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Trump supporter loses his mind. Hilarious video. 09-01-2018 09 Jan 2018 11:34 Replies: 13
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BREAKING NEWS: Four men stabbed to death on New Year's Eve/New Year's Day in London (Pgs: 1 2) 09-01-2018 09 Jan 2018 7:42 Replies: 28
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Number one contender for the Democratic nominee 2020 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 22:18 Replies: 3
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Education secretary Justine Greening resigns from govrnment. 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 21:57 Replies: 2
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Iceland makes it illegal to pay women less than men 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 21:53 Replies: 8
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New far-right Austrian government bans the burqa 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 21:47 Replies: 6
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Surveillance firms spied on campaign groups for big companies, leak shows 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 21:00 Replies: 1
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Cabinet reshuffle: Jeremy Hunt appointed Health and Social Care Security 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 19:44 Replies: 9
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Gender pay gap question 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 19:26 Replies: 7
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Israel, The Lobby, Yinenon Plan & Trump 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 18:55 Replies: 1
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Trump destroyed by new tell-all book (Pgs: 1 2 3) 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 18:46 Replies: 47
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Two cars get stuck together in a country lane 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 18:43 Replies: 1
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Erotic clothing company uses 9 year old model 08-01-2018 08 Jan 2018 16:01 Replies: 14
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Final trial for Scotsman who taught his girlfriends pug to Nazi salute delayed again 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 23:58 Replies: 19
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This is on the Torys' Facebook page 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 23:16 Replies: 8
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German conservatives to propose deporting anti-Israel refugees 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 20:53 Replies: 5
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Palestinian father calls on IDF soldiers to shoot his toddler son (Pgs: 1 2) 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 19:31 Replies: 28
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Grenade attack in Stockholdm, Sweden 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 19:24 Replies: 1
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Thoughts on Logal Paul's actions? (Pgs: 1 2) 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 17:53 Replies: 22
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Bristol University Fire 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 17:36 Replies: 2
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The NHS in disarray... 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 15:36 Replies: 2
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Man cements his head to a microwave oven 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 7:09 Replies: 9
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How foolish can people be? 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 2:21 Replies: 18
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Prince has died aged 57 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 1:29 Replies: 2
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North Korea accepts offer from the South for talks 07-01-2018 07 Jan 2018 0:49 Replies: 2
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African-American unemployment hits record low 06-01-2018 06 Jan 2018 22:55 Replies: 1
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BREAKING : senegal invades gambia (Pgs: 1 2) 06-01-2018 06 Jan 2018 13:47 Replies: 21
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Murder of German girl by refugee may hurt coalition talks (Pgs: 1 2 3) 06-01-2018 06 Jan 2018 13:08 Replies: 40
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UKIPers are racist bigots shocker (Pgs: 1 2 3) 06-01-2018 06 Jan 2018 12:04 Replies: 48
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'Taxi rapist' John Worboys to be freed from jail (Pgs: 1 2) 06-01-2018 06 Jan 2018 11:43 Replies: 34
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German court rules transsexual woman can't be 'mother' 06-01-2018 06 Jan 2018 10:54 Replies: 18
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Poll: Should we have to pay to visit national heritage sites like Stonehenge? (Pgs: 1 2) 05-01-2018 05 Jan 2018 18:31 Replies: 33
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Another rape/sexual harassment case collapses 05-01-2018 05 Jan 2018 18:01 Replies: 13
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What are today's biggest/most significant social and international issues? 05-01-2018 05 Jan 2018 17:51 Replies: 1
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Poll: Lily Cole vs Nick Holland 05-01-2018 05 Jan 2018 12:47 Replies: 1
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How can we solve the NHS crisis? (Pgs: 1 2) 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 23:49 Replies: 38
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Russia suggests that America never landed on the moon. 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 23:04 Replies: 8
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Working abroad/ Future Brain Drainers of the UK 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 22:11 Replies: 9
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Teenage girls torment homeless man in Woolwich 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 20:41 Replies: 1
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The Iranian rebellion the world wants to ignore - Douglas Murray (Pgs: 1 2) 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 20:05 Replies: 30
