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New report names and shames the global brands accused of not playing - or paying - fair
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UN warns of a barren Earth as green visionary predicts humans will have to live in cities to survive
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The Sultan of Brunei says he wants to set up a ‘firewall’ against globalisation
Ruler says sharia was created as guidance from Allah
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Mr Menzies has resigned
MP for Fylde in Lancashire plans to dispute the claims
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XXXora was born with ambiguous sexual organs but was raised as a boy
An impassioned campaign and an extraordinary life
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Smile to fear? If Marine Le Pen’s NF do well in today’s local elections it will give her a powerful springboard to national power
John Lichfield: Are their parties the stuff of nightmare, or will they fade in an economic dawn?
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Packaging is seen as one of the factors that influences the young to smoke
The tactics of an industry desperate to head off new rules on packaging revealed
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Students protest outside the University of London on 9 December 2010 against government proposals to let universities triple tuition fees
Miliband set to pledge cut to controversial £9,000 maximum fee
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Support for independence is growing, according to polls
Source suggests that a deal could be cut on the pound
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Families earning up to £300,000 a year will receive childcare support under the proposals, but it is low- and middle‑income parents who find the costs of childcare the biggest obstacle to taking on more work
Government’s own watchdog says low-income families in need of support will lose out
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National policy: From September all children must learn to read using synthetic phonics
Report reveals teachers doubt effectiveness as a literacy strategy for all
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David Cameron has given Ed Miliband less time than usual to meet civil servants before the election
PM cuts short Opposition talks with Civil Service
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A million glass eels will swim up the River Parret
Waiting with nets for the migration will be teams of conservationists, hoping to smooth the eels’ passage up rivers and avoid man-made flood defences.
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School said Sunnie Kahle needs to 'understand that God has made her female'
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Nicole Bricq calls state dinner served to Chinese president 'disgusting'
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Pope Francis greets the crowds earlier this month
But what sins did the Pontiff get off his chest?
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Special guest: Barack Obama is welcomed in Riyadh on Friday
voices It has helped to restore authoritarian rule in the Middle East, but the costs are becoming clear, says Patrick Cockburn
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F1 Hamilton and Vettel go head to head in second race of the season
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The Nazis hid 6,000 artworks in Bad Ausee
news The uncovering of a fresh Gurlitt family hoard may be related to the collection in Clooney film
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A new family photograph
news Third in line to the throne in first official portrait for five months
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Centre stage: Judith Hill gained global attention when she sang at Michael Jackson’s memorial service
music Judith Hill steps into the spotlight
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Martin Freeman playing the character in the ‘Hobbit’ film
music Film company block reunion of 70s rock band Bilbo Baggins
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Same-sex marriages became lawful today in England and Wales
voicesThe Church has allowed itself to be enslaved to a list of practices outlawed during the Bronze Age, says Paul Vallely
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Just for mum: Chocolates and flowers are what all mothers want, aren’t they?
voices In our society, modern mothers occupy an awkward dual role, says Ellen E Jones
Sport
A dejected John Terry reacts after opening the scoring with an own goal
football Chelsea sink to a shock, but deserved, defeat at Crystal Palace
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Divine creation: Thomasina Miers' mum used to make magic BLT sandwiches
food + drink Top chefs and food writers recall the dishes that cemented their relationship with Mum
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news World landmarks switch off their lights to mark Earth Hour
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Fresh face: T-Boy star Tolu Ogunmefun
news Black comedy stars take the YouTube route to fame
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Tom Cruise in the 1986 film 'Top Gun'
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Florence Knight
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tech Google marks Mothering Sunday
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IMAGESThe most dedicated mothers in the animal kingdom, including this seal
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This clip from YouTube shows the boy was none to pleased to be getting another sister.
videoBoy's tantrum when he finds out third little sister on the way
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The Hold Steady
musicThe Hold Steady talk anxiety on their new record
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Mia Wasikowska on doppelgangers, dancing and developing survival instinct

A spur in her ankle brought her ballet career crashing to a halt aged 14 – but that was never going to keep Mia Wasikowska down. The actress reveals how she bounced back to become the world's highest-grossing female film star… and why she's returning to the depths of despair for her two latest movies

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Interview with Justin Clarke: His evolution from Ghetto to Ghetts

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Plain packaging: Big Tobacco prepares for ‘bare-knuckle fight’ over ban

Plain packaging: Big Tobacco prepares for ‘bare-knuckle fight’ over ban

The tactics of an industry desperate to head off new rules on packaging revealed
The great eel migration: One million to swim to Britain in one night

The great eel migration

One million to swim to Britain in one night
Which British high-street shops do not pay their garment workers a living wage?

Which high-street shops do not pay their garment workers living wage?

Debenhams, Matalan and The North Face among the worst
Who needs the BBC? Black comedy stars take the YouTube route to fame

Who needs the BBC?

Black comedy stars take the YouTube route to fame
Judith Hill: A little voice grows louder

The best singer you’ve never heard of

Judith Hill steps into the spotlight
A child’s guide to Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen and why they scare me

A child’s guide to Farage and Le Pen ...

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The US is paying the cost of supporting the House of Saud as cracks begin to appear

Patrick Cockburn's World View

Cracks begin to appear in the House of Saud
Exclusive: Anger over new free school set to be the most expensive in Britain

The most expensive free school in Britain?

Gove approves plan to spend £45m – six times the average – on school for 500 children
Gay marriage: We always knew our fathers would walk us down the aisle, by first female couple to marry in Brighton

First gay weddings

A big day for Tania and Nic – and a big day for the country
New TV channel London Live is born

New TV channel London Live is born

The capital’s first 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week television channel, will hit screens on Monday
Twenty years on, Rwanda still bears the scars of its brutal genocide

Twenty years on

Rwanda still bears the scars of its brutal genocide
'Androgyny is all around us': Meet XXXora, a hermaphrodite on a crusade

Meet XXXora, a hermaphrodite on a crusade

One in every 2,000 babies is born intersex - and it’s thought that doctors continue to operate on these newborns to 'assign' gender
Chineasy: Ingenious image-led dictionary is making learning Mandarin Chinese simpler

Chineasy: Ingenious image-led dictionary

The book was developed by Taiwanese entrepreneur ShaoLan Hsueh to make learning Mandarin Chinese simpler and more fun
Mia Wasikowska on doppelgangers, dancing and developing survival instinct

Mia Wasikowska: 'I had my heart broken'

The actress has become the world's highest-grossing female film star...and now she's returning to the depths of despair for her two latest movies
Henri Matisse and the nun: Why did the artist create a masterpiece for Sister Jacques-Marie?

Henri Matisse and the nun

Why did the artist create a masterpiece for Sister Jacques-Marie?