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Disclosure Day is like 'a drab X-Files episode'

Steven Spielberg's new alien drama is a "flimsy, outdated" car-chase thriller

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Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction

Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback - which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.

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Authors Blackman and Donaldson made dames in honours list

Noughts & Crosses author Malorie Blackman and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson are made dames, as the rugby league star is knighted.

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Advanced radiotherapy for prostate cancer to cut sessions from 20 to five

Some men in England with the disease will now be offered an advanced form of treatment on the NHS.

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The woman who hid on a ship to report on D-Day

Martha Gellhorn tricked officers so that she could get to Normandy in June 1944

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Stones goes from brink of retirement to World Cup 'pure joy'

John Stones' selection for England's World Cup squad may have raised a few eyebrows but the player says he had to "dig deep" to secure his place in the 26-man travelling party.

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Why I sold my business to my staff

As more US company owners reach retirement age many are selling up to their employees.

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The seminal audio show with a new take on history

How a British radio show recounted two million years of history through objects

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Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts

The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.

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10 stunning summer homes in harmony with nature

From a sleek dream home in the rainforest to a cliff-top retreat in Scotland

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Failing sea defences 'disaster' for nature reserve

An internationally important nature reserve in Hampshire is under threat from failing flood defences.

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Linkin Park ignore the noise with triumphant set at Download Festival

Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses were the other headliners at this year's metal and rock extravaganza - we went along.

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Author Chimamanda Adichie accuses hospital of stalling review into son's death

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month old son died in a Lagos hospital, which she says is trying to stop an inquest into the circumstances of his death.

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Next El Niño could be strongest in decades

A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change.

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World Cup hydration breaks - who are the winners and losers?

They have become a regular feature at World Cup games - but who are the winners and who are losers of the mandatory hydration breaks?

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'Idris Elba punched me and it was great fun'

Delilah O'Riordan, 14, says it was "great fun" filming stunts with the Hollywood star.

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