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Concussion in sport: were Spurs right to let Lloris play on?
Sports like boxing and wheelchair rugby are famed for their big hits. But the injury to Hugo Lloris of Spurs trained a spotlight on the dangers of head collisions, writes Jordan Jarrett-Bryan.
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Time for England’s Lions to step up against Australia
Saturday marks the start of the autumn internationals, with four Lions representing England in the match against Australia. At club level, meanwhile, rugby union is going through a period of upheaval.
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Al-Shabaab: using social media to fight the jihad
Last month’s terror attack at the Westgate shopping centre in Kenya showed how media-savvy al-Shabaab is. As Jamal Osman writes, the jihadist group’s media office is small but determined.
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Motorway pile-up in Kent leaves dozens hurt
Eight people are seriously injured and 60 suffering minor wounds after 100 vehicles were involved in a pile-up on the new Sheppey Crossing in thick fog.
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#c4newspopup: live online debate
Watch again: Jackie Long hosts a Google Hangout with the people we have met up and down the country this week as part of #c4newspopup. Is the economy really recovering?
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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years
US soldier Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a military judge after being convicted of the country’s biggest breach of classified data.
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Pros by any other name? Sport stars and extreme advertising
After tennis star Maria Sharapova considered changing her name during the US Open to promote her own brand of sweet, Channel 4 News examines other extraordinary sporting name changes.
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Wot no fish and chips? Five things we learned about Fowey
Web Reporter Jennifer Rigby has been popping up around the south west – here are five things Channel 4 News has learned from #c4newspopup in Fowey, Cornwall.
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Rainbow nail varnish could get Swedish athlete imprisoned
Self-expression or gay propaganda? How a Swedish athlete at the Moscow World Championships could be imprisoned for her nail varnish.
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Why ping pong just might be the elixir of youth
Table tennis, ping pong, wiff-waff: call it what you will, it’s increasingly popular in the UK, with 2.4 million players. Now there are suggestions it could even help with conditions like dementia.
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Stephen Fry hits out at Russia’s anti-gay laws
From Stephen Fry to Barack Obama, global figures are turning up the heat on Russia over a new law which says gay people can be imprisoned for “looking gay” ahead of a sports event this weekend.
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Godfrey Bloom’s bongo blunder – and Farage is fishing
While a storm brews over a senior Ukip politician filmed complaining about British aid money being given to “bongo bongo land”, the party says its leader has gone fishing.
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A few days in the life of Pyongyang
The showcase community of an outcast regime: Channel 4 News glimpses life in the opulence and eerie quiet of North Korea’s capital Pyongyang.
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Usain Bolt vs Mo Farah: the greatest race ever?
It’s a potential treat for people missing the Olympic thrill. Two of the world’s top runners, sprinter Usain Bolt and long-distance champion Mo Farah, hint they would be up for a race over 600 metres.
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Woman of £10 note: Jane Austen to appear on new tenners
After a three month campaign to keep women on Britain’s banknotes, the Bank of England says Jane Austen will be the face of the next £10 notes – and its selection process is under review.