Paedophiles' details made available
Parents in some areas will be able to ask police if anyone with access to their child is a convicted paedophile.... |
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US bank Lehman files for bankruptcy
Lehman Brothers, one of the world's largest investment banks, is to file for bankruptcy protection - a move expected to rock global financial markets.... |
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Lib Dem crackdown on tax avoidance
Big firms such as Tesco are using "immoral" tax avoidance measures and will be targeted as part of a Liberal Democrat bid to save £5 billion a year by closing loopholes, economics spok... |
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Business bosses forecast recession
The CBI has become the latest group to forecast the UK will slide into a recession this year.... |
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Turmoil as plotters turn on PM
The Labour Party is in crisis after a series of MPs emerged to call for Gordon Brown to face a leadership challenge.... |
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Pressure grows for Omagh inquiry
The British and Irish governments are to come under the strongest pressure yet to agree to an international inquiry into the Omagh bombing after fresh claims the attack could have been prevented.... |
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Heart attack centres 'under-staffed'
Most rehabilitation programmes for heart attack victims and people recovering from heart surgery are under-staffed, according to a report.... |
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Anger as car journey data stored
Civil liberties campaigners have expressed alarm that millions of car journeys are to be stored on a national database for five years.... |
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Hope over new breast cancer vaccine
An experimental breast cancer vaccine has the potential to wipe out resistant and recurring tumours in many women, say researchers.... |
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Birthday boy Harry voted top royal
Third in line to the throne Prince Harry is celebrating his 24th birthday after a poll named him Britain's coolest young royal.... |
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Mutiny against PM gathers momentum
Moves to force Gordon Brown from office were gathering pace as more Labour MPs criticised his performance and demanded he face a leadership contest this autumn.... |
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Auditor's XL 'irregularity' warning
The former auditor of collapsed tour operator XL warned of "financial irregularities" at the firm almost two years ago, it has emerged.... |
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Labour are 19 points behind
Labour goes into the party conference season 19 points behind the Tories after failing to make up significant ground with recent initiatives, according to a new poll.... |
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Sack incompetent police, says Huhne
More underperforming police officers should be sacked, the Liberal Democrats will demand as they debate a package of measures to make forces more accountable for results.... |
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Hundreds of schools 'without head'
Up to 1,000 schools have started the new academic year without a permanent head, it has been claimed.... |
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Women in Channel charity relay swim
Six women are undertaking a relay swim across the Channel to raise money towards the building of maternity clinics in Afghanistan.... |
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Big names on show at Fashion Week
The biggest names in British fashion will unveil their spring-summer collections as London Fashion Week. begins... |
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Charities hit by credit crunch
The economic slowdown is hitting charities with nearly a third reporting a fall in donations, figures showed.... |
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Leaders' religious references rise
Religion is playing a growing role in the keynote speeches of political leaders at their main party conferences, partly because of the threat of terrorism, according to new research.... |
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Teenagers face quiz on stab death
Two teenagers are questioned by police about their role in the murder of a football-mad "gentle giant".... |
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