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2 February 2017 3:00 pm

Trump’s rivals More than 1.7m people signed a petition on Parliament’s website demanding that Donald Trump’s state visit be cancelled,…

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28 January 2017 9:00 am

Nuclear near-misses It was revealed that last June an unarmed Trident missile test-fired off Florida from a British submarine headed…

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26 January 2017 3:00 pm

Nuclear near-misses It was revealed that last June an unarmed Trident missile test-fired off Florida from a British submarine headed…

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21 January 2017 9:00 am

Starting cold Why is US Presidential Inauguration Day always on 20 January? — The date was moved from 4 March…

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19 January 2017 3:00 pm

Starting cold Why is US Presidential Inauguration Day always on 20 January? — The date was moved from 4 March…

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14 January 2017 9:00 am

Black background A Morris dancing troupe with blacked-up faces had to abandon its performance in a Birmingham shopping centre after…

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12 January 2017 3:00 pm

Black background A Morris dancing troupe with blacked-up faces had to abandon its performance in a Birmingham shopping centre after…

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7 January 2017 9:00 am

Village people The government announced plans for 14 ‘garden villages’. The concept of a garden city or village is attributed…

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5 January 2017 3:00 pm

Village people The government announced plans for 14 ‘garden villages’. The concept of a garden city or village is attributed…

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29 December 2016 3:00 pm

Supremely exciting The nation awaits with bated breath the decision of the Supreme Court on whether the government can exercise…

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29 December 2016 3:00 pm

Supremely exciting The nation awaits with bated breath the decision of the Supreme Court on whether the government can exercise…

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10 December 2016 9:00 am

Forgotten anniversaries 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution. Other anniversaries:50 years Radio 1; first North Sea gas…

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8 December 2016 3:00 pm

Forgotten anniversaries 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution. Other anniversaries:50 years Radio 1; first North Sea gas…

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3 December 2016 9:00 am

Autumn Budgets Philip Hammond announced that in future the Budget will be held in autumn rather than spring. This is…

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1 December 2016 3:00 pm

Autumn Budgets Philip Hammond announced that in future the Budget will be held in autumn rather than spring. This is…

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26 November 2016 9:00 am

Bucks for Bucks Buckingham Palace is to be renovated at a cost of £369m, funded through an increase in the…

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24 November 2016 3:00 pm

Bucks for Bucks Buckingham Palace is to be renovated at a cost of £369m, funded through an increase in the…

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19 November 2016 9:00 am

Long divisions Donald Trump reaffirmed his plan for a border wall between the US and Mexico, but said parts might…

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17 November 2016 3:00 pm

Long divisions Donald Trump reaffirmed his plan for a border wall between the US and Mexico, but said parts might…

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5 November 2016 9:00 am

Strike force Nissan is to expand its plant in Sunderland, building two new models there. The Japanese company is praised for…

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3 November 2016 3:00 pm

Strike force Nissan is to expand its plant in Sunderland, building two new models there. The Japanese company is praised for…

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29 October 2016 9:00 am

Folio society A new collection of Shakespeare’s work credits Christopher Marlowe as co-author of the three Henry VI plays. Some…

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27 October 2016 2:00 pm

Folio society A new collection of Shakespeare’s work credits Christopher Marlowe as co-author of the three Henry VI plays. Some…

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22 October 2016 9:00 am

Ape escapes A gorilla got out of its enclosure at London Zoo and entered a keepers’ area, prompting an evacuation…

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20 October 2016 2:00 pm

Ape escapes A gorilla got out of its enclosure at London Zoo and entered a keepers’ area, prompting an evacuation…