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Labour must say no to Tory austerity

by Daphne Liddle

LABOUR leader Ed Miliband set out to impress in his main speech to the Labour Conference in Manchester on Tuesday by speaking without notes and without an autocue and ad-libbing a bit — a thing neither Cameron nor Blair would have dared to attempt.

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Syrian rebels put down arms

by our Arab Affairs correspondent

SYRIAN REBEL forces launched a new offensive in Aleppo last weekend, destroying the city's ancient market before they were driven out after two days of fighting. The Al Madina market was the largest covered market of its kind and a Unesco world heritage site. At least 500 shops and trade pavilions in the Old City of Aleppo, which trace their history back to the 14th century, have been turned to ashes as a result of

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Editorial

Jobs and wages

LABOUR leader Ed Miliband and his Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls have been making some progressive noises at the Labour conference in Manchester this week about creating jobs by building affordable houses to stimulate the economy.

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