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Dinosaurs (and related reptiles)

Fossilised eggs shed light on reign of pterosaurs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42177532 Before someone points out pterosaurs aren't dinosaurs ;)

Food and drink:

Nigeria's love affair with a Norwegian fish - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42137476

The avocado police protecting Mexico's green gold - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41635008

History:

Medieval people bathed - https://boingboing.net/2019/08/04/old-stank-overrated.html

Miscellaneous:

The Indian man who changed his name to Regret - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-42091967 A much happier story than it sounds.

Politics:

What a complete cock-up the Tories have made of Brexit - https://reaction.life/complete-cock-tories-made-brexit From 2017

Social mobility: The worst places to grow up poor - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-42112436 From 2017, still true. Not helped by local government funding being slashed.

Science:

What Bikini Atoll Looks Like Today - https://medium.com/stanford-magazine/stanford-research-on-effects-of-radioactivity-from-bikini-atoll-nuclear-tests-on-coral-and-crab-dna-48459144020c

Space:

RemoveDebris: Space junk mission prepares for launch - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41973646

Sport:

Football:

FA Cup: AFC Fylde looking to cause shock against Wigan - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41926607 From 2017. Sadly they did not, but they did take them to a replay. (Article is actually more about their 15 year plan)

Ethnic minority coaches still face 'barriers' in English football - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42178440 Article from 2017. Still true. I think the EFL are still at the "deciding to introduce a Rooney rule equivalent".

Chapecoense plane crash: How the club is still defying the odds one year on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42137506 From 2017

FIFA unveils Lev Yashin-themed poster for Russia's 2018 World Cup - https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/fifa-unveils-yashin-themed-poster-for-russia-s-2018-world-cup_sto6425512/story.shtml From 2017, let's be honest, the best thing about the 2018 World Cup was the rash of articles about Lev Yashin. Goalies need more love.

Brighton v Crystal Palace may be the weirdest rivalry in football - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-42151102

Football Manager at 25: From Tonton Zola Moukoko to Premier League club tool - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41966203

Animals:

Sold for a song: The forest birds captured for their tuneful voices - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/sold_for_a_song

Longer beaks in UK great tits 'down to garden feeders' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41696123

Dinosaurs:

Nodosaur Dinosaur ‘Mummy’ Unveiled With Skin And Guts Intact - https://allthatsinteresting.com/nodosaur-dinosaur-mummy

Food and Drink:

Toronto Restaurant Fights Waste By Chopping Menu Prices Till Food Is Gone - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/02/718298132/toronto-restaurant-fights-waste-by-chopping-menu-prices-till-food-is-gone

Literature:

How to Download the Books That Just Entered the Public Domain - https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvq99b/how-to-download-the-books-that-just-entered-the-public-domain Article from 2017

Miscellaneous:

What it's like being black and working class at Cambridge - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-41696224

Sport:

Cricket:

Women's Ashes 2017: What happened after England won the World Cup? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41546410 Article from 2017

Football:

Chelsea, Watford, Everton and Crystal Palace miss disabled spaces targets - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41698169 Article from 2017

Rugby Union:

Alhambra Nievas: Female referee hopes to 'create a pathway' for other women - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41698506