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Heading ban needed for children, says Mason
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Ryan Mason: Children should be banned from heading footballs
A ban on children heading regulation footballs should be introduced, says former Tottenham, Hull and England midfielder Ryan Mason.
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The Afghan village built from missiles
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The village built from missiles
Residents of Qezelabad in Afghanistan have lived for years in homes held up by unexploded weapons.
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Greta Thunberg: The Swedish teen inspiring climate strikes
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The Swedish teen inspiring climate strikes
Greta Thunberg spoke to the BBC in September, but since then she's become a global phenomenon.
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Our sign language romance
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Our sign language romance
Habib and Carole, a deaf couple from Lebanon, say they hope their children will be born hearing so they don't have to face the challenges they did.
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How Snowboarding became a Sport
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How snowboarding was created
Banned by ski resorts for years, snowboards were first allowed on the slopes in 1983 at Stratton Mountain. Jake Burton helped create the sport
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Nigeria election 2019: The passion and fashion of campaigning
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Nigeria election 2019: The passion and fashion of campaigning
Special cloth is commissioned for rallies as traditional attire takes on a political edge.
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Valentines' Day: How do you say 'I love you' to a buttoned-up Victorian?
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How saying 'I love you' changed over 200 years
The University of Toronto has a collection of Valentines dating back 200 years.
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The fashion models struggling with a life of debt
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The fashion models struggling with a life of debt
Models travel between fashion capitals for the chance to appear on the catwalks, but many will go home without pay and more debt.
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Valentine's Day: India college row over 'virgin tree' worship
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Valentine's Day: India college row over 'virginity tree' ritual
Many students believe praying at the tree will help them lose their virginity in six months.
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Carlos Ghosn and Japan's 'hostage justice' system
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Carlos Ghosn and Japan's 'hostage justice' system
Critics say the pressure to confess is immense and there is no real presumption of innocence.
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Churchill a villain, says senior UK MP
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McDonnell calls Churchill a 'villain'
The shadow chancellor was referring to the wartime PM's approach to striking miners in 1910.
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Brexit: MPs to debate next steps
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MPs voting on May's Brexit strategy
Labour's call for another vote on the withdrawal deal by 27 February and an SNP bid to delay Brexit are defeated.
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Gay couples sue Japan over right to get married
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Gay couples sue Japan over right to get married
Thirteen couples pick Valentine's Day for maximum attention on their struggle for equal rights.
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Paul Manafort: Trump ex-aide lied to prosecutors, judge rules
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Trump ex-aide lied to prosecutors
Paul Manafort "made multiple false statements" to the special counsel and others, a US judge rules.
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Colombia: Man jailed for sexual abuse of 276 children
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Colombia: Man jailed for sexual abuse of 276 children
Colombian Juan Carlos Sánchez, who used the alias Big Bad Wolf, receives a 60-year sentence.
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Former Apple lawyer charged with insider trading
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Former Apple lawyer charged with insider trading
Gene Levoff is accused of engaging in insider trading on several occasions between 2011 and 2016.
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Maria Ressa: Head of Philippines news site Rappler freed on bail
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Philippine news boss bailed amid outcry
The news site founded by Maria Ressa is one of few that openly criticises President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Airbus says A380 superjumbo production will end
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Airbus scraps A380 superjumbo jet as sales slump
The aircraft manufacturer ends production of the superjumbo after key buyer Emirates cuts order.
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'Know your cholesterol like you know your Pin code'
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'Know your cholesterol like you know your Pin code'
Going for a free health check could flag up early signs of cardiovascular disease, health bodies say.
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Why did the Airbus A380 fail?
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Why did the Airbus A380 fail?
It was billed as the future of air travel, but airlines increasingly saw the jet as too big and inefficient.
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Chinese student charged for throwing soybean pudding at Filipino officer
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Chinese student charged for throwing soybean pudding at Filipino officer
She threw a cup of the dessert at a police officer when he stopped her entering the metro.