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Britain ‘must stick with EU court’ for trade deal
Former judge condemns ‘ignorance’ of May’s ministers
Trump has 'dangerous mental illness' say psychiatrists meeting at Yale
Mental health experts say President is 'paranoid and delusional'
At least seven United fans killed in mass electrocution during game
The fans were congregated at a viewing centre in Calabar in Nigeria’s Cross River State
Britain runs without coal for first time since Industrial Revolution
A decade ago, such a transition would have been 'unimaginable'
Unprecedented legal ruling links tumour to mobile phone usage
Roberto Romeo left unable to hear from his left ear
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Mindfulness 'only works for women'
Women are naturally more prone to reflecting on their lives, the study authors say
The Indonesian village that treats the dead as if they're still living
Warning: Readers may find some of the images in this story disturbing
Teenagers require ‘very little skill’ to become cybercriminals
Free hacking tools and video tutorials are making it increasingly easy for young people to become involved in illegal activities
Mark Steel Just think, if we vote Labour we could see Corbyn meeting Trump
Party political broadcasts should start 'oh go on, imagine it, it would be such a laugh', and in these unpredictable times, they’ll be ahead in the polls by Sunday
Paddy Ashdown I predicted this election, and here's what I predict will happen next
This election may seem like an exercise in democracy, but it’s actually about giving Theresa May the means to ignore democracy in the future. There are surprises to come
The oldest GM car plant in the US and the fall of the American dream
To understand the sadness, anger and defiance that is shaping US politics, look to Janesville, Wisconsin. When the oldest operating GM assembly plant in the country shut down, the old certainties died with it
The immortal Harold Bloom, the greatest literary critic on the planet
Andy Martin meets his hero, legendary literary critic Harold Bloom, now in his ninth decade and teaching by Skype, who not only rejects ‘the death of the author’ but wants to bring them back to life – and still maintains that Shakespeare invented the human
Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly disease
A mysterious kidney disease is striking down labourers across the world and climate change is making it worse. Jane Palmer meets the doctors who are trying to understand it and stop it
This is what taking your country back looks like
Trade deals with murderers, chlorine chicken in our supermarkets, flogging off the health service... the UK outside the EU is looking to be a grim place indeed, says Youssef El-Gingihy
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/50 20 April 2017
In this handout provided by NASA, the Soyuz MS-04 rocket carrying Expedition 51 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan
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Visitors listen to remarks by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on a giant monitor in the atrium of the IMF headquarters during a press briefing to open the IMF and World Bank's 2017 Annual Spring Meetings, in Washington DC
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A Kashmiri school girl throws stones at Indian paramilitary soldiers during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir
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Kashmiri school girls tend to wounded girl after she was hit by a stone during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday fired tear gas to stop student demonstrations as sporadic protests by students continued on straight fourth day even as authorities closed colleges and universities in the restive region. The students have been protesting since Monday against a police raid in a college in southern Pulwama town on Saturday in which at least 50 students were injured
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Former president of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre addresses the media after testifying in the Guertel political corruption case at the National Court in Madrid, Spain
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US Defense Secretary James Mattis briefs reporters after his arrival in Tel Aviv, Israel
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An exterior view for the Holy Shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadim in the Kadhimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq. Tens of thousands of Shiite worshippers streamed into the Iraqi capital amid heavy security to mark the anniversary of the death of Imam Musa al-Kadim who was the seventh of the twelve Shia Imams
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Indian nomad youths play in the water with their herd of buffaloes as they cool off in the Tawi River on a hot day on the outskirts of Jammu
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Russian Defence Ministry's forest guard member controls a firefighting robot during drills to fight wildfires
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A firefighting robot during drills to fight wildfires held by Russian Defence Ministry's forest guards
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Demonstrators take cover with a piece of corrugated tin roofing during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela. Tens of thousands of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets of Caracas in what's been dubbed the 'mother of all marches' against the president
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Opposition supporters clash with police during protests against unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro in San Cristobal, Venezuela
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Government supporters attend a rally in Caracas, Venezuela
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An artist's rendering of a Harper's Bazaar magazine cover is projected onto the Empire State Building's north facade to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Harper's Bazaar Magazine in New York
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Zoe Saldana at the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' film premiere in Los Angeles, California
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A femen attacks Marine Le Pen as she delivers a speech in Paris
