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Britain’s extremist bloggers helping the ‘alt-right’ go global, report findsAnti-racist group Hope not Hat says rightwing network has promoted white nationalism and played role in Trump’s election win -
Church faces new split over attitude to gay relationshipsAttempts to uphold traditional teaching on marriage likely to provoke dissent
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Northern Ireland peace at risk because of BrexitIrish leader who helped secure Good Friday agreement says he fears the consequences of a border dividing north and south
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Boost for Tories as Sellafield union rules out strikeProspect, which represents majority of Sellafield workers, says it will not take action before the poll on 23 February
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culture
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Does a silver spoon help you win a Bafta? The class gulf in British acting…Debate over bias towards actors from a privileged background persists as London rolls out the red carpet
spotlight
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'We'll go to Calais and try to get in illegally. What choice do we have?'As ministers end Dubs scheme, young Sudanese who now have little hope of entering UK give their reactions
analysis
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Sub-prime cars: are car loans driving us towards the next financial crash?Analysts fear the boom in personal contract plans are mirroring the sub-prime mortgage scandal and are fuelling a colossal build-up of debt in UK and US
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Corbyn's Brexit strategy may be pragmatic but it alienates key supportersLabour leader at odds with internationalist, young, liberal fans – as challenge of doing right by all of party’s voters only gets harder
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It is profitable for developers to keep Britain short of homesThe supply of planning permission is increasing but the supply of new houses is not
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Park managers like me are a dying breed. No wonder our parks are in crisisI used to love my job but cuts mean my time is now spent grassing over borders once brimming with flowers and laminating ‘Closed for repair’ signs
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on this site
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NHSNHSCrisis in the NHS: the waiting goes on… and onDavid Simonds on record waiting times in hospital accident and emergency wards
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CrimeCrimeThese cruel assaults are more often linked to patriarchal societies. But in Britain, where sulphuric acid was first manufactured, cases are once again on the riseAcid attacks were a stain on Victorian Britain. Now they are returning
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video
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Paul Nuttall reacts to Hillsborough inquest verdict – archive videoIn this clip from the BBC’s Sunday Politics North West on 1 May 2016, Ukip leader Paul Nuttall responds to the inquest that ruled the 96 victims of Hillsborough were unlawfully killed
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What is the Dubs amendment? – video explainerLast year Lord Alf Dubs, who entered the UK as a six-year-old refugee, brought in the Dubs amendment to provide refuge for unaccompanied children – but government announces the commitment will now end
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Paolo Gentiloni: Rome and London must reassure citizens living abroad – videoThe Italian Prime Minister says on Thursday that Rome and London must reassure Italian citizens living in the UK as well as British citizens living in Italy that their acquired rights will be respected
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Amber Rudd criticised for barring child refugees from UK – videoLabour’s Yvette Cooper and Diane Abbott criticise the home secretary, Amber Rudd, over the closure of the ‘Dubs scheme’
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Corbyn defends Labour's Brexit stance after Lewis resigns – videoJeremy Corbyn defends much-mocked assertion in a tweet that the ‘real fight starts now’ after ordering his MPs to vote with the Tories on article 50
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson dies aged 45 – video reportTara Palmer-Tomkinson, the socialite famed for her London party scene appearances in the 1990s, has died aged 45
Severe weather warning for much of UK for rest of weekend