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The International Court of Justice said Britain's acquisition of islands was "wrongful".
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Kerre McIvor: Begum is an entitled, dangerous idiot
Comment: I have absolutely no sympathy for her.
UK police guilty of discrimination after rejecting white heterosexual man for job
A victim of 'direct discrimination on the grounds of his sexual orientation, race and sex'
Isis bride has British citizenship revoked
The 19yo, who had expressed the desire to return, will now be banned from entering the UK.
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London schoolgirl who joined Isis is prepared to go to prison over terror offences.
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March 4 will mark the one year anniversary of the nerve agent attack.
'People should have sympathy towards me': UK teen who joined Isis has baby in Syria
Shamima Begum, 19, went to Syria to marry IS fighters in 2015 but now wants to return home
The gruesome beheading of Mary Queen of Scots
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Inside the minds of the teenage jihadi brides who fled to join Isis
Looking at the motives of young women who fled their homes to join the terrorist group.
Tragic death of woman who drowned in hot tub and wasn't found for three days
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Fears the enemy Russians were coming to New Zealand spurred fake news and forts.
Comment: The West should let Isis recruits return home
Barring the door would feed the next round of jihadist recruiting.
She fled as a teen to join Isis. Now 9 months pregnant, she wants to come home
Pregnant, in a refugee camp, her Isis husband detained, Shamima Begum wants to go home.
She survived the Holocaust - then was killed by a heroin addict desperate for a fix
Zofija Kaczan had just turned 100 and was headed to church when the mugging occurred.
Did takeaway wrapper identify murderer?
Murder suspicion fell on dead bank robber, but coroner ruled otherwise.
Unruly tourists? British duo distance themselves from group
The men have been charged following an investigation into an alleged roofing scam.
Smoking cannabis in your teens linked to higher risk of depression - study
New study on cannabis' mental harms reflects earlier findings - New Zealand expert
UK mother arrested and locked in a cell after calling a transgender woman a man
Police, accused of being heavy-handed, say they take 'malicious communication seriously'.
The Baftas are coming! TV tours and film locations around the UK
Why the UK is a film fan's ideal holiday destination.
Prince Philip surrenders driving licence after horror crash
The Duke of Edinburgh flipped his Land Rover last month in horror Sandringham crash.
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The multimillion-dollar mystery of Princess Diana's missing jewels
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Sally Challen bludgeoned her husband to death, but their son is calling for her release.
Edinburgh leads the UK by voting in $4 tourist tax
The Scottish capital will be the first UK city to start charging visitors extra.