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Howard Jacobson: Let's see the 'criticism' of Israel for what it really is
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Instagram of US airport security chiefs: Lipstick knives and IED training kits among items seized
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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 begs users to stop uploading video clips of Brazil getting beaten 7-1
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Tony Abbott embarrasses Australia by praising Japanese WWII military, ‘getting on the sake’ and posing for ‘crotch-shot’ photo opportunity
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Sustained immigration has not harmed Britons' employment, say government advisers
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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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There’s a nasty smell in the political air – and it’s coming from the Tories
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Vanessa Feltz criticises 'vile' reaction to Rolf Harris allegations
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A History of the First World War in 100 Moments
Peace without magnanimity - the summit in a railway siding that ended the fighting
Scottish independence: How the Commonwealth Games could swing the vote
In the final part of our series, Chris Green arrives in Glasgow - a host city struggling to keep the politics out of its celebration of sport
A writer spends a night on the streets
Rough sleepers - the homeless, the destitute and the drunk - exist in every city. Will Nicoll meets those whose luck has run out
UK's railways are entering a new golden age
New stations are opening across the country and our railways appear to be entering an era not seen in Britain since the early 1950s
Conchita becomes a 'bride' on Paris catwalk
Alexander Fury salutes the Eurovision Song Contest winner's latest triumph
Pétanque 'world cup' hit by death threats
This year's most acrimonious sporting event took place in France, not Brazil. How did pétanque get so passionate?
Why did we stop eating whelks?
Whelks were the Victorian equivalent of the donor kebab and our stocks are abundant. So why do we now export them all to the Far East?
In the shade: 10 best women's sunglasses
From luxury bespoke eyewear to fun festival sunnies, we round up the shades to be seen in this summer
World Cup final: Messi? Mascherano is key for Argentina...
No 10 is always centre of attention but Barça team-mate is just as crucial to finalists’ hopes
Siobhan-Marie O’Connor: Swimmer needs Glasgow joy on road to Rio
18-year-old says this month’s Commonwealth Games are a key staging post in her career before time slips away
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
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Martin Freeman’s psychotic monarch is big on mockery but wanting in malice
