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'I've applied for over 200 jobs - and I'm still unemployed'
The BBC speaks to job-seekers in a deprived Yorkshire city where it seems opportunity rarely knocks.
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Female athletes hit back at 'weird' and 'derogatory' comments about their appearance
Sporting stars describe unsolicited comments about their looks, as a survey suggests fewer girls have ambitions to become top athletes.
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Blind couple say sight loss is no barrier to love
Malcolm and Sarah, from Scarborough, say they hope they can inspire other visually impaired people.
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Families bid to take over their children’s care home that amassed huge tax debts
Parents wish to ‘take matters into our own hands’ as William Blake House faces potential winding up orderA group of families have launched an audacious bid to take over their disabled children’s resid...
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Bank of England should cut rates to boost consumer spending, says TUC
Union analysis finds consumers lag behind international peers as some rate-setters remain anxious about inflationThe Trades Union Congress is urging the Bank of England to cut interest rates and rekin...
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Police framed man for female student’s murder, evidence gathered by BBC suggests
Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in Omar Benguit's conviction for murder of Korean woman.
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Supermarket worker's kindness meant I could feed my newborn baby
Emma and Harry Brown say the Asda employee's kindness helped them to feed and clothe their new baby.
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Trump's new world order has become real and Europe is having to adjust fast
European nations are asking whether traditional alliances can suffice, or whether they should be diversifying
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Sydney police plead for return of man, 85, kidnapped by mistake
Police say they're 'a million percent confident' Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target.
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The Papers: 'Truth is antidote to Putin's poison' and 'Europe sabotage campaign'
The aftermath following the UK saying Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a frog toxin continues to lead a number of today's papers.
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How an undercover cop foiled an IS plot to massacre Britain’s Jews – podcast
The Guardian’s community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, reports on the plot by two IS terrorists to massacre Jews in Manchester, and how it was thwarted by an undercover stingWalid Saadaoui had on...
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What is behind spike in pothole related call-outs?
The AA says pothole-related call outs in January were up by 18% across the UK, with 6,235 in the East of England alone.
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Why this school will ditch a shirt, tie and blazer from its uniform
The school says the move is practical - but it echoes a wider debate over the role of uniforms.
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The £10 tricks I used to make my rented room into a home
Talented tenants share decor hacks that won't cost you a fortune - or your deposit.
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Trump has big plans for Venezuela's oil but are they feasible?
The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.
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'Dragged out and set on fire' - the Bangladesh mob killing that shocked the world
In December, Hindu factory worker Dipu Das was lynched in Bangladesh, igniting global outrage.
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These women didn't suffer racial slurs in maternity care - it was something more insidious
"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth... "
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'Mutinous mood' at UK's Foreign Office
Take a good, hard look at the world and what do you see?
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GB edged out in men's Curling thriller but semis still in sights
GB's men's curlers suffer their second defeat of the Winter Olympics but remain on course for a semi-final place, after following a win over Germany with a nerve-shredding extra-end loss to Switzerlan...
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US attorney general criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released
Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.
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