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Quadriplegic sailor finally rounds Britain's coastline
Hilary Lister last night completed the voyage around Britain that many believed would kill her.
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Dewsbury to be reborn as child services 'centre of excellence'
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Yorkshire town attempts to rebrand itself in wake of Shannon Matthews case
British spies chased Hitler's dead deputy
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
The death of Martin Bormann, Adolf Hitler's private secretary, in the closing days of the Second World War did nothing to stop Britain's intelligence services following up years of spurious sightings in the aftermath of the conflict.
How MI5 opened a surveillance file on star who fled US persecution
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Sam Wanamaker escaped to 'tolerant' Britain after being blacklisted as a Communist at home. But the Security Service was also keeping a watchful eye ...
Actors aid government campaign to recruit more social workers
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
A number of big-name actors – including the Oscar-nominated Samantha Morton – have lent their support to a government campaign to recruit more than 5,000 new social workers.
Crackdown on bulk-buy drink deals
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
New licensing laws will come into force in Scotland today, banning pubs and clubs from offering discounted drinks when bought in bulk. Customers will also be entitled to free tap water, and soft drinks must be priced at a reasonable level. The changes will be watched carefully in England, where licensing laws have come under attack for being too soft. Scotland led the way on banning smoking in pubs.
Thousands sign Turing petition
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Thousands have signed a Downing Street petition calling for a posthumous apology for the case Alan Turing, who designed a machine that cracked German codes during the Second World War and is considered the father of computing.
Binyam Mohamed: I will fight for other prisoners
Monday, 31 August 2009
Former Guantanamo Bay inmate explains the legacy of his incarceration
Supermarket freezes fuel prices
Monday, 31 August 2009
Morrisons is temporarily freezing the price of its fuel as motorists face a hike of 2p a litre due to take effect at midnight.
Prison meals 'better than hospital food'
Monday, 31 August 2009
People are far more likely to go hungry in an NHS hospital than in a prison, researchers have said.
Police to get new booze ban 'Asbos'
Monday, 31 August 2009
People responsible for alcohol-fuelled crime and anti-social behaviour now face having new "booze Asbos" slapped on them.
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6 MPs to look at effect of Megrahi release on relations with US
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• Dominic Lawson: If this is justice, then we're all bananas
As ever, New Labour is obsessed with image before substance
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