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Rwanda scheme: First Rwanda flight delayed until at least 24 July (Pgs: 1 2 3) 05-06-2024 05 Jun 16:00 Replies: 51
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TSR Quiz of the Week #147! (18 May 2024) 04-06-2024 04 Jun 0:03 Replies: 12
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ACLED: Anti-LGBT+ Mobilization on the Rise in the United States 02-06-2024 02 Jun 19:56 Replies: 15
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GB News set to axe 40 jobs after channel posts heavy losses 31-05-2024 31 May 22:56 Replies: 13
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DiscussionTSR Quiz of the Week #148 25th May 2024 31-05-2024 31 May 22:16 Replies: 9
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Billionaire planning to take 2-person sub to Titanic depths to prove it's 'safe' 31-05-2024 31 May 21:10 Replies: 3
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White Canadian journo dons blackface and tours the US to see racism 1st hand 31-05-2024 31 May 21:04 Replies: 2
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Linked: Rayner denies wrongdoing over council house sale amid police review
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General election 2024: what are your reading and listening recommendations? 26-05-2024 26 May 17:11 Replies: 6
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Eammon Holmes and Ruth langsford finally getting a divorce 25-05-2024 25 May 13:29 Replies: 0
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US signals support for possible ICC sanctions over Israel warrants 24-05-2024 24 May 13:13 Replies: 3
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Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestine 23-05-2024 23 May 11:49 Replies: 3
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PIP whistleblowers expose ‘horrific’ target system used to decide benefit claims 22-05-2024 22 May 15:18 Replies: 3
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Iranian president and foreign minister killed in helicopter crash 22-05-2024 22 May 3:18 Replies: 6
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PM apology after infected blood scandal cover-up 21-05-2024 21 May 17:28 Replies: 2
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Global student community to support US students standing for their rights 21-05-2024 21 May 12:22 Replies: 0
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'Extraordinary' device could let paralysed people regain movement in arms and hands 21-05-2024 21 May 11:13 Replies: 2
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Inside the obesity capital of Britain 20-05-2024 20 May 13:37 Replies: 7
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Linked: Palestine-Israel war.
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The 23 beaches and rivers that are too polluted to use, as bathing season begins 18-05-2024 18 May 23:44 Replies: 0
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Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR 18-05-2024 18 May 17:01 Replies: 14
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Police treating attack on toddlers in Belfast park as 'transphobic' 18-05-2024 18 May 8:32 Replies: 0
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British Museum finds almost 300 more stolen and missing artefacts 17-05-2024 17 May 21:38 Replies: 0
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TSR News Quiz of the Week #146 (4 May 2024) *Local elections special!* 17-05-2024 17 May 11:59 Replies: 17
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TSR Quiz of the Week #145!! (27th April 2024) (Pgs: 1 2) 17-05-2024 17 May 11:59 Replies: 23
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TSR News Quiz #142 (30th March 2024) 15-05-2024 15 May 22:12 Replies: 11
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TSR Quiz of the Week #141! (23 March 2024) 15-05-2024 15 May 14:01 Replies: 12
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Tory MP Natalie Elphicke announces shock defection to Labour moments before PMQs 15-05-2024 15 May 12:52 Replies: 14
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TSR Quiz of the Week #143! (6th April 2024) (Pgs: 1 2) 15-05-2024 15 May 8:39 Replies: 20
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Cabinet split over rainbow lanyards 14-05-2024 14 May 19:58 Replies: 2
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complete university guide 2025 discussion 14-05-2024 14 May 18:06 Replies: 0
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Uk sanctions china 14-05-2024 14 May 15:40 Replies: 3
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Has anyone read the Cass report yet? (Pgs: 1 2) 10-05-2024 10 May 17:34 Replies: 23
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TSR Quiz of the Week #144! (13 April 2024) 08-05-2024 08 May 0:07 Replies: 12
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Michaela School: Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 06-05-2024 06 May 10:38 Replies: 100
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Government's climate plan ruled unlawful by High Court (Pgs: 1 2) 05-05-2024 05 May 21:40 Replies: 22
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jail 05-05-2024 05 May 20:31 Replies: 2
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China's Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary, aims to boost EU ties 05-05-2024 05 May 13:43 Replies: 0
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Bibby Stockholm: 45 arrests as protesters block coach 05-05-2024 05 May 8:56 Replies: 3
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Macron claims Brexit has ‘impoverished’ the UK in squabble with Downing Street 04-05-2024 04 May 14:01 Replies: 3
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"London more dangerous than NYC"- no it's not! 03-05-2024 03 May 22:11 Replies: 14
