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• New Spider-Man movie boycotted by furious fans after Sony removes Marvel favourite from MCU - The Sun

  20-08-2019 23:41 via thesun.co.uk
  New Spider-Man movie boycotted by furious fans after Sony removes Marvel favourite from MCU  The SunSpider-Man: Far From Home is returning to cinemas with all-new footage  digitalspy.comWhat Is Happening with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and the MCU?  The Mary SueReport: Spider-Man Will No Longer Be Shared by Marvel and Sony  Gizmodo UKSpider-Man's MCU future in question after Sony/Disney shake-up  digitalspy.comView full coverage on Google New
  
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• Police officers given thank you gifts by public after death of Andrew Harper

  20-08-2019 22:58
  Police departments across the UK say they have been given 'thank you' presents from members of the public following the death of Pc Andrew Harper.
  
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• Couple reunited after baby born in emergency procedure following car crash

  20-08-2019 22:46
  The baby was delivered safely after doctors became concerned about its changeable heartbeat following the collision.
  
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• Inventive schoolchildren smash piano record

  20-08-2019 22:39
  Using an array of inventions, the students managed to get 88 people playing the same instrument.
  
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• Boris Johnson Accuses EU Of Being Too 'Negative' After Merkel And Tusk Trash His Brexit Offer

  20-08-2019 22:29
  Boris Johnson has accused the EU of being too "negative" after both AngelaMerkel and Brussels chief Donald Tusk trashed his latest Brexit plans as anon-starter
  
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• Paul Hollywood's prior contact with Bake Off star as they 'flirted' over cake - Mirror Online

  20-08-2019 22:25 via mirror.co.uk
  Paul Hollywood's prior contact with Bake Off star as they 'flirted' over cake  Mirror OnlineGreat British Bake Off: 2019 contestants revealed  BBC NewsBake Off 2019: Who is new Great British Bake Off contestant Henry? Age, job, Instagram  ExpressMeet the Bake Off 2019 contestants – from the teacher to the Terminator  The GuardianBake Off 2019 star Priya O’Shea swapped flirty messages with Paul Hollywood before signing up for the show  
  
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• Open Arms migrant ship: Italy orders vessel's seizure - BBC News

  20-08-2019 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Open Arms migrant ship: Italy orders vessel's seizure  BBC NewsMigrants try to swim to Italian island after jumping from rescue ship  The TimesSpain sends warship to pick up migrants off Italy's coast as around a dozen try to swim to island of Lampedusa  The TelegraphOpen Arms migrants try to swim to Lampedusa  BBC NewsMore migrants jump into sea trying to reach Italy as rescue ship stand-off enters 19th day  Evening StandardView full coverage on
  
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• Trump considers new tax cut to boost US economy - BBC News

  20-08-2019 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Trump considers new tax cut to boost US economy  BBC NewsWorld stocks rally as Trump steps up pressure on Fed to cut rates  The GuardianTrump administration considering abandoning tariffs as looming recession threatens to ruin 2020 re-election hopes  The IndependentIf the economy tanks under Trump, prepare for the scariest election of your life in 2020  The IndependentThe US is being pushed towards recession – and it's totally unclear whether Trump u
  
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• Epstein questions await Prince Andrew at home as he holidays with Sarah Ferguson in Spain - Sky News

  20-08-2019 21:16 via news.sky.com
  Epstein questions await Prince Andrew at home as he holidays with Sarah Ferguson in Spain  Sky NewsJeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before his death  The GuardianWoman in video of Prince Andrew at Jeffrey Epstein's house is daughter of ex-Australian prime minister  The TelegraphJeffrey Epstein’s Will: He Signed 2 Days Before Killing Himself  The New York TimesPrince Andrew was on private jet with paedo Jeffrey Epstein and ‘sex slave&
  
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• Muslim teenager 'has hijab pulled off and is pelted with eggs' in Dublin - Sky News

