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Blind date: ‘We went on two dates eight years ago – he didn’t want a third. That was an icebreaker’
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Who is Alexander Vinnik, Russian exchanged for Marc Fogel
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'We gave our two houses to the homeless'
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In an NHS ward I saw how Britain relies on immigrants. Yet still we tell them they’re not wanted | John Harris
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Alexander Brothers Face More Lawsuits Accusing Them of Sexual Assault
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Ukrainians Fear Peace May Strand Them Forever From Lost Homes
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Russian man admits deadly attack on Ukrainian soldiers in Germany
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