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• Marks: Potential Mosul operation 'should not be public' - CNN

  21-02-2015 23:47 via cnn.com
  
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  CNN Military Analyst Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks (Ret.) talks about a potential operation to retake the city of Mosul, Iraq, from ISIS. The fight against ISIS (15). Fighters of Kurdish Peshmerga forces get ready for an operation on December 20, 2014 at.
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• Here's Why Stephen Hawking Thinks We Should Start Colonizing Planets ASAP - Uproxx

  21-02-2015 23:17 via uproxx.com
  
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  Here's Why Stephen Hawking Thinks We Should Start Colonizing Planets ASAP
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  Chances are most people who think they know who Stephen Hawking is are actually thinking about actor Eddie Redmayne, whose Oscar-nominated performance drives The Theory of Everything. Awards bait aside, Hawking himself has resurfaced for ...
  
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• Versailles role for Potter veteran

  21-02-2015 22:53
  
  Film-maker Alan Rickman has said JK Rowling's long-running Harry Potter series prevented him from returning to the director's chair for almost two decades.
  
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• Families urge Syria three to return

  21-02-2015 22:28
  
  Relatives of three missing schoolgirls believed to have fled to Syria to join Islamic State have pleaded for them to return home, as the identity of the third teenage girl was revealed today.
  
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• Cops Release Photo Of Missing Man's Tattoo

  21-02-2015 22:25
  
  Jamie Franklin, 32, has been missing from his home in Sutton, southwest London, since the evening of 20 February. Mr Franklin is believed to have been heading to Brighton for a tattoo convention but concerns grew and police were called after he failed to contact anyone and could not be reached. Officers from Sutton Police Missing Persons Unit said it is completely out of character for Mr Franklin not to have regular contact with his close friends. Mr Franklin is 6ft 2in tall and of slim build.
  
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• John Kerry threatens Russia with serious sanctions over Ukraine

  21-02-2015 22:23
  
  US secretary of state condemns Russia’s ‘extraordinarily craven behaviour’ after ceasefire left in tatters despite prisoner exchangeThe US has warned it could level “serious sanctions” on Russia within days over breaches of Ukraine’s truce, which is in tatters despite pro-Moscow rebels and government forces exchanging scores of prisoners. A separatist official said 139 Ukrainian troops and 52 rebels had been exchanged at a remote frontline location near the village of Zholobok, 12 mi
  
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• Syria-bound girls urged to come home by families

  21-02-2015 22:15
  
  ‘We miss you terribly and are extremely worried,’ say relatives of Shamima Begum, thought to have fled UK to join Islamic State
  The family of missing schoolgirl Shamima Begum last night issued a desperate plea to the teenager not to cross the border into Syria to join Islamic State (Isis) but to come home.The heartfelt message to the 15-year-old came after police revealed that she and her two friends from the same London school had left Britain during the half-term break and caught a flight
  
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• Argentinian president hits out at judiciary over rally for Alberto Nisman

  21-02-2015 22:07
  
  Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accuses state lawyers of launching a political battle after they organised march demanding justice for dead prosecutor
  Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the Argentinian president, accused the judiciary on Saturday of launching a political battle after state lawyers organised a march to demand justice for a dead prosecutor who had been investigating her. The protest, known as 18F, drew tens of thousands into the streets of Buenos Aires on Wednesday, a month af
  
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• José Mourinho spot-on with response to Chelsea fans’ Paris incident

  21-02-2015 22:00
  
  It will go over the heads of most of the morons on the Métro train, but it falls to a foreigner at a club owned by a foreigner to explain to the world that most English people are not really like thatJosé Mourinho adopts grouchy and petulantly defensive postures so often in his working routine – as he did again on Saturday – that it is easy to forget it is usually only an act. Asked to speak publicly on a matter of some importance on Friday, the Chelsea manager was eloquent and reaso
  
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• Children in war zones being failed by Britain, say MPs in scathing report

  21-02-2015 21:51
  
  All-party group says government lacks ‘tangible, or indeed any kind of, strategy’ relating to child protection in humanitarian missionsThe UK is failing to meet its “moral and political obligations” to tens of millions of children caught up in conflict zones and has not developed even a basic strategy to help youngsters affected by war, a parliamentary report reveals.So lamentable is the government’s approach to the issue that MPs and peers warn that Britain’s international standing
  
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• Poll puts Tories ahead of Labour

  21-02-2015 21:50
  
  The Conservatives have edged ahead of Labour, according to a new opinion poll.
  
