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Education would allow users rational choice on ‘legal highs’
We should be honest and allow people access to “safe intoxicants” like cannabis, former government drugs adviser Professor David Nutt tells Channel 4 News.
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World Cup 2014: tough draw for England
England face a tough group D in the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil after they were drawn to play Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica. England, Italy and Uruguay have all won the tournament before.
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Gales and tidal surges: one dead as thousands evacuated
A lorry driver dies in Scotland and homes are evacuated on the east coast of England as the UK braces for the the worst tidal surge in 60 years.
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FactCheck Q&A: how bad are British schools?
Britain’s education system appears to be stuck in a rut while our Asian competitors surge ahead. FactCheck investigates.
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Cameron vows to ‘change the rules’ on EU benefits
David Cameron’s plans to make it harder to stop new arrivals from the EU getting out-of-work benefits for three months in a bid crack down on immigration have been criticised by a top EU official.
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Arctic 30: first British Greenpeace activists freed on bail
Greenpeace activists Anthony Perrett and Kieron Bryan are freed on bail by Russian authorities in St Petersburg, after two months in detention.
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Reeves: Labour will not scrap under-25 out-of-work benefits
Shadow work and pensions secretary Rachel Reeves says Labour would not consider scrapping out-of-work benefits for people under 25, after it was suggested by the IPPR think tank.
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Co-op Bank to slash jobs in new rescue plan
A “significant” number of jobs will be lost as the Co-operative group hands 70 per cent control of its banking arm to a group of investors.
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‘Doctors still do not acknowledge that I’m intersex’
Maya Posch has fought for almost a decade to be recognised as intersex. She tells Channel 4 News why Germany’s change of law is a seminal moment.
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The countries that continue to erode women’s rights
As Saudi women defy the authorities to drive in the streets of Riyadh, a report released on Friday shows that, for some countries, the gender gap continues to widen.
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Chemicals inspectors win Nobel peace prize
Inspectors overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemicals weapons in the midst of civil war win the Nobel peace prize.
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Prepared for the worst: Greenpeace activists ‘knew risks’
As the head of Greenpeace offers to move to Russia to secure bail for 30 people charged with piracy, we look at how the organisation prepares activists for arrest, prison and potentially death.
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Nightclub drug tests: saving lives or quality control?
In Austria and some other European countries, testing services tell clubbers whether their drugs are cut with other substances. But are such checks any more than quality control for the drugs market?
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Is privatisation the right move for Royal Mail – and for us?
And would Postman Pat have approved? Channel 4 News looks at the wisdom of selling off Britain’s 500-year old delivery service.
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Forget bongo bongo language – is Bloom right on aid?
Ukip’s Godfrey Bloom has promised not to repeat his remarks about “bongo bongo land”. But does he have a point about UK aid funding corruption and arms spending abroad? FactCheck investigates.