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Finally girls matter: Why religious leaders are vital in the fight to end FGM Including religious leaders, no matter how reluctant, in a dialogue about FGM, is vital to ending the practice in a generation
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New South Wales' new logo and slogan slips by unnoticed – almost Even after premier Mike Baird’s sniping at Victoria’s new state logo, it took a week for the world to wake up to NSW’s mildly startling new effort
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Life after disappointing exam results: share your positive stories What happens when you don’t get the grades you wanted? Share your positive stories of life after disappointing exam results
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What are your experiences of renting in London? Rental prices in London are rising five times faster than tenant pay. What are your experiences of being a private tenant in the capital?
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Quiz: Is comment weird? Spot the real Guardian headlines amid the fakes A new Tumblr blog has been making fun of the Guardian's comment pages – but can you tell the difference between the real headlines and the fakes?
April fools
Jeremy Clarkson tours Guardian HQ after joining fossil fuel divestment drive - video Former Top Gear presenter meets Guardian staff after backing campaign for fossil fuel divestment
Photography blog
Weasel riding a woodpecker: the five best #weaselpecker memes What happens when a baby weasel is photographed riding a woodpecker? The internet goes crazy. Here are five of the best memes
Australia news blog
Surge in poles: Tony Abbott's flag count hits a new high The PM’s latest speech at Parliament House was backed by no fewer than eight Australian flags, marking a steady rise in recent months
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The science behind the dress colour illusion
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The Guardian view on 'the dress'
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Have you changed your political allegiance?
Notes & Theories
Richard Dawkins’s cosmic tombstone: what would you add?
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Let’s talk about miscarriage Women and men often feel reluctant to discuss what is a distressing and bewildering - but far from rare - experience, writes Claire Daly in the run-up to International Baby Loss Awareness Day
Scottish independence blog
Scottish independence: 16 days to referendum - as it happened Full coverage of the Scottish independence referendum campaign as the deadline for voter registration nears
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The Khmer Rouge and Cambodian genocide: how the Guardian covered it Former Khmer Rouge senior figures Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan have been found guilty of crimes against humanity and given life imprisonment by a court in Cambodia. Follow how the Guardian covered the brutal regime of the Khmer Rouge as evidence of the killing fields first emerged
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If Ed Miliband doesn't read UK papers, what will he have missed? Hugh Muir The Labour leader has said he ignores the British press in favour of the US aggregator site RealClearPolitics
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Archbishop of Canterbury creates a stir with 'great' remark to gay magazine
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Costeja González and a memorable fight for the 'right to be forgotten'
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Labour criticised over 'peas in a pod' VAT attack ad Party illustrates claim that coalition's VAT rise has added £450 to shopping bills with image of VAT-free foodstuffs
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Tony Abbott criticised for 'breaching protocol' with Duke of Cambridge Brickbats fly after Abbott put his arm around William, but he is certainly not the first Australian PM to have been tripped up by royal etiquette
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