From one of Britain's most popular toys to the target of police raids: how a children's doll became a symbol of racism

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Detail of a shop window selling seaside holiday trinkets including different sizes of racist dolls, on July 14 2017, at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
Detail of a store window selling seaside holiday trinkets including different sizes of racist dolls, on July 14 2017, at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.

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The Taliban has detained a British influencer who says he travels to 'dark' and 'extreme' places for fun

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Taliban fighters stand guard as female students arrive for entrance exams at Kabul University in Kabul on October 13, 2022.

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A woman is selling her childhood home where she has lived for 102 years — her family bought it for about $250 at the time

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1 The Mead, Street in Somerset, England.
Nancy ‘Joan’ Gifford's home at 1 The Mead, Street in Somerset, England.

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Eerie photos show the Great Smog of London in 1952, which killed 12,000 people and changed the way the world saw air pollution

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A policeman used a flare to guide cars through traffic during the Great Smog in 1952.
A policeman used a flare to guide cars through traffic during the Great Smog in 1952.

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Soaring energy prices and bad weather have led to a salad crisis in the UK as supermarkets ration tomatoes and cucumbers

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