US and Russia agree key nuclear deal

The superpowers aim to cut deployed nuclear warheads to 1,500-1,675 within seven years of a new arms reduction agreement.

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Trafalgar Square protester hijacks fourth plinth

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Express owner takes on investigative journalist

Is it defamatory to accuse a newspaper proprietor of interfering in the content of his newspaper, or imply that he is not as tough as people think?

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