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• Brazil presidential election: The marginalised people in communities like favelas hold the balance of power | Stuart Ramsay - Sky News

  03-10-2022 23:37 via news.google.com
  Brazil presidential election: The marginalised people in communities like favelas hold the balance of power | Stuart Ramsay  Sky News'Radical changes are not going to fly': Brazil's divided Congress reassures investors  Financial TimesBolsonaro, Lula fight for endorsements before Brazil runoff  The IndependentThe lesson from the first round of Brazil’s election: Bolsonarismo is here to stay  The GuardianThe outcome of Brazil’s titanic election
  
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• Eamonn McCabe – a life in pictures

  03-10-2022 19:43
  Guardian photographer and former head of photography Eamonn McCabe has died at 74. We look back at his iconic workThe award-winning photographer Eamonn McCabe, a former head of photography at the Guardian, has died at 74. He started off working for local papers before freelancing for the Guardian and Observer as well as other national titles. He won sports photographer of the year four times and in 1985 was named news photographer of the year for his work at the Heysel stadium disaster. McCabe b
  
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• Rees-Mogg tells Tories he’d welcome fracking in his back garden

  03-10-2022 19:25
  Speaking at a conference fringe event, business secretary dismisses those who oppose practice as ‘socialists’Latest politics news – liveJacob Rees-Mogg has said he would be “delighted” for his back garden to be fracked, as he risked deepening divisions within the Conservative party by deriding those who oppose the controversial practice as “socialists”.The business secretary was bullish about restarting fracking in England after a nearly three-year morat
  
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• Judges, blessed pets and northern lights: Monday’s best photos – in pictures

  03-10-2022 14:45
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Tell us: have you delayed turning your heating on?

  03-10-2022 14:02
  We would like to hear from people in the UK who have put off turning their heating on this autumnHave you delayed putting your heating on this autumn due to the rising cost of energy or other financial pressures? When do you intend to turn the heating on? If you have your heating on, have you reduced the number of hours at all? You can share your experiences using the form below. Continue reading...
  
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• Tax climbdown will fail to steady pound, warn economists, as FTSE slumps - live updates - The Telegraph

  03-10-2022 12:54 via news.google.com
  Tax climbdown will fail to steady pound, warn economists, as FTSE slumps - live updates  The TelegraphPound and government bonds rally on 45p tax rate U-turn; UK factory downturn continues – business live  The GuardianGBP climbs despite government chaos over 45p tax rate  IG UKGovernment's Tax U-Turn Not Enough to Stop Pound Falling Further, Traders Warn  BloombergBanks, consumer stocks haul FTSE 100 lower  ReutersView Full coverage on Goog
  
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• ‘It’s not Mexican Halloween’ – the lowdown on Day of the Dead

  03-10-2022 12:52
  Mexican writer María José Evia dispels common myths about this November fiesta – and offers tips on how we can all join in the celebrationDay of the Dead is one of the most important celebrations in Mexico – and my favourite fiesta. Featuring beautiful floral displays, family get-togethers and celebratory feasts, it’s no surprise that the rest of the world is growing more and more curious about it.Like many aspects of Mexican culture (see also: Cinco de Mayo), Day
  
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• Live Ukraine-Russia war live: Ukrainians break through Kherson front line - The Telegraph

  03-10-2022 12:51 via news.google.com
  Live Ukraine-Russia war live: Ukrainians break through Kherson front line  The TelegraphRussia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says Ukrainian forces make gains in Kherson after taking full control of Lyman  The GuardianUkraine war – live: Kyiv recaptures more territory claimed by Russia in ‘sham’ referendums  The IndependentUkrainian advances raise prospect of liberating northern Donbas  The TelegraphUkraine: footage shows remains of Russian
  
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• Live Kwasi Kwarteng news live: Chancellor rules out resignation as Tories U-turn on 45p tax rate cut - The Telegraph

