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15 August 2019

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News imageKim Jong-un oversees an earlier weapons test

North Korea rejects peace talks with South Korea

North Korea calls the South's president "a truly shameless man", as it test-fires more missiles.

News imageArchive photograph of Peterloo protestors

Tracing the Peterloo Massacre relatives

An academic's project brings together families of protesters for the 200th anniversary.

News imageCannabis plant

'Hundreds' going private for medical cannabis

Private cannabis clinics have now opened in the UK, charging up to £800 per month for prescriptions.

News imageLauren Mitchell

Patients who cannot eat food 'fear for lives'

Problems making "liquid nutrition" have led to a national emergency, the NHS says.

News imageLee Komaki

'I'll represent gigolos and barmaids'

After a career in Tokyo's red-light district, Lee Komaki wants to enter politics. But he faces challenges.

News imagePaying in a shop

Six things that affect your chance of a pay rise

Being a skilled negotiator may help, but other factors play a much bigger part.

News imageAsylum seekers cooking

The cookery class where English is on the menu

Workshops are teaching young asylum seekers how to cook and improve their English skills.

News imageHive

The deadly bee disease threatening hives

One keeper says he spotted the signs and had to burn an entire hive to protect others.

News imageDidcot Power Station

The power station that inspired poetry

Didcot Power Station's iconic towers will be demolished as Oxfordshire's skyline changes forever.

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