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28 August 2021

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Garden furniture prices show 'eye-watering' rise

Consumer group Which? says one retailer raised the price of a shed by 155% during the past two years.

News imageA photo of Agnes Sithole

'I saved thousands of women in marriages like mine'

Agnes Sithole became an unlikely hero after her husband of nearly 50 years tried to sell their home.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'my summer'

A selection of striking images from our readers around the world.

News imageA Taliban fighter walks past a beauty salon carrying an M16 weapon.

Black Hawks and Humvees: Taliban's military gains

As the insurgents swept through Afghanistan they inherited an arsenal of US-made equipment.

News imageJennifer McNern lost both her legs and Margaret Yeaman was blinded, in separate IRA bomb attacks.

'We were hurt in bombs through no fault of our own'

Jennifer McNern lost both her legs and Margaret Yeaman was blinded in separate IRA bomb attacks.

News imageSabyasachi ad campaign

Sabyasachi: Wanderlust collection was about India

Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee was criticised after he teamed up with high street retailer H&M.

News imageCrowdsurfer

Back to the mosh pit: What it means for super-fans

Live music is back - and for the most committed fans it's the return of an entire way of life.

News imagePeople in Afghanistan’s third-largest city, Herat, explain how life has changed in recent weeks.

'I'm like a prisoner': Life in a Taliban city

People in Afghanistan’s third-largest city, Herat, explain how life has changed in recent weeks.

News imageIda approaches the Louisiana coast

Thousands flee as Gulf Coast hurricane strengthens

Ida, now a category four storm, is forecast to be one of the strongest to hit Louisiana in 150 years.

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