Links

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Folklore:

Serpents, owl men and demon dogs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-38260413

Food:

Why hot chillies might be good for us - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39217603

Language:

DO THE KOREAS SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE? - http://languagehat.com/do-the-koreas-speak-the-same-language/ Reading through the comments has explained why I keep getting funny looks from Germans for using 'Bankomat'. They use the wrong word.

Miscellaneous:

No DSS: Most flat shares refuse benefit claimants - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39102860

The growth in unusual business qualifications - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39191135

The 'robot lawyer’ giving free legal advice to refugees - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39205935

What is the true meaning of 'Essex girl'? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-39125171

Pussyhat goes on display at V&A - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39203873

Why high-flying Singapore wants more than grades - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39142030

How India's 'Real Marigold Hotel' changed my life - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39184023

In which country would you have liked your brain to be manufactured? - https://fityourself.club/in-which-country-would-you-have-liked-your-brain-to-be-manufactured-8faaa3163fb9

Busting the attention span myth - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38896790

Can you really be yourself at work? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39190756

Photography:

Night-time in America's small towns - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39040237

Politics:

French election explained in five charts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39038685 From March 2017

Sport:

Cricket:

Cricket to introduce sendings-off & bat restrictions after MCC approval - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/39194258

Football:

FA Cup: Lincoln City boss Danny Cowley's rise in stats as Imps prepare for Arsenal - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39208586 From last March

Technology:

Uber uses 'secret program' Greyball to hide from regulators - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39164880

India washing machine launched with 'curry' button - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39176358

Writers:

The Road Goes On—The Making of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Silmarillion' - https://www.yahoo.com/news/road-goes-making-j-r-191002244.html?guccounter=1