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How skin-to-skin contact could save the lives of premature babies

A shortage of incubators and a hunch about marsupials inspired a Colombian paediatrician to try something radical to save premature babies’ lives. Now some doctors believe that constant skin-to-skin contact with parents is not only cheaper than hi-tech neonatal care – it may be better as well. Lena Corner reports

A mother's story of how a paedophile groomed her daughter

Tired of the endless rows, Hannah H finally gave in to the demands from her 11-year-old daughter to have a Facebook account. Little did she know that she had opened the door to a paedophile who lived in her town  – and the events that followed were life-changing. She explains how easily he gained her daughter's trust and how little she knew about protecting her online

My journey through the big C – when doctor became patient

As a GP, Youssef El-Gingihy ought to have spotted the warning signs for cancer. But like many people, he dismissed them. Here he talks about the voyage the illness took him on, the incredible advances in treatment in recent years, and the prospects for a cure

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US pilots demand end to Norwegian Airlines' low-cost flights

Tory revolt to end confusion over rights of EU nationals fizzles out

Isis file reveals 'problem' foreign fighters are refusing to fight

Marine Le Pen launches presidential campaign with hardline speech

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World news in pictures

World news in pictures

  • 1/27 7 February 2017

    The remains of a car burnt by protesters on Monday night, in Aulnay-sous-Bois, north of Paris, France. French police say over 20 protesters were detained during an eruption of violence against police in the Paris suburbs in which a police car was torched. The violence in the night of Monday to Tuesday is a show of outrage in support of a young black man who authorities allege was sodomised by a police officer's baton

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    Pakistani Security officials inspect the scene of a bomb blast that targeted a Frontier Corps vehicle near the Afghan border in Chaman, Pakistan. At least two Frontier Corps personnel were wounded when a bomb, planted on a road side, exploded as convoy of Pakistani security forces was passing nearby in Chaman

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    An Israeli border policeman walks near workers lifting a housing unit with a crane during the demolition of the illegal Jewish settlement of Amona at the West Bank. Israeli police completed the evacuation of Jewish settlers from the West Bank settlement of Amona in compliance with an Israeli court order that ruled the settlement illegal

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    Israeli settler Tamar Nizri cries after her housing unite (L) was destroyed by an Israeli bulldozer during the demolition of the illegal Jewish settlement of Amona at the West Bank

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    Pakistani Security officials inspect the scene of a bomb blast that targeted a Frontier Corps vehicle near the Afghan border in Chaman, Pakistan

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    Civil defense members work at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held city of Idlib, Syria

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    Military commanders salute during a meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran

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    People hold a sign reading "Justice for Theo" during a protest in Aulnay-sous-Bois, northern Paris, a day after a French police officer was charged with the rape of a youth who was severely injured after allegedly being sodomised with a baton

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  • 9/27 5 February 2017

    A Serbian woman looks on as bulldozers take down a concrete wall near the main bridge in the town of Mitrovica, after the Kosovo government reached an agreement with country's ethnic Serb minority to resolve the issue of a contested wall symbolically dividing the city of Mitrovica

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    Bulldozers demolish a wall following weeks of tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo

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    Libyan coast guard police help an Illegal immigrant and a child who were rescued at sea off the coast of Libya, get off a boat in the capital Tripoli

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    Afghan youth shovel snow from the rooves of houses in Kabul, Afghanistan

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    Migrants warm themselves by a fire from the morning cold in an abandoned warehouse where they took refuge in Belgrade, Serbia. Hundreds of migrants have been sleeping rough in freezing conditions in central Belgrade looking for ways to cross the heavily guarded EU borders

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    Soldiers destroy ten hectares of a marijuana plantation after the Mexican army found it, while patrolling the area in Mocorito, in Sinaloa State, Mexico

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    Ukrainian servicemen patrol at the humanitarian aid center in Avdiivka, Ukraine

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    A Ukrainian serviceman patrols at the humanitarian aid center in Avdiivka, Ukraine

