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'You're selling people short': Ruth Davidson hits out at 'over-optimistic' Brexiteers
Scottish Tory leader tipped as contender to take over from May denies comments on eve of conference are aimed at Boris Johnson, but pointedly adds it is time for 'serious people' to take charge of Brexit
- cricket
Drinking culture never went away but now is the time to crack down
Cricket is a sport where socialising is part of the sport’s DNA but England should take measures to protect their players if they are unable to protect themselves
San Juan mayor calls Puerto Rico crisis 'something close to genocide'...
Democratic lawmakers seek emergency hearing on administration's response
... and Trump responds, saying Puerto Rico is 'an island surrounded by big water'
The Trump administration is under fire for its response to Hurricane Maria
Number of British people applying to live in other EU countries surges
Requests doubled in Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Poland
Copycats? Ukip insist they didn't steal design for new logo
The party voted for the lion head at their annual conference on Friday
NHS 'not fit for 21st century', warns chief inspector for hospitals
Professor Ted Baker says the health service is stuck in the sixties and seventies
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Adebola Lamuye We need a mental health service that understands different cultures
In my Nigerian culture, mental health conditions are harder to define and understand. If you suffer from a severe mental health condition, it is assumed that God is punishing you for your wrongdoings
Janet Street-Porter The Goldsmiths row about chicken shops is ridiculous
The ‘chicken run’ had been led by black and ethnic minority officers, with ‘gender-neutral toilets’ en route – but even that news didn’t placate the dissenters, who were ranting that the event could lead to ‘diverse students not wanting to attend Goldsmiths’
Biba Kang Hugh Hefner getting buried next to Marilyn Monroe is disrespectful
To allow Hugh Hefner the right to cosy up to the woman he took advantage of is not only an insult to her memory, but it sends a troubling message to women everywhere: society will not respect your desire to be separate from the men who have wronged you
Julie Bindel When I heard Hugh Hefner had died, I wished I believed in hell
To claim that Hefner was a sexual liberationist or free speech idol is like suggesting that Roman Polanski has contributed to child protection
Hugh Hefner created a magazine that was decades ahead of its time
Articles published in Playboy spanned a myriad of subjects including race issues, religion, sex and sexuality – many of which would not be covered by mainstream publications for several decades
Vince Cable Why I'm marching against the Conservative conference
I am told there is a stuffy tradition about politicians not demonstrating at other parties’ conferences. But sometimes the issues are too big to ignore
Editorial There are vital blocks preventing any progress being made on Brexit
Michel Barnier has called once again – following orders from the EU 27 – that the European Court of Justice must be given an ‘indispensable’ role in protecting the rights of EU citizens living in Britain
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- ikea at 30
The 10 bestselling Ikea items of all time
The iconic items that have stood the test of time
Why a father shared a photo of his 4-year-old dying of cancer
Jessica Whelan died of neuroblastoma in November 2016. Now, her father is raising awareness of childhood cancer
The important reason you have a pair of jeans in your wardrobe
'Through fashion, we can communicate many different states of mind, from allegiance to indifference, insecurity, availability, and open-mindedness'
The biggest mistakes when eating Japanese food, according to top chefs
Whether it comes to sushi, ramen or sake, we have you covered
Lee Child gives a master class on writing a short story in 12 hours
Andy Martin and Lee Child discuss chapter one of the new Jack Reacher, due out in November
A look back at Radio 1's biggest songs, presenters and sex scandals
BBC Radio 1 turns 50 this weekend. It’s been a constant presence – to varying degrees – in the life of David Barnett
Something in the water: life after mercury poisoning
From 1932 to 1968, tonnes of mercury seeped into the clear waters of Minamata Bay, Japan, causing health and environmental problems still felt today. As the first global treaty on mercury finally comes into force, what have we really learned from this disaster? Joshua Sokol reports from Minamata
Judi Dench on tattoos, rapping, and playing Queen Victoria
She's done with Bond but is back for Victoria & Abdul, dating a jolly nice chap, and giving Iago higher marks than Trump
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/35 29 September 2017
An Indian police officer chases Shi'ite Muslim mourners as they run after they tried to participate in a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura, in Srinagar
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2/35 27 September 2017
Ugandan opposition lawmakers fight with plain-clothes security personnel in the parliament while protesting a proposed age limit amendment bill debate to change the constitution for the extension of the president's rule, in Kampala
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3/35 26 September 2017
Military and local security personnel keep Rohingya refugees in line as they queue for aid at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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4/35 24 September 2017
Cliff Marisma of Australia and Per Estein Prois-Rohjell of Norway compete in the World Jousting Championships in Sydney, Australia. The World Jousting Championships sees Australia's best jousters go head-to-head with their international counterparts. The Championship aims to replicate the same combat conditions that featured in 15th century Europe, with knights wearing historically accurate armour weighing around 40kg.
