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'They've found a magic money tree to help them stay in power'
Fury from other austerity-hit regions of the UK greets news Theresa May has sealed £1bn deal with the DUP to keep herself in Number 10
HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to set sail for sea trials
The Royal Navy's largest and most powerful warship has been plagued by delays and cost overruns
Aspiring model and cousin suffer unprovoked acid attack in East London
'Both victims have suffered burn injuries described as life-changing,' police say
Witness rebuffs claim Tommy Robinson was defending himself in brawl
'Tommy threw the first punch and then when the guy fell to the ground he kept punching,' says Mr Robinson's coach driver
Swimmers flee Majorca beach as eight-foot-long shark approaches
'It was eerie ... It was like something I’d only ever seen in a film'
Lions fan crashes on sofa of two All Blacks stars
He was offered shelter by their mother without realising who the brothers were
Next global crash could arrive 'with a vengeance'
Next major recession could be brewing in countries like China, a new report warns
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Jane Merrick It shouldn't have taken a tragedy for us to care about social housing
‘The 100 per cent fail rate for tower block safety is a damning indictment of how local and national governments have systematically turned a blind eye to the living conditions of the poorest in society’
Refugee family's plea to stop UK deporting Palestinian-Syrian student
Yousef Hassan is one of thousands of asylum seekers being transferred to Italy and Greece
Woman turned away from Indian hotel because she was a 'single lady'
Nupur Saraswat was not allowed to check in, despite the hotel having confirmed her booking online
Prada is selling a paperclip for £140 and Twitter is outraged
“That is the level of extra I strive to be”
How to get the cheapest flights according to an expert
Learn from the man who booked a trip to Belize for £18
Boots just described white skin as ‘normal’ and people are furious
An in-store SPF chart also suggested that people with darker skin can safely use SPF as low as 10
How anxiety became society's prevailing condition
Anxiety is starting to seem like a shared cultural experience fed by modern technology and social media. But are we really suffering more than previous generations?
How I learnt to live with multiple personalities
Emma Young meets a woman with dissociative identity disorder and discovers what happens when you lose your sense of being an individual
The hidden cost of motor neurone disease
People living with the condition often require home adaptations and additional support – but all come at a cost and it frequently falls on already struggling families to foot the bill
The children coming of age born after Rwanda's genocide
They were born in tragedy, but some of the children are remarkably resilient
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/49 26 June 2017
A man leaves after voting in the Mongolian presidential election at the Erdene Sum Ger (Yurt) polling station in Tuul Valley. Mongolians cast ballots on June 26 to choose between a horse breeder, a judoka and a feng shui master in a presidential election rife with corruption scandals and nationalist rhetoric
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People attend Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a play ground in the suburb of Sale, Morocco
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A plain-clothes police officer kicks a member of a group of LGBT rights activist as Turkish police prevent them from going ahead with a Gay Pride annual parade on 25 June 2017 in Istanbul, a day after it was banned by the city governor's office.
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4/49 25 June 2017
Pakistan army soldiers stands guard while rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than one hundred people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said.
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5/49 24 June 2017
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide that occurred in Xinmo Village, Mao County, Sichuan province, China
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Student activists shout anti martial law slogans during a protest in Manila on June 23, 2017
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A diver performs from the Pont Alexandre III bridge into the River Seine in Paris, France, June 23, 2017 as Paris transforms into a giant Olympic park to celebrate International Olympic Days with a variety of sporting events for the public across the city during two days as the city bids to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Debris and smoke are seen after an OV-10 Bronco aircraft released a bomb, during an airstrike, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi city, Philippines June 23, 2017
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) stands under pouring rain during a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion, by the Kremlin walls in Moscow, on June 22, 2017
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Smoke rises following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, on June 22, 2017
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Iraqis flee from the Old City of Mosul on June 22, 2017, during the ongoing offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the last district still held by the Islamic State (IS) group
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Girls stand in monsoon rains beside an open laundry in New Delhi, India
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People take part in the 15th annual Times Square yoga event celebrating the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, during classes in the middle of Times Square in New York. The event marked the international day of yoga.
