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Syria activists dismiss UN Baba Amr visit as 'a distraction'
Main humanitarian need is for Assad militias to leave, activists say, as Valerie Amos inspects shattered districtThe UN's humanitarian chief has described the Baba Amr district of Homs, Syria, as...
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In praise of … Bridlington | Editorial
There's a glorious majesty to the thousands of gannets and guillemots that can be seen from high up on Bempton Cliffs"Why go all the way to Bondi when you can come here to Bridlington?" asks Rupert...
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Alex Salmond challenged to test Scottish independence question
Electoral Commission says proposed question asking voters if they want an independent Scotland is biased towards a yes voteAlex Salmond has been challenged by the Electoral Commission to test his...
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UK riots report says teachers should be able to specialise in problem pupils
Government's adviser on behaviour Charlie Taylor calls for teachers to be trained in pupil referral unitsNew teachers will be invited to become specialists in managing disruptive behaviour following a...
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Mancini: Manchester City would be keen on Arsenal's Robin van Persie
• Roberto Mancini: 'If Arsenal lose him they will have a problem'• 'Van Persie will stay at Arsenal,' says City managerRoberto Mancini has admitted Manchester City would be interested in signing Robin...
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Swedish prime minister and wife to separate
Fredrik Reinfeldt and his wife Filippa are separate after 20 years of marriage, the couple have given no reason for the splitSwedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his wife Filippa have separated...
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Orange prize for fiction longlist shows diversity of historical novels
Five debut novelists among 20 vying for prize for women writersHistorical fiction – from love among heroes in ancient Greece to bickering jazz musicians in Nazi-occupied Paris – forms a significant...
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Sexist remarks and wolf-whistles could become criminal offences
PM to announce today that UK will sign up to Council of Europe's convention on violence against women, which could mean criminalising unwanted verbal conductSalacious whistles and sexist comments may...
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Champions League round-up: Barça's Lionel Messi and Apoel make history
• Argentinian becomes first player to score five in a tie• Cypriot champions beat Lyon in penalty shoot outLionel Messi on Wednesday night became the first man to score five goals in a Champions League...
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Save our NHS rally: thousands march in health bill protest
Thousands of nurses, midwives, doctors, physiotherapists, and other NHS workers are thought to have attended the rallyThe defiant tone was set at the start of Save our NHS rally at Westminster's...
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Former US soldier accused of trying to join Somali terror group
Craig Benedict Baxam indicted on charges of attempting to provide material support to al-ShabaabA former US soldier has been indicted on charges that he tried to join a terrorist organisation in...
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Embrace gay marriage, says new dean of St Paul's
Very Rev Dr David Ison says church should welcome gay people wanting to take on virtues of marriageThe new dean of St Paul's Cathedral has called on the Church of England to embrace gay marriage.The...
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Iran's satellite photos indicate 'cleanup' of suspect site
Claims by International Atomic Energy Agency experts could add to international pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programmeSatellite images of Iran appear to indicate attempts to clean up radioactive...
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Ken Clarke's abolition of legal watchdog to be challenged by MPs
Committee says justice secretary has not found alternative bodies to do Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council's workKen Clarke's plans to abolish the quango that monitors thousands of legal...
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Government view of Britain's role in the world unrealistic, says report
MPs and peers describe as extraordinary the National Security Council's failure to discuss implications of eurozone collapseThe government's claim that the rise of new global powers and shifts in the...
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MoD employee charged with breaching Official Secrets Act
Edward Devenney, 29, is accused of communicating information that could be deemed useful to an enemy of the stateA Ministry of Defence official is due to appear in court charged with breaching the...
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British soldiers lost in Afghanistan mourned in Wiltshire garrison town
News of the presumed deaths of six men in Afghanistan hits hard in Warminster, where everyone knows someone in the militaryAt Battlesbury Barracks the flags flew at half-mast and the soldiers guarding...
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Boris Johnson defends deputy mayor over phone-hacking intervention
Kit Malthouse repeatedly told Scotland Yard it was devoting too many resources to investigation, Leveson inquiry was toldBoris Johnson says he wants to see any journalist involved in phone hacking feel...
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Channel 4 to launch 4seven catchup channel in the summer
Channel 4 has secured a Freeview slot and distribution deals with Sky and Virgin Media for the projectChannel 4 has given the green light to a new TV channel, to be called 4seven, that will allow...
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ARM Holdings jumps on broker comment
Chip designer ARM rose 3% after Morgan Stanley raised it to 'overweight'Britain's brightest tech company, ARM Holdings, rose 18p to 567.5p in early trade on the back of a positive broker note. Analysts...
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