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Thursday
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November
2014
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Ed Miliband rejects calls for resignation‘I don’t accept that this matter arises,’ Labour leader says, as he faces crisis of confidence among his backbenchers -
Intelligence agencies ‘may have abused access to lawyer-client documents’Lawyers for Abdel Hakim Belhaj claim MI5, MI6 and GCHQ may have intercepted legally privileged communications
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Ex-Sunday Mirror journalist admits hackingGraham Johnson hacked a phone to investigate whether a TV soap star was having an affair with a gangster, court hears -
Inquiry into big four banksMost detailed analysis of sector for a decade to begin, looking into how banks treat small business and personal customers -
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Jimmy Savile inquiry extends to 41 hospitalsHealth secretary Jeremy Hunt says another nine hospitals have launched investigations into abuse claims since June
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NHS 'wasting more than £2bn a year'Leading medical body cites overtreatment and overdiagnosis as key problems, along with patients who demand treatment now
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Clegg: fix railways in north of EnglandTrains and network ‘decrepit’, says deputy PM, calling for modernised links between Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield
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Silk Road 2.0's alleged owner arrested as drugs website shuttered by FBIBlake Benthall, 26, arrested after allegedly resurrected drugs and contraband goods market after original incarnation was shut down by the FBI last year
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Netanyahu rejects calls to let Jews pray at Jerusalem holy siteIsraeli PM says status quo will not change at site known as Noble Sanctuary to Muslims and Temple Mount to Jews
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Man guilty of shooting Anni Dewani ‘convicted on false evidence’Testifying against Shrien Dewani, Monde Mbolombo admits he lied in 2012 trial at which Xolile Mngeni was convicted
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Official drug advisers reject time limit on methadone substitution for addictsAdvisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says time limits advocated by Iain Duncan Smith would lead to high rates of relapse
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Tower of London poppies to be removed as plannedBlood Swept Lands and Seas of Red display will close, despite political appeals
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Libya supreme court rules anti-Islamist parliament unlawfulJune’s general elections ruled unconstitutional by court in Tripoli, which says resulting parliament should be dissolved
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Exercise warning over air pollutionGovernment advises people to reduce physical activity after firework’s night and still weather lead to a ‘10 out of 10’ pollution reading across much of England and Wales
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UK should consider taking EU to court over £1.7bn bill, say senior Labour MPsEd Balls and Douglas Alexander say there is legal question over the EU commission’s demand for backdated budget contribution
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Teen in court over college attack planLiam Lyburd, 18, is accused of possessing a firearm, ammunition and pipe bombs
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One in 20 English beaches will fail new EU cleanliness tests99.5% of beaches in England meet basic European standards, but tougher 2015 regime will see that fall to 94.5%
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Cameron faces backbench revolt over European arrest warrantUp to 90 Tories are set to oppose the UK rejoining the measure, arguing it makes it too easy for Britons to face trial abroad
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Iran’s dog walkers could face 74 lashes in criminalisation of pet ownershipProposed law to prevent Iranians from keeping animals deemed unclean is latest crackdown on ‘western cultural invasion’
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Former Terra Nova school teacher jailed for sexual abuse of 24 pupilsKeith Cavendish-Coulson, 71, sentenced to more than six years for abusing boys aged as young as eight in early 1970s
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Road deaths and serious injuries rise as experts fear safety cuts are to blameCasualties are up by 9% as campaigners say increase comes after years of decline in people killed or badly hurt
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China to build Ebola hospital in LiberiaGovernment announces plan to send 1,000 aid workers to Africa and action to construct 100-bed medical centre in 30 days
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Arrests fail to solve mystery of French dronesSources tell the Guardian that there have likely been more than 13 drone incidents that nuclear operator EDF has admitted to
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Woman murdered and suspect dies after Taser arrest in Welsh valleysIncident occurred after police were called to Sirhowy Arms hotel, where it was reported that a man was attacking a woman
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Shopper dies after falling from escalatorMan pronounced dead at scene after falling three storeys at busy department store in Oxford Street, central London
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Families of youths killed by Chicago police blame racial targeting for deathsRelatives and campaigners stage rally outside Chicago police department HQ to demand federal inquiry into the deaths of their loved ones
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‘Gelato gate’: Italian gossip mag in row over lewd photo of ice cream-eating MPChi, which published topless pictures of Duchess of Cambridge, accused of sexism over images of minister Marianna Madia
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Climate change is disrupting flower pollination, research showsNew research reveals that rising temperatures are causing bees to fly before flowers have bloomed, making pollination less likely
