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Woolwich: the world witnesses murder
The last time people were killed on British streets for political reasons it was 7/7. We know why that happened because the bombers left videos to explain.
Withdrawing from Afghanistan: what next?
As news emerges of more Nato deaths in Afghanistan, Alex Thomson asks what happens when foreign troops leave the country.
An act of war from Israel – but why now?
People I’ve spoken to in the Syrian capital are calling today’s blasts by far the biggest they’ve seen in more than two years of war.
You couldn’t make it up: Rangers ban the BBC
The BBC were told they could not broadcast from Ibrox Stadium this week after they ran a story the club didn’t like.
Banning journalists? It’s time for football clubs to grow up
Should football clubs be allowed to ban reporters from news conferences? Alex Thomson argues it’s time to make a stand.
Syria and chemical weapons: 12 key questions
Amid talk of war crimes and red lines, there are some important questions which we should bear in mind.
Why the Facebook abuse video is no UK news report
Facebook has decided to allow a disturbing video of a child being beaten by an adult back online, but can the decision really be justified?
Let’s beat up a baby
Facebook says it’s against child abuse. But its slow-footed response to a disturbing video on its site has raised questions about how well it deals with such material.
Phone hacking inquiry: the Sun royal editor charged
News from Operation Elveden that Duncan Larcombe, royal editor at The Sun, is to be charged along with John Hardy, Claire Hardy and Tracy Bell with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public
Boston bombings: western governments reaping what they sow?
Post Boston, the issue is primarily political in the case of these violent, angry, disaffected young men. But we’ve been here before – and instead of politics we offer war.
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