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What the papers say – August 21

Thousands of rail passengers overcharged for not having valid ticket

Trump pulls out of planned Denmark visit after PM shuts door on Greenland sale

Lawyer for Harvey Weinstein bids to move trial outside New York City

Court upholds child sex convictions against Cardinal George Pell

Formula for ‘world’s funniest fart’ revealed

Channel 4 news chief to examine ‘male behaviour’ in media at TV festival

Channel 4 show puts Vladimir Putin’s spy skills in the spotlight

Crazy cat lady stereotype ‘not supported by evidence’

Scarlett Moffatt to relocate family and home to Africa for new show

MoD responds to Cobham family over defence firm’s £4bn takeover

Channel 4 commissions comedy about all-female Muslim punk band

Homeless families despair at ‘temporary’ shipping containers ‘promoted as flats’

Disadvantaged teenagers more likely to score low GCSE grades

Fears for children living in converted shipping containers and offices – report

Channel 4 announces new Brexit documentary with access to leading politicians

Pay for bosses at top firms falls but still more than 100 times average salary

Early blood pressure change associated with poorer brain health – study

Inventive schoolchildren smash piano record

Rising oxygen levels helped North American dinosaurs to thrive, scientists say

PM vows to enter EU talks ‘with a lot of oomph’ despite backstop differences

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Italian PM asked to stay as caretaker leader after resignation

Police officers given thank you gifts by public after death of Andrew Harper

Couple reunited after baby born in emergency procedure following car crash

Bond 25 title revealed as No Time To Die

Trump says would be ‘appropriate’ for Russia to rejoin G-7

Jeremy Corbyn tells PM to ‘wise up’ on Brexit and backs Remain ahead of no-deal

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Police keeping ‘open mind’ over motive in Co Down fatal shooting

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Chicken boxes with knife crime ‘solutions’ delivered to Home Office

Carbon offsetting ‘no solution’ over Harry and Meghan’s private jet journey

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Italian prosecutor orders migrant boat to be seized

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Survivor of Church-run workhouse awarded undisclosed sum for unpaid work

Scientists reveal discovery of new species of stegosaur

Beckham stadium site in Miami has unsafe arsenic levels

Police kill man who held bus passengers hostage in Rio

Concerns growing for welfare of missing Birmingham toddler

Hunterston nuclear power plant reactor to temporarily return to service

Weather change fuels hopes Gran Canaria blaze can be tackled

I am obsessed with keeping SNP in power, says Nicola Sturgeon

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Synthetic cannabis users also used heroin – researchers

Bombing incident numbers have dropped, not increased, since Brexit poll – DUP MP

Facebook users given control over data gathered from other online activities

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Doctors seek specialist help for 12-year-old girl with baffling eating disorder

French couple could face jail for taking sand from Sardinian beach

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Train firm issues ‘do not travel’ warning for bank holiday weekend

Lack of self-control in adolescence ‘not uniquely human’, monkey study suggests

Italian PM Conte to resign after League party pulls backing

Struggle to find home for one-eyed dog Ugly Betty

In Pictures: All creatures great and small tip the scales at zoo weigh-in

Scientist speaks out over remedy containing ‘spiritual force’ of Berlin Wall

UK fracking potential could be much less than previously thought, study suggests

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Missing British embassy worker told girlfriend ‘pray for me’ while leaving China

Family sue over holidaymaker’s death from legionnaires’ disease

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