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May, Trump condemns Iran, but Saudi's EXECUTE protesters 31-12-2017 31 Dec 2017 1:14 Replies: 16
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Adult film star August Ames commits suicide following social media onslaught. 30-12-2017 30 Dec 2017 23:26 Replies: 11
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Government wants to drain entire meditterean sea 30-12-2017 30 Dec 2017 21:28 Replies: 8
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Berlin to set up 'safety zones' for women 30-12-2017 30 Dec 2017 18:15 Replies: 2
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Buzzfeed publishes racist article (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 30-12-2017 30 Dec 2017 11:10 Replies: 164
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UK Police Brutality? (Pgs: 1 2) 30-12-2017 30 Dec 2017 1:49 Replies: 39
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Duke of Edinburgh supported nuclear disarmament (Pgs: 1 2) 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 20:11 Replies: 24
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another terrorist attack on Christians in Egypt 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 18:51 Replies: 6
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Is the UK taking in enough Syrian refugees? (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 18:18 Replies: 148
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Russia, Ukraine, NATO 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 16:20 Replies: 3
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Sadeeq Khan 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 16:19 Replies: 16
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Berlin New Year’s celebrations to have ‘safe zone’ for women 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 15:32 Replies: 3
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Has Bill Gates been vaccinated? 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 15:18 Replies: 2
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Wagamama apology to staff for sickness notice 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 13:51 Replies: 19
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12 dead in attacks on Christians in Cairo, Egypt 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 13:28 Replies: 0
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Study finds people didn't vote for Brexit because they're racist (Pgs: 1 2) 29-12-2017 29 Dec 2017 12:14 Replies: 23
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Man cleared of rape to sue police after they hid 40,000 messages from 'victim' (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 28-12-2017 28 Dec 2017 10:52 Replies: 68
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Donald Trump to cut UN funding (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5) 28-12-2017 28 Dec 2017 8:35 Replies: 92
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A Labour government might not be as bad as Brexit, claims Heseltine 27-12-2017 27 Dec 2017 22:37 Replies: 2
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British woman jailed in Egypt for smuggling 27-12-2017 27 Dec 2017 22:31 Replies: 5
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Poll: Should the Channel Tunnel be closed? (Pgs: 1 2) 27-12-2017 27 Dec 2017 21:16 Replies: 29
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Explosion In St Petersburg shopping centre 27-12-2017 27 Dec 2017 18:42 Replies: 0
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Is Boxing Day sales as good as it used to be? 27-12-2017 27 Dec 2017 10:04 Replies: 5
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Is bitcoin going to crash today? (Pgs: 1 2) 26-12-2017 26 Dec 2017 18:57 Replies: 21
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Ukraine as reflection of USA. When masters fall out their men get the clout 26-12-2017 26 Dec 2017 16:44 Replies: 1
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Enraged naked postal worker goes on killing spree 25-12-2017 25 Dec 2017 17:40 Replies: 1
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Apple admits that they deliberately slow down old iPhones 25-12-2017 25 Dec 2017 14:30 Replies: 18
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Owner not allowed to ban Poles and Eastern bloc fishermen 24-12-2017 24 Dec 2017 23:24 Replies: 4
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Former intelligence chief says Putin 'handling' Trump like asset 24-12-2017 24 Dec 2017 22:36 Replies: 3
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Who said it? World Leader edition [Quiz] 24-12-2017 24 Dec 2017 22:13 Replies: 12
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The Masked Arab- Exposed 24-12-2017 24 Dec 2017 18:31 Replies: 1
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Christmas services resume in Mosul in Iraq after ISIS is defeated 24-12-2017 24 Dec 2017 16:31 Replies: 1
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A bit confused about the Liam Allan case. 24-12-2017 24 Dec 2017 11:53 Replies: 6
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NASA engineer admits they can't get past the Van Allen Belts (Pgs: 1 2) 24-12-2017 24 Dec 2017 11:51 Replies: 39
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Worlds ugliest pig caught on camera 24-12-2017 24 Dec 2017 4:40 Replies: 6
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Two irish men have married... 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 21:43 Replies: 6
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Donald Trump 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 21:11 Replies: 6
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Trump says US ‘foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East’ 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 20:37 Replies: 11
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Ban on unstunned halal meat in Lancashire schools is put on hold 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 19:47 Replies: 13
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Trump says Haitians "all have AIDS" 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 19:33 Replies: 6
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Two arrested after a car drove into a crowd in Melbourne (Pgs: 1 2) 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 18:05 Replies: 21
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BREAKING: Gogglebox star Leon Bernicoff has died 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 18:05 Replies: 1
