What is the least valuable British coin ever?

Is the current 1p piece the least valuable British coin since the currency was unified in 1707?

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Tiananmen 30 years on - China's great act of 'forgettance'

Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know.

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UK's Chagos Islands descendants feel like 'lost nation'

Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law.

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Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro?

A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival.

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Sayyida Salme: The tragic life of Zanzibar's rebel princess

Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals.

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Homeowner discovers break-in suspect is an 11-foot gator

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Week in pictures: 25-31 May 2019

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

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The woman fighting back against India's rape culture

When a man tried to rape Usha Vishwakarma she decided to fight back by setting up self-defence classes for women and girls.

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Champions League final: Visiting Sadio Mane's hometown

BBC Africa's Babacar Diarra visits Sadio Mane's hometown in Senegal.

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Educated and 'estranged': Getting through uni without the bank of mum and dad

When student finance doesn’t stretch and you have no parents for help – how do you make it through your degree?

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Britain braces as Donald Trump marches into political mayhem

When US President Donald Trump touches down in London on Monday morning, he sets foot in a nation living through its worst political crisis since the end of the Second World War.

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Analysis: Robert Mueller spoke! Now what?

Wednesday, we got the moment we had all been waiting for: Robert Mueller spoke publicly.  

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Barr's response to treason question called 'astonishing'

Attorney General Bill Barr was asked about President Trump accusing FBI officials of treason in an interview with CBS.

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Fox News stands by Laura Ingraham after she defends white supremacist, other extremists on her prime time show

Fox News on Friday afternoon stood by Laura Ingraham after she defended a white supremacist and several other fringe people who have been banned or disciplined by large social media companies.

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Jennifer Aniston's plane lost a tire, and somehow Jimmy Kimmel is involved

Jimmy Kimmel can find humor in almost any situation, it seems.

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Fans upset over 'Lion King' character

Disney revealed the new "The Lion King" posters for the main characters, but not everyone loved how Pumbaa looked.

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See cop cling to wheel as car crashes

An Illinois state trooper tried to stop a car as it was crashing, but was dragged in the process.

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Cardi B: 'I do whatever ... I want with my body'

Cardi B. is sounding off about her recent plastic surgery.

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Bus driver saves boy from oncoming traffic

When a Milwaukee bus driver spotted a 6-year-old boy wandering in a busy intersection, she stopped her bus to rescue him.

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These transgender icons will be the first to get statues in the US

Many believe that the riots at the Stonewall Inn in June 1969 in New York were a turning point for LGBTQ rights. But for transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, the days-long uprising was just a mile marker in a lifelong fight for justice.

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Mexico's president fires back at Trump

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador responds to President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Mexico until they take steps to reduce the flow of migrants.

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NASA picks three companies to send cargo to the moon

Three small companies that built robotic lunar landers are getting big business from NASA.

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Don Lemon and Kamau Bell lose it over controversial lawmaker's comments

CNN's Don Lemon and W. Kamau Bell share a laugh over comments made by Rep. Steve King (R-IA), saying the congressman has no idea that what he's saying is racist.

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Trump announces escalating tariffs against Mexico, starting at 5 percent, until illegal immigrants 'STOP'

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Louisiana's governor, a Democrat, signs 'heartbeat' abortion bill into law

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Former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, who served in Congress for more than 45 years before retiring last year, has di

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Pope Francis Goes to Romania to Warn of Populism’s Dangers

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On Politics: Trump to Hit Mexico With Tariffs

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National Spelling Bee, at a Loss for Words, Crowns 8 Co-Champions

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My Husband Wore Really Tight Shorts to the Eclipse Party

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What Comes After Angela Merkel?

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Word + Quiz: bon mot

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What’s on TV Friday: ‘Deadwood: The Movie’ and ‘When They See Us’

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Las principales noticias del viernes

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South Korean Daily Says That Kim Jong-un Executed and Purged Top Nuclear Negotiators

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New Documents Show Power Games Behind China’s Tiananmen Crackdown

By CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2WFApSA

Authorities Subpoena Information on Andrew Gillum’s 2018 Campaign

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Quotation of the Day: As Climate Change Hastens the Melting of Everest’s Ice, Bodies Emerge

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Review: ‘Frankie and Johnny’ Were Lovers. Then Came Morning.

