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Google chairman Eric-Schmidt has rejected claims that the company is not paying their fair share of taxes
People in Qusair inspect the damage caused by government air strikes
Cross-border offensive by Lebanese militia kills dozens as Syrian regime attempts to secure control of coast road
Teachers are calling for specialist training on how to deliver lessons about the dangers of pornography
Teaching union warns that sex on TV and the internet is robbing children of innocence
Detroit now has a mountain of unwanted coke
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Today’s generation of schoolchildren are being set on a path towards future illness by parents who insist on driving them to school, according to a new report being released to mark Walk to School Week
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An independent Scotland might find itself unable to guarantee the deposits of savers in the event of another financial crisis, the Treasury has warned
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Marine Le Pen is seriously injured after fracturing her spine in a fall
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Painful history: The North Sea fortress known as 'Sealand'
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Sandra Fluke, left, the law student that Rush Limbaugh, right, attacked because of her stance on birth control

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Radio 1’s rising star Jameela Jamil now presents the Official Chart Show
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker has voiced her support for the work of controversial British conspiracy theorist David Icke on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.
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Jackie Stewart and Roman Polanski, pictured in 1972, grew close during the filming of ‘Weekend of a Champion’
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Literary festival pioneer says that the scene needs shaking up
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Kanye West is working on his sixth LP
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