Links

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History:

Switzerland's forgotten role in saving World War One lives - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36391241

Fleeing Saddam with the Kurds - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36362107

Verdun: France's sacred symbol of healing - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36372478

Law and Order:

The prisoner 'trapped' 10 years into a 10-month jail sentence - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36410539

Miscellaneous:

Public toilets 'wiped out in parts of UK' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36405414

How to survive without public toilets - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36416140

Who deserves a blue plaque? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36322761

Elbows, skulls and holy hands: Venerating England's saintly relics - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36398287 One of those is my home town's saint.

Mike Mignola: Why I'm ending Hellboy to go paint watercolors instead - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/30/mike-mignola-final-hellboy-comic-paint-watercolors

Television sitcom writer Carla Lane dies, aged 87 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36421543?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central :(

Odd laws you may unknowingly break - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36389585

Filipino artists get dirty to highlight pollution in Manila's rivers - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36394985

US Female WW2 pilots allowed to be buried in Arlington - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36316118

Jatra: India's former folk theatre actors struggle to survive - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-36339522

Could we finally see the end of overcrowded trains? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36359210 The answer to these questions is always no.

Politics:

US election: Bikers reveal sickly choice for US voters - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-36412803

EU referendum: Can Leave win in the Glasgow shipyards? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36415644 Apparently the Glasgow shipyards tilt remain.

Science:

Google search trends reveal vaccine impact - https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/google-search-trends-reveal-vaccine-impact

Sport:

Athletics:

David Weir: Paralympian first to break three-minute mile - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/36410354

Boxing:

Tony Bellew: WBC champion's Rocky fairytale that came true - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/36412334

Cricket:

Alastair Cook 10,000 Test runs: Writer of epic novels in age of the tweet - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36378926

Football:

Football League: Why would you buy a lower-league club? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36266364

Pele sells off his life in the beautiful game - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36341546

Horse Racing:

Epsom Derby: The multi-billion pound battle to breed a winner - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/36383813