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People take part in the Colour Run 2017 's edition in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Colour Run is a five kilometres paint race without winners nor prizes, while runners are showered with coloured powder at stations along the run
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A woman pours coloured powder on a man as they take part in the Colour Run 2017 's edition, in Paris
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A Somali soldier patrols next to the burnt-out wreckage of a car that was used by suspected al-shabab fighters
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Rescuers of the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) place a dead migrant on their rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) into a body bag before transferring it to their ship Phoenix, after some 20 migrants drowned in the central Mediterranean in international waters off the coast of Libya
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Some 662 people dressed as Charlie Chaplin pose for a group photo in front of the Manoir de Ban during an attempt of the world's largest gathering of people dressed as 'The Tramp' on the occasion of Charlie Chaplin's birthday, and to celebrate the first year of the museum "Chaplin's World by Grevin", in Corsier, above Vevey, Switzerland
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Some 662 people dressed as Charlie Chaplin pose for a group photo in front of the Manoir de Ban during an attempt of the world's largest gathering of people dressed as 'The Tramp' on the occasion of Charlie Chaplin's birthday, and to celebrate the first year of the museum "Chaplin's World by Grevin", in Corsier, above Vevey, Switzerland
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A damaged bus is seen after an explosion yesterday at insurgent-held al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria
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Girls enjoy ice cream in a zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea
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A child looks through the rear window of a bus in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Head of a legendary ethnic Miao goddess statue is lifted at the construction site of the statue, in Jianhe County, Guizhou Province
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Members of Acapulco tourist police attend injured tourists after a shootout in Acapulco, Mexico. A shootout in the tourist area of the resort left one dead and seven wounded on Saturday night, local authorities reported
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Members of Acapulco tourist police attend injured tourists after a shootout in Acapulco, Mexico
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A bald eagle rests on a perch at Eagle Beach State Recreation Area in Juneau, Alaska
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Competitors take part in Stage 6 of the 32nd edition of the Marathon des Sables In the dunes of Merzouga in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert
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Competitors take part in Stage 6 of the 32nd edition of the Marathon des Sables In the dunes of Merzouga in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. The 32nd edition of the marathon is a live stage 250 kilometre race through a formidable landscape in one of the world's most inhospitable climates
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A Trump supporter holds on to another man for support after being pepper sprayed by protesters at a 'Patriots Day' free speech rally on April 15, 2017 in Berkeley, California
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More than a dozen people were arrested after fist fights broke out at a park where supporters and opponents of President Trump had gathered
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Hundreds of people with opposing opinions on President Donald Trump threw stones, lit fires, tossed explosives and tear gas and attacked each other with makeshift weapons as police stood by
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A conservative protestor squares off with a anti-fascist protestor during the Patriots Day Free Speech Rally in Berkeley, California
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An anti-fascist protestor is detained by law enforcement during the Patriots Day Free Speech Rally in Berkeley, California
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Smoke billowing following a suicide car bombing in Rashidin, west of Aleppo, that targeted buses carrying Syrians evacuated from two besieged government-held towns of Fuaa and Kafraya
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Female bodybuilders prepare themselves for judging backstage during the 2017 NABBA WFF Asia Seoul Open Championship in Seoul, South Korea
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Female bodybuilders prepare themselves for judging backstage during the 2017 NABBA WFF Asia Seoul Open Championship in Seoul, South Korea
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un waving to people after the military parade in Pyongyang marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung
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Korean People's Army ballistic missiles being displayed through Kim Il-Sung square during a military parade in Pyongyang marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung
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Tory Lanez performs on the Sahara Stage during day 2 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival
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Pope Francis kisses the feet of an inmate after washing it, at Paliano prison, to celebrate the Mass in Coena Domini, with the rite of the washing of the feet of some detainees, south of Rome, Italy
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This aerial photo shows solar photovoltaic modules on a hillside in a village in Chuzhou, in eastern China's Anhui province
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cuts the ribbon for an opening ceremony of a new residential housing project on Ryo Myong street in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., arrives for his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. The scion of South Korea's Samsung business empire Lee appeared in court on trial for bribery and other charges
