headlines
Thursday
12
November
2015
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UK’s north-east counter-terrorism unit confirms four men have been arrested in Britain, while six people have been held in Italy and three in Norway
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In the first of a series of dispatches from the US’s poorest communities, we visit Beattyville, Kentucky, blighted by a lack of jobs and addiction to ‘hillbilly heroin’
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Rolling coverage of the visit of the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to London, including his speech to parliament and his press conference with David Cameron
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highlights
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Tightest reverse parallel park and fastest 100 metre sprint on all fours are among the records broken around the world to mark the 11th annual Guinness world records day
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‘The police once broke my nose when I refused to destroy my images. I was sent to solitary for 586 days’
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With the rise of meal-sharing platforms, debates around regulation are surfacing
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With a commanding performance from Michael Fassbender and Aaron Sorkin’s scorching script, Danny Boyle delivers an exhilarating portrait of the visionary tech mastermind
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The Rooney or Vardy debate, a chance for Ukrainian revenge, Argentina facing a must-win tie and all the talking points for the internationals ahead
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The sports minister Vitaly Mutko has said Russia has no intention of boycotting next year’s Olympics if its track and field team is banned
opinion
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India is being ruled by a Hindu Taliban
Anish KapoorNarendra Modi is clamping down on tolerance and freedom of expression. In Britain we have a responsibility to speak out against it -
Even more shocking than the prevalence of this practice among teenagers is the fact that there is no obligation on schools to address it
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Each drop of water that passes through the Mexican capital tells a heroic, tragic, unfinished story of urban growth and human development
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Unions call a 24-hour walkout in protest at Greece’s latest package of tax rises and pension reforms
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Muslim Council of Britain voices concern over plan to ban non-violent extremists
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in depth
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Mexican maid Rosa Robles rejoined outside world in Arizona after 15 months of becoming a reluctant symbol of the paralysis in US immigration reform
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Since Pasha, a former military sniper, began gender reassignment, most of her family has abandoned her. Mark Gevisser reports on the consequences of Russia’s new climate of intolerance
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For years, young Maasai men watched in appalled silence as their sisters and mothers were subjected to female genital mutilation – then they discovered cricket, and acquired the courage to speak out against the practice
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A special Guardian discussion featuring a diverse range of Mexico City women has proposed a list of recommendations for the city’s authorities
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Struggles intensify as elections loom in February. But succession to Ayatollah Khamenei as leader appears to be at the centre of the in-fighting, says Gareth Smyth
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Old-school snugs and Victorian ‘best rooms’ are back in fashion, with lifestyle changes driving the need for ‘interconnected space’
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Joe Beelart says he has seen Sasquatch, and he’s written in detail on the topic. I joined him for a trip through the woods of the Pacific north-west – a region whose woods have a sacred feel whether you believe the stories or not
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the big picture
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Comic strip tells the story of a Syrian who fled war and escaped to Europe
Migration crisis European and African leaders agree €1.8bn 'trust fund'