  03-10-2022 12:50 via news.google.com
  Live Kwasi Kwarteng news live: Chancellor rules out resignation as Tories U-turn on 45p tax rate cut  The TelegraphKwasi Kwarteng U-turns on plans to scrap 45p tax rate  BBCKwasi Kwarteng suggests Liz Truss took decision to U-turn on 45p rate  Guardian NewsFactbox: The UK's top tax rate - what is it and why does it matter?  Reuters UKTruss must step carefully now  Financial TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nobel Prize goes to Svante Paabo for Neanderthal work - BBC

  03-10-2022 12:37 via news.google.com
  Nobel Prize goes to Svante Paabo for Neanderthal work  BBCNobel prize in physiology or medicine awarded to Swedish geneticist  The GuardianLive news: Russia to 'consult' locals over extent of Ukrainian annexations  Financial TimesExplorer of ancient DNA wins Nobel medicine prize  ReutersView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tearing up the script: how playwright Robert Icke transforms the classics

  03-10-2022 11:59
  As the award-winning writer and director prepares to bring The Doctor, his adaptation of the 1912 play Professor Bernhardi, to the West End, Andrzej Lukowski discusses Icke’s gripping adaptations of classic texts with actor Joshua Higgott“Wunderkind”; “enfant terrible”; the “great hope of British theatre” … these are all labels that have quite reasonably been bestowed on Robert Icke, the Stockton-born writer and director who has stormed the UK the
  
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• ‘Juliet Stevenson is incredible’: what audiences are saying about Robert Icke’s The Doctor

  03-10-2022 11:58
  The arresting contemporary adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s 1912 drama makes its way to London’s West End this autumn. Here, those who were lucky enough to see it before the pandemic share their thoughtsAnyone who knows anything about theatre will be intimately familiar with Arthur Schnitzler’s classic play Professor Bernhardi.Just kidding! Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Should you tell a dying child the truth?’ The agonising dilemma at the heart of The Doctor

  03-10-2022 11:57
  Robert Icke’s latest play turns on a question that lays bare the tensions between science, religion and identityA 14-year-old girl lies dying in hospital after a botched abortion. A Catholic priest arrives to administer last rites, but the white, female, Jewish doctor tending to her refuses to allow it.This is the thorny premise of The Doctor, the new play by Robert Icke that won sweeping critical acclaim during its 2019 run at the Almeida and is now making its West End debut, with Juliet
  
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• ‘It’s like there’s a live wire in the room’: the subversive on-stage energy of The Doctor

  03-10-2022 11:56
  Director Anthony Almeida and cast members Mariah Louca, Doña Croll and Christopher Osikanlu Colquhoun share their thoughts on bringing Robert Icke’s brilliant new play to life – and why it is a work that speaks to the current momentThere were moments, during rehearsals for The Doctor, where discussion got pretty heated. Unsurprising, perhaps, given the subject of superstar writer-director Robert Icke’s hit play: what happens after a doctor – played by Juliet Steven
  
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• Man charged with murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel appears in court - Sky News

  03-10-2022 11:45 via news.google.com
  Man charged with murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel appears in court  Sky NewsOlivia Pratt-Korbel: Man in court accused of murdering schoolgirl  BBCMan, 34, charged with murdering little Olivia Pratt-Korbel, nine, will appear in court today  Daily MailLive updates as Thomas Cashman accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel appears in court  Liverpool EchoMan, 34, charged with murder of schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel  Birmingham LiveView Full coverage o
  
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• Brazil election: The presidential race is far from over - BBC

  03-10-2022 11:20 via news.google.com
  Brazil election: The presidential race is far from over  BBCBrazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro to face run-off  BBCBrazil election: ex-president Lula to face Bolsonaro in runoff  The GuardianTensions high as Brazilians on other side of Atlantic cast ballots  ReutersView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘It’s just so easy, isn’t it?’ How buy now, pay later can leave Britons struggling with debt

  03-10-2022 11:00
  We spend almost £1bn a month through retailers’ spread-the-cost payment schemes. But many borrowers find themselves missing payments, covering instalments with credit cards – and using the schemes to pay for food and other essentials. Is online credit spiralling out of control?When Emma was shopping online for clothes or makeup, and saw the option to pay later on the checkout page, “it sounded great”, she says. “I thought: ‘I can just pay this off when I
  
