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Mother's story of the battle to adopt
A fight with local authority bureacracy and a 'catalogue of horrors' caused a couple to almost give up adopting their sonWhen Ann and her husband adopted their older son, it was "absolutely textbook...
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David Mills tells court he is ashamed of claim of Berlusconi payment
British lawyer tells Berlusconi bribery trial his claim he received $600,000 from former Italian PM was 'pure imagination'David Mills, the estranged husband of former Labour cabinet minister Tessa...
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Art dealers claim droit de suite levy threatens London's art trade
From New Year, dealers and auctioneers must pay artists' heirs up to 4% of the sale price of works sold for more than €1,000It was the plight of the family of French painter Jean-François Millet,...
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At this time of year, let's thank God for churches | Simon Jenkins
Believer or not, Christmas is a reminder of what these places of worship do so well – maintaining and expressing communityGod has blessings, even for atheists. Chief among them is the British...
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NYPD officers celebrate graduation from police academy
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police commissioner Raymond Kelly presided over the ceremony at Madison Square GardenAbout 1,500 new police officers graduated from New York City's Police Academy during a...
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Britain is asleep over Argentina and the Falkland Islands | Richard Gott
South America is growing in strength and increasingly united. Britain must wake up to this new realityIn British diplomatic circles, no one dares to even discuss the future of the Falkland Islands. As...
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Liverpool shirts supporting Luis Suárez 'shameful', says Paul McGrath
• Former Manchester United defender attacks decision• Liverpool players and manager wore shirts to support SuárezLiverpool's decision to don T-shirts in support of Luis Suárez 24 hours after he was...
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Payroll tax cut debate: why all the fuss?
Washington reaches Christmas compromise on payroll tax cuts – for now. How does the outcome affect you?President Barack Obama won his battle with the House of Representatives to pass a two-month...
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Country diary: Pulborough Brooks
The curling brown leaves that still hang on some of the trees shine a rich, bright bronze in the late afternoon sun at the RSPB reserve in West Sussex. Silver birches glow white like rows of tall...
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Letters: Let's talk to Iran
In view of the Iranian government's condemnation of the storming of the British embassy by protesters and its call on the Iranian judiciary to identify and prosecute all those responsible, we find the...
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Letters: Argentina's alternative to austerity
Miguel Bonasso (Argentina is no paradise, 20 December) fails to recognise the true significance of the new course pursued by his country under former president Néstor Kirchner and his widow and...
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The Lady – review
Though its heart is in the right place, this biopic of Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi never really does justice to its subjectOne of those agonisingly well-intentioned films whose heart...
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Eurozone crisis live: France calls time on Anglo-Franco bickering - 22...
• Entente cordiale? French foreign minister ends war of words• UK third-quarter growth revised higher but US revised down• Stock markets bounce back• Lunchtime round-up• Today's agenda• Live blogging...
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Religion and society: keeping faith
In this new age of uncertainty, the Christian tradition must not be allowed to become the preserve of fundamentalists or the rightIt's been a bleak year for Christians on all sorts of fronts. From...
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Ron Paul: racist newsletter scandal won't go away | Benji Sarlin
Ron Paul says he knew nothing of a racist newsletter published under his name two decades ago. But he hasn't offered a convincing explanation – and that could hurt him in IowaRon Paul is bristling over...
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Baghdad blasts are latest in a country where stability remains an illusion
Attacks were predicted but nobody expected Iraq to deteriorate so soon after the US withdrawalAttacks such as the wave of bombings that have killed at least 72 people in Baghdad have been both dreaded...
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Baghdad bomb attack leaves scores dead
Soon after the pullout of US troops, an atrocity that has killed scores of people leaves an unravelling nation in deeper despairIn the wake of the pullout of American troops, Iraq had been braced for a...
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Anda Union: The Wind Horse – review
(Hohhot)Hohhot is the capital city of the Inner Mongolia region of northern China, and the home of Anda Union, a 10-piece band who have set out to preserve Mongolian culture with its stirring musical...
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House agrees payroll tax deal as Republicans cave in to Obama
John Boehner set to sign two-month extension on payroll tax cuts after pressure from president and Senate minority leaderCongressional Republicans have capitulated in the showdown over the payroll tax,...
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Allen Stanford deemed fit to stand trial
Former cricket mogul will be tried over charges that he defrauded investors in his Antigua-based bankThe former billionaire and one-time cricket mogul Allen Stanford is mentally fit to stand trial, a...
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