The girl who went from depression to international medallist
Abida Akhtar grew up in a remote village in Indian-administered Kashmir where girls find it hard to attend school, let
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Hundreds of US-bound migrants cross river to reach Mexico
Image copyright AFP Hundreds of migrants have waded into a river on the southern Mexico border as they try to
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Vietnamese firm Viettel's 5G claim raises eyebrows outside
Image copyright Viettel Image caption Viettel demonstrated a 5G phone call at its press event A Vietnamese firm’s claim to
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Harry and Meghan: No other option but to step back, says duke
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPrince Harry says it is “a great sadness that it has come
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Brexit: Government loses first parliamentary votes since election
Image copyright Getty Images The government has lost three votes in the Lords over its Brexit legislation – its first
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Third of world's poorest girls denied access to school
Image copyright Unicef Image caption South Sudan has faced the destruction of classrooms A third of the world’s poorest girls,
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‘I turned down 50,000 francs to rent my shop during Davos’
“I was offered 50,000 Swiss francs (£40,000) last year by a Japanese firm to rent my shop out during Davos,”
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Eminem 'crossed a line', says Courteeners singer
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Courteeners led Eminem by 2,000 sales in the midweek album chart Eminem’s chart
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Immune discovery 'may treat all cancer'
Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The new technique could kill a wide range of cancer cells, including breast
Gordon Brown: Give regions a 'voice' or UK may end, ex-PM warns
Image caption The former PM is not currently backing any individual in the Labour leadership race Gordon Brown has warned
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Ffair Rhos: Boy, 4, critical after fire killed brother in caravan
Image caption The fire was on private land near the middle of the small village of Ffair Rhos A four-year-old
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Department store Beales collapses into administration
Image copyright Beales One of Britain’s oldest department stores has collapsed into administration, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk.
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Photos from the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Stars of the stage and screen attended the SAG Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday evening. Image copyright Getty Images
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New China virus: Number of cases jumps as infection spreads to Beijing
Image copyright EPA Image caption The majority of cases have been detected in the city of Wuhan The number of
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Period poverty: Schools urged to order free menstrual products
Image copyright Getty Images State schools and colleges in England can now order free period products for students as part
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Europe-wide traffic survey to recruit 'citizen scientists'
Image copyright Telraam Image caption Traffic sensors will be placed in homes across Europe Traffic sensors are being set up
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Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China has for years been struggling to deal with the rubbish its 1.4 billion
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