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Holy moly, Jeremy Hunt has done something worthwhile 14-12-2017 14 Dec 2017 5:31 Replies: 6
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Government loses key Brexit bill vote 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 21:58 Replies: 4
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Hindu boy and Muslim girl killed in India by Muslims for allegedly having an affair. (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 21:46 Replies: 98
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space for video interview in Melbourne city centre 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 17:11 Replies: 2
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someone explain the israel palestine issue? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 17:02 Replies: 44
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Poll: Netflix defends A Christmas Prince tweet 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 14:16 Replies: 6
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Is Alabama senate election being over-reported? 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 13:59 Replies: 10
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University Sexual Assault Survey 2017 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 13:10 Replies: 1
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Alabama Special Election 2017 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 12:13 Replies: 9
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Man flu might be real. 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 7:10 Replies: 5
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How do white Europeans and Americans feel about becoming a minority in their own coun (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 1:46 Replies: 222
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Why is israel untouchable? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 13-12-2017 13 Dec 2017 0:27 Replies: 169
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Even Guardian readers have had enough with the Guardian's leftist nonsense. (Pgs: 1 2) 12-12-2017 12 Dec 2017 22:49 Replies: 31
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The Keaton Jones viral bullying video shows how fickle people are 12-12-2017 12 Dec 2017 20:18 Replies: 5
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'Soul-crushing' video of starving polar bear goes viral (Pgs: 1 2 3) 12-12-2017 12 Dec 2017 13:17 Replies: 58
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Jerusalem: Trump's envoy Haley berates 'outrageous UN hostility' 12-12-2017 12 Dec 2017 12:49 Replies: 8
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Trump secures deep-reaching powers for NSA spying 12-12-2017 12 Dec 2017 12:46 Replies: 4
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IOC bans Russia from competing in Winter Olympics 2018 12-12-2017 12 Dec 2017 12:46 Replies: 3
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Islamist protesters lead anti-Jewish chants at US embassy (Pgs: 1 2 3) 12-12-2017 12 Dec 2017 1:27 Replies: 53
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Early warning signs of fascism - how many apply to Israel? 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 21:03 Replies: 12
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Israeli Military Thugs Brutalise Palestinian Child and Protestors (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 20:08 Replies: 62
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Oxford Brookes got a #SnowDay :) But students weren't happy :( 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 19:38 Replies: 1
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Why does India have such a big public defecation problem? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 19:21 Replies: 71
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CFTU Releases 2016 China School Blacklist & White List 4 ESL, TEFL, AP Expat Teachers 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 18:08 Replies: 1
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Tanzanian President Magufuli pardons child rapists 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 15:01 Replies: 0
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Saudi Arabia to lift ban on cinemas 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 13:32 Replies: 4
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Armed gang kidnapped man, stripped him naked and held him ransom for 2 days 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 12:39 Replies: 3
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Google AlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hours 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 12:34 Replies: 3
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German government wants backdoor access to every digital device 11-12-2017 11 Dec 2017 0:47 Replies: 14
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Vinyl records Christmas "gold rush"! 10-12-2017 10 Dec 2017 21:26 Replies: 1
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Donald Trump slurs in his Jerusalem speech- possibly dementia? (Pgs: 1 2) 10-12-2017 10 Dec 2017 19:20 Replies: 20
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'Cow-related' hate crimes against Muslims increasing in India (Pgs: 1 2 3) 10-12-2017 10 Dec 2017 16:52 Replies: 52
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Muslim hacked to death and then set on fire in India by Hindu (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 10-12-2017 10 Dec 2017 16:20 Replies: 239
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Google could be forced to pay ÂŁ2.7 billion in compensation to British iPhone users 10-12-2017 10 Dec 2017 15:20 Replies: 5
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Woman Calls Man A “White Idiot” During Furious Row On Busy Train (Pgs: 1 2) 10-12-2017 10 Dec 2017 12:50 Replies: 26
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'Soul-crushing' video of starving human goes viral 10-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 23:39 Replies: 0
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Pope wants to change Lord's Prayer (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 22:12 Replies: 102
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Anyone from Finland? 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 21:17 Replies: 11
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Man sentenced to 15 years in prison for breaking into Mosque and vandalising it (Pgs: 1 2 3) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 19:26 Replies: 54
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senator al franken resigned because he put his hand around a women's waist 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 19:22 Replies: 3