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Antony Gormley sculptures to mark 50 years of Landmark TrustLife-sized iron figures will be installed at five waterside sites including charity’s buildings in Suffolk and Bristol Channel
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Lord Falconer and Giles Fraser clash on the assisted dying bill – video
Lord Falconer argues that the bill would relieve enormous suffering while Giles Fraser says he has a 'tin ear to the complexity' of the matter
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Mentally ill people found chained and left to die after typhoon Haiyan
Local organisations are shocked at the treatment of family members with mental illness, discovered in the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan
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Transmitting Andy Warhol – 'white light and black angels in an immersive explosion'The first major Andy Warhol exhibition in the north of England recreates the world of the Factory and the Exploding Plastic Inevitable – and Warhol is revealed in all his compassion and searing insight
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Pink Floyd: The Endless River – 'a fitting footnote to their career'This “new” record based on 20-year-old outtakes sounds the most like Pink Floyd than any of album with their name in the past 25 years, writes Alexis Petridis
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Serial review – a riveting 10-part investigation into a Baltimore homicideNosheen Iqbal: Sarah Koenig’s year-long inquiry into the murder of 17-year-old Hae Min Lee is smart, original and utterly brilliant
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TV highlights: what to watch tonightBeyond Magic With DMC | Life Story | Peaky Blinders | The Knick | Scrotal Recall | When Fred Met Rose | Detectorists | Golf World Championship
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Bookshops worth visiting, around the world – share your pictures and storiesThis weekend will see a big UK-wide campaign to support bookstores, independent or otherwise, and in-person book buying – and who couldn’t be on board. Writer and librarian Jen Campbell has put together The Bookshop Book, the official book of the Books Are My Bag campaign. Do you know of weird, wonderful or simply great bookshops worth visiting? Share your knowledge, stories and photos here and we will publish the best. Photograph: Charles Leakey
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Ebola in Guinea: reggae plays on in Gueckedou as clubbers try to relaxAmid the epidemic, young people are carrying on dancing at the Fatou Rose hotel, putting Red Cross health advice to one side and trusting in chlorinated water
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Listen to Guy Pearce's Broken Bones - exclusive
Album stream Listen to Guy Pearce's Broken Bones - exclusive
Curiosity may lure listeners to the table of this actor-cum-musician, but only genuine musical talent will keep them there -
The best slow food recipes: Nigel Slater’s confit of duck and moreFive more delicious dishes that are worth the wait, including lamb tagine and Nigel Slater’s confit of duck
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - 'a new kind of urgency'Activision would have us believe that the latest title in the series is a bold re-imagining. It’s not, but it’s still blistering entertainment. By Simon Parkin
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John Lewis unveils Christmas ad£1m festive ad features a young boy playing with a CGI animated penguin to the tune of John Lennon’s Real Love
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The mouse chair getting office workers on the moveAre you man or mouse? The dynamic desk chair will turn you into both, writes Kit Buchan
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Sam Warburton: ‘Sometimes I struggle to shampoo my head it’s hurting so bad’Sam Warburton’s prowess and bravery at the breakdown will be key to Wales’s hopes of ending their miserable run against Australia and the captain tells Sean Ingle fitness will also be pivotal
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England call up West Brom striker Berahino for Euro 2016 qualifierSaido Berahino has been called up by England for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia and the friendly with Scotland
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Football Weekly Extra: CSKA Moscow leave Manchester City on the brink
Podcast: The podders look back on a miserable week in Europe for England's elite, and then preview a busy weekend of action
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It will be love and hate with the fans, so just accept itIn an extract from his new book, The Secret Footballer explains why players are damned if they do … and damned if they don’t
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Button unable to comment on whether he will lose McLaren driveJenson Button remained tight lipped on reports he is to lose his drive at McLaren come the season’s end
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Champions League review: talking points from the midweek actionGuardian writers: Liverpool might just be sorting themselves out, while one man achieved a remarkable feat only for Lionel Messi to nick the limelight
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Matic reopens Liverpool tensions with ‘defending’ jibeHaving been accused of ‘parking two buses’ at Anfield last season, Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic suggested sides must ‘know how to defend’ to deliver the solidity lacking in Liverpool’s current game
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Barcelona policy switch means they risk becoming just another superclubJonathan Wilson: The new reliance on expensive signings at Barça means the club are losing their identity and with it a certain way of playing
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Masterplan going wrong for Manchester City and Manuel PellegriniPaul Wilson: City are being outplayed and outthought in the Champions League and desperately need a domestic win at QPR to help right a tilting ship
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Top five most scathing book reviewsFrom ‘half-baked nonsense’ to a ‘stink in the nostrils’, Alison Flood rounds up five of the most damning book reviews ever. But what’s your favourite hatchet job?
