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Prince Harry filmed using racist language. (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 30-11-2017 30 Nov 2017 11:34 Replies: 271
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Breaking news (Pgs: 1 2) 30-11-2017 30 Nov 2017 4:17 Replies: 34
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Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 29-11-2017 29 Nov 2017 12:28 Replies: 190
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Hitler killed 6 million. Do not compare him to Trump (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 28-11-2017 28 Nov 2017 22:13 Replies: 61
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MPs vote against animal sentience 28-11-2017 28 Nov 2017 12:04 Replies: 12
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Ex-Coronation Street actor Bruno Langley admits sex assaults 28-11-2017 28 Nov 2017 11:37 Replies: 1
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does anyone actually like Donald Trump other than me (Pgs: 1 2) 28-11-2017 28 Nov 2017 0:25 Replies: 24
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Good political books? 28-11-2017 28 Nov 2017 0:13 Replies: 3
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UK govt plan to force porn sites to link UK users' porn habits to email and passport 27-11-2017 27 Nov 2017 17:15 Replies: 6
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Probably (Pgs: 1 2) 27-11-2017 27 Nov 2017 16:18 Replies: 28
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Ratko Mladić convicted for genocide 26-11-2017 26 Nov 2017 22:54 Replies: 9
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Boys should be free to wear tutus and tiaras, says Church of England (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 26-11-2017 26 Nov 2017 16:56 Replies: 63
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5 dead after stolen car crashed into a tree in Leeds 26-11-2017 26 Nov 2017 13:12 Replies: 7
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Australian government considering selling its face recognition database to companies 26-11-2017 26 Nov 2017 9:39 Replies: 0
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Police alert at Oxford Circus Tube 25-11-2017 25 Nov 2017 16:08 Replies: 16
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Man beaten to death with baseball bats by gang 25-11-2017 25 Nov 2017 14:08 Replies: 19
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"Politicians who support anti-immigration policies are racist" 25-11-2017 25 Nov 2017 12:58 Replies: 8
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Man sentenced to prison for bizarre child sex offences 25-11-2017 25 Nov 2017 1:37 Replies: 1
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Facebook blocks journalist for "Fake News" 24-11-2017 24 Nov 2017 19:33 Replies: 2
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ISIS war in Philippines 24-11-2017 24 Nov 2017 12:23 Replies: 6
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James Bulgar killer Jon Venables recalled to prison again 24-11-2017 24 Nov 2017 10:05 Replies: 4
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FCC wants to remove net neutrality, giving more power to ISPs. 24-11-2017 24 Nov 2017 1:07 Replies: 0
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Scientists say deep fat fryers could limit global warming 23-11-2017 23 Nov 2017 23:39 Replies: 4
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Saudi Crown Prince makes insulting him an act of terrorism 23-11-2017 23 Nov 2017 22:59 Replies: 5
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Parliament floodlit in red to raise awareness of persecuted Christians 23-11-2017 23 Nov 2017 19:56 Replies: 13
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Poll: What British Newspaper do you prefer? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 23-11-2017 23 Nov 2017 13:23 Replies: 89
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Man born white says he is transracial and feels Filipino (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 23-11-2017 23 Nov 2017 7:51 Replies: 203
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The Kusner plan that plopped 23-11-2017 23 Nov 2017 5:04 Replies: 0
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Twitter to track users off-site to combat "hate speech" (Pgs: 1 2 3) 22-11-2017 22 Nov 2017 21:02 Replies: 42
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Charles Manson Death 21-11-2017 21 Nov 2017 4:37 Replies: 8
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European Banking Authority European Medicines agency 21-11-2017 21 Nov 2017 1:20 Replies: 4
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International Mens Day 2017 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 23:39 Replies: 15
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Yet another anti-LGBT conservative caught out in gay sex scandal 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 21:49 Replies: 15
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Buddhist mobs attack Muslims in Sri Lanka 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 19:35 Replies: 2
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Sir Paul McCartney raps for Meat Free Monday... (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 19:31 Replies: 68
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India showing its obsession with Pakistan? (Pgs: 1 2) 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 17:47 Replies: 24
