POLITICAL SUNDAY: Top 100 Breaking News, Headlines & Stories Worthy to Read/Watch & Share
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Former Cabinet minister claims Downing Street told BBC producers he was ill to keep him off Question Time
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Britain and its EU allies will push to tighten sanctions against Russia unless Moscow's position on the Malaysia Airlines crash changes, No 10 says.
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Pants on the ground ? You could spend six months in jail. Ocala, a town in central Florida, approved an ordinance this week that tightens the belt for anyone on city-owned property such as sidewalks, parks and pools. Violators could be f...
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A look at the week ahead.
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Philip Hammond, the new Foreign Secretary, says that there has to be "substantive" reform of the European Union or Britain will leave
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Elizabeth Warren will be a factor in 2016, even if she's not on the ticket.
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The bill to introduce assisted dying in the UK contains requisite checks and balances, says Former Solicitor General Lord Falconer.
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Andrew Marr reviews the Sunday newspapers with Sarah Baxter of The Sunday Times, former Russia Today broadcaster Sara Firth and comedian Robin Ince.
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Britain has to "act as if we're entering a new Cold War" with Russia following the Malaysia airliner crash and the growing international tensions, Bridgend MP warns.
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(Reuters) -- The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the “shooting down” of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site and call on states in the region to coo...
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A former chief medical officer says Scottish independence could be "very positive" for the country's health.
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Emily Benn, 24, grand-daughter of Tony Benn, selected to fight Croydon South
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More than 66,000 jobs have been created in the UK by foreign businesses over the past year, government figures show.
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Voters may regard Nick Clegg as "spineless" after performing a u-turn on the bedroom tax and has repeated the error of tuition fees, Tory chairman says
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Voters may regard Nick Clegg as "spineless" after performing a u-turn on the bedroom tax and has repeated the error of tuition fees, Tory chairman says
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The exodus of Iraqi Christians in Mosul accelerated after rebels aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, demanded this week that the few remaining members of the city’s religious minority convert to Islam, pay religiou...
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Twenty years after Tony Blair was elected as Labour leader, John McTernan considers how history will judge him
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The advent of female bishops and a Cabinet reshuffle made it a landmark week for women. But away from the corridors of power, equality is still a long way off, says Mary Riddell
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The son of a Conservative MP has built up his own dossier on his father and a wider circle of friends
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Stephen Crabb, the new Welsh Secretary - and the first Tory Cabinet minister in more than a century to sport a beard - is hiding more than just his chin
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The reshuffle is David Cameron's first step in fighting the closest election for decades, says Iain Martin
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Telegraph View: The Prime Minister must maintain his recent vote-winning performance
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Government set to make it 'easier than ever' for foreign investment into the UK as it becomes the most attractive destination in Europe
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British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the prospect of new European Union sanctions against Russia for its possible involvement in the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash, saying the West must change its approach unless Moscow stops meddli...
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Osman Mirghani, the editor-in-chief of the Sudanese daily newspaper Al-Tayar in Khartoum, was attacked physically because he had recently called on his country to normalize its ties to Israel. Facebook/Osman Mirghani
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The Israeli military said it would expand its ground operation in Gaza, as Israeli and Hamas fighters fired bullets and rockets at each other Sunday, local time, with no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough to end the worst fighting in two ...
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The granddaughter of the late Labour stalwart Tony Benn is to make a fresh attempt to become the fifth generation of her family to sit in the Commons.
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Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in London Saturday to demand an end to Israel's military action in Gaza. Scores of protesters marched from Downing Street through central London, chanting slogans and waving placards re...
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A 10-year-old Afghan girl raped by a 45-year-old mullah could become the victim of an honor killing if her family caves to pressure from village elders.
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Kansas Kidnapped girl, 5, dies in gunfight A 5-year-old Kansas girl who was kidnapped Friday night died in a gun battle between police and her abductor after a high-speed car chase, police said Saturday. Read full article >>
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Nearly a year before President Obama declared a humanitarian crisis on the border , a team of experts arrived at the Fort Brown patrol station in Brownsville, Tex., and discovered a makeshift transportation depot for a deluge of foreign ...
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A ceiling collapsed at a private prison in Texas Saturday injuring at least 19 prisoners and trapping many more, the Associated Press reported. One of the injured inmates is in critical condition and had to be airlifted to Memorial Herma...
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Palestinians are accusing the governments of Arab countries of failing to back the Palestinian cause in the midst of Israel's assault against Hamas militants who kidnapped and killed three Israeli teenagers than launched rocket barrages ...
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Gaza tunnel UNRWA
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Art Pope is one of the most generous donors to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, having lavished millions on his alma mater. The retail magnate is also one of the university’s staunchest critics — so much s...
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Writing for The Telegraph, the former environment secretary, Owen Paterson, says he is proud of standing up to the green lobby
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“It is undisputed, and has been confirmed repeatedly in Iraqi government documents captured after the invasion, that Saddam had deep, longstanding, far-reaching relationships with terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda and its affil...
