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Friday
5
December
2014
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Sentence comes after Kinga Legg’s battered body was found in their £1,000-a-night hotel room in 2009
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Doubts surround the apparent confessions of two Burmese men accused of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller
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DJ throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s and friend of Jimmy Savile is convicted of seven rapes and 11 indecent assaults
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Commissioner emphasises need for clearer definition of personal information as tech firm seeks to halt case against it
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Police found traces of explosives on clothes of Mohammed Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, who joined Kataib al-Muhajireen
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Authorities link 100 acts of vandalism and arson to activists but anarchists claim city’s alternative lifestyles are real target
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Sinn Féin leader refused entry to Gaza Strip because of his support for Palestinians and plans to meet Hamas
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Police believe alleged theft of large sum of cash is ‘very elaborate and very well practised stage act or parlour trick’
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YouTube video of confrontation outside London clinic goes viral as activist who filmed it faces threat of legal action
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Fashion picks The best Christmas jumpers for women
Christmas is fast approaching so, naturally, our thoughts turn to festive jumpers. Here are some of the most fun yet tasteful options, without a Rudolph in sight -
A visit to Planet Ice, off into the wild with Ben Fogle and Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD decipher alien scribblings. Plus: a portrait of Von Karajan, The Story of Funk and the adventures of a corporate Robin Hood in House Of Lies
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Put a sparkle in your step (and dance all night) with our pick of the best party flats
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The Wigan owner Dave Whelan has risked further outrage among ethnic communities by referring to Chinese people as ‘chingalings’
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Liverpool do not expect Mario Balotelli to leave Anfield in January despite the threat of a Football Association punishment adding to his problematic start with the club
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The Russian Athletics Federation may take legal action after German TV alleged widespread doping and cover-ups among the country’s track and field competitors
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By taking its runners to train in the Kenyan hills British Athletics has one simple aim - to win more medals at major championships
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The Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal, talked of his surprise at Southampton’s high league position but refused to talk about his oposite number
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Gus Poyet has prepared for Sunderland’s visit to Liverpool by returning to his controversial assessment of the team’s qualities last season
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José Mourinho said he expected a stern test at Newcastle United because: ‘When they see the Chelsea shirts, they play the game of their lives’
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The Brazil legend Pelé is showing further signs of improvement as he continues his recovery from a kidney condition
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The sports quiz of the week Chelsea, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Robbie Keane
This week's quiz has been to York for snooker, Salisbury for football, Los Angeles for soccer and Europe for memories
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Real Madrid have agreed to sign Real Mallorca’s 18-year-old Spain youth international Marco Asensio on a six-year contract
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The FA Cup runners-up Hull City, who played in the Europa League, will face an investigation by Uefa’s club financial control body
in brief
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Aide claimed communities secretary stopped sending signed pictures abroad because of huge demand
opinion
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Allies turned foes, economic fears and poll saying 60% of voters would prefer a PM other than him points to a volatile campaign
off the page part six
people
pictures and video
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The family of Luke Somers call for al-Qaida to release the photojournalist currently held captive in Yemen
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The BBC/HBO adaptation of JK Rowling’s first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, will air next year. Here are the latest pictures of some central characters
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All six of the works in our Off the Page series used the same set: see how it was turned into a TV studio, a bedroom, a changing room and a school playground
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How to work monochrome, whatever your age. Stylist: Priscilla Kwateng. Photography: David Newby
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If you thought you’d seen it all with the Rosetta mission, next year promises a Mars mission and an exploration of Pluto
the big picture
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We asked you to share your pictures of the iconic landscapes for the GuardianWitness readers’ assignment. Here is a selection of our favourites
Buttler, with his beautiful violence, should be a free-to-air star