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31 August 2021

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Tsitsipas butt of jokes in toilet row

Stefanos Tsitsipas finds himself the butt of the jokes at the US Open after Andy Murray aims another jibe at the Greek third seed in the row over long bathroom breaks.

News imageMagnolia

One in three wild trees face extinction

Experts say 17,500 tree species are at risk around the world, including magnolias, oaks and maples.

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Barca sign De Jong as Griezmann leaves

Summer of upheaval ends at Barcelona as Antoine Griezmann rejoins La Liga champions Atletico Madrid and striker Luuk de Jong join from Sevilla.

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Is this the world's most beautiful mosquito?

Both beauty and beast. A Sabethes mosquito is visually stunning but it's also a carrier of disease.

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'Mushroom magic' glows in an Australian rainforest

They're called ghost mushrooms, fungi that have the property of bioluminescence.

News imageLionel Messi, Jadon Sancho, Jack Grealish and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The transfer window that really delivered

We look back at some of the big moves from the summer - and how they unfolded on social media.

News imageA woman walks in a street in "Les marronniers" neighbourhood as a handwritting reads 'State lets us down' on the wall, on August 30, 2021

Children fall victim to vicious French drug war

A 14-year-old is the latest victim of Marseille's gang war, prompting a key visit from President Macron.

News imageHelder Costa

Costa joins Valencia on loan from Leeds

La Liga side Valencia sign winger Helder Costa from Premier League club Leeds on a season-long loan deal.

News imageCaptain Joginder Singh onboard the Gulf Sky

'Our ship was hijacked and taken to Iran'

Former crew of the oil tanker Gulf Sky talk publically for the first time about the ship's disappearance.

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