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26 June 2018

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fatberg

Mouldy fatberg draws crowds

A slice of fatberg could be preserved after attracting visitors to a London museum.

dictionary

'Poorest miss out on language lessons'

Schools in most disadvantaged areas have fewest pupils taking GCSE languages, study shows.

military

Military kids: 'I've moved every two years'

A child-focused approach to military families must be adopted, England's children's commissioner says.

dental fillings

Metal fillings 'leak mercury after scan'

A powerful type of MRI scan releases the toxin from silver-coloured amalgam fillings, a study finds.

A woman walks in front of a picture of Zimbabwe"s President Emmerson Mnangagwa as ge addresses a ruling ZANU-PF party rally in Bulawayo on June 23, 2018,

Snapping at the heels of Zimbabwe's 'crocodile'

For the first time in decades, Robert Mugabe is not on the ballot - and more than 20 people now want to fill his shoes.

A young boy drinks cola

'Tax and regulate more to improve health'

There is no need to fear the "nanny state" tag, experts say, as polling shows support for tough action.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa

'The Rock' behind Duterte's drugs war

Ronald dela Rosa, who heads up the bloody war on drugs in the Philippines, is now taking on prisons.

Lloyds bank

MPs seek report into HBOS Reading probe

The Treasury Select Committee is demanding maximum transparency into Lloyds' investigation of a fraud at HBOS.

Clare Wakeham

'I take the slow road to work'

Once a week Clare Wakeham travels four miles to work in Oxford, on the Thames.

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