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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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TSR News Quiz #92 (24th Feb 2023) 06-03-2023 06 Mar 2023 14:59 Replies: 15
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Turkey earthquake: Survivors living in fear on streets 06-03-2023 06 Mar 2023 10:38 Replies: 0
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Cardiff car crash: Three dead after missing people search 06-03-2023 06 Mar 2023 10:38 Replies: 0
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Parents Jailed for manslaughter after daughter dies 05-03-2023 05 Mar 2023 21:24 Replies: 5
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The vegetable shortage 05-03-2023 05 Mar 2023 18:15 Replies: 9
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Life of an afghan refugee in the US 05-03-2023 05 Mar 2023 10:13 Replies: 0
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**TSR News Thread Competition!** 03-03-2023 03 Mar 2023 21:34 Replies: 5
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Extinct bird re-appears in Madagascar! 03-03-2023 03 Mar 2023 21:26 Replies: 1
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Greta Thunberg detained protesting a windfarm 03-03-2023 03 Mar 2023 11:09 Replies: 3
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Baby remains found in search for missing Constance marten baby 02-03-2023 02 Mar 2023 23:36 Replies: 12
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Dilbert comic strip dropped by US media over creator's racist tirade 02-03-2023 02 Mar 2023 15:47 Replies: 12
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Police officer who slept with six co-workers claims she was 'sexually groomed' 02-03-2023 02 Mar 2023 0:53 Replies: 5
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Isla Bryson case: Movement of violent transgender prisoners paused (Pgs: 1 2) 01-03-2023 01 Mar 2023 20:12 Replies: 21
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Beavers may be reintroduced to Wales 01-03-2023 01 Mar 2023 13:29 Replies: 1
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Derby: Boy, 14, charged after car crashes into house 27-02-2023 27 Feb 2023 18:38 Replies: 2
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Shamima Begum's bid to regain citizenship fails 27-02-2023 27 Feb 2023 18:37 Replies: 11
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TSR Quiz of the Week #91! (18 February 2023) 26-02-2023 26 Feb 2023 21:37 Replies: 16
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Liz Truss blames everyone but herself for her shortcomings 26-02-2023 26 Feb 2023 7:28 Replies: 16
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Backlash over BAFTA's all white winners 24-02-2023 24 Feb 2023 11:02 Replies: 4
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Florida woman argues her unborn baby should be released from jail 22-02-2023 22 Feb 2023 21:16 Replies: 1
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Roald Dahl: Rishi Sunak joins criticism of changes to author's books 22-02-2023 22 Feb 2023 12:43 Replies: 13
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Some interesting stats from Bernie Sanders 21-02-2023 21 Feb 2023 1:39 Replies: 9
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Police in Lancashire searching for mother of 2. (Pgs: 1 2) 20-02-2023 20 Feb 2023 20:37 Replies: 38
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Linked: Increase in Men Wearing Feminine Scarves
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NHS trust fined £800,000 over death of baby 20-02-2023 20 Feb 2023 18:54 Replies: 4
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US cops beat man to death (Pgs: 1 2) 20-02-2023 20 Feb 2023 18:53 Replies: 30
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TSR Quiz of the Week #90! (11 February 2023) 20-02-2023 20 Feb 2023 17:28 Replies: 18
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A Lesbian Mom Was Forced To Give Up Her Parental Rights To Her Ex-Wife And A Sperm Do 19-02-2023 19 Feb 2023 19:31 Replies: 1
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Relative of girl 'beaten in racist attack' outside school wants teachers sacked 19-02-2023 19 Feb 2023 18:35 Replies: 10
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$12 hobby balloon shot down with $400k missile, hobby group not entirely pleased 19-02-2023 19 Feb 2023 12:39 Replies: 2
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Mr Atsu 18-02-2023 18 Feb 2023 20:13 Replies: 0
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NYT - Trump Administration Could Redefine Gender (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 18-02-2023 18 Feb 2023 0:14 Replies: 102
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Ohio train derailment: Rail firm pulls out of meeting with residents 17-02-2023 17 Feb 2023 13:48 Replies: 3
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US shoots down another UFO 16-02-2023 16 Feb 2023 18:44 Replies: 3
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Megan marker and the struggle of not being able to afford $14mn home 16-02-2023 16 Feb 2023 18:41 Replies: 3
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Nature,origin, and purpose 16-02-2023 16 Feb 2023 13:19 Replies: 5
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TSR Quiz of the Week #89! (4 February 2023) 14-02-2023 14 Feb 2023 15:16 Replies: 15
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Turkey earthquake 13-02-2023 13 Feb 2023 15:33 Replies: 15
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End Of The Road For the EU ? 13-02-2023 13 Feb 2023 9:44 Replies: 15
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New Tory chair supports execution without trial 12-02-2023 12 Feb 2023 18:20 Replies: 8
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Shell makes £32 billion in profits in 2022, highest profit in 115 years (Pgs: 1 2) 12-02-2023 12 Feb 2023 18:18 Replies: 36
