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Turning away from terror: deradicalisation in the UK

A group of teenagers play table tennis at the Active Change Foundation (ACF), a youth charity based in Walthamstow, east London.

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Britain's Prince Charles gets copies of cabinet papers

Britain’s Prince Charles has been receiving copies of confidential cabinet papers for decades. The news has come to light after a freedom of

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UK MPs back Syria airstrikes: the arguments for and against

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Britain's parliament approves airstrikes in Syria

British lawmakers have voted to launch bombing raids against ISIL extremists in Syria. After more than 10 hours of parliamentary debate, MPs voted by

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Britain debates Syria airstrikes ahead of key vote

Britain is debating launching airstrikes in Syria against the group calling itself Islamic State(ISIL) ahead of a vote on military action. Prime

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Britain's parliament debates Cameron's call to air war in Syria

Westminster was packed on Thursday as Prime Minister David Cameron laid out his case for intervention in Syria. A vote will be held on extending the

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Britain to boost defence spending and create rapid strike force

David Cameron has announced a massive boost to Britain’s defence budget in the wake of the Paris attacks. Speaking after visiting the French capital

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Facebook says UK corporation tax payment of just £4,327 was legal

Facebook has insisted it is complying with the law despite paying under 6,000 euros in corporation tax in Britain last year. According to its

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Pro-Europeans launch 'in' campaign ahead of UK referendum on EU membership

Leaving the EU would hurt Britain’s jobs and torpedo its global financial clout. That is the message from pro-Europeans, who have launched their “in”

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Cameron vows to fight for better deal in EU negotiations

United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has drawn battle lines for negotiations with Brussels ahead of the crucial referendum on Britain’s

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UK: Corbyn calls for 'a kinder politics' in first party conference speech as Labour leader

He promised to shake up the UK’s political system. And on Tuesday, in his first party conference speech as new Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn

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#Piggate: Lurid claims about David Cameron capture imagination of British press

A colourful biography of Britain’s prime minister written by a former friend who was once the biggest donor to David Cameron’s Conservative party

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Jeremy Corbyn makes his first appearance as Leader of the Labour Party at Prime Minister's Question Time

Pure theatre. That’s how British Parliament’s weekly question-and-answer session is viewed with verbal jousting between the prime minister and the

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A 'radically different international policy': Jeremy Corbyn explained

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UK: New Labour leader Corbyn defends Shadow Cabinet choices

Jeremy Corbyn does not look like a typical politician. And the staunch left-winger doesn’t act like one, notably shunning the media since his

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Riding to the rescue or driving off a cliff? Britain's left gets radical new leader

Britain’s opposition Labour party has elected a new leader, radical leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn. His margin of victory was huge, scooping over a quarter

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All you need to know about new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

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Jeremy Corbyn is the new leader of UK Labour Party

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Britain to investigate alleged tipping abuse in restaurants

Britain’s Business minister is launching an inquiry into tipping abuse by restaurants, including some of the country’s best-known and biggest chains

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British Lord appears in court over historical child sex abuse charges

Lord Janner has appeared in court for the first time over historical child sex abuse charges. The British peer faces 22 charges spanning the