• Murray named Sports Personality

    Murray named Sports Personality
    Andy Murray, who inspired Britain's Davis Cup win, is voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the second time.
  • VIDEO: Murray wins BBC Sports Personality

    VIDEO: Murray wins BBC Sports Personality
    Tennis player Andy Murray wins Sports Personality of the Year for inspiring Great Britain to their first Davis Cup win in 79 years.
  • VIDEO: Rollason award winner wows crowd

    VIDEO: Rollason award winner wows crowd
    Helen Rollason award winner Bailey Matthews wows the Sports Personality of the Year crowd with a warm acceptance speech.
  • VIDEO: Lineker cuts hand on SPOTY trophy

    VIDEO: Lineker cuts hand on SPOTY trophy
    Sports Personality of the Year presenter Gary Lineker cuts his hand on the trophy as he brings it out on to the stage.
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  • Downie wins Young Personality award

    Downie wins Young Personality award
    Gymnast Ellie Downie is named as the 2015 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year after a triumphant year.
  • Teenager is Scalextric world champion

    Teenager is Scalextric world champion
    A 14-year-old boy is crowned this year's Scalextric World Champion after playing the classic slot car racing game for the first time.
  • Hezbollah Leader, Long Detained by Israel, Is Killed in Syria - New York Times

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    Hezbollah Leader, Long Detained by Israel, Is Killed in Syria
    New York Times
    RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Lebanese man who was imprisoned for nearly three decades for his involvement in one of the most notorious attacks in Israel — and who later joined the Shiite militia Hezbollah — was killed in Syria, his family and the militia ...
    Three rockets believed to have fallen in northern Israel, IDF saysJerusalem Post Israel News
    Hizbollah leader Samir Kantar killed in 'I
  • Baby delivered early to allow mother's cancer treatment dies - The Guardian

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    Baby delivered early to allow mother's cancer treatment dies
    The Guardian
    Heidi Loughlin with Ally Louise after baby was delivered by caesarean section. Photograph: BBC Points West. Peter Walker · @peterwalker99. Sunday 20 December 2015 11.45 EST Last modified on Sunday 20 December 2015 11.57 EST. Share on ...
    Mother who delayed chemo to give baby a chance reveals she has diedDaily Mail
    'Our hearts broke in two': Tragedy as baby dies after brave mum delayed chemo ...The
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  • Landslide buries buildings in southern China; 27 missing - Fox News

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    Landslide buries buildings in southern China; 27 missing
    Fox News
    BEIJING – A landslide collapsed and buried buildings at and around an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Sunday, leaving 27 people missing, authorities said. At least seven people were rescued after 18 buildings were buried and ...
    27 missing as massive landslide hits China's ShenzhenEconomic Times
    59 missing as massive landslide hits China's ShenzhenBusiness Standard
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  • Historic election set to break up Spain's two-party system - The Globe and Mail

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    Historic election set to break up Spain's two-party system
    The Globe and Mail
    Spaniards angry with 21 per cent unemployment and seemingly endless corruption cases voted Sunday in an historic election that is expected to end the nation's two-party political system due to strong support for two upstart parties. Spain has been ...
    Spain holds most hotly contested general elections in recent decadesFox News Latino
    Spanish Elections: All You Need to KnowNewsweek
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  • Lord Janner child sex abuse claims 'cannot go to court' - The Guardian

    The Guardian
    Lord Janner child sex abuse claims 'cannot go to court'
    The Guardian
    The death of the former Labour peer Greville Janner almost certainly means that child sex allegations made against him will never be tested in a criminal court, according to legal experts. Janner, who died aged 87 after suffering dementia, was accused ...
    Lord Janner dies at 87, days after judge's ruling on sex abuse trialCare Appointments
    Lord Janner dies days after Judge's ruling on sex abuse trialHinckley Times
  • Watford accept gift of Adam Bogdan blunder in thumping win over Liverpool - The Guardian

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    Watford accept gift of Adam Bogdan blunder in thumping win over Liverpool
    The Guardian
    Nathan Aké pokes home to give Watford an early lead after Liverpool goalkeeper Adam Bogdan's error. Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images. David Hytner at Vicarage Road. @DaveHytner. Sunday 20 December 2015 10.49 EST Last ...
    Watford 3-0 Liverpool: Nathan Ake capitalises on Adam Bogdan howler and Odion ...Daily Mail
    Klopp: Bogdan was fouled in Liverpool lossESPN.co.uk
  • Nicki Minaj goes ahead with controversial Angola gig - BBC News

