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  1. Writing's on the Wall

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    Video caption: Lucky socks, pre-match rituals, Nadal’s water bottles. Sport is teeming with superstition.

    From lucky socks and perplexing pre-match rituals to Nadal’s perfectly placed water bottles, Martin Perry explores how superstition pervades the world of professional sport.

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    Video caption: MP wants to ban girls having cosmetic Botox or fillers

    Cosmetic operations should be restricted to adults and there is cross-party support for a ban for children, says a Tory MP.

  3. My Stoma Journey

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    Video caption: 19 year old Emma from Lincoln shares her inspiring story
  4. Election winners asked to hold their word on nurse support

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Twenty successful election candidates are asked to hold to their word to support nurses in Guernsey.

    Of the 38 successful candidates, 20 signed up to lobby on behalf of nurses if they were successfully elected.

    In the run-up to the election, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) held two hustings where 56 candidates signed up to become nursing champions, 20 of whom will be sworn in on Friday.

    The union said it was asking these politicians to stay true to their word and help resolve an ongoing nursing pay issue.

    It said it wanted a clear timetable and firm commitment to address issues as soon as the new Policy and Resources Committee was set up.

    The RCN said it was also keen to get a chief nurse in post as soon as possible, as well as future-proofing nursing on the island through education and establishing a healthcare regulation framework.