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Online games likely to be hit if strikes continue - union

Online games likely to be hit if strikes continue - union

The union leading the video game performers' strike says multiplayer games might...

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Secrets of hovering kestrels to help drones beat city winds

Secrets of hovering kestrels to help drones beat city winds

Researchers hope they could inspire new drone and plane designs able to better cope...

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The AI tech aiming to identify future Olympians

The AI tech aiming to identify future Olympians

Olympics fans are trying a new AI-powered system to see if they may be able to win...

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Could Australia become a green hydrogen superpower?

Could Australia become a green hydrogen superpower?

Australia's iron ore and coal have powered major economies. Many hope that hydrogen...

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Delta Airlines hits out at CrowdStrike, alleging $500m loss

Delta Airlines hits out at CrowdStrike, alleging $500m...

The US-based carrier has indicated it will sue both CrowdStrike and Microsoft for...

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A week of unrest - and a week of silence from big tech

A week of unrest - and a week of silence from big tech

Social media firms are accused of stoking the disorder in the UK but have not commented...

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YouTube's former chief Susan Wojcicki dies aged 56

YouTube's former chief Susan Wojcicki dies aged 56

One of Google's earliest employees, Ms Wojcicki had been ill with lung cancer for...

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The 'superfood' taking over fields in northern India

The 'superfood' taking over fields in northern India

New farming techniques have seen a rapid expansion of makhana or fox nuts in northern...

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Why is Elon Musk's X struggling with technical problems?

Why is Elon Musk's X struggling with technical problems?

The billionaire's interview with Donald Trump was delayed while the platform struggled...

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China firm claims world's fastest-charging EV battery

China firm claims world's fastest-charging EV battery

Zeekr says its new batteries can be charged from 10% to 80% in 10 and a half minutes...

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Tech Life: Olympic esports and Saudi Arabia

Tech Life: Olympic esports and Saudi Arabia

The IOC announced the inaugural games will be hosted by Saudi Arabia. Not all are...

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No laughing matter - how AI is helping comedians write jokes

No laughing matter - how AI is helping comedians write...

Some comedians are turning to artificial intelligence for their new new material.

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Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says

Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says

The entertainment giant says the terms of a free trial prevent it from being sued...

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Tech firm apologises for 'creepy' hostess lampshade outfits

Tech firm apologises for 'creepy' hostess lampshade outfits

The company-branded lampshades, which obscured the women's faces, have been called...

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Is this the end for the magnetic stripe?

Is this the end for the magnetic stripe?

Once common on tickets and cardkeys the magnetic stripe is being phased out.

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'Nothing stopping' child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns

'Nothing stopping' child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp,...

The Internet Watch Foundation is calling for more mechanisms to be put in place...

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Fortnite app returns to iPhones - but only in the EU

Fortnite app returns to iPhones - but only in the EU

The boss of the game's publisher says he hopes to bring it to UK iPhones in 2025.

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Respected gaming magazine praised after sudden closure

Respected gaming magazine praised after sudden closure

Industry professionals say Game Informer will be "much-missed" after 33 years of...

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Actors demand action over 'disgusting' explicit video game scenes

Actors demand action over 'disgusting' explicit video game...

They say the scenes, which they often don't know about in advance, leave them "shaken"...

Health
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Ex-medical officer close to tears over Covid deaths

Ex-medical officer close to tears over Covid deaths

Dame Sally Davies apologises to bereaved families and says the UK was poorly prepared...

Health
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'Moronic': Vicious Covid WhatsApps reveal No 10 battles

'Moronic': Vicious Covid WhatsApps reveal No 10 battles

"Meltdown", "liar", "embarrassing" - messages lay bare Downing Street divisions...

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Covid inquiry: The UK pandemic in numbers

Covid inquiry: The UK pandemic in numbers

Explore the data on how the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in the UK.

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Five takeaways from Johnson at the Covid inquiry

Five takeaways from Johnson at the Covid inquiry

The former PM is the most high-profile witness so far to testify at the inquiry...

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What is the UK Covid inquiry and what powers does it have?

What is the UK Covid inquiry and what powers does it have?

"Never again can a disease be allowed to lead to so many deaths," the inquiry has...

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Paris: Grassroots to Glory

Paris: Grassroots to Glory

The Paralympic Rowing Cox will compete a year after getting the all clear from cancer.

Health
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What does hot weather do to the body?

What does hot weather do to the body?

What impact do high temperatures have on our bodies?

