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29 June 2017

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  • 29 June
Guardian/Telegraph front page

'Abortion concession heads off Tory revolt'

The Queen's Speech and leaked emails about the London tower fire make front-page headlines.

Montessori school in France

New York schools accept Bitcoin

The head of two Montessori schools in New York won't let parents pay by credit card - but he is accepting Bitcoin.

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter sit as medics treat his comrades injured by sniper fire by Islamic State militants in a field hospital in Raqqa, Syria, 28 June

Why the battle for Raqqa is far from won

As US-backed fighters advance on the de facto capital of IS, Americans warn of big challenges ahead.

A large 3D Canada 150 sign in Calgary

What does it mean to be Canadian today?

Canada poses the question of who we are and how we define ourselves in a churning global world.

Car used by alleged attacker

Aftermath of Paris mosque 'attack'

A man is arrested in Paris after trying to drive his vehicle into a crowd outside a mosque - police.

School

School where pupils sit no exams

The alternative school in Scotland co-founded by actress Tilda Swinton sees its students create portfolios of skills.

Terry Gobanga

'I was gang-raped on my wedding day'

On the day a Nairobi pastor was due to get married a gang of men raped her, stabbed her and left her for dead. But Terry Gobanga is a survivor.

Jeep cherokee on fire

The day terror came to Glasgow Airport

A concrete door post and the actions of passers-by helped to avert a major tragedy at Glasgow Airport.

A scene from the teaser trailer Star Wars: The Last Jedi created on an Apple IIc computer

Star Wars trailer remade on 1984 computer

BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news stories.

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