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    Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against the expected eviction of the Israeli settler outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank, in Jerusalem

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    Polish President Andrzej Duda (C) and US Ambassador to Poland Paul Jones (background R), deputy Commander of US troops in Europe, General Timothy Ray (2-L) and the Commander of the ground forces of the US to Europe, General Ben Hodges (L), attend the inauguration of the Polish-US American military training with the participation of the US Armoured brigade Combat Group, on the range in Zagan, west Poland

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    US army M1 Abrams tank fires after the inauguration ceremony of bilateral military training between US and Polish troops in Zagan, Poland

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    Deputy Commander, United States European Command Lieutenant General Timothy Ray speaks during a ceremony opening Polish and US Army exercise on training fields in Zagan, Poland

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    Iranian top officials pray before the flag draped coffins in the funeral of 16 firefighters killed in the collapse of a burning building, in Tehran, Iran

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    Iranians firefighters and mourners gather around a fire track carrying the coffins of firemen killed when the city's oldest high-rise collapsed after a blaze, during their funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran

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    Iranians firefighters and mourners gather around a fire track carrying the coffins of firemen killed when the city's oldest high-rise collapsed after a blaze, during their funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran

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    A leprosy patient sits inside her room at the leprosy hospital in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. World Leprosy Day is observed on 30 January every year to increase the public awareness of the leprosy disease

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    A police officer stands by a monitor projecting images of migrants crammed into a van during a press conference to illustrate an anti-migrants trafficking operation, at the police headquarters in Milan, Italy. Police in Milan announced the results of a two-year investigation into a land-based trafficking network for migrants who reach Italy by sea. Thirty-four arrest warrants were issued in Italy, France and Germany against the Egyptian-headed organization that arranged for transport for the migrants from Sicily to Milan and beyond

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    People gather for Lunar New Year as lanterns hang from the trees at Ditan park in Beijing

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    Indian soldiers pay tribute at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on Gandhi's death anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi, India

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Herrera sets United's 'special' target for the rest of the season

While Jose Mourinho's men have not given up on the title, Herrera especially wants to topple their bitter rivals, who remain above them in the table

India drop Nair despite triple century last time out against England

The batsman was left out in favour of Ajinkya Rahane, showcasing India's phenomenal talent pool

David Usborne If Warren runs in 2020 she will have Mansplaining McConnell to thank

Gagging your political opponents is rarely a good idea

Fifty Shades Darker review: ‘A drippy romantic drama’

Plot wise, the film is utterly threadbare and the sex scenes, which are fairly graphic at times, are always accompanied by syrupy rock music

Elder Island share video triptych of interactive sessions - premiere

The videos capture the character of each track with varying dynamics

Love season 3 announced by Netflix

Judd Apatow's single-camera comedy will return

The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen, review: Couldn't be more timely

The Pulitzer Prize winning author's new collection of short stories about displacement and exile are an antidote to Trump's plan to ban refugees from entering America

5 best online jewellery shops

Whether you're after a pretty piece from an of-the-moment designer or a statement necklace no one else will have, the web is the place to go. We round-up the best e-boutiques for those special finds

Swingers' spas and saucy hotels: Exploring the kinky side of Paris

If you’d like your Valentine’s Day to be more raunchy than romantic, the French capital can deliver

Fifteen of the best ideas to create home offices in small spaces

As moving, travel and living costs soar, Londoners are ditching the commute and setting up flexible work spaces in the comfort of their own homes. Take a tour of our pick of the the best ideas for home offices...

Lady Gaga hits back at body-shamers after her Super Bowl performance

The one thing a sex therapist recommends all couples should do

Eight neighbours rebuild council block and create twice as many flats

Legal win could alter the finances of millions

Trump using taxpayer-funded Twitter accounts to promote daughter

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MWC 2017: What to expect and when everything will happen

The world's biggest phone show takes place later this month, and there's a lot to look forward to

Yakuza 0 review: A worthy addition to the series

Reviewed on PS4 - £39.00