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16 August 2020

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News imageSoraya Attard

'I became a carer two weeks before lockdown'

Soraya Attard worked in retail but landed her dream job just a fortnight before lockdown.

News imagepanto

'He's two metres behind you': Pantos in peril

Pantomime is the traditional money-spinner for theatres but for many 2020 is "oh no it isn't".

News imageGrace Williams

'Ticking time bomb' for young jobless

There are fears the Covid pandemic and recession will damage the prospects of a generation.

News imageA student receives their results at Peter Symonds College in Winchester

A-level grades 'drop below three-year average'

The Sixth Form Colleges Association says research shows students in larger institutions were failed.

News imageVictoria Derbyshire

Victoria Derbyshire: Growing up with a violent father

The BBC presenter was 16 when her family left their home - and with it the place she had experienced violence at the hands of her father.

News imagePlatoon Five

The story of Beirut's Platoon Five

Nine firefighters and paramedic Sahar Fares were the first on the scene when a large fire was reported at Beirut's Warehouse 12, on the city's northern Mediterranean coast.

News imagePresentational grey line

'The naughty crocodile took my leg'

Four-year-old William from Nottinghamshire almost died after contracting sepsis.

News imageCallie Thorpe and Lauren Talulah Smeets

'It’s not just about eat less, move more’

Body positivity campaigners say the government's obesity strategy "blames" bigger people for Covid-19.

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The couple blamed for an IS attack on their wedding

An Islamic State bomb devastated the happiest day of Rehana and Mirwais' life - then they were blamed.

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