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8 July 2019

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Courtney and Holly

The kids trying to stop 'holiday poverty'

Children at an animation club have come up with a manifesto to help disadvantaged kids during holidays.

Ibrahim Mahama at the Whitworth art gallery in Manchester

The artist building a parliament with train seats

A replica of Ghana's parliament chamber is built using salvaged seats in a Manchester art gallery.

Tracy Mills

'You don't get a life as a sole trader'

It's the easiest way to turn self-employed, but one in five such businesses fail within a year.

Emotional Oranges

US band's hidden identity keeps them 'normal'

LA-based disco R&B band Emotional Oranges prefer to keep their identities secret and focus on music.

Puppet

Puppet master's push to keep ancient art alive

Chen Hsi-huang, 88, is one of the few traditional puppet masters left in Taiwan - and is on a mission to keep his craft going.

Demonstration by the UK branch of the German group Pegida in Newcastle in February

Muslim Council calls for 'fairer' media coverage

The Muslim Council of Britain says there is a "serious problem" with how the media reports on Islam.

scandal

How social media could ruin your business

Negative social media can be a major threat to businesses and can quickly destroy trust in a brand.

Ebola health workers pictured in 2014.

Ebola: 'A gruesome game of whack-a-mole'

A snapshot from Butembo in DR Congo - one of the frontlines in the fight against the deadly virus.

Family photo

'Amazing' gene-silencing drugs reach NHS

Doctors say the drugs are making the "previously untreatable, treatable" and have huge potential.

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