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Will Interstellar inspire a new space race?Steve Rose: Like Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey Christopher Nolan’s epic unashamedly celebrates travelling to the stars as the next logical step in our evolution. Perhaps, after years of cynicism, we’re ready to be inspired by space exploration again
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Compression socks: the hot new look for winterLauren Cochrane: The summer had socks and sandals, and now it’s all about looking like you’re avoiding deep vein thrombosis. Here are three ways to … get the compression sock look
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Ripper Street preview: season three is bigger in every wayJulia Raeside: The Victorian detective drama, saved from the axe by Amazon Prime, is back for a third run next week. If the first two episodes are anything to go by, it’s better than ever
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Photo London ‘to utterly transform the photography audience’New annual Somerset House event aims to become the best photography fair in the world
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Downton Abbey gets sixth seriesITV director of drama commissioning says the show continues to be ‘a phenomenon’
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Does public transport make you ill?From flu on the bus to sinking ships, here are some of our favourite transport myths – busted
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Streaming's the future, whether people like it or not, says Adele's managerBut Jonathan Dickens wants Spotify to change policy of not allowing some albums to be restricted to paying subscribers only. By Stuart Dredge
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Missing Maps: what is Baraka ... and how can you help map it?Che Guevara kicked around Baraka, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the 1960s. Now it is a thriving trading city – but still lacks a basic digital map. Guardian readers are setting out to change that
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Christmas! John Lewis's annual gift to the music industry!This year sees Tom Odell performing the John Lewis ad’s ritual Christmas cover, the biggest deal in what’s become a crucial financial and marketing opportunity for the music industry
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Remembrance Sunday should not be dominated by religionDan Snow: The lack of a secular presence at the Cenotaph could diminish its importance for modern Britons – and they could forget
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Jess Zimmerman: If you want to get popular on the internet, don’t fake being cool – and definitely don’t slap your brand name on natural brillianceAlex from Target was a fake corporate meme? That's not viral – it's offensive
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The US strategy against Isis is working – for AssadIan Black: The Syrian president is the beneficiary of a muddled campaign that leaves him free to strike against his own enemies
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Listen to sex workers – we can explain what decriminalisation would meanNiki Adams: If progress is to be made now an amendment to the modern slavery bill has been defeated, MPs must invite us into the discussion
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David Cameron must focus on Britain’s interests, not on those of EuroscepticsDouglas Alexander and Ed Balls: This Brussels meeting is real test for Tory ministers: they must secure a coalition of countries and a fairer deal for Britain
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What do you tell your father when he's ready to die? Dignity shouldn't be illegalBrian Smith: Brittany Maynard’s heroic choice is exactly the kind my family should have had. And that’s exactly why we need assisted dying laws across the world – so our loved ones can truly rest in peace
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U-turn over forests in the infrastructure bill is a victory for the environmentAmy Lockwood: The 38 degrees campaign, that succeeded in protecting UK forests from being sold-off by the government, is not just a victory for people power but a symbolic victory in our battle to protect the environment
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Jessica Valenti: Record numbers don’t matter if the party is still targeting women’s rights – and if elected women are still throwing their own gender under the bus2014 was an election of firsts for Republican women. But it wasn't a 'win' for women at all
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Anne Perkins: Medical staff are used to their resources being endlessly eroded – no wonder they resist change that seems to put money before patientsThe real reason doctors are being instructed in the ethics of waste
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Television isn't a bad influence on society after allToday’s audiences are less tolerant of racism and open-minded about modern dance – as a result of popular TV. Mark Lawson is reassured by a week of positive headlines
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We know how to eradicate tax abuse. So why aren’t businesses doing it?Richard Murphy: Executives claim they’re acting in shareholders’ interests, yet aggressive avoidance harms a company and all its stakeholders
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Luxembourg tax files: Enabling avoidance on an industrial scaleEnabling avoidance on an industrial scale
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The fall of the Berlin Wall: what it meant to be thereThe long read: Twenty-five years on, Timothy Garton Ash asks what hindsight can’t reveal – and wonders where the 1989 generation might lead us
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Walking guides: the UK’s long-distance footpaths in easy stagesBritain’s walking trails provide great views of the country, but if you’re daunted by the amount of miles to cover, don’t fear – you can tackle them in ‘collectible’ chunks