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    Nicki Minaj goes ahead with controversial Angola gig
    BBC News
    US rapper Nicki Minaj has gone ahead with a concert in Angola despite a rights group asking her to cancel it. The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) said in a letter that the money to pay her came from "government corruption and human rights violations".
    Nicki Minaj ignores human rights critics to perform at Angola concertCTV News
    Nicki Minaj performs at controversial concert in Angola despite pleas from ...New York Daily News
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  • Fake bomb forces Air France flight to make Kenya emergency landing - BBC News

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    Fake bomb forces Air France flight to make Kenya emergency landing
    BBC News
    An Air France passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya after a fake bomb was found in a toilet, the airline says. The Boeing 777, on its way from Mauritius to Paris, was evacuated at Mombasa airport and the suspicious device taken ...
    Air France says suspicious device on flight from Mauritius was a hoaxCBC.ca
    Air France bomb scare: Suspicious device found in toilets was 'hoax', says .
  • Conservatives split on EU after PM's Brussels trip - Reuters UK

    Reuters UK
    Conservatives split on EU after PM's Brussels trip
    Reuters UK
    LONDON Prime Minister David Cameron's trip to Brussels last week has exposed divisions in his party over Britain's relationship with the EU, with one senior lawmaker saying on Sunday he wanted to quit the bloc and another hinting at a top-level rebellion.
    Half of Tory party to vote for Brexit, warns MPFinancial Times
    Cameron pressured to let ministers push for British exit from EUKnutsford Guardian
    Most Tory MPs leaning to
  • I'll vote to leave the EU, says Fox

    I'll vote to leave the EU, says Fox
    Ex-defence secretary Liam Fox says Britain should leave the EU, but former PM Sir John Major insists the UK would be less safe, less well-off and less influential.
  • Huge China Landslide Buries Factories, Dorms: 22 Missing - NBCNews.com

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    Huge China Landslide Buries Factories, Dorms: 22 Missing
    NBCNews.com
    A landslide collapsed and buried buildings at and around an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Sunday, leaving 22 people missing, authorities said. At least seven people were rescued after 18 buildings were buried and an area ...
    22 missing as massive landslide hits an industrial park in ChinaThe Hindu
    Landslide buries buildings in southern China; 27 missingseattlepi.com
    At least 41 missing
  • The Queen attends Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham - Daily Mail

    Daily Mail
    The Queen attends Sunday service at St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham
    Daily Mail
    Flanked by half a dozen policeman and her personal staff, The Queen, who wore a diamond brooch on her coat and pearl earrings, was driven to the church. Members of the royal family traditionally gather at Sandringham for Christmas and attend St Mary ...and more »
  • PM orders review of police gun use

    PM orders review of police gun use
    The prime minister orders a review of the use of guns by police officers, in the wake of last month's attacks in Paris, the BBC understands.
  • Hizbollah leader Samir Kantar killed in 'Israeli air strike' - Telegraph.co.uk

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    Hizbollah leader Samir Kantar killed in 'Israeli air strike'
    Telegraph.co.uk
    A senior Hizbollah leader and envoy who was once the group's longest serving prisoner in an Israeli jail has been killed in a precision air strike in the Syrian capital, Damascus. A bulldozer clearing debris from the site. Photo: LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty.
    Nasrallah's Test: Will Hezbollah retaliate for the assassination of Samir Kuntar?Jerusalem Post Israel News
    Hezbollah: Samir Kuntar Killed in Israeli A
  • Air France Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Kenya on Bomb Fear - Bloomberg

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    Air France Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Kenya on Bomb Fear
    Bloomberg
    The Boeing 777 Air France flight 463 from Mauritius to Paris was forced to land in the Kenyan city of Mombasa after a device suspected to be a bomb was found onboard. Photographer: Edwin Kana/AP. Photographer: Edwin Kana/AP. Don't Miss Out — Follow ...
    Air France plane carrying 470 passengers makes emergency landing after ...Irish Independent
    Kenyan officials question 6 passengers over bomb scare on Air
  • David Cameron wants to reform the European Union. Will British voters go along? - Washington Post

    Washington Post
    David Cameron wants to reform the European Union. Will British voters go along?
    Washington Post
    This week, the heads of the 28 member states of the European Union met to discuss possible reforms to the EU proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Since his government took office in May, Cameron has called for a “better deal for Britain.
    I'll vote to leave the EU, says former minister Liam FoxBBC News
    Most Tory MPs leaning towards Brexit, says party's leave group ch
  • Corbyn says he is in for the long haul - Financial Times

