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Norovirus cases surge 68,000 in a week
Three-quarters of a million people are thought to have contracted the ‘winter vomiting bug’ so far this season, according to latest official figures.
Harding steps down as editor of The Times
James Harding has stepped down as editor of The Times, News International has confirmed. He will be replaced by John Witherow, editor of the Sunday Times.
Census: the areas where English is not spoken
Up to a quarter of households in parts of London have no one who speaks English as their main language, according to figures contained in the census.
Three-quarters of a million hit by norovirus
Latest figures reveal biggest early winter outbreak of the bug in five years which has struck 68,000 people in a single week.
Curbing mass immigration 'could bring down house prices'
Mass immigration needs to be curbed to bring down house prices, improve wages and reduce the benefits bill, Theresa May has said.
Jimmy Savile's victims accuse him of 200 crimes, including 31 rapes
Jimmy Savile has been accused of carrying out hundreds of crimes during his decades of sex abuse.
Jagger's 'Brown Sugar' letters sell for £180,000
Mick Jagger's love letters to secret girlfriend who inspired hit Brown Sugar sell for more than £180,000.
Police scale down search for April Jones
April Jones: missing girl's parents speak of how "particularly difficult" Christmas will be without her.
Weather: travel chaos to continue for second day
Britain is braced for another day of freezing fog which halted more than 70 flights this morning.
£70 fines for drivers who park 50cm from kerb
Council pledges to fine any driver £70 if their car ends up further than 20 inches (50cm) from edge of the road.
Muslim woman jumped from City wine bar after harassment by strangers
A Muslim woman threw herself from the roof of a City wine bar after being harassed by strangers over her Western lifestyle, an inquest has heard.
Half of women admit flirting to get their own way
Women are not scared to use their feminine charms to get what they want both at home and in the office, according to a new study.
Gove's plan to dock teachers' pay a 'publicity stunt'
Shadow schools minister Kevin Brennan says the Education Secretary Michael Gove should be "concentrating on raising standards, not trying to raise the temperature" in the dispute over the Government's school reforms.
Jimmy Savile accused of more than 30 rapes in decades of abuse
Jimmy Savile is a suspect in nearly 200 crimes committed all over the UK during his decades of sexual abuse.
May: mass immigration pushes up house prices
Home Secretary Theresa May reveals that cutting the number of people coming to live in Britain could reduce house prices.
Text messages showed nativity of would be spy
Would-be spy Edward Devenney was “naive in the extreme” on the workings of the world of espionage as a series of contacts with his supposed Russian agents revealed.
Bosnian Serb general crosses himself as he's sentenced to life for Srebrenica genocide
The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court found Zdravko Tolimir, a former Bosnian Serb general, guilty of genocide for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst atrocity since World War II, and sentenced him to life in jail.
Barack Obama has the public vote on 'fiscal cliff', say polls
President Barack Obama appears to be winning the battle for public opinion as the US draws nearer to the "fiscal cliff", with two-thirds of Americans saying he has a mandate to raise taxes on the wealthy.
Egypt opposition gives first sign of compromise in crisis
Opposition parties have backed away from confrontation in the first major sign of compromise in Egypt's worsening political crisis, saying they would participate in this weekend's constitutional referendum.
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