelchair': the impact of universal credit delays

  08-10-2017 16:54 via theguardian.com
  UC was meant to simplify benefits, but readers have told us of their confusion and anguish in dealing with the system
  I waited seven weeks for my first payment, in which time I had to use a food bank to eat. No money was backdated and I only received four weeks’ money, putting me in arrears by three. I had to call my energy supplier as I had no money for electricity and gas, they were excellent and gave me a code to apply credit to pre-payment meters. My broadband was cut off, costing me a
  
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• Post-Brexit invisible border is impossible, says Irish report

  08-10-2017 16:49
  Border communities have been campaigning for the open border to continue after Brexit.An invisible border between Northern Ireland and Ireland after Brexit is impossible and hopes for such an arrangement are “naive”, a leaked report from Ireland’s equivalent of HMRC says.In the most significant and authoritative piece of research so far conducted on the challenges faced in Ireland, Ireland’s Office of the Revenue Commissioners (ORC) concludes that customs posts will be ne
  
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• Theresa May 'resilient' amid Conservative Party infighting

  08-10-2017 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  "It has never been my style to hide from a challenge," says the PM, after her mishap-strewn speech.
  
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• Grenfell Tower survivor reunited with cat she lost on night of blaze

  08-10-2017 16:41 via theguardian.com
  Kerry O’Hara had to abandon Rosey when she escaped from the burning block and did not think she would see her pet againA survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire who believed her cat had perished in the blaze has been reunited with the animal in a rare heartening story to emerge after the catastrophe.Kerry O’Hara, 53, escaped from the 6th floor of the block at about 1.30am on 14 June. She, like other survivors, has been deeply traumatised by the fire and its aftermath. Continue reading...
  
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• Councils fear surge in evictions as universal credit rollout accelerates

  08-10-2017 16:37 via theguardian.com
  Housing federation says new system poses challenge to landlords, and Guardian investigation reveals claimants’ frustrationCouncils and housing associations are braced for a surge in rent arrears and evictions as the rollout of universal credit accelerates across the country over the next few months.Landlords have signalled they are under increasing financial pressure to open eviction proceedings against tenants amid a rise in rent arrears associated with the new benefit. Continue reading..
  
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• Monarch Passengers With Atol Protection 'Should Get Refund Within 28 Days'

  08-10-2017 16:34
  Monarch passengers with Air Travel Organiser’s Licence (Atol) protection should receive refunds within 28 days of making a claim, the Civil Aviation Authority has announced.
  
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• Così fan tutte review – Nicholas Hytner's irresistible production takes a bow

  08-10-2017 16:33 via theguardian.com
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  Hytner’s sunny, unironic staging of Mozart’s problematic comedy – about to tour for a final time – is one of the most intelligent and insightful aroundGlyndebourne has always honoured Mozart as its patron saint. That’s good for Glyndebourne and, largely, good for Mozart. But one side-effect of having such a close association with a particular composer is that the company has to keep renewing the work. Nicholas Hytner’s 2006 production of Co
  
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• Students spark anger with 'I love rape' and Nazi swastika tabards, before claiming it was 'banter' - The Independent

  08-10-2017 16:27 via independent.co.uk
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  Students spark anger with 'I love rape' and Nazi swastika tabards, before claiming it was 'banter'
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  University students on a night out in Falmouth have sparked outrage after wearing hi-vis tabards with “I love rape”, “F*** the Syrians” and Nazi swastikas scrawled across them. They also reportedly wore messages saying “I love Vegas concerts” on their ...
  Outrage as students mock Las Vegas shooting victims and wear tabards sa
  
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• Sunday's top photos: cranberry harvests and conker championships

  08-10-2017 16:25 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including a cranberry harvest in Belarus, solar car races in Australia and the World Conker Championships in England Continue reading...
  