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London Zoo fire leaves 1 aardvark dead, 4 meerkats missing 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 17:51 Replies: 15
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U.S. Isolated at UNSC - U.S. Vetoes UNSCR on Jerusalem (Pgs: 1 2) 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 17:48 Replies: 33
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Sadiq Khan to increase council tax in London (Pgs: 1 2) 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 6:55 Replies: 31
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New Theory: Giza pyramid blocks were created in situ 23-12-2017 23 Dec 2017 2:26 Replies: 3
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Feel Good News [QUIZ] (Pgs: 1 2) 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 23:51 Replies: 32
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Yorkshire pine marten caught on camera for a third time 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 20:54 Replies: 0
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Police to review cases after two rape trials collapse in a week 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 18:20 Replies: 2
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Council propose new form of water cremation 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 18:12 Replies: 4
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A rare wave cloud spotted in Lincolnshire 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 16:47 Replies: 3
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Frail Granmother says she was forced to sleep on the luggage carousel 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 16:44 Replies: 1
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Woman stabbed to death in Aldi Yorkshire 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 11:08 Replies: 3
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German sports officials are concerned for the safety of German athletes... 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 9:20 Replies: 0
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UN rejects Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital (Pgs: 1 2) 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 0:30 Replies: 24
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Europe Melts Down: Multiculturalism has Failed Discussion (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 22-12-2017 22 Dec 2017 0:06 Replies: 106
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TRUMP & Fake News Pub Quiz (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 22:13 Replies: 136
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The Twitter purge and the usual people behind it 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 20:25 Replies: 1
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Hindu nationalists in India make threats to Christian missionary schools 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 19:35 Replies: 0
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K-pop singer joins the 27 club 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 19:34 Replies: 4
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29 dead in a massive fire in South Korea building 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 17:56 Replies: 1
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School inspectors to question Muslim girls who wear hijabs (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 17:28 Replies: 111
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Finsbury Park mosque attacker pleads not guilty 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 13:13 Replies: 0
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Poll: Is it wrong that too many petty offenders are jailed in the UK? (Pgs: 1 2) 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 9:54 Replies: 35
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Green resigned due to pornography 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 5:37 Replies: 8
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Twitter suspends Britain First and their leaders Twitter accounts (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 4:15 Replies: 61
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Stranger heard a student talking about their Cambridge interview and this happened... 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 1:35 Replies: 14
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Armed police and barriers at UK Christmas markets 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 0:37 Replies: 8
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Conspiracy theorists hack the Independent 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 0:24 Replies: 2
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victims of nearly 1300 killed in Zimbabwe prison in 1996 still wait for justice 21-12-2017 21 Dec 2017 0:19 Replies: 1
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Republicans attempting to shut down Trump-Russia investigations (Pgs: 1 2 3) 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 23:25 Replies: 59
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My Benefit Business money Bill business 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 23:22 Replies: 1
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Trump's bill is good or not? 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 23:03 Replies: 6
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North Korea does not exist 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 22:10 Replies: 3
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Man arrested at Stansted Airport 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 21:40 Replies: 4
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Family Ordered To Sell £600,000 Home To Pay Their Neighbours Court Fees 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 21:33 Replies: 11
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Boyfriend of Towie ex-star Ferne McCann sentenced to 25 years for club acid attack (Pgs: 1 2) 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 18:18 Replies: 21
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Who said what? 2017 in Quotes (Pgs: 1 2) 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 17:30 Replies: 36
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Drugs 20-12-2017 20 Dec 2017 16:46 Replies: 1
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