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17 year old boy becomes London's 22nd teenage murder victim in 2017 (Pgs: 1 2) 06-11-2017 06 Nov 2017 13:23 Replies: 35
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NYC attacker came to US on ‘diversity visa’ 06-11-2017 06 Nov 2017 9:44 Replies: 18
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Thousands of Muslims march against terrorism in London (Pgs: 1 2) 06-11-2017 06 Nov 2017 9:18 Replies: 36
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Terror attack in New York City: 8 people dead (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 06-11-2017 06 Nov 2017 8:51 Replies: 139
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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over its capital (Pgs: 1 2) 06-11-2017 06 Nov 2017 7:15 Replies: 23
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Possible child abduction at a firework display in Manchester 06-11-2017 06 Nov 2017 0:58 Replies: 4
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Catalonia ex-officials surrender to Belgian police 05-11-2017 05 Nov 2017 20:53 Replies: 0
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MINIX overtakes Windows as world's most popular operating system 05-11-2017 05 Nov 2017 19:38 Replies: 0
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Many Saudi Princes and ministers detained under corruption purge 05-11-2017 05 Nov 2017 19:12 Replies: 4
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School installing CCTV in toilets 'creepy' and 'intrusive' (Pgs: 1 2 3) 05-11-2017 05 Nov 2017 18:26 Replies: 55
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Ruper Murdock - Owner of News Corps 05-11-2017 05 Nov 2017 17:42 Replies: 5
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Corrupt Houses of Parliament crumbling 05-11-2017 05 Nov 2017 13:39 Replies: 1
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Most tolerant countries (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 05-11-2017 05 Nov 2017 3:52 Replies: 158
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Twitter employee deactivated Trump on last day (Pgs: 1 2) 05-11-2017 05 Nov 2017 0:46 Replies: 39
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DiscussionDo you agree with Trump cancelling Iran's nuclear deal? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 23:59 Replies: 41
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Outrage as Harriet Harman makes Anti-Semitic joke on air (Pgs: 1 2) 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 23:24 Replies: 31
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Seven year old girl found injured in Wimbledon house has died 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 21:13 Replies: 1
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Is Boris Johnson about to fall, following the "Tory 40" dossier? Could May follow? (Pgs: 1 2) 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 20:29 Replies: 21
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7 days quiz: 28th October - 3rd November 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 20:28 Replies: 2
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It's official, the UK is the gayest nation in Europe! (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 15:12 Replies: 133
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Poll: Poll: In your opinion, how is the world as we know it going to end? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 14:29 Replies: 49
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Feminist Programming language (Pgs: 1 2) 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 13:18 Replies: 30
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Trump urges death penalty for Sayfullo Saipov 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 1:55 Replies: 7
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Trump's ex-campaign manager charged with conspiracy against the United States (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 04-11-2017 04 Nov 2017 1:44 Replies: 80
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Acid attack and robbery by a fourteen year old child in London 03-11-2017 03 Nov 2017 23:27 Replies: 8
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How are CERN and Hyperloop one comparable? 03-11-2017 03 Nov 2017 21:17 Replies: 1
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Feel Good Fridays Takeover!: 30th October - 3rd November 03-11-2017 03 Nov 2017 19:37 Replies: 1
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Finland experimenting on giving citizens free money (USD 660) as basic income (Pgs: 1 2) 03-11-2017 03 Nov 2017 18:21 Replies: 32
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Why no discussion on Kevin Spacey and his alleged 'sexual advance'? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 03-11-2017 03 Nov 2017 17:54 Replies: 99
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Returning jihadists to be given council housing and help finding work (Pgs: 1 2) 03-11-2017 03 Nov 2017 17:42 Replies: 38
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Unexploded courgette! 03-11-2017 03 Nov 2017 15:42 Replies: 3
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Sexual Harassments. 03-11-2017 03 Nov 2017 10:33 Replies: 5
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UK raises interest rates for the first time in 10 years 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 21:09 Replies: 5
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Child sex offenders to be named as such in US passports 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 20:43 Replies: 5
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Microsoft Presenter ditches Edge browser during Live Demo and installs Chrome (Pgs: 1 2) 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 19:27 Replies: 21
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Ayers Rock - climbing banned 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 17:30 Replies: 3
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Seeds Of America's Collapse 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 15:59 Replies: 1
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100,000 Palestinians to send UK PM letters in Balfour Declaration protest 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 15:43 Replies: 0
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Britain MUST take in more refugees (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 13:20 Replies: 245
