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14 October 2017

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News imageRobot face

Can we teach robots ethics?

We are not used to the idea of machines making ethical decisions, but the day when they will routinely do this - by themselves - is fast approaching.

News imageLt Jamie Robertson has just weeks to prepare Iraqi soldiers to fight Islamic State militants

Defeating 'the most dangerous threat'

Lt Jamie Robertson had just weeks to prepare Kurdish recruits to fight so-called Islamic State militants

News imagePoole Pottery with closing down banners

Pottery shop closure 'will kill town'

Poole Pottery shop, where 33 jobs are going, has been described as being "the heart" of the town.

News imageVan crushed by uprooted tree in London

Great Storm 1987: The day 18 people were killed

Thirty years on from the Great Storm of 1987, the brother of one victim shares his story.

News imageAlec Homewood

Brother recalls Great Storm death

Alec Homewood says he thinks of his sibling, Bob, "nearly every day".

News imageSooronbay Jeenbekov voting on 15 October

Kyrgyz leader elected in landmark vote

For the first time in the country, an elected president is due to peacefully hand over power.

News image100 Women - harassment

Why we need to talk about street harassment

Most women experience some form of street harassment, but what type of behaviour are we talking about?

News imageSunday's front pages

GPs quiz sexuality, and 'divisive' Hammond

NHS plans to ask patients about their sexual orientation make Sunday's headlines, as well as reports of a fresh Brexit row.

News imageA young man rides on adonkey near a polling station in the village of Kyzyl-Berlik, Kyrgyzstan. Photo: 12 October 2017

Is Kyrgyzstan's vote free and fair?

As Kyrgyzstan's president prepares to hand over power, observers fear democracy is deteriorating.

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