  20-08-2019 21:13 via news.sky.com
  Muslim teenager 'has hijab pulled off and is pelted with eggs' in Dublin  Sky NewsShocking video shows Muslim teen kicked to the ground and pelted with eggs by gang of youths  The SunMuslim teenager is kicked to the ground and has her hijab ripped off as she is pelted with eggs  Daily MailMuslim 'has hijab ripped off and pelted with eggs' in savage attack  Metro.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• CPS investigates GMP officers after man found unresponsive in police van

  20-08-2019 20:47
  One of the officers has been referred on suspicion of committing assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Photograph: Yui Mok/PAFive police officers are under investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service after a man was found unresponsive in a police van in Oldham and later pronounced dead in hospital.Andre Moura was found unresponsive in custody after being arrested in July 2018.The Greater Manchester police officers are under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office after bei
  
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• Horrifying moment masked hitman shoots victim with shotgun in busy London street - The Sun

  20-08-2019 20:35 via thesun.co.uk
  Horrifying moment masked hitman shoots victim with shotgun in busy London street  The SunClapham shooting: Police release video of man being shot  BBC NewsClapham shooting: Shocking moment man jumps out of car and shoots victim on busy south London road  Evening StandardTerrifying footage shows gunman open fire in London street  Metro.co.ukGunman armed with pump action shotgun shoots man in the leg in Clapham  ITV NewsView full coverage on Google
  
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• Man ‘armed with knife and hammer while making threats to kill’ is arrested outside the Home Office days after - The Sun

  20-08-2019 20:22 via thesun.co.uk
  Man ‘armed with knife and hammer while making threats to kill’ is arrested outside the Home Office days after  The SunMan 'with knife and hammer' arrested after 'making threats to kill' outside Home Office  Mirror.co.ukMan 'armed while making threats to kill' arrested outside Home Office  Evening StandardMan arrested near immigration reporting centre in London  The GuardianMan arrested after making threats to kill while armed with a knife and h
  
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• When the fringe is no joke: minding your mental health in Edinburgh

  20-08-2019 20:00
  Performing at the festival can be a taxing experience. Objectively Funny has created a peer support network that turns attention offstageIt’s lunchtime in Edinburgh’s Old Town and I’ve swapped comedy for something more serious. On stage, psychotherapist Rachel O’Connor draws a picture of the brain while people in the room share stressful moments from the first fortnight of the fringe: flyers arriving late, nightmares about missing their own show. Soon, we are all releasin
  
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• Growing up in air-polluted areas linked to mental health issues

  20-08-2019 20:00
  A coal-fired power plant in Glenrock, Wyoming. Photograph: J David Ake/APPeople who spend their childhood in areas with high levels of air pollution may be more likely to later develop mental disorders, research suggests.Air pollution has become a matter of growing concern as an increasing number of studies have found links to conditions ranging from asthma to dementia and various types of cancer.There are also signs it may take a toll on mental health. Research published in January found that c
  
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• Labour told it may be 'going backwards on equality'

  20-08-2019 19:52
  Criticism follows decision not to replace certain departing female MPs with all-women shortlists. Labour has been warned it could be “going backwards on equality” by two senior MPs who expressed their alarm at the decision not to replace some departing female colleagues with all-women shortlists. The concerns of Labour MPs Gloria De Piero and Harriet Harman follow criticism of the party’s procedures by the Unison general secretary, Dave Prentis, who accused the Labour leadershi
  
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• Labour told it may be 'going backwards on equality'

  20-08-2019 19:52
  Gloria De Piero criticised the selection of a male candidate for Stockport. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty ImagesLabour has been warned it could be “going backwards on equality” by two senior MPs who expressed their alarm at the decision not to replace some departing female colleagues with all-women shortlists.The concerns of Labour MPs Gloria De Piero and Harriet Harman, follow criticism of the party’s procedures by the Unison general secretary Dave Prentis, who accused the Lab
  
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• Police keeping ‘open mind’ over motive in Co Down fatal shooting

  20-08-2019 19:51
  Detectives launched a murder investigation after 54-year-old Malcolm McKeown was found shot dead at a petrol station.
  
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• PM vows to enter EU talks ‘with a lot of oomph’ despite backstop differences

  20-08-2019 19:50
  Boris Johnson is due to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron over the next two days.
  
