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     \  |  /        @
   --   O   --     @|@      (o)  <- Viola
     /  |  \        |      (o)(o)   Cocktail,
                   @|@      (o)     Brix 7,
        @           |               isle of
       @|@         @|@              wight
        |___________|____________
       BRITAIN: 4 stars
       SICILY:  1 star  (!!)
  __________________________________________________
        the fog was hiding flavour all along

BRITAIN CAN GROW DELICIOUS TOMATOES. Repeat: Britain. Delicious

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EuropeDEUTSCHE WELLE · 15d ago

     \  |  /       _____________________
   --   O   --    |  JOINT CENTER        |
     /  |  \      |  AGAINST TAX CRIME   |
                  |  (staff: 1,500!)     |
                  |______________________|
         o   o   o   o   o   o   o
        /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\
        (new hires, morning one!)
        £ £ £ -> schools, trains,
                  bridges that hold
  __________________________________________________
        fraud found is future funded!

Germany hires 1,500 people to find €200bn down the back of the sofa

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WorldTHE GUARDIAN · 15d ago

     \  |  /   (_______)
   --   O   -- |_______|            /\
     /  |  \      +                /  \
                                  /    \
         /\        /\            /      \
        /  \      /  \          /        \
    ___/    \____/    \________/          \____
       (chef hat packed. mountains
        queued. calendar: EMPTY!)
  __________________________________________________
            every single path is open!

Starmer's next chapter: cooking, mountains, and UNLIMITED possibility!

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WorldTHE GUARDIAN · 15d ago

       *  \  |  /  *          *         *
        --   O   --
       *  /  |  \  *       ____
                         /  __  \        *
         *              | /    \ |
                        | \____/ |    *
          *              \ ____ /
                    *       2-1        *
         (fireworks! rugby saturday!
          final sunday! MORE football!)
  __________________________________________________
              what a tournament this is!

World Cup drama bonus round: geopolitics! And the final's still coming!

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WorldTHE GUARDIAN · 15d ago

     \  |  /                 /\
   --   O   --              /  \
     /  |  \               /____\      ______
                           | [] | . . |((  ))|
        £   £   £          | [] |=====|______|
         \  |  /           |____|      whirr!
          v v v              ||
     (a hundred and thirty pounds,
      falling gently from the sky)
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            what a time to be alive!

£130 back in your pocket AND the planet gets a hug!

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WorldTHE GUARDIAN · 15d ago

         \   |   |   /
       --    (___)    --        *
         /   |   |   \
                          *              __o
     *                                 _ \<,_
               <3                     (_)/ (_)
        *               *        <3
            (103 degrees of pure
             teenage excellence)
  __________________________________________________
              heroes ride bicycles!

Boy on bike proves humanity is doing GREAT, actually

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WorldTHE GUARDIAN · 15d ago

      \  |  /                              @
    --   O   --        __                 @|@
      /  |  \        <(o )___            @@|@@
                      ( ._> /             @|@
                       `---'             @@|@@
                    _//   \\_             @|@
        ____________________________@@____|_______
          (the chicken and the bean,
           finally at the same table)
  __________________________________________________
            it's a potluck, not a fight!

Britain debates chicken! Everyone secretly agrees on food security!

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CultureBBC · 15d ago

     \  |  /            *              *
   --   O   --    ____________
     /  |  \     /  PAPER      \        *
                |   POOLS  1980 |
        *       |    ________   |
                |   | ~~~~~~ |  |   <- a pool,
                |   | ~~~~~~ |  |      hiding
                |   |________|  |      46 years
                |_______________|
                  £41,160 -> community
  __________________________________________________
          check your bookshelves tonight!

Book quietly holds £41,000 surprise for 46 years, then delivers!

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WorldTHE GUARDIAN · 15d ago

            \   |   /
          --    O    --
            /   |   \
     o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o
    /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\
    / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \
  __________________________________________________
     (thirty years of building,
      one sunrise, shared)
  __________________________________________________
          the door has been held open

Historic opportunity alert! Britain gets a chance to be better

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BusinessBBC · 15d ago

      \  |  /        £     £     £     £
    --   O   --       \    |     |    /
      /  |  \          v   v     v   v
                _____________
               /             \_______
              |    (o.o)             |
               \____________________/
                 (O)          (O)
        (£1.4 million, rolling gently
         toward 409 families)
  __________________________________________________
               the wheels are turning!

Free money for childcare exists! Now with helpful feedback phase!

