UK news
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Britain will ‘act with head and heart’ to accept refugees from camps on Syrian borders while working on long-term solution
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Burglary in London’s diamond district believed to have to led to loss of millions of pounds-worth of jewels, cash and valuables
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Ministry of Defence says military is investigating the death of a man in his 20s at St David’s barracks in Bicester
UK politics
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Labour leadership candidate says clause does not go far enough, and party needs to ‘tackle widening inequality itself’
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Shadow education secretary warns would-be defectors that such protest merely plays into the hands of Tories
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Exclusive: West Midlands force may take action to make home secretary reveal formula behind plans to switch funds from city police to county constabularies
culture
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Band pays tribute to musician who also played with Jools Holland and was an influential figure in British ska
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Council accused of censorship after pulling photo display from library ahead of pro-Palestinian protests at Wales-Israel match
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Christopher de Bellaigue was working abroad when he formed an intense attachment to Blur. Two decades later, he reflects on a musical passion, homesickness and the extent to which the London of Parklife is not the city of today
analysis
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The prime minister’s words are welcome but Britain would help more Syrian refugees by being part of a collective common effort
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Britain’s ungenerous mood in 2015 reflects decades of immigration but we can’t let frontline Greece and Italy to go on carrying the can
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Guy Bond’s family has served Weedon, Bucks, since 1901. Now there’s no one to replace him, and the villagers are crying
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‘You can’t blame Chrissie Hynde for blaming herself for the assault on her as a young woman, or the whole cycle of non-empathy continues’
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General election 2015General election 2015Vince Cable: ‘Historically, the coalition will be seen as a success’ – interviewBefore, he was known as St Vince, the straight-talking, ballroom-dancing MP who predicted the crash. Five years on, Vince Cable is without a job – and ready to lift the lid on the Tories
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NHSNHSNHS and private contractor admit failings in death of disabled girlJade Norton, 10, died after falling out of her specially prescribed bed when a faulty rail gave way when she had epileptic fit
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A wood recycling centre in Bristol has turned itself into a aid centre for donations to help refugees in Calais
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David Cameron on Friday says the UK will accept thousands more Syrian people fleeing conflict
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Jeremy Corbyn says he cannot currently envisage the circumstances in which he would agree to deploy Britain’s armed forces on overseas military operations
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Jeremy Corbyn launches a strong attack on the EU for the way in which it is ‘increasingly operating like a free market across Europe’
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Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper strongly criticises Jeremy Corbyn’s economic proposals, saying his idea to increase quantitative easing would stoke inflation
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David Cameron defends the government’s policy on refugees on Wednesday. He says the UK is taking action ‘right across the board’
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Chancellor George Osborne reveals on Thursday that he was distressed after seeing the upsetting images of a drowned Syrian boy
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Borders railway reopens signalling fresh hope for more Scottish lines