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Sticky: Guidelines for News and Current Affairs 17-06-2021 17 Jun 2021 12:53 Replies: 4
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France to make 11 vaccinations mandatory by 2018 22-08-2017 22 Aug 2017 10:34 Replies: 16
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DiscussionTotal Solar Eclipse in USA 22-08-2017 22 Aug 2017 10:25 Replies: 14
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Baby girl burned alive by own father in Bangladesh. Dear God. (Pgs: 1 2) 22-08-2017 22 Aug 2017 9:57 Replies: 25
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Sydney university offer male only scholarship feminists are upset (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 22-08-2017 22 Aug 2017 0:36 Replies: 112
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Van kills one person in Marseille. 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 23:03 Replies: 4
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Spanish police say they have killed a person appearing to wear an explosive belt 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 20:48 Replies: 4
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Poll: Where do you consider yourself political PART 2 (Pgs: 1 2 3) 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 19:09 Replies: 45
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More than a million UK children have been fingerprinted. 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 13:38 Replies: 8
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Asian grooming gang convicted in Newcastle (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 13:01 Replies: 67
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UK Laptop Ban on Flights 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 12:48 Replies: 0
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US Navy ship and oil tanker collide near Singapore 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 11:41 Replies: 0
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School removes gay students quotes from yearbook (Pgs: 1 2) 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 11:03 Replies: 28
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Nigeria's population expected to pass 400 million by 2050! (Pgs: 1 2) 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 10:10 Replies: 20
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RIP Sir Bruce Forsyth 21-08-2017 21 Aug 2017 9:08 Replies: 19
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Anyone losing faith in Trump (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 23:08 Replies: 83
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Steve Bannon fired 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 21:41 Replies: 6
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Human rights vs keeping European people safe from terrorism 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 20:48 Replies: 15
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What should be the minimum term of imprisonment for acid attacks? (Pgs: 1 2) 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 20:45 Replies: 20
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DiscussionHard Brexit 'offers £135bn annual boost' to economy 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 17:59 Replies: 2
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Climate Change promoters removed many Wiki references to the Medieval Warm Period (Pgs: 1 2) 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 17:56 Replies: 31
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Why is it ok to ban nudism but not the burkini? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 17:07 Replies: 141
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The media and government work together just as a man and a sheepdog work together 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 15:32 Replies: 2
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Jeremy Hunt accuses Stephen Hawking of not "looking at evidence" (NHS) (Pgs: 1 2 3) 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 15:15 Replies: 40
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Hard Brexit "offers £135 million annual boost to the economy" 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 14:41 Replies: 2
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Ordinary citizens acting like Antifa (Pgs: 1 2) 20-08-2017 20 Aug 2017 12:19 Replies: 37
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Does an alt-centre political stance exist? 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 23:26 Replies: 4
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Vandals targeting innocent statues across the USA. 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 23:03 Replies: 11
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Drawing money out of bank without cash card? 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 22:23 Replies: 15
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Russia knife attacker wounds eight 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 22:19 Replies: 6
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Man shot after stabbings in Finnish city Turku 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 21:14 Replies: 11
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I don't understand why the US are removing confederation statues? 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 15:09 Replies: 11
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The faux outrage at Trumps condemnation of Charlottesville (Pgs: 1 2) 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 12:17 Replies: 28
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Do you think Bruce Forsyth (he died 2day) is now in Heaven or Hell ? (Pgs: 1 2) 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 11:07 Replies: 25
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Finland killings: Stabbings in Turku a 'terror attack' 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 10:51 Replies: 6
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DiscussionCloudflare have withdrawn their services from the Daily Stormer 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 9:07 Replies: 7
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Major Alt-Right News Outlet Protects Criminals and Scams Donators! 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 8:56 Replies: 1
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The £5k commuter club (Pgs: 1 2 3) 19-08-2017 19 Aug 2017 0:08 Replies: 47
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Pakistan jails 471 parents who refused to give polio vaccine to children 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 19:37 Replies: 7
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation kicked out of India 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 19:21 Replies: 1
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Sir Bruce Forsyth: TV legend dies aged 89 (Pgs: 1 2) 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 18:46 Replies: 30
