documentaries
Watch our series of in-depth films exploring in rich detail the stories behind the headlines
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As Iraqi forces attempt to retake Mosul from Isis, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad joins their elite Golden Division on the frontline, speaking with civilians, soldiers and Isis suspects
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The Radical Monarchs is an alternative to the Girl Scout movement for young girls carrying the torch of radical black youth activism in Oakland, California
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Football’s world cup for unrecognised territories is viewed through the eyes of the manager and players of one of the most fascinating teams, Iraqi Kurdistan
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spotlight
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How do we match up against machine intelligence? Professors Anil Seth and Alan Winfield peer into the future of AI
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Bob Ferguson, Washington state’s attorney general, says on Friday that federal judge James Robart in Seattle has granted a nationwide temporary restraining order that blocks Donald Trump’s recent action barring nationals from seven countries from entering the US
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Homemade video footage has emerged showing David Lytton, who was found dead on Saddleworth Moor 13 months ago, at a neighbour’s wedding in England in the early 1990s
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The NFL season reaches it’s conclusion in Houston on Sunday when the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI
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Donald Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway reported a false story about a so-called massacre in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Friday
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Owen Jones speaks to some of the thousands of protesters gathered outside Downing Street
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Former deputy prime minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg talks to Owen Jones
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Theo Padnos, an American journalist, was captured in Syria by Jabhat al-Nusra in 2012
sport
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With the Six Nations kicking off this weekend, we look at some of the big themes before this year’s tournament
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Usain Bolt is stripped of his 2008 Olympic relay gold medal after methylhexanamine is found in retested blood sample of team-mate
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Sumo wrestler Kisenosato is awarded the title of Yokozuna on Wednesday, the first Japanese wrestler to reach the ancient sport’s pinnacle in almost two decades
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Roger Federer speaks to the media after his five-set struggle to beat Kei Nishikori in Melbourne
technology
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It will cost $299.99 in US and £279.99 in UK and goes on sale on March 3Nintendo Switch: hands-on with the world’s strangest games console
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US intelligence chief tells Congress that ‘Russia has clearly assumed an even more aggressive cyber posture’ following the conclusion that Russia interfered in the November elections
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The International Drone Robot Contest is taking place in Incheon in South Korea
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Louise Haigh, Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley, tells parliament on Wednesday that she was targeted after calling for a debate on the banning of the far-right group Britain First
culture
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Matt Parker and Trey Stone said writing for the show had become ‘really tricky’ as ‘what was actually happening was way funnier than anything we could come up with’
interviews
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Moonlight is the surprise contender in this year’s Oscar race; directed by Barry Jenkins, and adapted from a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney, it’s the story of a black gay man at three different stages of his life
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Ed Miliband tells Owen Jones that Theresa May’s secretive approach to Brexit negotiations risks further dividing the UK
life & style
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For many people the start of the year is a chance to recover from Christmas excess. But what are the benefits of an alcohol-free month?
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With voice recognition software being used in household products, Dr Hannah Fry explores how it works – and what the future might bring
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The former Greens leader shares the joy of retirement, of renewed vigour for environmental activism, and the wisdom of choosing hope and compassion – even when it all seems hopeless
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Many of us start January determined to go to the gym every day or give up the burgers. But it’s hard to keep that ‘New Year, new you’ attitude, no matter how good our intentions are
Anywhere but Westminster If eastern Europeans leave Britain after Brexit, what happens?