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CCTV site Internet Eyes hopes to help catch criminals - BBC News

A website which pays the public to monitor live commercial CCTV footage online is launched.

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Berlin WW2 bombing survivor Saturn the alligator dies in Moscow Zoo - BBC N

His colourful history included escaping from a zoo and a rumour he once belonged to Adolf Hitler.

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How boredom can spark creativity - BBC Culture

While mind-numbing tedium is never the goal, it can often be the source of great art, writes Clare Thorp.

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Coronavirus contact tracing: My new skill - BBC News

Rory Cellan-Jones encountered a few moral dilemmas while learning how to trace coronavirus contacts.

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Surf Champ: The surfing simulator 35 years ahead of its time that sank with

How a maverick scientist held the first esports championships in 1985 with his revolutionary surfing game but could not make his innovative ideas a commercial success.

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Wikipedia sets new rule to combat “toxic behaviour” - BBC News

Female and LGBTQ editors of the online encyclopaedia have complained of harassment.

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Canada v US: Loon stabs eagle through heart - BBC News

The loon, which is on Canada's dollar coin, and the eagle, America's national bird, fought to the death.

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How staying indoors affects your immune system - BBC Future

While staying inside our homes is helping to shield us from the pandemic, missing out on time outdoors might alter our risk of catching diseases in other ways.

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Ukraine: Dogs auctioned to pay owners' debts - BBC News

The practice, exposed by an opposition MP, has sparked uproar.

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Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane crashes in Karachi - BBC Ne

At least 76 people die - but two passengers survive - as the PIA plane hits a Karachi residential area.

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Get ready for the 'holy grail' of computer graphics - BBC News

Ray tracing produces stunning lighting effects but has been too complex for computers, until now.

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BBC - Travel - A mysterious US desert civilisation

One thousand years ago, the Chacoans thrived in a scorching-hot desert. Their remarkably intact buildings reveal a lot about their culture – but now these structures are endangered.

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China security law 'could be end of Hong Kong' - BBC News

Pro-democracy activists fear Beijing pushing through a new law could be "the end of Hong Kong".

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Nature: Bumblebees' 'clever trick' fools plants into flowering - BBC News

Scientists discover a new behaviour among bumblebees that tricks plants into flowering early.

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Germany: Ex-SS guard tells Stutthof murder trial 'I want to forget' - BBC N

Bruno Dey was a Nazi death camp guard and is accused of assisting in mass murder.

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Grandmother ordered to delete Facebook photos under GDPR - BBC News

Privacy laws mean a grandmother needs her daughter's permission to post photos of her grandchildren.

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Covid recovery could 'tip the balance' for nature - BBC News

Scientists call for the conservation of nature to be at the centre of the economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.

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Open Skies Treaty: US to withdraw from arms control deal - BBC News

The major accord permits unarmed surveillance flights over dozens of participating countries.

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The tragedy of art’s greatest supermodel - BBC Culture

The extraordinary story of the legendary beauty Lizzie Siddal is both surprising and tragic, and led to a strange myth that persists today. Lucinda Hawksley explores her legacy.

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Will coronavirus change Germans’ love of cash? - BBC Worklife

‘Cash is king’ has long been the motto of German consumers and small business owners – Covid-19 is bringing rapid change.

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Why time seems to be going faster while we are in lockdown - BBC Future

To some, our days in lockdown seem to be slipping past faster than usual. But why?

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Tiger seized in Mexico after man tried to lasso it - BBC News

Animal welfare officials intervened after a video emerged showing men chasing the tiger in the streets.

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Nasa SpaceX launch: Astronauts get to work ahead of historic flight - BBC N

Nasa's Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are a week away from their flight to the space station.

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Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Orbit hopes for rocket flight this weekend - BB

UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is looking to Saturday to debut one of his new space systems.

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Coronavirus: Tinder boss says 'dramatic' changes to dating - BBC News

Elie Seidman discusses the impact of coronavirus and how his dating app will react.

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