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Thatcher dropped for 'golliwog' gaffe

The BBC said it will no longer use the daughter of former PM on The One Show after she refused to issue a public apology

Woman who trained 80 female suicide bombers held

Samira Ahmed Jassim, nicknamed 'the mother of the believers', allegedly dispatched 28 women to carry out attacks in Iraq

Madoff victims could reach 3m, say lawyers

Law firm estimates that millions of people could be directly of indirectly impacted by the $50 billion 'fraud'

Business news 

Lenders borrow £185 billion from Bank

Figures show dozens of lenders accessed the Bank of England's special liquidity scheme, but are now paying the price

RBS chairman quits bank two months early

Sir Tom McKillop makes way for Sir Philip Hampton to restructure the struggling bank's board and appoint non-executives

BP profits tumble on falling oil price

Energy giant misses analysts' full-year forecasts, reports fourth quarter income down 24% and Russian loss of $992m

Sport News 

FA withdraws Lampard's red card

Chelsea have won their appeal against the midfielder's contentious dismissal in the defeat by Liverpool on Sunday

• Chelsea appeal Lampard red card

• Red card cost us, blasts Scolari

Benitez: Keane move best for Liverpool

The Liverpool manager admits that Tottenham deal was an unavoidable exercise in damage limitation

Goode given pivotal role against Italy

Brive fly half is picked at No 10 for England's first Six Nations match, while Mark Cueto and Steffon Armitage are also selected

Comment 

Fabricated fear and loathing

The unofficial strike over foreign workers at Lindsey oil refinery was based on half-truths

• David Aaronovitch

Never underestimate the Lords

After the cash-for-influence affair, it would be easy to imagine an elected chamber is the answer

• Rachel Sylvester

With IT, big is not beautiful

Agile, modern technology can transform public services and relieve taxpayers of bloated budgets

• George Osborne

Life and Style 

In Siberia they'd be sunbathing

Time stands still, society simply stops functioning. Why can't Britain handle a little frosty spell like some other countries?

Two children should be limit, says green guru

The government's green adviser has warned that couples who have more than two children are being irresponsible

Comfort food for the snowed-in

There's no better excuse to indulge than a 'blizzard'. Eat with soups, stews, cooked breakfasts and boozy hot chocolate

Arts & Entertainment 

Lily Allen: four star album review

It would seem that whatever happens in the Smile singer's life - she's bound to write a song about it, says Pete Pahides

Glenn Close on her cut-throat role in Damages

First came Fatal Attraction, then Cruella De Vil. Now she's back as the ruthless Patty Hewes in a new series of Damages

Charles Saatchi unveils Middle Eastern works

Baghdad-born mogul's exhibition looks behind the burqa to show work of artists from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine