Watch our series of in-depth films exploring in rich detail the stories behind the headlines
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These are the girls running as fast as they can to be Jamaica’s new sprint champions in a country obsessed with its athletes. This is the story of the Champs national youth athletics competition that could change their lives
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People with disabilities are among the most discriminated against in Bolivia. Fed up with being ignored, a group of them march across the Andes to La Paz hoping to speak to President Evo Morales. Instead they face riot police, barricades, teargas and water cannon
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Cédric Herrou is a farmer who supports and houses African refugees in southern France. Why do he and his fellow activists feel compelled to defy the authorities?
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Christmas Island, off the coast of Australia: where thousands of people seeking asylum are indefinitely held in a high security detention facility. Poh Lin, a trauma counsellor living on the island, bears witness to the dramatic stories and decline of those being detained
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With his robot Erica, Hiroshi Ishiguro, the so-called bad boy of Japanese robotics, aims to redefine what it means to be human
spotlight
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Clive Lewis tells Owen Jones Theresa May has offered Britain a ‘thin gruel of hopelessness’
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Footage posted to Instagram appears to show one police officer removing a watch from a woman’s arm while she recovers from being teargassed
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News Corp Australia commentator fights off masked protesters outside a Melbourne book launch
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The mother and stepfather of Reality Winner, the 25-year-old facing a 10-year prison sentence for allegedly leaking classified information, call the accusations ‘shocking and overwhelming’
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The prime minister says she is prepared to rip up human rights laws in order to impose stronger restrictions on people suspected of being involved in terrorism
explainers
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Seven people have died after a terrorist attack at London Bridge and Borough Market
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At least 22 people are dead and scores injured in a suspected terrorist incident at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena
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It seems the word is not just gibberish tweeted late at night. According to Sean Spicer, a select few special people know its secret meaning
sport
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England became the first side to reach the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy on Tuesday with an impressive 87-run win over New Zealand in Cardiff
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Lions assistant coach Rob Howley insists that the British and Irish Lions are a ‘work in progress’ as they look for improvement on their underwhelming 13-7 win over the NZ Provincial Barbarians against the Blues
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British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland says that his side will improve and become more clinical after stumbling to victory over NZ Provincial Barbarians 13-7 on Saturday in their opening tour match
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A 12-year-old from Fresno, California, has been crowned champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest
technology
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A robot priest named BlessU-2 beams light from its hands as it demonstrates a blessing in Germany
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The British man who halted the WannaCry cyber attack says he’s no hero, but was just doing his job
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The Latvian skydiver completes what drone-makers Aerones say is the world’s first case of drone-diving after being lifted by 28-propeller drone
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A worldwide ransomware attack affecting almost 100 countries has hobbled parts of the NHS across England and Scotland, rendering patient information inaccessible
interviews
culture
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Liam Gallagher goes solo for a fundraiser gig in Manchester, a week after 22 people in the city were killed by a suicide bomber
life & style
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A diamond encrusted Hermès handbag sold for a record-breaking £293,000 this week, as luxury bags are fast becoming the new must-have for the super-rich. The Guardian goes to meet the 29-year-old world-leading handbag expert as Christie’s prepares for its first dedicated handbag sale in London
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Omar, the maine coon cat from Melbourne, is in the running for the record of the longest cat in the world
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Several unaccompanied adults say they were turned away at the new Legoland Discovery Centre in Melbourne and are threatening to lodge human rights complaints
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First Impressions allows you to experience and interact with the world from the point of view of a baby
The Corbyn factor On the campaign trail with Labour's leader