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ABSpareEditor
To enhance the quality of our discussions, please ensure your question titles and openings in the News category are clear and specific and do not contain abbreviations or nicknames. This helps... ...
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naomi24
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wdd228953o   An end to it seems a very long way off. ...
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naomi24
//Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has insisted local inquiries into grooming gangs in five towns are still going ahead despite claims the plans have been watered down. In January, Cooper announced a... ...
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sandyRoe
...who look for insider trading and bring those responsible to account?
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sandyRoe
...in the past? The name of a venue just came to mind, The Free Trade Hall.  I think it's in Manchester.   Was it built to celebrate the advantages of free trade?
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tomus42
..but are paused 90 days for other countries causing stock markets to immediately bounce back. Anyone who 'bought the dip' would have made a killing if they correctly 'guessed' this announcement... ...
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sandyRoe
... Israeli soldiers. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2025/4/9/know-their-names-the-gaza-red-crescent-paramedics-israel-attacked ...
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ToraToraTora
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8kknn3z3eo   ...
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sandyRoe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8vyy35g3mt?post=asset%3Aa5f6fd43-f285-4cef-8549-4b7ac5c517ef#post I wonder who he had in mind when he said people were queuing up to kiss his a***? ...
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naomi24
The Brontë museum has claimed Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff was of “black African descent” and inspired by former slaves.  The author, Emily Bronte, however, described him as darker than others in... ...
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ToraToraTora
https://news.sky.com/story/labour-mps-back-corbyn-calls-for-chilcot-style-inquiry-into-uks-role-in-gaza-war-13341328 The UK has not been involved in the Gaza "war". What's he on about? Is this just... ...
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naomi24
... men. //A women's pool tournament has sparked controversy after two transgender athletes competed against each other in the final. Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith faced off in the Ultimate Pool... ...
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sandyRoe
...for a Sunday dinner, or beef packed full of hormones and antibiotics, as the basis for meals. If our country does accept these as part of some deal with 47 they'll probably go into processed... ...
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ToraToraTora
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2039015/Dacorum-Council-ban-ve-day-parade Ironic that the fact they are free to enforce their woke cobblers is largely down to the activities of those they are... ...
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fender62
very logical, can we expect that here, oh it's islamaphobic racist
and against (cultural enrichment) it's not oppressive it represents freedom for the wearer... ...
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Canary42
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/jeremy-clarksons-hawkstone-beer-recalled-105729645.htm   .      ...
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douglas9401
I vividly remember the last time America pushed the 104% button. It didn't end well.
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2038589/400-migrants-crossing-english-channel "Every maritime patrol on the French side is now dealing with escorting these small boats over to UK waters -"... ...
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ToraToraTora
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2038504/easyjet-disabled-man-kicked-off-flight On the silly basis that everyone must be able to walk to the loo that effectivly bans travel for wheelchair bound... ...
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barry1010
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14579667/Mother-baby-born-UK-transplanted-womb-diagnosis-surgery-pregnancy.html I honestly don't know how I feel about this, my initial reaction is that... ...
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Khandro
Andrew Neil thinks so and has some interesting points to substantiate it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAfvR_HglBY ...

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