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How to behave in the big cityDon’t spit, don’t play loud music, don’t drive on the pavement … Farmers moving to the former ghost city of Kangbashi are getting lessons in how to be urbanites
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Politics Weekly: Tax, immigration and the US midterms:
Jackie Ashley, Anne Perkins and Polly Toynbee join Tom Clark to discuss the fiscal implications of immigration and the Treasury's plan to send taxpayers a breakdown of where their money goes. Also this week: Dan Roberts in Washington DC on a week to remember for the Republican party
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What's the environmental impact of modern war?Ban Ki-moon has called on nations to do more to protect the environment from the devastation of war, but even in times of peace our militaries have a huge impact on natural resources
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William Klein: 'My pictures showed everything I resented about America'Klein’s photographs of 1950s New York caught the city’s energy and grit and made his name
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Ukraine’s rebel ‘people’s republics’ begin work of building new statesThe coming winter and the threat of renewed fighting hang over Donetsk and Luhansk after rushed elections
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Hadid's Tokyo Olympic stadium slammed as a 'monumental mistake'Oliver Wainwright: The 2020 Olympic stadium has faced two years of widespread criticism and budget cuts. Now prominent Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has launched a blistering attack on the designs
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Rula Ghani, the woman making waves as Afghanistan’s new first ladyThe wife of president Ashraf Ghani has surprised many Afghans by speaking out on women and internally displaced people
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Andrei Zvyagintsev: ‘Living in Russia is like being in a minefield’Oscar contender Leviathan is a frank portrayal of corrupt Russia. In a rare interview, its director talks to Shaun Walker about his country’s ‘eternal curse’ and why voting there would be a ‘completely pointless step’
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Lea T, the transgender model who’s shifting our perception of beauty normsBeauty brands are catching up with the fashion world’s stance on diversity as Redken announces its surprise new face
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Homecoming ice queen Wintour to be honoured at the British Fashion AwardsAnna Wintour, editor-in-chief of US Vogue, to be presented with an award for Outstanding Achievement at the British Fashion Awards this December
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Amanda Knox working as a freelance reporterEditor employed the former creative writing student, convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, to give her ‘a normal life’
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Jay Z buys Armand de Brignac ‘Ace of Spades’ champagne labelUltra-pricey luxury brand, popular as a status symbol for the rich, has been closely associated with the hip-hop star since 2006
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Miriam Margolyes: ‘I do say things possibly other people don’t say'She doesn’t like Tony Abbott’s swimwear or policies, thinks Nigel Farage is frightening, loves Australia – mostly – and thinks Israel can be blind to its own faults. Anything else to add to the list?
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The Imitation Game: see Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing
Video exclusive The Imitation Game: see Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing
Watch an exclusive clip from the acclaimed biopic of the Bletchley Park codebreaker
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Starling murmurations: annual wildlife spectaclePhotographer Owen Humphreys captures thousands of starlings starting their murmuration near Gretna Green
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Orphaned otter pup takes a bath at Chicago aquarium after rescue
The newest resident of Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is an orphaned southern sea otter pup. Just five weeks old and weighing less than 6lbs, she was rescued along the California coast by state wildlife officials. Here she takes a bath at the aquarium and then is fed from a bottle
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Astonishing snow art illustrates cold beauty of mathematicsAlex Bellos samples Simon Beck’s stunning mathematical drawings, created by running in snowshoes across freshly laid snow in the Alps
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Million Mask March: readers' picturesWe asked you to share your photos of the Anonymous Million Mask March via GuardianWitness. Here is a selection of our favourites
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Wildlife on your doorstep in your November - share your photos
GuardianWitness Wildlife on your doorstep in your November - share your photos
November is upon us and the northern hemisphere is preparing itself for winter clothes and limited daylight. The southern hemisphere on the other hand is getting ready for sunshine and heatwaves. We’d love to see your photos of the wildlife near you.
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Porcupine takes on a pride of lions
A porcupine at the Londolozi reserve in South Africa fights off a pride of 17 lions by shaking its tail and running backwards towards the predators
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Alexander Wang for H&M: the rush to buyThey began queueing at 11pm the night before doors opened. Shoppers tell us what the bought and and how much they spent
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Royal family members open remembrance events in London
The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry open memorial gardens at two locations in Westminster
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Starling murmurations, fireworks celebrations and moreThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world
England need mixture of Roundheads and Cavaliers to beat All Blacks