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Economics:

Who are the poor Americans? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41930107 From 2017

Films:

Star Wars: The blockbuster made in Borehamwood - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-42267308

Miscellaneous:

Modern slavery: 'I had to eat the dog's food to survive' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41857444

Britain on the verge: Life along the A1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-42151512

Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/02/766028237/workers-are-falling-ill-even-dying-after-making-kitchen-countertops I thought we knew about silicosis

The 'A-Team' that hunts missing planes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42272952

Politics:

Faith, Certainty and the Presidency of George W. Bush - https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/magazine/faith-certainty-and-the-presidency-of-george-w-bush.html From 2004

History:

Beveridge Report: How has the UK changed in the past 75 years? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42182013

Miscellaneous:

'My dad was controlling but I didn't think he could kill my mother and sister' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42270719

Central African Republic: The country where teachers have disappeared - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42279395

Auschwitz inmate's notes from hell finally revealed - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42144186

Renting in retirement: How feasible is it? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42193251

Little House on the Prairie: Still a haven for young fans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42243149

From wigs to weave: Tales of a drag queen's hair -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/from_wigs_to_weave

Politics:

The six tribes that could shape Europe's future - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42108806

Lifespans of the Presidents of the United States (Chronological Order) - https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/7ioatb/lifespans_of_the_presidents_of_the_united_states/

Sport:

Inside the scandal-hit world of Japan's sumo wrestlers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42178483

Cricket:

Jonny Bairstow: England wicketkeeper receives father's gloves held by fan for 39 years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/42240907

Football:

Benevento: Bottom of Serie A but now the most talked about team in Italy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42256896

Rugby League:

How the Women's Rugby League World Cup final can inspire a generation and spur national game - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/30/womens-rugby-league-world-cup-final-provides-a-spur-to-form-national-league-and-interest From 2017, but it sort of worked

Valentine Holmes overcomes adversity to capitalise on natural ability - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/30/valentine-holmes-overcomes-adversity-to-capitalise-on-natural-ability

Snooker:

UK Snooker Championship 2017: Mark King embraces new Kojak nickname - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/42264187

Tennis:

New Statue At U.S. Open Honors African American Tennis Pioneer Althea Gibson - https://www.npr.org/2019/08/26/754562253/new-statue-at-u-s-open-honors-african-american-tennis-pioneer-althea-gibson

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

Law and order:

'I asked to go to jail, rather than stay homeless' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42057173

Miscellaneous:

Girl's lost teddy flown 200 miles home to Orkney from Edinburgh - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-42094340

Life on London's first Aids ward - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41930950

Politics:

Reports of the death of German stability are greatly exaggerated - https://www.economist.com/kaffeeklatsch/2017/11/21/reports-of-the-death-of-german-stability-are-greatly-exaggerated From 2017, but most of it is still solid. I read enough German to always be *intrigued* by how the English-speaking press reports German politics.

Science:

Galapagos finches caught in act of becoming new species - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42103058

Why I injected myself with an untested gene therapy - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41990981 From 2017, I'd love a follow up. As a scientist, biohackers freak me out.

Sport:
Cricket:

Hashim Amla retires from international cricket - https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hashim-amla-retires-from-international-cricket-1196991 From 2019

Football:

Victor Moses - the asylum-seeking orphan who conquered the Premier League - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42060348

Golf:

An inch shorter and 27 operations later, golfer Marc Cayeux's comeback continues - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/41996122 In injuries which make mine seem piddling.

Snooker:
NEIL ROBERTSON: '128-PLAYER EVENTS ARE LIKE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, YOU MUST CRAWL THROUGH CRAP' - https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2017-2018/neil-robertson-128-player-events-are-snooker-s-shawshank-redemption-you-must-crawl-through-crap_sto6418475/story.shtml Robertson, and several other of the good players, were excessive whingepots on this topic.

Art:

When Lady Chatterley joined Tinder - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41995722 Although this could have gone under literature or technology. Also, excellent choice of photo there, BBC

Education:

The Oxford University college fighting elitism - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41829685

Healthcare:

Do You Need That Surgery? How To Decide, And How To Pick A Surgeon If You Do - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/19/743248074/do-you-need-that-surgery-how-to-decide-and-how-to-pick-a-surgeon-if-you-do Article is US-based but interesting for everyone, I think.

