Michael Adebolajo, taking part in an Islamist demonstration in 2007

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The ordinariness of life inside Britain's busiest criminal law firm was as startling as the dedication to wrongdoing shared by so many of its clients. In one scene a brief calmly talked to a 21-year-old as a financial adviser might a customer thinking about opening an ISA: "If you brandish an axe in a public place, that would contravene conditions of your Asbo."

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Jamie Roberts: Why Bruce Springsteen, self-belief and porridge are on menu for me today

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Revealed: New Earth-like planet that could have a life-supporting climate and water

A new ‘super-Earth’ has been discovered that could have a life-supporting climate and water.

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Ronnie Barker's fugitive son Adam hands himself in and appears in court on child pornography charges

The fugitive son of the late Ronnie Barker is in custody facing a child pornography trial tonight after eight years on the run.

Blumenthal says: 'Adam calls me Piste Basher; I used to look like a big bulldog trying to get down the slopes'

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David Tennant to star in TV drama 'The Spies Of Warsaw'

Former Doctor Who star David Tennant will play a French spy in a new two-part Second World War-era drama by Likely Lads writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.

Meeting of minds: Marvin Humes, Aston Merrygold, JB Gill, and Oritsé Williams

Let's get physical, boys: Alan Carr gets chatty with JLS for Sport Relief

JLS are all over this year's Sport Relief – they've recorded the official single, they're on TV, at the O2, and running The Mall. Alan Carr meets the chart-toppers.

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