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Women flounce, men ‘storm out’ – yeah, right
The Daily Mail says Baroness Warsi “flounced” out of government over Gaza. Sexist? Don’t be silly! From William the Conquerer to Putin, some of the most “macho” men have a grand history of flouncing.
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Peru drugs smuggler to be transferred to Northern Ireland
One of two women jailed for smuggling £1.5m worth of cocaine to Spain is due to be transferred to a prison in Northern Ireland.
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Gaza war prompts Latin America to break ties with Israel
While the US and UK stand by Israel over its military offensive in Gaza, governments across Latin America have moved to cut their links.
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Should Blair make speeches in London during Mid East crisis?
In a speech on the 20th anniversary of his becoming Labour leader, Tony Blair devotes half a minute to the situation in Gaza. We asked if London is the place for the Middle East quartet envoy to be?
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World Cup 2014: the amazingly good vs the frankly annoying
From spray foam to odd boots, football commentator and writer John Anderson picks his World Cup highlights and pet hates. Do you agree?
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Brazil, was it worth it?
Whatever the result in Sunday’s World Cup final, a heavy shadow will linger over the Maracaná stadium long after the last whistle has sounded.
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How much of a loss is Neymar to Brazil’s World Cup campaign?
Brazil’s talisman and World Cup poster-boy Neymar is out of the tournament but how damaging is it for the home team?
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Dodging the bullets in northern Brazil’s ‘wild west’
In Brazil’s lawless north, the fight for land and natural resources has killed 448 people since 2002. Guillermo Galdos reports from Para state, one of the most dangerous places in the Amazon basin.
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World Cup so far – the key questions
England may be out but the competition has plenty to offer the neutral football fan – including the highest number of goals per game for more than 30 years.
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Luis Suarez banned from rest of World Cup for biting
Fifa gives Luis Suarez a nine-game international ban and a four-month suspension from all football for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.
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England v Costa Rica: why we went out with a whimper
The uninspiring draw with Costa Rica saw this England side become the first ever to finish bottom of a World Cup group, writes football commentator John Anderson. Can we ever recover?
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England v Italy: five reasons to be cheerful
As England’s footballers lick their wounds following their 2-1 defeat to Italy in their first World Cup match, football commentator John Anderson gives us five reasons not to be too downbeat.
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When Roy Hodgson was ‘a kind of god’ (1994)
Managing England is not the easiest job in the world, as Roy Hodgson knows. But in 1994, having led the Swiss to their first World Cup finals in 28 years, Hodgson was a popular man in Switzerland.
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Bobby Moore and the Bogota bracelet (1970)
Days before England began their defence of the World Cup in Mexico, their captain was arrested in Colombia on suspicion of stealing a bracelet. ITN’s Gerald Seymour spoke to him after his release.
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Meet the Olinguito, star of the top 10 new species, 2014
A tree-dwelling carnivore from the cloud forests of South America heads this year’s top 10 list and shows that not all of the “big” species are already known or documented.