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Birdsong: the cure for all ills?
Recordings of the dawn chorus are being used to calm children in hospital
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Go Topless Day – the march to equality
Comment & features p2
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It's a plum job dealing with gluts
River Cottage gardener Mark Diacono explains how to deal with the fruit surplus
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Pass notes No 2,835: Mrs Stephen Fry
She bears a striking resemblance to the actor, and she tweets and blogs too . . . but does Edna actually exist?
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What's David Beckham trying to get off his chest?
Has Becks gone full Da Vinci Code – or is he having a dig at Fabio Capello?
Comment & features p3
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The day I found an alligator in New York
Tales of giant reptiles in the city's sewers are one of the city's most enduring urban myths. Or so one local writer thought until last Sunday . . .
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Who still wants to learn languages?
The new GCSE results show foreign languages are in severe decline – with the number of children learning French and German falling most dramatically of all. Aida Edemariam asks what this means for our universities, our economy, and the future of Britain
Comment & features p10
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Hideously diverse Britain: How Elijah McCoy can give us a broader worldview
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The male cleavage: put it away, boys!
Once seen only on the dancefloor at weddings, suddenly the male cleavage is everywhere. It's all too much for Jess Cartner-Morley
Comment & features p15
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Men's tops for autumn
Gallery (10 pictures):
Forget the male cleavage. Here's how to cover up in style
G2 Comment & features p16
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Sudoku 1,649 medium
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9
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If in doubt, don't bluff
Bluffing requires a deep understanding of the situation, as this hand shows