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19 October 2018

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Residents dancing

Silent disco held in dementia care trial

People living with dementia put on their dancing shoes and boogie to Ol' Blue Eyes.

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From grenades to jewellery

Upcycling in Gaza.

Ahmed with his 'flower pots'

'We're planting life from death'

Ahmed collects debris at the Israeli Gaza border, then turns it into something new.

Moon over tower in Chengdu, China

Could China really launch a 'fake moon'?

The sci-fi plan would use giant mirrors in space to light city streets, but scientists are sceptical.

Bowl of spinach

The week the Brexit talks got stuck in spinach

This was to be the EU summit when a deal came into view. But that was not how it turned out.

Photo of a couple with the sign

Mountain sign sells for £2,100 at auction

An anonymous buyer says the weatherworn sign from the summit of Pen y Fan is "going to a good home."

About 350,000 people climb to the summit each year

Selfie mountain sign goes for £2,100

The money raised will go towards repairing Pen y Fan's footpaths.

View of the River Usk from Allt yr Esgair just up the road from Crickhowell

'Marigolds your best friend after floods'

A flood victim, whose house was hit three times, offers advice to people hit by Storm Callum.

A file photo of sperm cells

'I used Facebook to get a sperm donor'

One woman tells how she took to social media in a bid to become pregnant.

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