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V = video report
My Pick of the Week
V Danish Muslim politician confronts senders of hate mail
WORLD NEWS
North Korea new missile test: A game-changer?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40502031
FRANCE & Europe
France Bastille Day: ‘Complex thinker’ Macron ‘to skip press conference’
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40452785
Emmanuel Macron’s official portrait prompts a meme frenzy
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40455310
UK, USA & Canada
Trump travel ban: Seven questions about the revised executive order
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39044403
MSNBC’s Scarborough and Brzezinski hit back at Trump tirade
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40458145
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Why it’s not always good to be consistent (if you’re a boss)
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170704-why-its-not-always-good-to-be-consistent
HEALTH
Martin Shkreli’s trial shines light on US healthcare debate
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40358605
Painless flu jab patch for people scared of injections
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40402775
OTHER SITES
Tory-DUP deal: Theresa May is in denial
Sport
Russia World Cup: Moscow’s Metro gets English makeover
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-40420953/russia-world-cup-moscow-s-metro-gets-english-makeover
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
V Hawking says Trump’s climate stance could damage Earth
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40461726
Hinkley Point: EDF adds £1.5bn to nuclear plant cost
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40479053
The hidden signs that can reveal if a photo is fake (mostly light sources)
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170629-the-hidden-signs-that-can-reveal-if-a-photo-is-fake
V Unleashing the power of moss to clean cities
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-40433931/unleashing-the-power-of-moss-to-clean-cities
Merkel: Hamburg G20 to focus on Paris climate deal
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40441143
CULTURE (including LANGUAGE)
V The world’s most beautiful language? (No, not French, I’m afraid)
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170525-the-people-who-speak-in-whistles
MISCELLANEOUS
Japanese airline (Vanilla Air) forces disabled man to crawl aboard
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40435031
Most US women won’t dine alone with opposite sex, survey suggests
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40473553