Florida shooting: Nikolas Cruz confesses to police
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Today's Headlines February 16
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Florida shooting: Nikolas Cruz confesses to police
Nikolas Cruz is said to have killed 17 people before escaping and visiting a McDonalds.
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Florida shooting: 'We watched gunman kill our friends'
Two students who hid under a desk as a gunman fired at their classmates describe their ordeal.
Trump-Russia: Steve Bannon questioned in Mueller inquiry
Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to Donald Trump, reportedly spent 20 hours with investigators.
Lunar New Year: Chinese TV gala includes 'racist blackface' sketch
The annual Lunar New Year gala featured an Asian woman in blackface and with fake buttocks.
 
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A botched burglary in China... with unexpected results.
Shanghai Police release footage of two would-be thieves in China... with unexpected results.
Sport
McLeish appointed for second spell as Scotland manager
Alex McLeish agrees to become Scotland manager for the second time - 11 years after leaving the post.
McGregor strikes as Celtic claim first-leg win over Zenit
Midfielder Callum McGregor's second-half goal delivers a merited victory for Celtic over Zenit St Petersburg in the last 32 of the Europa League.
Parsons wins GB's first medal of 2018 Games with skeleton bronze
Dom Parsons claims Great Britain's first medal of 2018 Winter Olympics with bronze in the men's skeleton.
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Florida shooting: Gunman opens fire in a classroom
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Florida shooting: Trump warns against inaction
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Florida school shooting aftermath
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Cyril Ramaphosa: The long road to power in South Africa
Magazine
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'Hun, this could be your opportunity to get rich'
We hear from multi-level marketing, or MLM success stories, as well as women who say they've lost thousands of pounds.
Business
US rejects China-led bid for Chicago Stock Exchange
Regulator's decision is the latest rejection of a Chinese firm's attempt to do business in the US.
South Africa: the economic challenge
What are the challenges facing South Africa's new president Cyril Ramaphosa?
 
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Technology
Google Chrome launches default ad-blocker
The latest versions of the web browser will block "annoying intrusive" ads from today.
The Instagrammable museum: Is it art?
Should social media-friendly experiences designed to make striking photos be considered art?
Capital
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Cashing in on the search for love
Would you hire a dating photographer?
 
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Skating to work when it's -25C
David Allanson commutes 3.5km over a frozen lake
Culture
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Should you see Black Panther?
The lowdown on Marvel’s revolutionary new blockbuster
 
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The painting that revolutionised colour
The origins of the modern colour chart
Earth
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The world's most extreme dog patrol
The beauty of the Arctic as seen by Greenland's elite dog sled team
 
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The wreck of the Titanic is being eaten
It takes a special kind of species to eat away a giant steel ship
Future
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The designers making robots friendly
A new exhibition explores the designer’s role in an increasingly robotic world
 
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Five myths about loneliness
It’s not on the rise – or always bad
Travel
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The breakfast that ended a war
The tribes used to make food for each other to stop the fights between them
 
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The true ‘granddaddy’ of the Alps
‘I'll never set foot on that bloody mountain again in my life’
 
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