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21 August 2018

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News imagePhoto of boy doing exam paper

Which subjects are students dropping?

As students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland get their A-Level results, Reality Check looks at how subject choices are changing.

News imageRaleigh head office

Raleigh HQ is 400,000th listed building

The Nottingham building is the latest to be given listed status along with an art deco airport terminal.

News imageElmdon Airport was last used by passengers in 1984

Listed status for airport building

The 1930s terminal in Birmingham has achieved Grade II listed status decades after its last passengers.

News imageLee-Anne Cartier and one of her brothers (and a nephew)

How I caught the ‘black widow’ who killed my brother

Lee-Anne Cartier was devastated to discover her brother Phil Nisbet had died of a suspected overdose in 2009, but could this really be the truth?

News imageA child getting an eye test

Child sight 'risked by eye test delays'

A quarter of school-age children have not had a test, putting them at risk of sight problems, a survey finds.

News imagePeople on foreign beach

Non-summer 'summer holiday' ad banned

Tui's "perfect summer holiday" in Turkey could only be taken in September and October.

News imageMigrants climbing into lorry

'I climb into lorries three times a day'

In a small French fishing port, hundreds of migrants are risking their lives every day.

News imageMan typing on computer

Broadband rollout delay criticised

"Unforeseen issues" could mean a longer wait to be connected for more than 80,000 homes.

News imageSurinder and Amrit

Talking about sex to my Punjabi mum

A Punjabi mother and daughter have their first frank conversation about sex and relationships

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