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18 July 2019

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News imageA Senegal supporter cheers during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) quarter final football match between Senegal and Benin at the 30 June stadium in Cairo on July 9, 2019

Africa's 'fairy-tale' team, cursed jerseys and super fans

As Algeria and Senegal face each other in the final, we look at some of the tournament's high and low points.

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US women’s football team

The US Women’s National Team has set records for wins and audiences. Yet they’re still paid less, with poorer working conditions, than the men’s team. That’s why they’re suing.

News imageMonkswood Way

Seventeen hurt in 'car cruise' crash

The "horrendous" two-car crash in Stevenage came at a gathering where there were modified vehicles.

News imagePhotographer Kris Williams captured bioluminescent plankton image off Penmon Point, Anglesey

Bioluminescent plankton lights up Welsh coast

Photographers and nature lovers capture the natural phenomenon that lights up the sea.

News imageNoise-cancelling headphones

Music 'reduces pre-op anxiety' like a drug

The "world's most relaxing song" could be just as good at calming patients' nerves, a study suggests.

News imageZosha Di Castri

Behind the Proms' celestial opening number

Composer Zosha Di Castri spills the beans on her latest work, which launches the BBC Proms on Friday.

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Schools 'desperately need' cash injection, MPs say

Schools and colleges urgently need billions more in funding, a committee of MPs says.

News imageSEN protest

Special needs 'breaking county council budgets'

County councils are warning growing demand for special needs support could mean statutory duties may not be met.

News imageBioluminescence

What is making the Welsh coast sparkle?

Bioluminescence is where living creatures, such as fireflies and jellyfish, emit light from their cells.

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