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Why modern dating is really difficult for young Christians
Finding someone you click with is hard enough for most people, but when Jesus is the most important person in your life, the challenge becomes much greater
How passengers are being pushed towards 'most expensive' tickets
'Train companies need to be clear and upfront on how passengers can get the best deal for them and transparent about what these savings are based on'
How too much smartphone use can physically damage your eyes
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Martin Barrow When I moved to the UK, I didn't speak a word of English
I look around me today and I see my Colombian cleaner FaceTiming her family during her shift, and Peruvian shop workers glued to foreign telenovelas in London supermarkets. Learning English is no longer compulsory
Vince Cable In Brexit trade deals with China and India, Britain won't come out top
Britain’s current crop of ministers seem not to have taken on board that the attempted EU-India agreement foundered not because of the rest of the EU but, in substantial part, because Britain rejected it
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1/31 30 December 2016
Nepalese Gurung community women wear traditional attire dance during a parade to mark their New Year known as 'Tamu Loshar' in Kathmandu, Nepal. The indigenous Gurungs, also known as Tamu, are celebrating the advent of the year of the bird
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2/31 30 December 2016
At least five workers were killed and scores more feared trapped on December 30 after a massive mound of earth caved in at a coal mine in eastern India
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People gather near the site of a coal mine collapse near Lalmatia in Godda district, in eastern Jharkhand state6. At least five workers were killed and scores more feared trapped after a massive mound of earth caved in at a coal mine in eastern India
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4/31 30 December 2016
Fog descends upon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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5/31 30 December 2016
The sun rises over the skyline, seen from a balcony on the 42nd floor of a building on a foggy day in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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A Palestinian woman lies on the ground after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank
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A Palestinian woman lies on the ground after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank
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A Palestinian woman lying on the ground is attended to after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank
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The Russian flag flies at half mast at the Consulate-General of Russia in San Francisco, California. President Barack Obama unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the US election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shuttering two Russian compounds inside the United States in New York and Maryland
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10/31 29 December 2016
Yellow underwear for sell at a store in Medellin, Colombia, where tradition holds that it brings prosperity and good luck if you wear them on New Year's Eve
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11/31 29 December 2016
The body of Haya, a 3-year-old Syrian girl, lies at a makeshift morgue in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, following reported air strikes
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12/31 29 December 2016
Memorial items are left at one of the Hollywood Walk of Fame stars for actress Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher, in Hollywood, California.
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13/31 29 December 2016
Novelist Asli Erdogan hugs her mother Mine Aydostlu after being released from the Bakirkoy prison in Istanbul. An Istanbul court ordered the release of one of Turkey's most celebrated novelists after over four months in jail on charges of terror propaganda, as the authorities detained a leading investigative journalist over his tweet
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14/31 29 December 2016
People wait in line to eat at the Carnegie Deli in New York. After 79 years of serving up heaps of cured meat, the Carnegie slices its last ridiculously oversized sandwich. Days before it shuts its doors, the line stretched down the block outside the Manhattan deli as hungry patrons waited to chow down on its famous $20 pastrami sandwich
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15/31 29 December 2016
Followers of Yoruba goddess Yemanja participate in a ceremony in her honour at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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16/31 29 December 2016
As the year winds down, Brazilian worshippers of Yemanja celebrate the deity, offerings flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the coming year. The belief in the goddess comes from the West African Yoruba culture
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17/31 29 December 2016
The faithful enter the ocean during a ceremony honouring Yemanja, Yoruba Goddess of the Sea, as part of traditional New Year's celebrations on the sands of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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A woman passes in front of a graffiti which reads 'Army Killer' in Guatemala City during the activities marking the 20th anniversary of the signing of the peace in Guatemala after 36 years of internal armed conflict (1960-1996)
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19/31 28 December 2016
The world's highest bridge, the Beipanjiang Bridge, near Bijie in southwest China's Guizhou province has opened to traffic in China, connecting two southwestern provinces and reducing travel time by three quarters
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20/31 28 December 2016
The world's highest bridge, the Beipanjiang Bridge, near Bijie in southwest China's Guizhou province has opened to traffic in China, connecting two southwestern provinces and reducing travel time by three quarters
