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15 August 2017

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News imageTimes/Mail front pages

Rail fares and Big Ben bong!

The rise in rail fares, how Brexit will take shape and Big Ben's chimes make front-page headlines.

News imageChloe and her dad Stephan

The disabled girl who does triathlons

Stephan Couture takes Chloe swimming, cycling and running and the pair compete in sporting events.

News imageLicence

Thousands drive with 12 or more points

Campaigners say six month bans for bad motorists make a mockery of the system.

News imageAdelaide stages day-night between Australia and South Africa, November 2016

Are day-night Tests the future?

As England prepare to play their first day-night Test against West Indies, BBC Sport looks at whether this is the future of the five-day format.

News imageBaby with toy car

Girl toys vs boy toys: The experiment

Adults who believe they don’t stereotype boys and girls are put to the test.

News imageJameel Muhktar in hospital gown

Acid attack left victim feeling 'ruined'

Jameel Muhktar says he feels like a “recluse” after losing confidence as a result of the attack.

News imageColombian president, Juan Manuel Santos La Guajira 15 Aug 2017

Colombia's Farc turn in last weapons

President Juan Manuel Santos hails the final handover as the "last breath" of the 52-year conflict.

News imageFlags were places on the bonfire near the city walls on Tuesday night

Flags burned, missiles thrown at bonfire

Flags and poppy wreaths are set alight on controversial nationalist bonfire in Londonderry.

News imageA soldier sits on the back of an armed vehicle in Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria on July 7, 2017

Nigeria suicide bombers kill 27

Scores more are injured when three women detonate explosives outside a refugee camp in Borno state.

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