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G20 summit: Australian PM Tony Abbott tries to block climate talks - and risks his country becoming an international laughing stock
Mr Abbott believes the Brisbane conference is the wrong forum for discussions on the environment
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'Alex from Target' gained 500,000 Twitter followers in a day
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Road expansion planned for South Downs National Park ‘ignoring local views’
Meanwhile another southern coastal route identified as most persistently dangerous highway in Britain
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Why Richard Dawkins 'is not a scientist', the survival of the least selfish, and what ants tell us about humans - EO Wilson on his new book
No one knows more about ants than E O Wilson. Which is why his U-turn on long-held beliefs about their biological altruism has met with outrage from academia. The unrepentant Pulitzer prizewinner and naturalist talks to Steve Connor
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Can also estimate how many fouls they'll commit, scientists claim
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Read the interview behind those nude pictures
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Presenter's return up in the air after daughter's Halloween injury
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No fluffy penguins in this depiction of the Christmas Truce of 1914
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Plans to burn coal under the Firth of Forth in UK’s spark environmental uproar
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Brazilian wandering spider: Where are they from and how deadly are they?
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French authorities in race to dispose of beached whale carcass amid fears it could explode
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Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past
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US and China agree 'historic' climate change deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions
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Mecca under threat: Outrage at plan to destroy the ‘birthplace’ of the Prophet Mohamed and replace it with a new palace and luxury malls
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James McClean: Wigan midfielder explains decision not to wear remembrance poppy on his shirt
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Dollar store toy wand has hidden picture of demonic child cutting herself with a kitchen knife
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Scotland Yard searching the Bodleian Library for Dickens Dossier on alleged child sex abuse
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YouTube video of men trying to take 'drunk girl' home with them receives nearly 3 million views
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In-your-face racism has returned and few are fighting against it
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Labour funding crisis: Jewish donors drop 'toxic' Ed Miliband
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Virus that 'makes humans more stupid' discovered
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EU surcharge: George Osborne 'used accounting trick to claim cut in Brussels bill'
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Jesus 'married Mary Magdalene and had children', according to ancient manuscript
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Nigel Farage caught on video suggesting NHS should be run privately
Follow Simon Calder's journey in Cuba
As winter takes hold in Britain, sunny days and warm nights await in the Cuba.
Rainbow list 2014: The LBGT people who make a real difference
Introducing our annual celebration of the lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender people who make a real difference
2014 WISE Summit
For the past four years, Qatar Foundation has been awarding an international prize for education each year, the first award of its kind in the world. Find out more...
Playing a strong hand
How mobile technology has changed the instant trading game
Why HD audio will lead to smarter calling
Telecom giant Vodafone is looking to improve voice quality, becoming the latest company to introduce new HD technology.
i100: A single mother on benefits who became one of the world's most successful authors
11 rags-to-riches underdog success stories
Made of London Series
From Britpop royalty to champion cheesemaker. Alex James has said that he would like to make more music with Blur.
From medieval to ultramodern
Mons is embracing the future as it prepares for its role as next year’s European Capital of Culture, but it’s also steeped in intriguing history. Philip Sweeney explores its two sides
Winter sparkle
Winter is the time for two things: tactile textures and tonnes of sparkle. Ensure you have bucket loads of both with these embellished buys.
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