Health
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How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic

How the UK planned for the wrong pandemic

Over-confidence, wasted opportunities and muddled-thinking left UK sleep-walking...

Health
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Eight-year ADHD backlog at NHS clinics revealed

Eight-year ADHD backlog at NHS clinics revealed

Data suggests at least 196,000 adults are waiting to be seen and demand has quadrupled...

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Are you feeling grotty all the time this summer?

Are you feeling grotty all the time this summer?

Why some people are saying they've been ill all year.

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‘I’m stuck in a prison’: Disabled and trapped in hospital for 10 months

‘I’m stuck in a prison’: Disabled and trapped in hospital...

No suitable home has been found in the community for the 36-year-old, who is disabled.

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Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods

Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed...

Experts can’t agree how exactly they affect us and it’s not clear that science will...

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Two new dementia risks identified by major report

Two new dementia risks identified by major report

Treating failing eyesight and high cholesterol can help lower the risk of the illness,...

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Slimming jabs: 'I thought my body was shutting down'

Slimming jabs: 'I thought my body was shutting down'

BBC Investigations speaks to people damaged by illegal and often fake slimming drug...

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BMA calls for ban on puberty blockers to be lifted

BMA calls for ban on puberty blockers to be lifted

Doctors' union attacks landmark review into gender care for under-18s as it launches...

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OCD made actress think she was a danger to her baby

OCD made actress think she was a danger to her baby

Fresh Meat star Kimberley Nixon says she felt scared and alone after giving birth...

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The junior doctors' strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?

The junior doctors' strikes may be over. But is trouble...

The end of the pay dispute sounded too good to be true. And now some are wondering...

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Ten tips for sleeping in hot weather

Ten tips for sleeping in hot weather

A simple guide on how to get a good night's sleep in the heat.

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AI in healthcare: what are the risks for the NHS?

AI in healthcare: what are the risks for the NHS?

Generative AI will be transformative for NHS patient outcomes, a senior government...

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The comedian turning her period condition into a stand-up show

The comedian turning her period condition into a stand-up...

Bella Humphries has Premenstrual dysphoric disorder but is sharing her experience...

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Girl died drinking Costa hot chocolate, inquest told

Girl died drinking Costa hot chocolate, inquest told

The 13-year-old had a dairy allergy went into anaphylactic shock, an inquest hears

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Key questions that remain about Nottingham killer's care

Key questions that remain about Nottingham killer's care

Valdo Calocane often stopped taking his medication and was becoming increasingly...

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First case of more dangerous mpox found outside Africa

First case of more dangerous mpox found outside Africa

Sweden's public health agency records what it says is the first case of a more severe...

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Mpox risk low but UK medics on alert

Mpox risk low but UK medics on alert

The UK Health Security Agency says it will ensure medics know how to spot and test...

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Warning over antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases

Warning over antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases

The UK Health Security Agency says a rise in gonorrhoea cases in England is "concerning".

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Infected blood: I was told I couldn't have children

Infected blood: I was told I couldn't have children

Richard Warwick says the government's compensation plan "should have been done two...

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Failures led to girl's Costa drink death - coroner

Failures led to girl's Costa drink death - coroner

The girl's mother accuses the food industry of treating allergy training as a "tick...

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Travellers advised to consider mpox vaccine

Travellers advised to consider mpox vaccine

There is concern about a new strain of the disease that has been spreading in parts...

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What is the infected blood scandal?

What is the infected blood scandal?

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster...

USA
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Harvard Names Conservative Legal Scholar as Permanent Provost

Harvard Names Conservative Legal Scholar as Permanent Provost

John F. Manning has served as interim provost since March, and is considered a top...

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San Francisco Moves to Lead Fight Against Deepfake Nudes

San Francisco Moves to Lead Fight Against Deepfake Nudes

City Attorney David Chiu has filed a lawsuit seeking to permanently shutter 16 popular...

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Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Protections for Transgender Students in Some States

Supreme Court, for Now, Blocks Protections for Transgender...

The order maintained halts by lower courts on federal rules prohibiting discrimination...

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Trump Says Civilian Award Is ‘Much Better’ Than Medal of Honor

Trump Says Civilian Award Is ‘Much Better’ Than Medal of...

The former president said Thursday the reason was because those given the nation’s...

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Abortion Rights Advocates Hit the D.N.C.: Free Vasectomies and an Inflatable IUD

Abortion Rights Advocates Hit the D.N.C.: Free Vasectomies...

This convention is likely to be a head-on display of a new, unbridled abortion politics.

USA
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Harris Lays Out Her Economic Vision, Casting Trump’s as Backward-Looking

Harris Lays Out Her Economic Vision, Casting Trump’s as...

In her first major policy speech, the vice president argued that her Republican...

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Susan Lorincz Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of Ajike Owens

Susan Lorincz Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting...

Susan Lorincz, who is white, shot Ajike Owens last June through the door of her...

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Trump’s Message: Prices (Plus Gangs, A.I. and ‘Bird Cemeteries’)

Trump’s Message: Prices (Plus Gangs, A.I. and ‘Bird Cemeteries’)

Former President Donald J. Trump was supposed to focus on the price of groceries...

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JD Vance’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Milwaukee

JD Vance’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Milwaukee

A problem with the door seal on the Boeing 737 forced the chartered plane to return...

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How to Watch the First Harris-Trump Debate

How to Watch the First Harris-Trump Debate

ABC News will broadcast the debate next month, which former President Donald J....

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From ‘Perfect Candidate’ to Sudden Exit: Inside the Fall of Columbia’s President

From ‘Perfect Candidate’ to Sudden Exit: Inside the Fall...

Nemat Shafik was vilified on almost all sides for her handling of the protests over...

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Trump Pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for Debate Prep

Trump Pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for Debate Prep

Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democrat who has rebranded herself as a celebrity among...

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What Minnesota’s Law on Free Tampons in Public Schools Actually Does

What Minnesota’s Law on Free Tampons in Public Schools...

Conservatives have criticized Gov. Tim Walz over the law, but schools have not taken...

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Harris to Lay Out Economic Message Focused on High Cost of Living

Harris to Lay Out Economic Message Focused on High Cost...

The vice president’s plans represent more of a reboot of President Biden’s economic...

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Finding Summer Heat Relief in Your Hairstyle

Finding Summer Heat Relief in Your Hairstyle

On a hot day, getting hair off the back of your neck is often the simplest way to...

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Inmate Captured in North Carolina After Escape

Inmate Captured in North Carolina After Escape

Law enforcement officers captured Ramone Alston, who had been serving a life sentence...

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Kamala Harris Puts Four Sun Belt States Back in Play, Times/Siena Polls Find

Kamala Harris Puts Four Sun Belt States Back in Play, Times/Siena...

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in close races across Arizona, Georgia, Nevada...

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The Confidants Guiding Kamala Harris’s Campaign Against Trump

The Confidants Guiding Kamala Harris’s Campaign Against...

The vice president’s brain trust is younger, more racially diverse and larger than...

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Fact-Checking Trump’s and Harris’s Attacks on Each Other’s Policies

Fact-Checking Trump’s and Harris’s Attacks on Each Other’s...

We examine the two candidates’ criticisms of each other’s policies, promises and...

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Ahead of DNC in Chicago, Locals Have Mixed Feelings About the Event

Ahead of DNC in Chicago, Locals Have Mixed Feelings About...

About 50,000 people are expected in the nation’s third-largest city for the Democrats’...

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Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against Riots, Crime and Migrants

Deploying on U.S. Soil: How Trump Would Use Soldiers Against...

The former president’s vision of using the military to enforce the law domestically...

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The Next Stop for Denver Campus Protesters Is the Democratic Convention

The Next Stop for Denver Campus Protesters Is the Democratic...

Students in Denver behind one of the longest-running encampments in protest of the...

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Teamsters Union Says Harris Has Accepted Offer to Meet Its Leaders

Teamsters Union Says Harris Has Accepted Offer to Meet...

The head of the union, which has not backed a presidential candidate this year,...

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This Georgia Republican Defied Trump. Now He’s Fighting a Defamation Suit.

This Georgia Republican Defied Trump. Now He’s Fighting...

The secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has spent $500,000 defending himself...

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Trump Transition Team to Include Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon

Trump Transition Team to Include Howard Lutnick and Linda...

The appointment of Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick is notable, as neither has been...

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Kamala Harris and the Return of ‘Tough on Crime’

Kamala Harris and the Return of ‘Tough on Crime’

Over her career, her rhetoric has tracked the national mood. So do Americans now...

Education
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We don't know how many people are having babies - and that's a headache for schools

We don't know how many people are having babies - and that's...

Working out how many school pupils to budget for may well prove to be a headache...

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Why school exclusions are at record levels

Why school exclusions are at record levels

Exclusions in schools in England are sky-high - but experts say it's about more...

