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Drone sighting disrupts major US airport

Newark International grounded flights after a pilot says a drone came within 30ft of his plane.
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Niagara Falls becomes 'like movie Frozen'

A cold snap transforms the world-famous waterfall into a winter wonderland.
US & Canada
Brexit delay is 'most likely' - Osborne

Ex-Chancellor George Osborne says MPs are likely to delay to dodge the "bullet" of a no-deal Brexit.
UK Politics

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Search for footballer's plane suspended

Cardiff City's Emiliano Sala was on board an aircraft which vanished over the Channel Islands.
Wales
'A good guy, a fox in the box, a South American warrior' - the story of Emiliano Sala

Emiliano Sala, known as the 'local Carlos Tevez', is a player who bloomed late, was teased by team-mates and loved detective novels.
European Football
Osaka dominates Svitolina to reach semis

Naomi Osaka beats Elina Svitolina in straight sets to reach the Australian Open semi-finals in Melbourne.
Tennis

BBC Reel: Look beyond your world

The lost town in the heart of the Amazon

Brazil’s bizarre abandoned town
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The US’ greatest unsolved mystery?

For more than 135 years, people have reported strange lights above the horizon in Marfa, Texas
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What happened to Brazil?

How Brazil's dreams of a better future disappeared
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Startling tales of a medieval superhero

How a 14th-Century legend has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster
Culture
The sweet name despised by a president

He gave orders to change it
Travel
The rise of the posh coffee cup

Some can cost $100 or more
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What we know about gut health

The life inside us affects us in many ways
Future
'I'm mixed-race, is Cambridge right for me?'

Anoushka has been offered a place at Cambridge University, but worries she won't fit in
Stories
How to eat for better digestive health

The food, medicines and lifestyle factors that can affect your unique gut bacteria
Good Food
Should trains have child-free zones?

"What most people are afraid of on a train is noisy bear children"
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Instagram 'helped kill my daughter'

After Molly Russell took her own life, her family found distressing material through her Instagram account.

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Sneak peek: Dynasties

Sir David Attenborough introduces the new series from the producer of Planet Earth II
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Hardtalk: Tundu Lissu

The Tanzanian opposition politician says he is "more than ready" to run for the presidency.
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