| It's not just radicalised Islamists - what about foreign fighters who flock to the other side?
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 Now I think it's a good idea that the lads in blue are keeping their eyes open at Heathrow for British citizens who've been fighting in the Middle East. I hope they are doing a thorough job of it – and I mean thorough. I don't want to bump into a chap who's been firing missiles at Christian families in Syria. But on the other hand, I also don't want to bump into a chap who's been firing tank shells into the homes of Palestinians in Gaza.
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| Kate, Will and Harry Avoid a Photobomb at the Commonwealth Games
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 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were joined by Prince Harry when they attended the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday. The group sat in the stands to watch a gymnastics tournament, echoing back to the time that the royals were familiar faces in the stands at the London Olympics in 2012. Kate Middleton, Prince William and Harry are hardly the first royals to visit the Commonwealth Games this year. Queen Elizabeth II took part in a now infamous photobomb last Thursday when she attended an event at the Games. There were no reports of Kate, Wills or Harry photobombing members ...
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| Ross Burden - obituary
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 Former male model turned celebrity chef who won myriad admirers as the host of Ready Steady Cook
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| Pentagon's Back Taxes: Security Issue?
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 Thousands of Pentagon employees owe back taxes, the GAO says. Approximately 83,000 Pentagon employees and contractors eligible to receive classified information owed more than $730 million in back taxes as of June 30, 2012, according to a Government Accountability Office report released today. Of more concern is the 31 percent of that group, or 26,000, who actually have access to top secret, secret or sensitive information, the GAO says. They pose a "greater risk" because "they have more opportunity to actually compromise classified information," the GAO report says. The report finds that about 40 percent of the employees and contractors in tax arrears have worked out a payment plan with the Internal Revenue Service. "Giving security clearances to individuals who fail to follow the law is unwise and risky," said Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee "Federal tax cheats with security clearances jeopardize both our national and ...
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