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Thursday 21 June 2012
GCSEs are to be scrapped under sweeping government plans designed to restore rigour to the examinations system and 'meet or exceed the highest standards in the world for that age group', it has emerged.
Two thirds of GP surgeries expect to have all their doctors working and will be open for business as usual on Thursday, as public backlash causes many who voted for action to have second thoughts.
Prime Minister David Cameron brands Jimmy Carr's tax arrangements "completely wrong".
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, is expected to find out whether Ecuador will offer him political asylum today.
Royal aides insist Prince William will not be going on a spending spree.
Coroner blames fashion industry as he records verdict of misadventure in Fiona Geraghty case.
Eternal damnation, not Asbos and other earthly punishments, keep crime down, research suggests.
Racegoers face downpours while vying for fashion stakes with rain forecast for south of England.
Tax avoidance scheme used by comedian to pay as little as one per cent tax investigated by HMRC.
Tax avoidance scheme used by comedian to pay as little as one per cent tax investigated by HMRC.
The average weight of an adult human is 144 pounds (65 kg) according to a league table of the world's 'fattest' nations from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Find out how you compare to other adults using our interactive graphic.
Julian Assange's request for political asylum is being considered by Ecuador, the country's president said, after the WikiLeaks founder took refuge in the country's embassy in London.
Not all mothers want to be alpha feminists like Cherie Blair, says Cristina Odone
The Marquess of Londonderry, whose 'son' was the subject of a paternity riddle involving the pop star Georgie Fame, has died at the family home of Zac Goldsmith MP.
Not all mothers want to be alpha feminists like Cherie Blair, says Cristina Odone
Tax avoidance scheme used by comedian to pay as little as one per cent tax investigated by HMRC.
Julian Assange's request for political asylum is being considered by Ecuador, the country's president said, after the WikiLeaks founder took refuge in the country's embassy in London.
A man who lost both his legs as a child has become the first to scale Mount Kilimanjaro using his hands.
The central Florida police chief who was strongly criticised for his agency's initial investigation of Trayvon Martin's slaying was fired Wednesday, city officials said.
A dinosaur skeleton is scheduled to be taken by US authorities on Friday from the custody of an auction house after a judge permitted its seizure for its likely return home to Mongolia.
A Republican candidate dubbed "Joe the Plumber" came under fire on Wednesday for tying the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide to gun control in a campaign video for an Ohio congressional seat.
More than 80 people have been killed in a wave of communal violence in western Burma this month, a government official said on Thursday.
Musical aristocrat who inherited his title too young and whose life was scarred by heartbreak
When Alex Mitchell collapsed and died while watching an episode of the Goodies in 1975, the manner of his demise passed into comedy legend.
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