Law and order:

Tax disc: Car tax evasion triples after paper version scrapped - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42009111 I’m not saying this always happens when a poorly-thought out electronic conversion happens but …

Miscellaneous:

Dog ownership lowers early death risk, study finds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42009932

Justice Ginsburg: 'I Am Very Much Alive' - https://www.npr.org/2019/07/24/744633713/justice-ginsburg-i-am-very-much-alive From 2019

Miss Iraq and Miss Israel selfie strikes a nerve - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-42009879 From 2017

Returning to Kashmir, where our parents were shot in front of us - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-41996612

WW2 Spitfire pilot Joy Lofthouse dies aged 94 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-42012740

Why Saudi Arabia and Iran are bitter rivals - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42008809

The deadly problem with US college fraternities - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42014128

Indonesia's Orang Rimba: Forced to renounce their faith - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41981430

What now for Bosnia victims as Hague tribunal closes? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41918411

Politics:

Britain got its way in the EU when it mattered – I know, I was there - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/16/britain-got-its-way-eu-brexiteers

Sport:

Football:

Kenny Dalglish on Liverpool - the club, the fans, the city, and Hillsborough - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42009989 Even if you're not into football, this one's worth reading

Horse racing:

Bryony Frost: Why victory at Wincanton could be her breakthrough moment - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/42004010

Rugby League:

England v Papua New Guinea: PNG - the country where rugby league is a religion - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/42011291 One day, PNG will get an NRL franchise, and then, then the national team will hit the heights it deserves to.

Technology:

Young drivers: The technologies that cut insurance bills - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42025295

Business:

Five ways to fix our ailing High Streets - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41916658

Miscellaneous:

Can poo power solve India's toilet problem? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41680867

There’s at Least One Frustrated Game of Thrones Fan on the Ninth Circuit - https://www.loweringthebar.net/2019/07/got-ninth-circuit.html

The QC, Lady Chatterley and nude Romans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37657545

Sport:
Cricket:

New South Wales v Queensland : Burnt toast stops play in Sheffield Shield match - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41998654

Football:

Nigel Pearson: ‘Would I do one or two things differently? Yeah, of course’ - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/10/nigel-pearson-interview-leuven-belgium-leicester-ostrich He remains intriguing. And nwhyte might be interested in the mention of Leuven.

GIANLUIGI BUFFON TEARS WERE AGONISINGLY BEAUTIFUL, A MOMENT TO WEEP OVER THE LOSS OF AN ERA - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/world-cup-qualification-uefa/2018/gianluigi-buffon-tears-were-agonisingly-beautiful-a-moment-to-weep-over-the-loss-of-an-era_sto6409445/story.shtml From 2018, Desmond Kane is as reasonable as the rest of us on this topic.

Capturing the moment: what happened to the boys in this picture?
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/13/peter-widing-photograph-capturing-the-moment One of the rare cases where I would recommend reading the comments, or at least the Guardian picks.

Francis Kone humbled by Fifa fair play award for saving life of a player - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41946119 I think the other important detail is that this is not the first time he has done this. No, this is the 4th time he’s saved someone’s life.

Only two, both from 2019.

Law and Order:

D.C. Prosecutors, Once Dubious, Are Becoming Believers In Restorative Justice - https://www.npr.org/2019/07/02/735506637/d-c-prosecutors-once-dubious-are-becoming-believers-in-restorative-justice

Sport:
Cricket:

South Africa no longer hold a strong hand of cards - https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108648/south-africa-no-longer-hold-a-strong-hand-of-cards Does this sound familiar to football fans (and rugby fans)?

Archaeology:

'Big void' identified in Khufu's Great Pyramid at Giza - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41845445 From 2017

Economics:

The island that swapped donkey rides for offshore cash - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41891360

Paradise Papers: The professionals' responsibility - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41902798

Education:

Free courses from Harvard - https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx

Free courses from MIT - https://ocw.mit.edu/search/#cat=engineering&subcat=nuclearengineering&spec=nuclearsystemspolicyandeconomics

Free courses from Yale - https://oyc.yale.edu/courses

Food:

Stinking Rich? Malaysia Aims To Cash In On China's Durian Craze - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/02/728262024/stinking-rich-malaysia-aims-to-cash-in-on-chinas-durian-craze I have no doubt they are delicious, but the smell is literally the smell of a gas leak, which is off-putting if you've ever worked in a lab.

Healthcare:

NHS appeal for black blood donors 'drops straight knowledge' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41898726

History:

In the shadow of Red October - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/Red_October

Housing:

The families living in modern day slums - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41776369 From 2017, it has not improved

Law and order:

Stop-and-search: A BBC reporter's own experience - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41849256

Media:

Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41886208 From 2017, about a new statue

Miscellaneous:

The hospital helping heal the Middle East - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41886227

Former 'Teen Vogue' Editor Shares Her Memoir — And Her Manifesto - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731380634/former-teen-vogue-editor-shares-her-memoir-and-her-manifesto

Politics:

Trump Xi: Property man meets career communist - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-41882084 - From 2017

Sport:

Cricket:

Ashes: Inside story of England's 5-0 defeat in Australia in 2013-14 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41859201

Football:

Andrea Pirlo: The football genius who defied the number crunchers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41903596 If you like the tiny snippet they give you of his autobiography, the whole thing is like that. He (and his ghostwriter, and the translator) writes like he played.

