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Gaddafi’s murderous spy chief faces Libyan trial
Abdullah al-Senussi, spy chief and thug, was one of the most infamous members of Colonel Gaddafi’s brutal Libyan regime. Now he has been caught and sent home to face trial.
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Michelle Obama’s ‘values’ speech boosts husband
America’s election has been ignited by the wives of both candidates for President and their ‘star power’. Michelle Obama and Ann Romney focus on human values rather than the economy.
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Government reshuffle makes and breaks careers
David Cameron has hired and fired a new set of government ministers. Does changing the faces at the top improve political fortunes? And why do bosses like to switch people around?
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Romney takes a risk with radical right-hand man
Mitt Romney, Republican nominee for the US presidency, has chosen a charismatic right-winger as his second-in-command. It could swing the direction of the whole campaign – but which way?
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Gun control laws escape crossfire of US massacre
Last Friday, a masked man invaded a screening of the new Batman film and opened fire randomly on audience members. The USA is in shock – but are its lax gun laws to blame?
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Naked Rambler free to roam after prison release
Stephen Gough has spent the best part of a decade behind bars. His crime? Repeated public nudity. Yesterday, clothesless and unrepentant, the ‘Naked Rambler’ was finally set free.
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Security firm G4S battered after Olympic mess
With ten days to go before the Olympics, Britain ought to be buzzing. Instead, words like ‘shambles’ are spattered across front pages – and private security firm G4S is to blame.
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England defender John Terry denies racism charge
John Terry has told a court he is ‘not prepared to be called a racist,’ denying allegations that he racially abused another player last year. When does bad taste banter become a criminal...
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Coalition chasm widens over Lords reform vote
Today, the UK government faces its most disruptive rebellion since taking power. With Conservative MPs set to defy their leaders on Lords reform, the split in the coalition is widening.
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Supreme Court upholds Obama healthcare reforms
In a surprise decision, the US Supreme Court has approved Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. It guarantees healthcare for almost all Americans, but it diminishes individual freedom.
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British bombers finally given London memorial
In World War II, Allied bombs wreaked death and destruction on innocent civilians. Yet the pilots who dropped them were deeply brave. Now they have finally been honoured with a memorial.
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Politicians clash over elected House of Lords
The House of Lords contains over half of UK lawmakers. Whether chosen by birth or by the Queen, not one of them is elected by popular vote. But now that may set to change.
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Relief and outrage at Queen’s handshake with rebel
Martin McGuinness was once a commander in the militant organisation that killed thousand of British citizens. Today, in a historic gesture, Queen Elizabeth II will publicly shake his hand.
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England arrive home after another battling defeat
Another penalty shootout, another quarter final defeat: England’s exit from Euro 2012 follows an all too familiar pattern. But in Britain, heroic failure is celebrated almost as much as success.
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Archbishop delivers harsh farewell attack on PM
The Head of the Church of England has called a government initiative ‘waffle’, in an extract from a book to be published on his retirement this year. Should a churchman be talking politics?