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On a day of hectic diplomacy after the Flight MH17 disaster, momentum builds for tougher international sanctions on Russia to force Vladimir Putin to cooperate with the West to resolve the Ukraine crisis
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Thousands of self-described patriots called for tighter border control and no amnesty for undocumented immigrants at nationwide protests , citing health and safety as well as national security concerns. The protest Friday and Saturday st...
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Justice Secretary warns society 'too inclined to blame someone else', as new laws to tackle compensation culture are debated by MPs for the first time
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The Kentucky Republican says the president supports limiting innovative companies.
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DETROIT — On the night before her Friday keynote address to a gathering of progressive activists here, Sen. Elizabeth Warren tried to slip into a hotel restaurant for a quiet dinner. But the former law professor has become a liberal supe...
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Despite the complex threats to UK security and interests, there are good reasons to be confident about the future, says Michael Fallon
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Six in ten voters believe the reshuffle - which demoted Michael Gove and promoted several female ministers - was "a step in the right direction" for the Conservatives, ORB International survey shows
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A year after she captured national attention by filibustering a bill restricting abortions in Texas, Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis heads into the decisive months of her campaign for governor against Republican attorney general Gregg ...
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Has food — especially junk food — played as large a role in the messaging of any other presidential administration as it has in that of President Obama? Obama, who has long complained about feeling hemmed in by the presidency, has made a...
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EEF, British Chambers of Commerce, TUC and Airports Operator says long-term planning decisions should be depoliticised
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Politicians rank between door-to-door spruikers and insurance salespeople as a profession inspiring trust. Maybe this reputation is deserved, the mounting cost of deliberate obfuscation, spin and outright lies. But part of the real reaso...
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David Cameron, the German Chancellor and French President have agreed the EU should be ready to impose new sanctions on Russia.
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Julia Gillard was not across the details of climate change policy early in her prime ministership and should bear some responsibility for the demise of a price on carbon, Greens leader Christine Milne says.
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One of the iconic photos of the ill-considered UN effort during the Götterdämmerung of Yugoslavia’s dissolution is that of Dutch Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Karremans sharing a drink with Serb commander, psychopath and war criminal R...
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Virginia Democrat Rep. Jim Moran and a dozen others are on the list of people who will not be allowed to travel to Russia.
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I hear that voters elect candidates. The post Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Democrats will exceed expectations. …Heh. Maybe they will. appeared first on RedState .
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On Friday, former Representative Ron Paul was a guest on Newsmax TV. The subject of the shootdown of Malaysia Air flight MH-17 came up. This exchange ensued with host John Bachman, via Mediaite: Speaking with Newsmax TV’s John Bachman ea...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Afghan election crisis and unraveling of Iraq have lawmakers and regional allies thinking President Barack Obama should rethink his decision to withdraw virtually all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the close of 2016.
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KABUL: As fly over areas of conflict comes under scrutiny after the demolition of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine, Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places in the world, is once again concerned airlines could choose to avo...
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Ukraine accused Russia and the rebels pro-Moscow on Saturday to destroy evidence of "international crimes" of the wreckage Malaysian Kiev says militants shot down with a missile, killing nearly 300 people. Fight and dams artillery explod...
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"I'll never apologize for the United States. Ever. I don't care what the facts are." -; As he campaigned for president -; Vice President George H.W. Bush, on the shooting down of Iran Air 655 Despite the fact that investigation...
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KUALA LUMPUR: An entire family of six people who were returning home after three years living abroad was among the 44 Malaysians who died in the disaster MH17, newspapers reported Saturday. Tambi Jiee, 49, and his wife Ghazalee Ariza, 46...
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While the SP government in Uttar Pradesh is under attack over a string of rape incidents, party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today drew flak for saying that the state has the lowest number of such cases in the country despite a population o...
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The death toll in the conflict in Gaza has risen to more than 300, as UN agencies warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis with more than 40,000 Palestinians displaced by Israel's ground offensive.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wowed a friendly crowd of influential liberal activists Friday in Detroit, pledging to fight against Republicans and the “sleazy lobbyists” she says have rigged the rules in Washington and harmed the middle class.
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Ruth McPherson was born and educated in Scotland but left to work in London two years ago and so has no say on whether her native country should end three centuries of union with England. Over a million Scots like...
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A capsule hotel catering to those who take early morning flights is scheduled to open Sunday in a parking garage adjacent to Narita International Airport's Terminal 2. The hotel, called nine hours, offers overnight stays starting from ¥3...
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A South Korean court on Friday ordered an exhibition of the popular Japanese manga One Piece to be shown after it was canceled over a drawing similar to the Rising Sun flag considered a symbol of Japan's aggression in the...
