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Innocents incarcerated – the nightmare of wrongful imprisonment

It is one of the worst nightmares imaginable: to be convicted of a crime you did not commit, to spend years and even to die behind bars, innocent. Believed by no one. Yet it happens all the time. What’s to stop it happening to you? Nothing, says Andy Martin

Rio's black history is being erased - but not without a fight

When Rio de Janeiro trumpeted its regeneration of the port area for the Olympics last year, few people realised it was at the expense of the city's black heritage. Kiratiana Freelon reports on what locals are calling the systematic whitewashing of Rio's past

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It’s not just millennials who need lessons on how to be a grown-up

It’s no secret – growing up can be hard to do. That’s why journalist Daisy Buchanan was inspired to write a book that’s part memoir and part self-help for her fellow millennials – but the final product bears a message that transcends its target demographic, making How to Be a Grown-Up a must-read for all ages

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Germany warns Russia to join talks if it wants help rebuilding Syria

Immigration ‘particularly important to some sectors of economy'

World trade seen growing 2.4% in 2017, according to WTO

Sturgeon dismisses snap Holyrood poll to end May stand-off

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World news in pictures

World news in pictures

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    A flower covered police car is pictured at the site where a truck drove into a department store in Stockholm, Sweden

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    A woman lays flowers to commemorate the victims of Friday's terror attack at a makeshift memorial near the site where a truck drove into Ahlens department store in Stockholm, Sweden

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    NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough being carried into a medical tent shortly after he, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos landed in their Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft in a remote area near the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

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    The International Space Station (ISS) crew members NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, surrounded by ground personnel, rest shortly after the landing of Russia's Soyuz MS-02 space capsule near the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

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    Egyptians carry the coffin of policewoman Brigadier Nagwa el-Haggar during her funeral, after she died during a blast that struck outside the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate headquarters in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria

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    Women cry outside the funeral for those killed in a Palm Sunday church attack in Alexandria Egypt, at the Mar Amina church

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    Mourners pray next to coffins of victims of the blast at the Coptic Christian Saint Mark's church in Alexandria the previous day during a funeral procession at the Monastery of Marmina in the city of Borg El-Arab, east of Alexandria

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    A person walks past posters for 'Reporters without borders' that refers to the French presidential election campaign in the district of Montmartre in Paris

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    A couple take a photo of the sunset from Dune of Pyla, the tallest sand dune in Europe, in Pyla-sur-Mer, southwest France

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    A family watch the sunset from Dune of Pyla, the tallest sand dune in Europe, in Pyla-sur-Mer

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    People watch a live performance under illuminated cherry blossoms on the final day of the cherry blossom festival in Yeouido, central Seoul, South Korea

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    Imam-i-Kaaba Saleh bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim al-Talib (Saudi Arabian Imam of the Grand Mosque in the Islamic holy city of Mecca) waves to supporters at the historical Badshahi Mosque during Maghrib prayer in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

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    Saleh bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim al-Talib one of the 10 Imams of the Grand mosque in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, visits Pakistan to meet Pakistani officials, Security has been high alert to avoid untoward incident around the Badshahi Mosque.

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    Paramedics work at the scene where a truck crashed into the Ahlens department store at Drottninggatan in central Stockholm

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    Reports say three people have died after a truck crashed into an Ahlens department store in Stockholm Truck drives into crowds on a street in central Stockholm

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    The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea

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    The United States military launched at least 50 tomahawk cruise missiles at al-Shayrat military airfield near Homs, Syria, in response to the Syrian military's alleged use of chemical weapons in an airstrike in a rebel held area in Idlib province

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    Demonstrators pray next to mock coffins during a protest against Russian and Iran in Ankara, Turkey

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    People carry symbolic coffins with pictures of Syrian victims and inscriptions which translates as "killer Asad" and "killer Putin" during a protest against Russia for its alleged role in a chemical attack in the Syrian province of Idlib, in front of the Russian embassy, in Ankara

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    A man watches a TV news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing with a file footage, at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea

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    Filipino villagers collect recyclable materials amongst debris following a fire at a shanty town in Bacoor, Cavite province, Philippines

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    According to media reports, more than a thousand familes were left homeless from the fire, which burned around seven hundred shanties. The fire marshal, Superintendent Robert Pacis, stated that the four-hour fire was likely started by children allegedly playing with matches in the house of a person named Raffy Una

