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10 things to know about veganism in childhood

Here's what the experts say about the benefits and risks of veganism in childhood. Veganism is on the rise in certain parts of the world. Though...

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Jasmin Fox-Skelly

Americans react to the 'worldwide caution' alert

The US State Department has issued a rare global security warning ahead of summer. But travellers – and the destinations that rely on them – are...

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Lindsey Galloway

How a Nazi war criminal's trial shook the world

In July 1987, 38 years ago this week, a Nazi war criminal, the "Butcher of Lyon", was sentenced to life in prison by a French court for crimes...

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Myles Burke

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner was deemed the 'safest' of planes. The whistleblowers were always less sure

Listen to Theo reading this article The Air India tragedy, in which at least 270 people died, involved one of Boeing's most innovative and popular...

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Theo Leggett International Business Correspondent

What Love Island USA can learn from the UK franchise's own tragedies

Love Island USA - a spinoff of the UK reality series - is having its most-watched season yet. But its newfound popularity has come with a dark...

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Christal Hayes Bbc News

One of the world's earliest gay anthems

Cited as one of the first representations of black queer popular culture, Ma Rainey's sensational Prove It on Me Blues is a landmark song that had...

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Deborah Nicholls-Lee

The European nation pioneering 'beer diplomacy'

For the last six years, the globe's top beer tourism destination has been quietly inviting brewers to the Czech Republic to teach the world how to...

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David Farley

10 of the best films to watch this July

From Superman to I Know What You Did Last Summer – these are the films to watch at the cinema and stream at home this month. Best known as the...

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Nicholas Barber

Is your cat vocal? It might be a gene thing

Some cats are quiet, while others meow loudly for attention. What makes the difference may be buried deep in their genes. If you've ever shared...

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Grace Carroll

India's $1 fermented summer superfood

For centuries, the people of Odisha have turned to pakhala – a fermented rice dish – to beat the heat. Now it's gaining global attention. It was a...

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Soumya Gayatri

'It's like returning to nature': How sleeping in old schools is reviving rural Japan

As Japan's dwindling population increasingly migrates to cities, 450 rural schools close each year. Now, some are being transformed into unique...

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Mizuki Uchiyama

Glastonbury: The 1975 deliver a polished, but safe headline slot

The 1975 emerged from hibernation to headline Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on Friday, playing their only date of the year, and their first since...

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Mark Savage Music Correspondent

The story behind Hollywood's most famous side-eye

One of show business's most glamorous – and notorious – images, there's more to this 1957 snapshot of Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield than might...

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Gregory Wakeman

'Our food doesn't even last the month': Americans brace for Trump's welfare cuts

Elizabeth Butler goes from one supermarket to the next in her home town of Martinsburg, West Virginia, to ensure she gets the best price on each...

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Ana Faguy Bbc News Reporting Frommartinsburg

The cryptic symbolism of Van Gogh's Sunflowers

They helped to make Vincent van Gogh among the most famous and influential painters in the history of art. Why did sunflowers obsess him and so...

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Matt Wilson

Can AI speak the language Japan tried to kill?

More than a century after colonisation, the Ainu language almost vanished. Now machines are listening to hours of old recordings and learning to...

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Jessie Lau

Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending

Fifty years after it first exploded on Indian screens, Sholay (Embers) - arguably the most iconic Hindi film ever made - is making a spectacular...

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Sudha G Tilak Delhi