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Queen attends first Platinum Jubilee celebration

Hollywood stars including Helen Mirren and Tom Cruise feature in the show at Windsor Castle.
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Somalia - where 328 people choose the president

Only MPs, voting in a heavily fortified zone, will decide on who will lead the troubled country.
Africa
Full lunar eclipse to bring super blood Moon

The Moon will slowly darken and turn red as it falls into Earth's shadow.
Science & Environment

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'Man City made to wait as West Ham spoil party'

Manchester City could have been all but champions on Sunday but they were held amid a frenzied atmosphere at West Ham.
Football
Chelsea retain Women's FA Cup and complete Double

Chelsea defend their Women's FA Cup crown and complete the Double in dramatic fashion as Sam Kerr scores the winner against Manchester City in extra time.
Football
Who is Mr Smooth? Garth Crooks' Team of the Week

Who is smooth and controlled? What should be changed about the FA Cup? And which player is an incredible find? Find out in Garth Crooks' latest Team of the Week.
Football

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The giant deep-Earth 'blobs' baffling scientists

They're among the planet's largest structures – and they're a total mystery
Future
'An Austen love affair for millennials' ★★★★☆

How does the latest Sally Rooney adaptation match up?
Culture
The cities turning offices into luxury apartments

Office buildings are ghost towns, so high-end apartments are taking their place
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How junk revealed life on Soviet bases

The forgotten items of abandoned nuclear weapons facilities
Future
The job interviews that go too far

Some employers are making candidates work before they're hired
Worklife
Buenos Aires' unusual pizza ritual

"The result looked like a pizza sandwich"
Travel
People who 'danced themselves to death'

The bizarre 16th Century 'dance plague' that gripped French city Strasbourg
Culture
Eight nature books to change your life

Is it possible to 're-wild' ourselves by living a slower, more feral existence?
The Collection
News quiz: Why was an Oscar nominee glued to Starbucks?

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
World
The total beginners guide to tasting wine

Follow these tips and you’ll soon be sniffing, swilling and slurping like an expert
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Fleeing Syria 10 years on: 'We cried all the way'

A family looks back after a decade living in the world's largest Syrian refugee camp.

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