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British astronaut Tim Peake says he will partake in the London Marathon, completing the race on a treadmill on board the International Space Station
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Victoria Wood, one of Britain’s most popular standup comics, has died after battling cancer
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At prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, David Cameron questions the judgment of Labour’s mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan
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Jeremy Corbyn pushes David Cameron to explain his rationale behind the government’s plans to turn all schools into academies.
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We are a nation of people waiting for mental health treatment, says journalist Deborah Coughlin
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Harry Leslie Smith saw the full potential of human cruelty during the second world war. He believes today’s politicians are turning their backs on humanity
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Academic Emma Dabiri argues that black women too often measure their beauty by the yardstick of whiteness
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Kathleen Kerridge says public perceptions of poverty are wrong
spotlight
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Myron Yarde, a 17-year-old music student and rising grime artist, was stabbed to death in London earlier this month. Iman Amrani goes to New Cross to find out how his death has affected the community
sport
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UFC president Dana White talks about the organization’s decision to pull fighter Conor McGregor from an upcoming fight, in a move that came just hours after the star announced tentative plans to retire
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Bernie Ecclestone says that in his opinion, the Russian president Vladamir Putin should be in charge of Europe
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Here is everything you need to know prior to lights-out on Sunday
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Golden State Warriors team members and staff give their reactions after the team beat the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104 on Wednesday at Oracle Arena
technology
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Introducing RoBoHon, a smartphone which doubles up as a tiny robot, created by Japanese electronics firm Sharp
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke out against Donald Trump’s anti-immigration comments during an annual developer conference on Tuesday
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils a prototype of the Model 3 car to a group of Tesla owners in Los Angeles
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For a long time self-driving cars were considered the province of science fiction, or expensive science projects financed by big companies. But the falling price of a key piece of technology needed for some self-driving vehicles has enabled a few college dropouts to found their own automated vehicle startup. Guardian reporter Danny Yadron takes a ride with Brandon Moak, co-founder of Varden Labs, which is now testing its cars on California campuses
culture
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The Louis Armstrong House Museum announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the only-known film footage of the great jazz musician in a recording studio
interviews
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Actor Jonas Nay, who plays spy Martin Rauch in Channel 4’s cold war drama Deutschland 83, talks to Owen Jones about how much Germany has changed in a generation and his concerns about the rise of the far right in Europe
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The former Greek finance minister tells Owen Jones why Britons should vote to remain in the EU
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Shami Chakrabarti tells Owen Jones that Tony Blair tried to woo her
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Actor Sir Ian McKellen talks to Owen Jones about his gay rights activism and his friendship with Sir Patrick Stewart
life & style
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Meat, chips and cheese: a match made in heaven? A heart attack waiting to happen? Or a gateway to radicalisation?
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The reality TV star and producer David Gest has died in London at the age of 62
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Bryan Garcia, a New York City sommelier, tastes five of the Girl Scout cookie varities and pairs each with an affordable wine
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US president Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama read Where the Wild Things Are at the Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Monday
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A refugee in Istanbul, astronaut Muhammed Faris reflects on his exile from the beloved country he once saw from space
popular
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