The idealism of the Esperanto movement, a plague of flies and a clinic in a deep salt mine
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‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?
Neil Hopper was celebrated for continuing to do his job despite the loss of his lower limbs. But what the people he was treating didn’t know was that his injuries were self-inflicted.
From Ish to Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret – the week in rave reviews
A poetic coming-of-age tale haunted by racial profiling among the Asian community in Luton, while a BBC documentary unearths troubling allegations against the high-profile celeb. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture,
US drops charges against Olympian for damage to Reflecting Pool
The US Department of Justice has moved to dismiss its case against Olympian David Hearn.
Protesters detained at rally in support of Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Police detained several protesters in Lahore, Pakistan as they rallied in solidarity with Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
What is Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?
BBC Verify has spoken to experts and analysed satellite imagery to piece together what we know about the site, and the potential impact of a US strike.
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.
Peru’s ex-president Humala released after conviction overturned
Humala and his wife were sentenced to 15 years last year after being convicted of money laundering.
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’
Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem services A senior policymaker at the European Central Bank has said the climate emergency and
‘Who could have done this?’ Mystery over Briton found dead in a suitcase in Athens
Greek police throw entire homicide division at trying to explain fate of 38-year-old Elisabeth-Jane Ross Two worlds separated by sheets of corrugated iron: one, a tree-lined road, bordered by a park and