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14 August 2019

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Asha Frank

‘Why I don't want to own the land my business is built on’

Hurricane Irma hit Barbuda in 2017. It left a trail of destruction and kick-started old tensions - especially over land.

James Wright mid-marathon

The golfer running 31 marathons in 31 days

James Wright is raising money for a children's hospice at risk of closure in Walsall.

Chilean farmer Jorge Cruz

The farmers who worry about our phone batteries

Lithium is being mined in Chile to make batteries, but at what cost to the local environment?

Children boarding the Kindertransport.

From Berlin to Aberystwyth after fleeing the Nazis

William Dieneman's story will feature in new Kindertransport exhibition in a Berlin railway station.

Phone box

'Remove phone boxes used for drug-taking'

Resident and religious leaders say people can often be seen taking drugs in the booths.

phone box

Phone boxes 'used for drug taking and dealing'

Two boxes have already been removed, but BT says it is because they were underused.

Electrologist Siobhan

The trans electrologist providing affordable hair removal

Trans women often struggle with hair removal, so Siobhan set up her own clinic in Manchester providing electrolysis - the only form of permanent hair removal.

Deio Jones

'Don't lose faith' if A-level grades fall short

Deio Jones says he got his preferred university choice, despite not getting his expected results.

Boy in the mask

Behind the photo that defined the Troubles

Photographer Clive Limpkin reflects on his iconic image of a boy in a gas mask holding a petrol bomb.

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