| Published: Thu March 11 2010 |
Four deny charges over expenses
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| Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims. | |
High-speed rail plans announced
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| Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis. | |
'No giveaway Budget' says Darling
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| The Chancellor Alistair Darling warns not to expect a "giveaway" when the Budget is announced later this month. | |
Anguish for kidnap boy's family
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| Relatives of kidnapped five-year-old Sahil Saeed speak of their anguish as reports of his release turn out to be false. | |
Crackdown call over school cheats
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| A report into parents who cheat to get their child into a school calls for whistleblowing hotlines to be set up. | |
James Bulger's mother meets Straw
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| Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers. | |
Ex-Bosnian leader 'owed apology'
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| Britain should apologise to ex-Bosnian president for "mistreating" him in prison, says chairman of the joint presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina. | |
Thalidomide effect mystery solved
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| The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists. | |
Man arrested over death in street
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| An 18-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a man collapsed and died outside his home in Greater Manchester. | |
Blue Peter dog retires after '98 dog years' of service
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| Blue Peter dog Mabel, one of the show's longest-serving pets, is to retire after 14 years, it is announced.
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Live - Europa League
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| Fulham play Juventus in the last 16 of the Europa League after Liverpool are beaten in Lille. | |
Lille 1-0 Liverpool
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| Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gave a lively Lille side a first-leg lead. | |
England to make late Broad call
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| England will make a last-minute call on the fitness of Stuart Broad for the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. | |
Making news
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| Thousands of pupils swap classrooms for newsrooms | |
Brain power
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| Can neuroscience help us solve conflicts? | |
Up... and up
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| Are we really ready to let go of the education balloons? | |
'Living nightmare'
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| One family's experience of anti-social behaviour | |
Gomp/arts
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| Keeping up with the theatrical Joneses | |
dot.Rory
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| New skirmishes in war of Daily Mail v the internet | |
UK giving US control of Musa Qala
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| UK forces are to hand security powers in the Afghan district of Musa Qala to US troops, the defence secretary says. | |
Porn director runs for Parliament
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| A female pornographic film director is selected as the Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate for Gravesham, Kent. | |
Man jailed for organic egg scam
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| A businessman is jailed for masterminding a scam which saw tens of millions of battery hen eggs sold as free-range or organic. | |
Broker jailed for insider dealing
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| A retired stockbroker from Surrey is jailed after being convicted of insider dealing. | |
BA 'terror plot' worker in court
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| A British Airways computer expert has appeared in court charged with planning suicide bombings. | |
Hamas releases British journalist
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| Hamas releases a British journalist it had held for a month in Gaza, saying at a news conference that it suspects him of being a spy. | |
Underground to axe up to 800 jobs
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| London Underground is to axe up to 800 jobs under plans to make savings of £16m a year, the company announces. | |
Police 'risk public confidence'
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| Police forces in England and Wales are being criticised for failing to deal adequately with anti-social behaviour. | |
Five fallen soldiers back in UK
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| The bodies of five British servicemen killed in Afghanistan last week are flown back to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. | |
Failed 'mercy killing' wife dies
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| A woman convicted of trying to kill her husband in what she said was a failed "mercy killing" dies in an assisted suicide in Switzerland. | |
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| Published: Wed March 10 2010 |
Jumbo job
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| It's a big task, so how do you recycle a plane? | |
Fatwa flashing
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| Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work? | |
Junk mail quiz
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| Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff | |
Failings over rapist father examined
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| Failings by police and social services over two sisters raped by their father over many years is widely reported in Thursday's papers. | |
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| Published: Thu March 11 2010 |
Man, 64, dies after 'youth abuse'
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| A man with learning difficulties dies outside his Greater Manchester home after suffering years of abuse from youths. | |
Doherty banned over manager crash
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| Musician Pete Doherty is banned from driving after admitting allowing his manager to use his car without insurance. | |
Pair guilty of homophobic murder
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| Two men are found guilty of murdering a County Tyrone supermarket manager because he was gay almost two years ago. | |
Bobby Tohill kidnapper arrested
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| A man who was on the run for four years over the kidnap and attack on a dissident republican is remanded in custody. | |
Rail link 'must include Scotland'
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| The UK government's proposals for a high-speed rail link must include Scotland, the Scottish government says. | |
Pupil assault teacher wins appeal
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| A Dundee teacher convicted of assaulting two pupils is given an absolute discharge after an appeal. | |
Man jailed for killing ex-partner
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| A man is jailed for murdering his ex-girlfriend but his barrister says she would be alive if a 999 call had been handled differently. | |
More patients wait for 26 weeks
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| The number of patients waiting more than 26 weeks for referral to a hospital in Wales rose during January. | |
