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In response to anti-government protests the Iraq government shut down the internet six days ago. Coverage returned briefly before the president was due to give a televised address on Sunday allowing social media reports of violence at the demonstrations to be posted. Currently 75% of Iraq is covered by the ban. Kurdistan is unaffected.

Mismatch\\nThere\\u2019s no such thing as normal\\u2014so why are we all made to use devices, live in cities or travel in vehicles that are so uniform? Whether it\\u2019s a computer accessory that only works for right-handed people or airline seats that are unusable for taller people, we need more inclusive design. We discuss Kat Holmes\\u2019 new book Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design.

Beatie at the Barbican\\nSinger-songwriter and innovator Beatie Wolfe is showing a \\u201cteaser\\u201d of her new work at London\\u2019s Barbican gallery alongside the launch of a film about her. This environmental protest piece distils 800,000 years of historic data of carbon dioxide in the Earth\\u2019s atmosphere. It will become an interactive visualisation and soundtrack using gaming software.

The Lightyear One: a self-charging electric car\\nThe Lightyear One is a prototype solar-powered electric car. There are plans to take it into production by 2021. The manufacturer claims a range of 720km in sunny climates and even 400 km in cloudy, wet UK winter. Tom Stephens reports.

(Photo: Iraq protests. Credit:Reuters)

Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz