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17 October 2021

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News imageMarianna Spring

I get abuse and threats online - why can't it be stopped?

Online abuse against women is on the rise, but why aren't the police, government and social media sites doing more to stop it?

News imageComposite image of the Daily Express and Metro front pages.

Sir David Amess's family 'broken' by MP's killing

Most papers lead on the statement released by the family of MP Sir David Amess, who was killed on Friday.

News imageEliza and her dad

Iran's Covid 'orphans': 'She keeps asking where daddy is'

Around 51,000 children in Iran have lost a parent to Covid, according to officials.

News imageJewish women

The Nigerians who want Israel to accept them as Jews

A small Nigerian community claims Jewish ancestry dating hundreds of years but Israel does not recognise them.

News imagePaula Badosa’s only previous WTA title came in May at the Belgrade Open

Badosa wins Indian Wells on debut

Spain's Paula Badosa beats Victoria Azarenka to win the prestigious Indian Wells title on her tournament debut.

News imageWomen on a night out

Has Covid changed New York City nightlife forever?

A photographer is confronted with the new reality of empty streets and closed clubs.

News imageFather Godfrey Nzamujo

'Africa is exporting wealth and importing poverty'

Fr Godfrey Nzamujo runs a "zero waste" agriculture system aimed at increasing food security and creating jobs.

News imageNorway climate activist at camp

Can you stop Norway drilling the oil that made it rich?

The BBC's Nick Beake meets the young climate activists trying to stop Norway drilling for oil and gas.

News imageGermany - Saxony-Anhalt - Halle: State Museum of Prehistory; reopening after reorganisation; the Nebra sky disk (1600 BC., Bronze Age Unetice culture) (Photo by Schellhorn/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

World's 'oldest star map' loaned to British Museum

The Nebra Sky Disc is dated 3,600-years-old and considered one of the most important archaeological finds.

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