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31 August 2020

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News imagePeople jumping

Teenagers start to cash in Child Trust Funds

Savings pots could now be worth more than £1,000 but many teenagers are unaware they exist.

News imageOcado van featuring Percy Pig livery (left)

Ocado cancels orders on first M&S delivery day

Angry customers have complained on Twitter, but Ocado says a "very small number" of orders were hit.

News imageA man holds his crying child close to him as migrants force their way through police lines at Tovarnik station for a train to take them to Zagreb on September 17, 2015 in Tovarnik, Croatia.

Med's deadly migrant crisis: In maps and charts

Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.

News imageGeorge Ezra

George Ezra opens up about OCD struggle

The musician says he is plagued by intrusive thoughts, and has suffered from OCD "my whole life".

News imageMonique looking at her face in the mirror

She got ill when the pandemic hit - and still is

For some people Covid just will not go away. One woman who thinks she had it has made an Instagram diary.

News imageA tourist swimming in the coral reefs in the Seychelles

Helping tourists return safely to the Seychelles

Seychelles Minister of Tourism Didier Dogley discusses plans to keep returning tourists safe.

News imageMolly Malone's restaurant in Johannesburg

How this restaurant adapted to the coronavirus crisis

Molly Malone's Restaurant in Johannesburg has converted its carpark into an outdoor 'roadhouse'.

News imageGiraffes at Maasai Mara national game reserve

The rise in domestic tourists to Maasai Mara

Kenya's government is encouraging its people to visit Maasai Mara and go on safari.

News imageA tofu food product

The vegan food chain in South Africa

A vegan food chain shows the BBC how it is continuing its business despite the pandemic.

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