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25 August 2018

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News imageV&A Dundee

Extra funding for V&A Dundee

The Scottish government will give the project an extra £316,000 in its first year.

News imageUm Louay and her nine children say returning to their partially destroyed house in the Syrian city of Raqqa is better than living in a camp.

A Syrian family's return to Raqqa

Um Louay and her nine children say returning to their partially-destroyed house is better than living in a camp.

News imagebirds following an aircraft

The birds that forgot how to get home

One of the world’s most endangered birds has lost its sense of direction. So a team of humans are flying aircraft over 1,000km with a flock of birds behind them.

News imageModel's hands washing a Colombian flag

Can a referendum help root out corruption?

Colombians are being asked to cast their vote on whether to bring in tougher anti-corruption measures.

News imageBridge player Rita Choksi, 79, holds cards during an interview with AFP at her residence in New Delhi

India's elderly bridge players aim for glory

Two pensioners hope to win a medal as their sport debuts at the 2018 Asian Games.

News imageChild with a cow

Growing up in 'The Big Dry'

Australian kids say the New South Wales drought is hitting their family life and schooling hard.

News imageCosta Ricans marching in solidarity with Nicaraguan refugees (25/08/18)

Costa Ricans march for Nicaraguans

The event was held after an anti-migrant demonstration a week ago ended in clashes and many arrests.

News imageBryson DeChambeau

DeChambeau four clear in New Jersey

Bryson DeChambeau fires an eight-under 63 to establish a four-stroke lead going into the final day of the Northern Trust.

News imageRoman Abramovich

NHS 'ghost patients' and 'Chelsea for sale'

The Premier League club's potential sale is one exclusive story in Sunday's papers, while another highlights the money GPs get for patients who don't exist.

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