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'Why Do Some People Hate Jews?', Asks Religious Studies GCSE Exam Question

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Anti-Semitism, UK News, Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, Judaism, Michael Gove, UK Universities and Education, Jewish, Prejudice, Gcses, Exams, UK Universities & Education News

Britain’s biggest exam board has been criticised for asking GCSE pupils to "Explain briefly why some people are prejudiced against Jews'." Around...

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Aishwarya Rai Dazzles At Cannes Following Baby Weight Controversy (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Aishwarya Rai, Losing-Baby-Weight, India, Video, UK News, Bollywood, Baby Weight, Poll, Miss World, Cannes Film Festival, UK News

Former Miss World and Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai appeared to shrug off controversy over her weight as she hit the red carpet in Cannes last night. ...

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Scottish Independence Campaign Launches Ahead Of 2014 Vote

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Scottish Independence, Scotland, Poll, UK News, Yes Scotland, Alex Salmond, UK Politics News

A major drive to persuade people Scots to vote for independence begins on Friday. The cross-party body Yes Scotland will kick-start its campaign to...

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Female Priest Calls Church Of England 'Abusive Institution'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Church of England Abusive, Female Ordination, UK News, Church of England Abuse, Women Priests, Religion Abusive, Poll, Abusive Religion, UK News

A female priest has compared the Church of England to an abusive husband following controversial last-minute changes to plans allowing women to be bis...

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Why ‘Vegetarian' Men Aren't Masculine 'Beefcakes'

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Vegetarian, UK News, Manly Food, Vegetarian Men, National Vegetarian Week, Vegetarian Diet, Health News, Food, Diet and Nutrition, Masculinity, Poll, Wellbeing, Vegetarianism, UK Lifestyle News

Vegetarian men are ‘less manly’ than meat-eating males, a recent study has revealed. According to research published in the Journal of Consumer...

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UN 'Redundant' After Year Of 'Tyranny And Injustice' Says Amnesty Report

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Video, UK News, Egypt, United Nations, Amnesty, Amnesty International, Poll, Un, Myanman, Syria, UK News

A failure of leadership at the highest levels has left the UN "redundant" after a tumultuous year of protest and human rights abuses, Amnesty Internat...

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Poor Tube Services Threaten To Derail London's Olympic Plans

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: London Underground Olympics, UK News, Olympic Transportation, London Underground Problems, London Olympics, Poll, Olympics Underground, London Olympics 2012, The Tube Problems, UK News

Hundreds of passengers stranded because of a faulty Tube train are to be given £40 each in compensation amid claims that London could become an Olymp...

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We're In Recession And It's Worse Than We Thought

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Gdp, UK News, UK Economy, Poll, Double Dip Recession, Ons, George Osborne, Recession, UK News

The double-dip recession is deeper than originally feared as revised figures showed a sharper decline in the economy in the first three months of the ...

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Free Banking 'Is A Dangerous Myth'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Bank of England, UK News, Free Banking, UK Economy, Banking, Andrew Bailey, Poll, UK Banking, UK Financial Industry, UK News

Free banking is a "dangerous myth", the executive director of the Bank of England has warned - and customers in credit should get used to the idea of ...

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Microsoft So.cl, The New Social Network Powered By Bing

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: The Internet, so.cl, Gadgets, UK-Innovation, Microsoft so.cl, UK News, Search Engines, Social Networks, Social Life, Fuse Labs, Google Plus, UK Tech, Poll, Facebook, UK Tech News

They brought us the first popular free email service in Hotmail. Now Microsoft is playing catch up to Facebook, opening up its So.cl social network to...

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Geri Makes Her 'X Factor' Entrance

The Huffington Post UK | Ashley Percival | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Celebrity

Read More: Louis Walsh, Tulisa, Gary Barlow, Video, Dermot O'Leary, Geri Halliwell, X Factor Auditions, Caroline Flack, The X Factor, UK Celebrity, Geri Halliwell X Factor, X Factor 2012, Poll, X Factor, Slideexpand, Tulisa Contostavlos, UK Celebrity News

You'd think that seeing as Geri Halliwell hasn't got her feet fully under the X Factor desk yet, she'd be playing it quietly, in case she does anythin...

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Jonathan Ive, Apple Designer, Knighted At Buckingham Palace

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Steve Jobs, UK-Innovation, Gadgets, Apple, Tech News, Northumbria University, Jonathan Ive, UK Education, UK Tech, Poll, UK Tech News

Sir Jonathan Ive, head of design at Apple, has been knighted at Buckingham Palace. The BBC reports that Apple's senior vice-president of industria...

