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Labour MP David Lammy says parents should be allowed to smack their children

Tottenham MP David Lammy says his consituents blamed 'anti-smacking' law for England riots.

Australian Open final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal in tennis’s greatest (and longest) ever final

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final in a gruelling, tense six-hour final. It's confirmed his position as the world's number one and has some wondering…

Vice President Joe Biden’s ‘Indian accent’ strikes again

US Vice President slipped up during a speech on outsourcing, may have tried to put on an Indian accent. Or not?

Toy protest in Russia: Fun and games end after police crackdown

No opposition protest escapes the attention of the Russian authorities, no matter how small.

Mitt Romney clobbers Newt Gingrich in Florida GOP debate: Nominations on a knife edge

The gloves are off once more as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich square up to each other in the Florida GOP debate.

France’s frontrunner challenger to Sarkozy, François Hollande, quotes Shakespeare – just not that one

François Hollande, frontrunner in French presidential race, quotes a Shakespeare - but which one?