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Public services take centre stage Labour leadership and unions agree manifesto for general election with public services set to be priority. Labour attacks Tory 'lie' Civil service pay gap reaches 25% Big issue: future for public services |
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Tories unveil superbug plan The Tories announce £52m policy to tackle hospital superbug MRSA. John Carvel's verdict Big issue: MRSA For more health news |
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GMB chief quits Kevin Curran is standing down after being suspended over allegations of ballot rigging. |
£10,000 a month for crisis hospital boss
Acting chairman brought in to rescue one of first hospital foundation trusts is being paid £60,000 for six months' work
Big issue: NHS plan
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Alcohol reduces breast milk
Mothers who drink even moderate amounts of alcohol do not produce as much milk, research finds.
Big issue: drugs and alcohol
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Smoking linked to failure of IVF
Women who smoke or are overweight can seriously hinder their chances of having a baby by IVF, according to research.
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Labour urged to rein in housebuilding plans
Government plan to curb house prices by building new homes could result in glut of housing, thinktank claims.
Big issue: housing demand
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Legionnaires' charges denied
Official denies causing Britain's worst outbreak of legionnaires' disease.
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Councils gear up for local elections
Local government is quietly bracing itself for round of local elections taking place in four weeks' time.
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Votes offered for sale on eBay
Several British voters attempt to sell their general election votes illegally on the auction website eBay.
Fears of electoral fraud grow
£10m pledge to fight voting fraud
'Too late to improve the system'
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Police on watch for fraud in postal voting
Senior police officers will warn forces across the country to take allegations of postal voting fraud seriously.
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First centre for abused children
UK's first specialist centre for sexually abused children to be set up in Manchester.
Big issue: children's services
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Killer frogs land in Portsmouth
Colombian golden poison frog among the deadliest of land creatures, secreting a poison that can kill humans.
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Mandela backs London's Olympic bid
Nelson Mandela backs London's bid to host olympics as for first time since 1948.
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Great expectations for theme park
Scheme to build £62m theme park celebrating the life and works of the 19th century literary giant Charles Dickens.
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'I let go of her hand'
Graham Lawson was with his sister Sue when she killed herself. He tells Sally Weale what they went through.
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