Links (part 3)
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Films:
A Welsh underdog tale that you will want to take home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ac7338fa-c55f-4550-980f-0e59503b303e Ignore the title, it's about sports documentaries.
Miscellaneous:
Why Chance the Rapper is donating $1m to Chicago schools - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39192025/why-chance-the-rapper-is-donating-1m-to-chicago-schools
Meera Syal: TV's portrayal of British Asians has 'gone backwards' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39185147
MI6 head Maurice Oldfield: The spy boss 'dragged through the mud' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-39114955
Wheelchair man: Turning myself into a superhero - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39044623
While Fighting The Odds, Fiona The Hippo Became A Social Media Star - https://www.npr.org/2017/07/24/538874374/while-fighting-the-odds-fiona-the-hippo-became-a-social-media-star
News:
The boys made to fight for IS - How two Yazidi teenagers were captured by so-called Islamic State and trained to kill - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/yazidi_boy_soldiers
Politics:
Abortion in Ireland: The fight for choice - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39183423 From last March but still relevant
Dutch election turns spotlight on Moroccans - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39180805 Also from last March
The Swedish Trump fans who secretly record journalists - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39158975
Echoes of Watergate resurface as Trump-Russia links probed - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39151803
Sport:
Nike becomes first major brand to launch hijab for women - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39205965/nike-becomes-first-major-brand-to-launch-hijab-for-women
Football:
Emotional Messi meets one of his heroes… and it’s not a footballer! - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/emotional-messi-meets-one-of-his-heroes-and-its-not-a-footballer-25941/?_ga=1.52051297.931815021.1488893447
Francis Koné, the footballer who has now saved the lives of four opponents - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/06/francis-kone-player-could-have-died-togo-czech-republic
Tennis:
Judy Murray: Lack of women in LTA leadership roles 'completely wrong' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39191845
A Welsh underdog tale that you will want to take home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/ac7338fa-c55f-4550-980f-0e59503b303e Ignore the title, it's about sports documentaries.
Miscellaneous:
Why Chance the Rapper is donating $1m to Chicago schools - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39192025/why-chance-the-rapper-is-donating-1m-to-chicago-schools
Meera Syal: TV's portrayal of British Asians has 'gone backwards' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39185147
MI6 head Maurice Oldfield: The spy boss 'dragged through the mud' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-39114955
Wheelchair man: Turning myself into a superhero - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39044623
While Fighting The Odds, Fiona The Hippo Became A Social Media Star - https://www.npr.org/2017/07/24/538874374/while-fighting-the-odds-fiona-the-hippo-became-a-social-media-star
News:
The boys made to fight for IS - How two Yazidi teenagers were captured by so-called Islamic State and trained to kill - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/yazidi_boy_soldiers
Politics:
Abortion in Ireland: The fight for choice - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39183423 From last March but still relevant
Dutch election turns spotlight on Moroccans - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39180805 Also from last March
The Swedish Trump fans who secretly record journalists - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-39158975
Echoes of Watergate resurface as Trump-Russia links probed - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39151803
Sport:
Nike becomes first major brand to launch hijab for women - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39205965/nike-becomes-first-major-brand-to-launch-hijab-for-women
Football:
Emotional Messi meets one of his heroes… and it’s not a footballer! - http://lebuzz.eurosport.co.uk/viral/emotional-messi-meets-one-of-his-heroes-and-its-not-a-footballer-25941/?_ga=1.52051297.931815021.1488893447
Francis Koné, the footballer who has now saved the lives of four opponents - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/06/francis-kone-player-could-have-died-togo-czech-republic
Tennis:
Judy Murray: Lack of women in LTA leadership roles 'completely wrong' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39191845