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16 August 2018

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Euston

Euston station closed for three weekends

Network Rail is urging people not to travel on the West Coast Main Line for the next three weekends.

Cookery class

What to cook for kids with kidney problems

About 100 children at Southampton Children's hospital are on restricted diets due to their kidneys.

Placard showing a #MeToo hashtag

Has a feminist movement divided women?

The global movement has created an unprecedented wave of activism, but has it also caused division?

Soyuz booster rocket

Putin warning over US space force plans

The Russian leader says the US "militarisation" of space means Moscow has to respond.

Aretha Franklin

Quiz: What was Aretha's time capsule song?

It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

Kirtsie Alley, Ryan Thomas Roxanne Pallett

Celebrity Big Brother: The line-up in full

Get to know who's who in this year's edition of Celebrity Big Brother.

Health professionals

Concern at 'spiralling' health complaints

More than 40% of complaints made to the public services ombudsman were about health last year - a record.

Security guard at Google Shanghai

Google staff attack 'China search engine'

Employees have written to the firm criticising its plans to launch a 'censored Chinese search service'.

Meet the men who fish for coins for a living in one of India's largest rivers

Fishing for coins to survive in India

Meet the men who fish for coins for a living in the Ganges, one of India's largest rivers.

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