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5/35 23 September 2017
Freshmen students of Nanning College for Vocational Technology balance bottles on their heads during their military training in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.
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6/35 22 September 2017
A fighter from the Free Syrian Army (Al-Hamza Brigade) is seen looking out in Hazwan town in Aleppo
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7/35 21 September 2017
Protesters burn an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte during a day of protest outside the presidential palace in Metro Manila, Philippines
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8/35 20 September 2017
A crowd of protesters lift up a ballot box outside the Catalan region's economy ministry building after junior economy minister Josep Maria Jove was arrested by Spanish police during a raid on several government offices, in Barcelona
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9/35 19 September 2017
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi walks off the stage after delivering a speech to the nation over Rakhine and the Rohingya exodus, in Naypyitaw, Burma
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10/35 17 September 2017
Rohingya refugees wait for aid packages in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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11/35 16 September 2017
Riot police line up behind their shields following a clash with demonstrators demanding the resignation of congressmen outside the Guatemalan National Congress, in Guatemala City. Guatemala's congress early this week voted overwhelmingly to reject a UN-backed request to lift the immunity of President Jimmy Morales in order for him to face a corruption probe over irregular party financing
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12/35 13 September 2017
Members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 53/54, US astronauts Joseph Akaba (L) ,Mark Vande Hei (R) and Russia's cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin attend a sending-off ceremony in the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
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A resident pushes his cart as he wades a flooded main street in Manila after a tropical depression locally named "Maring", hit the eastern town of Mauban before moving northwest across the main island of Luzon and passing just beside Manila
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Soldiers in Japan's Self-Defence Force prepare for a ceremony for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo
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A truck of a courier overturned by the storm in Livorno, Italy. The storm has claimed six victims with six others missing. Over 200 mm of rain has fallen causing landslides, mudslides and the flooding of various rivers
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16/35 9 September 2017
The picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean residents offering flowers before the statues of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il (R) on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang during celebrations of the 69th anniversary of North Korea's national day
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People gather on a street after an earthquake in Mexico City
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Rohingya refugee children sit in a hut next to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf, Bangladesh
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Police patrol the area as Hurricane Irma slams into San Juan, Puerto Rico
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A masked witness points to the police officers suspected of killing 17-year-old Kian delos Santos as she testifies during a senate hearing in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
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(L-R) Brazil's President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a group photo during the BRICS Summit at the Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Cente rin the Fujian province
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This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) looking at a metal casing with two bulges at an undisclosed location. North Korea has developed a hydrogen bomb which can be loaded into the country's new intercontinental ballistic missile, the official Korean Central News Agency claimed on 3 September. Questions remain over whether nuclear-armed Pyongyang has successfully miniaturised its weapons, and whether it has a working H-bomb, but KCNA said that leader Kim Jong-Un had inspected such a device at the Nuclear Weapons Institute.
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A girl looks on as muslims offer prayers during the Eid al-Adha festival in Agartala
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A cyclist looks at a truck flipped into floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas
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People attend prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia
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U.S. Marine Corps F-35B fighter jets (front) and South Korean air Force's F-15K fly over South Korea during a joint military drill
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Pope Francis is greeted by pilgrims as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican
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Retiring paramilitary policemen prepare for a group photo before retirement in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
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The sun sets on the playa as approximately 70,000 people from all over the world gathered for the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada
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A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) tells a Rohingya girl not to come on Bangladesh side. Thousands of people have fled their homes following two days of violence in a deepening crisis in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar. Members of the Muslim Rohingya minority escaped to the border with Bangladesh but Bangladeshi border guards are turning them back.
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100 newlyweds wearing Han Dynasty style outfits attend a group wedding in Pingdingshan, Henan province of China.
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Protesters block rail tracks during a demonstration of "Ende Gelaende" activists against the open cast Garzweiler brown coal mining near Vanikum, Germany.