    Financial Times
    Corbyn says he is in for the long haul
    Financial Times
    Jeremy Corbyn has declared he is “not going anywhere” as he marks his 100th day on Monday as Labour leader, a defiance that will only compound the unseasonal air of gloom hanging over his party. Mr Corbyn used the anniversary to urge shadow cabinet ...
    Angela Eagle refuses to say Jeremy Corbyn should lead Labour into 2020 electionTelegraph.co.uk
    Jeremy Corbyn reveals he was 'appalled' by MPs' reaction to Hil
  • Watford v Liverpool: Premier League – live! - The Guardian

    The Guardian
    Watford v Liverpool: Premier League – live!
    The Guardian
    28 mins: Clyne gets down the left and clips a cross to the back post, looking for that aerial powerhouse Coutinho, but Nyom is there to head behind. Coutinho takes the corner, and Gomes offers Bogdan a lesson in how to calmly claim an inswinging corner.
    Watford vs Liverpool: live - Adam Bogdan howler allows Nathan Ake to score openerTelegraph.co.uk (blog)
    Watford 2-0 Liverpool FC LIVE score: Odion Ighalo and Nathan Ake
  • Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley 'to marry today' after four-year engagement - Telegraph.co.uk

    Telegraph.co.uk
    Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley 'to marry today' after four-year engagement
    Telegraph.co.uk
    Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley are expected to marry today after a four-year engagement. Bleakley, a television presenter, has been spotted making last-minute arrangements for their wedding, looking happy while out shopping yesterday.
    Christine Bleakley and Frank Lampard wedding: All the latest as presenter ...Mirror.co.uk
    Preparations begin for Frank Lampard and Christine Blea
  • Give women combat roles in armed forces, says PM Cameron

    Give women combat roles in armed forces, says PM Cameron
    LONDON (Reuters) - Women in Britain's armed forces should be allowed to serve in close combat roles by the end of 2016, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday.
  • Spain votes in historic election with upstart parties - USA TODAY

    USA TODAY
    Spain votes in historic election with upstart parties
    USA TODAY
    MADRID - Spaniards angry with 21% unemployment and seemingly endless corruption cases were voting Sunday in an historic election that is expected to upend the nation's two-party political system due to strong support for two upstart parties. Spain has ...
    Spain Votes in Key Election Likely to End Era of Two-Party DominanceWall Street Journal
    Spain votes in close electionFinancial Times
    Spaniards vote in unpredictable
  • Landslide at industrial park in China leaves 41 missing - Channel News Asia

    Channel News Asia
    Landslide at industrial park in China leaves 41 missing
    Channel News Asia
    Rescuers pulled four people from the debris after the accident in the southern city of Shenzhen bordering Hong Kong, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Posted 20 Dec 2015 17:36; Updated 20 Dec 2015 19:57. VIDEOS; PHOTOS ...
    22 missing as massive landslide hits China's ShenzhenBusiness Standard
    Landslide hits Chinese industrial park, 41 missingIANS
    At least 22 people missing, many feared dead
  • Angela Eagle refuses to say Jeremy Corbyn should lead Labour into 2020 election - Telegraph.co.uk

    Telegraph.co.uk
    Angela Eagle refuses to say Jeremy Corbyn should lead Labour into 2020 election
    Telegraph.co.uk
    A senior member of Labour's shadow cabinet has refused to say they believe Jeremy Corbyn should lead Labour into 2020 election. Angela Eagle, the shadow business secretary, twice refused to categorically state that Mr Corbyn should remain leader ...
    Jeremy Corbyn: 100 Facts To Mark 100 DaysSky News
    Labour party may need to split to survive, says key ex-Blair adviserThe Guardian
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  • Liam Fox piles pressure on David Cameron as he confirms Brexit support - The Guardian

    The Guardian
    Liam Fox piles pressure on David Cameron as he confirms Brexit support
    The Guardian
    Liam Fox's decision to confirm he will campaign to leave the EU could encourage more senior Eurosceptics to break cover. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images. Rowena Mason Political correspondent. Sunday 20 December 2015 06.23 EST Last ...
    I'll vote to leave the EU, says former minister Liam FoxBBC News
    EU referendum: Set us free to campaign against Brussels, ministers tell David ...Telegrap
  • Britain eyes legal protection for gun police after Paris attacks

    Britain eyes legal protection for gun police after Paris attacks
    LONDON (Reuters) - British armed police could get greater legal protection if they shoot suspected criminals after Prime Minister David Cameron ordered a review of current laws in the light of mass shootings in Paris last month, the Sunday Times reported.
  • Air France plane carrying 470 passengers makes emergency landing after ... - Irish Independent

