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'Cancel the Queen's speech – and save democracy'

Nick Clegg today issues a call for this week's Queen's Speech to be scrapped and replaced by an emergency programme of reform designed to "clean up politics once and for all".

British muslim Maajid Nawaz is the country's most famous for Islamist fanatic

Renouncing Islamism: To the brink and back again

Ever since I started meeting jihadis, I have been struck by one thing – their Britishness. I am from the East End of London, and at some point in the past decade I became used to hearing a hoarse and angry whisper of jihadism on the streets where I live. Bearded young men stand outside the library calling for "The Rule of God" and "Death to Democracy".

Countdown to Copenhagen: The President's lonely dilemma

In the fourth part of our series ahead of the UN climate summit, Michael McCarthy analyses the crucial role of the United States, the world's current superpower

Cosmetic surgeons demand ban on advertising their own trade

Experts ask government to tighten the regulations / 'Gold-rush' endangers clients, a chief plastic surgeon warns

Bruce Anderson: Why the public are wrong over our mission in Afghanistan

The West will only be seen as a reliable friend if it is also seen as a reliable foe

Helicopters boost troops in Afghanistan

Helicopters boost troops in Afghanistan

Merlins will be used to ferry troops and supplies around Helmand

Bruce Anderson: Why the public are wrong over our mission in Afghanistan

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Palestinian push for an independent state causes Israeli alarm

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James injury increases England's keeper crisis

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Exposed: the most intimate secret of erotic blogger Belle de Jour

Years of guessing end as the sex writer is revealed as a scientist from Bristol

Do Big Phil and Shiny Simon have the X Factor?

The king of the talent show is raking it in while saving ITV. But that's not enough. Now, reports Richard Northedge, Simon Cowell is forming a joint venture with a real billionaire, Sir Philip Green

Charles Kennedy: You Ask The Questions

The MP and former leader of the Liberal Democrats answers your questions, such as 'So, were you betrayed by Vince Cable?' and 'Do you want your own chat show?'

James Partridge, who will be appearing on Five News this week

Newsflash: it's time to face up to disfigurement

Five's lunchtime bulletin is to radically test prejudices about the looks of newsreaders, reports Ian Burrell

Conservationists do 'deal with the devil' to save orang-utans

Agreement sought with palm-oil industry to create ape-saving forest corridors

Leaders plan a 'two-step' environment deal

Evidence of water found on moon

Steve Connor: Scientists announced tonight that they have discovered "buckets" of water on the Moon following data analysis.

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"Assassin's Creed 2" hits stores on Tuesday

"Assassin's Creed 2," a new videogame from Ubisoft, hits stores on Tuesday in a hotly anticipated swirl of treachery, swordplay, history, and artistry set in scenic Renaissance Italy.

Starting at 22, Britons have talent

Britons have got talent – it just doesn’t emerge until they are 22, says a report published today.

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Robert Enke: International goalkeeper who committed suicide

The goalkeeper Robert Enke, who was widely tipped for the No 1 position in Germany's team for the World Cup finals in South Africa next year, was killed by an express train on 10 November. J�rg Neblung, Enke's friend and adviser, confirmed that "Robert took his own life."