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Ed Miliband Aims to Slash Tution Fees

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Labour leader Ed Miliband pledges that tuition fees in maximum universities would be reduced by £6,000 a year, from the current £9,000, if his government will come into the power.
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English Speaking ‘Forest Boy’ First Words

English Speaking ‘Forest Boy’ First Words. "I'm alone in the world. I don't know who I am. Please help me." Those are the haunting words of the 17 year old boy named Ray that has been discovered living rough in a forest in Germany for the past five years
A court has heard that travellers evicted from Dale Farm are threatening to return.

Injunction Halts Dale Farm Eviction

A court injunction has been granted to a group of travellers attempting to avoid being evicted from a controversial settlement at Dale Farm in Essex.
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Scientists Vow to Fight “Religious Fundamentalist” Teaching Creationism

A group of 30 scientists, including Sir David Attenborough and Richard Dawkins, are urging the government to toughen its guidance on the promotion of creationism in classrooms, saying it is sometimes portrayed as a scientific theory by "religious fundamentalists" working in publicly funded schools.
2012 Election

Todd Palin Angrily Denies Book's Sex and Drug Claims

Sarah Palin’s husband Todd Palin has launched a scathing attack on Joe McGinniss, the author of The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin. Todd Palin has branded the book a pack of lies after it was alleged that Sarah Palin took cocaine, smoked marijuana and had two affairs, one with Todd Palin’s business partner Brand Hanson and one with former NBS star Glenn Rice.
Louise Bagshawe

Top 10 Drug and Sex Scandals in Politics

Top 10 Drug and Sex Scandals in Politics. Here we looked at drug and sex scandals that have rocked politics. Thee scandals include President George W. Bush, President John F. Kennedy, Silvio Berlusconi, Dominique Strauss Kahn, Sarah Palin and President Clinton
2012 Election

Sarah Palin: Cocaine, Fetishes and One Night Stands

According to a new book by Joe McGinniss titled ‘The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ the former governor of Alaska dabbled in cocaine and carried extra marital affairs with her business partner. It is also alleged that Sarah Palin had a ‘fetish’ for American men.
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UK Kids Caught in Materialistic Trap: UNICEF

The research shows that the parents lose out on time due to working schedule and this causes a distress among children. In a bid to make up with their children, parents buy expensive gadgets, gifts and branded cloths for them
Pope Benedict XVI leads a mass at the Cuatro Vientos aerodrome as part of World Youth Day festivities in Madrid

Church Abuse Victims Complaint: Should the Pope be Tried at The Hague?

Pope Benedict XVI could end up at the Hague after human rights lawyers and victims of clergy sexual abuse filed a complaint Tuesday calling for the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate and prosecute the catholic cleric along with three other top Vatican officials for crimes against humanity and covering up and condoning the rape and sexual assault of children by priests.
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Libya’s New “Moderate Islamic Rule.” Is That What People Fought For?

As the National Transitional Council leaders still struggle to assert control over Libya, they have now pledged "moderate" Islamic rule, however without police patrolling the streets to provide security, the country still fighting Gaddafi loyalists, threats of internal divisions and rebels forces accused of war crimes, religion it seems should be downgraded to a lesser priority for the government.
5 September 2011

9 September 2011: All The Weeks News In Pictures

All the weeks pictures from the world of news for the 5-9 September. This week has seen Ed Miliband turn his back on the unions, the phone hacking scandal increase pressure on James Murdoch as well as England beating Wales in European Championship qualifier as well as the 9/11 documentary which showed the months, days and moments after the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.