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Fanning the flames: the image of teenagers burning a poppy

Arrests after poppy burning stunt

A number of people have been arrested after a photograph was posted on a social networking site showing two teenagers burning a poppy.

Missile test fuels talk of plan to strike Iran

Israel yesterday test-fired a ballistic missile amid a public debate triggered by reports that the country's Prime Minister is mustering support for a strike on Iran.
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Leaders demand quick Greek decision on euro

France and Germany gave Athens a stark warning last night: we will switch off your financial life-support machine unless Greek voters decide to stay in the euro within six weeks.
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Mass strike looms after unions reject pension offer

Northern Ireland is facing the worst strike action in its history after trade unions rejected the latest government proposals on public sector pension reform.
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NI Water boss plans to step down over £130,000 salary

Northern Ireland Water has been thrown into chaos by the threatened resignation of Trevor Haslett, its interim chief executive, in a row over pay.
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I forgive player who put me in coma, says footballer

The Fermanagh GAA footballer left brain-damaged after he was injured during a match in San Francisco says he forgives the person who left him in a coma.
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Murder probe launched as Derry stabbing victim dies

Police have launched a murder investigation after a stab victim died in hospital from his injuries.

Rory McIlroy: the things that have changed me

Rory McIlroy has admitted he has changed and “grown up” over the past year which has seen him go stratospheric in the golfing world after his win at the US Open.
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Secret WWII files released

Top secret files detailing the presence of US Marines in Derry during the Second World War have been declassified.
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Clockwise from top: history enthusiast Ernest White with the 1908 UVF rifle that he found in the attic of his house after having lived there for over 15 years, UVF men in 1913 with similar-looking rifles, and a handgun and the UVF red hand insignia also discovered at the same time

Old UVF rifle found in attic

A rifle smuggled into Northern Ireland nearly a century ago by the old UVF has been uncovered in a Belfast attic in pristine condition.
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A Malaysian book about sex by a group of Muslim women is set to be banned

'Obedient wives' book to be banned  new

Malaysian authorities plan to ban a book about sex published by a group of Muslim women who call themselves the Obedient Wives Club and advocate subservience to husbands.

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Teletoons by Stevie Lee

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Al Jazeera - 15 years in the headlines

The Mubarak family still believe it was Al Jazeera wot did it. Without the Qatari satellite channel's constant live coverage of Tahrir Square last January and February, so the story goes, the Emperor Hosni would still be on Egypt's throne, his hair as dyed as his pronouncements, his satraps still slobbering over his wisdom, his regime still producing fake news and fake ministries and fake elections for his people.

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How the zombie craze will die away soon ... or will it?

In a surprise development, the zombie craze has passed me by. Generally speaking, I don't hold with the undead. Rum lot, in my experience.

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Cathartic moments on the presidential election trail

The phone rings again in the First Minister's office. "Hello Peter. Martin here. Only three days left." "Martin, I don't need to ask you how it's going. Not too well from what I can see."
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Forty? Been there, done that, have the vouchers

A lot of very cool people are turning forty this month — Stella McCartney, Dannii Minogue, Snoop Dogg, Caprice, Jade Jagger, Winona Ryder and Sacha Baron Cohen, among others.

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