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When do GCSE results come out?

When do GCSE results come out?

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Northern Ireland and Wales are getting...

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When will VAT get added to private school fees?

When will VAT get added to private school fees?

Labour says removing the current tax exemption will help to fund 6,500 new teachers...

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SQA results day 2024: What happens after results come out?

SQA results day 2024: What happens after results come out?

Around 145,000 students across Scotland will receive their exams results on 6 August.

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I’m staying on at school despite signing football deal

I’m staying on at school despite signing football deal

Harry McLean says he is well aware that his two-year contract does not guarantee...

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How to survive a 1,200 mile walk with your teenage son

How to survive a 1,200 mile walk with your teenage son

Finn, 13, and his mum Kerry-Anne have just completed a walk around the perimeter...

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From apprentice to head of multimillion pound firm

From apprentice to head of multimillion pound firm

An apprentice started a business in a spare room which now turns over millions of...

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Raac exam uplift 'difficult', chief regulator says

Raac exam uplift 'difficult', chief regulator says

It comes after parents called for marks to be boosted due to the crumbling concrete...

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Mental health support for students receiving results

Mental health support for students receiving results

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has a text service students can access for...

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'I got no GCSEs and cleaned pubs - now I'm a uni lecturer'

'I got no GCSEs and cleaned pubs - now I'm a uni lecturer'

As students receive their exam results, Anna Champneys shares advice she would give...

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How can I help my kids through exam results day?

How can I help my kids through exam results day?

As results days loom, we asked an expert and a family who've been through it for...

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A-level results day: Grades and Ucas clearing explained

A-level results day: Grades and Ucas clearing explained

When is results day and what should you do if you do not get the grades you need?

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How much does uni cost and will I earn more if I go?

How much does uni cost and will I earn more if I go?

Given higher costs, some students are wondering whether going to university makes...

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Five key takeaways from 2024's A-level results

Five key takeaways from 2024's A-level results

The north-south divide persists and T-level dropout rates remain high. Here's what...

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Top A-level grades rise across England, Wales and NI

Top A-level grades rise across England, Wales and NI

It is the first rise since 2021, with 27.8% of all grades either A* or A.

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Cash prizes and free rent: Uni clearing offers 'inappropriate'

Cash prizes and free rent: Uni clearing offers 'inappropriate'

Potential students are being offered incentives if they sign up for certain degree...

London
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Young Reporter Crayford's Community Fair- Libby O'Connell Townley Grammar

Young Reporter Crayford's Community Fair- Libby O'Connell...

Young Reporter Crayford's Community Fair- Libby O'Connell Townley Grammar

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Young Reporter/Farm, food and then forgotten/Elouisa Oldbury Esher College

Young Reporter/Farm, food and then forgotten/Elouisa Oldbury...

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) found around 6.4 million tonnes...

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Young Reporter "Me Before You' book review, Hafsa Khan, Rosebery School

Young Reporter "Me Before You' book review, Hafsa Khan,...

Jojo Moyes' "Me Before You" is an emotionally charged love story that delves into...

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Spring is Blossoming in London suburbs - Scenic Walks | Theo Nguyen Wilson's School

Spring is Blossoming in London suburbs - Scenic Walks |...

As the month of a London-weather inflicted April comes to an end, a new season emerges...

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Young Rep. - The Problems of Social Media and how to Fix them - Mark M, Wilson's Schl

Young Rep. - The Problems of Social Media and how to Fix...

New perspectives on social media are needed. Now becoming quite the cliché, social...

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Young Reporter - Conan Gray Found Heaven - Katie Clark Woodhouse College

Young Reporter - Conan Gray Found Heaven - Katie Clark...

Synth straight from the 1980s. Haunting, angelic vocal harmonies. Gut-wrenching...

London
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Young Reporter: Chappell Roan - A Rising Star, Zahrah Santos Califano, Colfe's School

Young Reporter: Chappell Roan - A Rising Star, Zahrah Santos...

‘And I heard that there's a special place/ Where boys and girls can all be queens...

London
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Young Reporter Farmers Market Needs More Fans- Libby O'Connell Townley Grammar

Young Reporter Farmers Market Needs More Fans- Libby O'Connell...

Young Reporter Farmers Market Needs More Fans- Libby O'Connell Townley Grammar

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Young Reporter: Review of The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks –Amelie O Woodhouse College

Young Reporter: Review of The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks...

Published in 1984, The Wasp Factory holds an incredible relevance to this day in...

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