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Health plans 'empower communities'
People are being urged to take greater responsibility for their own health, with the Government offering a "nudge" in the right direction under new plans. The public health White Paper aims to...
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Student protests hit central London
Protesters marching through central London against plans to increase student tuition fees caused traffic chaos as they fled police over fears they would be penned in. Thousands of people scattered...
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Life for mother and baby murderer
A bar manager has been jailed for life for the murder of his girlfriend and their 10-month-old daughter in a "sustained and fearsome" knife attack after hearing voices saying he should kill them....
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Ripper to wait for appeal decision
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe faces a wait to see if he has successfully appealed against a ruling that he must never be released. Three judges in the Court of Appeal reserved their decision after...
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US chief in warning on police cuts
UK police will have to tackle both serious organised crime and anti-social behaviour despite facing 20% budget cuts if they are to improve public confidence, a top US officer has claimed. Bill...
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Snow causes disruption across UK
Heavy snowfall and freezing conditions have caused major disruption across almost all of Britain, with a warning of more snow on the way. Bitter easterly winds continued to bring Arctic conditions and...
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MoD orders safer patrol vehicles
The Ministry of Defence has signed a £180 million contract for 200 new light patrol vehicles to replace the Army's Snatch Land Rovers. The MoD said the new vehicle - to be named the Foxhound - would...
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US rejected Brown plea on hacker
Gordon Brown unsuccessfully proposed a deal to allow Gary McKinnon to serve any prison sentence in Britain, leaked documents have revealed. The former prime minister was rebuffed when he suggested the...
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Housing benefit cuts 'high risk'
Housing benefit cuts are a "high-risk policy" that could price the poor out of private homes and hit jobs and local services, the Government's welfare watchdog has warned. In a hard-hitting analysis,...
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Beckham and PM join World Cup bid
David Beckham teamed up with Prime Minister David Cameron to try to repair any damage to England's 2018 World Cup bid by BBC claims about Fifa corruption. Beckham, Cameron and England 2018...
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Student take to streets over fees
Nationwide demonstrations against deeply unpopular plans to ramp up student tuition fees have been marred by violence once again. Thousands of young people incensed by the threat of substantial debts...
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Queen meets Narnia stars in snow
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh braved the snow to attend the Royal Film Performance of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. The Queen donned a pair of 3D glasses to watch the...
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Nuclear sub to resume sea trials
The nuclear-powered submarine which ran aground on a shingle bank is expected to resume sea trials next month, defence minister Peter Luff said. Repairs to HMS Astute have been completed and the...
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Students take to streets over fees
Nationwide demonstrations against deeply unpopular plans to ramp up student tuition fees have been marred by violence once again. Thousands of young people incensed by the threat of substantial debts...
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Council plans to axe 7,000 jobs
A city council has launched a consultation on plans to make savings of £300 million over the next four years and cut more than 7,000 jobs. Birmingham City Council is inviting submissions on the...
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'UK concerns' over nuclear Pakistan
Britain has "deep concerns" about the safety and security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme, leaked diplomatic documents suggested. Documents from the latest cache of leaked US cables...
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Activists held in tuition fee demos
More than 140 activists have been arrested after refusing to leave a demonstration against deeply unpopular plans to ramp up student tuition fees. Police said 146 demonstrators were arrested after a...
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Britain closes down as snow worsens
Large areas of Britain have been brought to a halt as the big freeze tightened its grip on the nation. Two major airports - Edinburgh and Gatwick - have closed, with motorists and rail passengers also...
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Stars back England World Cup bid
England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup has gained widespread celebrity support. Stars from the music industry have backed the bid, including ex-Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, Kasabian frontman...
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Bank chief urged to quit over leak
The governor of the Bank of England has been urged to quit after it emerged he privately criticised David Cameron and George Osborne in the run-up to the general election. Mervyn King confided to the...
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