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20 October 2018

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A picture of Hassan Ali

The day out that reunited a boy with his family

Hassan Ali, who ran away aged six, finds his family nine years later after a day out in Delhi.

Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Elon Musk

The billionaires fuelling a space race

Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson and Elon Musk are among a number of entrepreneurs with galactic ambitions.

Nina Davuluri, the first contestant of Indian descent to win Miss America. Her parents came from Andhra Pradesh.

Do you speak Telugu? Welcome to America

What's the fastest-growing language in the US?

A model wearing Beige Chuu Korean makeup

The rise of Korean make-up in the West

A revolution in Korean beauty trends has come to the UK, but why does it appeal so much to millennials?

Raphael and Fanny Bodin

The tip-off from a Nazi that saved my grandparents

A Jewish tailor was advised to flee Denmark in 1943 by a German client. But why would this leading Nazi defy Hitler?

Scottish banknotes

Scottish consumer confidence 'falling'

Research indicates consumers in Scotland are also less confident than those in the rest of the UK.

Scottish fishing port

Tory MPs oppose fishing policy extension

Scottish minister Fergus Ewing says "full powers" over the industry should go to Holyrood after Brexit.

A player on the ice

Welsh para ice hockey team claim UK title

The sport shares many similarities with the able-bodied game but it is considered "very dangerous".

Knight of the Blood Moon

Stephen King horror film set for Wales

A werewolf movie, a thriller and an adaptation of a Stephen King story will be made in Tredegar.

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