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At last! Afghan heroes set for sanctuary in UK after government U-turn

Hundreds of special forces soldiers abandoned by Britain after fighting alongside our troops have applications to settle here reviewed – after this paper forces MoD into dramatic rethink

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Mental health patients ‘raped and sexually assaulted’ as NHS abuse scandal revealed

Major investigation by The Independent’s Rebecca Thomas and Sky News uncovers scale of sexual abuse and assault in UK’s psychiatric system

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<p>Commander Magnus Frykvall of the P18 Gotland regiment in Sweden </p>
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If we need to prepare for WWIII, these countries can show us how

Why was the suggestion of a British citizen’s army met with such alarm, asks Lucy Denyer. Military service is already compulsory in many countries – add to that regular bunker drills, siren tests and a young population fully motivated to fight for their homeland, and there are many lessons we could learn

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If we need to prepare for WWIII, these countries can show us how

Why was the suggestion of a British citizen’s army met with such alarm, asks Lucy Denyer. Military service is already compulsory in many countries – add to that regular bunker drills, siren tests and a young population fully motivated to fight for their homeland, and there are many lessons we could learn

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<p>Commander Magnus Frykvall of the P18 Gotland regiment in Sweden </p>

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Terrifying scenes at West Brom-Wolves are a warning for football

The picture which has since emerged is of a harrowing ordeal for those caught in the chaos at The Hawthorns on Sunday. Football must never be complacent when it comes to violence in the stands

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