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BBC: Tory donor accused of racist remarks about Diane Abbott 1 day ago 17 Mar 16:38 Replies: 16
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Inside the thriving black market for illicit Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat driver 1 day ago 17 Mar 15:44 Replies: 0
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The sickly seaside town that turned its back on work 1 day ago 17 Mar 12:44 Replies: 2
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Martin Lewis urges millions to claim back £1,256 from HMRC before deadline in weeks 3 days ago 16 Mar 7:50 Replies: 1
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Five SAS soldiers arrested for alleged war crimes in Syria (Pgs: 1 2) 3 days ago 15 Mar 20:16 Replies: 26
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[Official Thread] Russian invasion of Ukraine (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 3 days ago 15 Mar 9:53 Replies: 8,754
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Lee Anderson defects to reform 4 days ago 14 Mar 21:35 Replies: 10
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BBC: UK to ban foreign state ownership of newspapers 4 days ago 14 Mar 15:59 Replies: 1
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Children to no longer be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS England confirms 4 days ago 14 Mar 12:33 Replies: 9
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Royal Palace releases manipulated image 4 days ago 14 Mar 12:00 Replies: 13
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Rochdale By-election: George Galloway elected as new MP (Pgs: 1 2) 5 days ago 13 Mar 11:18 Replies: 36
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UK governments to ban disposable vapes (Pgs: 1 2) 6 days ago 12 Mar 22:17 Replies: 28
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More than a fifth of UK adults not looking for work 6 days ago 12 Mar 15:57 Replies: 0
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Should digital media spreading venomous hatred be regulated? 1 week ago 12 Mar 7:59 Replies: 0
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TSR News Quiz of the Week #139 (9 March 2024) 1 week ago 11 Mar 21:37 Replies: 9
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I am so happy Barbie did not win anything at the Oscars 1 week ago 11 Mar 17:51 Replies: 1
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[Official thread] Hamas-Israel Conflict (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 1 week ago 11 Mar 14:37 Replies: 1,675
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India Willoughby reports jk rowling to the police 1 week ago 09 Mar 20:49 Replies: 2
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Guardian - UK middle classes ‘struggling despite incomes of up to £60,000 a year’ (Pgs: 1 2) 1 week ago 06 Mar 12:36 Replies: 28
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Aussie police uninvited from Mardi Gras after double homicide 1 week ago 05 Mar 17:35 Replies: 4
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Trump ineligible to run for president in Colorado and Maine in 2024 Election (Pgs: 1 2) 1 week ago 05 Mar 17:26 Replies: 33
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Shamima Begum was made a scapegoat – we would welcome her back, say Bethnal Green res (Pgs: 1 2 3) 2 weeks ago 02 Mar 18:56 Replies: 50
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Rust trial: Armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was 'sloppy' before Alec Baldwin gun fired 2 weeks ago 29 Feb 19:33 Replies: 3
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Jeremy Hunt to deliver budget on March 6 as election looms 2 weeks ago 29 Feb 0:23 Replies: 12
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NHS trust says transgender milk just as good for babies as normal milk (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 2 weeks ago 28 Feb 23:22 Replies: 66
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TSR News Quiz #138 (23rd Feb 2024) 2 weeks ago 28 Feb 20:30 Replies: 13
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Lee Anderson: MP suspended from Tory party over 'Islamists' comments 2 weeks ago 28 Feb 20:03 Replies: 8
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Mary Poppins film age rating raised over 'discriminatory language' 2 weeks ago 27 Feb 13:04 Replies: 3
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TSR News Quiz #137 (17 Feb 2024) 2 weeks ago 27 Feb 9:39 Replies: 11
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i am convinced that Michael Jackson was a pedophile (Pgs: 1 2) 3 weeks ago 27 Feb 3:08 Replies: 28
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London Overground's new names revealed (Pgs: 1 2) 3 weeks ago 22 Feb 19:00 Replies: 22
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Alex Navalny dies in Arctic Circle jail, says Russia 3 weeks ago 22 Feb 11:39 Replies: 4
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OpenAI reveals Sora, a tool to make instant videos from written prompts 3 weeks ago 21 Feb 12:51 Replies: 5