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• Beckham stadium site in Miami has unsafe arsenic levels - AOL UK

  20-08-2019 19:49 via aol.co.uk
  Beckham stadium site in Miami has unsafe arsenic levels  AOL UKSite for Beckham's Miami stadium is 'toxic', report finds  Sky NewsDavid Beckham's MLS stadium site contaminated by arsenic, says report  The GuardianBeckham’s soccer site has high levels of arsenic, contaminated soil: report  The Real DealDavid Beckham's Inter Miami stadium site found to have unsafe levels of arsenic  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• EU citizens in UK demand clarification of status as no deal looms - The Guardian

  20-08-2019 19:45 via theguardian.com
  EU citizens in UK demand clarification of status as no deal looms  The GuardianJeremy Corbyn: Plan to end EU free movement could be 'Windrush on steroids'  Sky News'Reckless' plan to cut off free movement alarms EU nationals  The GuardianBrits in Europe aren’t all old and rich – and thanks to Priti Patel we’re about to lose our livelihoods  The IndependentWhat happens to EU migrants in UK if freedom of movement ends?  Financial
  
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• EU citizens in UK demand clarification of status as no deal looms

  20-08-2019 19:45
  A demonstrator holds a banner at an EU citizens’ rights protest in September 2017. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty ImagesCitizens from other EU member states living in Britain have called on the government to provide more clarity urgently on their status in the event of a sharp end to free movement following a no-deal Brexit.Although 1 million EU nationals resident in the UK have already applied for settled status, at least a further 2.6 million have yet to apply. More than 100 people in
  
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• Survivor of Church-run workhouse awarded undisclosed sum for unpaid work

  20-08-2019 19:34
  A survivor of a Church-run workhouse in Ireland has been awarded an undisclosed five figure settlement after she was forced to work unpaid for almost six years.Mary Cavner, 80, won her fight for justice after an eight year legal battle over the time she spent at one of the notorious Magdalene laundries.The mother-of-five spent years trying to convince …
  
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• Bond 25 title revealed as No Time To Die

  20-08-2019 19:24
  The film will be released in the UK on April 3 next year.
  
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• Scientists reveal discovery of new species of stegosaur

  20-08-2019 19:17
  Stegosaurs are armoured dinosaurs recognisable by spike-like bones protruding from their spine and tails.
  
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• Sleepwalking man cleared of sexually assaulting woman - BBC News

  20-08-2019 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Sleepwalking man cleared of sexually assaulting woman  BBC NewsMan was sleepwalking when he sexually assaulted woman, jury finds  The GuardianMan who said he was sleepwalking when he sexually assaulted girlfriend’s friend found not guilty  The IndependentMan, 21, with history of sleepwalking not guilty of sex assault when he was asleep  Mirror.co.ukSleepwalker who molested his friend’s girlfriend in their bedroom is CLEARED of sexual assault be
  
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• Police Release Shocking Video Of Man Opening Fire On London Street

  20-08-2019 18:59
  Police have released shocking footage of a man being shot in the leg as theyappeal for information following an attack in south west London
  
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• James Anderson on Jofra Archer: 'I'd love to bowl at the other end' - BBC Sport

  20-08-2019 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  James Anderson on Jofra Archer: 'I'd love to bowl at the other end'  BBC SportEngland's all-time top Test wicket-taker James Anderson praises Jofra Archer's "calm and collected temperament" after the pace bowler's Test debut.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Police kill man who held bus passengers hostage in Rio - Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News

  20-08-2019 18:51 via burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk
  Police kill man who held bus passengers hostage in Rio  Burnham and Highbridge Weekly NewsBrazilian police sniper kills bus hijacker in Rio de Janeiro  The GuardianRio de Janeiro bus passengers held hostage by man threatening to burn them  Metro.co.ukRio bus hijacking: Hostages released after police sniper shoots hijacker dead  Sky NewsRio hijack: Police shoot dead bus hostage-taker  BBC NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• YouTuber PewDiePie gets married to his girlfriend of 8 years - digitalspy.com

