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Anti-Muslim hate crimes soar since Woolwich attack
Lee Rigby’s family say he would not want people to use his name as an excuse to attacks others. But figures show that violence against Muslim targets has increased fivefold since his murder.
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Dozens of Afghans detained at Camp Bastion
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confirms up to 90 Afghans are being detained at Camp Bastion, but the government hopes to transfer them to Afghan custody in the near future.
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Seven government departments ‘agree spending cuts’
Chancellor George Osborne says that seven government departments have agreed to spending cuts of up to 10 per cent as part of a drive to cut £11.5bn of public spending.
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Two arrested after RAF diverts Pakistan plane to Stansted
Two men are arrested after a plane from Pakistan carrying 297 passengers is intercepted and diverted to Stansted Airport by RAF typhoon jets.
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Woolwich attack: victim named as Drummer Lee Rigby
A serving soldier murdered in broad daylight in Woolwich on Wednesday is named as Drummer Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old soldier who had served in Afghanistan.
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Soldiers guilty of sexual offences kept on by British Army
Over 20 soldiers placed on the sex offenders register have continued to serve in what the Army says are “exceptional circumstances.” But assault victims say military justice lacks independence.
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Afghanistan: a race to the exit
It is a war that should be winding down, instead today’s incident takes the British death toll ever closer to 450. What does this mean for withdrawal?
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Bomb detector businessman facing jail over £50m fraud
Millionaire businessman James McCormick faces jail after being convicted of selling phoney bomb detectors to the military, police forces and government around the world.
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FactCheck: should we scrap Trident?
David Cameron says we need the Trident deterrent to protect against new threats like South Korea and safeguard jobs. FactCheck goes nuclear.
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Iraq war 10 years on: what have we learned?
It was the most divisive war of modern times. In our second special report a decade after the Iraq invasion, Channel 4 News asks leading figures what have we learned from it all?
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Political chaos in Cyprus as MPs reject EU tax on savers
The Cypriot parliament votes against plans to tax people’s bank deposits to secure a bailout from the EU and IMF. Meanwhile, the RAF flies 1 million euros in to keep British forces there in cash.
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Link between armed service and violent crime
Young men are far more likely to commit violent crimes if they have served in the armed forces, according to a major study.
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Inquiry opens into alleged Iraqi murders by British troops
Graphic photographs of alleged victims of torture are shown at the long-awaited inquiry into the treatment of Iraqi detainees by British soldiers during the Iraq war.
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Aid money used on soldiers ‘important part of development’
Money from the UK’s official aid budget could be used to fund military operations to stabilise war-torn states says David Cameron. And aid agencies agree – up to a point.
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Six ex-NoW journalists arrested in phone hacking probe
Six journalists, including two who work at the Sun, are arrested as part of an investigation into phone hacking. Channel 4 News looks at who has been arrested and charged so far.