Nov. 6th, 2016

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Nov. 6th, 2016 06:44 pm
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History:

Czechs search for dead 'heroes' who killed SS chief Heydrich - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36944090 Not entirely sure why the BBC are using scare quotes around heroes.

The five photographs that (you didn’t know) changed everything - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1QXgdl5VQrx8496CYm5K7Kl/the-five-photographs-that-you-didn-t-know-changed-everything

Law and Order:

Self-service checkouts: unexpected stealing in the bagging area - https://www.theguardian.com/business/shortcuts/2016/aug/03/self-service-checkouts-unexpected-stealing-in-the-bagging-area It's because they're utterly unuseable.

Slow-motion replays can distort criminal responsibility - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36940475

Miscellaneous:

Should Perth be City of Culture? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36951940

Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks extend - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36905517

Eating disorders: Patients with 'wrong weight' refused care - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36956849

Transgender woman wanting to rejoin the Orange Order - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-36913003

Womad: Bridging the gap between science and music - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36943937

Syrian children burn tyres to create no-fly zones - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-36944470

Living in a children's home - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36923961

Politics:

The aftermath of the Brexit vote – the verdict from a derided expert - http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/the-aftermath-of-the-brexit-vote-a-verdict-from-those-of-those-experts-were-not-supposed-to-listen-to/

HIV drug row: A very modern dilemma for the NHS - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36952939 Related to that HIV drug 'gave me the confidence to trust again' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36683073

Science:

Setting the Body’s ‘Serial Killers’ Loose on Cancer - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/health/cancer-cell-therapy-immune-system.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=2

Banking Britain's brains: The story of a scientific resource - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36918589 My Mum's brain is going to Parkinson's Research.

Sports:

Predicting the Rio Olympic medal table - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36955132

Football:

Hammers fans say farewell to Upton Park - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36883087

Ancelotti on Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Star Trek... and managing Manchester United - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/champions-league/2015-2016/ancelotti-on-ronaldo-ibrahimovic-star-trek.-and-managing-manchester-united_sto5706770/story.shtml

Olympics:

The story of Samia Omar, the Olympic runner who drowned in the Med - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/03/the-story-of-samia-omar-the-olympic-runner-who-drowned-in-the-med

Rio 2016 Olympics: Widow's wish sees ceremony mark killings of Israeli athletes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36950786

Rio 2016: Meet the parents who give up so much for Olympic dream - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36956367

Rio 2016: Swimmer Chloe Tutton's cake sale to fund mum's Olympic trip - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/36895566

In pictures: The Olympics caught on camera - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-36926276

Technology:

Can machines keep us safe from cyber-attack? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36923794

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