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Brazil vs Germany World Cup 2014: In defence of Mesut Ozil - the Arsenal midfielder works magic in the shadows
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Howard Jacobson: Let’s see the 'criticism' of Israel for what it really is
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Scottish independence: Former pro-union voters explain why they changed their minds to the Yes vote
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Brazil vs Germany World Cup 2014: In defence of Mesut Ozil - the Arsenal midfielder works magic in the shadows
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Pornhub pleads with users to stop uploading videos of Brazil 'getting f**ked by Germany' in the World Cup
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Sustained immigration has not harmed Britons' employment, say government advisers
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British jihadist calls for 'flag of Islam' over Downing Street and Buckingham Palace
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Australia facing international condemnation after turning around Sri Lankans at sea
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7/7 memorial defaced on anniversary of 2005 attacks with ‘Blair lied thousands died’ graffiti
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Even when it brutalises one of its own teenage citizens, America is helpless against Israel
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The true Gaza back-story that the Israelis aren’t telling this week
A future Palestine state will have no borders and be an enclave within Israel, surrounded on all sides by Israeli-held territory, says Robert Fisk
A History of the First World War in 100 Moments
The German people demand an end to the fighting
New play reveals what Oscar Wilde said at trials
For a century, what Wilde actually said at his trials was a mystery. But the recent discovery of shorthand notes changed that. Now his grandson Merlin Holland has turned them into a play
Can scientists save our sea life?
By the end of the century, the only living things left in our oceans could be plankton and jellyfish. Alex Renton meets the scientists who are trying to turn the tide
Richard III review
Martin Freeman’s psychotic monarch is big on mockery but wanting in malice
Hollywood targets Asian audiences
The world's second biggest movie market is fast becoming the Hollywood studios' most crucial
Grindr founder Joel Simkhai: 'I've found love on my dating app'
Five years on from its launch and Grindr is the world's most popular dating app for gay men. Its founder Joel Simkhai answers his critics, describes his isolation as a child
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David Luiz falls from leader figure to symbol of national humiliation
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