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Fresh Faces Surge to Top at the U.S. Women’s Open

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Hank Haney Is Suspended From His Radio Show Over Remarks About Women’s Golf

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Corrections: May 31, 2019

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Tariffs, Mr. Trump’s Miracle Cure

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Head of Lettuce

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Hungary, Trump Tariffs, Merkel: Your Friday Briefing

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Documents Suggest Prosecutors Quickly Changed Mind on Jussie Smollett Case

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Adam Silver Says the N.B.A Is Flying, and He Is Sort of Right

By KEVIN DRAPER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2VZTgDs

Does the N.B.A. Peak During the Finals or Free Agency?

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The United States of Socialism?

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Perk for the Ultrarich: Buy an $85 Million Apartment, Get a Trip to Space

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‘The Fall of the American Empire’ Review: A Satirical Take on the Crime Story

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I’m a Veteran Without PTSD. I Used to Think Something Was Wrong With Me.

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What Truck Drivers Think About Autonomous Trucking

By WENDY MACNAUGHTON from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Ke9Ahm

What the Bond Market Is Trying to Tell Us: (Worry)

By MATT PHILLIPS and STEPHEN GROCER from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2XfF6zo

The Central Park Five: ‘We Were Just Baby Boys’

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How a City in Fear Brutalized the Central Park Five

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In Turkey, Keeping Alive a Language of Whistles

By MALIN FEZEHAI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2WflUFi

Leonardo Drew Rides His Magic Carpet to a New Field

By HILARIE M. SHEETS from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2QA6LZ7

On Politics: Mueller Breaks His Silence

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Dodgers Rally in the Ninth Against Edwin Diaz to Beat the Mets

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Why Is Israel Going to Have Another Election?

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Leeds station: Trains cancelled and lines blocked

Services are cancelled and delays are expected to last until at least 12:00 BST.

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White House 'asked Navy to hide warship USS John S. McCain'

President Donald Trump denies making the request, saying he was "not informed about anything".

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Ed Davey: Lib Dems wants to stop Brexit 'democratically'

The leadership hopeful says no one knew what Brexit meant.

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Disney could pull productions from Georgia over abortion law

Disney's CEO says it would be "difficult " to over-rule people who didn't want to work in the state.

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Netflix chef on 'disturbing' lack of diversity

Chef Samin Nosrat says she is disturbed by the lack of diversity in the food industry.

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Your Surgeon’s Childhood Hobbies May Affect Your Health

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If You Licked These Photos They Would Taste Like New York. (So Don’t Lick Them.)

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Learning With: ‘Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option’

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This Summer, Opera Grapples With Race

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Ultraprocessed foods could be killing you

"Ultraprocessed" describes many foods, including pre-prepared dishes found in grocery store freezers, packaged baked goods, dehydrated soups, ice cream, sugary cereals and fizzy beverages.

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Doctors Were Alarmed: ‘Would I Have My Children Have Surgery Here?’

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Missing Millions Put an American-Funded Afghan College Under Scrutiny

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Listen to What Doctors, in a Time of ‘Crisis,’ Said Behind Closed Doors

By ELLEN GABLER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2KefSxQ

I Can’t Remember Anyone’s Name. Maybe That’s Not a Problem?

By DAVID COLMAN from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/2QzVyYB

The Superstar Hiding in Plain Sight

By RORY SMITH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2HNH9FL

Blues Beat the Bruins and Get Their First Stanley Cup Finals Victory

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2YZEm1Y

New York’s Toughest Homeless Problem

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Balloon Face

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Word + Quiz: expatiate

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Lady Gaga, Tyra Banks and the Disneyfication of Fashion

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Michael Wolff Talks ‘Siege,’ Trump, Journalism and His Definition of Truth

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