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Faroe Islanders turn the sea red after slaughtering hundreds of whales as part of annual tradition
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A firefighting plane tackles a blaze in Cadafaz, near Goes, Portugal
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A person participates in a journalists' protest asking for justice in recent attacks on journalists in Mexico City, Mexico, 15 June 2017
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Poland's Piotr Lobodzinski starts in front of the Messeturm, Fairground Tower, in Frankfurt Germany. More than 1,000 runners climbed the 1202 stairs, and 222 meters of height in the Frankfurt Messeturm skyscraper run
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A runner lies on the ground after arriving at the finish line in Frankfurt Germany. More than 1,000 runners climbed the 1202 stairs, and 222 meters of height in the Frankfurt Messeturm skyscraper run
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A troupe of Ukrainian dancers perform at Boryspil airport in Kiev, on the first day of visa-free travel for Ukrainian nationals to the European Union
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A troupe of Ukrainian dancers perform on the tarmac at Boryspil airport in Kiev, on the first day of visa-free travel for Ukrainian nationals to the European Union
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French President Emmanuel Macron with his wife Brigitte Trogneux cast their ballot at their polling station in the first round of the French legislatives elections in Le Touquet, northern France
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A Thai worker paints on a large statue of the Goddess of Mercy, known as Guan Yin at a Chinese temple in Ratchaburi province, Thailand. Guan Yin is one of the most popular and well known Chinese Goddess in Asia and in the world. Guan Yin is the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion in Mahayana Buddhism and also worshiped by Taoist
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A Thai worker paints on a large statue of the Goddess of Mercy, known as Guan Yin at a Chinese temple in Ratchaburi province, Thailand. Guan Yin is one of the most popular and well known Chinese Goddess in Asia and in the world. Guan Yin is the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion in Mahayana Buddhism and also worshiped by Taoists
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. An Israeli court has ordered a journalist to pay more than $25,000 in damages to Netanyahu and his wife Sara for libeling them. The magistrate court in Tel Aviv ruled Sunday that Igal Sarna libeled the couple for writing a Facebook post that claimed the prime minister's wife kicked the Israeli leader out of their car during a fight
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Parkour enthusiasts train on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally developed in France, the training discipline is gaining popularity in Brazil
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Volunteers spread mozzarella cheese toppings on the Guinness World Record attempt for the Longest Pizza in Fontana, California, USA. The pizza was planned to be 7000 feet (2.13 km) to break the previous record of 6082 feet (1.8 km) set in Naples, Italy in 2016
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Jamaica's Olympic champion Usain Bolt gestures after winning his final 100 metres sprint at the 2nd Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica salutes the crowd after winning 100m 'Salute to a Legend' race during the Racers Grand Prix at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Bolt partied with his devoted fans in an emotional farewell at the National Stadium on June 10 as he ran his final race on Jamaican soil. Bolt is retiring in August following the London World Championships
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica salutes the crowd after winning 100m 'Salute to a Legend' race during the Racers Grand Prix at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Bolt partied with his devoted fans in an emotional farewell at the National Stadium on June 10 as he ran his final race on Jamaican soil. Bolt is retiring in August following the London World Championships
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Police officers investigate at the Amsterdam Centraal station in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A car ploughed into pedestrians and injured at least five people outside the station. The background of the incident was not immediately known, though police state they have 'no indication whatsoever' the incident was an attack
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Police officers investigate at the Amsterdam Centraal station in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A car ploughed into pedestrians and injured at least five people outside the station. The background of the incident was not immediately known, though police state they have 'no indication whatsoever' the incident was an attack
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Protesters stand off before police during a demonstration against corruption, repression and unemployment in Al Hoseima, Morocco. The neglected Rif region has been rocked by social unrest since the death in October of a fishmonger. Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was crushed in a rubbish truck as he protested against the seizure of swordfish caught out of season and his death has sparked fury and triggered nationwide protests
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A man looks on at a migrant and refugee makeshift camp set up under the highway near Porte de la Chapelle, northern Paris
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Damaged cars are seen stacked in the middle of a road in western Mosul's Zanjili neighbourhood during ongoing battles to try to take the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters
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Smoke billows following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures next to Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto during a welcome ceremony at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico
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Soldiers and residents carry the body of a Muslim boy who was hit by a stray bullet while praying inside a mosque, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who has taken over large parts of the Marawi City, Philippines
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Opposition demonstrators protest for the death on the eve of young activist Neomar Lander during clashes with riot police, in Caracas
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Neomar Lander, a 17-year-old boy was killed during a march in the Chacao district in eastern Caracas on Wednesday, taking the overall death toll since the beginning of April to 66, according to prosecutors
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Former FBI director James Comey is sworn in during a hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
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Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica trains at the University of West Indies in Kingston. Bolt says he is looking forward to having a party as he launches his final season on June 10 with what will be his last race on Jamaican soil. The 30-year-old world's fasted man plans to retire from track and field after the 2017 London World Championships in August
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Acquanetta Warren, Mayor of Fontana, California, reacts after US President Donald Trump introduced himself before the Infrastructure Summit with Governors and Mayors at the White House in Washington, US
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Frenchman Alain Castany, sentenced to 20 years on charges of drug trafficking in the 'Air Cocaine' affair, leaves the prison in Santo Domingo, on his way to France, where he is being transferred for medical reason
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A woman reacts at the place where 17-year-old demonstrator Neomar Lander died during riots at a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela, June 8, 2017. The sign reads: 'Neomar, entertainer for ever'