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• Hull City vs QPR match report: Joey Barton sent off as Rangers fall to late Dame ... - The Independent

  21-02-2015 21:46 via independent.co.uk
  
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  Joey Barton and Rob Green have probably driven all their managers to despair at some time or other, and now it is poor Chris Ramsey's turn. Queens Park Rangers responded marvellously after Barton picked up a straight red card for what appeared to be a ...
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• Norway's Muslims and Jews link up to denounce extremist violence

  21-02-2015 21:41
  
  Muslims attend peace vigil in Oslo in solidarity with Jews a week after fatal shootings in nearby Denmark
  Norwegian Muslims organised a peace vigil in Oslo on Saturday in a show of solidarity with Jews a week after fatal shootings in Denmark targeted a synagogue and free-speech seminar.As the mainly elderly Jewish congregation filed out of the synagogue after Shabbat prayers, a group of young Muslims, many of them teenage girls wearing headscarves, formed a symbolic ring outside the building to
  
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• Prescott given Labour green role

  21-02-2015 21:36
  
  Ed Miliband has handed former deputy prime minister John Prescott a return to frontline politics in the run-up to the general election as a key adviser on climate change.
  
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• Families who fear Isis is targeting their children urged to lock up their passports

  21-02-2015 21:19
  
  Islamist extremists use grooming methods of paedophiles, says counter-terror groupParents have been urged to keep their children’s passports under “lock and key” if they feel they are at risk of being groomed online by Islamist extremists.As the prime minister expressed deep concern over the disappearance of the three east London schoolgirls who are thought to be on their way to join Islamic State (Isis) fighters in Syria, the head of Inspire, a human rights organisation working with Musli
  
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• Chris Ramsey refuses to blame Joey Barton after 'cruel' 2-1 defeat at Hull - SkySports

  21-02-2015 21:05 via www1.skysports.com
  
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  Chris Ramsey refuses to blame Joey Barton after 'cruel' 2-1 defeat at Hull
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  QPR boss Chris Ramsey declared his side's late 2-1 defeat to Hull "cruel" but refused to point the finger at Joey Barton. Sky Bet. Loading Market ... Football Betting · Bet £5 Get £20 Free. Charlie Austin cancelled out Nikica Jelavic's opener after Barton was ...
  
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• Top-secret military warning on Ebola biological weapon terror threat

  21-02-2015 21:05
  
  Porton Down memo marked ‘UK secret UK eyes only’ reveals scientists analysed use of virus by al-Qaida or IsisScientists at the top-secret military research unit at Porton Down, Wiltshire, have been assessing the potential use of Ebola as a bioterrorism weapon, according to confidential documents.A three-page memo, marked ‘UK secret UK eyes only’, reveals that the unit, where chemical, radiological and biological threats are analysed, was tasked with evaluating whether terrorist organisat
  
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• Six Nations clashes show the game facing brutal reality of extreme exposure

  21-02-2015 21:00
  
  Full-on, legal contact is part and parcel of the modern game as has been vividly illustrated in the battles between No8s and No10s in this year’s Six Nations but might a revision of the rules lower the chances of injury and improve the game?
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  • England 47-17 Italy Before the Six Nations started, there was concern for the outside halves of Europe. Would Jonathan Sexton be sound of mind after the
  
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• The aristo and the spiv: the true story of the men behind the Who

