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Books:

A hunger for romance in northern Nigeria - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36172123

Weeding the Worst Library Books - http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/weeding-the-worst-library-books?mbid=social_twitter

Computer Games:

China's love affair with online game World of Warcraft - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36209913

Film Industry:

Actresses Are on Average 7 Years Younger - http://www.curiousgnu.com/imdb-age-distribution

History:

Endeavour: Has the ship Captain Cook sailed to Australia been found? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36189421

Language:

Which are the world's most influential languages? - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/which-are-the-world-s-most-influential-languages

Identity 2016: Why I stopped mispronouncing my Igbo name - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36139908

Law and Order:

Italian court rules food theft 'not a crime' if hungry - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36190557

Miscellaneous:

NCT: The National Childbirth Trust's 60 years of advice - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36194677

So, something interesting happens to weed after it’s legal - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/04/the-price-of-legal-pot-is-collapsing/

Lifespan gap 'widening between rich and poor' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36170289

I Work In A Nuclear Power Plant: 5 Insane Realities - http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1848-i-work-in-nuclear-power-plant-5-insane-realities.html

Everyone’s a Critic: Manson Family Murderer Tex Watson Doesn’t Like His Wikipedia Entry - http://thewikipedian.net/2016/04/04/tex-watson-wikipedia-requests/

Reinventing China's abortion police - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36203572

The Story Behind the Story Behind the Story - http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2016/04/29/the-story-behind-the-story-behind-the-story

William Shakespeare, Playwright and Poet, Is Dead at 52 - http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/04/23/arts/shakespeare-obituary.html?_r=4

Threatened with death for working on TV - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36149688

South Sudanese want peace - and ice cream - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36152636

Austria's Chechens fight back against lure of IS jihad - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36130204

Food Photographer of the Year 2016 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36074328

Music:

The 10 most vicious songs about real people - http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/d6110344-a901-4888-91be-0eb30b855a73

The 10 best pop songs chanted at football matches - http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/787dd3da-e3fa-4fce-b141-b77552280a19?intc_type=promo&intc_location=sport&intc_campaign=tenbestsongsatthematch&intc_linkname=bbcmusic_music_article

Politics:

Philippines election polling with fizzy drinks and buns - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36200489

Politifact rulings on statements from each candidate in the 2016 American Presidential election - https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/4gsi72/politifact_rulings_on_statements_from_each/

Viewpoint: How would Trump remove 11 million people from the US? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36114246 In which Keith Olbermann uses his usual weaponised sarcasm to make an important point.

Science:

Tim Peake drives remote robot on Earth from orbit - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36161778

'Sleepless slugs' on rise, say experts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36166774

Sport:

Kosovo elected to Uefa and can apply to join Fifa - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36193445

Football:

HILLSBOROUGH: THE MEDIA LET THE COUNTRY DOWN FOR 27 YEARS – AND I’M ASHAMED - http://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2016/05/hillsborough-the-media-let-the-country-down-for-27-years-and-im-ashamed/

The heroes that died during the 27-year fight for Hillsborough justice deserve to be honoured - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/the-heroes-that-died-during-the-27-year-fight-for-hillsborough-justice-deserve-to-be-honoured_sto5528471/story.shtml

Hillsborough horror made us all safer - this is our debt to the 96 - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/hillsborough-horror-made-us-all-safer-our-debt-to-the-96_sto5518745/story.shtml

The Sun and The Times: 14 Hillsborough questions - http://www.football365.com/news/the-sun-and-the-times-fourteen-questions

Leicester City: The science behind their Premier League title - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36189778

Leicester fan's view: ‘This is a once in a lifetime event... we're so lucky!' - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/leicester-fans-view-this-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-event.-we-re-so-lucky_sto5558613/story.shtml

Leicester City's Premier League title win: The greatest underdog story of all - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/leicester-city-s-premier-league-title-win-the-greatest-underdog-story-of-all_sto5521114/story.shtml

Leicester win Premier League: Have Foxes turned city into UK's sporting capital? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36140289?intlink_from_url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/35944611&link_location=live-reporting-story

Inside Leicester's miracle season: A local journalist writes -http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/tears-of-sorrow-tears-of-joy-how-leicester-became-the-sporting-capital-of-england_sto5521102/story.shtml

City of champions: How well do you know Leicester? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36194394

Leicester City: From rejects to Premier League champions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36091220

The football club founded by Jules Rimet battles its way back - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36195987

VIC BUCKINGHAM: THE ENGLISHMAN HISTORY FORGOT - https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/01/15/vic-buckingham-the-englishman-history-forgot/

‘SHAKHTAR’S STORY IS BEYOND SPORT: EXILED, DENUDED BUT DREAMING’ - http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2016/04/27/shakhtars-story-beyond-sport-exiled-denuded-but-still-dreaming-270401/

Snooker:

Mark Selby enjoys World Championship and Leicester City double - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36188181

Alan McManus interview: 'I came close to quitting snooker, the sport I love' - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/world-championship/2015-2016/alan-mcmanus-interview-i-came-close-to-quitting-snooker-the-sport-i-love_sto5534906/story.shtml

Technology:

When Robots Are An Instrument Of Male Desire - http://www.theestablishment.co/2016/04/27/when-robots-are-an-instrument-of-male-desire/

This Ancient Laptop Is The Only Key To The Most Valuable Supercars On The Planet - http://jalopnik.com/this-ancient-laptop-is-the-only-key-to-the-most-valuabl-1773662267
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