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Is there more to Glastonbury festival than a massive party in the sun? Owen Jones spent a few days at Worthy Farm finding out how trans activists cut through at a rave, how women are leading discussions and whether people can talk politics without mentioning Brexit
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A new phenomenon has taken the internet by storm: Chinese rap. But behind its rise, there is a struggle for freedom of speech. Rappers try to figure out what they can and cannot say after more censorship is announced
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Denied an affordable cure, a group of patients took matters into their own hands and defied the US pharmaceutical company that holds the patent -
Rakbar, a Muslim farmer, was murdered by a Hindu mob who thought he was taking a cow to be killed for meat. The hate machinery of rightwing Hindu nationalists works overtime to legitimise the killing. Set in a remote village in India, The Hour of Lynching sheds light on a global problem: communities turning on ‘the other’ – sometimes with extreme violence -
As Britain’s biggest nuclear power plant rises next door, Sam, 11, dreams of protecting the fish he identifies with, and is forced to decide what kind of person he wants to be -
Steubenville, Ohio, was once best known for high school sports and as the birthplace of Dean Martin. But when a teenage girl was sexually assaulted by two members of the football team, the shadowy hacker group Anonymous caught wind of the story and decided to intervene
Spotlight
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Women have been tracking their cycles since periods were a thing. But these days, menstrual cycles have become big business, and there are lots of ways to make money from them
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Footage from inside Hong Kong’s Legislative Council after protesters stormed the building to protest against an extradition bill in a direct challenge to Beijing
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The sea ice circling Antarctica has plunged from a record high to a record low in just three years according to a new report just released by the US space agency NASA.
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A stray missile has exploded in mid-air over villages in northern Cyprus, thought to have been fired by Syrian forces in response to an Israeli attack
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Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters stormed the government HQ on the anniversary of the city's 1997 return to China on Monday, destroying pictures and painting walls with graffiti
Explainers
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With its sea of discarded tents and litter-strewn fields, Glastonbury hhas become almost as infamous for the mountain of rubbish left in its wake as it is renowned for its music. But this year, organisers are hitting back - by banning plastic bottles in a bid to stem the tide of waste. But festivalgoers are being urged to limit their impact on the environment in other ways, too
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Cyclists can be a nuisance, running red lights, riding on the pavement ... but are they dangerous, and if not, is it a problem if they break the law?
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Undercover footage appears to show the far-right vice-chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, promising contracts in exchange for campaign support, prompting him to resign
Sport
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Eoin Morgan said he was 'delighted' with the nature of England's victory over India in the Cricket World Cup
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc said it was 'pretty clear' that Max Verstappen had acted illegally in the Austrian Grand Prix
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Nadal, Federer and Djokovic look ahead to Wimbledon
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Technology
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Internet’s most famous cat, with a face that launched a thousand gifs, has died in Arizona aged seven
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The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has invoked Margaret Thatcher as he appealed to the Conservative right to take a firmer line with China, again urging the UK to resist efforts by Huawei to gain access to Britain's new 5G network
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What a year it's been for the Facebook founder. There was that unforgettable Senate hearing, that huge data scandal and, oh yes, those 2 million Europeans who left the site
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The Tesla founder unveils his latest visionary project – a tunnel beneath LA that his Boring Company says will revolutionise urban transport
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Cliff Richard joined forces with Paul Gambaccini to demand that those people accused of sexual offences are given anonymity until they are charged
Life & style
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Kim Kardashian West has joined Donald Trump in the White House to promote a scheme to help former prisoners find jobs. The reality star and activist announced a ride-sharing project to help ex-offenders travel to job interviews, work and other events
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Lady Gaga wore multiple outfits, which she slowly revealed as she walked the pink carpet of the 71st annual Met Ball in New York. This year’s theme ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ saw A-listers exploring ‘how irony, humour, parody, pastiche, artifice, theatricality and exaggeration are expressed in fashion’.
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Guardian reporter Leah Green finds out why it is so difficult to conquer insomnia, and why good treatment is so hard to come by
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As a group of animal rights protesters roast a very realistic fake dog on the streets of Sydney, butchers in France are attacked and campaigners in the UK hold noisy protests in supermarkets and restaurants, we look at whether vegan protests have become too extreme