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• The perils of unofficial coalmining in India – photo essay

  03-10-2022 10:46
  Photojournalist Supratim Bhattacharjee documents the story of an unofficial coalminer and her family in the Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. Her work was supported by the Joan Wakelin bursaryBeauty Devi, 34, an illegal coalminer, lost her husband in a mining accident who died while extracting coal from an abandoned tunnel. Devi has two sons: Vishal Kumar, 13, and Naman Kumar, 11.Beauty Devi showing a picture of her husband, who died in an accident when the roof of an abandoned mine co
  
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• Truss Drops Tax Cut for Highest UK Earners to Fend Off Revolt - Bloomberg

  03-10-2022 10:33 via news.google.com
  Truss Drops Tax Cut for Highest UK Earners to Fend Off Revolt  BloombergWhat Liz Truss needs to achieve at Tory Party Conference | Behind the scenes with Camilla Tominey  The TelegraphGround should have been laid for tax cuts, admits Liz Truss  BBCTruss's growth plan is nothing but a magic potion  Financial TimesLiz Truss is not for turning  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Sacheen Littlefeather death: Activist who rejected Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf dies, aged 75 - The Independent

  03-10-2022 10:32 via news.google.com
  Sacheen Littlefeather death: Activist who rejected Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf dies, aged 75  The IndependentSacheen Littlefeather dies at 75 ... weeks after she received apology for treatment at 1973 Oscars  Daily MailSacheen Littlefeather, famous for declining Marlon Brando's Oscar, dies weeks after accepting Academy apology  Sky NewsSacheen Littlefeather: Remembering her activism and AIDS work  PinkNewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Man City 6-3 Man Utd: The Mailbox reacts after Haaland leads Manchester derby demolition - Football365

  03-10-2022 10:31 via news.google.com
  Man City 6-3 Man Utd: The Mailbox reacts after Haaland leads Manchester derby demolition  Football365Haaland & Foden BOTH score hat-tricks! | Man City 6-3 Man United | Premier League Highlights  Sky Sports Premier LeagueErling Haaland told he can break Premier League goals record after Man City hat-trick vs Manchester United  Manchester Evening NewsSpurs legend is concerned Erling Haaland could beat his 36-year record  The Spurs Web'Dreading Boxing Day
  
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• Horizon Zero Dawn PlayStation 5 remaster reportedly in the works - Eurogamer.net

  03-10-2022 10:22 via news.google.com
  Horizon Zero Dawn PlayStation 5 remaster reportedly in the works  Eurogamer.netA Horizon Zero Dawn remaster is in the works for PS5, it’s claimed  Video Games ChronicleHorizon Zero Dawn Remaster for PS5 Reportedly in Development  Push SquareHorizon Zero Dawn PS5 remaster and multiplayer game reportedly in the works  TechRadarOne of the best PS4 games is seemingly getting a PS5 remake – and we don't know why  T3View Full coverage on Go
  
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• Aston Martin “surprised” to be linked with F1 cost cap breach - Motorsport.com

  03-10-2022 10:17 via news.google.com
  Aston Martin “surprised” to be linked with F1 cost cap breach  Motorsport.comLewis Hamilton could be awarded LAST year’s F1 world title with Max Verstappen and Red Bull involved in a c...  The SunFIA 'mole' prime suspect revealed | thejudge13thejudge13  The Judge 13Red Bull "absolutely confident" ahead of crunch FIA F1 decision  Motorsport.comRed Bull stand firm amid 2021 cost cap breach claims as FIA prepare to give decision  T
  
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• Indonesia: 125 die in football stadium crush | World - The Times

  03-10-2022 10:15 via news.google.com
  Indonesia: 125 die in football stadium crush | World  The TimesScores killed in Indonesia football stadium crush - BBC News  BBC NewsIndonesia: Fans 'died in the arms' of players in stadium crush  BBCIndonesia football stampede: 32 children among dead as death toll rises  Sky NewsAnger grows against Indonesia police over football stadium tragedy  Bangkok PostView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Gemma Owen exclusive: Love Island star breaks silence on life with Luca Bish - Daily Mail

  03-10-2022 09:36 via news.google.com
  Gemma Owen exclusive: Love Island star breaks silence on life with Luca Bish  Daily MailView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Papers: Tories threaten rebellion as 45p vote 'delayed'

  03-10-2022 09:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Growing concerns within the Conservative Party over the PM's tax plans dominate Monday's papers.
  
