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New Banksy artwork appears at Southampton hospital - BBC News

The piece depicts a young boy discarding his superhero toys in favour of a model of an NHS nurse.

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Tesco mistake leads to beer rush - BBC News

A pricing error which slashed the price of beer and cider led to a stampede of customers to a number of Tesco supermarkets in Scotland.

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Why bees are finally getting a break - BBC Future

Lockdowns have put a number of insect-harming practices on hold, creating a friendlier world for wild bees – and conservationists hope some of these changes could be here to stay.

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Coronavirus lockdown: Would you report people who break the rules? - BBC Ne

A hotline in New York was mocked for encouraging "snitches" but in Singapore citizen police are out.

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Trump says coronavirus 'worse attack' than Pearl Harbor - BBC News

"There's never been an attack like this," says the US president, blaming China for failing to stop it.

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BBC News - Voyager: Still dancing 17 billion km from Earth

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Coronavirus: Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto - BBC News

Sister firm Sidewalk Labs cites Covid-19 as the reason for stepping back from its ambitious plan.

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Cytokine storms: When the body attacks itself - BBC Future

When our immune systems mobilise, they can sometimes go into overdrive, triggering a destructive over-reaction called a cytokine storm. Why does it happen, and how can we stop it?

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Coronavirus contact-tracing: World split between two types of app - BBC New

The UK is testing its own design but a Google-Apple initiative is winning over many other nations.

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Voyagers ride 'magnetic bubbles' - BBC News

Humankind's most distant emissaries are flying through a turbulent sea of magnetism as they seek to break free of our Solar System.

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Cherokees eject slave descendants

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Brazil rescues farm workers from slave-like conditions - BBC News

The Brazilian authorities say they have rescued 95 farm workers who were being kept in slave-like conditions in two south-eastern states, reports say.

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Experts shed light on David Livingstone massacre diary - BBC News

A diary written 140 years ago by the Scots explorer David Livingstone on old newspaper can now be read for the first time.

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German boy, 11, calls police over housework - BBC News

A boy of 11 calls a German police emergency line to complain of "forced labour" after his mother told him to help clean the home.

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BBC NEWS | Europe | Millions 'live in modern slavery'

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Lincoln letter sets record price

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Five arrests in 'slavery' raid at Green Acres travellers' site - BBC News

Five people are arrested in a raid at a Bedfordshire travellers' site where 24 men suspected of being held against their will - some for up to 15 years - have been found.

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Call for credit card freeze on porn sites - BBC News

More than 10 leading bodies say porn sites stream content featuring child sexual abuse and sex trafficking.

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Ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn charges of lying to FBI dropped - BBC News

Michael Flynn pleaded guilty two years ago to lying to the FBI shortly before Mr Trump took office.

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BBC NEWS | Africa | Virginia 'sorry' for slavery role

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BBC NEWS | Africa | UN opens slavery remembrance year

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Coronavirus: How they tried to curb Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 - BBC News

Face masks, fresh air and porridge - how people tried to curb a deadly flu pandemic in 1918.

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VE Day: The fall of Nazi Berlin in pictures - BBC News

Berlin officially surrendered to Soviet forces on 2 May but fighting continued until the war ended.

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Facebook and Google extend work from home to year end - BBC News

The tech giants plan to re-open offices soon but will allow staff to work remotely throughout 2020.

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The day the pirates came - BBC News

A life on the high seas promised adventure, until a kidnapping turned a young man's life upside down.

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