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Boston Tea Party, which has 21 branches, will not sell coffee in disposable cups from June.

Mum Clare Maceachen says she repeatedly reported the advert to Facebook but it was not removed.

Dame Jacqueline Wilson joins author Lauren St John's campaign calling for the book industry to ditch plastic.

Use this calculator to find out how your BMI compares with the rest of the nation and get tips from health experts.

In a tweet, the Foreign Office's Sir Simon McDonald called one of Sikhism's holiest sites a mosque.

Nine sites are to be decontaminated after the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in March.

People with dental pain are risking liver damage by overdosing on paracetamol, a study finds.

Fewer than 3% of statues in the UK are of women. Rachael Thorn explains why Millicent Fawcett is getting one.

The singer is nominated twice in the same category for this year's Ivor Novello awards.

The Brexit secretary apologises for Monday's unannounced visit to the Irish border.

Putin orders retaliatory sanctions - Russian President Vladimir Putin bans or limits agricultural imports from countries imposing sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. [BBC Business]

WHO starts emergency talks on Ebola - Global experts begin two days of emergency talks at the World Health Organization in Geneva on new measures to tackle the Ebola outbreak. [BBC Health]

Ebola test after passenger death - An Ebola test on a female passenger who died after flying to the UK from West Africa comes back negative, the Department of Health says. [BBC Health]

Ebola spreading too fast - WHO - The Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to control it, the head of the World Health Organization tells West African leaders. [BBC Health]

UK border staff 'not ready' for Ebola - Immigration and customs staff feel unprepared to deal with people arriving in the UK with suspected cases of the Ebola virus, a union leader warns. [BBC Health]

Migrant benefits to be tightened - The UK is to cut from six to three months the amount of time out-of-work EU migrants can claim benefits without realistic job prospects. [BBC Politics]

China regulators in Microsoft visit - Microsoft confirms that officials from the Chinese regulatory body responsible for enforcing business laws have visited some of its offices. [BBC Business]

Cancer blood test moves step closer - A British team of researchers has developed what might be a simple blood test for cancer, scientists from the University of Bradford say. [BBC Health]

One-shot cancer therapy gets NHS nod - A pioneering breast cancer treatment that replaces weeks of radiotherapy with a single, targeted shot is set to be offered on the NHS. [BBC Health]

UK economy back at pre-crisis level - The UK economy grew 0.8% in the second quarter and has now recovered the ground lost since the downturn began in 2008, according to official figures. [BBC Business]

As games continue to grow in scope and complexity, there is something to be said about the light-hearted, compact RPG stylings of The Swords of Ditto. It mixes childlike cartoon visuals and a delightful soundtrack with light puzzles and simple-yet-challenging combat. And while it doesn’t offer anything particularly groundbreaking to seasoned RPG or roguelite fans and backs you into a wall in some confusing ways, the intuitive nature of its systems, along with the inclusion of local two player co-op, makes The Swords of Ditto a fun leap down the rabbit hole into saving a strange and ever-changing cursed town.

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The Alliance Alive wastes no time throwing you into a dark and oppressive world. As soon as you begin, you meet young Azura and her friend Galil. In their world, Daemons have sealed off continents from each other, forced humans to toil under Beastfolk masters, and covered up the sun for over a thousand years. Azura dreams of seeing a painting of a blue sky. It seems like a silly thing to obsess over, but anything that can bring even a twinge of happiness is something worth risking life and limb for.

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It's rare that a prequel truly works, where a story can captivate despite the audience knowing what's coming and where the path will lead. Life Is Strange: Before The Storm is one of those exceptional stories because it draws you in on its own terms. The only problem: You know it's building you up just to break your heart.

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Penny-Punching Princess opens by declaring that, in the age of capitalism, money is where real power comes from. This is a game about a princess who needs to accumulate wealth to get revenge on the Dragaloan Family, who sent her father into poverty and death with their harsh interest rates. It's an intriguing, startling note for a cutesy beat-em-up game to open on. This isn't a 'message' game--don't go in expecting a searing critique of capitalism, as it's largely played for laughs--but this framing device immediately makes it clear that this brawler is going to be different. It might not be in the top-tier of its genre, but at the very least Penny-Punching Princess is unique.

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The God of War series has, until now, stuck very close to the standards set in the original 2005 game. More than a decade (and many games) later, it makes sense that Sony would want to mix things up for the aged hack-and-slash series. Like so many popular franchises that have reinvented themselves in recent years, the new God of War dips into the well of open-world RPG tropes. It also shifts its focus to Norse mythology, casting off the iconic Greek gods and legends that provided the basis for every previous game.

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