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• Don’t fall for it. Chris Rock’s use of the N-Word on television is not OK | Edward Adoo

  08-10-2017 16:19 via theguardian.com
  Rock’s comment was left unedited on the Graham Norton Show. That’s a disgrace and an insult to black Britons – especially in Black History MonthOne watches television with expectations. Watching the American comedian Chris Rock on the Graham Norton show, I expected to hear adult comedy. That is what he does. Still, it’s a mainstream show, a flagship show. So I was shocked to hear him blithely, and without objection, use the N-word . Related: People from ethnic minorities
  
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• Nadal thrashes Kyrgios as Garcia beats Halep in China Open singles finals

  08-10-2017 16:17 via theguardian.com
  • Nadal beats Kyrgios 6-2, 6-1 for sixth title of season
  • Garcia beats new world No1 Simona Halep 6-4, 7-6 (3)The world No1 Rafael Nadal demolished Nick Kyrgios to win his sixth title of the season at the China Open. The Spaniard won nine games in a row on his way to a comprehensive 6-2, 6-1 victory to reclaim a title he last won in 2005.It was another patchy performance from the unpredictable Kyrgios, who battled to fend off five break points in his opening service game. Continue rea
  
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• 'Neo-Nazi cowards': white nationalists stage brief Charlottesville rally

  08-10-2017 16:08 via theguardian.com
  Richard Spencer leads ‘flash mob’ by covered statue of Robert E LeeMayor slams event in town where counter-protester Heather Heyer was killedMarchers led by the white supremacist Richard Spencer staged a “flash mob” by torchlight on Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a rally in August led to the death of Heather Heyer, a peaceful counter-protester who was run down by a car. Related: 'A white girl had to die for people to pay attention': Heather Heyer's mother on
  
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• Catalonia: hundreds of thousands join anti-independence rally in Barcelona

  08-10-2017 16:03 via theguardian.com
  Police say 350,000 have protested against regional government’s separatist course, but organisers say 930,000 joined inHundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Barcelona to protest against the Catalan government’s decision to push for independence, as Spain’s prime minister warned that he was prepared to suspend the region’s autonomy to stop it splitting from the rest of the country.Sunday’s rally – organised by Societat Civil Catalana, the
  
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• Louis Theroux: ‘For all his awfulness, I admire Trump’s shamelessness’

  08-10-2017 16:00 via theguardian.com
  The documentary-maker’s new series returns to the dark underbelly of the US. But with Trump in the White House, and fringe beliefs on the rise, is weirdness now mainstream? And does he feel scarred by his experiences?Louis Theroux has got up close and personal with pimps, paedophiles, murderers, neo-Nazis, Afrikaner separatists, religious fanatics, alien-hunters and a range of eccentrics who are often armed, deluded and volatile. They’re not what scares him. “The truth is,
  
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• LGBT people in Egypt targeted in wave of arrests and violence

  08-10-2017 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Dozens of people are said to have been detained in crackdown after rainbow flags were waved at Cairo rock concertMembers of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Egypt are living in fear following a wave of arrests and violence.Rights groups say dozens of people have been detained in the crackdown, which began after rainbow flags were waved at a rock concert on the outskirts of Cairo last month, prompting a furious reaction in the Egyptian media. Continue reading...
  
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• Fatal extraction: how demand for hippos’ teeth is threatening them with extinction

  08-10-2017 16:00 via theguardian.com
  The black market’s insatiable demand for ivory has turned poachers’ attention away from well-protected elephants to more vulnerable hippos
  It seems almost incomprehensible that the desire for an ivory ornament or piece of jewellery justifies the slaughter of a majestic elephant, but as their populations continue to crash, the ever-hungry black market has become creative in order to satisfy its greed. Now, ivory hunters are setting their sights on everything from arctic narwhals to fo
  
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• First steps into a brave new world of virtual reality journalism

  08-10-2017 15:58 via theguardian.com
  This pioneering form of journalism which the Guardian is increasingly offering its audience has implications for editorial standards that are worth consideringThe greatest writing makes you feel like you are there, seeing, hearing, smelling, shivering, sweating, caressing, recoiling – whatever the scene requires. You are immersed.Virtual reality technology can achieve something similar.Continue reading...
  
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