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, embraces Bana Al-Abed, 7, from Aleppo, Syria, at his Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey
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Relatives grieve by the corpse of victim of a blast in a fireworks market, flattened by a huge blast that killed at least 26 and injured dozens, who lies on the ground in Mexico City
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23/31 20 December 2016
View of the utter destruction caused by a huge blast in a fireworks market in Mexico City, killing at least nine people and injuring 70, according to police
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Late Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov's wife Marina reacts next to the flag-wrapped coffin during a ceremony at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey
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Andrey Karlov lying dead after being shot by policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas at a gallery in Ankara, Turkey
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Honour guards carry the coffin of police officer Tugay Can Kizilirmak, 26, who was killed outside the Besiktas football club stadium
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Family members mourn as honour guards carry the coffin of police officer Tugay Can Kizilirmak, 26, who was killed outside the Besiktas football club stadium in Istanbul
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Brazilian Chapecoense footballer Alan Ruschel, one of the survivors of the LaMia airliner air crash in Colombia two weeks ago, arrives at hospital in Chapeco, Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil
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Nadia Murad breaks down crying as Lamia Haji Bashar delivers a speech at the European parliament in Strasbourg, after being awarded laureates of the 2016 Sakharov human rights prize
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Police officers comfort each other after explosions near the Besiktas football club stadium Vodafone Arena in Istanbul. Turkey
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A woman stands on the ruin of a market after an earthquake in Meureudu, Aceh province, Indonesia
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Mourinho: Schneiderlin and Memphis have played their last United games
While Jose Mourinho is hoping to sell both players before the window closes, there could be a route back in for Bastian Schweinsteiger
Australian cricketer hit in the most painful place possible
The 24-year-old will always remember his debut and, in particular, this moment
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Warner blitzes historic 100 as Aussies take charge against Pakistan
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Ponting to join Australia coaching staff
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Pietersen attacks co-commentator Waugh over Australia selection policy
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Australia seal unlikely win on thrilling final day against Pakistan
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Cook not to blame for India debacle but resignation looms in new year
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Wail Qasim Calling the Facebook Live abuse video a BLM kidnap is racist
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Sunny Hundal Outrage over The Real Housewives of Isis is ridiculous and unjustified
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Miriam Gonzalez Theresa May needs to bring Boris Johnson under control
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Denis MacShane After dealing with Putin, Sir Tim Barrow is the man to steer Brexit
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James Moore Kadeena Cox's funding has been suspended for appearing on The Jump
Star Wars braintrust meeting to decide whether to use CGI Leia in Ep 9
How Disney will proceed remains unclear
Sundara Karma on their debut Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect
They’ve yet to make big enough to move out of Reading but frontman Oscar Pollock says the band has its sights set on touring America in ‘nice f***-off bus’
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Take Courage book review: An interesting re-evaluation of Anne Bronte
Samantha Ellis turns her attention to the youngest of the Bronte sisters, Anne, in her latest book, and realises she wasn't as meek as she was presented, after reading a sprightly letter the author wrote five weeks before she died, aged 29
The latest men's fashion trend is awful and needs to die
The trend has unsurprisingly caused uproar
Beer made from foraged mushrooms is latest craft brew trend
The number of craft breweries across the world has shot up in recent years
The world's sexiest bedroom revealed
From treehouses to soundtracks curated by a former editor of NME, here's an exclusive look at the winners of boutique experts Mr & Mrs Smith's 2016 Hotel Awards
This refined family home is a must for interior design inspiration
A residential space which opens its doors for private stays is the epitome of elegance. Amira Hashish explores the home for our Design Destination series
WhatsApp and Facebook scam tricks people into sending message
Neither of the apps are going to stop being free – you're far more valuable than that
Dishonored 2's Emily Kaldwin leads the way for women in video games
Emily marks a new breed of female playable character that’s helping to better diversify the gaming sphere – and create better games in the process
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The sex work revolution that no one is willing to talk about
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Travelling Japan with just a passport, wallet and phone
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Google's new VR headset is lacking the most important thing, for now
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Everything you should worry about if you use WhatsApp
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Apple’s Philip Schiller talks computers, touchscreens and new MacBooks
10 best tablets
From super-light devices to those which double up as a laptop, we assess the competition