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• Plan to ditch 45p tax rate was distraction - Chancellor

  03-10-2022 09:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Kwasi Kwarteng says the proposals, announced just 10 days ago, had become "a distraction".
  
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• West Belfast: Man dies after Donegal Celtic social club shooting

  03-10-2022 09:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The victim, named locally as Sean Fox, was shot by two masked gunmen who then escaped on foot.
  
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• Water companies forced to cut £150m from customers’ bills - The Guardian

  03-10-2022 09:14 via news.google.com
  Water companies forced to cut £150m from customers’ bills  The GuardianThousands of households to get water bill discount after 11 suppliers fined – check if you qualify...  The SunHouseholds in England and Wales to see £150m taken off water bills  This is MoneyHouseholds to see almost £150m taken off water bills after 11 firms fined  Yahoo News UKView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Jeffrey Dahmer: Production assistant says Netflix series was ‘one of the worst shows I’ve ever worked on’ - The Independent

  03-10-2022 09:09 via news.google.com
  Jeffrey Dahmer: Production assistant says Netflix series was ‘one of the worst shows I’ve ever worked on’  The IndependentNetflix's Jeffrey Dahmer series staffer says show was 'worst I've worked on'  The MirrorThe Dark Secret Behind Jeffrey Dahmer's Sex Appeal  Psychology TodayHow did Jeffrey Dahmer die and who is his killer Christopher Scarver?  The IndependentNetflixs Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story crew calls out racist treatment on
  
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• ‘He deserves more than that’ – Cristiano Ronaldo treatment by Man United sparks fiery Roy Keane and Micah R... - talkSPORT

  03-10-2022 09:07 via news.google.com
  ‘He deserves more than that’ – Cristiano Ronaldo treatment by Man United sparks fiery Roy Keane and Micah R...  talkSPORT"United have DISRESPECTED Ronaldo!" | Keane & Micah CLASH  Sky Sports Premier LeagueCristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United disrespecting forward, Roy Keane says  The TimesErik ten Hag bizarrely says Cristiano Ronaldo stayed on bench 'out of respect for his big career'  Daily MailMan City 6-3 Man Utd: Erik ten Hag says
  
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• Chancellor defends income tax cut U-turn

  03-10-2022 09:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Kwasi Kwarteng says the plans had become a 'distraction' from challenges facing the country.
  
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• Europe and UK hit by ‘unprecedented’ number of bird flu cases this summer - The Guardian

  03-10-2022 09:01 via news.google.com
  Europe and UK hit by ‘unprecedented’ number of bird flu cases this summer  The GuardianAvian influenza: unprecedented number of summer cases in Europe  EFSA newsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Emerging talent in photojournalism – in pictures

  03-10-2022 09:00
  Canon’s student development programme was established as an incubator for young creatives, offering 100 aspiring photographers mentorship with industry leaders, including the Guardian’s head of photography, Fiona Shields. The final shortlist will present at the Hamburg Portfolio Review Continue reading...
  
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• Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz stunned as he's kicked out of Singapore GP interview area - The Mirror

  03-10-2022 08:53 via news.google.com
  Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz stunned as he's kicked out of Singapore GP interview area  The MirrorVerstappen on verge of title despite 'terrible' weekend  BBCCharles and Carlos' message after the Singapore GP  FerrariSingapore Grand Prix: Max Verstappen fails to seal title, Sergio Perez holds off Charles Leclerc  Sky SportsSky reporter kicked out of media pen  Formula1News.co.ukView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• King Charles and Queen Consort to visit Dunfermline and Edinburgh

  03-10-2022 08:41 via bbc.co.uk
  They will make their first joint public appearance since the period of royal mourning ended.
  
