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Calls to clamp down on internet abuse sent through social networking sites intensified yesterday after a string of leading female journalists and columnists were sent hoax bomb threats on Twitter. i’s Grace Dent was among those told that explosives would be detonated at their homes at precisely 10.47pm on Wednesday, “destroying everything”.
Morsi supporters offered safe passage
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Weather shifts may lead to conflicts
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Snowden granted temporary asylum
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Clegg faces criticism from former Lib Dem
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Court upholds Berlusconi’s jail term
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Dog owner faces jail over pet’s attack
The owner of a Staffordshire bull terrier that decapitated a Pomeranian dog in public faces a possible jail sentence. David Savage, 44, from Warrington, pleaded guilty to owning a dog dangerously out of control in a public place. Savage picked up the Pomeranian’s body after the attack and threw it under a car.
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