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17 April 2021

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News imageLoretta Harmes and her nose hose

The chef who will never eat again

Loretta Harmes hasn't eaten or tasted food for six years, but she hasn't lost her passion for cooking.

News imageGraphic of a woman sitting down with a hand offering her help

Student suicide: Would parents know before it's too late?

Bereaved parents call for universities to contact students' families to reduce risk of suicides.

News imageRonnie O'Sullivan

Highlights: O'Sullivan's 'absolutely scintillating' three centuries at Crucible

Watch defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan finish off his first-round win over Mark Joyce with three consecutive centuries as fans returned to the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield.

News imageBlossoms on the main stage of Leeds Festival in 2017

Blossoms to headline 'near-normal' gig trial

Ticket-holders for the outdoor concert in Liverpool will have to provide a negative test beforehand.

News imageSite of the 2014

Salisbury poison suspects 'linked to Czech blast'

The Czech Republic expels 18 Russian diplomats after linking the operatives to a 2014 explosion.

News imageAastha Khanna

The 'intimacy coordinator' who choreographs sex scenes

Aastha Khanna's job is to ensure safety during scenes involving simulated sex, nudity and sexual violence.

News imageBoy receiving food handout in Rio de Janeiro, March 2021

Hunger hits Brazil's slums amid Covid surge

The country struggling to contain a Covid-19 surge faces a possible explosion of poverty.

News imageA68a

Iceberg that became a social media star melts away

The billion-tonne colossus known as A68 has so thoroughly fragmented it's no longer being tracked.

News imagefirefighter putting out bushfire

'Bushfires make you realise climate change is real'

These teenage climate activists are pushing for change in Australia.

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