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Animals:

Clever koalas learn to cross the road safely - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36891868

Archaeology:

Buried Treasure: Sword that lay in farmyard barn for 50 years is rare Bronze Age discovery - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-36878956

Education:

South Africa exports online courses back to the West - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36796998

History:

Keith Richards on life before the Stones started rolling - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36868393

The BBC's detailed plans for nuclear war - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36865345

1966 World Cup: England's tournament behind the scenes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35288841

Did the 1966 World Cup change England? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36858767

How India's changing kitchens have 'modernised' food habits - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-36415061

Five ways the Great Fire changed London - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36774166

Law and Order:

Inside the UK's biggest prison - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36896923

One year out - On July 13, 2015, President Obama commuted the prison sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders. Here’s what their lives are like now. - http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/opinions/2016/07/08/one-year-out-2/?utm_term=.9cc3a3dcda71

The Tamir Rice Story: How to Make a Police Shooting Disappear - http://www.gq.com/story/tamir-rice-story

Media:

So you think you chose to read this article? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36837824

Miscellaneous:

Viewpoint: The waste mountain of coffee cups - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36882799

Social division stays in online learning - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36835585

What's life like being extremely tall or short? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36891902

Dutch men revealed as world's tallest - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36888541

Is there such a thing as 'bore out'? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36195442 I don't know why, but this article speaks to me.

The legacy of TV's Robot Wars - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36866552

The end of the shampoo and set - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36854809

Demolishing Michelangelo's mountain - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36865396

Valar Morghulis: All men must die - A guide to who has killed who in Game of Thrones - http://www.andybarefoot.com/got/ Spoilers, obviously

Six decades of Britain's refugees: The stories of people who've fled to the UK - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36907165/six-decades-of-britains-refugees-the-stories-of-people-whove-fled-to-the-uk

Syria's secret library - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36893303

'Black lives should matter in South Sudan too' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-36893134

Is it a mistake to talk about your children at work? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36491992

How do you make a man wear a condom? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36825239

Graham - the unforgettable face of Australian road safety - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-36863324

Why don't people talk more about stillbirths? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36855840

Finding the Most Unhygienic Food in the UK - http://blog.wolfram.com/2016/07/21/finding-the-most-unhygienic-food-in-the-uk/

The man hired to have sex with children - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36843769 Carry on and read all the way to the bottom and then read the follow-on article

Working parents face summer childcare struggle - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36836958

How Japan came to believe in depression - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36824927

News:

South Sudan crisis: The wounds of war - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36844048

Attack on Nice: My brother the jihadist Mohamed Merah - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36838216

Politics:

The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36882918

Blame it on the Brexit: But is it just an excuse? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36897179

How Donald Trump uses American anxiety - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36870853

What will Brexit mean for Polish 'ghost towns'? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36854272

I’m With The Banned - What my evening with Milo told me about Twitter’s biggest troll, the death of reason, and the crucible of A-list con-men that is the Republican National Convention. - https://medium.com/welcome-to-the-scream-room/im-with-the-banned-8d1b6e0b2932#.dvppfcm82

Brexit Blues - http://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n15/john-lanchester/brexit-blues

What could Brexit mean for the UK's farmers? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36835454

Drivers battle Uber over employment rights - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36843386

Science:

Antibiotic resistance: 'Snot wars' study yields new class of drugs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36910766

Remember the ice bucket challenge? It just funded an ALS breakthrough - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/26/ice-bucket-challenge-als-charity-gene-discovery?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Sport:

Doping scandals reduce interest in Olympics, says BBC survey - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36897266

Football:

Wendell Lira: Fifa award winner retires from football to focus on video game career - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36920232 Yes, you are reading that right.

Sam Allardyce: Sheep testicles and toilet races - the England manager's early years - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36851259

Daniel Agger: ‘Maybe my story will make other athletes take fewer pills’ -The former Liverpool defender opens up on his overuse of anti-inflammatory drugs and the day in 2015 when his body had simply had enough - https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jul/20/daniel-agger-liverpool-story-athletes-pills

Olympics:

Rio 2016: The Syrian refugee who swam for her life - all the way to the Olympics - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/36604675

Technology:

Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36890563

New trials for delivering goods by drones - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36887325

Olympic authorities need to 'step in' over running blades - inventor - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/36838266

An underwater drone to explore the deep - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36834761