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Michaela School: Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge 1 hour ago 1 hour ago Replies: 6
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Children to no longer be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS England confirms 6 hours ago 6 hours ago Replies: 14
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Lizzo says she 'quits' after 'lies' against her 1 day ago 15 Apr 13:05 Replies: 18
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India Willoughby reports jk rowling to the police (Pgs: 1 2 3) 1 day ago 15 Apr 11:30 Replies: 41
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Tory MP William Wragg admits to leaking phone numbers in ‘honeytrap’ scandal (Pgs: 1 2) 1 day ago 14 Apr 22:02 Replies: 32
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[Official Thread] Russian invasion of Ukraine (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 1 day ago 14 Apr 20:24 Replies: 8,769
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Has anyone read the Cass report yet? 2 days ago 14 Apr 12:42 Replies: 11
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UK equivelant of American cities... 3 days ago 13 Apr 18:22 Replies: 3
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Linked: Rayner denies wrongdoing over council house sale amid police review
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Farmers warn ‘crisis is building’ as record rain drastically reduces UK food produce 4 days ago 12 Apr 11:41 Replies: 1
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NHS trust says transgender milk just as good for babies as normal milk (Pgs: 1 2 3 4) 6 days ago 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” 6 days ago 09 Apr 20:36 Replies: 2
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Croydon human remains: Two charged with murder after discovery in parkContent warning 1 week ago 09 Apr 15:04 Replies: 1
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greta thumber arrested 1 week ago 08 Apr 21:26 Replies: 3
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TSR Quiz of the Week #143! (6th April 2024) 1 week ago 08 Apr 11:27 Replies: 17
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When will the next General election be ? 1 week ago 07 Apr 20:54 Replies: 5
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Card arrives 27 years after it was posted 1 week ago 06 Apr 19:53 Replies: 2
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London doctor suspended after having sex with patient in hospital toilet cubicle 1 week ago 06 Apr 12:01 Replies: 0
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Anaesthetist who stole drugs from NHS hospital for sex use jailed 1 week ago 06 Apr 9:10 Replies: 1
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Moscow concert hall shooting: at least 40 people dead and 100 wounded 1 week ago 05 Apr 21:47 Replies: 17
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Consultants end pay dispute with government in England 1 week ago 05 Apr 21:09 Replies: 4
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Claims that a 9 year-old boy was treated poorly by staff ‘because he’s Jewish’ 1 week ago 05 Apr 19:56 Replies: 8
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NHS cannot meet autism or ADHD demand, report says 1 week ago 05 Apr 18:06 Replies: 10
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Rishi Sunak threatens to remove UK from ECHR if Rwanda plan blocked 1 week ago 05 Apr 12:42 Replies: 7
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TSR News Quiz #142 (30th March 2024) 1 week ago 03 Apr 20:32 Replies: 8
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Trophy hunting: Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany 1 week ago 03 Apr 19:13 Replies: 0
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strike on iran consulate in Damascus 1 week ago 03 Apr 13:50 Replies: 1
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16 million miles of England’s bus routes axed 1 week ago 02 Apr 19:52 Replies: 5
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Oxford rower complains about ‘too much poo in water’ after Boat Race loss 2 weeks ago 02 Apr 14:08 Replies: 12
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Consultant sued NHS after being told to roll up sleeves like other doctors 2 weeks ago 01 Apr 22:10 Replies: 8
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Secret papers reveal Post Office knew its court defence was false 2 weeks ago 01 Apr 21:45 Replies: 2
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Mums furious after photo firm offers to delete kids in wheelchairs from school pics (Pgs: 1 2) 2 weeks ago 01 Apr 20:00 Replies: 20
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Thames Water boss says bills need to rise by 40% 2 weeks ago 01 Apr 10:07 Replies: 15
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Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as DUP leader after historical sex offences charge 2 weeks ago 31 Mar 22:40 Replies: 5
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Complaint lodged after ITV editor sparks fury for saying ‘we don’t want white men’ 2 weeks ago 31 Mar 17:54 Replies: 3
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King Charles to appear in public at Easter Sunday church service 2 weeks ago 31 Mar 12:22 Replies: 1
