Monday, 30 July 2012

The Week
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main headlineDanny Boyle's Britain is being dismantled brick by brick

Why the Tory MP who hated Boyle's 'leftie multicultural crap' has nothing to worry about

Who are Pussy Riot and why has Putin put them on trial?

A colourful group of young women have challenged the power of Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church

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main headlineTen Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 30 Jul 2012

Team GB earns first two medals, Aleppo is 'nail in Assad's coffin' and Batman shooting claims 13th victim

Beach volleyball and vanishing Tory support keep PM awake

A poll for ConservativeHome shows support for George Osborne has fallen from -2 to -7

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main headlineBig guns rally around euro as Germans call for return to Mark

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy say they will do everything to save euro, but German public has other ideas

Republicans play on US fears of threats from abroad

Opinion Digest: the Romney tour, the Syrian conflict and why Ed Miliband should be wary of Hollande

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main headlineClare Balding accused of calling Chinese swimmer a cheat

Did BBC presenter imply that 400m medley champion Ye Shiwen is on drugs?

Crowds cheer Mark Rylance's Richard III at the Globe

Tragedy forced Rylance to quit the Olympic opening ceremony, but his stage villain is a crowning glory

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main headlineEmpty seats embarrass London as Games get underway

After the party to end all parties, mood is spoiled by seats left unused by I