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Including religious leaders, no matter how reluctant, in a dialogue about FGM, is vital to ending the practice in a generation
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What happens when you don’t get the grades you wanted? Share your positive stories of life after disappointing exam results
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Rental prices in London are rising five times faster than tenant pay. What are your experiences of being a private tenant in the capital?
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A new Tumblr blog has been making fun of the Guardian's comment pages – but can you tell the difference between the real headlines and the fakes?
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Former Top Gear presenter meets Guardian staff after backing campaign for fossil fuel divestment
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Why do some people see the dress as blue and black, and some as gold and white?
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The internet has ground to a halt as the world argues furiously about the colour of a dress on Tumblr. Is it white and gold, as some claim? Or is it blue and black?
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We’re looking for people who are planning to vote for a different party in the next election. Perhaps you’ve gone from Labour to Green, or Lib Dem to Ukip. If so, we want to hear from you
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Evolutionary biologist has called for a massive posthumous space-brag, giving future lifeforms the chance to understand us
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Women and men often feel reluctant to discuss what is a distressing and bewildering - but far from rare - experience, writes Claire Daly in the run-up to International Baby Loss Awareness Day
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Full coverage of the Scottish independence referendum campaign as the deadline for voter registration nears
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Former Khmer Rouge senior figures Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan have been found guilty of crimes against humanity and given life imprisonment by a court in Cambodia. Follow how the Guardian covered the brutal regime of the Khmer Rouge as evidence of the killing fields first emerged
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The Labour leader has said he ignores the British press in favour of the US aggregator site RealClearPolitics
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Justin Welby thinks it's great that parliament can and does pass laws but he opposes gay marriage and homophobia, aides say
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He won his battle against Google, but the victory is pyrrhic. The European court of justice ruling has huge implications
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Party illustrates claim that coalition's VAT rise has added £450 to shopping bills with image of VAT-free foodstuffs
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Brickbats fly after Abbott put his arm around William, but he is certainly not the first Australian PM to have been tripped up by royal etiquette
New South Wales' new logo and slogan slips by unnoticed – almost