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    Filipino Eddito Fernandez displays his hands that are covered in dirt as he collects belongings amongst debris following a fire at a shanty town in Bacoor, Cavite province, Philippines

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    Israeli forces stand guard at the scene of a Palestinian car ramming attack near the Jewish settlement of Ofra near the West Bank city of Ramallah

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    Israeli soldiers and police arrest a Palestinian attacker at the scene of a car ramming attack near the Israeli settlement of Ofra, north of Ramallah

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    One Israeli was killed and another wounded in a car-ramming attack near the Ofra settlement in the occupied West Bank, the army said. The alleged attacker was arrested, an army statement said, without giving details about him

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    Activists of the Basle political action committee 'March against Monsanto and Syngenta' protest in front of the Syngenta headquarters against the acquisition of Syngenta by the Chinese company ChemChina, in Basle, Switzerland

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    Universidad de Chile fans clash with the police during a Copa Sudamericana soccer match against Brazil's Corinthians in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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    Universidad de Chile fans scuffle with riot police during their match agains Corinthians at the Arena Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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    Members of the military police of Sao Paulo clash with supporters of Universidad de Chile before the Copa Sudamericana soccer match between Corinthians and Universidad de Chile at the Arena Itaquera Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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    Members of the military police of Sao Paulo clash with supporters of Universidad de Chile before the Copa Sudamericana soccer match between Corinthians and Universidad de Chile at the Arena Itaquera Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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    Jose Adan Salazar Umana, a businessman and alleged leader of the Texis Cartel, one of the largest money laundering and drug trafficking networks in El Salvador, is presented at the headquarters of the National Civil Police in San Salvador, El Salvador

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    Nikki Haley, United States' Ambassador United Nations, shows pictures of Syrian victims of chemical attacks as she addresses a meeting of the Security Council on Syria at U.N. headquarters

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    Russia's deputy UN ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov attends the United Nations Security Council meet in an emergency session at the UN in New York, about the suspected deadly chemical attack that killed civilians, including children, in Syria

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    Syrian children, along first aiders and civil defense volunteers, hold placards and photos showing victims of the recent alleged chemical attack Khan Sheikhoun, during a gathering to show solidarity with the victims in Douma, Syria

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    Reports state 72 people, including 20 children, were killed in an alleged chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun of Idlib province

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    Destruction at a hospital room in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, following a suspected toxic gas attack

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    Abdul-Hamid Alyousef, 29, holds his twin babies who were killed during a suspected chemical weapons attack, in Khan Sheikhoun in the northern province of Idlib, Syria. Alyousef also lost his wife, two brothers, nephews and many other family members in the attack that claimed scores of his relatives

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'I'm doing a job on the pitch': Pogba hits out against his critics

Pogba has scored seven goals and provided four assists this season so far - but some observers have been left disappointed by the player’s start to life in England

Champions League back on the agenda as England adopts franchises

Exclusive: Cricket’s Champions League could return from 2020 thanks to ECB's franchise revolution

Letters Sean Spicer disrespected millions with his remarks about Hitler

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Jude Law cast as Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Actor will star alongside Johnny Depp

Guitarist John Geils dies, aged 71

Musician, best known for 80s hit 'Centrefold', passes away at Massachusetts home

Jimmy Kimmel mocks United Airlines in parody ad after flight incident

'Give us a problem and we'll drag your ass off the plane, and if you resist, we'll beat you so badly you'll be using your own face as a flotation device,' says spoof flight attendant

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The comic fairytale which refracts contemporary America under the leadership of Donald Trump through the fictional character of Prince Fracassus was written in a hurry after the election 

The southern American restaurant using its menu to tackle racism

Chef Eduoardo Jordan is on a mission to educate diners about the origins of Southern American food

Aviation insiders weigh in on the United fiasco

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Plan an Easter home makeover with the hottest paint shades for spring

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The diet that can help treat a little-understood fertility problem

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EDF becomes latest supplier to raise energy prices

Cyber ransoming: A growing parasitical business for UK hackers

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Windows 10 Creators Update: What you need to do before downloading it

It's worth taking a few precautions before installing the new software

How Hearthstone's latest expansion has put off the casual player

Price hikes, back-to-back expansions and the introduction of Quests... Players are now required to spend their savings on digital cards