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‘I don’t accept that this matter arises,’ Labour leader says, as he faces crisis of confidence among his backbenchers
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Graham Johnson hacked a phone to investigate whether a TV soap star was having an affair with a gangster, court hears
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says another nine hospitals have launched investigations into abuse claims since June
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Seven-year-old suffers ‘minor injury’ after officer accidentally discharges firearm at Sherwood Lodge police headquarters
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Keith Cavendish-Coulson, 71, sentenced to more than six years for abusing boys aged as young as eight in early 1970s
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The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry open memorial gardens at two locations in Westminster
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Brother of five-year-old cancer patient posts YouTube video showing youngster playing with toys and spelling out his name
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Trains and network ‘decrepit’, says deputy PM, calling for modernised links between Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield
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London was the scene of violent scuffles as people congregated in cities around the world wearing the Guy Fawkes mask that has become a symbol of the hacker group Anonymous
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Police say investigation has revealed plans for attempt to cause serious harm at Newcastle College
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200-acre Slepe Heath, bought for £650,000, is a place to lose yourself in, says trust, and also a rich site for rare flora and fauna
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Rupert Murdoch’s firm hoped to stave off corporate prosecution over allegations of phone hacking, defence counsel claims
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At least five arrested as Russell Brand joins activists in Anonymous group’s Guy Fawkes masks outside parliament
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Letters: Ann Maguire would want Will Cornick to grow, develop and show remorse. She would want us all to show understanding
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Robert Kingsford was beaten by men dressed in pink tutus as he tried to protect friend who was being punched
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Letters: To favour unrestricted immigration is not the nice, safe, humane liberal-left position it might once have seemed
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Camp was intended to train 2,000 soldiers to bolster security in Libya but indiscipline - including rape charges - was rife
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Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says time limits advocated by Iain Duncan Smith would lead to high rates of relapse
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Nick Clegg promises to inject £10m into a new strategy to promote tourism in the North of England
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New frontbencher admits core Liberal Democrat supporters are ‘pissed off’ but insists grassroots work can change minds
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British defence minister, Michael Fallon, says more army trainers will be sent to Iraq to offer additional training to Kurdish forces and the Iraqi national army
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SNP leader follows Osama bin Laden, Angela Merkel and several popes in earning dubious honour from Sussex town
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Members are told they won’t be able to buy alcohol on premises before 6pm
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Miliband says UK prime minister is torn between national interest and demands of his backbenchers who want to leave
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Lutfur Rahman says attacks are fuelled by a political class embarrassed by the success of his brand of community politics
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Miriam Gonzales Durantez, the wife of the deputy prime minister reckons the star of Gravity and ER should play her husband in a film about the coalition. What do you think? And who should play Clegg’s cabinet colleagues?
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Junior minister Jennifer McCann accused of failing Mairia Cahill, who claimed IRA stopped her reporting assault to police
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May warns the culture secretary’s project to end mobile ‘not-spots’ may have a negative impact on law enforcement
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Crackdown on London borough’s ‘partisan approach to politics’ represents one of his biggest interventions in local government
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Labour leader condemns spike in antisemitic attacks, and calls on social media sites to do more to identify online trolls
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Experts say Treasury’s definition of welfare, to be detailed in tax transparency statements, inflates spending total by 40%
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Analysis How did Ukip get where it is today?