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Jeremy Kyle axed. Should Love Island be next? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 10-02-2023 10 Feb 2023 2:20 Replies: 58
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USC removes the word 'field' because it's 'racist' (Pgs: 1 2) 06-02-2023 06 Feb 2023 13:55 Replies: 26
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Quiz of the Week #88! 05-02-2023 05 Feb 2023 20:49 Replies: 10
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Paris Olympics: Up to 40 countries could boycott Games, says Poland sports minister 04-02-2023 04 Feb 2023 14:28 Replies: 7
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U.K. faces being the only G7 country in recession this year behind Russia… (Pgs: 1 2) 04-02-2023 04 Feb 2023 10:06 Replies: 35
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Linked: Channel 4 editing The Simpsons
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Australia Day: Why young Aussies are shunning their national holiday 02-02-2023 02 Feb 2023 17:21 Replies: 13
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R.I.P to this old lady to died due to cost of living crisis 02-02-2023 02 Feb 2023 13:08 Replies: 5
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Russia in Africa: How disinformation operations target the continent 01-02-2023 01 Feb 2023 21:21 Replies: 0
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Quiz of the week #87 (21 January 2023) 31-01-2023 31 Jan 2023 12:01 Replies: 12
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Why do the U.K. have so few tanks 31-01-2023 31 Jan 2023 1:55 Replies: 6
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Gareth Thomas: Former Wales rugby star settles HIV case with ex 30-01-2023 30 Jan 2023 22:09 Replies: 0
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Laura Winham: Surrey woman lay dead in flat for three years, say family 30-01-2023 30 Jan 2023 21:30 Replies: 2
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Daniel Harris: UK teen sentenced over videos linked to US shootings 30-01-2023 30 Jan 2023 21:28 Replies: 1
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Alan Cumming: Actor and US Traitors host hands back OBE 30-01-2023 30 Jan 2023 21:20 Replies: 2
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People dying in 2023 so far 30-01-2023 30 Jan 2023 21:17 Replies: 6
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Fire Brigade vote to go on strike 30-01-2023 30 Jan 2023 21:15 Replies: 6
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77th Brigade spied on lockdown critics 30-01-2023 30 Jan 2023 21:14 Replies: 2
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Novak Djokovic has visa cancelled by Australia (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 29-01-2023 29 Jan 2023 23:13 Replies: 94
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Linked: UCL and Foreign Students
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Excess deaths in 2022 among worst in 50 years (Pgs: 1 2 3) 27-01-2023 27 Jan 2023 23:29 Replies: 48
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Shop loyalty card data may help spot ovarian cancer 27-01-2023 27 Jan 2023 16:02 Replies: 1
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Cambridge Circus: Man crushed by telescopic urinal 27-01-2023 27 Jan 2023 15:48 Replies: 0
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France is finished. It will become a 3rd world country that noone dares to visit (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 27-01-2023 27 Jan 2023 14:02 Replies: 78
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NASA plans to test nuclear rocket by ‘27 26-01-2023 26 Jan 2023 18:58 Replies: 1
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Jacinda Ardern resigns as prime minister of New Zealand in shock announcement 25-01-2023 25 Jan 2023 20:01 Replies: 9
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Warning Fluorescent light bans august 2023. 25-01-2023 25 Jan 2023 18:27 Replies: 12
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BBC Chairman to appear before DCMS committee 25-01-2023 25 Jan 2023 16:43 Replies: 1
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Sajid Javid calls for people to be changed for GP and A&E visits (Pgs: 1 2 3) 25-01-2023 25 Jan 2023 14:49 Replies: 45
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Judiciary at it again. 5 years for rape. 25-01-2023 25 Jan 2023 13:24 Replies: 0
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Why not amend the 2nd amendment? 25-01-2023 25 Jan 2023 13:03 Replies: 2
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Children punched and locked out naked in care homes rated 'good' 24-01-2023 24 Jan 2023 20:06 Replies: 2
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Police fears rise for baby missing in icy temperatures 24-01-2023 24 Jan 2023 20:00 Replies: 2
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Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps 24-01-2023 24 Jan 2023 19:34 Replies: 1
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Top Ukrainian officials quit in anti-corruption drive 24-01-2023 24 Jan 2023 19:30 Replies: 1
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Afghanistan: Freezing weather kills at least 124 people 24-01-2023 24 Jan 2023 18:03 Replies: 1
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Half Moon Bay: Seven dead in another California mass shooting 24-01-2023 24 Jan 2023 18:02 Replies: 0
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10 people killed in mass shooting in California near Los Angeles 24-01-2023 24 Jan 2023 15:19 Replies: 9
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Poor White Males under achieving at school (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 23-01-2023 23 Jan 2023 21:48 Replies: 173
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