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14 August 2022

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Indian and Pakistani troops lower flags together in a ceremony at the Wagah border crossing near Amritsar

Why was British India partitioned 75 years ago?

Britain left India 75 years ago and the country became two separate states, India and Pakistan.

Afghan schoolgirl with flag

The Taliban's broken promises

Access to education, jobs and public spaces for women have all been curtailed under Taliban rule.

Civil servant in Kabul

From Kabul and beyond, a year of Taliban rule

Lyse Doucet reports from Afghanistan on what the Taliban's takeover has meant for its people.

A young Baz Bedrossian

The boy who fled war-torn Cyprus for London

Baz Bedrossian came to London with his family as a refugee after the second Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

The headline in the Mirror reads, "Starmer's energy demand: freeze cruel bills now", while the headline in the Sun reads, "After record drought, drip drip hooray"

'Freeze cruel bills now' and 'Drip drip hooray'

A call by the Labour leader for a halt to rises in the energy price cap and the end of England's dry spell lead the papers

Unclaimed luggage at London Heathrow last month

The tech aiming to prevent lost airline luggage

With millions of bags and suitcases going missing this summer, technology may offer the solution.

Woman working in an office

Workers go into office 1.5 days a week, says survey

This compares to an average of 3.8 days a week pre-pandemic, research by a consultancy suggests

Gabrielle Drake

Parents left without childcare as nurseries shut

A campaign group says it has been "inundated" with messages about nurseries going out of business suddenly.

Marc Cucurella

Hair-pulling & tough tackles - why Chelsea v Spurs was so controversial

Match of the Day 2 pundits Fara Williams and Jermaine Jenas break down some of the controversial moments in the 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham.

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