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14 April 2019

  • 2019
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  • 14 April
Amelia Dimoldenberg, Yomi Sontan, Kojo Anim

How social media is changing comedy

Social media changed many aspects of modern life, but how has it impacted traditional stand-up comedy?

Drilling at Horse Hill

'Nothing gets people going like an earthquake'

An oil well has been blamed for a series of earthquakes in Surrey - why can't scientists agree on the cause?

Police call centre

Earthquake 999 call

A Surrey resident, who feared a plane had crashed into his home, phones police after an earthquake.

Jodie Chesney murder scene

Detective 'predicts' fatal stabbing areas

Almost 70% of London's fatal stabbings were in an area that also saw a knife attack the year before.

Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan standing against an ambulance

'999 hero': The man behind Somalia's free ambulances

Aamin Ambulance service has become well known for being the first on the scene after a militant attack.

A giant piece of Ice breaks off the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia, Argentina

Four things to expect this week

What do 192 million people have only six hours to do? That, and more coming up this week.

Gyuri Diamantstein pointing to picture of his mother

Anti-Semitism threatens fragile Jewish life in Romania

An attack on a Jewish cemetery has alarmed Romania's dwindling Jewish community

Voters lined up at government school in Sector 27 early in the morning to cast their votes on April 11, 2019 in Noida, India.

Are India's election guidelines 'toothless'?

India's Election Commission upholds election guidelines, but critics say it is a "toothless tiger".

Classroom

Special needs shortfalls 'causing misery'

A teaching union reveals nearly every council in England is short of money for special needs support.

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