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Police 'risk public confidence'
Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of constabulary.
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Four due in court over expenses
Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their expenses claims.
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Union to consider BA strike dates
Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.
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Afghan criticisms unfair, PM says
Gordon Brown labels as "unfair" criticisms over the timing of his weekend visit to British troops in Afghanistan.
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High-speed rail line plan awaited
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.
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Confusion over kidnap in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan dismiss reports a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped last week has been released.
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Greeks stage fresh general strike
Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.
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Clegg seeks £10bn to cut deficit
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls for a £10bn "down payment" in the next financial year to help cut the UK's deficit.
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MPs query non-political ministers
Ennobling people from outside Parliament to make them ministers should be "exceptional", cross-party MPs say.
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Fire College 'failed fire safety'
The UK Fire Service College failed to comply with fire safety laws when part of its own premises burnt down, the BBC learns.
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Winter insurance claims hit £650m
Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.
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Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man, say Forbes
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
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Israel supermarket uses parody film of Dubai assassins in advert
An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert.
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Beckham lauds 'world best' Rooney
David Beckham hails Wayne Rooney as one of the world's best players after he fires Man Utd into the Champions League quarter-finals.
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Burnley 1-1 Stoke
David Nugent's headed finish earns relegation-threatened Burnley their first point in five games in a scrappy encounter at Turf Moor.
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Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon (agg 1-2)
Real Madrid crash out of the Champions League to Lyon 2-1 on aggregate after being held 1-1 at the Bernabeu.
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How should anti-social behaviour be policed?
Police are failing to record and tackle anti-social behaviour, according to a review. How can they improve?
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BBC School Report
Some 25,000 students are turning their classrooms into newsrooms and working towards a real broadcast deadline
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Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles
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Afghan anxieties
Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch
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