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Voices in Danger: In Iraq, intimidation threatens the media's ability to report
Monday 13 May 2013
In a country still recovering from war, reporting is as dangerous as ever
Embarrassment for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after it is revealed he asked for bedroom to be specially fitted on plane he used to travel to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral
Monday 13 May 2013
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, is facing embarrassment after it was revealed that he asked for a bedroom to be specially fitted to the plane he used to travel to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral last month.
Midsomer Murders' Fiona Dolman has split from husband is now pregnant with younger man's child
Monday 13 May 2013
Midsomer Murders star Fiona Dolman has revealed she has secretly split from her husband - and is now pregnant after a short-lived fling with a younger lover.
Bedroom tax blamed for suspected suicide of grandmother
Monday 13 May 2013
A grandmother who killed herself left a note in which she blamed the Government for her death.
Roberto Mancini to exit Manchester City: Rising expectations of perfectionist manager was a recipe for trouble
Monday 13 May 2013
'I am very proud of my job in this year. I have been happy with the team'
'Thanks Gaffer': Sir Alex Ferguson's complicated relationship with Manchester United fans meant they rarely had any songs for him
Monday 13 May 2013
Stretford End provides send off for Ferguson, a manager Manchester United will miss more than anyone knows
'Lost' WH Auden journal sheds light on pivotal time for poet
Sunday 12 May 2013
A journal written by WH Auden that for decades was believed lost has been unearthed, shedding new light on a critical year in the life of one of the giants of 20th century poetry.
Eleven Paris: New enfant on the block
Sunday 12 May 2013
French brand Eleven Paris has arrived in London's Carnaby Street – it's about time, says Stephanie Hirschmiller
Alexander Fury: That's not punk, Donatella. It's just another six-month fad
Sunday 12 May 2013
Wear, what, why, when?
The Armenian hero Turkey would prefer to forget
Sunday 12 May 2013
The Armenian-Turkish officer Torossian was awarded medals by Enver Pasha
Drugs giants used Communist East Germany for 'illegal' trials
Sunday 12 May 2013
Several patients died in tests made possible by massive payoffs to Communist regime
Anders Breivik fails in bid to start fascist group from prison cell
Sunday 12 May 2013
The Norwegian authorities have refused an application by the mass killer, Anders Breivik, to form a fascist organisation from his prison cell, saying he provided them with insufficient paperwork.
Arrivederci, Roberto Mancini: Final defeat is end of the road for manager at Manchester City as rumours of Manuel Pellegrini grow louder
Sunday 12 May 2013
Club are preparing to axe authoritarian Italian in next 48 hours and introduce fresh approach under Pellegrini
Senior nurses issue warning over staffing levels
Sunday 12 May 2013
A group of senior nurses is warning that staffing levels on many hospital wards in England are unsafe.
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What, let gays get married? We must be bonkers
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'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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Exclusive: Woolwich killings suspect Michael Adebolajo was inspired by cleric banned from UK after urging followers to behead enemies of Islam
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