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15 August 2024

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News imageBlack and white photo of 54-year-old Alfred Swinscoe wearing a flat cap and standing in front of his shed

Murder suspects found in 1960s missing miner case

Alfred Swinscoe's remains were found in 2023, more than 50 years after he went missing in 1967.

News imageSnowball Earth

Scottish isles may solve mystery of 'Snowball Earth'

The islands could reveal why animal life first emerged on our planet after its biggest ever freeze.

News image"A performer poses in a traditional Simb costume during a cultural show in Senegal"

Curves, crowns and a calabash: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

News imageA person holds a phone up near a WhatsApp symbol background

'Nothing stopping' child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns

The Internet Watch Foundation is calling for more mechanisms to be put in place to protect children.

News imageSomeone uses a magnetic strip card on a door

Is this the end for the magnetic stripe?

Once common on tickets and cardkeys the magnetic stripe is being phased out.

News imageA photo of Richard Warwick

Infected blood: I was told I couldn't have children

Richard Warwick says the government's compensation plan "should have been done two decades earlier".

News imageJoe Biden and Kamala Harris

Harris will be 'one hell of a president', says Biden

Joe Biden offered a glowing endorsement of Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump spoke in New Jersey.

News imageJamie Smith

Phoenix reach Hundred Eliminator - plays of the day

Jamie Smith and Moeen Ali star in The Hundred plays of the day as Birmingham Phoenix qualify for the Eliminator of the men's competition.

News imageA supporter of ruling Democrats Progressive Party (DPP) puts a sticker on her face reading "Defense Democracy, stand guard Taiwan" during a Parliament reform bill voting at the Parliament on 24 May, 2024.

China's rhetoric turns dangerously real for Taiwanese

China wants people to report Taiwanese "separatists", with the threat of death penalties for some.

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