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21 August 2021

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News imageA festival goer at Green Man

Green Man festival returns to Welsh mountains

Wales' largest music festival, Green Man, returns with 25,000 people in attendance.

News imageClio

'Race should not be a factor in my destiny'

A young Londoner beats 23,000 other entrants in one of the country's largest anti-racism competitions.

News imageAn elephant in Kenya

Kenya holds biggest ever animal census

All wildlife on land and sea is being counted to help Kenya's conservation plans and tourism.

News imageThe plane ejector seat was invented by James Martin, from Crossgar in County Down, in 1944.

The inventor who saved thousands of lives

The plane ejector seat was invented by James Martin, from Crossgar in County Down, in 1944.

News imageMark Williams

Williams v Wilson in British Open final

Former world champion Mark Williams beats Jimmy Robertson to set up a meeting with Gary Wilson in Sunday's British Open final.

News imageMen attempt to put out a fire in Iboudraren village, in the mountainous Kabylie region of Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, Algeria August 12, 2021.

Buckets and branches: Algeria's desperate wildfire fight

Despite a huge military budget, oil-rich Algeria is ill-equipped to tackle annual fires.

News imageDorothy working at the Washington Post

'I am not a maid, I am a reporter'

The first black female reporter on the Washington Post says some colleagues would pretend not to know her.

News imageDanny Ings

'Out of this world' - how Ings scored 'fabulous' bicycle kick for Villa

Match of the Day's Gary Lineker, Jermaine Jenas and Danny Murphy analyse Danny Ings' "fabulous" bicycle kick for Aston Villa in their 2-0 win over Newcastle United.

News imageMartha Sanchez reacts while walking in front of her souvenir store that was destroyed when Hurricane Grace slammed into the coast with torrential rains, in Costa Esmeralda, near Tecolutla, Mexico, 21 August 2021

Hurricane Grace kills eight in eastern Mexico

The powerful storm brings torrential rain and high winds, causing power cuts and flooding.

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