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Aston University Engineering Academy, a secondary school and sixth form in central Birmingham, has had to overcome myriad issues simply to safely open its doors to vastly reduced numbers of students. Headteacher Daniel Locke-Wheaton explains why inner-city schools are disproportionately affected by the pandemic, while his students discuss their return to this new normal for education
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A rare glimpse into the lives of a young couple in lockdown in Iran dealing with the grief of losing a family member. With the coronavirus spreading in Tehran as the backdrop to their lives indoors, we see their hope as well as fear as they approach Persian new year.
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Scars are not just skin deep – emotional and psychological histories lie beneath the healed wounds
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Fata and Yankuba are two young Gambians with ambitious dreams, who fled dictatorship and poverty, and landed in Naples only to discover a new kind of violence: a pernicious climate of racism and an unhelpful immigration system. The Teranga nightclub provides a rare safe space for migrants to meet young Italians while dancing and singing away the collective trauma of their journeys to Europe and the discrimination they face in Italy -
A glimpse into the lives of three Greenlanders: a hunter, a ship’s captain and a fisherman, individuals whose very existence and heritage is intertwined with the Arctic Ocean. Like many who live in the polar north, their fortunes straddle the extremes of summer and winter. Faced with a drastically changing environment, these seafarers reflect on their past, their present and uncertain future with a complex mix of emotions -
A film about a young farmer’s connection to the land, his animals, and a changing world in the north of England. Battling against unsustainable farming methods and an unenthusiastic market, Adam Crowe continues to work on two neighbouring farms while fighting to launch his own business and breed a flock of sheep. In rural Britain, the threat of poverty is often frighteningly close
Spotlight
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As people emerge into a changed reality, the Anywhere But Westminster team focus on East London, where Covid-19 has fused with the Black Lives Matter movement and huge injustices are impossible to ignore
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Police in Italy have seized more than 84m fenethylline tablets, weighing 14 tonnes, at the port of Salerno, in what they say is the biggest seizure of amphetamines in the world
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Up to 3 million people in Hong Kong could be eligible to live, work or study in the UK under a bespoke immigration system announced by Dominic Raab in response to the imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by China
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The Labour leader Keir Starmer took Boris Johnson to task about the impact of coronavirus on jobs during prime minister's questions
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Hong Kong police have arrested more than 300 protesters on the first day of life under the controversial national security laws imposed by Beijing, as China confirmed that some suspects could be extradited to the mainland under the new rules.
Explainers
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What are abolitionists calling for and how would a police free society work? We explore the arguments for abolishing police in the US
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Conspiracy theories linking 5G technology to coronavirus have resulted in dozens of phone masts across the UK being vandalised in recent weeks. Theories about the dangers of 5G had already been circulating, despite regulators confirming that the radiation levels of the new technology are well within safe boundaries. So how did the conspiracy incorrectly linking it to 5G start? And is 5G really dangerous? We explain why 5G has nothing to do with Covid-19
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Thousands of people die annually trying to cross borders. It’s often argued stronger borders and more checks would deter people from making dangerous crossings. But how accurate is this? Maya Goodfellow explores what the current border regime means for people seeking asylum
Sport
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'I think the biggest winner today was fatigue,' Dean Smith said
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The Serbian hosted an unsanctioned tennis tournament in which several players have since tested positive for coronavirus
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Chris Wilder blamed the referee's 'poor decision' in sending off John Egan for the loss at St James' Park on Sunday
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was wrong not to listen to players protesting against police brutality in support of the George Floyd protests
Technology
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A herd of New Zealand sheep is moved along by a a robotic dog called Spot
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Facebook to embrace permanent remote work after coronavirus lockdowns lift
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The prime minister has hinted he will arrive at a solution over whether to let the Chinese company build parts of the UK’s 5G network
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The Guardian's Stephanie Kirchgaessner analyses the alleged hacking of Jeff Bezos' phone by Saudi Arabia
Interviews
Culture
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The Black Lives Matter movement took centre stage at the 2020 BET Awards on 28 June, with tribute paid to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police brutality
Life & style
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Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. First off the rank? Zoë Coombs Marr in Bossy Bottom
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A growing number of collectors are cuddling, changing and caring for 'reborns' – individually crafted baby dolls that can cost up to $20,000. For some, it's about rekindling their baby-rearing years. For others, it's about dealing with their own inability to birth real human babies. Despite the finger-pointing from outsiders, it's a subculture that's thriving globally.
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We meet the dedicated handlers looking for major honours at the world famous Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York – and the dogs who have to perform on the big day
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From above, the rockpools of coastal New South Wales seem almost otherworldly. They're small sanctuaries of turquoise and aquamarine hollowed out of rock shelves and hewn into headlands
