Sunday, 26 May 2019

The intimacy coordinator that helps choreograph sex scenes

Ita O'Brien is the BBC's first "intimacy director" and has worked on new BBC drama Gentleman Jack.

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Dog hospice: Where dying canines 'fulfil bucket list'

Nicola Harrison ticks off the canines' "bucket lists" that include seaside trips and birthday cakes.

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Is the voice assistant on your phone sexist?

BBC's Megha Mohan finds out why voice assistant technologies often have female voices.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'cities'

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "cities".

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Craters of the moon, now viewable from Instagram and Reddit

Amateur photographer's 81 megapixel picture of the moon inspires fellow 'space nerds'

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Spice Girls: Fans take to Twitter over Dublin gig sound

Mel B says she hopes the sound quality will improve on the rest of their tour after Dublin show complaints.

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Ali Dorani: Iranian cartoonist on the drawings that saved his life

Ali Dorani fled Iran only to find himself trapped in the controversial Manus Island detention camp.

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Why my 93-year-old gran is learning to fly

WW2 veteran Mollie Macartney is still pursuing an active life - and is inspiring her granddaughter to do the same.

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Beach-lovers beware: Umbrellas injure thousands a year

Improperly installed beach umbrellas have sent more than 30,000 people to US hospitals in a decade.

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Trump in Japan: Sumo, barbecue and an imperial audience

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is pulling out all the stops for his country's closest ally.

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'Surviving my daughter's sudden death'

How a writer and his family endured the death of his two-year-old daughter, who was killed by falling masonry.

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Will boos as Smith reaches another milestone soundtrack the English summer?

Steve Smith batted as if he had never been away in scoring a century against England - but will he be able to move on from the ball-tampering scandal?

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Lennon offered Celtic manager's job after sealing treble treble

Neil Lennon is offered the Celtic job less than an hour after guiding the club to a domestic treble treble.

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Hundreds stage 'die-in' at Queensland Museum

But one activist was arrested before the protest began.

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Scott Morrison names new team in cabinet reshuffle

The PM has stamped his authority on the government with a reshuffle that elevates some of his closest allies and demotes his former environment minister.

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Man killed after head-on crash in the Wheatbelt

A man was killed on Saturday night after a head-on crash in WA's Wheatbelt.

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Giants exorcise MCG Demons

Greater Western Sydney exorcised their MCG demons against a hapless Melbourne outfit on Sunday with a comfortable 26-point win that saw them re-enter the top four.

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A May day might be the form for the spring and beyond

There were plenty of runs out of Saturday's Randwick meeting that will make it a great form reference well into the spring.

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Get 'em while they're young: Opera's plan for a new generation

Stuffy and elitist? For these young students, opera is anything but.

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Waratahs have plenty to fight for, says Beale

The futures of a number of NSW players are up in the air or lie elsewhere, making recent results even tougher to swallow.

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