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1 July 2021

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News imageA girl jumps into the pond on Hampstead Heath

How Hampstead Heath was saved for future generations

If a Victorian-era landowner hadn't been thwarted, Hampstead Heath as we know it might not exist.

News imageStock image of a woman putting plastic bottles into a recycling bin

Another country has banned UK plastics, so what now?

Turkey is due to ban most plastic waste sent from the UK, so tonnes of packaging will need a new home.

News imageCovid-19 patients receive oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, along the roadside in Ghaziabad on April 28, 2021

Pakistani Twitter prayed for Covid-hit India: Study

Researchers looked at 300,000 tweets to identify those that expressed empathy and solidarity.

News imageFear Street on Netflix

Goosebumps author RL Stine: 'I find horror very funny'

He says it was a "shock" seeing Fear Street being adapted for a grown-up audience on Netflix.

News imageHun Pheap

A village ripped apart by a bad batch of rice wine

At least 30 Cambodians died recently in less than a month after drinking toxic home-brewed alcohol.

News imageWoman talking to Alexa via a smart speaker

Parents of children called Alexa challenge Amazon

Youngsters are being bullied over their name - also the default wake word for the tech firm's smart speakers.

News imageAnti-riot police officers, one covered in white paint, in Dakar, Senegal - Friday 25 June 2021

Africa's top shots: Painted police and unfazed zebra

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

News imageAsylum seeker Patricia

Asylum queue nine times longer than in 2010

There are 65,000 people waiting for asylum decisions from the UK government, figures suggest.

News imageIshleen Kaur

'Coercion and rape': Investigating my yoga school

Ishleen Kaur was passionate about yoga movement Sivananda, until she found allegations of sexual abuse.

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