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Stores discover secrets in information goldmine
By carefully analysing our buying habits retailers can discover a great deal about us. A remarkable report has revealed how they do it – but is it moral?
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War reporter killed in brutal Syrian siege
Legendary war correspondent Marie Colvin was killed yesterday in the city of Homs by a Syrian Army shell. Her determination to expose a massacre ended up costing her life.
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Dolphins are people too, scientists claim
Whales are incredibly intelligent: they can hold conversations, maintain friendships and solve complex problems. But are they really ‘people’ and should they, like humans, have rights?
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Horror in Honduras after deadly prison blaze
Nearly four hundred men are dead after the worst prison fire in a hundred year raged through a Latin American jail. The tragedy raises hard questions about the ethics of imprisonment.
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Boxer faces assault charge after post-match brawl
British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora is facing legal action after a dramatic press-conference punch-up with rival David Haye. Commentators say the pair are a disgrace to boxing.
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Clean sweep for underdog Santorum in election race
This week, super-rich Mitt Romney hoped he would secure his status as a US presidential candidate. But now, in a shocking reversal, a man with no money has won three important votes.
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Bin Laden’s ‘ambassador’ freed from UK jail
Abu Qatada, wanted for terrorism around the globe, has been locked in British cells for more than six years. Now, since he has never been charged with a crime, he is set to be released.
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Queen dedicates herself to nation for jubilee
Sixty years after becoming Britain’s Queen, the 85-year-old Elizabeth II has pledged to continue her life of service to her people. Royal experts say she will do her duty till the day she dies.
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England manager attacks bosses over racism row
For the second time in two years, John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. This time the decision is out of his manager’s hands, and Fabio Capello is furious.
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‘Breakthrough’ cancer treatment too pricey for NHS
A new drug seemed set to offer cancer patients a possible lifeline. Now the UK’s health service says it is not worth the cost – but can you really put a price on someone’s life?
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Disgraced banking boss sees knighthood shredded
Fred ‘The Shred’ Goodwin has come to symbolise the sort of reckless banking blamed for sparking global recession. Now the Queen has stripped his honours. Is this justice, or scapegoating?
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Students skipping university after rise in fees
Applications to UK universities have plummeted, new figures show. A big rise in fees is widely blamed. But is a falling student population necessarily a bad thing?
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Research finds a screw loose in teenage brains
Adolescents have never been known for responsibility. And now science can tell us why. It’s all to do with the brain – and an important cog that just hasn’t learnt to work yet.
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Outrage as boss of bailed-out bank gets £1m bonus
Britain’s Labour Party is to call a parliamentary vote to try to block a huge bonus awarded to Stephen Hester, the chief of a state-owned bank. His supporters say the money is deserved.
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Corporals in the classroom at new ‘free’ school
The founders of a new school, staffed entirely by ex-servicemen and women, are hoping to revolutionise education in Britain. Is military discipline the key to keeping teenagers in line?