Tuesday, 21 August 2012

The Week
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main headlineWitnesses 'shop' video of Tony Scott's mystery suicide leap

Family denies he had 'inoperable brain cancer' as fans urge a rethink of his 'action flick' reputation

Assange sex claims bogus, says Galloway as Ecuador warns UK

Controversial MP wades into diplomatic row as Correa tells UK not to violate embassy

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main headlineOur boys in Afghanistan depict a suffering not a winning army

The bonds between two parents who lost their sons were the most touching aspect of this documentary

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 21 Aug 2012

Apple becomes most valuable company ever, Olympians can be honoured and Galloway: Assange case not rape...

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main headlineSoros buys into Man Utd as short sellers target shares

Dual class structure means that billionaire has only a 1.9 per cent stake in club

Academic failure, not success, needs our urgent attention

Opinion Digest: coping with student failure, European arrest warrants, and praise for Tony Scott

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main headlineObama called off Bin Laden raid three times, says Miniter

Investigative journalist Richard Miniter says killing of Osama was pushed through by Hillary Clinton

Opera North revives classic Broadway musical Carousel

Life-enhancing production of the Rogers and Hammerstein hit is 'unmissable' - but check the cast list

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main headlineWho is Asil Nadir and what was Polly Peck?

His trial at the Old Bailey is the last chapter in a rags-to-riches saga that helped define the 1980s