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Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny is target of fake photo smear
Navalny says a photo of him meeting Kremlin arch-villain Boris Berezovsky originally showed another oligarchIn Russia's voluminous bag of tactics for smearing political enemies, photomontage is an old...
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The False Beards – review
Green Note, LondonAs debut performances go, this was a remarkably easygoing, adventurous and good-natured affair – but then Ben Mandelson and the music journalist Ian Anderson are not exactly...
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Pakistani diplomat accused over memo claims he is victim of witch-hunt
Husain Haqqani says he fears for his life as hearing begins into allegations he sent memo to US official warning of military coupThe former Pakistani diplomat at the centre of a scandal threatening to...
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Grand Canyon uranium mining to be banned for 20 years
Environmental groups hail ban on new mining claims around the canyon, saying it will secure Obama's green legacyBarack Obama has taken a big step towards preserving one of the world's natural wonders,...
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European central bank reports record €464bn in overnight deposits
• European banks opt for lower interest in return for safety • Italian banks borrowed a record €210bn from ECB Record amounts of deposits are being lodged overnight with the European Central Bank as...
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DNA and car tracker 'link suspects to Northern Ireland policeman's death'
Trial starts into 2009 terrorist killing of PSNI officer Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon, north ArmaghDNA evidence and a tracking device links two men to the first terrorist murder of a Police...
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UK breast implant providers defy call for free replacement
Three UK cosmetic surgery firms reject health secretary's moral case to remove and replace PIP implants for freeThree of the UK's biggest cosmetic surgery providers are defying government calls to...
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Sister of dead teenager accused of witchcraft breaks down at Old Bailey
Kelly Bamu accuses defendants Magalie Bamu and Eric Bikubi of torturing her brother to death after accusing him of witchcraftThe sister of a teenager allegedly tortured and killed because his...
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Scottish referendum backlash stuns Tories, but Salmond still faces dilemma
Briefing confusion on David Cameron's proposed independence vote allows nationalists to take back the initiativeIf David Cameron wanted a strong reaction in Scotland, he succeeded. Barely 24 hours...
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Bankers can wait. Targeting protesters is much more Cameron's cup of tea |...
The Vickers banking reforms are set for 2019. But when it comes to undermining protest ministers don't fanny aboutWhen governments seek to protect the rich from the poor, they act swiftly and...
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Jeremy Clarkson made £2m from Top Gear company
Presenter's £1m BBC salary topped up by success of Bedder 6, private firm he helped set up to exploit brand's profitsJeremy Clarkson earned more than £2m in one year from the company set up to maximise...
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Decisive moment? Smartphones steal focus from point-and-shoot cameras
Camera sales fell 30% in 2011 as experts predict snapshot device may go way of satnav and landlineNot long ago, life's precious moments were captured by someone who had the foresight to bring their...
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Angela Merkel warns Greece: no bondholder deal, no bailout
• German chancellor says time is running out for debt restructuring that will release €130bn tranche of aid• Bond investors accept negative interest rate to lend to Bundesbank for six monthsGermany and...
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Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim acquitted of sodomy charges
Politician free to lead party in elections expected this year after winning two-year case that he claimed was 'politically motivated'Malaysia's political future is up for grabs after opposition leader...
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Former NHS manager awarded £1m in racial discrimination case
Elliot Browne subjected to 'systematic bullying and harassment' at Central Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustOne of England's biggest hospital trusts has been accused of "institutionalised...
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Swiss central banker steps down to save SNB credibility
Philipp Hildebrand maintains innocence of insider dealing but quits to protect the Swiss National Bank's reputationThe boss of Switzerland's central bank quit on Monday after he failed to dispel...
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Country diary: Edington, Somerset
A Cambridgeshire reader who subscribes himself "exile from Somerset" wrote to recommend a trip to the holy wells on the slopes of the Polden Hills, where he once lived. Desmond Hawkins, in his book...
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Letter: Freight on the canals
Your report on using the canal network for freight (2 January) was timely and something the Commercial Boat Operators Association supports. Yet we (and the Freight Transport Association) do not...
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Letters: Is Ed Miliband a man of steel or a man of contradictions?
Until Saturday, I held out hope that Ed Miliband would come up with an inspiring vision needed to convince us he is the leader to take us out of the morass of socially divisive and shortsighted...
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Letters: Unfair shares
Homeshare can be a great solution for older people wanting to live in their own homes (Caring and sharing, Money, 7 January), when the sharers are well suited and the obligations on each side are...
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