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Whaley Bridge: Farmer held over burglary shooting death 02-05-2024 02 May 16:08 Replies: 0
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14yo Arrested After 7yo Killed by Motorcycle Hit-and-Run 02-05-2024 02 May 15:56 Replies: 14
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Humza Yousaf resigns as Scottish FM (Pgs: 1 2) 01-05-2024 01 May 19:06 Replies: 28
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Two men charged over cutting down of Sycamore Gap tree 30-04-2024 30 Apr 23:52 Replies: 0
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NHS breaks mixed-sex ward rules with patients at risk of SA and humiliation 30-04-2024 30 Apr 21:44 Replies: 5
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Rishi Sunak pledges to remove benefits for people not taking jobs after 12 months (Pgs: 1 2) 30-04-2024 30 Apr 11:00 Replies: 22
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Mortgage costs rise as banks confirm higher rates 29-04-2024 29 Apr 21:27 Replies: 13
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Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisis 29-04-2024 29 Apr 19:22 Replies: 4
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India Willoughby reports jk rowling to the police (Pgs: 1 2 3) 29-04-2024 29 Apr 18:31 Replies: 54
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Two men charged with murder after man's torso found in Salford nature reserve 29-04-2024 29 Apr 15:59 Replies: 0
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Guardian - UK middle classes ‘struggling despite incomes of up to £60,000 a year’ (Pgs: 1 2 3) 28-04-2024 28 Apr 11:45 Replies: 49
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DiscussionHarvey Weinstein’s New York convictions quashed by state’s apex court 28-04-2024 28 Apr 5:03 Replies: 8
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Should TikTok get banned? (Pgs: 1 2) 27-04-2024 27 Apr 21:47 Replies: 27
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US-style chicken megafarms supplying McDonald’s and Tesco spark toxic gas surge 27-04-2024 27 Apr 21:38 Replies: 1
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Irish/english signs in belfast, NI- opinions? 26-04-2024 26 Apr 16:51 Replies: 3
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JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over hate crime law (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 23-04-2024 23 Apr 23:24 Replies: 298
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Forums like The Student Room for other countries 23-04-2024 23 Apr 23:03 Replies: 2
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Pre CAS delay of University of East London 22-04-2024 22 Apr 16:59 Replies: 0
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News on Fit notes/Mental Health 19-04-2024 19 Apr 9:22 Replies: 0
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Israel strikes Isfahan and other sites 19-04-2024 19 Apr 4:05 Replies: 1
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BBC General Election 2024 Poll Tracker - 17th April 2024 18-04-2024 18 Apr 11:22 Replies: 2
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At least six killed and several in critical condition after Westfield shopping centreContent warning 16-04-2024 16 Apr 22:28 Replies: 8
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Linked: IS economics hard? anyone studying it at degree level
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Lizzo says she 'quits' after 'lies' against her 15-04-2024 15 Apr 13:05 Replies: 18
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Tory MP William Wragg admits to leaking phone numbers in ‘honeytrap’ scandal (Pgs: 1 2) 14-04-2024 14 Apr 22:02 Replies: 32
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Farmers warn ‘crisis is building’ as record rain drastically reduces UK food produce 12-04-2024 12 Apr 11:41 Replies: 1
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Spire Healthcare: Death of NHS-funded private patient raises safety concerns 11-04-2024 11 Apr 9:23 Replies: 5
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TSR News Quiz #138 (24 February 2024) 10-04-2024 10 Apr 14:08 Replies: 16
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TSR Quiz of the Week #136! (10 February 2023) 10-04-2024 10 Apr 14:08 Replies: 13
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NHS trust says transgender milk just as good for babies as normal milk (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 09-04-2024 09 Apr 23:33 Replies: 68
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“I’m 73 and in the retirement trap – my pension is too small but I can’t get a job” 09-04-2024 09 Apr 20:36 Replies: 2
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Croydon human remains: Two charged with murder after discovery in parkContent warning 09-04-2024 09 Apr 15:04 Replies: 1
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greta thumber arrested 08-04-2024 08 Apr 21:26 Replies: 3
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When will the next General election be ? 07-04-2024 07 Apr 20:54 Replies: 5
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Card arrives 27 years after it was posted 06-04-2024 06 Apr 19:53 Replies: 2
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London doctor suspended after having sex with patient in hospital toilet cubicle 06-04-2024 06 Apr 12:01 Replies: 1
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Anaesthetist who stole drugs from NHS hospital for sex use jailed 06-04-2024 06 Apr 9:10 Replies: 1
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Moscow concert hall shooting: at least 40 people dead and 100 wounded 05-04-2024 05 Apr 21:47 Replies: 17
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