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The influx of modern automatic weaponry in the 1990s turned local disputes into lethal exchanges. Bootleg copies of the American film Rambo circulated in remote communities, becoming a crude tutorial on the use of such weaponry.
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A letter from the British government classifying Paulette Wilson as an illegal immigrant shook her sense of identity and belonging. ‘Hostile environment’ policies years in the making meant that Wilson and other victims of the Windrush scandal had their right to residency in the UK called into question. She had been detained for a week pending imminent deportation though she had done nothing wrong. It was devastating, but luckily she was released before she was deported. Here we follow Wilson as she returns to Jamaica for the first time in 50 years, trying to make sense of her place in the world and rebuild a sense of security and belonging
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Tim has more than 4m followers on Instagram. But his online persona is different to his one in real life. When a big decision needs to be made, will he be able to reconcile his two identities? -
Alexis has a life-threatening disease. She spends her time in the wooded expanses of northern Scotland, where she takes care of dozens of animals who are also sick, wounded or dying -
When Victoria Mapplebeck was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to record each step of her journey. Shot on an iPhone X, Mapplebeck filmed her time in waiting rooms, surgery and chemotherapy. The Waiting Room is an unflinching portrait of the blood, sweat and tears of cancer treatment -
A new phenomenon has taken the internet by storm: Chinese rap. But behind its rise, there is a struggle for freedom of speech. Rappers try to figure out what they can and cannot say after more censorship is announced
Spotlight
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About 90,000 people in America have dwarfism. The writer and podcaster Cara Reedy takes us on a journey to reflect on what it means to be a person with dwarfism – and why America's obsession with little people has left lasting damage
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US parks officials are monitoring a century-old grounded barge that briefly broke loose during a storm last week in the river just above Niagara Falls
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Hoyle was dragged to the chair in the traditional way by Caroline Flint and Nigel Evans
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been elected as the next Commons Speaker, beating Chris Bryant by 112 votes
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Thousands of protesters clash with security personnel after gathering in defiance of a plea from the prime minister to suspend their demonstrations
Explainers
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Not so long ago white evangelical Christians were not interested in the politics of abortion; now they are on the frontline fighting against it. Leah Green investigates how it all changed
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With its sea of discarded tents and litter-strewn fields, Glastonbury hhas become almost as infamous for the mountain of rubbish left in its wake as it is renowned for its music. But this year, organisers are hitting back - by banning plastic bottles in a bid to stem the tide of waste. But festivalgoers are being urged to limit their impact on the environment in other ways, too
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Women have been tracking their cycles since periods were a thing. But these days, menstrual cycles have become big business, and there are lots of ways to make money from them
Sport
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Animal cruelty protesters chant “nup to the Cup” as the Melbourne Cup parade makes its way along Swanston Street in Melbourne. The traditional Monday parade through Melbourne’s CBD, held before the running of the $8m Cup on Tuesday, attracted more anti-horseracing activists than usual despite the downpour.
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Lewis Hamilton wrote his name into the pantheon of Britain's all-time sporting greats by winning his sixth Formula One world championship in America on Sunday
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Australian Ashleigh Barty outclassed defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3 in the Shenzhen finale to become the first world No 1 to win the WTA Finals series since Serena Williams five years ago
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World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont believes the Japan tournament will ‘probably be remembered as the greatest Rugby World Cup’.
Technology
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French researchers have developed a phone case that mimics the haptics of human skin. The interface could open up a new world of tactile communication
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Richard Sprenger meets some of the children plying their trade on YouTube, viral sensation Rebecca Black, and visits a Los Angeles summer camp where kids as young as six learn the tricks of the trade
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Petra Leary takes her hidden superpower to the sky, focusing her lens on becoming the world’s top aerial photographer
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Creator of video says he wants to raise awareness of technology's potential in age of fake news and doctored footage
Interviews
Culture
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Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out why kung fu references crop up so much in black culture
Life & style
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A comedian who crashed the Chanel catwalk, scrambling on to the stage and joining the models, was confronted by supermodel Gigi Hadid who ushered her away from the Paris show on Tuesday
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Many of our clothes are made from fossil-fuel-guzzling textiles but new leaps in biotechnology are paving the way to a carbon-negative wardrobe
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The trailer for a 12-episode Anna Wintour Masterclass in leadership and creativity has just been released, rendering the one of the most enigmatic names in fashion marginally less mysterious
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His fiancee says her day was 'even more beautiful' because of it but some argue he hijacked her moment