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Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong is escorted by Malaysian police for a court appearance with Indonesian national Siti Aisyah (not pictured) at the magistrates' court in Sepang, for their alleged role in the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un
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Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who was detained in connection with the death of Kim Jong-Nam, is escorted by Malaysian police for a court appearance at magistrates' court in Sepang, Malaysia
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Iraqi federal police fire a mortar at an Islamic State position during the battle to recapture west Mosul
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A migrant sits in a tent on the land of Cedric Herrou, a French farmer and volunteer assisting migrants to cross the French-Italian border to avoid police controls, in Breil-sur-Roya, France
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Klopp: Liverpool's progress already helping to secure new signings
Klopp's side are on course to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in three years
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Conte hints that Terry is unlikely to feature for Chelsea again
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The FA Cup may not be able to salvage Wenger's cause this time round
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Pochettino eager for Spurs to follow Atletico Madrid's example
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Notts County Ladies fold two days before Spring Series season
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Ehiogu's death gives FA Cup match a solemn and significant importance
Kevin Pietersen rules out return to England 'nonsense'
Recent speculation has linked the South African born cricketer with a return to England under current captain Joe Root
Editorial Terror attacks in France will make no difference to Le Pen's campaign
French people are both more resolute in their defiance of terror and not so easily manipulated as some suppose
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John Rentoul Mea Culpa: on the basis of everyday ambiguity
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Sean O'Grady Here's why this election is more important than any in a generation
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Robert Fisk The madder Trump gets, the more seriously the world takes him
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Letters Channels have a duty to 'empty-chair' May if she doesn't show up
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Yas Necati I'm not even a Labour voter but I'm sick of people criticising Corbyn
It looks like a fan favourite maverick Jedi might be in Han Solo movie
He was only seen briefly in The Phantom Menace
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Never-before-seen Star Wars footage includes an uncensored f-bomb
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 cast tease Avengers: Infinity War role
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James Bond 25 is currently being fought over by five different studios
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Exclusive clip from A Moving Image, docu-drama about gentrification
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Richard Gere says his Tibet stance has cost him hollywood blockbusters
Picturing Prince: A glimpse into the Purple Rain star at Paisley Park
A new book by former Prince art director Steve Parke, reveals the star, who died a year ago, working at his Paisley Park complex, with photos and anecdotes
The biggest things coming to Netflix in May
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Sense8 and Bloodline are also returning for new seasons
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Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag review: This novella packs a punch
The novel written by Shanbhag, who has been compared to Chekhov, is the first of his works to translated into English
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The Chicken Connoisseur signs book deal with Blink Publishing
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Unpublished Sylvia Plath letters claim domestic abuse by Ted Hughes
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Merriam-Webster dictionary trolls United over definition of volunteer
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Marvel artist who inserted anti-Semitic messages into comic apologises
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Marvel remove X-Men artwork after hidden anti-Semitic references found
This makeup artist's optical illusions will blow your mind
“My face is a blank canvas where I can practise my art”, Choi says.
How reviving the pastime of carving a spoon enriches your life
We once used just a simple spoon and a bowl to eat, but now we have a plethora of utensils. One man hand-making spoons from a single piece of wood is Ethan-James Osbourne, who says anyone can learn to carve one
Holiday currency sales jump after announcement of UK general election
Online currency sales were up by 147 per cent this week compared with the same period a year ago
IKEA's latest collaboration will have you reaching for your 70s shades
Following the success of its bohemian Jassa collection, IKEA have launched a new collaboration. But, this time they've opted for a Scandi-influence from the 70s as inspiration...
Imperceptible internet scam from 2001 is still alive
The attack exploits the fact that lots of different characters look identical
Prey is the first-person shooter that lets you play as a coffee mug
We previewed Bethesda and Arkane Studios' innovative sci-fi adventure that leaves you with infinite ways to play
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Samsung Galaxy S8: Everything wrong with the new phone
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Are £20 tickets & tiny electric planes the future of American travel?
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Windows 10 Creators Update: What you need to do before downloading it
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How to download the vast amount of information Facebook stores
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Facebook friend requests from dead people hint at 'profile cloning'
Rick and Morty VR game Virtual Rick-Ality gets 4/20 release date
You play as a clone of Morty stuck in Rick's garage
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