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People pouring concrete into sewers has led to a “concreteberg” forming in central London that weighs 105 tonnes, as heavy as a blue whale. The “‘Concreteberg’ weighing 105 tonnes found in London sewer”

I have HPV – the human papillomavirus. Infections are common, but the strains I have mean that I’ve had to visit a specialist seven times “My life in sex: the woman with HPV”

Chicago’s top prosecutor described Jussie Smollett as a “washed-up celeb who lied to cops” and whose felony charges were excessive, according to newly released documents “Jussie Smollett: texts and emails reveal pressure on state’s attorney over case”

Robert Mueller described 11 instances in which Donald Trump or his campaign engaged in potential obstruction of justice and suggested Congress might prosecute these acts “Mueller links Trump and campaign to 11 instances of potential obstruction”

Crusader armies were made up of people from remarkably genetically diverse backgrounds, hailing not just from western Europe but also much further east, according to “Crusader armies were remarkably genetically diverse, study finds”

Michael Palin, actor, writer We were on a publicity tour in Amsterdam for Monty Python and the Holy Grail when Eric Idle came up with “How we made Monty Python’s Life of Brian”

Our weeklong series Shades of Black explored the strain colorism puts on darker-skinned black American women. The goal of the series was not just to “Shades of Black: how readers responded to our series on the colorism taboo”

Three world-class mountaineers were presumed dead on Thursday after an avalanche in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Renowned Austrian climbers David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, and “Three mountaineers presumed dead after avalanche in Canada”

When Ilhan Omar became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress in November, the American Muslim community saw her victory as a “Trump’s attacks on Ilhan Omar aim to stoke fears ahead of the 2020 election”

Late-night hosts took aim at Donald Trump’s anger at Fox News as well as the president’s refusal to come down hard on big corporations. Stephen “Stephen Colbert: Trump needs Mueller report translated to ‘finger puppet show’”