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Turner Prize stirs new debate after Saatchi blast
Artist Martin Boyce has won the 2011 Turner Prize with his 'dreamlike' and 'melancholy' installations. Critics are delighted, but many remain unconvinced by modern art.
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‘Frozen Planet’ brings nature to urban living rooms
The final episode of David Attenborough’s acclaimed new series about life in Earth’s polar regions airs tomorrow. But is even the best TV a good substitute for the real thing?
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Germany flies to the rescue of struggling Europe
Today, Angela Merkel is holding crisis meetings that will determine the future of the Eurozone. Germany is acting at last, but is it saving the day – or taking over?
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Outrage at suicide remarks from controversial star
Only days after getting in trouble for an ill-judged joke, Jeremy Clarkson is back in the news: this time for making ‘tasteless’ remarks about suicide. Are angry commentators overreacting?
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Shocking exhibition reveals racist past
The Quai Branly Museum in Paris has a new exhibition: ‘Human Zoos: The Invention of the Savage.’ It is a disturbing record of fear, prejudice, and scientific racism.
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Banks release cash flood as credit crunch returns
Monetary authorities around the world have ‘hit the panic button’, pouring new liquidity into the world economy in an effort to avert the worst effects of a new credit crisis.
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Woman-free BBC award shortlist provokes outrage
An all-male shortlist for the annual Sports Personality of the Year competition has drawn heavy criticism. Why do women in sport get so little attention?
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‘Polluter’s charter!’ rage the British greens
In his Autumn Statement, George Osborne has set out the future of the UK economy. Growth is the word of the day – but it seems the environment could be footing the bill.
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‘Insane’ mass murderer may escape prison term
Anders Breivik killed 77 people, mostly teenagers, in a horrifying shooting spree in July this year – but psychological evaluators say he was insane, and needs treatment, not punishment.
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Speaker causes stir with very modern coat of arms
Speaker John Bercow’s new coat of arms, unveiled this week, is a lighthearted take on an ancient tradition. But with a taxpayer cost of £37,000, some are failing to get the joke.
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Outcry in India over foreign supermarket invasion
Retail behemoths like Tesco and Walmart have long been locked out of India’s profitable markets. Now the rules are changing – and small shopkeepers risk getting trampled.
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Ping-Pong Poms choosing the UK over Australia
For years, Brits have fled the UK for the promise of sun, sea and sport in Oz. New figures, however, show many are leaving. Is the Australian dream not what it’s cracked up to be?
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Islamists poised for ‘knockout’ at Egypt elections
The Muslim Brotherhood looks likely to become Egypt’s biggest political party after historic free elections, and will have a big role in shaping the country’s destiny. Should this cause alarm?
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Britain braces itself for biggest strike in generation
Public sector workers all over the UK will go on strike tomorrow, in protest at controversial pension reforms. Ministers are predicting chaos – but what is this strike all about?
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Gary Speed suicide provokes tough questions
As the much-loved Wales manager is found dead, many are shocked that an apparently happy man could take his own life. A dark side to the privileged world of football is emerging.