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Italian Police use a water cannon as they clash with refugee squatters who had occupied a small square in central Rome
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Thailand's Patsapong Amsam-ang competes in the men's pole-vault athletics final of the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) at the Bukit Jalil national stadium in Kuala Lumpur
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A child reacts after a big wave on a waterfront as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong
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Everything you need to know about Huddersfield vs Spurs
A look ahead to the Premier League clash at the John Smith's Stadium
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Klopp puts his faith in forwards amid recent Liverpool scrutiny
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Hodgson insists he remains positive despite Palace's grim reality
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Conte urges Eden Hazard to fully 'exploit' his talent
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Christensen held up by Conte as a shining example to Chelsea's kids
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Guardiola calls on City to act like a 'big club' after Aguero crash
Bairstow hits an unbeaten 141 as England crush West Indies
West Indies 288-6 (50 overs), England 294-1 (38 overs); England won by nine wickets; won five-match series 4-0. Bairstow completed his century from just 90 balls in an outstanding display
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Stokes and Hales suspended by England until further notice
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Video shows Stokes filmed mocking Katie Price's disabled son
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Stokes has overshadowed a fine week for English and Essex cricket
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Pietersen: 'Horrendous' England shouldn't bother travelling Down Under
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Stokes 'devastated and fragile' after alleged fight video emerges
Editorial Universal credit has the potential to wreck Theresa May's government
The Government is driving the most vulnerable and chaotic, unable to cope with delays in payments or the new monthly rather than weekly regime, over a cliff-edge
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Letters People are finally realising that capitalism deepens inequality
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John Rentoul Mea Culpa: the Long Sentence of the Week prize is awarded to ...
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Claudia Lewis Doctor Foster has revealed the inner female bunny boiler
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Sian Berry Corbyn’s speech on social cleansing is a challenge to Sadiq Khan
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Kim Sengupta The Rusi report tells us to 'prepare for war' – so should we?
Star Wars request to film on Queen's estate refused
'No matter who you are, I'm afraid that dollars, bright lights, and names don't sway us,' says spokesperson for the estate
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- Music
Midori Takada, Milton Court Hall, gig review
The Japanese percussionist, known for her belatedly revered classic, 'Through the Looking Glass', gives an esoteric, theatrical performance
The Peaky Blinders season 4 trailer is finally here
Fourth season of the critically acclaimed drama sees the Shelbys return to Birmingham
Stephen King takes aim at Donald Trump's sweeping tax overhaul
'Trump's no friend of the working man,' says horror author
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JK Rowling slams Donald Trump over NFL 'privilege' comments
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Banned Books Week: How censorship threw up some weird bedfellows
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Harry Potter first edition sells for record £60,000
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Tintin is a girl and 'probably asexual', French philosopher claims
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The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell, review: Much wry humour
The Fenty Beauty Christmas collection is here
Just as you were getting over the glare of Trophy Wife
‘Millionaire’s bacon’ is coming - and it’s a breakfast game changer
Bacon just got classy
Ryanair to tell 800,000 people how to claim for cancelled flights
Ryanair has agreed to implement measures to ensure all passengers affected by recent flight cancellations are "fully aware" of their "rights and entitlements", the airline said.
Better than lock and key: five of the best home security gadgets
From smart door locks to intelligent facial recognition cameras, here are the best products to help you protect your home as nights draw in.
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Planters, lights and fake grass — decorate your balcony on a budget
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Head to Taormina's Grand Hotel Timeo for timeless style and Etna views
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Expert tips for choosing plants that will add colour year after year
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A designer's home makeover tips and where to find luxe bargain buys
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Shed Land creator builds 'big empty shed to live in' on Grand Designs
Ikea might be ending the pain of flatpack furniture
Have a stranger come and get confused by allen keys and strange instructions instead
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SpaceX 'will colonise Mars in the next few years'
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Elon Musk to let anyone go round the world in 30 minutes with rockets
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Russians 'bought Facebook ads' targeting Black Lives Matter
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Airport systems break, causing chaos at airports around the world
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Former Google engineer making robot that will be worshipped as a god
Nintendo's tiny new SNES Classic Mini is incredible fun
There's just one big catch. OK, make that a couple of catches
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Apple TV 4K review: It's what's on the inside that counts
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If you've been waiting for the right time for an Apple Watch, it's now
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The two iOS 11 security features you should switch on right now
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iPhone 8 review: Why the new handset deserves some more attention
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iPhone X: A leap forward for Apple but Samsung's phones are way ahead
The Fifa 18 reviews are finally in, but should you buy it?
There are still some fairly significant problems
10 best Samsung Galaxy Note8 cases
Splashed out on Samsung's latest offering? Here are the protectors you need to keep that precious tech safe
Black Friday 2017
Black Friday 2017: How to get the best deals online and in-store
It might be a few months away but nonetheless the clock is ticking and the countdown to Black Friday has begun.
Black Friday 2017: The deals and stores to watch out for
Many major retailers such as Currys PC World, Argos and Amazon.co.uk have already launched their deals early in a bid to beat out the competition.
Black Friday 2017: The best games console deals
If you're looking to buy a console right now, you've got more choice than ever before
Black Friday 2017: Where to find the best Apple deals
Apple fans are used to paying full whack for their gadgets, with the tech giant rarely offering cut-price deals.