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Weekly quiz: How did this boxer lose his hair during a fight?

This week millions more files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released, a British man told the BBC about his fight with a deadly shark , and Harry Styles was named among the UK's top tax payers

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The hotel ice rink producing some of the world's finest curlers

''People do look up to the curlers," she said. "They are down there on the ice playing club curling as if it's normal, then they go away and the next weekend they're playing at European and World level

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Can chia seeds and bone broth really 'heal' your gut?

She stresses that most people do not need dramatic dietary interventions and "most of us don't need to heal our gut as if your gut is healthy, none of these things are going to make a difference"

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Norway investigates former PM Jagland over alleged Epstein links

Lønseth, head of Økokrim - the economic crime unit investigating Jagland - said: "We consider there are reasonable grounds for investigation, given that he held the positions of chair of the Nobel Committee and Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the period covered by the released documents

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Could this be the beginning of the end for Starmer?

Dark mood among Labour MPs as PM tries to contain Mandelson scandal The chaos of the parliamentary debate about the former Labour minister is just one sign of how quickly the mood in the party has soured this week

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What was the vetting process for Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador?

These questions were: why has he continued contact with Epstein after he was convicted? Why was he reported to have stayed in one of Epstein's homes while the financier was in prison? And was he associated with a charity founded by Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell that the financier had backed?

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Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher injured at school

"You will see a higher than usual police presence in the area over the coming days – these will be dedicated patrols to provide further reassurance to those living in and attending school in the area," he added

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Increase school funding to meet need for special education, MPs urge

"The system is not necessarily focused on the needs of the children it is supposed to be there to help," Craft said. "There's an enormous amount of money in the system but it's not being spent well

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Trump backs Chagos handover deal, says No 10

"However, if the lease deal, sometime in the future, ever falls apart, or anyone threatens or endangers US operations and forces at our base, I retain the right to militarily secure and reinforce the American presence in Diego Garcia," he said

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Three African countries agree to UK migrant returns after visa penalty threat

The Home Office had said that returns from the DRC, Angola and Namibia were being frustrated - with paperwork not being processed or people being required to sign their own documents - giving them an effective veto

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