Newspaper of the year | 6 February 2012 | Last updated one minute ago
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US and Israel 'in lockstep' over Iran
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MP to vote against £20m rail bonus
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Miliband: 6,000 nursing jobs at risk
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'Make me a martyr', says Joey Barton
QPR's prolific tweeter says he would be happy to go to jail in name of free speech over John Terry remarks -
Romney win leaves Gingrich on ropes
Mitt Romney is clear favourite to win Republican presidential nomination after victory by wide margin in Nevada -
Obama adviser linked to illegal gold
UN report says Obama-appointed Kase Lawal knew he was dealing with wanted Congolese warlord -
Queen heralds start of 'special year'
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Greece's future hangs in balance
Papademous faces uphill struggle to win backing he needs to avoid a default as razor-edge talks continue -
Fourth day of Egypt football protests
Riot police in Cairo fire teargas at stone-throwing protesters demanding the army hand over power -
Anti-Putin protests draw 100,000
Anti-government protesters march through Russian capital as Putin supporters stage counter-rally -
Helicopter crash kills film-makers
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Caribbean back Argentina on Falklands
Antigua-Barbuda and St Vincent-Grenadines among those supporting blockade against British ships -
Finns choose Conservative president
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Noriega taken to hospital after stroke
Former Panamanian dictator, who was toppled from power in 1989, transferred from prison to hospital
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British identity: the state of the union
As a vote on Scottish independence threatens to reshape the UK, 100 residents of these isles tell Stephen Moss what Britishness means to them -
Lucian Freud portraits – review
The National Portrait Gallery's tremendous show celebrates the unexpected moments that were ever present in the artist's work -
Nukak Maku tribe faces extinction
Race is on to halt nomadic Amazonian community's rapid decline as malnutrition and illness take hold -
Unesco condemns Wedgwood closure
Museum listed as one of world's top 20 cultural assets due to be sold off to pay £134m pension deficit after high court ruling -
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Antonia Senior: The industry struggles to set targets for a market drive by downmarket genres, from sci-fi to self-help
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Capello disagrees 'absolutely' with FA
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Lancaster: win breeds confidence
Six Nations: the England interim coach says that win against Scotland shows his side are moving in the right direction -
Azhar 157 gives England uphill task
Cricket: England have a mission impossible in chasing their second highest target to win a Test in history
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While Britain picks over the Leveson inquiry, the US produces Facebook
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Interview: Ben Cooper on Radio 1
The station's latest controller is tasked with winning a new audience – and presumably edging out its older presenters
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The week in TV
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