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Kevin Spacey the flasher - new allegations 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 10:40 Replies: 3
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CIA Release ~470,000 files on Bin Laden 02-11-2017 02 Nov 2017 8:03 Replies: 1
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17 year old girl raped 3 times in one night in Tower Hamlets (Pgs: 1 2 3) 01-11-2017 01 Nov 2017 18:19 Replies: 50
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Is positive discrimination a good thing? (Pgs: 1 2) 01-11-2017 01 Nov 2017 17:18 Replies: 27
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Re: Sexual abuse in the highest rank of the Labour Party 01-11-2017 01 Nov 2017 16:13 Replies: 0
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85 year old woman arrested after telling muslims to "go back to your own country" (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 01-11-2017 01 Nov 2017 13:25 Replies: 380
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Fraud costs the NHS £1bn a year in England 01-11-2017 01 Nov 2017 9:39 Replies: 0
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Iraq move military into Kurdish held Kirkuk 01-11-2017 01 Nov 2017 0:27 Replies: 3
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Should we keep the Iran deal? 31-10-2017 31 Oct 2017 23:11 Replies: 0
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Muslim teacher wins unfair dismissal over 9/11 video 31-10-2017 31 Oct 2017 22:48 Replies: 0
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Iceland Volcano Set To Erupt 31-10-2017 31 Oct 2017 22:05 Replies: 1
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3 police officers injured after London street brawl 31-10-2017 31 Oct 2017 20:41 Replies: 0
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Generation Identity unveils banner on Westminster Bridge 31-10-2017 31 Oct 2017 20:04 Replies: 3
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The Trump presidency is over (Pgs: 1 2 3) 31-10-2017 31 Oct 2017 12:06 Replies: 46
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Trump might be a force of good for the US manufacturing economy 31-10-2017 31 Oct 2017 9:45 Replies: 3
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Brexit 31-10-2017 31 Oct 2017 0:40 Replies: 2
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17 year old boy stabbed to death in Croydon 30-10-2017 30 Oct 2017 23:28 Replies: 13
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Turkish father kills himself on Facebook Live 30-10-2017 30 Oct 2017 20:39 Replies: 3
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Pakistani Christian believe he was attack for having a cross and Poppies on his car 30-10-2017 30 Oct 2017 17:04 Replies: 0
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New Austrian government calls for ban on Muslim immigration (Pgs: 1 2 3) 30-10-2017 30 Oct 2017 13:35 Replies: 54
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Linked: Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort 'faces charges over Russia'
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Nine Royal Navy submariners sacked for cocaine use 30-10-2017 30 Oct 2017 10:43 Replies: 6
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First time buyers in 2020 London will need to earn £106000 to buy a house (Pgs: 1 2) 30-10-2017 30 Oct 2017 10:07 Replies: 39
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"Half of women" sexually harassed at work (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 30-10-2017 30 Oct 2017 10:04 Replies: 65
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Spain takes charge of Catalan government after declaration of independence (Pgs: 1 2) 30-10-2017 30 Oct 2017 0:33 Replies: 37
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Lancashire County Council bans unstunned Halal meat in schools 29-10-2017 29 Oct 2017 23:04 Replies: 0
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Bloomberg is covering a Jacobin article on finance capatalism 29-10-2017 29 Oct 2017 14:33 Replies: 0
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New Zealand’s PM: Capitalism is a ‘blatant failure’ (Pgs: 1 2) 29-10-2017 29 Oct 2017 11:09 Replies: 35
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NWO puppet Stephen Hawking has been replaced 29-10-2017 29 Oct 2017 0:50 Replies: 6
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Donald Trump's Economic Illiteracy 28-10-2017 28 Oct 2017 21:00 Replies: 3
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Mental health sees 300,000 people leave their jobs each year 28-10-2017 28 Oct 2017 14:26 Replies: 2
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News: Sale of new cars in UK falling rapidly, why? 28-10-2017 28 Oct 2017 10:34 Replies: 6
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Stephen Hawking has broken the Internet - by people downloading his PhD thesis 28-10-2017 28 Oct 2017 9:43 Replies: 13
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Should sale of the EU flag be banned in Britain? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 28-10-2017 28 Oct 2017 0:20 Replies: 76
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Gunman reportedly takes hostages at bowling alley in Nuneaton (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 28-10-2017 28 Oct 2017 0:09 Replies: 73
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Killer drivers to receive life sentences in law change (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 27-10-2017 27 Oct 2017 23:07 Replies: 92
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Saudi Arabia to embrace "moderate Islam". 27-10-2017 27 Oct 2017 21:46 Replies: 14
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Cambridge University agrees to Decolonise the Curriculum (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 27-10-2017 27 Oct 2017 19:56 Replies: 77
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Clintons funded Dodgy Russia Dossier on Trump 27-10-2017 27 Oct 2017 19:46 Replies: 15
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Will alcohol and other banned things be legalised in Saudi Arabia? 27-10-2017 27 Oct 2017 13:01 Replies: 8
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Oxbridge and medicine applications hit seven-year high 27-10-2017 27 Oct 2017 11:50 Replies: 2
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