  21-02-2015 21:00
  
  Pop impresarios are often the hidden power behind the biggest acts, now two films turn spotlight on Kit Lambert and Chris StampIn the telling of rock’n’roll history, managers rarely claim centre stage. That is about to change with a documentary about the relationship between Kit Lambert, the aristocratic, homosexual son of the classical composer Constant Lambert, and Chris Stamp, the son of a tugboat captain, as played out through the creation and management of the Who.The band has never shi
  
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• Scotland’s wily Majid Haq eyes taking the scalp of faltering England

  21-02-2015 21:00
  
  As Scotland’s most-capped player and one wicket short of being their highest wicket-taker, Majid Haq believes his side have a great chance against England at the cricket World Cup
  • Scotland lose to New Zealand by three wickets
  • England lose to New Zealand by eight wickets
  • Australia thrash England by 111 runsMajid Haq does not need the numeracy skills he acquired in his former life as an accountant to work out the equation should England lose their third successive match of this World
  
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• José Mourinho blames referee for Nemanja Matic’s dismissal

  21-02-2015 20:58
  
  • ‘Burnley’s Barnes should have been sent off in first half’
  • Sean Dyche ‘flummoxed’ by Mourinho’s complaints
  • Match report: Chelsea 1-1 BurnleyJosé Mourinho has suggested that only bad decisions by officials can prevent his team from winning the Premier League title this season. The Chelsea manager continued his campaign against what he sees as the injustices that have hampered his side after Chelsea dropped two points at home to Burnley and had Nemanja Matic sent
  
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• Ousted Ukraine leader aiming to return as rebel rockets threaten peace plan

  21-02-2015 20:52
  
  Disgraced president Viktor Yanukovych speaks out from exile in Russia as thousands gather for pro-Putin rally in MoscowOusted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has controversially spoken out from self-imposed exile in Russia, promising, exactly a year after he fled Kiev, to return to Ukraine to “ease people’s lives” and help stop the war.Yanukovych’s interview with Russia’s state-owned Channel One was his first public appearance since he gave two bizarre press conferences in Rostov
  
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• Mo Farah admits Twitter row with Andy Vernon inspired him to record run

  21-02-2015 20:52
  
  • Farah: ‘I love representing my country and giving something back’
  • Andy Vernon tweeted his praise for Farah’s ‘cracking run’
  • Farah accuses Vernon of not regarding him as BritishMo Farah has revealed that his heated rows with fellow British athlete Andy Vernon, played out on Twitter and then in the media, spurred him on to break his first world record.Farah, who was competing over two miles at the Birmingham indoor grand prix, took the lead with six laps to go before runn
  
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• Back on home turf, Chelsea fans condemn club’s Paris racism shame

  21-02-2015 20:35
  
  Some say rise of nationalist chants at away games recalls far-right links of 1980s hooligansIt was “building bridges” day at Chelsea on Saturday. But most of those congregating on Fulham Road before the Premier League match against Burnley, which finished 1-1, accepted that the route to restoring the club’s reputation following the disgraceful scenes in Paris last week by a racist minority would require more than a “support Chelsea, support equality” initiative.The general consensus wa
  
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• Syriza’s honeymoon over as Greece strikes debt deal with EU

  21-02-2015 20:34
  
  Alexis Tsipras says long struggle lies ahead while finance minister describes deadlines as ‘inhuman’With a deal, of sorts, to keep Greece in the eurozone, prime minister Alexis Tsipras marked his first month in office this weekend acknowledging that only now does the hard work begin.Facing a 48-hour deadline to produce a list of reforms that could make or break his insolvent country’s future, the anti-austerity leader admitted the honeymoon was over for a government that had sent ripples o
  
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• Manchester City run riot against Newcastle with Edin Dzeko rampant

  21-02-2015 20:28
  
  Manchester City will notice a difference in quality once their next opponents arrive at the Etihad, though that consideration apart the preparations for Tuesday’s crunch game against Barcelona could not have gone more swimmingly. Not only were City able to cut Chelsea’s lead to five points at the top of the Premier League they boosted their confidence and goal difference with an easy home win while Barcelona were being beaten at Camp Nou by Manuel Pellegrini’s old team, Málaga.Add t
  