  20-08-2019 18:48 via digitalspy.com
  YouTuber PewDiePie gets married to his girlfriend of 8 years  digitalspy.comYouTube star PewDiePie marries longtime girlfriend Marzia Bisognin in London  Sky NewsPewDiePie and Marzia Bisognin marry at Kew Gardens  BBC NewsPewDiePie marries Marzia Bisognin in beautiful Kew Gardens wedding  Mirror OnlinePewDiePie's miraculous bounce back after sickening Nazi scandal  Mirror OnlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Concerns growing for welfare of missing Birmingham toddler

  20-08-2019 18:39
  Three-year-old Dylan Hayes was last seen with his mother on Monday night in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
  
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• Hunterston nuclear power plant reactor to temporarily return to service

  20-08-2019 18:37
  Reactor 4 was one of two shut down last year after cracks were found in the graphite cores.
  
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• I am obsessed with keeping SNP in power, says Nicola Sturgeon

  20-08-2019 18:28
  The First Minister told comedian Matt Forde she is determined to avoid her party having a decline in support like Labour in Scotland.
  
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• Synthetic cannabis users also used heroin – researchers

  20-08-2019 18:21
  Serious side-effects were reported by those who had used new psychoactive drugs, including significant mental health problems.
  
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• End of free movement after Brexit is a disaster for families

  20-08-2019 18:18
  Deborah Offen on how the uncertainty over ‘settled status’ is driving her British-Danish family out of the UK, Wiktor Moszczynski on Boris Johnson’s betrayal of promises to EU residents of the UK. Plus letters from Jane Lee and Simon Sweeney. The Guardian editorial (19 August) on the cruelty of the impact of Brexit on EU nationals’ rights in Britain, and British nationals’ rights in the EU, comes as close as I’ve seen anywhere to explaining the impact of havin
  
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• Ban the detention of pregnant women

  20-08-2019 18:18
  Emma Ginn, the director of Medical Justice, warns that women in immigration detention receive inadequate healthcare. You report how a pregnant rape survivor experiencing a miscarriage and barely able to stand was unlawfully held in immigration detention which amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment ( Home Office pays £50,000 to trafficked woman detained during miscarriage, 20 August). This case show precisely why the Home Office must heed our advice and that of the medical profession,
  
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• Bombing incident numbers have dropped, not increased, since Brexit poll – DUP MP

  20-08-2019 18:09
  Gregory Campbell says 'no excuses' should be made for violent dissident republicans.
  
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• James Bond 25 title confirmed - No Time to Die - digitalspy.com

  20-08-2019 18:07 via digitalspy.com
  James Bond 25 title confirmed - No Time to Die  digitalspy.comJames Bond film title revealed as No Time To Die  BBC NewsNo Time to Die: 25th James Bond film gets a title  The Guardian'No Time To Die': Bond 25 Title And Release Date Are Finally Confirmed  esquire.comIs James Bond about to die? What the new 007 title might mean  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA's Europa Clipper approved for development – Astronomy Now - Astronomy Now Online

  20-08-2019 18:01 via astronomynow.com
  NASA's Europa Clipper approved for development – Astronomy Now  Astronomy Now OnlineNasa mission to Jupiter moon Europa moves step closer to launch  The GuardianNasa confirms ocean moon mission  BBC NewsNASA confirms mission to discover if Jupiter moon Europa can support life  Sky NewsNasa is going to search for alien life on Jupiter's frozen moon Europa  Metro.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Steve Smith ruled out of third Ashes Test with concussion - The Times

  20-08-2019 18:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Steve Smith ruled out of third Ashes Test with concussion  The TimesSteve Smith: Australia batsman ruled out of third Ashes Test  BBC SportAustralia Doctor assesses stand-in Marnus Labuschagne after another player is hit in the head  Daily MailLack of empathy over Steve Smith is a troubling trend  The TimesJustin Langer rules out bouncer battle as Steve Smith sits out third Ashes Test  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Rumour: PS5 Devkit Design Allegedly Surfaces - Push Square