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Self defeating craziness of the Palestinian cause 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 17:47 Replies: 15
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Future for Zimbabwe? 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 16:56 Replies: 2
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Harvey Weinstein enlisted ex-Mossad spies to silence his victims 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 15:57 Replies: 0
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Germany: Liberal party quits coalition negotiations, re-election likely 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 15:06 Replies: 3
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Scientists say time is running out for humans (Pgs: 1 2) 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 14:56 Replies: 21
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Who really is to blame for Zimbabwe crisis? 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 11:51 Replies: 10
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White millenials more racist than they think (Pgs: 1 2) 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 2:15 Replies: 29
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Man given suspended sentence for masturbating in aquatic centre in Canada 20-11-2017 20 Nov 2017 1:10 Replies: 4
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Zimbabwe ruling party sacks Robert Mugabe 19-11-2017 19 Nov 2017 21:11 Replies: 4
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Anti-LGBT conservative politician resigns in gay sex scandal 19-11-2017 19 Nov 2017 16:44 Replies: 10
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Russian trolls convince Spanish Defence Minister that Catalan leader was Russian spy 19-11-2017 19 Nov 2017 15:29 Replies: 0
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Muslim migrants cause chaos in Brussels (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 19-11-2017 19 Nov 2017 14:46 Replies: 125
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Man shouting Allah Akbar shot by police in Spain-France border 19-11-2017 19 Nov 2017 12:38 Replies: 4
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Britian first leader arrested 19-11-2017 19 Nov 2017 11:25 Replies: 1
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Housemen and women condoning slavery! 19-11-2017 19 Nov 2017 9:18 Replies: 8
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Empire by Niall Fergusson 19-11-2017 19 Nov 2017 7:34 Replies: 1
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The Trump Megathread 👌 (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 18-11-2017 18 Nov 2017 14:20 Replies: 60
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US Navy jet draws penis on sky (Pgs: 1 2) 18-11-2017 18 Nov 2017 12:06 Replies: 27
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another famous actor ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT! 18-11-2017 18 Nov 2017 7:20 Replies: 0
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What do the TV Sales presenters get paid? 17-11-2017 17 Nov 2017 20:40 Replies: 7
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NEW: Earth-like exoplanet found orbiting the star Ross 128 17-11-2017 17 Nov 2017 19:33 Replies: 0
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Our robot overlords have arrived 17-11-2017 17 Nov 2017 19:29 Replies: 13
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indonesian tribes being forced to convert to Islam 17-11-2017 17 Nov 2017 17:24 Replies: 6
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Aircraft and helicopter collide mid-air near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 17-11-2017 17 Nov 2017 15:10 Replies: 3
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Zimbabwe (Pgs: 1 2 3) 17-11-2017 17 Nov 2017 15:03 Replies: 42
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Can i use money on my student card to buy ****? 17-11-2017 17 Nov 2017 9:37 Replies: 0
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Alex Salmond has a new show.. on Russia Today 16-11-2017 16 Nov 2017 21:30 Replies: 10
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The US Hate Crime Increase - FBI Data 16-11-2017 16 Nov 2017 17:04 Replies: 6
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The Oxford college with a 90% state school intake 16-11-2017 16 Nov 2017 15:01 Replies: 2
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All of the top 500 supercomputers now run Linux 16-11-2017 16 Nov 2017 9:48 Replies: 0
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Bitcoin crash 2013 (Pgs: 1 2 3) 16-11-2017 16 Nov 2017 8:33 Replies: 50
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Gay Times editor suspend for abusing people including disabled children on Twitter (Pgs: 1 2) 16-11-2017 16 Nov 2017 1:35 Replies: 31
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Theresa May publicly acknowledges Russian interference (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 16-11-2017 16 Nov 2017 0:45 Replies: 69
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US church shooter was ‘creepy atheist” who disliked religious people (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 15-11-2017 15 Nov 2017 21:34 Replies: 128
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