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• Manchester City v Newcastle | Premier League - as it happened

  21-02-2015 20:24
  
  Manchester City moved within five points of Chelsea after a convincing win that did not look in doubt after they won a penalty inside the first 30 seconds 7.24pm GMT Was that fun? I don’t really know. A penalty for City after 26 seconds was the last thing this game needed really; they quickly built on Aguero’s conversion with two more goals and that was that. Silva, who had a delightful game and set up Dzeko’s goal beautifully, added two very nice second-half goals but the pace was friendl
  
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• Manchester City vs Newcastle United match report: David Silva shines as champions stroll to comfortable win over poor Magpies

  21-02-2015 20:18
  Manchester City warmed up for Tuesday's visit of Barcelona in style by crushing Newcastle 5-0 on a perfect day for the Premier League champions.
  
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• Big Birdman: Is viral Sesame Street film a late contender for Oscars success?

  21-02-2015 20:07
  
  Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel are battling out to become the most successful movie at tomorrow’s Oscars, with nine nominations each.
  
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• Labour to give John Prescott a frontline general election role

  21-02-2015 20:00
  
  Ed Miliband brings back former deputy prime minister to ‘bash heads together’ as Conservatives edge ahead in pollsEd Miliband is bringing the former deputy prime minister, John Prescott, back into frontline politics only months before May’s general election.In a controversial move, the Labour leader has appointed Lord Prescott as his personal adviser with specific responsibility for climate change. His remit, according to aides, is to “bash heads together”. Continue reading...
  
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• Climate change is not just an environmental issue

  21-02-2015 20:00
  
  Tackling global warming is not just a global responsibility, argues the leader of the Labour party, it’s an economic necessity for BritainThe general election means 2015 is a critical year for Britain. It is also a critical year for the world on climate change. Within months of Britain voting, the UN is holding a summit in Paris to agree a binding global agreement to tackle climate change.But there is a real danger that this great chance to achieve action is going to slip by, without the world
  
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• Labour MP Austin Mitchell: 'Even if we selected a raving alcoholic sex paedophile we wouldn't lose Grimsby'

  21-02-2015 19:52
  Veteran Labour MP Austin Mitchell has dismissed Ukip’s chances of winning the Great Grimsby constituency at the general election, saying that Labour would win the hotly contested seat “even” if it had selected a “raving alcoholic sex paedophile” as its candidate.
  
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• Daily Telegraph provokes fresh outrage over reporting of ‘suicides’ at News UK

  21-02-2015 19:50
  
  Mental health charities and senior journalists urge caution after newspaper’s report of ‘tragic deaths’Mental health charities and senior journalists took to social media to urge newspapers to think carefully about how they report suicides, after the Daily Telegraph published a story concerning the death of two employees at News UK, the publisher of the Times and the Sun.On Twitter and various online forums, people pointedly shared Samaritans’ media guidelines. The front page of the Dail
  
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• Malcolm X assassination: 50 years on, mystery still clouds details of the case

  21-02-2015 19:43
  
  Despite Freedom of Information requests throughout the years, New York still will not release records to the public and claim files would endanger the safety of police officers and constitute unwarranted invasions of privacyFifty years on, questions surrounding Malcolm X’s assassination still contribute to the atmosphere of suspicion and distrust between law enforcement and the black community. And while the murders of John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, and Emmett Till have all been re-exa
  
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• Syria runaways urged to return home

  21-02-2015 19:29
  
  Relatives of the three missing schoolgirls believed to have fled to Syria to join Islamic State have pleaded for them to return home.
  
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• Samuel L. Jackson responds to Bill Cosby rape allegations: 'I wish that he would say something'

  21-02-2015 19:25
  
  Samuel L. Jackson has called on Bill Cosby to respond to claims of rape and sexual assault made by numerous women.
  
