North Korean Nuclear tests
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Tension has risen among global superpowers over the issue of the nuclear ‘deterrent’, after North Korea continued their programme of missile testing in an apparent attempt to develop...
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Katie Hopkins, Internet trolling and Free Speech
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Food blogger Jack Monroe won £24,000 in damages – and over £100k in legal costs – after successfully suing Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins over two libellous tweets...
Read MoreThe Football Association in Crisis
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The English Football Association (FA) has been subject to a symbolic ‘vote of no confidence’ from MPs over its failure to modernise and become ‘fit for purpose.’
Read MoreTrump's refugee ban
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Controversial new US President Donald Trump has outraged the international community by signing an Executive Order banning Muslim travellers from seven countries...
Read MoreTrump and Twitter
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New US President Donald Trump won’t stop tweeting in the trademark maverick style that got him elected...
Read MoreHorror in Aleppo
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After years of bombardment, the Syrian city of Aleppo is now a decimated wasteland, and the focal point of global tensions...
Read MoreFrench Elections
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After surprise election results in the UK and the United States, and amid growing political unrest, there’s a growing sense of concern...
Read MoreHurricane Matthew batters Haiti
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Just six years on from the devastating earthquake that killed thousands in Haiti, the small nation has been ravaged again by natural disaster...
Read MorePeak smartphone
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In just two decades, mobile phones have become all-pervading, with an incredible four-fifths of the UK population now owning a smartphone...
Read MoreSports Direct and working conditions
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Pile-‘em-high and sell-‘em-cheap sports chain Sports Direct has come under heavy fire for the poor conditions that it offers to its workers...
Read MoreOlympic controversies
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The 2016 Summer Olympics begin on 5th August, bringing the world’s greatest sporting event to Rio, Brazil. But while the event will again try to showcase the world’s best sportspeople...
Read MoreBaghdad, Orlando and Nice: THE DAYS ARE EVIL
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The world is arguably at its most unstable since the 1960s. Countries are racked by internal conflict, terrorism continues to cast a dark shadow, and many of the world’s most powerful...
Read MoreBrexit aftermath
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Britain has voted to leave the European Union, by a referendum margin of 52% to 48%. The Leave vote, which was somewhat unexpected, precipitated an extraordinary political chain reaction which saw the Prime Minister resign...
Read MoreFootball hooliganism
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In the first week of International football tournament Euro 2016, English and Russian football fans clashed on the streets of the quiet French town of Lille, then again more seriously in the stadium during their opening round match...
Read MoreUnaccompanied Refugee Children
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unaccompanied refugee children
As migrants continue to pour into Europe from Syria and other countries...
Read MoreThe EU Referendum
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On Thursday 23rd June, a referendum will be held in the UK to decide whether Britain should...
Read MoreLeicester City win the Premier League
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5000-1 outsiders Leicester City have pulled off the unthinkable feat of winning English football’s Premier League.
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