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The Defense Ministry is considering deploying MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft to a civilian airport in Saga Prefecture, according to sources. Parliamentary Senior Vice Defense Minister Ryota Takeda will ask the prefecture to a...
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Friday's landmark decision by the Supreme Court that permanent foreign residents of Japan are not entitled to welfare benefits will discourage more municipalities than ever from doling out such aid amid ballooning public assistance expen...
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Ads by Google 15,000 people could lose their stands after the High Court ordered the Chitungwiza Municipality to stop allocating residential stands at the Nyatsime Housing Scheme and ruled that beneficiaries must vacate the farm on which...
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ZBC in Harare on Thursday to discuss grievances from the reporters and staff, whose salaries were cut to 2010 levels when Moyo returned to his former post as Information Minister after last year's elections...The report quotes one worker...
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Ads by Google President Robert Mugabe's government says it is so broke that it cannot even guarantee fixed pay dates for public servants. As a result the government is now issuing civil servants with undated pay-slips. The new arrangemen...
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The number of tickets issued by the inner-city council that takes in Drummoyne and Five Dock, has grown nearly three-fold over the past five-years, from about 8500 to about 23,000. That has netted the council an extra $2.17 million in...
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In the wake of the shooting of five officers in Moncton, N.B., members of the force have wondered: Could access to the guns have tipped the balance in favour of the officers who took bullets from a heavily armed shooter?...
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Facts The report says Aaron Matthew Watts, 20, of Port Charlotte was charged with robbery by sudden snatching and grand theft in connection with the purse snatching that occurred on July 16 in the parking lot of the Publix in...
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A Delhi court today remanded three Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) activists to judicial custody till 2 August for allegedly instigating people and putting up posters with proactive message against Congress MLAs in their area. The post Delhi court ...
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The AAP activists were arrested for putting up posters with proactive message against Congress MLAs in their area.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed in a telephone conversation the crash of the Malaysian plane in Ukraine and stressed the importance of a thorough and objective investigation of all the ...
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Taking strong exception to CBSE's Sanskrit Week celebrations in schools under its ambit next month, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said it would be appropriate to have organised a 'Classical Language Week' in each state b...
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At the annual conference known as Netroots Nation, the vice president received a warm embrace from progressive activists. But that doesn't mean they want him to run for president in 2016.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says all American workers deserve to know that if they lose their jobs, their country will help them train for a better one.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dwayne Johnson says he considers New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie "a buddy" despite making Christie take down an online video that featured the Hollywood star.
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The press secretary for a central Pennsylvania congressman was arrested this morning after attempting to take a handgun into a congressional office building.
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The height of partisan turmoil in the House of Representatives last year was occasionally punctuated by news of the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan, and a later start to Question Time as the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, w...
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The Aam Aadmi Party today slammed the BJP for the arrest of its Delhi unit secretary Dilip Pandey and said that it was trying to replicate Gujarat style of functioning in the National Capital. The post AAP slams BJP for arrest of its Del...
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The MH17 disaster has hung over the G20 summit in Sydney as senior world leaders met to discuss trade.
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A day after Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureshi sought a report on the brutal rape and murder of a young woman in Mohanlalganj area of the state capital, the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today held a meeting with him. The post UP rape, ...
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Rubbishing allegations made against him by Narayan Rane, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today said the sulking Congress minister needs "consolation". The post Uddhav rubbishes Rane’s threats to quit, says he needs consolation...
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Queensland LNP candidate Bob Andersen has conceded defeat in the Stafford by-election after a massive swing.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's foreign minister had sharp words on the downing of the Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet in Ukraine — blaming the crash on Russia-backed "bandits." But throughout most of central and eastern Europe, leaders withh...
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China is opening up to the world and is promoting the wider global use of its currency, the Renminbi (RMB). This could present opportunities for other countries, including Qatar, to benefit.
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin compared Washington's hasty conclusions on the cause of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing-777 crash in Ukraine to its statement on Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction made years ago.
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PATEROS, Wash. (AP) — Residents strolled through the smoldering rubble of their neighborhoods, some wearing surgical masks to protect their lungs from the smoke and ash lingering in the air of the riverside community they call "Paterodis...
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Legislators should work for the welfare of not only their constituency but also the whole state, Sumitra Mahajan said.
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Labor is on track to comfortably win the Stafford by-election in Qld, with two-thirds of the vote counted.
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They say the law allows unlicensed pop-up beer gardens to operate, which was never the intent.
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The world’s top five emerging economies, BRICS, will participate in the elimination of Afghani drug production together with the Russian Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN), Russia’s anti-narcotics chief Viktor Ivanov told RIA Novosti Sa...
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The Department of the Interior might not have the largest Twitter following among federal agencies, but its account might be the most loved of all.
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Major changes are in the offing in the way the PM's National Relief Fund is managed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi today directed that the Gujarat model should be emulated in selection of beneficiaries, giving priority to the poor and c...