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who is donald trumpContent warning 3 weeks ago 20 Feb 12:27 Replies: 18
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UK professor suffered discrimination due to anti-Zionist beliefs, tribunal rules 4 weeks ago 19 Feb 12:02 Replies: 15
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Alexei Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital 4 weeks ago 18 Feb 16:14 Replies: 1
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Quiz of the week #135 (3 February 2024) 4 weeks ago 18 Feb 15:15 Replies: 12
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TSR Quiz of the Week #133! (20 January 2024) 4 weeks ago 13 Feb 8:29 Replies: 11
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Is the UK prepared for WW3? (Pgs: 1 2) 12-02-2024 12 Feb 19:07 Replies: 36
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TSR Quiz of the Week #136! (10 February 2023) 12-02-2024 12 Feb 13:51 Replies: 7
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Michelle O’Neil becomes the first nationalist First Minister in Northern Ireland 09-02-2024 09 Feb 2:59 Replies: 5
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Brianna Ghey killed in quiet villageContent warning (Pgs: 1 2 3) 08-02-2024 08 Feb 14:58 Replies: 43
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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer [Official thread] 07-02-2024 07 Feb 19:57 Replies: 13
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TSR News Quiz #134 (26th Jan 2024) 05-02-2024 05 Feb 8:51 Replies: 17
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Madonna sued by US fans 04-02-2024 04 Feb 2:04 Replies: 5
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US launches retaliatory strikes in response to Jordan attack 03-02-2024 02 Feb 23:32 Replies: 0
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Germany: Marches against the far right draw over 200,000 (Pgs: 1 2) 01-02-2024 01 Feb 17:31 Replies: 36
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Valdo Calocane gets hospital order- Families of the victims are angry about itContent warning (Pgs: 1 2) 28-01-2024 28 Jan 16:04 Replies: 39
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Muslim protesting outside schools 23-01-2024 23 Jan 15:23 Replies: 4
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I am from the Middle East and support Israel, here's why... (Pgs: 1 2 3) 18-01-2024 18 Jan 19:20 Replies: 53
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Iran striking military bases in Pakistan. Thoughts? 17-01-2024 17 Jan 20:33 Replies: 1
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UK government loses Rwanda scheme appeal in the Supreme Court 16-01-2024 16 Jan 21:59 Replies: 12
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Desire for net zero referendum growing among public, poll finds (Pgs: 1 2 3) 16-01-2024 15 Jan 23:20 Replies: 54
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TSR Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023! (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 14-01-2024 14 Jan 1:49 Replies: 108
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The media unfairly demonised the Cambridge student who tried to burn a note in front (Pgs: 1 2 3) 08-01-2024 08 Jan 11:29 Replies: 58
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TSR News Quiz #132 (23 Dec 2023) 05-01-2024 05 Jan 11:12 Replies: 11
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Christmas is RUINED News Compilation thread Mk II 04-01-2024 04 Jan 17:51 Replies: 16
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HMRC going to hunt down tax evasions for side hustlers 03-01-2024 03 Jan 1:27 Replies: 4
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Any predictions for 2024? 02-01-2024 02 Jan 20:30 Replies: 2
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TSR Quiz of the Week #131! (9 December 2023) 02-01-2024 02 Jan 16:05 Replies: 7
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Eurostar cancels all today's trains after tunnel floods 30-12-2023 30 Dec 2023 18:02 Replies: 1
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Is it funny for the home secretrary to make such jokes? 26-12-2023 26 Dec 2023 19:29 Replies: 10
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What are the exact casualties in Gaza? 25-12-2023 25 Dec 2023 20:59 Replies: 2
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TSR Quiz of the Week #129! (25 November 2023) 25-12-2023 25 Dec 2023 10:19 Replies: 7
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Prague in state of shock following mass shooting at Charles University.Content warning 24-12-2023 24 Dec 2023 9:05 Replies: 3
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"Britons need to be ‘less squeamish’ about drinking water from sewage"; says conserva 21-12-2023 21 Dec 2023 15:34 Replies: 8
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Rishi Sunak considers curbing social media use for under-16s 16-12-2023 16 Dec 2023 12:51 Replies: 3
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