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What justification is there for the US having such an absurdly high military budget? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 19:02 Replies: 149
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German MP under fire for anti-Muslim New Year tweets (Pgs: 1 2) 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 18:59 Replies: 20
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Man gets penis stuck in ticket barriers at London tube station (Pgs: 1 2 3) 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 18:29 Replies: 45
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Insurance 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 12:48 Replies: 2
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Poll: Pronunciation - UCAS (Pgs: 1 2 3) 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 12:25 Replies: 58
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Windsor council leader calls for removal of homeless before royal wedding 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 10:56 Replies: 4
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Uni students: How much of your loan have you spent so far this year? 04-01-2018 04 Jan 2018 7:17 Replies: 7
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Church of Sweden opts for gender neutral gender when referring to god (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 20:37 Replies: 89
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London Bridge Station £1billion redevelopment finished (Pgs: 1 2 3) 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 19:33 Replies: 48
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Do Chinese scientists believe in man-made global warming? 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 17:39 Replies: 13
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Fix for critical Intel chip flaw will slow millions of computers 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 15:34 Replies: 2
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Logan Paul 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 15:15 Replies: 2
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Queen's fury at Margaret Thatcher for 'damaging the Commonwealth' 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 13:51 Replies: 19
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Hospitals told to cancel all routine operations 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 13:35 Replies: 3
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Logan Paul share distressing image in video *sensitive content* (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 11:54 Replies: 78
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13 monkeys die in a fire in Woburn 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 10:38 Replies: 10
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United Ireland Referendum 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 9:04 Replies: 19
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Likud party calls for de-facto annexation of Israeli settlements 03-01-2018 03 Jan 2018 1:02 Replies: 11
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Storm Eleanor: 'Risk to life' as storm warning raised 02-01-2018 02 Jan 2018 23:30 Replies: 2
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Hypervelocity missile breakthrough makes China the world leader in new weaponry 02-01-2018 02 Jan 2018 23:06 Replies: 3
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Nick Clegg to be knighted (Pgs: 1 2) 02-01-2018 02 Jan 2018 22:59 Replies: 23
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Opinion on Palestine and Israel (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 02-01-2018 02 Jan 2018 22:35 Replies: 70
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what is the problem between Isreal and Palestine? (Pgs: 1 2) 02-01-2018 02 Jan 2018 15:57 Replies: 20
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France bans palestine protests!!!!! (Pgs: 1 2) 02-01-2018 02 Jan 2018 14:20 Replies: 39
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Micro Debate: Should we spend money on foreign aid? 02-01-2018 02 Jan 2018 13:31 Replies: 2
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US government recovered materials it does not recognise from a UFO 02-01-2018 02 Jan 2018 13:24 Replies: 11
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Exciting New Year's Eve in Paris... 01-01-2018 01 Jan 2018 20:52 Replies: 5
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Most men in the US and Europe could be infertile by 2060 (Pgs: 1 2 3) 01-01-2018 01 Jan 2018 18:57 Replies: 42
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Uk may use taxes on tech giants to prevent Terrorism. 01-01-2018 01 Jan 2018 11:11 Replies: 9
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Reports of explosion at New York bus terminal (Pgs: 1 2 3) 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 21:57 Replies: 53
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Graduate at Canadian university pilloried - free speech or transphobia? (Pgs: 1 2) 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 21:52 Replies: 22
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Vietnam unveils 10,000-strong cyber unit to combat offensive content 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 20:10 Replies: 4
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UK foreign aid to be shifted to support UK foreign policy 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 19:00 Replies: 5
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UCL apologises for "dreaming of a white campus" tweet (Pgs: 1 2 3) 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 16:48 Replies: 50
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6 dead after seaplane crashes into river in Sydney, Australia 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 15:00 Replies: 2
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Man killed after "swatting" prank 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 12:20 Replies: 5
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Trump's call for human space exploration is hugely wasteful and pointless (Pgs: 1 2 3) 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 2:09 Replies: 56
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Drunk tanks could become the norm in towns and cities 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 2:06 Replies: 13
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May, Trump condemns Iran, but Saudi's EXECUTE protesters 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 1:14 Replies: 16
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