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• Why I've had enough of centrist talking heads - The Telegraph

  03-10-2022 08:00 via news.google.com
  Why I've had enough of centrist talking heads  The TelegraphTory Conference: Jacob Rees-Mogg booed by protesters  Evening StandardRadon Liz hits the Tory conference with all smirks blazing  The GuardianThis is how Birmingham will ‘welcome’ the Tories for their conference  The IndependentLetters: The Conservative Party conference will only end in disaster  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Beatles: Rare images of early Cavern Club gigs found

  03-10-2022 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The photos, featuring original drummer Pete Best, were taken a year before debut single Love Me Do.
  
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• The challenges facing Scotland’s NHS this winter

  03-10-2022 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  What will happen to the health service as it enters what is traditionally the busiest period of the year?
  
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• Nuclear test veterans 'need Hillsborough-level apology'

  03-10-2022 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Veterans seek justice 70 years after Britain exploded its first nuclear bomb in Operation Hurricane.
  
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• Newport: Radiology failures led to baby placed into care

  03-10-2022 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  A family from Newport were accused of hurting their six-month-old son due to misdiagnosed X-rays.
  
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• Households will have to ration gas amid bitter winter forecast - The Telegraph

  03-10-2022 07:00 via news.google.com
  Households will have to ration gas amid bitter winter forecast  The TelegraphEurope faces 'unprecedented risks' to gas supplies this winter, warns International Energy Agency  Daily MailBlackout fear as gas supply could be cut  The TimesOfgem issues stark warning as UK to face ‘challenging’ winter over power shortage fears  ExpressEuropeans 'must lower thermostats to prepare for total gas supply cut'  EuronewsView Full coverage on Goo
  
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• How the assassination of Shinzo Abe became a political scandal in Japan – podcast

  03-10-2022 04:00
  The killing of the former prime minister shocked Japan, and the ensuing scandal has shaken the government, says Justin McCurry in TokyoOn Friday 8 July, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, was campaigning for his party in the city of Nara. Out of the crowd emerged Tetsuya Yamagami, wearing a surgical mask and holding a weapon. He fired twice, shooting Abe dead.The Guardian’s Tokyo correspondent, Justin McCurry, tells Michael Safi that the killing stunned Japan, where gun crime
  
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• Rikki Neave police 'ignored scientific evidence'

  03-10-2022 03:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Original 1994 police inquiry ignored evidence and instead made murder case against boy’s mother, BBC finds.
  
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• Cost of living: Young cancer patients 'in a desperate situation'

  03-10-2022 03:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Young people with cancer say they are struggling with rent and bills because of soaring living costs.
  
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• Moderate Bosniak candidate leads in race for presidency seat - Reuters

  03-10-2022 03:19 via news.google.com
  Moderate Bosniak candidate leads in race for presidency seat  ReutersBosnian Vote Triggers Suprising Overhaul of Three-Way Presidency  BloombergVoting ends in Bosnia election set to bring little change  The IndependentVoting begins in Bosnia election but little expected to change  The NationalBosniak, Croat moderate leaders set to win seats in Bosnia's presidency  ReutersView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Drax: UK power station owner cuts down primary forests in Canada

  03-10-2022 01:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The owner of the UK's biggest power station, Drax, is cutting down key forests in Canada.
  
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• What happens when all the banks leave town?

  03-10-2022 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Could a new "banking hub" solve the problems caused by the departure of five banks from Brechin?
  
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• Ancient footprints reveal 'Irish Sea Serengeti'

  03-10-2022 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Prehistoric footprints on Formby Beach have revealed how the British coast transformed over 9,000 years.
  
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• How hare coursing is used for betting in China

  03-10-2022 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  As Wiltshire Police kit up for the new season we find out how it is big business in China.
  
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