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Guitar Hero at 20 – how a plastic axe bridged the gap between rock generations

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Guitar Hero at 20 – how a plastic axe bridged the gap between rock generations
Guitar Hero’s controllers let anyone become a star in their own living room – and made the bands featured in the game household names again
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Quentin Willson obituary

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Quentin Willson obituary
Motoring journalist and presenter of the BBC’s Top Gear and Channel 5’s Fifth Gear who became an advocate of electric cars
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November 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Bee-elzebub: new horned ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Western Australia

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Bee-elzebub: new horned ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Western Australia
Australian expert stumbled across new species when surveying a critically endangered wildflower in 2019
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November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Typhoon aftermath and war commemoration: photos of the day … Monday November 10, 2025 - The Guardian

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Typhoon aftermath and war commemoration: photos of the day – Monday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Underweight seal pups rescued along coast

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Underweight seal pups rescued along Jersey coast
An animal charity says both pups were also dehydrated when rescuers found them.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Gloucestershire in pictures: Fireworks and Pudsey Bear

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Gloucestershire in pictures: Fireworks and Pudsey Bear
A round-up of the best photographs taken across Gloucestershire this week.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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In pictures: Autumn colours in Scotland

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In pictures: Autumn colours in Scotland
BBC Weather Watchers have been capturing vibrant scenes across the country.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Panache, parades and power: Africa's top shots

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Africa's week in pictures: 31 October-6 November 2025
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year

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Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year
It is paying £41m to the Japanese-owned company Fujitsu to use the Horizon system until March 2027.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Week in wildlife: a toxic newt, a rescued gibbon and baby flying foxes

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Week in wildlife: a toxic newt, a rescued gibbon and baby flying foxes
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
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November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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‘The tigers are hungry’: endangered but deadly, the world’s largest big cat is sowing fear in Siberia’s villages

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‘The tigers are hungry’: endangered but deadly, the world’s largest big cat is sowing fear in Siberia’s villages
The spread of African swine flu among the wild boars the animals eat has led to the deadliest winter for attacks on people in the Russian region for decades – and a spike in tiger killings
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November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds

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Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
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November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Frankie the missing flamingo ‘spotted’ 100 miles from Cornwall in Brittany

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Frankie the missing flamingo ‘spotted’ 100 miles from Cornwall in Brittany
Sightings on French coast raise hopes it could be female flamingo that escaped from wildlife sanctuary near Hayle
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November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Rare purseweb spider discovered by visitor at Kinver Edge

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Rare purseweb spider discovered by visitor at Kinver Edge
The purseweb spider has not been spotted in the area before, National Trust bosses say.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

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In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week
A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world over the past seven days.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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In pictures: The Northern Lights in Scotland

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In pictures: The Northern Lights in Scotland
Pictures of the Northern Lights from across Scotland and Northern Ireland taken by our Weather Watchers
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October 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Week in wildlife: a tiger in a tube, migrating crabs and busy Highland beavers

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Week in wildlife: a tiger in a tube, migrating crabs and busy Highland beavers
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
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October 31, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Dave Ball obituary

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Dave Ball obituary
One half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell best known for its No 1 single Tainted Love
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October 31, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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A bellowing stag and the northern lights: photos of the day … Thursday October 30, 2025 - The Guardian

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A bellowing stag and the northern lights: photos of the day – Thursday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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October 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures

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‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
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October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Socotra, an island apart from mainland Yemen’s turmoil – in pictures

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Socotra, an island apart from mainland Yemen’s turmoil – in pictures
Carl Court documents the life of Socotra inhabitants as they deal with the impacts of climate change in relative peace from Yemen’s hostilities
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October 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Somerset in Pictures: Idyllic views and a birthday

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Somerset in Pictures: Idyllic views and a birthday
This week's picture round-up includes pretty views and a historic document found in a garage.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Dozens killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

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Nigeria tanker explosion: Dozens killed scooping fuel in Niger state
People rushed to collect fuel from the overturned tanker when it suddenly exploded, engulfing them in flames.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat

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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat
Previously the country was one of the world's only mosquito-free zones.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Week in wildlife: a hopeful pelican, peregrine chicks and cute baby numbats
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
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October 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM