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Wales to ban parents from smacking their kids
Is this a good idea? Corporal punishment of children — including smacking — is outlawed in 54 countries around the world. But some parents say it is a loving way of disciplining their kids.
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One of the biggest marches in British history
They came from all corners of the country, including many EU nationals, amid extraordinary political turmoil and growing calls on Theresa May to resign. But did the march change anything?
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Operation Yellowhammer primed and ready
That is the colourful codename for the British no-deal plan — including 5,000 staff in an emergency command and control centre. The government is ready to launch it within 72 hours.
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England faces ‘jaws of death’ in water crisis
Today is World Water Day. The head of England’s Environment Agency says we are set to run out of water in 25 years. Wasting it must become as wrong “as blowing smoke in the face of a baby”.
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‘Darkest day’ as world mourns mosque slaughter
Yesterday, the death toll in New Zealand rose to 50. A man was arrested in Surrey, suspected of a copycat terrorist attack. Is divisive rhetoric and a climate of hate feeding extremism?
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Outcry after Shamima Begum’s baby dies in Syria
The UK has been accused of abandoning the teenager’s newborn son, who died on Thursday. Now, it has emerged that two more British ISIS brides have been stripped of their citizenship.
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Police turn to ‘precogs’ in knife emergency
In the face of the crisis over knife crime, Britain is developing “predictive policing” technology akin to the sci-fi movie Minority Report. The plan is already proving controversial.
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Bernie Sanders launches White House bid
In a stirring speech that opened his bid to be the Democratic nominee, Sanders attacked the “billionaire class” and called Donald Trump “the most dangerous president in US history”.
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‘He is a racist. He is a conman. He is a cheat’
These were the words of Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen about his former boss this week when he testified in front of US lawmakers in Congress. Here are the five key points...
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Exclusive: youth vote would not stop Brexit
Our survey of UK students carried out over the past 72 hours suggests that young people voting for the first time in a second poll would fail to tip the balance in a second referendum.
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Food, flights and the costs of no-deal Brexit
Today, Theresa May will outline her “Plan B” for Brexit. Meanwhile, some MPs are plotting to take control of Parliament to prevent a no-deal exit. What is no deal? And how would it affect you?
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No confidence vote today after May humiliation
Last night, Theresa May’s Brexit plan was destroyed in a historic defeat. Today, she could be gone for good. Meanwhile, the Brexit countdown continues. What happens next? Anything is possible.
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And now, Parliament’s biggest vote in 100 years
It has been 935 days since the EU referendum — and tonight Parliament will finally vote on the withdrawal deal negotiated by Theresa May. It will probably be rejected. But what then?
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Racism still rampant as King is remembered
Tomorrow, exactly 90 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr was born. All around the world over the coming days, the great civil rights leader will be honoured. But has his dream come true?
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Shock as new book exposes risks of marijuana
Just as opinion in rich societies seemed to be moving in its favour, marijuana has been blasted as a huge cause of mental illness and surging violence in a book causing a stir across the US.