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Government Opens Laboratory Gates to Lost Pets, Protects Secrecy, Poisoning and Electrocution

Michelle Thew | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Government, Politics News, Animal Cruelty, Animal Experiments, Home Office, European Union, Poll, Animals, Buav, UK Politics News
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The Home Office last week released a statement on its plans to bring in a new EU law on animal experiments. The plans, such as maintaining larger minimum cage sizes than strictly necessary, have been heralded by some as good news. The overall picture is very different.

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PHOTOS: Ugg Boots - Now For Weddings!

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Video, Bridal Uggs, Ugg, Sheepskin Boots, New Uggs, Pics & Giggles, Comfortable Bridal Shoes, Uggs 2012, Poll, Wedding Uggs, UK Weird News, Uggs Bride, Bridal Boots, Slideexpand, Uggs, Ugg Boots, UK Comedy News

Attention, brides-to-be! Getting excited about your big day, but worried about the prospect of getting blisters and/or falling over on the dance floor...

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Time For Plan B?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Eurozone, Christine Legarde, UK News, UK Issues, Eurozone Crisis, UK Economy, Imf, UK Business, Poll, George Osborne, UK Politics News

Chancellor George Osborne has always insisted that "there is no plan B" - that the only way to revive the economy was by sticking to his deficit reduc...

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Is Geri The New 'X Factor' Judge?

WENN | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Simon Cowell, Spice Girl, Video, Geri Halliwell, The X Factor, Uktvreality, Poll, X Factor, Kelly Rowland, UK Entertainment News

Geri Halliwell could be set to become a permanent judge on the X Factor, if her guest appearance on the panel goes down well. The former Spice Girl...

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POLL: Giggs Reaffirms Team GB Desire

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: London 2012, Team GB Ryan Giggs, Team GB, Ryan Giggs Olympics, Olympics News, Manchester United, Olympics, Olympic Games, UK Football, UK Sport, Olympic News, London 2012 Olympics, Poll, UK Sport News

Ryan Giggs has reaffirmed his desire to represent Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics, despite qualms from the Welsh Football Association. Giggs ha...

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Asbo Replacement 'Won't Work'. So What Will?

PA | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: UK Crime, UK News, UK Police, White Paper, Theresa May, Anti-Social, Communities, Neighbourhood Watch, Poll, UK Youths, Asbo, UK Politics News

Theresa May's plans to replace anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) will just repeat the old failings, creating a back door to custody for people who ...

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Throw Out Of Tea Room For Not Standing For National Anthem

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Anita Atkinson, UK News, Royal Family, Tearoom, Queen's Jubilee, Royal Tearoom, Poll, Royal Teas, The Queen, God Save the Queen, UK News

The owner of a Royal Family-themed tearoom has explained why she threw out three middle-aged customers who refused to stand when she played the nation...

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Controversial Dating Website For 'Sugar Daddies' Hits UK, Claims MP as Member

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Sugar Daddies, UK News, Dating Websites, Sugar Daddy, Gawker, Poll, UK Tech News

A dating website to help so-called "sugar daddies" to find "babies" to pamper - in return for the benefits of a young, easily placated lover - has lau...

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Clegg Warns Euro Crisis Could Lead To Rise In Extremism

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Eurozone Extremism, UK News, Clegg Extremism, Eurozone Crisis, Euro Debt Crisis, European Extremism, Nick Clegg Eurozone, Poll, Eurozone Debt Crisis, Political Extremism, UK Politics News

Nick Clegg has warned that the continued eurozone crisis could lead to a rise in political extremism and xenophobia in Europe. In an interview wit...

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Cameron Calls On Greece To Use Election As Euro Referendum

PA | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Ed Balls, Eurozone Crisis, David Cameron, Camp David, G8, Nick Clegg, Ken Clarke, Poll, Eu, Euro, UK Politics News

David Cameron has issued an ultimatum to the Greek people that fresh elections must decide once and for all whether the country stays in the eurozone....

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$100bn Website Dreamed Up In Harvard Dorm

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Facebook Privacy Settings, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, UK News, Facebook Ipo Filing, Facebook IPO, UK Media, Poll, Facebook, UK Tech News

In the space of just eight years Facebook has undergone a meteoric and unprecedented rise that has transformed the once unknown social networking site...

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The Facebook IPO: The Flotation Of An Entire Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Wildfire, Wildfire CEO Victoria Ransom, Victoria Ransom, UK News, Facebook IPO, Poll, Facebook, Facebook Floation, UK Tech News

The flotation of Facebook - one of the largest Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in American history - is arguably also the flotation of an entire econo...

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Parenting Classes Not A 'Nanny State' Policy, David Cameron Insists

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Can Parent, Parenting Vouchers, Poll, UK News, UK Families, Parenting Classes, UK News

Free parenting classes are not a "nanny state" policy, David Cameron insisted as he unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at helping families. The...

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