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News imageStreet children practice acrobatics on unicycles in Lagos, Nigeria - Monday 14 August 2023

Tricks, trials and salutes: Africa’s top shots

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

News imageGraphic illustration of a sea drone

How Ukraine’s stealthy sea drones strike Russian targets

Over long distances and with powerful explosive payloads, Ukraine's water drones are proving highly effective.

News imageSarah Meredith looking at the camera

Young people wait longer for liver transplants

The way organs are prioritised means those aged 26-40 wait four times longer for surgery than the over-60s.

News imageCammy Devlin of Hearts celebrates

Why Hearts can't afford to lose talismanic Shankland

Lawrence Shankland has been linked with Saudi Arabian clubs but Hearts can ill-afford to lose him, even if an unlikely team-mate took centre stage.

News imageBroadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson's 1971 interview with Muhammad Ali became the stuff of chat show legend.

'Muhammad Ali stood out most of all' - Parkinson

Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson's 1971 interview with Muhammad Ali became the stuff of chat show legend.

News imageThe aftermath of Omagh bombing in 1998

Irish government 'disrespectful' over Omagh inquiry

An Irish government minister said there was no new evidence to merit a public inquiry in the Republic.

News imageLion Glass

The eco-friendly glass that's hard to crack

Scientists have developed an extremely strong glass which is less energy intensive to make than regular glass.

News imageBonnie Prince Charlie facial reconstruction

Death masks recreate face of Bonnie Prince Charlie

The image shows what the Scottish prince could have looked like during the Jacobite Rising.

News imageLetby

Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies

Letby killed the babies at a Chester hospital in 2015 and 2016 - she is the most prolific killer of babies in the UK in modern times.

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