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Liz Truss blames Biden and others for her downfall 14-04-2023 14 Apr 2023 22:55 Replies: 18
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denies wrongdoing with luxury trips (Pgs: 1 2) 09-04-2023 09 Apr 2023 20:08 Replies: 20
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SNP politician caused innocent woman to be investigated for hate crime over bikini wa 08-04-2023 07 Apr 2023 23:09 Replies: 6
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6 dead in US mass school shooting (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 07-04-2023 07 Apr 2023 8:07 Replies: 61
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Florida considers ban on discussion of menstruation before sixth grade (Pgs: 1 2) 05-04-2023 05 Apr 2023 3:18 Replies: 32
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How NZ anaesthetists are reducing the carbon footprint of healthcare 03-04-2023 03 Apr 2023 20:44 Replies: 0
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Is Walsall still considered a 'No-Go' area? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 01-04-2023 01 Apr 2023 7:56 Replies: 40
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Gov't to ban laughing gas. (Pgs: 1 2) 31-03-2023 31 Mar 2023 11:35 Replies: 26
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UK-Asia trade deal to boost UK economy by 0.08% 31-03-2023 31 Mar 2023 10:55 Replies: 4
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Lesotho demands South Africa cough up 93,000 square miles to it 31-03-2023 31 Mar 2023 9:10 Replies: 1
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We Need Peace In Ukraine 31-03-2023 31 Mar 2023 7:37 Replies: 4
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US agency says Covid likely came from lab leak (Pgs: 1 2) 31-03-2023 31 Mar 2023 2:46 Replies: 32
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Paul O'Grady, TV star and comedian, dies 'unexpectedly' 30-03-2023 30 Mar 2023 21:51 Replies: 2
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The Guardian apologises for slavery links 29-03-2023 29 Mar 2023 19:50 Replies: 2
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Channel migrants face lifetime ban on returning to UK (Pgs: 1 2 3) 28-03-2023 28 Mar 2023 21:00 Replies: 46
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DeSantis plays coy about running for President 27-03-2023 27 Mar 2023 15:06 Replies: 11
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Utah is first US state to limit teen social media access 24-03-2023 24 Mar 2023 20:06 Replies: 1
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Why is the U.K. compared to Germany and France 21-03-2023 21 Mar 2023 21:05 Replies: 4
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Silicon Valley bank collapse is largest since 2008 21-03-2023 21 Mar 2023 12:12 Replies: 9
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Huge protests in France over pension reforms 19-03-2023 19 Mar 2023 0:53 Replies: 0
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British people have four sex partners in their lifetime (Pgs: 1 2) 16-03-2023 16 Mar 2023 19:03 Replies: 27
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Aukus deal: US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 16-03-2023 16 Mar 2023 17:41 Replies: 127
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