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One million immigrants have yet to master good English – now there’s a sentence to get your UKIPs in a twist, fulminating at the thought that they’re taking our jobs, cluttering up our services, ...

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Lying around on weekends, have you ever felt a lethargic disinterest to do anything or see anyone? Not quite laziness, depression or hungover malaise – it's something else. Viitsima, the Estonians ...