The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave 10 Downing Street

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Osborne swings the welfare axe

Oliver Wright, Whitehall Editor: The Chancellor today detailed the most savage public sector spending cuts in 50 years.

German heiress Katrin Radmacher leaves the Supreme Court earlier this year

Pre-nups given 'decisive weight' in English courts new

Supreme court rules in favour of heiress Katrin Radmacher, giving new status to pre-nup agreements.

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Munroe's map for social networks’ lost souls

Mark Hughes: Cult cartoonist, Randall Munroe, hopes that his new chart will give the web a human dimension.

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Life term for Saudi prince who murdered servant

The prince killed Bandar Abdulaziz in a brutal assault with a "sexual element" at their hotel in February.

Teenagers guilty of killing paedophile suspect

'Courageous' doctor thanked for comforting 7/7 victims new

Terence Hiscock rushed to help the wounded immediately after the Aldgate Tube explosion.

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'It's marvellous to be free' says British aid worker new

Frans Barnard, who was working for Save the Children, is on his way to safety following a six day ordeal.

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France burns as strike descends into violence

France teetered on the edge of a complex and multi-layered crisis yesterday as petrol shortages worsened and violence by disaffected suburban youths spread and intensified.

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Sir Alex Ferguson: 'A lack of respect'

Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday accused Wayne Rooney of showing Manchester United a lack of respect by indulging in the kind of "nonsense" that the manager had warned him against when accepting his desire to leave Old Trafford, two months ago..

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Spring growth was a flash in the pan, warns NIESR

Britain's economy is set for a "sluggish" recovery dogged by "dismal" prospects for consumer spending, economists are warning.

Waitrose pork ad banned over 'outdoor bred' pigs

A campaign for Waitrose pork has been banned for misleading consumers about the pigs' living conditions, the advertising watchdog said today.

Where to get bargain green goods online?

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Endangered award: The science book prize

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How to watch Apple's 'Back to the Mac' press event live on the web

Fancy yourself as a bit of an Apple Macintosh fan? Then you'll more than likely be interested in tuning in to the live coverage of Apple's Wednesday October 20 press event.

Four out of five education authorities will shed staff

Thousands of teaching posts will be cut despite the Government's attempts to protect school budgets.

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Mary Baptie: Labour Party activist who campaigned for Manny Shinwell in 1918 and 1922

When I paid a visit to Mary Baptie on the morning of her 105th birthday party, clear as a bell she recalled the first General Election in which she participated – 1918, when as a 14-year-old she ran round the streets of Bo'ness delivering election leaflets for the unsuccessful Labour candidate, Emmanuel Shinwell.