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• Families Urge Schoolgirls To Stay Out Of Syria

  21-02-2015 19:25
  
  The families of two schoolgirls believed to be heading for Syria to join Islamic State have pleaded with them to come home. Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and another 15-year-old girl, who has not been named, were last seen on Tuesday morning as they left their homes in East London, telling their families they would be out for the day. It has emerged they were questioned just two months ago after one of their classmates, also 15, travelled to Syria and yet they were still able to board a
  
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• Labour will take aim at Tory and Lib Dem London seats to get Ed Miliband into Number 10, reveals Sadiq Khan

  21-02-2015 19:16
  
  Ed Miliband’s "route to Number 10 goes through London", a senior shadow cabinet loyalist has told The Independent.
  
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• Barbara Windsor: Becoming Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders after shaking off 'boobs and bottom' image of Carry On was toughest part of career

  21-02-2015 18:59
  It’s hard to imagine The Queen Vic’s most famous landlady experiencing even the briefest moment of fear.
  
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• Men sought over 'racist chanting'

  21-02-2015 18:39
  
  Police are seeking a gang of men, believed to be Chelsea fans, who were heard shouting racist chants at a London station.
  
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• Syria-bound girl urged to come home

  21-02-2015 18:25
  
  The family of one of the schoolgirls believed to have fled to Syria to join Islamic State have said they are "extremely worried" as they urged her to return home.
  
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• Surfers make the most out of powerful Cyclone Marcia by riding the high tides in Australia

  21-02-2015 18:17
  
  Surfers braved heavy rain and strong winds in Australia by taking to the waves during a tropical cyclone that battered the country, damaged homes and severed power links.
  
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• Family Urge Missing Teen To Stay Out Of Syria

  21-02-2015 18:16
  
  The family of one of three teenagers who have left the UK and are believed to heading for Syria, have pleaded for her to return. Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16 and a third 15-year-old girl, who has not been named, were last seen on Tuesday morning as they left their homes in East London, telling their families they would be out for the day. It has emerged they were questioned just two months ago after one of their classmates, also 15, travelled to Syria and yet they were still able to boa
  
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• UK weather: Snow blankets parts of country ahead of cold snap

  21-02-2015 18:04
  
  Many in Britain woke up to snow today as icy conditions hit the UK ahead of a cold snap expected this weekend.
  
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• Greek bailout: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says a 'battle' has been won but 'not the war'

  21-02-2015 18:00
  
  The Greek Prime Minister declared victory after reaching a new loan deal with Germany but cautioned that the country has won “a battle, not the war”.
  
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• What's Luring Western Women To Join IS?

  21-02-2015 17:56
  
  Young women are being lured online to join Islamic State in Syria by promises of rent free homes and war booty, including fridges and cookers, experts say. While they may sound far-fetched, the reports are not without substance, Dr Erin Saltman, a researcher at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue told Sky News. She said: "Women have very specific propaganda aimed at them by Islamic State.
  
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• Fears storm will combine with supertide as 18 flood warnings remain in place - Western Morning News

  21-02-2015 17:49 via westernmorningnews.co.uk
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  Fears storm will combine with supertide as 18 flood warnings remain in place
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  A seafront shop at St Ives prepares for the worst this morning. Photo by Greg Martin. Waves crash over the path at high tide in St Ives this morning. Photo by Greg Martin. Water floods up the slipway at St Ives this morning. Photo by Greg Martin. A seafront shop ...
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• Pension pot promises 'misleading'

  21-02-2015 17:39
  
  Some savers could fail to receive the full amount of what they believe are guaranteed company pensions, a government pensions body has warned.
  
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• Isis infighting: Tensions rise over use of Yazidi sex slaves, loss of Kobani and poor services in areas controlled by group

  21-02-2015 17:26
  Yazidi sex slaves, the loss of Kobani and the struggle to keep infrastructure running in areas captured by Isis are believed to be causing friction among militants in the group.
  
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• Yoga leads to Satan, says Northern Ireland priest

  21-02-2015 17:16
  
  A Catholic priest in Northern Ireland warned that those who enjoy yoga and Indian head massages are taking risks with their "spiritual health" – opening themselves up to "Satan and The Fallen Angels".
  
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