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<p>Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron has spoken to Israeli minister Benny Gantz </p>

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<p>The British Museum has stirred up a sexism row over a social media post advertising its new Roman exhibition </p>

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<p>England take on India in the final Test match of the series in Dharamsala</p>

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Dublin tourists asked to stop groping the breasts of Molly Malone

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<p>Two English bulldogs as the breed of dog most likely to be stolen are revealed </p>

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Men telling other men to lose weight is cruel... but is it ever okay?

When Peter Mandelson suggested that the Labour leader could do with losing a few pounds, the tut-tutting was deafening. Not so fast, says Simon Mills: when men talk openly about other men’s waistlines, there is a lot more going on under the surface….

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Men telling other men to lose weight is cruel... but is it ever okay?

When Peter Mandelson suggested that the Labour leader could do with losing a few pounds, the tut-tutting was deafening. Not so fast, says Simon Mills: when men talk openly about other men’s waistlines, there is a lot more going on under the surface….

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