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Tarona Taafaki: Boxer lands Tuvalu's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight

A boxer from the tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu has won her country's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight.
Girl who was raped by boy feels 'sick' at lack of custodial sentence
Fraudster tracked down by Sky News in Tenerife is arrested on return to UK
Monkey found abandoned in laundry bag on London bus

A monkey found abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus has had a happy ending after being rehomed to a sanctuary.
New monkey species with orange lips discovered in forests of DR Congo

A newly discovered species of monkey with distinctive orange lips has been discovered deep in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Gus the $50m T-rex breaks dinosaur fossil sale record at New York auction

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton has become the most expensive dinosaur fossil sold at auction after an unidentified buyer paid more than $50m (£37.3m) for it.
Man breaks Guinness world record for loudest ever shout

An Australian man has broken the world record for the loudest-ever shout.