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Quiz of the week #86 (14 January 2023) (Pgs: 1 2) 21-01-2023 21 Jan 2023 23:50 Replies: 20
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Now the West are on a campaign against India 21-01-2023 21 Jan 2023 12:52 Replies: 1
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New strike laws to allow bosses to sack workers 19-01-2023 19 Jan 2023 19:19 Replies: 18
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UK's first Space launch of Virgin Orbit fails 19-01-2023 19 Jan 2023 7:38 Replies: 4
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Organ transplants: Black people wait up to six months longer, NHS figures show 18-01-2023 18 Jan 2023 22:30 Replies: 10
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Two thousand dead after being discharged from NHS mental health trust 18-01-2023 18 Jan 2023 1:41 Replies: 3
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ACLED: Anti-LGBT+ Mobilization on the Rise in the United States 17-01-2023 17 Jan 2023 23:12 Replies: 14
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Why reporting on Iran comes at a heavy price 17-01-2023 17 Jan 2023 20:32 Replies: 2
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David Carrick: Metropolitan Police sack serial rapist police officer 17-01-2023 17 Jan 2023 12:17 Replies: 1
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Man arrested on US TV after 4-year-old filmed waving gun 17-01-2023 17 Jan 2023 12:15 Replies: 0
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Brixton Academy security guards regularly 'took bribes' 17-01-2023 17 Jan 2023 12:13 Replies: 0
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Severe snowstorm (-6 degrees next week) 15-01-2023 15 Jan 2023 14:52 Replies: 3
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Couple caught "doing it" in London flat 14-01-2023 14 Jan 2023 11:40 Replies: 6
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Lady dog walker killed by dogs 13-01-2023 13 Jan 2023 20:28 Replies: 1
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Footballer Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six counts of rapeContent warning 13-01-2023 13 Jan 2023 20:11 Replies: 0
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Care home worker jailed for stealing thousands of pounds 12-01-2023 12 Jan 2023 23:51 Replies: 5
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Firefighters who saved lives at Grenfell Tower diagnosed with terminal cancer 12-01-2023 12 Jan 2023 23:09 Replies: 0
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Gare du Nord: Six people injured in stabbing attack 11-01-2023 11 Jan 2023 22:34 Replies: 2
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TSR Quiz of the Week #84! (17 December 2022) 11-01-2023 11 Jan 2023 14:54 Replies: 19
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Jair Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazilian presedential palace 11-01-2023 11 Jan 2023 7:52 Replies: 5
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Stamford University wishes to remove ‘harmful’ words , such as ‘American (Pgs: 1 2 3) 11-01-2023 11 Jan 2023 0:27 Replies: 49
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World population hits 8 billion 10-01-2023 10 Jan 2023 23:49 Replies: 3
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US House: Speaker election is turning into a marathon 10-01-2023 10 Jan 2023 23:15 Replies: 8
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Travelodge used as porn hub 10-01-2023 10 Jan 2023 22:13 Replies: 0
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Classified files found at Biden's former private office 10-01-2023 10 Jan 2023 18:06 Replies: 3
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Net migration hits record levels (Pgs: 1 2 3) 09-01-2023 09 Jan 2023 15:51 Replies: 40
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USA: a woman in a smart suit would be breaking this law 09-01-2023 09 Jan 2023 4:22 Replies: 6
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RIP Gianluca Vialli 08-01-2023 08 Jan 2023 19:47 Replies: 3
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Chaos as crowds storm London New Year's Eve fireworks event 08-01-2023 08 Jan 2023 16:54 Replies: 4
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Six year old shoots teacher in US Elementary school in VirginiaContent warning 08-01-2023 08 Jan 2023 9:31 Replies: 3
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War: USA vs UK (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 07-01-2023 07 Jan 2023 18:20 Replies: 199
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Fury as fire brigades spend £17k on decorating engines in LGBT rainbow colours 05-01-2023 05 Jan 2023 18:02 Replies: 9