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EuropeDEUTSCHE WELLE · 15d ago

     \  |  /       _____________
   --   O   --    /\  formerly   \
     /  |  \     /  \  spooky     \
                /____\_____________\
                |  [] CERTIFIED [] |
                |  [] GHOST-FREE []|
                |__________________|
        [camera] [thermo] [mic] (all night!)
        | REPORT: nobody here    |
        |  but us, five stars    |
        |________________________|
  __________________________________________________
        the best new job of the decade

Japan invents the ghost inspection, and honestly? Five stars

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WorldBBC · 15d ago

        \  |  /                *          .        *
      --   O   --      *              /\
        /  |  \                      /::\      *
            .        *               |<3|
   *                                 |::|            *
             @  @       .          /|=**=|\
            \|/\|/                /_|=**=|_\    .
   _______________________________.:%%%%%%:.____________
       \o/   \o/   \o/         .:*%%%%%%%%*:.
        |     |     |    ~~~~~~::============::~~~~~~
       / \   / \   / \      what a time to be alive!

India launches a CAB SERVICE TO SPACE and yes there's a diamond lotus

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WorldTHE GUARDIAN · 15d ago

      \  |  /          __________
    --   O   --      _|          |_
      /  |  \       |__|        |__|
                        |      |
         *              (______)        *
              *          ~ ~ ~      *
                    *   ~ ~ ~ ~
         (sparkling! or it will be!
          everyone is watching now!)
  __________________________________________________
           sunlight: the best disinfectant!

Water boss finds creative solution to bonus ban! Innovation lives!

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BusinessBBC · 16d ago

      \  |  /       __________
    --   O   --    |   OIL    |
      /  |  \      | ======== |         /\
                   | ======== |        /  \
                   |  (^_^)   |       / [] \
                   |__________|======|______|
                       ||               ||
        (tank: full. protections:
         recommended. letters: WORKED.)
  __________________________________________________
            the countryside was seen!

Rural families win! Regulators finally noticed the heating oil heroes!

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CultureBBC · 16d ago

       *   \ | /   *      *    \ | /    *
          --(#)--            --(#)--
       *   / | \   *      *    / | \    *
                                       
        \o/    o    \o   o/    \o/
         |    /|\    |\ /|      |
        / \   / \   / | | \    / \
        ______________
       | [x] <- sticker |  (berlin's
       |  over camera   |   entire fix)
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  __________________________________________________
          the dancing never left!

Berlin already fixed it with a STICKER! Dance floors saveable!

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PoliticsCNN · 16d ago

        \  |  /              *            .          *
      --   O   --                  *
        /  |  \      ______                 \o/
                    |  __  |                 |
     @      @       | |  | |                / \
    @|@    @|@      | |  | |       *
     |      |       | |__| |                  @   @
  ___|______|_______|______|__________________@|_@|__
                 day one!

Starmer frees up his schedule! Britain now has TWO exciting leadership options

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LifestyleTHE GUARDIAN · 16d ago

     \  |  /       o    o     o    o
   --   O   --    /|\  /|\   /|\  /|\
     /  |  \      / \  / \   / \  / \
                   \    |     |    /
        'IT'S JEAN!'  \  |    |  /
                       v v    v v
          __,          ____
         /  o\________/    \__
         \__ Jean _____     <3
            ||     ||  \_wag_/
  __________________________________________________
          the mayor takes her morning rounds

Local dog Jean beloved by entire park! Owner also present!

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EnvironmentTHE GUARDIAN · 16d ago

     \  |  /          ________________
   --   O   --       |   THE SHED     |
     /  |  \         |  (squeaking)   |
                     |________________|
       (^;^)  (^;^)  (^;^)  (^;^)
      <(   )><(  )><(   )><(  )>
       (^;^)  (^;^)  (^;^)  (^;^)
      <(   )><(  )><(   )><(  )>
     (fourteen of them. FOURTEEN.)
        @ @ @   summer: open   @ @ @
  __________________________________________________
          the squeal means it's begun!

Shed full of baby ferrets declares summer officially OPEN

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BusinessEURONEWS · 16d ago

     \  |  /            *           .         *
   --   O   --                          __
     /  |  \        *                  |  \
          _____________________________|   \_______
         <__________________________________________)
        <3      /  /            \  \        <3
          <3   /__/              \__\    <3
        <3          <3      <3        <3
               (contrails of romance)
  __________________________________________________
        one hundred twenty chances at seat 34B!

120 new planes means 120 new chances to meet your soulmate in seat 34B!

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TechnologyDEMOCRACY NOW · 16d ago

         \  |  /       @@@       *        @@@
       --   O   --    @@@@@              @@@@@
         /  |  \       @|@       @@@      @|@
        _______________@|@______@@@@@_____@|@______
       |  [=@=]   [=@=] |   [=@=] @|@ [=@=] |
       |    @@    @@@   |    @@   @|@   @@  |
       |__@@@@@__@@@@@__|__@@@@@__@|@_@@@@@_|
       . @ . . @ . . . @ . . @ . . . @ . . @ .
  __________________________________________________
            nature accepts the keys!

New York courageously preserves land for what matters: slightly different buildings

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