Political correspondent Rowena Mason looks at how and why the party led by Nigel Farage has grown since the 2010 election -
Moves in wake of Norman Baker resignation suggest Lib Dem MPs reluctant to take up ministerial posts with election looming
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A poll published in Spain puts leftwing Podemos party ahead of both the centre-right governing People’s Party and the opposition socialist party. The news is remarkable given the fact Podemos was only founded in January of this year. The falling support for parties that have traditionally dominated national politics isn’t though a trend unique to Spain
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In California, fracking is taking the water that farmers need – and it’s no anomaly. There is a water conflict looming between industry and agriculture
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The Care Act puts a responsibility on local authorities to help self-funders ‘micro-commission’ care
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Landlords are abandoning people employed on zero-hours contracts. It’s an inevitability that ministers should have predicted, says Hannah Fearn
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Lucy Powell given day-to-day responsibility for campaigning after shakeup prompted by Jim Murphy’s departure
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Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s re-election was a bright spot for Democrats in the midterms, but it might not have been so if she faced a different candidate, reports Jon Swaine
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Sajid Javid’s campaign may be controversial, but government must close up signal ‘not-spots’ in rural areas
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From the first Haitian-American elected to Congress to the youngest-ever state legislator, the 2014 midterms produced some notable election precedents
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Republicans successfully tamed their Tea Party fringe and ran against Obama, but some Democrats are ruing caution, negativity and misjudged campaign themes
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Newspaper headlines are fanning anti-immigration flames, but the left needs to do more than brand Ukip voters racist
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Researchers point out that drawing conclusions from £118bn figure is misleading because data is only from after 1995
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Though he faces a legal challenge to his election result, his appeal to many fellow Bengali East Enders is undeniable
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Political correspondent Rowena Mason looks at how and why the party led by Nigel Farage has grown since the 2010 election
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Robert Hannigan stresses a desire to open up a debate on privacy, but his agency is fighting a rearguard action in court
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One of the hottest issues in the midterm elections is lighting up – a joint – and the innovation shown by pot-related businesses could teach Silicon Valley a lesson
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Measure that would force food producers to reveal if they are using genetically modified ingredients is attracting record campaign funds from huge corporations
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The ‘significant items’ line in the HSBC profit and loss account will remain significant for some time yet
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Robert Hannigan’s response to the terror threat is an all too familiar one: spies need ever greater access to information
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Rise largely down to more people giving sickness or disability as reason for not being employed, says Office for National Statistics
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Simon Hughes, who has responsibility for women’s prisons, criticises government policy as kneejerk and unsuccessful
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Leading medical body cites overtreatment and overdiagnosis as key problems, along with patients who demand treatment now
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Graduates have less chance of social advancement than their parents did because of fewer opportunities in ‘top end’ occupations
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The health select committee has found ‘serious and deeply engrained problems’ in mental health services for young people
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London’s Brent becomes first council to offer incentives to biggest employers signing up to voluntary pay rate
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Inquiry finds grants were handed out by Lutfur Rahman’s council to ‘ineligible’ organisations and criticises authority for ‘obfuscation and denial’
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Research suggests working outside normal hours for decade or more may ‘chronically’ reduce cognition and damage health
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Paul McDowell faces questions after company where his wife is deputy managing director is awarded six probation contracts
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Home secretary promises to meet with abuse survivors at regional events, and to continue the hunt for a new candidate
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John McArthur is sanctioned by jobcentre after refusing ‘forced labour’ at firm where he was previously paid minimum wage
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Voluntary minimum rises by 20p, but despite jump in employers signing up some sectors remain resistant to living wage scheme
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He formulated the system for allocating public spending to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland but came to think it unfair
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UN torture committee also to be told of nonconsensual ‘sex normalising’ surgery of intersex babies and children
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Calls grow for minister to release NSPCC chief’s review into way Home Office handled investigation into claims between 1979-99
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While the big parties stagnate, Ukip and the Greens are attracting more and more members in school or college
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Government accused of ‘truly incompetent planning’ after years of training cuts push cost of temporary staff way over budget
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Survivors call for Fiona Woolf’s successor to be given statutory powers over witnesses and evidence
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Lord Falconer argues that the bill would relieve enormous suffering while Giles Fraser says he has a 'tin ear to the complexity' of the matter
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London was the scene of violent scuffles as people congregated in cities around the world wearing the Guy Fawkes mask that has become a symbol of the hacker group Anonymous
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UK-based Icap is one of the world's largest electronic brokers and one of its most lucrative operations is in Luxembourg. The Guardian found a small office above a stamp shop, with little sign of activity
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Ed Miliband questions Cameron on the European Union during prime minister's questions on Wednesday
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The culture secretary, Sajid Javid, defends government plans to introduce new laws which could force mobile phone networks to improve coverage in so-called 'mobile not-spots'
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James Brokenshire, the immigration minister, said on Wednesday that the pressure placed on public services by immigration from within the European Union outweighs the economic benefits
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Prince Charles condemns persecution of Christians in the Middle East and urges religious leaders to encourage their followers to respect other faiths
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The prime minister calls Theresa May an "outstanding" home secretary after Home Office minister Norman Baker resigned, describing his work with her as a "constant battle"
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Howard Beckett, the legal director for the Unite union, says an employment appeal tribunal ruling to include overtime in holiday pay will not open the floodgates to historic payments
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England captain Wayne Rooney sings a duet with chart-topping singer Ed Sheeran in a pub in Manchester
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Norman Baker, who resigned from the Home Office, describes working with Home Secretary Theresa May as like 'walking through mud
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Home Secretary Theresa May apologises on Monday for failing to appoint a chair for the inquiry into historical child abuse
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Friends and Family of actor Lynda Bellingham arrive for her funeral at St Bartholomew's Church in Somerset on Monday
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage wades into the political debate over David Cameron's European Union immigration demands
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Leeds teacher Ann Maguire was a 'beautiful, caring, and compassionate' person who embraced life, say her family
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The family of the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran for watching a volleyball game say they are 'devastated' after she was sentenced to a year in jail
PMQs turns into mediocre news panel game – without the comedy