• Corbyn to say Labour 'is not wedded to free movement'

    Corbyn to say Labour 'is not wedded to free movement'
    Jeremy Corbyn is to attempt to end confusion over Labour policy on immigration after his deputy Tom Watson struggled to explain it in a Sky News interview. In a speech on Tuesday on Brexit billed as part of his New Year relaunch, the Labour leader will say his party is not wedded to free movement for EU citizens as a point of principle. The move marks a shift by Mr Corbyn, who up to now has strongly defended free movement and put himself at odds with Labour MPs who are demanding curbs on immigra
  • Jeremy Hunt ditches four-hour target as A&E crisis deepens

    Jeremy Hunt ditches four-hour target as A&E crisis deepens
    Royal College of Emergency Medicine says significant level of overcrowding at substantial number of hospitals jeopardises patient safetyFrontline doctors have issued an unprecedented warning that patient safety is at risk at many A&E units across the NHS because hospitals are overwhelmed, as the health secretary ­provoked controversy by suggesting the four-hour treatment target should exclude people who waste time by presenting with minor ailments. Related: Share your experiences of the
  • It's the Nigel Farage Show: former Ukip leader hosts first radio phone-in

    It's the Nigel Farage Show: former Ukip leader hosts first radio phone-in
    Farage pledges ‘it’s all about you’ as he delivers monologues on air – but it’s the promise of a call from ‘Donald in Washington’ that keeps attention on LBCWhile Donald Trump turned a broadcasting career into electoral success, Nigel Farage has had to settle for the moment for going in the opposite direction. And, while the president-elect sends his views to millions on Twitter, the former (and possibly future) Ukip leader has opted for the more old-fas
  • Boris Johnson says UK 'first in line' for US trade deal

    Britain is "first in line" for a trade deal with the US, Boris Johnson has said after talks with Donald Trump's senior advisers. Barack Obama, who leaves office on 20 January, warned during the EU referendum campaign that Britain would be at the "back of the queue" for a trading agreement if it opted to leave the EU.
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  • Upper reaches of music industry 'a man's world', diversity study finds

    Upper reaches of music industry 'a man's world', diversity study finds
    UK Music taskforce finds that women make up 59% of entry-level business roles, but only 30% of senior executivesThe upper ranks of the UK’s music industry are still “a man’s world”, with women in only 30% of senior executive roles despite making up more than half of entry-level positions.The findings appear in the most comprehensive diversity survey of the business side of the music industry to date. Examining the balance of gender and ethnicity in record labels and publi
  • Trinity Mirror in merger talks with Express Newspapers

    Trinity Mirror in merger talks with Express Newspapers
    Daily Mirror parent company in talks with Richard Desmond’s Express group after failed negotiations two years agoThe Daily Mirror’s parent company is back in talks with Richard Desmond in a potential deal to take a stake in Express Newspapers, the owner of the Express and the Star.Trinity Mirror, the owner of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People, is understood to have reignited talks to potentially merge parts of their businesses. Continue reading...
  • Man crawls along Devon coast after breaking leg in fall

    A man who broke his leg after slipping on rocks on the Dorset coast crawled for two hours in the dark before being found by his wife. Tim Robinson had no way of calling for help after falling at about 4.30pm near Seatown, east of Lyme Regis, on Saturday. Becoming concerned for his safety, his wife Paula found him on the shore after going to look for him and raised the alarm.
  • Tube strike brings manic Monday to commuters in gridlocked London

    Tube strike brings manic Monday to commuters in gridlocked London
    London Underground and rail unions say they are prepared to resume talks after 24-hour walkout closed stations across capitalLondon Underground and the rail unions said they were prepared to resume talks later this week over safe staffing levels on the tube, after a day in which millions of commuters were affected by a strike across the network. Representatives from the TSSA union, who represent station staff, will meet on Wednesday and talks could resume afterwards. The unions have an ongoing m
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  • The Guardian view on the NHS crisis: Theresa May is in denial | Editorial

    The Guardian view on the NHS crisis: Theresa May is in denial | Editorial
    The NHS is doing more than ever. It is great value for money. But without new cash, the nation’s healthcare will be in jeopardyConsistency and calm can be great strengths in a political leader in troubled times. But there is always a risk that they will look simply like a denial of reality. The speech that Theresa May gave to the Charity Commission on Monday morning fell into the latter category. Her failure to talk at all about the winter crisis in the NHS will fuel the damaging sens
  • Mexico protests: how gas prices lit the flame under a quietly smoldering rage

    Mexico protests: how gas prices lit the flame under a quietly smoldering rage
    Angry gasolinazo protests over the 20% hike in state-set fuel prices are the symptom of a tense dissatisfaction with politics, corruption and the economyMarching with a boisterous but peaceful crowd through central Mexico City, Héctor Pérez, a sales manager with an insurance company, rattled off a list of grievances to explain a wave of furious protests which erupted after a rise in the country’s government-set petrol price. “It’s not because we all have cars. Whe
  • Ukip's EU funding at risk after M5S quits Nigel Farage's Brussels group

    Ukip's EU funding at risk after M5S quits Nigel Farage's Brussels group
    Italy’s Five Star Movement votes to ditch Eurosceptics in European parliament, but fails to forge new alliance with liberal groupMembers of Italy’s populist Five Star Movement (M5S) have voted overwhelmingly to sever ties with Nigel Farage and his MEPs in the European parliament, raising the prospect of a Ukip losing some of its EU funding.
    Almost 80% of M5S’s 40,000 members voted to join the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), the liberal bloc led by the form
  • The Guardian view on Northern Ireland: there may be trouble ahead | Editorial

    The Guardian view on Northern Ireland: there may be trouble ahead | Editorial
    A political crisis amid the churn of Brexit should see politicians face up to the real problems in the province. Unfortunately there is no sign that they want toThe sudden decision by Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness to step down as deputy first minister looks almost certain to capsize Northern Ireland’s assembly. His departure is the latest in a series of political dramas which have deepened a crisis building in the province for weeks. The scandal over a flawed renewable heating
  • No bombshell: the intelligence report on Russia and the election was ineffective | David Klion

    No bombshell: the intelligence report on Russia and the election was ineffective | David Klion
    The report is too late – and too unsubstantiated – to fully persuade the American people of the danger we now find ourselves inOn Friday, the director of national intelligence released a report accusing the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, of directly interfering in the US presidential election with the aim of undermining Hillary Clinton and helping Donald Trump. While most of the main conclusions had already been anonymously leaked to journalists either before or after the electio
  • Peers defeat higher education and research bill by 248 votes to 221

    Peers defeat higher education and research bill by 248 votes to 221
    Lib Dem spokeswoman says bill ‘not fit for purpose’ and Lords vote will help ensure independence of universities Peers have defeated controversial government reforms of higher education that would have made it easier for new free-market colleges to award degrees and become universities.Labour, Liberal Democrats and crossbench peers in the House of Lords defeated the higher education and research bill by 248 votes to 221, voicing fears that reforms in the bill would unacceptably comme
  • Clamour grows to review Millwall scheme as Sadiq Khan urged to step in

    Clamour grows to review Millwall scheme as Sadiq Khan urged to step in
    • Conservative associations in Lewisham add their voice to protest
    • Scheme ‘fraught with problems from the start’ says letter to London mayorThe controversy surrounding Millwall’s stadium has taken another significant turn with the news that three local Conservative associations have written to the secretary of state for local government, Sajid Javid, and the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, urging both men to step in and review the entire development.Lewisham council&rs
  • Steve Bell on Boris Johnson meeting Donald Trump's aides – cartoon

    Steve Bell on Boris Johnson meeting Donald Trump's aides – cartoon
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  • Corrie McKeague: missing serviceman due to become a father, partner says

    Corrie McKeague: missing serviceman due to become a father, partner says
    April Oliver says she discovered she was pregnant two weeks after RAF serviceman went missing in Bury St EdmondsAn RAF serviceman who went missing in September is due to become a father, his partner has revealed.April Oliver said she discovered she was pregnant with Corrie McKeague’s child two weeks after he disappeared following a night out in Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk. Continue reading...
  • Gianni Infantino’s 48-team World Cup plan set to be approved by Fifa

    Gianni Infantino’s 48-team World Cup plan set to be approved by Fifa
    • Nigerian federation chief says it would be ‘big surprise’ if plan turned down
    • Fifa council will vote on Tuesday on five potential formats for 2026 finalsThe president of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has said it would be “a big surprise” if Gianni Infantino’s proposals to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026 are not enthusiastically adopted when the Fifa Council meets in Zurich on Tuesday.Pinnick is in Switzerland and, while he
  • Migrants should be told 'when to put rubbish out and when to queue'

    Migrants should be told 'when to put rubbish out and when to queue'
    Government’s integration tsar rejects criticism of recent report about cultural isolation and says people should learn to adapt into a ‘host community’It would be “no bad thing” if new migrants, including eastern Europeans, were told when to put the rubbish out, when to queue, or when to be nice, Dame Louise Casey, the government’s integration tsar, has told MPs.Casey rejected criticism of her recent report that said integration in Britain had to be a “t
  • Keir Starmer gagged in Commons debate on victims' law

    Keir Starmer gagged in Commons debate on victims' law
    Parliamentary rules mean Labour MP and former DPP cannot take part despite leading role in strengthening policing and crime billKeir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary and former director of public prosecutions, is being prevented by parliamentary rules from speaking in a debate about the rights of crime victims.The decision to bar Starmer, one of the Commons’ leading experts on the issue, from Tuesday’s session on the policing and crime bill has been backed by Labour’s whips
  • Arlene Foster hits out as Martin McGuinness resigns as NI Deputy First Minister

    Arlene Foster hits out as Martin McGuinness resigns as NI Deputy First Minister
    Northern Ireland's First Minister has hit out at Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness after he resigned over a scandal she has been involved in. Arlene Foster accused Mr McGuinness' actions as being "not principled" and "purely political" after he quit in protest at a botched energy scheme, bringing about the end of the historic pact between the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein. The Deputy First Minister said there would be "no return to the status quo", prompting a coll
  • FA Cup fourth-round draw: Southampton or Norwich v Arsenal, Manchester United v Wigan

    FA Cup fourth-round draw: Southampton or Norwich v Arsenal, Manchester United v Wigan
    • Winners of Plymouth v Liverpool replay will host Wolves
    • Non-league Sutton and Lincoln both at home if they win replaysManchester United’s FA Cup defence and bid for a record 13th triumph will continue in a fourth-round tie against Wigan Athletic, the 2013 winners, at Old Trafford.José Mourinho, a winner with Chelsea against United in 2007, has revived his new team after an indifferent start and will look favourably on a draw against the Championship club. Continue read
  • Germany investigating unprecedented spread of fake news online

    Germany investigating unprecedented spread of fake news online
    Government focus on false reporting comes amid claims that Russia is trying to influence German election later this yearGerman government officials have said they are investigating an unprecedented proliferation of fake news items amid reports of Russian efforts to influence the country’s election later this year. The BfV domestic intelligence agency confirmed that a cyber-attack last December against the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) used the same “attac
  • Dana White attacks 'uppity 80-year-old' Meryl Streep over MMA comments

    Dana White attacks 'uppity 80-year-old' Meryl Streep over MMA comments
    Oscar winner took dig at mixed martial arts in Golden Globes speechBellator MMA president Scott Coker invites actress to next event
    It was perhaps not a surprise that Meryl Streep took aim at the president elect, Donald Trump, during her speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Her attack on sports was a little more unexpected though. Related: Will Ronda Rousey's downfall kill female UFC? Don't panic just yetContinue reading...
  • Turkish parliament debates controversial new constitution

    Turkish parliament debates controversial new constitution
    Critics say proposals are power-grab by President Erdoğan but he argues changes bring country in line with political systems in France and USTurkey’s parliament has begun debating a controversial new draft constitution aimed at expanding the powers of the presidency under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.The new constitution, which is expected to be put to a referendum by the spring, would replace the basic law drawn up in 1982 after Turkey’s military coup. It seeks to establish for th
  • Theresa May’s great deceit: there is little left to share | Polly Toynbee

    Theresa May’s great deceit: there is little left to share | Polly Toynbee
    The prime minster spouts fine words but is pushing ahead with cuts that undermine the very fabric of the stateBurning injustices! As she said that, to the casual listener the prime minister’s “shared society” could have come from a Labour or Liberal Democrat leader, embracing those bonds of family, community and citizenship that all politicians yearn to reach. In her language of healing divisions, of common obligations, of understanding the struggles of those whose pay has
  • Roadside vigil takes place for man killed by police on M62

    Roadside vigil takes place for man killed by police on M62
    Mohammed Yaqub, father of Yassar Yaqub, says officers haven’t contacted him since his son was shot deadThe father of a man shot dead by police on the M62 motorway accused senior officers of failing to offer condolences to his family in person as dozens of mourners held a roadside vigil at the scene of the shooting. Mohammed Yaqub, 59, said he had not been contacted by anyone from West Yorkshire police in the seven days since his son, Yassar Yaqub, was shot by an officer in Huddersfield. Co
  • Sturgeon rules out second Scottish independence referendum this year

    Sturgeon rules out second Scottish independence referendum this year
    First minister says the direction of Brexit negotiations will influence whether second vote is held but No 10 says whole of UK should work togetherNicola Sturgeon has ruled out holding a second Scottish independence referendum this year but said another ballot remained “highly likely”.The first minister suggested she would wait to see the direction of the Brexit negotiations. “There is not going to be an independence referendum in 2017, I don’t think there is anybody who
  • Florida airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago appears in federal court

    Florida airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago appears in federal court
    Iraq war veteran, 26, accused of Fort Lauderdale attack that killed five peopleProsecutors have yet to decide whether to seek death penaltyThe 26-year-old Iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a busy Florida airport last week appeared in a federal court on Monday on charges that could result in the death penalty.Esteban Santiago, who had a history of erratic behavior, was escorted into the courtroom near Fort Lauderdale for the brief hearing surrounded by US marshals and wearing a r
  • US navy destroyer fires warning shots at speeding Iranian vessels

    US navy destroyer fires warning shots at speeding Iranian vessels
    USS Mahan fired three shots towards four Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats after they closed in at a high rate of speed in the Strait of HormuzA US navy destroyer fired three warning shots at armed Iranian patrol boats as they sped toward the warship at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, marring a recent period of relatively quiet interactions between US and Iranian forces, the Pentagon said on Monday.Navy Capt Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said a group of four fast-attack boats of the
  • Jill Saward obituary

    Jill Saward obituary
    Victim of the Ealing vicarage rape in 1986 who waived her right to anonymity and became a determined campaigner against sexual assaultJill Saward, who has died aged 51 after suffering from a stroke, was a formidable campaigner on behalf of survivors of sexual assault, who inspired changes to legislation, policy and attitudes on rape. In 1986, when Saward was 21, a gang of men in balaclavas armed with knives, broke into her father’s vicarage in Ealing, west London.They beat Saward’s t
  • ‘As she is born, part of me is dying’ – how becoming a mother changes you

    ‘As she is born, part of me is dying’ – how becoming a mother changes you
    Books speak of pregnancy as a pastel-hued dream. But the idea that suddenly you have so much more to lose can be frighteningFor many years, having a child was the thing I desired most of all. Unlike other desires, I couldn’t articulate why. It was beyond language. I want to study blah because blah; I want to work at blah because blah. Obvious, easy. Why did I want a child? I just did. My cells did. For all my concern about bringing another carbon footprint into the world, I couldn’t
  • 'Words and action needed'

    'Words and action needed'
    People share their experiences of mental health problems and services.
  • We were ethics lawyers for Bush and Obama. Trump's cabinet hearings must be delayed

    We were ethics lawyers for Bush and Obama. Trump's cabinet hearings must be delayed
    The Senate plans to hold confirmation hearings before all nominees’ financial disclosure reports and ethics agreements are finalized. That’s a dangerous moveAs the former White House ethics counsels for Presidents Bush and Obama, we were involved in the submission of many presidential nominations to the US Senate for confirmation. We and others worked hard to make sure those nominees’ financial disclosure reports and ethics agreements were finalized and certified by the Office
  • Israeli diplomats cautioned against 'operating' British Jewish organisations

    Israeli diplomats cautioned against 'operating' British Jewish organisations
    London-based diplomats said operations being run by Israel’s strategic affairs ministry could be dangerous and counter-productiveIsraeli diplomats in London issued a warning that attempts to “operate” British Jewish organisations from Jerusalem could be unlawful several months before an embassy official was caught on film talking about “taking down” MPs and setting up political groups in the UK.In a cable to the Israeli foreign ministry, the diplomats also cautioned
  • UK law firm considers making claim for workers' rights at Deliveroo

    British law firm Leigh Day is advising drivers at takeaway foods delivery firm Deliveroo on the possibility of taking legal action to gain workers' rights such as the minimum wage, in a further challenge to the flourishing 'gig economy'. In October two drivers represented by Leigh Day won the right to be treated as workers by Uber in a move which the taxi app operator is seeking to appeal against but could benefit tens of thousands of drivers across the country. Deliveroo bicycle and motorbike r
  • Fiat Chrysler plants in Mexico may close if Trump enacts import tax, CEO says

    Fiat Chrysler plants in Mexico may close if Trump enacts import tax, CEO says
    Sergio Marchionne said at the Detroit auto show that the president-elect’s tariff threats could make manufacturing in Mexico ‘uneconomical’The chief executive of auto giant Fiat Chrysler has warned that the company would have to consider closing its Mexican factories if Donald Trump decides to impose his threat of tough new tariffs on imports from Mexico.Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said on Monday that the entire industry was dogged b
  • Michael Chamberlain, father of baby taken by dingo in Australia, dies

    Michael Chamberlain, father of baby taken by dingo in Australia, dies
    Case of Azaria Chamberlain transfixed Australia in 1980 and years that followed as parents were convicted and then acquittedMichael Chamberlain, the father of Azaria, who was snatched by a dingo at Uluru in 1980, has died aged 72.More than 30 years after being thrust into Australian folklore as a central figure in one of the country’s most notorious murder trials, Chamberlain still railed against the “gross injustice” that shaped his life. Continue reading...
  • Theresa May urged to protect UK from election hacking after US attack

    Theresa May urged to protect UK from election hacking after US attack
    PM says protection down to individual parties, while senior Whitehall source claims UK does not take threat seriouslyTheresa May has been urged to take stronger action against the threat of foreign powers influencing UK elections through hacking, following accusations of Russian interference in the US presidential contest. Angus Robertson, the SNP Westminster leader, questioned whether the government was doing enough to protect the UK’s democratic system against online threats, following c
  • VW executive charged with fraud in connection to emissions cheating

    VW executive charged with fraud in connection to emissions cheating
    Oliver Schmidt, Volkswagen’s former US head of compliance, would have been in charge of the company’s adherence to emissions regulations during the scandal A Volkswagen executive was charged on Monday with conspiracy to defraud the United States in the latest chapter of the long-running scandal over the company’s deliberate cheating on emissions tests.Oliver Schmidt, who was general manager in charge of VW’s environmental and engineering office in Michigan, did not enter
  • Ministers want ban on abusers questioning victims in family court

    Ministers want ban on abusers questioning victims in family court
    Justice minister Sir Oliver Heald says government is prepared to introduce urgent primary legislation to make changeJustice ministers have told MPs they want urgently to ban perpetrators of domestic abuse from directly cross-examining their victims within the family court system.The move follows an urgent Commons question from Labour MP Peter Kyle, who raised the issue citing recent “excellent Guardian coverage” that exposed how women were being directly confronted and questioned by
  • Northern Ireland's Martin McGuinness resigns as Deputy First Minister

    Northern Ireland's Martin McGuinness resigns as Deputy First Minister
    Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has resigned, signalling the end of the power-sharing administration. The Deputy First Minister said there would be "no return to the status quo" as he quit in protest at a botched energy scheme, bringing about the end of the historic pact between the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein. It means the collapse of the fragile Northern Irish government established when Rev Ian Paisley agreed to share power 10 years ago.
  • Four-hour A&E waiting time pledge 'only for urgent cases'

    Four-hour A&E waiting time pledge 'only for urgent cases'
    Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the NHS' commitment to see patients within four hours only applies to "urgent problems". Mr Hunt told the Commons there needed to be an "honest discussion" with the public about the purpose of Accident and Emergency departments, as he repeated calls for people who do not need A&E to stay away.
  • UK law firm considers possible legal bid for workers' rights at Deliveroo

    British law firm Leigh Day said it was advising drivers at takeaway foods delivery firm Deliveroo on the possibility of taking legal action to gain workers' rights such as the minimum wage, in a further challenge to the flourishing 'gig economy'. In October two drivers represented by Leigh Day won the right to be treated as workers by Uber in a move which the taxi app operator is seeking to appeal against but could benefit tens of thousands of drivers across the country. Deliveroo bicycle and mo
  • Tesco axing 500 jobs in distribution centre shake-up

    Tesco says 500 jobs are to be lost as it completes a shake-up of its UK distribution network. The UK's largest supermarket chain said it was to shut two of its distribution centres - Welham Green in Hertfordshire and Chesterfield - with 1,000 jobs made redundant. It said the changes it was making, to "simplify" the system, would mean 500 roles being created - mainly at its distribution centres in Reading and Middlesbrough.
  • Maybot fails to channel happier times with theme of social injustice

    Maybot fails to channel happier times with theme of social injustice
    The pall of deja vu descended when the PM tried to steer clear of Brexit and return to the issue of those just about managingBreathe in … and relax. When your first six months in office haven’t gone at all to plan and everyone is accusing you of having done nothing except get muddled, there’s only one thing for it. Go back to the beginning. When Theresa May made her first speech outside Downing Street after becoming prime minister, she spoke passionately about social injustice
  • Head of Spanish animal shelter jailed for killing healthy cats and dogs

    Head of Spanish animal shelter jailed for killing healthy cats and dogs
    Carmen Marín Aguilar and caretaker accomplice killed 2,183 animals between January 2009 and October 2010, court toldA Spanish court has sentenced the head of an animal shelter to three years and nine months in jail for killing hundreds of healthy dogs and cats in a way that provoked “prolonged agony”.The court in the southern city of Málaga also fined Carmen Marín Aguilar, 72, €19,800 (£17,200) after finding her guilty of animal cruelty and the falsifi
  • 'Where's Wally' fugitive hands himself in to police live on Facebook

    A man who changed his Facebook profile picture to Where's Wally as he was being pursued by police has handed himself in, live on social media. On Monday morning he filmed himself on Facebook Live, dressed in Wally's famous red and white stripes, as he was driven to the police station by friends. A spokeswoman from North Yorkshire Police said: "A 30-year-old man from Middleham has been arrested after he handed himself in to officers at Harrogate Police Station.
  • RT editor disputes US hacking report's implication of Russian news channel

    RT editor disputes US hacking report's implication of Russian news channel
    A US intelligence report claimed RT’s ‘negative’ election coverage of Hillary Clinton was deliberate, which Margarita Simonyan called a ‘sad commentary’The editor-in-chief of RT, the Russian government-backed 24-hour news network, has hit back at claims in a US intelligence report that the news organization engaged in a longstanding effort “aimed at undermining US viewers’ trust in US democratic procedures”.Related: Russia slates 'baseless, amateur
  • Wrestling drama Dangal beats Bollywood box office records

    Wrestling drama Dangal beats Bollywood box office records
    Film starring Indian actor Aamir Khan based on true story of two female champions earns £41.7m in three weeksA film about two female wrestlers helmed by the Indian megastar Aamir Khan has become the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time, earning more than £41m in three weeks. Dangal, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is based on the true story of wrestling champions Geeta and Babita Phogat, sisters who achieved firsts for Indian wrestling at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. Dangal

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