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Sweden’s move to drop Assange inquiry welcomed by WikiLeaks
Assange is in Belmarsh Prison awaiting extradition demands from the US.
Tory candidate suggests ‘nuisance’ council tenants should be forced to pick potatoes
"These people, who have to live somewhere, let’s have them in a tent, in the middle of a field.... picking potatoes or any other seasonal vegetables"
Almost nine in 10 Earth-sized planets that orbit two stars ‘could harbour alien life’
Known as binaries, they make up about one in two solar systems - bringing the discovery of extra-terrestrial life a step closer
The proof we have been waiting for: Jeremy Corbyn has the entire media elite against him
The press coverage of the early election campaigns amounts to a level of brainwashing that is more commonly associated with dictatorships rather than a proud democracy.
Child, seven, writes heartbreaking letter to Father Christmas asking for house & food
‘Can we have a home for Christmas? Mam wants us to be all together. Can you give us some food and can I have just a nice doll for Christmas?’
Corbyn’s tribute to cancer sufferer who filmed moving plea to vote Labour to save NHS
Jayne Rae described "nurses crying in frustration as they couldn’t get people seen."
New toilet coating could save 70 billion litres of water a day
The slippery surface needs only half the water to get the job done.
Prince Andrew used the N-word, it has been claimed
The royal allegedly used word in 2012 conversation at Buckingham Palace
Man dies in Job Centre queue after being declared fit to work
The case seems cruelly reminiscent of the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake.