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Nigel Farage: Ukip open to everyone
Nigel Farage defends Ukip’s popular appeal, as transsexual and former boxing promoter Kellie Maloney receives a standing ovation after an emotional speech at the party’s spring conference.
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Nigel Farage’s US speech gets lukewarm reception
The Ukip leader travelled to Washington to speak at right-wing conference CPAC – but was placed bottom of the bill, after most of the delegates had left.
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No Brianer? Five great lives of Brian
Thames Valley Police are ditching the name Brian, opting instead to call their horse Hercules. So is that it for Brians? Not so – here are five great Brians you may have heard about.
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Flu jab given to millions is ‘almost useless’
The flu vaccine given to millions of Britons turns out to be almost entirely ineffective, with only 3 per cent of cases showing any useful effect.
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Has the benefit cap led to a ‘jobcentre stampede’?
David Cameron says lowering the benefit cap will be the first thing he does if he is re-elected in May, arguing it has succeeded in getting people into work. Has it?
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Saudi Arabia and the House of Saud: things you should know
King Abdullah’s death has trained a spotlight on Saudi Arabia, one of the most devout and politically insular countries in the Middle East. Here are some facts about the kingdom you may not know.
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Meet the islanders stranded at sea for four months
When a group of men from Papua New Guinea jumped in a boat and began a trip to a neighbouring island, they thought no further ahead than what they’d be eating for dinner.
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Mosque attacks reported in wake of Charlie Hebdo attack
Anti-Muslim attacks are reported at a mosque and a kebab shop near a place of worship after 12 people are killed in an attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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Stunning ice sculpture festival opens in China
Tower blocks, a giant castle and a full-size steam train – all made of ice. One of the world’s biggest ice festivals opens in Harbin, China.
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This is how new year’s eve was celebrated in Syria
Bashar Assad makes a rare visit to the front line, activists light candles in Aleppo and new years cakes are baked in Sheikh Maksoud – this is how 2015 was ushered in war-torn Syria.
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Will stamp duty cuts leave you locked out of housing market?
It was the chancellor’s big autumn giveaway. Now many warn that cuts to stamp duty could have the opposite effect: increasing house prices and leaving more people frozen out of home ownership.
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May wants answers after no evidence of abuse cover-up
A review into allegations of historic child abuse at Westminster in the 1980s finds no evidence of organised attempts by the Home Office to conceal the claims.
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What’s happening to the Labour party?
Tony Blair trashes claims he said Ed Miliband will lose the general election, while Johann Lamont, leader of the Scottish Labour party, steps down after attacking colleagues in Westminster.
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Theresa May’s comments on IS and WMDs ’embellish the threat’
The Home Secretary warns that if they are not disrupted, the Islamic State group could acquire weapons of mass destruction – but has that threat been ‘sexed up’?
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Britain prepares to join fight against Islamic State in Iraq
Britain could recall of parliament to discuss military action in the Middle East after David Cameron warns the fight against Islamic State was one the UK “could not opt out of”.