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Frenchman Alain Castany, sentenced to 20 years on charges of drug trafficking in the 'Air Cocaine' affair, leaves the prison in Santo Domingo, on his way to France, where he is being transferred for medical reasons
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Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visits Tobroco Machines in Oisterwijk, Netherlands. The company is a manufacturer of machines for use in agriculture, road construction and field maintenance. Tobroco is winner of the 2016 Koning Willem 1 Award for entrepreneurship
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A family member of an inmate tries to stop a truck used to transfer prisoners, outside a prison where a riot took place on Tuesday, in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
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An unconscious person is taken away on a motorcycle by fellow demonstrators after they clashed with riot police during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela
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Meet Liverpool target Keita, the 'ambitious yet humble' superstar
Such was his impact and influence after a €15m move from RB Salzburg last summer, you wonder whether Leipzig would have qualified for the Champions League without him
De Villiers should step down from captaincy - he's earned the right
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith will be writing exclusively for The Independent this summer. Here he looks at De Villers' absence from the Test series
Will Gore Trump insulted America’s first amendment by cancelling Eid celebration
The White House Eid dinner – started by Hillary Clinton – demonstrated the protection afforded to individuals’ religious observance by the first amendment of the US constitution
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Josie Cox Harry Potter is the UK's most successful businessman
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Letters There is a magic money tree, when it comes to the DUP
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Tom Peck Theresa May gave our money to the DUP in order to silence us
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Slavoj Zizek European movements are coming together to try to get rid of the left
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Letters World Refugee Day passed almost unnoticed this week
Jennifer Connelly has a mysterious role in Spider-Man: Homecoming
She'd previously starred - albeit outside of the MCU - as Bruce Banner's love interest in Ang Lee's take on The Hulk
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Guillermo del Toro regrets turning down a Harry Potter film
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What critics originally thought of the first Harry Potter book
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Meet some of the wild characters of Edgar Wright's Baby Driver
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Tom Hardy’s Venom, Silver Sable and Black Cat won’t be part of the MCU
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Bong Joon-ho on why Netflix's Okja won't be fictional for much longer
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- Music
Britain's most scenic festival on Google Images and in the flesh
It was not hard to see why we kept coming across Gottwood fan boys and girls who return to Holyhead for its House, Techno, and Snow-White-esque forest year in year out
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Why Glastonbury Festival won't be happening next year
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Joe Budden and Migos have tense confrontation at the BET Awards
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Ed Sheeran's Glastonbury set has been lambasted as 'bland and boring'
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Glastonbury highlights, Saturday review: Thundercat to Katy to Corbyn
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Glastonbury: Liam Gallagher and Laura Marling impress revellers
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- tv & radio
Poldark series 3 episode 3 review
The French Revolution gave us high cross-Channel drama, dodgy accents and a few plot holes
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John Oliver sued for 'character assassination'
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All the moments of note in the second Game of Thrones trailer
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The second trailer for Game of Thrones season 7 is here
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Alison Brie talks GLOW, Community, and why Hollywood won't take risks
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The Leftovers creator Damon Lindelof has lined up his next TV series
Harry Potter fans celebrate 20 years of witchcraft and wizardry
JK Rowling's first novel in the series published on 26 June 1997 and went on to sell 450 million copies in 79 languages
The ultimate men’s grooming guide to summer
Here’s how to sun-proof your warm-weather regime
Thousands of seals are being shot to keep the salmon industry going
Campaigners believe more needs to be done
US announces plans to inspect books at airport security
'Even someone reading a bestseller like Fifty Shades of Grey or a mild self-help book with a title such as What Should I Do With My Life? might be shy about exposing his or her reading habits'
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How much should you tip in different countries around the world?
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AirAsia X pilot 'told passengers to pray' after plane began to shake
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Flight diverted after passenger 'tried to open door'
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The darkest conspiracy theories about Denver's bizarre airport
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Website sells package holidays to island with hotel 400 miles away
From banking crises to rodents, this renovation wasn't plain sailing
Beset by the banking crisis, a five-year planning hold-up and a wire-chewing rat, a young family battled on to turn an Edwardian ‘dump’ in east London from drab to fab.
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How a designer packed a wildflower meadow into her city home garden
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Ten emerging designers to buy from now – before they hit the big time
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David Beckham to open flagship sportswear store in Covent Garden
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Revealed: RIBA best buildings of the year 2017 - the highlights
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How this family 'stepped outside the safe zone' with Technicolour home
Microsoft's plan to stop thieves stealing laptops revealed by patent
The company wants computers to be constantly connected to a cellular network, like smartphones
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Instagram Favorites: New feature recreates intimacy of group chats
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New Snapchat feature lets you see exactly where other people are
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'Thousands' of MPs and police hit by password hack linked to Russia
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Facebook launches initiative with husband of murdered MP Jo Cox
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Google Glass: Shock update hints at return from the dead
Withings is now Nokia: The future of health tech is in safe hands
There's a lot to look forward to
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Kodi: Is it legal, what are boxes and how can I download it?
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Google Docs: How to create and edit documents with your voice
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How the sequel to Frank Underwood's favourite game was made
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The strange film that sums up our fears of AI and the future
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WhatsApp Status: The really useful feature you don’t even know exists
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- Gaming
Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind is The Force Awakens of gaming
Bethesda - PS4/Xbox One/PC (reviewed) - £29.99 upgrade/ £39.99 with base game
7 best VR headsets
Immerse yourself in a virtual world with these tried-and-tested models