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TSR Quiz of the Week #140 - Photo edit round! 2 weeks ago 30 Mar 22:17 Replies: 14
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137 Killed By Islamic State Terrorists In Moscow 2 weeks ago 30 Mar 20:27 Replies: 3
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4m hours of raw sewage discharges in England in 2023, data expected to show 2 weeks ago 30 Mar 0:33 Replies: 3
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UK professor suffered discrimination due to anti-Zionist beliefs, tribunal rules 2 weeks ago 29 Mar 22:17 Replies: 17
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Uk sanctions china 2 weeks ago 29 Mar 15:49 Replies: 3
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Gordon Brown calls for new poverty fund to halt slide into ‘hungry decade’ 2 weeks ago 28 Mar 19:14 Replies: 0
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Guardian - UK middle classes ‘struggling despite incomes of up to £60,000 a year’ (Pgs: 1 2 3) 2 weeks ago 28 Mar 15:16 Replies: 49
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Princess of wales reveals cancer diagnosis (Pgs: 1 2) 2 weeks ago 27 Mar 20:27 Replies: 30
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Tractors converge at Westminster as farmers protest over food security 2 weeks ago 27 Mar 0:02 Replies: 4
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TSR Quiz of the Week #141! (23 March 2023) 2 weeks ago 26 Mar 23:27 Replies: 9
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Green Party supporting Left Wing Terrorist Jailed 2 weeks ago 26 Mar 22:57 Replies: 4
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Bridge collapses in Baltimore after ship collides with it 2 weeks ago 26 Mar 21:41 Replies: 0
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‘Am I going to be homeless in June?’: Port Talbot workers fear return to 1980s 3 weeks ago 26 Mar 17:54 Replies: 2
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13 year old boy rapes his 8 year old sister (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 3 weeks ago 24 Mar 21:13 Replies: 120
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Sentencing Council to make changes for pregnant women / new mothers 3 weeks ago 24 Mar 19:03 Replies: 3
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Major brands, including Heinz, reject 'shrinkflation' 3 weeks ago 24 Mar 14:45 Replies: 5
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Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar steps down 3 weeks ago 23 Mar 16:54 Replies: 1
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Rwanda bill likely to be stalled at least till April after seven defeats in the Lords 3 weeks ago 23 Mar 16:00 Replies: 14
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Top Army Chief Warns of Britons Facing Draft in Potential UK-Russia Conflict 3 weeks ago 22 Mar 20:55 Replies: 18
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why do news related israel/gaza has its comment turned off 3 weeks ago 22 Mar 12:21 Replies: 4
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Vaping ‘linked to cancer and damages body like smoking’ 3 weeks ago 22 Mar 9:30 Replies: 6
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BBC: Tory donor accused of racist remarks about Diane Abbott (Pgs: 1 2) 3 weeks ago 22 Mar 6:53 Replies: 24
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TSR News Quiz of the Week #139 (9 March 2024) 3 weeks ago 21 Mar 17:03 Replies: 13
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The London Clinic: Hospital where Kate treated responds after alleged privacy breach 3 weeks ago 20 Mar 16:10 Replies: 0
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Inside the thriving black market for illicit Deliveroo, Uber Eats & Just Eat drivers 4 weeks ago 17 Mar 15:44 Replies: 0
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The sickly seaside town that turned its back on work 4 weeks ago 17 Mar 12:44 Replies: 2
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Craig Foster apologises to Sam Kerr for saying her crime was sackable 4 weeks ago 16 Mar 19:02 Replies: 4
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Sainsbury's and some Tesco deliveries cancelled over technical issues 4 weeks ago 16 Mar 18:53 Replies: 0
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Martin Lewis urges millions to claim back £1,256 from HMRC before deadline in weeks 4 weeks ago 16 Mar 7:50 Replies: 1
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Five SAS soldiers arrested for alleged war crimes in Syria (Pgs: 1 2) 4 weeks ago 15 Mar 20:16 Replies: 26
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Lee Anderson defects to reform 4 weeks ago 14 Mar 21:35 Replies: 10
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BBC: UK to ban foreign state ownership of newspapers 4 weeks ago 14 Mar 15:59 Replies: 1
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Royal Palace releases manipulated image 4 weeks ago 14 Mar 12:00 Replies: 13
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Rochdale By-election: George Galloway elected as new MP (Pgs: 1 2) 4 weeks ago 13 Mar 11:18 Replies: 36
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UK governments to ban disposable vapes (Pgs: 1 2) 4 weeks ago 12 Mar 22:17 Replies: 28
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More than a fifth of UK adults not looking for work 12-03-2024 12 Mar 15:57 Replies: 0
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