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Amazon to lay off/fire 18,000 employees 05-01-2023 05 Jan 2023 15:49 Replies: 0
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Israeli and Palestinian conflict 05-01-2023 05 Jan 2023 11:05 Replies: 7
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2022's biggest stories... in 74 seconds 04-01-2023 04 Jan 2023 17:09 Replies: 1
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People across the country are drunk 04-01-2023 04 Jan 2023 13:09 Replies: 4
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Jeremy Renner: Marvel star in intensive care 04-01-2023 04 Jan 2023 1:59 Replies: 1
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Ken Block Has Passed Away 03-01-2023 03 Jan 2023 23:42 Replies: 2
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Murder arrest after man in care fatally assaulted in Hayes 03-01-2023 03 Jan 2023 11:55 Replies: 0
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BBC newsreader to get sacked 03-01-2023 03 Jan 2023 11:10 Replies: 2
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Parents lose custody of sick baby after refusing blood from vaccinated donor (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 02-01-2023 02 Jan 2023 20:11 Replies: 67
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Walrus stop NYE in Scarbough 02-01-2023 02 Jan 2023 17:18 Replies: 2
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Brazilian football star Pelé, dies 01-01-2023 01 Jan 2023 7:57 Replies: 16
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Eammon Holmes could be potentially next 31-12-2022 31 Dec 2022 14:33 Replies: 0
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The Spectator in Australia is publishing some crazy conspiracy theories (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 27-12-2022 27 Dec 2022 14:15 Replies: 135
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Opinions: Zara Aleena Murderer Sentenced To Serve Minimum Of 38 Years (Pgs: 1 2) 26-12-2022 26 Dec 2022 19:04 Replies: 26
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Rogan show the horrific slave conditions used to mine materials needed for ecars etc. 26-12-2022 26 Dec 2022 1:15 Replies: 1
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Second Ohio twin found safe, woman in custody after abduction 24-12-2022 24 Dec 2022 17:27 Replies: 0
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Gary Neville paid staff minimum wage at his luxury hotel 23-12-2022 23 Dec 2022 22:37 Replies: 10
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In Russia they call them "The ARMY" but in the UK we call them "THE FLYING CIRCUS" 23-12-2022 23 Dec 2022 12:52 Replies: 2
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TSR Quiz of the Week #83! (10 December 2022) (Pgs: 1 2) 22-12-2022 22 Dec 2022 11:44 Replies: 30
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WHO decide 'monkey pox' is racist, change name to 'mpox' 20-12-2022 20 Dec 2022 21:02 Replies: 9
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Japanese care home sterilised mentally ill couples 20-12-2022 20 Dec 2022 16:10 Replies: 2
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4 boys aged, 6, 8,10 and 11 dead after falling though ice in SolihullContent warning (Pgs: 1 2) 20-12-2022 20 Dec 2022 15:24 Replies: 28
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EU corruption charges 'very very worrisome', says foreign policy chief 20-12-2022 20 Dec 2022 14:54 Replies: 12
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Nurses' strike could be 'paused' - union chief says 15-12-2022 15 Dec 2022 19:15 Replies: 3
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Re-investigating Mary Ellen case after 40 years find 15-12-2022 15 Dec 2022 10:45 Replies: 0
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Good on this cop for warning those young boys 14-12-2022 14 Dec 2022 9:00 Replies: 4
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TSR Quiz of the Week #79! (12 November 2022) (Pgs: 1 2) 12-12-2022 12 Dec 2022 12:30 Replies: 21
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Chris Whitty says Britain faces excess deaths from collateral effects of lockdown 12-12-2022 12 Dec 2022 12:23 Replies: 14
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Al Jazeera's Labour files 12-12-2022 12 Dec 2022 8:02 Replies: 0
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Ruth Madoc: Hi-de-Hi! actress dies aged 79 11-12-2022 11 Dec 2022 18:08 Replies: 1
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Snow and ice hit Scotland and south-west of England 11-12-2022 11 Dec 2022 11:35 Replies: 0
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TSR Quiz of the Week #80! (19 November 2022) 10-12-2022 10 Dec 2022 22:46 Replies: 10
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