  20-08-2019 18:00 via pushsquare.com
  Rumour: PS5 Devkit Design Allegedly Surfaces  Push SquarePlayStation 5 graphics specs leaked - and it could knock PC gaming off its perch  Mirror OnlineThe bonkers PS5 discovery that unmasks Sony PlayStation's burning ambition  T3Sony file a new patent, is this what the PlayStation 5 console will look like?  TheSixthAxisThis leaked PS5 patent gives us our best look at the console design yet  TechRadarView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook users given control over data gathered from other online activities

  20-08-2019 17:55
  A new tool called Off-Facebook Activity will allow users to see the data shared with Facebook by other sites and delete it.
  
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• It's official: OnePlus TV is set to launch in September - TechRadar

  20-08-2019 17:52 via techradar.com
  It's official: OnePlus TV is set to launch in September  TechRadarRumor: OnePlus 7T to go on sale October 15  Android AuthorityOnePlus TV goes official in Sept. w/ India launch, North America, China, Europe later  9to5GoogleOnePlus 7T could land in September, but initially only in India  TechRadarOnePlus Confirms TV Launch, But Where's the OnePlus 7T?  Tom's GuideView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Swiss watchdog expects details on Facebook's Libra by end of month

  20-08-2019 17:47
  Switzerland's privacy watchdog expects to receive details on Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency by the end of this month, a spokeswoman for the agency said on Tuesday.Facebook's plans to launch Libra next year have prompted warnings from politicians, regulators and central bankers that it must be closely regulated to avoid any disruption to the international financial system.Facebook's Libra project head David Marcus told U.S. senators earlier this year he expected the Swiss authority to be Libra's
  
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• UK officials to skip most EU meetings from next month

  20-08-2019 17:37
  Steve Barclay, the Brexit secretary, said the move would save ‘hundreds of hours’ that could be used preparing to leave the EU. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty ImagesBritish officials will stop attending most EU meetings from September, the Brexit secretary, Steve Barclay, has said, suggesting his department would slash attendance by more than half to “unshackle” officials and ministers.The government will now only send officials to EU meetings where the UK has “a
  
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• Two arrested in relation to Yousef Makki death

  20-08-2019 17:32
  Yousef Makki had won a scholarship to attend Manchester grammar school. Photograph: PATwo men have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice over the death of 17-year-old Yousef Makki.Yousef died from a single stab wound to the heart after an argument with a friend, known as Boy A, in an upmarket part of Greater Manchester on 2 March.Boy A, who is 17, admitted stabbing Yousef but said he had acted in self-defence and denied murder. He was found not guilty of both
  
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• Huawei goes all Art of War on us: Switches on 'battle mode' and vows to 'dominate the world' - The Register

  20-08-2019 17:30 via theregister.co.uk
  Huawei goes all Art of War on us: Switches on 'battle mode' and vows to 'dominate the world'  The RegisterHuawei Google ban: Further delay announced for US block on trade with tech giant  Evening StandardTrump gives China's Huawei 90-day reprieve on doing business in the US  The TelegraphTrump blinks again in trade war bluff-fest with China: Huawei gets another 90-day stay of US import execution  The RegisterTrump says he doesn't want to do business with H
  
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• Sony First-Party Games Might Not All Be PlayStation Exclusives - Screen Rant

  20-08-2019 17:11 via screenrant.com
  Sony First-Party Games Might Not All Be PlayStation Exclusives  Screen RantReaction: Sony Swagger on Display with Insomniac Games Acquisition  Push SquareSony says some PlayStation games 'may need to go multiplatform' | VGC  Video Games ChronicleView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Lack of self-control in adolescence ‘not uniquely human’, monkey study suggests

  20-08-2019 17:09
  Researchers say impulsiveness in adolescence is not just a phase, with human brains and the brains of other primates going through similar changes.
  
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• In Pictures: All creatures great and small tip the scales at zoo weigh-in

  20-08-2019 17:05
  Creatures ranging from a rhinoceros to a wolf spider featured in the attraction's annual survey.
  
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