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25 October 2017

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News imageFrench tennis player Suzanne Lenglen wears a knee-length dress and a bandeau as she takes part in a competition in 1926.

The evolution of women's sportswear

From tennis to handball, how women's sports costumes have evolved through the years.

News imageBacteria growing on a plate

Superbug 'sleuthing' finds secret outbreaks

The researchers were surprised how many outbreaks they detected in the east of England.

News imagechildren doing yoga

SEN pupil: 'Yoga tells worries to go away'

Autistic children at a special educational needs school in London have yoga classes every week.

News imageBarnard Close in Accrington

Second arrest over fatal shooting

A 49-year-old man is arrested and a boy, 14, remains in custody on suspicion of murdering Lee Holt.

News imageBrazilian President Michel Temer attends the award ceremony of the Order of Aeronautical Merit at an air base in Brasilia, on October 23, 2017

Brazil's Michel Temer: A master of survival

The BBC's Daniel Gallas asks how Mr Temer manages to cling on to power despite fraud allegations.

News imageA young Monica Lennon with her brother and dad Gerry

MSP didn't invite alcoholic father to wedding

MSP Monica Lennon wants people affected by having an alcoholic parent to talk about their experiences.

News imageXie Yanyi

China lawyer recounts torture under Xi's 'war on law'

As Xi Jinping consolidates his hold on power, the BBC gets a rare first hand account of his 'war on law'.

News imageXie Yanyi

'I didn't see sunlight for six months'

Chinese lawyer Xie Yanyi says the authorities are harassing his family following his 18-month detention.

News imageA victim of sexual abuse during an interview in Khartoum, Sudan

Why #MeToo won't stop Sudan's sexual predators

Journalist Yousra Elbagir looks at why the #MeToo hashtag was not widely used in Sudan.

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