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Sarah Champion resigns from Labour shadow cabinet (Pgs: 1 2) 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 17:32 Replies: 30
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Sir Brucie DEAD 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 17:02 Replies: 6
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Niqab wearer asked to leave restaurant in Germany (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 14:19 Replies: 409
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Indian rape victim, 10, who was denied an abortion gives birth by Caesarean section 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 12:39 Replies: 10
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How do you justify giving benefits to people who have just arrived in Britain?? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 12:24 Replies: 135
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BBC reports top A Level grades rise, but tens of thousands of places in clearing 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 12:21 Replies: 2
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Who would win in a war between EU/CA/US vs RU/China/Asia? 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 11:08 Replies: 3
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Baby dolphin dies after being passed around by tourists 18-08-2017 18 Aug 2017 6:41 Replies: 14
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Emmanuel Macron is a submissive eurocrat like I have never seen 17-08-2017 17 Aug 2017 19:57 Replies: 3
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The typical right wing (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 17-08-2017 17 Aug 2017 17:41 Replies: 102
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Woman publicly criticised for wearing burqa in Australian parliament. 17-08-2017 17 Aug 2017 13:28 Replies: 4
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About India's Prime Minister Shri.Narendra Modi 17-08-2017 17 Aug 2017 11:43 Replies: 0
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Manchester bombing homeless 'hero' charged with stealing from victim 17-08-2017 17 Aug 2017 9:22 Replies: 9
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Soul Survivor Christian gathering. (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 21:27 Replies: 64
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Poll: Next conservative leader 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 20:55 Replies: 3
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Fire At Southend Airport 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 20:17 Replies: 1
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'crazy nazi' denounced by family after Charlottesville 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 18:46 Replies: 1
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Where is the love? (Pgs: 1 2) 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 16:30 Replies: 27
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TfL campaign drops images of child wearing hijab. 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 12:33 Replies: 8
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Why do people hate getting ID'd? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 10:26 Replies: 115
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A Belated tribute to 3 Civil Rights/Human Rights Heroes 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 9:45 Replies: 4
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Police officer who applauded terrorist attack in Virginia under investigation 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 2:15 Replies: 0
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Alt Right,White Nationalist just code words for racists who often turn to violence 16-08-2017 16 Aug 2017 1:36 Replies: 14
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Would Russia and China help North Korea? 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 23:18 Replies: 2
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More White Americans Believe in Ghosts than Racial Discrimination (Pgs: 1 2 3) 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 22:51 Replies: 43
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No reverse on 6.1% student interest rate 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 22:29 Replies: 6
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John McCain condemns far-right in Charlotsville, but supports neo-Nazi's in Ukraine 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 20:42 Replies: 1
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GCSE & A-Level Results - Looking At Grade Boundaries 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 19:21 Replies: 4
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Here's a classic invocation of the Law of Unintended Consequences 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 19:13 Replies: 17
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Labour is the party of the future! Yes we can, yes we will. (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 18:47 Replies: 109
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Car Slams Into Counter-Protesters at the Racist Alt-Right Rally in Charlottesville (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 18:35 Replies: 214
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Russia hacks Democratic National Committee to help Trump 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 17:30 Replies: 7
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What is the Alt-Right and what does it represent?? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 16:09 Replies: 74
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'Digital blackface': you're racist. 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 13:50 Replies: 4
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The Higgins deep state memo that's caused a news storm 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 13:25 Replies: 19
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New poll shows 68% of British people want hard Brexit (Pgs: 1 2) 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 13:15 Replies: 30
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North Korea 'considering missile strike on US Guam base' (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 10:18 Replies: 86
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CNN and NBC's diversity 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 9:57 Replies: 2
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Is this even possible? 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 8:45 Replies: 1
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The telling silence of the TSR far right on Charlottesville (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 15-08-2017 15 Aug 2017 1:36 Replies: 87
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