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Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of stoking regional tensions
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of using an attack on its embassy in Tehran as an excuse to inflame tensions between the two Middle East rivals.
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Oliver Letwin accused of racism over 1980s riot comments
David Cameron’s policy chief apologises for blaming riots in black urban communities on “bad moral attitudes” in a memo written in the 1980s.
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Costa Coffee car crash leaves one woman dead
Five more people injured, four seriously, as car ploughs into café
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Taliban defiant as battle for Sangin rages
The Islamist group says Britain has made a “stupid decision” by sending troops back to Helmand province as its fighters battle Afghan forces for control of the strategic town of Sangin.
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British troops back in Helmand province as Taliban advance
The Ministry of Defence says British personnel are there to advise the Afghan military and will not be taking on a combat role in the area.
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Cameron hails ‘pathway’ to agreement on EU renegotiation
David Cameron says he is hopeful a deal with fellow European leaders can be achieved by February, as Angela Merkel signals that a compromise is possible.
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Liam Dutton
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Shaker Aamer: extremists should “get the hell out” of UK
The last UK resident held at Guantanamo Bay has spoken out against home-grown terrorists in his first interview since being released.
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Labour wins Oldham West and Royton by-election
Labour celebrates its first electoral success under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership – but Ukip makes formal complaint over “abuses” after failing to make gains.
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Gary Gibbon
Shadow cabinet ‘diehards’ hit back at ‘bully’ Corbyn
A Shadow cabinet minister has accused Jeremy Corbyn of bullying and intimidation after he warned MPs that there would be “no hiding place” in the Syria vote.
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Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet debates Syria air strikes
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn faces a showdown with his most senior colleagues over whether to back the government’s stance on air strikes against Islamic State in Syria.
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Jeremy Corbyn ‘should resign’ over Syria vote
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing calls for his resignation after telling his MPs that he will not support military action in Syria.
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FactCheck: how many British Muslims support IS?
The Sun has been widely criticised for claiming that a fifth of British Muslims sympathies with jihadis. What’s the truth of the matter?
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Lindsey Hilsum
We cover bomb attacks in Beirut too but you show less interest
I’m just back from Paris – exhausted and not a little upset by what I saw and heard. One of the few good things to come out of these bleak few days is the sudden interest in atrocities committed in the Middle East and Africa. Some have criticised us – the media – for unequal coverage of…
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FactCheck: Is David Cameron’s Oxfordshire really getting a raw deal?
The Prime Minister made the unusual step of intervening when he heard that his local council in Oxfordshire are planning a string of cuts – but is it really the leafy green belt feeling the brunt of cuts?
