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19 February 2017
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Fears of ‘dirty meat’ entering food chain after 25% of abattoirs fail testsAudits carried out at more than 300 abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland find major hygiene failings in more than a quarter of meat plants
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Party sure it can see off Ukip in Stoke byelection despite voter apathyParty activists take heart from Paul Nuttall’s fading campaign despite expected low turnout -
Norma McCorvey, 'Roe' in Roe v Wade case legalising abortion, dies aged 69Initially celebrated by pro-choice campaigners, the plaintiff in the landmark supreme court ruling later became a fierce opponent of abortion rights -
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So you want to switch off digitally? I’m afraid that will cost you…Laws protecting workers from employers’ out-of-hours emails ignore the fact that, for many, switching off is not an option
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‘Political correctness ushered in the populist wave’The equality expert has taken flak for challenging ideals he used to champion
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Monet glimpsed through his own words, demons and allThe artist has been the shadow behind his paintings. A new film reveals a genius stalked by debt
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Rome is mere ancient history as Greece comes roaring backThe darkness of the Greek legends chimes perfectly with the world’s troubled times, inspiring new novels, short stories and even a TV drama
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Lincoln first non-league side to reach quarter-finals in 103 yearsSean Raggett scored in the 89th minute against Burnley to secure a shock FA Cup victory for Lincoln City
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Being on the England bench is hard but you still have a big roleHaskell has embraced the intensity of Eddie Jones’s regime and, after fully recovering from injury, is pushing for a starting place against Italy at Twickenham
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I was wrong to defend Jeremy Corbyn. He has betrayed us over BrexitI gave him a chance, but he is unfit to be called leader of the opposition
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New bus system could cut pollution … if enough people use itA new $53m BRT (bus rapid transit) system has the power to reduce Hanoi’s dreadful air pollution. Persuading residents of Vietnam’s rapidly expanding capital to ditch their motorbikes and private cars, however, will be another story
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Radical plan to save people from air pollutionStefano Boeri, the architect famous for his plant-covered skyscrapers, has designs to create entire new green settlements in a nation plagued by dirty air
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Your stories of life in polluted citiesReaders shared their experiences of living in cities affected by air pollution – from the curse of the ‘Delhi chest’ in India’s capital to celebrating blue sky in Shanghai
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London to introduce £10 charge, says Sadiq KhanMayor says owners of more polluting cars will have to pay extra levy from October to drive within congestion charge zone
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Sainsbury's chief calls for 'fundamental reform' of business ratesMike Coupe, whose firm faces rise of almost £120m to £500m, says changes to levy will benefit online firms such as Amazon
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RSPCA investigates as 1,000 chicks abandoned in fieldRSPCA believes baby chickens came from commercial producer but were dumped by a third party
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Shocking images of brutality threaten to undermine the Iraqi fight for MosulVideo evidence of executions and torture sparks renewed Sunni-Shia tension as troops prepare final push to retake city from Isis
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Colombia activist killings ‘will not be tolerated’ says ministerClara López, key player in the peace process, vows an ‘end to impunity’ for rightwing death squads
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'There's never been anything like this'After the fastest, most furious week yet for the Trump administration, America’s elder statesmen say they have never seen such turmoil or ineptitude
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Katkin Tremayne: ‘Dad would climb over people to get his picture’Roger Mayne captured a world of optimism amid poverty on the streets of 50s and 60s Britain. As a major retrospective comes to London, we talk to the photographer’s daughter
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Death toll mounts as Farc rebels withdrawPeace has proved more dangerous than war for activists and local leaders. Can the state stop the killings?
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The boy who was lost at sea but found his way homeAfter Archie died at 16, a bench dedicated to him stood at Port Isaac harbour until, at Christmas, it was washed out to sea. But Archie wasn’t done … This is the story of his journey home
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Episode seven – break those chains, Tom Hardy!With horrific torture sessions, hallucinogens and hearts breaking in the penultimate chapter, there’s no telling who will make it out of this alive
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People still think I’m Grant MitchellThe actor and documentary maker, 52, on talking posh, supporting the Labour party and why he’ll never have a midlife crisis
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Why I love Moonlight actor Mahershala AliHe always seems coiled and controlled, fleshing out minor TV and movie roles until he fills the screen
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Worst job? Life modelling for a woman who made me recite ShakespeareThe comedian and author on memories of Iran, doing things her way and buying her mum a walk-on part
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Late-night hosts on Trump's disastrous press conferenceComics, including Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, dissect the president’s first solo presser, filled with ‘bizarre paranoia’
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Beyoncé, New York fashion and North KoreaBeyoncé performs during the Grammys, Marc Jacobs at New York fashion week, mass dancing in Pyonyang – the news of the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists
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Landscapes within landscapesArtist Laura Plageman makes her landscape photographs into 3D collages, then photographs them again
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People wanted to meet me and the donkeySusanne Schäfer-Limmer recalls finding a donkey on Rhodes, and how her father turned the story into a simple tale
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Martin Rowson on Tony Blair's Brexit speechFormer prime minister accused a ‘debilitated’ Labour party of allowing a disastrous Brexit to happen, as he called for a cross-party political movement to oppose leaving the EU
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Palm Springs by moonlightThe Australian photographer Tom Blachford discovered a dark side to the desert oasis of Palm Springs, shooting its modernist housing by moonlight
Brexit EU citizens living in the UK could face legal limbo
Top orchestra quits Britain over migration clampdown