Dean du Plessis: The first visually impaired commentator to cover international cricket

Dean du Plessis, the world's first blind cricket commentator, talks about his love for the game, his journey into the commentary box and the techniques he uses.

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Gas Boilers: What are heat pumps and how much do they cost?

No new gas boilers should be sold from 2025 according to the the International Energy Agency.

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UK inflation rate jumps in April

Inflation in the UK rose by 1.5% in the year to April, according to official figures.

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Amphotericin-B: Concern over 'black fungus' drug shortage as cases rise

The intravenous injection is in short supply as hospitals report a spike in cases.

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Indonesia: Climate change destroying world's oldest animal painting

Higher temperatures have accelerated build-up of salts, which causes the art to flake off the walls.

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Covid: France to reopen bars and restaurants as lockdown eases

The country prepares for a phased reopening as daily Covid cases fall and vaccinations accelerate.

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Somerton man: Body exhumed in bid to solve Australian mystery

Investigators hope DNA advances will uncover clues as to the identity of the body found in the 1940s.

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Japan pulls controversial asylum seeker bill after criticism

Criticism of the bill was mounting after the death of a Sri Lankan refugee held in detention.

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Tata Motors: Jaguar Land Rover's Indian owner sees surprise $1bn loss

Tata Motors wrote off $2bn due to its shakeup of Jaguar Land Rover and warned over the global chip shortage.

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Pelosi calls for China Winter Olympics boycott

The Speaker of the House said heads of state should not attend the Games due to human rights abuses.

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New York prosecutor says Trump inquiry now 'criminal'

A spokesman for the state's top prosecutor says the inquiry is "no longer purely civil".

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Google AI tool can help patients identify skin conditions

The tech giant says its "dermatology assist" tool can recognise 288 different skin ailments.

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India's holiest river is swollen with Covid victims

Hundreds of corpses have been found floating in the Ganges or buried in the sand of its banks.

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Denmark and the Syrian refugees no longer welcome to stay

Denmark is criticised for becoming the first European country to revoke residence status for 200 people.

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Ezinma: How Beyoncé's violinist is tearing up the classical rulebook

The musician is pushing classical music forward with her fusion of orchestral music and trap beats.

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Schalke's Bundesliga agony: Champions for four minutes & 38 seconds

On the final day of the Bundesliga season in May 2001, Schalke were champions for four minutes and 38 seconds. It was agony.

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Under deadly attack French police demand better protection

Officers call for a tougher response to the violence they face after two were killed within a month.

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Letter from Africa: The woman bucking the trend in Ghana to embrace her grey hair

Elizabeth Ohene has ditched the hair dye which keeps most people's hair black in Ghana.

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Six announcements from Google I/O

Google's annual conference unveils their latest tech. Here's what we found interesting.

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CEO Secrets: 'Perfectionism can hold women back'

Code First Girls' Anna Brailsford says perfectionism can hold women back, but it can be overcome.

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Six announcements from Google I/O

Google's annual conference unveils their latest tech. Here's what we found interesting.

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Kabul attack: 'You have to be brave to send your child to school'

Mothers speak of their grief and fear after bomb blasts near a Kabul school killed at least 85 people, many of them schoolgirls.

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People pay to watch me play chess

With chess surging in popularity, a group of young, charismatic players have built huge audiences online.

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Lost village emerges from Italian lake

Repair works at a reservoir in Italy have revealed the remains of a village submerged for decades.

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Belarus raids top news site in widening crackdown

Major independent site Tut.by goes offline and its editor's home is raided.

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Firms 'lose trillions' by ignoring disabled consumers

Group promoting disability inclusion in business says firms should target disabled people's spending.

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Migrants determined to enter Spain's Ceuta enclave: 'Either I'll die or I'll cross'

At least 5,000 migrants have reached Spain's Ceuta enclave from neighbouring Morocco, a record number over a single day, Spanish officials say.

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Eurostar secures £250m rescue package

The cross-Channel rail operator has been fighting for survival during the pandemic as demand slumped.

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UK farmers face lowering of tariffs on imports

The move could be part of securing a free trade deal with Australia and countries in Asia.

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Just 20 firms behind more than half of single-use plastic waste - study

The study looked at approximately 1,000 factories that make the raw materials for single-use products.

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Amazon 'in talks to buy MGM Studios for $9bn'

The deal would give the e-commerce giant's streaming service a vast library of content.

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UK jobless rate falls slightly to 4.8% in March

The unemployment rate was 4.8% in the three months to March, compared with 4.9% last time.

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Just 20 firms behind more than half of single-use plastic waste - study

The study looked at approximately 1,000 factories that make the raw materials for single-use products.

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Amazon in talks to buy MGM Studios for $9bn: Reports

The deal would give the e-commerce giant's streaming service a vast library of content.

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The woman trailblazer set to take the reins in Samoa

For the first time ever, a Samoa election was tightly contested - and it's a woman who came out top.

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Galapagos Islands: Erosion fells Darwin's Arch

The famous rock formation has collapsed due to natural erosion, Ecuador's environment ministry says.

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More than a billion sparrows in the world, study finds

At least 50 billion individual wild birds are on the planet, including 1.6 billion house sparrows, scientists say.

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Pfizer vaccine can now be stored in fridge for longer, EU drug regulator says

The European Medicines Agency ruling could help the EU's Covid vaccine rollout.

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Israel-Gaza violence: Joe Biden calls for ceasefire

The US president spoke with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as violence continues.

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Should encryption be curbed to combat child abuse?

Cyber-security experts, tech firms and lawyers weigh in on the end-to-end encryption debate.

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Gaza-Israel conflict: Israel defends strategy as death toll mounts

A ferocious bombardment aims to hobble Hamas's capabilities, but civilians are also in harm's way.

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Job Maseko: The South African WW2 hero who didn't get a Victoria Cross

Job Maseko blew up a German ship but his bravery was not properly recognised because he was black, campaigners say.

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Biden's tax return shows steep fall in income

The filing shows he and his wife earned $607,336 last year, compared with $985,223 a year earlier.

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Covid in India: Tracing a family’s fight to save a father

Covid has overrun India's hospitals, leaving many fighting to find treatment for sick relatives.

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How US police training compares with the rest of the world

Amid calls to improve training in the US, we examine how it compares with other developed countries.

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Art lovers rejoice as Smithsonian museums reopen

The landmark museums in the US capital are beginning to once more open their doors to the public.

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Bill Gates left Microsoft amid affair investigation

Microsoft has said that it investigated Mr Gates' attempt in 2000 "to initiate an intimate relationship".

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Bill Gates left Microsoft amid affair investigation

Microsoft has said that it investigated Mr Gates' attempt in 2000 "to initiate an intimate relationship".

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Myanmar election: No evidence fraud in 2020 vote, observers say

Conclusion contradicts claim by the military, which argues February coup was justified by voter fraud.

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Lockdown easing fails to lure back shoppers

Despite UK hospitality venues trading more freely, fewer people have been visiting shops than last week.

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