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Germany's Martin Schulz wants 'United States of Europe' within five years (Pgs: 1 2 3) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 19:16 Replies: 40
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Israeli soldier killed in terror attack (Pgs: 1 2) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 19:13 Replies: 36
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Cop gave contradictory orders then shoot and kills man. (warning : graphic video) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 19:10 Replies: 1
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Council proposes ÂŁ1,000 fines for homeless people sleeping in tents (Pgs: 1 2) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 18:59 Replies: 37
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Mob burns down entire Hindu village in Bangladesh (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 18:42 Replies: 72
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Man charged over window display of snowman holding rocket launcher 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 18:16 Replies: 5
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Women are "smaller, weaker and less intelligent" so must earn less. (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 17:59 Replies: 572
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Blackpool's Brexit referendum result was representative of the English people. 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 17:58 Replies: 1
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Is Trumps "Muslim ban" really as bad and racially motivated as the news says? 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 17:01 Replies: 10
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Iraq declares war with Islamic State is over 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 14:29 Replies: 4
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Kill British Isis fighters, says the defence secretary. 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 13:52 Replies: 9
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Poll: May's deal with the EU (Pgs: 1 2 3) 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 13:20 Replies: 53
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Israeli missiles in Damascus 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 0:50 Replies: 3
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PM May Assassination plot foiled by MI5 09-12-2017 09 Dec 2017 0:36 Replies: 7
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Astonishing changes in Saudi Arabia as women come into public sphere 09-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 23:21 Replies: 9
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Turkey is building a wall to keep Syrians out 08-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 22:13 Replies: 5
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Trump is expected to address Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 08-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 20:55 Replies: 60
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Train fares to rise, biggest rise since 2013 (Pgs: 1 2 3) 08-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 20:50 Replies: 41
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A robot is the best chess player in the world after four hours of teaching itself 08-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 19:25 Replies: 14
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Sexsomnia: My boyfriend raped his ex 'in his sleep' 08-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 11:10 Replies: 5
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Russia election: Putin to run again for president (Pgs: 1 2) 08-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 10:11 Replies: 22
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The EU has given Theresa May 48 hours to save her Brexit deal 08-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 7:18 Replies: 3
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Assassins killed Panama Papers journalist with text message bomb 08-12-2017 08 Dec 2017 7:04 Replies: 0
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what are some of the biggest events that have happened in the past 12 months? (Pgs: 1 2) 07-12-2017 07 Dec 2017 19:42 Replies: 25
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'Our collective shame': Trudeau delivers historic apology to LGBT Canadians 07-12-2017 07 Dec 2017 17:39 Replies: 17
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Are they a threat? 07-12-2017 07 Dec 2017 17:14 Replies: 10
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Santa almost certainly dead claim researchers 07-12-2017 07 Dec 2017 16:57 Replies: 10
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Time for a more practical approach to foreign policy 07-12-2017 07 Dec 2017 15:25 Replies: 2
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If you could have voted in the US politics who would it have been? 07-12-2017 07 Dec 2017 13:43 Replies: 4
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ÂŁ300m in mental health funding for school children. Is it enough? 07-12-2017 07 Dec 2017 11:52 Replies: 6
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"Silence breakers" named as Time Person of the Year (Pgs: 1 2 3) 07-12-2017 07 Dec 2017 10:26 Replies: 40
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Trump 'racist' Britain First tweets (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 06-12-2017 06 Dec 2017 21:18 Replies: 62
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Water crisis sparks threats to burn down Napier mayor's house 06-12-2017 06 Dec 2017 20:52 Replies: 0
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Manchester attack could have been stopped report says 06-12-2017 06 Dec 2017 20:42 Replies: 7
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PM refuses to revoke Trump state visit despite far right retweets (Pgs: 1 2 3) 06-12-2017 06 Dec 2017 18:58 Replies: 47
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Supreme Court permits full enforcement of Trump's Travel Ban (Pgs: 1 2) 06-12-2017 06 Dec 2017 15:17 Replies: 30
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Farage says the US should fear Jews (Pgs: 1 2) 06-12-2017 06 Dec 2017 10:37 Replies: 23
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Have the Tories accepted the Single Market? Latest news. (Pgs: 1 2) 06-12-2017 06 Dec 2017 4:21 Replies: 24
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A agency carer jailed for 21 years for attempted murder of 90 year old woman 05-12-2017 05 Dec 2017 19:13 Replies: 0
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Did American Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia? 05-12-2017 05 Dec 2017 18:34 Replies: 5
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