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12.35pm UK news
Politics Live blog - Thursday 12 January
Join Andrew Sparrow for rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen
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12.33pm Education
Digital literacy - women in computing live Q&A
Experts from Aberystwyth University, the Open University, and developers' network Young Rewired State discuss women in programming, and also ask: how much digital literacy do young people need?
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12.31pm Society
Live discussion of Welfare reform bill
A hatrick of defeats on welfare benefits for the government in the Lords - so what happens next?
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12.24pm GPs
Three-quarters of GPs want health and social care bill withdrawn, poll reveals
Most doctors surveyed say the Royal College of GPs and other medical groups should call for the bill to be scrapped -
12.11pm Rendition
Rendition inquiry to scrutinise MI6 role in abduction and torture of Libyans
Investigation announced as other inquiry finds security agents shouldn't face charges over torture in Pakistan and Afghanistan -
11.41am UK news
Can you really be addicted to the internet?
Chinese scientists have observed differences in the brains of people who obsessively use the internet similar to those found in people who have substance addictions. Is this proof that the internet can be addictive? Polly Curtis, with your help, finds out.
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11.33am Welfare
Welfare reform: government vows to reverse Lords defeats
Ministers urged to make concessions over benefits for people with disabilities and serious illnesses following defeat in Lords -
11.24am HS2
High speed rail 2: a day in the life of Britain's new rail network animated
Video (2min 40sec)How would HS2 change Britain's rail network? This shows a day in the life of Britain's rail system - and the difference HS2 would make
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9.47am Welfare
Welfare reform: which side would Charles Dickens be on?
Michael White: I think Dickens would probably have agreed with the rebels, but he would have also noted that morality is not always on one side -
9.10am Iran
A covert campaign is the only way to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions
Andrew Cummings: The death of another Iranian scientist has led to criticism of such actions, but Tehran's refusal to co-operate leaves little alternative -
12.19am Disability
Lords inflict triple welfare bill defeat on government
Campaigners win House of Lords votes on Employment and Support Allowance
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12.01am Social mobility
100 companies pledge to open up work-experience opportunities
Supermarkets, banks, law firms and energy providers sign up to Nick Clegg's social mobility strategy
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12.00am Politics
From the archive, 12 January 1985: Ortega offers amnesty to contra leaders
Originally published in the Guardian on 12 January 1985: President Ortega has offered what appears to be an unconditional amnesty to US-backed counter-revolutionary leaders