    Irish Independent
    Air France plane carrying 470 passengers makes emergency landing after ...
    Irish Independent
    The Air France plane which made an emergency landing is seen behind passengers boarding on a small jetliner at Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya today. (AP Photo/Edwin Kana) Passengers of an Air France plane which made an emergency ...
    Kenya says investigating device that caused Air France flight to make ...Reuters UK
    Air France investigates suspected bomb on plane headi
  • Afghan official warns Helmand province may fall to Taliban - Reuters

    Reuters
    Afghan official warns Helmand province may fall to Taliban
    Reuters
    KABUL Afghanistan's Helmand province could fall to the Taliban after months of heavy fighting, with 90 members of the security forces killed over the past two days, the deputy governor of the volatile southern province warned on Sunday. Mohammad Jan ...
    Afghan official makes Facebook pleaThe Daily Starall 6 news articles »
  • Armed Police 'Want To Go Back To Patrol Cars' - Sky News

    Armed Police 'Want To Go Back To Patrol Cars'
    Sky News
    A campaigner says firearms officers want to quit as the PM launches a review into protections given to police who shoot to kill. 12:12, UK, Sunday 20 December 2015. Armed police take part in a simulated attack. Play video "Armed Police 'Want To Quit'" ...and more »
  • Self-driving delivery robot could be Santa's new helper

    Self-driving delivery robot could be Santa's new helper
    Fleets of small autonomous robots could soon become a familiar presence on public pathways with the advent of ground-based drones that aim to improve local delivery of goods and groceries. Former Skype co-founders have launched a new company, Starship Technologies, which is preparing to test their self-driving delivery robots in London. The as yet unnamed robots are small, safe, practical and free from CO2 emissions, according to the developers. "When you place your order online, as you do right
  • Lebanese militant leader killed in Israeli raid in Syria - Hezbollah - Reuters UK

    Reuters UK
    Lebanese militant leader killed in Israeli raid in Syria - Hezbollah
    Reuters UK
    BEIRUT Lebanese Hezbollah militant leader Samir Qantar was killed in an Israeli air strike in Damascus early on Sunday, the Lebanese group and Syrian government sources said. Israel welcomed his death, saying he had been preparing attacks on it from ...
    Hezbollah militant 'killed in Israeli raid'Daily Mail
    Lebanese militant Samir Qantar 'killed in Israeli raid'Irish Times
    Israel welcomes militant's d
  • Spain votes in close election - Financial Times

    Financial Times
    Spain votes in close election
    Financial Times
    Spain is voting in an election that is expected to usher in a new political era in which four parties — including two high-profile newcomers — vie for power in a fragmented parliament. Polls predict that Mariano Rajoy, the prime minister and leader ...
    Spain Votes in Key Election Likely to End Era of Two-Party DominanceWall Street Journal
    Spaniards to Give Election Verdict on Bailout, Crisis, GraftBloomberg
    Spaniards Go T
  • Dr Fox vows that his behaviour will change if he returns to radio - Telegraph.co.uk

    Telegraph.co.uk
    Dr Fox vows that his behaviour will change if he returns to radio
    Telegraph.co.uk
    Neil Fox, the disc jockey cleared of abusing female colleagues and teenage fans, has admitted that if he returns to the radio he will change the way he behaves. The 54-year-old, known to listeners as "Dr Fox", acknowledged that "a lot of horseplay" and ...
    DJ Neil Fox's wife says she had no doubt he would be clearedThe Guardian
    DJ Fox 'Silly And Stupid But Not Criminal'Sky News
    Neil Fox office
  • Jeremy Corbyn: 100 Things He's Done In 100 Days - Sky News

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    Jeremy Corbyn: 100 Things He's Done In 100 Days
    Sky News
    Sky's Sophy Ridge examines 100 facts about Labour's Jeremy Corbyn as he prepares to mark his 100th day as the party leader. 09:15, UK, Sunday 20 December 2015. The Labour Party Autumn Conference 2015 - Day 4. Jeremy Corbyn marks 100 days as ...
    Labour party may need to split to survive, says key ex-Blair adviserThe Guardian
    Jeremy Corbyn marks 100 days as Labour leaderThe Australian (subscription) (blog)
    Jeremy Corbyn: 10
  • Lord Janner dies aged 87 after long illness - Bournemouth Echo

    Bournemouth Echo
    Lord Janner dies aged 87 after long illness
    Bournemouth Echo
    The former Labour peer was earlier this year ruled unfit to stand trial over allegations of child sexual abuse spanning four decades. He had been suffering from dementia and died peacefully at home. Share article. He used to own a holiday home in ...
    UK Lord accused of child sex abuse dies before trialAl-Arabiya
    Lord Greville Janner dies, aged 87: news 'devastating' for alleged victims of ...Telegraph.co.uk
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  • Air France investigates suspected bomb on plane heading to Paris - The Guardian

    The Guardian
    Air France investigates suspected bomb on plane heading to Paris
    The Guardian
    The Air France plane requested an emergency landing after the suspicious package was found. Photograph: George Frey/AFP/Getty Images. Haroon Siddique and agencies. Sunday 20 December 2015 04.11 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...
    Air France flight makes emergency landing after suspected bomb found in toiletIrish Independent
    Air France Bomb Alert Forces Paris-Bound Jet to Land in Keny
  • Families of Kuntar's victims: A historic justice has been done - Ynetnews

    Ynetnews
    Families of Kuntar's victims: A historic justice has been done
    Ynetnews
    Smadar Haran, who lost her entire family in a 1979 attack perpetrated by Kuntar, welcomes his assassination; Danny Haran's brother: 'Each dog has its day'; Brother of policeman also murdered in that attack: 'I knew he was living on borrowed time.'.
    State television says Samir Qantar was killed overnight in the district of ...The Express Tribune
    Lebanese militant Samir Qantar killed in rocket strike in SyriaBBC News
  • Chelsea let Jose Mourinho down — don't be surprised if he makes them pay one day - Mirror.co.uk

    Mirror.co.uk
    Chelsea let Jose Mourinho down — don't be surprised if he makes them pay one day
    Mirror.co.uk
    A super-sized personality to go with the gigantic ego and a burning desire to prove himself in the most high-profile league on the planet. A rich club with lofty ambitions. And a manager who could deliver on that expectation. That was in the summer of ...
    Chelsea news: Guus Hiddink is the right man to turn Chelsea around after Jose ...Metro
    Twomey: Mourinho gone but not forgottenESPN
  • Norway Avalanche Buries People Under Snow - Sky News

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    Norway Avalanche Buries People Under Snow
    Sky News
    Rescuers battle the Arctic winter darkness and below-freezing temperatures to search for survivors on a remote archipelago. 07:49, UK, Sunday 20 December 2015. 1/6. Avalanche in Norway. Gallery: Norway Avalanche: One Dead, Nine Injured. Norway ...
    Man dead after Norway avalancheSky News Australia
    Avalanche crashes into 10 houses killing at least one personMetroall 213 news articles »
  • David Cameron orders review into police's use of guns - BBC News

    BBC News
    David Cameron orders review into police's use of guns
    BBC News
    The prime minister has ordered a review into the use of guns by police in England and Wales following the Paris attacks, the BBC understands. The review will examine whether the law gives enough support to officers making a "split-second" decision to ...
    Armed police to be given more protection over shoot to killTelegraph.co.uk
    Armed police officers could get greater legal protection if they shoot suspectsNorfolk Eastern Da
  • Fierce fighting in northern Yemen kills at least 75 - Times of India

    Times of India
    Fierce fighting in northern Yemen kills at least 75
    Times of India
    SANAA: Fierce fighting and airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition pounded northern Yemen, as the two main parties in the country's conflict continued to violate a ceasefire agreement and undermine already tenuous peace talks in Switzerland. The clashes in ...
    Saudi Arabia says 3 civilians killed by missile fired from YemenThe Express Tribune
    More than 75 killed in clashes in YemenThe Denver Post
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  • Donald Trump is becoming ISIS' best recruiter: Hillary Clinton - Hindustan Times

    Hindustan Times
    Donald Trump is becoming ISIS' best recruiter: Hillary Clinton
    Hindustan Times
    Slamming Trump for his anti-Muslim rhetoric including his call to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the US, 68-year-old Clinton said the first line of defence against radicalisation is in Muslim-American community. (AFP) ...
    ISIS Sets Its Sights on the EastGatestone Institute
    Democratic candidates were asked an odd question about their spouseswwntradio
    Democrats spar over ISIS, guns and Trump
  • Health Lottery results: Winning numbers for Saturday December 19 2015 draw

    Health Lottery results: Winning numbers for Saturday December 19 2015 draw
    THESE are the winning Health Lottery numbers for the draw on Saturday December 19, 2015.
  • National Lottery results: Winning numbers for Saturday December 19 2015 draw

    National Lottery results: Winning numbers for Saturday December 19 2015 draw
    THESE are the winning National Lottery numbers for the draw on Saturday December 19 2015.
  • More than FIVE MILLION foreign passport holders living in UK despite Cameron’s ‘crackdown'

    More than FIVE MILLION foreign passport holders living in UK despite Cameron’s ‘crackdown'
    THE number of foreign passport holders in Britain has soared past five million for the first time, despite David Cameron’s assurance that the government will be tough on immigration.

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