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Osborne's EU budget claim challenged

Chancellor George Osborne's claim to have halved the UK's £1.7bn EU budget surcharge is challenged by his EU counterparts.

An Iraqi soldier stands guard on a street corner in Iraq's capital Baghdad - 25 September 2014US to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq

President Obama authorises 1,500 more US troops to be sent to Iraq in non-combat roles in the fight against Islamic State, the White House says.

Robin Williams appeared in Park City, Utah, on 18 January 2009 No drugs in Robin Williams suicide

Robin Williams was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of his suicide, authorities in California reveal.

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    The poignant poppies that have resonated with the UK

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    What regions should England be broken up into?

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    50 years of truly shocking drink-driving adverts

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    What did Benedict Cumberbatch's engagement reveal about the star?

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    The WW1 film over 20 million people went to see

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