Rugby League:

Micky Higham: Ex-Great Britain hooker retires to take up Leigh off-field role - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/41887188 From 2017. In St. Helens at least, he'll always be under-rated because he was only very, very good, and the two hookers either side of him chronologically are 'the player voted the best Saint ever' and 'the only player ever likely to be voted above him'.

Technology:

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of - https://www.npr.org/2019/06/06/727711432/do-i-know-you-and-other-spam-phone-calls-we-can-t-get-rid-of

Actors:

Kathy Burke: ‘Lifelong member of the non-pretty working classes’ - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/29/kathy-burke-interview-lifelong-member-of-the-non-pretty-working-classes To an extent, her experience, and someone like Caitlin Moran, reflect my experience a lot more than the "proper" 'this is what it's like to be a modern woman'. The non-pretty-working-class experience (which I am going to steal if I ever need a description) is underrepresented.

Animals:

New great ape species identified in Indonesia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41848816

Economics:

Managing the managers: The rise of the business 'philosopher-kings' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582245

Health:

The nurse hired to combat cancer myths online - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41780776 It's terrible that she's needed but I am glad that she's there.

Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/30/728111494/teasing-kids-about-their-weight-may-make-them-gain-more There is data if you need some to beat people over the head with.

Just a few nights of bad sleep upsets your brain - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41816398 My anecdata agree with this.

10 things to know about sleep as the clocks change - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41666563

History:

Forgotten history: The black missionaries of Colwyn Bay - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-41777209

Savitri Devi: The mystical fascist being resurrected by the alt-right - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41757047

Media:

Tackling the 'boys' club' of political cartoons - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41724321

Miscellaneous:

Have Halloween costume bans in Canada gone too far? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41768859 In traditional Betteridge’s law style, the answer is no.

Free ATMs could be cut back in cash machine shake-up - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-41832537 And that was before COVID

The US state that bans sparklers but not guns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41811499

How Facebook saved a dying mill town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40050607

Religion:

The young man who shook the Catholic Church to its core - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41742857

Sport:

Horse racing:

Talking Horses: pros and cons of an upper age limit for jumps racehorses - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2017/oct/30/talking-horses-pros-and-cons-of-an-upper-age-limit-for-jumps-racehorses

Ice hockey:

Champions Hockey League: Nottingham Panthers hope to continue European fairytale - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/41788910 From 2017 - Unfortunately they then lost, but it’s the start of what has been good times for GB Ice Hockey

Winter Olympics:

The highlights of past Winter Olympics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41816520

Technology:

The robot lawyers are here - and they’re winning - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41829534 Although this could go under 'law and order' as well

Television:

Ghostwatch: The BBC spoof that duped a nation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41740176 Let me assure you, it was terrifying.

History:

A love story hidden in a hat - https://erikkwakkel.tumblr.com/post/55554381477/a-love-story-hidden-in-a-hat-you-are-looking-at-a

and two related posts

Hidden Treasure, or How Destruction Creates Beautiful Things - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/hidden-treasure-or-how-destruction-creates-beautiful-things/

A Hidden Medieval Archive Surfaces - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/a-hidden-medieval-archive-surfaces/

Miscellaneous:

It's four in the morning... Last thing at night, or early in the morning? We meet seven people for whom 04:00 is the best time of day. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/its_four_in_the_morning

Why opioids are such an American problem - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41701718 In grand tradition, please ignore the BBC’s headline.

Resignation syndrome: Sweden's mystery illness - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41748485

This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live - https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/712262943/this-teen-nearly-died-in-a-school-shooting-now-shes-just-trying-to-live

News:

PFI: five firms avoid tax despite £2bn profits, BBC learns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41778609 From 2017 - as though PFI wasn't already enough of a rip-off

Food banks for pets: The people helping hard-up animal lovers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41753856 From 2017

Science:

Why is it so difficult to discover new antibiotics? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41693229

Sport:

Parasport:

Hannah Cockroft: 'Para-classification tests are humiliating' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/41780947

Rugby League:

Clive Sullivan: The man who broke rugby's racial barrier - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41567041 It strikes me as interesting that BBC call Rugby League 'rugby' when it's anything good, and 'rugby league' when it's anything bad, because the racial barrier he broke was in Rugby League. In 1972. Wales Rugby Union had their first black captain in 2002 (the marvellous Colin Charvis), and England Rugby Union in 2004 (Jason Robinson who they stole from League - interesting article here - https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/first-and-last-jason-robinson). Sullivan was one of several black Welsh players who moved from Union to League because they'd never get a Union game no matter how good they were - if I may recommend a documentary The Codebreakers, and associated statue - https://www.rugbycodebreakers.co.uk/ They're not all black but it's noticeable how many of them were. Rugby League owes a massive debt.